Trump's favorite movie

[Colmena]

Trump's favorite movie....

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/ ... ane-213943

[atcolomb]

I would have guessed Chaplin's The Great Dictator....

[Sir Bygber Brown]

This is depressing.

[Wich2]

Once again, as he does so often and so well, The Donald TOTALLY misses the truth of something.

(And hey, that sometimes happens in life with some individuals! But when a lot of other folks chose to FOLLOW such a person's lead, then history proves we've got big trouble...)

[tonyw]

I envisage Trump University setting up The Charles Higham Chair of Welles Studies.

[Colmena]

For more on CFK & DT:

http://www.salon.com/2016/06/11/narciss ... ite_house/

[tonyw]

"I think it would be fun to run a University!"

"So, I'm losing money every month! Well, with my legal team delaying damages to those losers who enrolled in the first place, I guess I'll be out of business by 2026!"

[atcolomb]

"I think it would be fun to run a University!"

"So, I'm losing money every month! Well, with my legal team delaying damages to those losers who enrolled in the first place, I guess I'll be out of business by 2026!"

That's too funny tonyw

[NoFake]

Speaking of DJT on CFK (and OW), and the "front page" essay about Errol Morris's interview of Trump, I don't know if anyone's posted this -- if so, please feel free to delete it -- but this just came up in my news feed: http://lithub.com/erroll-morris-on-the-time-he-filmed-donald-trump-missing-the-point/

[Wellesnet]

Thanks No Fake. Good interview.

[NoFake]

My pleasure!

[Colmena]

I'm currently writing about Leland's witness to the rise and fall of Kane's political career, which brought me to the similarities between CFK and DT.

There are some notable aspects:

1) Kane's promise, after winning the election, to immediately appoint a special prosecutor to throw his opponent (Gettys) in jail.

2) But when he loses the election, the immediate response is to claim "Fraud at Polls!"

3) The pleasure he takes in telling his best friend, Leland, "You're fired!"

4) Extravagant Xanadu, in Florida. (Tho Trump's palace is in the Miami area, whereas Kane's hollow castle is on the "desert(!) gulf coast.")

5) In general, Kane is someone who (as Elizabeth Warren notes of Trump) is insecure, and covers his insecurity with bluster, boasting, and combat. The most telling instance of this is his foolishly combative reaction to Gettys' threat of blackmail during the "love nest" debacle.

6) In general, a narcissistic fixation on "the love of the people," as opposed to a more considered political agenda-- which is why Kane flips out when Gettys threatens him. One conjecture is that Trump entered the fray, the Republican primaries, with no expectation or even intention to be president, but only in order to bolster his ego and his brand. And now look what happened!

-- Colmena

[Wich2]

To (only lightly) paraphrase a famous quote from American political history:

"Now look - that damned hustler is President of the United States!"

[Wellesnet]

Not sure whether President Trump would find this amusing.


https://gph.is/g/ZxPROll

[Le Chiffre]

Good list, Colmena. I would add that both CFK and DT inherited their wealth from a parent. Also, both understand how to harness and take advantage of the overwhelming power of the media.