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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #375 on: February 14, 2017, 04:58:11 PM »
Happy V-Day, all o' y'all!

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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #376 on: February 14, 2017, 08:34:08 PM »
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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #377 on: February 16, 2017, 07:19:02 AM »
Well, if The Donald is going to refer to the media as "the fake media," I think it's time I begin referring to him as "the Fake President."

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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #378 on: February 16, 2017, 02:10:51 PM »
Totally agree, Jeff. EVERYTHING is everyone else's fault but his.

Bad judgement on his part.
Lack of knowledge of the basics of the American government.
Surrounding himself with idiots, who have no knowledge of the basics of American government.

NONE of this is his fault. It is all the fault of the hateful media.


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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #379 on: February 17, 2017, 11:40:00 AM »

That press conference he gave yesterday was like watching a
child trying to get out of a playpen. It was disturbing and even
terrifying to think that he is in the position he's in. And if you
look at a transcript of it, it's even more obvious how incoherent
it was.

The last question he took where the Israeli reporter asked a legitimate question
and Trump took it as an accusation and berated him was just unbelievable.

Well, it wasn't unbelievable, that's the problem.  If you read any articles online and
then look at the comments afterwards you actually find so many people supporting
this buffoon. They really are just enjoying the show.  It's like constantly eating junk
food and not realizing, or just not caring, that in the long run you're going to regret it.


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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #380 on: February 17, 2017, 03:46:13 PM »

I'M IN!  FOR THE PRICE OF A STAMP!


This was started by a grass roots RESISTANCE (to Trump) group.  Besides being individually easy to do, it already has historical symbolism,
a hashtag, and no one has to buy a plane ticket or charter a bus for DC .:


THE IDES OF TRUMP: On March 15th, each of us will mail Donald Trump a postcard that publicly expresses our opposition to him. And we, in vast numbers, from all corners of the world, will overwhelm the man with his unpopularity and failure. We will show the media and the politicians what standing with him — and against us — means. And most importantly, we will bury the White House post office in pink slips, all informing Donnie that he’s fired.

Each of us — every protester from every march, each congress calling citizen, volunteer, donor, and petition signer — if each of us writes even a single postcard and we put them all in the mail on the same day, March 15th, well: you do the math.

No alternative fact or Russian translation will explain away our record-breaking, officially-verifiable, warehouse-filling flood of fury. Hank Aaron currently holds the record for fan mail, having received 900,000 pieces in a year. We’re setting a new record: over a million pieces in a day, with not a single nice thing to say.

So sharpen your wit, unsheathe your writing implements, and see if your sincerest ill-wishes can pierce Donald’s famously thin skin.

Prepare for March 15th, 2017, a day hereafter to be known as #TheIdesOfTrump.
Postcards are important here! Regular mail must go through content inspections
that slow them down, whereas postcards don't have such postal obstacles.

Write one postcard. Write a dozen! Take a picture and post it on social media tagged with #TheIdesOfTrump ! Spread the word! Everyone on Earth should let Donnie know how he’s doing. They can’t build a wall high enough to stop the mail.


Then, on March 15th, mail your messages to:

President (for now) Donald J. Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

It might just be enough to make him crack.
If you are out of the country, it will take longer to arrive.
Figure out the timing so it arrives around March 17th!

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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #381 on: February 17, 2017, 04:58:13 PM »
And it will help out the USPS, which can really use the revenue.

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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #382 on: February 17, 2017, 08:12:09 PM »
I plan on finding some pink postcards to send, to look like a pink slip.
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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #383 on: February 17, 2017, 08:35:29 PM »
Great idea!

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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #384 on: February 18, 2017, 09:59:15 AM »
I'm in as well and will spread the word on social media.
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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #385 on: February 18, 2017, 10:39:29 AM »
I plan on finding some pink postcards to send, to look like a pink slip.


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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #386 on: February 18, 2017, 03:22:32 PM »
Bait and Switch

This Short Video from The Other 98% says it all...or, as Mark Shields said on The PBS Newshour last evening, since practically no one is in place to make all this happen, he's pushing buttons that aren't connected to anything!
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Video Link:

https://www.facebook.com/TheOther98/videos/1704864586191179/
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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #387 on: February 18, 2017, 03:25:55 PM »
That's a great way to put it!

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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #388 on: February 18, 2017, 03:35:32 PM »
Home of the Whopper

A great political cartoon!

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Re: News and Current Events - 2017
« Reply #389 on: February 18, 2017, 04:13:31 PM »
Swiped for Facebook!

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