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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Trump Face in the Crowd
(The full movie A Face in the Crowd is on You Tube.)
There are uncanny similarities between what happens to Lonesome Rhodes in this movie and what's happening to Trump.
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A Trump Face in the Crowd (Original Post)
frogmarch
Oct 2016
OP
I have been thinking of this movie a lot. There are many similarities. Both huge hucksters.
The Wielding Truth
Oct 2016
#2
I saw A Face In The Crowd Friday night, same day as the tape being made public.
no_hypocrisy
Oct 2016
#4
Here is Andy saying a Lonesome Rhodes could actually happen in this country.
Elwood P Dowd
Oct 2016
#8
Warpy
(111,383 posts)1. I can see him moving to the small time
I can also see him betting everything on a comeback and ending up broke. I can also see him pulling a Howard Hughes, pushing everybody away and holing up in that gilt monstrosity in Trump Tower while he lives on junk food and goes quietly insane.
Unfortunately, I can also see him pulling out of this one, shaken up enough to listen to some of the advice he's getting from the sleazy pros at the RNC who got Stupid elected.
I'm not making any bets on which way this man will go.
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)2. I have been thinking of this movie a lot. There are many similarities. Both huge hucksters.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)3. Scary
Scary similarity.
no_hypocrisy
(46,234 posts)4. I saw A Face In The Crowd Friday night, same day as the tape being made public.
Love how life imitates art.
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)5. Is Lonesome Rhodes Trump his official new DU name?
Cakes488
(874 posts)6. Holy Crap!!
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)7. Andy Griffith gave a masterful acting job as Lonesome
This movie was his film debut-- Damn fine acting!
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)8. Here is Andy saying a Lonesome Rhodes could actually happen in this country.
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)9. Wow-- pretty amazing
Thanks for posting!