Watching Trump's Second Term

kingstonlake wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote: TM is proud of how hard he claims to have worked to get to where he is and seems to be in a state of disbelief how I've never really done much of anything with regard to "hard work" and am perfectly successful and content.

different strokes, I reckon.

it could be argued that running a bunch of marathons, triathlons, mountain bike races, endurance stuff is 'hard work', but it's kind a fun and gets me out of the house, which my wife appreciates.

You’re not trying to have a reasonable conversation with a guy who had to be drug kicking and screaming to thought of saying nazis are bad people are you?

I proactively disavowed Nazis. You're thinking of Penn.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

I've seen many on the left mocking voters who decried inflation and the economy in general.

Here's a thing. I was at a very nice dinner the other night. Four people. There were a few bottles of wine, appetizers, mains, sides, desserts, coffee - the works. Probably racked up a $1,500 bill with tips. You know what we talked about? The price of groceries! There wasn't a person at that table who couldn't afford groceries, or who has had to cut back in any way shape or form. But the sheer shock factor of how much grocery prices have gone up had people talking.

So I think the Dems' strategy of telling people that they "aren't as bad off as they think they are, and the numbers are fine" might have been a bad idea. Just sayin'.

That sounds like a very boring conversation

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:That sounds like a very boring conversation

*shrug* It wasn't the most exciting dinner I've ever been to, let's put it that way.

TravelinMan wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

I've seen many on the left mocking voters who decried inflation and the economy in general.

Here's a thing.  I was at a very nice dinner the other night.  Four people.  There were a few bottles of wine, appetizers, mains, sides, desserts, coffee - the works.  Probably racked up a $1,500 bill with tips.  You know what we talked about?  The price of groceries!  There wasn't a person at that table who couldn't afford groceries, or who has had to cut back in any way shape or form.  But the sheer shock factor of how much grocery prices have gone up had people talking.  

So I think the Dems' strategy of telling people that they "aren't as bad off as they think they are, and the numbers are fine" might have been a bad idea.  Just sayin'.

man, if that's the kind of company "working hard" gets you, I'm pretty okay with the fact that I've never worked hard.

Yikes, man. That sounds like a horrible way to spend an evening.

Probably explains yet another difference between who I hang out with and who you hang out with and why we vote the way we do.

I talk about grocery prices when I go out to eat but I work in produce. When I explain to people how we price customers like publix, Meijer and others, they can't believe how big the margins are from what we're selling them.  Industry standard prior to covid was 40-50%, now they do 80-100% margins, but yea democrats fault.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:That sounds like a very boring conversation

And made up.

kingstonlake wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:That sounds like a very boring conversation

And made up.

Why would I make up a story about going to dinner?

TravelinMan wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:

And made up.

Why would I make up a story about going to dinner?

I have no earthly idea.

kingstonlake wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:That sounds like a very boring conversation

And made up.

granted, I'm just a boots, tshirt and jeans kind of guy, but for his sake, I hope he made that up.

My god.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:

And made up.

granted, I'm just a boots, tshirt and jeans kind of guy, but for his sake, I hope he made that up.

My god.

Gratuitous

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:

And made up.

granted, I'm just a boots, tshirt and jeans kind of guy, but for his sake, I hope he made that up.

My god.

Now we're demonizing people who go to non-Applebees restaurants? You crack me up.

kingstonlake wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

Why would I make up a story about going to dinner?

I have no earthly idea.

Of course you don't.

TravelinMan wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

I've seen many on the left mocking voters who decried inflation and the economy in general.

Here's a thing. I was at a very nice dinner the other night. Four people. There were a few bottles of wine, appetizers, mains, sides, desserts, coffee - the works. Probably racked up a $1,500 bill with tips. You know what we talked about? The price of groceries! There wasn't a person at that table who couldn't afford groceries, or who has had to cut back in any way shape or form. But the sheer shock factor of how much grocery prices have gone up had people talking.

So I think the Dems' strategy of telling people that they "aren't as bad off as they think they are, and the numbers are fine" might have been a bad idea. Just sayin'.

Tell me what they said when you told them you voted for Harris!


Did you forget you did?

TravelinMan wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:

I have no earthly idea.

Of course you don't.

Did you and Bredo carpool??

DWags wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

I've seen many on the left mocking voters who decried inflation and the economy in general.

Here's a thing. I was at a very nice dinner the other night. Four people. There were a few bottles of wine, appetizers, mains, sides, desserts, coffee - the works. Probably racked up a $1,500 bill with tips. You know what we talked about? The price of groceries! There wasn't a person at that table who couldn't afford groceries, or who has had to cut back in any way shape or form. But the sheer shock factor of how much grocery prices have gone up had people talking.

So I think the Dems' strategy of telling people that they "aren't as bad off as they think they are, and the numbers are fine" might have been a bad idea. Just sayin'.

Tell me what they said when you told them you voted for Harris!


Did you forget you did?

Actually, I think we all voted for Harris.

TravelinMan wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:granted, I'm just a boots, tshirt and jeans kind of guy, but for his sake, I hope he made that up.

My god.  

Now we're demonizing people who go to non-Applebees restaurants?  You crack me up.  

dude, go wherever you want.

I'm just saying it doesn't sound like my kind of scene. I'm glad you had fun, though.

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Trump says Musk and Ramaswamy will head the Department of Government efficiency.

Two guys.

Sounds efficient.

It’s a full on oligarch takeover. Sign those ethics clauses boys. Not that any Democrat has balls enough to do anything about it. I did see Elizabeth Warren sent out a tweet though.

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kingstonlake wrote:Trump says Musk and Ramaswamy will head the Department of Government efficiency.

Two guys.

Sounds efficient.

It’s a full on oligarch takeover. Sign those ethics clauses boys. Not that any Democrat has balls enough to do anything about it. I did see Elizabeth Warren sent out a tweet though.

Yeah I saw that. I like Warren but honestly either do something about it or shut the fuck up. Had about enough of “well technically this is against the law” ok then enforce it or it isn’t really a law is it

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Anyway if it helps we’ve been an oligarchy for quite some time

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wait.. some mainstream media guy is gonna be the Secretary of Defense?

no wonder Penn and Traveling Man keep trying to convince me to watch their garbage.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

aualum06 wrote:[tw]1856494554624442433?t=8bnOMax5GUq3DMcVoaOcvA&s=19[/tw]

wait.. some mainstream media guy is gonna be the Secretary of Defense?

no wonder Penn and Traveling Man keep trying to convince me to watch their garbage.

Dude, at least Google the guy and read his Wikipedia before posting silly shit. You’re being TOO “low information” with this post.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

Now we're demonizing people who go to non-Applebees restaurants?  You crack me up.  

dude, go wherever you want.

I'm just saying it doesn't sound like my kind of scene. I'm glad you had fun, though.

It was good to see some old colleagues and friends. It was nice to catch up. Discussing the price of groceries for 5 minutes during a 2.5 hour dinner was really inconsequential to me. But for you to sit here and mock me and say that it sounded awful makes me laugh, so thank you for that.

Trapper Gus wrote:It's off to a rocky start...

https://apnews.com/article/trump-transition-planning-ca3a6be50d147b04b6498184e5599b1e

More on the fox and friends guy's nomination. This is going swimmingly. This is the darkest timeline.

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/who-republican-senators-react-to-trumps-nomination-of-fox-news-host-as-secretary-of-defense/

TravelinMan wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

wait.. some mainstream media guy is gonna be the Secretary of Defense?

no wonder Penn and Traveling Man keep trying to convince me to watch their garbage.

Dude, at least Google the guy and read his Wikipedia before posting silly shit.  You’re being TOO “low information” with this post.

A political commentator for Fox News

He reportedly persuaded Trump to pardon three American soldiers accused or convicted of war crimes related to the shooting of non-combatants in Iraq.

sounds about right for y'all

As a Fox News personality, he frequently criticized the media and Democrats.

go on..

On June 14, 2015, Hegseth accidentally hit a West Point drummer with an axe while filming a live TV segment in honor of Flag Day.

okay..

In May 2019, it was reported that Trump was considering pardoning several US military service members who had been charged with war crimes, including a veteran set to stand trial for shooting indiscriminately at civilians, hitting a girl and an elderly man,[31] as well as fatally stabbing a captured teenage Islamic State (ISIS) member while he was receiving medical treatment. The Daily Beast and CNN later reported that Hegseth had for months sought to convince Trump to pardon these individuals

allright..

In February 2020, amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Hegseth said that Democrats were "rooting for coronavirus to spread. They're rooting for it to grow. They're rooting for the problem to get worse."

tell me more..

Hegseth and his first wife, Meredith Schwarz, divorced in 2009. He married his second wife, Samantha Deering, in 2010; they have three children.[17]

In August 2017, while still married to Deering, Hegseth had a daughter with Fox executive producer Jennifer Rauchet, with whom he was having an extramarital relationship.

y'all really know how to pick your christian mainstream media personalities and future Secretary of Defense, dude... congrats!  

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

Dude, at least Google the guy and read his Wikipedia before posting silly shit.  You’re being TOO “low information” with this post.

A political commentator for Fox News

He reportedly persuaded Trump to pardon three American soldiers accused or convicted of war crimes related to the shooting of non-combatants in Iraq.

sounds about right for y'all

As a Fox News personality, he frequently criticized the media and Democrats.

go on..

On June 14, 2015, Hegseth accidentally hit a West Point drummer with an axe while filming a live TV segment in honor of Flag Day.

okay..

In May 2019, it was reported that Trump was considering pardoning several US military service members who had been charged with war crimes, including a veteran set to stand trial for shooting indiscriminately at civilians, hitting a girl and an elderly man,[31] as well as fatally stabbing a captured teenage Islamic State (ISIS) member while he was receiving medical treatment. The Daily Beast and CNN later reported that Hegseth had for months sought to convince Trump to pardon these individuals

allright..

In February 2020, amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Hegseth said that Democrats were "rooting for coronavirus to spread. They're rooting for it to grow. They're rooting for the problem to get worse."

tell me more..

Hegseth and his first wife, Meredith Schwarz, divorced in 2009. He married his second wife, Samantha Deering, in 2010; they have three children.[17]

In August 2017, while still married to Deering, Hegseth had a daughter with Fox executive producer Jennifer Rauchet, with whom he was having an extramarital relationship.

y'all really know how to pick your christian mainstream media personalities and future Secretary of Defense, dude... congrats!  

Skipped over the military service section, did you?

TravelinMan wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
dude, go wherever you want.

I'm just saying it doesn't sound like my kind of scene. I'm glad you had fun, though.

It was good to see some old colleagues and friends. It was nice to catch up. Discussing the price of groceries for 5 minutes during a 2.5 hour dinner was really inconsequential to me. But for you to sit here and mock me and say that it sounded awful makes me laugh, so thank you for that.

you're welcome, man.. I'm glad you and your pals had a great time.

TravelinMan wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:







sounds about right for y'all



go on..



okay..



allright..



tell me more..



y'all really know how to pick your christian mainstream media personalities and future Secretary of Defense, dude... congrats!  

Skipped over the military service section, did you?

there's a lot of people who have servied in the military...

however, I doubt many of them went on to mainstream media stardom, earned the admiration of folks who worked hard to get to where they are, fathered a child with a mainstream media colleague outside of his marriage and encouraged a convicted rapist and 34 time convicted felon to pardon person charged with war crimes.

on the upside, I do appreciate you not imploring me to watch the garbage you watch... so thanks for that.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

Skipped over the military service section, did you?

there's a lot of people who have servied in the military...

however, I doubt many of them went on to mainstream media stardom, earned the admiration of folks who worked hard to get to where they are, fathered a child with a mainstream media colleague outside of his marriage and encouraged a convicted rapist and 34 time convicted felon to pardon person charged with war crimes.

on the upside, I do appreciate you not imploring me to watch the garbage you watch... so thanks for that.

Getting all worked up because the dude had a child out of wedlock? How conservative of you.

TravelinMan wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote: there's a lot of people who have servied in the military...

however, I doubt many of them went on to mainstream media stardom, earned the admiration of folks who worked hard to get to where they are, fathered a child with a mainstream media colleague outside of his marriage and encouraged a convicted rapist and 34 time convicted felon to pardon person charged with war crimes.

on the upside, I do appreciate you not imploring me to watch the garbage you watch... so thanks for that.

Getting all worked up because the dude had a child out of wedlock?  How conservative of you.

I know that the basic concept of family, respect, and morality is a weird concept for y'all to grasp.. (I mean, after all.. you voted for a convicted rapist who sleeps with porn stars).. but enjoy your mainstream media news shows.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

Getting all worked up because the dude had a child out of wedlock?  How conservative of you.

I know that the basic concept of family, respect, and morality is a weird concept for y'all to grasp.. (I mean, after all.. you voted for a convicted rapist who sleeps with porn stars).. but enjoy your mainstream media news shows.

Maybe you should discuss this with your local priest?

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

I've seen many on the left mocking voters who decried inflation and the economy in general.

Here's a thing.  I was at a very nice dinner the other night.  Four people.  There were a few bottles of wine, appetizers, mains, sides, desserts, coffee - the works.  Probably racked up a $1,500 bill with tips.  You know what we talked about?  The price of groceries!  There wasn't a person at that table who couldn't afford groceries, or who has had to cut back in any way shape or form.  But the sheer shock factor of how much grocery prices have gone up had people talking.  

So I think the Dems' strategy of telling people that they "aren't as bad off as they think they are, and the numbers are fine" might have been a bad idea.  Just sayin'.

man, if that's the kind of company "working hard" gets you, I'm pretty okay with the fact that I've never worked hard.

Yikes, man. That sounds like a horrible way to spend an evening.

Probably explains yet another difference between who I hang out with and who you hang out with and why we vote the way we do.

Is it weird that 2 posters on the board talked about eating expensive meals in the last few days?

Giving me "Let them eat cake" vibes.

TravelinMan wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:







sounds about right for y'all



go on..



okay..



allright..



tell me more..



y'all really know how to pick your christian mainstream media personalities and future Secretary of Defense, dude... congrats!  

Skipped over the military service section, did you?

So...you're impressed with his qualifications?

NigelUno wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

Skipped over the military service section, did you?

So...you're impressed with his qualifications?

given their republican/libertarian christian hero and his history, I suspect it could've been worse than a mainstream media celebrity who celebrates war criminals and fathers children out of wedlock.

TravelinMan wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
I know that the basic concept of family, respect, and morality is a weird concept for y'all to grasp.. (I mean, after all.. you voted for a convicted rapist who sleeps with porn stars).. but enjoy your mainstream media news shows.

Maybe you should discuss this with your local priest?

He is too busy with the altar boys right now.

Trapper Gus wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

Maybe you should discuss this with your local priest?

He is too busy with the altar boys right now.

and awaiting a call to be appointed as their christian hero's spiritual advisor.

NigelUno wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
man, if that's the kind of company "working hard" gets you, I'm pretty okay with the fact that I've never worked hard.

Yikes, man. That sounds like a horrible way to spend an evening.

Probably explains yet another difference between who I hang out with and who you hang out with and why we vote the way we do.

Is it weird that 2 posters on the board talked about eating expensive meals in the last few days?

Giving me "Let them eat cake" vibes.  

I didn't really think the meal was all that expensive?  It was nicer than Red Lobster, but it wasn't the French Laundry, either.

My point was that the people in attendance weren't struggling. There were no billionaires present, but there wasn't anyone on food stamps, either. And yet the price of groceries was shocking enough to merit be raised in conversation.

NigelUno wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

Skipped over the military service section, did you?

So...you're impressed with his qualifications?

When I first read that a Fox News robot had been appointed, I was concerned. So I did some research and found out he has an extensive military background.

Is he the most qualified? I doubt it. But it's not like they pulled Ron Burgundy in to be Defense Secretary, either.

Trapper Gus wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

Maybe you should discuss this with your local priest?

He is too busy with the altar boys right now.

Don't be jealous. Just wait your turn.