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kpete

(71,996 posts) Sat Dec 22, 2018, 10:16 AM Dec 2018

Stephen King: "Trump increasingly reminds me of Anthony Freemont-Monster child in Twilight Zone"

Stephen King:

Trump increasingly reminds me of Anthony Freemont, the monster child in a Twilight Zone episode called "It's a Good Life." Republicans kowtow to him, because he might throw a tantrum and send them away into the cornfield if they don't.

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Stephen King: "Trump increasingly reminds me of Anthony Freemont-Monster child in Twilight Zone" (Original Post) kpete Dec 2018 OP

That's a great analogy! Dennis Donovan Dec 2018 #1

One of the Twilight Zone's creepier episodes spanone Dec 2018 #2

Or, the Squire of Gothos NewJeffCT Dec 2018 #3

another one is Joffrey from Game of Thrones NewJeffCT Dec 2018 #4

Rod Serling's daughter Anne calls out trump frequently on twitter. flygal Dec 2018 #5

Love him. But how about Fox, Limbaugh, Coulter for the role? Hortensis Dec 2018 #6

Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Bang! Your Dead" gulliver Dec 2018 #7

My Friend Bobby Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #8

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

1. That's a great analogy!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 10:17 AM

Dec 2018

spanone

(135,844 posts)

2. One of the Twilight Zone's creepier episodes

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 10:22 AM

Dec 2018

and the kid was very much like trump

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

3. Or, the Squire of Gothos

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 10:26 AM

Dec 2018

from the original Star Trek series. Unfortunately, no adults to contain him anymore

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Squire_of_Gothos

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

4. another one is Joffrey from Game of Thrones

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 10:30 AM

Dec 2018

They have the same level of emotional maturity. And Joffrey likes to remind everyone that he’s king. And he thinks that gives him the ability to do anything. And we’re not an absolute monarchy, like Westeros is. We’re a constitutional republic. And yet, Trump doesn’t seem to know what that means. He thinks the presidency gives him the power to do anything. And so, yeah, Joffrey is Trump.

https://qz.com/quartzy/1426012/game-of-thrones-george-r-r-martin-says-trump-is-a-total-joffrey/

The only difference is that Joffrey was 13/14/15 in the books and had Tywin Lannister to reign him in.

flygal

(3,231 posts)

5. Rod Serling's daughter Anne calls out trump frequently on twitter.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 10:40 AM

Dec 2018

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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

6. Love him. But how about Fox, Limbaugh, Coulter for the role?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 10:53 AM

Dec 2018

They, and other right-wing media powerhouses, set Trump and Repubs in congress to shivering in fear.

Republicans in congress had already made a deal with Democrats and planned to recess on the 13th. Then the evil ones threatened to point at them and set them on fire if they didn't do as they wished.

Expect lots of rictus smiling at right wing media after this display of power.