The September 2019 US Politics Thread is great Great GREAT GR8

Trump took obvious delight in hyping up the threat of the hurricane and is genuinely disappointed it hasn't lived up to it.

but his Sharpie

as for TX, gotta ramp up that voter suppression

The Texas GOP is also courting the out-of-state newcomers — the “refugees fleeing oppressive legislatures,” as Dickey calls them — who have made Texas the fastest growing state in the country.

Interesting choice of noun for those fleeing oppressive legislatures.

worth mentioning that telling people the weather is one of the few parts of the job he actually seems to enjoy

do u.s. president get regular psychological evaluations? if they don't, i think they should.

Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not insane.

sharpiegate made everyone forget about him tweeting out that spy satellite image. genius!

I already forget what him tweeting out spy satellite image made everyone forget about

Republicans are rushing to address the perception that they’re predominately the party of older white men in an increasingly diverse state.

ah yes that "perception"

I already forget what him tweeting out spy satellite image made everyone forget about

disloyal jews?

xp they are also the party of older white women

not really. GOP is hemorrhaging votes from women.

I think sharpiegate is related to his poor vision, which has been speculated on elsewhere. I think he thought the part of the FL panhandle that was on the edge of the predicted range of the storm was actually part of Alabama. There is a longitudinal line on the map which might have contributed to this. The reason he is doubling down so hard (other than never wanting to be wrong) is that a) he doesn’t want to be called out for having bad vision, and b) he doesn’t want his base in that area to know that he doesn’t know where Alabama ends and Florida begins.

I think Sharpiegate is related to for the love of god end all of this

xp they are also the party of older white women

― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Friday, September 6, 2019 12:20 PM (eighteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

not really. GOP is hemorrhaging votes from women.

― Οὖτις,

sure, but older white women are still part of the GOP base

i suspect trump will do just fine with white women in texas, even if it's not quite as much as last time

hubba hubba

him tweeting out that spy satellite image

i'm very happy that i seem to have missed this in its entirety

no one has time for all the disasterpieces

i read that as "white women in tuxes," but i don't think Liza Minnelli is a supporter

lol

Before they knew the storm was going to turn right, back when it was in the USVIs, the gulf of Mexico and AL were certainly possibilities (after failing to turn right, passing through the Florida panhandle and out into the gulf). Trump was at worst out of date since at the time he warned AL, the forecast already had the storm turning right. Of all the things to call Trump on, this is one of the weakest and that's why he's playing it up

why are we still talking about this

the stupider stuff always sticks cuz 'Murrica

Re: eyesight, I know I looked, like, a million years ago at this point, but I seem to recall only finding maybe one or two pictures of him with reading glasses on.

why are we still talking about this

― brigadier pudding (DJP), Friday, September 6, 2019

Friday afternoon before happy hour

so.. unhappy hour

“China is eating the Tariffs.” Billions pouring into USA. Targeted Patriot Farmers getting massive Dollars from the incoming Tariffs! Good Jobs Numbers, No Inflation(Fed). China having worst year in decades. Talks happening, good for all!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2019

"Targeted Patriot Farmers"?

China eats tariffs, Trump eats his weight in Popeyes Sandwiches.

Uhh...no. there was at most a 20% chance of a sliver of Alabama getting tropical storm winds, but that had passed out of the forecast by the time Trump said what he said.

He shared a Spaghetti model, which is mot a forecast, and includes experimental models that aren't even included in the NHC forecast track as proof (and they were well out of date).

He also warned Alabama that they might get hit hard, that there was at one point a 95% chance of them being hit (when there never was) and there's a photo of dude being briefed on a 5 day forecast with no Alabama track.

Dude made a dumb mistake and misremembered something but nobody would be talking about it if he didn't continue to needlessly self-own himself daily

The National Weather Service had to issue a statement to correct him so Alabamalamians didn't mistakenly think they'd be affected, so they didn't think it was so pointless.

"Targeted Patriot Farmers"--one of my favorite non-existent GBV songs

He also repeated it at a FEMA briefing saying he had new news that Alabama might get a piece of it after NWS had already corrected him.

I am with DJP. Blow us up

nobody would be talking about it if he didn't continue to needlessly self-own himself daily

this is just his way of boosting his brand as a tireless fighter against the liberals and mainstream media, but only his loyal base are buying that brand these days. they're the same ones who buy the hats.

this is one of the weakest and that's why he's playing it up

He's playing it up because he's a thin-skinned jackass who can never ever be wrong about anything.
And the "issue" is more about him changing an official NWS map to assuage his ego than his info being out of date.

Also you gotta remember that Trump's perceived legitimacy is predicated on this "choose your own facts" philosophy that only works if he can convince his followers that the media cares more about bringing him down than they do actual facts. I guess he somehow thinks this is a winning battle on that front. Remember how he spent his entire first month in office whining about the crowd size at his inauguration?

He still does that!

personally the only way I can get myself into his headspace is by thinking back to when I was an 8 year old kid desperately trying to get out of being grounded by arguing that my parents just had it out for me. he's already dug his heels in and the only thing he knows how to do is dig deeper. when I was a kid I was the same way.

I know we don't have a president where I'm from, but if we had one, I'm pretty sure I'd think one of her biggest responsibilities would be being up to date on potential catastrophic natural disasters.

esp when the pres is a catastrophic natural disaster hey o

where I'm from

is that still denmark

probably easier to keep track of storms in a country that size

I am with DJP. Blow us up

You're all turning into Chuck Heston at the end of the second Apes movie.

If the Grifter was doing the same shit with the demeanor of Dubya, would you be less angry at him? Seems like it.

yes if he had a totally different personality people wouldn't be as repulsed by his personality, great insight

I hated Dubya's demeanor!

My LiveJournal proves it

i'd suggest valuing his personality over his actions, or equal to them, is unproductive, Granny.

People (esp Dems) in general hated Dubya less or they would've turned on Michelle Obama for being such a pal to him by now.

where I'm from

is that still denmark

― j., Friday, September 6, 2019 2:15 PM (thirty-one minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

hahahaha

People (esp Dems) in general hated Dubya less or they would've turned on Michelle Obama for being such a pal to him by now.

― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius),

This is addled logic. You're judging how much we loathe the worst president of our lifetimes by his participation in the usual post-presidency kumbaya?