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Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:23 AM Mar 2020

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Watching Trump sign a printout of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average chart as his rubes cheered

was the equivalent of watching Jim Jones signing Dixie Cups in Guyana on November 18th 1978.

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Watching Trump sign a printout of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average chart as his rubes cheered (Original Post) Snake Plissken Mar 2020 OP

He didn't really do that? Arthur_Frain Mar 2020 #1

Oh yes he did Snake Plissken Mar 2020 #4

Holy sheep shit. Arthur_Frain Mar 2020 #9

Mission Accomplished!!! C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #3

Excellent analogy! Newest Reality Mar 2020 #5

Good analogy. lpbk2713 Mar 2020 #6

Great analogy and ofc they delayed tests to get Jared's OSCAR going, what a blunderfest! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #7

will he "increase" the chocolate ration next? DBoon Mar 2020 #8

Exactly... spanone Mar 2020 #10

Well, it's down 1500 now. dawg day Mar 2020 #11

He is such a self-promoting... 3catwoman3 Mar 2020 #12

Perfect analogy MLAA Mar 2020 #13

Arthur_Frain

(1,849 posts)

1. He didn't really do that?

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:24 AM

Mar 2020

Did he really do that?

Oh my stars and gardens.

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)

4. Oh yes he did

Reply to Arthur_Frain (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:26 AM

Mar 2020

https://www.mediaite.com/news/lou-dobbs-shows-off-trump-autographed-printout-of-2000-point-stock-market-rise-one-day-after-2300-point-drop/

Arthur_Frain

(1,849 posts)

9. Holy sheep shit.

Reply to Snake Plissken (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:31 AM

Mar 2020

I’ve not watched Dobbs for many, many years now. That was repulsive to listen to. Unbelieveable what dick washers all of the republican toadies are these days. I mean, sooner or later you’d expect some unquashable gag-reflex to kick in, but no, it never does. Shame is dead.

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)

2. Mission Accomplished!!!

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:24 AM

Mar 2020

D'oh.

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democratisphere This message was self-deleted by its author.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

5. Excellent analogy!

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:26 AM

Mar 2020

Thanks.

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)

6. Good analogy.

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:27 AM

Mar 2020

Or ... the Captain of the Titanic signing approval forms for
the issue of life preservers as the ship was half submerged.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)

7. Great analogy and ofc they delayed tests to get Jared's OSCAR going, what a blunderfest!

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:29 AM

Mar 2020

Gonna need a bigger pitchfork! ~Jaws or Halloween Part 45 or something?

DBoon

(22,366 posts)

8. will he "increase" the chocolate ration next?

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:30 AM

Mar 2020

and will there be cheering in the streets when he does?

spanone

(135,831 posts)

10. Exactly...

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:32 AM

Mar 2020

dawg day

(7,947 posts)

11. Well, it's down 1500 now.

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:34 AM

Mar 2020

Bet he doesn't sign that.

3catwoman3

(23,983 posts)

12. He is such a self-promoting...

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:38 AM

Mar 2020

...carnival barker.

MLAA

(17,288 posts)

13. Perfect analogy

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:16 PM

Mar 2020

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