American Politics Thread: Orange is the new POTUS (Archive)

[Swift]

Originally Posted by FLAMESRULE

And I just heard, Fareed Zakaria CNN, that SCROTUS doesn't own Mar-a-lago. It's a private club, that ANYONE with enough cheddar, can get a membership too. And they'd have legal access to pretty much anywhere on the compound. Lol.

Sounds like a bunch of news organizations should be ponying up money to get membership for an undercover journalist.

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by REDVAN

Agree with the above posters.

As much as I don't like all of the Trudeau Government's policies and politics, I feel as though he does a very good job representing ALL Canadians in the world eye. Trudeau's biggest issue at home is the massive size and differences among regional interests within Canada. On the world stage, and in the public eye, Trudeau is generally good but not usually as impressive as he was today.

But Trump is out of his league with Trudeau. This conference made that abundantly clear.

Trudeau has really delivered when it comes to presenting a positive image of Canada.

I've been in the UK for 29 years and no PM has come close in terms of interest and image.

[activeStick]

Stephen Miller has the perfect look to be cast as a villain.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by FLAMESRULE

He looks completely bored and disinterested. Trudeau used a more varied vocabulary in his first couple sentences than SCROTUS in his entire "speech".

Personally I'm a yuge fan of the simple additions he makes to prepared speeches. Forget the exact line but something was described as "much importance", so Donald says "very much I must add". Way to slam home that point with a "Very" Donald, great addition!

[Rubicant]

Originally Posted by Tacopuck

NSFW!

[flames_fan_down_under]

Jesus, that is not funny.

[Drak]

Edited for being overly grumpy.

[dsavillian]

Tacopuck, you should reevaluate your signature.

[Tacopuck]

Oh lighten up folks... Its a joke

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by Tacopuck

Oh lighten up folks... Its a joke

Only offense is allowed on the internet.

[Tacopuck]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Only offense is allowed on the internet.

It makes fun of each party equally.

[Drak]

Originally Posted by Tacopuck

It makes fun of each party equally.

Not really.

[Tacopuck]

Originally Posted by Drak

Not really.

Yes really.

[nik-]

In fairness, this is really what this thread deserves to devolve into.

[activeStick]

Chrystia Freeland on CNN now also echoing Trudeau's comments earlier that he isn't in the US to tell Americans how they should run their country or what their values should be but that Canadians will continue to stand by Canadian values, which includes welcoming Syrian refugees and all refugees including Muslims.

LOL, Americans looking so backwards these days.

[Izzle]

Personally, I thought Trudeau came across very well. From that weird jerky handshake at the start, to his responses to the reporters questions and Trump being generally low energy, to him painting a positive picture of Canada and also being able to throw subtle shade with that Churchill quote.

Also, those pictures with Trump begging for a handshake and Trudeau looking at it like, "yeah, I DONT want to know where that's been" and the related photoshops are hilarious.

[Bunk]

This was a tricky trip for Trudeau and he prepared for and handled it well.

[Wastedyouth]

Trumps gonna see the footage from today and flip out and bomb us for sure.

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by Tacopuck

It makes fun of each party equally.

That's beside the point. Female genitalia as a euphemism for weakness isn't okay. Because, to paraphrase the guy on the left, it's 2017.

[Tacopuck]

Originally Posted by octothorp

That's beside the point. Female genitalia as a euphemism for weakness isn't okay. To paraphrase the guy on the left, it's 2017.

Its actually a feline animal euphemism. Cats are very weak relative to Humans.