Cont: The Trump Presidency: Part 25

[Darat]

And yet, because he didn't actually soil himself on live TV, the consensus was that he performed far better than expected. With expectations set that low, it's easy to see how he can exceed them.



In any case, even though there was a general agreement (though by no means a consensus) that Hillary beat him in the debates, it didn't seem to affect his support at all.



Why bother to prepare in depth for debates when you intend to ignore inconvenient questions and instead parrot your favourite catch phrases throughout ?

I think it would be rather funny if Biden came out with a book, perhaps Mary Trump's and started reading it when Trump bathers on.

 

[The Don]

I think it would be rather funny if Biden came out with a book, perhaps Mary Trump's and started reading it when Trump bathers on.

Funny, but a very, very, bad idea IMO.

With much pearl-clutching, FOXNews and Sinclair media would claim that this was disrespectful. The other media outlets would feel obliged to report on this. The overwhelming majority of Americans would have the impression that Joe Biden had been unacceptably disrespectful to President Trump.


edited to add...

If President Trump doesn't **** himself, the media will be full of reports of how well he performed and how Presidential he seemed.

Any tiny flub or stumble from Biden no matter how minor will be seized on by the media.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Trump Tweets

Don’t worry, wonderful & beautiful Alaska, there will be NO POLITICS in the Pebble Mine Review Process. I will do what is right for Alaska and our great Country!!!

 

[Mojo]

Trump is projecting again: Trump claims CDC director is 'confused' over 2021 vaccine timetable.

 

[Ladewig]

And

In any case, even though there was a general agreement (though by no means a consensus) that Hillary beat him in the debates, it didn't seem to affect his support at all.

Yes.
One group was judging the debate on ability to succinctly and comprehensively describe a plan to reach a specific goal while simultaneousLy noting how one might deal with possible hazards that the plan may encounter.

One group was judging the debate on the ability to put that bitch in her place while simultaneously describing vague goals without all that boring stuff like statistics or possible shortfalls of various plans.

Plus, they had Mr. Chucklehead himself saying that “many academics and business owners called me to say how good my answers were. These are common-sense solutions to simple straight-forward problems.”

 

[Armitage72]

When tear gas and rubber bullets aren't enough.

Microwave and acoustic weapons were requested for use against the DC demonstrators, but weren't available.

7,000 rounds of live ammo were also transferred, so I guess it could have been worse.

Federal officials looked into getting a heat ray that makes targets' skin feel like it's burning and amassed thousands of rounds of ammunition in preparation for clearing a peaceful protest in Lafayette Square in June, according to written House testimony from an Army National Guard major who was at the scene.
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[Major] DeMarco wrote that the Defense Department's head military police officer for the National Capitol Region emailed him and others on the day of the protests asking if the DC National Guard had "a Long Range Acoustic Device," which can blast walls of sound at protesters, or "the Active Denial Systems," which feature "a directed energy beam that provides sensation of intense heat on the surface of the skin."
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He also referenced a weapons transfer to the DC National Guard the afternoon of the protest that he later learned contained "approximately 7,000 rounds of ammunition."

 

[Craig4]

To add

Regardless you have to admit that the Arab nations recognizing Israeli sovereignty is a big deal. Israelis can finally travel to foreign Arab nations and vice versa. If you don't think that's a good thing and a step in the right direction then I don't know what to say. A lot of our political maneuvering in the middle east is for profit, but also as a deterrent to keep Israel from getting gang banged by all the Arab nations

It's not a big deal yet. It will be a big deal if it sticks. UAE has already said the deal is contingent upon a cessation of West Bank annexations and Israel has only committed to a pause. If annexations resume, it all falls apart. I imagine Bahrain will have similar issues.

 

[Steve]

When tear gas and rubber bullets aren't enough.

Microwave and acoustic weapons were requested for use against the DC demonstrators, but weren't available.

7,000 rounds of live ammo were also transferred, so I guess it could have been worse.

The ingenuity of the Feds when it comes to methods of torturing and harming their own citizens is remarkable.

Wonder when they will bring these out of storage:
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=43068&stc=1&d=1600346042

 

[Ladewig]

Trump is projecting again: Trump claims CDC director is 'confused' over 2021 vaccine timetable.

How grotesquely deformed does one’s ego have to be to say, “my understanding of this medical subject differs from that of an acclaimed physician and university professor who is well-respected by his peers. Should I talk to my staff about why our opinions differ? Nope, I’ll just go on TV and say he was confused - because, you know, genius and stuff.”

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Another entry in the fun-but-a-bad-debate-idea category would be for Biden to start his responses by holding up a piece of paper and making a mark on it before saying, “Sorry for that short interruption, I’m playing malignant narcissist bingo. If, in his next response, the president demonstrates he has no empathy for other people’s emotions, Ill have five boxes in a row.” Wait until President Chucklehead is answering a COVID question and interrupt him by yelling Bingo.

 

[JoeMorgue]

How grotesquely deformed does one’s ego have to be to say, “my understanding of this medical subject differs from that of an acclaimed physician and university professor who is well-respected by his peers. Should I talk to my staff about why our opinions differ? Nope, I’ll just go on TV and say he was confused - because, you know, genius and stuff.”

It's not that surprising. Trump is just a specifically bad tumor on a growing cancer of anti-intellectualism (and hell even broader "anti-having any form of standards at all" nihilism) that's been spreading hard for a while now.

 

[Andy_Ross]

It’s amazing that just today the president said that covid deaths in states that didn’t vote for him don’t really count, he wanted to use a heat ray on protesters, and the lunatic attorney general wanted to arrest the mayor of Seattle and undecided voters still exist.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Trump Tweets

Twitter makes sure that Trending on Twitter is anything bad, Fake or not, about President Donald Trump. So obvious what they are doing. Being studied now!

Democrats only want BAILOUT MONEY for Blue States that are doing badly. They don’t care about the people, never did!

I am SUBSTANTIALLY LOWERING MEDICARE PREMIUMS. Have instituted Favored Nations Clause and Rebates on Drug Companies. Never been done before. Drug companies are hitting me with Fake Ads, just like sleepy Joe. Be careful! Drug prices will be reduced massively, and soon.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Amy Dorris has come forward with a new sexual assault allegation against Donald Trump

Amy Dorris alleges Trump forced his tongue down her throat and groped her at 1997 US Open

‘It felt like tentacles’


A former model has come forward to accuse Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her at the US Open tennis tournament more than two decades ago, in an alleged incident that left her feeling “sick” and “violated”.

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Amy Dorris alleged that Trump accosted her outside the bathroom in his VIP box at the tournament in New York on 5 September 1997.

Dorris, who was 24 at the time, accuses Trump of forcing his tongue down her throat, assaulting her all over her body and holding her in a grip she was unable to escape from.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...-of-sexual-assault-by-former-model-amy-dorris

 

[Aridas]

And more on the Barr front.

Bill Barr wanted to arrest a city’s mayor for trying to keep police and protesters apart

While Attorney General Bill Barr was outed for trying to charge protesters with sedition, it appears he also wanted to indict Seattle’s mayor.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that Barr was livid that Mayor Jenny Durkan created “protest zones,” to keep protesters isolated in a specific area and away from police. The zone stopped police and protesters from clashing, which had been a problem in other cities where police moved in on protesters and where protesters would throw water bottles and other items at police.

“The directives are in keeping with Mr. Barr’s approach to prosecute crimes as aggressively as possible in cities where protests have given way to violence,” said the Times. “But in suggesting possible prosecution of Ms. Durkan, a Democrat, Mr. Barr also took aim at an elected official whom President Trump has repeatedly attacked.”

Yeah... all the more reason to believe that they were actively TRYING to stir up more violence.

 

[Segnosaur]

Another sexual assault allegation against stubby Mcbonespurs... This one from a former model Any Dorris who claims trump attacked her back in the 90s.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do...es-trump-sexually-assaulted-her-1997-n1240291

While I think there is a good chance the allegation is true (subject to investigation), the timing makes it look... Suspicious. (Wasn't reported to police at the time, nor were the allegations made back in 2016 when other women were coming forward. Even if she had valid reasons for staying silent at the time, it does bring up questions of being just a political stunt.)

ETA: oops. Ninjaed on this.

 

[The Don]

Trump Tweets

Twitter makes sure that Trending on Twitter is anything bad, Fake or not, about President Donald Trump. So obvious what they are doing. Being studied now!

Democrats only want BAILOUT MONEY for Blue States that are doing badly. They don’t care about the people, never did!

I am SUBSTANTIALLY LOWERING MEDICARE PREMIUMS. Have instituted Favored Nations Clause and Rebates on Drug Companies. Never been done before. Drug companies are hitting me with Fake Ads, just like sleepy Joe. Be careful! Drug prices will be reduced massively, and soon.

In two weeks ?

 

[The Don]

It’s amazing that just today the president said that covid deaths in states that didn’t vote for him don’t really count, he wanted to use a heat ray on protesters, and the lunatic attorney general wanted to arrest the mayor of Seattle and undecided voters still exist.

It's even more amazing to me that those actions actually make it more likely that 40%-45% of people will vote for him.

 

[Darat]

In two weeks ?

Unless President Biden blocks Trump's attempts yet again.

 

[Resume]

Trump Tweets

Don’t worry, wonderful & beautiful Alaska, there will be NO POLITICS in the Pebble Mine Review Process. I will do what is right for Alaska and our great Country!!!

When the Alaska governor was sucking off up to Trump over the Pebble Mine, Trump was all for it[ Now, not so much.

In reversal, Trump kills huge Alaskan gold mine. Here’s why . . .

Even when Trump does the right thing, it feels wrong.

 

[Armitage72]

It’s amazing that just today the president said that covid deaths in states that didn’t vote for him don’t really count, he wanted to use a heat ray on protesters, and the lunatic attorney general wanted to arrest the mayor of Seattle and undecided voters still exist.

Don't forget Barr saying that if Trump wins, protestors should be charged with attempting to overthrow the government.