Cont: The Trump Presidency: Part 25

[Stacyhs]

In an extended riff, Colbert created fake Trump ads and presented them to a "focus group" of Trump supporters. The ads promoted, among other things, putting children to work in dangerous jobs because they can't get covid, and building human-size microwaves to kill the virus. The Trumpers ate it all up. Even if they had mild reservations, they were voting for Trump, and they never caught on to the gag.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trium...rump-supporters-proves-theyll-defend-anything

Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-7W5BCIFdg

These people just can't be saved.

Oh. My. God. Especially that guy in the shorts. And people told me to stop saying Trump supporters are stupid. Sorry. I'm going to keep saying it because they are.

 

[Minoosh]

These are not protestors, they are exuberant patriots.

The pepper spray and rubber bullets were only used on seditious thugs.

A lot of times, when someone says a video clearly demonstrates something, I can't tell what's happening from the video.

I didn't see how anyone was blocking anyone else, just a bunch of people chanting.

I'll try again.

 

[Gulliver Foyle]

Supporters of the president physically prevent people from voting.
What would you call it in another country?

Brownshirting.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Why do Trump supporters think harassing voters outside polling places is somehow going to make them LESS likely to vote?

 

[Andy_Ross]

Brownshirting.

At least the shirt tail!

 

[Stacyhs]

Why do Trump supporters think harassing voters outside polling places is somehow going to make them LESS likely to vote?

That's a rhetorical question, isn't it?

 

[newyorkguy]

A lot of times, when someone says a video clearly demonstrates something, I can't tell what's happening from the video. I didn't see how anyone was blocking anyone else, just a bunch of people chanting. I'll try again.

First, there is more than one video. Below it is illustrated how they did in fact block the entrance to the voting area. The photo on the left (below) shows voters lining up and coming through the small park, exiting onto a driveway and then into the building. The photo on the right shows where the trump protesters massed to block voters. Directly in front of the small park at the point where voters exited to cross the driveway. The election officials reacted by moving the voting line inside.

It's terrible that trump supporters would even think of doing something like this. Hey lets go out and block people trying to vote!

 

[SezMe]

Trump on what will happen if he loses the election
"On November 4th, the press will probably say, let's say something stupid happened, the press will say, 'I gotta admit, he did a damn good job!'"

Trump writing his own obituary? I'm OK with that as long as he does, in fact, GO AWAY.

 

[newyorkguy]

This episode is being reported on with a huge amount of restraint, probably an editorial decision based on the fear of copycats. But even the Fox news affiliate in DC seems appalled by it.

First it was mail-in voting. Now some of President Trump's supporters are protesting in-person, early voting in Virginia. Filmmaker Anthony Tilghman shared video of the protest Saturday in Fairfax with FOX 5. Tilghman tells FOX 5 that the protesters first blocked the entrance to the polling site before officials forced them to move 40 feet away as required by law. Tilghman reported that election officials eventually moved voters waiting in line inside because of the protests.

President Trump has repeatedly attacked mail-in voting on the campaign trail, saying without credible evidence the practice is ripe for fraud. Fox News link

The video referenced can be viewed via the link to the Fox page. It shows protesters directly between the little park and the doorway to the voting center.

 

[SezMe]

One would think a professional liar would have a better vocabulary or understanding of English

But he's not a professional liar. Profligate? Absolutely ... to a fault. But he's a sloppy, amateur liar. His lies are obvious, silly and repetitive. Any decent county supervisor is probably a better liar than the Orange Turd.

 

[JoeMorgue]

He's not a liar. "Liar" was a concept that existed back in the Facts world. We live in the Post-Facts world now, the entire concept of a "liar" makes no sense.

 

[Steve]

This episode is being reported on with a huge amount of restraint, probably an editorial decision based on the fear of copycats. But even the Fox news affiliate in DC seems appalled by it.



The video referenced can be viewed via the link to the Fox page. It shows protesters directly between the little park and the doorway to the voting center.

America, America. Your concept of democracy is deeply flawed. A shining example of freedom to the world you are not.

 

[SezMe]

The American version of seperation of power has shown itself to be a huge failure.

I disagree. The concept is good but if the government is populated with people who are not of good will, who follow the strictures and traditiois of their government, then ANY form of government will fail. And that is what we in the USA gave now, namely, people (Trump. Moscow Mitch, Barr, Trump's cabinet, a lot of GOP congresscritters,l etc.) who are not looking out for the USA. They are corrupt and power hungry. No wonder we're starting to look like a banana republic.

 

[SezMe]

Neither Collins nor Murkowski will oppose. They'll make "concerned" faces and pretend to be about propriety right up until the vote, then they'll vote for whatever their fuhrer wants while hoping that nobody's looking.

Collins in particular should have had her image of independence shattered years ago. She's a spineless yes woman.

Nope. Coll9ins is already in the biggest re-election battle she has ever had. A vote to approve will be her last and she knows it. She, among all the others, is the one I count on most.

 

[TragicMonkey]

I disagree. The concept is good but if the government is populated with people who are not of good will, who follow the strictures and traditiois of their government, then ANY form of government will fail. And that is what we in the USA gave now, namely, people (Trump. Moscow Mitch, Barr, Trump's cabinet, a lot of GOP congresscritters,l etc.) who are not looking out for the USA. They are corrupt and power hungry. No wonder we're starting to look like a banana republic.

We've had it long enough to see the flaws in the system, and could fix them...if anybody wanted to. But those in power want those flaws so they can exploit them. They'd rather risk having their enemies use those flaws against them than lose access to the flaws entirely.

As for the population, most of them are fine with a flawed government --they'd even be okay with an outright dictatorship-- provided that government do the things they want it to. The majority would make their favored candidate King (or Queen) if he (or she) would do all the things on their policy wishlist.

 

[quadraginta]

Saved them from what? If they are being saved from Trump instead of by Trump then that's a step forward, at least.

PS. Trump would not know a suburb if he fell over in one.

Never happen. He has people for that.

 

[quadraginta]

This is Miller speaking through Trump.

Trump doesn't remember school. He barely went there. And he certainly is not across any deep conspiracies they may be perpetrating. He is barely across the daily business of brushing his teeth and wrestling with the toothpaste.

He didn't need to. He had people for that, too.

 

[Elagabalus]

Has anybody covered this yet?


Apparently Ricin was sent to the White House.


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/us/politics/ricin-white-house-postal-service.html

 

[TragicMonkey]

Has anybody covered this yet?


Apparently Ricin was sent to the White House.


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/us/politics/ricin-white-house-postal-service.html

Not a serious attempt at assassination, if that's what you're thinking: ricin isn't effective by mere contact, and it's unlikely anybody at the White House is in the habit of immediately eating, inhaling, or injecting whatever they receive unsolicited in the mail. At a party, perhaps, but not through the mail.

 

[JoeMorgue]

Not a serious attempt at assassination, if that's what you're thinking: ricin isn't effective by mere contact, and it's unlikely anybody at the White House is in the habit of immediately eating, inhaling, or injecting whatever they receive unsolicited in the mail. At a party, perhaps, but not through the mail.

This. It's one step up from simply a threatening letter.

Yes it should absolutely be investigated and if a culprit is found they absolutely face criminal charges of the "not a slap on the wrist" level, but that's it as far as what's worth talking about.

Given the fact that a bunch of mail bombs rated a "meh" because the bombs didn't explode and therefore "Well ackshually technically according to Hoyle I don't see what the big deal is why are you being some dramatic" I'll call this newsworthy in passing at best.