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Hekate

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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.

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
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