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The Velveteen Ocelot

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8. Trump got fellated by the rich folks at Davos

Reply to NewsCenter28 (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 29, 2018, 01:06 AM

Jan 2018

who want something from him, and they probably laughed at him behind his back. The "wind at his back" was all that laughter, but Gergen apparently thinks the insincere flattery of the financial elite means something.

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David Gergen on CNN said today "for the first time, wind is now at Trump's back" [View all] NewsCenter28 Jan 2018 OP

That's what my wife says when I have too many tacos RainCaster Jan 2018 #1

lol! Cha Jan 2018 #6

How can he think that? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #2

Exactly, there's no basis for Gergen to think this NewsCenter28 Jan 2018 #5

Trump got fellated by the rich folks at Davos The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #8

Every major economy in the world doing well, helps incumbents Cicada Jan 2018 #12

Gergen in a shill triron Jan 2018 #3

Ex-Zactly! Cha Jan 2018 #7

Gergen is traditionally all over the map SHRED Jan 2018 #4

With any luck, it'll blow him right out of office... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #9

The same Gergen, who, last speech to Congress.. Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2018 #10

That was Van Jones JI7 Jan 2018 #13

Gergen, too, IIRC. dchill Jan 2018 #16

Yes, I think it's true.. Cha Jan 2018 #11

Gergen is gargling nonsense....he is so dinosaur that dinosaurs are laughing.. pbmus Jan 2018 #14

Gergen is a clown melman Jan 2018 #15

I told my wife today... Baconator Jan 2018 #17

The wind came from the nachos. snort Jan 2018 #18

Blowing him towards the White House exit gate. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #19

Did he blow ass? MFM008 Jan 2018 #20

Sad to say, I agree with him... regnaD kciN Jan 2018 #21

I agree. I think Trump will get a significant bump from the STOU providing doc03 Jan 2018 #23

Because Trump can read a speech written for him? DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #22

Trump's Wind All Comes from His Backside! MineralMan Jan 2018 #24

David Gergen is apparently still alive . . . . hatrack Jan 2018 #25

Gergen and the rest of the circus clowns will fawn all over Dufus mac56 Jan 2018 #26

So Gergen is saying that Trump is no longer trying to sniff his own farts - The most beautiful farts TheBlackAdder Jan 2018 #27

You can train a seal to sit on the side of the pool for an hour and behave itself, David Frum. Hoyt Jan 2018 #28

That's not the wind -- it's Mueller's hot breath blowing on his neck. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2018 #29