The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration
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Can Fox use the same defense as before that it's just entertainment?
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Probably not, because if you are directly spreading falsehoods that are damaging to a company, it doesn't matter if you are entertainment or news. There is a parody exception, but you would have to argue that the falsehoods are so clearly a joke that nobody could reasonably believe it was true.
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Well how do you explain this one then? Did Christ file a lawsuit?
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If only Pat would follow his own advice...
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If you told me Pat was dead and this was CGI, I wouldn’t call BS....
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Good lord, when Pat Robertson is the voice of reason, we are so far around the bend.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Damn, I missed the pile on to Nate.
I remember he earned the nickname Puss Nuts from the other guy with issues mentioned upthread.
I remember he earned the nickname Puss Nuts from the other guy with issues mentioned upthread.
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Question. What would invoking martial law even look like? Like, who would you be sicking the military on? The Senate?
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That's a great question. I have no fucking idea. It probably wouldn't look any different than that secret police force shit we saw this summer. Except those weren't military members.
Countries only seem to enact that shit when everything has descended to complete lawlessness and order needs to be restored. Unless hundreds of thousands (millions?) of people are rioting simultaneously then doing so is batshit bananas crazy. And anyone suggesting it needs to be removed from authority immediately.
Thoughts like that from a president should invoke the 25th immediately. Every Democrat should be screaming it and risking political capital in doing so. But it's a Trumper tantrum, and therefore given a pass.
Countries only seem to enact that shit when everything has descended to complete lawlessness and order needs to be restored. Unless hundreds of thousands (millions?) of people are rioting simultaneously then doing so is batshit bananas crazy. And anyone suggesting it needs to be removed from authority immediately.
Thoughts like that from a president should invoke the 25th immediately. Every Democrat should be screaming it and risking political capital in doing so. But it's a Trumper tantrum, and therefore given a pass.
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We don't need to be ruffling any feathers at this point. This shit will obviously never happen again.
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It’s like dealing with a toddler. Just ignore their tantrums and they’ll burn themselves out. Media should just ignore him, like giving oxygen to a fire. OTOH, how does the media ignore a sitting President threatening martial law?
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Crazy times, man.The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:34 pmIt’s like dealing with a toddler. Just ignore their tantrums and they’ll burn themselves out. Media should just ignore him, like giving oxygen to a fire. OTOH, how does the media ignore a sitting President threatening martial law?
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The only time I've heard fears of 'martial law' are from right wing nut jobs justifying owning weapons arsenals and bunkers. Guessing they're not getting up in arms currently
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Ha ha. Exactly.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 8:18 pm Good lord, when Pat Robertson is the voice of reason, we are so far around the bend.
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ThE 2nD aMeNdMeNt PrOtEcTs ThE 1sT. Hurr Durr.
Yup. Those types seem to be silent right now and only pipe up when liberals are in power.
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It's relative
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He should have picked baltimaher.
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I guess it is not sedition and/or treason if Trump does it. Same has it has been for four years. He operates outside the law.
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Any other time in our history, this would have been the most shocking story of the century and the largest political scandal in history. With Trump, it would have been shocking if he didn't do this, and this won't raise a single eyebrow, and there will be another scandal tomorrow to knock this out of the news, if it even catches as a story, since it's a slow, ongoing story every just assumed was happening.tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:00 am I guess it is not sedition and/or treason if Trump does it. Same has it has been for four years. He operates outside the law.
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Our democracy is basically in a prevent defense, hoping to run out the clock until January 20.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Fantastic analogy. I get the sense that most of the Senate GOP and maybe half of the GOP Reps are exhausted and want this asshole out, but are afraid to speak out and are hoping he gets evicted after Biden's inauguration. If they were believers in the cause, the conspiracy, or wanted Trump around, how could they stay silent?Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:58 am Our democracy is basically in a prevent defense, hoping to run out the clock until January 20.
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I think that describes the last 4 years
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It's literal treason. Again.
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Yeah, when Mr. D repeatedly said "maybe this is what takes him down" it was funny, but also extremely frustrating because it just pointed out that:
Trump has completely consumed/subsumed the GOP base. He was never going to be brought down because he's made himself extremely popular and powerful with the durr-hurr crowd. All other GOP elected officials are scared shitless of getting on his bad side. And he has provided amazing cover for many of them to be complete assholes, playing to the emotions of a bunch of toddlers.
There's a special place in Hell for the lot of them. They made the pandemic politic, costing hundreds of thousands of lives. And, now, by staying silent, they've created a massive problem for democracy in our country.
And these are the first assholes in line to talk about loving the country, the flag, our troops, bullshit bullshit bullshit.
Trump has completely consumed/subsumed the GOP base. He was never going to be brought down because he's made himself extremely popular and powerful with the durr-hurr crowd. All other GOP elected officials are scared shitless of getting on his bad side. And he has provided amazing cover for many of them to be complete assholes, playing to the emotions of a bunch of toddlers.
There's a special place in Hell for the lot of them. They made the pandemic politic, costing hundreds of thousands of lives. And, now, by staying silent, they've created a massive problem for democracy in our country.
And these are the first assholes in line to talk about loving the country, the flag, our troops, bullshit bullshit bullshit.
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"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
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Sad that I only know that as a Simpson's reference... That was half of my arts, literature and film knowledge in high school.
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One of the things I love about reading these articles:
He is a miserable human being. And he makes everyone around him miserable.
And this election and the results has kicked everything into an even higher level of miserable-ness.
Good. Fuck him and everyone that chooses to be employed by him.
He is a miserable human being. And he makes everyone around him miserable.
And this election and the results has kicked everything into an even higher level of miserable-ness.
Good. Fuck him and everyone that chooses to be employed by him.
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It's also a line in a Dylan song.The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 1:18 pmSad that I only know that as a Simpson's reference... That was half of my arts, literature and film knowledge in high school.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Part of what got me through 4+ years. He's just a blob of joyless insecurity who can only experience negative emotions so the especially painful losses for him really perked me up.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 1:34 pmHe is a miserable human being. And he makes everyone around him miserable.
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What's the angle here? He can't be growing a conscious with less than a month left. Is he just bullshitting?
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More like just shitting on everything because he isn’t a part of it.
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Pelosi is on board.
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Maybe just a cover for the pardons he just issued.
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Yeah war criminals who murdered kids and people convicted of lying for him shouldn't be the most popular pardons, but in MAGAland...
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He wants the adulation. Plus his name on the checks I’m sure.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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I wonder if the “unnecessary” items he wants to remove have anything to do with it.
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Attributed to Samuel Johnson (according to Boswell.)Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 2:43 pmIt's also a line in a Dylan song.The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 1:18 pmSad that I only know that as a Simpson's reference... That was half of my arts, literature and film knowledge in high school.
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
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From what I can gauge perusing things online, non politician folks from both sides of the political spectrum are pissed about where money is going to in the bill.
Regular folks seem to be actually reading it and going "Why the fuck do all these countries get our money but Americans are only getting $600?" It's really weird to see such bipartisanship.
I cannot confirm exactly where all the money is going because I'm not going to read it. So, no shit we give money away to other countries because we're America. And we're a shithole country to our own citizens. I'm fairly certain the images I'm seeing of lines in the bill are legit, but it's odd taking that info at face value from people that normally share anti liberal memes.
Regular folks seem to be actually reading it and going "Why the fuck do all these countries get our money but Americans are only getting $600?" It's really weird to see such bipartisanship.
I cannot confirm exactly where all the money is going because I'm not going to read it. So, no shit we give money away to other countries because we're America. And we're a shithole country to our own citizens. I'm fairly certain the images I'm seeing of lines in the bill are legit, but it's odd taking that info at face value from people that normally share anti liberal memes.
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