I thought it was just his normal guy vibe without the shooting glasses. Pretty sure the hand in the pocket is common and I haven't heard anything about a hilarious back story.
WorkIsSlow
After reading I now appreciate David Gerard's dedication.
Goodyear is a tire brand.
There's a section on his Wikipedia page about his political activism and work with politicians.
It was meant to be a self depreciating joke, but now I can't help myself. I think this topic ends up having everybody involved make a bunch of assumptions about each other before it begins.
However, I have experienced people say that they, "don't want to get political," right after being confronted for saying something misinformed, hurtful, etc. It can be weaponized as an excuse to avoid self reflection.
I know that isn't the case for everybody, but I have seen, "don't make things political," used as, "don't bring in politics at odds with my own." It's often not even recognized by that person as being hypocritical. Sometimes our own politics can become the default in our mind and everybody else's view is the "political" one.
Your apathy is part of the problem.
Yes, I am that friend/relative.
When bodies deteriorate only the bones stick around. This is because only our fleshy goo travels to the afterlife.
Hell is filled with piles of goo people.
Pigeons were invented by Big Carwash.
Huh?