Augie RayFeb 24

Trump's SOTU speech is said to be at least two hours long, possibly three. Don't watch. He won't say anything you can't read about in five minutes tomorrow, and you know he cares A LOT about ratings.

Do yourself a favor and watch something else. TCM is running the 1944 movie "Gaslight" tonight—it's where the term "gaslighting" comes from. I'm sure that's just a coincidence.

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@augieray
Someone should remind Trump that short sharp speeches are more memorable and significant.

The best example of this is Lincoln's Gettysburg speach. Lincoln was the secondary speaker, the primary speech was 2hrs long and almost completely forgotten.

Feb 24 at 11:53pmWeb
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@jwi You say that as if Trump has the capacity to learn and change.
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@augieray
At times he learns. TACO is an example. But its rare and only when he can see the sledgehammer coming towards him.