# How has the disgraced, CONVICTED FELON, former but once again President Trump pissed you off today? (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 6, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964 "2025-02-06T18:32:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/48 "2025-02-10T22:56:54Z")
I LOL’d this morning when the Trump loving talking heads on WABC radio were fawning over how gracious Patrick Mahomes was speaking about the superb owl loss. “He didn’t whine and he didn’t blame anyone else” ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/49 "2025-02-10T23:02:48Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > This holds a great deal of appeal for simple people living in a complicated world where the overwhelming number of things are more like a whole wall of dimmer switches, each with a nearly infinite number of settings. I actually was reading about intermittent reinforcement and how it’s more powerful than consistent reinforcement for keeping people hooked on certain behaviors. And it dawned on me that Trump is the ultimate intermittent reinforcement machine. He spits out a bunch of crazy random shit that is completely unpredictable and occasionally makes his followers feel good or like they got a win, and then he’s back to random shit and they are hooked waiting for the next win. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/50 "2025-02-11T00:41:29Z")
You’d think he’d have done better owning casinos. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/51 "2025-02-11T01:18:33Z")
After three bankruptcies? Not so much. And today he pardoned Blago. Bleccccccchhhh: > **[Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/politics/trump-pardons-rod-blagojevich/index.html)** > > President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was convicted and sentenced to prison on corruption charges surrounding his time in office. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/52 "2025-02-11T01:26:55Z")
Coming up, Blago appointed to cabinet position or something in the Justice Dept. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/53 "2025-02-11T02:09:48Z")
Put Blagojevich in charge of whatever unit enforces this: [Trump pauses DOJ enforcement of bribery laws for US firms overseas](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/10/trump-pauses-doj-bribery-laws-for-us-firms/78392744007/) I can see it now: “If you pay me, you won’t get investigated for bribery.” ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/54 "2025-02-11T03:22:33Z")
“You say ‘bribery.’ I say ‘unreported financial incentives.’” ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/55 "2025-02-11T04:00:04Z")
“UFI” – that has a nice ring to it. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/56 "2025-02-11T04:04:07Z")
“UFI? Isn’t that where two guys climb into a hexagon or something and beat the crap out of each other?” ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/57 "2025-02-11T04:13:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > “You say ‘bribery.’ I say ‘unreported financial incentives.’” Storming of the Capitol, or an unscheduled and unguided tour? ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/58 "2025-02-11T04:25:53Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Coming up, Blago appointed to cabinet position or something in the Justice Dept. Is Secretary of the Treasury still open? ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/59 "2025-02-11T08:19:43Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > “UFI” – that has a nice ring to it. Isn’t that the plural of UFO? And if they’re coming, I wish they would hurry up and get here and put us out of our misery. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/60 "2025-02-11T13:39:41Z")
**The Horror of Paper Straws** > [@](#): > > “On occasion, [paper straws] break. They explode. If something’s hot, they don’t last very long — like a matter of minutes, sometimes a matter of seconds. It’s a ridiculous situation so we’re going back to plastic straws,” he added. (Paper straws are not known to explode.) > **[Trump Signs Trivial Executive Order To Oust Paper Straw Usage](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-executive-order-paper-straws_n_67aa8ed7e4b09fd55bc66e15)** > > “We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump said when signing the order, claiming that paper straws simply “don’t work.” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/61 "2025-02-11T13:54:22Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > If something’s hot, they don’t last very long I think we should all start drinking our coffee with a straw. What’s really happening here is that DJT is trying to graduate from his sippy cup to a straw. It’s not working out too well. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/62 "2025-02-11T14:06:52Z")
> Trump has disliked what he refers to as “liberal paper straws” since at least 2019, when he launched his own brand of plastic straws. Follow the ~~money~~ grift. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/63 "2025-02-11T14:18:11Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Trump has disliked what he refers to as “liberal paper straws” since at least 2019, when he launched his own brand of plastic straws. Really? The multi billion real-estate mogul was reduced to selling plastic straws? Somebody get him some pencils and a tin cup, STAT! ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/64 "2025-02-11T14:34:25Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Trump has disliked what he refers to as “liberal paper straws” since at least 2019, when he launched his own brand of plastic straws. Where does he sell them? An auto parts store? A clothing catalog? A steakhouse? ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/65 "2025-02-11T14:36:49Z")
I’d imagine the impetus behind this one has been Don, Jr. Paper straws tend to absorb powdered substances whereas plastic straws basically don’t. Follow the money. Sniff, sniff 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/66 "2025-02-11T14:38:32Z")
Yer all missin’ the point. Trump says that paper straws EXPLODE! I don’t know what Trump is doing to his straws to make them explode, but eight year old me wants to find out and duplicate it. Exploding straws are COOL. Think of what you could do with them! Unless it’s just hyperbole and lying. But – naaah! – Trump wouldn’t do _that!_ ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/67 "2025-02-11T14:41:38Z")
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