

On Monday night Gabriel Rufián was a guest at The Revolt, the most overrated program on La1. David Broncano justified his presence: they threw a hook on social media that the ERC deputy took too hastily. The presenter was skeptical about the visit, given that it was the first active politician to appear on the program and, on public television, they should compensate by bringing another deputy from an opposite political spectrum.
What caused some perplexity was Rufián's attitude as soon as he walked through the stage door, as if he were some kind of rock star.President! President!", shouted the audience.
The show went on as usual, especially when the guest is another alpha male who joins the usual pack. Four men hesitating among themselves, without finishing a single sentence, interrupting each other, not understanding half of each other's jokes and unable to establish a coherent or interesting dialogue. Animated by an annoyed and excited audience, it was all absurd comments thrown in the air with the intention of establishing themselves as the funniest of the gang, in a ridiculous and testosterone-filled competition. The deputy brought a pair of sweatpants as a gift: "This is mine, eh. This is real mine, eh... and with this I went to Congress one day". He handed it over as if it were a relic to be preserved.""I was walking down the street with this, man, and they caught me, and it was a huge 'scandal'." He also brought CDs by Catalan bands and olive oil from Jaén. Those in the Catalan olive oil sector will be pleased. When Broncano suggested doing the interview in Catalan, Rufián wasn't very encouraged by the challenge, and they exchanged no more than a couple of sentences. A shame, considering how difficult it is to normalize its use on national networks. A missed opportunity. The ERC deputy, presumptuous throughout, seemed more motivated to give details of the meetings he had with Ábalos in the past and to explain that the Socialist had readily included in the investiture pact that "someday" a vote on Catalonia's political status would be held.People take out their phones all the time, man, all the time. (...) I don't like it, man. It is what it is, but stealing would be worse.". A television presenter and a congressman lamenting the miseries of fame is a dialogue that could win the award for the most egotistical conversation. To close Rufián's strange and wasted visit to The Revolt, ended up answering Broncano's classic questions: he has 28,000 euros in the bank and in the last month he has jerked off six times: "All for me, man". You can add another: that of the act of masturbation on public television, thinking more about oneself than about everything one represents.