Any chance you could share at least some of that knowledge with us less insightful folks? I believe Trump was also flanked by Melania. Is all you need to know about River Page that he prefers bunnies to women? It's something else, right?
Any chance you could share at least some of that knowledge with us less insightful folks? I believe Trump was also flanked by Melania. Is all you need to know about River Page that he prefers bunnies to women? It's something else, right?
Simply, the entire quote from River Page's piece was: "Yesterday, the Vatican revealed that Pope Francis died of a stroke that led to a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse. Later that day, President Trump, flanked by the Easter Bunny, announced that flags would be flown at half-staff out of respect for the late pontiff, who he called “a good man” who “loved the world.”
It just seemed to me that without the phrase "flanked by the Easter Bunny", the paragraph would have described something respectful. The Bunny interjection, IMHO, needlessly added a measure of kitsch that set the entire message in a different light.
It just seemed to me that the Easter Egg Roll event and venue were inappropriate for POTUS to respectfully address this major global news. It came across as a perfunctory obligation to be gotten out of the way so that an enjoyable annual White House event could begin.
IMHO, Trump ought to have taken a few moments later in the day - or earlier - to publicly mark the sad occasion of the death of one of the world's major spiritual leaders. I believe River Page shares my viewpoint that Trump's decision showed a lack of awareness of the gravity of the Pope's passing that many might say bordered on dismissiveness and/or disrespect.
Regardless of whether you agree with our perception, pointing it out does not necessarily signal a fundamental disrespect for Trump. Not all opinions have TDS as their source.
I do understand this POV. My point, however curt it may have seemed, was that if River Page perceived disrespect, he should have said that, rather than what I saw as snark. An aside ("flanked by the Easter Bunny") implies raised eyebrows, and I would prefer directness. Trump could very well have been respectful -- but as we know, he does not always go about things "correctly". Should he, when asked by reporters, have shooed the costumed figure away first in order to seem More respectful? That's just the kind of artifice we've been doing our best to Remove.
It just seemed to me that the Easter Egg Roll event and venue were inappropriate for POTUS to respectfully address this major global news. It came across as a perfunctory obligation to be gotten out of the way so that an enjoyable annual White House event could begin.
IMHO, Trump ought to have taken a few moments later in the day - or earlier - to publicly mark the sad occasion of the death of one of the world's major spiritual leaders. I believe River Page shares my viewpoint that Trump's decision showed a lack of awareness of the gravity of the Pope's passing that many might say bordered on dismissiveness and/or disrespect.
Regardless of whether you agree with our perception, pointing it out does not necessarily signal a fundamental disrespect for Trump. Not all opinions have TDS as their source.
Any chance you could share at least some of that knowledge with us less insightful folks? I believe Trump was also flanked by Melania. Is all you need to know about River Page that he prefers bunnies to women? It's something else, right?
Simply, the entire quote from River Page's piece was: "Yesterday, the Vatican revealed that Pope Francis died of a stroke that led to a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse. Later that day, President Trump, flanked by the Easter Bunny, announced that flags would be flown at half-staff out of respect for the late pontiff, who he called “a good man” who “loved the world.”
It just seemed to me that without the phrase "flanked by the Easter Bunny", the paragraph would have described something respectful. The Bunny interjection, IMHO, needlessly added a measure of kitsch that set the entire message in a different light.
It just seemed to me that the Easter Egg Roll event and venue were inappropriate for POTUS to respectfully address this major global news. It came across as a perfunctory obligation to be gotten out of the way so that an enjoyable annual White House event could begin.
IMHO, Trump ought to have taken a few moments later in the day - or earlier - to publicly mark the sad occasion of the death of one of the world's major spiritual leaders. I believe River Page shares my viewpoint that Trump's decision showed a lack of awareness of the gravity of the Pope's passing that many might say bordered on dismissiveness and/or disrespect.
Regardless of whether you agree with our perception, pointing it out does not necessarily signal a fundamental disrespect for Trump. Not all opinions have TDS as their source.
I do understand this POV. My point, however curt it may have seemed, was that if River Page perceived disrespect, he should have said that, rather than what I saw as snark. An aside ("flanked by the Easter Bunny") implies raised eyebrows, and I would prefer directness. Trump could very well have been respectful -- but as we know, he does not always go about things "correctly". Should he, when asked by reporters, have shooed the costumed figure away first in order to seem More respectful? That's just the kind of artifice we've been doing our best to Remove.
River is clearly trying to make Trump seem to be a clown. He should have written "at the Easter Egg Roll" or something similar.
It just seemed to me that the Easter Egg Roll event and venue were inappropriate for POTUS to respectfully address this major global news. It came across as a perfunctory obligation to be gotten out of the way so that an enjoyable annual White House event could begin.
IMHO, Trump ought to have taken a few moments later in the day - or earlier - to publicly mark the sad occasion of the death of one of the world's major spiritual leaders. I believe River Page shares my viewpoint that Trump's decision showed a lack of awareness of the gravity of the Pope's passing that many might say bordered on dismissiveness and/or disrespect.
Regardless of whether you agree with our perception, pointing it out does not necessarily signal a fundamental disrespect for Trump. Not all opinions have TDS as their source.