The Trump Presidency – 2016

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

You know it'd be a nice thing for evangelicals to actually see the President go to church not just appear outside of one for a photo op, and maybe not go play golf on a Sunday, just once? Has he tweeted at all about the potential back to back tropical storms/hurricanes about to hit the gulf coast?

Evangelicals are the most morally bankrupt people in this country and don't give a shit about church unless they can use it to advance hate with a shield.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Apparently one of KellyAnne and George Conway's kids has been tweeting bad stuff about one or both of them today. (Not seen the tweets). As a result KellyAnne is leaving her position as Counselor to Trump at the end of the month and George is stepping away from Twitter and his Project Lincoln responsibilites.

Props to the kid for getting these 2 sacks of shit out of the public eye for awhile.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Falwell has been asked to take an indefinite leave of absence from Liberty University.

And he just told the Washington Examiner that his wife had an affair with the pool boy. He says he went public because of years of extortion threats, but the pool boy says he's going to say what really happened.

I have no love for Liberty U., but they have to cut this guy loose ASAP.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Apparently one of KellyAnne and George Conway's kids has been tweeting bad stuff about one or both of them today. (Not seen the tweets). As a result KellyAnne is leaving her position as Counselor to Trump at the end of the month and George is stepping away from Twitter and his Project Lincoln responsibilites.

Their daughter has recently been outspoken, her political beliefs sway quite a bit further to the left than them both.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

And he just told the Washington Examiner that his wife had an affair with the pool boy. He says he went public because of years of extortion threats, but the pool boy says he's going to say what really happened.

I have no love for Liberty U., but they have to cut this guy loose ASAP.

Yep agree 100%. There's probably a worse story behind the admission too.

[JPhillips]

Just saw my favorite comment on the GOP lack of platform,

Instead of a platform they went with an, I'm with Stupid, t-shirt.

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

And he just told the Washington Examiner that his wife had an affair with the pool boy. He says he went public because of years of extortion threats, but the pool boy says he's going to say what really happened.

I have no love for Liberty U., but they have to cut this guy loose ASAP.

IIRC the rumor for years has been the pool boy is gay, so... That should be fun.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

IIRC the rumor for years has been the pool boy is gay, so... That should be fun.

As a gay man, I will take no delight in him coming/be forced out (well maybe just a little )

As a gay man, ewww I would never want to be with him, not even after the pelvic thrusts he showed off while two college girls stood on either side of the barbells.

[albionmoonlight]

My predictions about the not-very-hard-to-predict RNC.

It will be run kind of sloppy. And the usual suspects will give red meat speeches without much substance and a lot of lies and quasi-lies. And Eric Trump in particular will remind us why the Trumps have felt just fine keeping him out of the spotlight.

And the WaPo and NYT will write lots of editorials about the convention was run poorly and winked at racism and didn't address any of the real problems in the country.

And it won't make a lick of difference at all.

[JPhillips]

By my count there are 9 Trumps or Trump wives/girlfriends/husbands speaking at the RNC.

[Galaril]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

By my count there are 9 Trumps or Trump wives/girlfriends/husbands speaking at the RNC.

So pretty much all of them. Geez do they even need Barron to get up there and kill 30 minutes for filling the tv time?

[thesloppy]

Trump has also said he will be speaking on all 4 nights.

[GrantDawg]

The GOP decided not to have a platform this year because Trump was scared to walk down from it

— J-L Cauvin (@JLCauvin) August 24, 2020

[BYU 14]

Okay, that is cheap heat, but funny

[GrantDawg]

Am I wrong? Even when there is an incumbent President, don't they normally do the nomination and roll call in the evening during the week?

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Am I wrong? Even when there is an incumbent President, don't they normally do the nomination and roll call in the evening during the week?

I think that with COVID, each party decided to do it differently. The Dems went with the "video from everywhere" approach. The GOP just did it off camera.

I will say that my various PredictIt bets on variations of "Trump is not the 2020 GOP nominee" made over the last three years cost me some dollar dollar bills this morning.

[Ksyrup]

One would hope...

When I was at Liberty a guy in my dorm got suspended for going to Waffle House with a girl after curfew, so I'm gonna guess this is probably the end of Falwell Jr.'s run. https://t.co/CFynGOpMUu

— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) August 24, 2020

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

I hear Spygate not Monkey.

Yea, I listened to it 10 more times and I'd agree with you so I just deleted my post. There are far more important things to discuss and this isn't one of them.

[JPhillips]

Falwell's grandfather was a monster. From Jerry Sr.'s autobiography.

[NobodyHere]

That only "bordered" on cruelty!?!?!?

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

That only "bordered" on cruelty!?!?!?

No kidding, that is just plain sick and disgusting. Him saying that bordered on cruelty isn't even fit to be called an understatement. I seriously would be going to jail.

[Drake]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

One would hope...

When I was at Liberty a guy in my dorm got suspended for going to Waffle House with a girl after curfew, so I'm gonna guess this is probably the end of Falwell Jr.'s run. https://t.co/CFynGOpMUu

— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) August 24, 2020

This should be big news to the evangelical community, but I'm guessing that it won't.

My mom shares Falwell, Jr. stuff all the time. But I've always given her a pass because she's really thinking about Falwell, Sr. and equating the two. Kind of in the same way that I like to cheer for Vlad Guerrero's kid.

[BillyMadison]

They probably should have just taken a day off from social media. The replies are.... hilarious.

It’s here! The first day of classes!
What class are you most looking forward to this semester?📚 pic.twitter.com/vUnTpRCRzP

— Liberty University (@LibertyU) August 24, 2020

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Drake

This should be big news to the evangelical community, but I'm guessing that it won't.

He'll apologize, disappear to work on his marriage, then start making the rounds through right wing media asking for forgiveness. There's nothing evangelicals love more than a redemption story. Real or otherwise.

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

No kidding, that is just plain sick and disgusting. Him saying that bordered on cruelty isn't even fit to be called an understatement. I seriously would be going to jail.

I guess actual cruelty would be going full blown Eric Cartman.

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

That only "bordered" on cruelty!?!?!?

Stories like that give me some insight into why Trump's mocking of a disabled reporter didn't kill his campaign before it started.

For people like me, it was cruel and barbaric and immature and bullying. It seemed easily disqualifying for a politician of either party.

If you consider Trump's base all of the guys who helped catch and kill the cat and feed it to the owner, having a great laugh over it the whole time, Trump starts to make a lot more sense.

[Edward64]

Do we need a HoN for Mrs. Falwell?

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Atocep

He'll apologize, disappear to work on his marriage, then start making the rounds through right wing media asking for forgiveness. There's nothing evangelicals love more than a redemption story. Real or otherwise.

Nah, he'll throw his wife under the bus and just claim she had an affair. Probably make her go out and apologize while he acts as the wounded husband who was cheated on.

Never heard the gay part but them being swingers has been an open secret for awhile.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Stories like that give me some insight into why Trump's mocking of a disabled reporter didn't kill his campaign before it started.

For people like me, it was cruel and barbaric and immature and bullying. It seemed easily disqualifying for a politician of either party.

If you consider Trump's base all of the guys who helped catch and kill the cat and feed it to the owner, having a great laugh over it the whole time, Trump starts to make a lot more sense.

I don't know if people remember but Falwell Sr was a segregationist and a scam artist. Said America deserved 9/11 because of feminism.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by BillyMadison

They probably should have just taken a day off from social media. The replies are.... hilarious.

It’s here! The first day of classes!
What class are you most looking forward to this semester?📚 pic.twitter.com/vUnTpRCRzP
— Liberty University (@LibertyU) August 24, 2020

Ouch

Is tuition cheaper if I watch from the corner of the room...

— Angelo (@anghristop) August 24, 2020

SI

[Ben E Lou]

BREAKING: Three sources affiliated with the @LibertyU board of trustees and administration tell me that Jerry Falwell Jr has just submitted his resignation. Developing...

— Jonathan Merritt (@JonathanMerritt) August 24, 2020

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

BREAKING: Three sources affiliated with the @LibertyU board of trustees and administration tell me that Jerry Falwell Jr has just submitted his resignation. Developing...

— Jonathan Merritt (@JonathanMerritt) August 24, 2020

Fitting that a threesome would break the news.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Fitting that a threesome would break the news.

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Fitting that a threesome would break the news.

....and albion wins the thread.

[spleen1015]

I don't know where the best place is for this. So, here looks good.

How to vote by mail in the 2020 U.S. election - Polygon

[PilotMan]

I actually support the normalization of things like Fallwell's kink, but when you're a grade A douchebag and fuckstick like he is, who would gladly ruin many, many other lives to support his hypocrisy then I hope he has a very long, hard fall. But they couldn't bury his wailing and crying daddy, so I'm sure he'll find "faith" and be 'born again', one more time.

[albionmoonlight]

Trump is good at this.

COVID still raging.

Trump Org investigation announced

Another police shooting in the Midwest.

Trump: "Hey, everyone, shout '12 more years' to get the media's attention"

Media: OH MY GOD, Those Keys are SO SHINY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ISiddiqui]

He's not that calculating. He actually is tickled by the crowd wanting him to be President for Life.

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[JPhillips]

I don't know. Over the past two weeks his approval rating averages a -10 net.

And he's down 7.6 to Biden in the RCP average.

What is unique is the way the GOP sticks with him no matter what. Today I saw a poll where Trump has 80% support among 2016 Trump voters that have lost their job and not found new employment. That's not normal.

[spleen1015]

He's sticking to his MO, accusing his opponents of doing exactly what he's doing.

[GrantDawg]

Falwell is now denying he resigned.

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[Atocep]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

I don't know. Over the past two weeks his approval rating averages a -10 net.

And he's down 7.6 to Biden in the RCP average.

What is unique is the way the GOP sticks with him no matter what. Today I saw a poll where Trump has 80% support among 2016 Trump voters that have lost their job and not found new employment. That's not normal.

9.4% (the highest I've seen) per 538 and it looks like the convention is giving Biden a ~2 point bump at the moment. That's going to wear off, but every little bump Biden gets makes it more difficult for Trump.

Reports today that Trump Jr. believes his dad is going to lose and they'll all be indicted as well.

The DeJoy testimony today was a shitshow. The head of the USPS couldn't tell the committee how much a stamp costs, wasn't sure who made the call to dismantle mail sorting machines, and acknowledged his changes aren't working and couldn't explain why.

Meanwhile, the GOP claimed mail delays are a conspiracy and everything is working fine.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Falwell is now denying he resigned.

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Slightly altered from Kilgore Trout:

He didn't quit, he just watched while his job got fucked.

[stevew]

We know who the alpha cuck-servative is for sure.

[stevew]

Also I imagine “hotwife” is being searched a lot right about now.

[thesloppy]

I just saw a Perot 92 lawn sign in my neighborhood.

[molson]

I'm kind of surprised vintage campaign signs aren't a thing. Hart '88!

[RainMaker]

Can someone explain the MS-13 thing? I live in a big city and have heard of gangs, but never this one. They would make you thing there are millions.

[JPhillips]

Black people are stupid slaves, doesn't seem like a message aimed at actual black people.

[Drake]

From 538's live coverage of the RNC:

“If you want to see the Biden-Harris socialist vision for our country, just look at California,” current speaker Kimberly Guilfoyle says. The governor of California just happens to be her ex-husband, Gavin Newsom.