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94. "Chain Lightning, it feels so good..."

Mon Mar 4, 2019, 01:44 PM

Mar 2019

Great Steely Dan song that not a whole lot of people know was about Hitler and his mesmerized followers. We're getting closer and closer.

Some turnout, a hundred grand
Get with it we'll shake his hand
Don't bother to understand
Don't question the little man
Be part of the brotherhood
Yes it's chain lightning
It feels so good

Hush brother, we cross the square
Act natural like you don't care
Turn slowly and comb your hair
Don't trouble the midnight air
We're standing just where he stood
It was chain lightning
It feels so good

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A man who walks onto the stage and hugs a flag is pretty fucked up [View all] Cyrano Mar 2019 OP

He's done it before. It's truly bizarre. CrispyQ Mar 2019 #1

The world would stop, completely and not go again till said Democrat was removed from society Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #3

Trying to alert friends to seriousness of Trump fascism and sociopathic supporters onit2day Mar 2019 #93

I have never seen any world leader of any Nation hug and rub their face against the flag... Pachamama Mar 2019 #78

Just another prop to him, I actually do blame the people who follow him more than him. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #101

Hey at least he didn't hump it! (...almost but not quite...) lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #102

Yeah, seriously... forgotmylogin Mar 2019 #87

are there supposed to be rules about handling the flag? NewJeffCT Mar 2019 #90

There are. CrispyQ Mar 2019 #92

This shows ENORMOUS DISRESPECT for the flag! maddiemom Mar 2019 #95

There's a DU post this morning. CrispyQ Mar 2019 #96

Draft-dodging republican flag humpers are being profoundly disrespectful Achilleaze Mar 2019 #2

Cheering him on are many veterans who he is disrespecting. Big fucking problem. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #4

You mean also when they gave a standing ovation at CPAC when Trump declared "McCain Dead"? Pachamama Mar 2019 #77

I was NEVER a McCain fan, but god these are some sick fuckers. spanone Mar 2019 #85

... catbyte Mar 2019 #5

Ouch! Good one, sadly enough. calimary Mar 2019 #22

look at me mshasta Mar 2019 #6

"Does this flag make me look fat?" lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #103

Trump and Co needs to charge big time concert LuckyLib Mar 2019 #7

But if another man kneels in the name of minority rights True Dough Mar 2019 #8

You have to wonder Ohiogal Mar 2019 #9

His followers use the flag as a snot rag! yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2019 #10

That's much less disgusting that the use I thought of, metaphorically. mahina Mar 2019 #70

As a veteran, this is one use of the Flag I find repulsive. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2019 #100

Wrapped in a flag and carrying a bible? Luz Mar 2019 #11

apparently bdamomma Mar 2019 #60

When you're a celebrity, they let you do it. C_U_L8R Mar 2019 #12

There's a meme for you... docgee Mar 2019 #27

There's a meme for you... docgee Mar 2019 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author lastlib Mar 2019 #36

Fortunately I missed this Meowmee Mar 2019 #13

Me too. I finally saw some clips last night BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #37

You are brave Meowmee Mar 2019 #74

Did you see his facial expression malaise Mar 2019 #14

W's flag signing was demeaning and arrogant, but Trumps flag humping is more like a rape. thewhollytoast Mar 2019 #19

It's all a circus act for this clown malaise Mar 2019 #20

Bread and Circuses. calimary Mar 2019 #23

without the bread nt Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #75

Yep. Pretty much. calimary Mar 2019 #97

American flag is joining the #MeToo movement as a victim of a sexual assault. lastlib Mar 2019 #21

DUzy malaise Mar 2019 #25

I love it bdamomma Mar 2019 #67

Trumpy is MOCKING patriots, Eyeball_Kid Mar 2019 #32

Do not forget what made Hitler's ascension possible.. at140 Mar 2019 #15

yes and a lot bdamomma Mar 2019 #51

For a general strike to happen, he would have to shut down the internet. Volaris Mar 2019 #64

Never seen anyone do it before... Blue Owl Mar 2019 #16

Drumpf rarely hugs Melania (in public anyways) nt at140 Mar 2019 #52

All showmanship. louis-t Mar 2019 #17

It's the act of someone who thinks ... Whiskeytide Mar 2019 #18

Yep. Scurrilous Mar 2019 #71

It's the type of idiotic shtick his supporters love. Solly Mack Mar 2019 #24

Shtick! Yonnie3 Mar 2019 #31

You and me both. Several. Or a few tokes. Solly Mack Mar 2019 #34

I haven't had either in a while Yonnie3 Mar 2019 #38

I'm not cheap but I am easy. Solly Mack Mar 2019 #39

. Yonnie3 Mar 2019 #40

"Speaks Palin." 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #59

I stole it Yonnie3 Mar 2019 #68

Footage Recalls the Night Madison Square Garden Filled With Nazis japple Mar 2019 #26

that film was bdamomma Mar 2019 #49

Yes it was. Hoping this exposure will cause people to share (yet another) chapter in our japple Mar 2019 #72

but, there is discussion CDerekGo Mar 2019 #28

Especially when that man was kissing Kim Jong Un's ass. muntrv Mar 2019 #30

It's a desecration of the American flag when he hugs it! kimbutgar Mar 2019 #33

exactly. bdamomma Mar 2019 #48

My 50th reunion is coming up in September. 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #58

The orange maggot has really f'ed up things like reunions, family holidays & long term friendships kimbutgar Mar 2019 #65

When the phrase "He's playing to his base," is used, it is... 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #69

oh go bdamomma Mar 2019 #66

It didn't just start with this, of course.... pangaia Mar 2019 #35

I like what David Robinson, NBA player said Ilsa Mar 2019 #41

I don't think what you say is alarmist at all. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2019 #42

Someone needs to do a study on his Mussolini Stage antics. MartyTheGreek Mar 2019 #43

SNL Smackdown2019 Mar 2019 #44

His ultimate con is that he is devoted to the Country. bronxiteforever Mar 2019 #45

Yes he is bdamomma Mar 2019 #46

......Hell No...... titanicdave Mar 2019 #47

"...he is a danger to our country..." handmade34 Mar 2019 #76

people have to realize, and somehow confront, that humans CharleyDog Mar 2019 #50

I find almost everything 45 does as being very fucked up ZeroSomeBrains Mar 2019 #53

Scary thought. Alwaysna Mar 2019 #54

Say what you will, Trump really knows how to play all those moronic, uneducated rural dweebs who Nitram Mar 2019 #55

Unreal!! marieo1 Mar 2019 #56

Don't think you're alarmist. He as at least 40 million followers. How many will kill & die for him? Evolve Dammit Mar 2019 #57

Maybe we should all send him KFC and McDonalds gift vouchers to prevent that? cstanleytech Mar 2019 #62

Hugging the flag is not the problem rather its the false display of patriotism and the crowd cstanleytech Mar 2019 #61

It is pretty weird and childish liberal N proud Mar 2019 #63

Flaghumper-45 let a fake case of bone spurs exempt him from NCjack Mar 2019 #73

After conspiring with foreign enemies duforsure Mar 2019 #79

A less alarming take DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #80

Agree. And yet, he is still here. The nightmare continues to bleed our country... Guilded Lilly Mar 2019 #81

cultists, plain and simple Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #82

Someone in his close circle told him that it would make for great theater Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #83

As Randi Rhodes said, GoCubsGo Mar 2019 #84

Foreign visitors are often amazed by Americans' overdoing of patriotic symbols IronLionZion Mar 2019 #86

Just another display of vulgarity orangecrush Mar 2019 #88

Even worse are the hate yokels cheering his ravings cp Mar 2019 #89

Was he wearing a condom during that hug? RainCaster Mar 2019 #91

"Chain Lightning, it feels so good..." nolabear Mar 2019 #94

"the difference between that crowd, and those who cheered and adored Hitler" FiveGoodMen Mar 2019 #98

the flag is the last refuge of a criminal asshole joe_stampingbull Mar 2019 #99

Adderall fueled euphoria, I suspect. Pepsidog Mar 2019 #104