President Trump: Making America Great Again...

[Jeff Lebowski]

Ted's busy getting his alt right on.

A Purposeful Husband

[Walter Sobchak]

Trump doubles down on his NorKo tough talk: Trump: Maybe 'fire and fury' statement on North Korea wasn't tough enough - CNBC
https://apple.news/A38hKi9ApRs-boPExHA8a3w

The rhetoric from the Trump Administration (wrt NK) is on par with the worst of George W. Bush and his administration. No question about that.

A Purposeful Husband

Ha! What is that Mormon nutjob up to these days?

[BlueK]

oh, come on. Trump was surely just engaging in playground banter. The tough guy. "You didnt hurt me, you did me a favor!" " I didnt want those guys anyway." Youre all acting like, for the first time ever, Trump was trying to offer a sober assessment of a situation. Clearly, he was not.

Sorry, but still annoying and offensive.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Ha! What is that Mormon nutjob up to these days?

Still going strong. Fighting the fight for white culture.

Looks like she grew up in Las Vegas. Go figure.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Sorry, but still annoying and offensive.

Ha. Yeah, as if that makes any difference. The kind of comeback one would expect from an 8th-grader.

[Commando]

oh, come on. Trump was surely just engaging in playground banter. The tough guy. "You didnt hurt me, you did me a favor!" " I didnt want those guys anyway." Youre all acting like, for the first time ever, Trump was trying to offer a sober assessment of a situation. Clearly, he was not.

I genuinely don't know what he was doing. I certainly wouldn't assert that anything he's ever said, with the possible exception of his election night speech, could be considered a 'sober assessment.' He's off the rails by default-- just not sure if he's talking shit trying to come off smelling like a rose (default setting) or tweaking Putin (which would be a first: less likely scenario).

[cowboy]

Still going strong. Fighting the fight for white culture.

Looks like she grew up in Las Vegas. Go figure.

I didn't know who you were talking about and looked her up on twitter. Nutjob doesn't begin to describe her.

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No, you're not the only one who agrees with the Dalai Lama: I'm sure a lot of Native Americans share his opinion, too.

[Eddie]

Ha. Yeah, as if that makes any difference. The kind of comeback one would expect from an 8th-grader.

Doesn't that kind of sum up every tweet Trump has ever made? To the point that it's the kind of comeback you expect from him?

I have to admit that I get a kick out of eliciting reactions from people at times. If it weren't for the fact that his reactions are so spectacular, I think it would start to get boring with Trump. No challenge.

[New Mexican Disaster]

It's now established that Uncle TEd ain't woke.

[BigPiney]

It's now established that Uncle TEd ain't woke.

Hate that term. So stupid.

Man, I am an old fuddy duddy.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Hate that term. So stupid.

Man, I am an old fuddy duddy.

I don't even know what it means.

[swampfrog]

Hate that term. So stupid.

Man, I am an old fuddy duddy.

I don't even know what it means.

I remember reading an article on how language change has accelerated in the digital age. The need to "fit in" and be current with the latest trends is hyped up to such a level that it's like Sneetches being introduced to direct caffeine infusion.

[Northwestcoug]

Yeah, he's a jokester alright. Joking all the time, especially when those moments stir up controversy.

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Har de har har.

[Walter Sobchak]

You think I am bending over backward to give him the benefit of the doubt? Frank, I am more surprised at just how willfully one-sided you see the evidence in front of you. No matter what, you think it speaks to Trump's collusion with the Russians. E.v.e.r.y.t.i.m.e. Have you ever not reached that conclusion? Trump is either a complete fool and moron or he is a deft rhetorician depending on what suits you at the moment. The fact is he MIGHT be tied up with the Russians, but seeing a Putin behind every tree doesnt really advance that story, it just undermines your own credibility.

And I am still looking forward to your posting some factual support from one of your quality sources for the specific conclusions you are reaching.

frank won't post it because it doesn't exist.

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From the referenced bloomberg article, "Why Some U.S. Ex-Spies Don't Buy the Russia Story":

One hopes that the numerous investigations into Trump-Russia are based on hard evidence, not easy assumptions. But since these investigations are not transparent at this point, the only way to make sure their attention is still focused on the technical aspects of the suspected Russian hacks and leaks is to present the available evidence, along with any arguments undermining it, to the public.

Many Americans' certainty about Russian involvement, which has led to increased hostility toward Russia, is partly Russian President Vladimir Putin's fault. Putin has earned a reputation for prevarication with the pointless denials of Russian involvement in Ukraine and with dogged attempts to falsify evidence in the shooting down of a passenger airliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014. But it's also the result of an unabashedly partisan media battle.

Having been burned so badly on the Iraq intelligence claims in 2003, you would think major U.S. media would apply more journalistic skepticism and rigor here, even if, to the broader public, Russia is a faraway power to which it's easy to ascribe pretty much any nefarious activity.

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The U.S. public didn't quite buy Clinton's "the Russians did it" line last year, and she lost the election. By now, though, many Americans are sold on it. That may be an Iraq-sized mistake, leading to a dangerous failure to recognize that Donald Trump's victory was an American phenomenon, not a Russian-made one. Authoritarian regimes such as Putin's routinely use external enemies to gloss over domestic divisions and distract the public from problems at home. In a functioning democracy, such tactics should not succeed.

[falafel]

I didn't know who you were talking about and looked her up on twitter. Nutjob doesn't begin to describe her.

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No, you're not the only one who agrees with the Dalai Lama: I'm sure a lot of Native Americans share his opinion, too.

Now she's giving credit to whites for the seasons of the year! No way she's not a troll.

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