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Amaryllis

(9,526 posts)
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 06:36 PM Feb 2017

Dem congressman: "Like the main characters in Stranger Things, we are now stuck in the Upside Down"

Democratic congressman warns on the House floor: 'Like the main characters in Stranger Things, we are now stuck in the Upside Down'
4:55 p.m. ET
The Week

Apparently the only analogy Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) could think of to describe the current state of affairs under President Trump was the alternate universe in the Netflix thriller Stranger Things. "Mr. Speaker, like the main characters in Stranger Things, we are now stuck in the Upside Down," Cicilline said from the House floor Thursday.

For those not familiar with the supernatural series, the Upside Down is a parallel dimension that is dark, cold, and houses a terrifying monster.

To make his point clearer, Cicilline stood next to a poster that read "Trump Things," in the style of Stranger Things' title sequence while he discussed Trump's immigration executive order, his failure to address the Flint water crisis, and the recent resignation of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. "Like Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Eleven," Cicilline said, referring to the show's main characters, "we must remain focused on the task at hand and hold this administration accountable so we can escape from our own version of the Upside Down."

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Dem congressman: "Like the main characters in Stranger Things, we are now stuck in the Upside Down" (Original Post) Amaryllis Feb 2017 OP
The main characters were not stuck in the upside down. NewDealProgressive Feb 2017 #1
great speech. nobody is more committed to fleeing reality for the Conservative Alternate universe Bill USA Feb 2017 #2
1. The main characters were not stuck in the upside down.
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 06:45 PM
Feb 2017

The main characters were trying to get the secondary character out of the upside down.

Sorry, suoer geek code doesn't allow for egregious mistakes like this.

Otherwise, yay.

Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
2. great speech. nobody is more committed to fleeing reality for the Conservative Alternate universe
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 06:56 PM
Feb 2017

than Trumpty Dumpty. his press conference today was a perfect example of him refusing to face reality and engaging in Trump Alternate Reality talk..



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