What Did President Trump Do Now?

duga · 05-09-2017, 12:14 PM

Here's something I've been curious about...

Since Trump has no filter, loves to insult people, and has generally taken a giant dump on the generally accepted political etiquette, has this changed politics in the US for good? Is it now open season to straight up insult and demean your opponent? Will our future presidents be expected to personally tweet? Or do you think things will go back to "normal" once Trump is out?

**Frownland** · 05-09-2017, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

now that the economy is up and running again

Damn, which country is this? I want to go there.

Chula Vista · 05-09-2017, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Quit trying to belittle having constructive dialogues by making it seem like a practice reserved for high school students.

I guess I'll shout it out to get through your ear wax.

I'M NOT HERE FOR A DEBATE.

I'M NOT HERE FOR A DEBATE.

That's my freedom of choice. I'm not trying to take it away from anyone else.

And yes, calling a grown man a child as a way to try and bolster your argument is being a dickweed. Your lame ass retort trying to defend it is also a bit dickweedish.

I gotta go check Websters.....

Chula Vista · 05-09-2017, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Damn, which country is this? I want to go there.

Before the crash my home peaked at about $500K. At the worst point of the crash it got down to about $280K. As of right this very second it's at $433K.

About the same story for my 401K.

Both major signposts of how good or bad the economy is.

Anteater · 05-09-2017, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

You claim to be non-partisan but then you make statements like this and I'm just wondering which right wing source did you pull it from

Bush did pass a bipartisan stimulus package in 08 but it was weaksauce and conservative, which is funny considering the massive check he cut Wall Street and The Banks which did nothing for us

Obama passes a stimulus package in 09 that's double the size and that finally starts to clot the bleeding

We are talking about different things here. The stimulus package (ARRA) you are talking about for '09 was in the works prior to Obama's ascension, though a lot of cooperation with holdovers from the Bush admins. was involved since the writing of it was finished after the transition period. It didn't come out of a vacuum. It wasn't a popular move when Bush was on his way out and it wasn't popular when Obama stepped up either, but it was a decent attempt to "stem the bleeding" that built on what Bush (as you pointed out) had attempted to address. For all intents and purposes though, it was the result of some degree of bi-partisanship.

**Frownland** · 05-09-2017, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

I guess I'll shout it out to get through your ear wax.

I'M NOT HERE FOR A DEBATE. I'M HERE FOR POINTLESS FIGHTS.

I'M NOT HERE FOR A DEBATE. I'M HERE FOR POINTLESS FIGHTS.

That's my freedom of choice. I'm not trying to take it away from anyone else.

FTFY

Maybe you shouldn't be on a discussion board if you don't want to have discussions.

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And yes, calling a grown man a child as a way to try and bolster your argument is being a dickweed. Your lame ass retort trying to defend it is also a bit dickweedish.

I didn't know I was defending him calling you a child when I was criticizing you for calling someone a duckweed. Thanks for filling me in on that though!

Calling me a dickweed sure is dickweedish, Chula.

Chula Vista · 05-09-2017, 12:38 PM

Person A submits a point.
Person B submits a counterpoint.
Person A doesn't buy it and states so.

If this is what you call a fight then you've obviously never been punched in the face a few times.

(and if that's the case, I think it would do you some good)

The Batlord · 05-09-2017, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Calling me a dickweed sure is dickweedish, Chula.

Childish too.

Anteater · 05-09-2017, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

I guess I'll shout it out to get through your ear wax.

I'M NOT HERE FOR A DEBATE.

I'M NOT HERE FOR A DEBATE.

That's my freedom of choice. I'm not trying to take it away from anyone else.

And yes, calling a grown man a child as a way to try and bolster your argument is being a dickweed. Your lame ass retort trying to defend it is also a bit dickweedish.

I gotta go check Websters.....

1. I showcase a well researched Vice article that makes good points about Obama and slams Trump. You don't bother to read it and call me names and act like a child when you don't get your way.

2. Proceeds to insult other people who call you out on your bullshit. You tell other people to look at the big picture but when they do they're just Trump apologists.

3. Cries like a toddler "I don't wanna debate1111" but proceeds to pigeonhole everything I "supposedly" am (AKA someone you don't know) without reading anything that is actually said.

4. Freaks out emotionally every other post and cries out "BAN ME" to the mods when cornered.

You can't have it both ways Chula. Are you going to be an adult or are you going to cry foul every time you get called out on your flawed thought process?

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Dems would have passed it and they did once they had a majority

Yep. All I was saying was that a lot more went into it than people realize.

**Frownland** · 05-09-2017, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Person A submits a point.
Person B submits a counterpoint.
Person A doesn't buy it and states so and why.

(put a little edit at the end)

That actually sounds like constructive discussion to me.

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If this is what you call a fight then you've obviously never been punched in the face a few times.

(and if that's the case, I think it would do you some good)

Verbal fighting is still fighting, I'm kind of confused why you think it wouldn't be just because there isn't any physical violence.

Also FYI: wanting to resolve a disagreement with your fists instead of your words is about as childish as you can get. If you don't want people to call you a child, maybe stop acting like one.

05-09-2017, 12:14 PM	#4451 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Here's something I've been curious about... Since Trump has no filter, loves to insult people, and has generally taken a giant dump on the generally accepted political etiquette, has this changed politics in the US for good? Is it now open season to straight up insult and demean your opponent? Will our future presidents be expected to personally tweet? Or do you think things will go back to "normal" once Trump is out? __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

05-09-2017, 12:38 PM	#4457 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Person A submits a point. Person B submits a counterpoint. Person A doesn't buy it and states so. If this is what you call a fight then you've obviously never been punched in the face a few times. (and if that's the case, I think it would do you some good) __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”