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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 08:48 AM Jun 2018

Things I did this early morning Paul Manafort can't.

Got a nice ice cold glass of water from the fridge
Went to the mail box to check my mail.
Checked my cell phone messages.
Surf the net.
Had some oatmeal

...

Sucks to be him. This is a teachable moment. Don't work for murderous dictators and then hide the filthy lucre for your services from the Feds.

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Things I did this early morning Paul Manafort can't. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 OP
This could be a fun thread. madaboutharry Jun 2018 #1
I'm going to the gym later. Sure Manafort can't do that. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #2
Prison has gyms Purple Mountain Maje Jun 2018 #8
Not with air condition, treadmills with tvs, pools, saunas, and a jacuzzi, and stocked showers,... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #11
True Purple Mountain Maje Jun 2018 #13
He's going to be 70. I don't think getting jacked is a priority. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #14
He will be able to jack off, just without any privacy. madinmaryland Jun 2018 #24
Nice pot of strong coffee, strawberries, cream cheese, and bacon on whole wheat thin bread. Tipperary Jun 2018 #3
Watered lawn, Home Depot, gym, insecticide-ed lawn, load of laundry... oh wait lamp_shade Jun 2018 #4
Took a long, hot shower - Alone. MineralMan Jun 2018 #5
Take a dump in privacy. milestogo Jun 2018 #6
I had two friends who were in jail. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #17
Going to the closet and take my time choosing what I wear today.... marble falls Jun 2018 #7
Manafort might be thinking that it is harder to fall out of a window of the roof LiberalArkie Jun 2018 #9
All day yesterday when someone asked "How are you?" grantcart Jun 2018 #10
I noticed that, too gratuitous Jun 2018 #18
40-mile bike ride? Will begin that shortly, before we hit peak forecast bullwinkle428 Jun 2018 #12
This is a ridiculous post... brooklynite Jun 2018 #15
Revised post. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #19
My point was intended to be humorous... brooklynite Jun 2018 #21
I clearly took it differently. I will edit my post. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #22
Things I did this early morning Paul Manafort can't... Luz Jun 2018 #16
Those are things hundreds of thousands of people in jail awaiting trial can't do. former9thward Jun 2018 #20
It seems clear H2O Man Jun 2018 #25
Recommended! H2O Man Jun 2018 #23
Slept as late as I wanted to. nt jrthin Jun 2018 #26
Didn't Worry About Thugs Who Support Dictators Me. Jun 2018 #27
Manafort will have difficulty running a global criminal enterprise from behind bars. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #28
Some people do mucifer Jun 2018 #33
He'll be out before the weekend is over kimbutgar Jun 2018 #29
I had a great morning, doing lots of fun stuff Paulie can't LiberalLoner Jun 2018 #30
He won't be able to go out on the lawn and WhiteTara Jun 2018 #31
I noticed it is the simple things in life people are appreciating. Equinox Moon Jun 2018 #32
Listening to Tupac. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #34

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)
1. This could be a fun thread.
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:04 AM
Jun 2018

Things I did this morning that Paul Manafort can't do:

Made a cup of coffee.
Ate leftover chinese food for breakfast.
Read the opinion pages of The NYT and Washington Post.
Read Democratic Underground.
Now watching MSNBC.
Planning to ride the new beach cruiser bike (in turquoise with a cute wicker basket) I got as a gift for Mother's Day.
Made another cup of coffee.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
11. Not with air condition, treadmills with tvs, pools, saunas, and a jacuzzi, and stocked showers,...
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:14 AM
Jun 2018

and towel service.

 

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)
3. Nice pot of strong coffee, strawberries, cream cheese, and bacon on whole wheat thin bread.
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:16 AM
Jun 2018

Getting ready to head to the gym for a couple hours, then the pool. Then back home for an afternoon of mowing, ugh

Cookout later with some cold beer.

lamp_shade

(14,836 posts)
4. Watered lawn, Home Depot, gym, insecticide-ed lawn, load of laundry... oh wait
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:51 AM
Jun 2018

... he might be doing laundry.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
17. I had two friends who were in jail.
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:29 AM
Jun 2018

They said the women guards would purposely watch you do your business to make you feel uncomfortable.

marble falls

(57,112 posts)
7. Going to the closet and take my time choosing what I wear today....
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:05 AM
Jun 2018

might even change a couple of times for the sheer hell of it. All Manafort can do is fondly remember doing that.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
10. All day yesterday when someone asked "How are you?"
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:12 AM
Jun 2018

I answered "Better than Paul Manafort"

It led to many interesting conversations.

Most people are not following this.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
18. I noticed that, too
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:30 AM
Jun 2018

At least a couple of people in my office who I thought were pretty tuned-in politically speaking didn't know anything about Manafort spending the night as a guest of the Graybar Hotel.

The follow on conversations were brief but interesting.

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
12. 40-mile bike ride? Will begin that shortly, before we hit peak forecast
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:17 AM
Jun 2018

temperature of 97° later this afternoon...

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
19. Revised post.
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:39 AM
Jun 2018

I suspect they serve oatmeal for breakfast. It's easy to prepare a lot at once.

Cold consolation for all the other things he can't do.

Luz

(772 posts)
16. Things I did this early morning Paul Manafort can't...
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:28 AM
Jun 2018

Woke up in my own bed
Got high
Ate tacos
Mowed the lawn
Played with my dog

and its only 9:30 am.

H2O Man

(73,559 posts)
25. It seems clear
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:54 AM
Jun 2018

that the OP is specific to Manafort. If one seeks to place it within a context larger than Manafort as an individual, the most obvious one would be the Trump campaign/ administration. This, of course, is distinct from issues regarding penal reform. The OP, for example, does not express delight in the immigrant children incarcerated in the concentration camps this morning. Perhaps it is okay to enjoy seeing justice being served, without attempting to dilute it.

H2O Man

(73,559 posts)
23. Recommended!
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:48 AM
Jun 2018

Very good!

In my case, I made coffee, consumed a cup, took my dogs out, fed my daughter's rabbit, looked at my lawn and considered mowing it, thought about what time I want to run to the store, considered going artifact-hunting, and came inside for a second cup of coffee. Oh, and I enjoyed watching the news while enjoying that second cup.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
27. Didn't Worry About Thugs Who Support Dictators
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:56 AM
Jun 2018

and didn't concern myself at all washing the blood off my hands

kimbutgar

(21,164 posts)
29. He'll be out before the weekend is over
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 11:24 AM
Jun 2018

There’s two types of Justice one for rich and one for poor. Manafort lawyers are speaking to the judges now to get a release.

That said it would be great if this ass stayed in jail for a loooong time.

LiberalLoner

(9,762 posts)
30. I had a great morning, doing lots of fun stuff Paulie can't
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 11:27 AM
Jun 2018

I slept in, luxuriating in my expensive sheets and down comforter, and petted my kitty when he jumped up for pets. He purred and purred and made biscuits with his paws. What a lovable little boy! What a pleasure it is to stroke his soft fur (Maine Coons have such soft fur) and feel him purring like a Diesel engine.

Then my darling, wonderful husband brought me tea in bed to drink. I used my echo device to listen to music my cat loves (actually called, Music Cats Love) on low and surfed the internet while sipping tea and propping myself up on my down-filled pillows.

After getting up, I took a long long shower with luxury shampoo and conditioner and a lovely smelling body wash.

Put on my jeans and a t-shirt and went down to my art studio to play with my art supplies.

Perfect morning!

WhiteTara

(29,718 posts)
31. He won't be able to go out on the lawn and
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 11:27 AM
Jun 2018

play with his dog, like I just did.
Have a nice cup of tea with honey and cream just the way I like it.
Go and pick flowers for the entryway.
Have a life.

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
32. I noticed it is the simple things in life people are appreciating.
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 11:52 AM
Jun 2018

No one has said anything like: rolling in my money or plotting my next crime for power and money.

I can listen to the rain, he can't.


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