Donald Trump thus far

[Ab]

I'd be interested to see a morphological analysis of Trump's statements over time nudge nudge wink wink dementia. If you go back to (2 seconds of googling) an example like this 1990 interview he speaks plainly, conversationally, but nothing like the distracted word salads that he babbles today.

[Lightspeed]

Surely there's rigorous medical examinations as part of getting the job?

Or maybe he really has just become a puppet, kept alive by terrible science?

[Ab]

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Surely there's rigorous medical examinations as part of getting the job?

yeah, and financial disclosures, and removal of oneself from potential conflicts of interest...

[_Incubus_]

[CCS]

Yeah, that doesn't make you seem crazy at all.

[verve_rat]

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Surely there's rigorous medical examinations as part of getting the job?

Behold, Donald Trump's Doctor:

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/i...-Vcwit3DJOvtUw

[pxpx]

I mean, it seems like he's making a joke, but is he really?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7567936.html

[Cyberbob]

Originally Posted by Ab

yeah, and financial disclosures, and removal of oneself from potential conflicts of interest...

Don't forget top secret clearance vetting.

[pxpx]

Trumps own nominee for the Supreme Court is not happy with his negative attitude towards the judiciary.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/08/po...ets/index.html

[Ab]

At 3am tomorrow morning Trump will deny ever having nominated Gorsuch and will claim that he has never heard of him. And he certainly has never used cheesey male dominance gestures with him, like pulling him off-balance in a public handshake.

[CCS]

That's what I like about Trump. He's strong. Strong. We need a guy like him in the White House. Strong guy. Not weak. Weak like Little Marco. Strong like Putin.

[crocos]

Originally Posted by pxpx

Trumps own nominee for the Supreme Court is not happy with his negative attitude towards the judiciary.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/08/po...ets/index.html

Sounded more like he was led to it by the journo, indeed pretty much as the journo said.

[Cyberbob]

Trump thinks the nuclear treaty New START favors Russia; Doesn't know what it is.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7572281.html

This is someone who had previous said "the devastation is very important to me" regarding nukes.

"Trump also talked about his own popularity"

Goes without saying.

[The Edge]

He always talks about his own popularity. Maybe he's trying to impress all these other world leaders by going on about how great he is (inside his head)?

[Lightspeed]

Originally Posted by Ab

cheesey male dominance gestures

[pxpx]

Abes expression is priceless.

[blynk]

Is it, or is it the sign of some involuntary muscular movement.

I think he is about to die.

Or he is actually a robot, and they haven't worked out all the kinks yet.

[Ab]

There's too much fail EVERY DAY to be able to comment on it all.

[[BT]MikeMan]

Just watched John Oliver's show. Donald is going to lose his shit.

[Deadmeat]

snl nz friendly vids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO6Sy6rx49k - mccarthy / spicer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ky7US4ILlY - baldwin / trump in the 'peoples court'

[StN]

Originally Posted by [BT]MikeMan

Just watched John Oliver's show. Donald is going to lose his shit.

[Ab]

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/t...justin-trudeau

Pretty sure that Justin Trudeau is the new leader of the free world.

Edit: more lols
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articl...aw-in-han.html

(Trudeau) started off brilliantly by closing the distance between himself and Trump, meaning that if the president tried to pull him forward, the two would collide—mutually assured destruction. Immediately, he took away his opponent’s greatest strength. Then he engaged Trump in a shoulder grab—a total power move that Trump countered with a shoulder/neck grab of his own. As the two men grimaced at each other, Trump created some distance and went back to old faithful: The grip-and-yank. If you look closely at the 4-5 second mark, Trump tries to tug Trudeau’s arm toward him, but for the first time since he took office, his opponent was ready: Trudeau held firm, resisted the yank, and held his ground beautifully. Finally, Trump tried to squeeze the hell out of his hand and go over the top for leverage, but Trudeau wouldn’t budge.

...

Unfortunately, this probably means Ottawa is getting nuked.

[CCS]

Trudeau should have given Trump a hug because that's what he really needs.

[CCS]

President Trump's National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigns

National security adviser Michael Flynn has resigned after reports he misled Trump administration officials about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to the US.
...
One of the people says the Justice Department told the administration there was a discrepancy between what the White House was saying publicly about Flynn's contacts and the facts of what occurred.

How embarrassing!

[Ab]

I ain't no Washington insider but it looks to me like Trump is at war with US intelligence. He's made them look bad and They Know Shit.

[The Edge]

I'm just waiting for that silly cow Conway to come along describing this incident as "alternative facts".

[StN]

I could make a joke about Wendy here, but everyine knows Ab didn't get that far into BB.

[sidbo]

https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/

27 days folks. Tremendous. The best days.

[Spoon1]

Originally Posted by [BT]MikeMan

Just watched John Oliver's show. Donald is going to lose his shit.

I had been so hanging out for John Oliver to return. So much tasty meat!

[Lightspeed]

I really hope Petraeus replaces Flynn. If anyone can bring some sense, it's the man who turned Bush's shit storm in Afghanistan around.

[Ab]

Yes, it would save so much time to just hire someone who ALREADY has a criminal record for mishandling classified material.

The fact that he'd have to ask permission from his probation officer every time he travelled for work might be inconvenient though.

[The Edge]

Probably said this before, but I have a feeling Trump is going to be a one-term president.

[Lightspeed]

Originally Posted by Ab

Yes, it would save so much time to just hire someone who ALREADY has a criminal record for mishandling classified material.

Yeah, the problem with Patraeus is he never committed himself to the art of getting away with it. Which sets him apart from Trump and cronies.

[Heyzoos]

Originally Posted by sidbo

https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/

27 days folks. Tremendous. The best days.

Thanks.

[Deadmeat]

"A friend of Harward's says he was reluctant to take NSA job bc the WH seems so chaotic; says Harward called the offer a "shit sandwich.""

#finetunedmachine

[Ab]

https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/s...14392431702017

[fixed_truth]

When will this madness end?
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

[StN]

The literacy conspiracy is hilarious. Grade 4?

Oh no.

[Nich]

Originally Posted by StN

The literacy conspiracy is hilarious. Grade 4?

Oh no.

Samantha Bee came to the same conclusion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LFkN7QGp2c

[DrTiTus]

Originally Posted by http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/23/trump-names-melania-his-secretary-of-state/

In a leaked email on Wikileaks, Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, revealed that Donald Trump is dyslexic and that he cannot read. “We read all documents aloud to him and then he makes his decisions based on what he has heard. It’s a remarkably successful process that has always worked getting him the greatest business deals.”