1. We've been watching for a couple hours, but I think it's time to get the blog going.
2. I'll say what I suppose everyone is saying — I haven't looked — Melania's outfit is delightfully perfect. The color, the gloves, the length of the sleeves, the high cut of the jacket revealing the slimly columnar torso, the wrapped up, folded over neckline. Love it!
3. There's a scene we here at Meadehouse have watched 3 times and discussed at length. I think the title is: Delivery of the Tiffany Pizza. Donald and Melania drive up to the Obama's house. Donald gets out of the car and amiably greets the Obamas as Melania emerges from the far side of the car and walks around to the steps, and she's carrying a horizontal, flat box — the size and shape of a pizza box — and we know by the color and the white bow that it's from Tiffany. Melania, smiling warmly, joins the group, and she hands the box to Michelle. Michelle reacts as if a box of crap has been foisted on her, and she looks around as if she's truly pissed to be stuck with the box. No one off camera comes forward, presumably because they're all instructed to stay out of the photo op. The 2 saluting military men can't stop saluting. They're not like apartment doormen or hotel bellhops. They can't wrangle the packages. Michelle could pretend to appreciate the gift and hold it in a discreet sideways position. It's not really pizza. It's not as though the cheese will slide off if she turns it vertical. Obama sees he must cater to his wife's emotional needs, and he, in his last moments as President of the United States, walks over, gets the package, and takes it inside the house, and then he comes back out to line up for the big, historical photo.
4. Kellyanne Conway arrives at the Capitol. I saw her earlier on one of the morning shows and thought her majorette outfit could use a hat, so I'm glad to see she's got a nice red hat to complete the costumery. [ADDED: I'm seeing a closeup of the buttons on her coat. They seem to be the heads of lionesses. I think of what Donald Trump said about her last night: "There is no den she will not go into."]
5. Hillary Clinton arrives at the Capitol. She's wearing a nice champagne-colored pantsuit and puts on a matching light overcoat. From off-screen, some reporter yells out, "Madame Secretary, how does it feel to be here today?" Another one says: "How are you feeling, Madame Secretary?" What's she supposed to say? I'll say it for her: How the fuck do you think it feels? We overhear the CNN commentators giggling and one of them — maybe Axelrod — mutters "probably come up with a different question."
6. Axelrod says he finds it "irritating" that some Democratic Party members of Congress are boycotting the inauguration. When Trump takes the oath he will be President for all of us and there's business we need to do as a country, and we need to do it together, he says.
7. The Supreme Court Justices — all 8 of them — are here, arriving together, all in robes. Justice Breyer is carrying a ziploc bag of supplies. Alongside him is Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with a brown-colored lace collar. Is that a deliberate variation from white?! Remember she's on record having called Trump "a faker" with "no consistency about him." The Chief Justice looks determined — do not botch the oath. Clarence Thomas — who's doing the oath for Pence — looks happy. Kennedy and Alito seem spry. Elena Kagan seems fine. Sonia Sotomayor, perhaps rather weary, lumbering.
8. Trump and Obama emerge from the White House. They both look grim. Grumpy. CNN has a split screen so we also see Bill and Hillary Clinton arriving at the Capitol. They look grim too. Oh, no, now Bill is smiling. He's on camera, living in the moment, looking good. Good old Bill.
9. "She looks stunning. She looks great. She's stunning in defeat. She looks great." Meade is watching Hillary walk through the halls out toward the inaugural stage.
10. Oh, that steep stairway! So great that no one falls.
11. Trump swivels toward the camera. Looks right at us. He's waiting inside while Pence comes out. Pence has to shake many hands — Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, all the Trump ladies, etc. etc.
12. Trump is announced. He walks out. Gives a thumbs up then an upraised fist. Kisses Melania. Kisses Michelle. Takes his place. Who's that lady standing behind him doing an iPhone video?
13. Shots of Trump include Barron, sitting right behind him. Barron looks as though he might be staring into an iPhone. He's corrected by his mother at one point. He yawns. He looks annoyed, even angry.
14. "And God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you..." The Bible reading seems to refer to Trump.
15. Clarence Thomas administers the oath to Mike Pence.
16. An ultra-smooth rendition of "America" by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
17. President Donald Trump. It's real now. It happened. Good luck, America!
18. Oh! The speech. I'd forgotten. We have a whole speech to go. "We are transferring power from Washington D.C. and giving it to you."
19. The theme: YOU. Today is "The day The People became the rulers of this nation once again... Everyone is listening to you now."'
20. "When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice."
21. Trump ends his speech and raises his fist. Waves it around in the air.
January 20, 2017
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Sanders thinks we're a miserable racist country that needs to atone for: slavery, jim crow, "genocide" against the Indians, the KKK, stealing land from Mexico, and "oppressing women". Oh, and discriminating against the Irish, Jewish, and Italian immigrants.
'Cause, everywhere else in the world, while we were doing all these evil things, the governments were run by Eagle Scouts, & every Sunday there was tea & cookies on Gorham silver for the populace.
That's why all those immigrants flocked to the US -- it was just so treacly sweet & boring where they were from.
Interesting "Trump power" salute at the end. I wonder if that was deliberate?
He really sounded angry at the state of the country. To many, that will be a refreshing, welcome change. Of course, the media doesn't know any of those people, so I assume most journalists not on camera crawled under their desks before the speech ended. By Monday, let's hope most have been lured out with catnip and peanut butter crackers, or perhaps a soy milk latte. Otherwise those newsrooms are going to get rather ripe.
To sum his speech up, "I meant it. Oh boy, did I mean it."
He is talking such seismic change that it does not even seem possible - does he realize what a task he is setting for his presidency, Congress, and the nation?
Wow, Biden really is going to ride Amtrak back home (which is Delaware).
It's cold out here so lots of people are bundled up, says the reporter in the crowd.
She's covering the oncoming parade but there's nothing to report so far.
My god, I didn't realize this country was in such bad shape.
This is the natural view when you're in the lefty urban bubble. Try driving a couple hours from where you live, and look at small town America. Notice the closed shops, the haggard looking people.
"To sum his speech up, "I meant it. Oh boy, did I mean it.""
LOL. That's about right.
"And the crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now."
Thank goodness. That means my Metro ride home will be safe.
People are taking pictures and greeting each other, in further crowd coverage.
"Try driving a couple hours from where you live,"
-- Or just 10 minutes to the part of town you normally avoid because it "isn't walkable" or you can't get an Uber there easily.
HT's 11:44 comment proves it: middle-schooler (at least in mind) - even with two tries, he couldn't come up with anything better than "Oh yeah, so are you!" If HT and MackM typify the quality of Trump's opposition, he may be able to retire after four years with nothing more to accomplish, a feat last accomplished by James K. Polk.
Rick, your thoughts on the day so far...
Literally every frame of video could tell a thousand different stories today, Rick says.
Hi Darcy,
OK - email coming shortly.
Boulder is one-party rule and if you want to do anything with your private property, you have to have big bucks. Mom and pop shops are leaving and that used to be what made Boulder so unique. I have my own opinions on why the homeless situation is so bad, who they are and why they are here. It's a mixed bag of people.
HT: "Wow, Biden really is going to ride Amtrak back home (which is Delaware)."
Amtrak, ugh.
I give him a 50% chance of making it.
God speed Joe Biden.
Former President Obama seemed to do a good job - serious face but smiles, hearty handshakes, etc. Good for him.
Mrs. Obama did not seem to be very happy at all. I don't really blame her, of course, but she doesn't appear to have a very good poker face.
Balfegor: Was not expecting that speech from Trump, though. Kind of like the Schumer speech, it was a lot sharper, a lot more strident, than I would have expected for an occasion like this.
Missed Schumer, but broke my habit of never listening to speeches to catch the inaugural address. No great oratory (I think all modern oratory sucks), but yes, much harsher and more pointed than the mealy-mouthed modern norm. You could almost hear the butts squirming on the podium. And I liked it for that: throughout, I was smiling at the thought of all the shitlibs it was triggering the holy hell out of, from sea to shining sea.
FullMoon: MSNBC saying America first =Nazis Americas dark past, etc.
Of course they are. I expect them to be melting down over that phrase for days, if not weeks. That's why I smiled when Trump used it.
Not a great or memorable speech but talk is cheap. We expect action from Trump and I think we'll get it. It may take some constituent pressure on the GOPe bunch but I think they will realize that it's in their interest to cooperate.
I cannot stand Obama, but I've never stated he's not my president. That's just tantrum from the high chair talk.
Me and my man have been invited to an under-ground top secret clandestine conservative-only inauguration party at a top secret location in Boulder county. We have to keep it secret so the tolerant left won't seek revenge against us and vandalize our property.
"Mrs. Obama did not seem to be very happy at all."
Probably needs a vacation.
I joined the crowd walking from Judiciary Square to Capitol Hill. A smattering of keffiyeh-wearing protesters (these were the amateur, self-organized kind), and a really odd group of anti-Catholic, anti-Pope hecklers for Christ.
But 99 percent were enthusiastic Middle Americans -- and I mean that in the best way -- from all around the country, many children along. They didn't seem angry at all.
I see lots of FAKE respect for President Obama and VP Biden today. No one is fooled, no one has forgotten the last eight years.
Amtrak ugh? It's what's gotten him to and from DC for decades. Must not be too unreliable. As a frequent rider myself who has experienced Amtrak at its worst, on balance it has been extremely reliable for me.
Joe Scarbourough nails it:
Joe ScarboroughVerified account
@JoeNBC
Donald Trump's speech was not an inaugural address. It was a primal scream aimed at Washington, D.C.
Carter Wood said...
I joined the crowd walking from Judiciary Square to Capitol Hill. A smattering of keffiyeh-wearing protesters (these were the amateur, self-organized kind), and a really odd group of anti-Catholic, anti-Pope hecklers for Christ.
But 99 percent were enthusiastic Middle Americans -- and I mean that in the best way -- from all around the country, many children along. They didn't seem angry at all.
1/20/17, 11:58 AM
____
Share that with some of your hyperventilating brethren.
Trump is a doer. He is not a politician.
He has set goals and he is going full speed for them as he knows he has 1 chance, 1, to achieve his (fair to characterize as) radical plan to reshape Washington and return power to the people.
It's absolutely fascinating as a political inflection point.
We will see if Ike's warning went unheeded for too long and if the "permanent" bureaucracy is truly "permanent".
HT: "Share that with some of your hyperventilating brethren."
You first.
MackM said...
I see lots of FAKE respect for President Obama and VP Biden today.
Hate often leads one unable to accurately evaluate events.
Also Dems had a meeting last night to plot their opposition to Trump. According to the left such an action is beyond the pale.
a really odd group of anti-Catholic, anti-Pope hecklers for Christ.
I think that Westboro Baptist is there.
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/01/20/disruptj20-blocking-checkpoints-and-breaking-windows-in-washington-d-c/
Mostly peaceful protests include destroying personal and public property, blockading the entrances to the inauguration, fighting with cops, fighting with passers by, berating the police and stopping military members from entering the proceedings.
Mostly.
Fucking.
Peaceful.
"Me and my man have been invited to an under-ground top secret clandestine conservative-only inauguration party at a top secret location in Boulder county. We have to keep it secret so the tolerant left won't seek revenge against us and vandalize our property."
Head down to the National Western Stock Show in Denver. You should be safe there.
MackM said...
"Get ready for more disappointment."
Get ready for the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings.
I look forward to 2018 senatorial elections and the possibility of having a filibuster proof majority of republicans.
"YOU" instead of "me I me I me I me I"
Refreshing.
"Joe Scarbourough nails it:
Joe ScarboroughVerified account
@JoeNBC
Donald Trump's speech was not an inaugural address. It was a primal scream aimed at Washington, D.C."
Oh please. Primal Scream? Maybe Trump needs some Valium as some Republican jackass at one of the confirmation hearings suggested to a Democratic participant. Scarborough is an idiot.
I look forward to 2018 senatorial elections and the possibility of having a filibuster proof majority of republicans. Which will happen unless Democrats can get their shit together. Not looking good.
""He's not my President. Never will be."
I know the feeling. Hillary is not my President. Never will be."
Now that, my friends, is winning.
HT: "As a frequent rider myself who has experienced Amtrak at its worst, on balance it has been extremely reliable for me"
You were aboard during a derailing?
Because that scenario strikes me as Amtrak at its worst. Not surprising that you as a lefty think your personal "feelz" take the place of hard data.
Don't worry. Change is coming.
Meade - good thinking. Tho - I'm not sure the cattle will get all the excitement.
"You were aboard during a derailing?"
-- I always remind myself of this when a train or bus is late.
It could be way, way worse.
I/Me vs. We/Us.
"Wow, Biden really is going to ride Amtrak back home (which is Delaware)."
I understand that is SOP for VP Biden traveling from his private home to D.C.
"Also Dems had a meeting last night to plot their opposition to Trump. According to the left such an action is beyond the pale."
Karma is a bitch. And it's only the beginning.
I love how the talking heads who praised obambi's "Lead From Behind" non-strategy are worried about Trumps America first strategy.
Massive intellectual disconnect.
"Joe ScarboroughVerified account
@JoeNBC
Donald Trump's speech was not an inaugural address. It was a primal scream aimed at Washington, D.C."
More like the first throbbing notes of war drums coming for the DC establishment.
MackM- so I take it you are just fine with the way our government and our politics work?
MackM: "Karma is a bitch. And it's only the beginning."
Riiiight.
It's only now that the dems will "begin" to oppose republicans.
Lol
Drago you say Trump is a "do-er."
He has nominated a cabinet that won't do much of anything that he promised. Nor will Congress. Maybe we can agree that things will get done; it just won't be much of anything like the batshit craziness that Trump promised as a candidate.
". And it's only the beginning."
No, the Democrats' hate America campaign has been going on for years
Good post.
Trump and Obama split screen. I'm seeing The Apprentice on the left and Obama's too white teeth on the right.
No, Dems will work together with real Republicans, which Trumpists are not.
Maybe we can agree that things will get done; it just won't be much of anything like the batshit craziness that Trump promised as a candidate.
I'm starting to wonder about "life long Republican chuck."
Chuck, watch out for Congress. You betcha they will be do-ers.
Stuffing democrat lies back down their throats - day 1. lets to this.
"I see lots of FAKE respect for President Obama and VP Biden today."
Who said anything about respect? Legitimacy is conferred by the Constitution. Respect is earned.
Obama repeating Trump's words.
Democrats and Republicans alike are demanding hearings and investigations into Trump's connections to Putin. That's cooperation against a common foe, a pretender to the Presidency, an Illegitimate president.
Speech - clear, substantial, sincerely meant with a minimum of boilerplate. All assumptions and most of the reasoning is on the table. Like it or hate it, there is no smokescreen or squid ink or invitations to misunderstand.
In a perfect world this would be opposed with a similarly reasoned rebuttal, refuting his assumptions with facts and etc.
An honest opponent should go read Codevilla for a mostly complete set of arguments, beyond whats in Trumps speech, all of which require a correct, substantial response.
Watching split screen on Fox Business with Obama at Andrews droning on about nothing. Can he please just shut up and leave?
Drago: It's absolutely fascinating as a political inflection point.
We will see if Ike's warning went unheeded for too long and if the "permanent" bureaucracy is truly "permanent".
That's what's got my cynical old self paying attention this cycle.
Don't think for a minute that President Obama will leave for good. He'll be baaaaaaack.
HT: "Trump and Obama split screen. I'm seeing The Apprentice on the left and Obama's too white teeth on the right."
Lol
What the adults see is more pretty, empty Obambi words signifying nothing and Trump executing actions.
As expected.
I watched the coverage on Fox News and they didn't show protesters during the proceedings. Does anyone know if CNN did? Or MSNBC?
Now everything has flipped. All the conservatives who passionately hated Obama have softened and approach politics with some nuance, pretending they never hated Obama, while all the liberals who were outraged by such hate against one man now embrace it fully. Politics really does make hypocrites of us all...
Clear speech is considered bullying by many. The Bully-in-Chief was very clear today.
There was no mention of Old Hickory today, but DJT was reenacting him.
Maybe we can agree that things will get done; it just won't be much of anything like the batshit craziness that Trump promised as a candidate.
Things are done like Trump promised and Chuck bitches, after being petty about his sniffles.
Things are not done like Trump promised and Chuck bitches.
Whatever.
MackM said...
Democrats and Republicans alike are demanding hearings and investigations into Trump's connections to Putin. That's cooperation against a common foe, a pretender to the Presidency, an Illegitimate president.
It's amusing how little concern Democrats had when Obama told Russia he'd "have more flexibility after the election". Why it almost seems pretenders like Mack (sure, ha!) feign concern about America solely to further partisan attacks.
mockturtle, if you can stand it, the Washington Post usually has a lot of video coverage online.
Collusion to rig an election and what President Obama said to Putin isn't even remotely comparable. Fail. Try again.
Thanks Obama!
Trump and Obama are alike in two regards. They are both bullshitters about any "bipartisanship." And they are both in permanent campaign mode.
Collusion to rig an election and what President Obama said to Putin isn't even remotely comparable. Fail. Try again.
Hilarious to see the paranoia in the losers.
An honest opponent should go read Codevilla for a mostly complete set of arguments, beyond whats in Trumps speech, all of which require a correct, substantial response.
Heh! Good luck with that in this thread...
:)
I'm not bitching, Mark; I am taunting the Trump supporters who were counting on getting stuff that Rubio, Kasich and Cruz thought was ridiculous. And sure enough, they will have been right.
If Trump had listened to Scarborough he'd be in Trump Towers watching Hillary take the oath.
Joe Scarborough is an establishment loser.
Collusion to rig an election
No such thing happened on the GOP side. That happened to Sanders on your side.
You can't just proclaim something as the truth when it's obviously untrue - even if you wish it to be so. This is a textbook definition of delusion.
You know who's not my President and never will be?
Hillary Clinton.
I am taunting the Trump supporters who were counting on getting stuff that Rubio, Kasich and Cruz thought was ridiculous. And sure enough, they will have been right.
Such as?
Ms. Obama reacted to Ms. Trump's gift as if it were dipped in anthrax.
Kellyanne, Nasty outfit. Looks like '90's leftovers. Milania, nice outfit, love Ralph Lauren. The girl behind Trump playing with her i-phone, one of Mike Pence's daughters. That girl needs to learn that, when the camera is on her, don't bend over and text your buddies. Poor form.
Beige and white are the colors of the day, Hillary, Tiffany and Ivanka all wearing a variation of white. Liked Ivanka's outfit yesterday better. The green Carolina Herrera much better. Had to tone down so as to not outshine her step-mother.
Can't wait to see what T and Lo say.
Vicki from Pasadena
Chuck, who supports anything anti-Trump: "One more argument that won't work on me."
Truer words have never been spoken.
No amount of logic, no number of facts, will ever break your will to be a petulant ass.
Chuck said...
I'm not bitching, Mark; I am taunting the Trump supporters who were counting on getting stuff that Rubio, Kasich and Cruz thought was ridiculous. And sure enough, they will have been right.
So, your complaint is that, although the things you want will get done, Trump is doing it?
I thought your problem was Trump would not do those things Rubio, Kasich and Cruz and Chuck wanted?
Who chose that song for the Missouri choir. That was painful.
My first impression was that Trump's speech was more divisive than I'd been expecting. But on second thought, I think Trump was not trying to divide half the country from the other half- he was trying to unite the majority of Americans against the few who have held power and influence- the 99% against the 1%, if you will. It's just that his 1% is different than Occupy Wallstreet's 1% (although there's probably a lot of overlap). Rather than the 1% of wealth, he was criticizing the 1% of power and influence-holders.
I'm sure elite pundits, politicians, and those who run in their world will find the speech very divisive, because it was aimed at them. And I don't know that it will be effective. But I think that's what Trump was attempting to do.
Chuck: "I'm not bitching, Mark;"
LOL
No, of course not.
"I watched the coverage on Fox News and they didn't show protesters during the proceedings."
-- The protesters had smoke bombs and were destroying property and engaging in fights with police. Given that media was physically assaulted and threatened when they tried to cover the more radical of the BLM protests, I can imagine that they may have just decided to say screw it, and stay away.
MackM said...
Collusion to rig an election and what President Obama said to Putin isn't even remotely comparable.
If only that had occurred outside FantasyLand it would be worth considering. Meanwhile the issue is still true: Obama promised Putin concessions he wanted hidden from the American public. Democratic concern of this was exactly zero.
Don't stop taking your meds!
Chuck is sitting there looking like a bulldog who has just licked piss off a thistle because Trump told the leeches of both parties sitting behind him that he was going to work for the country and not for the benefit of the leeches.
Chuck's just fine with the parasites and the bloated bureaucracy. That's what he calls "true conservationism."
Fuck the people! Yay the Uniparty! Reform? Chuck don't want no stinkin' reform!
Fullmoon: "So, your complaint is that, although the things you want will get done, Trump is doing it?
I thought your problem was Trump would not do those things Rubio, Kasich and Cruz and Chuck wanted?"
Trump, thus far, is delivering everything any conservative desires in terms of personnel and policy focus.
Chuck is not happy about it.
You may draw your own conclusions.
Hey Mack, is your daughter still in Afghanistan?
Looked like Trump was thanking Hillary for coming. I agree.
"Hilarious to see the paranoia in the losers."
Those 5 federal agencies that are investigating Trumps ties to Russia must be paranoid too.
"Those 5 federal agencies that are investigating Trumps ties to Russia must be paranoid too."
-- Hey! Good to know the left is back aboard the conspiracy train. Tell me about the chemtrails, Mack.
Vicki from Pasadena: I'm pretty sure Tom and Lorenzo aren't going to cover the Republican White House Fashion.
Rick: " Meanwhile the issue is still true: Obama promised Putin concessions he wanted hidden from the American public."
And we are just now getting the complete picture of how much obambi secretly surrendered to the Iranians at the expense of the US, its citizens and its soldiers. Iran being the biggest identified supporter of international terrorism, one would think that would be a larger topic of conversation.
But alas.
The dems and some lifelong republicans won't touch this with a 10 foot pole. After all, some daughter of some republican might be texting at an inopportune time or maybe one of the Trump family members wore an off color pair of socks.
This is the quality of commentary from our lefty friends and their lifelong conservative supporters.
It was an astonishing speech, not because Trump was eloquent, but because he was giving a great big fuck you to the professional pols sitting right behind him.
And the Leftist (and certain "lifelong Republicans") are going to fight tooth and nail to preserve the sclerotic, useless bureaucracy.
God speed, President Trump. That swamp you want to drain has some nasty creatures in it.
"Protect Our Care"
None of them have Obamacare. They are denizens of the Capitol District.
I'm kind of glad I voted for Nader once so that I never have to say I'm a life-long Republican. Because, jeesh, that does not look like a fun gig.
Gotta give Hillary some credit for showing up in a dignified fashion, despite:
1. Getting crushed by President Obama in 2008;
2. Getting crushed by President Trump in 2016;
3. Getting generally schlonged by her husband, President Clinton, for nearly 40 years.
@Chuck, based on an hour and a half of the Trump presidency you conclude that he is on "permanent campaign model?" I think you maybe should go visit a therapist, friend.
As to bipartisanship, I suspect that many Democrats running for reelection in 2018 in red states may rediscover the virtues of putting the interests of their constituents over their party. We'll see.
"3. Getting generally schlonged by her husband, President Clinton, for nearly 40 years."
-- I thought the problem was him doing that to not her for 40 years.
I think people are probably making too big a deal about the gift and Mrs. Obama's reaction to it- it was obviously a surprise to her, and given the historical moment I am willing to concede that she probably just froze a bit in being unable to make a decision about what to do with the box. Thinking on ones feet like that isn't the easiest thing in the world to do- especially when you are probably overthinking about how you appear on camera at such a moment.
Kellyanne introduces "Trump Revolutionary Wear" (aka Gucci) with a little dance. And defines the definition of irresistible, as well as always on top of talking points.
So, MackM, how much money did you send to Jill Stein for the recount effort?
KEEP HOPE ALIVE!!
Conway looks like she's having fun.
I only read the transcript of the speech, I didn't listen, but it reads as a good speech.
The picture of the Obamas' arrival at the White House 8 years ago includes Michelle handing a package to Laura. Why should she have been surprised to receive something today?
Matthew Sablan: "I'm kind of glad I voted for Nader once so that I never have to say I'm a life-long Republican. Because, jeesh, that does not look like a fun gig"
He knew the job was dangerous when he took it.
And besides, its more of a truth in advertising type of thing.
Most importantly, how do we know you voted for Nader? How can we believe you? Is the answer a paraphrase of Sean Connery in "The Untouchables": "Who would admit that if it weren't true"?
"Kellyann, Nasty outfit. Looks like '90's leftovers."
Militaristic looking. Maybe it's the new uniform for the Drumpf Madchen Corps..
MadisonMan: "Why should she have been surprised to receive something today?"
'cuz necessary double standards and faux outrage.
I was young, naive, lived in Delaware and saw his name on the ballot for president and thought: "Hey, didn't he get a shout out in one of the Turtles movies? He can't be that bad!"
Kelly Anne looked lovely and elegant in the red gown she wore last night. I'm not at all crazy about today's outfit. All she needs to complete it is a tricorn hat.
Generally speaking, I think she dresses fine.
I think it is funny how she goes from silly dance about Trump Revolutionary War into polished, Pro-Trump talking points. She's a professional's professional.
mockturtle, if you can stand it, the Washington Post usually has a lot of video coverage online.
HT, it's not that I wanted to see the protesters. I just wondered where each network's focus was during the proceedings. Fox held steady on the participants, as is only right.
Kellyann is a babe, Drumpf wants a piece of that I bet.
"And the Leftist (and certain "lifelong Republicans") are going to fight tooth and nail to preserve the sclerotic, useless bureaucracy. "
Ain't no one better at protesting useless feds than those who rely most on them.
Matthew Sablan said...
I was young, naive,
No excuse. You could have voted for Thomas Sowell. Or Mitch Daniels.
MSNBC is televising the revolution just now.
Maddow: "This is not typical peaceful protesting."
Given how we Republicans fight the Dems, I don't understand any "uniparty." If Trump is talking about preserving entitlements without reform, and protectionist trade policies for the Dem labor unions, I'll be concerned. As a Republican. Not as some establishment "uniparty" member.
I loved kellyann's outfit. Made her standout and it made a political statement. She's no clothes horse.
"Why should she have been surprised to receive something today?"
No idea. I normally take flowers or wine to someone's house when I am invited for dinner. Unfortunately for my hosts, giving them presents from Tiffanys in return for a steak is beyond my means. The Obamas were hosting the Trumps - why wouldn't Melania offer Michele a gift?
"We republicans" from Commie chuck.
LOL.
The police peppered sprayed the MSNBC audio guy. Good shot!
buwaya,
The response in SF seems generally bitter, with word this am of a general public school walkout.
This happened Nov 9.
It certainly didn't happen in 2008 or 2012. Weird, huh?
Word is that all the Bay Area retailers are fetching out their plywood sheets in advance of the usual riots and looting and torching. Which didn't happen in 2008 or 2012, either. Wonder why ever not?
At least we can put aside CNN's assassination fantasies, for now.
I'm in love with all the commentators acting like Trump is the first president to ever make promises in his inaugural address.
"Now he's going to have to fulfill some of these promises. That's the problem"
MaxedOutMama wrote:
To sum his speech up, "I meant it. Oh boy, did I mean it."
Yes, that was my take, too. I just hope he can actually do it.
I just woke up. Did I miss anything?
Three police officers injured.
You have to hand it to the fake news/democrat media industrial complex. They have their minions deluded into believing Putin changed people's votes/minds and their votes at the machines.
Regarding the protesters: It's laughable that a group that so closely emulates Hitler's Brownshirts could call Trump a fascist. But, then, they are unredeemingly stupid.
Chuck: "Given how we Republicans fight the Dems,..."
LOL
Not sure why MSNBC thinks broadcasting the rock throwing makes them look good.
AprilApple: "You have to hand it to the fake news/democrat media industrial complex. They have their minions deluded into believing Putin changed people's votes/minds and their votes at the machines."
Well, they have vast experience in being led around like sheep so its natural that they would assume everyone is motivated in the same way.
I eagerly await CNN's speculation this afternoon about how the election would have to be rerun if D.C. were nuked tonight.
So is there any website with a running count of the High Crimes and Misdemeanors Trump's committed this afternoon? Can we expect the first impeachment resolution Monday morning?
Drumpf's America. Happy Inauguration Day. Hope no one gets killed today.
mockturtle, did you see the 8 year old boy who was proud of having set a fire at a protest yesterday because "screw the President?"
Krauthammer was right to say that left-wing parents who let their kids set fires have a "whiff of ISIS" about them.
I'm glad CNN resisted the urge to run split screen on the inauguration with the protesters.
It's not his fault there are so many people with so little self control.
Although CNN now saying "It's a very emotional day". As if that's a reason to through rocks at police and break McDonald's windows.
Original Mike: "Not sure why MSNBC thinks broadcasting the rock throwing makes them look good."
They have a very good understanding of their core audience and right about now, after the failure of all their previous lies and disingenuous attacks, that audience needs to have their clinical depression assuaged by being told that "yes, YOU are the normal ones!!".
Simply reread HT et al in this thread and that becomes obvious.
Maddow (paraphrasing): "This is not representative of our side."
The hell it isn't.
LW: "Happy Inauguration Day. Hope no one gets killed today."
Without assigning a policeman to every leftist there is no way we can guarantee it. After all, a lefty took a pole to a Trump's supporters head last night and the lefties were very busy blocking entrances into the inaugural.
Oddly enough, not so many protestors where the bikers for Trump are located. Hmmm, I wonder why that might be?
#courage
I did feel sorry for Hillary though I've never had any love for her. Interestingly, when I said as much to my 18 year old daughter, she said she didn't feel bad for her at all, she did it all to herself. I guess it's a generational difference. Maybe in our old age we're more compassionate?
" Hope no one gets killed today."
I'm hoping some leftists will emulate the Buddhist monk who set himself ablaze to protest Vietnam. Now that's what I call a protest!
One did set himself on fire the other night, but that was due to his own stupidity not out of idealism.
If anyone wants an interesting comparison, have a look at Obama's 2009 inaugural address.
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2009/01/21/president-barack-obamas-inaugural-address
He did quite as much naming enemies, not much more obscurely than Trump did, though it did allow the listener more leeway to fill in what blanks he preferred -
"Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age."
...
" But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. "
Who the "some" and the "narrow interests" were supposed to be is left to the listeners imagination.
This below was part of Obama's promise, which led many to consider him a sensible and bipartisan sort, to start -
"we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics. "
Which of course failed to happen, the establishment proving far too powerful to overcome and the "worn out dogmas" being not quite worn out. This is what happened to various people with reformist intentions, such as for instance Stephen Chu and Cass Sunstein.
I believe that some of the more sensible of Obama's backers forced some of these people on him (the leaks showed that much of his cabinet was assigned by his financiers), but to not much effect.
Its also the case that every new president makes some sort of promise to bureaucratic or systemic reform, to reduce the power and complication of government, to streamline regulations, including both Clinton and Carter, besides Obama. The Obama administration actually did make large promises on this. Trump put the same, more or less, rather more aggressively. And curtly.
Obama did go on and on. Maybe there is a personality that prefers floods of words as an oily balm.
MSNBC: "DC police out of practice at crowd control."
Wonder why that might be?
Violence is always the Left's Plan B. When it's not their Plan A.
Oh, they're doing "hands up". How cute.
Darrell: "Violence is always the Left's Plan B. When it's not their Plan A."
Which it is.
In Downtown Oakland, it was heavily raining, so the protests in front of the Federal Building were pretty pathetic. Now, the sun is breaking thru, and the drums are pounding, but even so, the protestors seem pretty unenthusiastic.
Night time, might be different though!
CNN is trying hard to pretend they don't know who these protesters are. David Gregory just said, "Ah, this looks like they are some anti-war protesters"
Trump talking patriotism.
Lefties flying upside down flags.
I don't know how much Trump is paying these easily led lefty sheep for his 2020 campaign, but whatever it is isn't enough.
Don't worry -- the agitation and violence and leftist lawlessness is beginning now.
@Bay Area Guy: MSNBC reports 50 arrests in SF.
Remember, DC voted 96% for Hillary. So this sad, vicious little band of fools are destroying the property of Democrats.
Just like they did in Portland and Oakland the day after the election.
I wonder why they don't travel to counties where the people they hate so much actually live and try rioting there. Pick a blue collar county in Ohio, for instance, or a town in Georgia and try smashing shit there.
Just try it.
Police just keeping libs corralled in D.C. Hilarious, protesters posing for cameras, .
Cops moving them down the street..
Remember, DC voted 96% for Hillary. That is not true.
They're throwing rocks and concrete now. DC police have been infiltrating left groups for YEARS.
Trump gave a good speech. He didn't change what he said on the campaign trail so that was important. He was still Donald Trump. The speech was probably new to most of the people who heard it. And now it was the President saying it.
The countries that are ruining us through"free trade" are doing "Mexico First", "China First", "Russia First", not free trade at all. They know it. Trump merely said they weren't going to be allowed to keep on doing it to America.
The main stream media is unaware in many ways of the venom they pour over Americans every day - mingled with indifference to serious economic problems and garnished with conspicuous consumption and virtue signalling by said media. And the same is done by establishment people like the Obamas. So the group doesn't really understand why Trump feels it is necessary to say that "the forgotten will not be forgotten any more" and that the government will work for the people. So they don't get the speech as a whole. They'd have to realize what a problem they are before they'd realize why the speech was good.
And listening to Chuck Schumer you know that the Democrats still don't realize the problem. Did Chuckie Poo say he wanted to work with Trump to help the workers? No, he seemed to be calling for a civil war. A civil war! In which Hollywood would kill as any workers who strayed onto the studio lots - or anyhow cut their scenes down to nothing. In which college campuses would melt crayons to seal off safe spaces and from there peer out at MEN in rampaging Ford F-150's driving fast and shouting Trump is President. Oh, the humanity.
Well, the Democrats started the last civil war and the Democrats ran McClellan against Lincoln and the Democrats beat up John Lewis. So talking about a civil war and beating up opponents, you might say, is the Dem default position. But I think Schumer and present day Dems are past expiration date and the goodness is gone out of them. The only danger is if they bite you because they are going rabid. But fight, sacrifice? - No. Even thinking is way too hard.
Kristallnacht-like, isn't it?
There is more media covering the protests than paid agitators.
Oh, right. They aren't paid. They are driven by "principle".
LOL
MSNBC falling all over themselves to say "this is not typical" of their side. Uh-huh.
Maybe in our old age we're more compassionate?
1/20/17, 1:07 PM
I'm middle aged and feel more like your daughter. I think Hillary deserves every bit of the humiliation she feels right now. But then again, Inga did call me cold-hearted....
You feel good about this? You proud of this?
This is who and what they are, and always have been.
Just imagine if these folks had been allowed to stay in government power.
On Trumps fist -
http://rockrivertimes.com/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-20T165941Z_2_LYNXMPED0J1BA_RTROPTP_3_USA-TRUMP-INAUGURATION-800x445.jpg
This seems to be his preferred political salute, he seems to use it regularly.
This has interesting political antecedents. This was the left-wing Spanish Republican salute, not the right wing Nationalist one, which was and is the familiar Nazi/Fascist one. I know it very well, the family was intensely Republican during the Spanish Civil War and for a very long time after.
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-spanish-civil-war-republican-children-salute-1937-84968879.html
Little crying HT wrote:
"Remember, DC voted 96% for Hillary." That is not true.
Mostly true- 96% of D.C. voted against Trump, only 90% voted for Hillary!.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Defeat your enemies, drive them before you, and hear the lamentations of their women."
The women part happens tomorrow.
Today, we celebrate the End of an Error. Our 8 year long national nightmare has come to an end.
HT: "They're throwing rocks and concrete now. DC police have been infiltrating left groups for YEARS."
LOL
That's right. The left isn't insane! It's those counter-revolutionary infiltrators!
HT outs him/herself as a your standard issue academic Marxist moron!
Down with the bourgeoisie! Advance the proletarian class struggle!
buwaya, don't forget the 'Power to the People' Black Panther salute.
THE OLD DAYS OF PROTEST CONTROL IN SAN FRANCISCO.
"He was the point man in the wedge of SFPD's Tac Squad. Ours was assigned to lend direct support in position immediately behind theirs. Thus, we had the opportunity to see Jim in action as he was the first to engage members of the unruly crowd. Wielding his Kendo stick, he immediately struck fear into the protestors, sending them scattering as the wedge of the Squad, with us in immediate support, penetrated deep into the crowd. Soon, all of the protesters were driven off campus and onto the streets of San Francisco. It was a sight to behold."
Yancy, thanks for proving that you are a faulty thinker.
This Is What Stalinism Looks Like!
HT: DC voted 96% for Hillary. That is not true."
Oh, excuse me, my bad it was 92.85% for Hillary.
Any more nits you want to pick?
HT: "Yancy, thanks for proving that you are a faulty thinker."
There is nothing in what Yancy wrote that would indicate he is a geologist.
PBS News Hour photo.
Stark difference.
Pamela Anderson: "Hillary's 'Truthful Words' Influenced Election, Not WikiLeaks"
heh.
No no no - it was the Russians! Hillary isn't corrupt or anything like that. 250 million since Clinton first left office? it's all cool. DNC staffer dead in DC - I'm sure the Clinton Crime Family had nothing to do with it.
When it's not their Plan A.
Obviously.
LW: "PBS News Hour photo.
Stark difference."
2 quick questions:
1) How many entrances to Obama's inaugural were blocked by protestors?
2) How will Trumps executive orders be impacted by crowd photos?
My newest favorite link:
Protestor screams "Nooooooooo" as Trump in inaugurated.
Beautiful!
https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/822514006518853632/video/1
LOL
"Big Mike said...
@Chuck, based on an hour and a half of the Trump presidency you conclude that he is on "permanent campaign model?" I think you maybe should go visit a therapist, friend.
As to bipartisanship, I suspect that many Democrats running for reelection in 2018 in red states may rediscover the virtues of putting the interests of their constituents over their party. We'll see."
The test will be Obamacare. It's a disaster. Everyone knows it. It took down a bunch of Dems in 2010 whether losing in the general election, or just retiring like Evan Bayh of IN. I think the DNC will put members between a rock and a hard place if they break ranks by threatening primary challenges.
The left love their popularity contest.
yes - the cult of personality drew vast crowds.
and...?
My son is supposed to take me to Alamo Drafthouse tonight
https://drafthouse.com/show/sf-sketchfest-the-mads-are-back-live-movie-riffing-with-trace-beaulieu-
Though is in the Mission and I don't suppose any political manifestations are likely.
Downtown SF seems quiet.
The dogs bark (and bite and snarl and cry and shit).
The caravan moves on.
"Why should she have been surprised to receive something today?"
It wasn't that she was surprised to get it, she was just surprised to get it early.
Leftist mindset. Everything you get should come from the Government. Melania wasn't "the Government" quite yet when she gave Michelle the gift.
Darrell: "When it's not their Plan A.
Obviously."
Reminds me of the line from Stalag 13?
Camp Commander: "We only have 2 rules here. First, do everything you are told when you are told or you will be shot. Second,...well, we never really needed a second rule."
The lefty protestors remain strangely silent and sparse near the Bikers for Trump.
Hmmmmmm.
Thank you for posting this, Drago. It's so beautiful.
https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/822514006518853632/video/1
I'm enjoying this day immensely.
"it's when they break the law that they'll be arrested." But we'll infiltrate beforehand anyway. Well known that DC police infiltrate any group that plans a protest, whether or not they have been disruptive or violent.
"buwaya, don't forget the 'Power to the People' Black Panther salute."
Came from Spain I think. A lot of left iconography came from there. The leather jackets for instance, were a commissars uniform in the SCW and in the US I think were sort of a party members uniform.
The PSOE (Spanish socialists) modern day symbol fro decades post Franco was the fist -
https://curtisme17.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/psoe.jpg
Added the flower to make it seem nicer I suppose. But the fist goes back to the Spanish Civil War.
They got rid of the fist recently.
I hope those folks in Minnesota are getting a good look at the real left. Trump lost MN by 45k votes but increased their lead in the State House and flipped the MN Senate.
They say MN is WI 8 years ago....and we see what has happened in WI.
https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2016/11/historic-election-puts-republicans-control-minnesota-house-and-senate
snip: "Minnesota Republicans walked away with 76-57 majority in the House, up from 73 seats before election night, while Senate Republicans surprised everyone and flipped the chamber by one vote, 34-33, toppling several senior Democratic senators in rural Minnesota to get there. Democrats went into the election with a 10-seat advantage."
The campaign for 2020 started at noon.
Let's hope the dems put a Marxist Islamic supremacist in as the party leader. Don't worry dems, that Ellison is "totally" on board with reaching out to the rural swing voters who put Trump in the White House.
Totally.
HT: "But we'll infiltrate beforehand anyway. Well known that DC police infiltrate any group that plans a protest, whether or not they have been disruptive or violent."
LOL
Just look at all the lefties protesting this horrible new illegitimate president!! But the protests are really egged on by authorities!!
Just look at all the lefties protesting this horrible new illegitimate president!! But the protests are really egged on by authorities!!
Repeat...
LW said...
PBS News Hour photo.
Stark difference.
Trump supporters have jobs.
Ignorance is Bliss: "Trump supporters have jobs."
And pretty soon there will be more jobs.
And more Trump voters.
And more "compare/contrast" photos for lefties as consolation.
I wonder if these protests are occurring "Downton" or not?
We'll have to wait for Unknown to let us know.
Exile -
LOL! That is awesome.
BREAKING NEWS FROM CNN and their bestest "journalist" friends at BuzzFeed: Russian operatives have infiltrated peace-loving lefty protests in Washington DC in order to discredit this "spontaneous" and totally unplanned uprising against illegitimate new President!!
LOL
"Democrats and Republicans alike are demanding hearings and investigations into Trump's connections to Putin. That's cooperation against a common foe, a pretender to the Presidency, an Illegitimate president."
I'm so happy the Golden Shower Left is doubling down. You can't buy this kind of bulletproofing.
I'm surprised how uncomfortable the riot is making the MSNBC commenters.
>>Mostly peaceful protests
Sure. Lincoln's visit to Ford's theater was "mostly peaceful" as well.
Re clenched fists -
Hugo Chavez used it, it was his salute -
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-85Ai1GYvAEg/TWo8AL1PkAI/AAAAAAAAB5I/OuRrLUDFhjg/s1600/fist+7+Hugo-Chavez-Venezuela-Iran-flags.jpg
The Cracker Emcee: "I'm so happy the Golden Shower Left is doubling down. You can't buy this kind of bulletproofing."
Exactly.
So, mr witness, you say you worked in Russia 20 years ago and needed to reach out to other folks who know folks in Russia and those (unnamed) Russians told your newfound contacts that Trump did all kinds of crazy stuff?!
Well, let's go right to impeachment proceedings!
LOL
We can only dream that the dems (with their Deep State allies) will attempt this. Unfortunately for Trump and the republicans, not even the majority of dems are that stupid.
However, something less than about 50% of the dems ARE that stupid! So good times ahead.
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