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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPierce: Look at This Propaganda Burlesque
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a21087640/trump-god-bless-america/?src=socialflowTWLook at This Propaganda Burlesque
The president* makes a big, patriotic production of "God Bless, America"and forgets the words.
BY CHARLES P. PIERCE
JUN 5, 2018
Well, he certainly showed them, didnt he?
For the last couple of days, the president* has been bellyaching on the electric Twitter machine and elsewhere about how the Philadelphia Eagles refused to come visit him at his current rental property, because, like most sentient beings, the Eagles would rather walk through a Level 5 biolab in a Speedo than spend five minutes with the current President* of the United States. So, the president* complained, because thats all he really knows how to do, and announced that there would be a patriotic fan-fest at the White House. Hes breaking up with you, Eagles!
What ensued was an epic festival of fools. First, the crowd appeared to be made up of low-level White House staffers and slumming lobbyists on their lunch breaks. Judging by the photos, the firm of Squire Patton Boggs upset the New England Patriots last February. The electric Twitter machine was aglow with reporters asking the attendees who the Philadelphia quarterback was last season. (Nobody knew.) One guy took a knee in the crowd and there was more booing and heckling than you might have expected.
Second, during the playing of "God Bless America," which was the whole purpose of this propaganda burlesque, it became abundantly clear that the president* doesnt know the songs lyrics any more than he knows the third verse to Duke of Earl. There is video of this now that will live forever. This is good because, some day, our Andromedan overlords are going to wonder how it all went so very wrong.
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Check out the video at the link of Dotard trying to sing the song.
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Pierce: Look at This Propaganda Burlesque (Original Post)
mcar
Jun 2018
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highplainsdem
(49,005 posts)1. K&R
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)2. I am sick of this faker.
underpants
(182,832 posts)3. the firm of Squire Patton Boggs upset the New England Patriots last February