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Title: Mr. President, Your Toga Is Showing--the new American Cincinnatus
Post by: Delmar on January 13, 2018, 12:24:22 PM

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Sat Jan 13, 2018, 12:22 PM
highplainsdem (15,177 posts)

MUST-READ: Mr. President, Your Toga Is Showing (Christopher Buckley, NYT - Trump/Caligula)

Found this thanks to a tweet from Laurence Tribe:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210095893

OP is just a bunch of stupid tweets and a link to an opinion piece that compares President Trump to the Roman Emperor Caligula.

Could this Christopher Buckley that wrote the piece be the son of Bill Buckley?  Unbelievable. 

Trump's predecessor Barry is a far better match with Caligula than Trump.

Trump is the new American Cincinnatus.

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Despite his old age, he worked his own small farm until an invasion prompted his fellow citizens to call for his leadership. He came from his plough to assume complete control over the state but, upon achieving a swift victory, relinquished his power and its perquisites and returned to his farm. His success and immediate resignation of his near-absolute authority with the end of this crisis (traditionally dated to 458 BC) has often been cited as an example of outstanding leadership, service to the greater good, civic virtue, lack of personal ambition, and modesty. As a result, he has inspired a number of organizations and other entities, some named in his honour.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Quinctius_Cincinnatus

The parallels are amazing.  Hard to imagine Barry or Cankles or FDR or any other democrat doing something like that.

Title: Re: Mr. President, Your Toga Is Showing--the new American Cincinnatus
Post by: FlaGator on January 13, 2018, 01:01:46 PM

DU, your panties are showing. They seem to be in a wad again.

Title: Re: Mr. President, Your Toga Is Showing--the new American Cincinnatus
Post by: USA4ME on January 13, 2018, 02:28:32 PM

Quote from: Delmar on January 13, 2018, 12:24:22 PM

Could this Christopher Buckley that wrote the piece be the son of Bill Buckley?  Unbelievable.

It is the son of William F. Buckley, Jr. He revealed himself to be a kook several years ago and the National Review sent him packing. Just because you have parents, or a parent, who is intelligent doesn't guarantee the kid will be. We see it with the primitives all the time.

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Title: Re: Mr. President, Your Toga Is Showing--the new American Cincinnatus
Post by: BattleHymn on January 13, 2018, 04:31:59 PM

The only major difference between Obumbles and Caligula was that Caligula installed his horse in the senate, where Obumble married his.


//styrofoam columns

Title: Re: Mr. President, Your Toga Is Showing--the new American Cincinnatus
Post by: I_B_Perky on January 13, 2018, 09:37:48 PM

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Sat Jan 13, 2018, 12:22 PM
highplainsdem (15,177 posts)

MUST-READ: Mr. President, Your Toga Is Showing

Did someone say toga party?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Mk7idVfcA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Mk7idVfcA)

<<<< what happened to the youtube button?  I miss something?

Title: Re: Mr. President, Your Toga Is Showing--the new American Cincinnatus
Post by: freedumb2003b on January 14, 2018, 11:52:08 AM

Quote from: I_B_Perky on January 13, 2018, 09:37:48 PM

Did someone say toga party?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Mk7idVfcA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Mk7idVfcA)

<<<< what happened to the youtube button?  I miss something?

I noticed that too -- we don't have a yt or video tag anymore.  For quite some time.

Title: Re: Mr. President, Your Toga Is Showing--the new American Cincinnatus
Post by: I_B_Perky on January 14, 2018, 05:32:13 PM

Quote from: freedumb2003b on January 14, 2018, 11:52:08 AM

I noticed that too -- we don't have a yt or video tag anymore.  For quite some time.

I very rarely use it so it could have been gone for the last  year and I would never have noticed it.   :cheersmate:

Title: Re: Mr. President, Your Toga Is Showing--the new American Cincinnatus
Post by: DUmpsterDiver on January 14, 2018, 05:37:37 PM

If the DUmp had a Richard, they'd be stepping on it.  With razor sharp cleats.