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2. We've come a long way since the days of Harry Truman.

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 11:48 PM

Feb 2017

And not in a good direction. Remember, poor Harry Truman, not used to the big time, was outraged when his daughter did not get the good attention for her singing that he thought she deserved. This is embarrassingly normal for any parent. However, our current president somehow has the power to do actual harm to people who fail to fawn over his offspring sufficiently to satisfy his parental delusions.

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NY Times - The Lesson of Nordstrom: Do Business With the Trumps or Else [View all] TomCADem Feb 2017 OP

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We've come a long way since the days of Harry Truman. raging moderate Feb 2017 #2

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