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Ohiogal

(32,004 posts)
Sun Oct 27, 2019, 10:23 AM Oct 2019

I suppose now

We are going to be bombarded with news headlines all over the internets about how Dumpy Donnie did this great and wonderful and brave thing and what a great leader everyone says he is and how he is keeping us safe, blah blah blah. Every news outlet will be breathlessly reporting.

I might just turn the news off for the day.

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I suppose now (Original Post) Ohiogal Oct 2019 OP
Me too! rainy Oct 2019 #1
Probably not. For a guy who is so into TV publicity, The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #2
Yes, that's all we'll hear. Arkansas Granny Oct 2019 #3
My TV is off. femmocrat Oct 2019 #4
Yes, exactly that. Ohiogal Oct 2019 #6
We can watch the Broncos try to put points on the board. nt Hotler Oct 2019 #5

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,724 posts)
2. Probably not. For a guy who is so into TV publicity,
Sun Oct 27, 2019, 10:26 AM
Oct 2019

why did Spanky announce this on a Sunday morning when most people aren't watching TV? And most people have never heard of Baghdadi, either. Everybody knew who Osama Bin Laden was but not this dude. I think it will have a pretty short shelf life.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
4. My TV is off.
Sun Oct 27, 2019, 10:28 AM
Oct 2019

You know his big goal is to walk into the baseball game tonight and have people cheer and wave American flags. It’s all about the illusion.

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