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Evolve Dammit

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64. His grandfather was from Bavaria; check out Larwence O'Donnell's (MSNBC) piece

Sun Feb 17, 2019, 06:52 PM

Feb 2019

on Trumps immigrant grandfather going from NYC back to Bavaria, only to be deported (after pleading not to be) back to the U.S.

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The best description of Donald Trump I have ever heard. "Why do some British People not like Trump?" [View all] pangaia Feb 2019 OP

I'll condense it....HE'S AN ASSHOLE. spanone Feb 2019 #1

Yup, that pretty much says it.. but there are many assholes in the world... however maybe none like pangaia Feb 2019 #13

it was way too well written Larrybanal Feb 2019 #19

Trump appeals to the lower nature of mankind and cultivates its worst aspect. olegramps Feb 2019 #33

TL:DR roscoeroscoe Feb 2019 #40

Or in British: He's an Arsehole. IronLionZion Feb 2019 #61

Well put, dear chap, well put! Canoe52 Feb 2019 #2

I just quoted whomever posted it in the FB post pangaia Feb 2019 #14

That's ok, I'm not really British! Canoe52 Feb 2019 #88

LOL.... pangaia Feb 2019 #89

You are correct--that is the best description. "The Shakespeare of shit"! panader0 Feb 2019 #3

"Picasso of pettiness" IMO captures the true essence of Tiny groundloop Feb 2019 #27

trump is as 'Murican as the noise and smell of a monster truck rally in an enclosed stadium NightWatcher Feb 2019 #4

If only we Polly Hennessey Feb 2019 #5

I have deeply pondered the one-third. Hugin Feb 2019 #9

K&R 2naSalit Feb 2019 #6

Nailed It!----"Even his flaws have flaws" Fla Dem Feb 2019 #7

I have nothing to add. Hugin Feb 2019 #8

This is a bloody brilliant... 3catwoman3 Feb 2019 #10

Brilliant pangaia Feb 2019 #79

Witty and clever, everything tRumpy is not. NoMoreRepugs Feb 2019 #11

These two sentences absolutely sums POtuS up when he's on the world stage: catbyte Feb 2019 #12

It truly is brilliant.. pangaia Feb 2019 #15

Suggestion: Just forward this post. It's a good summation from a third party in the UK Evolve Dammit Feb 2019 #63

Her Engflish may not be that good.. I did send her some of the choicest points.. pangaia Feb 2019 #71

That line stuck in my head too. BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #50

So riddle me this: DemoTex Feb 2019 #16

I have no experience with that.. pangaia Feb 2019 #17

Because it was a show, not real, and with all of JR's nastiness Perseus Feb 2019 #21

I found a bit of irony as well when the author said.... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #32

Brilliant! Perseus Feb 2019 #18

K & R SunSeeker Feb 2019 #20

Concur. nt littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 #22

Wow...right on the head BunnyMcGee Feb 2019 #23

Welcome to DU, Bunny! Lefta Dissenter Feb 2019 #72

Huge kick and rec. love_katz Feb 2019 #24

I agree. pangaia Feb 2019 #34

The one thing we all need to be aware of, and worry about it too Perseus Feb 2019 #25

Well said. pangaia Feb 2019 #35

+1. Truth. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #39

Canadians are apparently having a heyday with it as friends in both BC Enoki33 Feb 2019 #26

good for them. pangaia Feb 2019 #36

fantastic until the last sentence - twat in the oxford dictionary certainot Feb 2019 #28

Generally it is applied to men... mwooldri Feb 2019 #41

ta, somewhere in my existence the other definition certainot Feb 2019 #47

British pronunciation rhymes with 'cat". liberaltrucker Feb 2019 #55

2020 Jennifer82 Feb 2019 #29

In other words: CRASS Dorn Feb 2019 #30

Brilliant! Vinca Feb 2019 #31

Excellent! rusty fender Feb 2019 #37

U.S. description: "Trump ain't worth shit on a stick". oasis Feb 2019 #38

The Brits excel at understatement. trof Feb 2019 #42

And considered an absolute bore in NYC society. ... not to be invited to anything. Basically a joke RKP5637 Feb 2019 #43

He might not be so bad. lpbk2713 Feb 2019 #44

I've seen this somewhere before.... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2019 #45

Jeeze,, HOW did I miss that one ???? pangaia Feb 2019 #54

At least you haven't gotten your chops busted to the nth degree because of a word you didn't write! A HERETIC I AM Feb 2019 #57

Do you mean a word that starts with a T and ends with a T ? pangaia Feb 2019 #58

That would be the culprit, yup. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2019 #62

A nice and clear exposition of the obvious. n/t. NNadir Feb 2019 #46

"the stark contrast (Obama) does rather throw Trump's limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief" LiberalLovinLug Feb 2019 #48

K&R burrowowl Feb 2019 #49

Javva the Hutt, I knew he reminded me of someone Butterflylady Feb 2019 #51

A while back Samantha Bee did a segment about the people in Scotland near his golf course.... George II Feb 2019 #52

YAY! I made it to GREATEST THREADS. First time EVER !!! pangaia Feb 2019 #53

Had to log in to rec! Wawannabe Feb 2019 #56

Deport him back to Scotland, his mother's homeland IronLionZion Feb 2019 #59

Scotland would never take him... pangaia Feb 2019 #60

His grandfather was from Bavaria; check out Larwence O'Donnell's (MSNBC) piece Evolve Dammit Feb 2019 #64

Germany didn't want the Drumpts 100 years ago IronLionZion Feb 2019 #69

Yes, it's brilliant. zentrum Feb 2019 #65

As I understand, one sign of a psychopath is the inability defacto7 Feb 2019 #66

Ever notice how absolutely humorless most republicans are? pangaia Feb 2019 #70

A-freaking-men democrank Feb 2019 #67

A line that should be enshrined under his official portrait: DFW Feb 2019 #68

K & R Lifelong Protester Feb 2019 #73

Kick dalton99a Feb 2019 #74

K&R ck4829 Feb 2019 #75

This is perfect. I have friends who hate Trump but say he is "charismatic" or "a great marketer" spooky3 Feb 2019 #76

Perfect! chwaliszewski Feb 2019 #77

This is tRump donco Feb 2019 #78

In this case i might prefer a .... a......... pangaia Feb 2019 #80

What we have right now friend of m and j Feb 2019 #81

More like a 10 megaton grenade.... pangaia Feb 2019 #83

K & R Blue Owl Feb 2019 #82

A Shakespeare of shit. 47of74 Feb 2019 #84

Wow! This is excellent! n/t bobGandolf Feb 2019 #85

70+ years on this planet, no redeeming qualities... BostonBlue Feb 2019 #86

Even Hitler smiled occasionally.... pangaia Feb 2019 #90

while this is very accurate, the brits also voted for brexit and may. nt Javaman Feb 2019 #87