Troller-in-Chief

Discussion in 'monkeyCage' started by bfun, Jan 30, 2016.

  1. If Trump wasn't constantly telling people he was a billionaire there would be almost no reason to believe it. I'm no expert but it seems most billionaires aren't spending their time on shock jock radio or getting gigs in Pizza Hut commercials for spare cash. Trump's airline, casinos, and school have all gone under and American bank's wont lend him money. Where have his major successes been? Where is the business that has elevated him from millionaire to billionaire? I don't think golf clubs or reality TV shows will do it.
     
  2. #762 cmdrmonkey, Mar 20, 2019
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    He inherited about 413 million (inflation adjusted) from his father. Doesn't seem like he actually made that much money considering what was given to him. He might have even been better off financially just doing low risk investing like money market accounts than all the stuff with real estate.
     
  3. #764 cmdrmonkey, Mar 24, 2019
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    So in conclusion, CNN, MSNBC, and other news organizations have been pumping out fake news about non-existent collusion and imminent impeachment for 2 years, exactly like Trump said. The Mueller Report was supposed to be Trump's ultimate undoing, but instead it's a massive victory that vindicates him and makes his opponents look dishonest and desperate.
     
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  4. That might be the immediate reaction but I don't think it will be the end to people wanting answers. My understanding is the report said it will be up to the attorney general to decide if the president should be charged with obstruction of justice. I seriously doubt that will happen but it will certainly remain an issue. The whole collusion investigation might never have happened at all if Trump hadn't dismissed Comey or lied about the Trump tower meeting.
     
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  5. I could easily see this flipping around and becoming an investigation into the investigation.
     
  6. Of all the hype that ever failed to deliver, this hype failed to deliver the most.

    We all have to come to terms with the fact that Trump isn't a Russian spy. He really is a real life internet troll and in it just for the lulz.

    Unbelievable.
     
  7. Eh the first Amazon Prime Day might have been a worse let down.
     
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  8. Weird thing is 2 years ago I argued with Alterego about the Russia thing being stupid. But with the relentless media blitz by last year I was certain he not only colluded but the whole pee tape blackmail thing was real.

    I hope the democrats take the L and move on. If they keep at this, they will be damaging themselves in 2020 in my opinion.
     
  9. #770 cmdrmonkey, Mar 26, 2019
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    I also initially thought it was fake news. I called it a liberal version of the Fox News Benghazi stuff during the Obama years, and made fun of alterego for being hysterical. But I also got taken by the media blitz in the last year. I should have gone with my gut feeling.
     
  10. But how much of it was truly fake? Russians created troll farms to influence the election. Trump publicly asked Russia to find Hillary's lost emails and then Russia hacked the democratic party email system. Trumps adviser, Roger Stone, is on trial for trying to obtain those emails. 25 Russians and 3 Russian companies were indited for conspiracy. Trump's National Security Adviser is going to jail for lying to the vice president and congress about his dealings with Russia. Trumps campaign chair is going to jail for tax evasion and lying about his Russian Ukrainian connections. Trump's long time personal lawyer is going to jail for lying about campaign finance violations. The conclusion that Trump would be convicted was wrong but the events that lead to him being suspected of collusion happened and people are going to jail for it.
     
  11. I thought this Russian collusion faux controversy was nonsense from the start. Not much has changed from my perspective. There is simply no evidence to substantiate it. It has been satisfying to see media talking heads melting down over this, though. Well deserved.
     
  12. @bfun buying facebook ads and trolling on twitter is pretty tame in terms of meddling in elections. They did hack the DNC, but long before Trump's outburst on TV. Considering the violent regime changes the US Govt has been involved it, it's all pretty PG stuff. Anyone going to jail so far has basically been convicted of lying to the federal govt. This was kinda sold to the public as Trump being a Manchurian candidate and that appears to be false.

    Mitch McConnell is now trying to NOT release the full report, which honestly seems like another setup. They are trying to get Dems all riled up and they will eventually release it and there will be nothing there.
     
  13. According to the indicment, the atemps to break into the email accounts started just hours after Trump made his public request to Russia. The timing is so absurd that I wonder if Russia was trolling.

    Mitch might be baiting but I think everyone still wants to see it regardless. Republicans want to rub it into the Dems faces and Dems want more proof.
     
  14. I think the Russians did some things to try to help Trump get into office. I just don't get the impression Trump was directly connected to it on his end or even aware of a lot of it.
     
  15. FUCKING LOLZ.

    For the first time since maybe high school... the United States Treasury shall be cutting me a goddamned check!!!!!

     
  16. For the first time ever, I'm cutting my state a check. I have no idea how I came to owe the state.
     
  17. I celebrated too early... I did indeed get federal money back but owe a boat load of local tax for some reason...

     
  18. I'm glad I did mine twice. I almost missed a $700 tax credit. I still can't figure out why I owe the state.
     
  19. I figured out why I owe. My wife's company has been paying taxes to the wrong state. I might have to go to a pro to figure this out. I think my state will penalize me for under paying all year.