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dionysus

(26,467 posts)
10. Skittles, do you think twitler will fuck up your life any worse than bush did?
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 06:10 AM
Jan 2017

We all survived bush, after all.

Skittles

(153,160 posts)
17. that fucking incompetent buffoon and his disgusting team will affect everyone on the planet
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 06:51 PM
Jan 2017

I keep hearing that he will be "reined in" - not sure why anyone would think the repuke majority is that much better than Trump

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)
2. Yep!
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 11:32 PM
Jan 2017

Trump/Pence, the Cabinet, McConnell, Ryan, Supreme Court, Goebellsvision (Faux News), and a lazy, ignorant electorate. We are SO SCREWED!

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renate

(13,776 posts)
6. he can hardly say otherwise
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 12:12 AM
Jan 2017

I heard his press conference this morning and I feel pretty certain that he will use his high approval ratings to speak up and help us out on the really important stuff. After a well-deserved break, but I hope not too long of one.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
9. President Obama has to say this...
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 04:48 AM
Jan 2017

but a lot of us will not be OK... I personally will probably be ok, but a lot of my neighbors, fellow citizens, the environment, etc. will not... and by the way, OK is not really good enough in my book when Hillary Clinton could have built on the progress Obama made if the voters truly had elected the next President (instead of Electorates)

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JI7

(89,250 posts)
16. he said we are going to have to fight for it
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 06:48 PM
Jan 2017

And not take it for granted.

Op leaves out that part.

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