You’re not alone. I still careen from panic to despair to laughing it all off because it’s too absurd.
I can’t decide how to act next. Do I leave the country? Stay and join the resistance? Hunker down and hope the devastation doesn’t hurt me too badly? Suck it up and mind my own business?
I’ve never experienced such a state of indecision and raw fear. A first for everything, I guess.
When I walk into a room I’d prefer people just leave me the hell alone, and stay away. There’s a better than even chance three minutes of conversation will reveal being trapped in a storage locker with a feral cat would be preferable to the excruciating bullshit I’ve just encountered. Trump arrives to applause, and returns it? Clapping for himself I presume? His narcissism know no bounds.
Stahl already covered that.
The patrons at 21 who were cheering him probably grumble because NYC kids are now eligible for pre-K.
Trump had his media and ate it too?
“The president’s press pool typically accompanies him or her throughout the day.” It’s that “him or her” bit that really breaks my heart.
Yeah.
I’'m 65. I’ll never see a woman president. This country has broken my heart to the point where I am not sure how I feel about America anymore.
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trump generated chaos is predicted making a transition to a government, but if it means the Obama government stays in place (minus Obama), that would be the saving grace. Lawrence O’Donnell, who worked for the government for a long time and in the senate in particular, knows his way around Washington, and had an interesting segment on The Last Word last night. If the orang’s team or what he calls finalists haven’t signed documents and done all the legal paperwork to complete a transition to an incoming administration, they cannot legally take office. And there are about 4,000 positions in offices and agencies to be filled in any administration. This would leave the Obama administration in cabinet positions of all types and running the government in general until the trumpites get their incompetent act together. orang fired the one guy who could’ve guided the transition, Mike Rodgers, because son-in-law wanted it. Also, all the incoming trumpers would need to submit their tax return for examination before their appointment would be complete.
This shit is scary as hell because this chaos makes us so fucking vulnerable.
It looks and feels as if no one is in charge and don’t think it doesn’t look like that to ISIS, Al Qaida, et al.
So what was the family dinner tab? $6K, $7? More? NYC after all…
Including Trump’s butt-buddy Vlad. I’m sure he’s leaning back in his chair, smiling at all the turmoil he’s caused. Waiting to step in. If he hasn’t already done it.
So, what big media organization is our Pompey/Sulla combo threatening to sue???
O my god yes. Vlad is having one of the most outstanding eras any Russian ever had! He has fucked up Britain, the EU and the United States.
Dude, Putin just won the trifecta.
Four years of this is going to be hard to take for someone who did not buy his “connection with the angry and left behind in this economy” schtick. Imagine what it is going to be like for those who who were either conned to vote Trump or did not bother to vote when they see how much worse off they could be economically to pay for the huge tax breaks for the obscenely wealthy. Sigh
He probably has one or more stashed in Trump Tower. Maybe that’s why he plans to spend weekends in NYC.
Of all the issues to be concerned about, honestly, this is a major yawn fest … it plays directly into the Trump narrative about the media. Best to let this go. When the Donald refuses to ever face the media, that’s different, but the public is not going to care that the media wasn’t notified he was going for a steak … obviously the secret service knew. Seriously … boo hoo … we didn’t get access to the president at dinner … sounds a lot like whining. I’m open to hearing why I’m wrong on this, but on the face of it, it’s silly.
Of all the issues, just let this one go and that one go and pretty soon no more issues, right?
Now that he’s tasted the thrill of having people chant his name and cry out their love for him, he’s addicted and needs a daily fix. Once he is sworn in (sorry - threw up a little in my mouth) he won’t be able to do this kind of thing. Like, at all. And he won’t be able to continue to hold rallies. And he will be greeted by protesters everywhere he goes - it won’t stop.
His little bubble-wrapped world will shrink ever smaller and he’s going to fall into a dark depression. I hope the WH staff makes sure there are plenty of razor blades and sleeping pills available to him.
“Make America Vote Again” would make a nifty slogan for a new hat. Half the country opted out of their Constitutional right and privilege, and I’ll never understand why.
Campaigns for the “common man” and once elected makes assurances to the elite to preserve and enhance their position. Back Scratching 101 on full display.