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skip fox

(19,356 posts) Fri Oct 20, 2017, 09:37 AM Oct 2017

"Now it's Gold Star families with fake emotions!" . . . Please come CAPTION Donald Trump!!!

Donald ("What's 'sacred' mean?" )Trump is tweeting: "Gold star families deserve utmost respect but shouldn't bite the hand that feds. Sad. #I'veGotProof"

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"Now it's Gold Star families with fake emotions!" . . . Please come CAPTION Donald Trump!!! (Original Post) skip fox Oct 2017 OP

Is this real ? kacekwl Oct 2017 #1

No blue cat Oct 2017 #2

Sorry for confusion. CAPTIONing at DU has traditionally been creative, skip fox Oct 2017 #3

And his spelling. nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #4

kacekwl

(7,012 posts)

1. Is this real ?

Reply to skip fox (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:04 AM

Oct 2017

blue cat

(2,415 posts)

2. No

Reply to kacekwl (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:08 AM

Oct 2017

Caption request.

skip fox

(19,356 posts)

3. Sorry for confusion. CAPTIONing at DU has traditionally been creative,

Reply to kacekwl (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:12 AM

Oct 2017

Last edited Fri Oct 20, 2017, 11:21 AM - Edit history (1)

but we usually try to channel our subjects' essence, their hypocrisy, stupidity, cupidity, viciousness, etc. for satirical purposes. To add to the humor, like a skit on SNL, we usually try to replicate their speech-mind patters. Or, as here, Trump's tweet-mind patterns.

tblue37

(65,216 posts)

4. And his spelling. nt

Reply to skip fox (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:15 AM

Oct 2017

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