Clown Car II: Revenge of the Clowns

[Kyriakos]

Personally I find it likely that the most unbiased treatment of Trump is given by the North Korean state media.

Actually, that seems to be spot on

 

[Lexicus]

Yes, I was being like 80% serious.

 

[Kyriakos]

Yes, I was being like 80% serious.

80%. 100%. People. Look at what is 80%. Then look at what is 100%. There is a difference, I won't say there isn't. But it is not a Yuge difference.

 

[Cutlass]

"I will tell you this in a non-braggadocious way: there has never been a ten-month president that has accomplished what we have accomplished."

—
Trump

 

[Arakhor]

He's probably right - no one has accomplished so little with so much in so long.

 

[Kyriakos]

Even the term "non-braggadocious" should suffice to impeach him

 

[Silurian]

Donald Trump's Twitter account has retweeted three inflammatory videos from a British far-right group. The first tweet from Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First, claims to show a Muslim migrant attacking a man on crutches.

Britain First was founded in 2011 by former members of the far-right British National Party (BNP). The group has grabbed attention on social media with controversial posts about what they deem "the Islamification of the UK".

From the beeb.

A supporter of Britain First carried out the terrorist attack on Jo Cox.

Now there are calls in parliament for Trump to be charged with inciting racial hatred if he comes to the UK.

From The Guardian

Donald Trump attacks Theresa May over her criticism of his far-right retweets

In rare clash between allies, US president tells May to focus on terrorism rather than on him – but sends tweet to wrong person

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/29/donald-trump-theresa-may-tweet-uk-us

 

[Kyriakos]

But Trump is May's only ally. Well, she can try Erdogan, i suppose

 

[Silurian]

May can not do much else when Trump retweets stuff from a group whose support killed a MP.
Condem Trump and hope the story moves on.
She is in Jordan at present, it would have been the first question at every press conference until she did condem Trump.

 

[Kyriakos]

May can not do much else when Trump retweets stuff from a group whose support killed a MP.
Condem Trump and hope the story moves on.
She is in Jordan at present, it would have been the first question at every press conference until she did condem Trump.

She should have left it to Boris to respond, cause he could deflect attention by also speaking of the fall of Mugabe, naming that country as Rhodesia

 

[Silurian]

Its South Rhodesia

 

[Traitorfish]

Its South Rhodesia

TIL Zambia used to be "North Rhodesia".

 

[Lexicus]

 

[Takhisis]

And yet Putin has at least $40billion dollars. And he has essentially never worked outside of the Russian government. http://time.com/money/4641093/vladimir-putin-net-worth/

There have been criminals in American, and every other, government as long as government has existed. But no one has ever siphoned anything like that from the American taxpayers.

Hmmmm no. Not officials as such. It's just that you have such a level of removal between the state and those whom it governs that there's no need to pose. You can just be an exploiter privately because there's ‘none of that danged red tape’ and get your inequality legally and fairly.

In countries such as Russia you'll simply find that business and politics are just one thing. Which isn't, exactly, good news for anybody.

Its South Rhodesia

TIL Zambia used to be "North Rhodesia".

When in Rhodes…
*DISCLAIMER: THE ABOVE PUN IS SO BAD THAT EVEN ARAKHOR MIGHT CRINGE OR ACCUSE ME OF PLAGIARISM*

 

[Arakhor]

Next you'll be saying that Zimbabwean coral polyps are sessile Rhodes.

 

[Ajidica]

TIL Zambia used to be "North Rhodesia".

Really?
I thought knowing weird tidbits about the British Empire, like the Central African Federation, was a Traitorfish past time?

 

[FriendlyFire]

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
— H. L. Mencken

 

[Gori the Grey]

That should be in the great quotes thread.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Michael Flynn has been charged with lying to the FBI about his Russian connections and is expected to plead guilty this morning in court.

Here's hoping that the indictments don't stop with Flynn.

 

[Lexicus]

Apparently Flynn is also prepared to testify against others in the WH including Trump and his family.