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This Trump germaphobe thing doesn't seem like it's true. He's shaking hand left and right during all this.

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:52 am This Trump germaphobe thing doesn't seem like it's true. He's shaking hand left and right during all this.

I've had the same thought, but so many people that know him say it. Supposedly, that's why he primarily eats fast food, because he doesn't trust fresh cooked to order food.

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:52 am This Trump germaphobe thing doesn't seem like it's true. He's shaking hand left and right during all this.

Almost as if he's irrational.

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:52 am This Trump germaphobe thing doesn't seem like it's true. He's shaking hand left and right during all this.

Trump is a germaphobe who raw dogs porn stars.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:15 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:52 am This Trump germaphobe thing doesn't seem like it's true. He's shaking hand left and right during all this.

Trump is a germaphobe who raw dogs porn stars.

He's nothing if not consistently inconsistent.

This is some insane lying, even for Trump. It's hard to fathom how many people are going to die because of his incompetence.

Can you imagine how his Twitter will be if he gets quarantined?

He would have nothing else to do all day but tweet.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:53 pm Can you imagine how his Twitter will be if he gets quarantined?

He would have nothing else to do all day but tweet.

I would imagine that if he had Coronavirus, NO ONE would admit it. He'd do the FDR thing and try to hide his ailment.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:54 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:53 pm Can you imagine how his Twitter will be if he gets quarantined?

He would have nothing else to do all day but tweet.

I would imagine that if he had Coronavirus, NO ONE would admit it. He'd do the FDR thing and try to hide his ailment.

That would be tough to do in this day and age.
Someone would leak it.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:52 pm

Beware the ides of March.

teeteebee wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:00 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:52 pm

Beware the ides of March.

Et tu, Covfefe?

Fucking Orange Julius Caesar.

It’s so sad and so desperate.

My retirement accounts need a bailout.

How much blame does Trump get for fucking this up? Bush pretty much got away with ignoring everything leading up to the 9/11 attack, and a lot of his economic failures that were starting before the attack were just blamed on 9/11 by his supporters. I guess this will be the Fox talking points. Trump did nothing wrong about the virus. It was China's fault. Our economy going to shambles is all the virus's fault. Trump did no wrong.

Following Ken Tremendous is not helping with the anxiety thread, or should that be the pissed off thread?

And Trump is going to get away with this. The bar the media sets for him is so low it's underground. So they'll control the narrative and Republicans will just blame Democrats.

Peter Alexander should've stood up to him when told he was a terrible reporter. But the media will continue to capitulate and treat this fat orange fuckhead with respect. The time to discuss him as president as far as the media is concerned was years ago.

But they need ratings to sell advertisements and doing the right thing requires courage, gumption, and some good old fashioned ability to tell liars to go fuck themselves.

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:34 am Peter Alexander should've stood up to him when told he was a terrible reporter. But the media will continue to capitulate and treat this fat orange fuckhead with respect. The time to discuss him as president as far as the media is concerned was years ago.

The thing that floors me is Trump-heads/MAGA-idiots are eating this shit up. Read some of the responses and its all 'Trump Fuck Yeah!'. Or even supposed journalists like Brit Hume calling it a 'Gotcha' question.

Holy shit...that thing was a juicy 80 mph batting practice fastball right down the pipe. You couldn't have set it on a tee any better. All Trump had to say was something akin to 'I understand people being scared. These are unprecedented times, with a lot of uncertainty. But my administration is working hard to meet the needs of the country, and doing everything possible to make sure everyone stays safe, secure, and healthy'.

BUT NO!!!! Trump is incapable of showing even an ounce of human empathy, to anyone, ever.

EdRomero wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:58 amHow much blame does Trump get for fucking this up?

Depends on how many Americans die in a widespread manner. It has to reach a number large enough that is distributed widely enough that it effects almost literally everyone in the country for him to actually catch meaningful flack.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:27 am

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:34 am Peter Alexander should've stood up to him when told he was a terrible reporter. But the media will continue to capitulate and treat this fat orange fuckhead with respect. The time to discuss him as president as far as the media is concerned was years ago.

The thing that floors me is Trump-heads/MAGA-idiots are eating this shit up. Read some of the responses and its all 'Trump Fuck Yeah!'. Or even supposed journalists like Brit Hume calling it a 'Gotcha' question.

Holy shit...that thing was a juicy 80 mph batting practice fastball right down the pipe. You couldn't have set it on a tee any better. All Trump had to say was something akin to 'I understand people being scared. These are unprecedented times, with a lot of uncertainty. But my administration is working hard to meet the needs of the country, and doing everything possible to make sure everyone stays safe, secure, and healthy'.

BUT NO!!!! Trump is incapable of showing even an ounce of human empathy, to anyone, ever.

That moment was terrifying. He was either too stupid to see it as a layup question or he thought putting on a show of attacking the lib press was more important than reassuring the country. It did look like a meltdown.

The Obama Meltdown title was about his policies not working and the country declining. Now the meltdown title is about Trump physically and mentally melting down..and the country declining.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:40 amDepends on how many Americans die in a widespread manner. It has to reach a number large enough that is distributed widely enough that it effects almost literally everyone in the country for him to actually catch meaningful flack.

If masses of people don’t die, trump saved them. If masses of people do die, it was China. These people and their friends and family will all die stupid and racist, now or later.

mister d wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:18 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:40 amDepends on how many Americans die in a widespread manner. It has to reach a number large enough that is distributed widely enough that it effects almost literally everyone in the country for him to actually catch meaningful flack.

If masses of people don’t die, trump saved them. If masses of people do die, it was China. These people and their friends and family will all die stupid and racist, now or later.

Yep. And pointing out mistakes or things that need to be done by the government now to improve things is either unpatriotic or a cheap partisan attack.

My cousin's kids (in their late 20's - mid 30's) are all over FB praising Trump for the amazing job he is doing. One actually said, "Trump is the only politician who actually cares about the people." Lots of stuff like "anyone who ever said 'not my President' shouldn't be entitled to the $1,000 check.'" Then friends responding that it'd be great if Trump refused aid to states that voted against him, stick it to the Libs! And yet, they blame Obama for dividing the country with his divisive rhetoric.

mister d wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:18 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:40 amDepends on how many Americans die in a widespread manner. It has to reach a number large enough that is distributed widely enough that it effects almost literally everyone in the country for him to actually catch meaningful flack.

If masses of people don’t die, trump saved them. If masses of people do die, it was China. These people and their friends and family will all die stupid and racist, now or later.

Donald Trump's presidency = LeBron James's basketball prowess.

mister d wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:18 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:40 amDepends on how many Americans die in a widespread manner. It has to reach a number large enough that is distributed widely enough that it effects almost literally everyone in the country for him to actually catch meaningful flack.

If masses of people don’t die, trump saved them. If masses of people do die, it was China. These people and their friends and family will all die stupid and racist, now or later.

I guess I should have put it as, "depends on how many Fox News on-air talent die".

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:40 am

EdRomero wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:58 amHow much blame does Trump get for fucking this up?

Depends on how many Americans die in a widespread manner. It has to reach a number large enough that is distributed widely enough that it effects almost literally everyone in the country for him to actually catch meaningful flack.

Yeah - let's say somehow we avoid the worst of this, for whatever reason. Which everybody obviously hopes for. And the stock market house of cards skyrockets at the end of the year when the hedge funds that ACTUALLY control it's movement decide that it's time to buy back all these assets on the cheap, but that's another topic.

There is definitely a scenario where enough credit to Trump is manufactured to keep him in office. I would be against it, but it's not impossible.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:30 am

mister d wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:18 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:40 amDepends on how many Americans die in a widespread manner. It has to reach a number large enough that is distributed widely enough that it effects almost literally everyone in the country for him to actually catch meaningful flack.

If masses of people don’t die, trump saved them. If masses of people do die, it was China. These people and their friends and family will all die stupid and racist, now or later.

Yep. And pointing out mistakes or things that need to be done by the government now to improve things is either unpatriotic or a cheap partisan attack.

My cousin's kids (in their late 20's - mid 30's) are all over FB praising Trump for the amazing job he is doing. One actually said, "Trump is the only politician who actually cares about the people." Lots of stuff like "anyone who ever said 'not my President' shouldn't be entitled to the $1,000 check.'" Then friends responding that it'd be great if Trump refused aid to states that voted against him, stick it to the Libs! And yet, they blame Obama for dividing the country with his divisive rhetoric.

I won’t say you have to do it, but someone needs to tell your cousins kids that they’re being assholes.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:19 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:30 am

mister d wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:18 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:40 amDepends on how many Americans die in a widespread manner. It has to reach a number large enough that is distributed widely enough that it effects almost literally everyone in the country for him to actually catch meaningful flack.

If masses of people don’t die, trump saved them. If masses of people do die, it was China. These people and their friends and family will all die stupid and racist, now or later.

Yep. And pointing out mistakes or things that need to be done by the government now to improve things is either unpatriotic or a cheap partisan attack.

My cousin's kids (in their late 20's - mid 30's) are all over FB praising Trump for the amazing job he is doing. One actually said, "Trump is the only politician who actually cares about the people." Lots of stuff like "anyone who ever said 'not my President' shouldn't be entitled to the $1,000 check.'" Then friends responding that it'd be great if Trump refused aid to states that voted against him, stick it to the Libs! And yet, they blame Obama for dividing the country with his divisive rhetoric.

I won’t say you have to do it, but someone needs to tell your cousins kids that they’re being assholes.

People do, and the backlash is strong. My cousin joined Facebook about 8 years ago. He made it a week before I blocked him. Nothing but racist anti-Obama bullshit. He is the racist retired-NYPD Lt. I've mentioned in the past. He was the head of Internal Affairs, and bragged about being the kind of cop you want heading IA. I'm guessing a lot of bad cops had their files turn up missing. My father thinks he must have done something horrible to get assigned to IA. He said that's the worst punishment in the NYPD other than being thrown off the force. His father, my uncle by marriage, was in the 75th Precinct during the time documented in the extremely well done Netflix documentary The Seven-Five. I told my father about it, he nonchalantly said, "you know your Uncle was the Captain's bagman in the 75th precinct." Looked at my mother, she nodded in agreement and said it wasn't really a secret. [Captain's bagman is the cop in charge of collecting "protection money" from area businesses, basically the cops were shaking down businesses for bribes in order to do their job].

Trump Suggests States Need to Bribe Him With Praise to Get Federal Assistance for COVID-19

"Do you blame the governor for that?"

There are no depths that he won't sink to.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 12:33 pm Trump Suggests States Need to Bribe Him With Praise to Get Federal Assistance for COVID-19

"Do you blame the governor for that?"

There are no depths that he won't sink to.

This is exactly the situation that Adam Schiff warned against during Impeachment (can't find a link at the moment). He specifically used the example of Trump holding up disaster relief, waiting on a Governor to 'do him a favor'.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 12:54 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 12:33 pm Trump Suggests States Need to Bribe Him With Praise to Get Federal Assistance for COVID-19

"Do you blame the governor for that?"

There are no depths that he won't sink to.

This is exactly the situation that Adam Schiff warned against during Impeachment (can't find a link at the moment). He specifically used the example of Trump holding up disaster relief, waiting on a Governor to 'do him a favor'.

Found it...but it wasn't Schiff...

Jake Tapper is going into ALLCAPS rage. Hopefully those feelings go viral to others in the news.

Trump needs to be called a 'fucking cunt' live on air. For the sanity of America.

It's all racism. That's the only way anyone could support this. I'm not sure what else Trump supporters are getting out of this.

We'll see.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:48 pm

We'll see.

My local nbc station stayed with our governor when trump started. At least someone finally convinced him to have them after market close.

Anyone else get the postcard with “PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA”? With a little tiny CDC in the bottom corner?

brian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:25 pm It's all racism. That's the only way anyone could support this. I'm not sure what else Trump supporters are getting out of this.

It's also a bitterness, an unfocussed hatred of anything and everything that they do not understand or like.

rass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:02 pm Anyone else get the postcard with “PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA”? With a little tiny CDC in the bottom corner?

Got it today