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LOL Take it for what it is worth ("from the WH"): (Original Post) hlthe2b Jan 2018 OP
Turd needn't worry about Oprah. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #1
Why would someone put "legitimately worried" in quotes? NCTraveler Jan 2018 #2
I'd assume because the writer of the twitter did not think there was a legitimate worry hlthe2b Jan 2018 #3
must be "sir advisor" John Miller or maybe John Barron? rurallib Jan 2018 #4
I think you meant SNR (senior advisor), but John Miller or Barron as good a guess as any hlthe2b Jan 2018 #5
damn spell check rurallib Jan 2018 #6
fake tweets snooper2 Jan 2018 #7
did you possibly miss the "take it for what it is worth"? or the ("from the WH") in quotes? hlthe2b Jan 2018 #11
no, didn't miss it, it is worth nothing so why post.... snooper2 Jan 2018 #13
Apparently to incite a rude response from you. hlthe2b Jan 2018 #14
Thats a joke Twitter. nt Codeine Jan 2018 #8
And to you: did you possibly miss the "take it for what it is worth"? or ("from the WH") in quotes? hlthe2b Jan 2018 #12
Your post was a waste of electrons. nt Codeine Jan 2018 #17
Yet, it was not posted for YOU. Ignore and move on with your rudeness hlthe2b Jan 2018 #18
No. Codeine Jan 2018 #19
I don't mind your OP, but your criticisms of those who pointed out the source is fake are odd. onenote Jan 2018 #23
I acknowledged that by stating "take it for what it is worth" and putting the from the WH in quotes hlthe2b Jan 2018 #24
Dont let the rude ones get you down 😉 MLAA Jan 2018 #27
thanks, MLAA hlthe2b Jan 2018 #28
I think the following statements were not rude: onenote Jan 2018 #29
But, you are fine with them telling me "that my post was worth nothing so why post" and hlthe2b Jan 2018 #30
Again, I didn't defend those posts. And I wouldn't have made them. onenote Jan 2018 #31
well, your post to me is just hlthe2b Jan 2018 #32
Sorry you took offense onenote Jan 2018 #33
when you inject yourself into another's discussion and call a poster "snotty", wth do you expect? hlthe2b Jan 2018 #34
When will his advisors just start blowing raspberries and rolling their eyes at him? ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #9
She has much higher popularity than he does and he is afraid the media would support her wishstar Jan 2018 #10
You have some good points there. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #21
The curious phenomenon of Trump's tweets gratuitous Jan 2018 #15
I hope Trump is GallopingGhost Jan 2018 #16
My thoughts exactly DesertRat Jan 2018 #35
I don't think Oprah's running for POTUS .... LenaBaby61 Jan 2018 #20
Trump needs a few more things to worry about...the more the merrier n/t BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #22
Personally, I don't think Trump will run in 2020. Ideally, it will be because octoberlib Jan 2018 #25
he should be scared because she will AlexSFCA Jan 2018 #26
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
2. Why would someone put "legitimately worried" in quotes?
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 04:10 PM
Jan 2018

It doesn't appear to be used as a quote.

Not that it matter. Not that any of this matters.

First clue this isn't real. Trump doesn't have the attention span to sit through a speech and listen.

hlthe2b

(102,192 posts)
3. I'd assume because the writer of the twitter did not think there was a legitimate worry
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 04:11 PM
Jan 2018

Nor do I, presently.

While I agree this may well be BS twitter feed, they clearly do edit tv content for Trump's short attention span and he might just have watched the reaction.

hlthe2b

(102,192 posts)
14. Apparently to incite a rude response from you.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 05:21 PM
Jan 2018

Hint.. you don't like it, don't post in my thread.

hlthe2b

(102,192 posts)
12. And to you: did you possibly miss the "take it for what it is worth"? or ("from the WH") in quotes?
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 05:18 PM
Jan 2018

onenote

(42,661 posts)
23. I don't mind your OP, but your criticisms of those who pointed out the source is fake are odd.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 06:04 PM
Jan 2018

When you post here, it is "for" everyone here. And the notion that if someone doesn't like your post they shouldn't post in your thread is actually pretty strange. It's a discussion board. Not an I agree with you board.

hlthe2b

(102,192 posts)
24. I acknowledged that by stating "take it for what it is worth" and putting the from the WH in quotes
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 07:12 PM
Jan 2018

prefaced by LOL which clearly shows I took it as a joke.


If you think the comments to me from Codeine and snooper2 were "polite" then please put me on ignore. PLEASE.

ANYONE here can make a post, but attacking them for doing so when you may not think it "funny" or "worthy" or whatever is RUDE AS HELL. Just move along and ignore it.

onenote

(42,661 posts)
29. I think the following statements were not rude:
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:27 PM
Jan 2018

Snooper 2: "fake tweets"
Codeine: "That's a joke Twitter. nt"

I also think your reaction to those tweets came across, maybe unintentionally, as a bit snotty.

hlthe2b

(102,192 posts)
30. But, you are fine with them telling me "that my post was worth nothing so why post" and
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:35 PM
Jan 2018

"my post was a waste of electrons" Really?

You know we've had some good discussions in the past, but you've shown your true stripes, I guess, if you are defending that level of incivility.

onenote

(42,661 posts)
31. Again, I didn't defend those posts. And I wouldn't have made them.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:37 PM
Jan 2018

But they seemed to be a reaction to a post on your part that, as I said, seemed, maybe unintentionally, to be a bit snotty.

It seems like the solution is for everyone to put this behind them as one of those internet conversations that got off the rails.

hlthe2b

(102,192 posts)
32. well, your post to me is just
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:40 PM
Jan 2018

as, as you describe it, "snotty" I, by the way would never have called YOU names until you did so to me

Put me on ignore if you don't like it. I will do the same

onenote

(42,661 posts)
33. Sorry you took offense
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:42 PM
Jan 2018

As I said, I don't think you necessarily intended to come across poorly, but I can see how it might have seemed that way to some.

Ah well, I'm moving on from this.

hlthe2b

(102,192 posts)
34. when you inject yourself into another's discussion and call a poster "snotty", wth do you expect?
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:44 PM
Jan 2018

Is THAT YOUR way of coming across WELL?!!

This was meant to be a light-hearted post and I DO NOT deserve the way you and your cohorts attacked me. "Sorry if I took offense"--REALLY? Clearly you are not.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
9. When will his advisors just start blowing raspberries and rolling their eyes at him?
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 04:31 PM
Jan 2018

I mean, my God, how can they take him the least bit seriously?

wishstar

(5,268 posts)
10. She has much higher popularity than he does and he is afraid the media would support her
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 04:37 PM
Jan 2018

She is the only celebrity who could garner as much media attention and exceed him in public recognition and excitement. Her business accomplishments have successfully made her a billionaire and the wealthiest self-made woman on earth. He is scared because she is virtually scandal-free and can appeal to moderates and independents as she has not been a polarizing political figure attracking negative attention.

Naturally he has probably ordered his staff and Repub Party to begin tearing her down and finding her weaknesses.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
21. You have some good points there.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 06:00 PM
Jan 2018

I definitely think she could beat him at his own game, and while I would like someone with some political background as president, I would love to see her trounce him.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
15. The curious phenomenon of Trump's tweets
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 05:21 PM
Jan 2018

What's curious is the utter silence of Trump. Is Oprah Winfrey the one person Trump can't paint as a loser or a failure, or is he just stuck for a suitable adjective beginning with "O" to name-call her?

LenaBaby61

(6,974 posts)
20. I don't think Oprah's running for POTUS ....
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 05:49 PM
Jan 2018

BUT, if talk of her running (And he believe it) runs that fat, treasonous hog even more crazy then he already is, then I'm all for the talk of her running for POTUS continuing

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
25. Personally, I don't think Trump will run in 2020. Ideally, it will be because
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 07:17 PM
Jan 2018

he's been impeached or carted off to jail . His businesses are losing money and that fact alone will prevent him from running. Plus I think the job makes him miserable.

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)
26. he should be scared because she will
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 07:20 PM
Jan 2018

steal all media airtime from him. The only way to destroy trump is to not cover him in the media. He can’t survive a day w/o dominating news cycle. His whole purpose of living is creating his own news for him to watch on tv.

Whether she runs or not, she might as well announce that she will anyways to already start stealing airtime from him. This may just drive trump into resignation. After all he is a huge fan of Oprah who would be his perfect running mate in his dreams.

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