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45 today: Mark my words. This photo will be his legacy. (Original Post) nolabear Dec 2019 OP
This reminds me of descriptions of Nixon looking out at the protesters. guillaumeb Dec 2019 #1
Exactly. He looks like a ghost. nolabear Dec 2019 #3
A BLOATED ghost. maddiemom Dec 2019 #26
Perhaps he finally sees how history will see him. eom guillaumeb Dec 2019 #41
Fear, yes. Guilt? Not so much. He is incapable wnylib Dec 2019 #30
what a evil bdamomma Dec 2019 #2
He reminds me of Ebenezer Scrooge facing the Ghost of Christmas yet to come. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2019 #4
Thread winner! Wawannabe Dec 2019 #34
Ghost of Impeachment yet to be. Nt The Figment Dec 2019 #36
But, unlike Ebenezer, meeting the ghost will not change him dflprincess Dec 2019 #60
Awesome DanieRains Dec 2019 #5
He looks like he just crapped his drawers RainCaster Dec 2019 #6
Well, that Depends! 😂 TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #48
Good One (or Pun)! maddiemom Dec 2019 #78
I see what you did there... kmla Dec 2019 #82
Spoilt rich kid never had to face marlakay Dec 2019 #7
Happy Fucking Holidays Donald! BluesRunTheGame Dec 2019 #8
danced to jailhouse rock Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #23
"Rosebud..." nolabear Dec 2019 #9
You wish. dchill Dec 2019 #42
Is that for Stormy's lady parts? CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #61
rosebud enid602 Dec 2019 #64
That is the one Time should put on the cover of the Impeachment Issue. yellowcanine Dec 2019 #10
Perfect. "It was a perfect photo." nolabear Dec 2019 #11
You mean Trump looking at the outside world through bars. CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #63
He will look good with stripes on his shoulders. nt NCjack Dec 2019 #80
I was picturing him in the orange jumpsuit, rendering his face invisible. CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #81
I bet it will be. It's the one that will be in the history books. So perfectly captures his mood. hedda_foil Dec 2019 #18
Yes! Catherine Vincent Dec 2019 #45
Kick dalton99a Dec 2019 #12
You scared bro? You look scared. OMGWTF Dec 2019 #20
Miserable SOB! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2019 #33
As Dean Wormer said in Animal House: "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son" flibbitygiblets Dec 2019 #54
"Calgon, take me away!" CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #65
Fear. Rage. The Abyss staring back at him... Hekate Dec 2019 #13
Boy that rally's going to be a doozy. nolabear Dec 2019 #14
He could dust off his "American Apocalypse" speech & tell his worshippers it's midnight in America Hekate Dec 2019 #17
"Midnight in America" --LOL! scrabblequeen40 Dec 2019 #74
Be my guest! Ronald Reagan (or his speechwriter, Peggy Noonan) had the gift of uplifting words... Hekate Dec 2019 #75
Forgot to,say: Welcome to DU! Hekate Dec 2019 #76
I think you've described it perfectly. nt crickets Dec 2019 #19
that's his reflection ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #21
loved the tweet reply: "the bars on the windows need to be closer together" nt spooky3 Dec 2019 #15
ROFL malaise Dec 2019 #16
ha! spooky3 Dec 2019 #37
Time ought to put that on their cover pamela Dec 2019 #22
Yes Catherine Vincent Dec 2019 #46
The "stabe genius" looks like Dagstead Bumwood Dec 2019 #24
or filled up his Depends. lastlib Dec 2019 #29
Keep this away from the children. democrank Dec 2019 #25
LOL SunSeeker Dec 2019 #27
Hope he's as miserable as he looks... llmart Dec 2019 #28
The face of a cornered psychopath. nt Maven Dec 2019 #31
that's as accurate a description as I'll see all evening bucolic_frolic Dec 2019 #32
Another "campaign rally".... SergeStorms Dec 2019 #35
Scary Joinfortmill Dec 2019 #38
k&r TeamPooka Dec 2019 #39
Fear, uncertainty, and anger Leith Dec 2019 #40
Showed it to hubby, who said: He's afraid. He's about to do something stupid, & no one can stop him. Hekate Dec 2019 #43
I hope not. And I hope somebody can. What a freakin' world. nolabear Dec 2019 #44
Kick democrank Dec 2019 #47
Needs cropping canetoad Dec 2019 #49
Some enterprising individual will replace the window frame with iron bars. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2019 #69
Good one! Poiuyt Dec 2019 #70
Saving this just to look at, if you don't mind! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2019 #71
That photo is now on the front page of the New York Times... Stuart G Dec 2019 #50
I would feel sorry for him if Susan Calvin Dec 2019 #51
Yeah, it was more than a BJ from an intern. CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #67
Yes indeed. warmfeet Dec 2019 #52
What a pathetic loser. smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #53
That's what I want to see... 2naSalit Dec 2019 #55
Recommended. H2O Man Dec 2019 #56
In a prison of his own making. VOX Dec 2019 #57
Perfection Karma13612 Dec 2019 #58
Low energy onetexan Dec 2019 #59
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 live love laugh Dec 2019 #66
Lights enid602 Dec 2019 #62
This is brilliant!! Freedomofspeech Dec 2019 #68
I hope everybody has a happy holiday! LudwigPastorius Dec 2019 #72
The festive lights are a nice touch. Harker Dec 2019 #73
Loser. SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #77
He looks like a confused old man in an Alzheimer's care facility.... mudstump Dec 2019 #79

wnylib

(21,335 posts)
30. Fear, yes. Guilt? Not so much. He is incapable
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 08:03 PM
Dec 2019

of feeling guilt. That would require a conscience.

dflprincess

(28,072 posts)
60. But, unlike Ebenezer, meeting the ghost will not change him
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 10:12 PM
Dec 2019

Though Spanky will probably offer it a bribe to change things.

yellowcanine

(35,693 posts)
10. That is the one Time should put on the cover of the Impeachment Issue.
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 07:30 PM
Dec 2019

There ya go Cheeto, you got your Time cover.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
81. I was picturing him in the orange jumpsuit, rendering his face invisible.
Thu Dec 19, 2019, 04:14 PM
Dec 2019

Paint the cell walls orange too. It'll just be a patch of fake yellow straw doing circles--just like that scene in Midnight Express with the insane people going around the pole.

hedda_foil

(16,371 posts)
18. I bet it will be. It's the one that will be in the history books. So perfectly captures his mood.
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 07:47 PM
Dec 2019

There may be a Pulitzer for that shot.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
54. As Dean Wormer said in Animal House: "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son"
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 10:01 PM
Dec 2019
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Hekate

(90,552 posts)
13. Fear. Rage. The Abyss staring back at him...
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 07:36 PM
Dec 2019

If he had a soul, I'd call this his dark night of the soul.

Hekate

(90,552 posts)
17. He could dust off his "American Apocalypse" speech & tell his worshippers it's midnight in America
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 07:43 PM
Dec 2019

...and that he alone can fix it. That might give him a temporary lift.

That photo is destined to be a classic.

Hekate

(90,552 posts)
75. Be my guest! Ronald Reagan (or his speechwriter, Peggy Noonan) had the gift of uplifting words...
Thu Dec 19, 2019, 02:46 PM
Dec 2019

Now, personally I think Ronnie was a fraud, but you have to admit that phrases like "It's morning in America" and " ( America is) a shining city on a hill" really resonate with how we have always liked to see ourselves. Those words called out to our better natures.

Every president in my lifetime, no matter which party, has managed to produce something uplifting and fairly optimistic for an acceptance speech at his nomination and for his Inaugural speech.

Not Donald Trump. With him, what you see is what you get: dark, thuggish, full of hate and derision. At every moment when he is offered a chance to show us something else, he reverts to what he is and how he sees the world. There is no "morning" imagery, just grievance and resentment.

My most enduring impression of his acceptance speech will always be of Nicolle Wallace and Steve Schmidt, two experienced Republican operatives/commentators working for NBC, sitting in the darkness of the arena afterward, absolutely stunned and sickened by what they had just witnessed. Schmidt started talking about the Constitution and the intent of the Framers with depth and insight, and the man just choked up.

democrank

(11,085 posts)
25. Keep this away from the children.
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 07:53 PM
Dec 2019

If you look at just that one window pane that surrounds his head, it could be a mug shot. A Thug Mug shot.

llmart

(15,532 posts)
28. Hope he's as miserable as he looks...
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 08:00 PM
Dec 2019

because that's how miserable he's made us since he stole the election from Hillary.

SergeStorms

(19,186 posts)
35. Another "campaign rally"....
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 08:20 PM
Dec 2019

that the American taxpayers will pay for. If he didn't schedule these rallies, so he can lie through his teeth and vent his rage, he'd be just like Richard Nixon. He's be isolated and basting in his own noxious juices instead of getting idolization from brain-dead rubes who think he's Jebus.

Leith

(7,808 posts)
40. Fear, uncertainty, and anger
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 08:50 PM
Dec 2019

That's what I read in his face.

Good. It's about time he felt some small part of what he caused others.

Hekate

(90,552 posts)
43. Showed it to hubby, who said: He's afraid. He's about to do something stupid, & no one can stop him.
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 09:03 PM
Dec 2019

nolabear

(41,932 posts)
44. I hope not. And I hope somebody can. What a freakin' world.
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 09:04 PM
Dec 2019

I never thought it would be us. The bad guys.

2020 means EVERYTHING.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
52. Yes indeed.
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 09:58 PM
Dec 2019

It looks very much like he is behind bars.

Let us hope this is a portent, a harbinger of things to come.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
57. In a prison of his own making.
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 10:06 PM
Dec 2019

Would that prison had steel bars for good measure. When this MESS is over, and if America survives this monster and his fascist Republican gang, Trump will be a pariah for the rest of his life.

Freedomofspeech

(4,221 posts)
68. This is brilliant!!
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 11:35 PM
Dec 2019

That motherfucker deserves to suffer every single moment. He has caused misery to everyone with a heart and brain.🤗🤗🤗

LudwigPastorius

(9,099 posts)
72. I hope everybody has a happy holiday!
Thu Dec 19, 2019, 12:39 PM
Dec 2019

Except that orange slime mold squatting in the People's House.

He can choke on it.

Harker

(13,976 posts)
73. The festive lights are a nice touch.
Thu Dec 19, 2019, 01:34 PM
Dec 2019

Now that he knows he's being 'spied' on in The Oval Office, he'll have to stop wiping his boogers on the underside of the desk.

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