The US Presidency 2019

[mariomike]

Point taken. They say the old timers knew how to make the trains run on time. 

 

[kkwd]

President Trump makes surprise Thanksgiving visit to troops in Afghanistan

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/28/politics/trump-afghanistan-visit/index.html

 

[kkwd]

Seems WaPo spent time and effort analyzing the recent Swole Trump tweet. But I did learn 2 new terms from the piece, MAGA Internet and gender scholars. Who knew they were real things?

That a professor would take time to inform WaPo that Trump is not really ripped is funny.

Trump, in reality, is not ripped, as far as we know, but “there are large online communities where people are constantly sharing their art/edits of Trump in this manner,” Meredith Conroy, an associate professor of political science at California State University at San Bernardino, wrote in an email to The Washington Post. Conroy, who has studied depictions of masculinity in American presidents, added that “depictions of masculinity in presidents reflect insecurities and values of the time.”

You think they would stick to real news in order to reduce their carbon footprint.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/26/sending-one-less-unnecessary-email-day-could-save-16000-tonnes/


https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/27/short-journey-into-maga-internets-obsession-with-swole-trump/#comments-wrapper

 

[mariomike]

Saw this in US Military,

, I see no way on God's Green Earth that Trump will ever be found guilty of any charge regardless of how heavy the evidence is.

If the GOP were to throw him under the bus, it could turn into a double header,

Sondland testimony raises questions about Pence's denials on Ukraine
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/20/politics/mike-pence-ukraine-impeachment-gordon-sondland/index.html

I think most readers know who that would leave on deck. 

 

[FJAG]

Seems WaPo spent time and effort analyzing the recent Swole Trump tweet. But I did learn 2 new terms from the piece, MAGA Internet and gender scholars. Who knew they were real things?

That a professor would take time to inform WaPo that Trump is not really ripped is funny.
...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/27/short-journey-into-maga-internets-obsession-with-swole-trump/#comments-wrapper

Seems that you missed the point of the article. It's not about Trump NOT being ripped. It's the fact that there is a constituency of the Republican right who churn out artwork that portrays him as ripped and the epitome of American masculinity notwithstanding the fact that he's a fast-food gobbling dumpling.

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[mariomike]

It's the fact that there is a constituency of the Republican right who churn out artwork that portrays him as ripped and the epitome of American masculinity notwithstanding the fact that he's a fast-food gobbling dumpling.

Wonder where that idea came from?
https://www.google.com/search?q=putin+shirtless&sxsrf=ACYBGNQ3tq2erBWO0RBk6DoF_F_hJB4_8g:1575134839126&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLvbzEupLmAhWyo1kKHQ_FDR8Q_AUoAXoECAoQAw&biw=1280&bih=641

 

[FJAG]

Wonder where that idea came from?
https://www.google.com/search?q=putin+shirtless&sxsrf=ACYBGNQ3tq2erBWO0RBk6DoF_F_hJB4_8g:1575134839126&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLvbzEupLmAhWyo1kKHQ_FDR8Q_AUoAXoECAoQAw&biw=1280&bih=641

:rofl:

 

[Jarnhamar]

Seems that you missed the point of the article. It's not about Trump NOT being ripped. It's the fact that there is a constituency of the Republican right who churn out artwork that portrays him as ripped and the epitome of American masculinity notwithstanding the fact that he's a fast-food gobbling dumpling.

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I think kids these days call it trolling.

 

[Brad Sallows]

When I was a kid, it was called "getting a rise out of someone".  Only the names change.

 

[The Bread Guy]

When I was a kid, it was called "getting a rise out of someone".  Only the names change.

Speaking of which, Task & Purpose shares a range of historic takes on a similar theme  ;D

 

[mariomike]

Saw this in US Military,

If Trump's conduct is so wrong, then I expect both the house and the senate to impeach him.

Maybe not,

, I see no way on God's Green Earth that Trump will ever be found guilty of any charge regardless of how heavy the evidence is.

If GOP senators were to throw him under the bus, it could turn into a double header,

Sondland testimony raises questions about Pence's denials on Ukraine
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/20/politics/mike-pence-ukraine-impeachment-gordon-sondland/index.html

I think most readers know who that would leave on deck. 

 

[MrWhyt]

If GOP senators were to throw him under the bus, it could turn into a double header,

Sondland testimony raises questions about Pence's denials on Ukraine
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/20/politics/mike-pence-ukraine-impeachment-gordon-sondland/index.html

I think most readers know who that would leave on deck.

If on the off chance Trump is convicted by the senate, Pence becomes president. A separate impeachment would have to be held to get rid of Pence. You can be sure that while that is happening Pence will appoint a squeaky clean VP to take over for him in case he gets tossed. There is no way an impeachment leads to a Pelosi presidency.

 

[Brad Sallows]

And the power to change the succession policy beyond the VP lies with Congress, as described here.

 

[mariomike]

Whatever the policy of succession, I've got to go with FJAG, "I see no way on God's Green Earth that Trump will ever be found guilty of any charge regardless of how heavy the evidence is."

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Or light.

 

[FJAG]

The House Intelligence Committee's Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report is out. See and read here:

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/read-impeachment-report-democrats-house-intelligence-committee/story?id=67468548&cid=clicksource_4380645_null_hero_related

:cheers:

 

[FJAG]

Trump rattles bathroom-appliance market with gripes about water regulation

WASHINGTON  — When it comes to toilets, President Trump just wants to let it flow.

Trump said Friday that his administration is looking into relaxing water-saving regulations for toilets, sinks and showers, saying consumers end up using even more water by flushing multiple times and trying to get clean with low water streams.

“People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times as opposed to once. They end up using more water,'' Trump said while talking with business owners about what he said are ‘’common sense'' steps to end overregulation. "The EPA is looking at that very strongly at my suggestion.''

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Use of low-flush toilets started in the 1990s after President George H.W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act. The 1992 law said new toilets could use no more than 1.6 gallons of water per flush. The law went into effect in 1994 for residential buildings and 1997 for commercial structures.

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See full article here:

https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/trump-complains-low-flow-toilets-are-flush-with-problems

"10 times, 15 times ..." makes you wonder, doesn't it?

:facepalm:

 

[kkwd]

See full article here:

https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/trump-complains-low-flow-toilets-are-flush-with-problems

"10 times, 15 times ..." makes you wonder, doesn't it?

:facepalm:

Yes, makes me wonder about the toilets in the white house. Odds are they have the weakest toilets available. Unless somebody here can give us their personal experiences with using white house toilets. But fairly, that would be called an exaggeration by Trump. But of course to the NYT it would be called a lie and added to the list.

 

[observor 69]

We had the same problem as President Trump. Too many flushes to clear the toilet.
The plumbers that service our apartment building recommended :
https://www.homedepot.ca/product/american-standard-reliant-48-lpf-round-front-toilet-in-white/1001054614?eid=PS_GOOGLE_D00%20-%20E-Comm_GGL_Shopping_PLA_EN_NowOnSale_Top%20Sellers_Top%20Sellers__PRODUCT_GROUP_aud-765569715521la-515164511167&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1oLOzJSk5gIVC4iGCh3l9AKmEAQYAyABEgJlvPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Now our toilets "always" work on the first flush.
MAGA with an American Standard toilet. 

 

[brihard]

Yes, makes me wonder about the toilets in the white house. Odds are they have the weakest toilets available. Unless somebody here can give us their personal experiences with using white house toilets. But fairly, that would be called an exaggeration by Trump. But of course to the NYT it would be called a lie and added to the list.

Either way he can be fairly accused of talking a load of s**t?