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drmeow

(5,989 posts)
25. Of all the things I hate
Wed Aug 23, 2017, 08:17 PM
Aug 2017

about so many of the current and recent Republican leadership, those sociopathic entitled "I'm so much better than you, I've totally pulled one over on you, and boy am I gonna milk this you stupid losers" smirks are the worst. And I think the base loves them. GWB has it, Trump has it, Obama doesn't. While not a cause, I sometimes think the lack of that true smirk in Romney (more a well trained Hollywood smile - fake as shit and completely lacking in affect but not a smirk) and McCain (too damaged by surgery plus I think he genuinely started as a public servant but his idiology sucked from the start and he was easily corrupted) didn't help them with the base. The stupid part is the base sees that smirk and thinks "he's sticking it to those libruls" when it's really the suckers who voted for him who he's sticking it too even more.

Of course, they see Obama's clearly genuine smile as a smirk because anything depicting Obama positively and/or happy is him rubbing it in their faces.

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Is DonnieJohn's audience standing through this rant? sinkingfeeling Aug 2017 #1
I could only handle watching a couple of minutes... Miles Archer Aug 2017 #5
I had to bale after a couple of minutes as well. CentralMass Aug 2017 #7
Guaranteed standing ovation central scrutinizer Aug 2017 #17
Thanks for posting ... I always wonder how many people are in the venue Greywing Aug 2017 #2
A few minutes ago he mentioned "the people outside"... Miles Archer Aug 2017 #3
That smirk ... grrrrrrrrrrrr! Greywing Aug 2017 #4
I'd like to see him walk through that crowd outside. Grammy23 Aug 2017 #6
Of all the things I hate drmeow Aug 2017 #25
Look at all that fake news! sandensea Aug 2017 #8
Great pictures, thanks. Just like Boston, the white supremacists / trump followers... George II Aug 2017 #9
Awesome crowd of protesters. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #12
Thanks for posting FlightRN Aug 2017 #10
How is George Soros not bankrupt yet? Flaleftist Aug 2017 #11
Hah...good thing you added the "sarcasm" thing, otherwise that could have been alerted..... George II Aug 2017 #14
Oh. I have learned. Flaleftist Aug 2017 #16
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Thanks so much for the photo's katmondoo Aug 2017 #13
K&R Scurrilous Aug 2017 #15
💕 this! BadgerMom Aug 2017 #19
I was boycotting MontanaMama Aug 2017 #20
It started peaceful, but that changed afterward DesertRat Aug 2017 #21
Dump saying that there were not many protesters out there burrowowl Aug 2017 #22
Just saw the replay on O'Donnell... forgotmylogin Aug 2017 #23
And how many of those Trump supporters...... SergeStorms Aug 2017 #24
Is that 1st pic while *45 was speaking? JDC Aug 2017 #26
Nice work to everyone who could attend the parking lot rally Az_lefty Aug 2017 #27
Right on, Phoenix Normal Americans! Thanks, MA. Rec, nt Mc Mike Aug 2017 #28
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