Weekend Wrap-up Aug 15: Battle of the Bullies
All eyes were on Alaska this week as Donald Trump hosted a war criminal on US soil. Putin was greeted with a red carpet, a disgusting playful clap from Trump followed by a smile and a handshake before they posed for pictures on a podium where a reporter called out, “When are you going to stop killing civilians?!”
Putin responded by a gesture that seemed to mean he couldn’t hear the question (I call bullshit, and if he wanted to play the language card, that’s bull too).
After a 3 hour meeting, both leaders stood behind podiums where Putin delivered a well-scripted speech, beginning with highlighting the long history between US and Russia—the good stuff, not all the Cold War stuff—and how he desired to improve relationships between the two powers.
Not a lot about the war they were there to discuss, but the typical propaganda that there is underling causes that need to be addressed.
No. the only cause is you.
Trump on the other hand did his typical rambly of the cuff oratorio not saying much of anything and trying to crack a few jokes along the way. Not to give Putin any credit, but he does—brutal dictator aside—come across as a better politician.
Trump has always voiced his admiration of Putin’s leadership, which is scary, but it would be scarier if Trump was an intelligent politician.
-Leon
In case you missed it:Weekend Wrap-up Aug 15: Battle of the BulliesJust for Fun Friday: Donnie Goes for His PlaydateThursday Thoughts: Too Many Movies?Weird Wednesday: A Brief History of AlaskaTuesday Tidbits: Trump Stuff.Hope you enjoyed the recap! Feel free to share it with others.
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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