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Won't it be fun when, during his inauguration, he pulls out the over-sized scissors and cuts the First Amendment right off the Bill of Rights? Look who made his first propaganda film! They grow up so fascist!

And how much do we want to bet that being named ambassador would be Ivana's payment for keeping her mouth shut during the campaign (and for the next four years)? Some Presidents give cushy ambassador slots to donors, Trump will give them to "people who didn't tell everyone what an unmitigated douchetool I am." While she was pregnant, he referred to her as a "monster" and a "blimp" (on the Stern show, of course). Has the man ever looked at himself in a mirror? Yeah, they're not going to bother themselves with that silly little ethical quandry. Remember - he's a special circumstance, according to Kellyanne. I assume that's code for "he's going to break every single ethical boundary, but we should all let him because he's really, really rich, and a Republican." Would not surprise me in the least. It's why he's in the VP slot in the first place. She's also still an elector in Florida. So, yeah, a Florida state elector is a member of the P-E's transition team, accepted a bribe from him to look the other way on a fraud case, and is someone he once held a campaign fundraiser for. No judgement here. My son is currently making noise about his size 14 shoes feeling a little snug. I will buy whatever brand I can get for his giant feet without breaking the bank too terribly.

They're probably way over his head. He's not "Schoolhouse Rock" smart. Melania probably had to leave "no gold toilet" out of her list of complaints about the White House. Trump can't know that she ever uses a toilet.

Yep. When you remember President Obama during any tragedy, but, especially, during Sandy Hook, and you remember the story of how he went to that school, and he privately met with each victim's families, one by one, asking them about their lost loved one, trying to show them some love and comfort, and then you think about Trump being the one who's responsible for representing all of us to the victims of another tragedy... He could never ever do what President Obama did that day. He could never deliver the kind of gut-wrenching teary eyed speech that President Obama delivered to the nation that day. He's just completely and utterly incapable of that level of empathy. He would not be able to stop himself from making it all about him. There's a clip out there where he essentially admits that he told Marla to abort Tiffany. Once again, I blame the media for failing to be on that. When he started his "there should be a punishment" BS about abortions, how did reporters not call attention to that clip? It should have been played on every news station, right after his "there should be some punishment" clip. It's mind-boggling how many times he said something completely false or something that completely contradicted his past statements and actions, something that was easily proven by video footage, and the media, at large, failed to play that footage. Keeping our politicians honest is a HUGE part of their job, and the bulk of them failed miserably at every turn this campaign. Both in this way, and in allowing him and his surrogates to appear on their networks, making blatantly false statements, without pushing back at all (or more than a weak token effort). It's so infuriating to watch news people cover him. I want to pull each and every one of them aside and ask "is this why you got into journalism? Was this your dream - sitting quietly while you allow someone to tell lie after lie without correcting them?"

He definitely will not like it. Remember after the VP debate, when people were saying that Pence did so much better at his debate than Trump did at his? Pence had to issue statements about how Trump won the VP debate, and Trump made his "joke" about Pence not being his first choice for running mate. He will one hundred percent put Pence in his place somehow if too many people point out that Pence handled the "Hamilton" incident a million times better than he did. This is why people make the decision to run for office with their family's input. It's not something that just affects the candidate - the family is on display all campaign long, and, if the candidate wins, it creates upheaval in their lives. In the case of winning POTUS, that means moving to the White House, no matter how much you love your existing home. This was something the Trump family was well aware of before his ridiculous escalator ride. Whether your child(ren) can handle moving schools mid-year, moving away from friends and whatever family they live by, etc, is one of the things you have to take into consideration when deciding on whether to run or night. After years of right wing bitching about the Obamas "spending out money" any time they took a vacation, now we're just supposed to suck it up and deal with the large added expense (to the taxpayers) to maintain the POTUS in the White House while also maintaining his wife and child in a New York apartment. And not only is there added expense, but extreme added difficulties in transportation in New York City, inconveniencing countless people who live and work in the area, so the SS can provide adequate protection for the two of them 24/7. And I'm still betting we're going to end up paying to renovate some part of Trump Tower to provide accommodations for the SS agents to live and work. After reading that article a few weeks or so ago about what a dump that place is (outside of Trump's floors), I'm sure he'll be happy to have the tax payers foot the bill to do some renovations for him, under the guise of arranging needed space for the Secret Service's use.

I could see it being something where Laura goes to see him, and she sees how alone he is for Thanksgiving, so she talks him into coming back with her to spend the day with their grandson. She may not be Sonny's biggest fan (and she shouldn't be), but Laura is one hundred percent the type who would take pity on and extend some kindness to a guy who's spending Thanksgiving wallowing by himself after losing his son.

I will not be remotely surprised if they move in there with him.

And now, apparently, Barron and Melania are going to remain in New York. She definitely never wanted any part of this whole mess. One article I read about this said that she and Barron became even closer during the campaign. On the surface, that seems like a weird thing to say about a "hands on" mother and her 9-10 year old child. But, when I thought about it, I can also read it more not as "they weren't close," but that their mutual aversion to this whole campaign mess created an extra "us against them" kind of bond between the two of them. It's going to be so freaking bizarre to see a married POTUS essentially living in the White House as a bachelor, while his wife and young child live elsewhere. To all the Trump supporters who spent the past several months talking about how they can't wait for their great, classy First Lady to replace Michelle in the White House, well, I hate to break it to you, but she has zero interest in being your First Lady.

"He knows what the job entails" may be the biggest steaming pile of shit Kellyanne has shoveled for him.

If someone ever does a donation in Trump's name campaign, you know his ass would deduct every last one on his taxes.

I like it a lot more for political stuff, because I'm on there anonymously, so I don't have to deal with getting into it with some of my right wing family and friends. If you take the plunge, you can private message me on here if you'd like my Twitter name. Anyone else on here who wants it can message me, too. I just don't want to post it publicly, but I'd be happy to follow and chat with any of you on there, too. (You just have to put up with my sports tweets, too, since sports and politics are literally all I talk about there.) Yeah, when I saw that whole deal with the reception for foreign diplomats, I was thinking "there is no way this shit is OK." Of course, I also thought it reminds me of the timeshare presentations this resort we go to tries to get us to agree to when we're there. It's fancier, but, let's face it, that's what this little cocktail reception was - a hard sell on the benefits of foreign government officials staying in the President's hotel when they visit the US. I saw a comment from one of the diplomats who attended who said something to the effect of "well, of course, you have to stay in his hotel when you visit his country. It would be rude not to." And that's exactly the impression he wants to be in all of their minds - that it would be some big breach of respect and protocol to stay at one of his competitors' hotels while visiting "his" country. The ethical implications are blatant there. When I saw the comment about wanting college to be restricted to "the cognitive elite," I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand up. This is some very real, very serious shit, and these people feel emboldened by Trump's win. Who knows what kind of shit he'll agree to if they kiss his ass just right, given their complete and utter support of his campaign. Also, Tila Tequila (who is, inexplicably, a white nationalist) tweeted out a picture of her and a few other attendees at that meeting doing the Hitler salute. It's so nice for them that they don't need to feel any of that pesky shame for their repulsive views anymore. I saw a story a little while ago where McCain was being interviewed and said that if Trump even tries to reinstate the use of torture, he'll drag his ass into court. McCain's always hard to predict. I think that, as he gets towards the end of his career, he's become less "party over all else" than he was, and he does have a moral compass in there, so I can see him doing the right thing here and there. It won't be all the time, because the Tea Party (and now, the Trump Party) can be merciless with the RINO crap, but I'm thinking that, under Trump, he's going to find a way to pick his battles. And, hopefully, he picks the right ones. There is so much bad that Trump, Ryan, and McConnell want to do, but I don't think we can realistically expect guys like McCain and Rand Paul to go against all of it, but, hopefully, the two of them are able to identify the biggest red flags and go against those. Honestly, if I was the Dem leadership, I'd start befriending the two of them. Maybe pick a pet issue of theirs that you're willing to sign on and support with them, earn their trust (and a favor or two), and call on the two of them together when something major comes up that you need to fight against or for. Just having those two agreeing to vote your way on an issue would make all the difference, given the current Senate numbers. I would like to think that, given what happened on Election Day, the Dems in Louisiana are going to be extra motivated to get their asses to the polls, come hell or high water. They have to realize how much is at stake. Lucky for me, I lived with a roommate from the southern part of Illinois (which is much more red than the Chicago area) for six years. I picked up her accent during that time, and while I don't regularly lapse into it these days, I still do sometimes and can still do it intentionally when I want to. That may come in handy as my "undercover" gimmick in the United States of Trump. Did anyone else see that the idiot in that Starbucks video, ranting and raving about his order taking too long and yelling "Trump!" is now suing Starbucks for "white discrimination"? It sounds like what happened (before the video kicks in) is that he was getting pissy because it was taking too long for his order, and the guy he was with jokingly said "maybe they're taking so long because they saw the Trump sign on your truck." This idiot took that as a call to action and started ranting and raving. Bonus points - the police in the Miami area are very familiar with him - multiple arrests for DUIs and domestic violence. And, he's a known crackpot who regularly sends emails to reporters at the Miami Herald, bitching about Obama, Hillary, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, gay people, etc. One especially epic letter ranted about how President Obama got rid of 95 million jobs, in order to make everyone dependent on the government, so he can advance his perverse global goal of lesbianism, abortion, and Muslim power or some shit like that. He seems like a fun guy.

I think he just got them so angry and riled up, and they were prepared for him to be "cheated out of his win," that they had this anger all built up. Then he won, and they still had the built up anger, so it had to come out somehow. The interesting thing is the way he worded his tweet about it. He said that he settled it for "much less than the actual penalty" to get on with the country's business. So, um, are you saying you settled for less fraud than the actual fraud you committed? I mean, I know that's usually what a settlement is, but it seems odd for the one paying the penalty to basically brag "I defrauded them out of so much more money than that!" especially when that person is the P-E. I think every doctor has their preferences. My foot doctor told me nothing but Nike running shoes several years ago. In looking at them compared to other shoes, they definitely had the best arch support and I think the biggest issue is likely arch support. Those insoles are likely the thing that is really making a difference. If you feel strongly about it, talk to her PT again, seek another medical opinion, and try out some other shoe brands with the inserts in them, see if she feels the same (or better) than she does in the New Balance shoes. My favorite part of Trump's whining on Twitter about Pence being "harassed" at Hamilton is that he actually says that the theater is supposed to be a safe space. Really? The "un-PC" conservative talking about safe spaces the second someone says something that hurts his VP's precious little feelings? You can't make this shit up. But, hey, go ahead and boycott Hamilton folks. Maybe do it the same way you're "sticking it to those libtards at Starbucks." Go buy up tickets and leave them at will call for "Trump." Go for it. Oh, and Starbucks baristas, can we talk? As someone who has long had their last name misspelled and mispronounced by the pizza restaurants of the world, I offer you this - every single one of those cups should say "Tramp" or "Rump" on them. Don't refuse. With a smile, input their order the same way my local pizza place inputs my last name even as I spell it out for them, and carry on.

But the economic plans he has laid out are very similar to what Brownback has done in Kansas. That? Has not brought jobs back in any manner of speaking. Kansas has tanked in virtually every single economic indicator, including, at last check, being the worst state for unemployment in the nation. Regardless of whether we take Trump literally or give him the benefit of the interpretation of his words, the end result is the same - he's selling something that is complete bullshit, and the people who can least afford for him to be wrong are the ones that bought it without hesitation.

Not in this case. Hand to God, they think he did this because he's willing to sacrifice that settlement to put the country first. He's a great patriot or some such shit.

Maybe it will be like when the TayTots kept calling their grandfather "Eric Forrester" when he was banging their mom. "Aunt Katie is dating Eric Forrester now."

Hmm...does he still have any of those "donations for veterans" left in the Trump Foundation coffers? Or will Putin be extending his line of credit?

Am I the only one who was a little skeeved out by the way Rick leeringly referenced his father "borrowing a cup of sugar" from his aunt? Just say no, Brooke. Then knee him in the nads. And say no again.

And, good Lord, how much airbrushing did they use on Melania? She literally looks like a Barbie doll. Look at her knees, or, you know, where her knees would be if they weren't airbrushed out to look like Barbie's "knees." Also, is Barron holding onto the string that is keeping her dress flowing out to the side like that? Is that why they're on opposite sides of the picture? So he can pull that string taught?

Katie, do you know what should embarrass you the most about losing your husband to your sister? The fact that it came after you set them up on a series of blind dates. Or, maybe it should be the fact that, to deal with the loss, you did various things, including faking a heart attack at your sister's wedding to another man, because you'd decided that the best revenge would be to land her "soul mate" for yourself. Or maybe it should be that ratty ass red string. Or the multiple times you were perfectly content to be with Bill, knowing he wanted your sister more.

Clearly he meant that he was going to drain the swamp and then see what was left stuck to the bottom that he could pry up and put in charge of shit.

Well, yeah, his win keeps her front and center in the media. It was far better for her career than a Hillary win would have been.

I don't think that erases her moral obligation to disclose it. I do agree, his supporters were in it for the long haul. However, all the undecided voters each have their own breaking points. You can't limit the avalanche of crap on him when you never know what might have pushed some voters over the top.

That was my thought, exactly. She says that if people knew what he was really like, he wouldn't have won. Well, honey, why wouldn't you have told people this shit before the election? Because your publisher thought it would make a bigger splash to hit the world after he won? Maybe go use that book advance to buy some integrity? Seriously, this needs to happen. Someone spread the word to all who are opposed to him to not hate watch it. Shut it down. Can we all pick something ridiculous to watch instead (or just to leave on your TV while you go to the mall or gym)? Something to beat or compete in ratings with him that is just completely and utterly insulting? This needs to be a movement. My theory has always been that he knew Bridgegate shit was going to get ugly, and Trump promised him a pardon if he signed on and did whatever he was told. I mean, I think they were actually friends before the primary, but Christie was someone who, like Mark Cuban, had his realization of "well, yeah, sure, he's good to keep around for a laugh, but um, this is serious," and spoke out against him despite their existing friendly relationship. So, when he eventually dropped out, Trump decided to get one up on him by essentially buying him with the promise of a pardon. And he got to make him look as ridiculous as possible at every turn.

I can't be the only one who thinks that these meetings with guys like Romney and Cruz are not going to lead to any appointments, but are, instead, his way of sticking it to those who opposed him? I could so easily see him getting them to come to him, thinking they'll get a role in his administration, making them kiss the ring, apologize for ever opposing him, etc, then he'll pick someone else for the job without even calling these guys to let them know they were passed over. Finally, he'll tweet something about how "Lyin' Ted came and begged me for a job in my administration after all the terrible things he said about me during the campaign. Sad."

On a somewhat related note (i.e. comparing him to awful dictators), I saw that one of his various mouthpieces keeps saying that "Donald Trump won by a larger margin than anyone since Ronald Reagan." This statement is not true on either a popular vote or electoral vote basis (where he's 8th and 6th, respectively, out of 8 elections). How Kim Jong Un can they be, getting all braggy about something that literally didn't happen? It is so going to suck when we're all issued our mandatory wall portraits of Glorious Leader to be prominently displayed in our homes. It's definitely both hilarious and scary. As POTUS, you don't tell another world leader "hey, if you're ever in the area, give me a call. I know a great hotel you can stay in." I compared his campaign (and people voting for him) a while ago to a sports team - sure, we all have ideas about what our favorite team needs to do better. I'm a Bears fan, so there's plenty of "shit they could do better" to list. That doesn't mean the team should hire some loudmouth fan off of Twitter who has no background in sports, no knowledge of things like the collective bargaining agreement, roster management, scouting, how to allocate money for various player contracts to stay under salary caps, what you need to assemble a proper training staff, and training facilities, league rules, etc, and make him GM, just because a bunch of other sports fans on Twitter like his posts ranting about all the things wrong with the team. That's what we just did, except, you know, for our whole country.