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Aviation Pro

(15,659 posts)
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 01:21 PM Oct 2025

Actors make the worst Presidents

First there was Reagan, a B-list “thespian” that nearly wrecked the country. Now we have the fucking child rapist, who through that wad of fuck Mark Burnett gained national name recognition and is succeeding on wrecking the country. On the other hand, edgy comics such as Volodymyr Zelenskyy make excellent leaders because of their clear headed observations and wit that’s not written for them.

As deadman CK might say should he still be drawing breath, “Prove me wrong.”

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Actors make the worst Presidents (Original Post) Aviation Pro Oct 2025 OP
I disagree. I think Republicans make the worst presidents Jerry2144 Oct 2025 #1
Trumpleforskin is NOT an actor lapfog_1 Oct 2025 #2
Well, he is a really, really bad actor PatSeg Oct 2025 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 2025 #3
And Ukraine doesn't have an electoral college. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #9
28th Amendment to the Constitution: Chasstev365 Oct 2025 #4
Ha, ha, ha! PatSeg Oct 2025 #6
Disagree SocialDemocrat61 Oct 2025 #7
Trump is no actor Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #8

PatSeg

(53,264 posts)
5. Well, he is a really, really bad actor
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 01:40 PM
Oct 2025

He played a fictious role on The Apprentice and he got a taste for "acting". It appears that is when his public persona changed dramatically - he couldn't stop performing.

I've seen clips of him from the 1980s and 1990s and though I found him to be sleazy and creepy, he was soft spoken and fairly articulate. After The Apprentice, he became loud and buffoonish. Apparently he just couldn't quit that role, though I'm not sure if he knows the difference between role playing and reality. I think he lives in his own fictional reality where he can write the script.

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Chasstev365

(7,959 posts)
4. 28th Amendment to the Constitution:
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 01:36 PM
Oct 2025

No one named Ronald or Donald may ever be elected president of the United States of America again.

Fiendish Thingy

(23,505 posts)
8. Trump is no actor
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 02:06 PM
Oct 2025

Celebrities make the worst elected officials, regardless of their original professions.

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