RedSoxFan9 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 It’s hard to find a more evergreen tweet than this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 20 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: It’s hard to find a more evergreen tweet than this: If there's one longterm lesson it would behoove us as a country to learn from this disaster of a president it's that the only time a president can truly be called to account for his actions is during the midterms, and during his re-election. Other than that, it is nearly impossible to remove them from office. People who say Trump has wriggled out of this or that gaff or pays no political price aren't looking at the situation pragmatically enough. In the scenario of your Tweet, what exactly does not being able to "wriggle out" of a predicament mean? Trump falls to his knees, rips open his shirt, and declares to the heavens, "I am guilty. Oh woe is me I am not worthy of holding the high office of the presidency and thereby resign effective immediately". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 18 minutes ago, Chairslinger said: If there's one longterm lesson it would behoove us as a country to learn from this disaster of a president it's that the only time a president can truly be called to account for his actions is during the midterms, and during his re-election. Other than that, it is nearly impossible to remove them from office. People who say Trump has wriggled out of this or that gaff or pays no political price aren't looking at the situation pragmatically enough. In the scenario of your Tweet, what exactly does not being able to "wriggle out" of a predicament mean? Trump falls to his knees, rips open his shirt, and declares to the heavens, "I am guilty. Oh woe is me I am not worthy of holding the high office of the presidency and thereby resign effective immediately". The other lesson is to never count on a Republican to do the right thing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Every Adam Serwer article is a must read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 ? US foreign policy is literally being set by Trump sitting around watching Fox. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, Jason said: ? US foreign policy is literally being set by Trump sitting around watching Fox. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Normal-brained president doing normal president stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 It's past 1 am in Washington. What is the President up to? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 He's an insane child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: It's past 1 am in Washington. What is the President up to? 6 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: He's an insane child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Side note: I told my wife the whole thing about Trump's favorite food, "fish delights". She thought it was pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Reputator Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 The NO COLLUSION thing is pretty comical at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 It's pathetic and amazing Republicans don't see it as weak and whiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 It should be illegal to tattle on my illegal dealings! Also i barely knew the guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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osxmatt Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Can anyone explain the South African land thing to me? I've seen Richard Spencer retweet and other white nationalists, but haven't really dug in to the substance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, osxmatt said: Can anyone explain the South African land thing to me? I've seen Richard Spencer retweet and other white nationalists, but haven't really dug in to the substance. White farmers are being evicted from their property by blacks, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 amazing thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 18 minutes ago, osxmatt said: Can anyone explain the South African land thing to me? I've seen Richard Spencer retweet and other white nationalists, but haven't really dug in to the substance. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/18/dylann-roof-rhodesian-flag_n_7616752.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 16 minutes ago, osxmatt said: Can anyone explain the South African land thing to me? I've seen Richard Spencer retweet and other white nationalists, but haven't really dug in to the substance. In an effort to redistribute land, the South African government has proposed an amendment to the constitution that sets out the conditions where land can be expropriated without compensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chairslinger Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: In an effort to redistribute land, the South African government has proposed an amendment to the constitution that sets out the conditions where land can be expropriated without compensation. So, in short, this is a quintessential example of that article that claimed the White Nationalists are winning despite the fact that only a few dozen of them show up at rallies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 WaPo throwing out the L word, Trump didn't give a misleading, or false statement about payments to these women, he LIED. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/08/23/not-just-misleading-not-merely-false-lie/?utm_term=.78fd1d2d8611 The first denial that Donald Trump knew about hush-money payments to silence women came four days before he was elected president, when his spokeswoman Hope Hicks said, without hedging, “We have no knowledge of any of this.” The second came in January of this year, when his attorney Michael Cohen said the allegations were “outlandish.” By March, two of the president’s spokesmen — Raj Shah and Sarah Huckabee Sanders — said publicly that Trump denied all the allegations and any payments. Even Cohen’s attorney, David Schwartz, got in on the action, saying the president “was not aware of any of it.” In April, Trump finally weighed in, answering a question about whether he knew about a payment to porn star Stephanie Clifford, who uses the stage name Stormy Daniels, with a flat “no.” It’s now clear that the president’s statement was a lie — and that the people speaking for him repeated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 How did those white farmers get the land in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 minute ago, ort said: How did those white farmers get the land in the first place? Hard work and gumption Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 32 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Hard work and gumption And bootstraps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberon Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, 69los said: And bootstraps Don't ever forget the bootstraps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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