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BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 12:15 AM Jan 2019

What will Sat BIG ANNOUNCEMENT be about by tRump tomorrow?

Lawrence O'Donnell speculated on a few things with his guests. Since he is a manbaby will he do something ridiculous to Pelosi, will he cause a huge and dangerous distraction for the country or will he pretend to say he has no deal worked out with Turtle and say he will send it back to the Senate to vote and then the Senate says no wall but no shutdown either and then it gets passed with his veto and the shutdown is over?

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What will Sat BIG ANNOUNCEMENT be about by tRump tomorrow? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Jan 2019 OP
I think that he declares a national emergency, irresistable Jan 2019 #1
I think you're right. BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #3
Pelosi exercised power over him. He has to escalate. irresistable Jan 2019 #4
it's like arms race against each other AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #34
that has to be it........... Takket Jan 2019 #10
I was initially certain that would be it... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #32
agreed, but... irresistable Jan 2019 #35
He is going to revive this great product! NRaleighLiberal Jan 2019 #2
Actually Ron Popiel was right...that thing works. BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #5
Ron Popiel was a great American. irresistable Jan 2019 #6
My husband has one! Ohiogal Jan 2019 #12
+1,000 misanthrope Jan 2019 #8
Yaaaaa! Manastash Jan 2019 #9
Maybe he'll resign.....wishful thinking. Kajun Gal Jan 2019 #7
He will come on camera and say covfefe - then leave. Joe941 Jan 2019 #11
It will start with a temper tantrum. saidsimplesimon Jan 2019 #13
Trump plans to offer Dems a new deal and not declare emergency in Saturday speech: CNN report Gothmog Jan 2019 #14
well, so far his concessions have getagrip_already Jan 2019 #16
He's going to propose Schroedinger's Border Wall... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #33
More fucking thuggery. GoCubsGo Jan 2019 #44
again bdamomma Jan 2019 #15
It's going to be another freebee fundraiser, just like the last one was. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2019 #17
Nothingberder. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2019 #38
He doesn't know how to make a deal Generic Brad Jan 2019 #18
My prediction: Trump is going to do something stupid. Flaleftist Jan 2019 #19
You win! BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #20
I won't bet against you. smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #36
"I have decided to pay for the wall by selling Congress and some other agencies to the Russians" struggle4progress Jan 2019 #21
He's going to once again raise the spectre of a national emergency Jake Stern Jan 2019 #22
I normally would say that that is a stretch... BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #26
"I look forward to your resignations at 3:00 pm EST" That's what I wrote to 45 on whitehorse.gov k8conant Jan 2019 #23
I have a hunch gratuitous Jan 2019 #24
What if threatens to pull out of NATO if he doesn't get his wall funding? Nt maryellen99 Jan 2019 #25
Would the Senate/Mitch go along with that? BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #27
At this point I think it's likely nt maryellen99 Jan 2019 #31
Pimping Oxyclean! Hassler Jan 2019 #28
I miss good ol' Billy Mays. BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #29
He's Going to Renounce The River Jan 2019 #30
The only thing he would serve to the poor BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #37
I wouldn't even try to guess. safeinOhio Jan 2019 #39
nothing serious. just huffing and puffing Kurt V. Jan 2019 #40
You were right! BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #45
He's going to fire Nancy Pelosi. n/t Harker Jan 2019 #41
He is shutting down the Mueller investigation. The rationale as he ties it to the border mfcorey1 Jan 2019 #42
Shitstain's whining, endless need to be on television . . . hatrack Jan 2019 #43

regnaD kciN

(26,035 posts)
32. I was initially certain that would be it...
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:37 AM
Jan 2019

...but, after hearing messaging from the White House that he was going to “present a new proposal” that had been worked out with Pence, McYurtle, and Ja-red, I’m no longer thinking that would be the case. He’s already said he could declare a national emergency and order the wall built, so how would that be a “new proposal,” and why would he need to have the less-than-terrific trio work out something he’d already announced on his own he could do several weeks ago?

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
5. Actually Ron Popiel was right...that thing works.
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 12:21 AM
Jan 2019

I saw some fishermen on TV and they tried it and it does work. It is especially good for ice-fishing.

Manastash

(36 posts)
9. Yaaaaa!
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 12:23 AM
Jan 2019

This is an awesome fishing pole. LOL


I have one in my truck and have used it several times. Wooooot!

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
13. It will start with a temper tantrum.
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 12:30 AM
Jan 2019

It always does. Every move the orange one makes is ridiculous and will display his greedy, uncaring, callous and ignorant approach to governing.

getagrip_already

(14,254 posts)
16. well, so far his concessions have
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 12:37 AM
Jan 2019

been to raise the funding level for his wall from $1.6B o $5.7B. But he is willing to call it a fence.

Seriously, what could he offer? He has said daca is off the table, and he isn't going to top tearing families apart or deporting us citizens.

Whatever it is, it will have poison pills. And the gov't will stay shut down. But that desn't mean he won't try to shift blame, which is ultimately threir plan. Make it "look" like gave up something big and put the ball in pelosi's court.

Shift the blame. That's his deal.

regnaD kciN

(26,035 posts)
33. He's going to propose Schroedinger's Border Wall...
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:40 AM
Jan 2019

...that will be both fully funded and completely unfunded at the same time.

bdamomma

(63,658 posts)
15. again
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 12:36 AM
Jan 2019

he's trying to change the narrative. May be we should change the narrative, there are more of us than them.

17. It's going to be another freebee fundraiser, just like the last one was.
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 01:01 AM
Jan 2019

Lawrence O'Donnell showed two fundraising letters that were sent out by Trump's campaign, the first asking for money to go into the "Protect America's Border Fund," with the promise, "The President (sic) will see your name." The second one went out just after the Great Oval Office Teleprompter-reading Nothingberder, and said, "The President (sic) didn't see your name on the list, so here's another chance to donate to the "Protect America's Border Fund."

At the bottom of the message in fine print it said, "All donations go to the Trump 2020 campaign fund."

BTW, this isn't the first -- or worst -- case of using his office for fundraising. Prior to the first SOTU supporters were told if they donated their names would appear onscreen as Trump delivered the address. I imagine the networks nixed the idea, but the letter went out.

Speaking of teleprompters, at the 1994 SOTU President Clinton arrived at the podium to find out his staff had loaded an old speech. He spoke extemporaneously for 10 minutes while they worked to get the right speech loaded. Let's see Donnie Two Scoops do that at the SOTU!

Generic Brad

(14,270 posts)
18. He doesn't know how to make a deal
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 01:09 AM
Jan 2019

He will insult Nancy Pelosi and then dangle the promise of passing DACA at a later date to the Democratic caucus if they give him money for a wall. But he has no intention of delivering on anything. He is a taker and gives nothing.

He will fail in his attempt to reframe the issue. He is a loser and will continue bringing us all down with him

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
36. I won't bet against you.
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 04:32 AM
Jan 2019

I think you are absolutely right. Whatever he does, it will be stupid, embarrassing and destructive. I am so sick of his fucking drama. And I am especially sick of his insistence upon this stupid wall and holding government employees hostage because of his pathetic little ego. Personally, I hope he lights himself on fire.

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)
22. He's going to once again raise the spectre of a national emergency
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:09 AM
Jan 2019

The latest conspiracy coming from my Trumpanzee aunt and uncle is that the Dems are trying to secretly goad Trump into declaring a national emergency and get it upheld by the courts so they can later use that to take away folks guns.

Wonder how long it takes for that to become the official nutty right talking point?

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
26. I normally would say that that is a stretch...
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:45 AM
Jan 2019

but in the age of tRump that seems like a real possibility. Being a normal, rational person with an IQ over 95 and not apathetic to today's political situation is extremely difficult and frustrating. It is becoming more difficult by the day for people like us. It is like slow torture, which feeds the manbaby's ego and makes him even more happy (he's a sadist).

k8conant

(3,030 posts)
23. "I look forward to your resignations at 3:00 pm EST" That's what I wrote to 45 on whitehorse.gov
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:17 AM
Jan 2019

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The River

(2,615 posts)
30. He's Going to Renounce
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:27 AM
Jan 2019

Materialism and attachment. He will move to India to serve the poor.

As long we're indulging in pure speculation I thought I'd try to be realistic.

mfcorey1

(10,997 posts)
42. He is shutting down the Mueller investigation. The rationale as he ties it to the border
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 09:48 AM
Jan 2019

will be insane, as usual.

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