I’ve always followed the general guideline of “respect the office,” even if I disagreed with policy. I’ll come right out and say that I thought Bill Clinton was a complete slimebag who did a lot of harm to the office of president - he normalized (in a way) affairs, etc., where it had once been a kiss of death for a…

Haha, of course you are right! Science? What kind of hocus-pocus is that? Better chance of getting to the White House if you win Miss USA or (gag) Miss Teen USA.

The backlash among the Deplorables is already starting against this guy. I’d say I was stunned but at this point, I just expect it. This guy can expect nothing but vile threats for the next few years. It make me sick.

She thinks there will be a science fair in the Trump White House? Open days for pyramid scams and real estate fraudsters maybe, science - not a chance.

current shortlist of performers is limited to Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, and possibly Garth Brooks,

Oh God, no, please God, no! It’s a lifetime appointment! No!

Don’t knee him. Grab it and give it a firm tug and then act totally confused by the ensuing outrage.

Trying to be pleased by this news while also bracing myself for the actual nominee somehow being worse.

Why should the guy want to meet with him? The only person who gains anything from the meeting is Trump. If the Professor was smart he should blackmail Trump for millions of dollars or changes to legislation to get something you were going to do anyway. It works for big business.

I really want to be able to star your post more. I feel like that statement could be the slogan of this election. We should put it on shirts and wear them everywhere. It should run as a banner before every episode of the great but sometimes pacifying comedy-news shows. Assuming everything is shit is just as dangerous…

I disagree. I think this guy, for example, is in for a world of hurt when this destruction is actual rather than theoretical.

“ ... me? No, I don’t vote anymore.”

Hate to sound like a broken record, but the erosion of civic literacy is the foundation of authoritarianism. When people don’t understand how the government actually works, they are susceptible to any reasonably convincing Strongman who tells them “I can fix it”. Here you have the establishment offering up democratic…

Let’s just say he owes a lot of people a lot of money. If the thing is a person, corporation (partnership, limited liability company or other business entity), government, or other entity, then just assume he owes them a fuckton of money.

It’s important to remember that cynicism can be as devoid of critical thought as naivete.

More to the point, the things “everybody knows” are often bullshit.

This is what happens when right wingers smoke pot isn’t it?

From the piece:

Because we actually know for certain where Trump’s financial interests lie thanks to his voluminous and transparent financial disclosu - wait, what? Oh, we don’t? Oh.

“On the flip side, at least the press and political opposition will find it easy to police Mr. Trump’s business conflicts compared with many other conflicts that presidents are heir to.”