Trump's Second Term

Andy_Ross said:
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"I'm pleased to announce that we are taking our military cooperation to even greater heights by formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally." - President Donald J. Trump

https://twitter.com/x/status/1990954637319397863
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For the zillionth time, why are we allies with Saudi Arabia? I have been asking that since 9/11 and have never gotten a good answer to that question. Even the "Realpolitik" answers are weak.
 
Random said:
For the zillionth time, why are we allies with Saudi Arabia? I have been asking that since 9/11 and have never gotten a good answer to that question. Even the "Realpolitik" answers are weak.
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Traditionally their hold on oil and the oil market, then a "enemy of my enemy" thing and of course over the top of all that has always been money.
 
Carrot Flower King said:
OK, I'm thoroughly confused now...

Trump thinks he's king and has a mace called Nancy, so what are his orb and sceptre called?

Everyone has compromising material on everyone else, especially Jeffrey Epstein (whose name no-one can pronounce correctly), but he's dead. And the former Prince of Andrew knows nothing about anything.

Somehow Bubba is involved, but I don't know if that's Bubba formerly of this parish or the old bubblegum brand.

All I need now is Orrin Hatch on skis...
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Worst scavenger hunt ever
 
Darat said:
Traditionally their hold on oil and the oil market, then a "enemy of my enemy" thing and of course over the top of all that has always been money.
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Oil is a fungible commodity, and they have to sell it to somebody to make money. They have not adjusted their production rates for us at our request for a while, and we have pretty much stopped asking, to say nothing of the fact that we should be getting off of oil ASAP. The enemy of my enemy thing was always nonsense. Iran hates us because of our interference in the region, and interfering in the region because Iran hates us is counterproductive.

Money makes sense as a motive for Trump, as he is easily distracted by money and shiny objects, but Biden, Obama, Bush, Clinton? They have been willing to walk away from money if the optics were bad enough. But when it comes to the Saudis, they fold like cheap suits.
 
Andy_Ross said:
BARTIROMO: How do illegals get a mortgage?

SCOTT TURNER: Well, Maria, you know, during the Biden administration, there were over 12m illegal aliens that came over the border, straining our housing supply

(That's not an answer)
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Kinda leaves me wanting to know if any lender would give a mortgage to an illegal alien.

The implication is it's commonplace enough that they feel the need to legislate against it. That sounds like performative seen-to-be-getting-tough nonsense but then I've seen The Big Short so I'm not going to say it's impossible.
 
Mike! said:
We still don't know if "Bubba" was a man or a horse, which is it Mr. President. yea or nay?
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I was just saying to my wife that I can't believe no-one's written "Trump's Forever Blowinging Bubba" to the tune of "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", but but maybe something a bit more Father Ted/Eurovisioney might be appropriate...
 
Jack by the hedge said:
Kinda leaves me wanting to know if any lender would give a mortgage to an illegal alien.

The implication is it's commonplace enough that they feel the need to legislate against it. That sounds like performative seen-to-be-getting-tough nonsense but then I've seen The Big Short so I'm not going to say it's impossible.
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Mebbe they were distracted by Margot Robbie in a bubblebath?
 
P.J. Denyer said:
I was just saying to my wife that I can't believe no-one's written "Trump's Forever Blowinging Bubba" to the tune of "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", but but maybe something a bit more Father Ted/Eurovisioney might be appropriate...
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I wouldn't mind a Randy Rainbow version.
 
W.D.Clinger said:
USDA has arrested hundreds of dead people?

I wonder what USDA has done with them.

Might be a good time to stop eating meat.
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Are you familiar with SPAM? That's what SPAM is made out of and no one can convince me otherwise.
Random said:
For the zillionth time, why are we allies with Saudi Arabia? I have been asking that since 9/11 and have never gotten a good answer to that question. Even the "Realpolitik" answers are weak.
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I'll pretend to be shocked when the announcement comes out that there will be a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Trump Golf Course, Resort and Casino in Riyadh.
 
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