OT: Thanking Donald Trump

[NotreDame du Lac]

People spend too much time nitpicking at minor details. Donald Trump and Obama are smarter than 99.9% of the population in this country which includes this board. The scary fact is that there are many many people more ignorant. Remember they are the ones who are famous and make millions of dollars and all these people posting political discussions on forums are in the position in life where they are posting comments about politics on forums.

I would dare to guess that if we followed you around with the camera all day long and paid attention to every little word you said that you'd sound worse.

 

[dagimpper1]

For the mighty fine geography lesson he gave to all of us. " Puerto Rico is an island in an ocean, a really big ocean "....

I learned early on in my message board life that no one cares about my political opinions. But I did notice something today. Had to take my wife to her work today to do some paperwork ( she had minor surgery last week on her foot and is pretty helpless right now) anyway we go through a small industrial park to get there and it seemed like every small factory we passed had a "now hiring" sign Trump effect ? Or no any thoughts.

 

[sawfish1]

America is better off because of DJT.

Only if we've learned our lesson from his being elected...

 

[sawfish1]

I can think of two classics from Barry. Isis or as Barry says Isil. "The JV Team"

About his smug face in the debate with the big stiff Romney, When asked about Russia being our biggest threat. "The Cold War is over"

He was correct about ISIS, mostly wrong about Russia.

 

[Pennick44]

He was correct about ISIS, mostly wrong about Russia.

He was wrong for running for President. One of the worst in history!!

 

[ndfi65]

For the mighty fine geography lesson he gave to all of us. " Puerto Rico is an island in an ocean, a really big ocean "....

This just shows what a truly big Libitard you are. Thank God my kids are grown up and out of the house and don't have to attend your classroom with the stupid shit I'm sure you spew out to your students.

 

[ndfi65]

Great Comeback Ninny. Trump is making America Great Again! I am not your buddy.
Snowflake and idiot is no way to go through life!

Well Pennick, we certainly don't agree on bk, but we certainly agree on our political views.

 

[ndfi65]

Trump says something stupid virtually every day. He does not belong in the job and each day it grows worse for America.

right, we need Odumbass back

 

[ndfi65]

You guys probably won't l learn what a fraud Donald Trump years after he leaves office, but you are so well trained by the conservative media that you will find a way to blame it on the Democrats.

Its bushes fault, sound familiar libby

 

[ndfi65]

Rather than cite a whole list of things, I'll just mention a current one: proposed tax reform. Your boys on Fox and other outlets will tell you it will help the middle and working classes -- not! --and I highly doubt they will be the least concerned about its impact on the national debt, just as they stood by silently when Reagan and Bush II both ran up huge deficits.

This from a moron who supported the biggest POS that doubled the national debt in his 8 years. No wonder this Country is fu__ed up

 

[Irish 54]

ECHO...there are plenty of things Trump is doing or saying of a policy nature that you disagree with, so why come here and post a simple sentence he uttered in the context of answering stupid questions about our response to the needs of Puerto Rico? If reporters don't understand and appreciate the logistic differences of responding to Puerto Rico as compared to Houston, then I see nothing wrong with the President explaining it in elementary school level terms.

Rational observation.

 

[NotreDame du Lac]

This is exactly the problem. Ignorant Americans always misunderstanding more intelligent leaders. That's why they lead and you post on forums while eating Doritos. Obama, Clinton, Trump, you name it, are all far more intelligent than the idiots making comments about their intelligence. They have vastly different life experiences and if you do happen to catch a single word in error you pounce on it like some kind of couch potato hero. It will never change. The elite will remain at the top for good reason and the rest will criticize and take sides as if it matters while they fight for table scraps.

 

[echowaker]

What is happening in Puerto Rico is criminal. Katrina 2.0

 

[echowaker]

This just shows what a truly big Libitard you are. Thank God my kids are grown up and out of the house and don't have to attend your classroom with the stupid shit I'm sure you spew out to your students.

Kiss mine moron.

 

[echowaker]

America is better off because of DJT.

Not the island of Puerto Rico

 

[echowaker]

One tough S.O.B. right there... stares down the sun... who does that! #maga

Morons do that.

 

[Telx1]

What is happening in Puerto Rico is criminal. Katrina 2.0

The only similarity to Katrina is the incompetent local government. Any objective person should appreciate the incredible challenge to FEMA to respond to the Houston crisis followed a week later by the Florida crisis followed a week later by the Puerto Rico crisis. The fact Puerto Rico is bankrupt, and its power grid decrepit and now in need of total replacement, complicates an already incredibly complex recovery effort. Trump deserves criticism for his lack of public proclamations during the first few days, but FEMA and the efforts of his administration don't.

 

[deadirishpoet]

The only similarity to Katrina is the incompetent local government. Any objective person should appreciate the incredible challenge to FEMA to respond to the Houston crisis followed a week later by the Florida crisis followed a week later by the Puerto Rico crisis. The fact Puerto Rico is bankrupt, and its power grid decrepit and now in need of total replacement, complicates an already incredibly complex recovery effort. Trump deserves criticism for his lack of public proclamations during the first few days, but FEMA and the efforts of his administration don't.

I completely agree. I am not a Bush fan, but Ray Nagin was given plenty of heads up to do something yet he did nothing it was almost Criminal, and you add that crook William Jefferson in the mix it was a nightmare.

I was working a lot in New Orleans and the connecting parishes at that time.

 

[Telx1]

I completely agree. I am not a Bush fan, but Ray Nagin was given plenty of heads up to do something yet he did nothing it was almost Criminal, and you add that crook William Jefferson in the mix it was a nightmare.

I was working a lot in New Orleans and the connecting parishes at that time.

I had multi million dollar contracts with the State several years before Katrina, and the government was the most incompetent and corrupt I ever dealt with. When Katrina hit, I told my wife that a lot of government officials were going to get Rich with their shakedowns, etc... not a Bush fan either, but the media and Dems successfully tagged him with a failed and racism driven response, and the instrumental role of the incompetent corrupt local leaders was a back page story. They're frothing at the mouth trying to put the same tag on Trump. Our political divide has become gutter politics ever since Starr's obsessive investigation of Clinton and the resulting impeachment vote over a damn sex scandal, and I blame both party's who spin like mad hatters but NEVER seem to put the interest of the country above their petty power politics. Just disgusted.

 

[deadirishpoet]

I had multi million dollar contracts with the State several years before Katrina, and the government was the most incompetent and corrupt I ever dealt with. When Katrina hit, I told my wife that a lot of government officials were going to get Rich with their shakedowns, etc... not a Bush fan either, but the media and Dems successfully tagged him with a failed and racism driven response, and the instrumental role of the incompetent corrupt local leaders was a back page story. They're frothing at the mouth trying to put the same tag on Trump. Our political divide has become gutter politics ever since Starr's obsessive investigation of Clinton and the resulting impeachment vote over a damn sex scandal, and I blame both party's who spin like mad hatters but NEVER seem to put the interest of the country above their petty power politics. Just disgusted.

Huey Long has a bridge named after him in New Orleans for God's sake and he was the epitome of corruption

 

[Pennick44]

What is happening in Puerto Rico is criminal. Katrina 2.0

Do you blame Trump when you stub your toe? Laughable

 

[HarlemIrish]

The only similarity to Katrina is the incompetent local government. Any objective person should appreciate the incredible challenge to FEMA to respond to the Houston crisis followed a week later by the Florida crisis followed a week later by the Puerto Rico crisis. The fact Puerto Rico is bankrupt, and its power grid decrepit and now in need of total replacement, complicates an already incredibly complex recovery effort. Trump deserves criticism for his lack of public proclamations during the first few days, but FEMA and the efforts of his administration don't.

I had this story relayed to me by a Chief with the FDNY. There was a select few at the Intercontinental Hotel in Isla verde (San Juan). This was there command post/Staging area. Anyhow the Mayor of San Juan had to borrow this Chiefs satellites phone. The mayor of the largest city on the Island was so ill equipped that she had NO PHONE!!! I heard this story last night and I just thought of the total ineptness.

 

[notredamerises23]

This from a moron who supported the biggest POS that doubled the national debt in his 8 years. No wonder this Country is fu__ed up

Just so incredibly cringeworthy your ignorance is. Please tell me you didn’t attend this great university and actually graduate from it.

 

[LH24ND]

Rather than cite a whole list of things, I'll just mention a current one: proposed tax reform. Your boys on Fox and other outlets will tell you it will help the middle and working classes -- not! --and I highly doubt they will be the least concerned about its impact on the national debt, just as they stood by silently when Reagan and Bush II both ran up huge deficits.

Total BS you liberal loon. Tell us if you were ever upset whe Lawless Obamas ran up 10 trillion in 8 years? Duh!

 

[HDK]

Total BS you liberal loon. Tell us if you were ever upset whe Lawless Obamas ran up 10 trillion in 8 years? Duh!

Classic conservative response: attack, attack, attack.

When Reagan ran up record deficits, conservatives whined that Congress (controlled by Dems) held the purse strings. I think the Republicans have had the House since 2010.

Remember, too, that Obama took office during the worst fiscal crisis since the depression. A fiscal crisis is different than a recession. The commonly accepted economic approach is to ease credit and employ fiscal policy to get the economy moving again. It is is inefficient, yes, but it prevents a worse economic disaster.

And by the way, how was Obama lawless? I don't remember him using the office to benefit his business as Trump has.

 

[Pennick44]

Classic conservative response: attack, attack, attack.

When Reagan ran up record deficits, conservatives whined that Congress (controlled by Dems) held the purse strings. I think the Republicans have had the House since 2010.

Remember, too, that Obama took office during the worst fiscal crisis since the depression. A fiscal crisis is different than a recession. The commonly accepted economic approach is to ease credit and employ fiscal policy to get the economy moving again. It is is inefficient, yes, but it prevents a worse economic disaster.

And by the way, how was Obama lawless? I don't remember him using the office to benefit his business as Trump has.

Wiretapping, using IRS to go after conservatives, executive orders.... Need we go on?
Obama never had a business. He is a hack. Never been in private sector. Going to go down as one of the worse!

 

[notredamerises23]

Wiretapping, using IRS to go after conservatives, executive orders.... Need we go on?
Obama never had a business. He is a hack. Never been in private sector. Going to go down as one of the worse!

How so? Define “worse” (I’m assuming you meant “worst”). People have been tossing around “the worst,” “terrible,””incompetent,” “unqualified,” etc., for eight years as if by saying so it becomes the truth.

 

[echowaker]

The only similarity to Katrina is the incompetent local government. Any objective person should appreciate the incredible challenge to FEMA to respond to the Houston crisis followed a week later by the Florida crisis followed a week later by the Puerto Rico crisis. The fact Puerto Rico is bankrupt, and its power grid decrepit and now in need of total replacement, complicates an already incredibly complex recovery effort. Trump deserves criticism for his lack of public proclamations during the first few days, but FEMA and the efforts of his administration don't.

They are taxpayers. They deserve the attention of president bumpkin. You can t whiff when people's very lives are at stake.

 

[echowaker]

Do you blame Trump when you stub your toe? Laughable

He s the guy in charge. People's lives are at stake. The guy is an incompetent dope.

 

[echowaker]

Total BS you liberal loon. Tell us if you were ever upset whe Lawless Obamas ran up 10 trillion in 8 years? Duh!

Get with the now. You can t defend 45s incompetence so you look to the past. What the hell does it have to do with the completely incompetent administration we have now ?

 

[echowaker]

Wiretapping, using IRS to go after conservatives, executive orders.... Need we go on?
Obama never had a business. He is a hack. Never been in private sector. Going to go down as one of the worse!

He'll look like George Washington next to 45.

 

[ndfi65]

Classic conservative response: attack, attack, attack.

When Reagan ran up record deficits, conservatives whined that Congress (controlled by Dems) held the purse strings. I think the Republicans have had the House since 2010.

Remember, too, that Obama took office during the worst fiscal crisis since the depression. A fiscal crisis is different than a recession. The commonly accepted economic approach is to ease credit and employ fiscal policy to get the economy moving again. It is is inefficient, yes, but it prevents a worse economic disaster.

And by the way, how was Obama lawless? I don't remember him using the office to benefit his business as Trump has.

Classic conservative response: attack, attack, attack.

When Reagan ran up record deficits, conservatives whined that Congress (controlled by Dems) held the purse strings. I think the Republicans have had the House since 2010.

Remember, too, that Obama took office during the worst fiscal crisis since the depression. A fiscal crisis is different than a recession. The commonly accepted economic approach is to ease credit and employ fiscal policy to get the economy moving again. It is is inefficient, yes, but it prevents a worse economic disaster.

And by the way, how was Obama lawless? I don't remember him using the office to benefit his business as Trump has.

yep we have found another Libitard!

 

[ndfi65]

He s the guy in charge. People's lives are at stake. The guy is an incompetent dope.

No where near the dope that the muslim lovin anti USA clown who ran this great Country for 8 years was.

 

[ndfi65]

Get with the now. You can t defend 45s incompetence so you look to the past. What the hell does it have to do with the completely incompetent administration we have now ?

That's funny dip shit, we lived with complete incompetence for the past 8 years.

 

[ndfi65]

Kiss mine moron.

I always knew you were a stupid Libitard, but you are even worse than I thought. Thank God my kids are out of school and don't have to listen to your dumbass.

 

[Pennick44]

He s the guy in charge. People's lives are at stake. The guy is an incompetent dope.

That is why they are called natural disasters!

 

[Pennick44]

How so? Define “worse” (I’m assuming you meant “worst”). People have been tossing around “the worst,” “terrible,””incompetent,” “unqualified,” etc., for eight years as if by saying so it becomes the truth.

Weakened the country domestically and overseas. We were a laughingstock. Going to take years to clean up his mess.

 

[ndfi65]

They are taxpayers. They deserve the attention of president bumpkin. You can t whiff when people's very lives are at stake.

Right, just like Benghazi

 

[Silent Banjo]

For the mighty fine geography lesson he gave to all of us. " Puerto Rico is an island in an ocean, a really big ocean "....

Great job man, you really unhinged the already uptight right wingers.

 

[Telx1]

They are taxpayers. They deserve the attention of president bumpkin. You can t whiff when people's very lives are at stake.

Echo...what's more important, Presidential sound bites and optics, or a highly skilled well managed FEMA response. They didn't get the former but they sure as hell are getting the later. Hope you caught FEMA Director Brock Long on the Sunday morning news shows today. He pushed aside the political nonsense and spoke with clarity and facts as to the Herculean task and the tremendous efforts to date. First responders to a natural disaster emergency is the role of local government, not FEMA, and Local and State initial response in Houston and Florida were outstanding, whereas almost non existent in Puerto Rico. The Administration sure as hell didn't whiff, but this is going to be a long painful process.