The Trump Presidency

[pool_hustler]

I've seen some of the photos - and information regarding his family and extended family - where he was in Muslim garb and allowed Muslim ideology effect him, so I lean towards he was a closet Muslim more than he was not born in the States.

Yeah we've all seen "some of the photos". Most of us are aware that the "garb" he's wearing is traditional african attire.
Only one shows him briefly donning, for ceremonial purposes, the attire of a somali elder, which is the closest you'll come to seeing him wearing "muslim" garb.

Meanwhile some of us overlook Trump doing his faggy little sword dance with the Saudis. Good grief

 

[Supafly]

After looking this egomaniac cheat, who isn't capable of going through a day without a lie, who can't play a game of golf without cheating, who constantly cheats on his wifes, and boasts about it, and lives in a golden castle in the sky:

Here's more:

http://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/house-tours/g3501/donald-trump-penthouse/

Please tell me how this is not the worst creature ever to set foot in your White House.

 

[Supafly]

Oh, and let's not forget the old saying of that sign that stood on president Truman's desk:

"The buck stops here"

The president is ultimately in charge of caring for his citizens, and doublyy so in times of natural disasters.

He doesn't care, we all know this

 

[Johan]

He doesn't even know who are his citizens

Trump says he spoke to US Virgin Islands' 'president' -- which is him


President Donald Trump accidentally referred to the US Virgin Islands' governor as their President during a speech Friday -- even though he is technically their President.

"I will tell you I left Texas and I left Florida and I left Louisiana and I went to Puerto Rico and I met with the President of the Virgin Islands," he told the audience of the Values Voter Summit in Washington.

"We are one nation and we all hurt together, we hope together and we heal together," he said, later adding, "The Virgin Islands and the President of the Virgin Islands, these are people that are incredible people, they suffered gravely and we're be there, we're going to be there, we have really, it is not even a question of a choice."

Trump appeared to be referring to Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp, instead of the "President" who is Trump himself. The Virgin Islands is a US territory.
The White House did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment. But in the official White House transcript after the speech, his reference to Mapp as President was corrected to "governor."
He was referring to how the US Virgin Islands was hit first by Hurricane Irma, then Hurricane Maria, which ravaged the island.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/13/politics/virgin-islands-president-donald-trump/index.html

The White House can correct whatever they want, it happened live on TV, it was recorded and it's now all over the internet. And it will remain there for decades.

 

[Mayhem]

Meh.:dunno:

For every 499 times I swing at Dear Leader, there will be one time that I actually side with his supporters. They didn't elect a politician and even calling him a candidate is a joke. They elected Trump to be Trump. He wouldn't be him if he didn't do this shit. Regularly. And hey, a verbal fake promotion is nice every once in a while. If whathisname wants to be President of the Virgin Islands for a day, I'm down.

On the other hand, if they ever let Dear Leader go to England, I fully expect him to meet the Queen, shake her hand and say, "Nice to finally meet you Mrs. Thatcher.":suicide:

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

I'm exhausted. Obama the commie this. Trump the Nazi that. I have disagreements with both presidents. Often on a case on case basis. I don’t have some overzealous hatred for any of them or their ideology. I value pragmatism. I know that risk sounding cowardly, like I am centralist that can can't take on stand on issue for sake of moderation itself. However, I accept climate change, I respect free market economics, the second amendment. I am cool with gay marriage. I am avid historian. I am proponent a robust military and foreign policy. I believe America is Exceptional. I just want to see this nation prosper and do great things. That benefits boths Republicans and Democrats. Liberals and Conservatives. Of course there will be always be crux in a matter between the two but it doesn't always have to be a zero-sum game.

I prefer conflict resolution to this partisan death spiral of democracy. There is a malignant aspect of social media and mainstream media, that otherwise a tool of good, that is starving the fidelity that Americans have for one another, we are degenerating into this nihilist world satire and irony. Memes are becoming the vehicle of misinformation. News and entertainment are meshing together to create filter bumbles and antagonisms. Major news organizations are competing in their aesthetics, concerning themselves more with how and whom to deliver the news to increase brand loyalty, entertainment really, rather than keeping news boring, effort-taking, informative. Hollywood is doing same thing, they are moving from entertainment to news. Look at all the pseudo-new studio talk shows starring Samantha Bee and Bill Maher, that are sort of mimicking the punditry you see on CNN and Fox News. In all, it becoming news entertainment, and the implication is that political commentary turning unto itself. The studio, say CNN, has now becoming part of the story. Trump invokes CNN and CNN becomes its own highlight. On its surface they are fighting but below it symbiotic relationship where coverage and viewers are being exchange.

Sometimes, I am really tempted to shout at the shit I hear but the stoic in me say it will all pass.

Honest question: which side do you think is more at fault for the divisive nature of the cultural/social climate today in America?

 

[Johan]

Meh.:dunno:

For every 499 times I swing at Dear Leader, there will be one time that I actually side with his supporters. They didn't elect a politician and even calling him a candidate is a joke. They elected Trump to be Trump. He wouldn't be him if he didn't do this shit. Regularly. And hey, a verbal fake promotion is nice every once in a while. If whathisname wants to be President of the Virgin Islands for a day, I'm down.

Who-ever the president is, a little gaffe once in a while is no big deal (as long as it has no serious consequences). The problem with Trump is that those little gaffes are very common...

On the other hand, if they ever let Dear Leader go to England, I fully expect him to meet the Queen, shake her hand and say, "Nice to finally meet you Mrs. Thatcher.":suicide:

I expect him to ask Harry (or William) how he could have meeting Diana

 

[xfire]

Honest question: which side do you think is more at fault for the divisive nature of the cultural/social climate today in America?

Answer your own question. Of course it's pretty obvious who you think is more at fault, but elaborate on your why you think what you think.

 

[sean miguel]

Honest question: which side do you think is more at fault for the divisive nature of the cultural/social climate today in America?

that's a good question. because liberals are all about "tolerance" and "diversity" these days.

 

[Rattrap]

Honest question: which side do you think is more at fault for the divisive nature of the cultural/social climate today in America?

I don't know about 'sides', but I can give you names: Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrinch. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is what allowed the media to become the shitshow it is today. When media serves two economically right-wing parties, said media has to fuel other fights to get viewers - so they go to cultural/social issues. Who uses which bathrooms, who kneels at sports games, and other stupid shit flood the airwaves while more and more of our tax dollars go to shit that benefits a single-digit percentile of the country (or even a different country altogether).

 

[sean miguel]

I don't know about 'sides', but I can give you names: Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrinch. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is what allowed the media to become the shitshow it is today. When media serves two economically right-wing parties, said media has to fuel other fights to get viewers - so they go to cultural/social issues. Who uses which bathrooms, who kneels at sports games, and other stupid shit flood the airwaves while more and more of our tax dollars go to shit that benefits a single-digit percentile of the country (or even a different country altogether).

@ your signature.

As long as the perpetrator is liberal.

 

[sean miguel]

Our own animus fox, okay with rape (as long as the victim is liberal - my emphasis added):

Harvey Weinstein - as long as the perpetrator is liberal.

fucking idiot.

 

[pornobh]

bah

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Answer your own question. Of course it's pretty obvious who you think is more at fault, but elaborate on your why you think what you think.

I was asking that particular poster because his posts lean more nonpartisan. I would like his opinion since he seems articulate enough to speak on it.

 

[Mayhem]

Honest question: which side do you think is more at fault for the divisive nature of the cultural/social climate today in America?

It's pretty obvious that the FOX/Breitbart/Bannon side is responsible. The evidence is readily apparent every single day and night. And that's not to mention that 99% of all "fake news" comes from the Conservative side, and it's all meant to inflame tensions.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

It's pretty obvious that the FOX/Breitbart/Bannon side is responsible. The evidence is readily apparent every single day and night. And that's not to mention that 99% of all "fake news" comes from the Conservative side, and it's all meant to inflame tensions.

Because obviously Fox/Breitbart/Bannon are THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA.


NYT, CNN, Washington Post, CBS, NBC, ABC...who the hell are those flunkies?


(and you DO KNOW that Breitbart and "Bannon" are one and the same, don't you? Fucking put your crack pipe down for a day...)

 

[Mayhem]

Because obviously Fox/Breitbart/Bannon are THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA.


NYT, CNN, Washington Post, CBS, NBC, ABC...who the hell are those flunkies?


(and you DO KNOW that Breitbart and "Bannon" are one and the same, don't you? Fucking put your crack pipe down for a day...)

You respond like this, but you're totally confused at where the divisiveness comes from.

NYT, CNN, Washington Post, CBS, NBC, ABC

They don't spend all day, every day telling us what's wrong with Conservatives. Tune into FOX anytime it's not Wallace or Smith, and it's Liberal this and Left that. Constantly. They spend more time talking about what they're against then what they're for.

Yes, absolutely. FOX is the MSM aka Mainstream Media. No question.

Yes Montgomery Scotty Johnson, I do know Bannon and Breitbart are the same. Which by itself makes my entire point all by its lonesome..

 

[Johan]

Honest question: which side do you think is more at fault for the divisive nature of the cultural/social climate today in America?

The ones who think that
- Black people shouldn't protest when cops kill unarmed black people
- Crime is a part of black culture
- There's no such things as moderate islam, muslims are eithe terrorists or terrorist sympathisers
- Gays shouldn't have the same right than straight people
- Some part of the US Constitution doesn't apply to some kind of people
etc.

In other words, those who think that [insert /sexual preference/race/religion/nationality] are beneath straight white christian americans and should be treated as so (or that it is perfectly fine to treat them as so).

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

You SJW cultural marxists are fucking psychotic. Literally the vast majority of you cranks must be high on...something.

That's all I got. LMFAO

 

[xfire]

You SJW cultural marxists are fucking psychotic. Literally the vast majority of you cranks must be high on...something. That's all I got. LMFAO

If there were no social injustice there would be no need for "SJW"'s, and seriously, who really goes around using terms like "SJW", besides alt-right Nazis?