Many of Trump’s primary opponents have behaved like Toad after a motor car runs over his gypsy caravan.
Tag Archives: 2016 election
Toad and Trumpian Politics
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The Joker (Trump) Takes Over America
Rushdie compares Donald Trump to Joker in his latest novel.
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Robert Mueller as a Savior Ent?
The Russian trolls that interfered with the 2016 election resemble the Orcs attacking Helm’s Deep in “Lord of the Rings.” Do we have a version of the Ents in Robert Mueller to save us?
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Jeb! Agonistes: An Unsettling Parallel
Does Jeb Bush resemble at the moment Samson Agonistes? His rivalry with Marco Rubio also resembles any number of Shakespeare tragedies. There’s an Oedipus parallel as well.
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Style, Not Truth, the Important Thing
Truth was missing in action in the GOP’s Wednesday night debate. Oscar Wilde and John Gay would have understood.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Beggar's Opera, campaign rhetoric, Donald Trump, GOP, GOP debates, Importance of Being Earnest, John Gay, Marco Rubio, Oscar Wilde, Ted Cruz Comments closed
