Oval Disgrace
petulance and grievance replace statesmanship and integrity
Bone soul rage at their petty and foolish inept attempts to bully their way to seizing the mineral wealth of an ally. The most craven and stupid attempt at colonial extraction.
45 says he’s gambling with WW3, as if Zelenskyy hasn’t been in an existential hot war larger than any since WW2 for three years and hasn’t also been personally targeted. As if WW3 wasn’t more of a 45 issue than Zelenskyy’s. He’s in it, Zelenskyy’s facing it.
And that 45 and vance think Oval Office home court advantage would allow them to bluster a man into submission who for years has been working 24/7/365 to fight back the second largest military on earth. What words said in any room will make the man who stayed in his capital facing certain destruction and personal death flinch?
What children our president and vice president are to imagine their swagger alone holds any weight. What contempt they have to admonish Zelenskyy for litigating in front of the press in the Oval Office when they could, themselves, in a moment dismiss the entirety of press and staff with a simple, “we’re gonna need the room.”
They deign to speak for our country in its seat of power with the cowardice a 5 year old would wince at. Never before have I seen any world leader fail so spectacularly to grasp the moment and power they posses and instead vainly bully and try to extort so clumsily. The substance and form of their actions are both made of purified reprehensible baseless anger and greed. The ghosts of a thousand dictators and mass murderers through history stare in disgust, agape at the depths of 45 and vance’s depraved, weak, sniveling, spineless and pathetic behavior. They bring shame upon themselves, their families, the country and the world.
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David August is an award-winning actor, acting coach, writer, director, and producer. He plays a role in the movie Dependent’s Day, and after its theatrical run, it’s now out on Amazon (affiliate link). He has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC, on the TV show Ghost Town, and many others. His artwork has been used and featured by multiple writers, filmmakers, theatre practitioners, and others to express visually. Off-screen, he has worked at ad agencies, start-ups, production companies, and major studios, helping them tell stories their customers and clients adore. He has guest lectured at USC’s Marshall School of Business about the Internet.
