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Mendocino

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30. I watched that debacle,

Sat Feb 25, 2017, 06:35 PM

Feb 2017

Trump was painfully bad. He's rich, he can afford good writers, but you have to think he insisted on scripting that slimy mess all by himself.

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BREAKING: Trump Tweets That He Won't Be Attending White House Correspondents Dinner [View all] DonViejo Feb 2017 OP

DISTRACTION, watch his other hand! putitinD Feb 2017 #1

He's been there, done that. yeoman6987 Feb 2017 #36

Well yeoman6987, I knew you would jump in to defend Trump. Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #51

No. He's running from having to sit and listen to jokes about himself. Lucinda Feb 2017 #95

That's a very creative way to rationalize it as something it's not. LanternWaste Feb 2017 #110

What a Chicken Shit.... afraid his feelings might get hurt again. groundloop Feb 2017 #2

bwak bwak indeed. SNOWFLAKE! pansypoo53219 Feb 2017 #64

buk-buk-buk-bwaa-ha-ha! alterfurz Feb 2017 #78

........ Tanuki Feb 2017 #79

Trump really IS a Republican Synecdoche Trope Feb 2017 #3

He beat CNN to the punch yeoman6987 Feb 2017 #38

Once again, yeoman6987. Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #52

In addition to being a hypocrite and liar, J_William_Ryan Feb 2017 #4

He won't??? Desert grandma Feb 2017 #5

He'll be too busy coloring True Dough Feb 2017 #6

Haha. Nice pic! n/t Calista241 Feb 2017 #16

I'm fond of it too True Dough Feb 2017 #18

Alec Baldwin you're up MattP Feb 2017 #7

great idea! mdbl Feb 2017 #104

"Actor Zach Braft suggests that Alec Baldwin fill in as Trump at WH Correspondents' Dinner" red dog 1 Feb 2017 #108

Is this like breaking up with someone... TimeChaser Feb 2017 #8

Maybe he is not robust enough to handle an evening type event; is there a health problem? Tikki Feb 2017 #9

He's a snowflake. There might be a negative sentence or two about him spoken there. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #28

I know...but you never know...those photos, all sweaty, from the rally. Tikki Feb 2017 #37

I hear there are some disturbing videos of him Midnight Writer Feb 2017 #98

The dinner will be more of a success because of that. George II Feb 2017 #10

Well that's one way to deal with a potential media boycott of the event KeepItReal Feb 2017 #11

Now people might show up. briv1016 Feb 2017 #12

Great. Attendees get to rake him over the coals all night. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2017 #13

Chump made the right decision. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #14

The comments on his tweet are hysterical. femmedem Feb 2017 #15

Can't blame him PatSeg Feb 2017 #17

i am so gonna watch it now samnsara Feb 2017 #65

Same here PatSeg Feb 2017 #82

When is it bdamomma Feb 2017 #89

Coward. sinkingfeeling Feb 2017 #19

I'm thinking his advisors convinced him he really doesn't do well at roasts.... Brother Buzz Feb 2017 #20

I watched that debacle, Mendocino Feb 2017 #30

You just know he stiffed the writers and only paid them for half of it Brother Buzz Feb 2017 #48

More war on the press bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #21

Ever get that feeling that the other shoe is gonna drop real soon....... Old Vet Feb 2017 #22

busy doing the peoples work bora13 Feb 2017 #23

Well, of course not. He's a cowardly pile of $hit. mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #24

Remember when we had presidents who were grownups? Paladin Feb 2017 #25

Someone had a great idea ! OnDoutside Feb 2017 #26

;Good gawd yes! Plucketeer Feb 2017 #40

It would be so awesome. Baldwin for the Correspondents!! Too good! LakeArenal Feb 2017 #72

Brilliant- Please go to the WH Correspondents page and propose this! Liberty Belle Feb 2017 #73

Aw, come on. What if they promise to let you grab someone's pussy? Vinca Feb 2017 #27

Now everyone can have a fun evening C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #29

Idea.... FarPoint Feb 2017 #31

Love that idea! Obama is back from vacation. ButSeeYa Feb 2017 #35

I agree, bring back Obama. He can just roast Trump. 33taw Feb 2017 #68

Gee.... Turbineguy Feb 2017 #32

OMG some hilarious tweets in response, including this 'toon mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #33

OMFG BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #46

LOL bdamomma Feb 2017 #90

They should invite Hillary RandySF Feb 2017 #34

This sounds like a good time for Obama to channel Johnny Carson Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2017 #39

#45 has a signed pass from his NCjack Feb 2017 #41

hiding from those he has bullied..? samnsara Feb 2017 #42

Maybe he's still not over the 2011 dinner Siwsan Feb 2017 #43

He Can Neither Take a Joke Ccarmona Feb 2017 #44

Have other presidents (real ones) skipped the dinner? spiderpig Feb 2017 #45

I don't think so, as least as I recall. Usually it's sort of fun and the president takes it in good RKP5637 Feb 2017 #50

Here's an interesting write up on the history of the dinner. briv1016 Feb 2017 #57

Like anyone wanted to go to that Corgigal Feb 2017 #47

President Asshole won't be attending, Super Flake, BAD! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2017 #49

Him not being there will make it bearable to watch. When I moonscape Feb 2017 #53

I would MFM008 Feb 2017 #54

That's fine. They can invite Obama instead. jmowreader Feb 2017 #55

or my President Hillary Clinton nt elmac Feb 2017 #56

Please. He just want to avoid the embarrassment of being in a room with Fox, Infowars and Breitbart TomCADem Feb 2017 #58

He's a-scared. People w/o a sense of humor shouldn't attend, anyway. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2017 #59

SNOWFLAKE. eom ffr Feb 2017 #60

Pork riblet sandwich coming back to MacDon's? jack69 Feb 2017 #61

insightful observation - you may have cracked this case rurallib Feb 2017 #85

No surprise to me red dog 1 Feb 2017 #62

It's so creepy that he never laughs womanofthehills Feb 2017 #92

+ 1 red dog 1 Feb 2017 #105

WHCA should cancel and donate all of the $ to free speech causes. n/t eggplant Feb 2017 #63

Good call. It's a lose-lose situation for him. I doubt he made the decision, though. Nitram Feb 2017 #66

What a pathetic, gutless, amateurish coward! yallerdawg Feb 2017 #67

Good, it was a hassle to send someone out to get him a Happy Meal from Mickey D's alfredo Feb 2017 #69

I never had any doubt.... llmart Feb 2017 #70

Biggest. Sucky baby. Ever. n/t ClusterFreak Feb 2017 #71

They should invite Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy Yavin4 Feb 2017 #74

republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief dodges the possibility truth Achilleaze Feb 2017 #75

Is that his Poker night at the White House? yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #76

Gutless coward. TeamPooka Feb 2017 #77

Coward in chief Hulk Feb 2017 #80

What a baby. yardwork Feb 2017 #81

Ticket sales soar! left-of-center2012 Feb 2017 #83

Fits the narrative, what with "the press" being an enemy "of the people" (i.e., him.) PSPS Feb 2017 #84

ploy to distract media, again heaven05 Feb 2017 #86

Guess he couldn't get a copy of his long form birth certificate in time. KentuckyWoman Feb 2017 #87

I heard somewhere that Trump was so cheesed off by Obama at that dinner that FailureToCommunicate Feb 2017 #88

He's made so many things I used to watch unwatchable that Jarqui Feb 2017 #91

I'd change the venue Marthe48 Feb 2017 #93

Check the room for bombs. C_eh_N_eh_D_eh Feb 2017 #94

Coward-in-Chief. nikibatts Feb 2017 #96

Is this "unpresidented" ?? King_Klonopin Feb 2017 #97

See reply # 57 for that red dog 1 Feb 2017 #106

Fuck Trump I hope they rip him to shreds gopiscrap Feb 2017 #99

GOOD RIDDANCE onetexan Feb 2017 #100

Like they want him there get the red out Feb 2017 #101

Coward... SledDriver Feb 2017 #102

Big baby can sure dish it, lark Feb 2017 #103

Upon further reflection, I think it's more than just cowardice on Trump's part, red dog 1 Feb 2017 #107

The best show is going to be Samantha Bee's Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner LiberalLovinLug Feb 2017 #109

HUGE disappointment! JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2017 #111