I can't believe I'm typing this... TFG 2024

[Velar Fricative]

Nov 15, 2022 22:20:23 GMT -5 estrellita said:

Is it normal to announce this early? I genuinely can't remember in past years, and I usually assume everything he does is for attention and distraction for something else. PLEASE send him to prison before this goes any further.

Also, I've been seeing TFG 2024 signs pretty much since the last election. Now I'm going to start seeing more. lolsob.

I remember Ds starting to announce in January 2019. That’s the earliest I remember.

[shauni27]

Nov 15, 2022 20:41:08 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

DeSantis is gonna run against him. They’re gonna eat their own, and hopefully, it rips the party to shreds.

From your mouth to god’s ears.

[okla]

Nov 15, 2022 21:55:08 GMT -5 Patsy Baloney said:

Oh I thought it meant “that fuckin guy”.

Wait, what does it mean then? Because that’s what I thought too. And is it some established board shorthand for Trump? I see people use it and get who they mean but don’t really know why they don’t just say his name?

[gretchenindisguise]

Nov 15, 2022 21:55:08 GMT -5 Patsy Baloney said:

Oh I thought it meant “that fuckin guy”.

Wait, it doesn't?!

[AAM2012]

Nov 15, 2022 22:25:09 GMT -5 kiminky said:

Nov 15, 2022 22:20:23 GMT -5 estrellita said:

Is it normal to announce this early? I genuinely can't remember in past years, and I usually assume everything he does is for attention and distraction for something else. PLEASE send him to prison before this goes any further.

Also, I've been seeing TFG 2024 signs pretty much since the last election. Now I'm going to start seeing more. lolsob.

Lawrence O'Donnell just said on his show it is the earliest announcement ever, most likely in the hopes to avoid prosecution.

And I assume to get money from people and spend it on whatever he wants …including his hotels, kids, golf courses, etc. in the name of “campaigning”….oh and Attorneys lol!

[HRH Queen Dick I]

It began as The Former Guy but That Fucking Guy is better.

[pixy0stix]

Nov 15, 2022 21:52:50 GMT -5 erbear said:

Nov 15, 2022 21:32:09 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

He never said this. It's a republican talking point that has become a dem "fact".

I don’t know. He certainly talked about it in 2019 before he was elected. Not that it’s binding or anything but it’s not totally out of the blue that people think that.

He did not. Several right leaning publications (see the politico article) said that "advisors" said that he'd come out for one term. There was never public confirmation from his camp, and he certainly never did. He, publicly, has always said he'd run for a second term. This and the, "he's too old and he's slipping" are definitely conservative talking points.

www.politico.com/news/2019/12/11/biden-single-term-082129

[taratru]

He can still be indicted as a candidate, right?

[basilosaurus]

Nov 15, 2022 21:55:08 GMT -5 Patsy Baloney said:

Oh I thought it meant “that fuckin guy”.

I read it as both simultaneously.

[basilosaurus]

Nov 15, 2022 21:19:21 GMT -5 cous0226 said:

He still doesn’t know how to drink water.

He should ask Rubio for pointers. Let us harken back to that glorious moment. edition.cnn.com/videos/bestoftv/2013/02/17/wexp-snl-rubios-water-break.hln

[Deleted]

Nov 16, 2022 0:54:11 GMT -5 taratru said:

He can still be indicted as a candidate, right?

He can, but then it makes the whole thing seem “political.”

[notsopicky]

Always thought TFG was That Fucking Guy, and it will forever be that.

RIP to anyone who played the Lying Drinking Game last night. I was becoming more and more irritated with each falsehood during dipshit's speech..until he touted his stellar performance re: COVID. That sent me over the edge and I thought I would have a rage-induced stroke. WTAF.

Y'all--I don't think I can do 2 years of this bullshit. Please, somebody, anybody, for the love of all that is holy, make it stop.

[carmenere]

Nov 16, 2022 0:54:11 GMT -5 taratru said:

He can still be indicted as a candidate, right?

He absolutely can. DOJ has a policy/protocol about not making big moves within 90 days of an election but they have plenty of runway before then. But Merrick Garland has the unenviable task of weighing all the consequences of indicting or not indicting, and he may decide not to.

[underwaterrhymes]

Nov 15, 2022 21:38:40 GMT -5 pugz said:

i am gonna ignore it for as long as possible.

Honestly, I think this is the best approach. This is different than 2016. We still have to focus on energizing Democrats and working hard for 2024, but that’s where the focus needs to be. TFG is fucked. I really believe that he will be indicted soon.

He’s hoping this announcement will in some way protect him, but there is too much evidence. It may take longer than we want and I would bet 1 million GBCN dollars that there may be a swing in Republican support back towards him because that’s what they do, but he is going down.

[seeyalater52]

Sort of tangential but I dread a world where DeSantis announces his run and everyone acts like that is totally fine because he isn’t Trump. I really thought it was widely understood that he would not be better in any way but apparently not? I’m at a conference this week and a couple of GOP strategists were on a panel. They’re “never Trump” as is the fashion for GOP folks we work with, but one of them said she’d happily put a DeSantis yard sign out as long as it kept Trump out of office, and friends… this is not the way.

The smoke coming out of my ears could have burned down the hotel. This morning I’m so fucking grumpy about it. I will quit my job before I go along with that shit.

[fernweh]

Nov 15, 2022 22:18:43 GMT -5 winecat said:

Nov 15, 2022 21:55:08 GMT -5 Patsy Baloney said:

Oh I thought it meant “that fuckin guy”.

That's what it means in my head.  

Mine too. I had to google what it actually meant because I couldn’t get past that fucking guy. It’s fitting, so it’s staying.

[breezy8407]

Oh no, the signs and flags. They mostly disappeared around here after 2020. Ugggh.

[underwaterrhymes]

Nov 16, 2022 7:29:03 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

Sort of tangential but I dread a world where DeSantis announces his run and everyone acts like that is totally fine because he isn’t Trump. I really thought it was widely understood that he would not be better in any way but apparently not? I’m at a conference this week and a couple of GOP strategists were on a panel. They’re “never Trump” as is the fashion for GOP folks we work with, but one of them said she’d happily put a DeSantis yard sign out as long as it kept Trump out of office, and friends… this is not the way.

The smoke coming out of my ears could have burned down the hotel. This morning I’m so fucking grumpy about it. I will quit my job before I go along with that shit.

DeSantis is dangerous.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

Nov 16, 2022 7:29:03 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

Sort of tangential but I dread a world where DeSantis announces his run and everyone acts like that is totally fine because he isn’t Trump. I really thought it was widely understood that he would not be better in any way but apparently not? I’m at a conference this week and a couple of GOP strategists were on a panel. They’re “never Trump” as is the fashion for GOP folks we work with, but one of them said she’d happily put a DeSantis yard sign out as long as it kept Trump out of office, and friends… this is not the way.

The smoke coming out of my ears could have burned down the hotel. This morning I’m so fucking grumpy about it. I will quit my job before I go along with that shit.

I'm sorry you had to listen to that, ugh. They're only "never" Trump because he sold them out and said the quiet parts out loud and refused to play their stupid games with them. (Well, unless he could benefit, of course). I mean, Steve Schmidt just yesterday or the day before said the the Ds should work with the moderate Rs in the House to vote Liz Cheney speaker. So they are ALL full of shit at all times, even "former" Rs.  They'd all fall right back in line for a DeSantis or Noem or whatever other hellmouth candidate they nominate.  DeSantis is just as terrible, and I don't know if he is actually smarter, but he definitely seems shrewder politically which is terrifying. 

[konapoppy]

I’m always fascinated by what Fox has on their site (which I know is different from what their “pundits” spew).

You have to scroll to get to the announcement.

And they call out his false election claims. Also an article that Ivanka isn’t getting involved.

[georgeglass]

Damn, National Review:

www.nationalreview.com/2022/11/no/

[mrshandy]

Desantis is dangerous. If Republicans were smart, then they would dump Trump like a bad habit and jump on the Desantis train. Let's hope they aren't smart. As much as it's terrible to say, I fully believe that Desantis can win against Biden. He's young, he can tone things down when needed, and he's somewhat competent.

Otherwise let's hope that Desantis decides to run too and they tear each other apart.

But I will say that my formerly Republican sister hates Desantis as well.

[Velar Fricative]

Fuck the right-wing media. They gave Trump a dangerous platform and helped cause January 6th and election fraud conspiracies but the moment he turns into a loser (and only by virtue of his picks losing their own elections last week), they run away. Fuck them. They'll go crawling back to Trump once they realize his supporters aren't going away.

[pugz]

So help me god if Elon lets him back on Twitter.

and the media needs to not cover this shit.

[pugz]

honestly Desantis is worse in some ways except he doesn't have the cult of personality that Trump has. He could do more real damage to our country. He's not a Liz Cheney by any means.

[konapoppy]

Nov 16, 2022 9:11:04 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Fuck the right-wing media. They gave Trump a dangerous platform and helped cause January 6th and election fraud conspiracies but the moment he turns into a loser (and only by virtue of his picks losing their own elections last week), they run away. Fuck them. They'll go crawling back to Trump once they realize his supporters aren't going away.

Oh I hope my post didn’t seem to come across as defending fox. They are the worst. It was just an observation.

[erbear]

Nov 16, 2022 7:29:03 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

Sort of tangential but I dread a world where DeSantis announces his run and everyone acts like that is totally fine because he isn’t Trump. I really thought it was widely understood that he would not be better in any way but apparently not? I’m at a conference this week and a couple of GOP strategists were on a panel. They’re “never Trump” as is the fashion for GOP folks we work with, but one of them said she’d happily put a DeSantis yard sign out as long as it kept Trump out of office, and friends… this is not the way.

The smoke coming out of my ears could have burned down the hotel. This morning I’m so fucking grumpy about it. I will quit my job before I go along with that shit.

Trump is a lying, incompetent ass. DeSantis is a lying, intelligent, cruel ass. Both are scary and dangerous but DS is electable. And that scares the crap out of me.

[mrsd2006]

Nov 16, 2022 9:13:57 GMT -5 pugz said:

So help me god if Elon lets him back on Twitter.

and the media needs to not cover this shit.

Elon has already said he'd reinstate him. TFG says he won't go back, but I don't believe him for a second. 

www.reuters.com/legal/trump-fights-twitter-ban-us-appeals-court-2022-11-14/

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday asked a U.S. appeals court to revive his lawsuit against Twitter Inc challenging his permanent suspension from the platform after his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

A lawyer for Trump, John Coale in Washington, told Reuters on Monday, "We want him to have the right to get back on" to Twitter.

[mrsd2006]

I vote we change TFG to FTG (f@ck that guy) or FTA (f@ck that a-hole)

[sonrisa]

Nov 16, 2022 8:53:37 GMT -5 mrshandy said:

If Republicans were smart, then they woould…. jump on the Desantis train
.

No.
We are not calling hate ‘smart’