President Trump: Making America Great Again...

[Shaka]

PBS? Bad Trump! I'm certain Oscar the Grouch is a conservative which provides balance to Bert and Ernie.

NPR? Good Trump!

[falafel]

PBS? Bad Trump! I'm certain Oscar the Grouch is a conservative which provides balance to Bert and Ernie.

NPR? Good Trump!

Dude, what is the harm in funding PBS and NPR? Really. Please tell us how this makes any sense.

[wally]

Is this wally's version of "Take the L and chill"? I suppose we could do that. Or. Or perhaps everyone who recognizes that Trump is inarguably the worst president of our lifetime, likely the worst president in a century, and possibly the worst president of all time, can agree that we need to highlight all of his stupidity and shout it from the rooftops, as it becometh every man who has been warned to warn his neighbor.

I am not saying "take the L and chill" as much as I am really trying to just joke around. Thanks for paraphrasing scripture verses here, as I fear politics has replaced religion in America in terms of how seriously people take it, and how dogmatic they become about it. This board jokes more humorously about church stuff than politics stuff. I cannot fathom how ~45% of the nation seem to despise Trump, while another ~25% LOVE him and another 20% simply support him. I never voted for Trump and I never will (2028 joke), but I am as fascinated by how he gets so completely and thoroughly under so many people's skin as much as I am by how many people unequivocally get behind even the most stupid of things he says.

I will admit that I am prone to act the part of the contrarian, so when I am around MAGAs I poke fun about how they have more faith in Trump than Jesus, and about how they now love Unions and whatnot, but right now it is way more fun to mess with the Trump haters, sorry just being honest. When Repubs lose the midterms they may become more fun to troll, we'll see.

[wally]

Bruv, who gives a shit if Trump loves his grandkids. That is a super low bar, isn't it? That's like saying that Trump enjoys sunshine. So do 98% of the people on Earth.

We are talking about the most powerful man on the planet and what he does with that power, not whether he's a good grandpa. Stop messing around with this "but he loves his grandkids" shit. He has responsibilities so far above being a good Opa that bringing up his grandkids feels like a joke. Putin started a war with a neighboring nation with no justification, but GOTTDAMN HE LOVES HIS GRANDKIDS!

GTFO with this bullshit Wally.

Wow. that escalated quickly. I will bow out and let you guys get back to some very serious discussions on how bad Trump is without the burden of dissenting opinions. You'd think I farted into the mic on fast and testimony meeting around here.

[frank ryan]

I am pretty sure Trump loves his kids and grandkids, I assume xi does too, but I'm not as certain as I am with Trump. That may tilt the scales in your analysis back to even.

Why are on earth on you confident in Trump's capacity as a family man? Have you heard the things he has said about Ivanka? Not family man stuff.

[USUC]

There’s no way the senate switches enough to kick him out. Don’t they need like 67 senators to do that? That’s a lot and it’s not even guaranteed the Dems even take control of the senate in 2026.

You're right. I was conflating this with the ability of congress to take back control of tarrif policy.

[Shaka]

Dude, what is the harm in funding PBS and NPR? Really. Please tell us how this makes any sense.

Growing up I watched plenty of PBS. There was a slight left-tilt but most of the content was either for kids or documentaries. Also, that's where you could catch Euroleague soccer matches.

I've listened to a lot of NPR as well. It's the only place you could find good acoustic folk music on the radio. However, the rest of it is incredibly biased to the left and has been since I can remember. So much so that in a recent grilling by congress, NPR CEO Katherine Maher, was forced to admit that all eighty seven members of its editorial board are Democrats. My view is that if something is funded by public money then it needs to make a good-faith effort to be politically unbiased. NPR is not that. Therefore, I'm fine with defunding it. We are trillions of dollars in debt and this is a good place to cut. If you want media that skews to the left you can watch MSNBC or CNN.

[wally]

Why are on earth on you confident in Trump's capacity as a family man? Have you heard the things he has said about Ivanka? Not family man stuff.

Dude, I was just messing around, sheesh. I have seen clips where he appears to earnestly have the admiration and love of his grandkids and other children. Maybe he is the monster you hope he is behind closed doors, but I just don't know.

For the record, I also put no stock in all the clips of Biden smelling his granddaughter's hair and whatnot. unverifiable gossipy stuff is not useful to me unless it is really, really funny.

[Copelius]

Wow. that escalated quickly. I will bow out and let you guys get back to some very serious discussions on how bad Trump is without the burden of dissenting opinions. You'd think I farted into the mic on fast and testimony meeting around here.

How would one go about doing that? Doing a handstand? But you would have to adjust the mic first.

[Shaka]

How would one go about doing that? Doing a handstand? But you would have to adjust the mic first.

Maybe the platform for kids would get his bootie just high enough to accomplish this important task.

[falafel]

Wow. that escalated quickly. I will bow out and let you guys get back to some very serious discussions on how bad Trump is without the burden of dissenting opinions. You'd think I farted into the mic on fast and testimony meeting around here.

You make light of what Trump is doing. Some of us do not think it is such a light topic. I understand that garbage engineers aren't always up to speed on politics, but you know what you are doing Wally. If you want to defend Trump, do it with your chest. Don't act like you are just an internet jester. Be in or be out.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Dude, I was just messing around, sheesh. I have seen clips where he appears to earnestly have the admiration and love of his grandkids and other children. Maybe he is the monster you hope he is behind closed doors, but I just don't know.

Comments like this always crack me. Sure the Trump family love may all be 100% genuine. Then again, it might be 100% fake and strategic. Who the hell knows? But if you are drawing conclusions from public photo opps, you are pretty gullible.

[falafel]

Growing up I watched plenty of PBS. There was a slight left-tilt but most of the content was either for kids or documentaries. Also, that's where you could catch Euroleague soccer matches.

I've listened to a lot of NPR as well. It's the only place you could find good acoustic folk music on the radio. However, the rest of it is incredibly biased to the left and has been since I can remember. So much so that in a recent grilling by congress, NPR CEO Katherine Maher, was forced to admit that all eighty seven members of its editorial board are Democrats. My view is that if something is funded by public money then it needs to make a good-faith effort to be politically unbiased. NPR is not that. Therefore, I'm fine with defunding it. We are trillions of dollars in debt and this is a good place to cut. If you want media that skews to the left you can watch MSNBC or CNN.

Dude, it is only "biased" if you are a Trumper. Seriously tell me where the bias is? "Incredibly biased to the left"? GTFO. Give us actual examples of bias or STFU. I seriously doubt you have any. If you did, you would cite them. You haven't.

If something if funded by public money, it should tell the "truth". Show us the lie. I am serious, I listen to NPR daily. I am neither right nor left. You haven't shown us anything that is so "far left" that it deserves to be defunded.

Quit parroting the Trump line dude. We know you are smarter than that. Just talk straight to us. So far, you haven't. You' just just adopted the Trump line wholesale with no backup. You are entitled to your opinion, but if you want to persuade others you need to cite something to back up your opinions. I can't remember the last time you did that. Instead, you just insult others and talk about your feelings. I am worried about my kids and my future, not my "feelings."

[falafel]

Dude, I was just messing around, sheesh. I have seen clips where he appears to earnestly have the admiration and love of his grandkids and other children. Maybe he is the monster you hope he is behind closed doors, but I just don't know.

For the record, I also put no stock in all the clips of Biden smelling his granddaughter's hair and whatnot. unverifiable gossipy stuff is not useful to me unless it is really, really funny.

Great job Wally, you are definitely doing your civic duty by ignoring hair smelling videos and fully crediting Trump videos where he smiles at his white grandkids. Congrats!

[Shaka]

Dude, it is only "biased" if you are a Trumper. Seriously tell me where the bias is? "Incredibly biased to the left"? GTFO. Give us actual examples of bias or STFU. I seriously doubt you have any. If you did, you would cite them. You haven't.

If something if funded by public money, it should tell the "truth". Show us the lie. I am serious, I listen to NPR daily. I am neither right nor left. You haven't shown us anything that is so "far left" that it deserves to be defunded.

Quit parroting the Trump line dude. We know you are smarter than that. Just talk straight to us. So far, you haven't. You' just just adopted the Trump line wholesale with no backup. You are entitled to your opinion, but if you want to persuade others you need to cite something to back up your opinions. I can't remember the last time you did that. Instead, you just insult others and talk about your feelings. I am worried about my kids and my future, not my "feelings."

Just stop. I've stated nothing that's a Trump line. Conservatives, not just MAGA, have had it out for NPR for a long time. Their own CEO admits their bias is a problem. Even if there was no bias there is an argument that NPR sould be defunded simply because we can't afford to be subsidizing such things.

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