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07-02-2017 , 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 5ive
Bobman is the only one capable of pulling off Smart Guy Centrism, you other dudes need to have a seat in the back.
That is pretty funny coming from you, the king of vapid one-liners and flat zingers.
07-02-2017 , 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 00cooler00
In terms of terribleness Sessions>Pruitt>Devos>Price imho.
Pruitt>Sessions>Price>Carson>Devos
I think you need to multiply the suckitude of the member times the damage they can inflict for a total area of suckitude. Schools are still for the most part regulated by the states.
07-02-2017 , 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by microbet
I couldn't find an example of berating the audience in Shakespeare, but I'm pretty sure there are some in there. Iirc Charles the wrestler was a humble nice guy character, so probably not from him.
CASSIO: Fore heaven, an excellent song.

IAGO: I learned it in England where indeed they are most potent in potting. Your Dane, your German, and your swag-bellied Hollander—Drink, ho!—are nothing to your English.

Probably a little ambiguous, but I know it gets localised in some performances.
07-02-2017 , 12:10 PM
Sgt Slaughter got countless death threats when he turned on America during the Gulf War to be an Iraqi sympathizer that REAL AMERICAN Hulk Hogan needed to stop

All this to say better than 0% chance spandex' progressive liberal is shot. Still a hilarious gimmick idea tho
07-02-2017 , 12:13 PM
Pretty incredible that Rick Perry can't crack anybody's top five of worst cabinet members despite being on record in recent memory as wanting to get rid of his own department, if he could remember it. Also he's Rick Perry
07-02-2017 , 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by DVaut1
Also, related:



Nothing here is that incisive but if you want to hear a guy rant about dumb white people for 15 minutes, it might feel cathartic.

Anyway, pair up Cornette with the Liberal Progressive wrestler guy and tour the south.
Not listening to 15 minutes of Jim Cornette, but the first 3 minutes are worth it.
07-02-2017 , 12:18 PM
If you are reading Trump's tweets you are part of the problem. If you are reporting on Trump's tweets then you are part of the problem. If you are discussing Trump's tweets in any context then you are part of the problem.
07-02-2017 , 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Clovis8
If you are reading Trump's tweets you are part of the problem. If you are reporting on Trump's tweets then you are part of the problem. If you are discussing Trump's tweets in any context then you are part of the problem.


07-02-2017 , 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Clovis8
If you are reading Trump's tweets you are part of the problem. If you are reporting on Trump's tweets then you are part of the problem. If you are discussing Trump's tweets in any context then you are part of the problem.
The Resistance is here and there is No Fun Allowed.
07-02-2017 , 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Hired Goons2
Pruitt>Sessions>Price>Carson>Devos


I think you need to multiply the suckitude of the member times the damage they can inflict for a total area of suckitude. Schools are still for the most part regulated by the states.
This is what keeps DeVos out of contention for the top spot. Hell, considering that Pompeo, Mulvaney, and Haley exist, DeVos might actually be something like 7th or 8th worst, which is incredible.
07-02-2017 , 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by phillydilly
anyone who is doing anything other than chuckling at Trump's tweet and moving on is doing it wrong.
edited WWE vids are by definition meaningless and funny.
Even the original unedited video was of a staged comedy skit. The media meltdown on this makes them all look like idiots.
07-02-2017 , 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Clovis8
If you are reading Trump's tweets you are part of the problem. If you are reporting on Trump's tweets then you are part of the problem. If you are discussing Trump's tweets in any context then you are part of the problem.
I agree with this. If the media did have any gull they'd blacklist the President. Don't talk about a goddamn thing he's said or done whether it's good or bad. You can focus on issues and stories in this country without this ****bag being the center of it all. He secretly enjoys the attention even when it's bad. Don't show up at any of their briefings, act as if you truly could care less about this man and his administration. Let Huckabee stand up there and answer 20 questions from Brietbart for all I care. Tough to spin networks as fake or fraudulent when they aren't talking about you ever. This will never happen but man would it be glorious. Trump would lose his **** because he wants to be talked about. He'd get exposed.
07-02-2017 , 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Clovis8
If you are reading Trump's tweets you are part of the problem. If you are reporting on Trump's tweets then you are part of the problem. If you are discussing Trump's tweets in any context then you are part of the problem.
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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson
Joe and Mika are pretty much full of **** here. They were chummy with Trump through most of the campaign and now the leopards are eating their faces...

And it's not just Joe & Mika, the whole Hollywood entertainment industry thought Trump's antics were hilarious.
I realize I was sort of scapegoating Hollywood here. Really, anyone who laughed along at Trump's buffoonery or watched his shows or consumed his brand of idiocy is to blame. America has celebrated his shtick for decades, maybe in a jokey ironic kind of way, but when he was merely a TV entertainment figure, no one ever really called him out for being a completely toxic, contemptible human being. Everyone knew full we Trump was a scam artist, that he tried to get the Central Park 5 executed and he raped his wife, but he still got invited to be a routine guest star on The Simpsons and Howard Stern and Access Hollywood, etc.

Somehow, if you're a celeb and you have a silly buffoon act, no one will hold you accountable for being a horrible person. I wonder if maybe Bill Cosby could have gotten away with all the raping if he'd sold himself as a heel instead of a wholesome family character.

Last edited by Trolly McTrollson; 07-02-2017 at 12:55 PM.
07-02-2017 , 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by All-In Flynn
The Resistance is here and there is No Fun Allowed.
The fact that you think it's fun is really a very large part of the problem.
07-02-2017 , 12:50 PM
so the president of the united states is now promoting violence against us-citizens on twitter?
07-02-2017 , 12:53 PM
He's been doling that for over a year.
07-02-2017 , 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Clovis8
The fact that you think it's fun is really a very large part of the problem.
No, this constant holier-than-thou self-appointed Class Monitor schtick is all of the problem. This is a message board. Important things do not happen here. Get a ****ing grip.
07-02-2017 , 12:59 PM
Trump's tweets are official statements from the POTUS. They matter.
07-02-2017 , 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DisGunBGud
I agree with this. If the media did have any gull they'd blacklist the President. Don't talk about a goddamn thing he's said or done whether it's good or bad. You can focus on issues and stories in this country without this ****bag being the center of it all. He secretly enjoys the attention even when it's bad. Don't show up at any of their briefings, act as if you truly could care less about this man and his administration. Let Huckabee stand up there and answer 20 questions from Brietbart for all I care. Tough to spin networks as fake or fraudulent when they aren't talking about you ever. This will never happen but man would it be glorious. Trump would lose his **** because he wants to be talked about. He'd get exposed.
This would be wildly irresponsible. You can't talk about a travel ban without mentioning how it came to pass. And just as clearly, it would be irresponsible to avoid reporting on inflammatory statements about NATO, when the person making them is the Commander in Chief of the world's most powerful army.

Some of you guys act like Trump is currently winning the war against the media. He isn't. Not even close. He is likely to be a one term president, and one of the main reasons is the good work that the Washington Post, NYT, and other major news outlets have done of goring him. We would be immeasurably worse off if they had decided to ignore him like he was some sort of Dr. Ikes internet troll.

Are you guys seriously arguing that the ostrich had it right all along when he decided to stick his head in the sand?

Last edited by Rococo; 07-02-2017 at 01:19 PM.
07-02-2017 , 01:09 PM
Doug Holstein‏ @The_Pophouse

Someone told me we'll laugh in 20 years at this. I said we should laugh now, just in case.
07-02-2017 , 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Rococo
This would be wildly irresponsible. You can't talk about a travel ban without mentioning how it came to pass.
Irresponsible? I said that the media can continue to discuss issues without mentioning him directly. You can find ways around ever mentioning his existence while doing the job.

It's what he wants whether it's good press or bad press. He bitches about something he secretly loves because it keeps his name on the tips of people's tongues. THIS IS ALL HE CARES ABOUT!
07-02-2017 , 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by DisGunBGud
Irresponsible? I said that the media can continue to discuss issues without mentioning him directly.
Aside from the numerous technical and even financial problems with this, it's just a profoundly silly idea. Trump isn't Voldemort or the Candyman and the fact that he likes the attention is just something you're going to have to live with, because he's going to keep getting it.
07-02-2017 , 01:24 PM
Always about the money isn't it? That's what our ****ing problem is. All about the bottom line.
07-02-2017 , 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by DisGunBGud
Irresponsible? I said that the media can continue to discuss issues without mentioning him directly. You can find ways around ever mentioning his existence while doing the job.

It's what he wants whether it's good press or bad press. He bitches about something he secretly loves because it keeps his name on the tips of people's tongues. THIS IS ALL HE CARES ABOUT!
Often the very reason something is important is because the POTUS said it. In your fantasy world, would news articles begin with something like the following: "An unnamed person, who may or may not be the top ranking member of the US government, stated that the US would respond with boots on the ground if North Korea initiated military action against South Korea."

Also, why in the world should the media be paying attention, one way or the other, to whether stories will fan the flames of Trump's ego? Do you seriously want editorial decisions to be made on that basis?

Editorial decisions should be made completely without regard to the effect they will have on the president's ego.

Last edited by Rococo; 07-02-2017 at 01:30 PM.
07-02-2017 , 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by BooLoo
so the president of the united states is now promoting violence against us-citizens on twitter?
Huckabeast chub says the POTUS doesn't condone violence in any form. If he gets hit he's gonna hot back harder. Don't get it twisted.

      
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