# How has Former President Trump pissed you off today? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 20, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640 "2017-01-20T17:21:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 199
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3965 "2018-07-01T16:22:00Z")
How did he piss me off today … he’s still breathing. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3966 "2018-07-01T16:28:29Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Very true. It’s all about showing the base “we will exalt you above The Other [in this case, Muslim people].” Trump takes LBJ’s words as advice rather than an explanation. > [@LBJ](#): > > “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.” ---
**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:** [July 1, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3967 "2018-07-01T21:54:27Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Trump takes LBJ’s words as advice rather than an explanation. Yeah, though I wouldn’t credit Trump with having figured that out. I suspect it’s more a case of him “knowing” that HE is superior to all persons who fail to be white Christian males–and wanting the applause and cheers of those who see things the same way. (LBJ, on the other hand, was a canny old political manipulator who consciously used the tools that came his way.) ---
**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3968 "2018-07-01T23:30:53Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Turns out that people with wretched morals are actually pretty lazy, too. Yeah, I’m thinking about how once they got into power they’d replace the ACA with a plan that was so much better, you betcha! We all know how that worked out. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3969 "2018-07-02T00:28:28Z")
> [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > Yeah, I’m thinking about how once they got into power they’d replace the ACA with a plan that was so much better, you betcha! We all know how that worked out. Yes, they couldn’t be arsed. (As has been pointed out, they’re as indifferent as they are lazy. Now when it comes to picking out the color scheme for their new yachts, they probably do put a bit of effort in.) ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3970 "2018-07-02T01:35:02Z")
This has gone far beyond Trump pissing me, along with anyone else blessed with a functioning brain, off. It’s now the fault of Congress for not impeaching him and removing him from office per that wonderful document the twerp has no knowledge of. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3971 "2018-07-02T11:46:40Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Yeah, though I wouldn’t credit Trump with having figured that out. I suspect it’s more a case of him “knowing” that HE is superior to all persons who fail to be white Christian males–and wanting the applause and cheers of those who see things the same way. I kind of doubt that Trump is bigoted - he thinks he’s better/smarter than everyone. Just based on Apprentice, he’ll taking sucking up from anyone. Now, a significant proportion of his base thinks white Christians are the only true Americans (and a bump for male). ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3972 "2018-07-02T12:30:06Z")
\ Yeah, the fucktard is still breathing and tweeting. Fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3973 "2018-07-02T13:22:20Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Yeah, though I wouldn’t credit Trump with having figured that out. I suspect it’s more a case of him “knowing” that HE is superior to all persons who fail to be white Christian males _brakes screech_ Wait, when did Trump become a Christian? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3974 "2018-07-02T13:32:58Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > _brakes screech_ > > Wait, when did Trump become a Christian? And how is he not a bigot? He thinks he’s better than EVERYONE. He thinks his opinion is the only one that counts. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3975 "2018-07-02T14:09:45Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > _brakes screech_ > > Wait, when did Trump become a Christian? When he realized he needed the Christian vote. You may recall a point during the campaign when he assembled a group of preachers. They stood in a circle, heads bowed for prayer, and Trump’s head popped up prematurely and his eyes glanced about as if to say: “How long does a prayer last?” That was his conversion. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3976 "2018-07-02T14:45:28Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > And how is he not a bigot? He thinks he’s better than EVERYONE. He thinks his opinion is the only one that counts. He doesn’t call anyone a nigger to their face, so obviously, he _can’t_ be a bigot. ---
**Author:** ![nachtmusick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@nachtmusick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nachtmusick)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3977 "2018-07-02T14:52:16Z")
The Christians and the Trump base understand one another. They don’t agree on moral grounds, but they have an intuition that smart people are taking advantage of them. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3978 "2018-07-02T15:29:51Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > When he realized he needed the Christian vote. You may recall a point during the campaign when he assembled a group of preachers. They stood in a circle, heads bowed for prayer, and Trump’s head popped up prematurely and his eyes glanced about as if to say: “How long does a prayer last?” That was his conversion. More likely his head spun around 360 degrees or more. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3979 "2018-07-02T15:36:36Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > More likely his head spun around 360 degrees or more. And someone had to mop up pea soup. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3980 "2018-07-02T16:18:02Z")
> [@nachtmusick](#): > > The Christians and the Trump base understand one another. **They don’t agree on moral grounds** , but they have an intuition that smart people are taking advantage of them. Actually, they do. They’ve adopted Trump’s morals. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3981 "2018-07-02T17:20:28Z")
Here’s more on Trump and the Religious Right. As a Christian myself, I find it almost nauseating: [Trump and the Religious Right: A Match Made in Heaven - POLITICO Magazine](https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/13/trump-and-the-religious-right-a-match-made-in-heaven-215251) ---
**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:** [July 2, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3982 "2018-07-02T22:53:15Z")
> [@nachtmusick](#): > > The Christians and the Trump base understand one another. They don’t agree on moral grounds, but they have an intuition that smart people are taking advantage of them. The politics of resentment, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3983 "2018-07-04T05:30:50Z")
Never one to miss a chance to blast his predecessor, POTUS will just tweet whatever crap Fox News throws out there: [Dubious Fox News article appears to have sparked Trump attack on Obama](http://money.cnn.com/2018/07/03/media/fox-news-trump-obama-iran-deal/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/3984 "2018-07-04T05:45:00Z")
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