Cont: The Trump Presidency: Part 24

[varwoche]

Nice speech.

Here’s that time Trump retweeted a video of one of his supporters shouting “White Power!”.

Another stark example is when he was going on about undesirables coming to the suburbs and he randomly attached Corey Booker's name to the looming threat.

Guilt by association? C'mon Ms Cat. I grant, however, that association with Trump might confer guilt.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Why was Mel dressed as Helga from Allo Allo and does she wear a the corsets with swastikas on?

 

[varwoche]

That last bit was a general venting, not targeted at you specifically.

I also reject the part that wasn't general.

 

[Emily's Cat]

I also reject the part that wasn't general.

So... you're saying that

Trump's followers are so racist, and so opposed to peaceful protest, and so generally unhinged, that showcasing these nuts might actually be effective.

... is NOT hyperbolic generalizing?

 

[shemp]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any crazier:

Trump calls for drug tests before Biden debate

President Trump says he will call for drug tests for both former Vice President Joe Biden and himself before the first candidates' debate on Sept. 29. In an Oval Office interview Wednesday, the president expressed suspicion at what he said was a sudden, marked improvement in Biden's debate performance during the Democratic primary season and suggested that he believes the improvement was the result of drugs. The president offered no evidence to support his speculation.

"Nobody thought that he was even going to win," Trump said. "Because his debate performances were so bad. Frankly, his best performance was against Bernie. We're going to call for a drug test, by the way, because his best performance was against Bernie. It wasn't that he was Winston Churchill because he wasn't, but it was a normal, boring debate. You know, nothing amazing happened. And we are going to call for a drug test because there's no way — you can't do that."

This smells like he's setting up his excuses to get out of the debates.

 

[johnny karate]

So... you're saying that ... is NOT hyperbolic generalizing?

How are we defining “hyperbolic generalizing”?

Trump does openly racist things and is currently enjoying a 90% approval rating among Republicans.

 

[varwoche]

So... you're saying that ... is NOT hyperbolic generalizing?

Tack on post #2526 and that sums up my view of Trump supporters, and I don't think it's unreasonable.

 

[RolandRat]

"It wasn't that he was Winston Churchill because he wasn't, but it was a normal, boring debate. You know, nothing amazing happened. And we are going to call for a drug test because there's no way — you can't do that."

Anyone able to translate this?

 

[JoeMorgue]

"Everything is terrible in America"
"Four more years!"

Yeah that's not a joke. Realizing that is literally a large part of Trump's actual appeal is just being minimally observant at this point.

 

[Minoosh]

I've heard Sudafed can bring back false positives for meth ...

 

[Beelzebuddy]

"It wasn't that he was Winston Churchill because he wasn't, but it was a normal, boring debate. You know, nothing amazing happened. And we are going to call for a drug test because there's no way — you can't do that."

Anyone able to translate this?

"I am being accused of needing drugs to appear even remotely lucid when making extended public appearances. Although my malignant narcissism forbids me from extending a compliment to anyone unless it reflects even better on me, I am forced to admit that my opponent displayed a level of adroit statesmanship which is entirely out of my league. By the converse property of presidential debate, he must therefore have been on drugs."

 

[Safe-Keeper]

Yeah, might just be good old Trump projection.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any crazier:

Trump calls for drug tests before Biden debate

This smells like he's setting up his excuses to get out of the debates.

My take:
He's reacting to the criticism Donny Jr and Kimmy were high on drugs and maybe he's projecting a bit because he himself uses adderall to boost his brain. He probably expects Biden to laugh it off. Biden should go for it as long as adderall is included in the test and a neutral party runs the testing.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

"It wasn't that he was Winston Churchill because he wasn't, but it was a normal, boring debate. You know, nothing amazing happened. And we are going to call for a drug test because there's no way — you can't do that."

Anyone able to translate this?

You have to read between the lines.

Donny's miffed because the fake news is reporting how great the Democratic Convention was including Biden's speech and the GOP Convention including Donny's performance isn't getting good ratings.

 

[crescent]

I thought whether or not the guns where immediately fireable was a central issue in the legal side of this?

Intent. Did they intend for the guns to be immediately fireable? Did they believe the guns were immediately fireable?

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

I've heard Sudafed can bring back false positives for meth ...

Most of those false positives are with pee-in-a-cup screening tests. Actual lab tests done right can clarify true vs false results.

 

[Trebuchet]

Gay rumors come back to haunt Lindsey Graham during a tough re-election campaign


However, it's just speculation. Take it with several grains of salt.

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No worries, Darat! Brexit will fix that for you in just a few months!

 

[SezMe]

You mean like... this or this? Admittedly, those are not the Democratic Party, of course.

The second one, in particular, is interesting. However, I wonder how much contradiction one would find by going over 12 years of MSNBC. My bias is a lot less, but it is ... well, a bias.

 

[shuttlt]

Intent. Did they intend for the guns to be immediately fireable? Did they believe the guns were immediately fireable?

The claim with respect to the pistol is that it had been used as a prop in a court case and had been intentionally disabled.

 

[SezMe]

But then she would no longer be first lady. There is nothing she wants more than four years in that position. She may not love Donald but she very much likes her role.

I very much doubt it. If she relished the role, she would reside in the White House and be a big part of the Administration. Instead, she rearranged the Rose Garden! BFD. That doesn't equate to liking the role.