The_Squid Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) Sarah Silverman is leading the coup.... very scary.... Edited February 6, 2017 by The_Squid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, betsy said: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/03/sarah-silverman-calls-coup-oust-donald-trump/ You and your article writer don't seem to know the difference between a "resistance" and a "coup". They are entirely different things. A resistance is a refusal to submit to a governing power; a coup is a violent overthrowing of government. Edited February 6, 2017 by BubberMiley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omni Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 4 hours ago, Hal 9000 said: I thought maybe I was the only one catching on to this. Trump wakes up and spins a shiny top for the media and then gets on with his day. Lately he seems to just wake up in time to find out he has incurred ever more of the wrath of the judiciary. And then he gets all sweaty and huffy and tweets out a tad more of his childish anger. Who could blame the media for having a field day with it. And SNL has a seemingly endless source of material. And Baldwin does such a great job. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H10 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 11 hours ago, kactus said: Anyone know when this impeachment thing is happening? I wish there was more coverage about his authoritarian tendecies before the election. He acts now like an authoritarian as a president. As a president he has no respect the systems of government, no respect for the powers that are vested by the constitution in the legistlative branch and juidiciary and has insulted the judge by calling him "so called judge" on twitter. Impeachment would require the Republican house to impeach trump followed by a Republican Senate. I don't even think alot of clever democrats would impeach trump (like joe manchin) knowing that there are elections in republican states for democratic senators in 2018 and the fact that it feeds into a narrative of Trump being treated unfairly, and doesn't even prevent Trump from running again and theoretically winning again the nomination in 2020 and the election. I also strongly suspect that the free coverage worth $3 billion dollars gave Trump an advantage in the election, he just had to make one comment and it was covered on the news for a week! Sanders had rallies of 30,000 people being ignored. Also acting like an authoritarian didn't seem to get bush or reagan impeached. Reagan illegally sold weapons to Iran violating a congressional law passed which is CRIMINAL, took the proceeds of that illegal weapons sale and used it to fund death squads in central America that murdered 1.3 million people. He then in turn had central and south American criminal syndicates sell drugs into the USA with the permission of the CIA turning a blind eye so they could fund the purchases. He did this under a democratic congress and wasn't impeach, Trump would have to murder someone on tape to get impeached, as in pull out a gun and shoot them with their hands up or in the back of the head. Also if he got impeached, then you got president pence. Does that sound much better to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H10 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Also Trump is a 70 year old guy, with the most stressful job in the world, who is grossly overweight, on statins, sleeps 4 hours a night, has an anger issue, I don't see this guy making it to 78. On the negative side though, Trump's dad lived to 95 and his mother to 88. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal 9000 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Omni said: Lately he seems to just wake up in time to find out he has incurred ever more of the wrath of the judiciary. And then he gets all sweaty and huffy and tweets out a tad more of his childish anger. Who could blame the media for having a field day with it. And SNL has a seemingly endless source of material. And Baldwin does such a great job. More gibberish! Baldwin is an idiot, he's washed up and trapped in the only role that other idiots will appreciate. SNL isn't good at comedy (haven't been for years), so they might as well chum up to the leftist political crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omni Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 9 minutes ago, Hal 9000 said: More gibberish! Baldwin is an idiot, he's washed up and trapped in the only role that other idiots will appreciate. SNL isn't good at comedy (haven't been for years), so they might as well chum up to the leftist political crowd. Between Tina Fey slamming Sarah Pallin and now Baldwin doing th same with Trump, SNL is doing great. Baldwin is thinking of taking his Trump thing on the road. As long as Trump keeps providing the fodder, comedians are going to use it. Apparently Trump's sense of humor is lacking as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal 9000 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Omni said: Between Tina Fey slamming Sarah Pallin and now Baldwin doing th same with Trump, SNL is doing great. Baldwin is thinking of taking his Trump thing on the road. As long as Trump keeps providing the fodder, comedians are going to use it. Apparently Trump's sense of humor is lacking as well. Well, Yeah, Baldwin should take it on the road. Frankly, it's nice to see you guys able to laugh a little - you could use the levity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omni Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Hal 9000 said: Well, Yeah, Baldwin should take it on the road. Frankly, it's nice to see you guys able to laugh a little - you could use the levity. 1 minute ago, Hal 9000 said: Well, Yeah, Baldwin should take it on the road. Frankly, it's nice to see you guys able to laugh a little - you could use the levity. We've been laughing a lot more than a little. It seems it's you guys that don't get it. And of course we do get the serious side of things when the newly elected POTUS can't get along with the judicial level of his government. You kinda have to be able to discern both levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal 9000 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, Omni said: We've been laughing a lot more than a little. It seems it's you guys that don't get it. And of course we do get the serious side of things when the newly elected POTUS can't get along with the judicial level of his government. You kinda have to be able to discern both levels. Yeah, just keep telling yourself that buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omni Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Just now, Hal 9000 said: Yeah, just keep telling yourself that buddy! Don't have to tell myself that, the news reports the latest giggle every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omni Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Hal 9000 said: Yeah, just keep telling yourself that buddy! Donald brings up the funny stuff, and lately the DoJ brings up the grown up stuff. The mix is quite entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 40% of Americans support impeachment... http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317627-poll-4-in-10-back-impeaching-trump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omni Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, The_Squid said: 40% of Americans support impeachment... http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317627-poll-4-in-10-back-impeaching-trump Interesting read. Can you imagine the political landscape American's would now be facing if Obama was allowed to run this time? Perhaps they should re-think that two term limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsy Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, BubberMiley said: You and your article writer don't seem to know the difference between a "resistance" and a "coup". They are entirely different things. A resistance is a refusal to submit to a governing power; a coup is a violent overthrowing of government. ....and you haven't read her tweet. Quote Sarah Silverman ✔ @SarahKSilverman WAKE UP & JOIN THE RESISTANCE. ONCE THE MILITARY IS W US FASCISTS GET OVERTHROWN. MAD KING & HIS HANDLERS GO BYE BYE https://twitter.com/jeffmueller/status/826920269491085317 … Edited February 6, 2017 by betsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 A government can be overthrown by a resistance or a coup. That doesn't make them the same thing. Look them up in the dictionary if you don't believe me. It's a big book that describes what words mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 4 hours ago, BubberMiley said: A government can be overthrown by a resistance or a coup. That doesn't make them the same thing. Look them up in the dictionary if you don't believe me. It's a big book that describes what words mean. I have a feeling most of the military voted for Trump anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHackerMP Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 23 hours ago, bush_cheney2004 said: President Trump has done nothing yet that would constitute "high crimes and misdemeanors". U.S. presidents are not impeached because some people don't like their policies, including foreign nationals. The legal position is that a "high crime or misdemeanor" means whatever the House of Representatives says it means. Quite literally that's the present constitutional interpretation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsy Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 8 hours ago, BubberMiley said: A government can be overthrown by a resistance or a coup. That doesn't make them the same thing. Look them up in the dictionary if you don't believe me. It's a big book that describes what words mean. When she invoked the military's help to overthrow Trump, she's definitely talking coup - the kind we hear about in banana republics! Quote also known simply as a coup (/kuː/), putsch, or an overthrow, is the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d'état Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsy Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 14 hours ago, The_Squid said: 40% of Americans support impeachment... http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317627-poll-4-in-10-back-impeaching-trump They're the ones who voted for Hillary! Hahahahaha Only 40%? See? The popular vote went to Trump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, betsy said: When she invoked the military's help to overthrow Trump, she's definitely talking coup - the kind we hear about in banana republics! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d'état Wrong! A coup is a violent overthrow of a government; a resistance is a refusal to support a government, leading to its failure. It is not an "overt seizure" like a coup is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, betsy said: The popular vote went to Trump! That failure still hurts? Is it because of his tweets about how being elected without the popular vote is illegitimate and grounds for a coup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kactus Posted February 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 19 hours ago, hernanday said: ..... Also if he got impeached, then you got president pence. Does that sound much better to you? Probably not but it doesn't negate the fact that Trump is emotioanlly unbalanced to be in charge of running a country. No one knows what he stands for and he is clearly not fit in decision making judging by his records for the last three weeks and goes into tantrums on twitter with everyone who disagrees with him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 On 2/5/2017 at 11:55 AM, TimG said: Give the system a chance to work. The courts can and should strike down unconstitutional orders. The Patriot Act and the NDAA were not constitutional, but they went through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 3 hours ago, betsy said: Hahahahaha! Do you think it's funny that you're trying to put the same words in Sarah Silverman's mouth that Donald Trump actually said when he called for revolution against Obama when he thought Obama won without the popular vote? Some stand-up comedian versus your actual president. Think about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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