I read this post last night just before I went to bed and found it to be the scariest post I'd seen. It led to a restless night, but in my insomnia-addled brain, I came up with a new approach, a new way to win against this evil. Laughter. Think Harry Potter's Riddikulus!
I hope you will be patient with me. This is long and I haven't slep…
I read this post last night just before I went to bed and found it to be the scariest post I'd seen. It led to a restless night, but in my insomnia-addled brain, I came up with a new approach, a new way to win against this evil. Laughter. Think Harry Potter's Riddikulus!
I hope you will be patient with me. This is long and I haven't slept much, but hear me out.
In my in insomnia-hazy state, I thought about Michael Moore and Bill Bryson. Two creators who can present facts to us in an engaging and humorous manner.
I thought about collecting all of the videos and tweets of the tRUMPus in which he says something so ridiculous it would be laughable if it weren't so horrible. Nothing in which he insults anyone. Nothing containing derogatory or inflammatory statements. I realize that cuts out the majority of them but we still have a good selection.
Here are a few: I welcome any suggestions.
--when he told us all that Mexico was going to pay for the wall.
--during the 2016 debates, when he told Hillary that he didn't pay any taxes and then soon after followed that with a statement that the first thing he would do as President would be to give the wealthy a tax break (Why, oh why, didn't she at that time say "Donald, if you already pay zero taxes, why would you need a tax break?" She might have nipped this all in the bud right then. Sorry, I digress.)
--his boasting about the number of people at his inauguration
--KellyAnne Conway inventing the term "alternate facts"
-- him telling us to inject disinfectant and drink bleach
--masks make him look bad
--coronavirus will go away soon “[infections are] going to be down to close to zero. One day, it’s like a miracle. It will disappear.”
--when referring to his daily corona test,he said he tested postively negatively
I would name this campaign "Donnie, sometimes the TRUTH HURTS."
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My thought is to find someone who knows how to collect these, and could contact Moore and Bryson to ask them to add their genius and wit in combining them with other important factual information (Perhaps, for instance, comparing the actual Mexican and American dollars spent on the wall. ) And have them create about a 15- or 20-minute video.
My idea is on some night in October have this video projected onto walls and buildings around the country. And on YouTube of course.
The following advertisement arose in my brain:
Stressed from stay-at-home orders?
Depressed over losing your job?
Too angry to watch the news?
We have an answer:
LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE!
The protests aren't working so well, what about a Laugh-Fest!
Admission cost: One mask on your face.
No pitchforks allowed.
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And we all go and we bring all of our friends and we LAUGH AT HIM! And then the next night we show the video somewhere else and go and laugh at him again. And the next night and the next.
October could be a happier time than now for those now being driven insane.
I think I week of news clips of people laughing at him might be his undoing.
Anyway, if you don't like this idea, no worries. It is all just midnight-mushed-brain-addled-musings.
Thanks for reading. And I hope you find something to laugh about today.
A "Laugh Out" as political strategy!! Love it. He hates even the thought that he is being laughed at. Not a shred of a self -deprecating sense of humor in him. It is too bad he has so dangerously conflated himself with the role of President, which role we will have to claw our way back to re-fill with respect after this great Hollowing Out. One of my great learnings in this time is that character in a President does matter. No President is perfect but this one has put us way out on the negative end of that spectrum.
Some of you may have noticed that I like the use of 'pins' to pop balloons. I kept thinking he was overfilling his balloon, and surely it just Had to pop soon! I'm afraid we've let it grow too big, and when it finally pops, it'll frighten the horses! No matter what, we need to soldier on, laugh when we're able, calm the horses, and help Joe and Kamala keep the horses from a runaway!
I read this post last night just before I went to bed and found it to be the scariest post I'd seen. It led to a restless night, but in my insomnia-addled brain, I came up with a new approach, a new way to win against this evil. Laughter. Think Harry Potter's Riddikulus!
I hope you will be patient with me. This is long and I haven't slept much, but hear me out.
In my in insomnia-hazy state, I thought about Michael Moore and Bill Bryson. Two creators who can present facts to us in an engaging and humorous manner.
I thought about collecting all of the videos and tweets of the tRUMPus in which he says something so ridiculous it would be laughable if it weren't so horrible. Nothing in which he insults anyone. Nothing containing derogatory or inflammatory statements. I realize that cuts out the majority of them but we still have a good selection.
Here are a few: I welcome any suggestions.
--when he told us all that Mexico was going to pay for the wall.
--during the 2016 debates, when he told Hillary that he didn't pay any taxes and then soon after followed that with a statement that the first thing he would do as President would be to give the wealthy a tax break (Why, oh why, didn't she at that time say "Donald, if you already pay zero taxes, why would you need a tax break?" She might have nipped this all in the bud right then. Sorry, I digress.)
--his boasting about the number of people at his inauguration
--KellyAnne Conway inventing the term "alternate facts"
-- him telling us to inject disinfectant and drink bleach
--masks make him look bad
--coronavirus will go away soon “[infections are] going to be down to close to zero. One day, it’s like a miracle. It will disappear.”
--when referring to his daily corona test,he said he tested postively negatively
--when everyone laughed at him at the UN
--here is a list of more: https://www.shortlist.com/news/most-ridiculous-trump-quotes-ever
I would name this campaign "Donnie, sometimes the TRUTH HURTS."
---
My thought is to find someone who knows how to collect these, and could contact Moore and Bryson to ask them to add their genius and wit in combining them with other important factual information (Perhaps, for instance, comparing the actual Mexican and American dollars spent on the wall. ) And have them create about a 15- or 20-minute video.
My idea is on some night in October have this video projected onto walls and buildings around the country. And on YouTube of course.
The following advertisement arose in my brain:
Stressed from stay-at-home orders?
Depressed over losing your job?
Too angry to watch the news?
We have an answer:
LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE!
The protests aren't working so well, what about a Laugh-Fest!
Admission cost: One mask on your face.
No pitchforks allowed.
---
And we all go and we bring all of our friends and we LAUGH AT HIM! And then the next night we show the video somewhere else and go and laugh at him again. And the next night and the next.
October could be a happier time than now for those now being driven insane.
I think I week of news clips of people laughing at him might be his undoing.
Anyway, if you don't like this idea, no worries. It is all just midnight-mushed-brain-addled-musings.
Thanks for reading. And I hope you find something to laugh about today.
A "Laugh Out" as political strategy!! Love it. He hates even the thought that he is being laughed at. Not a shred of a self -deprecating sense of humor in him. It is too bad he has so dangerously conflated himself with the role of President, which role we will have to claw our way back to re-fill with respect after this great Hollowing Out. One of my great learnings in this time is that character in a President does matter. No President is perfect but this one has put us way out on the negative end of that spectrum.
This is a GREAT idea!!!!!
Here are a couple of collections assembled by others to add to the list of tRump's gaffs, lies, and outrageous moments:
https://youtu.be/xecEV4dSAXE
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlaeirHJpns
Thanks for those links. Made my day!
Some of you may have noticed that I like the use of 'pins' to pop balloons. I kept thinking he was overfilling his balloon, and surely it just Had to pop soon! I'm afraid we've let it grow too big, and when it finally pops, it'll frighten the horses! No matter what, we need to soldier on, laugh when we're able, calm the horses, and help Joe and Kamala keep the horses from a runaway!