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MamaCaz Fri 20-Jan-17 08:28:50

The world holds its breath as America prepares for an almighty Trump!

Sorry folks - childish, I know, but that has been going through my head for weeks now and the temptation to share it finally got the better of me. blush

On that note, I will now disappear for the weekend.

rosesarered Sat 21-Jan-17 14:31:30

Excellent post Monica we cannot whine 'It is not fair' when we really mean ' this is not what we want' sometimes I think people confuse those issues, both on Trump and on Brexit.

Anya Sat 21-Jan-17 14:32:17

'Wise words' shock

Is that 'Help the people there, desperate, that's why they voted for you.' Or should it read, 'Help the people, they're desperate, that's why they voted for you.'

@Marmark

Eats, Shoots and Leaves: be still my inner pedant

trisher Sat 21-Jan-17 15:13:26

Trump looks like a man who wouldn't allow anyone to tie his hands.Go Trump,put your wise words into action.Help the people,there desperate,that's why they voted for you.
Wise words like these?
Back when George HW Bush was US President, Trump spoke to Esquire magazine about the media: "You know, it doesn't really matter what [they] write as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass."
Read more gems here
www.telegraph.co.uk/women/politics/donald-trump-sexism-tracker-every-offensive-comment-in-one-place/

Anya Sat 21-Jan-17 15:35:27

Shocking.

Marmark1 Sat 21-Jan-17 17:23:03

Some people can't help the way they are,others are just plain nasty.To all those,kiss my ass pidestra.
Fu----g over and out.

mcem Sat 21-Jan-17 17:30:51

Really, really 'Fu--g over and out'????
So things are not all bad then !!

M0nica Sat 21-Jan-17 17:49:22

I meant over do the the shock horror reaction to Trump. My feeling to both Trump and Brexit is,it's happened, get over it and get involved.

The sooner those who who didn't support Trump/Brexit accept that democracy is democracy even when the result isn't one you like and realise that Brexit is coming like it or not and Trump is now President and will be for at least the next 4 years and start working positively towards the future the more likely they are to be able to ameliorate the worst excesses of both decisions.

Look how right wing and harsh the Conservatives are now they are not in coalition with the Lib Dems. I am not suggestion the Coalition was perfect or the Lib Dem decisions in government were always wise, but they were able to stop some of the worst excesses of Conservatism and introduce some measures of their own.

Jalima Sat 21-Jan-17 18:03:21

As another (American?) poster said on another thread:
now they are going to see just how powerless the office of the president actually is.

So what is all the fuss about?

Ankers Sat 21-Jan-17 18:31:15

But executive orders feel like a President can just wave a wand.

mcem Sat 21-Jan-17 18:35:12

What does that mean?

Ankers Sat 21-Jan-17 18:38:41

www.cnbc.com/2014/01/28/executive-orders-what-they-are-and-how-they-work.html

How many will Trump do??

MawBroon Sat 21-Jan-17 18:44:18

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38702978

Oh dear, not an orator, not a singer, certainly not a dancer.

MawBroon Sat 21-Jan-17 18:49:43

@marmark (or indeed anybody)

To all those,kiss my ass pidestra

Can somebody explain this to me please? (Not the "kiss my ass" natch!)

mcem Sat 21-Jan-17 18:57:22

maw didn't you find marmark 's declaration that she was 'F-----g over and out ' equally attractive??
That bit I understood and appreciated. The rest I found, was gibberish!

stillaliveandkicking Sat 21-Jan-17 19:30:19

Light hearted mockery. Let's just see what he does huh rather than pre-empt him and say he's an idiot. I rather think not. I also think the OP might be.

BlueBelle Sun 22-Jan-17 04:14:49

Mawbroon ....Is that an aspidistra on a pedestal ?

angmhay Tue 31-Jan-17 18:38:42

Agreed Marmark

MawBroon Tue 31-Jan-17 20:18:13

@marmark
Duh!! I have just realised "aspidistra"
Sorry to be so obtuse but despite decades of decipherung barely literate teenagers' weird and wonderful spellings (e.g.the Russian leader Starling) I really could not see that. Must be getting old.