Donald Trump: Classic or Dud?

lmao hes got him all messed up

Fidgety fucker, ain't he

Maybe he needs a nap. I know where he can get a pillow

Someone should smother him with one of his pillows.

Starting off warning a former coke addict "I talk slow" is a nice, underrated touch

― fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Friday, September 8, 2023 1:33 PM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Are we absolutely 100% sure about the 'former'

hot tub tim machine

the Better Business Bureau is not an especially powerful entity, but I remember a few years back they ruled against him... He would say "if you call this minute, you'll get a SECOND pillow for free!" but the BBB said it's not really a 'special deal' if it's always the same deal, every day

Echoes of what was in store for him

the bit where the lawyer hypothesizes (?) that people might call the company about a lumpy pillow followed by Mike being insanely offended by the implication his pillows are lumpy might be the funniest

there are two things you can't joke about: Trump's net worth and whether the pillow man sent you a lumpy pillow

I'll defend him on that. the man really does care about those pillows which is more than Trump's ever cared about anything

Hey now, Trump cares very, very deeply about Trump.

Some delightful pull quotes in those deposition videos.

'How DARE him come and sue My Pillow. He's a scumbag for doing that. Put that in there. Scumbag: S-kee-U-M bag.'

"I don't think you understand how you're perceived" is saying a lot when juxtaposed with all the protestations about how employees are suffering, his product is good, etc.

you're the one who decided to junk your own company by tying your personal brand to both the product and these spurious political claims, man

..and Lindell is still tweeting on his own account about election machines and fraud

being his lawyer must be awesome

Martin McDonagh's MyPillowman

other thing that stick with me about the Lindell videos posted is that the questioning lawyer mentions multiple times that Lindell isn't answering the questions, they'll keep doing depositions until the questions are answered, and if he loses then the lawyer fees are going to come out of the settlement

keep talking about nonsense, buddy. you're going to be paying me to do this

Fun Fact: Lindell's company name was actually inspired by all the times he tried to steal medication from the pharmacy and was immediately tackled by security

Lumpen pillowtariat

LOL

Thanks, Dad.

there was some strong Gil Gunderson desperation from Navarro while he was getting heckled. Lol, funny guy - he talked himself into a custodial prison sentence.

Here we go, interview with the author of that Vince McMahon book:

https://popular.info/p/the-key-to-understanding-donald-trumps

"Yeah, I don't approve of all of his methods or the things he says, but he's cool, and he gets the job done."

Last bit is really "he's fun(ny), and my personal situation did not worsen under him"

All of those insights are OTM and I've been trying to convey similar points to say, my parents, when they get all wrapped up and baffled by the mindset of Trump supporters (usually in relation to the latest daily "scandal" or SCANDAL).

Last bit is really "he's fun(ny), and my personal situation did not worsen under him"

Except for a lot of them their personal situation did worsen, but they just don't care. I remember earlier this year seeing social media posts and even people talking irl about "those great gas prices three years ago" and I'm like, "Do you remember why those prices were so low? You couldn't even drive down the block to get a hamburger!" (Except I don't really say this out loud because I don't wanna engage with these idiots)

Also you would never get anywhere trying to convince them to agree with you're understanding of the cause / effect and who is responsible and why and that anything was even happening or what is real etc. It's a bottomless pit full of plummeting goal posts. They would begin their productive journey with you by disputing their personal ability to get a hamburger at any given point.

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All of those insights are OTM and I've been trying to convey similar points to say, my parents, when they get all wrapped up and baffled by the mindset of Trump supporters (usually in relation to the latest daily "scandal" or SCANDAL).

― But his face would not turn into hot Kirby (Evan)

Adam Serwer said it best: the cruelty is the point. Dat's dat.

yeah the reward of trumpsim is more psychosocial than material, but better than nothing i guess

ironically the place where trumpists paid the biggest price was one where trump actually differed from them, covid

shd be noted i guess that trump did promise material and status gains in make america great again but did not deliver

feel like "sensationalism by any means" is more applicable to all related situations/stunts/persona than "cruelty", though I am not disputing the word in any other sense

xps

yeah cruelty is only part of the mix, desantis is a good example of when you just do the cruelty

shd be noted i guess that trump did promise material and status gains in make america great again but did not deliver

― lag∞n, Monday, September 11, 2023 11:13 AM (forty-four seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

Oh but ask a supporter and they'll gladly provide a list or tell you what could have happened if it weren't for all that relentless lib opposition, but that goes without saying

you gotta win thats the point baby, which is something the dem party doesnt understand too well either lol

he delivered for billionaires

fundamental to the Trump cult (and most other fascist regimes) is that Trump tried to provide material gains but was thwarted by the internal enemies/deep state.

yeah idk if it can be overstated how little people actually connect actual government action to the material conditions in their own lives other than services and prices being bad when they need things. like there's probably a shitload of boomers who have no need to move who have no idea mortgage rates are high. probably noticing that car loan rates are high, though

weird how american politics have become totally devoid of material analysis wonder how that happened haha

he delivered for billionaires

― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, September 11, 2023 11:19 AM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

everyone seems to be able to deliver for the billionaires, weird to think about

the more money you have the more time you have to worry about what your money's doing. not a great state of affairs

he delivered for billionaires

― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, September 11, 2023 11:19 AM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

everyone seems to be able to deliver for the billionaires, weird to think about

― lag∞n, Monday, September 11, 2023 4:21 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

capital volume 1

mods!

So Chuck Todd finally fucks off as host of Meet the Press, and Kristin Welker, a somewhat respectable for-real journalist, takes over, and her first episode is an interview with this sack of shit? (Which I have not watched, and will not be watching.) I mean, I can't think of a better way to squander whatever good will people might have had for her on Day One. Jesus fuck.

She's a parody of every idiot reporter who asked Trump golly-gee questions in 2016,

The desire on the part of all these media conglomerates to fuck over the majority of their audience to court the diminishing demographic of Trump lovers, who have been bred to hate "MSM" on-sight regardless of how respectfully they treat that orange piece of shit, is genuinely baffling to me.

Like, for eg, surely the NYT's natural constituency isn't craving hagiographical treatment for Trump? While alienate them to win over an audience that is not win-overable?

so did he really say the whole idea to overturn the election was his in this interview? Is that like...a wise thing to say if you are facing charges for doing exactly this? because it doesn't seem like a very wise thing to say.

I saw that and the he admit it man burst thru my window

could see trump talking about they need to make a steering wheel that doesnt fly off your hand while driving

I should stop being surprised by shit like MTP pulled at this point. It's clear that every arm of the American media landscape - left, right and purported center - is practically frothing at the mouth to keep Trump in the narrative as long as possible, because clicks and eyeballs.