What a shitstorm to wake up to.
At the risk of being completely obvious, they are doing this to distract from their #failing healthcare bill
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 29 June 2017 14:54 (six years ago) link
I've idly thought this before but I believe with increasing firmness that Trump's supporters almost see him as some sort of GTA avatar. 'Awesome, that's totally what I would do if I were in charge and could unleash my id without any consequence! Give 'em hell, Donnie!' Except there's the whole thing where this isn't a videogame and the consequences Trump avoids are being suffered by whatever basic notions of civility and democracy we continue to cling to.
― Duane Quarterdump (Old Lunch), Thursday, 29 June 2017 14:57 (six years ago) link
This will drop his approval ratings by 5% for a week, depending on how much he doubles down.
My only hope is that the health care repeal effort can be more directly tied to trump's #failing name, so that the July version of the bill that's marginally less hateful toward all of us (well, except the rich people) had more of a chance is going down
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 29 June 2017 14:59 (six years ago) link
iPhone typos, as always
Maybe this was his big surprise.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:02 (six years ago) link
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/340025-tapper-so-how-is-melanias-anti-cyberbullying-campaign-going
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:02 (six years ago) link
― Karl Malone,
otm
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:02 (six years ago) link
"She was bleeding badly from a facelift"
― Treeship, Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:03 (six years ago) link
"She gets out and she starts asking me all sorts of ridiculous questions," Trump said in a CNN interview. "You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. In my opinion, she was off base."Good times 2015
― popcorn michael awaits trumptweet (Hunt3r), Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:09 (six years ago) link
And Megyn Kelly ended up making amends with trump and interviewing him later on, of course, because money.
And now Mika and the NBC spokesman have responded with a painfully unfunny meme that coincidentally advertises a product (little hands on a cheerios box) and a painfully unfunny outdated reference to another product (the Office), respectively. We are living in a lost Baudrillard paragraph
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:17 (six years ago) link
The Gulf War Did Not Take Place Was Fake News
― President Keyes, Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:22 (six years ago) link
not sure if i can handle four to eight more years of this shit
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:28 (six years ago) link
good news! when you really think about it, it's only 3 1/2 to 7 1/2 years.
― nomar, Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:43 (six years ago) link
also we will likely die horribly before then
― a butt groove but for feet (DJP), Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:44 (six years ago) link
not so sure about that. unfortunately
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:45 (six years ago) link
Listen here you smug liberal fuckmonkeys- the disenfranchised coal workers of America have long wanted a POTUS to stand up to Morning Joe— White Genocide= cool (@mindthet) June 29, 2017
Update: Trump voters are non-ironically liking and retweeting this because this is the stupidest fucking website possible https://t.co/gSP258LEBK— White Genocide= cool (@mindthet) June 29, 2017
― frogbs, Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:51 (six years ago) link
That figure 22 million or 50 as I heard a couple of days ago was a projection based on people not dying before then wasn't it?
What corner of hell and for how long should McConnell burn for?
Do hope it turns out to be a couple of them dying before they make everybody else.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:53 (six years ago) link
How is any of this happening
― Hadrian VIII, Thursday, 29 June 2017 14:03 (one hour ago) Permalink
― The Harsh Tutelage of Michael McDonald (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:59 (six years ago) link
Sounds like he's real involved with the healthcare stuff, yup.
Per FAA TFR, Trump is going to Bedminster Friday-Monday— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 29, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:09 (six years ago) link
This happens when generations of people pass a system of government and general social structure on to succeeding generations without any attendant imperative to understand why shit was set up the way it was, alongside a steady erosion of educational standards and critical thinking skills, plus the ascendency of the notion that opinions are more like precious jewels than assholes, and also human beings are probably just essentially incapable of maintaining any semblance of a civil society for very long if history is any indicator.
― Duane Quarterdump (Old Lunch), Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:10 (six years ago) link
But other than that!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:12 (six years ago) link
this country is so utterly stupid ! nothing even fucking matter anymore we should just all die and do the world a favor.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:12 (six years ago) link
Hmmm
Freedom Caucus Chair Meadows is on Senate side working on health care bill, confirms plan for up or down vote in the House (no conference)— Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) June 29, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:13 (six years ago) link
Hunt3r learned the background of the term kakistocracy today
― popcorn michael awaits trumptweet (Hunt3r), Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:25 (six years ago) link
heh, that does seem useful.
Usage of the word was rare in the early part of the 20th century, but regained popularity in 1981 with criticism of the Reagan administration. Since then it has been employed to negatively describe various governments around the world.[10] It was frequently used by conservative commentator Glenn Beck to describe the Obama administration.[11]
remember when glenn beck thought trump was going to lose and so he pretended to have seen the light and loads of media outlets played along?
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:31 (six years ago) link
I find this...bemusing.
Sen Bob Corker just said he expects tax cut for wealthy to come OUT of health bill to boost susidies for poor— Laura Litvan (@LauraLitvan) June 29, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:36 (six years ago) link
and the House will love that!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:36 (six years ago) link
susususidies
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:37 (six years ago) link
Personal attacks & character assassination yield a culture of social & political violence in which people can become radicalized & dangerous— Carlos Curbelo (@carloslcurbelo) June 29, 2017
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:39 (six years ago) link
So it's..... watered down Obamacare but with cuts to Medicaid? Sounds like a winnar
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:41 (six years ago) link
How is any of this happening? We elected Biff Tannen from "Back to the Future" as president. Even when my state elected a former pro wrestler as governor he managed to do a pretty decent job. Trump combines zero political experience with an unintelligent, narcissistic, petty and vindictive personality. Add to that he's being used as a tool by the grossest element of the GOP. How is any of this happening? How could it not?
― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:48 (six years ago) link
old phrase but "we get the leaders we deserve"
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:52 (six years ago) link
i'm still of the opinion that this was *done* to the population, this was foisted on us
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:55 (six years ago) link
the election did kinda have a 12 Monkeys feel to it
― Charles "Butt" Stanton (Neanderthal), Thursday, 29 June 2017 16:55 (six years ago) link
If there's one thing that's our fault it's not getting rid of the electoral college.
― Chris L, Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:02 (six years ago) link
i'm still of the opinion that this was *done* to the population, this was foisted on us― global tetrahedron, Thursday, June 29, 2017 4:55 PM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, June 29, 2017 4:55 PM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
either way at least 40% of americans are willing to vote for this bullshit
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:12 (six years ago) link
Wall to wall nonstop media coverage didn't help.
― Treeship, Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:14 (six years ago) link
and 6 year long election cycles
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:24 (six years ago) link
Trump is right that ratings are all that matter in this world of hell. He has squeezed out everything else, every news cycle, for nearly two years at this point. The breathless coverage in the beginning cast him as a dangerous antihero when he was really a sleazy con artist whose newest pitch was just a mix of the old paranoid right wing worldview. It should have been a joke.
― Treeship, Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:27 (six years ago) link
"Sen Bob Corker just said he expects tax cut for wealthy to come OUT of health bill to boost susidies for poor"
Again, I do not see how this makes sense. The tax cut is what their donors want, and if they don't pass it as part of this bill, how do they pass it through reconciliation?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:29 (six years ago) link
It was the dumbest bullshit. A widely loathed casino magnate/would-be insult comedian rebranding as a populist demagogue. From the start people should have been pointing out what a phoney this guy has always been. He scams people -- it's what he does.
― Treeship, Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:31 (six years ago) link
The thing about right wing lawmakers is most of them don't understand the evil legislation they pass. Trump is just an extreme example of the long con of conservatism.
― Treeship, Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:32 (six years ago) link
xp
live look in to the white house
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2720/4400950326_1633c31aba_z.jpg
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:38 (six years ago) link
From the start people should have been pointing out what a phoney this guy has always been. He scams people -- it's what he does.
This is literally what everyone did. It didn't matter.
― a butt groove but for feet (DJP), Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:49 (six years ago) link
even the other GOP candidates called him a con man
― President Keyes, Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:51 (six years ago) link
He tells it like it is. He says what I'm thinking
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:52 (six years ago) link
It's true, I'm constantly thinking unintelligible gibberish
― circa1916, Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:55 (six years ago) link
Everyone knows he's a billionaire* so he can't be a con-man** and obviously has to be a very capable businessman who knows how to get things done***.
― El Tuomasbot (milo z), Thursday, 29 June 2017 17:59 (six years ago) link
if anything it's a good indication of just how much people hate politicians
― frogbs, Thursday, 29 June 2017 18:02 (six years ago) link