# Blocking Trump: step by step history **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 7, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521 "2017-01-07T14:02:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/21 "2017-01-07T21:13:26Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > Don’t watch or read news. It won’t make that much difference to your real life. Millions of people ignore politics; millions more have no means of following news. It’s not as if by _knowing_ you can influence any decisions in a democratic polity. If Americans stop paying attention to the news, that certainly will benefit _somebody_. It won’t benefit Americans. But it will benefit somebody else. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/22 "2017-01-07T21:16:41Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > If Americans stop paying attention to the news, that certainly will benefit _somebody_. It won’t benefit Americans. But it will benefit somebody else. Hitler? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/23 "2017-01-07T21:18:30Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > How about a litmus test? That plays well to the base. This deserves an indictment. However, the paperwork has been lost. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/24 "2017-01-07T21:30:30Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > This thread made me laugh this morning, which was nice since I’m sick in bed. Thanks guys! I’m really pleased it cheered you up, **HurricaneDitka**. And of course the entire credit goes to all the great responses rather than my OP. Get well soon! ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/25 "2017-01-09T13:55:26Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > Don’t watch or read news. Or Facebook, or AV Club, or Cracked… ---
**Author:** ![Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pearl_Clutching_Provocateur)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/26 "2017-01-09T14:45:45Z")
Everyone hates Donald Trump except the American people. God bless the USA. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/27 "2017-01-09T14:55:37Z")
Yeah, the number of US presidents more universally beloved and admired than Donald Trump has to be in the low 40s. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/28 "2017-01-10T19:02:03Z")
> [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](#): > > Everyone hates Donald Trump except the American people. > > God bless the USA. well, [43% of the American people](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/trump_favorableunfavorable-5493.html) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/29 "2017-01-10T19:05:10Z")
> [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](#): > > Everyone hates Donald Trump except the American people. > > God bless the USA. Maybe I’m in a bubble, but although a lot of people voted for him, I don’t get the impression many people like him, respect him, or trust him. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/30 "2017-01-10T19:12:52Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Maybe I’m in a bubble, but although a lot of people voted for him, I don’t get the impression many people like him, respect him, or trust him. That’s, from my perspective, an accurate observation. I voted for him, but I wouldn’t say I “like”, “respect” or “trust” him. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/31 "2017-01-10T22:51:15Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > Is there not some little-known loophole Dems have found to object during the oath of office or something? > [@The West Wing Inauguration](#): > > Bartlet: I don’t have a Bible. > [snip] > Josh: You know, there’s nothing that says you have to be sworn in on a Bible. > Bartlet: Is that true? > Josh: You can be sworn in on the Sports Illustrated swimsuit Issue. > Bartlet: You think that’s a good idea? > Josh: No. > Bartlet: You sure? Is it just me or would that option not have distinctive, even emblematic potential? Oh, yes and get his inauguration address boiled down to a tweet. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/32 "2017-01-10T23:18:16Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Is it just me or would that option not have distinctive, even emblematic potential? > Oh, yes and get his inauguration address boiled down to a tweet. It would be a bit uncomfortable for Chief Justice Roberts when Trump starts fondling the cover. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/33 "2017-01-10T23:44:30Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Maybe an acid test? Or a jack-acid test… 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/34 "2017-01-13T08:54:47Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > That’s, from my perspective, an accurate observation. I voted for him, but I wouldn’t say I “like”, “respect” or “trust” him. And if you don’t like, respect, or trust Donald Trump, then what of all the people who didn’t even vote for him? ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/35 "2017-01-13T09:01:08Z")
Maybe they can have an MP3 player, placed behind a life-size cardboard cutout of Antonin Scalia, administer the oath of office, since the Republicans have successfully prevented his being replaced by anyone less conservative. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/36 "2017-01-13T09:41:12Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > That’s, from my perspective, an accurate observation. I voted for him, but I wouldn’t say I “like”, “respect” or “trust” him. Because clearly, when I don’t like, trust, or respect someone, what I want most of all is for them to have a lot more power over me and my family than they already did. 🙂 :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/37 "2017-01-13T12:32:45Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Or Facebook, or AV Club, or Cracked… I enjoy the AVclub; it’s remarkable how many of Trump’s antics end up being discussed there. With sarcasm, mockery & surprising intelligence. (Well, there are one or two pro-Trump trolls.) I go to more serious sources for serious news–now is not the time to retreat from reality. But watching him or his minions on TV does no good for my nerves. Netflix & Amazon Prime offer welcome distraction. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/38 "2017-01-13T13:04:13Z")
> [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](#): > > Everyone hates Donald Trump except the American people. > > God bless the USA. I know you love American Exceptionalism, but there’s no exception for us this time. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/39 "2017-01-13T13:53:11Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > I voted for him, but I wouldn’t say I “like”, “respect” or “trust” him. The key phrase is “I voted for him”. That means the problem is partly of your making. Own it. You _don’t_ get to deplore him; you only get to \*apologize \*for your actions in saddling us with him, and work to limit the damage you have helped cause. Okay? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521/40 "2017-01-13T15:40:53Z")
He’s not gloating that _he_ won, he’s gloating that _we_ lost. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-trump-step-by-step-history/776521.md?page=3)