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Trump says he'll write inaugural address himself (Original Post) El Supremo Dec 2016 OP
Like Melania wrote hers? n/t radical noodle Dec 2016 #1
Exactly what I thought. Writing a speech would require too much of him Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #53
LMAO! Yes! radical noodle Dec 2016 #66
Exactly! I don't believe for a minute that he will write it. brush Dec 2016 #64
It won't take long to know if he wrote it radical noodle Dec 2016 #67
We'll do it live portlander23 Dec 2016 #2
LMAO. *ded* JHan Dec 2016 #40
Well, at least it won't be very long. KamaAina Dec 2016 #3
Good one! livetohike Dec 2016 #21
you beat me to it....lol Demonaut Dec 2016 #59
Doubt he will write anything dhol82 Dec 2016 #4
Autocrats always like to speak at length to a captive audience. tblue37 Dec 2016 #29
And their supporters stand there in rapt attention. dhol82 Dec 2016 #31
Perhaps he'll end up like William Henry Harrison mythology Dec 2016 #45
If he has a dream about asking Abraham Lincoln how to de-stress from the pressures of the office, tblue37 Dec 2016 #47
I am sure it will go over bigly. n/t dixiegrrrrl Dec 2016 #63
I say he'll tweet it in madokie Dec 2016 #5
The Trump family was outed for plagiarism a few months ago. lpbk2713 Dec 2016 #6
Four score and seven years ago... snort Dec 2016 #13
"Ask not what your country can do for you. lpbk2713 Dec 2016 #18
"Ask what you can do for the Trump presidency." True Dough Dec 2016 #71
That's just what I was thinking. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #24
Sure he will. cwydro Dec 2016 #7
"BIGLY, HUGE, I AM AMAZING. EVERYONE ELSE IS STUPID!" TexasProgresive Dec 2016 #8
"It's gonna be BIGLY... as in HUUUGE!!" Ugghh, wake me when it's over... I can't bear to watch!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #9
Oh, goody. LisaM Dec 2016 #10
Four times in seven days I scored. rug Dec 2016 #11
Oh my god that is one of the funniest things I've read on DU and a long long long time elehhhhna Dec 2016 #16
ROFL!! livetohike Dec 2016 #23
Oh Dog, that's hilarious. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2016 #51
Bwaaaaaaahahaha! Hubby LOLed also. Ilsa Dec 2016 #69
That should be an oratory masterpiece. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2016 #12
Thank you Jesus! This means it'll only be 140 characters. elehhhhna Dec 2016 #14
1st Inaugural address with hashtags and will only be 140 characters long. nt TeamPooka Dec 2016 #15
"Four score and three wives ago...." nt TeamPooka Dec 2016 #17
right rbrnmw Dec 2016 #19
"But first a few words about a new hotel that just opened up mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #20
Bwa-ha-haw!1 DUzy UTUSN Dec 2016 #22
At least this way the networks won't have to carry it live. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #25
Sad! nt tblue37 Dec 2016 #26
So it will be brief . . . considering his vocabulary. Vinca Dec 2016 #27
tRump *says* a lot of things. SeattleVet Dec 2016 #28
"My first act will be to build a monument to me, a bigly one I promise it will be solid gold Rex Dec 2016 #30
President Obama please check your old inaugural speeches lunasun Dec 2016 #32
Perhaps he'll call into Fox and Friends during the ceremony to talk about how tremendous it is. welivetotreadonkings Dec 2016 #33
This otta be good. nt Laffy Kat Dec 2016 #34
And don't tell me, let me guess ... Island Blue Dec 2016 #35
"Oh say can you see, by the light of my bleached hair, what so proudly you should all hail..." RBInMaine Dec 2016 #36
NO he won't Cha Dec 2016 #37
Does he have enough crayolas? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #38
This made me laugh. Then cry. nt, marybourg Dec 2016 #55
140 characters or less onecaliberal Dec 2016 #39
How can he. He's fucking illeterate. smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #41
I hope he does write it all himself Generator Dec 2016 #42
ahahahaha sure you will lol! rockfordfile Dec 2016 #43
Study a couple of Hitler tapes rurallib Dec 2016 #44
Will he at least take off the stupid hat? Generic Other Dec 2016 #46
yea, sure he will. he lies everytime he opens his mouth spanone Dec 2016 #48
The big ugly jerk mountain grammy Dec 2016 #49
ROFL! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2016 #50
Just keep adding to our national embarrassment buffoon boy etherealtruth Dec 2016 #52
Don't forget - "for all Americans, and that is so important to me" Ms. Toad Dec 2016 #54
Guess he couldn't find any A-list speech writers to do it for him. royable Dec 2016 #56
Coming next over 5000 tweets benld74 Dec 2016 #57
I think Melania Trump should write it. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #58
I can see my hotel from here. GreatCaesarsGhost Dec 2016 #60
I thought he will tweet it. muntrv Dec 2016 #61
Oh. My. God. mcar Dec 2016 #62
no worries handmade34 Dec 2016 #65
He should be imededitly impeached after his kacekwl Dec 2016 #68
He can't think beyond 140 Characters, so at least it will be short. tinrobot Dec 2016 #70

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)
53. Exactly what I thought. Writing a speech would require too much of him
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 10:07 PM
Dec 2016

Thinking, attention, work. A thesaurus.

radical noodle

(8,003 posts)
66. LMAO! Yes!
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 12:25 AM
Dec 2016

I'd like him to do one of those eye-popping off-the-cuff speeches like he often did at his rallies. Let him rave and ramble. Recorded for the ages.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
4. Doubt he will write anything
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 08:22 PM
Dec 2016

He will give an extemporaneous speech about how wonderful he is that will last for an hour and a half.

tblue37

(65,403 posts)
29. Autocrats always like to speak at length to a captive audience.
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 08:52 PM
Dec 2016

They will deliver addresses that go on for hours.

tblue37

(65,403 posts)
47. If he has a dream about asking Abraham Lincoln how to de-stress from the pressures of the office,
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 09:50 PM
Dec 2016

Lincoln will suggest that he take in a play.

(This comes from an old joke that went around during W's misadministration.)

True Dough

(17,305 posts)
71. "Ask what you can do for the Trump presidency."
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 03:28 AM
Dec 2016

"No, seriously. I'm in way over my head here, GULP!"

If only...

LisaM

(27,813 posts)
10. Oh, goody.
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 08:27 PM
Dec 2016

I feel badly for Alec Baldwin, who will have to watch it - I have no intention of doing so.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts)
20. "But first a few words about a new hotel that just opened up
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 08:42 PM
Dec 2016
a few blocks right across the street from the White House."

Full disclosure: I visit the lobby of the Willard Hotel every Christmas. It is beautifully done up. I'll post some pictures in the DU Lounge. This is a class act, not like ... you know what.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts)
25. At least this way the networks won't have to carry it live.
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 08:47 PM
Dec 2016

They can tape the speech, and if any of it is interesting, they can show those few seconds later that night on the network "news."

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)
28. tRump *says* a lot of things.
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 08:52 PM
Dec 2016

Most of them are false, so I'm pretty confident that this really means that he won't be writing anything.

It'll be pretty epic when we find out that it was really ghost written by Failin' Palin.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
30. "My first act will be to build a monument to me, a bigly one I promise it will be solid gold
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 08:53 PM
Dec 2016

and Canada will pay for it."

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
32. President Obama please check your old inaugural speeches
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 08:58 PM
Dec 2016

John Miller, Barron or Merideth McGiver might steal them

Island Blue

(5,817 posts)
35. And don't tell me, let me guess ...
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 09:04 PM
Dec 2016

The crowd will chant "Lock her up, lock her up." I'm sure he'll just rehash his campaign speeches and add in something about Carrier, yada, yada, yada.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
41. How can he. He's fucking illeterate.
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 09:36 PM
Dec 2016

God, I still cannot believe this idiot is going to be the president.

 

Generator

(7,770 posts)
42. I hope he does write it all himself
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 09:40 PM
Dec 2016

The more he looks like a loon the more he can be brought down. But yeah-I am in shock every single morning when I wake up and remember that this happened. Sometimes you forget in sleep-it's so nice!

Ms. Toad

(34,074 posts)
54. Don't forget - "for all Americans, and that is so important to me"
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 10:13 PM
Dec 2016

I was so glad when NPR stopped playing that snippet from his acceptance speech.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
65. no worries
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 11:29 PM
Dec 2016

I will not be listening


here is a good thing to do that evening...

http://www.unnaugural.org/


or
"Something Rotten" is in Boston that evening


kacekwl

(7,017 posts)
68. He should be imededitly impeached after his
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 12:49 AM
Dec 2016

swearing in for lying under oath to uphold the constitution and protect us from threats by enemies forgien and domestic.

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