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The Trump Presidency: Part 18

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A quote from Taibbi's post-mortem on the '08 crash comes to mind.

"This is what happens when balding, overweight middle managers look in the mirror and see Brad Pitt."
 
TellyKNeasuss said:
Another day, another Trump crime exposed:


Trump's business told a lender that 99 percent of the building's commercial space was occupied as of December 2011 and 98.7 percent was occupied as of June 2012. But the president's business said in property-tax filings that the building's occupancy rate was 83 percent in January 2012 and was the same a year later, according to ProPublica.
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https://thehill.com/policy/finance/...s-for-trump-tower-show-inconsistencies-report
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No question about it. Trump regularly underreported to the tax man and made exaggerated claims to investors. That's tax fraud and securities fraud.

He's double dipping on his crimes.
 
TellyKNeasuss said:
Another day, another Trump crime exposed:

Trump's business told a lender that 99 percent of the building's commercial space was occupied as of December 2011 and 98.7 percent was occupied as of June 2012. But the president's business said in property-tax filings that the building's occupancy rate was 83 percent in January 2012 and was the same a year later, according to ProPublica.
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Quick! We must investigate who reported this crime so they can be punished accordingly!

To the revenge-mobile!
 
Trump is now saying Democrats are trying to change the name of Thanksgiving.

I'm sorry. As a Democrat, no one issued me that memo. Is it some obscure party platform plank?
 
acbytesla said:
Trump is now saying Democrats are trying to change the name of Thanksgiving.

I'm sorry. As a Democrat, no one issued me that memo. Is it some obscure party platform plank?
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Unsurprisingly, this is yet another Trump lie based on lies he heard on FOX:

At his Tuesday night campaign rally in Florida, the president insisted that “some people” want to change the name of the holiday and “don’t want to use the term Thanksgiving,” likening this supposed anti-Thanksgiving sentiment to another infamous right-wing media invention.

“And that was true with Christmas. Now everybody is using Christmas again. And remember I said that,” Trump declared. “Now we’re gonna have to do a little work on Thanksgiving. People have different ideas on why it shouldn’t be called Thanksgiving. Everybody here loves the name Thanksgiving and we’re not changing it!”
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In recent weeks, Fox News’ opinion shows have run countless segments insisting that liberals and progressives want to “cancel” the holiday and fight a “War on Thanksgiving,” tying it all to a single HuffPost opinion piece about the environmental impact of Thanksgiving dinner. The article, while providing readers with steps to reduce their carbon footprint, never called for the holiday to be abolished or even for Americans to stop celebrating it.
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-backs-trumps-war-on-thanksgiving-bs-he-got-from-fox

When he spouted this nonsense, the rally attendees were rather quiet seeming not to know what he was talking about. When he went into his "Merry Christmas" spiel they started cheering. That must have got them going because they cheered when he went back to the Thanksgiving nonsense. They believe everything he says regardless of how idiotic it is.
 
Channel-surfed past Trump's rally covered on CSPAN. Trump was hinting that he had chest pain which led him to seek medical care the other night. [Reading between the lines.]
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
...Trump was hinting that he had chest pain which led him to seek medical care the other night....
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This event has not seemed to attract much notice here, but it has on other message boards I visit. Trump's seemingly spur of the moment decision to head over to Walter Reed Medical Center last Saturday. First, CNN reported this did not seem to be a routine trip to Walter Reed Medical Center. The visit was not on Trump's public schedule or his private one. Saturday was a clear sunny day in Washington but instead of going by helicopter, as Trump (and most other presidents) has done in the past he went by motorcade. And the motorcade included an ambulance. Personnel at Walter Reed have told the news media that the president's arrival was not announced ahead of time as it normally would be. The staff was not alerted that the president was coming and that was very unusual.

Speculation has ranged from a panic attack to a mini-stroke. All presidents age in office. I've seen photos of Clinton 1992 vs Clinton 2000; Bush 2000 vs Bush 2008; Obama 2008 vs Obama 2016. They look older, strained and weary. Yet Trump's appearance has not seemed to change much, though that may not be a good sign.

Trump is under an amount and kind of stress far beyond anything he has dealt with previously. Is The Chosen One beginning to crack under the strain? Stay tuned. ;)
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
Channel-surfed past Trump's rally covered on CSPAN. Trump was hinting that he had chest pain which led him to seek medical care the other night. [Reading between the lines.]
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I've seen a case history of a similar character who underwent a cardiac episode where the patient's heart grew three sizes that day, but it was inspired by a mental and emotional breakthrough I just don't see Trump having.
 
For the record, in his rally he gave his usual bit:

[paraphrased to clip his repetitive schtick] "They said I had a massive heart attack.." He goes on and on and on telling the crowd how stupid people are.
"They said I had massive chest pain..." He goes on and on and on telling the crowd how stupid people are.
"They said I didn't wear a tie..." He goes on and on and on telling the crowd how stupid people are.

That's all I watched.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
Channel-surfed past Trump's rally covered on CSPAN. Trump was hinting that he had chest pain which led him to seek medical care the other night. [Reading between the lines.]
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Not being American, I don't get CSPAN. But do they always make it a point of covering presidential speeches? Or is this something unique to Trump?
 
newyorkguy said:
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And the motorcade included an ambulance. Personnel at Walter Reed have told the news media that the president's arrival was not announced ahead of time as it normally would be. The staff was not alerted that the president was coming and that was very unusual.
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The whole thing is sketchy. I just note that the presidential motorcade always includes an ambulance. There was a mini-scandal a few years ago when the D.C. ambulance assigned to Obama ran out of gas on duty and had to be towed.
https://wjla.com/news/local/preside...of-gas-on-his-birthday-sparks-criticism-92663
 
Segnosaur said:
Not being American, I don't get CSPAN. But do they always make it a point of covering presidential speeches? Or is this something unique to Trump?
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C-Span exists to cover government proceedings, which would include presidential addresses. What's different about Trump is that other presidents didn't hold so many out-of-town stadium rallies.

And you can watch C-Span online.
https://www.c-span.org/
 
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Segnosaur said:
Not being American, I don't get CSPAN. But do they always make it a point of covering presidential speeches? Or is this something unique to Trump?
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The answer is yes. CSPAN covers government and usually unedited with little or no color. They would cover Obama's or Bush's or some Energy Secretary's speech or the floor of the Senate and the House floor. There are multiple CSPAN channels and usually it is really boring.
 
TragicMonkey said:
I've seen a case history of a similar character who underwent a cardiac episode where the patient's heart grew three sizes that day, but it was inspired by a mental and emotional breakthrough I just don't see Trump having.
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Plus your character’s heart started out only two sizes too small. Trump’s would be a much bigger challenge.
 
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