# The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making Part Deux (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083 "2020-06-22T03:36:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 236
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4718 "2020-10-09T15:20:37Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Check this out: Sorry, I have no clue what this chart is supposed to represent. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4719 "2020-10-09T15:22:05Z")
Votes. Lots of votes. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4720 "2020-10-09T15:23:49Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Sorry, I have no clue what this chart is supposed to represent If you click on the picture, it is a graph showing ballots returned over time-yearly comparison. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4721 "2020-10-09T15:28:41Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > If you click on the picture, it is a graph showing ballots returned over time-yearly comparison. Ah. OK, got it, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4722 "2020-10-09T15:34:55Z")
Is that an unmodified picture of Trump? 'Cause damn, he’s not looking well at all. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4723 "2020-10-09T17:04:57Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Trump looks like absolute shit… Has anyone actually **SEEN** him? That Hannity thing was a phone call. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4724 "2020-10-09T17:06:54Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > Is that an unmodified picture of Trump? 'Cause damn, he’s not looking well at all How can you say that? It certainly indicates that things are looking up. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4725 "2020-10-09T17:34:21Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > [Looks like Donald won’t be getting the Durham report before Nov. 3.](https://www.axios.com/barr-durham-report-election-3c02ec6a-7613-4083-b35c-4844de6da16b.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter) Hence the meltdown. He was counting on revealing the Hilary/Obama treason to save his bacon. This is huge news. Thank you so much for posting the link! > [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Sounds like Durham > > - Has systematically investigated and found that, indeed, there is no there there, > - Realizes that anything he could possibly cook up would be greeted by “cool story bro” yawns from anyone outside the base base that is voting for Cheato anyway, and > - In view of the above, hopes to softly and suddenly vanish away before he gets tarred with this mess worse than he already is. Good analysis and I agree. Lots of talking heads have commented on Durham’s reputation as a solid, straightforward U. S. attorney. The resignation of his top aide, Nora Dannehy, about a month ago can’t have helped. It may even have been the final nail in the coffin for this caper. She is now available to speak freely about what was going on behind the scenes in the way of pressure by Barr and Trump. Can’t bail out a sinking ship with a demitasse spoon. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4726 "2020-10-09T18:01:12Z")
English 1, CFSG 0 > * * * (yes, I know, the score is much more lopsided) ---
**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:** [October 9, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4727 "2020-10-09T18:07:39Z")
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**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:** [October 9, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4728 "2020-10-09T18:09:41Z")
That virtual rally is going to be on Limbaugh’s RADIO show, right? > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Has anyone actually **SEEN** him? That Hannity thing was a phone call. Still wondering. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4729 "2020-10-09T18:09:50Z")
Sorry, the rendering doesn’t always fit to screen on pics. Here’s the source, containing the original graphic. > **[TargetSmart's Early Vote Dashboard](https://targetearly.targetsmart.com/)** > > Early and absentee voting data is more important than ever. TargetSmart has created a site to paint a picture of the votes cast thus far. Check back often for updates. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4730 "2020-10-09T18:14:35Z")
> **[President Trump aiming to get campaign back on track](https://www.wbrz.com/news/president-trump-aiming-to-get-campaign-back-on-track)** > > After being diagnosed with COVID-19 last Friday, President Donald Trump is back at the White House and eager to return to campaigning; on Friday he called in to Rush Limbaugh's radio show to discuss his health and campaign plans. > October 09, 2020 12:40 PM in [News](https://www.wbrz.com/category/wbrz-news/) > Source: Associated Press > > The president has not been seen in public — other than in White House-produced videos — since his return days ago from the military hospital where he received experimental treatments for the virus. How do we know he’s ambulatory? How do we know the voice we’re hearing even IS trump? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4731 "2020-10-09T18:27:53Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > How do we know the voice we’re hearing even IS trump? It’s him. Nobody knows how to simulate him, because all of the research and development for voice synthesis has been on Artificial Intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4732 "2020-10-09T18:31:00Z")
No worries; I didn’t realize the image was a clickable link. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4733 "2020-10-09T18:48:26Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > It’s him. Nobody knows how to simulate him, because all of the research and development for voice synthesis has been on Artificial Intelligence. Where’s the damn ‘like’ button… ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4734 "2020-10-09T18:48:46Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Nobody knows how to simulate him, because all of the research and development for voice synthesis has been on Artificial Intelligence. I am simultaneously groaning and applauding you. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4735 "2020-10-09T19:01:02Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > > How do we know the voice we’re hearing even IS trump? > > It’s him. Nobody knows how to simulate him, \<-SNIP-\> Are you SURE? Has anyone seen **Smapti** around lately? I sure hope they didn’t turn him… OT: @codinghorror, please fix your platform. If I want to SNIP something, I should have the ability to announce that I’m doing it without having to create my own workaround. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4736 "2020-10-09T19:11:53Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Are you SURE? Has anyone seen **Smapti** around lately? I sure hope they didn’t turn him… Make it into a joke, but it’s a legitimate question. Don’t say “It’s too crazy! Too absurd!” Remember what administration we’re dealing with. [https://twitter.com/OC\_SF\_Jack/status/1314579239245508609?s=20](https://twitter.com/OC_SF_Jack/status/1314579239245508609?s=20) [https://twitter.com/yatlistener/status/1314589936604065793?s=20](https://twitter.com/yatlistener/status/1314589936604065793?s=20) > > ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4737 "2020-10-09T19:20:35Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > In his increasingly paranoid delusions, Donald may believe that federal agents storming Hilary’s or Obama’s front door and frog marching them away is just the thing to win the election for him, justification for said arrests be damned. What I would absolutely love is for Obama kicking back, having a beer with a Fed. Hillary taking a lovely stroll through the woods with a Fed. Posted on Twitter. Tagged to trump. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=235) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=237)