Octopus Overlords

Max Peck wrote:I do find it interesting that she looks so dejected when he isn't looking at her. She was a professional model, so I'd expect her to have long since mastered the art of smiling-by-default when in the public eye like this.

I think she smiled when the most critical camera is on her... and she drops back to her normal face when it isn't. What you just said implies she is worried about creating a good image for the presidency, when she seems to be dealing with her own demon here too. (IMO)

Unagi wrote:

Max Peck wrote:I do find it interesting that she looks so dejected when he isn't looking at her. She was a professional model, so I'd expect her to have long since mastered the art of smiling-by-default when in the public eye like this.

I think she smiled when the most critical camera is on her... and she drops back to her normal face when it isn't. What you just said implies she is worried about creating a good image for the presidency, when she seems to be dealing with her own demon here too. (IMO)

All that I was trying to get across is that I would expect her default public expression under these circumstances to be a smile no matter how miserable she might feel. I don't know what demons she may or may not be dealing with (she knew what she was getting into when she married him, so while my sympathy is extant, it is also limited), but it just seems odd to me that she is allowing herself to look so unhappy when she knows there are a bajillion pairs of eyes on her at that point in time. It's unprofessional.

Max Peck wrote:The Overlord.

Is there a defamation suit to won here, somewhere?

Max Peck wrote:

Rip wrote:

Everyone relax and have a Trumpburger.

Only $51

Technically that should be a slider, given that a proper "Trumpburger" would be scaled to fit in his tiny hands.

Of course the caviar is what really ups the price.

It's not on the burger at all, but you can be sure they're enjoying it in Moscow.

Holman wrote:

Max Peck wrote:

Rip wrote:

Everyone relax and have a Trumpburger.

Only $51

Technically that should be a slider, given that a proper "Trumpburger" would be scaled to fit in his tiny hands.

Of course the caviar is what really ups the price.

It's not on the burger at all, but you can be sure they're enjoying it in Moscow.

Nope, Tokyo.

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/01/22/t ... ravagance/

Rip wrote:

Holman wrote:Of course the caviar is what really ups the price.

It's not on the burger at all, but you can be sure they're enjoying it in Moscow.

Nope, Tokyo.

He was talking about the alt-caviar, not the burger.

https://twitter.com/ScienceMarchDC

LordMortis wrote:The peaceful transition of power.

I can't figure out if I am relieved or dismayed to find out that this a propaganda still taken out of context and there is video that shows this isn't 1/10th as damning as the still would imply. I do so wish "my" side would stop getting in the mud and giving credence to the lunacy of "their" side. I makes me in to chump and makes me angry at everyone, that I forget to personally vet every damned thing, no matter what and can trust no one.

LordMortis wrote:

LordMortis wrote:The peaceful transition of power.

I can't figure out if I am relieved or dismayed to find out that this a propaganda still taken out of context and there is video that shows this isn't 1/10th as damning as the still would imply. I do so wish "my" side would stop getting in the mud and giving credence to the lunacy of "their" side. I makes me in to chump and makes me angry at everyone, that I forget to personally vet every damned thing, no matter what and can trust no one.

I have no idea what this is supposed to show or why it would be damning?

It shows that given the chance, Obama wouldn't grab a woman by the pussy.

hepcat wrote:It shows that given the chance, Obama wouldn't grab a woman by the pussy.

Also - Michelle appears to be about 12% more likely to, and that Trump has age limits on the pussy he'll grab.

Maybe there's something to this Trump presidency after all.

gbasden wrote:

LordMortis wrote:

LordMortis wrote:The peaceful transition of power.

I can't figure out if I am relieved or dismayed to find out that this a propaganda still taken out of context and there is video that shows this isn't 1/10th as damning as the still would imply. I do so wish "my" side would stop getting in the mud and giving credence to the lunacy of "their" side. I makes me in to chump and makes me angry at everyone, that I forget to personally vet every damned thing, no matter what and can trust no one.

I have no idea what this is supposed to show or why it would be damning?

The image is being used as part of the narrative that Trump is a cad who shows no respect for his wife, in contrast with Obama's gentlemanly behaviour.

The counter-narrative is that Trump is an alpha male while Obama is a beta cuck.

Max Peck wrote:The counter-narrative is that Trump is an alpha male while Obama is a beta cuck.

Since it's not high school the Homecoming dance, but international diplomacy and global policies at stake, I'll take dignified and courteous over brash irreverent alpha.

Trump isn't an alpha. Trump is a cartoonish caricature of what betas think is an alpha.

Alphas don't brag. They don't have to.

RunningMn9 wrote:Trump isn't an alpha. Trump is a cartoonish caricature of what betas think is an alpha.

Alphas don't brag. They don't have to.

I was describing the narratives, not the people pushing the narratives.

https://twitter.com/joss/status/823726609588813824

It's funny, but that isn't the original image. The angle is different.

Hmm. I don't know.

This is what happens when I can see embedded Tweets on the site. So I'll just re-post the evidence:

More here and here.

Something is cockeyed. The two original photos she posted are not the same image. Look at the coat. Look at the Marine's face. The gif comparing them doesn't seem to use the one she claimed was the original at all.

The ones Smoove B posted do seem to be the same images (as opposed to the original tweet, which clearly has different photos), but I'll leave it for experts to make a ruling.

Smoove_B wrote:This is what happens when I can see embedded Tweets on the site. So I'll just re-post the evidence:

More here and here.

Nope.

What's crazy is that it wasn't an unreasonable observation.

Smoove_B wrote:What's crazy is that it wasn't an unreasonable observation.

Yeah, I think that's the key takeaway here.

Skinypupy wrote:

Smoove_B wrote:What's crazy is that it wasn't an unreasonable observation.

Yeah, I think that's the key takeaway here.

The problem is that every time we breathlessly talk about things like this, it takes away from real issues. There's enough going on that we don't need to look for fake issues. When they're debunked, it's just more grist for the #fakenews objectors.

ImLawBoy wrote:

Skinypupy wrote:

Smoove_B wrote:What's crazy is that it wasn't an unreasonable observation.

Yeah, I think that's the key takeaway here.

The problem is that every time we breathlessly talk about things like this, it takes away from real issues. There's enough going on that we don't need to look for fake issues. When they're debunked, it's just more grist for the #fakenews objectors.

Don't jump too quickly to make fun. For every 1 time you get it wrong, it gives these fucking idiots who voted for Trump ammunition for at least 3 days. Anything that happens in the meantime gets excused.

ImLawBoy wrote:The problem is that every time we breathlessly talk about things like this, it takes away from real issues. There's enough going on that we don't need to look for fake issues. When they're debunked, it's just more grist for the #fakenews objectors.

Fake, but as stated, plausible. Particularly when you take into account his past obsession with it. And his comments to the National Park Service regarding the size of the inauguration.

"He'll send me pictures, tear sheets from magazines, and he did it as recently as April. With a gold sharpie, he'll circle his fingers and in his handwriting say, see, not so short. And this April when he sent me one, I should have held onto the thing. But I sent it right back by messenger with a note stapled at the top saying, actually, quite short.

But yeah, your point still stands.

tjg_marantz wrote:Don't jump too quickly to make fun. For every 1 time you get it wrong, it gives these fucking idiots who voted for Trump ammunition for at least 3 days. Anything that happens in the meantime gets excused.

Days? That's why I feel like the jackass for posting the picture of Trump walking ahead of Ivanka. That will fuel will burn for a long time.

OtOH, this was real, I tell ya'!

regarding the size of the inauguration

Damn that last image is a hairstylist's vision of Hell.

YellowKing wrote:Damn that last image is a hairstylist's vision of Hell.

Kate McKinnon was way ahead of you on this one.