The Art of the Donald Trumpocalypse

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:06 pm

Now he has made it.

Cover of The Rolling Stone.

The iconic music and culture magazine is planning to feature Trump on the cover of its next issue, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/23/media/d ... -stack-dom

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:13 pm

Kraken wrote:Biden has said that he would step aside after one term. I wonder if Warren might consider four years as second banana if it were actually president-in-waiting. Still having a hard time imagining her taking to the sidelines for four years, though. This meeting was more likely about sounding out Joe's bona fides on her core issues for a potential endorsement.

4 years as Vice President is no guarantee you'll get the top spot if the sitting Prez doesn't run for a second term (see Humphrey, H.)

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:14 pm

Rip wrote:Now he has made it.

Cover of The Rolling Stone.

The iconic music and culture magazine is planning to feature Trump on the cover of its next issue, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/23/media/d ... -stack-dom

Kim Kardashian made it there first. Maybe she should run.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:15 pm

"President Elizabeth Warren" makes me feel all fluttery and optimistic and proud to be American.

"President Donald Trump" makes me feel like I'm in one of the darker Futurama episodes.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:06 pm

tgb wrote:
Kraken wrote:Biden has said that he would step aside after one term. I wonder if Warren might consider four years as second banana if it were actually president-in-waiting. Still having a hard time imagining her taking to the sidelines for four years, though. This meeting was more likely about sounding out Joe's bona fides on her core issues for a potential endorsement.
4 years as Vice President is no guarantee you'll get the top spot if the sitting Prez doesn't run for a second term (see Humphrey, H.)

Yeah, I'm skeptical that it's a better launch pad than being a senator, and Warren has not signaled any interest in the presidency anyway despite a lot of encouragement. The veep speculation is wishful thinking...unless you're a Masshole who wishes that she'd spend the rest of her career in that senate seat.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:28 pm

I don't know that she would do it, I am only saying it would put the Democrat party in the best position to win. I guess it comes down to whether she is looking out for the good of the party or herself.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:36 pm

Holman wrote:"President Elizabeth Warren" makes me feel all fluttery and optimistic and proud to be American.

"President Donald Trump" makes me feel like I'm in one of the darker Futurama episodes.

I'll be honest, President Donald Trump doesn't scare me as much as President Scott Walker, President Rick Santorum, President Mike Huckabee, President Ted Cruz, President Bobby Jindal or President Ben Carson.

Alefroth · Post by **Alefroth** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:50 pm

Rip wrote:I don't know that she would do it, I am only saying it would put the Democrat party in the best position to win. I guess it comes down to whether she is looking out for the good of the party or herself.

Which is scenario is her looking out for the good of herself?

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:54 pm

Alefroth wrote:
Rip wrote:I don't know that she would do it, I am only saying it would put the Democrat party in the best position to win. I guess it comes down to whether she is looking out for the good of the party or herself.
Which is scenario is her looking out for the good of herself?

The one where she runs for President as a Republican

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 3:00 pm

Alefroth wrote:
Rip wrote:I don't know that she would do it, I am only saying it would put the Democrat party in the best position to win. I guess it comes down to whether she is looking out for the good of the party or herself.
Which is scenario is her looking out for the good of herself?

The one where she sits on the sidelines.

I suspect she expects to get the nod in another election or two where she would not face any serious competition.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 3:13 pm

Two elections from now she'll be 75.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 3:18 pm

Holman wrote:Two elections from now she'll be 75.

Which is what Biden and Sanders are now, besides women live longer.

Alefroth · Post by **Alefroth** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 3:22 pm

Rip wrote:
Alefroth wrote:
Rip wrote:I don't know that she would do it, I am only saying it would put the Democrat party in the best position to win. I guess it comes down to whether she is looking out for the good of the party or herself.
Which is scenario is her looking out for the good of herself?
The one where she sits on the sidelines.

I suspect she expects to get the nod in another election or two where she would not face any serious competition.

That's an unlikely scenario and not one that is being discussed at all. Continuing her work in the senate is not sitting on the sidelines.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:10 pm

Alefroth wrote:
Rip wrote:
Alefroth wrote:
Rip wrote:I don't know that she would do it, I am only saying it would put the Democrat party in the best position to win. I guess it comes down to whether she is looking out for the good of the party or herself.
Which is scenario is her looking out for the good of herself?
The one where she sits on the sidelines.

I suspect she expects to get the nod in another election or two where she would not face any serious competition.
That's an unlikely scenario and not one that is being discussed at all. Continuing her work in the senate is not sitting on the sidelines.

Warren's more focused on her pet issues than on career advancement. She will do whatever she thinks will make her most effective in regulating Wall Street and reducing student loan debt. She only ran for the Senate after they refused to confirm her to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that she helped create -- revenge is sweet. If she doesn't want to be president it's because that job would get in the way of her agenda.

Hard as it is to believe there are still people in politics who care more about the good of the country than about power and glory. Those people do not become president.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:09 pm

Rip wrote:
Holman wrote:Two elections from now she'll be 75.
Which is what Biden and Sanders are now, besides women live longer.

Can you imagine what Rip will think of her appearance then? We'll be inundated with unflattering pictures of her because old women are ugly, apparently. Or funny looking. I'm not really sure what Rip's fascination with the appearance of old women is.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:46 pm

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:30 pm

I've got a secret. I like the pictures. I think they are funny and like seeing people caught in mid motion. I think they are complimentary and show a normally serious woman in amusing ways, and reminds me that she isn't always scowling and sometimes even enjoys herself. They make me like her a bit.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 5:08 pm

Rip wrote:Cover of The Rolling Stone.

Who calls it "The Rolling Stone" ?

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 5:14 pm

Unagi wrote:
Rip wrote:Cover of The Rolling Stone.
Who calls it "The Rolling Stone" ?

Dr. Hook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJu6Up9w2Hc

or Poison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF0UtEDQePw

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 5:19 pm

Unagi wrote:
Rip wrote:Cover of The Rolling Stone.
Who calls it "The Rolling Stone" ?

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:01 pm

Tweet from Trump:

Jeb Bush is crazy, who cares that he speaks Mexican, this is America, English !!"

Donald, you can call what you're typing English, but that doesn't make it so.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:32 pm

Last time I checked "Mexican" wasn't a language. Of course it helps that Trump is bi-lingual. Everything that comes out of his mouth is either nonsense or gibberish.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:12 pm

Holman wrote:Tweet from Trump:

...this is America, English !!"

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:25 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote:
Holman wrote:Tweet from Trump:

...this is America, English !!"

Also, folks, don't forget that in Their infinite wisdom the Overlords have gifted us with a tweet tag:

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:02 pm

I'll do it.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:32 pm

THAT's what I was waiting for...

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:57 pm

Carpet_pissr wrote:THAT's what I was waiting for...

It was inevitable. If not me, someone else.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:25 pm

tgb wrote:I'll do it.

Sometimes I think Trump ' s native language is 'What'.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:15 pm

tgb wrote:Last time I checked "Mexican" wasn't a language. Of course it helps that Trump is bi-lingual. Everything that comes out of his mouth is either nonsense or gibberish.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:12 pm

I just spent 10 minutes looking through his Twitter posts. What an astounding avalanche of derp.

A derpalanche, if you will.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:18 pm

If he doesn't adopt this as part of a campaign drive, his campaign manager should be replaced.

Enough · Post by **Enough** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:21 pm

TheMix wrote:
tgb wrote:Last time I checked "Mexican" wasn't a language. Of course it helps that Trump is bi-lingual. Everything that comes out of his mouth is either nonsense or gibberish.

That reminds me of a favorite quote from my father-in-law: "I only like two kinds of pie: hot pie and cold pie."

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:19 pm

I'm not bothered as much by people speaking Mexican as by the speaking Canadian.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:53 pm

Skinypupy wrote:I just spent 10 minutes looking through his Twitter posts. What an astounding avalanche of derp.

A derpalanche, if you will.

And even worse than his posts are his supporters' replies.

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:07 pm

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:14 pm

LOL, Cruz has an Hispanic name and they don't even like him.

Anonymous Bosch · Post by **Anonymous Bosch** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:40 pm

Jaymann wrote:LOL, Cruz has an Hispanic name and they don't even like him.

...because any Hispanic in their right mind ought to like someone based solely upon their surname? That seems like a rather odd assumption.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:44 pm

No, but at this point a lot of polling is about name recognition. Cruz is such a douche bag he negates even that.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:51 pm

Trump has annoying Univision reporter tossed on his ass.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/25/politics/ ... index.html

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:23 pm

What's the odds on favorite for the date on which he finally just calls Kelly a whore?