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Post by tallgirl on Aug 21, 2017 19:25:12 GMT
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Post by lucyg on Aug 21, 2017 19:27:18 GMT
I thought this was going to be from the Onion.  |
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peppermintpatty
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Post by peppermintpatty on Aug 21, 2017 19:27:52 GMT
Dumbass
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Post by papersilly on Aug 21, 2017 19:30:07 GMT
i guess they can mark that as Evidence 1A-"Staring straight into the sun during eclipse while millions of others use glasses" during his mental competency hearing
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 21, 2017 19:32:52 GMT
Well....I'm not sure he reads. And he never takes anyone's advice anyway.  |
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linda~lou
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Post by linda~lou on Aug 21, 2017 19:34:09 GMT
I hope it burned any brain cells he has left making impeachment even more imminent.
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Post by Sarah*H on Aug 21, 2017 19:39:25 GMT
It's not as though his impending blindness will impact his reading of the Daily Intelligence briefing or books or actual news beyond the Fox & Friends chyrons. I suppose it will make it easier for his staff to present him with photos that they can claim are flattering so that's one positive outcome for them.
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Post by ellen on Aug 21, 2017 19:42:51 GMT
We saw that on the live coverage. It really does sound like a headline from the Onion.
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Post by scrappinmama on Aug 21, 2017 19:48:37 GMT
I thought this was going to be from the Onion. You and me both. Nope, he really is that dumb. |
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 21, 2017 19:54:55 GMT
I saw it live and shouted to my husband to come here and look at this fool.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Aug 21, 2017 19:55:24 GMT
oh for christ's sake - I was eclipsing today and anyone could have snapped the same picture of me. I looked upwards several times during the approach process, and also used my glasses. Doesn't everyone look up every now and again?
I'm no fan of this idiot, but I swear, the coverage surrounding him has become almost laughable. People.com story is from 6 hours ago. Totally impossible - as the event in DC would have been within the last couple of hours.
Sheesh.
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Post by busy on Aug 21, 2017 19:56:28 GMT
The man is just an idiot. That’s all there is to it.
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Post by pondrunner on Aug 21, 2017 19:58:01 GMT
oh for christ's sake - I was eclipsing today and anyone could have snapped the same picture of me. Â I looked upwards several times during the approach process, and also used my glasses. Â Doesn't everyone look up every now and again? Â I'm no fan of this idiot, but I swear, the coverage surrounding him has become almost laughable. Â People.com story is from 6 hours ago. Â Totally impossible - as the event in DC would have been within the last couple of hours. Â Sheesh. It was time stamped 12:56 which is within minutes of the start of the eclipse in DC. |
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Post by busy on Aug 21, 2017 20:00:48 GMT
Pretty sure the Venn diagram of the people who are defending Trump staring at the eclipse without eye protection and the people who were up in arms about Obama’s flip-flops is a circle.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Aug 21, 2017 20:01:44 GMT
oh for christ's sake - I was eclipsing today and anyone could have snapped the same picture of me. I looked upwards several times during the approach process, and also used my glasses. Doesn't everyone look up every now and again? I'm no fan of this idiot, but I swear, the coverage surrounding him has become almost laughable. People.com story is from 6 hours ago. Totally impossible - as the event in DC would have been within the last couple of hours. Sheesh. It was time stamped 12:56 which is within minutes of the start of the eclipse in DC. It's showing up on my news feed from 6 hours ago. *shrug* either way. We were at a public event for the eclipse, i was talking to my mom, turned, looked up at the sky to get a bead on where the freaking sun actually was, and the DJ that was narrating our event called me out for looking up.  People look up. Honestly, do you even know anyone that looks at the sun? It's almost a reflexive action - look, blink, look away. |
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Post by imsirius on Aug 21, 2017 20:04:14 GMT
oh for christ's sake - I was eclipsing today and anyone could have snapped the same picture of me. I looked upwards several times during the approach process, and also used my glasses. Doesn't everyone look up every now and again? I'm no fan of this idiot, but I swear, the coverage surrounding him has become almost laughable. People.com story is from 6 hours ago. Totally impossible - as the event in DC would have been within the last couple of hours. Sheesh. If you didn't wear glasses and looked at it after all of the coverage NOT TO DO THAT, I say you are dumb. You cannot feel solar retinitis and even a small glance can do damage. Your risk. But to do it even knowing a slight risk, then yes. Dumb. If Trump and Melania both did it, then yes, I also call THEM dumb too. |
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Post by littlemama on Aug 21, 2017 20:07:03 GMT
Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.
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Post by busy on Aug 21, 2017 20:07:26 GMT
It was time stamped 12:56 which is within minutes of the start of the eclipse in DC. It's showing up on my news feed from 6 hours ago.  *shrug*  either way.  We were at a public event for the eclipse, i was talking to my mom, turned, looked up at the sky to get a bead on where the freaking sun actually was, and the DJ that was narrating our event called me out for looking up.   People look up.  Honestly, do you even know anyone that looks at the sun?  It's almost a reflexive action - look, blink, look away.  It *is* a reflex when it’s not an eclipse. But our eyes don’t react the same during an eclipse, and our eyes can look directly at the sun for much longer - long enough to sustain permanent retinal damage. That’s why the glasses are such a big deal, and not being cautious is just plain foolish, no matter who you are. |
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Post by marianne on Aug 21, 2017 20:23:51 GMT
He did it just to prove that all the warnings about it were "fake news." Or, probably more likely, that's he's so omnipotent that nothing will happen to HIM!  |
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Post by Anita on Aug 21, 2017 20:26:54 GMT
Well, he doesn't believe in science, so...
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Post by leeny on Aug 21, 2017 20:29:45 GMT
I am so not a Trumper, but this photo shows him with glasses: link (scroll down the page) Might have helped his tan, though. |
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Post by azredhead on Aug 21, 2017 20:38:13 GMT
Yea this is just silly either way.. I saw the one with all three of them with the glasses. I thought that kind of fun actual! I like that everyone was excited about something good!
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Post by mom on Aug 21, 2017 20:47:29 GMT
I think the idea of 'you do you' applies here.
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Post by happymomma on Aug 21, 2017 20:52:36 GMT
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Post by Skellinton on Aug 21, 2017 21:13:28 GMT
oh for christ's sake - I was eclipsing today and anyone could have snapped the same picture of me. I looked upwards several times during the approach process, and also used my glasses. Doesn't everyone look up every now and again? I'm no fan of this idiot, but I swear, the coverage surrounding him has become almost laughable. People.com story is from 6 hours ago. Totally impossible - as the event in DC would have been within the last couple of hours. Sheesh. It wasn't just a picture though, it is a video and it is only after someone repeatedly yelled for him to put the glasses on that he did. And no matter what the time stamp says it was clearly at the time of the live eclipse. A problem with a time stamp at people.com doesn't negate the fact that anyone looking at the eclipse without glasses is risking their eyesight and it is a pretty foolish thing to do. |
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Post by littlemama on Aug 21, 2017 21:21:10 GMT
Eclipse is a noun. If you are viewing an eclipse, then you are viewing or watching or checking out the eclipse. Not "eclipsing".
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Post by juanita on Aug 21, 2017 21:30:19 GMT
Maybe he thought it was Fake News about not looking at the sun  |
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 21, 2017 21:33:27 GMT
Eclipse is a noun. If you are viewing an eclipse, then you are viewing or watching or checking out the eclipse. Not "eclipsing". Like adulting. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 21:43:43 GMT
If he wants to boil out his eyeballs while eclipsing just to prove fake news, who are we to stop him.  |
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Post by Dalai Mama on Aug 21, 2017 21:45:30 GMT
Eclipse is a noun. If you are viewing an eclipse, then you are viewing or watching or checking out the eclipse. Not "eclipsing". Also a verb which still doesn't mean to watch an eclipse. |
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People look up. Honestly, do you even know anyone that looks at the sun? It's almost a reflexive action - look, blink, look away. 
