The Art of the Donald Trumpocalypse

[BooTx]

The fact that he doesn't drink or smoke would mean more to me than what lab work shows or if his blood pressure is normal.

A mental evaluation would mean a lot more to me than a physical examination. Personally I would be more likely to vote for Trump if I were confident that he was on the verge of keeling over.

[Xmann]

The fact that he doesn't drink or smoke would mean more to me than what lab work shows or if his blood pressure is normal.

A mental evaluation would mean a lot more to me than a physical examination. Personally I would be more likely to vote for Trump if I were confident that he was on the verge of keeling over.

You have a point there

[GreenGoo]

As long as you are not his secretary and make him uncomfortable...

That was one of the more horrific things I've heard a politician say.

I know Jesus, when he found the streets cluttered with the poor, hungry and sick, prayed to God for help and the next day all those people were gone. Where to? No one knows.

Mysterious ways.

Talk about completely out of touch with your own religion.

[LawBeefaroni]

Nice mischaracterizations.

He state that the businessman's "cardiovascular status is excellent" but noted that he was taking a low dose of aspirin and a low dose of a cholesterol-busting statin.

I know an internist whose biggest peeve (one of them anyway) is new patients on drugs to control cholesterol who come in and say they have no cholesterol problems. He asks why they're on a statin then and they say, "so I don't have cholesterol problems."

[Moliere]

Nothing surprises me any more.

He's got to be deliberately trying to lose. There's just no other explanation.

This makes it all better right?

[Isgrimnur]

It always clears the air when it's obvious someone had to make you do the right thing hours after your knee-jerk reaction shows that your instincts are heavy on the jerk portion.

[raydude]

Yes, but did the Real Donald write the condolences or did his 'ghost twitter author' do it?

[Isgrimnur]

That's so eight pages ago.

[Jeff V]

Nice mischaracterizations.

He state that the businessman's "cardiovascular status is excellent" but noted that he was taking a low dose of aspirin and a low dose of a cholesterol-busting statin.

I know an internist whose biggest peeve (one of them anyway) is new patients on drugs to control cholesterol who come in and say they have no cholesterol problems. He asks why they're on a statin then and they say, "so I don't have cholesterol problems."

I've never had a cholesterol problem but I've been on Lipitor for years. My doctor's reasoning: as a diabetic, I'm already in the same risk group for a heart attack as someone who already had a heart attack. Keeping cholesterol as low as possible helps mitigate the risk.

I don't take a lot, for the past few years, only half of the smallest pill they make per day. Every time my labs are done (supposed to be twice a year, but I've been cheating and getting them done only once a year), my liver function is evaluated just to be sure it's not having any adverse effect.

[LawBeefaroni]

Baseball hat and with blazer on post-middle-aged men. Thank you Trump for this ridiculous trend.

I mean when Ron Howard does it, no one tries to copy him. But Trump, now every sycophant politician stumping for him is rocking the look.


OTOH, it should die off quickly in mid November.

[Defiant]

Stephen K. Bannon, who was ostensibly brought on from Breitbart News to steer the Trump campaign out of batshit crazy territory, brings with him a whole new set of baggage that makes Trump’s former chief Corey Lewandowski—who grabbed a female reporter so hard he left a bruise and then lied about it—look nice and fun by comparison.

For example, Bannon’s wife said in court filings, he’s very concerned about shielding his children from the horned descendents of Judea.

“He said that he doesn’t like Jews and that he doesn’t like the way they raise their kids to be ‘whiny brats’ and that he didn’t want the girls to go to school with Jews,” Bannon’s ex-wife, Mary Louise Piccard, claimed in court fillings obtained by BuzzFeed.

“During a joint visit to see Westland School and Willows Community School, (Bannon) asked the director why there were so many Chanukah books in the library. After we saw Willows he asked me if it bothered me that the school used to be a Temple. I said no and asked why he asked…he did not respond,” Piccard said.

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[killbot737]

What a horned descendant of Judea may look like:


They all moved down south to Australia during Exodus 2: Desert Boogaloo.

[tgb]

You mean the alt-right spokesman that Drumpf put in charge of his campaign may be anti-Semitic? I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you. I'm also shocked to learn that gambling is going on in here.

[El Guapo]

I can't wait for the next column in the Weekly Standard pondering why more jewish people don't vote Republican.

[Smutly]

Another sad day for "journalism" at CNN.

[Alefroth]

Sounds like he's challenging her on her medical records to me. How does an oh so unbiased person such as yourself interpret it?

[Smutly]

Sounds like he's challenging her on her medical records to me. How does an oh so unbiased person such as yourself interpret it?

Speaking of bias, my untrained eye sees CNN removing "Crooked" from "Crooked Hillary".

[Max Peck]

Yup.

[Holman]

Also taxes. Give us a decade.

[geezer]

Is that bias against Trump for editing his nuanced and doubtlessly carefully crafted words, or it is bias FOR him by eliminating the latest example of his infantile name calling?

[tgb]

In fairness, they swapped out his picture and replaced it with one that made him look less like a thug.

[Smutly]

Yeah, probably doesn't matter, Comrade.

[geezer]

Yeah, probably doesn't matter, Comrade.

That's so Trumpy of you.

[YellowKing]

I don't see how Trump has the balls to ask Hillary to release medical records (which she has already done) when he won't release his tax returns (which she's already done). I'd pin his fucking nuts to the wall on that.

[Alefroth]

Sounds like he's challenging her on her medical records to me. How does an oh so unbiased person such as yourself interpret it?

Speaking of bias, my untrained eye sees CNN removing "Crooked" from "Crooked Hillary".

Lol.

[hepcat]

The fact that Trumpy still keeps insisting that he can't release his tax returns because the IRS is auditing him, while the IRS repeatedly tells the world, "Hey, go ahead and release 'em, we ain't stoppin' ya'," still cracks me up.

[The Meal]

What about the changing of his middle initial to a "T", and his last name to "Rump"?

[geezer]

What about the changing of his middle initial to a "T", and his last name to "Rump"?

Again, I'm unclear as to if going from "Trump" to "Rump" is a positive or a negative.

[GreenGoo]

The fact that Trumpy still keeps insisting that he can't release his tax returns because the IRS is auditing him, while the IRS repeatedly tells the world, "Hey, go ahead and release 'em, we ain't stoppin' ya'," still cracks me up.

His lawyer has been quoted as saying that he is not letting Trump release them until after the audit.

Which doesn't make it any better in my opinion. Your lawyer is your employee (in this case, literally house counsel). It's nice that you're following his advice and all, but that's all it is, advice.

Personally, I'd follow my lawyer's advice too, but then I'd tell people that my lawyer recommends that I don't until the audit is over, not "I can't because of audit" because that second part is a lie.

As far as the twittering, I'm confused as to why his name has a capitalization error in it and his picture has been changed (to a more flattering one, imo).

If CNN did some sloppy photoshop work, then that's incredibly stupid. Just report on his "challenge". They are under no obligation to repeat him verbatim. The "Crooked" Hillary is just childish nonsense. CNN shouldn't have made a mockup, if that's what they did. That's the real scandal, not the fact that they chose to leave out his name calling.

[tjg_marantz]

I don't see how Trump has the balls to ask Hillary to release medical records (which she has already done) when he won't release his tax returns (which she's already done). I'd pin his fucking nuts to the wall on that.

So that the idiots will have something to latch on to. Misdirection like all conmen use. And rubes fall for it because they're stupid.

[LawBeefaroni]

The fact that Trumpy still keeps insisting that he can't release his tax returns because the IRS is auditing him, while the IRS repeatedly tells the world, "Hey, go ahead and release 'em, we ain't stoppin' ya'," still cracks me up.

His lawyer has been quoted as saying that he is not letting Trump release them until after the audit.

Which doesn't make it any better in my opinion. Your lawyer is your employee (in this case, literally house counsel). It's nice that you're following his advice and all, but that's all it is, advice.

I imagine the conversation went something like this.

"They want me to release my tax returns. I don't want to."
"Well, as your legal counsel, I can tell you there is no legal restriction to you releasing them. You might consider..."
"I said I don't want to! So mad!"
"Ah, well, yes...well as your legal counsel I advise you, uh, not to release them?"
"Really? That's great. Thank you."


As for CNN and Twitter, I imagine there's some rule that doesn't allow them to show actual twitter screenshots on TV. Be it some content agreement they have with Twitter or some cease and desist they got or who knows what, they recreate a twitter looking shot to stay kosher. I figure while they're doing it, they may edit to avoid libeling someone and/or promoting someone else's allegations.

[raydude]

If it's the lawyer who appeared on CNN the convo may have gone like this:

Trump: They say I need to release my tax returns

Lawyer: Says who?

[Jaymann]

In case you were wondering where all the Drumpf supporters are:
Map of hate groups

[AWS260]

In case you were wondering where all the Drumpf supporters are:
Map of hate groups

Illinois Nazis!

[YellowKing]

Just overheard a conversation among co-workers:

"Well I hope that once Trump is elected, he can surround himself with knowledgeable people and can set aside his ego and learn to take advice."

[Scraper]

In case you were wondering where all the Drumpf supporters are:
Map of hate groups

I can't say that I'm shocked that Texas has a lot more hate groups than any other state. It even beat California. I am surprised Ohio has so many though. I know Ohio has a larger population than many states but living here I don't see a lot of them roaming about. I do see the Confederate battle flag quite a bit but that's about the extent of it, no protests, no nutty sign waiving, etc.

[Scraper]

Just overheard a conversation among co-workers:

"Well I hope that once Drumpf is elected, he can surround himself with knowledgeable people and can set aside his ego and learn to take advice."

Those people are in denial multiple times just in that one sentence.

[Isgrimnur]

In case you were wondering where all the Drumpf supporters are:
Map of hate groups

I can't say that I'm shocked that Texas has a lot more hate groups than any other state. It even beat California. I am surprised Ohio has so many though. I know Ohio has a larger population than many states but living here I don't see a lot of them roaming about. I do see the Confederate battle flag quite a bit but that's about the extent of it, no protests, no nutty sign waiving, etc.

Ohio, like Texas, has a lot of red in rural areas.

[Scraper]

In case you were wondering where all the Drumpf supporters are:
Map of hate groups

I can't say that I'm shocked that Texas has a lot more hate groups than any other state. It even beat California. I am surprised Ohio has so many though. I know Ohio has a larger population than many states but living here I don't see a lot of them roaming about. I do see the Confederate battle flag quite a bit but that's about the extent of it, no protests, no nutty sign waiving, etc.

Ohio, like Texas, has a lot of red in rural areas.

Yeah I know there is a lot of red in the rural areas, but red doesn't necessarily mean there are hate groups there too. A lot of the red around me comes from fiscal conservatives, farmers and people in the various energy industries (coal, fracking, etc.)

[LordMortis]

Yeah I know there is a lot of red in the rural areas, but red doesn't necessarily mean there are hate groups there too. A lot of the red around me comes from fiscal conservatives, farmers and people in the various energy industries (coal, fracking, etc.)

I was surprised and dismayed at how many organized "hate groups" there are in SE Michigan, which is definitely not rural. I hope their membership numbers aren't swelling, even if it does speak to how divided, if not segregated the area is. Cultures mostly congregate in geographies and then stick to their own around here. There is very little soup but many ingredients.