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procon

(15,805 posts)
Thu May 24, 2018, 02:58 PM May 2018

What actor should do the dramatic reading of Trump's break up letter

to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?

Certainly, Alec Baldwin who is Trump's golem on SNL would be a top contender. Since many people in the news have already likened Trump's bloated melodramatic prose to the tearful, anguished lament of some jilted teenage girl, maybe Michelle Wolf would be another hilarious possibility, or the unbeatable Meryl Streep. Who else... the great James Earl Jones and his deep, booming voice, Johnny Depp?


Who would you pick to read this trash?



Dear Mr. Chairman:

We greatly appreciate your time, patience, and effort with respect to our recent negotiations and discussions relative to a summit long sought by both parties, which was scheduled to take place on June 12 in Singapore. We were informed that the meeting was requested by North Korea. but that to us is totally irrelevant. I was very much looking forward to being there with you. Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate at this time, to have this long-planned meeting. Therefore, please let this letter serve to represent that the Singapore summit, for the good of both parties, but to the detriment of the world, will not take place. You talk about your nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used.

I felt a wonderful dialogue was building up between you and me. and ultimately, it is only that dialogue that matters, Some day, I look very much forward to meeting you. In the meantime, I want to thank you for the release of the hostages who are now home with their families. That was a beautiful gesture and was very much appreciated.

If you change your mind having to do with this most important summit, please do not hesitate to call me or write. The world, and North Korea in particular. has lost a great opportunity for lasting peace and great prosperity and wealth. This missed opportunity is a truly sad moment in history.

Donald J. Trump

President of the United States of America


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What actor should do the dramatic reading of Trump's break up letter (Original Post) procon May 2018 OP
Someone who's good at chewing scenery - maybe Jack Nicholson. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #1
Now THAT's an image! Hortensis May 2018 #22
William H. Macy vlyons May 2018 #2
George Takei...N/T Zoonart May 2018 #3
Gilbert Gottfried? Glamrock May 2018 #4
Andy Serkis in the voices of Smeagol AND Gollum Glorfindel May 2018 #5
Christopher Walken Va Lefty May 2018 #6
A natural fit. Miles Archer May 2018 #11
Walken's derangement always comes with a quirky, jittery intelligence. Aristus May 2018 #18
I love that idea! smirkymonkey May 2018 #44
DeNiro lamp_shade May 2018 #7
Someone with a Nigerian accent Nevernose May 2018 #8
The guy from the B-52's... lame54 May 2018 #9
Jerry Seinfeld louis-t May 2018 #10
For some reason I'm hearing William Shatner. Vinca May 2018 #12
Gary Busey lapfog_1 May 2018 #13
Pee Wee Herman, complete with strange faces and weird laughs and noises. Arkansas Granny May 2018 #14
Michael Shannon - NSFW warning CincyDem May 2018 #15
Oooh, he's insanely creepy good at it! nt procon May 2018 #17
yeah...read in one of those movie trivia rags at the doc's office... CincyDem May 2018 #19
That is one of the best things ever. Dave Starsky May 2018 #20
Samuel L Jackson - NSFW...don't even think about opening this one if you're not prepared. lol CincyDem May 2018 #23
Fran Drescher nt NCTraveler May 2018 #16
William Shatner Johnny2X2X May 2018 #21
Shatner was my first pick too, FoxNewsSucks May 2018 #29
Reese Witherspoon? Dave Starsky May 2018 #24
The Chipmunks DBoon May 2018 #25
Dennis Miller lpbk2713 May 2018 #26
Obvious only answer is Donald Trump Freethinker65 May 2018 #27
Barney C_U_L8R May 2018 #28
Here's Secretary of State Pompeo doing his dramatic reading of Trump's letter. procon May 2018 #30
Floyd the Barber dameatball May 2018 #31
Emo Phillips? gratuitous May 2018 #32
Tump himself ... world wide wally May 2018 #33
Colbert. Nt BootinUp May 2018 #34
Agree nt spooky3 May 2018 #37
Foghorn Leghorn nt End Of The Road May 2018 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author spooky3 May 2018 #36
jim jefferies NCjack May 2018 #38
Big Bird! NRaleighLiberal May 2018 #39
My favorite at playing stupid: OldHippieChick May 2018 #40
My choice as well. maveric May 2018 #45
Janes Earl Jones. Either as himself or as Darth Vader. Buns_of_Fire May 2018 #41
This guy XRubicon May 2018 #42
Meryl Streep. Oy, the angst. librechik May 2018 #43
Harvey Fierstein. maveric May 2018 #46

Glorfindel

(9,733 posts)
5. Andy Serkis in the voices of Smeagol AND Gollum
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:01 PM
May 2018

to demonstrate the totally confused, schizophrenic, and demented monster we have in charge of this country. Besides, since he's not an American citizen, he'd be completely nonpartisan!

Aristus

(66,446 posts)
18. Walken's derangement always comes with a quirky, jittery intelligence.
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:14 PM
May 2018

Trump doesn't have intelligence of any kind...

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
8. Someone with a Nigerian accent
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:04 PM
May 2018

Purely for this one line:

“If you change your mind having to do with this most important summit, please do not hesitate to call me or write.”

It sounds like it was written by a Nigerian scammer (although apparently the scammer is an American from Queens).

lapfog_1

(29,219 posts)
13. Gary Busey
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:06 PM
May 2018

who will go off script in spectacular flights of fancy

Nobody does crazy like a crazy person

CincyDem

(6,385 posts)
15. Michael Shannon - NSFW warning
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:09 PM
May 2018

He's got some experience - here reading a letter from a sorority president to her "minions" several years ago. Asshat's letter isn't as "colorful" as this one but I'm sure he could give it some feeling.

Again, as a warning, the reading from the girl's original letter contains more than it's fair share of 4-letters words.








CincyDem

(6,385 posts)
19. yeah...read in one of those movie trivia rags at the doc's office...
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:16 PM
May 2018


...this, combined with his work on Boardwalk Empire, was in their mind when he was cast in The Shape of Water. He was pretty whack in that for sure.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
20. That is one of the best things ever.
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:18 PM
May 2018

I thought about Shannon and the sorority letter, but Trump's letter sounds more like a scorned junior-high-school girl than a massively pissed-off college sorority chieftain.

CincyDem

(6,385 posts)
23. Samuel L Jackson - NSFW...don't even think about opening this one if you're not prepared. lol
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:23 PM
May 2018


SLJ reading "Go the f'ck to sleep"

Hilarious.




Johnny2X2X

(19,108 posts)
21. William Shatner
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:20 PM
May 2018

This letter cannot be for real...but it is.

My word, we have middle school level minds running the country.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,434 posts)
29. Shatner was my first pick too,
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:28 PM
May 2018

glad I looked down the thread.

Shatner did such a great job with those "beat poetry" - type readings of Quitter Palin's ramblings, he'd be perfect to mock the Pres. Pussygrabber.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
24. Reese Witherspoon?
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:23 PM
May 2018

Who can sound most like a slightly demented junior-high-school girl who's just been scorned? Because that's what the letter reads like.

Amy Poehler could probably pull it off.

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)
26. Dennis Miller
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:24 PM
May 2018



"I'll tell ya Babe ... "


He could probably use the work. Haven't heard anything about him for years.

Freethinker65

(10,036 posts)
27. Obvious only answer is Donald Trump
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:25 PM
May 2018

Of course, him going off TelePrompTer script would be a given.


And yes, I consider Trump to often be an actor

procon

(15,805 posts)
30. Here's Secretary of State Pompeo doing his dramatic reading of Trump's letter.
Thu May 24, 2018, 03:28 PM
May 2018

Pompeo began a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday by reading a letter by President Donald Trump addressed to North Korea's Kim Jong Un canceling a planned June 12 summit.



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Response to procon (Original post)

Buns_of_Fire

(17,193 posts)
41. Janes Earl Jones. Either as himself or as Darth Vader.
Thu May 24, 2018, 04:58 PM
May 2018

If he's not available, I'd go with Gilbert Gottfreid or Fran Drescher.

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