cycworker
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Post by cycworker on Jan 21, 2017 1:06:52 GMT
These are the first crowd numbers I've seen. I also saw a video of the parade route that was sparsely populated. I wonder how long until his ego takes over twitter and let us know he viewed the spectacle? "Crowd count is in: Trump 2017: 250,000 Obama 2013: 1,000,000 Obama 2009: 1,800,000 #Inauguration " I love that he didn't even get 1/4 of Obama's 2009 crowd. That's gotta sting.
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Post by katybee on Jan 21, 2017 1:16:34 GMT
These are the first crowd numbers I've seen. I also saw a video of the parade route that was sparsely populated. I wonder how long until his ego takes over twitter and let us know he viewed the spectacle? "Crowd count is in: Trump 2017: 250,000 Obama 2013: 1,000,000 Obama 2009: 1,800,000 #Inauguration " I love that he didn't even get 1/4 of Obama's 2009 crowd. That's gotta sting. Do you have a source? Because I read Trump had between 700,000 and 900,000.
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 21, 2017 2:04:29 GMT
Those needed a warning label! My eyes! Ha. I have these, except they have corgis on them instead of Trumps.
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Post by micheley on Jan 21, 2017 2:36:31 GMT
Oh goody. He still has his phone.
eta: he is now tweeting from the @potus acct. *sobbing*
eta2: I enjoy the @narratedpotus account
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Post by imsirius on Jan 21, 2017 4:47:36 GMT
Dan Rather's take...it's spot on.
And so it begins.
Of the nearly 20 inaugurations I can remember, there has never been one that felt like today. Not even close. Never mind the question of the small size of the crowds, or the boycott by dozens of lawmakers, or even the protest marches slated for tomorrow across the country. Those are plays upon the stage. What is truly unprecedented in my mind is the sheer magnitude of quickening heartbeats in millions of Americans, a majority of our country if the polls are to be believed, that face today buffeted within and without by the simmering ache of dread.
I have never seen my country on an inauguration day so divided, so anxious, so fearful, so uncertain of its course.
I have never seen a transition so divisive with cabinet picks so encumbered by serious questions of qualifications and ethics.
I have never seen the specter of a foreign foe cast such a dark shadow over the workings of our democracy.
I have never seen an incoming president so preoccupied with responding to the understandable vagaries of dissent and seemingly unwilling to contend with the full weight and responsibilities of the most powerful job in the world.
I have never seen such a tangled web of conflicting interests.
Despite the pageantry of unity on display at the Capitol today, there is a piercing sense that we are entering a chapter in our nation's evolving story unlike one ever yet written. To be sure, there are millions of Donald Trump supporters who are euphoric with their candidate's rise. Other Trump voters have expressed reservations, having preferred his bluster to his rival's perceived shortcomings in the last election, but admitting more and more that they are not sure what kind of man they bestowed the keys to the presidency. The rest of America - the majority of voters - would not be - and indeed is not - hesitant in sharing its conclusions on the character and fitness of Donald Trump for the office he now holds.
The hope one hears from even some of Donald Trump's critics is that this moment might change him. Perhaps, as he stood there on a grey, drab, January day, reciting the solemn oath of office demanded by our Constitution, as he looked out across what Charles Dickens once called the "city of magnificent intentions", he would somehow grasp the importance of what he was undertaking. Perhaps he would understand that he must be the president of all the United States, in action as well as in word. Perhaps, but there has already been so much past that is prologue.
There is usually much fanfare around inaugural addresses. They are also usually forgotten - with some notable exceptions. I think today will be remembered, not so much for the rhetoric or the turns of phrase but for the man who delivered them and the era they usher us forth.
Mr. Trump's delivery was staccato and there was very little eye contact as he seemed to be reading carefully from a teleprompter. His words and tone were angry and defiant. He is still in campaign mode and nary a whiff of a unifying spirit. There was little or nothing of uplift - the rhetoric of Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy, or Reagan. We heard a cavalcade of slogans and one liners, of huge promises to "bring back" an America - whatever that really means to many who look at our history and see progress in our current society.
The speech started with a message of an establishment in Washington earning riches on the back of struggling families across the country. It was an odd note, considering the background of many of his cabinet picks. President Trump painted a very dark picture of the current state of our nation, beset by gangs and drugs and violence, regardless of what the data shows. His words swelled with his economic populism and the nationalism of "America first." The applause was sparse, and I imagine many more being turned off, even sickened, rather than inspired by what our new President had to say. President Obama looked on with an opaque poker face. One could only imagine what he was thinking.
It bears remembering that one never can predict the arc of a presidency. It is an office that is far too often shaped by circumstance well beyond its occupant's control. Those challenges, wherever and however they may rise, now will fall on the desk of President Trump. We can only see what will happen. We hope, for the security and sanctity of our Republic, that Mr. Trump will respond to the challenges with circumspection and wisdom. Today's rhetoric was not reassuring.
Our democracy demands debate and dissent - fierce, sustained, and unflinching when necessary. I sense that tide is rising amongst an opposition eager to toss aside passivity for action. We are already seeing a more emboldened Democratic party than I have witnessed in ages. It is being fueled by a fervent energy bubbling from the grassroots up, rather than the top down.
These are the swirling currents about our ship of state. We now have a new and untested captain. His power is immense, but it is not bestowed from a divinity on high. It is derived, as the saying goes, from the consent of the governed. That means President Trump now works for us - all of us. And if he forgets that, it will be our duty to remind him.
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Post by pyccku on Jan 21, 2017 13:45:05 GMT
I don't recognize the America he talks about. While there are people out of work and people who have drug problems, I don't see the streets of every city torn apart by roving gangs. I don't see the empty, foreclosed homes that we used to have on every block. I don't see an overwhelming amount of carnage.
Maybe I don't live in the same America as he does. Then again, I don't live in the penthouse of a large building with my name on it either.
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Post by imsirius on Jan 21, 2017 14:30:30 GMT
I don't recognize the America he talks about. While there are people out of work and people who have drug problems, I don't see the streets of every city torn apart by roving gangs. I don't see the empty, foreclosed homes that we used to have on every block. I don't see an overwhelming amount of carnage. Maybe I don't live in the same America as he does. Then again, I don't live in the penthouse of a large building with my name on it either. I agree. What boggles me most is how can he, a BILLIONAIRE with four or more homes, even begin to understand how the average people feel? How can he even empathize (which technically he can't) with people who struggle to pay bills or eat? How does he "know" what it is like? Oh right..he can't.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2017 14:57:04 GMT
It seem trump now has two twitter accounts. The original one and the "president" one where the tweets are archived.
From the original account. Funny I don't remember many "GREAT" reviews of his dark it's time to build a bunker speech. But then I don't read Fox News either.
"A fantastic day and evening in Washington D.C.Thank you to @foxnews and so many other news outlets for the GREAT reviews of the speech!"
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Post by micheley on Jan 21, 2017 16:03:46 GMT
He's a thin-skinned grudge-holding score-keeper
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Post by micheley on Jan 21, 2017 16:13:25 GMT
Yes, I am enjoying my coffee with an extra spoonful of petty.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jan 21, 2017 17:47:31 GMT
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Post by micheley on Jan 21, 2017 18:09:12 GMT
I saw that! Crazy!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2017 18:25:05 GMT
Favorite chant from the march so far.
"We need a leader/Not a creepy tweeter!"
I saw that about the NPS. I think it's just the beginning of tiny hand's controlling anything that is perceived as negative or not being nice to him.
So we have already lost the word "compromise" from the vocabulary in DC. I suspect "transparency" is going to join it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2017 18:44:48 GMT
Psst tiny hands I think there a lot of folks out and about today who don't believe you.....
trump's latest: " I am honored to serve you, the great American People, as your 45th President of the United States!"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2017 19:22:14 GMT
Michael Flynn, Jr the son of tiny hand's National Security Advisor has a question for those marching today.....
Flynn, Jr Tweet. "What victory? Women already have equal rights, and YES equal pay in this country. What MORE do you want? Free mani/pedis? #WomensMarch"
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Post by imsirius on Jan 21, 2017 19:45:41 GMT
Michael Flynn, Jr the son of tiny hand's National Security Advisor has a question for those marching today..... Flynn, Jr Tweet. "What victory? Women already have equal rights, and YES equal pay in this country. What MORE do you want? Free mani/pedis? #WomensMarch" Disgusting...he must have gone to Trump University.
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Post by imsirius on Jan 21, 2017 19:49:17 GMT
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Post by lizacreates on Jan 21, 2017 21:53:45 GMT
Like father, like son. I honestly don’t know who’s loonier - Michael Flynn Sr or Michael Flynn Jr. All I know is that they’re both wackos. Between these two, they have made the following claims via tweets and re-tweets (this is only a small sampling):
Obama is a jihadi who laundered money for Muslim terrorists. John Podesta participates in occult rituals that include drinking blood and other bodily fluids. Clinton is involved in child sex trafficking. Marco Rubio is a closeted gay who snorts cocaine and participates in perverted male parties. Obama exposed his you-know-what to female reporters. The only reason people voted for Obama is because he’s black. Clinton is secretly waging a war on the Catholic Church. The U.N. is plotting the establishment of a one-world government.
Flynn Sr praised the book of alt-right personality Mike Cernovich who once tweeted: "Have you guys ever tried 'raping' a girl without using force? Try it. It's basically impossible. Date rape does not exist." That’s the scum being venerated by Flynn Jr as the “source he trusts”…the same scum being praised by Flynn Sr who will advise Trump on critical issues of national security.
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Post by gar on Jan 21, 2017 22:05:32 GMT
Psst tiny hands I think there a lot of folks out and about today who don't believe you..... trump's latest: " I am honored to serve you, the great American People, as your 45th President of the United States!" I don't think he has a humble bone in his body. It comes across as though he's doing you all a favour by becoming President rather than being honoured and privileged to serve your country.
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Post by cmhs on Jan 21, 2017 22:48:34 GMT
It warms my heart to see the amazing, bigger-than-expected turnout at marches around the country and world. I have female relatives who marched in Denver, Co and Juneau, AK, and friends who marched in Philly and in DC and I'm so proud of all of them and all of you who peacefully marched today!
OOPS! Wrong thread. Sorry about that
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Post by RosieKat on Jan 21, 2017 23:00:48 GMT
Honest question RE: the flag salute. I realize Trump is now Commander in Chief, so does that mean he is *supposed* to salute the flag with a military salute? I don't think I've ever seen someone not in uniform do that for the flag. I would assume it is OK, just curious. And yes, there would have been quite the folderol if Michelle Obama had not saluted the flag.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2017 23:46:23 GMT
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Oh oh tiny hands is not going to like this AT all. The number of tv viewers of yesterday's spectacle is out. 19% less than President Obama's 2009 inaugural. Let's recap: * Lost the popular vote by 2.9M votes. * A lot less people showed up to witness the peaceful transfer of power did than for President Obama's 2009 inaugural. * 19% fewer folks watch him on TV than 2009's President Obama's inaugural. (We all knows how he feels about TV ratings)
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Post by linda~lou on Jan 21, 2017 23:50:36 GMT
The media blackout worked!!! Yay!!!
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Post by anxiousmom on Jan 21, 2017 23:54:09 GMT
Honest question RE: the flag salute. I realize Trump is now Commander in Chief, so does that mean he is *supposed* to salute the flag with a military salute? I don't think I've ever seen someone not in uniform do that for the flag. I would assume it is OK, just curious. And yes, there would have been quite the folderol if Michelle Obama had not saluted the flag. Don't we already know? There is a photo of Mrs. Obama without her hand over her heart while President Obama's was. There was a GREAT AND TERRIBLE HUE AND CRY over the photo-for YEARS. If I remember correctly the photo itself was actually debunked as not being the full story with another photo of the same event a split second later where she did actually have her hand over her heart. People still use it as an example of those horrible secret anti-American Obama's.
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Post by PLurker on Jan 22, 2017 2:29:21 GMT
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Oh oh tiny hands is not going to like this AT all. The number of tv viewers of yesterday's spectacle is out. 19% less than President Obama's 2009 inaugural. Let's recap: * Lost the popular vote by 2.9M votes. * A lot less people showed up to witness the peaceful transfer of power did than for President Obama's 2009 inaugural. * 19% fewer folks watch him on TV than 2009's President Obama's inaugural. (We all knows how he feels about TV ratings) I predict he will deem it "wrong" and so be it, it is. Because he said so. Oh, wait, he already did. Damn media photos of "empty field" and all.
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Post by micheley on Jan 22, 2017 3:45:16 GMT
I'm actually okay with the Trump administration copying everything the Obamas did.
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Post by jayfab on Jan 22, 2017 4:24:12 GMT
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Oh oh tiny hands is not going to like this AT all. The number of tv viewers of yesterday's spectacle is out. 19% less than President Obama's 2009 inaugural. Let's recap: * Lost the popular vote by 2.9M votes. * A lot less people showed up to witness the peaceful transfer of power did than for President Obama's 2009 inaugural. * 19% fewer folks watch him on TV than 2009's President Obama's inaugural. (We all knows how he feels about TV ratings) Oh, this makes me happy. SaveSave
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Post by PLurker on Jan 22, 2017 6:02:26 GMT
and SNL ending in a love song of sorts to Obama.. yeah, DJT will love and appreciate that!
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Post by micheley on Jan 22, 2017 15:41:39 GMT
From his personal twitter:
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2017 17:48:11 GMT
You just know tiny hands didn't write this tweet.....
"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."
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