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The most embarrassing part of the day was being reminded by the world that ... (Original Post) Snake Plissken May 2018 OP
A weird irony there - a hereditary monarchy produced decent people The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #1
A tragic irony for sure Snake Plissken May 2018 #3
I prefer to call the by their band name mercuryblues May 2018 #2
At least they invited the Obamas RockRaven May 2018 #4
I feel like the UK KT2000 May 2018 #5
Best thing about being in the UK right now..is no wall-to-wall media coverage of Trump HipChick May 2018 #6
At least we got Melanie! Glamrock May 2018 #7
LOL! Just for the sake of future readers, Tr misspelled her name that way in a tweet . . . John1956PA May 2018 #9
Dumb and dumber! BlueJac May 2018 #8

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,589 posts)
1. A weird irony there - a hereditary monarchy produced decent people
Sun May 20, 2018, 12:56 AM
May 2018

while an election produced ... that guy. Granted, the election was tainted, but that guy shouldn't have even been allowed to run. There's a big flaw in our system that let a guy like trump get anywhere near any elected office.

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
3. A tragic irony for sure
Sun May 20, 2018, 01:12 AM
May 2018

I'd like to blame the system but I think we really have to blame ourselves as a nation for allowing it to happen. If it doesn't get corrected in the midterms, we only have ourselves to blame.

RockRaven

(14,899 posts)
4. At least they invited the Obamas
Sun May 20, 2018, 01:13 AM
May 2018

that's something, I guess. Take it as a sign our redeeming qualities are not totally expunged from global memory, yet. With vigilance, we may get past where we are presently.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
6. Best thing about being in the UK right now..is no wall-to-wall media coverage of Trump
Sun May 20, 2018, 04:49 AM
May 2018

I can kinda forget he even exists..

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
9. LOL! Just for the sake of future readers, Tr misspelled her name that way in a tweet . . .
Sun May 20, 2018, 10:27 AM
May 2018

. . . which welcomed her home from the hospital yesterday.

Good one, G!


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