Keyblade Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Genie said: It's like he won a "celebrity run the country" TV show. Came to life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 34 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Came to life You know Terry would make a better President. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villa4europe Posted February 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2017 8 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: I'm trying to think of a UK equivalent. Can't be Alan Sugar, he's sane. Maybe Katie Hopkins? Piers Morgan bloke who made his name and his money doing his actual day job but that wasn't enough and he went chasing a celebrity status, got himself a tv show, spouts his garbage on social media, everyone knows who he is but no one knows how he's managed to get there the big difference is Morgan is rich, trump is wealthy and as much as Morgan would probably love to give it a go our political system would thankfully prevent a trump like rise to the top job 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Genie said: It's like he won a "celebrity run the country" TV show. Gotta be one of the longest running shows in US TV history by now? Well fictional stuff anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: Piers Morgan bloke who made his name and his money doing his actual day job but that wasn't enough and he went chasing a celebrity status, got himself a tv show, spouts his garbage on social media, everyone knows who he is but no one knows how he's managed to get there the big difference is Morgan is rich, trump is wealthy and as much as Morgan would probably love to give it a go our political system would thankfully prevent a trump like rise to the top job That's not a bad shout actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I am sure it's crossed his mind. Luckily most people in this country think he's a complete prick. So he wouldn't start with the baseline of respect as a "successful business man" that Trump had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post choffer Posted February 7, 2017 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2017 Stolen from twitter - thought this was interesting. Could have gone in any number of current threads but this one seemed the most likely: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/07/politics/kfile-gorka-on-fake-news/index.html Quote Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, said Monday that the administration will continue using the term "fake news" until the media understands that their "monumental desire" to attack the President is wrong. "There is a monumental desire on behalf of the majority of the media, not just the pollsters, the majority of the media to attack a duly elected President in the second week of his term," Gorka, a former Breitbart editor who also holds a PhD in political science, told syndicated conservative radio host Michael Medved. "That's how unhealthy the situation is and until the media understands how wrong that attitude is, and how it hurts their credibility, we are going to continue to say, 'fake news.' I'm sorry, Michael. That's the reality," he added. Says the former editor of Breitbart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Also today, the senate confirms Betsy DeVos for education, a billionaire GOP contributor with no education experience who is a Christian fanatical wingnut. But Hillary was all about pay-to-play. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 4 hours ago, choffer said: Stolen from twitter - thought this was interesting. Could have gone in any number of current threads but this one seemed the most likely: surely it's different people being angry ? I mean presumably Remainers were Happy when we were in Utopia and are now angry as we are leaving it ? ... and vice versa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: surely it's different people being angry ? I mean presumably Remainers were Happy when we were in Utopia and are now angry as we are leaving it ? ... and vice versa Why are leavers more angry than ever? (based on my own experiences) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 22 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: surely it's different people being angry ? I mean presumably Remainers were Happy when we were in Utopia and are now angry as we are leaving it ? ... and vice versa I think the point is supposed to be that Brexiteers are just as pissed off as ever, as evidenced by calling judges 'enemies of the people' and getting themselves into a twist over whatever some softhead has done at the University of Middle Worcestershire or whatever. Nevertheless, I still don't really like the argument in that paragraph. It seems to be suggesting that political disagreements are actually just varying degrees of mental trauma or illness or something. I just don't agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 De Spiegel's measured editorial Quote There are times in life that really do count. Times when a person's character is revealed, when the important is separated from the unimportant. Soon decisions are taken that will determine the further path a person takes. With some, this can be tragic, and the moment comes too soon in their youth at a time when they aren't mature enough yet to foresee all the potential consequences. They make the decisions cheerfully and they lead to either luck or bad luck. But countries and governments are seldom as innocent when it comes to their decisions. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 ^^ is it just my phone that made that post about 6 miles long ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I've tried editing the format a bit, but copy across it's copied across the same format, doesn't seem too bad on a laptop though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Quote But Defence Secretary, General James "Mad Dog" Mattis, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, reportedly convinced Mr Trump to go ahead with the raid by suggesting Mr Obama would never have been so bold as to actually go through with it. Donald Trump's staff get him to agree to policies by saying 'Obama wouldn't have done it' Haha wtf is going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) @maqroll Army core of engineers appear to have given Dakota the go ahead No precise details as of yet... Really hope the vets come out again as this would truly put Trump in a bind. Edited February 7, 2017 by villakram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 1 hour ago, villakram said: @maqroll Army core of engineers appear to have given Dakota the go ahead No precise details as of yet... Really hope the vets come out again as this would truly put Trump in a bind. It's the inevitability of it that is so depressing. The winter there has been brutal, some very tough people couldn't continue. Less than 100 people are there now apparently. Tribal leaders are telling people not to return. Plenty of uncomfortable tribal politics has been laid bare. Accusations of selling out and whatnot. I'll be interested to see the veteran response this time around, because a lot of them were pissed off with how the thing (Veterans Stand) was organized. If nothing else, I hope the dedication to cause that was demonstrated at Standing Rock will be considered the touchstone for a new progressive protest movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 4 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: Also today, the senate confirms Betsy DeVos for education, a billionaire GOP contributor with no education experience who is a Christian fanatical wingnut. But Hillary was all about pay-to-play. Trump voters must be infuriated at this cynical display of cronyism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 2 hours ago, maqroll said: It's the inevitability of it that is so depressing. The winter there has been brutal, some very tough people couldn't continue. Less than 100 people are there now apparently. Tribal leaders are telling people not to return. Plenty of uncomfortable tribal politics has been laid bare. Accusations of selling out and whatnot. I'll be interested to see the veteran response this time around, because a lot of them were pissed off with how the thing (Veterans Stand) was organized. If nothing else, I hope the dedication to cause that was demonstrated at Standing Rock will be considered the touchstone for a new progressive protest movement. Any chance you could expand on the Vet angle as while the tribal infighting was pretty widely reported on, I didn't come across any reported issues in the Vet movement. It's a pity if so as Trump had aligned himself so tightly to the Vet issue that another large showing would have been interesting. I see this a much more important. If this issue is truly important, then a stand must be made now, or else a long long 4 yrs awaits. Though, I think this will also reveal a lot about the wailing masses and their fb based concerns. Also, Obama should be shamed for this. Allowing it to get to 95% completion, legacy politics 101. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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