Paid great respect to Wall
The Daily DonnieOnTwitter:
"Do not allow anyone to tell you that it cannot be done. No challenge can match the HEART and FIGHT and SPIRIT of America." – @POTUS pic.twitter.com/26JQOY4pk8
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 21, 2017
Just look at that horrible horrible picture. The scowl, the fist – and that’s a picture they choose to highlight, and it’s the picture he chooses to tweet at us. He wants to be seen as a disgusting bully; he likes that image of himself.
Who does that? Hitler did it, Mussolini did it, but besides them?
President Angry Bully. That’s how he chooses to present himself to us. It’s horrifying.
Had a great meeting at CIA Headquarters yesterday, packed house, paid great respect to Wall, long standing ovations, amazing people. WIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2017
“paid great respect to Wall” – god what a stupid little man he is. He must have seen the news stories about how he stood next to the wall commemorating agents killed on the job and whined about his grievances at the media, and so he chose to say Nuh uh, he “paid great respect to Wall” – which simply disrespects it all over again. It’s sandwiched between two claims about his vast popularity, and it’s empty and offhand – not how one does “respect.”
Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn't these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2017
In other words how dare people protest him. Yes, we know, and you can’t stop us, not unless you do go full-fascist.
Also, “Celebs hurt cause badly” is pretty funny coming from him. If he were not a “celeb” he would still be a failed casino-builder.
Wow, television ratings just out: 31 million people watched the Inauguration, 11 million more than the very good ratings from 4 years ago!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2017
Now we get to the important stuff – his tv ratings. They’re awesome, dude! Best ever! Top celeb!
Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2017
Two hours after the whine about the protests. Someone must have had a word in his shell-like about the troublesome fact that we have rights to speak and gather and protest in this country, the one he presumes to govern. It’s a tad disconcerting that he needs to be reminded.
I imagine most of them did. The ones who marched in Lincoln, for instance, didn’t have their votes count for anything, because the state voted for Trump, so every vote in this state ended up going to Trump regardless – stupid electoral college.
Besides, he still hasn’t acknowledged that more people voted for Hillary than voted for him. And he never will, because that is the same as saying he isn’t the greatest, the hugest, the bigly-est.
He’s also lying about his TV ratings, which were quite a bit lower than Obama’s.
Is he unable to see the truth? Or just unable to tell it?
In his mind, standing next to something is paying it great respect. His presence is an awesome gift.
Also there were at least a few people that voted for him that were in those marches (buyer’s remorse is a bitch).
He probably didn’t even write that last tweet, the sane one.
There are at least two people using his account. The typically Trumpian tweets are posted from an Android device while the more PR-minded ones come from an iPhone. That one reads like an iPhone tweet.
packed house?? Um, wasn’t it, like, those people’s job to be at that meeting? People don’t attend meetings just because they’re fans of other attendees. Do you even meeting?
The CIA audience was made up of a Company employees who signed up to attend, on a Saturday. So, very likely that they were supporters. Or big kiss-ups.
I’d bet at least 50%. I’ve worked government jobs, and while it’s supposedly difficult for them to fire you, most people there go to the Bible studies, the prayer meetings, the birthday parties, the various other things planned and carried out by the big bosses. It isn’t just being fired or not; it’s about not having a totally miserable workplace. It’s about getting promotions. It’s about…well, knowing he’s the boss and the brownie points it might generate.
Actually I would hate to leave a false impression in that last post. My private industry jobs had the same pattern, but I didn’t include them because the statement “difficult to fire” doesn’t apply as much.
People who rely on their income to survive, people who like their job, and people who have a reason for going to work every morning….sign up for the things that will get you noticed in a positive way. That’s the market.
Put a little more positively – which I think is within the range of your intent? – people crave community, fitting in, and minimizing the confrontations they have with the people with whom they spend their time. That solidarity can make for people supporting things they wouldn’t otherwise and shouldn’t, but it can also make for civil cooperation, sticking up for your neighbors, and standing up to bullies who would threaten your community.
It does require some discretion when it comes to defining the community, and it’s not a force that is nothing but good. It’s just that it’s not all bad when it’s not allowed to trample other legitimate considerations, such as not lending President Con-man Pussy-Grabber an air of respectability.