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MIButterfly

(3,144 posts)
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:49 PM Jun 2025

I have a placemat with pictures of every president from George Washington to Barack Obama and

it just kills me that from now on, until the end of all time, DJT's picture will be included TWICE in every pictorial of U.S. presidents. Once was horrid enough. I feel sorry that future generations will have to look at him. FOREVER!

I realize that in light of all the things there are to dislike about him, this is relatively minor, but it still sickens me.

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I have a placemat with pictures of every president from George Washington to Barack Obama and (Original Post) MIButterfly Jun 2025 OP
lol. Get rid of them GladysKravitz Jun 2025 #1
The last president on my placemat is Barack Obama. MIButterfly Jun 2025 #5
Well, skip a few presidencies then. GladysKravitz Jun 2025 #6
You got that right. MIButterfly Jun 2025 #7
Replace it with a taco picture nt berniesandersmittens Jun 2025 #2
Star Wars OC375 Jun 2025 #3
It will be a permanent stain on the history of this country. subterranean Jun 2025 #4
black it out. mopinko Jul 2025 #8
 

GladysKravitz

(27 posts)
1. lol. Get rid of them
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:53 PM
Jun 2025

Go for flamingos, or otters, or seals FFS.

Green palm trees or Devil's Tower.

MIButterfly

(3,144 posts)
5. The last president on my placemat is Barack Obama.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:26 PM
Jun 2025

I have no intention of ever buying another placemat with presidents on it again. I am lamenting that future placemats will have his picture on them and future generations will have to look at him. Not me.

 

GladysKravitz

(27 posts)
6. Well, skip a few presidencies then.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:28 PM
Jun 2025

I suppose we all have a few who would curb our appetite.

MIButterfly

(3,144 posts)
7. You got that right.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:38 PM
Jun 2025

It's bad enough that Dubya is on it. Anyway, I don't eat off it. It's in the drawer of my china cabinet.

The placemat is not the point. The point is that DJT's picture will be included with every other president we've had and will have, forever.


OC375

(1,107 posts)
3. Star Wars
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:02 PM
Jun 2025

Star Wars is always fun for placemats. Also, not a terrible metaphor or allegory, all things considered…

subterranean

(3,775 posts)
4. It will be a permanent stain on the history of this country.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:05 PM
Jun 2025

If we're lucky, enough people will learn from it so they make better choices in future elections (I can dream, can't I?).

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