R U watching? Not me!

[Moonbeam]

Here's something funny:

Poll on Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress finds large majority of viewers approve

Here's how Donald Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress polled with Americans. A heavily GOP viewership called speech presidential, entertaining.

www.cbsnews.com

What we are up against is hysterical........ Most of those Republicans are so far out to lunch logic won't ever reach them. They will have to suffer from what their ignorance brings them. That part is sad because while it will happen to them it's want they hope will happen to others. It doesn't work that way. The piper will be paid. Its the law of Karma from which only those who die to the self can escape.

 

[eelw]

More like lemmings approaching the cliff

 

[Indus]

Not giving them any money until they decide to buy their own social media platform or network.

If you ever thought the government was bad at managing money.. the DNC is even worse and most likely intentionally that.

I mean how the fuck do you blow a billion in a half in 100 days..

It's nauseating how they just want their voters to become the blue version of braindead MAGA Roger Roger droids.

 

[MrSquished]

Here's something funny:

Poll on Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress finds large majority of viewers approve

Here's how Donald Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress polled with Americans. A heavily GOP viewership called speech presidential, entertaining.

www.cbsnews.com

What we are up against is hysterical........ Most of those Republicans are so far out to lunch logic won't ever reach them. They will have to suffer from what their ignorance brings them. That part is sad because while it will happen to them it's want they hope will happen to others. It doesn't work that way. The piper will be paid. Its the law of Karma from which only those who die to the self can escape.

They are out to lunch indeed, they are out enjoying the tasty deliciousness of their evil.

I'm glad we are finally on the same page dear chap.

 

[Muse]

Bernie's response is strong and speaks to the issues. He notes Trump's omissions and mendacity. Touches all the bases:

 

[SteveGrabowski]

I tried to tell my MAGA dad that Trump was going to be coming for his Social Security, and now the motherfucker is laying the groundwork for exactly that with his blatant lies about dead people getting Social Security, just like dead people voting for Biden in Georgia. I really wish there was a hell for Rush Limbaugh to have to suck demon's dicks in 24/7 for the way he radicalized my dad from moderate Democrat to full on MAGA because my dad liked to have newsradio on for background noise since the days when newsradio wasn't full-on right wing horseshit.

 

[Muse]

I tried to tell my MAGA dad that Trump was going to be coming for his Social Security, and now the motherfucker is laying the groundwork for exactly that with his blatant lies about dead people getting Social Security, just like dead people voting for Biden in Georgia. I really wish there was a hell for Rush Limbaugh to have to suck demon's dicks in 24/7 for the way he radicalized my dad from moderate Democrat to full on MAGA because my dad liked to have newsradio on for background noise since the days when newsradio wasn't full-on right wing horseshit.

My cousin's husband is the family Trumpie. When I visited them several years ago he had talk radio on. He calls himself a "news junkie." Well, I agree junkie, but what he's hearing isn't news, it's addicting radio banter.

He sent out a family wide email before the 2024 general election saying not to vote for the best personality but to vote for the candidate whose positions were acceptable. I knew he meant Trump and I just said that if he thought I was going to vote for Trump he was "delusional." I haven't talked to him since before the pandemic and figure I may never. He was seriously ill during the pandemic, not covid, but guess he got over that. The rest of the family, I don't know, only myself and my sister emailed responses.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Is there anything stopping a Congress critter from just turning the entire state of the union into a shouting match?

"Tarrifs are inherently inflationary you moron!"

"Why are you in such a rush to kiss Putin's feet, you brown-noser?"

"Do you actually have a plan or just concepts of a plan?"

"How does any of this help bring down prices?"

And on and on and on.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

My cousin's husband is the family Trumpie. When I visited them several years ago he had talk radio on. He calls himself a "news junkie." Well, I agree junkie, but what he's hearing isn't news, it's addicting radio banter.

He sent out a family wide email before the 2024 general election saying not to vote for the best personality but to vote for the candidate whose positions were acceptable. I knew he meant Trump and I just said that if he thought I was going to vote for Trump he was "delusional." I haven't talked to him since before the pandemic and figure I may never. He was seriously ill during the pandemic, not covid, but guess he got over that. The rest of the family, I don't know, only myself and my sister emailed responses.

I don't know if you ever listen to right wing radio, but this is the way it went: Glenn Beck would come on in the late morning and pound away at the conservative outrage of the day, with a lot of bad jokes about what planet is everyone else on who doesn't agree with him. Then around noon it would be Rush Limbaugh having an emotional hissyfit while beating that same drum about the exact same conservative outrage of the day and he was extremely skilled at getting his audience to get pissed. And then about 2-3PM here comes Hannity with a bunch of angry sarcasm beating the exact same drum about the exact same conservative outrage of the day topic. When people hear this bullshit for hours it radicalizes them even when they're great and caring people. I know everyone likes to blame Putin but this right wing media created by American oligarchs is what brainwashed people into wanting someone just like Trump. It's how Sarah Palin became a star, but she didn't have the political instincts nor the skill playing the media that Trump has.

 

[Moonbeam]

Bernie's response is strong and speaks to the issues. He notes Trump's omissions and mendacity. Touches all the bases:

I don't know if you ever listen to right wing radio, but this is the way it went: Glenn Beck would come on in the late morning and pound away at the conservative outrage of the day, with a lot of bad jokes about what planet is everyone else on who doesn't agree with him. Then around noon it would be Rush Limbaugh having an emotional hissyfit while beating that same drum about the exact same conservative outrage of the day and he was extremely skilled at getting his audience to get pissed. And then about 2-3PM here comes Hannity with a bunch of angry sarcasm beating the exact same drum about the exact same conservative outrage of the day topic. When people hear this bullshit for hours it radicalizes them even when they're great and caring people. I know everyone likes to blame Putin but this right wing media created by American oligarchs is what brainwashed people into wanting someone just like Trump. It's how Sarah Palin became a star, but she didn't have the political instincts nor the skill playing the media that Trump has.

Right wing media is a place where talented grifters with no moral centers are able to become millionaires. For the morally bankrupt money is everything. All that is required is to make people who hate themselves think you care about them by flattering their ego and directing their outrage by telling them who to hate.

 

[zinfamous]

On mute. I’m waiting for him to keel over on live TV or the feed to go dead because someone decided to bomb congress

my life's one wish these days is for that fat bastard live on camera, to start shitting himself uncontrollably, until his diaper spills over and the sag pulls his pants down, you see VP and SoH flee from behind him due to the stench and projectile shit hose bursting from his anus. Then, he just keels over, maybe shit's even pouring out of his mouth and eye holes, his pants have fallen and his tiny mushroom penis pokes out, covered in shit.

And then he dies in front of everyone.

That's pretty much the only useful thing this ghoul can ever do.

 

[Muse]

I don't know if you ever listen to right wing radio, but this is the way it went: Glenn Beck would come on in the late morning and pound away at the conservative outrage of the day, with a lot of bad jokes about what planet is everyone else on who doesn't agree with him. Then around noon it would be Rush Limbaugh having an emotional hissyfit while beating that same drum about the exact same conservative outrage of the day and he was extremely skilled at getting his audience to get pissed. And then about 2-3PM here comes Hannity with a bunch of angry sarcasm beating the exact same drum about the exact same conservative outrage of the day topic. When people hear this bullshit for hours it radicalizes them even when they're great and caring people. I know everyone likes to blame Putin but this right wing media created by American oligarchs is what brainwashed people into wanting someone just like Trump. It's how Sarah Palin became a star, but she didn't have the political instincts nor the skill playing the media that Trump has.

Trump's good at it because he has a TV brain. Watch enough TV and it becomes your world. It's why he doesn't read his briefings, he can't function on that level. The documents he stole, he can't understand that shit. He thinks all the rules are just so much stuff that gets in the way. He might actually believe that the DOJ was out to get him and he blames Biden because getting people to believe that got him votes.

I have heard a little right wing radio, it probably doesn't total more than an hour or two for my whole life. I also have never had subscription TV that would feature Fox News.

 

[Muse]

my life's one wish these days is for that fat bastard live on camera, to start shitting himself uncontrollably, until his diaper spills over and the sag pulls his pants down, you see VP and SoH flee from behind him due to the stench and projectile shit hose bursting from his anus. Then, he just keels over, maybe shit's even pouring out of his mouth and eye holes, his pants have fallen and his tiny mushroom penis pokes out, covered in shit.

And then he dies in front of everyone.

That's pretty much the only useful thing this ghoul can ever do.

I think you're going to have to temper your expectations.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I think you're going to have to temper your expectations.

I'd be quite happy if he simply deleted himself like his idol did April of 1945.

 

[Muse]

I'd be quite happy if he simply deleted himself like his idol did April of 1945.

Oh, sure, but I don't expect that. I have been anticipating to party when I hear of his death, for years now. Almost happened over the summer, I was disappointed. November was a disappointment too. Maybe, just maybe there will be some good news coming. "Hope springs eternal in the human breast." - Alexander Pope

The phrase "Hope springs eternal in the human breast" is a well-known line from Alexander Pope's poem "An Essay on Man," expressing the idea that humans are inherently optimistic and always hold onto hope, even in difficult times.

Here in Berkeley there was a demonstration outside the Tesla dealership, I think on Sunday. I heard of it I guess on Monday. I'd already printed out 10 of these thinking that since I walk the city streets here several times a week I might slip one of these under the wiper of a parked Tesla (there are quite a few Teslas here):



But walking with one of these in my pocket every time I see a parked Tesla I don't have the heart to put it on the car's windshield.

 

[RalphTheCow]

Just curious if everyone agrees with this that Ms Slotkin was not as vehement as the situation of two solid hours of lies and cheap tricks with guests as warranted?

Democrats Are Acting Too Normal — The Atlantic

In her response to Trump’s address, Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin failed to capture the hallucinatory nature of our national politics. March 05, 2025 American politicians of both parties have always known that giving the response to a presidential address is one of the worst jobs in...

apple.news

 

[Pens1566]

I'd be quite happy if he simply deleted himself like his idol did April of 1945.

R Budd Dwyer

 

[Brainonska511]

Just curious if everyone agrees with this that Ms Slotkin was not as vehement as the situation of two solid hours of lies and cheap tricks with guests as warranted?

Democrats Are Acting Too Normal — The Atlantic

In her response to Trump’s address, Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin failed to capture the hallucinatory nature of our national politics. March 05, 2025 American politicians of both parties have always known that giving the response to a presidential address is one of the worst jobs in...

apple.news

I don't think the person who gives the SOTU rebuttal or what they say really matters. Who is actually watching that?

Like, I get the idea that Person (D) is not hair on fire enough for the times. There is sadly a lot of energy being devoted into that instead of the people doing the bad things. Where are the reporters? Just complete braindead, tone-neutral reporting that is downplaying literal white supremacists and morons running the government.

Edit: we know the media is capable of whipping up a frenzy and vibes: we saw this all of last year with the "bad economy" vibes and the ideas that Biden was "too old". Just people putting their thumbs on the scale and completely ignoring the burning dumpster fire in front of us all.

 

[Pens1566]

I don't think the person who gives the SOTU rebuttal or what they say really matters. Who is actually watching that?

Like, I get the idea that Person (D) is not hair on fire enough for the times. There is sadly a lot of energy being devoted into that instead of the people doing the bad things. Where are the reporters? Just complete braindead, tone-neutral reporting that is downplaying literal white supremacists and morons running the government.

It's only ever mattered when it went REALLY bad. Like Britt, Jindal, Rubio.

 

[MrSquished]

I don't think the person who gives the SOTU rebuttal or what they say really matters. Who is actually watching that?

Like, I get the idea that Person (D) is not hair on fire enough for the times. There is sadly a lot of energy being devoted into that instead of the people doing the bad things. Where are the reporters? Just complete braindead, tone-neutral reporting that is downplaying literal white supremacists and morons running the government.

Edit: we know the media is capable of whipping up a frenzy and vibes: we saw this all of last year with the "bad economy" vibes and the ideas that Biden was "too old". Just people putting their thumbs on the scale and completely ignoring the burning dumpster fire in front of us all.

Actually it would matter if they actually had the balls to tell it straight. That would get actual media coverage because it would be a massive change of pace and provide click worthy news article titles

 

[skyking]

I won't even talk about it with my family. They want to engage and I refuse to engage. I'm just keeping my head down and building a house.

 

[dainthomas]

Just curious if everyone agrees with this that Ms Slotkin was not as vehement as the situation of two solid hours of lies and cheap tricks with guests as warranted?

Democrats Are Acting Too Normal — The Atlantic

In her response to Trump’s address, Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin failed to capture the hallucinatory nature of our national politics. March 05, 2025 American politicians of both parties have always known that giving the response to a presidential address is one of the worst jobs in...

apple.news

Her and the other blue magas (we can start with anyone voting to censure Green) need to be put out to pasture.

 

[Linux23]

my life's one wish these days is for that fat bastard live on camera, to start shitting himself uncontrollably, until his diaper spills over and the sag pulls his pants down, you see VP and SoH flee from behind him due to the stench and projectile shit hose bursting from his anus. Then, he just keels over, maybe shit's even pouring out of his mouth and eye holes, his pants have fallen and his tiny mushroom penis pokes out, covered in shit.

And then he dies in front of everyone.

That's pretty much the only useful thing this ghoul can ever do.

well i can see you hardly put in any thought into this.

 

[Linux23]

I'd be quite happy if he simply deleted himself like his idol did April of 1945.

EOL man...

 

[zinfamous]

well i can see you hardly put in any thought into this.

look, that was like 2 minutes of thought. I could use more time.