Author Topic: US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP (Read 5450551 times)

benjipwns · « **Reply #31260 on:** February 07, 2019, 12:45:24 AM »

Quote from: shosta on February 07, 2019, 12:16:47 AM

edit: having a rough day

This is not what the John McAfee/Sam Seder campaign needs!

james · « **Reply #31261 on:** February 07, 2019, 12:51:10 AM »

Did shosta attack poor Benji? You come at the king, you best not miss

benjipwns · « **Reply #31262 on:** February 07, 2019, 01:10:46 AM »

no, he was viciously attacked by cowardly Mandark for being a member of the Libertarian Party

benjipwns · « **Reply #31263 on:** February 07, 2019, 01:11:18 AM »

This forum, much like the voters and public, regularly participates in a culture of libertarian erasure.

shosta · « **Reply #31264 on:** February 07, 2019, 01:25:26 AM »

I'm CPUSA now

benjipwns · « **Reply #31265 on:** February 07, 2019, 01:27:27 AM »

registering with a political party

team filler · « **Reply #31266 on:** February 07, 2019, 02:04:06 AM »

registering at all

team filler · « **Reply #31267 on:** February 07, 2019, 05:19:25 AM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #31268 on:** February 07, 2019, 05:36:14 AM »

first kid totally botched the granny shot, why is he celebrating? is this what we're teaching them?!?

benjipwns · « **Reply #31269 on:** February 07, 2019, 05:56:19 AM »

Quote from: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/amy-klobuchar-abuse-staff-2020_us_5c5a1cb1e4b0871047588649

At least three people have withdrawn from consideration to lead Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s nascent 2020 presidential campaign — and done so in part because of the Minnesota Democrat’s history of mistreating her staff, HuffPost has learned.

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But some former Klobuchar staffers, all of whom spoke to HuffPost on condition of anonymity, describe Klobuchar as habitually demeaning and prone to bursts of cruelty that make it difficult to work in her office for long.

It is common for staff to wake up to multiple emails from Klobuchar characterizing one’s work as “the worst” briefing or press release she’d seen in her decades of public service, according to two former aides and emails seen by HuffPost.

Although some staffers grew inured to her constant put-downs (“It’s always ‘the worst,’” one said sarcastically, “‘It was ‘the worst’ one two weeks ago”), others found it grinding and demoralizing. Adding to the humiliation, Klobuchar often cc’d large groups of staffers who weren’t working on the topic at hand, giving the emails the effect of a public flogging.

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What is indisputable, however, is that Klobuchar’s office consistently has one of the highest rates of staff turnover in the Senate. From 2001 to 2016, she ranked No. 1 in the Senate for staff turnover as measured by LegiStorm, a widely used database of congressional staff salaries. She’s now third, behind Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen and Louisiana Republican John Kennedy.

And this is not the first time Klobuchar has had issues building a team because of worries about her mistreatment of staff.

A former employee in her Senate office recalled her struggling to find an outside candidate to replace an outgoing chief of staff. A staffer in another Hill office recounted losing interest in a job opening with Klobuchar when a current staffer, the one conducting the interview, conveyed that avoiding Klobuchar’s anger was a significant part of the job.

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One morning several years ago, when most of the office staff was running late — the ex-staffer couldn’t remember the reason — Klobuchar wrote out tardy slips and placed them on each missing aide’s desk. The staffer recalls incredulous bursts of laughter as her co-workers arrived one by one to find the notes, but Klobuchar was deadly serious. An aide whom she called into her office walked back out in tears.

all the Senators tossing out the unwritten rule not to shit talk each other is fun

Trent Dole · « **Reply #31270 on:** February 07, 2019, 06:14:07 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on February 07, 2019, 05:56:19 AM

all the Senators tossing out the unwritten rule not to shit talk each other is fun

Seeing all the intra party fighting is the best part of primary season.

team filler · « **Reply #31271 on:** February 07, 2019, 06:18:58 AM »

how much does she pay? I'll work for that dumbass biaaaaaaaaatch

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #31272 on:** February 07, 2019, 12:48:59 PM »

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1093489029780332545

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #31273 on:** February 07, 2019, 01:23:37 PM »

It’s when you are a for-real big boy president (not a foreign, socialist one) but everyone still treats you like you might need a diapy change at any minute.

Nintex · « **Reply #31274 on:** February 07, 2019, 01:41:09 PM »

https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1093561136522428417

has anyone spotted a McAfee yet?

james · « **Reply #31275 on:** February 07, 2019, 01:51:59 PM »

Quote from: riotous on February 07, 2019, 08:28:46 AM

lol

If only the libs had listened to james!

I have a perfect track record. If Hillary had hired me, she'd be president right now.

Not that I would accept the job offer.

Nintex · « **Reply #31276 on:** February 07, 2019, 01:54:38 PM »

I could've easily made her win remotely by just helping her navigate the memes and her e-mail.
"Do I respond to this?" NO
"Is this is a Nazi?" No, this is just someone pretending be a Nazi
"Should I click on this link?" Don't click on any links in your e-mail unless you specifically requested a link to be send dumb biatch

Would've saved the planet.
Alas too late now.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #31277 on:** February 07, 2019, 01:55:15 PM »

Can all these McAfee posts just be relegated to the shit thread

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #31278 on:** February 07, 2019, 02:29:40 PM »

Um excuse me he’s a candidate for the highest office in the land

Nintex · « **Reply #31279 on:** February 07, 2019, 02:49:49 PM »

Imagine a McAfee cabinet meeting. Guns on the table, whores snorting cocaine in the background, CNN trying to make sense of it all.
Sure, the Trump admin had on average one official fired every week. But with McAfee you'd see people dying on the job.

"The secretary of defense... is no longer with us today"

"You think I'm afraid of Iran? I will go there and fuck every security guard at the palace. Then I will shoot their leader in the dick and demand that he gives up his nuclear weapons."

"President Xi and I will both drink 20 bottles of Vodka. The one that stands after this, will submit to the trade terms of the other"

"I don't think you can truely call anyone your friend or ally unless you experienced an orgy and coke binge together. So at the G8 me and Merkel...."

"I met with President Putin in Helsinki. I'm sad to report that he did not survive our meeting."

team filler · « **Reply #31280 on:** February 07, 2019, 02:53:11 PM »

Nola · « **Reply #31281 on:** February 07, 2019, 02:59:48 PM »

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"Since the founding of our nation, many of our greatest strides – from gaining our independence to the abolition of civil rights – have been led by people of faith," Trump said.

Well he's not exactly wrong.

Nintex · « **Reply #31282 on:** February 07, 2019, 03:04:52 PM »

The PRESIDENT added:
"So I take my little cracker and not the wine because I don't drink. But I take the cracker and the book the bible. You know the bible great book. Actually my favorite book. I wrote a book once it is almost as good called the Art of the Deal. Some people, actually a lot of people call it their bible. Can you believe it? Thank you Rabbi WE LOVE THE E-VAN-GAL-ICELS"

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #31283 on:** February 07, 2019, 04:44:31 PM »

I was looking for the video where Hannity threw a fit because Obama asked for Dijon mustard on his hamburger, and I found this gem.

Wow, Obama is so classless, taking shots at political foes. Where’s my fainting couch and my three-piece sectional sofa. :'(

Mandark · « **Reply #31284 on:** February 07, 2019, 05:02:01 PM »

I see Trump supporters on my FB feed pretty frequently complaining about Democrats not "showing respect for the president."

Obviously they don't give a shit about decorum generally, but in the moment they really seem to have convinced themselves that they care deeply.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #31285 on:** February 07, 2019, 05:16:40 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on February 07, 2019, 04:44:31 PM

I was looking for the video where Hannity threw a fit because Obama asked for Dijon mustard on his hamburger, and I found this gem.

Wow, Obama is so classless, taking shots at political foes. Where’s my fainting couch and my three-piece sectional sofa. :'(

A RIGID AND DIVISIVE RADICAL IDEOLOGUE WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO UNDERMINE HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #31286 on:** February 07, 2019, 05:31:31 PM »

Obama only wishes he was as adept at undermining the Republicans in Congress as Trump is.

Skullfuckers Anonymous · « **Reply #31287 on:** February 07, 2019, 06:02:57 PM »

The most important ballot of the year is here!

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/landing/official-sotu-approval-poll?utm_medium=sms&utm_source=ta&utm_campaign=20190206__sotu-2019-approval-poll-urgent_teamtrump_djt&utm_content=gop_surveys

james · « **Reply #31288 on:** February 07, 2019, 06:21:54 PM »

Progressive icon Bill de Blasio has escalated his war on minorities and the poor

https://twitter.com/pekochel/status/1093629685391491072

kingv · « **Reply #31289 on:** February 07, 2019, 06:40:16 PM »

Good great or historic?!

Skullfuckers Anonymous · « **Reply #31290 on:** February 07, 2019, 06:42:47 PM »

Quote from: kingv on February 07, 2019, 06:40:16 PM

Good great or historic?!

histrionic clearly.

agrajag · « **Reply #31291 on:** February 07, 2019, 07:55:20 PM »

Did Nintex hack Howard Dean's Twitter account?

https://twitter.com/GovHowardDean/status/1093501312946397185

agrajag · « **Reply #31292 on:** February 07, 2019, 07:57:03 PM »

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1093522333820694528

Mandark · « **Reply #31293 on:** February 07, 2019, 07:59:47 PM »

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=44608.msg2568479#msg2568479

agrajag · « **Reply #31294 on:** February 07, 2019, 08:01:29 PM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #31295 on:** February 07, 2019, 08:02:30 PM »

Mandark · « **Reply #31296 on:** February 07, 2019, 08:32:07 PM »

Tyler Cowen wants you to know that billionaire is basically a slur.

Quote from: Tyler Cowen

My parents taught me never to ask a person how much he or she earns. I was told that it was rude, and I still believe that. It follows that we also should not ask people about their net wealth. And, out of politeness, perhaps it is also inappropriate to openly discuss the range of their net wealth.

About half of all Americans have a net wealth of zero, but I would not feel comfortable calling any specific person a “zero net wealther.” It is not just the inelegance of the term; it’s that I would feel I was objectifying the person. In more general contexts I feel comfortable referring to the number of people with no net wealth, or describing per capita incomes. For an individual, I would try to communicate that information in a slightly more indirect manner.

I would hesitate, for example, before referring to someone publicly as “in the $150,000 range of net wealth,” even if most people knew that to be true. If I were a real-estate broker, I might talk about a customer this way, but it would be in a private context with another broker. Even then, calling someone “my $350,000 customer” or some such isn’t something that would endear me to Miss Manners.

You might feel it is different when a person’s net wealth is very high, such as when the word billionaire is deployed. But that distinction does not sit easy with me. If we use the word billionaire for this reason, then aren’t we also sending a negative message about the non-billionaires? At any rate, the people mocking Schultz the most do not seem to be trying to give the word billionaire positive connotations.

You might also think the word billionaire is different because today’s billionaires exercise so much political power. But while it is perfectly fine to observe that billionaires have too much political power, it does not necessarily follow that it is OK to casually describe individuals by their net wealth. Linguistic objectification is often a preliminary step toward making others seem less human or less deserving of respect. Even if you think billionaires should pay more in taxes, or should otherwise have restricted privileges, that is a dangerous way to get there.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #31297 on:** February 07, 2019, 08:43:29 PM »

Won't someone think of this marginalized minority?

agrajag · « **Reply #31298 on:** February 07, 2019, 08:51:15 PM »

Mandark · « **Reply #31299 on:** February 07, 2019, 08:53:54 PM »

Tripon · « **Reply #31300 on:** February 07, 2019, 11:31:59 PM »

kingv · « **Reply #31301 on:** February 08, 2019, 08:01:42 AM »

This Bezos national enquirer thing is wild.

National enquirer tried to black mail him with dick pics to stop investigating them, and they seem to have some sort of evidence that suggests that someone in the government provided Bezos pics to the enquirer.

Edit: and Bezos supposedly has a big dick, so of course that threat ain’t gonna work.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #31302 on:** February 08, 2019, 08:34:03 AM »

https://twitter.com/airwars/status/1092826993538859008

Occam · « **Reply #31303 on:** February 08, 2019, 10:24:39 AM »

Quote from: Tripon on February 07, 2019, 11:31:59 PM

(Image removed from quote.)

Finally, tax returns. Can't wait until we discover that shockingly, Trump isn't a billionaire at all.

agrajag · « **Reply #31304 on:** February 08, 2019, 10:51:03 AM »

wow, even Politico is dunking on Schultz, meanwhile CNN invites him for a town hall..

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/02/08/howard-schultz-president-starbucks-profile-2020-224823

agrajag · « **Reply #31305 on:** February 08, 2019, 01:02:25 PM »

https://twitter.com/crislopezg/status/1093921017205063680

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #31306 on:** February 08, 2019, 02:44:40 PM »

If you believe that’s actually in there you’re probably already drinking your own piss

benjipwns · « **Reply #31307 on:** February 08, 2019, 03:58:09 PM »

Quote from: some conservative dork

Most troubling, the Green New Deal’s FAQ sidesteps the question of how to pay for the plan. It simply links to two op-eds

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rhockett/2019/01/16/the-green-new-deal-how-we-will-pay-for-it-isnt-a-thing-and-inflation-isnt-either/#56526c24d7fe
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-green-new-deal-cost_us_5c0042b2e4b027f1097bda5b

these are noice

Mandark · « **Reply #31308 on:** February 08, 2019, 04:08:43 PM »

love ya benji, but you laughing at anyone else's understanding of inflation or climate is mad ironic

benjipwns · « **Reply #31309 on:** February 08, 2019, 04:09:30 PM »

you can't kinkshame me

benjipwns · « **Reply #31310 on:** February 08, 2019, 04:12:44 PM »

https://twitter.com/HardDriveMag/status/1092922982253629440

spoiler (click to show/hide)

https://twitter.com/HardDriveMag/status/1089570870346088448

[close]

Mandark · « **Reply #31311 on:** February 08, 2019, 04:18:28 PM »

runaway inflation: okay we've botched this prediction for the last ten years but this time for real guys believe us ever heard of a place called zimbabwe hey where are you going

benjipwns · « **Reply #31312 on:** February 08, 2019, 04:23:18 PM »

no no no wrong, you need to update

now it's the inflation is here and all around us, look at a reconstructed M3 chart, look at the price of Cheerios

Mandark · « **Reply #31313 on:** February 08, 2019, 04:28:23 PM »

but for real, how you personally feel about those predictions being wrong? you were definitely rocking with them 2012ish

benjipwns · « **Reply #31314 on:** February 08, 2019, 04:41:47 PM »

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A second woman has accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault. Meredith Watson said through her attorney Friday that Fairfax raped her when they were students at Duke University in 2000.

northam out for blood

benjipwns · « **Reply #31315 on:** February 08, 2019, 04:52:03 PM »

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many in Hoover’s circle had been eager to see their man face the New York governor in the election of 1932, believing that FDR’s partial paralysis rendered him obviously incapable of fulfilling the duties of the presidency. “What is he, himself, thinking about when he allows himself to aspire to that office?” Hoover’s congressional liaison, James MacLafferty, mused about Roosevelt. “When I see a man of Hoover’s physical and mental power almost groggy from the blows that rain upon him I cannot make myself believe otherwise than that the election of Roosevelt to the presidency would be a crime against the nation.”

whoops

Brehvolution · « **Reply #31316 on:** February 08, 2019, 04:54:58 PM »

agrajag · « **Reply #31317 on:** February 08, 2019, 04:57:05 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #31318 on:** February 08, 2019, 04:57:24 PM »

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In another story, meant to communicate the humanizing information that Christie enjoys sports, he describes refusing new wife Mary Pat’s request that he not watch the Mets while eating dinner she’s cooked. Christie tells her Dwight Gooden is pitching and he’s going to watch the game.

The man who knows most of America has seen this picture explains: “Until we got married, Mary Pat didn’t fully grasp how mammoth a baseball fan I was.”

Chris Christie doesn’t give an inch, not even for his wife. Political donors, however, are another thing.

When he first meets Trump socially in 2002 at the Jean-Georges restaurant at Trump Tower, Trump hilariously orders a complex meal for Christie, then U.S. Attorney of New Jersey:

Seared scallops and cauliflower with caper-raisin sauce as my appetizer… and roasted lamb loin for my entrée…

Christie is allergic to scallops and has “always hated lamb.” (It would be interesting to find out if Trump knew this in advance. I’d guess yes.) Inwardly, the prosecutor seethed:

Who does he think I am, ordering for me like that? One of his chicks?

Outwardly, what does Christie say? Nothing, adding, “I was just grateful the Jean-Georges portions weren’t too large.”

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Just a few sentences after telling us “my support wasn’t conditioned on anything,” Christie describes sitting across from Trump explaining the terms of his endorsement. “There are only two jobs I’m interested in,” he writes that he said. “Vice President or Attorney General. Other than that, I’m not really interested in anything.”

This was around the time Christie was enduring a joint appearance with Trump on Super Tuesday, when much of Twitter speculated the Jersey governor was being held hostage and blinking for help in Morse code.

...

During the “veepstakes,” for instance, Trump calls Christie from Indiana on a night in which he had Pence introduce him at an event. To you and me, a big hint, but not to Christie, who is thrilled when Trump asks, “Are you ready?”

Christie asks: Ready for what?

“You know what,” Trump reportedly replies.

Christie here is reduced to asking Trump if he’s proposing. “Are you asking?” he says.

Trump says no and changes the subject. He then tells Christie he’s making his decision tomorrow. The reader sees Trump is pulling the old “How do you keep an idiot in suspense? I’ll tell you tomorrow” joke. But Christie recalls the scene with fondness:

As I got off the phone with Donald, the vice presidency didn’t feel like an exercise anymore or some theoretical possibility. It felt real. It felt likely…

agrajag · « **Reply #31319 on:** February 08, 2019, 05:00:49 PM »

I made roasted cauliflower with caper raisin sauce a few weeks ago, literally shaking rn

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Author Topic: US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP (Read 5450551 times)