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85. He said that foreign governments were taking our jobs....

Fri Jan 20, 2017, 02:42 PM

Jan 2017

U.S. businesses decide which countries they do business in not foreign governments. Why do we then not blame the U.S. government for Japan, or Korea, or any other foreign country choosing to build their products in this country? The government doesn't have the power to prevent businesses from moving overseas. We consumers do, but blaming the government for job losses when it is private businesses that actually are to blame is the height of stupidity. Trump is no different than any Republican and those idiots that voted for him deserve to lose the poor jobs they have now. Cull the heard. Starve rural America to death. They are too dumb to waste food on if they actually believe Trump.

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My GOD. This is the most anti-Amerian speech I have ever heard. Carnage? [View all] nolabear Jan 2017 OP

Are we building a wall or nuking Mexico? NightWatcher Jan 2017 #1

all carnage b/c DJT & friends don't pay taxes wordpix Jan 2017 #98

And we hate him back.... exponentially Jacob Boehme Jan 2017 #2

He is a simpleton. And a liar. And a hatemonger. nolabear Jan 2017 #3

So the reports are true, he did write it himself. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #4

Maybe Putin sent him draft #1, and Trump like too much to make changes. nt NCjack Jan 2017 #33

He sticks to his vocabulary of about 200 words. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2017 #45

The reactions around the world will be fierce. JohnnyLib2 Jan 2017 #5

As I predicted, this is going to happen so fast, is going to be so terrible, Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #29

Police state..and he owns the police pangaia Jan 2017 #34

Yep, bills being put forward now making it harder to Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #37

I have nieces who will be marching dgibby Jan 2017 #56

We'll be fine this weekend Big_K Jan 2017 #75

Yeah, but now he has the power to do more than Bettie Jan 2017 #38

zero impulse control lunatica Jan 2017 #49

The applause is underwhelming. nolabear Jan 2017 #6

Unfit and unhinged gademocrat7 Jan 2017 #7

I am right there with you! CarefulKayJay Jan 2017 #72

Trump's mindset is to dominate and belittle everything that isn't him. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #8

I sometimes wonder if he knows we even exist. Dave Starsky Jan 2017 #92

Except for Ivanka. Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #97

No. Even she is part of his fantasy. Dave Starsky Jan 2017 #106

Nothing American about this speech 11-3-2020 Jan 2017 #9

it's boilerplate populism. Mosby Jan 2017 #10

RIGHT WING populism. Ie, fascism. joshcryer Jan 2017 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jan 2017 #25

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #31

and this "populism" is now spreading in Europe! golfguru Jan 2017 #101

TOTAL ALLEGIANCE! demmiblue Jan 2017 #11

Divide and conquer Achilleaze Jan 2017 #59

He has no idea what he's talking about. And neither does anyone else. nolabear Jan 2017 #12

Wonder if Palin was his proof reader but then again Trumps pretty good at blathering on his own cstanleytech Jan 2017 #48

Not a single sentence of graciousness JohnnyLib2 Jan 2017 #14

Hillary's expression is priceless. nolabear Jan 2017 #15

And the look on Michelle's face too. bettyellen Jan 2017 #18

Her face said it ALL! I caught that! eom LittleGirl Jan 2017 #61

I can't bring myself to listen. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #16

It wasn't that bad. Simplistic and without connection to reality. nolabear Jan 2017 #19

Thanks for your words. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #39

Thank you nt Tree-Hugger Jan 2017 #42

A great, uplifting statement! C Moon Jan 2017 #57

I couldn't listen to his speech NastyRiffraff Jan 2017 #70

I thought it was suppose to be.. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #73

Ends it with many raised fists.... bettyellen Jan 2017 #17

The new salute, eh? No open hand. A closed fist. Well, they're deluded. nolabear Jan 2017 #20

Did he raise his fist? Ilsa Jan 2017 #96

The dumb ass did write it himself! mobeau69 Jan 2017 #21

Just witnessed one of the darkest moments in U.S history Auggie Jan 2017 #22

Just yesterday, GOP politicians promised Trump would bring unity today. procon Jan 2017 #23

Tomorrow is going to be very, very interesting. nolabear Jan 2017 #24

Wait until Monday... mrmpa Jan 2017 #28

Monday? Reportedly, Trump will reactivate the global gag rule (re: abortion) on SUNDAY. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2017 #50

That means the media will have raked him over the coals a dozen times over before he even starts lunatica Jan 2017 #51

Take the weekend off??? WTF? PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2017 #95

unity for the right wing maybe? NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #44

I am not watching GallopingGhost Jan 2017 #26

Miss Evancho seems to have lost her voice. nolabear Jan 2017 #27

Goodness, she was screeching and couldn't even hold a note. nt procon Jan 2017 #32

She was apparently terrified. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2017 #90

I thought so too. Funny for a professional but hey. Weird gig. nolabear Jan 2017 #93

Another crowd shot. LOTS and lots of bare space. nolabear Jan 2017 #30

Not a "Yuge" crowd! CarefulKayJay Jan 2017 #74

Maybe we don't know the whole story. HassleCat Jan 2017 #35

I was sure that he would have a great speech written for him grantcart Jan 2017 #36

Some of it was good hollowdweller Jan 2017 #40

They'll blame Obama. /np 11-3-2020 Jan 2017 #43

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #53

Blood And Honor The Motto Of.. ozone82 Jan 2017 #109

Basically he said America has been a dumpster fire Worktodo Jan 2017 #41

I agree with the comments that said it was the most anti-American speech ever HurricaneWarning Jan 2017 #46

He has made a mockery of everything he touched bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #47

We're gonna Turbineguy Jan 2017 #52

You know George is sighing in relief ... Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2017 #110

This man lacks... WiffenPoof Jan 2017 #54

I'd noticed that about his previous speeches. yardwork Jan 2017 #55

See nolabear MFM008 Jan 2017 #58

Snips of the speech blueseas Jan 2017 #60

Thanks for posting Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #84

I hate to say it, but deplorables across the country gobbled this up with milk and honey. Tatiana Jan 2017 #100

What a load of crap! smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #102

This whole speech is full of hokum. Globalization was inevitable and will continue, there isn't The_Casual_Observer Jan 2017 #107

It was gross SHRED Jan 2017 #62

I guess he made Putin proud. Stellar Jan 2017 #63

Lol. I thought DU wasn't going to watch? cwydro Jan 2017 #64

Why would you assume "DU" does anything in lockstep? bettyellen Jan 2017 #66

There were numerous threads declaring a boycott. cwydro Jan 2017 #79

and you care because? JHan Jan 2017 #87

So because some watched- you believe others did too and lied to us why? bettyellen Jan 2017 #91

A large number didn't. joshcryer Jan 2017 #69

I didn't watch one second of it. Rather be hit by a car than listen to that cretin. n/t Tess49 Jan 2017 #82

It was always my intention to watch. We aren't a hive. nolabear Jan 2017 #103

Stand By humbled_opinion Jan 2017 #65

of course its anti American, look who was just sworn in elmac Jan 2017 #67

Trump promises an open dialogue bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #68

And his supporters want to kill us or fire us. Initech Jan 2017 #78

Trump may actually want an open dialogue NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #94

Yes he does, and I hate him too. BigDemVoter Jan 2017 #71

Totally agree -- gateley Jan 2017 #76

Read it. Ligyron Jan 2017 #77

I was surprised by the tone of the speech... kentuck Jan 2017 #80

Not just deplorable. BlueMTexpat Jan 2017 #81

He is the enemy and now the government itself will be our enemy jzodda Jan 2017 #83

He said that foreign governments were taking our jobs.... Joe Nation Jan 2017 #85

fux gnewz version of reality. pansypoo53219 Jan 2017 #86

That's because HE'S horrible and creepy ailsagirl Jan 2017 #88

#Letsmaketrumpsad ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #89

Trump lied. Steve 'I'm a rednosed drunk' Bannon wrote the speech jeanmarc Jan 2017 #99

That was my impression. nolabear Jan 2017 #104

Reagan did get speeches written with mainly optimism jeanmarc Jan 2017 #108

I agree. There is no way Pissolini has the discipline necessary to sit down and write a speech. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #105

He MUST set the bar at its lowest by referring to the country as a festering shithole. LudwigPastorius Jan 2017 #111