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LOL LOL LOL : Donald Trump said Andrew Jackson was alive during the Civil War [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 OP

Every day, more stupid mcar May 2017 #1

Borowitz: "White House Portrait of Andrew Jackson Calls Trump a Moron" L. Coyote May 2017 #65

Perfect! mcar May 2017 #70

+++1,000,000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #81

Didn't he contradict himself? Saying.. Cha May 2017 #107

He contradicts himself on a regular basis mcar May 2017 #112

Yeah, I know.. but I didn't see anyone pointing that Cha May 2017 #114

Did you see his interview with Dickerson? mcar May 2017 #116

No, I just can't even stand to hear him talk when Colbert Cha May 2017 #117

I still get queasy mcar May 2017 #118

Yeah, the "later" indicates that he did know that Jackson came before the Civil War. thesquanderer May 2017 #115

One racist relating to another racist still_one May 2017 #2

The Civil War could have been avoided if everyone were more racist like Jackson! L. Coyote May 2017 #12

you nailed it exactly!!! still_one May 2017 #14

That's why many states' Democratic Parties have removed "Jackson" from the names... George II May 2017 #47

But Jackson atoned for his racism by marching across the Edmund Pettis Bridge with MLK. George II May 2017 #59

Exactly. Arm in arm with MLK and Frederick Douglass. Ms. Toad May 2017 #64

Hilarious! trixie2 May 2017 #87

If only... if only... if only Andrew Jackson had been able to get to Bowling Green on time rpannier May 2017 #105

....and Fox News contributor! George II May 2017 #106

Little Known Fact rpannier May 2017 #111

Our history books... yallerdawg May 2017 #3

Of course that's assuming we survive this administration. Initech May 2017 #8

Slaveholder Jackson would have been on the side of the rebel traitors. oasis May 2017 #4

Just like John Tyler who voted for Virginia to secede. rug May 2017 #15

Not necessarily... First Speaker May 2017 #42

Jackson would've done everything to protect his "property". The union oasis May 2017 #74

Jackson was also very angry with regard to the Spanish-American War and WWI dalton99a May 2017 #5

Yes, Frederick Douglass SoCalNative May 2017 #27

There was a Native American genocide and the Idiot-in-Chief has no clue about who did it. L. Coyote May 2017 #6

I think it is remarkable Trump thought Andrew Jackson was alive during the Civil War. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #7

He has dementia. That's why he is able to just blurt out bullshit without the capacity to filter. L. Coyote May 2017 #9

It is quite obvious to me that he has demetia Tumbulu May 2017 #108

Not really malaise May 2017 #33

I doubt he knows who Andrew Johnson is. Caliman73 May 2017 #52

I had considered that, and then read about Andrew Johnson. svpadgham May 2017 #113

Stupid man. Clueless, willfully ignorant cautionary tale. Solly Mack May 2017 #10

You nailed it LeftInTX May 2017 #69

republican shallowness & ignorance shine through Achilleaze May 2017 #11

Well Jackson did die in the Bowling Green Massacre that started the Civil War! n2doc May 2017 #13

LOL - you win the thread malaise May 2017 #34

+1 dalton99a May 2017 #40

bingo n/t. okieinpain May 2017 #43

Darn u n2Doc, gotta clean up the coffee on my desk NoMoreRepugs May 2017 #46

I needed that laugh! NastyRiffraff May 2017 #49

Oh Snap! I totally forgot about that! ...nt 2naSalit May 2017 #54

Some of my ancestors gave up their lives that day Mountain Mule May 2017 #66

.. JHan May 2017 #86

Andrew Jackson spoke at my H.S. graduation in 1964 left-of-center2012 May 2017 #16

I'm not sure that quote means he thought Jackson was alive. It's unclear OKNancy May 2017 #17

It's hard to tell, the way he talks in sentence fragments, but I agree with you. Demit May 2017 #37

I sincerely doubt that we can describe PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #67

Here's the audio of Trump: but why was there the Civil War? kpete May 2017 #18

Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 June 8, 1845) Botany May 2017 #19

Somebody needs to get trump history books with pictures. shockey80 May 2017 #20

He even visited Andrew Jackson's home, The Hermitage, right before his Tanuki May 2017 #21

I did not know he was at the grave marker. dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #84

Yep, but as Grammy23 said below, we shouldn't assume that he knows Tanuki May 2017 #95

Why is he saluting?????!!!! dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #100

That's assuming he knows the dates of the Civil War. Grammy23 May 2017 #94

Andrew Jackson told me he voted for Trump struggle4progress May 2017 #22

He's got him mixed up with Stonewall Jackson... idiot... and even that barely works, stupid ass. boston bean May 2017 #23

at least it wasn't the Jackson 5. kwassa May 2017 #25

But doesn't Trump always tell it like it is? world wide wally May 2017 #24

I would love to see trump put on a Andrew Jackson t-shirt and shockey80 May 2017 #26

I should have added. shockey80 May 2017 #28

Here is Andrew Jackson's advertisement for a runaway slave kwassa May 2017 #29

Of course Trump would worship someone like that. smirkymonkey May 2017 #48

What a PreziDunce. C_U_L8R May 2017 #30

This will solidify his base superpatriotman May 2017 #31

Are you saying Andrew Jackson is DEAD?!?! Barack_America May 2017 #32

Wait - they're different people??? Retrograde May 2017 #45

Anybody see the opening of Morning Joe where Nancy Pelosi spiderpig May 2017 #35

I went to the Wharton School of Business, Donald Trump routinely brags at his campaign rallies. duncang May 2017 #36

? underpants May 2017 #38

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own Sunlei May 2017 #39

Andrew Jackson's nickname, King Mob, would fit Trump aikoaiko May 2017 #41

No LOL's for me... that's just plain scary. tinrobot May 2017 #44

his "cute as a cookie" brain bora13 May 2017 #50

The whole problem started around the time when Germany bombed Pearl Harbor ffr May 2017 #51

If only Fred Douglass had spoken up then. Vinca May 2017 #55

Wharton might want to check out their history program Motley13 May 2017 #53

Luciano Pavarotti sang at his funeral The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #56

I'm not sure what's worse...Trump blatant ignorance about Jackson Docreed2003 May 2017 #57

each and everyday we are treated to more evidence that the president... Javaman May 2017 #58

Nvm SomethingNew May 2017 #60

Well, if that's all it would have taken GallopingGhost May 2017 #61

I used to think he had mental issues, but now I think he's plain fucken illiterate and poorly RKP5637 May 2017 #62

All of the above... Wounded Bear May 2017 #76

I can no longer laugh or cry. It's mind numbing. mountain grammy May 2017 #63

TBH, I couldn't have told you when Jackson died before I read this... Wounded Bear May 2017 #68

I knew he died in the 1840s because he died just when photography was catching on: LeftInTX May 2017 #71

Weird specs Retrograde May 2017 #73

Don't think so... Wounded Bear May 2017 #75

Neither could I Retrograde May 2017 #72

We need a way back machine randr May 2017 #77

Clinton (Chelsea) responded...... usedtobedemgurl May 2017 #78

Right Chelsea, and not only that . . FairWinds May 2017 #79

ask indigenous peoples about "Indian Killer Andrew Jackson"-indian removal act, trail of tears. . niyad May 2017 #80

Get this "Genocidal maniac" off of my $20 bill. oasis May 2017 #85

exactly. niyad May 2017 #119

Is it a statement about native Americans, slavery, or deal making? bucolic_frolic May 2017 #82

I hate to say this but I don't think he said Jackson WAS alive during the Civil War. pangaia May 2017 #83

"He [Andrew Jackson] was really angry bucolic_frolic May 2017 #88

Sorry. I thought 45 said IF he had been born.. Thanks... pangaia May 2017 #89

And well you might have been confused bucolic_frolic May 2017 #93

Trump might mean, "If Jackson had been in office in the 1861-65 cycle, war may have been averted." John1956PA May 2017 #90

You mean he wasn't alive then???? pangaia May 2017 #91

A reporter should ask dipshit what to do about the tensions of 2044. Thor_MN May 2017 #92

I think that Trump is a very sick man louis c May 2017 #96

FINALLY the question of "Why was there a Civll War?" has been asked!!! Kablooie May 2017 #97

Tweety is tearing him to bits malaise May 2017 #98

If Caligula had been alive... lefthandedskyhook May 2017 #99

Jackson was a great President, that's why they called him Mr. October... MrPurple May 2017 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author MrPurple May 2017 #102

I'd like to know what exactly he thought Flaleftist May 2017 #103

"Why is our children not learning?" Hekate May 2017 #104

It is pretty clear that he is suffering from demetia Tumbulu May 2017 #109

I like that commercial where Andy does that Moonwalk while selling WinkyDink May 2017 #110

"He was really angry when he saw what was happening with the Civil War" PaulRevere08 May 2017 #120