# "Leave Donald Alone!" Pleads His Press Secretary **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 2, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125 "2017-01-02T04:23:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/321 "2017-01-15T00:09:08Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > 5:43 am: “Had a tremendous dump. Very large and full of nuts and corn. Media jealous.” What, with HIS diet? He produces either explosive diarrhea, or stenching logs with the density of a neutron star. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/322 "2017-01-15T00:20:01Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > He produces either explosive diarrhea… He talks his out. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/323 "2017-01-15T02:29:31Z")
Life accordion to Trump. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/S65jqrHQi_c/maxresdefault.jpg "Life Accordion To Trump") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S65jqrHQi_c) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**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:** [January 15, 2017, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/324 "2017-01-15T04:55:50Z")
[https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170115/7053c5df0f3dc8ffa62e5c5a33c65524.jpg](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170115/7053c5df0f3dc8ffa62e5c5a33c65524.jpg) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/325 "2017-01-15T05:05:42Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > …Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Couldn’t you adopt another posting eccentricity, like “post shortened” or “regards”? . ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/326 "2017-01-15T05:51:36Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Couldn’t you adopt another posting eccentricity, like “post shortened” or “regards”? . _shrug_ If it’s not interesting enough for him to say a few words on whatever-it-is\*, it’s not interesting enough for me to click on his link. \*Other than the spamvertisement for Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/327 "2017-01-15T05:56:22Z")
I haven’t the foggiest, but I half expect patronizing exasperation as my son, the Err Apparent, explains to his hopelessly outdated Dad why I absolutely have to get one yesterday. Whatever the hell it is. DOS was good enough for Lincoln! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/328 "2017-01-15T13:23:07Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Granpa? What’s a “tree”? _\_ “Low energy life forms that stole our carbon dioxide and did nothing but make oxygen, which by the way is highly overrated. A total disaster. Loser environmentalists still crying, can’t accept that DJT made them exctinct. Sad!” _\_ “SAD!!!” ---
**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:** [January 15, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/329 "2017-01-15T15:45:46Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Couldn’t you adopt another posting eccentricity, like “post shortened” or “regards”? . > [@galen\_ubal](#): > > _shrug_ If it’s not interesting enough for him to say a few words on whatever-it-is\*, it’s not interesting enough for me to click on his link. > \*Other than the spamvertisement for Tapatalk Geez, Louise people. :smack: Let’s try not to nitpick each other to death, ok? It says: > [@](#): > > I enjoy when people > who voted for a Reality > TV Star complain that > celebrities should “stay > out of politics.” > It’s cute. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/330 "2017-01-15T16:01:31Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Couldn’t you adopt another posting eccentricity, like “post shortened” or “regards”? . It’s much easier than writing a thousand words. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/331 "2017-01-15T16:06:42Z")
> [@](#): > > I enjoy when people > who voted for a Reality > TV Star complain that > celebrities should “stay > out of politics.” > It’s cute. Their messiah would say it’s sad. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/332 "2017-01-15T21:20:11Z")
There are 23 House Democrats (and counting) who will definitely be leaving Trump alone at his inauguration. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/333 "2017-01-16T08:43:27Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Couldn’t you adopt another posting eccentricity, like “post shortened” or “regards”? . Does it really matter? It sends automatically, but if it REALLY bothers you, I’ll delete it for this post. Better? Does it make the quote more meaningful now? ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/334 "2017-01-16T08:45:24Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Geez, Louise people. :smack: Let’s try not to nitpick each other to death, ok? > > It says: Thank you, ThelmaLou. For those who can’t be bothered to click on a link, I say: first world problems. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/335 "2017-01-16T09:30:14Z")
For those who just want to post contextless links, I say: Twitter. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/336 "2017-01-16T12:11:41Z")
If only. [https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170116/0ec7c14e9d04fc521dcb25c3b3725ffd.jpg](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170116/0ec7c14e9d04fc521dcb25c3b3725ffd.jpg) > **[Obama Signs Executive Order Requiring President of United States to Be Taxpayer](https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/obama-signs-executive-order-requiring-president-of-united-states-to-be-taxpayer)** > > Obama urged people “not to read too much into the timing” of his executive order. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/337 "2017-01-17T18:17:29Z")
[Bikers for Trump](http://images.yuku.com/image/jpg/94f369d31c71f04325bc0882fcaf6d5dd82cf6ec_r.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/338 "2017-01-17T18:52:48Z")
Show that picture to ten thousand randomly selected Earthlings, anywhere and everywhere… More than nine thousand, their first thought will be “American”. Nine thousand nine hundred if he were carrying a gun. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/339 "2017-01-17T23:51:53Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Their messiah would say it’s sad. and very unfair 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-donald-alone-pleads-his-press-secretary/776125/340 "2017-01-18T17:12:25Z")
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