General Trump hilarity free-for-all thread

[Bruno]

That must be some really good cocaine.

[Junkenstein]

Prebius gone, new crazy yes man blamed him for any and all leaks.

Which rat will flee (or be thrown off) the sinking ship next?

[Bu🤠ns]

Mark this date: Donald Trump is now a lame-duck president
By Steven Pearlstein

Remember this day, July 28, 2017: The day Donald Trump became a lame duck president. More significantly, the day the tea party revolution ended and Washington began the return to "regular order."

The coup de grâce came at 1:30 a.m. on the Senate floor as John McCain became the third Republican to break ranks and defeat the third attempt to repeal Obamacare, which embodied the Democrats' promise that all Americans could — and should — have health insurance at a price they could afford. It was, as tea party Republicans had warned, another expensive government entitlement that, once granted, could never be taken away. Now McCain had acknowledged that political reality.

[QueenThera]

Mark this date: Donald Trump is now a lame-duck president
By Steven Pearlstein

Remember this day, July 28, 2017: The day Donald Trump became a lame duck president. More significantly, the day the tea party revolution ended and Washington began the return to "regular order."

The coup de grâce came at 1:30 a.m. on the Senate floor as John McCain became the third Republican to break ranks and defeat the third attempt to repeal Obamacare, which embodied the Democrats' promise that all Americans could — and should — have health insurance at a price they could afford. It was, as tea party Republicans had warned, another expensive government entitlement that, once granted, could never be taken away. Now McCain had acknowledged that political reality.

That article is full of hope and I want to believe it.

So what are they glossing over? What are they lying about?

[Bu🤠ns]

Mark this date: Donald Trump is now a lame-duck president
By Steven Pearlstein

Remember this day, July 28, 2017: The day Donald Trump became a lame duck president. More significantly, the day the tea party revolution ended and Washington began the return to "regular order."

The coup de grâce came at 1:30 a.m. on the Senate floor as John McCain became the third Republican to break ranks and defeat the third attempt to repeal Obamacare, which embodied the Democrats' promise that all Americans could — and should — have health insurance at a price they could afford. It was, as tea party Republicans had warned, another expensive government entitlement that, once granted, could never be taken away. Now McCain had acknowledged that political reality.

That article is full of hope and I want to believe it.

So what are they glossing over? What are they lying about?

Well...a win for the GOP is a loss for the middle/lower classes (as exemplified by this recent healthcare catastrophe). So not much hope from what I can tell but, at the very least, we can enjoy the pickings of a good show.   

[tyrannosaurus vex]

Mark this date: Donald Trump is now a lame-duck president
By Steven Pearlstein

Remember this day, July 28, 2017: The day Donald Trump became a lame duck president. More significantly, the day the tea party revolution ended and Washington began the return to "regular order."

The coup de grâce came at 1:30 a.m. on the Senate floor as John McCain became the third Republican to break ranks and defeat the third attempt to repeal Obamacare, which embodied the Democrats' promise that all Americans could — and should — have health insurance at a price they could afford. It was, as tea party Republicans had warned, another expensive government entitlement that, once granted, could never be taken away. Now McCain had acknowledged that political reality.

That article is full of hope and I want to believe it.

So what are they glossing over? What are they lying about?

What it's missing is the slightest whisper of attachment to reality. McCain didn't decide that the Tea Party has finally gone too far or too long.  He refused to support the bill not in some grand gesture of returning to sanity, but because it did not go far enough in trampling the poor and disadvantaged. Like Rand Paul, his opposition is a statement that we need to not only strip access to health services to the poor, but also their last waning hope of ever having it. He did not acknowledge some kind of political reality where the ACA must remain in place because it's too hard to take it away. He simply joined a (growing) chorus singing "the system is not yet rigged enough against the poor."

The Tea Party revolution isn't dead. It's growing roots that will last for generations. It's maturing, learning how to play the game in Washington, and setting itself up for permanent primacy. Considering how hopelessly gerrymandered the country's Congressional districts are, there's absolutely no reason to have a hopegasm like the one that article indulges itself in. There are ways to thwart it, or at least mitigate the damage it causes, but every one of those ways begins with dumping this cheerleading peptalk bullshit immediately.

[Bu🤠ns]

Mark this date: Donald Trump is now a lame-duck president
By Steven Pearlstein

Remember this day, July 28, 2017: The day Donald Trump became a lame duck president. More significantly, the day the tea party revolution ended and Washington began the return to "regular order."

The coup de grâce came at 1:30 a.m. on the Senate floor as John McCain became the third Republican to break ranks and defeat the third attempt to repeal Obamacare, which embodied the Democrats' promise that all Americans could — and should — have health insurance at a price they could afford. It was, as tea party Republicans had warned, another expensive government entitlement that, once granted, could never be taken away. Now McCain had acknowledged that political reality.

That article is full of hope and I want to believe it.

So what are they glossing over? What are they lying about?

What it's missing is the slightest whisper of attachment to reality. McCain didn't decide that the Tea Party has finally gone too far or too long.  He refused to support the bill not in some grand gesture of returning to sanity, but because it did not go far enough in trampling the poor and disadvantaged. Like Rand Paul, his opposition is a statement that we need to not only strip access to health services to the poor, but also their last waning hope of ever having it. He did not acknowledge some kind of political reality where the ACA must remain in place because it's too hard to take it away. He simply joined a (growing) chorus singing "the system is not yet rigged enough against the poor."

The Tea Party revolution isn't dead. It's growing roots that will last for generations. It's maturing, learning how to play the game in Washington, and setting itself up for permanent primacy. Considering how hopelessly gerrymandered the country's Congressional districts are, there's absolutely no reason to have a hopegasm like the one that article indulges itself in. There are ways to thwart it, or at least mitigate the damage it causes, but every one of those ways begins with dumping this cheerleading peptalk bullshit immediately.

Nice reply--regarding the gerrymandering, hopefully something good will come of this.

[Brother Mythos]

I don't know the reputation of the 'researchers,' so I wouldn't accept the following article at face value. Still, I did find it amusing.

"What do Trump's tweets say about his personality?"

"Researchers analyze tweets of Donald J. Trump and compare his personality traits with other influential business leaders"

As per the article (bold type mine): "Their results indicate that Trump is indeed a distinct type of person who shows strong features of a so-called Schumpeterian personality that is said to be typical of successful entrepreneurs. This personality was described by Joseph Schumpeter in the 1930s as being very creative, change-orientated, competitive and rule-breaking. The analysis further indicates that Trump has neurotic tendencies, and experiences underlying low well-being."

Here's the link: http://www.springer.com/gp/about-springer/media/research-news/all-english-research-news/what-do-trump-s-tweets-say-about-his-personality--/13326212

[Cain]

The Mooch is out after 10 days as communications chief for the White House.

Please clap don't suck your own cock like Steve Bannon.

[LMNO]

The Mooch is out after 10 days as communications chief for the White House.

Please clap don't suck your own cock like Steve Bannon.

That's amazing.  It's like watching the demolition of an old casino in slow motion.

[Cain]

Even better, the rumour is that Donald "grab them by the pussy" Trump was concerned at The Mooch's vulgarity.

[Junkenstein]

Even better, the rumour is that Donald "grab them by the pussy" Trump was concerned at The Mooch's vulgarity.

I can't stop laughing. I can't even decide which thing is funnier.

[Trivial]

"Spinal Tap Drummers last longer than Trump Communications Directors" 

[Cain]

Even better, the rumour is that Donald "grab them by the pussy" Trump was concerned at The Mooch's vulgarity.

I can't stop laughing. I can't even decide which thing is funnier.

He also apparently pissed off General Kelly, the new Chief of Staff.  The Mooch thought he reported directly to Trump, Kelly disagreed.  And then fired him (Bannon may have also played a role in this, but I'm starting to suspect Bannon pays interns to tell the White House that he is behind everything there because it adds to his sinister mystique - a mystique the Mooch accurately summarised with his "sucking his own cock" comment).

Of course, firing the guy who helped oust the previous guy who held your position isn't exactly a stupid move either.  It doesn't bode well for Kushner and Ivanka though - they wanted Preibus out and the Mooch in.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

The Mooch is out after 10 days as communications chief for the White House.

Please clap don't suck your own cock like Steve Bannon.

6 days, actually, and was never actually confirmed or anything.  His direct deposit wasn't even in effect yet, and so he has to wait for the Treasury department to cut a check.  Anyone in the USA knows what that means.

And he was more or less perp-walked out of the white house by secret service agents, which is fucking priceless.