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Trump is flipping out again 32 mins.ago! (Original Post) orangecrush Jan 2019 OP
MOAR! dalton99a Jan 2019 #1
Here is the meaning of MOAR (for those who do not know)............................................. Stuart G Jan 2019 #3
I think that word, and others came up from LOL Cats Maraya1969 Jan 2019 #14
Mother Of All Replies? sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #28
Mother of all reptiles. littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #55
It seems as if there are no names we can apply regarding the animal kingdom sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #56
Thanks mrs. wiseacre. littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #64
True dat! sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #66
This is what I thought. dewsgirl Jan 2019 #80
It came to me as in the MOA.... whatever. sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #83
I remember watching Inside Politics, Babara Starr broke in that we had dropped dewsgirl Jan 2019 #88
Two kinds of 'dangerous', yes? sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #89
An amalgam of "more" and "roar" nt reACTIONary Jan 2019 #62
... orangecrush Jan 2019 #33
Yikes. 2naSalit Jan 2019 #39
He can larwdem Jan 2019 #68
So presidential..... CatMor Jan 2019 #2
Which witch hunt? guillaumeb Jan 2019 #4
It's like a sort of Twitter Tourette's Syndrome. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #5
"Roger Stone didn't even work for me..." oberliner Jan 2019 #6
We know we will arrived to the "promised land" when Mr. Trump... Stuart G Jan 2019 #7
... orangecrush Jan 2019 #34
How does that bus get anywhere? DBoon Jan 2019 #40
All I want to know, is when that bus is coming in my neighborhood, so I can Stuart G Jan 2019 #45
Heh-heh - kind of makes sense FakeNoose Jan 2019 #8
Except NO witch would behave like trump or his butt-trumpets. Haggis for Breakfast Jan 2019 #11
butt trumpets. KentuckyWoman Jan 2019 #58
Go right ahead. Haggis for Breakfast Jan 2019 #91
Hey, Trump! PJMcK Jan 2019 #9
Aw, look who's having yet another shitty night??! Leghorn21 Jan 2019 #10
... orangecrush Jan 2019 #35
maybe he is on a Sandwich hunt! NRaleighLiberal Jan 2019 #12
No more leftover hamberders to snack on? nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #17
Yum Yum EffieBlack Jan 2019 #13
Pancakes! Solly Mack Jan 2019 #15
Who never had any of his staff or cabinet indicted in 8 years? RainCaster Jan 2019 #16
scoreboard! so much winning Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #47
We're gonna need MontanaMama Jan 2019 #61
If he's not thinking about his stupid wall, he's thinking about Mueller. n/t Different Drummer Jan 2019 #18
Please don't tweet "ROSEBUD" until you're out of office. oasis Jan 2019 #19
"Witch hunt!": the history of Donald Trump's favorite attack on Robert Mueller, explained Scurrilous Jan 2019 #20
... orangecrush Jan 2019 #36
After watching bdamomma Jan 2019 #21
Sebastian Gorka DBoon Jan 2019 #42
I'm REALLY hoping MyOwnPeace Jan 2019 #48
Ivanka's emails? Lock her up! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #50
Me mustn't forget Fox's Hanity !! Pluvious Jan 2019 #74
The which hunt is doing just fine Jarqui Jan 2019 #22
I'm guessing they found out the name of the mystery bank. sarcasmo Jan 2019 #23
Ah, but the strawberries, that's, that's where I had them.... Brother Buzz Jan 2019 #24
OFFS - won't somebody teach this child some new words? Marie Marie Jan 2019 #25
Word! orangecrush Jan 2019 #37
This chart from the thread succinctly sums up what the Rethug party is made of... diva77 Jan 2019 #26
Well, that chart certainly shows what he IS winning at. nt Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #30
Wow. N/t Kitchari Jan 2019 #31
Just shows bdamomma Jan 2019 #44
Good grief! Ligyron Jan 2019 #51
I confess, I haven't fact-checked that chart. Does seem plausible, however. diva77 Jan 2019 #71
Does those 24 convicted include the Russians? at140 Jan 2019 #59
That's a keeper. underpants Jan 2019 #78
Thank you!! am short of time here... diva77 Jan 2019 #82
Mmm. Sort of a mixed bag. The Trump numbers appear to be the only ones in question underpants Jan 2019 #84
Thanks so much for following up with this. diva77 Jan 2019 #92
People should just respond "witch" Renew Deal Jan 2019 #27
Is he starting one? Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #29
Witch Hunt!!! moondust Jan 2019 #32
... orangecrush Jan 2019 #38
... MustLoveBeagles Jan 2019 #41
That's funny. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #53
Oh! Laughed so hard I have tears. Maru Kitteh Jan 2019 #63
Hahahaha! halobeam Jan 2019 #69
Another underpants Jan 2019 #85
"Again"? Don't you mean "still"? BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #43
Yes, but... Cirque du So-What Jan 2019 #46
Please..........I got to say it again, and again....Trump is nuts.!!!! Stuart G Jan 2019 #49
There must be another indictment coming down Monday RandySF Jan 2019 #52
Yes it is Midnightwalk Jan 2019 #54
This is his way of saying "good night America". KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #57
... orangecrush Jan 2019 #67
! akraven Jan 2019 #75
Which witch ya talkin' 'bout bitch????? czarjak Jan 2019 #60
What a loser... as is all of his cult es466 Jan 2019 #65
Good headline. Thanks for not repeating (amplifying) his words sharedvalues Jan 2019 #70
Surrender Donald! mnmoderatedem Jan 2019 #72
😁 underpants Jan 2019 #86
Stone Soup Blue Owl Jan 2019 #73
LOL!! Orange will look great on tRump!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #76
How many witches has Mueller caught? muntrv Jan 2019 #77
Roger Stone said today he was open to talking to Mueller Sienna86 Jan 2019 #79
Tough tarts Roger. Mueller can't trust anything he tells him and ... underpants Jan 2019 #87
Trump Jr billymerk Jan 2019 #81
Burn WItch Burn !!! n/t Apollyonus Jan 2019 #90

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
3. Here is the meaning of MOAR (for those who do not know).............................................
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:32 PM
Jan 2019

.....Moar is an intentional misspelling of more, ...used online as a humorous demand.

Kinda like...let's have more of Trump ....flipping out...!!!

I kind of like that one, even though I had to look it up

sprinkleeninow

(20,235 posts)
56. It seems as if there are no names we can apply regarding the animal kingdom
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:46 AM
Jan 2019

without having to apologize to the real and true ones.

Someone here called the republucres 'reptilians' and I thot that was dandy.

But there ya go again. Apologies to all reptiles.



To lmsp from a mrs. wiseacre. 😄

littlemissmartypants

(22,628 posts)
64. Thanks mrs. wiseacre.
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 01:39 AM
Jan 2019

Right back at ya!



Apologies to reptiles indeed!

I wish I could just say "wake me up when it's over" but I don't know if I'd be able to sleep that long.

sprinkleeninow

(20,235 posts)
66. True dat!
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 01:46 AM
Jan 2019

I cannot wait till it's over to catch up on sorely needed zzz's.

A peace-filled nite to y'all...😴



sprinkleeninow

(20,235 posts)
83. It came to me as in the MOA.... whatever.
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 04:55 PM
Jan 2019

A big deal was made out of the 'MOAB' thing.
Mother Of All Bombs.

I have no idea who started that.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
88. I remember watching Inside Politics, Babara Starr broke in that we had dropped
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 09:28 PM
Jan 2019

the MOAB. Then that swallowed the coverage for at least a day. Crazy thinking back now, such simpler times.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
7. We know we will arrived to the "promised land" when Mr. Trump...
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:35 PM
Jan 2019

throws his wife, Melania, under the bus, along with Jr., and Ivanka..

DBoon

(22,353 posts)
40. How does that bus get anywhere?
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:56 PM
Jan 2019

It must get stuck with all the high level Trump officals it runs over.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
45. All I want to know, is when that bus is coming in my neighborhood, so I can
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:02 AM
Jan 2019

get out of the way, and as far away as I can...

.............. .... ...... .....

FakeNoose

(32,617 posts)
8. Heh-heh - kind of makes sense
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:36 PM
Jan 2019


Ed Krassenstein
@EdKrassen
It’s only a witch hunt because your campaign is filled with witches.

oasis

(49,367 posts)
19. Please don't tweet "ROSEBUD" until you're out of office.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:51 PM
Jan 2019

I can't stand having Pence as president for any amount of time.

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)
20. "Witch hunt!": the history of Donald Trump's favorite attack on Robert Mueller, explained
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:02 PM
Jan 2019
Trump’s favorite slander against Robert Mueller’s investigation has a very long history.

<snip>

"Everything is a witch hunt. President Donald Trump will tell anybody who will listen that Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s Russia connections (and other alleged misdeeds) is a political witch hunt. The single greatest political witch hunt, in fact.

When his longtime political adviser Roger Stone was indicted, the president turned the hyperbole all the way to 11. He called the Mueller investigation — which has now led to nine people with links to the Trump campaign being charged with crimes, in addition to a couple dozen Russian nationals — the “greatest witch hunt in the history of our country!”




This is sort of Trump’s thing. Trump has tweeted about the Robert Mueller “witch hunt” more than 110 times in 2018."

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/17/17235546/witch-hunt-donald-trump-mueller-roger-stone-indictment

bdamomma

(63,822 posts)
21. After watching
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:05 PM
Jan 2019

Active Measures there will be many more indictments coming down.

We have thugs and criminals in our midst.

Here is my list:

Trump
Bannon
Jared
Don Jr.
Julian Assange
Tillerson
Sessions
McConnell
Nunes

feel free to add more.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,311 posts)
50. Ivanka's emails? Lock her up!
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:08 AM
Jan 2019

I'm pretty sure she's done much worse than the emails thing, but, karma, y'know.

Brother Buzz

(36,409 posts)
24. Ah, but the strawberries, that's, that's where I had them....
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:11 PM
Jan 2019

they laughed at me and made jokes, but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, and with geometric logic, that.....

Ligyron

(7,624 posts)
51. Good grief!
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:08 AM
Jan 2019

Is that accurate? Must be the number of counts as opposed to individuals with Trump?Like indicted 89 counts, not 89 people? Not 24 people,but 24 charges guilty?

diva77

(7,639 posts)
71. I confess, I haven't fact-checked that chart. Does seem plausible, however.
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 02:34 AM
Jan 2019

As for the 89 counts - not sure of how the numbers break down for that either.

There's probably a well-sourced, accurate, up-to-date count posted somewhere online.

underpants

(182,734 posts)
84. Mmm. Sort of a mixed bag. The Trump numbers appear to be the only ones in question
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 06:11 PM
Jan 2019

I googled "Executive Branch Criminal Activities by Presidential Administration" and google offered a search on the same with "meme" added on so that was based on the meme you posted. Basically I found the same results.

There is a discussion on a Snopes group on Facebook but I couldn't link it. There's a Quora link below if that helps. I couldn't find anything specifically about this ON Snopes but there is this.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-entities-criminal-probe/

My analysis- Okay the pre-Trump numbers seem to be correct. The author of a piece on this at Daily Kos replied to the meme with his (I think) explanation. He wrote a cautionary tale at the beginning of the Trump Admin so it couldn't have included the activities we know of now. He points out that the meme used a different methodology AND that it includes the Trump campaign not just numbers while in office. From my reading he doesn't dispell the newer meme, he just states that it's different.
I'd have to sharpen up a pencil and do some real digging to verify the Trump numbers. It generally looks right to me.

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2018/9/18/1796668/-UPDATED-Comparing-Presidential-Administrations-by-felony-arrests-and-convictions-as-of-9-17-2018

The diary, which was based on Wikipedia’s list of federal political scandals in the U.S., is the closest I’ve come to having something go viral. DK’s counters show that 349 people recommended it and it was posted to Facebook 11,133 times. Since then, I’ve seen numerous people post screen captures of the table comparing crimes by Administration. And lately, I’ve seen a modified version that adds Trump Administration – but inaccurately, or at least with a different methodology.

Including Trump’s Company, Campaign, and Administration
When I wrote the original diary in January 2016, I really thought the biggest legal issues Trump’s Administration would face would come from unvetted conflicts of interest. I really expected that if there were any arrests, most would come from his Administration itself.

I wasn’t quite prepared for how many people involved with his campaign would end up being arrested. We knew there was some funny business going on with Russia. The only thing the campaign changed in the GOP’s platform – written largely by members of the religious right – was its stance on the Russian invasion of Crimea. There was funny stuff with Paul Manafort, who was forced to resign as Campaign Chair in August. And we knew before the inauguration that Mike Flynn had made suspicious calls to the Russian Ambassador during the transition. But what we knew before the inauguration versus what we know now … whew!


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Discussion on Quora
https://www.debatepolitics.com/general-political-discussion/300317-criminal-activity-executive-branch-over-past-53-years.html?s=5e29711c881f1160cbaa768b6eb385c4

diva77

(7,639 posts)
92. Thanks so much for following up with this.
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 10:17 PM
Jan 2019

To quote David Cay Johnston, "it's even worse than you think!!"

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
49. Please..........I got to say it again, and again....Trump is nuts.!!!!
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:08 AM
Jan 2019

...It ain't peanuts, or wall nuts, or pistachios, or acorns....Mr. Trump ain't all there...

........................He needs a new brain, because he is insane........that's it...

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,489 posts)
57. This is his way of saying "good night America".
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:52 AM
Jan 2019

And, Jeff Tiedrich always has a juicy one or two for each occassion....





....................

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
70. Good headline. Thanks for not repeating (amplifying) his words
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 02:24 AM
Jan 2019

I mean, his words tonight are extra-stupid.
But still we shouldn’t put them in a headline

underpants

(182,734 posts)
87. Tough tarts Roger. Mueller can't trust anything he tells him and ...
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 06:20 PM
Jan 2019

using anything Stone tells him would create problems in any other part of investigations. It could actually mess up court proceedings in any way linked to info from Stone.

There was a post earlier today from the DOJ guy who convicted Scooter Libby.

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