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Donald Trump talks of 'retribution' after Alec Baldwin sketch on SNL

tres borrachos said:
But that's the point of this thread. He didn't let it go. He's been raging about Baldwin.

It's idiotic at best, and pathetic at worst.

Not even Nixon, who was a wonderful President (pre-crimes) but was paranoid as Hell, complained when Laugh-In and other shows lampooned him.

And nobody ever threatened "retribution", even if their feelings were hurt.
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I don’t think Nixon could take it either—but he just internalized it. He hated the media, and had no Fox News or Twitter to put forward propaganda or vent anger to.
 
j-mac said:
I'm with ya there....If they find something that is impeachable, then by all means go for it, and all that comes with it...But, to think that Congress can just overturn the will of the people because they don't like how the man does things, that would come with a political price.
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Impeachment of this president is a wet dream of the left. The House can impeach all they want—the Senate will not remove him. The Mueller report would have to have a red hot smoking gun—not going to happen.
 
Deuce said:
No, I literally just copied your posting. You were making up lies, so I made up exactly the same lies about you. Funny how that works.
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I made up no lies about you so I don't know if your confused, or just being the usual...In any case, this thread isn't about you or me, so do you have anything relevant? or are we done here?
 
prometeus said:
Only morons lash out at humor and comparing humor with bullying is just as stupid.
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Well, sometimes, I find it hard these days to see the difference...What you may consider humor, might well be at first, but continued, unrelenting mockery is a form of bullying.
 
MauiMan said:
I don’t think Nixon could take it either—but he just internalized it. He hated the media, and had no Fox News or Twitter to put forward propaganda or vent anger to.
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So, defense is propaganda?
 
Chaotic Insanity by Tweet, each new day.
 
SLC said:
Retribution can come in several different forms. Perhaps some mockery of SNL themselves would be appropriate. Or taking a hit in their sagging ratings would be another form of retribution or Republicans boycotting their advertisers until their political scorn is a little more balanced. I know I can laugh at both sides if it is fair. But SNL lost me a long time ago because they are not balanced.
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Nothing "sagging" in SNL ratings. They have been remarkably consistent over their 44 years. This week's show was solid.

Saturday Night Live | Rating Graph

Interesting, however, that their lowest rated show of all-time, out of nearly 1000 episodes, was the Nov 2015 episode hosted by Donald Trump.
 
upsideguy said:
Nothing "sagging" in SNL ratings. They have been remarkably consistent over their 44 years. This week's show was solid.

Saturday Night Live | Rating Graph

Interesting, however, that their lowest rated show of all-time, out of nearly 1000 episodes, was the Nov 2015 episode hosted by Donald Trump.
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It's like they can't stop just lying whenever they feel like it. Just like their president.
 
Ahlevah said:
Laugh now while you want, but Trump was elected in order to send a message to the Establishment. Apparently, they're not getting it. So there will be more wailing to the heavens in 2020.
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Trump was elected because America's goobers think he's a real billionaire.
 
Kobie said:
It's like they can't stop just lying whenever they feel like it. Just like their president.
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Its more that too like living in a fact-free zone and see no reason to move away.
 
j-mac said:
Hmmm....All you have is attack....How unusual...:roll:



So, you believe that if you don't like an elected President, that's enough to nullify the will of the people through a fair election? Sorry, not how it works here.
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Don't like is an ordinary political response that is so common referencing it is glib, trite, mundane, boring and meaningless. The serious matter is that Trump has since day one violated the spirit of the Constitution. Trump took his oath then wiped his ass with it in a same day turnaround.

So this is not high school where you like the kids you're with and don't like those other kids over there acting stupid. I base my judgements and determinations on the Constitution of the United States which Trump opposes. We see it in the conduct and behaviors of both Trump and His Fanboys who have set out to trample the Bill of Rights. It's consistent with their goal to make USA more like Putin's Russia than the other way around. There's no SNL in Putin's Russia which is how Trump and His Fanboys want it to be in USA. Which is why we get the word from Potus of retribution. It's also called censorship. So this is not about like-dislike. It's about the Constitution. I say this as I oppose all enemies of the Constitution both foreign and domestic.
 
j-mac said:
So, defense is propaganda?
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No, I’m speaking more generally. Nixon didn’t have a media outlet—Trump does. It’s a big advantage, and he knows how to use it for his political cause and point of view. Nixon just had the regular—liberal leaning—media. Rupert Murdoch understood this.
 
Fearandloathing said:
Please post the copies of the protests you posted when SNL made fun of Obama. And please go on line and check You Tube, as SNL's "historic" attention to US Presidents going back to Nixon, where he was portrayed as an arms dealer.

From Nixon, to Ford, to Carter, to Reagan to Bush 1, to Clinton, to Obama and now Trump...and only Trump is whining.

Further, have a look at their treatment of Hillary Clinton and other of those who presume greatness.

Trump shows his true self, a man who only thinks of himself, with absolutely NO self awareness, a child man who is degrading and attacking the first amendment.

What a ****ing surprise! A wanna be dictator attacking free speech.

Four years ago the Amerikan right was fuming man at Obama's use of Executive Orders, now here's Trump attacking the core of the constitution and you're not only good with it but supporting it.

I always knew the right hated the bill of rights; it was so in the 60's when civil rights activists were murdered outright, it's been evident through every administration (talk about going around congress - Reagan funded and entire war!) and it was very much in evidence when the "Patriot Act" pass.

You are not a democracy.
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Indeed in respect of the bolded in blue. The Right are not democrats -- we see this in the Constitution Forum and we've seen it there for a long time. Because the USA without the Bill of Rights is Russia.

This is exactly and knowingly where Trump and the armband right are trying to go. Republicans/Conservatives in USA went over to Russian ways beginning when Putin resumed the presidency of Russia in 2012. The Right praised Putin openly for years until the Trump campaign.

Trump took over for 'em defending Putin and Russia while the Right fell silent on Putin and Russia lest they become blatantly obvious about it at the critical time of the Putin-Trump candidacy for Potus. The number one target of Trump and His Fanboys is the Constitution and this is yet another indication of it.
 
j-mac said:
Very true, and I've already said, I wish that the President would let this sort of thing roll off his back....But, he is vocal about it, and liberals know he will be, that is I think at least part of the reason they do it.
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It's almost a natural law that the guy in the schoolyard who whines and wails when he gets teased gets teased.

He might even get stuffed in a dumpster head first. All in good fun of course but also to make the point to the schoolyard baby he needs to grow up.

Trump is Potus but he's not in the tradition and custom of presidents who take it in stride. A Potus shakes his head some over being slapped around a bit by political comedy and ridicule but Trump goes OTT when he speaks of retribution. Potus has the power and authority of the executive branch under his control which makes this Putin sycophant a dangerous man. Trump's hardest core supporters are Putin's men too. Neither ever says a word against Putin -- never and not ever. Your pretending Putin has nothing to do with the Trump campaign and presidency leaves yourselves wide open on it.

You guys don't even come running into the house saying you didn't break that window. You just come in and expect dinner to be ready. Trouble for you is you've always got to go back into the schoolyard and daily besides.
 
Kobie said:
Trump was elected because America's goobers think he's a real billionaire.
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It's also the case America's goobers think Trump is a goober at heart.

Ma and Pa Kettle love him and made the difference in electing him, PA, MI, WI in particular.

They never heard of SNL much less watch it as there's no humor up in them thar hills.
 
MauiMan said:
Oh, they’re getting it, all right.
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Are the Democrats thinking about showing up in Wisconsin this time instead of hanging out with their Silicon Valley or Manhattan pals? Which socialist are they planning on sending to Waukesha?
 
Fishking said:
Yeah...I bet you love Alec Baldwin. Ya'll love you some people who have abused their own 11 year old daughters.
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Trump looks at his daughter and he sees a hot snatch. Said so many times Trump has.


Fishking said:
You love child abusers, eh? Glad to have that on record.
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You Donald Trump and Roy Moore.





j-mac said:
"Trumpets"? hmmmm....Not my favorite instrument in the brass section....Other than that, I have no idea what you are talking about....I am simply pointing out that Trump is neither the first, nor will he be the last 'thin skinned' President we have....Sorry that triggers you.
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The thread and topic triggers you to the point you have more posts to 'em than everyone else combined.

It's all bang bang by you. Blanks of course. The backfire continues however.



j-mac said:
Do you own a gun store? What's that have to do with the price of tea in China? And, I had Putin's help? Was he in the voting booth with me? Because I don't recall that....:roll: "Good God" indeed.
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What you guys like most about Putin's Russia is that when voters show up at the polling station they get handed a ballot with the X already on it. So you guys are going for it here too.
 
Tangmo said:
Trump looks at his daughter and he sees a hot snatch. Said so many times Trump has.

You Donald Trump and Roy Moore.
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I'm picking up what you're putting down. You like those who abuse children, is what I'm tracking.
 
j-mac said:
Well, sometimes, I find it hard these days to see the difference...What you may consider humor, might well be at first, but continued, unrelenting mockery is a form of bullying.
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Yes, that would be true, but not in this case since the idiot in the WH continuously supplies new "material" and that keeps the cycle going.
 
JustHanging said:
Of course they get it. Nearly 1/3 of Americans can't figure out how to use a ladder to get over a wall.
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Have you seen the surplus Vietnam-era helicopter landing mat that the Border Patrol fashioned into a barrier? The agents who actually do this for a living want to replace that. Some people get that. Others would rather listen to the ivory tower "experts" and politicians who've never been further south than Bakersfield.

Border Wall Construction Underway | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
 
Kobie said:
Trump was elected because America's goobers think he's a real billionaire.
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The goobers are right. He IS a real billionaire, worth about $3.1 billion according to Forbes. But they didn't vote for him for that reason. They voted for him because, unlike Hillary, Trump came to them and took the time to listen to them. Hillary just expected them to anoint her queen when she wasn't hobnobbing with and soliciting her wealthy East and West Coast Establishment supporters for donations.
 
Ahlevah said:
Are the Democrats thinking about showing up in Wisconsin this time instead of hanging out with their Silicon Valley or Manhattan pals? Which socialist are they planning on sending to Waukesha?
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Maybe you should look at Wisconsin's results from 2018 and wonder if the Republicans will show up in 2020.

http://editions.lib.umn.edu/smartpolitics/2018/11/18/wisconsin-democrats-land-rare-sweep-of-constitutional-offices-in-2018/
Wisconsin Democrats sweep constitutional offices, but Republicans hold legislative majorities | Politics and Elections | madison.com
Election Results | Wisconsin Vote
Wisconsin Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis
 
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Ahlevah said:
Are the Democrats thinking about showing up in Wisconsin this time instead of hanging out with their Silicon Valley or Manhattan pals? Which socialist are they planning on sending to Waukesha?
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Socialism is government ownership of the means of transportation, communication, production.

Now name and document the Democrats running for Potus who are socialists.

I am a capitalist and so are they. When I heard Bernie Sanders say he's a socialist I had to LMAO and I still do. More than that however I roar with laughter when I see Conservatives/Republicans call the Democrats running for Potus socialists. If you guys didn't have the disaster in Venezuela you'd have nothing and Venezuela has nothing to do with the Democratic party in USA.

Trump hates socialism in Venezuela but he's falling all over himself to praise it in NK where they have nuclear warheads and missile delivery systems that don't exist in Venezuela. You guys aren't doing any better than Trump in any of this nonsense and idiocy.
 
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