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The Inauguration (1 Viewer)

SaintsInDome2006 said:
Honestly being a good First Lady is a pretty simple job. Look good, represent the country, speak out clearly and well for 'good' things. Hard to screw it up. Look at the approval ratings for everyone from Lady Bird to Michelle. 
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Michelle actually worked. She brought much awareness to the obesity epidemic esp in kids, pushed for schools to provide healthy foods, highighted exercise- she championed for a healthier and more educated nation. Melania, well we'll see if she will pull herself away from her jewelry business and remembers her stated plight to end online bullying..

 
GoBirds said:
You are a perfect example, thanks for proving my point. There is no justification for going after a 10 year old.
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Not sure how this proves your point that Barron has seen more ridicule from the media in a few months than Sasha and Malia have in 8 years.  We have a comment from Rosie O'Donnell (who nobody likes or cares about) that was in poor taste, but could be spun as genuine concern, and a tweet from some SNL writer that nobody has heard of that was quickly deleted.  OTOH Sasha and Malia were ridiculed by two of the most widely heard conservative media figures.

I agree with you there is no justification for going after a 10 year old, but don't act like this is something we've never seen before.

 
CurlyNight said:
Michelle actually worked. She brought much awareness to the obesity epidemic esp in kids, pushed for schools to provide healthy foods, highighted exercise- she championed for a healthier and more educated nation. Melania, well we'll see if she will pull herself away from her jewelry business and remembers her stated plight to end online bullying..
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Michelle was great, and IMO so was Laura. Babs was loved and Nancy redefined the position. 

I think Melania is making a mistake by not moving right in. Keeping the lad in the same school seems a bit overrated and something of an excuse (for what I have no idea). But so far she looks the part.

 
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Michelle was great, and IMO so was Laura. Babs was loved and Nancy redefined the position. 

I think Melania is making a mistake by not moving right in. Keeping the lad in the same school seems a bit overrated and something of an excuse (for what I have no idea). But so far she looks the part.
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Unless he's in a special school. Not dissing on the kid but something about him seems a bit off imo. Otherwise, kids adjust well to changing schools. Hell I changed from the USA to Iran and back as a teen. It's actually good to go through big changes young. You're better equiped to adapt better when you are an adult and face many of them head on.

 
Does anyone think Trump asked Melania if he could/should run for president?  Or, was it more like - "Oh by the way, I am going to run for President!"

My guess is that she wants no part of DC - never wanted any part of DC for her or for Barron.

 
CurlyNight said:
Michelle actually worked. She brought much awareness to the obesity epidemic esp in kids, pushed for schools to provide healthy foods, highighted exercise- she championed for a healthier and more educated nation. Melania, well we'll see if she will pull herself away from her jewelry business and remembers her stated plight to end online bullying..
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There are no official job requirements for the First Lady AFAIK.  As long as she looks the part and doesn't say anything stupid I have no problem with her not following in Michelle's footsteps.

 
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Da Guru said:
CNN stated that Melania is the "Classic First Lady" out of the Jackie Kennedy mold.  I would expect that from Fox and not CNN.
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Honestly being a good First Lady is a pretty simple job. Look good, represent the country, speak out clearly and well for 'good' things. Hard to screw it up. Look at the approval ratings for everyone from Lady Bird to Michelle. 
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Good point, and its not like they compared her to Eleanor Roosevelt...who was a great 1st Lady imo...something very difficult to do.

 
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Austrian far right party leader was at today's festivities.

- Spencer & others were also in attendance and promoting the day online. Big celebration for the global far right today.
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Here is a video of Richard Spencer getting punched in the face while talking about his ideology and his Pepe the frog pin.  Here is a longer version.

I would like to make it clear that I do not condone violence and am posting it here only for informational purposes.  I have watched it many many times and I can confirm that it is an excellent example of how not to behave.  Please don't let me stop you from doing the research for yourself, though.

 
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I really don't give a #### about the first lady.  The President is the issue, not her.  

(That said, Michelle Obama and Laura Bush both seemed like good folks.  But none of us voted for them).

 
Dickies said:
There are no official job requirements for the First Lady AFAIK.  As long as she looks the part and doesn't say anything stupid I have no problem with her not following in Michelle's footsteps.
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That may be true, but I choose to admire and respect those wives who are more than an arm model to the pres, who set out to educate and try to make changes for the good of all people. She is in the highest position to do some good. I hope she takes advantage of her office.

ETA: This healthy lunch thing has really taken off here. Many schools have pulled the junk food and pop out. And kids have become more conscientious of what they are eating/drinking. That's what first ladies can do as all eyes are on them, too.

 
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hillary was probably the most disliked First Lady in our lifetime.  Other than her, everyone seemed to been well liked and left with very high approval ratings.  

 
CurlyNight said:
Michelle actually worked. She brought much awareness to the obesity epidemic esp in kids, pushed for schools to provide healthy foods, highighted exercise- she championed for a healthier and more educated nation. Melania, well we'll see if she will pull herself away from her jewelry business and remembers her stated plight to end online bullying..
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In fairness it's the fist daughter who is hawking cheap jewelry, not the First Lady 

 
Waiting to pickup my kid.  CNN is on in the lobby. What in the actual #### is going on. They are showing a kid band of white kids doing maybe Motown?  Volume isn't on.  

Why is this on tv?

 
culdeus said:
Waiting to pickup my kid.  CNN is on in the lobby. What in the actual #### is going on. They are showing a kid band of white kids doing maybe Motown?  Volume isn't on.  

Why is this on tv?
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I have been unable to recognise anyone but the Rockettes. That's what you get when none of the well-known popular artists  want to participate.

 
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TobiasFunke said:
Chaffetz, you may remember, said on October 8 that he couldn't vote for Trump, noting that he "couldn't look his daughter in the eye" if he supported a man like Trump.

Less than three weeks later he reversed himself as Trump closed the gap in the polls.  I guess looking his daughter in the eye wasn't that important after all.

He can own Clinton all he wants, nothing will ever equal the self-own that he will be reminded of on a regular basis for the rest of his life. 

Also, that's a pretty ###### move by itself. She's gracious enough to pose for a picture and he pulls that. Yay empty partisanship! 
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:lmao:

 
Dickies said:
Not sure how this proves your point that Barron has seen more ridicule from the media in a few months than Sasha and Malia have in 8 years.  We have a comment from Rosie O'Donnell (who nobody likes or cares about) that was in poor taste, but could be spun as genuine concern, and a tweet from some SNL writer that nobody has heard of that was quickly deleted.  OTOH Sasha and Malia were ridiculed by two of the most widely heard conservative media figures.

I agree with you there is no justification for going after a 10 year old, but don't act like this is something we've never seen before.
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You continue to have zero credibility, nice. 

 
IvanKaramazov said:
I was only able to read the transcript of Trump's speech before, but I just got around to watching it.  That was just chilling.  No exaggeration -- that speech was literally Hitlerian.  
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I wouldn't go this far. It's the type of speech that Charles Lindbergh would have given had he been elected (more him than Jackson I think). It really is though the worst of these I've ever heard by a very long shot. 

But I have to say that scarier than Trump's words- and I've felt this all along- has been the nonchalance and/or approval of his most devoted followers. 

 
GoBirds said:
You continue to have zero credibility, nice. 
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Whatever.  I don't think it was genuine given their history and I don't really want to continue down this path, but she does have an autistic daughter and said she made the comment to raise awareness.  :shrug:

 
CurlyNight said:
I have been unable to recognise anyone but the Rockettes. That's what you get when none of the well-known popular artists  want to participate.
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Its no wonder seeing how tolerant people are

Opera star Andrea Bocelli backed out of singing at Donald Trump's inauguration after receiving death threats, The Mail on Sunday has learnt.

The revelation came as another singer – Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday – last night pulled out of the President-elect's festivities after being threatened and branded an 'Uncle Tom'.

When blind tenor Bocelli announced he would not sing at this Friday's celebration, it was widely reported it was because fans had said they would boycott his concerts and records.
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IvanKaramazov said:
I was only able to read the transcript of Trump's speech before, but I just got around to watching it.  That was just chilling.  No exaggeration -- that speech was literally Hitlerian.  
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Why is he always compared to a white tyrant in Hitler or Mussolini? What's wrong with Tojo????

 
Rick James said:
Trump wants to focus the country's resources on its own citizens. 

Lib response- HE'S HITLER
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So silly. Can you name the last President who did NOT focus the country's resources on its own citizens? Are you aware that we spend only one half of one percent of our annual budget on foreign aid? 

The reason that what Trump said reminded some people of Hitler (and me of Lindbergh) was because, just as in his campaign, he was creating a false enemy to blame for the nation's woes: in this case, the rest of the world which is somehow stealing our wealth. It's not happening. 

 
And tonight: the ritual of the white man's overbite tribal dance the likes of which we haven't seen since 1981.

 
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timschochet said:
I wouldn't go this far. It's the type of speech that Charles Lindbergh would have given had he been elected (more him than Jackson I think). It really is though the worst of these I've ever heard by a very long shot. 

But I have to say that scarier than Trump's words- and I've felt this all along- has been the nonchalance and/or approval of his most devoted followers. 
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Well the words sound good if you don't think about what they could one day mean.

 
IvanKaramazov said:
I was only able to read the transcript of Trump's speech before, but I just got around to watching it.  That was just chilling.  No exaggeration -- that speech was literally Hitlerian.  
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You need to get out more. Reading your post and now typing this response are about a minute of my life I'll never get back. Pure drivel. No exaggeration. 

 
T J said:
IvanKaramazov said:
I was only able to read the transcript of Trump's speech before, but I just got around to watching it.  That was just chilling.  No exaggeration -- that speech was literally Hitlerian.  
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You need to get out more. Reading your post and now typing this response are about a minute of my life I'll never get back. Pure drivel. No exaggeration. 
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Almost as bad as reading yours, amirite?

 
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Dickies said:
Please.... I specifically remember Limbaugh and Glenn Beck making fun of Obama's daughters, and Limbaugh was brutal towards Chelsea Clinton.  I recall a GOP staffer insulting Obama's daughters as well, but don't recall the person's name.  I am sure there are more examples, but don't feel like digging them up.  

I also think there is a big difference between some writer from SNL and major media personalities.  
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I have some memories of those incidents, though not detailed.  Unacceptable then, unacceptable now.  That the one happened is no justification of the other.  It would be nice if we can all find the strength to not try to minimize by stating the other side did it too.  We all get that.  Both sides have plenty of folks with negative marks on their ledgers.  Maybe we can accept and know this truth without seeking refuge therein.  If we could all accomplish this it would go a long way to healing our divides.  If we could stop demonizing the other side it would allow us to converse and find what common ground we all may still share.  From there we can build.  I lament that this will never happen, and if that is the case it is the fault of both sides equally, not one and then the other, sequentially, back to a first cause of fault, but both equally. No one will ever find the first cause of fault.

 
timschochet said:
I wouldn't go this far. It's the type of speech that Charles Lindbergh would have given had he been elected (more him than Jackson I think). It really is though the worst of these I've ever heard by a very long shot. 

But I have to say that scarier than Trump's words- and I've felt this all along- has been the nonchalance and/or approval of his most devoted followers. 
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I will grant you Charles Lindbergh.  He was a Hitler sympathizer.

 
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