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JohnnyRingo

(18,581 posts)
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 09:55 PM Feb 2021

Trump's latest coup: the mantle of Ronald Reagan

We know that Trump is the master of the three word bumper sticker. The chants are easy for his supporters to digest and add a chorus of enthusiasm and spontaneity to his live rallies. "Lock Her Up", "Stop The Steal", Yoo Ess AAy", and "Build The Wall". I could go on, but we also know that these chants are initiated by staffers planted strategically through the crowd.

Tonight was a new one. Right after a part where he was telling the boobs how much he's done, the crowd started with "We Love You" as if right on cue, because it probably was. You could see his face beaming as if the light of Jesus were shining down on him. Throwing all modesty aside, he declared that "They didn't do that for Ronald Reagan", repeating this a few times.

I guess he takes his coups where he can get them, and for now it's taking the Gipper's crown from him as The Great Communicator. Some say the speech was boring, but it was more predictable in that he never passes up an opportunity to bathe in praise and adulation, and tonight was a monsoon of it.

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Trump's latest coup: the mantle of Ronald Reagan (Original Post) JohnnyRingo Feb 2021 OP
Ronald Reagan was re-elected to the presidency dawg day Feb 2021 #1
He won the popular vote, too IIRC...both times... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #2
it was insane how many people he was able to fool Skittles Feb 2021 #4
Yeah, bur at least he could give a good speech dawg day Mar 2021 #6
Nor was he ever Mme. Defarge Feb 2021 #3
I hope Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney samplegirl Feb 2021 #5

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
6. Yeah, bur at least he could give a good speech
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 10:22 AM
Mar 2021

Trump can't even give a "speech". His voters hear his filthy stinky vicious rants and think he's got golden words.

samplegirl

(11,415 posts)
5. I hope Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 11:40 PM
Feb 2021

put him in his place. I just can’t even endure watching those lips of his move!

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