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The Great American Comeback Festival - Not (Trump Thread #102)

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TheNorthWestPawsage · 24/06/2020 17:25

President Trump: "Two things have never changed: a wall and a wheel" Yuma, AZ. 23/06/20

Neither have ramps...

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BruceAndNosh · 14/07/2020 15:15

@Roussette

I find McNinny infuriating. Absolutely infuriating. It's like she's an AI robot planted to spout the party line.

Couldn't stand Sanders and Spicer either but at least they had some sort of personality whether you liked that personality or not.

She's obviously an intelligent woman, and I admit she is very good at her job, in that Her Job is lying for and agreeing with Donald Trump. She's very quick to find and provide the relevant "Fact" to support the Party Line. It's such a shame that she chooses to use her skills to actively mislead the American Public.

I do find her permanently slightly pissed off demeanour quite amusing. She stands in front of the Press Corps with the attitude of a primary school teacher faced with a load of 5 year olds who have just learnt a load of rude words.

Roussette · 14/07/2020 15:22

Bonkers. I presume he means swine flu or something with regard to Obama.
He also says that the only reason there are so many cases is because the US does lots of testing. He really doesn't get it does he....

Either that or it's like Repubs blaming Obama for not doing enough during Hurrican Katrina... or why wasn't Obama in the WH when 9/11 happened Grin

Obama really takes up too much space in Trumpy's head. Although as there isn't much of a brain in there, I suppose it's understandable

PerkingFaintly · 14/07/2020 15:24

AskingQuestions, exactly so.

When he does it in a case like this, it's inescapable. There's just nowhere to hide.

OK, the literal translation might be "I want to stop testing;" rather than, "I already have stopped testing."

But it's all about what's happening in him.

Roussette · 14/07/2020 15:25

Bruce yes!

Maybe she annoys me so much because she can come up with the answers, even if they are wrong!
Whereas there was a chink of light/hope with Sanders and Spicer.

Lweji · 14/07/2020 16:08

"But overall, the notion of the tweet was to point out the fact that when we use science, we have to use it in a way that is not political"

So, not to support a President, surely.

BruceAndNosh · 14/07/2020 17:46

@Roussette

Bruce yes! Maybe she annoys me so much because she can come up with the answers, even if they are wrong! Whereas there was a chink of light/hope with Sanders and Spicer.
I wonder what McNinny is planning career wise for next spring? Maybe promoting bbq grills like Sean Spicer? www.instagram.com/p/CCR0BaKjf6-/
Roussette · 14/07/2020 18:33

Grin Or Dancing with the Stars!

Lweji · 14/07/2020 18:42

I wonder what McNinny is planning career wise for next spring?

I like your confidence.

Meanwhile, Stephen badly needs a haircut and comments on Trump v Fauci

crosseyedMary · 14/07/2020 18:47

She stands in front of the Press Corps with the attitude of a primary school teacher faced with a load of 5 year olds who have just learnt a load of rude words
Obvs I find her infuriating, but she is very good, she stands her ground very well

crosseyedMary · 14/07/2020 18:52

How can someone so potentially intelligent be so devoid of critical thinking?
I think she's very clever, yes what she says is bullshit but her job isnt to tell the truth her job is to lie and spin to Trumps advantage, her job is a form of 'turd polishing'
and she polishes that turd in a very commanding sort of way!

lionheart · 14/07/2020 20:34

I guess the $$$$ overrides the critical thinking.

Trump backpedalling:

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-foreign-students-online-classes_n_5f0e0546c5b63b8fc10f86f4

TheNorthWestPawsage · 14/07/2020 22:38

Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted to hospital with possible infection
www.rawstory.com/2020/07/ruth-bader-ginsburg-admitted-to-hospital-with-possible-infection-report/

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AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 14/07/2020 22:47

I have my fingers crossed for RBG, very very thoroughly.

AcrossthePond55 · 14/07/2020 22:51

I'm praying. We need RBG like never before.

lionheart · 14/07/2020 22:52

Yes.

Roussette · 14/07/2020 23:02

Trumpy giving a press conference. Basically it's Biden Biden Biden

I've got the best jets, the best tankers, the best bombers, the most incredible planes, the best incredible military.
Oh and he's saved millions of lives, Biden would've lost hundreds of thousands of millions of lives (his words)
If we cut the testing in half then in half again, we'd have very few cases. Hmm Shock
We made all the Governers look fantastic and 50 have told us what a fantastic job we've done. Except the New York Governer. He doesn't know what he's doing. We're incredible though, we've done incredibly.
But Biden is bizarre. He wants to be Mr Tough Guy. Hunter Biden took all the money and nobody cares. He was forced to leave the military. Biden loves China. Biden Biden Biden is going to demolish the economy. He wants to. He wants to kill energy.

Basically absolutely nonsensical bullshit rambling of the worst sort, barely mentioned covid, but Biden 100 times. He's lost it.

You probably don't want to hear this but it's been a long time since I've listened to him and I'm a bit taken aback at his deterioration and ramblings.

Those poor journos. It's hot and they have to listen to this. It's a campaign rally without his cult there.

PerkingFaintly · 14/07/2020 23:17

I'm grateful for your precis, Roussette. You're listening to it, so we don't have to.Grin

I'm impressed that you manage to distill even that much out of his ramblings...

Roussette · 14/07/2020 23:23

He's still on it! I almost want to see it out for the questions. Twitter is alive with disgust that he's allowed to do this, it's a campaign rally, and making up a bunch of lies of what Biden is going to do.

I can't imagine it will stop unless two men in white coats come from right and left to take him away....

crosseyedMary · 15/07/2020 00:36

I wonder is Trump is worried about what Ghislaine Maxwell will say, that would make him stressed wouldn't you say? 👀

BruceAndNosh · 15/07/2020 07:21

@Roussette good précis.
I do feel sorry for whoever has to transcribe his ramblings for the White Office Briefings and Statements page. And how the heck do you translate any speech of his into another language when it doesn't make sense in English?

Roussette · 15/07/2020 07:57

Thanks Bruce! It was an experience, I can say that much. Waited for Questions, he took two, one from his favourate QAnon.

I think this sums it up nicely

@mitchellreports
I have covered 7 Presidents. I have never seen a POTUS use the Rose Garden or any White House platform to launch a political attack against his opponent for reelection, a campaign rally barely disguised as a faux news conference. All during a pandemic and a recession

I read somewhere that the Administration tricked the news channels into showing his presser live by saying it was a coronavirus press conf. He barely mentioned covid.

In another note... Ivanka is advertising black beans. Because the CEO of the company praised Trump. Is this honestly allowed?? I thought it was a photoshop, no it's not.

twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/1283221019684110337

TheNorthWestPawsage · 15/07/2020 09:06

Rousette that photo of Shitvanka has just made me want to slap something. (Preferably her) Angry

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BruceAndNosh · 15/07/2020 09:44

A hill of beans holding a can of beans

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