Howard Fineman: Trump makes Marie Antoinette look like AOC.

[highplainsdem]

Last edited Sat Dec 26, 2020, 08:54 PM - Edit history (2)

Tweeted a couple of minutes ago:

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Don't be fooled by #Trump's $2K talk. He could've made it a priority but didn't when it counted. He's just out to blow up to get attention. Now he'll let federal aid for the unemployed end while he's golfing, gorging and rage tweeting. He makes Marie Antoinette look like @AOC.

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Editing to explain the comparison Fineman was making for anyone who DOESN'T get it (though honestly I don't understand why anyone wouldn't get it):


Fineman made that analogy to stress how selfish and unconcerned about society Trump is. He's saying that compared to Trump, Marie Antoinette -- even though she's infamous for supposedly having said "Let them eat cake" when told her subjects didn't have any bread -- was as concerned about people's welfare as AOC.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Fineman didn't have to drag AOC into this sh*t storm of names. NT

[questionseverything]

7. He just meant t cares not at all

While marie seemed to be heartless compared to t she is aoc (who cares the most)

[Irish_Dem]

9. Right, it should be seen as a compliment.

I like her and don't want to see her get clobbered.

[questionseverything]

13. I am with you,aoc is great!

Howard recognizes aoc is the opposite of evil

[Deuxcents]

2. What??

I don’t get the analogy...

[JI7]

3. He shouldn't have brought up either woman's name. How about Reagan instead ?

And newt Gingrich or even Scrooge .

[littlemissmartypants]

12. Or cut to the chase

Trump is Satan.

Fixed it.

[paleotn]

17. Perfect!

[littlemissmartypants]

18. Thanks. ❤ nt

[wnylib]

14. The Grinch. When I heard the song played again

this year for the holidays, I thought it sounded like it was written especially for Trump.

[BainsBane]

4. What?

Like AOC is worse than Marie Antoinette? ETA, Okay, I see what he's saying. I guess.

[paleotn]

15. Here's how I read it....

Donnie is so far out on the evil scale, Satan is closer to Jesus than he is to Trump.

[Bonhomme Richard]

5. It's a compliment to AOC. n/t

[LuvNewcastle]

6. That's how I read it.

He's saying AOC is an ultimate example of someone who cares about the people. She's probably delighted with the quote.

[questionseverything]

8. Yep

Howard is usually a little clearer

[AmericanCanuck]

21. ummmm .. okay

That's not how I read it

[SMC22307]

24. Because you don't want it to be a compliment to AOC.

Marie Antoinette: Selfish.
AOC: Generous, altruistic.

Really not that difficult to grasp.

[AmericanCanuck]

26. That is not how I read it.

[scarletwoman]

10. I don't get why anyone wouldn't get the analogy, either - seemed quite clear to me.

It's actually pretty good writing on Fineman's part. Back in the GW Bush years we used to call him "Howard the Duck Fineman", because he was such a quack writer.

[renate]

11. totally obvious to me too

How is that anything but a compliment to AOC? She's so well known for caring about regular working people that she exemplifies the trait, so that's the name he used.

[wnylib]

16. A RW relative told me that

Trump is "a little crazy, but you always know where he stands because he tells it like it is." My answer to him: Trump makes Pinocchio look like Honest Abe.

[aidbo]

19. Just FYI it is highly doubted that Marie Antoinette ever said those words.

https://www.history.com/news/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake

[AmericanCanuck]

20. A classic example of how to hit three birds in one stone

[SMC22307]

22. "Golfing, gorging and rage-tweeting" is perfect.

And it's surprising that the analogy needed to be explained.

[BradBo]

23. How about the children!

How about Trumps kids. Where are they? I wouldn’t be proud of my dad golfing during this crisis. I don’t get it.

[BobTheSubgenius]

25. A good line.

Marie probably got a bad rap, but "common knowledge" is often more common than knowledge.

[Demsrule86]

28. Marie Antoinette was a horrible person...no doubt Trump is as bad if not worse.

[Demsrule86]

27. I feel McConnell is involved as well, he never wanted the bill.

Trump really needs to tried for crimes against humanity.