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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOrangeman theater: drama or comedy?
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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
The old slogan "the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce" may need updating
struggle4progress
Jun 2019
#8
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)1. Dramedy...
...a terrifying one to boot!
C_U_L8R
(45,000 posts)2. A total farce about a dimwitted commander
with his fingers on the nuclear trigger. BOOM!
Sneederbunk
(14,290 posts)3. Withheld punch after learning drone pilot got out alive.
hedda_foil
(16,373 posts)4. I thought drones were unmanned.
Sneederbunk
(14,290 posts)5. It's a joke.
Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)6. A black comedy like Dr Strangelove
Big difference is that where Dr. Strangelove was brilliant political satire, Trump is unintentionally funny.
Tech
(1,770 posts)7. Don't care about the label, this show should have been shut down long ago.
struggle4progress
(118,281 posts)8. The old slogan "the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce" may need updating
"the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce, the third time as tragicomedy, the fourth time as nuisance, the fifth time ..."