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mcar

(42,298 posts)
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 12:21 PM Jul 2018

No need to worry about holiday shopping this year. I found the perfect gift!


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My new painting – “Crossing the Swamp”
“Never give up. Never lower your light.
Never stop till the swamp is dry.” – Jon McNaughton
For a list of figures in the boat: https://tinyurl.com/y8lvs3m2

snort

The Twitter comments are priceless!
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No need to worry about holiday shopping this year. I found the perfect gift! (Original Post) mcar Jul 2018 OP
Fav comments: You misspelled "Fleeing Pending Indictment" and "Moscow on the Hudson" FSogol Jul 2018 #1
"Hunting immigrants, oil on canvas, 2018" mcar Jul 2018 #4
Someone said: Thomas KKKinkade FSogol Jul 2018 #8
Painter of White. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2018 #10
LOL SunSeeker Jul 2018 #25
They say the camera adds ten pounds. johnp3907 Jul 2018 #2
Old Johnny Carson quip: "How many cameras were on you ?" eppur_se_muova Jul 2018 #11
That is some funny shit right there HAB911 Jul 2018 #3
Priceless...and clueless mcar Jul 2018 #6
Go to his website, he seems to like trump, or I don't get his sarcasm Perseus Jul 2018 #32
I've seen some of his other "art" mcar Jul 2018 #40
DH's family (well, mine too, after almost 30 years) Bettie Jul 2018 #5
They wouldn't get the joke, sounds like mcar Jul 2018 #7
No, they really wouldn't Bettie Jul 2018 #16
Hysterical! And with alligators! He's selling prints, but this should be a postcard. TreasonousBastard Jul 2018 #9
$29 A real bargain for high quality art! mcar Jul 2018 #12
There's a reason they are all in the swamp...tweet 'It's like Thomas Kinkade, but with racists' spanone Jul 2018 #13
How come they are crossing it instead of draining it? mcar Jul 2018 #14
they're going for a swim. spanone Jul 2018 #15
The way I see it, from his description is that they are fighting hard to defeat the swamp Perseus Jul 2018 #33
What a find, mcar! brer cat Jul 2018 #17
With Bolton as Jed Clampett! mcar Jul 2018 #21
Do they have a version that's painted on velvet? lapucelle Jul 2018 #18
I like this one irisblue Jul 2018 #19
Thanks ....made my lunch break non stop laughter lunasun Jul 2018 #20
I can't stop laughing mcar Jul 2018 #22
++ ikr This guy has long been insane but the comments are hilarious lunasun Jul 2018 #23
This dude is a supreme nutter! Docreed2003 Jul 2018 #24
Good Gawd, what a nutjob! GoCubsGo Jul 2018 #28
My money is on the ex-Marine over the fat tub of goo. paulrevere2018 Jul 2018 #29
Mine too!! Docreed2003 Jul 2018 #30
OMG. The wasted hours this guy spends on this tripe LiberalLovinLug Jul 2018 #36
How freaking bizzare!! Docreed2003 Jul 2018 #39
Part of the cult, that's for sure mcar Jul 2018 #41
Hopefully will be made into Christmas cards. Sneederbunk Jul 2018 #26
Repubicans will because I think many people are getting the wrong message from the painting Perseus Jul 2018 #34
bunch of drunken rednecks. nt Javaman Jul 2018 #27
Maybe I don't understand his "sarcasm"??? If there is one, but to me, it doesn't look like it... Perseus Jul 2018 #31
It's not sarcasm mcar Jul 2018 #42
Valley Forge? Mrs. Ted Nancy Jul 2018 #44
omg it's not a parody! CloudWatcher Jul 2018 #35
Omg, that is hilarious. Thanks all who shared the Twitter comments, too. Hekate Jul 2018 #37
And why is Ben Carson rowing backwards? Doesn't that mean they're rowing in circles, going nowhere? catbyte Jul 2018 #38
That's been noted in the Twitter comments mcar Jul 2018 #43
Actually all front 3 are working against the progress of the boat LiberalLovinLug Jul 2018 #45
Hard to believe this is real, but it is.. mountain grammy Jul 2018 #46
. demmiblue Jul 2018 #47

mcar

(42,298 posts)
4. "Hunting immigrants, oil on canvas, 2018"
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 12:28 PM
Jul 2018

"It's like Thomas Kinkade with racists."

"Putting aside everything else, Ben Carson appears to be rowing backwards."

eppur_se_muova

(36,257 posts)
11. Old Johnny Carson quip: "How many cameras were on you ?"
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 12:40 PM
Jul 2018

(The guest openly acknowledged having put on a bit of weight, and joked about the camera ... )

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
32. Go to his website, he seems to like trump, or I don't get his sarcasm
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:18 PM
Jul 2018

The people on the boat seem to be doing the impossible to defeat the swamp, according to him.

Bettie

(16,086 posts)
5. DH's family (well, mine too, after almost 30 years)
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 12:29 PM
Jul 2018

does a white elephant gift exchange. I was thinking of wrapping a baby Trump balloon.

The right wingers of the family would like that one too much.

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
33. The way I see it, from his description is that they are fighting hard to defeat the swamp
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:21 PM
Jul 2018

In my view, the artists is a trump lover...please, someone, correct me if I am wrong, just go to his website and find out.

[link:http://jonmcnaughton.com/crossing-the-swamp/|

Docreed2003

(16,858 posts)
30. Mine too!!
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:15 PM
Jul 2018

When has anyone ever seen the bully act like that, and I would seriously doubt Mueller would be quaking in fear of Trump

LiberalLovinLug

(14,169 posts)
36. OMG. The wasted hours this guy spends on this tripe
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:26 PM
Jul 2018

I 'love' this one. As usual, almost everything it is implying is actually much more apropos to Trump than Obama:

Putin clapping. Money abused for political gains. Nice touch with the crying child which is also more Trump than Obama from what I've seen their effect is on kids.
The whole thing is confusing and full of contradictions. Like who are these people? Are they there to see Obama as supporters? Are they there to protest him? If its a protest, why is he the main speaker with the big smile? And I get it, the showering money represents all the "wasteful spending", but what the hell, he's giving back the money to these Americans in the most direct way possible. You'd think they'd appreciate that. And gee, lookie there, someone figured out this new fangled thing called a hacksaw. Why didn't we'all think of that!

"Wake Up America." Now we are in the Keep America Great phase. I want to be free from big government!"

Docreed2003

(16,858 posts)
39. How freaking bizzare!!
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:57 PM
Jul 2018

You're absolutely correct. This would be way more appropriate with Trumps visage instead of Obama!

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
34. Repubicans will because I think many people are getting the wrong message from the painting
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:24 PM
Jul 2018

The artist is a trump lover...

Here is the description of the painting where trump is holding Muller by the lapel:

"There has been a crusade in this country led by a group that wishes to overturn the election and impeach President Trump. Robert Mueller leads a special council of at least 17 partisan Democrat attorneys who have yet to find a single piece of evidence against the President, yet they ignore the mounting verifiable evidence against Russian collusion with the DNC and the Clinton Foundation. The political bias and negligence of those who have lead the Department of Justice and the FBI is forthcoming. There comes a time when you have to take a stand to Expose the Truth!"

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
31. Maybe I don't understand his "sarcasm"??? If there is one, but to me, it doesn't look like it...
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:15 PM
Jul 2018

I went to his website, on one of his paintings he has trump "giving a guy a fishing pole" because I guess trump is teaching him how to feed himself?

On another he has the "not forgotten" with trump on one side looking almost like Jesus Christ with his hands opened in that familiar pose Christ has that implies he is "the giver"???

The swamp? This is the comment on that particular painting:

"Crossing the Swamp, by Jon McNaughton Over 240 years ago George Washington crossed Valley Forge to bring an astonishing victory to the Continental Army. This led to what many thought was impossible - to defeat a despot King..."

Correct me if I am wrong, but to me it looks like those on the boat are working hard to "defeat a despot King"...those on the boat are the "heroes" having to fight the "swamp"...

I think this guy loves trump...

Mrs. Ted Nancy

(462 posts)
44. Valley Forge?
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 05:00 PM
Jul 2018

Did someone point out that Washington crossed the Deleware River not Valley Forge? Does McMaughton know that Valley Forge isn't a river? I'm guessing that he doesn't.

CloudWatcher

(1,846 posts)
35. omg it's not a parody!
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:26 PM
Jul 2018

It never occurred to me that the artist of this thing was a Trump fan until I saw his twitter feed. OMG!

Hekate

(90,627 posts)
37. Omg, that is hilarious. Thanks all who shared the Twitter comments, too.
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:29 PM
Jul 2018

How long before the prints are on Amazon? We can all contribute to those comments.

catbyte

(34,367 posts)
38. And why is Ben Carson rowing backwards? Doesn't that mean they're rowing in circles, going nowhere?
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 03:47 PM
Jul 2018

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LiberalLovinLug

(14,169 posts)
45. Actually all front 3 are working against the progress of the boat
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 05:28 PM
Jul 2018

Why are Ben and Kelly(?) sitting backwards. Mighty hard to row forward that way. And the guy up front...what the hell is he doing? Causing a friction storm in front with his paddle. Yeah, that will help. I think SHS is even giving them the evil eye, as she's the only one using the paddle correctly.

mountain grammy

(26,614 posts)
46. Hard to believe this is real, but it is..
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 05:36 PM
Jul 2018

It's funny, but sick at the same time. Show the depth of their delusions and they're pretty fucking deep.

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