The Rose Garden and White House happenings: Listening to voters’ concerns

The great thing of this thread is that you only have to check in every few months or so to see if something new came up. Nope.

gerritn said:

The great thing of this thread is that you only have to check in every few months or so to see if something new came up. Nope.

Something new DID come up: a second whistleblower

So now there’s Turkey moving into north Syria with the White House’s blessing, and abandoning the Kurds. Great way to support your allies, lovely communication skills  

joanne said:

So now there’s Turkey moving into north Syria with the White House’s blessing, and abandoning the Kurds. Great way to support your allies, lovely communication skills

Trump is who he's always been.  The Kurds are getting the same treatment as contractors and suppliers for one of his Atlantic City casinos got. 

And those of us supporting your troops and allies? Our medical teams and and contractors? What about them? We can't change them at 30 mins notice. 

And then he goes and complains that no-one is prepared to take you seriously any more. Gee. I wonder why???l

ETA Not a word about this sudden brain fart to ScoMo on the recent State Visit or phone calls, not a hint to golf buddy Hockey (not that I would have expected it) But it's soooooo obvious he hasn't the slightest idea what it means to be a person of honour or reliability, let alone to lead the nation in a manner that allies can count on. 

joanne said:

And those of us supporting your troops and allies? Our medical teams and and contractors? What about them? We can't change them at 30 mins notice. 

And then he goes and complains that no-one is prepared to take you seriously any more. Gee. I wonder why???l

ETA Not a word about this sudden brain fart to ScoMo on the recent State Visit or phone calls, not a hint to golf buddy Hockey (not that I would have expected it) But it's soooooo obvious he hasn't the slightest idea what it means to be a person of honour or reliability, let alone to lead the nation in a manner that allies can count on. 

If we could get him out of office we would. Unfortunately we can't as long as the GOP & Moscow Mitch are in control.

joanne said:

And those of us supporting your troops and allies? Our medical teams and and contractors? What about them? We can't change them at 30 mins notice. 

And then he goes and complains that no-one is prepared to take you seriously any more. Gee. I wonder why???l

Let that be another lesson. Don't trust the untrustworthy to follow up, to honor commitments. 

In the future we may really have a need for some alliances. We should not be surprised when help is denied. Governments that are untrustworthy or that cut and run on a whim do not inspire confidence.

The sad thing the refusal can occur with any future president, a Sanders, Warren or Biden. Trust has been lost because for all they know another Trump deal breaker will follow them.

we have nothing to be concerned about regarding Turkey.  We can rely on Trump's great and unmatched wisdom.

Original and improved versions. 

"Unmatched wisdom"

The man is literally delusional. 

I've noticed that mtierney has been quiet the last couple of days.  Is it possible she has finally, at long last, found her sense of shame?

Is that a for-real tweet?? Not a parody, or re-worded???? 

Which dimension have I awoken into?

joanne said:

Is that a for-real tweet?? Not a parody, or re-worded???? 

Which dimension have I awoken into?

 Really real, for real. 

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1181232249821388801?s=21

Think I’m going to have a coffee, focus on the big survey of Aussie pessimism & resilience

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-08/annabel-crabb-australia-talks-what-australians-worry-about/11579644
 
and wonder who leaked the plans of our useless subs. 

(And we wonder about pollies like Dutton, Barnaby Joyce, Fraser Anning and Tony Abbott)

"I, in my great and unmatched wisdom"? That is really scary.

A poster replied:

Honestly, if he was a doctor and tweeted this, would you let this man operate on you? Would you let him invest your money or teach your kids or fly an airplane?

Yet, he's entrusted with the country.

He thinks he’s the Wizard of Oz...

Wonder if he was an early role model?

jimmurphy said:

Wonder if he was an early role model?

 Looks more like an obese munchkin.

Klinker said:

 Looks more like an obese munchkin.

 oompa loompa

Klinker said:

The point mtierney misses is that her refusal to respond to the most polite and rational attempts at dialogue invites diatribe. When confronted with a totalitarian stone wall don’t you have a moral obligation to cover it with graffiti?

 Like this gem?

No Pabl, that would be the graffiti on the totalitarian wall.  

If you can't see the humour in mtierney posting about dildos, I don't know what can be done for you.

I have been busy on another pursuit so I have taken a respite from Politics for a bit. LP, some posters just can’t let go of smutty comments. They revel in them as a matter of fact. (I admit I put my foot into it with that post.)

mtierney said:

I have been busy on another pursuit so I have taken a respite from Politics for a bit. LP, some posters just can’t let go of MY smutty comments. They revel in them as a matter of fact. (I admit I put my foot into it with that post.)

 There, I fixed that for you.

Is there a restriction/rule/law  in regard to altering another poster’s  quote? 

My apologies to the hairless cat.

mtierney said:

Is there a restriction/rule/law  in regard to altering another poster’s  quote? 

My apologies to the hairless cat.

 I didn't alter your post which is in its original form (above).  I corrected your statement and clearly noted that the text in question was a correction.

For what its worth, I thought your original post about the dildos was hilariously ironic.  You have shown yourself to be entirely sex negative of the course of your time on this forum.  

Indeed, the only sexual activity that I have ever seen you support in even the most casual way has been in the context of rapes committed by conservative men.  

For you to discuss dildos, objects that are, for the most part, used in a sex positive manner, is just plain laugh out loud funny.

...says Colonel Smut Meister.  

lord_pabulum said:

...says Colonel Smut Meister.  

 And there you have it.  Liberals deplore rape.  Conservatives label complaints about rape "smut".

How in the world do you sleep at night?

I tell my children that monsters are not real but I lie.

Klinker said:

lord_pabulum said:

...says Colonel Smut Meister.  

 And there you have it.  Liberals deplore rape.  Conservatives label complaints about rape "smut".

How in the world do you sleep at night?

 Sure, sure - That's so true.  And I sleep quite well thank you.  

So Donald Trump has basically said to hell with that "preserver, protect, and defend the Constitution" part of his oath of office.

I see that already Turkish troops have killed Kurdish civilians. Somehow I don't think economic sanctions against Turkey will mean anything to those families.