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Miles Archer

(22,424 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 05:45 PM Feb 11

Gene Hackman, Unforgiven: "I don't deserve this! I was building a HOUSE!" Trump: "I'm building a BALLROOM!"

If you've seen "Unforgiven," you know that one of the most memorable lines of dialog comes when Gene Hackman is on the floor, shot by Clint Eastwood, and says "I don't deserve this...I was BUILDING A HOUSE..."

And Eastwood replies "DESERVE'S got NOTHING TO DO WITH IT."

I posted a thread on DU earlier today about Bondi yelling in her Congressional hearing, saying holding Trump accountable for whatever references him in the Epstein files "deflect from all the good he's done."

Which is ironic, because that orange slob has destroyed more than he'll ever fix.

But Bondi's erroneous "defensive" whining reminded me of the Hackman scene.

As they say, "Hitler loved his dogs," right?

Problem is, statutory rape is still a crime, whether you're building a house or a ballroom, so whattaya say...how about we just find out if he did it, and we'll worry about his ballroom later?

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Gene Hackman, Unforgiven: "I don't deserve this! I was building a HOUSE!" Trump: "I'm building a BALLROOM!" (Original Post) Miles Archer Feb 11 OP
Little Bill makes a wonderful allegory. Kid Berwyn Feb 11 #1
good bad ugly rampartd Feb 11 #2
This time, Clint supports Trump. Norrrm Feb 11 #3

rampartd

(4,395 posts)
2. good bad ugly
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 06:58 PM
Feb 11

eli wallach sitting on a horse with a noose as the sheriff reads his list of crimes, and keeps listing, and listing "rape of a woman of the white race, use of marked cards, etc etc etc

raskin listed bondi's crimes for about 10 minutes at opening..

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