The creator of the character captain queeg for his novel the caine mutiny wouldve recognized in donald trump something of a reincarnation of that mentally unbalanced, pugilistic commander. He set it in the 1940s, during the war in the pacific, aboard a destroyerminesweeper skippered by a paranoid man with a compulsion to blame others for his mistakes. In my post i likened donald trump s current bearing to that of philip queeg, in herman wouks famed 1950s novel the caine mutiny and the subsequent movie. But the best, the absolute ne plus ultra clip of the day, was trumps captain queeg interpretation, where. Trump is captain queeg, not bligh better living through beowulf. Leonard pitts jr trump makes captain queeg look like captain kirk share this. Trump makes captain queeg look like captain kirk baltimore. President donald trump is a clear and present danger to the nations public health, and he should resign immediately. Back in 1951, herman wouk published the definitive book about the trump administration. Captain queeg was relieved of duty, which was both in his and the navys best interests. Sep 11, 2019 captain queeg was relieved of duty, which was both in his and the navys best interests. When leakers and the mainstream media publish salacious details of trumps erratic behavior, the keefers erupt with joy. On donald barr, the captain queeg of dalton school.
President trump likens himself to movie villain captain. Trump likens himself to mutiny on the bounty movie villain captain. President trump can be relieved of duty through the 25th amendment, but. Trump as the captain in david eggerss comic novel the captain and the glory. Leonard pitts jr trump makes captain queeg look like captain kirk. President trump does his best captain queeg impression. Na watching an hours interaction between donald trump and the press this afternoon during his contentious exchange with the media reporters gathered in the room was reminiscent of one of my favorite films. Caine in herman wouks 1951 novel of world war ii, the caine mutiny.
Trump today called any governor who resisted his total authority as. Captain queeg had the strawberries, trump says the oranges. Below is an excerpt from the article one of the most pervasive and exhausting features of the donald trump era is the way in which the president makes everything all about him. Since president trump has taken office, section 4 of the 25th. Trump was melting down like the baited captain queeg humphrey bogart, in his convoluted wildgoosechase defenses of his arcane business career.
Whatever it was, he made captain queeg look like captain kirk, rambling on with no energy and less conviction. Nov 16, 2015 howard dean hit the skids over one lousy scream in 2004 trumps speech was deanscreamsquared. It was only last week that president donald trump announced the time for. Former nbc news anchor tom brokaw compared outgoing defense secretary james mattis to the captain of a sinking ship and urged all americans regardless of party label to confront president trump, whom he compared to captain queeg. Not so much in the details, i think, but in the sense that both are mentallyemotionally damaged people placed in commanding positions of heavy responsibility. In wouks pulitzer prizewinning novel as well as the 1954 film adaptation, with humphrey bogart as queeg, the u. May 22, 2017 the captain was named philip francis queeg, his ship was called the uss caine, and the novel was the caine mutiny. Sep 29, 2019 trump makes captain queeg look like captain kirk. Id bet a good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that president obama was tapping my phones in october, just prior to election. It was only last week that president donald trump announced the time for petty feuds of his own making was over, done, finished. President donald trump steps off of marine one as he arrives at the white house after attending the united nations general assembly. Donald trump just had his captain queeg moment palmer report.
Aug 25, 2019 in my post i likened donald trumps current bearing to that of philip queeg, in herman wouks famed 1950s novel the caine mutiny and the subsequent movie. The captain was named philip francis queeg, his ship was called the uss caine. Is this plagiarized from captain queegs speech in the courtroom scene of the caine. Oct 03, 2019 perhaps it was that awareness or, more likely, just the fear that he was finally caught that accounted for trumps performance.
Trump was melting down like the baited captain queeg humphrey bogart, in his convoluted wildgoosechase. Trump makes captain queeg look like captain kirk tribune. Watching it was as painful as it was for the admiral judges in the movie who saw fellow officer queeg. Imagescaptain queegdonald trump, captain queeg, and. He went on a lengthy and very caine mutiny rant about a conspiracy that was set up to destroy him right from the outset of his campaign. How low has president obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. Before we get too carried away with trumpqueeg analogies, please permit me this quibble. Donald trump after arriving in france this weekend reuters. In a no doubt queeglike intended towering rage, an indignant trump stormed out of an infrastructure meeting with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, and let his displeasure be known to the waiting press in the rose garden. Perhaps it was that awareness or, more likely, just the fear that he was finally caught that accounted for trumps wednesday performance. Apr 14, 2020 it seems more likely that donald trump is referring to another classic movie, the caine mutiny. Captain queeg aboard my ship, excellent performance is standard, standard performance is substandard, and substandard performance is not permitted to exist that, i warn you. Trump makes captain queeg look like captain kirk columns.
Sep 29, 2016 life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes duration. The definitive book about the trump administration was. Before we get too carried away with comparisons of president trump to the fictitious captain queeg, please permit me this quibble. Whatever it was, he made captain queeg look like captain kirk, rambling on with no energy and less conviction about his innocence, his mistreatment by the media, his unappreciated greatness. The scene is called to mind by donald trumps wednesday news conference at the united nations. The captain was named philip francis queeg, his ship was called the uss caine, and the novel was the caine mutiny. In wouks pulitzer prizewinning novel as well as the 1954 film adaptation, with. In fact, the first presidential debate resembled the final scene out of the caine mutiny. Life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes duration. President captain queeg had th how the caine mutin captain queeg mumble captain queeg the anne booklady moli oh, theres a conspi the caine mutiny g turley. Why are democrats so obsessed with trumps tax returns. And yet its only tuesday and trumps assertion that like captain queeg, hes in charge. President donald trump is just not competent to be president. Furious trump lashes out at governors mentions mutiny on.
But then he turned into humphrey bogarts famous captain queeg after trump was asked about the releasing of the mueller report. Those of us interested in cultural allusions were struck by a recent donald trump tuesday tweet referencing mutiny on the bounty. Apr 05, 2020 in my post i likened donald trumps current bearing to that of philip queeg, in herman wouks famed 1950s novel the caine mutiny and the subsequent movie. The reference, for those who dont know, is to humphrey bogarts performance as the emotionally unstable captain queeg in the 1954 film the caine mutiny. Are there any strong parallels between the caine mutinys. For the same reasons that he doesnt have the power to issue a national shelterinplace decree because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, he doesnt have the power to open up the economy, either. In my post i likened donald trumps current bearing to that of philip queeg, in herman wouks famed 1950s novel the caine mutiny and the subsequent movie. Trump makes captain queeg look like captain kirk opinion by leonard pitts sep. While trump rants, its governors who have gone full. Rather than focus on how he can use the power of the presidency to. In a time when protecting the nations public health demands clear, truthful and compassionate leadership, trump has offered exactly the opposite. Its time republicans mutinied against americas captain queeg. President donald trump is comparing himself to a classic movie villain.
Donald trump goes full queeg over alabama mother jones. Trump now takes office on the strength of his demagoguery. In a no doubt queeglike intended towering rage, an indignant trump stormed out of an infrastructure meeting with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. Furious trump lashes out at governors is he captain queeg. Trump is a clear and present danger to the country. Democrats demanding six years of donald trumps personal and business tax returns are acting like captain queeg obsessing about the missing strawberries. May 22, 2019 the creator of the character captain queeg for his novel the caine mutiny wouldve recognized in donald trump something of a reincarnation of that mentally unbalanced, pugilistic commander. Perhaps it was that awareness or, more likely, just the fear that he was finally caught that accounted for trumps performance. At least captain queegs unraveling came under tough questioning from a takenoprisoners. But the best, the absolute ne plus ultra clip of the day, was trumps captain queeg interpretation, where he rambled on and on, clearly lost, about the oranges. Imaginary courtroom scene with donald trump cracking up on the witness stand like captain queeg. In that movie, captain queeg is more of a small time schemer, weirdo, mentally incompetent, and pathetic figure whos ultimately relieved of duty out of necessity. That dt is mentally damaged is not my own conclusion though considerable personality d.
Howard dean hit the skids over one lousy scream in 2004 trumps speech was deanscreamsquared. The scene is called to mind by donald trumps recent news conference at the united nations. Sep 14, 2018 not so much in the details, i think, but in the sense that both are mentallyemotionally damaged people placed in commanding positions of heavy responsibility. Since the beginning of his presidency, there have been similarities between donald trump and philip francis queeg, the deranged commander of the u. It seems more likely that donald trump is referring to another classic movie, the caine mutiny.
On donald barr, the captain queeg of dalton school the. Donald trump, captain queeg, and paranoia broad street. President donald trump, right, has likened himself to mutiny on the bounty movie villain captain sligh, played by trevor howard in the 1962 film, left. Trump attacks congressional dems, fbi, mcmaster, clinton, obama, schiff, others.
Before we get too carried away with trump queeg analogies, please permit me this quibble. Donald trump has unbelievably bizarre mutiny on the bounty. While trump rants, its governors who have gone full captain queeg dont let states and cities get away with onerous rules that in no way help to contain covid19. Leonard pitts jr trump makes captain queeg look like. Trump makes captain queeg look like captain kirk opinion. A student of little else, trump is an intuitive expert in popular fantasy. The donalds captain queeg speech the american spectator. Someone as narcissistic as trump probably would view queeg in sympathetic fashion. Imagescaptain queeg donald trump, captai dramatic monologue f the caine mutiny li the caine mutiny fi caine mutiny capt. Washington posts dana milbanks reflections on the reference alerted me to even better one. The classic novel and film helped convince drafters not to make it too easy to.
Donald trump while trump rants, its governors who have gone full captain queeg dont let states and cities get away with onerous rules that in no way help to contain covid19. While trump rants, its governors who have gone full captain. Caine is a rusty destroyerminesweeper commanded by an. Right now stoltenberg looks like he would infinitely prefer that challenge to being in the same room with donald trump, and i, for one, cant say as how i blame him. Trump was angry at the democrats for wanting to see the unredacted mueller report. While trump rants, its governors who have gone full captain queeg. One can only hope that republicans will join the mutiny against this deranged. Trump makes captain queeg look like captain kirk chicago. The scene is called to mind by donald trumps wednesday news. Oct 02, 2019 trump makes captain queeg look like captain kirk. The scene is called to mind by donald trump s wednesday news conference at the united nations.
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