Well, we may have lost our dignity, our democracy, our leadership of the free world, our ideals, our moral authority, our innocents, and hundreds of thousands of innocent souls, but man, did we put on a show. The greatest show on earth.
No other country--none--could have produced the Trump Presidency. No other country--none--could have merged the skankiest of low-brow low-production-values entertainment with white-knuckle high-stakes brinksmanship in the nuclear era--
--and turned it into the most compulsively watchable four-year soap opera ever mad.
Only in America. We may no longer command the world's respect. We brought disgrace on every soldier who ever laid down his life in the cause of liberty. We left the next generation poorer,
Only in America. We may no longer command the world's respect. We brought disgrace on every soldier who ever laid down his life in the cause of liberty. We left the next generation poorer,
sicker, weaker, and no one will ever take us seriously again. We've made ourselves the object of punchlines the whole world round--
--but man, did we keep 'em entertained. I'll tell you one thing, honey, you sure did put on a show.
--but man, did we keep 'em entertained. I'll tell you one thing, honey, you sure did put on a show.
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