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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:23 PM Apr 2019

"Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!"

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!
1:39 PM · Apr 15, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone


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"Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!" (Original Post) Miles Archer Apr 2019 OP
He needs to drop what he's doing and go over there to supervise the operation. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #1
And he should wear his red hat so they'll know he's a fireman FakeNoose Apr 2019 #34
Sitting around, watching TV, and tweeting from the toilet htuttle Apr 2019 #2
How about flying pigs with buckets of water? Wait . . . make that Trump water. Vinca Apr 2019 #3
Thank god for that advice. Lefta Dissenter Apr 2019 #4
my only surprise is that he didn't lapfog_1 Apr 2019 #5
It's still early yet... durablend Apr 2019 #7
Shut up. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2019 #6
He does have a point... Miles Archer Apr 2019 #10
Did you watch The Carol Burnett Show last nite on MeTV? DontBooVote Apr 2019 #19
No, but I would LOVE to have MeTV. Miles Archer Apr 2019 #21
Just to be sure, check your local broadcast stations, it's not a cable channel. The reason DontBooVote Apr 2019 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Apr 2019 #29
i second that motion. hear hear. AllaN01Bear Apr 2019 #30
Fucking brainless, moron. louis-t Apr 2019 #8
Gargoyles lapfog_1 Apr 2019 #14
What.A.Fucking.Moron Stinky The Clown Apr 2019 #9
*THIS* n/t cynatnite Apr 2019 #32
Where's all that pee when you need it ! AJT Apr 2019 #11
Notre Dame should have nykym Apr 2019 #12
Has IQ45 ever been in Paris or visited Notre Dame? sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #13
Yes, he locked himself in hotel room Retrograde Apr 2019 #25
A Narcissist makes it about himself. maxsolomon Apr 2019 #15
Our Commander in Chief lives in a television fantasy world. hunter Apr 2019 #16
Peew peew peew leftieNanner Apr 2019 #31
Actually, this is one of the first tweets of his I've liked renate Apr 2019 #17
He doesn't have a shred and it isn't funny. maxsolomon Apr 2019 #26
My husband heard me exclaim: "Oh for gods's sake!" When he came to see I told him... Hekate Apr 2019 #18
Probably a case of Ivanka tapping him on the shoulder: "Daddy, you should say something about this." Miles Archer Apr 2019 #24
Hey Donnie, maybe youse could take your helicopter louis-t Apr 2019 #20
They use them in California, but Retrograde Apr 2019 #22
Of course, he knows the best way to do anything, and I expect him The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #27
I would lay bets that you're absolutely right lunatica Apr 2019 #38
Junior is working the phones Loge23 Apr 2019 #28
Shut the fuck up, Donnie. GoCubsGo Apr 2019 #33
Great idea... Comatose Sphagetti Apr 2019 #35
French ambassador ridicules Trump's suggestion to save Notre Dame Gothmog Apr 2019 #36
Dropping massive water would destroy everything that is now being salvaged lunatica Apr 2019 #37
Gawd, what a dumbass he is! shanti Apr 2019 #39

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
21. No, but I would LOVE to have MeTV.
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:51 PM
Apr 2019

I'm a "cable cutter," I get my TV via Netflix, Hulu commercial free w/ live TV, HBO, Amazon Prime, and the channels associated with Roku.

Sadly, MeTV isn't part of that. Maybe someday.

 

DontBooVote

(901 posts)
23. Just to be sure, check your local broadcast stations, it's not a cable channel. The reason
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:53 PM
Apr 2019

I asked is because they showed Episode #3 last night and Jonathan Winters was on there and did that joke, lol.

Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #6)

louis-t

(23,295 posts)
8. Fucking brainless, moron.
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:28 PM
Apr 2019

Perhaps flying monkeys should come out your ass. God, what a fool.

Stupid person's idea of a smart person.

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)
14. Gargoyles
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:39 PM
Apr 2019

The river Siene is right there.

The gargoyles can fly right over to the river at the base of the cathedral and drop water on the fire.

Trumps will be tweeting this in almost no time.

nykym

(3,063 posts)
12. Notre Dame should have
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:34 PM
Apr 2019

raked the leaves off the roof such a mess SAD!
Coul've prevented a terrible tragedy.

(How'd I do sounds like tRUMP doesn't it?)

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)
25. Yes, he locked himself in hotel room
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:55 PM
Apr 2019

last Fall rather than visit the site of a devastating WWI battle. To be fair, it was drizzling....

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
15. A Narcissist makes it about himself.
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:40 PM
Apr 2019

Even when they're giant ignoramuses. A pathological need to interject.

Shut the Fuck Up, Donnie. Let your crap staff take a stab at a proper statement of grief, empathy and solidarity.

hunter

(38,317 posts)
16. Our Commander in Chief lives in a television fantasy world.
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:42 PM
Apr 2019

When he gets his Space Force I'm sure they'll be able to drop fire retardant from low earth orbit, if they're not shooting down aliens...


renate

(13,776 posts)
17. Actually, this is one of the first tweets of his I've liked
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:44 PM
Apr 2019

I mean, it’s kind of hilarious for him to weigh in with his expertise, but it’s also kind of nice that he’s trying to be helpful. One of the first times I’ve ever thought he had a shred of humanity.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
26. He doesn't have a shred and it isn't funny.
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:56 PM
Apr 2019

He's a Narcissist who is compelled to interject and make himself the subject of any event.

Watch him go over there to tour the ruins and say dumb shit.

Hekate

(90,708 posts)
18. My husband heard me exclaim: "Oh for gods's sake!" When he came to see I told him...
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:45 PM
Apr 2019

"First the bad news, then the risible news. Notre Dame is burning and it's a bad one. And our moronic president thinks maybe a water dropping air tanker should be used."

That moron. That was probably the only piece of information he got out of the California fires -- water dropping air tankers. That and raking the underbrush.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
24. Probably a case of Ivanka tapping him on the shoulder: "Daddy, you should say something about this."
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:53 PM
Apr 2019

Seriously. We know he doesn't care. He just needed a moment to make a "presidential" tweet.

louis-t

(23,295 posts)
20. Hey Donnie, maybe youse could take your helicopter
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:50 PM
Apr 2019

and fly over the cathedral and piss out the window on the fire. You fucking clueless moron.

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)
22. They use them in California, but
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:52 PM
Apr 2019

CA wildfires tend to be in remote areas where the terrain makes it difficult to get firefighters up to the front lines, and they tend to cover many acres. And if they miss their target by a few hundred feet, no big deal. They don't drop tons of water on densely populated urban areas where it would likely do more harm than good.

Now, I'm not a firefighter. I do know that fire departments around the world do communicate with each other and share their practices: one of the nearby towns frequently hosts overseas firefighters at their urban search-and-rescue training facility. The Parisian firefighters almost certainly have watched and learned from other urban fires - unlike a certain orange entity who can't let a newsworthy event go by without shoehorning himself into the picture.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,721 posts)
27. Of course, he knows the best way to do anything, and I expect him
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 02:58 PM
Apr 2019

to blame the French for allowing an old heap like that to keep standing for centuries instead of tearing it down to build a Trump hotel on the site.

I also figure he's pissed off because all the news coverage is about the fire and not about his latest lame rally.

Loge23

(3,922 posts)
28. Junior is working the phones
Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:00 PM
Apr 2019

Meanwhile, what are the odds that Junior is already checking on the possibility of building a hotel from the ashes?
Not meant to be funny, unfortunately this is entirely within the realm of possibility for this bunch.

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