The more I think about it, this classless re-tweet may have been intended as a backhanded compliment [View all]

[Tommy_Carcetti]

.....towards President Obama and against the Madman.

Link to tweet

I mean, think about it.

We just had the solar eclipse where the moon eclipses the sun.

The sun is life sustaining. Without its presence for roughly half of a day, we'd be lifeless, cold and barren, unable to grow crops.

The moon comes in and eclipses the sun, leaving us all in darkness. If the moon were to remain in its position blocking the sun, we'd soon die.

Thankfully, an eclipse is but a fleeting, temporary anomaly. Within minutes, the moon moves on and the sun returns, shining bright as usual.

I don't know about you, but I love the analogy.

Of course, the guy who posted it looks like someone who thinks the characters Danny McBride plays are actual, real people worth imitating, so I doubt that was the desired effect. Still.....