President Elect Trump

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dignin said:

JC29856 said:

Donny vowing to donate foreign hotel profits to US treasury instead of divesting? Newsworthy, discussion worthy?

No, it's a sideshow. Sounds like it's right up your alley though.

Yeah notice he said "profits" rather than revenue....my guess is that there are no "profits" yet Trump will still benefit from revenue.

Revenue reduces loss when "profits" don't exist.

HughFreakingDillon

Free said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

rgambs said:

Free said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

and just because it's jazzed up and flashy, doesn't mean they aren't reporting facts. you take the facts and leave the rest. kind of like eating: use the nutrients, shit out the rest.

Are you guys seriously looking for reason to defend the media? I went to school for media marketing and then work briefly work in the field only to leave because of the hypocrisy.

You guys need to wake up. The media is screwing you and you're allowing them to because you're not thinking critically enough to seek the real truth. Stop buying the hypocrisy.

As has been pointed out, an intelligent person is capable of consuming media without being brainwashed.
Your tone is arrogant and insulting, and I feel compelled to remind you that the media you consume led you to be sure that Trump would never be POTUS because he didn't even want to, and was working for Clinton, and would bow out in the end if it was close.

HAHAHAHAHA.

*swish*

Ooooooooohhhh. Way to go on attempting to knock. me. down!

Really impressive.

Go Beavers said:

Free said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

and just because it's jazzed up and flashy, doesn't mean they aren't reporting facts. you take the facts and leave the rest. kind of like eating: use the nutrients, shit out the rest.

Are you guys seriously looking for reason to defend the media? I went to school for media marketing and then work briefly work in the field only to leave because of the hypocrisy.

You guys need to wake up. The media is screwing you and you're allowing them to because you're not thinking critically enough to seek the real truth. Stop buying the glam covered "facts" as facts.

But that's your choice to be asleep or to be awake.

Rejecting mass media news because you think it's biased isn't critical thinking, it's cynicism. Critical thinking identifies the bias in any source (because humans are naturally biased) and compares that over time to bias in other similar sources.

Hey man it's your choice. Keep eating up what you hear and see on mass media, it's exactly what they want you to do: to stay asleep.

no rebuttal.

RYME

Halifax2TheMax said:

Anyone got the link to video of folks being physically assaulted at Trump rallies? You know, the ones where Trump encouraged violence? Wear a #buildthewall shirt, expect others to exercise their freedom of speech. Or does that right only exist for a few, the chosen?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I want my country back and to be "great" again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Those were bought & payed for, by Democrats!
We suffered through 8 years of bullshit
So let the Lefties cry at every Obama executive order that can be wiped out.

benjs

vaggar99 said:

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ledvedderman said:

As a student of history like you fanch is I'm sure well aware, until about 1900 the Democrats were considered the conservative party and Republicans were the progressive party.

What about today's Republican Party makes you of the belief that they would champion causes of equality for minoroties or women? Hell, we can't even get them to agree to the belief that a woman should be paid equally as a man for equal work.

So please continue telling us how minorities and women have their freedoms because of conservative ideas present in today's Republican Party.

Merkin Baller said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

jeffbr said:

Donald Trump Actually Just Ended His News Conference By Saying ‘You’re Fired’

The parting words, which were also his signature catch phrase during his time as host of “Celebrity Apprentice,” came in the context of Trump discussing his plan to have his two eldest sons run his business ventures while he’s president.

“I hope at the end of eight years I’ll come back and I’ll say, ‘Oh, you did a good job,’” he said. “Otherwise, if they do a bad job, I’ll say ...”

At that exact moment, the president-elect pulled out a finger gun and said, “You’re fired.”

And with that, his first press conference in six months was over.

good god what a fucking buffoon.

It's mind-blowing how many people support this guy. Common sense & critical thinking are a thing of the past.

it isn't really. remember GWB? he was not only elected but REELECTED by the same people.

Trump recognized the post-truth era quickly and unapologetically managed his campaign accordingly. Trump's opportunity existed almost exclusively because of the sleazy and incestuous world of Washington, big money, and the mainstream media, who have been colluding to manufacture news, policies, and collective opinions where serving themselves was the goal, and serving the public was incidental. This kind of nefarious behaviour trained the American population not to think and not to care (because they couldn't do anything about it anyways). People were willing to, in stages, reduce their engagement for a few reasons: mental laziness leaving them susceptible to undue thought control, or a reluctance or incapacity to unify to lay down the ground ethical rules for what should and shouldn't be tolerated by government, corporation, and media (which you could effectively aggregate into one group since they help each other so exclusively and wholly) to the pathetically low point of engagement we see today.

Today, when awakened by the crude but often correct rhetoric by Trump (particularly when analyzing the ineffectual nature of current-state media and government at being agents of change), people have begun to realize how complacent they had become. Clinton embodied everything that complacency encapsulated. There's something about seeing that a vote is effectively useless at driving change, that produces anger and rage, replacing reason and logic (so much so that Trump could point fingers at nefarious actions, and that resonated far more than the fact that he partakes in the same nefarious actions). The populace was then left with a few choices, and I'm guessing that split was something like this: complacent citizens who don't believe change is realistic with either candidate, choose Clinton. Everyone else, choose Trump. Of course, there were the ones who found both unpalatable, and didn't vote. I'm really not sure the inner dialogue went further than that in most cases. As for the "deplorables", Trump clearly subscribes to the "no press is bad press" train of thought (and clearly with good reason), so the best way to do that is a grassroots effort to hijack megaphones, which don't concern themselves with what spews out of them - just that it's loud. When Trump effectively refused to disavow David Duke of the KKK, the KKK became a megaphone sending pro-Trump messages. Extremists are particularly great at bearing megaphones - they are used to screaming loudly to ensure that their messages are heard.

Democracy gives the intelligent and the not-so-intelligent, the critical thinkers and the not-so-critical thinkers, equal ability to elect. It stands to reason, then, that a proper democracy needs to convert the not-so-intelligent, the not-so-critical thinkers, or the people who fall under both - into intelligent, critical thinkers, in order to hold elected officials accountable, and to ensure that further elected officials are elected for the right reasons. This is an uphill battle when the systems (political, social, economic, legal) are designed to make not-so-critical thinkers out of as many as possible, and I wish I could see a light at the end of a tunnel, but I honestly can't think of a road that doesn't lead to destruction, when factoring in our fatal human flaws of greed and selfishness. If there is a way, it must start with tremendous education reform.

Merkin Baller

Well said benjs.

Go Beavers

RYME said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Anyone got the link to video of folks being physically assaulted at Trump rallies? You know, the ones where Trump encouraged violence? Wear a #buildthewall shirt, expect others to exercise their freedom of speech. Or does that right only exist for a few, the chosen?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I want my country back and to be "great" again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Those were bought & payed for, by Democrats!
We suffered through 8 years of bullshit
So let the Lefties cry at every Obama executive order that can be wiped out.

Which executive orders do you want wiped out?

josevolution

RYME said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Anyone got the link to video of folks being physically assaulted at Trump rallies? You know, the ones where Trump encouraged violence? Wear a #buildthewall shirt, expect others to exercise their freedom of speech. Or does that right only exist for a few, the chosen?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I want my country back and to be "great" again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Those were bought & payed for, by Democrats!
We suffered through 8 years of bullshit
So let the Lefties cry at every Obama executive order that can be wiped out.

Yes please let us know how your rights as a citizen we're trampled by the Obama administration? Unlike the Bafoon you voted for who will rewind human rights back 50 yrs to when America was great correct ..

Merkin Baller

RYME said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Anyone got the link to video of folks being physically assaulted at Trump rallies? You know, the ones where Trump encouraged violence? Wear a #buildthewall shirt, expect others to exercise their freedom of speech. Or does that right only exist for a few, the chosen?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I want my country back and to be "great" again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Those were bought & payed for, by Democrats!
We suffered through 8 years of bullshit
So let the Lefties cry at every Obama executive order that can be wiped out.

I would love to hear about all the bullshit you were forced to endure over the last 8 years.

It sounds like you suffered tremendously.

josevolution

How many Wall Street cronies has Bafoon hired hey Pjfan post the tweets when Bafoon was complaining about Clinton being in bed with Wall Street ..

InHiding80

Jason P said:

comic time i guess ... i used to read this back when i was 8 year old ...

I watched his Saturday morning show a lot.

I'd rather have him as president. Make Mondays great again!

InHiding80

RYME said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Anyone got the link to video of folks being physically assaulted at Trump rallies? You know, the ones where Trump encouraged violence? Wear a #buildthewall shirt, expect others to exercise their freedom of speech. Or does that right only exist for a few, the chosen?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I want my country back and to be "great" again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Those were bought & payed for, by Democrats!
We suffered through 8 years of bullshit
So let the Lefties cry at every Obama executive order that can be wiped out.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fEkWH8DB7b0

tbergs

Merkin Baller said:

RYME said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Anyone got the link to video of folks being physically assaulted at Trump rallies? You know, the ones where Trump encouraged violence? Wear a #buildthewall shirt, expect others to exercise their freedom of speech. Or does that right only exist for a few, the chosen?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I want my country back and to be "great" again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Those were bought & payed for, by Democrats!
We suffered through 8 years of bullshit
So let the Lefties cry at every Obama executive order that can be wiped out.

I would love to hear about all the bullshit you were forced to endure over the last 8 years.

It sounds like you suffered tremendously.

Based on a previous quote on the porch, it would seem that Obama mingling with celebrities and influencing people was part of the bullshit. He should have been slinging derogatory and demeaning tweets instead.

HughFreakingDillon

tbergs said:

Merkin Baller said:

RYME said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Anyone got the link to video of folks being physically assaulted at Trump rallies? You know, the ones where Trump encouraged violence? Wear a #buildthewall shirt, expect others to exercise their freedom of speech. Or does that right only exist for a few, the chosen?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I want my country back and to be "great" again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Those were bought & payed for, by Democrats!
We suffered through 8 years of bullshit
So let the Lefties cry at every Obama executive order that can be wiped out.

I would love to hear about all the bullshit you were forced to endure over the last 8 years.

It sounds like you suffered tremendously.

Based on a previous quote on the porch, it would seem that Obama mingling with celebrities and influencing people was part of the bullshit. He should have been slinging derogatory and demeaning tweets instead.

I was thinking about this the other day, with regards to the company he kept. Do people really prefer their presidents to hang out with rich white lobbyists?

Merkin Baller

tbergs said:

Merkin Baller said:

RYME said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Anyone got the link to video of folks being physically assaulted at Trump rallies? You know, the ones where Trump encouraged violence? Wear a #buildthewall shirt, expect others to exercise their freedom of speech. Or does that right only exist for a few, the chosen?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I want my country back and to be "great" again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Those were bought & payed for, by Democrats!
We suffered through 8 years of bullshit
So let the Lefties cry at every Obama executive order that can be wiped out.

I would love to hear about all the bullshit you were forced to endure over the last 8 years.

It sounds like you suffered tremendously.

Based on a previous quote on the porch, it would seem that Obama mingling with celebrities and influencing people was part of the bullshit. He should have been slinging derogatory and demeaning tweets instead.

The humanity of it all.......

tweedyfanjen

tbergs said:

Merkin Baller said:

RYME said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Anyone got the link to video of folks being physically assaulted at Trump rallies? You know, the ones where Trump encouraged violence? Wear a #buildthewall shirt, expect others to exercise their freedom of speech. Or does that right only exist for a few, the chosen?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I want my country back and to be "great" again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Those were bought & payed for, by Democrats!
We suffered through 8 years of bullshit
So let the Lefties cry at every Obama executive order that can be wiped out.

I would love to hear about all the bullshit you were forced to endure over the last 8 years.

It sounds like you suffered tremendously.

Based on a previous quote on the porch, it would seem that Obama mingling with celebrities and influencing people was part of the bullshit. He should have been slinging derogatory and demeaning tweets instead.

But yet, 'they' elected a celebrity under the guise that he's just one of them.

josevolution

tweedyfanjen said:

tbergs said:

Merkin Baller said:

RYME said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Anyone got the link to video of folks being physically assaulted at Trump rallies? You know, the ones where Trump encouraged violence? Wear a #buildthewall shirt, expect others to exercise their freedom of speech. Or does that right only exist for a few, the chosen?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I want my country back and to be "great" again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Those were bought & payed for, by Democrats!
We suffered through 8 years of bullshit
So let the Lefties cry at every Obama executive order that can be wiped out.

I would love to hear about all the bullshit you were forced to endure over the last 8 years.

It sounds like you suffered tremendously.

Based on a previous quote on the porch, it would seem that Obama mingling with celebrities and influencing people was part of the bullshit. He should have been slinging derogatory and demeaning tweets instead.

But yet, 'they' elected a celebrity under the guise that he's just one of them.

He's the furthest thing from a common man he knew he could get fools to see him as a savior heck there's a couple of'em here ..

Free

Halifax2TheMax

Free said:

Why is this in the Trump thread?

InHiding80

Free said:

Booker has always been a neolib punk.

Go Beavers

What's Booker's reason for a no vote? Besides being a neolib punk, obviously.