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Firestorm49

(4,537 posts)
1. I nearly hurled while listening to his kiss ass briefing this morning. He used trump's terminologies -
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 10:18 AM
7 hrs ago

“more than the world has ever known” more than once. He raised his head and hands to the heavens in a revolting and poorly scripted briefing. I tried my best to gain some benefit from his babbling but ended up just giving the television screen my one finger salute. The whole thing sounded weird.

Arthur_Frain

(2,323 posts)
3. Completely theatrical. Not one policy of meaningful intention amongst them.
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 10:45 AM
7 hrs ago

Yesterday, the pentagon banned non-pentagon photographers from press pools because of unflattering photos of kegsbreath. (Remember the kerfuffle about the make up room in the pentagon when he first got installed?)

Today, the administration gleefully announces that Irans new leader is probably “disfigured”.

This entire Republican Party is like an old western style storefront, propped up and expanded out, trying to hide the poverty of its reality. There’s no actual concern for America or Americans, no actual governing policy, just a bunch of rich white guys trying not to be the last one holding the bag of shit when the lights go out.

Tbear

(686 posts)
4. Well, if they don't make you take your shoes off make sure you wear something heavy with decent aerodynamics.
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 11:28 AM
6 hrs ago

chowder66

(12,173 posts)
5. After reading your subject line and before opening your post I thought...I'd throw a shoe at him.
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 12:27 PM
5 hrs ago
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