The Trump Presidency | Biden Inaugurated
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No mention of the wall???
Someone get Cenk a MAGA hat asap.....
Only by Trumps standards.
As Cenk says here, and many of us in here said also, only because Trump has set such a low bar previously AND, because he actually reined it in a bit and didn't go off on rants against the media or the insanity about being the biggest win of all times etc. It was basically his inauguration speech polished up a little more, but it was still full of shitloads of lies, falsehoods, misleading statements and hyperbole. It was also totally devoid of substance regarding how anything he said he was going to do would actually be done. No facts, figures or explanations of how he would raise the money for anything etc, so when you look at it like that, it wasn't very good at all, but because he's set the bar so low previously.................
This just looks like a bad SNL sketch....
Trump to Congress FACT checked.
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/28/fact-check-trump-speech-joint-session/
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/pol...tml?s_campaign=bostonglobe:socialflow:twitter
Trump really seems to have got reporters doing their jobs properly again which is a nice positive to come from this farce. Journalists reporting and investigating and fact checking too, so Trump should at least be proud that he has motivated the press to start actually investigating and reporting again rather than just chasing celebrities around all the time.
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/28/fact-check-trump-speech-joint-session/
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/pol...tml?s_campaign=bostonglobe:socialflow:twitter
Trump really seems to have got reporters doing their jobs properly again which is a nice positive to come from this farce. Journalists reporting and investigating and fact checking too, so Trump should at least be proud that he has motivated the press to start actually investigating and reporting again rather than just chasing celebrities around all the time.
Someone remind me how many kids got killed in the Yemen raid?
It's a typical, boring and traditionally crafted speech. That's not Trump in that speech.
Correct - it was Jed Bartlett!
Would love historians to step up in relation to this voice thing. As well as the native American angle, I'd love someone to report Trump's ancestors for their brothel running 
I just got a Liverpool tickets as my sponsored as here
Of course it wasn't a trump speech, that is all bannon.
VOICE already exists, its on Brietbart - crimes that immigrants carry out.
Bannon did that too.
Of course, so did the Nazis.
Further demonization of 'the other'. Its straight from the fascist playbook. When cuts to ACA and tax credits hit, they will need a scapegoat. This is simply creating one.
VOICE already exists, its on Brietbart - crimes that immigrants carry out.
Bannon did that too.
Of course, so did the Nazis.
Further demonization of 'the other'. Its straight from the fascist playbook. When cuts to ACA and tax credits hit, they will need a scapegoat. This is simply creating one.
It was a good speech for Trump, but the positive reaction he gets from this will be short lived and will be erased from peoples minds, once the next set of controversy hits this administration.
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It is a true indication of how bad this situation is that a speech riddled with inaccuracies, unsubstantiated boasts and very little actual detail (like a flimsy election manifesto) is seen as a good speech. The President of the United States at no point had a tantrum or attempted to undermine the first amendment and that's an improvement.
Yet, over 68% have a positive or very positive view on his speech! Amazing how many gullible people are out there. The VOICE idea didnt even raise any alarm bells?!!
You could probably pick holes in any president speech depending on your views
I think he is finally starting to settle down
I think he is finally starting to settle down
Settle down into slightly less hysterical hyperbole and meaningless sloganeering perhaps?
Settle down into slightly less hysterical hyperbole and meaningless sloganeering perhaps?
When the bar is at the bottom of the barrel....
anyway humans need hope. (see RAWK). This is another one of those situations.
as others have said...
He temporarily changed his tone but not his tune.
He temporarily changed his tone but not his tune.
Sombre mood in here today It looks like Trump passed a presidential test at last, albeit a bare pass. I think, of course, we'd like this to be the way it's going to continue, but it's not likely to last. That VOICE thing alone is enough to send shivers down my spine.
Apart from that, I'm disappointed because I was hoping for solid plans - that's what my Italian student had said he was expecting. Still so light on actual detail, that can't last forever.
It looks like Trump passed a presidential test at last, albeit a bare pass. I think, of course, we'd like this to be the way it's going to continue, but it's not likely to last. That VOICE thing alone is enough to send shivers down my spine.Apart from that, I'm disappointed because I was hoping for solid plans - that's what my Italian student had said he was expecting. Still so light on actual detail, that can't last forever.
I'll eat my hat if he keeps this up for a week.
not much of a challenge. Try 24hrs.
I want people to watch Obama give his 1st address to a joint session of congress - compare and contrast and of course look for similarities in theme and rhetoric with Trump. Also note the difference in substance (look out for the details - actual figures)
And while this is a bit harsh...look at it in hindsight in terms of the stated goals and where we are 9 years down the line. How much of what he discussed/touted came true and how much was complete bullshit.
And while this is a bit harsh...look at it in hindsight in terms of the stated goals and where we are 9 years down the line. How much of what he discussed/touted came true and how much was complete bullshit.
Which is dangerous. If he can maintain this and at least appear competent, then that's where the real trouble starts. To paraphrase Frankie Boyle, competent Nazis are the scary ones.
How different might that have been had congress not blocked him every step of the way?
Missed opportunity to have made the world a better place. All for self interest.
Iraq being taken off - no comment.
This, I like
Well, democracy can be a son of a bitch, if you don’t win elections.
Or when you get Russian help.
Apparently it was reported that the Iraqi government will retaliate and ban all americans civilians including private contractors and maybe troops. 8,000 private contractors working there now.
Its all about the benjamins.
Yep; let’s blame the Russians for the result of the house elections in 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016.
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