Author Topic: US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP (Read 6957890 times)

kingv · « **Reply #12300 on:** January 04, 2018, 04:26:56 PM »

This book is going to sell more than Harry Potter, and probably be more entertaining, truth be damned!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #12301 on:** January 04, 2018, 04:33:25 PM »

https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/949029715310006272

zomgee · « **Reply #12302 on:** January 04, 2018, 04:54:32 PM »

https://twitter.com/MichaelWolffNYC/status/949023092357128194

Are we going UP the rollercoaster hill or down?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #12303 on:** January 04, 2018, 04:57:26 PM »

No one's ever heard of Michael Wolfe because it's really a psuedonym for Donald Trump; he wrote the book and will rake in the money from dumb libs! 47th dimensional chess!!!!

etiolate · « **Reply #12304 on:** January 04, 2018, 05:05:23 PM »

This is not at all a marketing ploy in any way.

zomgee · « **Reply #12305 on:** January 04, 2018, 05:21:07 PM »

Quote from: etiolate on January 04, 2018, 05:05:23 PM

This is not at all a marketing ploy in any way.

Pretty impressive they got Trump to play along, too. And paying Charles Harder to bring a case against the publisher? Marketing!

Anyway, pretty good article on today's situation.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/taking-stock-of-another-manic-trump-morning

Takes a somewhat more reserved look at the potential.

etiolate · « **Reply #12306 on:** January 04, 2018, 05:33:45 PM »

I see the book as a good test of the "I am defined by what I am against" policy.

How much do people warm up to ALT-RIGHT STEVE BANNON now that his book is negative towards Trump? Does Bannon speak truth now? Does the trust worthiness of the speaker matter or does the attitude of the speech determine belief?

zomgee · « **Reply #12307 on:** January 04, 2018, 05:47:51 PM »

What lessons have the left learned?

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3k5vyw/jeff-sessions-weed-cole-memo-legal-marijuana

"Democrats Should Run on a Platform of Legalizing Weed"

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #12308 on:** January 04, 2018, 05:51:44 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #12309 on:** January 04, 2018, 05:59:46 PM »

Quote from: etiolate on January 04, 2018, 05:33:45 PM

I see the book as a good test of the "I am defined by what I am against" policy.

How much do people warm up to ALT-RIGHT STEVE BANNON now that his book is negative towards Trump? Does Bannon speak truth now? Does the trust worthiness of the speaker matter or does the attitude of the speech determine belief?

I see this book [and the chaos surrounding it] as something funny to laugh at.

Mandark · « **Reply #12310 on:** January 04, 2018, 06:04:07 PM »

If we can't cheer on a public spat between two jowly, old racists then this isn't America.

Nola · « **Reply #12311 on:** January 04, 2018, 06:17:58 PM »

Quote from: etiolate on January 04, 2018, 05:33:45 PM

I see the book as a good test of the "I am defined by what I am against" policy.

How much do people warm up to ALT-RIGHT STEVE BANNON now that his book is negative towards Trump? Does Bannon speak truth now? Does the trust worthiness of the speaker matter or does the attitude of the speech determine belief?

Nah, turns out people can hold more than one thought in their heads simultaneously. Bannon can be a piece of shit far-right propagandist and people can enjoy seeing Trump’s thin-skinned ego lash out in the most Trumpian self-damaging way because Bannon had the audacity to voice an opinion that is basically just calling a spade a spade.

None of that requires growing an infatuation or positive opinion of Bannon. Just like a person can both consider Comey to be a well intentioned public servant that also made a couple really fucked up decisions that certainly impacted the election in some capacity....Another one of those people righties seem to make the same type of argument. I always assume as a lazy way to try and manufacture a sense of intellectual superiority.

Nola · « **Reply #12312 on:** January 04, 2018, 07:20:36 PM »

Quote from: zomgee on January 04, 2018, 05:21:07 PM

Quote from: etiolate on January 04, 2018, 05:05:23 PM
This is not at all a marketing ploy in any way.

Pretty impressive they got Trump to play along, too. And paying Charles Harder to bring a case against the publisher? Marketing!

Anyway, pretty good article on today's situation.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/taking-stock-of-another-manic-trump-morning

Takes a somewhat more reserved look at the potential.

I gotta say, I very much appreciate the potential irony of the situation.

The back-stabbing pompous blowhard president, that came of political fame by pushing birther conspiracies with an end goal of forming a fake news venture, going on to tangle himself into a self-defeating frenzy because some other potential pompous blowhard Trump’s ego welcomed in expecting praise and admiration, instead decided to potentially play wreckless with facts and narrative at Trump’s expense for fame and profit.

Complete with an 11th hour troll job of moving the release date up in response to threats.

benjipwns · « **Reply #12313 on:** January 04, 2018, 11:20:22 PM »

BOOM: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/367541-fbi-launches-new-clinton-foundation-investigation

Quote

The Justice Department has launched a new inquiry into whether the Clinton Foundation engaged in any pay-to-play politics or other illegal activities while Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, law enforcement officials and a witness tells The Hill.

FBI agents from Little Rock, Ark., where the Foundation was started, have taken the lead in the investigation and have interviewed at least one witness in the last month, and law enforcement officials said additional activities are expected in coming weeks.

The officials, who spoke only on condition of anonymity, said the probe is examining whether the Clintons promised or performed any policy favors in return for largesse to their charitable efforts or whether donors made commitments of donations in hopes of securing government outcomes.

The probe may also examine whether any tax-exempt assets were converted for personal or political use and whether the Foundation complied with applicable tax laws, the officials said.

IT BEGINS #LOCKHERUP

bluemax · « **Reply #12314 on:** January 05, 2018, 03:06:44 AM »

The Mercers have cutoff Bannon: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/04/us/politics/bannon-mercer-trump.html

zomgee · « **Reply #12315 on:** January 05, 2018, 06:45:22 AM »

All right! Go Bannon! That's how this works, right? Yeah! Always liked you Bannon! I'm intensely stupid! Our hero Bannon!

HardcoreRetro · « **Reply #12316 on:** January 05, 2018, 07:32:19 AM »

So, it's basically Animal Farm but as a plottwist the pigs start eating each other at the end?

Get M. Night Shaymalan to make the damn movie.

kingv · « **Reply #12317 on:** January 05, 2018, 09:05:44 AM »

So it seems pretty crystal clear that Trump obstructed Justice, now, right?

And probably Sessions.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #12318 on:** January 05, 2018, 10:12:48 AM »

Quote from: bluemax on January 05, 2018, 03:06:44 AM

The Mercers have cutoff Bannon: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/04/us/politics/bannon-mercer-trump.html

Where is all that Caymen money going to go now?

zomgee · « **Reply #12319 on:** January 05, 2018, 12:50:24 PM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/pixelatedboat/status/949100087350710272

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #12320 on:** January 05, 2018, 12:53:31 PM »

This....can't be real.

Skullfuckers Anonymous · « **Reply #12321 on:** January 05, 2018, 01:21:45 PM »

~~Trump just appointed a dead man (Leandro Rizzuto) to be an ambassador.~~

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-key-additions-administration-27/

Edit: Seems like it's his son, not him. FAKE NEWS!

kingv · « **Reply #12322 on:** January 05, 2018, 01:22:31 PM »

That’s definitely a joke.

It’s probably not even in the book

Edit: looked up the dead ambassador to try to give Trump the benefit of the doubt, thinking maybe he just died... but no, he’s been dead for over a month. Even his Wikipedia page has been updated.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #12323 on:** January 05, 2018, 03:08:49 PM »

I mean it can't be real that we're at such a point that the gorilla thing is in the "Dan Rather" school of journalism. Not specifically true. But highly probable.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12324 on:** January 05, 2018, 03:16:57 PM »

the twitter handle is literally "the gorilla channel thing is a joke" guys. I feel like I'm gonna be hit with "haha we knew that, loser" posts but I had to risk it. can't have my fellow neoliberals falling for fake news

kingv · « **Reply #12325 on:** January 05, 2018, 03:22:57 PM »

I almost menti Need that, but thought it too obvious to point out.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #12326 on:** January 05, 2018, 03:39:33 PM »

Quote from: bluemax on January 05, 2018, 03:06:44 AM

The Mercers have cutoff Bannon: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/04/us/politics/bannon-mercer-trump.html

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/949303089416294401

Sloppy Steve...?

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #12327 on:** January 05, 2018, 03:48:57 PM »

Can't wait until he's tweeting about what a loser "Jared Junior" is in a couple months

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #12328 on:** January 05, 2018, 04:13:08 PM »

Maybe it's a sloppy seconds reference

etiolate · « **Reply #12329 on:** January 05, 2018, 04:18:16 PM »

Sloppy serves multiple purposes. There is physical element, where sloppy is Bannon's worn out appearance. He doesn't look put together quite right. Sloppy also means mistakes, screw ups and lack of attention to detail. And here's the kicker, sloppy makes you think of slimy.

-Future Scott Adams Persicope

Boredfrom · « **Reply #12330 on:** January 05, 2018, 04:43:40 PM »

Quote from: etiolate on January 04, 2018, 05:33:45 PM

I see the book as a good test of the "I am defined by what I am against" policy.

How much do people warm up to ALT-RIGHT STEVE BANNON now that his book is negative towards Trump? Does Bannon speak truth now? Does the trust worthiness of the speaker matter or does the attitude of the speech determine belief?

No really, the book just confirms that Bannon is a opportunistic scumbag like Trump and all the ideological crap is just empty add lip.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #12331 on:** January 05, 2018, 04:49:17 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 05, 2018, 03:16:57 PM

the twitter handle is literally "the gorilla channel thing is a joke" guys. I feel like I'm gonna be hit with "haha we knew that, loser" posts but I had to risk it. can't have my fellow neoliberals falling for fake news

I'm still not convinced it isn't true.

agrajag · « **Reply #12332 on:** January 05, 2018, 04:58:42 PM »

What if Bannon just wanted a bigly pay day? Everyone is talking about how big of an L Bannon took going against dear leader, I bet he is wiping his tears away with benjamins. He must have got a juicy deal with this book.

Mandark · « **Reply #12333 on:** January 05, 2018, 05:03:45 PM »

He's not the author and he's already rich.

agrajag · « **Reply #12334 on:** January 05, 2018, 05:06:59 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on January 05, 2018, 05:03:45 PM

He's not the author and he's already rich.

I thought he had some kind of co-author capacity since his name always appears to be tied to the book. So he was just some rando that spoke on record for it? The rich often have a desire to increase their wealth.

VomKriege · « **Reply #12335 on:** January 05, 2018, 05:15:25 PM »

https://grrrgraphics.com

Ben Garrison is on a roll including having a Franken cartoon right next to a Moore one

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #12336 on:** January 05, 2018, 05:17:08 PM »

Quote from: agrajag on January 05, 2018, 05:06:59 PM

Quote from: Mandark on January 05, 2018, 05:03:45 PM
He's not the author and he's already rich.

I thought he had some kind of co-author capacity since his name always appears to be tied to the book. So he was just some rando that spoke on record for it? The rich often have a desire to increase their wealth.

He also had a desire to make a hip-hop musical based on Coriolanus and set in the LA riots. Sometimes things don't work out.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #12337 on:** January 05, 2018, 05:22:48 PM »

Quote from: VomKriege on January 05, 2018, 05:15:25 PM

https://grrrgraphics.com

Ben Garrison is on a roll including having a Franken cartoon right next to a Moore one

Now I'm sad I didn't get a Hillraiser Blu-Ray for Christmas, although I'm slightly worried by his usage of a UK style ratings logo.

kingv · « **Reply #12338 on:** January 05, 2018, 05:25:24 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on January 05, 2018, 05:17:08 PM

Quote from: agrajag on January 05, 2018, 05:06:59 PM
Quote from: Mandark on January 05, 2018, 05:03:45 PM
He's not the author and he's already rich.

I thought he had some kind of co-author capacity since his name always appears to be tied to the book. So he was just some rando that spoke on record for it? The rich often have a desire to increase their wealth.

He also had a desire to make a hip-hop musical based on Coriolanus and set in the LA riots. Sometimes things don't work out.

That’s stupid, any musical based on gang violence in LA must be derivative of west side story.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12339 on:** January 05, 2018, 05:34:41 PM »

https://i.redd.it/ky3pis0wy9801.jpg

lol

stufte · « **Reply #12340 on:** January 05, 2018, 05:40:48 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 05, 2018, 05:34:41 PM

https://i.redd.it/ky3pis0wy9801.jpg

lol

But I'm listening to the audio book right now.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #12341 on:** January 05, 2018, 05:56:33 PM »

Quote from: kingv on January 05, 2018, 05:25:24 PM

That’s stupid, any musical based on gang violence in LA must be derivative of west side story.

West Side Story is in NEW YORK CITY!

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #12342 on:** January 05, 2018, 05:56:55 PM »

I thought this board was gay as hell, and we're making these mistakes about musical theater?!

kingv · « **Reply #12343 on:** January 05, 2018, 07:12:29 PM »

Yes, but it involves gang violence. Replace the sharks and jets with bloods and crips, and get Steve Bannon to write hip hop anthems about smoking crack and shooting white people, and you
Have a hit.

Alternatively, West vs east with pac and biggie, bad boy vs death row.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12344 on:** January 05, 2018, 07:36:07 PM »

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/01/roy_moore_accusers_home_burns.html

benjipwns · « **Reply #12345 on:** January 05, 2018, 08:34:02 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on January 05, 2018, 04:49:17 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 05, 2018, 03:16:57 PM
the twitter handle is literally "the gorilla channel thing is a joke" guys. I feel like I'm gonna be hit with "haha we knew that, loser" posts but I had to risk it. can't have my fellow neoliberals falling for fake news

I'm still not convinced it isn't true.

Quote

Up to a certain point, I suppose you can almost see how someone might be fooled. After all, the following story about Trump from a 1997 New Yorker profile, told by a reporter joining Trump on his private plane, is apparently true:
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We hadn't been airborne long when Trump decided to watch a movie. He'd brought along "Michael," a recent release, but twenty minutes after popping it into the VCR he got bored and switched to an old favorite, a Jean Claude Van Damme slugfest called "Bloodsport," which he pronounced "an incredible, fantastic movie." By assigning to his son the task of fast-forwarding through all the plot exposition—Trump's goal being "to get this two-hour movie down to forty-five minutes"—he eliminated any lulls between the nose hammering, kidney tenderizing, and shin whacking. When a beefy bad guy who was about to squish a normal-sized good guy received a crippling blow to the scrotum, I laughed. "Admit it, you're laughing!" Trump shouted. "You want to write that Donald Trump was loving this ridiculous Jean Claude Van Damme movie, but are you willing to put in there that you were loving it, too?"

VomKriege · « **Reply #12346 on:** January 05, 2018, 08:36:56 PM »

Bloodsport is amazing. Trump redeemed.
Suck it you libtards, MAGA is on the way and you won't stop it.
Well unless he's fast forwarding through Van Damme toying the cops in a foot chase too. In that case, I weep for the world and America. Idiocracy was real !

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #12347 on:** January 05, 2018, 08:41:18 PM »

In the interest of full disclosure, I would watch the gorilla channel if it was real.

benjipwns · « **Reply #12348 on:** January 05, 2018, 08:42:01 PM »

Quote from: VomKriege on January 05, 2018, 08:36:56 PM

Well unless he's fast forwarding through Van Damme toying the cops in a foot chase too. In that case, I weep for the world and America. Idiocracy was real !

Trump (#MAGA UPON HIM) probably watches this version now:

Trent Dole · « **Reply #12349 on:** January 05, 2018, 08:51:18 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on January 05, 2018, 08:41:18 PM

In the interest of full disclosure, I would watch the gorilla channel if it was real.

here ya go then

zomgee · « **Reply #12350 on:** January 05, 2018, 10:45:15 PM »

Boring

Really Boring

The gorillas aren't fighting

curly · « **Reply #12351 on:** January 05, 2018, 10:53:06 PM »

The gorilla thing originates from the same account that created thebore's favorite neologism, milkshake duck

The internet truly is a small world

Mandark · « **Reply #12352 on:** January 05, 2018, 11:00:56 PM »

I didn't realize until recently that people get legit mad about milk shake duck.

I want to know why but also I probably don't.

Rufus · « **Reply #12353 on:** January 06, 2018, 01:19:21 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on January 05, 2018, 11:00:56 PM

I didn't realize until recently that people get legit mad about milk shake duck.

GAF picked up on it. Then it became a running joke on here.

agrajag · « **Reply #12354 on:** January 06, 2018, 01:28:53 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on January 05, 2018, 11:00:56 PM

I didn't realize until recently that people get legit mad about milk shake duck.

I want to know why but also I probably don't.

Nah

thehunter116 · « **Reply #12355 on:** January 06, 2018, 01:45:59 AM »

I mean I read that tweet and I still thought it might be true because Trump really is that stupid.

Rufus · « **Reply #12356 on:** January 06, 2018, 02:03:54 AM »

Poe's law is a double edged blade, bratan.

etiolate · « **Reply #12357 on:** January 06, 2018, 02:35:38 AM »

Stupid? We'd all watch The Gorilla Channel.

Next on THE GORILLA CHANNEL. It's the blazing hit, Ferocious Gorilla Brawls 5: This One Has Nunchucks

VomKriege · « **Reply #12358 on:** January 06, 2018, 06:00:40 AM »

Plenty of people watching the Fox channels

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12359 on:** January 06, 2018, 12:08:48 PM »

1. Low Energy Jeb
2. Liddle Marco
3. Lyin' Ted
4. Sloppy Steve
5. Crooked Hillary

News:

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