45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. Vol 3
Discussion
Eric Mc said:
The poster who made the point about the NRA Twitter message seems to be saying that he hadn't read it out of choice. So - it seems choice is not as clear cut as you are maintaining.
I do understand Twitter - that's why I keep away from it. And more and more people seem to be moving away from it as well - so it's not just me.
Any platform preferred by an imbecile like Trump to me is a flawed platform.
No, he said it popped up, not that he was forced to read it, and yes, it is as clear cut as I maintain whether you can fathom it or not. Who cares if some bellend uses it? There are big enough dicks on here, but you still use PH. Your argument is completely flawed. If you don't know how to use something properly that's your problem. I don't have any issue following the local highways/neighbourhood watch/local events/etc, I don't see anything I don't want to. Deal with being wrong.I do understand Twitter - that's why I keep away from it. And more and more people seem to be moving away from it as well - so it's not just me.
Any platform preferred by an imbecile like Trump to me is a flawed platform.
rxtx said:
No, he said it popped up, not that he was forced to read it, and yes, it is as clear cut as I maintain whether you can fathom it or not. Who cares if some bellend uses it? There are big enough dicks on here, but you still use PH. Your argument is completely flawed. If you don't know how to use something properly that's your problem. I don't have any issue following the local highways/neighbourhood watch/local events/etc, I don't see anything I don't want to. Deal with being wrong.
No, deal with having a different view. And you are very correct about there being dicks on PH - but not enough to upset me or to get stupidly angry or upset about it.Eric Mc said:
Tartan Pixie said:
Mildly incompetent is pretty much the definition of what led to WWI.
It's not perfect - but on the whole it works best.An office junior, passing his boss's desk saw the message and decided to demonstrate his efficiency by taking it to the radio room and having it sent. It was only some hours later that the government learned that we had essentially declared war on the Empire without their knowledge. A second message followed, rescinding the previous one. It was four days later that we were 'officially' at war.
But the damage had been done. British ships in the Mediterranean had been shadowing the German battleship Goeben, and were closing in, but when they received the message about Austria, reverted to their standing orders in the circumstances to gather at a rendezvous near Malta. The Goeben escaped, and later was to wreak much damage in the area under Turkish control.
Now that's incompetence.
Eddie Strohacker said:
Eric Mc said:
I do understand Twitter
Sorry Eric, you rather conclusively proved you don't I'm afraid Anyway, onwards & upwards, lets make America grate.It has become a debating shop for the inarticulate and the sub-intelligent.
Why do you think Twitter are trying to reinvent themselves? I expect that it will be gone within a few years.
Halb said:
YOu think twitter will be gone?
It is having to evolve to some extent because usage is actually falling and they have yet to turn a profit as a business. They are currently trialling an increased character count in order to see if this can redress their problems. Many think that the 140 character limit is too restricting and other platforms do not have such limits.The may survive - but they need to evolve in order to stay competitive with other messaging systems that have come out since Twitter first appeared.
Eric Mc said:
I do - I CHOSE to ignore it and not get involved in it.
It has become a debating shop for the inarticulate and the sub-intelligent.
Well, you clearly didn't know the concept of a retweet yet weirdly spend an afternoon insisting you get it & I find the concept of ignoring it & simultaneously KNOWING it to be this or that bizarrely contradictory to say the least. This is the Trump thread, not the Eric's ego discussion, so let's stick to that shall we?It has become a debating shop for the inarticulate and the sub-intelligent.
Some who know how to use these things, may have noticed El Prezidente tweeted he'll release the JFK tapes, yet they have to be declassified by law on the 25th of October. Claiming the credit for something that's going to happen anyway. Very Donald.
jmorgan said:
Beati Dogu said:
Frederica Wilson made it an issue.
He made it an issue when he started to try to have a pop at Obama (Monday). It went down hill from there, others were involved of course (Wednesday). He is the instigator.He also called the widow on the way to meet the coffin. Classy.
Stepping away from the twitterspat, a Federal Judge has declined ex-Sheriff Arpaio's application to set aside the finding of contempt of court made against him. Trump's pardon relieves Arpaio from sanctions, but his guilt remains.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/20/...
Trump's backing of this corrupt and racist ex cop was an affront to the rule of law, but the law has fought back.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/20/...
Trump's backing of this corrupt and racist ex cop was an affront to the rule of law, but the law has fought back.
Byker28i said:
On Tuesday the donald gave Fox News Radio interview saying that he had called nearly all of the families of those killed since he took office."I have called, I believe, everybody — but certainly I’ll use the word virtually everybody".
Not only had the president not contacted virtually all the families of military personnel killed this year, the White House did not even have an up-to-date list of those who had been killed.
There's a flurry of emails between the White House and the Defense secretary’s office occurred about 5 p.m. on Oct. 17. The White House asked the Pentagon for information about surviving family members of all servicemembers killed after Trump’s inauguration so that the president could be sure to contact all of them, which shows that senior White House aides were aware on the day the president made the statement that it was not accurate — but that they should try to make it accurate as soon as possible, given the gathering controversy.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/after-trump-...
So once again, he's the best, the most, the biggest. The thing is, he had contacted some families but this driven obsession with his ratings led to his lying again and being caught out again.
I believe the correct number of families he has called is roughly 50%. Not bad considering his workload and what an emotionally draining exercise it must be to have to call theme specially knowing they died under orders effectively from the president.Not only had the president not contacted virtually all the families of military personnel killed this year, the White House did not even have an up-to-date list of those who had been killed.
There's a flurry of emails between the White House and the Defense secretary’s office occurred about 5 p.m. on Oct. 17. The White House asked the Pentagon for information about surviving family members of all servicemembers killed after Trump’s inauguration so that the president could be sure to contact all of them, which shows that senior White House aides were aware on the day the president made the statement that it was not accurate — but that they should try to make it accurate as soon as possible, given the gathering controversy.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/after-trump-...
So once again, he's the best, the most, the biggest. The thing is, he had contacted some families but this driven obsession with his ratings led to his lying again and being caught out again.
Breadvan72 said:
Er, whut? From impeaching Trump to a random anti EU comment in one swift but illogical step. Is every thread a Brexit thread?
Nope the two are aligned.They want to impeach Trump because they dislike him. Since he became a serious contender there has been a non stop tide of hate towards Trump and those who support him whether fully or those who only support him as there is no better alternative. That hatred is seen as coming from both the left and the Democrats
If they impeach Trump it will guarantee a move to the right and the Republicans. The Democrats will be out in the cold for a long time as those who are on the fence about Trump will see it as a liberal movement ousting a sitting president and they will vote Republican from then on.
To be fair it will be even worse if they impeach him and he is found innocent as they will hand Trump a guaranteed second term and it will kill the democrats as a party as they will be extremely toxic.
Likewise the actions being taken by Spain are not going to have the effect they want either. If Spain dissolve the Catalonian government and hold elections as proposed they will simply hand Catalonia a landslide Government in favour of Catalonian independence. Spain is doing what it is doing both for its own understandable reasons and because its what the EU wants.
As ever instability caused by break ups whether within the EU or Brexit is not good for the EU project as such any attempts at doing so will be suppressed by the EU hence the fact the EU has openly supported the actions of the Spanish government against its own people in Catalonia.
If Catalonia is allowed to break free from the Spanish government then whats to stop other places within EU member states doing so too which in turn jeopardises the entire EU project.
If they dissolve the Catalonia government under 155 and call new elections I will be looking to place a bet on whichever party is in the running in favour of Independence.
Same with Trump. If they impeach Trump I will place a substantial bet on him winning a second term as president prior to final verdict in his impeachment.
I won my bet on Trump becoming president, on Brexit and on the outcome of the most recent UK GE. I think i have a fair eye for these things.
frankenstein12 said:
jmorgan said:
Beati Dogu said:
Frederica Wilson made it an issue.
He made it an issue when he started to try to have a pop at Obama (Monday). It went down hill from there, others were involved of course (Wednesday). He is the instigator.He also called the widow on the way to meet the coffin. Classy.
I expect that there is a process. Trump dug himself a hole and kept on going.
Don’t care who is in charge, if it were me, the last thing I would want is a leader pestering on such a day.
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