What Did President Trump Do Now?

**Frownland** · 05-09-2017, 10:56 PM

Oh ****, I'm gonna give Donald a call. Get my name in the hat. I'm down to be a sellout like that. These student loans are ****ing me up and I took a criminal justice course once.

Chula Vista · 05-09-2017, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Oh ****, I'm gonna give Donald a call. Get my name in the hat. I'm down to be a sellout like that. These student loans are ****ing me up and I took a criminal justice course once.

I'm in too. I use to watch Dragnet.

Mindy · 05-10-2017, 06:44 AM

he fired the fbi director because he was scared.
put the tweet on his twitter safespace homepage because he was scared.

i want to see someone take him out and then the elf get replaced.

Trollheart · 05-10-2017, 08:45 AM

Knowing nothing really about American politics I want to ask a serious question: has, in the history of the presidency, any incoming president fired so many of his appointees (or had them resign) before? It seems a little like Night of the Long Knives or that time when Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq!

duga · 05-10-2017, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Knowing nothing really about American politics I want to ask a serious question: has, in the history of the presidency, any incoming president fired so many of his appointees (or had them resign) before? It seems a little like Night of the Long Knives or that time when Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq!

The head of the FBI in particular was only fired one other time while Clinton was president. And then he was only fired because everyone was insisting he resign but he refused.

This is Trump's Saturday Night Massacre. He's flailing. One thing he clearly didn't think of - the FBI is incredibly loyal to Comey. And that's on top of the subpoenas that were issued for Flynn hours before he fired Comey.

This is a moment that will be in the history books. From here, we go one of two ways. One, republicans finally realize they need to get off the Trump train and there is bipartisan support for an independent investigation. Or, they continue to bury their heads in the sand, Trump realizes he truly can get away with anything he wants, and then it's officially Trumpland.

djchameleon · 05-10-2017, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Kiiii

Even though presidents have been using Twitter for several years. Not sure I get what point you're trying to make here.

And you see no difference between tweets from other Presidents and Trump?

Trumpland is fast approaching.

rostasi · 05-10-2017, 09:11 AM

Yes, even tho Nixon never fired his FBI director (even Nixon),
the firing of Archibald Cox (the special prosecutor)
involved the resignation of Bill Ruckelshaus and Elliot Richardson
stemming from what has been termed the Saturday Night Massacre.
This is why you are starting to see "Nixonian" used in descriptions.

(oh, I see Duga has mentioned some of this...)

Anteater · 05-10-2017, 09:22 AM

It was fun seeing a meme elected as president, but even the spiciest memes cannot live forever.

**Frownland** · 05-10-2017, 09:38 AM

Chris Christie Named New Director of FBI

Holy ****.

**Janszoon** · 05-10-2017, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Chris Christie Named New Director of FBI

Holy ****.

Damn you, Frownland.

05-09-2017, 10:56 PM	#4501 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Oh **, I'm gonna give Donald a call. Get my name in the hat. I'm down to be a sellout like that. These student loans are *ing me up and I took a criminal justice course once. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Knowing nothing really about American politics I want to ask a serious question: has, in the history of the presidency, any incoming president fired so many of his appointees (or had them resign) before? It seems a little like Night of the Long Knives or that time when Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

05-10-2017, 09:11 AM	#4507 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	Yes, even tho Nixon never fired his FBI director (even Nixon), the firing of Archibald Cox (the special prosecutor) involved the resignation of Bill Ruckelshaus and Elliot Richardson stemming from what has been termed the Saturday Night Massacre. This is why you are starting to see "Nixonian" used in descriptions. (oh, I see Duga has mentioned some of this...) Last edited by rostasi; 05-10-2017 at 09:35 AM.

05-10-2017, 09:38 AM	#4509 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Chris Christie Named New Director of FBI Holy ***. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

05-10-2017, 06:44 AM	#4503 (permalink)
Mindy ask me about cosmology Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 9,018	he fired the fbi director because he was scared. put the tweet on his twitter safespace homepage because he was scared. i want to see someone take him out and then the elf get replaced.