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bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
1. I bet he wanted to do this at 11:30 and they made him schedule it earlier....
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 11:37 PM
Feb 2017

And he just couldn't admit he was trying to fuck with SNL.

highplainsdem

(48,993 posts)
2. Wow. Abe spoke first, did most of talking, Trump said only that the US is 100% behind Japan.
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 11:42 PM
Feb 2017

Guessing they didn't let Trump go first and say more than Abe because he couldn't be trusted not to screw it up.

theglammistress

(348 posts)
3. That statement was pointless
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 11:43 PM
Feb 2017

Abe was talking to his people obviously. He could have made the statement on his own. Trump was worthless. He had no idea what to say.

Joanie Baloney

(1,357 posts)
4. Amateurs
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 11:53 PM
Feb 2017

A 1 minute video (audio only) and they make a typo on the title page. What the hell? "Statment"? Does nobody in this white house double check anything??

-JB

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
8. Day after day of misspelling the simplest words known to the English-speaking world, eh? It's not as
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 12:15 AM
Feb 2017

if they're attempting to spell "definitely" or "rein/reign" - or like dat, y'know? "Aarrgghhh!", says I!!

Joanie Baloney

(1,357 posts)
10. It just bugs
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 12:21 AM
Feb 2017

It's not like a text when people are typing fast and abbreviating. There were typos galore in the "you-never-reported-terrorist-attacks" report and they leave off the time stamp on their press releases. Small things, granted, but they are in the most important office in the world and we are supposed to be exceptional, after all, right??

And just audio? Weird.

-JB

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
12. Indeed! I was almost embarrassed to read of the ATTAKERS on that brilliant list of unheralded
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 12:36 AM
Feb 2017

terror attakes...almost. Hey, JoanieB - hard times here for grammar-freaks, ain't it? (cringe)

As a matter of principle (okay okay, I just can't take anymore this week), I didn't try to watch or listen to that impartant statment because. And you know what I'm talkin' about!!!

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