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woodsprite

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40. Maybe Trump's going to "Reichstag" the Capital.

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 03:56 PM

Apr 2017

No - it's not sarcasm, and I'm not laughing.

**** OK, I just looked up Reichstag to make sure I spelled it correctly (on an windows PC - not using Siri) and Merriam-Webster came back with "What made you want to look up Reichstag? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible)." It had zero responses. Weird! I just tried "Dolt", it had 60 responses, many were political

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CNN is on "bus watch". Senators all getting on buses to go to the White House. [View all] a kennedy Apr 2017 OP

What a carnival! kentuck Apr 2017 #1

I don't think it's about North Korea at all. I think it's a ruse to get the Senators there and make politicaljunkie41910 Apr 2017 #23

I think we are hours away from bombing NK so the criminals in WH can avoid Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #2

Think he'll use a nuke right away? Nt maryellen99 Apr 2017 #8

If he does world war 3 is on for sure, he is capable of anything, he is very dumb. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #9

Also isn't China bound by treaty to defend NK if attacked preemptively? Nt maryellen99 Apr 2017 #15

Wait WHAT? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #16

Here you go-Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty maryellen99 Apr 2017 #18

Well you'd hope some of the Senators know this. snort Apr 2017 #28

Let's hope but I doubt it nt maryellen99 Apr 2017 #33

stupid assholes Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #45

Yeah Senator Murphy MFM008 Apr 2017 #3

a dog and pony show....... a kennedy Apr 2017 #4

Wouldn't it be easier for itcfish Apr 2017 #5

It's an old tactic sarisataka Apr 2017 #12

Precisely what Tangerine OldHippieChick Apr 2017 #6

has this ever happened before? burnbaby Apr 2017 #7

Ted Cruz be like: Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #10

The Senate should have demanded horse drawn carriages Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #11

Reportedly, McConnell requested that all Senators go to White House grounds? kentuck Apr 2017 #13

It's a demonstration of DTs dominance - make them come to him.... bettyellen Apr 2017 #27

Trump is bizarrely obsessed with dominance, as if he's a pack animal. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #29

Because a certain amount of people will have a primal response to follow.... bettyellen Apr 2017 #36

Photo Op for the Mad King to show his Alpha Maleness. Remember calling in the black college leaders? Hekate Apr 2017 #44

I just saw Warren get on the first bus. Doreen Apr 2017 #14

lol burnbaby Apr 2017 #19

This is just a dramatic stunt. gordianot Apr 2017 #20

This is going to be THE most expensive presidency in this counries history. Doreen Apr 2017 #24

I suspect we would be shocked at the cost. gordianot Apr 2017 #26

I do not know about "shocked" maybe "repulsed" would be a more fitting word. Doreen Apr 2017 #31

Why are they going? alarimer Apr 2017 #17

It's a trap!! Yavin4 Apr 2017 #21

Do the buses have safety belts? TexasTowelie Apr 2017 #22

This is how action movies start. sarcasmo Apr 2017 #25

If we see Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, Tanuki Apr 2017 #30

Pop quiz hot shot... NightWatcher Apr 2017 #32

Can't help but think in Siclair Lewis' "It Can't Happen Here".... Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #34

I finally had to turn the news off.... chillfactor Apr 2017 #35

If I was the senator MFM008 Apr 2017 #37

It's more important they be on bus watch when they're coming back. woodsprite Apr 2017 #38

I think it is because a WH room was converted to a SCIF. Ilsa Apr 2017 #39

It was my understanding that an auditiorium was 'upgraded' for this meeting woodsprite Apr 2017 #41

Maybe Trump's going to "Reichstag" the Capital. woodsprite Apr 2017 #40

Who gets the window? HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #42

It certainly must make the Mad King feel all monarchy to order them to come to him Hekate Apr 2017 #43