Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 19, 2016

As I walk through this worldNothing can stop the Duke of EarlAnd you, you are my girlNo one can hurt you, oh, no

At least we now see the final evidence to prove some people shouldnt have money.

All together now -

Earl, Earl, EarlEarl of Duke, Earl, EarlEarl of Duke, Earl, EarlEarl of Duke, Earl, Earl……….

Heres GT channeling Trump through Bernie. http://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1996/04/09

Dukedoms are reserved for relatives of the royal family.

You could start an ISP, Zonker, and become the Duke of URL.

“And is a man like Trump, with infinitely greater power in his hands, likely to become more humble, more judicious, more generous, less vengeful than he is today, than he has been his whole life? *Does vast power un-corrupt?.“This is how fascism comes to America, not with jackboots and salutes (although there have been salutes, and a whiff of violence) but with a television huckster, a phony billionaire, a textbook egomaniac “tapping into” popular resentments and insecurities, and with an entire national political party — out of ambition or blind party loyalty, or simply out of fear — falling into line behind him.”..As best I have been able to tell, there was never one, single, agreed-upon definition of “fascism”. That is his take on things too:“This phenomenon has arisen in other democratic and quasi-democratic countries over the past century, and it has generally been called “fascism.” Fascist movements, too, had no coherent ideology, no clear set of prescriptions for what ailed society. “National socialism” was a bundle of contradictions, united chiefly by what, and who, it opposed; fascism in Italy was anti-liberal, anti-democratic, anti-Marxist, anti-capitalist and anti-clerical. Successful fascism was not about policies but about the strongman, the leader (Il Duce, Der Fuhrer), in whom could be entrusted the fate of the nation. ".So maybe we can rename it Trumpism since he loves putting his name on things. (Maybe he’ll kill us last.)

Or the Duke of Earl? Fifties flashback!

The Earl of Duke is a superb pun. Even though this would be an extraordinarily long set-up to get to it.

All of the above commentary on fascism is fascinating and enlightening. I’ve been referring to the Repugs as fascists since W annexed the White House, but clearly without the historical background to support the appellation.

So close Curtis, so close.