MAGAThread XIX: Hambergers, Noble Prizes, & Disinfectant

[Cannot think of a name]

Here's where I'm stuck with the whole Bolton thing:

First, how many tell all books are we at now with former staffers? One thing I will say is that they're all painting a pretty consistent picture of a thin skinned moron who has no idea what his job is. But has any of them made a difference at this point? Most of us assumed this to be the case and those who did not have become experts at deciding when and who to listen to. At this point I'm just inclined to believe the 'Trump Library' will actually just be a building of tell all books about the presidency written by former sycophants trying to buy their souls back.

Second, Bolton is still a sack of shit. His beef with Trump has never been that he's an incompetent boob but that he was too much of an incompetent boob to do the extra shitty things that Bolton wanted to do. After being the recess appointment of two unpopular presidents he's cashing out with a 'this fucking idiot' book I worry that the thrust of the 'this fucking idiot' book is ultimately 'and he didn't even want to occupy Iran' or some shit.

Though I don't want this to be confused with the hackneyed obfuscation that you always see of 'oh now liberals are okay with Bolton I thought he was a war criminal in waiting lol'. I don't think anyone is 'suddenly okay' with Bolton and there is a quality to the vipers in the viper pit eating each other.

Finally, the decision to not testify means he wasn't willing to put any of this to the test by saying it under oath. There are plenty of reasons to do this, but I like none of them.

[Thermodolia]

I have a feeling he'll be using his last flight on Airforce One to get to a non-extradition country.

I doubt the end of his political life'll be as dramatic as that. He'll either win another term and then bank on that to sell his hotels and casinos or he'll lose, rant a bit, whine to Alex Jones, and then become a semi-persistent nuissance.

Treasonous fucks get to spend the rest of their time in prison

[Bear Stearns]

Holy shit what the fuck did Trump just say?!? He is out of his mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

[The Alma Mater]

Holy shit what the fuck did Trump just say?!? He is out of his mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Oh come.on, is it really a surprise that he loves antifa after all that effort he made to make them look badass instead of pathetic ?

[Tombradyonia]

Holy shit what the fuck did Trump just say?!? He is out of his mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Oh come.on, is it really a surprise that he loves antifa after all that effort he made to make them look badass instead of pathetic ?

Trump was always secretly a democrat who agreed to infiltrate the republicans to make them look bad.
It's actually great news for me, Soros promised us school teachers all an extra check this month if the plan worked. The MAGAs would be raging if they knew Trump and Soros were basically conspiring against them

[Fartsniffage]

Holy shit what the fuck did Trump just say?!? He is out of his mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Oh come.on, is it really a surprise that he loves antifa after all that effort he made to make them look badass instead of pathetic ?

I was more surprised when he admitted his deep and smouldering love for Obama. Not that I didn't see the sexual tension before, more that he managed to say "smouldering" without fucking it up.

[Zurkerx]

Here's where I'm stuck with the whole Bolton thing:

First, how many tell all books are we at now with former staffers? One thing I will say is that they're all painting a pretty consistent picture of a thin skinned moron who has no idea what his job is. But has any of them made a difference at this point? Most of us assumed this to be the case and those who did not have become experts at deciding when and who to listen to. At this point I'm just inclined to believe the 'Trump Library' will actually just be a building of tell all books about the presidency written by former sycophants trying to buy their souls back.

Second, Bolton is still a sack of shit. His beef with Trump has never been that he's an incompetent boob but that he was too much of an incompetent boob to do the extra shitty things that Bolton wanted to do. After being the recess appointment of two unpopular presidents he's cashing out with a 'this fucking idiot' book I worry that the thrust of the 'this fucking idiot' book is ultimately 'and he didn't even want to occupy Iran' or some shit.

Though I don't want this to be confused with the hackneyed obfuscation that you always see of 'oh now liberals are okay with Bolton I thought he was a war criminal in waiting lol'. I don't think anyone is 'suddenly okay' with Bolton and there is a quality to the vipers in the viper pit eating each other.

Finally, the decision to not testify means he wasn't willing to put any of this to the test by saying it under oath. There are plenty of reasons to do this, but I like none of them.

That's a fair assessment in my view. Bolton I was never too keen on anyway, but I'll take his word over Trump's any day, even if Bolton is a Neocon that wants to invade Iran or North Korea. Yes, the oath part is a problem but I suspect this will further hardened both sides. Having said that, it's still quite concerning this is the leader of the United States: a thin-skin man that has no concept of management, or for that matter, leadership skills, or the basic facts or understanding on how the fucking world works.

[Cannot think of a name]

Oh come.on, is it really a surprise that he loves antifa after all that effort he made to make them look badass instead of pathetic ?

I was more surprised when he admitted his deep and smouldering love for Obama. Not that I didn't see the sexual tension before, more that he managed to say "smouldering" without fucking it up.

You all should spend time thinking about what you have done.

[Galloism]

I was more surprised when he admitted his deep and smouldering love for Obama. Not that I didn't see the sexual tension before, more that he managed to say "smouldering" without fucking it up.

You all should spend time thinking about what you have done.

How DOES one clean projectile vomit from a screen?

[Bear Stearns]

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You all should spend time thinking about what you have done.

THE OL' RAZZLE DAZZLE

[Cannot think of a name]

Here's where I'm stuck with the whole Bolton thing:

First, how many tell all books are we at now with former staffers? One thing I will say is that they're all painting a pretty consistent picture of a thin skinned moron who has no idea what his job is. But has any of them made a difference at this point? Most of us assumed this to be the case and those who did not have become experts at deciding when and who to listen to. At this point I'm just inclined to believe the 'Trump Library' will actually just be a building of tell all books about the presidency written by former sycophants trying to buy their souls back.

Second, Bolton is still a sack of shit. His beef with Trump has never been that he's an incompetent boob but that he was too much of an incompetent boob to do the extra shitty things that Bolton wanted to do. After being the recess appointment of two unpopular presidents he's cashing out with a 'this fucking idiot' book I worry that the thrust of the 'this fucking idiot' book is ultimately 'and he didn't even want to occupy Iran' or some shit.

Though I don't want this to be confused with the hackneyed obfuscation that you always see of 'oh now liberals are okay with Bolton I thought he was a war criminal in waiting lol'. I don't think anyone is 'suddenly okay' with Bolton and there is a quality to the vipers in the viper pit eating each other.

Finally, the decision to not testify means he wasn't willing to put any of this to the test by saying it under oath. There are plenty of reasons to do this, but I like none of them.

That's a fair assessment in my view. Bolton I was never too keen on anyway, but I'll take his word over Trump's any day, even if Bolton is a Neocon that wants to invade Iran or North Korea. Yes, the oath part is a problem but I suspect this will further hardened both sides. Having said that, it's still quite concerning this is the leader of the United States: a thin-skin man that has no concept of management, or for that matter, leadership skills, or the basic facts or understanding on how the fucking world works.

Well, certainly Bolton has been a sack of shit I don't know that he's been a lying sack of shit (I mean, maybe, I'm not a Bolton expert) and Trump is indeed a lying sack of shit.

It's just that if those things concerned you, you likely saw them in 2016, too. Because...well, he's not subtle.

[Outer Sparta]

That's a fair assessment in my view. Bolton I was never too keen on anyway, but I'll take his word over Trump's any day, even if Bolton is a Neocon that wants to invade Iran or North Korea. Yes, the oath part is a problem but I suspect this will further hardened both sides. Having said that, it's still quite concerning this is the leader of the United States: a thin-skin man that has no concept of management, or for that matter, leadership skills, or the basic facts or understanding on how the fucking world works.

Well, certainly Bolton has been a sack of shit I don't know that he's been a lying sack of shit (I mean, maybe, I'm not a Bolton expert) and Trump is indeed a lying sack of shit.

It's just that if those things concerned you, you likely saw them in 2016, too. Because...well, he's not subtle.

Well it's clear where Bolton lies since Trump named him the national security advisor. If he wanted to find a hawk, he got one in Bolton.

[Fahran]

You all should spend time thinking about what you have done.

Giving me ideas for my next romance novel?

[Zurkerx]

That's a fair assessment in my view. Bolton I was never too keen on anyway, but I'll take his word over Trump's any day, even if Bolton is a Neocon that wants to invade Iran or North Korea. Yes, the oath part is a problem but I suspect this will further hardened both sides. Having said that, it's still quite concerning this is the leader of the United States: a thin-skin man that has no concept of management, or for that matter, leadership skills, or the basic facts or understanding on how the fucking world works.

Well, certainly Bolton has been a sack of shit I don't know that he's been a lying sack of shit (I mean, maybe, I'm not a Bolton expert) and Trump is indeed a lying sack of shit.

It's just that if those things concerned you, you likely saw them in 2016, too. Because...well, he's not subtle.

There are some pretty gullible people, or for that matter, ignorant. Back in 2016, when Clinton painted Trump as inept, corrupt, and incompetent, no one believed except those convinced of Trump's actions/words. To them, there was no "evidence" of such behavior/personality. Now though, we've seen Trump for almost 4 years so by this point, you have to have an opinion of him. I do wonder those on the fence that question Clinton's assertion is are now convinced by it. We'll have to see come the election.

[Gravlen]

Motherfucker.

Xi had explained to Trump why he was basically building concentration camps in Xinjiang. According to our interpreter, Trump said that Xi should go ahead with building the camps, which Trump thought was exactly the right thing to do.

WSJ excerpt from the book (behind a paywall)

God damn it...

German word for the feeling when you know he's just the worst, but he still manages to be worse than you though.

And it does get worse.

The next sentence is as follows:

The National Security Council's top Asia staffer, Matthew Pottinger, told me that Trump said something similar during his November 2017 trip to China.

So it's not an isolated thought. Trump is pro-concentration camps.

[Gormwood]

God damn it...

German word for the feeling when you know he's just the worst, but he still manages to be worse than you though.

And it does get worse.

The next sentence is as follows:

The National Security Council's top Asia staffer, Matthew Pottinger, told me that Trump said something similar during his November 2017 trip to China.

So it's not an isolated thought. Trump is pro-concentration camps.

He probably wishes he could build a bunch in the U.S. hence his admiration for authoritarians like Kim and Xi.

[Repubblica Fascista Sociale Italiana]

On a scale of one to ten, how much should we believe from Bolton? He refused to testify any of this stuff under oath, for whatever reason

[Gravlen]

German word for the feeling when you know he's just the worst, but he still manages to be worse than you though.

And it does get worse.

The next sentence is as follows:

The National Security Council's top Asia staffer, Matthew Pottinger, told me that Trump said something similar during his November 2017 trip to China.

So it's not an isolated thought. Trump is pro-concentration camps.

He probably wishes he could build a bunch in the U.S. hence his admiration for authoritarians like Kim and Xi.

Xi? You mean, and I quote, "the greatest Chinese leader in 300 years" and "the greatest leader in Chinese history"? That guy?

[Aureumterra]

German word for the feeling when you know he's just the worst, but he still manages to be worse than you though.

And it does get worse.

The next sentence is as follows:

The National Security Council's top Asia staffer, Matthew Pottinger, told me that Trump said something similar during his November 2017 trip to China.

So it's not an isolated thought. Trump is pro-concentration camps.

He probably wishes he could build a bunch in the U.S. hence his admiration for authoritarians like Kim and Xi.

Which is why he started a trade war with China and walked out of a summit with Kim, got it

[Gravlen]

On a scale of one to ten, how much should we believe from Bolton? He refused to testify any of this stuff under oath, for whatever reason

8. He apparently has contemporary notes and memos to back it up. He is an asshole, but of the blood-thirsty kind and not the lying kind.

If his mustache corroborates his story, I think it's a done deal.

[Gormwood]

He probably wishes he could build a bunch in the U.S. hence his admiration for authoritarians like Kim and Xi.

Which is why he started a trade war with China and walked out of a summit with Kim, got it

You readily chomp onto the smallest chicken bones Trump tosses to his base. Shocking.

[Proctopeo]

Which is why he started a trade war with China and walked out of a summit with Kim, got it

You readily chomp onto the smallest chicken bones Trump tosses to his base. Shocking.

>literal trade war
>"smallest chicken bones"
what the fuck are you smoking?

[Farnhamia]

You readily chomp onto the smallest chicken bones Trump tosses to his base. Shocking.

>literal trade war
>"smallest chicken bones"
what the fuck are you smoking?

Literal trade war ... and did China suffer from it? And what did we gain from all the dancing with Kim? Anything at all?

[Gormwood]

You readily chomp onto the smallest chicken bones Trump tosses to his base. Shocking.

>literal trade war
>"smallest chicken bones"
what the fuck are you smoking?

A trade war that's hurting the U.S. more than China looks like so far.

[Proctopeo]

>literal trade war
>"smallest chicken bones"
what the fuck are you smoking?

A trade war that's hurting the U.S. more than China looks like so far.

Irrelevant.