the first 100 days of any new government or administration is usually the most critical. Opposition is usually fairly muted to enable the govt to find its feet although the Republicans have never quite understood that. It also gives observers an insight into what the new leader is likely to be like.

So what do you think will happen in Trumps first 100 days?  Here are my estimates.

~He will throw a daily tantrum because his extensive powers still dont enable him to rule by decree, something he would already know if he had ever run anything other than his own personal fiefdom.

~The economy will start to retract as his constant threats and demands spook industry from both moving offshore and moving onshore.

~Obamacare will be dumped and nothing put in its place.

~Russia will move on Ukraine either invading or posturing and Trump will do nothing... or worse.

~Twitter will close Trumps account

~Freedom of speech will be narrowed, if not by legislation then by threat and intimidation.

~General bizzare and contradictory behaviour.

~There will be one assassination attempt



Your thoughts are invited...

Pretty much covered it

I think he will have a honeymoon period tho to thinking people his appointments to Cabinet etc indicate disaster in the making.

By the end of the 100 days tho his lack of attempting to implement any of his promises will be eroding his support in the electorate.

His appointment of some conservative to the SCOTUS is going to signal the start of a rollback of gay rights, abortion rights, IR laws etc. Big companies and the rich will get tax cuts. This will see the debt start rising very quickly. This time next year the US govt will be doing the sorts of foul things the Libs are doing here.

grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

When a nutcase is elected on the back of promises he won’t keep:

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Report-Rupert-Murdoch-Advising-Trump-on-FCC-Boss-Pick-138659

cods wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 9:04am:

grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

This IS a political board, codsy.

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

the first 100 days of any new government or administration is usually the most critical. Opposition is usually fairly muted to enable the govt to find its feet although the Republicans have never quite understood that. It also gives observers an insight into what the new leader is likely to be like. So what do you think will happen in Trumps first 100 days?  Here are my estimates. ~He will throw a daily tantrum because his extensive powers still dont enable him to rule by decree, something he would already know if he had ever run anything other than his own personal fiefdom. ~The economy will start to retract as his constant threats and demands spook industry from both moving offshore and moving onshore. ~Obamacare will be dumped and nothing put in its place. ~Russia will move on Ukraine either invading or posturing and Trump will do nothing... or worse. ~Twitter will close Trumps account ~Freedom of speech will be narrowed, if not by legislation then by threat and intimidation. ~General bizzare and contradictory behaviour. ~There will be one assassination attempt Your thoughts are invited...

Wishful thinking, not logical thoughts........a/hole.

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

the first 100 days of any new government or administration is usually the most critical. Opposition is usually fairly muted to enable the govt to find its feet although the Republicans have never quite understood that. It also gives observers an insight into what the new leader is likely to be like. So what do you think will happen in Trumps first 100 days?  Here are my estimates. ~He will throw a daily tantrum because his extensive powers still dont enable him to rule by decree, something he would already know if he had ever run anything other than his own personal fiefdom. ~The economy will start to retract as his constant threats and demands spook industry from both moving offshore and moving onshore. ~Obamacare will be dumped and nothing put in its place. ~Russia will move on Ukraine either invading or posturing and Trump will do nothing... or worse. ~Twitter will close Trumps account ~Freedom of speech will be narrowed, if not by legislation then by threat and intimidation. ~General bizzare and contradictory behaviour. ~There will be one assassination attempt Your thoughts are invited...

I think you're being optimistic.

Fuzzball wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 9:13am:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 7:58am: the first 100 days of any new government or administration is usually the most critical. Opposition is usually fairly muted to enable the govt to find its feet although the Republicans have never quite understood that. It also gives observers an insight into what the new leader is likely to be like. So what do you think will happen in Trumps first 100 days?  Here are my estimates. ~He will throw a daily tantrum because his extensive powers still dont enable him to rule by decree, something he would already know if he had ever run anything other than his own personal fiefdom. ~The economy will start to retract as his constant threats and demands spook industry from both moving offshore and moving onshore. ~Obamacare will be dumped and nothing put in its place. ~Russia will move on Ukraine either invading or posturing and Trump will do nothing... or worse. ~Twitter will close Trumps account ~Freedom of speech will be narrowed, if not by legislation then by threat and intimidation. ~General bizzare and contradictory behaviour. ~There will be one assassination attempt Your thoughts are invited... Wishful thinking, not logical thoughts........a/hole.

Some of them are already true!  Obamacre dumped. Bizarre behaviour. And Obama moved tanks to Eastern Europe to put some brakes on his expansionism. Do you think Trump will be anywhere near as consistent?

You know those internment camps the tin foil hat wearers kept saying Obama was building, well it was actually the repugs & their backers.
They will be used to house any & all that dare to disagree within the 100 days.
America will be a police state akin to North Korea by 2020

And fools like Fred & Cods will be cheering & willing it to be that way here under Dear Leader Morrison/Dutton or the outside runner Abbott.
All, of course, being advised by Herr Abetz reading from Great Uncles hand book

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/twitter-is-drowning-in-a-goldenshower/news-story/17f297c7c86510cf986011201ab88d85

What a pisser  ;D

Environmental Panic   :o :o :o :o :o

http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/plots/meanTarchive/meanT_2017.png

source: http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/meant80n.uk.php

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

the first 100 days of any new government or administration is usually the most critical. Opposition is usually fairly muted to enable the govt to find its feet although the Republicans have never quite understood that. It also gives observers an insight into what the new leader is likely to be like. So what do you think will happen in Trumps first 100 days?  Here are my estimates. ~He will throw a daily tantrum because his extensive powers still dont enable him to rule by decree, something he would already know if he had ever run anything other than his own personal fiefdom. ~The economy will start to retract as his constant threats and demands spook industry from both moving offshore and moving onshore. ~Obamacare will be dumped and nothing put in its place. ~Russia will move on Ukraine either invading or posturing and Trump will do nothing... or worse. ~Twitter will close Trumps account ~Freedom of speech will be narrowed, if not by legislation then by threat and intimidation. ~General bizzare and contradictory behaviour. ~There will be one assassination attempt Your thoughts are invited...

That's funny coming from someone who unconditionally supported the republicans in their war in error that cost the world economy trillions chasing ghosts for no benefit whatsoever :(

Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 11:29am:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 7:58am: the first 100 days of any new government or administration is usually the most critical. Opposition is usually fairly muted to enable the govt to find its feet although the Republicans have never quite understood that. It also gives observers an insight into what the new leader is likely to be like. So what do you think will happen in Trumps first 100 days?  Here are my estimates. ~He will throw a daily tantrum because his extensive powers still dont enable him to rule by decree, something he would already know if he had ever run anything other than his own personal fiefdom. ~The economy will start to retract as his constant threats and demands spook industry from both moving offshore and moving onshore. ~Obamacare will be dumped and nothing put in its place. ~Russia will move on Ukraine either invading or posturing and Trump will do nothing... or worse. ~Twitter will close Trumps account ~Freedom of speech will be narrowed, if not by legislation then by threat and intimidation. ~General bizzare and contradictory behaviour. ~There will be one assassination attempt Your thoughts are invited... That's funny coming from someone who unconditionally supported the republicans in their war in error that cost the world economy trillions chasing ghosts for no benefit whatsoever :(

Trump is not a Republican in anything other than name. GWB looks pretty damned good next to TRump - and that aint easy.

cods wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 9:04am:

grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Ditto cods.

I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won.

matty wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 11:47am:

cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won.

Then maybe you can explain why the vast majority of the entire PLANET  despise Trump.

matty wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 11:47am:

cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won.

What Trump policies do you specifically back ?

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 2:47pm:

matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. Then maybe you can explain why the vast majority of the entire PLANET  despise Trump.

LINKS.

matty wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 11:47am:

cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won.

so it kept you awake then matty,.lolol...

shame the rest didnt find something original to say on this oh so boring topic.....

can you imagine the cringeworthy comments on the 21st Jan..matty?..this whinge has been going on since Nov...its got to be in the Guinness Book of Records as the worlds longest SULK>....

Its time wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 3:12pm:

matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. What Trump policies do you specifically back ?

oops

cods wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 3:19pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 2:47pm: matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. Then maybe you can explain why the vast majority of the entire PLANET  despise Trump. LINKS.

for goodness sake, alco-woman.  READ NEWS ITEMS FROM ABROAD.

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 3:48pm:

Its time wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 3:12pm: matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. What Trump policies do you specifically back ? not the thread. start another if you feel the urge.

Why not ?  Let's find out if there is some substance behind the support .

Its time wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 3:52pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 3:48pm: Its time wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 3:12pm: matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. What Trump policies do you specifically back ? not the thread. start another if you feel the urge. Why not ?  Let's find out if there is some substance behind the support .

I think in the end you will find little support for his actual policies and alot of support for his angst at 'the swamp'. After all, his is booting Obamacare and its main users are ironically Trump voters.

for fat steve and his fat wife, sitting on their couch in a durrr state , eating maccas and watching HBO and thinking that the "pinnacle of their existence" is the "reward" of "sitting on the couch" and "contributing no value whatsoever"...things are about to turn really nasty.

Trump is "evolutionary pressure" of the (hopefully) epic kind.

Those who are going up in life will find it easier as the anchor of socialist BS is removed from their necks.

Those who are going down in life will be getting one almighty jackboot up the ass. They will learn quickly to start to climb or they will continue on in cry baby self pitying purgatory , but, for the first time in many decades their whining and sooky sobs will fall on deaf ears.

Other world leaders will see that this "evolutionary pressure" , this "scorched earth policy", this "purifying by fire" is effective and eventually welcomed by an envigorated electorate and will follow suit.

socialism which is already dead in russia and china will die in the west as well.

Rugged individualism will become the gold standard.
Glorious days (unless you are a punk ass bitch of a mediocre durrr state sheep), in which case you are doomed

Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing.

All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy.

Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 4:25pm:

Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy.

Stupider?  ;D ;D ;D

aquascoot wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 4:07pm:

for fat steve and his fat wife, sitting on their couch in a durrr state , eating maccas and watching HBO and thinking that the "pinnacle of their existence" is the "reward" of "sitting on the couch" and "contributing no value whatsoever"...things are about to turn really nasty. Trump is "evolutionary pressure" of the (hopefully) epic kind. Those who are going up in life will find it easier as the anchor of socialist BS is removed from their necks. Those who are going down in life will be getting one almighty jackboot up the ass. They will learn quickly to start to climb or they will continue on in cry baby self pitying purgatory , but, for the first time in many decades their whining and sooky sobs will fall on deaf ears. Other world leaders will see that this "evolutionary pressure" , this "scorched earth policy", this "purifying by fire" is effective and eventually welcomed by an envigorated electorate and will follow suit. socialism which is already dead in russia and china will die in the west as well. Rugged individualism will become the gold standard. Glorious days (unless you are a punk ass bitch of a mediocre durrr state sheep), in which case you are doomed

How does a rugged individual go up in life?

:o :o

Neferti wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 4:38pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:25pm: Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy. Stupider?  ;D ;D ;D

Why not?

Here you go, harridan:

Quote:

Is Stupider (Stupidest) a Word? | Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/blog/is-stupider-a-word/ Jan 4, 2017 - Stupider is the comparative form of the adjective “stupid.” Stupider | Define Stupider at Dictionary.com

Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 4:25pm:

Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy.

not superior at all.
what it demonstrates is that horseboy understands the incredible ammount of apathy in the west and that "chaos' (which Trump will certainly bring) is the catalyst to greatness.

You should read the book "good to great", which explores why companies fail when they become too cosy and how a chaos is the road to greatness.

What really made america great?
What really gave it focus?
What really brought out all that is good in the united states?

Pearl harbour my friend...chaos  and crisis are embraced by the person who aims for greatness.

Do you think "Obamacare" was the match to ignite the american spirit?
Surely you could not be that naive 

The new deal and the middle class are what made America great
Socialism and its beneficiaries

Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 4:42pm:

Neferti wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:38pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:25pm: Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy. Stupider?  ;D ;D ;D Why not? Here you go, harridan: Quote: Is Stupider (Stupidest) a Word? | Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/blog/is-stupider-a-word/ Jan 4, 2017 - Stupider is the comparative form of the adjective “stupid.” Stupider | Define Stupider at Dictionary.com

Its the difference between commonplace writing and good writing.  Commonplace writing is words like what you would  say out loud. Good writing is crafted communication using uncommon words, uncommon phrases and a fully articulated message. "Stupider' is fine for speech and common writing, but good writing is a much higher standard.

That said, this is a forum and 'well-crafted communication' here is like throwing pearls before swine.

Says the Lib supporter who rarely writes a grammatical post.

garnering—garnishee etc


:D :D :D

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 4:56pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:42pm: Neferti wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:38pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:25pm: Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy. Stupider?  ;D ;D ;D Why not? Here you go, harridan: Quote: Is Stupider (Stupidest) a Word? | Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/blog/is-stupider-a-word/ Jan 4, 2017 - Stupider is the comparative form of the adjective “stupid.” Stupider | Define Stupider at Dictionary.com Its the difference between commonplace writing and good writing.  Commonplace writing is words like what you would  say out loud. Good writing is crafted communication using uncommon words, uncommon phrases and a fully articulated message. "Stupider' is fine for speech and common writing, but good writing is a much higher standard. That said, this is a forum and 'well-crafted communication' here is like throwing pearls before swine.

I blame the horse  8-)

aquascoot wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 4:44pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:25pm: Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy. not superior at all. what it demonstrates is that horseboy understands the incredible ammount of apathy in the west and that "chaos' (which Trump will certainly bring) is the catalyst to greatness. You should read the book "good to great", which explores why companies fail when they become too cosy and how a chaos is the road to greatness. What really made america great? What really gave it focus? What really brought out all that is good in the united states? Pearl harbour my friend...chaos  and crisis are embraced by the person who aims for greatness. Do you think "Obamacare" was the match to ignite the american spirit? Surely you could not be that naive

How did rugged individualism solve the chaos wrought by pearl harbour?

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 4:56pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:42pm: Neferti wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:38pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:25pm: Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy. Stupider?  ;D ;D ;D Why not? Here you go, harridan: Quote: Is Stupider (Stupidest) a Word? | Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/blog/is-stupider-a-word/ Jan 4, 2017 - Stupider is the comparative form of the adjective “stupid.” Stupider | Define Stupider at Dictionary.com Its the difference between commonplace writing and good writing.  Commonplace writing is words like what you would  say out loud. Good writing is crafted communication using uncommon words, uncommon phrases and a fully articulated message. "Stupider' is fine for speech and common writing, but good writing is a much higher standard. That said, this is a forum and 'well-crafted communication' here is like throwing pearls before swine.

you might like to try it sometime instead of hurling abuse at people that you disagree with ;)

Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 5:59pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:56pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:42pm: Neferti wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:38pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:25pm: Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy. Stupider?  ;D ;D ;D Why not? Here you go, harridan: Quote: Is Stupider (Stupidest) a Word? | Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/blog/is-stupider-a-word/ Jan 4, 2017 - Stupider is the comparative form of the adjective “stupid.” Stupider | Define Stupider at Dictionary.com Its the difference between commonplace writing and good writing.  Commonplace writing is words like what you would  say out loud. Good writing is crafted communication using uncommon words, uncommon phrases and a fully articulated message. "Stupider' is fine for speech and common writing, but good writing is a much higher standard. That said, this is a forum and 'well-crafted communication' here is like throwing pearls before swine. you might like to try it sometime instead of hurling abuse at people that you disagree with ;)

Already have. Just finishing writing the first draft of my 5th PUBLISHED book.

loser

"Predictions for the first 100 days of Trump":

Rape

Sexual assault

Lies

Petulant frenzies

matty wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 11:47am:

cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won.

It's a case where everyone lost some just don't know it yet.

Wheel Barrow, Shovel trowel - an awfully big wall to build.

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 6:19pm:

Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 5:59pm: longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:56pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:42pm: Neferti wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:38pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:25pm: Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy. Stupider?  ;D ;D ;D Why not? Here you go, harridan: Quote: Is Stupider (Stupidest) a Word? | Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/blog/is-stupider-a-word/ Jan 4, 2017 - Stupider is the comparative form of the adjective “stupid.” Stupider | Define Stupider at Dictionary.com Its the difference between commonplace writing and good writing.  Commonplace writing is words like what you would  say out loud. Good writing is crafted communication using uncommon words, uncommon phrases and a fully articulated message. "Stupider' is fine for speech and common writing, but good writing is a much higher standard. That said, this is a forum and 'well-crafted communication' here is like throwing pearls before swine. you might like to try it sometime instead of hurling abuse at people that you disagree with ;) Already have. Just finishing writing the first draft of my 5th PUBLISHED book. loser

Which can't be proven on an anonymous forum.

Why don't you make it 25 books Walter?

It could be the longest 100 days in history.

aquascoot wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 4:44pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:25pm: Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy. not superior at all. what it demonstrates is that horseboy understands the incredible ammount of apathy in the west and that "chaos' (which Trump will certainly bring) is the catalyst to greatness. You should read the book "good to great", which explores why companies fail when they become too cosy and how a chaos is the road to greatness. What really made america great? What really gave it focus? What really brought out all that is good in the united states? Pearl harbour my friend...chaos  and crisis are embraced by the person who aims for greatness. Do you think "Obamacare" was the match to ignite the american spirit? Surely you could not be that naive

No, you create a stereotype to look down on. Seek help!

100 days 100 broken election promises

Quote:

He will throw a daily tantrum because his extensive powers still dont enable him to rule by decree, something he would already know if he had ever run anything other than his own personal fiefdom.

That will be is most fundamental problem, apart from the fact that he has reneged already on so many promises.

Also.....what sane American is really going to stand proud shoulder to shoulder with this bloke as the President of their United States of America who seems to have the personal integrity, decency and honour of a sewer rat spawned by an orangutan father and a bonobo monkey mother.

Best illustration/comparison of that is Obama and Family and Trump and Family.  He is rich and 70 and his 'mail order??????' Bride is 46.  That ought to piss some people here right off, no?

He is a bloody joke, and how he ever got elected has me stuffed.


Quote:

100 days 100 broken election promises

I'll buy that one too.

Bobby. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:52pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 6:19pm: Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 5:59pm: longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:56pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:42pm: Neferti wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:38pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:25pm: Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy. Stupider?  ;D ;D ;D Why not? Here you go, harridan: Quote: Is Stupider (Stupidest) a Word? | Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/blog/is-stupider-a-word/ Jan 4, 2017 - Stupider is the comparative form of the adjective “stupid.” Stupider | Define Stupider at Dictionary.com Its the difference between commonplace writing and good writing.  Commonplace writing is words like what you would  say out loud. Good writing is crafted communication using uncommon words, uncommon phrases and a fully articulated message. "Stupider' is fine for speech and common writing, but good writing is a much higher standard. That said, this is a forum and 'well-crafted communication' here is like throwing pearls before swine. you might like to try it sometime instead of hurling abuse at people that you disagree with ;) Already have. Just finishing writing the first draft of my 5th PUBLISHED book. loser Which can't be proven on an anonymous forum. Why don't you make it 25 books Walter?

Could you imagine trying to read one of Monkey's books? I can't even sit through one of his posts.

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

~He will throw a daily tantrum because his extensive powers still dont enable him to rule by decree, something he would already know if he had ever run anything other than his own personal fiefdom.

Probably not daily tantrums we will hear about, but behind closed doors the paint would start peeling off the walls some days. He will try to rule by decree anyway, and so abuse his powers.


longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

~The economy will start to retract as his constant threats and demands spook industry from both moving offshore and moving onshore.

I don't think the economic effects will be felt this quickly. Later on though, the economy will start to struggle, especially with Congress taking no action to lift the minimum wage which has been US$7.25 an hour since 2009. This will cause homelessness to increase, poverty to increase, and the promised jobs not to materialise.


longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

~Obamacare will be dumped and nothing put in its place.

He has promised to introduce an alternative, but like you I don't believe he will keep many promises.


longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

~Russia will move on Ukraine either invading or posturing and Trump will do nothing... or worse.

Trump will struggle in foreign affairs when he realises the rest of the world doesn't buy his bullsht.


longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

~Twitter will close Trumps account

Trump will have problems with Twitter, such as sending out tweets to the wrong account on several occasions. He will inherit the official @Potus account but will mix his accounts up.


longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

~Freedom of speech will be narrowed, if not by legislation then by threat and intimidation.

An accurate assessment.


longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

~General bizzare and contradictory behaviour.

Also accurate.


longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

~There will be one assassination attempt

Only one perhaps, but I also expect hundreds of people to be locked up as "terrorists" for various assassination plots. Americans will consider all their options including those enabled by the Second Amendment.

http://www.nagr.org/facebook/pictures/FourboxesOfFreedom.jpg

Other predictions:
* Within six months, many people who voted for him will no longer admit publicly to doing so.
* He will keep some promises, such as building infrastructure. It won't be enough to prevent the economy from stagnating starting in 2018.
* His plan to cut taxes without a source of funds will cause the US deficit to increase by 50% within 3 years followed by another downgrade in the USA's credit rating.
* Republicans will take a hammering in the 2018 midterm elections, making no gains in the Senate, losing 40 HoR seats and with it losing control of the House despite the pro-Republican gerrymander in roughly 30 states. (Historically the midterm elections have tended to swing against the President's party.)
* Liberals (American liberals = left-leaning) will mobilise to create their version of the Tea Party movement, with Bernie Sanders being prominent.
* His approval rating will reach record lows not seen for any previous sitting President. (Lowest was 19% approval for GW Bush in early 2008, Trump's approval will go below this.)

... very wet.

Predictions for the first 100 days of Trump

impeachment

cods wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 9:04am:

grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Massive orgasm approaching coronary, then collapse into sleep.... ah - the memories.....

John Smith wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 10:05pm:

Predictions for the first 100 days of Trump impeachment

Would you put money on that?

Dsmithy70 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 4:48pm:

The new deal and the middle class are what made America great Socialism and its beneficiaries

http://www.salon.com/2014/04/19/reaganomics_killed_americas_middle_class_partner/

That's what we're experiencing here....

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 6:19pm:

Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 5:59pm: longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:56pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:42pm: Neferti wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:38pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 4:25pm: Wow, I don’t think I have ever seen a stupider bit of writing. All it demonstrates is that horseboy needs to feel superior to other people. Seek help, horseboy. Stupider?  ;D ;D ;D Why not? Here you go, harridan: Quote: Is Stupider (Stupidest) a Word? | Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/blog/is-stupider-a-word/ Jan 4, 2017 - Stupider is the comparative form of the adjective “stupid.” Stupider | Define Stupider at Dictionary.com Its the difference between commonplace writing and good writing.  Commonplace writing is words like what you would  say out loud. Good writing is crafted communication using uncommon words, uncommon phrases and a fully articulated message. "Stupider' is fine for speech and common writing, but good writing is a much higher standard. That said, this is a forum and 'well-crafted communication' here is like throwing pearls before swine. you might like to try it sometime instead of hurling abuse at people that you disagree with ;) Already have. Just finishing writing the first draft of my 5th PUBLISHED book. loser

and whilst you're at it why don't you buy some more trophies so you can write your name on them :D LOL

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 9:11pm:

Could you imagine trying to read one of Monkey's books? I can't even sit through one of his posts.

Longy is our resident Walter Mitty.



The American Heritage Dictionary defines a Walter Mitty as

"an ordinary often ineffectual person who indulges in fantastic daydreams of personal triumphs"

Bobby. wrote on Jan 13^th, 2017 at 5:36am:

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:11pm: Could you imagine trying to read one of Monkey's books? I can't even sit through one of his posts. Longy is our resident Walter Mitty. The American Heritage Dictionary defines a Walter Mitty as "an ordinary often ineffectual person who indulges in fantastic daydreams of personal triumphs"

we have had a share thats for sure...

I am not sure what harm it does....as long as the fantasy is only on here.....

we also have our share of con men who make others lives miserable with their lies and deceit...

so its not always amusing...

maybe more sympathetic towards them as it is a psychosis ... losing it with reality ::) ::)

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

the first 100 days of any new government or administration is usually the most critical. Opposition is usually fairly muted to enable the govt to find its feet although the Republicans have never quite understood that. It also gives observers an insight into what the new leader is likely to be like. So what do you think will happen in Trumps first 100 days?  Here are my estimates. ~He will throw a daily tantrum because his extensive powers still dont enable him to rule by decree, something he would already know if he had ever run anything other than his own personal fiefdom. ~The economy will start to retract as his constant threats and demands spook industry from both moving offshore and moving onshore. ~Obamacare will be dumped and nothing put in its place. ~Russia will move on Ukraine either invading or posturing and Trump will do nothing... or worse. ~Twitter will close Trumps account ~Freedom of speech will be narrowed, if not by legislation then by threat and intimidation. ~General bizzare and contradictory behaviour. ~There will be one assassination attempt Your thoughts are invited...

The CIA will have to "take him out"
- for the short and long-term security of the nation

- unless he agrees to act like Victoria's Lord Baillieu
- and sit on his hands for four years

BOTH were the product of a protest vote
- that went horribly WRONG

Impeachment.

I've given up trying to predict Trump.

About the only thing I think is certain is much media hysteria - justified or otherwise.

Gordon wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 10:40pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 10:05pm: Predictions for the first 100 days of Trump impeachment Would you put money on that?

why is it you try to turn everything into a bet all the time? It doesn't matter what the topic is, you want to bet on it.

Either you're trying to bignote yourself, or you have a gambling problem. Either way, seek help.

Bobby. wrote on Jan 13^th, 2017 at 5:36am:

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:11pm: Could you imagine trying to read one of Monkey's books? I can't even sit through one of his posts. Longy is our resident Walter Mitty. The American Heritage Dictionary defines a Walter Mitty as "an ordinary often ineffectual person who indulges in fantastic daydreams of personal triumphs"

And you are our regular ONE_TOPIC_BOOFHEAD  you've been using this same lame retort for about 10 years now. Do you lack the ability to be original or at least rotate your abuse?

cretin

buzzanddidj wrote on Jan 13^th, 2017 at 7:39am:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 7:58am: the first 100 days of any new government or administration is usually the most critical. Opposition is usually fairly muted to enable the govt to find its feet although the Republicans have never quite understood that. It also gives observers an insight into what the new leader is likely to be like. So what do you think will happen in Trumps first 100 days?  Here are my estimates. ~He will throw a daily tantrum because his extensive powers still dont enable him to rule by decree, something he would already know if he had ever run anything other than his own personal fiefdom. ~The economy will start to retract as his constant threats and demands spook industry from both moving offshore and moving onshore. ~Obamacare will be dumped and nothing put in its place. ~Russia will move on Ukraine either invading or posturing and Trump will do nothing... or worse. ~Twitter will close Trumps account ~Freedom of speech will be narrowed, if not by legislation then by threat and intimidation. ~General bizzare and contradictory behaviour. ~There will be one assassination attempt Your thoughts are invited... The CIA will have to "take him out" - for the short and long-term security of the nation - unless he agrees to act like Victoria's Lord Baillieu - and sit on his hands for four years BOTH were the product of a protest vote - that went horribly WRONG

HOLY CRAP!!! Look who's back!  The buzzard.

I suspect we might share similar views on Trump which will be nice for a change.

John Smith wrote on Jan 13^th, 2017 at 9:05am:

Gordon wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 10:40pm: John Smith wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 10:05pm: Predictions for the first 100 days of Trump impeachment Would you put money on that? why is it you try to turn everything into a bet all the time? It doesn't matter what the topic is, you want to bet on it. Either you're trying to bignote yourself, or you have a gambling problem. Either way, seek help.

Good observation, Mr Smith.

It seems our Bondi Cigar has a gambling addiction as well as a penchant for bullshitting.

matty wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 11:47am:

I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won.

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RjDRZMxy7Xo/VvTZellQBUI/AAAAAAAAMpU/BAIIUFB0iZkM509qN-BsEftucLwStpBVw/w1200-h630-p-nu/Trump_from_russia.jpg

Oh, he did win all right.

People usually just accept a leader being elected and put up with the differences they don't agree with , with the exception of leaders who are completely unsuitable for the job and are pursued relentlessly until they're finished  , we had our own example in Tony dumb dumb Abort and i am under no illusion Trump will suffer same fate .

http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2016_46/1798471/161116-trump-toilet-cr-0343_04_e1dae7a28e8e5ccf1c72854a227f7e87.nbcnews-fp-360-360.jpg

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 2:47pm:

matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. Then maybe you can explain why the vast majority of the entire PLANET  despise Trump.

No, actually maybe you can back up your assertion, because as I seem to recollect it Trump was elected President of tye United States, and Hillary wasn't.

Its time wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 3:12pm:

matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. What Trump policies do you specifically back ?

His policies on border petrol and fighting the Islamic State. His stance against political correctness. His hatred of Rosie O'Donnell.

cods wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 3:24pm:

matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. so it kept you awake then matty,.lolol... shame the rest didnt find something original to say on this oh so boring topic..... can you imagine the cringeworthy comments on the 21st Jan..matty?..this whinge has been going on since Nov...its got to be in the Guinness Book of Records as the worlds longest SULK>....

Exactly cods, summed it up perfectly. And the arrogance of the celebrities like Katy Perry and Robert De Niro who think that being famous gives them expert knowledge on politics.

matty wrote on Jan 13^th, 2017 at 11:40pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 2:47pm: matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. Then maybe you can explain why the vast majority of the entire PLANET  despise Trump. No, actually maybe you can back up your assertion, because as I seem to recollect it Trump was elected President of tye United States, and Hillary wasn't.

Trump was only elected because the Electoral College is biased towards Republicans. Hilary won the popular vote.

FACT - the last time a first-term Republican president won the popular vote was in 1988. The only time a Republican has won the popular vote since then was 2004.
FACT - No Republican presidential candidate has ever won the popular vote but lost the election. It has happened to Democrats 5 times and twice in the past 20 years.

matty wrote on Jan 13^th, 2017 at 11:41pm:

Its time wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 3:12pm: matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. What Trump policies do you specifically back ? His policies on border petrol and fighting the Islamic State. His stance against political correctness. His hatred of Rosie O'Donnell.

Is the petrol cheaper over mexican border ?

Mass public incontinence.

Trump will overwhelm himself with nonsensical worry. Then he will buckle under the pressure and will be having a cardiac arrest within the first 100 days of office.

matty wrote on Jan 13^th, 2017 at 11:40pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 2:47pm: matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. Then maybe you can explain why the vast majority of the entire PLANET  despise Trump. No, actually maybe you can back up your assertion, because as I seem to recollect it Trump was elected President of tye United States, and Hillary wasn't.

I could explain quite easily, but then it would require it to be understood by a person with more than one eye and a non-partisan brain and clearly, this is not you. Trump didnt even win the vote in the USA and overseas, he hs despised. People think he is a first-rate conman, a jerk and a possible Russian Puppet, even if unwillingly.

No go ahead and be confused about this.

matty wrote on Jan 13^th, 2017 at 11:41pm:

Its time wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 3:12pm: matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. What Trump policies do you specifically back ? His policies on border petrol and fighting the Islamic State. His stance against political correctness. His hatred of Rosie O'Donnell.

You support a President's public hatred of someone?  The mans list of people he hates is extremely long being essentially, everyone bar a handful of fellow-billionaires and russian dictators.

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 5:29am:

Trump will overwhelm himself with nonsensical worry. Then he will buckle under the pressure and will be having a cardiac arrest within the first 100 days of office.

https://leavinglaw.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/fingers-crossed-hoping.jpg

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 5:29am:

Trump will overwhelm himself with nonsensical worry. Then he will buckle under the pressure and will be having a cardiac arrest within the first 100 days of office.

http://www.seilevel.com/requirements/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Crossed-Fingers1.png

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 5:29am:

Trump will overwhelm himself with nonsensical worry. Then he will buckle under the pressure and will be having a cardiac arrest within the first 100 days of office.

http://www.gayweddingstory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/200-fingers-crossed.jpg

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 11:10am:

matty wrote on Jan 13th, 2017 at 11:41pm: Its time wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 3:12pm: matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. What Trump policies do you specifically back ? His policies on border petrol and fighting the Islamic State. His stance against political correctness. His hatred of Rosie O'Donnell. You support a President's public hatred of someone?  The mans list of people he hates is extremely long being essentially, everyone bar a handful of fellow-billionaires and russian dictators.

We can safely write Matty off as another perennial imbecile

My prediction- Trump will get America moving again but the leftards will attack him no matter what he does.

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 11:17am:

My prediction- Trump will get America moving again but the leftards will attack him no matter what he does.

That's a rather general claim.

A bit like calling someone a leftart when banking and mining rely on socialism to make their privatised profits.

Grumble, bumble, fart, grope a couple of girls and then lay a few bricks in the wall. Good days work then start all over again the next day.

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 11:17am:

My prediction- Trump will get America moving again but the leftards will attack him no matter what he does.

The conservatives always get things moving - unfortunately it is usually going backwards.

When the leftards and their media realise the sky's not falling; they'll move onto someone or something else.

Dnarever wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 11:31am:

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 11:17am: My prediction- Trump will get America moving again but the leftards will attack him no matter what he does. The conservatives always get things moving - unfortunately it is usually going backwards.

like it or not, neither the Democrats or the ALP are even remotely left-wing. They are just a bit closer to centre but on the right side of things. And like it or not, the ALP is still a conservative party, just not your brand of conservatism.

Its time wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 11:16am:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 11:10am: matty wrote on Jan 13th, 2017 at 11:41pm: Its time wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 3:12pm: matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. What Trump policies do you specifically back ? His policies on border petrol and fighting the Islamic State. His stance against political correctness. His hatred of Rosie O'Donnell. You support a President's public hatred of someone?  The mans list of people he hates is extremely long being essentially, everyone bar a handful of fellow-billionaires and russian dictators. We can safely write Matty off as another perennial imbecile

I don't know...Rosie O'Donnell is hated by a lot of people. She's quite annoying.  Whole articles have been written about it...way before Trump, even...

Rosie O'Donnell Addresses Being an 'Annoying' Celeb
BY NICHOLAS WHITE

POSTED ON DECEMBER 31, 2007 AT 3:20PM EST
Rosie O’Donnell is answering up to an online poll that found her the “most annoying celebrity.”

“I, apparently, am the most annoying celebrity, according to Parade magazine,” O’Donnell, 45, states in the video blog, made while in a swimming pool with two of her four children. “Frankly, most celebrities are annoying. So, I agree, celebrities are annoying. The fact that I am one is annoying, and I suppose I am the most annoying – but, whatever.”

Nearly 2,000 Parade readers voted in the poll, with 42 percent calling the former View co-host the most irksome – followed by Paris Hilton, with 24 percent of the vote.

AuntieM wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 2:27pm:

Its time wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 11:16am: longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 11:10am: matty wrote on Jan 13th, 2017 at 11:41pm: Its time wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 3:12pm: matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. What Trump policies do you specifically back ? His policies on border petrol and fighting the Islamic State. His stance against political correctness. His hatred of Rosie O'Donnell. You support a President's public hatred of someone?  The mans list of people he hates is extremely long being essentially, everyone bar a handful of fellow-billionaires and russian dictators. We can safely write Matty off as another perennial imbecile I don't know...Rosie O'Donnell is hated by a lot of people. She's quite annoying.  Whole articles have been written about it...way before Trump, even... Rosie O'Donnell Addresses Being an 'Annoying' Celeb BY NICHOLAS WHITE POSTED ON DECEMBER 31, 2007 AT 3:20PM EST Rosie O’Donnell is answering up to an online poll that found her the “most annoying celebrity.” “I, apparently, am the most annoying celebrity, according to Parade magazine,” O’Donnell, 45, states in the video blog, made while in a swimming pool with two of her four children. “Frankly, most celebrities are annoying. So, I agree, celebrities are annoying. The fact that I am one is annoying, and I suppose I am the most annoying – but, whatever.” Nearly 2,000 Parade readers voted in the poll, with 42 percent calling the former View co-host the most irksome – followed by Paris Hilton, with 24 percent of the vote.

You're annoying but i don't hate you

:) you find me annoying because I don't support the narrative that makes you feel better.
I'm good with that.

I believe Trump will listen to the advise of the partisan appointments he has made allowing him to back away from some of his more contentious promises....Lowering business tax will be his first priority IMO!!!

:-? :-? :-? 

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 11:44am:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 11:31am: Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 11:17am: My prediction- Trump will get America moving again but the leftards will attack him no matter what he does. The conservatives always get things moving - unfortunately it is usually going backwards. like it or not, neither the Democrats or the ALP are even remotely left-wing. They are just a bit closer to centre but on the right side of things. And like it or not, the ALP is still a conservative party, just not your brand of conservatism.

A bit close to the bone.

AuntieM wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 2:27pm:

Its time wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 11:16am: longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 11:10am: matty wrote on Jan 13th, 2017 at 11:41pm: Its time wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 3:12pm: matty wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 11:47am: cods wrote on Jan 12th, 2017 at 9:04am: grooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ditto cods. I expect just more whining and hissy fitting by the sore loser lefties who can't cope or accpet that Trump won. What Trump policies do you specifically back ? His policies on border petrol and fighting the Islamic State. His stance against political correctness. His hatred of Rosie O'Donnell. You support a President's public hatred of someone?  The mans list of people he hates is extremely long being essentially, everyone bar a handful of fellow-billionaires and russian dictators. We can safely write Matty off as another perennial imbecile I don't know...Rosie O'Donnell is hated by a lot of people. She's quite annoying.  Whole articles have been written about it...way before Trump, even... Rosie O'Donnell Addresses Being an 'Annoying' Celeb BY NICHOLAS WHITE POSTED ON DECEMBER 31, 2007 AT 3:20PM EST Rosie O’Donnell is answering up to an online poll that found her the “most annoying celebrity.” “I, apparently, am the most annoying celebrity, according to Parade magazine,” O’Donnell, 45, states in the video blog, made while in a swimming pool with two of her four children. “Frankly, most celebrities are annoying. So, I agree, celebrities are annoying. The fact that I am one is annoying, and I suppose I am the most annoying – but, whatever.” Nearly 2,000 Parade readers voted in the poll, with 42 percent calling the former View co-host the most irksome – followed by Paris Hilton, with 24 percent of the vote.

wow... you missed the point. I am pretty sure Obama despises Trump, but as PResident, you will never catch him saying so. You cant even say that Trump says what he thinks, because that changes by the hour as well.

He is the least 'presidential' president there has ever been.

00 days of Trump
I can see it now
Trump identifies all Australiab politicians and senior public servants as traitors and worthless
He invades Australia with no opposition as the Australian military recognise the accuracy in his words
There is a mass culling of all politicians and senior public servants resulting in the most prosperious time ever experienced by Australia

The remaining public service is decimated as public servants told to work or get out, 80% leave

Insurance companies are raided and all directors are charged with robbery
They are all sentenced to death for the seriousness of thier crimes

Trump is a loudmouth and a narcissist.

But he isn't a sociopathic criminal and a Warhawk like Clinton, so I feel we dodged a bullet.

I'm watching and waiting, rather than screwing over my country because "my team didn't win".

AuntieM wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 2:49pm:

Trump is a loudmouth and a narcissist. But he isn't a sociopathic criminal and a Warhawk like Clinton, so I feel we dodged a bullet. I'm watching and waiting, rather than screwing over my country because "my team didn't win".

If you have a memory extending past 2008 you might have noticed that everything about Trump and this election is unprecedented.   Normally, a inveterate liar would not be elected. Trump did. Normally, a candidate who admits to sexual assault, not paying staff and having nos knowleget or interest in foreign relations would not be elected. Trump did. Normally, a person with zero experience in public office and a record of multiple bankruptcies, scandals and illegal activities could not be elected. But Trump was.

THIS is why there is such outrage and concern. It is as if there was some mass insanity that occured to get him the votes while the rest of the world and much of America says... WTF!

No one is saying that Clinton was cheated, although North Carolina did exactly that. What people are complaining about is that Trump continues to demonstrate just how unsuitable by virtue of skill, experience and temperament for the job. 

Do yourself a favour and at leat understand why much of the world is very concerned about Trump - a man whose opinion on almost every topic depends on who he spoke to last.

Do yourself a favor and stop being a mouthpiece for slanderers.
I think we don't need to speak anymore, you clearly have nothing of value to share.
Goodbye and I wish you well.

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 2:58pm:

No one is saying that Clinton was cheated

A lot of people have been saying that Sanders was cheated.

He would have defeated Trump quite handily.

What we had was an election campaign that resembled a contest of rock-paper-scissors. Trump beat Clinton in the election, who beat Sanders in the primaries, who would have beaten Trump in a fair contest if given the chance...?

AuntieM wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 3:03pm:

Do yourself a favor and stop being a mouthpiece for slanderers. I think we don't need to speak anymore, you clearly have nothing of value to share. Goodbye and I wish you well.

Apologist.

Bam wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 3:43pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 2:58pm: No one is saying that Clinton was cheated A lot of people have been saying that Sanders was cheated. He would have defeated Trump quite handily. What we had was an election campaign that resembled a contest of rock-paper-scissors. Trump beat Clinton in the election, who beat Sanders in the primaries, who would have beaten Trump in a fair contest if given the chance...?

I think that is highly presumptuous and probably not even remotely true.  Do you think there is even a single Trump voter that would have voted for Sanders? And without less Trump voters, Trump will still win.

The sanders claims are unfounded. Primaries are rugged affairs and complaints about unfair behaviour comes from both sides all the time. Sanders lost, that is all. He would have lost even worse than Hillary.

Bam wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 3:43pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 2:58pm: No one is saying that Clinton was cheated A lot of people have been saying that Sanders was cheated. He would have defeated Trump quite handily. What we had was an election campaign that resembled a contest of rock-paper-scissors. Trump beat Clinton in the election, who beat Sanders in the primaries, who would have beaten Trump in a fair contest if given the chance...?

No the Trump camp would have just made up different lies, they still would have sold as well.

Quote:

Predictions for the first 100 days of Trump

Paint the white house Orange ?

Dnarever wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 4:32pm:

Quote: Predictions for the first 100 days of Trump Paint the white house Orange ?

Or chuck lots of gold and glitz on it and make it look like another of his failed casinos.

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2017 at 7:58am:

the first 100 days of any new government or administration is usually the most critical. Opposition is usually fairly muted to enable the govt to find its feet although the Republicans have never quite understood that. It also gives observers an insight into what the new leader is likely to be like. So what do you think will happen in Trumps first 100 days?  Here are my estimates. ~He will throw a daily tantrum because his extensive powers still dont enable him to rule by decree, something he would already know if he had ever run anything other than his own personal fiefdom. ~The economy will start to retract as his constant threats and demands spook industry from both moving offshore and moving onshore. ~Obamacare will be dumped and nothing put in its place. ~Russia will move on Ukraine either invading or posturing and Trump will do nothing... or worse. ~Twitter will close Trumps account ~Freedom of speech will be narrowed, if not by legislation then by threat and intimidation. ~General bizzare and contradictory behaviour. ~There will be one assassination attempt Your thoughts are invited...

All of that plus enough arragance to ensure any possibility of a harmonous relationship with China is out of the question for at least the duration of a Trump presidency.
We may well be lucky not to be in WW3 as a result of his little dick syndrome.
This bloke will make George Dubbya look immensely competent.

Bam wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 3:43pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 2:58pm: No one is saying that Clinton was cheated A lot of people have been saying that Sanders was cheated.

The American people and the free world were cheated by giving them such poor choices as Clinton and Trump.
Both the major parties owe the world a huge favour after all of this.

Bam wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 3:43pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 2:58pm: No one is saying that Clinton was cheated A lot of people have been saying that Sanders was cheated. He would have defeated Trump quite handily. What we had was an election campaign that resembled a contest of rock-paper-scissors. Trump beat Clinton in the election, who beat Sanders in the primaries, who would have beaten Trump in a fair contest if given the chance...?

That is a fantasy.

Yes, Clinton cheated Sander but she would have had the Democratic nomination even without cheating. Sh lost because - among other things - she is the kind of person who would cheat even when in a winning position.

Frank wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 5:47pm:

Bam wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 3:43pm: longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 2:58pm: No one is saying that Clinton was cheated A lot of people have been saying that Sanders was cheated. He would have defeated Trump quite handily. What we had was an election campaign that resembled a contest of rock-paper-scissors. Trump beat Clinton in the election, who beat Sanders in the primaries, who would have beaten Trump in a fair contest if given the chance...? That is a fantasy. Yes, Clinton cheated Sander but she would have had the Democratic nomination even without cheating. Sh lost because - among other things - she is the kind of person who would cheat even when in a winning position.

Unlike Trump who would not have won had he not lied and cheated ?

AuntieM wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 2:49pm:

Trump is a loudmouth and a narcissist. But he isn't a sociopathic criminal and a Warhawk like Clinton, so I feel we dodged a bullet. I'm watching and waiting, rather than screwing over my country because "my team didn't win".

Warhawk like Clinton


Had Trump been the one with a stronger position on intervention the very same people claiming this would have been saying that they want a strong President that will stand up for America.

Dnarever wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 6:13pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 5:47pm: Bam wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 3:43pm: longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 2:58pm: No one is saying that Clinton was cheated A lot of people have been saying that Sanders was cheated. He would have defeated Trump quite handily. What we had was an election campaign that resembled a contest of rock-paper-scissors. Trump beat Clinton in the election, who beat Sanders in the primaries, who would have beaten Trump in a fair contest if given the chance...? That is a fantasy. Yes, Clinton cheated Sander but she would have had the Democratic nomination even without cheating. Sh lost because - among other things - she is the kind of person who would cheat even when in a winning position. Unlike Trump who would not have won had he not lied and cheated ?

trump didnt win because he lied, cheated and abused. He WON because of that and this is an even sadder outcome.

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 3:54pm:

Bam wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 3:43pm: longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 2:58pm: No one is saying that Clinton was cheated A lot of people have been saying that Sanders was cheated. He would have defeated Trump quite handily. What we had was an election campaign that resembled a contest of rock-paper-scissors. Trump beat Clinton in the election, who beat Sanders in the primaries, who would have beaten Trump in a fair contest if given the chance...? I think that is highly presumptuous and probably not even remotely true.  Do you think there is even a single Trump voter that would have voted for Sanders? And without less Trump voters, Trump will still win. The sanders claims are unfounded. Primaries are rugged affairs and complaints about unfair behaviour comes from both sides all the time. Sanders lost, that is all. He would have lost even worse than Hillary.

Sanders was preaching a change message like Trump and had immense grassroots support. He had rallies that regularly attracted tens of thousands of people. He received over 3.3 million separate donations, more than any other candidate in US history.

Do not underestimate Sanders' personal popularity. He has been elected more times to Congress as an independent than anyone else (he has served since 1991), and has been very consistent in his message since becoming prominent in the 1980s. He would not have been "worse than Hilary", unless you're on the side of the moneyed elite and well-connected corporations.

Many Sanders supporters may have ended up voting for Trump. The mood for change is strong amongst the downtrodden, we also got Brexit for similar reasons.

You can judge how a leader will perform based on how much leftards/luvvies cry in puddles of p.i.s.s. On that basis, Trump will be the best president in America's history.

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 7:38pm:

You can judge how a leader will perform based on how much leftards/luvvies cry in puddles of p.i.s.s. On that basis, Trump will be the best president in America's history.

Puddles of piss?

Sounds like Trump is is getting to you, Homo.

Does Mrs Homo need to put the plastic sheets on tonight?

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 7:38pm:

You can judge how a leader will perform based on how much leftards/luvvies cry in puddles of p.i.s.s. On that basis, Trump will be the best president in America's history.

He won't finish in the top 43 Presidents.

Dnarever wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 7:41pm:

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 7:38pm: You can judge how a leader will perform based on how much leftards/luvvies cry in puddles of p.i.s.s. On that basis, Trump will be the best president in America's history. He won't finish in the top 43 Presidents.

They're already working on ways to eliminate him from the history books.

If only Oswald was still alive.

Bam wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 6:39pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 3:54pm: Bam wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 3:43pm: longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 2:58pm: No one is saying that Clinton was cheated A lot of people have been saying that Sanders was cheated. He would have defeated Trump quite handily. What we had was an election campaign that resembled a contest of rock-paper-scissors. Trump beat Clinton in the election, who beat Sanders in the primaries, who would have beaten Trump in a fair contest if given the chance...? I think that is highly presumptuous and probably not even remotely true.  Do you think there is even a single Trump voter that would have voted for Sanders? And without less Trump voters, Trump will still win. The sanders claims are unfounded. Primaries are rugged affairs and complaints about unfair behaviour comes from both sides all the time. Sanders lost, that is all. He would have lost even worse than Hillary. Sanders was preaching a change message like Trump and had immense grassroots support. He had rallies that regularly attracted tens of thousands of people. He received over 3.3 million separate donations, more than any other candidate in US history. Do not underestimate Sanders' personal popularity. He has been elected more times to Congress as an independent than anyone else (he has served since 1991), and has been very consistent in his message since becoming prominent in the 1980s. He would not have been "worse than Hilary", unless you're on the side of the moneyed elite and well-connected corporations. Many Sanders supporters may have ended up voting for Trump. The mood for change is strong amongst the downtrodden, we also got Brexit for similar reasons.

it is still, at best a guess and a desperate hope. trump was unbeatable because the great unwashed pile of ignorant buffoons beleived whatever garbage he came up with. You cannot beat a massive pile of stupidity.  if they will vote for a self-confessed cheat, liar and sex deviant, then who can top that?

I think that the world's economy will crash because of his tweets, So why not shut down tweeter completely.

METALERTHRAX wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 7:52pm:

I think that the world's economy will crash because of his tweets, So why not shut down tweeter completely.

And facebook, and any other social media bullshit.

Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 7:38pm:

You can judge how a leader will perform based on how much leftards/luvvies cry in puddles of p.i.s.s. On that basis, Trump will be the best president in America's history.

It's like my Auntie telling me to look at all the cranes in the city: apparently that's how you can judge the economy if you're a total  bugger**smack-head with a medical degree in shite!

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 7:48pm:

trump was unbeatable because the great unwashed pile of ignorant buffoons beleived whatever garbage he came up with. You cannot beat a massive pile of stupidity.

In a perverse way, its tempting to believe that's true. But (particularly) foreign journalists in the US covering his campaign and attending his rallies were themselves stunned to see that most of the attendees did not look like examples of the lowest socioeconomic white nor all that 'unwashed'... Sure, there were some but mainly there appeared (at least to them) to be representations from all social and economic strata...

If it is the way of all empires to descend into authoritarian states, then the rise of Trump may be the clearest sign yet that the US has begun that descent. After all, Trump has clearly expressed his approval of oligarchic rulers in its modern form with his admiration of Putin.

Trump will likely continue to galvanise support for his own authoritarian vision by using his instinct for belligerence... And, though most of us hate to admit it, we can be easily beguiled by it (even, for some, in awe of it). All narcissists know this.

Take China's foot stomping over Trump's baiting them on Taiwan... Most would be hard-pressed to deny that they feel some form of contempt for a nation that seems to like stomping its feet even when the issue is a foreign state receiving the Dalai Lama. This kind of foreign-policy Achilles heel is exactly what a Trump personality would be aiming for... Let's see if Trump invites His Holiness to the White House...

But anyway, sooner or later, as is the way with all US Administrations, war will come... And time will tell if 'making America great again' becomes a euphemism for a cataclysmic 'Bellum Americanum' or if the US Constitution can withstand the assault which the upcoming Trump Administration will (likely) make on it and deal to him in a way it has not with any other president in its history.

What is changing is that America will enforce its will. And when America wants to enforce its will, things change.

Barbary Coast.
WWI.
WWII.


Trump means America is once again prepared to enforce its will. America is not dependent on China in any way. It's the other way around.   America is in the driver's seat in the US-China relations. China has nothing without American goodwill. China has nothing to bargain with.
America doesn't need China in any way. China needs America. China must come to heel and it will.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 7:47pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 7:41pm: Mr Hammer wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 7:38pm: You can judge how a leader will perform based on how much leftards/luvvies cry in puddles of p.i.s.s. On that basis, Trump will be the best president in America's history. He won't finish in the top 43 Presidents. They're already working on ways to eliminate him from the history books. If only Oswald was still alive.

Why Oswald - he never done it.

Frank wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 9:17pm:

What is changing is that America will enforce its will. And when America wants to enforce its will, things change. Barbary Coast. WWI. WWII. Trump means America is once again prepared to enforce its will. America is not dependent on China in any way. It's the other way around.   America is in the driver's seat in the US-China relations. China has nothing without American goodwill. China has nothing to bargain with. America doesn't need China in any way. China needs America. China must come to heel and it will.

And then the majority of you mates are saying that Trump is peaceful and it will be a hippy love fest and the return of the flower child.

Frank wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 9:17pm:

What is changing is that America will enforce its will. And when America wants to enforce its will, things change. Barbary Coast. WWI. WWII.

Vietnam?
Afghanistan?
Iraq?

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Predictions for the first 100 days of Trump

It'll take at least 200 days.

NorthOfNorth wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 9:03pm:

In a perverse way, its tempting to believe that's true. But (particularly) foreign journalists in the US covering his campaign and attending his rallies were themselves stunned to see that most of the attendees did not look like examples of the lowest socioeconomic white nor all that 'unwashed'... Sure, there were some but mainly there appeared (at least to them) to be representations from all social and economic strata...

trump didn't win because people with low iq's voted for him, he didn't win because he promised to build a wall. He didn't win because he was rich or because he was popular or a celebrity.
Trump won for one reason and one reason only .... HE WASN'T ESTABLISHMENT ... at least not political establishment. Americans got sick of seeing the same old poo time in and time out, with the only real changes being the spelling of the parties names. They wanted something different in the hope, that finally, someone might listen to them and make some changes.

Whilst I applaud their willingness to give him a go, their blind faith in him is akin to stupidity. Trump will not deliver, he will prove to be just as pro establishment as the other politicians. He won't give a sh1t about the voters that put him there and he'll sell them out as soon as he figures out how to make a buck from it. I also think he'll bore with the presidency fairly early on once he realises he is just as much a prisoner to the establishment as everyone else. Once that happens, he won't even pretend to care about the voters ...

the worst part is, he actually believes his own hype and his own over inflated opinion of himself, and he has the potential to lead the US into a war it does not want whilst alienating it's allies at the same time.

John Smith wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 10:06pm:

trump didn't win because people with low iq's voted for him, he didn't win because he promised to build a wall. He didn't win because he was rich or because he was popular or a celebrity. Trump won for one reason and one reason only .... HE WASN'T ESTABLISHMENT ... at least not political establishment. Americans got sick of seeing the same old poo time in and time out, with the only real changes being the spelling of the parties names. They wanted something different in the hope, that finally, someone might listen to them and make some changes. Whilst I applaud their willingness to give him a go, their blind faith in him is akin to stupidity. Trump will not deliver, he will prove to be just as pro establishment as the other politicians. He won't give a sh1t about the voters that put him there and he'll sell them out as soon as he figures out how to make a buck from it. I also think he'll bore with the presidency fairly early on once he realises he is just as much a prisoner to the establishment as everyone else. Once that happens, he won't even pretend to care about the voters ...

Yes... A case of life imitating art commenting on human nature, as in Aesop's 'Pigeons, the kite and the hawk' (or... choosing a remedy that is worse than the disease)!

John Smith wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 10:06pm:

Trump won for one reason and one reason only .... HE WASN'T ESTABLISHMENT ... at least not political establishment. Americans got sick of seeing the same old poo time in and time out, with the only real changes being the spelling of the parties names. They wanted something different in the hope, that finally, someone might listen to them and make some changes. [] I also think he'll bore with the presidency fairly early on once he realises he is just as much a prisoner to the establishment as everyone else. Once that happens, he won't even pretend to care about the voters ...

What the new President and 'his people' are soon going to realise (if they hadn't already), is that nobody can rule alone and even massively popular HOS/HOGs (which Trump definitely is not) soon accept that most states' economic/socio-political trajectory (excluding micro-nations) cannot 'turn on a dime', no matter how genuine their will and drive.

At best, a degree or two in one direction or another is usually the best that can be hoped for without massive civil disturbance or civil war.

And Trump's instinctive belligerence towards even the slightest criticism will not change that...

His instinct for rhetorical outrage (which has currently being arrogated by those who are enjoying vicarious venting) is doomed to just wear thin and collapse as even 'his people' come to realise its true source - Narcissistic rage - and not 'merely' the naive overreach of a 'man in a hurry' to do good deeds.

Trump's recent attack on a highly respected (from both sides of the political divide) civil rights veteran, is just another example of how easily Trump's narcissistic rage  (his Achilles heel) can be provoked... And all of the US and the world is watching and learning.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/us/politics/john-lewis-donald-trump.html?_r=0

Mm mm I think they both were equally jerks on this one.

"WASHINGTON — On Friday, Representative John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia, declared that he did not view Donald J. Trump as a “legitimate president.” Mr. Lewis, an icon of the civil rights movement, said he planned to boycott the inauguration, the first he will skip in three decades.

On Saturday, Mr. Trump hit back.

“Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results,” Mr. Trump said in a pair of early morning Twitter posts.

“All talk, talk, talk — no action or results,” he added. “Sad!”

Mr. Trump’s outburst drew indignation from many people who pointed out the unseemliness of attacking a civil rights leader on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mr. Lewis was one of the original Freedom Riders, beaten by police officers while marching from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama."

Mr Lewis did service to his country during a difficult struggle, as did thousands of other Americans.  That cannot be disputed.

However, the concept that he can speak disrespectfully of another person, yet be safe from disrespect returned to him -- simply because the birthday of a civil rights leader approaches -- is beyond asinine.

AuntieM wrote on Jan 15^th, 2017 at 8:42am:

However, the concept that he can speak disrespectfully of another person, yet be safe from disrespect returned to him -- simply because the birthday of a civil rights leader approaches -- is beyond asinine.

And so it is necessary for Trump to 'slap down' everyone who criticises him regardless of the power differential?

More sooner than later even his diehard supporters will realise that Trump's  narcissistic rage is uncontrollable.

It isn't necessary for him to slap down anyone. I'm not saying Trump was right, only making the statement that no one has a right to be put untouchable on a pedestal -- regardless of how they treat other people -- for something they did fifty years ago, just because "the date".
Are there five dozen smarter better choices Trump could have made? Yep.
But Mr Lewis played Partisan Grandstanding Bullshit, and was indeed slapped.  He's a politician, however, and likely knew the likely responses to Partisan Grandstanding Bullshit.

AuntieM wrote on Jan 15^th, 2017 at 8:55am:

It isn't necessary for him to slap down anyone. I'm not saying Trump was right, only making the statement that no one has a right to be put untouchable on a pedestal -- regardless of how they treat other people -- for something they did fifty years ago, just because "the date". Are there five dozen smarter better choices Trump could have made? Yep. But Mr Lewis played Partisan Grandstanding Bullshit, and was indeed slapped.  He's a politician, however, and likely knew the likely responses to Partisan Grandstanding Bullshit.

five dozen smarter better choices Trump could have made...

And not one of those 60 smarter options were chosen by Trump... He trusted his instincts - Narcissistic rage - And for a reason... Narcissists generally cannot differentiate between the ones you fight and the ones you let pass by.

NorthOfNorth wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 9:24pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 9:17pm: What is changing is that America will enforce its will. And when America wants to enforce its will, things change. Barbary Coast. WWI. WWII. Vietnam? Afghanistan? Iraq?

America was not prepared to enforce its will.
Vietnam - America was supporting one side and when that side lost, America left.
Afghanistan and Iraq - the immediate objectives of removing the Taliban and Hussein were swiftly achieved. After that both were 'social justice' wars but you can't civilise those people. "War as aid" doesn't work.

Frank wrote on Jan 15^th, 2017 at 1:28pm:

NorthOfNorth wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 9:24pm: Frank wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 9:17pm: What is changing is that America will enforce its will. And when America wants to enforce its will, things change. Barbary Coast. WWI. WWII. Vietnam? Afghanistan? Iraq? America was not prepared to enforce its will. Vietnam - America was supporting one side and when that side lost, America left. Afghanistan and Iraq - the immediate objectives of removing the Taliban and Hussein were swiftly achieved. After that both were 'social justice' wars but you can't civilise those people. "War as aid" doesn't work.

Vietnam was an American war by 1968 for which Johnson gave his political lifeblood, his credibility and his legacy as the civil rights and 'great society' president... Nixon couldn't withdraw with honour and Ford did what he was forced to do - Just get out... But by then the US had been in Vietnam for 20 years with 60000 US troops dead... How much more enforcement of US will could there have been?

What the Bush Administration expected after the decapitation of the Iraqi Administration which included the removal of all Baath Party and leaders is anyone's guess... They had the will to overthrow the Saddam regime with the installation of a US-friendly puppet regime (no doubt), without considering the ancient historical surviving schism between Shi'ites and Sunnis... Not a matter of a lack of US will as sheer stupidity.

Afghanistan with a long proud history of resisting invaders... How much will does it take when everyone is prepared to die to see the invader defeated?

War with China? It seems like its coming... How much more US 'will' is it going to take if there wasn't enough in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq?

And what does war with China mean for Australia? Will both sides send us the ultimatum: 'Either you're with us or you're with the enemy'?

NorthOfNorth wrote on Jan 15^th, 2017 at 2:30pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 15th, 2017 at 1:28pm: NorthOfNorth wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 9:24pm: Frank wrote on Jan 14th, 2017 at 9:17pm: What is changing is that America will enforce its will. And when America wants to enforce its will, things change. Barbary Coast. WWI. WWII. Vietnam? Afghanistan? Iraq? America was not prepared to enforce its will. Vietnam - America was supporting one side and when that side lost, America left. Afghanistan and Iraq - the immediate objectives of removing the Taliban and Hussein were swiftly achieved. After that both were 'social justice' wars but you can't civilise those people. "War as aid" doesn't work. Vietnam was an American war by 1968 for which Johnson gave his political lifeblood, his credibility and his legacy as the civil rights and 'great society' president... Nixon couldn't withdraw with honour and Ford did what he was forced to do - Just get out... But by then the US had been in Vietnam for 20 years with 60000 US troops dead... How much more enforcement of US will could there have been? What the Bush Administration expected after the decapitation of the Iraqi Administration which included the removal of all Baath Party and leaders is anyone's guess... They had the will to overthrow the Saddam regime with the installation of a US-friendly puppet regime (no doubt), without considering the ancient historical surviving schism between Shi'ites and Sunnis... Not a matter of a lack of US will as sheer stupidity. Afghanistan with a long proud history of resisting invaders... How much will does it take when everyone is prepared to die to see the invader defeated? War with China? It seems like its coming... How much more US 'will' is it going to take if there wasn't enough in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq? And what does war with China mean for Australia? Will both sides send us the ultimatum: 'Either you're with us or you're with the enemy'?

Well, they were not the only fools to buy the 'islam is peace' pap.


I think the US under Trump will have FEWER armed conflicts because th trump administration ill not buy into any of the PC crap.

Chaos and confusion as Trump fails to overcome the hurdles and spends more time on Twitter than in decision making.

Predictions for the first 100 days of Trump

99 of them will be embarrassing but the other will be hilarious.

Frank wrote on Jan 15^th, 2017 at 2:57pm:

Well, they were not the only fools to buy the 'islam is peace' pap.

No one buys into the notion that any religion is monolithic.

The idea that 'Islam is peace' is no more credible than 'Christianity is peace' or even 'Buddhism is peace' if by peace it means that respective believers will never be prepared to kill or make war on fellow believers...

More Muslims have been killed by Islamists than non-Muslims...

The first 100 days of Trump's tenure will be sheer chaos as he tries to bulldoze immediate action from a system that is designed to prevent such speed of action.

Trump's real problem is that he is totally unprepared for immediate action because he did nothing about assembling an administration before he was elected. Furthermore, the system does not allow precipitate rash action because the wording of laws has to be considered and checked in case of unintended consequences of hastily prepared laws.

Furthermore, there is no evidence that the GOP majority will accept Trump's laws without a period of review.

Trump cannot bypass congress and senate, because without due consideration of laws congress and senate don't have a purpose.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-busy-day-1-scrap-obama-orders-deport-023908668.html


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Here are some highlights of his stated opening day plans. - Health care - Trump has pledged to introduce, with Republican leaders in Congress, legislation to "repeal and replace" Obamacare, and his team stresses he will immediately sign executive orders related to dismantling the law. He could issue them on two fronts: allowing people to keep their plans which might not have qualified under the Affordable Care Act, and voiding penalties for individuals not having coverage. Trump recently said he then hoped to see Congressional action to repeal and replace Obamacare "essentially simultaneously," although Republicans have yet to unveil their replacement. - Immigration - During the campaign, Trump was eager to order the deportation of convicted criminals who were living in the country illegally, a group he said topped two million people. "Day one, my first hour in office, those people are gone," he told supporters in Arizona in August. But Leopold said such processes are already underway: Obama's administration made deporting criminals a high priority. Plus, the president "doesn't have the power to order anybody's deportation," Leopold said. Trump has vowed to introduce legislation on day one that would fund construction of the "great wall" he wants built on the US border with Mexico. He could immediately suspend the Syrian refugee program, and pledged a day one suspension of immigration "from terror-prone regions where vetting cannot safely occur." Another controversial move he has advocated is scrapping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which Obama instituted in 2012 to allow more than 750,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the country as young children to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation. "Trump could reverse that guidance with the stroke of a pen," Leopold said. - Environment, energy - Trump has made no secret of his intent to end what he sees as the Environmental Protection Agency's intrusion into American industry, including Obama's Clean Power Plan compelling power plants to slash carbon emissions. Vice President-elect Mike Pence has said Trump will "end the war on coal on day one." Trump pledged to scrap coal leasing moratoriums and open federal lands for drilling and mining in order to access a mother lode of oil, natural gas, coal and uranium. He has also expressed intent on day one to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project linking Canada to US Gulf Coast refineries, which the Obama administration blocked. Trump also pledged to immediately cancel "billions in payments to UN climate change programs" and use that money to improve environmental infrastructure. - Trade, government - Defying the longstanding free trade traditions of his own party, Trump said that on his first day he will announce the United States will back out of or renegotiate two sweeping trade pacts: the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation agreement that has yet to come into force, and the longstanding North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico. He vowed to immediately instruct his Treasury secretary to label China a "currency manipulator," a move that some observers warn could spark retaliation by the world's second largest economy. As a way to "drain the swamp," his catchphrase for cleaning up Washington, Trump has said he will issue a five-year ban on political appointees becoming lobbyists after they leave the administration. He would also slap a hiring freeze on federal employees.

NorthOfNorth wrote on Jan 15^th, 2017 at 3:11pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 15th, 2017 at 2:57pm: Well, they were not the only fools to buy the 'islam is peace' pap. No one buys into the notion that any religion is monolithic. The idea that 'Islam is peace' is no more credible than 'Christianity is peace' or even 'Buddhism is peace' if by peace it means that respective believers will never be prepared to kill or make war on fellow believers... More Muslims have been killed by Islamists than non-Muslims...

That reinforces just what a completely f***d ideology Islam is. Not only do they kill the 'wrong' Muslims, they are also the main persecutors, by far, of other religions and of the non-religious around the world.

I am going to wait and see just how well the Trump admin works with Congress. I don't think it will be all hugs and kisses.

NorthOfNorth wrote on Jan 15^th, 2017 at 9:11am:

AuntieM wrote on Jan 15th, 2017 at 8:55am: It isn't necessary for him to slap down anyone. I'm not saying Trump was right, only making the statement that no one has a right to be put untouchable on a pedestal -- regardless of how they treat other people -- for something they did fifty years ago, just because "the date". Are there five dozen smarter better choices Trump could have made? Yep. But Mr Lewis played Partisan Grandstanding Bullshit, and was indeed slapped.  He's a politician, however, and likely knew the likely responses to Partisan Grandstanding Bullshit. five dozen smarter better choices Trump could have made... And not one of those 60 smarter options were chosen by Trump... He trusted his instincts - Narcissistic rage - And for a reason... Narcissists generally cannot differentiate between the ones you fight and the ones you let pass by.

And Lewis manipulated a situation like a good little Partisan hack. Well done. He won that parlor trick. Or did he?

AuntieM wrote on Jan 16^th, 2017 at 12:05am:

NorthOfNorth wrote on Jan 15th, 2017 at 9:11am: AuntieM wrote on Jan 15th, 2017 at 8:55am: It isn't necessary for him to slap down anyone. I'm not saying Trump was right, only making the statement that no one has a right to be put untouchable on a pedestal -- regardless of how they treat other people -- for something they did fifty years ago, just because "the date". Are there five dozen smarter better choices Trump could have made? Yep. But Mr Lewis played Partisan Grandstanding Bullshit, and was indeed slapped.  He's a politician, however, and likely knew the likely responses to Partisan Grandstanding Bullshit. five dozen smarter better choices Trump could have made... And not one of those 60 smarter options were chosen by Trump... He trusted his instincts - Narcissistic rage - And for a reason... Narcissists generally cannot differentiate between the ones you fight and the ones you let pass by. And Lewis manipulated a situation like a good little Partisan hack. Well done. He won that parlor trick. Or did he?

Lewis won because he has brought the conflict forward before inauguration instead of letting it emerge at a later time.

Trump is not legitimately elected according to USA intelligence agencies.

No. Only in your sad obsessed dark little mind.
Mr. Steele, as a known former MI6 agent, was thought not to have gone to Russia in his investigations but to have used contacts inside and outside the country to prepare the dossier, which United States intelligence agencies have said they cannot substantiate.

The Trump Dossier Is Fake -- And Here Are The Reasons Why
http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2017/01/13/the-trump-dossier-is-false-news-and-heres-why/#68f5a71a55f1
'Guccifer' casts doubt on Obama administration's Russia hacking claims
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/04/guccifer-casts-doubt-on-obama-administrations-russia-hacking-claims.html
JAN 1, 2017 @ 02:31 PM 179,485 VIEWSThe Little Black Book of Billionaire Secrets

'Fake News' And How The Washington Post Rewrote Its Story On Russian Hacking Of The Power Grid
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2017/01/01/fake-news-and-how-the-washington-post-rewrote-its-story-on-russian-hacking-of-the-power-grid/#107d95b291e5

AuntieM wrote on Jan 16^th, 2017 at 1:56am:

No. Only in your sad obsessed dark little mind. Mr. Steele, as a known former MI6 agent, was thought not to have gone to Russia in his investigations but to have used contacts inside and outside the country to prepare the dossier, which United States intelligence agencies have said they cannot substantiate. The Trump Dossier Is Fake -- And Here Are The Reasons Why http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2017/01/13/the-trump-dossier-is-false-news-and-heres-why/#68f5a71a55f1 'Guccifer' casts doubt on Obama administration's Russia hacking claims http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/04/guccifer-casts-doubt-on-obama-administrations-russia-hacking-claims.html JAN 1, 2017 @ 02:31 PM 179,485 VIEWSThe Little Black Book of Billionaire Secrets 'Fake News' And How The Washington Post Rewrote Its Story On Russian Hacking Of The Power Grid http://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2017/01/01/fake-news-and-how-the-washington-post-rewrote-its-story-on-russian-hacking-of-the-power-grid/#107d95b291e5

deluded

I'm so sorry to hear that, but feel glad for you that you see it in yourself. It's the first step in healing. :)

AuntieM wrote on Jan 16^th, 2017 at 12:05am:

NorthOfNorth wrote on Jan 15th, 2017 at 9:11am: AuntieM wrote on Jan 15th, 2017 at 8:55am: It isn't necessary for him to slap down anyone. I'm not saying Trump was right, only making the statement that no one has a right to be put untouchable on a pedestal -- regardless of how they treat other people -- for something they did fifty years ago, just because "the date". Are there five dozen smarter better choices Trump could have made? Yep. But Mr Lewis played Partisan Grandstanding Bullshit, and was indeed slapped.  He's a politician, however, and likely knew the likely responses to Partisan Grandstanding Bullshit. five dozen smarter better choices Trump could have made... And not one of those 60 smarter options were chosen by Trump... He trusted his instincts - Narcissistic rage - And for a reason... Narcissists generally cannot differentiate between the ones you fight and the ones you let pass by. And Lewis manipulated a situation like a good little Partisan hack. Well done. He won that parlor trick. Or did he?

Well, I'd be proud to stand side by side with a living, breathing friend of MLK like Lewis than just about anyone else alive today.

Wouldn't you?

Prediction for the first 100 days

Trump will threaten "Jhina" with tariffs. Then decided against it, shortly after the hundreds of millions of dollars he owes the Bank of China is mysteriously forgiven.

Mexico still won't pay for a wall

Around 100 people and organisations will be personally attacked by Trump on twitter.

65% of which will include the word SAD.

4-8 year prediction. Trump will not be able to keep anywhere near the promises he has made

With majorities in the legislature, the Republicans thought they had a pretty good chance of having the whole box and dice. Most did not want Trump, as they had any number of blue suited, gun-rights, anti-abortionist, global warming deniers to choose from. But Trump said, "Fine, I'll run as an Independent," and his popularity skyrocketed. It was his "line in the sand." That's when the Republican Party "fouled its trousers." It did not take them long to abandon their dislike of Trump when his chances became evident. So now they have their cake, but they'll have to eat it too. Somehow, they have to spin the eating of feces into that of wedding cake, but that's what politicians do best.

People, who support one party over another, without demanding to see the fine print, have streak of the simpleton in their psychology. Trump addressed issues by allusion, leaving nothing to make predictions on, other than trust. To those I say, "Good luck."

Donald made a great speech here:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/20/president-donald-trump-inauguration-sworn-in