Octopus Overlords

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

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.)

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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

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.

Two elections from now she'll be 75.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rip wrote:Cover of The Rolling Stone.

Who calls it "The Rolling Stone" ?

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

Unagi wrote:

Rip wrote:Cover of The Rolling Stone.

Who calls it "The Rolling Stone" ?

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.

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.

Holman wrote:Tweet from Trump:

...this is America, English !!"

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:

I'll do it.

THAT's what I was waiting for...

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

It was inevitable. If not me, someone else.

tgb wrote:I'll do it.

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

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.

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

A derpalanche, if you will.

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

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."

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

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.

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

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.

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

Trump has annoying Univision reporter tossed on his ass.

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

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