The Trump Presidency: Sweet/Sweat 16

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

Clinton's not taking any prisoners:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1163478770587721729

Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election! This was put out by a Clinton supporter, not a Trump Supporter! Google should be sued. My victory was even bigger than thought! @JudicialWatch

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1163532937377320961

The debunked study you’re referring to was based on 21 undecided voters. For context that’s about half the number of people associated with your campaign who have been indicted.

 

[Belz...]

Ouch!

 

[plague311]

Clinton's not taking any prisoners:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1163478770587721729



https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1163532937377320961

That was so money. I chortled when I read that.

 

[I Am The Scum]

Can we send this Hillary back in time a few years?

 

[quadraginta]

Not forfeiting an amount of money you'd normally get is not the same thing as being paid to attend some event. That's quite different. From the title, you'd get the impression that people at Trump's rallies are paid to be there -- which wouldn't surprise me. But this isn't the case. It's people who are NOT going to be paid in full if they don't attent as part of their work.
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He is also correct in saying that this is not a rent-a-crowd.

"... as part of their work." sure sounds like a rent-a-crowd to me.

The people who did not attend the Trump rally were not paid for that day of work at all. They had to stay home.

Exactly. Go to Trump-Not-Really-A-Rally-(wink), or don't get the pay you would normally get for that day of work.

There's a lot of ways to try and twist the words, but pretending it's anything but a rent-a-crowd is a distinction without any significant difference.

 

[quadraginta]

And how many divisions does Greenland have?

No Greenland army, but:

Number of Law Enforcement Firearms: Police in Greenland are reported to have 300 firearms
Number of Privately Owned Firearms: The estimated total number of guns (both licit and illicit) held by civilians in Greenland is: 13,000 (2017)
Firearms: Region: Greenland (gunpolicy.org)

And don't get me started on the number of harpoons! About Greenland hunting culture (visitgreenland.com)

Denmark is a part of NATO. That means that they have the entire alliance obligated to back them up if somebody tries to invade them.

If it was the U.S. then they would be obligated to help defend Greenland against themselves.

Sounds like the sort of thing Trump would get involved in.

 

[Belz...]

There's a lot of ways to try and twist the words, but pretending it's anything but a rent-a-crowd is a distinction without any significant difference.

"It doesn't matter if he died from a heart attack or by gunshot, your honor. One way or another he's dead. It makes no difference!"

Sorry, that the end result is that Trump's crowd numbers are inflated doesn't change the fact that the dynamic is very different. I don't see why that's controversial.

 

[quadraginta]

How does proximity trigger texts anyway? Doesn't something need to know your phone number to send things to it? As far as I know you can't pick up phone numbers of nearby phones as you please. Apps that have a proximity feature can detect each other (more or less, the dating one I use once said there were 61,740 men within ten feet of me. I'm certain I would have noticed them) but surely those apps and that feature are voluntary?

If you're using a map app for navigation, which is what most people use them for, then the app knows where you are. It sort of has to. It doesn't need your phone number because it's already on your phone.

Businesses pay for the apps to run ads when you're near them. Waze does it, too.

The apps are free. They gotta make a nickel where they can.

 

[plague311]

"It doesn't matter if he died from a heart attack or by gunshot, your honor. One way or another he's dead. It makes no difference!"

Sorry, that the end result is that Trump's crowd numbers are inflated doesn't change the fact that the dynamic is very different. I don't see why that's controversial.

I can't imagine why it makes any ******* difference.

In the end, Trump didn't do anything himself to encourage them to show up. Their jobs basically told them to show up or lose money, that's just a fact. There is absolutely no way to change the fact that:

If they show up, they get more money than if they don't. It's undeniable.

 

[TragicMonkey]

If you're using a map app for navigation, which is what most people use them for, then the app knows where you are. It sort of has to. It doesn't need your phone number because it's already on your phone.

Businesses pay for the apps to run ads when you're near them. Waze does it, too.

The apps are free. They gotta make a nickel where they can.

The world has gone mad. I just look at maps, and write down the directions. On paper.

 

[Belz...]

I can't imagine why it makes any ******* difference.

Right. Heart attack or murder. No difference.

If they show up, they get more money than if they don't. It's undeniable.

But that's money they would've had anyway just for showing up to work that day. That the money would be denied if they didn't attend the event is a dick move, but it's not like paying actors to see his candidacy announcement back in 2015.

 

[Regnad Kcin]

Denmark is a part of NATO. That means that they have the entire alliance obligated to back them up if somebody tries to invade them.

If it was the U.S. then they would be obligated to help defend Greenland against themselves.

Sounds like the sort of thing Trump would get involved in.

Upon purchase, would it be only considerate to rename the country “Orangeland”?

 

[Andy_Ross]

Trump Tweets

The LameStream Media is far beyond Fake News, they are treading in very dangerous territory!

 

[plague311]

Right. Heart attack or murder. No difference.

You know, we don't have to have a ******* analogy for everything. This is neither a heart attack or a murder, and so this means absolutely nothing to this conversation. It's a red herring at best.

We don't always need to make up these ******* ridiculous "life or death" scenarios. It's getting old ******* fast. Everything has to be compared to some catastrophic, life ending ********.

But that's money they would've had anyway just for showing up to work that day. That the money would be denied if they didn't attend the event is a dick move, but it's not like paying actors to see his candidacy announcement back in 2015.

The only relevant thing you said in this entire post.

Yes, it is a dick move. There, we all agree.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Trump Tweets

Sorry, I don’t buy Rep. Tlaib’s tears. I have watched her violence, craziness and, most importantly, WORDS, for far too long. Now tears? She hates Israel and all Jewish people. She is an anti-Semite. She and her 3 friends are the new face of the Democrat Party. Live with it!

 

[plague311]

Trump Tweets

Sorry, I don’t buy Rep. Tlaib’s tears. I have watched her violence, craziness and, most importantly, WORDS, for far too long. Now tears? She hates Israel and all Jewish people. She is an anti-Semite. She and her 3 friends are the new face of the Democrat Party. Live with it!

He HAS to be stepping into Libel range here, or at least getting really close. I would assume he has to provide evidence of these statements at some point in time.

 

[Regnad Kcin]

The world has gone mad. I just look at maps, and write down the directions. On paper.

And how would you rate your Eberhard Faber*?



*Not intended as a thinly-veiled sexual reference.

 

[Belz...]

You know, we don't have to have a ******* analogy for everything.

I LOVE analogies, what can I say?

This is neither a heart attack or a murder

On the other hand, most people seem to be unaware of the point of analogies, which is very disheartening to me. The point, usually, is in what's similar, not what's different. That the end result re Trump is the same is one thing, but the cause is very different.

We don't always need to make up these ******* ridiculous "life or death" scenarios. It's getting old ******* fast. Everything has to be compared to some catastrophic, life ending ********.

Cars. I usually use cars for analogies. But for some reason, someone talking to a judge also appeals to me.

Now, if I didn't know that you actually swear all the time, I'd say you look rather miffed. Thanks to your earlier correction I know better, however.

The only relevant thing you said in this entire post.

Now, come on, plague. You know that's not true. I'm sure you realise in your heart of hearts that my analogy was an earnest attempt to clarify where the disagreement lies, since my earlier attempts using the thing itself did not work.

 

[carlitos]

Trump Tweets

Sorry, I don’t buy Rep. Tlaib’s tears. I have watched her violence, craziness and, most importantly, WORDS, for far too long.

If "things that you can do to words" was a Family Feud question, and your stupid uncle answered "WATCH" how many points would he get?

 

[gregthehammer]

Stupid uncle would get an X or XX or even XXX would be my guess