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bighart

(1,565 posts)
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 11:13 AM Feb 2017

Hey Dolt 45 "Just who the hell do you think you are?"

Fantastic Editorial

"I know, too, that you’re accustomed to being emperor of your own fiefdom. Must be nice. Your name on the wall, the paychecks, the side of the building. You tell people to make something happen, and it does. You yell at a problem, and it goes away. Nobody talks back. I can see how it would be hard to give that up.

But you did. You see, you’re no longer an emperor, Mr. So-Called President. You’re now what is called a “public servant” — in effect, an employee with 324 million bosses. And let me tell you something about those bosses. They’re unruly and loud, long accustomed to speaking their minds without fear or fetter. And they believe power must always answer to the people. That’s at the core of their identity."

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article132721909.html

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Hey Dolt 45 "Just who the hell do you think you are?" (Original Post) bighart Feb 2017 OP
"Dolt 45" - I like it. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2017 #1
Not original bighart Feb 2017 #2

bighart

(1,565 posts)
2. Not original
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 11:32 AM
Feb 2017

I picked it up from someone here, can't recall who.

Another of my favs is for Spicer, "Shouty Spice"

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