That message to our new president, on a handmade sign in yesterday’s Inaugural Parade, gets at it for me. Wishful thinking? Maybe. But what else is there, if the country is to survive this.
President Trump’s Inaugural Address, pedestrian and accessible, clearly was pitched to his tea party constituency. It struck me as a smart move to show them he won’t abandon them upon gaining office. He pointedly dissed politicians of all stripes.
The question is how he uses this reinforced bond with his supporters. He clearly has the power to unleash them on Congress to achieve his agenda.
What is that agenda? Republicans might not be pleased if he rallies these forces for Democratic purposes such as massive infrastructure spending, which he specifically iterated in his Inaugural Address. He has recently said “everybody will get health insurance.” He has said Medicare ought to be able to negotiate drug prices. That’s not Republican orthodoxy. That’s Democratic orthodoxy.
The thing about this guy is that he is a post-partisan populist, despite his wealth, and I suspect Republicans have more to worry about. He’s not really one of them, and might use his leverage to upend their world. Even if these views started out as manipulative strategy, I’m convinced he believes it. If nothing else because he knows his success going forward depends on it.
But that might be wishful thinking.
OMG. So Sad if it weren’t so funny. Now we know Donald Trump has seen the Bee Movie. Jamie posted the above last night and it deserves reposting. wonder when and what Seinfeld will say about being plagerized? too bad this other quote from barry b benson wasn’t in the address: Barry B. Benson: Listen everyone. This runway is covered with the last pollen from the last flowers available anywhere on Earth. That means this is our last chance. We’re the only ones who make honey, pollinate flowers, and dress like this. If we’re going to survive as a species,… Read more »
alas, we’ve been had. from chortle: Reports that Donald Trump plagiarised Jerry Seinfeld’s Bee Movie for his inauguration speech appear to be fake news…[….] Much as we would like this to be true, the script for the movie is available online – and contains no such speech. The fake meme has fooled many on twitter, including the reputable newspaper India Today, which reported it as fact on its website. […..] However allegations that the new President’s words were inspired by Batman villain Bane from The Dark Night Rises hold a little more water – although his comments are not such… Read more »
Awaiting a soggy morning glory here…as for trumps’ sucker supporters? The first order of business was to tinker with the people’s real estate, their nests — killing the interest rate deduction in its tracks! AND the remodel at Whitehouse.gov? Citizens can sign-up for the movement and then they can enter the whitehouse zone…the opening screen is dark, throwing shade on our house, the people’s house, not the movement’s house!
wapo info on women’s march: March organizers say the event will be a peaceful gathering to “promote women’s equality and defend other marginalized groups.” And it is likely to be a big one. As of Friday, the city had issued permits for 1,800 charter buses, including 1,200 that will park at the RFK Stadium, according to a spokesman for the District Department of Transportation. City officials said they were prepared to deploy officers to guide pedestrian and vehicular traffic. And security is expected to remain tight on the city’s streets and transit network. [….] Demonstrators will gather for a rally… Read more »
Stealing a cake design and eating it, too. It’s the little things that tell. Duff Goldman @Duff_Goldman The cake on the left is the one I made for President Obama’s inauguration 4 years ago. The one on the right is Trumps. I didn’t make it. ? Craig, that might be wishful thinking. Russian President is now in a hermetically sealed, golden bubble. In over his head regarding how government works. He might sign whatever is put in front of him and “move on” from criticism. We have the gist of the people around him. But what of the people in descending… Read more »
speaking of deserving something, cbs news: Even before Trump sworn in, gamblers betting on his impeachment U.K. bookmaker Ladbrokes puts even odds of an early exit for Mr. Trump through impeachment or resignation, while Paddy Power Betfair was offering 4-to-1 odds that he would be impeached within the first six months of his presidency. The Irish betting firm has 7-to-4 odds on the president leaving office early. Ladbrokes has taken more than 1,000 bets over the past week on a Trump impeachment, causing odds to tumble, according to the company. Bookmakers are also taking bets on what actions President Trump… Read more »
Might sign whatever is put in front of him? He actually turned and ASKED where to put his signature. Then he had the mortgage & ACA ones explained to him. He used only one pen for each document (sorry folks no souvenirs). I hope he knows how to tread water because he is definitely in over his head.
The story was beelievable though
“The false trumpet concealing madness will cause Byzantium to change its laws…” Nostradamus
Vague non-sense? Maybe. Probably. But, it’s easy to plug in recent events to make it work. But which events?
Is Trump the false trumpet or is it Erdogan? Or, could the false trumpet be an event in that part of our small world?
At any rate, Turkey is voting to change its Constitution; powers from all branches of gov’t would be rolled into the Executive branch.
ps – I’m still relieved it wasn’t Hillary or Ted Cruz getting sworn in yesterday.
mitch, karma’s a bitch isn’t it: Former President Barack Obama’s appointee, John Brennan, resigned as director of the CIA effective at noon Friday. The CIA’s deputy director also stepped down. For now, the CIA has delegated authority to the agency’s executive director, Meroe Park. Park, the No. 3 in the CIA’s hierarchy, is in charge of the agency until a permanent director and deputy director take the helm. Park is a career CIA official, not a political appointee. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blamed Senate Democrats for blocking a confirmation vote for Pompeo and leaving the CIA leaderless. The… Read more »
President Pussy Grabber is all about the way things look — no substance
the new theme of the killers of older Americans is “care not coverage” and the idea is that when you need “care” you should get it but not have all the care you may think you want. As opposed to the ACA with its emphasis on prevention and early intervention.
Pussy Grabber will be the worst president ever and I don’t deserve in any way the terrible things he is going to do and has already done
A friend of Mr Crackers who lives in New Orleans posted this….Idon’t think he has any illusions about President Pussy Grabber FUCK YOU FRIDAY; Inauguration Edition: And so the Bloated Boy King, who sees himself reflected in his golden commode and believes the sun shines out of his ass, ascends to the most powerful position in the most powerful nation in the world. He sees himself as if upon a throne, this piss ant Caesar; democracy is not a concept he has much use for. It requires too much equality, too much sharing, too much elbow-rubbing with the kind of… Read more »
SNL’s wardrobe department has been working furiously on Kellyanne’s coat…I hope. Maybe they can add fishing lures to her bucket hat. Distressed to read that climate change has been wiped from our gov’t sites. Thankfully, many forsaw this happening and archived the information. If Trump is smart, he would put people to work on renewables (R&D, too) and ensure that we have long-term energy independence. That’s how you put America first and still have land/water/air to preserve a country in which to live. I think our best chance of that happening is having three ghosts visit him one night, or,… Read more »
Hiaasen:
Never has a human personality seemed more ill-fitted for political campaigning — a bombastic, thin-skinned egomaniac, incapable of humility, grace or introspection.
Hardly any journalists, myself included, thought he could pull it off. His quest seemed doomed by the weight of multiple character defects.
The surprise triumph of the Big Orange Trumpster is very much a story of hope. The message is simple: These days, anybody — absolutely anybody — can become president.
You don’t need facts. You don’t need experience. You just need a good act.
President Pussy Grabber has already said it’s oil and coal he thinks are important
bid said:
“Distressed to read that climate change has been wiped from our gov’t sites.”
and
“ps – I’m still relieved it wasn’t Hillary or Ted Cruz getting sworn in yesterday.”
wapo: Tens of thousands women, determined to mount a roaring rejoinder to the inaugural gathering for Donald Trump, began descending on Washington Saturday morning for the Women’s March. Joined by husbands, boyfriends and children and coming from around the country, marchers quickly occupied a growing swath of terrain around the National Museum of the American Indian. March organizers, which originally sought a permit for a gathering of 200,000, said Saturday they now expect as many as a half million participant — potentially dwarfing Friday’s inaugural crowd. In the hours before the march officially began, participants threatened to choke Metro lines.… Read more »
Is the weather still bad in DC if the march is YUGE then Pussy Grabber can’t use the excuse that people stayed home because of the weather
No need to scratch your head. There are more issues on the table than the environment, and, I would be unhappy to have Cruz or Hillary at the helm on many of them. Besides, Hillary pushed “safe fracking.” She had her dirty energy cronies, too.
OMG, I just saw the buttons on Kellyanne’s coat.
Someone at work, a Republican, looked out the window and the torrent of rain falling and made some kind of comment how odd is was for it to rain like this. I pointed out that DJT was just sworn in, and this is merely the Lord starting the 40 day flood again.
You should tell your stupid Republican friend about climate change apparently no one has told Texans about it
Rick Perry is in charge of the energy dept – he wanted to eliminate it. Boy Howdy I sure am glad Pussy Grabber was elected –
for lyrics composed in the early 70s (yep, almost 50 yrs ago… but then we only got the vote 100 yrs ago…so what’s the hurry), this is more than fitting for the march today: I Am Woman by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an’ pretend ‘Cause I’ve heard it all before And I’ve been down there on the floor No one’s ever gonna keep me down again [Chorus:] Oh yes I am wise But it’s wisdom born of pain Yes, I’ve paid… Read more »
usatoday: Watch live: Women’s March on Washington
Kudos to CSPAN for covering the womens march, Michael Moore speaking now
Watching Elizabeth whats her name, She is starting to sound like Donald Trump, WOW she admitted that HER Government did not do a good job!!!! WOW
Some of the commentators on commercial stations are trying to dismiss the march by saying its got too many diverse agendas – are these people stupid or what
John King eat shit and die back to CSPAN the one good thing the cable industry did
I’d say just on the numbers and places alone President Pussy Grabber is the biggest loser
It’s always nice when someone can admit a mistake as oppsoed to Pussy Grabber
Report: Trump book in national museum has misleading information
US News 17 minutes ago
A report from the Washington Post says the book featured in the National History Museum is “riddled with falsehoods.”
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President Big Fat Lying Pussy Grabber PresBFYPG
Finally home and enjoying a fresh meal of soft boiled eggs, bacon, hash browns and toast. Don’t join the Red Cross for the food, join for the fun of life. We eat a lot of fast food and junk food. Even MRE’s or heater meals. Seems Mr. Peebody forgot to tell his cult followers to show up for the inauguration. He did not make his projected multi-millions of attendees. One estimate is about what George V.I. did the second time. Possibly a third of either of Obama’s, either one. There were a lot of protesters though. One way to look… Read more »
check out all the pussy hats too funny
bbronc, glad to hear you weren’t wounded more than a badly bruised hip. are there red cross folks also out on duty for today’s march or do they think all will be calm?
one can’t help but to remember back at the violence visited upon the suffragettes at marches like this…. and those were supposedly more peaceful, genteel times.
kgc, here’s the pussyhatproject link with a pattern and instructions in case you want to make your own power hat. this is part of the note they posted for all the hat creators a week ago: Dear Knitter / Crocheter / Sewer, Thank you for being a part of Pussyhat Project. There is no way we could do this without you. You are amazing. Because of your incredible work, Pussyhat Project is getting a lot of press and encouraging more people to join in the effort! HAT PACKAGE: When you assemble your hat package, please include a note for the marcher.… Read more »
made in america
bbronc, you’re right about the metro riders today.
according to npr The city’s metro system reported 275,000 rides as of 11 a.m. According to metro officials that’s eight times more than a normal Saturday. Reuters adds that the number is also “82,000 more than the 193,000 rides reported at the same point on Friday,” the day of Trump’s inauguration.
Published on Jan 21, 2017 Ashley Judd cuts off Michael Moore’s speech at the “Women’s March” in Washington DC Saturday January 21, 2017. Ashely judd goes off talking about “The Bloodstains On My Jeans” during her psycho rant. Ashley Judd also told the crowd “Our Pussies Aint for Grabbing”. Actress Ashley Judd read a poem by 19-year-old Nina Donovan from her home state of Tennessee. “I am a nasty woman,” the poem began. “Not as nasty as a man who looks like he bathes in Cheeto dust, a man whose words are a dis to America, Electoral College-sanctioned hate speech.”… Read more »
guess Ashley’s not gonna make the game in time for the tip off. usually always there cheering on her wildcats.
The SEC’s two remaining unbeaten teams in league play face each other at Rupp Arena as Kentucky takes on South Carolina at 6 p.m. on Saturday. ESPN has the broadcast.
“Is Trump the false trumpet or is it Erdogan? Or, could the false trumpet be an event in that part of our small world?”
Why are you allowed to vote?!
“The thing about this guy is that he is a post-partisan populist, despite his wealth, and I suspect Republicans have more to worry about.” -CC
“post-partisan”, huh? If it looks like a duck, and it walks like a duck, it’s a fucking duck.
quack quack quack
Wow Madona just said fuck you on tv twice
They’ve closed the interstate exit in Montpelier – overrun with marchers:
http://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2017/01/21/scenes-from-the-womens-march-on-montpelier
Only about 1,459 days to go…
She better be carefull– liable to fall off the stage
Took me a while to realize that the snowdrifts along the sides of the roads were in fact the roofs of Don’s Johns.
flatus, are you listening to what’s being said at cia right now? he actually told them again that he’s a smart person… how it looked like a million people at inauguration and that the comparing photo put on twitter was a lie that he caught them in and stopped them. and on and on…. god help us.
Pussy Grabber went to the CIA to say the media lied about the number of people at his swearing in
he is crazy
Well, sounds like he’s generated a couple of exhibits for his commitment/impeachment events.
The only sensible thing for him to do is get on the hotline asking Vladimir for an accurate headcount. I’m sure his estimate will be spot-on.
Pussy Grabber thinks there were a million and a half people there — he has a lot of imaginary friends
if he’s upset with the comparison of his inauguration crowd with Obama’s, he’ll be apoplectic when they show the girls beating him. women’s march far far more… add in other cities and it’s even more than Obama’s and mlk maybe.
hopefully media replay in entirety his words of wisdom to the cia today. specially the part toward the end where he talks about how much he loves the truth. wapo fact checker won’t have enough Pinocchio’s for that whopper.