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@DavidShuster
David Shuster Retweeted Donald J. Trump
In this case, humorless @cnn + others in MSM cable news should lighten up a bit. This is actually a funny retweet...a joke.
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emulatorloo
(44,182 posts)Yeah was a joke but jokes can say a lot about a man's character. Sad to see Shuster's joined the ranks of Trump apologists.
VermontKevin
(1,473 posts)Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)...and seems to have made his way over to the dark side. A shame, but his choice.
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)Does Trump amuse you? Tell me what's so fucking funny about him.
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)Trump KNOWS his "base," the 35% who are hanging on while his approval rating sinks. He KNOWS how they will respond to it.
There are more than a few responses along the lines of "That's what you can expect when you don't tell the truth."
I don't see anything cracking the 35% shell, except maybe losing their health care. That might wake a few of them up, but as we all know, when the body count starts adding up, Trump will simply blame Obama, and many of them will probably swallow that.
nolabear
(41,991 posts)Arazi
(6,829 posts)nolabear
(41,991 posts)By the time they get back there'll be five more disasters to avoid dealing with.
tblue37
(65,487 posts)LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)And we consider David to be a friend. He would be wise to remove this tweet as he should know better.
Vinca
(50,303 posts)Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)Go figure.
herding cats
(19,567 posts)Double standards on display again.
Leith
(7,813 posts)I'm not linking to it. Anyone who is interested can google David Shuster Kathy Griffin and choose the i24 link.
Anonymous Bosh
(28 posts)I mean, he knows it's not " presidential," right?
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)Especially considering how unstable they are and, more especially, how unstable their mindless followers are.
But since Trump is unstable, he wouldn't grasp that, nor would his supporters.
And it seems no one within the GOP circle-jerk is willing to help them either. They count on that instability.
I find Trump to be a sad, tragic figure. Truly pathetic man - and I could feel a modicum of pity for him if he wasn't holding so much power over other people.
As it stands, feeling pity for Trump is just another weapon he'd use against people. He has to be removed for the good of the country.
njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)So Go FUCK YOURSELF!! Shuster
dsc
(52,166 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)He used to be a regular on Keith Olbermann's show, as well as Stephanie Miller's. Then he sold his soul to darker forces. Damn shame. He's dead to me now.
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)gordianot
(15,244 posts)A veiled threat everyday similar to putting a bullseye on the head of politicians. When something happens this sort of fun will be thourougly denied.
spanone
(135,873 posts)ismnotwasm
(42,008 posts)I suppose some people would find it funny, but as with all Trumps Tweets, it's more scary/stupid, because he's the POTUS
Worktodo
(288 posts)When I showed my kid Gollum J Trump's posts he laughed. When I showed my kid Trump's WWE post he asked me if Twitter was going to delete his account.
See the difference?
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,043 posts)Docreed2003
(16,875 posts)With president Obama smacking down "Faux News". I'm sure they would have thought it was hilarious too.
CakeGrrl
(10,611 posts)Media ought to be afraid. He's talking directly to his cult-mentality, Fox-programmed, hate-filled and well-armed base.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)And you can bet there's more than one hair-trigger nutjob out there, for whom President Trump's remark about the media being the enemy of the people, coupled with Trump's stupid tweet this morning, will be all the justification they need. Remember how one of their number went and shot up a pizza joint on the strength of scurrilous rumors? You gotta figure there's a few of them out there right now plotting their attack based on a doctored video clip of a years-old scripted "fight" some feeble old man posted in a desperate bid to look tough.
PJMcK
(22,048 posts)Fuck off.
That is all.
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)our CiC fake fighting!
peggysue2
(10,839 posts)This is only a joke if you're ten years old; not funny for a 71 year old man posing as POTUS. Lighten up? When some yahoo decides to shoot a Washington Reporter then what will Shuster say?
Oops. My bad.
The apologies for this nonsense are as outrageous as the Trumpster's insane neediness for attention. Combine this with the utterly vile video from the NRA last week, face and voice of Dana Loesch, and message is pretty damn clear: we have no respect or regard for anyone criticizing Our Dear Leader, the very one Cory Lewandowski has recently named:
"The Hemingway of Twitterland."
Lewandowski's comment is funny because it's so over-the-top and ludicrous.
This is not funny. It's demeaning and reckless and so below the dignity of the Office that David Shuster should be ashamed of himself. But maybe, he likes fart jokes, too. Maybe he can convince DT to do that as an encore. Get a real belly laugh because being an ignorant oaf is so amusing.
oasis
(49,407 posts)JHB
(37,161 posts)...If returning the volley will bring in the Secret Service, it's not funny.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Dump cannot laugh at himself. In fact, it's difficult to imagine him laughing; I've never seen him do it.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)He's right about that.
His people will defend anything he says or does.