dan rather: If you want to watch a movie to understand the Trump Administration, it isn't All the Pr

[orleans]

Link to tweet

If you want to watch a movie to understand the Trump Administration, it isn’t All the President's Men. It’s The Godfather.

[Simeon Salus]

1. "The Omen" seems more appropriate

As a leader of men, Vito Corleone was relentlessly competent, even if if his sons were not.

Of course, history will look back at "Idiocracy" as prescient.

[dweller]

2. Just can't see Pisswig as a Vito Corleone

More like a Luca Brasi without the loyalty


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3. Replace don corleone with grebdenlog, the pakled from start trek:tng, and you've got it.

We are strong.

We are smart.

[Simeon Salus]

4. Trump does look vaguely Ferengi

Maybe that's the best analogy. I just think of him as antichrist, because he fits the description in every particular.

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5. Nah, other than making greed a virtue, ferengis were principled and (mostly) intelligent

And they had rules they lived by.

Donnie has none of that.

Antichrist is about right. Remarkable, how someone can be so blatantly evil in practically every way and yet have 30% of the country think he's sent from god to save us all.

If a democrat pulled a tiny fraction of his crap, they'd be behind bars, be it prison or psych ward.

[Duppers]

6. "THE DUMBF*CKER"

Link to tweet

[LoisB]

8. Excellent! Thank you.

nt

[Duppers]

10. Thanks! Thought it too funny not to post.

And since the reference was posted...

[NBachers]

7. I was thinking more of a Fellini / Rob Zombie collaboration.

[alphafemale]

9. Only if Fredo were somehow in charge.

None of the dignity or intelligence.

All of the arrogance, entitlement and cruelty.

[eppur_se_muova]

11. I've always hated LMcL's speaking voice. Recently it has occurred to me that perhaps ...

... he is trying to imitate Brando's portrayal of the Godfather, with that breathy rasping voice. Chris Hayes was the first one to bring this parallel to my attention.

[calimary]

12. Yep. He's like a mob boss.

We have to think deviously to knock him off his game and on his ass.

[TigressDem]

13. Or Nanny 911 - the scenes BEFORE they get help with irrational toddlers. nt

[Rhiannon12866]

14. The trailer for the movie was posted in V&M:

"The DUMBF*UCKER"
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017747200

[Funtatlaguy]

15. Idiocracy

[Hassin Bin Sober]

16. I know Vito Corleone. Donald Trump is no Vito Corleone.

If you need t see a movie about trump, this is it. Why these quotes weren’t played n a loop in 2016 is a mystery to me.

[malaise]

17. Thucythucy was correct to call him the Slobfather

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