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deminks

(11,014 posts)
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 11:14 AM Jun 2019

Orangeman theater: drama or comedy?




A source told me 30 minutes ago that Trump was pleased with his own performance last night, loved being in command by ordering the strikes and by then ordering the stand-down. And the president just... tweeted it.

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And Maggie, dearest, we know who your source is. Have a nice day.
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Orangeman theater: drama or comedy? (Original Post) deminks Jun 2019 OP
Dramedy... Dennis Donovan Jun 2019 #1
A total farce about a dimwitted commander C_U_L8R Jun 2019 #2
Withheld punch after learning drone pilot got out alive. Sneederbunk Jun 2019 #3
I thought drones were unmanned. hedda_foil Jun 2019 #4
It's a joke. Sneederbunk Jun 2019 #5
A black comedy like Dr Strangelove Downtown Hound Jun 2019 #6
Don't care about the label, this show should have been shut down long ago. Tech Jun 2019 #7
The old slogan "the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce" may need updating struggle4progress Jun 2019 #8

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
6. A black comedy like Dr Strangelove
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 11:46 AM
Jun 2019

Big difference is that where Dr. Strangelove was brilliant political satire, Trump is unintentionally funny.

struggle4progress

(118,281 posts)
8. The old slogan "the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce" may need updating
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 01:08 PM
Jun 2019

"the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce, the third time as tragicomedy, the fourth time as nuisance, the fifth time ..."

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