The Art of the Donald Trumpocalypse

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 4:58 pm

Enough wrote: I bet it would truly suck providing IT security resources for him....

"Whaddya mean "Yuge Penis" is not a strong password? I got the biggest, strongest penis there is!"

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 6:37 pm

Pyperkub wrote:I have a bit more respect for Tim Tebow after this:

CLEVELAND — Tim Tebow, the Heisman Trophy winner, reality television star and former N.F.L. player who was supposed to be one of the biggest names to appear at the Republican National Convention, said Thursday that he would not speak after all.

In a video he posted to Instagram, Mr. Tebow called reports that he would be a speaker “a rumor.”

Good for him.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:52 pm

Grifman wrote:
Pyperkub wrote:I have a bit more respect for Tim Tebow after this:

CLEVELAND — Tim Tebow, the Heisman Trophy winner, reality television star and former N.F.L. player who was supposed to be one of the biggest names to appear at the Republican National Convention, said Thursday that he would not speak after all.

In a video he posted to Instagram, Mr. Tebow called reports that he would be a speaker “a rumor.”
Good for him.

That's a weird response from him. He's not talking about someone else. He's talking about himself. He either knows he's speaking, knows he's not speaking, or is in the middle of talking with people whether he will speak or not. A normal person would say "No, I'm not speaking" or "Yes, I am speaking" or "I'm not sure yet, but possibly".

What kind of answer is "that's (only) a rumour"?

edit: Read more of the article, but didn't watch Tebow's video. The article says he's out, but then only quotes him talking about rumours. I assume his video is more straightforward and clear?

Zarathud · Post by **Zarathud** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:05 am

Trump: Making America Great Again. Starting with his new campaign logo.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:04 pm

Apparently they've already scrubbed the TP part of the logo from the Trump and RNC websites.

Trump is still stuck with Pence, though.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:18 pm

Holman wrote:Apparently they've already scrubbed the TP part of the logo from the Trump and RNC websites.

Trump is still stuck with Pence, though.

What is it about conservatives and lack of imagination/foresight -- at one point here in Canuckistan, when the Reform party was nearing the final stages of absorbing the Progressive Conservative party, they briefly named themselves the Canadian Conservative Reform Alliance party.

Zarathud · Post by **Zarathud** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:54 pm

Holman wrote:Apparently they've already scrubbed the TP part of the logo from the Trump and RNC websites.

Trump is still stuck with Pence, though.

That logo isn't going away. Frankly, I would hold a "TP for your Bunghole!" sign on the street because it makes me laugh so hard every time I think about it.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 4:07 pm

Some of us think the ticket is a Beavis and Butthead ticket, while others would see a Beavis and Butthead ticket as preferable to Hilary.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 10:19 pm

I didn't watch the announcement but a couple of articles I read were not impressed. Well, more like scratching their heads wondering what the hell it was that they just watched. Apparently Trump talked about himself for 30 minutes, introduced Pence then walked off the stage. And the Rolling Stones song blaring from the sound system was "You can't always get what you want"? Good. Lord.

Poor Pence. Does he have any idea what he's signed up for? I guess this is his Palin moment in the spotlight, except extremely unlikely to result in anything positive for him.

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:50 am

GreenGoo wrote:Poor Pence. Does he have any idea what he's signed up for? I guess this is his Palin moment in the spotlight, except extremely unlikely to result in anything positive for him.

I don't feel sorry for Pence since...fuck that guy. When this is over he can have a reality show too - 'Bland Hate'. Now for some positives - Trump apparently is so, so sad he didn't make the best VP choice ever and is weighing announcing his council of crazy. I look forward to that shit show.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 10:24 am

Pence will lock down the evangelicals and Teabaggers who didn't think Fuckface was "conservative" enough. Not that they would have voted for Hillary, but probably would have sat this one out.

Zarathud · Post by **Zarathud** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 1:30 pm

At some point Pence will poss off Trump, and Trump is used to saying whatever he wants. It's not going to end well.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 2:18 pm

Zarathud wrote:At some point Pence will poss off Trump, and Trump is used to saying whatever he wants. It's not going to end well.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 2:42 pm

Zarathud wrote:At some point Pence will poss off Trump, and Trump is used to saying whatever he wants. It's not going to end well.

I live for the day Trump refers to his running mate as a "loser".

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 2:56 pm

tgb wrote:
Zarathud wrote:At some point Pence will poss off Trump, and Trump is used to saying whatever he wants. It's not going to end well.
I live for the day Trump refers to his running mate as a "loser".

November 9, 2016?

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 3:48 pm

Scott Baio has stepped up to speak at Republican National Convention

“I actually was at a fundraiser for Mr. Trump the other night with my wife, and he invited me to speak at the convention, which was completely unexpected and out of left field,” Baio said. “He had given a speech and he was walking out. I looked at him and said, ‘Mr. Trump, Scott Baio,’ and he goes, ‘Oh my God,’ and he said to me, ‘Did you want to speak?’ and I went, ‘Here?’ and he goes, “No, no, no, at the convention.”

That's quite the vetting process: run into random people and ask them on the fly to speak at your convention.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 4:37 pm

Max Peck wrote:
tgb wrote:
Zarathud wrote:At some point Pence will poss off Trump, and Trump is used to saying whatever he wants. It's not going to end well.
I live for the day Trump refers to his running mate as a "loser".
November 9, 2016?

You joke, but if they lose I'll bet 50 quatloos right now that Trump makes it all Pence's fault.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 4:46 pm

No bet.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:10 pm

I'd take that bet. There's no way that he dumps all the blame on Pence -- most of it will go to the GOP Establishment® for not jumping on the Trump Train from the get-go.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:42 pm

Max Peck wrote:I'd take that bet. There's no way that he dumps all the blame on Pence -- most of it will go to the GOP Establishment® for not jumping on the Trump Train from the get-go.

And his advisors for the poor VP pick that he was pressured into making.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 7:27 pm

And the politically correct media. Don't forget the media!

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 7:51 pm

GreenGoo wrote:
Max Peck wrote:I'd take that bet. There's no way that he dumps all the blame on Pence -- most of it will go to the GOP Establishment[REGISTERED SIGN] for not jumping on the Trump Train from the get-go.
And his advisors for the poor VP pick that he was pressured into making.

You mean the one that was his first choice from the start?

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 7:54 pm

GreenGoo wrote:
Grifman wrote:
Pyperkub wrote:I have a bit more respect for Tim Tebow after this:

CLEVELAND — Tim Tebow, the Heisman Trophy winner, reality television star and former N.F.L. player who was supposed to be one of the biggest names to appear at the Republican National Convention, said Thursday that he would not speak after all.

In a video he posted to Instagram, Mr. Tebow called reports that he would be a speaker “a rumor.”
Good for him.
That's a weird response from him. He's not talking about someone else. He's talking about himself. He either knows he's speaking, knows he's not speaking, or is in the middle of talking with people whether he will speak or not. A normal person would say "No, I'm not speaking" or "Yes, I am speaking" or "I'm not sure yet, but possibly".

What kind of answer is "that's (only) a rumour"?

edit: Read more of the article, but didn't watch Tebow's video. The article says he's out, but then only quotes him talking about rumours. I assume his video is more straightforward and clear?

I didn't read the article but I did watch part of the video and he's pretty clear he's not speaking, there's no ambiguity whatsoever.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:43 pm

Moliere wrote:Scott Baio has stepped up to speak at Republican National Convention

“I actually was at a fundraiser for Mr. Trump the other night with my wife, and he invited me to speak at the convention, which was completely unexpected and out of left field,” Baio said. “He had given a speech and he was walking out. I looked at him and said, ‘Mr. Trump, Scott Baio,’ and he goes, ‘Oh my God,’ and he said to me, ‘Did you want to speak?’ and I went, ‘Here?’ and he goes, “No, no, no, at the convention.”
That's quite the vetting process: run into random people and ask them on the fly to speak at your convention.

Donnie loves Chachi?

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:31 pm

Lorenzo Lamas is giving the keynote speech on foreign trade on Saturday night.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:40 pm

hepcat wrote:Lorenzo Lamas is giving the keynote speech on foreign trade on Saturday night.

“He was a cop, and good at his job. But he committed the ultimate sin—and testified against other cops gone bad. Cops that tried to kill him, but got the woman he loved instead. Framed for murder, now he prowls the badlands...an outlaw hunting outlaws...a bounty hunter...a RENEGADE.”

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:44 pm

Colbert's RNC coverage is called, "The 2016 Trumpublican Donational Coventrump Starring Donald Trump as the Republican Party (May Contain Traces of Republican.)"

Should be fun this week.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:50 pm

$iljanus wrote:
hepcat wrote:Lorenzo Lamas is giving the keynote speech on foreign trade on Saturday night.
“He was a cop, and good at his job. But he committed the ultimate sin—and testified against other cops gone bad. Cops that tried to kill him, but got the woman he loved instead. Framed for murder, now he prowls the badlands...an outlaw hunting outlaws...a bounty hunter...a RENEGADE.”

Trump will play his trusty Indian sidekick.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:56 pm

hepcat wrote:
$iljanus wrote:
hepcat wrote:Lorenzo Lamas is giving the keynote speech on foreign trade on Saturday night.
“He was a cop, and good at his job. But he committed the ultimate sin—and testified against other cops gone bad. Cops that tried to kill him, but got the woman he loved instead. Framed for murder, now he prowls the badlands...an outlaw hunting outlaws...a bounty hunter...a RENEGADE.”
Trump will play his trusty Indian sidekick.

You mean "Redskin."

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:09 pm

Holman wrote:
hepcat wrote:
$iljanus wrote:
hepcat wrote:Lorenzo Lamas is giving the keynote speech on foreign trade on Saturday night.
“He was a cop, and good at his job. But he committed the ultimate sin—and testified against other cops gone bad. Cops that tried to kill him, but got the woman he loved instead. Framed for murder, now he prowls the badlands...an outlaw hunting outlaws...a bounty hunter...a RENEGADE.”
Trump will play his trusty Indian sidekick.
You mean "Redskin."

What's the male equivalent of "Pocahontas"?

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:13 pm

They call him Running Joke.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:23 am

Pyperkub wrote: Donnie loves Chachi?

A for effort.

em2nought · Post by **em2nought** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:10 am

GreenGoo wrote:And the Rolling Stones song blaring from the sound system was "You can't always get what you want"? Good. Lord.

I'd have preferred https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkeGMaq0O98

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:33 am

Blackhawk wrote:They call him Running Joke.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:53 am

Good opening speech at the Republican National Convention

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:20 am

List of convention speakers released:

Bigger name headliners are saved for the evening speaking slots, while the daytime programming features a mixed bag of actors, veterans, and law enforcement officers. Daytime speakers include “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson, “Happy Days” actor Scott Baio, controversial Wisconsin sheriff David Clarke, pro golfer Natalie Gulbis, Trump’s 22-year-old daughter Tiffany, and Trump Winery General Manager Kerry Woolard.

Monday: Make America Safe Again
Headliners: Melania Trump, Lieutenant General (ret.) Michael Flynn, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jason Beardsley and U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke (Mont.).

Tuesday: Make America Work Again
Headliners: Donald Trump, Jr., U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Ben Carson and Kimberlin Brown.

Wednesday: Make America First Again
Headliners: Lynne Patton; Eric Trump; former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista; and Indiana Governor Mike Pence, whom Donald Trump has chosen as his vice presidential running mate.

Thursday: Make America One Again
Headliners: Peter Thiel, Tom Barrack, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump

For comparison, the 2012 convention was overflowing with GOP rising stars.

YellowKing · Post by **YellowKing** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:30 am

So this is more like an episode of Celebrity Apprentice - a bunch of B and C-listers rounded out with Trump's kids.

Chaz · Post by **Chaz** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 9:04 am

Wednesday: Make America First Again
Headliners: Lynne Patton; Eric Trump; former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista; and Indiana Governor Mike Pence, whom Donald Trump has chosen as his vice presidential running mate.

The bolded bit is my very favorite part.

RunningMn9 · Post by **RunningMn9** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 9:37 am

YellowKing wrote:So this is more like an episode of Celebrity Apprentice - a bunch of B and C-listers rounded out with Trump's kids.

Yikes.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 9:43 am

Clint Eastwood yelling at a chair actually seems like an inspired choice at this point.