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EarlG

(21,947 posts)
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 12:21 PM Feb 2019

Pic Of The Moment: The Stable Genius Does It Again



Trump plots Independence Day parade

National Independence Day Parade



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Pic Of The Moment: The Stable Genius Does It Again (Original Post) EarlG Feb 2019 OP
What a f**king maroon....n/t dixiegrrrrl Feb 2019 #1
what a maroon! yuiyoshida Feb 2019 #26
except, it isn't HIS house, it is OURS, and he is squatting in it illegally. niyad Feb 2019 #2
of course he has never seen the parade Larrybanal Feb 2019 #30
Military Parade fwvinson Feb 2019 #3
You forgot to mention the goose stepping soldiers genxlib Feb 2019 #5
That's what came into my mind as well. More Self-aggrandizing. Guilded Lilly Feb 2019 #7
And it has to be the biggest military parade in the world. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2019 #8
At least bigger than France's Fritz Walter Feb 2019 #24
He wants his name on it. Harker Feb 2019 #4
Typical Trump DENVERPOPS Feb 2019 #6
You are probably right. dmr Feb 2019 #12
Surely. Harker Feb 2019 #13
Right, and he can't rob from his foundation anymore, either. dmr Feb 2019 #23
Trump never drops a stupid idea once it enters his pea sized brain! riversedge Feb 2019 #9
Major case of dfi................nt akraven Feb 2019 #10
K&R Gothmog Feb 2019 #11
If this 4th of July thing goes well for him... BobTheSubgenius Feb 2019 #14
😖 Self-centered egotist. Duppers Feb 2019 #15
Trump does not want to salute the military. He wants the world to see the military salute him. keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #16
Harris, Warren, et al need to pick up on this Submariner Feb 2019 #17
As long as that orange fuck is in office I'm boycotting the 4th. 47of74 Feb 2019 #18
He's SUCH an idiot. PatrickforO Feb 2019 #19
Just when you think he couldn't possibly be any dumber or more pig headed... Initech Feb 2019 #20
The stable genius (Attention: "MY EYES" warning!) DirtEdonE Feb 2019 #21
How convenient, all he has to do now is take credit for a parade that already exists. Ohioboy Feb 2019 #22
He already took credit for an economy that already existed. nt SunSeeker Feb 2019 #29
But Trump will introduce a brand new tradition to the day: mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #25
LOL k&r DesertRat Feb 2019 #27
Next on the President's agenda: A GIFT-GIVING HOLIDAY AT THE END OF DECEMBER. forgotmylogin Feb 2019 #28
K&R orangecrush Feb 2019 #31

niyad

(113,299 posts)
2. except, it isn't HIS house, it is OURS, and he is squatting in it illegally.
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 12:27 PM
Feb 2019

you know, I could swear that I have seen a number of concerts and musicians performing in DC on 4 July.

Like this:

 

fwvinson

(488 posts)
3. Military Parade
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 12:28 PM
Feb 2019

He wants a military parade. He wants Nukes and Scuds and Tanks and (I think he has called them, WWII) Halftracks. The whole Air Force flying overhead. What if it costs $1 trillion? He hopes it does.

8. And it has to be the biggest military parade in the world.
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 12:49 PM
Feb 2019

The logistics would be horrible, plus the fact that the funds and time would come from the training budget.

For something we're always doing.

Breaking: Trump just signed an EO stating that from now on the sun will rise in the east and set in the west. "It'll become a tradition," he said proudly.

Fritz Walter

(4,291 posts)
24. At least bigger than France's
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 05:41 PM
Feb 2019

And I'm sure he's seen the parade video clips from North Korea. I'll bet you half a peach he's going to ask not-so-Little Kim about them when they meet again.

Hell, Individual-1 will probably invite Kim, Putin, Duterte and other despots to join him in the VIP section. (I'm guessing the kid from the SOTU speech won't be invited back to DC).

DENVERPOPS

(8,820 posts)
6. Typical Trump
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 12:44 PM
Feb 2019

He can't get his own crowds, (think inauguration) so he narcissistically manipulates situations to steal some other crowd so he can tell everyone they are coming to support him and are all there to worship him!!!!!! LOL

dmr

(28,347 posts)
12. You are probably right.
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 01:26 PM
Feb 2019

Take over an existing tradition that historically attracts huge crowds. Doctor it up so it'll be good and gaudy.
Then call it his very own. He'll take full credit, and bask in his (its) glory.

I can almost envision what he wants, though my mind doesn't want to go there, and quite frankly, my mind probably couldn't go as far as his warped sense of entitlement could go.

Harker

(14,015 posts)
13. Surely.
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 01:40 PM
Feb 2019

Since he can't craft a positive legacy of any sort, he'll appropriate one. It's easier than earning it.

It's surprising he hasn't attached his name to a college bowl game. Then again, that might require solid assets rather than a huge pile of steaming debt.

The Trump Orange Bowl. Ha.

dmr

(28,347 posts)
23. Right, and he can't rob from his foundation anymore, either.
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 04:06 PM
Feb 2019

Taking away that foundation has put a halt to his looking like the wonderfully giving big-spending, big-shot he has always pretended to be.

So sad, believe me.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
14. If this 4th of July thing goes well for him...
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 01:40 PM
Feb 2019

... he might want one in the winter, as well. I hear a lot of people get all worked up about having another special day in December. Some even talk about going to "war" over it.What a nice way to bookend Spring and Autumn!

He could call it Donaldvas, although I suppose other names are possible.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
15. 😖 Self-centered egotist.
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 01:50 PM
Feb 2019

I'd bet he doesn't remember birthdays, other than his own. Probably can't even remember all his grandchildren's names either. And when naming his children, bet he forgets to mention Tiffany.

keithbvadu2

(36,793 posts)
16. Trump does not want to salute the military. He wants the world to see the military salute him.
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 01:50 PM
Feb 2019

Trump does not want to salute the military.
He wants the world to see the military salute him.

Will it be awkward when he refuses POWs a place in his parade?
After all, Donald does not like soldiers who were captured.

Submariner

(12,504 posts)
17. Harris, Warren, et al need to pick up on this
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 01:55 PM
Feb 2019

and start mocking him. Make fun of him to the point he cringes. Our presidential hopefuls need to read this back to the crowds at their rallies every night, that are shown on TV very night. Make him seem the insane president he is. It's all stupid talk so let's use it against him.

Make fun of the taped mouth comments and non-existent prayer rugs at the border. Why doesn't the chickenshit press not call him on his BS from a movie script?

Ohioboy

(3,240 posts)
22. How convenient, all he has to do now is take credit for a parade that already exists.
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 03:10 PM
Feb 2019

Don't think he won't.

forgotmylogin

(7,528 posts)
28. Next on the President's agenda: A GIFT-GIVING HOLIDAY AT THE END OF DECEMBER.
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 07:15 PM
Feb 2019

DONALD TRUMP THINKS HE INVENTED A PHRASE THAT’S BEEN USED SINCE 1932
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/05/donald-trump-prime-the-pump

He thinks he coined the phrase “prime the pump,” which has in fact been used in economics since 1932, with the creation of President Herbert Hoover's Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and, according to, Merriam Webster, has existed since the early 1800s.


5 things Trump said he invented, but didn't
https://www.salon.com/2017/10/13/5-things-trump-said-he-invented-but-didnt_partner/
On Sunday, Trump sat down with Mike Huckabee for an "interview,” if that is what you call it when one person compliments and stares adoringly at another person for half an hour. During this "conversation" — if that’s the word for a meeting between a sycophant and a narcissist fully acting out their respective roles — Trump decided to discuss his invention of the word “fake.”

"The media is — really, the word, one of the greatest of all terms I've come up with, is 'fake,'" Trump said. "I guess other people have used it perhaps over the years, but I've never noticed it."
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