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This is not good. Apparently Trump has caused Israel to lose its gawd damned mind (Original Post) MrScorpio May 2018 OP
He seems to have that effect on a lot of people. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #1
Finally the optics on Netanyahu + Israeli occupation of the West Bank couldn't be more clear. DemocracyMouse May 2018 #33
in what way? msongs May 2018 #2
I don't know of you can see the tweet, but here's the graphic MrScorpio May 2018 #3
Flabby chingina - check! Jowels - check! Hair parted on wrong side - check! Looks good to me. TheBlackAdder May 2018 #36
trump + bibi elleng May 2018 #4
At least they highlighted his jowls nicely. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #5
+1 area51 May 2018 #20
That's not a coin that will go into circulation ProudLib72 May 2018 #6
Trump will figure out a way to make other people buy a lot of them for him dixiegrrrrl May 2018 #12
Yes, I can see them being promoted on his page ProudLib72 May 2018 #14
He'll make sure he gets his cut. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2018 #15
O.M.G. backtoblue May 2018 #7
He won't like that they kept his flabby chingina and his jowels in the profile. TheBlackAdder May 2018 #35
Who decided that, Bibi? That's right Israel.. put a Cha May 2018 #8
Could be seen as a strategic move caraher May 2018 #9
Exactly..PR move. BigmanPigman May 2018 #17
Oh puke. nt Laffy Kat May 2018 #10
Isn't this another sign of the antichrist? Or does it just ... seem like it should be? The Wielding Truth May 2018 #11
Well Netanyahu is of Polish ancestry i.e. European underthematrix May 2018 #13
Inaccurate description of the Israeli population... LeftishBrit May 2018 #22
Is this a joke? smirkymonkey May 2018 #16
Aye dios (sigh; OMG) RestoreAmerica2020 May 2018 #18
Please tell me this is satire. ecstatic May 2018 #19
It's not - it's a crazy RW group in Israel minting "collectible" coins oberliner May 2018 #27
Maggots in his glory MFM008 May 2018 #21
Well, the Daily Mail is not very reliable, so let's just hope they're wrong on this LeftishBrit May 2018 #23
Not actual currency - just "collectible" coins created by RW nut-job fringe group oberliner May 2018 #26
Oh wow, another collectible coin to buy... SWBTATTReg May 2018 #24
Not actual currency - just "collectible" coins created by RW nut-job fringe group oberliner May 2018 #25
Hmmm Render unto Caesar? vlyons May 2018 #28
How much $$$ is Trump getting from the sale? Freethinker65 May 2018 #29
Should be sold alongside Trump vodka. KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #30
Right! This is not good! This is really not good! mountain grammy May 2018 #31
It's stupid, but apparently the coin isn't intended as actual currency The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #34
it's idiotic, but thanks for that information mountain grammy May 2018 #37
So, are Trump jokes now considered anti- Semitic? lame54 May 2018 #32
More fake news. former9thward May 2018 #38

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
6. That's not a coin that will go into circulation
Sun May 13, 2018, 12:24 AM
May 2018

According to another poster in that thread it is being produced as a "limited edition coin" as a fundraiser for an Israeli non-profit.

So at least there is that.

Still, who the hell comes up with this crap?

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
12. Trump will figure out a way to make other people buy a lot of them for him
Sun May 13, 2018, 12:58 AM
May 2018

then sell them on his Presidential page.
all ass, no class.
15. He'll make sure he gets his cut.
Sun May 13, 2018, 01:15 AM
May 2018

It would be nicer if it was a hair cut, though. In profile the back of his head is shaggier than an Australian terrier.

Cha

(297,050 posts)
8. Who decided that, Bibi? That's right Israel.. put a
Sun May 13, 2018, 12:27 AM
May 2018

a Lying Sociopathic Pervert on your anniversary coin to Denigrate it.

caraher

(6,278 posts)
9. Could be seen as a strategic move
Sun May 13, 2018, 12:36 AM
May 2018

Trump lives for this kind of crap. This is a cheap way to keep him in their back pocket (or at least share him with Putin)

BigmanPigman

(51,582 posts)
17. Exactly..PR move.
Sun May 13, 2018, 01:17 AM
May 2018

The smart leaders have learned to play it up and stroke his...um...um..."ego".

I am sure this will be of little to no value monetarily and will be equal to a "Limited edition coin with the picture of Elvis produced by the Jerusalem Mint for $19.95. Get it now while supplies last. Makes a great Hanukkah gift".

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)
13. Well Netanyahu is of Polish ancestry i.e. European
Sun May 13, 2018, 01:00 AM
May 2018

Trump is German. Germany is in Europe too. One third of the Israeli population is Russian and/or Ukranian (eastern Europe), the other two thirds are European with some European Americans thrown in the mix.

This is all about whiteness so it makes perfect sense to me that they would celebrate someone whose father was a member of the KLAN and whose bedside reading (probably audio since Trump can't read) is Mein Kampf



LeftishBrit

(41,205 posts)
22. Inaccurate description of the Israeli population...
Sun May 13, 2018, 04:55 AM
May 2018

The Israeli population is approximately 75% Jewish, 20% Arab, 5% other. Of the Jews, about half are of Europaean, mostly East Europaean, origin and half of recent Middle Eastern origin.

For obvious reasons, Israelis are not very keen on German racists. Actually Germany nowadays also isn't very keen on German racists!

Neither of Trump's countries of parental origin - Germany and the UK, specifically Scotland - are very fond of Trump.

Unfortunately, it sometimes seems that there's nothing so masochistic as a voter, and the extremes of almost-pure proportional representation (Israel) and its complete lack (UK system; USA electoral college) both exaggerate the dangers.

Netanyahu seems to be like a more intelligent version of Trump in many ways.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
16. Is this a joke?
Sun May 13, 2018, 01:17 AM
May 2018

I really feel like I am living in an episode of The Twilight Zone. This can't be happening.

SWBTATTReg

(22,100 posts)
24. Oh wow, another collectible coin to buy...
Sun May 13, 2018, 05:36 AM
May 2018

Just like we all ignore the Franklin Mint coin offers that they come out w/ almost daily, a new coin for this, a new coin for that. This will be an epic fail, among all of the coin collectibles available in the market place today.

What I'm looking for, and haven't seen yet, is a 6 inch to 12 inch tall naked RUMP doll like the full size ones being shown/set up in various locations throughout the US and some European countries. This would be an instant sellout. I'd stick pins and needles into it, and light a match underneath the feet of the RUMP doll. Maybe, just maybe it might do the trick of getting RUMP resigning due to unknown medical reasons.

Oh well. Fantasy and daydreaming are still free in this country, although w/ Sessions and RUMP railing about first amendment rights (the press now, persons later?), who knows what the future holds?

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
25. Not actual currency - just "collectible" coins created by RW nut-job fringe group
Sun May 13, 2018, 06:52 AM
May 2018

In case people were confused.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,489 posts)
30. Should be sold alongside Trump vodka.
Sun May 13, 2018, 07:58 AM
May 2018

They will be needing the vodka to cure a Trump hangover in the long-term.

In my drinking days, we called it taking the "hair of the dog".

....... ..........

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,659 posts)
34. It's stupid, but apparently the coin isn't intended as actual currency
Sun May 13, 2018, 11:26 AM
May 2018

or an official item of any sort, but is merely a commemorative trinket produced by some right-wing outfit. It's kind of like something produced by the Franklin Mint. Stupid, but not as worrisome as if it had been something official.

mountain grammy

(26,608 posts)
37. it's idiotic, but thanks for that information
Sun May 13, 2018, 03:03 PM
May 2018

I thought it was the real deal. Ugh.. My father in law would have bought a dozen if he was still here. We have boxes of that commemorative crap. Might even be one with John McCain on it.

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