I was starting to think that I was going crazy! People swear up and down that Pence would be worse, and I'm like, "How, Sway?" I vehemently disagree with him, but these disagreements are political. Calls for human decency and civility aren't fights that I thought we would be having at the highest level of government. Your Jim Crow comparison is apt. Make America Great Again, indeed.
Yes, it seems that Cheeto is all sorts of crazy and unstable at the highest level. I mean it seems like we would even know how to deal with a David Duke of sorts. At least he's very clear and unwavering in his message of hate.
But Cheeto essentially says he wants to get rid of all non white people and then the next day he'll say he never said that even though it's on tape and then gets mad at people for doing the same things he's doing....it's just an all out exhausting mind fuck on a scary level.
So no, Pence would not be worse. I wonder what is going to happen after 4 years. You know how presidents age so much, I can't imagine cheeto getting even uglier....is he going to get more orange?!
he's going to be so sloppy and messy that it will almost be funny. Someone is going to convince him to don black face or something and he's going to get the taste slapped out of his anus-shaped mouth. I can't wait until he runs up on the wrong world leader. Also if you think he's built like a dented cereal box now, wait and see what four years of stress does to that physique.
Yes, it seems that Cheeto is all sorts of crazy and unstable at the highest level. I mean it seems like we would even know how to deal with a David Duke of sorts. At least he's very clear and unwavering in his message of hate.
But Cheeto essentially says he wants to get rid of all non white people and then the next day he'll say he never said that even though it's on tape and then gets mad at people for doing the same things he's doing....it's just an all out exhausting mind fuck on a scary level.
So no, Pence would not be worse. I wonder what is going to happen after 4 years. You know how presidents age so much, I can't imagine cheeto getting even uglier....is he going to get more orange?!
he's going to be so sloppy and messy that it will almost be funny. Someone is going to convince him to don black face or something and he's going to get the taste slapped out of his anus-shaped mouth. I can't wait until he runs up on the wrong world leader. Also if you think he's built like a dented cereal box now, wait and see what four years of stress does to that physique.
Plus his hair. It is rumored that his hair guy lives in Trump tower, like an Oompa Loompa barber or something. So will he take this man to the White House and on his international trips? Or will he just stay in New York?
Yes, it seems that Cheeto is all sorts of crazy and unstable at the highest level. I mean it seems like we would even know how to deal with a David Duke of sorts. At least he's very clear and unwavering in his message of hate.
But Cheeto essentially says he wants to get rid of all non white people and then the next day he'll say he never said that even though it's on tape and then gets mad at people for doing the same things he's doing....it's just an all out exhausting mind fuck on a scary level.
So no, Pence would not be worse. I wonder what is going to happen after 4 years. You know how presidents age so much, I can't imagine cheeto getting even uglier....is he going to get more orange?!
Also if you think he's built like a dented cereal box now, wait and see what four years of stress does to that physique.
I desperately need to go to sleep, but now I can't stop giggling.
he's going to be so sloppy and messy that it will almost be funny. Someone is going to convince him to don black face or something and he's going to get the taste slapped out of his anus-shaped mouth. I can't wait until he runs up on the wrong world leader. Also if you think he's built like a dented cereal box now, wait and see what four years of stress does to that physique.
Plus his hair. It is rumored that his hair guy lives in Trump tower, like an Oompa Loompa barber or something. So will he take this man to the White House and on his international trips? Or will he just stay in New York?
I don't want my tax dollars paying for the upkeep of that disaster. Would that come out of FEMA's budget?
he's going to be so sloppy and messy that it will almost be funny. Someone is going to convince him to don black face or something and he's going to get the taste slapped out of his anus-shaped mouth. I can't wait until he runs up on the wrong world leader. Also if you think he's built like a dented cereal box now, wait and see what four years of stress does to that physique.
Plus his hair. It is rumored that his hair guy lives in Trump tower, like an Oompa Loompa barber or something. So will he take this man to the White House and on his international trips? Or will he just stay in New York?
Trump's cabinet rumors are a perfect example of why Pence would be better. I mean, Pence at least has some defined principles and positions and would choose people who actually know about what he appoints them to do. While scary in its own way as to what they would accomplish and I do think Congress would be more united behind Pence (with Trump I think we are going to see a whole lot of dysfunction because they don't really agree and have opposing interests), he wouldn't be choosing the most corrupt individual with their own agenda like Trump will. All these various departments are going to be fighting random insane agendas instead of one cohesive agenda. Plus Pence is actually likely to care about how he is perceived in a sane way vs this mentally unhinged Dorito who cares because he's petty and easily insulted. Pence is at least self aware and aware of the standards of decency society expects.
I really am going to be curious to see what happens in coming months. Between his ego and his attention span, being president isn't going to be ANYTHING like he expects. 1/2, no wait, 3/4 of the country (including those who didn't vote!), didn't vote for him. He's no longer going to be surrounded by people who love him at all these rallies.
And then day 1 in office, he's going to walk in, make some demand about what he wants done and expect it to just happen, and then someone is going to say "Um, well, this is the govt. that's not how it works".
And he's going to get BORED. If the waiting, of the politics. And add in all the hate towards him?
Yeah. this isn't what he wanted. He just wanted to win. He doesn't care about the actual job.
Post by Velar Fricative on Nov 11, 2016 6:36:16 GMT -5
Trump quitting would be a dream but there are lots of other people at stake here who really are going to be his handlers to make sure he doesn't. I think he's going to bow out of doing anything and leave it all to his advisors and cabinet. Pretty much just like he said on the campaign trail.
I went to a protest last night and there are a lot of really pissed off people. It made me actually feel a little better to know what most people don't want him.
Yeah. this isn't what he wanted. He just wanted to win. He doesn't care about the actual job.
There was an article in the Washington Post several months ago (early summer?) saying exactly this. Basically, he likes the thrill of the hunt, and then gets bored - wives, business ventures, etc.
Also the GOP is not going to get to hide from this one. They have control of everything. Every decision they make will be literally on their hands. Of course they will blame Obama and somehow Hillary. But in two years and four years when shit isn't better they will only have themselves to blame.
WTF is a professional protester? If there are paid jobs to be had protesting against this asshole, sign me up.
There are paid protesters just like their are people paid to stand in line to get into committees so that the "important" people don't have to wait. Code Pink was supplied very expensive housing in DC so they could protest daily on Capitol Hill. I would not be surprised if they were also paid.
"This prick is asking for someone here to bring him to task Somebody give me some dirt on this vacuous mass so we can at last unmask him I'll pull the trigger on it, someone load the gun and cock it While we were all watching, he got Washington in his pocket."
Post by curbsideprophet on Nov 11, 2016 7:27:18 GMT -5
While I do not like him and he has obvious issues I would much prefer Pence. I think the chance of war and total world destruction would be less under Pence. I agree that he would be predictable.
I also agree that Trump does not actually want the job. Curious to see how this plays out.
Post by CheeringCharm on Nov 11, 2016 7:52:36 GMT -5
He is such a national embarrassment. We are looking at at least 4 YEARS of his tweeting stupid, irresponsible, immature shit. It makes my head spin just to think about it.
I went to a protest last night and there are a lot of really pissed off people. It made me actually feel a little better to know what most people don't want him.
How much did you get paid? I hope you made a lot of $$ to be there.
I went to a protest last night and there are a lot of really pissed off people. It made me actually feel a little better to know what most people don't want him.
How much did you get paid? I hope you made a lot of $$ to be there.
Look i never thought I'd say this, but we should all be so lucky.
Pence is terrible. But he's like run of the mill terrible. He's like Paul Ryan and W terrible. These people are not good. I do not want these people as president. But it's like, if I'm hungry and my options are a piece of bread with some mold on it or rat feces with shards of glass, I will take the moldy bread any day. It's gross but it's still food. I won't die and if I get sick and have a rough time recuperating, there is medicine to treat it.
Trump resigning is the best thing we can hope for right now.
yes. Donald Trump is dangerous. His half-brained supporters would go back to their quiet racism and not caring about politics if Pence was in charge. Sure, policy would be fucked up, but we wouldn't have to worry about a barely literate demagogue inciting the masses to violence.
Trump quitting would be a dream but there are lots of other people at stake here who really are going to be his handlers to make sure he doesn't. I think he's going to bow out of doing anything and leave it all to his advisors and cabinet. Pretty much just like he said on the campaign trail.
I agree, GWB part 2 with Pence as Chaney. The only difference is Bush was the lackey who did people's bidding and Trump is the bully who makes other people do his homework.
Thanks, 05heel and others for the perspective on Pence. I've been thinking that he'd be worse in many ways because he has the knowledge, skills, and temperament to get things actually done, but you're right that we're better equipped to fight that.
There was a racist incident yesterday in the HS my brothers attended. It's a massive school that's about 50% white, and generally completely unremarkable. It's just a big, suburban Chicagomschool that people aren't clamoring to access.
Anyway my two brothers and some friends were talking on Facebook about how they were saddened by this and the worst of my aunts popped in to explain that George Soros is paying people to do this. At this point the next time I'm scheduled to visit my family is December 2017 and that's feeling too soon. This is only going to get worse because we are so far beyond a paradigm in which truth exists.
My cousin came to my Facebook page post to spew the same crap, and when he was called on it by multiple of us, called us liberal sheep. So that's great. Not only are THEY not the deplorable ones, now they're claiming the deplorables don't exist.
Plus his hair. It is rumored that his hair guy lives in Trump tower, like an Oompa Loompa barber or something. So will he take this man to the White House and on his international trips? Or will he just stay in New York?
I don't want my tax dollars paying for the upkeep of that disaster. Would that come out of FEMA's budget?
Thank you for my first laugh since Tuesday morning. FEMA. Heck of a job!
Thanks, 05heel and others for the perspective on Pence. I've been thinking that he'd be worse in many ways because he has the knowledge, skills, and temperament to get things actually done, but you're right that we're better equipped to fight that.
Trump's volatility is so frightening.
H & I were arguing about this last night. You guys defended his point (Pence > Drumpf) much better than he did, & I definitely agree, now. My H owes you guys. Bigly.😜 (Quoted aurora to say Me Too, pretty exactly👍) Previously I'd only read about that feeling of waking up with a dry throat & wet eyes & realizing the nightmare is reality/ it's still happening. This is me the past three days. Hopefully not the next four years.
Post by blueberry10 on Nov 11, 2016 9:11:21 GMT -5
I think I'm going to put a counter on my wall at work: ___ days since a tantrum tweet from the Commander in Cheeto. I'm guessing it won't get much past 1.