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mobeau69

(11,140 posts) Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:26 AM Jul 2018

Kudos to Douglas Brinkley for a powerful battle cry and perfect bumper sticker!

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Kudos to Douglas Brinkley for a powerful battle cry and perfect bumper sticker! (Original Post) mobeau69 Jul 2018 OP

Ah, yes. Scarsdale Jul 2018 #1

Maybe Helstinky? duforsure Jul 2018 #2

Actually, it is a lovely town... GetRidOfThem Jul 2018 #4

Agree. It's not the city, it's the traitor we're after. nt mobeau69 Jul 2018 #7

The #HelsinkiStinky (R) is up there with the #ShangaiSurrender (R) Achilleaze Jul 2018 #5

Another clever and effective phrase! From a non-politician. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2018 #3

It's short, to the point and complies with the Kiss principal. mobeau69 Jul 2018 #6

Liked Avenatti's " make America decent again, make Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2018 #10

Brilliant! For lengthier wordsmithing, (any of) Douglas Brinkley's books are highly recommended. VOX Jul 2018 #8

Thanks. On my reading list now. mobeau69 Jul 2018 #9

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

1. Ah, yes.

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 05:23 AM

Jul 2018

The day that Putin staked his claim on the USA. I remember it well. A day that will "live in infamy". The day Putin danced around an answer to "Do you have compromising tapes of tRump?" He did not say "No".

duforsure

(11,885 posts)

2. Maybe Helstinky?

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 05:37 AM

Jul 2018

GetRidOfThem

(869 posts)

4. Actually, it is a lovely town...

Reply to duforsure (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:06 AM

Jul 2018

...you can grab a ferry from downtown to take you to Tallin, Estonia. And then you might be very surprised how far this country has progressed, and why independence from Russia is not a joke, but a serious issue.

No, do not let Agent Orange and Darth Putin destroy the image of lovely Helsinki...

mobeau69

(11,140 posts)

7. Agree. It's not the city, it's the traitor we're after. nt

Reply to GetRidOfThem (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:45 AM

Jul 2018

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

5. The #HelsinkiStinky (R) is up there with the #ShangaiSurrender (R)

Reply to duforsure (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:10 AM

Jul 2018

republicans are really good at appeasing foreign dictators, and surrendering American power, influence and security.

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

3. Another clever and effective phrase! From a non-politician.

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 05:49 AM

Jul 2018

Constructive criticism:. We need more fresh and witty PR.

mobeau69

(11,140 posts)

6. It's short, to the point and complies with the Kiss principal.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:43 AM

Jul 2018

A lot of the pukes, especially the trump cultists, don't do nuiance.

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

10. Liked Avenatti's " make America decent again, make

Reply to mobeau69 (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 05:10 PM

Jul 2018

America America again"

VOX

(22,976 posts)

8. Brilliant! For lengthier wordsmithing, (any of) Douglas Brinkley's books are highly recommended.

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:54 AM

Jul 2018

Especially his recent work on Walter Cronkite, and my personal favorite, "Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America." Great reads, all.

And no, I am in no way related to, or acquainted with Douglas Brinkley, other than hearing him give a lecture a couple of years back.

mobeau69

(11,140 posts)

9. Thanks. On my reading list now.

Reply to VOX (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 07:26 AM

Jul 2018

Who noted that while campaigning in Appalachia, with RFK I think, said that every house had two pictures on the wall; Jesus and FDR and that FDRs was always a little higher?

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