Trump, when asked a question about securing the northern border, managed to brag about his very, very large (small) Electoral College victory.
The Gateway Pundit now has a seat among the White House correspondents. The “journalist” representing the blog (an embarrassment to me as a proud St. Louisan) is a guy with no journalism experience but plenty of experience being a transphobic troll and misogynistic harasser. He also calls Trump “daddy”. So there’s that. And when the Gateway Pundit gang got to the press room, they flashed “Pepe the Frog” hand signs and tweeted a pic of it, with a frog emoji and the hashtag #Pepe .
Lately Trump’s press conferences have been notable for allowing questions only from news outlets friendly to Trump. So I’m sure we’ll be hearing more from the Gateway Pundit. Another black eye for The 'Lou!
The Gateway Pundit now has a seat among the White House correspondents. The “journalist” representing the blog (an embarrassment to me as a proud St. Louisan) is a guy with no journalism experience but plenty of experience being a transphobic troll and misogynistic harasser. He also calls Trump “daddy”. So there’s that. And when the Gateway Pundit gang got to the press room, they flashed “Pepe the Frog” hand signs and tweeted a pic of it, with a frog emoji and the hashtag #Pepe .
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/02/13/dangerous-troll-now-reporting-white-house/215320
Lately Trump’s press conferences have been notable for allowing questions only from news outlets friendly to Trump. So I’m sure we’ll be hearing more from the Gateway Pundit. Another black eye for The 'Lou!
It just gets weirder and weirder. Every day.
jayjay
February 14, 2017, 2:45am
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The Gateway Pundit now has a seat among the White House correspondents. The “journalist” representing the blog (an embarrassment to me as a proud St. Louisan) is a guy with no journalism experience but plenty of experience being a transphobic troll and misogynistic harasser. He also calls Trump “daddy”. So there’s that. And when the Gateway Pundit gang got to the press room, they flashed “Pepe the Frog” hand signs and tweeted a pic of it, with a frog emoji and the hashtag #Pepe .
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/02/13/dangerous-troll-now-reporting-white-house/215320
Lately Trump’s press conferences have been notable for allowing questions only from news outlets friendly to Trump. So I’m sure we’ll be hearing more from the Gateway Pundit. Another black eye for The 'Lou!
Ugh. SMOTI* has access now.
Monty
February 14, 2017, 3:16am
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One of my fellow expats here describes the Trump presidency as surreal .
The contrast is quite obvious.
When Trudeau met Trump: Canadian exceptionalism, American envy
Sarah Kendzior is a St. Louis, Mo.-based commentator who writes about politics, the economy and media.
Sarah Kendzior is a St. Louis, Mo.-based commentator who writes about politics, the economy and media
There is a photo floating around social media of Prime Minister Trudeau’s visit to the White House. In the centre stands a bloated President Trump, the wind blowing his elaborate straw mane upward, revealing where his painted-orange flesh meets what is left of his natural scalp. Next to Mr. Trump, his handsome Canadian counterpart Prime Minister Trudeau grins politely, looking like a well-aged boy-band member indulging a disgruntled fan.
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It may seem petty to focus on physical appearance, but given that Mr. Trump selects his cabinet based on whether they “look the part” and has reportedly forced sexist dress codes upon his female staff, perhaps some pettiness is in order.
It was hard for Americans to look at Mr. Trudeau on Monday with anything but longing: not only to give our eyes a break from Agent Orange, but to remember what it is like to have a president who is eloquent, informed and has a grasp of the rule of law. One does not need to be a great fan of Mr. Trudeau; the fact that he is not Mr. Trump suffices for most. One can assume the Canadian Prime Minister will not promise to build a vanity wall between our countries, express enthusiasm for using nuclear weapons or garner support from white supremacists across the nation…
It was hard for Americans to look at Justin Trudeau with anything but longing: not only to give our eyes a break from Donald Trump, but to remember what it is like to have a president who is eloquent, informed and has a grasp of the rule of law
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The Trumplets still haven’t gotten their act together well enough to open the White House to tours.
Monty
February 14, 2017, 4:09am
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Maybe they are waiting for the remodeling to be finished.
Flynn’s out. Hopefully, he squeals like a stuck pig. I can’t imagine he’s the only dirty one who’s been talking to the Russians. He’s just the stupidest one.
Anyone who believed Hillary was raping kids at a DC pizza joint shouldn’t be allowed to handle sharp objects much less hold a responsible position.
This thread’s title is fully justified.
My theory is that the WH staff are really worried that Trump is letting too many unlocked secret folders around.
Is that the fastest scandalous resignation of a top POTUS advisor in history? I mean, it’s only been 25 days since Trump took office.
bobot
February 14, 2017, 12:27pm
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Pardon my ignorance here, but in a way I’m proud to be ignorant of some of this stuff. First, I didn’t know what the Bowling Green Massacree hubub was, and now I come around to ask: What the fuck is this frog shit?
bobot:
Pardon my ignorance here, but in a way I’m proud to be ignorant of some of this stuff. First, I didn’t know what the Bowling Green Massacree hubub was, and now I come around to ask: What the fuck is this frog shit?
…oddly enough, the best and simplest explanation can be found on Hillary Clinton’s website. (Ignore the advice to vote at the end. If you didn’t vote first time around, you are a bit late now.
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/donald-trump-pepe-the-frog-and-white-supremacists-an-explainer/
bobot:
Pardon my ignorance here, but in a way I’m proud to be ignorant of some of this stuff. First, I didn’t know what the Bowling Green Massacree hubub was, and now I come around to ask: What the fuck is this frog shit?
Someone drew a cartoon of a frog and for some reason, the alt-right decided it was the perfect mascot for the movement.
bobot:
Pardon my ignorance here, but in a way I’m proud to be ignorant of some of this stuff. First, I didn’t know what the Bowling Green Massacree hubub was, and now I come around to ask: What the fuck is this frog shit?
it was just this thing on the internet.
Don’t know that anyone else had made that decision at that point.
It’s a cartoon character, “Pepe the Frog” that has been adopted as a mascot by the neo-Nazi “alt-right”. I guess they thought it looked cool, like the way their spiritual founder thought an ancient sun symbol looked cool.
Impressive. I had no idea the press could force a mascot on a group to the point it was adopted by that group.
Yeah Richard Spencer wears a pepe pin. I don’t think we can say the media forced that on them.
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