[Continuation] The Trump Presidency: Part 27 - Page 2

angrysoba · 6th January 2021, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by dudalb

That plays a big role in the classic WW2 film "The Longest Day"

"John has a long mutache...John has a long mustache".

Surely repeating it like that robs it of its innocuousness.

But then again, such phrases can either be too prosaic or somehow very odd in the context in which they are said, as the famous documentary on the French Resistance, Allo Allo described:

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angrysoba · 6th January 2021, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by thaiboxerken

A few more days and the GOP will be like: "Trump who?"

The great forgetting will happen soon.

Yep. Or at least, that's what they will try.

But Trump voters might not be so quick to forget and when the primaries start up, they are probably going to have to make a decision (try and get him arrested and thrown in jail, and somehow try to keep their hands clean, maybe....?)

Segnosaur · 6th January 2021, 08:05 AM

I wonder of Moscow Mitch is now regretting his defense of Trump during the impeachment proceedings.

I am sure it made sense at the time... keep Trump and his voter base happy, use voter suppression and other tricks to win the electoral college and senate, and get another few years in power. Now, thanks in part to Trump, they've lost both congress and the white house, and Trump is still threatening to cause all sorts of havoc in the next few years. (Problems that could make it harder for the Republicans to retake congress.)

Had republicans acted to impeach Trump, they might have angered the MAGAchuds back then (and they still might have lost the white house as a result), but with Pence in charge, without Trump's incompetent meddling they might have managed to maintain control of the senate.

MRC_Hans · 6th January 2021, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by angrysoba

Yep. Or at least, that's what they will try.

But Trump voters might not be so quick to forget and when the primaries start up, they are probably going to have to make a decision (try and get him arrested and thrown in jail, and somehow try to keep their hands clean, maybe....?)

I think his followers will be seriously seep off after a time. I mean, how will he hold rallies without a campaign staff? Security? Who will let him a venue without up-front payment? Will the news cover him, once he is no longer president and has nothing sensible to say? (He never had, but the POTUS speaking nonsense is newsworthy in itself)

Hans

pgwenthold · 6th January 2021, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by thaiboxerken

A few more days and the GOP will be like: "Trump who?"

The great forgetting will happen soon.

Eric Trump is ranting that he is going to personally make sure that every republican who doesn't capitulate is going to get "primaried." And it's nonsense.

By January 31, Eric Trump will have completely have forgotten anything about politics and will be working on crafting his next fraudulent business scheme.

Darat · 6th January 2021, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by angrysoba

Yep. Or at least, that's what they will try.

But Trump voters might not be so quick to forget and when the primaries start up, they are probably going to have to make a decision (try and get him arrested and thrown in jail, and somehow try to keep their hands clean, maybe....?)

If the USA folk want to gloss over the last four years I think it is only polite we let them. They are going to be therapy for a long time,

Horatius · 6th January 2021, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by angrysoba

Surely repeating it like that robs it of its innocuousness.

In that movie, they weren't actually trying to hide the fact that these were coded messages. As I recall, the announcer even made a point, "And now, some messages for our friends and allies in occupied Europe....", before reciting a long list of such phrases.

The key is, the Nazis, even knowing they were code phrases, had no idea who they were for, where those people were, or what the codes were communicating. They could have been literally anything from "Don't do anything, we're just messing with the Nazis heads" to "Commando raid in two days" to "Hey, it's D-Day, get your Nazi-killing shoes on!"

Darat · 6th January 2021, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by pgwenthold

Eric Trump is ranting that he is going to personally make sure that every republican who doesn't capitulate is going to get "primaried." And it's nonsense.

By January 31, Eric Trump will have completely have forgotten anything about politics and will be working on crafting his next fraudulent business scheme.

As can be seen Trump rooting for a candidate really helps.... the Democrats!

Georgia Senate runoffs: Democrat Raphael Warnock wins against Kelly Loeffler

MRC_Hans · 6th January 2021, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by pgwenthold

Eric Trump is ranting that he is going to personally make sure that every republican who doesn't capitulate is going to get "primaried." And it's nonsense.

How does he propose to do that? He will have zero political power after daddy is gone.

Quote:

By January 31, Eric Trump will have completely have forgotten anything about politics and will be working on crafting his next fraudulent business scheme.

That's if he's wise, yes.

Hans

slyjoe · 6th January 2021, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by pgwenthold

Eric Trump is ranting that he is going to personally make sure that every republican who doesn't capitulate is going to get "primaried." And it's nonsense.

By January 31, Eric Trump will have completely have forgotten anything about politics and will be working on crafting his next fraudulent business scheme.

I love this part of his rant:

Quote:

Eric Trump:
"Because I can tell you, Sean, any senator or any congressman that does not—meaning on this side—that does not fight tomorrow, their political career is over. Because the MAGA movement is going nowhere!”

ETA: Maybe he means it's not going anywhere.

Horatius · 6th January 2021, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by MRC_Hans

I think his followers will be seriously seep off after a time. I mean, how will he hold rallies without a campaign staff? Security? Who will let him a venue without up-front payment? Will the news cover him, once he is no longer president and has nothing sensible to say? (He never had, but the POTUS speaking nonsense is newsworthy in itself)

Hans

He's going to end up the political version of a minor 80s rock band that still tours local fairs catering to drunken nostalgia fans.

"Oh man, I remember this one! 'Lock her up, lock her up!'"
"Do you think he'll play 'Some people are saying...'?"

MRC_Hans · 6th January 2021, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by Horatius

He's going to end up the political version of a minor 80s rock band that still tours local fairs catering to drunken nostalgia fans.

"Oh man, I remember this one! 'Lock her up, lock her up!'"
"Do you think he'll play 'Some people are saying...'?"

Actually, with no staff to do all the organisation work, I don't think he'll have the health or stamina to tour very much, even if he can find some funding.

Hans

turingtest · 6th January 2021, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by pgwenthold

Eric Trump is ranting that he is going to personally make sure that every republican who doesn't capitulate is going to get "primaried." And it's nonsense.

By January 31, Eric Trump will have completely have forgotten anything about politics and will be working on crafting his next fraudulent business scheme.

Originally Posted by Darat

As can be seen Trump rooting for a candidate really helps.... the Democrats!

Georgia Senate runoffs: Democrat Raphael Warnock wins against Kelly Loeffler

That was kind of my first thought- on the day when a southern state elects two Democratic senators who ran against Republicans that Trump endorsed, Eric is threatening to throw future Republican candidates into the briar patch?

Well, I've always heard he was the dumb one...

angrysoba · 6th January 2021, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by slyjoe

I love this part of his rant:

ETA: Maybe he means it's not going anywhere.

In a ditch, spinning its wheels.

angrysoba · 6th January 2021, 08:40 AM

In just how long will it be before the Congress counts the votes and Mike Pence seals Trump's end of presidency?

This should be a very sweet moment.

Though I do wonder just how much bellyaching Ted Cruz and his buddies will do.

Segnosaur · 6th January 2021, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by angrysoba

In just how long will it be before the Congress counts the votes and Mike Pence seals Trump's end of presidency?

Counting starts at 1pm.

Segnosaur · 6th January 2021, 09:14 AM

Welcome to the new GOP...

From: The Hill
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Tuesday was confronted by supporters of President Trump at the airport in Salt Lake City and subsequently heckled on a flight to Washington, D.C.
...
A subsequent video shared by another Twitter user on the flight from Salt Lake to D.C. the same day shows Trump supporters shouting at Romney while aboard the airplane. In the video, passengers chant "Traitor!" for several seconds as a number of them hold their phones up to record the interaction. One person is heard yelling at Romney to resign.

Yup... that's what the republican party is now... you can be a lifelong member of the GOP, push a conservative agenda for decades, but if you don't blindly follow a racist con-artist in everything that he does, you're a 'traitor'.

Skeptic Ginger · 6th January 2021, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by pgwenthold

Eric Trump is ranting that he is going to personally make sure that every republican who doesn't capitulate is going to get "primaried." And it's nonsense.

By January 31, Eric Trump will have completely have forgotten anything about politics and will be working on crafting his next fraudulent business scheme.

Both Trump boys are threatening to hold their breaths until Daddy gets to stay in the WH.

I imagine they are sad to see their gravy train pulling out of the station without them.

ponderingturtle · 6th January 2021, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger

Both Trump boys are threatening to hold their breaths until Daddy gets to stay in the WH.

I imagine they are sad to see their gravy train pulling out of the station without them.

Well also they might be a bit worried that the NY AG has some indictments with their names on them.

alfaniner · 6th January 2021, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by angrysoba

In just how long will it be before the Congress counts the votes and Mike Pence seals Trump's end of presidency?

This should be a very sweet moment.

Though I do wonder just how much bellyaching Ted Cruz and his buddies will do.

CNN actually has a countdown clock. It will be at 1pm EST. (or, about an hour from now)

Horatius · 6th January 2021, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by ponderingturtle

Well also they might be a bit worried that the NY AG has some indictments with their names on them.

And even if the AG only goes after Daddy Trump, well, then, Donny the Lessor and Eric the Idiot face the prospect of living without Daddy's protection for the first time in their lives.

They might even have to get real jobs, for god's sake! Horror!

Tero · 6th January 2021, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by Segnosaur

I wonder of Moscow Mitch is now regretting his defense of Trump during the impeachment proceedings.

I am sure it made sense at the time... keep Trump and his voter base happy, use voter suppression and other tricks to win the electoral college and senate, and get another few years in power. Now, thanks in part to Trump, they've lost both congress and the white house, and Trump is still threatening to cause all sorts of havoc in the next few years. (Problems that could make it harder for the Republicans to retake congress.)

Had republicans acted to impeach Trump, they might have angered the MAGAchuds back then (and they still might have lost the white house as a result), but with Pence in charge, without Trump's incompetent meddling they might have managed to maintain control of the senate.

Well, Mitch needed Trump till November. Without Trump, Mitch would have got closer to 50/50 in Kentucky, now he got 58%. I predict this will be his last 6 years. He will be well over 80 next time.

TheSupermeerkat · 6th January 2021, 09:51 AM

Junior, in front of several hundred people in DC: "This is Donald Trump's Republican Party."

https://thehill.com/homenews/532886-...message-to-gop

In contrast to other posters, I think the Trump idiot family isn't going to let go. Of this grift for a while yet. They're the dogs who's caught the car, and still think they're onto something good.

ponderingturtle · 6th January 2021, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by TheSupermeerkat

Junior, in front of several hundred people in DC: "This is Donald Trump's Republican Party."

That was the official party platform after all, why should they expect that to change?

Segnosaur · 6th January 2021, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by Tero

Quote:

I wonder of Moscow Mitch is now regretting his defense of Trump during the impeachment proceedings.

I am sure it made sense at the time... keep Trump and his voter base happy, use voter suppression and other tricks to win the electoral college and senate, and get another few years in power.

Well, Mitch needed Trump till November. Without Trump, Mitch would have got closer to 50/50 in Kentucky, now he got 58%. I predict this will be his last 6 years. He will be well over 80 next time.

Kentucky has been pretty consistent in their support for republicans over the past few decades. Even if they impeached Trump and had a bunch of upset MAGAchuds, I doubt Moscow Mitch would have lost his seat.

Horatius · 6th January 2021, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by ponderingturtle

That was the official party platform after all, why should they expect that to change?

He's hoping that since he's also named Donald Trump that he will automatically inherit the party, like everything else of value he has in his life.

turingtest · 6th January 2021, 10:52 AM

Biden will nominate Merrick Garland as his Attorney General (WaPo via MSN).

MRC_Hans · 6th January 2021, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by TheSupermeerkat

Junior, in front of several hundred people in DC: "This is Donald Trump's Republican Party."

https://thehill.com/homenews/532886-...message-to-gop

In contrast to other posters, I think the Trump idiot family isn't going to let go. Of this grift for a while yet. They're the dogs who's caught the car, and still think they're onto something good.

Well, talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

Trump turns out to be the kind of friend you would happily swap for a few enemies.

Hans

Mojo · 6th January 2021, 11:54 AM

House offices evacuated as Trump supporters storm Capitol barriers

dudalb · 6th January 2021, 12:13 PM

The rioters are now indside the Capitol. TIme to stop folling around. Time to use deadly force.

dudalb · 6th January 2021, 12:14 PM

We are seeing a POTUS egging on a Mob to storm a federal building.
I keep on telliny you people; first duty of anybody who loves freedom is to get a rifle.

Captain_Swoop · 6th January 2021, 12:14 PM

Tweets from last half hour

@RepHaleyStevens
I’m sheltering in place in my office. The building next door has been evacuated. I can’t believe I have to write this.

Ben Collins (NBC)
@oneunderscore__
President Trump explicitly told these people to go to the Capitol at the end of his speech.

philip lewis (Hufpost)
@Phil_Lewis_
Whoa: Trump supporters going at it with the police on the steps of the Capitol as Congress counts the Electoral College ballots inside

ponderingturtle · 6th January 2021, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by dudalb

The rioters are now indside the Capitol. TIme to stop folling around. Time to use deadly force.

After all these people support police violence at any provocation they would certianly support the police shooting them.

Safe-Keeper · 6th January 2021, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by Mojo

House offices evacuated as Trump supporters storm Capitol barriers

Watching the live coverage now. I get a distinctly dystopian feeling from watching the demonstrators on the Congress stairs. I was worried the trumpkins would get gradually more militant as they realized the game was up.

Not to mention all the covid cases they're spreading

.

Here's hoping things calm down some time after January 20th.

Captain_Swoop · 6th January 2021, 12:33 PM

Trump Tweets

Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!

timhau · 6th January 2021, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop

Trump Tweets

Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!

Someone trying to give Donnie some deniability?

Captain_Swoop · 6th January 2021, 12:36 PM

Apparently they are talking about evacuating the VP from the Capitol building.

Captain_Swoop · 6th January 2021, 12:37 PM

OAN just questioned whether these protesters are actually Antifa operatives in disguise.

kookbreaker · 6th January 2021, 12:39 PM

Police were able to tear gas and riot shield actual peaceful protestors so Trump could stand in front of a church and hold a bible upside down. Now suddenly the police are useless. CNN keeps cutting to small columns of cops and handfuls of police vehicles that are totally ineffective and not doing anything.

Checkmite · 6th January 2021, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop

OAN just questioned whether these protesters are actually Antifa operatives in disguise.

It's literally the crowd from Trump's rally a couple of hours ago.

It's the selfsame group of people.

6th January 2021, 07:59 AM	#42
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 28,991	Originally Posted by thaiboxerken A few more days and the GOP will be like: "Trump who?" The great forgetting will happen soon. Yep. Or at least, that's what they will try. But Trump voters might not be so quick to forget and when the primaries start up, they are probably going to have to make a decision (try and get him arrested and thrown in jail, and somehow try to keep their hands clean, maybe....?)
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6th January 2021, 08:05 AM	#43
Segnosaur Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 16,868	I wonder of Moscow Mitch is now regretting his defense of Trump during the impeachment proceedings. I am sure it made sense at the time... keep Trump and his voter base happy, use voter suppression and other tricks to win the electoral college and senate, and get another few years in power. Now, thanks in part to Trump, they've lost both congress and the white house, and Trump is still threatening to cause all sorts of havoc in the next few years. (Problems that could make it harder for the Republicans to retake congress.) Had republicans acted to impeach Trump, they might have angered the MAGAchuds back then (and they still might have lost the white house as a result), but with Pence in charge, without Trump's incompetent meddling they might have managed to maintain control of the senate.
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6th January 2021, 08:07 AM	#44
MRC_Hans Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 23,333	Originally Posted by angrysoba Yep. Or at least, that's what they will try. But Trump voters might not be so quick to forget and when the primaries start up, they are probably going to have to make a decision (try and get him arrested and thrown in jail, and somehow try to keep their hands clean, maybe....?) I think his followers will be seriously seep off after a time. I mean, how will he hold rallies without a campaign staff? Security? Who will let him a venue without up-front payment? Will the news cover him, once he is no longer president and has nothing sensible to say? (He never had, but the POTUS speaking nonsense is newsworthy in itself) Hans
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6th January 2021, 08:07 AM	#45
pgwenthold Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 20,057	Originally Posted by thaiboxerken A few more days and the GOP will be like: "Trump who?" The great forgetting will happen soon. Eric Trump is ranting that he is going to personally make sure that every republican who doesn't capitulate is going to get "primaried." And it's nonsense. By January 31, Eric Trump will have completely have forgotten anything about politics and will be working on crafting his next fraudulent business scheme.
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6th January 2021, 08:07 AM	#46
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 96,085	Originally Posted by angrysoba Yep. Or at least, that's what they will try. But Trump voters might not be so quick to forget and when the primaries start up, they are probably going to have to make a decision (try and get him arrested and thrown in jail, and somehow try to keep their hands clean, maybe....?) If the USA folk want to gloss over the last four years I think it is only polite we let them. They are going to be therapy for a long time,
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6th January 2021, 08:09 AM	#47
Horatius NWO Kitty Wrangler Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,909	Originally Posted by angrysoba Surely repeating it like that robs it of its innocuousness. In that movie, they weren't actually trying to hide the fact that these were coded messages. As I recall, the announcer even made a point, "And now, some messages for our friends and allies in occupied Europe....", before reciting a long list of such phrases. The key is, the Nazis, even knowing they were code phrases, had no idea who they were for, where those people were, or what the codes were communicating. They could have been literally anything from "Don't do anything, we're just messing with the Nazis heads" to "Commando raid in two days" to "Hey, it's D-Day, get your Nazi-killing shoes on!"
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6th January 2021, 08:10 AM	#48
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 96,085	Originally Posted by pgwenthold Eric Trump is ranting that he is going to personally make sure that every republican who doesn't capitulate is going to get "primaried." And it's nonsense. By January 31, Eric Trump will have completely have forgotten anything about politics and will be working on crafting his next fraudulent business scheme. As can be seen Trump rooting for a candidate really helps.... the Democrats! Georgia Senate runoffs: Democrat Raphael Warnock wins against Kelly Loeffler
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6th January 2021, 08:13 AM	#50
slyjoe Master Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Near Harmonica Virgins, AZ Posts: 2,544	Originally Posted by pgwenthold Eric Trump is ranting that he is going to personally make sure that every republican who doesn't capitulate is going to get "primaried." And it's nonsense. By January 31, Eric Trump will have completely have forgotten anything about politics and will be working on crafting his next fraudulent business scheme. I love this part of his rant: Quote: Eric Trump: "Because I can tell you, Sean, any senator or any congressman that does not—meaning on this side—that does not fight tomorrow, their political career is over. Because the MAGA movement is going nowhere!” ETA: Maybe he means it's not going anywhere.
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6th January 2021, 08:13 AM	#51
Horatius NWO Kitty Wrangler Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,909	Originally Posted by MRC_Hans I think his followers will be seriously seep off after a time. I mean, how will he hold rallies without a campaign staff? Security? Who will let him a venue without up-front payment? Will the news cover him, once he is no longer president and has nothing sensible to say? (He never had, but the POTUS speaking nonsense is newsworthy in itself) Hans He's going to end up the political version of a minor 80s rock band that still tours local fairs catering to drunken nostalgia fans. "Oh man, I remember this one! 'Lock her up, lock her up!'" "Do you think he'll play 'Some people are saying...'?"
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6th January 2021, 08:23 AM	#52
MRC_Hans Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 23,333	Originally Posted by Horatius He's going to end up the political version of a minor 80s rock band that still tours local fairs catering to drunken nostalgia fans. "Oh man, I remember this one! 'Lock her up, lock her up!'" "Do you think he'll play 'Some people are saying...'?" Actually, with no staff to do all the organisation work, I don't think he'll have the health or stamina to tour very much, even if he can find some funding. Hans
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6th January 2021, 08:25 AM	#53
turingtest Mistral, mistral wind... Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Embedded, reporting from Mississippi Posts: 4,549	Originally Posted by pgwenthold Eric Trump is ranting that he is going to personally make sure that every republican who doesn't capitulate is going to get "primaried." And it's nonsense. By January 31, Eric Trump will have completely have forgotten anything about politics and will be working on crafting his next fraudulent business scheme. Originally Posted by Darat As can be seen Trump rooting for a candidate really helps.... the Democrats! Georgia Senate runoffs: Democrat Raphael Warnock wins against Kelly Loeffler That was kind of my first thought- on the day when a southern state elects two Democratic senators who ran against Republicans that Trump endorsed, Eric is threatening to throw future Republican candidates into the briar patch? Well, I've always heard he was the dumb one...
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6th January 2021, 08:33 AM	#54
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 28,991	Originally Posted by slyjoe I love this part of his rant: ETA: Maybe he means it's not going anywhere. In a ditch, spinning its wheels.
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6th January 2021, 08:40 AM	#55
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 28,991	In just how long will it be before the Congress counts the votes and Mike Pence seals Trump's end of presidency? This should be a very sweet moment. Though I do wonder just how much bellyaching Ted Cruz and his buddies will do.
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6th January 2021, 08:57 AM	#56
Segnosaur Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 16,868	Originally Posted by angrysoba In just how long will it be before the Congress counts the votes and Mike Pence seals Trump's end of presidency? Counting starts at 1pm.
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6th January 2021, 09:14 AM	#57
Segnosaur Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 16,868	Welcome to the new GOP... From: The Hill Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Tuesday was confronted by supporters of President Trump at the airport in Salt Lake City and subsequently heckled on a flight to Washington, D.C. ... A subsequent video shared by another Twitter user on the flight from Salt Lake to D.C. the same day shows Trump supporters shouting at Romney while aboard the airplane. In the video, passengers chant "Traitor!" for several seconds as a number of them hold their phones up to record the interaction. One person is heard yelling at Romney to resign. Yup... that's what the republican party is now... you can be a lifelong member of the GOP, push a conservative agenda for decades, but if you don't blindly follow a racist con-artist in everything that he does, you're a 'traitor'.
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6th January 2021, 09:40 AM	#58
Skeptic Ginger Nasty Woman Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 85,842	Originally Posted by pgwenthold Eric Trump is ranting that he is going to personally make sure that every republican who doesn't capitulate is going to get "primaried." And it's nonsense. By January 31, Eric Trump will have completely have forgotten anything about politics and will be working on crafting his next fraudulent business scheme. Both Trump boys are threatening to hold their breaths until Daddy gets to stay in the WH. I imagine they are sad to see their gravy train pulling out of the station without them.

6th January 2021, 09:41 AM	#59
ponderingturtle Orthogonal Vector Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 50,155	Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger Both Trump boys are threatening to hold their breaths until Daddy gets to stay in the WH. I imagine they are sad to see their gravy train pulling out of the station without them. Well also they might be a bit worried that the NY AG has some indictments with their names on them.
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6th January 2021, 09:45 AM	#60
alfaniner Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 24,601	Originally Posted by angrysoba In just how long will it be before the Congress counts the votes and Mike Pence seals Trump's end of presidency? This should be a very sweet moment. Though I do wonder just how much bellyaching Ted Cruz and his buddies will do. CNN actually has a countdown clock. It will be at 1pm EST. (or, about an hour from now)
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6th January 2021, 09:47 AM	#61
Horatius NWO Kitty Wrangler Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,909	Originally Posted by ponderingturtle Well also they might be a bit worried that the NY AG has some indictments with their names on them. And even if the AG only goes after Daddy Trump, well, then, Donny the Lessor and Eric the Idiot face the prospect of living without Daddy's protection for the first time in their lives. They might even have to get real jobs, for god's sake! Horror!
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6th January 2021, 09:49 AM	#62
Tero Master Poster Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North American prairie Posts: 2,163	Originally Posted by Segnosaur I wonder of Moscow Mitch is now regretting his defense of Trump during the impeachment proceedings. I am sure it made sense at the time... keep Trump and his voter base happy, use voter suppression and other tricks to win the electoral college and senate, and get another few years in power. Now, thanks in part to Trump, they've lost both congress and the white house, and Trump is still threatening to cause all sorts of havoc in the next few years. (Problems that could make it harder for the Republicans to retake congress.) Had republicans acted to impeach Trump, they might have angered the MAGAchuds back then (and they still might have lost the white house as a result), but with Pence in charge, without Trump's incompetent meddling they might have managed to maintain control of the senate. Well, Mitch needed Trump till November. Without Trump, Mitch would have got closer to 50/50 in Kentucky, now he got 58%. I predict this will be his last 6 years. He will be well over 80 next time.
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6th January 2021, 09:51 AM	#63
TheSupermeerkat Muse Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 640	Junior, in front of several hundred people in DC: "This is Donald Trump's Republican Party." https://thehill.com/homenews/532886-...message-to-gop In contrast to other posters, I think the Trump idiot family isn't going to let go. Of this grift for a while yet. They're the dogs who's caught the car, and still think they're onto something good.
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6th January 2021, 09:53 AM	#64
ponderingturtle Orthogonal Vector Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 50,155	Originally Posted by TheSupermeerkat Junior, in front of several hundred people in DC: "This is Donald Trump's Republican Party." That was the official party platform after all, why should they expect that to change?
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6th January 2021, 09:58 AM	#65
Segnosaur Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 16,868	Originally Posted by Tero Quote: I wonder of Moscow Mitch is now regretting his defense of Trump during the impeachment proceedings. I am sure it made sense at the time... keep Trump and his voter base happy, use voter suppression and other tricks to win the electoral college and senate, and get another few years in power. Well, Mitch needed Trump till November. Without Trump, Mitch would have got closer to 50/50 in Kentucky, now he got 58%. I predict this will be his last 6 years. He will be well over 80 next time. Kentucky has been pretty consistent in their support for republicans over the past few decades. Even if they impeached Trump and had a bunch of upset MAGAchuds, I doubt Moscow Mitch would have lost his seat.
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6th January 2021, 10:02 AM	#66
Horatius NWO Kitty Wrangler Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,909	Originally Posted by ponderingturtle That was the official party platform after all, why should they expect that to change? He's hoping that since he's also named Donald Trump that he will automatically inherit the party, like everything else of value he has in his life.
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6th January 2021, 10:52 AM	#67
turingtest Mistral, mistral wind... Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Embedded, reporting from Mississippi Posts: 4,549	Biden will nominate Merrick Garland as his Attorney General (WaPo via MSN).
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6th January 2021, 11:13 AM	#68
MRC_Hans Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 23,333	Originally Posted by TheSupermeerkat Junior, in front of several hundred people in DC: "This is Donald Trump's Republican Party." https://thehill.com/homenews/532886-...message-to-gop In contrast to other posters, I think the Trump idiot family isn't going to let go. Of this grift for a while yet. They're the dogs who's caught the car, and still think they're onto something good. Well, talk about shooting yourself in the foot. Trump turns out to be the kind of friend you would happily swap for a few enemies. Hans
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6th January 2021, 11:54 AM	#69
Mojo Mostly harmless Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nor Flanden Posts: 33,581	House offices evacuated as Trump supporters storm Capitol barriers
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6th January 2021, 12:13 PM	#70
dudalb Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 49,950	The rioters are now indside the Capitol. TIme to stop folling around. Time to use deadly force.
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6th January 2021, 12:14 PM	#71
dudalb Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 49,950	We are seeing a POTUS egging on a Mob to storm a federal building. I keep on telliny you people; first duty of anybody who loves freedom is to get a rifle.
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6th January 2021, 12:14 PM	#72
Captain_Swoop Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 31,377	Tweets from last half hour @RepHaleyStevens I’m sheltering in place in my office. The building next door has been evacuated. I can’t believe I have to write this. Ben Collins (NBC) @oneunderscore__ President Trump explicitly told these people to go to the Capitol at the end of his speech. philip lewis (Hufpost) @Phil_Lewis_ Whoa: Trump supporters going at it with the police on the steps of the Capitol as Congress counts the Electoral College ballots inside

6th January 2021, 12:14 PM	#73
ponderingturtle Orthogonal Vector Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 50,155	Originally Posted by dudalb The rioters are now indside the Capitol. TIme to stop folling around. Time to use deadly force. After all these people support police violence at any provocation they would certianly support the police shooting them.
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6th January 2021, 12:15 PM	#74
Safe-Keeper Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 10,373	Originally Posted by Mojo House offices evacuated as Trump supporters storm Capitol barriers Watching the live coverage now. I get a distinctly dystopian feeling from watching the demonstrators on the Congress stairs. I was worried the trumpkins would get gradually more militant as they realized the game was up. Not to mention all the covid cases they're spreading . Here's hoping things calm down some time after January 20th.
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6th January 2021, 12:33 PM	#75
Captain_Swoop Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 31,377	Trump Tweets Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!

6th January 2021, 12:35 PM	#76
timhau NWO Litter Technician Join Date: May 2004 Location: Looks like Finland. Smells like Finland. Quacks like Finland. Where the hell am I? Posts: 14,368	Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop Trump Tweets Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful! Someone trying to give Donnie some deniability?
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6th January 2021, 12:36 PM	#77
Captain_Swoop Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 31,377	Apparently they are talking about evacuating the VP from the Capitol building.