No need to destroy Trump -- he's doing it himself!

Wordslinger wrote:
I'm starting to really enjoy this new reality show!  Tuck Frump.  

zsomething wrote:Part of it's fun, because it's humiliating the hell out of Republican voters.   They were actually gullible enough to get conned into electing a mentally-ill moron as their representative, and if that weren't reflecting on my country as a whole, that'd be hilarious.   If it was some other country going through this reality-show government, it'd be a fascinating experiment.

Mostly, though, it's just horrific, watching such a great country decline and look like a nation of cowardly, un-serious, easily-fooled dumbasses.   And it's scary to know that lessons everyone should have learned from watching Germany in the 30's have been completely ignored by at least a fifth of our population.  "It can't happen here"... but it did.  I know we'll get past it eventually, but it's going to do a lot of damage for a long time.

I'm oddly feeling a little sorry for a few Republicans.  Only a few, though, because most of them are spineless.  But McCain and Lindsey Graham do deserve a little sympathy.  Can you imagine being in this position, where an immature clown is your figurehead?  Yeesh.  And there's nothing they can do about it because Trump is too deranged to have any clue what he's doing.  As long as he can find one person to encourage him, he'll think he's great.   And since Bannon wants the country destroyed, he's got that encouragement.   And, of course, there's always Putin, the big-tough-kid that Trump wants to pal around with, so he can feel like he's one of the big tough kids, too.   And that's something he's always wanted... you can see it in his Gambino posturing.

Floridatexan wrote:
Just lifted this post from FB.  It's in reference to a CNN report about the London Bridge attack, and Drumpf's tweet.  This is so characteristic of a certain group of people:

Cnn and there storys!! I love how they keep Attacking him so dam much! Get over it hes our Potus and will remain our president, and there is not a dam thing yall could post that will change my mind and he still has my vote in 2020 along with the rest of the sleeping giant that has never voted and stepped up to the plate to ensure we dont end up with another Obama or worse. We are not going nowhere and we will be voting in 2020 again!!

zsomething wrote:Part of it's fun, because it's humiliating the hell out of Republican voters.   They were actually gullible enough to get conned into electing a mentally-ill moron as their representative, and if that weren't reflecting on my country as a whole, that'd be hilarious.   If it was some other country going through this reality-show government, it'd be a fascinating experiment.

Mostly, though, it's just horrific, watching such a great country decline and look like a nation of cowardly, un-serious, easily-fooled dumbasses.   And it's scary to know that lessons everyone should have learned from watching Germany in the 30's have been completely ignored by at least a fifth of our population.  "It can't happen here"... but it did.  I know we'll get past it eventually, but it's going to do a lot of damage for a long time.

I'm oddly feeling a little sorry for a few Republicans.  Only a few, though, because most of them are spineless.  But McCain and Lindsey Graham do deserve a little sympathy.  Can you imagine being in this position, where an immature clown is your figurehead?  Yeesh.  And there's nothing they can do about it because Trump is too deranged to have any clue what he's doing.  As long as he can find one person to encourage him, he'll think he's great.   And since Bannon wants the country destroyed, he's got that encouragement.   And, of course, there's always Putin, the big-tough-kid that Trump wants to pal around with, so he can feel like he's one of the big tough kids, too.   And that's something he's always wanted... you can see it in his Gambino posturing.

PkrBum wrote:

Sal wrote:

Thanks, Markle ....

http://www.snopes.com/cnn-muslim-protests-london/

Oh, fergodssakes, take a breath.

It's fun because we're watching a braggart and a bully being hoist on his own petard, not because it's humiliating Republicans.

Condemning Republicans, no matter how misguided they seem, just makes things worse.

Most of the guys of either party serving in government at the Federal level are honorable people (that's the politically correct, gender-inclusive "guys" by the way, for all the angry bitches feminists out there). Many of them--the Republicans not the feminists--are embarrassed by Trump's incompetence and are withholding open support. The feminists are angry at everybody all the time, so one need not concern oneself with their silliness.

Calling all Trump supporters dumbasses is to diminish their anguish and their understandable anger at government's failure to even acknowledge much less address their plight.

Again, it just makes things worse--a little understanding would go a long way to making things better. A lot of these folks are on the left side of the intelligence curve, it's true, but that doesn't make them any less deserving of human regard. In a way, it makes them more so.

It's still early innings with this administration and it's entirely possible Trump will be neutered by his own staff as he gets loopier. We're already seeing some of his cabinet appointments openly disagreeing with him.

zsomething wrote:

Floridatexan wrote:
Just lifted this post from FB.  It's in reference to a CNN report about the London Bridge attack, and Drumpf's tweet.  This is so characteristic of a certain group of people:

Cnn and there storys!! I love how they keep Attacking him so dam much! Get over it hes our Potus and will remain our president, and there is not a dam thing yall could post that will change my mind and he still has my vote in 2020 along with the rest of the sleeping giant that has never voted and stepped up to the plate to ensure we dont end up with another Obama or worse. We are not going nowhere and we will be voting in 2020 again!!

Now, see, if the person who wrote that had a barbecue fork stuck in their head, that could be an excuse.    But if they made it through even three grades of school and still write that way, that's sad.  And yet it's about average for people with that viewpoint.  They don't give a damn if he does a good job or not, they're just happy they "won" something.  They're not looking past that, and neither is Trump.  Willfully stupid.

And, yep, they vote.  Which is even sadder.  It's like we're all being held hostage by hollering imbeciles, because nobody's paying up the shiny rock they demanded as ransom.

Telstar wrote:

I knew this was going to happen when they granted the walking dead the right to vote. Yall have to admit that they do have some of the best recipes for Southern fried turkey.

zsomething wrote:

Oh, fergodssakes, take a breath.

I can't help it if I'm loquacious.

It's fun because we're watching a braggart and a bully being hoist on his own petard, not because it's humiliating Republicans.

I see no reason why it can't be fun because of both.  Really, they're related.  Most of his supporters are braggarts and bullies, and his incompetence is making them look foolish.

Condemning Republicans, no matter how misguided they seem, just makes things worse.

No offense, but when I need personality tips, you're hardly gonna be the guy I go to for 'em.  

Most of the guys of either party serving in government at the Federal level are honorable people (that's the politically correct, gender-inclusive "guys" by the way, for all the angry bitches feminists out there). Many of them--the Republicans not the feminists--are embarrassed by Trump's incompetence and are withholding open support. The feminists are angry at everybody all the time, so one need not concern oneself with their silliness.

Show me on the doll where the woman hurt you.  

Feminists  are angry at everybody all the time.  Okay, gotcha.  

Sorry if I seem unsympathetic, but I like women.  A lot. Some of the smartest, most badass people I know are female.   Hey, know what?  I am a feminist.  And, oddly enough, I spend a lot of my time laughing.  Often with women!

Calling all Trump supporters dumbasses is to diminish their anguish and their understandable anger at government's failure to even acknowledge much less address their plight.

Mostly they seem pissed off because the country's not the white supremacist theocracy that they want.  So 'scuze-ay moi if I'm not all broken up about their "plights."   At some point they have to be accountable for the crap they're supporting.  And, with me, they've already crossed that point.  Can't even see it in the rearview mirror anymore, actually.  So, "dumbass" is about as nice as I'm going to be to 'em.    

Again, it just makes things worse--a little understanding would go a long way to making things better. A lot of these folks are on the left side of the intelligence curve, it's true, but that doesn't make them any less deserving of human regard. In a way, it makes them more so.

A sudden chorus of "Kumbaya," from you, whose default setting seems to be "attack," even on people you mostly agree with?  That is funny.  

Tell you what -- you start treating 'em with compassion and understanding if you want to (which'll surprise me because usually you just yell "bitch" or say they need their diapers changed), and I'll... keep doing what I want to do and accept whatever reaction that gets me.    

It's still early innings with this administration and it's entirely possible Trump will be neutered by his own staff as he gets loopier. We're already seeing some of his cabinet appointments openly disagreeing with him.

On that much, I'll agree with you... but so far they haven't had much luck in nipping him.  It may end up requiring a firehose and a straight jacket.  I'm sure they'd love to jam a waterslide in his mouth and back up a dump truck full of Thorazine at this point.   Can't wait til he "live tweets" the Comey hearing... that should be a laugh (and an implication) a minute.

zsomething wrote:

Telstar wrote:

I knew this was going to happen when they granted the walking dead the right to vote. Yall have to admit that they do have some of the best recipes for Southern fried turkey.

Pretty much every Thanksgiving somebody in my county burns their house down trying to deep-fry one of those things...

zsomething wrote:

Telstar wrote:

I knew this was going to happen when they granted the walking dead the right to vote. Yall have to admit that they do have some of the best recipes for Southern fried turkey.

Pretty much every Thanksgiving somebody in my county burns their house down trying to deep-fry one of those things...

RealLindaL wrote:

zsomething wrote:

Telstar wrote:

I knew this was going to happen when they granted the walking dead the right to vote. Yall have to admit that they do have some of the best recipes for Southern fried turkey.

Pretty much every Thanksgiving somebody in my county burns their house down trying to deep-fry one of those things...

Pretty much the same situation around NW FL.   All the major fire departments put out their annual pleas to the community with instructions on how to cook safely.   I guess a few just never listen, or think they don't need to follow some fire dude's instructions, or whatever.  Dumbasses.

And frankly I gotta say I've never understood what was so great about kettle fried turkey anyway, Cajun or otherwise.  Give me traditional roasted every time, but each to their own.

Telstar wrote:

RealLindaL wrote:

zsomething wrote:

Telstar wrote:

I knew this was going to happen when they granted the walking dead the right to vote. Yall have to admit that they do have some of the best recipes for Southern fried turkey.

Pretty much every Thanksgiving somebody in my county burns their house down trying to deep-fry one of those things...

Pretty much the same situation around NW FL.   All the major fire departments put out their annual pleas to the community with instructions on how to cook safely.   I guess a few just never listen, or think they don't need to follow some fire dude's instructions, or whatever.  Dumbasses.

And frankly I gotta say I've never understood what was so great about kettle fried turkey anyway, Cajun or otherwise.  Give me traditional roasted every time, but each to their own.

Yall said a mouth full, yankee.

RealLindaL wrote:

Telstar wrote:

RealLindaL wrote:

zsomething wrote:

Telstar wrote:

I knew this was going to happen when they granted the walking dead the right to vote. Yall have to admit that they do have some of the best recipes for Southern fried turkey.

Pretty much every Thanksgiving somebody in my county burns their house down trying to deep-fry one of those things...

Pretty much the same situation around NW FL.   All the major fire departments put out their annual pleas to the community with instructions on how to cook safely.   I guess a few just never listen, or think they don't need to follow some fire dude's instructions, or whatever.  Dumbasses.

And frankly I gotta say I've never understood what was so great about kettle fried turkey anyway, Cajun or otherwise.  Give me traditional roasted every time, but each to their own.

Yall said a mouth full, yankee.

Yankee??  Beg your pahdon, suh.  I was born and raised in the Capital of the Confederacy, y'heah?

RealLindaL wrote:

zsomething wrote:

Telstar wrote:

I knew this was going to happen when they granted the walking dead the right to vote. Yall have to admit that they do have some of the best recipes for Southern fried turkey.

Pretty much every Thanksgiving somebody in my county burns their house down trying to deep-fry one of those things...

Pretty much the same situation around NW FL.   All the major fire departments put out their annual pleas to the community with instructions on how to cook safely.   I guess a few just never listen, or think they don't need to follow some fire dude's instructions, or whatever.  Dumbasses.

And frankly I gotta say I've never understood what was so great about kettle fried turkey anyway, Cajun or otherwise.  Give me traditional roasted every time, but each to their own.

zsomething wrote:

RealLindaL wrote:

zsomething wrote:

Telstar wrote:

I knew this was going to happen when they granted the walking dead the right to vote. Yall have to admit that they do have some of the best recipes for Southern fried turkey.

Pretty much every Thanksgiving somebody in my county burns their house down trying to deep-fry one of those things...

Pretty much the same situation around NW FL.   All the major fire departments put out their annual pleas to the community with instructions on how to cook safely.   I guess a few just never listen, or think they don't need to follow some fire dude's instructions, or whatever.  Dumbasses.

And frankly I gotta say I've never understood what was so great about kettle fried turkey anyway, Cajun or otherwise.  Give me traditional roasted every time, but each to their own.

I've only had deep-fried turkey once (it was cooked at the local firehouse, oddly enough!) and I loved it.   But, it wasn't so much better than roasted that I'd risk a house fire for it.  

A lot of people try cooking them outside... but even then usually end up burning something down.  Sometimes I think they just want to see the fire trucks...

RealLindaL wrote:

And frankly I gotta say I've never understood what was so great about kettle fried turkey anyway, Cajun or otherwise.  Give me traditional roasted every time, but each to their own.

RealLindaL wrote:

MULTIPLE KUDOS, Z!  THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST INSIGHTFUL, RIGHT-ON-THE-MARK POST OF THE YEAR AND THEN SOME.  WOW, A MAN AFTER MY OWN  HEART.  YOU GO, GUY!!

del.capslock wrote:

RealLindaL wrote:

MULTIPLE KUDOS, Z!  THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST INSIGHTFUL, RIGHT-ON-THE-MARK POST OF THE YEAR AND THEN SOME.  WOW, A MAN AFTER MY OWN  HEART.  YOU GO, GUY!!

Allow me to point out that you had to get a guy to do it for you. Defense rests.