One of the unintended side effects to the depths of my misery following the election was that I spent a lot of time preparing myself for the absolute worst to happen. That way, I thought, I will never be surprised by how bad it gets. While I’m still occasionally thrown for a loop by just how stupid, petty, corrupt, deplorable and f–ked up people can be and are, I’ve been mostly inured. It’s like an out-of-body experience – I just pretend that this is happening to another country, that politics is cyclical and we’re just going through an awful cycle right now.
Few things crack my thin veneer of coping, honestly. But even I felt the gut-punch of Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations on Tuesday. It was Trump’s first UN address, and it was… the worst. It was predictably bonkers. It was violent and stupid and childish. Trump has a new nickname for nuclear-armed Kim Jong Un: “Rocket Man.” The nickname had a soft launch over the weekend, when Trump debuted it on Twitter. Apparently, Trump took childlike glee into adding the nickname into his UN address, saying: “Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime… The United States is ready, willing, and able. But hopefully, this will not be necessary. That’s what the United Nations is all about. That’s what the United Nations is for.” Trump also trashed the Iran nuclear deal, because of course. Here’s the video:
He exhausts me. You get what you paid for, Deplorables. Every single person who voted for this madman is still disgusting to me. I don’t even know how they can sleep at night.
Here’s John “The Adult In the Room” Kelly, Trump’s chief of staff, reacting in real time to Trump’s UN speech. The facepalm seen ‘round the world, eh?
John Kelly, left, reacts as he listens to President Trump's U.N. speech. (Photo: Mary Altaffer/AP) https://t.co/mPR68T7rJ4 pic.twitter.com/MGNQ2jVWVc
— Colin Campbell (@colincampbell) September 19, 2017
Photos courtesy of Getty.
This is a hard time.
We are all dead. US small penis has pissed off North Korea small penis bigly.
I just can’t anymore with Emperor Cheeto. He’s an embarrassment to humans everywhere. The worst part is that he probably believed this was the greatest speech in th history of UN speeches.
Not surprisingly, the Deplorables most certainly believe that it was.
Bullies usually respond to bullies, egging them on, posturing further and further to see how far they’ll go. Then when the boom gets lowered, they all scatter and run for cover, like the cockroaches they are. Only problem is, WE are left literally in the dust, with the chaos all around from their mess.
It’s both embarrassing and scary.
EU Parliement 2003: Silvio Berlusconi makes a scene to a German member of the parliement, and proposes him the role of a Nazi in one of his television production. And his vice Gianfranco Fini wanting to disappear.
And with him an entire nation.
I KNOW HOW IT FEELS LIKE.
I work for the United Nations, currently in the Middle East but I was in New York for a short period and was in the General Assembly hall during one of Obama’s speeches. The mood was electric and the entire audience was captivated. It was one of the highlights of my career.
Yesterday…I was appalled. As if it is any surprise that the man is disgusting, but stating that he could destroy an entire country (no matter what you think of that specific country)…I want to say “it’s a new low”, but it may just be the same, horrendous low as always.
@amy
I would have loved to have heard President Obama’s speeches in person!!! As for Trump, I have no more words. Cult 45 people need to be re-programmed. We started to go down in the 80s with trickle down, then Limbaugh and Newt in the 90s, and W and Iraq and the Recession. President Obama had us on a path of progress but because of brainwashing we now have an unhinged reality star carnival barker.
Straight line from Reagan to Bush to Trump. Obama was a delightfully reassuring aberration.
Yes, it all started with the propagandistic “Morning in America” ploy from B-movie actor Reagan and his handlers. Americans love celebrities making them feel like their lives are one big movie where they are the heroes.
I say this as an American myself, who first voted against Reagan in 1980. I think the world would be on a much better path had Jimmy Carter won again. I realize that many disagree with this. Anyhow, his Carter Center at Emory University has done a world of good. I loved that he used his Presidential Library as a living, positive and productive foundation that works for peace.
adastraperaspera, I find your Reagan comment very perceptive. I recall how everything was about “stage craft” and creating “moments.” Faux patriotism was the order of the day, and it was very scary for progressives. Little did I know what the future held.
I often think of Carter and what another term could have brought – what a good man he is. I am avoiding things like Trump’s speeches full on and am trying to be optimistic about the future – C’mon, haven’t we got enough to impeach the whole crew yet?
I’m actually embarrassed for him.
I am embarrassed for us as a nation. And I am frightened. Truly frightened.
I am also livid that Princess Nagini has seen fit to push her unfit, unqualified, unethical self into UN meetings at which she supposedly represents the US, despite not holding any elected position or a position confirmed by the Senate. That snake represents only herself.
And I want to grab Paul Ryan by the shirt collars and shake him into the morality he clearly lacks. He can end this nightmare and chooses not to do so.
this I do not understand: why is this embarrasing nightmare allowed to go on??
I am also embarrassed for us as a nation. Regardless if you voted for this fool or not. He is the face of our country. This is how the world sees us right now.
Nagaini also saying it’s not her job to moderate her daddy. Then wtf are you good for, Nagini?
Agreed, lightpurple, he is an utter embarrassment to our country. I was aghast, just aghast, listening to his horror show of a speech. And yet he’s got GOPers defending him, as always. Like Hillary, I keep waiting for Trump’s moment of reckoning to come…but insanely it doesn’t happen.
@Esmom
The problem is when his moment comes he will take us all down with him. I hate him.
Trump has a Manafort problem and there you go, a wretched speech written by a wretched person delivered by a wretched human being.
Great points, LP. The double whammy of such an embarrassing speech coupled with Ivanka taking meetings she’s unqualified for and will use for personal gain is rage enducing.
@LIGHTPURPLE – disgust and embarrassment x eleventy billion. Ivanka sells knockoff shoes made in China. She was not elected for anything. She is utterly useless, a peculiar add-on like an extra toe or third ear on top of your head. I CANNOT figure out why this is allowed! The other countries are insulted. Those leaders have daughters too, but every day is not Take Your Daughter to Work Day!
I don’t think Donald Trump has the capability to be embarrassed. Very unfortunate for all of us, sadly.
So any takers on when John Kelly will tender his resignation ? I am thinking just before Thanksgiving. He will want to be able to enjoy his Thanksgiving meal.
Nooooooooooo! He is the only thing between us and WW3. For the love of God, hang in there!
The world is used to Trump’s blabbering by now, nobody is taking him seriously anymore, each and every world leader just waiting for Mueller to finish the job.
But we need to keep Kelly in place to make sure that nobody in the Pentagon is executing Trump’s orders in the worst case scenario. In the meantime – someone find him a distraction. A new TV show about his life, a mistress, a dog, a parade, a monument, a fully fledged trade-war, a new enemy – anything. Please.
I’m a dog lover. Please, nobody sacrifice a dog to that POS.
I wouldn’t put a defenseless animal near that psychopath. He would tell everyone it “ran away.” I wouldn’t give Tangerine a potted plant.
How about a trade war with Genovia?
@ Megan Says, The Queen of Genovia would (very elegantly) chew him up and spit him out, and let him know exactly where his place is, lol! You don’t mess with Julie Andrews. 😉
Alright guys, I’ll do it. I’ll take one for the team and be his mistress and save all of us from this nightmare. I’ll channel my inner Cersei just for him. To save all of you, and my kids, and the world. As long as I can take breaks to vomit and cry. And when it’s all over, I want a parade, some cold hard cash (a lot), and a year-long vacation in Puerto Rico where I can help with clean-up and rebuilding. Thanks. XOXO
Better a trade war with Freedonia.
Although, it does seem like he has been able to tamp down some of the crazy white house stuff that was going on for months. He seems to have some control of the people around Trump (without having control of Trump, of course).
I think he’s doing an effective job, although he is so limited in what he can really achieve, because Trump’s mission in life is to be uncontrollable and create drama, schisms and chaos.
I can only imagine Gen. Kelly’s daily frustration during what I would imagine feels like cat-herding. This lunatic cannot be reined in or controlled in the slightest.
These are such terrifying times. Enjoy every moment, people, because there is no telling what kind of horror tomorrow may bring.
As a military man, my hope is Kelly sees corralling this buffoon as his sworn duty per enemies both foreign and domestic. I find it hard to believe he is the kind of stupid it takes to be a true believer ala that Miller schmuck.
That is my hope anyway. The U.N. facepalm heard ’round the world makes me think he my be nearing his his limit.
I feel somewhat bad for the man. He’s literally Trump’s babysitter. I loved his face palm picture that showed up yesterday during Trump’s speech.
I would be surprised if he makes it to Halloween. Every Friday, I expect breaking news of Kelly’s resignation.
I was actually happy to see that he was hanging his head in shame and covering his face with embarrassment. At least he has a realistic understanding of how awful this is.
When is john Kelly going to walk away screaming, “no mas”. I have to step away for a mental vacation from this mad man. I’m mad as hell and can’t take this anymore. This man wants to start a nuclear war, I totally believes this.
He is desperate to distract us from the Russian investigation. What he could do is terrifying. The hurricanes, the earthquakes, the earth is trying to tell us something.
The Earth is ‘telling’ us what it has since our species has started wrecking havoc on it. That it is ruled by forces that our self-centered minds cannot begin to fathom.
Yes, a “win” at any cost even if it mean nuclear annihilation. I wonder if he even knows the effects of a nuclear bomb. I bet he has no clue. This spoiled, immature a**hole just wants to one up another spoiled, immature a**hole. God help us all.
He doesn’t care. He has a bunker that he and ivanka will retreat to. Melania, Barron, tiffany, Uday, Qusay, and jared not invited. His wet dream.
Kelly won’t walk away because he is complicit. I am tired of his theatrics. I find it hard to believe he didn’t see that speech in advance.
Kelly is a complicit idiot just for letting Trump use his “Rocket man” crap.
I read yesterday that it was possible he saw a draft that did not include all this insanity and it was changed afterwards without his knowledge. Just a theory, no proof this happened but it’s not totally crazy.
I don’t give him a pass though. There is video of him laughing when Trump is giving a speech going after journalists and the media. He knew what he was getting himself into when he took the job so no sympathy here.
@Louisa I think it is more possible that Kelly is on board with Trump’s threats against NK and Iran. Kelly drank a big glass of Kool Aid while he was at DHS.
I’m torn, because all of his staff are complicit. Some more than others. Still we can’t just have a totally crazy man at the helm, and someone has to try and reign him in as best as they can. Unfortunately, crazy won, and we need some not so crazy to make sure there is something left when he finally leaves. Our best bet is he just doesn’t know what he doesn’t know, and he has very little interest in learning anything. We need to mitigate the damage.
I admit I love Gen. Kelly’s faces. He probably needs to talk to Melania, and get her plastic surgeon so he can get more of a poker face that doesn’t move.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders was on Fox and Friends, and apparently said (I wouldn’t watch that show if you paid me) Kelly saw they speech ahead of time and was only looking down or resting his head because he was tired. Then adding they were all tired working so hard for a president who was also tirelessly working for the American people.
I think he probably saw a rough draft of the speech without all the bonkers stuff in it. I also heard super creepy Stephen Miller wrote it.
I have a renewed respect for all you good American people. What you have to go through because of the deplorables with minuscule letter, is unimaginable. Good vibes to all of you.
Doesn’t John Kelly get Trump’s speeches or was this off the cuff? I can’t feel sorry for Kelly considering he knew what he was in for.
This speech was another one of Stephen Miller’s apocalyptic specials. Why is that man in the WH???? I feel for John Kelly. it must be hell dealing with the unhinged toddler every day but, he can quit at any time.
I believe 45 says what he wants to say. I was reading an article yesterday saying john Kelly says 45 spoke to him with such disrespect recently. he has never been spoken to like that in 35 years while servicing his country. Session also complained about being disrespected by 45. He also called Sessions a “fool” in front of staff. I don’t like Sessions, but give the man respect in front on his staff. Take him in the back and call him a fool or worse, but be human. I’m sure 45 gave Steven Miller an outline what he wanted his speech to be about. The man is man and maybe drinking again.
Sessions is a whole lot smarter than Trump and far more articulate. Don’t be misled by his eerie resemblance to the Keebler Elf. I don’t know exactly why he decided to hitch himself to Trump’s wagon, maybe he thought Trump would be more controllable. No, he isn’t. Trump is getting more and more off the wall every week.
Again, who ever thought it would be a good idea to let Trump loose in front of the United Nations? The people around him must realize what he is likely to do by now. He just lumbers along causing more and more damage. He was talking like a tinpot dictator.
Sessions is a hard core racist and xenophobe. As AG he has the power to implement his white nationalist agenda. What’s a little humiliation compared to the power to stop immigration and prevent people of color from voting?
A garden slug is smarter and more articulate than trump. That’s not much to brag about. As a Mobilian where sessions began his rise to infamy decades ago, I can assure you that he is not smart or articulate. He’s a wily racist who knows how to appeal to the lowest common denominator. And there are enough of those lowest in Alabama to keep him in power. But no one should think of him as smart.
I can’t stand the little racist gargoyle, but even I know there is a such thing as decorum and since 45 is a lunatic it seems wrong that he is the one who gets to hurl abuse at Bo Jeffrey. Now if Kamala did it I would be all in with pom poms and cheers.
There are two Jewish Steven’s that need to be escorted roughly from the White House. Miller who looks like they had a casting call for “an incredibly creepy, physically nauseating, dead-eyed Satan type” and “the only man even a Jewish mother couldn’t love type.” Oh and a “will never get laid in his life type”.
If I saw that fool skulking around a park when I was jogging in the evening, I would just run up to him and kick his ass as a preemptive strike just cause I’d know he was up to no good.
And the other is Louise Linton’s Submissive.
I am Jewish so that I can say this about the exiles.
magnoliarose, another Jew against White House Steves here. Solidarity! And here’s to a sweeter new year, because it still feels important to hope.
@jwoolman I totally agree that Sessions is smarter than he appears (and crafty), and to boot he had Steven Miller working for him in his office for some time. Why would Sessions throw in with Trump? I think he has ties to Russia via the Orthodox religion there, as he started taking church trips to Russia as early as 1991. I believe Sessions may be one of the Dominionists–fundamentalist Christians who seek power at any cost, and believe the Bible says they have authority to rule over all people and nature.
It didn’t seem off the cuff, it seemed like he was reading it and even as he was speaking he probably wasn’t even comprehending what he was saying. It was crazy.
His oh so cutesy Rocket Man was off the cuff. I hope Elton John sues him to infinity and back.
Actually, it was a Time Magazine cover in 2006.
I doubt trump is aware of a Time cover from 2006.
Dump is only aware of Time covers he prints himself, to hang in his properties, to make himself look oh, so bigly important 🤢
I’m embarrassed to be American. Can’t say it enough.
Whatever it pales in comparison to the newest death bill the GOP is trying to pass. Light up the switchboards because it’s worse than the last version (yes that is possible). Oh and they increased military spending because that’s exactly what we need!
McConnell apparently killed the bipartisan healthcare bill to try and pass this bill. It is passes it becomes law because the House already pledged to pass it through. So yea things are dire all around.
Although if NK nukes us I guess we don’t need healthcare
Can someone in the press please stop to ask how NK is acquiring this technology so quickly? If you look at the handful of countries with nuclear technology, the only two plausible suspects are Russia and Pakistan. And it seems to me Russia stands to gain the most by making trouble for the US.
Megan- Russia is def. helping. This is the only thing keeping me sane: That this is likely staged theatrics between Russia, NoKo, and Trump. Hopefully that means no nuclear war, just big talk.
Yes, it seems so obvious that Putin is orchestrating this NK vs. Trump death match, to distract from his evil deeds–such as the threatening buildup of military “test practice” currently on the borders of Eastern Europe. So tired of the press not investigating and reporting, but instead just sitting around in chat shows!
Did you noticed 45 did not mentioned Russia yesterday? Did not mentioned about them meddling in our election or possibly helping NK.
Bnafn- a real president would be asking the UN for sanctions against Russia for interfering. Baby fists= fake president.
News organizations have been looking into it:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/world/asia/north-korea-missiles-ukraine-factory.html
@Megan – I can only speak for my country (Argentina) but a lot of countries have the technology to create these weapons. Argentina does. We don’t build them because we would be sanctioned by the select few who CAN have them (the US being one of them). NK, as an isolated country, can build them without fear of sanctions.
Also – NK is useful to China.
My guess is that Kim is doing what the US did in WWII, pretending he has more bombs and missiles than he actually does. The people of Nagasaki suffered because the US wanted the USSR to think they had more atomic bombs than they did. So they quickly dropped the only remaining one on Nagasaki rather than waiting a decent interval for it to sink in.
So my guess is that Kim doesn’t have as many missiles as he wants people to think. He also may not have the payloads he wants people to think he has.
In any case, a rational person in response would give up the futile stick and start seeking tasty carrots to offer Kim instead. Figure out what Kim really wants and negotiate for something close enough, each side giving up something. We can hardly tell Kim that Trump is no danger to him, since Trump has been threatening and stomping his feet for quite a while and Trump has access to huge stockpiles of missiles a s nuclear weapons.
This whole situation points out that disarmament is crucial and is not a luxury to work on when people are in a good mood. And we can’t expect other countries to not pursue WMDs when the US and Russian have such large stockpiles. Our leaders are no safer with them than Kim, and Trump proves it. We can hope our military will block him, but there is no way to be sure that they will.
This is the problem with the whole stupid concept of deterrence – it can easily get out of hand. I’m actually more worried about Trump than Kim right now, because Trump won’t be personally hurt. Kim has to live there. Hence his interest in long-range missiles, rather than just aiming at the south.
Cee – you’re quite right. The technology isn’t that hard to have these days. I’m sure there are engineers in North Korea.
People tend to forget that we aren’t at the same point as in WWII, when it took a long time to work out the bomb and the delivery system for the first time in a simpler technological age. There really are no secrets in science and what one group can do, so can another. The technological base is far more accessible now also, and components are miniaturized.
Like some of the other comments..I wouldn’t be surprised if they are in cahoots and this playing out: While Trump distracts everyone by nuking NK, Russia invades The Baltics and Eastern Europe.
The earth is breaking up and exploding, the oceans are in a fury. This man has upset the balance of nature. His followers are encouraging him as he taunts another crazed man with his lunacy…. Rocket Man, are you kidding me. You wonder how this can be happening, but it is, and we can’t stop him.
I just HATE feeling so powerless.
My BF and I are taking a short weekend trip up to Portland, ME and I’m hoping it will force me to take a vacation from you-know-who. I’m so exhausted from months of anxiety and sleepless nights. The planet is mirroring the disaster that our country has become.
It’s all just so heartbreaking…I don’t know what else to say…oh yeah, I f*cking miss Obama and thank God for weed.
Yeah Kitten, we’re all up in smoke! Do enjoy your vacay with your man. I think we all appreciate the time we share with people we love, as we can reclaim our control and sanity. This too shall pass, I know. We simply can’t go on with this loon pulling the strings. He’s nuts, and fortunately the powers that be are quite aware of this. He is the president, but there are far more powerful people than he that will shut this shit down. Too deep, too much, too early. Enjoy your getaway!!
Enjoy your trip, Kitten! Good idea.
Even tho I’m in Canada, as a dual citizen I watch this closely and feel it keenly.
Beyond the storms (loved ones in the path of Irma, Harvey, Maria), the Senate/Koch brothers’ potential to ruin the health of millions of Americans is horrifying in its own right – and also indirectly empowers forces for privatization in Canada. It’s just that the dysfunction runs so deep in Congress, and soon, the courts. Very rich, very twisted people control the government. And Mitch McConnell is a uniquely loathsome destructive force. I may start to believe in hell just to imagine him rotting there.
Going to take a mini-break as well to enjoy our beautiful scenery and lakes. Any time away from the news helps. But because I have the right to vote in the USA, I call my Senators every day. 202-224-3121 people. Do it!
Have fun kitten and don’t think about anything but a nice get away from the madness. Do a little baking *wink wink* and just pretend it is 2013.
I thought about getting away too, but it’s Rosh Hashanah, and this year all of my sibs and aunts and uncles and cousins who aren’t in NYC or Connecticut are coming since we may never see each other again due to 45. But for comic relief, my dear mother is threatening to cook, so I have been recruited by my grandmother to put a stop to the crime before it has a chance to take place.
Portland is perfect. There is a little breakfast place we went to years ago, but I can’t remember the name that had delicious food. I don’t know if it is still there I rolled out quite happy. If I think of it, I will let you know.
@ Nancy-I know it and we just need Mueller to hurry the eff up already.
@WATP-I know you’re in Canada but I always appreciate your involvement as a former citizen of the US. It’s comforting to know that people outside of here haven’t given up on us as a lost cause. I hope you have a wonderful little reprieve from all this madness. Canada is so beautiful ♥
@Magnoliarose- Shana tovah! (or should I say Ketivah v’chatima tovah?)
I know that Rosh Hashanah is such a special time of year for the Jewish community and nothing–not even 45–should distract you from enjoying your celebration with family. I know from seeing what my friend Amy goes through that the cooking for Rosh Hashanah is no joke! Don’t work too hard now, and I hope you enjoy every precious moment of the Jewish High Holy Days.
As usual, he was also being a hypocrite. What he and the GOP are trying to do to transgender servicwomen and men, trying to repeal the ACA, boosting up the military, etc are some of the same things that are going on in the same countries that he tried to scold. And most of them in th that room knew it.
You can tell he did not read or care about what was in that speech. If someone told me that at that moment was the first time he read that speech I would believe them 100%. He only cares about the optics in any situation. He probably thought he sounded powerfu, erudite, and someone you should fear while giving that speech. He really sounded like the old man yelling on the street corner that ” a war is coming and I got all the ammo I need to take care of anyone stupid enough to come near my bunker.”
I agree. He was likely seeing the speech for the first time. For example, someone had to know about he Marshall Plan [no way Trump does] Then he adds the “rhetorical flourishes, by which I mean insane rant.
I said the same thing above, he sounded like he was reading and not comprehending. just mindlessly reciting. I can’t believe this is happening.
First of all I am so sorry that this(trump) has happened to all americans and the rest of the world. There has to be a better option for republicans to rally around instead, like a sane person maybe.. I understand if not all americans want to vote for the democrats so I hope someone will step up for those americans. His speech is a slap in the face for all listening. The UN’s purpose is to preserve peace it is not a place where you should massage a nationalistic ego.Save that for twitter
” I understand if not all americans want to vote for the democrats so I hope someone will step up for those americans.”
No.
There is no good alternative on the Right–at least not in the current incarnation of the GOP.
None of these asshats deserve to lead this country after their tacit support of this f*ckclown–NONE of them.
I have not been a fan of the republicans over the years and I don’t understand why there are people out there who still thinks that Trump is doing a good job. The only logical explanation that I can come up with is that they are so loyal to the party that they are willing to go down with the ship or that they dont have a tv or internet. I was hoping there was someone unknown not horrible republican who could adopt these people and save them from drowning but I guess no such luck.
I think we might have had a chance for a normal Republican back in the day, when they were at the very least reasonable. I mean, even Nixon-era Republicans wanted to do right by our country in terms of his impeachment, but I just think the party has fallen so damn far at this point. I simply don’t think they are redeemable…
A majority of American voters who voted in 2016 did vote for the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. It’s a 2-party system, hard to grasp for someone who grew up in a parliamentary system, but 3rd party efforts in the USA are failures and spoil elections. They did in 2000 (Ralph Nader), and they contributed in 2016 (Sanders, Stein).
I have to admit that I never really understood the election process in the U.S the biggest democracy in the world but the party that gets the most votes still doesn’t win… Not that the Swedish system is perfect but we at least have more to choose from and you don’t have to register to vote. If you are over 18 you get to vote, you can’t loose your right to vote
Yesterday I looked at him and thought “How weak.” in relation to North Korea. He has it all wrong, doesn’t he? NK is a dangerous country because of their nuclear capabilities, yes. But overall, his posturing about the US obliterating it is so damn weak and embarrassing. Do it to China or to Russia, then we’ll talk. NK is a small, crippled country whose people deserve our sympathy. It’s hanging on by a thread because China is holding up the regime. But overall? How strong does it make you to attack NK? If nothing else it makes you the dumbest person in any room. But we know that.
Does Trump even realize that if he preemptively nukes NK (and I think he will) China will defend NK? I have a gut feeling something big is going to happen-this or the death of QEII.
I seriously doubt trump is going to do a preemptive strike, even though he’s stupid as hell, I think even he knows it’s nuts. Trump is all talk, always has been. All talk, no action. And if he does, I sure hope someone that works for him would punch him out before it happens. KJU is probably not going to nuke any other country, I think even he is smart enough to know he would have one chance and the USA would destroy that entire place. He definitely knows that.
China and many, many others will defend. We will also face strict sanctions. The anti-globalists will get what they want, complete isolation, and it will not be good.
Not to mention that the US is very much in debt with China AND the economic repercussions if China stops all trade with the US.
Trump isn’t going to nuke anyone. Instead, he’ll waste billions increasing US military presence in the region.
Yes, I agree with this. Those people are suffering, in real ways. The concentration camps, the lack of food, lack of electricity, all of it.
To say to wipe them out is horrifying. Kim needs to be replaced, they are holding on to such anger over the past, but the people are not given any choice.
If they even think to revolt, their entire families, generations, are sent to concentration camps and brutally tortured.
So sure, let’s just nuke them. 🙁
I think people forget that this regime – in some form – has been in place for decades and most of the population is starving, uneducated, or brainwashed. Or worse. You remove it, the people will not magically turn capitalist and re-build their country. They can’t. At least not without having a few decades to do it.
And I highly doubt (though who the f*ck knows anymore) that KJU will attack anyone. The man is a fanatic and a dictator but he was also educated in the West. He, unlike his people, knows what the world actually looks like and that if he attacks, it’ll be over in a matter of hours. Again, you never know. But I think the reality is that for him it’s about power, not ideology. And for China it’s about keeping a boogeyman to distract from the fact that they’re buying half the planet.
Trump is such a dumbass to be fooled like this. Or maybe he’s distracting us as well. He’s just not as smart as the Chinese about it.
NK is essentially a large concentration camp. It is a place where 25 million people are beholden to one family. The leader of this family slaughters his own family members to retain power. The suffering is unimaginable. It is beyond reprehensible for Trump to use them as a mere window dressing for his powergrab–it is immoral, it is pure evil.
Someone needs to explain to him that as the POTUS, he can’t be insulting and calling other leaders of countries stupid names. This isn’t the playground, so it’s time for his childish attitude to stop being so immature. Once he’s impeached and back tweeting from his office at Trump Tower, he can do what he wants, but this behavior has to stop while he’s president
Explaining that would not help. He doesn’t care. Trump is a madman and is including everyone on his suicide mission. If people die as a result of his behavior, he doesn’t care. Even if those people are American.
Please call your senators about the Graham Cassidy bill. We need to be making a ton of noise. After Sept. 30th they need 60 votes vs. 50 to repeal the ACA so the GOP is pushing HARD to get this bill passed. They are close and it will be devastating to millions of Americans if they get this through. Use Resistbot if you are not into phone calls: text “resist” to 50409 to send a fax to your senators. Or you can use Facebook Messenger: go to the Resistbot FB page and chose “Message”.
And yes, the UN speech was horrifying. I just have to ignore him as best I can. Otherwise I will go insane.
I have used the resistbot before, and it works great. Grabbing my phone now, thanks for the reminder!
I’m waiting for a response from resistbot.
I’ve been reading about the Grahm Cassidy repeal bill all morning and tearing my hair out. This is unconscionable…the effin ACA repeal bill is like a cockroach that just won’t die. F*cking zombie bill that keeps rising from it’s grave, more horrific than ever before.
Calls have to be logged and are even more effective. 202 224 3121
I always call one of the local offices when calling senators and representatives. They are far less busy the Capitol office, which means an actual human, instead of a machine, will answer the phone.
My favorite part was Poor General Kelly’s facepalm. I sure hope the guy has replaced the nuclear football with a fake one.
The scary thing is that Trump actually thinks “totally destroying” North Korea with nukes will actually solve the problem. Does he even realise the world then has to take care of millions of homeless, burned, contaminated, hungry and cold survivors who see all of their hatred against the U.S. confirmed? Their revenge would make ISIS look like a mere nuisance.
I hope Putin is happy now.
Ugh.
At least all is not darkness – Pleasantly surprised to see some bipartisan pushback. I’m name checking the players too for the future…
http://abovethelaw.com/2017/09/house-passes-amendment-rolling-back-jeff-sessionss-civil-asset-forfeiture-expansion/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8QRoiB96JwtbZD5qvO-UKLJLaNCIbd6N_RZqN5NoDhWd-rVKQZKgRvXjtHcr-0TSEFBq1IeuAIXMi50IXeSMriOuaHaQ&_hsmi=56469175
Thank you for the link.
And he’s criticizing Hillary for not liking his speech. Blaming her, Bill and Obama for “appeasing” NoKo. By appeasing I assume he means “avoiding nuclear war with.”
Someone 25th amendment his lunatic ass.
@rapunzel
I read one of the generals told Bill Clinton war on the Korean Peninsula would cost a million lives and a trillion dollars. But that was when we had a President that listened to facts.
Mermaid – Trump not only doesn’t listen to facts, but cares nothing about protecting other people’s lives. And has no problem with being fiscally irresponsible. My dad, a wise 70 year old man, predicted on Nov. 9th that a President Trump would bankrupt America like one of his companies. I think that outcome is more likely than nuclear war. At least right now.
I now have figured out Bigly’s true talent: he is a master at hitting new lows. I try to not react too strongly to his uninformed, unintelligent, unhinged statements, or I would spend every day in fear and depression, but his U.N. speech got through my shield. He is the village idiot who unexpectedly won the lottery and installed his corrupt family in the castle. I am pinning my hopes on Mueller, because it seems that he is the only one who could end 45’s reign of terror in less than four years.
If Kim is “rocket man,” then Emperor Zero is a host of heavy metal monikers:
The Sinner
Dissident Agressor
Doomed by the Living Dead
Phantom Lord
Creeping Death
Bonus points if you can name the bands associated with the song titles.
I don’t know metal so no bonus points for me but those titles pretty much fit the bill.
Can someone post a list (or link) of policies that Trump has implemented so far that have directly impacted on ordinary Americans? Thanks
There is this thing, called Google.
You just type what you want to search into the little space, and amazingly, out comes information.
Teach a man to fish, and all that.
A word of caution! I have it on good authority that if you type “google” into Google, you can break the Internet.
The Internet survived me years ago, pre-google, when I decided to look for articles in German by typing the following into the Alta Vista search engine:
der die das
Never do that. Actually, especially never do that when feeling zombified from lack of sleep. Every German page in the world has those three words. (They all mean “the”, just different grammatical genders.)
I was afraid I had crashed the entire Eastern Seaboard. But no, I just crashed my computer. Decided to go to bed and hope for the best for both of us.
@ArchieGoodwin: you’re hillarious. You should change your name to Archie Goodone.
The Mexico City or Global Gag Rule Executive Order affects women all around the world. The travel ban affected many Americans who were detained at airports and their family members and their co-workers or patients or clients.
See Amy Siskund on Twitter.
I second the Amy Siskind recommendation. She makes a weekly list of all the things that are changing around us. It’s amazing how many things you forget from the start of one week to the end and how many things get lost in the constant noise and chaos from this administration. I recommend having a strong drink with you when you start reading, though – it’s profoundly unsettling. She’s also on Facebook for those who do not use Twitter.
Thanks for the Amy Suskind recommendation. The reason I asked for a list is because the news is too fixated on the white noise coming out of the White House and not doing a very good job of alerting the public to the real world impacts of Trump’s policies. They’d rather focus on his latest twitter gaf or some such shit.
Do you mean in a positive way or in a negative way? Because the list of the former would be non-existent.
ITA @Who ARE These People.
I can’t tell if this person is for real or being a right wing troll TBH.
Be very cautious in what you find – there are many lists circulating on alt-right news outlets (which sometimes aren’t super obvious at first glance) that detail dozens of supposedly wonderful policies. And some of them are! The problem is those (and many of the ones listed) are policies he has nothing to do with, were created under Obama or before, or he’s simply taking credit for things he has nothing to do with (see almost all references to how great the stock market is).
If you have the time, really check through each of those policies and trace them to their root before forming any opinions. I think you’ll be very surprised (or maybe not) at what a farce they are, but people truly believe and tout as evidence of his “bigliness”
Hearing this garbage live must have been painful. For me, hearing my brilliant, progressive husband recount it was agony. Best to all in these truly perilous times.
Is everyone else here are tired as I am from all this “winning? ” I’m so exhausted and dizzy from “my head spinning. ”
How the hell did he get supporters to believe there would be so much winning and it would happen so fast? What an embarrassing bunch of knuckleheads
Hi Beth, good to see you, hope things are returning back to normal for you and all those whose lives were touched by the hurricane.
You asked, “how the hell did he get supporters to believe there would be so much winning and it would happen so fast”. I’m saying how the hell did Jim jones get so many people to believe the nonsense he was saying. He get them to turned over their social security checks, leave their jobs and follow him to jones town to work in a commune for free where hundreds of them killed themselves or was killed by some of his followers to please him. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Take care.
There was a Fresh Air episode about Jim Jones a few months after Trump was elected and I remember being horrified by the parallels. They don’t call it Cult 45 for nothing…
@Kitten: the truly scary part is at least only a small group followed Jones. There are about 62 million Americans buying into Dump45’s BS on a daily basis. That’s pretty terrifying.
True, but who knows what the numbers would have been had Twitter been a thing forty years ago. The number of Trumpanzees is indeed terrifying though.
That he would go so far as to deliver this destructive speech makes me sure now that his crimes are too terrible for him to risk exposure. Putin’s people clearly gave Miller the talking points for the text, and Trump delivered it like a hellfire sermon. Part of the deal. But this scam is not working out. Trump Is raging like a wild animal caught in a trap.
I thought congresssional approval was needed for a pre-emptive strike? I have read that the president can only nuke on his own if the US is attacked first. But hey, it’s trump, who knows.
Many years ago, maybe in the 1980s or before, there was an attempt to require at least a small Congressional committee to be consulted before the President could launch those missiles. The Pentagon blocked the idea, saying there would not be enough time. So the President is not actually required to consult with anybody, in particular with Congress. This means nuclear war is inherently unConstitutional.
This is also why faster missiles are considered destabilizing. The faster things happen, the less likely humans can make proper decisions. We have come close to missile launch many times because of false alarms.
At that time, the US had never pledged no first-strike (the Soviets had). Several US Presidents have directly threatened non-nuclear states with nuclear weapons. In addition to the obvious Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Truman threatened the Soviets with nukes if they didn’t speedily retreat from Iran after WWII. That set a precedent for other threats by other Presidents.
As far as I know, the US still retains the right to use nukes on other countries that don’t have them and there is no “no first strike” policy in place. Certainly I see no evidence that Trump thinks using nukes as a first strike would be wrong.
Our government has certainly done the first strike many times with other types of weapons, ostensibly to force another country to do something our government wants it to do. They always twist it around to claim it’s defending somebody or other, but regardless it really is a first strike (and against unarmed people who were not the offenders). We would certainly recognize this if our families and homes were the ones being bombed in response to a criminal act by somebody who lived elsewhere.
As a non-American…
I’m exhausted… This is terrifying to watch. I’m exhausted wondering what the US is willing to sacrifice for….I don’t know what to call this–
viral diplomacy?
Trump seems not to care if the world literally burns, so long as he gets to look tough.
This is insane. This is disgusting.
And still mother nature yesterday gave us a brief sample that she can be stronger than any dictator or tyrant. Stay strong our friends in the Caribbean and Mexico.
I wish good luck and safety to anyone in danger of mother nature. She can be evil, unexpected and vicious! Fema will be checking out my house this week to see what Irma ruined. I hope all these storms make deniers of climate change finally see the truth! This weather is an absolute unfair nightmare. Everyone stay strong!
Hi all I’ve been absent for a while but had to check in after yesterday. Serious question, I’m in GA and many here loved the speech. They thought it was forceful and pro-American..sigh..what worries me is how many people say they don’t care about the Russia investigation or the findings. What if Mueller and his team find clear evidence of collusion and other crimes. Will anything happen???
That is THE question, I think…
I highly recommend reading through the comments on 45 (and associated) articles Kaiser posts. The readers here are a wealth of information and often discuss with far more knowledge than I have possible consequences. One of the prevailing hopes/thoughts is although Trump can pardon for federal offenses he can’t for state, so it might fall to the states to go after individuals. But as far as what would happen if there is evidence of collusion and Trump was directly without a doubt involved? That would be unprecedented. Would he resign? Would Congress impeach? Who else is involved, Pence? It would truly and honestly be an event we have never seen before.
it it also appalling that he has find the time to tweet about the Emmys !!!!! and not about the earthquake in Mexico. What a disgrace.
Did he ever end up tweeting about the Mosque bombing in minnesota? A game show /reality show host as president cares more about celebrity events than important, tragic happenings in the world that effect millions of people
I literately can’t bear looking at or listening to trump, but I got the gist. He seemed to be his usual combination of embarrassing and menacing. He sank to the occasion. Macron gave a good speech, but it’s difficult for the sane leaders to influence the madman.
I can’t watch more than 5 seconds without screaming PUT YOUR FUCKING HAND DOWN!
But of course he can’t – because how else would he make the white power hand signal for all his supporters to see?
He’s so beyond awful there are no words.
Oh the tiny hands gesturing are dreadful. The giant jacket with the little gesticulating paws sticking out the cuffs, moving in time with the cat’s rectum mouth….now I’ve just creeped myself out…
I had to make clear to an old (and older) friend yesterday that indeed, I don’t want to discuss anything with him. I agreed only to assess the situation for Americans and America’s world standing a year from the inauguration. To do anything else – to try to separate every chitchat from the real news – would be to betray my own values and all the people vulnerable to so many harms. I don’t think my (former) friend will ‘get it,’ I think he thinks it’s just politics as usual, but if I had any doubts about taking such a serious step in a longstanding relationship, they were waived after that speech.
Your friend sounds like a fair number of Americans, sadly. I can’t help but think the people who never gave a sh*t about politics voted for Trump. It would at the very least explain their completely blasé reaction to all the harm he’s done in terms of reversing Obama’s EOs, withdrawing from Paris Accord, DACA repeal, Muslim Ban and now Graham Cassidy.
My friend is one of those fake Libertarians who really just wants his own and thinks he’s being a principled contrarian. There are a lot of those. Also has lived only in Democratic-run states, worked for a generous corporation, and never really experienced life without someone making it easy for him to have money. Not a redneck. Just … willfully obtuse, and maybe getting rigid with age too.
Ugh the fake Libertarians are almost worse than the ignorant neocons.
I watched only a few secs of this – the man clearly loves the sound of his own voice above anything else.
Does anyone remember Randy Newman’s song “Political Science”? It must be over 30 years old but it is PERFECT for today.
https://youtu.be/0jTzgR-ClB4
It looks like Melania broke a sweat making what is considered her horrified face. It was brave of her to fight against the Botox just to give us the signal that she knows he is unhinged.
If I were Kim Jong, I’d take Rocket Man as a compliment. Trump is so stupid it HURTS.
Also, in that last photo of him on this page, he ACTUALLY looks like an Oompa Loompa, no joke.
I’m not up to serious political analysis right now, work has fried my brain, but a big thumbs up to the horror and disgust others have expressed here. 🙁
When I see this classless, tactless, tasteless, obnoxious, arrogant bully, Trump, spouting dangerous contradictions about things he barely understands and lecturing others I see red all over again at his supporters, voters and enablers who foisted this man on the world. Didn’t they criticize the far more intelligent and nuanced Obama for what they called lecturing! Sometimes I think Trump and his supporters should be abandoned on a faraway polluted island with no doctors or health care.
Trump is as negative as they come, except when it comes to Russia. The glass is always more than half empty. He constantly complains and tells us how rotten things are but offers scant solutions. Trump is an embarrassment to himself and the world. Mueller hurry up!!!
Preach!
Our only hope is Mueller. The Republicans in Congress will do nothing because trump enables them to do a lot of harm. And with what they are doing to our electoral system to disenfranchise everyone, 2018 elections may not help. Mueller, come through for us!
ffs i have just won a trip to japan and i’m scared to go now!! Thanks for pissing N Korea off, Trump!
These days when “liberals” tell me they still felt like things would have been bad with Hillary in office, I don’t even respond. I just stare at them steadily until they can feel my disdain weighing down on them like an oppressive veil.
But but but….her emails! And her ovaries!
I’m so embarrassed whenever he gives a speech and I hope the world knows that he does not speak for the majority of Americans….
I’m so embarrassed and ashamed of Trump and his supporters, but proud that I didn’t think for a second about voting for him. While commenting daily on many sites, I remind people from all around the world about how most of Americans don’t stand for Trump and not all of us are mean,stupid monsters. Almost all are nice and smart enough to forgive us and send their best wishes. I’m so glad people don’t hold this against all of us
Two lunicits does not make one sane person Joanie. Enough said.
Sensible people know that Ozogirl. Trump is widely despised just as Obama was widely respected.
I’m not American or a big fan of Trump. I listened to most of his speech yesterday and I thought he said some things that needed to be said. Everyone knows he’s not a diplomatic speaker so no surprise. Calling out the UN? What he said is true. And North Korea is run by a lunatic.
Firstly, his remarks in the UN speech were DANGEROUS and cavalier, made with ZERO regard to the complex and fragile relationships with our allies and our enemies.
Second, THE UNITED STATES IS RUN BY A LUNATIC. You’re not an American so maybe you simply don’t understand that, but yeah our country is being run by a straight-up unhinged, crazy person with the temperament of a child.
Lastly, the UN speech wasn’t Trump “making a point” about anything. The speech was written by a 32-year-old Santa Monica fascist and Alt-Right darling anti-globalist Steve Miller. This is NOT the type of person who has any business writing a speech that addresses the international community.
FFS, the speech was a disaster.
Sometimes diplomacy doesnt work Kitten. He’s calling a spade a spade. Korea’s leader is unhinged. Trump was saying what many think but dont have the balls to come right out and admit it. I’m not right wing but look what’s happening in the political world. You have a right to your opinion and you voice it on here constantly. I have a right to mine. Your comment reeks of hypocrisy considering you think you have a right to say your country is run by a lunatic.
Joanie, I know you are replying to kitten but what you are being fair. You are saying kitten cannot call 45 a lunatic but you are calling NK leader a lunatic, what give you the right to say that and not her. You also says she has a right to her opinion and then you says her comment reeks of hypocrisy, that’s her opinion not yours. All my friends and I believe 45 is crazy, and that’s our opinion.
Off topic: breaking news – Mueller is looking into 45 actions since taking office.
There is a photo of Stephen Miller taken in the White House flashing the racist sign #naziin the whitehouse. Photo was taken February 12.
You have a right to your opinion. You don’t have a right to not be challenged for it.
Suggesting Korea’s leader is unhinged is overly simplistic. They’re using threats as a form of bargaining power with the international community. There is a well formed motive behind it, not random psychosis. Trump isn’t “calling out” anything the rest of the world isn’t already addressing or doesn’t understand. The difference is that other UN leaders recognize that these things don’t exist in a vacuum and that innocent people can be caught in the middle.
B n A fn, perhaps you didnt see Kitten’s original comment. She said I had no right to call another country’s leader a lunatic but I’m guessing if I came on here and called Trump a lunatic she wouldn’t have even said anything to me. Whatever!
I thought Trump’s speech was going to be much worse. North Korea’s leader is more than unhinged. Do a little reading up on him. See what he’s doing do his own country and the people that are unfortunate enough to live there.
I dont like Trump and I truly believe there is something worthwhile investigating when it comes to Russia. However not every single thing that comes out of his mouth is wrong. Sometimes he hits the nail on the head. What’s wrong with having a discussion without calling him Orange One or the other childish names? Is an opposing point of view not allowed on here?
Kitten didn’t say you had no right to call Kim a lunatic. She pointed out that the USA’s so called leader is also a lunatic in the opinion of many.
Joanie, I hear you trying to give 45 the benefit of the doubt, sorry 😐 I can’t agree with you, but whatever.
You mentioned why can’t some of us have a discussion about 45 with out the name calling, lol. Have you ever heard about “lying Hillary”, “little Marco”, “low energy Jeb”, “Pocahontas”, ” look at that face”, “would anyone vote for that”, meaning a woman he was running against in the primaries. former president Obama was illigimate. you ever read what his supporters called BO and his wife from a monkey 🐒 to a ape ect. Did you know 45 has never apologized to BO for saying he was an illigimate president because he was not born in the USA. And he should show his collage transcript, ect .
Did you know 45 refused to rent his buildings to African Americans and was fined for discrimination. Did you know 45 was fined $25 million dollars for running a scam university and stealing money from his students? Ect, ect. There are so much scams this man has hundreds of law suite against right now pending in court. It’s too much to mention.
No, Joanie. It isn’t that other people “don’t have the balls” to talk about NK that way. It is that they are intelligent enough to know that ESCALATION is not wise when you are dealing with someone who you acknowledge is a “lunatic”. Machismo has no place in nuclear standoffs.
@B n A fn. And don’t forget when they’re not calling Michelle an ape they’re calling her a man. trump supporters are subhuman in many ways.
I watched the speech with the sound muted. His voice nauseates me. I looked at the international delegates. They sat there stony faced. They consider trump as big a joke/dangerous lunatic as most of us CBers do. He made no friends, convinced nobody of anything except the USA is becoming irrelevant on the world stage.
Her original comment was deleted. I read it! This is petty and I’m not here for this. I stand by my opinion. I dont mind being challenged. I dont like being lectured or insulted by those who disagree. Kitten has every right to disagree with me. I respect her right to do so. I’m not here to argue. Have a wonderful day!
My days will be all rainbows and unicorns once trump and everyone connected with him are expunged.
I told my hubs last night, this is it babe, you work with your hands and that translates into working anywhere skilled hand jobs are needed, we can go (yes he spit out his beer laughing, dog licked it up so worth it) We were making dinner and talked about where to go. I said Costa Rica, he said WTF are you nuts, nothing coastal or island. So considering Canada. I never thought in my life I would research leaving here. Grew up with parents who played Lee Greenwood and Bruce on the 4th of July. Feel kind of like a dick for it, but we have a little kid.
Has the bunker to say what scared people with no bunkers want to hear. Fixed that;) Know that I am not the only person to Google nearest bomb shelter by zipcode.
melania calls on the UN to save children from cyberbullying. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Excuse me, got carried away there. And WTH is she wearing???
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4902494/Melania-Trump-UN-Step-protect-children.html
New meaning to the term ironic. And that pink number is horrible.
I’m pissed off at the people who shrugged their shoulders after Trump won. They said, “Oh, he won’t do anything”. Then you see this. And all the other million dumb things he’s done since he’s been in office. Mind you, these people were over retirement age so as long as he doesn’t mess with their Social Security, I suppose they still won’t care. Not even when he gets a portion of the U.S. nuked.
The speech was written by Stephen Miller, the WS who wrote the Muslim Ban, Legal Immigration Ban, and the 3 responses to Charlottesville; attacked the Statue of Liberty; urged the King of Lies and Fake News to fire Comey along with Jared; and helped The King of Lies and Fake News write the first letter firing Comey. If Kelly is the adult in the room and was limiting The King of Lies and Fake News’ contact with right wing propaganda, why does he continue to let Stephen Miller write the speeches for The King of Lies and Fake News?
Brain Williams had a guest on his show and he was praising the King of Lies and Fake News for being “presidential. Why does the press keep falling for the con? Stephen Miller wrote the speech. Every time these people praise the King of Lies and Fake News for reading from the teleprompter, they validate Stephen Miller’s WS ideals. Why do I get the feeling that Stephen Miller also includes instructions to he King of Lies and Fake News, like telling him to turn right, pause, or move his hands?
In other news,
Melanie gave a speech about cyberbullying, her speech left out all of the cyberbullying her husband commits every day.
Rosenstein was interviewed by Mueller about the firing of Comey a while back. Rosenstein attempted to protect The King of Lies and Fake News, he said that he never dealt directly with The King of Lies and Fake News, just with Sessons, and that the King of Lies and Fake News didn’t mention Russia as a reason for firing Comey just that he said that he was firing Comey because he didn’t like him. There are no adults in the WH, they are all so complicit. They have the ability to change history for the good, but continue to do the wrong thing.
Nikki Haley is making herself look very incompetent. No matter what the King of Lies and Fake News says or does, she defends it.
Actually the name Rocket Man for Kim Jong-un comes from The Economist’s June 2006 Cover. It’s not something Trump made up.
That figures. I’m sure he thinks he did though.
He did not come up with MAGA himself, that was Ronald Reagan slogan he stole and pretended it’s his.
Trump doesn’t seem to understand that with that high percentage (relative) of UN US spending and obligation also comes the ability to basically do what it wants to do and call the shots. Guess what’s going to happen if other countries are somehow forced to pay more? They will also want more say…. so good luck with that plan Cheetohead.
The North Korea statements boggle my mind. You’re talking about a nation raised on the idea that America and Americans are devils incarnate. They don’t know and can’t know any better. And 45 is literally giving them sound bites to support that very idea.
The King of Lies and Fake News has made this country a joke. The King of Lies and Fake News gave a speech and he talked about Africa. He makes a reference to Nambia. But Nambia doesn’t exist. He said Nambia, but whoever wrote the transcript, changed Nambia to Namibia. WaPo posted the transcript, but they stated that they changed Namibia back to Nambia because Nambia is what he said.
“But we cannot have prosperity if we’re not healthy. We will continue our partnership on critical health initiatives. Uganda has made incredible strides in the battle against HIV/AIDS. In Guinea and Nigeria, you fought a horrifying Ebola outbreak. Nambia’s health system is increasingly self-sufficient. My Secretary of Health and Human Services will be traveling to Africa to promote our Global Health Security Agenda.”-Trump
It’s being reported that The King of Lies and Fake News poll numbers have risen. Of course they did, the Russians are still trolling. The press has one job to do and they just keep failing. Ever since the King of Lies and Fake News set up a second staged photo-op with the victims of the hurricane in Texas and made a “deal” with the Democrats, the press have been losing their minds calling him smart and presidential.
“I would not sign Graham-Cassidy if it did not include coverage of pre-existing conditions. It does! A great Bill. Repeal & Replace.”-Trump
So once again The King of Lies and Fake News demonstrates that he has absolutely no idea what’s in the healthcare bill that Graham and Cassidy created. Every time he opens his mouth or tweet, he makes this country look bad. Would it have hurt The King of Lies and Fake News to take the time to read and study what he is promoting? He took the time to watch Kimmel, why couldn’t he have dedicated time to reading this bill? When is enough going to be enough for the GOP? Have you noticed how the press has changed their language? Since The King of Lies and Fake News couldn’t become a competent leader, the press is now spinning narratives that make him look competent(posing with hurricane victims, “deal” with democrats)?
“Senator (Doctor) Bill Cassidy is a class act who really cares about people and their Health(care), he doesn’t lie-just wants to help people!”-Trump
So The King of Lies and Fake News takes the time to watch Jimmy K, but he won’t take the time to read and study the bill that these GOP senators are creating? Cassidy did lie. If he wanted to help people, then he would have kept the word he gave to Kimmel.
I actually know a lot about this topic. I will chime in on next article. Maybe. I am here to say that after a harrowing (yep) few months on that DM site, I need a better place. I have read the comments from all of you for about four years. With the exception of a troll or two, I must say I have been in awe of all of you. The writers here, and your comments, have inspired me. I am not kissing up, it’s the truth. I love that such intelligent people can come here and agree, disagree or not, and usually keep cool while doing so. That is a beautiful thing. And one that we need more of these days. So yes I just signed on. I hope some one, all of you see this and know, I did. If nothing else just to say LOVE to you all. And thank you.