I believe this is a direct quote (I’m the one that transcribed it):
“That’s what sets America apart from every other country, we value life.”
I wonder what the rest of the world think about that. Germany: Is it true you don’t value life? Hey France, we know you don’t. :rolleyes:
What a gigantic steaming pile of shit!
I got your “overtly political” right here—or rather, Kellyanne’s husband George Conway has got it. He tweeted a fundraising pitch from the Trump re-election campaign that is explicitly soliciting donations based on the ‘Address to the Nation’. Trump makes the pitch to his fans:
https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1082717035929522178
How the networks decided NOT to charge the Trump campaign for what will surely be a campaign ad, is worthy of further attention.
Because this is clearly going to be a 20-minute pitch for donations.
(Not to be missed: the claim that Americans have signed “2,OOO,OOO” petitions in support of the Wall. Yes, ‘ohs’ not zeroes.)
That’s because in 1980, we had a DIRTY, STINKIN’ COMMIE DEMOCRAT fro President, don’cha know.
We’re not there yet, of course, but I foresee the day when the US will eventually have to outlaw membership in the Republican Party as a crime against humanity, taking a cue from Germany and its handling of Nazis.
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I doubt it will come to that.
Of course, VOTING for a Republican should already be on that list. 
Trump actually left a meeting with Congressional leaders with a childish “bye-bye”: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/politics/donald-trump-shutdown/index.html
And this surprises you because…
Me-e-antime, I checked my email account and a piece of spam led me to this site selling DJT keychains. I think I threw up in my mouth a little.
I’m booked on a flight to Washington on Saturday, with the aim of spending next week doing research in the National Archives. The archives are, of course, closed during the shutdown, and now I have to reschedule my trip.
At least I’m not going to be out a whole bunch of money. I was staying with family and not in a hotel, and I’m booked on Southwest, meaning that the only financial penalty for changing my reservation is whatever the difference in airfare would be.
Still, I now have to find another week, probably during the semester, to make the trip. Incredibly annoying. I can only imagine how frustrating and scary it must be for people who are actually losing their income over this, or who face the prospect of losing government benefits like SNAP.
Stories like this need to be told more often. The closing of the Archives and the Smithsonian have put a halt to research in a broad spectrum of fields, with more than time and money wasted. I sympathize with tourists who missed out, but that pales in comparison to the work not being done. And of course, to the businesses that rely on both scholars and tourists.
I’m sorry this is happening to you, mhendo, and hope it works out soon.
Feh! Research just digs up more Fake News.
Trump, you may recall, is very rich. Very rich.
Look at the big spender over here! Seriously, fast food?
From one of the twitter replies:
What’s pissing me off is that he couldn’t even be bothered to take the Big Macs out of their boxes.
You can’t throw an unboxed Big Mac across the room.
Meh. This is a photo op, and this sort of aggressive faux-anti-elitism is red meat for his base.
This description of the White House banquet is reminding me of a great cartoon that I once saw where someone is opening a box with a toaster in it and saying, “Somehow I always imagined the Nobel Prize would be something more than this!”
Heh. Looks like I was partially correct.
From the same Twitter thread Defensive Indifference linked to above.
Yeah, this is almost excusable. I get that they’re on a skeleton crew, but I would think he could have sprung for better catering. I would think there are restaurants and caterers in the area that were still open that would have been happy to cater it. And Trump loves to tell everyone how rich he is. He could have maybe bought Noodles and Company at least. Or maybe decent pizza from a local place.
It’s a totally trivial thing, just annoying and humorous.
Guys.
His hotel is two blocks away. He could’ve had the meal catered by his hotel, yet he decided not to.
Whether it’s cheapness or personal preference, he has a hotel capable of handling large scale events (including meals), and he elected not to use it.
True, and I hadn’t intended any defence of Trump. No matter what, it was entirely his choice, and he wasn’t forced into it by any other circumstances (at least one of which is his own fault anyway).