Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

[Kepler]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

Blame the predecessor is a Washington politics tradition.

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[Kepler]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

How is this President Trump's fault? He doesn't take charge until January 20th, 2017. All these outbursts are happening on Obama's watch. Look at what divisions Obama has created within the country! Eight years of this!!


... Or that's how this story will be spun eventually by Trump's staff.

Remember the rules of the conservative mind:

If you dissent from a Democratic president you're a patriot.
If you dissent from a Republican president you're a traitor.

 

[alfablue]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

How is this President Trump's fault? He doesn't take charge until January 20th, 2017. All these outbursts are happening on Obama's watch. Look at what divisions Obama has created within the country! Eight years of this!!


... Or that's how this story will be spun eventually by Trump's staff.




*Edit* Dear God, my snark and outlook is reaching Scooby levels. Soon I may have to change my username to ScrappyDoo...

And I totally expect that reaction. Mostly from the chief strategist.

One thing I'm interested in is the EPA appointment, as current indicators (as has been posted) suggest that ALL of the CO2 rules under Obama will be gone. Which means that most of us at work will have very little to work on (remember, I'm one of the thousands of people who have highly skilled jobs BECAUSE of regulations). I can't wait to point this out to the people who voted for don, not ever thinking that it can cost them a lot of work. They deny he will do anything- just like they are denying that don voters are not racist or sexist.

Is it so hard to realize that words matter?

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

The wall is going to be Trump's version of Obama's promise to close Guantanamo Bay. 4 years from now, when no progress has been made on it, most of the country will have forgotten about it.

 

[Kepler]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

And I totally expect that reaction. Mostly from the chief strategist.

One thing I'm interested in is the EPA appointment, as current indicators (as has been posted) suggest that ALL of the CO2 rules under Obama will be gone. Which means that most of us at work will have very little to work on (remember, I'm one of the thousands of people who have highly skilled jobs BECAUSE of regulations). I can't wait to point this out to the people who voted for don, not ever thinking that it can cost them a lot of work. They deny he will do anything- just like they are denying that don voters are not racist or sexist.

Is it so hard to realize that words matter?

This election was a temper tantrum from children who have been told for years by conservative media and conservatives in Congress that a temper tantrum is how you get what you want.

Some people just want to see the world burn.

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

This election was a temper tantrum from children who have been told for years by conservative media and conservatives in Congress that a temper tantrum is how you get what you want.

You'd think they would learn from observing the left's protests over the past week that that doesn't work.

 

[mookie1995]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

Anyone listen to the Obama presser- not the clips/analysis but the whole thing? What I heard, over and over again was Obama saying what happened depended on who a prez chose for his staff. I haven't heard one comment about that in any of the coverage.

Not nec a fan of tO but man, that guy handles himself well when he speaks. He can say a million things without ever saying them straight out. It will be awhile before we see that again.

mookie watched it.

in that context he was asked about staffing. he admitted he is not the most organized man in the world and needed someone(s) to go through stuff for him and pinpoint important stuff. now mookie would imagine that is something that every pres needs just due to the limits of hours in the day. president obama/bush/clinton can't be reading 1/100th of the stuff they get. so yes, a funnel (CoS) is very important as THE gatekeeper.

mookie will miss BHO too. mookie could see being buds with him. golfing, playing basketball, hanging in general. he appears to be a really good guy. bud all the presidents in mookie's lifetime were probably good guys sans nixon. on the face of it you can't get elected if one is an arse. even dog catcher. getting that high up on the chain would highlight the decent personality.

 

[5mn_Major]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

mookie watched it.

in that context he was asked about staffing. he admitted he is not the most organized man in the world and needed someone(s) to go through stuff for him and pinpoint important stuff. now mookie would imagine that is something that every pres needs just due to the limits of hours in the day. president obama/bush/clinton can't be reading 1/100th of the stuff they get. so yes, a funnel (CoS) is very important as THE gatekeeper.

mookie will miss BHO too. mookie could see being buds with him. golfing, playing basketball, hanging in general. he appears to be a really good guy. bud all the presidents in mookie's lifetime were probably good guys sans nixon. on the face of it you can't get elected if one is an arse. even dog catcher. getting that high up on the chain would highlight the decent personality.

BO is an absolutely outstanding speaker when he needs to be.

Trump does seem like a very likeable guy. His staff under consideration couldn't have had one friend among them in high school.

 

[unofan]

BO is an absolutely outstanding speaker when he needs to be.

Trump does seem like a very likeable guy. His staff under consideration couldn't have had one friend among them in high school.

Trump reminds me of every car salesman I've ever met. They'd sell their mother if it meant getting an extra five dollars in commission.

He may be personable, but that character type is nails on a chalkboard to me.

 

[Kepler]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

Trump reminds me of every car salesman I've ever met. They'd sell their mother if it meant getting an extra five dollars in commission.

He may be personable, but that character type is nails on a chalkboard to me.

To me he's a late night infomercial host. The idiocy of the product is exceeded only by the idiocy of the presentation and the slack-jawed "always be closing" enthusiasm of the gull gulling the gulls.

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"Roof?" he said once more, questioningly.

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"Go down," it said, "go down. Floor Eighteen. Go down, go down. Floor Eighteen. Go down, go …"

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"Isn't it beautiful!" His voice trembled a little.

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[FreshFish]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

Th[e]s[e] [protests about the] election [results] was a temper tantrum from children who have been told for years by [parents, teachers, and mainstream] media [that they are special, entitled never to be disappointed, such] that a temper tantrum is how you get what you want.

Some people just want to see the world burn.

indeed, many observations are equally valid when applied to either "side", eh?

 

[ScoobyDoo]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

indeed, many observations are equally valid when applied to either "side", eh?

Yeah, it's good to be on the side of "Ape In Heels" comments. You should be proud.

 

[FreshFish]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

mookie will miss BHO too. mookie could see being buds with him. golfing, playing basketball, hanging in general. he appears to be a really good guy. bud all the presidents in mookie's lifetime were probably good guys sans nixon. on the face of it you can't get elected if one is an arse. even dog catcher. getting that high up on the chain would highlight the decent personality.

what are the chances that DJT offers BHO lifetime membership at Mar-a-Lago?

 

[Kepler]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

what are the chances that DJT offers BHO lifetime membership at Mar-a-Lago?

I'd assume every ex-president gets such offers so, pretty good. It's good for a puff piece and some free marketing.

 

[Kepler]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

indeed, many observations are equally valid when applied to either "side", eh?

Anything can be twisted. I believe the words you were looking for were "work will make you free."

 

[Wisko McBadgerton]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

mookie will miss BHO too. mookie could see being buds with him. golfing, playing basketball, hanging in general. he appears to be a really good guy. bud all the presidents in mookie's lifetime were probably good guys sans nixon. on the face of it you can't get elected if one is an arse. even dog catcher. getting that high up on the chain would highlight the decent personality.

I have a Great Uncle who protected four Presidents: Johnson, Nixon, Carter, and Ford. It shouldn't be surprising to anyone that his opinion of LBJ was that he was the most miserable sob that ever walked the face of the earth.

However, he has always maintained that Nixon was the nicest, most personable, and genuinely interested in people around him of them all by quite a large margin. Which isn't to say he defends Nixon on any other terms. I always thought that was something, though.

 

[alfablue]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

indeed, many observations are equally valid when applied to either "side", eh?

I have come to the conclusion that there are many people that I will stop bothering to defend their civil rights. Since they clearly have no actual clue about the Bill of Rights and the additional Amendments, other than the 2nd, there's no point in letting them JUST have the second for them, and no others for anyone else.

You have so little empathy for anyone but you, I will have no sympathy for you or any of your "causes". By you, I do mean you, as well as many others just like you.

 

[mookie1995]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

I have a Great Uncle who protected four Presidents: Johnson, Nixon, Carter, and Ford. It shouldn't be surprising to anyone that his opinion of LBJ was that he was the most miserable sob that ever walked the face of the earth.

However, he has always maintained that Nixon was the nicest, most personable, and genuinely interested in people around him of them all by quite a large margin. Which isn't to say he defends Nixon on any other terms. I always thought that was something, though.

after having read a lot on both nixon and lbj, it was impressed upon mookie that both were paranoid as all hell. ljb though had a ball-busting side that is common to certain friends that most of us have. once you were in his circle it was a hoot and one of those where you hoped he would start on someone else first then you were free to laugh along.
dickie, once you were thought of as being on his side, was probably as you state. but a tougher nut to crack. found it interesting the other day when one of the cable shows showed a letter nixon had written trump. stated that "pat" say him on tv and thought he'd be president one day. they thought that "pat" never saw that, but nixon was again against going out on a limb even in something simple like that.

who knows...

 

[Kepler]

Re: Mr. Trump, I mean Mr. President, which State would You Like To Round Them Up In?

However, he has always maintained that Nixon was the nicest, most personable, and genuinely interested in people around him of them all by quite a large margin. Which isn't to say he defends Nixon on any other terms. I always thought that was something, though.

HST thought Nixon had the darkest sense of humor of anybody he ever met. He also thought Nixon was the only pol he ever met who understood Strange (the metaphysical, not the erotic). What Jean Shepherd simply called The Night, or what philosophers have called "the dark night of the soul."

I can't think of another significant American public figure who found angst intelligible. Surely not pretty boys like JFK and Obama, or political machines like Bill and Hillary, or stick-up-their-dicks pinheads like Reagan and Bush Pere et Fils. Biden glimpsed it in the death of his children, but like a sane man he turned away from it. Some invite it in, give it a beer, and study it.

Nixon was a twisted, vengeful f-cker, but if I had to share a jail cell with any of those guys it would be him. He understood darkness and fear. He was a kindred spirit who happened to use his powers for evil.

Speaking of, how did he react to the election result?

 

[joecct]

...Speaking of, how did he react to the election result?

Dick also admires Bobby Kennedy calling him a cold SOB who would have made a good president.

BTW, I think we're the only two that follow the old boy. Now that he's wintering in FLA, the Pascack Valley area of Bergen County will be much less interesting.