CommissarMega posted:

How would he respond though? Sure, he might get all depressed and poo poo, but if he goes into a full-on meltdown and starts believing his own alpha male bullshit, what then?

EDIT: I'm not saying 'lie back and think of Lady Liberty' mind you, just be careful.

Alter Ego posted:

those they loved.

Fathis Munk posted:

Fathis Munk posted:

quote:

To: Gamecock

There isn't enough ink to write that many names.

2 posted on 1/25/2017, 4:52:13 PM by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)

quote:

To: Gamecock

who thinks this stuff up?
very creative

5 posted on 1/25/2017, 4:53:34 PM by dontreadthis (I finally came up with this tagline)

quote:

To: Gamecock

Wouldn’t it be cool to have a federal Deputization process and bounty program for us law and order minded citizens. There would be a lot of details, of course. For example, which criminal would be worth more to bring in, an illegal or a San Francisco Supervisor.

6 posted on 1/25/2017, 4:54:20 PM by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)

quote:

To: Gamecock

As The Hill’s Will Sommer pointed out, the list hinges on the Trump administration’s accurately reporting crime statistics to begin with considering that POTUS is already willing to hang his hat on the notion that three to five million imaginary illegal immigrants voted in the election. And that’s not even considering the creepy Third Reich-style implications of publishing lists of undesirables

Someone needs to ask Wil Sommer about how not publishing Rape statistics in Sweden working out for Sweden???

Damned fool!

And will he eat his words when the investigation of voter fraud turns out enough illegals voted to potentially sway the election?????

7 posted on 1/25/2017, 4:55:02 PM by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)

quote:

To: Gamecock

White House to publish weekly list of immigrants who are charged with crimes

Perhaps most useful would be, in addition, a cumulative list since of the illegal aliens and "refugees" horrendous crimes and vehicular manslaughters since Trump announced his decision to run for the presidency.

It shouldn't be that hard for all national law enforcement to already have that information.

There are several similar cumulative list of koranimal crimes which should impress even the most ignorant bleeding heart.

11 posted on 1/25/2017, 4:59:05 PM by publius911 (IMPRISON HER NOW evil, stupid, insane, ignorant, arrogant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)

quote:

To: Gamecock

And that’s not even considering the creepy Third Reich-style implications of publishing lists of undesirables.

Why is it that the Left has to describe everything done by a Republican administration as Nazi like?

I don’t recall reading anywhere about the Nazis publishing list of undesirables. As I recall if the Nazis found you undesirable you would typically be rousted out of your bed in the middle of the night and never be seen again.

22 posted on 1/25/2017, 5:05:39 PM by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)

quote:

To: Gamecock

If they’re gonna publish lists besides those convicted they need to restrain themselves to those charged and also update with the results of any proceeding, including a finding of not guilty if applicable.

As a rule, every illegal alien should be either charged with identity theft (on account of social security numbers used etc) or tax evasion.

33 posted on 1/25/2017, 5:17:29 PM by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)

quote:

To: suijuris

Its like he has read my mind. Everything he's doing I've dreamed about!

It's almost as though the President starts his day by reading Free Republic, then gets his staff together to craft that day's executive orders.

The convergence between this man's mind and ours', is staggering.

36 posted on 1/25/2017, 5:25:45 PM by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)

quote:

To: Gamecock

"Third Reich-style implications of publishing lists of undesirables."

First one to use a Nazi comparison, loses the argument. Of course the idiot doesn't know those are public stats accessible from various LE agencies. Anyone can look them up, just few bother.

Then there are immigration NGO's like Fairus.org and CIS.org who provide such stats. You want the latest on illegal immigration, those are the the go-to sites for answers, stats, info, etc. Check them out...you'll be astounded by how little you knew about the problem of illegal immigration. I used to contribute to FAIR until I got into actual street activism against the invasion.

Never thought I'd see the day when a President would take such quick and decisive action. It's simply a dream come true for me. I have been fighting this fight since the 1980s when they would use our side gate in San Diego to continue their trek and scare my children. Our home was positioned on a street curve so it was the shortest route.

Someone should make a running list of his EO's, memos, department/agency directives, and the jobs he's creating almost daily.

50 posted on 1/25/2017, 5:53:16 PM by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)

quote:

To: SeekAndFind

I think I can live without strawberries fertilized with human AIDS poop. I’m good.

2 posted on 1/26/2017, 12:49:08 PM by brucedickinson

quote:

To: SeekAndFind

Nope. Because it would be Americans paying for the wall.

3 posted on 1/26/2017, 12:49:30 PM by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)

quote:

To: SeekAndFind

Mexico will cave - they have no other choice. The art of the deal - negotiate from a strong position and be willing to walk away. TRUMP knows what he is doing.

Mexico chose to walk away today but they’ll be back! And if not who cares? We’ve paid for far more useless things - like the Dept of Education for instance.

14 posted on 1/26/2017, 12:53:57 PM by New Jersey Realist (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke)

quote:

To: SeekAndFind

The legacy of heavy-handed U.S. behavior — which includes invasions and the seizure of significant Mexican lands

WTF??? NO SUCH THING EVER HAPPENED

Last time I looked the Mexicans PICKED A FIGHT with the US and got Stomped, then instead of keeping the Spoils of War, WE PAID THEM FOR THE LAND

Typical FAKE NEWS from Amazon.

16 posted on 1/26/2017, 12:55:05 PM by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)

quote:

To: ichabod1

“President Trump just launched an all out trade war with Mexico.”

Why do we need a full out trade war?

All we need is a wall paid by the mexicans. We don’t need a price increase of 20% that WE end up paying.

Of course I fully realize that this is Trumps opening stance on the negotiations that are to follow, so I take it with a grain of salt.

50 posted on 1/26/2017, 1:21:31 PM by aquila48

quote:

To: plain talk

“So get used to paying more for everything so the unions get more jobs. “

Retarded liberal logic. I guess you prefer Americans not have any jobs so long as imports are cheap for you to buy things.

53 posted on 1/26/2017, 1:23:01 PM by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)

quote:

To: john316

Nope. Shipping out Housing Project Freeloaders to work the fields.

Implement Welfare reform. Want a check? Okay, you will receive that after participating in 8 hour shifts working for Mr. Farmer. Don’t show up, your check is cut by that amount. Mr. Farmer will work with the government to get his products to the market and the labor costs (Negotiated between Farmer and Government at the Benefit to the Farmer) will be sent to the Government.

No Transportation? Farmer will have a bus at the Projects at 6:15am sharp. Be on it.

We won’t cut your Welfare if you work. Don’t work, no check.

EBTs? Nope. No more. Free food will be distributed at location X once a month. Consisting of Powdered Milk, Cheese, Spam, Penut Butter, Butter, powdered Eggs.
NO MORE Bridge/EBT Cards to be abused.

If you are found to have sold free food for cash or bartered it for anything you will no longer be qualified for program.

61 posted on 1/26/2017, 1:25:57 PM by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)

quote:

Nope. Shipping out Housing Project Freeloaders to work the fields.

Implement Welfare reform. Want a check? Okay, you will receive that after participating in 8 hour shifts working for Mr. Farmer. Don’t show up, your check is cut by that amount. Mr. Farmer will work with the government to get his products to the market and the labor costs (Negotiated between Farmer and Government at the Benefit to the Farmer) will be sent to the Government.

No Transportation? Farmer will have a bus at the Projects at 6:15am sharp. Be on it.

We won’t cut your Welfare if you work. Don’t work, no check.

EBTs? Nope. No more. Free food will be distributed at location X once a month. Consisting of Powdered Milk, Cheese, Spam, Penut Butter, Butter, powdered Eggs.
NO MORE Bridge/EBT Cards to be abused.

If you are found to have sold free food for cash or bartered it for anything you will no longer be qualified for program.

61 posted on 1/26/2017, 1:25:57 PM by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)

quote:

Mr. Farmer will work with the government to get his products to the market and the labor costs (Negotiated between Farmer and Government at the Benefit to the Farmer) will be sent to the Government.

Pocket Billiards posted:

The world has really gone insane. People who've spent the last 8 years frothing at the mouth over taxes and socialism are celebrating something like 20% tax on Mexican and 40% tax on Chinese goods and calling for forced agricultural labor camps.

McGlockenshire posted:

To: SeekAndFind

The legacy of heavy-handed U.S. behavior — which includes invasions and the seizure of significant Mexican lands

WTF??? NO SUCH THING EVER HAPPENED

Last time I looked the Mexicans PICKED A FIGHT with the US and got Stomped, then instead of keeping the Spoils of War, WE PAID THEM FOR THE LAND

Typical FAKE NEWS from Amazon.

16 posted on 1/26/2017, 12:55:05 PM by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)

quote:

To: plain talk

“So get used to paying more for everything so the unions get more jobs. “

Retarded liberal logic. I guess you prefer Americans not have any jobs so long as imports are cheap for you to buy things.

53 posted on 1/26/2017, 1:23:01 PM by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)

McGlockenshire posted:

One quick story before I leave. A few years ago, there was a small town in the southern US with an undocumented immigrant problem. Most of the undocumented immigrants worked at one specific processing plant. That processing plant was, by far, the town's single largest employer. They were acting unethically and were not participating in the e-verify system. And then one day, they started doing e-verify. The money that they were paying the undocumented immigrants dried up, and they all left. But nobody came in to replace them. The town suddenly found itself in a financial crisis. Shops all over the town saw their incomes drastically plummet. Tax funds dried up. Money stopped flowing.

Unfortunately I don't clearly recall the rest of this story. It was published somewhere, but I neglected to bookmark it. The bottom line is that a whole bunch of places, whether we like it or not, are funded entirely by the result of undocumented workers. Americans don't want these jobs and won't take them, and we're about to, as a nation, scare off the only people that are willing to do the work.

Even if we weren't facing an authoritarian nationalist administration, we'd still be so, so hosed.

quote:

EBTs? Nope. No more. Free food will be distributed at location X once a month. Consisting of Powdered Milk, Cheese, Spam, Penut Butter, Butter, powdered Eggs.

Shugojin posted:

THOSE POORS ALWAYS BUYING STEAKS AND LOBSTER MY TAX DOLLARS

ModernMajorGeneral posted:

Telling that this person thinks this is a list of sensible foods poor people should be eating, instead of the rubbish they currently buy.

quote:

To: TBP

The author is making assumptions and is a fool.

4 posted on 1/26/2017, 8:26:26 PM by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)

quote:

To: TBP

Still posting anti-Trump crapola, I see.

Do you have a death wish, or just enjoy getting beatten up on FR threads ?

Oh, and BTW....this is yet another article that is bovine excrement.

5 posted on 1/26/2017, 8:28:16 PM by nopardons

quote:

To: TBP

Forbes is fake news.

8 posted on 1/26/2017, 8:30:47 PM by <1/1,000,000th%

quote:

To: TBP

Trump is moving towards a version of de Gaulle’s dirigiste economics, with strategic industries being declared “national champions.”

We’re not moving towards communism. We’re moving towards state capitalism.

11 posted on 1/26/2017, 8:31:56 PM by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))

quote:

To: TBP

The static reasoning here is astounding. He talks about we don't have enough capacity int the USA to make every car we need. Yet I hear Ford can build a factory in Mexico plus all the the roads and railroads needed to support that factory in 6 months.

Do these Free Traitors™ ever really think about what they are saying?

12 posted on 1/26/2017, 8:32:09 PM by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a drat.)

quote:

To: goldstategop

We are moving to free trade between the states and highly restricted trade with the rest of the world. Which is the way the country was designed to operate from day one.

15 posted on 1/26/2017, 8:33:47 PM by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a drat.)

quote:

To: TBP

Yes. Protectionism always causes an economic deadweight loss.

17 posted on 1/26/2017, 8:35:14 PM by SSS Two

quote:

To: TBP

These morons don’t get it. Tariffs are just a negotiation tool. Example:

1- You tell China that if they don’t open up their markets you’ll slap tariffs on their products.

2- If they don’t comply: You slap tariffs on their products.

3- Chinese products become less competitive and they lose market share. Instead of buying products from China, consumers will buy from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand..

4- Manufacturing plants will shift their production away from China.

5- Consumers in the US will not be affected.

The same goes for Mexico. The cars made in Mexico can also be made in Honduras. Mexico is in a very weak negotiating position. They have no choice but to open up their market.

20 posted on 1/26/2017, 8:39:36 PM by Helicondelta (Deplorable)

quote:

To: TBP

Trump would be better off, Brookings said, by training American workers for new jobs in advanced manufacturing or the service sector,

or the service sector ........................like we need more”service people” instead of being able to build things like we used to do before we were stripped and sold out by the Globalists.GTH Forbes!

24 posted on 1/26/2017, 8:42:46 PM by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)

quote:

To: TBP

I agree that globalist corporations should be free to offshore and import their product back to the USA. They shouldn’t however expect this aberration of duty free access to the US market to last much longer. They have to realize that they are taking a chance by offshoring no matter how much they bribe congress thru K -Street. There is a limit to corruption. The American people are closing the door on that and it’s a good thing and about time. Go Trump, go!

28 posted on 1/26/2017, 8:46:14 PM by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a drat.)

quote:

To: goldstategop

Only a douche bag would insist that a protectionist is somehow also in favor of a state run economy. What you are doing is trashing every single founding father and I won’t stand by and let a POS like you to do that and not push back. Now if that is not what you are doing then you have my apology up front.

31 posted on 1/26/2017, 8:50:32 PM by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a drat.)

quote:

To: TBP

The reason we don’t have enough welders is that HR depts and hiring managers do everything to suppress wages and stop market forces from setting wages. This prevents the mechanism of supply and demand from working properly.

46 posted on 1/26/2017, 9:10:15 PM by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a drat.)

the article posted:

The most profound of these changes is that after almost a century of American leadership on the world stage, Trump has unabashedly sounded the retreat. Whether under the umbrella of his “America First” views, his willingness to let other powers take the lead, his distrust of international institutions, or pure ignorance, he has ushered in a shift from what was hailed as the Pax Americana to what may soon be seen as the Pox Americana, a blight befalling the world as a consequence of mean-spirited, ill-considered, short-sighted U.S. foreign policy.
[...]
America was once a nation that was seen as actively arguing for the principles that made the country great — sometimes too actively for the taste of many around the world. We made the case for a free press; now the president assails the media, publicly attacks journalists as “the most dishonest people” on Earth, and thus sends a message to authoritarian leaders worldwide that he is a kindred spirit. We celebrated freedom of religion; now we have become a nation that has embraced Islamophobia and seems to be taking steps to punish individuals simply because of their religious beliefs. We opposed ethno-nationalism; now we have overnight emerged as an acknowledged leader and supporter of a global movement based on nationalism and fomenting hatred of “the Other.”

quote:

I gasped at the title, read the article, and had to post it for the grand irony of the author condemning Trump for his foreign policy decisions, while ignoring Obama's failures and retreat from global leadership.

I am inadequate to mock this man. He is the CEO of the board of Foreign Policy magazine, which steadily amazes me by its irrational and surreal leftist, anti-American world view. I post it here, hoping to enjoy your comments. Have at it!

1 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:36:31 PM by Forgiven_Sinner

quote:

To: Forgiven_Sinner

Fake news.

4 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:39:23 PM by Vision (Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid - Reagan)

quote:

To: Forgiven_Sinner

“Given the changes that occurred in 1991 with the end of the Cold War...”

I’m guessing this idiot was against Reagan’s “Evil Empire” comments and marched in multiple “Unilateral Nuclear-disarmament” marches.

6 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:41:52 PM by JPJones (George Washington's Tariffs were Patriotic. Build a Wall and Build a Wall of tariffs.)

quote:

To: Forgiven_Sinner

what’s interesting is that the party of change can’t comprehend change

the magnitude of rapid change is so great it is beyond comprehension

7 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:43:35 PM by Thibodeaux (the long night is over)

quote:

To: Forgiven_Sinner

...often without benefit of consultation with his cabinet departments, experts of any sort, or the legislative branch of government...

BULL! Trump's style is to consult with experts all the time. Then take confident decisive action at the right time. One of his central life talents is hiring and taking advice from the right people....and knowing who the right people are (and firing the others...).

He has been consulting for quite some time on what to do when he started....rather than golfing and avoiding work...

13 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:46:42 PM by AndyTheBear

quote:

To: Forgiven_Sinner

Maybe not. Trump’s muscular “America First” policy may actually make him a more dynamic world leader than we’ve seen in a generation.

14 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:46:43 PM by marron

quote:

Comment #20 Removed by Moderator

quote:

To: Cicero

This picture just set off Gaydars warnings from Coast to Coast.

[picture of author]

21 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:59:24 PM by Grampa Dave (Obama's greatest legacy to America/Americans was the election of President Trump!)

quote:

To: Forgiven_Sinner

Perfect example of Projection.
Trump is the Big Growling Dog. The World better understand.
An American Nation flexing it’s muscle, and Declaring were No. #1 is extremely satisfying.

22 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:59:31 PM by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)

quote:

To: Grampa Dave

Looks like he lost a handkerchief at Comet Ping Pong.

24 posted on 1/26/2017, 6:06:13 PM by The Toll

quote:

To: Forgiven_Sinner

Judging from poor prose quality of this piece, one could infer that it was not written tongue-in-cheek. Pox, as in Small or Chicken, is a disease,
whereas Pax, as in Roman, is the period of time where peace existed for many decades thanks to the Roman Empire. Poor word comprehension is not surprising, however, in Alt-Leninist, low IQ journalism.

25 posted on 1/26/2017, 6:08:16 PM by Radtechtravel (May God bless America, keeping her home to the Brave, land of the Free. Long live the Republic.)

quote:

To: Forgiven_Sinner

Foreign Policy is a liberal rag. It reads like the founding editor was Alger Hiss.

26 posted on 1/26/2017, 6:10:33 PM by fireballxl5

quote:

To: Forgiven_Sinner

What’s wrong with right-wing nationalism?

Multinational institutions are dangerous, cumbersome and damaging to our national interest.

Like the UN. Sooner we leave it, the better off we will be.

29 posted on 1/26/2017, 6:15:13 PM by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))

the article posted:

Trump’s posture and slight lean forward portray the president as an aggressive figure, says Tamzin Smith, a professional photographer who specializes in portraiture. The catchlights in the lower part of Trump’s eyes — those bright white dots just beneath his pupils — indicate he’s being lit from below. For a portrait like this, that’s a “bizarre” lighting choice, she said.
[...]
Trump’s positioning in front of a green-screened White House is unique. In other portraits, presidents almost always were photographed in front of more neutral backgrounds, like a wall or bookcase. Trump’s backdrop, however, gives the photo a kind of “‘Hey, I’m president’ emphasis,” said Finnegan.
[...]
“Trump has perfected this sort of serious-looking furrowed-brow scowl,” Finnegan said. “It would be a little weird, I think, if you know at the moment where he’s giving that inaugural address, the photo that launches is a big toothy grin.”

Martinez agrees that the portrait reinforces the image Trump worked to cultivate throughout the campaign. “That’s what he wants to project, that he’s gonna intimidate people,” he said. “It doesn’t surprise me that that’s the look that he’s trying to portray in this.”

quote:

To: goldstategop

“He looks very intense, he looks mean, he looks aggressive,” Smith said. “It’s really not a nice light setup in my opinion.”

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

This is what an ALPHA MALE looks like!

They are behaving like a Beta Male gorilla that just got it’s rear end whipped.

2 posted on 1/26/2017, 3:52:46 PM by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)

quote:

Comment #5 Removed by Moderator

quote:

Get use to it folks. Like W, this mob of homo commies will bitch and moan all 8 years. Just enjoy the laugh of the moonbeans.

7 posted on 1/26/2017, 3:55:06 PM by RetiredArmy (Believe or not, we R in the Last Days of human history. Jesus is coming back, & soon! RU saved?)

quote:

To: GraceG

“He looks very intense, he looks mean, he looks aggressive,” Smith said.

Why do you think we voted for him? No more nice guys while the corrupt Mexican government exports their social problems across our borders.

8 posted on 1/26/2017, 3:55:30 PM by Nothingburger

quote:

To: goldstategop

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Lindsey_Graham,_official_Senate_photo_portrait_cropped.jpg

There is nothing odd about it at all. It's Trump. He's serious. He means what he says, and he's going to do what he says.

Compare Trump's portrait to the above image of some glitter slippered sissy.

Trump is a leader.

That is all.

10 posted on 1/26/2017, 3:56:38 PM by chris37 (Glory, glory, hallelujah!)

quote:

To: goldstategop

This is what a leader looks like right before he kicks rear end...

12 posted on 1/26/2017, 3:56:53 PM by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)

quote:

To: goldstategop

Typical schoolyard bully move when they’ve had their butt whupped by someone they just knew they could take.

20 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:04:19 PM by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")

quote:

To: chris37

Now THAT’S the portrait of a homo.

22 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:04:57 PM by Andy'smom (Proud member of the basket of deplorables)

quote:

To: goldstategop

This is more of a founding father like pose.
Oooh, scaaaweee!
The hot gaze that causes all global warming!!
Scaaaweee!

24 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:08:55 PM by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)

quote:

To: goldstategop

Stares just like our noble, American eagle.

25 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:09:08 PM by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance**** BIGLY!!!! Shadilay!)

quote:

To: goldstategop

It’s the look that Andrew Jackson had when he approached the dueling field.

34 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:15:10 PM by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon.)

quote:

To: goldstategop

I was on at a military base today and nearly broke down in tears when I saw Trump’s and Mattis’ picture. (”No, thanks Colonel, I’m okay. I’ve just been peeling onions.”). As I stood there looking at the portraits in the chain of command I was struck with how Trump’s picture was not a typical slightly off-center portrait shot. Really stands out.

36 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:18:22 PM by AC Beach Patrol

quote:

To: chris37

Jeez. Put some earrings on that cow and let’s go dancin.

38 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:18:39 PM by batterycommander (Surrounded? Stay clammed and call for artillery. USNA 65)

quote:

To: goldstategop

It conveys one of the most essential elements a President can project: “If you f’ers F with the United States, the United States will F with you! . . .so, in lieu of that. . .let’s see if we can’t find a common interest.”

39 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:20:40 PM by McBuff

quote:

Comment #40 Removed by Moderator

quote:

To: goldstategop

No smile? Does the author not see there is an obvious smile playing at the edges of the mouth? The photo encapsulates both head and heart of Trump. The powerfulness of eyes that notice everything and can see right thru the bull like the piercing gaze of a predator, which the photographer cleverly emphasized. The mouth that reflects the warmth of someone ready to reach out and shake hands in friendship. It’s an outstanding photo. What are these people smoking?

43 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:24:15 PM by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you." President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)

quote:

To: goldstategop

I love it!!! This is the MAN an ALPHA MAN that WE, the American Citizen ELECTED as OUR PRESIDENT!!!

So sad that the ‘girlie boys’ of the lib party have to wear ‘pink laced panties’ and walk around with them in a wad all the time, and those ‘squeaky’ little voices, and their ‘pinkie finger’ sticking up like an elegant Lady used to do back in the Victorian days...

Oh to have a REAL MAN to see leading our country is just amazing!!!

45 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:25:37 PM by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)

quote:

To: batterycommander; Lurkinanloomin; Andy'smom; Califreak; Sacajaweau

I think these two portraits are an amazing illustration of a leader, a superb man of action, a General Patton even, and I say that with all due great respect, and some kind of outrageous insult to American men who could not defeat a single square of sopping wet toilet paper.

And to think that this tinkerbell is SO ARROGANT that he ran for president, and was actually mad and insulted that he kept having to appear in the kiddie debates.

51 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:31:57 PM by chris37 (Glory, glory, hallelujah!)

quote:

To: goldstategop

Love it! He looks like a lion.

54 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:34:58 PM by madison10 (Pray for President Trump and VP Mike Pence Daily)

quote:

To: GraceG

As opposed to his predecessor who’s pose in his portrait looks gay.

63 posted on 1/26/2017, 4:50:00 PM by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")

quote:

To: goldstategop

It says "I'm watching you."

Not necessarily a bad thing to have in government offices.

77 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:06:01 PM by x

quote:

To: chris37

Ewww. Has that thing ever shaved once in its entire life? He looks more feminine than Patty Murray- and that’s a serious charity to Ms. Murray.

81 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:10:38 PM by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)

quote:

To: goldstategop

Looks like the picture on the cover of his Book “Crippled America”.

Obama always looked like he ate a crap sandwich. Trump looks like the guy that fed it to him.

88 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:40:00 PM by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)

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To: chris37

He looks like a woman who dresses up like a man (a tranny). Nothing creepier and more sexist than males who get off on other males and boys——like the Afghani culture with their harem of little boys where they have orgies with all the old men and boys and goats. This sin is so grievous that the Bible rightly called it an abomination.

Meaningless sex—sick, warped, unnatural “desires” caused by child abuse and “grooming” and modeling by the perverted, hedonist sodomites who created “homosexuality” in Germany in the 1800s to normalize the old Spartan Man/Boy “love” sexist cultures.

It is Marxist grouping to destroy the Natural Family which is essential for radical egalitarianism where Boys are Girls, Mommies and Daddies are non-existent since the village raises the children: Complete dehumanization for total control of every single idea and desire of little children for their Brave New World of irrationality: Slavery is Freedom, Vice is Virtue, Boys are Girls. (to destroy the possibility of a Christian worldview in children—Right Reason, Logic and science (God’s Design) and Rule of Law concepts are totally impossible.

89 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:48:41 PM by savagesusie (When Law ceases to be Just, it ceases to be Law. (Thomas A./Founders/John Marshall)/Nuremberg)

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To: goldstategop

I actually love this picture. He looks a lot like my late Grandpa (except he was bald.)

91 posted on 1/26/2017, 6:05:49 PM by A_perfect_lady

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To: savagesusie

That, to me, is the lowest aspect of mankind.

I don’t understand it, I don’t know what drives it, other than to say it’s Evil.

For an adult to gratify oneself in such a manner at such a great expense to a child is hideous. It’s monstrous.

I’m not sure if Lindsey is into anything like that, but I suspect very strongly that he’s gay.

But I know for a fact that Lindsey is the furthest thing from a leader than anyone whom I have ever seen.

People of this ilk have no business whatsoever seeking to lead a country, especially this country.

Honestly, I thank God for Donald Trump.

What a shining ray of hope in the blackest dark.

Thank You, Lord, thank You very much.

92 posted on 1/26/2017, 6:07:27 PM by chris37 (Glory, glory, hallelujah!)

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To: chris37

Someone cropped that photo. You can’t even see the top of McCain’s head.

95 posted on 1/26/2017, 6:23:12 PM by Yaelle

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To: toddausauras

Indeed it does!

May God protect him and his family.

Do we have a daily prayer thread for President Trump? We need one, if not.

99 posted on 1/26/2017, 6:39:57 PM by proud American in Canada (May God Bless the U.S.A. (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))

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To: proud American in Canada

First time I’ve ever prayed for a politician.

100 posted on 1/26/2017, 6:40:52 PM by toddausauras (Trump 2016)

Me too. The hatred is too much.

I am seriously beginning to wonder if we are not in a serious battle with ... well, you know.

111 posted on 1/26/2017, 7:01:13 PM by proud American in Canada (May God Bless the U.S.A. (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))

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To: mewzilla

That needs to go on a bill.

How about MT. RUSHMORE?

114 posted on 1/26/2017, 7:05:02 PM by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)

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To: goldstategop

I like it. he looks like someone who thinks and does things and has personality and character. not some silly smiley face generic nice guy.

116 posted on 1/26/2017, 7:14:06 PM by visualops (WooHoo Trump Train! Get on board or get out of the way!)

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To: visualops

I think so. It has been vitriolic... Because the new president wants to protect America.. God has protected her because we are generally a faithful people.

We need to make sure America remains a Christian nation.

126 posted on 1/26/2017, 7:43:31 PM by proud American in Canada (May God Bless the U.S.A. (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))

McGlockenshire posted:

From How Trump's Protectionism Would Destroy Auto Industry Jobs, Not Create Them posted by freeper TBP

It's a Forbes article from a few days ago. tl;dr: protectionism will create a trade war, you goddamn idiot!

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while ignoring Obama's failures and retreat from global leadership

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To: Forgiven_Sinner

...often without benefit of consultation with his cabinet departments, experts of any sort, or the legislative branch of government...

BULL! Trump's style is to consult with experts all the time. Then take confident decisive action at the right time. One of his central life talents is hiring and taking advice from the right people....and knowing who the right people are (and firing the others...).

He has been consulting for quite some time on what to do when he started....rather than golfing and avoiding work...

13 posted on 1/26/2017, 5:46:42 PM by AndyTheBear

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Get use to it folks. Like W, this mob of homo commies will bitch and moan all 8 years. Just enjoy the laugh of the moonbeans.

7 posted on 1/26/2017, 3:55:06 PM by RetiredArmy (Believe or not, we R in the Last Days of human history. Jesus is coming back, & soon! RU saved?)

Duke Igthorn posted:

Yes that hard, determined, "willing to fight" look of a man who's never worked or actually fought for anything his entire life. I bet his hands are as smooth as his brain.

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Behind closed doors, Republican lawmakers fret about how to repeal Obamacare
wapo ^ | 1/27/17 | Mike DeBonis
Posted on 1/27/2017, 11:06:13 AM by RummyChick

PHILADELPHIA — Republican lawmakers aired sharp concerns about their party’s quick push to repeal the Affordable Care Act inside a closed-door meeting Thursday, according to a recording of the session obtained by The Washington Post. The recording reveals a GOP that appears to be filled with doubts about how to make good on a long-standing promise to get rid of Obamacare without explicit guidance from President Trump or his administration.

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Let's see how much of THIS story is a lie.
Pf course it's complicated....just like Obama planned it.

5 posted on 1/27/2017, 11:10:24 AM by Sacajaweau

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Known Fake News source.

7 posted on 1/27/2017, 11:11:22 AM by McGruff (Drain The Swamp)

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Any headline with the word “fret” in it referring to Republicans is FAKE NEWS. It’s actually demonic inspired false prophecy. The reality is what Trump has been saying continuously — Republicans are doing the other side a great favor because by next year this will blow up and they will be begging for something to be done.

12 posted on 1/27/2017, 11:16:23 AM by The Truth Will Make You Free

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Just because something comes from WAPO doesn’t mean it is FAKE news.

I can absolutely see GOPE doing this AND I can see someone recording it and sending it out.

Mccain and Graham are determined to undermine Trump

13 posted on 1/27/2017, 11:16:58 AM by RummyChick

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How about just dropping the mandate and let the insurance companies sell policies that people want? If there were something built in like a two-year waiting period for people to be eligible for benefits, most people would be scared into getting a policy for catastrophic situations.

28 posted on 1/27/2017, 11:44:37 AM by grania

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It likely was a leaked recording by one of the moderates trying to derail this issue. Take your pick.

THE BIGGER ISSUE here that nobody seems to catch, is that the real problem is them trying to “replace” Obamacare. Why? So we can have Obamacare light?

Just repeal the stupid law. It is not my responsiblity to pay for the health care of people not in my household. And anything other than an outright repeal is my tax dollars paying for somebody else’s result of life decisions.

30 posted on 1/27/2017, 11:50:45 AM by Proudarmybrat

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How about just dropping the mandate and let the insurance companies sell policies that people want? If there were something built in like a two-year waiting period for people to be eligible for benefits, most people would be scared into getting a policy for catastrophic situations.

28 posted on 1/27/2017, 11:44:37 AM by grania

Shugojin posted:

how can you be okay with this

"Alright yeah just pay me to do nothing for two years and after that I'll think about paying for life-saving operations"

what the gently caress

Malloc Voidstar posted:

PHILADELPHIA — Republican lawmakers aired sharp concerns about their party’s quick push to repeal the Affordable Care Act inside a closed-door meeting Thursday, according to a recording of the session obtained by The Washington Post. The recording reveals a GOP that appears to be filled with doubts about how to make good on a long-standing promise to get rid of Obamacare without explicit guidance from President Trump or his administration.

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Let's see how much of THIS story is a lie.
Pf course it's complicated....just like Obama planned it.

5 posted on 1/27/2017, 11:10:24 AM by Sacajaweau

SHY NUDIST GRRL posted:

Any headline with the word “fret” in it referring to Republicans is FAKE NEWS. It’s actually demonic inspired false prophecy. The reality is what Trump has been saying continuously — Republicans are doing the other side a great favor because by next year this will blow up and they will be begging for something to be done. 

12 posted on 1/27/2017, 11:16:23 AM by The Truth Will Make You Free

Pardon?

Shugojin posted:

how can you be okay with this

"Alright yeah just pay me to do nothing for two years and after that I'll think about paying for life-saving operations"

what the gently caress

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To: NYer

Woot!

Several more great things added today !

Trump erased all mentions on the White House web site of “climate change.” He did that within ONE HOUR of taking the oath of office.
Trump issued an Executive order to “ease the burden of Obamacare”
Trump returned the bust of Winston Churchill to the oval office
Trump signed an Executive order withdrawing America from the TPP treaty
Trump erased all Spanish language from the White House web site. It is now “English Only.”
Trump issued an Executive order starting the construction of “THE WALL.”
Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop issuing regulations immediately until the rule is reviewed and approved by the new president’s appointed agency head.
Trump issued an Executive order banning funding to foreign pro-abortion groups
Trumps new Secretary of Defense James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis took the fight to ISIS by bombing them 31 times on his first day as the new Secretary of Defense
Trump announced a temporary ban on refugees from Syria and Middle Eastern war zones
Trump imposed a media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding new contracts or grants
Trump announced a ban on visas from dangerous Muslim-majority countries with inadequate screening
Trump announced the end of “Sanctuary cities” and the defunding of federal funds for any city that chooses to continue breaking the law
Trump announced the hiring of 10,000 new border agents
Trump signed an Executive order demanding the Secretary of Homeland Security publish a weekly list of violent crimes committed by illegal aliens
Trump signed an Executive order freezing the hiring of non-essential federal employees
Trump said out loud the words “radical Islamic terrorism.”
Trump stopped payment on Obama’s final hour giveaway of $220 million to the Palestinian Authority
Trump used Executive orders to give the go-ahead to the long-stalled Keystone and Dakota Access Pipelines
Trump fired the State Department’s entire senior management team
Trump announced his intention to withdraw From Climate & Environmental Accords Along With UN Funding Cuts of 40%
Trump tweeted “Ungrateful TRAITOR Chelsea Manning, who should never have been released from prison, is now calling President Obama a weak leader. Terrible!”
Trump announced he’ll begin a major investigation into voter fraud in the 2016 election
Trump tweets “If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible “carnage” going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in the Feds!”
Trumps Border Patrol chief left the agency in frustration at having to actually do his job!
State Dept. Arms Control chief fired while on airplane by Trump, told to turn around and fly back!
Miami-Dade mayor orders jails to comply with Trump crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ counties
Trump abruptly halts all Obamacare ads
Trump signed executive order stripping non-citizens of privacy rights
Trump signed an executive action to begin “a great rebuilding of the armed services of the United States”
Trump signed an executive order suspending the entire US refugee resettlement program for at least 120 days while tough new vetting rules are established
Trump ordered that persecuted Christians be given priority when it comes to applying for refugee status in the United States.

5 posted on 1/27/2017, 2:45:50 PM by TexasFreeper2009 (Make America Great Again !)

Gorilla Salad posted:

So guys, how does it feel living in one of the periods of American history which will one day get an entire loving chapter in the history books?

Gorilla Salad posted:

So guys, how does it feel living in one of the periods of American history which will one day get an entire loving chapter in the history books?

Gorilla Salad posted:

So guys, how does it feel living in one of the periods of American history which will one day get an entire loving chapter in the history books?

Gorilla Salad posted:

So guys, how does it feel living in one of the periods of American history which will one day get an entire loving chapter in the history books?

SocketWrench posted:

That someday, god willing we avoid nuclear fire, I'll be able to gripe about younger generations not knowing what true sacrifice is and how they think everything's so hard for them...you know, when I'm not bitching about their music or keeping off my grass.....OH GOD, I'LL BE A FREEPER!

kartikeya posted:

It's been a week and I'm exhausted.

SocketWrench posted:

That someday, god willing we avoid nuclear fire, I'll be able to gripe about younger generations not knowing what true sacrifice is and how they think everything's so hard for them...you know, when I'm not bitching about their music or keeping off my grass.....OH GOD, I'LL BE A FREEPER!

Smeep posted:

It really is exhausting. I feel like I have to be vigilant constantly for new EOs, but it's not like I can do anything about it. Incredibly anxiety-inducing. Also I am worried that I keep focusing on things that affect me and not enough about everything, which may be the plan the whole time. For instance, I am in the middle of cancer treatment, with a big surgery coming up next month. After that, with the repeal of the ACA, I am well and truly hosed, for the rest of my life. If the GOP gets what it wants (why wouldn't it, they have all the power), I will be pushed into a High Risk Pool, and if it's anything like past HRPs, my premium will be double what I pay now, so a monthly payment of close to $1,000, I'll have a deductible of around $10k, and a yearly and lifetime cap. Past yearly caps (this is for anyone with insurance pre-ACA, not just HRPs) could be as low as $75,000. My surgeries so far this year will easily be in the $300,000 range. So, effectively, it's not insurance at all. Lifetime caps were usually around $1 million.

So, all that to say: I'm constantly running through scenarios by which I might live the rest of my life until I'm eligible for Medicare (more than 20+ years). But that's just my issue. Imagine I'm an employee of the EPA, or an immigrant or a refugee, etc. With everyone worried about their own "thing," he's getting away with dismantling our country.

edit: By the way, that's my "best case scenario," with the assumption that the GOP actually does keep the ban on pre-existing condition insurance exclusions. I could just not be eligible for insurance at all. This is a list of conditions (and occupations and medications and activities) insurance companies used to exclude people for:

Pre-existing Conditions and Medical Underwriting in the Individual Insurance Market Prior to the ACA