“Trump is Nixon on steroids and stilts”: John Dean (who should know) on CNN just now.
[Meaning: Trump has gone well beyond Nixon in obstructing justice. I realized only this morning why this remark caught my ear: alliteration and zeugma.]
Monday, March 19, 2018
Steroids and stilts
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It practically begs for some sing-songy lines to follow.
ReplyDeleteTrump is Nixon on steroids and stilts,
He loves to stab staffers right up to the hilt...
or something.
Calling Calvin Trillin!
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