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America has unleashed a raving lunatic on this planet (Original Post) malaise Aug 2017 OP
This is the same Bush/Cheney ploy that this country fell for once. Buyer beware. Trust Buster Aug 2017 #1
This may be worse malaise Aug 2017 #7
A good war will evoke nationalistic emotions and save his pathetic poll numbers in his mind. Trust Buster Aug 2017 #36
And it seems the sTrumpet will give it to us - raven mad Aug 2017 #48
This has nothing to do with this thread! WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2017 #51
Well, not legal - but more like every law enforcement entity ignored it. raven mad Aug 2017 #75
Thanks! WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2017 #76
It IS kind of mind-blowing, still. raven mad Aug 2017 #78
Great cartoon.This country is acting like a raving lunatic .Muslim ban Wall Climate hoax lock her up lunasun Aug 2017 #55
americans can thank limbaugh and sons first and foremost certainot Aug 2017 #74
I worry it will save his poll numbers, period. CrispyQ Aug 2017 #68
Comey was worse than Trump. And all but five Democrats just voted to confirm Christopher Wray StevieM Aug 2017 #38
What about Mattis? Is it a war crime to say you are going to kill adigal Aug 2017 #77
Oh, and don't forget not fooled Aug 2017 #53
Hell, I long for the days of W in office! nt 7962 Aug 2017 #70
Too damn right Malaise canetoad Aug 2017 #2
THey'll been fine malaise Aug 2017 #4
he really needs a straight jacket and a muzzle asap SummerSnow Aug 2017 #8
The N Koreans don't have war heads - only unarmed missiles lunatica Aug 2017 #17
Promises made, promises kept ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #3
Precisely malaise Aug 2017 #5
Well, here's the problem... syringis Aug 2017 #10
In one ear and out the other ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #13
In french, I would say... syringis Aug 2017 #18
They love it Juliusseizure Aug 2017 #43
I am about to say something horrible syringis Aug 2017 #45
Amazing, isn't it? SergeStorms Aug 2017 #58
Damn every asshat MFM008 Aug 2017 #6
+1,000,000 AND Cosmocat Aug 2017 #34
THIS. GallopingGhost Aug 2017 #56
Trump makes Idi Amin look like an amateur. lpbk2713 Aug 2017 #9
Hey, don't look at me, I tried to warn folks Blue_Tires Aug 2017 #11
I know malaise Aug 2017 #63
You're right. nt 7962 Aug 2017 #71
Me, too. hamsterjill Aug 2017 #73
He doesn't care if he wipes out half the world, MoonRiver Aug 2017 #12
You can say that again! countryjake Aug 2017 #14
Just before getting on this overnight ferry from Greece to Italy.... stollen Aug 2017 #15
Sad malaise Aug 2017 #16
I would quible Cosmocat Aug 2017 #35
Then how did Hillary Clinton have three million more votes?n/t malaise Aug 2017 #41
Cosmocat is including 3rd party votes, which i'm guessing totaled over 3M? 7962 Aug 2017 #72
This could very well put him over the top into a severe mental state BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #19
His last effort to save his ass...kill. The GOP way. C Moon Aug 2017 #20
OR, the Russians are working with Lil' Kim to distract from Mueller investigation flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #21
We spawned him...Russia did the unleashing NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #22
Agreedbut with collusion from malaise Aug 2017 #42
Trump wants historical notoriety any way he can get it. gordianot Aug 2017 #23
You're exactly right. This is a terrifying situation. Vinca Aug 2017 #24
notice how no one's talking about Russian Investigation anymore? DISTRACTION ACCOMPLISHED. flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #25
that's ok handmade34 Aug 2017 #30
that is one good thing bdamomma Aug 2017 #65
And it may end the world. broadcaster90210 Aug 2017 #26
We have met the enemy and it is us mountain grammy Aug 2017 #27
Actually it is malaise Aug 2017 #31
holy fuck...He has to go yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #28
Thanks for the video malaise Aug 2017 #32
The face of evil. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2017 #44
THIS COUNTRY IS A SHIP WITH no one at the RUDDER! yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #46
The military, the generals and the SAC command can override his ass. Texin Aug 2017 #29
That's the good news malaise Aug 2017 #33
all you need to do is watch 60 minutes to know this is not the case yorkie77 Aug 2017 #37
These Two Clowns ouija Aug 2017 #39
Great, so we're working on a reverse Dr. Strangelove MrPurple Aug 2017 #54
Right. Nt MonkeyC Aug 2017 #40
republicans are in charge, there will be wars spanone Aug 2017 #47
not even bdamomma Aug 2017 #49
so in trump's sick mind bdamomma Aug 2017 #50
You said it Malaise. zentrum Aug 2017 #52
Bromancing the bone bora13 Aug 2017 #57
I am hoping it is all talk. Willie Pep Aug 2017 #59
Just saw Jeb Bush on MSNBC Generic Other Aug 2017 #61
I wouldn't be alarmed. Willie Pep Aug 2017 #62
Yep it's always about him n/t malaise Aug 2017 #64
Agreed Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #60
I've tried hard not to label his supporters. LiberalBrooke Aug 2017 #66
One who saidsimplesimon Aug 2017 #67
And one other is NK. gilbert sullivan Aug 2017 #69

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
48. And it seems the sTrumpet will give it to us -
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 09:21 PM
Aug 2017

and Alaska is right smack in the firing line.

Oh, how I DESPISE not just this pResident, but anyone and everyone who voted for him.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
51. This has nothing to do with this thread!
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 11:01 PM
Aug 2017

I just noticed one of the pictures in your sig line. Wasn't personal cultivation of marijuana legal there in Alaska years back? Or was that an urban legend?

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
75. Well, not legal - but more like every law enforcement entity ignored it.
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 07:17 PM
Aug 2017

During the pipeline buildup, there was just way too much bad stuff happening to worry about a little weed. It was technically legalized in 1975 but talk about complex! Check this link from Alternet - it gives a pretty good history. http://www.alternet.org/drugs/alaska-legalized-marijuana-39-years-ago-and-three-more-surprising-pieces-pot-history



WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
76. Thanks!
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:26 PM
Aug 2017

Great article. The medical dispensaries here in Nevada just opened July 1st for recreational sales. I never thought I'd be able to stroll into a well-lit, secure strip mall (there's a restaurant 2 doors down) and buy weed in the open. It totally rocks.

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
78. It IS kind of mind-blowing, still.
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:53 PM
Aug 2017

When you remember the years of trying to figure out where to hide your meager stash and now walk into a store that has it pre-rolled, filtered or not, various strengths, etc., right on the packaging!

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
55. Great cartoon.This country is acting like a raving lunatic .Muslim ban Wall Climate hoax lock her up
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 12:52 AM
Aug 2017

These voters of his are just as stark raving mad
 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
74. americans can thank limbaugh and sons first and foremost
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 03:35 PM
Aug 2017

or rather, any business that advertises on any one of their 1200 or so talk radio stations, and the 88 universities that broadcast sports on 257 limbaugh stations and help them attract advertisers and legitimize their community messaging

trump would be nowhere near the white house without talk radio

CrispyQ

(36,501 posts)
68. I worry it will save his poll numbers, period.
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 10:57 AM
Aug 2017

Many who oppose him will get in line with their flags waving.

StevieM

(10,500 posts)
38. Comey was worse than Trump. And all but five Democrats just voted to confirm Christopher Wray
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 06:13 PM
Aug 2017

as FBI director. If Comey was capable of the stuff he did, then what will Christopher Wray do?

 

adigal

(7,581 posts)
77. What about Mattis? Is it a war crime to say you are going to kill
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:44 PM
Aug 2017

all the civilians? His speech chilled me.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)
53. Oh, and don't forget
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 11:56 PM
Aug 2017

raygun and his little invasion of Grenada, concocted to distract 'Murika from the Marine Corps barracks bombing disaster in Beirut. Modeled of course on maggie's stunt war in the Falklands.

The pukes have gone to this poisoned well many times.



canetoad

(17,178 posts)
2. Too damn right Malaise
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:15 PM
Aug 2017

Had a call last night from Hiroshima. My very best friends are in Japan for a month. I'm worried.

malaise

(269,157 posts)
4. THey'll been fine
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:17 PM
Aug 2017

Hopefully someone will confine this lunatic to a mental institution with haste.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
3. Promises made, promises kept
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:17 PM
Aug 2017

What did all those people think he was going to do when he kept going on about having nukes and not using them? He's got an itchy trigger finger, and he needs to prove himself to the world. Just what did the people who voted for him think would happen?

syringis

(5,101 posts)
10. Well, here's the problem...
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:21 PM
Aug 2017
Just what did the people who voted for him think would happen?


They don't think.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
18. In french, I would say...
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:40 PM
Aug 2017

Pile poil, l'exacte définition.

can be translated by : right on the nose, the exact definition.


Juliusseizure

(562 posts)
43. They love it
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 06:23 PM
Aug 2017

Seriously check twitter. The memes/GIFS of Trump as world enforcer/savior of planet are all over.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
45. I am about to say something horrible
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 06:46 PM
Aug 2017

Humanity is now living on credit and still, we have to bear their worthless cost.

Sighs...sighs

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
58. Amazing, isn't it?
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 02:19 AM
Aug 2017

These people think this is a celebrity "reality" show, with their hero - Trump - ready to step in and "fire" someone they don't like. They see him as "decisive, manly, courageous" and other adjectives that DO NOT FIT DONALD TRUMP'S PERSONA ONE IOTA. What they see as positive traits are really weaknesses. It's Trump's false bravado, his "act" as a fearless president. In actuality, he's a scared little boy who needs constant approval and ego stroking to make him a "man".

TRUMP'S SUPPORTERS MAKE ME PHYSICALLY ILL!

They're as far removed from reality as their hero. They think this is a game, where the end results can always be edited out and done over for a better "program".

TRUMP IS A MADMAN, AND HAS TO BE STOPPED!

Cosmocat

(14,568 posts)
34. +1,000,000 AND
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 05:50 PM
Aug 2017

who made the decent, highly capable and experienced candidate out to be what this asshole IS ...

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
11. Hey, don't look at me, I tried to warn folks
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:22 PM
Aug 2017

All Dems had to do was show up to fuckin' vote, and they couldn't even do that...

hamsterjill

(15,223 posts)
73. Me, too.
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 03:32 PM
Aug 2017

And I begged several older white men that I work with to vote for Hillary and NOT waste their votes on Johnson. They didn't listen...

countryjake

(8,554 posts)
14. You can say that again!
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:30 PM
Aug 2017
"America has unleashed a raving lunatic on this planet and he is not North Korean."




stollen

(419 posts)
15. Just before getting on this overnight ferry from Greece to Italy....
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:33 PM
Aug 2017

the ticket agent gave us a "hard" time by mentioning Trump in a joking manner. After a week in Greece, Trump's name hadn't been spoken to us...guess this bit of news was known to our ticket agent before we'd heard about it.

Cosmocat

(14,568 posts)
35. I would quible
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 05:51 PM
Aug 2017

the vast majority of Americans either voted for him OR voted third party or did not bother to vote - so they were perfectly fine with him ...

BigmanPigman

(51,624 posts)
19. This could very well put him over the top into a severe mental state
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:40 PM
Aug 2017

that is dangerous to the country. Than maybe his cabinet and the GOP will use the 25 Amend. I hope the Bellevue Mental Ward is getting his padded room ready. He can stay there until his cell at Sing Sing is painted gold.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
21. OR, the Russians are working with Lil' Kim to distract from Mueller investigation
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:52 PM
Aug 2017

Explains why Trump is still tweeting about Lynch & Clinton on a plane. It's all about the investigation.

gordianot

(15,242 posts)
23. Trump wants historical notoriety any way he can get it.
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 05:11 PM
Aug 2017

He may appear to be a clown but he is the single most dangerous man in history. His family and followers are second in line.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
25. notice how no one's talking about Russian Investigation anymore? DISTRACTION ACCOMPLISHED.
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 05:17 PM
Aug 2017

Every news channel was about to talk about how Pence was running for president, historically low poll number, shrinking base, etc.

I wouldn't shit my pants just yet.

bdamomma

(63,918 posts)
65. that is one good thing
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 07:55 AM
Aug 2017

Mueller is not giving an inch to this a$$hole, I hope Mueller nails him good.

broadcaster90210

(333 posts)
26. And it may end the world.
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 05:25 PM
Aug 2017

And that is NOT byperbole.

The world better wake up to the fact that we are the real enemy.

Texin

(2,597 posts)
29. The military, the generals and the SAC command can override his ass.
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 05:40 PM
Aug 2017

They put in a fail safe switch in the final few weeks and months during the Watergate era when it was well known that Nixon was decompensating and drinking like a sailor on a weekend bender from the stress of the investigation. I don't think it's flown over their hairspray that the orange shitgibbon is behaving similarly, tweeting barking mad threats about unleashing "Fire and Fury" on the North Koreans, and generally shit-slinging on a daily basis. I'm not sure any of the nuclear codes he's purportedly carrying around in the "football" are even genuine. Maybe somebody with a higher IQ has control of those. Let's hope so.

yorkie77

(87 posts)
37. all you need to do is watch 60 minutes to know this is not the case
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 05:53 PM
Aug 2017
http://eclipsemagazine.com/practicing-the-unthinkable-60-minutes-goes-inside-the-u-s-nuclear-arsenal/

That poor commander has not choice but to launch if told to. Hopefully he will know the Commander-in-chief is a lunatic and he won't do it.

ouija

(398 posts)
39. These Two Clowns
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 06:15 PM
Aug 2017

Are playing a game of which dictator can make the most outlandish nuclear threat. Take the name away from the quote and you could not tell which asshole made which threat.

bdamomma

(63,918 posts)
49. not even
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 09:23 PM
Aug 2017

Muslim either. We need this sick ass man/child gone. This is not a fucking game show.

Where is Dennis Rodman???

bdamomma

(63,918 posts)
50. so in trump's sick mind
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 09:34 PM
Aug 2017

this NK threat is a distraction from the Russian investigation, changing the narrative again. Hello Congress, get this fucking man out now.

bora13

(860 posts)
57. Bromancing the bone
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:36 AM
Aug 2017

People are saying t-rump sings this in the shower:

Putin is just alright with me, Putin is just alright, oh yeah
Putin is just alright with me, Putin is just alright
I don't care what they may say
I don't care what they may do
I don't care what they may say
Putin is just alright, oh yeah
Putin is just alright
Putin is just alright with me, Putin is just alright, oh yeah
Putin is just alright with me, Putin is just alright
I don't care what they may know
I don't care where they may go
I don't care what they may know
Putin is just alright, oh yeah
Putin, he's my friend; Putin, he's my friend
He took me by the hand; Led me far from this land
Putin, he's my friend
Putin is just alright with me, Putin is just alright, oh yeah
Putin is just alright with me, Putin is just alright
I don't care what they may say, I don't care what they may do
I don't care what they may say, Putin is just alright, oh yeah

Willie Pep

(841 posts)
59. I am hoping it is all talk.
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 02:34 AM
Aug 2017

Kind of like your goofy friend in high school who claims to be a black belt in 7 different martial arts, beats up muggers all the time and has the best-looking girlfriend in town who curiously nobody ever sees because she is always away visiting her grandmother in another state or is at summer camp.

Trump knows that his poll numbers and declining and so this tough talk is a way to win points with his base and maybe keep some swing voters on his side by playing the patriot card.

I am guessing that the military, intelligence and foreign policy professionals in the administration are trying to handle the situation in a sane manner. I hope I am right.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
61. Just saw Jeb Bush on MSNBC
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 03:21 AM
Aug 2017

He looked like he looked ashen faced. Is that normal for him? Or should I be alarmed?

LiberalBrooke

(527 posts)
66. I've tried hard not to label his supporters.
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 09:59 AM
Aug 2017

Just cannot do it. I loath all of the stupid people who voted for him or propped him up in any way. They are just plain either evil or idiots. Why in the world did any military want him as commander in chief? What part of him did evangelicals think supports their belief in Jesus?

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
67. One who
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 10:27 AM
Aug 2017

loves chocolate cake but kicks protective agents out of his fancy digs because he wants to extort condo purchases from the US Treasury to his personal bottom line?

 

gilbert sullivan

(192 posts)
69. And one other is NK.
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 11:55 AM
Aug 2017

What's the correct response to the little sawed off prick? I don't know, I'm just glad I don't have to deal with it personally.

I wouldn't shed a tear if someone decided to turn Pyongyang into a seething puddle of molten goo.

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