3 days before his birthday, Trump had said — quoted at USA Today — "You don't have to wish me happy birthday because I'm not happy about that birthday that I'm having. That's a number that I never thought really too much about. It's not a number I like, but I'm here, nevertheless."
And at that huge event on the White House lawn on the evening of his birthday, last night, I don't think there was even a passing mention of his birthday.
All I am seeing is a spontaneous welling-up of the song "Happy Birthday" in the crowd:
If that was planned, it was planned to seem unplanned. It's entirely unconnected to anything happening in the Octagon.
Trump walked out of the White House with some fanfare, but he was side-by-side with Dana White, and that thwarted the hater's interpretation that Trump expected it to be all about him.
He took his seat ringside and mostly just sat there smiling. At the end, he entered the Octagon, but not to be celebrated. He was congratulating the fighters and giving them a photo-op to celebrate themselves.
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I'm not happy about that birthday that I'm having. That's a number that I never thought really too much about. It's not a number I like, but I'm here, nevertheless.
That's a very honest thing to say.
The pictures with the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flying over are awesome. Thank you, Mr. President. And have a Happy Birthday.
I was going to demonstrate I was proud, right thinking American and borrow the nephew’s paramount+ login to watch but I was tired early and so retired..
We missed an opportunity to see whether being out of the country would affect our ability to watch! Darn it.
rehajm: You can still see the UFC at the White House program on Paramount+, so you might still want to hit up your nephew for sign-in and password. Just search for UFC and you will see "UFC at the White House" pop up. I checked this morning out of curiosity when I saw your comment.
UFC is not my cup of tea, but I don't begrudge anyone else enjoying it. Now, would I want to that installation to be permanent? Nope. So what?
Anyway, for those who missed it or want to relive it, see above.
Regards,
Lori (reader_iam)
Donald Trump may not be happy to have an 80th birthday, but when I received my induction notice in 1968 I thought I’d never live to see 25.
Excellent perspective for us all, Big Mike.
Regards,
Lori (reader_iam)
I've never been interested in UFC, and expected the whole thing to a an embarrassing circus, but it looked like a lot of fun!
What president didn’t have a big ego? It’s a requirement for running. “Narcissism” has been an all purpose cuss word for quite a while. It’s the favorite for women to describe their jilted boyfriend.
Democrats are going to regret stealing the 2020 election for a generation.
They made Trump bigger than he ever would have been if they just let him win.
Now the movement will live past his presidency. This train isn't stopping. The pendulum is swinging back and every election from here on out will just get worse for the traitors and thieves.
I love this man. May he have many more
Wife and I watched until the third bout wrapped up just after 10. It was great. I little weird having fighters etc come out of the white house - unprecedented. But watching the Marine band and fun of it all, plus the fights were pretty good. I look forward to finishing it. Oh and the fact that the sky's parted and there are some incredible pictures of the monument with a rainbow and lightning!
I am glad UFC is going to replace Football as the national pass time.
The NFL owners are terrible people.
I see that Bud Light was a sponsor. Redemption, I guess.
Regards,
Lori (reader_iam)
Until death do us part. No shortcuts, in the best of terms. Fight! Love. Celebrate.
I really need to get an Instagram tutorial. I'm sure, somewhere, there is a collection of the best images and/or video from the evening (I saw a still of one of the flyovers that was otherworldly, and that I can't find now), but I'm damned if I can figure out how to work that app.
Sigh. I always pride myself on keeping up with the youth. But it does get harder...
We’re Trump and Dana White introduced by Mr. Moviephone in the following video?
I’m not a fan of fighting sports nor events such as this. However, I don’t understand why those that are fans and are American are somehow supposed to be unwelcome at the White House. I may not be a fan, but I’m not a pretentious asshole that thinks “The People’s House” means that people are not welcome to be at the house. If King Charles can visit, then so can UFC fans, even more so because they are Americans.
Not usually a big fan of UFC, but it was a really entertaining card. Not much ground and pound, much closer to boxing.
Jamie, was it this photo? I think that should be a print. It is awesome.
Dana White subbed for Marilyn Monroe, apparently.
Leland said...
I may not be a fan, but I’m not a pretentious asshole that thinks “The People’s House” means that people are not welcome to be at the house.
Are we pretentious for not wanting drag shows at the White House?
We are all pretentious. That is fine. It is what you are pretentious about that matters.
The United States is now run by a working class party.
Jamie: It looks as if you can also view last night's festivities via Amazon Prime (some sort of add-on? Haven't checked directly yet), if you have access to that. But that's what Google says.
Also, apparently, if folks have a Walmart+ membership, you can get a Paramount+ subscription added to/included in that membership (which might be a neat benefit aside from this specific event).
Regards,
Lori (reader_iam)
Sorry, I left out the important part re: the Walmart+ thing: You can get the Paramount+ app added FOR FREE.
Regards,
Lori (reader_iam)
We’re Trump and Dana White introduced by Mr. Moviephone in the following video
…make your selection, at any time…
I guess people would be happier if it were “American opera,” an art form that could not survive a week if it depended on actual fans.
Actually, I almost wrote that I didn’t complain about Biden’s drag shows, because I didn’t. I do think having a topless trans walk around children is dumb and dangerous, but the notion of celebrating Pride stuff at the White House is just representation. UFC and Pride both have elements that I’m not a fan, but it doesn’t mean others can’t be.
Note, I’m using the word “pretentious” correctly. I don’t pretend to hold the White House as the sacred “The People’s House” and then claim what people aren’t allowed. To be very honest, I find the phrasing “The People’s House” to be Marxist’s tripe. I also recall that Hillary’s (who was in the news this weekend using the phrase) husband is who blocked off most of the grounds around the White House after Oklahoma City bombing. Before then, the White House was much more accessible to the people. Just like the Capitol used to be more accessible before Nancy Pelosi called it “The People’s House” and then guarded it with razor wire and the National Guard.
Its jacksonian not jacobin
I don’t blame him for wanting to be around actual friends rather than flatterers who just want to manipulate him into doing their bidding with no regard for his real best interests; people who in fact are happy to see him destroyed politically as a bonus.
Israel haters ... boo fucking hoo.
Parmount Plus had the show rights. That’s David Ellison. He now famously owns CBS News. We know Scott Pelley wasn’t there, but wondering if Bari Weiss was.
During Jan 6th - when the capitol doors were held open by capitol police, it was Nancy Pelosi's house.
During Jan 6th - black-masked embedded FBI agents, are on film breaking windows and threatening un-masked people holding American flags.
Leland 6:54 - that's exactly how I feel.
Yeah those were never charged
Leland said...
"..I’m not a fan of fighting sports nor events such as this. However, I don’t understand why those that are fans and are American are somehow supposed to be unwelcome at the White House.."
well, it's because those scumbags are TRUMP supporters
the White House (and ALL of goverment) BELONGS to the dems.
here's a pic of Hillary! wearing a hat that says:
"Not his house, OUR house"
https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.KGa30rkvs4aWecY9_K0QagHaHa?r=0&pid=ImgDet&w=178&h=178&c=7&dpr=1.5&o=7&rm=3
That's right, Hillary! wants You to Know that it is HER house
(well, her and Bill.. Maybe even the rest of the dems)
And, she's selling them too!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hillary-clinton-releases-not-his-house-merch-as-trump-administration-demolishes-east-wing-of-white-house-for-ballroom/ar-AA1P8oKx
Achilles at 6:21 - I agree
Achilles at 6:40 - No way. FB has become America's sport. Check the TV ratings.
Politi_Rican 🇵🇷 𝕏 🇺🇸 on X: "#UFCFreedom250 😂😭 https://t.co/xUhkn8D48k" / X https://share.google/DLL376m4Ef8hbRdrv
"Achilles said...
I am glad UFC is going to replace Football as the national pass time."
It's not going to.
Maynard said...
"..FB has become America's sport. Check the TV ratings.."
some serious questions:
What is "TV" ?
What are "ratings"?
are you aware that this is NOT the 20th century?
"rcommal said...
I see that Bud Light was a sponsor. Redemption, I guess."
For quite some time. Dana White got a whole bunch of whip-out.
"Achilles said...
The NFL owners are terrible people."
Check out MLB owners.
"Jamie said...
I really need to get an Instagram tutorial. I'm sure, somewhere, there is a collection of the best images and/or video from the evening (I saw a still of one of the flyovers that was otherworldly, and that I can't find now), "
Jamie said...
I really need to get an Instagram tutorial. I'm sure, somewhere, there is a collection of the best images and/or video from the evening (I saw a still of one of the flyovers that was otherworldly, and that I can't find now), but I'm damned if I can figure out how to work that app.
Here https://preview.redd.it/thunderbirds-and-blue-angels-flying-over-the-white-house-a-v0-2e3shwgikc7h1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=263b053b3b57f7960fe05cf4c9a038dd44497dcb
DataRepublican (small r)
@DataRepublican
🚨 THREAD: What do Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, John Bolton, and Elaine Chao have in common? They were all paid by a Marxist-Islamist Iran group that was designated as terrorist until 2012.
No, this is not a joke.
Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) was founded by leftist Islamists to oppose the western-backed Pahlavi, and participated in his 1979 overthrow. Khomeini barred MEK afterwards. MEK was implicated in multiple bombings, including that of Americans, and remained an openly armed group until 2003.
Since they got de-listed as a terrorist organization in 2012 on procedural grounds, MEK and their fronts have been actively recruiting US politicians selling themselves as a moderate alternative to Khomeini. But RAND Corporation says MEK meets the qualifications for a cult, citing criteria such as forcing their members to work 16+ hour days and forced divorces.
Polls of the Iranian-American community shows that they do NOT accept Rajavi, MeK's leader, as legitimate, with a 46-point net disapproval - numbers nearly as bad as the existing regime.
As Pence's former Chief of Staff, Marc Short, has already weighed against Trump deal, it's helpful to recall this.
Receipts below. As always, patience as I pull the thread together."
Active link to Curious George’s image.
Better link (proper quotes) to the image I intended to link earlier.
Not the flyover or White House, but a beautiful picture of DC.
“I am glad UFC is going to replace Football as the national pass time."
Hahaha, no. Unless you’re one of those people who call soccer football and live in some other nation.
I saw some of the event, but like most live TV I found it pretty much unwatchable due to the excessive commercials. Even the fight commentary was infested with taglines for beer, insurance, and trucks. Bleh.
So all of the special democrat people think I shouldn’t have enjoyed the first mmc I’ve ever watched. The visuals were stunning and I enjoyed this warmup to the 250th celebrations. And Melania was hot.
A fitting closing ceremony on 250 years of Democracy
A right wing UFC cage fighter followed his White House performance for Trump by declaring that Michelle Obama is a man. Both parties must do better.
Even though my team lost the Stanley cup final, yesterday was an awesome day in so many ways. A great day to be an American, or any optimistic person.
"Both parties must do better"
Whenever you hear that, it's always a clear sign the Right is winning.
“Both parties must do better.”
You’re getting close.
Here are Democrats with counter programing:
https://x.com/bryandeanwright/status/2066350526791639413?s=46
Lol.
Even better:
https://x.com/libbyemmons/status/2066518343650070688/video/1?s=46
lolol
Eva Marie, what those two links reveal is pretty unbelievable.
The entire Democrat Party is Jane Fonda now. And they've lost their serve in what they regard as "entertainment.
Trump is such a narcissist that anything approaching normal human behavior makes him seem like St. Francis of Assisi.
It never ceases to amaze me that leftists complain about Trump's ego when they were gaga over a guy who "wrote" two autobiographies before was even mid-40s and hadn't actually done anything.
It’s because they never criticize their own. These folks should have bern laughed off the stage. But they never criticize their isn. The mist they can muster is “both sides should di better.” And even that takes a lot if courage within the Democrat Party
"A right wing UFC cage fighter followed his White House performance for Trump by declaring that Michelle Obama is a man."
Something of which Bich has never been accused.
Grok says that over 100K people attended the event in and around DC yesterday. So far, I've haven't seen any reports of violence or even property damage from that throng of deplorables.
It was particularly hilarious that the storm front that was supposed to get the event cancelled split in two and missed D.C. altogether.
Why is calling Michelle Obama "a man" considered offensive?
If she were a Republican, maybe, but trans people are heroes to the left. It's high praise to them. She can't be a woman, because they don't know what that is. An insult would be calling her a "patriotic American".
In 1835, President Andrew Jackson was gifted a massive, 1,400-pound wheel of cheddar by a New York dairy farmer. He let it age in the White House foyer for two years before inviting the public to devour it in February 1837, leaving the White House notoriously smelling of cheese for months.
In 1835, New York dairy farmer Colonel Thomas Meacham crafted a gigantic wheel of cheddar. It measured 4 feet in diameter, 2 feet thick, and weighed a staggering 1,400 pounds. The cheese was ornately decorated with inscriptions like "The Union must be preserved" and was towed to Washington, D.C., in a cart pulled by 24 horses. Jackson kept the cheese sitting in the White House Entrance Hall for two years. As it aged, the pungent aroma filled the halls and the building.
On February 22, 1837—just before the end of his presidency—Jackson invited the public to the White House for a reception, where the mammoth cheese was served alongside apple cider. Thousands of people, from elite politicians to everyday citizens, swarmed the White House. The cheese was completely devoured in just two hours. The aftermath was legendary: the carpets were soaked in grease and cheese, and the lingering dairy smell required his successor, Martin Van Buren, to heavily ventilate the carpets and repaint the walls to get rid of the odor.
Extended,
You know this how? Have you ever seen Big Mike's dick? Or lack thereof?
There is just as much evidence that Michelle Obama is a man as there is that they are a woman.
John Henry
In Trump's case, his ego works for us. I think he's motivated to be a great figure in history, but unlike some, he will never get that easy through widespread praise just for representing some ideal alone. He knows this, and accepts it.
This leaves him only one path to greatness: indisputable accomplishments. He needs to actually do things that history and its writers will not be able to dismiss. In my opinion, that's what motivates Trump. He wants to accomplish great things, and he's got little time, and a lot of enemies determined to stop him.
Hey John Henry, how do I get my hat?
"Eva Marie said...
Even better:
https://x.com/libbyemmons/status/2066518343650070688/video/1?s=46
Damn, worse than waterboarding. Put 'em in solitary, play that over and over for a couple of hours, even an innocent will confess to the crime.
The reason the left is so wound up about this incredible event is because by hosting it Trump is demonstrating that he doesn't want or need their approval, doesn't fear them or their attempts to silence and punish him for opposing their agenda, for pushing his own and for standing up for America's values.
Trump is leading by example and it's working.
Bob,
Give me a call at 787-550-9650 and we'll figure it out
Wow, that casual stroll through the massive crowd by POTUS.
And frankly, let's face it, that was best 80th birthday party ever in view of many a prototypical American granddad. No sitting around in a circle, opening boxes containing another tie, or another novelty tshirt.
"WHITE HOUSE UFC EVENT EXCEEDS SUPER BOWL VIEWERSHIP — 130 MILLION+ WATCHING!"
This leaves him only one path to greatness
I’m not disagreeing with the arguments but what comes post Trump is another path. Does the swamp return or is Trump the dividing line between what came before and what came next…like The Beatles…
“Whenever you hear that, it's always a clear sign the Right is winning.“
"Hey Lurleen - what channel's this Paramount Plus on? Can't find it anywhere"
@unseen1_unseen
Doomers must have mental whiplash at this point.
1. China kicked out of Panama
2. Venezuela secured and friendly without a war.
3. EU and Canada whimpering like babies
4. No Russian tanks rolling across Germany or the rest of Europe.
5. No ww3
6. China in a major deflationary event
7. Taiwan still free from China
8. Gaza ceasefire
9. Israel still standing
10. BRICS on the back foot.
11. Right leaning goverments being elected across central and south America.
11. Iran military defeated
12. The men who ordered the deaths of thousands of America
Soldiers in Afghanistan and iraq sleeping with 72 goat virgins.
12. Strait opening back up.
13. No forever war in Iran
14. No boots on the ground in Iran
15. No US recession
16. Gas prices falling
17. Oil prices falling
18. Jobs expanding
19. Flyover country is booming
20. Lower taxes
21. Secure southern border.
22. Deportations continuing
23. No empty shelves or empty oil tanks.
24. SPR isnt running dry.
25. Barnacles didn't end the world.
26. Trade continues with tariffs
27. Fraudsters being arrested
28. Millions no longer on food stamps
29. Redistricting happened
30. Gop tightened up the mid term races
31. Trump still in office.
32. ICE and border patrol fully funded for the rest of Trumps term.
33. Stock markets at record highs.
34. Do I need to go on? There are about 100 more domestic policy issues I could list...
And it hasn't even been 2 years.
At this rate, the doomers are going to need even more intensive mental health care.
Chuckles will always have his Biden…
I always thought he was a narcissist. After watching all the events yesterday, I'm bigly disappointed. He's an altruist after all - only concerned with the well-being of others.
I'm not seeing the "tawdry" here.
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2066370012223361060/photo/1
Can anyone name a well known politician who is not narcisstic?
As for what comes after Trump? I think that depends on what he can get done, although what he has accomplished already is unprecedented, and previous thought impossible. Venezuela, Cuba, Iran and the whole middle east likely to see an unbelievable level of peace and cooperation, China taught an important lesson, and the U.S. firmly established as the sole military, economic and energy superpower. Not a bad run, and the whole time the Democrats fighting it all every step of the way.
The voters under a severely compromised and insecure election system is another matter entirely. It's obvious why the Democrats and RINOs fight election integrity so hard, and why the media lies so vigorously. Winning on honest assessment of issues and performance would be impossible for them.
Fighting fair in a fair fight. Looks like a whole lot of fun.
I hope this isn’t just my narcissism flaring up again, but, except for that pesky need to have the ability to take a crushing right hand to the jaw, I’d start training today to compete at featherweight. I’d only need to lose 4 pounds to qualify at weigh-in. Which would be easy. Like cutting my popcorn ration from two bowls a day to one bowl a day until midterm election day.
"Can anyone name a well known politician who is not narcisstic?"
Fetterman. He's not dressing to impress.
Everything is going green today except my oil stocks, and that's just fine with me.
It never ceases to amaze me that leftists complain about Trump's ego when they were gaga over a guy who "wrote" two autobiographies before was even mid-40s and hadn't actually done anything.
Obama is a world-class narcissist; Trump is beyond categorization, as French cyclists say about roads that rise up the face of cliffs. I say that as anything but a leftist.
But it's really great shit, Mrs. Presky.
Unaltered real photo.
https://x.com/DrTurleyTalks/status/2066487719321112985/photo/1
There is no evidence that Michelle Obama is a man. That is one of the stupid jokes that became a meme and became accepted as true by stupid people. Or is it still a joke and everyone who says it knows it's a joke?
Brigitte Macron is a predatory cradle-robber, but she's not a man either.
"There is no evidence that Michelle Obama is a man."
There is also no evidence that the chicken crossed the road.
but it looked like a lot of fun!
Which is why the left is completely losing their collective shit over an event they're under no requirement to watch or participate. Because people - especially people they hate - are having fun.
And that is unacceptable.
“I am glad UFC is going to replace Football as the national pass time."
Not a chance. Gambling and fantasy football alone keeps the NFL far ahead of everything else.
Haven't watched it since they started kneeling, but it's not going anywhere.
I watched the whole thing and enjoyed it. I was particularly impressed with the Marine Corps Band. There was no recorded music. All bumpers, walk in music, and fill were performed live. The walk ins covered a huge range of styles from rap to salsa to pop that they performed masterfully including singers in a number of languages.
Melania was a good sport about it, but I'm sure it wasn't her optimal choice for the way to spend an evening. Got to see parts of the White House we normally never see in long walks of the fighters from one end of the house to a door out to the "claw".
I particularly like how the lefties panties were all in a twist about it. They live deeply in the land of TrumpHate.
- Krumhorn
“There is just as much evidence that Michelle Obama is a man as there is that they are a woman.”
There does seem to be evidence that there’s only one though, so shouldn’t we say they is a woman?
Ain’t nobody got time for that!
"I particularly like how the lefties panties were all in a twist about it. They live deeply in the land of TrumpHate."
In the immortal words of Dean Wormer: "No more fun of any kind!"
You have to remember that the ONLY thing democrats care about is power. This event went directly to the core democrat constituency. Latinos, blacks, middle to lower income. Union members. It also went directly at the demographic that they have lost and are loosing, men.
But they are really, really stupid ( maybe not stupid, just so spit spittle angry ) that they cannot help it. Yea, keep bashing it commies.
Ok, many of us have remarked about the picturesque scenery at the White House to celebrate our country. Now compare to Biden in front of Liberty Hall, “Battle for the Soul of the Nation” speech.
“You don't have to wish me happy birthday because I'm not happy about that birthday that I'm having. That's a number that I never thought really too much about. It's not a number I like, but I'm here, nevertheless."
Nevertheless, he persisted. The Don abides
It is very funny to hear objective reporters say having a UFC fight at the WH contradicts the idea that he is an old man who falls asleep in public. Did he fight? Does watching a fight require any particular vigor? What are we doing here.
He ended a war yesterday. He celebrated his 8oth birthday. He was at the fight till 1am. He jumped on Airforce One at 3am. He did the G7 in France today and probably met with a lot of people to discuss a lot of big issues. A pretty laid back schedule, right?
Dems can’t pull off something like this because they don’t like to have fun.
I'll try again without a link. This is the most funny and perfect moment for Trump's spectacle and Joe Rogan's most sentimental, humane story about UFC and strippers: see, "This is not Happening; Joe Rogan Meets a Crazy Stripper." His deep humanity can only inspire.
That's the secret, not The Secret.
TosaGuy said...
"Dems can’t pull off something like this because they don’t like to have fun."
And they don't want you to have fun either.
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