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Is Donald Drumpf going to sue John Oliver?

Is John Oliver going to get sued by Donald J. Drumpf?

  • Yes, and quite deservedly, he defamed the Donald badly and needs to pay for that

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Yes, but Drumpf does not stand a snowballs chance in hell of winning

    Votes: 3 8.3%
  • Yes, because I have always hated John Oliver and I hope Donald tears him a new one

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No, Drumpf does not have a case because all of what Oliver said was true

    Votes: 14 38.9%
  • No, but I hope he does do it so we can watch Drumpf be deposed by John Oliver

    Votes: 7 19.4%
  • No, just no.

    Votes: 6 16.7%
  • Who is John Oliver? Or Donald Drumpf? I live under a stone and I could care less

    Votes: 2 5.6%
  • Other, please explain

    Votes: 4 11.1%

  • Total voters
    36
It's really common in the US. I remember watching the Olympics and an American woman runner named Joan Benoit. In Canada her name would be pronounced, 'Ben-wah' but she and the American announcers pronounced it 'Ben-oyt'.
I always thought Detroit should be pronounced "De-Twah"?
 
I always thought Detroit should be pronounced "De-Twah"?

Yeah, it should! 'Day-twah'. I don't know the history but I'm guessing a French explorer.
I wouldn't say it that way to a Red Wings fan, though.

edit- Just looked it up, apparently 'detroit' is a noun, means a narrow part of the lake, like a strait. So there's a trivia question answered!
 
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Yeah, just looked it up.
 
Special to the Illinois Post. Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln conducted the eighth and last of their debates yesterday before an attentive crowd numbering more than one thousand persons in Springfield. They spoke in turns and at length on the slavery question until the concluding minutes when those assembled were made witness to what certainly will be remembered as a high point of these remarkable joint appearances.

This final exchange began when Mr. Douglas proclaimed that the brilliance of his arguments had caused Mr. Lincoln to wet his pants.

Apparently offended by his opponents words, Mr. Lincoln, while not denying he had wet his pants, said that Mr. Douglas is "little", and called him, "Little Stephen".

"He likes to be the 'Little Giant' to you, my friends. But he's merely, "Little Stephen."

Mr. Douglas then retorted in kind, claiming that Mr. Lincoln had "little hands and you know what that means."

"What? What does it mean?," came shouts from the crowd, now fevered with excitement.

"It means Mr. Lincoln has a little schlong! That's what!," Mr. Douglas boomed.

At this, Mr. Lincoln held up his hands, for all to see their very great size and to then to draw their own conclusions as to the length and girth of Mr. Lincoln's schlong.

The debate ended on this triumphant note for Mr. Lincoln and the crowd dispersed, clearly elevated.
 
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thin skinned orange haired Donald Drumpf?

This sums up the Don. Trump is all give and no take. He has some of the thinnest skin I have ever seen in an aspiring politician. Even Ted Cruz is better at taking criticism.
 
Because that is what "the Donald's" real last name used to be before they changed it to Trump.

Last night John Oliver dared "the Donald" to sue him in court when he unleashed the mother of all Drumpf attacks. You can see this at https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight where John Oliver stated that Donald Drumpf lied when he said that John Oliver had invited him several times and then went on the offensive against "the Donald" Drumpf himself for all the things his supporters said they so loved about him, including the self-funding claim, the business success claim (showing too that Drumpf, even though he claimed he never settled lawsuits, settles several lawsuits). He even showed that a lot of Donald Drumpf's empire is based largely based on his "brand" which he claims is worth three billion dollars. When he sued a writer who claimed that Drumpf (just love that name, much better than his new chosen name, which again shows that he is also a hypocrite) was only worth between 150 and 250 million dollars, that writer got sued by Donald Drumpf for a cool 5 billion dollars (lawsuits he both lost) and when asked how he determined what his worth was (during the deposition) he said that the estimate of his net worth fluctuated based on "feeling, even my own feelings ..... and that can change rapidly from day to day".

Just watch it, it is hilarious for me as a Trump critical person who is of the opinion that Donald Drumpf is a bully with a TV personality that is totally at odds with the personal qualities someone needs if he/she wants to be president.

Oliver even created this website called donaldjdrumpf.com where you can buy hats with the text "Make Donald Drumpf again". You can also (if you use Chrome) is download an extension that changes Trump's name into the name "Drumpf".

So this all boils down to this question?:

Is John Oliver going to get sued by this thin skinned orange haired Donald Drumpf?



'The Donald' will have lots of time to spend in court after he doesn't move into the White House.
 
'The Donald' will have lots of time to spend in court after he doesn't move into the White House.

I'll remind you that Nixon was under indictment for the Milk Board scandal when he was running for POTUS, page one news for a while. He won, the indictment went away (at least the press forgot all about it and it all got buried on page six).
 
He might sue, but he will get slaughtered because nothing what Oliver stated is false or in any ways slander.

Donald Trump threatening to sue is just a way to suppress freedom of speech and people writing negative things about him. If you notice, most of the time he is just bluffing and never goes through with the lawsuit.

Most people who threaten baseless or frivolous lawsuits do not follow through. They are simply frustrated, vindicative, and cannot think of a way to vent their discomfort besides threatening you. If this was the caveman days, they would probably challenge you to a fight around the fire pit. If this was the 17th Century, they would probably challenge you to a duel. But today, neither of those things are options. Hence, the lawsuit. A lawsuit is a 21st century, American equivalent of a duel––fighting with papers instead of swords, risking money instead of blood.

Keep in mind that people who routinely threaten baseless lawsuits are often just adult versions of playground bullies. They are mad at you, and instead of taking their anger out in a healthy, mature way, or working things out like considerate adults, they want to scare you by making you believe they have the weight of the legal system behind them. They want you to lay awake at night and worry. It gives them a sense of power. Keep this in mind, and do not let a threat worry you inordinately. Treat the threat the same way you would treat a child’s anger tantrum––stay calm, try to muster some sympathy for this obviously ill-adjusted person, let it blow over, and continue on with your life.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blo...-deal-litigious-people-and-frivolous-lawsuits
 
Oliver is dangerous. Oliver has a true gift for satire, but too many people are seduced by his humor and don't examine what he is actually saying. They just laugh and accept that what he says must be correct.

Not saying he's not correct, sometimes he is. I often agree with his point-of-view. But, he's not infallible.

Dangerous, really?
 
Incidentally I'm rooting for Trump as President, but I have to say I didn't like it when he fired Gary Busey and Mr. Sulu on Celebrity Apprentice!
Those guys are my heroes, Busey went up against Predator ("he's mine" he said), and Sulu has had more run-ins with Klingons than I've had hot dinners.
 
Trump's grandfather anglicized the family name in the 1890s, which was more common than not. Jon Stewart dropped his last name which sounded very Jewish. Donald Trump was born with the name Donald Trump. His grandfather changed the family name over 120 years ago. You haven't even come close to making a case for Trump being a hypocrite over this situation. Trump's an idiot, a liar, a fraud, and a megalomaniac. Why are you and anybody else making up things that don't exist?

Donald Trump was being an a-hole for something loads of public people do, change their names, to attack someone for doing that and trying to claim he does this because he is ashamed of his heritage is bull crap.

Again, because even the Donald's ancestral name was changed not too long ago to make it sound "better" and more English. Jon Stewart did it because his name did not really sound "Hollywood"/"celebrity material" so he changed it to something he could "brand". Just like "the Donald" has made his last name into his supposedly classy name, a name synonymous with quality (even though that is nonsense) or in other words his "Brand".

And I am not making up things, the man is a petty vindictive pompous windbag with orange comb over hair (or at least that is what it looks like) and he is hypocritical in loads and loads of ways (like with Vincente Fox, about whom he says that he demands an apology for the f-word, hypocritically saying that he would never to something that is so lacking in classiness because he thinks he is a classy person, something that someone who saw the Rubio bottle clip cannot ever say).
 
I really can't stand Donald Trump. But how does calling himself "Trump" instead of "Drumpf" make him a hypocrite?

If you watched the episode, John Oliver cites as one of his lies for Donald Trump a particular instance where Donald Trump made fun of John Oliver's previous boss, Jon Stewart, on the fact that Stewart's original name was Leibowitz and that Stewart should be proud of his heritage. Then, a few years later, Trump tweeted that he never criticized Stewart about his name.

So John Oliver called on Trump to embrace his heritage as well. Refusing to do so could arguably make him into a hypocrite.

Edit: I see that you discussed this issue with others. Hopefully my added aspect helps, but if not, just ignore.
 
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I'll remind you that Nixon was under indictment for the Milk Board scandal when he was running for POTUS, page one news for a while. He won, the indictment went away (at least the press forgot all about it and it all got buried on page six).

And that man never went on to resign in disgrace because of future law suits and potential criminal punishment...
 
Wrong.
That is "supposedly" the real last name of one of his ancestors.
Once that ancestor changed it that became the real last name. It is the one and only last name Trump was born with.

So all this does is further highlight Oliver's dishonesty.

Such defensiveness for your cult leader....

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Yes, so? They is directed at the forefather who changed the name to Trump. Not directed at the Donald or his father.
So? The hypocrisy claim is directed at Trump, not anyone else.
That is a fallacious position.


He is a hypocrite because he comes from a changed name and berates Jon Stewart for changing his name, that is a bit hypocritical IMO.

But what makes it worse is Trump lying that he never commented on Jon Stewart's name.
Do you really not understand the fallacy of your position?

If Donald Trump had changed his name and them made fun of Stewart for doing the same thing, and specifically for the same reason, that would be hypocrisy, but Trump has nothing to do with his ancestor changing his name.






Such defensiveness for your cult leader....

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Wrong.
That is "supposedly" the real last name of one of his ancestors.
Once that ancestor changed it that became the real last name. It is the one and only last name Trump was born with.

So all this does is further highlight Oliver's dishonesty.

Of course, Oliver never said that Trump's last name at birth was something else. He clearly stated that an ancestor changed it. So much for your feeble accusations of dishonesty.
 
Of course, Oliver never said that Trump's last name at birth was something else. He clearly stated that an ancestor changed it. So much for your feeble accusations of dishonesty.
What?
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
The claim being refuted is that it was hypocrisy on Trumps part.
It isn't.
The claim that it is hypocrisy is the dishonesty here.
 
Wrong.
That is "supposedly" the real last name of one of his ancestors.
Once that ancestor changed it that became the real last name. It is the one and only last name Trump was born with.

So all this does is further highlight Oliver's dishonesty.

Wrong again I see, there is nothing supposed about his grandfather's original name.

Sure, Trumpf may now be Drumpf's families new name, but you make your point ludicrous by complaining about John Oliver's supposed dishonestly (even though you seem to be missing the evidence for this claim) when the man about how he was talking is the most dishonest fake politicians who in fact is little more than a fake television personality (because that is what politician Donald in all reality is).
 
What?
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
The claim being refuted is that it was hypocrisy on Trumps part.
It isn't.
The claim that it is hypocrisy is the dishonesty here.

But it is somewhat hypocritical, if you yourself (like the Donald is) are in possession of an altered name, that you make a point of someone else changing his real name into a TV name.

But again, the Donald is the poster child for being a hypocritical dishonest fake person who is of the opinion that he and his name stand for quality and success. Things that Donald Trump only has in minimal quantities (because he himself is anything but classy and quality) and his success is littered with failures. Luckily for him his successes have been a bit bigger than his failures.
 
Wrong again I see, there is nothing supposed about his grandfather's original name.

Sure, Trumpf may now be Drumpf's families new name, but you make your point ludicrous by complaining about John Oliver's supposed dishonestly (even though you seem to be missing the evidence for this claim) when the man about how he was talking is the most dishonest fake politicians who in fact is little more than a fake television personality (because that is what politician Donald in all reality is).
Wrong again as usual.
1. It is not his new name. It is the only name he has had from birth. The same last name his father had.
2. The dishonesty here is saying it is hypocrisy when it clearly is not.
3. Your opinion of the man is irrelevant to the farcical hypocrisy claim.


But it is somewhat hypocritical, if you yourself (like the Donald is) are in possession of an altered name, that you make a point of someone else changing his real name into a TV name.
No it isn't.
Trump did not change his name like Stewart did. If he had and then called out Stewart it would be, but as it is, it is not.
Claiming hypocrisy is dishonest.
Oliver present dishonest bs.

Claiming he is in possession of a changed name is nothing but spin because the name he has, has never been changed by him and was given to him by his father.
The name the ancestor supposedly had is the changed name.

Once a person is born into that new name it is not a changed name for them.



And once again, your opinion of the man is irrelevant to the farcical hypocrisy claim.
 
Oliver is dangerous. Oliver has a true gift for satire, but too many people are seduced by his humor and don't examine what he is actually saying. They just laugh and accept that what he says must be correct.
Ironically, not unlike Trump then. :cool:
 
Wrong again as usual.
1. It is not his new name. It is the only name he has had from birth. The same last name his father had.
2. The dishonesty here is saying it is hypocrisy when it clearly is not.
3. Your opinion of the man is irrelevant to the farcical hypocrisy claim.


No it isn't.
Trump did not change his name like Stewart did. If he had and then called out Stewart it would be, but as it is, it is not.
Claiming hypocrisy is dishonest.
Oliver present dishonest bs.

Claiming he is in possession of a changed name is nothing but spin because the name he has, has never been changed by him and was given to him by his father.
The name the ancestor supposedly had is the changed name.

Once a person is born into that new name it is not a changed name for them.



And once again, your opinion of the man is irrelevant to the farcical hypocrisy claim.

Well, as we all know everybody is free to have an opinion, because you may write things with an attitude of facts, but in all reality my opinion is just as valid as yours is.

Donald Trump had no place lecturing someone about a name change and about it being a slight on your "people/tradition" if you choose a different name.

And again, you may disagree with me on this name change issue, but it does not change the fact that Trump is an orange haired hypocritical buffoon (and hypocritical on many other issues than the name change one).
 
but in all reality my opinion is just as valid as yours is.
In regards to what you are saying in this thread, no it really isn't.
This isn't something open to opinion.
Either something is hypocrisy or it isn't.

In this case it is not hypocrisy on Donald's part.
 
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