Predisent Donald J. Trump: Drone Wars Episode III: Revenge of Bernie Would Have Won

[Tyrath]

Man I almost wanna buy his book. I think I'll pirate it.

[Mertron]

i guess we know why he’s having the fake news olympics next week

[Tyrath]

Are Trump supporters gonna start bashing Breitbart as a filthy liberal news outlet now?

[Mertron]

there’s a lot of gold in that article, but this is my favorite part for some reason

You need a son of a bitch who knows Washington. You’ll want to be your own son of a bitch, but you don’t know Washington.” Ailes had a suggestion: John Boehner, who had stepped down as Speaker of the House only a year earlier.

“Who’s that?” asked Trump.

[Mertron]

i mean

all of this is great

Few people who knew Trump had illusions about him. That was his appeal: He was what he was. Twinkle in his eye, larceny in his soul. Everybody in his rich-guy social circle knew about his wide-ranging ignorance. Early in the campaign, Sam Nunberg was sent to explain the Constitution to the candidate. “I got as far as the Fourth Amendment,” Nunberg recalled, “before his finger is pulling down on his lip and his eyes are rolling back in his head.”

[Mertron]

cmon fellas let’s do some reading

Murdoch suggested that taking a liberal approach to H-1B visas, which open America’s doors to select immigrants, might be hard to square with his promises to build a wall and close the borders. But Trump seemed unconcerned, assuring Murdoch, “We’ll figure it out.”

“What a fucking idiot,” said Murdoch, shrugging, as he got off the phone.

[tyven]

KEEP IT COMING SPAGS

[Mertron]

i got stuff to do tho

Almost everybody on the Trump team, in fact, came with the kind of messy conflicts bound to bite a president once he was in office. Michael Flynn, the retired general who served as Trump’s opening act at campaign rallies, had been told by his friends that it had not been a good idea to take $45,000 from the Russians for a speech. “Well, it would only be a problem if we won,” ­Flynn assured them.

Trump did not enjoy his own inauguration. He was angry that A-level stars had snubbed the event, disgruntled with the accommodations at Blair House, and visibly fighting with his wife, who seemed on the verge of tears. Throughout the day, he wore what some around him had taken to calling his golf face: angry and pissed off, shoulders hunched, arms swinging, brow furled, lips pursed.

[Mertron]

k one more

"When [Trump] got on the phone after dinner, he’d speculate on the flaws and weaknesses of each member of his staff. Bannon was disloyal (not to mention he always looks like shit). Priebus was weak (not to mention he was short — a midget). Kushner was a suck-up. Sean Spicer was stupid (and looks terrible too). Conway was a crybaby. Jared and Ivanka should never have come to Washington."

[Dimmauk]

For some reason conservative radio isn't talking about this.

They are talking about e-mails again LOL

[Mertron]

the right wingers on twitter are all over this, saying it’s all fabricated or rephrased to make it seem worse

the article clearly states it’s not entirely direct quotes from the book and is a summary of events

[Moss]

cmon fellas let’s do some reading

over/under 1000 times that has happened after a phone call with Trump?

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[Ksandra]

Who do conservatives love more? Breitbart or Trump? Hard decision there.

[Deftscythe]

over/under 1000 times that has happened after a phone call with Trump?

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Under but only because I don't think he's had enough phone conversations.

Who do conservatives love more? Breitbart or Trump? Hard decision there.

Maybe if any of the candidates Bannon supported besides Trump had won. As it stands though, Trump, no contest.

[Zealot]

I can't see this possibly doing more harm to Trump than it does to Bannon but honestly any damage to Trump right now is dangerous. The support of other Republicans hinges on him maintaining an unassailable base of at least 33% of voters.

[Tarage]

here’s a fun read based on the bannon book

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer...ald-trump.html

book asserts what everyone already assumed/knew: trump never wanted to be president, thought he was going to lose for sure, was planning on starting a tv network with his new fame.

that’s just the first part, the rest of it is about how gloriously incompetent everyone is (but mostly trump)

I'm reading that article and holy fuck, this is actually South Park. No one wanted him to win, and when he did, everyone suffered, INCLUDING HIMSELF.

I can't think of a more poetic sentiment since Brexit fucked over everyone.

[Marootsoobutsu]

Who do conservatives love more? Breitbart or Trump? Hard decision there.

Conservatives don't like either.

[Ksandra]

Don't do this to yourself, Maroot.

[Marootsoobutsu]

I'm not saying hard-line right wingers don't like Trump and Breitbart; I'm saying that most conservatives don't. Breitbart occasionally has some some conservative-friendly articles, but it's definitely not conservative. And Trump hasn't appealed to conservatives at all-- they make up the majority of Republican Never Trumpers. What policy positions he's taken have been decidedly non-conservative. His lifestyle sure as hell has been. Just like the Dem side of the ticket has progressives, liberals, and left-wingers, Republicans aren't all conservatives (and conservatives aren't all Republicans). Trump very much has alienated the conservative wing of that group, and while they might be willing to make some lemonade from the crappy lemons he's leaving, they very much are not in love with him.

[Uzor]

I'm reading that article and holy fuck, this is actually South Park. No one wanted him to win, and when he did, everyone suffered, INCLUDING HIMSELF.

I can't think of a more poetic sentiment since Brexit fucked over everyone.

Seriously, this. South Park called it perfectly.