Fun stuff! I just wish that it had been a “Lord of the Rings”-size eagle, and that it had bitten his fuckin’ head off.
The_Stainless_Steel_Rat:
To give Trump the benefit of the doubt (something I seldom have to do given his noxious behavior), I think most of us believe we (as individuals) could/would have done something if given the chance to (potentially) save lives, especially of children. If not in this instance, at least in some hypothetical place (call it the Walter Mitty effect, if you will). If he had said something like “like everyone, I wish that I could have done something to prevent this tragic event”, he might have been called on it, but it wouldn’t have seemed dumb, just political.
Difference is Trump is President, so he needs to be the grownup in the room (HA!) and monitor what he says (and again, HA!).
I think you’re right. It’s boring, because it doesn’t bash Cheeto enough, but it’s true in general.
Where it falls apart is Trump’s track record. There is zero history of altruism or empathy. A decent person might help someone broken down at the side of the road, or gives a winter coat to homeless person, or help someone injured and bleeding on the sidewalk. Trump is 71 years old. There is nothing in his character, words or actions that suggests he would put others before himself.
For Trump, it was just another opportunity for self-aggrandizement. Any realistic imagining of Trump in a crisis situation has him wailing and blubbering underneath a parked car.
Sherrerd:
Of course it’s creepy. But it’s also typical of the American cultural tradition that says, quite firmly, that teachers are expected to be selfless martyrs.
Because, make no mistake: this ‘arm the teachers’ idea is dependent on the idea that each and every teacher will willingly DIE in order to make sure that Amurrica can go on giving mentally-ill teenagers access to assault weapons.
It doesn’t matter if the teacher in question has children of his or her own at home–he or she WILL die to keep the gun manufacturers’ profit margins up, up, up.
Because teachers LOVE their students.
On the other hand (according to the GOP) they are also overpaid, lazy, spoiled, moochers who don’t give a damn about why Johnny can’t read, so long as they can keep their cushy union job.
The_Stainless_Steel_Rat:
To give Trump the benefit of the doubt (something I seldom have to do given his noxious behavior), I think most of us believe we (as individuals) could/would have done something if given the chance to (potentially) save lives, especially of children. If not in this instance, at least in some hypothetical place (call it the Walter Mitty effect, if you will). If he had said something like “like everyone, I wish that I could have done something to prevent this tragic event”, he might have been called on it, but it wouldn’t have seemed dumb, just political.
Difference is Trump is President, so he needs to be the grownup in the room (HA!) and monitor what he says (and again, HA!).
BlankSlate:
I think you’re right. It’s boring, because it doesn’t bash Cheeto enough, but it’s true in general.
Where it falls apart is Trump’s track record. There is zero history of altruism or empathy. A decent person might help someone broken down at the side of the road, or gives a winter coat to homeless person, or help someone injured and bleeding on the sidewalk. Trump is 71 years old. There is nothing in his character, words or actions that suggests he would put others before himself.
For Trump, it was just another opportunity for self-aggrandizement. Any realistic imagining of Trump in a crisis situation has him wailing and blubbering underneath a parked car.
Trump just isn’t credible on this kind of thing.
Now, if Cory Booker has said, “I’d have gone in unarmed”, I might be inclined to give him some credence, considering his history.
Good, Tammy Duckworth might need some backup.
Il Douchie strikes a deal with Boeing for two new Air Force One aircraft that will cost… pretty much what he said was too much just over a year ago: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/boeing-air-force-one-donald-trump/index.html
He’d make a good right hand man.
Snowboarder_Bo:
Trump just isn’t credible on this kind of thing.
Now, if Cory Booker has said, “I’d have gone in unarmed”, I might be inclined to give him some credence, considering his history.
He would have had a snow shovel.
BlankSlate:
Where it falls apart is Trump’s track record. There is zero history of altruism or empathy. A decent person might help someone broken down at the side of the road, or gives a winter coat to homeless person, or help someone injured and bleeding on the sidewalk. Trump is 71 years old. There is nothing in his character, words or actions that suggests he would put others before himself.
We don’t have to imagine what Cadet Bonespurs would do.
“So what happens is, this guy falls off right on his face, hits his head, and I thought he died. And you know what I did? I said, ‘Oh my God, that’s disgusting,’ and I turned away,” said Trump. “I couldn’t, you know, he was right in front of me and I turned away. I didn’t want to touch him… he’s bleeding all over the place, I felt terrible. You know, beautiful marble floor, didn’t look like it. It changed color. Became very red. And you have this poor guy, 80 years old, laying on the floor unconscious, and all the rich people are turning away. ‘Oh my God! This is terrible! This is disgusting!’ and you know, they’re turning away. Nobody wants to help the guy. His wife is screaming—she’s sitting right next to him, and she’s screaming.”
I included that last part about the rich people turning away just to be fair. I doubt that many of them were thinking about what the poor man’s blood was doing to the floor, though.
Oh, BTW, there were Marines at the event. They rushed in to help the man.
ETA: I forgot to include this part:
“I was saying, ‘Get that blood cleaned up! It’s disgusting!’ The next day, I forgot to call [the man] to say he’s OK,” said Trump, adding of the blood, “It’s just not my thing.”
Sherrerd
February 27, 2018, 11:30pm
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Buck_Godot:
On the other hand (according to the GOP) they are also overpaid, lazy, spoiled, moochers who don’t give a damn about why Johnny can’t read, so long as they can keep their cushy union job.
The doublethink is strong with the GOP.
Anny_Middon:
We don’t have to imagine what Cadet Bonespurs would do.
I included that last part about the rich people turning away just to be fair. I doubt that many of them were thinking about what the poor man’s blood was doing to the floor, though.
Oh, BTW, there were Marines at the event. They rushed in to help the man.
ETA: I forgot to include this part:
Yes, death is pretty disgusting. Especially when accompanied by blood that stains a beautiful floor.
Holy. Fuck. :smack:
OwnRules
February 28, 2018, 12:50am
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It’s been a brutal day for Jared Kushner
**Tuesday featured an avalanche of negative developments for Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser.
*Kushner’s security clearance got downgraded.
*He appeared to break the law.
Foreign governments are reportedly trying to manipulate him… *
jasg
February 28, 2018, 1:00am
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and from Andy Borowitz
BREAKING: Jared Kushner Loses Access to Ivanka
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FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
Rival teams of security guards grappled in a stairwell Tuesday as a business dispute for control over the Trump luxury hotel in Panama mounted.
Cellphone video of the confrontation obtained by The Associated Press showed a security official working for President Donald Trump’s family hotel business screaming “Out!” in Spanish as condo owners attempted to enter a room filled with computer equipment.
Men in suits wrestled in a stairway before a large man aligned with the Trump Hotel team slapped the phone out of the hand of the person recording the confrontation.
Panama City police responded to calls about the scuffle, which took place in an area belonging to a condo association that operates independently of the hotel but shares the building. One of Trump’s guards was escorted by police off the property after the incident, though not arrested, according to officers on the scene.
The AP story references a cel phone video, but I haven’t been able to find it yet.
What is so important about this Panama property that they won’t let go of it? How much money is being laundered there, and for whom?
jasg
February 28, 2018, 4:26am
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All the Rosneft ownership documents?
He’s taking a cue from the Philippine president, who is proceeding to do exactly that. Next Chump will try to do like the Chinese president and eliminate term limits.
Any chance we could instigate some hostage situations near the White House so that Super Chump will run in and try to save the day?
wguy123
February 28, 2018, 3:23pm
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Also, that $4 billion he is bragging about will be over $6 billion by the time Dipshit in Chief gets done gold bedazzling the entire fucking thing through change-order after change-order.
I really wish there’d been a baby in his arms when his assassination attempt happened, so his candidacy could have had the same ending as The Dead Zone movie.
There would have been a denouncement of the “crisis baby”.
gigi
March 1, 2018, 4:10am
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Not just good!!! The best anyone’s ever seen, everyone says so.