# How has the disgraced, CONVICTED FELON, former but once again President Trump pissed you off today? (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 15, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178 "2021-05-15T18:35:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 329
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6564 "2024-04-17T22:16:00Z")
In case anyone cares, Jimmy Kimmel did not read the Best Picture nominees (nor did he announce the winner (Al Pacino handed out the award)). ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6565 "2024-04-17T22:36:14Z")
If only someone could remind us. If only someone could show us the way. If only someone could show us where to walk next. If only someone could show us the way. If only there was someone, some Ahole out there sacrificing his whole life [just to try show you how](https://yewtu.be/watch?v=bVYXWVs0Prc). ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6566 "2024-04-18T00:23:13Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > In case anyone cares, Jimmy Kimmel did not read the Best Picture nominees (nor did he announce the winner (Al Pacino handed out the award)). Yeah, in the rest of that “truth” Trump confused Jimmy with Al Pacino. So far, he hasn’t explained why he did this by saying he was just being sarcastic. > [@](#): > > …right before he stumbled through announcing the biggest award of all, “Picture of the Year.” It was a CLASSIC CHOKE, one of the biggest ever in show business, and to top it off, he forgot to say the famous and mandatory line, “AND THE WINNER IS.” Instead he stammered around as he opened the envelope. Supposedly his wife, and even management, begged him not to do it, “DON’T READ HIS TRUTH, JIMMY, PLEASE DON’T DO THIS,” they said. He was made to look like a FOOL, which he is, and at the same time go down in Television History as the WORST HOST EVER OF THE ONCE VAUNTED ACADEMY AWARDS! The middle part has nothing to do with the beginning and end of this “truth”. It’s even more bizarre than usual. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6567 "2024-04-18T00:25:57Z")
At least Jimmy Kimmel can rest well knowing that he has genuinely gotten Trump’s goat. Well done, Jimmy! Congrats. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6568 "2024-04-18T00:29:37Z")
Also, why would Trump get upset about one of his pearls of pure wisdom handed down by god being broadcast on national television to enlighten the masses? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6569 "2024-04-18T00:48:32Z")
No shit. I’m betting Jimmy went into work early today to get cracking on the jokes - that is if he’s stopped laughing yet. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6570 "2024-04-18T02:04:38Z")
I hope Jimmy brings on Al Pacino and has him start the monologue pretending to be Kimmel. (Or vice versa) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6571 "2024-04-18T02:46:10Z")
This is exactly what I expect from Donnie: (gift link) > **[Trump Demands a Cut of Donations From Campaigns That Use His Name](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/politics/trump-fundraising-republicans.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lU0.Ujv1.uCIDrnlgUKeL&smid=url-share)** > > The Trump campaign said that candidates using his brand should turn over at least 5 percent of donations and encouraged them to send more than the minimum. Gots to rake in that dough any way he can. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6572 "2024-04-18T05:39:19Z")
That would be brilliant. I hope Al would do it for free. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6573 "2024-04-18T06:58:01Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Gots to rake in that dough any way he can. I thought he was against more taxes. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2024, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6574 "2024-04-18T08:01:22Z")
That’s only if it’s the government coming for the money. He evidently fancies himself as the big Iotian boss and wants his percentage, his _piece of the action_. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6575 "2024-04-18T09:13:26Z")
He’s only against taxes if he and his billionaire buddies have to pay them. He’s all for taxes if ordinary Americans have to pay them. I don’t know if he wants his piece of the action as much as he sees himself as a brand that can be licensed. You want to use the Rolling Stones’ music in your movie, you pay a license fee; you want to use an actual sports broadcast (e.g. Super Bowl XL) in your TV show, you pay a license fee. And so on. Trump sees himself as a brand (Trump Hotels, Trump golf courses, and the poorly thought out Trump University, Trump Steaks, Trump Vodka, and Trump Casinos), so he’s doing what any brand does: he’s charging a license fee to use his images and his words. It doesn’t matter whether it’s for a photo in Joe Blow’s campaign literature, or an endorsement (“Joe Blow will be the greatest senator that the state of Bla-de-bla ever had”), or both; he sees himself as a brand, and he’s doing what brands do. We all see it as another grift, and I don’t think we’re wrong. And especially with the “Over 5% will be reported to the highest ranks of the GOP” condition, it makes him look like a mob boss. But all he’s thinking about is charging a licensing fee for use of his brand. That might work in a commercial context, but I don’t think it works in a political context. It just makes him look greedy. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6576 "2024-04-18T12:40:35Z")
If it will stop the endless stream of “Candidate X stands with Trump!” and “Candidate Y will help Trump finish the wall!” and “Candidate Z knows that Trump was right!” commercials that interrupt my Jeopardy viewing every night, I’m all for it. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6577 "2024-04-18T12:50:43Z")
Nah, they’ll just happily send him the money. Grateful to be allowed to ASS-ociate with him. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6578 "2024-04-18T12:52:12Z")
I’m sure you’re right, but a guy can hope! ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6579 "2024-04-18T12:58:10Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Nah, they’ll just happily send him the money. Grateful to be allowed to ASS-ociate with him. They still think he is a cool, suave, rich dude. And more importantly - It’s better to be the Godfathers friend than his enemy. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6580 "2024-04-18T13:12:45Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > If it will stop the endless stream of “Candidate X stands with Trump!” and “Candidate Y will help Trump finish the wall!” and “Candidate Z knows that Trump was right!” commercials that interrupt my Jeopardy viewing every night, I’m all for it. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Nah, they’ll just happily send him the money. Grateful to be allowed to ASS-ociate with him. Or, they’ll run some “stands with Trump” ad without knowing about the arrangement, get hit with an invoice and have no way to pay because they spent all their donations on ads. Then we get the fun spectacle of some MAGAt candidate being hit with a cease-and-desist from the Trump Org. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6581 "2024-04-18T13:19:31Z")
Which does raise the question: do you suppose they have people monitoring the campaign ads in every local TV market in the country to keep an eye out for “violations”? Or, more likely, are they just relying on political rivals to snitch on the candidates who don’t kick in their 5%? ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6582 "2024-04-18T13:28:07Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Which does raise the question: do you suppose they have people monitoring the campaign ads in every local TV market in the country to keep an eye out for “violations”? It wouldn’t really take “people.” There are any number of social listening platforms that will detect any phrase you want, and I’m sure some exist for monitoring traditional media as well. Of course, the platforms cost money, and you have to have at least one staffer who knows how to use them, so it’s entirely possible that they’re … > [@MrAtoz](#): > > just relying on political rivals to snitch on the candidates who don’t kick in their 5% ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/6583 "2024-04-18T13:46:34Z")
Or everybody just lies all the time. “Oh of course we kicked in our share” - according to social media “What money?” - according to bank account It’s grifters all the way down and they also prey on each other. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178.md?page=328) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178.md?page=330)