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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat 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?
irresistable
(989 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)irresistable
(989 posts)This is a new level of uncharted territory.
AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)Takket
(21,425 posts)the shutdown thing is going nowhere, so it is his only choice.
regnaD kciN
(26,035 posts)...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, Im no longer thinking that would be the case. Hes 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 hed already announced on his own he could do several weeks ago?
irresistable
(989 posts)I can't imagine his proposal will be acceptable.
I am so tired of his border stunts.
NRaleighLiberal
(59,940 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)I saw some fishermen on TV and they tried it and it does work. It is especially good for ice-fishing.
irresistable
(989 posts)Ohiogal
(31,671 posts)And yes it works!
misanthrope
(7,405 posts)Look a wombat!
Manastash
(36 posts)This is an awesome fishing pole. LOL
I have one in my truck and have used it several times. Wooooot!
Kajun Gal
(1,907 posts)Joe941
(2,848 posts)saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)It always does. Every move the orange one makes is ridiculous and will display his greedy, uncaring, callous and ignorant approach to governing.
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)getagrip_already
(14,254 posts)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)...that will be both fully funded and completely unfunded at the same time.
GoCubsGo
(32,061 posts)Geez. What a shocker.
bdamomma
(63,658 posts)he's trying to change the narrative. May be we should change the narrative, there are more of us than them.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,539 posts)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!
SammyWinstonJack
(44,129 posts)Generic Brad
(14,270 posts)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
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)Would anyone like to bet against me?
BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)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.
struggle4progress
(118,041 posts)Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)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)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
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gratuitous
(82,849 posts)maryellen99
(3,782 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)maryellen99
(3,782 posts)Hassler
(3,326 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)The River
(2,615 posts)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.
BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)is hamberders on a silver tray.
safeinOhio
(32,532 posts)I am willing to supply a pick, shovel, more rope and a final nail.
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)Harker
(13,880 posts)mfcorey1
(10,997 posts)will be insane, as usual.
hatrack
(59,446 posts).