The Simpleton in Chief showed up at the UNGA today to regurgitate the whole official propaganda book about the state of the world and the role of the "indispensable nation". Though widely expected, the performance was so appalling in its mawkish Orwellianism that we prefer to say nothing further and let you come to your own conclusions. In some ways, Trump's amateur delivery reminded us of Rupert Pupkin in his one and only performance on the fictional Jerry Langford show. A case of life imitating art. (See below and judge for yourselves.)
Trump bloviating and vomiting a storm of platitudes and mendacities—all in a very nice, civilised tone.
BELOW: Robert de Niro as Rupert Pupkin, the crazy aspiring comedian and key character of the classic The King of Comedy.
Trump at the UNO. Appalling, but that was to be expected.
[premium_newsticker id=”154171″]Parting shot—a word from the editors
The Best Definition of Donald Trump We Have Found
In his zeal to prove to his antagonists in the War Party that he is as bloodthirsty as their champion, Hillary Clinton, and more manly than Barack Obama, Trump seems to have gone “play-crazy” -- acting like an unpredictable maniac in order to terrorize the Russians into forcing some kind of dramatic concessions from their Syrian allies, or risk Armageddon.However, the “play-crazy” gambit can only work when the leader is, in real life, a disciplined and intelligent actor, who knows precisely what actual boundaries must not be crossed. That ain’t Donald Trump -- a pitifully shallow and ill-disciplined man, emotionally handicapped by obscene privilege and cognitively crippled by white American chauvinism. By pushing Trump into a corner and demanding that he display his most bellicose self, or be ceaselessly mocked as a “puppet” and minion of Russia, a lesser power, the War Party and its media and clandestine services have created a perfect storm of mayhem that may consume us all.— Glen Ford, Editor in Chief, Black Agenda Report
