Trump really is a man-child

Chalky · January 11

Tweeting does have the benefit of short and direct communication with the public. Compare it to Blair's rehearsed and insincere spindoctor-written scripts, polished and packaged by an on-message media. I prefer Trump tweets.

earwighoney · January 11

Chalky said:

Though I agree with him that Streep is overated....

I can see you being a fan of Steven Seagal.

Ravenous · January 11

Clarky said:

I wonder if we'll see the first ever tweeted declaration of war

Well in the 80s we had the famous quote "We begin bombing in five minutes"

p90fool · January 11

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/come-back-when-he-shags-a-dead-pig-say-jaded-brits-20170111120020

p90fool · January 11

Chalky said:

Tweeting does have the benefit of short and direct communication with the public. Compare it to Blair's rehearsed and insincere spindoctor-written scripts, polished and packaged by an on-message media. I prefer Trump tweets.

Me too. We'll never really get to the bottom of Blair's personality, at least Trump lays himself bare.

Chalky · January 11

earwighoney said:

Chalky said:

Though I agree with him that Streep is overated....

I can see you being a fan of Steven Seagal.

Never seen him in anything, so you must be the bigger fan.

Heartfeltdawn · January 11

ThePrettyDamned said:

Absolutely. The media is a farce.

That said, the bullingdon society is the ultimate insult to working people. That people from that sort of background can come to run a country is a joke.

Aren't they working people though? Boris and Osborne still have jobs and DC earns a pretty penny through lectures right now...

I don't like the way it's portrayed as 'toffs suck, the working classes are great'. I work in a working class environment (a chain pub). I've been there since August and put up with reams of small minded bullshit, everything from homophobia to racism to flat-out moronic acts of vandalism and violence. Having folk like that in charge of the country would be an even worse joke.

Flanging_Fred · January 11

dindude said:

Bitterly dissapointed. When I saw "#watersportsgate" I thought it was how the FBI would be ensuring of trumps early demise.

The two activities are not necessarily mutually exclusive.

Heartfeltdawn · January 11

Chalky said:

Tweeting does have the benefit of short and direct communication with the public. Compare it to Blair's rehearsed and insincere spindoctor-written scripts, polished and packaged by an on-message media. I prefer Trump tweets.

It's all about how you prefer your lies delivered. Polished or natural.

Clarky · January 11

Ravenous said:

Clarky said:

I wonder if we'll see the first ever tweeted declaration of war

Well in the 80s we had the famous quote "We begin bombing in five minutes"

not a tweet though.. but equally scary

Chalky · January 11

@Heartfeltdawn - You know as well as I do that the Fretboard standard mantra is, sadly, that 'people with money and power are foolish or evil, and people without money or power are clever and good'.

Reverend · January 11

Say what you want about Trump, about Blair or even about Streep.

But when people start slating Seagal, I open a can of whoop-ass.*

*terms and conditions apply, contents of can may vary.

earwighoney · January 11

Reverend said:
Say what you want about Trump, about Blair or even about Streep.

But when people start slating Seagal, I open a can of whoop-ass.*
*terms and conditions apply, contents of can may vary.

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Heartfeltdawn · January 11

Chalky said:

@Heartfeltdawn - You know as well as I do that the Fretboard standard mantra is, sadly, that 'people with money and power are foolish or evil, and people without money or power are clever and good'.

I must have missed that class

But it is a very curious thing how there is a lot of working class image polishing that goes on. The difference is they won't end up in political office. That doesn't make their beliefs any less reprehensible.

ThePrettyDamned · January 11

Heartfeltdawn said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

Absolutely. The media is a farce.

That said, the bullingdon society is the ultimate insult to working people. That people from that sort of background can come to run a country is a joke.

Aren't they working people though? Boris and Osborne still have jobs and DC earns a pretty penny through lectures right now...

I don't like the way it's portrayed as 'toffs suck, the working classes are great'. I work in a working class environment (a chain pub). I've been there since August and put up with reams of small minded bullshit, everything from homophobia to racism to flat-out moronic acts of vandalism and violence. Having folk like that in charge of the country would be an even worse joke.

Indeed, that was poorly worded.

But a semi-secret, invite only society based on wealth that appears to lead people into positions of higher management stinks, to me, of an unfair advantage. Particularly when said society (allegedly) has such a poor reputation.

However, having said that, I don't know of anyone who especially wants to be a politician - so perhaps it's an even less valid post than it already wasn't (

).

earwighoney · January 11

Heartfeltdawn said:

Chalky said:

@Heartfeltdawn - You know as well as I do that the Fretboard standard mantra is, sadly, that 'people with money and power are foolish or evil, and people without money or power are clever and good'.

I must have missed that class But it is a very curious thing how there is a lot of working class image polishing that goes on. The difference is they won't end up in political office. That doesn't make their beliefs any less reprehensible.

Oh the two of you! Get a room! Make sure you drink lots of water for the showers though.

martinw · January 11

p90fool said:
Thirty years ago scandal or fraud used to end political careers, nowadays we're so desensitised to it we're not even surprised enough to give a shit how they behave, they pretty well have a free rein.

That's not true, at least in regard to that issue.

The fact is, it wasn't a scandal because a.) no-one was even sure it had happened and b.) even if it did happen, while foolish, it's nothing more than a bit silly and typical of the kind of stupidity that rugby clubs, students, and military units get up to all round the country.Not really a scandal, just embarrassing.

The reverse is true in my opinion, and in fact it's often a subject of debate on the news programmes; should decent (i.e. well meaning and otherwise honest) politicians have their careers ended because of some minor foolishness, bedroom or alcohol-related personal stuff, which has no bearing on their jobs, whereas others, who are squeaky-clean but useless, serve on (Corbyn?)

The press shout about public interest, but what they end up doing is depriving us of talented (but maybe quirky) individuals, or people with a past, or those who don't wish their private lives to be laid out in public (Labour leadership contender?), and we're left with mediocrity. Whichever side of the political divide you're on, that benefits no-one.

The French have the right idea: they don't give a monkeys, as long as the guy/girl is good at their job.

Proper political scandals are rare, like cash for questions etc, and almost immediately give rise to resignations and sackings, quite rightly.

axisus · January 11

Chalky said:

earwighoney said:

Chalky said:

Though I agree with him that Streep is overated....

I can see you being a fan of Steven Seagal.

Never seen him in anything, so you must be the bigger fan.

I have a book for you:

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Chalky · January 11

axisus said:

Chalky said:

earwighoney said:

Chalky said:

Though I agree with him that Streep is overated....

I can see you being a fan of Steven Seagal.

Never seen him in anything, so you must be the bigger fan.

I have a book for you:

Read it but didn't understand it.

fretmeister · January 11

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Ravenous · January 11

I wonder what Kennedy got up to in his time? I mean nobody has a go at his restless habits because he's a saint, but if you want ammo against Trump then surely affairs are just idle banter.

stimpsonslostson · January 11

Chalky said:

axisus said:

Chalky said:

earwighoney said:

Chalky said:

Though I agree with him that Streep is overated....

I can see you being a fan of Steven Seagal.

Never seen him in anything, so you must be the bigger fan.

I have a book for you:

Read it but didn't understand it.

There's some milage in the fact that Seagal is the actor in question given his friendly relationship with Putin.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/25/vladimir-putin-presents-steven-seagal-with-russian-passport

octatonic · January 11

I am looking forward to the press making mincemeat of him in the press conference.

octatonic · January 11

Watching the press conference.
Fucking hell, the man can barely string a sentence together.
He keeps referring to himself in the 3rd person.

earwighoney · January 11

octatonic said:

Watching the press conference.
Fucking hell, the man can barely string a sentence together.
He keeps referring to himself in the 3rd person.

Pfft.

George W Bush couldn't complete a sentence and still doesn't know what 3rd person is.

Chalky · January 11

earwighoney said:

octatonic said:

Watching the press conference.
Fucking hell, the man can barely string a sentence together.
He keeps referring to himself in the 3rd person.

Pfft.

George W Bush couldn't complete a sentence and still doesn't know what 3rd person is.

Yup. As obnoxious as Trump is, he cannot be as stoopid as Dubya.

bingefeller · January 11

Who cares what he's into? A lot of these journalists are probably jealous that Trump associates amongst the elite as is a member of expensive sports clubs I.e water polo, etc. If I had his money I probably would get into the more elite sports.

Heartfeltdawn · January 11

bingefeller said:

Who cares what he's into? A lot of these journalists are probably jealous that Trump associates amongst the elite as is a member of expensive sports clubs I.e water polo, etc. If I had his money I probably would get into the more elite sports.

I heard Trump's into architectural photography...

octatonic · January 11

Trump is so rich that even his showers are golden?

Philly_Q · January 11

octatonic said:

Trump is so rich that even his showers are golden?

Many a true word spoken in jest.

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