massraider 10,856 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I do not approve of Donald Trump. Not coincidentally, I very much approve of the strategy to send Giuliani on all the news shows. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ignoratio Elenchi 2,441 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ramblin Wreck said: you guys have come to the conclusion that it was a photo op to pretend he's busy I mean, that's obviously what it is. Why pretend otherwise? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ramblin Wreck 13,831 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 16 minutes ago, Ignoratio Elenchi said: I mean, that's obviously what it is. Why pretend otherwise? It's not obvious in my world but I don't live in crazy conspiracy theory land either 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ignoratio Elenchi 2,441 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, Ramblin Wreck said: It's not obvious in my world Why would you admit that? Did you honestly think he was sitting at a desk in a suit signing important papers all day while in the hospital with coronavirus? Do you understand what a photo op is? No wonder this country is such a mess. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ramblin Wreck 13,831 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ignoratio Elenchi said: Why would you admit that? Did you honestly think he was sitting at a desk in a suit signing important papers all day while in the hospital with coronavirus? Do you understand what a photo op is? No wonder this country is such a mess. I have no idea what his condition is or isn't. Again, I guess if you buy into all the theories that he's rapidly declining with his health then you would buy into this one. Two pictures where one has a jacket on and the other doesn't isn't proof of a photo op unless you live in crazy conspiracy world. No wonder this country is a mess 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ilov80s 29,011 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, Ramblin Wreck said: It's not obvious in my world but I don't live in crazy conspiracy theory land either I mean the papers were blank so it’s hard to draw any other conclusion 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bottomfeeder Sports 2,048 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Ramblin Wreck said: 8 minutes ago, Ignoratio Elenchi said: Why would you admit that? Did you honestly think he was sitting at a desk in a suit signing important papers all day while in the hospital with coronavirus? Do you understand what a photo op is? No wonder this country is such a mess. I have no idea what his condition is or isn't. Again, I guess if you buy into all the theories that he's rapidly declining with his health then you would buy into this one. Two pictures where one has a jacket on and the other doesn't isn't proof of a photo op unless you live in crazy conspiracy world. No wonder this country is a mess His health status has nothing to do with the absurd idea that this President spent the day working behind a desk. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ramblin Wreck 13,831 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ilov80s said: I mean the papers were blank so it’s hard to draw any other conclusion You can see the papers in those photos? Link to post Share on other sites
Jackstraw 4,381 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Ramblin Wreck said: I have no idea what his condition is or isn't. Again, I guess if you buy into all the theories that he's rapidly declining with his health then you would buy into this one. Two pictures where one has a jacket on and the other doesn't isn't proof of a photo op unless you live in crazy conspiracy world. No wonder this country is a mess Two pictures ten minutes apart in different locations with two different looks. The EXACT SAME items are on the table in both pictures. Come on man. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ignoratio Elenchi 2,441 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Ramblin Wreck said: I have no idea what his condition is or isn't. Again, I guess if you buy into all the theories that he's rapidly declining with his health then you would buy into this one. Two pictures where one has a jacket on and the other doesn't isn't proof of a photo op unless you live in crazy conspiracy world. No wonder this country is a mess I didn't say anything about his condition or his jacket. It's obviously a photo op, you have to be really confused about how the universe works to not understand that. This isn't crazy conspiracy world, this is the real world. You're living in... something else if you can't see those photos for what they are. Link to post Share on other sites
Ilov80s 29,011 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, Ramblin Wreck said: You can see the papers in those photos? Yes you can see the one he is signing Link to post Share on other sites
Ramblin Wreck 13,831 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, Jackstraw said: Two pictures ten minutes apart in different locations with two different looks. The EXACT SAME items are on the table in both pictures. Come on man. Good point. I've never taken my jacket off while working and sitting at the same table. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
McBokonon 2,859 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Imagine voting for this guy and being proud of it. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites
gianmarco 27,954 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, Jackstraw said: Two pictures ten minutes apart in different locations with two different looks. The EXACT SAME items are on the table in both pictures. Come on man. And purposefully attempting to make it look like two different locations, times, etc when it isn't. Hoping his followers would buy it. Apparently it worked too! 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Ignoratio Elenchi 2,441 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, gianmarco said: Hoping his followers would buy it. Apparently it worked too! That's the truly crazy part. I've always wondered why politicians do these things. Hard to believe it's because they actually work on some people. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
CR69 1,373 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, Ignoratio Elenchi said: That's the truly crazy part. I've always wondered why politicians do these things. Hard to believe it's because they actually work on some people. The lack of critical thinking in some people is a huge problem for our country going forward. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
H Jass 890 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, McBokonon said: Imagine voting for this guy and being proud of it. Welcome to my area of the country. Its like I'm walking around like Roddy Piper in 'They Live'. Link to post Share on other sites
SoBeDad 2,237 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 What deficit? Sounds like desperatio to me. >>Trump pledges 'biggest tax cut ever' if he wins election in November. << https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-pledges-biggest-tax-cut-ever-if-he-wins-in-november Link to post Share on other sites
timschochet 33,218 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 One good thing Trump is doing: he appears at least by tweet to be pushing his party towards agreeing with the Democrats on a stimulus package. Its a little late, it’s being done for political reasons, and there’s no way to know if Trump can talk the GOP senators into this. But better late than ever. People desperately need help. Link to post Share on other sites
Sammy3469 10,246 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, timschochet said: One good thing Trump is doing: he appears at least by tweet to be pushing his party towards agreeing with the Democrats on a stimulus package. Its a little late, it’s being done for political reasons, and there’s no way to know if Trump can talk the GOP senators into this. But better late than ever. People desperately need help. He's not going to be able to have this and the SC nomination get through unless they just take the House's 2 trillion package they just passed (again). Link to post Share on other sites
tonydead 7,539 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 People are really going to loose their minds when the released from the hospital going home photo op presents itself today. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
yak651 1,038 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 25 minutes ago, SoBeDad said: What deficit? Sounds like desperatio to me. >>Trump pledges 'biggest tax cut ever' if he wins election in November. << https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-pledges-biggest-tax-cut-ever-if-he-wins-in-november Back to the greatest hits...Whatever happened to that middle class tax cut he promised a week or so before the mid terms (that no one in the senate knew about)?? Link to post Share on other sites
yak651 1,038 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 59 minutes ago, Ramblin Wreck said: I have no idea what his condition is or isn't. Again, I guess if you buy into all the theories that he's rapidly declining with his health then you would buy into this one. Two pictures where one has a jacket on and the other doesn't isn't proof of a photo op unless you live in crazy conspiracy world. No wonder this country is a mess And the libs are the sheep... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jackstraw 4,381 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 47 minutes ago, SoBeDad said: What deficit? Sounds like desperatio to me. >>Trump pledges 'biggest tax cut ever' if he wins election in November. << https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-pledges-biggest-tax-cut-ever-if-he-wins-in-november Is this like the pre 2018 election middle class tax cut that was TOTALLY going to happen? Link to post Share on other sites
sho nuff 16,559 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Ignoratio Elenchi said: Why would you admit that? Did you honestly think he was sitting at a desk in a suit signing important papers all day while in the hospital with coronavirus? Do you understand what a photo op is? No wonder this country is such a mess. Some of them even again appeared to be blank paper (as this administration has dome before). Its not a crazy conspiracy theory...it seems to be a pattern with this POTUS to stage things. Link to post Share on other sites
Sinn Fein 33,970 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, McBokonon said: Imagine voting for this guy and being proud of it. Stand by. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sho nuff 16,559 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 58 minutes ago, timschochet said: One good thing Trump is doing: he appears at least by tweet to be pushing his party towards agreeing with the Democrats on a stimulus package. Its a little late, it’s being done for political reasons, and there’s no way to know if Trump can talk the GOP senators into this. But better late than ever. People desperately need help. Or acting like he supports it because he knows Mitch won’t budge. Then can claim he was all for it...somehow still blame democrats and know that Mitch is in no jeopardy. Link to post Share on other sites
sho nuff 16,559 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 39 minutes ago, tonydead said: People are really going to loose their minds when the released from the hospital going home photo op presents itself today. Not sure anyone is losing their mind over this. Funny that some want to defend it though. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
timschochet 33,218 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, sho nuff said: Or acting like he supports it because he knows Mitch won’t budge. Then can claim he was all for it...somehow still blame democrats and know that Mitch is in no jeopardy. He’s beyond that sort of “don’t blame me” tactic helping him. He needs results. Link to post Share on other sites
sho nuff 16,559 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, timschochet said: He’s beyond that sort of “don’t blame me” tactic helping him. He needs results. Sure. doesn’t mean he wont try it. He has been claiming he wants this for a while and blaming democrats. This isn’t a new thing with these stimulus tweets Link to post Share on other sites
gianmarco 27,954 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Ramblin Wreck said: Good point. I've never taken my jacket off while working and sitting at the same table. Look at these 2 pictures less than 10 minutes apart Do you normally change backgrounds and clothes 10 minutes apart? You really don't see how it's an attempt to look like two completely different times as if he's doing well over an extended period of time that was photographed at various times of the day? He took a picture in one location, then moved to another one with a different background and a different table, put a jacket ON, and then took another picture less than 10 minutes later, while signing a blank sheet of paper. Crazy conspiracy theory, I know! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
timschochet 33,218 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 41 minutes ago, tonydead said: People are really going to loose their minds when the released from the hospital going home photo op presents itself today. Are you still interested in seeing President Trump get re-elected? Or have you and others given up on that possibility (which admittedly, is shrinking day by day)? I only ask because you seem to be cheering on events that will work against that goal. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bostonfred 29,950 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rick-bright-whistleblower-trump-administration-coronavirus-pandemic-response/ Is this the right place to remind people that when Rick Bright suggested more masks and work on a virus instead of hydroxychlorique, trump said he hadn't met him and he got fired? That was before the 100,000 dead threshold. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ignoratio Elenchi 2,441 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, gianmarco said: Look at these 2 pictures less than 10 minutes apart Do you normally change backgrounds and clothes 10 minutes apart? You really don't see how it's an attempt to look like two completely different times as if he's doing well over an extended period of time that was photographed at various times of the day? He took a picture in one location, then moved to another one with a different background and a different table, put a jacket ON, and then took another picture less than 10 minutes later, while signing a blank sheet of paper. Crazy conspiracy theory, I know! You're confusing them with the two pictures thing. Either of those pictures, taken alone, is a silly political photo op. Every adult human knows this. Link to post Share on other sites
mrip541 961 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 19 minutes ago, gianmarco said: Look at these 2 pictures less than 10 minutes apart Do you normally change backgrounds and clothes 10 minutes apart? You really don't see how it's an attempt to look like two completely different times as if he's doing well over an extended period of time that was photographed at various times of the day? He took a picture in one location, then moved to another one with a different background and a different table, put a jacket ON, and then took another picture less than 10 minutes later, while signing a blank sheet of paper. Crazy conspiracy theory, I know! The truly outrageous thing here is using a $4k camera and a $2.5k lens to shoot jpegs. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Mammy 969 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 59 minutes ago, gianmarco said: Look at these 2 pictures less than 10 minutes apart He took a picture in one location, then moved to another one with a different background and a different table, put a jacket ON, and then took another picture less than 10 minutes later, while signing a blank sheet of paper. Crazy conspiracy theory, I know! Looks more like IOU's to me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AAABatteries 24,330 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, SoBeDad said: What deficit? Sounds like desperatio to me. >>Trump pledges 'biggest tax cut ever' if he wins election in November. << https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-pledges-biggest-tax-cut-ever-if-he-wins-in-november - Ok, here's my offer - I'm going to give everyone a new car plus that healthcare thing I've been promising and I'll keep the poor people out of your neighborhood!! Deal?? Edited October 5, 2020 by AAABatteries Link to post Share on other sites
moleculo 9,161 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, AAABatteries said: - Ok, here's my offer - I'm going to give everyone a new car plus that healthcare thing I've been promising and I'll keep the poor people out of your neighborhood!! Deal?? What about a pizza party every Friday? It's been a long time since a politician made that promise. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Rockchild 124 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, moleculo said: What about a pizza party every Friday? It's been a long time since a politician made that promise. Pizza parties and politicians are a bit of a touchy issue I think! Link to post Share on other sites
Sinn Fein 33,970 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, AAABatteries said: - Ok, here's my offer - I'm going to give everyone a new car plus that healthcare thing I've been promising and I'll keep the poor people out of your neighborhood!! Deal?? But, if you give poor people a car too, won't they just drive to my neighborhood? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Rockchild 124 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Sinn Fein said: But, if you give poor people a car too, won't they just drive to my neighborhood? D'oh...uh...walls, yeah, we'll build more walls! Link to post Share on other sites
Tolstoy 592 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, moleculo said: What about a pizza party every Friday? It's been a long time since a politician made that promise. I’m still mad about the taco trucks 1 Link to post Share on other sites
yak651 1,038 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Joe Mammy said: Looks more like IOU's to me. Can you make out Putin's name at the top?? Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Summer 9,489 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 3 hours ago, tonydead said: People are really going to loose their minds when the released from the hospital going home photo op presents itself today. Own the libs by leaving the hospital! THAT'LL SHOW 'EM!! 4 Link to post Share on other sites
massraider 10,856 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, yak651 said: Can you make out Putin's name at the top?? Dear Oligarch, Link to post Share on other sites
Zow 8,500 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 5 hours ago, Ramblin Wreck said: Wait. He took a picture with his jacket on and another with it off and you guys have come to the conclusion that it was a photo op to pretend he's busy? Good gracious man go get some sun and fresh air. Did you read the part where metadata shows the photos were taken only a few minutes apart? With that fact, the conclusion seems reasonable. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Prinefan 175 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Everything he does is for the camera. It's just a much larger TV show for him. Link to post Share on other sites
Lutherman2112 2,129 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 8 hours ago, sho nuff said: Photo ops to make it look like he is busy Its almost as if he wants to fool people into believing things... Haven't seen shoulder pads like that since Grace Jones. Link to post Share on other sites
5-ish Finkle 3,343 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 4 hours ago, moleculo said: What about a pizza party every Friday? It's been a long time since a politician made that promise. "Video games in the cafeteria!" (Some kid got elected class president during my HS years promising that. As with 45's tax cuts, WE'RE ALL STILL WAITING FOR KARATE CHAMP TO SHOW UP AT 11:45, DUDE!) Link to post Share on other sites
The Z Machine 4,728 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Lutherman2112 said: Haven't seen shoulder pads like that since Grace Jones. Hey, Trump, Mike Singletary called and wants his shoulder pads back. Dude looks like he's wearing 1980s linebacker pads. Edited October 5, 2020 by The Z Machine Link to post Share on other sites
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