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Miles Archer

(23,281 posts)
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 11:01 PM Dec 2018

A new tweet that was in no way, shape, or form written by Trump.

Donald J. Trump

Verified account

@realDonaldTrump

Doug Wead, a truly great presidential historian, had a wonderful take on a very beautiful moment in history, the funeral service today of President Bush. Doug was able to brilliantly cover some very important and interesting periods of time! @LouDobbs

7:24 PM - 5 Dec 2018


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A new tweet that was in no way, shape, or form written by Trump. (Original Post) Miles Archer Dec 2018 OP
Trump curiously refers to Bush's funeral as a "beautiful moment". John Fante Dec 2018 #1
It might have been written by him, although it doesn't have the usual The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #2
My first thought was "Who the heck is Doug Wead? irisblue Dec 2018 #3
And wikipedia shows no Bachelors in history irisblue Dec 2018 #5
No, no!!! The most important fact is the "at Lou Dobbs" link. That complete asshole Lou... winstars Dec 2018 #7
I think Ivanka wrote it canetoad Dec 2018 #4
He was not the author SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #6
But he definitely wrote this follow-up tweet DesertRat Dec 2018 #8
Trump Revised the Tweet after Lou Dobbs asked Him to Use His Primary Twitter Account TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #9

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
1. Trump curiously refers to Bush's funeral as a "beautiful moment".
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 11:11 PM
Dec 2018

"Beautiful" is one of the handful of adjectives this moron uses incessantly, regardless of context. "Brilliant" is another common Trump adjective, and "truly great" is classic generic Trump praise.

I'm still waiting to be "beautifully covered" by Trump's healthcare plan.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(130,538 posts)
2. It might have been written by him, although it doesn't have the usual
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 11:11 PM
Dec 2018

randomly-capitalized letters. But of course he, or whoever wrote the tweet for him, is praising right-wing hack Doug Wead, the author of "Came of Thorns, the inside story of Hillary Clinton's failed campaign and Donald Trump's winning strategy" which is an anti-Clinton hatchet job.

irisblue

(37,513 posts)
3. My first thought was "Who the heck is Doug Wead?
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 11:14 PM
Dec 2018

Then twitter handed me this....
Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) Tweeted:
Translation: “Wead isn’t widely considered a prominent or ‘truly great historian’ and he upset the Bush family for a series of surreptitious recordings he made of George W. Bush — but I’m okay dredging up all of this on the day that the country honored the late George H.W. Bush.” https://t.co/HgahN4Niyz


irisblue

(37,513 posts)
5. And wikipedia shows no Bachelors in history
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 11:20 PM
Dec 2018

snip..."He served as special assistant to U.S. president George H. W. Bush, and has been credited with coining the phrase "compassionate conservative".[2] Between 1997 and 2000, Wead secretly recorded several hours of phone conversations between himself and George W. Bush, without Bush's knowledge.

Early life and education Edit
Wead was born in Muncie, Indiana. He attended Riley High School, in South Bend, Indiana, then graduated from Canyonville Christian Academy, a private boarding school in Canyonville, Oregon, in 1964.[3] He also attended, but did not graduate from Central Bible College, in Springfield, Missouri.[4] In 1990 Wead won an honorary degree from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[5]"


That is NOT an historian.

🤦

winstars

(4,279 posts)
7. No, no!!! The most important fact is the "at Lou Dobbs" link. That complete asshole Lou...
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 12:27 AM
Dec 2018

Dobbs.

He's watching fucking Lou D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats it.

SCantiGOP

(14,719 posts)
6. He was not the author
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 11:44 PM
Dec 2018

First thing I thought when I read it.

I hope he’s saving up his bile for when he realizes how bad Flynn has screwed him. We could reach a new high in capital letters and Junior High nicknames.

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