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H2O Man

(73,536 posts)
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 02:57 PM Aug 2020

Naked

Watching the Axios interview of Donald Trump, I was reminded of the June 1972 release of the John Lennon-Yoko Ono double album, "Some Time in New York City." In the upper right-hand corner of the LP's cover, there is a picture of President Nixon and Chairman Mao dancing naked with wild abdomen. Some people were upset by this, including members of the Nixon administration.

In an interview, Yoko explained that she thought politicians should be naked in their campaigns, and all meetings while in office. Yoko was 48 years ahead of her time. Today, we have witnessed the naked lying of the president, despite him being fully dressed.

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Naked (Original Post) H2O Man Aug 2020 OP
If I saw him naked I would gouge my eyes out. Norbert Aug 2020 #1
Yes. H2O Man Aug 2020 #5
Seeing that thing naked I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #59
The Naked Emperors and those pesky clothes their followers see lunatica Aug 2020 #2
I think that H2O Man Aug 2020 #6
Actually I read someplace, maybe here, that during the lunatica Aug 2020 #38
That's true. H2O Man Aug 2020 #39
1/3 of the people in America I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #60
I would need to work on my abdomen rzemanfl Aug 2020 #3
I had a wild abdomen once, but a bromoseltzer calmed it down. panader0 Aug 2020 #4
They're a little gamey. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2020 #8
Wait, the spell checker didn't flag it so it must be okay, right? Towlie Aug 2020 #47
I'm pretty sure H20 Man knew exactly what he was doing. panader0 Aug 2020 #51
Likewise! H2O Man Aug 2020 #7
At least all you have is an abdomen lunatica Aug 2020 #9
You can do a headstand? You're in better shape than I. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2020 #14
Gravity honey. It won! lunatica Aug 2020 #15
Moving the bases closer is good for us old folks, I suppose. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2020 #16
I was thinking that - Nixon may have been a crook, soldierant Aug 2020 #22
I am stealing "autocorrupt" unless you PM me your copyright. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2020 #33
I'm pretty sure it's public domain. I see it a lot. It was needed. soldierant Aug 2020 #56
Not so-I thought the same, but- rzemanfl Aug 2020 #35
Well, now it makes perfect sense. He was channeling James Joyce. soldierant Aug 2020 #57
This message was self-deleted by its author rzemanfl Aug 2020 #36
I do not think that I would want to see that fat SOB naked. n/t totodeinhere Aug 2020 #10
Nope. H2O Man Aug 2020 #12
Stormy EARNED that $130000 GopherGal Aug 2020 #31
⭐️K&R⭐️ spanone Aug 2020 #11
"More than LBJ?" H2O Man Aug 2020 #13
I'm out of adjectives/pronouns et al... spanone Aug 2020 #41
If Trump had said H2O Man Aug 2020 #43
I bet he doesn't have a single, solitary clue what LBJ did. Zero. spanone Aug 2020 #44
Seriously. H2O Man Aug 2020 #50
Wild abdomen! we can do it Aug 2020 #17
Haha 🤣 shelshaw Aug 2020 #18
A Lennon line. H2O Man Aug 2020 #25
😂❤️ we can do it Aug 2020 #29
Yes. rzemanfl Aug 2020 #34
...as a jaybird. kentuck Aug 2020 #19
Wasn't that terrible? H2O Man Aug 2020 #26
Even a fifth grader would know that when you are talking about towering sequoias... kentuck Aug 2020 #32
Right. H2O Man Aug 2020 #49
Profound malaise Aug 2020 #20
It was an amazing interview. H2O Man Aug 2020 #27
Is that "wild abdomen"or "wild abandon"? onetexan Aug 2020 #21
I'm sure it's "autocorrupt." soldierant Aug 2020 #23
LOL onetexan Aug 2020 #24
I stand corrected. It's a John Lennon quote. soldierant Aug 2020 #58
abdomen. H2O Man Aug 2020 #28
trump physically naked? Uh no mnmoderatedem Aug 2020 #30
I suspect H2O Man Aug 2020 #40
How about physically nuked? dmr Aug 2020 #45
We don't have to see Dolt45 naked in real life csziggy Aug 2020 #37
Thank you for this link! H2O Man Aug 2020 #42
OH! I don't even want to even think that! dmr Aug 2020 #46
My two kids H2O Man Aug 2020 #48
Lol, my son came in to check on me yesterday as I cussed & groaned over that Swan interview. dmr Aug 2020 #52
Yoko for VP. Joking of course coeur_de_lion Aug 2020 #53
Almost as fun H2O Man Aug 2020 #54
She would get my vote! coeur_de_lion Aug 2020 #55

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
2. The Naked Emperors and those pesky clothes their followers see
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 03:03 PM
Aug 2020

If I have not learned anything else from these last four years, I’ve definitely had my eyes opened about the 30% of Americans who see what they’re told to see even after they don’t see it.

I used to believe that the dissemination of knowledge, through education could cure all our evils. Now, not so much.

H2O Man

(73,536 posts)
6. I think that
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 03:40 PM
Aug 2020

it can best be viewed in the context of a cult. The Trumpites are no different than the members of smaller cults, and the concept of 30% of the voting public being as brain-dead as the average Manson follower was is hard to believe. And I do not anticipate that they will come to their senses any time soon.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
38. Actually I read someplace, maybe here, that during the
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 12:10 PM
Aug 2020

American Revolution about the same amount of 30 percent of people wanted to remain a British Colony.

That cheered me up immensely!

H2O Man

(73,536 posts)
39. That's true.
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 01:42 PM
Aug 2020

About one third were pro-Britsh, another third backed the revolution, and the other third took no position. I think that is one of the history lessons that hasn't been properly taught in schools, and thus a large part of the public is ignorant of that fact. I appreciate you bringing it up!

Though it was long ago, I think the group dynamics of the Revolutionary War -- as well as the Civil War -- are important to understand in order to place today's situation in an object context. It's a topic that has fascinated me most of my life -- actually since I was in the 1st grade, though I clearly had a six year old's understanding at the time. Our principal told our class about Mohawk Leader Joseph Brant's camp in our town, and I was hooked. That afternoon, my mother told me that one of our family was friends with Brant; within a week, my brothers showed me where Brant's camp had been.

Some of my ancestors, including the one who was friends with Brant, sided with England. A factor was that they were opposed to the expansion into Indian territory that the Patriots favored. Life on the "western front" was tough enough without more conflicts with some of the Ohio River Valley Indian nations. More, after the Revolution, many of these people advocated recognizing the Lenape as a state within our union.

I studied this on my own, and didn't learn about it in school. It wasn't until college that I found it inside of a classroom as part of our country's history. Likewise, college courses provided the more accurate lessons of the colonial era as involving black, white, and red peoples. I think this can be applied to understanding current events, too.

Towlie

(5,324 posts)
47. Wait, the spell checker didn't flag it so it must be okay, right?
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 02:02 PM
Aug 2020

I remember once on another discussion forum someone argued "A good spell checker would have caught that." The response was "a good education would have caught that."

soldierant

(6,847 posts)
22. I was thinking that - Nixon may have been a crook,
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 06:15 PM
Aug 2020

but I don't recall his abdomen being anywhere near as wild as Donnie*'s.

(I am assuming autocorrupt changed "abandon," incidentally.)

Response to soldierant (Reply #22)

spanone

(135,828 posts)
11. ⭐️K&R⭐️
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 03:51 PM
Aug 2020

'I did more for the Black community than anybody with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, whether you like it or not'

Somebody muzzle this rancid, ignorant fuck.

H2O Man

(73,536 posts)
43. If Trump had said
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 01:50 PM
Aug 2020

that he is a bigger liar than was LBJ, I'd admit that he is right. And LBJ set that bar high. But the fucking nerve of him to compare himself to Johnson in terms of what each did for black Americans is so gross.

spanone

(135,828 posts)
44. I bet he doesn't have a single, solitary clue what LBJ did. Zero.
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 01:52 PM
Aug 2020

He just found out that Lincoln was a republican

H2O Man

(73,536 posts)
50. Seriously.
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 02:08 PM
Aug 2020

And he has the fucking nerve to say that "with the possible exception of Lincoln," he has done more for black Americans than any other president. That ranks with his "no one ever knew" Lincoln was a republican.

kentuck

(111,082 posts)
32. Even a fifth grader would know that when you are talking about towering sequoias...
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 05:52 AM
Aug 2020

..the reference would be to Yosemite National Park.

It's really unbelievable that he would not know that.

H2O Man

(73,536 posts)
49. Right.
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 02:04 PM
Aug 2020

On one hand, I think he does, but had what Uncle Charlie (0n "My Three Sons&quot called a "Fredian slip." On the other hand, the guy is stupid.

soldierant

(6,847 posts)
58. I stand corrected. It's a John Lennon quote.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 12:29 AM
Aug 2020

He often did write as if he were channeling James Joyce.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
37. We don't have to see Dolt45 naked in real life
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 11:05 AM
Aug 2020

He's already been memorialized naked with statues!

To save our eyes, I will not post any pictures of them, just a link to a story about them:

https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/18/12538672/nude-donald-trump-statues-union-square-los-angeles-indecline

H2O Man

(73,536 posts)
42. Thank you for this link!
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 01:46 PM
Aug 2020

It's dangerous enough to recognize that Trump is naked under his clothing.

H2O Man

(73,536 posts)
48. My two kids
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 02:03 PM
Aug 2020

who box are working out in the room next to me. I laughed so hard reading your post that they asked what was so funny?

dmr

(28,347 posts)
52. Lol, my son came in to check on me yesterday as I cussed & groaned over that Swan interview.
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 02:12 PM
Aug 2020

But usually I wake Jack, the dog from his snoring.

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