A woman with a frozen face and a man with an orange face
A woman with a frozen face and a man with an orange face
adios Sessions you little faggot
It's a beautiful thing. I didn't listen to anyone recapping the election but now I realize the importance of taking the House i.e. the
Mueller investigation and obstruction of justice (Tony). Nice to hear the popular vote counted for something
I'm going to have to watch a bit of that press conference to watch more unhinging.
Trump is a psychopath by definition....at least in the U.K.
The twenty traits on the Hare Psychopathy checklist are, (scored 0-2)
pathological lying 2
glib and superficial charm 2
grandiose sense of self 2
need for stimulation 2
cunning and manipulative 2
lack of remorse or guilt 2
shallow emotional response 2
callousness and lack of empathy 2
parasitic lifestyle 0
poor behavioural controls 2
sexual promiscuity 2
early behaviour problems 1
lack of realistic long-term goals 0
impulsivity 2
irresponsibility 2
failure to accept responsibility 0
many short-term marital relationships 1
juvenile delinquency 0
revocation of conditional release 0
criminal versatility 0
A score of 25 get's you a psychopath label in the U.K.
It's 30 in the U.S.A. but you get the picture.
Not exactly fit for office, any office.
The God King gonna get another pick...
Honestly, I think you are being generous if we are talking about Trump. You have some zeros I think should definitely be 1's at the least. I don't think there is any denying he is some kind of sociopath, although I don't know what exact psychological category he would fall under. That being said, given he is a sociopath, I think the way everyone (mainly the Democrats and the MSM) is handling things is very poor and making things worse than they need to be.
i wonder if his behavior is more psychopathic than sociopathic...
in addition to everything thats been pointed out, he's basically triangulating half of america against the other half. the fact that he clearly believes anything thats told to him by figures he perceives as authoritative complicates any sort of straight forward diagnosis tremendously.
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
Scribbles in journal...
Remember to order plenty of ovens for Australia.
UK's BBC news presenter Emily Maitlis on the Acosta/Trump clash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/46147166?...alflow_twitter
We were on our way to the White Press press conference yesterday morning - when we got redirected. Disappointed at the time, I am now relieved we were.
There is only one memorable moment from that press conference - and that was a one minute 20 seconds fight between the president and the CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta. No other question really got a look in.
I watched the whole thing live, of course. It unsettled me.
And here's why: when you look at the clips that have been running today, and the responses on social media, Jim Acosta emerges as the hero of the hour. The Man Who Stood Up To Trump. The Fighter for all our press freedom.
I don't know Jim. He seems like a good guy. But I feel the episode needs context which is sorely lacking.
Jim Acosta was called on by the president to ask a question.
I'll say that again. He was called on by Donald Trump to ask whatever question he liked. And when he'd finished asking one, he then asked another - with interruption follow-ups in between.
It was only when he attempted his third question - or possibly fourth depending on how you define the follow-ups - that the president got angry and asked him to sit down.
There ensued a tussle with the mic. And weirdly ridiculous words from the president about him being a rude and terrible person.
I'm pretty sure Acosta never intended to "mistouch" the young female intern. He was just trying to hold on to the mic.
My point is this - the scene was an incredible bit of theatre. We couldn't take our eyes off it. It just went on and on.
You could argue the president came looking for it - he does well, electorally, when he's berating the press.
But make no mistake. The media also does well when they are baiting the bear. The urge to poke can sometimes seem irresistible.
So let's take a step back. What happened in that room was not the ultimate fight for press freedom. This wasn't someone risking life and limb against a regime where freedom of speech is forbidden. This was a bloke sitting in a room full of colleagues who were all trying to ask questions too.
This was a man who'd had his turn and had been told he couldn't hog the whole time.
I've been in high-pressure press conferences. And the art is to ask the single most succinct question that will land you the best possible response.
The achievement is not meant to be one of endurance.
There are plenty of things to berate in the behaviour, language or ethics of Donald Trump. But this moment was not one of them. Pull him up for his lies, yes. But not for wanting to widen the conversation.
The president took CNN's question and then took more. And when he tried to move on, he couldn't. Once the Acosta incident was over, he went on to take questions from journalists from all over the world - for a total of 90 minutes.
What worries me is the wider question of how Trump and the media interact.
When you watch the US morning shows - and evening shows come to that - what you notice is how things have changed.
Even those who were not originally taking sides are now nailing their colours to the mast. Fox and MSNBC have always played to their own bases. But now CNN, too, has editorialised its evening slot with Chris Cuomo - who gives us an essay, a comment piece, on whatever is getting him fired up.
It's a good watch actually. And makes you engaged.
But make no mistake - it's the same game that Trump is playing. The one they pretend to despise. If DJT can rally his base - then - goes the logic - why shouldn't TV do it too.
It works for viewing figures in the same way it works for electoral success. It works, in other words, for those who like their chambers echoed - but it's an odd place for news to sit.
So yes, those in the media - the enemy of the people - know how the president likes to portray them. We know he picks fights with individuals. We know he may even revoke a White House press pass (that won't last - mark my words).
But we also know this: Never in the history of America has a president so loved the media and the air time we devote to him.
And never in the history of America has the media got so much entertainment from one president.
She nails it for me.
I watched it live and, despite my deep hatred for Trump, it was Asosta who was out of line here. Trump should've had the Secret Service throw him out the door.
She's also spot on about CNN. They are a joke.
We all want Trump gone, by any means necessary, but their 24/7 bashing hasn't worked... 18 months ago I said what Emily is saying now. That CNN's all out attack will prove counter productive, and it has.
They have a big roll to play for the 2020 election and they need a massive rethink on their approach to get him out. But they won't, cuz ratings.
I haven't watched the pc but I know this is straight up journalism. If you watch the CBC, trusted by an entire country I'd say, you would never see the type of editorializing that goes on in the U.S.
Then again you'd never see a prime minister disrespect the press like Trump has tried to do with the American media.
So it's a war out there and Trump is simply, no pun intended, outnumbered.
What Trump fails to realize is that the press now includes critics in the field of entertainment. Everyone is laughing and he will continue to spin out of control.
Trump avoids live press conferences like the plague. Live press conferences expose him for what he is a liar and an ignoramus. Remember his speech in front of the U.N. when he got laughs?
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The irony in all this is, over the past 30 plus years, the Democrats have been the party to push regulations, now with a Democratic majority in the Congress plus a Republican Senate majority, plus a president that doesn't care for pot, expect to see a lot of "bipartisan" support on the regulation of marijuana........which only means the corporatization of marijuana....
"Druff would suck his own dick if it were long enough"- Brandon "drexel" Gerson
"ann coulter literally has more common sense than pfa."-Sonatine
"Real grinders supports poker fraud"- Ray Davis
"DRILLED HER GOOD"- HONGKONGER
This is what Acosta was trying to jab at Trump’s psyche about:
Donald Trump Jr. told friends he fears his indictment is imminent: report
https://www.salon.com/2018/11/08/don...ut-it_partner/
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