President Trump: Making America Great Again...

[All-American]

Anybody following the controversy over the Katie Rich tweet about Barron Trump? She tweeted that Barron would be the first homeschool mass shooter. Massive blowback in social media. She retracted the tweet and apologized but it now appears that the tweet cost her her job:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/a...ump-tweet.html

I see LA Ute is applauding this firing on twitter. Hey I get the outrage, but it should stop when she retracts the tweet and/or apologizes. This notion that our bloodlust is not fully satisfied until someone's career is destroyed is ridiculous and makes us no better than the SJW snowflakes that we often mock. Public shaming is wrong when carried to such extremes.

Not fired-- suspended. An appropriate response, in my opinion.

[Omaha 680]

Not fired-- suspended. An appropriate response, in my opinion.

Oh, well that's different. Why is Lebowski misleading us? SAD!

[falafel]

Anybody following the controversy over the Katie Rich tweet about Barron Trump? She tweeted that Barron would be the first homeschool mass shooter. Massive blowback in social media. She retracted the tweet and apologized but it now appears that the tweet cost her her job:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/a...ump-tweet.html

I see LA Ute is applauding this firing on twitter. Hey I get the outrage, but it should stop when she retracts the tweet and/or apologizes. This notion that our bloodlust is not fully satisfied until someone's career is destroyed is ridiculous and makes us no better than the SJW snowflakes that we often mock. Public shaming is wrong when carried to such extremes.

A small nitpick, but I believe she said he would be the first homeschool shooter, implying that Barron would take out his dad. Or at least that's how I took it. Not exactly hilarious, but I will admit I saw some humor in it.

Rich is an SNL writer. I think those people live in a bit of an echo chamber and are under a lot of pressure to constantly be funny. Sounds like she misfired and needs to take a step back to get back in touch with society.

[Solon]

Anybody following the controversy over the Katie Rich tweet about Barron Trump? She tweeted that Barron would be the first homeschool mass shooter. Massive blowback in social media. She retracted the tweet and apologized but it now appears that the tweet cost her her job:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/a...ump-tweet.html

I see LA Ute is applauding this firing on twitter. Hey I get the outrage, but it should stop when she retracts the tweet and/or apologizes. This notion that our bloodlust is not fully satisfied until someone's career is destroyed is ridiculous and makes us no better than the SJW snowflakes that we often mock. Public shaming is wrong when carried to such extremes.

Agreed. Plus, she gave a good apology. None of this "if I offended anyone" stuff. Just a straight up apology.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Oh, well that's different. Why is Lebowski misleading us? SAD!

Fake news, baby.

[myboynoah]

Fake news, baby.

Seems more like alternative facts to me.

[Blueintheface]

I might never watch the news again. We are a laughingstock.

[Omaha 680]

I might never watch the news again. We are a laughingstock.

Whatever do you mean?

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[Jeff Lebowski]

Whatever do you mean?

Yeah, no kidding. I am going to be watching the news more than ever.

[8BR]

It's going to be an odd few years, that's for sure. I've never seen the press openly entrench themselves like they started tonight, so early in an administration. I'm not saying it's not warranted, but it's crazy to watch.

Front page headline of NYT tonight is, "Trump Repeats Lie..." they don't say “exaggeration” or “inflates”, but they call him a liar on the front page, Day 2. They know he's reading it, so they are trolling and drawing hard lines.

Fascinating.

[myboynoah]

Yeah, no kidding. I am going to be watching the news more than ever.

I don't know. It's all just so depressing.

But this made me laugh.

Trump names his Inauguration Day a ‘National Day of Patriotic Devotion’

[BigPiney]

I don't know. It's all just so depressing.

But this made me laugh.

Trump names his Inauguration Day a ‘National Day of Patriotic Devotion’

Sounds like something straight out of North Korea.

[Walter Sobchak]

Sounds like something straight out of North Korea.

It is a strange tradition (that started with Bush I in 1989 as I understand).

The first Bush declared his Inauguration Day the "National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving".

Clinton (1993): "National Day of Fellowship and Hope"
Clinton (1997): "National Day of Hope and Renewal"

W (2001) paid homage to his Father and re-used "National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving".
I didn't see one for W in 2005.

Obama (2009): "National Day of Reconciliation and Renewal"
Obama (2013): "National Day of Hope and Resolve"

[Dwight Schr-ute]

Sounds like something straight out of North Korea.

This also sounds like something straight out of North Korea. Trump issues gag order on EPA and USDA. I'm having a hard time keeping up at this point.

http://www.popsci.com/usda-epa-scien...der-government

[Jeff Lebowski]

This also sounds like something straight out of North Korea. Trump issues gag order on EPA and USDA. I'm having a hard time keeping up at this point.

http://www.popsci.com/usda-epa-scien...der-government

Bloody hell. That is ridiculous.