All-purpose news and politics thread: Two Steps Beyond!

[WestPhillyPunisher]

The conservatives turning against Donald Trump

All it would take are 2 things: 1. An economic downturn, 2. A genuine Foreign Policy Fiasco

My knowledge of economics is even less than that of politics, but if the stock market were to tank again like it had in 2008, that could harm him big time. As for a foreign policy fiasco, I'd say North Korea is the leader in the clubhouse. I could be wrong, but it seems like Pyongyang had stepped up their missile testing since Trump took office, no doubt fueled by his macho man bluster against the Hermit Kingdom.

[Iron Maiden]

White House Staffers Reportedly Call Trump The ‘Two-Minute Man’ Because Of His Short Attention Span



Gee whiz! Trump's attention span is THAT long? Who knew?

I wonder if Melania finds that nickname appropriate also

[Jack Dracula]

I wonder if Melania finds that nickname appropriate also

Thanks for puting that image in my head.
*shudder*

[BeastieRunner]

Thanks for puting that image in my head.
*shudder*

According to Marla and the Wife That Shall Not Be Named, he's more of a 60 second man and 20 minutes of beatings.

I still can't believe Christians voted for him after reading his divorce papers. He was a child/wife beater.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

I wonder if Melania finds that nickname appropriate also

OUCH!!

According to Marla and the Wife That Shall Not Be Named, he's more of a 60 second man and 20 minutes of beatings.

I still can't believe Christians voted for him after reading his divorce papers. He was a child/wife beater.

Oh, it's not hard to believe Evangelicals could vote for Sunkist Satan because he wasn't black, and he wasn't Hillary. The fact he's a serial adulterer and on his third wife no more means jack **** to them than it does the rest of his legion of lemmings. Trump could literally have shot someone in head in Times Square on live TV, and holy rollers would still have gushed like schoolgirls over him, then said the victim had it coming.

[BeastieRunner]

I was told today I can't say "climate change" but must use "eXXXtreme weather *echo* *reverb* *plays explosion sound*" ....

You can tell we're gonna take this memo seriously.

[Dalak]

I was told today I can't say "climate change" but must use "eXXXtreme weather *echo* *reverb* *plays explosion sound*" ....

You can tell we're gonna take this memo seriously.

Weather has entered the Attitude Era!

[PaulBullion]

I'm a man of color, a black male. Who doesn't blindly support someone my same ethnicity. So does that now make me a sexist, since me and her are the same race?
Or did you assume I was a white male? So I can't possibly support a woman of Color, when even were I a white male. I posted 3 women of color I'd support.

Again, be an adult.

I assumed you were a British aristocrat heiress in yellow face! Your avatar is totally falsehood in advertising!

Buddy, I know you identify as black male. I am not asking you to blindly support anyone. I am pointing out that you are doing the opposite: Blindly condemning her based on nothingburgers and insane, and hypocritical, litmus tests.

[BeastieRunner]

Weather has entered the Attitude Era!

[Tami]

I was told today I can't say "climate change" but must use "eXXXtreme weather *echo* *reverb* *plays explosion sound*" ....

You can tell we're gonna take this memo seriously.

How about using 'Atmospheric Destabilization'?

[Tami]

Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Comments Break Dow’s Winning Streak

U.S. stocks dipped into negative territory late in Tuesday’s trading session after saber-rattling from the White House over North Korea shook up an otherwise quiet summer trading session.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down about 33 points, or 0.2%, to 22085 after the President Donald Trump warned North Korea that threats to the U.S. “will be met with fire and fury.” The Dow’s modest decline snapped 10-session streak of consecutive gains.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index each fell about 0.2% as well.

And here begins the economic downturn as a result of a possible foreign policy disaster in the making.

[PaulBullion]

I was told today I can't say "climate change" but must use "eXXXtreme weather *echo* *reverb* *plays explosion sound*" ....

You can tell we're gonna take this memo seriously.

Alaskan oil spill?
Just think "chocolate moose!"

[PaulBullion]

Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Comments Break Dow’s Winning Streak



And here begins the economic downturn as a result of a possible foreign policy disaster in the making.

I took all my winnings out of the stock market and reduced my investments to a bare minimum. Better to get zero interest until lil Donald is out of the White House than to have him destroy my life's savings.

[Scott Taylor]

According to Marla and the Wife That Shall Not Be Named, he's more of a 60 second man and 20 minutes of beatings.

I still can't believe Christians voted for him after reading his divorce papers. He was a child/wife beater.

This right here is part of why:

https://www.charismanews.com/politic...ca-is-at-stake

And (bonus material) a decent response, which was close to my internal response, summed up as "It is time to fear God more than we fear a political candidate.":

http://drkevinbaird.com/wp/2016/08/1...-donald-trump/

[InformationGeek]

Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Comments Break Dow’s Winning Streak



And here begins the economic downturn as a result of a possible foreign policy disaster in the making.

This... is... insane. That Trump is threatening nuclear war... I'm sooooo uncomfortable right now.