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1. anglosaxony ◴[] No.42130486[source]
>Anyone else notice that CNN dialed down the hyperbole right around the time it became obvious Orange Man was going to win again?

"The cannibal has come out of his lair"

"The Corsican Ogre has landed at Golf Juan"

"The Tiger has arrived at Gap"

"The monster has spent the night at Grenoble"

"The Tyrant has crossed Lyon"

"The usurper has been seen 60 leagues from the capital"

"Bonaparte is advancing with great strides, but will never enter Paris"

"Napoleon will be under our ramparts tomorrow"

"The Emperor has arrived at Fontainbleu"

"His Imperial & Royal Majesty has made his entry into the Tuileries yesterday, amid his faithful subjects."