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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I can somewhat sympathize with Melania hating Christmas when you consider that she lives in a sexist household, and is likely expected as a matter of course to be the one doing all the decorating and cooking and stuff.
Also, everyone vents frustrations in private from time to time, even when they don't really mean them. And for someone having to deal with Trump on a daily basis, in person, it is perfectly understandable that she needs to vent. If you think following his Twitter drives you crazy, try living with the guy.
And it's not entirely clear just how complicit she really is. There are definitely some mixed signals there, it seems. I wouldn't be surprised if she divorced him soon. And that she wanted to earlier explains why she burst into tears upon hearing about Trump being elected.
Hope shines brightest in the darkest timesIt’s not as bonkers as you’d expect. Give Trump every state he either won in 2016 or came within 10 points of winning, then give him California and you’ve got exactly 410 electoral votes.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranThat's pretty bonkers.
Lindsey Graham, at least, should probably be investigated for pressuring the Georgia So S to toss out ballots.
I'd tie the whole 'Fuck Christmas' into her overall lack of enthusiasm for the whole role of First Lady. As Mrs Trump she could just hire people if Donald wanted 'Christmas' or she could do what she likes. As the First Lady its her JOB to prep the White House for Christmas everybody looks to her for answers and to make the lord only knows how many decisions into decorating the building, there is also a strict timetable for the whole thing, the prep starts months earlier and the actual decorating take only a few weeks it a huge undertaking and the First Lady is at the center of it all.
Again not the role or the job she wanted at all and it shows.
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Not when you're working under the assumption that California had so many illegals voting Demon-crat that it HAD to have gone Republican otherwise!
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Hence the Insane Troll Logic tag - because I could easily see them genuinely believing that that was the case.
Edited by ironballs16 on Dec 8th 2020 at 3:56:08 PM
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
At that point, it may be more logically consistent for them to just claim he won all the electoral college votes.
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No, that's still pretty bonkers. Trump in 2016 claimed that there were three million illegal immigrants across the entire country that voted in the election.
Biden beat Trump in California by over five million votes. Even if every illegal ballot Trump claimed existed did, and every single one of them was in California, and they were all identified and thrown out, Biden would still crush Trump in a landslide in California. It should not be understated how incredibly many people live in California, and how incredibly very blue it is.
EDIT: In fact, Biden beat Trump in the popular vote this year by seven million votes. 72% of Biden's victory margin is California's margin. There are. A lot. Of Democrats. In California.
Edited by TobiasDrake on Dec 8th 2020 at 12:52:23 PM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I can imagine that there have been more First Ladies who were less than thrilled at the job. It probably helped that the role was a lot less visible for a large part of history, if at all.
And I can definitely sympathize with that. They didn't run for office, after all. They often weren't even really asked if they wanted their husband to have that job. Even Obama ignored his wife when she initially told him she didn't want him to run. It's kind of an unfair position to be in for women.
Edited by Redmess on Dec 8th 2020 at 10:04:11 AM
Hope shines brightest in the darkest timesWell, yeah, I can imagine. You gotta remember, once a president, normal life is OVER.
You can never, ever go anywhere like a normal person anymore. Family included.
Edited by Forenperser on Dec 8th 2020 at 10:21:24 AM
Certified: 48.0% West Asian, 6.5% South Asian, 15.8% North/West European, 15.7% English, 7.4% Balkan, 6.6% ScandinavianMaybe I misunderstood what you're saying, but I don't see how her potentially divorcing him soon means anything either way to the question of her being complicit. Her disliking him or wanting to get out now that the situation looks worse for him doesn't exempt her from anything.
Well, in some "good" news, the US Army has relieved 14 officers of duty at Fort Hood in response to the killing of Spc. Vanessa Guillén
pending a fuller investigation - if there aren't more punishments coming down the line, I'd be genuinely disheartened, but it shows they at least realize that shit does need to change.
And he'll likely opine on Twitter and/or Parler about it, resulting in even more death threats that he will face no legal ramifications for...
Edited by ironballs16 on Dec 8th 2020 at 4:43:39 AM
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"

You know, I didn't know that Evil Turtle is on that committee...
The enthusiasm with which Republicans and the voters backing them are trying to subvert election results based on transparently bogus arguments is concerning. A Machiavellian "the end (i.e my preferred policies) justifies the means (i.e disregarding election outcomes)" approach to democracy is how you end up with tinpot dictatorships.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman