Discussion: Protocol For Trump In Asia Means No Insults, No Surprises

Oh, he’ll find a way to fuck it up; he always does.

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We’re lucky Trump hasn’t already started a war with our allies. I wonder how much longer our luck is going to hold out …

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One thing about der Furor. He has been good for religion. I find myself praying more and more often.

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I think I’ve told this story here before, but …

A friend of mine went to China for a conference. I think it was a conference on water issues - water scarcity, water reclamation, stuff like that.

Anyway, on his first day there, he goes out for lunch. Comes back, and he finds he has a completely different laptop bag than the one he had when he left. About the best that could be said for it was that it was still black.

Interestingly, he was simply amused by the whole thing. He’s been a diplomat for a pretty long time, and I guess he knew what to expect.

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It is truly sobering that the President of the United States needs extreme managing against his consistent instincts.

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That happened to me once, except it was the woman I arrived with that somehow was swapped out. Happened in the middle of the night. Weird. I was told later my birthday had something to do with it.

Oh boy…and you KNOW how badly he and Chief of Babysitting Staff John Kelly react to any criticism by Black or Puerto Rican women…

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Well this is going to be a fucking disaster…

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It would be too rich if Mueller would announce a couple major indictments, especially involving someone actually with Trump on the trip, on the first day Trump lands overseas.

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" I dont want to embarrass anyone 4 days before I go to China…"

Except himself every fucking day of the week (he is incapable of realizing it at least 50 percent of the time) and his country, constantly.

Do you all remember his performance at the Al Smith dinner? His cringeworthy embarrassing Inaugural Address? His Lets Make Hugo Chavez Look Humble and Smart UN Adress? Well, it IS a long flight to Asia, maybe Protocol will be a welcome distraction from MUELLER!!!

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It seems his inner putz goes into overdrive on plane flights. A few Ambien stuffed into that KFC drumstick might be advised.

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His Inner Putz… you heard it from steviedee111 first!

He will probably take advantage of the long flight to draft another false statement for someone else on the Russia meetings. Amazing how he wants to claim Ronald Reagan Style Plausible Deniability, but Reagan was at least smart enough to never actually draft cover up statements on long airplane flights.

trump will probably find their easier to push out of his way…

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It’s good Trump doesn’t drink. That kind of entrance in a lot of taverns would get you knocked on your ass.

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Donald ?

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Trump wouldn’t be the first U.S. leader to commit a protocol faux pas in Asia.

In 2014, local bloggers huffed that Obama looked like an “idler” or a “rapper”

Is this dig at Obama really needed? “Local bloggers” are now the ones to determine whether protocol has been breached? Seriously?

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In order to follow protocol, Trump has to read the recommendations, care to understand them, and remember.

LOL

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I was wondering if Duterte will treat the Daycare Dotard to a suspected drug addict hunt. Always a good time.

This might be a suprise ?

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