How has Former President Trump pissed you off today?

[elucidator]

@Steve_MB

Not at all. For instance, it’s painfully obvious that his determination to erase as much of the Obama legacy as possible is driven by deep-down realization that he’s not fit to carry Obama’s jockstrap.

Could wear it. Comfy, all that extra room.

[k9bfriender]

@elucidator

Could wear it. Comfy, all that extra room.

In front, but I don’t think obama has nearly as much in the trunk

[elucidator]

@Crybaby_Boobie

Well, this kind of rhetoric is certainly scaring me, but not in the way trumpster fire probably wants.

His brave agents of ICE! Ruthlessly rooting out those vicious Central America thugs who are scaring the bejabbers out of our loyal Mexican-ethnic thugs with their brutal tactics! I have to wonder why he doesn’t point out those statistics of his minions taking on the really scary gang-bangers…

No, don’t have to, because they fucking well aren’t doing that. They are hunting Moms and Dads and shattering helpless families only to show off what a tough guy he is. How much guts does it take to shove Mamacita onto the La Migra bus?

A lot of Hispanic people in my neighborhood, see them everyday. Mamacita meets the school bus at the stop, walks her kids home. Kids are scrubbed and brushed within an inch of their lives and radiant good health. Family values? I got yer goddam family values right here, bigtime and downtown! This is not policy, this is not security, this is just lowdown broke-dick-dog mean and hateful!

[Rick_Kitchen]

The latest lunacy from Agent Orange:
1-Jeff Sessions only endorsed him because Trump draws crowds.
2-Trump wants to raise taxes on rich people and thinks that Republicans will support it while Democrats will oppose it.
3-White House staffers are fighting over who loves him the most.

"They're fighting over who loves me most": 5 things we learned from Donald...

[Anny_Middon]

@Euphonious_Polemic

10:30 - 2:30 with a 2 hour lunch. And long weekends to go golfing.

He’s a sad sack of useless lazy shit.

To paraphrase the Will Rogers quote: Just be thankful we’re not getting all the Trump that was voted in.

[running_coach]

Once again, The Howling Yam takes credit for numbers he once discredited.

During the campaign, The Fact Checker had long discussions with the Trump campaign about the candidate’s use of a very striking statistic — that 58 percent of African-American youth was unemployed. The official Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment rate for black youth at the time was 19.2 percent — about one-third of the rate used by Trump.

For instance, Trump was counting as “unemployed” 16-year-old high school sophomores, who were going to school full time and engaged in extracurricular activities when not in school — and who were not looking for jobs. The methodology — counting people as unemployed when they were not looking for jobs — just seemed absurd.

Under Trump’s fuzzy campaign math, 49 percent of white youth were “unemployed” — and so were nearly 64 percent of Asian youth.

The Trump campaign was very defensive about the figure, insisting it was much more accurate than the official unemployment rate.

Now that he’s president, Trump appears all too happy to cite the unemployment rate for African Americans, bragging that it’s the best since the turn of the century. The rate in June was 7.1 percent, the lowest since it hit 7 percent in April 2000 under President Bill Clinton, according to BLS.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

@k9bfriender

…i seriously doubt he’s ever seen a posse comitatus he didn’t want to grab.

iswydt.

[SteveG1]

@kaylasdad99

He woke up. AGAIN.

I wish he’d stop doing that. Seriously.

[SteveG1]

@simster

<bolding mine>

Is he actually using troops to do this?

No, actually he is using ICE to do it. but he isn’t getting the torture serial killer cannibal bad hombre guys. He’s rounding up preachers, grandmothers, children, military veterans (YES HE IS) and Dreamers.

@elucidator

His brave agents of ICE! Ruthlessly rooting out those vicious Central America thugs who are scaring the bejabbers out of our loyal Mexican-ethnic thugs with their brutal tactics! I have to wonder why he doesn’t point out those statistics of his minions taking on the really scary gang-bangers…

No, don’t have to, because they fucking well aren’t doing that. They are hunting Moms and Dads and shattering helpless families only to show off what a tough guy he is. How much guts does it take to shove Mamacita onto the La Migra bus?

A lot of Hispanic people in my neighborhood, see them everyday. Mamacita meets the school bus at the stop, walks her kids home. Kids are scrubbed and brushed within an inch of their lives and radiant good health. Family values? I got yer goddam family values right here, bigtime and downtown! This is not policy, this is not security, this is just lowdown broke-dick-dog mean and hateful!

[davidm]

@elucidator

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A lot of Hispanic people in my neighborhood, see them everyday. Mamacita meets the school bus at the stop, walks her kids home. Kids are scrubbed and brushed within an inch of their lives and radiant good health. Family values? I got yer goddam family values right here, bigtime and downtown! This is not policy, this is not security, this is just lowdown broke-dick-dog mean and hateful!

This mirrors my exact same experience with some of my neighbors. They are exceedingly friendly. The kids speak English well even if the parents don’t (which is identical to previous waves of immigrants).

At times they’ve set my trashcans out for me, and helped me dig my car out of the snow, unasked and expecting no compensation.

They had a large outdoor get together early in the summer and invited me. Unfortunately I had other plans. I was truly disappointed that I couldn’t attend.

They’ve revitalized the local shopping district with their shops and other businesses.

These horrible criminal reprobates are destroying America!

[Morgyn]

I’m sorry. I can’t help it. I have to say it.

The fucker is STILL breathing.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

The top Boy Scout official has apologized for the President’s speech at the Natl. Scout Jamboree. Good on him:

Boy Scouts official apologizes for 'political rhetoric' of Trump speech | CNN...

[SteveG1]

@Morgyn

I’m sorry. I can’t help it. I have to say it.

The fucker is STILL breathing.

This.

[DesertDog]

@Elendil_s_Heir

The top Boy Scout official has apologized for the President’s speech at the Natl. Scout Jamboree. Good on him:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/27/politics/boy-scouts-trump-apology/index.html

You know, there’s a reason the only politician who has any role in the Olympic games is the head of state, who reads a statement written by the IOC welcoming all to the games, and not much else.

[running_coach]

@DesertDog

You know, there’s a reason the only politician who has any role in the Olympic games is the head of state, who reads a statement written by the IOC welcoming all to the games, and not much else.

You think that will stop Trump?
“I look out at my crowd, you have set a record for the biggest crowd ever at an Olympics Opening Ceremony which the failing press won’t report”.
jutting jaw power grimace

[Elendil_s_Heir]

The President, either oblivious or lying through his teeth (perhaps both), says “I think we are doing incredibly well”: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/politics/trump-north-korea-handle/index.html

[Nava]

@DesertDog

I think you’re on to something. About the only one I can think that has been missed is Envy because he’s the greatest at everything he does so there’s no one to be envious about.

Izza woosh, right? Envy is his biggest motivator, it’s the reason he needs to have his ego fanned constantly.

[steatopygia]

Should we start a “How has the lying asshole mad you happy today?” thread?

Trump is accidentally making the world great again.

[SteveG1]

@steatopygia

Should we start a “How has the lying asshole mad you happy today?” thread?

Trump is accidentally making the world great again.

But, as that article noted, it ain’t over and Dump (and his cronies and fanatic fans) can still do a lot of damage in the next 3 or so years.

[running_coach]

Today, Donald “Heel Spurs” Trump awarded the Medal Of Honor to Specialist Five James C. McCloughan.
During his speech, he turned somewhat sideways to the lectern, leaned on one elbow and engaged in his usual repeated phrasing, somewhat disjointed flow and breezy manner and frequently referred to Specialist 5 McCloughan as Jim. None of the expected respectful formality expected for such a high reward.

At least he managed not to bitch about the press, talk about how unfair everyone has been and brag about the crowd size. He also managed not to award a MOH to himself.

Moving on to Specialist James C. McCloughan, when the citation was read out, I was stunned that he was originally awarded a Bronze Star.

Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan distinguished himself during 48 hours of close-combat fighting against enemy forces, May 13-15, 1969. At the time, then-Pfc. McCloughan was serving as a combat medic with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, in the Republic of Vietnam.
The Battle
May 13-15, 1969 | Tam Kỳ of Vietnam | Nui Yon Hill of Vietnam

May 13
On the morning of May 13, 1969, “Charlie Company” was combat assaulted into an area near Tam Kỳ and Nui Yon Hill and came under small arms and machine gun fire. During the combat assault, two American helicopters were shot down, one of which had crashed roughly 100 meters from the company’s position. With fierce enemy gun fire surrounding the position, a rescue helicopter could not land. Instead, a squad was sent out and ordered to bring the pilot and crew back to Charlie Company’s defense perimeter.

When the squad reached the perimeter around the crash site, they saw a wounded Soldier lying on the ground nearby, too injured to move. McCloughan ran 100 meters to the Soldier through an open field, ducking and dodging the crossfire of his company and a charging platoon of North Vietnamese Army. Upon reaching the wounded Soldier, McCloughan shouldered him and raced back to the company, saving his fellow Soldier from being captured or killed.

Later that afternoon, 2nd Platoon was ordered to scout the area near Nui Yon Hill. The platoon was ambushed by a large NVA force and sustained heavy casualties. McCloughan entered a trench as American airstrikes were being dropped on the nearby NVA targets. Looking over the top of his trench, McCloughan saw two Soldiers without weapons, huddled near a bush.

With complete disregard for his life and personal safety, McCloughan handed his weapon to a fellow warrior, leaped on the berm of the trench and ran low to the ground toward the ambush and the two U.S. Soldiers. While McCloughan was looking for wounds on the men, a rocket-propelled grenade exploded and pelted him with shrapnel. He pulled the two Soldiers back into the safety of a trench. McCloughan ignored a direct order to stay back and braved an enemy assault, moving into the kill zone on four more occasions to extract wounded comrades.

Bleeding extensively, McCloughan treated the wounded and prepared their evacuation to safety. Although the Americans were heavily outnumbered by NVA forces, he refused to evacuate and remained at the battle site with his fellow Soldiers, knowing they would need a medic.
May 14th
May 14th Patrol

Tam Kỳ and Nui Yon Hill area

On May 14, 1st Platoon was ordered to move out toward Nui Yon Hill. The Platoon advanced to the initial trench line, and were approaching the second trench when they saw the enemy moving in the grass ahead of them. The Americans fired on the NVA while an airstrike was called on the enemy’s position. The platoon then received orders to continue forward, but they were ambushed. The medic from 1st Platoon was killed, leaving McCloughan as the sole medical specialist in the company. In the intense battle, McCloughan was wounded a second time by small arms fire and shrapnel from a RPG while rendering aid to two Soldiers in an open rice paddy.

In the final phases of the attack, two companies from the NVA and an element of 700 soldiers from a Viet Cong regiment descended upon Company C’s position on three sides. McCloughan, again with complete disregard for his life, went into the crossfire numerous times throughout the battle to extract wounded Soldiers, while also fighting the enemy. His relentless, courageous action inspired and motivated his comrades to fight for their survival. When supplies ran low, McCloughan volunteered to hold a blinking light in an open area as a marker for a nighttime resupply drop. He remained steadfast while bullets landed all around him and RPGs flew over his exposed body.

May 15th

During the morning darkness of May 15, McCloughan knocked out the RPG position with a grenade. He continued to fight and eliminate enemy soldiers. In addition, he treated numerous casualties, kept two critically wounded Soldiers alive during the night and organized the dead and wounded for evacuation at daylight. McCloughan is credited with saving the lives of ten members of his company.