I have friends that support Tweety Twump, and I want to understand these friend's perspective, to accept Tweety Twump. I really want to see what Tweety is trying to do and accomplish, but Tweety's stupidity gets in the way.
Tweety's silly tweets, and his obvious pathological lying are hindering my effort o comprehend what it is that Tweety will succeed in doing other than hurting this country.
In his first days of office Tweety cannot get his priorities right: Tweety complains about the size of his inaugural crowd, he lies in fact, and then orders his Press Secretary to chastise the media and double down on the lie.
On his third day in office, Tweety says our democracy is defunct when he claims 2,000,000 illegal aliens voted for Hillary. Fraudulent voting exists, but on an extreme small scale since a national voter fraud would require a conspiracy no one group could possibly manage.
Tweety is using fake news and "alternative facts," as his way to explain a lot of stupid ideas.
I want Tweety Twump to improve America, BUT there is not "carnage," no fake disaster as he described America on his first day as President.
"A Trump Face in the Crowd," Paul Papanek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zzCQLyNnIg
Use this link to see material in this 1957 movie, and you will see your American President as he really is.
"A Face in the Crowd (film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Based on
"Your Arkansas Traveler"
by Budd Schulberg
Starring
Andy Griffith
Patricia Neal
Anthony Franciosa
Walter Matthau
Lee Remick
Music by
Tom Glazer
Cinematography
Gayne Rescher
Harry Stradling Sr.
Edited by
Gene Milford
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date
May 28, 1957 (1957-05-28)
Running time
125 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
A Face in the Crowd is a 1957 film starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal and Walter Matthau, directed by Elia Kazan.[1] The screenplay was written by Budd Schulberg, based on his short story "Your Arkansas Traveler", from the collection, Some Faces in the Crowd (1953).
The story centers on a drifter named Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes who is discovered by the producer (Neal) of a small-market radio program in rural northeast Arkansas. Rhodes ultimately rises to great fame and influence on national television."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Face_in_the_Crowd_(film)
"The movie that foretold the rise of Donald Trump"
The inside track on Washington politics.
By Marc Fisher By Marc Fisher Style
February 8, 2016
"Trump’s rule-smashing romp may have no precedent in the annals of presidential campaigns, but the template for his remarkable rise — and the potential for a hard fall — was laid out in a little-known film masterwork half a century ago. “A Face in the Crowd,” a 1957 movie written by Budd Schulberg and directed by Elia Kazan — the same team that had already made the classic “On the Waterfront” — stars Andy Griffith as Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes, a folksy, charming Arkansas traveler who soars from a filthy jail cell to the pinnacle of American celebrity and political power.
Unlike Trump, Rhodes has zero money before he captivates the public. But the rest of the story is a revealing and cautionary portrait of what happens when a non-politician captures the American imagination, expresses the frustrations and aspirations of the people, wins hearts and trust, and litters the landscape with choice reminders that beneath his truth-telling lies a surly streak of contempt."
""Shucks, I sell them chicken fertilizer as caviar. I can make them eat dog food and think it’s steak. You know what the public’s like? A cage full of guinea pigs. Goodnight, you stupid idiots. Goodnight, you miserable slobs.”
"The analogy to Trump only goes so far, of course. In some ways, Trump has tested the public’s fealty even more daringly than Rhodes ever did. After a graceful concession speech following the Iowa caucuses, Trump turned around and declared the process tainted, demanding a do-over. Earlier, Trump had questioned the intelligence of the voters: “How stupid are the people of Iowa? How stupid are the people of the country to believe this crap?” he asked during a verbal takedown of Ben Carson’s stories of his youthful violence and redemption."
"Trump is ‘Lonesome Rhodes’"
‘He’s got the courage of his ignorance’
By Cal Thomas - - Monday, September 14, 2015
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/sep/14/cal-thomas-donald-trump-is-lonesome-rhodes/
"ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Rarely and perhaps not in modern times has a presidential campaign more resembled the classic 1957 film, “A Face in the Crowd.” Written by Budd Schulberg and starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal and Walter Matthau, the storyline follows an Arkansas hayseed named Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes (Griffith), whom Marcia Jeffries (Neal) discovers in a county jail.
Jeffries has a local radio show on which she interviews interesting characters. She finds Rhodes irresistible and puts him on the air. Rhodes becomes a sensation, eventually climbing the ladder to his own network TV show and then, as politicians approach him for endorsements, a self-described kingmaker.
I think of Rhodes when I watch Donald Trump. The two have much in common. Rhodes‘ view of women seems to mirror Mr. Trump‘s. In one scene, Rhodes says, “A guitar beats a woman every time.” He marries more than once and has several affairs during and in between those marriages.
As he becomes intoxicated with a beverage clearly not the milk of human kindness, Rhodes brags: “I’m not just an entertainer. I’m an influence, a wielder of opinion, a force a force!”"
"Did this movie predict Trump's rise?"
By Lewis Beale
Updated 1859 GMT (0259 HKT) November 30, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/30/opinions/beale-trump-a-face-in-the-crowd/
Lewis Beale writes about culture and film for the Los Angeles Times, Newsday and other publications. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
"(CNN)Donald Trump certainly isn't the first media personality to have political ambitions -- lest we forget, Ronald Reagan was initially a film star. But thanks to his bombast and apparent megalomania, Trump is certainly the first such personality to eerily echo Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes, the character played by Andy Griffith in the 1957 film "A Face in the Crowd." Watch it and you'll be amazed."
