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James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!
5:26 AM - 12 May 2017
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...Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future "press briefings" and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy???
5:07 AM - 12 May 2017
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As a very active President with lots of things happening, it is not possible for my surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy!....
4:59 AM - 12 May 2017
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Again, the story that there was collusion between the Russians & Trump campaign was fabricated by Dems as an excuse for losing the election.
4:51 AM - 12 May 2017
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Pachamama
(16,887 posts)mcar
(42,309 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,528 posts)"I'm a very active President."
A "very active President" doesn't take consecutive weekends off.
aggiesal
(8,914 posts)or even had a public appearance scheduled in the past 7 days.
If he's had a public appearance scheduled, it has since been cancelled.
Cheetolini is a lazy pig-of-a-man, and that's insulting men everywhere.
brer cat
(24,562 posts)stage left
(2,962 posts)I'm a very actively lying President.
Maraya1969
(22,479 posts)underpants
(182,791 posts)barbtries
(28,789 posts)that may not be photoshopped made me laugh and laugh
Gothmog
(145,176 posts)Trump's lies are catching up to him
Freethinker65
(10,017 posts)volstork
(5,400 posts)jmowreader
(50,557 posts)underpants
(182,791 posts)Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)Ha!
tblue37
(65,340 posts)underpants
(182,791 posts)Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)countryjake
(8,554 posts)I'm so glad somebody finally got around to creating that gif!
Conway told Anderson that he was being unkind Tues. night and she hadn't even seen his eyeroll yet. The man was being so friggin' polite, listening to the shit she was spewing.
Probably half of the country listening to her spin about Comey and the Russia Investigation wanted to crawl thru their tvs and throttle her that night!
underpants
(182,791 posts)and we were cracking up. The eye roll, as you know, was only part of it. AC's body language was screaming GIVE ME A F'ing BREAK!!!
countryjake
(8,554 posts)My man had just given up and gone to bed when Conway entered the fray...ha, I hurried in and tried to get him back up, "Conway is finally back! Anderson's got Conway on!"
We were calling her Alice in Wonderland long before that interview was over. I honestly don't know how Anderson Cooper was able to keep a straight face when she said made that "kind" comment cause we were throwing things at the "rethug target box" we've set up right below our television by the time she said that!
Anderson has amazing self-control.
underpants
(182,791 posts)countryjake
(8,554 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Eyeball_Kid
(7,431 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,435 posts)all the distraction. Pay no attention to them.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,924 posts)before they disappear into the ether as threats.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)mnhtnbb
(31,386 posts)He is so full of shit he's going to be needing a change more often so he doesn't shit his golf pants.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,431 posts)brush
(53,776 posts)mnhtnbb
(31,386 posts)but, as I said, he's so full of shit...
brush
(53,776 posts)brush
(53,776 posts)Whoever did it knew their way around layers and the brush tool, maybe dodge and burn tools.
dchill
(38,485 posts)Texasgal
(17,045 posts)lastlib
(23,224 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)President Patsy, you've NEVER been in the inner loop of the RW party, never!
iloveObama12
(421 posts)Augiedog
(2,546 posts)underpants
(182,791 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)Does this mean the only accurate press briefings will be on SNL?
Eyeball_Kid
(7,431 posts)Comey lives and breathes surveillance. He knows the history of White House surveillance. If anyone is watching what is said, it's Comey.
Renew Deal
(81,856 posts)N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,722 posts)But then they sometimes miss the truth.
So no accuracy anywhere.
Jarqui
(10,123 posts)the presidency that should never have happened would effectively be over because the path to impeachment is crystal clear after the last few days. He also appears to have given up executive privilege in some aspects of this with his disclosure if what he claims went on with Comey and his dismissal.
But this is not a normal world for the US government. McConnell and Ryan seem complicit with Trump's deeds as is AG Sessions. So I guess we have to hope they do not get to further corrupt the election process between now and 2018 or 2020 as the only path to remove this crazy person from the Oval Office.
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)It didn't start on November 8th.
The ever growing enabling of wild eyed, hate filled republican poutrage by the country at large and the electorate specifically over the last quarter century put all of the other pieces in place before enabling the shit storm that is the 45 administration.
As you noted, 2018 is the last stand - this country either pushes back HARD on the R party, or its over.
Jarqui
(10,123 posts)The only question is when.
They will not take people's freedom's away without a fight.
They've gotten this far because of a lot of folks haven't figured out what is happening yet.
orangecrush
(19,547 posts)How much longer?
Initech
(100,068 posts)berksdem
(595 posts)this world when is this garbage going to end? I continually get shocked this idiot can outdo his previous ramblings on twitter...
steve2470
(37,457 posts)Just kidding, but I do think he's decompensating into slightly paranoid-ish land.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompensation
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)The very thought of this clown naked is repulsive. Add in McConnell, Ryan and McCain and the thoughts are disasterous.
lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)He's such a scumbag Mother Teresa would punch him out.
world wide wally
(21,742 posts)I see Ryan and McConnell up to their eyeballs in all this and that is no longer just wishful thinking. There is getting to be a sense of urgency about this and it is getting later every day. We need some kind of heavy artillery about now.
A band of lunatics, traitors and criminals have taken over our country.
dhill926
(16,337 posts)Catherine Vincent
(34,489 posts)I can't wait to read what his idiot supporters says about these tweets.
Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)How 20th Century!
By now, even his boss in the Kremlin is using digital recording, which is much less prone to embarrassing 18-minute gaps.
Oh, and it's "utterly," unless Ransen, the YouTube rube who created that clip, was referring to dairy cattle.
Sophiegirl
(2,338 posts)It's to expensive and modern.
Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)And I won't tell him about selfies, Instagram or SnapChat if you won't!
Grammy23
(5,810 posts)The President suffers from a mental health disorder. It is certifiable....to quote Trumpolini. The pressure of the job, the pushback to the lies, the pace of the investigation...all snowballing to cause a mental health crisis.
The people around this President are scrambling to contain things but unfortunately for them, this situation won't get better. No one knows from day to day....even hour to hour...what will happen with this Presidency. The Twitter attacks were problematic from the beginning and some predicted they would play a part in his downfall. All of the dire warnings seem to be happening before our eyes. The news agencies are trying to stay on top of it, but things are happening so thick and fast they can barely keep up.
At the same time, some are trying to give a sense of normalcy to this situation. Like all is going on as usual. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. We are witnessing history and for those following this closely, it is a very frightening time. It feels very surreal. Only it is real. Not the feature at the local Rex Theater.
For the first time since 9-11 I am feeling very uncertain and afraid. I wonder how far we were sold out to the Russians? Who is looking out for us? Where is this headed? How many others are involved in the tRump coup?
We were warned about the likely meltdown of tRump, which is bad enough. But what about the governing and leadership in the rest of our government? How much longer are we going to have to see this crisis unfolding without seeing equal reassurance from our Congress that they are on this? That they have our backs. So far, I only see pundits and news people discussing this. We need brave leadership from those who can actually DO SOMETHING to stop this madness.
Am I being unreasonable or alarmist to feel this way??
Silver Gaia
(4,544 posts)Good post!
llmart
(15,536 posts)You so eloquently put into words exactly what I am feeling and say to myself every single day. Who is going to stand up and save us from this CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS? And make no mistake about it, those two words need to be used with regard to this administration every single day.
Back when the Lewinsky "scandal" started to unfold, my area's two large newspapers would have a huge font, bolded headline talking about the "Crisis" unfolding. I laughably said, "This is a crisis?" and then eventually ended my newspaper subscription. I was so flippin' tired of the constant reports of every detail and the media acting like our country would just fall apart because of a blow job. It wasn't like there were never any other presidents who had dalliances.
Where's the bold headlines NOW when the country truly is on the cliff and about to fall off?
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)and it's off to the Benghazi races for years.
These people lie all the time and brush it off.
IMPEACH NOW!
ZM90
(706 posts)going to visit him again?!?
bdamomma
(63,848 posts)all can see, he is like a rat stuck in a corner.
Doesn't he usually like to distract people with another crazy event and it's Friday. He is full of revenge and vengeful.
They need to just put him a very calm padded cell.
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Hekate
(90,674 posts)UltravioletDingo
(65 posts)jovibennett
(120 posts)in trying to CYA he is so stupid he doesn't realize that he is seriously digging a deeper hole in to which we can toss him. IMO he gave up executive privilege when he wrote in the Comey letter he was not under investigation. Now he is threatening Comey with tapes? If I were him I would hope the "golden shower" tapes don't come out. This man is totally unhinged, if he were a family member of mine I would put him in on a 5150 hold in a psych ward for a really really long time!!
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Enoki33
(1,587 posts)Politicub
(12,165 posts)Maybe he means pee-covered bed?
ffr
(22,669 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)He's a recommendation machine.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)It no longer matter if there even is a Russia, Trump's actions in the last 48 hours have done him in.
In his own words, Trump incriminated himself of obstruction of justice.
We just watched the first ever self-impeachment live on Twitter. Watch it unfold:
Trump's New Impeachable Offenses: Obstruction of Justice, Conspiracy, Abuse of Power
Thu, May 11
In an NBC News exclusive interview, President Trump revealed to Lester Holt that he was preparing to fire FBI Director James Comey regardless of recommendations from the attorney general and deputy attorney general.
ffr
(22,669 posts)Mr. pResident?
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)"When Trump crossed his 100-day threshold, many of us hoped we had survived the most jaw-dropping saga in modern American politics. Then this week happened. ...."
SHRED
(28,136 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)Vinca
(50,269 posts)barbtries
(28,789 posts)as he apparently shoots himself in the foot over and over and over, i'm fine with it.
but damn he needs to be gone. so much damage being done by the republicans and this insane person every second.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Nevernose
(13,081 posts)D_Master81
(1,822 posts)i understand not having "perfect accuracy". But good lord man, you're the FREAKIN PRES OF THE UNITED STATES! You just fired the FBI director, have your story and message down before people go out there!! It wasnt like a small detail, you said you fired him under the advice from the DOJ, now its you were going to anyway. Personally i dont think this is the story as much as the firing itself, but man this white house is a s---show
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)And I am out of tears.
Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)I have been asserting, and will continue to assert that this beast that leads our country is a complete and bona fide fascist, and if he isn't checked he will end up becoming the first American dictator, and do so with conservative/Republican blessings.
Ref: The fourteen defining characteristics of a Fascist
Tweet 1: "James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!"
Fascist Characteristic: "12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations. "
Elaboration: There's actually a couple of characteristics this one could fall under, but this is a textbook example of a fascist leader removing non-sympathetic law enforcement leadership for the purpose of obfuscation of his own crimes, and to instill his own, more supportive law enforcement leadership. It's not even a veiled move. It's also now to threaten punishment and silence the ex-official.
Tweet 2: "Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future "press briefings" and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy??? "
Fascist Characteristic: "6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common. "
Elaboration: Does this one really need any? One of many.. many.. MANY attacks on the media to discredit it and divert from his own actions, words, and deeds.
Tweet 3: "As a very active President with lots of things happening, it is not possible for my surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy!"
Fascist Characteristic: "13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders."
Elaboration: Rather and accept and own his own words, and the words of his surrogates, he continuously rephrases, and changes outright what he says. He has installed completely unqualified cronies and now speaks to defend their complete lack of qualification by trying to say 'we're not perfect'. If they were qualified, honest, transparent, and honorable, there would be no need to defend. It's also a backhanded attack on the media (another of the characteristics) for having the audacity to accurately report their words as spoken.
Tweet 4: "Again, the story that there was collusion between the Russians & Trump campaign was fabricated by Dems as an excuse for losing the election. "
Fascist Characteristic: "14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections." AND "6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common. "
Elaboration: Attacking the media, hiding corruption, and doing everything they can to ensure a thorough investigation is blocked, or at the very least controlled by him with regards to the first US election where direct foreign manipulation is widely suspected.
This president is a fascist. He displays all 14 of 14 of the characteristics.