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LOL. Front page 538 (Original Post) denem Jun 2020 OP
K&R 2naSalit Jun 2020 #1
Ok, it's an elephant/GOP symbol. What am I missing? brush Jun 2020 #2
It's crying malaise Jun 2020 #3
Oh! Thanks, malaise. brush Jun 2020 #5
I don't see any tears RussBLib Jun 2020 #9
Looks like I'm wrong - white elephant it is malaise Jun 2020 #11
Maybe earlier Polybius Jun 2020 #13
The GOP needs a bigger, more powerful avatar denem Jun 2020 #14
Its a WHITE elephant :) denem Jun 2020 #4
A crying white elephant malaise Jun 2020 #6
Heehee! brush Jun 2020 #7
You are correct angstlessk Jun 2020 #8
No tusks? Dale Neiburg Jun 2020 #17
Whitewashing, among other treasons, this. Kid Berwyn Jun 2020 #10
Brilliant malaise Jun 2020 #12
maybe needs a pic of trump jr standing over a shot elephant nt msongs Jun 2020 #15
Yeah. With Melania nearby wearing her pith helmet. denem Jun 2020 #16

RussBLib

(9,003 posts)
9. I don't see any tears
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 02:36 PM
Jun 2020

But the term "white elephant"....

a possession that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of.

That sure fits Trump

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
8. You are correct
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 02:34 PM
Jun 2020

The white elephant, a gift that has no usefulness to the recipient, especially when any utility in the item is overshadowed by the cost of its upkeep, is also an important symbol as it represents the perspective of the girl that the American is unable and unwilling to see.

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