Despite an attack where seven were killed and many were injured, John Oliver reports that Londoners resent news anchors who seem to be caught in a loop,repeating that the city is”reeling from another attack” and “under siege.” Londoners dodged bombs during WW2. Even the Queen stayed put and passed the scones, although an entire wall of her dining room wall was blown off. These are not a people who frighten easily. It occurs to me that they would make good allies – again someday.
To see what does irritate the British, visit Twitter, where a list of #THINGSTHATLEAVEBRITAINREELING continues to grow. Hint: Never tell someone from the UK that you make tea in the microwave…You might as well defecate on the Royal Doulton. One person – understandably still bitter, tweeted: “When you vote Boaty McBoatface but they still name it Attenborough”
Of greater concern here in the US, is the person John Oliver calls “the biggest threat to the U.S. after the President of the U.S.” We’re speaking of course of Trump’s smarter brother from another mother, Vladimir Putin. Putin is so little concerned about hacking allegations that he paints a picture of whimsical, patriotic hackers. The free-spirited scamps are inspired like artists, they certainly are not ordered what or when to hack – I mean really, it’s not as if Putin is a bloody dictator!
It’s impossible to overstate Trump’s efforts to bend over backward (ouch!) for his Russian pals. I wonder how Putin would frame Trump’s sharing of classified information, and now – giving them back the two compounds that Obama took away because of spying and interference in the election. We must be getting something mighty terrific in return. I’d like a pony!
John says we’re not getting anything at all! But – Trump is THE Artist of the DEAL. See how John rewrites the ‘Art of the Deal book cover, to better represent Trump’s reality. Also, John hopes very much that Russia does have a golden shower video on Trump – otherwise Trump is the worst deal-maker in American history!