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59 Comments
"The People" in Trump's mind is simply "Me, Myself and I" A common problem shared among narsissistic megalomaniacs like him.
This marks the end of an error.
Damn straight. Who cares who got more votes. TRUMP WON BABY!! Nobody will be better than him!!!! The majority of Americans who have a negative view of him and and a positive view of Obama can suck it!! Right AC? Who cares what a majority of Americans think?
Let me help you.
You lost.
What you talkin' 'bout man? I'm with you man!!!! Our boy Donnie took it home and became the Prez!!! And yeah, the majority of people who voted for him lost. Tough shit. Too bad, so sad. They should get over it like we got over Obama. That majority of Americans lost and they can suck it baby. We won.
Not quite spot on AC
We ALL lost …
You gonna stick around through the impeachment hearings?
Or just disappear, like the conservative commentors that came before you?
Impeachment hearings?
Unless Trump imitates Clinton and turns the oval office into the oral office, aint happening.
Dems don't have enough votes to get anything out of a committee, let alone pass either legislative body.
Be honest, Andrew. There are three overwhelming reasons not to impeach Stumblin Donald:
President
Mike
Pence.
End of argument
And everyone knows a blow job is far more serious than having your election hacked and having Foreign agents as your top advisors.
How did you become so mentally ill, AC?
Foreign agents?
Election hacked?
Zap go back to writing about Thurston.
What is disturbing is that the Democratic presidential candidate, who was notoriously careless with government e-mails, had a campaign manager who was even worse at cyber security. If one is that that inept with computers, then one needs to be careful what he is sending on them.
No one ever denied the hacked material was truly from the Clinton campaign or the DNC. How else would we have discovered that the Democratic Party rigged the nomination process against Bernie Sanders?
Foreign agents as top advisors? Seriously? The only way that could happen is if Trump was using the Clinton Foundation as an employment agency!
And Trump will NEVER imitate Clinton and desecrate the Oval Office that way. He doesn't have it in him. He's a good Christian man who would never cheat on his wife, especially not in the Oval Office. Maybe the Rose Garden.
Oh, Andrei….
What error? That's totally unfair. There was no error.
The Kremlin didn't have a candidate running in the last two Presidential elections.
A parasite
Meh. Must be the rain.
I imagine it has as much to do with the fact that Obama won DC with 92% of the vote and Trump lost DC with 4% of the vote. That said, hopefully this picture will get wide distribution and Donny will be upset that no one likes him.
Yeah. It was more about this
Oopsie!
Let the pussy grabbing begin!
Actually, it's already begun.
http://westport.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/cops-greenwich-republican-insulted-town-worker-then-pinched-her-groin/696124/
"As she walked by, he allegedly pinched her in the groin area, according to the warrant. She threatened to punch him if he ever did that again, the warrant said.
She said he "looked back with a really evil look in his eyes and said, 'it would be your word against mine and nobody will believe you,'" according to the warrant."
and…
"She declined to speak about the complaint, prompting him to say, "Was this about the little pinch I gave?" and further adding it was a joke and that he couldn't believe the 57-year-old woman could be offended, the warrant said. He said that he and the woman have "that kind" of a relationship. He added that "he is the kind of guy that like to embarrass his teenage daughter and he calls it a 'gig' and that's what this was 'a gig.'" He asked whether he could apologize but was told to not contact the victim and stay away from the facility.
Police said video footage from a surveillance camera on the day of the incident is consistent with the sequence of events described by the complainant."
So, you might think that's funny, but it's already started. Some people might be a bit concerned if this becomes a trend among nasty old men.
Fuck Trump.
Loser.
Putin's hackers still on the payroll.
Pols: you should ask your ISP if they received any FISA warrants since AC has been here
Let me help you with your situation.
You'd probably like to, Old Time Dem.
Sieg Heil, Baby!
With all due respect, Davie, there are not many people left in our country who know about the "America First" movement of 1941. The phrase means something entirely different today than it did 75 years ago. It's similar to the use of the term "progressive" today compared to what it meant in the beginning of the 20th century. Teddy Roosevelt was considered a progressive then, but he certainly didn't consider himself to be a liberal Democrat.
I hardly consider the Huffington Post or the Colorado Independent to be an unbiased source to reference anymore than I do of the Nation Review or the Colorado Observer. You need to broaden your horizons. Try reading the National Journal or The Hill.
Davie:
You lost.
America First circa 1930's referred to not getting involved in WW2.
Today it means focusing on what is good for the American worker.
Losers with no sense of history try to claim change = being a Nazi.
Not very progressive of you.
Jeez Louise, AC. The extent of your self-deception is beyond anything I can imagine anyone capable of.
The GOP has devolved to such an extent that they have convinced themselves that an infantile narcissist with no interests outside of massaging his own fragile ego will somehow find the wisdom to govern the already greatest nation in the world and not throw it all away at the first sign of not getting his way from the many challenges he is going to face.
Shame on you
PissAnt knows no shame. His racism is fundamental to his world view, and power is the only thing he respects.
The creature known as Andrei Carnegski is completely without honor, honesty, or integrity.
As with his new exalted leader, the only thing relevant to him is win, baby, win and get everything you can steal or plunder until someone stops you. As you can tell by his default argument, winning was the only relevant thing and anyone who isn't a Russian sympathizer is a "Loser"…
because they aren't a traitor like he.
Donald Trump is a brand unto himself. I have never really considered him to be a Republican. In fact, he was a registered Democrat for eight years in the 2000's. He also has been an independent.
This is the same pattern as the progressive darling Michael Bloomberg, who was a Democrat, then a Republican, and finally an Independent. I do not think the mega wealthy really have a loyalty, or interest, in any political party. They view them as a means to their personal agendas.
You think the GOP has devolved? Look around the country. The presidency, the House, the Senate, most governors and state legislatures are controlled by Republicans.
It's the Democrats who are in disarray. Even in their presidential run, in 2016, they started with five candidates… two of whom were ex-Republicans and one, who caucused with their party, but refused to actually register with it.
I have always viewed both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as one term presidents based on their respective ages and the rigors of the job. That being said, the list of prospective GOP presidential candidates, in 2020, look a lot better than the Democratic ones at this point.
The Tea Party (Freedom Caucus) wing is an annoyance to the Republican Party, but they have no chance of controlling the party. The progressive and centrist wings of the Democrats are poised to tear the party apart.
I wouldn't be so presumptuous as to write off either one of the major political parties, but the Democrats have a lot more to work to do. They need to find a way to get back the Reagan Democrats they let get away to the GOP, in 2016, or they will get hammered in the Senate races in 2018.
The Tea Party may not control the Republican Party, but the religious right certainly does. Where do people think all the radical religious stuff in the party platforms comes from?
As for the Reagan Democrats, let's see how things play out with those Trump campaign promises to bring back millions of manufacturing and coal mining jobs, coal especially. Leaving out any environmental regulations, coal has been, and continues to be, stomped & trashed in the free market by natural gas.
I agree that Trump may be a one term president. The next up would be Mike Pence, mister radical religionist himself, who almost single handedly wrecked the Indiana economy by signing that stupid anti-gay bill. As Republican as Indiana is, family and friends in Indiana told me that Pence would not have won re-election as governor back in Nov. had he been a candidate.
Like it or not, the religious right are voters, too, and apparently they turned out when it really counted. Where were all those activists, marching nationwide in the streets today, during the presidential election? I remember some of the post-election protestors, in Denver, telling reporters "Wow, man. I should have voted."
It wouldn't have made any difference in Colorado, as it did go in favor of Hillary Clinton. But the vaulted Democratic ground game, across the nation, fell flat on its face in the 2016 election. Running political retreads like Ted Strickland in Ohio, Clinton, and Evan Bayh in Indiana didn't impress voters at all.
In fact, I suspect your Indiana friends and family also told you Mr. Bayh was, once again, going to be their U.S. senator, but that didn't happen. As it is, the GOP's late replacement, in the Indiana gubernatorial race, had no problem beating the Democratic candidate, who managed to lose his second consecutive race for that office. I imagine the Hoosier support of the Republican ticket in the presidential and senate races would have gotten Pence re-elected as well.
Pence may very well be a GOP presidential candidate in 2020, but he won't be alone. That being said, the Republican bench looks better today than the Democratic one.
Your bench is trump, idiot. Deal with it.
+1
Comrade Andrewsky,
Not sure what you mean by error. President Obama was duly elected and then re-elected. He did not have the boost of fake news, Russian assistance, hacking, and the scurrilous James Comey violating policies, or even hundreds of thousands of voters turned away because they didn’t have the proper ID.
Maybe the error you are referring to is that he was not white. Hmmmm.
Obama leaves office in dignity and grace, with never a hint of scandal. Trump enters in surrounded by scandals. Rather than draining the swamp, he's filled it with crocodiles.
SAD!
The Error of Trump has just begun. The Republican Congress and Trump (and who knows, maybe even SCOTUS) will be mud wrestling with each other over the spoils.
I think they're 'gators, doremi (he did well in Florida) but you've got the right idea.
Of course, Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration drew a much larger crowd. By all accounts, it was definitely a historic event. He was the first black — actually biracial — POTUS. I imagine the first woman president will also draw huge crowds because of its historic implications. Fortunately, it won't be Hillary Clinton though.
Why didn't President Donald Trump draw larger crowds at his inauguration? I am guessing that because much of his support came from working class voters and those people actually had jobs to go to today. Imagine that!
And the reason they had jobs was because of Barack Obama's record-breaking eight years of job creation!
BTW, on the subject of jobs, for all who are interested, my wife starts a new job Monday!
Congratulations to her!
That is great!
I have always marveled how any president takes credit, or gets blame, for job creation or job loss. What exactly did Barack Obama do to create all those jobs? Did he pull off this miracle without the benefit of Congress? If so, how?
One difference between the new president and the former president is the former has actually signed the front of a paycheck, while the latter only has signed the back of one.
So you admit Trump lied when he claimed to save those jobs at Ford! Good to know!
I admitted no such thing, Voyageur, although Donald Trump's direct message to Ford may have had some impact on their decision on not shifting jobs to Mexico. What direct action can you point to that Barack Obama did to save jobs?
A political lie would be Obama telling us that, with the ACA, we could keep our health care plan and doctor, if we liked. That definitely proved to be a deliberate falsehood, but it was a significant reason the GOP took the Senate in 2014. Just ask ex-senator Mark Udall!
Do you trolls get overtime today or what?
Yes, there are plenty of cold hard facts indicating that Barack Obama saved jobs. Maddow did a good job packing it all into one video:
Bailing out the entire economy from the worst depression since the 30s counts for somehing, skivvy!
Everything president Obama did was done without the "benefit" of Congress. I didn't realize "benefit" and "obstruction" are synonyms.
Care to tell us how this is relevant? The president of the United States is not a CEO and should not think or act like one. Government is NOT BUSINESS and should not be run as such. Whether or not the president has issued a paycheck to any employee is totally meaningless and bespeaks of the inappropriateness of your username. You fancy yourself to be some sort of expert, which is easily belied by your stupid and and unfounded assertions. You are nothing more than another mouthpiece for selfishness…a blight on our society.
Are you a Russian sympathizer like PissAnt?
Apparently, Duke, you can't engage in political discourse without resorting to name calling. It's time to move beyond your middle school years. You don't even seem to be credible mouthpiece for any intelligent point of view. I do not fancy myself to be an expert, but I do know how to do research and am willing to do so, when needed, before posting. You should try it sometime.
Please do tell us what actions Barack Obama took — without the benefit of Congress — that helped the country. (I'll spot you DACA because I actually agree with the concept, but am appalled at the questionable process used to accomplish it.) The country never wanted a dictator, who felt empowered to "do his own thing."
I'll take a president… and advisors — with a business background over a president… and advisors… from academia. Book learning is useful, but it is no substitute for real life experience. Since the backbone of our economy is small businesses, it would be nice to have the people in charge know something about business.
The problem with executive orders are they are pretty much worthless, once that president leaves office. Issuing executive orders feeds the issuer's ego, but do not benefit the nation in the long run.
The POTUS does not need to be a CEO, but some business background is helpful, so you don't start making ridiculous statements like "If you've got a business, you didn't build it." as Barack Obama uttered on camera. I can only imagine how stunned and dismayed small business owners, throughout the United States, were to hear that nonsense. I doubt it inspired any confidence in any business owner to realize the country's chief executive really did not have a grasp of how business works.
Now, let's see if you are able to craft an intelligent response without name calling. I have my doubts.
I do not give a whit for your indignation, nor your doubts. I have engaged in civil conversation with reasonable people on this site for over a decade. You are not one of them. The posting of such phony rhetoric as this..
…qualifies you as a bullshit artist, if not a troll, and I have no problem insulting liars. As long as you continue to pollute this site with such obvious mendacious crap as this jewel…
You know damned well that the president went on to clarify his point that all American business relies on public services and infrastructure, and if he had simply added the words "without public help" the bogus meme you so delightedly repeat would never had been successful in attacking the president with a lie. And I dare say the professionals at the SEC, ICC, FAA, CPSC, NLRB and the White House know a damned sight more about business than do you
I don't care whether you believe me or not, but it happens that I am a successful businessman (18 yrs. and counting with a profit every year) and I know the president was, and is, right. I didn't do it without the services and infrastructure all around us. NO ONE did.
It is your penchant for untruthfulness that lowers your status in my view, At this point, I can't really detect a difference between you and PissAnt…
Except you claim to know something about civics, which I doubt.
Um, the ICC was disolved in 1996, unless you were referring to the International Cricket Commission.
But… but… but… Tyrant Trump's crowds (like his hands) are the BIGGEST! And his cabinet has the biggest IQs! EVER! Since the beginning of TIME! And TRUMP will be the bestest jobs president ever created by GOD Ever!!!! And the LANDSLIDE MY GOD THE LANDSLIDE DID YOU SEE THE LANDSLIDE!!!!!!! HISTORICALLY BIGLY was that UNPRESIDENTED landslide!!!!
Bears' Ears National Monument. < There's one to start Mr. But I Know How to Do Research.
BAM! Bishop smackdown.
Now, six bankruptcies, that IS a rrecord in business, skivvy, though maybe not the kind you meant!
I don't think you know how to use the English language correctly. Although the latter certainly signed the back of the big check his rich daddy gave him, silver spoon in mouth.
Hey, Daddy Trump only gave him a measly million. Didn't your dad ever give you a million bucks?
Wall Street Journal yesterday (Friday) had a good article on the Obama economy, talking about jobs creation, the stock market, etc. Obama's market ranks with Reagan and Clinton in terms of overall growth.
I read that article, too. I still think it is a bit disingenuous to credit, or blame, any president — exclusively — with how the economy does during his administration. It seems unrealistic to pretend Congress has no role in the success, or failure, during those years.
Consider this… during the Reagan administration, the Republicans controlled the Senate for 6 of the 8 years, while the Democrats controlled the House for all eight years.
During the Clinton administration, the Republicans controlled both the Senate and the House for 6 of the 8 years. In fact, those six years of GOP control of both chambers of Congress were the last six years of the Clinton administration. Hillarycare may have caused that.
During the Obama administration, the Democrats controlled the Senate for 6 of the 8 years. The Republicans controlled the House for 6 of the 8 years, including the last six years of the Obama administration. The 63 seat flip of Democrats to Republicans, in the House, after the passage of Obamacare in 2009, was definitely a factor.
Only four years of those three administrations (24 years) had one party totally in charge and, clearly, voters were not happy with the first two years of that with either the Clinton or Obama presidencies.
That probably does not bode well for the Republicans and Donald Trump. Frankly, I have always believed both the federal and state government function best as divided government.
The problem for Democrats, in 2018, is that they have five Senate seats up in states that went for Romney in 2012 and Trump in 2016 – Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia. The GOP only have eight seats to defend and seven are in deep red states. Nevada is the only vulnerable Republican Senate seat.
Democrats would have to flip 24 GOP House seats in 2018 to regain control. I don't think there are even that many swing districts left in the country. They probably don't have a legitimate shot until 2022, after the next census. It doesn't help that the top three Democratic leaders, in the newly elected House, are Nancy Pelosi, who will be 76 in March; Steny Hoyer, who will be 77 in June; and James Clyburn, who will be 76 in July. Obviously, old Democrats do not like to give up power. That does not bode well for the future of their party.