May Hope and History Rhyme (Trump#116)

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With thanks to Seamus Heaney for inspiring the President Elect.

"History says, don't hope
On this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
The longed-for tidal wave
Of justice can rise up,
And hope and history rhyme."

More desperate law suits, this time against Pence

VP Pence has been sued by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.), Kelli Ward and other GOP mbrs in a far-fetched bid to overturn Biden's win

thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/531823-gop-lawmakers-sue-pence-in-bid-to-overturn-biden-win

[quote DuncinToffee]More desperate law suits, this time against Pence

VP Pence has been sued by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.), Kelli Ward and other GOP mbrs in a far-fetched bid to overturn Biden's win

thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/531823-gop-lawmakers-sue-pence-in-bid-to-overturn-biden-win[/quote]
I'm beginning to feel I'm at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party.

I was a little concerned that the Lincoln Project may have put undue pressure on Pence which could lead to undesired outcomes - we all know what rats do in a trap. But it's likely his loyal team mates would have turned on him sooner or later.

It would be interesting to know what, constitutionally, would happen if he did just refuse to read out the results, or even read out "alternative results". But so much better for it not to be tested.

Trumpy has a new video.

twitter.com/i/status/1343673164270858241

Is t that a campaign video? Poor timing and a waste of money

Apparently so.

The end is wrong. It's not "He's what's for America"; he gave America what for.

I had to read that end title three times, on its own it is syntactically weird.
Hardly a slogan, is it?

Really don't understand the last line of that video. It's jarring and vomit inducing untrue!

@TheSilveryPussycat

I had to read that end title three times, on its own it is syntactically weird. Hardly a slogan, is it?

It sounded oddly familiar to me. Then I remembered an old beef producer's association ad tagline: "Beef, it's what's for dinner".

I can see the similarities between Scrotus and a big slab of meat. To start with they both have the same IQ and they both get rotten real quick.

It isn't possible Trump did it himself, is it? That might explain a lot.

The music is incredibly strange
I agree the music sounds very unAmerican to me .....it sounds a bit Slavic/Russian 🤔

It's an old British folk tune, but I can't remember which one.

HA.

thehill.com/homenews/administration/531906-trump-ends-obamas-12-year-run-as-most-admired-man-gallup

Yes, I can! It's a take on "Bonaparte's retreat", which is a fiddle tune from 1800 or longer ago, and it was lifted by Aaron Copland for "Hoe-Down" in Rodeo, via William Hamilton Stepp: archive.org/details/podcast_american-fiddle-tunes_bonapartes-retreat_1000369986838

In fact I think there's the exact thing that's been used, on YouTube somewhere (rummage rummage) about 40 seconds in.

Bonaparte's Retreat.

Delusions of grandeur:

nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/12/trump-is-still-pretending-he-won-the-nobel-peace-prize.html

He might actually believe that he did win it because he was nominated. He is clearly well past box of frogs o'clock now.

Yes, Bonaparte's Retreat does seem very, very fitting, doesn't it.

Bonaparte's Retreat! That's MARvellous!

Someone is doing some quality fecking trolling of the Orange One, aren't they?

You can just imagine how they sold him that piece (if the Orange One even got involved): "Oh we'll put is some folksy trad American music – by that composer who did, you know, that fanfare for Obama's inauguration celebration and all that sports stuff."

And I adore the fact that, here on this very thread, we had someone who could Name That Tune – just like that.

I know Rodeo, but had no idea of the origin of that particular tune.

OK, OK. I finally listened to the ad with the sound on. I normally mute any sound on Trump related crap.

It really IS the old 'beef for dinner' ad retooled for Trump. It's the same music (Aaron Copelands 'Hoe Down', based on Bonaparte's Retreat). No wonder the ending two shots "Trump" and "He's what's for America" rang a bell!!

Bwah ha ha ha ha!!! From 'meat' retooled for a 'meat head'!!

@PerkingFaintly

And I adore the fact that, here on this very thread, we had someone who could Name That Tune – just like that.

I know Rodeo, but had no idea of the origin of that particular tune.

I agree! Well impressed

I think it may be evidence of a mis-spent youth, actually. Like being good at billiards.

How can it have been mis-spent, when you are bringing us so much joy with it?