I will walk, with my cane, 3000 miles from California, to attend President Avenatti's inauguration!

[BamaRefugee]

[Demovictory9]

1. ..

[onetexan]

2. Wouldn't that be something

[byronius]

3. I laughed, and then I agreed. Absolutely. He'd be great.

[Hekate]

4. No. Just no. He's smart, but he is a snake. The Los Angeles Times did an extensive bio on him...

...that you can look up if you want to.

If we are fortunate, the snake and the porn star may bring down Donald Trump, and they wll deserve our profound thanks for that. But presidential material? Not even a little bit.

[a kennedy]

5. Yikes, a snake indeed........and HELL no.......

[Tavarious Jackson]

11. I can't find the link...

I know he was paying child support and ex wife wanted more.....

[samnsara]

30. i agree..hes doing what hes does best NOW....

[Ms. Toad]

6. Mmmmm.....no.

Michael Avenatti, the newly famous lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels, has more than a few things in common with President Trump.

He's brash. He's media savvy. He enjoys the high life. He revels in antagonizing opponents.

In short, Trump may have met his match in this Newport Beach lawyer whose client, now America's best-known stripper, is suing the president to break free of a deal that bars her from discussing what she says was a one-night stand with Trump in 2006.

With a swagger worthy of the young Trump who barged his way into New York's tabloids decades ago, Avenatti has spent weeks shuttling among Manhattan TV studios to taunt the president and his fixer Michael Cohen.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-avenatti-stormy-trump-20180407-story.html

While he is certainly giving Trump & Co. a run for their money, and I'll be eternally grateful if he takes Trump down, that doesn't make him presidential material in my book. Especially since some of his showmanship reminded me too much of Trump - even before this article came out.

[BigBearJohn]

7. He is not a wimp. I like that. He is confident. But his confidence is based on ability.

Unlike Trump, this man CAN deliver. Sounds good to me.

I have no problem with swagger. Our leaders could use a
bit more confidence.... as long as they can back up the swagger.

[EffieBlack]

14. "He's not a wimp" sounds like "he tells it like it is" - it doesn't really say anything about him

And isn't, by itself, a characteristic that qualifies anyone for the presidency.

[Hekate]

17. Thanks for coming up with the link, Ms Toad. We get the Times in a format I can spread across...

...the kitchen table.

[samnsara]

31. maybe as a congressman....

..cant you just see him filibustering?

[edbermac]

8. Better to walk 3000 miles to attend Trump's impeachment.

[Funtatlaguy]

10. There is no doubt Trump deserves impeachment. But, if that

means Pence as President, it will be a Pyrrhic victory to remove Trump.
He actually believes in his bullshit.
As an Eclesiastical Dominionist, he welcomes Armageddon.
Let that sink in.

[Hekate]

16. Right. Pence is Mr. Handmaid's Tale in the flesh. I keep hoping Mueller is working on a ...

...Pence Dossier, showing in detail why Paul Manafort picked Pence, of all people, to be VP and personally manipulated Trump into accepting him when Donnie really wanted Chris Christie for the job.

[Funtatlaguy]

20. OMG. I both love and hate The Handmaids Tale

I love it because it is so well written and acted.
I hate it because of how it scares the hell outta me of what we could become.

Did you see when that comedienne compared Sarah Suckabee to Lydia from the Handmaids Tale. Sarah’s face was priceless! I laughed so damn hard.

[BamaRefugee]

21. Good idea! Making that pledge means my legs will be completely rested for the next 2 years.

[democratisphere]

26. Maybe it can be worked into a twofor.

Inauguration and Impeachment!

[BamaRefugee]

32. I like your thinking

[JI7]

9. fuck no. he is ok doing what is right now. but i have higher standards for a president

and expect more.

[Hortensis]

12. Lol. Tomorrow there'll be a new face on TV.

Avenatti's been a talking head for some time. This is a nice advance to that career. Maybe he'll get his own show someday out of it.

[Wounded Bear]

13. Now you're just being silly...

One of the reasons Avenatti is "winning" is because he is almost as much of a snake as Trump.

I'm a bit tired of media whores pretending to care about more than their own skin.

Pass.

[BamaRefugee]

23. Of course I was being silly, jeez, you guys must wake up to a hot bowl of ground glass every morning

[Wounded Bear]

25. Sorry, but in the Trump era, satire and irony are dead...

Not to focus on post count or anything, but if you want people to recognize your jokes without some emoji help, you need to post a few thousand more times.

[NCTraveler]

15. Just make it to the polls and vote for the Democrat.

[dameatball]

18. I like Avenatti as a lawyer, but have no clue about his politics. Pass for now.

[Kirk Lover]

19. That is hysterical. Let me know if you want a ride.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

22. Hero worship is never a good thing.

[BamaRefugee]

24. I used to think being born without the satire gene was a right wing thing. Then I joined DU. ;-)

[left-of-center2012]

27. Is Avenatti the flavor of the month ?

Have we given up on Oprah, etc ?

[ret5hd]

28. I'm willing to make a substantial wager...

that no, you won’t.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. I have a better idea.

Why not somebody who has actual experience in the public sector? Maybe someone who has run for and achieved significant public office and thoroughly understands the inner workings of government? Other important jobs require extensive relevant experience; why not the presidency? Why do people get crushes on the next, newest shiny-object person whose only qualifications are that they look good on TV, seem to hold the correct opinions, and don't seem to be actually stupid? Avenatti seems to be a clever, successful lawyer (although he has made some procedural mistakes), but why shouldn't he just keep doing what he's good at? He's just the next on DU's list of attractive shiny-object people who, except for being smarter, are no more qualified for the presidency than Donald Trump. Rachel Maddow? OPRAH??

If Avenatti would like to be president, which, btw, he has not indicated at all, let him run for the House, serve a few terms, then maybe the Senate, or Governor.

[Trumpocalypse]

33. And what exactly qualifies him to be President?

Sounds more like cult of personality to me.

[BamaRefugee]

34. Far more qualified than trump was.

Sometimes you need a palate cleanser equally as strong as the previous course, to get the taste out of your mouth.

[Trumpocalypse]

35. Everyone is more qualified than Trump

But is not an argument that justifies Avenatti.