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20. Oh, good. Let them compare themselves to

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Wed Feb 1, 2017, 10:32 AM

Feb 2017

some of the most reviled leaders ever.

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Bannon compares himself to Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII advisor [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2017 OP

More like Rasputin, the crazy advisor to that Russian emperor. raging moderate Feb 2017 #1

+1 Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #22

That's what I was thinking. nikibatts Feb 2017 #32

So there's hope. Vinca Feb 2017 #2

If we could only be yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #40

Yup nycbos Feb 2017 #3

I'll go with the Henry Vlll/Trump comparison, although Trump needs oasis Feb 2017 #4

Puss filled?! meow2u3 Feb 2017 #9

The aged, grossly overweight, Henry lll had an ulcerated leg that stunk up the room. oasis Feb 2017 #16

But first he did incredible harm to the country. JNelson6563 Feb 2017 #5

Cromwell and the Reformation were a double edged sword. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #12

I don't think he was much driven by JNelson6563 Feb 2017 #21

He also ushered in a separation of church and state which helped Elizabeth I KittyWampus Feb 2017 #25

Hmmm... JNelson6563 Feb 2017 #33

Elizabeth managed to straddle the line of tolerance. With the help of her spymaster. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #35

Ah, that's where we part ways. JNelson6563 Feb 2017 #38

He pushed too hard and too fast lapislzi Feb 2017 #30

Yes. He should remember Cromwell's fate. MineralMan Feb 2017 #6

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Initech Feb 2017 #7

The problem with not learning more history Generic Other Feb 2017 #8

That's hard work. The French had a machine. dalton99a Feb 2017 #11

Off with his head...................well sort of... Historic NY Feb 2017 #19

Cromwell broke up monasteries that provided charity and health care to the poor KittyWampus Feb 2017 #10

He is closer to Vladislav Sarkov who is Putin's propaganda genius... KittyWampus Feb 2017 #13

Yep, that's the guy. Democratic rhetoric and undemocratic intent. dalton99a Feb 2017 #14

+1 Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #23

Yes, keep shell of democracy as an illusion but strip away participation and freedom KittyWampus Feb 2017 #24

bad omen for the first lady....and she thought divorce could be bad.... dembotoz Feb 2017 #15

didn't hen 8 establish a new chruch with himself as head....fun to watch the evangelicals grovel dembotoz Feb 2017 #17

Cromwell had more smarts in his boogers than Bannon has in his whole body. malchickiwick Feb 2017 #18

Oh, good. Let them compare themselves to Ilsa Feb 2017 #20

Well we all know how that turned our for Thomas C. Botany Feb 2017 #26

Yup! What happened to him?? longship Feb 2017 #27

I was thinking more of Grima Wormtongue lapislzi Feb 2017 #28

Will Bannon help Trump set up a new religion The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #29

INTERREGNUM Cromwell's Regime and Trump-Bannon Regime delisen Feb 2017 #31

Does he remember that Henry VIII had Cromwell killed? nt avebury Feb 2017 #34

WTF!? He is that delusional? Rex Feb 2017 #36

Who engineered the murder of two of Henry's wives. alarimer Feb 2017 #37

Losing his head would improve his looks...nt GReedDiamond Feb 2017 #39