DEX
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Post by DEX on Aug 21, 2019 21:19:20 GMT
<wearing a large brimmed hat and dark glasses> Everyone might think I live in the US but...nope...I recently (like right now) became a Canadian citizen if anyone asks. And my conservative, Republican friends said, when trump was elected, "Finally, the rest of the world will respect us again!" NOT
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Post by beaglemom on Aug 21, 2019 21:20:16 GMT
and because Denmark won't talk about it, he's cancelled his upcoming visit to Denmark. Image of child stamping their feet comes to mind. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49416740He has described it as essentially a real estate deal, curious what his plan was for the 56,000 people who live there. They’d probably all get to become automatic US citizens. Because they’re probably mostly white, and I’ve heard that’s what we’re trying to increase in this country right now. 🤬😡😢 Or he’d jack up their rent to such an extreme level that they would all have to leave. To go where I have no idea. Mostly not white actually....but I am sure once he finds that out he wouldn't be as interested.
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trollie
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Post by trollie on Aug 21, 2019 21:20:24 GMT
With what money? His tax cuts are bankrupting the country where’s he getting the money to buy a country? Mexico will pay for it . For the win!! 😆
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Post by shevy on Aug 21, 2019 21:25:12 GMT
So where would we, the US County, get the money to buy Greenland? And again, why do we need more land space?
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 21, 2019 21:28:27 GMT
She did nothing wrong though. It's his lack of understanding of his own language that is the problem. To suggest buying a country is ridiculous and unreasonable. Who in their right mind would think it was reasonable to suggest buying another country. Countries are not chattels or real estates to buy and sell. Would he think it was OK if Canada decided to buy Michigan. Wisconsin or Minnesota and make them part of Ontario? I bet he would also think it would be equally ridiculous and unreasonable = absurd. 🤔. I might be ok with Michigan being sold to Canada. -a Michigan person 😂 (Also that’s a joke) Me too! I'm willing to contribute money towards that purchase. And I'm dead serious.
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stittsygirl
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Post by stittsygirl on Aug 21, 2019 22:04:28 GMT
🤔. I might be ok with Michigan being sold to Canada. -a Michigan person 😂 (Also that’s a joke) Me too! I'm willing to contribute money towards that purchase. And I'm dead serious. Throw Washington state in too. A two-for-one deal!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 21, 2019 22:09:47 GMT
So where would we, the US County, get the money to buy Greenland? And again, why do we need more land space? What's another billion or three added to the national debt, it's already trillions!?!?!
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Post by pierkiss on Aug 21, 2019 22:38:59 GMT
🤔. I might be ok with Michigan being sold to Canada. -a Michigan person 😂 (Also that’s a joke) Me too! I'm willing to contribute money towards that purchase. And I'm dead serious. The healthcare situation up there makes it EXTREMELY tempting!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 21, 2019 22:41:03 GMT
OK, here is how it happened! ** Trump tweeted Tuesday night. "The Prime Minister was able to save a great deal of expense and effort for both the United States and Denmark by being so direct. I thank her for that and look forward to rescheduling sometime in the future!" (me: this was last night)It's easy to dismiss this episode as just another Trumpian flight of fancy that didn't work out. But take a minute and you start to realize that the whole Greenland incident, which lasted a total of five days, is broadly emblematic of the entire approach that Trump has taken to being president. The Greenland episode is the Trump presidency. Consider how we got here: 1) The Wall Street Journal reported last Thursday that Trump has repeatedly quizzed aides on the possibility of buying Greenland. 2) On Sunday, before boarding Air Force One in New Jersey to head back to Washington, Trump addressed the story for the first time. Here's the key part of what he said (bolding is mine):
"Denmark essentially owns it. We're very good allies with Denmark. We protect Denmark like we protect large portions of the world. So the concept came up and I said, 'Certainly, I'd be. Strategically, it's interesting, and we'd be interested.' But we'll talk to them a little bit. It's not number one on the burner, I can tell you that." 3) Denmark's government freaks out. "Greenland is not for sale. Greenland is not Danish. Greenland belongs to Greenland," Frederiksen, the Danish Prime Minister, told the newspaper Sermitsiaq on Sunday. "I strongly hope that this is not meant seriously." 4) Trump cancels the Denmark trip, citing Fredericksen's comments that Greenland isn't for sale. 5) Trump is asked about the whole thing and tells reporters that he thought the prime minister's statement (that the idea of selling Greenland to the US was "absurd") was "nasty" and "inappropriate." (me: this was today, Wednesday, this started Thursday)What a whirlwind! **
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Post by elaine on Aug 21, 2019 22:41:43 GMT
He has now called the Danish PM Frederiksen NASTY.. One of his favorite words against outspoken women with power! Totally not a trump fan by any stretch of the imagination, but IMO a comment like this needs evidence. ABC national news just had a piece about all the women Trump has called “nasty.” Like, 60 seconds ago. That is how much in public knowledge and awareness this is. Have you really somehow missed all the times Trump has called Hillary, Warren, Meghan Markle, and a variety of other women who have criticized him, “nasty”?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 22, 2019 0:16:03 GMT
Well....... she hasn't come back....
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Post by Delta Dawn on Aug 22, 2019 0:19:22 GMT
🤔. I might be ok with Michigan being sold to Canada. -a Michigan person 😂 (Also that’s a joke) Me too! I'm willing to contribute money towards that purchase. And I'm dead serious. We would get stuck with Detroit? Seriously? No. If Ontario wants you ok but no from the west. Also we don’t really want Arizona either. The climate may agree with some of the snow-birds or as we call them Q-tips but we have just had the best summer ever in the history of good summers! A desert would kill us in the Island. We are snowflakes. 28° or 82° and we give shelter advice for those outdoors. We didn’t even hit that hot this summer. I am the complainiest pea ever about heat and I didn’t even plug in my a/c until this year. Really!
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Post by stampinchick on Aug 22, 2019 2:10:15 GMT
Let’s hope he does have a complete meltdown! Yes please! I have been praying for a massive stroke since he was elected. My most fervent wish is to see that bastard shitting in a diaper and drooling with enough sense to see pictures of him in that predicament on FOX news. I cannot stand the man and think he's a terrible president. But this is just as childish as he is. I hope you never have to see one of your loved ones "shitting in a diaper" because it's not funny when they don't have control any more.
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luckyjune
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Post by luckyjune on Aug 22, 2019 2:14:10 GMT
He had a doozy of a day today: claimed to be "the chosen one," insulted Jewish people who vote Democrat, proposed lifting the cap on how long kids can be held in border facilities, and canceled the trip to Denmark because he can't buy Greenland.
Actually, I'm voting that the Greenland issue is due to Obama's visit later in September. Imagine the comparison of the visits: Trump and his usual, awkward/aggressive handshakes and word salad statements that eventually end up insulting someone vs. Obama, who will be dialed in, thoughtful, charming, and clear.
Here's the kicker though: I don't think Trump is smart enough to put all of this together, so the second part of my vote is that this has been masterminded by his staff as a method of self preservation. They can see the potential temper tantrums that will occur when Obama ends up with favorable reviews. The whole Greenland-is-for-sale thing was actually a lifesaver for them. Meeting canceled, tantrum averted, done and done!
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PLurker
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Post by PLurker on Aug 22, 2019 2:22:21 GMT
I just read about this and indeed the image of a toddler having a tantrum came to mind immediately "I'm not playing cos you won't let me win" The funniest thing is that if you search for 'petulant toddler' on Google, loads of the images are Trump superimposed onto a child's body Well OBVIOUSLY it's because Google has rigged it and is out to get him. It couldn't be because the algorithms and what people search most often. and yes he more than once complained the very thing- Google is rigged. Against him,of course Idiot.
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PLurker
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Post by PLurker on Aug 22, 2019 2:30:42 GMT
🤔. I might be ok with Michigan being sold to Canada. -a Michigan person 😂 (Also that’s a joke) As a Minnesotan, I’m getting to the point where I could be okay with MN being sold to Canada... Join hands, neighbors. Wisconsinite willing to join the new border change.
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 22, 2019 2:36:41 GMT
Yes please! I have been praying for a massive stroke since he was elected. My most fervent wish is to see that bastard shitting in a diaper and drooling with enough sense to see pictures of him in that predicament on FOX news. I cannot stand the man and think he's a terrible president. But this is just as childish as he is. I hope you never have to see one of your loved ones "shitting in a diaper" because it's not funny when they don't have control any more. That exactly why I wish this on him. I did not say it was funny but would be a fitting punishment for the lives he has destroyed and will continue to destroy. I did not wish this on you, your relatives or my loved ones. But it would make my day to see that asshole suffer.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 22, 2019 3:42:53 GMT
He had a doozy of a day today: claimed to be "the chosen one," insulted Jewish people who vote Democrat, proposed lifting the cap on how long kids can be held in border facilities, and canceled the trip to Denmark because he can't buy Greenland. Actually, I'm voting that the Greenland issue is due to Obama's visit later in September. Imagine the comparison of the visits: Trump and his usual, awkward/aggressive handshakes and word salad statements that eventually end up insulting someone vs. Obama, who will be dialed in, thoughtful, charming, and clear. Here's the kicker though: I don't think Trump is smart enough to put all of this together, so the second part of my vote is that this has been masterminded by his staff as a method of self preservation. They can see the potential temper tantrums that will occur when Obama ends up with favorable reviews. The whole Greenland-is-for-sale thing was actually a lifesaver for them. Meeting canceled, tantrum averted, done and done! You missed the part about, we, the US, are holding thousands of ISIS prisoners. dt, says he will release the ISIS prisoners into the countries where they come from, Germany, France etc, if they don't take them take them back.
Oh and HE is going to do an EO to end birthright citizenship, despite 14th Amendment, of the Constitution!
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luckyjune
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Post by luckyjune on Aug 22, 2019 4:01:17 GMT
He had a doozy of a day today: claimed to be "the chosen one," insulted Jewish people who vote Democrat, proposed lifting the cap on how long kids can be held in border facilities, and canceled the trip to Denmark because he can't buy Greenland. Actually, I'm voting that the Greenland issue is due to Obama's visit later in September. Imagine the comparison of the visits: Trump and his usual, awkward/aggressive handshakes and word salad statements that eventually end up insulting someone vs. Obama, who will be dialed in, thoughtful, charming, and clear. Here's the kicker though: I don't think Trump is smart enough to put all of this together, so the second part of my vote is that this has been masterminded by his staff as a method of self preservation. They can see the potential temper tantrums that will occur when Obama ends up with favorable reviews. The whole Greenland-is-for-sale thing was actually a lifesaver for them. Meeting canceled, tantrum averted, done and done! You missed the part about, we, the US, are holding thousands of ISIS prisoners. dt, says he will release the ISIS prisoners into the countries where they come from, Germany, France etc, if they don't take them take them back.
Oh and HE is going to do an EO to end birthright citizenship, despite 14th Amendment, of the Constitution! Must have happened when I went out to dinner with DH! Totally missed those! Good grief.
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ComplicatedLady
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Aug 22, 2019 4:08:28 GMT
Would he think it was OK if Canada decided to buy Michigan. Wisconsin or Minnesota and make them part of Ontario? I bet he would could some province in Canada please buy Arizona? a lot of Canadians already come here in the winter, as snowbirds... if we were PART of Canada, that travel would be easier! (hint, hint.) Is there a petition? Where do I sign?
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Post by miominmio on Aug 22, 2019 7:55:00 GMT
and because Denmark won't talk about it, he's cancelled his upcoming visit to Denmark. Image of child stamping their feet comes to mind. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49416740He has described it as essentially a real estate deal, curious what his plan was for the 56,000 people who live there. They’d probably all get to become automatic US citizens. Because they’re probably mostly white, and I’ve heard that’s what we’re trying to increase in this country right now. 🤬😡😢 Or he’d jack up their rent to such an extreme level that they would all have to leave. To go where I have no idea. The Greenlanders are mainly inuit, so definitely do not fit the tall&blonde stereotype of Danes.
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Post by rhhdk on Aug 22, 2019 8:39:42 GMT
Wait. This was a State visit? I would say unbelievable, but it’s really not, is it? For real a STATE visit that has been in the works for months!! Denmark was the only Scandinavian country who supported us in the military actions in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, they lost 43 soldiers ! He even asked for the invitation 🤔 But we will save a lot of money now that he is not coming
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2019 8:56:00 GMT
He had a doozy of a day today: claimed to be "the chosen one," insulted Jewish people who vote Democrat, proposed lifting the cap on how long kids can be held in border facilities, and canceled the trip to Denmark because he can't buy Greenland. Actually, I'm voting that the Greenland issue is due to Obama's visit later in September. Imagine the comparison of the visits: Trump and his usual, awkward/aggressive handshakes and word salad statements that eventually end up insulting someone vs. Obama, who will be dialed in, thoughtful, charming, and clear. Here's the kicker though: I don't think Trump is smart enough to put all of this together, so the second part of my vote is that this has been masterminded by his staff as a method of self preservation. They can see the potential temper tantrums that will occur when Obama ends up with favorable reviews. The whole Greenland-is-for-sale thing was actually a lifesaver for them. Meeting canceled, tantrum averted, done and done! You missed the part about, we, the US, are holding thousands of ISIS prisoners. dt, says he will release the ISIS prisoners into the countries where they come from, Germany, France etc, if they don't take them take them back.
Oh and HE is going to do an EO to end birthright citizenship, despite 14th Amendment, of the Constitution! How on earth is he going to be able to do that. Every baby born in the US has to officially apply for citizenship? or are the white babies exempt? Maybe I'm reading between the lines too much on this but I find his underlying reasons for thinking of doing this is racially motivated!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2019 8:58:13 GMT
For real a STATE visit that has been in the works for months!! Denmark was the only Scandinavian country who supported us in the military actions in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, they lost 43 soldiers ! He even asked for the invitation 🤔 But we will save a lot of money now that he is not coming Take it from me you've not missed anything, consider yourself fortunate
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Post by stargazer on Aug 22, 2019 8:58:20 GMT
I’m in Denmark at the moment. The general consensus seems to be a lot of head scratching & eye rolling.
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Post by miominmio on Aug 22, 2019 9:06:24 GMT
Wait. This was a State visit? I would say unbelievable, but it’s really not, is it? For real a STATE visit that has been in the works for months!! Denmark was the only Scandinavian country who supported us in the military actions in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, they lost 43 soldiers ! Not true, Norway has (and still do) as well. Pretty sure Sweden has as well. And yes, our troops have suffered casualties too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2019 9:20:26 GMT
For real a STATE visit that has been in the works for months!! Denmark was the only Scandinavian country who supported us in the military actions in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, they lost 43 soldiers ! Not true, Norway has (and still do) as well. Pretty sure Sweden has as well. And yes, our troops have suffered casualties too. I don't think Sweden has. Isn't Sweden a neutral country and chose not to join NATO? I believe they are a "NATO Affiliate" country though allowing NATO operations to take place within the country's borders but I don't think they participate in NATO led operations in conflict.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 22, 2019 12:31:03 GMT
Must have happened when I went out to dinner with DH! Totally missed those! Good grief. There was more.. He ranted on the WH lawn for over 40 minutes!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 22, 2019 12:38:28 GMT
How on earth is he going to be able to do that. Every baby born in the US has to officially apply for citizenship? or are the white babies exempt? Maybe I'm reading between the lines too much on this but I find his underlying reasons for thinking of doing this is racially motivated! Guess citizens having babies, their babies would be citizens.. The Constitution states that ANY baby born, with parents from anywhere, would be a citizen. He cannot change the Constitution. It is a long complicated process including voting etc.. and must be approved by over 2/3 of the states, I think...
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 22, 2019 12:38:43 GMT
Not true, Norway has (and still do) as well. Pretty sure Sweden has as well. And yes, our troops have suffered casualties too. APOLOGIES, I had quoted what I had heard on the TV....
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