Why Did Hungary’s Strongman Hire An American Strong Man? | Talking Points Memo

A south Florida bodybuilder with a “pugilistic” Twitter presence secured a contract last year to spearhead a campaign by Hungary as the central European nation sought to ingratiate itself with the MAGA right.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1384463
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Is that “Silicone Valley” mentioned in the image’s chyron the same as the valley that is located between the pair of huge mountains?

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That would be the Grand Tetons.

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Nice little niche gig if you don’t mind promoting hatred and anti-semitism and calling it freedom.

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“Hungarian is a notoriously difficult language that very few speak,” Reaboi told The Atlantic in May 2017…

“That’s why a lot of the translations of statements made by Sebastian Gorka and other Hungarian ultra-nationalists usually come across as racist and anti-Semitic, when, in fact, they’re actually quite innocent.”

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I can’t get past that chyron to care about the story. Sort of a pet peeve of mine as I live in San Jose, CA. I’ve always thought that Silicone Valley was down north of L.A…you know, where the “Valley Girls” come from. :smiley:

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From the land that brought you Zsa Zsa Gabor…

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This image of David Reaboi emits A 'Roid Ad Vibe, dunnit?

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Well, apparently it’s in Wyoming:

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Is this one of those Grand Tetons?

I think that I’ve pinpointed Silicone Valley. It lies between these twin peaks:

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Who cares?

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“In another time, he would just be the leader of a country that nobody cares about,” she added. “Now, important media figures from the big U.S. are coming to find out how he does what he does.”

“Gosh, he’s dreamy!”

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Grifting, treason, sedition, the corruption of domestic politics across international borders, and authoritarianism is the only menu of the RWNJ’s.

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As one who grew up with Hungarians who migrated to the Us in about 1900 and the next two generations, I’ll vouch for the language being tough and unusual. But it is truly full of a plethora of expressions and words that outpace other languages in their color, flavor and obscenity. And for immigrants treated in the usual manner, that is, like shit, you’d think there wouldn’t be so many of them who were/are racists, bigots, and in your face haters of democracy.

What a good interview though. Good work. Seems like fascism is on the rise all over the world including the US. We are again being boiled slowly in the usual soup humans make when under population stress and massive inequality. I guess the question is, can we get out of this spasm? It’s a battle royale one way or the other as we are seeing in this accelerating democracy wreck and our struggles against authoritarianism.

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Hungary always needs new friends, and more friends

For $35k I will be your friend.

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Always the worst, the tackiest, the most immoral, the most full of shit. GQP is a cosmic magnet for kakistocracy and grift.

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Just out of curiosity, has this muscle-bound idiot registered as a foreign agent?

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I have fond mammaries of those magnificent peaks

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Dreamy? Stephen Miller is enough to make me want to vomit.

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Yep… they injected all that silicone into his arms and are exporting it.


Man… I’ve got better calves.

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