CNN panel goes hilariously off the rails as conservative defends Trump spending taxpayer millions to

[demmiblue]

Source: Raw Story

During a CNN discussion on President Donald Trump’s obsession with flying off to his Mar-a-Lago resort every weekend to play golf — at tremendous expense to taxpayers — conservative Ben Ferguson attempted to mount a defense as the whole panel laughed at his feeble excuses.

“We crunched the numbers and found that president has spent six weekends and a total of 21 days at Mar-a-Lago, the total cost of those trips around $21.6 million,” host Don Lemon recited to kick off the discussion.

“Just for pure numbers sake,” CNN contributor Bakari Sellers chipped in, “in the first 81 days of office, President Obama went to the golf course course zero times. Let’s talk about the fiscal accountability or lack thereof and the fact is Trump is on a pace to spend more money traveling in his first year,” Sellers continued before Lemon cut him off.

“We heard so much from Donald Trump about President Obama going to the gold course course and playing and look that: 17 times Obama zero times,” Lemon explained. “If you don’t see the hypocrisy in that, then you don’t want to see it, you’re blind.”

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Hey, dumbfuck Ben, they didn't even play golf (Xi can't stand golf).

[Jonny Appleseed]

1. Wait why did Don Lemon cut Bakari Sellers off?

(can't watch the video) but from that quote it seems like Bakari is agreeing that Trump is not being fiscally conservative.

[Alice11111]

16. I can't watch it either. Kayleigh makes me sick, plus the yelling.

The panels are a waist of my time. At least 1/2 the time is bimbo airheads.
Where is Jon Stewart to call them out??

[brush]

20. Lemon only stopped him to show a video of trump accusing Obama of golf, golf, golf.

It was so over-the-top hypocrisy it was cringing-inducing.

O played golf zero times in his first 81 days and trump has played golf 17 times.

Sellers then continued but said the video had stolen his thunder.

The two repugs tried false equilvilency gambits by switching the subject to Syria and trump playing golf with the Chinese president as "building relationships" instead admitting that trump's 17 golf outtings were at lease somewhat excessive.

[Alice11111]

26. At his Virginia resort, the press was told he was in meetings,

but they photoed him playing golf...twice. The 7th grader plays hookie...what a model.

[Jonny Appleseed]

35. Obama usually used golf efficiently too

He'd bring John fucking Boehner during the government shutdown debacle

[Phoenix61]

2. Unbelievable, just effing unbelievable

I like the statement that we are now the party of fiscal conservatives. She's right, who would'a thunk?

[Alice11111]

17. They are the part of gross excess and guilded toilets,

for themselves at least.

[Kentonio]

3. That was hilarious.

[vlyons]

4. I just do not understand

how people can humiliate themselves by going on TV and making obvious and ridiculously stupid defences that everyone can see are stupid and ridiculous. I just don't get it.

[Achilleaze]

5. You obviously have not enrolled in Republican Indocrination 101

[vlyons]

7. It's not a lie

[hibbing]

10. I always love Costanza n/t

[Mendocino]

6. Building better nations

through golfing?

[Mr. Sparkle]

8. Surely that falls under the definition of cult like behavior

and watching them scramble to change the subject (whataboutism) was arguably the worst defence .

[erpowers]

14. Like a Cult

Some of Trump's supporters are like cult members. They treat him like he is the leader of their cult. I understand that people will follow the leaders of political parties. However, the way some of Trump's supporters treat him is different. It seems like they would do whatever he told them to do.

[Cryptoad]

9. I still want to know ,,,,

who ties his golf shoes? With that Fat Ass and MickyD's gut, we know he can't touch his feet!

[Blue_Adept]

12. oh fuck that noise

I weigh a hundred pounds more than Trump and I can still tie my own fucking shoes.

Find something better to attack with.

[Cryptoad]

13. i weigh 50 lbs more than u

andno way in hell can I touch my feet..... I just want to know who ties the Emperor's shoes.

[LisaM]

18. Maybe they're slip ons!

Who knows?

[askyagerz]

11. someone there should had mentioned the fact that

Chinese communists hate golf because it's the rich man's sport

[Alice11111]

15. I don't like it either, probably for the same reason.

Nixon was mentally adept enough to offer ping pong. DT has the Chinese meeting at an upscale golf course.
Idiot.

[askyagerz]

19. could you imagine trump's ping pong face haha

Yeah I think golf is pretty lame too. It drives me nuts when people call it a sport. It's a game like pool or bowling

[Alice11111]

22. I've heard it described as a way to ruin a good walk.

It would be like watching WWW to watch DT play ping pong. That would probably be the most exercise he has had in years. He rides the cart for golf and has a caddy.

[brush]

21. The Chinese are now capitalists. Communism's influence waned a while ago there.

[askyagerz]

23. They are capitalists only where it counts $

[Alice11111]

24. Yes, but that is for money. Their culture is very different.

[Hekate]

25. Very true. They kept the totalitarian regime part, though. nt

[Alice11111]

28. Yes, and they have a socialistic mentality...sacrificing individuality

for the greater good. There is merit in that. They will follow a leader, much more than we will. Capitalism is supposed to be to enrich the country. It definitely does that, but of course, we know that individuals benefit also. They created more billionaires last year than any other county.

[Hekate]

30. I get the feeling we are not talking about the same thing. At all. But another time. nt

[BeyondGeography]

27. The entire casino industry just laughed

Don't confuse culture and ideology.

[askyagerz]

29. From what I understand the chinese president hates golf

Probably ideology left over from growing up in a communist culture.

[Hekate]

31. Or poor eye-hand coordination. Or nearsightedness. There's many reasons for disliking golf. nt

[askyagerz]

32. Well most people probably hate it cause its just lame

Or that its used by a bunch of egotestacle rich pricks to brag about nothing but it's mainly hated in China because Moa hated it

[demmiblue]

33. Here is a little blurb regarding his opinion of the sport:

Xi has ordered hundreds of golf courses to be shut down in communist China, where the solitary and individual sport is seen as a symbol of corruption, cronyism and the excesses of capitalism. He's trying to turn China into an international soccer powerhouse, extolling the values of teamwork and national pride.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/04/06/why-trump-wont-play-golf-chinese-leader-mar--lago-weekend/100118632/

[askyagerz]

34. Yep sounds pretty dang communisty to me

Glad I didn't invest in those Chinese golf corses