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NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#167376: Jan 19th 2017 at 5:14:39 AM

Dawn of the Final Day: 24 Hours Remain

RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#167377: Jan 19th 2017 at 6:12:24 AM

Well, Republicans are hard at work trying to criminalize peaceful protest. Or, as in the case of North Dakota, just make it okay to kill protestors so long as you go "oops" afterwards.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#167378: Jan 19th 2017 at 6:22:05 AM

A reminder for all people. In the oddly plausible event that Trump does not show for his own inauguration...he still becomes president. The swearing of the oath is simply a formality, and the president-elect will, assuming he's alive and in decent health, get the presidency regardless.

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#167379: Jan 19th 2017 at 6:52:20 AM

[up]It would still be a dent in his legitimacy, however. I mean, not showing up to your own inauguration must be a slap in the face of everyone that voted for him.

RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#167380: Jan 19th 2017 at 6:53:36 AM

He'll show. This is his coronation, his big ego trip. And Trump's ego is literally all he has.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#167381: Jan 19th 2017 at 6:54:32 AM

Especially after they whined about the one Obama inauguration not being legitimate because the official screwed up.

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
#167382: Jan 19th 2017 at 6:57:09 AM

Aloha Oe, President Obama.

You were amazing and we shall never see your like again

Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#167383: Jan 19th 2017 at 7:12:42 AM

So you guys, what do you think he will be sworn in? A copy of The Art of the Deal or a jar of "Granny's Peach Tea" [lol]

Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#167385: Jan 19th 2017 at 7:16:18 AM

Nah, it'll be the Bible.

And the moment he puts his hand on it, we'll all hear a loud sizzling sound and he'll fall to his knees in agony going "IT BURRRNSSS"

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
Proglottid Since: Mar, 2010
#167386: Jan 19th 2017 at 7:19:34 AM

Either that or the whole thing will be nothing but Trump repeating his own name over and over while furiously masturbating

Because really that's exactly what it is for him

speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#167387: Jan 19th 2017 at 7:22:10 AM

[up][up] On Jimmy Fallon last night, he made a similar joke: Apparently Trump is being sworn in on two Bibles, because his hand'll burn through the first one.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#167388: Jan 19th 2017 at 7:41:16 AM

If #Thanks Obama isn't trending on Twitter tomorrow, I will lose faith in mankind.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Proglottid Since: Mar, 2010
Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#167390: Jan 19th 2017 at 7:48:00 AM

Wyoming's legislature is considering a bill that could effectively ban solar and wind power in the state, by fining producers using either or both sources $10 per megawatt hour generated for consumer use.

The FBI and 5 other law enforcement and intelligence agencies are investigating whether the Russian government directly funded the influence campaign working in Trump's favor.

Trump and his fears of legitimacy: Well, given the amount of people in New York's more privileged circles who thought him to be nekulturny even before The Apprentice, I'm not surprised.

Well, I guess we do see what those who still believe themselves temporarily inconvenienced millionaires want to be after all.

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#167391: Jan 19th 2017 at 7:52:27 AM

[up][up]I have some left, ironically for a bureaucrat in training its mostly reserved for a few in the private sector.

On another note, if Trump destroys the Canadian economy; keep in mind that Canada (and the rest of the world) can hurt you guys right back. Nothing personal, but we aren't going down alone.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/trade-protectionism-global-response-1.3940770

I don't want to watch my country go into a depression, but I can darkly smirk while drinking unsafely if the Rust Belt burns thanks to Canadian counter-tariffs.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#167392: Jan 19th 2017 at 7:58:42 AM

"We ought to solidify relationships in the best way we can in our own territory before we go off to other jurisdictions."

I told you the Anschluss with Canada was coming.

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.
DeMarquis (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#167393: Jan 19th 2017 at 8:29:09 AM

Yeah, but bear in mind how risk averse Trump is. I actually think he's going to be less of a problem than Republican dominated legislatures will be.

I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.
RAlexa21th Zettai Ryouiki Enjoyer from California (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I <3 love!
Zettai Ryouiki Enjoyer
#167394: Jan 19th 2017 at 8:33:08 AM

Trump is merely a symptom, not a disease.

Continue writing our story of peace.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#167395: Jan 19th 2017 at 8:35:27 AM

[up][up][up]Over my dead body.

And yeah, using that sort of tone isn't going to help with the whole "make America respected again".

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
CenturyEye Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign? from I don't know where the Yith sent me this time... Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
#167397: Jan 19th 2017 at 8:49:02 AM

[up][up]Aww come on. You won't even take Cascadia? Its not like "Jesusland" has to be part of the deal. note 

edited 19th Jan '17 9:00:59 AM by CenturyEye

Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#167398: Jan 19th 2017 at 9:02:47 AM

As a semi-serious response, merging even the blue states into Canada would essentially leave us as California/New England's northern colonies. Too much of a population difference.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Never Trust
#167399: Jan 19th 2017 at 9:04:54 AM

[up][up][up] You have it wrong. Speaking for the blue states, I'd like you to absorb us.

Trump delenda est
StarOutlaw Since: Nov, 2010
#167400: Jan 19th 2017 at 9:05:10 AM

Trump and Trumplings are under the assumption that winning or success in of itself means they deserve respect, rather than, you know, actually acting respectfully and having honor or good sportsmanship. Like that one woman who got triggered into a rant about how because she voted for Trump she deserved special treatment at a store. It doesn't matter if they cheated or inherited their fortune, all that matters is that they succeeded, so everyone should just shut up and do as they say.

For all the conservative talk about succeeding on merit, it's really a case of their ends justifying their means. Conservatives and Trumplings will deny up and down that it's even possible someone could become successful through exploiting the system and cheating. As long as they're white, of course.

I keep saying this shit, but these people truly believe in Might Makes Right, and I imagine that it REALLY pisses them off when it doesn't work that way. I think that's why these kind of people really hate progressive changes, because "losers" refuse to just grovel to the "winners" in power. It's a matter of pride. When someone from the "losing" side ends up winning, it is a massive blow to the winner's ego because It de-ligimitizes the winners "win." Trump despises Obama because Obama had the kind of approval and love from the people Trump covets despite being a black man in a country constantly struggling with race relations.

It's like the tortoise and the hare; if the tortoise won, then the hare must have REALLY sucked.

edited 19th Jan '17 9:09:11 AM by StarOutlaw


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