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Death of a Salesman
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ME: Good evening and welcome to part 3 of "Newt Gingrich meets Arthur Miller". As you may know, Mr Gingrich has recently been encouraging Americans to read Miller's works. Our third episode is devoted to Death of a Salesman, which--
LAWYER: Hold it right there.
ME: I'm sorry? Is there a problem?
LAWYER: Oh, go on and pretend you don't know what this is about. The "salesman" you're referring to is my client, President Donald Trump. "Death" is too obvious to be worth commenting on. Like so many liberals, you're openly inciting violence as an alternative to reasoned political discourse. We've seen it with Kathy Griffin, we've seen it with that disgusting production of Julius Caesar and now you--
ME: But I'm not.
LAWYER: You're not advocating violence against Donald Trump?
ME: No, not at all.
LAWYER: You fail to convince, Dr Rayner. I've read your pieces on Goodreads. Tell me, if you learned tomorrow that Trump had been shot, how would you react?
ME: Well, I must admit that my first reaction would be delighted surprise...
LAWYER: Ha! Out of your own mouth!
ME: ... but as soon as the initial buzz had worn off, I think I'd be rather disappointed.
LAWYER: Did I hear you say "disappointed"?
ME: Yes, absolutely.
LAWYER: This is absurd. May I remind you that you have posted nearly a hundred anti-Trump pieces over the last couple of years?
ME: I'm almost there. I just need five more.
LAWYER: You've made comments about his sexual assaults on women, his open contempt for basic democratic principles, his flirtation with white supremacist groups--
ME: All true.
LAWYER: You've mentioned his decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Accord, a policy which could cause incalculable damage to the Earth's fragile ecosystem and result in the deaths of billions of people. [He coughs] Allegedly. And you still don't want Trump dead? Dr Rayner, you're not being straightforward with us here. Of course you want him dead. Any sensible person would.
ME: You said it, I didn't.
LAWYER: I naturally meant, any sensible person with your misguided beliefs.
ME: Thank you for the clarification.
LAWYER: So you admit it?
ME: No, I don't. Much as I dislike Trump, I think he's more valuable to us alive.
LAWYER: You'll need to explain that.
ME: Well, Trump is such a vile, universally despised excuse for a human being that everything he touches is automatically discredited in the eyes of a good two-thirds of the world's population. Many right-wing politicians could do a better job of promoting those views. So in fact, I'd rather have him alive and destroying his own party from the inside.
LAWYER: This is absurd. How can you--
ME: Wait a minute. May I ask you a direct question. Do you, personally, like Donald Trump?
LAWYER: I resent this question. Needless to say, I have the highest respect for--
ME: I should add that one of my Goodreads friends goes to the same hairdresser as your wife.
LAWYER: I-- uh--
ME: So I know what you really think of him.
[Pause]
LAWYER: Okay, okay. He's a sack of shit. But he's paying me $1750 an hour.
ME: And if he died tomorrow, he wouldn't?
LAWYER: Uh, of course--
ME: So you're in just the same position. He's worth more to you alive. I rest my case.
[Pause]
LAWYER: You know, maybe we've got more in common than I thought. Let's go get ourselves a drink.
ME: And talk about Death of a Salesman. We kind of forgot what this review was about.
LAWYER: I always loved that play. I could watch the scene where Biff steals the fountain-pen a thousand times.
ME: Do you think the Freudian interpretation is too facile?
[Fade to black]
LAWYER: Hold it right there.
ME: I'm sorry? Is there a problem?
LAWYER: Oh, go on and pretend you don't know what this is about. The "salesman" you're referring to is my client, President Donald Trump. "Death" is too obvious to be worth commenting on. Like so many liberals, you're openly inciting violence as an alternative to reasoned political discourse. We've seen it with Kathy Griffin, we've seen it with that disgusting production of Julius Caesar and now you--
ME: But I'm not.
LAWYER: You're not advocating violence against Donald Trump?
ME: No, not at all.
LAWYER: You fail to convince, Dr Rayner. I've read your pieces on Goodreads. Tell me, if you learned tomorrow that Trump had been shot, how would you react?
ME: Well, I must admit that my first reaction would be delighted surprise...
LAWYER: Ha! Out of your own mouth!
ME: ... but as soon as the initial buzz had worn off, I think I'd be rather disappointed.
LAWYER: Did I hear you say "disappointed"?
ME: Yes, absolutely.
LAWYER: This is absurd. May I remind you that you have posted nearly a hundred anti-Trump pieces over the last couple of years?
ME: I'm almost there. I just need five more.
LAWYER: You've made comments about his sexual assaults on women, his open contempt for basic democratic principles, his flirtation with white supremacist groups--
ME: All true.
LAWYER: You've mentioned his decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Accord, a policy which could cause incalculable damage to the Earth's fragile ecosystem and result in the deaths of billions of people. [He coughs] Allegedly. And you still don't want Trump dead? Dr Rayner, you're not being straightforward with us here. Of course you want him dead. Any sensible person would.
ME: You said it, I didn't.
LAWYER: I naturally meant, any sensible person with your misguided beliefs.
ME: Thank you for the clarification.
LAWYER: So you admit it?
ME: No, I don't. Much as I dislike Trump, I think he's more valuable to us alive.
LAWYER: You'll need to explain that.
ME: Well, Trump is such a vile, universally despised excuse for a human being that everything he touches is automatically discredited in the eyes of a good two-thirds of the world's population. Many right-wing politicians could do a better job of promoting those views. So in fact, I'd rather have him alive and destroying his own party from the inside.
LAWYER: This is absurd. How can you--
ME: Wait a minute. May I ask you a direct question. Do you, personally, like Donald Trump?
LAWYER: I resent this question. Needless to say, I have the highest respect for--
ME: I should add that one of my Goodreads friends goes to the same hairdresser as your wife.
LAWYER: I-- uh--
ME: So I know what you really think of him.
[Pause]
LAWYER: Okay, okay. He's a sack of shit. But he's paying me $1750 an hour.
ME: And if he died tomorrow, he wouldn't?
LAWYER: Uh, of course--
ME: So you're in just the same position. He's worth more to you alive. I rest my case.
[Pause]
LAWYER: You know, maybe we've got more in common than I thought. Let's go get ourselves a drink.
ME: And talk about Death of a Salesman. We kind of forgot what this review was about.
LAWYER: I always loved that play. I could watch the scene where Biff steals the fountain-pen a thousand times.
ME: Do you think the Freudian interpretation is too facile?
[Fade to black]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjqfz...
A big downside to the donald's demise is that likely, all the trumpettes would build shrines, name cul-de-sacs after him, print t-shirts, and petition the pope to make him a saint... yep! I sed it. Saint trump.... f********ck!!!!
Just one thing I would like to highlight, regarding the disgraceful decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Accord. Even if that monumental idiot named Donald Trump has withdrawn from this accord, not all is lost. The overwhelming majority of all other countries on Earth are still committed to it, and even within the US many States, and a significant number of municipalities, have already formally pledged to ignore the rantings of the moron currently sitting in the White House, and to proceed independently: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
From this link: the 13 members of the Alliance as of June 7, 2017, made up 30.6% of the U.S. population and 35.9% of U.S. GDP as of 2016.
And there is still some hope that sooner or later they will impeach the idiot.
Very true, Manny. We have been lucky in that sense, you are right.
luckily, he is likely caught up in the transition hijinx and may be ousted with the rest of the poubelle....
Fun, fun, fun. Yes. But in my estimation also right on the mark.
Let Trump, perhaps unknowingly, destroy the evil from within.
Kudos.
Let Trump, perhaps unknowingly, destroy the evil from within.
Kudos.
Please pardon my cynicism Jim; but at this point these things are a guaranty of publicity, though perhaps not insignificant.
Consider this "fantasy" scenario. Depp was pretty direct, I think. So, the Republicans who want to get rid of Trump before he ruins the party for a decade, arrange for an MK Ultra pro to do the job in conjunction with cooperation from what I've heard is a breachable Secret Service, and plant a gun on Depp, who is in the area. Depp is arrested and Jack Ruby comes out of retirement .....
Consider this "fantasy" scenario. Depp was pretty direct, I think. So, the Republicans who want to get rid of Trump before he ruins the party for a decade, arrange for an MK Ultra pro to do the job in conjunction with cooperation from what I've heard is a breachable Secret Service, and plant a gun on Depp, who is in the area. Depp is arrested and Jack Ruby comes out of retirement .....
Consider this "fantasy" scenario. Depp was pretty direct, I think. So, ..."
You should totally stop watching Infowars.........
Jim said; "You should totally stop watching Infowars......... "
Truly LOL. I confess to having watched that years ago, but I guess it has a way of staying in one's system, like radiation's half life.
I take it that you don't consider this scenario plausible.
Truly LOL. I confess to having watched that years ago, but I guess it has a way of staying in one's system, like radiation's half life.
I take it that you don't consider this scenario plausible.
Truly LOL. I confess to having watched that years ago, but I guess it has a way of staying in one's system, like radiation's half li..."
"Blood is a big expense" - Virgil Sollozzo
Luckily, trump is so completely corrupt they'll be able to use the law instead of CIA zombie
They're going to put alist of charges in front of him and suggest he resign. His lawyers will advise accordingly...
for realz! people need to tune in to the fax... on Fox...
Manny wrote: "I don't know why everyone thinks it's about Trump. The President in Bourne's book is apparently some kind of sleazy lunatic, but Trump is a stable genius."
It's likely the recognition of an early manifestation of the Trump Fixation Syndrome (TFS), other inserted words likely correct, which has not yet been officially allowed as a disease, syndrome, or acronym in the halls of official wisdometry.
It's likely the recognition of an early manifestation of the Trump Fixation Syndrome (TFS), other inserted words likely correct, which has not yet been officially allowed as a disease, syndrome, or acronym in the halls of official wisdometry.
Now Patrice, that's just not fair. Look at the figures. As of this moment, I have posted 2546 reviews, but my donalds-are-trumps shelf contains only 131 entries, about 5% of the total. It's not my fault if those are the ones that everyone seems to vote for.
check the facts, buddy... trump signed an executive in 2017 that dissolved common sense...
The problem is that if he were to be shot, that would just inflame his crazy cult followers even more. He should not have survived his bout of Covid, but the gods are truly toying with us...
...but in yet a new twist, big fat orange man is now telling his followers not to vote at all. Let's hope his adoring base take it to heart and run with it all the way through the next two elections. On the other hand, they might just decide to do like the anti-vaxxers, and attack and intimidate Dems in an effort to stop them from voting as well.