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GOP Rep. invokes Charlie Brown football analogy on Iran ceasefires

politicsJun 12, 202653796

Peanuts' classic Charlie Brown football gag is driving a new political moment after GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez compared Iran's ceasefire offers to Lucy yanking the football, saying he will remain skeptical until terms are in writing. Peanuts fans and political creators are repurposing Lucy and Charlie Brown imagery into memes, comic redraws, political cartoons, and captioned edits. Most pieces center on Lucy holding the football, Charlie Brown about to kick, and the football as the proposed ceasefire, often casting Lucy as Iran or Trump and Charlie Brown as U.S. negotiators or the stock market.

Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez: "I think Iran has another Lucy or two in them -- 'Charlie Brown, kick the football,' and then you yank the football at the end. Until I see it in writing I'm going to be skeptical"

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Helen Kennedy207

I wish someone would ask him: Sir, which one is the dumbass in the Lucy-Charlie Brown football scenario?

Jacqui V33

Oh really? We had it in writing with President Obama sooo….

bluebaronbbb.bsky.social17

Can the adults please come back Into office now please

ttice.bsky.social15

I’d be skeptical too and I think the problem is our President lying rather than Iran pulling the football

scosky.bsky.social13

*psst, it's not Iran doing that

Liberal Donald J. Trump8

“Skeptical” is cute. This is Lucy, Charlie Brown, and a stadium full of broken promises. Let’s not pretend the credibility vacuum came from nowhere. Taco’s market manipulation whiplash turned diplomacy into a meme. Nobody trusts the scoreboard anymore when he’s been shuffling the numbers mid-game.

Miss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈8

I think politicians comparing global conflict and death to Peanuts are children wearing expensive clothes.

OSINTRadar7

The US and Iran may sign an agreement to end the war at the beginning of next week The signing of a "memorandum of understanding" between the US and Iran is possible at the beginning of next week, reports CBS, citing its own sources in the White House. Follow us for the latest updates

Jo6

My guy, I’m pretty sure that the man who is trying to make a deal like he is a contestant on The Price is Right looking for audience guidance for the most popular outcome in order to one up a black man who teased him like 15 years ago is the Lucy in this scenario

mark (and his) dope devices 🇨🇦4

Put Charles Schultz in charge

Dingo Jackson4

We've seen it in writing, dipshit.

Chris Merkel4

So he thinks America is Charlie Brown? Yikes.

CJ3

There is no deal. They’re not even at the negotiating table. Why are we still entertaining the obvious lies of a narcissistic serial liar experiencing rapid cognitive decline??

Woz3

And i'm sure once Trump is gone they will all say they were only there to contain him. Fuck all these morons.

Paul A.3

It's neither a good nor apt analogy. Stop using it, thinking you're being profound.

Danger Mouse3

Another Trump fake peace agreement to something that isn’t a war? How can there be peace if there is no war?

Abster3

Haha, this fool thinks there are actual negotiations taking place.

Captain Commonsense3

Narrator: "It was never going to be in writing".

Ma Joad ✌️3

So why does Trump continue to be Charlie Brown?

Middlerage2

Because it's all BS! bsky.app/profile/midd...

asturianfarmer.bsky.social2

another Lucy or two? I am no expert, but propably know as much as our uninformed congress people, and I don't think this situation will be resolved until after Trump is out of the White House.

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