Concerned that his defense of adults who have sexual relationships with 13-year-old children might detract from his employer’s core mission of publishing racist agitprop, Milo resigned from Breitbart on Tuesday, just 24 hours after CPAC dumped him as a keynote speaker and Simon & Schuster canceled publication of his book.
His long overdue ejection from polite society has people wondering whether he will eventually repent (or simply disappear for a long time) ahead of a second act in public life.
Here are the best stabs at what that second act might look like.
1. Porn
Beware: If we all stop paying attention to Milo, he will eventually do porn.
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) February 21, 2017
2. Dancing with the Stars
The next season of Dancing with the Stars is going to suuuuuuuuuuuck. https://t.co/UcWwdWKYWv
— Aaron Fullerton (@AaronFullerton) February 21, 2017
3. President and CEO of Media Matters for America.
What are the odds Milo flips over to truth-telling liberal lion -- ala Brock -- when this gig dries up?
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) February 20, 2017
None of these outcomes would be defensible on their own terms, but might be worth it for humankind considering the plausible alternative where he becomes Donald Trump’s third or fourth national security adviser.