Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:38 am

I can't believe this day is here. Stacey Dash is 50.

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:57 am

Ryan wrote:I can't believe this day is here. Stacey Dash is 50.

So is Kellyanne Conway. It truly is the end of the world.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:13 am

Ryan wrote:I can't believe this day is here. Stacey Dash is 50.

And today it all falls down. Irony. /s

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:31 am

I've spend 2.5 months or whatever having a couple times a day where I'm doing something normal and remember and am just like "I can't fucking believe this is really happening". The fucked-ness begins in earnest now, huh?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:34 am

I fully expect the internet to go away at noon

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:49 am

I keep trying to find the words, but in the end I keep falling back on some things are better left unstated.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:53 am

Had you asked me my worst case scenario 4 years ago, it would have been more or less the guy who is now VP that I'm praying becomes president sooner rather than later.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:02 am

EnochRoot wrote:I keep trying to find the words, but in the end I keep falling back on some things are better left unstated.

I won't say them out loud even in my own house.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:04 am

There's simply no good answer. Darkness wins.

As a society, we're watching the credits roll after Empire Strikes Back.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:11 am

tennbengal wrote:
EnochRoot wrote:I keep trying to find the words, but in the end I keep falling back on some things are better left unstated.
I won't say them out loud even in my own house.

I think I've probably explicitly said it, and typed it here, but I'm sticking to emojis now that we're all monitored and fucked.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:13 am

EnochRoot wrote:There's simply no good answer.

This is what's weighing on me, man. There's no fixing this one, even if he's impeached in a month or trips and dies going up or down the stairs to swear in today. The election itself was irreparable damage to the country forever and ever.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:14 am

And JitM just started this one up:

Timely shit.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:36 am

I really hate what I'm thinking.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:37 am

mister d wrote:Had you asked me my worst case scenario 4 years ago, it would have been more or less the guy who is now VP that I'm praying becomes president sooner rather than later.

I have wondered how far down the presidential succession list things would have to go for me to feel semi-comfortable.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:38 am

England.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:52 am

The answer is for smart people to fuck each other and have kids.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:03 am

Rex wrote:The answer is for smart people to fuck each other and have kids.

Luckily contraception will soon be illegal.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:04 am

mister d wrote:
EnochRoot wrote:There's simply no good answer.
This is what's weighing on me, man. There's no fixing this one, even if he's impeached in a month or trips and dies going up or down the stairs to swear in today. The election itself was irreparable damage to the country forever and ever.

+1

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:06 am

Giff wrote:I really hate what I'm thinking.

I said it the other night and my wife reminded me that t"they're human beings."

I kept my mouth shut, but realize that the worst things done to human beings have been done by human beings.

But now that this cabinet is in place, it doesn't matter who is at the top. Great God almighty.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:21 am

Look at this fucking garbage turn out. Fits everything just right.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:23 am

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:46 am

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:54 am

mister d wrote:England.

Boris Johnson is not the answer

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:54 am

John Pavlovitz, Let the Record Show

Let the record show that I did not consent to this.
Let it show that I did not vote for this man, that he did not represent me, that I did not believe he was deserving of being here, that I grieved his ascension.
Let History record my objection to him, to the ways he humiliated women and vilified Muslims and threatened protestors and disregarded people of color.
Let it record my repulsion at his tremendous cruelty, his lack of compassion, his contempt for dissension, his absence of simple decency.
Let witnesses mark down my disgust at the way he boasted of infidelity, at how he ridiculed a disabled reporter, at the way he attacked female opponents for their appearance, at the way he marginalized immigrants.
Let it be remembered that I did not look the other way when women accused him of assault, when the reality of his Russian alliances came to light, when he refused to share his tax records—though large portions of the American media and its people chose to.

Let it be remembered that I did not buy into the fear that he perpetuated of those with brown skin or hijabs or foreign birthplaces.
Let the record show that I looked on with disbelief as he spent countless early morning and middle-of-the-night hours following the election on social media, broadcasting a steady stream of petulant, insecure, incoherent messages instead of preparing to do a job he was ill-equipped for and seemingly not all that interested in.
Let the record show that I watched him assemble a Cabinet of billionaires and bigots, of people woefully unqualified to steward our children, our safety, our healthcare, our financial stability—and that I was horrified by it all.
Let it be remembered that my faith would not allow me to fall in line behind this man while so many professed religious people did; that I saw nothing resembling Jesus in him, and that to declare him Christian would have been to toss aside everything I grew up believing faith in Christ manifested in a life.
Let History record my grieving at the racism and bigotry and homophobia that characterized his campaign, marked his supporters, and is evident in his assembling Administration.
Let it be known that I was one of the more than 65 million people who voted for Hillary Clinton; who understood that though not perfect, she was an intelligent, experienced, passionate public servant with the temperament, commitment, and qualifications to lead and lead well.

Let the record show that I greatly lamented the day of his inauguration, and that I promised to join together with other good people to loudly resist and oppose every unscrupulous, dangerous, unjust and dishonest act this new Administration engages in.
History has been littered with horrible people who did terrible things with power, because too many good people remained silent. And since my fear is that we are surely entering one of those periods in our story, I wanted to make sure that I was recorded for posterity:
I do not believe this man’s actions are normal. I do not believe he is emotionally stable.
I do not believe he cares about the full, beautiful diversity of America. I do not believe he respects women. I do not believe he is pro-life other than his own. I do not believe the sick and the poor and the hurting matter to him in the slightest.
I do not believe he is a man of faith or integrity or nobility.
I do not believe his concern is for anything outside his reflection in the mirror.
I believe he is a danger to our children.
I believe he is a threat to our safety.
I believe he is careless with our people. I believe he is reckless with his power. I believe America will be less secure, less diverse, less compassionate, and less decent under his leadership.

And if I prove to be wrong, it will be one of the most joyful errors of my life. I will own these words and if necessary, willingly and gladly admit my misjudgment because it will mean that America is a better and stronger nation, and the world a more peaceful place.
But right now I don’t see that happening.
Right now I am worried for my country, concerned for our planet, scared for the future of my children, and greatly saddened that 62 million Americans seem okay with all of this.
Let the record show that I was not okay with it.
Not at all.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:57 am

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is not 100% white. Color me (heh) surprised.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 12:51 pm

mister d wrote:Is this 400K vs 10K concert thing real? I want it to be real.

It is absolutely real. And today's crowds were thin, even in comparing it to "run of the mill" inaugurals.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 12:51 pm

via timgod:

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 12:54 pm

Johnnie wrote:The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is not 100% white. Color me (heh) surprised.

I believe that the Church of Latter Day Saints is one of the fastest growing religious cults around. All those missions bring the non-white folk into the fold.

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 1:09 pm

Rush2112 wrote:
Johnnie wrote:The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is not 100% white. Color me (heh) surprised.
I believe that the Church of Latter Day Saints is one of the fastest growing religious cults around. All those missions bring the non-white folk into the fold.

I think they're pretty popular in some Polynesian locales. That's how BYU gets their better football players.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 1:12 pm

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 1:53 pm

mister d wrote:And JitM just started this one up:

Timely shit.

The live event this morning was great. Liberal/Hippy Seattle at its best. Lots of kids, including one super cute little girl named Scout handing out flowers to people. And one family had "John 90.3" signs, which were awesome.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 1:54 pm

I'm trying to avoid the news today, but I just got a flash from the NYTimes app that Trump said "This American Carnage ends today".

What carnage? Did I miss out on carnage?

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 1:54 pm

duff wrote:
Ryan wrote:I can't believe this day is here. Stacey Dash is 50.
So is Kellyanne Conway. It truly is the end of the world.

The botox in Conway's face is older than Stacey Dash.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 1:57 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote:
duff wrote:
Ryan wrote:I can't believe this day is here. Stacey Dash is 50.
So is Kellyanne Conway. It truly is the end of the world.
The botox in Conway's face is older than Stacey Dash.

She fits both definitions of the word "desicated."

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 2:56 pm

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:21 pm

Rigged photo.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:22 pm

I think Kellyanne Conway's outfit may need its own thread:

What in the name of all that is right and holy the fuck is that? My god....

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:26 pm

National Guard is forming a line on K Street. Already dispersed the protestors with tear gas and pepper spray. Throwing bricks through windows.

Meltdown in full effect.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:34 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote:I think Kellyanne Conway's outfit may need its own thread:

What in the name of all that is right and holy the fuck is that? My god....

Looks familiar...

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:37 pm

Nah that's just Russian traditional.