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No wonder that thing is having a hissy fit. Obama's ratings were YUGE (Original Post) catbyte May 2020 OP
Yeah Gothmog May 2020 #1
Bwahahahaha! Blue Owl May 2020 #2
Maybe the Democratic party could have a contest........ MyOwnPeace May 2020 #14
New Rules: The Ferret has to be the judge; if not that he should have a yuge handicap yellowdogintexas May 2020 #35
Fuckstick von Bodybags! DAYUM, you're good, Blue Owl! calimary May 2020 #31
added to my ongoing and growing list of alternate names yellowdogintexas May 2020 #36
Maybe Chainfire May 2020 #3
Say it ain't so!!!! Wellstone ruled May 2020 #4
I'm sure tRump safeinOhio May 2020 #7
Watch for Little Lord Poopy Pants to Wellstone ruled May 2020 #8
They already give him too much free time! leftieNanner May 2020 #10
Daily barfings tavernier May 2020 #37
Damn. Wish I had thought of "Little Lord Poopy Pants"! It fits the orange shitbag. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #24
BTW,Little Lord Poopy Pants did as I Wellstone ruled May 2020 #30
Little Lord Poopy Pants! I am LOVING these new "pet names" calimary May 2020 #32
Now that the President(Obama)has Wellstone ruled May 2020 #40
How about Tweety Amin? nt tblue37 May 2020 #42
DANG! ANOTHER good one! calimary May 2020 #44
I'm sure the Turd is really steaming after hearing this news. Brother Mythos May 2020 #5
Fantastic! And no surprise at all. nt crickets May 2020 #6
Annnnnd...suddenly Li'l Don-Don doesn't wanna talk ratings. Grokenstein May 2020 #9
Did my live streaming on youtube count in those ratings? efhmc May 2020 #11
I should hope President Obama's Ratings were Higher than Cha May 2020 #12
Maybe we need a 4th of July Special with Obama !! Captain Zero May 2020 #13
That is seriously a great idea--Mike Bloomberg, Kitchari May 2020 #23
Some people are saying President Barack Obama's ratings are the yugest. KentuckyWoman May 2020 #15
People are starving for a dose of sanity Metro135 May 2020 #16
I love that trump wasn't even invited! dickthegrouch May 2020 #17
and almost every channel carried it... IcyPeas May 2020 #18
Was on NBC and ABC at 8.00pm as well malaise May 2020 #28
You might think .. VladmireTrumpkins May 2020 #19
Welcome to DU! catbyte May 2020 #29
Welcome to DU, VladimireTrumpkins! calimary May 2020 #33
YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE! LiberalLovinLug May 2020 #20
#Obamagreat pepperbear May 2020 #21
Now, to push Turd right over the edge ... Brother Mythos May 2020 #22
We all know about the fuss Trump made about his inauguration ratings/attendance Collimator May 2020 #25
"Hope always wins over hate." I just hope I live to see it. calimary May 2020 #34
I love it. lpbk2713 May 2020 #26
For those 10 minutes or so, Americans felt a glimmer of hope IronLionZion May 2020 #27
Thanks for posting this. tavernier May 2020 #38
I hope Trump gets so angry he has a coronary. Lonestarblue May 2020 #39
k&r saidsimplesimon May 2020 #41
We need a real president, not an Impeach imposter ffr May 2020 #43

MyOwnPeace

(16,919 posts)
14. Maybe the Democratic party could have a contest........
Sun May 17, 2020, 04:45 PM
May 2020

"What's the best name to give "OUR PRESIDENT" this week?"

Damn, you're in the running for this week's winner!

yellowdogintexas

(22,231 posts)
35. New Rules: The Ferret has to be the judge; if not that he should have a yuge handicap
Mon May 18, 2020, 10:00 AM
May 2020

He has so many amazing alternate names for #45 that
I have started a list of the "pretzledental names" and by far the best ones come from The Ferret.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
8. Watch for Little Lord Poopy Pants to
Sun May 17, 2020, 03:52 PM
May 2020

wail against the Networks until they give him free time as well.

leftieNanner

(15,067 posts)
10. They already give him too much free time!
Sun May 17, 2020, 04:09 PM
May 2020

Those daily "briefings" (or barfings, if we're being precise) run waaaaay longer than Barack Obama's remarks last night. The whole show was epic BTW. Mostly because it was all about the kids! Ass Face wouldn't understand that.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
30. BTW,Little Lord Poopy Pants did as I
Sun May 17, 2020, 06:55 PM
May 2020

suspected he would do. Called into the PGA broadcast on NBC to bitch about Obama . So we now know where Phil Griffin and His Bosses at Comcast stand.

calimary

(81,125 posts)
32. Little Lord Poopy Pants! I am LOVING these new "pet names"
Mon May 18, 2020, 09:33 AM
May 2020

Gotta say it again - he sure does inspire creativity!

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
40. Now that the President(Obama)has
Mon May 18, 2020, 11:56 AM
May 2020

called out Little Lord Poopy Pants,should be one interesting week.

State Department IG going down as a result of another corrupt Arms deal with Kushner stench smeared all over it,plus Obama poking this shit Sack,living in ugly times.

Grokenstein

(5,721 posts)
9. Annnnnd...suddenly Li'l Don-Don doesn't wanna talk ratings.
Sun May 17, 2020, 04:05 PM
May 2020

Unless, of course, he tries to take credit for renewed interest in President Obama (which is in fact one of Donny's go-to "make it all about ME ME ME ME MEEEE" techniques).

Ha ha ha, poor widdle dictator-wannabe. His desperate attempt to destroy the legacy of a better person only served to remind us what it was like to have a grown-up in the White House. #OBAMAGREAT

Captain Zero

(6,785 posts)
13. Maybe we need a 4th of July Special with Obama !!
Sun May 17, 2020, 04:41 PM
May 2020

Virtual Salute to America !!
With the Obama's hosting:

The Clintons, Bernie and Jane Sanders, Andrew Cuomo, George Soros, and streaming services courtesy of Al Gore's Internet !!

Kitchari

(2,165 posts)
23. That is seriously a great idea--Mike Bloomberg,
Sun May 17, 2020, 06:08 PM
May 2020

Would you care to fund this? Bloomberg should fund things like this

Metro135

(359 posts)
16. People are starving for a dose of sanity
Sun May 17, 2020, 05:06 PM
May 2020

Also the opportunity to listen to someone who speaks in complete sentences.

dickthegrouch

(3,169 posts)
17. I love that trump wasn't even invited!
Sun May 17, 2020, 05:09 PM
May 2020

Obama on all three major networks simultaneously - Saturday night.

I cried.

IcyPeas

(21,842 posts)
18. and almost every channel carried it...
Sun May 17, 2020, 05:16 PM
May 2020

originally on CNN, MSNBC and even FOX

later last night (on west coast anyway) it was on CBS too and I don't know what other channels. It was all over the place.

It was so good, it was worth repeating.

VladmireTrumpkins

(370 posts)
19. You might think ..
Sun May 17, 2020, 05:24 PM
May 2020

that in a moment of national crisis the President would be the speaker but ...since he is such a poor example..why should he be asked to do anything except whine about how unfairly he has been treated..boo fucking hoo hoo hoo!

calimary

(81,125 posts)
33. Welcome to DU, VladimireTrumpkins!
Mon May 18, 2020, 09:36 AM
May 2020

It was a great show! All the sweeter to know that trump WASN'T invited to participate. Thank God!

Brother Mythos

(1,442 posts)
22. Now, to push Turd right over the edge ...
Sun May 17, 2020, 06:02 PM
May 2020

Hollywood should give Obama some kind of special award for performing this service for the country.

Collimator

(1,639 posts)
25. We all know about the fuss Trump made about his inauguration ratings/attendance
Sun May 17, 2020, 06:20 PM
May 2020

His claims about its historic numbers were very sad given the visible open spaces to be seen at the scene by anyone with eyes.

Now, let's be frank. Obama's inauguration was bound to be better attended because it was a moment in history. Even people who didn't like him may have tuned in on their televisions to hate-watch.

This is not to belittle President Obama or his accomplishments, but reportedly even John McCain understood the historical significance of the election of the first black man to the presidency of the United States.

Of course, the accomplishments of Obama's election and his presidency are brought into even greater relief by those who disparage him for no other reason than his color.

Obama had to be twice as capable and effective to get where he did because of the social disadvantage of his color. Trump has had every social advantage, and he has not been even marginally effective.

Even if Trump were marginally effective, his impact on history will never be as significant as Obama's. So, of course, the little crybaby's ratings are lower. The people who love him do so because of everything that they hate. The people who love Obama do so because of everything that they hope for our country.

Hope beats hate in the ratings game. Even over the long overview of human history--much of which is ugly and disturbing--Hope always wins over hate.

calimary

(81,125 posts)
34. "Hope always wins over hate." I just hope I live to see it.
Mon May 18, 2020, 09:38 AM
May 2020

It may take a long time - much longer than any of us would like - to climb back up out of the COVID pit. But it's going to take FAR longer to climb out of the donaldvirus pit - if we ever completely do. Unfortunately, with hate radio and Pox Noise and all its little spawn (OAN and the Sinclair stations) very unlikely to disappear, it's doubtful we ever will recover. Those entities gave that contingent a voice and forced a place at the table for them, and gave them and their TV quacks and happy-talkers and liars and propagandists and excuse-makers and their conspiracy theories the appearance of "legitimacy." And they are NOT going to be willing to give that up.

When so many people who don't like reality and don't want to face the truth are reinforce in that, and told that it's okay, and that it's good, and their so-called pResident gives it the thumbs-up from the Oval Office forcryingoutloud, then it's just bad behavior getting reinforced. And dammit, ANY responsible mom or dad knows you don't do that! You DON'T do that! You DON'T reinforce bad behavior! You reinforce GOOD behavior and discourage bad behavior.



IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
27. For those 10 minutes or so, Americans felt a glimmer of hope
Sun May 17, 2020, 06:42 PM
May 2020

From a calm reassuring voice who would have prioritized helping people and made better choices

tavernier

(12,369 posts)
38. Thanks for posting this.
Mon May 18, 2020, 10:13 AM
May 2020

I wondered about the ratings, and didn’t see any numbers yesterday, but felt they must’ve been pretty decent since they hit all the major networks.

Lonestarblue

(9,958 posts)
39. I hope Trump gets so angry he has a coronary.
Mon May 18, 2020, 10:25 AM
May 2020

For a man who pops a boatload of pills, is obese, gets no exercise, and eats a steady diet of junk food all day, he has avoided the consequences on his health. I keep waiting, in vain, for his bad habits to do him in so we could all have some peace!

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