US Politics, October 2019 — I guess statement you could say with thread. I made a thread. The thread was PERFECT.

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its true, he never said he wanted a Moot

“Hakuna Matata,” a nihilist philosophy (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:04 (four years ago) link

just around his Scottish hotel

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:06 (four years ago) link

At least the backtracking "I never said I wanted a wall with spikes, or a moat full of alligators!" tweets prove that Trump is still capable of embarrassment. On some level, he knows what a stupid worthless asshole he is.

shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:13 (four years ago) link

I gotta hand it to Steyer for consistently putting his money where his mouth is

A pro-impeachment group is targeting GOP senators in battleground states with a round of ads as they try to build pressure on Republicans to break with President Trump in the growing battle.

Need to Impeach, which is mainly funded by Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, announced that would run $3.1 million in TV and digital ads against Republicans in a number

The group will target Sens. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) over the next two weeks, while lawmakers are back in their home states for the recess.

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:14 (four years ago) link

Gonna need more upward movement in the polls than this

A CNBC All-America Economic Survey released on Monday found that 47 percent of Americans oppose impeachment, compared to 44 percent who approve.

But 88 percent of Republicans, according to the same poll, oppose impeaching Trump.

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:15 (four years ago) link

wonder if those will change at all as the corner of the rug starts lifting

Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:20 (four years ago) link

It has always been a long shot, but it's necessary to do it anyway.

A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:21 (four years ago) link

Pelosi news conference on now

TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:22 (four years ago) link

I'd be interested in knowing what percentage of those opposed simply fail to understand what impeachment entails and what percentage would happily self-immolate in the course of burning down the house of someone they mildly disagreed with because fuck that fuckin' motherfucker (flips double bird, melts).

Furter-Bursting Tater Squirter (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:27 (four years ago) link

Other polls say other things

BREAKING—CBS News poll finds majority of Americans approve of impeachment inquiry against Trump - ⁦@CBSNewshttps://t.co/8ZPBw8NOU0

— carole king (@carolekingnyc) September 29, 2019

El Tomboto, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:35 (four years ago) link

this is how it should work for all citizens: unless a nationwide poll shows a majority of people think you should be prosecuted, you can criminize til your heart's content

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:53 (four years ago) link

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Do Nothing Democrats should be focused on building up our Country, not wasting everyone’s time and energy on BULLSHIT, which is what they have been doing ever since I got overwhelmingly elected in 2016, 223-306. Get a better candidate this time, you’ll need it!</p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="

The Do Nothing Democrats should be focused on building up our Country, not wasting everyone’s time and energy on BULLSHIT, which is what they have been doing ever since I got overwhelmingly elected in 2016, 223-306. Get a better candidate this time, you’ll need it!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2019

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soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link

Oops, that didn't work out like I meant. Sorry.

soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link

at least that last sentence is true

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:17 (four years ago) link

It's kind of astounding to consider how much more evil shit he could have successfully gotten done over the last few years if he wasn't such a stupid vindictive asshole.

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:18 (four years ago) link

The Cruelty Is The Point

DJI, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:18 (four years ago) link

putting the lower score first is a real beta move

mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:24 (four years ago) link

Mark E Smith reads the electoral college results

Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link

thx Tombot I hadn't seen that one yet. 55% is pretty good, movin in the right direction

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link

xps

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link

nasty guy

Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:30 (four years ago) link

the wrong lower score once again

maura, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:52 (four years ago) link

LOL, president dummy just went on a press appearance rant, total gibberish greatest hits set, and when he was done he felt compelled to come back to the mic to ramble denials about, of all things, the alligator-filled moat ("whatever that is, their word").

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:56 (four years ago) link

Now the press is trying to sell the fact that I wanted a Moot stuffed with alligators and snakes, with an electrified fence and sharp spikes on top, at our Southern Border.

can I note that this tweet is even better if you grew up somewhere that “moot” was slang for vagina

now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:01 (four years ago) link

would vote for president salvador dali

rob, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:03 (four years ago) link

It's early but, "a Moot stuffed with alligators and snakes" for next month's title?

nickn, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:05 (four years ago) link

Australia: a moot stuffed with crocodiles, snakes, spiders, jellyfish, toads, octopuses and sharks.

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:07 (four years ago) link

It seems almost impossible but I'm sure Our President will say 432 things of equal or greater stupidity over the next four weeks.

Furter-Bursting Tater Squirter (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:07 (four years ago) link

Trump is the Hooded Fang

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:08 (four years ago) link

Please, media, don't misquote Mr. Trump by attempting to correct the spelling of his neologism 'Moot'. That would be very dishonest, very unfair, and SAD. And also enough to get you hung for treason.

Furter-Bursting Tater Squirter (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:09 (four years ago) link

Trump's demand that Adam Schiff be arrested for treason and executed is straight out of QAnon, a conspiracy theory obsessed with fictional indictments for treason that end with mass hangings of Democrats.

So that's nice. #WWG1WGA

— Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd) October 2, 2019

... (Eazy), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:11 (four years ago) link

guys what's going to happen when the inquiry actually starts

frogbs, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:13 (four years ago) link

sharp spikes on top

These would be Moot points.

A breezy pop-rock feel fairly typical of the mid-'80s (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link

so tired of winning

Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:16 (four years ago) link

Moot the Hopple

Instant Carmax (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:26 (four years ago) link

if the covfefe tweet happened now nobody would even bother commenting on it

mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:30 (four years ago) link

Theory: Trump actually said maybe like a ditch filled with snakes because he never knowingly encountered the word 'moat' before this weekend and doesn't know what it means. Hence the ott grousing about false 'moot' reportage.

Furter-Bursting Tater Squirter (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:31 (four years ago) link

Oh, a GYME!

Furter-Bursting Tater Squirter (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:31 (four years ago) link

my trump wants to potty all the gyme, potty all the gyme, potty all the gyyyyme

Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:32 (four years ago) link

Thread idea: words you would bet $100 actual cash that donald trump does not know

Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:34 (four years ago) link

I think he meant to write Moot' with a hyphen

Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:35 (four years ago) link

i would bet $150 donald trump could not accurately use the word "anti-luddite" in a sentence if given thirty (30) seconds and no help

Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:35 (four years ago) link

i would bet $150 donald trump could not accurately use a computer of any type or vintage if given thirty (30) seconds and no help

Evans on Hammond (evol j), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:44 (four years ago) link

what kind of supposedly rich person doesn't know what a moat is?

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:45 (four years ago) link

if a moot is big enough you can floot a boot in it

Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:51 (four years ago) link

just saw a clip of Obama joking in 2011 that the republicans might want a border moat with alligators, it's probably where he got the idea

Dan S, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:51 (four years ago) link

Seriously, one of the biggest missed journalistic opportunities is just a simple 'Mr. President, could you please define ____?' or 'Mr. President, could you please explain _____?'. Where the blank is something very rudimentary, something most fourth graders could at least kinda fumble their way through. I don't pretend at this point that it would make a whole helluva lot of difference electorally but it would be nice to know exactly where his baseline of ignorance lies.

Furter-Bursting Tater Squirter (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 18:12 (four years ago) link

there is no baseline

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link

I'm willing to bet he doesn't know offhand what year the Declaration of Independence was signed, for example. Now, you might feel compelled to pooh-pooh that as preposterous, but I'd beg you to take a moment and consider the assertion based on everything we know about the 'man'.

Furter-Bursting Tater Squirter (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link


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