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RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#331501: Oct 5th 2020 at 5:05:11 AM

Karen Tumulty, a columnist for Washington Post, has another pertinent question - namely, why was Trump allowed to "visit" soldiers, as he claimed?

It's been fun.
Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#331502: Oct 5th 2020 at 5:07:43 AM

Probably not, but the man spouts lies like a firehose, and there is little point in picking at every single one of them.

Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#331503: Oct 5th 2020 at 5:17:08 AM

The man lies so much that people had to sit back and honestly consider if him testing positive to COVID was a lie or not. He also surrounds himself with people who will agree to stupid orders and decisions even though they should know better. So either he lied on the spot like he always does, or he decided he wanted to do it for PR and anybody who should have stopped him didn't.

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#331504: Oct 5th 2020 at 5:27:03 AM

Hey, I'm re-re-re-reading Shakespeare's Henry VI trilogy, and found this little gem:

"Name not religion, for thou lovest the flesh
And ne'er throughout the year to church thou go'st
Except it be to pray against thy foes."

Remind you guys of any famous American politician/cheeto?

Edited by MichaelKatsuro on Oct 5th 2020 at 2:27:40 PM

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#331505: Oct 5th 2020 at 5:28:28 AM

Ouch.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
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#331506: Oct 5th 2020 at 5:38:32 AM

Plenty of kings thoughout history were far from pius and Trump is no different in that regard

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#331507: Oct 5th 2020 at 5:45:47 AM

Nevermind

Edited by 3of4 on Oct 5th 2020 at 2:46:07 PM

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Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#331508: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:07:34 AM

@Michael Katsuro Could you provide a bit more reference about where exactly this excerpt comes from? I'd like to add it to Quotes.Prayer Of Malice...

"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
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#331509: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:09:07 AM

Well, there is a fourth institution missing that has to approve the Compact: Congress. The Constitution is quite clear that states cannot make agreements with each other w/o the permission by Congress, in fact, the Compact is named after the term the Constitution uses for such agreements.

The odd thing is that this line of thinking runs into the odd situation that there is necessarily no agreement between states. It requires absolutely no interaction or communication between them once the conditions are met for it to take effect.

Though the other obvious note is that if there are enough signatories to trigger it, then Congress is probably already controlled by a party unlikely to object and they could pass legislation if required.

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#331510: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:09:57 AM

@Medinoc: I sure can! It's from the first scene of the first act of the first play of the trilogy. The Duke of Gloucester says it to the Bishop of Winchester, as a response to the Bishop's line "Thy wife is proud; she holdeth thee in awe/ More than God or religious churchmen may."

Edited by MichaelKatsuro on Oct 5th 2020 at 3:10:34 PM

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#331511: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:18:20 AM

That's even better. He's not telling off a king or nobleman, but a bishop for abusing religion as a weapon.

That, too, seems rather relevant to US politics today.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#331512: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:28:54 AM

Can someone take the phone away from our president please?

“I’m voting for Donald Trump. My father is a Union Worker and his 401K has tripled under President Trump.” USA Voter. @foxandfriends Thank you, and remember that the Stock Market is getting ready to break its all time high. NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE BEST EVER. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!!!

IF YOU WANT A MASSIVE TAX INCREASE, THE BIGGEST IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY (AND ONE THAT WILL SHUT OUR ECONOMY AND JOBS DOWN), VOTE DEMOCRAT!!!

Virginia Voters! Your Governor wants to obliterate your Second Amendment. I have stopped him. I am the only thing between you and your Second Amendment. Working hard in Virginia. It’s IN PLAY. Better Vote for your favorite President, or wave goodbye to low taxes and gun rights!

STOCK MARKET HIGHS. VOTE!

STRONGEST EVER MILITARY. VOTE!

LAW & ORDER. VOTE!

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. VOTE!

BIGGEST TAX CUT EVER, AND ANOTHER ONE COMING. VOTE!

SPACE FORCE. VOTE!

PRO LIFE! VOTE!

SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#331513: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:37:46 AM

I didn’t think Trump could get more mentally unstable, but he has.

Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#331514: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:42:28 AM

Is this his ego talking, or is he getting desperate because the presidency is the only thing standing between him and jail time, or did he actually lose it now that he's being confronted with his own mortality?

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#331515: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:42:47 AM

Yes.

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
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#331516: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:43:35 AM

[up][up][up]The thing about people is that no matter how bad they are, they can always get worse.

Disgusted, but not surprised
smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#331517: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:45:13 AM

I’ve seen some people on twitter saying this might be a side effect of the steroids they put him on, but I don’t know how true that is.

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#331518: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:50:25 AM

I didn't realize Space Force was a Republican cudgel now.

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#331519: Oct 5th 2020 at 6:53:10 AM

[up] He's not talking about NASA, he's talking about his UN violating Space Military plan that stole their logo from ''Star Trek''.

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#331520: Oct 5th 2020 at 7:13:13 AM

I saw someone on twitter suggest it was less Trump twitter spamming and more someone preloading Trumpy tweets and fucking out the release to cover up the he hasn't got his phone while on steroids

Edited by 3of4 on Oct 5th 2020 at 4:15:31 PM

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#331521: Oct 5th 2020 at 7:14:44 AM

Trump's tweeting out belligerent, raving nonsense?! Wow, that must mean he truly is on death's door and we'll hear announcement of his demise any minute he's terrified of losing the election and reacting in a desperate panic it is a day of the week and incomprehensible tweeting storms are completely normal for Donald "covfefe" Trump.

Seriously, guys, trying to divine the future by selectively interpreting Trump's Twitter page is a bit much.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Oct 5th 2020 at 7:17:16 AM

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HighCrate Since: Mar, 2015
#331522: Oct 5th 2020 at 7:21:11 AM

Is this his ego talking, or is he getting desperate because the presidency is the only thing standing between him and jail time, or did he actually lose it now that he's being confronted with his own mortality?

It's the meds talking exacerbating his usual predilection for stark raving nonsense.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#331523: Oct 5th 2020 at 7:21:36 AM

[up]x4 The delta design has been in use for decades, such as Air forced space command, the rebranded Strategic Air Command, which adopted a version of it in 1982.. The ‘space force’ is just its 4th rebranding now.

Edited by Memers on Oct 5th 2020 at 7:24:16 AM

Altris from the Vortex Since: Aug, 2019 Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#331525: Oct 5th 2020 at 7:28:14 AM

All this talk about the Space Force reminds me that it was made into a show with Steve Carell as the lead. I think it was a parody. I should watch it, I think it's on Netflix.

Also, I am surprised at just how much Trump has tweeted recently. You'd think he'd be able to fit that into a few tweets but apparently not.

So, let's hang an anchor from the sun... also my Tumblr

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