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Rhiannon12866

(202,975 posts)
194. Everyone I know who's paying attention is genuinely scared
Tue Aug 22, 2017, 02:02 AM
Aug 2017

We never know what he's going to come up with from one day to the next. And I've also read here that it's Trump, himself, who's the distraction - that behind the scenes his familiars are dismantling our country as we know it, eliminating environmental protections, alienating our closest allies, giveaways to our traditional adversaries, attempting to censure a free press, draining the treasury - and we already know about his efforts to eliminate affordable health care. The list goes on.

But one of the greatest things about DU is the depth of knowledge here. Folks here follow the news, we often see news posted here before it appears in the mainstream press. And we don't suffer fools gladly here - I trust (almost always ) what I read on DU. I think you'll find yourself among informed kindred spirits...

I can't watch that baffoon. eom LittleGirl Aug 2017 #1
Me either.... Heartstrings Aug 2017 #2
NOPE LakeArenal Aug 2017 #75
head count? saidsimplesimon Aug 2017 #100
Need to include the deplorables in the count as well! Heartstrings Aug 2017 #104
Same here. FiveGoodMen Aug 2017 #29
Won't watch TimeToGo Aug 2017 #77
He is claiming Scarsdale Aug 2017 #139
Refuse to watch MFM008 Aug 2017 #3
Pretty sure this op Heartstrings Aug 2017 #7
"Refuse to watch ... LenaBaby61 Aug 2017 #35
Lookin at you MFM008 Aug 2017 #192
Don't have enough extra blood pressure pills to watch that trash. (nm) Elwood P Dowd Aug 2017 #4
No thanks, watching him makes me sick. Luciferous Aug 2017 #5
You need to make this an active response. Rec this if you're NOT going to watch trump on tv tonight TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #6
Great idea! Done! Heartstrings Aug 2017 #8
Just look at it take off now! Heartstrings Aug 2017 #33
Cool. TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #68
Don't want to burn my retinas rusty fender Aug 2017 #9
He is MFM008 Aug 2017 #10
Total eclipse of his 'wind tunnel', if you know what I mean. sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #40
Great response saidsimplesimon Aug 2017 #101
Thanks rusty fender Aug 2017 #150
Nope! Zoonart Aug 2017 #11
The usuals: Incredible. Amazing. Great. Special. And also, Very Special. calimary Aug 2017 #157
I meant the words used by the talking heads... Zoonart Aug 2017 #160
Oh crap, my bad. calimary Aug 2017 #187
I try never to watch him... Aristus Aug 2017 #12
I can honestly say.... SergeStorms Aug 2017 #125
Agree 100% KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #171
I would only watch to see how small the crowds are. Initech Aug 2017 #13
I've got far better things to do mcar Aug 2017 #14
Rec. COLGATE4 Aug 2017 #15
No way. Hate that asshole! NEVER! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2017 #16
One eclipse per day is enough. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2017 #17
Rec wryter2000 Aug 2017 #18
I REFUSE! calimary Aug 2017 #19
I like your attitude. saidsimplesimon Aug 2017 #102
Hell no im not watching maryellen99 Aug 2017 #20
I have band rehearsal zeusdogmom Aug 2017 #21
Zeus saidsimplesimon Aug 2017 #107
Forgot my manners, saidsimplesimon Aug 2017 #112
Band rehearsal? Cool! calimary Aug 2017 #158
A community wind band zeusdogmom Aug 2017 #177
What's to watch? defacto7 Aug 2017 #22
I have to watch superpatriotman Aug 2017 #23
yeah, i'll probably be watching just like people like to watch nascar races. mopinko Aug 2017 #59
Not going out of my way... mwooldri Aug 2017 #24
He's a bullshit artist. I have no interest in pretending it's real. jalan48 Aug 2017 #25
Can't stand to watch him read from a teleprompter marylandblue Aug 2017 #26
Can't stand a liar BigMin28 Aug 2017 #27
Can't submit myself MontanaMama Aug 2017 #28
Primetime presidential address to the nation? yallerdawg Aug 2017 #30
He's going to make a case for escalating the endless war in Afghanistan. Draw your own The_Casual_Observer Aug 2017 #31
I would only watch if he was resigning liberal N proud Aug 2017 #32
I'm with you there. BobsYourUncle Aug 2017 #181
im not. i dont have cable or over the air tv. AllaN01Bear Aug 2017 #34
I've gotten to where I can't stand to hear his foghorn voice or see his bloated sagging pig face. Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #36
I'd rather stare at the fucking sun. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #37
rofl, thanks saidsimplesimon Aug 2017 #113
I will be watching the eclipse. kairos12 Aug 2017 #38
I don't watch tv ever. fierywoman Aug 2017 #39
Welcome to the fray fierywoman. saidsimplesimon Aug 2017 #114
Jeez, no! The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #41
I can't stand the sight of him or the sound of his voice. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #42
Republicans will allow this man to send thousands of Americans to war, to slaughter 1,000s of people Sunlei Aug 2017 #43
It takes only 4 GOP senators to stop all this madness. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #45
sick of Republican party letting a Lunatic 'play president' so they can ramp-up a 'for profit' war.. Sunlei Aug 2017 #46
I've had a fantasy that Murkowski, Collins Chipper Chat Aug 2017 #66
Tonight? Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #44
I can't stand to watch him. hamsterjill Aug 2017 #47
Amen Butterflylady Aug 2017 #72
Absolutely, it is!!! hamsterjill Aug 2017 #87
Recced. Refuse to watch him ever!! rury Aug 2017 #48
I never listen liquid diamond Aug 2017 #49
He's totally unwatchable for me. lark Aug 2017 #50
Nope. Nope. Nope. bearssoapbox Aug 2017 #51
I was hoping for aliens tazmaniac Aug 2017 #52
Welcome to the fray tazmaniac saidsimplesimon Aug 2017 #116
Nope sarge43 Aug 2017 #53
I'll take the bullet and watch TrogL Aug 2017 #54
Another reason to exercise my middle finger Capperdan Aug 2017 #55
OH HELL NO!!! TeddyBear 1 Aug 2017 #56
He turns my stomach. democrank Aug 2017 #57
I think he is talking because murielm99 Aug 2017 #58
Mother Nature bdamomma Aug 2017 #168
I'll read the transcript later. GreenEyedLefty Aug 2017 #60
Prediction: He will blame Afghanistan on Obama and say that he is forced to fix Obama's errors. Thor_MN Aug 2017 #133
Agree... and he will be dubbed "presidential." Again. GreenEyedLefty Aug 2017 #152
Can't stand him. Can't stand him. Can't stand him. Can't stand him. Can't stand him. Liberal and Proud Aug 2017 #61
Trump is the political equivalent HDSam Aug 2017 #62
I'll wait for the summary. I'm tired of train wrecks JDC Aug 2017 #63
Not watching Runningdawg Aug 2017 #64
Watching Trump raises my blood pressure to dangerous levels nikatnyte Aug 2017 #65
Have started an additional blood pressure medicine this year. TNNurse Aug 2017 #144
I would rather be here with all of you than put that guy on my television apkhgp Aug 2017 #67
What's he on TV about anyway? Serious here. I don't know what it's for. Texin Aug 2017 #69
He has nothing to sell me yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #70
You mean the darkness has just passed, and HE IS TrishaJ Aug 2017 #71
Nope, not happening in this house. ATL Ebony Aug 2017 #73
If he's going to resign tonight - I'll watch that! FakeNoose Aug 2017 #74
Fuck that guy Lotusflower70 Aug 2017 #76
exactly I will not give him the satisfaction bdamomma Aug 2017 #164
Reprieve Lotusflower70 Aug 2017 #167
everyone deserves bdamomma Aug 2017 #170
Thanks Lotusflower70 Aug 2017 #182
I loathe that bastard. Not watching! PearliePoo2 Aug 2017 #78
K&R - can't stand to watch that creature or hear his voice. Glorfindel Aug 2017 #79
FU! fake-president for hijacking a day the country is celebrating a rare natural phenonmenon. Equinox Moon Aug 2017 #80
I have an allergy.. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #81
Welcome KY saidsimplesimon Aug 2017 #118
Thanks! KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #159
Welcome to du KY_EnviroGuy Heartstrings Aug 2017 #149
Thanks! KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #163
Comments not always necessary unless you feel inclined Heartstrings Aug 2017 #206
I feel exactly the same way! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #188
I suffered for quite a while KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #189
I sure know what you mean Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #190
Fear KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #193
Everyone I know who's paying attention is genuinely scared Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #194
Hope KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #195
I know, me, too! That is the most pressing issue we can't afford to wait on! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #198
My "go to" is music as well! Heartstrings Aug 2017 #207
The effect is amazing KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #210
Very therapeutic..... Heartstrings Aug 2017 #211
And miss a rerun of a rerun of a rerun of a rerun of "Walker, Texas Ranger"? Ha! NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 #82
Heel NO! - I'm planning that time for cleaning the cat litter box...eom asiliveandbreathe Aug 2017 #83
I do not watch tRump more than the couple seconds it takes me to doc03 Aug 2017 #84
There are millions of us. Can't watch. Can't listen. LuckyLib Aug 2017 #135
Hell f**king NO! drmeow Aug 2017 #85
I won't watch him ANY TIME. CousinIT Aug 2017 #86
Spot on! DeeDeeNY Aug 2017 #95
I think there's a special on Unregulated Elephant Sex on at the same time. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2017 #88
I'll get a summary, watch some highlights/lowlights Bradical79 Aug 2017 #89
Watching him is worse than BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #90
Or as Hank Hill puts it: Initech Aug 2017 #93
+1 BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #141
I never do. (n/t) Iggo Aug 2017 #91
Fucking hell no!!! Initech Aug 2017 #92
I might. blogslut Aug 2017 #94
OMG - the teleprompter - he'll have us at war with Uzbekistan. Vinca Aug 2017 #97
Did you notice how pleasant it was today to not have to hear about "that man" No Vested Interest Aug 2017 #96
That hand gesture when he touches his forefinger and thumb lunatica Aug 2017 #98
Pulling imaginary flags out of his nose Tanuki Aug 2017 #115
Lol! lunatica Aug 2017 #122
wots tv? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #99
I'll settle for the recap. Miles Archer Aug 2017 #103
I haven't watched him once yet.. PasadenaTrudy Aug 2017 #105
No. Trump is a disgrace to our country. rockfordfile Aug 2017 #106
Won't be watching. MoonRiver Aug 2017 #108
I have never, EVER ever ever ever Blue_Tires Aug 2017 #109
I've seen enough to last a life time. Nt Ninga Aug 2017 #110
I mute the TV when he's on now as it is. Can't watch. Bladewire Aug 2017 #111
I'm taking a big Trump tonight HuskyOffset Aug 2017 #117
The media will be playing clips of his speech PatSeg Aug 2017 #119
Will not watch. bythebayou Aug 2017 #120
Welcome to posting at DU. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2017 #130
welcome to DU gopiscrap Aug 2017 #212
Mute button wss2001 Aug 2017 #121
At 3:00 AM? Not likely! DFW Aug 2017 #123
If he's talking Soxfan58 Aug 2017 #124
Nope Best_man23 Aug 2017 #126
Won't be watching secondwind Aug 2017 #127
Certainly not nancy1942 Aug 2017 #128
I think I need to reorganize my sock drawer. bluescribbler Aug 2017 #129
Send me a thousand dollars to pay me to watch it, and I'll tell you I did. Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #131
I never watch him on TV llmart Aug 2017 #132
Watching baseball shenmue Aug 2017 #134
nope bluestarone Aug 2017 #136
His voice literally makes me nauseous NastyRiffraff Aug 2017 #137
I plan to watch. gilbert sullivan Aug 2017 #138
K and R brush Aug 2017 #140
+1 n/t. rzemanfl Aug 2017 #142
Will all the pundits zentrum Aug 2017 #143
Mute the TV when he is on the news. TNNurse Aug 2017 #145
Why listen to him? He has no plan, no ideology except self agrandizement. LAS14 Aug 2017 #146
K&R orangecrush Aug 2017 #147
He's contraindicated GopherGal Aug 2017 #148
NOT MY PRESIDENT Skittles Aug 2017 #151
Will watch MSNBC's coverage ONLY if they don't talk snow how "presidential" he was. Maybe some kerry-is-my-prez Aug 2017 #153
There are a few brave souls here bdamomma Aug 2017 #174
I'll watch a few pundits later...Humpty Dumpty the ignoramus boils my blood - DESPISE him. iluvtennis Aug 2017 #154
Our local NBC affiliate ok_cpu Aug 2017 #155
Of course not! YUCK! Madam45for2923 Aug 2017 #156
Netflix here I come... Sancho Aug 2017 #161
no way. bdamomma Aug 2017 #162
There must be a "Law and Order" rerun on that I absolutely have to watch. nt dflprincess Aug 2017 #165
I lasted less than a minute and switched to a YouTube makeup tutorial. Glimmer of Hope Aug 2017 #166
I would get all my teeth pulled out first, without painkillers. nt Blue_true Aug 2017 #169
rec Demoiselle Aug 2017 #172
I just can't. WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2017 #173
sending more heaven05 Aug 2017 #175
k&r lordsummerisle Aug 2017 #176
Can't even listen to his voice on the radio Lulu KC Aug 2017 #178
Never watch him--even fast-foward during news where they play clips of him flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #179
Rec. Can't do it. dchill Aug 2017 #180
TIVO'd John Oliver & the CNN Comedy thing.. annabanana Aug 2017 #183
I too won't be watching. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2017 #184
Dang, I was out of town.. Permanut Aug 2017 #185
I didn't watch Dem2 Aug 2017 #186
I'll be happy to watch Trump on TV......at his sentencing. nt cstanleytech Aug 2017 #191
Trump was on Television? Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #196
I never watch him Awsi Dooger Aug 2017 #197
Didn't go near a TV all day/night. VOX Aug 2017 #199
Only time my tv came on all day or night Heartstrings Aug 2017 #200
didnt watch! samnsara Aug 2017 #201
I'd rather have dental work jimlup Aug 2017 #202
Without the anesthetic! denvine Aug 2017 #203
Don't get TV El Mimbreno Aug 2017 #204
I didn't watch him BainsBane Aug 2017 #205
did I miss something? niyad Aug 2017 #208
I won't be watching. warmfeet Aug 2017 #209
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