Tue Apr 3, 2018, 06:45 AM
poboy2 (2,078 posts)
Tom Friedman on MJ: "The biggest threat to democracy is in the oval office. He is a truly disturbed
man. If this were any fortune 500 company, the board of directors would have thrown him out. In this case, the Republican party is the board of directors. This is very disturbing..." Said we are beyond code red.
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poboy2 | Apr 2018 | OP |
lapfog_1 | Apr 2018 | #1 | |
poboy2 | Apr 2018 | #2 | |
Vinca | Apr 2018 | #3 | |
Botany | Apr 2018 | #5 | |
KewlKat | Apr 2018 | #13 | |
forgotmylogin | Apr 2018 | #17 | |
unblock | Apr 2018 | #18 | |
Skittles | Apr 2018 | #40 | |
KPN | Apr 2018 | #20 | |
Fred Sanders | Apr 2018 | #26 | |
cilla4progress | Apr 2018 | #28 | |
KPN | Apr 2018 | #30 | |
poboy2 | Apr 2018 | #31 | |
Vinca | Apr 2018 | #35 | |
pazzyanne | Apr 2018 | #14 | |
ProfessorGAC | Apr 2018 | #23 | |
pazzyanne | Apr 2018 | #29 | |
muriel_volestrangler | Apr 2018 | #37 | |
Nitram | Apr 2018 | #15 | |
KPN | Apr 2018 | #19 | |
GoCubsGo | Apr 2018 | #4 | |
poboy2 | Apr 2018 | #34 | |
GoCubsGo | Apr 2018 | #36 | |
PearliePoo2 | Apr 2018 | #6 | |
PearliePoo2 | Apr 2018 | #7 | |
poboy2 | Apr 2018 | #32 | |
yardwork | Apr 2018 | #8 | |
PJMcK | Apr 2018 | #10 | |
sandensea | Apr 2018 | #9 | |
Wednesdays | Apr 2018 | #11 | |
poboy2 | Apr 2018 | #38 | |
Wednesdays | Apr 2018 | #41 | |
Demonaut | Apr 2018 | #12 | |
ck4829 | Apr 2018 | #16 | |
KG | Apr 2018 | #21 | |
onecent | Apr 2018 | #22 | |
Spider Jerusalem | Apr 2018 | #24 | |
First Speaker | Apr 2018 | #25 | |
honest.abe | Apr 2018 | #27 | |
poboy2 | Apr 2018 | #33 | |
honest.abe | Apr 2018 | #39 |
Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 06:48 AM
lapfog_1 (25,036 posts)
1. Speaking on the economy
he said "We are in a car with no bumper(s) and no spare tire and Donald Trump is behind the wheel"
YUP. |
Response to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 06:51 AM
poboy2 (2,078 posts)
2. Yes, thank you for the addition. -nt
Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 06:51 AM
Vinca (45,682 posts)
3. If the past few days don't convince people Trump is batshit crazy, they're as bad off as he is.
I mean . . . who doesn't talk military funding to 4 year olds?
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Response to Vinca (Reply #3)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 07:01 AM
Botany (58,631 posts)
5. Speaking of batshit crazy .... I just read this tweet
Response to Botany (Reply #5)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 07:56 AM
KewlKat (5,129 posts)
13. whats with the cheatin Obama comment?
Anyone know?
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Response to KewlKat (Reply #13)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 08:49 AM
forgotmylogin (6,646 posts)
17. Perhaps a catch-all whim?
I mean Obama "cheated" the country by becoming President as a non-citizen and presiding over 8 years of prosperity and hope and decency despite being an immigrant Muslim black man...you know, that kind of cheating.
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Response to KewlKat (Reply #13)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 08:54 AM
unblock (48,639 posts)
18. projection, as usual
Response to KewlKat (Reply #13)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 08:16 PM
Skittles (133,633 posts)
40. it kills him that Obama's success suprassed Donald's in EVERY way
Response to Botany (Reply #5)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 09:20 AM
KPN (11,789 posts)
20. The treasonous bastard is playing to his base out of fear of Mueller. He'd sooner
ignite a chaotic civil war than "Make America Great Again" by resigning in the face of criminal proceedings against him let alone impeachment.
Why do I have this shame provoking hope that someone actually takes this guy out? There should be no shame in it. |
Response to KPN (Reply #20)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 10:11 AM
Fred Sanders (23,946 posts)
26. Hasn't mentioned the stock market lately to his cult....but fascist Rasmussen to the rescue.
Response to KPN (Reply #20)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 10:26 AM
cilla4progress (15,873 posts)
28. Maybe Putin will smear a little somethin' somethin'
on the White House door knob..
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Response to cilla4progress (Reply #28)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 10:55 AM
KPN (11,789 posts)
30. Wouldn't that be a fitting end.
One can only hope -- that it also gets Pence and a few others.
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Response to KPN (Reply #20)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 11:05 AM
poboy2 (2,078 posts)
31. No shame. I don't think we have until Nov. I think he does something (war) before then. -nt
Response to Botany (Reply #5)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 12:08 PM
Vinca (45,682 posts)
35. That really is nuts. A few minutes ago he brought up Hillary Clinton again in one of his impromptu
"you must really love me I'm so wonderful" press conferences. This will go down as the most bizarre episode in American history.
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Response to Vinca (Reply #3)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 08:07 AM
pazzyanne (4,812 posts)
14. Oh, I don't know.
I read this weekend where they have 2, 3, and 4 year old children and up defending themselves without parents or lawyers present in immigration court. One of the judicial administrators maintains that these children understand everything perfectly if you just take the necessary time with them. That he has taught immigration law to these children and they do understand it. WTH! Link to article below:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/can-a-3-year-old-represent-herself-in-immigration-court-this-judge-thinks-so/2016/03/03/5be59a32-db25-11e5-925f-1d10062cc82d_story.html?utm_term=.7a41ed9dc90c Sorry, not exactly on topic but this does show how out of touch tRump and his cretins are with real life. |
Response to pazzyanne (Reply #14)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 10:01 AM
ProfessorGAC (46,918 posts)
23. John Oliver Did A Piece On This, Too
Dreadful, isn't it?
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Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #23)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 10:54 AM
pazzyanne (4,812 posts)
29. It certainly doesn't reflect common sense on the part of the justice system.
Response to pazzyanne (Reply #14)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 01:25 PM
muriel_volestrangler (95,321 posts)
37. Holy fuck. That could be the worst thing I've read about the regime so far.
It's not Trump talking bullshit when going off script in a speech, or in a tweet that he'll change his mind about in a few minutes. It's a trained judge, in sworn testimony. Either he is, as you say, completely out of touch with real life (out of touch in the way that someone held in solitary confinement from the age of 12 to 52 would be), or he cares so little for the rule of law or thinks the gullibility of Trump's supporters is so high that he can say any bullshit he feels like, under oath, to achieve the aims of a xenophobic regime.
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Response to Vinca (Reply #3)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 08:23 AM
Nitram (16,462 posts)
15. At an Easter Egg roll!!!!
This is the DU member formerly known as Nitram.
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Response to Vinca (Reply #3)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 09:11 AM
KPN (11,789 posts)
19. Well, Kim Jong-un makes a practise of it.
Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 06:51 AM
GoCubsGo (26,024 posts)
4. We have been beyond code red for many, many months.
But, I'm glad Friedman is finally noticing.
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Response to GoCubsGo (Reply #4)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 11:15 AM
poboy2 (2,078 posts)
34. He actually wrote an article a few weeks back stating it was a CODE RED situation.
Today he was asked how does he feel 6 weeks beyond that. So he is saying it is beyond code red at the moment.
He was very distraught the R's were not doing anything. |
Response to poboy2 (Reply #34)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 12:11 PM
GoCubsGo (26,024 posts)
36. Still a day late and a dollar short.
This shit has been going on for well over a year.
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Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 07:03 AM
PearliePoo2 (7,768 posts)
6. That was one hell of an interview! When Tom was answering the panel's questions...
you could have heard a pin drop. A sober and riveting assessment is an understatement. K&R ![]() |
Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 07:13 AM
PearliePoo2 (7,768 posts)
7. Tom's interview should be required viewing. It's a frightening and realistic assessment.
I hope the video clip gets picked up by outlets everywhere and goes viral. ![]() |
Response to PearliePoo2 (Reply #7)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 11:06 AM
poboy2 (2,078 posts)
32. Yes. I don't think we have until Nov.-nt
Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 07:43 AM
yardwork (52,376 posts)
8. And so? What are they going to do about it?
Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 07:43 AM
sandensea (13,506 posts)
9. This would be more like the Hudsucker Proxy
This of course was the boardroom comedy where Paul Newman plays a chairman of a major corporate board, whose board members (including himself) plot to deliberately crash the stock price in order to buy up a controlling share for cheap.
Same idea - but without the great acting (of course though: with the GOP base, you don't really have to). |
Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 07:55 AM
Wednesdays (13,153 posts)
11. Full video link
Response to Wednesdays (Reply #11)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 01:29 PM
poboy2 (2,078 posts)
38. Thank you, but it has been removed. -nt
Response to poboy2 (Reply #38)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 10:18 PM
Wednesdays (13,153 posts)
41. Yeah, probably violated YouTube's TOS
Copyright reasons.
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Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 07:55 AM
Demonaut (7,719 posts)
12. fuck friedman....suck on this
Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 08:45 AM
ck4829 (29,610 posts)
16. It's not *in* the Oval Office, it *is* the Oval Office
We're supposed to have guards against this insanity, if they're not working, then they're a part of the problem too.
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Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 09:30 AM
KG (28,338 posts)
21. Piss on tom freidman anyway
Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 09:56 AM
onecent (6,094 posts)
22. Why does the Dotard have such a hated for Obama and Hillary????
Dotard is not doing anything HE SAID HE WOULD DO if he was chosen...
I don't like the fact thatt Putin is coming to the White house..... he can take him to his gold room in NYC..... but the white house should not have him there.... |
Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 10:03 AM
Spider Jerusalem (21,266 posts)
24. Tom Friedman, eh? Well, stopped clocks, etc (n/t)
Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 10:05 AM
First Speaker (3,989 posts)
25. Fuck the Republican Party. It's a conspiracy of treason.
...there are no more "good Republicans". Not at this point.
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Response to poboy2 (Original post)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 10:15 AM
honest.abe (5,352 posts)
27. More people in a position of influence need to be saying this.
We are in a crisis here. A madman is sitting in the WH. It's way beyond making jokes and laughing at his antics. This man needs to be removed.
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Response to honest.abe (Reply #27)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 11:07 AM
poboy2 (2,078 posts)
33. I don't think we have until Nov.-nt
Response to poboy2 (Reply #33)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 04:51 PM
honest.abe (5,352 posts)