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Fact check: Trump says again that Americans need ID to buy groceries. They still don't

If you write a check to buy groceries, you will be asked for ID.

Is that fact too difficult to comprehend?
So... His point was that small percentage of people require ID to buy groceries because of the 19th century method they use to pay for food?

Well, okay then. I guess we should base policy on that.

Sent from the Matrioshka in the WH Christmas tree.
 
Trump wasn't talking about spray paint and personal bank checks and credit cards. You made that up after the fact because that's what Trump supporters do every time they're trying to cover for another stupid, false word salad that tumbles out of the president's incompetent mouth. It's not the substantive policy positions like abortion, health care, immigration, and foreign policy that make me think some of you Trump supporters are brain dead. It's the absence of character that enables you to lie, distort, contort, defend, accept, exclude, and generally avoid reality that makes me long for a time when people at least tried to make sense.

Trump Derangement Syndrome. Outrage over the smallest detail.
 
Nope, Trump used a bad example of ID required in daily life, likely because he has never done any grocery shopping. Rather than admit to that simple gaffe and move on, Trump and those wishing to let him get away with that nugget of senseless TrumpSpeak try to make up bizarre situations to make it seem "partly true".

Trump Derangement Syndrome. Outrage over nothing. As in nothing burger.
 
Trump Derangement Syndrome. Outrage over nothing. As in nothing burger.

That is precisely why there is no reason to try to defend it, yet many are doing just that in this thread.
 
Accusing ttwtt of TDS?

:lamo

Okay...

No, that is probably against some forum rule. So consider it a general comment. There's lots of button pushers here. I hate to offend snowflakes. So I'm trying to provide a safe space.
 
No, that is probably against some forum rule. So consider it a general comment. There's lots of button pushers here. I hate to offend snowflakes. So I'm trying to provide a safe space.

Offended snowflakes are the ones trying to twist a stupid comment like "you need ID to buy groceries" into a general comment so the comment doesn't appear as stupid.

Nobody is "outraged" Trump is so out of touch with common things like grocery shopping that they need a safe space. We are simply pointing out how silly that was and anyone who tries to defend it in anyway.
 
Trump Derangement Syndrome. Outrage over the smallest detail.

I find all the silly catch phrases that the media create to attract low information voters (e.g., TDS, nothingburger, Pizzagate, open borders, etc.) to be insufferable, but there are indeed some people who become outraged by just about everything Trump does. I'm not one of them, so let's try to focus your lazy, overly generalized criticism of people who are left of you.

I've already said this, but I'll repost it for you. The real problem with this story is not that Trump doesn't know how people buy groceries. That's just par for the course with this moron. The problem is that he already said people use ID to buy groceries. He was universally told at that time that he was wrong. In typical Trump form, he disregarded reality, threw a tantrum about being wrong, and then chose to be the same kind of wrong again as if he could magically become right. That's insane. That's weird. That's pathological, pathetic, embarrassing, and dangerous for the country. The other problem is that Trump supporters, in their infinite quest to be as dumb as he is, stayed up all night spinning incoherent blather about checks, credit cards, alcohol, and cigarettes. In normal times, the president's supporters would smile, shrug, and say, "That's a rich, old New Yorker for you. Doesn't even know how to buy milk and eggs." Now we're faced with a ridiculous cult of people who have dug a hole so deep that they'll throw grenades at the surface knowing full well that the damn things probably won't make it out of the hole but instead will fall right back down into their hopeless faces.

It isn't "TDS". It's recognizing that adult, educated Americans have abandoned sense, credibility, and honesty to worship a madman.
 
I dreamt that I visited some of the imaginary lives the posters on this forum pretend to have. I bought a bag of Fritos. Nobody carded me.

Sent from the Matrioshka in the WH Christmas tree.
 
Nope, Trump used a bad example of ID required in daily life, likely because he has never done any grocery shopping. Rather than admit to that simple gaffe and move on, Trump and those wishing to let him get away with that nugget of senseless TrumpSpeak try to make up bizarre situations to make it seem "partly true".

Ok, you say he used a bad example of ID required in daily life,

Is there a good example?
 
Ok, you say he used a bad example of ID required in daily life,

Is there a good example?

Yes - cashing a check, applying for employment, registering to vote, driving on public roadways, boarding an aircraft, renting a tool, or buying alcohol, tobacco or firearms. Examples abound where presenting a valid, state issued, photo ID is a requirement.
 
Again, focuse on the message, not the hyperbole.
Poor POTUS. Tweets all day but still needs you to translate his messages for him because he's so stupid. Winning.
 
Yes - cashing a check, applying for employment, registering to vote, driving on public roadways, boarding an aircraft, renting a tool, or buying alcohol, tobacco or firearms. Examples abound where presenting a valid, state issued, photo ID is a requirement.

Except....all of those.... are privileges, not necessarily rights, (excepting being the registering to vote).

Point that I made in post #2 still remains, he says something like that, cashing a check, or whatnot, and NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS...now....it's a conversation....that's the whole reason of him saying it....you don't think he realizes what the media will pickup on? Cmon.....seriously?
 
Poor POTUS. Tweets all day but still needs you to translate his messages for him because he's so stupid. Winning.

Nope, not me, the 60 plus million though that put him in the White House did just fine,


Why were you surprised? Because you focused on the words, not the message.
 
So... His point was that small percentage of people require ID to buy groceries because of the 19th century method they use to pay for food?

Well, okay then. I guess we should base policy on that.

Sent from the Matrioshka in the WH Christmas tree.

No one should force you to identify those breaking into your house.

Or stop others from doing so in their own interests or defense..
 
Except....all of those.... are privileges, not necessarily rights, (excepting being the registering to vote).

Point that I made in post #2 still remains, he says something like that, cashing a check, or whatnot, and NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS...now....it's a conversation....that's the whole reason of him saying it....you don't think he realizes what the media will pickup on? Cmon.....seriously?

Hmm... why tell the truth when a telling a lie will get more press? ;)
 
I can't with you. I'm sorry. I'm a member here to explore new ideas, challenge other people's ideas and have my ideas challenged, and interact with people who have all sorts of different ideas to keep my bubble larger rather than smaller. But I can't suffer birthers. When I want to explore the certifiably crazy side of humanity by talking about Obama's birth certificate and UFOs and how the earth is flat (and sometimes I do want to discuss those things), then I will find threads suited to those purposes.

Do you criticize Americans who do not believe the birth certificate has been proven by forensics experts to be genuine and not a forgery? What forensics investigators do you think proved the birth certificate is not a forgery? Are you criticizing Americans for not accepting the democrat narrative without question? Is it a sin in your eyes to ask for proof?
 
Do you criticize Americans who do not believe the birth certificate has been proven by forensics experts to be genuine and not a forgery? What forensics investigators do you think proved the birth certificate is not a forgery? Are you criticizing Americans for not accepting the democrat narrative without question? Is it a sin in your eyes to ask for proof?

Please see post 446 and check back next Wednesday. I might be entertaining crazy that day.
 
Offended snowflakes are the ones trying to twist a stupid comment like "you need ID to buy groceries" into a general comment so the comment doesn't appear as stupid.

Nobody is "outraged" Trump is so out of touch with common things like grocery shopping that they need a safe space. We are simply pointing out how silly that was and anyone who tries to defend it in anyway.

I pointed out that there are times when a person DOES have to show ID. That's still true. To focus on something so minuscule is Trump Derangement Syndrome in action. Own it.
 
Hmm... why tell the truth when a telling a lie will get more press? ;)

Get more press, get the message across......do you think the press makes a story of, you have to have ID to drive a car, so why not for voter ID? That's a 2 minute blurb and move on, he says you have to have ID for groceries, that's a 2-3 day news cycle, and then he can get his allies to start talking up voter ID laws (rightly or wrongly) and get the discussion going....

Figure it out....
 
I find all the silly catch phrases that the media create to attract low information voters (e.g., TDS, nothingburger, Pizzagate, open borders, etc.) to be insufferable, but there are indeed some people who become outraged by just about everything Trump does. I'm not one of them, so let's try to focus your lazy, overly generalized criticism of people who are left of you.

I've already said this, but I'll repost it for you. The real problem with this story is not that Trump doesn't know how people buy groceries. That's just par for the course with this moron. The problem is that he already said people use ID to buy groceries. He was universally told at that time that he was wrong. In typical Trump form, he disregarded reality, threw a tantrum about being wrong, and then chose to be the same kind of wrong again as if he could magically become right. That's insane. That's weird. That's pathological, pathetic, embarrassing, and dangerous for the country. The other problem is that Trump supporters, in their infinite quest to be as dumb as he is, stayed up all night spinning incoherent blather about checks, credit cards, alcohol, and cigarettes. In normal times, the president's supporters would smile, shrug, and say, "That's a rich, old New Yorker for you. Doesn't even know how to buy milk and eggs." Now we're faced with a ridiculous cult of people who have dug a hole so deep that they'll throw grenades at the surface knowing full well that the damn things probably won't make it out of the hole but instead will fall right back down into their hopeless faces.

It isn't "TDS". It's recognizing that adult, educated Americans have abandoned sense, credibility, and honesty to worship a madman.

I like his policies. I support him. I will defend him. Besides, he is right, often you do have to provide an ID to buy groceries. And lots of other things. As you well know, this isn't really about groceries, but the issue of whether an ID should be required for other things, more important things, like voting. I support ID's for voting.
 
I like his policies. I support him. I will defend him. Besides, he is right, often you do have to provide an ID to buy groceries. And lots of other things. As you well know, this isn't really about groceries, but the issue of whether an ID should be required for other things, more important things, like voting. I support ID's for voting.

Good for you. We're not talking about his policies, KellyAnne, although to be fair, he doesn't even know what his policies are from day to day, so I doubt that you do. No, you do not need an ID to buy groceries. What you want to do is change the false thing he said to something that is true, like, "You need an ID to buy alcohol from a grocery store," or, "You need an ID to pay for groceries with a check." You can support him all you want, but when you distort or reinvent reality in order to defend him for something absurd, then you're humiliating yourself. Seriously. Consider why you would sacrifice your own credibility, which you worked your entire lifetime to build, on his altar. If you want to support the man, I suggest you stick to his policies (like voter ID) because things like the Alabama hurricane and grocery store ID are a sheer embarrassment for you all.
 
Get more press, get the message across......do you think the press makes a story of, you have to have ID to drive a car, so why not for voter ID? That's a 2 minute blurb and move on, he says you have to have ID for groceries, that's a 2-3 day news cycle, and then he can get his allies to start talking up voter ID laws (rightly or wrongly) and get the discussion going....

Figure it out....

Wait. Hold on. This is too good. Are you now suggesting that Trump purposefully uses inaccurate language in order to focus media coverage on his issue du jour? Because yesterday the story was that he was accurate all along and that we were nitpicking and missing the message because we listened to the words. Furthermore, if voter ID is Trump's new pet project that he wants us all to focus on, what about it does he want us to focus on? What are his policy recommendations? Does he even know the aspects of voter ID that fall under federal jurisdiction versus state jurisdiction? Trump first made his grocery ID claim in July 2018. The same uproar happened then. If Trump was being so clever to attract pur attention, as you claim, what he has done about voter ID for the past 15 months?

I'm sorry, but you have posted so much bull**** in this thread that my eyes are watering.
 
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