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So, is he gonna go off-script tonight at his West Virginia rally? (Original Post) Mrs. Overall Aug 2018 OP
There's a 100 percent chance he'll go off script, but I sure as hell won't be watching. bearsfootball516 Aug 2018 #1
+1 backtoblue Aug 2018 #9
Yup, and thanks to those who do watch gratuitous Aug 2018 #15
Off the script, off the rails, off the hook, off his rocker. lagomorph777 Aug 2018 #17
I predict distracted with a chance of distractions GusBob Aug 2018 #2
What script... lame54 Aug 2018 #3
Now, that's just a given.......nt Heartstrings Aug 2018 #4
There's a script? thegoose Aug 2018 #5
Depends. If he's in really deep shit I might manage to watch. nolabear Aug 2018 #6
Crooked Hillary! Kingofalldems Aug 2018 #7
What time is his rant fest? avebury Aug 2018 #8
The rant fest is at 7 pm EST. Mrs. Overall Aug 2018 #10
It is scheduled for 7 pm start Yonnie3 Aug 2018 #14
Is he "going off script?" MyOwnPeace Aug 2018 #11
This might be the bait ChazII Aug 2018 #12
He'll say: Manafort and Cohen are good people. And it's sad what happened to them. MoonRiver Aug 2018 #13
He'll pardon them. lagomorph777 Aug 2018 #19
He'll tease pardoning them. bearsfootball516 Aug 2018 #23
I will follow the speech, er ravings by the lunatic, via Daniel Dale's tweets. LonePirate Aug 2018 #16
He will go bonkers... BlueJac Aug 2018 #18
Why waste our time? We can come up w/ all of the standard crap he comes up w/ ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #20
Guaranteed Shit Show... SDJay Aug 2018 #21
Bigly! Freethinker65 Aug 2018 #22
I boldly predict a loud meltdown like the one on Fux News donkeypoofed Aug 2018 #24
he always goes off script. Javaman Aug 2018 #25
If only we had some way of estimating the likelihood that that would happen.... mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #26
It should be a classic! kentuck Aug 2018 #27
I won't be watching. One thing that does concern me is press safety if he goes ballistic. dameatball Aug 2018 #28
Get out the popcorn this will be true Trumpian Theatre. redstatebluegirl Aug 2018 #29
There's a script? Glamrock Aug 2018 #30
The teleprompter operator might want to bring a book to read C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #31
Is a bear a catholic? COLGATE4 Aug 2018 #32

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
15. Yup, and thanks to those who do watch
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:27 PM
Aug 2018

Trump will either doggedly stick to the script (unlikely) or, egged on by the crowd, start in with the grandiose blustering in the first minute and a half (far more likely).

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
17. Off the script, off the rails, off the hook, off his rocker.
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:31 PM
Aug 2018

It's gonna be quite a poo-flinging festival!

 

thegoose

(3,115 posts)
5. There's a script?
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:22 PM
Aug 2018

I thought the orange pustule just boasted and talked about Hillary at those Nazi rallies.

nolabear

(41,986 posts)
6. Depends. If he's in really deep shit I might manage to watch.
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:22 PM
Aug 2018

My tolerance is really low these days though. I imagine they’ll let us know if he chews on the podium any.

avebury

(10,952 posts)
8. What time is his rant fest?
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:23 PM
Aug 2018

It would be fun if the jury kept working and came in with their verdict right before his rant fest. It would suck the oxygen right out of the room and no one would be watching hom.

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
11. Is he "going off script?"
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:25 PM
Aug 2018

Man, I'm betting that he will be so far off that it could be an epic event - the "final meltdown" that could wrap it all up.
The only "positive" thing going for him is that he's in West Virginia and they STILL believe he's gonna' bring coal back.

ChazII

(6,205 posts)
12. This might be the bait
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:26 PM
Aug 2018

to get to me watch a rally. Perhaps I might need to get out of the house while it is on television.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
23. He'll tease pardoning them.
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:38 PM
Aug 2018

"Paul Manafort and my buddy Mike...what do you guys think? Should I give them pardons? (Crowd goes crazy) Maybe...maybe. We'll see. They're good people."

LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
16. I will follow the speech, er ravings by the lunatic, via Daniel Dale's tweets.
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:30 PM
Aug 2018

No way I can stomach watching and listening to him.

SWBTATTReg

(22,133 posts)
20. Why waste our time? We can come up w/ all of the standard crap he comes up w/ ...
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:34 PM
Aug 2018

all on our own, and personally, I don't want to waste one single minute on him...not one.

If he didn't say one word for the rest of his term, I wouldn't miss one thing...

SDJay

(1,089 posts)
21. Guaranteed Shit Show...
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:36 PM
Aug 2018

that I will not be watching. I am physically repulsed at the sight and/or sound of this scum.

The hall that's hosting it will have hundreds - and of course the doofuses at the WH will say it's tens of thousands - of rubes and it will be raucous. His zealots are going to be even more insane than usual.

I hope the journalists covering this disaster emerge safely. Dump will blame all of this on them among many others.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
25. he always goes off script.
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:42 PM
Aug 2018

it's a sure thing.

the wonder is just what truly fucked up right field bullshit he will spew.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts)
26. If only we had some way of estimating the likelihood that that would happen....
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:47 PM
Aug 2018

There was a thread about his fundraiser on Long Island at DU yesterday. I can't find it now.

Here's a transcript of another absurdly incorrect Trump claim about energy in the same speech.

He claimed New York's fracking ban means its shale gas "flows" to other states, which are getting rich from it. Shale gas is...trapped in shale...which is why you need to frack it.


C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
31. The teleprompter operator might want to bring a book to read
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 04:21 PM
Aug 2018

Trumpstain may very well go totally off script and over the edge tonight.

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