TVTropes Now available in the app store!
Open

Follow TV Tropes

Following

The General US Politics Thread

Go To

Nov 2023 Mod notice:


There may be other, more specific, threads about some aspects of US politics, but this one tends to act as a hub for all sorts of related news and information, so it's usually one of the busiest OTC threads.

If you're new to OTC, it's worth reading the Introduction to On-Topic Conversations and the On-Topic Conversations debate guidelines before posting here.

Rumor-based, fear-mongering and/or inflammatory statements that damage the quality of the thread will be thumped. Off-topic posts will also be thumped. Repeat offenders may be suspended.

If time spent moderating this thread remains a distraction from moderation of the wiki itself, the thread will need to be locked. We want to avoid that, so please follow the forum rules when posting here.


In line with the general forum rules, 'gravedancing' is prohibited here. If you're celebrating someone's death or hoping that they die, your post will get thumped. This rule applies regardless of what the person you're discussing has said or done.

Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM

CosmicButtMonkey Probably has undiagnosed mild autism from An eternal abyss of apathy Since: Nov, 2016 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Probably has undiagnosed mild autism
#157526: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:14:28 PM

Hopefully Trumps own incompetence will save the nation.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#157527: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:19:37 PM

[up]Normally, you want the leader of your country to be as smart and capable as they can possibly be. I don't know if I've ever seen a case where the best outcome is that the leader is an incompetent moron. Can we get a listing in Guinness for that?tongue

CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#157528: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:23:11 PM

Having the country get comfortable with Trump would just mean we'll be back to stringing up the coloreds and lighting crosses on fire, but instead of just beating a black man's skull in and stuffing his scrotum down his throat, the crazies will be doing it to Muslims, as well.

EDIT: Damn page topper. This post makes sense in context, I swear.

edited 21st Nov '16 2:23:36 PM by CrimsonZephyr

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#157529: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:23:16 PM

I'm gonna stop saying "Trump". God just the name itself, what with all the damage to our society that's been done, clogs my throat.

From this day for I shall say "President-elect Don'T".

Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#157530: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:30:20 PM

Speaking of clogs, Guiness, and given all the health issues President Elect DonT has in a prior post, the black comedy part of me wonders if the only President he'll end up being better than is William Henry Harrison

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#157531: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:32:07 PM

Well, he seems healthy enough to survive thirty days in office.

But seriously, the "issues" he has are things that people live with every day and I don't think he's going to keel over any time soon.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#157532: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:33:45 PM

He also has access to the best medical care in the world.

Our best hopes for getting rid of Trump early are him getting caught doing something blatantly criminal, or him getting bored of the job and its restrictions and quitting.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#157533: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:34:28 PM

538 on which Republicans are likely to swing away from Trump on issues, and which Democrats are likely to cross aisles

Essentially the long a Republican has been in office, the more likely they're pull away from the incoming President, because This Isn't Their First Rodeo (and know the headwinds behind them could dissipate.)

Meanwhile Democrats in more rural / red states who find themselves haphazardly positioned are more likely to swing with Trump, likely on anything that might bring bacon back home.

As to Trump doing better with Latinos, I can think of one key demo, again, with that, that would of bolted from Trump over Hillary: Cubans in Florida. Obama tried to thaw on Cuba, and the older (and more likely to vote) Cuban-American voters went "Fuck you".

Elsewhere I'm not sure, but the Florida one is obvious, and was sadly a poor political move on Obama's part, plus any voter suppression in Florida, that likely burned Hillary there.

pwiegle Cape Malleum Majorem from Nowhere Special Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Cape Malleum Majorem
#157534: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:36:33 PM

[up]x5 — In one of John Oliver's segments, he commented, "Every time someone says his name, he has a massive orgasm."

So let's just not do it. Personally, I'd refer to him as "The Great Pumpkinhead," but that would be doing a disservice to Charles M. Schulz and Linus Van Pelt.

This Space Intentionally Left Blank.
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#157535: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:38:00 PM

[up]The "Cheetoh Benito" nickname springs to mind.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#157536: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:39:28 PM

I've always been fond of the Church Lady's "Tangerine Tornado".

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#157537: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:40:03 PM

William Henry Harrison wasn't that bad, he died before he had a chance to do anything truly terrible. Now Buchanan or Andrew Johnson on the other hand.

randomdude4 Since: May, 2011
#157538: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:40:41 PM

[up][up][up]I'm stealing that one [lol]

edited 21st Nov '16 2:40:59 PM by randomdude4

"Can't make an omelette without breaking some children." -Bur
blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#157539: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:41:45 PM

I like Don'T because that's his initials as well as concisely summarizing my feelings for him.

Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#157540: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:42:13 PM

[up][up][up] My thinking was mostly focused on the irony factor of the Tangerine Tornado and his narcissistic need to be the best being fulfilled by gaining a world record entry for surpassing the President who spent the least time in office. Especially given the general feeling he never really wanted the job in the first place.

edited 21st Nov '16 2:43:31 PM by sgamer82

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#157541: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:46:27 PM

I intend to call him President Trump, or perhaps the Donald, because I found the name calling of President Obama rather juvenile, and have no intention of being part of the problem now that the shoe is on the other foot.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#157542: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:52:06 PM

I'll stick with Trump. I don't intend on giving the title to someone so unfitting for it, but like Cap says, no point being juvenile.

We have very real and very serious reasons and ways to criticize Trump and his cabinet. It's important those reasons not get diluted.

It's been fun.
CosmicButtMonkey Probably has undiagnosed mild autism from An eternal abyss of apathy Since: Nov, 2016 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Probably has undiagnosed mild autism
#157543: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:54:49 PM

Compromise with El Presidente Trump?

blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#157544: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:55:50 PM

A name should reflect a person, I think.

Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
Balmung Since: Oct, 2011
#157545: Nov 21st 2016 at 2:56:54 PM

Yeah, I'll mostly call him President Trump, Trump, or the Donald because as apt as things like Mango Mussolini are, it's kind of juvenile to insist on not using the guy's name.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#157546: Nov 21st 2016 at 3:01:20 PM

Just going to stick to Trump too.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#157547: Nov 21st 2016 at 3:04:23 PM

I'm just going to call him Trump. Giving people nicknames is perfectly fine, and Trump has earned most any derision directed towards him, but I'm not going to avoid calling him by name.

edited 21st Nov '16 3:05:33 PM by Draghinazzo

tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Never Trust
#157548: Nov 21st 2016 at 3:06:01 PM

I've been going with P. T. Mussolini and see no reason to stop.

Trump delenda est
pwiegle Cape Malleum Majorem from Nowhere Special Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Cape Malleum Majorem
#157549: Nov 21st 2016 at 3:08:13 PM

Well, some of us need to call him by a nickname that we find funny, because it diminishes the impact. Like the old saying goes: "Sometimes you have to laugh just to keep from crying."

It's a psychological defense mechanism to help keep us sane — like me thinking of my abusive father as a chimpanzee (because every time he gets mad, he screams and throws shit.)

This Space Intentionally Left Blank.
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#157550: Nov 21st 2016 at 3:12:36 PM

"Donald" is probably sufficiently belettling. It worked for Clinton in the debates. Trump is his brand name and it's his brand that gives him power.

I won't call him "President". He may have won the election but he'll never have my respect, nor will he lead me.

edited 21st Nov '16 3:13:56 PM by Elle


Total posts: 417,856
Top