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Golden Raisin

(4,600 posts)
130. Regardless of whether military, police and bikers
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 06:00 PM
Mar 2019

actually would or would not entertain violence on behalf of Trump, we are witnessing a sitting President of the United States openly talking about what amounts to the historical function of blackshirts and brownshirts (Mussolini and Hitler respectively). Stunning and something I did not think I would live to ever see/hear in my lifetime.

He's a thug. notdarkyet Mar 2019 #1
Wannabe thug. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 #3
weird to think Larrybanal Mar 2019 #98
There's a term in your post we don't use here flotsam Mar 2019 #126
Came to say this. mahina Mar 2019 #6
A deluded wanna be thug. onit2day Mar 2019 #53
*Pretend thug, not tough, very wimpy, soft.....coward. nt Bromwell Mar 2019 #82
People are not paying attention to what Cohen had to say if Trump loses in 2020 olegramps Mar 2019 #121
I guess that make drumph mindem Mar 2019 #127
There are more sane and rational people who also carry guns. I firmly believe they will Hestia Mar 2019 #162
+1000 Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #179
He's an idiot n/t Strelnikov_ Mar 2019 #135
He really is ck4829 Apr 2019 #164
Considering that he has zero supporters in these groups, he is talking to himself again...nt SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #2
"Zero supporters?" Don't kid yourself.er 11cents Mar 2019 #9
But how many of those supporters are ready to throw their life away for Orange Hitler? workinclasszero Mar 2019 #92
Not nearly as many as HE thinks. nt oldsoftie Mar 2019 #108
Right workinclasszero Mar 2019 #117
Indeed, they're the ones shooting up schools, churches, mosques, synagogues, etc. ck4829 Apr 2019 #165
2/3rds of the military voted for him & I would bet the farm that the same amount still supports him yaesu Mar 2019 #33
Don't believe it. Besides 'support' does not mean being criminals. onit2day Mar 2019 #58
Keep in mind that the radios on bases leftieNanner Mar 2019 #93
I agree. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #109
I grew up military and the first thing you learn is that you are not supposed demigoddess Mar 2019 #70
The military is also trained not to follow unlawful orders. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #107
Why do you suppose he funds the military every other second and praises the Doitnow Mar 2019 #87
Support was down to under 50% months ago and dropping. ThoughtCriminal Mar 2019 #95
Yep. Ligyron Mar 2019 #56
I hate to say it, but he is right about his supporters. redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 #63
I think you are wrong about that. Hoyt Mar 2019 #80
He looks so odd, hanging onto his biker guy, puckering up his Big Mack hole. Judi Lynn Mar 2019 #137
Trying to look tough. Trump just looks like the ass he is! True Blue American Mar 2019 #151
Village People enid602 Mar 2019 #163
Not true. my son is the only Democrat in his entire USCG unit. OMGWTF Mar 2019 #96
Zero? inwiththenew Apr 2019 #189
There it is. Hair on fire time. Grasswire2 Mar 2019 #4
Except right now, with the national emergency, he has the power to make Kurt V. Mar 2019 #71
But we have an acting SecDef. Same authority. And still "under" trump. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #105
He is so confident that all of those men are bullies & thugs like him. CrispyQ Mar 2019 #5
So, he just made a threat pure and simple. Doreen Mar 2019 #7
+1 n/t area51 Mar 2019 #18
+1000 bluestarone Mar 2019 #25
Banned and the Secret Service would come a knockin' OMGWTF Mar 2019 #97
YEA that's the truth! bluestarone Mar 2019 #116
Yep ck4829 Apr 2019 #166
Now he's trying to be a mafioso... jmowreader Mar 2019 #8
He is the typical bully Perseus Mar 2019 #10
I knew enough vicious, ugly right-wingers when I was in the Army to make his blithering at least Aristus Mar 2019 #14
OMG..right out of Hitlers playbook INdemo Mar 2019 #11
Being a Secret Service Agent for this asshole must be tough Submariner Mar 2019 #12
It is a threat . . . Iliyah Mar 2019 #13
He'll use this threat in his upcoming hate rallies, betchca. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2019 #152
He is manufacturing his own brown shirts out of thin air DBoon Mar 2019 #15
Not true. They are his brown shirts. rockfordfile Mar 2019 #17
Not thin air: Putin biker guys in US, buying trump condos lostnfound Mar 2019 #21
Yep. Anon-C Mar 2019 #40
Fuck this right-wing thug Politicub Mar 2019 #16
He just threaten Americans. Wow rockfordfile Mar 2019 #19
"That's a Russian biker club to you, 'Mericans!" Russian biker, trump condos lostnfound Mar 2019 #20
Trump "code speaking" to anyone stupid enough to fight his battles for him. Marie Marie Mar 2019 #22
I've been saying all along that confrontation is inevitable with this Racketeer Ponietz Mar 2019 #23
He ran his campaign MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #24
He's trying to pick a fight duforsure Mar 2019 #26
Good point !! TryLogic Mar 2019 #143
They should... but they won't ck4829 Apr 2019 #174
This is fucking scary. Initech Mar 2019 #27
I fear for our justice system even now, including Mueller. T's world is starting to crumble around JudyM Mar 2019 #64
Start fearing for this country yesterday ck4829 Apr 2019 #169
+++++++++++++++ 2naSalit Apr 2019 #184
Ach so, Herr Drumph ist vercalling oudt der braunschirtzen. marble falls Mar 2019 #28
With all the trash dementia boy has put on the service... Maxheader Mar 2019 #29
In a way, this is against the law. He cannot threaten people with our military, police, bikers. Stuart G Mar 2019 #30
He uses language so imprecisely that it can't be pinned down. maxsolomon Mar 2019 #81
I am sick to death of this gangster inciting violence UpInArms Mar 2019 #31
He seriously thinks he's being perceived as a bad ass awesomerwb1 Mar 2019 #32
I think this "veiled threat" proves he is a ...."very stupid ass." Stuart G Mar 2019 #38
Good post. awesomerwb1 Mar 2019 #61
Yup. Normalized now... looking at the news channels, they're more interested in the college JudyM Mar 2019 #68
These threats are a big story Blackjackdavey Mar 2019 #99
I wonder how many of the ranks of the military and the police really support him? sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #34
Just said that below, very very little. Don't know about bikers though. George II Mar 2019 #37
2/3rds of the military voted for him & I bet still support him yaesu Mar 2019 #41
Same here. Duppers Mar 2019 #122
He talks the talk but in the end the only thing he will fight for is a big, fat NBC reality show yaesu Mar 2019 #35
The thing is, he has very little support in the military or among police. George II Mar 2019 #36
+1 grantcart Mar 2019 #48
He is really getting desperate now PatSeg Mar 2019 #39
Yes, he is threatening his opponets..BUT.. HE IS DOING IT OPENLY FOR ALL TO SEE. Stuart G Mar 2019 #44
It is all so bizarre PatSeg Mar 2019 #85
Come on NYAG ScratchCat Mar 2019 #42
"Who will rid me of this meddlesome democracy?" ProfessorPlum Mar 2019 #43
+1. This is where we are at. ck4829 Apr 2019 #167
He often suggest that others will do violence for him, duforsure Mar 2019 #45
Yes, but this one is open, printed, available to all to see and read, and he will not take it back Stuart G Mar 2019 #62
What reasonably intelligent biker/tough guy wants to go to jail for Trump? jmbar2 Mar 2019 #46
Why do I not see this in the MSM? n/t Charlie G Mar 2019 #47
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper on overall weekly circulation. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 #51
Here's a story in the Washington Post neohippie Mar 2019 #91
Charlottesville 2.0? DallasNE Mar 2019 #49
+1 ck4829 Apr 2019 #171
" he's just not worth it" , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi . stonecutter357 Mar 2019 #50
Impeachment is too good and dignified for him ArizonaLib Mar 2019 #59
I wonder seeing this a bit later, treestar Apr 2019 #187
This story has not, hit NYT, or CNN, it is at Talking Points Memo.. Stuart G Mar 2019 #52
Gee I wonder why Hillary called half of his supporters a basket full of deplorables? mucifer Mar 2019 #54
45 breaks his oath to protect and defend the Constitution as he threatens the constitutional rights ancianita Mar 2019 #55
As for his christian followers, with all their pious theater of public prayer and preaching for him ancianita Mar 2019 #60
I believe he was chosen bmbmd Mar 2019 #112
Did he just say 'My Brownshirts' ? C_U_L8R Mar 2019 #57
When he says this to Breitbart, he's actively inciting violence AdamGG Mar 2019 #65
It is incitement, it really is ck4829 Apr 2019 #170
At 2:30 Eastern Time, this story is not national news. Stuart G Mar 2019 #66
Not really a military fan boy flotsam Mar 2019 #67
Trump's stochastic terrorism. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #69
+1 ck4829 Apr 2019 #175
Let us fervently hope that he DOESN'T have the support of the federal police or the PatrickforO Mar 2019 #72
That's clear grounds for impeachment right there. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #73
Is he still not worth impeachment, even after this? SammyWinstonJack Mar 2019 #153
I dunno - I guess it depends on whether the country is worth saving. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #159
Brave words from "Bone Spurs Trump" left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 #74
He must have watched that documentary where the yuiyoshida Mar 2019 #75
And we all know how well that worked out. catbyte Mar 2019 #84
Except he didn't give a crap how that yuiyoshida Mar 2019 #86
no - this is straight out of his sugar daddy Putins handbook - n/t Locrian Mar 2019 #149
Is this a GOP ploy to have tRump resign or 25A out so we get Pence sworn in? ffr Mar 2019 #76
My thought also. Pushing the envelope? eom sprinkleeninow Mar 2019 #94
This is absolutely an IMPEACHABLE offense, and our Dems should be getting in front of Microphones mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #77
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2019 #145
He wants assassinations. C Moon Mar 2019 #78
This message was self-deleted by its author ArizonaLib Mar 2019 #83
I tried to send it to CNN, but failed. PatrickforO Mar 2019 #79
Isn't his threat of violence impeachable? Nancy? Bueller? Blues Heron Mar 2019 #88
Those who think he won't try to cancel the 2020 election should think again Faygo Kid Mar 2019 #89
Even this SCOTUS wouldnt let him cancel the election. And he would be removed if he didnt leave. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #111
Thank you..for your sensible reply! Agree completely. It may not be smooth, but go he will!! Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #180
Where I live that constitutes a terroristic threat, a class A misdemeanor pecosbob Mar 2019 #90
Actually, this is scary. zentrum Mar 2019 #100
that's a very nice country you've got there, shame if something were to happen to it... 0rganism Mar 2019 #101
he's laying the ground work for when he loses in 2020.... Javaman Mar 2019 #102
YEP also when he is sent to prison along with his family bluestarone Mar 2019 #119
True ck4829 Apr 2019 #168
Um...this is military dictatorship material. How can this just slide by? nolabear Mar 2019 #103
Not surprised in the slightest ZeroSomeBrains Mar 2019 #104
It would be kind of cute if the Senate would invite him over tomorrow for a visit Scalded Nun Mar 2019 #106
This is why he needs to be impeached meadowlander Mar 2019 #110
He won't have all of the military support out there Victor_c3 Mar 2019 #113
Thank you for your service and your knowledgeable reply!! Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #181
The Thug-in-Chief issues another threat. democrank Mar 2019 #114
Novel concept, groveling for impeachment and its distractions Deb Mar 2019 #115
The whiny little bitch IH8TU Mar 2019 #118
Yes. CNN now reporting. ffr Mar 2019 #120
Trump would love if Dems had become violent so he could claim being "law and order" Pres. wishstar Mar 2019 #123
Laughable bully. His supporters are all headed to jail. truthisfreedom Mar 2019 #124
I feel that it is up to Pence. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #125
Mr. pResident you may find their support is thin as piss on a rock. Nixon talk back at you asshole. IADEMO2004 Mar 2019 #128
So, he's threatening the People sakabatou Mar 2019 #129
Regardless of whether military, police and bikers Golden Raisin Mar 2019 #130
Tomorrow at WH presser: "It was just a joke." honest.abe Mar 2019 #131
Totally channeling Putin! lanlady Mar 2019 #132
Fascist little fingered fucker! He has no support in the military. McCamy Taylor Mar 2019 #133
Classic Trump news chum... meadowlander Mar 2019 #134
Whatever little bit of sanity Trump may Progressive dog Mar 2019 #136
"His" military? dflprincess Mar 2019 #138
It's time for Mueller to quit goofing around on charges that are tough to prove. This is Hoyt Mar 2019 #139
Trump was obviously promoting violence during his campaign. TryLogic Mar 2019 #140
Ooooooh, so scary -- NOW GO FUCK YOURSELF YOU POS! Blue Owl Mar 2019 #141
Threatening us with his Trump bikers? luvallpeeps Mar 2019 #142
You Big Fucking Wuss, trump.. Go Cha Mar 2019 #144
because it's way pass time now, Mr. Mueller. Lock him up. Mar 2019 #146
He's just voicing out what Putin taught him, kyburbonkid Mar 2019 #147
Yep ck4829 Apr 2019 #173
think it's bad now? Locrian Mar 2019 #148
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2019 #150
He's advocating violence and intimidation against civilians to advance a political agenda IronLionZion Mar 2019 #154
He said this on Monday, and on the following Saturday a house of worship was attacked. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2019 #176
That's a threat Miguel Smith Mar 2019 #155
My girlfriend and I do a lot of business at biker rallies. She especially has a lot of great old brewens Mar 2019 #156
My daughter works as banker during AZ bike week and meets them all!! She says 95+% are Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #182
I don't believe that the gang Dykes on Bikes gives a crap for him. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #157
I'm old enough to remember Leftbros saying Donnie was no worse than Hillary Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #158
He speaks like the mob SpankMe Mar 2019 #160
"HIS military"?? red dog 1 Mar 2019 #161
It's those people shooting up places and running cars into people who will be his military though ck4829 Apr 2019 #172
Cadet Bonespurs thinks he owns the military Skittles Apr 2019 #185
I hope he remembers what happened to Mussolini. roamer65 Apr 2019 #177
He very much admires Benito..wonder if he knows how that ended? Probably not Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #183
Asshole. orangecrush Apr 2019 #178
Lol. Little tiny hands says what? yardwork Apr 2019 #186
hahaha...sheeeeeeeeeeit cntrfthrs Apr 2019 #188
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