Former Canadian PM Brian Mulroney's remarks at GHWB funeral

[Miles Archer]

[Miles Archer]

1. His remarks:

“There’s a word for this, it’s called leadership,” Mulroney said. “Leadership.”

Brian Mulroney praised Bush for NAFTA, which said pointedly was “recently modernized and improved” by “recent administrations,” emphasizing that Trump’s trade agreement is just an updated NAFTA.

Mulroney then appeared to throw subtle but brutal shade at President Donald Trump, who is in attendance at the funeral, by contrasting the way the United States was perceived by foreign leaders like himself during his presidency.

“Let me tell you, when George Bush was president of the United States of America, every single head of government in the world knew they were dealing with a gentleman, a genuine leader, one who was distinguished, resolute and brave.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/watch-ex-canadian-pm-throws-subtle-brutal-shade-trump-bush-eulogy/

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I doubt that was his intent. Mulroney was delivering a eulogy,

which is a recitation of the virtues of a deceased person. We are assuming incorrectly that the speakers at this funeral are intentionally trolling Trump. They are not. They are eulogizing Bush. Don't make this event about Trump. It's not, and it dishonors the speakers and the family and GHWB himself to do that.

[Miles Archer]

3. I agree, I don't believe it was intentional

It's hard to hear the words, though, and not take into account the fact that Trump was in attendance.

I didn't mean to infer that this was Michelle Wolf at the White House Correspondents dinner...far from it.

I also didn't mean to show disrespect for the moment.

It's not about Trump, but he was there, and those words cut deep. Maybe not with Trump himself...he lacks the self-awareness to see himself as anything other than the greatest president of all time.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. It's inevitable that comparisons will be made because of Trump's unique awfulness.

But that's not the same as trolling, which is intentional. That's the distinction I was trying to make.

[Miles Archer]

6. Understood, and it wasn't my intention to label it as trolling

I'm going to change the subject line to reflect that.

[Sherman A1]

4. Agreed

That said, one can very easily do both and by saying good things about the deceased President (or anyone else for that matter) one could troll Trump.