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/r/pics/comments/7okcj1/i_took_this_photo_not_exactly_sure_what_it_is/
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"It's a jet contrail. The one you were on was leaving one just like it.",
"Oh, nice to know; thanks.",
"Chemtrail lol"
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I took this photo , not exactly sure what it is...
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/r/pics/comments/7okenj/got_a_t6_for_christmas_and_just_got_this_for_5_at/
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"Do they still make film for that?",
"Cool! Be sure to read “The Sun Dog” by Stephen King, then sell the camera in a hurry.",
"Yeah! I found some on amazon",
"About $20 for an 8-shot cartridge",
"Pretty expensive ",
"Check out /r/polaroid"
] | 6 |
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Got a T6 for Christmas and just got this for $5 at a yard sale! Going to be an exciting year!
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/r/pics/comments/7okg2u/prague_at_dusk_or_dark_souls/
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"That camera person is going to get a great shot of a giant lizard jumping on people. ",
"I'd be weary of vampires ",
"i say, more like bloodborne. good image!"
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Prague at dusk... or Dark Souls
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/r/pics/comments/7okgzr/skeleton_stitchwork/
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[
"This is awesome! I would wear the crap out of this on a shirt",
"No bones about it.",
"I really like the combo of embroidery and lace overlay. The ribs are particularly nice! Are those seed beads on the hat?",
"See-through. Sexy.",
"Did you stitch this OP?",
"Amazing!\n",
"The cigarette holder and smoke really tie it together. It speaks \"death\" but in a \"Grim Fandango\" sort of way. Fascinating to me, I can't stop looking at it.",
"This is really cool",
"Epic skills, Looks amazing! ",
"This is beautiful!! Nice work! ",
"YO HO HO HO !",
"La muerto\n\nEdit: Grammar",
"Awesome, I love the different layers.",
"They look like french knots, the same stitch used on the vertebrae and wrist joints. Really impressive needlework!",
"The artist is Britt Hutchinson aka Tiny Cup on instagram.",
"They didn't make it - the artist is Britt Hutchinson aka Tiny Cup on instagram.",
"This is such an elegant \"Catrina\". Beautifully made.",
"Stitchcraft!",
"I'm so glad this isn't hot glue.",
"Absolutely amazing and incredibly creative!!!!",
"I’m very sure that this references [Catrina](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Calavera_Catrina) \n\nIt’s supposed to symbolize that rich or poor we all have one thing in common that we all will die someday.\n\nThe Hispanic culture treats death very differently than others \n\nPersonally its worth researching on your own.\n\nEdit: More info",
"I want this. Awesome.",
"La muerte, pendejo. ",
"*Skull Joke!*",
"This is awesome!",
"Thx ",
"The artist is Britt Hutchinson -- @tinycup on instagram.",
"https://media.giphy.com/media/j5QcmXoFWl4Q0/giphy.gif",
"Tinycup!! ",
"I wish I could like this 5 times",
"The detail is excellent. Great job!!",
"Ahh, Now I understand why my friend said stitch-work art was really valuable but I didn't understand at the time because I had only seen the basic stuff that looked like pixel art. \n\nThis is really amazing work utilizing the texture of the threads and stitching. a whole other level from what I had seen before. ",
"Such a dapper, stylish, stitched Skeleton",
"You've probably seen cross stitch, which has a very different look to it than this sort of embroidery. Sort this sub by top/all time if you want to see some great craftwork! ",
"Very cool!",
"Thank mrs skeltal",
"Doot",
"That is really cool. ALso whoever did the needlework has some skills!",
"Utterly fabulous",
"How does Hispanic culture treat death differently? That line got me interested but didn't give me enough to make me want to start researching it on my own.",
"Depends on the hispanic culture in question. You are talking about México in this case, but the the other hispanics don't have the same indigenous groups that lead to that view on life and death in the country. I know for a fact that how Mexicans view it, is not the same as Dominicans do. Umbrella terms can create misconceptions.",
"I knew someone will slip this in",
"Beautiful 👌",
"Beautiful work!",
"This is so cool. I want one on a bag. Or just to hang by my desk.",
"How prefect.",
"Thank. ",
"Teach Me PLEASE!!! This Totally Rox!!",
"💗",
"*remeeeember me*",
"I was searching for this comment ",
"This isn't usually the sort of thing I would care about, but this is a really unique style that I haven't seen before. I love it!",
"So adorable. I love this so much",
"@omgliterallydead on Instagram needs this.",
"She is one skinny stitch!",
"It was invented during the early Dia de Los muertos celebrations in Mexico, it's called a ''catrina\" \nI guess it was very important for the turn of the century (1900s) Mexicans that rich people died too!",
"I read that as “Skeletonwitch”",
"I like your style OP. Morbidly posh. ",
"That's beautiful you have a tonne of skill",
"why are you smoking?\n\ndont you think enough damage has been done already?",
"Absolutely beautiful and so delicate! I love the creativity that went into this💗",
"One piece fan is here ",
"Are we able to get the pattern so we can make it for a friend?",
"reminds me of the dope rider comics from high times. he looked similar.",
"That’s amazing - what talent, skill and patience must have gone into something like that!",
"> Sort this sub by top/all time\n\nThis is /r/pics, did you mean to reference /r/Embroidery?",
"Ever hear of *Día De Muertos*? It's a holiday, sometimes festival celebrating the deadly departed, a lot of food is made and shared with dead and living alike, and shrines and offerings are made to the dead, all very colorful and festive. If you want a taste, watch *Coco*, really well made and respectful to the source traditions. \n\nHowever, like that other poster said, this applies to Mexico, at least as far as I know . Other Hispanic cultures, of which there are many, do not share this attitude and traditions regarding death.",
"Love. This. So. Much!!!",
"Ooh shit, yes, I did. I didn't realize we weren't in there. Thank you! :D",
"I think it’s important to note that La Calavera Catrina came from the Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada. His depiction is satire on the elite Mexican population in the early twentieth century. The figure is referenced in later works by other artists, including Diego Rivera’s mural Sueño de una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central.",
"Bomb.com",
"I like!!!!",
"That is so awesome! Somebody gots for real skill! Very jealous :)\n",
"You should sell these on tshirts! I think you'd make a lot of money off of it ",
"Aunt Pol?",
"She doesn't sell patterns, only completed custom work, and never makes the same piece twice. She sells them for ~$300."
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Skeleton stitchwork.
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/r/pics/comments/7okh6h/those_are_not_leaves_on_that_tree/
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"Well they're nothing to crow about either.",
"For fucks sake ",
"Looks like murder in the first degree...",
"Naaa, that's just a common a plague... (Those are grackles.)",
"Hitchcock. Oh my god it's happening.",
"Such an annoyance. ",
"Starlings are more annoying, because they fly in pattern and shit in patter also. Grackles just fly off in all directions.",
"Annoyance is another term for a group of grackles. ;) ",
"Alfred would be proud."
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Those are not leaves on that tree
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/r/pics/comments/7okimr/houses_in_germany/
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"This is really pretty - anyone know where it is?",
"Freudenberg",
"Soo... Joytown? ",
"Are you sure this wasn't inspiration art for skyrim?",
"More like Mount Joy",
"Pictures like this make me wish I could press a button and wake up somewhere new. ",
"> Freudenberg\n\nIf you reach *'Wenden'* you need to *'Turn-around'* towards the south. If you reach *'Kirchen'* you are at the wrong town *'Churches'*. If you end up west of *'Siegen'* you arrived *'Victorious'* at Freudenberg. ;D"
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Houses in Germany
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/r/pics/comments/7okisz/found_this_armadillo_in_my_back_yard_only_in_texas/
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"They're everywhere in FL",
"I’ve never seen any in Florida!",
"Not anymore. They've been spreading with the milder winters. My family in Missouri now sees these critters quite often. But when I was a kid, they were unheard of.",
"I don’t know why but I think they are the coolest! They look like real life Pokémon! "
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Found this Armadillo in my back yard, only in Texas❤️
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/r/pics/comments/7okl67/all_we_hear_is_radio_gaga/
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"Radio, someone still loves you!",
"So this is how Lars got started...",
"Mad Max kinda outfit:D",
"[The inspiration for this song came when Roger Taylor heard his son utter the words \"radio ca-ca\" while listening to a bad song on the radio while they were in Los Angeles.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Ga_Ga) \n \n\nI can't find any info about the costumes! I'm so curious who did these retro Balmain - Herve Leger outfits.",
"Third from the left got the short end of the stick. Everyone else looks like they're from Road Warrior, he just looks like a used tampon.",
"I can imagine somebody saying to freddy, \"how do you feel about red ace bandages?\" \n\n\"I'll try anything once darling. ooooH my boot needs an ostrich feather.\"",
"Brian May actually wears that well. ",
"And people were shocked when he came out the closet smh",
"Well Brian May looks basically the same, but Roger somehow turned into Anthony Hopkins with a goatee . . . .\nhttps://assets.radiox.co.uk/2017/16/roger-taylor-and-brian-may-2015-1492458246-list-handheld-0.jpg",
"too tall to pass of as Lars ",
"Wow, scary looking bunch....."
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All we hear is Radio Gaga!
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/r/pics/comments/7okl8j/locking_mechanism_of_an_antique_vault/
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"Mechanic mosaic",
"Where do you even start?",
"It’s awesome that people went out of their way to make things like this beautiful rather than plain and industrial looking. ",
"And you can buy a digital print for the low, low price of just [$12,500](https://www.artsy.net/artwork/eric-holubow-bank-vault-close-up). ",
"Thank God it’s not a Reddit Safe that never opens... (muttering: ‘those bastards’).",
"Might as well just buy a bank vault at that point."
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Locking mechanism of an antique vault
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http://i.imgur.com/Kpavo2Z.jpg
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/r/pics/comments/7oko1o/bird_of_paradise_and_hummingbird/
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"Is that by any chance in the Yucatán? ",
"The plant?",
"Both the plant and the hummingbird are common in the Yucatán peninsula but elsewhere too...",
"You fooled me. It took me a few seconds of looking at the flower to determine it wasn't a bird.",
"I wonder what shutter speed that was taken at",
"Ahh but you see that math can help us estimate the exact speed. But I'm too lazy so idk",
"Expected [the bird,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird-of-paradise)\nbut got [the plant!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strelitzia)\n\n \n\nAnd because they're so cool, here's some gifs of [the bird in action](https://imgur.com/gallery/Kdl5k)",
"I had a friend who liked the flower bird of paradise. She thought they were “fancy flowers”. If a bouquet had one it really impressed her. She also couldn’t remember the name and often made up a name on the spur of the moment. Some of my favorites are tropics bird flower, and the flower that looks like a bird with a stick in its eye. ",
"My money’s on the bird."
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Bird of Paradise and Hummingbird
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/r/pics/comments/7okpcm/polar_night/
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"Photographer: Adnan Bubalo",
"Where's this located anyone know? That's a whole lot of church so I'm guessing Colorado or someplace rather than my first guess which was Scandinavia or something ",
"Reminds me of a mormon temple near ..... Pocatello?",
"Don't now why I was expecting [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ_IBiealig) Polar Nights",
"Based on the architecture of the surrounding buildings, I would give it about 75 % chance of being in Norway somewhere, with sweden as my second guess. There are churches here as well.",
"\n/u/nod23b, your comment was removed for the following reason: \n\n* Instagram links are not allowed in this subreddit. Handles are allowed (e.g. @example), as long as they are not a hotlink. (this is a spam prevention measure. Thank you for your understanding) \n\nTo have your comment restored, please edit the instagram link out of your comment, then send a [message to the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Request to restore comment by /u/nod23b&message=This [comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7okpcm/polar_night/dsak8wt/?context=3?context=10\\) was removed for containing an instagram link.)\n\n\n*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/pics) if you have any questions or concerns.*",
"No, it's from Norway. Specifically, it's [the Borge church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borge_Church) in [Vestvågøy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestv%C3%A5g%C3%B8y), Nordland county.\n\n- Here's the original from [the photographer.](https://500px.com/photo/237207361/polar-night-by-adnan-bubalo-)\n\n- [Here's a summer photo.](https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6148/5923029763_9bf433b841_b.jpg)\n- Here's [an upclose photo](https://www.nfk.no/handlers/bv.ashx/ia0461f00-b7ff-4f52-ad5a-ad83e57fd4ff/fylkesleksikon_1.6967821.jpg)\n- [Sideways](http://media2.origo.no/-/cache/image/2657851_h396c53abfad2b7546394_v1407853844_562x450.jpeg)\n- [Sideways, at night, winter](http://www.vestvagoy.kirken.no/images/originale/kirken.jpg)\n- Church of Norway's [fact page for the church](http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Borge-kirke-Vestvaagoey)\n\nYou can see it well in [this photo from Getty images](https://www.gettyimages.no/detail/photo/viking-church-borg-vestvagoy-lofoten-islands-norway-royalty-free-image/813225324?esource=SEO_GIS_CDN_Redirect)",
"It's from Lofoten, Norway",
"Yeah I guess I thought it was Scandinavia but that the church looked like one of those American mega-churches so I was confused. Looks like a beautiful place and photo! ",
"[It was built in 1986](http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Borge-kirke-Vestvaagoey), in Norway, so it might just be the architecture of the time.",
"Skyrim is amazing with these new mods. \n",
"First thing I did was search this photo for the fictitious Chris Van Allsburg Polar Express train with Tom Hanks riding aboard as conductor. \n\nRe-read caption. \n\nPretty sure I see the train anyway. "
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"Polar Night"
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/r/pics/comments/7okppe/hey_weather_people/
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"Indeed. Explosive cyclogenesis is already a thing.",
"Exactly, If it's a bomb cyclone, which part of it contains the explosive? ",
"When they read this, they'll probably reach out to you personally to thank you for your insight. \n\nYou should definitely hold your breath while you wait.",
"/u/harryhartounian, thank you for your submission! Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/harryhartounian&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7okppe/hey_weather_people/?context=10\\))"
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HEY WEATHER PEOPLE
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/r/pics/comments/7okrp6/michael_wolffs_senior_page_author_of_the_new/
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"It looks like this post is about US Politics. Various methods of filtering out content relating to US Politics can be found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/wiki/v2/resources/filter/politics).\n\n*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/pics) if you have any questions or concerns.*",
"Why is it written like that? It seems odd.",
"Seems appropriate ",
"Looks like the poster child for closeted gay high school student.",
"Probably answering questions that were stated at the front, but not repeated for each picture. Just a guess.",
"My mom says that he didn't write his own blurbs but the tradition at the time was that other students would write blurbs or thoughts about the student."
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Michael Wolff's senior page (author of the new controversial book on Trump) from my mom's high school yearbook
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/r/pics/comments/7okv9t/sun_sets_on_prague/
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"Remember the Bloodborne game.",
"Is that when the vampires come out? ",
"I’ve never seen so few people on the Charles Bridge, assuming that’s where it is",
"Remember the fireball",
"I really need to visit Prague one day. Such haunting beauty. ",
"Dark souls 3 with settings on extreme?",
"Unflipped decropped not shopped original @ [2048×1363](http://i.imgur.com/0HjZwzl.jpg)\n\nAnyone seeking more info might also check here:\n\ntitle | points | age | /r/ | comnts\n:--|:--|:--|:--|:--\n[Prague at Dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/77ibly/prague_at_dusk/) ^**B** | 24 | 2^mos | pics | 3\n[A beautiful picture of Prague.](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2yjp9i/a_beautiful_picture_of_prague/) ^**B** | 81 | 2^yrs | pics | 5\n[Prague](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/29jl41/prague/) | 62 | 3^yrs | pics | 1\n[Prague at Dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6ubdwv/prague_at_dusk/) | 15520 | 4^mos | pics | 210\n[Prague at dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/64cm3l/prague_at_dusk/) | 409 | 9^mos | pics | 16\n[Prague at dusk.](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6204py/prague_at_dusk/) | 16 | 9^mos | pics | 6\n[Prague at dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/5ddxls/prague_at_dusk/) | 54 | 1^yr | pics | 11\n[Prague at dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/56byw9/prague_at_dusk/) | 2038 | 1^yr | pics | 56\n[Prague \\(Praha\\) at dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4u9wsv/prague_praha_at_dusk/) | 32 | 1^yr | pics | 1\n[Prague at Dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4nuj30/prague_at_dusk/) | 24 | 1^yr | pics | 4\n[Prague at dusk.](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/47q872/prague_at_dusk/) | 280 | 1^yr | pics | 22\n[Prague at Dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3uo0hp/prague_at_dusk/) | 1824 | 2^yrs | pics | 42\n[Prague at dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3m6rc8/prague_at_dusk/) | 4693 | 2^yrs | pics | 274\n[Prague at dusk.](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/36m01e/prague_at_dusk/) | 5054 | 2^yrs | pics | 891\n[Prague at Dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2qq63j/prague_at_dusk/) | 3504 | 3^yrs | pics | 92\n[Prague At Night](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2i9w2o/prague_at_night/) | 2893 | 3^yrs | pics | 77\n[Prague at dusk.](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2e3zus/prague_at_dusk/) | 4783 | 3^yrs | pics | 1127\n[Beautiful](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2btt47/beautiful/) | 172 | 3^yrs | pics | 7\n[Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic \\[898x597\\]](http://www.reddit.com/r/CityPorn/comments/1va508/charles_bridge_prague_czech_republic_898x597/) | 1416 | 3^yrs | CityPorn | 32\n[Prague at Dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1teh5n/prague_at_dusk/) | 4116 | 4^yrs | pics | 782\n[Charles Bridge in Prague](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/143yrx/charles_bridge_in_prague/) | 99 | 5^yrs | pics | 5\n[I photoshopped that \"Prague at Dusk\" image](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/59rl5v/i_photoshopped_that_prague_at_dusk_image/) | 53 | 1^yr | pics | 11\n[I retouched the popular Prague At Dusk image.](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3ddoyr/i_retouched_the_popular_prague_at_dusk_image/) | 28 | 2^yrs | pics | 5\n[Bridge in Prague](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1ytfo2/bridge_in_prague/) ^**B** | 3516 | 3^yrs | pics | 160\n[Prague at Dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/558t7h/prague_at_dusk/) ^**B** | 140 | 1^yr | pics | 16\n[Beautiful photo of Prague at dusk.](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3m39g4/beautiful_photo_of_prague_at_dusk/) ^**B** | 112 | 2^yrs | pics | 4\n[Prague At Dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/pic/comments/3htssv/prague_at_dusk/) ^**B** | 795 | 2^yrs | pic | 33\n[Prague at dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/Offensive_Wallpapers/comments/36ns5c/prague_at_dusk/) ^**B** | 313 | 2^yrs | Offensive_Wallpapers | 16\n[Prague as a futuristic city at dusk](http://www.reddit.com/r/photoshopbattles/comments/1yv6cb/prague_as_a_futuristic_city_at_dusk/) ^**B** | 21 | 3^yrs | photoshopbattles | 8\n\n*[Source: karmadecay](http://karmadecay.com/results/u9913619) (B = bigger)*",
"Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy",
"Constantly reposted and nobody ever bothers to fix the fucking horizon.",
"One of my best friends always says that Prague is her favourite city. I get it after seeing this. Amazing.",
"I was going to say this reminds so much of bloodborne",
"If you're a beer drinker, Prague should be on your bucket list. There were places where drinking Pilsner Urquell was cheaper than drinkg bottled water. Definitely can't wait to go back one day.",
"Not only is this a heavy repost, but OP has submitted it before. ",
"Fear the old blood",
"What a beautiful picture of Yharnam!",
"*Cleric Beast theme starts playing*",
"Its a lovely little place with lots of little places to explore. Popped o over there between Berlin and Oslo this year. Kicked around for 4 days roughly. My only complaint was that it was very crowded and people are constantly bumping into you which made me paranoid. Do note that to find the bridge with so few people youll have to be either very early or late. But i doubt you'd get a sunset or sunrise without people. Its also cheap as fucck.",
"I just moved here (Prague - Praha 10) a few months ago and absolutely love it. Still learning the language but overall the people are great and everything is pretty cheap. Most people here speak English too. My niece is also here from the US attending school at Charles University and it’s pretty much free for her. Just small fees for certain things. \n\nAwesome beer and great food. Tons of sites to see and things to do. I can get an entire meal here with a beer for like $7-10 and not a fast food meal either. Well worth the trip if you want to see Europe. ",
"Looks like Bloodborne before the scourge of the beast. ",
"Paleblood hmmm never heard of it",
"Bloodbourneeee.\n",
"This looks like the boreal valley in Dark Souls 3",
"Let us cleanse these foul streets",
"I'm replaying Bloodborne right now and this is definitely what I thought of. I'm too lazy to research, but I wouldn't be surprised if From used this location as a reference. ",
"Milan, darling.",
"When I arrived in Prague and sat down for dinner at a restaurant, the waiter placed a giant mug on my table which I assumed he'd later fill up with water and then would give me another tiny glass to keep refilling the water from the mug.\n\nNext thing I know, the guy comes back and starts filling up the mug with Pilsner as I look on in disbelief. I hadn't even asked for it. I figure I might as well drink it because every single table had multiple large mugs of Pilsner. As the waiter was leaving, I asked for a glass of water and he gave me the most disgusted look I've ever seen on a waiter's face.\n\nDrank the whole mug. Left a 5-star review on Yelp for the place.",
"Except it'll never really look like this. This specific spot (Charles Bridge) is constantly overflowing with tourists snapping selfies at all times of the day.",
"Gilmore girls; anyone?",
"Came here for Bloodborne references, left not dissapointed",
"Is that the same bridge from the original Mission Impossible? Not the T.V show, but the first Tom Cruise one.",
"And may the good blood guide your way"
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Sun sets on Prague
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/r/pics/comments/7okvdc/this_freezing_fountain_in_my_pool/
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"It must have been nice while it lasted.",
"Does it mess up the pumps to let it freeze while it's running?",
"I’d guess they have a trip out for blockages.",
"This was taken today! Unfortunately it's getting warmer over the next few days, I was hoping to see it form a full igloo",
"For the sake of your pipes no you weren't."
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This Freezing Fountain in my Pool
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/r/pics/comments/7okvrn/why_is_this_allowed_inside_the_baltimore_airport/
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"This was setup directly across from the American airlines check-in gates by the way, so I can only assume American airlines supports this guy & his message 🙄",
"If we ignore your or my opinion on the subject matter, why wouldn’t it be allowed? I think the rule is: as long as you’re not in the way, it’s OK. ",
"There's a 2010 article from the Baltimore Sun about this very question. As long as anyone has a permit, they can exercise thier 1st Amendment rights. \n\nLauroche has been wrapping his message against the \"deep state\" for decades.",
"Not really. He could likely set up anywhere in front of any gate.",
"Most international airports are owned by the state or local governments in which they exist. In this case, a quick internet search shows the Maryland Aviation Authority is the owner/operator of this particular airport. In that sense, being generally defined as public property, this man’s freedom of speech is fairly well protected here. I wouldn’t pull American Airlines needlessly into it because most likely, they have no say if he’s set up in a common area. I guess the easiest thing to do is to let him do his thing and continue about your day. Go grab a beer. That’s my favorite airport activity.",
"Because \"Impeach Trump\" would also be allowed.",
"It's allowed because it's allowed",
"Probably more likely that is the area with the most traffic.",
"The First Amendment defends him just as much as it does you.",
"Someone should set up an impeach one just like the one in OP's pic right across from the the defend one. Film what happens and then you have a new short for the previews of the next pixar movie.",
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"Somebody should set up a table beside him, selling Wolff's book."
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Why is this allowed inside the Baltimore airport?
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"This hurts my head :(",
"I am so disgusted and yet I cannot look away....trippy....",
"This photo taken by Jukka-Pekka Tikkanen [won the Nature Picture of the Year competition in Finland in 2013](https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/swallowed_alive_wins_2013_nature_photography_contest/6890962).",
"It's snakes all the way down",
"I can't believe you've done this.",
"Kingsnake eats a skink",
"r/thisismylifenow",
"Fits like a glove. "
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A grass snake eating a slowworm
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"Pretty funny. r/atbge content imo.",
"Love it. ",
"This has to be the most Asian-car, I’ve ever seen. And I watched Tokyo Drift.",
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I don't know if I hate this or love this
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"Remember to leave some uncooked to sprinkle on top. ",
"Crumbling the noodle on top gives it an extra little crispity-snap! ",
"I love blizzballs!!!",
"We know you just said that out loud. ",
"I've had the spicy chicken, never had the beef. Good I take it?",
"In all honesty a quick survey of my household declares the chicken better. It will be awhile before we reach chicken though. ",
"Whatever happened to the pork flavored ramen? It was the fucking best."
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I’m ready for prison...nine nine!
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/r/pics/comments/7ol0hf/i_found_the_mystery_machine_today_near_my/
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"It was the guy from the very start who did it.",
"Apparently whoever did this has never actually seen the mystery machine. ",
"Haha yes, I was a little confused by the color choice but I still thought it was awesome. ",
"I'm just gonna paint \"the A-Team Van\" on the side of my van, then people will say \"I saw the A-Team van today!\" ",
"Do it "
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I found the Mystery Machine today near my favorite coffee shop
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"I love petting cats that have been lying around in the sun. Nothing feels better than stroking a soft, warm pussycat.",
"Looks like he's slowly being wiped out of existence because somebody corrected the time stream.",
"Technically the amount of exposure in that part the photo means there is no data available, so the ear doesn't exist. If you put this into photoshop, you wouldn't be able to pull any colors out of it or enhance it. "
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The sun makes his ear look erased
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"\"It is a miracle you can find true friends, and it is a miracle if you have enough food to eat, and it is a miracle if you get to spend your days and evenings doing whatever it is you like to do, and the holiday season - like all the other seasons - is a good time not only to tell stories of miracles, but to think about the miracles in your own life, and to be grateful for them, and that's the end of this particular story.\"",
"Wow that’s a cool surprise ",
"They did all that work and didn't want payment?",
"That is amazing! I love it so much. I wonder if she does this for other families in town?",
"We offered she said she drives by our house everyday for work and she just wanted to add it to her collection since she loved our house so much. She just wanted to spread the joy I guess. I was never into art before so I never bothered going into her shop. We support her business now :) ",
"awesome!",
"She does! She is so nice and doesn't care for money just wants to capture and preserve the uniqueness of the town. ",
"*my husband and me\n\nsorry",
"Lovely gesture & a lovely picture. "
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A local artist in our small town (who I haven't met before) surprised my husband and I with a piece of art of our house for Christmas. She attached a Lemony Snicket quote to it (in comments).
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"Why would they leave something like that running in the winter?",
"Kinda what I was wondering. Seems like a recipe for busted pipes ",
"My assumption is that they were hoping to end up as a mediocre Reddit post"
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15 ft Frozen Fountain in Dayton, OH after non-stop record low temperatures.
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"Where'd you get it? A friend of mine would love it.",
"[Flex comics](https://flexcomics.com/)",
"Awesome! I'll let her know.",
"No worries, hope she likes em "
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New gym gear got in today, pretty stoked
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/r/pics/comments/7olcj2/my_handsome_doggo_joey/
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"Regal af.",
"Joey is the best name ever. ",
"Wat?",
"We have an Italian last name so our vet’s office says his name makes him sound like a gangster.",
"Joey Bones ova here! ",
"Nice photo. The lighting almost makes it look like a great painting.",
"Thanks! It’s a wonder what portrait setting on my iPhone can do!",
"Who actually says doggo? ",
"I do. I call him that all the time."
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My handsome doggo, Joey.
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"Ice penis. ",
"*Cool* story bro.",
"r/mildlypenis",
"Anything's a dildo if you're brave enough. ",
"Didnt Abe Lincoln utter that?",
"People voted you, but I thought that joke was del\"ice\"full ;)",
"If I'm not mistaken, yea. Either him or Madison. ",
"Enormous? Do you even winter?",
"That thing is like 4' tall, inside a building."
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Enormous ice stalagmite i found at work. (I'm 6'4" for reference)
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"Craftsman's name is *Otto Kemppainen* and you can find him on Instagram as @kempknives.",
"A Finn making puukkos. Looks right to me.",
"The coolest?"
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18 year old guy makes the coolest looking knives as a hobby
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"If I went to Pokhara I'd take a picture like [this](http://www.kathmandulivinglabs.org/uploads/projects/Z2snPrUEjs6rVeDjemR2H8vDP1jezkyj.jpg) (This is the view from the Peace Temple, by the way).",
"Nice pic, btw I am used to this view as I am from Pokhara and my morning starts with this view.",
"Was there last May, the view wasn't as great. Wrong season, I guess. And could you burn down [this place](https://www.google.nl/maps/place/Punjabi+Restaurant+pure+vegetarians/@28.2118253,83.9569885,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipOrxUX8S3p1WDdHFqukd6U40SFqDyvcvgFlgDSs!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOrxUX8S3p1WDdHFqukd6U40SFqDyvcvgFlgDSs%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i4128!8i3096!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x3995937bbf0376ff:0xf6cf823b25802164!2sPokhara,+Nepal!3b1!8m2!3d28.237987!4d83.9955879!3m4!1s0x0:0xd84559d97fb9477a!8m2!3d28.2117568!4d83.9574612) for me? The food there gave me dysentery.\n\nI liked the walk to the Peace Temple, though, and even though it was a bit hazy, the view was spectacular. I live in the flattest, lowest country on the planet, [this](https://www.waternet.nl/globalassets/fotos/projecten/ronde-hoep/testfoto-polder-ronde-hoep.jpg?w=900&h=0&mode=crop&scale=both) is my regular view...",
"Haha, sorry to hear about it. You can visit in october, its the best time to visit IMO. For the food and lodging you can contact me I'll take care of it and help you have the best experience.",
"> I'll take care of it and help you have the best experience\n\nSpoken like a true Nepalese. Thanks for the generous offer of hospitality.\n\nI won't be back soon though, so many more countries to visit and so little time..."
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Pokhara, Nepal. Credit to my friend dudraj.
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"Pawnee should try something like this",
"Sweet Jesus",
"Comical. Good luck with that, Seattle.",
"What tax? I have discovered that artificial sweeteners raises insulin and that insulin contributes to building new fat cells. There should be an extra tax on those as well.",
"Try unsweetened Jesus, he's much less expensive due to this tax.",
"Several large cities have done this to great success, massively reducing the consumption of these beverages.",
"https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/FAS/BusinessLicenseTax/sweetened-beverage-tax-frequently-asked-questions.pdf",
"Costco looks bitter. ",
"Still only .50 a serving.",
"I like the precautions taken against angry mobs: Go to the other stores!",
"Seattle will have a healthier and skinnier populace because of this, so I also wish them luck.",
"Too taxing to be sweet.",
"This makes me ashamed to live in this city. What a fucking joke.",
"Go into the /r/Seattle version of this and people are saying it's great because it's going to magically solve the obesity problem. This is such a travesty",
"[One of my favorite clips.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ish8NBunrQU)",
"Why is it a travesty? Studies have shown that increased tobacco taxation results in a reduction of tobacco usage. Why is it bad logic that if healthy food is cheaper that unhealthy food, people will buy healthy food?",
"“i have discovered” 😂",
"And others have not. Read: Cook County. A bunch of pissed off residents. Enough pissed off people that voted politicians were going to lose their jobs. Which meant those politicians quickly voted to repeal it. ",
"Because sugar isn't a controlled substance and you can't just go around taxing any and all commodities that have a potential negative health impact on people. \n\nThere are better ways to decrease sugar consumption (like nutritional education) and this is just a lazy way to raise a ton of money while making middle-class liberal voters that get these guys into office feel good about themselves. ",
"Right lol I bet he also built his own phone and programmed his own version of Microsoft Word. ",
"It sounds like you're mostly upset that it's a tax presented by middle class liberals?\n\nYou do realize that the money raised from this tax is going to fund those nutritional education programs you're talking about, right? Programs cost money. Taxes raise money. Taxes fund programs. Taxes are good.\n\nEdit: [Here.](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-city-council-says-yes-to-soda-tax/)\n\n>The tax is expected to raise about $15 million per year. Some money will support the city’s Fresh Bucks program, which helps people using food stamps buy more fruits and vegetables at farmers markets.\n\n>And the council approved an amendment offered by Councilmember Debora Juarez calling out food banks and soup kitchens as eligible to receive funds.\n\n>“Funds raised by the tax will put healthy food on the table for hungry families across our city,” said Tanika Thompson, a food-access organizer for the South Seattle community organization Got Green.",
"Based on the language here, it's totally the retailer's decision to push off the actual cost of the tax to consumers, as it's a tax on distributors. There's also mention of exemptions, so I'm sure it's not all bad. I don't have anything against people's choice to drink whatever amount of pop a day, but it makes sense to try to educate and show actual evidence of pop (both high test and diet) being corelated to health issues, and ensure the healthier choices are less expensive and readily accessible. At the same time, generally everything in moderation and all is well. One 20 fl oz bottle would theoretically only be 35¢ more expensive, but these *are* 35 can cases. Of course it's $7.35, it's 420 (lol) fl oz.\n\nA sugar tax seemed to work for a pretty obese community in Indiana though, so...",
"Even with that sugar tax those cans are still less than half the price a can of coke costs in Australia when not on special.\n\nA can of coke from a vending machine costs $3.50AUD.\n\nCheapest I've ever been able to get a can of coke has been $0.75 for a 24 pack.\n\nThis is regular pricing here.\n\nhttps://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/42605/coca-cola-cans",
"You sound like a 1% republican.",
"Thank you! Somebody gets it.\n\nThere are many ways to reduce obesity in this country. This should not be one of the ones we take.",
"In what way?\n\nI sound like a republican for supporting a tax that will fund social programs for low income families?",
"In government you can either spend X dollars on educational programs and initiatives and get X result, or you can tax the item, *make* X dollars AND get X result. I'm not saying it's right but it's not hard to imagine why they did it this way, I'm sure they have been funding nutrition education programs before this that didn't work as much as they wanted.",
"Move to the US man it's amazing",
"Does that price include delivery by a wallaby? ",
"It sounds more socialist Democrat.",
"Was a joke.",
"I think you're missing the bigger picture. Businesses can sell whatever they want, if people start getting addicted to it and it starts having a negative effect on our society, then implementing some sort of obstacle to prevent it from being so easily accessible for so damn cheap. Sugar is a drug. It's extremely bad for your body. YES it is. This is an attempt at slowing down the obesity crisis. \"Educating\" people is just, dumb. DUMB. You can't educate every single person to properly understand the dangers of sugar. Half won't pay attention, the other half don't care and only a few may really get it and make LIFE CHANGING CHOICES. Most people won't because everywhere you go, MOST things have sugar. \n\nI think they should put the tax on the companies, if they want to put sugar in drinks, the company is taxed, but regardless that price will fall on the person buying it and not the company. So, regardless, you either take this approach, by taxing it, or you make it illegal. There's really no in-between. \"Duh just educate da people hurr\" isn't going to do shit. What about everyone who's out of school, how do you plan to \"re-educate\" those people? What, through TV? What if they don't have a TV? You going to force people to go to a nutrition class? At the age of 40? It's impossible to \"educate\" every person on the dangers of this shit. Instead, it needs to be implemented at a higher level so it ends up like this, in the path of the person buying sugar. ",
"Huh? Name a better way. I'll wait.",
"lol, why because he disagrees with a liberal? This \"republicans are evil\" shit I constantly see on reddit is pathetic and naive. It just makes people look dumb as rocks.",
"I should have realized that. Sorry.",
"Cook County sympathizes. Get that shit repealed. ",
"Depends on state and area too, Recently most Woollies near me are rotating the 24 or 30 block on special each week for the last few months. Best price is $0.66 a can in these blocks. Still that's $15 to $19 for a box. \n\nBeer can be cheaper at Dan Murphy's!",
"Nah, the free health care here in Aus is pretty good. Also we don't have Trump.",
"> Depends on state and area too\n\nYeah, it's just jumped up again in NSW due to the new recycling scheme.",
"So the first part of the Bible?",
">Also we don't have Trump\n\n# WINNING",
"Yeah, the company is called P Sherman.",
"Pretty much the price of a beer in Canada ",
"It's only effective if there are taxes everywhere. In the mean time, many Seattle residents will be driving to a Costco outside of city limits.",
"They did the same horseshit in Boulder last year. Now everybody shops in Longmont. Enjoy your reduction in tax revenue :)",
"I don't consider pissed off residents to be a failure, that means it was never enacted. Everywhere it has been put in place it has been very successful at reducing the consumption of these beverages. If you are drinking them responsibly, if there is such a thing, then the price increase will be almost nothing to you because you rarely drink them, but if you drink a lot of them, then the price increase will impact you more and get you to reduce your consumption to closer to a healthy level.",
"LOL stupid government! Hahahha",
"Eww no. He turns water into prune juice",
"Sin taxes are sinful",
"That doesn't seem too badly priced, coming from someone from Philadelphia, which has a soda tax ",
"So basically this is the government recouping the corn subsidies, since this is pretty much corn syrup and water in a can.",
"i like reading about these things in england and australia. in the us we would probably say program- a scheme is usually considered underhanded or not quite legal. a new recycling scheme sounds like a mob run recycling program or something (i get it, but still, it makes me smile)",
"That's a good point. Scheme doesn't really have a large negative context in Australia and is used in the name of large government projects quite a lot.",
"Some people will. Others will just pay the extra few bucks, and then some will just abstain from soda. That's the point. ",
"Good. Coke is poison. ",
"Real question: can food stamps be used to buy sugary drinks?",
"It's not horseshit, it's just a drug just as bad as tobacco or alcohol and should be taxed.",
"This is great because coke poisons children.",
"It's shown to have had an effect in the other cities that have added sugary drink taxes. Sure, having the surrounding cities also add the tax would have an even greater effect, but to say that it has no effect because people can just drive somewhere else is incorrect.",
"damn someone is going to make a shit ton of money bootlegging soda from the surrounding states. lol",
"so what are your vices? Eventually they'll overtax something you give a shit about?",
"Did everyone shop in Longmont or did some people give up or reduce their soda intake? If even a handful of people reduced their intake it's a net positive.\n",
"Now that I think about it, since this shit's all high fructose corn syrup why is it being taxed? There's no real sugar in this garbage to even use on a sugar tax",
"well i don't guess i will be drinking soda while i'm on my 12 hr lay over in Seattle WOW!!",
"I was joking.. so.. there's that.",
"Like guns?",
"We literally have homeless camps everywhere, open drug use and a lot of crime because of those things. It's completely enabled by Seattle City Council. \n\nBut soda is the real threat here. ",
"I think they want people to know it's a tax that raised prices and not them. It's bad for their brand if people think they just decided to double prices.",
"Cokes are regularly on sale here at grocery stores for $0.20USD here though, does that change your mind at all?",
"You know corn syrup is sugar right?",
"Yep. Just checked the woolys website.\n\nRegular price for a 35 can pack is $35.10 (admittedly it’s on sale atm for $19).\n\nhttps://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/84552/coca-cola-cans",
"Nah, it’s hfcs coke.",
"I got my current 2-liter soda bottles for $0.77 each. Admittedly, they were on sale and this is the cheapest I've ever seen them. ",
"not real sugar",
"it identifies itself as sugar, don't be rude",
"I'll be the ignoramus and say I didn't. What's the difference between that and the sprinkley kind?",
"No, it's not. It is a sweetener but not sugar. Chemically different.\n\nCorn syrup: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5282499#section=Top \n\nSugar: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/sucrose",
"Maby dont fucking worry about how others choose to live their lives.",
"Of course sucrose and glucose are chemically different different. They are both sugar, by definition.\n\nMaybe you just don't know what sugar is?",
"It is real sugar...",
"Because clearly we can't try to solve two problems at once. We should just all pick one problem and do everything we can to solve that, ignoring everything else. Also, I get to decide what that problem is.",
"As a person who commutes through the Seattle suburbs and into the city once or twice a week...no. It's worth the $7. Please GOD let the $7 be spent on getting that LINK station in Redmond opened earlier.",
"Here's some [copied text:](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/whats-the-difference-between-corn-syrup-and-sugar_us_5653200be4b0879a5b0b88d6)\n\n>Sugar and HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) consist of the same two simple molecules: fructose and glucose. However, in sugar, the glucose and fructose molecules are attached to each other, whereas in HFSC they’re not, Stanhope said. HFSC is merely a mixture of the two types of molecules.\n\n>Because HFSC consists of fructose and glucose that are not bonded, this substance can move out from the intestine and into the blood faster than sugar can, Stanhope said.\n\n>“With sucrose, [absorption into the bloodstream] might be slower,” Stanhope said.\n\n>Another important difference is that sucrose is made up of 50 percent glucose and 50 percent fructose, whereas HFCS is typically made up of 45 percent glucose and 55 percent fructose. Scientists sometimes refer to this mixture as “HFCS 55.”\n\n[More from here:](https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/sugar2.htm)\n>As its name implies, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) comes from corn, not sugarcane or sugar beets.\n\n>...\n\n>In fact, HFCS isn't that much different than standard, processed white sugar. A commonly used form of HFCS contains 45 percent glucose and 55 percent fructose. White sugar is split 50-50 between glucose and fructose. HFCS is higher in fructose than conventional corn syrup, which is 100 percent glucose. But other types of HFCS, especially those used in non-soda products like certain breads, are 58 percent glucose and only 42 percent fructose\n\n \nAlso this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup\n\n(Edit: added text and sources)",
"I drink and I used to smoke, and entirely agree with the heavy taxes placed on them. I also smoke pot and here in cali is to be heavily taxed for recreational consumption, I agree with that too.",
"I think a severe public health crisis needs more attention than demonizing soda drinkers. Feel good politics at play around here. ",
"Bro, it's a tax on a commodity deemed harmful. It's not demonizing. It's not \"the soda-drinkers suck act of 2017\". Also, I'm pretty sure the city council spends way more time dealing with those other issues than they spend on this. This is not a fucking cornerstone of their agenda, it's just the only part of it middle-class redditors notice because we usually drive past the other stuff and try our hardest not to think about it.\n\nIf you're mad, go tell them how to spend the money this tax will bring in on helping the homeless, because bitching about getting it repealed won't help.",
"Why though? I understand the negative externalities of the first two (moreso smoking) but what is the justification for sin taxes on pot?\n\nEven if you do believe that others do not. What makes you the moral authority? If you plan to quip back what makes me the authority I would offer that if you feel like donating more there aren't rules against that so I wouldn't be harming you.",
"This tax is a GREAT idea!",
"It's semantics. No reason to be an asshole. ",
"The voters set the rules, I just so happen to agree with them. That is who set the moral authority, the majority. The money raised from the taxes on pot go towards substance abuse programs, schools and many other programs that benefit society as a whole. If I have the money to be throwing away on pot, then I can also be tossing a few bucks to benefit society as a whole. If I want to not pay tax on it I am allowed to grow my own, just like I can brew my own beer. ",
"TIL Woolworths still exists. They left the mid-Atlantic something like 20 years ago.",
"They said that about lottos too. Then you find out the original money meant for schools got earmarked to something else.\n\nIt must be great to have your head so high up in the clouds, reality is a bitch.",
"Since when is a \"case\" 35 cans? I've only the herd the term referring to thins in multiples of 6. I feel like they're screwing by price gouging and owe you a can.",
"Gosh it's almost as though raising $$ is hard when you're constitutionally barred from the most effective taxes.\n\nSin taxes are normal, they're on lots of things we don't need - cigs, alcohol, and now soda. QQ, drink less 'beetus juice if you're mad about it. ",
"Lol, move then. No one will miss you.",
"Smoking cigarettes and pot is so different. One is forcing the people around to breathe foul smelling burning plant matter. The other is forcing the people around to breathe foul smelling burning plant matter.",
"The government is not our mommies. ",
"I'm not aware of pot being carcinogenic.\n\nAs with smoking I'd hazard a guess that the fumes from car exhausts is worse for the average non smoker than smokers are.",
"Different business entity I think.\n\nIt’s huge in Australia. Has a revenue of around $60 billion.\n\nFrom Wikipedia:\n\nIt is the second largest company in Australia by revenue and the second largest in New Zealand. In addition, Woolworths Limited is the largest takeaway liquor retailer in Australia, the largest hotel and gaming poker machine operator in Australia, and was the 19th largest retailer in the world in 2008.",
"Sodastream TM",
"They tried this shit in Chicago. We got it repealed within 2 months. It’s not a public health initiative, it’s a money grab. ",
"English is not my first language. Sorry about that . I ment found out.",
"Geez, seems more excessive than the tobacco tax. Guess smoking is healthier than sugar.",
"Wow, that works out to about $6/12 pk. We already pay $5+/12pk. Without any sugar tax. In Alabama. ",
"I wasn't trying to be an asshole, just genuinely thought you might not know what sugars are.",
"Where in Canada do you live? No way a can of beer is even remotely close to that price. ",
"It contains carcinogens. Adequate studies have not been done as smoking pot is illegal. ",
"That's like 3-4$ away from a cheap 15pack of beer in Alberta. ",
"Like I said, no where close to that price! The can of coke there is close to 50 cents a can. ",
"Lmao a 24 is 43$, wasn't referring to a literal price, just comparing it in the sense that it's stupidly expensive compared to anywhere else in the world ",
"Ahhhhh, now it makes sense. With that, I totally agree with you! ",
"Pretty sure the vast majority of people in Boulder still shop at Boulder. This is entirely based off intuition though.\n\nBut that still leaves room for you and everyone you know to shop at Longmont. You likely don't know everyone in Boulder and where they shop.\n\nPlus, who goes to another town just to save money for a few sugar items? Most stuff you buy won't have a tax like that.",
"Making sugar more expensive doesn't result in better health?\n\nMore expensive sugar = less sugar sales = less health problems due to sugar.\n\nMaybe it's primarily a money grab. But it literally has some impact on health.",
"I agree, but it's the adage of leading horses to water",
"I'm with ya, people are addicted to sugar and it's incredibly frustrating when the same crowd buys pink ribbons and furls their brows at the mystery of cancer. ",
"It's just the city of Seattle, not the whole state",
"That is delusional.\n\nTobacco gives you lung cancer and, when smoked, affects the respiratory health of everyone around you - especially those with common lung disorders like asthma.\n\nAlcohol impairs judgment to an extreme degree, causes major chemical dependency, and ruins lives.\n\nI've lost a close friend and two of my grandparents to alcohol. I've never lost anyone to Coca Cola.\n\nI can understand why you think providing an economic disincentive to the purchase of sugary drinks is good for the population, but I just cannot agree - especially when you start comparing them to things that are extremely damaging and dangerous to not only the consumer, but everyone around them.\n\nI'm highly morally against excise taxes like this, and I think they are a massive government overstep.",
"Sugar, in fact, was not more expensive. Only sweetened beverages were (and it didn't need to be sweetened by sugar. Artificially sweetened beverages were taxed as well). So I could buy 20 bags of sugar and 50 snickers bars and not be taxed on it. 100% money grab",
"> If you're mad, go tell them how to spend the money this tax will bring in on helping the homeless, because bitching about getting it repealed won't help.\n\nYes, yes it does. The more people know about this, the more pressure can be mounted against it.\n\n",
"You do know cane sugar isn't the only type of sugar right?",
"You should mandate people do exercise next.",
"How about keep your fucking nose out of other people's business. \n\nYou worry about what you're eating.",
"You understand obese people cost more than fit people to keep alive, right? So going from there, if it costs more to medicate, operate, and solve the eventual health detriments of obesity, that has to get made back at some point or you’re operating at a loss. So therefore they’re making money from obesity-causing empty calories, and in the process subsidizing the treatment for those same people down the line. It’s just economics. As a result, less people buy soda, less people become obese, less money is spent on healthcare. I’m totally ok with the tax because soda is literally nothing but pumping sugar into your body, and that’s not good for anyone. Tobacco tax works, why shouldn’t this? ",
"That’s not really how it works when it comes to taxes though, obesity as a public health crisis needs to be addressed and education doesn’t really work when those kids still go home to sodas and junk food. So make it an economically good decision to eat healthy, because that’s what gets results. You can still have your sugar water and no one will judge you, it’s just the most effective method to combat child obesity. ",
"I feel like the comparison of minimum wage just feels so artificial, in that I’m not making minimum wage, and a can of coke costs X, whereas I could probably make similar money in the US and it would cost Y. I don’t make 2.5 times the relative income of someone like myself in the states. ",
"Is this new tax subject to diet sodas with no sugar as well? I have read online that sometimes it is, but couldn't find out if that's the case with Seattle. If it is, that's total bullshit. 10 years ago I lost 35 lbs and joined the healthy/normal weight club in 3.5 months by just switching to diet soda. That was literally the only diet change I made. If diet soda is included in the tax, they could be doing more harm than good. \n\nWhen I drank regular soda I NEVER ate candy, like at all. Not saying I didn't enjoy it, but there was never a craving or sudden impulse to buy a candy bar. Once I switched to diet pop, all of a sudden I found myself buying a lot of candy after 2 days. But because I made the conscious decision to reduce calories & sugar I was able to figure out the common denominator and I stopped buying candy.\n\nSugar is addictive. If you are not conscious of your diet and are not making changes intentionally, you are going to subconsciously fill that void by eating sugary foods without even realizing it or taking note. \n\nI can promise you will see candy purchases on the rise. If anyone works in grocery, take note of your stock. I bet you will see an increase of purchases. It will double.",
"That’s total bullshit. All it does is reduce the amount of money someone has to spend on other things they actually need or the amount of money someone has to feed their family. People will always find a way to justify buying their cigarettes and alcohol even when it means less money to put food on the table. ",
"Food stamps can be used to purchase anything with a \"nutritional facts\" label (as opposed to supplemental facts) on it",
"As it’s already been mentioned - Woolworths in Australia is a completely seperate company to the Woolworths in UK, US and South Africa.",
"Looks like unsweetened Jesus saves your pocket book.",
"Our currencies are different but they’re pretty damned close. There are loads of reasons why things are the way they are, but what I’m saying is that it *feels* weird to have such similar societies with comparable prices for a lot of things, when random things like soda cost hugely different amounts. We joke about the “australia tax” but i don’t buy computer parts for 2.5x the price because our median incomes are different. ",
"Keep in mind this is at Costco though. 12 packs are around $5 in Seattle as well, at your normal grocery.",
"The one in Seattle doesn't apply to Diet Soda, no.",
"So everyone drives 30 miles for cheaper soda ? That doesnt sound like the boulder I know. ",
"Tobacco taxes are around 50% of the cost of a pack. Like Tabacco, Soda is not something anyone needs, ",
"It just shifts consumption, to other equally unhealthy alternatives.\n\nThe people who stop drinking soda wont start exercising or eating healthy. The effects on health will probably be *very* marginal. \n\nSugar isnt like tobacco. Tobacco is a central cause of health issues, while sugar is an ingredient in a myriad of unhealthy decisions that affect a persons overall health.\n",
"> That’s not really how it works when it comes to taxes though\n\nThat's not how taxes work. Taxes primary purpose is not to impose dietary preferences on a population and patronize and infantilize them.\n\n> obesity as a public health crisis needs to be addressed and education doesn’t really work when those kids still go home to sodas and junk food.\n\ntherefor remove people's rights to do what they want, because they can't be trusted to eat in accordance with the government approved diet?\n\nit's amazing how blithely some people resort to taking away people's rights..\n\n> You can still have your sugar water and no one will judge you, it’s just the most effective method to combat child obesity.\n\nYou could just strip people's children from them, and force them to eat only what you define as being acceptable. So effective!\n\n\"Nobody is going to judge you if the government strips your rights from you, it's just the most effective method to combat child obesity\"",
"How doesn't Coke sue?",
"Well like you I've lost close family members and friends to obesity and heart disease. I could directly contribute their bad health to sugar and more specifically to sugary drinks like coca-cola. I'm morally against the sugar lobbies and the health education in our country being warped by these people who just want to make a quick buck at the cost of Americans health. \n\n\nWe need better and more proper education about good diet practices, especially those that avoid refined sugar and sugar added into all facets of our diets. Obesity *is* and epidemic and people are addicted to sugar. It causes negative health issues no different to those of tobacco and I see no reason for it to not be taxed in a similar manner. It's excessive how much people drink and I believe it's okay for this tax to be so high because it creates incentive to drink less of something that's extremely harmful to anyone, and more specifically the youth in our country.\n\n\n\nMaybe if the issue was mainly stimming from just consenting adults it might be all right, but the parents in this country who feed and fuel our youth are feeding their children this crap and leading them down a path towards obesity. It doesn't help that it's also more common for lower-socioeconomic groups to largely drink more soda and also waste more of their income on nutritionally-void sugary beverages that do nothing but make them fat. A tax that aids them in avoiding this drinks will benefit their health and hopefully lead them towards making smarter purchases for their health as well as for their children's health.\n\n\n\nConsidering it's still possible to buy soda, and this will make sugary drinks more inline with the price for luxury beverages I'm all for it. Soda is not a necessity, and is anything but safe. ",
"Alternatively, you could say that it's the exact same product, so should cost roughly the same to buy.",
"I wonder what the price is for Diet Coke?",
"Is it really your sovereign right to drink sugar chemicals though?\n\nThere is a great difference between \"Soda is bad so it costs more\" and \"The government stealing your children\".",
"Have to appreciate them telling you to just shop elsewhere. Liberalism is a disease.",
"Lottos have raised billions for schools where I live(currently allowed 13% to go to \"administration costs\", at least 50% has to be returned to the public as prizes, and the rest goes directly to public education funds. If your state differs in their allocation then you need to get your state to rectify that.). I don't bitch about what my taxes pay for, I am just fine with paying them. I don't consider happily paying taxes to better society to be \"having my heads in the clouds\".",
"And more than likely they allowed funds to be diverted to other pork projects. Look at how much money has been wasted I the Middle East and then tell me that makes sense or is even moral.",
"I meant bitching about the soda tax won't help the homeless people aj_ramone is so concerned about. ",
"If sugar tax is meant to prevent you from buying sugary treats then what is income tax for🤔 stop us from working:)",
"ok bootlegging from the surrounding towns",
"There's also a difference between \"government is minimally intrusive and should not run people's lives\" and \"government defines the correct course for diet, exercise, and lifestyle and enforces it through monetary penalties or legal penalties\".",
"But it does cost Coke more to produce, transport, and market the product in Australia. ",
"In other news beer sales are way up.",
"Jesus, go buy as much sugar water as you want. Literally no one is stopping you. ",
"sugar is something everyone's brain needs and uses.\n",
"How about you just fuck off and stop meddling in other people's lives.",
"I'm being serious. How in the world are you this ridiculously angry about the cost of your sugar water? Taxing products that are very harmful (diabetes is a true epidemic in the US) and provide no benefit is nothing new, so have you been this butthurt for your entire life or is there something special about sugar water for you? I'm legitimately confused.",
"There’s a difference between the government saying you have to eat paleo or keto, and the government taxing something that literally everyone knows is unhealthy at the core, and has no place in a truly balanced diet. ",
"Good. \n\nYou go start a country where you define a greater intrusiveness that government takes into people's lives, stipulating \"unhealthy\" behaviours that should be weeded out.\n\nEveryone knows that not exercising is the fastest way to an early grave. So maybe your first priority should be to enforce 100 jumping jacks every day.\n\nYou go start that country which removes freedoms \"for the greater good\", and allow people to opt into it, instead of forcing your will on everyone.",
"Have you always been this casual about imposing your will on everyone else, because you think you know better?\n\nPerhaps you can suggest fines for people who don't eat a balanced diet every day. Why stop at your \"cola tax\" when you obviously know better than everyone else as to the decisions they should be making with their money at any given time.\n\nTake it one step further, and you could more effectively combat diabetes by actually monitoring everyone's daily intake. Just think of how many lives you'd save by penalizing people who don't eat balanced diets every day, or who don't exercise sufficiently every day.\n\nAre you really against fighting the epidemics of diabetes or obesity? I'm legitimately confused.",
"I'm just stating some basic logic that seems to refute the claim of my parent comment. Never said my position on the tax. I'm playing devils advocate for all you know.\n\nAt the end of the day, the impact on health is negligible for all I know. Or the impact is significant. I don't know. Either we can predict what the outcome will be, or time will tell.\n\nPlus I admitted it can primarily be a money grab. But come on, higher prices = less sales. Less sales means less people with sugar content from said potential sales. Unless you wanna say people are substituting for getting sugar in other ways as a counter, then I'm not sure how one could say this won't literally result in better health relative to sugar intake.\n\nAn example would be any similar tax. Try tobacco. Maybe with higher tobacco taxes, people are just as unhealthy, or worse, by substituting buying cigarettes for a worse habit. But you can for sure say the higher taxes usually lead in decreased sales, and, naturally, health improves relative to the risks of tobacco use. I could be wrong, though, I guess.",
"So it's primarily or exclusively a money grab.\n\nBut do you think that'll be the definite outcome? People buy less soda, but more candy bars, to substitute their craving? Not sure how likely it is, but I could see that.",
"That makes sense.",
"Public health epidemics deserve action taken. I'm sure you agree with that in regards to HIV, so I'm guessing you just don't actually know much about diabetes, obesity and the cost they impose on the general population? \n\nYou're demonstrating your lack of knowledge here making a straw man of it. Well, why don't we all become nazis and kill people that eat candy? You're being willfully ignorant. It genuinely sounds like you think obesity and diabetes is just a \"thing\" like the cold and not actually a real issue. Educate yourself. ",
"> Public health epidemics deserve action taken. I'm sure you agree with that in regards to HIV, so I'm guessing you just don't actually know much about diabetes, obesity and the cost they impose on the general population?\n\nLosing your agency to live your life free of the authoritarian tendencies of stupid people who think they know what's best for everyone else also has a cost on the general population. \n\nYour lazy \"ends justify the means\" abrogation of people's liberty from arbitrary taxation deserves action taken, in the form of resistance.\n\n> You're demonstrating your lack of knowledge here making a straw man of it. Well, why don't we all become nazis and kill people that eat candy? You're being willfully ignorant. It genuinely sounds like you think obesity and diabetes is just a \"thing\" like the cold and not actually a real issue. Educate yourself.\n\nIt sounds like you have no fucking clue what I think about diabetes or obesity, so you made up something that'd make you feel better.\n\nWhich, coming from someone who exhibits zero reticence to put themselves above other people, sounds about right.",
"Why? You're taking advantage of other people's money every single day. Pretty sure you aren't \"resisting\" things your fellow taxpayers provide you (please I'm praying this isn't a foreign concept to you). That level of hypocrisy is pretty funny. \n\nRight, so that's a confirmation that you know little about obesity and diabetes as public health issues that all citizens are forced to pay for through taxes, otherwise you'd, you know, talk about it. \n\nCool, so you're a hypocrite that doesn't know what he's talking about. Who did you imagine would care about your opinion? ",
"Wow, so a behemoth of a healthcare industry exists sustained by public money, and therefor that's precedent for any and all further active forms of penalization of citizens who engage in 'unhealthy' behaviours. By that logic it is hypocrisy to not just embrace a political system whereby health-care costs are minimized by outlawing behaviours that have the possibility of future increased health care costs.\n\nCool, so you're an authoritarian who relies on condescension and poorly reasoned blather to sustain your belief that you should be able to tell other people how to live their lives. You live in the wrong country for that.",
"None of your opinions are compatible. Don't dictate what to do with my life and money! But I'm ok with everyone paying more taxes for people who are bigger drains on the system through easily preventable diseases. How do you want to pay: a general tax, or a tax on the very thing that only harms while providing no benefit, is a choice, and is a huge, direct contributor to said disease? The former is unfairly dictating what people do with their money, so it would seem you only have the one option. \n\nAgain, you're still straw-manning because it's clear you don't know what you're talking about. Have you done any research yet? Still waiting on that, hm? Comparing a deadly epidemic (that's an actual word with a specific definition by the way) to the common cold makes no sense. \n\nOh boy. Your last paragraph illustrates how incredibly self-aware you are. Cringey."
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The price of coke at costco in Seattle, WA with the new sugar tax.
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"Laught..... you fucking monster.",
"\"Laughed\" and 4 years old.https://tineye.com/search/95ea9cb712883c482e24ca9bf87e1203ae3c1a4f/",
"omg is the spelled police here",
"Bad schools in Bosnia?",
"Spelled.... you fucking monster.",
"How did you miss Ford Explorer/Indiana Jones???\n\nOr Ford Escape/The Fugitive??",
"/r/titlegore",
"Yeah where's Ford Escape? ",
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"Zuviel türkische sucuk gfressen????",
"Damn son, you suck at German too, Arschlecker Hurensohn Scheissfresser.",
"HAHHAA du Deutsches Opfer Kind wurdest von vielen Türkischen Sućuks gefickt und jetzt machst auf großen Gangsta hier du beschiessenes Kind du",
"For you to get that mad, my comment must be very close to your reality. My work is done."
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Hahaha i laught my ass off Ford RoX
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"The best fans in the world. If you can stand by that team year after year after year, you deserve some sort of medal. Respect. ",
"Lions?"
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Cleveland Browns fans hold parade after historic winless season
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"Normal me, I bet that feels cool in my hand. Not so normal, wonder if I could shove this in my butt.",
"I, uh, want to buy this",
"Remove the cap before you do that, so you might get a sweet surprise.",
"Dual usage. Get the most bang for your buck.",
"This is not an accident. ",
"Ass to ass! http://i.imgur.com/TuCK3mk.png",
"These have more than one use, trust me. ",
"Perfect if you want people to think you have a sweet ass",
"Just make sure not to use soap",
"https://media.giphy.com/media/IOW62vImJNEhW/giphy.gif",
"Cheap candy is clearly made with the same molds as sex toys"
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Interesting design....
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"I cant believe you drew all over it",
"It wasn’t me it was my brother",
"Javier Pérez de Cuéllar?",
"Dammit Dewey!"
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My grandad has a Nobel Peace Prize certificate for his time in the UN Peacekeeping Forces
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"Battle of the Bastards comes to mind",
"I know there's a r/holdmybeer, Cosmo, catnip, etc. But is there one for dogs? If not, someone should jump on that. Maybe r/holdmykibble?",
"In the human’s mind: “Aww my dog looks so happy in the sheep!”\nIn the dog’s mind:”WTF are you doing!? Save me, don’t just take a picture!”",
"I almost didn't realise the photo was in only black and white..."
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Hold my beer while I keep the sheep
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"Talk about a nut job. ",
"A trailer shaped like that? Idk that’s kinda nutty.",
"It broke down? Take to the shell station.",
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The Planters Nutmobile broke down in the parking lot at my work this morning
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"You must be a dad. Because you’ve got dad jokes. ",
"Dude....that short nail...\n\nI feel like you had some kind of an accident that made you lose half your nail",
"1.LOL yes I’m a dad.",
"2.great catch! In 1968 when I was 11 years old I was breaking up concrete at a friends house because his dad was putting in a new porch. My friend swinging a ball peen hammer, accidentally hit my finger rather than a piece of concrete. I ended up getting operated on, they put a pin in, and I lost the summer of 1968 to swimming. I always remember because I was in the hospital the same time as Bobby Kennedy. ",
"I have a NSFW story regarding that finger if you’re interested!",
"Story time? As a mom, I've had lots of Shit happen, but none that made me lose half a nail haha",
"So after the operation, if you look at my finger you see a little indent at the nail. I had a pin that came out of my finger at that point. The pin was as long as my finger and held the bones together. \n\nSometime during the summer of 1968, I was swinging my hand around and the bandage flew off my finger. I picked up the bandage and saw 2 1/2 inches of pin still in the bandage.\n\nI took the bandage in the pin to my dad, and told him hey dad, the pin came out!\n\nHe held my finger steady, grabbed the end of the pin, And slid all 2 1/2 inches of it back into my finger. \n\nThere it sat for another month when the doctor took it out. I didn’t tell the doctor it was out already!",
"Jesus. Ouch. Why did you have to have a pin in your finger? What was the cause of the operation? Is that rude to ask? Sorry if it is, genuinely just curious",
"See below! Hammer plus finger. ",
"Always interested! And wow what a story! Ouch! Lol"
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When I put my hand like this it looks like I’m missing a finger like those other guys!
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"How does he not have a rape charge. Look at him.",
"Even back then he still had an incredibly punchable face",
"State Champ for Temporaneous Speaking....is that a thing?",
"He looks like a pedo",
"Temporaneous: happening at the right time\n\nLike him lining his pockets with all that telecom money. ",
"You sure that's not Baba Booey?",
"Extemporaneous Speaking, it is a thing.",
"Okay, thank you ",
"State champ in bullshitting a speech, not surprised. What a tool ",
"Now burn it with fire",
"Looks like an Indian PE teacher from rural ohio",
"I feel like every time he sneezes his teeth should go through his lower lip",
"The one that touches little kids.",
"Voted \"Most likely to become a shameless whore\"",
"r/notSoCoolOldSchool",
"Porn Baba Booey.",
"*high school. Two words, each one spelled correctly.",
"Reddit: people who got bullied by ignorant assholes in high school, now ignorant assholes themselves, bullying pictures of someone in high school from 30 years ago.\n\nThat'll make it all better.",
"Just noticed \"High School\" was misspelled in the title. I should have double checked.",
"Lemme tell you, Kansas is neck deep in bullshit and all they can smell is roses",
"Neckbeards vs. porn ‘staches... it’s a win-win",
"Baba Boney?",
"Holy shit, you're white knighting Ajit Pai? Listen, he's not into you, no matter how nice you are, he won't notice you.",
"/r/punchableface ",
"Perma virgin confirmed",
"everyone looked like that back then you can't charge everyone",
"the fk is wrong with you",
"But apparently you can get away with non consensually fucking 300 million people. ",
"I'm pretty sore about the whole net neutrality. He deserves no respect from me.",
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"and faking consent forms ",
"That too.",
"I'm not white knighting him; I don't know him or care about him either way. I'm pointing out what idiots people like you are.\n\nSubtle, but important, distinction.",
"Damn, you know me so well."
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Ajit Pai In Highscool
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"Looks like you’re actually suppose to alternate between crossing and non-crossing hands. ",
"lol drumpf",
":(",
"I agree. Looks like the bloke in the blue suit's the one messing it all up.",
"He's really unclear on the meaning of \"the left\"",
"*\"Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius....and a very stable genius at that!\"*\n\nActual tweets earlier today.\n\nhttps://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump",
"Not sure if he is genuinely confused or just embarrassed about his small hands.",
"[I prefer this one](https://imgur.com/a/ZxxBB)\n\nEdit: A dad joke for the 30 requests I just got:\n\nWhy did the poor man sell yeast?\n\nHe needed to raise some dough.",
"Aww, that's my Prime Minister. Total dick head...",
"Not true.\n\n[How it's actually done](https://imgur.com/a/v26wI)\n",
"Not true.\n\n[How it's actually done](https://imgur.com/a/v26wI)\n",
"Its cropped so Trump looks dumb. In reality every other person is supposed to do what Trump is doing (no crossing) , but the guy in the blue shirt is fucking it up and Trump is looking at him. Look to the far left.",
"[How it's actually done](https://imgur.com/a/v26wI)\n",
"Its funny how they intentionally crop small moments like this to try to trick people and make Trump look bad. For what?",
"I think you missed the joke. Twice. ",
"Not true.\n\n[How it's actually done](https://imgur.com/a/v26wI)\n",
"Not true.\n\n[How it's actually done](https://imgur.com/a/v26wI)\n",
"For that they all would need to stand closer together. It's not just Donnie fucking this up.",
"I see people trying to say youre supposed to alternate whose arms are crossed and whose are not, which is not true. I see half the thread thinking its impossible unless every other person is either backwards or not crossed.\n\nJust trying to clear up the confusion that what they're attempting is in fact possible despite the \"bloke in the blue suit\" messing it up. ",
"That's a different place and time. Look to the far left of this picture...\nhttp://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Donald-Trump-handshake-1_AFP.jpg",
"Cue the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme ",
"Sometimes we say things that aren’t true, purely for comedic effect. Like when I told your mom “I love you too” before leaving her apartment this morning. ",
"> Looks like the bloke in the blue suit's the one messing it all up.\n\nThe bloke two to the right of Donald is a Prime Minister, thought he meant him. My apologies. ",
"Lol so now it's also the others fault? Why even go this way and try to defend his mistake? ",
"Yeah. Homeboy on the far left is wrong, too. ",
"Shhhh! The narrative must be maintained.",
"Yes the things he says and does makes him look bad enough already. ",
"It soothes their aching asses. For a moment.",
"No that’s his dictator friend from the Philippines, the one that bragged about murdering people who did drugs. He’s simply confused about how to do what they’re doing. ",
"I know, sorry just trying to make a joke, guess that means bad karma here.",
"Funny how we make our presidents do the same kind of stupid shit we force kids to do for pictures",
"What is he supposed to do in your opinion? Pull them closer together himself? The hands of the leaders next to him are barely further apart then their shoulders while Papa Trump would have to cover about twice his shoulder width...",
"[yep real genius](https://imgur.com/gallery/Pls5a)",
"If only there was some way for him to send a message, a tweet or something, to the people around him.",
"i mean making a joke is fine. trying and failing is bad karma",
"so because your little mind was already made up you are just gonna live with being wrong?",
"Yes, I suppose but I've had really bad experience in sun reddits that have karma requirements where one post can force you to make a brand new account.",
"But the kids don't get confused",
"Cross his arms and hold hands with the persons next to him. Maybe a nice firm grip like this: https://imgur.com/gallery/7H7VS\n\nApparently some people need special guidance. Here is the trick step by step:\n1. Cross your arms\n2. Find the hand of the person on your left\n3. Find the hand of the person on your right \n\nThis will successfully make you a part of the line even when there seems to be a long distance between your neighbours. Because your neighbours will give you more room when you first are holding hands. Neat! Now Trumpets also have the ability to form a chain with their hands. ",
"This container is not fine China. How does it work? I only use fine China. The finest, best China.",
"Only a dumbass would defend another dumbass.",
"\"...and being, like, really smart.\" That might be the most unintelligent thing a world leader has ever written. ",
"This is called the [ASEAN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations) handshake and its a symbol for these 10 nations used to represent equal standing within the organization. They pose for one every time they meet. Its a significant gesture of unity. They include China, the US, and Japan sometimes and the leader is always included in the photo, most know what to do.\n\nASEAN is marked by consensus driven agreements and zero criticism of each other. Very different from the EU or UN.",
"Is his face shopped is that just his natural orangesicle raisin face. ",
"[Strong and stable](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMI2tIGi1Iw)",
"https://i.imgur.com/opWFxoW.jpg",
"That's Malcolm Trumble.",
"Nope that's all Trump.",
"I actually can't believe that isn't satire. Holy shit, I'm in disbelief.",
"With all the accusations of collusion and treason and bigotry and racism and misogyny the worst thing that anybody can actually prove is that he sort of awkwardly drank a bottle of water once.",
"Premium grade debate right here.",
"Ima be honest here and say that I would probably be confused in this situation too.",
"I thought he was just experiencing hand envy",
"First try huh?\n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign,_2000\n\nWhy does he lie about such petty shit? ",
"It looks like no one knows what's going on",
"This is an example of Trump playing 7D chess while everyone else is playing checkers, right? ",
"The guy after the dude on the left (you can see his one arm) is also not crossing over. It's pretty difficult to shake hands if everyone is crossing over, as your palms will be be facing inward ",
"I kind of feel for him in this one. One time, in the middle of a job interview, I became very thirsty. It was for a job I really wanted so I was pretty nervous. I picked up the cup of water with one hand, only to find that my hand was shaking so badly it was almost spilling out of the cup. I didn't want to put the cup down and look like some weirdo that doesn't even know whether or not he is thirsty. So I used my other had to stabilize the cup while I took a quick sip. haha, I must have looked ridiculous. ",
"You put your left leg in, your left leg out, do the hockey pokey....",
"Commenter above you is wrong, everyone crosses arms",
"Low key I think he’s suppose to be like this, it seems like every other person crosses there hands. \n\nEdit: Another comment noted the name of the hand shake and yeah he ain’t doing it right ",
"I’m pretty sure trump is right. It won’t work if everyone crosses their hands. Look at the far left the guy isn’t crossing his arms. The guy on the car right is the wrong one. ",
"Why? He's clearly an idiot who's like, really smart",
"With how many times he had to specify he's smart, I'd say he's probably insecure about his intelligence. An actual stable genius would more than likely just ignore something untrue or come at it from a more educated angle. Trump just retaliates at those calling him out and makes sure to specify several times that he's, in fact, the exact opposite of the mean things people are saying.",
"Where there is smoke, there is fire. Anyone blind to this lying con scumbag is probably one or more of the above. \n\n[Also, you forget to add rape to your list](http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/12/what-happened-to-trumps-16-sexual-misconduct-accusers.html)",
"It kinda looks like he was going in expecting a straw.",
"At least it isn't Tony, can you imagine how much of a goofy turd he would look there? Where would he put his onion?",
"By your logic all of the nasty things the right says about Clinton are true because there are so many people saying them.",
"so how does reddit force you to make a brand new account? could you just not do that",
"That’s why you have arms and wrists. So you can rotate your hand. And the smart thing is that your neighbour also can rotate their hands. So they can compensate if you can’t do it. If you think there is a problem you’re either never been physical with another person before or you’re a Lego figure. ",
"Very Stable Genius*",
"r/facepalm",
"I think the politically correct term for our orange leader is Lord Pumpkin.",
"The man's point stands. ",
"God his suit always looks like shit",
"Dementia fucks with your memory pretty hard.",
"And there it is America, a prime example of why you're a laughing stock to the rest of the world right now. This kind of deluded buffoonery must be quite embarrassing for you normal folk, I honestly feel for you.",
"*ignores the obvious american*\n\nYep, Malcolm looks ridiculous grabbing at Duterte.",
"Geesus, even Gary Busey is laughing at that one.",
"He's dedicated his afternoon to searching every single post like your's to reply \"not true\" with that link",
"Who gives a flying shit",
"Naw buddy, different cultures, different norms. ",
"This is my favorite Trump telling us how smart he is quote.\n\n>“Look, having nuclear — my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at MIT; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the Wharton School of Finance, very good, very smart — you know, if you’re a conservative Republican, if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I’m one of the smartest people anywhere in the world — it’s true! — but when you’re a conservative Republican they try — oh, do they do a number — that’s why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune — you know I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we’re a little disadvantaged — but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me — it would have been so easy, and it’s not as important as these lives are — nuclear is powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago; he would explain the power of what’s going to happen and he was right, who would have thought? — but when you look at what’s going on with the four prisoners — now it used to be three, now it’s four — but when it was three and even now, I would have said it’s all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don’t, they haven’t figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it’s gonna take them about another 150 years — but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us.”\n\nAnd that is just one run on sentence.",
"I did that had shake in kidgergarden. Pretty sure some of the kids there did it quicker then he did.",
"The Onion should just close off, really. ",
"~~No it really is Donny fucking it up.~~ Malcolm looks a little grabby, and Rodrigo looks uncomfortable between two kinds of idiot. But it's mostly ~~Donny~~ me & Mal being a tard.\n\nE: I think I was wrong, and I'll admit it.",
"IT'S TRUMP NOT DRUMPF why are we still on this. ",
"Mate, chill. Just letting you know that Trump's not the only one. No need to start attacking people",
"This is like a stupid secret handshake that some people do. A new person will never get it right.\nThat said, someone with Trump's superior AND stable intellect should have figured it out. Believe me! ",
"I dont know if this makes sense, but if he wasn't as stupid as he actually is...this whole fiasco would seem much worse. ",
"It's a custom for their region at these events. A custom for our region is standing and putting our hand on our heart for the national anthem. Both are arbitrary and stupid. And yet you ignorant fucks seem to really care about your own customs and not others'",
"Clueless, as usual...",
"Didn't he also run in 2012 for the Republican nomination but was really just promoting his book?",
"My brain hurts from reading that",
"I think he is a smart and stable man. I also think he's extremely arrogant which could lead him to become unstable.",
"Russian president didn't cross his arms either, not in this photo",
"Looks like he thought about it.\n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/16/donald-trump-us-presidential-race",
"Because lets be honest, that looks dumb as fuck for a leader of the free world to be doing.",
"There's a video of this?",
"Found another stable genius",
"You notice the dumber someone is, the smarter they think they are? The more intelligent you are, the more you realize you don't know. ",
"Isn't that basically why he ran in 2016? Self promotion?",
"Cheeto-in-chief",
"Who said anything about Hillary Clinton? What is wrong with you people? Seriously. Your country is being undermined and all you have is projection, deflection and ignorance. ",
"Cheeto-in-chief",
"Two things: \n\nIf you look to the left, Trump isn't the only one doing it wrong. \n\nAlso; how is that suppose to happen naturally? When someone puts out their right hand to shake yours, you don't stick out your left. \n\nStay on your hate train, treasonous scum.",
"https://youtu.be/Elhyo-_fR0E",
"He looks so old and feeble in this, long gone are the days where our president appears bold and strong in all images.",
"He should've become a Congressman. With his ability to talk at length about absolutely nothing, they'd never need anyone else to filibuster anything ever again. They could just threaten to release Trump to the floor.",
"Who's the babe in white on the left?",
"Did he sleep in that suit? Fucking duffle bag.",
"Nope. This is the ASEAN summit. Sometimes people goof up.\n\n[2016](http://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ASEAN29.jpg)\n\n[2015](http://www.borneoholidays.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/The-27th-ASEAN-Summit1.gif)\n\n[2014](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/nHmuynNQ2w9aieiMnBmHNw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAwO2g9NjAwO2lsPXBsYW5l/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d425b06373d7d612530f6a7067002923.jpg)\n\n[2013](https://static.rappler.com/images/aquino-asean-april-20131002-1.jpg)\n\nEtc.\n\n[Also 2016](http://cnnphilippines.com/news/eagobb-Asean_summit_opening_CNNPH.jpg/alternates/FREE_640/Asean_summit_opening_CNNPH.jpg), showing that sometimes people fuck it up.",
"Caption this!",
"They're getting situated. Someone snapped this picture while they were shuffling around getting into position. He still didn't understand what was going on, but it's not like this was right before the official picture was taken.",
"he isn't going to be able to reach even if he did it correctly, the guys on both sides have their hands basically within their bodies",
"they are ASIAN you ignorant ass/",
"You can see it plain on his face he's like \"wait, look at the how huge his hands are\" ",
"Duteurte looks like he has it down ready. Sure, it's wide spacing, but that crossover technique is tight. That's a dude that practised.",
"Nope, it's fucking stupid, optics for idiots.. I can see why they do it..",
"yeah, but he's always been a lying piece of shit though",
"how many of them are stable geniuses?",
"Couple that dementia with Trump’s well-documented lifelong estrangement from truthfulness and you got someone you can trust about as far as you can throw a 300 pound pumpkin. ",
"Why do they have to cross their arms? Couldn’t they just hold hands like normal people? ",
"Notice how you've just kinda accepted the genius part... lmao",
"Looks like it's just that, like, super smart looking dude in the middle. The one with that, like, cool american flag pin.",
"Just cause it's part of culture doesn't mean it's beyond criticism. Planking used to be part of our culture...",
"Pretty much every fucking day, with this guy.",
"Trying to click this link on mobile is driving me mad. Mad I say!",
"Once again, great job America. ",
"https://i.imgur.com/PXRIMDa.gif",
"It is times like these where I'm actually happy Trump won. I didn't vote for him. I don't think there is a circumstance where I would have voted for him. I don't agree with him on plenty of things, but watching these snowflake libtard socialist cucks feel devastated every time Trump sends a tweet brings me a little joy. \n\nEvery cry like this actually slowly pushes me to kind of like Trump a little more.",
"No, I think that part is just obvious. People might actually not know about his previous campaign attempts.",
"How does it look like that?",
"You put your left leg in.....",
"In his budgie smuggler's probably...",
"He's not wrong, he has achieved all of those things. If you don't think he's doing something very right, then you may be the opposite of a genius. ",
"OP is clearly a genius, the guy on the far left doesn't have his arms crossed either.. but Fuck Trump! right? You couldn't even crop the image correctly...",
"I don't think that fads amount to culture. But our culture does lead to fads.",
"Are you asking for me to post this?\n\nhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/blog/head-in-the-cloud/201701/the-dunning-kruger-president%3famp",
"\"I'm like... very smart.\" ",
"Technically, if everyone crossed arms this wouldn’t work. One person needs to cross, then the next person doesn’t. Op might be the one lacking the genes necessary to be a genius. ",
"why is there a chef in the picture?",
"“I’m like, really smart”",
"Hey, can we have a dad joke? ",
"I don't think that necessarily matters",
"I agree. Fuck Trump and OP. ",
"The truth gets down voted the most. Welcome to Reddit. ",
"Bernie Sanders would’ve been the best candidate, but he may have been too borderline communist for America. I support Trump because I believe in his economic policies, and the way he is treating all of asia(I am Korean-American). Plus being an American, I feel it is my duty to support our president through the good times and the bad.",
"I love that morons are so hung up on the 'like' part, it's sooo fucking obvious why he included the 'like', yet here we are...",
"Lol Trump is less competent than a child XD",
"The other ones didn't count because he wasn't \"trying\" to win. He tried to win this time, so it was his first try.",
"They're going to need to stand closer if they need Trump to cross arms across his big gut and shake hands.",
"Damn that's funny.",
"This really isn’t that hard to pull off. Drunk people manage it for Auld Lang Syne on New Years Eve. ",
"Is there a nutty Trump picture subreddit?",
"Nah, man. It's funny to laugh at stupid people doing stupid shit. ",
"Some people are above conning hard working Americans into voting against their self interest.\n\nMe thinks you equate a lack of morality to being a genius. There's a reason that the smartest people don't go to business school. ",
"Notice how desperate you are to defend this shit... lmao",
"How is this treasonous?",
"So....Lets hear a dad joke.",
".....you put your right hand in, you put right hand..... ahhh fuck this.....",
"Those hands... like a child's. ",
"I like [this one](http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/polopoly_fs/1.1467383!/image/2585029041.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_630/2585029041.jpg).\n\nNo, wait, that's Brittrump. Never mind.",
"To be fair, the guy on the left doesn’t understand it either.",
"From that article, \"*Trump focused his campaign on the issues of fair trade, eliminating the national debt, and achieving universal healthcare as outlined in the campaign companion piece The America We Deserve, released in January 2000.*\"\n\nI'm not sure about the first of those, but he seems to have done a bit of a U-turn on the second and third policies...",
"Seems like the arm in the left side of the picture belongs to a stable genius as well.",
"If everyone crosses their arms, then no one can shake anyone's hand correctly. You need every other person to cross their arms...",
"Why the fuck is the most powerful man in the world not able to wear his necktie at the appropriate length? ",
"This lineup would actually make a lot more sense if every other person was doing it like Trump. The hands are all backwards if everyone crosses their arms. From the looks of the guy on the far left, Trump is doing it right and the guy in the blue suit on the right is doing it wrong. \n\nedit: Or just downvote because you hate Trump and can't use reasonable logic. I hate Trump too, but ya'll are dumb.",
"The man is an idiot",
"Who is the fucktard who thought a photo like that would be a good idea? Seriously.",
"Everyone's investments are up, You haven't done anything that most other people who invest are doing. \n\nYour investments were up before he became president as well, and if you don't know that than you are lying about investing.",
"I love how it's been the go-to line for trumpers the last month in regards to *any* criticism.\n\n\"Yes well I am adultman with big FOUR O ONE K and I am make big profits and investments since last month thanks to emperor!\"",
"Anyone tell you you're cute when you're retarded? ;)",
"It's also been reported that several of his teachers at Wharton described him as \"the dumbest student they've ever had\".",
"> Trump focused his campaign on the issues of fair trade, eliminating the national debt, and achieving universal healthcare\n\nAll literally opposite of his current positions... Interesting stuff!",
"He's just stretching for his Chippendale's dancing.",
"Fuck you",
"Because his families original name is Drumpf ",
"yet, kids can figure it out.",
"> trick people and make Trump look bad.\n\nYou don't have to trick anyone to make trump look bad.",
"\"Why would a man who wears a t shirt that says 'Genius at Work' spend all his time watching a children's cartoon show? \"",
"I prefer Cheeto Tweetolini ",
"Won what? The ability to embarrass his country instead of just his family?",
"Yep. The Democrats would just say, \"ah, fuck it. Those kids don't need health care that bad. I can't listen to that dumb mother fucker ramble on for 8 hours.\"",
"I'm the best arm linker there ever was, you've never seen someone link arms like me! ",
"I'm not gonna then.",
"Aspartame is a mother fucker. ",
"Fake news. ",
"Just spit water outta my nose lmao. ",
"What’s a dad joke?",
"This is some Poe’s Law shit right here. ",
"4D chess move to not shake Duterte's hand. ",
"I want a dad joke. But if Trump was the dad telling the joke.",
"It's only a lie if you know what the words you're saying mean",
"Fuck that actually made me laugh out loud, well played",
"Not only that, but look at the guy on the far left just outta frame, idiot OP failed to correctly crop the imagine to hide the fact that the other guy is doing it the same as Trump...",
"Is it weird that you're on side that's truly being ridiculed? Is defending this stupidity worth the energy?",
"you are like, very smart.",
"Can i get a dad joke?",
"Captain Carrot",
"I prefer David S. Pumpkins",
"Dunning Kruger Effect\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect",
"How? He's crossing his arms is he not? All i see is that the guy in blue trying to grab a hold of the guy next to him.\n\n",
"Small hands",
"Well hey, as long as things are going well for you everything is ok huh? You have the exact kind of selfish-bastard attitude that’s wrong with the US. Guess what, things are going pretty ok for me as well! But I also know that not everyone else is in the same position. I know that poor minorities still have it really difficult. I know the divide between the rich and poor is only going to get bigger with the latest tax plan. I know that the environment is getting worse and while I may be old when it really goes to shit, my children and and their generation will suffer. Stop being a fucking selfish dickwad and learn to empathize.",
"The dude has made billions of dollars, banged models all his life, had a top rated TV show for years, and got elected the President of the United States. Who wouldn't think they were very capable if they accomplished all of that?",
"LELELELEL DRUMPF IS SO STUPID XDXD",
"How is this a norm? Do the average people in these countries do this?\n\nIt's a ridiculous looking publicity stunt.",
"> my investments are up\n\nlike they have for the past 5+ years?\n\n>my taxes have been cut.\n\nI'm sure taxes don't go to anything important. Btw, they increase dramatically in around 5 years or so.",
"My favorite is orange vulgarian. ",
"used to?",
"Given the accounts of his diet, he probably was.",
"I'm actually pretty sure that's the only guy who gets it. It looks like they're supposed to alternate, so they can each actually shake hands. \n\nEdit: no, I'm wrong. That guy is an idiot. The handshake is always with your arms crossed awkwardly across your body.",
"Fox news? ",
"See my above comment, apply your own logic to yourself and OP. Thank's for playing, you just called yourself a dumbass hahaha",
"Yeah, but you don't have an army of statespeople at your disposal to instruct you on customs. ",
"*fine Gyana",
"But what about....",
"And everyone can't tell he's trolling you all hard.",
"Stand back everyone, given the way the other guy's hands are, it's impossible for Trump to shake their hands with his arms crossed. ",
"You’re too obvious. A better troll would have stopped before the first edit. ",
"Because he's insecure and probably has a small button.",
"Most people are better off with the tax plan. Illegal immigration is down. We have less of an influx in potential terrorists. The economy is booming. People are receiving bonuses left and right.\n\nIf you think you're bamboozled, you've been watching too much CNN. ",
"Not at all\n\nedit: Why am I downvoted? \"we\" didn't make our presidents do anything",
"If he was a stable genius he would know when to STFU.",
"Nah, he's said way dumber things. Just off the top of my head , he thinks clean coal is when you take coal out of the ground and wash it",
"It's made in China what do you expect",
"> He still didn't understand what was going on\n\nIs this supposed to make Donnie look **better**?\n",
"That's because it's doing a good job at hiding all the fat.",
"The guy in white is the one who messed up. But let’s blame Trump for everything cuz liberals!",
"> If you look to the left, Trump isn't the only one doing it wrong. \n\nbut he said he was a genius. Why would a genius fail like the other normal people?",
"when your water is too hot",
"Hnggggggg",
"Wear ill-fitting suits and gigantic ties?",
"[I agree.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Yalta_Conference_%28Churchill%2C_Roosevelt%2C_Stalin%29_%28B%26W%29.jpg) ",
"that tiny hands.",
"Yup, stupid people like Donnie Trump. ",
"Lmao at the person getting easily offended calling someone else a snowflake 😂\n\nSeems like a case of a pot calling the kettle black methinks",
"He specifically cited David Duke as a reason for withdrawing in 2000 but now supposedly didn't know who David Duke was.",
"What’s this “stable genius” joke from? I’m really out of the loop on this one.",
"A genius shitpost, very stable. Good genes, everybody knows",
"Lol",
"Haha drumpf is orange and dumb! Obama was so intelligent! ",
"[Haha](https://media.giphy.com/media/L56JrxvYUEfMA/giphy.gif)",
"I thought you were just quoting the Nathan for You intro at first..",
"Hilarious even. Especially this nitwit. ",
"The guy two left of Trump(Trump's right) isn't.",
"I wish. Nobody understands Trump is literally just a funny old man. I with everyone could unite under the idea we just let a funny old dude be president for a while.\n\nWe don't know how much it meant to him.",
"He actually looks like he's doing the right thing. Every other person should cross arm handshake so you're shaking the same hand off the other person normally, instead of awkwardly grasping work your palms facing the same way. I'm all good for a Trump bashing, when he's at least doing wrong.",
"Its why he gets out of bed in the morning.",
"His entire outfit looks too big every time.",
"The market has been going up. If you don't know this then you don't invest. That simple.",
"*“What the dip??”* - Trump. ",
"I'm not even saying everyone has to like Trump, but people really think he's an illiterate toddler that just happened into making billions, having his name plastered on buildings worldwide, hugely successful show, and now he's President. How do you not take that serious?",
"He’s just teaching them the right way",
"Except, the traditional handshake is when ALL participants crosses arm to shake hands. The person you keep leaning towards in support of Trump's action was the Russian Prime Minister who REFUSED to cross hands.\n\nThe FINAL photo shows everyone doing the traditional handshake except the Russian Prime Minister. https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/secondary/donald-trump-news-handshake-video-1127543.jpg\n\nGet your head out of your ass.",
"triggggereddd",
"\"Doctor\" Zaius",
"Darrrrrr....how am dis gonna wurk, george?",
"Mango Hitler",
"He believes that if you don't win it doesn't count as trying, you know - Yoda and shit.",
"Benito Cheeto\n\nOoompa Loompa Oligarch\n\nNaranja Noriega\n\nSweet Potato Stalin\n\nDay-Glo Dictator",
"Just so you know the upwards trend in the stockmarket is mirroring a similar global trend. This isn't a magic Trump effect.",
"Regardless of what they do, it would make more sense to alternate ",
"I'm no fan of Trump, but he looks like the only reasonably sane one up there.",
"reason why it also don't get shit done. Didn't know this was ASEAN though, super interesting",
"Come on already spit it out!",
"\"Amazing. Every word that you just said - is wrong.\"",
"Fads are definitely a part of culture, criticism or not.",
"Stand back everyone, we got like, a real stable snowflake here",
"Supreme Leader Cheeto Voldemort ",
"Oh yes, the left's blind accusations.",
"Maybe someone should play him this video of himself talking about how important universal healthcare is.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/GI-GIVlC9CU",
"Why are they doing this",
"I'm sorry, but if you actually think he's a genius...then you might not be one.",
" Nothing matters if you don’t care. ",
"A 10 person dipshit handshake isn't a cultural norm. ",
"Holy shit what the fuck just happened to you?",
"Alternative truths ",
"It’s amazing how fucking stupid he is.",
"Pumpkin Spice Pol Pot",
"You're right, you should make a thread somewhere shaming him for failing on the first try. You know... Like everyone else that people consider to be genius has.",
"This photo is quite clearly cherry picked to fit someone's political bias. For all we know it could have been taken just before the guy positioned his arms correctly, yet people will use it as \"evidence\" of a supposed lack of intelligence.",
"That's not how you tie a noose",
"would also like to point out that the leftmost guy of which only the arm is visible is also clearly not doing the crossing thing",
"Donny's tweet today. He touted himself as a \"stable genius.\"\n\n\n",
"He says it’s more comfortable that way. Plus I’m pretty sure he wears a bulletproof vest 24/7",
"And the guy two people to the right is fucking up as well. ",
"Is he a 90's valley girl? I'm like... So like smart and stuff. ",
"Freedom if speech does not equal freedom from downvotes. ",
"Even Duterte looks disappointed.",
"Nah, that's just goofy af.",
"Ivy league is pretty meaningless when your family status could get you a degree from any university in the world.",
"He never took it further than the exploratory phase. I wouldn’t call that running. ",
"Absolutely not. His epic failures have been amazing to witness. It’s almost been a perfect encapsulation why Trumpism is a dismal failure. Outside of EOs and a few appointments (and let’s be frank, with the Republican led majority in the Senate and House which would have passed the tax cuts for the wealthy regardless of Donnie), he’s been completely ineffective. No, I like it just the way it is. ",
"So is wearing a tie, yet we all expect the president to wear one.",
"Either that or he's not the only one fucking up because the guy cropped off on the far left of the pic isn't crossing their arms either.",
"You put your right hand in, you take your right hand out, you put your right hand in & you shake it all about. \nYou do the hokey pokey",
"If you look closely, you can actually see the cogs turning inside his head ",
"Can I have a dad joke please?",
"Found the Edgemaster. ",
"You just made my day",
"You're just all pissy because it made Trump look stupid.",
"Defending? Bitch please this shits hilarious.. you lot are literally associating the word genius to Trump... When ever someone says genius your all going to think of Trump's face Hahaha\n\n\nEdit: Your all going to think of Trump's face, regardless of if you think of him as true genius or an idiot masquerading as one.. you guys are literally associating the word with him, both good and bad connotations, prove me wrong..",
"\"He's an illiterate toddler\" \n\nYou answered your own question. Lol",
"“Fuckin hell, he’s gonna notice my coke nail and this whole things gonna go tits up.”",
"So it's not actually a handshake, which is goofy. Look at them just awkwardly grabbing each others' fingers.",
"Holy shit. You're not joking.\n\n>“We’ve ended the war on beautiful, clean coal, and it’s just been announced that a second, brand-new coal mine, where they’re going to take out clean coal — **meaning, they’re taking out coal. They’re going to clean it** — is opening in the state of Pennsylvania, the second one.”\n\nhttps://twitter.com/IceManNYR/status/900196059984666624\n\nEdit: He's not completely wrong... the coal is sometimes processed prior to burning.\n\n>Some of the techniques that would be used to accomplish this include chemically washing minerals and impurities from the coal\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_coal_technology",
"Angela Merkel isn't in this picture...",
"As much as I love bashing good ole' Donnie, he's (surprisingly) got the right idea in the original picture. You're suppose to alternate (between cross-armed and not) in order for everyone to have perfect handshake.\n\nEveryone crossing arms just makes every handshake the awkward left-meets-right grip.\n\nEDIT: Okay okay, enough with the hateful PMs with everything from telling me how I'm love Trump (I don't at all) to asking me to drink gasoline. I literally skimmed this picture for a second and wasn't aware of the ASEAN context. Was just suggesting something that seemed more logical otherwise; wasn't attacking anyone. Everyone seriously needs to chill a bit and not get worked up in r/pics.",
"Do you have a carbon monoxide detector in your home? Maybe check the batteries? ",
"And the skeletons are?",
"Doesn't count if he didn't win. Duh.",
"Narcissistic personality disorder, probably.",
"But at least It isn’t tan, right?",
"He always put his name out there for the free press and interviews. The problem with 2016 was the flooded pool of candidates. The only way to make himself stand out was to be more outrageous.",
"Welp, there go my brain cells.",
"> ~~Pretty much~~ every fucking day, with this guy.\n\n",
"Kids get it right.",
"He holds the water bottle like a raccoon holding trash",
"You don't teach children do you?",
"Like a smart person.",
"I imagine everybody was coached on what to do before hand tho",
"can i have a dad joke?",
"THIS PICTURE IS WHY WE SHOULD IMPEACH TRUMP! If you're not able to do the ole' holding hands switcheroo then you're not fit to run a country. END OF STORY",
"I could swear that this exact same thing happened to George W. Bush.",
"It is at the appropriate length..",
"\\*bigly",
"Hell, what is something like \"typical clothing\" other than a really old, long-standing ~~Dad~~ fad? It's not like people in these countries actually dress like that on a daily basis most of the time.",
"surely this will stop trump",
"It's scary how slow our president looks. Hahahaha ",
"Agreed, he's always been a sack of shit, but he definitely loosing it. Go back ad watch an old video from the 80's. He didn't sound like someone mashing the auto correct buttons on a phone. ",
"Well, what's your best dad joke?",
"He is. Watch on left hand. Thumb facing inside ",
"OP is dead",
"They can't figure out how to deceive a nation into making them president.... Trump 1 kids 0",
"That's amazing. He changes subject about five different times in one sentence and doesn't make a coherent point about any of them. ",
"Bonuses left and right...\n\n\nBwahahahahahaaaa!\n\nI'm gonna need some figures on this change in the travel patterns of potential terrorists, unless you're just talking out of your ass.\n\nI'll wait.",
"they (people running for office) tend to do u-turns when their voter base wants them to.\n\nempty suits is what they are.",
"First ballot username HOF right here",
"My husband had to do this at a Cub Scout leader meeting. He was not pleased. ",
"/r/politicalhumor",
"His left hand looks like it’s been photoshopped.",
"So not mentioning it is acceptance. I guess that means because you mentioned the genius part then you don't accept it?",
"Heaps weird that multiple people are confidently asserting that it’s Donnie doing it the correct way, and everyone else fucking it up, despite all the comments afterward providing evidence that every member is meant to have their arms crossed. ",
"Does this still give Bernie a chance?",
"Damn dude your life must be pretty miserable to just randomly spout that hateful shit. \n\nWhy are you so sad at the world? I thought you Trump supporters were winning? ",
"Cause no one here every messes anything up. Forgot all these perfect people on Reddit ",
"This picture made me laugh out loud and I don't usually do that xD the way its captioned is great",
"That suit oh my god. You would think a “billion” dollars could buy a tailor.",
"I read this in the voice of Shoshonna",
"Can I have a dad joke?",
"Actually he’s in the right position tomtake the hands of both people beside him, just look at how awkward is the guy on the far right.",
"Shut the fuck up and let the narrative ride you fascist!",
"LOLOLOLOLOLOLL...man, you are the funniest. Funniest ever. ",
"That was the fashion during the time when Trump was younger. Hate on him all you want for being a shit president but to make fun of his attire just because it doesn't fit the latest fashion trends is stupid.",
"Australian here. We Know.",
"Imma be honest and say that you're not the leader of the United States",
"It's really not nice of you to accuse Trump of lacking intelligence.",
"Wtf is going on here lol",
"He literally tweeted it a couple of hours ago. ",
"yeah, that's the thing - he has literally the best intelligence agencies and the best state department in the world. he chooses not to use them because he gets bored with words and thinking about other people.",
"Everybody's gotta work for the weekend.",
"Fuck, even Duterte's got it down. And he's at the very least an unstable genius...",
"Ha!",
"Funny how obsessed reddit is with Trump and how he has to be the top post on every sub every day hahah. YOU ARE ALL OBSESSED ",
"Its not fat, its just all the energy he has stored up since he doesnt exercise.",
"It really does. Hahaha! Bet he wears a size 7 shoe too. ",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/comment/dsak1yz?st=JC3Y4HGX&sh=1e3110c2",
"Is this why so many of his supporters swear they are the smartest voters in the country?",
"Looks like he's bent over a bit.",
"Jesus.",
"Something something par for the course on Reddit something something...",
"Part of it! ",
"I wonder if most presidents usually get a briefing on these type of things so they know exactly what to do/how to act, but because it's Trump, nobody is giving him these briefings and they silently giggle in the corner. I know that's what I'd want to do. ",
"I'm a Trump supporter, but it's worth noting that he inherited his billions. He didn't earn his fortune. In fact, it's been stated that if he had invested his inheritance in a stock market index fund, he'd be millions ahead of where he is now.\n\nTruth be told, he's still richer than 99.9% of us will ever be. And I still support him as President, because he stands up and says 'fuck you' to the self-serving Washington elite who claim to serve the average American.\n\nSure, Trump may be out of touch with the average American's plight, but he's less out of touch than the rest of Congress, IMO.",
"But it's made in China.",
"Who really knows anyone... man",
">Gary Busey\n\nFTFY",
"Yeah. To be fair... it's kind of dumb. And doesn't actually work as a handshake. Notice how only Trump and \"unnamed-black-jacket-person-on-the-left\" are actually shaking hands with anyone.",
"Whatev, that was the \"Auld Lang Syne\" handshake first. ",
"Some customs are fucking retarded; Ash Wednesday for instance. ",
"[Trump Criticises Trump](https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/458220509680107520)",
"Hey man i dont comment much here on reddit, but i gotta say im real proud of you for this one bud.",
"\"I'm very smart. I know it. You know it. Everyone knows it. I'm the best kind of smart there ever was.\"",
"That looks Churchill is hiding inside a larger man's body",
"Dad?",
"That's going to give me nightmares. ",
"Frankly, neither does he. He should, and any reasonable person in his position would, but he doesn’t, because neither he, nor anyone on his staff, thought to hire those people. He and they were/are too stupid and arrogant to think they need them.",
"In fairness, when you're 70 and have bitch tits this move really hurts.",
"Looks like my post really brought out the low IQ bunch. Look at you acting like karma matters hahaha. Did you write your comment using Google translate?",
"Jesus that comic about the dog underneath was fucking savage on my heart strings. ",
"You think his kids cringe in embarrassment because of their dad? Or hurt badly inside for all the ridicule he brings on to himself?",
"Guy 2 to his right fucked it up too.",
"You know he’s winning at being president when the liberals have to resort to posting this type of stuff instead of how the stock market is doing ",
"I wake up and I dab to thank Jake and Logan Paul for my life, I do the same every evening ama",
"He did actually win the Reform Party Primary which is interesting because he had already announced he had dropped out months before. ",
"His stupidity is frightening",
"You should grab a cup of covfefe and scroll through some of Trump's other tweets if you think that was dumb. ",
"He is not used to this weird shit is all",
"From the wiki\n\n>Trump defended his candidacy as a serious endeavor and proclaimed that he had a chance to win the election. Though he never expanded the campaign beyond the exploratory phase, Trump made numerous media appearances as a candidate, traveled to campaign events in Florida, California, and Minnesota, and qualified for two presidential primaries. \n\n",
"He's the only one that doesn't understand what's going on. And he's the president.",
"What...... what did he even SAY?!",
"I'm all for hating on Trump but this seems like a dumb attempt to make the guy look dumb. You can even tell the guy on the far left who is practically off screen is doing the same thing Trump is.",
"He teased a run but never actually did it.\n\nEdit: Not sure why this is controversial, guys. He [didn't run in 2012](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/16/donald-trump-us-presidential-race), though he [did in 2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign,_2000).",
"To be fair, I wouldn't want to touch Duterte either. Fuck that slimy piece of shit.",
"I just think he's a funny guy. I'm glad he's our President and I hope he gets re-elected in 2020. Sad to see all this hate for him on here when he's just human. ",
"The guy on the far left might be the last one on that end",
"It's what's for dinner.",
"Will this (embarrassing?) picture of trump bring the end of his presidency? ",
"https://imgur.com/Hw4yQvm",
"[Yet another thing Obama did better than him](https://imgur.com/a/qmMcY)",
"Brainwashed ",
"7 Billion Dollar Genius #MAGA",
">When ever someone says genius your all going to think of Trump's face hahaha\n\n#\n\nThe term \"trolling\" has done such a disservice to the world. We ought to be able to call people for what they are--stupid--and leave it with that. Now, I have to sit here and ask whether you are trolling. Which gives you a \"get out of being labeled 'stupid'\" card.",
"That or every other person is facing to the back",
"He didn't make billions. He started out with hundreds of millions, and has grown that slightly, but investing in an index fund would have grown it more. He has a certain talent for getting people to mock and hate each other, that has led to his success on reality TV and in the last election. That's a talent which I do take seriously, but cannot respect.",
"The only people still focused on the election at this point are him and his die-hards. Everyone else is focusing on the 24/7 trainwreck. \n\nEdit:. Coward. ",
"The other left.",
"He was expecting a giant coke in a McDonald’s cup... with a straw. ",
">These are the questions you need to be asking yourself, along with why do color copiers have hard drives and internet connections.",
"Could be, but his tie is always a inches too long. ",
"Shit like this is why I barely come to reddit anymore. I don't even care for trump but the bandwagon is too loaded for me. Beat that dead horse. ",
"Nothing wrong with a small button... It makes your jacket look big.",
"I mean, to be fair he did get that awkward in-between position where neither have grasps the other's in a correct handshake. I would do the same exact thing in this situation. Granted, I'm not the President, but I don't think it makes someone an idiot.",
"Commander-in-cheeto",
"\"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.\"\n\n\\- Charles Bukowski",
"Why?!!",
"\"I'm really a genious\"",
"Get out of my country, leftist scum. ",
"wat",
"The cut-off guy on the far left isn't crossing his arms either",
"Leave some for us will you",
"Who considers him to be a genius?",
"he used to be a lot, lot better at speaking, from what I can see from this and other older videos\n\nit adds up to the theory that he has advancing dementia, when you really look at the erratic behaviour of the last couple of years, the faces, the manner of speaking, the paranoia\n\n\n",
"Don't mean to spoil the circle jerk, but [it's definitely not as awkward as OP makes it out to be](https://youtu.be/qmqiQ6FDxL4?t=9).",
"Yep the whole thing just got out of hand. They played their hand perfectly and won, no one ever thought it was possible though.",
"I wonder if that was on purpose. We don't have good relations. ",
"And in a few years will you be screaming about the deficit going way up? ",
"I don't know shit. I must be a genius. ",
"He can't even stretch right... Must be all those McD's!",
"I agree, but I'm really commenting to say how much I love your user name. ",
"hahaha what a moron. \n\nThis dummy. Graduated from an Ivy league school, with honors. Created a multi-billion dollar, global company. Wrote best-selling books, became a TV-star, became President. What a fucking moron this guy is. OP has probably had a more successful life than this idiot. ",
"I'd be thrilled that he won if he wasn't such an incompetent fuckwhistle. ",
"Isn't that why everyone runs for president? You literally *must* lead a campaign to promote yourself to even get the job. ",
"And different cultures have shitty norms, including us. It’s a stupid photo op under the guise that it has a deeper meaning and value. ",
"I could throw that at least 3 ft. You might want to increase the weight.",
"Lmaooo so mad i can hear your heads exploding lmaooooo",
"Yeah like... he's the only one trying to hold hands properly. Everyone looks confused in this picture just grasping people's wrists.",
"[:D](https://media.giphy.com/media/bxRO6qLxIryVy/giphy.gif)",
"Making America Great!! 🇺🇸",
"Baited. I can't believe it's been over a year and people still haven't caught on. ",
"\"My left or your left\"",
"That what I was thinking. I was also thinking what a stupid thing to force people to do. I hate when that girl in HR comes up with things like that",
"He likely doesn't \"get out of bed\" - he just rolls out into the world. ",
"No that was yesterdays tweet ...",
"https://imgur.com/a/ZxxBB\nFunny how easy it is to paint a negative picture of someone when you don't have the full story.",
"Man this is why reddit comments are a treasure trove of reality fists in your face.\n\nThough, ignorance is a bliss. Sometimes I wish I knew less of some shit going on.",
"Have a look at the Australian premier on the right, that's full blown retardation. ",
"Sigh, our president is a fucking idiot. Anyone who supports this coward is a god damn moron too",
"[\"First try.\"](https://imgur.com/gallery/HgZ7U) ",
"I can't believe I have more common sense than the president. Blows my mind. But I'm like really smhart. ",
"😚",
"I swear this is a Ron Burgandy quote",
"The guy in white can't wait for it to be over.",
"Oh I'd absolutely agree with you...for an average person. But Trump is a supreme stable genius. This is very concerning. ",
"Trump does this to you repeatedly and you fall for it every time. ",
"Fair point. ",
"> he thinks clean coal is when you take coal out of the ground and wash it\n\nLike, in a bathtub?",
"That slack-jawed look on his stupid, dumb face is priceless. ",
"Best comment in this post",
"*da*-da-DA-**DA** **Click, Click** *da*-da-DA-**DA** **Click, Click** *da*-da-DA-**DA** *da*-da-DA-**DA** *da*-da-DA-DA",
"So I in no way want to ever defend this man but if they’re singing Auld Lang Syne and haven’t reached the last verse where it starts “An thers a han, my trustee feer!”, he’s doing it correctly!\n\nBut even then, he might just be being a dick! ",
"Well in Spain we have this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JkvBrTcpn4",
"I mean, seriously, sometimes many times a day... ",
"I've noticed people who have extreme short comings usually lie about stupid/petty shit.",
"As an Aussie it is sad for me to point out Trump is right. The Pattern is -x-x-x but the dumb Aussie is doing it wrong.",
"It’s not that Trump isn’t smart, it’s just that he’s an idiot. He’s still very smart. Genius even. For an idiot. ",
"Not that good of a job, but there's only so much you can do to hide that much fat. Personally I think it'd look better to embrace it and have nice fitting clothes, I think overall he'd be more presentable that way. Think like a modern Taft, like him Trump would look fatter but he'd also look like an adult who knows how to buy clothes that fit.",
"/u/vampireweekend20 big dick",
"It's cute how the go-to deflection for Trump attempting and failing basic shit is \"well it was dumb anyway.\"\n\nSo why is he \"half\" doing it then?",
"He's going to grow into them (before he gets too fat to wear it any more).",
"His need to constantly validate himself will never cease to amuse me.",
"So presidential elections are every 2 years now 2000, and 2012",
"Trump 2020! ",
"But when I put a nice picture of the president on this subreddit it said I was not allowed to post it 🤔 Biased much?",
"ah yes the old energy storage compartments",
"Turnbull.. You should have been sprayed up your mothers back! \nGive Pauline a chance.. jk",
"What I find amazing is how so many people haven't realized that he uses Twitter to joke around and shoot the shit. Now no one is talking about any other scandals or anything because he got them talking about his tweets. It's brilliant, in a way.",
"Whoops...",
"so does narcissism. ",
"No? The other person said it wasn't just Donnie fucking up because they were so far apart. They're so far apart because they're still getting situated for the photo. This has nothing to do with Trump. And you know what? So what if I *was* providing added context that made him look better? If the truth helps him, so what? He fucks up enough stuff that we don't need to twist the narrative to make him look bad by taking ill-timed photos.",
"Touché",
"- President of the United States",
"Wow. He seems more level-headed and well spoken in that video than in any presidential speech I’ve seen so far.",
"That way you could shake everyone else's hands correctly.",
"> snowflake libtard socialist cucks\n\n\n: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group with hatred and intolerance\n",
"But the stock market is up, and taxes, for lots of people, are down. Why is that wrong? And how is it playing at being an adult to have a 401k or think about your investments?",
"how are they hypocrites?",
"Yeah, to be fair.",
"Brainwashing in full force. Wake Up",
"*You're\n\nI think you might be the only person here making that association or seeing his face when you close your eyes. I think you might have a crush.",
"Not the smartest man in the world I’ll give him that",
"FAKE NEWS",
"You're right, it is worse. \n\nIf it was just based of seeing something others were doing it and trying to copy it, it could be easy to flub, but he was literally given directions on what to do and still screwed up.\n\n",
"Omfg hes such a retard, probably most of his fortune was made by his father actually",
"He actually TYPED OUT the word \"like\"... in a tweet... what the fuck?",
"Is there not enough proof yet that he's a racist serial sexual assaulter? How many more dozens of incidents need to happen before it's really apparent to more than 80% of the US?",
"/r/tinytrumps",
"Can I have a Dad joke?",
"All he does is lie — Trumpers eat it up ",
"Well he was running with a party heavily opposed to it this time so he pretty much had to budge on that issue regardless of what he actually thinks. Pretty much no presidential candidate advertises their unadulterated beliefs.",
"Malcom [Trumble](https://youtu.be/YKl1TXrx0Xc) ",
"It's not even really worth paying attention to. If you look at his actual policy, it's basically standard boilerplate republican stuff, just like Bush. The guy is a figurehead.",
"Isn't there something that can happen to stop filibusters?",
"He sounds like a completely different person.",
"Why isn't he banned from twitter yet? provoking volatile countries that have nukes is surely against the ToS right? ^^RIGHT?!",
"I never thought the apocalypse would have a comedic element. ",
"Trump isn't the one screwing this up, Turnbull is.\n\nYou go open closed open closed etc with your arms or your hands don't match up.",
"Is it though? A classic mistake overweight guys make is wearing really baggy clothing, believing it will hide their bulk. Instead of looking overweight, all it accomplishes is making themselves look sloppy *and* overweight. A man is always - *especially* in the case of suits - going to look better with properly fitting clothes than wearing loose clothing, even if they are fat.\n\nSource: Former fat guy that used to make the same mistake.",
"Yeah, but Trump is still not even close to doing it right regardless of the other guy being off.",
"In fairness. What do you expect when he does 30000% more funny stuff than other presidents?",
"That would be 12 years. Presidential election are every 4 years: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012",
"Possibly the greatest thing I've ever seen",
"Wow he was so much more cohesive back then. I almost coulda voted for that version of him.",
"It's amazing the kind of petty shit liberals find to criticize our president about.",
"....Yeah....That fad barely lasted a year.",
"Someone take the “this is fine” meme and photoshop this guy in saying how great it is that his finances are going well, while the world burns around him",
"I felt like it took me an eternity to get 1/3rd in. I bow to your mental fortitude.",
"LMAOOO",
"We laugh because he's going to be a two term\n president :) ",
"I feel like this entire thread is just regurgitating the comments from the earlier thread about his tweet",
"To be fair, he's not used to touching people consensually.\nEdit: my first Reddit gold! Thank you kind stranger! ",
"/r/tinytrumps",
"I've been looking at this for 5 minutes and I still don't know how each person is supposed to do it so that it works for everyone on stage.",
"He was just born into the right family to get this far. And him becoming president isn't so much a result of his own intelligence, as it is a result of how stupid half of this country is.",
"You assume he didn't actually forget about this.",
"How do you know?",
"I dunno, dude on the left kinda screwed it for him by using the wrong hand (when compared to the ones on the right).",
"In Trump's defense, I think he's too fat to cross his arms and reach someone else's hands.\n\n Though I'm sure he would say he is fit, the fittest president we have ever had.\n\n*down votes for calling Trump fat? I thought I had that reddit thing figured out.",
"I don’t think culture is defined by fads. I would say the endless pursuit of the next fleeting trend is American culture, which is much more resilient than any one trend. ",
"[Yingluck Shinawatra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yingluck_Shinawatra), former Prime Minister of Thailand. ",
"You people are fucking lame. Aren't you tired of being the laughing stock of America. Libtards keep licking the window",
"He's been a candidate in the primaries going back to the 90s. I remember seeing him in 1996 in a preliminary debate, the year Bob Dole got the nomination. Unless my memory is failing, it was Trump, Alan Keys, and a few other guys who were just always there on the periphery, but never serious candidates.",
"Still better than Obama. ",
"don't want to be mocked? Don't call yourself a genius on twitter.",
"Look how small his hands are!",
"He legit looks confused as fuck. ",
"*Oh, Trump...* ***places face in hand, shakes head...***",
"MAGA!!! He is your President liberal filth!!!",
"No - it's hilarious. I finally have learned who all the idiots are in my life and now will get to forever lambast them for choosing such a moron. 3 out of 7 already realize it. ",
"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are filled with passionate intensity.\n\n-Keats\n\nEdit: Yeats",
"CNN? Clearly fake news /s",
"Oh, now you need evidence. Neato",
"That's a weird what of spelling Emmanuel Macron",
"Still better than Obama. ",
"Any sorority girls relate to this?",
"Oh, I couldn't agree more, but what does one have to do with the other? He is made fun of for *not* doing something stupid, but should be made fun of for *doing* something stupid?",
"Well... Yes.\n\nBy *any* metric Obama is more intelligent than Trump.",
"Regardless of whether your agree with him on his points in the video or not, it's worrying how much more coherent and fluent his speech is compared to now.",
"This isn't the truth though. He fucked up a simple task and concept ",
"The Cheeto Bandito",
"It's not about what makes more sense. It's about the fact that the other person is stating that they're *supposed* to alternate and they're not. Their statement is incorrect and the fact that multiple people have pointed it out but people still upvote it and agree with it kind of bothers me more than it should.",
"But you see, if he joins hands the way he is standing it would essentially make him the focal point, which is what he really wants. So don't doubt his genius. ",
"Genius",
"Fair enough.",
"Exactly, now you're getting it!",
"Sure, bud.",
"You left out some parts of the Tweet. You should probably mention that.",
"He just looks like a clown with that red tie ",
"Reads like something Kim Kardashian would say.",
"*cries inside*",
"Actually, what they're trying to do doesn't make sense at all. If he followed through they'd all be grasping the \"same hand\" i.e. left-with-left/right-with-right when it's supposed to be left-right. This picture is all sorts of awkward. ",
"Why dont you just come out and say what you mean.",
"Can I get a dad joke on his hands looking bigger?",
"He's a massive business failure who skated by on the money and reputation of his family. He is the Logan Paul of American politics.",
"To be honest the people to his left and right have different arms crossed so he would be unable to cross his arms and properly lock hands.",
"https://gfycat.com/MisguidedMedicalCoqui",
"You’re talking about Russia, right?",
"Stop being so mean to clowns.",
"He is probably the most influential man in the whole world. He affects pretty much everyone. And a lot of people are nervous as a result. ",
"He's the best president in the United shashe as long as he's had his covfefe.",
"Nope, it's a symbolic gesture.",
"If you look closely the guy on the far left is doing the same thing",
"Fake news. They werent done setting up yet",
"I mean, in his defense, I doubt Stephen Hawking could do it. ",
"What's amazing is that his lying about something so basic and verifiable (or his forgetting), is only, like, the third or fourth most insane thing about that tweet.",
"work smarter not harder.",
"There is a certain irony in Reddit loving to post about this particular social psychology cognitive bias because they've read a couple of easily-digested articles about it. \n\n",
"Doesn't say a goddam thing. But nothing. ",
"To be fair both sides have their arms crossed differently. So no matter if he does left over right or right over left, he won't be able to shake properly.",
"Because he's a petty little man.",
"Wipes the McDonald's special sauce off his chest, gets a cold, dead-eyed handy from Melania, and goes to work fucking things up.\n\nedit:I fixed a typo\n",
"Laugh at him all you like but Trump is still your president",
"Onto* the world\n\n^^^^^^thx4thegoldkindstranger",
"What is the right way if you put yourself in his circumstance? Maybe try grabbing his hand one way, realize it's a bit awkward, and then cross your arms and make a funny face because it's an awkward situation and that's how normal people react? Oh, that's exactly what Trump did. ",
"That's what it seemed like, but really Trump campaigned on standard boilerplate. You just have to have watched some Fox News or conservative radio to see it. ",
"I'm honestly convinced he just forgot.",
"Because his supporters believe him.",
"you do things that people wouldn’t normally do when you’re a leader all the time. A symbolic gesture isn’t always the most natural thing but a symbol of unity nonetheless. ",
"That's actually really sad on so many different levels, and makes more sense than anything. ",
"> ASEAN is marked by consensus driven agreements and zero criticism of each other. Very different from the EU or UN.\n\n3 different institutions with very different goals. Why even compare them?",
"The scarier part is that it wasn’t a lie, it’s that he doesn’t remember. ",
"lol, he really does lower the bar every day. ",
"There’s so many things wrong with Trump (he brags, he’s mean to politicians and the media, he tweets a lot, he stole the election from Hillary), so why do you have to lie to make it sound worse? He inherited hundreds of millions after he was already wildly successful. Also the “index fund” canard is only if you cherry-pick two specific points in stock history (no other dates would work). That’s like saying he should’ve put it all in bitcoin instead of building a company. It also doesn’t take into account his wildly lavish lifestyle that even several hundred million in an index fund wouldn’t have supported.",
"Mango Mussolini!\n\nLess catchy, but Merkinned Oompa Loompa is also pretty great.",
"No offense, but I probably wouldn't vote for president Pesopepo either. ",
"Those who know, do not speak. Those who speak, do not know.\n\n-Lao Tsu",
"Yeah, but his goal wasn’t to win the presidency. Just to get more notoriety. Somehow they played their cards right and it all got out of hand. People believed in him and voted for him. ",
"Fucking love it",
"OMG what is that movie!? It has like a wall monster right? I didn't sleep on the wall side of the bed for 10 years. Have not thought about that in forever.",
"And he's looking at ths guy next to him like HE'S the idiot.",
"That's technically true. Except for the not being fat part.",
"He could have Narcissistic Personality Disorder.",
"You just...cross your arms. Then shake.",
"He didn't say that. Fake news",
"I did say *a* world leader. You're ignorant if you think she is *the* world leader.",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4",
"Remnants of her sorority days. ",
"Here’s a perfect glance into the brilliance of our great leader\n\nhttps://mobile.twitter.com/StigAbell/status/763075178926596096\n\n\nDisclaimer: you may walk away confused as fuck, feeling like you are high as shit, but do not be too hard on yourself. You just can’t comprehend this level of stable genius.",
"Lololololololololilol",
"If I had rich friends and a rich dad and was born into power and success, I would constantly brag about it too.",
"You barely come to reddit because you have no sense of humor? ",
"And?",
"What do these out of context pictures prove exactly?",
"Yeah, it's the latest bath bomb",
"Guys everyone knows trump is an idiot, it's an open secret. Clearly he can't help himself. We need to Target the reasons he's still in office. The people that protect him are the real issue.",
"Looks like he's astonished that duterte has bigger hands than him.",
"Trump actually looks like the smart guy here. The other people look ridiculous,",
"Yeah, but you don’t claim to be a stable genius either I suspect. ",
"The guy to his left with a perfect head tilt when he says \"They're going to clean it.\"",
"Obama deserves as much shit as every other neocon warmonger, but trying to compare his socioeconomic upbringing to Trump is an utter joke.",
"It would make more sense to have them alternating crossing and not crossing so that right hands and left hands always pair up.",
"A cloture vote. But that does require a super-majority of senators to vote to end the debate and just start a vote on the legislation in question.",
"He just isn't the most powerful man in the word, though",
"\"Trump's entrance into the Reform Party race coincided with that of paleoconservative commentator Pat Buchanan, whom Trump attacked throughout the campaign as a \"Hitler-lover.\" \"\n\nWow. You can't make this shit up.",
"Yeah, that's why we are laughing.",
"it's brain damage, not lying. it just seems like lying because of the obvious. ",
"But it seems logical - every other crosses hands, every other doesn't. A normal handshake is a right hand with a right hand and a left with a left.\nEdit: you can see those two on the right having trouble.",
"Ever since Obama mocked him at the White House Correspondents' dinner in 2011, he's been seething inside. He's like that, it's so obvious, he holds grudges and pouts like no 2 year old I've ever seen. He never cared about being an able or productive or caring president, his entire goal was to WIN. \"I won and you didn't hahahahaha\" ",
"That was bad, although I think that he must be smart at some things. I just visited the subreddit of which we do not speak, and all I see is libtard this, libtard that. He's trolling the libtards. Boy, are they gonna hate this. Yadda, yadda yadda. I'll say again... He probably is smart at some things. What he is completely inept at, is public speaking and being the president of the United States.",
"I believe we should remove \"In God We Trust\" from our currency and replace it with this tweet.",
"Well, the new book claims he asked whether we can't just put everyone on Medicare. So maybe his position hasn't changed much, outside of his knee-jerk anti-Obama compulsion. I'd like to think he still has some empathy somewhere.",
"[lol, ok buddy](https://imgur.com/gallery/n8umjWj)",
"He’s only practiced his crushing handshake w his right ",
"-Yeats (*The Second Coming*)",
"The idiots are the ones thinking Trump is doing it wrong",
"Banning travel from hotbeds of terrorism, friend. ",
"Either it’s compulsive or he’s lost his memory.",
"The stock market has been up since 2012. Taxes has been minimumally cut at the expense of cutting vast swaths for billionaires. At the same rate trump is wildly increasing the already inflated military budget and slashing all types of welfare that won't even put a dent in the deficit these tax cuts will increase, with the ever increasing poor population this will do very predictable damage like most prestiged economists are predicting.",
"Also it was super dumb when he said that “the east coast could use a little bit of that good old global warming”. ",
"It's a funny photo, especially considering his last tweets. If you're not down with a site or a subreddit filled with young progressives, you're free to leave or stick to T_D and enjoy the echo chamber circlejerk. Quit whining and go MAGA!",
"He'd have made far more money if he hadn't been forced to sell off the increasingly valuable NYC real estate his fathers left him because of overleveraged debt.\n\nIf he'd kept the apartments he inherited and had people manage/invest his money for him, he'd be worth tens of billions of dollars. ",
"Ha, drumpf is such a fool. \n\nThis dummy. Graduated from an Ivy league school, with honors. Created a multi-billion dollar, global company. Wrote best-selling books, became a TV-star, became President. What a fucking moron this guy is. OP has probably had a more successful life than this idiot. ",
"Yes. And it's futile to argue or rather, discuss rationally, anything with them. ",
"ROLL TIDE",
"Capitalism is mainly about capital, not about working hard, or being smart, he was very very rich from birth.",
"Freedom to point and laugh though 😂",
"OP literally went out and looked up this image because he pictured Trump doing this after his tweet..",
"Like you could better",
"/u/rindrop smh",
"He literally just has to reach over and shake his hand. Left hand to left hand. aslk;asjklarjfwaifja;sdfksajf",
"There was an announcement literally saying\"now cross your right over left\". Everyone had it but Trump. \n\nhttps://youtu.be/qmqiQ6FDxL4",
"The way this works is if every other person crosses their arms. \n\n\"You're not wrong, you're just an asshole\" comes to mind",
"I suck on this phone keyboard.\n\nThanks for the correction.",
"I'm sure many do.\nI think he is in a way. Taking his famous \"small loan\" and turning it into billions. I know I couldn't even imagine where to begin on that journey. And then becoming president... That's something else. \nGenius.",
"When you're that stupid AND senile you don't realize you're lieing",
"> The dude has ~~made~~ *laundered* billions of dollars, ~~banged~~ *paid/harassed* models all his life, had a top rated ~~TV show for years~~ *reality TV show for one year*, and got elected the President of the United States *with Russian help and despite losing by 3 million votes*. Who wouldn't think they were very capable if they accomplished all of that?\n \nFtfy. \n",
"I bet he's wearing a clip - on tie. ",
"Nah I doubt that. He's fat and he wants to hide it. Also since everything has to be about HIM and his comfort I doubt he'd wear an uncomfortable armor vest or plates often",
"Yep, that's why they were \"distraught\" and \"crying\" when they won. It was a PR stunt, then it suddenly dawned on them that they now actually have to run a superpower, you know, like work and stuff. No wonder Melanie was in tears. ",
"By the looks of it someone on one of the ends screwed it up. You need crossed arms - hands out - crossed arms and so on.",
"I'm sure Reddit will pounce and attack me in true Reddit circlejerk fashion for this, but please look at the picture guys. \n\nThe dumbass is the guy on the right in the blue suit. In order to actually pull off this goofy handshake, every-other person CANNOT cross their arms. Look at the guy on the left. Why isn't he also being made fun of? Because just like our dipshit president he gets it.",
"Obama used Twitter a fair amount.\n\nDifference is more the frequency and the... urm content of said tweets. He's the first president to write tweets in such a.... Unique.... and.... Distinct manner. Talking about some.... Serious topics in a more..... Loose weave, off the cuff manner.",
"Why can't humanity get *lose and *loose sorted out?",
"The most powerful joke in the world.",
"The man on the far left that you can only see is harm, is doing the same thing. ",
"Most people run with the intention of winning. \n\nI absolutely guarantee you Trump didn't enter the race to win. But eventually he got in so deep that he started actually trying to win.\n\nJust look at [his face on Election Night](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cwyb3_ZW8AAD6Zp.jpg:large). Everyone else in the room (well, with the exception of Barron) is all smiles while Trump looks like he's filled with existential dread.\n\nNow he has to pretend like he wanted to actually do any of this shit in the first place.",
"\"Any man who must say \"I am the king\" is no true king at all\"\n\nI think that apllies here",
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"this is what rock bottom looks like ",
"He's clearly trolling lmao strong copy pasta",
"O B S E S S E D\n\nB\n\nS\n\nE\n\nS\n\nS\n\nE\n\nD",
"It’s pretty sad to wake up every day and realize this moron is the leader of our country... the picture does speak for itself. ",
"[Tywin Lannister tweeted today too.](https://i.imgur.com/yTPTtMx.jpg)",
"Yes",
"They’re saying he didn’t want the job of president, just publicly to stay relevant and promote his name, fake schools, etc...",
"How will DRUMPF ever recover?",
"But you are wrong, top comment in this chain, idiot.",
"This is blatant propaganda with no actual context.\n\n",
"But you end up having right hands grasping right hands. It's weird ",
"Are the size of his hands photoshopped? They're yuge! Could splash big water.",
"Realistically he should have a team of people prepping him for the stuff that he would be doing. The norms, the positions, etc. I believe that’s the role of the state department which he neutered. ",
"Trump is dumb because he's trying to hand shake right hand to right hand rather than left hand tor right hand duh",
"TIL: He dropped out early because the reform party was putting racists on the platform. ",
"Hell, with how poorly his suits fit I wouldn't be surprised if they were clip-on too.",
"Trump is on suicide watch ",
"Terrifying, not sad.",
"When a reality show hosts gets to be president, statesmanship is off the table. However, this would be embarrassing even for one of those high school acquaintance friends on Facebook. ",
"Nah, 2016 he ran to promote Michael Wolffs book. ",
"It's not from dementia, it's from watching Fox News for 10 years.",
"Thank god I'm not the only one. What the fuck.",
"Haha fat orange, that's pretty comical. ",
"What amazes me is that his supporters don’t see anything off with this statement. I bet over at T_D, they are completely in awe of this tweet. ",
"if you are not from here please fuck off. Its hard enough keeping the divisions amongst our own people to a minimum. Thank you.",
"When was this taken? Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that the photographer is presumably still alive?",
"Even in this interview from just 2.5 years ago, he still seems somewhat together. Maybe this past year has really taken a toll on his mental health.\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwvikFS1vPA",
"Ok, I hate him, but they're clearly too far apart for him to do it with his arms crossed anyway.",
"I'm talking about Western based co-operations vs Eastern based co-operations and why the ASEAN stands out from the status quo. Sufficient context to compare them for a quick sparksnotes.",
"I don't like Trump either but he's doing it correctly... they are supposed to alternate so they can all shake hands. The guy on the right side is the one fucking things up",
"Mandarin Mengele",
"Dorito Mussolini",
"I'm actually not sure how this is supposed to work! In a standard handshake, both participants have the same chirality (left+left or right+right). If every person has their arms crossed, it's the same as if every person has their arms to their sides - left+right handshakes in every pair, which requires people to either rotate their hands or awkwardly grab the outside of someone's hand.\n\nIt seems like the way to do this would be for _every other_ person to cross their arms.",
"Is that Malcolm Turnbull?? should burn the building down",
"And the whole cross armed handshake looks uncomfortable and feels a bit gimmicky. ",
"He’s very worried about being viewed as unstable ",
"thank you, I've been looking for this (i.e. something inspiring) since I heard the man speak in the news. the world needs more stable geniuses.",
"Does he even like McD's? I thought he was a KFC guy",
">from Melania\n\nNah, seperate bedrooms\n\n",
"that's how I always did it",
"No, he never ran in 2012. He made public considerations of running, but never officially announced.\n\nAnd the same goes for the 2000 campaign. He had barely gotten the campaign past exploratory stages before quitting it due to problems within the 3rd party he was associated with. \n\n2016 was actually his first official run at trying to become president. He isn’t lying. \n\n/u/hurtsdonut_",
"I have no idea why you assume they sleep on the same bed.",
"The stock market has nothing to do with Trump. He spent his first year getting his policies rejected by his own party. Trump's been bragging about that since his first month in office..",
"It's because his ass is about 20 times bigger than his legs. ",
"I mean he started a campains then didn't follow through. 2016 was his first true try at running",
"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/949498795074736129?s=17",
"He is also not a genius, and like, really smart. ",
"Why cross arms to hold hands? Is there some symbolism behind this that I am not seeing? I would probably have the same reaction. 'Wtf are you guys doing?'",
"[O.o.O:D](https://media.giphy.com/media/BxmEy2Ps62SiY/giphy.gif)",
"*calls Americans for help in crisis* \"Um yeah, those Americans that we like to make fun of? We need their help. Again.\"",
"It’s that they think that’s the essential indicator of success. I mean, if I had a plantation full of slaves I could make an equally grandiose claim about how well things are going, **for me**. It’s an insight to a selfishly simplistic way of looking at the world, a way that doesn’t take into account the country as a whole. ",
"I honestly believe he is trolling. Everybody would call troll if someone wrote like this on Reddit about themselves. I mean the \"like, really smart\" gives him away. Doesn't matter how dumb you are you would not write like that I mean come on.. He would just write it without the \"like\". I refuse to believe this isn't just someone trolling as a /r/iamverysmart.",
"Basically it just means he was born in a barn. ",
"He sure is a dumb fucking idiot. ",
"What the fuck is he doing with his face?",
"Phew thanks",
"He was. He wasn't always such a shit sack. Just more and more shit got added in.",
"Yeah but are you a genius?",
"I'm sure an out of context pic of an awkward ceremony at the top of reddit will surely be the downfall of Trump's character, you did it reddit. Fucking circlejerk",
"Admittedly, I agree, loose clothing is more comfortable than form fitting stuff usually. However if you're damn *POTUS* and are in a formal occasion then the least you could do is get a tailored suit and look the part.",
"I can't wait to see this scene in the biopic. \n\nI hope it's just called \"45\" and that the parallel isn't lost on those obsessed with the second. \n\nAlso: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdnyiotdLFw",
"Full of Fire & Fury for losing an election they thought they had in the bag",
"Prolly not honestly. A lot of people I know that voted for him won't do it again, and a lot of young people that didn't vote when they could have now see that they could have made a difference. \n\nI don't think that he will.",
"Shouldn't support a petty man if you can't handle pettiness.",
"This. \n\nTrumps family paid for his education where as Obama’s was paid for by Prince Alwaleed Bin Tala of Saudi Arabia. \n\nTotally different upbringing. ",
"There's nothing wrong with a little crush.",
"I thought that was just the normal state of being for australians ",
"You do realize that [\"clean coal\" is a legitimate thing](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_pollution_mitigation) that has been hailed as being a great compromise between fully green technologies like solar and older technologies like burning coal, right? Basically with clean coal you capture the emissions from coal burning and store them, even Obama made a speech about clean coal once IIRC.\n\nThe whole \"taking coal and washing it\" [was a joke made by other peoplr](https://youtu.be/EGbZ84PqHgI) and repeated by redditors that just made \"He probably thinks you just wash it lol\" memes. He never actually said that coal was just washed...\n\nThere's enough real shit to give Trump out there on the daily, why pick the fake shit? It just makes you less credible so when you talk about other, real issues with Trump it gets more easily dismissed due to coming from \"that guy who lied about Trump washing coal so obviously he's biased.\"",
"Word on the street is 2 Big Macs and 2 Filet-o-fishes a day",
"Haha of course it has nothing to do with Trump. You keep telling yourself that ",
"Old Man Pumpkin is working on that increase as we speak. ",
"Whataboutism at work here.",
"Clean that up and get back to work.",
"I'm reading that book and it's kinda tragic. He can't read. He doesn't understand basic cause and effect. He doesn't hear, or care, what people say to him - nor does he think or care about what he says himself. He doesn't know *anything*.\n\nYou start to feel sorry for him and then he talks and you remember that he cultivated this shitheel persona to help only himself and still thinks he's better than everyone else.",
"Nice.",
"It's not correct, you're supposed to cross hands across your chest \nhttps://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/image/2017/11/13/38da2012-8ab0-41dc-9a59-579817aee0db-trump_duterte_asean_03_cnnph.jpg?w=740&h=444&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70\nThat's the actual photo once he finally understood the simple concept ",
"Ran with the Reform party back in 2000. Pat beat him but Trump released a book...starting to see a pattern in candidates",
"Okay, not a Trump supporter, but this looks ridiculous to begin with. I'd probably mess it up first too.",
"Damnit man. This reply gave me the PTSD, and AIDS. ",
"So the idiots are everyone except the flyover state trailer trash who generally don't believe in evolution or global warming? Sounds about right. ",
"No, you're wrong.\n\nEdit: I meant he was wrong in saying it was alternating. OP edited his comment.",
"Sounds a lot like the following from W.B. Yeats' The Second Coming:\n\n\"The best lack all conviction, while the worst\nAre full of passionate intensity.\"\n\n",
"One would think that the real race begins after the election win and becoming the president.",
"If he's joking, his jokes aren't very funny. It's hardly humorous if no one realises you're trying to be funny. ",
"omg ur so funny",
"SAD",
"*Laughs in Canada* ",
"Remember that time he attempted the hokey pokey?",
"Actually, if he did it the other way he would have fucked it up, just like Australian president Malcolm Turnbull screwed it up.\n\nThe only way you can do this is to have it alternating in sequence.",
"Por que no los dos",
"I skipped the part where he shouts loudly until she reluctantly enters the room and paws around his gunt for a while. Trying to retain the man's dignity, you see.",
"It’s not the suit, it’s the man.\n\n",
"Interesting that you edited the tweet, taking out the Crooked Hillary part right in the middle.",
"you can still stealth edit but no-one cares about your comment's changelog anyway",
">\tPlus being an American, I feel it is my duty to ~~support our president~~ act like a sheep through the good times and the bad.\n\nFTFY",
"Nah I mean rallying together disenfranchised white people that especially didn’t like the Clintons. It was by a lot of luck that they made the right moves to win but it was impressive nonetheless. Biggest upset in USA presidential election history IMO, regardless how you feel about Trump.",
"At least he could use a tie bar",
"Somehow? The Russians swayed the election after 8 years of a democratic president. Any democratic nominee would have a tough time against those two factors, and those are just 2 of the many reasons they won",
"The guy next to him is the idiot. Look far left, no arm cross. It’s supposed to go every other person crosses their arms. Now you’re the idiot.",
"Well, the coal will definitely be clean. It just won't be environmentally friendly.",
"I'm completely confused. What does that have to do with Paedophilia",
"No one shakes hand likes this...complete genius.",
"I was thinking the same, I'm sure there are better reasons to mock him than this",
"They're shaking hands, not holding hands. You can't really shake a left hand with your right hand, nor vice versa.",
"He is literally creating his own reality as he goes. We're just along for the ride.",
"Lol I don't understand the current US president.",
"*Laughs in Canadian*",
"I was *really* trying hard to give him the benefit of the doubt here (I mean literally, who is that dumb? Apparently DT), and if you read it quickly you might not catch it, but this *is* some seriously stupid shit.",
"If you have to brag about being mentally stable, you're probably not mentally stable.",
"I care :(",
"I think the guy in the blue suit to the right is messing up, right? For this chain to work, every other person, not every person, would cross their arms. If you look at the guy barely visible to the left he has his arms not crossed like Trump.",
"Nah he would rather just push them outta the way \nhttps://media.giphy.com/media/l0IyeMK6G2Gr1Gm3e/200w.gif",
"Release the Kracken!",
"> Melania\n\nIt's spelled \"Ivanka.\" I know that people have a hard time with those tricky, foreign-sounding names, but honestly, seeing people constantly getting the spelling wrong is a pet peeve of mine. ",
"He had a perfect setup for failure in 2016. Lose; claim vast Clinton conspiracy to rig the election (no stigma of having lost); establish Trump TV; profit. It was perfect. Clinton did basically rig the primary, so that's nice, and the emails were just gravy. He must've thought he had it made until election day.",
"Like a clown?",
"That 'like' really confuses me. You have to go out of your way to type it. In a format which values brevity. I just don't know what to make of it. ",
"Can I have what ever extra money you get from your tax return ? ",
"Well you do have to be like, very smart, Genius really.. to get through that. So kudos ! Your brain has grown",
"Wow, gilded in 5 minutes. I think that's a new record!",
"My favorite was when he wore the top of a certain suit with the bottom of a totally different suit altogether. I get trying to mix your clothes together and all for different looks, but please try to match them at least.\n\nTim Gunn was not happy that day. Not one bit.",
"That's now what he's saying. You are free to criticise but the point is that not everyone will see this as something strange because it may be considered a normal pose in other cultures.\n",
"The tip of your tie is supposed to sit right at the belt buckle. He consistently wears it too long, just like here. ",
"“If my shirt is on the floor, it’s because I want it on the floor.”",
"He was born extremely rich, that makes a big difference. A lot of people have described his behavior as, \"A poor person's idea of what a rich person is like,\" and I think that accounts for the rest.",
"O-o-o okie doke!",
"Yes, he did! I remember wanting to vote for him just to middle finger Obama and Romney.\n\nToo bad I was in middle school.",
"I’m not an American but everyone’s obsession with him seems sort of sad. I know he’s the President, but the vitriol you all feel for the smallest things seems almost inhuman. How can you have so much anger in your heart at all times?",
"So we're just going to ignore the person on the far left doing the same thing?",
"Dude watch this [interview from 1980](https://youtu.be/0-w47wgdhso), he sounds like a fairly normal person. It really shows what aging does to someone's mental acuity. ",
"Honestly, can someone from the coveted echo chamber that is the_donald please explain to me how you don't think the entire twitter exchange just wasn't cringy as fuck? I mean, I know like, he's so like, smart, like a total genius, like a modern day Leonardo DiCaprivinci. But come on, seriously? ",
"i upvoted you as reasonable people do but why hate trump? I dont hate hillary, though I do want her ass in jail.",
"That is the way he always looks to me. Disinterested, empty, evasive, disgustingly lavish, and miserable.",
"Like, totally.",
"It's too bad this isn't the guy we have for president.",
"Stable Genius, got my new band name.",
"Okay, not a Trump fan, but this is a bad example. Look at the dude on the far left, Trump seems to be doing it right, if they're doing an alternating version. I don't know the context, but if the guy on the right is doing it correctly, then both trump and the dude on the far left are wrong, not just Trump.",
"As season 1 of the Trump Presidency comes to a close. Firstly I'd like to comment on season 1's writing, very well written and very believable. The acting was top notch, the North Korea button story arc grabbed my attention greatly and the actors' talent really brought me into the story. Honestly, I expected more plot twists from season 1, perhaps a redemption story arc where main character Donald Drumpf said something not abhorrent; Maybe we can expect a redemption story arc in season 2, 3, or 4. I expected season 1 to be cut short by impeachment, I'm glad the producers saw the potential of this story through and allowed it to continue. This is a fantastic series, I heavily implore that all people across the world tune in. The first season is only the start, there are bound to be more exciting, hair-raising, jaw-dropping moments in season 2. I do have some criticisms though. At times I felt the crooked-Hilary cliché was used a bit too much as filler and drew me out of the story a little bit. Another thing, the main character announced the Fake News Media awards but never actually held the ceremony, disappointed in this story-telling inconsistency. Writers need to step up their game a little bit. With all that said, I cannot wait for season 2. All the critics say we're gonna see explosions, in a figurative and literal sense. I'm at the edge of seat. Hope this fantastic tv series can continue to season 4, maybe the producers will even extend the series to a season 8. Overall I rate this first season, 4/5 stars. I definitely would recommend to a friend.",
"I mean, the guy on the far left is doing the same",
"Aren’t you tired of winning yet?!?!?",
"Donald maybe thought \"Ugh, he is left handed. He faps with that hand, imma don't touch it\"",
"LOL that graph says it all!",
"In T_D, they think the \"like\" is a genius troll move",
"[*Triggerd trumpet detected*]",
"Can we make things not about america for once?",
"Yes I had a lot of opinions about the comfort of my dress clothes...when I was six. When I was ten I got dress clothes that fit, and got used to how they fit.",
"I’m a simple man. I see Drumpf, I downvote and report because of how bad he is.",
"A stable narcissistic genius. \n\nYep. He's on point there. ",
"For real. The results do the talking.",
"Melania’s expression is much more of a WTF. Even Ivanka doesn’t look thrilled… Kushner on the other hand… 🤔 ",
"When you're Pinoy and you initially think the image is jabbing at Duterte for making some kind of kamen rider pose instead of doing the hand circle thing right",
"Well the guy all the way to the left that's not really in the picture is doing the same thing...",
"It was the fashionable style before he was an old man and stopped giving a shit. Most old people I've seen wear baggy suits. \n\nThey aren't presidents, granted.",
"We saw the fire in how the DNC bent to her will. Not really sure how that is in anyway relevant to Trump.",
"How do people still not know that \"the art of the deal\" was ghost written? I'd be surprised if trump has even read it. ",
"This handshake stunt makes no fucking sense that way. You have to twist your hand for it to work and look like an idiot. See the guy on the far right.",
" *\\- intensifies*\n\nedit - how do you long dash?",
"get out of here with your logic! \n\nbut honestly im sure they could have found thousands of other pictures where he actually looked like an idiot.",
"TIL that a Reddit downvote is the same as Congress making a law to abridge the freedom of speech.\n\nAlso, sue me motherfucker. I triple-dog dare you.",
"If you have a father that left millions then fucked it all up then found a way to be criminal(hence/Russian) then you just buy your way thru shit. I don’t know if that means you are smart or just plain lucky. We will soon see.",
"that’s why his followers call him god-emperor. Like God, Trump is beyond all understanding.",
"Ha ha. Yes. Funny. Original. Anti-Trump must make front page. ",
"What the hell are all these other idiots doing?",
"Stan Lee is in everything these days",
"I feel like every bar has the same Norm.",
"... and inheriting $300M from daddy and then having the Russians bail you out when you fuck up.",
"Evidence is mounting that he did it for:\n\n1) Self-promotion\n\n2) launching his own news channel\n\n3) as a good faith effort as part of a deal with Putin to ease US sanctions against Russia in exchange for building permits and financing to build Trump Tower in Moscow, Russia. ",
"So? Welcome to power.",
"Literally true.",
"This picture actually demonstrates how delusional everyone is becoming by hate. ",
"You're joking, right? Edit: And I didn't edit my comment.",
"Yeah what's up with that?",
"I think even if people told me how to do this I'd still be confused because it's opposite hands 'shaking' and as you can see in the final picture, it's still fucking awkward.",
"Get out of here. The way we are going to win is insults and taking completely unimportant things out of context so we can call Trump stupid, not staying focused on the economic, political, and morale abhorrations him and his party are rolling out on a day to day basis \n\nWell as long as winning means getting upvotes, not recruiting more Americans towards seeing the realistic dangers of this current government. It’s quite obvious we didn’t learn the dangers of making the presidency and those people involved in it a meme ",
"Yes, I know that. In this picture he's bending forward thus making it look like it's lower than it is.",
"You guys sure like to make fun of the guy.. I don't remember you guys making fun of previous presidents ",
"He was trolling the \"disavow\" crowd. Take a step back and try to remember how ridiculous that was. He was asked 20 times. People asked if he disavowed strongly enough. A wiki search would have answered the question from 2000. No one asked Hillary to disavow the KKK and they donated. He's operating on another level. Don't take everything too seriously?",
"It would be nice to not see all of Reddit posting anti-Trump stuff, yeah I'm all for that! ",
"It's like one minute they're David Duke and the next minute I'm like: man I don't even know who you are anymore!!!!",
"The man is POTUS. You don’t get there for lacking intelligence. I can agree with many statements in this thread, but calling him “stupid” just isn’t accurate. Do the homework first. ",
"His son called a senator a cowboy stripper",
"I drink water with a straw...",
"Why cross arms to shake hands?",
"Didn’t know this. Thanks for posting. ",
"It isn’t hard to paint people as dumb when you just show one picture out of context ",
"And she has a really strong lock on her door.",
"A record I am very glad to hold",
"Christ I can picture that ",
"We were on the same page friendo. I love that piece.",
"Sometimes I think that if the left didn’t ridicule him so badly he would largely flip to their side on many if not most issues, because being liked seems very important to him. But all the teasing just makes him double down and talk all kinds of nonsense and play the dictator role they already see him in.",
"Which goes back to the whole “I’m like really smart” but really not. ",
"Because conservatives are fucking stupid. Stupid enough to vote in Trump as president.",
"Well, I can speak to the fair trade bit. Fair is pretty subjective for Trump. Trump is pro big American corporation. He thinks we have been getting screwed by other nations on trade deals for the past half century. So, he is trying to balance the scales with nationalist policy. \n\nTldr: fair trade is a pretty nonsensical term that people use to separate their personal views from free trade and give them more credibility.",
"*Dumbest* motherfucker.",
"Source pls",
"People actually use straws to drink water... That is a thing you know",
"He was blowing on it to cool it off.",
"Your investments were up a ton under Obama too. If anyone reset the trend, it happened about [10 years ago](http://www.macrotrends.net/1358/dow-jones-industrial-average-last-10-years), not one year ago.\n\nAny tax cut is on the backs of the next generation. We should be ashamed of that tax cut.",
"Laughing at ill-timed photos is par for the course for every president and celebrity. I've laughed at loads of Obama and Clinton photos. This is the stuff we should be laughing at. Just because Trump is engaged in even more damaging and ridiculous stuff doesn't mean we can't still laugh at the ill-timed photos. ",
"really?",
"It's against a lot of things. Not only should it get him banned, it should get him impeached.",
"He's a billionaire. He can and should dress appropriately. Joe Biden doesn't look like a cartoon of an early 90's rich douche and he's just as old as Trump. ",
"It's a fucking picture of a silly handshake, you're taking it too seriously if you think whataboutism is a serious threat here",
"https://i.imgur.com/kleYolY.png\n\nYou sure?",
"Y’all acting like you wouldn’t do this to.\n\nThen again I’m not a stable genius.",
"Duhhhhhhh!",
"Bad bot.",
"Can I continue to shame him for out right lying again though? Cause his first presidential campaign in 2000 didn't go so well and he has seemed to forget about that. He sure is forgetful in his old age. ",
"wait i actually dont get how he would hold that guys hand tho if his arms are crossed",
"And a fair point. Trump probably never had anyone to do this with ever, thus explaining his lack of ability to do this handshake",
"I mean idk if smart is the right word but he's got a point, even being born wealthy you don't just stumble upon his accomplishments. I just think he isn't self aware rather than stupid.",
"Mental instability ",
"At least the guy in 2016 owned it. Trump looks like he's about to go slack and start drooling.",
"R/blackmagicfuckery",
"He looks pretty stable to me. Everyone apparently doesn’t know how to shake hands. ",
"To be fair, I wouldn't touch Duerte either.",
"Need gigantic ties to cover gigantic buttons",
"Really, he achieved all of those things? Because in my timeline, George W. Bush became President after the 2000 election, not Donald Trump.",
"I don't think I've ever once heard Neil deGrasse Tyson or Stephen Hawking mention how smart they are.",
"Technically, they've all got it ass-backwards ",
"Who's culture? Sure as fuck ain't mine. ",
"Nope.",
"Do you genuinely think the president elect should be \"trolling\"?",
"I'm sure if they just talked about guns & god, they'd be halfway there.",
"This is true, the variable is not whether or not you look fat, its whether you look like a fat man who is wearing a tent or not.",
"No I don't. I'm fucking sick of it. No adult I know, out of all of the adults I know, acts this way. And I'm an adult so I speak from experience. I don't defend anyone's behavior that acts so childish in a 5k suit. ",
"That looks so stupid",
"Someone on here yesterday (citation needed-sorry random redditor) postulated that he may be using talk-to-text to dictate his tweets. Looking at his tweets through that lens makes them seem more reasonable and could contribute to the typos. Doesn't explain 'unpresidented' but I thought it was an insightful idea. I am by no means trying to make excuses for his nonsense, but it could add weight to the illiteracy argument...",
"There was a video I watched recently from the morning of September 11th, 2001, where he called in to some New York talk show to brag about how this made Trump Tower the tallest building in New York (which I think is actually incorrect, in addition to being insanely ghoulish and narcissistic). He sounded so much more clear-headed and clear-thinking back then. Still evil, horrible thoughts, but well-organized and well-articulated compared to the ludicrous word-salad he barfs out today. ",
"You mostly post in r/The_Donald, and you want to tell someone else they're brainwashed? What a joke.",
"[So who's the other dimwit on the left?](https://i.imgur.com/kleYolY.png)",
"is \"top T.V. Star\" a thing? Also, who puts periods between T and V in TV? What a fucking moron.",
"Not sure I agree about the all smiles thing - [plenty of glumness here](https://i.imgur.com/xq9gWnD.jpg) (which of course ties up well with the claims in this book) :-)",
"I suspect he actually has a learning disability. Not his fault, but his character - a need to convince people he's better, bigger, richer, smarter, etc. - THAT'S what makes him a national joke. He was raised and parented in a way that has him completely out of touch with himself and his interactions and behavior with the \"normal\" world. He's emotionally unintelligent. His vocabulary level is at about 4th-5th grade level. His knowledge of BASIC American history and the context of those events is at zero. And I personally believe he has a reading disability that he's hidden and paid his way through his entire life. And his past and current troupe of butt kissers don't dare say anything that would upset him. They love their money far, far more than they have a sense of responsibility to the rest of us. They know he's defective and therefore malleable, suggestable, stupid, but it's to their favor so they keep butt kissing away. ",
"Or untreated syphilis",
"Guy next to Trump looks like he just went 'this makes no sense - here, I'll just cross my arms and let someone else figure out what to do'.",
"Ima be honest here and say that I would probably be bored with words and thinking about other people too.",
"Holy shit people are fucking dumb. \n\nIf everyone had their arms crossed it wouldn’t work. Dude in the blue (not Trump) fucked it up. You can see the man on the very left isn’t crossed. It goes every other\n",
"I love your username.",
"> Why are you so sad\n\nhe moved all his Bitcoin to tendie points and it's crashing right now :/",
"I heard he's sleeping with his horse already.\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLX9JOXdaaM",
"Just saw TLJ last night. Fuck I loved it. Still buzzed about it today. Just had to say that. ANYHOO, back to your Trump-bashing everybody. I must admit I'm enjoying that quite a bit, too, hahaha, man-fuck that guy.",
"> Just out of curiosity, what makes you glad that he's our president?\n\nMany of the policies he supports are important to me. I want much less immigration to the United States, a harder stance on illegals, a much harder stance against violent crime, protection of the Constitution (namely the first two amendments), and I also appreciate his bluntness and anti-PC personality. I realize that on some other issues this administration is not focused on or handling well, but for what matters most to *me*, they were the best option in 2016 and seems like they will be in 2020 again. \n\n> Our country has never been so divided and we're a complete joke to the rest of the world because of his words and actions\n\nIt's funny how this \"rest of the world\" you are referencing depends on the aid, presence, support, and protection of the USA. As for this country being divided, it has always been this way across the political divide. Maybe now it's more vocal and ridiculous (from both sides). To blame it all on one man is actually giving him more credit that he deserves, in that case, go ahead and attribute all the good that has come alongside Trump. The lowest poverty rate of all time in 2017, the rising economy, falling unemployment rates, etc.\n\n> I can understand party loyalty to a certain degree but why go down with the ship?\n\nLet's be honest, for an individual, some issues are more important than others. I don't mind paying what I do or more for health insurance as long as I can keep my firearms for fun and protection of my loved ones, as long as I know the current administration is cutting down on immigration, letting the military have more autonomy against our enemies abroad, and so on.\n\n",
"The global economy has been in a general upturn for a bit now. Also let's see how this tax plan that's expected to create a trillion dollar deficit works out before celebrating.",
"No mistakes allowed",
"He actually lost most of his father's fortune and was a billion dollars in debt by the 90s. Coincidentally that's also when he bought his first casino, where he violated anti money laundering laws over 100 times in the first year. ",
"The dude is a fucking moron.",
"Wait are we winning? Are we great again yet? ",
"Not too funny imo. Point? To prove what with that single hand-shake mismatch?",
"Dude what’s your IQ?! Were you the one that figured out the 23 millionth digit of prime numbers? \n\nP.S. please invent time travel, I miss my childhood dog. ",
"Maybe he was talking about legitmate and serious run?? The one in 2000 he dropped out very early.",
"Wait until you try to go to bed tonight and can't unpicture it.",
"https://i.imgur.com/14ZSCe5.gif",
"He didn't lose by 3 million votes lmao, everyone knew from the start that the popular vote isn't the deciding factor. It would be like saying that someone who makes a queen sacrifice in a chess game in order to checkmate his opponent somehow loses because he ended up with less pieces.\n\nhttps://i.redd.it/23wlvr1rorzx.png",
"Lol",
"God, just for the sake of variety there's no way I could stomach that more than once, and I'd feel like shit at the end of the day. I have a hard time believing this.",
"Out of curiosity, have any examples of him standing up to the Washington Elite you speak of?\n \nHasn't he basically *become* one of the Washington Elite? \n \nOr is **Washington Elite** just code for \"Democrat\"?",
"\" I am great at handshakes. Actually I have the best handshakes. Not only that but I am a yuge fan of handshake chains. Not only that I am going to build a massive hanshake chain and I am going to make the two people around me pay for it\"",
"More fake news...he was shaking hands with the dude to his right, when this chain happened.\n\nWelcome to the mainstream media con artists!",
"That speech gave me cancer. ",
"Bad bot",
"he's Donald Trump. If everyone is doing one thing, do you think he's gonna conform or do his own thing because he can? This is kinda his thing\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd-0K2--sEg\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yID4EqVLICE\n\nhe does what he wants",
"Notice no one is mocking [this guy?](https://i.imgur.com/kleYolY.png)",
"> I'm taking about Western based co-operations vs Eastern based co-operations and why the ASEAN stands out from the status quo. Sufficient context to compare them for a quick sparksnotes.\n\nWtf are you talking about? The EU is a political organisation meant to remove barriers between European countries, increase trade etc by using the basis of freedom to move, respecting human rights, rule of law, removal of the death penalty etc. \n\nMeanwhile ASEAN has Duterte and Myanmar\n\nI fail to see how **any** of that is comparable. If your example of standing out is defiance of human rights or ethnic cleansing okay sure. ",
"Can we use dignity and marriage in the same sentence?",
"Good more humor for us as we laugh at the most mentally challenged president ever. Bring on 8 years of America as a massive joke. ",
"Isn’t the guy on the far left doing the same thing?",
"I don't see what this has to do with Hillary Clinton at all.",
"Tries to make trump look stupid but it’s obvious the whole arm linking thing is just started and he has just joined in based on the guy on the right ",
"Why would you think that?",
"Reminds me of Idiocracy lol!",
"he winds them up and they take the bait, like every time 😂",
"If everyone crosses their arms the same way it'll work out. The guys to the left and right of Trump are both doing the opposite cross so Trump is left looking like a dummy.\n\nThis isn't to say he doesn't do a good job himself, but this isn't exactly his fault. ",
"Youre looking at some weird shitty Twister",
"[\"Donald Trump 'sent aide to McDonald's when White House chefs failed to satisfy burger cravings'\"](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/09/donald-trump-sent-aide-mcdonalds-white-house-chefs-failed-satisfy/)",
"Because he gives no fucks and is narcissistic. Saying he won the first time he tried sounds good in his mind. Once the media asks him why he said this when he ran in 2000, he’s going to say fake news, or he forgot, or that someone else told him that 2016 was his first year running, or maybe he’ll say all three. ",
"Because of the 6:30 PM bed cheeseburgers he eats on a daily basis after Bannon left him.",
"I think the phrase you are looking for is fucking moron.",
"The goofballs over @ T_D are trying to claim Trump said that on purpose to 'troll lefties.' So, when he says something obviously dumb, it's to screw with people and liberals are the dummies for falling for it. When he says something they agree with it's all MAGA! He's the God Emperor! They can't even hang any blame on the \"GEOTUS\" for hiring and keeping Jeff Sessions, someone they roundly despise at this point. It's through the looking glass over there. ",
"Still rocking that American Gigolo power suit, but manages to make it even uglier with the fucking ridiculously long tie",
"Tbf I think cultural clothing could also be a long-standing mom.",
"https://i.imgur.com/kleYolY.png",
"Ivana, is that you?",
"\"I talk real good because I'm smart and stuff\" - Run the Jewels, making fun of Trump's tweets.\n\n\n\n",
"The crazy thing is that his Uncle invented radiation therapy for treating cancer patients.\n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_G._Trump\n",
"soychad looks up from the plate of shit he's eating to see the libtard waiter is holding his nose in disgust.\n\n\"Hahah. Fucking liberals OWNED.\"",
"how? looks like Trump is the only one confused by the cross-your-arms-and-hold-hands thing. ",
"Looks like his tie hangs below his button dick.",
"Trump supporters do. Hah! Disrupting the system broooo fuck the SJW’S!\n\n😒",
"He's shaking hands normally, and I think he's star struck by the pointlessness of cross of hand shaking. He can still shake his hand btw.",
"As he's known to his Japanese fanbase.",
"That picture looks retarded, they're all way too far apart. And whoever is off-camera to the left is still fucking it up - that's a left hand.",
"What do you mean? Your tie is supposed to land right around your belt loop. Right where Trump's is. [Example](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ba/57/e7/ba57e765f84318598b19ecfda14391ee--andrew-cooper-grey-tie.jpg)",
"just... wow...",
"Really? https://i.imgur.com/kleYolY.png",
"Do we count that? Forming an exploratory committee isn't really running for president. That's why news shows are always asking would-be candidates if they're going to run, and some dodgy answers are \"evaluating my options\" or \"formed an exploratory committee.\" \n\nI'm perfectly fine with branding Trump a liar (he's lied about so much), but let's just stick to the empirically true ones. We don't need to make his claims of \"fake news\" actually true.",
"Not to mention he’s doing it right... it goes every other. It wouldn’t work if everyone crossed their hands.. but you know liberals aren’t good at common sense",
"I wonder why a man as wealthy as he is doesn't have a suit that fits well for these public appearances.",
"He stood up by running for President as an outsider with no prior political experience. He was validated by winning the Presidency.",
"He made billions by being a sleazy piece of shit businessman. There are dozens of cited cases in which he used unethical business practices and/or fucked over people/businesses to obtain his success.\n\nThe models and tv show were simply byproducts of being a billionaire.\n\nIt's amazing what an unlimited ego and a lack of conscience will get you in this world. Oh and also a small multi-million dollar loan to start out with in life really helps.",
"I voted third party but I see the MSM lies. Their lying to you. Good Luck.",
"~~Is there a video clip of this? I want to hear what it sounds like \"live\"~~\n\nnevermind just looked a few comments below",
"Get [your eyes checked](https://i.imgur.com/kleYolY.png)",
"That's true of all humor. People with no sense of humor can't laugh at humor. That's just how it goes. If you've ever watched a video of Trump's rallies, he constantly makes fun of himself, and he uses Twitter in much the same way. I think he's just joking around, and people are so stuck up their own asses that they just don't get it and get pissed off and scared at the notion. Seems like people want to imagine Trump is isolated and lashing out in the White House when he's just typing things he finds funny on his phone to twitter.",
"Previous presidents were not fucking morons.",
">\t> from Melania\n\n>\tNah, separate bedrooms \n\nFrom ~~Melania~~ Ivanka",
"THIS IS JUST A GENERAL COMMENT: After reading this post (and most Trump related posts), you would think that 99% of everyone is anti-Trump. The ironic truth is the pro-Trump folks have extremely high numbers, but most remain silent. The silence is partially due to all the intolerant militant ex-Hillary supporters that continually demonize the Pro-Trump supporters. I wouldn't be surprised if Trump actually won a second term out of spite fueled by the feeling of being labeled as outcasts.",
"Lol. Says alot about Hillary.",
"Ok",
"good thing they didn't ask him the next minute then",
"Wearing a cape and smoking a cig, what could be more bold and strong than that?",
"> The man is POTUS. You don’t get there for lacking intelligence.\n\nAs of last November that is demonstrably untrue.",
"You're assuming a lot about this guy that you don't even know. For all we know those people don't brief him in attempt to sabotage his image, or maybe because he doesn't have the time, or maybe he struggles with a learning disability involving retaining new knowledge. I doubt all of those but my point is that almost all of Trumps actions are chalked up to Kindergarten level understanding, due to this social media circlejerked caricature of him. This worries me because even the dumbest adult humans have complex thinking and motives, unlike a kid who is incapable.",
"CNN has spent 3 hours talking about his stable genius tweet instead of the fake Russia probe. Genius confirmed ",
"Serious TDS going on here. ",
"Funny you mention another reality TV star, since Paris Hilton expanded her inherited wealth at a far greater rate than Donald.",
"Man, he sounds so much more hinged.",
"Here he is announcing that he wants to run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMlz4J4tYbM\n\nReally interesting video. It's amusing that he (as he does now) starts by noting what a disaster the country is and that's why he's running. Bear in mind that this was in 1999 when the economy and national optimism were at extremely high levels. This was before 9/11, before the trillion dollar Iraq/Afghanistan wars, before the dot com bust, and that's what he considered to be a terrible time? lol...\n\nNotice Roger Stone standing in the background as well.",
"One main joke in the UK's most recent general election was May's constant repetition of the buzzwords **Strong and Stable** to the point where it was hilarious... but once again Trump has taken things to the next level. Honestly, the fact this **stable genius** still surprises me with his stupidity after such a consistent year genuinely impresses me",
"[Here](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/donald-trump-and-warren-buffetts-vastly-different-strategies-to-eating-at-mcdonalds-2017-12-05) is a fun little read. That book that came out yesterday alleges he eats McDonald's so much out of fear of being poisoned (lol)",
"Huh? Why? ",
"It's illegal to be fair to an American president. Watch your mouth ",
"Yeah but I can go to school or a movie without getting shot in a killing spree, I can drink water from the tap without any risk of getting sick due to fracking, if I get sick I'll never have to worry due to universal healthcare, I'll never be homeless or hungry, I go to school and get paid for it, I can move freely to any country in the EU and I enjoy spending time socialising and working with those who come here, I go to sleep at night without worrying about a war on the other side of the planet and if I go to prison for a crime the system will help me rehabilitate to society and help me while I retain my dignity but if I only could trade all this so that my investment went up and my tax could be cut I'd do it in a heartbeat!",
"I’m shocked at how many idiots there are here... it goes every other person. Otherwise you wouldn’t be able to shake hands.. another classic example of petty liberals excelling at common sense",
"There's no genius to doubt. ",
"Yeaah but don't let logic get in the way of a good Trump-bashin'.",
"Let’s see the rest of the photos from this shoot. I’d bet that this was taken with a DSLR, and the photographer has several pictures or several dozen pictures. Is there video footage? It’s like posting the worst picture, and using it to contradict something. Not sticking up for Trump as this same thing would happen to any other President. And the second person to Trump’s right is doing it wrong too.",
"Reminds me of the eclipse pic people were circlejerking about. Wonder what the full photo of this assembly looked like, appears far left is also doing it wrong.",
"It’s weird seeing gunt used in the wild, I thought it was something a buddy made up. ",
"Hadn't actually noticed the guy that is cut off far left, I thought it was supposed to be like [this, all people crossed arms](https://imgur.com/a/v26wI). So no, I'm not so sure now. I guess Malcolm is the tard now? Explains why Duterte looks disappointed. ",
"The other guy is a Russian PM who is not playing along on purpose.",
"lol he's so stupid",
"Honestly. People need to focus on the actual bad things he's done instead of how he looks silly. Making fun of his appearance and mannerisms needlessly spreads hate.",
"How about Obama running on a platform of transparancy and protection of whistleblowers. Two weeks after Snowden, his campaign site with that statement disappeared. Not to mention his promises for pulling out of the Middle East. \n\nNot trying to bash Obama, he's just the first president since I was old enough to really follow presidential campaigns. ",
"I like how he's looking at the chefs hand like \"... Rule VII must not apply why your talking about the president\".",
"There's people laughing at it, and people straight up attacking his character based on this photo. The fact that I provided context and the response was a \"how dare you try to make Trump look better!\" speaks to that. Yes, he looks foolish in this photo.",
"Except he does this like four times in a row with the same bottle. It's either more proof of his dementia or he's just stupid in some other way.",
"Yep, I noticed that too",
"Yes, the media is nothing but a bullshit entertainment machine. If they are going to ask him 20 times if he disavows a guy he left a party for, he should make them look stupid. People who are so uptight about stupid shit and don't understand his humor / persuasion talent stack are going to vote for the candidate with a stick up his/ her ass anyways. \n\nIt was a clear push to the Trump is a racist meme. He handled it perfectly. Conservatives are tired of people without spine.",
"Heh, Trump messed up a handshake, PROOF that Zarble Glormpf has Dementia!",
"Well, he says something about nuclear. Something about his uncle being clever. Makes a compelling argument in favour of sterilization and euthanasia. Says that people try to make Republicans look stupid, and he wants to make their jobs easier for them. He’s done things. Something else about Nuclear. More about Nuclear, he’s really driving this point forward, whatever this point is. \nNow something about prisoners, their numbers are decreasing, then increasing again. Women may or may not be smarter than men, it’s going to take us a while to find out. Arabs are good at negotiating, and the Americans it seems, are not. Apparently, lives were lost.\n\nReal words of wisdom there.\n",
"Because he lies about pretty much everything.",
"I'm being discriminated based on speech. Therefore, my rights are being violated. Therefore, maybe you should think before you speak. ",
"They are obviously getting set up at this moment. But good job using the timing of this pic to be an ass. Give it up. Reeeeeeeee",
"Marriage is a life sentence, no dignity, no doubt.\n\n\nHow's that?",
"But why? I loathe Trump but comforming just to conform is stupid.",
"Arm on far left edge is also.",
"I'm being discriminated based on speech. Therefore, my rights are being violated. Therefore, maybe you should think before you speak. ",
"There is also someone to the left out of frame who doesn't have their arms crossed. Even if you are wrong and everyone should have their hands crossed, few people in the pic seem to know whats going on.",
"ITT: people don't realize it's the guy on the far-left fucking up the chain, not Trump.",
">dignity \n \nha.",
"Rich in brains and character ",
"I'm being discriminated based on speech. Therefore, my rights are being violated. Therefore, maybe you should think before you speak. ",
"There is also someone to the left out of frame who doesn't have their arms crossed. Even if you are wrong and everyone should have their hands crossed, few people in the pic seem to know whats going on.",
"Its a shame he's old enough that most of his teachers & professors must be dead by now. I'd love to hear what those people had to say about how he was then compared to now. I wonder how much he has actually matured beyond when he was an eight year old, or a teenager.\n",
"Sorry the country is not doing bad, like you all had hoped, and is instead setting record highs for the stock market.\n\n\nBut let’s go with your course of action and keep saying “let’s see” and not base our opinions on reality. ",
"True. ",
"What does them thinking it's normal have to do with people who think it's dumb?",
"I'm being discriminated based on speech. Therefore, my rights are being violated. Therefore, maybe you should think before you speak. ",
"Perhaps he meant his genius has been stabled.\n\nIt's a cry for help disguised as his regular narcissism. ",
"BLUMPFFFFF",
"Definitely watches Richard and Mortimer",
"I agree that Trump is an idiot, but he seems to be doing the actual logical thing here. You need to alternate crossed and uncrossed to get correctly oriented handshakes for everyone. The guy to his right (our left) has two normal handshakes because the people at his sides are uncrossed. The guy to his left has an incorrectly-facing handshake with his right hand because two arms-crossed people are next to each other.",
"> Most people run with the intention of winning\n\nThis is an interesting statement. I don't have enough information to agree or disagree, but I think it's worth thinking about why else people run. Seems like plenty of people do it for promotional reasons, but even outside of that there are plenty that run for other reasons, such as third party candidates running for their pet issues. They might say they are running to win, but they're smarter than that; they know they can't. They're running to get the issue noticed and taken up by the major parties. I have a feeling some R/D candidates run similarly to get their issues noticed without expecting to win, or perhaps to increase their name recognition to help any future bids.",
"\"Who is this Mexican guy? I'm not shaking his hand!\" - Trump in this photo.",
"Lmao, that line pretty much gives away that he's trolling.",
"He is the president. Voted in by the people. ",
"he's so fucking stupid hahahahahahahha",
"Doesn't seem to have been a serious attempt. Never went past the exploratory phase, didn't seek the nomination from the reform party (disbanded campaign before), didn't appear on any general election ballot. So depending on how you define 'running for President', you could argue either way with this one.",
"Doesnt look like it in the photo.",
"Nice strawman you've made there. Was it easier than moving the goalposts?",
"Fool me once, shame on you...",
"As far as the beginning of the tweet, he says the Russian collusion thing has been proven false? Is there any evidence of this? Did I miss anything today?",
" But he also fixed airplane crashes! /s",
"You're damn right people are upset. People voted for this man who was clearly incapable of doing this job, and so far it's gone exactly how we expected. Laughing at his stupidity is about the only thing we can get out of this.",
"For us non-Americans, it takes at minimum a few hours for Trump's antics to be referenced by anyone, and it won't be common knowledge for several days. It shouldn't be surprising that people are out of the loop about this.",
"Cross your arms and imagine there's someone next to you doing the same. How in the hell are they supposed to shake your hand?\n\nHe's doing it right.\n\nThe dude in the white shirt is cocking it up.\n\nLow key hilarious that he wins... again.",
"Oh yeah, I keep saying this: just listen to his interviews from the 80s and 90s and it’s almost a different person. He was still an ignorant blow hard, but he could finish a thought and complete a sentence. He clearly has trouble with holding onto his thought and rambles, destroying his sentences. ",
"Look at the guys arm on the left side of the picture. He is doing the same thing Trump is.",
"Whatever you want to tell yourself to rationalize the fact that he needed an outdated, undemocratic system to win because the majority of voters knew that electing an inexperienced, moronic, reality TV star was a bad idea. ",
">He's not the most suave or sophisticated, that's for sure.\n\nCertainly not. As long as he gets the job done and doesn't break anything that can't be mended, I really don't mind him.",
"To be fair, the arm crossing hand holding thing does not work unless you are alternating people facing different directions... or alternating every other person crossing their arms... Notice the man on the far left is also not crossing. And also notice how awkward the crossing of the man on the far right... he actually may be the idiot.",
"Mango Mussolini sounds nicer. Appropriate seeing Trump holding Duterte's hand. \n\nEdit: I do admire Duterte's commitment to the barong Tagalog, at least. Or whatever similar version that is. ",
"Ivanka you mean, right fam?",
"Not to sound aggressive but people are sick and fucking tired of symbols and gesturing, regardless of their intent and especially in politics.",
"Well, they were the best. They've been suffering lately.",
"Source?",
"There are certain 300 pound pumpkins that I want as far away from me as possible, so with that extra motivation I might be able to throw it further than under normal circumstances. ",
"Funny how everyone else grasped it immediately.",
"I still can't believe people fell for his shit. Even my mother did, although she regrets it now.\n\n",
"Trump so straight he can't even cross his arms or touch two men at once. One arm on each side, each around a lady that underneath the awkward smile doesn't want to be there.",
"He didn't have to take the job.",
"Did you not read the assholes tweet this morning?\n\nHe's a fucking moron",
"No crossing swords !!!",
"The guy 2 over from his right is doing the same thing he is doing. ",
"Because he is a petty shit.",
"Because his base can be easily fooled",
"When I first heard him say this, I also thought that it sounded mind numbingly stupid. But when I googled how clean coal works, I realized it actually kind of is like that.\n\nEdit: please, if you're going to downvote me at least supply me with proof that I'm wrong. They ACTUALLY do take coal out of the earth and it ACTUALLY does go through a cleaning process. I'm not supporting Trump here, but he wasn't wrong, for once.",
"I think he's living in a world entirely constructed of delusions of grandeur and narcissism.",
"I highly doubt he was confused. This is just a pic before he grabbed his hand. It’s straight up propaganda. ",
"-Yeats (The Second Coming)",
"*There.",
"He looks like an ape that has discovered that people do something strange with their hands but can't quiet figure out what they want from him. ",
"I'm glad you managed to reject the elite by electing a guy with fine golden hair who has his name on buildings in Manhattan.",
"And has been for literally the last nine years. ",
"Well I’m an Aussie. So that just ain’t true. ",
"Boy, do I have the job for you.",
"\"I'm sorry. I don't know how to do it when people actually *want* to be touched.\"",
"It makes the big lies all the more normal.\nHow do you get people living in a society where everything we say and do is copied down and recorded to not trust the hard facts in front of them in clear black and white? You throw so much bullshit into the mix that there’s no hope to fact check a fraction of it and the public is now skeptical of EVERYTHING. Everything except what they already agree with and support that is. ",
"No, Trump.",
"https://i.imgur.com/uWbfXUT.gif",
"Trump is like that kid from school that is really annoying and constantly lies about his life to make him seem cooler cause he is really just a loser. And he lies about mostly petty stuff like saying he has heard of a band and didn't care for it when he hasn't, or that he has tried a specific food you mentioned but he hated it when he hasn't. But everyone keeps him around, even if everyone wants him to leave. He even LOOKS like he was that kind of kid.",
"Google's new linkjacking on mobile searches is pretty fucked up.",
"To be fair, that \n\n1. Just sounds like a dumb excuse.\n\n2. The statement defeats itself.\n\n3. People appear smart because they get to be backseat drivers, anyone who takes action is going to be criticized by their opposition. ",
"The best of a bad lot, I'm afraid.\n\nPromise to write me in, and I'll run in the next election.",
"Has a picture of a positive thing Trump has done ever been upvoted like this here?",
"Wonder what the IQ is of our “black” president? ",
"From Hope Hicks if the internet rumours are true.",
"The Trump team didn't expect to win, nor did they want to. This presidency is like the movie \"the producers\". The plan was to fail and then attack Hillary and the democrats, launch a political media group, etc...\n\nThis is why they were worried about the fact that Flynn was a foreign agent. It was only a problem if they won, and they had no intention of winning.",
"hurr durr",
"they were staggered at first look at the guy far left. \n\nthe guy in blue is the one fucking shit up.\n\nbut y'all don't care cause youre just as dumb as guy in blue LOL",
"I don't think he even wanted to win. A lot of talk these days suggests the goal was to lose, scream about the election bring rigged, and start Trump TV.",
"I remember hearing a lot of people thinking in the final month or two it was a win-win for him for the reasons you outline there, with the lesser of the victories being the Presidency... you know with that pesky responsibility and the garish lime-light casting such dreadful shadows.",
"Well, if you look closely you can't really shake hands that way, and the arm of the guy out of frame on the left is also doing what Trump is doing. The guys on the right look like they are having a very hard time. \n\nI know this post was meant to be funny, but I can't find something funny when it's premise is so flawed.",
"We are armchair psychologists now I see. ",
"> downfall of Trump's character\n\nYou're wrong. His character could not possibly get any worse. He has successfully staked out his position at the bottom.",
"You've bought into the propaganda posted on r/The_Donald wholesale. You don't get to tell anyone they're being lied to.",
"Seriously. I travel a lot for my work, and everywhere I go, the pall of this embarrassing buffoon has gone before. ",
"Apparently there is more than one moron president in the world. ",
"what the actual fuck did I just read? With better editing it was more like 2 or 3 sentences but still, holy jesus what a wreck of a 'train-of-thought.'",
"[This](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/08/next-steps-for-the-presidents-eyes/537528/) is still my favorite.",
"Relevant: [https://imgur.com/a/3SQHe](https://imgur.com/a/3SQHe)\n",
"Since he has the lid in his other hand I'm not sure why he'd think there's a straw.",
"Even in that video he displays similar speech patterns as now",
"\"And I'm Eric\"",
"Is that Dan Ariely?",
"The narrative, bruh. \n\nStop fucking wit it.",
"It was cringe and funny. I enjoy all of it, still very much a fan of the president",
"I remember the 2011 primary field for the Republican Party having him as almost a joke unofficial candidate who spent almost all of his time obsessing over the president's long form birth certificate and promoting a completely forgettable book. It's surreal to see how far we've ~~come~~ fallen into madness.",
"It’s not even his fault, someone else fucked up and now he can’t actually hold the other guys’ hands correctly if he did what they where doing.",
"Implying I'm not 100% loving the Trump presidency lol \n\nowned",
"You're the one making ridiculous comparisons between organisations that have **nothing** in common of not well it's a bunch of countries. ",
"why are you like that",
"This needs to be gif'd.",
"Keep in mind he only got 45% of the vote in the primaries.",
"The applause from the crowd hearing his stupidity is frightening. ",
"When you pause in a middle of sentence to say \"like\" it makes me cringe. Definitely not a sign of being a genius",
"You mean stable geniuses. /s aside, at least two of these are unstable dimwits",
"To think that one day a hand job had to potential to save us all from nuclear annihilation.",
"this thing they're doing has a name, and yes Trump is fucking it up",
"Watch the video showing the situation seconds later\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qmqiQ6FDxL4",
"If. . .\n\n- They've been doing this goofy handshake for years\n- You are attending\n- There's a high likelihood of the handshake happening again, and\n- You will be asked to be part of said-stupid handshake\n\nMaybe practice first? This seems like common sense to anybody trying to do a good job and not look like an idiot.",
"It's always those god damn Russians! Isn't it?",
"I am honestly surprised that more people have not mentioned this but Trump is looking to show his backhand in this situation because it is seen as a power pose. Leaders often fight with one another to be on the left side (in pictures) when posing with other leaders in order to look dominant. That is why the follow up picture when he actually links hands, he looks goofy and trying to show BOTH backhands but ends up backfiring into the opposite of a power pose. Usually Trump does a decent job at these subtle power plays.",
"Haha drumpf is dumb!!",
"If he's such a 'smart' businessman.He should know,that he would be richer in cash,by doing nothing.Just collecting interest on the money,he inherited.A few decades ago.Only he can go bust,while operating a casino. ",
"He's using all of his brain cells and those of the people standing next to him just to move his arms in a different way than he's accustomed to.",
"Child-proofing it should be enough.",
"Indeed. Which means he's doing it correctly (accidentally).",
"Such a dumbass",
"For real. Does he not know that we are in /r/pics on reddit? What a dumb ass....",
"The guy I responded to is a TD cultist.",
"He's just a nonconformist. Years to come they will say he is the bestest most brilliant nonconformist there is. People will love him for it.",
"The worst part is they probably practiced this...and still",
"It's not wrong, it's the fact that these numbers aren't the result of Trump (as his only real fiscal policy initiative was passing this recent tax plan) but part of a global economic trend and the results of his predecessor's policies. It almost always takes time for initiatives to really show, that's why we speak of \"legacy\" in terms of presidential initiatives, since the results tend to take time before they come to fruition. \n\nHis major \"accomplishment\" is effecting the markets by becoming president, with industry and financial market leaders betting that he'll cut their taxes and deregulate their industries, allowing them more profit-seeking leeway. \n\nBasically, he's taking credit for things (economy rising) that have nothing to with his actions, and the results of the policies he's making and the things he's done *now* won't show up on paper until a few years from now.\n\nWhy is that an issue? Because remember Bush W? by his 7th year, all those pro-business policies ended up nearly cratering the economy after years of (not so stellar) growth. So anyone who knows enough about economics would be very wary of Trumps optimism, and know enough that he can hardly take credit for anything until a few years from now. In other words... he's (shockingly) full of shit.",
"And whataboutism! You're killing it buddy!",
"To expose the weak link",
">Haha of course it has nothing to do with Trump. You keep telling yourself that\n\nThe battle cry of children who neither understand the stock market, nor Donald Trumps lack of impact on it. ",
"You just cross your arms, how difficult is that?",
"> Whatever the TV box and bloggers say, you parrot.\n\nAlways interesting to see T_D posters project like this.",
"You can see him thinking it \"oh my god, how are they doing that?\"",
"In his defense this is a pretty strange and awkward way to hold hands. I think I am smart, and I could definitely fuck this up after 1-2 beers",
">\tSource?\n\nLol, are you serious? His executive staff have ZERO political experience. *There’s* your source, dummy. ",
"Tbf this is mainly an attempt at humor, and if you're a self-proclaimed genius you're kind of setting yourself up to be the butt of dumb jokes.",
"He’s actually doing it right. It works if every other person has their arms crossed, and the guy on the far left is doing that. The real idiot is the guy on the right who thinks he needs to shake someone’s right hand with his left ",
"Sometimes I feel like he oversimplifies things on purpose so thay the mass of his supporters (unintelligent people) can understand what he's saying. That way he can gain their support because, you know, he speaks their language. Like, seriously he would have to be close to mentally challenged to act the way he does. He says stupid things in simple child-like language so they understand him, play to dumb people’s ego, tell blatant lies because the mass population dont fact check. Trump would have to be either mentally challenged, or playing a smart game by acting dumb. ",
"Jesus, Duterte, buy a fucking jacket.",
"And then cry about the evil Democrat who's forced to raise taxes due to this inane tax bill.\n\n\"Who cares about 4 years from now!? I just bought me a new hammock! Thanks uncle Trump!\" ",
"I also care!",
"I think it's just the timing of his comments that make it better. But yes he's a douchebag for reasons far above and beyond this.",
"I have small hands ...I have large button....so sad ...too bad",
"I call shenanigans. \n\n\"Throw\" implies lifting something off the ground and having it travel airborne to it's destination. \n\nI imagine a very strong person could probably throw *something* weighing 300lbs three feet in a compact enough form factor, but no way you could throw a 300lb pumpkin 3 feet. It's just too unwieldy. There's nowhere to grip it that would allow you to get it into the air under your own power.\n\nIn all seriousness, if you can prove to me that you personally can throw a 300lb pumpkin three feet I will donate $100 to the charity of your choice.",
"Pfft, you should see Trump's interior decorator at work.",
"It reminds me of the monkeys and the monolith in 2001: Space Odissey",
"Screw you, that's how I do it, too.\n\nUnleash myself like a Katamari on the world. What of it?",
"Fuck Amerikkka !!! Trump is so dumb lolololol ",
"I'm not telling myself anything, I'm just correcting you by stating the FACT that he didn't lose. Doesn't matter how ridiculous the electoral system is (I personally prefer by popular vote) but that's the system that's in place.",
"Unfortunately for you I'm the high king of skyrim. ",
"It may not be about customs, but just about coordination. My family do this weird thing at Christmas where everyone crosses their arms like this, and then pulls someone else's Christmas cracker. It's bizarre, and I struggle every year, because it just doesn't make any sense to me. Doing things backwards, or upside down, or reversed in a mirror, or with my non-dominant hand is just something that I really struggle at.\n\nI've got plenty of reason to dislike President Trump for a lot of things, but in this case it just seems like him struggling to do something that's just counter-intuitive and bizarre.",
"I would agree that a lot of world leaders are dumb but I don’t think Trump is one ",
"God damn he looks terrible.",
"God, Reddit has gone to shit.",
"Lose was badly worded on his part. I think he was pointing out how more of the population wanted Clinton to become president instead of Trump, yet he still got office despite the majority being against it. I agree that the president shouldn't be solely decided by the people, because the people can be REALLY dumb. However, I don't think letting it be decided by the Electoral College is any better because obviously this ain't working out great despite their overwhelming vote for Trump. ",
"His stupidity is a front for his general deceit and ambition to cripple critics in any given circumstance. The chaos it creates make for quick and easy social division, especially with an army of like-minded lackies behind him... a veritable conspiracy of anti-intellectual pro-religious trolls.",
"Oh it's surely not THAT bad now, is it!\n\nIs it?",
"He'll never be president now",
"Your downvotes are probably because you're suggesting that this fairly traditional symbolic gesture that is performed regularly at this event going back several years was coordinated poorly all along, and that Trump is actually just trying to fix their mistake.\n \nThere's nothing reasonable about your comment.",
"Ah Reddit, where making fun of someone's race, skin color, body size, and appearance is acceptable only if they're a white male. Truly a bastion of Progressivism.\n",
"And you also don't have just a button, but a big peni... button. ",
"Got em",
"No, capitalism is mainly about capital, for most of the population yes you gotta work, but if your one of the few who gets handed capital you're all set.\n\nMoney generates money, once you have enough money your workforce is pointless.\n",
"Some would say he is a \"useful\" idiot, comrade. I kid I kid. I'm just Putin you on. ",
"Not any more. They changed their TOS to exempt government accounts from them. They literally changed their rules for him. \n\nAnd no wonder. I imagine he drives up traffic like no one else. ",
"Who is the guy far right in blue suit?",
"He wants my gay brown friends dead. But why can't we all be nice :(\n\nedit: come onnnn guys play nice :x",
"Yeah, the best people...why would you think that? You got punked by some Russians for a decade yet you go on about being the best in the world.\n\nEdit: Hurtsies all around.",
"What's so hard to understand? He's Donald Trump. That's all. That's everything you need to understand. That's all he wants you to understand. That's all he wants you to be thinking. _He's Donald Trump._\n\nEvery morning he wakes up his first thought is, \"I'm Donald Trump.\" Every night his last thought before falling asleep is, \"I'm Donald Trump.\" Every thought if any that happens between those two moments are, \"I'm Donald Trump.\"\n\nEvery day he sets out to let the world know that He's Donald Trump. His every action, his every choice, his every word is geared toward making as many people as possible immediately, vividly aware that _He's Donald Trump._\n\n**HE'S DONALD TRUMP DAMMIT!!**",
"Are you downvoting posts that disagree with you? Mel you should read reddiquette buddy. :)",
"Yeah, I mean I hate trump and all, but the handshake would be far less stupid looking if every other person didn't cross their arms. ",
"Why would anyone post stock market info in r/pics?",
"I think it's just the irony because he called himself \"like, really smart\" and \"a stable genius\" on Twitter today, then has trouble with a routine ASEAN photo op.\n\nI'd probably fuck this up to, but I didn't just tell everyone I'm a brilliant genius who gets things in the first try",
"We can't all be geniuses 😂",
"Focus on Trump and how is fucking up, you idiot. Don't look at anything else here. Christ.",
"hes also 70 so... when was the last time your grandma or anyone that old you know went for a run\n\nmost suits look like shit after a days wear on them \n\n",
"He does know how to make noise and draw attention and get free publicity, yes.\n\nHe is exactly the kind of person to be able to get elected against a universally distrusted career politician and deep but broad primary opposition and then be extremely panned, face low approval ratings, and pass an anemic amount of legislation in his first year.",
"Don't shake with your left hand",
"You guys realize that Trump is doing the right thing here. The guy two people to the right of trump is screwing up. Lol. Look at the pattern guys. The guy on the far left with just his hand showing gives away the pattern. ",
"No one really looks comfortable in this situation. ",
"If only we could have told him he needed to be a *better* President",
"Trump is clearly waiting for the guy in white and the guy in blue to figure out what they're doing. In this ASEAN the guy in blue is supposed to be anatomical like Trump but is instead crossing his arms which is confusing the man in white. ",
"[And yet, this was the end result...](https://m.imgur.com/a/ZxxBB)\n\nLooks like your boy mucked up again.",
"Explaining his speech as \"sales\" may seem legitimate from his campaign speeches and post election rallies, but it doesnt explain why his speech is consitently flawed when speaking with other world leaders. Unless perhaps theres some unexplained long game hes playing with the world and hes really just outsmarting everyone? If so, at what point do we hear smart trump? 2020?",
"I kinda find it funny Rodrigo Duterte is next Donald trump. My friend from the Philippines said that he was the \"Donald Trump of the Philippines.\"",
"Isn't it obvious? He's out of his god damn mind. The man can't complete a 6th grade book report, much less run the free world. I never thought I'd say this, but \"Save us Germany!\" ",
"I agree.",
"According to google, prior to the foundation of Correct the Record, the phrase \"whataboutism\" was used 4 times on reddit. It is one of the most used phrases daily since CTR and Share Blue bought hundreds of thousands of dormant accounts, thanks for padding the number almost.",
"> Why does he lie about such petty shit? \n\nBecause disregarding dementia, he absolutely has a [Cluster B personality disorder](https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/dsm-5-the-ten-personality-disorders-cluster-b/#narcissistic-personality-disorder).\n\nBeing a clinical narcissist isn't just being self-important, it's an actual cognitive impairment that skews your ability to accurately perceive reality.\n\nThey will lie about obvious things constantly because they don't \"get\" what lying is; if they tell you something, it's the 'truth' because they told it to you. One of the most frustrating things for a narcissist is to be confronted with \"proof\" of a lie, because it contradicts their understanding of the world around them. As a natural defense mechanism, narcissists will double down on what they understand to be \"reality\" to anchor themselves (in the same manner that people in movies will huddle and tell themselves \"it's not real\" when faced with a ghost or something).\n\nPeople asking \"why does he do these silly, outlandish things?\" are asking from the perspective of a mentally healthy human. He's not a buffoon or incompetent, he's acting what he perceives as normal. He can't NOT act this way.",
"Smart enough to beat Hillary",
"You're defending sexual harassment, aiding brutal despots in their power grabs, and the corrosion of our republic with foreign assistance, all because \"welcome to power\". Mussolini had a lot of power too, until he didn't and then he ended up hanging from a meat hook. Nobody with half a brain thinks somebody currently being in power means that they have either the right or the ability to maintain that power, and even the Trumpists are soon going to figure that out once everything comes crashing down.",
"I agree. I can’t stand the guy but, the dumb nit picky things people (especially redditors) complain about is ridiculous. Incorrect tie length? Really? That’s as bad as complaining about Obama’s tan suit. Who cares? Focus on his shortcomings in presidential duties. ",
"Only bafoons would think to do something corny like stand in a big line and shake 2 people's hands at once. ",
"He wears a bulletproof vest; I can’t blame him with all the vitriol I see about him.",
"But this is reddit!! and we must stay against Trump!! Even though everything is going great. Seriously, I miss non-biased 2013 reddit.",
"\"Drumpf cant cross arms, he finisheed big time\"",
"And they had a little help from the Russians and a LOT of help from the Fox News propaganda channel.\n",
"I get that. Maybe my point could have been more clear in my previous comment. What I was getting at was that the office of president has been reduced to the hunger games ever since the first time it was broadcast on national TV. It is the original reality TV show. ",
"Where you're observation makes me self reflect on the unnecessary joy I take from disliking the man, one of my biggest peeves about him is his appearance. And I'm not usually a vein person. This is a person that clearly takes great pride in his appearance and has for decades. But somehow with all of the world's greatest clothing, tailors and endless money at his disposal, he still looks like an orange frog prince that was dressed in his grandpa's suit by his big sister.",
"He is assuming mass, alright? He's bulking up leave him alone. ",
"He sounds like a stereotypical sorority girl",
"Dude just focus on Trump fucking up here. That is all that matters. Do you not know where you are at?",
"It's not to conform. Well fitted clothes look better on you. That is the whole reason. Doesn't matter if it's a suit but or t-shirt and jeans. Like it or not people will judge you on how you present yourself.",
"Ha! No, no it’s not like that. Democracy means the majority vote wins. Chess does not work by majority of pieces. Trump got less votes and won because of our out-dated government. \n\nTake a room of 100 people, split it down one side so it’s a 60-40 split. Ask everyone who likes the color blue or red, if 31 people on the ‘60’ side say they like blue, and 29 of the ‘60’ AND all 40 of the others say they like red, then blue still wins. \n\nOur government decides where the lines that split the people are drawn",
"Trump does thing: \n\nLMAO TAKE THAT DRUMPF XD",
"I feel ya, Im sick of alot of shit to. Trump is not anywhere on that list.",
"He was holding the cap, as such, he should not have expected a straw.",
"This is pretty funny!\n\nhttp://www.politicususa.com/2017/10/13/trumps-college-professor-confirms-moron-life.html",
"I bet Rosie O'Donnell could beat him at arm wrestling. \n",
"I'm not a trump supporter but this picture doesn't do a very good job at making him look dumb. The 2nd guy to his left is the one who is doing it wrong",
"Daily life is now an upsetting back and forth with ourselves: \n\"Should I check the news? Oh god, I really don't want to know what Trump did yesterday. But do I really want to be blindsided if he finally decided to get into a nuke-measuring contest with someone?\" \n \nIt's a balancing act between being an informed citizen and protecting our minds from the sheer volume of stupidity being rained down upon us.",
"I feel the man is not adept at gestures of equal standing and unity",
"There are 10.8 MILLION people in the US who are millionaires. There are only 540 Billionaires. If it's so easy to turn a million dollars into a billion, why haven't more than 540 done so?",
"[Have you stopped beating your wife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_question) Dan?",
"something something I'm still mad Trump is president.",
"Nah ur all still mad though",
"I assume him not fully condemning the nazis and the klan after the first few days of Charlottesville was also “trolling”. Real great topics to choose for teenage angst comedy. \n\nAlso you claim he was asked about duke 20 times. did he disavow David duke the first time? Or was it a few times later? ",
"I feel like there is a great movie going to be made about him one day. It will follow his life from childhood, portraying him as moderately mentally handicapped. His parents will desperately try to hide it and enable him throughout his life, eventually leading to the nut job, overly confident, delusional president we have today. He ends up impeached and spirals into more insanity before he finally gets diagnosed with Alzheimer's and spends his last years being cared for in his mansion. ",
"That's what Russian mind control does to you. \n\nAnd US mind control, obviously",
"No? Dude, you're a whack debate partner. You can have this one, you can't tango.",
"How Trump dresses was never, ever fashionable, even when he wore it in the 80s and 90s. Sure, tailored clothing was not as trim-fitting as it is today but it still *fit* when it was properly tailored. And at no point in time has it been acceptable for one's necktie to extend below the waistband of one's suit trousers. ",
"Also the far-left side of the photo shows someone handling it the same way Trump is about to. I'd be confused too.",
"Can it not be both sad AND terrifying?",
"I would have *never* gotten gold for mocking Obama...",
"I like the way you word it.",
"You clearly don't understand the Donald logic as only other very stable geniuses can. He wasn't *trying* to win those other times.\n\nNote: Before I'm down voted to oblivion I'm being sarcastic. ",
"Apart from Trump's idiocy, I find it mildly interesting that the guy on his right is crossing his left over his right, and the guy on his left crosses his right over his left.\n\nSomething something biblical about left and right hands not knowing what each other does something something.\n\n(I know it's probably a coincidence-or else someone didn't get the memo, or perhaps I'm schizophrenic, maybe autistic.)",
"I didn’t doubt that was a quote but I had to check anyway. Jesus Christ save us from our fucking stupidity. ",
"he tweets like my 6 years old writes.",
"Neither hands nor wrists work like that... here's a fun experiment - cross your arms. Now imagine there's someone next to you trying to shake your hand with their arms crossed - it's impossible - you need to alternate between people crossing and not crossing as everyone in the picture is doing **except** for the guy in white shirt.\n\nTrump wins. Again.",
"Standard boilerplate? He campaigned on massive infrastructure spending, universal healthcare and no cuts to Medicare or Medicaid, and a protectionist rather than a free market agenda. What part of that is part of the standard Republican agenda?",
"I'm pretty sure if you called either of those two unstable or dumb, they'd just laugh and walk (or in Hawking's case; roll) away. It'd just be utterly ridiculous to say that about them and they'd know it. They're not going on Twitter to let the world know how really, like, smart they are.",
"It's not just that he lies about petty shit. He lies about shit that's easily researched and quickly proven to be bullshit. ",
"And now his only governing framework is \"undo everything Obama did\". It doesn't matter if it was a policy that saved children's lives, if Obama did it, it must be undone.",
"> Trump's entrance into the Reform Party race coincided with that of paleoconservative commentator Pat Buchanan, whom Trump attacked throughout the campaign as a \"Hitler-lover.\"\n\nSo being a jackass through this campaigns seems to be a must for him",
"He’s a world-class meme-god",
"That's perfectly fine. in fact, I support your dreams of not thinking about others. just don't become President, where your responsibility is the well being of the entire goddamned country.",
"Fucking Christ, even Duterte got it.",
"Such saltiness. Will you be happier if it started setting record lows? Just so you can have a basis for calling him a bad president?\n\n\nIt keeps going up and up bud, and you’re going to have to deal with it.",
"Yup, and you've never taken a second to realize what people around you were doing or made a mistake....... \n\nMaybe he was talking to someone and just turned and saw a hand so he shook it. \n\nBut no, let's just scramble to call him dumb. Don't be one of those people. It just makes you look like dumb and irrational. ",
"The sloppy dressed fatass with the shitty combover looks dumbfounded. \n\nGood thing he’s in no important position of power. ",
"Did he disavow when he was first asked? Maybe if he had disavowed David duke the first time, then they would haven’t to ask “19” more times. ",
"He lost the popular vote by 3 million votes. Everyone knows Trump is president, so going \"Hurr durr but the electoral college\" is pointless. Winning without the popular vote isn't some kind of grand accomplishment, it's a stupid fluke. ",
"Terrifying we elected a sick man to office, but imagine being principled on something your entire life and pivoting in old age due to an illness at the mockery of the entire world. That's really disheartening. ",
"This is also on both sides. People on both sides refuse to discuss without shooting insults at each other.",
"The important question here is: What is jacky chan doing in this picture?",
"Wow. Finally didn't downvote one when called out. Good. You're leaning how redditors ought to behave. ",
"And he's \"like, really smart.\"",
"my god this thread went off the rails with people misunderstanding each other:\n\n> 1\\. Funny how we make our presidents do the same kind of stupid shit we force kids to do for pictures\n\nHe is saying the handshake looks like a kids' gesture.\n\n>2\\. This is called the ASEAN handshake and its a symbol for these 10 nations used to represent equal standing within the organization. Its a significant gesture of unity.\n\nHe explains this is a conference of Asian countries and the hand-holding has special significance in that context\n\n>3\\. The man's point stands. \n\nThis implies that the original criticism that it is a kids' tradition still stands, even though the last guy explained it has nothing to do with children and more to do with the region.\n\n>4\\. Naw buddy, different cultures, different norms. \n\nThis guy is explaining that it can't be compared to the cultural norm of kids' behavior in the west, because it might not necessarily be a cultural norm in Asia.\n\n>5\\. How is this a norm? Do the average people in these countries do this?\n\nThis guy totally misses the point - no one was saying that this kind of hand-holding is a cultural norm in Asia. They were just saying that it is *not* necessarily a cultural norm *for kids* in Asia.\n\n>6\\. Just cause it's part of culture doesn't mean it's beyond criticism. \n\nNobody said this hand-holding was part of Asian culture. Simply that it is *not* necessarily part of *kids' culture* in Asia. So making fun of this hand-holding as being similar to a kids' hand-holding doesn't necessarily make sense as a criticism in this context. That doesn't mean it is beyond criticism, but that the specific criticism here doesn't necessarily make sense.\n",
"Why is MSM not telling you about the HISTORIC tweet from yesterday? I thought Trump sucked too but facts or facts.\n\nhttps://mobile.twitter.com/TheJusticeDept/status/949358116252110848\n\n\nNow see who reported on this. Trust no one.",
"He campaigned where he needed to in order to win under the rules that exist. You don't think his campaign strategy would have been different if the rules were different? ",
"Who asked them to cross their arms like that? ",
"Nobody wants your gay brown friends to die. You are being dramatic. ",
"When he first started running I was convinced it was all an act just to get his name out there some more and he never had any intention of winning. I'm not entirely convinced he hasn't just fucked up and won unintentionally and now is so far out of his depth he's turned it all into a shitshow.",
"To be fair, that's some real stupid shit going on.",
"Lmfao",
"Welcome to the new Reddit. Front page bias since 2016.",
"Lol",
"That’s the POTUS you’re ridiculing, pal. Show him the respect he has earned and deserves.",
"Well those people don’t understand how politics work and why they matter. Symbols can transcend culture and language. It’s universal. Politics is a profession, and you can do it well or poorly. People who don’t care for symbols and tradition of unity probably will not be received well in the world of diplomacy. Like it not, playing ball in a photo op can be impotent for getting your international agenda off the ground. It costs nothing but can buy a lot. \n\nThose same people probably care about *American* symbolism. They probably care about *American* tradition. There is not universal culture nor tradition, so forging them together can be very important. ",
"[No he's not.](https://imgur.com/a/v26wI)",
"How do you even begin punctuating a sentence like that? You could randomly shuffle every period, dash, and semicolon - and it would read the same. \n\nIt's like there should be a special punctuation symbol used whenever the speaker completely derails their train of thought but keeps yammering on anyway. \n",
"Can't wait for his 2nd term",
"https://imgur.com/a/ZxxBB",
"He's just alpha af.",
"This post is about a very *special, special* man. No politics needed to make that determination.",
"Well, I shouldn't have written an absolute statement. If he really fucks up, we do hear about it sooner. \n\nMy point should have said that it *can often* take at least a few hours before people are talking about him, so being out of the loop isn't a surprise. I'm Canadian, for reference. ",
"Jealous?",
"Right.............................. My IRA begs to differ honey.",
"Just get larger handles, his little hands won’t be able to turn em ",
"There were decent people and fringe people on both sides. Who cares when he disavowed it was a dumb question.",
"*especially* if they're fat",
"“I’m Canadian, actually. How’s it goin? Eh?”",
"Any time you try and call them out on hypocrisy or double-standards it's \"whataboutism\". That's what that word means now.",
"Exactly, so you don't need to be wealthy to become president",
"Nah, more like separate states",
"I was thinking the same thing. The chain is already messed up. ",
"You're not wrong but it could easily be a combination of the two. \n\nAt least with the long ties the argument that it's about comfort falls apart. That has to be an attempt to hide his waistline.",
"Maybe watching Fox News gives one dementia??",
"He may be dumber than his supporters. ",
"“We got drumpf now” ",
"Everyone else might be the retard and Trump the true smart one haha.",
"LMAO he's a master troll and you people take everything he says so literal. It's the funniest shit trying to watch you meme someone who's trolling you. TRIGGERED",
"oh absolutely, obama tried his best but either he never meant those things when he said them or he changed his mind for whatever reason.\n\nneither of those things are great.. it is shameful.",
"EMRICO1 YOU DUMBASS. CAN'T YOU SEE THIS IS A DEEP STATE ATTEMPT TO DISTRACT YOU FROM BUTTERY MALES?",
"[You](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/secondary/donald-trump-news-handshake-video-1127543.jpg)\n\n[are](http://globalnation.inquirer.net/files/2017/04/handshake1.jpg)\n\n[wrong.](http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/trump-asia-asean-handshake-8-ap-jt-171113_11x6_992.jpg)\n\nStop spamming that picture and drawing the wrong conclusion from it just because the Russian prime-minister fucked it up too.\n\n",
"Reminds me of kelly kapoor\n\nhttps://youtu.be/VSv64fV0LDk @ 4 mins",
"Look, I hate Trump but this handshake is absurd. If anything, it is a far less idiotic handshake if every other person doesn't cross their arms. At least the hands can actually shake correctly that way. \n\nCan't a person be against Trump and the stupid handshake at the same time without others whining about deflection?",
"Maybe watching Fox News gives one dementia??",
"\"Wait... How am I supposed to power pull him towards me like a douche bag 70s slime ball with my hands crossed??\"",
"He should just give up and wear his golf outfits so at least it's clear he isn't trying, a la \"gives no fucks\" Duterte. ",
"Hey! Stop spreading facts, stick to the narrative!!",
"Blue suit appears to be Malcolm Turnbull, PM of Australia. Which if it is, I'm not surprised that he's fucking up something else. ",
"Yeah, unless you claim that you're not smart, but a genius ",
"He's not more intelligent than half of the country. He's in that bottom half, just as stupid as everyone who voted for him. Hence why they agreed with and voted for him.",
"Because if he crosses his arms he's gonna be trying to grasp the back of the guys hand.",
"The abhorrent behavior of liberals towards people they don't like and subsequent mockery and abusive language/jokes/etc. just proves the conservative point that humans are corrupt and evil in their natures and need to be controlled by moral authorities. So many libs will speak of \"basic human decency\" than go and talk crap about people and indulge in gross pride (and be proud of deserving that pride in their minds). This site is the greatest argument against democracy I've ever seen.",
"hey remember to fuck off today",
"You may call him stupid but he is actually, like, smart.",
"Said it before and I'll say it again: regardless of his politics, what a snivelling, pathetic excuse for a man.",
"Covfefe was just a typo, you have to hear about things like the story of his uncle and \"the nuclear\" if you want to see the depths of his insanity.",
"**Facepalm** -_-",
" and this guy is a certified genius!",
"Ha! No, no it's not like that. The US is not a Democracy, it's a Representative Republic, and the rules stipulated for the elections of the President are clearly not \"majority of votes wins\"; making your entire argument moot since the US doesn't follow that system.",
"to be fair that's a really stupid way to shake hands, half of em are cupping the back of another person's hands.",
"There is (or was?) an office of protocol in State that exists precisely for this purpose. ",
"Because he's a cunt",
"\"Always been at war with Eurasia\"",
"im down to trump bash just as much as the next guy but doesn't this weird \"everybody shake hands at one time\" thing seem kinda flawed. I mean the guys on the right are just awkwardly holding hands",
"Because everytime there is a dem prez the same people are screaming about the national debt and think of our children and how they will be slaves to foreigners. Like, maybe that was bullshit?",
"Never happening. Chris Christie is the next president of the usa. Mark mah words.",
"That sub is literally about the opposite of trolling. ",
"You can't reason with stupid lmao. Reddit hivemind is such a failure haha",
"It looks like his hand will work that way tho. Cause the other guy to the right of the Asian put his right hand over his other instead of under.",
"Soft-spoken and at least somewhat articulate back then. Dementia is a bitch.",
"This has been a very enjoyable Busey thread",
"Onto the world\n\nEdit .... didn’t see the gilded boy.... honest",
"Joe Biden might have a different fashion sense than Trump. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are two other billionaires that have also kept their old suit fashion with them (although Gates less so lately) throughout the years.\n\nHell, Buffett has been quoted as saying something along the lines of suits just looking cheap on him rather than the suits themselves actually being cheap (badly tailored) - it's just the style of suit that looks bad in a time where everyone is wearing skinny stuff.\n\nThe guy is allowed to have his fashion sense. If he doesn't like the skinny suits that are currently in fashion he doesn't like them, it's as simple as that. He doesn't have to follow trends like a sheep.",
"That's exactly what I was thinking. How does a man so rich and in such a powerful position, still dresses as an awkward teenager going to prom? ",
"It’s just a joke, bud",
"Oh, he skips the bun. That makes more sense but it's still disgusting.\n\nI don't see anything about the poison bit, but that's interesting. ~~Small note, *Let Trump Be Trump* is Lewandowski's book from last month, *Fire and Fury* is the one that recently has been making waves.~~",
"Welcome to reddit. We must hate Trump all the way until 2020! /s",
"I found a loophole sir ",
"nah I think he'll be dead by next year, max",
"Yup. I should know better in this particular post lol. ",
"Where's my check? I take PayPal and venmo..",
"I am now stupider having read that. Ffs",
"Waiting for the list of bad things.",
"His point was that it's funny...",
"Okay why accidentally? Clearly the white dude in the blue suit to the right fucked it all up.",
"Uhh. Congress doesn't make laws. Trump does. He's the *president*. Hence the Muslim ban, hence the wall, hence the taxes. But I wouldn't expect a leftist cuck to understand simple politics. ",
"lol you retards would rather have A GIRL president rather than him? Good thing u idiots won’t ever amount to shit ",
"Oh my God. Is that why he's still campaigning supposedly for the job he already has ?",
"It's official, Donald Trump is the real life version of Jimmy Wichard from King of the Hill.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/T-0bQKaKenA",
"The stock market's literally been going up for nine years. ",
"I prefer the term deflection in order to avoid the issue at hand. ",
"Still ran though. He’s lying and you idiots lap it up. ",
"https://www.newsmax.com/KenTimmerman/obama-harvard-/2009/12/14/id/342454/",
"Thanks. I found this from the page. \n\nhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160203140007/http://blogs.star-telegram.com/politex/2012/01/report-actvists-have-filed-paperwork-for-donald-trump-third-party-run-in-texas.html",
"The guy on the far left is messing up too. ",
"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂",
"Trump's strategy was to lose and start a tv network exploiting his fanbase of gullible, uneducated morons, he never thought he'd win. ",
"Gunt.",
"Somebody get pewdiepie",
"Yhea but the guy to the right of blue suit had his arms crossed, tbh I think they were taking a moment to get everything set when they took this photo.",
"“Though he never expanded the campaign beyond the exploratory phase”",
"He wears that same suit and tie I’m betting because he heard it was a “power tie” and so he wears it religiously. ",
"That's because you're not a genius. And you're probably nowhere near as stable as he is. ",
"Trump is the average person in this pic.\n\n\"Why the fuck are we doing this again?\"",
"Best copy pasta ",
">Such saltiness.\n\nAs if I needed more evidence of your given age range. \n\n>Will you be happier if it started setting record lows?\n\nI'd be happier if you realized that, highs or lows, the policies enacted by the current President have little to no effect on its current state. Which is the entire point, that you remain blissfully ignorant of somehow.\n\n>Just so you can have a basis for calling him a bad president?\n\nThere are literally hundreds of those already, if not more, lol. \n\n>It keeps going up and up bud, and you’re just going to have to deal with it.\n\nAnd so do my profit margins, which I'm glad for, but that's not the point. \n",
"Never, ever edit.",
"Genius is what others call you, not something you can yourself, think Einstein\n\nGuess not in the world of this deluded guy, he’s faking it",
"OMG this is truly the end for Drumpf!\n\nIt's all over!",
"Sure, proves that he is doing the shake correctly while sub-genius Malcom is screwing it up.\n\nLook at how the hands match up - if everyone crossed their hands it wouldn't work.\n\nThis is a perfect example of Trump Derangement Syndrome - those afflicted by it are seeing what they want (they want to think Trump is not a genius) and those who can still think non-emotionally realize what is going on.",
"If he's a failure, nearly everyone should aspire to being such an enormous failure. ",
"I said the same thing, got downvoted lol. ",
"It's a promotion for book about a man promoting a book gone too far.",
"Why cant some people just admit Trump is awful? I can admit Obama sucked as a president. Is it a pride issue?",
"Where do you live?",
"He expected to lose, after which he and his crew would cash in by leveraging their infamy into TV deals. But he overestimated the intelligence of the conservative voters who voted for him.",
"Yeah Trump is doing this correctly. I'd like to see how the people in these comments would shake a left hand on their right side and a right hand on their left side.",
"Since Day One. Made sean spicer say his inauguration crowd was the largest ever. Man wasnt even in office 1 full day. ",
"Yeah, except few other people were running on platforms that included hating on specific minorities and groups of people. A minor difference. ",
"I was thinking the same thing. For Trump to grab those the people’s hands next to him, he would have to cross his arms and then face his palm outward, toward the camera. \n\nTry it. It’s hard. I do not think trump is messing up here. ",
"Theres multiple videos of him on live tv expressing grudges decades old.",
"Don't expect modesty from Trump he isn't like obama who let's the chinese back door him out of his own plane",
"You realize he’s not screwing up in this pick, right? The guy two to Trump’s right didn’t get the memo. ",
"Please explain to me how a bill becomes a law.",
"A great picture, which led to one of the [best newspaper front pages](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0057/0672/products/md0.libe.com25_grande.jpg?v=1467122397) in recent memory.",
"Actually trump isn’t messing up. He’s just confused because the guy on the right is messing up. It’s supposed to be every other person crosses arms, otherwise right hands would shake left hands and vice versa. ",
"TERRIFYING ",
"How is that standing up to anything, though? He was not being oppressed, he wasn't told that he couldn't do it (running for president [his \"standing up\" moment]), and he had the support of his entire political party (elite, within Washington) who refuse to vote against their party for any reason whatsoever.\n \nHow is that standing up to the Washington Elite?\n ",
"I’m sure you can’t wait for Snooki’s candidacy in 2024. ",
"Maybe he isn't lying and he simply, genuinely doesn't remember.",
"Normally I would say you were right but remember Trump is not a politician and never has been. \n\nThis is just a guy that is used to being liked (for the most part) and suddenly he is hated by everyone with a megaphone (media, print etc) because he has the wrong letter next to his name. \n\nI don't think many here could take the onslaught of hate very well. Politicians train for that shit. ",
"I thought it was a quote but he actually wrote \", like,\" as a pause. That makes it so much funnier.",
"I actually agree with you on that one.\n\n[The Republicans went crazy with the photos, videos of Obama working out with tiny weights, citing the same.](https://coub.com/view/3nllq)\n\n...my gripe is that whether you like the president or not, you need to inherently have a basic respect for the position. Long gone are the days when people, POTUS or otherwise, have any right to a single shred of goddamn privacy or dignity. That died when the digital age really took off.\n\n\"Ha-ha, *look* at our President that I happen to not like pictured in a compromising position!\"\n\nI get that Trump is a much easier target than Obama, or even Bush. But this practice has always been, and always will be, pathetic. Not even the low hanging fruit; it's dropped off the tree & been rotting on the ground for a week. You all pick it up & mindlessly consume it.\n\nCriticism of POTUS needs to be somewhat respectful & always focused on actual issues, not blunders. It's not like there's a lack of material on issues with Trump...blunder shaming Trump is worse than being entirely unprofessional. It is pure, unbridled laziness.",
"He was replying to a question about the nuclear triad. \n\n“A nuclear triad refers to the nuclear weapons delivery of a strategic nuclear arsenal which consists of three components: land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), strategic bombers, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).”\n\nI’d say he got straight to the point, as usual. /s",
"I'll accept that",
"Lol",
"That doesn't fit the narrative, kick rocks ",
"Technically that was a stunt. As Seth Myers put it he was running as a joke.",
"Dude, thank you so much. I felt like I was taking crazy pills for a minute.",
"We had 8 years to tell the previous one.",
"He has to catch Fox and Friends and then watch Teen Titans.",
"In fairness, what the fuck are they doing? ",
"Why does he lie about stuff that can be easily looked up?",
"We are. We are showing him EXACTLY the kind of respect he has earned. ",
"You’re gonna tell me you can’t see the arm of the dude on the far left doing the exact same thing? Besides, I’m not sure which but one of the guys he’s supposed to shake hands with is messing up anyways.",
"Oi no hating on my boy Malc",
"I think we need to get to the end of this. Next time, let's elect a one-armed president!",
"Wait wtf is this even his fault? Nobody in this picture seems to know what's going on.",
"Right. This article came out last month, but Fire and Fury provided the poison revelation.",
"Clothing that is properly tailored to one's body is also *very* comfortable. I have a couple of suits from Paul Stuart that I swear are more comfortable than jeans and a t-shirt. ",
"reposting this over a r/drumpfisfinished",
"\"some people might disagree with what you said\"\n\nwow! What a worthwhile comment.",
"And nothing you say matters, as this is exactly what happened during this moment. And maybe, just maybe Trump is just an idiot.",
"HERE'S DONNY!",
"Because there's zero accountability, or because he can't keep track. Or both?",
"Don't ruin it for the libtards—they think this proves their wet dreams about how incompetent he is based on a single photo of him in a silly situation.",
"nah it's about a very stable genius who is with a bunch of idiots that don't know how to hold hands.",
"So he should have stood at the end I guess?",
"No I don't think she's the only one, but I couldn't fit multiple names into the punchline :p",
"> Russians swayed the election after 8 years of a democratic president. Any democratic nominee would have a tough time against those two factors, and those are just 2 of the many reasons they won\n\nI was going to ask what you meant by this but then realized you meant Democrat as in the party",
"In T_D DT is greatest president ever. They're living in fantasy land ",
"Uhh no. It’s not really like that at all. There’s a difference between filtering something during a process, and literally taking something physical and cleaning it (e.g. scrubbing it or something) the way he puts it. ",
"He stood up for the American people. \n\nYeah, the main reason he did it was to stroke his own ego. But we got the residuals.\n\nNobody does anything unless there's something in it for them. Nobody.",
"Porque en la biblioteca.",
"In that case, he is a genius",
"Except they didn't, the guy on the far left is also not crossing, and the guy on the right is shaking hands incorrectly. This only works if people are facing opposite directions.",
"I despise the woman but I am sort of sympathetic here. Good call.",
"Cry me a river Hillary.",
"Just watched Scott Adams' latest video, and damn if he wasn't right! Indeed, a kazillion Trump haters will make and upvote and retweet sarcastic jokes about how genius Trump is, and every single one of them that people see will make them associate the word \"Genius\" with Trump.",
"The guy thinks there were thousands of Muslims celebrating 9/11 *in New Jersey* it's pretty obvious where the needless hate stems from ",
"The funny thing is, this “genius” beat our asses! Made fools out of our entire party. I mean, we are the party of intellectual superiority! Damn!",
"Lol says a lot about Hillary that he beat her severely. Ouch.",
"It also gives weight to the theory of his ongoing dementia. Sadly I have experienced that myself with my grandmother who suffers of alzheimer's who went from a pretty level headed person to a person who once said to a neighbor, as we were trying to convince her to go back in her home so she wouldn't wander around again, that said neighbor could \"keep on trying to seduce me\". \n\nAnd if that rumor is true and my grandma is any indicator, well damn we're up for a bad time :x",
"That was the gist of chapter 1 of Fire and Fury. ",
"Deep bro",
"Its wrong to make fun of the mentally handicapped. ",
"As I've heard it, it wasn't even about attempting to blame a loss on anything. The whole thing was just a ruse to build up his media presence in any way possible, in fact a lot of what he said throughout the campaign was almost like an effort to actively throw the campaign. But then, who knew, there was a large collection of pissed off white straight christian people upset about having to think about equality all too happy to vote for a bigot who promised them an even more bigoted world, just what they always cherished about the good ol' days. :\\ ",
"Oh gotcha. I didn't see that part skimming the marketplace article on my phone, but I'm planning on reading F&F so I guess I'll get to it eventually lol.",
"I read that that leader to Trump's right who isn't playing along did so just to be intentionally different.",
"And he supported universal healthcare. ",
"I think the tweets are part of this uneven footing strategy, keeping anyone from spending too much time on the previous nonsense because the next one is 140 characters away.\n\nIn the end, he cut some taxes and kept people talking, that'll be his legacy. Not a lot about helping his people.",
"I thought it was just some fresh copypasta.",
"Where is his campaigning stances coming to fruition at? Source on the 'universal healthcare and no cuts to Medicare or Medicaid, and a protectionist rather than a free market agenda.'",
"And you know Trump has had damn near nothing to do with that right?\n\n",
"Cut and past from an earlier comment I made: \n\n> How Trump dresses was never, ever fashionable, even when he wore it in the 80s and 90s. Sure, tailored clothing was not as trim-fitting as it is today but it still fit when it was properly tailored. And at no point in time has it been acceptable for one's necktie to extend below the waistband of one's suit trousers.\n\n",
"You ever compare nuclear buttons with people?\n\nThis buffoon's actions affect every person on earth, you dipshit.",
"Exactly. Thats how it is supposed to be. \nhttp://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Donald-Trump-handshake-1_AFP.jpg",
"Yes, he lost that which for practical purposes of the election is a just a statistic. The guy I was responding to worded it in a way in which they were saying that Trump lost the election, so my correction still stands.",
"Trump 2 scoops reeeee imprreff rump reeee impreff rump",
"While he definitely seems like the type of person who just wants to be popular I don't think he would flip to left, seeing how entrenched he is with the other side at this point. ",
"Hm? No.\n \nBut in this specific instance, that man is in fact the Russian PM.",
"bullshit",
"I usually type the way I speak, so \"like\" may slip out as an emphatic from time to time. I however am not the president, sending out tweets about how smart I am.",
"> Why does he lie about such petty shit? \n\nWhat else would you have to whine about on the internet?",
"Yes.",
"Do you honestly believe that? That poor people just happen to all not be working hard, otherwise they would have ended up like Trump? Clearly, hard work isn't the main factor here when Trump succeeded due to starting off with massive loans from daddy. After that loan he still needed to work sure, but hard work isn't why he succeeded when others didn't.",
"You can’t be happy that Trump is making you money. If you don’t want the dirty money then give that shit to Bernie \n\nAge range: 26-30 \nWorking as a fracking engineer making more money than you buddy ",
"It's like the dude who talks endlessly about how big his dick is while some other dude sits quietly in the corner using his schlong as a belt.",
"it's always syphilis with those in power, isn't it?",
"“Trump isn’t stupid, it’s the kindergarten picture he’s failing at that’s stupid”\n\nI’m convinced by your argument. Trump is a genius. ",
"There's definitely a good chance he wrote that to instigate conversations like this one from the left. ",
"r/stablegenius",
"Wow... I never noticed it. But now I can't unsee it. Would think with him like so very smart he would have a proper tailor. ",
"You get that you didn't address my point at all, right?\n\nWhy is he failing at it?",
"hehehe",
"Did you just insult salad?",
"Here is the video you mentioned...\nhttps://youtu.be/PcKlPhFIE7w?t=1m43s",
"Came here to. Say this. . Well reddit seems to be as not logical as liberal it is.\n\nEdit: In Us spectrum I’ll probably be a left leaning centrist.",
"https://youtu.be/EGbZ84PqHgI",
"Yeah that's pretty desperate gymnastics. lol",
"It's not deflection. Calling every critical analysis of a collective mindset \"whataboutism\" so that you can more easily ignore it is deflection.",
"I only do when there's a ton of ice in the glass. That ice against the teeth feeling is not nice.",
"Remember when people use to talk shit about Bush jr because he sounded stupid? Didn’t sound nearly as bad as this. And at least he was somewhat aware of his stupidity. ",
"You're right. But he's a person in power who I despise. So it's kind of fun to bag on him.",
"Here is the video you mentioned...\nhttps://youtu.be/PcKlPhFIE7w?t=1m43s",
"Yep, but then it turned out he didn't need telling.",
"It is. You are talking about it, aren't you? You all think he's an attention whore, and then you fall for it every time.\nedit: a word",
"https://youtu.be/EGbZ84PqHgI",
"What do you call this entire post... it's a crafted lie.",
"All we have to do to find out for sure is to look at previous years pictures.\n\n2017 - https://i.imgur.com/vVRr5dr.jpg\n\n2016 - https://i.imgur.com/yjDo71C.jpg\n\n2015 - https://i.imgur.com/aRhIMVl.jpg\n\n2014 - https://i.imgur.com/v3ophe4.jpg\n\n2013 - https://i.imgur.com/pCcU6XV.jpg\n\n2012 - https://i.imgur.com/1dBtlX0.jpg",
"Its basically as if he ran just for self promotion and expected to lose, then saw he won and was like \"Well shit, this means i have to be the President don't I?\"",
"Still word salad, just better presentation. ",
"His eyes could pierce the heavens!",
"Incredibly embarrassing. DJT is like the ever-drunk uncle who no one likes, but just keeps showing up for family Christmas dinner.\n\nNo one would miss him if he stopped showing up.",
"That's not ageing on it's own, I reckon. People older than him can still be as sharp as a tack. ",
">Trump never wanted to win. \n \nOr \n \n>Trump wanted to win so badly he colluded with the Russians. \n \nYou can make one bullshit claim or the other, but you just look dumb trying to claim both.",
"Came here to say this",
"what a putz",
"As long as my 401k pulls 35% gains he can be mentally fucking retarded.",
"He's talking about blue suit on the left, just out of shot. I think this is probably the first recorded image of Malcolm Turnbull not fucking something up.\n\nHowever it took me half an hour to see, as my fantastic NBN service would not load the photo.",
"O I remember this statement. Everyone with a Reddit account has to agree to it when creating an account.",
"There's pictures of other world leaders doing it in this thread. Trumpanzees lie to themselves. Again.",
"[utilizing full brain power](https://imgur.com/a/QQ9rS)",
"Shhhhh....you'll ruin the narrative we have going here",
"Nobody mentioned Hillary before you did though. 🤔🤔🤔",
"Funny.. he’s the only one in the picture who doesn’t look like a total dumbass. ",
"Anyone who pointed out anything like that would be fired on the spot.",
"He's not even smart enough to realize when he does something stupid.",
"When will people learn that it's not about truth. Facts don't matter. They don't change people's opinions. If facts matter, Trump never would have won. It's about telling people what they want to hear. That's what gets people behind you. It might not be ideal, but it's how people work and Trump has seen HUGE success in doing so.",
"Jesus! Everyone else is gripping a hand naturally, you know, as one would. Trump has his left hand on that guy like it's a fucking raptor claw lol. This guy..",
"I've always pictured him standing at his door in his underwear just screaming at his staff - \"MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!\" over and over. ",
"Who and what Donald Trump is has been known to everyone and anyone who cared to know for years and decades. Before he was president, he was the country’s leading racist conspiracy theorist. Before he was the country’s leading racist conspiracy theorist, he was a celebrity gameshow host. Before he was a celebrity gameshow host, he was the multi-bankrupt least trusted name in real estate. Before he was the multi-bankrupt least trusted name in real estate, he was the protege of Roy Cohn’s repeatedly accused of ties to organized crime. From the start, Donald Trump was a man of many secrets, but no mysteries. Inscribed indelibly on the public record were the reasons for responsible people to do everything in their power to bar him from the presidency.",
"That's what she said. ^^^^couldntresist",
"I think many of them are messing up, but he still doesn't have his arms crossed. He still just grabbed the guy to his right with his right hand. ",
"He didn't do anything wrong, the way the guys to his side are, he can't possibly do it right. ",
"Can you read? Both sides.",
"I don't know or care. I don't live my life trying to build him up or tear him down. I just know that is a stupid ass handshake.",
"I would probably look like that too trying to figure out why grown folks are doing stupid shit like this.",
"At this point I don't know how anyone could support trump. After the things he's said and done... youd have to be willingly ignorant or incredibly stupid to support him. My god he is so dumb. We literally have a retard for a president. History will remember him the way we know of this insane Roman emperor who made his horse emperor / successor.... ",
"Oh look, another pic that is secretly just karma whoring via low hanging political fruit.",
"Holy shit, I thought you were just mocking him. He actually said that.\n\nEverytime I think \"There's no way he did/said that\", Little Donny finds a way. ",
">You can’t be happy that Trump is making you money.\n\nHe's not, which is the entire point. I'm kind of surprised this is still flying over your head. \n\n>If you don’t want the dirty money then give that shit to Bernie\n\nLiterally what?\n\n>Age range: 26-30 Working as an fracking engineer making more money than you buddy\n\nAre fracking engineers known for their lack of reading comprehension? Go to sleep little buddy, you need a nap.\n",
"[trump eventually figured it out](http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/trump-asia-asean-handshake-8-ap-jt-171113_11x6_992.jpg)",
"as the guy on trumps right has folded left over right, trump wouldn't be able to cross his arms and get the guys both to left and right in a proper handshake motion. additionally, the guy cut out of the picture to the left hasnt got his arms folded.\n\n\nthis thread is so stupid you've got my defending fucking donald trump. nice job.",
"subscribed",
"And on his first try, no less.",
"Oh, he put a ban on travel from Saudi Arabia?",
"\"confidence\" could be replaced with envy, jealousy, hatred, neckbeards, Mountain Dew, ETC.",
"It's even better on the second go. Just saying.",
"Actually, the guy to Trump's left messed it up.",
"[And yet, this was the end result...](https://m.imgur.com/a/ZxxBB)\n\nLooks like your boy mucked up again.",
"Can we start a trend where instead of \"President Donald Trump\" or \"Businessman Donald Trump\" we try and get \"Known moron Donald Trump\" going? Get it down to #KMDT on twitter and it would be months before he could reconcile that K.",
"https://i.redd.it/4ngszjbq3h801.jpg",
"Currently it's an overvalued bull market, with interests rates at historic lows. Back in reality, the federal reserve has a lot to do with stock prices; it is much less influenced by the sitting president. If you remember, it was going up and up under Obama and also hitting record highs. ",
"I remember my naturalization process in 2015. I didn't raise my hand and swear to uphold Obama. I swore to uphold the Constitution. That is YOUR duty as an American. \n\nWould you have supported Nixon when the scandal broke? That was a \"bad time.\"",
"This sounds like something a little kid would say. I think he's got some mental issues. Really seems like it ",
"I like to read quotes like this and picture Master Shake saying everything",
"This stupid shit right here is why I will never vote Democrat/Leftist in my lifetime. ",
"So nothing then.",
"TBF all of the guys in this picture seem to be fucking up.",
"Phil Jackson on the right? President of Zen.",
"The question isn't \"how can we afford to waste this kind of time\". Its \"how can we afford not to\". The ramifications of not taking part outweigh any benefit of reducing pomp and circumstance.",
"cant we all just be",
"Interesting and disheartening. ",
"Zapp Brannigan for reelection. ",
">You're suppose to alternate (between cross-armed and not) in order for everyone to have perfect handshake.\n\nAccording to who? This isn't a western handshake thing. It's an ASEAN handshake and *their* tradition. Not up to him to \"have the right idea\" to \"fix\".\n\nThe point is everyone crosses arms and holds hands. \n\nHe didn't have the right idea, he simply didn't know what was going on around him.\n\nAccording to your logic \"hold hands with a girlfriend\" (or in a circle) is also broken, as it's \"awkward left-meets-right grip.\"",
"Pointing out strawman and whataboutism, does not a debate make. Especially when those logical arguments represent their own form of strawman, since you simply decided to ignore her/his point in the process.",
"*not my PM*\n\n(Bill won't be either, fwiw)",
"I disagree. this isn't just social media circle-jerking. it's been reported by several respected media outlets and not refuted by the white house. His lack of intellectual curiosity has been on full display for years. You just have to watch any the debates - \"what is the most important part of the nuclear triad?\" \n\nI can't imagine any career intelligence person who climbs the ranks to be so important as to administer the daily security briefing doesn't carry out his/her role with the utmost care.\n\ndoesn't have the time - but has the time to dvr (or at least watch) fox news on a regular basis.\n\nlearning disability - that's cool. don't be president.\n\n",
"Haha there's a pic of him doing it right but they still don't believe. To them he is right even when he's wrong ",
"This would have been a perfect cover for that new book. Lol",
"So he went from \"shitty\" to \"mound of manure\" over the years basically.",
"the guys on his sides are doing it in such a way that it's literally impossible for him to do it right. \n\nIf one of the guys switched their arms, then ol' Donny could potentially get it right and y'all can make fun of him freely. \n\nTLDR; nothing burger",
"[Well....](https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-77fde3611422c9c694bcaea3f937a035-c)",
"Can you make me an MSpaint diagram?",
"\"the guy in the blue suit\"\n\nThe Prime Minister of Australia?",
"Don't blame the suits! *He* always looks like shit.",
"I think he is as surprised to be where he is now as anybody.",
"but that's not what clean means in this context",
"The mouth breathing really shows the genius ",
"Lol it’s all about the money baby, you wouldn’t know about that",
"He spoke like an idiot, yes. But he also never specified what \"cleaning\" meant. In other words, Trump's a fucking moron, but even I find it hard to make the assumption that he thought coal was hand washed with Dawn dish soap based off of his one clean coal comment.\n\nJust try to see where I'm coming from here instead of immediately arguing. I'm so over arguing lately.",
"If you honestly believe he meant that, then you are the idiot. He is clearly just trying to piss off people like you. Don't feed him. ",
"https://imgur.com/a/mNRoN",
"#SURELY DIS WILL BE THE END OF DRUMPH",
"I am so smart! SMRT!",
"To be fair I would be very confused in that situation ",
"Just wait til August. Gushy Gushy! Treason.",
"Good book?",
"Yeah, I think that visual made me recall something eerie from my childhood. I want to remember exactly what that movie was, but I have no idea. ",
"you forgot an \"s\" on your comment there buddy",
"LEL DAE PLUMBPFT WILL NEVER RECOVER\n\nGood one guys truly",
"Let me guess, you think you're smarter than the president?",
"2020 baby, can’t wait for people to be even more triggered ",
"How is this historic? Give some context. Because it sounds like nothing but empty rhetoric.",
"The way he harrassed Barack Obama about his birth certificate, we should harass him about his IQ certificate. If hes gonna claim to be a genius, he should have the paperwork to support right? Then where is the paperwork? If hes got nothing to hide, why wont he show us his papers?\n\nAs well I think he should probably be certified as not having Donkey Brains, because without the cert we have to assume he does have donkey brains. (IASIP)",
"I put \"90s suit tie\" into google images and over half of their ties are going below the waistband. ",
"If by \"people\" you mean \"toddlers\", then sure. ",
"It looks to me that he's shocked by this situation. ",
"Maybe he just doesn’t think those count because he never took them seriously or never made it to a general election ballot.",
"With daddy’s money",
"He stood up for the American people, in the face of the Washington Elite (who are still yet to be defined), by running for president? Him simply running for office is, to you, standing up for Americans?\n \nAlso - can I have an example of one of the residuals we have received? (Bear in mind, that temporary tax bill isn't in effect, so we have not received anything from that yet)",
"But it's a charade that turns into a disgusting lie the moment you look passed it.",
"People being petty and saying that they're better than he is by doing the exact same thing they accuse him of doing?",
"Here’s a Washington Post article on that subject: \n\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/i-sat-next-to-donald-trump-at-the-infamous-2011-white-house-correspondents-dinner/2016/04/27/5cf46b74-0bea-11e6-8ab8-9ad050f76d7d_story.html?utm_term=.830b173a752f",
"Repeat something enough and people begin to take it as fact. You hear all types of quotes and \"fact\" over and over. Eventually you believe them to be true since they must be if so many keep repeating them, someone must have checked their accuracy at some point, right? We tend to believe things we're told over and over.",
"The black unemployment rate is at an all time low ",
"Really people! You’re so blind. What would it take for you to open your eyes?",
"Gotta love his expressions. It’s like the one a frat bro makes after smashing a beer can on his head ",
"How to make a political post on r/pics:\n1.Hurr durr Drumpf bad\n\n2. Success",
"He thought stealth jets were actually invisible too. ",
">He stood up for the American people.\n\nYeah! that guy who was sued for having a scam university, sued for not renting apartments to minorities, bankrupted casinos, bankrupted a steak business, cheats on his wives and his own pregnant wife with other married people, shits on a golden toilet, appoints exxon ceos to his cabinet, cuts funding for CHIP, enriches the 1 percent with massive tax cuts, enriches corporations with massive tax cuts, enriches telecoms by taking away net neutrality, wants to do away with freedom of religion because he hates muslims, thinks latino-americans cant judge him because of their mexican heritage is totally a man of the people!\n\ndumbass",
"More like level 99",
"All the signs seem to be there, especially when reading some of his statements. It’s bad enough listening, but in black and white, the rambling and losing track of thoughts is startling. Anecdotally, I work with dementia patients and his physical, emotional and intellectual state is very consistent with what I see in them. I agree with u/Snuzz, it’s pretty sad to have the deterioration of ones mind play out in front of a global audience. ",
"\"Clean\" has general senses in English. When I say I \"clean\" my PC, yes I could be referring to either dusting and polishing or defragging and deleting junk files and such. It could apply to both, but I don't use specialized terms all the time.\n\nIt's fairly lucid to me that Trump was using a layman's term in the same way that when water is \"cleaned\" it's filtered (like clean coal) and not scrubbed.",
"Not sure how much is dementia and how much is 40 years of compounded narcissism.",
"Yeah, this isn’t part of a larger pattern or anything. Trump is rarely confused by simple situations and is totally fit to hold office. He is not a senile old man with a family history of Alzheimer’s.",
"Why is it only the yanks can’t get this right haha",
"I haven't put a whole lot of thought into it, but judging from the guys on his left, this idea doesn't work regardless of who's doing it.",
"So what? 🤔🤔🤔\n\nYou keep saying I'm trying to deflect while not addressing this glaring double-standard I've pointed out.",
"> yet he still got office despite the majority being against it.\n\nAbraham Lincoln got only 39% of the popular vote. If only we didn't have a failed system in place...",
"He’s not supposed to have his arms crossed. God. It’s open stance, then cross stance, then open stance, etc. \n\nFrom left to right: The guy on the far left(hand in picture) has it right. Then the guy holding trump’s hand has it right. Trump is right. The next guy has it right. The guy after that has it wrong. ",
"Amazing. He has literally been wanting to be a president for 20 years. Resistance does pay off. I'm glad it worked out for the guy. It makes for a great lesson for people to learn from.",
"Drumpf is done, he's finished. ",
"You people really aren't very bright. Putin didn't support Trump with the endgame of getting him elected, he wanted to sow discord and undermine faith in American democracy. Days before the election Trump even said he wouldn't accept the results. Trump has been laundering dirty Russian money for decades, he's Putin's bitch and he does as he's told.",
"Is that actually what you think a reliable source looks like? ",
"It's ok, he still doesn't know that he's supposed to cross his arms too.",
"Eric?",
"You are the weakest link\n\nGoodbye ",
"Are they supposed to alternate between arms crossed and not?",
"What the fuck is wrong with you? Sure don't like the guy... but advocating murder?",
"I'm sure that they're sorry to lose you.",
"What? Trump is the only one that couldn’t figure out how to do it. And it’s not like it was some super difficult thing either....\n\n",
"Do you happen to have a joke a day calendar? That one was like Jan 1 iirc. ",
"> if you are not from here\n\nRussia? ",
"I think this joke should be why did he invest in some yeast?",
"What the fuck is wrong with you? Sure don't like the guy... but advocating murder?",
"The Washington Elite are the incumbents. Every. Damn. One.\n\nAs for the residuals, legislative success takes time. Lots of time. Give it time.",
"When idiots lose an argument, they abruptly change the subject. Whatever you have to tell yourself man. Go curl up with a warm blanket in your favorite safe space, I don't think you're ready for the real world yet. You'll get there one day little buddy. ",
"Lol that’s true. It’s impossible, you’ll end up grabbing the back of their hand, not the palm. ",
"Because GEOTUS does what tf he wants",
"It's clearly intentional. He's trolling. It got him elected. It's not as dumb as people on here would make him out to be. Don't be naive. He is fully aware of the opposition he faces and he does shit like this to piss people off. ",
"Didn't he shove the prime minister of Montenegro during his last international excursion? Hardly gentlemanly. ",
"We get it people. You don't like Trump. You think he is an incompetent idiot. Give it a rest.",
"will anything ever top \".....because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things.\"?\n\ndoubtful\n\n",
"So everyone gets burned out on the petty shit. No energy, bandwidth or time to assemble on important shit. Stay focused everyone! Glhf",
"Oh for fucks sake.\n\nSo your rebuttal to the \"who cares it was stupid anyway\" critique was literally just going \"who cares it was stupid anyway\"?\n\nNailed it.",
"He also seems to think apartments are sealed off, and doesn’t see how aerosol sprayed in apartments or homes can affect the atmosphere.\n\n>”Give me a little spray. … You know you’re not allowed to use hairspray anymore because it affects the ozone, you know that, right? I said, you mean to tell me, cause you know hairspray’s not like it used to be, it used to be real good. … Today you put the hairspray on, it’s good for 12 minutes, right. … So if I take hairspray and I spray it in my apartment, which is all sealed, you’re telling me that affects the ozone layer? “Yes.” I say no way folks. No way. No way. That’s like a lot of the rules and regulations you people have in the mines, right, it’s the same kind of stuff.” \n\nHe said this on May 5th, 2016",
"Jesus that was only like 9 days ago but he's already managed two create so many more controversies that it's already forgotten about.",
"I don't care for Trump at all which is why I hate saying that I bet I'd make the exact same mistake...",
"Because he can. Trumpians will figure out some interpretation of the facts that would make it correct. Or just declare your records to be fake news.",
"What a frighteningly well-articulated and original comment.",
"\"The media\" is not a single entity",
"1st) \"Throw\" doesn't imply anything about \"lifting something off the ground.\" A Pitcher for example, throws. A horse throws a person off of it.\n\n2nd) [\"Strongmen\"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC0oj7BcWiI)",
"A man has no gestures ",
"It’s better if you read it in a valley-girl voice",
"Practice pretending that none of it matters, it takes some concentration but somedays im fully convinced the planet isnt already dead.",
"Maybe he was smart then, but there is a theory that due to his dimensia he is not the same person as he once was.",
"Little from column a, little from column b",
"> Our government decides where the lines that split the people are drawn\n\nAre you trying to suggest that gerrymandering affected the election?",
"Pathetic and predictable. Herp derp you post on TD! \n\nThere are literally a dozen memes about reddit rubes like yourself. Enjoy your mommies tendies.",
"To be fair all those other people look a little retarded ",
"I dislike Trump as much as the next person but the way you jump at everything he does and says is just as childish as his tweets",
"He's pretty smart imo, won the presidency without any political experience. What say you?",
"Asshole.exe has stopped working please restart ",
"Its what you gotta do when you have small hands.",
"IF ONLY HE USED SOME BOUNCE, TO DRYYYYY",
"absurdity",
"They'll sure be sorry to not have your support.",
"Hillary Clinton wass so bad she had to cheat and still lost to a demented idiot?",
"To be fair this is a stupid thing to have to do in general. ",
"Do you know this guy personally, or are you just regurgitating talking points that you gleaned from the press?",
"We should really list all the policies Obama put forward to save children’s lives so we can mark them off as Trump undoes them.",
"He said mean things!! :(",
"Shoved him to the ground and kicked him actually. SS had to intervene. ",
"Is there an easy way to save or convert a .webm video to a .gif of roughly equal quality? The gfycat .gif download for this one is clearly much worse and kind of ruins the effect here.",
"Paid russians are out",
"He launched an inquiry, but still won in cali lol. He didn’t run for President ",
"I mean have you watched his show? If the people who like that show are the same ones who voted for him I'm not really impressed. He literally pays to put his name on buildings he doesn't own; which seems to be one of many signs he never matured into a well adjusted adult. Also it does seem like it would be easier to make money when you lack morals. Trump repeatedly abused the system of bankruptcy to screw his creditors. Trump has a system of getting people to do work for him and then offering them less money then agreed upon or a legal battle. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestreptalks/2016/07/13/this-architect-says-trump-almost-destroyed-his-business-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-cant-get-coffee/#3a122d745de9 \n\nI really don't think this is praise worthy, if everyone engaged in this type of business practice we would spend so much extra time trying to take advantage of each other and protecting ourselves that we wouldn't get any real work done. \n\nWhich maybe it sounds like I'm arguing with you, but I'm not. He obviously understands how to manipulate people. From complimenting people so they'll accept worse deals to saying the most ridiculous self contradicting things to tap into the emotions of his voter base so that he has a chance at staying in power. \n\nWhat I'm saying is that we know he's capable but he clearly is egotistical and thin-skinned like a child and that is enough reason to call him an illiterate toddler. He responds like a child; \"I'm actually really smart\" and he gets into public arguments with celebrities about the dumbest things, just why? Take a lesson from ever other powerful person that if you don't respond, your critics lose power. Is it really that hard to leave the mindset of \"I need to stir up drama for my tv show ratings\". ",
"People seriously will never stop finding reasons to complain about him. Who cares about this petty shit, just let him do his job!",
"You know I am *not* the OP you replied to, right? \n\nFuck off you little twit.",
"It's not possible to shake hands like that anyway because the palms are both facing the same side.. look at the guy cut off on the left... he's doing the same thing..",
"/r/garybuseygifs ",
"_\"Anyone who has to call himself a genius...isn’t.\"_\n\nStephen King's reponse on Twitter \nhttps://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/949689460484173824",
"I mean, that's true to an extent. intelligence isn't entirely about knowledge, and if you're always figuring things out quicker than most people you're going to notice it.",
"He just launched an attack against the first amendment because of the book that was just released. He regularly attacks the press without justification simply because they don’t fawn over him like he demands. The fact that you think he’s a champion of the constitution shows you have an extremely poor grasp on reality, just like Trump. ",
"Everything the man says is a lie and the opposite is probably true. ",
"The fucking US population didn't even vote for him, the electorial college did.",
"Wait, isn’t this showing that Trump understands that crossing your arms still doesn’t allow you to actually shake hands with the person next to you? The whole idea is a cluster...\n\n",
"It's called TDS or Trump Derangement Syndrome.\n\nA number of people, mainly liberals, got afflicted with this disease when Trump started being president back in January.",
"I did too and [you're a fucking liar](https://www.google.com/search?q=90s+suit+tie&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS730US730&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCoLDnwMTYAhXOYd8KHZMiBG8Q_AUICigB&biw=1439&bih=780). ",
"Yeah, it seems just so insane that anyone other than a 14-year-old or someone who is purposefully being sarcastic would type that. That’s the kind of thing I type when I’m trying to make it clear I’m joking or what I’m saying is stupid.",
"Trump just managed to get his critics to refer to him as \"stable genius\". That's expert level trollery.",
"Can the bots die off? We don’t need you fuckers!",
"deceptive photo, there are multiple people messing this up. ",
"But why I should care what someone thinks about how I look (unless it's to get a job or something)? I honestly think it's shallow and that people should wear what they find comfortable. You're certainly right that some people will judge, but I could give less of a crap about impressing those people. ",
"This guy has the entirety of reddit yuppies flipping over backwards trying to discredit him at every turn\n\nYou're all the idiots. You still dont get it... He's the exact opposite the person you all portray. Keep up the propoganda and enjoy the next 7 years he will drag you kicking and screaming into prosperity\n\nYou still think your last president was so damn smart. A trained car salesman reading cue cards at every turn. Yikes.",
"No way Melania is going anywhere near the president's pinky of a dick.",
"> he wanted to sow discord and undermine faith in American democracy.\n\nSo by you claiming the current POTUS shouldn't be president and making constant claims about Trump, you're saying that YOU fell for Putin's game?",
"It's because they guy on the left is doing it the wrong way you retards. This has nothing to do with political rhetoric",
"Anything to discredit a great man.",
"so, everyone else should start needing two hands to drink out of a glass, and then completely losing their train of thought?\n\nlook it up. It's a very common sign of frontal lobe deterioration.\ndon't worry, I never actually expected you to comprehend scientific literature.",
"He's the President lol ",
"Can you read? No one else was running on a platform including scapegoating minority groups.",
"DRONALDN BLOMFP BTFO, CAN HE EVER RECOVER?\n\n\nseriously it's been a fun ride guys, but we can't let him get his hands on those nuclear codes, vote hillary",
"Come on, this is shit tier trolling. Step up your game or don't bother. ",
"How will the MAGAs defend this one? lol",
"Yeah, he thought of the two bedroom thing before Kevin Spacey on House of Cards, believe me.",
"They didn’t tell 90 million Americans to not vote.\n\nThey sure as fuck didn’t tell the millions that voted for Obama or were in the never Hillary crowd to not vote or swing right.\n\nThe Russian “interference” narrative is almost as bad as the Seth rich and pizzagate narrative.\n\nSo much senseless sensational bullshit with these political experts on reddit it’s remarkable.",
"Get back to me after the midterms ",
"Trump took popular mainstream conservative views and turned them up to 100.\n\nConservative viewpoint:\n Immigration reform and increased border security\n\nTrump's announcement speech:\n\n They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people. I will build a great great wall on our southern border and I’ll have Mexico pay for that wall.",
"\"What's the most ridiculous thing that Donald Trump have ever said and done?\"\n\n\"The next one.\" ",
"Maybe it's because the stock market is breaking records and annual household incomes are rising, but it really does seem that liberals have completely run out of things to complain about so now they resort to petty insults.",
"\"Only the fool beleives he has nothing left to learn\"\n\n\"A wise man speaks because he *has* something to *say*, a foolish man speaks because he *has* to *say* something\"",
"A downvote is not discrimination. It is a judgment which you are bringing on yourself.",
"Too be fair there's a lot of people fucking up in this picture ",
"Just.... what? Like what in the fuck are you talking about?",
"There's literally nothing \"historic\" about that at all.",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/stand_back_everyone_stable_genius_at_work/dsaid1r/",
"That quote is even worse if you watch a clip of it. ",
"I'd love to learn that a Secret Service agent is banging Melania bow legged. ",
"I'm not saying that everyone but Trump is infallible, and I'm not going to list out everything he's done. What I said is applicable to any political figure/celebrity/famous person, but is especially applicable to Trump because there are a lot of people who like to hate on him for his appearance. \n\nMaking fun of someone for their appearance makes people who disagree stronger and more hateful: for example, there are probably many Trump supporters who now believe that *everyone* just hates Trump for his mannerisms. The same can be said about the other side, too. There are a handful of right wing Republicans that dislike Obama for his race, and now a portion of the left believes *everyone* who hates Obama hates him because of his race.\n\nOn the other hand, having intelligent discussion about why something is right or wrong may also generate hate, but at the same time is thought provoking and important to discuss. It allows people to speak to each other on the same level and understand that the people around us are diverse in beliefs.\n\nLast but not least, I want to make the point that it's OK to disagree with someone. I personally believe the rich should be taxed more, that more money should be spent on education, and that coal energy is a lost cause in certain situations. Whether you believe that or not is up to you, and I'm perfectly ready to hear why you or anyone else agrees or disagrees.",
"That doesn't make it less dumb looking. ",
"surely you're not implying she's not educated and well-spoken, are you?\n\nI mean, she was a bad candidate, and had cringey moments when trying to be 'relatable' but she's definitely a calm, well-spoken, intelligent, educated adult\n\nalso, she lost because low education evangelicals are gullible and because of an antiquated electoral system that means she got 3 million more votes and still \"lost\"",
"I’m out here working in the real world.\n\nI didn’t change the subject, you changed it to something grammar related. Stop being an idiot please. I’m not replying to your next comment and I’m going to end my comments to you with this: Fuck off ya broke jebroni ",
"It's not coming to fruition at all. It's why voters think he's pulled to the right, almost like he is more interested in \"wins\" than actual policy: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/voters-think-trump-has-moved-to-the-right/\n\nThis is one sample of all of those campaign stances I mentioned: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-60-minutes-scott-pelley/\n\nThere are more (there was a tweet that had him bragging he won the candidacy by being the only one to promise not to cut Medicaid, I believe), but thats the quickest one I can access on my phone.\n\nMy point is that he ran as a populist, but now refuses to give out the candy associated with it. Republicans took his win as a signal that voters had embraced their conservative agenda, and we've been seeing how that's going for them.",
"I know this picture is trying to make Trump look stupid, but if you look at the hands he has the right idea. He can’t properly grip the others’ hands if he crossed his arms.",
"asking the only relevant question\n",
"You and I watched two very different videos",
"I can't believe those are real.",
"Trump never ran on universal healthcare you dope. He ran on eliminating obamacate which is basicially universal healthcare.",
"It works fine if you do it right. You must be a stable genius if you can't figure it out either.\n\nhttp://c8.alamy.com/comp/E5YR8R/us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-poses-in-an-asean-handshake-with-E5YR8R.jpg\n",
"But then it wouldn’t be a solid link ",
"Hmm, it looks like the \"all crossed\" formation is actually the correct way: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/400/20296531292_d3feefd881_b.jpg\n\nYou can see that the negotiation of each handshake pair is different - some people grabbing, a few creating a railway coupling formation, and even one pair tenderly interlacing their fingers.",
"> He inherited hundreds of millions after he was already wildly successful.\n\n...at selling his father's name.",
"The guy on the far left is doing the samething?",
"You forgot watching three hours of Fox & Friends and tweeting out what they say as though they were his thoughts, THEN going to work fucking things up. ",
"Only a 1/4 of the way through so far. Not bad, but hasn't gotten into any of the dirt yet. Just kind of setting up the \"who is who\" so far. ",
"Why are you lying? He never actually ran. He formed and exploratory committee. Not at all the same as running... ",
"It was a \"for real\" actual concern for me just after Trump's election. That is.. he would appoint freakshows like Gary Busey as the Secretary of Defence.. or Secretary of State.. And we would see names like Dennis Rodman, Teresa Giudice, Dee Snider and/or Stephen Baldwin on the list of his administration.. That actually went through my mind the first seconds, and wouldn't have surprised me... Elect a clown so expect a circus..",
"Even then, it seems he lacks the ability to critically analyze what it is making him hated. He could abandon his heavy conservative ideals, move to a more moderate position, and work on bipartisan deals that actually work to give the people what we want. But instead, when he receives flak, he doubles down on what *he* thinks should happen. If he is as smart as he says, he would work to change how he's doing things to be a more popular president. Unfortunately, he'd rather try and bully his way through.",
"He does have justification to exercise *his* own right to free speech by expressing his disdain for the media. He has not taken any legal or authoritative action against the media which does fabricate stories surrounding him, even if others are true. Not saying that because of this he *should*, and again, he hasn't. \n\n> you have an extremely poor grasp on reality, just like Trump.\n\nThat really is just your opinion.",
"I honestly think he forgot. Dude's losing his marbles at an accelerated rate. He should quit before the pressure kills him, but he won't.\n\nI predict he'll die this year. I'm calling September-December.",
"Except that is [exactly](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0182/8937/files/Reagan.jpg?v=1480958617) how [it](https://imgur.com/a/t5304) was. Hell, older people [today](https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/54ca8dc4b8f23e3a0313a165/master/pass/image.jpg) still choose to wear their suits and/or ties that way, it's not uncommon.\n\nRemember, suits back then we're not only baggier, but they also [extended further down the waist and were straight](https://parisiangentleman.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/A-Caraceni-2-copie-830x598.jpg) as opposed to today's shorter upside-down V-styled suits. Those old suits hid the tie even when it extended beyond the waistline.",
"I've done some similarly stupid stuff in my life. The difference is I'm not running around calling myself a genius to defend an incredibly fragile ego.",
"Like Grandpa Simpson",
"Why is this guy so fucking stupid? He cant cross his arms?",
"> Look, I hate Trump but this handshake is absurd. If anything, it is a far less idiotic handshake if every other person doesn't cross their arms. At least the hands can actually shake correctly that way.\n\nThat's what I'm replying to.\n\n>So your rebuttal to the \"who cares it was stupid anyway\" critique was literally just going \"who cares it was stupid anyway\"?\n\n\nAnd that's how I did it.\n\n",
"America please get better :( You represent so many good things but you've been sick for a few decades.",
"\"clean\" coal - as in clean energy - doesn't refer to the coal actually being clean, it means environmentally friendly. Wash the coal all you want, it's still polluting a lot when burned",
"Lao tsu is my nigga",
"The DOJ is saying they will no longer take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force again against Congress’s job of making the rules. We will stick to enforcing them.\"—Deputy Attorney General Rosen\n\nThey have admitted they illegally or by force have done this in the past. Now find the MSM story.",
"apparently none of them thought he was ever gonna win. to then losing was a lot mote beneficial. because if they lost they could hate on Hillary to their benefit. I read it on a NYMag article. ",
"The election of 1860 also had a field of 4 candidates, and his 39% constituted an overwhelming plurality (something Trump didn't have), so it's a stupid comparison.",
"Either that or every other person would have to cross underhanded which would look awkward ",
"Yeah, but you're some dumb asshole on reddit, not the president of the United States.",
"That can't be from dementia, because dementia kills you pretty quickly. ",
"apparently none of them thought he was ever gonna win. to them losing was a lot more beneficial. If they lost they could hate on Hillary to their benefit. I read it on a NYMag article. ",
"Why do all his suits fit so poorly? ",
"Really? So they changed it for this one year then? As u/hitstein shared elsewhere...\n\nNope. This is the ASEAN summit. Sometimes people goof up.\n\n[2016](http://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ASEAN29.jpg)\n\n[2015](http://www.borneoholidays.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/The-27th-ASEAN-Summit1.gif)\n\n[2014](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/nHmuynNQ2w9aieiMnBmHNw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAwO2g9NjAwO2lsPXBsYW5l/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d425b06373d7d612530f6a7067002923.jpg)\n\n[2013](https://static.rappler.com/images/aquino-asean-april-20131002-1.jpg)\n\nEtc.\n\n[Also 2016](http://cnnphilippines.com/news/eagobb-Asean_summit_opening_CNNPH.jpg/alternates/FREE_640/Asean_summit_opening_CNNPH.jpg), showing that sometimes people fuck it up.",
"But the whole purpose of this is not to shake hands. ",
"lol I do not like Trump but a fluke? seriously? ",
"Yeah it looks like everyone kinda fucked up here. I believe our president is a ponce, but this seems like a silly thing to do anyway.",
"Yeah, but you're some dumb asshole on reddit, not the president of the United States.",
"I think he's actually doing it right, surprisingly. The only was this works is for alternating people to cross arms so the other guy is wrong. \n\nThis may be the smartest thing trump has ever done...",
"I'd argue that I clarified my intent and my dance partner abruptly changed their goal. Human rights abuse of Myanmar? That had nothing to what I was doing. He was grandstanding about opinions on subjective matters. I was trying to inform why this organization was unique. He had an agenda. When it devolved in accusations of downvoting, like fuck, nothing was to be gained. I'll admit I mailed in my responses, but why give that effort? He wanted to assert his opinions of and objective comment I used to educated.\n\nPearls before swine.",
"OMG, Becky! Like, can you, like, believe that I'm, like, President of the United States! It's, like, super awesome and I'm, like, the bestest ever!",
"To be fair that guy probably doesn't spend his mornings tweeting about what a literal genius he is.",
"Becoming president doesn't automatically remove someone from being a dumbass. ",
"I've been gilded in under 60 seconds I still to this day think the person was f5ing my profile or something",
"Doesn't seem like any of them can figure this handshake out.",
"Wishful thinking. Can’t get anywhere without these guys making noise.",
"Too long and too broad. Suit and pants way too baggy, he's hiding something in there. Do we need to talk about his hairstyle? ",
"I don't understand your point. I was just saying what I took from my grandparent comment because the reply to it seemed to misunderstand, from what I see.",
"The loudest person in the room is usually the dumbest ",
"He would have had more money if he put that \"small loan\" into the stock market and let it ride.",
"It's a case of fallacy fallacy.",
"I think people would be more willing to admit Trump's faults if the liberal media wasn't working so hard to invent new ones every day.",
"Man, imagine if that Trump won. We likely wouldn’t be in the shithole that we are in now.",
"Four years as POTUS seems like a lot of work and responsibility (amongst other things) for just the things listed, Especially when you're already 70. ",
"It's definitely not because it's the joke that keeps on giving, almost daily. ",
">Graduated from an Ivy league school\n\nSon of rich man gets into good school\n\n>with honors\n\nTurns out this is likely not true, at least not according to the commencement program. https://articles.pennlive.com/news/2017/02/what_is_trumps_real_record_at.amp\n\n>Created a multi-billion dollar, global company.\n\nWith a small loan of a billion dollars from his father, and it turns out he would have made *more* money if he's have just invested the cash. https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/fortune/2015/08/20/donald-trump-index-funds\n\n>Wrote best-selling books\n\nPut his name on a book someone else actually wrote you mean. http://www.newsweek.com/art-deal-donald-trump-mental-ill-674151\n\n>became a TV-star,\n\nOf a shitty reality show\n\n>became President\n\nUnfortunately.\n\n>What a fucking moron this guy is\n\nYes.\n",
"I wonder if Trump is [Kevin](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/219w2o/comment/cgbhkwp)?",
"Oh mate, there were 3 tweets. If you haven't seen them you're in for a treat: \n\n>Now that Russian collusion, after one year of intense study, has proven to be a total hoax on the American public, the Democrats and their lapdogs, the Fake News Mainstream Media, are taking out the old Ronald Reagan playbook and screaming mental stability and intelligence.....\n\n>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2018\n\n>....Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. Crooked Hillary Clinton also played these cards very hard and, as everyone knows, went down in flames. I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star.....\n\n>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2018\n\n>....to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius....and a very stable genius at that!\n\n>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2018",
"Nah, i'm pretty sure there have been worse",
"You're not wrong, it's just that it's an awkward and unusual gesture and almost every year a few of the people in it get it wrong. https://i.imgur.com/yBMr6x4.png",
"Wow. An out of context image used to put down the president. Way to stick out from the rest.",
"Honestly he's doing it right. I'm not a Trump supporter at all but he may just be watching blue suits mix up. To clasp hands properly it goes: crossed, not crossed, crossed, not crossed ect...",
"At least he's not bowing like his predecessor!",
"Sorry what point was he concluding to? A \"nuclear\" os powerful? ",
"Please clarify what you mean",
"I mean you made this comment about Trump, it was making fun of Malcolm Turnbull.",
"How did you glean that from this photo alone?",
"Are you a steady genius though?",
"To be fair, no one in this picture seems to be getting it right.",
"Trump wants the brown ones dead, 90% of the Republicans want the gays dead. They only backtrack when a family member comes out.",
"He did it multiple times? Hahaha... is anyone else concerned that this mental giant is commander-in-chief of the US military? God save us...",
"Now watch as the reddit shills and corporate media spend the whole weekend calling Trump a liar and trying to disprove it.\n\nRelease the Transcripts!!!!!! Hahahahahaha",
"But but it wouldn’t fit the narrative. ",
"My rebuttal is: The most absurd thing in the photo *isn't* trump. ",
"In 2000 he announced a withdrawal, which tells me he was running. But I suppose if you spin the definition of \"try\" to suit Trump, like his supporters do with so many of his statements, then it is true.",
"Wait, I think Trump's actually doing it correctly - every other guy needs to have arms crossed for the hands to match in a correct handshake. \n\nLook at how Trump's right is correctly mating with the Asian dude's (crossed) right, and how his left will correctly mate with the white shirted dude's (crossed) left.\n\nEither everybody crosses and grips hands awkwardly, or every other person crosses.",
"But it seems like it's progressing too slowly to be alzheimer's. That usually takes hold and kills you within a decade or so. He's been on a slow path toward this for 35 years.",
"At what point are we taking advantage of a feeble old man? This is just sad. ",
"The Buse is loose.",
"His success is not by his own hand. He is an artifact of circumstance and nothing more. I similarly wouldn't describe a millionaire who won their money from the lottery as very successful. Trump won the presidency because of an alarmingly massive and ignorant voter base, not the tenacity and integrity that he is so often erroneously credited.",
"Nope, I was wrong...\n\nhttps://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/04/29/20170429-asean-picc-opening-ceremony-4-jc.jpg\n",
">\"I think that would qualify as not smart\"\n\nI can agree with this part, at least.",
">Funny how we make our presidents do the same kind of stupid shit we force kids to do for pictures\n\nYa, I mean you can pretty clearly read the look of incredulity on his face. I guess being the only one to question why they're doing this stupid looking handsake does make him the genius of the group.",
"Something about his suits that makes me more irrationally angry than it really should: he never buttons his goddamn suit jacket. So when he's outside and it's windy, his toe flaps around and hits him in the face. Sigh",
"This is off topic but disregarding peace games we played as children doesn’t make you a better adult. ",
"Trump being president is so damn entertaining tho",
"Classic agenda pushing reddit. The dude on the far left of the pic isnt doing it either and who knows how many people aren't. President Trump is doing a great job. Left leaning media is tearing this country apart. Don't be part of all the problems reddit, join the Republic and fight to free yourself from the emperor's reign. Trump 2020",
"Of course I am. Do you really think that winning a *popularity contest*, especially on the side representing unintelligence and ignorance, makes someone smart?",
"What a bunch of backwards fools. Shake with your right hand.",
"Intelligence challenge ",
"But there's a reason most people wear different clothes at home than they do in public. I can't say I've ever seen anyone wearing a suit around the house. ",
"The problem is neither Trump nor his administration or his base care about actual criticism on actual issues. What he *does* care about is his image which is why compromising silly images like this would hurt him more than any fact",
"Who knew it would be hard- his entire fan base",
"dude, he ensured terrorist and cartels had guns and we're still finding guns as of today. he also caused an increase in heroin addiction by bringing heroin to the US, and spied on journalists. and that's just random shit i remember. not to mention the wasted 8 years doing nothing and just putting band aids on stuff. ",
"Actually, yeah, f that. The leader of the free world shouldn’t be taking stupid pictures like that... One of the first respectable moves he has made.",
"No, that's not what I'm saying at all, go find an adult and have them explain it to you.",
"They're talking about Trump's [2000 presidential campaign](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign,_2000), when he did indeed campaign for universal healthcare.",
"Or people actually do use straws to drink out of large cups at a restaurant lmao",
"He never had a chance",
"They're talking about Trump's [2000 presidential campaign](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign,_2000), when he did indeed campaign for universal healthcare.",
"Do you acknowledge that the clothes you wear and the way you look have an impact on the way other people view you and the way they respond to you?\n\nIt is stupid but the impact is real. Despite that, I think that not caring or making a big deal about it can be and often is perfectly fine. I can think that and still believe that there is a time and place to step up and look/act the part. \n\nYou don't think the role of leader of our country and our representative to the world is at a level where it is important to give the best impression possible?",
"Lol \"the liberal media\". Almost as annoying of a term as \"snowflakes\". You all sound the same and thats coming from someone who votes independently. ",
"For this to work, every other person DOES NOT cross their arms, just like the guy on the far left.\n\nRidiculous tweet aside, you're making Trump look smart and yourself look bad.",
"I know people with engineering degrees and who work at NASA who voted for him. Bigot. Hell, even though NASA is apolitical by policy, a lot of the aerospace industry is conservative. Democrat politicians hate funding space exploration.\n\nBut sure. Keep pretending only unintelligent rednecks support Trump. It'll just drive more and more people against you.",
"Lol \"the liberal media\". Almost as annoying of a term as \"snowflakes\". You all sound the same and thats coming from someone who votes independently. ",
"Second try seeking the nom. First try running for president.",
"Hoooly fucking shit man... At least Bush Jr didn't have Twitter",
"You believe everything a random user on Reddit says in a comment section? Or do you only believe what you agree with?",
"😂",
"They’re both dumb my dude",
"Well you've got to keep Busey, right?",
"Covfefe",
"yup. have you seen his handshakes?\n\nedit: I meant the [awkward tug-o-war](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/psychology-donald-trump-handshake-how-to-beat-it-justin-trudeau-shinzo-abe-a7591136.html) thing he does ",
"Honestly, this looks like a physical problem that he has. Dude is 71.",
"This is what happens when people of different cultures try to discuss a subject about the others culture. Everybody is confused. \n\n",
"*What is this magic?!*",
"If he really forgot, is it still lying, or something worse?",
"The way he's doing it, he'd be in position to properly shake hands with both people. This is a weird handshake, and a really petty/stupid fucking thing to care about.",
"Mawwiage!",
"He was as lame duck as presidently possible. ",
"Hilldog still lost too.",
"His suit looks horrible. Shoulda went to Jos. A. Bank.",
"Okay. \n\n\nAnd?",
"I think it doesn't matter if its left-over or right-over, just as long as the arms of every other person are crossed.\n\nOr, every person can be crossed, but then the grip is awkward.\n\nIf you put yourself in either Trump's or Thurnbull's position, it doesn't look like they can make it work unless they don't cross... which is what Trump is doing. \n\n",
"Yep! Was a gift from a coworker and that’s where I got it. Good catch!",
"Dementia does't take 40 years to kick in though.",
">I’m out here working in the real world.\n\nAlso known as a fantasy land, considering you believe Trump is influencing the stock markets. \n\n>you changed it to something grammar related.\n\nI literally never once mentioned grammar. Lying about easily disproven things, you and your emperor have a lot in common. \n\n>Stop being an idiot please.\n\nThe definition of irony. \n\n>I’m not replying to your next comment and I’m going to end my comments to you with this:\n\nI was wondering when you were going to pussy out, lol.\n\n>Fuck off ya broke jebroni\n\nYou have no idea how much I make, which is, once again, completely besides the point. I wouldn't want to keep this going either if I had the debating skills of a third grader. No wonder you support a President with the intelligence of one, lol. Head back to your safe space kid, you're not ready for the real world yet.",
"\"When you go to school wearing your dad's coat\"",
"[Orly?](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/57bb3ce3ce38f237008b8247-2400/gettyimages-588424578.jpg) ",
"far left cropped out of the picture",
"[**KAPOW!**](http://i.imgur.com/hNA0pcA.jpg)",
">Wipes the McDonald's special sauce off his chest, gets a cold, dead-eyed handy from Melania, and goes to work fucking things up. \n \nLiving the dream.",
"This is one of those things were we just hate on the guy without much need to in the current context. Kinda like how you wait and watch someone you hate fuck up and go \"OOOHH LOOK HE CAN'T DO THE HANDSHAKE RIGHT!\"",
"*Any human bring who isn't used to playing daycare games",
"FUCK\n\nThis guys is a fucking travesty. ",
"Mmmm, no not really.",
"https://i.imgur.com/2Ij8qOL.png",
"They wouldnt be having people snooped over his families finances.",
"Look at those tiny, little hands. If he'd wear a suit that was more slimly tailored he wouldn't look so stupid. Oversized tie, ridiculous hairstyle, this guy is a fucking living joke.",
"> purposefully being sarcastic \n\nHe's playing 4D chess!",
"If you look in the photo, it's Malcolm Turnbull who's failing at this. \n\nHe hasn't crossed his hands. \n\nI dislike Trump as much as the next guy but this isn't even legitimate criticsm. \n\n",
"Still your president ",
"Is he, like, a valley girl or whatever?",
"I do sometimes. No one cares. ",
"Or a lack of criticism for others",
"It’s mostly narcissism\n\nSource: family is full of narcissists of a similar caliber",
"And a certain irony about people making snarky comments about people making references to easy to digest information about this particular social psychology cognitive bias.",
"He's probably thinking the same thing I would be. Are we really doing this right now?",
"Hey look a completely different picture. That totally proves you right about this specific picture.",
"Fuck off bot",
"DAE Hate Le trump (lowercase because Le resist!)??! \n\n:Edit1: RIP my inbox!\n\n:Edit2: Thanks for the gold stranger!!\n\n:Edit3: BEING BRIGADED BY T_D AKA RUSSIA BOTS!\n\n:edit4: BUTTERY MALES HAHA!\n\n",
"Because people who support Trump have a disdain for truth and facts. ",
"What kind of cartoonish reality am I living in? ",
"dank pepe",
"Everyone in this picture is shaking hands the wrong way except the guy to the left of trump and duterte. Nice try though. ",
"The Tangerine Tyrant",
"Pretty sure this is the prime example of a shit post.",
"Hey! At least he's not a black muslim! I'll take a clown with small hands in an oversized suit over an actual constitutional scholar any day.",
"He's smart enough to know how to win the popularity contest, to sway half the country to vote for him, and he's smart enough to turn one million dollars into billions. You'll never be as successful as him, and you're not as smart as him",
"The issue is half of the people that voted disagree with you. So you can’t just say that like it’s fact when it’s clearly subjective.",
"Lol you plebs are pathetically petty about everything. ",
"...which is a deflection.",
"Haha i was about to mention a filibuster, only im pretty sure now you can merely threaten a filibuster and get your way and needing to actually filibuster isnt necessary.",
"First of all, not everyone's Google results are the same.\n\nSecond, and more importantly, I counted the number of ties where the bottom tip is above the waistband to ties where it's below the waistband in the first three rows of your link (ignoring images where you can't clearly tell) and got 4-7; so I don't get what you point was? If anything you confirmed what I said. ",
"It's like, the worst.",
"Yea the obsession with Trump is more cringeworthy than Trump himself. ",
"Would you have wanted to go back in time and kill Hitler? Same thing. He is going to be the one that starts WWIII:Nuclear Edition.",
"I agree, at this point, but early on he was constantly at odds with traditional conservatives, and I think the left seemed really determined to guarantee his current entrenchment. \nIt’s worth noting, I was no exception...",
"Yes, children usually take their father’s surname.",
"ASEAN is even LESS effective than EU or UN at resolutions that hold.\n\nBut at least they pose funny with shaking hands.\n\n",
"But... then it wouldn't be Trump bashing... and they need to find shit for 3 more years of it. ",
"Lmao 90% really? From what asshole did you pull that number?",
"Fat people are bulletproof ",
"Did you recently tweet that you're a genius?",
"Did i say anything about any other picture? I’m talking about the OP. Your comment is irrelevant...",
"Malcolm looks so pleased with himself, for the good of the nation (goodonyou).\n\nWell at least neither of our heads of state (assuming you're american) were the guy in that picture lol. I wonder if they all got there in the end or just went with that pic and a \"fuck it, close enough\".",
"He's the leader of the free world. He doesn't need publicity. People know who he is. What exactly do you think the purpose of his asinine behavior is? To \"troll\" liberals? Haha i made you think i was moronic megalomaniac! Jokes on you! ",
"I believe the video I just watched, which was pasted.",
"Give in... Or we release The Trump!",
"We wouldn't be giving him shit if he didn't make fun of Marco Rubio for doing the same thing. ",
"Yeah, I wish people would stop using \"dementia\" or \"mental health\" as an excuse for him being a complete sack of shit. Most people with dementia or mental health issues are distinctly *not* like Trump.",
"Practice makes perfect. Easier to lie about all the big shit.",
"I can disprove this drivel in two words. Lottery winners. The odds of a lottery winner being worse off are so high most people say winning the lottery is the worst thing to happen to them. Having money doesn't make you successful. Knowing what to do with your money does. ",
"I think it’s incredibly biased how you managed to “accidentally” croup out the guy on the far left who was doing the exact same thing as Trump just so you could cherry-pick the information for some karma. What a shame. ",
"His DOJ continued the same kind of ops that the Bush administration ran, and blaming him for America's heroin problem instead of overprescribed pain medication is completely asinine. Obama inherited an economy in the worst shape since the great depression and gave us 7 years of steady growth. He accomplished a great deal given the fact that he had 4 years of non-stop obstruction from the Republicans.",
"Oh christ why oh why am i about to watch this? ",
"why are they even crossing their hands ?",
"There are significant accounts that he never expected to win the nomination, let alone the presidency. Hard to verify either way but from that angle it makes sense.",
"> tend to do u-turns when their voter base wants them to\n\nI mean, not going to defend Trump, but surely this is the whole point of *voting*?",
"It's not a hotbed of terrorism. You are misinformed. ",
"He's held to a higher standard of decorum than Reddit commenters my dude ",
"Much less than half by this point",
"I’ve said that since the beginning. He didn’t want the presidency, he wanted to WIN the presidency. It’s all he ever cared about. I believe he feels the office is beneath him. ",
"They think global warming is a conspiracy, those idiots are dangerous ",
"You’re not sick of trump making America a joke to the rest of the world?\n\nWhat about selling out your country to win an election?",
"DERP! Is there anything else to say? Honestly?",
"Never because elocution in \"smartese\" doesn't inspire confidence. Look at Saint Obama. Ififififififif okeydoke. Hope nchange. \n\nAwww shucks Bill Clinton.\n\nNo need to explain Bush Jr.\n\nYou seem to not understand how public persuasion works. Which is probably because you buy the narrative.\n\nAnd like most redditors probably have zero actual game IRL and have no idea how to speak sans autism.",
"Donnie Jnr?",
"R/The_Donald check it out soy boys",
"If you could read, you would see he withdrew because the party was having issues, like a KKK member.\n\nYou're probably right he would have lost, but I would definitely consider 2016 to be the first time he ran.",
"There was no Obamacare in 2000, you fool.",
"Same. My friends called my college stalker The Gunt. That was 20 years ago...",
"He’s actually mentioned running for POTUS for multiple elections, but when the filing date has come, he stops talking about it and didn’t file.\n\nHe’s Icarus.",
"Nothing, I think it looks strange too. I'm just saying it might not be weird to the people that do it. \n\nIf you look at the root comment it's questioning why we do these weird handshakes.",
"> so it's a stupid comparison\n\nWhat else would you expect from a trumper?",
"Match meeeeeeeeee!!!",
"That’s not normal aging, I know plenty of people in their 70s-80s who are still sharp. That’s more like dementia, which can have many causes.",
"No you don't",
"How does a moron have such a successful business then? He might not be the smartest guy but he's no moron. Morons inherent millions and loose it all. ",
"You know who won their first presidential campaign? Obama.",
"0 points. Somebody doesn't like the joke about the real life Brannigan. ",
"Maybe he's thinking, \"this arm crossing thing is dumb.\" ",
"Mine. A more realistic guess would be about 20% of them are bigots. 30% fall in line and the other 50% might not be horrible people. I just assume they all are because of the agenda of the party.",
"Ummmm. I don't get it.\n\nTrump cant cross his arms and shake hands with the guys next to him if they are also crossing their arms. Try it... \n\nThe real \"genius\" here is the guy in the blue suit on the right who now wonders why he to can't cross his arms and shake hands like the others next to him.",
"Exactly. People think that this is what Trump actually said but in reality it's just a joke that other people said about Trump.\n\nHonestly I think it just makes actual arguments against Trump (of which there are countless) have less effect because once you bring up a good point everyone can just say \"Yeah yeah, coming from the guy that thought Trump said clean coal was just washed coal\" and completely dismiss your argument.\n\nA crying wolf sort of scenario, if you will. People that just throw stupid, false jabs at Trump for stupid stuff like this are just making themselves look less credible so when the *real* jabs come (and Jesus fuck they come every day, so why even bother picking fake ones?) nobody pays attention.",
"He's a victim of twitter's character limit. Clearly he meant his first second try.",
"Sorry but there's really no lack of curiosity that I've seen, just lack of understanding. He's invited people to explain concepts and ideas to them and many of them have said that he struggles with a lot of the complex concepts. Not sure why you think somebody being slow to learn or possessing a learning disability is unfit to be president, when they isn't the case and multiple of the most loved presidents had learning disabilities. \n\nThe real issue is that he doesn't work to learn some things. Forgetting customs and making small mistakes is ok, but it's unacceptable that he won't study anything beyond his reach such as climate",
"We used to do this in my fraternity and we alternated arms crossed with arms open. It looks awkward with everyone's arms crossed so it could be that they did it wrong. ",
"Yeah, but they certainly don't constitute the average Trump fan. There's a reason he was embraced by the white nationalist movement and protested by dozens of Nobel Laureates.",
"fantastic",
"Fucking hell it sounds like my ramblings when I'm at the height of a manic episode. Just incomprehensible grandiose gibberish.",
"It looks like The Gate, but I could be wrong.",
"The guy on the right screwed it up. Every other person crosses hands no every person. The thing that bothers me here is trumps wrinkled pants. Comon man",
"Fall for what exactly? What exactly is he accomplishing by acting like a teenage girl?",
"Weird... I haven't seen you calling out the people saying basically exactly the same thing about Republicans. How odd.",
"Other than the risk of starting a nuclear war, Trump has been a great source of humor as President. \n\nIn fact, I’m beginning to believe that lizard people are actually in control of our universe and Earth is just a reality show for them, because Trump as the leader of the Free World is as unbelievable and comical as it can get. ",
"He’s the President, for God’s sake. It’s his job to set an example, not whine like a little bitch whenever he gets criticized. And don’t kid yourself, if he thought he could get away with it, he would ban every media outlet except Fox. ",
"Because he’s really smart",
"He did win ;)",
"You even structure sentences like Donald. ",
"I wanted to say that",
"You mean the guy shaking hands with a considerably taller man and a considerably shorter man?",
"This seems like a bot posted, upvote modified post. Why are the admins trying to deliberately make President Trump look stupid?",
"Stable genius, smart as a horse ",
"it's an actual tweet from the president of the USA himself. What twisted version of reality are we in again?",
"Everyone is concerned right now. He even tweeted today just to reassure us he is \"A stable genius\". Meanwhile he wants to pass a bill that makes sure no one can sell a specific book about him having dementia, which only reinforces that he has dementia.",
"Wow, racist much? ",
"Poor guy stuck in the middle between Trump and Turnbull. \"Here we go again, stuck in bottom position of a three way with these two idiots.\" ",
"Trumble is struggling as well. Maybe just showing off for the don",
"He didn’t say Arabs, he said Persians. This is the only thing he was at least factually correct on - not confusing the two. Surprising. ",
"Lol, this is actually funny. Usually I think everything is cancer on this sub but this got a chuckle outta me",
"Holysht how did they do that 😂😂",
"1. I doubt it, he's acted like this since twitter was invented.\n\n2. Why?",
"That is the most ridiculous theory I've seen today, and it makes Dems look terrible. So, Hillary spent $1.2 billion dollars and still lost to a guy trying to build a hotel and launch a news channel? ",
"HAHA BECAUSE OF COMPETITION 😂",
"Those McRibs aren't going to eat themselves.",
"Successful individual is made fun of for having an unflattering moment in his life by unsuccessful people who have had thousands of unflattering moments in their lives.\n\nReddit in a nutshell.",
"Or, the more obvious explanation, people who buy lottery tickets aren't actually very clever, or clever at all.",
"It's Reddit. Everyone got triggered by his tweets earlier today so they're doing whatever they can to make him look bad. In the process they go after things that aren't really bad such as this. \n\n",
"Did you get the job?",
"I thought he was too fat so the arm crossing is literally pushing blood to his noggin.",
"Lol, makes sense you’re trump supporters. Do you seriously not understand how to do this simple handshake?\n\n",
"> A lot of people I know that voted for him won't do it again \n\nSuuuure",
"So loving that Chrome extension that transforms Trump's Tweets into children's scrawl, especially in this case.",
"I agree.",
"Most don't run it into the ground tho ",
"That guy in the far left can't play the game either ",
"I must have forgotten where the majority of 9/11 hijackers came from, then. My apologies.",
"He pissed a lot of people off. Deliberately.",
"Well my grandpa has a metal hip and two magnetic knees, he's even in a walker, has COPD, and diabetes; I still think he'd beat Trump in a foot race.",
"Which stable genius came up with the corny, awkward idea of having all these world leaders cross arms before linking hands?",
"So do you just repeat things you hear that protect your world view",
"How many years left btw? 2? ",
"Does he need help in that dept?",
"One of them didn't want the other to feel bad.",
"> He ran on eliminating obamacate\n\nWow, why did no one tell me there was \"obamacate\" in 2000? \n\n> which is basicially universal healthcare.\n\nAh, so you don't know what universal healthcare is.",
"The dusty white people are to blame for this!",
"> right hands would shake left hands and vice versa\n\n[isn't that actually how it's done?](https://imgur.com/a/ZxxBB)\n\nand guy on the left is still doing it wrong.",
"Baby steps. We're gonna work on colors tomorrow.",
"Oh cmon its a chain handshake. Have you not been to kindergarten or something :D",
"I don’t think Trump likes being president even. He had such a sweet life doing whatever he wanted. Now he actually has responsibilities and duties. I’ll be surprised if he runs again to be honest. The whole thing started as anything trump does: for the PR. It just went out of control and he tapped into something no one else knew was deep inside people.",
"Plenty of people have taken million dollar ventures and run them into the ground. Many of them have been very intelligent. ",
"People generally agree the economy is going well. I don't think that's something that can be questioned.",
"Definitely self-promotion. He doesn't care about anyone else that much, including Putin. ",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s4TjZWsaBI",
"No one needs to deliberately try to make Trump look stupid. He does that all on his own.",
"Relevant username. ",
"Always that one asshole in class. ",
"We need a young priest and an old priest.",
"BLOOMF BTFO IMBEACH NOW",
"Could have been worse, imagine if he appointed; Pruitt, Devos, Sessions et al........",
"It's the ASEAN handshake, every time they meet the leaders take this picture as a symbol of unity ",
"Maybe he shouldn't have called himself like, very smart? Just a thought.",
"While things are bad, I don't think we've gotten to the point of shooting at each other.\n\nShouting, definitely.",
"That's because they're getting ready for the photo. It's a candid shot. This isn't the moment before the official photo is taken. That's like getting a family photo and the photographer takes a picture *while* telling you what to do and then makes fun of you for not doing the right pose.",
"K? ",
"> \"clean\" coal - as in clean energy - doesn't refer to the coal actually being clean, it means environmentally friendly. Wash the coal all you want, it's still polluting a lot when burned\n\n",
"Fucking Malc. ",
"I'm less fat and hate filled than he is, two points for me I guess \n\nYour comment was that people should stop spreading hate when he has the biggest bullhorn in the entire world and he thinks there were thousands of Muslims celebrating 9/11 in New Jersey\n\nYou are either this dense or you just like going around in circles",
"God I love it when you talk dirty.",
"They don't care. \nHe just said jobs and coal in the same speech. That's all they needed.",
"Whats the symbolism in the crossed over hands? Curious.",
"Actually right hands are grasping left hands.",
"We do this on Hogmanay, when we sing Auld Lang Syne. It's not hard, everyone crosses. If I, and my fellow Scots, can manage this after a days drinking it should be within the capabilities of anyone.",
"Don't worry, Trump's got this on his own.",
"Humans are weird.",
"...Trump's *arms* aren't crossed.",
"You guys voted him in. What did you think would happen. ",
"He said nothing incorrect in this tweet. He did all of that and it’s more than any of you will do in your whole lives ",
"They're supposed to cross their hands, as evidenced by four years of photos. \n\nhttp://reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/stand_back_everyone_stable_genius_at_work/dsanxho",
"It amazes me the similarities between him and reagan. Like I'm genuinely terrified.",
"Plenty of people inherit millions and end up with nothing. The president had an older brother who became an addict, a sister who became a judge and another brother who also runs a business. Only Donald got to where he is. ",
"1st: both of your examples involve the object being lifted and traveling through the air.\n\n\n2nd: that washer in your video is not a pumpkin \n\n\n3rd: that washer in your video is clearly labeled \"45kg,\" which is less than 1/3 the weight of a 300lb pumpkin.",
"> if he thought he could get away with it, he would ban every media outlet except Fox\n\nI'll leave you to your hypothetical scenarios that will never happen.",
"People mocking a guy who claimed to be like, a very smart, stable genius. On Twitter. As President of the United States.\n\nFuck him.",
"They said the same thing about Obama",
"I don't typically read much non-fiction, but I might add this one to my bookshelf.",
"Yeah not sure where the grammar shit came from. Literally straight out of left field lmao. ",
"Things that trump has done: \n1. tweet stupid shit (OH NO HOW DARE HE) \n2. pretty much nothing else really",
"Whoa now, is this guy *defending* mein fuhrer Drumpf????",
"Lmao this kind of dumb shit is why you guys landed with trump in the first place. He's got a lot of money, so he must be smart right? Everyone knows all successful and rich people must be smart.\n\nWhich is why so many college physics professors are millionaires! Wait a second...",
"This is a blatantly lie. He did not run.\n\nIt's like if I said \"I'm not running in 2020,\" so you consider me to be running in 2020 just that I decided to drop out.",
" One side is gloating over the destruction of health care and the persecution of minorities. The other side is making fun of Trump's goofy handshake. Yep, sounds to me like both sides are equally to blame for the spread of hate. ",
"And donald isn’t as embarrassingly incompetent as politically possible? I don’t see the connection.",
"I don't know about it being *clearly* intentional. I mean, I can only hope it was. ",
"His way is easier than theirs",
"Everyone realizes he's correct, right? You need to alternate crossed arms, uncrossed arms.",
"Everyone that disagrees with me is: \n\n\n☑ a Russian \n☐ a teenager \n☐ a shill \n☐ living in their parent's basement \n☐ a libtard \n☐ a cuck \n☐ a redneck \n☐ racist \n☐ stupid",
"Honestly...I think Trump might actually be right on this one (unless it's traditional that *everyone* crosses their arms). If everyone alternates crossed/uncrossed, then there are regular handshakes instead of weak over/unders.",
"You can’t polish a turd",
"So under Trump\n1) Dow Jones highest in history \n2) 250,000 new jobs created in December alone\n3) Job cuts lowest since 1990\n4) manufacturing jobs best since 2004\n5) unemployment lowest in 17 yrs\n6) black unemployment lowest in 17 yrs\n7) home prices up 6%\n8. GDP over 3% growth for 2 quarters (Obama never got over 2% in 8 years)\n9) 1.7 million new jobs created \n\nUnder Obama\n1) lowest labor participation since the 1970's \n2) 95 million out of the work force\n3) lowest home ownership in 51 yrs\n4) 13 million on food stamps \n\n***but Obama spoke nice...😵😫😆😂 \n\nTrump MAGA!!!!",
"\"Critics questioned the seriousness of Trump's campaign and speculated that it was a tactic to strengthen his brand and sell books. Trump defended his candidacy as a serious endeavor and proclaimed that he had a chance to win the election. Though he never expanded the campaign beyond the exploratory phase, Trump made numerous media appearances as a candidate, traveled to campaign events in Florida, California, and Minnesota, and qualified for two presidential primaries.\" -that Wikipedia page you linked. He ran as a sort of joke, but really just for publicity.",
"....Actually 🤔, 👉 through🅾️ut 👉 my 😇 life, my 😀 2️⃣ greatest 👍 assets 💪 have been 🙂 my 🤔 mental ⚖️ stability 👌 and being, like, really 📈 smart 🤓. Crooked 🤥😈 Hillary Clinton 👩🏼💼 also ✅ played 🎲 these cards 🎲 very 💎 hard, and 😏, as everyone 👨🏻🏫👨🏾🌾💂♀️ knows 🤔, went down ⬇️ in 🔥 flames. I 👁 went 🏃from 👉 VERY ✅✅✅ successful 📈 buisnessman 2️⃣ top 👆 T.V . 📺 ⭐️ star 2️⃣ President 🤴🏻of the 🇺🇸United🇺🇸States🇺🇸of🇺🇸America (on 👇 my 🥇st try) I 👁 🤔 think that 🍆 would ✅ qualify 👨⚖️ me as not 🤓 smart 🙅🏼♂️, but 😎👌 genius... And a very ⚖️ stable 🤓 genius at that!",
"> ASEAN is marked by consensus driven agreements and zero criticism of each other. \n\nSo why is Trump in the picture then?",
"To be honest I have to say he looks like he's realizing that the whole endeavor is just not going to work out.",
"Fuck me, everyone disses the guy, but I Gaurentee you, if any of you had half his power/money and responsibility you would fall off within a month",
"!redditsilver",
"> The stock market has nothing to do with Trump. \n\nyet if stock market would go down reddit would cry all over it's trump fault. never change\n\nif trump would win popular vote but not electoral - same stuff - you'd defend electoral vote as much as you can",
"http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_small_article/public/trump_aseanhandshake.jpg?itok=p1IZ4Z0U\n\nTrump is slightly the most absurd thing in this Photo. Know who is rocking it like a boss? The guy not giving a fuck about the stupid handshake.",
"No way would there be extremely upvoted, daily posts on pretty much every major board criticising Hillary for the most minor things",
"Hahahahahaha this is the shit the right has to say to stay relevant 😂 talk about desperate",
"been awkward and smart go hand in hand.",
"ASEAN is, however, lacking in much decision making and enforcement power and they have been lightly criticized for failing to change much in member countries. It helps consensus and friendly attitude be possible when the representatives don’t have as much to balance and less at stake than a EU nation. Still an organization I respect and very useful for relations, but not perfect.",
"and to be fair, it's actually the guy in the blue suit on the right who fucked up. it's supposed to alternate crossed arms - uncrossed arms - crossed arms - uncrossed arms. if everyone's arms were crossed, you'd never get a real handshake, as evidenced by the awkwardness of mr. blue suit and the guy in the white shirt.\n\ndon't get me wrong. trump is a fucking moron and is clearly confused as shit by what's going on here. but so are a couple others. \n\n",
"\"How'd he do that? What sort of foreign trickery is this?\"",
" No one in the subject picture is doing it right which is hysterical. If you look at the pic you posted, it makes total sense. The way everyone in the OP pic is trying to do it makes it very confusing. ",
"In Derek Zoolander's voice.",
"\"announced the creation of a presidential exploratory committee on the October 7, 1999\" and then quit a few months later because of certain affiliations within the reform party, doesn't really sound like a run.",
"Noticeably absent from the photo, Hillary Clinton",
"Because he knows his cult following will gobble it up no questions asked",
">He’s not supposed to have his arms crossed. God. It’s open stance, then cross stance, then open stance, etc.\n\nWhat's it like just making things up and hoping nobody notices? Wait...President Trump, is that you?\n\nGoogle exists, you know. Try \"asean handshake\" for starters.",
"Lots of people inherit money or win money they very rarely take it and turn it into billions more. Then mary a supermodel then become a celebrity then become president of the united states.",
"More like, what kind of middle class handshake is this?",
"I just don’t think he has ever been invited to a New Year’s Eve celebration OR he is only used to using his hands to grab pussy.",
"It was separate states for a while.",
"The campaign promise to pull out of the middle east bowed to military expediency; the goal after he was elected was training and self-governance to allow for a US military withdrawal, at which Iraq made some pretty good progress, but had difficulty in gaining military and political control in many regions. The Iraqi resurgence in 2011 famously made clear the need for continued US presence, because otherwise it appeared that Iraq would fracture, or be overthrown entirely.\n\nObama backing down on this promise is completely forgivable, in my mind, because circumstances did not allow for it- and the rise of ISIS and general instability of the region (Arab spring/Syria) definitely shows that an earlier withdrawal of US troops would only have made the situation worse.",
"That exasperation",
"That, or he knows that the only people who will vote him back in are the ones stupid enough to take everything he says as gospel. I'm sure he knows what clean coal is. Not because he's a genius but because he has advisors that tell him shit and believe it or not I think he's good at seeming dumber than he is. I just think he knows his only chance is to appeal to the brainless trump zombies even further. He already knows educated and liberal people aren't going to vote for him lol.",
"This is r/pics not r/politicaldiscourse \n\nWe're here for a chuckle, not to solve the Israel/Palestine issue. \n\nAlso, he kinda brought all his dumb actions to more scrutiny by saying that he's been defined by his genius.",
"Especially if their father was a hugely successful real estate mogul with vast business connections.\n\nOnly looking at the money Trump inherited *after* his father died is super disingenuous.",
"You know obama *actually signed* some legislation related to the economy during his first 11 months right?\n\nSweet attempt to change the subject though. LEAVE DADDY TRUMP ALONE!😭 ",
"Someone posted pictures of previous years, everybody is supposed to have their hands crossed",
"I dont think he knows he's lying. Im pretty sure he is just delusional. Massive ego + ignorance = he probably just thinks of things and believes they are the truth.",
"Hating on this clown is bringing us all together!",
"He's either a liar or an idiot.\n\nNot sure which is worse.",
"Lol you guys have nothing better to do than sit here and bash trump on Reddit all day while he actually works unlike 90% of the people reading this. And don't give me the golf excuse. I came here to defend him because unlike most of Reddit, I think he's a decent human being and I don't use every chance I've got to bash him.",
"There was some silly argument before on reddit about his \"suit cut\" American vs. Euro. IMO all modern suits are cut better fitting. His look stuck in the '90's to me.",
"He looks like the smartest one of the bunch if you ask me.\n\nWould Abraham Lincoln have crossed his arms for a retarded photo like a little child?\n\nYou think Teddy Roosevelt would go for it?\n\nWhat about Napoleon Bonaparte?\n\nGenghis Khan?\n\nNah, me neither.",
"Yes. Sad but true. ",
"My comment was about the needless hate that surrounds him. Guy said something stupid, and completely unrelated to the events in the picture. I'm sure you have said millions of stupid things in your life, because you're human. \n\nThat doesn't change the fact that he's the President, and is responsible for making our country a better place. ",
"Delusional, sad!",
"You think you could be president?",
"he would be correct",
"Undeniably true",
"They honestly wont.",
"[MAGA](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sQcIE2tVkmQ/maxresdefault.jpg)",
"Trump hasn't even made that much money considering how much he was given to start with and how long he has had to work with it. If he just put his inheritance in a mutual fund and didn't touch it he'd have like 5-10 times as much money does now.",
"It's actually built into Reddit. ",
"You cross your hands and hold them. 5 year old shit cmon",
"Vury smurt ",
"Because the dudes contorting themselves to shake right-hand to left-hand look like the real geniuses here...",
"Oh my fucking God",
"-reads comment thinking it's mildly funny satire\n\n>**Actual** tweets earlier today.\n\nomg wtf!! this shit is unbelievable. r/nottheonion\n\n it would be funnier if he wasn't in control of the most powerful military in the world",
"Hes a billionaire not sure any of that shit matters at this point.",
"I dont believe you and that bothers you. ",
"Just cross and grab one hand, then make the other guy switch directions. ",
"Ain’t obsessive if it’s backed by valid reasons",
"> A fool thinks himself a wise man. A wise man thinks himself a fool.",
"It would have the same effect even with it. Trump is standing like a retard and couldn't figure out that all he had to do is take the next guy's hand. In fact, he might even look more stupid had the pic not been uncropped because it would show how it's possible to do this very simple act but Trump just can't figure it out. The guy next to him is literally reaching out for Trump's hand, but Trump is completely befuddled.",
"As a robust man myself, I'm almost certain this wasn't because he couldn't figure it out. It was because crossing your arms in front of you like that, especially when the 2 dudes beside you are much shorter than you, would be difficult. It's that weird thing where you'd rather look like a bit of an idiot or stall for time than do something that emphasizes that you're... uh... fat. Trump's a fuckwad though, so maybe not...",
"Is the joke that the Philippines president is giving trump the poo wipe hand or am I missing something ",
"They all look really dumb here...",
"Yeah the obsession with the like, very smart, stable genius with a nuclear button bigger than Kim Jong Un.\n\nWeird how everybody pays attention to what an absolutely useless lunatic he is.",
"> You can even tell the guy on the far left who is practically off screen is doing the same thing Trump is\n\nThat guy is Putin and Trump is just following him",
"No. Hating Trump is a rational response to an insane situation.",
"- Abraham Lincoln",
"The president of the United States everyone",
"He screwed up a handshake!! Impeach! Impeach!",
"And also 2004. And 1980.",
"Previous presidents had self confidence to make fun of themselves :\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhY9Zxv1-oo",
"If he was smart, he wouldn't have given so much publicity to the book questioning his intelligence.",
"So, let me get this right.\n\nHillary Clinton, after spending a billion dollars in the election and given questions before hand in the debates, lost to a mentally unstable idiot who wasn't trying to be President?\n\nThat doesn't speak very well about the Democratic Party does it?",
"Oh lord. *Gavomits*",
"ah, another \"take a picture/few seconds of video out of context and make it seem like the only person in the world who could do something so stupid like that is the president\". \n\nthere's a thousand reasons to hate him, a thousand more to dislike him, people making this sort of thing into a big deal just plays into his \"fake news\" thing, because believe it or not, he is actually right about the fake news stuff, but now because so many people know it is actually true, a lot of his followers can just chalk real things down to fake news because of it. \n\nthis is meaningless drivel made into some \"hurr durr trump is dumb\" thing, it will make the majority of people who hate trump to keep hating trump but a small group of those people will watch the full video and just see some bloke making a small mistake (or doing it right depending on whether he was seeing whether people were alternating crossing arms or everyone was doing it). \n\n",
"Have to agree with this. The \"run\" in 2000 wasn't a true Presidential run in the same way that, say, Obama's was in 2008, or Al Gore's in 2000, or Jeb Bush in 2016. \n\nLet's stick to facts. ",
"You’re right, you get there from foreign superpowers influencing the embarrassing US election system.",
"The rest of them are in middle school. My 2 cents. Bash him for being the smarter one if you will. And they will. ",
"He's squeezing out a big fart. ",
"He's referring to actually being nominated and winning the presidency. He didn't get to that point before.",
"According to the pattern in this picture the guy on the far right in blue suit is wrong. \n\nAccording to the traditional handshake two people in this picture are wrong. ",
"No",
"That's Malcolm Turnbull PM of Australia, fucking things up like usual.",
"Wait, what?",
"Looks retarded as hell, not gonna lie.",
"So you're just gonna pretend the left leaning media isn't a thing? K.",
"Videos can be faked, it's just the liberal media bias. Fake news. /s",
">He started out with hundreds of millions\n\n\n\n\nSurely you have a source for that. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n>investing in an index fund would have grown it more\n\n\n\n\n*If* he liquidated his entire net worth at the right time, invested it all, spent none of it to survive or enjoy, and put none of it into massive construction projects that are an economic boon, sure. [Here's](https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-09-03/should-donald-trump-have-indexed-) more to read on how stupid that argument is. ",
"Kinda like how Obama just ignored the tidal wave of crap the republicans’ talking heads dumped about him.",
"Wut??",
"Billionaire who became President of the United States told why he's not actually a genius by man living with his parents. \n\nReddit.com",
"not smart, butt genius\n",
"I thought they were about to sing [Auld Lang Syne](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/29/article-2080078-0F4BDEAB00000578-802_468x286.jpg) With it being New year and all that.",
"> It's called TDS or Trump Derangement Syndrome.\n\nThat would be a more fitting label for the idiots who still support the Doofus.",
"Yes, up until now this was the ONLY proof. ",
"All sociopaths do that.",
"No there isn't.\n\nHe's a dumb reactionary blowhard who happens to have a horde of cultists that praise every shit he takes.",
"the real problem was killary. any other canidate and trupm would have lost\n",
"Maybe Trump should get to work on that 90% unemployment rate.",
"I mean, if you're bleeding from a thousand cuts, you'd probably want to put band-aids on first before you start working out again.",
"\"like\" = 'used in speech as a meaningless filler or to signify the speaker's uncertainty about an expression... used.' ",
"Everyone that disagrees with me is: \n\n\n☑ a child \n☐ a Russian \n☐ a shill \n☐ living in their parents basement \n☐ a libtard \n☐ a cuck \n☐ a redneck \n☐ racist \n☐ stupid",
"Not a single one of them knows what's going on. Why are you singling out Trump?",
"At least now you know you can become POTUS.",
"Maybe Trump should get to work on that 90% unemployment rate.",
"It's more likely he gets a handy from Ivanka considering how he has expressed multiple times in the past how attracted he is to his own fucking daughter. He's a truly sick fuck. And he's maliciously stupid, too.",
"I'm still convinced his plan was to lose and promote even harder based on the election being a \"scam\" or something.",
"Hahaha who the fuck would believe something so stup--[oh shit...](http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/donald-trump-exercise/index.html)",
"At what, fucking things up and embarrassing himself?",
">The difference is I'm not running around calling myself a genius to defend an incredibly fragile ego.\n\nOr coming up with childish nicknames for everybody. Or wishing Happy New Years to all your enemies and haters on twitter. Or body shaming women. Or mocking disabled people. Or generally being the world's worst human being for fun and profit.",
"Gonna get a lot of use out of that one in this thread. Holy moly they just can't help but suck trump's dick.",
"True covfefe",
" ",
"That's a nice anecdote you got there, not real sure what you're trying to imply though.",
"Not most of us...",
"It's not a lie if you have memory loss?",
"\"At least he's rocking being stupid like a boss\" is as near an agreement as we're likely to get here.",
"Nah he’ll be a half term presidential embarrassment when the dems take over the senate this year. I can’t wait to laugh in your face.",
"has any one actually looked at this picture trump dosent have two left hands what is he superposed to do. nice try though ",
"Im saying people need to stop being sheep and watching mainstream media. I dont even have cable because its fucking useless. ",
"\"like\" = 'used in speech as a meaningless filler or to signify the speaker's uncertainty about an expression... used.' ",
"Yeah, those liberals and their petty insults.\n\nLike calling Ted Cruz \"Lyin' Ted\" and Marco Rubio \"Little Rubio\", or Clinton \"Crooked Hillary\", or saying that one person had blood coming out of her *wherever*. Or calling their campaign strategist \"Crying Bannon\", or mimicking spasms in reference to a disabled reporter. Or declaring Ted Cruz's father to have killed JFK and be the Zodiac Killer. Or repeatedly disrespecting gold star families. Liberals just keep making these petty insults! Trump would never do *any* of these things!",
"Are you retarded, click the linked images. ",
"No. No it does not. Let them dream their sad dreams.",
"And yet that's not how it works at all.",
"So?...https://i.imgur.com/opWFxoW.jpg How hard was that? Just get the damn thing done. ",
"Yeah he's like, really smart. He let Xi Jinping change his mind about China and North Korea after a 10 minute conversation.",
"You haven’t been paying attention. ",
"It's a custom for this meeting. ",
"Ah, c'mon, you're better than that. Whereabouts you from?",
"Good thing I'm not the President then, huh? It's not that he misspoke at a party once, he's a willfully ignorant and hate filled person\n\nLOL \"needless\" he projects out more hate than anyone else. He's the President and he thinks that thousands of Muslims were in New Jersey celebrating 9/11. Lol \"better place\" ",
"He might. I do. But they also love to ignore facts when it suits them. He may very well be where I am and know those people. Although most I know have changed their mind by now. ",
"You pay people to win you an election. Therefore that doesn’t make him smart, remember when he received several small loans of a million dollars? I sure do. I wonder what you and I could do with that kind of money ourselves. He’s already dug so deep in the hole he isn’t climbing out. 😉",
"Late stage Trump Derangement Syndrome right here. TDS is serious, you should go see a medical professional.",
"I'm not defending anyone, just saying that handshake is fucking stupid ",
"You see, that’s why presidents usually *read* and *prepare* before any international meeting. Learn the customs, not look like and idiot, not insult anyone, etc etc. ",
"the 'real men of genius' ad campaign should come back, doing only trump idiocy",
"Here's how Bernie can still win. ",
"This is the best part bout a Trump Presidency. The simple mechanical understanding of a hand shake is forgotten to laugh at the idiot cheeto.",
"Fair point. There are always the candid shots for events like these. \n\nI'd just presume that they'd have been briefed beforehand how to make the chain, so that it is a little silly to see the crossed arms of the people beside you and still grab with uncrossed arms. ",
"What is a gunt? I’m afraid to google it.",
"Oh thanks very much - now I'm hearing everything he says with added vocal fry",
"You don't see how what you say is super disingenuous though? \n \nEvery person who currently holds office (\"incumbent\") is the Washington Elite? Trump \"stood up\" to them by becoming them? \n \nYou also can't say that \"we got the residuals\" if nothing has actually happened yet and no one has gotten a thing (except, as a matter of fact, those very same Washington Elite).",
"Stable genius is a thing now isn’t it",
"I'm not going to see it otherwise.",
"Sure, it's amusing. But it's also standard marketing/presentation technique (albeit applied in an unusual way). Remember when Steve Jobs launched the iPhone by first trashing the current phone market...\n\nhttps://youtu.be/9hUIxyE2Ns8?t=3m32s\n\nEDIT: though granted, in Steve's case, he was kinda telling the truth!\n",
"not sure exactly what they're doing but isn't it the one in blue fucking up the chain? it should go open, crossed, open, crossed etc. Trump would be open. that way right hands match rights and lefts with lefts, or are they just doing like a twisty crossed arm thing? coz the guy on the far left has open arms too. i need context. actually, forget it, i don't care.",
"T_D tomorrow: \"Other idiots can't figure out how to hold hands like intelligent men. CUCKS! SAD! ",
"I love this!!! Dr. GEOTUS doing his job. Imagine HRC falling over like a side of beef and being hauled away for medical injections. It's a \"DREAM\" come true :)",
"The Wharton School of Business is renown for its MBA programme. Not for where one would finish off 2 years of an undergraduate degree.",
"Amazing businessman, TV star, and now president with stellar performance.\n\nPeople with decades more of experience couldn't faze him, Republicans and Democrats alike. Massive electoral win.\n\nIf you think it's a matter of luck, it makes me question how much responsibility you take for the outcomes of the choices you make, given that you can ascribe everything to luck. ",
"I promise he's dumber than everyone taking advantage of him",
"I find a lot of things funny. But I haven't seen a lot to laugh about in his tweets or speeches. ",
"I saw something about that... he literally tried to pass a bill to prevent it? Hahaha",
"Symbolic interactions are important to human communication at all levels of society, and can be a pretty big deal all on their own (as Trump himself can attest, having started a vendetta with the NFL over what is fundamentally nothing *more* than a symbolic gesture).\n\nPeople can get tired of symbolic gestures that aren’t eventually substantiated by actions, but these are issues of sincerity and not symbolism itself. Making a point of refusing to “play the game” and avoiding all social pretenses is a fairly common way to be considered antisocial. ",
"Shot’s like this are just as small minded and petty as he is. Will one side please lift itself out of the mud? He’s an asshole, you’re an asshole. I guess all God’s children are assholes. It’s getting so old.",
"Good pic. I was like there is no way this would work for a normal handshake for everyone to cross arms. ",
"In your dreams sweetie. I'll be the one laughing at you ;) ",
"Seventeen years is a pretty long time... It's perfectly reasonable for someone to change their stance on something in that time period.\n\nWhether the stance itself is reasonable is a different debate.",
"I’m not a fan of him, but in his defense they are doing something that is extremely stupid ",
"I don't really like Trump as much as the next guy.. But you guys are just looking petty as him when you constantly try to bash the guy.",
"If all he fucked up was a handshake then that wouldn't be so bad...",
"^ Triggered. Literally shaking.",
"Lord. Do you even know what the word grammar means? The previous poster never criticized your grammar.",
"Who am I being racist towards? People from New Jersey? ",
"A trust fund, casinos, and reality TV.\n\n...definitely \"genius\" credentials. ",
"[nope](http://c8.alamy.com/comp/E5YR8R/us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-poses-in-an-asean-handshake-with-E5YR8R.jpg)\n\nBut hey, stop spreading facts, right?",
"This has nothing to do with Trump. Whatever this represents is one thing but who the hell wants to hold a hand like that?! I think anyone would be confused by all of this. ",
"Let me ask *you* a question. Why would a grown man whose shirt says \"Genius at Work\" spend all of his time watching a children's cartoon show?",
"Yes Trump is so dumb for being awkward at something that everyone else is the photo is struggling with too.",
"He’s still using his right hand to grab the other guy’s right hand. He would have to let go and regrab his hand with his other little hand.",
"He doesn't know what cleaning coal is, just like he doesn't understand global warming doesn't mean the earth will turn into a year-round Florida type weather.\n\n> You see what’s going on with her emails. It’s a disgrace. It’s a disgusting situation where she pretends like she doesn’t know. I mean, she had her emails — 33,000 emails — acid washed. The most sophisticated person never heard about acid washing. Acid washing is a very expensive process and that’s to really get rid of them.\n\n>But why do you acid wash, or bleach, the emails? Nobody even heard of it before. Very expensive. Just ask yourself.\n\n>How about the acid wash of the e-mails that didn’t mean anything? How about the 33,000 missing e-mails that were acid washed — acid washed. And Rudy was telling me, nobody does it because it’s such an expensive process. OK, 33,000.\n\n>I have a son. He's 10 years old. He has computers. He is so good with these computers, it's unbelievable. The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough. And maybe it's hardly doable. But I will say, we are not doing the job we should be doing. But that's true throughout our whole governmental society. We have so many things that we have to do better, Lester, and certainly cyber is one of them.\n\n",
"Give another example",
"Who said anything about defending Trump? I'm just saying you sound exactly like the assholes on Fox News saying Obama screwed the economy.\n\nEdit: downvote cause you're mad.",
"Agh, no. I'm not saying they're necessarily equal, and I'm not saying that I agree with what Trump is doing at all. I am also not saying that Trump *isn't* causing needless hate. I'm saying that if we can look at ourselves and say \"hey, maybe this isn't the right thing to do or say\" that's good. If the side opposite to yours is causing needless hate, then you don't need to sink that low yourself either.",
"This would have actually kind of worked if every other person crossed their arms instead of everyone.",
"And then he won and now he has to live with that. Can you imagine how fucking depressing this must be to him ??",
"I just don’t use Twitter, so I’m always out of the loop when he says something new.",
"Why does every anti-Trump person think about his cock in their mouth? Stop projecting.",
"That actually looks quite confusing. Notice how awkward the other “successful” participants have to twist and turn to match their hands. \n\nThink about it. If crosses correctly then everyone is forced to attempt to shake the back of someone’s hand. All you can really do is grab it. \n\nPlease don’t confuse me for a trump apologist. I just think this is a cheap shot and represents a gut instinct to shit on trump without thinking. There are plenty of ways to shit on him. Definitely and awkward situation though. They all look pretty stupid.",
"what would you do in that situation ? ",
"> You're ignorant if you think she is the world leader.\n\nOf the free world, yeah.",
"Stop acting like Trump is the only one fucking this up. ",
"Trump doesn't look like the most confused one there. seems like a silly exercise ",
"Well if it's anything like my text to speech via Google keyboard, I'd expect a LOT more random capital letters sprinkled in middle of sentences.\n\nAlso, who says \"like\" in the middle of a sentence even when talking to your phone?",
"Barron looks high as a kite. ",
"I don't see the problem",
"Buh mah narrativeeeeeee",
"shalom circle. he’s safe guy on his right doesn’t have it correct either ",
"He's also made fun of by successful people, all the time.",
"You kiddin me? I think I'd rather have a literal monkey as president...",
"Aww, don’t try to be clever. It really doesn’t suit you. ",
"Its clearly satire though. You think that's a straight statement with no element of humor? ",
"His hands, so smol !",
"I realised just now lol.\n\nI still maintain that there are far more legitimate criticisms and far better criticisms than him not crossing hands. ",
"He's the president, but not listening or caring what anyone says _doesn't matter_? What the fuck...?",
"yea like standing for the national anthem right? stupid symbolism and gesturing. who cares? right?",
"Ah, the typical naive poor white person mindset. Lets see how that plays out",
"But do you go on twitter and brag about how smart you are all the time?",
"I mean, it's definitely possible to do, but it's still a bit silly.",
"Lol i know right its almost like having a polittical discussion with a leftist that doesnt end in them calling you rayciss or some other bullshit.\n",
"Why are they doing this weird shit anyways? ",
"If he actually held onto Duterte's hand, pretty sure the title would say \"Trump holding hand of series murderer President of Philippine\". At this point, everything Trump does can be spinned to be something bad.",
"You say that you're less hate filled than he is, yet you're in a Trump hating circlejerk thread, on a Trump hating circlejerk website.\n\nYou're also a willfully ignorant person though if you don't think he's done anything to better the country during his time as President. It's almost like you could be successful yourself if you did something to improve your life during the time you talk shit about the President.",
"The triggering is gonna be YUUUGE!",
"I thought you were joking! Shaking my damn head!!",
"I totally agree with you bud.",
"Our pres is a fucking dimwit",
"While I get that it's customary for this event, I was just trying to explain that it's unusual to shake hands like that since it's not right with right and same with left.",
"On top of what somebody else said, I wasn't saying the system didn't come into play in times of need. I was pointing out though how it doesn't seem much better than the average citizen voting because they screw up at times as well. ",
"Thats a pretty cynical take on a gesture of unity and understanding between nations",
"Wow... those hotel prices back then were sky high back then. Jeez...",
"How does a person use things like, \"like,\" in something you type out of the internet? You can literally see what you want to say. It's, um, whats-it, um, equivalence...no, that's not it...equivalent! that's the word I wanted - It's equivalent to typing out all the shit you might say in regular conversation.",
"It's sad that Hillary has been a politician for so long and Trump just comes in and wins. Sad for liberals I mean. Winning is great.",
"I bet that guy didn't state he was like, a very smart genius. ",
"ahaha jesus fucking christ, what's so hard to get? \n\nhe's a grown man, President of the US to boot, stuck on stage with a bunch of idiots playing kindergarten Simon Says.\n\nhe looks awkward cause he expected his fellow heads of state *not* to act like fucking goofy liberals at an Occupy Wall St photo op.\n\nhe's trying to be polite ffs ahaha geez you people over-sauce it every. fucking. time.",
"Man what is going on with r/pics these days. It feels like it's becoming a dumping ground for every other sub. Because OP's are desperate to be noticed.",
"Don’t forget the majority voted for Hillary (same majority that Obama won by in 2012 - 3 million). Russia screwed us, republican greed screwed us. Now that we are utterly Russia’s puppet, they will be coming for you next. ",
"Trump came to the conclusion crossing your arms was very wasteful way to create a chain, thus decided to streamline and better the chain by himself while everyone else is struggling.",
"And which of those two wrong people is a self-proclaimed genius who constantly mocks basically everybody on the planet from world's biggest podium?\n\nYeah.",
"Bafoon ",
"To embarrass our (least) favourite politicians",
"Was Obama maybe kinder-neutral? ",
"Mr Hawking shouldn't you be off inventing black holes or something instead of commenting on reddit?",
"Impressive reading fail.",
"I dunno, looking pretty fuzzy in there.",
"His clothes always look like shit.",
"https://i.imgur.com/EeKvSpx.jpg",
"Man, it's just a picture with a silly headline. Reddit is full of them.",
"the idea is everyone turns outward after so everyone has to have right arm over left or going the same way",
"No, we just don't like hypocrite or stupid. And especially together. \n\nYou can move on now. ",
"Yep, basically they'll send out an email threatening one and then nobody wants to deal with the bullshit so they'll drop the issue. But if they call your bluff, you'll still have to get up there and physically do it.",
"He probably forgot. Or something. Or potato... If say it's been best to assume Trump has been providing alternative facts for last year or so... ",
"If you can't love me at my worst, it's because I want it on the floor. ",
"Hardy har sounds like you've got nothing on him but some smirky Reddit comments. Go kiss Hillarys feet some more pls.",
"I'm like, really smart",
"Genius all down the line, everyone doing something different. The guy all the way to the left (who is conveniently cut out) is obviously not crossing his arms. ",
"Because it's about making an impression. Doesn't matter if it's for a job or for building relationships. Dressing nice so you give off a better vibe is not shallow. ",
"Above the tax cut, but less than owning my own island.",
"Reddit is such trash",
"Yeah seriously he’s just fat lol",
"Yeah I don't think there were thousands of Muslims celebrating 9/11 in New Jersey and I don't craft polcy based on that thought that affects millions of people worldwide.\n\nI'm also not the fucking President so it's fucking laughable you're comparing me to him ",
"Thanks Obama",
"Screw the thing they're doing. Look at his potato sack suit!",
"Still looks dumb af",
"He's trying to. According [to him](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-free-speech-libel-law-michael-wolff-fire-fury-mental-state-latest-a8145741.html) \"Libel laws aren't strong enough\", in other words \"Free speech is too free\". He's worried about his reputation if people read this book. If we know anything about Trump it's that he is very touchy when it comes to anything close to the truth.",
"I'm not a doctor and I don't even play one on TV, but you might be thinking of Alzheimers (which is not necessarily the same thing)",
"It’s called comorbidity. He suffers from both pathologies. His constant lies (personality disorder) could also be seen as confabulating (organic disorder). Combined they require a differential diagnosis. Myself, I think he’s cavern floor material. He’s bat shit crazy.",
"Lmao you got out chadded the free pr is delicious for our POTUS",
"he's 70 show me a 1000 70 year olds in suites and id bet 3 had a well fitting suit ",
"I think there’s clearly some dementia there. But he’s also a salesman so his natural instinct is to “know your audience”. He recognized a few years ago what he needed to say and how he needed to act in order to win over the people who hated Obama. He plays on that fear, ignorance, hate, xenophobia and gullibility to get support for his agenda. And then over time it’s like he actually morphed into one of his own supporters. It has truly been scary to watch. ",
"You had me! ",
"Again, you know obama *actually signed* some legislation related to the economy during his first 11 months right?\n\nBut no, that hurts your 'hurr durr both sides!' narrative.\n\n>Edit: downvote cause you're mad.\n\n>>complaining about downvotes \n\nTake a chill pill, maybe step back from reddit for a bit.\n\n",
"Rent free",
"There were many people who were motivated for a republican candidate to win, who were clearly shaken about who that candidate turned out to be, but went forward with it anyway. You could say those people made \"the Dems\" look terrible except we all have to continue to be americans when this over.",
"Yeah, he withdrew in Feb. 2000, almost a year before the elections, and at the very early stages of the Democratic and Republican primaries... and he withdrew because the Reform Party was going though internal struggles and collapsed from within. He didn't withdraw because he was \"losing\", as is usually the case when candidates drop out throughout the primaries.\n\n2016 was the first time where Trump made an official and legitimate attempt at running for presidency, going through the primary process and general election. C'mon now, don't try to be so picky, you know damn well how his 2016 attempt is much more legit than what happened in 2000.",
"The only thing we're making fun of is the orange shit he voluntarily paints on his face. It's like making fun of a clown. Actually... ",
"Doesn’t say a whole lot about the people that voted this Cheeto into office either.",
"His 2000 campaign not 2016 he ran for universal healthcare and no Obamacare is not universal healthcare look at pretty much very other developed nations healthcare system compared to the affordable healthcare act theirs cover a lot more people for more things and surprisingly cost tax payers less than America's system",
"Thank you.",
"I dunno, white shirt looks pretty cool. If Trump followed through with both hands the way he almost insisted on it'd look like he was a part of some shitty romantic comedy.",
"She only came up with the handshake because she was always dropped in the Trust Excercise",
"He did, I remember because after that fox could not stop calling him and asking for his opinion and that's why he was always on TV yappin about where Obama was or was not born.",
"Well, considering Trump - an anthropogenic global warming denier - is also undoing Obama's (already modest) climate change legacy, then he's certainly complicit in the future hardships that come with rising emissions, including the death of children.\n\nAlso, I'm curious: how many bombs has the US dropped on children during Obama's presidency? How does it compare to the number of bombs on children during the presidencies of those that preceded him?",
"Lol didn't even realise Duterte was in the picture cos I was laughing at Malcolm",
"I'll take mentally challenged for 400 Alex. \n\nIf he is playing stupid he is playing a very long game. One that involves pretending to mentally deteriorate over time. If anything his supporters dumbed down just to justify Trump's stupidity. ",
"Reddit the most cucked bunch of crybabies on the internet. Its funny that people dont realize half the time Trump is just fucking with you lefties as he sips his covfee and watches your heads explode.",
"It makes it seem extra fake somehow.",
"Trump had nothing to do with his tax plan?\n\nI agree that you can't attribute the moves of the entire economy to a single person. It's too complicated, too difficult to measure, etc. The fact is that the stock market is up though. \n\nLet's put this another way - if Trump had done exactly the same things he's done in this timeline, and the stock market cratered, would you be saying \"Trump has had damn near nothing to do with the stock market?\" I suspect that you'd actually be angry with Trump. If so, that suggests your reaction now is disingenuous.\n\nI think Trump is an uncouth, dumb, immoral liar. But I'm also satisfied that the market is up and my taxes are down. If both of those things were false, I'd like Trump less.",
"...and 80% of people will never bother to do said research. Just saying.",
"DURRR INBEEECH DROMFFF REEEE\n\n\nHEHEHE WE R ALL SO MUCH SMARTER ON REDDETT THAN THE PRESIDENT BLOMPF RIGHT GUIS HEHE",
"trump's successes can be pinned solely on his inheritance. He went bankrupt like 5 times himself. \n\nHe just rides the family name he was born into, and his only success is fooling people like you lol ",
"theyre supposed to alternate crossed and not crossed, trump is doing the right thing. its so each person is properly shaking hands with their neighbors... I think",
"Whew, you just can’t make this shit up",
"\"I''m gonna punch myself in the nuts SO hard. The libtards are going to hate that!\"",
"I didn't get the job I applied for but they offered me another job with similar pay :) ",
"Exactly. There will always be greedy stupid dbags out there ready to take anything they can. He is just another scumbag which is why it is so much more frightening that a significant portion of the population decided to give him the wheel. We don’t even have the excuse of being swindled by a half way talented scammer. We might as well have given the treasury to a Nigerian prince ",
"I mean cool, but still, two world leaders fucking up. Just, figure theres some much better pictures out there to mock him if thats your perogative",
"handy... from a big mack you mean?",
"We think it’s hilarious because it was designed purely to rile up the haters. ",
"You are obviously not a genius then.",
"It makes the voters look even worse",
"I know! He should of ran as 'CHANGE' and then we could have 8 years of nothing about what he ran for!",
"Solid response lol",
"Huh? What are you expecting me to give examples of?",
"Thank you for pointing that out. It’s been driving me up the wall all day.",
">Lol i know right its almost like having a polittical discussion with a leftist that doesnt end in them calling you rayciss or some other bullshit.\n\nAlthough it's always fun to call out a Trumpette for their obvious lack of education. ",
"Who are we mere mortal to comprehend such genius?",
"Patton Oswalt in his recent stand-up special had a guy front row who worked for The Onion, and he asked him, \"What's it like for reality to totally shit on everything you do?\" (not his exact words but the idea is there)",
"If Obama did the same thing, you would be in absolute rage. But I guess lying is cool when the god emperor does it.",
">implying trump knows jack shit about the tax bill let alone it was his creation\n\nhahahahahah",
"This guy’s a fucking retard. The only people dumber than Trump are his supporters. ",
"I'm so sick of all these racist comments toward President Trump. ",
"\"It takes a lot of money to look this cheap\"",
"It's buttons and zippers policy and who knew that a Slovenian model will be the last defender of the human race?\nWhy didn't Bernie win...why?",
"Ignorance is bliss. ",
"For someone to take time to do this (dareeza), surely doesn't have a life.",
"Except they're wrong -- https://imgur.com/a/v26wI",
"To be far, that’s a pretty stupid handshake ",
"You forgot racist sexist bigots there I fixed it for ya.",
"Half the people in every photo are technically doing it wrong, as it's supposed to be right over left. Though I just tried it myself and left over right feels much more natural.",
"you misspelled states.\n\nwe've spent millions so she can safely live in another state than him",
"No he isn't: https://imgur.com/a/v26wI",
"> he wrote that to instigate conversations like this one from the left.\n\nSo your saying that Trump wanted to come across as handicapped so that the world would seriously start talking about his lack of mental health...\n\nHave you considered that hes not playing 4D chess as much as he is just wiping his shit on the wall and you chucklefucks are so infatuated with him that you think hes got a master plan?\n\n\n",
"Hmm if only there was a verifiable way for us to know exactly how much he’s worth...",
"...because most most people won't bother to \"look up\".",
"That's how you shake hands? Finger-grip over-underhand? ",
"Pour it on",
"Are you a president? Are you a tv Star? Are you a billionaire? I’m thinking you are a nobody soooo. \n\nYeah. ",
"To be fair why the fuck are they shaking hands like that",
"To be fair this is really fucking dumb and I don't think I'd be crossing my arms over like that either lol ",
"\"Significant gesture of unity\" \"and japan sometimes\" one of those statements is lying ",
"I mean you can scratch, \"Cross your arms\" off his capability list, which probably takes his total IQ down quite a bit.",
"Correct.",
"Enough that it is embarrassing as fuck and we can’t pretend it is just a fringe group ",
"> Trump focused his campaign on the issues of fair trade, eliminating the national debt, and achieving universal healthcare \n\nTimes sure have changed, haven't they?",
"Why is everyone disliking the bot?",
"> liberals have to resort to posting this type of stuff\n\nBecause he claimed to be, like, really smart??\n\n> instead of how the stock market is doing \n\nThanks Obama :D\n\n> u/Vortumnus\n\n*Hurr Durr!*",
"Y’all are played like a goddamn fiddle. ",
"You're both humans, you're both Americans, the only difference is that you're saying dumb shit on Reddit, and he's saying dumb shit on Twitter.\n\nYou can keep making excuses for why you aren't successful all you want, but at the end of the day no one's going to care besides you, and no one's going to be held back besides you.",
"Ah, the Skyler White handjob special. ",
"HAHA what a fucking moron. ",
"Bye",
"A lot of us would and that’s the point. A LOT of us shouldn’t be President. ",
"They do it that way every year genius.",
"I see that despite the icy roads lately, the Trumpist salt reserves remain untouched. ",
"To be fair, I wouldn't really want Jaqen H'ghar in charge of the country, either. ",
"But its trump so you have to hate the picture ",
"> Still better than Obama. \n\nBy the standard of an idiot. ",
"Ok... who photoshopped his hand to make it look smaller...",
"Nothing quite like taking out-of-context pictures of people to try and create a narrative out of it. People pulled this shit all the time when Obama was in office.",
"Man, buying the WTC would have been a HUGE blunder for him...",
"I'm forced to agree in this rare instance. ",
"I know right im an unemployed blogger with a liberal arts degree drump is so dumb.",
"Not sure if GIF joke or he actually did it multiple times, haha.",
"Usually used in reference to women, it's the bit of fat that certain people have that often just kind of... hangs out there in between the gut and the cunt. \n\nFor a dude, I'd assume it'd probably be called a gick or a gock, but I've never heard either used, so who knows.",
"> real huge pieces of hypocritical shit\n\nJesus christ are you dumb lol xD",
"Obviously he’s just slower than most. Did he eventually figure it out? ",
"One day you’ll come to terms with your sexuality. ",
"False! Thanks for playing.",
"wat",
"Since you were too chickenshit to reply, let me help you.\n\nIf the president makes the laws, why did Herr Drumpf **need** Senate votes to pass the tax bill for him to sign?\n\nAnd remember, it wasn't a \"Muslim ban\". Your ^god^emperor said so himself [here](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-statement-regarding-recent-executive-order-concerning-extreme-vetting/).\n\nYou might also note that even that statement calls it an executive order, which is not a law.\n\nThe wall??? HA!!!!",
"Nah, 2016 he ran to promote Michael Wolffs book.",
"Yes - that's why I said I wasn't sure about the first one. What did he mean by \"fair trade\" back then? Fair to whom? It seems that *now* by 'fair trade' he means that America has to have the upper-hand in trade deals. Which is certainly *one* viewpoint...",
"A fat man in a well-fitting suit looks professional and competent. With one of those, nobody gives a shit that he's fat.",
"Nice response. To a lame handshake to begin with. Keep reaching. Trump didn't. ",
"Worst and most retarded? A joke?\nHuh, funny, I was sure Obama is no longer US president...",
"Thats some great cynicism. The majority of human strife throughout history has been cause by a lack of respect and understanding between one another and this strife is often magnified when it is leaders of nations who do not respect or understand one another. Such a gesture may seem meaningless and hollow but there is no doubt that because we are symbolic, interpersonal creatures such gestures do in fact have meaning and help to set the tone during such high level discussions. \n\nAs others have mentioned ASEAN is an organization which builds consensus decisions through open dialogue and criticism between one another, so doing something simple like a handshake, or, otherwise invoking meaningful symbolism could prove to be an effective mechanism to help foster such an environment. ",
"Why would she have to disavow the KKK? Are you referring to Robert Byrd, the guy who left the KKK, denounced them, and spent the rest of his life working to help the African American community and other minority groups to make up for what he had done in his younger life?\n\nHillary knew him during this later period when he was doing work in helping said community, leading to him receiving a lifetime achievement reward from the NAACP. \n\nThere's nothing to disavow.",
"There isn't a group of world leaders smart enough to pull that handshake off",
"At least I know that I don't know\nQuestion is are you bozos smart enough to feel stupid\nHope so, now hoe\n-Eminem ",
"Uhhhmm... ~~Second~~ third... first try?",
"Actually it's Malcolm Trumbull (Australian prime minister) on the far right of picture, who has it wrong here. Trump has it correct in terms of the hand holding in this line up. Crosses arms then not crossed then crossed again and so forth so the hands hold in the correct thumbs up style.",
"In the interest of facts, every member crosses their arms and you could have found this out with a simple Google search. But I guess facts are only important to you when they can be used to create a sense of smug superiority.",
"No, everyone is supposed ot cross their arms. I agree it does not leave a lot of room for arm-length, height, and girth disparities. ",
"melania? her name is Ivanka.",
"Link?",
"Oh and you aren't?",
"Good for you, my mother, who was a pro choice, social liberal all of her life thinks that he's doing a fantastic job. To be fair to her she doesn't understand the first thing about domestic or international politics, she just goes off of \"what I [meaning her] hear,\" but she still votes.",
"He doesn't remember because of his dementia. ",
"But of course, he didn't actually run, he just attempted to be president, that's all.",
"Except with hand holding chains like that you're supposed to alternate arms crossed, arms not crossed, so your hands line up correctly. So he's actually the only one doing it right.",
">he never expanded the campaign beyond the exploratory phase\n\nThat's why he emphasized this was his 'first try'.",
"And actually when you think about it, this thing only works if you alternate cross armed people with non-cross armed people \n\nIt's the dude on the left in the blue suit fucking it up, not trump \n\nBut no photo analysis needed when we can cry about something trump did \"wrong\" on Reddit right lol ",
"nah. still makes republicans look terrible.\n\nhere's a guy on stage rambling barely coherent, unconnected sentences with catch phrases. and he won their fucking hearts. speaking to the \"minority\" of openly bigoted republicans with just enough rage to stoke their fires, but scare everyone else away. except it didn't scare everyone else away.\n\n8 years of fox news losing their shit every time Obama blinked had us prepped for a Republican victory. Trump and co had a lot to gain by running and losing. Winning threw a wrench in their plans and is probably going to result in at least one Trump conviction (Don Jr, Ivanka, or Ronald McDonald himself)",
"And you never misspelled a text. My bad.",
"She moved into the whitehouse like a year later. If the Obamas had done that, just lol, Republicans would have burned the country down.",
"Oh hahah this made me laugh so much and I'm still laughing...hope you got the job \n\nRead you got a job there anyway!I tried to take a drink of water like you said and I laughed so hard I dropped the glass,not sure how much more this can escalate.",
"If he needed to raise dough wouldn’t he want to hold his yeast, not sell it?",
"Someone in another thread suggested the next filibuster should be reading Michael Wolff's entire book. ",
"But in reality, pointing out the pure idiocy in supporting a person who says and does the things Trump does is always going to sound like an insult. Even if it’s not intended as one. \n\nAnd when you do, you’ll be called a libtard cuck enemy of America. ",
"Then why isn't every restaurant worker doing 50-60 hours a week rich? Why are poeple working two or three jobs and still struggling?\n\nCapitalism is about private individuals owning the means of production. Having money makes money. That's it. Hard work helps for some, but it's not a given.",
"So this is the best you can do OP? What about the 6 TRILLION DOLLARS?? ",
"Which was put in place as a barrier against groupthink ruling a nation. Unlike on Reddit where groupthink rules and mods are gods. ",
"Seriously. Willful ignorance and incompetence are permissible so long as you dont thrust yourself into the most visible and influential role... in the world(?).",
"No, everyone is supposed to cross, but it really doesn't work out well when people have different length arms, different heights, and different body widths. ",
"Aw come on; that’s a hard one to figure out. Has anyone investigated if he had severe head trauma as a child?",
"This is my alltime favorite photo",
"99.999% of the population is better than he is. Thank Christ.",
"Did Obama skip that meeting? ",
"[Like this](https://m.imgur.com/a/ZxxBB) ",
"Thats the thing. What bad things has he done that actually matter? ",
"I don't like that piss-soaked cheeto one bit, but this being an awkward and stupid practice, it doesn't really have anything to do with being stable or a genius imo.",
"Do you not have a defense for all of those easily provable facts or are you just desperately trying to change the subject to me now? =D hahaha",
"If you watch the video, it's pretty clear what happened. They're all standing there for pictures, then suddenly they move onto the asean handshake. Trump is just standing there smiling at the pictures. The dude to his right reaches for his hand, and Trump shakes it. Then, Trump realizes they're doing the Asean handshake and performs it correctly. The dude to his left also didn't realize what was going on and just stood there until someone nudged him.",
"Probably the best couple months of Melania's marriage",
"So you're saying Clinton rigged the primary so that 4 million more people (even more than against Trump in the general) supported her over Sanders? Rather than that many more people genuinely preferring her over him?",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KquFZYi6L0",
"If someone who is *smart* won the lottery, they could put it in a bank account and live off of the interest. You have to be dumber than that to go broke after the lottery and guess what, Trump filed for bankruptcy SEVERAL times. And he's *still* on top thanks to daddy. \n\nHe is a fucking retard who has always had a safety net. And it's some idiots who think he's more than what he seems. What you see is what you get. There's no hidden talent there. He's fucking stupid.",
"Remember those fish he almost killed?",
"So you'll have no pm?",
"Didn't Tone fuck this up too?",
"Clean coal is the popular term for [Coal pollution mitigation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_pollution_mitigation). The coal isn't cleaned at all. The coal used in \"clean coal\" is exactly the same coal used in \"non-clean coal\". The difference is that in \"clean coal\" the exhaust is treated to remove harmful elements. \n\nIt seems Trump believes the coal is treated before burning. ~~This is 100% incorrect.~~ This is partly true. There's a lot of filtering the exhaust that goes on too though. \n\nEdit: Found out some coal is treated prior to burning to take out some contaminants. Even if you get it down to 100% coal (i.e. no sulfur etc.) it's still not clean.",
"The entire thing is a compelling argument in favour of sterilization and euthanasia. ",
"Idiot",
"Because taxes do *nothing* to affect the economy.\n\nHonestly I've heard more coherence out of toddlers.\n\nAlso keep downvoting cause you're mad.",
"True genius is incomprehensible. ",
"I meant geographically. I'm from the UK and it's painfully obvious that you've been sold a dummy on this one. Funny you should mention islands...",
"Somehow they managed it at every other ASEAN conference.",
"As much as I despise the racist, homophobic, misogynistic, sexual assaulter that is Trump, and all of his right wing Republican pigs that are exactly the same. Who shakes hands like that? ",
"Or the guy in white right next to Trump, who was standing there until nudged.",
"Well what do you expect? He's incapable of generating any thoughts on his own. He's completely lost in a world he's unable to understand and unwilling to learn anything about. All he's really good for is signing any papers that are put in front of him, which is exactly what the republican party wants from him. ",
"It is a little strange. I didn't vote for him but I don't have the deep, fundamental loathing so many have for him. I find it strange that so many people call him a moron. If he is a moron how the hell do you explain his victory, or how much of his agenda he's managed to get done? If he never wanted to be president, why did he collude with Russia? Maybe we should stick to policy specifics and try to make governance some thing that we like. If he gets impeached, or killed, or arrested, whatever, it will be really bad for America. Much worse than dumb tweets or tax cuts. I'm just at a loss for what peoples endgame is here.",
"He made one of the classic blunders. Never get involved in a land war in Asia, and never overestimate the American people!",
"No, it's the guy on the right of the photo- to trumps left. He's fucking it all up, you have to alternate cross armed with non cross armed, clearly he's the one ruining it ",
"He's been trying to become president for so long that vintage Simpsons' episodes have jokes about how bad it would be.",
"But what's the point of crossing your arms to hold hands?",
"Isn't this a post about a game show host?",
"> Graduated from an Ivy league school, with honors. \n\nThanks for donating to the college dad!\n\n> Created a multi-billion dollar, global company\n\nThanks for the inheretance dad!\n\n> Wrote best-selling books\n\nThanks Ghost Writer who wrote the book!\n\n> became a TV-star\n\nThanks TV networks for exploiting me for profit!\n\n> became President\n\nThanks Russia!\n\n/u/AdventureFilm you are a fucking idiot if you believe anything trump claims to have accomplished is true lol xD\n",
"I don’t care. They can go cry into their fucking paycheck ",
"Trump is really bitch man..i think who made him president?rascals",
"Because back then he wasn't *really* trying.",
"I know right!? Everyone knows that hard work equally success. That's why there are so many millionaire ditch diggers. Are you sure you're not the retarded one?",
"a lot of people voted for him because for some bizarre reason they think he's relatable, maybe it's an effort to preserve that",
"Ignorance and self loathing?",
"Better in what way?",
"Looks like something children do at a party, no wonder he was confused",
"I'm going to agree that the chin is stupid, but I can cross my arms and rotate my wrists all directions so I am not seeing your exact problem with it. ",
"Can’t they just hold hands in a line? Everyone’s hands are all twisty and it looks really uncomfortable",
"Dear god this photo looks like hes a small chimp trying to comprehend this shit. CROSS YOUR ARMS YOU CHEETO WITH TWITTER ACCESS.",
"When you try so hard to make Trump look bad but op just looks like an idiot. ",
">*Satire:*\n\n> the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.\n\nThere is no longer such a thing as satire, since satire is our reality.",
"Btw, I love your username and am jealous I didnt come up with it 👌",
"He probably jerked the shit out of that guy. ",
"Isn’t arguing the point of Reddit? Hehe",
"It's not lying precisely. His existence is so malleable to his own ego that he truly believes what he spews. He has no self-awareness, no outside understanding. He is a pathological narcissist. ",
"You're useless, attacking a person on appearance instead of on merit. You're part of the problem. ",
"That's the Filipino presidents hand Malcolm not the NBN, no need to Fuck this up!",
"Wait, really? How did that not come up last year when he denied knowing David Duke?",
"That’s my point... it’s not a democracy",
">people really think he’s an illiterate toddler\n\nYou’re as bad as the media taking quotes out of context. ",
"What the fuck are they doing and why would anyone want to be a part of it?",
"Look forward to a host of local bands called “Stable Genius” popping up across America. ",
"Yes, but do you think of yourself as stable genius?",
"Read the page. It says it was exploratory on running, he never committed. I wouldn't really count that as a full attempt. \n\n*Donald Trump of New York announced the creation of a presidential exploratory committee on the October 7, 199*",
"When things are bad, immediately start saying \"both sides do it\" so as to remove any culpability in your own decisions.",
"Really want to see his physical this coming week. It’s gonna be tasty.",
"You can wrap a turd up in gold foil, it’s still a turd. ",
"Oh, he remembers. He has the best memory, after all.\n\nMany people are saying that he has the best memory of any living person.\n\n/s",
"You're an idiot. They're better off for it.",
"B-b-b-but muh narrative. 12 diet sodas! People are idiots that's why. They sit here in debt and getting gov handouts while hating on the president. Haha. Don't even like the guy but I can respect our leader. It's sad. He took office knowing this would happen im sure. ",
"It's going great so far I have no idea what you're talking about",
"Seems like a complex pattern..",
"In this climate, occasional news detoxes are a necessary tool to not lose your mind. It feels irresponsible to ignore all news for a week, but we’re in this for the long haul, and sometimes your sanity has to come first.",
"Marmalade Manchurian Candidate ",
"He thinks this is silly, he is not interested in doing this, he thinks this is beneath him (and maybe/most likely the others, too) and--in his own way--pretending to \"not understand\" why he has to do this \"nonsense\". This is not Drumpf (lol! I said *drumpf!*) being a \"stable genius\". \n\nBut we must let the children have their fun, lest they throw a tantrum! Now who are the \"unstable\" ones?\n\n\n\n",
"He's doing it right? You need to alternate crossed and non crossed arms. ",
"[50 Cent talked about that on Stephen Colbert's show](https://youtu.be/XJiCE88hOmM?t=226). He just wanted to gain ratings for The Apprentice, but ended up winning.",
"Grandpa moment ",
"Now imagine the poor bastards that have to translate what he says.",
"Taking this strain of thought just a wee bit further...gerrymandered voting districts helped this evil doofus become president while losing by, what was it, 3 million votes?",
"Lol like that was surprise thing? Did the rules change mid-election? No, the Dems ran the shittiest candidate ever who talked down to half the population and was corrupt as f***. Sorry not sorry.",
"http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/stand_back_everyone_stable_genius_at_work/dsam4il\n\nI'm sorry, but you're a fucking idiot ",
"Confirmed: current fatty who wears baggy clothing assuming it will hide the 3 spare tires and muffin-top. ",
"\"I'm so great because I'm me!\" ",
"Are you LITERALLY SHAKING?",
"Clean coal is a misnomer for the anti-pollution technologies in power plants. It takes out only a fraction of the bad stuff but its a convenient PR spin for energy companies and the mining industry to make it seem like they're awesome and coal is perfect - but in reality regulations have forced them to install them.",
"But.... Trump isnt the one that messed it up...",
"I can see that is what this is. But I mean c'mon. Nothing else better to post? I could careless if this gets downvoted into oblivion. But damn, all I see is people fishing for karma. Hell look at the guy far left. He failed to cross arms. **silence** But everyone picking an easy target. Basically bullying scaled down.",
"They're thinking \"no one would say something like that, unless they really meant it\".\n\nYou fucking rubes.",
"I still don't understand how people don't understand that he is the world's (not just America's) greatest troll of all time. He's absolutely hilarious. The fact that people are taking it so seriously proves that the office of the presidency has far too much power.",
"Ah yes, because the right leaning media is so well known for being completely positive about the left. If only the left would just start agreeing with the right unquestioningly, this country would be united under a man most people disapprove of!",
"He's looking over at the next guy, and he's thinking \"this is so fucking stupid!\"",
"Just your basic reach-around Doofus Don",
"Oh jeez",
"Really great arguments you're making here. Real quality stuff.",
"shit that ppl can easily check at that",
"It doesn’t help that she rigged the Democratic primaries and then expected Bernie supporters to hold their noses and vote for her.",
"Gym Tan Laundry, believe me folks. Tremendous. ",
"What has he done, that's stuck, that you're a fan of? Honest question not tying to antagonize. Trying to understand. ",
"What a maroon!",
"His handshakes are the strongest most manliest handshakes in all of the land. He went to the best handshaking schools. Everyone loves his handshakes. The fake liberal news media keeps saying his handshakes are limp. They will soon be wiped out and replaced by non-stop 24/7 broadcasts of fox and friends. ",
"By itself, it's an awkward moment anyone is capable of. **But**, what makes this photo so great is because of how often our moron president talks about how *unbelievably smart* he is. Anybody who spends that much time telling everyone how smart they are is setting themselves up failure; they're also not going to be smart.",
"In fairness... nobody knew it was going to be this complicated.",
"Fuckin right. Also love the username boys",
"I think there’s a chance he runs again just because he loves being talked about and he’ll never be talked about more than he is being talked about in these 4 years.\n\nEdit: oh I see what you meant. I’m not sure I’d call it that. Maybe that’s how others see it but trump tapped into this anti-PC movement where some people were so sick of tip toeing around things and being afraid of being labelled something because of accidentally saying the wrong thing.",
">he stole the election from Hillary\n\nHillary lost it because the DNC ran a shit campaign after throwing their populist candidate in the toilet and being smug about it ",
"Yes. So everyone should stop focusing on him so much. It's a media distraction, and everyone is falling for it",
"He was probably given a slip of paper explaining it but got KFC grease on it",
"Like anyone here could do this. ",
"You don't actually shake hands properly here. This is the Asean handshake. Everyone goes right over left and just awkwardly grasps each others hands. \n\nTrump wasn't the only one who initially got it wrong.",
"He must be a genius. He is a billionaire and your not. He sure beat the helll out of Hillary and most of the United State's voters, became the the 45th President of the USA, and is making America great again in spite of the left's attempts to flip us to communists. Yeah I'd say he's pretty smart.\n So you can begin critiquing my spelling and grammar now. I'm going to watch more YouTube videos of Hillaries voters crying on election return night.",
"I think it's a 3 minute window to stealth edit.",
"I hate Donald Trump, but I saw this and was like “Eh...kinda confusing.” \n\nBut then I saw the comment explaining the symbolism of the handshake...and I wonder, “Did no one brief him of said handshake or did he just not give two flying geese?”\n\n",
"Crossing your arms doesn't seem like a very high bar to me, but maybe I'm just, like, a totally stable genius who is very smart or something.",
"Wow, you're an asshole. You are going to end up alone with an attitude like that.\n",
"Seriously? You want them to disown their mother over who she voted for? Even though she regrets it now? That's insane. ",
"Seriously though, he’s the last person who should be calling other people sloppy. \n\nBut then again he’s also the last person who should be calling other people crooked, crazy, of lyin. ",
"Trump, Duturte and Turnbull in one photo is just too much ",
"Should a \"world class meme God\" be the leader of a country though?\n\nDo you want to put your future in the hands of a \"world class meme God\"?",
"-Morgan Freeman's 23rd freckle",
"Wow, yet another libtard trying to make Trump look dumb when he's actually doing something the correct way.\n\nFish feeding in Japan? Sipping water a weird way? TWO SCOOPS?!?\n\nGeez, it's just pathetic what you guys find to try to make him look bad.",
"“If you aren’t cheating, then you aren’t trying.”",
">Because taxes do nothing to affect the economy.\n\nYou realize that bill was passed *just* last month right? It hasn't done anything yet LOL\n\nYou know obama actually signed some legislation related to the economy during his first 11 months right?\n\n>Also keep downvoting cause you're mad.\n\nI do it because I love that you complain about it LOL. Get help before you have a heart attack.",
"(It's also wrong)\n\nYou can find pictures going several years back where all members successfully cross their arms.",
"Short-fingered vulgarian. ",
">They have admitted they illegally or by force have done this in the past\n\nHahahahaha \"illegally or by force\"? Where the fuck did you get that bit? The quote was:\n\n>\"From now on, our Department will not usurp Congress’s job of making the rules. We will stick to enforcing them.\"\n\nRosenstein is literally suggesting that the DOJ has, in the past, not enforced the rules, a la the War on Weed. He's a newly installed DOJ official criticising past policies, he's not revealing former impropriety.\n\nWhere the fuck did you get \"illegally or by force\"? Here's the transcript, I look forward to the quote:\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-rosenstein-delivers-remarks-palm-beach-forum-club-about-rule-law\n\nThere's no story here except \"Republican criticizes Democratic policies\". In other news, water is wet.",
"It's like he paints a target on his own forehead :( ",
"If it was a handshake, Trump would've yanked off someone's arm by now. ",
"I really wish I could believe that, but if he's trolling...then he has been consistently in character for pretty much his whole life. ",
"No one else knows what to do either tho lol. I hate trump but this is a bit desperate of a shame attempt ",
"I'm not sure what your point is here. Of course it's still bad that we have a huge national debt and that we are doing massive deficit spending on stupid things. That was bad under Obama and it's bad under Trump too. I'd say \"No\" those complaints weren't bullshit. Even if people did complain about the national debt, that doesn't make lower taxes and a stronger market bad things.\n\nTrump's idea is that reduced corporate taxes and regulations will lead to a stronger economy and that, in turn, will lead to more tax receipts (though proportionally less) and that will be used to reduce the deficit. We'll see if that pans out - and I hope it does. ",
"Do you think the photographer who captured this shot muttered, “Jesus Christ, what the fuck.” right before clicking the shutter?",
"I love it when you Trumpanzees get triggered over petty shit.",
"And we can put a lot of those fires out, if we work together to better the world for *everyone*, rather than just sit there caring about how our own investments are up and taxes are being cut... wake up dude",
"Needs a dunce cap",
"Kudos to your mother for being able to re-evaluate a situation and changing your mind given new data. Not enough people posses this skill. ",
"I wouldn’t say literally gerrymander, but with people instead of geographical lines. Yes. ",
"beep boop",
"I've been going with \"Orange Julius Caeser\".",
"One of those things is not like the others.",
"I hate to admit it, but Trump is actually doing it correctly. It has to alternate.",
"You sound upset. ",
"If Trump had done exactly the same things he's done in this timeline, and the stock market cratered, would you be saying \"Trump has had damn near nothing to do with the stock market?\" I suspect that you'd actually be angry with Trump. If so, that suggests your reaction now is disingenuous.",
"No, there's a difference. The difference is that Fox News' and their viewers' extremism was usually watered down by the time it came to elected representatives.\n\nCongressmen, Senators, and Presidential candidates almost all spoke with far less vitriol and insanity than Fox News, however they absolutely *rely* on Fox News to dumb everyone down to where the Ted Cruz and Ben Carsons of the world seem reasonable.\n\nI don't think Fox News or the GOP quite planned for the Palin and Trump level of idiocy that could actually hit the main stage. They were supposed to stay off to the side, on twitter, up in Alaska, sharing Alex Jones conspiracy theories. And Trump might just do serious, lasting damage to their brand in the process.\n\nAlthough we thought Palin would too, and Trump almost makes Palin look reasonable.",
"It has very small hands.",
"Zapp Brannigan ",
"[The funny thing is that he personally took of the lid so he couldn't expect a straw lol](https://youtu.be/36SYLx1U7W8?t=73)",
"This is the worst elephant chain I've ever seen.",
"Everyone is supposed to cross hands. It works perfectly fine.",
"Trolling, how does it work?",
"Huh?",
"Are you literally twelve?",
"PFFF I COULD BE A BEELLIONARE TOO IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS I WOULDNT JUST SPEND IT ON MY LITTLE PONI MASTURBASHON TOIS DURR\n\n",
"This actually *is* a process that they employ for \"cleaning\" coal in some cases. I'm not sure what the exact process is, but they \"wash\" the coal down to try to remove certain impurities for a cleaner burn.\n\nBut it ain't no damn soap and water. It's basically hosing it down with chemicals. Regardless, coal is a dirty energy source. \n\nI'm also not entirely sure he himself knew what he was referring to. ",
"Downvotes aplenty so it appears to have triggered enough limp wristed redditors for my fancy.",
"You probably looked nervous, which is what you were. It's also what any interviewer would expect you to be, so I wouldn't sweat it too much.\n\nStill a great story.",
"This is fucking funny.",
"I’m assuming I could get a picture literally 5 seconds after that was taken where he was crossing his arms",
"It’s like they recreated a New Yorker cartoon. Uncanny.",
"Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt. \n\nPossibly applies to you as well.",
"Honestly it's almost like he was trolling. I laughed pretty hard when I read it.",
"He is screwing up.\n\n\nMore than two people can screw up at the same time.",
"Hearing him speak or tweet makes me not take that serious. ",
"Lol I remember this from ytmnd. fearcondom made the best ones",
"You know you have a boring, pathetic life when you spend your days watching videos of election night. ",
"Also, trying to sleep with his friends wives. ",
"Dismantling the credibility of the media, and forcing people to recognize the absolute dishonesty of news organizations.\nEdit: GDP increase of ~4% is very impressive, as well as the healthiest stock market in decades. Removing foreign aid from Pakistan. There's quite a few things",
"Is he is massive pain? Surely that's not an attempt at a smile. How out-of-shape do you have to be for this handshake to be painful?",
"triggered",
"They actually called it years ago, as usual with Republicans and their predictable stupidity.\n\nhttps://politics.theonion.com/after-obama-victory-shrieking-white-hot-sphere-of-pure-1819595330",
"Our Stable Leader",
"Any idiot can say whatever they want as long as they have the money for air time and tickle enough ears to get votes. That doesn't require intelligence. \n\nNot to mention the fact that there's always a section of people that no matter what happens, will always vote for their party (both republican and democrat) without an intelligent thought behind it. \n\nNo. You don't have to be intelligent to become a president. ",
"You don't get it – he's actually *too smart and stable* to understand this kind of trivial social interaction! It's just too simple for his too complex(yet stable) brain!",
"Exactly. I hate that feeling",
"Instead of commenting here go and pay your HOA fees lol ...\nTwo fines ....lol\nGeez , its just pathetic when his supporters cant even read the rules posted ...",
"r/cryptoshill",
"He's probably got shoulder impingments that make it painful to do this, as evidenced by the photo of when it actually happens. (Good, pain is a great leveler...)",
"same bud 😘 \n\n\nI piss you off so bad you had to go find more to reply to 🤣",
"Except that reddit won't show you [this](http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/trump-asia-asean-handshake-8-ap-jt-171113_11x6_992.jpg) picture.",
"And then, when the voters filed a lawsuit against the adNC for rigging the primaries, their defense was pretty much, \"Yep, we rigged it, but we don't owe anybody a fair election. We know better than our primary voters.\" It's horrible what the DNC did to the Bernie supporters. ",
"99% of Reddit users are fishing for karma. It's the nature of the beast.\n\nMy issue with the photo, is that President Trump is wearing what appears to be a suit he found crumpled up on a chair on Air Force One.",
"The man doesn't even have a basic grasp of the English language. And he actually tweeted, \"and being, like, really smart.\" That means there was thought into putting that valley girl speech format in there. Although I give him full marks for the appropriate commas.\n\nPeople don't have to be smart to win popularity contests, I don't recall the stereotype of intellectuals being particularly popular in high school. The two are not related.",
"I'd absolutely agree with that. Problem is so many folks watch/read these monolithic mouthpieces of the party these major press corps represent, so we can't act as if it doesn't matter what they say. Like Fox News has been full of shit and reporting meant to outrage based on very little for years but their opposing counterparts have truly outdone them expanding on that sort of \"reporting\". We have enormous numbers of people who believe what the mainstream media tells them at the same time those same media outlets have decided the determining factor for truth is \"somebody said it\". So more than ever before, it seems to me it's almost rational to dismiss criticism of Trump out of hand since so much of it is outright lies and conjecture. I hate some of the things Trump has done but all the behind the scenes shit that huge numbers of people believe (like that he's literally insane) is almost certainly conjecture and lies.",
"lol check my top submitted posts and you'll see how incredibly wrong you are. I interned there a year and a half and I'm going back for a job in a few weeks",
"Saying that other people can be stupid, isn't a good defense of people being stupid. ",
"Or Mr Trump doesn't play games with token gestures ",
"He said this to a bunch of miners. \n\nHe was talking about hairspray to a load of big, burly miners. \n\nRelatable. ",
"Lol, you're an idiot and have no idea how business works. CEOs and other high, successful people work INSANELY hard. You think they're just sitting back k collecting their cash? Really? Maybe in some cases. But many CEOs work the longest hours of anyone in the company. Their work never stops.\n\nYou're statement is pure ignorance.",
"haha they all look retarded.",
"This thread is brought to you by r/politicalhumor",
"triggered",
"Who cares that guy is a piece shit. Anything in anyway that knocks him is good for me. I’ll take a quote from Republicans back in 2008 “if it means Obama fails, then I’m ok America failing.” \nWell, what goes around comes around. ",
"But look how awkwardly they're holding each other's hands. That's not how you do a handshake.",
"no man i meant how he didn't focus on actually writing those changes in stone, he just kind of hoped a democrat would win the next election and keep those changes. instead we just lost 8 years because he didn't do anything about it. ",
"Sorry, the video he linked was confirming that that is indeed what he said?",
"Most of us hate him. He intentionally divides us because it's what keeps him in office. He's convincing people on his side that being liberal/Democrat means being evil, stupid or a loser. And it's working. It's terrifying that the side that represents people is actually being turned on by those people for the side that represents corporations and companies. ",
"All kids talk about is guns and magic... WRONG!",
"Honestly I don't think he has the wherewithall to respond coherently. He's just spewing the latest conspiracy theory pushed on The_Donald without a single bit of critical thought.",
"*screams in republican*",
"Your right forgot about:\n\n- obstruction of justice\n- criminal conspiracy with a foreign government",
"First, three photos cherry-picked from google doesn't prove anything. Reagan was a notoriously bad dresser. Hell he wore cowboy boots with suits. Second, you are confusing rise with something else. Traditional suiting has a higher rise in the trouser meaning it is closer to the natural waist rather falling at the hips. Higher-rise trousers require the necktie to be knotted shorter. Just because you found a photo of someone not doing so does not make it \"fashionable.\" Finally, v-shaped is not a new thing. There have always been different cuts of suit jackets: sack (low armholes, little waist suppression), \"English\" (high armholes, pronounced shoulders, modest waist suppression, although reducing the range and variety of Saville Row tailoring seems wrong it is a generally accurate assessment), Neopolitan (very soft but relatively high armholes, pronounced waist suppression) to name just a few. And suiting in the 90s was never \"baggy\" when properly fitted--it was less trim certainly, but it when properly tailored it looked fine and nothing at all like Trump's horrid suits. ",
"They are not alternating, the Russian PM also messed up.",
"Dude he is ruining the country as we speak, people SHOULD be angry",
"The stock market being up as a whole isn't a selfish measure. Neither is the fact that most people will pay less in taxes. That's good for me personally, but it's also good for the population in general.\n\nCriticize Trump and Trump supporters for the things that they deserve criticism for. Recognizing that the market is up and taxes are down is not one of those things. There are two reasons to do this - first, it'll make you seem less partisan which will make it more likely people who don't already agree with you will take you seriously. Second, it's honest.",
"https://giphy.com/gifs/attack-donald-trump-eagle-3o8doYRSVzXu3l000g",
"Although you are correct, look at his hair, he obviously doesn't follow the same line of reasoning of doing what looks best, it's more important to him to hide flaws. ",
"That the circlejerk that only dumb unintelligent rednecks vote Republican is incredibly, incredibly wrong and bigoted.",
"Our “healthiest president ever” can’t even cross his fat arms without wincing in pain. ",
"Indeed, unfortunately. ",
"Keep going, Elkenrod. Drumpf will surely reward you for sticking up for him on the Internets!!",
"He would need to buy yeast to raise some dough.",
"Holy shit I hope he sees this somehow.",
"The TV star bit is so pathetic. My list of TV stars I'd want in power is pretty non-existent, really. ",
"Can you provide a link to the analysis from the most prestiged economists?",
"Fuck off. I did not vote him in. Less than half of those that voted did. ",
"Mildly interesting observation, but the username of the person the person above you is replying to is oddly relevant to yours.",
"A little, yes, but marginally less-so than Trump, so at least he's not at the bottom of the stupid pile. ",
"You know she's going to blow him on his death bed to get the brothers taken out of the will. Just like Donald did to his brother.",
"Only in your head. I'm a minority and I love him\n",
"Yeah but are you on Twitter bragging about being a stable genius l?",
"Fucking hell you're intolerable. I don't need a precis. I don't care about either of you, but if you fancy fashioning everything into a debate, it might be useful to actually know something about debating, beyond rhetorical fallacies (think substance). Especially if you're going to continue with the adversarial metaphors and delusions of superiority. ",
"He actually is doing it right tho..look at the hand of the guy on the far left off picture, it's the same direction as Trumps",
"Are the really Liberals bad or is it just a Reddit circlejerk?",
"I love the blind hatred people have tward Trump. There is a lot to hate for sure. I love the moments like this when he isn't doing or saying anything wrong. Blind prejudice builds the narrative that because something, no matter how minor, is wring, that it is the person who is not liked who is at fault even when the evidence to the contrary is staring them in the face.",
"*To be faaiirrr* that's not a very efficient handshake technique. ",
"Transracial? ",
"> Surely you have a source for that. \n\n[in 2003, it was reported that Donald and his siblings sold a portion of their father’s real estate holdings for around half a billion dollars](https://www.investopedia.com/updates/donald-trump-rich/)",
"Well-informed, erudite and polite. You, sir, have no place on this internets.",
"I can't answer your question about lying but that giant orange Drumpf has helped me make a lot of money in 2017. Don't get me started on the minority gulags Drumpf has opened. That POS, after 17hrs of Gorilla watching on channel Prime 8, has the audacity to mass murder the poor? I hear fake news about jobs being created and all the BS he's accomplished and I just want to tear my hair out. Why the **FUCK** couldn't Bernie win?!?!? I took a loan out to support Bernie and it seems that HRC got my money! Can I get a refund? Maybe the Federal Government can help me? I'm just so consumed with anger and sadness that Drumpf won :(. Is there anything we can do? Can BAMN or Antifa help? Tune in next time on the same Reddit channel at the same Reddit time!",
"Just write about things that sane countries would do. Today a man had an accident, the national insurance will pay for his recovery though and his employer will still have job for him after he recovers. He won’t lose his house, get addicted to drugs, and be unable to take care of his kids due to crippling medical debt preventing him from returning to being a productive member of society. Back to you John. How are our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico doing now that our aid package has restored electricity?\n\nIt is fun to fantasize ",
"If I'm part of an ASEAN handshake then, yes, of course, because that's how you're supposed to do it.",
"I am not a Trump supporter, but I think for this to work only every other person has to cross their arms - not every person. It appears the guy on the right in the blue suit messed up the chain. Interesting to read these comments though. ",
"But the thing is they were not alternating. It's just that the Russian PM also fucked up, and then because there are only 5 people in the picture everyone tried extrapolating from an incomplete data set instead of taking 5 seconds to Google and find out they don't alternate.\n\nIn the time it took /u/Xaoc000 to write out a comment guessing at the context, he could have just googled it and found the full context. You have the entire world's knowledge at your finger tips, people. Use it.",
"Pick out the moron in the picture.",
"No I mean the modern day KKK. They endorsed and donated. I hope you will disavow?",
"That's why I hate that term. It is total jargon with no substance. It's rhetoric meant to go over people's head to make the user sound more intelligent than they actually are. ",
"Aaaaand another sub gone",
"Dorito Mussolini",
"No I wouldn't, as I'm neither a partisan nor an american. I simply deal with facts.",
"I didn't imply Trump knew anything about his tax plan. I implied, correctly, that he was responsible for it.",
"Here's the same photo with a bit more shown on the left: https://i.imgur.com/PvN4N0j_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium\n\nAs you can tell, the guy on the left wasn't the most stable genius either!",
"I just wanted to know what he meant by better. ",
"Not one I want in charge, until it's me probably. Even then it'll just be some other dickhead a bunch of people don't like. Or maybe Nick Xenophon, he doesn't seem too bad for a polly.",
"> Thats how it is supposed to be\n\nhttp://img.beritasatu.com/cache/beritasatu/930x680-2/1510547280.jpg\n\nYeah that's how it's definitely supposed to be. I love your hypocrisy where you rebuke others for using a cropped image when you yourself refuse to show the actual final photo like the assertive bigot you are.",
"Except he ran for President before that.",
"Trump is like he got small hands he must be loaded",
"The guy on the far left hasn’t crossed his arms either...",
"He’s the most uncouth, unprofessional, brash, aggressive, simple and juvenile president we’ve had. \n\nHe deserves it all. His policies are divisive and offensive for the sake of simply being divisive and offensive and that’s one of his favorite qualities to his constituents. ",
"Wow.",
"Right over left, or left over right? Come people, get with the program!!",
"I know right no one ever squanders money when its given to them for free everyone always turns it into a 10 billion dollar global empire.",
"Smh can’t even do the grip circle right...",
"> People don't have to be smart to win popularity contests, I don't recall the stereotype of intellectuals being particularly popular in high school. The two are not related.\n\nIn America, you might even be able to say that intelligence and popularity are *inversely correlated* in the eyes of a significant portion of the population.",
"He's doing it right, just hasn't finished setup. Trump isn't even setting up correctly. This is they ASEAN summit where they're all supposed to cross their arms. Here's an [example from last year](http://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ASEAN29.jpg).",
"My mother is a confusing one. She is not very political, but typically voted dem in the past. I've never gotten a straight answer as to why she voted for Trump (the only thing she ever said is \"I just want things to get better\"). I think the fear mongering about the immigrants/muslims is what did it to be honest, although she would never admit that. She's from NYC, 9-11 had a huge impact on her. ",
"Just because someone said it doesn't mean it is true. And calling someone an idiot when you are mistaken makes you look foolish. ",
"How can you be this fucking oblivious",
"No, you can do this kind of handshake chain with everyone crossing their arms. It's not ergonomic, but a handshake chain isn't done for the ergonomics of a minute or so. It's really not that hard to figure out (for most people) lol",
"he *claimed* he was a billionaire, but I think we've already established that he doesn't give a shit whether what he says is true or not.",
"Yeah he did and then after he dropped out he publically endorsed Hillary.",
"No, I'm realistic.",
"He's just talking out of his ass and using real estate words he uses every day. He was doing all this to beg for tax breaks.",
"“...and being, like, very smart,” is so unbelievably stupid and ridiculous, I thought it was outright satire. ",
"Can a dude be a bimbo?",
"I love how no one as seemed to use MEGALOMANIAC for this duck here. ",
"Hum it's funny because he won the U.S. election. But all I see are posts about how stupid he is. So did every one just not know or are they equally as stupid. ",
"The guy cut off on the left is doing it wrong too, then. You can see he’s using his left hand to hold the man’s hand on his left.",
"God damnit i love this man.\n\n\nFor every little thing people hate him for (i guarantee some people in this thread think this photo is literal treason), it makes me love him that much more.\n\n\nHe is hands down the greatest person to ever serve as POTUS, and his is living rent free in the heads of everyone on this website, i fucking love it. Heres to another 7 great years!",
"So embarrassing ",
"It might be worse that a world leader can't recall running for that very position in 2000. Today is one of the dumber Trump days. Well, one of nearly 365 of them.",
"The most damning evidence of Trump - making him look human. Every time people try and bring the guy down by making him look more like a human and less like some artificial perfect being (like Obama) I like the guy more. I don't give a shit that he eats his steak with ketchup, how dumb he sounds sometimes because he has no filter, how small his hands are, how he gives food to fish (the same way the Japan PM does, btw) or that he looks like a moron whilst trying to figure out how a bunch of idiots on a stage expect him to do a super fucking lame handshake without the space to make it happen. I fuck up, so do all of you, and seeing the president mess up a handshake reminds me he's a real human and not some bot whose sole purpose is to talk to a camera and convince me that what he is doing is right. Trump can be an arrogant prick but he's the first truly authentic president I think I've had in my lifetime.",
"We need some genius who can trick Trump to do good by pretending Obama did stuff that if undone would actually do good. ",
"In his defense here, wtf are they doing",
"> should of\n\nDo better, Trump troll.",
"when you assume, you make a Trump out of you and me.",
"I'm not so convinced it accomplishes anything at all. It didn't do much to Obama or Bush before him. Maybe it does a little. These administrations...they try to push a lot of bullshit through, most of it gets shot down, some manages to get through all the checks & balances. Then the other side gains control & the cycle repeats. This President is new, but the process is quite old. It's the game.\n\nI don't know, man. I just always try to encourage respect, restraint, and taking the high road. You really want to show Trump up? Be a bigger man than him. Every day. It's not exciting or satisfying, but it's...healthy. That's what healthy, good, well-adjusted people do in the face of adversity. Not this.",
"Actually Trump looks like the only one who realizes this crossed arm handshake is a stupid fucking idea. ",
"I don’t think any of them are doing it right ",
"> You realize that bill was passed *just* last month right? It hasn't done anything yet LOL\n\nSince apparently you don't read news:\n https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-shrugs-off-weak-december-jobs-data-extends-gains-idUSKBN1EU16J\n\nhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks/dow-tops-25000-milestone-wall-st-extends-new-years-rally-idUSKBN1ET1CJ\n\n> I do it because I love that you complain about it LOL. Get help before you have a heart attack.\n\nhttps://i.imgur.com/n8umjWj.png\n\nEdit: quick edit before \"well that doesn't count\"",
"I Have mixed feelings about Bukowski but respect him as an intelligent, gifted writer. But holy shit I cannot stand for him getting credit for this quotation. Especially when it omits a valid use of the word cocksure. \n\n> The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. \n\n--Bertrand Russel. ",
"The irony of you talking about him spouting hateful shit when your post history is nothing but hateful shit towards the president. ",
"My first thought too. Yeah Trump is the laughing stock of this image, but Turnbull isn't far behind... ",
"Hillary Clinton lost the election 14 months ago, if you arent aware.",
"I am laughing ...such a genius look on this man's face. \"What? ...I Don't Get It?\"",
"For the lazy\n\n> Look, having nuclear — my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at MIT; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the Wharton School of Finance, very good, very smart — you know, if you’re a conservative Republican, if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I’m one of the smartest people anywhere in the world — it’s true! — but when you’re a conservative Republican they try — oh, do they do a number — that’s why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune — you know I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we’re a little disadvantaged — but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me — it would have been so easy, and it’s not as important as these lives are — nuclear is powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago; he would explain the power of what’s going to happen and he was right, who would have thought? — but when you look at what’s going on with the four prisoners — now it used to be three, now it’s four — but when it was three and even now, I would have said it’s all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don’t, they haven’t figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it’s gonna take them about another 150 years — but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us.",
"> I feel the man is not adept\n\nCould have just stopped right there.",
"and the Comey letter to congress ",
"as if Medvedev",
"Haha, that's pretty great.",
"Deep, fundamental loathing because someone posted a photo of the President on the Internet? \n\nI know reddit is a far right-wing website and you guys are thin-skinned, but you should have been here the past 8 years.\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/search?q=obama&restrict_sr=on",
"Save us all.",
"> Especially if you're going to continue with the adversarial metaphors and delusions of superiority.\n\nThe irony is palpable. Thanks for showing up lol.",
"🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘😘",
"A lot of people I know that didn't vote for wish they did, and plan to in 2020. ",
"And they voted for him!",
"Man, you’d think the president has a staff to dry clean his clothes and stuff. How is it so wrinkled? ",
"Hmm, I always thought Bertrand Russel was the origin of this sentiment/quote. \n\n> The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. \n\nCould be just an obvious idea many have repeated, but I'm inclined to believe Bertrand Russel probably did read Yeats. ",
"you sound triggered",
"But it wasn't his first try... \n\nHis companies have filed bankruptcy a number of times, he had a ton of bit parts in tv and movies before the apprentice gained real traction for him and he has run for president at least one time before this... \n\nCan anything he says NOT be a lie?",
"Apparently people who are addicted to getting sprayed with bronzer are a race?",
"How exactly do you expect a President to keep a next President from changing his policies? That's not quite how it works. Even Presidential decrees can be reversed by a new President (which Trump has done, since he reversed Obama's degree outlawing drilling in the Arctic regions).",
"The same could be said of literally any symbol. ",
"I appreciate the nice break up in the discussion. ",
">his tax plan\n\nYou stated ownership. For a bill that typically means a hand in drafting it.\n\nWant to tell me exactly what trump did other than sign it?\n",
"...2016\n\nI was hoping that maybe this was said at a time when people didn't know any better.\n\nStill awful, sure. But I needed that for my sanity... some way to rationalize this.\n\n",
"This will surely be the end of Trump. We did it Reddit!",
"The guy to his left messed it up",
"In my life at least, the only time this 'dance' is done is right after the bells ringing in the new year. Everyone is awkwardly fumbling about attempting to sing Auld Lang Syne, to attempt this sober is courageous. \n\nBut also, drunk idiots can work out how to fake it. So drunk idiots are better than a \"stable genius\".",
"Nope. He just lucked out by being born into an appalling amount of generational wealth and has an ego large enough to not know when to quit. ",
"Ok, climate change is happening. Why the hundreds of millions into anti-flood infrastructure in Miami, the hundreds of millions in turbine pumps in New Orleans that failed recently when called upon to give area a hurricane effects reprieve. Hurrican Sandy wiping lots of New Jersey real estate and turning into debris riddled coast line unfit for residence.\n\nMy solution. Disallowing to keep rebuilding in these disaster prone areas to no positive avail. Sounds like a band-aid affect of recovery when rising tides looming. just my opinion.",
"As a rule of thumb, if you have to keep telling people you’re smart, you’re probably not.",
"I mean is he wrong? Or am I protesting sessions too much?",
"Do you disavow?",
"Chastising him for having an orange hue to his skin. Racism. What if he had a *brown* hue to his skin? Would you call him the n-word? ",
"He had bad hair even then. ",
"Yeah, that was back before he believed in every conspiracy theory and in all the stories Alex Jones, Breitbart, and Fox News make up.",
"They still voted for him. Maybe everyone has been going about this all wrong, you're apparently suppose to be the opposite of what everyone says they want but keep saying you're on their side. Then you're president.",
"What does that add to your argument at all?",
"Not necessarily true - I work in geriatric healthcare and unfortunately, an otherwise healthy person can live for many, many years with steadily advancing dementia. Hell, even an unhealthy person can be kept alive for years with dementia.",
"Y'all have a straight up retarded narcissist president.",
"I came up with it because I'm, like, really smart.",
"So Trump probably heard about this and thought to himself \"WHAT? Isn't Chyna from ASEA? I'm not shaking their hands with my enormously big ones.\"",
"Really? So now, in this timeline, you are criticizing Trump and his supporters for taking credit for accomplishments they actually have little to do with - and you expect me to believe that you wouldn't be blaming Trump if the economy had turned to shit? I don't get why you'd lie about that, as we both know you're wrong.",
"The setup is stupid. To shake hands, they would have to alternate between crossed arms and not crossed arms so that a left hand will hold a left hand and a right will hold a right. But if everyone crosses, then it doesn't work. ",
"A chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link.",
"Ignoring that 67% of his business ventures have gone bankrupt and most of the rest had to be bailed out by his daddy. Stupid trust find baby..",
"You made me chuckle.",
"I can smell the sweaty liberal salt",
"Lmaooo",
"It makes them just as bad as him",
"If I wasn't already sitting down shitting - I would have shat standing ",
"I would say my statement is a bit hyperbolic, but it's true, once you have enough money your workforce becomes superfluous.\n\nMost people don't sell their workforce as CEO's, you're basically taking an outlier and setting as the normal.",
"Trump looking at that man like \"man wtf your fired\" 😂",
"How is he fucking up? Because he's yet to hold the other guys hand?",
"Here, have some more downvotes :)",
"Hmmmmm. I trying to find a list of mentally stable people, or geniuses that have loudly declared that they are either of those two things. \n\nI dont seem to be finding a lot of either. ",
"Trump is actually doing it correct. Every other person has to cross arms and every other doesn't. But forget logic and facts, lets bash Trump.",
"Godwin's Law invoked.",
"I'm laughing like an idiot right now from this comment chain",
"Make America Shake Again! ",
"Mimbo",
"The guy on the far left didn't cross either. NVM oP's history checks out, anti-trumper. \n",
"Jesus, this guy.... Why!!! I can't take it anymore. ",
"Your not getting a very warm response because people who are smart aren't here on Reddit complaining about all of the people that are smart, they're out you know, making money.",
"What?",
"That might have been the first time in office where Donald Trump talked about something he really has a lot of experience with. Hairspray.",
"it's like crossing your arms, or holding your hands together and placing a thumb over the other",
"/r/badhistory \n\nIronically, it was actually put in place to keep uneducated people from swaying votes over educated rich folk.",
"it's like crossing your arms, or holding your hands together and placing a thumb over the other",
"Even more pathetic you don't have anything better to do than browse my post history, and worse when you don't even read the whole story and find out I wasn't even the one in the wrong in that post.\n\nBut hey, I'm sure that's how you roll, bending over and taking it from any company that takes advantage of you instead of standing up for what's right.\n\nMove along troll.",
"Thanks for spending your time reading my comments sweetie. ",
"I saw a post where someone put about 50 post from Trump on the subject of the climate. He would talk about how it's cold so global warming is fake. Every single post 100 people would tell him in a variety of different ways global warming causes climate change. To this day after all the tweets and I'm sure people on a personal level have explained it to him he still does not understand. This is absolutely mind blowing to me. ",
"Guy on the far left is doing it wrong, Turnbull is fucking it up, Duterte isn't rotating his hands for the others ",
"We have had 44 other presidents, 43 of them did not have a public platform like twitter to express themselves on, 41 didn't have the internet.\n\nWe have had presidents who have done far worse things than Trump. Andrew Jackson engaged in multiple duels, and was responsible for the deaths of individuals by his own hand - let alone the atrocities against the Native American population. Bill Clinton performed sexual acts with an intern in the Oval Office. LBJ flashed his penis at people. George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, and Barack Obama all were responsible for the deaths of countless civilians in the middle east. Many presidents until Lincoln owned slaves.\n\nBut Trump tweeting that he's a genius is somehow worse than any of those.",
"Same thing people said about Obama",
"That article doesn't actually give any statement or evidence of anything being rigged. All it says is that Hillary donated a bunch of money for down-ballot races and that she wanted involvement in how it was used to make sure it was used properly. In fact, as discussed in other articles, the contract she signed about that encouraged the DNC to do the same with anyone else who donated a significant amount of money and wanted involvement, as then they can feel their money is being well-used. \n\nHow does any of that have anything to do with \"rigging\" anything? What was rigged and how?",
"He seems to be the only genius there. Why wouldn't you just use your left hand for the person to your left and right for the right? All of those other idiots are terribly inefficient. I bet they arent as smart.",
"They have to do somthing with there time being as there arent any more pussy hat rallies to attend.",
"> He actually TYPED OUT the word \"like\"... in a tweet... like... what the fuck?\n\nFTFY\n\n/s\n",
"Literally false and literally true simultaneously!",
"STAND BACK EVERYONE; I KNOW PRECISELY WHAT I'M DOING!\n\n\n...(Lowers voice) I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING.",
"FFS people, hate Trump all you want but don't be blinded by it. It's clear to the objective individual that he has an above average IQ. Genius? Hard to tell (145ish), but possible.",
"Man this is some shitty low effort trolling. Thanks for trying though.",
"He's still back in the [early 2000's](http://i.imgur.com/aAIFbCB.jpg) NBA style of suit cut. ",
"You're aware the orange is from a fake tan, right? Orange isn't a race.",
">https://i.imgur.com/n8umjWj.png\n\nGoodness that is some desperate reaching and projection 🤣 You even managed to put on your big boy pants and not complain about your good boy karma points this time!\n\nGot any other hot takes or is it bed time?",
"He’s still your president which is fucking awesome ",
"Not talking about this post. I'm talking about the \"literally hitler\" type critics. Of which there are several in this thread.\n\nAnd saying people did it to Obama doesn't counter my point. And even still, it was nothing like what people say about trump.",
"My two greatest assets are fear, surprise and mental stability. Three my three greatest assets ...",
"We need evidence for his \"supposed\" lack of intelligence? This is r/pics, not r/politics. They picked it because it was funny, especially in the light of yesterday's tweets.",
"As well as the guy two to the left. ",
"I agree with ya",
"Too many bots on Reddit, they add nothing to the conversation and people are tired of seeing bot spam at the top of every thread.",
"[I saw this one early today,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCnKtzQpCSs) I can't believe I hadn't seen it before, it would have been hilarious if it wasn't so goddamn frightening.",
"David Attenborough, the renowned BBC wildlife presenter/naturalist, is 91! Would still make a much better politician than most even now.",
"I might have voted for this guy, especially over Hillary. I know people change over time, but he doesn't even seem like the same person. His mannerisms, his stopping to allow Tom to speak and ask him questions even though you could tell he was ready to keep talking about the previous thing, plus the fact that he isn't trying to swing his ego around and stampede everything and everyone around him. A lot of people are saying he's probably got dementia setting in and that's why he's so different now, and maybe they are right. I'm not trying to point at politics or push any ideas or beliefs of mine, but watch Bernie Sanders speaking from the 80's versus now. He's the same damn person, no doubt. Without the hair and the shape of his eyes, I wouldn't be convinced this is still the same guy currently in the White House if you showed me interviews from now versus this one.",
"He was in position long before Trump.\n\nAnd that's Duterte.",
"Reality tv show...\n\n...game show would be more prestigious.",
"NK and SK are about to start negotiating and NK opens a line for SK to talk with their relatives.\nMaybe you think it's also because of Obama, but whatever you say, very good things happen during Trump's presidency,",
"How dare he criticise the person on *the fucking left*. Please stick to criticising trump and other republicans in this thread.",
"Stop trying to make me relate to Trump by showing that he can be as socially awkward as me. I want to have nothing in common with that man.",
"Everything you just said is lightening rod rhetoric. Nothing would warm my and your heart more than a big MAGA hug, come hear buddy.",
"The guy cropped out on the left isn't crossing his arms. What's the point of this post?",
"90% of people who upvote this would act confused if they were placed in a similar situation.",
"> I prefer this one\n\nAfter this, do I get two scoops? Two scoops?",
"Dunning - Kruger effect ",
"ITT: people who fell for it calling trump an idiot.\n\nGod, it's like clubbing baby seals.",
"Lord Dampnut (anagram)",
"lol that's literally the number one criticism of practical capitalism...that it gives a disingenuous amount of credence to hard work without properly compensating for it. The name of the game is exploitation. That's why your iphone doesn't cost 20k.",
"I’d actually get behind that.\nFor example: If his solution to getting rid of Obamacare was medicare for all, or some basic medical care/ part of taxes I’d love it. \nI’m not saying people would be able to get liver transplants, but at least not have a broken arm cost them thousands of dollars.\n",
"Yes he is. But do t worry, he'll die poor and lazy so it's no problem for us hard workers who will create good lives for our families",
"How is making fun of the President of the United States causing needless hate? It's been a tradition to make fun of the President (and every other public figure for that matter) since the beginning of time. \n\nSince the creation of reddit there have been post after post making fun of President Obama and some people laughed and some people got mad. But only when your god emperor became president suddenly you conservatives want to kill free speech. \n\nOnly since Drumpf became president all of the default subreddits have been tagging the posts so you snowflakes can filter them, so as not to interrupt your echo chamber. Why don't you use it if a little joke hurts your feelings so much.\n",
"Nice!",
"So what's he done other than just be rich and famous and put his name on stuff? I just don't see what's so admirable about a lifetime of self promotion and accumulation of wealth by itself. People like Gates, Musk and Bezos are pretty rich, and they built companies that are changing the world in pretty far-reaching ways, but what has a guy like Trump done with all of his wealth?\n\nHonest question, what does the world have that it wouldn't have without Donald Trump that makes his wealth a sign of his success and contribution?",
"Says the dude clinging to completely unfounded conspiracy theories about muh Russia, hoping and praying that some magical force will take Trump out of office any day now lol",
"... Not everyone should cross their hands, lest you have the problems of the gentlemen to his right. The far left is not crossed either.\n\nSo, yea. He's the one that knows what's going on here. ",
"Trump is the one not fucking up. Those other idiots are using the wrong arms and reaching to far with the WRONG FUCKING ARM!",
"I could not finish that, it literally hurt my head. ",
"Lol don't forget that one Russian who flat out refused to do it",
"Look! He didn't disavow someone who got donations from the KKK. Would you disavow Hillary?",
"You're right. I always thought it was about filtering/cleaning the exhaust of burning coal. It's still very dirty, the chemicals and impurities taken out have to go somewhere.\n\n>Some of the techniques that would be used to accomplish this include chemically washing minerals and impurities from the coal\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_coal_technology\n\n",
"The world revolves around him, so technically he doesn't _do_ anything.",
"Ah okay, good to know",
"The European Union is also consensus driven. It's one of the worst parts about it that prevents it from really being effective.",
"Why? Are Reddit users that dumb they need bots built in?",
"Dude is an idiot.",
">stupid flyover state trailer trash\n\nImagine being this bigoted ",
"You're like one of those pantomime horses, right?",
"That picture just means he wasn't paying attention. ",
"interesting the guy on the left is mostly cropped out, but doing the same thing. \n\n[dailymail](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5076231/Trump-laughs-awkward-Asia-leaders-group-photo.html) link, sorry. ",
"Like Billy Bush said \"America's highest-rated bloviator.\"",
"Lol nobody fucking cares what t_d shitheads pretend to think about Bernie voters.",
"> like a year later.\n\nFunny because he hasn't been president for a year yet. Melania moved into the White House after their son's school year ended. So...a few months after he took office.",
"OBUMMER WAS A BAD PRESIDENT AND TRUMP IS A GOD CAUSE REASONS. Oh what reasons? Uhhhh. I DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER TO RETARD LIBCUCKS MAGA. \n\nEdit: /s if it wasn't clear enough ",
"He has definitely always been a sack of shit. \n\nHere he is trying to force out tenants so he couold tear down the building. http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/28/news/trump-apartment-tenants/index.html\n\nHere he being sued by the DOJ for discriminating against black tenants. https://www.npr.org/2016/09/29/495955920/donald-trump-plagued-by-decades-old-housing-discrimination-case\n\nHe's been involved in at least 169 Federal lawsuits. https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/we-investigated-donald-trump-is-named-in-at-least-169-federal-lawsuits/\n\nAnd over 3,500 personal lawsuits. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/01/donald-trump-lawsuits-legal-battles/84995854/\n\n\n\n",
"Guy cropped out the the left is doing the same thing hence the confusion. Sorry to burst the Reddit bubble. ",
"I know, truth is never popular and always surprising to find on reddit.",
"Stand back everyone stable genius at work. \n\nhttps://giphy.com/gifs/trump-donald-pushing-l0IyeMK6G2Gr1Gm3e",
"Yeah she's getting railed by the yoga instructor. It's best if he visits her room to watch adds to the experience.",
"Who knew The Force could be so complicated?",
"Actually, it’s Turnbull that stuffed it up. Not Trump",
"Because he is petty shit?",
"As of November 2008, you didn't even need to have held a job before getting to be President!",
"Yeah I’ve seen an appearance he did on letterman in the mid 80’s(?) and he seemed quite personable and humorous. Almost likeable. ",
"I thought it was going to be a link to this. \n\nhttps://giphy.com/gifs/trump-donald-pushing-l0IyeMK6G2Gr1Gm3e",
"So you lost the argument, is what you're saying?\n\n😘",
"Do you need a hug?",
"Well aren't you a ray of sunshine. I am allowed to have an opinion. And I was an Obama voter and a Bernie supporter until the DNC pretty much committed election fraud. ",
"It only works well if every other person crosses their arms in front of them. The guy to left (conveniently cropped out of the photo) doesn’t have his arms crossed. Then the guy next to him does, then Trump shouldn’t, then the guy next to him should. Really it’s the guy in the blue suit on the right making it look awkward and dumb as shit. Also the guy in white next to trump isn’t holding anyone’s hand at the moment. \n\nBut, you know, narrative and shit. ",
"Have you been to /r/the_donald. They operate in fantasy land. They didn't knowingly elect him to the leader of the free world.",
"Politics aside, it doesn't really make sense for every person to cross their arms. Only every second person. The point of crossing your arms is so that your right hand can reach the right hand of the person next to you, and the left reaching the left. Otherwise you might as well not even bother and just hold hands.",
"w/e, everyone has their own opinion",
"Yes, I didnt vote for her.",
"He gives our country a sense of pride and accomplishment.",
"He thought about it but didn't run. Just like in 2000 when apparently he was only in the exploratory phase though ultimately declined to formally run.",
"this should be higher. there are so many legitimate and frighteningly serious reasons to criticize this guy. i would stick to those.",
"All I can hear is him saying \"Ehhhh Pull my finger\"",
"Yeah. But he isn't Trump. We only give a shit about Trump. Or at least that's what reddit tells me to believe. ",
"Yes, it's his tax plan. Neither you nor I know what exactly he did, or how that compares with how other Presidents contributed to tax plans that they were responsible for.\n\n>For a bill that typically means a hand in drafting it.\n\nGiven that Congress (and their lobbyists and aides) is responsible for writing bills you are not correct that making a reference to the President's bill is typically implying the President authored it.",
"You should probably stop trying now. ",
"The only time when the correct explanation heard from the guy would be a bloody miracle",
"RUSSIANS BOTS AND AMERICAN TRAITOR CRYBABIES ON THE WAY, GET RDY",
"Iceland, why? ",
"91 no bloody way. ",
"Look at the other three people in the image. ",
"While I'm all for criticizing Trump whenever he lies, says something stupid, or acts against the best interests of the American people...I'd argue that he meant going against the opposing party. Sure, I'd consider the primaries part of the election, but I can accept winning the main election on his first time through as counting.",
"We're all waiting for you geniuses to match his achievements! :)",
"It's amazing people on the right always whine about political correctness, but turn out to be the specialist of special snowflakes. It's funny. Laugh and move on.",
"I am Canadian and I cannot believe that your democratic country is in the hands of a racist moron, whose dispicable and amoral business practices speak volumes about his lack of morals and honesty.\n\nGood God - cousins of the South - the man doesn't even own a pet !\nexcept for Andrew Jackson & sime other guy.\nTrump probably would not want to waste one pinch of his love to anything but himself.\nAMERICA GET A GRIP AGAIN\nmessage of concern from Canada \n\n\n\n ",
"No, automod just does too many things that the requests were slowing down the site, so they incorporated it. \n\n\nAlso, it was made by someone who got hired by Reddit so ",
"Ah yes the 'strutting about after shitting on the board' part of talking to a trumper.\n\nKeep garlgling 🤣",
"Far left is doing it too.\n\nFucking any reason to bitch.\n\n\n",
"You said it'd be the exact same situation, but reversed. Then you admit it wouldn't be as popular, which is basically what I said. I'm well aware of how anti Hillary reddit used to be but I'd say it's pretty neutral to her now, and extremely pro Hillary in certain default subreddits. All I'm saying is the Trump posts are overdone, boring and clogging up reddit and it would 100% not be on the same level had Hillary won. That's why he is posting the pics on suicide watch thing, they're obsessed with the man. \n\nShe has a twitter she claims to run herself but each tweet is crafted by a squad of people lol. She tweets nothing but meaningless, vaguely feel good statements and gets like 300 thousand retweets every tweet. I kinda enjoy Trumps tweets because at least you know they're genuine, and the impending meltdown from half of twitter that follows. ",
"It's the best one I can come up with. I mean what's not plausible about it? The voters are fucking morons no question but nothing he did seemed logical unless this theory is valid.",
"8 more years libbabs ",
"He may be the butt of all jokes at the moment but he is a billionaire has a family ticked Potus of his bucket list, probably gets more interest than most of us earn in wages for life.\n\nNot to bad for a person who seemed to put his foot in his mouth every day.\n\nI am in the UK but it does seem a hell of a lot of the trash talk against him is from people whose greatest life achievement is karma score on reddit.",
"My favorite part about that who debacle was that he wasn’t even *going* anywhere. He stops right afterward and stands all proudly.",
"Source of this gif please",
"Anyone noticed that it's the Australian PM that has buggered up and Trump's just watching on?\n",
"This is level 99 masterful trolling and misdirection. Love it!!",
"Thank you for the explanation Donnie. ",
"I said \"wow\" because it was truly breathtaking to see the level of stupidity in which you find yourself.\n\nGood luck existing inside your own bubble of \"truth\".",
"Oh you mean like the bastion of free thought that is /r/the_donald or voat? Places that deliberately make sure disagreeing opinions get throttled or banned? Fuck off and go back to your safespace sugar.",
"They cropped out a guy on the left not crossing arms though.",
"Define \"it\" please.",
"Oh yes of course.\n\nFuck you Malcolm, you shit cunt. ",
"Donald Trump's is like that abusive boyfriend we just can't let go....",
"The two most notable characteristics of Donald Trump:\n\n1) He can't tolerate being humilliated. At all. \n2) He must always have the last word. Even if it's at petty insults.\n",
"The majority did not vote for Hillary, wtf are you taking about ",
"Grandma, get off the internet and go to bed",
"You guys know you are doing exacly what he wants right?",
"We really voted in the village idiot ",
"Continuing to tear down Trump supporters or voters is never going to solve anything. It’s only giving them more ammo to double down on their “side.”\n\nLike Dave Chappelle said in his special, the only way to truly heal a cultural divide is through truth and reconciliation. By continuing to hate “Trump people,” insult them, belittle them, you’re only reinforcing that line in the sand. \n\nTear down the man himself. Continue to expose his stupidity. You’re never going to get people to actually agree with you and turn on Trump if they’re afraid to join your side. \n\nI know none of that feels good. And for some people, saying, “fuck you, I *told* you so,” is more important, which is sad. But this cultural divide is only going to get worse. We need truth and reconciliation. We’re getting the truth part. We’re sorely lacking any reconciliation. ",
"Not really. ",
"I mean, jokes on us, he is president.",
"It's just dumb. You can make anyone look how you want them to look with highlights. Greatest hits or greatest misses. What matters is the outcome. How are you doing? Don't fight for the deep state or big business.",
"Alabama almost elected a pedophile. Republican voters are frightening.",
"No idea, but the comment still has a positive score, so more people like it than not. ",
"People like you explain why the world hates America ",
"And as I've said, you clearly don't have a sense of humor, at least not towards this. To me he's clearly taking a jab at himself. I think it's pretty funny. ",
"> I'm all for hating on Trump but this seems like a dumb attempt to make the guy look dumb.\n\nThis is just a stupid pedantic comment. We all know the ability to hold hands in a complicated way is not proof of whether or not you are a genius or not. It's just a joke to make fun of this clown who we all know is an imcompetant psycopath. As if we actually need photograph proof that that fact that we all know is true reality. ",
"I like trump but this is funny as hell",
"https://youtu.be/Elhyo-_fR0E",
"Can you post a link to a comment I've made calling you guys cunts or pieces of hypocritical shit? \n\n\nSays alot about you that you feel the need to defend this guy. ",
"This bot predated all of them though. ",
"... what?\n\nCan't see reasons why Trump is the worst, won't bother giving any against Obama then.",
"You just gotta get farther down the U curve (Dunning-Kruger Effect), don't ya know. ",
"Well there you go there is someone else who is as stable a genius as Trump. /s",
"This isn't unprecedented, and was the logical conclusion of NK developing an ICBM. The Kim's have a cycle of acting crazy until they can \"peace talk\" their way into supplies, then act crazy again.\n\n Acting like such a shit-flinging gibbon in order to straighten up crazy adversaries is not a good long term strategy for international relations.",
"> How do you not take that serious?\n\nWe take it serious**ly.** It's his supporters that don't take it seriously. It's his supporters that build a wall of agreement around themselves and ban or silence anyone who disagrees. If they're not in a safe space, they just come at you with a wall of text that can't be unpacked in their presence because they're not going to listen any fucking way. Trump supporters are truly fucking morons, narcissists, sociopaths and psychopaths.",
"Good point. I should mention that I hate Trump as much as the next guy, and I also enjoy making fun of him. However, I think making fun of him for appearance just makes Trump supporters more angry and hateful. I'm not saying nobody should be allowed to make fun of him, and I'm not even saying that it's explicitly a bad thing. I believe that making the opposite side stronger and more angry is not a good idea.",
"donald trump doesn't need help looking stupid. He is stupid!!",
"The man in the middle is the trail blazer- genius Don!",
"Again, you're not giving any examples at all. HOW did any of this make the nomination rigged? How did it change anything in the process or how the voters voted? Her giving her own money to help fund down-ballot races has nothing to do with anything. ",
"Honestly it's amost like this is just a joke to make light of the fact of something we all already know. We have a psycopath as president. It's not like we needed photograph proof of that. ",
"Everybody saying that he is retarded, try and work out in your head how to do this handshake. Then physically try and match yourself up with Trump and try and cross your arms to hold their hands. You will find that it is super awkward and uncomfortable, also Duteurte has hind hand directly vertical, which is not how the handshake is supposed to be done in this situation. Everybody needs to keep their hands horizontal to prevent it from being too uncomfortable.",
"Would have thought you to be a paid russian, but looking at your comment history I doubt it.",
"dude i understand that prescription drugs are dangerous and not always the best but, you're comparing that to obama allowing someone to send tons of heroin with out interference to the US and created an isolated increase in those 8 years. \n\nsure the guy did some stuff, but trump hasn't done anything that crappy. not to mention trump has to deal with guys from both parties, spies, the media, and the constant riots by the left to do his job. Obama only had Fox news and a few deals to strike with republicans to worry about. \n",
"and she raised you but you turned out ok. It's a mixed bag. Have you considered she might be suffering from early stage Alzheimer's like the Dottard?",
"They're wrong. They're all Wrong. He's correcting them. ",
"Lol yep THIS is the propaganda you need to worry about, everything else is straight #facts",
"He's the President and I'm not dude. There's different standards of decorum. Think of how fucked we are if you're expecting me to be a better man than the President \n\nHe also thinks there were thousands of Muslims celebrating 9/11 in New Jersey and I don't ",
"-Guy who failed elementary math",
"I mean that doesn't really mean shit. Lots of people have smart relatives and are average themselves. Also his uncle probably didn't do fuck tons of drugs his whole life.",
"You didn't disavow soon enough. Racist!",
"A bunch of village idiots here. I can cherry pick a picture of Obama that would make him look like a terrorist.\n\nPlenty of pics of this that clearly show this was a cherry picked image. Bunch of village idiots.",
"I truly hate this man.",
"That was my thought, too. It *had* to be sarcastic. It just had to be. \n\nUnfortunately with Trump, you never know. ",
"Calling someone an idiot and disagreeing with them are 2 different things",
"You libtards will cry about anything lol.",
"So I'm taking it that very few people have noticed that crossing arms for every person will not realise a real handshake period. What Trump is doing and the guy whose arm you only see on the far left is also doing are reaching side to side instead of crossing will be two of 5 people that will be able to shake hands properly. It looks like a brilliant idea to cross arms and shake hands.....left hand cannot properly shake a right hand.....go ahead and try it yourself you (most of you) have a right and a left. ",
"Feels like something a president of a country that is a member of that should know.. maybe.. ",
"Devils advocate: he’s 70 and typically when you do this you are shoulder to shoulder. \n\nEither way it’s funny. \n\nWhat’s funnier is how awful the OTHER candidate must have been for him to win. ",
"Stable genius, professional arm jerker. ",
"No, Donald's using the wrong hand. Everyone in the UK just did this while singing Auld Lang Syne. ",
"Can't figure out the secret handshake ",
"Then I question your full understanding of the situation. ",
">Yes, it's his tax plan. Neither you nor I know what exactly he did, or how that compares with how other Presidents contributed to tax plans that they were responsible for.\n\nThis some straight up bullshit.\n\nYou can't say a single thing he actually contributed to it's passing or drafting but you're willing to give him all the credit.\n\nYes, when other presidents are given credit for landmark legislation you can point to actual contributions they made.\n\n>Given that Congress (and their lobbyists and aides) is responsible for writing bills you are not correct that making a reference to the President's bill is typically implying the President authored it.\n\nI did not say he had to author it. But a president's office can still draft suggestions and framework that then a congressperson actually writes and introduces.\n\nTrump was nothing but a mouth piece and rubber stamp on this bill. He doesn't know what's in it. He had no contribution to it's conception. And you've admitted you can't point a single thing he did that would make it \"His plan\"",
"I did immediately actually. Fuck the KKK and anyone aligned with them. Its one of the most obvious statements one could make. ",
">in 2003\n\n\nLol? In what world is that \"starting off with hundreds of millions\"?",
"So will Trump.",
"Don’t try bothering talking to these idiots. They are flabbergasted at any and all of trumps tweets and it’s hilarious ",
"You underestimate how close the elections are these days and how ignorant the average voter is. Russians only had to influence a couple of hundred thousand people to have an effect in some scenarios. Perhaps even lot less. Out of 300 million. Hell, Bush won over Gore by 500!!! votes. ",
"Seeing as nearly everyone else was immediately ready, five seconds is still pretty unimpressive. Count that amount of time in your head. Pretty long amount of time to figure out you need to cross your arms.",
"Calm down snowflake ",
"He's a good sport, isn't he?\n\nGotta love the guy.\n\n[Lol](https://admin.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/2017-11-06t030455z_284474941_rc1ed260c8b0_rtrmadp_3_trump-asia-japan-emperor_read-only.jpg)",
"Why are you still here, want to suck me off too?",
"What if... somehow... he has *always* done things right? We just don't see the whole picture, man.",
"Nope, see [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/stand_back_everyone_stable_genius_at_work/dsaghq4/) and [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/stand_back_everyone_stable_genius_at_work/dsak1yz/). Donny fucked up.",
"Watch and learn, idiot.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxxpyhrmoZg",
"Unfortunately Obama didn't do anywhere near enough because of the Republicans so everything he managed to do can be easily unwound and the republicans can destroy the country for generations to come. ",
"Don’t awaken the sub-that-must-not-be-named!",
"Y'all have a serious willful ignorance problem.",
"I think he does it to piss people like *you* off and it works ",
"Yep. It should only be every second person crossing their arms. Everyone crossing their arms makes for an even more awkward handshake. The only person screwing up here is the man in the blue suit.",
"You forgot bigot I know thats one of those words you guys like to use to discribe people you have never met. ",
"Nope. All you have to do is cross your arms and hold hands with the person next to you. It's not hard and Trump is the only one not doing it. ",
"In T_D Trump could walk onto a podium, shit his pants, take off the shitty pants and walk off half naked and it'd be considered some amazing commentary on libtard cucks and a power play. They're the types where any criticism of something they like is deemed an attack on them personally, as they can only like perfect things. It's the same mentality some immature gamers have when their favorite game doesn't get perfect scores: lash out at the critic and double down on how perfect the thing you like is.",
"Is that Malcolm Turnbull in blue looking over like, \"how da fuk this work out?\"",
"She moved in in ~~November~~July, Trump was sworn in in January.",
"Old style is old.",
"FAKE FACTS!✋ SAD☝️",
"This has less to do with how many people would fuck this up, and more to do with how a lunatic, ego-maniacal self-proclaimed genius would fuck this up. ",
"What he makes in a minute is way more that your sorry ass will make in your entire life. Yeah I wanna be that stable genius. ",
"he’s such a clutz",
"It's awkward but that's how it's supposed to be\n\nhttps://imgur.com/a/ZxxBB",
"But he doesn't look nearly as horribly overwight as this cheeseburger dinner in bed guy is",
"so you admit this is propaganda.",
"Yeah, contrary to those who are obsessed with Trump and cherrypick out of desperation. You sure showed him, reddit.",
"Just gonna leave this here. \n\nhttp://c8.alamy.com/comp/E5YR8R/us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-poses-in-an-asean-handshake-with-E5YR8R.jpg",
"Yeah he's a demented little muppet now. Like Reagan and look how that turned out... fuck",
"So you’re the one going through my history downvoting every comment of mine. Again, the desperation is obvious. It’s so satisfying to see you rightards on your last legs.",
"Nice to see that you still haven't learned any lessons from all the communities you've been booted out of, Pooch. ",
"Emperor Pumpkinteine",
"Cool, just saying Trump wasn't the only one. In fact, pause it at 29 seconds. You'll the Australian PM never got it at all.",
"It is uncomfortable for me too.",
"Lets see, his shitty tax bill for one. That's done stuff. Shitty stuff. \n\nHe's still not started hiring foreign advisors, which has put a freeze on international work. ",
">implying I'm a trumper\n\nahahhahhahaha 😆😘",
"Hillary won the popular vote. Trump won electoral college. Wtf are you talking about? \n \nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_which_the_winner_lost_the_popular_vote",
"It would be impossible for him to cross his arms for the handshake to work. They have to alternate or else the would be grabbing the backs of the hand.",
"Shitty steaks and about 30 companies that were killed off by his shady dealings and altogether cuntish way of treating people",
"For how much I'm told that Trump is a bad person, shouldn't the expectation of everyone be to be a better man than the President? If you're going to do nothing but say how bad he is, shouldn't that automatically hold you to a higher moral standard that he is?\n\nAlso you've mentioned the New Jersey thing four times now. I get it. I got it 16 years ago. One mistake does not negate every positive thing someone has done in their life.",
"But wait, why would he sell the yeast if he needs it?",
"The same shit happens in my country. A party usually fires at the other in retarded ways and I hate when the other one goes full retard to do the same thing. You don't have to go this way to shit on them",
"Plus look at the guy they tried to crop out on the left. He doesn't have his arms crossed either.",
"John Kerry is 6'4\", to save anybody from Googling. Who knows who the taller guy is?",
"You should be a Trump translator. Even though the end result is still gibberish. At least it didn’t make my brain hurt as bad. ",
"It's making fun of Donald for being dumb, the context being his tweets calling himself a genius.",
"It was 3 million less back then and its even less now based on approval ratings. Half is 50%. It's not half.\n\nEdit: numbers",
"Full video shows a different story\n http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/11/13/trump-asean-leaders-handshake.cnn ",
"Is it just me or is Trump doing it right, and Malcolm is the one fucking it up?",
"Because he's a pathological liar - it's literally built into his psyche. Half the time he probably doesn't even realize he is lying until after he has said it. ",
"He looks like a character from Opus",
"Yes but it's easier to criticize without giving second thought.\n\nIt takes effort to appreciate nuances.",
"What is genius may never, like, be dumb.",
"To be fair all he had to do is cross his arms and hold hands with the person next to him. It's not as hard as people are trying to make it. \n\nhttp://c8.alamy.com/comp/E5YR8R/us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-poses-in-an-asean-handshake-with-E5YR8R.jpg",
"\"The ancient Oracle said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because I alone, of all the Greeks, know that I know nothing\" \n –Socrates ",
">The global economy has been in a general upturn for a bit now. Also let's see how this tax plan that's expected to create a trillion dollar deficit works out before celebrating.\n\nYes, the economy is doing well. It's been on an upswing for several years now. But it's disingenuous to say Trump has had very much to do with that so far. The major policy-based factors driving the economy the past year are policies and legislation signed by President Obama.\n\nTrump had not implemented any major economic policies until the recently-passed tax reform law. Once that goes into effect we will have a much better view of how Trump's policies are driving and influencing the economy.",
"But DAE TRUMP LITERALLY HITLER AND ALWAYS PLOTTING BUT ALSO DUMB HAHA LOOK HOW DUMB HE IS EVEN THO I MAJORED IN PHILOSOPHY AND COMMUNISM IS GOOD.",
"Due to an inherited financial crisis, yes that one. So please tell me how reducing taxes helps lower the deficit?",
"Beats mom jeans",
"It appears the guy messing it up is the one on the very right. The pattern is:\nCross arms\nOpen arms\nCross arms\nOpen arms\nEtc.\n\nBut the guy on the far left with unfolded arms is cut off, making it look like everyone but trump is supposed to cross their arms.\n\nJust try shaking someone’s left hand with your right hand while standing shoulder to shoulder.",
"I think he's also sleep deprived. ",
"Trump said he uses secretaries, as in actual humans, to type it in.",
"> Lots of people inherit money or win money they very rarely take it and turn it into billions more\n\nDo you know how many fucking times he's been bankrupt? Do you think anyone who actually has legitimate leadership skills thinks Donald Trump is a good leader? You know the fucking answer but you don't want to hear it. Warren Buffet could buy and sell Trump's ass several times over and he told everyone Trump is a fucking moron. He would've made more money NOT going bankrupt twice and letting someone who handles that level of capital do the investment, but that's not how you make an ass out of yourself on TV and win the approval of dumbshit rednecks.",
"Or someone who's been popping amphetamines for 20+ years [source](http://thepoliticus.com/content/1992-article-reveals-trump-probably-addicted-amphetamines)",
"I said 5 seconds because it’s a round number, he probably figured it out right after the picture ",
"No one's really bad. We just take a lot of unfair shots at eachother.",
"wut",
"Beep boop bop beep, go away. ",
"Okay, Shitdick13.",
"Of course you would think that, but then you're the kind of guy who thinks murdering someone you don't like is fair game.",
"Ok but who and why makes adult people do this?",
"If he had just used his left hand to grab the other hand everyone else but the guy on the far left and Trump would be making some awkward twisted hand holds. ",
"She lives in a conservative bubble. the only News she sees is Fox, her boyfriend, most of her friends and practically all of her co-workers are conservative. So she is constantly being fed a very biased and deluded version of reality by everyone around her. My sister an I try to get her to consider events from other perspectives but we live 160 miles away and are competing against people she sees on a daily basis.",
"CBS nightly news couldn't stop reporting about the gossip-as-factual-news-story of him turning white as a ghost when the news broke he became president - came from that book written from 'inside the whitehouse'. Anyway, it actually shows candid vulnerability if true. What fucking president hasn't shat a brick there first year in office, I'd kinda be worried if they weren't the least bit nervous. For any human it would show they cared enough or new the prestige enough to take discretion and humility to the tenure. Bad move on MSM to insinuate his as character weakness. It's his first year as POTUS, poise will come with experience in the Oval Office - it did for all presidents.",
"I'm still convinced that that shithole is an intentional parody of itself. At least for some of the people there. They must really enjoy laughing at the idiots who are buying it.",
"Still pretty unimpressive",
"The fact that you are holding people to the same standard you hold him to is fucked \n\nAnd anyone who doesn't think that there were thousands of Muslims celebrating 9/11 in New Jersey is a better person than him \n\n\"One mistake\" he's crafting policy based on that and doubled down on it Jesus dude. That makes him a worse person than anyone who doesn't think that \n\n",
"Trump's brain would collapse even further before hour 2 and he'd wander off to get a Big Mac.",
"This is such a stupid attempt at criticizing Trump. LOOK AT THE FUCKING PICTURE LIKE EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTS TRUMP WILLL! What do you see? If you look like on he far left, you’ll see that there’s a guy holding his arms just like trump, which would make the people crossing their arms shake in a normal manner if it’s every other one crossed. To the right they’re all crossing so he got caught in a weird spot and someone snapped a pic. This is a normal fucking reaction to a stupid icebreaker thing that obviously most people in the picture didn’t entirely get. Quit circle jerking each other on your negative opinions of trump with childish attempts to make them look bad, because no one who is a moderate will look at a bunch of assholes criticizing some old geezer for an arguably very relatable reaction is going to help them convert.",
"I always loved the jokes about him having small hands... never realized it was accurate! Looks at those lil fellas!",
"He applied for the ballot before the deadline, while simultaneously starting an exploratory committee to see if he had a chance to win.\n\nThe committee said he stood no chance, and he dropped out of the Democratic Primaries.\n\nOddly enough, he still won California and MI even after dropping out.",
"Why's that? You want to throw some shit back my way? You'll still have shit on your face.\n\nMy PM is a dumb cunt but your dumb cunt takes the fucking cake.",
"My theory is that the person who types his tweets was fed up with his shit and typed it to sound nearly as dumb as when it came out of his mouth.",
"Yes, a majority (meaning a greater number) of people voted for Clinton. How can you say otherwise?",
"I'm not here to argue trump is the worst. That was the other guy. But claiming Obama was the worst president in history is so fucking laughable that it physically hurts. When presidents like Reagan, W Bush, and Nixon exist how can you delude yourself into thinking Obama is the worst? ",
"Im gonna get downvoted to the shadow real but iccl, Im loving all the hate here towards Potus, yet he is still THE President Of The United States rather than a child raping trafficking side of beef. #MAGA",
"He's insane. I can't believe he is the president but he certainly has led a colourful, successful life. I'd like him to be just a buffoon who has done some cool, but always eye roll worthy stuff, but instead he is the president. It's like electing Murdoch from the A-Team to the white house.",
"911",
"Lol I thought the exact thing ",
"Most people think they're smarter than they are and look down on others.\n\nExample...You.",
"According to half the Trumpies in this thread it's illegal to light heartedly jab at an American president who has demonstrated himself at every possible turn to be a psycopath.",
"For all we know the instructions were given literally right before the picture was taken",
"Maybe they make comments like that because then the (((global leftists))) talk about.. the comments... and... uh.",
"Covfefe",
"I have my issues with the Trump administration, but this is just retarded and does nothing but make people look petty.",
"Cuz he's fucking fat and needs it extra long to cover his fat fucking gut. ",
"We didn't need photograph proof that our president is a psycopath. This is just a joke for us to try cope with it.",
"> It's an ASEAN handshake and their tradition.\n\nIt's in fact a well-known symbol of unity in many countries across the globe. For example, it's the traditional end of the Proms season in the UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxxpyhrmoZg",
"https://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW",
"Stop. You’re ruing it for everyone. ",
"https://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW",
"Remember the eclipse? People were like, Mr President, don't stare at the sun. (stares at sun).\n\n\nYou have to admit the comedy is amazing",
"https://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW",
"> Trump was nothing but a mouth piece and rubber stamp on this bill. He doesn't know what's in it. He had no contribution to it's conception. \n\nYou got for this? Cause everything else you've claimed in this thread has turned out to be bullshit.",
"He's just so stupid. So so stupid.\n\nI'm honestly convinced there's not a single piece of information he could impart to me about any topic which I don't already know. That there's not a single thing he could teach me. Seriously. And that's probably true for a whole lot of people, too.",
"To be honest I would be more angry had he shook Duterte’s hand, but yeah haha idiot can’t handshake lol!",
"Hurry! Screen shot something that he has never done before, point, and laugh!\n\nWe got 2018 bbbbbboys! \n\nLol",
"All those underhanded crossed arm shenanigans.",
"Donald Trump got lucky and stumbled into money from a father that never loved him. He grossly underperformed the markets and has ripped off almost every investor stupid enough to partner up with him. Scam after scam, bankruptcy after bankruptcy, sexual assault accusation after sexual assault accusation his only real achievement is that he's not in prison yet. He's not some golden boy god like you retards think. He colluded with a hostile foreign government to trick morons like you into voting for him. Wow, such an achievement! His day will come and all of you will be outed for being so fucking stupid that even you yourselves won't be able to cling to your weak delusions any longer. :)",
"Genius. \n\nhttps://giphy.com/gifs/trump-donald-pushing-l0IyeMK6G2Gr1Gm3e",
"https://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW",
"> He inherited hundreds of millions after he was already wildly successful.\n\nHa! No. \n\n> Also the “index fund” canard is only if you cherry-pick two specific points in stock history (no other dates would work).\n\nHmm... DOW was probably in the hundreds in the 70s, correct? 20K+ now? No, you're right. Only two dates would work to get a greater than 20x return on his investment over 30+ years, you dense smug ignorant fucking jackass. Also consider that some of those stocks would've split so the gains would be more than that.",
"I agree, perfect example. https://i.pinimg.com/736x/20/46/a7/2046a7f6f47923adcb5dd0a778a3b4c4--jonah-hill-sag-awards.jpg",
"Yup, r/pics praises anything anti-trump, and burns non-liberal posts to a cinder.",
"https://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW",
"I never used any adversarial metaphors, you may think I'm delusional, that's fine. But it's appropriate that you've only decided to look at the irony of my comment as it's in keeping with your logical fixation.\n\nGlad I could make an appearance.",
"https://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW",
"So the people saying he isn’t mentally stable are the same people saying there are more than two genders... yup that’s a creditable source. ",
"Bullshit. Obama was above that, even Bush was above that. \n\nTrump is a child constantly seeking attention. \n\nHe’s a god damn celebrity. He looks to create chaos for the hell of it because it’s “socially stimulating”. He can’t see that being president is more than “playing president”. He wants the admiration of his constituents. The power and prestige of the office and as far as he’s concerned the people who didn’t vote for him can go to hell.\n\nSTOP defending this piece of shit. \n\nPshh HAH HA!! You gonna talk about Bill and sexual acts...and you got Trump. \n\nYOU ARE SPECIAL BREED OF STUPID! GO TO HELL",
"https://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW",
"I have always supported the candidates who promise hope and change. I am happy with my choices. My political affiliations don't negate the rest of my opinions or experiences. It's pretty sad to see people like you, who are still throwing a temper tantrum a year after a democratic election and cannot bear the thought of having a civil conversation with a Trump supporter. It shouldn't be controversial to support a sitting president. And, no matter what mean names you dream up, I'm not going to let bullies like you silence me. Hope you get some help! ",
"Also alienating our allies, making us look weak and unintelligent to the entire world, put our citizens at risk everyday by fighting with the leader of North Korea like a teenaged girl, stripping away consumer protection so his wall street friends can make more money, stripping away environmental protections, appointing his own children with no political experience to White House positions, literally not giving a fuck about his own constituents who didn't vote for him, celebrating anti-intellectualism and anti-science sentiments, intentionally creating more racial tensions, appointing people with conflicts of interest to important positions, etc etc.",
"That would be the saddest checklist",
"[What?](http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/09/politics/melania-trump-white-house-move/index.html)",
"Not sure the ability to cross arms and hold hands at the same time is necessary for presidency ",
"What policy is that that he's doubling down on it? The temporary travel ban? \n\nObama had a 6 month travel ban against Iraq in 2011, does that mean he also hates Muslims?",
"Truly the mark of a great leader. I'm sorry that I'm mad that our president is an immature douche?",
"Yeah but you’re not the president. They do this handshake every time they meet, he didn’t have to be so confused by the whole thing. It’s happened every previous 30 summits...",
"Trumps dementia is so bad already ",
"The hand on the far right looks the most awkward",
"*Laughs in France*",
"Nah, I’m sick of biting my tongue to spare their delicate little feelings. \n\n If you support this proven con man, you’re an idiot and/or asshole, so wise up or fuck you. ",
"I wonder if he uses voice-to-text and that is how he talks? ",
"What a crybaby haha. Who knew trumps boys were such weak, frail little pussies ahhahaha",
"Nothing cringier than a Trump supporter referencing 1984. You should read that book again if you approve of anythinf Trump is doing",
"Why the fuck does this have upvotes? The crossing hands is the thing they fucking do for the photos. He fucked it up. Period.",
"That's John Oliver saying the joke...",
"It's not. That's what cults look like.",
"Also alienating our allies, making us look weak and unintelligent to the entire world, put our citizens at risk everyday by fighting with the leader of North Korea like a teenaged girl, stripping away consumer protection so his wall street friends can make more money, stripping away environmental protections, appointing his own children with no political experience to White House positions, literally not giving a fuck about his own constituents who didn't vote for him, celebrating anti-intellectualism and anti-science sentiments, intentionally creating more racial tensions, appointing people with conflicts of interest to important positions, etc etc.\n\nETA: I can't believe I forgot the big one, but he clearly is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and can't construct full sentences. And he's a bully to anyone who doesn't kiss his ass. He's a terrible example to children who should be able to idolize our president & is actively making our planet a worse place for those children.",
"We have a psyopathic egomaniac hell bent on handing this country to the oligarchy. THere is no such thing as \"mindless Trump hate\". It's just a coping mechanism to help us deal with the fact that democracy has entirely failed.",
"Don’t bother with u/neurogasm_ . This guy is a hypocritical racist piece of shit. It has become my hobby to follow him and ensure that people see who he truly is.and tries to act tough and talk shit but if you talk back he literally cries and has a mental breakdown and then will report you to mods of whatever subreddit he has decided to act tough on that day. And he proudly admits that he runs to the mods like the pussy he is. \n\nIt’s hilarious how weak minded fools like him will talk so much trash but when you look deeper he is just a very emotional snowflake. Don’t respond to him or he will report you because he can’t handle criticism. He can only dish it out but is way too sensitive to take it. Shows the level of character he has. Typical Antifa. ",
"give him a break. He's just confused because it's not a pussy.",
"Well, it takes *some* intelligence to understand how stupid you are.",
"You know this exactly what Trump wants to happen? This is just a goofy moment you could snap of any state leader. By this shit hiting the front page the opposition just seems fanatic and crazy after anything to discredit Trump. so even those who arent into the Trump camp will say\" wait these people are crazy\" and maybe go towards Trump. You are all playing his game.",
"He's a bafoon who says all the right things",
"No but he wasn't really trying that time, so doesn't count.",
"That...isn't helpful for giving examples. Did it result in anything changing? How did it change any of the votes or the outcome? If she hadn't been involved in donating to the DNC, how would anything be different?",
"ah, you just suck his dick recreationally then?\n\n>ahahhahhahaha 😆😘\n\nImitation is the sincerest form of flattery 😘",
"For example, George W Bush?",
"Don’t bother with u/neurogasm_ . This guy is a hypocritical racist piece of shit. It has become my hobby to follow him and ensure that people see who he truly is.and tries to act tough and talk shit but if you talk back he literally cries and has a mental breakdown and then will report you to mods of whatever subreddit he has decided to act tough on that day. And he proudly admits that he runs to the mods like the pussy he is. \n\nIt’s hilarious how weak minded fools like him will talk so much trash but when you look deeper he is just a very emotional snowflake. Don’t respond to him or he will report you because he can’t handle criticism. He can only dish it out but is way too sensitive to take it. Shows the level of character he has. Typical Antifa. ",
"Are you implying Donald Trump isn't responsible for countless deaths in the Middle East? Are you insane? ",
"Possibly the only thing he remembers from the 57 briefings in the weeks preceding. ",
"Trump is a corrupt, fucking idiot.",
"He sounds like a teenage girl.",
"Because we have the gall to expect poise and composure from the leader of our country",
"Dude could not find his limo right infront of him. I have door knobs more clever than the president. ",
"You just can't stay away from me XD",
"MUST \n\nPROTECT \n\nDADDY ",
"Deluded buffoonery would be endearing compared to what I wake up to every morning. It's a daily battle between talking with my wife and living in ignorant bliss. ",
"I'm always impressed by how he seems to remain standing upright, despite not having a spine.",
"It makes him feel vulnerable. It’s harder for him to jerk people around by their hands like that. ",
">Trump focused his campaign on the issues of fair trade, eliminating the national debt, **and achieving universal healthcare** as outlined in the campaign companion piece The America We Deserve, released in January 2000.",
"Well, long before Donald Trump, the U.S. had these:\n\n* Megachurches and televangelists. I had trouble believing that shit was real when I first watched it on TV.\n* Superstition, gurus, alternative medicine\n* Religion taking over education (the \"Intelligent Design\" debate had me facepalming for a while), Chastity replacing sex ed, etc.\n* Exacerbated racism and xenophobia.\n* Reality shows focused on drama.\n* News stations so strongly tied to a political agenda that I had trouble believing those were for real. I mean, [look at this shit.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUeybwTMeWo)\n* Political correctness, \"safe spaces\", extreme feminism\n* Megacorporations with huge legal and PR teams than research. We can name agrobusiness, oil companies, big pharma increasing the price of insulin by 1000%, and so on.\n* An anti-intellectual mindset, with auction shows on Discovery Channel, aliens on the History Channel, reality shows on the learning channel, although I'll concede this has less than two decades happening. But any respect for the scientific community is now lost.\n* A ridiculous bipartisan system rigged to maintain the status quo. Why do people talk of swing states, red states, blue states? It's not normal, people!\n\nDonald Trump is only the logical consequence of this. Sooner or later, it was going to happen. The U.S. has become an idiocracy.",
"Where are you morons coming from? It's a traditional photo for the event. ",
"Is this the adeadhead I know from PK and PM?",
"There are enough transition frames to clearly see people changing. I love your cherry picking. You say i refuse to show something, I only found one other relevant image. Neckbeards of so fucking annoying",
"Trump, the only president that has to defend being a president after almost a year of being president",
"Do you mean credible? \n\nBirds of a feather...",
"To be fair, that situation would be pretty fucking confusion. But, I'm also sure the president should know what to do",
"I keep saying for the rest of the Trump term, they should only report real news. ",
"No, you're all being idiots.",
"Yeah, no it's called being a responsible citizen and disliking the people who are actively destroying our country.",
"[Trump](https://i.imgur.com/nHTPZNB.jpg?1) has never gone out of his way to assure us he's not a cheeto. He must be secure in his color.",
"he could at least made it difficult to change, strike some deals with the reps, maybe add the thing to a bill or something like all other presidents do. you can't expect me to believe that out of all the presidents obama was the only one that couldn't do something like that ",
"Lmfao bitch please, these aren't little children who voted for him, they are grown ass adults. No amount of reasoning will ever get through to this shitty cult of personality and the cultural divide is way too large. Time for the \"party of personal responsibility\" to take responsibility for the trash they elected. \n\nSorry if I'm not being PC enough for you, thought they liked that sort of thing. There's nothing of value to be had by debating Trump cultists at this point. Why should I be kind to a group of people who have nothing but vitriol for the other side, fuck outta here. Fuck Trump supporters.",
"SUPER IMPORTANT, guys. \n\nSurely this is the end of Drumpf.",
"> ASEAN is marked by consensus driven agreements and zero criticism of each other. Very different from the EU\n\n[Literally the only way a law can be passed in the EU is by exhaustive consensus.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8126000/8126903.stm) What the fuck are you talking about?",
"Yup. ",
"> You can't say a single thing he actually contributed to it's passing or drafting but you're willing to give him all the credit.\n\nI'm not giving him all the credit. As I've said multiple times, I'm saying he is responsible for it. I don't think there is a marking for who contributed which lines, ideas, and edits, so I just don't know what parts, if any, the President contributed. I know he has responsibility for the bill because he signed the bill, advocated for it, and came from his party.\n\nAs I've said elsewhere in this thread, imagine things with the tax bill work out poorly. Everyone's taxes go up, the stock market craters because of it, billionaires get even richer, etcetera. Suppose, in this grim future, someone says \"Fucking Trump screwed us with his tax plan!\" Will you be replying with an \"Actually, Trump had very little to do with his tax plan\" or will you be nodding along?\n\nIf you think Trump bears responsibility for the bad things he does, you should think he gets the credit for the good things too.\n\n>And you've admitted you can't point a single thing he did that would make it \"His plan\"\n\nI've clearly stated why I think it is \"his plan\" in this comment. I don't know how to tell which parts of a bill come from which people, nor do I think it is even possible to accurately do that. Perhaps you could show me by pointing out which parts of Obamacare Obama authored or suggested or whatever.",
"After snowflake, will you bring the word soyboy in the conversation ?",
"Stop trying to normalize Trump's insanity. Shame on you. ",
"Yeah metaphorical symbols of unity are fucking dumb, give me that good shit like short jokes about the ease of nuclear war.",
"> Okay, Shitdick13.\n\nHahah I LOVE it when people reference my username. It means that you've thought of NOTHING else to say, at all xD",
"Don't forget, it is the powerful side, the side that has already won, that decides if it wants truth and reconciliation, or to continue to hate.\n\nWinning happens first, not reconciliation.",
"I think this guy's just trolling.",
"Thanks that helps a lot. I knew there wasn't a way to make it possible as a \"handshake\" but it helps to see how it's done.",
"You are ridiculously delusional. ",
"LEAVE TRUMP ALONE!!!!",
"Wow kudos to the person who managed to punctuate all that",
"fuck you, everyone in this pic is messing up",
"We have a psycopath as president. Let us have this. ",
"OMG HE MADE ONE MISTAKE CRUCIFY HIM!!! \n\n/s\n\n\nWhy are you people the biggest sore losers on the planet?\n\nThe more dumb shit that nobody else gets mad about, the more reasons you give logical thinking people to like the new president. Keep it up!",
"Are you the world's strongest man?",
"Good to see Rich Uncle Mal from Aus figured it out ",
"What are you talking about? He's doing it from 0:17 onwards.",
"Looks like the kid in class that copies your test but accidentally also writes your name on his paper too",
"What did the bot ever do to you?",
"video of this?",
"Of course he's a stable genius. Un-matched in manure shoveling ability.",
"I never in my life would have thought that I would find myself genuinely missing Dubya and Cheney in office so much, but... Holy hell, at least Dubya's idiot moments were innocent and strangely charming. Every time Trump has one it's just word diarrhea and the ice caps melt a little bit more to try and hasten the end of humanity.",
"Cross your arms and hold hands. It's not hard. ",
"Hold up snowflakes. Time to scream at the sky again... ",
"Just here for the butthurt Trump fanboys.",
"To be fair, disinclined though I am, this is a fucking stupid situation. ",
"In all actuality, love him or hate him he does have a pretty DAMN impressive resume. Way more than the majority of us can ever claim. ",
"To be fair, I also wouldn't want to hold hands with Duterte.",
"I didn't even look at your profile, I just assumed from your rhetoric that you're a regular at r/politics and follow the same conspiracy theorists.\n\nI suppose I was right",
"This will haunt my dreams forever. ",
"Propaganda countering propaganda coming directly from the head of state's twitter feed, yeah",
"See that comment I can laugh at. \n",
"incredible. This guy destroys every single standard of a normal person every single tweet.",
"She didn't do that, though.\n\nThis myth needs to die. There is evidence that the DNC *preferred* her - endorsements, et al - but that's what it means to be the goddamn \"establishment\" candidate. There is no evidence whatsoever that she or the DNC did a damn thing to influence a single solitary vote. \n\nShe beat Bernie because she simply had far more support among the Democratic base, period. ",
"Looks like he's wearing snow pants",
"lol \"creditable\"\n\nMeanwhile your crowd doesn't realize that sexes (biological) and genders (social) are different things. ",
"stress. stress from being a Russian asset",
"Obama was definitely above that, that's why he got a Nobel Peace Prize, despite bombing 7 different nations at the time of accepting it. Then later authorizing a bomb to be dropped on another Nobel Peace Prize winner, Doctor's Without Borders, leading to the deaths of 22 innocent medical staffers.\n\nGeorge W Bush only started a war that lead to the deaths of an estimated 1,200,000 people, that's nothing compared to Trump lowering taxes for the middle class.\n\nBut hey, he's a piece of shit right, especially compared to the first 15 presidents who owned slaves.",
"He is like really genius.Compared to him you are nothing ^/s",
"A successful businessman who a can't even read a balance sheet.",
"”it” by meaning the act of being an obsessive cunt who has nothing better to do with his wretched life, than to cherry pick the President everyday life in order to make him look bad.",
"To be fair all he had to do is cross his arms and hold hands with the person next to him. It's not as hard as people are trying to make it. \n\nhttp://c8.alamy.com/comp/E5YR8R/us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-poses-in-an-asean-handshake-with-E5YR8R.jpg",
"I'm pretty sure Hope Hicks rolls back the fat with a broomstick, suppresses a gag and thinks of the future book deal.",
"No. Just stop pretending that Trump is the problem. The state of education in the U.S., and the sheer number of supporters he has are the real problems. He's just a caricature of any blathering idiot that they would have followed anyway, but there are plenty of senile old men in every country. They don't get in positions of power. \n\nAt some point you have to stop thinking that you can have a reasonable, polite discourse with the fools. They're actively alienating your country while you naively reach out. *You* don't need truth and reconciliation. You need reconciliation, and they need truth. They don't want it. You can and should consider educating the next generation, but the majority of his voters are either too dumb to understand, or too self-centered to care.",
"Are you ignorant, or a liar?\n\nBecause that's not what they said. \n\nThey were arguing that the case should be thrown out because it was baseless. Their argument was \"We had no legal obligation to have a fair primary. We *did* have a fair primary, but we don't *have* to.\" Which is a very different thing.\n\nDo you want me to pull the quote up from the lawyer where he explicitly argues that they didn't rig the primary? ",
"Then he should be easy to beat in 2020. Good luck. Lol",
"Happy cake day",
"You're a very condescending individual with a rather high horse. Looking at your history, you don't offer anything at all, you just demean and offend. You act smug and belittle opposition. You bring nothing to the table, you just criticize. To no effect it seems. I can only imagine you're /r/iamverysmart poster child irl. It screams insecurity. You have no ground to stand on, so I'm not meeting you head on. I defended my position and you couldn't help yourself with old negative habits rather than engage. This is your domain to feel power, I can see it, you likely control very little else in your life. When are you ever a positive person? How many people distance themselves from you for exactly that? \n\nPeople would rather be correct than polite, remember that, it will serve you well.\n\nI hope you find peace man. ",
"And once you hit that point it doesn't mean you stop working as a CEO. Your job functions and priorities shift to other areas, but it does not mean you just sit back and start rolling in the dough.",
"I'm sorry, I don't speak cuck. Can you try that again? Maybe come upstairs and bring your tendies with you for the dishwasher?",
"O.o.O:D",
">Trump focused his campaign on the issues of fair trade, eliminating the national debt, and **achieving universal healthcare** as outlined in the campaign companion piece.\n\nUh huh, sure.",
"May the cross hand wanking commence ",
"A good example of this is Jeff garlin on curb your enthusiasm. He’s a fat guy but he wears suits that fit him and it makes such a big difference if you compare that to how trump wears his suits",
"I have the wrong person then, I don't know my foreign leaders. Pause it 29, person far left, Trump's right. May be Dmitry Medvedev?",
"🍅 ",
"Didn't he support of the child rapist running for office in Alabama?",
"All I'm saying is that out of the the six people there, Trump's one out of two who got it wrong.",
"It's literally not hard. It's weird how people will attribute motivations to people just because you'rew rong. \n\nhttp://c8.alamy.com/comp/E5YR8R/us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-poses-in-an-asean-handshake-with-E5YR8R.jpg",
"Troll account?\n\n",
"It looks like you misunderstood. \n\nOnly commenter 1 says anything about kids, and it's just an observation about where you might see a similar photo. \n\nCommenter 2 gives context to the specific gesture in the photo (which is the only reason Asia is mentioned in this comment chain) and 3 implies context isn't relevant to whether what the presidents do is funny or not. \n\nCommenter 4 disagrees with 3, basically saying that because a group of people might do something, it can't be funny (wtf?). \n\nCommenter 5 wants to know why 4 might think weird handshakes are a norm (the actual norm shown by the photo in question is that heads of state make silly poses in photo-ops, which is shared by all cultures/countries). \n\nCommenter 6 has the opposite opinion to 4, and at this point his comment had nothing to do with handshakes, photos, or Asia. \n\nAlso, nobody in these 6 comments actually criticized anything related to the OP or comment 1 or 2 (however, 6 criticized 4 for criticizing 3). There is also no indication that anyone missed anyone else's point since they made a simple opinion chain.",
"Logic. \n\nhttp://c8.alamy.com/comp/E5YR8R/us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-poses-in-an-asean-handshake-with-E5YR8R.jpg",
"So how about people who can’t figure out chip readers? They drove a big metal machine at high speeds to get to the chip reader. Are they qualified to do that?",
"But it's starting to seem more and more reasonable as time passes.",
"He's both.",
"How the fuck is showing the final photo \"cherry picking\" you retard lmao.",
"Here’s an actual quote from trump. Does this sound like an intelligent person to you?\n\n“but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me—it would have been so easy, and it’s not as important as these lives are (nuclear is powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago; he would explain the power of what's going to happen and he was right—who would have thought?), but when you look at what's going on with the four prisoners—now it used to be three, now it’s four—but when it was three and even now, I would have said it's all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don't, they haven’t figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it’s gonna take them about another 150 years—but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us.”",
"Petty is presidential now.",
"Such an ill-fitting suit",
"Its like being in a bar with someone on a 2 day coke bender. Unreal. ",
"Wrong! Sad! Baby!",
"Hey Beavis hehe you said you fancy limp wristed redditors.",
"He even shakes hands with the grace and dignity of one fit to lead.\n\nuge respect for the guy, uuuuuge respect",
"That’s literally exactly what r/Politics is too.",
"Then why the fuck did Americans vote a mentally challenged idiot into presidency. ",
"Lol I like the thought that if you have your left arm over your right arm, or vice versa, all of a sudden a different hand would be attached.",
"This is like, very smart. I am so impressed. I am so jealous of his ability to be a stable genius! Believe me.",
"Not at all, that's part of the position as Commander and Chief. But all that means is that none of them were good people, and Trump isn't unique for \"being a bad person\"",
"Ok Komrade.",
"How old are you ?",
"There is a difference between *responsible for* and **His plan**. The second implies a significant hand in designing how it works.\n\nI'll grant you responsible. He signed it. He gets to share blame when it blows up adding trillions to the deficit and actually costs the middle class *more* over the next few years. He gets to share some credit for the temporary upward tick we've got going.\n\nHowever you'll note this started with trying to credit trump personally for boons to the economy, as if it was all his 'stable genius.' It isn't. All he's done is sign a paper. He's *contributed* near nothing.",
"Do you have any link or anything to back that up? \n\nI'm not saying it never happened, I'm quite sure it did! I'd just like to read more about this. I've always wanted to believe that he wasn't always such an idiot, I wanted to believe he used to be a pretty smart guy and something happened in the interim to make him the way he is today. If that's not the case, I guess things are even more dire than I thought.",
"I mean, I guess if he had been a third party candidate in 2016, I would have voted for him. ",
"Especially since the guys on either side of him have thier arm crossed differently. One has right over left and the other is left over right.",
"Maybe not a genius, but Medvedev does look relatively stable there.",
"https://www.gq.com/story/donald-trump-twitter-account-crazy-long-ties",
"Holy shit I actually thought that was satire. What a fucking time we live in.",
"He honestly might not remember from his mental illness.\n\nI wonder if they have rides in this fantasy land our glorious leader lives in?",
"I meant the style in how they use it, its non-binding and a patron system. I didn't really elaborate. Foot in mouth, egg on face. I'll take the L.",
"Not proud to defend Trump but there's actually doing better than the got in white. Since the guy to the right of Trump extended his right hand to Trump, Trump most shake with his right. And the guy on his left is screwed up because of someone else not in the right pattern. ",
"HEZ an IDIOT.",
"Maybe he dictates?",
"Poor Melanie, she was promised from Donnie that it would all be over on that night. Literally none of them, barring Bannon, expected to win the Presidency. ",
"I object to the term \"rigged\" because there isn't any evidence of anything being changed. If Hillary hadn't donated to the DNC, nothing would have been different in how the primaries played out or the outcome that happened. You've given no evidence or examples on anything that did change because of her donations. ",
"Ok, this might sound crazy but I’ve always been taught to shake hands with right hand only, as a sign of respect, never the left. And maybe President Trump was taught the same thing? Dunno though",
"It doesn't take a genius to realize the guy in the white was too far away for Trump to do a cross shake like everyone else. ",
"I, for one, think that the government should have very little impact on the daily lives of people in the country.",
"Ok cool but why are they doing this",
"I think he wrote it as a joke, but lets not pretend there is some sort of 4D chess going on. It's because he doesn't realize the impact of his position and his statements on twitter. He doesn't realize that as the POTUS his statements carry a tremendous amount of weight and he no longer has the luxury of fucking around. \n\nTLDR; its not 4D-chess, it's [this](http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/738/025/db0.jpg).",
"What about the person two spots (our) left from Donald?",
"That’s a man who hasn’t exercised in decades. ",
"This one is my favorite:\n\nhttps://i.ytimg.com/vi/QtLYJXLIHBg/hqdefault.jpg",
"I like to not race someone to the bottom.",
"You should learn how to spell before you spend any more time on the internet. Next time, try *not* dropping out of high school.",
">The stock market being up as a whole isn't a selfish measure. Neither is the fact that most people will pay less in taxes.\n\nI’m not saying that simply acknowledging something like the stock market is a selfish measure. The issue is when it’s used as a justification for **why** people like the OP I was responding to, think Trump is actually doing a good job. My point is, it’s a very tunnel-vision way of looking at a bigger picture. Most people getting a small tax break is nothing if they’re already struggling to live. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table.”",
"... Is he making a \"making fun of Asians\" face there? He's squinting his eyes and showing lots of top tooth. That's so wrong. ",
"He is doing it the wrongest. There is no way to accomplish this with trying to do it with arms not at least crossed. ",
"As some have pointed out this may not be the best example since you see others in the pic confused about the hand shake but it doesn’t help that Trump looks like an idiot in every single picture taken of him. His body language and facial expressions just always look like that of a moron attempting to look confident ",
"No he didn't have a ban, he had a 6 month processing freeze for refugees, not the blanket ban like Trump wanted. \n\nYou don't think it's needlessly hateful to stir up hatred against Muslims by accusing thousands of them of celebrating in New Jersey? This is the man you want in charge of something so delicate and important? \n\n\"Donald J Trump is calling for a total and complete ban of Muslims entering the United States until we can figure out what's going on\" ",
"Are you fucking kidding me? We have a fucking egotistical tyranical psychopath running our country. If we had any sense we'd be marching in the street demanding he step down. People make few lighthearted jabs at him and people like you lose their damn minds. It's insanity. ",
"With so much money, youd think he would wear better fitting suits",
"What are you talking about? You know, a lot of people are concerned about bots. But I'm going to tell you, we don't just have bots, we have the best bots. Incredible bots. ",
"His hands really are kind of small. ",
"I’m aware. But in the video Trump says “which is where they take it out and clean it,” which is what people were saying he said ",
"There is no way it was a fair primary. I remember the DNC convention, where they announced the official candidate. It was a madhouse, because Bernie had so much support. \n\nhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-2IRffDSboo ",
"> the more reason you give logical thinking people a reason to like the new president\n\nLol",
"And it's written, it wasn't him fumbling for words after being asked a question, he sat down and took time to write it. That is how he wanted it to be said.",
"Our prime minister (Tony Abbott) once said that coal was the future!",
"Conservative media spin: Picture of Trump showing how great America is by playing by his own rules.",
"Stable genius that’s doing better than OP. \n\nIf you hate him, it’s still true. If you love him, it’s still true. If you have better things to do in life, it’s still true. But enjoy your fake internet point thingies. \n\n(Grabs popcorn) \n\nLalalala downvote and it’s still true.",
"wow! What a worthwhile comment.",
"It's almost like people just find things to complain about and mock to cope with the fact that we have a psycopath as president.",
"So you’d rather things escalate to a full blown civil rift, and possibly mass violence?\n\nYou sound just as ridiculous as a Trump supporter here. ",
"What book? Interested to read ",
"http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/13/politics/trump-asean-handshake/index.html\n\nThat is the video, if you watch it pretty much everyone got it wrong at the start because the instructions were vague and he immediately corrected himself ",
"It's their trademark handshake. They all agree to do it every year. I don't know why.",
"> I hate when that girl in HR comes up with things like that\n\n\"Guys.....Let's get into groups for some team building exercises\"",
"Why does he do this to us ",
"No, he’s saying, “this is the most retarded shit I’ve ever seen”. ",
"And killing the Nazis was as bad as Nazis killing the Jews. What a fucking joke.",
"To be fair, that really is the stupidest and most awkward thing to do at a photo op. These are supposed to be the most powerful and intelligent people in the world. If some stupid photographer proposed doing this, I feel like someone on the stage should have the gumption to say, \"No, that's a terrible idea, shut up and sit down and fuck off.\"\n\nIt seems designed to make everyone look stupid. And of course, mission accomplished!",
"I just...",
"It isnt about not liking him, it is about preemptively striking before he kills millions of people. \nHave a good day sir, you aren't worth talking to.",
"Trump is an unhinged lunatic at levels that the last two weren't. Bush comes close, but at least he didn't accuse thousands of Muslims of celebrating 9/11 in New Jersey \n\nDid start that whole Iraq war though ",
"Nope, it's tradition",
"Hilarious!",
"No, I want you to hear what I want to whisper to you.",
"Wrong! Sad! Baby!",
"Stop being so brainwashed and echo chambered and realize that it's better to try to understand someone's actions than to immediately dismiss them. If you truly think this man is insane I think you're the one that needs help. It's incredible that anything said that's against Reddit's black and white, thinly veiled, regressive values is shamed.\n\nFuck you, fuck this sub",
"Honestly this only makes sense if every other person crosses there arms.. ",
"I like how everybody is hating on Trump and the way he speaks and not talking about what he has actually done with his time in office. I’m ok with Trump hate, but I don’t like people blindly disliking him without even a discussion of his pros and cons.",
"[La la la la-la](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46VOfkwqS3g)",
"\n>What’s funnier is how awful the OTHER candidate must have been for him to win. \n\nA 25 year smear campaign can do that.",
"Seriously? all he has to do is swap hands and grab Duerte's hands. It's just a photo-op for crying out loud, not rocket science. I hardly think that this is either the time or the place to begin a debate about handshake aesthetics where Donald Trump is concerned. It's been well established that he has [trouble with ordinary handshakes](http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/02/14/trump-awkward-handshakes-moos-erin-pkg.cnn), so something like this must seem like a lot of effort for a stable genius like him. ",
"[another great one by Liberation] (https://i.imgur.com/drFVvfU_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium) ",
"Gg",
"He did though.",
"I would watch that match. ",
"If the whole point is to not shake hands, why even touch each other at all? Why not just stand side by side without touching? Seems way easier if not shaking hands is the whole purpose.",
"Someone made a T Shirt for that.",
"Shhh. There's only one country in this world, and that's Murica! ",
"I can only wonder what is going through the mind of people who downvote a comment like this.",
"The far left guy is not crossing his hands.\n\nHe's clasping with his left hand.",
"Lmfao",
"That's literally the exact same thing as Trump's travel ban. It's a 6 month hold on processing travel of individuals traveling from the nations included on that list to the US.\n\n",
"K. take a look at the guy in the far left of the picture... Arms not crossed...",
"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078TYTS2G",
"Isnt Gary Busey always laughing? But not in a good way",
">I can cherry pick a picture of Obama that would make him look like a terrorist.\n\nGo for it.",
"?",
"And it looks stupid as hell because it only works if every other person *doesn't* cross their arms. ",
"The guy on the left is doing the same as trump, so, looks like it doesn't matter too much.",
"Tendies are more of the 4chan stereotype than reddit - we're more fedoras, bacon-narwhals, and armchair detectives.",
" Want to down vote this in a very positive fashion. ",
"> That’s like a lot of the rules and regulations you people have in the mines\n\nThat's the worst bit.",
"Lol, about what I expected. Yeah, I'm sure there's *no one* in the WH who can brief Trump on foreign customs, not a soul. How am I supposed to distinguish real criticism from drivel like that? ",
"Hey OP, actually look at the fucking picture, the guy who can't work out what to do is the dude next time him trying to give the wrong hand to the dude next to him. Your criticism of Trump makes you look like the idiot.",
"I just don't like that empty talk about Trump being worst, nazi etc. So I throw meaningless opinion, hoping they'll see their hipocrisy and, instead running in their echo chambers, dare to face their beliefs and talk. Sadly, that happens rarely.\n\n\nI don't know much about Nixon. I've been taught that Reagan was a good president, and never got interested enough to check the topic more. I barely remember Bush, and I've got no interest enough to gather more informations. Keep in mind I am not American, and US history is not one of my hobbies - but current politics is, so I speak about it. I'm willing to learn if you have something interesting to say about these three being worse.",
"It was a perfect storm of week contenders in the Republican primaries and disunited Democrats, aided by shit-stirring media who loved Trumps soundbites, imho.",
">there is nothing the liberal side of the coin would do to help it either because of corruption. \n\nHistory would disagree with you as FDR was elected 4 times due to very liberal policies, policies that completely turned the country around. I’m not saying Hillary was the answer, but there are plenty of [nationalistic leaning progressives](https://justicedemocrats.com/) that are not corrupt, and they’re gaining ground and winning.",
"Not true.\n\n[How it's actually done](https://imgur.com/a/v26wI)\n\n\nShhhhh! Your idiocy is leaking.",
"Cheers for breaking the chain dick\n",
"You could still easily do that by just spreading your arms rather than cross cross them.",
"What a colossal moron. ",
"Saying something mean about someone definitely is worse than starting a war that resulted in the deaths of 1.2 million people.\n\n",
"Well I'd say that's getting it a lot more right than not even crossing your hands.",
"Yep that's Medvedev. There's another shot where he gave it a go, but there wasn't enough arm length left so he compromised.\n\nKinda like how his security services compromised Trump with the pee tape. ;-)",
"Honestly, it makes me wonder if The_Donald cult is correct about him being an 84th dimension chess player. That series of tweets is so absurd and unprofessional that I can't think of any logical reason he would tweet it.\n\nOutside of him being senile that is.",
"That's a good attitude, but when someone touts themselves as a \"stable genius\", with all evidence pointing to the contrary, what do you expect to happen?",
"It really is different from person to person. My grandmother survived eight years with alzheimers and practically behaved like a vegetable for the last five years. While my girlfriends grandfather died just within a year of being diagnosed and then became considerably bad fast. Either way, if Trump has alzheimers, we should experience a sharp downfall in his memory and speech pattern even more in the coming year.",
"Article I read had its published date updated for edits, either way it's half a year, and Republicans would have crucified Obama if his 3rd wife hadn't moved in. Stop trying to disregard the point for a small irrelevant technicality.",
"Am I blind or is he doing it right? ",
"Trump's last statement where he has \"Sloppy Steve\" looking for a job, he sounded to me just like a small-time crime boss talking about an ousted \"soldier\" who got what he deserved.\n\nThis man may be a billionaire but proves the saying that money does not buy class as indeed he has proven numerous times.\nWhat a small neurosis laden mind that seeks grandeur by belittling others.\nDare I ? Sad....",
"Picked the wrong day to quit sniff’n MAGA",
"His energy storage is about equivalent to putting copper pennies into a potato with lemon juice. ",
"I didn't say anything about the specific comment he replied to. But to say that these comment sections are \"treasure troves\" of \"reality\" is pretty damn ignorant, don't you think?",
"Just look at that suit, he's a millionaire and I have better looking suits then him.",
"They are posing for a photo, that's the traditional pose for the event. Why are people so fucking confused about this? It's so goddamn simple a child would have no issue figuring this out.",
"I'm sure /r/pics would appreciate good pictures of the president. Got any?",
"when was this? I wonder if there is a video.",
"https://i.imgur.com/wyqnQN9.jpg",
"And yet the person one to the left is doing the same thing. ",
"As with everything surrounding Trump, the truth is usually more ridiculous than anything anyone could come up with. No need for Photoshop.",
"\"Saying something mean about someone\" =/= needlessly saying hateful things about an entire group of people lol ",
"Yeah we're literally living in a fascist hellhole right now, the stock market has crashed, ISIS is invading, millions are losing their jobs, illegals are coming in the hundreds of thousands and raping me daily.\n\n>It's gone exactly as we expected\n\nSounds like you expected the country to be doing great because that's what we have. Stop whining about his personality and appreciate the work he's doing. ",
">How is standing with your hand over your heart for the national anthem in school a norm? Do the average people in other countries do this?",
"\"Gina\"",
"It's almost as if Paris Hilton was President lol",
"ASEAN apparently stands for the Association of South East Asian Nations",
">\tHow am I supposed to distinguish real criticism from drivel like that?\n\nI’d tell you to use your brain, but that would obviously be a waste of my time. \n\nBegone, troll. ",
"there are none so they cant",
"Yeah, these comments are fucking stupid. No idea who is upvoting this garbage. ",
"To be fair he's wearing a bullet proof vest under his suit. Try crossing your arms like that while being pulled from both sides with a kevlar plate digging into your arms. I imagine it's pretty painful. ",
"Also guy on the left, just outside the image, is doing the same thing",
"I love how people read stuff like this and just assume he's not trolling you.",
"You give him too much credit! ",
"> ah, you just suck his dick recreationally then?\n\nAs opposed to professionally, like you?\n\n> Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery 😘\n\nYou're doing a pretty good imitation of Trump's speech patterns. 😘",
"That picture isn't even correct. Your suppose to have all the arms crossed the same way. Either left over right or right over left. \n But it's probably hard to get everyone on the same terms when you have multiple languages in the room. Translation takes time and mistakes are often made. They should have just had an assistant walk down the line and arrange everyone one at a time.",
"I have to agree, decades of Fox News brainwashing and Republican education standards aren't going go away overnight. These voters are usually part of rural communities where praising Democratic policies is going to get you ostracized, and praising the harm Reagan did to the country is the norm",
"Whether or not the Bernie supporters at the convention *thought* it was unfair does not actually mean it *was*. At that point, the hardcore Bernie or bust crowd was buying ridiculous conspiracy theory after ridiculous conspiracy theory, from Seth Rich to believing that WiFi routers were \"white noise\" machines designed to prevent people from hearing them cheer for Bernie.\n\nI agree that Bernie's diehard supporters were loud. That doesn't make them right.\n\nThere is no evidence that Clinton enjoyed preferential treatment beyond what a normal \"establishment\" candidate would get. The votes were fair and square.\n\nBernie lost, it wasn't close, Clinton barely tried. Period. ",
"She might be a better choice ",
"How’d he mess it up the other people did ",
"No, Trump wanted a blanket ban, not a visa freeze. I.e. Green Card holders and current visa holders were banned, not new applicants. \n\nNice dodge of all the other points lol. Also what new policy has he developed? It's been more than 6 months since January ",
"who the fuck shakes hands like that anyways. Trump is a businessman and a mans man. why the fuck would he have participated in that before. im happy hes not some fuckin loser who happily knew how to do that like they do it all the time thats some pussy shit",
"H E Y G U Y S I H A T E T R U M P G I V E M E K A R M A",
"Ad hominem.",
"Relative to past Presidents he is for sure. How do you increase the debt by most in history (with a tax increase) and have the slowest recovery in history. ",
"I’ve got a soft spot for Malcom after he tore shreds off Walleed Ali on the project. Fuck I hate that show ",
"Motherfucing Christ....your president tweets more in 12 hours than I do in a year.",
"Obvious troll is obvious. Lol",
"Hey look Reddit, Trump The Very Stable Genius.shook hands like an actual human when everyone is going cross armed ! Let's try to be sarcastic assholes about this!",
"Trump is right. They need to alternate the crossing of arms. The person (with blue suit and glasses) on the right is messing it up. ",
"Reading these comments have led me to believe 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' is not just a myth.",
"Shhh - you’re ruining this attempt to make Trump look bad.",
"The worst dictator",
"So that's a no.",
"stock market all time high, north korea communication, protest in Pakistan US is now backing, coverage of the war we are in, DACA deal, ending chain migration, the Two Hilary Clinton investigations, The Trump Russia Investigation, Tax reform bill that passed.\n\nAnd this is the \"News\" we get on the front page of Reddit??\n\nThis Anti-trump liberal media is really getting out of hand at this point...\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vckz6EAn30Y\n\nBONUS: Idiotic CNN commercial that tries to convince people they cant think for themselves, and that they need CNN to tell them the difference between an apple and a banana.\n\nB-R-A-I-N-W-A-S-H-E-D\n\n\n",
"Still smarter than that idiot Obozo\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/7ojpo7/tale_of_two_economies/?st=JC42J1DF&sh=5ba58a51\n\nwho cares about results when you have propaganda pictures for retarded demoderps",
"Whoever is on the edge of the photo far left is making the same mistake. ",
"You'd think they'd be happy with a picture where Trump isn't the biggest cunt on stage.",
"Believe what you want to believe, I have no dog in this fight.",
"to every retard in this thread, trump is the one not messing it up, you can clearly see this if you look two spots to his right to see the other person doing it like him. good try fake news",
"Ikr! Everyone gets so triggered when he does something. Imagine what we could achieve if we focused all that energy into something constructive",
"Trump is a dumbass but I think OP is the real dumbass here. ",
"Jesus Christ. What a fucking idiot.",
"Not *nearly* as often. I have my issues with the sub but they don't outright ban people for supporting Trump whereas TD bans people for simply disagreeing. Literally zero conversation that isn't masturbatory Trump support. I don't think I've ever seen that sort of blind adoration for a president.",
"Or you could just be obviously racist right after the first black president.",
"Idiot**.**",
"His hands are fucking small.",
"I love how people still don’t realize this guy is joking. He has literally tens of millions of people believing him. But instead of accepting he might be slightly joking, it’s better to call him dumb instead.",
"Holy fuck, Reddit is stupid. Lol. ",
"I guess it is metaphorical. I would hope nobody is shooting each other. But you are right though.",
"Massive tie, though.",
"> you aren't worth talking to.\n\nGo sing with the choir.",
"> Its a significant gesture of unity.\n\nIs it really when we know it's bullshit? I mean, why do we have to pretend? we are all adults here.",
"If he's trolling, that's even worse. He's the president for God's sake, not some angsty 15 year old who sits behind a keyboard laughing at his own tweets. ",
"yea isn't she the one ruining her country with millions of refugees",
"Fuck you ya Cunt",
"Someone did the math on this https://www.scribd.com/doc/228831637/Optimal-Tip-to-Tip-Efficiency",
"you doing ok?",
"So good at trolling it’s actually amazing ",
"\"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?\"\n\n-Bluto Blutarsky",
"The KGB works for Putin, not Trump.",
"It hit 20k plus after Trump was elected. People like you were saying this when the DOW was 10k. And they picked the lowest point in the past X years to show the potential gains. And they pretended he would’ve received his inheritance long before he received it. And they ignored Trump spends like a leaky faucet on jets and gold plated toilets. It’s probably the weakest talking point on Trump, it’s so easy to deconstruct and I thought facts mattered.",
">Sometimes I wish I knew less of some shit going on.\n\nTell me about it, my alcohol intake has probably doubled in the last year in large part just trying to drive the shit this stupid bastard says out of my head.",
"I understand it's a tradition, but people holding left hands with right hands at that angle feels weird, hence us having difficulty understanding how you are supposed to do it.\n\nEdit: I say that it's a weird handshake and that it's hard to understand how to do it by Trump's photo and I get down voted?",
">There is a difference between responsible for and His plan. The second implies a significant hand in designing how it works.\n\nA dog bites you while we are walking down the sidewalk. \"That's *his* dog\" I say pointing to the owner. Do you answer with \"No, no, no, saying something belongs to someone is implying they had a significant hand in designing how it works\" or do you understand my meaning that the owner is responsible for the dog?\n\nI understand your position is that you don't think Trump has earned any accolades for the economy doing well. I hope you understand my point, that if you would blame Trump for things going poorly, then you must credit him for things going well. \n\nTrump may be dumb and not understand things, but that doesn't absolve him of responsibility. If he signs something and sends into war with Iran, for example, I won't be saying \"Well, he's just signing things that he doesn't understand\" because I hold Trump responsible for what he does, good and bad. The economy is up and taxes are headed down for most people. Those two things are good and Trump is responsible, to the extent that we would be angry at Trump if the two facts were reversed, and we can be angry at him for other things he does that he probably doesn't understand.",
"Oh let me correct that then.\n\nSaying hateful things about an entire group of people is definitely worse than starting a war that resulted in the deaths of 1.2 million people, even when that war lead to the destabilization of a region known for extreme brutality and disregard for human life.\n",
"Is it better to slow jerk to them like everyone in t_d does? Asking for a friend.",
"He honestly might have forgotten about that, who knows. Despite his claims to having \"one of the greatest memories of all time\" he seems to have considerable memory problems.",
"That is really not pleasant in any sense.",
"It's a joke meant to rile people like you up, can't you see he's been doing that for a while now.",
"That is a really wide tie.",
"They probably don't know who anyone else is",
"I'm not disregarding the point. I regarded your point, which was wrong. It wasn't \"like a year\". I was right in that it was several months later, after the kid's school year. You then accuse me of spreading lies, when you were the misinformed one spouting BS, bud.\nWhat does it matter anyway? What exactly is your problem with whether the first lady lives in the White House or not?",
"Yep I’m not sure Bernie could have beat Trump but it would have been a much more interesting race. Two “outsiders” in a way. Unfortunately the dems rigged it for Clinton and screwed themselves over (which I honestly didn’t think would happen). Was hoping to see a shakeup for 2020 but I don’t think so. I think Trump mostly won because of how he didn’t give a fuck about what the media thought of him or what anyone thought of him for that matter, and a lot of people seemed to respect that, even if what he said was ridiculous.",
">As opposed to professionally, like you?\n\nfuck my check musta got lost in the mail.\n\n>You're doing a pretty good imitation of Trump's speech patterns\n\n👌☝️👐\n",
"This photo 100% sums up why I am so impressed whenever he does or says anything right.",
"Good to see Malcolm Turnbull doing his best to match Donald",
"This is literally the only defense offered by Trump supporters and that is fuckin' hilarious. ",
"Because they hate Obama and the 'liberals' who are going to take their guns away, take their jobs in the coal industry, abort babies and let terrorists into the country. These people literally believe this. So they voted for the guy that promised the opposite of those things, and called all criticism of their savior \"fake news.\" And a media that existed specifically to pander to these \"alternate facts\" (aka FOX) allowed them to do this.",
">So that's a no.\n\nNo you can't stay away from me?",
"First, you shifted the goal post. I said \"people in these countries\". You're talking about comparing countries' norms to other countries' norms.\n\nSecond, I 100% believe standing with your hand over your heart for the **pledge of allegiance** to be fucking silly and possibly harmful.",
"I'm just going to point this out.... by crossing your arms and trying to grab the hand of the person next to you... who is also crossing their arms.... your hands are backwards of one another, making it NOT WORK.\n\nSo Trump may look \"stupid\" here... however he's realized that what's going on is idiotic. Look at the guys on the right... that's not how you handshake.\n\nEdit - I'm not defending Trump... just merely pointing out that what the others are doing is moronic. ",
"And he never won the popular vote for an election for office. \n\n*Primaries don’t directly lead to office*\n*Lost popular vote for presidency*\n\nHe also never had a boss or manager if you think about it. Wonder how that performance review would have looked...",
"I think making fun of him creates further division, where people with opposing viewpoints on him can't have discussions without it turning into a shouting match. This did happen during Obama's presidency, but I think it's gotten much worse under Trump. Also, personally, I think Trump supporters (Or rather, Conservatives who voted Trump) were much more tolerant towards Obama than the Left is of Trump, barring anything either of them have said. Case in point, how many riots were there when Obama won the election, vs how many when Trump won?\n\nEven if people don't openly show any support for Trump, if they don't attack him in some way they're automatically assumed to be his supporter and any chance of civil conversation is lost.\n\nFurthermore, when it comes time to vote again, I think the nonstop jokes, insults and otherwise negative coverage of him could turn a lot of people who are \"middle of the road\" away from voting Democrat, simply because they're tired of hearing so much crap about him. Plus it seems like their entire platform is solely based on \"Hate Trump.\" If they took the time to reflect and think of how to make themselves look better instead of making Trump look worse, they may actually gain back support.\n\nAlso,\n>you conservatives want to kill free speech.\n\nAntifa isn't a conservative group. For being people who claim to be \"anti-fascist\" it sure seems like they're extremely driven to silence any opposing (Conservative) views. People who made fun of or criticized Obama were at risk of losing their jobs, but people who openly rag on Trump are praised. When a republican says something a Democrat doesn't like or agree with, they're accused of being sexist, bigoted, racist, homophobic, etc. That's a pretty effective way to kill free speech.",
"TIL funding terrorism is intelligent ",
"\"Uhh, that did not happen\"",
"LOL been up too long. thanks",
"> He colluded with a hostile foreign government to trick morons like you into voting for him.\n\nYou've just shown us who's the real moron here. :D",
"Are you talking about the same video u/darthid posted? It sounded like he called in to talk about the event (9/11) and when they asked about trump tower (whether it was damaged) he mentioned, as an aside, how it was now the tallest building again. Kind of a weird out of place comment, but it was very brief and not the main point of his call. \n\nThe rest of your comment I totally agree with. I've seen him a lot over the years and he's gotten progressively worse. I dunno if it's something like dementia or just progressive narcissistic personality disorder. People with that disorder don't always start out completely insane, they can start out relatively normal, or at least able to somewhat hide their feelings and thoughts, and progressively become more and more unhinged. I could especially see that being the case with someone like Trump who has tons of yes-men around and always gets his way. ",
"It seems everyone gets this wrong.\n\nDunning-Kruger does not say actual and perceived intelligence/talent are negatively correlated (what the comment you replied to claims). It says they are positively correlated but at the “wrong” rate. Untalented people tend to overestimate their talent, and talented people tend to underestimate theirs, but the more talented you are, the more talented you think you are (in the average case).",
"Shut up, dude. Your ruining a bunch of people's opportunity to say, \"Murica\" today.",
"Objectively speaking if Trump keeps the economy roaring, Dems can cry all they want but Trump will go down like Bill Clinton, mostly remembered fondly despite the blind rage of Republicans at the time.",
"This is a reddit post...",
"His Twitter crybaby feed and sham Presidency (most firings and resignations ever) show he is anything but a stable genius. ",
"Yeah, we dislike him for more than his unbelievably embarrassing behavior. What pros? What has he actually done?",
"Define \"daily lives\"",
"> Stop acting like it goes both ways. If the stock market went down, people would blame whatever made the stock market go down.\n\nbut when market is up up up it's anyone but not trump right?\n\ni'm tired of discussion about it, if you think obama did it - it's fine sleep well",
"Literally if this same kind of activity was mentioned in a post about people being forced to do this at work, the top 20 comments would be about other kind of 'silly' things they had to do at work as a teambuilding exercise with a billion upvotes each and comments agreeing with them.",
"I know you are but what am I?",
"People are making fun of his image because that's all he really cares about. He'll just ignore any rational and logical arguments against his beliefs and prejudices, so might as well actually hit him where it hurts; right in the ego.",
"Probably the dumbest thing I've read so far this year. Where did I say we should escalate to a civil war lmfao? I'm not gonna absolve Trump supporters for voting in an absolute idiot, especially considering they'll continue to vote for him or any other schmuck the Republican party shits out. Idc about Trump supporters, and there is no valuable dialogue to be had. I'd rather focus on energizing the Democratic party and winning every race possible",
"Malcolm fucking it harder than the nbn",
"Cause he's petty.",
"Lol you're telling us you expected the market to rise a historic 6000 points, unemployment to be as low as it is (especially within the black communities), and the monumental rise of big businesses (even abroad) confidence in our country? You're telling me you saw this historic tax bill that promotes economic growth in ways even the pro economic strategists are raving about? All of this, you expected within the first year. Incredible. Bro, open your eyes and watch with an objective eye. Unsubscribe from the closed minded liberal nonsensical philosophy that hides from inconvenient truths and masks itself in false morality and false dichotomies. There's a reason this man is in office - the silent majority is quite a bit more intelligent than you people give credit.",
"I like Trump but this made me chuckle. Upvoted. ",
"Cheeto Benito!",
"Not do what? I live in Seattle and once expressed my disappointment that both candidates for mayor were democrats and probably further left than Hillary, and got more than 100 downvotes, in subreddit like those I just have to delete when I realize people are mad. Downvotes aren't meant for someone you disagree with, it's meant for posts that don't contribute to discussion.",
"He’s awkward with the right and doesn’t understand the left. ",
"Wait is that true ",
"I think you don't understand the point of wearing \"baggy clothing\". We still look overweight, but at least people *and us* will focus on it less than if we were in a shirt.",
"The people on the far right and far left of this photo are fucking up too. Lmao",
"Well why cross the arms, especially with 2 smurfs on your sides?\n\n",
"> Most people getting a small tax break is nothing if they’re already struggling to live. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table.”\n\nPresumably it's better than not getting a small tax break though.\n\nI don't know if Trump is doing, on the whole, a good job or not. It's too complicated, and difficult to compare the good and bad things. Plus, we haven't really seen Trump's policies in action - that'll start happening this year and the next. That'll clarify the effects of his policies.\n\nMy point is that if someone observes good things (lower taxes, stronger stock market) about Trump's presidency, it's wrong to criticize them.",
"Forget about the guy in the picture who had innocent people gunned down in his streets. And don't pay any attention to the fact that this handshake wouldn't work if you actually tried it..\n\nFocus on bullying the guy who understands it doesn't work. Bully him. ",
"Surprised any amount of fabric can cover that much bullshit. ",
"Mocking someone isn't limited to literally the worst things they've ever done. If someone does stupid shit all the time, they'll be mocked all the time.",
"So conflicted. I want to watch it but I don't like 3 of the things you mentioned (I do like strips deservedly being torn off though).",
"Yeah the fact that he used \"like\" in the middle of a sentence he had time to TYPE OUT is crazy ",
"Wow, I forgot about that. \nHe is completely off the rails. \nThe fucking president of the United States talks like a mentally challenged 5th grader whose dad beats and or ignores him. It's staggering.\n",
"I like how the fat Jewish stole your headline too\n\n",
"This is desperation at it's purest. ",
"\"The left can't meme\"\n\nProceeds to say this",
"He's a troll you tards. You fall for it every damn time.",
"Nah na na na!!! Nah na na na!!! Hey hey hey!!!! [GOD DAMN IT FEELS SOS GoOD!!!!](https://youtu.be/hdeRnuo8KBE?t=52s)",
"A president isn't allowed to have a sense of humor? I think he has a very dry sense of humor, but he has one. I think it makes him more human so maybe that's why people have a problem with it.",
"This is fucking stupid and you know it. Timing is everything. Perhaps the President of the US was the last to join? ",
"He's doing a fantastic job crippling critics... it's time to abandon the 4D chess theory. ",
"Donna Brazille, the former head of the DNC, confirmed she got preferential treatment. \n\nhttps://legalinsurrection.com/2017/11/dnc-hillary-collusion-bombshell-ignored-by-major-networks/\n\nhttps://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/02/clinton-brazile-hacks-2016-215774\n\n\nLeaked emails also confirm that she was receiving preferential treatment from the media. \n\nhttp://observer.com/2016/11/new-dnc-emails-expose-more-dnc-media-clinton-campaign-collusion/\n\nShe also seems to have violated campaign finance laws: \nhttps://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/dnc-leak-clinton-team-deflected-state-cash-concerns-226191\nhttps://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/25/fec-complaint-accuses-clinton-dnc-violations/\nhttps://www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/politics/fusion-gps-clinton-campaign/index.html\nhttps://news.vice.com/article/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-victory-fund-dnc-campaign-finance-rules\n\n",
"Lol, you dipshit. The FBI has Trump Jr's emails. Trump Jr admitted to it on TV. Trump admitted to obstruction of justice by saying he fired Comey because he wouldn't drop this whole \"Russer\" thing. You guys are blind and dumb as fuck. It would be hilarious if it wasn't so pathetically sad. ",
"Shhhh this is reddit. It's cool to bash people you don't agree with. ",
"Wanna take a look at [this](http://www.macrotrends.net/1358/dow-jones-industrial-average-last-10-years) graph and show me where the \"big turnaround\" happened?",
"It's not a lie, he just doesn't remember it. Not because of Alzheimer's or anything, he just has *very* selective memory.",
"Please don't tell me that's real...",
"Trump Tweet, 6:53 a.m.: FIRE THE NUKES\n\nTrump Tweet, 6:56 a.m.: Never mind fired the nukes already with Melania's help",
"Wow, it's 2018 and there are still people out there who don't recognize Oompa-Loompas as people. Come on man, after all they have gone through being exploited by Big Candy they deserve better than that. ",
"classic leftist attack. bash the president for something then when presented with evidence to the contrary the personal attacks start.",
"YOU DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ME AS AN ENEMY. ",
"The only other point you've had is mentioning the New Jersey thing in every single post, despite me saying that I agreed with you on it being something dumb he said. Would you like me to repeat that five more times so it catches up to your post count about it?\n\nIt's a 6 month temporary freeze on travel from nations that were identified as threats to the security of the nation, in 2016 by the Obama administration's Department of Homeland Security. The only thing Trump is doing differently is acting upon the intelligence gathered by them.",
"I think you misunderstood the 1st comment, he didn't literally mean it came from children just that it was similar to how we make kids do stupid things to force them to at least pretend to get along.",
"RemindMe! Three years",
"This literally reminds me of when Lois Griffin was running for mayor and she was talking to the undecided voters.",
"Both. Literally losing your mind must be terrible and confusing. Suddenly you don't know things you knew, you don't feel like you felt. You're alive but lost and no one can help you get found again. \n\nThen your family has to deal with you. \n\nIf he really has dementia, I feel sorry for him and I wish he didn't. Even if he was a dick in his younger years, like in the video.. He could defend himself by making sense. ",
"the South shall rise again? Go build a time machine and save your beloved Confederacy scrub.",
"So what’s your alternative here? If you’ve given up on any constructive dialogue, what other recourse do you have? Violence? Civil war? Because they’re obviously not going to back down. Is that really what you want?\n\nThe end of apartheid marked the end of racial oppression that dwarfs anything happening in America today. And it didn’t end in a bloodbath, miraculously. You know why? Because people like Mandela let go of their hate — a hate far more personal and righteous than anything you could muster for a Trump supporter. ",
"At least until it isn't black anymore",
"Yeah, that's pretty much their last resort. Trump can do absolutely anything and it will be considered trolling. ",
"I guess when you get to his level you're allowed to choose comfort over the media's fashion standards.",
"Yeah. They agreed to let Barron finish the school year before moving. Such monsters... ",
"I'm not sure what you mean by giving off a better vibe. A flat-chested woman would get treated better by many were she to get implants. If that's the kind of thing you mean by vibe, then it is shallow. If you mean the person feels confident and positive because of what they're wearing, then that's different. I don't feel better when I wear a suit, though. I just feel less comfortable which means my vibes won't be more positive. ",
"If he lies about petty shit, why is anyone surprised when he's caught lying about more significant shit. ",
"The same look my dog gives me when im bangin' it out with the ol' lady.",
"Thanks. I hate when people say this without considering just how much government affects or aids their everyday lives in very non partisan ways, with roadways being a giant one. ",
"Just because stupid people disagree with reality doesn't make reality subjective.",
"trump literally said 'where they take it out and clean it'. \n\nit must be tiring for you people to be constantly trying to ignore mental retardation of this scale, but god damn is it funny to watch.",
"He bragged about being a stable genius like an ass (this is douchey regardless of who you are unless you’re really just that dumb and don’t realize that) while claiming he won the first campaign he did to become president when he ran in 2000, continued to rant about Hillary like a buffoon (she’s irrelevant and no one cares about her anymore), claimed he had the highest IQ in the past. \n\nHe is far more than worthy of ridicule. \n\nAlso you understand absolutely nothing about financials markets if you think Trump is the driving force of the rally. Lol",
"it wasn't his 'first' try",
"Covfefe is one hell of a goddamn typo. ",
"I kind of like it. Gives me that warm fuzzy feeling inside",
"Pretty much. He’s also allowed to choose to tackiness over general professionalism.",
">\tmaking fun of his appearance and mannerisms needlessly spreads hate.\n\nGood think Trump never makes fun of people for superficial things or encourages hate and anger.",
"He nutted out of a 250 million dollar penis and was placed into the position of 'president' of his father's empire right after he graduated from his legacy admissions earned joke undergrad degree with absolutely zero industry experience.",
"Or perhaps he's just a fucking moron. ",
"He's not wrong. I've often taken issue with people implying he's a moron ( as opposed to someone who just says moronic things ) because no idiot could become a billionaire or the POTUS let alone both.\n\nEven starting with millions, go look at how many millionaires have not become billionaires\n\nThe man clearly has to be brilliant, if only in a couple of specific ways ",
"Theres no real black and white here, they literally have to put his name into the briefing documents so he doesnt lose interest in them, he has called direct quotes he made just months ago fake news, the guy is either an idiot or corrupt. Probably a bit of both",
"> Perhaps the President of the US was the last to join?\n\nhow is that an excuse?",
"Context? Or is the context that I am just not a stable genius and dont get this?",
"I bet he absolutely understands, but is banking on his supporters not understanding, and using that ignorance to push his agenda.",
"[it’s Ashley Blake!](https://goo.gl/images/eR2ZgJ) ",
"Also, being uncivil like that is not going to get me to support Bernie Sanders in 2020. Please be respectful when you try and convince someone that your side is right, otherwise people might think you're taking this personally.",
"Newsweek? More like News**weak**! TWOSCOOPSTWOGENDERSBUILDTHEWALLTENFEETHIGHERINFOWARSDOTCOMLOCKHERUPBILLCLINTONISARAPISTMAGA",
"Hey, I care",
"It doesn't matter what conspiracy theories Bernie supporters concocted. It's confirmed that Hillary received preferential treatment by the DNC, which is what everyone who claims the primaries were rigged is referring to.",
"Duterte is all natural",
"\n\nThe word \"Plan\" is pretty important to the phrase \"his plan\" and your strained metaphor ignores it. If you say \"His design\" \"his framework\" \"his idea\" you expect him to be more than a rubberstamp.\n\n\n> I hope you understand my point, that if you would blame Trump for things going poorly, then you must credit him for things going well.\n\nYes, I can agree with that. However my original assertion up the thread was that Trump himself had very little hand in it so far. Others were praising him for what is essentially coasting on how the economy was already behaving. The economy has been on an upward trend for 8 years. We were under Obama era budget till October. Trump signed *no* legislation effecting anything until December.\n\nTo claim Trump has had a significant influence on the economy is false. From here out, now that he's actually signed something? Sure. \n\nWe've had a brief stronger upward trend the past month. Economists resoundly denounced this bill though and are predicting significant setbacks down the line.\n",
"I’m just glad they could find ANYONES emails. ",
"I dunno. I think it has been topped by the very same man we’re talking about here. ",
">It's confirmed that Hillary received preferential treatment by the DNC, which is what everyone who claims the primaries were rigged is referring to.\n\nSuch as?",
"> I’ll take a quote from Republicans back in 2008 “if it means Obama fails, then I’m ok America failing.” \n\nI searched for that quote but came up empty. Got a source?",
"That slack-jawed look on his left.",
">Only commenter 1 says anything about kids\n\nThat's my point about the thread. You have people disagreeing about cultural norms in Asia, and the guy who started the thread implies that the picture looks like something kids would do (implied: *in the west*). Instead people somehow begin to understand disagreement as being an implication that this kind of hand-holding is a cultural norm in Asia, when that was never implied.",
"Because you're not embarassed of your idiocy nor idiocracy. No one cares about your brainwashing and pointless nationalism. Being ignorant is one thing, being proud of it is sickening.",
"OR FOCUS ON THE GOOD THINGS HE HAS DONE (IF ANY) CONSIDERING HES YOUR PRESIDENT FOR 3 MORE YEARS.",
"But you can see a patern there: they (almost) all sum up to he is an asshole, very little political action (and north korea CAN'T attack, that's why he picks on them)",
"Haha",
"Donald Trump has never once managed a large publicly traded company. \n\nHe wouldn't last 1 month in a major publicly trading company before majority shareholders laugh his ass off out of the board room.",
"There was no evidence presented for anything, that was just a mindless rant. Trump supporters have no idea what the word evidence even means. Every time I have ever asked a Trump supporter for evidence they never respond because they all know they are a bunch of trolls. There is ample evidence of Trump being a moron no matter how much he denies it. Now go back to sitting in your moms basement acting like a mighty troll on the internet.",
"Relax snowflake.",
"Good job showing him being the only one doing it right, and amazed at the fuckery going on with the guy in white. \n\nYou fucking idiots are the reason he's in power, hope you're proud!",
"To be fair, they always had that untapped potential ",
"seems like you do. look at the picture. literally everyone in there is doing something wrong if you think trump is. ",
"I see how you get bored with words. All of your replies have nothing to do with the topic at hand.",
"There aren't many accomplishments a 19 year old can point to with real value, but I'm not bereft. I'm obviously hamstrung by the fact that if I point out how you're wrong, you'll dismiss it as typical verysmart behaviour. So I won't. Thanks for the psychological profile, obviously when your sole source is someone's Reddit history, it's going to be just a bit thin, but your conviction in it is really something else. Thanks for the compassion. \n\nFor what it's worth, when you comb through someone else's history for pointers, whatever follows is likely projection and conceit. ",
"Presidential assassin for hire is the joke. Fuck the confederates ",
"Saudi Arabia is not a hotbed of terrorism. Even the Obama administration didn't think so. The countries on the list were Obama's choices. ",
"You should check out The_Donald and their obsession with Hillary Clinton. ",
"Sick of the establishment. Believed Trump would actually drain the swamp and that he was a blue collar worker that worked his way up to where he is now. They saw Trump as fearless enough to take on the whole system. It also helped to be pitted against such a disliked candidate who represented the establishment. \"The choices are like choosing a bullet to the head or to be poisoned.\" -Lindsey Graham. The Russia propaganda didn't hurt either. ",
"He can't cross his arms because the guy to his right crossed differently than the guy to his left. He can still shake hands just not crossed like the others.",
"Sad for us. No idea why that monster in the White House would deserve sympathy. ",
"I shoot you three times because I feared for my life.",
"Just like Hillary had a 99% chance of winning. ",
"If he had just typed: \"I am, like, really smart.\" and left it at that, then I would have considered that evidence in his favour. ",
"Why did you name the leader of the arab world?",
"got 'em",
"looks like a lame attempt to be cool during an E3 showcase",
"correction,\n\nsuits look shit on people who don't know how to pick out a proper suit, and people retarded enough to think that exercising will literally kill them.",
"What has he done, besides failing to pass legislation and succeeding in passing bad legislation?",
"and a diaper",
"I don't even like trump that much and I don't even blame him for not being down with this dumb \"photo opp\" idea.",
"Hah! It's to not mess up his overdone pancake makeup! He is the vainest person. He probably thinks this song is about him.",
"Besides which, there are different levels of abilities and types of intelligence. Some one may be very intelligent and good at business and politics, but they may not have high physical abilities. Another person may be very smart at sports and sports strategies, but may not do well in math.",
"His daddy had a 250 million dollar NYC really Estate empire that doesn't even account for modern inflation. He inherited that empire. If Donald simply invested all his father's assets into the S&P and let it sit, he would be a wealthier man today.",
"How do you look at this picture and believe he doesn't have a learning disability? This looks like some shit Brownies im the Girl Scouts has to do and his dumb ass *still* doesn't get it",
"> Donna Brazille, the former head of the DNC, confirmed she got preferential treatment.\n\nDonna Brazile is full of shit, and her \"evidence\" was an agreement that did not take effect until after Clinton won the nomination, and even then only had to do with fundraising apparatuses, which *don't affect the primary* since it's all for the general election. \n\n>Leaked emails also confirm that she was receiving preferential treatment from the media.\n\nStraight up bullshit. She got the most negative coverage of any candidate. During the actual Democratic primaries, Bernie's media coverage was downright fawning. \n\nDid you actually read the Observer article you linked? It has nothing to do with the Democratic primary. \n\n>She also seems to have violated campaign finance laws: \n\nAgain, this is about the Fusion GPS dossier. And the Hillary Victory Fund was for the general election, not the primary.\n\nWhat else you got? I can debunk your shit all day.",
"NOBODY KNEW IT COULD BE THIS COMPLICATED... NOBODY!!!",
"I say participating in the primaries is running for president. 2016 wasn't the first time he did that. ",
"Can you give me a brother joke?",
"Isn't it 60+ million people tho? 60 fucking million adults.",
"Totally true. GQ did a makeover where they put him in a properly fitted suit and also fixed his hair and removed his bronzer. He actually looks like a normal human being. \n\nhttps://www.gq.com/story/donald-trump-presidential-makeover",
"I think I need therapy now.",
"He’s a fat guy trying desperately to not look fat. Pants are very high to hide the muffin top, and the tie is super long to compensate. And then a big huge jacket so make it look like he has big shoulders so that his shape is less of a pear.\n\nThe Trumps have always been gaudy, tacky people. They’re what happens when you give trailer trash a hundred million dollars. Ivanka is the only one with any sense of elegance and class to her, but other than appearance, she’s got the same trashy stink the rest of them do. \n\nThese people are basically the Bluth family but in real life, and with real power. ",
"Turnbull wasn’t meant to cross his arms. It’s meant to alternate.",
"The voters didn’t change, he changed voter bases. He was a Dem before the Dems but a black guy in office. ",
"I feel like I need to read that paper... ",
"Oh noes! He followed an ally's traditional custom and bowed to the emperor! Treasonous!\n\n[Meanwhile...](https://goo.gl/images/1T29AD)",
"I think you get a minute or two after posting to edit stealthily.",
"Isn't this not Trump's fault? If he would cross his arms then he would be shaking the wrong hands of the people next to him. ",
"My portfolio has sky rocketed since Trump took over. Our economy has never been better and now tax cuts are on the way. Oh yes I am so embarrassed, like totally embarrassed. Thanks for the feels",
"Could we get a dad joke relating to this post? Plzzzzzz",
"If you wear literally any suit for 5+ hours of sitting and walking around it will look rumpled LOL",
"even worse! he got it wrong in the actual photo http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/trump-asia-asean-handshake-8-ap-jt-171113_11x6_992.jpg",
"They're croasing arms so the right hand shakes the left hand which is stupid. Do it like trump and you shake hands normally.",
"Do you think Kim Kardashian is qualified to be president? She's just as good of a self promoter as Trump.",
"Haha I don't say that to push Donald up. I say that because Donald is the fuck up of the family. His sister is a federal judge and Donald is a loser.",
">He was trolling\n\nhttps://i.imgur.com/2Ij8qOL.png",
"CEOs work hard yes. CEOs aren't the ones with the capital. They are the top employee. And you shout at people that they have no idea how business works lol.\n\nAnd Trump was never a CEO. Fucking idiot...",
"So brave",
"So you *do* honestly think there's no one capable of advising the president on foreign customs in the WH? Why lie to yourself like that, what planet do you live on? Go ahead call me some more names, that'll surprise me.",
"Gore won the election, butterfly ballots were the reason blue counties in Florida went red.\n\nTrump vs Hillary shouldn’t have been close at all, the never Hillary crowd shouldn’t have been a thing when they knew what the alternative was in trump.\n\nIgnorant voters are still better than apathetic ones, 90 million eligible voters just decided it wasn’t worth their time but are probably among the crowd of “trump is hitler” which is pointless since they gave up their voice.\n\nHillary lost every swing state by 1% and there is probably at least a million liberals that didn’t vote in every single one of those states, especially Florida.",
"I am quite certain people just scroll through the comments until they find one that says what they want to hear (read) so they can smugly agree with it.\n\nSure, people sometimes reach too much when criticizing this (or any) US president.\n\nBut 13.8 seconds in google would have told you all you need to know about this handshake. And it's as simple as cross arms and hold hands.",
"Imagine if you were in a job interview and they asked what your greatest strength was and you answered \"mental stability\".\n\nThere's no way you're getting that job.",
"He doesn't have the posture of someone wearing a vest. He's a blob.",
"Man let's just forget about Trump for a minute. The U.S. Presidency Is a popularity contest. It has nothing to do with intelligence. Obama is a smart guy buy that's not why he was President. Before that polls showed that George Bush won the presidency at least in part because people would rather have a beer with him than Al Gore.",
"To be fair to Trump, the men on each side of him are doing the handshake opposite ways. One right over left, one left over right. For this shit to work smoothly everybody should do the shake one way or the other.",
"If he swapped hands he would be holding the back of the guys hand or his hand would be twisted around. You cant shake two right or left hands. Anyways you can see the guy all the way to the left doesn't have his arms crossed.",
"You say\n>theres no real black and white here\n\nThen proceeded to simplify the issue into as black and white as possible.\n\n>the guy is either an idiot or corrupt\n\nThat is litterally the least abstract, black and white thinking you can have...?!",
"I don't care",
"Why wouldn't you just post the quote? You're the one trying to build a counter-argument. No one's gonna do your job for you and no one's continuing this thread when you haven't given them a reason to.",
"My dad is 81 and still completely with it, just a little slow physically. Of course he has a PhD from MIT and was a tenured professor at a decent school.\n\nHe really keeps up with current events and technology.\n\nIt comes down to use it or lose it unless the dice come up dementia/alzheimer's.\n\n\n",
"Look at the guy on the far left - he isn't doing it correctly either. This is just centered on Trump to make him look stupid (not that much is needed to make him look stupid)",
"> I know reddit is a far right-wing website \n\nOutside of TheDonald, it really doesn't seem to be though?",
"Hahahhaa why the fuck did this ever happen a 2nd time? Not to mention 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th LOL. ",
"I don't think the secret service can legally let him walk out without one",
"I'm 90% sure they meant it doesn't matter to him.",
"I was actually just discussing this with a friend, and we agreed that the best thing to come of this presidency will be the fact that, in 15-20 years when this chapter of history gets written into history books, they’ll have no choice but to talk about all the memes that came to be as a result of trump, from the time he announced his intent to run through his presidential twitter ",
"Trump seems to be hesitating, but the guy in white is actually doing it correctly. If you can suss out the intended pattern it's the guy on the far right in the blue suit/orange tie who has royally fucked up.",
"> I know reddit is a far right-wing website\n\nThis is the dumbest post I have ever seen about Reddit.\n\nReddit is FAR FAR left by American standards and left by the world's.",
"He's trolling reactionaries. And you know what's perfect? The reactionaries are reacting, and hell is it funny to watch.\n\nFixing the economy AND shitting on feeble minded peoples sensibilities.\nDo you even realize how entertaining it is to watch all the whiners that don't contribute in any way to Americas success, lose their minds, and complain about his \"childishness\" or \"mental state\"?\n\nAnd what's absolutely amazing - is seeing all the people who JUST DON'T GET IT.\n\nHe's, like, totally genius! AHAHAHAHAHA.\n\nFrom Russia With Love.\n\nMaybe you guys need to get your voter ID laws straightened out, so the \"Russians\" can't meddle in your elections anymore. HAHAHA. Cough. Have a wonderful new year. \\^_____^",
"he literally admitted to obstruction in an interview, when he stated he fired comey 'for that investigation thing'.\n\nhe literally admitted to sexual assault when he was recorded saying 'i just grab them by the pussy' and that he forcibly kisses people and they won't do anything about it because he's famous.\n\nbut yeah no good try.",
"We'll always have some kind of excuse for that stuff. We seem to find plenty even when we have a more \"presidential\" POTUS.",
"I love-hate those episodes. I used to come up with my best ideas during those. Lately though I just have brief episodes with mostly depression in-between\n\n\nEdit: forgot to finish my post...",
"Oh yeah because Reddit hasn't been non stop anti Trump propaganda since the primaries right? lol",
"> He's operating on another level. \n\nA level far below competence or basic decency. ",
"Building up infrastructure is probably one of the most important things the government can do imo\n\nNow what should be included into the word infrastructure is for debatte and imo some form of base line internet connection quality should be included in it...but thats just my opinion",
"30 million? LOL! You realize that's like 10% of the entire US population, right?",
"Does Donald Trump wear boxers, or briefs?\n\nDepends",
"He lost money & Increased his own taxes. (he's gonna get killed by property taxes from his own tax reform bill.)",
"Well, he added a bunch of jobs and the Dow Jones has increased 36% since his election. But let's whine about tweets.\n\nhttp://money.cnn.com/2018/01/05/news/economy/december-2017-jobs-report/index.html\n\nhttp://money.cnn.com/2018/01/04/investing/dow-25000-stocks-wall-street/index.html",
"Trump will be remembered as the person who coined the phrase bigly and called nazis \"good people\" and that's probably still more than he deserves.",
"Yup. People in this thread are just as dumb as he is.",
"Because a large chunk of America is coming to crash on your couch",
"settle down, olbermann.",
"Filipino here, I'm mostly just relieved that in this one specific instance, Duterte somehow isn't the one fucking things up.",
"Ok...? What does that have to do with anything?",
"Is the guy on the left also tweeting to make sure everyone knows what a stable genius *he* is too?",
"The PM of Australia? Or are you making a jab at Trump who didn't actually do anything wrong in this pic? Imagine, instead of jumping to mock him, actually using your brain for a sec, to think about which hand works with which other hand. Then and only then will you realize you're an ideologue. ",
"Hard Brexxxit includes him too",
"Trump: But, I can't power-over-squeeze-manly-dominate-crush-finger-biggest-dick move with this move! ",
"If someone has been proven to be unequivocally stupid, how can any attempt to make them look dumb fail? By definition they are dumb, so whether or not the image provides new evidence of stupidity, they are nonetheless at that moment stupid.\n\nEnjoy the picture of your stupid-ass president and don’t worry about it, mate.",
"The man is quite clearly suffering from the onset of some sort of mental illness. Dementia, probably.\n\nEven if you don’t think he’s unfit for all the insane things he does, it’s clear that he needs to be removed from office because he’s mentally ill.",
"I don't see Putin behind him so I doubt he's bending over that much ",
"If you're not embarrassed you're not one of the \"normal folk\" I was referring to. \n\nI don't know how any human with an ounce of intelligence could read that train wreck of a tweet without cringing.",
"He was made president of his father's 250 million dollar empire right out of his legacy admitted joke undergrad with absolutely zero industry experience. \n\nYour timeline makes no sense. If Donald was inherited his father's buisness later in life than how was he able to take out 100 million dollar investment loans right out of college? \n\nYou think if I just handed you a couple of million dollars, you think investment banks will loan you 100 million?",
"Literally dozens of memes! \n\n",
"He's just confused because it's harder to pull people off balance in a handshake chain. ",
"Barack Obama was intelligent, charismatic, and qualified. Trump was none of those things, and won thanks to the fame that came from his money and crassness.",
"Good bot ",
"Usually people say they are good at something when they are shitty. \n\nExample guys that brag they have a big cock and fuck every girl silly for hours usually have a small penis and last your average of 60 seconds. \n\n",
"Dress Like Cedric the Entertainer, hes a big guy who always wears a sharp suit.",
"Yup, 8 years of nothing:\n\nhttp://whatthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com\n\nAnd if you want to know what Trump's plans are, it seems to be basically trying to undo those 8 years of \"nothing\" -- regardless of if it's bad for the country or not. Cuban relations, the TPP, the ACA, etc.",
"Watch out. Bask in all the genius.",
"Shows someone incapable of cooperation either threw inability or incapability ",
"Let's not kid ourselves, this could be pretty confusing if you couldn't speak the language of the person next to you to figure out how to properly do it so everyone's hands get involved...",
"Sure, but you'd take 20 seconds to Google the custom at one point during the 20 hours of travel to Asia for this express meeting. Or have a staffer competent enough to tell you.",
"Trump is actually doing the right thing. The guy on the extreme right should have his hands out to either side.\n\nFor this to work it requires every other person to cross their hands.",
"It's almost like the one who made the post didn't care about logic. It's almost like it's just mocking someone for being \"stupid\" while being a retard. ",
"A literary genius. ",
"You libs nitpick about everything don't you? ",
"What makes him running for those reasons and not with the expectation to win, as accounts are saying, is that it somewhat complicates the notion of collusion. If he's operating under the assumption that he is not going to win and was shocked on Election Night, reaching out to Russia to damage Hillary is not attempting to change the outcome of the election as he did not believe it was going to change the outcome.\n\nHere's my best guess at what happened if Trump was not trying to win:\n\n* Trump seeks self-promotion and his own news channel. He knows the biggest market is the Hillary outrage machine, so he runs against her, fully expecting to lose but becoming the face of the outrage machine that he can translate into a new Fox News.\n\n* Putin wants to eliminate US sanctions, throw western liberal democracy into disarray, and disgrace Hillary for her criticisms of Russian elections. He is also aware of the money laundering Trump has done for the Russians and the shadiness of people in his circle, the Michael Flynns and Paul Manaforts of the world. This not only puts him under their thumb, lest they release damaging information on him, but it also means that should he end up winning his decades of criminal activity will be discovered by the FBI, further tarnishing the American political system.\n\n* Russia offers Trump help in attacking Hillary. Trump accepts the offer - not as a way to increase his chances of winning (as he does not believe he is going to win) but as a source for fuel for the Hillary outrage machine. He doesn't have to care about how bad it looks because he's going to lose, and until very recently it was the norm not to investigate the loser lest you appear to be politicizing law enforcement.\n\n* Through a combination of Russian tactics and America being America, Trump wins. Everyone is scared because Trump no longer has the loser's aura to protect him from uncovering both the Russia collaboration and his previous criminal history that would be revealed when a Russia investigation went down the rabbit hole.\n\n* In a poor attempt to prevent people from investigating his finances, Trump warns people that investigating Russia better not involve looking into his finances. All the covering up that has gone on for the last year has been to prevent those looking for evidence that he sought Russia's help in winning the election from finding evidence of criminal financial activity in the process.",
"I could see that. I have one grandma quickly deteriorating from dementia and the other, who is about the same age, if not older, still lives independently and mows her own lawn. Their mental faculties are like night and day.",
"This is all going make a great (or very sad) movie someday....",
"I bet you're absolutely right on that ",
"its not really mindless if you legit have a dude with extreme mental difficulties as president, who can't go one day without making an arse out of your country.\n\nmindless would be calling for his impeachment because he wore a tan suit or ate dijon mustard. but when he's so mentally unstable he can't even string a coherent sentence together or restrain himself from attacking press at 3 in the morning than you have an unfit president.",
"Nobody keeps him around the teacher is a bitch and makes us play with him.",
"and how does that stop you from thinking: \"this is so weird\"?",
"What a dick.",
"Idiots....coming from you. That's rich. You 12 yr old Trump supporters are adorable. So edgy. ",
"Ok I'll bite, what parallels do you draw between what Trump is doing and 1984?",
">On my first try\n\nDidn’t he run for President in 2000?",
"Not mentioning the birtherism crap.",
"This picture shows all we need to know about Trump 🤡",
"Through.\n\nAnd you said incapable already. Incapable of being incapable?",
"How does not being embarrassed to be american show his idiocy exactly?",
"Case in point",
"Remember when Huffington Post decided that he was such a joke, they said they would only cover his campaign in the entertainment section? The guy keeps getting underrated and he keeps proving people wrong. Personally, I think I'd be a bit ashamed to think my candidate lost an election to \"an idiot.\"",
"Even better- why did the poor man spend his last dollar on yeast? He needed to raise some dough",
"Lmfao",
"That's what we're telling you:\n\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/21/the-amazing-story-of-donald-trumps-old-spokesman-john-barron-who-was-actually-donald-trump-himself/",
"Lmfao xD wow, im an idiot, i thought you meant the far left as in democrats... I feel silly",
"[He talks like us!](http://staging.snopes.com/app/uploads/2016/08/trump-family-portrait.jpg)",
"Talk-to-text to my knowledge doesn't punctuate unless you tell it to. He would have to say something like \"comma like comma\" to pull off that last tweet. It's more likely that Ivanka tweeted that for him.",
"> He also seems to think apartments are sealed off\n\nIf only. He'd suffocate. ",
"\"Oh\"",
"It's not what I *want*, it's what's logically going to happen. \nAnd it takes 2 to tango. You want negotiation? You want compromise? You want \"people like Mandela\" to let go of their hate? Maybe you can do that. *They* cannot, and they will not. Though I do admire your optimism.",
"But if he is raising dough, he shouldn't be selling all of his yeast. ",
"To be fair everyone else is over complicating it a bit and aren't consistent anyway.",
"Yes, I acknowledge that clothes have an impact on how others view you. So does physical attractiveness. The question is whether they should have an impact. \n\nThe impact can be changed, though, and I'm all for someone using an opportunity to help realize the change they want to see. That said, someone doing so should make a statement about why they're wearing what they are (i.e. comfort) rather than risk giving an impression of sloppiness in certain cases such as the presidency. ",
"Heroin dealers didn't just start handing out free samples, people got hooked on opioid pain pills due to overprescription and moved onto heroin. [Read this article](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/25/americas-opioid-crisis-how-prescription-drugs-sparked-a-national-trauma), you don't understand the issue.\n\nThe loss of America's soft power under Trump can't be overestimated. That alone dwarfs anything you can say about Obama.",
"Sorry I was imitating your usual reply techniques. You when I'm imitating you because I'll never actually answer any questions or cite valid sources to back up my nonsensical claims.",
"Wow, that's very, very well done. ",
"[Ummm, not really.](https://imgur.com/a/v26wI) ",
"Maybe someone commanding the world's most powerful military and managing the world's largest bureaucracy while having immense clout over world markets shouldn't be so used to sarcastic speech?\n\nJust saying.",
"someone needs to photoshop the other guys out and have like 10 of those trumps holding hands with each other.",
"Id say hes pretty smart for not doing that retarded handshake. He was probably thinking \"wtf are these people doing\"",
"..... This is just sad. ",
">First, three photos cherry-picked from google doesn't prove anything.\n\nI mean, there are hundreds, I just picked a couple. IDK, what to say, [here's another one?](http://www.muzivcesku.cz/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1428323691602_historyofsuitbydecadevert_0017_5305214442_8277965ba8_o.jpg) Should I just drop 100 links?\n\n>And suiting in the 90s was never \"baggy\" when properly fitted\n\nTrump's suits aren't from the 90s fashion, they're from mostly the 80s. Either way, both decades are known for their looser fit (baggy) suits compared to previous and subsequent decades, with the 80s being more so (in fact, the term \"power suit\" which is essentially a big, rigid suit comes from the 80s) than the 90s.\n\nTBH IDK how to really show anything without it being dismissed by you with a simple \"Just because some people wore it doesn't mean it was popular.\" Perhaps a Wikipedia article describing your average suit would work?\n\n>The 1980s saw a trend towards the simplification of the suit once again. The jacket became looser and the waistcoat was completely dispensed with . . . The waistline on the suit coat went down again in the 1980s to a position well below the waist.",
"Doesn’t need to add to mine. Subtracts from his high horse statement. ",
"If you need a stranger on the internet to explain to you why Trump is a ridiculous human being, any further explanation would be wasted breath at this point. ",
"This is why people make fun of liberals. Because of idiots like the one who made this post, and the eighty thousand plus who just smile and nod and upvote shit without even using their brain for half a fucking femtosecond. This is why that tangerine is in office. ",
"With a capital G",
"Pls don't insult the zapper. ",
"The only mindless one is the guy who dismisses criticism of a guy who is threatening the free world as \"mindless\". You want to see mindless hate look at the conservative burning effigies of Obama and calling him a Muslim lizard for a decade.\n\nhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-free-speech-libel-law-michael-wolff-fire-fury-mental-state-latest-a8145741.html",
"Karl Marx had an idea, that in being everything contains its inherent opposite by very definition. I have never seen a better example of that then when someone says \"I am very smart\". Its almost always a red flag that they are about as smart as a sack of potatoes. ",
"*none* of the Presidents did something like that. That's the point. You're just making shit up now. There's no way to ensure that a law is not simply repealed, as that would undermine democracy. Most Presidents don't go around intentionally undoing their predecessor's work, for good reason. \nAnd Obama was faced with an obstructionist congress, so their would be no reps that would/could strike a deal because their party would disallow it and tear them down.\n\nName me *one* example of a President somehow securing the safety of their bill after the end of their Presidential career?",
"What a handsome man our President is! WE LOVE YOU MISTER PRESIDENT. DONALD J. TRUMP!!! ",
"Sounds like the perfect storm for [groupthink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink) decision-making. ",
"This is so beautiful ",
"He is either extremely dumb, or the biggest troll anyone has ever seen and I really can't figure out which it is.",
"For this to work it goes, crossed arms, open arms, crossed arms, open arms. So the only person fucking up here is the dumb Aussie cunt.",
"While Malcolm is just being Malcolm",
"Like super duper unintelligent. ",
"No offense guys, but I've never known a fellow dude who has strong opinions about fucking hairspray. ",
"Should stop while you're ahead, you look like a loon.",
"Your sarcasm meter seems to be turned off.",
">you guys\n\nNow, exactly who're you talking about? Because you yourself are a bigot by wrapping a group of people into a single category, then assuming their gender? I bet you're a RePIGlican!\n\n",
"I don’t. That’s why it said it “looks like” so that the hands could be shaked like regular hand shakes.\n\nI actually have no idea wtf they are doing or why they are doing it and I don’t care.\n\nHave a great day!",
"a good fitting suit will look good on you all day. like trump, you clearly don't know how to dress properly.",
"i like when the interviewer is lamenting that one bedroom NYC apartments are unaffordable at $650 a month. I can’t get rent that cheap in New Britain, CT these days. ",
"> Every cry like this actually slowly pushes me to kind of like Trump a little more.\n\nIt's not just you. Millions of lefties have been working for free on the Trump 2020 campaign since Nov. 9 2016.",
"Mr. Trump made billions of dollars and beat all genius presidential candidates. So who's who?",
"It's almost like 99% != 100%\n\nIf it weren't for some voting irregularities in specific districts in certain states, the outcome would've been different (i.e. better).",
"Some say he transcribes Donald Trump quotes. All we know is, he's called Stig Abell",
"So I assume by making that statement, you must be a senior exec at a large company who's very experienced in business, and familiar with all of Trump's private holdings? Right? Actually, you're probably a liberal college student who has no idea how the world works, doesn't know shit about real life yet, and are making that statement because \"I hate Trump, he's dumb!\"\n\nAnd public vs private company? What does that have to do anything? His private company, The Trump Organization, that he ran is highly successful valued in the billions.",
"Why? They do it every time.",
"Maybe it's less about 'shaking hands' and more about 'holding hands'? Like, a sign of solidarity? It's less important on how they are observing whatever convention for handshakes that you're trying to apply, and more that they're able to just join hands together? The other people in that image managed to join hands, why isn't Trump capable of doing the same thing? He's supposed to be a stable genius after all?!?\n",
"[In awe at the size of this lad. Absolute unit](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQ9pFn2X0AAm3FR.jpg)",
"It kind of is. Trump is repeatedly trolling people who can't take a little joke, and it's glorious. ",
"From what I can see here Trump is doing the right thing as having an alternating pattern of crossed and open arms allows the palms to meet in a handshake train (See left side of image). It actually looks like my PM (Malcolm Turnbull) is messing up by trying to cross arms and distracting the leader to the left of Trump, who Trump appears to be waiting for. Just my observations, if we could see the whole chain in context I think it might be clearer.",
"pssh like I care",
"This is my problem with Trump. Republicans can say Democrats lie and you know what all politicians lie but Trump does it so fucking bad it is impossible to believe anything he says. He says one thing then turns around and says he never said that despite putting it in writing. He is a compulsive liar and if you can't see through such obvious bullshit then there is something seriously wrong with you.",
"He acts like one of those 12 year olds who thinks they’re smart for watching rick and morty",
"riveting",
"This is what winning looks like.",
"A bit of both.\n\nHe was promoting his book and was going to run, but it was past the deadline to submit that he was running. It's the only reason he didn't.",
"That's Malcom Turntbull for you",
"~~Russia~~ Some red state I assume",
"Voice to text wouldn't include the commas though, would it? He'd have to state them aloud. But this is all assuming he's sending these tweets with the same kind of technology I do, so I may be wrong.",
"Absolute unit. ",
"lol I got sober in 2016. I have bad timing, I guess.",
"i feel like all these dictator nicknames are giving cheetoface too much credit",
"no",
"They build up that immunity by getting shot with smaller bullets",
"Weighing in as a linguist, it seems to be a particular lexical phrase of his. So for whatever reason \"like, really smart\" functions all together as one word in his brain. How this came about for him I can't speculate, but formulating lexical phrases is a thing humans do.\n\nThe reason I say that is because he doesn't commonly use the word \"like\", and every other time I've heard him use it was as a precursor to \"really smart\". ",
"This dude is trolling over half the country and reddit is eating that shit right up. He's outsmarted you all by calling himself a \"stable genius\" knowing the reaction he'd get. Grow up, you guys worship this dude on reddit. Forgot why I don't use r/popular. Now I remember ",
"> He said this on May 5th, 2016\n\nWell of course, he wouldnt have won the election if he did not impress the American public with his wisdom.",
"Global warming is certainly overhyped as a man-made event, that's for sure. I feel bad you can't take a little joke too. Trump's tweet is legitimately funny. Do you think everything is a crisis? You must be fun at parties.",
"OMG I feel this is the most accurate",
"Please indulge me, I clearly am a very stupid person who is missing something important. Help me find out why that is, so I too can blindly follow the anti-Trump circlejerking hate mob.",
"> democracy has entirely failed.\n\nHow so, because a guy you don't like won an election?\n\nI have a theory on people who make these kinds of statements, care to indulge me? I suspect that they were either children and/or politically inactive prior to the Obama years and have never had to deal with an election not turning out the way they want it to. Does that apply here? ",
"The Producers is a perfect analogy!",
"How is it a high horse statement?",
"Doesn't mean half of the people are intelligent. US has some number of low IQ people including you. I mean over 50 million people voted for George W idiot's re-election. Doesn't surprise me at all.",
"Its funny because the guy in the light blue is the one fucking the handshakes up lol look at the guy all the way to the left doing the same thing Trump is doing.",
"This is so goddamn scary.",
"But you can't ease sanctions unless you win. So by that, he's supposed to be trading 4 years of his life for a building permit? Worst trade deal in the history of trade deals.",
"Who says these guys are doing the same thing? Whoever is on the far left is also doing what Trump is doing ",
"It is. It's sad you can't see the humor in what Trump does. It's funny and refreshing if you aren't uptight and looking to call everything a crisis and treason or whatever.",
"It's possible that he's been paying the slightest bit of attention for the past 2 years. ",
"> [Imitation is the highest form of flattery ](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/_/dsar50q)\n\nAww, you shouldn't have 😘",
"Far from it.",
"And to think, this will be in his presidential library as part of his official record.",
"Oh yeah, you're probably right. I forgot that you have to say the punctuation marks",
"It really is. And yet there are people that still just go with the flow and even excuse his nonsense. ",
"Trying to rewrite the narrative of truth and facts in another...",
"http://www.urantiansojourn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/TrumpTie3.jpg",
"The ozone hole hasn't been a problem for a while though now, hasn't it? I thought the hole was closing back up. ",
"To be fair, here's a zoomed out photo and the other white dude on our left fucked it up too:\n\nhttp://s.newsweek.com/sites/www.newsweek.com/files/styles/full/public/2017/11/13/1113trumpaseanhandshake.jpg\n\nSomeone always has an agenda with film or photo. ",
"Way to not over-think it.",
"Didn't you make it about America by saying that first line in your original comment and now you want to hit and run?\n\nIf you don't want to make it about America then just type the second line only. ",
"She can't even. ",
"This is no different from mocking fat people or short people. ",
"Depends on the company. In a public company, sure, it's the shareholders, although the CEO may often be the person who founded the company who is a major shareholder himself. Or in a private company, the CEO is very often the owner of the company. You're the one planning the growth of the company, you're not just an overpaid manager.\n\nTrump was chairman and President (same thing as CEO basically) of The Trump Organization, which is highly successful and valued in the billions.",
"Those men are too old to do dumb shit like that",
"I don't see anyone wearing pant suits in that picture. So where is the leader of the free world?",
"Honest question. Is there an equivocal term like The D-K effect for people that are so stupid that they don't realize how stupid they are?\n\nI remember a documentary called Stupidity and I think they actually explained it at some point in the movie.",
"Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff\n\nTrump made it a best seller by ordering that a cease and desist notification be sent, the publisher responded by moving the release date up by 4 days. ",
"Where’s the obligatory Orange Hitler?",
"So is he dumb and didn't care about winning and Hillary lost to the worst Presidential candidate or is he a genius who used Russia to steal the election?",
"Was imitating this guy, sorry. I know you just want to be loved though. Its why you keep following me around.\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/stand_back_everyone_stable_genius_at_work/dsao61j/\n\nNotice how it's the same imgur url ;)",
"It's pretty clearly far past his belt. \n\nhttp://www.cnn.com/2017/11/13/politics/trump-asean-handshake/index.html",
"lol I'd rather do nothing than be a net negative on the world.\n\nAlso, why are you awake already? It's only 4am in Moscow.",
"Even Trump supports have to laugh at this. Genuinely funny haha. ",
"How about if you were to be dishonest?",
"Except he was trying to lose the election... So really, by winning it makes him that more stupid",
"But but but Hillary!",
"I doubt he's typing anything. Speech to text more likely.\n",
"Hot damn, I didn't even realize that.",
"Damn, she has been successfully pussy grabbed.",
"Playing it off like you're not mad makes you sound *so mad*",
"There it is. I was waiting for the dick sucking to begin, thank you for not disappointing me. I'm sure Trump will thank you later.\n\nThe world is full of terrible people who made a lot of money by doing terrible things, and charismatic authoritarians elected by people who sound an awful lot like you. I don't think you are a shill, but I hope you are being paid to do this, for your sake.\n\n",
"is this the real life?",
"I think he ends up holding hands on a few seconds. ",
"That wasn't even the worst thing. Scott Morrison took a piece of coal into parliament and passed it around basically saying 'see, it's not scary at all'",
"And how does stock market help 50% of the US population that doesn't have any stocks? Get the fuck outta here idiot.",
"rosebusey",
"You do realize the MSM is mimicking 1984 right now don't you?",
"It's possible. \n\nBut has he been inside the White House?\n\nNo-one can be certain of it unless they've had first-hand experience. ",
"As if this photo is supposed to be proof that our president is a deranged psychopath? As if we needed proof of that? This photo is a lighthearted joke to make us laugh about the fact that we have a demonstrated egomaniacal psycopath as president. ",
"Well tbf he didnt add those jobs or make the dow jump. Those things just happened while he was president and arguably would have happened anyway. Not to say he hasnt done stuff in office but i wouldn't give him too much credit for \"doing\" the things you say he has done. ",
"Agreed. Trump is just astonished at how bad the guy in white is doing. But hey, anything to feel good before we go to bed right?",
"A centipede once tried to tell me that \"at least TD keeps their ad hominem inside their own sub\" but I keep seeing comments to the contrary.\n\nEdit: [Found it!](https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/72hu89/comment/dnjeh49)\n\n>The difference being that they keep it in t_d, as opposed to literally every other sub.\n\nSo what's up with this u/bacon_flavored? We're you lying or wrong?",
">yet he still got office despite the majority being against it. \n \n Those are your words. A majority was against EVERY candidate this election. No one got a majority.",
"\"As a city where more than 300 languages are spoken, London has a proud history of tolerance and diversity and to suggest there are areas where police officers cannot go because of radicalisation is simply ridiculous.\n\n\"I would welcome the opportunity to show Mr Trump first hand some of the excellent work our police officers do every day in local neighbourhoods throughout our city.\n\n\"Crime has been falling steadily in both London and New York - and the only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump.\" - Boris Johnson",
"You are trying really hard at it, but you following every one of my comments in this thread is really betraying all your hard work. You should take my advice from earlier and step back for a few to cool off.",
"Kinda proving my point.",
"every politician is slowly becoming super hans",
"Found the snowflake.",
"Budump Ching!\n\n*Upvote from a mostly liberal voter*",
"He’s fucked his country, but how is he fucking up the handshake tho?",
"I am incredibly interested in the results and findings of this investigation. He's not making it four years. I think Pence has been as quiet as he has for a reason.\n\nBidding his time waiting for that impeachment.\n\nI have no clue how this all will eventually shake out but by the end of 2019 the Whitehouse would look completely different.",
"Don't blame Donald, he's obviously caught in a Chinese finger trap.",
"It's worth it.",
"You ever see those movies where the snobby, bad mannered, unempathetic, narcissistic kid is spoon fed with a golden spoon his entire life and is still successful only because of his parents and their wealth? Yeah, that's Donald Trump in real life. Except Trump comes off as an even bigger incompetent idiot.",
"The two to Trump's left (picture right) have their arms cross the same way (right over left). The one to Trump's right is crossing his arms the other way (left over right). ",
"But love trumps hate remember...",
"I thought you could ninja edit if it's under a minute! Hmm, not anymore? ",
"Lets just agree that he's clearly not a stable genius based on everything else he has done. But I think your still wrong about the hand shaking.",
"If they hold hands the normal way it doesn't work because they would be grabbing the wrong hand (assuming spherical chickens in a vacuum)",
"> Age range: 26-30 Working as a fracking engineer making more money\n\nNo, that requires you to come out of your mother's basement, which as we all know is impossible for you.",
"Donald! Is that you?",
"It isn't hatred, it is a mixture between humour and self-pity.\n\nWhen you have a president *this* dumb, the least thing you can do is laugh about it.",
"Isn't that called the Dunning-Kruger effect?",
"So, it's fine that she was involved in shady dealings, as long as it was slightly after the timeline in question? And, if Donna Brazille is \"full of shit\", why was she in a position of power at the DNC and in Hillary Clinton's campaign? As for your assertion that Clinton got the most negative coverage of any candidate, well, I can't help you with that delusion. It isn't based in any reality whatsoever, though. I'd encourage you to read through some of the Podesta emails leaked to Wikileaks by someone in the DNC, though. Because they provide a record of reporters meeting with and having work dinners with Clinton campaign officials, running their stories past Podesta for approval, and tipping off the Clinton campaign to upcoming stories. ",
"Yes, it is used in marketing. And bash away, as far as I'm concerned, as long as you're offering and prepared to execute on a better alternative! Trump bashes but offers nothing.",
"Is a bunch of adults doing some dumb shit like this supposed to be an indicator of intelligence?",
"I personally don't have a problem with sarcasm or humor. Obama had a good sense of humor too. A president needs some sort of outlet for all the shit they must deal with. Obama liked golfing, basketball and going on talk shows to show off his humor. Trump appears to like golfing, cheeseburgers and trolling on Twitter. To each their own.",
"You also should probably not be president of the United States.",
"It's always easier to judge",
"Look, I really hate Donald Trump, but he's not the one screwing up in this picture. He's actually doing it right, it's the guy two spots down that fucked it.",
"It's a stupid gesture that is childish and a waste of time.",
"It's not supposed to be oriented properly, that's how they do it at the ASEAN conference. \n\nExample: https://i.imgur.com/jsiXjtS.jpg",
"No, those are /u/NaturesMayhem's words. My point still stands, that unlike Lincoln, Trump couldn't even win a *plurality*.",
"Dude's got the facial expression down perfect. Invisible dick is highly believable. A+ imitation.",
"He is like a child looking at that with amazement trying to figure out how they did it",
"She didn't though. Aggregate polling had her at like 60%, nice try, though(not really)!",
"Just because *you* have to have an adult explain things to you, it doesn't mean everyone else does too. \n \n Really though, your argument is that he didn't want to win but is so incompetent that he accidentally won? I've heard some stupid shit before but wow...",
"Did he finish any of those thoughts?\n",
"But you're probably not calling yourself a mentally stable genius. ",
"Welcome to reddit?",
"His New York City accent is even more apparent, especially in words like \"shortages\" and \"apartments.\"",
"Great line and great moment hahahahaha",
"Every other person crosses their arms. Donnie is doing it right but two steps down is confused. ",
"It's not supposed to be in normal handshake position. Searching ASEAN handshake shows that they use a cupped hand technique.",
"Oh ew. Not a great visual. Thanks, man.",
"You think he actually TYPES those tweets? He seems like a total dictation type to me. ",
"we're all somebody's kids",
"Other than the obvious stress a Presidency would cause, what made you think of sleep deprivation?",
"Because image totally isn't important.",
"You really think this type of attitude is a winning strategy?\n\nPart of the Democratic Party problem is the fact that they have pandered to groups of people who think they are so much better than everyone else. They have surrounded themselves with \"Yes\" men. They have created an echo chamber where dissenting opinion is squashed and ridiculed. Worse is that those who do not go along with the herd are relentlessly attacked and bullied till they have no choice but to join the opposition.\n\nYour comment is pretty much the reason why the Cheeto is the President.\n\nThe Democratic Party likes to say they are inclusive but in truth they are standing on a podium yelling out that half the people in the US are deplorable.\n\nThat isn't a winning strategy. That is guaranteed defeat.",
"I appreciate you toning it down and dropping the incendiary act. I'll do the same.\n\nYes, the CEO is often the founder, and they make money from hard work. But in the vast majority of cases, they would have never been able to realize their vision without the investors that funded them as startups. Those investors end up making the majority of all the wealth created, simply by investing.\n\nChairman and President is not at all the same as CEO. The demands, freedoms, and limitations of the job are entirely different.",
"You, sure. POTUS!?",
"*Right*, you were just imitating *the other guy* who responded with this *exact image* to you 20 minutes ago.\n\nTotally.\n\nKeep being mad about losing every single argument.",
"You also didn't say you're a genius. ",
"Someone else that was running to lose to get constant media attention/support from all that voted for him for the following years. \n\nHe won too. ",
"lol.. no i'm not. baby",
"Can't wait to see him try and run again",
"And also drunk (well I was anyway)",
"In my mind, for this to work they would have to alternate between a person crossing their arms and not crossing their arms. ",
"I guess by that measurement every human being on the planet is a worthless nobody, including you. What an cold and uncharitable way to measure success, which not coincidentally is also what makes Trump and a subset of his supporters awful people. \n\n\n\n",
"Nobody wants to give him a chance. Politics has turned into pure hate. God forbid we all take a deep breathe, sit back and look at the pros and cons of what he has done for our country. Nope, forget that. I need to pump every single sub on Reddit with Trump hate and call him orange and stupid. Who the hell cares about the amazing economy, low unemployment, tax cuts and all that when I can call him Drumph and accuse anyone who disagrees of being Russian. ",
"[Found you.](https://i.redd.it/20f9racu6awy.jpg)",
"This is exactly what I hoped it would be. ",
"Man, could his tie and suit be any worse?",
"Or joking",
"If you look the the far left of the picture, that guy doesn't have his arms crossed. They are supposed to alternate. ",
"I know. I just love how triggered they get.",
"He never called n*zis good people. Facts matter. There’s so much to rip on Trump for I don’t know why you have to use a lie. Trump’s approval ratings are currently the same as Obama’s after his first year. Have a little perspective and learn to see both sides. I voted for Obama, twice, and you sound a bit like the people who were calling him a born-in-Kenyan Muslim. Sure, some people remember him like that, I guess.",
"Maybe his meds were still working.",
"That's exactly what I was thinking. I never heard jack shit about that",
"I wish they could see it. ",
"He's so greedy the only people paying more in taxes this year are the top earners in America. It's like what Obama promised to do, Trump actually did!",
"And he'll win again.",
"Well we wouldn't want you to feel weird.",
"a meme is something you laugh at, so yeah. ",
"His shoulders are so inflexible he has to hold his breath and make the poop face to even get into that position.",
"Its a pose for a picture, not a handshake. ",
"Lord of Pumpkin.\n\n\nI like it my way",
"No. It’s three play on words going on — 1) raise, 2) dough, and 3) “raise some dough”, a common idiom that means “make money.”\n\nHe sold his yeast to make money, which is explained through 2 puns.",
"No. It’s three play on words going on — 1) raise, 2) dough, and 3) “raise some dough”, a common idiom that means “make money.”\n\nHe sold his yeast to make money, which is explained through 2 puns.",
"\"Hey guys, I just discovered this would be easier if we all just uncrossed our arms! I can't believe you guys didn't think of this earlier...\" ",
"Are you one of those dull monkeys who spouts that words are violence?",
"Do you know what the Electoral College is? Or do you think it's like a trade school for electricians or something?",
">So, it's fine that she was involved in shady dealings, as long as it was slightly after the timeline in question? \n\nWe're not talking about Hillary Clinton being a beacon of justice. We're talking about the single claim that she \"rigged\" the primary. Actions taken after the primary clearly aren't rigging the primary.\n\nI know as a Trump supporter you're easily confused, but stay on topic. \n\n>And, if Donna Brazille is \"full of shit\", why was she in a position of power at the DNC and in Hillary Clinton's campaign? \n\nNo idea. Clearly that was a mistake. But her claim does not pan out. \n\n>As for your assertion that Clinton got the most negative coverage of any candidate, well, I can't help you with that delusion. It isn't based in any reality whatsoever, though.\n\nDuring the primary? It is absolutely true. [Here](https://www.vox.com/2016/4/15/11410160/hillary-clinton-media-bernie-sanders). Now you look like an idiot.\n\nBernie got less negative and more positive coverage than Hillary did. \n\n>I'd encourage you to read through some of the Podesta emails leaked to Wikileaks by someone in the DNC, though. \n\nI've read all of the \"most damaging Wikileaks\" and they don't show shit.",
"It’s three play on words going on — 1) raise, 2) dough, and 3) “raise some dough”, a common idiom that means “make money.”\n\nHe sold his yeast to make money, which is explained through 2 puns.",
"There are time stamps bruh. One I copied was commented an hour ago. LOL\n\nYou can keep stalking me while you keep up this routine though: http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/096/564/2f7.jpg\n\nY'know if it makes you feel better",
"Gotta love going on Reddit and seeing **anti-trump propaganda** being forced on me virtually daily, on the front page via unrelated subreddits, like pics/funny). \n\nIt's pretty disgusting how a split second mix up like this is used as a political propaganda tool and Reddit mods are encouraging it. President Trump laughed at himself for the momentary brain fart, but this pictures tries to insinuate that he was totally standing their not knowing what to do while everyone else was waiting for him. That's not what happened and you can see that in a non-cut video - I'll even post a [CNN link](http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/11/13/trump-asean-leaders-handshake.cnn) for all those people who won't watch anything else. \n\nPeople have brain farts. Nothing to starting freaking out about and using as a signal for someone's intelligence. Get over yourselves. ",
"That would Explain his random use of Capitalizations! Weird! And Sad!",
"I thought it was to draw attention to obamas birth certificate again",
"That quote, and him, are like a pinball machine ",
"\"There were good people on both sides\"\n\n\nTell me, how do you vote for Obama twice and the support a person that stands for 100% the opposite of what he does? Do you just vote for the populous candidate with blatant disregard for policy?",
"The guy is fucking hilarious😁\nHow the hell does someone like him even get to stand for president let alone get voted in? He's a genuine, bona fida mad man 😵",
"After he talked like a 4th grader about how smart and what a genius he is. He literally asked to be made fun off, he knew what he signed up for.\n\nAnd don't get triggered snowflake, Trump won. No need for political correctness anymore.",
"Private companies don't have to answer to shareholders. Trump ran a family buisness that he inhereted. He has bankruptcies in 6 different ventures. No way he would last as a manger of a public business. \n\nNone of his buisness ventures are impressive. They are all low common denominator trash. Every trust fund baby born into massive wealth enters the lowest common denominator form of investment, real estate. If you have significant amounts of capital, you enter Real estate. Every Real estate mogul is some vapid essentric who obviously wouldn't have made it to where they were if it wasn't for the massive wealth they nutted out of. \n\nPlease tell me some ingenious ventures Trump went into where you can honestly sit back and state \"wow impressive\"?\n\nTrump steaks? \nTrump airlines? \nTrump university?\n\nWhat venture of his would you say would provide such a high ROI that would make him a 'self made billionaire'?\n\nNotice how actual self made billionaires start a business venture that has some form of ingenious idea due to them having a high skill level in something. Elon Musk and Tesla. Larry Page and Google. \n\nMy field is in engineering. No I don't own a business but at least I can say I have a dicernable skill unlike our president. The dude is a vapid shell who doesn't even process the difference between life and health insurance.",
"Man. That is an unattractive person. ",
"This pic with the caption just made my girlfriend pee a little, lol",
"It hurts.",
"Surely a stable genius... Just watch him drink from a water bottle! https://youtu.be/0tkyqjvMrnU",
"The thing is that the process of literally called cleaning the coal in PR speak. \"Cleaning the coal\" and \"clean coal\" doesn't quite fit what it does, but it's better than describing what it actually entails than saying something more fitting like \"storing the coal's waste\" which TBH doesn't seem all that clean/eco-friendly (which is probably exactly why it's not referred to as waste storage - clean is a good buzzword, storage isn't).",
"Okay but Is that Rodrigo Duterte? trump is all buddy buddy witha murderous dictator ",
"If you write everything he says off as gibberish then you’re missing the point. He’s had to rise to the level of *something* to get where he is. If it’s just manic ramblings why don’t you do what he did?",
"Attenborough/Nye 2020 let's do this boys",
"And some people believe the earth is flat. Some things just arent subjective",
"Uhh yeah there's propaganda on both sides, obviously. But I think the president tweeting that a special counsel investigating his campaign is a fraud perpetuated by other party in concert with the news media is *slightly* more significant than some doofuses on Reddit poking fun at Trump but hey that's just me",
"Yes but he has baited his detractors into not talking about about 18 other things that happened this week",
"Should have \"run.\" (Fixed it even more.)",
"Liberals are pissed off 24/7. I can’t imagine going through life obsessed with POTUS and being triggered by micro-aggressions all day. How about getting on with your life and making a future for yourself? Maybe meet someone and start a family? There is a reason that conservatives are happier people than liberals. The rage takes a toll eventually. Chill out, little Marxists. ",
"Idk imo as long as everyone palms are parallel with the ground it should work.\n\nExtend your right hand outwards palm up. Cross over to left side. Left hand downwards, cross right. \n\nI tried it and it's not uncomfortable but then again I'm a young and healthy adult. ",
"Actually it seems to be more of a case of:\n\n*America*: \"We don't like Jimmy over here\"\n\n*Everyone Else*: \"I dunno Sam, we don't have a problem with the bloke, what's in it for us\"\n\n*America*: \"We'll come give you a hand next time you need it\"\n\nNext time someone else needs a hand:\n\n*America*: Nah, were too busy.\n\n\nI remember when we went into East Timor we asked for a hand full of comms blokes and they flat out refused to even consider the idea.",
"But you knew when Obama was joking.\n\nTrump uses tweets to saber rattle nuclear fucking weapons. \n\nSit down dude. You are being seriously irrational.",
"Nope, if Trump crosses his arms, everybody is shaking two hands or if he would just grab the one guys hand, everybody would be shaking two hands. Trump is fucking this up by not being able to figure out how to shake two hands at once. The guy two spots down is at least shaking two hands. The guy next to Trump has corrected the issue.",
"Like Trump does with fat little rocket man? Give it a break, if anyone actually deserves to be made fun of, it's the guy who's practically made a career out of it.",
"I believe this is why he will win again. Everyone focuses on the littlest dumb things he does as much or even more the actual bad things he does. It just makes it all equal. ",
"with 88.5k upvotes, you'd think people had no critical thinking skills and just wanted to hate him no matter what.\n\ni'm in the same boat as you, with this. like, get him when he's actually done something stupid (of which, there are plenty of things), but this is low hanging fruit.",
"First of all, TD is a joke. We all know that. But guess what? It’s a sub dedicated to a man, not the main source of “legitimate” politics like r/Politics is supposed to be. You can’t compare the two. One is practically a meme stash and the other is supposed to legitimately provide news for the entire world to see. \n\nSecond of all, did you really just accuse TD of having “zero conversation that isn’t masturbatory” to one side? Go on r/Politics right now and open up any Trump thread and look at the comments. Over 99% of the comments are the same thing, bashing Trump no matter what happens, what the source is, or if it’s even a reliable source with any outside support. Its pretty unbelievable. And then the fraction of a percent that goes against the grain, even if it’s a reasonable, accurate claim, is immediately downvoted. ",
"That's Duterte. Multiple human rights abuses under his belt (just like America may I add, I'm not singling him out as the only bad guy here). Also a self admitted fascist: \"OK, granted, I will admit that I am a fascist. I will categorize you already as a terrorist.\"",
"If you look up pictures of ASEAN they've never alternated before. That would ruin the symbolism",
"I made a comment about russia less than an hour ago and you’re actually claiming that’s not what you were referring to? Oh wow the delirium is real.\n\nBtw thanks for linking the superior sub, with an average of 600% more upvotes than any pathetic conservative sub out there.\n\nSee you in november little one, if your account lasts that long.\n\nPS I’ll pm you my grandma’s contact info - she suffers from schizophrenia also so maybe you can relate to someone.\n\nRegarding your pathetic little comment in the_donald: democrats are for space exploration, republicans are against. Anyone with a thinking brain can look it up: [source](https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2015/08/04/how-the-2016-presidential-candidates-prioritize-space-exploration/)",
"🔥🔥HAPPY NEWYEAR EVERYONE, HIT ME UP FOR YOUR FAMILY PORTRAIT THIS YEAR🎄🎄, YOU CAN FRAME IT FOR A NICE MEMORIES🔥🔥",
"We meet again... Can I have a personalised joke please? I'm needy like that.",
"Honestly it's just fun watching your reactions considering I'm purposely emulating your argument style.\n\nOh wait, no I'm not, because I provide sources 🤣😘",
"Did someone photoshop his hands?",
"\"Retard\" is not a legally recognized minority.",
"George W. did piss poor in school and he got 2 terms. Trump is a bit more of a wildcard however ",
"Someone should create a montage of Trump's finest moments ",
"If you mean the guy putting his right arm over his left when it should be the other way around then what a great meme ",
"It probably ended up that way but the Op just posted this pic of them all trying to figure it out at first with his little catchy title to fetch karma ",
"if everyone crosses their arms then there wouldn’t be any proper handshake, i guess Trump is right here",
"You people are so desperate to find something justifiable to bring up against him yet you can’t and you continually play on petty bullshit like this. You are scum of the earth ",
"Look at those tiny hands!!!",
"Updooted trying to get you to 12345.",
"He could be dictating to someone. More likely than voice to text software.",
"What confuses you about it. You are aware that trump just uses these tweets to troll and take the piss out of his detractors? The fact that many of them aren’t even picking up on it is startling and speaks volumes. ",
"I think he's actually starting to do it correctly here. Every other person should have their arms crossed to make this work. He looks ridiculous when he later tries to cross his arms.",
"Can’t hold hands but boy does he know how to secretly collude with muh Russians to win an election he didn’t want to win. Right folks! ",
"I’ll take any of these nicknames as long as we can add “the late” at the beginning",
"The shaking of hands is not the indicator. The not being able to figure it out is the indicator.",
"riveting",
"His brain cancer continues to worsen.",
"He's an idiot who thinks he is a genius who got used by Russians and Republicans for political gain. Hillary also sucked as a candidate and represented the deep government ties people hate, and Trump is the type of candidate who got dumb assholes to come out and vote in high numbers\n\nBernie would have whooped him. Trump will be impeached or will resign when Don Jr. goes to jail, and overall American democracy will be stronger with this massive lesson learned, and when the democrats sweep the elections in 2018 as they have recently.\n\nDemocrats are dumb too. If you have any allegiance to a party and not to just whoever the best candidate is, you're the reason why politics suck. ",
"Norms don’t just exist at the level of a country or a society, they exist for organizations too. ",
"They probably ended up all doing t correctly though. This was probably the first 5 seconds of everyone doing it ",
"Anybody know who is the second person on trumps right? They’re doing the same thing",
"Pinche pendejo.",
"I’ll take any of those nickname as long as we can add “The late” to the beginning ",
"He’d be the first president to simultaneously engage in diplomatic peace talks while gently massaging a tiger to prevent him from attacking a scorpion headed cobra-hornet-gorilla hybrid.",
"Hillary done fucked up and allowed this retard to win with the help of Russians. Doesn't have to be two different things. here's the crazy part, it could be even more things.",
"Haha, everyone knows that only an imbecile would claim himself to be a genius. Except for the said imbecile of course. ",
"Amazing. Already messed up the flow of the world!",
"Most of the time a door is just a door, my dude.",
"He does look like a genius, he's the only one trying to lock hands like a normal human being while everyone else is doing that stupid crossed thing\n\nEdit: a word\n",
"Hahahahahaha hahahaha this one is even better",
"Donald Trump remembers him like that.",
"Given that two people in that picture alone don't even understand how the handshake works, I'd hardly call it a norm within that organization. Try again.",
"Or he's dictating to someone. Would explain why it was so long and spread across so many tweets.",
"God Becky, you're like so jeal.",
"Being smart is not a prerequisite to any of those things, especially wealth. That seems very obvious to me, but people keep saying hurr durr he's rich he must be a genius.",
"That was Barry's strategy ",
"Believe it or not there are people who’s beliefs don’t neatly line up with one of two sides. There’s a word for it... oh yeah, independent. I also subscribe to pendulum theory and believe party power must be checked or it grows like a cancer in every direction and stands for nothing. I will likely be voting Dem again in 2024 (or 2020 if they put up a good candidate but not holding my breath considering the lack of self reflection right now).",
"lol sounds like a good place for actual discussion i guess. /s\n\n",
"Being a self-loathing vampire tends to weigh on a muthafucker.",
"And the guy directly next to Trump has corrected the other guy doing it wrong.\n\nAlso, I am not sure your photo helps to prove Trump isn't an idiot.",
" Is that why liberals always regulate everything they don't like? ",
"That's not very nice of you to say to me for simply having the opinion that Trump used the interjection \"like\" as a form of mockery. \"Like\" is typically a vocal pause that is not seen in text; therefore, it seems likely to me that he chose this vocal pause, which is sometimes associated with stupidity, in his text as a response to those calling him unintelligent. Does this opinion make me a fool?",
"Per the above comment the attempt was not to succeed, but to make a \"good faith effort\". That would conceivably be satisfied by an unsuccessful presidential campaign in which he put the issue on the table and moved the other Republican candidates in that direction.",
"Triggered Trumptards are more annoying than sjws these days. We know it was a momentary brain fart. That's why it's funny. Get a sense of humour, or is the almighty Donald above being mocked like Mohammed? ",
"The whole world laughs at us... every godamn second that goes by",
"Achieving world peace through religious harmony... Sure.",
"Is that why Hillary lost? ",
"The fact that he used the word \"like\" in in that context, and in text form tells pushes this over the edge of believability for me. My guess is that he's just using this petty shit to distract people from something else.",
"I sometimes do it for comedic value. Or just pacing.\n\nThis is not one of those cases.",
"He’s only 71. Sure the average life expectancy here is just another 4 years or so but he does have money to pay for his health. Then again his eating habits are quite on par with the average American...",
"The thing is that the process of literally called cleaning the coal in PR speak. \"Cleaning the coal\" and \"clean coal\" doesn't quite fit what the process a tally is, but it's better than describing what it actually entails than saying something more fitting like \"storing the coal's waste\" which TBH doesn't sound all that clean/eco-friendly (which is probably exactly why it's not referred to as waste storage).\n\nAlso, I love how you say \"you people\" and immediately throw me on the \"other side\" when in fact I'm part of your side (Trump is damn useless), I just refuse to give him shit when it's not due.\n\nI'm of the opinion that if you take false jabs at Trump it does nothing but undermine what he actually does wrong, sort of like a crying wolf scenario: If you are *always* giving Trump shit, even when not deserved, when you give him shit for something he actually deserves people who know that previous shit you gave him was for no good reason will have less reason to believe you now. You're proven to be biased and thus your future concerns, even if valid, are discarded.",
"My favourite was when he full on shoulder tackled a child\n\nhttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/91B7/production/_86130373_86130372.jpg",
"Remember, right over left.",
"Yes but how else would he let you know about his long schlong?",
"You're right. Biff trying to be Zapp and failing.",
"No no you don't get it. The leader of the free world is just PRETENDING to be an idiot! Haha!",
"Is that why you guys intensely attack people who disagree with you? ",
"I think the nuclear button tweet this past week was much worse",
"That’s not what I’m saying, einstein. First off, don’t care if you’re a minority or not - this is the Internet, anyone can pretend to be whoever they want. \n\nSecond it’s hilarious that you’re calling me simple when basic comprehension is so challenging for you. no one cares what YOU personally think or feel. You personally feeling scapegoated doesn’t change the fact that his campaign had anti immigrant and anti minority bents (he literally called for banning a religion) - so much so that the klan officially endorsed him (not just David duke, the official newsletter of the klan). ",
"Man, I wish I was stupid enough to turn 1 million into 8 billion dollars",
"I think it was more like.. \"uh-oh... My stumpy little hands aren't going to reach with my arms crossed... Hmm\". ",
"Ahh yes, hello again. \n\nI was watching a documentary about the Solar System last night. When they got to the part about Earth's rotation, it really made my day. ",
"It's both.\n\nHe needs a tailor and nutritionist. ",
"No, they would still be making fun of it. But he is president, so it is fair game. It is pretty funny though and not like some vicious attack. ",
">have to resort\n\nAre you saying that liberals haven't been complaining every step of the way about his policy and diplomacy? We hate him for all the legitimate reasons, too. Don't worry.",
"So you don't vote based on policy or ideals? Just whoever lost last? Lol",
"If I had a multimillionaire for a father I could do well too with enough drive.",
"You fall for it EVERY time. Retards.",
"You just triggered an existential crisis for me",
"That's probably one the few things he does not confuse. He even once purposefully called Persian Gulf, Arabian, to suck up to his arab friends. ",
"Very stable genius. Who the F thought that cross body handshake was a good idea? Trump don't play that.",
"This sub is 3dgy5me",
"So Australia?",
"Do you get all your memes from Know Your Meme, or just the ones you act like?",
"You trolling? ",
"Thing is, as a non-American I can't see the value in this statement; if Donald was a self made man who started off with nothing but a small shop and became CEO of a national chain I could respect that, but considering he was born into wealth and is just a figurehead for the family it's not for me. The guy started off with six million dollars to get what he wanted, anyone can become a t.v. star with that money and get famous. He may want to make America great again, but it's time to deliver Donald.",
"Exactly",
"Can we have a legit bet? I'm down for $50",
"He said something dumb and people responded by talking about it and making fun of him. Where's the genius part?",
"Im gunna have to give Trump a pass on this one. All these people clearly don't understand how to crisscross handshake. Trump was even about to do it correctly.",
"I really don't get the point of this post. Are you trying to measure an old man's intelligence based on a stupid handshake?",
"I think he's too busy fucking our national fibre rollout to focus on the dynamics of a correct handshake.",
"😘",
"> Trump couldn't even win a plurality.\n\nNeither did John Quincy Adams in 1824. In fact he lost the plurality by over 10%. Same with Rutherford B Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and GW Bush in 2000. This is the 5th time it has happened and it wasn't even the biggest gap. Quit acting like this is new or special.",
"Yes",
"He openly brags about sleeping only a few hours a night. ",
"Thats not even photoshopped well. ",
"Please tell me about the hairstyle. Slowly. ",
"i mean, safe spaces aren't necessarily bad, they were initially created to protect queer people and traumatized people from discrimination and let them know they can get support from others in the place, away from harmful ignorance that's common outside of said space. They've been appropriated now, and there's this idea pushed by far-right internet groups that they're for \"special snowflake SJWs that get triggered from everything and can't handle the real world.\" I think it's fucking bullshit how harmless terms have become so toxic and derogatory in this climate, when they used to mean something positive.",
"Reading the Fire and Fury and that seems to be a big theme early on. Everyone involved in that campaign was planning their next job. Trump would spin his political martyrdom into something like his own news network. Jared and Ivanka get a boost up from being unimportant rich kids to being international celebrities and brand promoters. Conway would step up from a small time mouthpiece to a cable news personality. Bannon would build Breitbart into a right wing media empire and would be the de facto leader of the alt right. Everyone involved was using the momentum and media frenzy surrounding Trump to further their individual ambitions. And the last thing any of them expected was to win the damned thing. So everyone played fast and loose with the regulations, because the losing side doesn't usually get much scrutiny when everything is said and done. \n\nI'm reading the book with a large grain of salt though. It's hard to understand how this author could have been in some of these situations to get these quotes and stories. It is entertaining so far though. ",
"Find me something he didn't fuck up",
"TRUMP DOESNT BOW DOWN OR LINK HANDS LIKE A PUSSY NATURALLY LIKE OBAMA SPY GATE \nITS HIS PREFERENCE TO DOMINATE THATS WHY HE WATCHES 17 hours of GORILLA SHOWS DAILY \n\nTRUMP IS ALPHA GORILLA POTUS SON \n\nSTAND WITNESS TO \n\nSTOCK MARKET ALL TIME HISTORIC HIGHS \nBLACK UNEMPLOYMENT AT HISTORICALLY THE LOWEST IN HISTORY \nTAX PLAN BIGGEST BOOST TO MIDDLE CLASS INCOME SINCE REAGAN \n\nTHANK YOU TRUMP \n\nMAGA \n\nTRUMPTRAIN\n\nCAN YOU SAY FUSION GPS BEEEEEEEETCH \n\n \n\n ",
"😌😌 That was beautiful, thank you! ",
"Huh?",
"If there is, they shit the bed here.",
"It's for \"accelerated mobile pages\" apparently. ",
"Is it cool for me to agree with your point while also completely buy into the reasons OP stated of why they do it?",
"I hate to defend this fucking prick but isn’t he doing it right actually? ",
"They are meant to be crossing their arms over. Turnbull is just in the middle of grabbing a hand a Trump is simply doing it wrong.",
"Fall for what?",
"lol downvoting \n\nprobably all by kiddos who didnt know reagan was an actor",
"Ah, spotted the one Trump supporter who down voted me, hahaha...",
"If you think Donald Trump has ever--EVER--told one single self-deprecating joke, then you're even stupider than he is.",
"I mean he’s a billionaire beloved celebrity president. Think he’s qualified to be a genius to be that successful ",
"They actually consider themselves average Americans... Unlike the intellectuals who have been calling them racist, inbred, rednecks... ",
"Statistically speaking, 50% of these comments are above average intelligence. Really makes you think how smart the people you argue with \non both sides of the spectrum really are ",
"Also the president of the United States \"trolling\" on subjects like a nuclear North Korea, infighting in his party and Russian meddling in the election, isn't acceptable either.",
"See /u/Raindrops1984's comment",
"You don't have to be rude, we can have a civil conversation. The article you linked mentions that there are variables not accounted for in the study, such as number of mentions or perceived media bias towards a specific candidate. \n\nI've read the Wikileaks emails as well. I think they do show collision between Clinton campaign staffers and the media, as well as possible pay for play schemes between the Clinton campaign and certain governments (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Australia, etc.). I guess we will just have to wait and see what the Senate Judiciary Committee decides. ",
"*roughly 20%",
"Imagine if he wore a tan suit ! a tan suit lmao",
"Might be he has a sucky teenage social media manager, like he seems to hire the worst lawyers",
"Like, the best post I’ve ever upvoted. ",
"lmao :D",
"I just pick 'em up off google. I'm sure you've got a nicely organized folder though. Gotta keep that portfolio diverse y'know",
">clearly incapable \n\nRecord low unemployment, record low illegal immigration, and record high stock market. Keep peddling your opinions as fact.",
"ok",
"It's not that I misunderstood the comment (and this is frustrating because now the chain of misunderstanding is continuing because you are misunderstanding *my* comment), it is that someone people took this off into a discussion of *Asian culture* and it has nothing to do with Asian culture. Even your post is talking about whether we can criticize their culture.\n\nThis is a summary of *how people have misunderstood this thread*:\n\nThis looks like something kids would do -> All Asians do this -> We have the right to criticize Asian culture",
"https://youtu.be/qmqiQ6FDxL4?t=9",
"What's your definition of \"triggered\" here? Does it mean making fun of you? Downvoting? Making any response at all? ",
"I concur",
"I think there is plenty of justifiable things if you just open those pretty little eyes of yours.",
"What?",
"What's the homework? Knowing that he's president? Is homework the word you wanted to use?\n\nYou're saying that there is no way someone could become president (a position for which election is not in any way based on intelligence, just people voting) without being a genius? Do you think it's possible to be a smart poor person?",
"From [Trump's official White House biography](https://www.whitehouse.gov/people/donald-j-trump/):\n\n\n> Donald J. Trump is the very definition of the American success story. Throughout his life he has continually set the standards of business and entrepreneurial excellence, especially with his interests in real estate, sports, and entertainment. \n\n> **Likewise, his entry into politics and public service resulted in the Presidential victory in, miraculously, his first ever run for offiice.**\n\n\n\n\nA demonstrable lie on the official White House site. \n\nSo sad for our country that this isn't even newsworthy enough to merit it's own story. ",
"*screams in 'republican isn't a thing in Australia because America isn't the only country in the world'*",
"Here's a word for word transcript of his interaction with one reporter at this morning's press briefing:\n\n[REPORTER 2:] Mr President, you’re talking about the policy issues you all were focusing on the last few days here at Camp David. But this morning you were tweeting about your mental state. Why did you feel the need to tweet about that this morning? \n\n[TRUMP:] Well only because I went to, uh, the best colleges — or college, ah, I went to a, uh, I had a situation where <inaudible> a very excellent student, came out made billions and billions of dollars, became one of the top business people, went to television and for ten years was a tremendous success, as you probably have heard, ah, ran for president one time and won, and then I hear this guy that, ah, doesn’t not know me, doesn’t know me at all, by the way did not interview me for three, said he’d interviewed me for three hours in the White House, it didn’t exist, okay? Its in… his imagination. And what I was heartened by, because I… talk about fake news, and the fake news media, was I really, was the fact that, uh, so many of the people that I talk about in terms of fake news actually came to the defense of this great administration and even myself, because they know the author, and they know he’s a fraud. And when I saw some of the people say, and you look at some of his past books, he did a book on Rupert Murdoch, it was a terrible, ah, exposé and it was false, so much of it was false. Ah, I consider it a work of fiction. And I think its a disgrace that somebody’s able to, uh, have something, do something like that, the libel laws are very weak in this country, if they were strong, it, eh, would be <deep breath> very helpful, you wouldn’t have things like that happen where you can say whatever comes to your head.\n",
"He accused Pat Buchanan of being a Hitler-lover… how ironic…",
"Trump is doing it right actually, it's the other guy who's messing up. Look at the guy two left from trump, you can tell his hands aren't crossed. It's alternating.",
"No.",
"Except this would be the first time he's ever joked about himself or demonstrated any kind of sense of humor",
"The reason Trump supporters like to rub it in is because of cunty comments like this.",
"I say and do whatever I want and I surround myself with suck asses who tell me they agree and if they don't, I fire them and find new ones who do. It's all part of the delusion. ",
"You seem to have an obsession with other people's dicks, especially Trump's.",
"Bizarro Biff. ",
"Meme material ",
"[\"He was only pretending to be retarded\"](https://i.imgur.com/n8umjWj.png) - trump supporters",
"Smarter then everyone contributing on this sub Reddit lol!",
"No, because if this was about obama doing something in the first few seconds of instructions on an awkward pose/handshake, it wouldn’t be taken as seriously and people wouldn’t be questioning his intellect ",
"I hate Trump as much as the next guy but come on, really? I can’t be alone here when I say I would mess up the handshake the first time.",
"Shitty tax bill? That tax bill cuts taxes for everyone. How is that shitty. Foreign advisors? What are you talking about. The dudes made so many changes already internationally. More troops in Afghanistan, sanctions on the terroristic pakistan, possible sanctions on iran because obama fucked us. Not backing down to NK BS threats. Hate the man for how unprofessional he can be, but the dudes done no wrong. Except for maybe deny climate change, but big oil is switching to clean energy anyways. Play into their greed. ",
"haha remember that time, every single year, when America calls up the Australian firefighters because you need our help?",
"r/tinytrumps",
"> During the actual Democratic primaries, Bernie's media coverage was downright fawning.\n\n[lol, no](http://www.fair.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/WPSanders.jpg)\n\n>I can debunk your shit all day.\n\nTo debunk something, you typically need a source.",
"The electoral college is laced with slavery. Ever heard of the 3/5 compromise?",
"Hey now...I'm not a Trump supporter...please no",
"Is that Duterte he's attempting to shake hand with?",
"Whats the problem bud?",
"But the majority didn't even vote for him.",
"[I'm SMAAHHT!](https://thumbs.gfycat.com/LankyTornChital-max-1mb.gif)",
"yeah, because it's unlikely and also doomed to be seen as such and like much of what he tweets is pathetically unprofessional, so to be seen defending it is also foolish.",
"Downvoting is not the same as banning at all. It's not the sub, it's the subscribers in that instance. I always sort by controversial myself because that's where the conversation is. I'm not a fan of the sub, not lately anyway, but the downvoting isn't their fault. The allowing constant anti Trump spam is. Can't wait to see an article about him leaving the seat up, the monster.",
"Conviction is such an odd word to use there. Just because somebody is mild-mannered doesn't mean they don't have convictions. It more means that they're not willing to subject others to their convictions so easily, as they know that they're human. They know that they're fallible.",
">You don't have to be rude, we can have a civil conversation.\n\nNo, I don't believe in being civil to Trump supporters at this point. \n\n> I think they do show collision between Clinton campaign staffers and the media\n\nThey show the Clinton campaign having a media outreach arm and media contacts reaching out to them. That's it. For instance, one of the \"examples\" is the very Politico piece you linked me, a highly critical piece about the Hillary Victory Fund. The author ran it by the Clinton campaign *to make sure his figures were right* so that it was an accurate piece. That is not \"collusion,\" it's \"a reporter doing their fucking job.\"",
"bro all presidents make deals to get bills passed, all bills have sub bills (forgot the name) that include other bills not relating to the original. we see this shit on the news every day. what are you talking about this never happened? \n\n\ni think you can check what bills were kept and what was updated or replaced on whitehouse.gov. but this is the first time that has been reported by the MSM so i doubt anyone can find anything without looking into past presidents. \n\n\n\ndo you know what trump thrown out by any chance? \n\n\n\n\n",
"I feel like no one in this picture was on the same page as anyone else hahahaha",
"See my response, debunking their comment. ",
"Hahah, he's like \"Huh? What is going on? Is this how to properly do a handshake? But why do you need to cross your arms? And why do I need to handshake this guy?\"",
"Guy to left of image (just about cropped out) also had arms uncrossed: https://i.imgur.com/w0H5feh.png\n\nIt's a funny image, but doesn't really need to be made into an actual issue or representation.",
"Tantrums are all they've got. That and chasing \"two moderate Republicans\" for every progressive they throw under the bus to push their lobbyist-fellating war candidates.",
"> being, like, really smart\n\nThat's so fetch",
"\"Nobody knew handshakes could be this complicated. Nobody. Believe me.\"\n",
"I didn't believe in Obama when he ran and when he was elected. He did or said a lot of things I disagree with during his campaign, and his presidency.\n\nBut I cannot for a second say that he was not one of the most wholesome, kind, empathetic, and possessed of a demeanor and attitude truly fit for the office of the President of the United States of America, I know of. Obama was a *good President*, regardless of whether or not I agree with everything he did or fought for.\n\nBut I can't help feeling a pang of resentment if he truly *did* fixate Trump on running for office and actually trying, just so he could give Obama the finger. Or something. Some stupid narcissistic reasoning.",
"I think he's trying to be funny. It's only funny to people who generally think commercials are funny.",
"The Wolf book equates it to the old Mel Brooks movie, The Producers. The main people would benefit from a failed attempt, but in their attempt to do poorly they manage to find a strange recipe for success. That leads to the undoing of or hapless protagonists. ",
"Putins greatest accomplishment. ",
"You seem to have an obsession with me.\n\ntbh I think we should see other people though, you just aren't turning me on like you used to.",
"The truest skill of any politician is to speak at length without saying anything at all.",
"K. Bye then. I'm not wasting my time with a fascist. ",
"Hands across... Nevermind\n",
"I see what you did there 👀",
"He's done heaps of stuff...\n\n... It's just all been awful and/or failed",
"Made up number.",
"At least Obama could read and speak higher than a 3rd grade level!",
"I mean, it works for getting laid, so why not for getting elected president?",
"I think that run was only ever in the exploratory phase\n\n“** Though he never expanded the campaign beyond the exploratory phase,** Trump made numerous media appearances as a candidate...”\n^From the Wikipedia article",
"Gold",
"MUH FUCK DRUMPF POSTING N SHEEEEEEIT",
"My guess is that he dictated it, rather than typed.",
"\"Work\"\n\nWhat manor policy has he passed, besides the tax bill? Go ahead, I'll wait.",
" I always thought the worlds largest salt mine was in Goderich, Ontario, apparently it actually here on Reddit.",
"Anddddd there's the issue with the Democrats and people aligned with liberal ideology.\n\nEdit: just to make this clear, I don't hate liberals and I wouldn't have voted for Trump if I was in America. I just wanted to point out a common flaw that I see in many many liberals even in my area.",
"Winning wasn't his endgame, expanding his brand was. It's the same reason he was constantly in the tabloids in the 80s and 90s, because despite being pretty unimpressive as a real estate developer, he convinced millions of ordinary people that he was a great businessman so he could sell them mail order steaks and phony degrees. \n\nI never attributed his win to incompetence, just not *his* competence. I'd argue that was due to a number of factors, but the Russian trolls really did their jobs well.\n\nIt should be glaringly obvious to even the most mentally challenged Trumpsters that he hates his job. Let's see if I can use his own words to help you understand.\n\n>[\"Don't take vacations. What's the point? If you're not enjoying your work, you're in the wrong job.\"](https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/270609412480192513?lang=en) -Donald J Trump\n\n>[\"If I win I may never see my property -- I may never see these places again,\" Trump said at an August 2016 campaign event. \"But because I'm going to be working for you, I'm not going to have time to go golfing, believe me. Believe me. Believe me, folks.\"](http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/politics/donald-trump-golf-analysis/index.html) -Donald J Trump\n\nHe's visited a Trump golf course 92 times since he became president and only 7% of his games have been with a sitting member of congress. Does that sound like a man who loves his job?",
">I clearly am a very stupid person who is missing something important.\n\nThat was his entire point, buddy. That \"important thing\" you are missing might be a conscience, or human decency, or the simple ability to tell right from wrong that most people were taught as children. Short of three ghosts visiting you in the night, your moral compass is probably permanently busted.\n\n\n\n",
"Remarkable given how little work he actually does relative to other presidents.",
"It's a stupid handshake come on now ",
"Bahahaha what an idiot... hang on, Omg is that my Australian prime minister stuffing up the hand shake too?\n\n*face palm*",
"If you watch the video of it, before the handshake, the announcer TELLS them exactly what to do. He still fucked it up.",
"You know those cliche pictures of a multiethnic group of people standing in a circle around the earth hand in hand? Someone should incorporate this picture of Donny into one of those.",
"2016?! Most surprising part of this quote is that it isn’t from 1988. Did he forget the past 30 years?",
"Your English is good for a Russian but you have to make your trolling more realistic to be thought real. Even trump supporters couldn’t believe this",
"> **Now** you look like an idiot.\n\nWell...",
"i think he had an autobiography written about him",
":)",
"It’s different because this is a bullying asshole we’re talking about. ",
"At least Trump knows how to rule a country! No doubt your idol couldn't if he is, as you say, 4th grade level guy!",
"I was wondering what you meant by all those people don't know how to crisscross handshake. All he had to do (and finally did) was cross his arms too.",
"Watch a video of one of his rallies some time and tell me he's never made a joke about himself. He tweeted that only fat people drink diet coke and then tweeted a picture of himself drinking diet coke. That you can't see the humor in it is amazing, yet you call me stupid. You are more ready to think Trump is some kind of dribbling idiot than that he can joke. A reality TV star can't make jokes, huh. But sure, the guy thinking Trump is fucking around is the idiot here. Clearly Trump is being 100% serious and you're the smartest guy around. We're in awe of your intellect my good sir.",
"Dawg if you’re the president of the United States you might want to look as professional as possible, because you’re representing and leading an entire country. It’s not just a matter of your average dude wearing a sloppy suit to church, it’s our president looking like a fool on the global stage. Whether you personally like it or not, there is a societal structure in place that has certain expectations, and one of those expectations is that if you’re going to lead a country, you should at least know how to dress yourself. ",
"How has he contributed to any of those. No buzzwords, give me actual policies he's passed to help facilitate and lay out how it's helped.\n\nI'll wait.",
"Holy shit I don’t like the man nor what he’s done but this too accurate ",
"Edited in November when published in July? Stop making the species worst by lieing.",
"I saw a statistic saying that 96% of regular/r/the_donald users are virgins ",
"Lol tell me you’re not serious.",
"Poor snowflake. Did the words hurt your feelings?",
"Hahaha HANDS. Did you to to university to get a degree in politics? Your facts are so relevant",
"Seriously by far the best president ever. I love him. He cracks me up! ",
"> I just pick 'em up off google.\n\nI know. You do the exact same thing with your arguments.",
"there was no anti-trump sentiment in this comment\n\nMODS! ARREST THIS MAN!",
"What surprises me is the level of tolerance to bullshit everyone has. This human been Is so stupid and we all laugh and joke. Yep. We are allowing this to happen.",
"That's how our election system works. I'm so glad you were able to learn something bud.",
"Those bedrooms aren't separate.",
"Not sure when I defended Donald Trump but ok. The guy who feels the need to bring up a quote about people who unnecessarily share their opinion being fools fails to realize the irony of his idiotic quote",
"Guy 1 doesn't imply anything, he directly states it. Nobody other than maybe guy 5 implied whether or not that this kind of handholding is a cultural norm in Asia. \n\nUnrelated to the previous commenters, that kind of handholding is actually a norm in all countries, Asian or not, especially by politicians, just like commenter 1 said.",
"We don’t “make” them do anything. ",
"He’s trolling..or haven’t you guys figured that out yet..",
"so if i'm president and i see there is a medication problem, then i should bring even more dangerous drugs to my country so more people can get addicted to it and another country can gain some money using my people? \n\n\ndude you know you don't have to defend obama bringing drugs right? ",
"The polls on election day were actually spot on. Clinton was favorable by a decent margin, and she won the popular vote by roughly the amount projected.",
"He knows people love to dig into his tweets. I’m fairly certain it’s a troll.",
"Aren't most geniuses idiot savants? I work with a lot of scientists and they are just barely functioning adults. They're really smart when it comes to their fields of study, but if you didn't know they were scientists, you would think they are mentally retarded.",
"Yeah, but most Catholics manage it.\n\nWhereas Dipshit would shove the ashes up his nose, wander around the church farting on altar boys, then blame everything on the Episcopalians.",
"Let's be real, Melania doesn't touch him. She's a trophy and she knows it. Trump has got a button also on his nightstand that opens up a trapdoor in his ceiling and a Japanese girl just slides out and lands next to him. Then when he's done he pushes the button again and his bed tilts forward and another trapdoor opens at the foot and the Japanese girl slides in never to be seen again.",
"He isn’t completely wrong, except that the entire concept of “clean coal” is a scam. No different than the “safer cigarettes” of the 1950s with all natural asbestos filters. ",
"... right in front of the camera. Almost like he's only in this for the screen time and some lulz",
"You people just can't stand all his winning.",
"I'm curious what you think people voting has to do with objective fact.\n\nIf people voted to for a guy who thinks 2 + 2 = 5, that wouldn't make \"Does 2 + 2 = 5\" subjective.",
"There's a lot of truth to that. Neil DeGrasse Tyson calls it the \"[Perimeter of Ignorance](http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/read/2005/11/01/the-perimeter-of-ignorance)\"",
"Rub what in? [That literally no one else agrees with them?](http://www.pewglobal.org/2017/06/26/worldwide-few-confident-in-trump-or-his-policies/)",
"Well there's this pic.\nhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DAYlEH8V0AEKXeg.jpg",
"Sweetie pie, you aren't capable of hurting my feelings. You also aren't capable of holding my attention. Hop along now. ",
"It's too late to say I called it, and hindsight's 20/20, but, well...\n\nI have a long-held principle never to belittle or demean someone. Because it hurts their feelings, absolutely, but also crucially because you never know which person will come back and ruin your day. Or, on the other hand, when someone who no longer likes you COULD HAVE helped you, but didn't. So just don't make fun of people, k?\n\nAnd yes the WHCD is where you're meant to rib everyone, but watching that clip, I felt immediately that Obama had gone too far and that there would be consequences. No one could have known how far, but I cringed hard and had A Bad Feeling about that one.",
">To debunk something, you typically need a source.\n\nOr basic logic, which is sadly lacking in the conspiracy theories.\n\nFor instance, basic logic and reason would indicate that when I say \"the media coverage was downright fawning,\" I am not talking about literally every piece of journalism from every source, just the general sense of it. Indeed, as [this study shows](https://www.vox.com/2016/4/15/11410160/hillary-clinton-media-bernie-sanders), the majority of coverage of *any* candidate is negative. Sanders, though, clearly got more positive and less negative coverage than Clinton does.\n\nLiterally all that image does is indicate that after one of the debates, the Washington Post's page was critical of things Sanders did. Did you even both to check if there were similarly critical articles about Hillary? (Or if even all of them are critical - the one comparing Sanders and Trump is just talking about the populist tone of the campaign). \n\nAt worst, you've proven that the *Post* didn't like Sanders, but that's literally just one source.",
"yeah he’s fucking it up too, but that isn’t the point of this anti-trump narrative\n\ntbh it makes less sense to americans because then you’re shaking your right hand with someone’s left hand, and vice versa. probably feels as comfortable as jerking off with your left hand",
"That would be Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's PM, he's messed up our internet and now he's messing up a handshake. Classic Trunbull",
"How do some people act like this man isn't a liar? How? *How?* **How?** He lies *daily*, about petty, easily verifiable shit. Shit he should have no expectation of ever getting away with lying about. I thought I'd seen pathological lying before but Jesus Horatio Christ on a fuckin boat, this is ridiculous. And we made him president! And he's still president! What the fuck is going on?!",
"spicy. You done being obsessed with me yet?",
"My account has been around since 2012 or 2013. It's not going anywhere.\n\nAnd regarding democrats and NASA, here's a good read: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/322918-how-barack-obama-ruined-nasa-space-exploration\n\nNASA was bleak politically in 2013/2014 when I was there. No real mission, but at least better than 2010/2011 when it was at it's worst.\n\nI remember Obama's appointed NASA administrator visiting to give a talk to the employees. Almost no one even wanted to go because they didn't like him. I was front and center in the auditorium (which was very empty) and I was falling asleep. At least I managed to snap a couple pictures. None of my coworkers wanted to hear anything about the speech afterwards.\n\nMeanwhile in a year under Trump, the National Space Council was reinstated (for the first time since Clinton), NASA finally has a clearly defined mission to use Orion and the Space Launch System for a return to the moon rather than the vague 'maybe Mars in over a decade when I'm long out of office' that Obama made policy. The center I'm going to work at recently did a significantly bigger hiring than the last few years. Pence loves NASA. One of the first things he did in office was go on a tour of NASA centers. A flight director I know even made him a birthday cake (you can find pics of it on the internet). So I guess the article you linked is fake news.\n\nObviously my views don't represent NASA as an agency (NASA is mandated to stay completely out of politics) but I think the next few years will be fantastic for NASA as long as democrats don't mess it up, as they have before.",
"I guess you can't handle me telling it like it is. I'm not going to be politically correct for you - sorry, snowflake.",
"It's international politics. They don't have any need for more publicity, especially the less-than-democratic member states. Any leader agreeing to be part of this kind of photo is tacitly agreeing to associate their name and country with the actions of the group.",
"According to r/the_donald, he's trolling valley girls and liberals.",
"Well yeah, considering he lost in 2016. Lol",
"No homo",
"And here I was thinking that my side was the one who believed in superstitious nonsense.\n\nIs blind hatred now considered human decency? Is being uncivil towards someone who just passed a bill that will allow the middle and lower class to be able to afford things for their families easier the right thing to do? If unjustified hatred is what your conscience tells you is right, then I'm glad to be wrong. ",
"You're not very bright.",
"lie, spin, twist\n\npropaganda is fun",
"Easy to make fun of someone\nhttps://youtu.be/2iFi0HtINcg",
"You seem awfully fixated on this issue... You’re either a 12 year old boy or an honest to god closet case. Good luck with finding yourself either way. ",
"Do you not see the problem? Look at Duterte's hands. One of them would have to be the middle without crisscrossing. This is assuming they're all going for a legitimate handshake like [this](http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03219/handshake1_3219777k.jpg) and not something previously seen [here for example](http://globalnation.inquirer.net/files/2017/04/handshake1.jpg). Where they don't do the \"legit\" handshake and just hold hands.\n\nEdit: Im assuming Trump was thinking \"legit\" handshake and not \"hold hand\" handshake",
"I suppose I didn't use enough empty slogans to keep your attention, right?",
"One fault with that logic, Obama actually cared for the position and was good at it, which is why the only complaints given to him by Republicans were things like using Dijon Mustard on a hamburger or wearing a tan suit. Since Obama actually cared for the Presidency and therefore the country he got respect. \n\nTrump has spent over a third of his presidency goofing around. Then he has written awful tweets that have done nothing but degrade our country. And he's the first president in over 20 years who has simply been banned from visiting our ally countries. And most of all he doesn't care about being president unless it fattens his wallet. \n\nI can't respect a president who has only broken records like being the most disliked first term president, for being blatantly racist, for the most lies in the first year and subjecting Puerto Rico terrible aid during their crisis, same with California. \n\nRespect is earned, not assumed. If anyone deserves respect it is those going out of their way to protest Trump and Republicans, not some senile KKK incest child molester. ",
"Was curious myself but couldn't find the people listed. The best I found is: **\"U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry does an \"ASEAN handshake\" as he poses with his fellow Foreign Ministers from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on August 5, 2015, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before a U.S.-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. [State Department Photo/Public Domain]\"**",
"right but none of those are proper handshakes",
"I don't think you understand what i'm saying. \n\nYou're claiming that Hillary donating tot he DNC and being involved in how the money was allocated changed or \"rigged\" the primaries, yes?\n\nMy question is, if she had never donated to the DNC, how would the primaries have been different? How did her donating change anything in how the primaries were run or how they turned out?\n\nIf nothing changed, then it's irrelevant.",
"When did he has a book? What?",
"We'd need to trick him into thinking Obama was taking away our healthcare, so he would have to respond by giving us health care.\nTrick him into thinking Obama made weed even more illegal, so he would need to legalize it. Etc...",
"I do. Because it's funny. You try so hard to troll yet you are *so bad* at it.",
"We're saying it's not Trump because he's passed no legislation to help the economy.",
"These redcaps are so precious, aren't they? They can't handle what they dish?",
"The next wave of slander has begun. Now it's the mental health again. Muh Russia is falling apart.",
"*This* is shitting the bed? Gonna be another long 3 years for you.",
"Good lad",
"Yeah but I'm a recovering addict with a shit ton of health issues from a working class family who never really performed very well at anything growing up and today my life is pretty great thanks to my society, if I had grown up in the US I would have been fucked! And I can go to sleep every night knowing that even if I fuck up tomorrow, my life will be about as good as an American who either came from money or worked really hard and was really lucky to avoid prison profiteering, medical bills or any other inconvenience that can ruin the average Americans life.",
"More evidence that Trump supporters are illiterate.\n\nEnjoy your tax hike and loss of healthcare.",
"What a moron.",
"Yet... here we are. 😂 ",
"Popular vote went to Hillary, trump only won electoral college.",
"How did you get so many upvotes on this? Trump didn't run in 2012?",
"Not my President ",
"Yeah, talking about a reality TV show I don't even watch. Yawn",
"uh... yeah, a publicity stunt. that's what I mean.",
"Now this time for real, I was absolutely 100% sure it was a play on /r/iamverysmart.\n\nAt this point, he might as well tweet something in the lines of the navy seal copypasta. This is unreal.",
"Next time just tell me that you edited your comment so it has some context, you didn't need to repeat it.",
"I'm bad at it, but I made you so obsessed with me you've followed me around specifically to rage at me for the last hour. ex deeeee\n\nDude you should quit while you're ahead. Unless your time is worthless in which case continue.\n\n",
"If he didn't want to be POTUS he wouldn't have ran. He's talked about wanting to do it for decades (as far back as the 80's) to fix problems he saw with the country. Even if he was only running with ulterior motives and stumbled into the Republican nomination, he could have torpedoed his own campaign. \n \nHe's a fucking billionaire, he could do anything he wanted to. If he doesn't like the job, there's nothing stopping him from leaving. You people come up with some of the weakest, dumbest attacks on him.",
"If that’s your opinion than I think it’s pretty obvious you have no idea what we’re talking about.",
"I hate this dumb sub ",
"And nobody is talking about about being absolutely certain, but we can make some educated guesses and extrapolations based on what we've seen and heard. ",
"I️ can already taste the salt from r/the_Donald",
"So much salt in this thread",
"Just a daily reminder than Trump was elected democratically, is more successful than any of you and is making America great. What have you guys done ? \n\nVamos acer Estados Undios Chingon otra vez !!!",
"I mean I said he looked cool. The Punisher also looks cool. I don't think the Punisher's a good person.",
"Hey everyone! Apparently being a lawyer and a US Senator isn't a job! Who knew?",
"> and being, like, really smart\n\nHe sounds like a teenage Valley Girl. WTF?",
"As impartial as possible, how can someone remain in office who is so clearly medically unstable? Don’t we have procedures for such situations?",
"Trolling is a code word from the t_d sub to mean Trump is saying something demented again. They can't question dear leader, so his tweets are either accurate and on point, or \"trolling\" , never the ramblings of a narcissistic man with a disease who needs to resign. ",
"No actual genius needs to tell people they’re a genius ",
"Not as well, he's just fucking it up... Trump's doin what he's supposed to",
"TMW you're raped intellectually by Boris Johnson...",
"So after shooting down your Lincoln comparison, you've moved on to the handful of other fairly unimpressive men who couldn't win a plurality, including Bush, a man who's almost certain to go down as one of the worst ever? Okay.",
"https://media.giphy.com/media/sY7nf0OaejjBS/giphy.gif",
"Why would one have to be the middle without crisscrossing? Your second example clearly shows what the handshake should have been. He got it eventually as seen in photos taken after that. ",
"[I finally understand this song like never before.....](https://youtu.be/kPYese-Hl8M?t=27)",
"OMG HOW ARE THEY DOING THIS",
"HILÆR!!!",
"Buddy says, \"listen to the sweet growl of my didgeridoo.\" Then whispers...\"maga\" in the most spiritual, vegan, non-racist way possible.",
"That he's blonde?",
"Speaking of ignorant, folk is a middle english word and plenty of people outside of America use it, dickhead.",
"The look on his face.\nhttps://youtu.be/oQuhlvyMSn4?t=13s",
":D",
"But you all give W a free pass now. Bunch of hypocritical Star-fuckers. \n\n\nYou are no better than the birthers who called him Barack *Hussein* Obama. ",
"Every other person needs to face the opposite direction for proper handshake form. Then they need to properly place mirrors to reflect their image back to the camera.",
"You done being roasted harder than Trump in a sunbathing booth?",
"I'm guessing he just dictated a rant into his phone and posted it as a tweet.",
"*stabs friend in the neck then steals friends phone and throws it at another person*",
"He's confused because he can't aggressively pull 3 people in",
"*If* he's a billionaire, it 100% depends on his brand licensing deals. If he destroys his brand by being an awful president, he would absolutely lose them.",
"I would like to see him do that “power move” hand shake where he pulls them in, and they all start spinning ",
"Correctamundo.",
"Oh I get what you're saying. Still, I think they were going for the second example. As a matter of fact, the guy off camera on the left side seems to be doing it wrong as well.",
"Yep. Personally I'm not for hating on anybody. These kinds of reactions to innocuous photos remind me of being in grade school where everyone had to participate in something, but for some reason the class only laughed at the one kid they picked on all the time anyway. It takes a particularly mean spirited group to turn *Trump* into that kid. ",
"It’s correct in your pic but everyone is pretty much doing it wrong in OPs lol trump looks like an idiot but it seems a bit like perfect timing. Everyone is trying a handshake instead of the grasping like in yours",
"It does not matter. They don't give a shit about reality. Until him his pack of lying thieves face not reality but consequences actual real world consequences there is zero reason to engage them with any civility. ",
"Leave.",
"Came to say this",
"I think you mean stored bed cheeseburgers",
"She’s been blowing him for years ",
"Yeah, it's not even a handshake. It's a contrived and awkward as fuck Kumbaya photo-op that everyone pictured is having problems with, same way this thread is a contrived and awkward as fuck rip on him.\n\nSeriously, he does enough bad shit on it's own. Shit like this only makes it easier to ignore those other things, especially as plentiful as shit like this is... Boy who cried wolf and all that.",
"That's exactly the kind of negative attitude I expected in your response. Why would you immediately assume that someone spending a *bit* of time on Reddit, is not also doing good things with the *rest* of their time? Why instantly project the negative back rather than take a look at your own mental state? If this is how you behave on a simple reddit comment I can only imagine how negative you are about everything else in life, and it doesn't surprise me that you've responded in the way you have at all. Honestly, I pity you.",
"Is this quote by Derek Zoolander or Donald Trump?",
"So you're saying that we should live in a world where if you fuck up, you are constantly given a mulligan? ",
"He'll resign for sure now! Don't let the door hit your ass on the way it, Drumpf!!!",
"I think it just looks like a dude in a suit",
"The guy in the blue jacket should not have his hands crossed. Only every other person crosses hands.",
"Orange is not a race lmao",
"It was you who are trying to pretend it was some special, never before happened kind of event when it wasn't. Get the fuck over it, he won. ",
"[LOLLOLOLOLOLOL](http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=87697)\n\ndisclaimer: Proglodytes' heads will explode as they read literally the longest run-on-sentence in \"president-shul\" history.\n\n>A lot of people have asked, \"Why is it you seem so calm?\" And what I've tried to say often--and a lot of times this gets discounted in the press--is that the experience of having traveled throughout this country, having learned the stories of ordinary folks who are doing extraordinary things in their communities, in their neighborhoods, having met all the people who put so much energy and effort into our campaign, having seen the ups and downs, and having seen how Washington was always the last to get what was going on, always the last to get the news, what that told me was that if we were willing to not do what was expedient, and not do what was convenient, and not try to govern based on the polls today or tomorrow or the next day, but rather based on a vision for how we can rebuild this country in a way that works for everybody; if we are focused on making sure that there are ladders of opportunity for people to continue to strive and achieve the American Dream and that that's accessible to all, not just some; if we kept our eye on what sort of future do we want for our kids and our grandkids so that 20 years from now and 30 years from now people look back on this generation the way we look back on the greatest generation and say to ourselves, \"Boy, they made some tough decisions, they got through some tough times, but look, we now have a clean energy economy; look, our schools are revitalized; look, [our health care system](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOh1I28HbAA) works for every single American; imagine how tough that was and how much resistance they met from the special interests, but they were still willing to do it\"--if that was how we governed, then I figured that the politics would take care of itself. And if it didn't, then we could still stand tall and still look at ourselves in the mirror and say, you know what, this was worth it. This is why we worked so hard to get here.\n\n(EDIT-link)",
"Now \"American Psycho\" is stuck in my head .-.",
"If Sir David died I'd probably drink and weep for a week ",
"The real question is why when it can be easily verifiable that he lied about something so petty, that any of his supporters believe him on other issues. Like his taxes are under audit still and he can't release them. Or the tax plan is going to hurt him. He's a liar. He's rich. He is not looking out for the middle class and definitely not the poor. Rich people will never vote away their wealth. ",
"Maybe he'll even bring Osama back to life.",
"He probably can't even type and just does voice to text.",
"Loads of stuff! He pissed off the US's allies across the world by insulting them and abandoning established foreign policy protocols; upset the grieving mother of a dead soldier (who was left behind in enemy ambush); fired the head of the FBI who was investigating him (and then lied about his motive and became the subject of a criminal enquiry); tried to ban transgender troops from the military (and had his generals disobey); failed to repeal Obamacare despite having the house, senate and presedency; passed deeply unpopular tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations; killed net neutrality despite 83% of the public being opposed to removing it.\n\nThat's just the stuff that came to mind too, there's loads more.",
"Better than be raped by rooming gangs of refugees and going to jail for speaking out against it",
"Because notice that Trumps right hand is a normal hand shake, and so would his left. But he's looking at the goober that messed it up.",
"Lol, okay buddy acknowledging that two people have different senses of humor is apparently irrational. At least I can respect your opinion without down voting you.",
"You mean McDonald's.",
"Thanks for looking! I saw that too, but finding the name of the foreign minister from Laos proved too difficult for this lazy redditor to pursue further :)",
"IIRC a few years ago (I think it was 2013) he posted a tweet ranting about the \"losers and haters\" who don't have his \"superior IQ\". He's like a bratty teenager who never grew up.",
"TIL \"telling it like it is\" means purposely misinterpreting data to excuse campaign fraud. \n\nI'm not going to engage in a political discussion with someone who has to resort to ad hominem attacks and rude phraseology because they can't behave like an adult. I wouldn't expect you too, either. So, you keep on with your Clinton apology four. We can check back in after her trial and see how you are doing. ",
"I love how none of you shitheads can come up with your own terms, so just mindlessly parrot the same couple words over and over.\n\n\"TRIGGERED! LIBCUCK! NARRATIVE!\"\n\nTry harder, guys.",
"So let me get this straight it’s ok for Republicans to make shitty comments no one else right. And the rest of what you typed out is complete nonsense.",
"Trump did cross his hands after realizing. The only person who did not was Medvedev (to trumps far right, our left in the full video).",
"I should've known his own words wouldn't matter, you people live in a bubble of delusion.\n\nHe's a malignant narcissist, of course he *talked* about it. It's the same reason he won't quit now, because giving up would be too much for his ego. You're also forgetting that he's Putin's little bitch, and I doubt he'd let Trump quit.",
"A year ago, when he said “no it didn’t rain on my inauguration, the sun was shining” and everyone was wearing ponchos, I realized the extent this asshole lies about the dumbest shit. ",
"you're pretty delusional, bro. he presented multiple counter arguments to the overall idea that trump is an idiot. you should rethink the way you view people - it's pretty toxic.",
"Interesting take. Take an upvote from a republican ",
"1",
"[I was expecting Sir Mix-a-Lot!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JphDdGV2TU)",
"Oh god it fits too well.",
"At the risk of destroying my Reddit account by posting an opinion that isn't fanatically liberal, do you truly believe that Trump's supporters consist entirely of the lower 50% of the country? Do you not realize how ridiculous, (as well as incredibly statistically improbable,) that is?\n\nThe whole idea behind democracy is that no one person has all of the right ideas. So are you honestly suggesting, based solely on their reasoning for voting for president, that the half of the country that voted Trump is the same as the less intelligent half of the country? I sincerely hope you're not, because the absurdity and arrogance necessary to believe that is just... beyond words.\n\nIf you truly do believe that, then I realize that nothing I could possibly say will get you to examine your political position. I also realize that I probably just wasted my time even trying. But I've been watching the massive echo chamber that is Reddit for a while now, and I've finally gotten sick of having to listen to the same ridiculous ideas over and over. I'm in no way saying that Republicans have all of the right ideas. I'm just pointing out that just because someone disagrees with you, doesn't mean that they're an idiot. And frankly, I find it appalling that such a thing needs to be said.",
"I see where you're coming from. But I think you're wrong. At some point, you have to realise that he just simply doesn't understand what he's talking about. There is a process where companies effectively wash coal, but it does little to clean it's environmental impact.\n\nSo either he was embarrassingly wrong about what clean coal is, or he was embarrassingly wrong about why coal is bad for the environment.",
"Yes, definitely going for the second example. These things just seem to be a mess from a human perspective. Little to no coordination. I mean look at the guy in the light blue suit. He wants the business handshake too but Duterte is just as lost lol",
"That game? WD40 chess ",
"You're right. No human being is actually that shade of orange. ",
"It's to hide the pee stains.",
"Quite the intuitive leap. ",
"thanks fuckface",
"The man holding the hand of the man holding Donald Trump’s hand also isn’t crossed. ",
"Go back to your T_D echo chamber, no one cares about your poor insults.",
"This. The whole ASEAN integration thing has been pretty useless thus far, at least from what I've observed. Everything is just said and never done. It serves to do nothing but allow visa-free travel. Every theorized policy is in the end just policy that no one respects. And it doesn't help when most of the members are always at odds with one another. Like right now for example, Cambodia and a few other less fortunate countries keep on interfering with the decision-making process; thus delaying a lot of things from ever happening.\n\nIt would've been better if they had tried to make ASEAN similar to EU. But I don't see that happening... the development and wealth gap is just too high for true unity. Well, at least it's better than having nothing.",
"Man this can’t be real... like it sounds so bad\n\nObviously peoples comments get to him. You know since he tweets himself he probably reads some of the top comments.. lol",
"It’s a wink to his base (normal people) to create contrast from the out-of-touch “intellectuals, Hollywood stars, pundits (his critics). \n\nIt’s 100% intentional. \n\nHe’s also made it so that the media and his critics as well as his supporters mention him and genius in the same sentence/thought. ",
"[LMGTFY](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=asean+handshake) \n\nEveryone crosses arms. Others have said \"every second person crosses arms, Malcolm Turnbull is fucking it up\" but when done correctly apparently every person crosses arms.",
"Dw guys. He actually shook his hand. ",
"> Lets see, his shitty tax bill for one.\n\nHow are your taxes being affected? Mine are going down about 50%. ",
"So the UN? \n\nI honestly have no issues with symbolism which the handshake is or idealism which this is as well as the UN. My issue is people saying it is something kindergartners do without actually recognizing what it means. \n\nThe handshake shows unity and bond as well as a level of defense and protection. Using cross arms demonstrates togetherness and restraints, as simply untangling isn't as easy as a normal handshake, likewise it's hard to turn your back or betray another when all hands are tangled together. \n\nIn a basic gist, this is supposed to show some of the basic principles behind the organisation without using words, which is common practice in all things humans do. Why is a guy on a cross for a modern religion? It shows sacrifice and a human bond to a memory. Why are pictures of people in black and white in funeral homes, wakes and sanctuaries? Because seeing more black and white in a picture makes most people assume bad things and in color they look more alive. \n\nCertain things in human minds illicit certain feelings, even if those things are only vaguely suggested. This handshake alone shows several symbols, and just because you don't realize it doesn't suddenly make it stupid. Technically speaking a majority of what humans do looks stupid on a front of logical perspective, but that doesn't suddenly make those things have no value. ",
"Psycho Killer is in mine ",
"Mike huckabee^^ made fair tax a thing then got a tv deal weeks after he lost the primary’s. ",
"Hmm, little hands. Sad.",
"It’s been steadily closing up, largely due to bans on harmful aerosol sprays. ",
"lol you're an uninformed, lying hypocrite.",
"How far to the left of the political spectrum does someone have to be to consider Reddit as \"far right-wing\"?",
"Why would I want to give him a chance when he says the exact opposite of everything I believe on a near daily basis?\n\n- I don't believe that the rich should receive huge tax cuts while the poor and middle class get fucked\n- I don't believe that we should make it harder for people to immigrate to America\n- I don't believe that it should be difficult to obtain healthcare due to your social standing\n- I don't believe that Islam is an inherently evil religious practice\n- I don't believe any problem can be solved in 280 characters or less\n\nSo, no, I'm not going to \"give the guy a chance\" because his morals and ideals aren't even close to something that I'd ever represent to another person. He isn't just some dude who is a little unorthodox, he's a despot waiting to happen. \n\n>Who the hell cares about the amazing economy, low unemployment, tax cuts and all that when I can call him Drumph and accuse anyone who disagrees of being Russian.\n\nAnd honestly, if you think that any president can accomplish those things in a year; read a fucking history book.",
"*Cultivating* mass",
"Much like the UN then. ",
"Well considering this shtick seems to be your entire account I'd say my time is well-spent in comparison.",
"Y’all realize if he were to cross his hands he couldn’t shake hands at all? Idiots",
"He’s so illiterate that he can’t even write his own fucking tweets.",
"We almost had this genius. \nhttps://youtu.be/2iFi0HtINcg",
"Just gonna filter out the US politics posts, then I won't complain anymore. I like the other content! ",
"I'm just justifying people's difficulty in understanding the handshake, no need to hate me. ",
"Let me guess, Alberta?\n",
"Looks like Turnbull and Duterte are equally special.",
"trump is le dumb give me up votes now please ty",
"His butthole probably",
"Such a snowflake. People can have unfounded unpragamtic opinions. The president tweeting in a deadpan manner about sabber rattling nuclear weapons when he has the sole authority to use those nuclear weapons is laughable in a comedy movie, not in real life.\n\nI don't respect your opinion.",
"Are you like really smart like your god emperor?",
"Dude, this sort of reads out as if that movie about John Nash was written by Seth Rogen, and this is his sales pitch for the main character. \n",
"I guess it's a lot better to shake hands like this than bending your hands entirely.",
"? Australia.",
"3... sigh...",
"Not sure where to talk about this but I’ve spent today listening to this Fire and Fury audiobook. I’m not sure if this is mostly made up or true but it reads like some sort of bad fantasy novel. ",
"What a moron!",
"He has no merit. He's a misogynistic, racist, rapist.",
"They're a cult at this point, they are beyond reason.",
"!remindme TimeLeftUntilTonyAbbottDies",
"http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/09/behind-trumps-victory-divisions-by-race-gender-education/\n\nTrump won college graduates and/or additional education. ",
"Uh the guy in the white shirt is the one screwing up. President Trump is just looking at his hands thinking how am I supposed to shake that hand?",
"Well the entire point of my previous comment was to emphasize the fact that we all know TD is a joke. So I don’t mean this in a rude way but I don’t know why you are still telling me about that TD does wrong. It’s a meme stash filled with idiots, not the supposed provider of legitimate news.\n\nAnd yes, I know it’s mainly the subscribers who make r/Politics what it is. I’m not blaming the moderators. That being said, I was ridiculously given a one week ban from r/Politics this week. If you look at my history, the ONLY threads I comment on here on Reddit are basketball material. I am not someone to comment on anything political whatsoever. You can look at my comment history and see what I was banned for a few days ago. Unbelievable that I hold a differing opinion and I’m banned from the sub. So yes, the moderators definitely play a role in the unbelievably large bias that the sub and this website as a whole has against Trump. I’m not even a trump supporter, if that changes anything. ",
"Calm down pal, that was directed to the poster above mine. Go back to your rainbows and unicorns. ",
"For the gram",
"He has a small army of people who could brief him on fucking anything and any culture in less prep time than a small team of the public could research in the same time. \n\nThe real question is why wouldn't he be aware of such a simple norm? Well, the answer is simple, he didn't care to listen or ask. ",
"> you people live in a bubble of delusion.\n\nhttps://i.imgur.com/SaVniD2.gif",
"Nah, I did an essay about it for the government class I took last semester for my college class. Got a 98 on it ",
"Way to intentionally miss the actual issue to bog down on a small technicality, just like I predicted. Bravo.",
"I'd almost feel bad for him if he wasn't such an asshole",
"The French coming in guns blazing almost 100 years late",
"It's worse*, and yes.",
"He finally got it right though I know it doesn’t matter on Reddit.",
"LOL i think you have proved my point. Why u so mad? ",
"Incredible. Every misplaced capital letter in that post was wrong. \n",
"http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/738/025/db0.jpg",
"There was no \"actual issue,\" you're just a hysterical loser spreading lies.",
"How about people focus on whatever they want, because literally every aspect of the man is garbage.\n\nHonestly, the people who ridicule his appearance are just acting presidential anyway. If it were unacceptable behavior, then surely the president wouldn't do the same thing, right?",
"And if Obama's 3rd wife didn't move into the white house for half a year, how do you think Republicans would have acted about that? That was the whole point.",
"Good one. ",
"You can’t be reasonable on Reddit.",
"Bernie can still win.",
"Remember when he lied about the leader of the Boy Scouts calling him and telling Trump he gave the best speech he had ever heard?",
"This reminds me of the Ricky Bobby interview, “I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do with my hands?”",
"He's a narcissist. ",
"He's bragged about sleeping 4 hours per night a few times in the past and seems to display most of the symptoms. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n",
"Well the guy 2 to the left (trumps right) doesn’t get it either) not a trump fan but I’m just sayin ",
"You're imagining things. When do you think I said it had never happened before? It's a fairly rare occurrence, but IMO it shouldn't be something that can happen.",
"2",
"And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, \nSlouches towards Bethlehem to be born?\n\n",
"That stupid suit probably cost a ton of money, but it looks like he grabbed the first thing he saw on the Men's Warehouse clearance rack.",
"He hasn't done anything irreversible or damaging to anything but egos, so no, I don't mind him yet. I'm not of the mind that you need to hate a person simply because others do. ",
"Way to do exactly what I predicted, entirely miss the point to bog down on the small irrelevant technicality.\n\nAgain, if Obama's 3rd wife didn't move into the white house for half a year, how do you think Republicans would have acted about that? That was the whole point. You've managed to do an amazing acrobatic job of dodging that and reframing it about something else, pretending you didn't understand and acting like it was actually about the duration, that at its core is the dishonesty.",
"WOW! We have a lot of like really smart people from like the DOMREDDIT T_D. WOW!",
"Looks like the only one smart to realize handshake is ridiculous and he's not going to do it ",
"I'm more appalled at his wrinkled suit ",
"You're being trolled. ",
"Expanding on that: ASEAN countries work together really well when they actually have a common interest in something, like ~~barbarians~~ pirates running around plundering their trade routes, denouncing a nearby superpower trying to claim land by building forts on islands, or they want to hold some sort of collective ~~world's fair~~ sports event.\n\nOutside of that, though, they share little common interest, each country being on a different point in the scale of democracy, and even more subgroups, races and religions than, say, the EU or the Arab League. They know well enough to keep out of each other's way in a \"I'll let you do your thing, let me do mine\". Most members have enough internal dealings to worry about, so there's not much time left to discuss grand multinational efforts, though some do get through, particularly (again) when trade is involved.\n\nNot to mention that many of these countries are young and have very recent conflicts between them...\n\n'course, better to have a table that does limited things than no table at all.",
"https://media.giphy.com/media/tgqO9Bd3SghPy/giphy.gif",
"ahahahahahahahaha",
"1) You proved /u/BranofRaisin right\n\n2)I took what you originally said to mean \"Whether I try to say something about Trump as an insult or not, a Trump supporter will always take it as an insult.\" But now that you're flat out calling me an idiot I don't see how that makes you any better than how you perceive Trump",
"Holy crap, it's real!",
"Hasn’t he ran since the Reagan administration?",
"It's amazing. Morons who make this statement ever since the election have been consistently told to go get a grade-school level understanding of statistics.\n\nIt's been a year at this point guys. Stop solidifying the stereotype of illiteracy.",
"It’s a hand Mr. President, you shake it",
"I dont think he fuxked up. Look at the one on the fsr left that got cut off.. I fuckin hate trump but OP Might be an attention whore ",
"r/bluecollarbillionaire",
"Actually the right way would be to alternate (like Trump is doing), or you'll have a right hand shaking a left one\n\nSo yes, genius at work (like the guy far left, cropped out)",
"Yeah, ya'll call em liberals over there but they're really the right. Abbot didn't fuck you enough?\n",
"The right way is alternating people crossing hands so it works perfectly. BUT that's not the ASEAN way. They have everyone crossing hands so it gets kinda weird. ",
"In the intro to the book, the controversial author who wrote it stated that the book was \"a version of events I have settled upon to be true\" after hearing different conflicting stories.",
"Trump certainly acts like an idiot most of the time but, I actually think he looks like the smart one here, what the hell are these guys trying to do?",
"You are stupid, buddy. If you give Trump any benefit of the doubt at this point, then you're stupid. Or just an evil asshole who enjoys the misery of others, but if you're still think the man's intelligent, or decent, or thoughtful: you're stupid.\n\nHe's incapable of laughing at himself. He's completely unself-aware. The only \"jokes\" he ever makes are nasty comments about people, generally regarding their appearances or perceived \"weakness.\" Is that what you like in a president? Cruelty to the weak? You think that's funny?\n\nCuz if you do, then you're stupid.",
"Fair enough, I suppose. I don't think he knows the ins and outs of cleaning coal, by any means.",
"Imagine losing to an idiot like him. LOL. \n\n\n\nOh wait",
"It's almost like both sides have some representation here. But the alt-right was born on Reddit; so, dominant voice or not, there is no way you can say this is a purely liberal minded site.",
"First, eighth, same thing.",
"I know he's a germaphobe and all but he literally looks like he's in physical pain from touching another person.",
">Dr. Kelley often referred to Trump’s arrogance when he told of this — that Trump came to Wharton thinking he already knew everything.\n\nOh god he was *that* guy at uni. Always challenging the professor despite not knowing much.",
"I think there’s strong chance narcissism is almost a job requirement for being president. \n\nThink about it. You have to get up in the morning and think “yeah, that person looking at me in the mirror is qualified to be the leader of the free world.”",
"Insults aren't automatically ad hominem, snowflake. An ad hominem is when someone attacks the bringer of an argument *instead of* addressing their argument. JapanNoodleLife addressed your argument *and* called you an idiot.\n\nNow quit crying simply because you can't handle the type of insults your \"daddy\" is constantly dishing on twitter. You brought these insults on yourself by supporting someone who can't go ten seconds without insulting people. \n\nThis is the type of political discourse you voted for, snowflake. Fucking own up to it. ",
"I could have sworn he was a product ambassador for budget wig company. ",
"He's not lying. He has memory loss and forgets.",
"How will Drumpf ever recover from this?!",
"That doesn’t mean it doesn’t look stupid",
"Yep. Genius IQ is considered anything above ~145. About 1/400 people qualify as a \"genius.\" \n\nTbf Trump's IQ is 156, so he is a genius.",
"lol yeah stupid trump! hold hands cross ways like that, moron! so dumb! /s",
"3 years? Lol, keep telling yourself that, troll. ",
"My speech to text doesn't recognize punctuation marks unless I physically speak them out..? ",
"On a completely unrelated note, you just made me think of Robin Williams as Genie.\n\n*Have some of Column A, try all of Column B; I'm in the mood to help you, dude! You ain't never had a friend like me.*",
"Dare to be different!",
"To be fair, the guy all the way to the left is doing the same thing ",
"Insisting that you're smart is like insisting that your dick isn't tiny. Oh wait, he did that too.",
"One professor giving you a high mark on an opinion paper doesn't make it definitive. ",
"I see what you mean, it's supposed to be a hand hold, not a hand shake. However, two down to Trumps right is doing the same thing. Maybe it's a western thing to treat it like a hand shake. ",
"It's especially ridiculous when you're not smart enough to do it. It's not like he didn't try simply because he's above it all. Don't get it twisted.",
">He's a despot waiting to happen\n\nExactly. I think an entire year of absolute embarrassment, disregard of decency, decorum, or even the appearance of dignity, as well as a constant assault on the limitations of the office of US President (because he wants to be treated like a fucking monarch), is chance enough.\n\nAnyone not absolutely brought to their knees in total and utter shame by this guy doesn't understand what he represents. It's a bummer how much he's revealed just how unequipped to handle basic facts and use simple critical analysis so many Americans are-- to the point where they think it's OK to create their own reality and pretend like nothing's wrong.\n\nSo many people are willing to let so much go for the sake of being comfortable. And it's fucking terrifying.",
"Oh yeah, I do recall that. Thank you!",
"I can show you if you hand me the doll. ",
"This got 100,000 upvotes? Really though.",
"Am I missing something? The USA is far from the only republic in the world. ",
"To be fair even though it shouldn't be. If you look at the people hands around him someone else fucked up elsewhere and trump is the one noticing it.",
"Because I haven't inherited millions and all of my fathers contacts? ",
"https://i.imgur.com/E9WcwX0.jpg",
"I've never been more aware. ",
"About 34%",
"Somebody gag him with a spoon!",
"It makes more sense in the context of the poem:\n\n> Turning and turning in the widening gyre \n> \n> The falcon cannot hear the falconer; \n> \n> Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; \n> \n> **Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,**\n> \n> **The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere** \n> \n> **The ceremony of innocence is drowned;** \n> \n> **The best lack all conviction, while the worst** \n> \n> **Are full of passionate intensity.**\n> \n> \n> Surely some revelation is at hand; \n> \n> Surely the Second Coming is at hand. \n> \n> The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out \n> \n> When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi \n> \n> Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert \n> \n> A shape with lion body and the head of a man, \n> \n> A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun, \n> \n> Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it \n> \n> Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds. \n> \n> The darkness drops again; but now I know \n> \n> That twenty centuries of stony sleep \n>\n> Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, \n> \n> And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, \n> \n> Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? \n\n\nHere, *conviction* isn't about how sincerely one believes something; it's about one's willingness to *act* based on those beliefs in the face of chaos and evil.\n\nThe whole poem is about the second coming of Christ, which (according to many interpretations of various biblical verses) will be preceded by a false second coming: the arrival of the Antichrist. And many will mistake the Antichrist for Christ, and will follow him enthusiastically to their doom.\n\nFulton J. Sheen, a Roman Catholic bishop, wrote in 1951:\n\n> The Antichrist will not be so called; otherwise he would have no followers...he will come disguised as the Great Humanitarian; he will talk peace, prosperity and plenty not as means to lead us to God, but as ends in themselves...He will tempt Christians with the same three temptations with which he tempted Christ... He will have one great secret which he will tell to no one: he will not believe in God. Because his religion will be brotherhood without the fatherhood of God, he will deceive even the elect. He will set up a counterchurch ... It will have all the notes and characteristics of the Church, but in reverse and emptied of its divine content.\n\nSound like someone you know?",
"I'm talking liberals as in left wing liberals. Our liberal party is a centrist-right movement.\n\nAnyways the point was, that you can't just group everyone together, it's the same as saying that all black men are dumb because a few in my class didn't get good grades.\n\nDon't jump to assumptions.",
"Think about the last time you called someone a ‘total loser.’ Never? Me neither. It’s a teenage girl bully meme...isn’t it?",
"Noope. Voice-to-text doesn't capitalise words arbitrarily.",
"Wow.",
"Only every other person is supposed to cross their arms. Trump's not the dumb one here. Blue suit is the retard, along with anyone who can't figure that out.",
"Does no one remember that he ran for president in 2000? The 2016 election was not his first try. And I highly doubt that he actually typed out that tweet because the grammer's too on point and he's barely semi literate. One of his lackeys probably just made the Twitter post by typing what Trump said verbatim.",
"T_D is a cult.",
"That's the problem when anyone speaks in absolutes to describe other people. Take note.",
"According to Libs, they lost to “muh Russians” and a “dumb guy who didn’t want to win”. Hahahaha hahahaha",
"Ya hit the nail on the head buddy.",
"Make it 200 pounds and with a certain piece of siege equipment I reckon you could throw it about 300m! ",
"> Our beef with him was we thought his policies would be harmful \n\nNope, Republicans elected the leader of the birther movement. Try again, with honesty.",
"Pewdiepies nightmare",
"Found the T_D cultist!",
"looks like Mitt Romney for a bit",
"Why the tie? Fuck this guy",
"> there is no way you can say this is a purely liberal minded site.\n\nits almost like I didn't say anything of the sort",
"Source?",
"He really is a silly c*#t ",
"Learn to read.",
"One of the best ways to change a societal expectation is for the person at the top to reject it. If he intends to do it to make a point, though, he should say so. ",
"This is a man elected for \"talking like one of us!\" \n\nThe dummies who elected him don't want any fancy words or proper grammar, and Trump is very willing to oblige. ",
"Posts like this distract us from the fact that reddit traffic is being sold to every advertisement company without any of our consent because our government took steps to revoke our freedoms, something only possible because the founding fathers didn’t predict the internet",
"Or... just put an even worse candidate as the only other option. Trump is a fucking idiot but if it's between him and Hillary then Trump will win every time. People weren't voting FOR Trump, they were voting AGAINST Hillary. That evil bitch is a character straight out of House of Cards.",
"... beloved by 39% of Americans last I checked...",
"Yes. True. The \"Right\" does it to no doubt about it. Just pointing it out in this situation.",
"Do you mean roaming? Or literally refugees who are roommates? See why illiteracy is a problem? Not only does it make you people hard to understand, but it makes you very naive and gullible also. Take for instance the fact that you think that anybody would want to rape you. I doubt most people want anything to do with you at all given your views, let alone anything sexual in nature.",
"Haha yeah, it's probably just a coincidence that there's huge overlap between the evolution denying, climate change denying Jesus freaks and Trump supporters.",
"He had recently just lost his gig on TV so he ran to gain more publicity to get back in the spotlight to get his show back.",
"Probably told Melania to \"champion\" cyber-bullying just to troll her, too.",
"America already outspends Australia on healthcare and education so how, exactly, paying more taxes, to increase the extent to which we outspend Australia, would help America is probably something only your vaunted Australian education would be able to explain.\n\nAllow me to offer you an alternate explanation as to why Australians are on average healthier, better educated, and contribute more to society. America has tens of millions of immigrants from Mexico and South America - people who, until this generation, were in institutional poverty, living in poor corrupt nations. Now, many are undocumented and exploited, and many cannot even speak the native language. On top of this, America has tens of millions of black people who have suffered institutional racism and poverty for generations and are, accordingly, in kind of a rough spot.\n\nOur diverse population, plus the opioid epidemic is what explains most of the disparity in the measurements you mentioned. Not the fact that you pay a higher rate in taxes. Consider aboriginals in Australia, [who have a life expectancy ten years less](https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/life-expectancy-death/deaths-in-australia/contents/life-expectancy) than non-indigenous people. Now, imagine that instead of composing 1-2% of your population, they were were ~20-30% of your population. You'd see a decrease in life expectancy.",
"Do we have the same Grandmother?",
"Uh huh, so you've resorted to pretending you can't read to defend a group, and calling others \"hysterical losers\" after you just pretended you can't read.\n\nYou and I both know Republicans would have been in hysterics if Obama's 3rd wife didn't move into the whitehouse for half a year or a year.\n\nIf you have to pretend you can't read to defend this kind of behaviour which we both know would have happened, why are you defending it?",
"haha tiny drumpf handz",
"Boris Johnson should have no worry to meet trump unless the neighborhood he is strolling happens to be a golf course or a Taco Bell.",
"Goddam his tiny fucking hands.",
"Okay then my answer is that regardless of how Republicans would act, I don't really care. I don't care how Democrats act now. It doesn't affect me. I do find it amusing to see people spew disinfo like it's their job though!",
"It saves time, is convenient and is super easy to scroll past if deemed unnecessary. I think some of us might be upset about how long it can take to remove a cheap Chinese bumper sticker tbh. ",
"It's not like that isn't true",
"lmao",
"This man is truly incredible lol it never ends i love it ",
">\tFour years as POTUS seems like a lot of work and responsibility \n\nNot if you refuse to accept that responsibility and take it seriously!",
"And the job market? At the same rate? Wrong. ",
"He isn't the only one in the pic failing at doing it. The bottom line is that it's not a \"norm\" under any definition.",
"Fucking Malcolm Turnbull, making Australia look like a bunch of idiots.",
"He looks really confused by this weird style of handshake",
"I wonder if he's even aware that the north and south hemispheres are in different seasons.\n\nOh it's cold in New York? Yeah well there's a fucking heatwave going through the whole east coast of Australia.\n\nThat fucking Jon Stewart joke has not stopped being relevant. \"Global warming isn't real. Because it's cold. Where I live. Today.\" ",
"Trump hasn't really done anything to demonstrate that he even has average intelligence. That's why people question it. ",
"Please show me his base has eroded, because it hasn’t..",
"It's not supposed to be a proper handshake, they are just supposed to somehow grab each other's hands for the photo.",
"Using credible sources, show me that Obama trafficked heroin into the US.",
"I miss that guy, he was awesome. So sad, but still able to make so many people laugh and be happy.",
"He also fucked up our internet.\n\nHe's a fuckhead",
"People talk like half of the nation didn’t elect him. Blinded by hatred.",
"The “like” leads me to believe he is not running his Twitter and it has always been a publicity person. They know exactly what to say to rile everyone up and get people talking about Trump whether it’s negative or positive. ",
"Do you really want the idiotic American people directly voting? I doubt there would even be an America at this point if that was the case.",
"What evidence ",
"Even if he loses this won't prove what that guy said. Feel free to gloat if he does lose and it makes you feel like a big man though. I'm not fully invested in Trump or anyone else for that matter. ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)\\_/¯",
"Did he just wake up after sleeping in that suit?",
">feeble\n\nWell...we *did* had a wheelchair-bound cripple successfully lead us through most of WWII. I think physical appearances are a very minor detail when compared to political skills. Reminds me of a historical quote that I feel is quite applicable here:\n\n*\"Be wary not the colour of a man's pants, but rather the size of the dick hidden inside\"*\n\n*~Theodore \"Big Stick\" Roosevelt*",
"I love how he uses his uncle (who was an actual legit genius, the guy invented radiation therapy for cancer) as proof that he himself is smart. That's not how it works, Donnie, you fucking dunce!",
"Nah fam, thats what Hillary did. She sold the DNC out and she would have sold everyone else out too. ",
"Well, Lets talk about the complex superstructure that is Donald Trump's hair. A masterpiece who's guiding principle is to conceal the entire forehead, a thin sheath of perfectly placed strands; abandoned nest, hairspray labyrinth. It appears to be a comb-over, but, incredibly, it doesn’t arrive from any direction. You cannot stare at The Donald’s hair very long. It’s like staring into the sun. A decomposing ear of corn or even a corn husk doll cursed by a witch. An ambitious corn dog that escaped from the concession stand at a rural Alabama fairground, stole an unattended wig, hopped a freight train to Atlantic City and never looked back.",
"'Republican' is an American political party. Australia doesn't have a republican party.",
"I don't know - this moron's made a lot of tweets.",
"Unless you don’t live here, he’s your president too.",
"Calling that simply a \"run-on sentence\" is far, far too generous. \n\nThat was a manic word salad, at a minimum. ",
"Zap Fatagain",
"You should participate more. ",
"I was surprised he used the commas surrounding it correctly. ",
"https://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW\n\nThe Liberal Left here, ladies and gentleman. ",
"Most people in here jerking eachother off over how much they hate trump wouldn't know how to do this too lmao",
"> Reddit is FAR FAR left by American standards and left by the world's.\n\nThis is the problem with Donald Trump. People just think they can lie through their teeth when the truth is right there, staring them down. Maybe that's not what you _meant_, but it's certainly what you _said_.",
"Wow his hands really are small!",
"More politics, great.",
"Yeah, except he's never eaten a fruit in his life.",
"I was under the impression he dictated to a person who did the typing, and that he likes it verbatim, read back to him for approval and then sent. ",
"I'm wondering if it's an intentional troll. After all, the president is an internet troll.\n\nIf not, he's just a fucking weird nutball.",
"Strong and stable",
"Malcolm somewhere in the middle.",
"I don’t think anyone needs this photo to attack Trumps character, they have plenty of other material. ",
"So, wtf is Trump doing then? He still looks confused either way.",
"Dairy King",
"> TIL \"telling it like it is\" means purposely misinterpreting data to excuse campaign fraud.\n\nNo, telling it like it is means the correct observation that Trump supporters, at this point, are either evil or desperately stupid, and have no business participating in our democracy because they are actual drains on the system, and I have no desire to coddle you from your bad choices anymore. \n\nI could respect Romney voters. I could respect McCain voters. But if you support Trump? I respect you as much as I do a piece of dog shit on the sidewalk.\n\n>We can check back in after her trial and see how you are doing.\n\nLOL \n\nProsecuting your political enemies? And you call *me* a fascist. \n\nThe only one facing trial is the great orange traitor. In a just world, he'd hang. ",
"The \"good genes\" apparently only went to THAT side of the family, LOL!",
"It's pathetic this is even on here lol",
"Fair enough, but I wasn't the one who changed the conversation to nuclear weapons. I was talking about the tweet at hand. Whatever you need to twist to make yourself feel fulfilled by all means do so. I don't care what you think either way but our country gives us the right to do that. Good luck in your narrow minded endeavors. ",
"Aside from foreign policy (which I acknowledge is not insignificant), I think Trump is preferable to Pence in the Oval Office.\n\nWhereas the GOP establishment (which has been waiting a long time for these three reels of the slot machine to line up in their favor) keeps having to try to get things done *in spite of* Trump's idiocy and incompetence...Pence is a product of their creation, and I believe with him in charge, the GOP would be far more functional and capable of putting will to action.",
"That's awesome.....duh???",
"It's a shame nobody here will be dumb enough to attain a fraction of what Trump has.",
"LOL! Even with the mouth hanging open!\n\nWhat a perfect picture of confused idiocy!",
"How dare they let educated, capable, and qualified people run the government!",
"Also, what about the people on the ends of the lines? Do they cross one arm across their body and let the other dangle? ",
"Its weird how people hate but Trump follow everything that he does. \n\nLike having that stalker ex, or that SJW who keep telling someone to stop harassing her while she stands 1 inch away from the persons face. \n\nJust my 2 cents, you may proceed to downvote. ",
"Yeah I was going to say...aren't politicians supposed to represent their constituency? ",
"a well fitted suit can hide a multitude of sins.\n\nthat being said, suit fashion changes every decade years or so, and Trump is wearing a suit from the 1990s, when the fashion was loose and baggy",
"I mean look what we got when the electorial college voted against us.",
"In hindsight I don't think she'd be worse than Trump. At the very least we wouldn't have a twitter troll burning every international relationship we have, and Congress wouldn't be on the same party so they wouldn't be complacent in her insanity for the sake maintaining party unity. ",
"Oh right. Given it was a Turnbull thread I took it as the screams of a supporter of an Australian republic. ",
"When he fell asleep hate-tweeting. ",
"That's our Donny! ",
"Breaker of chains",
"I guess people like to see our idiot make an ass of himself as well as read his tweets.",
"Educated guesses are still guesses at the end of the day and extrapolations aren't necessarily accurate. \n\nWhat happens if the information we're using to make that educated guess is itself flawed? Perhaps a disgruntled aide could have made a tale up? How do you differentiate between real information and what's exaggerated?",
"Man, I didn't think anyone could make me feel sympathy for Donald Trump, but here we are",
"Thankfully I live in California, the farthest spot from that man. People out here still get carried away with things but you can't get everything *you* want.",
"Idiot ",
"Nope.",
"Thats called de escalating with an Asian madman and its working. RocketMan is launching missles over Japanese airapace you fucking moron. ",
"This is not just US Politics.\n\nThis shows the Emperor of the World and his satraps.",
"HEY!!! DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE BREAK OUR CIRCLEJERK OF TRUMP IS DUMB... HOW FUCKING DARE YOU! /s",
"I know it's how it works, sounds like it's time for a change",
"I'm responding to a guy who thinks republicans electing a mentally unfit moron, whose campaign was built on thinly veiled xenophobia and crime, somehow makes Dems look terrible... Yet I'm the one speaking \"lightening rod rhetoric\" [sic]\n\nDems *normally* look terrible. But I can tell you right now most of America thinks they look pretty darn good comparatively.",
"Anyone got a pic of how the handshake is meant to be performed? I'm a bit confused.",
"see you cant",
"Reeeeeeeeeeeeee?",
"back at ya. ",
"I love our President. Bring it on, Reddit.",
"Shitbrick looks like he’s staring at a Rubik’s cube.",
"Found the slave to the opinions of their political allegiance!",
"They are all supposed to. There are plenty of other pictures in this thread of the ASEAN conference with everyone doing it. Not that it's a big deal, but that's how it's supposed to be.",
">Hillary\n\n>Better\n\nStop im gonna bust a gut",
"Dude all the way to the right also doesnt know",
"Sounds like your mother is kinda rational",
"Nah, I'm not trying to prove that he isn't an idiot. I hate Trump, but I also hate manipulation in any form. If you look at the OPs photo you can tell the white dude all the way on our left still has the shake fucked up too because you can still see his hand/wrist. \n\nI still like this photo better and Trump looks worse in it. ",
"Wow a picture before he shook the guy's hand. Only an idiot could be photographed before shaking a hand.",
"You sound like an echo of every reddit comment for the past year and a half. Go outside.",
"To be fair, the way the gentlemen on either side of him have their hands, he is right to shake with his right hand on his right side and left on his left side.",
"It's funny because he's actually a fucking moron. ",
"Donald blew his brother?",
"Oh stop moving goal posts. You made general comments about how you appreciate his humor and his tweets. \n\nAlso, Trump throughout his history isn't the self depreciating humor type of guy. His humor isn't sarcastic like that. That's him being literal.",
"You mean McDonald's. ",
"Its pretty safe to assume they don't have regular, middle class Americans in mind. They have a track record, this isn't speculation. I may say evil, I may think evil. The fact is they're not representing the majority of Americans. Its pretty depressing to sit here and watch the legislation they pass and so many people still drink the Kool-Aid. I'll be getting a 2% tax cut for a few years, woo hoo. Meanwhile they're lining their own pockets and the pockets of their corporate overlords. The company I work for is getting a 22% tax cut. I haven't had a raise in 10 years, the money I make is still good but it won't be forever. It was good money 10 years ago, its still good money but I don't expect to see a dime \"trickle down\" to me. I'm angry. I'm more fortunate than most people, but I can still be angry. Our infrastructure is crumbling. Constant hate is spewed from the right. Petty name calling and false arguments are as rampant as mental gymnastics and denial. I'm tired of being reasonable, you can't change anyone's minds in this country. People consistently vote against their best interests. There's no point in having intelligent conversation anymore.",
"They consist of the 50% of the country who either are bigots, or are *complacent* with bigotry. Quite frankly, I don't know how anyone who considers themselves a halfway intelligent or decent person can look at someone like Trump and actually think he's a good guy. Like just forgot the politics for a second and focus on the individual, if you think Trump and his opinions are good then you're probably not a great person yourself.",
"have you ever tried shaking someones hand left handed? its almost impossible",
"Can't we all agree that this handshake is stupid as shit ",
"More like, from a sack of shit to a rotting, maggot infested sack of shit. ",
"As much as I enjoy jumping on the bandwagon of hating on Trump, if you guys actually looked the picture properly you'll see he isn't the only one doing it this way. The dude that's half cut off on the left is doing exactly the same.",
"He's technically doing the right thing when you think about it",
"In reality he’s doing it right. So this post is kind of stupid. Every other person is supposed to cross arms for it to work. ",
"Then he followed it up like this.\n\nhttp://s.newsweek.com/sites/www.newsweek.com/files/styles/full/public/2017/11/13/1113trumpaseanhandshake.jpg",
"That's the best you've got? Trump really messed with your heads today even worse than I thought. ",
"The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's foremost diplomat, Boris the Bombastic Muppet.",
"genius my foot",
"Just checking in. You found out you were wrong, I assume? Or who am I kidding, you just said fake news and dismissed all criticism of Dear Leader (blessings be upon him). Didn't you?\n\nThe funniest part is that they explain the handshake before having them do it. President good brain [just wasn't listening](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX_ZZJIiXio&t=35s).",
"From the producers of Clarke & Dawe, comes ABCs new hit comedy..",
"You try fitting 32 hours of Fox News and golf in a 24 hour day!",
"What an arsehat!!! Hahaha",
"Worthless piece of shit. That heart attack can't come get him soon enough. ",
"No, like, way! He's just as responsible for the stock market as he is responsible for the safest year in aviation! \n\n^/s",
"I never once said I appreciate his tweets. I simply said I can't believe people can't see that he's trolling and proceeded to point out that people have different senses of humor. Please just stop. You clearly are barking up the wrong tree.",
">\tWhat else you got? I can debunk your shit all day.\n\nI'm not sure if you know the meaning of the word \"debunk\", but it involves a bit more than your simply saying \"bullshit\" after quoting something you don't like.\n\nIt even involves more than your own personal beliefs and rhetoric.\n\nYou've debunked nothing, only reaffirmed your disagreement.",
"It's funny how quickly you went from trying to seem like a reasonable, middle of the road, person to exposing that you're a deluded extremist. ",
"I actually do understand because I used to have the same mindset. Like I said, this was a mistake I used to make too. I thought if people couldn't clearly make out the shape of my body, I would look less fat to them. I figured I was hiding it. It wasn't until I started dressing better and got clothes that fit properly that I realized how much worse I was making things for myself.\n\nConsider these two pictures of Jonah Hill where he's roughly the same weight: one where he's in an [ill-fitting suit](https://i.imgur.com/zMb1WLc.jpg) and one where he's in a [properly-fitting suit](https://i.imgur.com/3kBvNQH.jpg). The baggier suit is wrong in many ways. The sleeves and pants are too long, making him look shorter. The jacket ends too far past his hands and the buttons are too low, serving to draw the eye downward. The hem at the shoulders doesn't sit properly, making him look wider. Most importantly, the jacket is too large which makes him look boxy. All of this together makes him look squatter and wider. It may be concealing the roundness of his stomach, but it's not concealing his size. In fact, quite the opposite.\n\nIn the properly-fitting suit, it might still be clear that he's overweight, but it works with his size. The slimmer fitting jacket that sits properly on his shoulders creates a nice \"V\" that draws the eye away from his waist. The higher buttons on his jacket add to this. Similarly, the taper to his pants draws the eyes downward. The sleeves ending closer to his wrists and the proper break to his pants don't detract from his height. It just altogether provides a much more flattering silhouette.\n\nUltimately, the thing I learned was that wearing baggy clothes wasn't fooling anyone. There was no one that looked at me and didn't think I was fat (I was actually really caught off-guard once when I had a friend that commented on my weight, thinking I was hiding it). And wearing the baggier clothing was actually accomplishing the exact opposite of what I wanted. It made me look shorter which made me look wider. The \"deflated balloon\" or \"kid wearing daddy's clothes\" look isn't flattering to anyone. When I started wearing clothes that fit, I actually had people compliment me on losing weight despite that fact that I hadn't. In my opinion, properly fitting clothes is one of the biggest and fastest steps someone can take to improving their appearance.",
"Of all the billionaires and past presidents, he has the worst dress-up. Wrinkled, oversized shit is his go to every time. ",
"Because if what people think is true, he's terminally ill, and it's affected his mental state. In a sense, the person you hate no longer exists. The mind that remains? Is pitiable, really.",
"Because liberals would be so much happier if the economy tanked, if it meant making Trump look bad. Why do you people hate America so much?",
"> there is no way you can say this is a purely liberal minded site.\n\nEven if you were to take this at it's most literal, you could not come to the conclusion you wrote without lying. So, knock that shit off or go back to politics and latestagecapitalism and talk about Donnie with all the other goofs.",
"at the rate these reddit comments have been predicting trump tweets, i expect something like this within the next 24 hours. ",
"It looks like he's thinking \"what in the fuck are these guys trying to do?\" -- which is exactly what I would have thought in the same situation.",
"Lolololololol this is a dumb comment. ",
"Smiling while holding hands with a dictator. oh malcolm",
"Amazing ",
"I'm a registered Republican, this genius is embarrassing and downright moronic. ",
"As bad as trump is in the things he says, he has done very little, setting records for the least amount done as president.\n\nClinton is far more politically savvy and would be far better at actually getting shit done.\n\nIt's hard to compare. You made valid points, and I honestly don't know and don't think we can know which one would have done more damage.\n\nAll that can be done now is make damn sure the next dem candidate is a good one, because they'll probably get 8 years after this shitshow.",
"Look at Duterte's hand, he actually is the one fucking it up and Donald is wondering how to fix it",
"Isn't he doing the right thing? I don't know about the ASEAN handshake, but it's only possible for people standing in this position to shake hands properly if only the alternate people cross hands. If all cross hands, then there wouldn't be a handshake! I guess the guy in the blue suit on the right messed it up.. but what do I know!",
"Why do you keep hanging your hat on the stock market? You really thing that’s a good (and stable) indicator of an administrations success? ",
"He said capitalizations",
"So hilarious ",
"Lmao these people really believe he’s unstable for something so insignificant. ",
"Well, you wouldn't want a foreign organization to force member states to do things against their will, right?",
"He took the cap off himself though. You can't then expect a straw.",
"I know that reddit likes to hate on Trump, but if we think for a second... A guy who was never in politics, had zero political affiliations, didn't know how government worked, and had about as much charisma as a rock, became the president of the most powerful country in the world! \n\nSay what you would about the guy, but he definitely has something going for him!",
"When in his history has he shown this type of deadpan sarcastic humor that is meant to be self depreciating especially from a guy who has stated in a sincere manner multiple times in his past that he is a literal genius? \n\nYou are grasping at straws if you think he is 'trolling'. \n\nIf he is, he's got better things to do as the commander of the world's most powerful military force than troll his constituents.",
"Are they both geniuses?",
"And just took a huge L. Her days are numbered...",
"No matter who won the election it was always going to end up like this. If Hillary won we'd be seeing a bunch of /r/Hillarygret /r/MarchAgainstHillary etc subreddits where Trump supporters would be mocking Hillary supporters saying 'bet you wished you voted for Trump now!'\n",
"I know he's not very popular but I do have a soft spot for our Boris. ",
"He used to be a democrat. Then again, he used to not be senile.",
"he is such a garbage person",
"As if most of Reddit even knows what an IRA is. ",
"hahahhahahahhahaha",
"He figured it out eventually. Right?",
"Thats the blacks for trump guy I think. He is literally batshit insane",
"Like, MAGA",
"What you don't understand: We don't do this to demonstrate some masterful understanding of statistics, we do it to rub your smug faces in it.",
"I don't think I've seen a single quote from him that doesn't have the words \"very\" or \"really.\" There's something wrong is you have a vocabulary that small.",
"I mean, I've been on Reddit nearly 3 years. My post karma seems pretty average for that from what I've seen...\n\n\nI donate food at my local supermarket when I do my bi-weekly shop. It goes to local foodbanks. It's not much I guess, but it's something that directly helps people worse off than myself. Anyway, thanks for proving my point.",
"*Anything* to distract from how good things are getting for real people. Lowest black unemployment of all time. Haven’t seen any front page posts about that.",
"Yooooooooooo",
"Aahh the conservative cancer.",
">the only News she sees is Fox ...she is constantly being fed a very biased and deluded version of reality\n\nAs opposed to CNN, NBC?\n\nIt would be interesting to see which MSM outlets have had to post/print 'corrections' to their previously posted/printed articles plotted on a graph.",
"So why did you answer?",
"Look at his username",
"Duterte looks like a tv chef on SBS\n\nedit for non-aussies: SBS is our 'multi-cultural' tv network (oversimplified)",
"Well shit, what's your fucking point? A guess is a guess? No shit! That we should never make any guesses about anything and should only consider what we know to be absolutely and inarguably true? \n\nWhen 99.9% of the circumstantial evidence points in the same direction, it's a safe bet that you're on the right track.\n\nWe're having a conversation on the internet, not passing legislation that will actually affect people. Speculation isn't a crime. ",
"I guess it doesn't take brains to become a billionaire U.S. president. I mean that's why we're all billionaire U.S. presidents.",
"He is our president. Get over it",
"Well the theory is other people are handling his tweets now that he’s lost it, so they are doing their best imitation of Trump. ",
"What do you expect when majority of its members have dirty on their face. How dare you to critic someone else when you yourself are also guilty of the same shit. Myanmar is having trouble with its military junta and the Ronhingya. Philippine is...well, Philippine. Indonesia, Malaysia both trouble with its democracy, religion and minority ethnics. Thailand also has trouble with minority ethnics and overpowering military faction. Cambodia and Laos are too busy sucking China's wiener. \n\nNot to mention everyone has their own agenda and doesnt give a damn about the other unless they have benefits from it. Malaysia is too busy being China pet. Cambodia is too busy barking against Vietnam and Thailand. Vietnam is confused between Russia and America and doesnt know which ones tits to suck. Myanmar and Thailand have always been having rave against each other. Malaysia and Singapore dont see eyes to eyes. Philippine changes its political direction so fast that they call it \"revolver Duarte\". Indonesia is bickering against Philippine for the islands. In fact, Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippine all gunning for the same islands and thus that is why none of them helped or supported Philippine in the international court. All of these ASEAN nation will stab each other in the back if they a chance.",
"Libbabs? ",
"Exactly. Like the tweet he made that inspired to picture in the first place is bad enough. ",
"Trump is the only one doing it right. They're supposed to alternate between crossed and uncrossed.",
"Oh now it's time for a change? Lmao not gonna happen. The founding fathers were smarter than us.",
"Xenophon is a populist. \nHe'll change policies and jumps on bandwagons. \nEg. When the Adelaide Zoo dropped a local ice cream company for Streets, as they couldn't afford the local, he went and bought a zoo membership that day to give himself more credibility talking about it. \n\nHe's better than the others, which makes him somewhat of a dark horse for our state election, but he's still not great. ",
"Even if that is true, it means Trump is a piece of shit troll. So, he's not a moron he's an ashole. To any decent person, that's actually worse.",
"I know it's become a reddit darling like the baeder-meinhoff phenomenon, but dunning-kruger doesn't have anything to do with being \"dumber\" or \"smarter.\" It has to do with people being skilled in a specific area under-rating their abilities as compared to their peers simply because they understand the topic in such depth that they know what aspects of it they don't know, and that unskilled people rate themselves as average or above based on the same logic.\n\nStop regurgitating this arm-chair psychology nonsense for reddit points.",
"Everyone has brain farts. Remember [Obama's fuck up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LHBxsDYavo&ab_channel=Tyler)...",
"They're supposed to alternate crossed and uncrossed. Trump is doing something right for once.",
"You can’t convince these people that not everything the left or the media says and does is in the best interest of the American people. ",
"Dude, honestly, you aren't even good at spewing bullshit. You should probably just give up now. No amount of denial is going to change what you said. ",
"Right there with 'ya. ",
"What a fucking cunt",
"Well since you've started with a warped perspective on everything, of course you'll feel that way. You've come to the conclusion that he's an evil moron who you must \"resist\". Nevermind that he's not done anything to harm anybody except ISIS and MS13. ISIS might as well not exist now that their cities have been freed from their theocratic dictatorship. Trump got Congress to actually pass tax reform for the first time in like thirty years.\n\nBut if someone dares think he might be making a funny. They must be evil. They must be stopped. They are basically Hitler for thinking someone could possibly make a joke. \n\nI don't enjoy your misery. I just find it fascinating. You're amazingly incapable of happiness, almost trying hard to be unhappy and mad.",
"Things are bad when you look at this and think: \"Duterte is the second most dangerous douche bag in this line up.\"",
"Almost daily I wonder how this clown got to be US president... Then I remember ya'll elected him. Enjoy. ",
"His *stable* genius mind you ;)",
"He's an idiot, get over it. ",
"yes",
"\"Haha jokes on you I was only pretending to be retarded\"",
"Crossing arms and holding hands is a stupid idea in the first place",
"That’s why you have competent staff",
"But Trump said he was a genius. Surely a genius could easily figure it out.",
"Its still a pretty goofy looking handshake. ",
"Or maybe he is thinking this is stupid?",
"Yes, the conservative cancer is and has spread...that's why Trump won. MAGA",
"Yeah, it was the first thing I noticed lol.",
"If everyone crosses their arms it is very awkward to grasp any hand. Look up pictures of them all doing it, you can see how awkward and uncomfortable it is.",
"> spewing bullshit\n\nSince I don't and haven't been doing so, great! Enjoy your lies!!",
"Sort of. Section 3 of the 25th amendment says that if the president feels he's unable to discharge his duties as president he can deliver a written declaration saying as much to the speaker of the house and the president pro tempore in the senate. In which case the vice president takes on his duties. However the president can then at any time submit a written declaration saying he's cool to do his job again and do so\n\nSection 4 of the 25th amendment is the one people have been talking about a lot lately which says that in the event that the president is unable to discharge his duties but either unable or unwilling to declare as much \"a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide\" (the cabinet) and the vice president can submit a declaration to the speaker and president pro tempore saying the president is incapacitated and the vice president takes on his duties\n\nHowever just like with section 3 the president can then submit a written declaration saying he's cool to do his job. If the vice president and a majority of the cabinet still think he's unfit to do the job they can submit another declaration as such within 4 days of the president doing so\n\nIn which case both houses of congress have 21 days to decide if they agree the president is unfit to do his job, and if they get a 2/3rds majority vote in both houses saying he's unfit then the vice president would continue being acting president.\n\nHowever the president can again say he's fine in which case the entire process has to start over again ad nauseam.\n\nSo basically in practice it's impossible because it would require Mike Pence and a majority of Trump's cabinet appointees to say \"he's medically unfit to be president\" and then on top of that it'd require 2/3rds of the republican controlled congress to agree. And continue to agree. \n\nIt makes sense why it's practically impossible though, it helps prevent a coup. The only way that the elected president can be permanently removed from office is for him to be found guilty of a specific crime in an impeachment hearing. \n\n",
"Such a beautiful moment in history really.",
"The guy two to the left is doing the same as Trump and the guy two to the right is just confused af",
"Wow I never realized that Springtime for Hitler is an excellent metaphor for the Trump presidency",
"Shut up, white boy. ",
"Guess what? We voted for him. Get mad and scream at the sky all you want. Prep your voice, because I’m voting for him for a second term. \nAnd get mad at me for saying this but the left is the very reason for trump being elected in the first place. Hillary and all her staff are going to Guantanamo Bay. ",
"Or maybe they conspired to make him look like the retard he is. ",
"Im not trump supporter but he is the only doing it right the other guys aren't shaking hands the proper way. ",
"Top T.V. Star?\n\nA T.V. Star, perhaps. Not hard when your starting point it a lot of money.",
"Your source says he lost \"College grad or more\" by the largest gap dating back to 1980:\n\n>In the 2016 election, a wide gap in presidential preferences emerged between those with and without a college degree. **College graduates backed Clinton by a 9-point margin (52%-43%)**, while those without a college degree backed Trump 52%-44%. This is by far the widest gap in support among college graduates and non-college graduates in exit polls dating back to 1980. For example, in 2012, there was hardly any difference between the two groups: College graduates backed Obama over Romney by 50%-48%, and those without a college degree also supported Obama 51%-47%.\n\nUnless you mean some different group by \"college graduates and/or additional education\" and there is a button to get to crosstabs or extra pages that supports that claim then you link shows the opposite of what you just said. You might have been misled by the graph... I've seen Trump supporters pass that around as proof because they were reading it wrong (though the information is the same, D+9 for \"college grad or more\" and R+8 for \"some college or less\").",
"http://www.wilderdom.com/intelligence/IQWhatScoresMean.html\n\nhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bayoubuzz.com/bb/item/1062224-trump-no-einstein-iq-but-smarter-than-the-average-president/amp\n\nJimmy Carter's IQ was 176. This idea that Trump, or any president for that matter, doesn't have a high IQ is just wrong.",
">I'm not sure if you know the meaning of the word \"debunk\", but it involves a bit more than your simply saying \"bullshit\" after quoting something you don't like.\n\nIt involves refuting the argument. Say, by pointing out that Clinton got the most negative coverage of any candidate. Which I later linked to. The rest are clear matters of fact: The HVF was for the general election, and would have gone to Bernie, had he won. The links were about the Fusion GPS dossier, not the primary, so that's irrelevant here. The Donna Brazile claim was inspected and the text of the signed agreement said it didn't take effect until she was the nominee.\n\nYou're welcome to argue then against me if you have sources that disprove my claims. (You don't.) This has all been repeatedly refuted time and time again, so you'll forgive me if I'm not willing to have these same arguments about these same false points a hundred times over.",
"If he needed to raise some dough, he would not be selling his yeast. #jokedontfuckinwork",
"It’s not about perceptions, it’s about reality.\n\n If you can honestly take a good look at everything he’s done, every backwards position he’s held and lie he’s told. \nThe decades of dog whistle racism, self aggrandizement and dishonesty. The double dealing, the cheating, the arrogance. \nThe sheer willful ignorance and blinkered stupidity of his worldview. The baffling nonsensical statements. The disregard for fact, the contempt for humanity. \nThe hostility to science, the scorn for those less fortunate. \n\nIf you can turn a blind eye to all that and say “Yep, in spite of all that, this is the guy I’m gonna stand up and be counted with, then I’m sorry, you truly deserve to be called an idiot. ",
"gotchya",
"Yeah, it is very awkward to grasp someone's hand like that. The pictures of them all doing it looks like a bunch of uncomfortable 3rd graders at a school play.",
"Did you even watch the video you linked ahaha he is doing it correctly.",
"Sounds very emotionally charged and uneducated.",
"Trump is actually doing the right thing here. Just caught in the wrong moment. ",
"If there is anyone in the world who needs to have his consciousness uploaded to a computer, it's him. ",
"Ha! It does sound like the words of a child, doesn't it.",
"Felt like a fever dream reading that lmao",
"Trump sharts when he has a brain fart. ",
"Don't forget that time he said vaccines cause autism.\n\nhttp://www.trumptwitterarchive.com/highlights/vaccines\n\nOh I'm sorry, that was twenty times.",
"He’s always been awful and he’s not completely gone. He’s just slipping. If he were forgetting his children and his own name, then I’d agree with you. He’s not though, so he’s still there to hate. ",
"Yeah what’s that guy in the blue suit at far right doing?",
"He had one job to do! And it looks like he couldn't manage to do something that simple.",
"Mommy! Mommy! *tugs at hem of mother's dress* \n\nI'M TELLING!!!",
"why? what is he doing wrong? ",
" I think Trumps base doesn't really listen to what he is saying. They respond to buzz words and short phrases. That is what Trump also responds to and is capable of repeating. His bragging on how smart, the best, great etc. reminds me of my moderately mentally handicapped cousin. He was always telling us how smart he was. We would agree with him and go on. I'm afraid Trump is being treated like we treated my cousin, to keep the peace.",
"Yes clean coal is a real thing, in that it is a marketing term to describe \"slightly less awful coal\".\n\nNow tell me how he's not completely wrong about these!\n\nhttp://www.trumptwitterarchive.com/highlights/vaccines",
"\"Trump Being Trump\"",
"To be fair everyone but one is looking like wtf, guy to the far left isn't even doing it",
"> I thought if people couldn't clearly make out the shape of my body, I would look less fat to them.\n\nBut that's not the reason people wear baggy clothes?? If we are fat we'll look fat, nobody thinks it magically erases all problems. We'd wear black if we wanted to conceal it. The reason to wear baggy clothes isn't to somehow mask that, it's to not have people staring at our oversized/undersized shirt and to not think \"I hope they won't stare\". People don't care when you wear baggy clothes and that's the point. Even if you're fat nobody cares about what you wear, the problem is if it doesn't look \"right\". \n\nThe reason this \"baggy\" suit looks wrong on him is because the concept of suits to begin with is that they're *MADE* to suit you. It's a piece of clothing supposed to fit perfectly.\n\n\nWho in their right mind would think wearing baggy clothes would somehow mask the space that *makes the baggy clothes look big* ??",
"y’all just need to chill, there’s literally zero context to this picture we have no ideaz what’s goin on. He could have started this hand shake line, and u already know some homie on the end was like....AY AY YO “let’s all cross hands” idfk but just chill, know the story before u make ur opinions my duudes.",
"Lol you sycophantic fuck. Do you realize that you just said “rules”? You have no idea what the presidency stands for or means. ",
"Some say it haunts him to this very day. ",
"The internet equivalent of putting your fingers in your ears and going \"lalalalalalalalala\"",
"Twitler",
"Its a universal show of unity you nitwit. ",
"If half the nation = the 20% that voted for him, sure.",
"https://youtu.be/hXagaE0VqnY?t=1m27s",
"He sleeps in them, right? I can't think of a better explanation.",
"Is the other guy calling himself a stable genius?",
"I don't pay American taxes, so literally not. \n\nBut you're not the normal case, so.",
"Here's a good article (yes, I know this is an op ed), I have a folder bookmarked with various topics about this past election, but I'm not on my personal computer. \n\nhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/11/09/fix-electoral-college-prevent-future-trumps-adopt-runoff-voting-edward-foley-column/839492001/\n\nIMO this is the most important paragraph\n\n> This point is different from the one about Hillary Clinton winning almost 3 million more votes nationally than Trump. That much-mentioned truth is irrelevant to how the Electoral College is supposed to work. It would matter if there were any realistic chance of replacing the Electoral College with something different, but there isn’t. And meanwhile, it blinds us to the problem that in 2016, the Electoral College did not function properly even according to its own logic. As long as we are stuck with the Electoral College, we should make it operate as intended.\n> \n\nWhen I get home I'll update with the article I have in mind, it goes a bit more in depth on the electorates' process.",
"Bless, he's not clever enough to troll.",
"It's been time for a change for a while, it just never got brought up because we've never had a worse president. And the founding fathers most definitely weren't smarter than us based on the pure number of people today.",
"Im not a trump supporter but, is he supposed to want to shake hands with duarte?",
"This is like the Kobayashi Maru (sp?) for Presidents. No right answer, just do your best not to fuck it up",
"I hate when people make blatantly sexist comments. ",
"Steers snd queers come from texas. You dont much look like a steer. ",
"Actually a pretty clever comment.",
"Thanks for all the anecdotes, I’ll stick to my “fake news” sources. I’m a biological scientist, and so I have to ask why were going to the moon again. To show off to other countries? That sounds about right. The trump administration has done more than any other “administration” to undermine the scientific pursuit, all in the name of laughable christian conservatism. So go ahead and brag more about your silly space positions, I’ll be here defending real science.",
"The thing I hate most about this is letterman had him talking about real shit, but didn't take him seriously at all as a prospective candidate and just flipped right over to making fun of him. That was unfortunately the pace for the rest of the election cycle and the media. No one asking him about his policies and how he would govern and instead treated him as a joke until it wasn't funny for all the wrong reasons. Maybe from now on we should start taking everyone seriously who runs for office because clearly there's people out there willing to literally vote for someone as long as they have a pulse. ",
"/u/muchoblue",
"He may be three children in a coat, not quite sure",
"I'm no Trump fan but it looks like he figured out the problem to me. I wouldn't want to shake someone's hand so awkwardly like the guy on the right. ",
"He did exactly what he wanted to do. He triggered every liberal in the United States and had them talking about his genius all day. Now when everybody thinks of trump they're going to think genius. The guy is a master.",
"all i can do is literally shake my head",
"Doesn’t this sort of prove my point. ",
">left is the very reason for trump being elected in the first place. \n\nBannons right, his novelty is wearing off. \n\n",
"HIs hand is going the correct direction. Look at the hand of the guy who is far left and only his left hand is showing",
"Because it just doesn't matter to them. It doesn't matter at all. Even before he started going senile it didn't matter. It doesn't matter to the people around him either.\n\nIn fact, they love it. They love how much it pisses off liberals too and they know there will never be any consequences for these silly lies.\n\nSeriously, go read Fire and Fury.",
"You literally lied about what I said and even went as far as reposting my words below the words you lied about me writing and are saying that I wrote your words and not mine. Amazing really.",
"Sure. And mostly everyone wasn’t confused at all. ",
"Oh good, you're okay with your president being a troll. That's... normal.",
"it is rare i post something to facebook, and i could not help myself with this tweet. \n\ndontwanttoliveonthisplanet.realtimeplayer",
"So? It still looks stupid.",
"Do you not expect people to click the links you provide? Or is that fake news and you’re being ironic?",
"Even if he crossed his hands it would have looked wrong. He would be grabbing the backs of their hands. This whole photo opp is a mess",
"What change would you implement?",
"Yea after seemingly copying what the guy next to him was doing then fucking up basic instructions. But you know, give him two or three chances and boy can that genius understand which hand is the right one.",
"Hey, to be fair - germs.",
"Why are you triggered? ",
"oh my god, i forgot about that shit.",
"The Climate *Crisis* is a serious threat to the future of humanity. \n\nIf you look past your political affiliations and just look at the evidence, you will see that. Unfortunately everything is so partisan nowadays that people will ignore any evidence that contradicts their political party's stance. \n\nI implore you, try not to think as a republican or democrat, and just listen to the scientific consensus. If you do that, I'm sure you will not be so fast to brush off the potential threat of global warming. ",
"I’m not?",
"Nothing",
"/r/iamlikereallysmart",
"So now people who voted Trump are not only unintelligent, but morally bad?\n\n*sigh*\n\nI wrote a decently long paragraph just now, but then erased it, because I don't think that you're going to be reasonable, and you're going to downvote me either way. I know that writing off people you disagree with as \"idiots\" or \"bigots\" is easy, but please, consider that maybe you're not surrounded by as many idiots and bigots as you think. If you or anyone else wants to have an actual debate, I'm willing. Otherwise, I'll happily go back to lurking.",
"What a fucking moron ",
"fuck sorry man it was cocaine not heroine, my bad. \n\nbut the point still stands, just different drug \n\nhttps://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/",
"Nah. You’re clearly stupid though. ",
"He’s singing to himself, ”I put my right hand in, I put my left hand out, I put my right foot in, and I shake it all...! Now where is my right foot? “ ",
"We've been through it before. Reagan was diagnosed with dementia 6 years after leaving office, [and may have had it while he was president as well.] (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/healthcare/Medical-Mystery-Did-Reagan-have-Alzheimers-while-president.html) But you've got to be diagnosed with hat like anything else & he was never seen for testing of his cognitive function while in office. Some people believe the people in his administration may have suspected this and hid their suspicions until he was out of office.\n\nThat said, if this is the boat we're in (I'm very worried that it may be), Trump seems to be far more progressed than Reagan was & he hasn't even been in office a year yet. Trump is showing lapses in both public (far more often than Reagan, IMO) & his tweets/statements. \n\nWe're definitely in a worse boat when you consider the power structure around Trump, too. Most of them seem like the types that would leave a mentally feeble old man in the most powerful position in the world if he gives them tax cuts, conservative judges, etc. The GOP elevates maintaining power above almost everything else, and it's raining shit down on the rest of us.",
"Please tell me SNL is on this week...",
"A narrative? At this point if you're not at least questioning Trumps capacity then YOU are operating a pretty closed narrative.",
"I'm sorry that you failed to comprehend the gist of my post. But I'm not white, in the south, so trust me when I say that I AM well aware that I'm surrounded by as many idiots and bigots as I think.",
"> from Ivanka\n\nFTFY",
"Are they polling the people who voted only? And polling every last one of them? Also, aren’t these the same polls that said Hillary would win?",
"If I woke up at night and saw this on the TV the landlord would probably evict me for throwing a TV out the window at 3am.",
"> nuclear is powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago;\n\nHe's 71 which means that his uncle had to explain to him that nuclear weapons were powerful **when he was 36**. ",
"Love the joke, but to be fair the guy to the left outside the picture is doing the same mistake as Trump as you can see on his hand's angle. Buuut Trump is still a moron",
"Still president soy boy.",
"Parroting Trump himself. You are truly lost you poor thing.",
":(",
"Usually when people have to try and convince others they are “a stable genius” they tend to be the exact opposite ",
"You're going to be very disappointed to learn of the existence of political cartoons and satire.",
"Both guys one each side of Trump are offering their right hands. Anyone would be confused in this situation, though I doubt most people would make that face...",
"Jack Donaghy would like to have a word.",
"Plot twist, he’s always been sarcastic, about everything o.0",
"So trump can't dance.\n\nAll the other leaders can!",
"Obviously you should've talked to your dad more about him giving you his hard earned contacts and such. ",
"I agree w/ u/magneticphoton.\n\nHe's always been an arrogant sack of shit.\n\nNow he's an arrogant sack of shit *in cognitive decline.*",
"No, but we shouldn't make accusations that cannot be backed up as fact and then act as if it's definitive. \n\nMaybe Trump does attend his briefings. Maybe Trump does listen somewhat to his advisors. We don't know and any definitive comment is just hearsay. ",
"LOL...fereal?",
">The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's\n\n*technically* \n*correct*",
"Yes, all crossed is correct. You just alternate left over right / right over left.",
"Interesting. See, as a welshie living in qld I only know what the media says and sometimes the media make him seem pretty good, that he stands up to the libs and labor, had enough and went independant. But thanks for the local tilt on it to stop my glasses getting too rosy.",
"[Note 6, 7 and 8](https://www.buzzfeed.com/richardjones/11-things-you-need-to-know-about-auld-lang-syne-ag1s?utm_term=.ulPaPYlVe#.xsLyMVJ4W)\n\nWho's the genius now?",
"Believe me, I'm the best at getting little done. Like, setting records for how little I've done. I'm, like, really smart. ",
"hehe xd dae triggered ",
"He must be joking at this point? Please say he's joking. Why would he put in \"like\" if he's not joking? ",
"Your comment about Islam was so middle of the road and reasonable. It’s was... Reeeeeeeee",
"Why are you so upset?",
"It's a bit all over the place: http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/sep/13/mark-strama/mark-strama-says-rush-limbaugh-made-it-clear-hed-r/",
"I hate Trump, but if you look at the guys offering their hands, even if he had done what their all doing, he wouldnt have lined up properly so there was no corrdct option for him to take. Hes still a cunt tho.",
"I agree his schtic isn’t nearly as cool as cramming a cigar up an interns pussy.",
"Close, Rush Limbaugh: http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/sep/13/mark-strama/mark-strama-says-rush-limbaugh-made-it-clear-hed-r/",
"I love that Gif, I watch it over and over whenever it's posted and laugh my ass off. To be that insecure and stupid that you have to shove people aside so you can be front of the line in the dick measuring contest. Wow. At least we're going to get a solid blooper reel from this presidency. It is a high price to pay, but we'll be laughing for years.",
"I never said he would make a good president, I didn't vote for him. Im just saying he's not as stupid as people think",
"Crossing arms like that is a stupid way to hold hands anyways. But please continue to whine about nonsense. ",
"Cadet Bone Spurs. Source: Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth \n Thank you Lt. Col. /Congresswoman ",
"Or maybe it is C.) Donald J. Trump ruined the greatest collusion of foreign agents to influence an election in world history and you are upset he puts America first.",
"Why is it always BUT THE STOCK MARKET? The country can still be headed in a bad direction, that's not the only important thing.",
"Hmmm, I wonder why poor migrant workers from Mexico and South America would be different on these attributes than immigrants from the UK, New Zealand, China, India, South Africa, and Germany... Keep in mind that immigrants from each of those places do very well in the US too.",
"And look the 90 year old Queen!",
"How slow can you be when you can’t even cross your arms? I’m not even joking. This is some serious problem right there",
"Wtf is covfefe though?",
"I don't get it? Is it because he's just standing there? Because that handshake would work.. he doesn't need to cross his arms. Apparently the us president can be ridiculed for standing in a line.. good to know.",
"\"Guys you're doing it wrong.\"",
"Triggered ",
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahgagaagagagagagagsgshdhdjfifjfdnxjxjdj",
"Of course, the opposite side is never happy with the candidate they didn't vote for as well as a \"buyer's remorse\" when you vote for a candidate that doesn't live up. But I'm very confident Hillary wouldn't be on Twitter constantly to pick petty fights. And the notion of Congress being opposite partied would greatly reduce the harm she could do as I feel the GOP seems a lot more capable of being a roadblock than actually driving the car. ",
"Yes. Because that's being a human. ",
"What a shitpost. 112k+ upvotes for THIS.",
"Clearly you're way too young to remember bush. \n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHjIb6trxBI\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ej7ZEnjSeA\n\n",
"Hold my beer.. I've got this!",
"My expierience tells me that anyone who brags how smart they are, are actually lower on the spectrum.",
"But yet when Obama sends drone strikes into 3rd world countries to kill school children in the name of peace he's a saint? Amirite? But HURR DURR DRUMPF CAN'T EVEN CROSS HIS ARMS!",
"Oh no he had a second of hesitation before correcting himself?! OH THE HUMANITY!! You are the same type of person that pulled this kind of ridiculous shit during Obama's presidency.",
"I don't get it? Is it because he's just standing there? Because that handshake would work.. he doesn't need to cross his arms. Apparently the us president can be ridiculed for standing in a line.. good to know.",
"Visit PA, bub. ",
"Real convincing. You got rid of the huge elephant in the room by calling somebody dumb. Congrats.",
"Just google the ASEAN handshake\n\nhere's [one of the examples](https://assets.rappler.com/612F469A6EA84F6BAE882D2B94A4B421/img/62894AD26DC94B8BBC10F9D9E8B857F2/screen-shot-2017-11-14-at-8_62894AD26DC94B8BBC10F9D9E8B857F2.jpg) of the handshake",
"No it’s a fact. A fact that half those people are wrong. It’s completely objective that he’s and idiot and they were dumb for voting for him. ",
"I never thought you were pretending.",
"Well in the context of the picture, there’s no need for ridicule. But, c’mon... have you seen his *twitter?*",
"Oh wow...I’m sorry I triggered you. I’m also sorry that you think Obama’s intellect is comparable to Trump’s. ",
">failed to comprehend the gist of my post\n\nReally? Fine then. I hope that you manage to find happiness in this unfair, hateful world you believe we live in. Goodbye.",
"> he never expanded the campaign beyond the exploratory phase\n\nRead your own link. He didn't run.",
"Christ... To hear y'all tell it Clinton and Trump are the only two presidents ever. ",
"Your inner drama queen is Fire & Fury today breh.",
"Actually he’s doing it right, you can see on the very left, the guy is doing the same thing as trump, this is the liberal media at work people, doing whatever they can to keep trump from winning, nice try dumb fucks.",
"I Couldn't give one shit, as long as the winning continues. MAGA MF's!",
"I hate Trump with a burning passion, but pictures like this are fucking stupid, especially this one. First of all, most people don't watch political ceremonies like this so when you pick out a still image from a video you can make anyone look like an idiot. The credibility of still images like this are just about nil. \n\nSecond of all...how is this even that big of a deal? \"HE DIDN'T GET THE CLUB HANDSHAKE RIGHT WHAT AN IDIOT LELELELEL\" He does so much stupid, incompetent shit, and something as small as this is what everyone latches onto? Come on now...",
"Clearly brilliance at work. ",
"Looking back, I'd prefer he appointed tv stars to his cabinet. They'd be so intimidated by the work and pressure to succeed they'd let their underlings make the real important decisions.\n\nInstead we get people who hate the department they're heading so much that they'd rather see a mountain of work sit on their desk forever than let someone competent near it.",
"I'm Filipino, too. Not sure what you mean about me being a fuck up, though.\n\nUnrelated note, where do you live and what is your name. Just for curiosity's sake.",
"Was that in APA or MLA?",
"You would think he'd at least be a little more focused with the 12 Diet Cokes he drinks every day. ",
"Okay, so he didn't bring anything in, his administration declined to prosecute key people in a drug-running operation because it could have unintended effects on diplomacy with Iran and our intelligence assets in the region.\n\nAlso, cocaine doesn't have anything to do with the opioid epidemic. I couldn't care less about this.",
"Why does he always look like he slept in his clothes? He has the money to afford a decent tailor, why are his suits so ill fitting? Yet another thing to be embarrassed about, he looks like a total fucking slob. And I'm not even going to mention the hair and orange face. Yuck, just yuck.",
"Who's \"_you guys_\"?",
"7 more years......",
"It’s almost like... he said it on purpose.... \n\n\nTalk about being unintelligent... ",
"I mean for comedy value alone. Everyone thought George W was a comedy goldmine but Trump has him beat.",
"Yes sir just a brain fart",
"Pew is fake news?",
"My other favorite geezer, Jean-Jacques Perrey died fairly recently too. That hit me hard, his music was the first music I really got into ",
"It really was. Thanks",
"I think what he was going for was a sort of poorly intended humbleness. By saying like really smart he avoided saying something more direct and self fellating. Not defending him, just trying to understand our president. ",
"Huh, interesting. Here proms traditionally end in the back seat of a station wagon.",
"Look at the guys hands in the white shirt. ",
"I made a post about this before, but basically Trump was saying that after 9/11, his building was the tallest building \"downtown\" which usually means Lower Manhattan. This was incorrect, because his building was the *second* tallest building in Lower Manhattan after 9/11, and 70 Pine Street became the tallest. 70 Pine Street is 25 feet taller than 40 Wall Street (the Trump Building). This may seem like nit picking, but the whole \"tallest building\" thing totally is. It's a dick measuring contest with [defined rules](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures). And of course the Empire State Building became the tallest building in the city as a whole after 9/11.",
"What’s wrong this? He clearly dint want to shake the piece of shit duerte’s hand.",
"great pic he's almost as stupid as everyone that voted for him... lol",
"You’ve made your mind. This is partisan warfare. Don’t give me that be nice crap” or I don’t like your candidate”. If that’s what it takes...holy shit. \nJust because I say what I think and feel and you don’t like it doesn’t matter to me. Either your values parallel mine and we are with the same candidate or they don’t. ",
"Oh. Okay well let's just vote him out of office then. Oh wait. He was already voted into office! With his shitty character! Wow looks like that character of his really fucked up his campaign!?!",
"It's become a standard copy-pasta when a Trump apologist sneers at somebody who referenced Trump's denial of science, saying \"you just believe everything that CNN says about Trump\" or something stupid.\n\nOn just this one issue Trump has left a clear trail in his own words, let alone vaccines, conspiracies about exercise, etc.\n\nhttps://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/265895292191248385 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/418542137899491328 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/349973299889057792 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/316252016190054400 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/475668993928212480 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/435574043354611712 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/270628609817976834 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/435393088383889408 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/412159674042294272 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/326875628966117376 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/349973845228269569 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/512246203967619072 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/338448296022511618 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/488825209189711873 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/427226424987385856 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/417818392826232832 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/488926006225285120 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/431018674695442432 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/428418323660165120 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/653385381526806528 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/404420095113715712 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/408977616926830592 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/319377285687939072 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/428416406280241153 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/408380302206443520 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/521862351218573312 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/489381851350319107 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/407505938774757376 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/568387798924963840 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/493935815207043072 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/420333882597466112 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/450964791985971200 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/326874524576526337 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/422819593120256000 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/568021533131718656 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/408018451362766849 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/416909004984844288 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/334254335116587008 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/535102735830773760 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/338978381636984832 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/428954382915223552 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/417816035107299328 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/264010129106665472 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/488813607958757376 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/264007296970018816 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/427556692109574146 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/412162068989874176 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/440811151283486720 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/326781792340299776 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/408983789830815744 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/416539702096052224 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/338429342646423553 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/402217536751951872 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/423179182198104064 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/314744479821205505",
"The \"good genes\" comment gives away his belief in eugenics. Fucking hell.",
"( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)",
"It was at this point..things got petty.",
"I took a 1000 level business class one time in college, after that I became a mogul making millions and knowing the ins and outs of global trade and the market. ",
"Dude fuck off. If you’re *that* dense, seriously fuck off.",
"Sometimes I have absolutely no clue whats going in the internet.",
"He won the presidency because the Democrats nominated the absolute worst candidate possible and he jumped on the opportunity. Had literally anyone else run against him, he would've lost. ",
"No. It’s three play on words going on — 1) raise, 2) dough, and 3) “raise some dough”, a common idiom that means “make money.”\n\nHe sold his yeast to make money, which is explained through 2 puns.",
"I understand wanting to feel apathetic, I really do. But just giving in and mentally saying “fuckit”, essentially makes you an accomplice. There will always be those who are holding the candle; there’s no need to give in to dark when there’s still light. ",
"Popular vote",
"Remember: he didn't expect to win. ",
"Yes the person who has recently made homophobic/islamophobic comments is preaching about me being toxic. The OP made 2 points to claim that Trump is not an idiot - that he is a billionaire and that he won the presidency. Neither of those have anything to do with his overall intelligence. In fact, the reason he won the presidency is because there was a populace with intelligence as low as his to relate to him. ",
"fuel units",
"Collection of snowflakes: \n\nhttps://youtu.be/dYx9wbCsl14?t=50s",
"Kim Kardashian has all the same qualities you love about this orange tool. Is she the next president?\n\nEdit: I get it, she doesn't have her name on buildings. Yet.",
"which is probably why he said it. The aerosol companies got to him. lets all start huffing paint guys, according to Sessions, I'm sure that it isn't as dangerous as that awful MariHUANa that those hippie folks, criminals and evil people are partaking in. He has said things along the lines of its only slightly less harmful than Heroin, he wants people caught w it to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and oh so much more of tgis type of brilliance. The DEA has been noted as stating something along the lines of, there is no current acceptable reason to use it, even medicinally. \n\nAll these morons need to leave us alone.",
"He didn't cause Trump at all. Trump's been trying to become president for so long that vintage Simpsons' episodes have jokes about how bad it would be, episodes which would be old enough to vote now.\n\nRussia and Murdoch and evangelicals made Trump, not Obama. The only thing Obama 'did wrong' was 'be black' in the sense that they just couldn't handle it and had this meltdown, electing the leader of the birther movement.",
"Trump popular vote 62,984,825, 46.1%. Clinton popular vote 65,853,516 48.2%. And that’s not taking into consideration the illegal democrat votes, are you retarded?",
"His approval sure has. And there are definitely first wave trumpeters who have gotten off the trump train",
"^^sorry\n\nwannahug?",
"You'll still be typing \"winning\" when he resigns. 😏",
"You do know a lot of biological science advances have come out of space exploration too right? We've learned a lot about the human body, a lot about protein crystal growth, and a lot about a number of other biology and medical related areas. Many medical products were created as a result also.\n\nNASA and DARPA (since I know democrats hate defense too) have led to tons of other technological advances too like cell phones, GPS, communication satellites, the internet, and more. Our society would suck without them.\n\nContrary to what the brainwashed echo chamber at /r/politics believes, republicans aren't anti science.",
"Ok",
"for the record in england they bump the numbers by counting their own goofy regional brit dialects as part of the 300 languages in london. kek.",
"Go back to the stable and shovel more horseshit!",
"pretty sure there was a huge overlap between the_snowflake users and /r/incels before that sub was banned. ",
"Hey man, be careful with that Occam’s razor. You’re gonna hurt somebody. ",
"Did you ever consider that maybe, just maybe, that’s what he’s doing too? Nah, it’s more fun for people to pretend he’s insane and should be impeached for this.",
"Is there any particular reason you had to curse and yell at him? He has a fair point. You're not even 99% certain; there is a chance he didn't know the custom of that weird hand-holding.",
"So to clarify what you're telling me here. The first source just gives out an imperfect guide to the intelligence quotient. I say imperfect because it attaches an education level to the IQ numbers. Your intelligence quotient is in no way connected to your education. You will find that people with higher IQs will tend to go to college in the same way that guys that gain a lot of muscle end up as body builders. That said hard work and dedication can make up for a lot of deficits in natural ability (or in the case of college, money can make up for said deficits).\n\nThe second source said his IQ WAS somewhere between 140-154, but never actually said they administered a test, nor do they have any knowledge of a test existing. They used his schooling as a guide which as I said before isn't the best way to go about that and even they admitted it was \"imperfect\".\n\nThey also seem to have just guessed at presidents IQs in fact they used the IQ of Ulysses S Grant, which is interesting because the first IQ test came out in 1916 and Grant died in 1885 so clearly there was no test given to him and they're just guessing however they want. \n\nThat second source also seems to have a liberal bias as it very clearly said that Democrat presidents not only had a higher IQ than Republican presidents (on average) but that the difference was by a whopping 41.5 points. \n\nNow I may be a filthy liberal but I hate propaganda no matter the side it comes from so I take some real objection to this. For the reasons listed above I can't in good conscience accept your source. I'm sorry if any of that offends you but the inconsistencies are just too big for me to believe what they say.",
"Nobody cares about his “approval rating” in a partisan environment. Do you think if his approval rating were say 80% that CNN would happily report that, of course not..",
"Then you've answered your own question, bub. Or Appalachia in general. ",
"I don't know, the economy is soaring, everyone's getting a big fat tax cut. You'll appreciate these things when you become an adult.",
"The weird thing is he didn't become president on his first try. On his first try he didn't even make it past the primaries. SAD.",
"So you are ok with all the refugees raping peopling and not having consequences done about it?",
"Troll or not, if you’re an american he is still your president :P",
"Shouldn't the poor man be buying the yeast?",
" Yes because this is a completely normal situation",
"Yeah you can shake hands with two people at once but it's not a proper handshake..",
"When you sound identical to the typical blind Trump supporter then yeah i am going to assume you are one.\n\nAnd checking your post history shows that i was correct to do so.\n\n",
"This one would seem likely to me, if he could speak a coherent sentence. If he is playing the ignorance card, he's using a powered up highest tier card you can get, in trading cards sense. Like, if rarity was a thing, they made 1 of these, and he got it.\n\nI believe it's more the extremely powerful people around him playing their \"fall guy\" cards while reaping in that bank from all his ignorance on these things he knows nothing about, but has been explained by only these people playing their cards. ",
"Citation?",
"He also used parliamentary privilege to accuse someone of being a pedophile, who was later found innocent, but only after being dragged through the court of public opinion. \nIt may bug me more than most people, though, as I feel parliamentary privilege is often abused.",
"It just doesn't say what you said it does. Higher education went for Hillary by a large margin, which it states in your link. ",
"Liberal millenials are fucking stupid as fuck. Your priorities are all fucked, and your arguments against Trump are dumb as shit. Get out ur parents basement, hands off your crotch, get a job and join the real world, then you will understand real problems.",
"I was more saying that the coal is processed prior to burning. It's still a terribly dirty fuel source. ",
"He’s just throwing chum in the water.",
"I wouldn’t exactly want to shake Duterte’s hand.",
"Aye, but what does Tina Fey wear at home? I'd imagine something along Liz Lemon lines. ",
"Nice cherry picking. Watch the whole video if you want to see the whole story. This pic is a perfect example of how the media manipulates and lies to the populace.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/s5VkYwJt_6w\n\n",
"I'd normally agree with you. \n\nBut Trump is such a fucking asshole he deserves what he gets. ",
"(73% upvoted)\n\nwho are the people who downvote funny shit like this?\n\nok, some might be russian trolls, some might be Trumpets...but so many?",
"This link says that some college or less went for Trump, but with all voters and white voters. Graduates went for the Dems.\n\nIt's kinda hard to read cause the colors, but it's exactly the opposite of what you are saying. ",
"I don't spend my time worrying about imaginary scenarios that don't happen in real life.",
"> illegal democrat votes\n\ndo you have evidence of this, or is this just another one of those mental gymnastics that your comrades over at the_donald participate on a daily basis? Do yourself a favor and return to your safespace where facts don't really matter. ",
"Same. It sounds like a clever, sarcastic jab at the naysayers. I don't think he wrote it. ",
"Nah man this is just one little point of levity. We have plenty of important, real life shit to criticize him for. This is just a post to rustle the jimmies of the right wing idiots that defend his every move. Looks like it worked too.",
"Very little",
"I'll never understand why people don't respect TD users. A mystery for the ages.",
"WHY IS THIS IN PICS?!",
"Yeah because they live in a fucking bubble and every shitty idea they have gets reaffirmed and then more people start saying it too.",
"World leaders....",
"The economy is thanks to Obama and that big fat tax cut is going to bite us in the ass long term. See, the thing about being an adult is you think about long term consequences. Apparently I’m better at adulting than you are. ",
"> Not sure why you instantly categorize me with a diehard supporter\n\nConsidering you post this kind of stuff to The_Donald...\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/6cipqq/lol_when_insert_antitrump_subreddit_starts/\n\nSounds like they had you pegged from the very obvious telltale signs, while at your level of clever you thought you were being sneaky and could never be spotted.",
"I love how the desire to be as unlike Trump as possible is single-handedly increasing eloquence in the English-speaking world.",
"снова сделай америку",
"Did some genius combine Busey with the little fellas from The Gate?! Fuck that's marvelous.",
"His two other greatest assets are his self awareness and sense of irony. ",
"like i said man got heroine confused with cocaine. the issue should not change, both drugs are equally a problem.\n\nObama refused to press any charges and just let the guy shit all over the US. its like if someone were to kill your mom and the president let him walk free, wouldn't that bother you? \n\n\nalso since when has he cared about out [intelligence assets](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/world/asia/china-cia-spies-espionage.html) last time he got them all killed on purpose. not to mention the guy let iran walk all over us for all of his presidency, all the way trough the end with the ransom money thing ",
"Adults are just kids in suits.",
"Trump has damaged a lot by not doing anything. He's provided countless examples to people who want to point out how ineffective federal governments are (despite the fact that Trump's ineptitude in filling roles is what's leading to much of the inefficiency). I think the greatest harm from Trump has been the disillusionment people feel with their government. Apathy is growing every day with people who feel he can't be stopped by the system. There's been many threads appearing in other political topics advocating essentially civil war/rebellion. A large portion of voters felt that once their \"side\" got to power all their problems would be fixed. They were lied to and now attach themselves to groups that point the blame outwards (alt right, neo nazis, antifa, sovereign citizens, OathKeepers).\n\nThe biggest problem I have with Trump though is our strained international relations. You can kick a drug addiction but that doesn't mean your former friend will forget you kicking in their door at 0300. Trust is hard to build, and now our allies know how far we can sway with 1 election. It'll take a long time to repair that trust. ",
"Well they're pretty much owned by Rupert Murdoch, Telstra and mining companies, their only real policy is to blame their fuck ups on the Labor party even if Labor was none of the issue (i.e. the NBN). I'd say they're pretty bad",
"I life of willful ignorance must be really peaceful. I’ll come visit sometime when I need a break from reality. ",
"I think you're missing my point. I was under the impression that \"clean coal\" simply meant that they captured the emissions from burning coal. He is correct that coal is sometimes processed prior to burning to reduce pollution. Let's be clear, coal is still an extremely dirty fuel source and \"cleaning\" it prior to burning only takes those contaminants out of our air. What they take out of the coal (plus the chemicals they use to remove it) has to go somewhere. ",
"......why would the man SELL yeast if he was trying to raise dough? Wouldn’t he want to BUY yeast??",
"Everyone cares about approval rating. They might put a caveat on it but if there was a president with an 80% approval rating then holy shit the country would be bursting from support for the president. But it’s not. Trump has embarrassed the country at every turn. He has gone back on promises, Under delivered on results, and generally acted supremely unpresidential. Everyone cares about approval rating.",
"He looks like the Baldwin brother we're not supposed to know about.",
"You're the one who posts on The_Donald...",
"I think he’s just trolling honestly ",
"That’s... uh, concerning to say the least. Amphetamine psychosis is a motherfucker. ",
"> It may bug me more than most people, though, as I feel parliamentary privilege is often abused.\n\nRight there with ya mate",
"Trump trying to work his brain around how to use both hands looks like a 7th grader just getting dropped into the final for AP Calculus",
"Do you remember anyone badmouthing and mocking Obama over and over again?",
"This assumes trump's IQ based on almost nothing. Garbage source. ",
"Like when he was essentially bankrupt and only the Russians would give him any money for his businesses? This idea that he is a successful businessman is a joke.",
"\"on his first try\"...it's his second try. U can't make this shit up man lol",
"The guy in the blue is screwing it up too",
"People will always fall for selective photography. It's one of the oldest tricks in the book.",
"I don't have twitter. From what I've seen and heard though 1. He has sent a metric fuck ton of tweets 2. A few to quite a few (like 5% to 30%) of them are shitposts 3. He has some self indulgent posts b/c he has a self confidence issue.\n\nRegarding that third point, a lot of people have self confidence issues. I do, but I personally wouldn't combat it with narcissism. It can certainly make some of his tweets come off as very juvenile.",
"To be fair, he *is* something of an expert on hair spray. Must have used gallons of the stuff holding that combover in place.",
"Don’t bother with u/neurogasm_ . This guy is a hypocritical racist piece of shit. It has become my hobby to follow him and ensure that people see who he truly is.and tries to act tough and talk shit but if you talk back he literally cries and has a mental breakdown and then will report you to mods of whatever subreddit he has decided to act tough on that day. And he proudly admits that he runs to the mods like the pussy he is. \n\nIt’s hilarious how weak minded fools like him will talk so much trash but when you look deeper he is just a very emotional snowflake. Don’t respond to him or he will report you because he can’t handle criticism. He can only dish it out but is way too sensitive to take it. It really shows the level of character he has. Typical Antifa. \n\nhttps://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW\n\nThe Liberal Left here, ladies and gentleman",
"It makes sense why we do it but it still does remind me of the dumb poses they'd have us do as kids ",
">fucking egotistical tyranical psychopath running our country.\n\nThanks for proving his point you nutjob. ",
"BYE SNOWFLAKE!\n\nEdit: BYE CUCKFLAKE!",
"January 2008\n“Mr president, we have found the solution for the economic problems we are facing! There’s just one problem”\n“what’s that?”\n“It has to start now and will only see the positive effects of it November of 2016...” \n“Ahh just in time for Hilary to replace me!”",
"You are right, high five.",
"Why are his suits so poorly fitted 😡",
"Well yeah, do you think I just woke up from a coma?",
"He holds the most powerful office in the world, is appointing terrible people to do longterm damage, is shitting all over alliances which as somebody in a smaller country makes me very nervous, has ruined your state department from decades of talent gathering, etc.\n\nBurying your head in the sand won't fix this.",
"Sure, blame it on the incompetence of all Republicans and Democrats. Awfully convenient in your derangement syndrome. ",
"Better than selling vacuums. That really sucks. ",
"I sense a Gingerdead Man reference.",
"Don’t bother with u/neurogasm_ . This guy is a hypocritical racist piece of shit. It has become my hobby to follow him and ensure that people see who he truly is.and tries to act tough and talk shit but if you talk back he literally cries and has a mental breakdown and then will report you to mods of whatever subreddit he has decided to act tough on that day. And he proudly admits that he runs to the mods like the pussy he is. \n\nIt’s hilarious how weak minded fools like him will talk so much trash but when you look deeper he is just a very emotional snowflake. Don’t respond to him or he will report you because he can’t handle criticism. He can only dish it out but is way too sensitive to take it. It really shows the level of character he has. Typical Antifa. \n\nhttps://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW\n\nThe Liberal Left here, ladies and gentleman",
"They definitely can. The president is their boss and can do as he pleases pretty much. Also I think the secret service would prefer to have such tight security that potus doesn't need Kevlar ",
"[https://i.imgur.com/sQwHwg7.png](https://i.imgur.com/sQwHwg7.png)",
"Redditors: *\"IQ is a social construct and there are multiple levels of intelligence! Don't be ableist! Also I'm an introverted nerd!\"*\n\nAlso Redditors: *\"Haha Orange Man acted awkwardly for a moment in a weird custom, that means he's so stupid at everything!\"*\n\nThat's how I know all this PC crap is a facade; humans are always the same bitterness and evil at heart no matter the politics.",
"I don't do team building exercises. I'm the boss.",
"[https://i.imgur.com/WpxTmTT.png](https://i.imgur.com/WpxTmTT.png)",
"Lordy, there are tapes!",
"A great metaphor for the decline of Britain in the modern world.",
"I still dont understand how he won, when one of his talking points during the presidential debate was his dick size. Yeah, he was trying really hard to not win. ",
"You do realize that only every other person could cross arms like this otherwise they look as goofy as the person one person away from him",
"TBH that's a stupid handshake lol",
"There ya go. ",
">But forget logic and facts, lets bash Trump.\n\nSo basically Trump, 24/7?",
"Less than half by several million at the time. Assuredly more now.",
"You've got to love how he diverted everybody from the Russia thing with this comment",
"Don’t encourage him, he doesn’t understand sarcasm\nI’m pretty sure he thinks Mark Hamill beats off to pictures of Trump \n",
"It’s amazing how Trump supporters call liberals snowflakes yet get offended anytime someone makes fun of their cult leader. You guys are seriously the most sensitive pussies on the planet and try to call liberals cry babies and snowflakes. It’s hilarious. ",
"i mean to be fair, it is a weird handshake. i'm pretty sure the majority here would react the same way ",
"Fuck you and fuck Donald Trump. ",
"Wonder!\nFTFY /s",
"Ah yes, cheap and common with deluded aspirations of greatness.",
"My favorite is where he goes full derp trying to drink from the non existent straw in the water bottle.",
"Is that duterte (philipino president) next to him? He probably didn't want to hold Dutertes hand.",
"It’s not hard to understand. He’s a fucking idiot.",
"I actually think he's just too fat to be able to do that shit. ",
"I'm kind of shocked that you actually believe this. \n\nI guess I'm in the 10% (according to you) of Republicans who don't want the gays dead. I remember, vividly, the early morning of the Orlando shooting.. I had woken up at 3 am for some reason and turned on the TV, the news was reporting the shooting, and I got on Reddit. The major news subs were blocking info from the shooting, censoring and deleting comments with info about where to donate blood, where to find your family/friend's status, etc. \n\nThe sub that is dedicated to our elected Republican President was at the forefront of posting live updates that whole morning. It was one of the most heartbreaking mornings of my life, and those \"bigoted Republicans\" were there for me, comforting one another, showing their disgust and horror at a gay club being attacked. I'm taking a lot of offense at you saying that Republicans want gay people dead. That is a sick and demented statement to make after the Orlando shooting. *We do not want gay people dead.* \n\nWe don't want the brown people dead, either. How can you actually believe that? Tell me one specific thing that President Trump has done or said that implies he wants \"the browns dead.\" ",
"Ha, those little hands.\n",
">attacking a person on appearance instead of on merit. You're part of the problem.\n\nSo why does your hero the orange moron constantly do it? GTFO",
"My god, how does he find himself in these ridiculous photo ops?",
"If Republicans make shitty comments that isolate groups of people then they deserve what they get.",
"lmao any moron could start a business but it takes a genius to master the blade",
"For me the fact he thinks human beings are like batteries and we only have a set amount of energy that eventually runs out so it’s why he doesn’t exercise, is what comes to mind when I think of how dumb Trump is",
"The dude has such a complex at this point. It’s not even subtle anymore.",
"Shouldn’t they alternate between straight arms and crossed arms in this setup? For the handshakes to work? The Donald got it right!",
"The Dems have a winning mascot \n \nA picture of the mascot, Donald Trump, with the words \n\n***\"THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DON'T VOTE.\"***",
"As the president of the most powerful nation on earth, you'd think he'd be able to hire an entire team of people to train him on proper protocol and procedures for major international events. \n\nBut if you're okay with being a fuck-up nation whose leader fucks up because no one in the nation cares about fucking up and just nods their heads in stupid glee saying shit like, \"Hell, I wouldn't know how to deal with basic law, international relations, or the constitution either! I don't see why my president should have to, hyuck, hyuck, hyuck....\" then I guess it's okay.",
"My headcanon is that his tanning solution is equal parts cheeto dust and OJ. Not the 100% juice kind, mind, but like Sunny D.",
"A proper gentleman doesn’t shake hands with his left hand. ",
"That's sort of like when someone is teased at school, and his/her mother says, \"They're just jealous.\"\n\nNo, everyone is not thinking genius=Trump. We're laughing with incredulity about the very idea.\n\nSad thing is, Trump will never even read the book. Because he doesn't read. He'll have to glean bits about it from reports on cable news.",
"Like OMG, this is, like totally what Trump wanted to write!",
"He's trolling you, and doing it well it seems.",
"Oh it's a misunderstanding then, I thought you were blaming the mods/sub for downvoting conversation. I *have* seen a few people get banned/suspended suspiciously so I'm sure there are at least a *few* mods than can't check their bias at the door. I'm not entirely convinced of TD being merely a meme machine though. I thought it was a joke at first, but then I started digging into comment histories of subscribers and it's a pretty fucked up set of people there.",
"He is, though. He's presenting two palm inward hands, but both Trump and Malcom want to have the upper hand. Look at any photo of world leaders the handshake is paramount. Hand on top is dominant, just like a palm turned up is submissive. They're not retarded just refusing to give a submissive hand, at all costs even if it looks stupid.",
"Because it's the most human quality the man has if true, and if he isn't in control of his faculties then the monsters are those that let him continue. Hopefully you're fortunate enough never to experience someone you know and respect go through something like that (not that Trump is on a list of respected people of mine, just saying). ",
"How many times do I have to block US politics before I stop getting us politics posts",
"Oh what the fuck this isn't a quote? This is something he actually thought about and wrote down? He sounds like a 15 year old boy trying to impress a girl on AOL Instant messenger. ",
"He's wicked smaaaat. ",
"God, what dimension is this?",
"To be fair, for this handshake to work, every other person would have to have their arms remain at their respective sides. Look at the far left of the picture and you can see it there too.",
"Why is a Chef up there with them? The guy on the right of trump ",
"Personally not a big fan of the guy but how come this is on the front page? He made a cock up who cares. Or maybe he just wants to shake hands like that. I get that anything anti trump makes it to the front page but this seems like a bit of a cherry picking situation going on.",
"Why does it cost you thousands to fuck your mom? ",
"Yeah, I guess what happened was a few years ago a guy who studied this kind of stuff came out with a list of what he estimated to be all of the President's IQs and he put Trump at 156. That was the list that I saw, and I was trying to find it, but since then, a bunch of people have contested his findings as in the case with the second source. So I was trying to find the guy's study but I couldn't actually find it, it's been buried. To be fair they are all guesses except for Carter as nobody but him released his score. However Wikipedia had an estimation of all the President's IQs and they were mostly around 130-140 range with a few outliers around 120 and 160. But they didn't have one for Donald Trump.\n\nSo yeah I was trying to find a good source for you and that's the whole story lol. Glad you also don't accept propaganda, we probably don't agree on a lot of things but at least we agree on that. I just find it odd that people say Trump is dumb and realistically, he could easily be a genius as many President's qualify for that definition. Trump is obviously smart (whether he is a good guy or not is a different debate.) Genius is anybody with an IQ over 140; I had my IQ measured at 133 and I don't think I'm particularly smart, so yeah.",
"Idk his beliefs in eugenics but he definitely seems to think the “trump” name is something special",
"No one is going to point out the fact that the person on the left is doing the same thing?",
"Maybe he’s so smart we just can’t understand him. ",
"Who are these main people who would benefit from a failed attempt? Trump himself or somebody behind the scenes? ",
"Didn’t he run in 92 too?",
"And yet he is President, what does that make you?",
"So I take it that's a no then?\n\nTry not to give yourself an ulcer. Deep breaths. ",
"I wouldn't even try man. I'd just be like, na this is dumb. ",
"\\^ Genius at work here folks\n\nOn a serious note, it might not have been flaired properly earlier. It should be working now. ",
"It speaks as much for the American people as it does for him. ",
"You see nothing wrong with that right?",
"Damn. Username = deep Star Wars reference!",
"Well at least it has some connection to nuclear",
"haha look every democrat! I took a split second screen from something to show just how intellectually inferior Drumpf is! HAHA LOOK AT MY POST AND UP VOAT IT!\n\nImpeachment any day now! Match me! Hillary can still win!",
"You're not gonna go blind by glancing at the sun for like half a second.",
"[For the lazier](https://youtu.be/Elhyo-_fR0E)",
"It's a fantastic tweet, one of his best, and we already know he has the best tweets. I think it's also quite clearly trolling, mostly because of \"and being, like, really smart\". The man knows how to work people, he knows what sells to his target audience. He's laughing and trolling the left with this but he's also talking himself up to the Trumpists. He's an African strongman type dictator of a person in how he acts and what he says... I think Idi Amin also said he had \"the best brain\" or something like that; the point is this language works with some people. ",
"I agree that Trump is helpful for Dems. However, I doubt he would keep quiet after his impeachment. The smog cloud of Trump will linger over the GOP for at least a few more years.",
"The economy didn’t just recently take off. When President Obama’s left office the economy had experienced 75 consecutive months of job growth. The stock market also was continually rising during his second term. \n\nIt’s simply continued growing.\n\nEdit: just wanted to add, since you are apparently not aware. Economic policies take a while to have an effect. The policies Obama implemented early in his term led to the impressive economic growth the country saw through his second term.",
"What are u trying to prove?\n",
"I’ll extend the basic arguments for and against the European Union. Would more enforcement be good for the member countries? I don’t know their situations well enough to decide that.\n\nIf anybody from ASEAN wanted the group to have more power at one point it looks like they couldn’t agree on that. With limited knowledge I’ll defer to theirs.",
"Oh I can read juuuuuust fine",
"\"I've never seen a thin person drinking Diet Coke\" what is he even implying with that statement?",
"\"Although the \"Free World\" had its origins in the Cold War, the phrase is still occasionally used after the end of the Cold War and during the Global War on Terrorism. Samuel P. Huntington says the term has been replaced by the concept of the international community, which, he argues, \"has become the euphemistic collective noun (replacing \"the Free World\") to give global legitimacy to actions reflecting the interests of the United States and other Western powers.\"\n\n\nBut hey nice try though. \n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_World",
"Nobody is dumber than that small handed bag of rocks. I know it's bad to make fun of people with diminished mental capacity, but he deserves all the ridicule in the world.",
"If the market crashes Trump will cry that it's someone else's fault too. Probably Obama, his favorite scapegoat.",
"Why does everyone up there look retarded as shit?",
"My grandmother is currently going through this so I have perspective. ",
"I don't like Trump either, but for fuck's sake\n\n>light heartedly jab\n\n>psychopath",
"Know what.. after looking at all of them I'm willing to bet they all probably did the same thing Trump at one point.",
"They're absolutely *not* equally problematic, [in 2014 there were over 31,000 opioid-related overdoses, compared to 5,856 for cocaine.](https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-12-20/heroin-cocaine-among-top-drug-killers-in-us)\n\nWe just see this issue very differently, I don't think drug trafficking is comparable to murder to begin with, so I really don't care if the Obama administration declined to prosecute a few people, especially if it was done to improve diplomatic relations or preserve intelligence assets in the middle east.\n\n>also since when has he cared about out intelligence assets last time he got them all killed on purpose. \n\nWhat? How on earth do you lay the blame for that on Obama?\n\n>not to mention the guy let iran walk all over us for all of his presidency, all the way trough the end with the ransom money thing\n\nIt wasn't \"ransom money\", the US took Iran's money decades ago and failed to deliver the weapons we promised them. The money should've been returned a long time ago, or do you condone theft?",
"FUCKING MORON\n\nduh...duh...duhduhduh\n\nFUCKING MORON\n\nduh...duh...duhduhduh",
"Republican voters are more likely to hold a HS or College degree, Democrat voters are more likely to hold a Graduate degree or be a HS dropout. Republican voters earn more on average, and have fewer criminal convictions as well, for what it's worth.\n\nThis past election swayed a lot of working class voters who were suffering under the Obama economy, over to the Republican side. So I wouldn't be surprised if Hillary had a slight edge with College grads, though that study includes grad students in it's numbers.",
"I'd be down. That man taught me the basics of science and in an extremely exciting way. If he were to win, you would hear nothing but \"Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill!\" all throughout his term. I would not be sad. ",
"I like how he also tweeted he was very humble like the Pope a week or two ago",
"The Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull should have not crossed his arms. Open Cross Open Cross is the only way this would work. If Malcolm switches to open and Trump shakes Duterte's hand the circle will be complete. \n\nEdit: Just saw plenty of examples posted of other conferences with everyone's arms crossed. Malcolm was right (sorry mate), Trump and the guy just out of picture with open arms did in fact kook it.",
"He knows the best words\n\nHis uncle is very smart",
"He's actually doing it correctly. The guy on the right of the image is doing it wrong, though. The fact that this post has over 100k upvotes is proof of the Dunning Kruger Effect. Bring on the downvotes, it's OK if you don't have an argument.",
"Thanks Malcolm",
"Illiquid assets are still assets lad.",
"The people next to him aren't doing it right, so it would be physically impossible for Trump to cross his arms and grab theirs like he's shaking hands.",
"Exactly, I intentionally made the message as short as possible to make that easy. ",
"Yup!",
"Fucking moron President ",
"Nobody is on the same page there. He's actually doing the smart thing waiting for everyone else to get their shit together.",
"Adding the word like makes it look to me that he is actually trolling everyone. Could play out that he's just taking the piss this whole time. Now that would be genius. ",
"I can't tell if you're trying to be sarcastic or not...,",
"I love how now all the sudden after not giving a fuck for 8 years, leftists suddenly care about the deficit.",
"Yep. And parades with him burning in effigy, or depicted as a monkey, or his wife as a transvestite, or a lesbian. ",
"[MFW](http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/002/684/reactionimage.jpg) 120k+ people on reddit get trolled by the president while thinking they are so much smarter than him. It's stupid people inception",
"The dumbest of dumb cunts. Cannot believe you elected this fuckstick to govern you country.",
"Regurgitate Fox, Breitbart propaganda much?\n\nJust sayin'.",
"Exactly",
"Actually Philippine’s was the culprit here on the error. ",
"Looks more like a \"you had one job\" situation.",
"> Why do you people hate America so much?\n\nlol. Typical nonsense from someone who posts in the_snowflake. We hate America? lol, you guys are willing to give up basic rights for \"liberal tears\". If anyone is un-American, its the fragile kids over at in your safespace, but.... I don't expect you to understand, you pedes don't live in reality. ",
"Trump wasnt running to lose. He had Russia and Cambridge Analytica to help him win. He didnt go through all that trouble and collude with a hostile foreign nation just to lose on purpose",
"No, it was put in place so that Alex Jones fan from bumfuck nowhere can vote and have his vote counted 3 times more than mine because I'm one of those \"elitist city folk.\" ",
"Just like the guy on the far left. The one far right is the dumbass lol",
"This has to be the biggest Karma Whoring post around. Good job OP, say something bad about Trump = thousands of upvotes.\n\nKind of like that clown who wrote the book that was released this week.\n\nLibs collectively prematurely creamed their pants and now the dude has made millions even though he admitted it may not all be true.\n\n",
"It's called trolling, you guys must have totally missed Hillary Clinton saying this during the campaign",
"Well Trump still wants to achieve fair trade but the other two are flipped",
"Too funny!!",
"Apparently neither does this administration. ",
"They are the only ones throwing a fit and still crying, apparently. Xenophobia? This is for our protection. Lot's of scary people out there that want to do our democracy harm, I hope now your kin and ilk are safe. Way to use ad hominem, are DOW just hit record highs. Minorities at all time unemployment low.. the hate must really be working on the xeno front toward diverse crowds. Crime? Where is that Russian collusion reporitng now? Haven't heard a lick of it last few weeks. Dead in the water?\n\nYeah, dems look terrible right now. In case you haven't been following the sexual allegation tidal wave. Sure, a couple of conservatives have been tangled in the web of deception but more to the point sexual harrassers and rapists who have long political ties to the left have been caught hand over foot - remember? Wow, things must be equal out there in the power structures of the liberal front.",
"Mueller's still investigating, that's all that counts...just sayin'.",
"You’d be confused if a photographer and organization that has done this photo before asked you to cross your arms and hold the hand of the person next to you? Jesus Christ. ",
"https://i.imgur.com/n4xs58o.gif",
"God, this guy is seriously a fucking idiot. ",
"Just went and watched it. Walleed brings up SSM poll and that it's causing hate issues (i.e. people attacking gays). Then Malcom says everyone is entitled to their opinion, this is a democracy, we should be able to vote on this stuff, most people are civil about it, etc. There's more about Walleed being a downer for bringing up the topic, but that's the gist of it.",
"https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rt.com/usa/411719-abc-fake-news-trump-flynn/amp/\n\nYou are right, trump being president has had zero effect on the stock market. ",
"Damn, is Logan Paul his son too?",
"It's nice to have a president who puts the needs of the US first",
"Doritotard",
"Hahahaha this photo is too funny ",
"Bullshit.\n\n[Obama's approval rating in January 2010 was a net +6](http://news.gallup.com/poll/124949/approval-obama-starts-2010-shaky-spot.aspx)\n\n[Trump's approval rating in January 2018 is a net *-16*](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/?ex_cid=rrpromo)\n\nLying's not going to get you anywhere.",
"As much as it kills me to say this, Donnie is actually doing it right. It’s supposed to be every other person crossing arms, so that everyone is doing a handshake chain. See the guy on the far left with just his left arm showing? Trump is looking at the man on his left (I dunno who he is) wondering wtf he’s thinking. ",
"Trump believes his building is taller than 70 Pine, I think. He's argued with an interviewer about it.",
"Good, good. Thanks mate.",
"Do you know you're lying? And if so, doesn't that trigger something in your brain that makes you evaluate your position? ",
"*USA",
"> I love how now all the sudden after not giving a fuck for 8 years, leftists suddenly care about the deficit.\n\nWhere have you seen this big detector push from the left?",
"Jesus christ it needs to be Cross, No-cross, Cross, No-cross. Etc\n\nIt's not that hard",
"This might blow your mind, but Trump is correct in this photo. That dumbass in the blue suit jazzed everything up.",
"My grandma runs regularly, and I see older people jogging or biking all around my town.",
"Right, but it only works if selling yeast BOTH makes money and raises dough. As it stands, it's not really a pun. ",
"That's an ancient sentiment. It's weird how many people have earned \"quotes\" by restating the same thing.",
"You mean the guy he praised and idolized not too long ago?",
"His supporters are backing his claim by saying he dropped out of the primary race by choice, therefore making the 2016 run his first time as a party’s candidate for president.",
"He won't be in office to be re-elected.\n\nBuwahahahaha!",
"Well we all made the right choice this past election and see where that got us",
"Why is the headline in English for a French paper?",
"I honestly don't think I've heard anyone brag about mental stability being one of their greatest assets before.",
"Lordy, indeed. ",
">So the Reform Party now includes a Klansman—Mr. Duke, a Neo-Nazi—Mr. Buchanan, and a Communist—Ms. Fulani.\nThis is not company I wish to keep.\n\n\nDonald Trump[104]",
"Is he the one in white? I figured they invited a famous chef or something. ",
"Obviously I should've been born to a millionaire who made his money in construction. ",
"> You are kinda cherry picking\n\n[Those are six of the top ten, in order,](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_Australia) of the most common country of origin for people in Australia. Are you sure you're Australian? I thought your schools were supposed to be good. \n",
"*sobs* \"yes\"",
"He's a big dumb animal ladies and gentlemen. \n",
"Of course it matters to you, otherwise you wouldn't have made this response. Being civil is the most important thing about conveying an opinion to someone, when you say \"You are a special breed of stupid, go to hell\", you lose the ability to change someone's mind.\n\nYour opinions are different than mine, it doesn't mean they're wrong. We just have different values and beliefs on what's important to lead a country, and what makes someone a good or bad person.",
"Why did the bakers hands stink?\n\nBecause he really kneaded a turd...",
"I just laughed out loud that this, an my wife said whatever you're laughing at isn't that funny. ",
"dude its drugs. the guy let drugs trough freely because he chose to. \n\nyou're defending this.\n\n\neven forbes is reporting this man. they made that whole report worth pages, and barely anyone knows about it ",
"Looks like the guy to left fucked up 2",
"A guy like Trump has probably done a ton of drugs in his lifetime.",
"WHy are you even defending him? He clearly is the only person that doesn't get it.",
"Oh look, our glorious leader. Fuckin neat.",
"inb4 some trumptards try to pretend he's really playing 7d chess or whatever the dumb meme is",
"According to the linked picture in [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/stand_back_everyone_stable_genius_at_work/dsaqk2h/) everyone is supposed to cross their arms and hope the hand of the person next to them is in shape B if their own shape is in shape A.",
"WAIT A MINUTE! what if all this time Barron Trump has been writing the ridiculous tweets? These are definitely immature enough for his age, maybe trump hands him the twitter to occupy him. That or it’s a complete distraction and something way bigger is happening (illuminate *wink wink*)",
"I never checked his tweets before and I've just spent a good hour here reading through. What the actual fuck lol he's sounds like a fucking childish idiot. My button is bigger than yours lol ",
"Just offer opposing evidence. That's all anyone is waiting for.",
"He was saying the system was rigged to give himself a jumping off platform if he lost. \n\nWhy not get in all the help (and money) that you can at that point, elevate yourself and everyone else in the campaign, and then settle into media jobs where you sling shit against the 'lying media/rigged system' for the next 4/8 years. \n\nIt seems to make sense that the reason a lot of people didn't think to hard about dealing with the Russians is that there would not be anything to answer to if he lost, so take all the support, money, and opposition research offered to use whenever you get on air to undermine 'Crooked Hillery' ",
"Well I think the reason for most of them not releasing their IQ scores is that they never took a proper IQ test. It's rare for a person to even take those things and if we're being real here, they don't actually mean much of anything. \n\nThat said, you can't just estimate someone's IQ from outside observation, that's just guesswork and it's sloppy. Science without numbers isn't science.\n\nAs for Trump, maybe he was so IQ juggernaut, I doubt it though, most people aren't. Having watched videos of him from a long time back, it's clear that SOMETHING is different and it's not that he's becoming smarter as he ages.",
"Clearly? What's going on with dude in blue on the right or the guy far left your liberal comrade cropped out? Lol idiots",
"Nope, but it meant someone with a phd found it not stupid and cited properly so I'm good with that. \n\n",
"He doesn't want them dead, just poor and without healthcare. ",
"He's such a boss",
"Not to be “that guy” but for the handshake line thingy to work like a regular handshake every odd person would have to do what he is doing while every even person crosses their arms",
"\"He's a fucking moron\"",
"I wish my daddy left me a giant fortune so I could be \"successful\" like Trump.",
"OK. So I'm still waiting on someone to show me where Donald Trump had any sort of assets totaling in the hundreds of millions \"starting out\".",
"Yeah, I just wrote an essay and made a good mark on it but good for you ",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/stand_back_everyone_stable_genius_at_work/dsapwmq/",
"I'm sorry to even engage you, but I have to ask, do you really not understand the difference between the two statements?\n\nIf you don't speak english as a first language please disregard. but even though Obama's statement is quite long, and even though it's constructed of a lot of nested thoughts, it builds to a central point and can be summed up- \"How do I stay so calm? By focusing on leaving a legacy of positive social change rather than on politics\" \n\nTry doing that with trump's quote. it's impossible. His answer is the beginning of twelve different sentences. It has no cohesion at all. what does it build to? what is his point? Do you really not see the difference? \n",
"So you think that Donald Trump was starting out in 2003.",
"That's called a plurality. A majority would mean 50+% of all votes in the election. Clinton won 48.5% of the vote, so you're wrong.",
"As per usual, you’re completely missing the point. [Here’s](http://reason.com/reasontv/2016/07/15/are-republicans-or-democrats-more-anti-s) another source for you (which i’m already sure you’ll call fake news): only 6% of US scientists identify as republicans. That’s an embarrassing number.\n\nIn the end, I feel sorry for you. You probably grew up a christian republican and you’ve spent your entire life backpedaling, trying desperately to support your laughably outdated views.",
"They were assets he had from the beginning. When he converted them into liquid cash doesn't matter.",
"Lying? The facts are right in front of your face, daily. Clearly you've made the conscious choice to ignore them. The red pill will forever await...",
"\"Hoooooooo-eeeeee, he's tryin!\" ",
"No he didn't, he declined to pursue prosecutions against people who weren't even in custody or on US soil, there's a huge difference. And frankly I don't care, I think that better relations in the middle east and counterterrorism are far more important than the pursuit of a dated, and inefficient anti-drug agenda.",
"Well gif was never intended to be a video format, and is incapable of handling rich colour palettes. So no, it's not possible to make a gif look as good as a video.",
"I’m screaming at work now. Jesus take the wheel!! Ctfu ",
"There is someone all the way to the left fucking up as well, just to be fair",
"Quit your bullshit. There's enough hate on Reddit for Ajit Pai, Wendy Williams, Lena Dunham and Amy Schumer to go around and the list goes on Ellen Pao, Kim Dotcom about 60% of /r/publicmeltdown. Seek and ye shall find.\n\nUnless you're gonna go cherrypick like your selective-memory-having, victim-wannabe ass.",
"The [video](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-appears-caught-off-guard-asean-summits/story?id=51118019) doesn't make it look as bad.",
"Me too thanks ",
"No actually, he didn't. ",
"If I had said guy would it have been sexist to you?",
"You're delusional. Seek help.",
"So (aside from the fact that those assets were *his father's* up until his death in 1999) you think that the assets he sold in 2003 were the exact same assets he had when he was starting out 30 years previous. With the same valuation.",
"Trump is doing it properly, the man in blue who i believe is the Australian PM is messing everything up. This reddit though so, Trump stupid me smart. ",
"OP, I’m curious. Did you come up with this title or did you see it on the same meme that I did on Instagram?",
"121k upvoted and Donny isn't even making a mistake.\n\nSad!",
"It's funny to see someone ask why he should be kind to someone who hates the other side then follow it with the same hate that he accuses them of.",
"He can be both, right?",
"The country wasn’t doing bad during Obama, but somehow the country is magically better after Trump’s first year in office when none of his policies have affected anything and he really hasn’t done jack shit but go on vacation. Exactly how fucking stupid are you?",
"How do you know?\n\nGenuinely, how do you know that there aren’t supposed o be any proper handshakes? I do not like Trump (I shouldn’t have to say this, but I feel the need to so that people don’t think I’m arguing in favor of him), but I don’t think he’s doing anything wrong here. If he were to reach out and grab the other guy’s hand everything would be good. \n\nIf the only premise was to grab one another’s hands, they could’ve easily done this without any arm-crossing. \n\nTrump is dim-witted and senile, but there’s no “right” answer as to what to do in this situation. This post is actually really ironic. ",
"never thought i see the day people would defend drug trafficking and be ok with the president siting on his ass while he himself allowed it to continue \n\n\n",
"\"Massive electoral win\"\n\nHahaha! His \"massive\" win ranks 46th by percentage of spread. Obama, Clinton, Bush Sr., and Reagan all had stronger wins... plus they won the popular vote, which Trump somehow managed to lose by nearly 3,000,000 votes.\n\nKeep slurping up that Kool-Aid, buddy.",
"In Indiana GOP, it was widely assumed he would lose. Its part of why Pence was selected as VP. Prior to that, Pence was running for re-election as governor and was trailing behind the Democratic candidate. Obviously, GOP wanted to hang onto Indiana as a Republican held state. By getting Pence on the national ticket, they cleared the way for a Republican replacement candidate to win (he did) and added legitimacy to the Trump campaign by having an established politician on the ballot, but one who was already tarnished and had little viable political future (thanks to RFRA). It was meant to be best-case loss (keep Indiana, keep the field clean for 2020)...obviously, it didn't work. The GOP will be pressed to find candidates not touched by these 4 years.",
"121k people blindly upvoted because it dissed Trump. Sad!",
"Our country is left in capable? Hands?",
">As opposed to CNN, NBC?\n\nYes, despite what your alt right echo chambers have told you to think (and this is me being honest, you post in the_donald and cringanarchy, two massively bullshit propaganda heavy subs where you WILL get lied to), those two outlets are objectively not on the same level of dishonesty as fox news, or really any other alt right outlet, there are many studies that show this.\n\n>It would be interesting to see which MSM outlets have had to post/print 'corrections' to their previously posted/printed articles plotted on a graph.\n\nIt would be interesting to see which alt right \"news\" outlets (including fox) have EVER issued corrections, about ANYTHING. \n\nMajor papers making corrections is NOT A BAD THING. Better to make an error and actually attempt to correct it, then do what the alt right media does and never admit to ever making a mistake.",
"I'm atheist lol",
"Each one, individually, needs months of intensive psychological deprogramming and there are millions of them. So, pretty slim hopes.",
"He managed to multiply the fortune manifold. Not only did he do about 30% better than the market(if he was investing), he created and drove the market. He was responsible for the creation of thousands of jobs, for tons of development. ",
"Perfect, then you have no excuse for your blatant ignorance.",
"I think it's part of a larger picture. I will give you that it IS dumb. On purpose. He knows it will make people who will NEVER agree with him go nuts. It's easy pickings. I see it as something that gives him attention and press in an era that does not fairly report on him. Ever. He knows 40% of the country will hate him no matter what he does, and he doesn't care. While people are reacting to the pointlessness of his tweets, he's rebuilding a country that benefits Americans. He is not a politician, but a salesman.\nEdit: a word.",
"As you reply to someone named ducktonaldfrump...",
"I can’t stand Donald Trump and I’m embarrassed that he’s our president, but his hands are not supposed to be crossed here, and neither should the goofball’s to his left. They are missing one person between them who would cross their arms and complete the pattern.",
"Oh shut up. You are being deliberately obtuse if you can't understand that 90 percent and 100 percent aren't the same thing. Do you call your weather man when the 90 percent chance of rain ends up not coming to fruition?",
"But then you have to hear him speak ",
"I'm not defending drug trafficking, just saying that Obama had priorities and I think he chose the right ones.",
"He’s the normal guy all other are retards. How old are they 3 ? . ",
"Like a catapult?",
"wait, are you saying i made those comments? please post those i'd like to see where i was being homophobic or islamophobic comments by your standards. \n\ni'm sure every idiot out there has can become a billionaire and president by your logic. but they aren't...because....?\n\nand i see you're doubling down. everyone is stupid but me. got it.",
"Because they’re working at a restaurant?.. Are you telling me that spinal surgeons should get paid as much as a hostess/host if they work the same hours?\n\nWork hard. Word smart. It’s not a difficult concept to grasp.",
"Do you remember the time a member of Congress brought a literal snowball onto the floor to prove to everyone that climate change can't be happening, because he had just gone outside and gotten his little snowball.",
"Dude. You really need to get to work making this movie. Obviously, it won’t have the same names of the characters involved. You have a blockbuster hit here. Make things extravagant. Assassinations, spy dressed in all black, laser alarms... so on. Id watch that shit. ",
"No, there is zero chance he wrote that on purpose. The man is an imbecile who desperately wants people to believe that he is a genius. He is the most insecure person on the planet: small vocabulary, small ideas, small hands... these are the fears that keep Trump awake at nights.",
"I'm not sure. And everone who corrects him gets downvoted. Very dishonest",
"Wow what a retard. Now what is Obama he never forced North Korea to initiate peace talks. Trump is retarded so Obama is what exactly a retarded monkey? \n\nI mean wtf did Obama do a year after trump and there are less terrorist attacks now globally than under Obama. How incompetent was Obama if a retard in one year has become a better president than Obama?",
"If you know that your spelling and grammar are poor, why don't you correct them using Google or any other useful tool?",
"Communist likely. ",
"But Trump does know. ",
"Allowing the guys to his left to figure out what they're doing. If you look to the left of the picture, you can see another person holding his arm just like Trump's right arm. He looks confused to you because the picture is framed to deliberately deceive you and make Trump look bad.\n\nAnd you're too dense to figure that out.",
"Someone else dug up a link above.\n\nAnd by all accounts he was always a huge tool, but up to like 20 years ago he could put together a sentence and lie convincingly. Now he behaves very much like a pathological liar who's desperately and poorly dissembling to cover for not knowing where he is, who he's talking to, or what they're talking about.",
"Your time also would be better spent in an English class. ",
"You seem to think you can reason with a Trump supporter. Their failure to even reason is part of the very thing that makes them Trump supporters. \n\nDid you read his rebuttal?\n\nWrong. They’re are right ideas and others that are just insane. \n\nTake the Christian theocracy that the Evangelical right is so eager to set up but never admits to it. Just hints at it in their bullshit legislation. \nWhen it doesn’t suit them it’s oppression of their religious rights. When it’s someone else’s view, it’s just wrong/sin and un-American, like they have a trademark on that. \n\nTrump is not a good person and anyone who rationalizes him is a bad person. He’s a absolute dirtbag and so are his entire posse. Look at Bannon, they’re all horrible, horrible people. ",
"you can't be serious. Step out of your echo chamber for a a few months and come back and reread what you wrote. It's disturbing.\n\nUsing the DOW is hilariously laughable and exactly what people with two feet in the real world are talking about. A bunch of trust fund babies all grown up and betting huge amounts of money on the market is not a descriptor of how our economy is. It's one variable in an incredibly in depth field, and high DOW, can be good. High DOW can also be 2007. \n\nGOP threatening my access to healthcare makes me a whole lot less safe. I don't need xenophobic boogeymen to make me huddle in my bomb shelter.\n\nTrump taking financial credit in the 3 months that have mattered after 8 years of Obama is also hilarious. It's completely nonsensical.\n\nAnd you seriously think one of the largest investigations into a political figure is \"dead in the water\" because 24 hour news networks haven't had anything new for a couple weeks. Do you have any idea what actually goes on in the real world? \n\nand you equating some idiots in hollywood with the democratic party would be like me linking the right wing pastors who get arrested for sexual misconduct every month with the GOP. And guess what happens when a democrat gets caught? We fucking throw them under the bus like the predators they are. Unlike republicans who we've seen don't give a flying fuck, as long as he's got that red R next to his name, they'll back him until it's no longer politically convenient.\n\nI don't even know why I'm addressing this jumble of rhetoric.",
"So you had no issue with the leader of the birther movement with decades of bad history, and only admit a problem with that sub for its view on Muslims, which you used to post to, yet claim you're not some Trump supporter? He didn't magically change a year ago.",
"Different symbol of unity :P",
"In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!",
"For thinking a handshake looks dumb?",
"so it doesn't bother you that he didn't even try to do anything about it even after the drugs were already here? the guy pretty much said \"meh fuck it\" and left it the way it was ",
"You're right, Trump is very smart, just like he always tells us. You're smart too. You voted for him. Yay for smart people. Now give yourself a cookie and feel proud.",
"OK, you win. He can and is.",
"The President of the United States of America!",
"Real convincing. You're the epitome of a Trump supporter. Name-calling insults and pretending you don't understand. If you have to lie to defend somebody, why would you defend them? Imagine if you put this effort into defending decent, honest people, and making your world a better place?",
"Lol. Enjoy your brainwashing, my dude.\n\n>about Bernie and his vision, consistency, honesty, service and dedication to the average American\n\nA literal socialist. Lol",
"Sorry he flirted with running, and pushed the birther nonsense to promote his book",
"Ok, I'll put it in front of your face, because I care about your problem - it's a sickness that is shared by a staggering amount of people:\nhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/washington-post-trumps-first-year-jobs-numbers-good/ Washington post. Very liberal website, praises job numbers.\n\nhttps://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/dow-hits-record-high-breaks-25-000-1129670723592 NBC, another leftist news outlet. Just look at those numbers, kid.\n\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/29/137-economists-support-gop-tax-reform-bill-in-open-letter-commentary.html Oh hey, would ya look at that, more leftist news outlets reporting on how economists believe the tax plan is just amazing - which it is already proving to be so...\n\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/05/black-unemployment-rate-falls-to-record-low.html And hey, another leftist news outlet reporting the RECORD LOW black unemployment numbers...\n\nDelusional. Yeah, man, seek help soon.\n",
"The Annoying Orange.",
"It’s politics, it IS personal. I’m tired of people who seem to think politics is some stupid asshole in Washington DC in a suit. \n\nWRONG! Politics is everything. It’s us, it’s everything about us. It’s how we dress, how we talk, how we view our lives and the lives of those around us. It’s how we raise our families and... how we want our society to operate. \nPolitics is that, put into action. \n\nSo it ALL matters. ",
"That's hilarious.",
"77 electors is a very substantial number. It's even more substantial when you're the loser. What were his chances of winning throughout the election cycle? Many said impossible or damn near there. You have to be a special kind of idiot to think that it was just luck.\n\nOh, you had no idea that the election had nothing to do with popular vote? That's awkward. ",
"That's the subreddit dominated by racists who have repurposed a Nazi war flag as their symbol, right? America does not care what they think.",
"I’ve noticed this has become the standard way that multiple world leaders shake hands and it’s fucking stupid looking.",
"It's funny you don't understand why it is the way it is. Why should only the largest cities votes count more than a rural area? It is the way it is for a reason. Inb4 why should a rural area count as much as a city. Because they are people too and their votes matter.",
"Seems appropriate. Donald Trump is the only one shaking hands like a normal person, everyone else is all tangled up on themselves.",
"You can change your views, you just didn't describe changing your views, you described disagreeing with that sub on one topic.\n\n> I find the group of redditors who spend the entirety of their time rallying against Trumps every move, and who are quick to dismiss you as \"one of them\" having the same level of close mindedness\n\nThis is a straight up golden mean fallacy. People standing up to bad are not bad just because they have passion similar to the badn ones, it's the actions which make people bad not the passion. Imagine if people said this every time people stood up to autocrats and regressive anti-intellectuals throughout history, and tried to beat them down while they were trying to save a society - oh wait, they did. The ones who want to 'not rock the boat' are always the biggest allies of evil, can't even bring themselves to properly condemn it, but more than willing to go after the good people because you know they're decent and won't be savage to you.",
"Some people just hate looking in the mirror.",
"Ummm isn’t he doing it right though? Doesn’t every other person need to have their arms to their side instead of crossing for this too work?",
">How incompetent was Obama if a retard in one year has become a better president than Obama?\n\nYou can to that conclusion, but your argument doesn't get you there. You can barely put a sentence together.\n\nAre you a stable genius like trump? ",
"They are a troll, 5hrs old and they're posting all kinds of bullshit including some racist crap themselves. ",
"Except he was given control of the company in 1971 so, no.\n\nAnd also yeah, property values have grown pretty predictably.",
"It’s not about good or bad \n\nTrump is a moron. Plain and simple. He’s a narcissistic fool. \n\nWhy did you vote for him? ",
"> And guess what happens when a democrat gets caught? We fucking throw them under the bus like the predators they are\n\nI'd have to disagree. More like a quiet disassociation with little beating of the dead horse like it would be the other way, but I digress. Echo chamber? I mean, I wanna give MSM the benefit of the doubt on objective reporting but they slink into any hearsay they can on the Admin - it's disgraceful and disheartening. \n\nI'll give you the financial econ-health. I don't thing presidents get to decide how jobs are created or not base on their signature, at least, I'd like to think they don't. But economics drives popular opinion or at least it should if folks are willing to admit it and we are doing well, what the future hold? I don't know. If you and your family and your peers are able to embrace and behold quality economic conditions in the next four years will you still spite this admin, your bias notwithstanding? ",
"You missed the part where the article said “it recovered at the end of the day”. So, ultimately, nothing happened. ",
"I think it’s nice. We teach our kids friendship and unity. It’s nice to see our presidents aren’t above it. ",
"You don’t get it. He’s doing the right thing. The guy on the right is the dumbass. ",
"He drove 6 different companies into bankruptcy through mismanagement. In total, those debts amounted to over 8 billion dollars. He was such a clown, the banks that handled the reorganizations insisted on his removal from those companies. And I'm not even counting his other failures like the USFL or Trump University.\n\nAnd nobody knows what his returns are because he chose not to release his tax records. Stop making shit up.",
"😂 I wish I had more than one upvote to give you, my friend. ",
"I honestly don’t think so. ",
"Yes",
"Bragging about income anonymously on the internet is totally pathetic. \n\n... and I say that as a rich film producer!",
"Trumps right, not stage right. Malc is actually doing the handshake fines",
"Forgot they part where he removes the sheets from the bed himself before the housekeeping staff has a chance.",
"What he said.",
"There is a right answer, and all throughout this thread you can find pictures of how they did this thing before. They are doing it every time, exactly like that. They are supposed to all cross their arms and then grab each other's hands. That's the premise, that's how it's supposed to look like in the end.\n\nDo you really think all the others just randomly crossed their arms for no reason?\n\nIf he were to reach out and grab the other guy's hand he would end up being the only person in the picture without his arms crossed.",
"Fair point but I would disagree with the last sentence. Are you saying he's in debt? ",
"Lol I'm Aussie. Australia has republicanism. Just no Republican party, hence why I didn't capitalise the word.\n\n*screams in know-it-all*",
"What part of my response did you not understand?\n\nIn terms of electoral win percentage, his win ranks 46th out of 58.\n\n4 of the last 5 presidents all had greater win margins.\n\nAnd who said anything about luck? He won because he was able to appeal to low-information and uneducated voters (like yourself). Sorry if that fact strikes a little too close to home for you.",
"An amazing success rate, given the base failure rate of businesses. He has money which he made a ton of, so he can take risks. Haven't you ever invested in something that tanked or took off?\n\nIt's called management of risk. Most anti-Trumpers are too financially illiterate to grasp this little nuance. ",
"Psycho killer, qu’est-ce que c’est? Fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, far better Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away !!!",
"I completely agree, their votes do matter. They should equal out to be the same as someone in a city. The fact of the matter is that trump lost the popular vote by 4 million, obviously he should not be in office based on what the people want. It's a bunch of rich fucks who benefit from having someone who is for corporations and anti people who put trump in office.",
"Reread the question then think about your life choices. If you can't make sense of written words you shouldn't try to offend others by sarcastically using the word genius.\n\nHere let me start. \n\nObama was soft on ISIS.\n\nObama didn't keep his promises cause the Senate was mean. (Trump has no issue with this)\n\nObama said he'd get rid of the patriot act so he renamed it the freedom act.\n\nObama deported more people than any other president (trump will break this record)\n\nObama never gave a speech from the heart when his teleprompter glitched he stuttered. \n\nTrump is the best thing that happened to you even if you can't appreciate it.\n\nBtw don't fuck with me my views tend to be reflected on those I speak to and this is just the appetizer. I wanted Obama to win so I kept informed of his leadership for the past decade and I regret that support. I even scrutinize trump I think tweets like these are infantile but then I remember my friends who remain liberal and I understand trump is speaking their language.\n\nSorry for not writing my former post as I would write to a child I forget the type of people liberals are. That is goo goo gaa gaa",
"Because in 8 years of Obama, all I got a forced health care tax that I have to pay a 7k deductible for before I get any benefit of it.\n\nIn 1 year of Trump, my taxes are being cut, and the economy is at a high.\n\nIt's pretty easy to see why I voted for him.",
"You referred to trump as some one else’s president. I didn’t mean to upset you I was obviously joking around. But it’s possible you could have lol. Your post history is golden. Have a good night 😘",
"Duterte is pretty well known for making a point of wearing locally made, traditional Filipino clothing. It's part of his populist shtick.",
"*...you’re okay with OUR president..\n\nfigured I would correct it for. No need to thank me :)",
"Well, someone from ASEAN also messed up too. \n[TIL my country current prime minister is as genius as Trump](https://imgur.com/a/jObrw)",
"Heresy!\n\nYou are now banned from r/trebuchetmemes",
"Because they are fucking stupid why work for $9 an hour in a restaurant?",
"Shit, I knew it wasn't the right word. ",
"As someone who is about 8 inches above average height, you’re gonna look goofy doing anything if the person next to you is 5-6 shorter than you. ",
"Real convincing, you turned into a nutjob to avoid facing the question of why you're pretending to be dumb and why you'd defend somebody who requires that, instead of somebody decent.",
"You think he was excited to win?",
"Six bankruptcies amassing over 8 billion dollars in debt is not an \"amazing success rate.\"\n\nNo wonder he was able to win with voters like you out there.\n\nPlease feel free to keep flailing around with hilariously moronic comments. I find your desperation fascinating.",
"I actually kinda like having an economy, and adding a trillion dollar deficit is counterproductive. If Obama had tried this I would have criticized him too. Also, IM FUCKING AMERICAN. I love my country, through all its ups and it's downs, but I'm not willing to blindly ignore it's mistakes.",
"There literally is a right answer if you take even a few minutes to look up the source. The announcer says [slight paraphrase] \"and now in a show of solidarity the leaders will simultaneously shake hands, right over left\". So coincidentally the man on Trump's right had his arms backwards, though at least he found the crossing part quickly. ",
"Blah blah blah no one gives a shit. Get help. Your fight with reality is unhealthy. ",
"37% disagree with him.",
"What's ruined?",
"Apology accepted. ",
"This is now my favorite gif, thanks mate.",
"This man’s a genius at self-promotion. I think it’s the underlying humility that really cinches it. ",
"except the republicans always cheered at \"telling it like it is\", calling everyone else snowflakes. That is, until someone speaks about *them* that way",
"I think this is the key. If you are trying to tell the world how smart you are, don't do it in a way that makes you sound stupid.",
"No, the guy in white is holding his hands in a way Trump and the guy on the left can comfortably grab them. It's the guy most right who is fucking up.",
"Considering that the theory is that he Tweets from the bathroom, who gets the job title of \"Bathroom Twitter Stenographer\"?",
"\"Of course the vile organizers purposely placed me between the two shortest attendees in an effort to sabotage America's public image. Luckily, I...\"\n\n\"...have very big hands. Maybe they should put that effort into keeping their people in line instead. What a blatant abuse of power! Sad!\"",
"He won by, what, a 14% margin? 306 to a measly 232. That's a larger margin than most NBA wins. Historically, you can't tell much, as this was a new type of competition. Roughly all of the MSM and social media vs one orange boi.\n\nThanks for proving how salty you are with silly insults. Hope you enjoy your year almost as much as I enjoyed the last one. \n\n",
"lol",
"What about what Obama added to the deficit, even if you don’t agree he doubled it due to Bush being an imbecile, under his watch it was increased by 8 trillion, but that was fine?",
"Heh. You guys crack me up.",
"You mean that an economy that has been steadily growing ever since the summer of 2009 didn't suddenly crash the day Trump took office, and that's something to be proud of?\n\nShould we be applauding him for not burning down the White House yet as well?",
"You just compared the electoral college (which, by the way, is not a \"new type of competition\") to a basketball game?\n\nHahahaha! You are so adorable!",
"See, I really think it's possible a great part of it might be that he's always been this way, but he's never had anywhere close to this much scrutiny on everything he says.\n\nLike, when he was just a reality TV star, he could say whatever he wanted to say, and maybe some of it or a lot of it was lies, but at the end of the day it wasn't like he had CNN right on his ass fact-checking every single word out of his mouth.\n\nTurns out that's just about EXACTLY the most terrible training you can ever possibly have to be President all of a sudden with no prior experience in politics. ",
"> I'm not sure why this conversation has gone form dissecting the meaning behind a single Trump word to this\n\nBecause you claimed:\n\n> There's definitely a good chance he wrote that to instigate conversations like this one from the left.\n\nI'm not interested in talking to people who play the victim and won't take responsibility for what they said, it's one of the most predictable traits of people like you.",
"Conjecture without citations. Watching you guys fail has progressed from comedic to tragic.",
"The majority of the people of the United States of America do not approve of Donald Trump.",
"https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval-6179.html\n\nOver 40% approval",
"I want you to care about facts and truth, but one can only show you the door..",
"And two to the left ",
"I thought the Donald was a troll sub you were not supposed to take seriously? Dude, how do you not scroll through the Donald without laughing?",
"I mean, if they alternated from one peraon with arms crossed to one person with out it would come out right. \n",
"You lack reading comprehension.\n\nEither way, we're living in the golden age of comedy - Obama was so boring I forgot how funny having a nitwit for a president was.",
"Couldn't have been more accurate with the headline actually. What kind of retard does some stupid group handshake like this? Why? But sure, keep hating on your president for trivial, senseless reasons. Fuck almighty.",
"Yet you still ascribe enough self-awareness to Trump when his tweet was some sort of master-stroke to \"instigate conversations like this one from the left\"",
"That's why most presidents have advisors. To warn them about shit like this so they can don't look like idiots. \n\nUnfortunately, the Supreme Cheeto forgot to staff most of the executive branch of the government. \n\nMost specifically, the state department. Who are the very people who are paid to know exactly this kind of crap. ",
"It isn't \"disagreement\" that makes mindless Trumperistas bigots. It's the support and apologism for blatantly bigoted positions and policies.\n\nYou see champ, in the real world, people are accountable for everything they say and do. There are no troll accounts to hide behind, and no one puts up with moronic, cultish fist-pumping.\n\nYou think you're on some kind of internet mission, trolling the \"normies\" in the name of a vapid half-formed rightwing ideology, but you're really only making a sad fool of yourself.\n\nAnd you may believe that being anonymous protects you from the effects of this behavior, but it actually doesn't - everything you do in life defines you, and with every shitty move, you're actually poisoning yourself. Is it worth it? I mean, trolling doesn't even work any more. People have already caught on to it. So you're soaking in all this toxic nonsense really for no reason at all.",
"And this is why I’m glad I decided not to have kids",
"I would constantly make excuses and tell people to get educated too if I was duped by 99% chances",
">shit happens\n\n*- Tony Abbott on hearing of the death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan*",
"Because being retarded wasn't enough. They had to invent a secret handshake to prove it.",
"Somebody *has* to have come up with that and though, \"Fuck, that's clever!\"",
"> He is not a politician, but a salesman\n\na salesman that couldn't sell steaks and bankrupted casinos.",
"Is he aware there's a backspace? It's a not a typewriter Donald, you don't have to tweet everything you write. You can edit it.",
"Ok jack 👍👍👍",
"To be honest I would be confused as shit as well... like, I have to grab the other dude's hand in the most uncomfortable and cringy way... I hate bad/failed handshakes more than anything\nDoesnt mean I like Trump though",
"Fuck aye,",
"Clearly you haven't done your research. Feel free to put up, or you know.",
"Oh damn didnt know that last part, i heard one of the last ones was a guy reading recipes to cakes.",
"What a fucking joke",
"This isn't even a real person, is it?",
"Yes, I do still support him \"in spite\" of all that. That's totally fine you have that opinion of him, and of me, I'm not going to attack you for having a different opinion.\n\nAnd I, along with millions of Americans, support him, and I doubt every single one who voted for him can be seriously called an idiot. And since he's been a celebrity before becoming president, he's been in the public eye for decades, yet nobody has accused him of being racist, a liar, etc until he decided to run for president. And I don't think it's because \"he's just now coming out with his personal opinions,\" he's been saying the same things for as long as he's been a celebrity.\n\nFrankly everything you said to describe Trump sounds more relatable towards Hillary.",
"I realized you probably thought that, I didn't type it very well lol o.o\n\n",
"Dat economy tho...",
"They've really lost grip on reality. And that's saying something considering their state *before* the election.",
"Uh... That's supposed to be uncomfortable?",
"Sure. Margins of victory are margins of victory.\n\nAnd thanks,my wife certainly thinks so. ",
"I see cartoon characters hitting each other over the head with huge cartoon hammers. ",
"If it went person with arms crossed>person with arms out at their side regularly \n\nIt would work, think about it. \n\nSo Donald trump actually started doing the correct thing to make the chain work, but for some reason their supposed to all have their arms crossed right over left.. which wouldn’t allow every hand to be shook in the traditional sense anyway. \n\nAlso just to add a cherry on top I went and looked at Obama when he did it. Sure enough Obama made a mistake too! He went left over right instead of right over left. Nobody cared then and nobody should care now because this is silly.",
"You know I understand what you're getting at and saying and I appreciate this conversation with out emotions or name calling. Thank you.",
"Why the hell peoppe let him get away wiu shoving them aside? Why didn't the guy grab Trump by the sleees and yank him back into place?",
"Because he's not doing the whole retarded ring around the rosie thing, it whatever it is they're attempting",
"The account is 118 days old. He isn’t American.",
"Unfortunately for us, it’s either or. ",
"actually thats pretty good",
"Stable genius enough to beat Hillary is stable genius enough for me. ",
"no he lost to hillary but the corrupt electoral collage and russian meddling gave him the election.",
"Look, I can understand that you are upset about being labeled as a low-information and uneducated voter. But you haven't given me any reason to believe that you aren't the typical Trump voter. You assumed that Trump had a \"massive\" electoral win because that is what he told you, and you never bothered to investigate or verify that claim for yourself. \n\nNow that you realize how wrong he was, you are likely struggling to reconcile reality with your support for the man. That's a good thing. The brain is like a muscle: you need to use it to keep it strong and in shape. For the last few years, though, people like you have been hiding in the Donald fan-club subreddit, where all dissenting comments are purged. You've been like a guy spending all his time flexing in front of a mirror and spending no time at the gym. But that's not healthy. Don't be afraid to question Trump and his outlandish claims. It's up to you whether you will remain a \"low-information\" voter in future elections.",
"Also you:\n\n>Wow, racist.\n\n",
"In Trumps defense (first time I've ever said this), the guy off-screen-left is doing the same thing.",
"E D G Y",
"He never would have appointed Dee Snider. Snider is actually a decent human being by all appearances.",
"Sid Blumenthal started the birther sh it. Not trump. ",
"You are person number three that has recognized that in the time I've been here! :)",
"It started after one of your guys self diagnosed himself with it. Our memes create themselves.",
"I see you made a thread over at The_Donald to help brigade this one. Interesting. I wonder how the admins will react to that. ",
"The thing is, I want you to win this. I want you to show me that my approach to research is in fact incorrect. I've been trying on my own to find reputable sources that back your claim, but even liberal mainstream news outlets are agreeing with me (as cited above...).",
"Found a transcript from https://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-sentence/\n\n>\tLook, having nuclear — my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at MIT; good genes, very good genes, OK, very smart, the Wharton School of Finance, very good, very smart — you know, if you’re a conservative Republican, if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I’m one of the smartest people anywhere in the world — it’s true! — but when you’re a conservative Republican they try — oh, do they do a number — that’s why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune — you know I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we’re a little disadvantaged — but you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me — it would have been so easy, and it’s not as important as these lives are — nuclear is powerful; my uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power and that was 35 years ago; he would explain the power of what’s going to happen and he was right, who would have thought? — but when you look at what’s going on with the four prisoners — now it used to be three, now it’s four — but when it was three and even now, I would have said it’s all in the messenger; fellas, and it is fellas because, you know, they don’t, they haven’t figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so, you know, it’s gonna take them about another 150 years — but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so, and they, they just killed, they just killed us.”\n\nVery funny if you do text-to-speach or read it out loud…\n\nHe just has too many trains of thought in his head at once. Sign of a true genius, like, the smaetest, ever, no comparison. \n\nOr just autisms, an autistic man child.\n\nThere are psych medication for that. Basically slow the brain to help them talk. \n\n(*☻-☻*)˚✧₊⁎❝᷀ົཽ≀ˍ̮ ❝᷀ົཽ⁎⁺˳✧༚( ◠‿◠ )╰(*´︶`*)╯",
"It probably was initially, but after the banning of fatpeoplehate and coontown it gained a lot of users that didn't get the troll part. Trolling isn't doxxing people, brigading and sending death threats. The fact you get banned for suggesting someone is going too far with their trolling when they say to shoot everyone in \"libcuck\" Seattle (and the person who said that begins to PM you) shows that many there have moved past the \"troll sub\" mentality and started drinking the Kool Aid. ",
"This is worse than high school Shakespeare, I need No Fear Donald Trump to break this down for me.",
"If instigation and mockery via the purposeful insertion of a VOCAL pause into text is a \"master-stroke\" to you, as you proclaim it would be assuming Trump wrote \"like\" on purpose, then I don't really know what to tell you because it's something very easy to see through. I don't think it was some sort of genius move by Trump, nor do I think Trump is a smart man. I do; however, think he wrote that on purpose to play the role of the idiot everyone was calling him. His reasoning could be because he thought it was funny or because he wanted to egg on the left, but typing out a vocal pause is not something even the stupidest of people do. It was not some genius move; it's very simple and anyone could do it, but it was nonetheless on purpose.",
"Presidents generally get credit for the economy while they are in office, fair or not. Also some humble pie is in order for the people predicting an economic crash if Trump was elected (where did they skitter off to?)",
"Are you kidding me? He colluded with the Russians to steal the election.",
"Then you should be wise and compassionate enough to not wish that as a source of ridicule for anyone.",
"T R I T E",
"Nah a genius gets everything right first try, and if they don't the thing was stupid anyway and they didn't want to get it right.",
"You can put your dukes down now Trumpy.\nI already know what your criteria for genius status is, and have tempered my expectations accordingly.\n",
"And encouraged Pedes to come and duke it out. \n\nAnd what a coincidence, a bunch of T_D users are here now brigading. ",
"You also don't have a full-time staff that would educate you on this. Trump either doesn't listen to his staff, or they're as stupid as he is",
"Yep, I swapped the two education level graphs, all and white. ",
"...We'd still have a PM though. It's the Governor General who'd be replaced.",
"Haven’t you heard? Harris wrenches are the new hydrospanners. ",
"Yeah, all the T_D users that just happened to come here and start attacking and downvoting anything that disagrees with them just happened to be organic and has nothing to do with the thread you made where you showed this thread and the sub it was.\n\nI believe you pede. ;) ",
"That's *Marco Tremble*.",
"He’s got like 40% approval",
"No. You?",
"You suggesting Donald Trump said or believes something that doesn't make sense?",
"* \"The company\" was not the same \"assets\" sold in 2003 \n* Even if they were there's no reason to think they were worth the same in 1971 and 2003. \n* \"Given control of the company\" doesn't mean he owns it.\n* I'm sure there's more assumptions wrong with this that I can't think of at the moment. \n \n\nSo that leaves me still waiting on a source saying he \"started off with hundreds of millions\". ",
"His presidency isn't over, but at least one crash is on the horizon regardless of who won the presidency. Not enough was done to fix the problems that led to the 2008 crash, and it *will* happen again if we don't increase the regulation on banks. In the abstract, *a* president could prevent that, but not *this* president.\n\nThanks to Obama's economic initiatives, the economy has been growing since 2009, and Trump has yet to fuck it up. That doesn't mean he *won't*, he just hasn't yet. I don't get any credit for not having burned down my office *yet* neither should Trump.",
"This is doubly true. His speech patterns are so infuriating yet he makes his word salad almost sound like normal English. Reading his gibberish really casts it in a stark light that shows just how fucking incoherent his rambles actually are. ",
"Sums him up perfectly, doesn’t it?",
"It’s cool just blindly hate the Pres and fall in line, upvotes will commence.",
"I study things like this regurgitation that has your pretty panties in a bunch. I was offering it to someone else who seemed to be discovering it for themselves at the moment. Calm down.\n\nMore intelligent people also rate their \"talent\" or intelligence more modestly than their less intelligent counterparts. \n\nIt absolutely applies to the ability of intelligence.\n\nEdit: words",
"I don’t think I ridiculed him. I also don’t wish it on him. But I don’t feel bad for him. He has done too much harm to this world. ",
"Thanks. I’m glad we can come together in agreement here.",
"Didn't vote for the guy. Was never a big fan of his. I know this picture illustrates his inability to work well with others and deal with even slightly abstract concepts, but what the fuck are they doing here and why? What is this? Some world leader team building exercise seminar?! What the fuck? Did they do trust falls too? \n\nTo me this shows how frustratingly silly world politics are and, I guess, politics in general. This world is so fucked up in so many ways. Everywhere! Some places are more fucked than others and some people are worse off than everyone else, but there are problems everywhere. Here we have a group of powerful and influential people doing nothing to solve them. \n\nRight now ocean levels are rising, people are freezing to death on the streets, children are being forced in to prostitution and these fucking guys are holding hands with their arms crossed. Well, except one of them. He either can't or isn't really trying and I guess that's the point, but what the fuck?! Why are they doing this? I know the problems of the world are so vast and complex that it takes many people working together to solve them, and maybe some how this twisted tribute to [Hands Across America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_Across_America#References), or whatever the fuck this is, illustrates that point, but come ON! \n\nWhy don't these guys use their hands for something actually useful? Like filling in some potholes or picking up some litter. I know that's not part of their job description, but at least they would be doing something for the public good instead of linking together in some tantric handjob chain. \n\nWe need leaders. People who actually lead (by example) and who inspire others to act. We need problem solvers. That's not what we have. We have a world run by charlatans, professional liars, and game show hosts. You know, politicians. People who are more concerned with campaign fundraisers and stupid publicity stunts like this instead of actually leading or even working, but, yeah. Old Orange Face is kind of a schmuck. ",
"Please take this discussion back to T_D where people care about the dumbass in chief ",
"Lol. Implying that the Electoral College isn't completely fucking stupid too.",
"Trump doesn’t do anything properly. ",
"Oh god our president won't participate in a silly handshake what a retard lmao. Fuck drumph",
"Y'all pick on him for petty shit.\n\nHalf of us would fuck this up if we were in his shoes. The other half of us wouldn't look good in a suit either.\n\nFuck.\n\nI hate the man as much as the next redditor, but *hate him for his ideology and racism* not shit that makes him human. Not for shit that our own grandparents would do.\n\nIt's cherry picking and at the end of the day *this is liberal propaganda*. ",
"> Major papers making corrections is NOT A BAD THING. Better to make an error and actually attempt to correct it, then do what the alt right media does and never admit to ever making a mistake.\n\n> Major papers making corrections is NOT A BAD THING\n\nYou know what is a bad thing? Printing untruths as if truth.\n\nThen it runs wild. Meanwhile a \"correction\" is done as if a footnote, and gets hardly any attention. The damage is done.\n\nAnd what does it matter that I (or anyone else) post in The_Donald? as if that's a valid counter-point. \n\n\"alt right\" Can you say it one more time? The 'alt-right' is like a bogeyman. You're chasing ghosts.",
"This kind of thing makes me think he is just playing a character.\n\nNot sure why he wouldn't just be more normal instead though.",
"But actually, he’s right because you can’t properly grasp someone’s hand the way they have this set up. Think through it yourself, it’s kind of awkward and stupid in the first place. ",
"The Rump Roast at the dinner was after the dotard ginned up the “Obama is a Kenyan Muslim” meme from whole cloth. He earned being treated like a fool, because he *is* a fool. And the only reason he’s the so-called president now is because the last check the founders installed against vapid populism deliberately failed to do its job.\n\nThe United States is not supposed to be a democracy. The People elect their representatives to the House, the States elect their representatives to the Senate, and learned delegates elect the President on the informed guidance of the People. We were never supposed to have mob rule where half the people don’t vote pushedand the half that does overwhelmingly selects a candidate that is then overruled by mindless rote rubber stamping based on a numbers game, the rules of which have incidentally been fundamentally wrecked by placing an artificial cap on the number of Representatives because we’ll be fucked before we buy any more god damn chairs.\n\nFDR’s third and fourth terms saved America from Hitler and sold it to Trump. Gentlemanly statesmanship can’t be expected of a system that rewards the abridgment of honored tradition. FDR disregarded the caution against executive hegemony. Trump disregards the caution against executive incompetency.\n\nWe have exhausted the margin of benevolence provided by patriots like Obama, Clinton, HW Bush, and Carter, having succumbed to the belligerence proliferated by profiteers like Trump, GW Bush, and Reagan.\n\nOur global relevancy struggles to justify its place in the zeitgeist. Our raison d'être struggles to justify its place in history. Our people struggle to pay their bills.\n\nWhich one breaks first will inform the next 200 years of history.",
"You sound like a genius\nYour dad must be proud\nThis one's funnier\nhttps://youtu.be/_yhh5zxyvGo",
"I don't always have the most common take. Doesn't always translate well over the internet. Regardless of whom I am speaking with, civil discourse is my ultimate goal. ",
"A 14% win is massive. For instance, if I reduced customer churn for my company 14% over baseline, it's an yuge triumph.\n\nLeftists have been crying about Trump and his base since before he got into office. They've resorted to vandalism, violence, lying, false accusation, and all sorts of other abuse. Sore losers do these things, I honestly don't blame you for getting carried away with the derangement syndrome.\n\nIf you believe that Trump's base consists of low information idiots, why is it that Trump won all income brackets over 50000 and nearly won the 30-50k one? He also won a good deal of undergrads and grads(seemingly the ones with actually useful degrees), although not the majority of them, but close. \n\nA bunch of poor uneducated rednecks, eh?\n\nKeep trying to tell yourself you're smarter or wealthier. Nobody buys that shit while you're screaming and crying in the streets wearing vagina hats, and carrying effigies of Trump.\n\nTwo words describes you.\n\nPathetic failures. ",
"Yea. Trump would be afraid of pumping the Mexican economy eating at a Taco Bell.",
"alright i'll bite, wtf is a gunt?",
">\"alt right\" Can you say it one more time? The 'alt-right' is like a bogeyman. You're chasing ghosts.\n\nyeah, it's not like that's a self described term that the alt right made up for themselves, totally a fiction though",
"Lol right, Trump wasn't the leader of the birther movement because you pointed to somebody else who mentioned it early then wasn't the leader.\n\nIf you have to lie to defend somebody, why on Earth are you defending them?",
"I would be inclined to agree except that Trump himself makes it a point to always state how smart and sharp and quick and great he is. That's part of his ideology and something that has to be taken down a peg.\n\nIt's one thing to poke at Bush or Clinton or Obama for the stupid shit they did once in a while and say \"only human\", but there's a point of frequency where it becomes concerning. The person who should be held to the highest of standards should also have a less severe frequency of events that indicate mental decline.",
"First off whoever said I was for Hillary? That’s where you’re wrong to begin with. \n\nLet’s see trumps tax returns to see who’s “invested” in him. If he has nothing to hide then why is he so afraid of showing them, genius. \n\nI have the right not to support trump. I support leaders, not trolls. Trump is an imbecile who is no orator, is not a qualified leader, is a whiner, sexist, racist, all around asshole. He can go to hell and run a game show there since that’s all he’s qualified to do\n\n\nTrump is simply rolling back everything that was accomplished before him so he can satiate the idiot followers who’ve been brainwashed into thinking everything obama did was somehow unamerican. Trump is making more problems instead of fixing them. \n\nHe can’t even fix our economy by offering broad tax cuts to billionaires instead of incentivizing reinvestment into the country. Trumps economic plan is basically the same as obama and bush: spend more and borrow more.\n\n\nThe only idiots are the RINOs who support trump, those who support bigotry, and those who stand with obstructionism. \n\n\n\n\n",
"gut + cunt",
"This unstable dummy beat the most qualified presidential candidate in history.",
"More of these please.",
"Naw, watching trump speeches are pretty damn heavy doses of reality. A lot of the videos I’ve seen, or imgur links are just screen caps of his tweets or vids of his speeches. ",
"Melania hasn't touched that thing since ~9mo before Baron was born.",
"Then why are you incapable of any halfway cogent response?",
"The evidence stems from Trumps visit to Russia in November 2013. \n\nDuring that time those involved posted pictures via social media with Trump and Putin's building permits guy and the Algorov's - known friends of Putin who were often seen ingratiating themselves with celebrities, businessmen, etc. bringing them to Russia where deals would be struck and then Putin would make sure that they had \"Kompromat\": some sort of incriminating or embarrassing information in case they tried to back out of the deal. \n\nI think Seth Abramson has the best layout of the events: \n\nhttps://demu.gr/10029554787",
"Yeah kinda like \"antifa\" right? But according to you that's not a real thing.",
"Because he's sensitive about it. All part of the pathology.",
"Right now we have social media posts from those involved, Russian news articles announcing Trump's intent to build in Moscow, and other bits here and there. \n\nSeth Abramson has laid out what we have so far pretty well:\n\nhttps://demu.gr/10029554787\n",
"Even then...",
"Not a fan of trump but thank god we didn't get Hillary. Shes was obviously gonna be bad whereas Trump was a wild card and nobody knew exactly what we were gonna get. Just happened to not be what we wanted",
"Redditors would also be quick to point out “omgz t3h Trumpph is holding hands with Douchtarte!!! Literally a nazi! REEEEEE” had he actually been doing that. ",
"I didn't know the context behind what happened at the dinner. Thanks for the info.\n\nThat said, I think you're giving 'democracy' as a whole a bad rap. (Wrap?) Democracy certainly has the danger of mob rule. But IMO what is happening is more evidence of what a FAILED democracy looks like rather than democracy's inherent failings.\n\nTo simplify my thoughts really brutally, nothing gets done in Congress. And that's because of the combined effect of the shitty gerrymandering system that remains in the US, unlike (IIRC) all other Western democracies, COMBINED with the shitty primary system. Together, this ensures that only the most extreme incumbents stay in power - and stay for a very bloody long time. And since you can't give an inch towards moderation if you want to keep your job, members of the House of Reps can't and don't collaborate to make common sense laws in keeping with the changing demands of the times and the people.\n\nSo you have a government that doesn't do shit, except when one extreme side can get their way. So people naturally look towards The President, The Head Honcho, The Big Man With A Plan, to fix things. And that is definitely a danger in any democracy - the tendency for voters to prefer strong leadership to complex, slow-moving government/legislatures. It's a danger in all representative democracies, especially those based on the US presidential system. And then you have the genuine problems of an established political elite - which Hilary exemplified so well - private interest lobbying, insert your agenda here, because I already have. And that's where I think we come to agree, and I see you've said similar things there.\n\nBut I don't think the problem is populism or mob rule or democracy itself. In fact, from the numbers we've all seen, if enough regular Americans had turned up to vote, democracy would have turfed that fucker out. The problem is the system (Man) - and all of its interrelated institutions that are so important to maintaining democracy - is so fundamentally borked that a man who should never have had a shot at the Presidency of a functioning democracy actually won it. And given the other option, a corrupt politico who somehow escaped jail for keeping national secrets on an email account in her fucking bathroom, THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN A BAD THING.\n\nI also disagree with you that the problem is a sweeping disregard for time-honoured tradition. Times change, peoples change, countries change, and if the governments that rule those countries don't change where necessary and proper, then that creates Caesars. And also Trumps. If anything I'd say that the US's big problem isn't that it adopted democracy, but that it adopted the modern version of representative democracy in such a piecemeal hodge-podge way, and refused to let go of certain elements of its old republican system that didn't fit with where the modern democratic movement has taken us today. But that's a loooooong discussion there.",
">I'm not even saying everyone has to like Trump, but people really think he's an illiterate toddler that just happened into making billions, having his name plastered on buildings worldwide, hugely successful show, and now he's President. How do you not take that serious?\n\n\nYou can't go broke on selling stupid.\n\nHi",
"White House needs to hire an ironing person. ",
">He still beat Hillary and for that the ~~People~~ human garbage of the US are forever grateful.",
"No Hillary didn’t play the game right. The game wasn’t popular vote. The game was electoral college. It affects your strategy when you’re campaigning.",
"Yeah. They get pretty good.",
"He wrote that out. He had time to think about what he was going to sound like, and still wrote \"being, like, really smart\". The man is a great American tragedy.",
"His hands genuinely look pretty small.",
"I'mma grab you by the sleees boy",
"Where do you think it said that? ",
"Yeah all those people who win Survivor are now multi-billionaires.",
"Yes but that is different than always wearing Kevlar. See pictures of Obama greeting people in just a dress shirt, or walking off air Force one suit unbuttoned with obviously no Kevlar on",
"Ooo...kay. Trump. Got his 71 year old McDonalds eating ass. On the internet. To post that he is, in fact, like really smart.\n\nhahaha, holy *shit* ",
"It’ll be interesting this month when evaluated by a real physician, if that report will also be fake news.",
"Sadly, it flew over their heads. They don't pronounce it like \"asian\", it's actually \"ah-see-ahn.\"",
"> That said, I think you're giving 'democracy' as a whole a bad rap. (Wrap?) Democracy certainly has the danger of mob rule. But IMO what is happening is more evidence of what a FAILED democracy looks like rather than democracy's inherent failings.\n\nRap. And I am, because democracy is by definition mob rule. That is why the US was designed as a constitutional democratic republic. All the people have a free voice. Policy is determined by educated professionals who can incorporate that voice into the greater good.\n\n> To simplify my thoughts really brutally, nothing gets done in Congress. \n\nSo, this is actually by design. The Constitution makes it deliberately laborious to legislate in an effort to stymie tyranny. Remember when Republicans declaimed the end of civilization when Obama was elected? It turns out, even if half the shit they ascribed him as wanting to do were true, he couldn’t do it. It took him a year to make it so people have to buy health insurance. Have to buy insurance! A conservative dream.\n\nThe Congress was designed to be excruciatingly inept, with the intention of having only the most serious matters turned into law.\n\n> And that's because of the combined effect of the shitty gerrymandering system that remains in the US, unlike (IIRC) all other Western democracies, COMBINED with the shitty primary system. Together, this ensures that only the most extreme incumbents stay in power - and stay for a very bloody long time. And since you can't give an inch towards moderation if you want to keep your job, members of the House of Reps can't and don't collaborate to make common sense laws in keeping with the changing demands of the times and the people.\n\nYou are not wrong here. Allowing politicians to select their own voters is absurd.\n\n",
"If they are all supposed to cross hands, then the dude two spots over from him on his right messed up it. \n\nIf not, the dude two spots to his left messed it up. \n\nEither way, it’s not really his fault here. ",
"Same reason people dont manhandle children that push past them",
"Why not remove this like the Obama post? Circlejerk in the comments is liberal enough on this one?",
"Unemployment\n\nObama: 7.8-4.7\nTrump:4.7-4.1\n\nHmmm... one of them moved it more but I've never been much for arithmetic.",
"Remember the guy in class who wears his left shoes in his right leg and his right shoe in his left leg? That's him now. FEEL OLD YET?",
"in the lack of arrests ",
"r/nocontext",
"On a serious note you have a liberal username. I assume you’re biased. Why do you guys allow this post but remove the Obama one?",
"I used to think Bush was gold, but Trump is a whole other level",
"Except, y’know, *GDP growth*.",
"🔥Roast Level: Reddit ",
" \"I have, like, X-Ray vision. And I can fly.\" ",
"Yup. Every member nation in an international union thinks the union should be doing more to change the other members, yet staying out of the member nation's own business. To comply with each member state's sovereignty demands, it's inevitable that the union as an entity is useless as all fuck.\n\nWhat the union actually is is nothing more than a representation and facilitation of open, transparent lines of communication between countries and a symbol of their friendliness and unity.",
"You're literally using a troll account to spread pointless hateful shit on a website, and *you* don't respect *me*?\n\nI think this compulsion is as unhealthy as any addiction, and that it's destroying your brain and your soul. Good luck, rando. Sincerely.",
"Yeah fucking right. SJWs ruin *everything*. Case in point, Star Wars.",
"\\# of businesses Trump bankrupted divided by the total # of businesses is the rate. Look it up.\n\nI understand that numbers are difficult, which may be why you keep losing and being unable to learn. \n\n",
">a self described term that the alt right made up for themselves\n\nOh really? Who are they?\n\nShould I be worried?",
"What’s the big deal? Cherry-picked and cropped photo of Trump looking at two men clumsily shaking left hand to right hand. The only way this would work is if everyone shook the WRONG hand, or turn one hand uncomfortably upside-down, or the even more awkward “big spoon/little spoon” shake that they’re doing. Use some critical thinking skills...this “handshake” can’t be done properly. ",
"https://youtu.be/Xg3XU6CMUJc?t=126",
"Trying beat Trump in an idiot contest seems like a bad idea. As the saying goes: never wrestle a pig. You'll both end up covered in shit but the pig enjoys it. ",
"> You know what is a bad thing? Printing untruths as if truth\n\nSo Fox?",
"What makes it look truly awkward is that Trump has made sure his hands are on top of the other peoples regardless of how hard this makes it to hold hands. His egomania simply won't allow him to succumb for a millisecond.",
"I don't know who \"you guys\" is? Like, people with a dick and balls?",
"Look Logan Paul’s Dad",
"It is fantasy land, reddit has allowed them to create the largest safe space on the internet. They ban absolutely everyone and anyone who says anything against the agenda or question Trump's actions. \n\nThey ban so many people that there is an active sub of people who are currently banned from T_D. /r/BannedFromThe_Donald \n\n They even overnight boycott things, here is a list. \n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/TheRightBoycott/comments/5uovfi/official_boycott_list/?st=jc4d14un&sh=256d6cf3 \n\n",
"Who are they? What? Alt right people are the first ones to call themselves the alt right, why even try to dispute this?",
"Hillary shills too dumb to understand Trumps genius lol",
"Wtf are they doing ??? There's real world problems happening here, that need solving!!! Get back to work your fucks!!",
"Bahala nasi batman",
"So basically the guys two to three people to the right of Trump had no clue what was going on.",
"I won't say they don't.\n\nI'm not beholden to Fox. I find them slimy as hell.\n\nI do not think they have had to do the number of retractions that CNN had - by a long shot.",
"He's not even a billionaire, but the fact that everyone thinks he is means even that doesn't really matter.",
"I imagine this is the perfect example to be used as his wax museum model. Just. Daft. ",
"The crossing hands doesn't actually result in a handshake. It's a palm/back of hand holding. ",
"Does it really need to be taken down a peg? I mean the dude takes himself down a peg everytime he opens his mouth. Thats all hes done is talked. Dude hasnt really done shit. \n\nIt seems like we're attempting to put Trump into 2 boxes that seem to contradict one another. On one hand he's treated as if he some kind of diabalacle evil genius set out to ruin America. Everything bad is on him and everything good is bc of Obama. And on the other hand he's mentally unfit and incapable of shaking hands let alone run a country. I think the mentally unfit is more likely. And if thats the case shouldnt we be trying harder to help untill its over? ",
"Looks like he needs a hand",
"What do you think this interaction would be like if we were sitting face to face in real life? What do you think these bad impulses and toxic views do to your capacity for understanding and basic human values? It really is a sickness. It's not good.\n\nI don't tell you this out of kindness - you can get your shit together or not, no one here cares. I'm telling you this because it's just too weird to watch someone live in such a delusion, and then work so hard to drag everyone else into it. I want you to understand that regardless of what T_D tells you, you're losing. It's your choice if you wish to define yourself by a weird virtual rightwing cult, but that isn't the real world.\n\nYou must realize that.",
"Because in the joke, \"dough\" is a pseudonym for money, not bread. \n \nAnd \"raise\" is a synonym for \"earn\", not rise for bread.\n\nHe's trying to *raise dough*, as in he's trying to *earn money*, not bake bread. ",
"Listen Prissypants Elkenrod, bleeding out of your whatever...if Trump was civil, he wouldn't have won the election. Check and mate, loser. You just got out geniused.",
"In the joke, \"dough\" is a pseudonym for money, not bread.\nAnd \"raise\" is a synonym for \"earn\", not air-infuse the bread.\nHe's trying to raise dough, as in he's trying to earn money, not bake bread.\n\nThe poor man was selling yeast *to earn some money*, not actually bake bread. ",
"In the joke, \"dough\" is a pseudonym for money, not bread.\nAnd \"raise\" is a synonym for \"earn\", not air-infuse the bread.\nHe's trying to raise dough, as in he's trying to earn money, not bake bread.\n\nThe poor man was selling yeast *to earn some money*, not actually bake bread. ",
"President's generally get credit for the economy after a little while in office, and if they do something to affect(e? never got that one straight) it. If Trump had accelerated the rate of increase by a lot, then I'll give him some credit (indeed the tax bill may do that in the short term). \n\nIf he *changes* anything then I'll give him credit, good or bad. He's lowered taxes, which while big, didn't end up being a good thing two presidents ago.",
"Who could have thought shaking hands could be so hard?",
"In the joke, \"dough\" is a pseudonym for money, not bread.\nAnd \"raise\" is a synonym for \"earn\", not air-infuse the bread.\nHe's trying to raise dough, as in he's trying to earn money, not bake bread.\n\nThe poor man was selling yeast *to earn some money*, not actually bake bread. ",
"How else would you do it in your mind? Popular vote?",
"Numbnuts ",
"In the joke, \"dough\" is a pseudonym for money, not bread.\nAnd \"raise\" is a synonym for \"earn\", not air-infuse the bread.\nHe's trying to raise dough, as in he's trying to earn money, not bake bread.\n\nThe poor man was selling yeast *to earn some money*, not actually bake bread. ",
"Also, trp and mgotw.",
"In the joke, \"dough\" is a pseudonym for money, not bread.\nAnd \"raise\" is a synonym for \"earn\", not air-infuse the bread.\nHe's trying to raise dough, as in he's trying to earn money, not bake bread.\n\nThe poor man was selling yeast *to earn some money*, not actually bake bread. ",
"Thanks for the laughs",
"I think you are seriously overestimating this manchild's ability for rational thought. His business acumen is long gone, if he had any to begin with, and is now well shored up by people who also want to make good money and do all the work for him. I very much think that, if we were to give anonymity to his closest staff this past decade, you would find that his hardest workers have been progressively having to work harder to keep his business from self-immolating/imploding under his command.",
"\"No U-turn! No U-turn! You U-turn!\"\n\n\"Liberal media shill u/johnpflyrc, wrote a very fake hit piece on lying reddit, fake u/johnpflyrc I like to call him, full of lies, you know, I wrote back in 2000 \"The America We Deserve\", great reviews, everybody liked it, we deserve an America for the real Americans, they won't tell you that, Hillary never said that, they are corrupt, corrupt. I won with big ratings because I say it like I see it, not fake news, you won't hear fake news from me. Biggest victory in history they say because I am always smart, I do the right moves and I win, always win. Ask anybody. CNN won't tell you that, not CNN. Failing CNN. #MAGA\"",
"Are you friggin serious? The man can’t do a group hand holding moment of unity correctly without having to look at how others are doing it? I could almost deal with the shit he says on Twitter if in public he acted like a normal human being. I know a lot of people think he gives Americans a bad name but what I care about is that he gives New Yorkers a bad name. This useless piece of orange skin is associated with the city I grew up in and care about more than any other place in the world. I hate that he can say New York City to refer to his home. This is a truly majestic city that made the mistake of letting this man flourish. I apologize for that but how the hell does he not know how this sort of handshake work?",
"So, giving you a *huge* benefit of the doubt and believing that pretty unlikely story - you've now formed an entire regressive, troll-centric, extremist worldview based on this one action by this one random asshole?\n\nNah. That's not good enough. Even if that happened, it wouldn't excuse what *you* now do with *your* time and energy in the world. Take some responsibility. And it's time to wake up and realize that it isn't \"leftists\" that are opposing Donald Trump and the moronic rightwing - it's the rational, empathetic, educated majority, both in the US and the world. This is bigger than you or your brother, and it's not a history that you want to be on the wrong side of.\n\nApproach the world with curiosity and critical thought, and build your life based on what you learn from different angles and experiences - not insulated ideology, base emotions, and distorted misconceptions. You're only dragging yourself down, on several levels.",
"It's not only ill fitting, it looks like he left it crumpled up on the floor the previous night. What a slob. ",
"> Rap. And I am, because democracy is by definition mob rule. That is why the US was designed as a constitutional democratic republic. All the people have a free voice. Policy is determined by educated professionals who can incorporate that voice into the greater good.\n\n[Democracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy) is not by definition mob rule. It just isn't. I don't know where you've gotten this idea but it's wrong.\n\nHistorically, when democratic theory was less understood and had a worse reputation 'democracy' was sometimes USED to mean mob rule. But at that time functional democracies were few and far between, and all of the modern democracies were far in the future. Democracy has moved on, and only in the texts of centuries ago is it understandable for 'democracy' to mean 'mob rule'.\n\n> The Congress was designed to be excruciatingly inept, with the intention of having only the most serious matters turned into law.\n\nThis is where we'll have to agree to disagree. Not that that wasn't the intention: I've read the Federalist Papers too. But we'll have to disagree on whether that's a good idea. I think it's not. Funnily enough, I think the US's troubled relationship with health care proves my point, just as you believe the same.\n\nIt may have been a workable design in a loosely federal, almost confederal, nation much like the US used to be. But that is not what the US is now, and as the centuries have passed I don't believe that the US could have afforded to remain that way. But I think we'll just have to disagree on this one.",
"Are you being serious right now? Every president has had their fair share of mockery. Trump just happens to deserve it more than all of them combined though.",
"Yeah he basically keeps shutting him down for being such a negative Nancy all the time. Which I totally agree with, whenever I watch it he’s always trying to make me feel bad about myself.",
"No, I got your point. What I'm saying is that it's tough to sell a scam -- takes a great pitch that includes enough truth that people take it seriously but glosses over obvious negatives. \n\nBy stripping the argument for clean coal down to its bare bones, Trump essentially sold \"clean coal\" for exactly what it is: a joke. \n\nIt would be like if an MLM person came up to you and said, \"I would love for you to join my team so that you can do my job for me, and I can take 50% of your profits even though all I did was sign you up. By the way, none of this stuff works, but don't tell anyone that.\"",
"Mentally unstable people don't win presidential elections. Dumb people don't go against the Clinton machine and win. Say he is rude.. bad policy. But don't say guy is dumb. There is just no way. ",
"There are plenty. I'll get to work on that tomorrow after I get some shut-eye. ",
"Well, I guess that's why he won! All those fifth-graders going out and voting. Time for some Voter ID. ",
"Wish the tie was longer ",
"The article only said that his administration didn't authorize the arrest of anyone not on US soil, it sounds like you're making a lot of completely baseless assumptions.",
"> petty shit\n\n> president of the united fucking states\n\nYou know, I get we’re throwing insults here, but petty was not the right choice ",
"they guy could of easily asked for the Iranian government to prosecute him or hand him over similarly to el chapo ",
"Only thing wrong in this image is our fucking moron of a PM in Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, failing to recognise a very simple pattern of crossed arms - uncrossed arms.",
"Jesus Christ that’s amazing. I want to donate to that paper somehow.",
"They are average Americans. Just remember the average American is a fucking moron.",
"CNN fake news\n\n/s",
"Shit, *I* can't even ",
"I don't argue with people bleeding out from T_D. ",
"The US and Iran don't even have formal diplomatic relations, much less any kind of extradition treaty.",
"Whoever is on the left of this image cropped out is making the same mistake as Trump, using his left hand to shake with the person to his left. But I guess that doesn't fit the narrative that Trump is a bumbling idiot so he was cropped out sneakily.\n\nI don't like seeing unjust hate toward Trump because it just sets you up to look wrong in the long run. Don't get me wrong *DO hate, and make fun of Trump for legitimately stupid things he does that have a significant negative net effect* but from what I have seen this book everyone is talking about and posting images like OP is only doing two things. 1. Attacking his personality. You may not like him but at the end of the day attacking someone's personality is a subjective matter and an argument without much substance. And 2. Calling him an idiot. This is simply Untrue. Granted he does many stupid things... But so does everyone. One simply does not achieve the things he has achieved by being an idiot.\n\nI want to make sure people know I am not pro-Trump but when you take such cheap shots at him that cannot lead anywhere constructive, you damage your case. You push the moderate/center right (of which I consider myself) further right. It takes so much work not to drift more and more right because the vocal left can be so insufferable. ",
"Well to be fair Albert Einstein couldn’t tie his own shoelaces.",
"Be confused for a second like that.",
"I saw this and thought it was choreography for How To Succeed",
"Honestly, I don't know anyone who sees him as a diabolic evil genius. Maybe that's where the difference lies. I and most ofbthe people I personally know think he's dangerous because he's an easily influenced racist idiot. He idolizes dictators, is an incapable world leader, enables congress to do whatever they want to fuck us, and emboldens racists all while making us into aj international embarassment. We don't see him as the opposite pf Obama as he does himself, seeking to undo abything Obama did because he wants to prove he's better.\n\nHe's the George Lucas to Obama's Marcia. The last 8 years were the Original Trilogy, and now we're in the prequels.",
"Please post this to r/The_Donald",
"Haha right on.",
"Lmfao The delusion is real.",
"Damn I hate you making fun of him, but this picture does make him look pretty dumb. Hahahahahahaha.",
"Sounds like the Zoolanderest thing I've heard from a politician.",
"In his mind it's a power move probably. ",
"Id say they just seriously underestimated the ammount of fucking idiots in the country",
"He's actually right. Every other person should be crossing their arms. Blue jacket to the right is the one fucking it up.",
"History is not going to be kind to President Paper Tiger. ",
"Every time I read a Trump quote I think it's a parody",
"I would bet my left testicle that that wont happen.",
"Drugs are bad, you should stop doing them.",
"That’s obvious. You’ve already enjoyed 2017 with a literal monkey in office. ",
"I'm not disputing it. Just not seeing a whole lot of \"alt-right\" people. (Whatever that is supposed to mean)\n\nSure, people may call everything on the right side of Mao, 'Alt-right', it doesn't mean that anyone automatically picks up that moniker ",
"Right. Because “designing tweets to rile up the haters” is very presidential, mature and classy. Jesus fuck man, when did Americans lower their standards this much? Presidents allegedly shitposting on Twitter is now cool?",
"I see a lot of people constantly calling him stupid (some obviously jokingly) in this thread and in others. Obviously he isn't stupid, but is he much above average? You got to admit that his accomplishments are impressive, so i was just wondering. Just to be clear, im not for him or against him, i don't really have an opinion on him since i don't follow us politics",
"Editorial decision.",
"Imagine if Trump was pro-goodstuff. No one would critize his awkward behaviour. Ah maybe they would.",
"Fake news slipping up again.",
"What accomplishments of his are impressive? The amount of money he started out with, would of been more successful left alone in any decent kind of investment, then he was with it. And he had every advantage possible to learn how to properly use the money.",
"Who is then, in your opinion? ",
"I mean i like your sentiment but damn if that doesn’t like a r/iamverysmart statement. You should give best bullets of the paper instead of saying you a got good grade on one. Just my opinion. ",
"I bet you would have said the same thing if I told you Trump would win the presidency 2 years ago when he announced he was running, say goodbye to your testicle, mate!",
"At least President Macho Kamacho was smart enough to seek help.",
"2017 was a great year and I bet 2018 will be even better! We're already off to a great start because of Trump's latest tweets, I just can't get enough of the entertainment value I get from those triggered by him and his tweets!",
"Rude meme",
"I doesn't matter how fat someone is, the proper length is still the same",
"Cheers to civilied discussion :D",
"He's/We're winning you're losing. Keep it up! 2020 TRUMP! Already won against the most money ever spent on elections since they invented elections.",
"I think he dictates. Some lackey was just typing what he told them to type. ",
"I am at work.\nYou have no idea what my political views are.\nWe are not having a political debate.\nI happen to think that Donald Trump is a senile buffoon, and i used your comment to put that opinion on Reddit.\n\nYou were never anything more than a platform for me, and you have served your purpose well.\nThank you for being so predictable, this was fun.",
"Don't forget the \"Should I explain to Aunt/Uncle Baby Boomer that the 'Fake News Media' did not, in fact, hack Trump's twitter account and make him post this stuff? Or do I just not engage, because every time I do, they get more bizarre?\" \n\nSeriously, I can post a video of a Trump speech hosted by CNN and have angry, older GOP friends/relatives dismiss it as \"fake news\" because it's hosted by CNN.\n\nMeanwhile, Trump can lie 10x/day and they believe it without a thought. ",
"It’s ok, it just means you’re not a genius. I’m not either. And Trump DEFINITELY isn’t. ",
"Well if this is a recurring thing, then trying to do the same thing over and over won't bring different results.\nTrump is trying something new.",
"Every time I see one of these off the wall twitter posts I always feel like it's fake, like \"why would the president of the FUCKING USA say that? There's no way that's real.\" Then I check twitter and surely enough...",
"I was actually one of the people who said he would win right from the start. Still, not gonna happen again.",
"Apparently?",
"That's definitely what I though.",
"http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/sep/13/mark-strama/mark-strama-says-rush-limbaugh-made-it-clear-hed-r/\n ",
"Do you think that's his job as President? To \"mess\" with people's heads?",
"Would *have* been... also his businesses have held very large profits. It's a pretty big stretch to say that his money would have been better left alone. Cmon it's ok to hate the guy but not just make up stuff to support it",
"\"Trying something new\" when playing with nuclear weapons can end a lot of lives really quickly. It *might* work, and if it does great, but that is still betting on a shit-flinging gibbon. Regardless of North Korea disarming or not, Trump appears no more stable than the regimes he denounces on the world stage.\n\nThe fact is there have been people dedicating their lives to this issue and no easy answers have come of it. A bull in a china shop might clear out inventory, but not in the way anyone would like.",
"That like really covfefes me. ",
"I love you.",
"Have you seen the video of Obama roasting him at the 2012 Press Dinner? Trump is sitting there rocking like a child.\n\nDefinition of narcissism.",
"When it's over, they'll blame it on his enemies. They'll say his opponents in the media were so harsh, that it aged him terribly and accelerated his mental decline.",
"Both posts you're complaining about are from the same op. ",
"So point out when he's in the wrong. Circle jerking about dumb shit just makes white noise to blur out the nad stuff. Plus in this case Trump os correct. These kinds of dumb attacks are how he gets away calling anything negative \"fake news\", because shit like this is.",
"Though I was surprised to learn he did have a nuclear physicists as a grandfather, MIT educated and was tasked with going through Nikola Teslas lab and possessions to document and assess their use and validity or something along those lines..\n\nObviously Trump is unintelligible but fun fact I guess. ",
"It's down voted because Trump isn't just a last name. It is also the goodwill his father built. The goodwill that Donald has cashed in on that he had next to nothing to do with cultivating. Yet, he and his supporters act like he's a genius. He's not. What he is, is the very embodiment of extreme privilege",
"We know he didn't let that 'like' slip in accidentally, that would be an even weirder thing to do than strenuously defending his intelligence on twitter with a r/fellowkids-style joke. \n\nWhy would it be a good quality for a president to frequently and deliberately bait/antagonize a huge chunk of Americans with meaningless shit like this? Even if the press doesn't give him fair coverage, Twitter gives him the means to communicate directly, so how is it in any way admirable to use that means to 'troll' people? Sure there will be people who hate him no matter what, but do you really actually think he wouldn't be any better off in the eyes of the public if he took office and communicated clearly with maturity and dignity? \n\n\n\n",
"Can't help noticing the size of his tiny hands",
"They’re not supposed to alternate. They do it every time at ASEAN and they’re supposed to all do the same and be “equal” or whatever. The guy two to the left is also fucking up. ",
"That's not what I said. The previous comment \"I'll just sit here with our economic and military dominance.\" showed his idiocy. The latest one indicated misplaced pride. You might be proud of your country for its history and achievements. Being proud of yourself just for being born/living there and reaping the benefits is pretty silly.",
"Everyone keeps saying this, but it’s not a handshake. It’s what little kids do in school for team building exercises. And apparently world leaders. ",
"Is that Malcolm Turnbull also screwing up? Guy in glasses",
"r/jokes",
"HAHAHA DRUMPF IS BAD WHERES MY KARMA",
"Depends on who's running against him",
"Wow this picture is just as hilarious ",
"Yes and one was removed one wasn’t 🤔\n\nThe Obama one was removed because it was the biggest roasting of Obama I’ve seen on reddit.",
"I hope your \"solid blooper reel\" is worth the rest of the world thinking the US is a bunch of retarded yokels with an average IQ lower than the total of their digits (for the 'muricans, your digits are your fingers and toes). ",
"Did you guys never do this in school? It’s not hard. You make a chain, each person with his/her hands across their own body. \n\nhttp://globalnation.inquirer.net/files/2017/11/trump-handshake.jpg",
"Ya this is how you can do it. I’m surprised so many people are having this much trouble grasping it. ",
"And if it’s not then one person flips. It’s pretty simple. ",
"Let's be real here, who the fuck shakes hands like this?",
"But he is doing it wrong as is the guy two to his right...\n\nhttp://globalnation.inquirer.net/files/2017/11/trump-handshake.jpg",
"http://globalnation.inquirer.net/files/2017/11/trump-handshake.jpg\n\nNo, he’s just doing it wrong. He got it eventually. ",
"Yes, but people saying that he’s doing it correct and they’re supposed to be alternating are wrong. It’s supposed to look like this (they got it eventually). \n\nhttp://globalnation.inquirer.net/files/2017/11/trump-handshake.jpg",
"Fuckin' retard....goddamn it...",
"You’re not supposed to shake properly you’re just supposed to hold hands. It’s very simple. They got it eventually...\n\nhttp://globalnation.inquirer.net/files/2017/11/trump-handshake.jpg",
"> Just not seeing a whole lot of \"alt-right\" people\n\nCome on, are you serious? There is an entire sub for them, called the_donald (and they've spread to plenty of other subs as well). Which you are aware of. They call THEMSELVES alt right people. \n\n>Sure, people may call everything on the right side of Mao, 'Alt-right', \n\nAhahaha christ. ",
"http://globalnation.inquirer.net/files/2017/11/trump-handshake.jpg\n\nBut he is doing it wrong and they fixed it eventually. The point is to hold hands not shake hands. It’s not a big deal it’s just a funny picture, but everyone getting all angry saying that Trump is doing it right or that the chain can’t work is just incorrect. ",
"Holy shit. Sometimes it hits you that this man is actually the President of the United States and it feels off. Like life is lying to me. ",
"Not sure why you’re getting downvoted for explaining. Trump figured it out eventually so for all the people claiming that it’s impossible here’s the later picture of your dear leader demonstrating. \n\nhttp://globalnation.inquirer.net/files/2017/11/trump-handshake.jpg",
"You don't remember this stuff?\n\nhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/6580190/Barack-Obama-criticised-for-treasonous-bow-to-Japanese-emperor.html",
"I get it. It’s a twisty uncomfortable metaphor for world unity. I think “impossible” was the wrong word. Ridiculous might have been better. Weird. Awkward. Strange. Uncomfortable. Unnecessary. These are words I associate with that photo. ",
"It's been done..\n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jun/13/television.barackobama\n\n",
"Except one is objectively a real thing (that the alt right community calls THEMSELVES), the other is your pathetic boogeyman that you're desperate to pretend is a real scary thing despite not having any actual evidence for it.\n\nAll the while you defend nazis like the one who killed that women with a car. \n\nPathetic. \n\nOh since you're so determined to post stalk my comments after I pushed your shit in earlier, you get blocked now. I hope you enjoy knowing that I've gotten the last word and won't have to see your pathetic spergouts ever again, as much as I enjoy it, since we all know how much failing to get that last shitpost in upsets you :)",
"I'm a genius. I'm a genius. I'm a genius. I'm a genius. I'm a genius..... Wait, what was your question again?",
"Maybe you should run for president. ",
"well, how about the left most one, who only had his left hand in this image... probably he's Trump's good friend...",
"Didn't you hear? They rewrote the Constitution so the president's one and only job is to maximize the Dow. And he gets full credit for whatever happens from day one of his presidency, because nobody else does anything to boost the Dow, and the previous momentum doesn't carry over, so zero credit to Obama or all the companies which make up the Dow. Also, if the Dow is up because of a falling dollar, you don't factor that into it at all.",
"Right, whatever. You people have been lied to for years and you really expect people to join your weird alternate reality cult. ",
"Pls no",
"Yeah but capitalizations occur at the beginning of a sentence automatically. You have to end a sentence with a punctuation mark first. ",
"How can you say “I'll just sit here with our economic and military dominance” without cringing? Jesus ",
"His left, our right",
"Haven't you heard? Not liking the president is a bipartisan value. I'm a fiscal conservative and social liberal who voted for John McCain in 2008. I'm sorry I'm not some partisan hack who blindly votes for whatever schmuck his party is pushing. ",
"Dudes on the left have played this game. They love it",
"Don’t bother with u/neurogasm_ . This guy is a hypocritical racist piece of shit. It has become my hobby to follow him and ensure that people see who he truly is.and tries to act tough and talk shit but if you talk back he literally cries and has a mental breakdown and then will report you to mods of whatever subreddit he has decided to act tough on that day. And he proudly admits that he runs to the mods like the pussy he is. \n\nIt’s hilarious how weak minded fools like him will talk so much trash but when you look deeper he is just a very emotional snowflake. Don’t respond to him or he will report you because he can’t handle criticism. He can only dish it out but is way too sensitive to take it. It really shows the level of character he has. Typical Antifa. \n\nhttps://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW\n\nThe Liberal Left here, ladies and gentleman",
"Don’t bother with u/neurogasm_ . This guy is a hypocritical racist piece of shit. It has become my hobby to follow him and ensure that people see who he truly is.and tries to act tough and talk shit but if you talk back he literally cries and has a mental breakdown and then will report you to mods of whatever subreddit he has decided to act tough on that day. And he proudly admits that he runs to the mods like the pussy he is. \n\nIt’s hilarious how weak minded fools like him will talk so much trash but when you look deeper he is just a very emotional snowflake. Don’t respond to him or he will report you because he can’t handle criticism. He can only dish it out but is way too sensitive to take it. It really shows the level of character he has. Typical Antifa. \n\nhttps://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW\n\nThe Liberal Left here, ladies and gentleman",
"... I'm Paolo Duterte and I live in Davao City.",
"In this case I think that he's wearing a barong, which is pretty much used as formal wear locally, so his wearing that isn't unusual. \n\nHis populist schtick clothing is... much tackier.",
"The next president will probably be an ex Jersey Shore star.\n\nI expect nothing less from the US.",
"Don’t push that big button boss!",
"Someone has played ~~too much~~ *exactly the right amount of* Civilization.",
"For more fun, check out /r/shitpoliticssays. It's the same crowd pretending to have a new angle on /r/the_donald condescension to straw men.",
"you won because the other side did not mobilize, thinking HRC was a shoe in. Next time around you will see record numbers of Liberal voters who have been shaken awake by the orange man and suddenly realize just how important their vote is. Trump is no leader of men, he's the consequence of apathy",
">Obama was soft on ISIS.\n\nObama started the war against ISIS.\n\n>Obama didn't keep his promises cause the Senate was mean. (Trump has no issue with this)\n\nObama couldn't force his promises through because the Senate was controlled by Republicans. \n\nTrump couldn't pass Obamacare repeal through a senate controlled by Republicans.\n\n>Obama said he'd get rid of the patriot act so he renamed it the freedom act.\n\nObama never said he'd get rid of the Patriot Act. He had issues with certain parts of it. \n\n>Obama deported more people than any other president\n\nIs this a bad thing for you or a good thing? I thought you liked deportations\n\n>Obama never gave a speech from the heart when his teleprompter glitched he stuttered.\n\nTrump can't put a coherent sentence together. He slurs his speech and he jumps from thought to thought like a word salad. He is clearly in the early stages of dementia.\n\n>Btw don't fuck with me my views tend to be reflected on those I speak to and this is just the appetizer. I wanted Obama to win so I kept informed of his leadership for the past decade and I regret that support. I even scrutinize trump I think tweets like these are infantile but then I remember my friends who remain liberal and I understand trump is speaking their language.\n\nYou don't even have the basic facts straight. Why should anyone take you seriously?\n\n",
"No idea what a muligan means but I'm pretty happy with living in a place where my tax money is taken care of by people more competent than me, who in turn use it to make sure even people like me can get a chance to contribute to society again. Rather than living in a country with greedy cunts constantly lowering the standards of living for everyone in the long term because they think that short term boost in their investment is going to make them that much more happier.",
"He’s a caricature of himself ",
"Literally. ",
"🙈",
"That's true, however my understanding is that traditionally Filipino elites have had an affinity for internationally tailored suits, and while it wouldn't be that unusual for them to be seen in a barong, Duterte makes a point of signing with local styles even at international events? I may be way off base here.",
"Eh, they're pretty interchangeable as businesswear in general. Depends on the occassion and personal taste really, as some events specify one or the other, and barongs tend to be more favored in outdoor events during hot temperatures. I wouldn't say one is more elite than the other, personally. \n\nAs to Duterte, the local comment on him isn't so much that he always wears barongs as that he usually doesn't bother with formal wear, even during official appearances. He'll often show up in a polo shirt and jeans. It's actually a bit weird seeing him in a barong tbh.",
"🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂",
"Boris is an intelligent guy. He plays the buffoon because the public love it.\n\nI don't trust that man in the slightest.",
"Go to bed.",
"Why is everyone either liberal or conservative on reddit \n\nYou guys know theres other ideologies right \n\n",
"What about the rogue left arm all the way to the left?",
"I know a lot about West Point, I'm a person who very strongly believes in academics. Every time I say I had an uncle who was a great professor at MIT for 35 years, who did a fantastic job in so many ways academically – he was an academic genius – and then they say, Is Donald Trump an intellectual? Trust me, I'm like a smart person.\n...\nYou know when I was young. Of course I feel young – I feel like I was 30... 35... 39... Somebody said, Are you young? I said, I think I'm young. I was stopping in the final months of the campaign, four stops, five stops, seven stops – speeches, speeches in front of twenty-five, thirty thousand people... fifteen, nineteen thousand. I feel young – I think we're all so young. When I was young we were always winning things in this country. We'd win with trade, we'd win with wars – at a certain age I remembering hearing from one of my instructors, the United States has never lost a war. And then, after that, it's like we haven't won anything. You know the old expression, to the victor belongs the spoils. You remember I always say, keep the oil.",
"I don't think you can create an empire like Trump without being really smart. \n\n\nIt seems most people here don't understand that every human is imperfect. Even Trump.\n",
"[Dunning-Kruger effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect)",
"Nah not really. It is really not that complicated. It is more like \"every PR is good PR\".",
"Putin, and it's probably not even close?",
"and you fail to see the previous 8 years was filled with conservatives doing the same exact thing to the president at that time. You're not standing above it - you're adding to it. Stop and realize you're not apart from the problem - you're a part of it.",
"Do you have anything to support that ridiculous statement? Australia's Gini co-efficient has remained almost perfectly unchanged since the 90's at 0.3. Considering the Liberals have been in power the majority of that timeframe, I'm interested in how you support such a statement. Indeed wealth inequality in Australia has actually been on a decline since the GFC.\n\nedit: Yes thats the way, downvote without response or counter. Bravo reddit.\n\n\n\n",
"No, of course not. I'm saying that working hard is not the panacea to poverty that people tout it as. If it was, both the surgeon and the restaurant worker would live comfortably. Since they both work hard and one is still usually considered the working poor, its obvious that hard work isn't the final answer. ",
"Come on let's not give Trump an out here. The blatant reality is he's the only one who hasn't figured out he needs to cross his arms. His genius brain can't comprehend that first basic step.",
"It recovered at the end of the day when it became more common knowledge that ABC had misrepresented the facts. ",
"The leader of the Birther movement is Hillary Clinton, isn't it? I mean, it had zero traction until she and her supporters started spreading it.",
"Thanks for the info about Reagan, I didn't know that.\n\nFrom what I know about Alzheimer's and dementia in general the progression of the disease varies from person to person. Like, in the nursing home my grandma is in, one of the ladies is in pretty much the same condition as the first time I saw her. My grandma however over that same span went from pretty normally verbal to \"word salad\". I guess that Reagan, if he had dementia, had it progress much more slowly (a bit of googling up the condition informed me that it can develop over a span of fifteen years in some people). That'd explain why Reagan remained functional and rather level headed over the length of his term while Trump seems to be worsening day after day.\n\nAnd yeah the power structure is also an issue indeed. Polarization and \"us VS them\" mindsets ramped up the climate to the point where we are now. That's why there's a whole \"blame game\" ongoing while GOP politicians try to reap as much benefits as possible while they have the cards in their favor before everything eventually comes crashing down, and sadly the U.S. citizens will have to foot the bill for all that crazyness :\\",
"You attracted every single crazy in this thread. This shit is wild yo.",
"I hope not because it means you're going through a similar situation I am going through on that side of things, and damn it's disheartening to see :( . Internet hugs of courage to you.",
"I don't get your sarcasm, noone on reddit criticizes Trump. ",
"Poor dear.",
"Um... That was Rush Limbaugh. Not a Republican in office. ",
"Yeah I just trusted the first random Google result for \"what does ASEAN stand for\"",
"What did you even say?",
"Still think he is pissed he actually won",
"Then why not drop the fuck out?",
"Yeah how's that fuckin wall that's never going to happen coming along one year later.",
"If you really don't think Trump is a psycopath and you don't think this is simply a lighthearded jab at the fact that he is a psycopath by all means provide a rebuttal.\n\nIt's like if I posted an image of a dog licking it's asshole to point out that dogs are not as smart as humans and you used the image of a dog licking his asshole to say that because that's not proof that dogs are not as smart as humans dogs must be smarter than humans.",
"\"Everything that proves me wrong is photoshopped and fake news.\"\n\nYou.",
"> How so, because a guy you don't like won an election?\n\nBecause a guy I don't like used a foreign government to rig an election in his favor and who is with every word that comes out of his mouth undermining the functioning of a peaceful prosperous society. \n\n>I have a theory on people who make these kinds of statements, care to indulge me? I suspect that they were either children and/or politically inactive prior to the Obama years and have never had to deal with an election not turning out the way they want it to. Does that apply here?\n\n\nI have a theory on this kind of statement. Indulge me. You're a human being who would rather dismiss criticism than acknowledge that anyone who disagrees with you might have a valid point. \n\n>and have never had to deal with an election not turning out the way they want it to. \n\nTell that to all the motherfuckers waving around the confederate and nazi flags and tiki torches. \"Stop whining. You lost.\"\n\nTo refuse to acknowledge the special circumstances of corruption and danger to democracy of this election and describe it as business as usual is sheer and unadulterated ignorance and bias or willfull paid ignorance.",
"I'm failing to see how pointing out that a tyranical nutjob is running our country makes me a nutjob. That's the only thing that proves my point.",
"What proves my point is that I can't point out that a tyranical nutjob is running our country without you calling me a nutjob.",
"Juat re-watched Idiocracy, I recall the first time saw it I was amused but also thought it was just an extreme satire of those who don't have value in things like education.\n\n\n\nWatching it again, it seems like a prophetic telling of what is occurring currently in government. Won't be surprised if trump starts using Gatorade for plant food, it's got electrolytes, pants need electrolytes!",
"That....that is just unsettling. ",
"Boris is born in the USA. He's had US citizenship, he could re-gain it and - theoretically at least, become US President.",
"It's like, every fucking, like, day.",
"so he was a racist?",
"why? if politicians only say things to get elected and do not mean a thing of it and will do what they think is best regardless, then is that not a problem?",
"Nigga its a tie",
"He is intelligent, but not smart. His raw ambition almost singlehandedly caused Brexit. If he’d played a better game he would have one day been a popular PM - I think he’s a fucking tool, but a dangerous one. ",
"In the U.S. 68% of households already use the standard deduction of $12,000 per couple, and this bill doubles the deduction to $24,000. So the vasty majority will see a cut.",
"yea the guy crossing when he should be double open palming. It goes open - cross - open - cross - open - cross.",
"If you withdrew from an election while having 7% support against either of the likely candidates while not campaigning at all, would you say you tried?",
"Have you not been paying attention at all? I'm not even sure where to start. \n\nFirst off: the reputation of the US. It's absolutely shredded across the world because no one can imagine how he could be so incredibly dumb. \n\n2) The EPA has been gutted and is being run by a man in the past who personally has challenged the EPA like 14 times and does nothing but allows for more pollution. So the physical country is being ruined. \n\n3) He uses dog whistles and outright support of the alt right and neo-nazis, which is emboldening them (look up incedents of white terrorists this year).\n\n4) he is ruining the concept of accountability. The fact that he and his team have no problems with outright lying and never admitting fault sets a horrendous precedent. What if politicians never go back to having to say thing that are true? He says things that are demonstrably false every day, and that is so dangerous for democracy. \n\n5) He is ruining social programs that people need. He has already cut huge amounts of money from programs and its just the beginning. Once the new deficit from the tax bill starts adding up they will say they NEED to get rid of all the social programs to reduce the debt. \n\nHonestly, I could go on and on about the negative impact of the things he has done but if you don't already know then you haven't been paying attention. \n\nI don't know if the president's or the US's reputation is ever going to recover, and that is a really bad thing. ",
"63 million Americans thought this asshole was better than the hillarybot. We deserve whatever nuclear apocolypse this man starts for allowing him to be in a position of power. ",
"I see absolutely no consensus that mankind is specifically causing a problematic amount of warming, and more importantly, I see no consensus about a way to solve the problem without reverting to the stone age. (Which is a nonstarter, not least because it would result in immediate starvation and poverty).",
"I will never in my life understand how someone so rich always wears suits that fit so badly.",
"Selling yeast to raise dough is just playing it straight. That's not a joke. That is what grocers do.\n\nBuying yeast to raise dough is a pun. It will also, ironically, not generate income.",
"No argument there.",
"B-but you see it's BONALD DRUMFT!!!!!!!1!! ",
"keep chugging that koolaid adolph!\n",
"I love how the second year in and the salt from butthurt left just keeps flowing. I am in no way in favor or Mr. Orange here but he won the elections and instead of self-reflecting, the left just keeps pointing out how he can't do a childish handshake for a photo.",
"Nice one",
"I do that when I'm just normally texting. It's just because I type out the response I hear in my head the way I would say it if I were speaking.",
"Right, I get that. But it would only be a pun if it worked both ways, and it doesn't. ",
"Not sure it's an *if* on the awful president thing at this point.",
"While I dislike Trump with all my heart, I do think this particular gif is probably being misinterpreted. People have brought this up when it was first posted: It looks like the other guy stepped on Trump's foot (he makes an \"Oh shit\" face before Trump even touches him). The face Trump makes is because he was stepped on and the \"shove\" is either to get him off his foot or a pat to say \"It's ok buddy\".\n\nI know people will downvote me for trying to ruin a perfect opportunity to bash Trump, but I honestly think that's what it looks like. But don't worry, we still have Trump yanking people with every hand shake and him staring into a solar eclipse, so it's not like we don't have any other material!",
"Meh. I can't imagine why anyone would care what others think of them. Honestly a nice piece of toast is worth more to me than the world's opinion of the average American. \n\nThe laughs we'll get from this president are absolutely not worth the raping and pillaging he's giving our nation. That's what concerns me, not your opinion.",
"Trump didn’t make the economy better. The good times we’re living under are a result of the last president. Of course business is going to like Trump. When the substitute teacher shows up the kids are going to have a good time. \nPay your damn taxes, it’s your civic duty and get some damn health insurance because I was already paying for your healthcare before Obamacare happened but that’s not why you voted for him...",
"So even Lisa Simpson is smarter than Trump? There was an episode years back where someone (I think Marge?) made a similar comment and Lisa corrected her by saying that global warming causes extreme temperatures of *both* types (cold spikes and warm spikes).",
"Oh no... Bruh, you **really** don't want to go there. Cut your losses while you can. Take the \"L\"\n\n[i won't hold it against you](http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01381/obama_bow_1381505c.jpg) \n\n[I promise](https://www.vosizneias.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/iamk-725x533.jpg) \n\n[lol](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DAb9iegW0AA5XJz.jpg)",
"Can we have an actual conversation?\n\nDo you honestly see him winning in 2020?",
"Too late",
"Hi funky... I just say that because a lot people hate Trump. So when I post something positive about him that can't be disputed, most people resort to spelling and grammar corrections in a feeble attempt to ridicule me.",
"[It's a joke](https://youtu.be/3Lg_1Ka3C5I)",
"All you're showing is that President Obama was more respectful of foreign customs in his eight years as President than trump has been in his first.\n\nFail.",
"Asia without India and China?",
"Uh duhh how do I get my hands like that?",
"LOL, you guys \"won\", which puts *you* in the unique position of being smug (and you're definitely smug as can be). Yet somehow you perceive *us* as being \"smug\" while simultaneously calling us \"losers\".\n\nSo you guys smugly call us losers and have the audacity to claim that we're the smug ones... unreal. That sure looks like some genuine unhappiness to me. You guys \"won\" and yet you're still mad and you're still a victim.",
"Aaaaasaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha huh-huh-huh-huh... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!\n\nOh my god... oh my god... I almost died. You're hilarious. No joke. That was the funniest thing I've ever read. I genuinely thought you were being serious all the way up until that last comment. \n\nMagnificent trolling, sir. I salute you.\n\n",
"You didn't read your own article lmao",
"Association of ***South East*** Asian Nations",
"No, not just like that.\n\nDo you have an actual source for your claim that anyone ever said that?",
"Obama started ISIS I remember well what the world was like pre Syria and Pre Libya. Clinton joked about the disgusting way Gaddhaffi was killed by some north african savages. The war he waged was so pitiful ISIS grew year after year due to inaction. We only really made progress against ISIS when Russia joined the war theather in Syria oh and they took advantage of Obama's weakness to reclaim Crimea from the Ukraine. \n\nObama couldn't force his promise through? For the first 2 years he had a senate majority he was president for 8 years not 6 the tea party movement only paid off in the 2010 elections.\n\nhttp://thehill.com/policy/national-security/243850-obama-signs-nsa-bill-renewing-patriot-act-powers \n\n2015 he did nothing about the patriot act which was one of his big promises especially in the area of spying everyday americans. Hell one of his last action back in dec,2016 was to pass the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act which essentially allows our news network to be propaganda arms of the democratic party. Furthermore more and more evidence are painting a picture that Obama and the left created a meeting between Don Jr. and russian lawyer to create a motive to USE the NSA to spy on Trump.\n\n> \n> Is this a bad thing for you or a good thing? I thought you liked deportations\n\nNot necessarily I support the deportation of criminal aliens, I have nothing against dreamers. You know I used to be a liberal there was a time I supported Obama I don't agree with everything Trump does but immigration is something I feel like trump will resolve he just needs the damn wall and he'll honor obama's deal to non criminal daca recipients.\n> \n> Trump can't put a coherent sentence together. He slurs his speech and he jumps from thought to thought like a word salad. He is clearly in the early stages of dementia.\n\nHe'll get his first presidential physical soon and I think he talked about making it public. But this really is your opinion I've never perceived trump to do so. Maybe you can link something I'd be very interested in seeing this. \n> \n> You don't even have the basic facts straight. Why should anyone take you seriously?\n\nWhat? Seriously, I'm the one providing details and verifiable information. You're just using your opinion and a very poor memory of the past 8 years to loosely accuse the current president of being worse than the last when comparing first years trump is infinitely superior. Yeah Obama inherited an economy that had real estate bubble burst but that was his first year he could have guided the economy to prosper instead of adding regulations impeding a faster growth. Than again what should we expect from yet another political lawyer, all they understand is writing rules and finding loopholes in them.",
"So you practice it beforehand with your own people. \n\nThis handshape is a regular thing for those meetings so preparation is super easy!\n\nNot that Cinnamon Hitler has the brains to prepare. ",
"Oh, I think the vast majority are just idiots.",
"Yeah sure, ‘sounds’ more relatable to a gullible person who’s been fed a steady diet of bullshit and misinformation. \n\nYou’ve chosen who you want to believe over reality based on who you like/dislike. It’s pure tribal identity based politics, and it’s duped millions smarter and dumber than you, so don’t feel bad. \n\nYou’re wrong about Trump not being seen for who he since before running for potus, though. \nHe’s widely been viewed as a douchebag/racist/criminal for decades now, despite whatever your preferred source of information has told you. \n\nAnd just to be clear, there absolutely can be millions of idiots. You want to choose to be counted among them- it’s sad, but you’re free to do so. ",
"Let’s also talk about the fellow in the blue suit lol.",
"I actually made two points, the first (and most important) being that your math was fucked regardless of post-election approval ratings. Apparently you're conceding that point, which is wise. So thanks for that.\n\nNow, concerning the approval ratings:\n\n>Are they polling the people who voted only? And polling every last one of them?\n\nNo, but obviously some of the people they are polling voted. If you think the notion that Trump's approval ratings are lower than when he was elected is a farce and that it's all \"fake news\" that's your prerogative. Just bear in mind that a mentality existed amongst Trump voters pre-election that they were going to stomach voting for him \"because Hillary was worse\", but that they fully expected his circus sideshow behavior to stop if he was elected, because surely he was just acting to win the election, which made him smart. This sentiment was echoed by his supporters plenty of times back then. That hasn't happened though, and as stupid as it was to vote for him it's clear that at least some of those people who did vote for him also have enough sense to know that his behavior is unacceptable. And that's not even taking into account his failure to repeal and replace Obamacare, magically clean all of the illegal immigrants out of our country or build a wall and force Mexico to pay for it, which those voters *fully* expected him to facilitate as soon as he took office.\n\n>Also, aren’t these the same polls that said Hillary would win?\n\nHillary did win the popular vote by about the same margin those polls said she would win by. Also, polls are polls, not crystal balls. Has every poll in the past and every poll in the future been totally discredited in your eyes because Hillary Clinton lost the EC vote (but, as I said, won the popular vote as projected) in 2016?\n\nAre you actually claiming that all polls are biased against your feels and do you actually think that Donald Trump's antics in the past year warrant *higher* approval ratings from the entire voting population than he had when he started? Or are you just arguing because you like to come over here from T_D and try to stir shit up?",
"Well I guess it's a good thing op didn't specify which one he's talking about. Take a down vote for a dumb grab at dumb points.",
"Of course he made the economy better, why would investment bankers sit and do nothing with government policy changes? When you get a president that gets rid of red tape that holds back productivity, that means businesses can flourish. Once businesses are more productive, they make more money, once they make more money, they hire more workers, and unemployment goes down. Then the economy grows. What did Obama do to grow the economy, say that we can't bring jobs back and that people are just going to have to live with that's? Or was it when he passed a bill that forced every person in the country to give a large portion of their paycheck to the insurance racket, preventing them from being able to afford other things to better their lives or their families lives?",
"We gets thousands of submissions a day, you’ll have to be more specific. Please report the post of a send a mod mail if you would like further explanation why one of your posts was removed. ",
"I think in that moment you can see trumps character decidedly. He has to be centre stage and he doesn't care who he has to push over to get it.",
"But why. Media tells me that if he wins world is going to end. Here I am have work insurance money life is good. Yet I turn in the TV and I hear how Trump is going to ruin life or our country. He decides to end daca all I hear is kids are going to get deported. Yet Trump said he wouldn't deport then and wants congress to decide on a permanent fix not the temp one Obama did. But when I turned on the TV the media made it sound like he's going to hunt them down and deport them yet that's not the case. I turn on CNN and the headline Trump sells federal land. But he just gave it back to the state. Trump dumps fish food all at once what a horrible guy. Yet he was just following the other guy. The media is so biased its insane. Sure he's got a big mouth but let's talk policies fairly and how it's going to effect me his Twitter shit doesn't effect my job taxes. Yeah maybe fun of him on that but at least give his policies a fair debate. Just like the Republicans what ever Obama did they were against it. Now democrats and all the media are against him. ",
"And he *still* got the facts wrong. Yes, unless your room is pressure sealed with no way for gasses to get out of it, using hairspray with CFCs (which is the stuff that historically caused problems) will allow that stuff to get into the atmosphere and eventually affect the ozone layer. It's not the stuff being propelled onto hair that is the issue, it is the gas pushing it. Of course it leaks out of the room! The guy has no clue.",
"Supposedly. And then he won.\n\nIt's like a political version of the play in \"The Producers\". He was expecting fame and fortune from running. He wasn't expecting to win.",
"It's not different. You're being selective about when to apply morals/ ethics.",
"True. On the other hand, you'd think the leader of the ostensibly most powerful country in the world would have capable advisors that would tell you to expect the handshake (it's a tradition at these meetings), and/or that you would remember it.",
"https://m.imgur.com/a/IrsAW\n\n",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect\n",
"> Because a guy I don't like used a foreign government to rig an election in his favor \n\nRigged? How so? As far as I'm aware the extent of the campaign's involvement with the Russians was seeking \"dirt\" on Hillary Clinton. Whether or not that crossed a legal line is still under investigation, no? I'm perfectly willing to accept the results of that investigation once it's completed. Which it still isn't. Do you have any evidence of actual election rigging? Do fake news stories on Facebook or whatever count as rigging or is it the work of an adversarial government doing shitty adversarial government things?\n\n>and who is with every word that comes out of his mouth undermining the functioning of a peaceful prosperous society. \n\nSo he says a bunch of stupid shit that will lose him his next election if he's not impeached first? Seems like democracy is working just fine as long as that's the case.\n\n>I have a theory on this kind of statement. Indulge me. You're a human being who would rather dismiss criticism than acknowledge that anyone who disagrees with you might have a valid point. \n\nClose. I dismiss criticism from hysterical people who say unhinged shit like \"democracy has entirely failed\" for no reason other than that the guy who won an election is a shit heel.\n\n>Tell that to all the motherfuckers waving around the confederate and nazi flags and tiki torches. \"Stop whining. You lost.\"\n\nHey confederates and nazi sympathizers. You lost, stop whining and get back in the dust bin of history. \n\n>To refuse to acknowledge the special circumstances of corruption and danger to democracy of this election and describe it as business as usual is sheer and unadulterated ignorance and bias or willfull paid ignorance.\n\nUntil Trump declares himself \"God emperor\" in perpetuity and everyone goes along with it, I'd say democracy is still in good shape. He'll be gone in three years if not sooner and will have his ability to accomplish anything legislatively blown all to hell in 10 months when his political party loses their ass in the mid terms. \n\nAlso, I'd like the point out the hypocrisy of you saying I'd rather \"dismiss criticism than acknowledge that anyone who disagrees with (me) might have a valid point.\" in the same post that you ended by implying I'm a paid shill. Well done on that. ",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect",
"I know why it was removed. The mod cried about circlejerk in the sticky. After they left it up for 9k upvoted. Like this thread isn’t a circlejerk? A lefty circlejerk so it’s cool...",
"Now you're assuming that presidents can lick their assholes, which is physically fucking impossible. Are you even aware of human anatomy?",
"Stable genius is just a synonym for pretentious asshole , or also arrogant prick",
"*Is a racist. Where have you been? He’s the guy who started the birther movement where he claimed Barack Obama was Muslim and wasn’t born in America. That’s just one of a million racist things he’s done/said. ",
"I wonder what \"the_dumbass\" is saying about this.\n\n*LE BASED UNCUCKED STABLE GENIUS MAGA FAILING NEW YORK TIMES SAAAAAD*",
"Also known as John Hammond, owner of Jurassic Park.",
"Yeah, no, I get it. You rely on the tax payers because you can't take responsibility for your own actions. You talk about greed...fucking your life up and expecting a do over Everytime is greed. ",
"You know this isn't the first time I've seen Trump had a religious activity looking completely out of the place. If I didn't know any better I would think he was an atheist. ",
"I did not know this, thanks!",
"That would be fine",
"\"Popular\"",
"He's the only one up there who doesn't look like a jackass. These marionette \"leaders\" and their pathetic thirst for the perfect photo op. ",
"I still have no idea what post you’re talking about, but that aside - If you think a post was improperly removed. Please send a mod mail. \n",
"This is what Reddit has to resort to in order to attack Trump.\n\nPretty pathetic.",
"Isnt the dude on the right in the blue suit screwing it up? If im not mistaken, the order goes: crossed arms, arms out to respective sides, crossed arms and soforth. Trump is doing it right, look at the far left guy’s arm.",
"I just feel bad for him. After reading Fire and Fury I realize he is in way over his head. It's quite sad. An argument could be made that he deserves it, but he's kind of like a dog that caught the car.",
"[What?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/stand_back_everyone_stable_genius_at_work/dsajcxt)\n\nOP clearly jabbed America before moving on. I mean, what are you smoking? ",
"Don’t get me wrong, I love Trump hating as much as the next guy, but in this photo it’s the guy in the blue suit on the right side that’s fucking everything up. Every second person should be crossing their arms to create this chain of handshaking (or circle jerk, idk). Looks like POTUS is just standing there waiting for them to figure their shit out.",
"Or waiting for someone else to do it for him, so he can take credit. ",
"Hahaha omg mate, it pisses you off that my life is as good as yours :D Yeah we don't punish and hate those who have rough situations, we're so greedy! Yeah you know I'm a piece of shit because I had personal issues and my goverment dared to help me! It's outrageous! If I didn't take responsibility for my actions I wouldn't be a Recovering Addict xD You think that shit just got better by itself.\n\n\nDude I worked hard to get where I am, I spent nights taking care of the elderly while working during the days to get an internship in my current field. But yeah since society didn't give up on me and actually helped me I'm a greedy piece of shit.\n\n\nBut electing a rapist, a racist, a fucking nazy sympathiser so that your investment can go up that's being altruistic and responsible! But he wasn't really elected though was he, but I guess you can't have a woman grabbing other women by the pussy, that would just be gross right? If it isn't an old white dude violating young girls it wouldn't feel American I suppose.",
"Correct. It was 34% just before new years ",
"Swear to God, every time I see that I think it's a SNL skit about a pompous ass.",
"$$$",
"Want to know what goes on there? I can give you a hint. ;)",
"Yanno,I totally agree with you. It was really kind of disappointing - Obama chose the wrong person to push buttons. So many entertainers and others could just laugh it off but folks with thin skin just cannot.\n\nYou're very perceptive ,I like your pov.",
"yeah i had to google it cause i’d never seen this before. Looks ridiculous either way though",
"He’s doing it wrong. Here is the final result:\n\nhttp://globalnation.inquirer.net/files/2017/11/trump-handshake.jpg",
"Fake as fuck. Why would I waste my time with that. I’m just calling you hacks out, not expecting you to do something about it. ",
"He's not going anywhere. Resigning definitely not, Impeachment is a joke and I don't see any Viable candidates looking to challenge him so...",
"Read that in Trevor Noah's Trump impression.",
"Yes, he is a buffoon. But what the fuck is with the tricky crossed hand holding crap?\n\nIts like an old European treaty. \"You think I shook hands with you, but really it was your enemy. Now, let's World War!\"",
"Now you made me look\n\nYou're right. Its way too long. Looks like he has been [doing that](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/dca9de361f007b5b8b82af733e8a7ced3ef0f1b3/c=0-0-2789-2097&r=x1767&c=2352x1764/local/-/media/2015/06/11/USATODAY/USATODAY/635696477757472261-trump03.jpg) for a while, too.\n\n",
"LOL\n\nPutin is a regional irritant at best. He can only fuck up a small part of the world.",
" The most ignorant man on the planet and you not only put him in office, you allow him to stay. Yes you. I did not vote. When the choices are Hillary or the Donald, I decided I'd sit this one out. Good job America. ",
"I will accept your resignation, son.",
"Sounds like a lot of personal opinion to me.",
"He dont care anybody \noutside of itself",
"Man red state republicans are fucking ignorant for sending this guy to the highest office. They bitch and moan when the rest of the world calls them dumb and then continue to do dumb shit. ",
"I aim to please😘",
"That's a thing?! \n\nWhat am I saying? Of course it is...",
"The fact that it took you a decent bit into 2017 to realize that T_D was a xenophobic shit hole is not impressive when its been a gaggle of xenophobic cunts since 2015.\n\n\n\n\n\n",
"Stable and Genius DT",
"So again, the ultimate result was that this misrepresentation didn’t affect the market aside from a brief fluctuation, which is a common occurrence.",
"Looks like non of them are stable",
"\"Let me check if I'm doing this right.\"",
"It really looks stupid",
"Ah, love watching Reddit piss all over itself like this",
"Because he doesn't give a fuck about sentimental shit like this, thank god",
"Four little swans\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd2nTXsivHs",
"Me af",
"Move to Germany and it will become more than just imaginary ",
"No. What in the hell is wrong with you?",
"So you've pretended you can't read, and are now trying to frame it like it's somehow adult to not be able to read. Jesus how did you get like this?",
"> John Hammond, owner of Jurassic Park\n\nHaha, that's actually his older brother Richard Attenborough, and he was still sharp at 90. Talented family!",
"Direct link to the tweet: https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/949618475877765120",
" Oh. Sorry. Didn't realize I lost my freedom of speech. Choice. Last I checked I could choose to vote or not. And I am absolutely allowed to voice my opinion. ",
"Would we be any better off without the electoral college? There was really no possible good outcome of last year's election.",
"I can imagine that sucks for you :) Somehow were running low on sympathy for you atm. Yeah as long as it's the minorities that get fucked everything is fine, but when its starting to suck for the male white middle class as well we're supposed to feel sorry for you. You guys let someone who doesn't give a shit about immigrants, people of colour, women, the working class and pretty much anyone who isn't a rich white male become your president.\n\nSeriously after all the shit your country has done to every other group in your country that wasn't white middle-class or upper-class it's just ironic that you feel like a victim when your system fucks you.\n\nMaybe... Maybe you brought this on yourself? \n\nSeriously it's just beautiful. ",
"The way I see it, there was two options. Dog shit and horse shit. Right now I'm eating a plate of horse shit, staring longingly at the plate of dog shit wondering what could have been",
"Nothing, I just remember actual events and don't rely on Snopes to tell me everything. Hell even Snopes admits it didn't catch on till her campaign brought it up. I was an adult when it happened, and had never heard a word about it till she brought it up. Do you treat everyone who dares disagree with such hostility? ",
"No problem. I appreciate the thoughtful response. You summarized the problem with the GOP (& Trump administration) quite well. They're composed largely of cronies who value only power & personal enrichment. Thus everything is excusable if it furthers either of those two goals. \n\nWhat you stated about the progression of the disease(s) is how I understand it. It's very individualized, like the progression of most other diseases. Reagan's onset and progression were likely preceded by longer period of more mild memory problems. Specifically, a lot of eventual dementia patients have short-term memory problems. He famously appeared disoriented a handful of times in front of members of the press which was obviously a harbinger of things to come.\n\nTrump, on the other hand - it's hard to tell if he truly has a disorder, since he's not going to undergo an evaluation. But he certainly has a horrible case of word salad. As others have pointed out, his ability to articulate words and form cogent, fluent-sounding arguments has taken a big leap backwards from video of when he was younger. And again, it's really hard to diagnose someone based now hat we see in public & reports we gather from media sources. I'd wager he's in some form of cognitive decline, but without interacting with him I could be completely wrong. As far as his attention span goes, he's always been an impatient gasbag who is ignorant of policy, so it's hard to delineate between his unwillingness & actual cognitive inability to follow what's going on around him.\n\nSorry to hear about your grandmother, mate. Dementia and Alzheimer's are absolutely horrible diseases.",
"His hair backs up this theory. ",
"Jesus lol what a moron",
"No, this is just very poorly photoshopped. Notice the low-quality pixel blur they used to try and make the tie look real? ",
"Lol actually he is doing the right thing there... one guy should cross arms and the next one holds normally. However the guy on the right of the white shirt guy is doing this wrong ",
"-_- \n\nTroll level 1,000,000,000,000",
"That's not whataboutism...?\n\nThe bully gets bullied... boohoo.\n\n[Yeah, I have no sympathy for him at all.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX9reO3QnUA)",
"Do you have a brain?",
"I can. It's called accountability. I made sure I made it known that I didn't participate in the voting so my comment was an observation, not a criticism. America did that. The greatest country on the planet. Inspires so much that an American decided to sit out. The next election, when we're yet again asked to pick between two evils, I'll sit that one out too. Sometimes the best action is patience",
"Oh jesus, now you're raging at Snopes rather than admit the blatant truth that Trump lead the Birther movement for years.",
"Well do some reading and I'm sure youll be ever to figure it out :) ",
"That David Bryne suit is totally slimming!",
"Sitting out is not equal to letting others decide things for me. Sitting out, actively deciding to not take part in something, is, in itself, deciding. I didn't ignore the election, I realized it was a dog and pony show, and then I decided it was one I was not and will not participate in. You should do your homework..... as I did. ",
"Translate please?",
"I’m on mobile so I can’t find the source of the full video but it looked like Trump’s foot was stepped on, so he moved the guy in front of him off his foot and then tried to play it off by adjusting his jacket. Watch their faces right before and you can see the offender’s surprise and Trump’s discomfort and then you can see the offender checking that Trump is ok after he got shoved. I doubt he would check with the guy that just shoved him directly after being shoved unless he did something to upset him first (which I doubt would be standing directly in front of him). Trump may be stupid but he’s smart enough to know he has to play the game to win it and can’t just push people out of the way for no reason.",
"You deserve to be in prison.",
"Oh you mean the guy who inherited a fortune and won the presidency without the popular vote and a narrow margin who's lost half of his administration by the first year? ",
"Good luck? \"Bonne chance\" in French.",
"It honestly looks like the guy in blue with orange tie messed up. \n\n1. Look at the hands.\n2.And the guy way far left (out of frame) is in the position Trump is.\n\nMaybe I am missing something though, seems to me like another attempt to riducule someone about anything.",
"78% of statistics are made up on the spot. You've done any excellent job of saying nothing in your attempt of saying nothing more.... yet you keep talking.... do yourself, and everyone else, a favor and develop an actual opinion before you just repeat the same garbage you've been told and act like its yours.",
"Mr. Ed. Now HE was a stable genius.",
"My ex's current dating profile claims she is \"sofisticated'. Hehe. Good luck with that.",
"The guy who won, yeah.",
"Your on the wrong side ",
"Right?!",
"Why are world leaders doing this dumb shit?",
"Ok so what about Chris Gardner, Kenny Trout, Howard Schultz, Ken Langone’s, Oprah Winfrey, Shahid Khan, Kirk Kerkorian, Paul DeJoria, Ralph Lauren, Francois Pinault, Harold Simmons, Larry Ellison. All self made billionaires who came from nothing. They were dirt poor and they fucking excelled in life. All because of a capitalist system. \n\nIf someone works at a burger joint for 30 years fine. If they wanted more in life then they’re a fucking dumbshit because they didn’t seek opportunities. Because if you live in America, they are there. You just have to find them. \n\nYou will never be successful with your mindset. You’re just gonna blame the big bad rich people for keeping you down and you will die poor and un-fulfilled.",
"The trump death grip.",
"He was going to the front of the line! It was pot pie day in the cafeteria and he wasn't about to miss out again!",
"It's not me saying it lol. I don't have the source anymore, but it was a bunch of experts saying it, and showing the data.",
"I'm disturbed by the lack of parallel structure in his sentence and I'm an English learner. ",
"Well, I didn't mean he WASN'T a sack of shit. Just not as such as he is today.",
"Wait, you’re telling me the president isn’t blind?! What wonderful news.",
"I mean there is no logic in trying to pronounce the name as ASIAN",
">for real people.\n\nWhat does this mean?",
"Yes i agree that he kept the \"The system is rigged\" narrative in case he lost, because he knew there was a chance he couldve lost. Doesnt mesn he wanted to lose. If he wanted to lose then he wouldve acted like a total moron and he wouldve said the most distasteful and retarded shit ever. Oh wait..... Lol. Seriously though i think he's genuinely that retarded and stupid and actually wanted to win solely because he's a narcissistic megalomaniac ",
"Man, I don't want to get into all the drama surrounding the Obama presidency (the Obama drama, if you will), because I just stopped following all the stories. I felt powerless to do anything anyway, so I disconnected from politics. Felt good!\n\nBut let's just say: it is clear to me that you come from a position where you really liked Obama. I am surrounded by people that think very differently than you. I've seen all kinds of wild claims against the Obamas, truths & lies. Though I was 'unplugged', they'd fill up my Facebook feed with silly images of Obama & claiming that he deserves no respect, he's not my president, etc. [Scroll through some Google Search images of Obama's 'I've got a pen and I've got a phone' bit](https://www.google.com/search?q=I%27ve+got+a+pen+and+I%27ve+got+a+phone&prmd=vsin&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9gLSguMbYAhVl4YMKHVmPALQQ_AUIEygD&biw=360&bih=612); it'll help you tap into the Midwest rage I was seeing and hearing on a daily basis. If you thought Republican bile stops around using Dijon mustard on a hamburger or wearing a tan suit...it goes much deeper & darker. I assure you. Hell, despite my best efforts, my head's been positively filled with stories & facts/\"facts\" & rumors I cannot post without feeling ignorant, foolish. And I'm not diving down the rabbit hole researching all that.\n\nIt was around that time, the Obama presidency, that I thought to myself...gosh. That's sure a lot of hatred, a lot of flak, that We the People are directing at our very own President. Don't we receive enough of that as it is from other countries? Why are we attacking & tearing down our own leaders? You look at the responses to my comment, \"Well, you see, this will hurt our president. That's why we're doing it.\" Is this a good goal to have? You think he's derailed & whatnot, so we should strive & put effort into making him more unstable or unhappy?\n\nSo much to say, I've said it to the Republicans & I'll say it to you: I think publicly ridiculing our own president is bullshit. We need to respond in calmness & kindness, and pursue the greater good that is the welfare of this nation. No other nation on earth is going to help us get our shit together. We cannot afford to turn on each other & lynch our leaders, goddammit.",
"If it would work both ways? Not true at all. Working both ways would be a *double entendre*. A pun exploits different meanings of the same word. A double entendre is a word or phrase that’s open to two interpretations, as you suggest.\n\nI’m not gonna explain it anymore. If you don’t like the joke, then I’m sorry. But if you can’t understand *that it is a joke*, I can’t help you any further.",
"I did read and made a mistake. Why is this hard to comprehend? Why would I have chosen this article if I didn't look at the info first. \"Oh hey, this has demo info. I must be right. I'll post it.\" I read the article and switched the graphs. I made a mistake and have gotten over it. ",
"How was he making an ass of himself? Because he was doing some awkward cross handshake?",
"Do you know the idea behind shaking hands?",
"YOU NOW HAVE RELEASED THE TRUMP TRUTH KRAKEN \n\nCITIZENS IF THE UNITED STATES NOW ALL BEAR WITNESS TO THE TRUMP VICTORIES IN ONLY HIS FIRST YEAR ALL WITHOUT A SINGLE DEMOCRATS HELP \n\nTRUMP STOCK MARKET ALL TIME HISTORIC HIGHS \n\nTRUMP BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT AT \nHISTORICALLY THE LOWEST IN HISTORY \n\nTRUMP TAX PLAN BIGGEST BOOST TO MIDDLE CLASS INCOME SINCE REAGAN \n\nTRUMP ATHANK YOU TRUMP \n\nMAGA \n\nTRUMPTRAIN\n\nCAN YOU SAY FUSION GPS BEEEEEEEETCH\n\n\nWe are at war w globalism and the deep state - may those evil movements be RUN DOWN AND DRAGGED BY THE TRUMP TRUTH TRAIN AND NOW - THE DEEP STATE AND DEMOCRATS WANT the PEOPLE TO BE WEAK AND MISERABLE SO THEY CAN BE CONTROLLED BY CROOKED CLINTON CRIME FAMILY THE PARTY OF SLAVERY THE DEMS AND CROOKED POLITICIANS EVEN SOME REPUBLICANS LIKE MCCAIN AND BILLIONAIRES LIKE SOROS AND CUUCKERBERG\n\n MANY ENEMIES ARE NOW JUST LYING ON THE TRACKS CAN YOU SAY “ALLL ABOARD AND FULL STEAM AHEAD !!! “ BECAUSE OUR PRESIDENT IS GOING TO SAVE THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WITHOUT A CIVIL WAR - THIS ENDGAME IS GOOD OVER EVIL AND WE WOULD RATHER DIE THAN LOSE OUR FREEEEEEEEEEDOM TO DO AND SAY WHATEVER THE FUCK WE WANT.!! WHY ??? BECAUSE WE ARE AMERICANS AND NOW\nYOU HAVE NOW BOARDED THE TRUMP TRUTH TRAIN AND IT CANT STOP IT WONT STOP ITS APPROACHING LIGHT SPEED IT HAS NO BRAKES READ THE TRUTH AND WAKE UP AND SEE THE WORLD FOR WHAT IT IS. THE TRUMP TRUTH TRAIN ALWAYS HAS MORE FOR MORE AMERICAN PATRIOTS. GRAB A COAT WE ARE NOW TRAVELING AT LUDICROUS SPEED NO BRAKES NEVER TURNING BACK WE CANT ACCEPT ANYTHING OTHER THAN TOTAL VICTORY WE WANT OUR COUNTRY TO BE BACK FOR FOR AMERICANS WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER TO THE FALSE SONG OF GLOBALISM AND WE ARE GOING TO BUILD THAT WALL GIVE THIS PATRIOT A BRICK AND BUILD THAT WALL 10 FEET TALLER AND WE WILL MAKE MEXICO PAY !!!! MAGA MOAB MATTIS BOMB DROP WARNING TRUMP TRAIN MEMBERS ONLY LIBERALS DEMS OR WHATEVER YOU IDENTIFY AS DONT CLICK THIS LINK IT CONTAINS MAGA RED PILLS AND YIU CANT GO BACK TO THE MATRIX YOU WILL BE TRIGGERED DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK UNLESS YOU ARE A TRUMP PATRIOT ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE RED PILL BE CAREFUL THE TRUTH WILL ALARM YOU https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/5yvs17/the_stump_cheat_sheet_v4_ultimate_red_pill/?st=J0ECQ3R2&sh=8234ee33 \n\nWELCOME ABOARD PATRIOTS WE HAVE NEVER REACHED SUCH MAGIC WAND HIGH SPEEDS EVEN WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL HELP SOMEHOW TRUMP HAS AMERICA RUNNING ABOVE 3% again record low 18 year unemployment and his enemies and running before him \n\n",
"Sure, infant.",
"Donald Trump recently wore the coat from one suit and the pants from another. That had never, ever been a fashionable thing to do. It's insane how sloppy that is. What's even more scary is that no one around him was willing to say, \"Mr. President I think you accidentally put on two different suits and you look like an idiot.\" ",
"https://i.imgur.com/QRxEeCE.jpg",
"Nah, he's said way dumber things. Just off the top of my head , he thinks clean coal is when you take coal out of the ground and wash it",
"> The major policy-based factors driving the economy\n\nWhat are those factors?",
"The problem here is that many people love their country, not their government. This man has made America into a mockery. Maga is a joke. I don't really give a shit about a man's tie, but we are on the brink of war with this man in office. Russia pulls the strings from outside, and no one is any the wiser. \n\n",
"Because those businesses are built on corruption. His show was not 'successful' people watched the apprentice for the drama like they watch any other reality tv show. He became president because of a major flaw in our election system, and has since raised taxes and insurance premiums on the middle and lower class, demolished taxes for the higher class and is just taking an extended vacation until he gets removed from office. Thats why we dont take this man seriously. \n\nHe's a fraud. ",
"> I do; however, think he wrote that on purpose to play the role of the idiot everyone was calling him. His reasoning could be because he thought it was funny or because he wanted to egg on the left, but typing out a vocal pause is not something even the stupidest of people do\n\nTrump is not self-aware enough to do anything at his own expense. Your theory might hold water if we were dealing with a normal person of even below-average intelligence, but Trump is only marginally more intelligent than those who think he's actually a smart man. He couldn't even bring himself to admit that 'covfefe' was a typo FFS and had to get Spicer to pretend that it was perfectly intentional.",
"He won the 2016 election, what's to say he can't win again? It's not like Trump just got lucky this election or something, Hillary had very little chance of winning against him, despite what the skewed polls led people to believe in the beginning.",
"Wow, you're completely wrong about everything. If you think Shithead had literally anything to do with that abortion of a tax bill, then you're as stupid as I thought. Congessional leaders actively kept him out of the process because he didn't know what the fuck he was talking about.\n\nHe's done nothing to ISIS except allow Obama's plans to continue. He's done nothing to MS-13--who no one would give a shit about except all you assholes are racists--at all. \n\nYou live in this fantasy world where he's a decent man, and that makes you a fucking stooge. I'm sorry.",
"In this instance our kids have more intelligence",
"The US has 300 million eligible voters. Are you retarded? Fucking idiot.",
"Lmao, that was taken from Wikipedia, unless you’re disputing that wiki is not a fact??? Surely you understand not everyone who lives here is not a citizen or chooses not to vote..",
"59% of **eligible** voters voted in 2016. That means people who are citizens who can legally vote. What are you talking about? \n\nWikipedia is obviously not fact in any case since I could go on there and change anything I want. So could an idiot like you. Fucking idiot.\n\n“Not everyone who lives here is not a citizen” so you’re saying everyone who lives here is a citizen. Fucking. Idiot.\n\nObviously not everyone votes. That’s the thing. Only 20% of eligible voters voted for Trumps dumbass. And only 20% voted for Clinton’s dumbass. It’s unfortunate that 130,000,000 people of this country are fucking dumbasses but here we are and here I am talking to you.",
"By being stable you mean giving in every time the same ultimatum is being used?\nAt some point you need to stop giving in whenever the violent person keep threatening with violence. \nEach time you give in, you give him an opportunity to make his position better. So the day you DO need to confront him, he will be way more prepared to do harm.\nThis is the issue now, because no one confronted NK, now they are a bigger threat.",
"People who exist in the real world and not hivemind sensational anonymous online accounts ",
"I enjoyed reading that. A lot.",
"honestly bragging that mental stability is one of your greatest assets takes the cake for me... it's like bragging that you don't shit yourself on a regular basis. it just screams that you're not mentally stable or that you shit yourself on a regular basis.",
"Yes we will and sadly so will the whole world ",
"Did you just ironically link the Russian Times?",
"Old enough to see propaganda when I see it.",
"Yeah I never said you didn't do great! I'm saying you better pray you keep doing great because the second you don't your fucked.",
"Don't you dare ever compare Boris to the orange man ever again",
"Can't you say that you're a genius at not knowing shit ?",
"I linked the first thing that came up on Google when searching for something that happened months ago.\n\nGoogle is in the fucking link. \n\nBut no Yeah I'm a Russian bot I guess. :/",
"I've been to Germany multiple times. And Austria, Sweden, France - nations which have taken many refugees. Actually every country west of Czech Republic actually, plus England for 13 years.",
"Can we have an actual conversation\n\nSo you see his chances of winning because he did it once before?\n\nHillary got the most votes though, so he already didn't get the most votes. Trumps approval rating is only going one way, and it isn't upwards. \n\nDo you honestly see him winning just because he already did it once?\n",
"And you live in a fantasy world where the President affects literally nothing, but somehow everything good is because of Obama. I mean, that's pretty fucking strange.",
"Yeah, who knew the end of the world would be so funny?",
"Yeah because if you don't live in a place you're incapable of understanding statistics, news or information about that place. Maps must be a nightmare for you mate.",
"Yeah, but that confidence might mean that you actually aren't a genius at not knowing shit, maybe you are fairly informed. So you're so convinced you don't know anything that you actually do know something.",
"This is literally a thing. Its called the [Dunning-kruger effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect)",
"Yep. The GOP became the party of greed. Needless to say I was floored when I found out it was originally the party Abraham Lincoln was in.\n\nAnd yes, you're totally right. It's like how some folk are almost never ill and some will have even a simple cold always worsen into something very serious (pneumonia,etc... ). \n\nYep you're absolutely right.\n\nAnd thanks dude, I appreciate that :) Both of these diseases are indeed horrible :(",
"Find that pumpkin and mail it to me then.",
"I can see him winning again because he's doing a decent job. I don't believe most of the polls that say his approval rating is low or declining for the same reason I didn't believe the polls saying he wouldn't win. And the fact that he barely lost the popular vote is irrelevant. There have been other presidents in history who lost the popular vote yet won the presidency.\n\nAlso let me ask you this: Why do you think Obama won a 2nd term? He certainly didn't do a great job his first year and yet he still got a 2nd term. If that can happen, why is Trump winning a 2nd term so far-fetched to you?",
"Wow, that's what you got?\n\nYou're too fucking dumb to talk to. Or a liar. Goodbye, stupid.",
"> The major policy-based factors driving the economy the past year are policies and legislation signed by President Obama.\n\nYou don't think cutting the C-corp income tax rate from 35% to 20% had anything to do with it?\n\nThe corporate tax cut might have been short-sighted, but it definitely provided a large boost to equity valuations.",
"It's funny that you think you make yourself look like the smart one in the room by namecalling like a child. Gotten it out of your system yet, or do you have a few more variations of dumb and stupid to lob at me? Maybe... nana poopoo head?",
"George W. Bush also pretended to be a mentally deficient cowboy because the public loved it. On the other hand, he wasn't genuinely very bright at all. (Please nobody copypasta that one solitary anecdote about him guessing what people were going to say *again*.)\n\nBoris pretends to be dimmer than he looks, but is actually only exactly as dim as he looks.",
"Ultimately he is not the problem. The world is full of his ilk. The problem is those who think he should lead them. And they are legion.",
"Trump is too stupid and ineffectual to efficiently fuck very much up. Boris is just stupid and ineffectual enough to ruin everything.",
"Yeah, it's not like the last president to pass a balanced budget was a Democrat or anything. Left with a surplus wasted by Dick \"deficits don't matter\" Cheney. ",
"I didn’t know they let retards be engineers ",
"You've got the wrong brother.",
"The fact that he lost the popular vote is relevant because the majority didn't want him in office now in the first place. If we are talking explicitly VOTES the polls that say he wouldn't win were right though? He did lose the popular vote.\nIs there a reason you are ignoring every non-biased poll? Approval ratings are non biased and come from a multitude of different sites, sources and people. Both from the left and right.\n\nThe difference between Obama and trump is that Obama was well liked, not even in the US but across the world. He is respected and loved to this day over his time as President. No matter if you like him or not, that is a fact. \nTrump is not. Trump is a laughing stock. Did you see so many people make fun of Obama as you see of trump? Trump has made America the laughing stock of the world. He seems like unstable due to his incessant need to tweet about every. Damn. Thing. Said against him. People don't take him seriously. Tge majority of his own people dont, other countries dont, and world leaders dont. \nThat does not exactly scream \"two terms\" ",
"Wanna bet?\nDo you have any clue how fucked we would all be if anyone but trump won the election?\nDo you have any idea how much misery and pain the clintons have given to this earth?\nDo you honestly, seriously, think that there is a substance and or substantial evidence that would remove trump from office?\nHe will be re elected, and he will make America great again. \nI challenge you to honestly look into the facts and stray away from left leaning news. Just for a little bit. Try to be as unbiased as you possibly can. And be honest with yourself. ",
"Retarded post",
"If you have a problem with the electoral college then move somewhere else, because that's the way things work in America and it's been that way ever since it was founded.\n\n>If we are talking explicitly VOTES the polls that say he wouldn't win were right though?\n\nThat was not a case though. The polls and the media led people to believe Trump would not only lose the popular vote, but the presidency as well. They were blatantly and intentionally misleading. It then spiraled downward even further after Trump won, with almost all major media outlets being outright anti-Trump. The majority of Americans do not take the mainstream media seriously anymore, and for good reason. Trump is using this to his advantage, as he should.\n\n>The difference between Obama and trump is that Obama was well liked\n\nAgain, how do you know he was well liked? The media is largely responsible for Obama's positive image. Do you honestly think the majority of Republicans actually liked him? Or independent libertarians?\n\n>Trump is a laughing stock.\n\nAnd just as many people are laughing *with* him as there are laughing *at* him in America. Trump won because the American people were outraged at how things were being run. His vulgarity and lack of a filter perfectly embody the feelings of the American people who voted for him, as they are sick of being ignored. Trump winning is the people's way of saying \"fuck you\" to the corrupt establishment.\n\n>Did you see so many people make fun of Obama as you see of trump?\n\nYes actually. Ignoring the media of course, since they all live in a delusional bubble that does not represent the feeling of the American people. Almost everyone I know either supports Trump or is indifferent and makes light hearted jokes about him.\n\n>He seems like unstable due to his incessant need to tweet about every. Damn. Thing. Said against him.\n\nWell when someone says something against you, you tend to defend yourself, right? I fail to see the issue here.\n\n>People don't take him seriously.\n\nThen what's the issue? Some people on the internet seem to believe that Trump is basically Hitler, and yet if he's not serious about anything then there's absolutely no need to worry. He tweets things that some people DO take seriously and that's why it's hilarious to watch their hysterical reactions.\n\nTrump is basically a living meme, and some memes can last for years. If the meme is still going strong by 2020, there's a good chance of Trump's reelection. That's all I'm saying.",
"If that jab gets your knickers in a twist it really shows how thin-skinned you are. No banter at all coming from you is there.",
"A salesman who became president. ",
"No that's not how thats suppose to work. Lol. Every other person crosses their arms. ",
"I don't have a problem with the electoral college, I fail to see why you bring it up. I am simply saying the majority of voting Americans didn't want him in office.\n\nI know he was well liked because he was? Are you denying his popularity among world leaders, worldwide and in America?\n\nPeople aren't laughing with him. Just check Twitter to see countless people regretting voting for him. \"Drain the swamp\" he said, and filled it more.\nYou say trump is winning, how exactly? He hasn't don't anything huge yet. Not anything that I would remotely call \"winning\".\n\nThe problem with his tweets is that he acts like a 9 year old. \"HUUGE LOSER\" this, and \"lying msm\" that. He doesn't defend himself. He deflects and shifts blame. There a difference.\n\nHaving a tweeting war with North Korea seems stable to you?\n\n>trump will win because memes\n\nWat\n",
"I didn't deflect. The discussion was always about Trump. You really don't understand whataboutism. Calling out Trump for being a bully is not deflecting, sorry.",
"Bush/Chaney spent 8 trillion dollars bailing out banks by giving banks 8 trillion dollars.\n\nThat was a terrible presidency. Next question. ",
"I agree with you. I honestly wish he wouldn't tweet non-policy content. But it is funny/ fascinating how worked up people get about it.",
"That's the joke.",
">Are you denying his popularity among world leaders, worldwide and in America?\n\nNo, I'm just saying the media paints a very biased picture of his popularity.\n\n>Just check Twitter to see countless people regretting voting for him.\n\nHonestly, the people who voted for Trump and then *regret* it are the dumbest people in America. Why? Because he's being doing everything he said he would. Very few presidents throughout history have actually delivered on their campaign promises as much as Trump has. I fail to see how you could vote for someone, then regret it when he does exactly what he said he'd do. I suspect most of these people never actually voted for him, or they voted for him as a joke, not taking him seriously, and they're shocked he's actually keeping to his word. Either way, they're huge morons. I always get a good laugh out of the trumpgret subreddit.\n\n>Having a tweeting war with North Korea seems stable to you?\n\nI think it's hilarious. No one takes Trump or Kim Jong Un seriously, and that's why it's funny.\n\n>Wat\n\nTake a look at this video, it honestly makes a lot of sense:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Y-P0v2Hh0",
"Right. He is undoing 8 years of screwing over the average American.",
"explain which of daddy's policies influenced the stock market",
"Do better? K. \nI'll stick to a social website that is a circle jerk hub for a candidate that lost the election even whilst cheating. It'll be weird when that candidate is in jail before November this year. ",
"> will do what they think is best regardless\n\nThis contradicts what was said before:\n\n> tend to do u-turns when their voter base wants them to\n\nYou can't have it both ways.\n\n\n",
"The UK? Is that that one place that keeps letting refuges in that are raising the rape and homicide rate? Keep it cute honey, you cant stop the Trump train. You are blessed with 7 more years to understand why Trump won.",
"Come back to reality buddy",
"I am not an American. My media is not as biasedas yours. Obama's popularity isn't exaggerated. Neither is trumps unpopularity. \n\nTrump is fucking over countless people who votedfor him with his tax plans or what it was. Of course they regret voting for him. It doesn't help that he is massively damaging the view of the us\n\nWhy do trump supporters continually give trump attributes he absolutely do not have. He used memes to win the precedincy? Again. He lost the popular vote. Are you implying the electoral college got swayed by memes?\n\n",
"But public confidence in Trump has dropped since his election, and the people have not been persuaded.",
"Yes but remember that the American media heavily influences how the world sees our leaders and issues. Which country do you reside in, if I may ask?\n\n>Trump is fucking over countless people who voted for him with his tax plans or what it was.\n\nI disagree, his tax cuts are helping so far, and unemployment has been diminishing dramatically since he's been in office.\n\n>It doesn't help that he is massively damaging the view of the us\n\nI honestly don't care what the rest of the world thinks of us. What's actually going on in America is far more important than how the world sees us.\n\n>Why do trump supporters continually give trump attributes he absolutely do not have.\n\nI don't know, why don't you go to r/AskTrumpSupporters to ask that question?\n\n>He lost the popular vote. Are you implying the electoral college got swayed by memes?\n\nEach state has a certain number of electors based on population. And since the electoral college operates on a \"winner takes all\" system, the candidate with the most votes in a particular state wins ALL the electoral votes from that state. (Now technically the electors don't have to vote for their aligned candidate, but they almost always do.) Recall that Trump won many of the vital swing states, many by just a small margin. That means despite all the voters for Hillary in those states, none of them actually contributed to any electoral college votes. Now look at the densely populated states like California that Hillary *did* win. Although these states were worth more electoral college votes, the overwhelming majority of those votes were for Hillary, making the excess largely meaningless in terms of the electoral college. The closer the votes are tied 50-50 for a particular state, the more impactful those votes are. That being said, Hillary won the popular vote by a lot in these high population blue states, but the votes for Trump were more \"efficient\" in the sense that the distribution of them resulted in more electoral votes.\n\nSo no, the electoral college was not directly influenced by memes, but the people who voted were, and these votes ultimately determine who gets the electoral votes from each state.",
"> Do you honestly, seriously, think that there is a substance and or substantial evidence that would remove trump from office?\n\nHate to break it to ya bro-tato chip but it's a pretty safe bet that he's removed from office by the end of '18 or early '19.\n\nThe Moore (lost) election is just the beginning. The anti-Cheetos Führer backlash in November is going to be yuuuuugggeeeee.\n\nWere you conscious in '06 or '08? Duyba and Cheney failed miserably and proceeded to cost the Republiscum their control of the house & senate in those two elections. The Dems got the house in '06. They had the house & senate when Obama was 1st elected in '08. We're going to see another flip in November of '18.\n\n\n> *\"Try to be as unbiased\"*\n\nI haven't figured out if you're being sarcastic as fuck or if you're that tragically unaware and ironic after making this statement - *\"Do you have any idea how much misery and pain the clintons have given to this earth?\"*. Only a completely biased person who's completely bullshitting themselves would believe or make such as statement.\n\nJust an FYI, the Clinton's have been under a constant state of investigation **since** '94. The **only** thing they've been charged with is Bubba lying about a blow job.\n\nSo, if you're just being super sarcastic and funny, well done.\n\nIf you're serious. Buwahahahahahaha when the Dems get back the house and/or senate and I hope you don't cry to much when the Divider-in-Chief doesn't survive one full term.",
"I mean, only one person's comments here look like rage, but I'm gonna move along since you clearly can't stand differing viewpoints.",
"That's the kind of well-reasoned argument I expect on this subreddit! Agree with the horde or be punished !! Think for yourself sometime.",
"I mean wasn't it [OP](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olu1p/stand_back_everyone_stable_genius_at_work/dsam8r3/) that proved how thin-skinned he was that he gets his knickers in a twist over \"boo-hoo, it's *all about America*\"? \n\nCome now, bud, let's not invoke a double-standard now, shall we? He made it about America by saying that, and you can't even face up to that single little fact, can you? You have to deflect about some nonsense of my \"thin-skinnedness\" which is irrelevant by the way. Can't you use just a *shred* of logic?\n",
"> Nothing, I just remember actual events and don't rely on Snopes to tell me everything.\n\nYou said this, just pulling Snopes out of nowhere to rage at them. Now you're complaining that others \"don't accept different viewpoints\" because they didn't just automatically agree with your spasmodic random disconnected BS. You are truly a follower of the cry-baby-in-chief. I'm sorry for whatever made you this way, maybe your parents taught you that crying will get you anything even when it's not legitimate.",
"Lets start with this: Your assumption about my own success is incorrect. I do just fine.\n\nYour list of successful people illustrates the exact fault I'm trying to explain. Those people, *in addition to working hard*, **got extraordinarily lucky**. Someone with more capital (money) than they had gave them a chance. Whether it was a bank, or a producer, or an investor. None of them just hard worked themselves into success. They were **given** opportunities that they successfully took advantage of. \n\nFrom your earlier post:\n\n>It’s not a difficult concept to grasp.\n\nThen why is it so rare? Why is it that *anyone* is part of the working poor if its so easy to just work yourself rich? Do you honestly believe that a huge segment of the population is simply not smart enough to take advantage of opportunity?\n\nIts extremely telling to me that for me to have this position you have to assume that I'm poor. When in fact, I am comfortably middle class. Even though I *busted my ass* to get here, I know full well that I had opportunities that are simply not available to everyone. I also know a few bad decisions can close the door on basically every opportunity.\n\nWhen someone makes it from rags to riches, its not because its easy, or that we should *expect* everyone to do the same. Its because that person worked hard, was smart with their decisions, and was in the right place at the right time, often several times.",
"no u",
"Some of the worst. Like, one of my biggest fears is getting one of them and just slowly drifting away... fucking terrifying even as a guy in his mid 20s.",
"Damn, you're SO much smarter than me! I didn't realize oh great and mighty flinger of insults! I'm so sorry!",
"http://www.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/NOV13_HORGAN_TRUMP_POST01B.jpg\n\nBut, lets run with half truths.",
"The actual post was about America, this comment was about Australia’s prime minister. Really having a sook about nothing aren’t you?",
"Uh huh, you just have zero responsibility for your random shit like bringing snopes up out of nowhere to rage at them either, and can't seriously work on improving yourself. I'm sorry for whatever made you this way.",
"Like half the people in this photo are understandably confused about how the fuck to do this, but okay.",
"It's the truth. Trump is a fat dude, and the suit is doing a good job of hiding it. ",
"Count your insults, then count mine. Simple math will show you the rager!",
"> Uh huh, you just have zero responsibility for your random shit like bringing snopes up out of nowhere to rage at them either, and can't seriously work on improving yourself. I'm sorry for whatever made you this way.\n\n",
"Simple math. Ain't hard!",
"The guy on the far left is also doing it wrong",
"I have yet to see any shred of evidence that Trump has a sense of humor. ",
"hahahahaha this is great",
"All I notice is that you dismiss things off hand as fake when you have no idea if it is or not. Which says everything we need to know about your credibility as a person and as a group of people in general.",
"Of course. He keeps the left underestimating his ability by making them think he's an idiot. The he wins and the liberals cry REEEEEE!",
"no it doesn't, then you do not understand what i mean.",
"I envy the amount of time you have to waste going around being a troll on the internet. ",
"What's even worse with these is that as much as you can be aware that your mental state is deteriorating there's nothing you can do about it.\nI've often said that these diseases are the worst because they don't destroy the body and instead destroy the mind. And that's indeed what makes them terrifying.",
"Both he and that other alleged moron became PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. \n\nI wish I were that dumb that college students could look down on me and I could sleep in Airforce One. ",
"Yeah, the job numbers show stock gains aren't adding jobs at any rate higher than we have been for a while now. Shockingly the stock market rising doesn't effect jobs like trump seems to think it does. ",
"Maybe he is insecure and has an inferiority (and in this case superiority) complex stemming from childhood harassment or emotional abuse during a time when such practices were not only allowed, but encouraged.",
"Then what is he trying to do?",
"Nah, he probably got hooked on that adrenaline rush from arguing on the internet.",
"If you are trolling 100% of the time, what's left if you stop trolling?",
"Kind of insulting and demeaning to that age bracket. There are some very mature n(idk the age) year olds.\n\nWhat would be funny is if he is actually the mature one.",
"Wow, that went from petty arguement to bar brawl pretty damn fast.",
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww",
"Seems he reduced the complication in the situation.",
"If someone changes their policies to fit their voter base, then by definition they are not \"doing what they [personally] think regardless\". \n\n",
"To be fair, if anyone else accomplished those things I would agree. But him...",
"And Hillary Clinton has a 95% chance to win! And Bernie can still win!\n\nYou're so immersed in baseless hearsay and media propaganda that you have become immune to on the ground reality. Please proceed. I'll make even more money by wagering against you than I did last time. Delusion creates great betting opportunities.",
"I'm trying to enforce the rules equally, but if you'd rather just call us out and claim we aren't doing anything - that's fine to.",
"[Okay.](https://i.imgur.com/PvN4N0j_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium)",
"I'm merely joining in the comment chain to the same degree you and the original commenter was. If this thread was about Australia's prime minister, then the jab on America was utterly irrelevant now wasn't it? The hypocrite user both wants to jab America, but then comes back and says, \"Let's not make everything about America\" when he ironically *made* it about America. I don't really care about the America thing or not, I care about very very poor logic and hypocrites. \n\n",
"Look at those awkward grips, and that face. Thank you.",
"i meant, as much as i dislike trump and his rants, this picture is not his fault. He is at the middle, and both sides are coming in exactly opposite directions as they should have",
"There's a video of this cuck confused as fuck. The entire time he looks like he's passing his 12 piece KFC meal.",
"No. Look at the photo I linked. Every person crosses their arms. \n\nEdit: they do it every year at ASEAN ",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7onyqi/this_is_what_a_real_stable_genius_looks_like/?st=JC6EYK5M&sh=cd4a1aec\n\nLook at /u/adeadhead sticky comment, “Nope, removed. Circlejerk yourselves bloody somewhere else.”\n\nThe title and picture are no more of a circlejerk than this thread. This thread even has a more snarky/circlejerky title.\n\nThey must be talking about the comments lol. That’s why they said “yourselves”. You can tell they’re mad. Whole thread is roasting Obama hard. If comments were praising him they would’ve left it up.\n\nNeed the correct narrative like this thread or mods censor it.\n\n",
"And then given that info, he clearly wasn't the only one messing it up. Nearly everyone around him was messing it up, as well given what you've said. So it's still kinda strange to focus clearly on him. Unless of course, you had a bias. ",
"Haha yes not arguing with you there. I still find the photo hilarious, which is the point of it. I do have a bias yes. A very anti trump bias and many others have a very pro trump bias. So what’s the issue here? ",
"That post was removed for being a stock photo/headshot and the title not at all being related to what was happening in the photo. You can read more about our title rules in the sidebar. \n\nThat sticky comment is probably what caused the confusion, since it looks like a removal reason wasn’t specifically listed - which is normally what we do. \n\nHopefully that clears up any confusion you might have had about why that post was removed. ",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7oukxe/for_future_generations/?st=JC6HMNBO&sh=5554cd70\n\nYes stock photos would never be allowed here.\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7ou3a2/me_and_my_dad/?st=JC6HRZWQ&sh=bcb2dc22\n\nNeither would headshots...\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7njm1x/gal_gadot_without_makeup/?st=JC6HW0EQ&sh=11adcda1\n\nOh look a headshot/stock photo...\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7o09at/my_995_year_old_grandmother_quietly_passed_away/?st=JC6HZLHW&sh=6250ae48\n\nA title not related to pic but given “backstory” tag that the Obama one could’ve had too.\n\nThanks for wasting my time like I said. Fake af",
"I envy the amount of time you have to waste going around taking the Internet seriously",
"Trump is a CIA agent.",
"All you have to do is zoom in on the photo to see it is fake. ",
">https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7oukxe/for_future_generations/?st=JC6HMNBO&sh=5554cd70\n>\n>Yes stock photos would never be allowed here.\n\nNot sure why you're mentioning this one, seems to be an original, if stupid graphic.\n\n\n>https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7ou3a2/me_and_my_dad/?st=JC6HRZWQ&sh=bcb2dc22\n>\n>Neither would headshots...\n\nAgain, original compositions are fine. The headshot/portrait being described is that of official or published work\n\n>https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7njm1x/gal_gadot_without_makeup/?st=JC6HW0EQ&sh=11adcda1\n>\n>Oh look a headshot/stock photo...\n\nSame thing here, the title is strictly descriptive. The difference between \"Here's a person without makeup\" and \"heres a person sitting there, they did this thing once and I want to tell you about it\" is the difference we're looking at\n\n>https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7o09at/my_995_year_old_grandmother_quietly_passed_away/?st=JC6HZLHW&sh=6250ae48\n>\n>A title not related to pic but given “backstory” tag that the Obama one could’ve had too.\n\nYou're absolutely correct, but since the Politics flair is one of our filter terms, it takes priority over other flairs that are merely descriptive, since flair filtering doesn't work if we add other things into it.\n\n\n>Thanks for wasting my time like I said. Fake af\n\n\nI'm sorry this is frustrating for you, it is for us as well. The english language isn't perfectly equipped for us to describe to the letter how the rules are enforced in a concise way, but we do take pains to enforce *consistently*, and are always interested in seeing instances where this may not have been done. ",
"Lol. have an upvote, bud. hope things work out for you",
"“Not sure why you’re mentioning this one, seems to be an original, if stupid graphic.”\n\nHey bud. Why don’t you pause and go read rule 1 of your subreddit. Lmao just admitted it’s not even a pic but a graphic.\n\n/u/_bindersfullofwomen_ just want to tag you so you can see how pathetically biased y’all are. Fake af, so cute you two pretending to be concerned.",
"I have never lost an Olympic competition.",
"Huhu",
"A practicing lawyer? For how long? Was it an illustrious career? And how long was he a senator? ",
">https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7oukxe/for_future_generations/?st=JC6HMNBO&sh=5554cd70\n\nPicture of a plaque.\n\n>https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7ou3a2/me_and_my_dad/?st=JC6HRZWQ&sh=bcb2dc22\n\nArt/Artistic representation. Title accurately describes the picture.\n\n>https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7njm1x/gal_gadot_without_makeup/?st=JC6HW0EQ&sh=11adcda1\n\nPicture Gadot posted to instagram. The title accurately describes the picture.\n\n>https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7o09at/my_995_year_old_grandmother_quietly_passed_away/?st=JC6HZLHW&sh=6250ae48\n\nThe \"backstory\" flair is for the first sentence. The second sentence accurately describes the picture.\n\n\nAgain, I'm sorry that you're not fully understanding our title guidelines, that's probably our fault. You can view them [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/wiki/titles). Please note, all the other rules in the side bar still apply. I linked to that page because it seems to be the one you're having trouble with. \n\nFor example - any of these pictures of Obama would be fine. \n\n[Obama working](http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1837774.1403287355!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_750/526257744.jpg)\n\n[Obama could be working, but who really knows](http://images.nymag.com/news/features/beginnings/11-beginnings-jon-favreau-560.jpg)\n\n[Obama not working \\(though, you'd have to find one that doesn't have the stock photo stuff overlaid on it\\)](http://c8.alamy.com/comp/F6B5JK/president-barack-obama-and-president-ashraf-ghani-of-afghanistan-walk-F6B5JK.jpg)\n\nMy point is, we don't care who the picture is of - if the post doesn't follow the rules we've laid out in the sidebar. It will be removed. ",
">Hey bud. Why don’t you pause and go read rule 1 of your subreddit. Lmao just admitted it’s not even a pic but a graphic.\n\nGraphic isn't mentioned in rule 1. I think, and correct me if I'm wrong, but you seem to be confusing \"graphic\" with \"infographic\"\n\n**Graphic**\n\n* relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering.\n\n**Infographic**\n\n* a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data.\n\nHopefully this can help clear up your confusion. ",
"Many others? I'm sorry but have you been on reddit long? There's a reason this photo blew up, and it isn't because \"haha he is confused like everyone else\". That's not why, and I'm sure you know that. The issue is the massive bias and not even funny things that happen, that people laugh so hard at and pretend are such a big deal, pulling away from possibly fatal mistakes this president could make. \n\nRemember the story of trump getting two scoops of ice cream? Or the one where he eats food in bed? Yeah no normal people do that, right? I just think there's better things to actually dedicate your trump hate towards, such as his actual fuckups. ",
"You cannot seriously be in denial that he was a Senator. There's videos of him giving speeches on the Senate Floor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc6I3jnTRe0\n\nBTW, he practiced law with a firm called Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland in various capacities from 1993-2004, as well as lectured at the University of Chicago Law School. He also worked as an Illinois State Senator from 1997-2004, then was in the US Senate from 2005-2008.\n\nAll of this is really easy to find, so I hope you're just being deliberately obstinate and/or lazy, otherwise this is a new low for conspiracy nutjobs.",
"He's an idiot on every metric except his uncanny ability to manipulate people. In other words, he's a barely literate conman. This is hardly news.",
"He was the Junior Senator from Illinois from 2004 to 2008.\n\nHe was an Illinois State Senator from 1997 to 2004.\n\nBefore that he was a Constitutional Law professor, a lawyer, a community organizer...\n\nAre you insane?",
"You all pick the weirdest shit to pick on him for.\n\nThere's plenty to pick on, but who the hell cares about handshake methodology?",
"Give him a break. A black guy coming from a poor background, working hard, being intelligent, and accomplishing more than he could ever dream of completely destroys his world view.",
"JFC! Are you for real? ",
">Did not mobilize\n\nAh, I see, they couldn't be bothered to go to the polls. ",
"lol loser",
"Are you really this stupid?",
"So you've pretended you can't read, and now are just calling people 'loser' as if that makes your miserable act just go away. You could be better, it's only you holding yourself back like this.",
"No way that is a picture of a plaque. It’s the photoshopped image. No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements. ",
"No way that is a picture of a plaque. It’s the photoshopped image. No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements. ",
"No the guy in the far left has it right. In fact trump is the only one dumb enough to not even cross his fucking arms. What a moron",
"He also taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago",
"Yikes. You live in a web of delusions ",
"if it were me, i would have done some basic research on the situation and found out that this is the sort of thing i should expect\n\nit's like going into an interview having read up on nothing about the person you're interviewing",
"What has he done other than rubber stamp Ryan/McConnell’s economic agenda?\n\nAnd you realize “the left” are citizens and their presidents job isn’t to troll their own constituents, right?",
"You really are one dumb mofo. ",
"Pretty sad statement about how you get to be a Republican POTUS, isn't it? Just be an easily led dim-bulb with some name recognition and your dad's money, and your handlers will make it happen. 'Course, we really should've known since Reagan.",
"There were sanctions on Pakistan? Our ally? Lol, no. Trump just made a tweet. ",
"He has undermined our strongest allies, plus appointed the most nakedly partisan SCOTUS Justice of all time.",
"Pakistan isn't our ally. You're dumb if you think that. ",
"Lame",
"Stop being broke and buy stocks ",
"More zeros please.",
">How about this logic?: If businesses do well, they tend to expand. \n \nThey've been sitting on record profits for years without much expansion or wage increases for the their workers. Pretty much all their additional income is being used for executive packages and stock buy backs.",
"That’s fine, how much time do you spend thinking about him though. That’s where it becomes sad.",
"its really weird because it's tough to tell the difference between what trump actually tweets/says and what someone who's trying to make fun of him by imitating him would say. ",
"If I said that Barack Obama is a tyrannical nut job and I spent my days commenting on it tirelessly, like you do with Trump, people might think I’m a little sad.\n\nLet me guess though, that’s different, because your opinion on it is different, and your opinion is the only one that’s valid.",
"He was a shit senator who accomplished nothing. He was a shit lawyer who accomplished nothing. And big surprise, he was a shit president who accomplished nothing. ",
"Is trolling really so fun to you? Is it worth dragging society down for you to get a few giggles?",
"I just find the blind stupidity of people who worship a guy because he could give a good speech to be really disheartening for the human race",
"I don't and he isn't, but by all means enjoy the Doritard you somehow managed to elect to the most important job on your country.",
"He was 100x a better President and man than Trump could dream to be. People don't worship Obama they just compare him to Trump and are amazed how downhill we went. ",
"my president has 7 years to make things happen. He already passed his promised tax cuts, which is good, landmark first year legislation. tell me about obama's lasting legacy please.\n\nNobel peace prize for what? being the only president in history to be at war all 8 years? Most drone strikes?\n\nMost increase of homeland surveillance? Highest decrease to middle class spending? Lowest GDP of any president in modern history?\n\nTell me about his legacy other than being black. Which is how he got every job.",
"And there's the racism. Was wondering when I was gonna see that.",
"Um, no. Everyone is supposed to cross their arms. This isn't the first time this handshake has been done. You idiots will defend anything this stupid fuck does, won't you?",
"Well yeah there’s plenty of kind and brilliant people that age, I didn’t mean it to be demeaning. Just from my experience, that age is common for trolls. Most kids that age a decent humans like everyone, but most trolls are either young 11-15 year olds or 30+ year old alt right dudes, if that makes sense. My experience might be wrong though.",
"Hm, hasn't been my experience. I'm more white collar than blue collar though so I'm not in the same boat as the guys on the floor -- I do 100% agree that 'worker' wages have been stagnant for too long. An extra $5 an hour would go a long way for improving morale and day-to-day life for a lot of people.",
"You mean her resume?",
"WHERE DOES REDDIT KEEP FINDING THESE THINGS",
"Ok kid, stop getting your news from Breitbart: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan–United_States_relations",
"Plus, “you’re dumb” for suggesting Trump sanctioned them.\n\nDo you even read the news? Or just facebook posts from fellow illiterates?",
"Pakistan actively funds the taliban and helped hide osama bin laden, they also helped high tier taliban officials escape the US' 2001 invasion of afghanistan. Again, you're clueless. The only reason pakistan is an \"ally\" is because we pay them money to use routes to help supply our troops in iraq and afghanistan. ",
"This is a joke? ",
"It has never ever panned out. And despite 30 years of trying it, funny how the debt keeps getting larger and larger. Odd that. Just a lie people are too greedy to admit to.",
"You think he gives a shit about you in any way other than how to manipulate you into liking him? He is a businessman and opportunist, he only wants what is best for himself and will suck the blood of anyone he thinks can help him advance. \n\nTemporary tax cuts for the middle class and PERMANENT tax cuts for the wealthy and business owners? Wow, such a surprise. Looks like business as usual. You got duped. ",
"Ok when in the history of hell has grabbing the backside of a man’s hand instead of his palm been the correct way to do it? I think that it’s even more pointless and stupid to do it the way Trump isn’t plus I bet if you were up there, you’d do the same thing he and the man to the left are doing out of habit. So please, hold this L. ",
">With how many times he had to specify he's smart, I'd say he's probably insecure about his intelligence. An actual stable genius would more than likely just ignore something untrue or come at it from a more educated angle. Trump jusoii up I'kbb jt ok retaliates at those calling's jo him out and makes sure to specify several times that he's, in fact, the exact opposite of the mean thingsi I I'll people are saying.\n\n",
">Is this the adeadhead I know fr>Is this the adeadhead I know from PK and PM?\n\nom PK and PM?\n\n",
">Isn't this a post about a game show host?\n\n>Isn't this a post about a game show host?\n\n",
">Isn't this a post about a game show host?\n\n",
"Ok 8ii up to",
"Two mobile games, Parallel Kingdom and Parallel Mafia, by the mobile game company Per Blue. They were land control, PvP based games, that utilized Google maps for the land control aspect of the game. You could drive/fly/walk to locations and then use your GPS TO relocate your avatar to the location and could lay a marker to claim a 5km radius circle may have been 5km diameter, if I remeber correctly, that could then be fought over with rival players. Per Blue shut down the servers of PK just over a year ago after about a 7-9 year run.",
"He is a product of affirmative action ",
"Nope. Go ahead and prove me wrong.",
"Manipulation? Actually no I do my research and I like having money in my pocket. No layoffs at my company this year, we have extra cash because of the... you guessed it -- TAX CUTS! \n\n\nHave you ever been offered a job by a poor person? No?\n\n\nI think the duping comes in where you are so brainwashed you refuse to look at the arguments on the other side and actually assess their validity. Why did this man get 49% of the popular vote? Could it be because everyone has been brainwashed? Or is it because you're a close minded idiot?",
"Obviously you're not a golfer",
"Seems like he's appalled by the dummy in the blue suit. Dude seems to be in over his head.",
"... What's the point you're trying to make?",
"Why did Hillary get more votes than Trump?",
"The excuses try to unsuccessfully undermine Trump's achievement. ",
"His only achievement is a growing economy... which was growing for years before he took office. \n\nThe rest of his presidency had been astounding failures or outright embarrassments. ",
"His achievements were being a massively successful business man, being a TV star, and becoming president.\n\nAfter becoming president, he's managed to stimulate the economy immensely, create tens of thousands of jobs and bring billions of dollars into this country. To permanently cut the corporation tax and cut individual taxes substantially - as well as milking the absurdly rich individuals in blue states. To ban travel from certain countries, and decapitate ISIS. To strong arm N Korea, and force them to sit down for talks with S Korea. And there are a few beautiful wall prototypes up and ready down in Texas. I can't wait to see what happens with DACA and health care.\n\nFortunately, he can easily control the news cycle with a 10 second tweet and get shit done in the meanwhile.\n\nGod bless you, friend. We'll make America Great in no time. ",
"Because minorities and twenty year olds like drugs and free shit. \n\nWhy did the first woman to ever receive a presidential nomination from one of the two major political parties not earn a majority of the votes in the white women demographic?",
"You could say that first sentence about any politician ever. Not an acceptable counter argument. You have no baseline of facts, because liberalism is a mental disorder.",
"Conservatism is the worst mental disorder on earth. ",
"Did you even bother reading the article? Yeah dude, everyone knows about their inaction/collusion with the Taliban. So what? Their government is constantly trying to remain secular and to stave off their radical religious element- they can't just be America's cats paw all the time and do our bidding on every issue. This isn't a video game or a movie, the world is a complex place and only \"clueless\" people see it as \"us vs. them.\" \n\nThey are a nuclear state with deep tensions between their neighboring nuclear state, India. Do you consider India to be an ally? The likelihood of a Pakistan/India conflict flaring up rises exponentially when the radical religious sects take control of the Pakistani government, which is exactly what will happen if we \"sanction them\" and start alienating them. It is deeply in our national interest to maintain working relations with them, which is made more difficult when morons like you spout off on the internet.\n\nAlso, we use Pakistan to supply troops in Iraq? What a claim. \n\nPlus, you never did point to exactly what \"sanctions\" we have levied against them. Seriously, go read a book.",
"I mean everyone of your last posts is you complaining about people complaining about Trump. Pot calling the kettle black?",
"I never claimed to be bi-partisan. Honest question, are you doing alright? I checked a few of yours as well and I am here to talk if you ever need someone.\n\nSorry, this was meant for the original commenter.",
"If your \"ally\" supports and assists your enemy. They're not your ally. Dumb cunt. ",
"Lol which of these people complaining about Trump claimed to be bi-partison, seems to me you are equally obsessed with defending him as the people obsessed with complaining about him, aka pot calling the kettle black.",
"Ok, go get a juice box and take a nap. Come back after you've read at least one longish book in your life.",
"Claiming political dissidents were mentally ill was practiced in the USSR, comrade.",
"What proof do you have that you're right??? ",
"I though I was on a different thread. My b.",
"You guys just cannot stand to lose. You literally just had a dem in office for 8 years. (Look how good he did) Obama fucked shit up so bad. You have majority of dems in Washington. \nYou guys are identical to children crying at the sky, throwing a tantrum until you get your way. Grow the fuck up. The world isn’t your safe space. And btw, the left is about as anti American, freedom ,(speech, and constitutional rights) as you can get. One day you’re going to realize how full of shit dems are. They don’t give a single shit about you or me, or our families. \nThe right has evil figures as well. \nI just find it mind numbing how oblivious you people are. Hillary did commit treason and just about every heinous criminal act you can think of. And yet she’s still hobbling around with her dead veins and early onset Parkinson’s. \nYou lost. Your only hope to destroy the world and engage martial law and Commence The New World Order has failed. Better luck in 2024. Because trump is doing 2 terms. ",
"American politics right now = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8de10hR6Xho",
"ITS DIFFICULT, GUYS",
"25th amendment everyone! Let's get a democrat in there!",
"Pewdiwpie should learn something from this man",
"As noted last time this was posted the guy in the blue suit is the one messing this up not trump. This thread makes trump critics look bad and validates the witch hunt criticism by the right wing supporters. ",
"Ah I got you, thanks",
"OMG I SAW YO SOMEWHERE ELSE THATSNEVERHAPPENEDBEFOREAAAAH\n\nbut you never gave me my dad joke 😤",
"Hahahahaha sorry! When my inbox gets flooded I usually will just clean it out.\n\nYesterday I accidentally swallowed some food coloring. The doctor said I’m ok, but I feel like I dyed a little inside.",
"Duterte and Trump lol. These two are a match made in hell.",
"Last I checked Obama was just some guy with no particular skill. It would seem it works for both sides.",
"I'm not an American but rather living extremely far away and the more i read or see about this person the less i understand how you could elect him and how noone shot him yet.",
"You live in a dream world if you don't think these are real problems for middle class people in USA. Nevermind, you post in T_D so you're a certified psychopath.\n",
"Constant hate is spewed from the right while you yourself are spewing exudate. You're on the wrong side of history.",
"But if Trump just reaches his left hand over he'll actually be shaking two hands properly. I don't see how this is a peg at him. Everyone else looks ridiculous.",
"One could say the same to you, friend. We are opposite spectrums. Go back to your hate filled, racist circlejerk. You're wasting your time.",
"lol loser",
"You're the only one that has said anything hateful ",
"Found another loser LMFAO",
"Bush junior wasn't dumb enough, you had to show the world what's the upper level xD\nIf we survive the remaining 3* years, the rest of the world is gonna make fun of the USA for a very, very long time.. ",
"Haha Drumfz reked lmao",
"I saw your post history. ",
"\"Waah, agree with me!!!\"",
"That's what my response is to 90% of this subreddit. It's a shame the \"official\" politics subreddit is nothing more than a \"let's childishly point out minor flaws of Trump since we have nothing real to say about him\" subreddit.",
"> *\"You literally just had a dem in office for 8 years. (Look how good he did) Obama fucked shit up so bad. You have majority of dems in Washington.\"*\n\nNothing funnier than reading an Alex Jones brainwashed sheeple spouting off a fact deficient rant.\n\nJust an FYI, the Republicans have **dominated** the Federal government since Reagan. Reagan had a Republican controlled senate. Then Bush Sr was president. The Republicans controlled the house and senate for the last 6 years of Clinton's two terms. Dubya had a Republican controlled house & senate for 6 years and effective control of the senate for the the last 2 years of his second term.\n\nThe Republicans controlled the house for 6 out of 8 years of Obama's presidency. The Republicans controlled the senate for all Obama's last 4 years. The Republicans had control of the house & senate for all of Obama's 2nd term.\n\nAnd now the Republicans control the house & senate with the Cheetos Führer in the White House.\n\nLet me guess, you think the Democrats control some kind of fictional deep state despite the fact that the Republicans have dominated the federal government for over 30 years. Since Reagan, the Democrats have controlled the house & senate and White House for only two years during Clinton and only two years during Obama.\n\nIt's mind blowing and fascinating listening to ~~racists~~ Obama haters believe that a president operates in a vacuum. The house & senate also have a lot of responsibility for shaping policy.\n\n> *\"Your only hope to destroy the world and engage martial law and Commence The New World Order has failed. \"*\n\nA ha ha ha ha ha. Nothing funnier than reading the rants of a brainwashed Alex Jones believer.\n\n> *\"Because trump is doing 2 terms.\"*\n\nGet back to me next January when the Democrats get the house and/or the senate back. The Cheetos Führer will last one term **at the most** and will be lucky to last past '19. Don't forget, Mueller is still investigating Comrade Trump",
"The hypocrisy in your statements. \nIf the republicans controlled the house and office while your dem Obama was in office then how do the dems not control the office and house now that trump is in office. \nGet a grip on reality. \nDemocrats are fascists. That want nothing but to create a world government owned by China. They are trying to destroy our freedom and Trump is fucking that plan up. There’s a reason why they hate trump so much. There’s a reason they go after Putin as well. It’s because they won’t go along with the globalist agenda. ",
"Don’t forget, uranium one has been reopened for investigation with a real special council. (Not that Clinton paid bullshit you already had.)\nYou clowns joke about how trump is hitler and yet you clearly know nothing about what a real nazi is. \nI’m sure WW2 vets would slap the piss stained smirk off your faces. The real terrorism is you sheep. Go live in North Korea if you want communism so fucking bad. ",
"> *\"trump is hitler\"*\n\nFunny hearing that from someone who probably claimed that Obama is Hitler. Just an FYI, my father's family fled Poland before WWII broke out. Afterwards his family lost their family land when the communists took over Poland. My mother was born during WWII in a bomb shelter during a bombing raid. Then my mother's family fled from East Berlin to West Berlin, at the risk of being shot, when the Berlin Wall went up.\n\nI'm 100% certain I have a far, far better understanding of communism and Hilter than you do.\n\nJust an FYI, [even Fox News had to admit that Hillary's involvement with Uranium one is just a big, fat nothing burger](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/15/fox-news-anchor-debunks-networks-clinton-uranium-scandal-sparking-fury)\n\nIf ever want to have an intelligent, fact based discussion, stop watching, and regurgitating, Alex Jones.",
"Why do you keep mentioning Alex jones? And FOX? Really? So I just believe you now? U1 is fake but peepee dossier is real?",
"> *\"Alex Jones\"*\n\nBecause you're an [admitted Alex Jones fan](https://www.reddit.com/r/iamverybadass/comments/7nype1/dont_mess_with_this_guy_hes_a_cis_straight_white/ds6kv0r/). That tells me that facts are irrelevant to you.\n\n\n> *\"peepee dossier\"*\n\nYou talking about the Russian peepee tapes that Putin allegedly has? I've never used the peepee tapes in any argument. Knock yourself out trying to find a post of mine that does.\n\n\n\n> *\"U1 is fake\"*\n\nHRC's involvement in U1 is a big nothing burger being used to distract from Comrade Trump's treasonous relationship with Putin.",
"It’s not a nothing burger. The just actually started investigating it. And this time, it will be looked into. So before you make claims on whether it’s real or fake let them investigate. \n Lol Putin allegedly has? You don’t really believe that. \nYou do know that pornstars have come out as well as Hollywood singers, and said that they were offered money to say trump sexually assaulted them and also to put validity to Russian hacked election? \nThat’s not alleged. That’s fact. So if they are willing to do that, do you think they aren’t willing to pay 2 million dollars to each person involved of forging a dossier?\n\nWith the amount of fake news and lack of actual unbiased “news” I watch plenty of other news sources. Info wars being one of them. It’s not my only source of media. But it’s still better than watching CNN, Fox News and any other network that literally only talks shit on our president. \nI believe that there’s room for scrutiny, but also respect. Trump is my president. And although I may not agree with everything he does, I will support him. And respect him. \nYou can do whatever you want. \nBut clearly there isn’t a single platform we can agree on. So I honestly don’t see how we will benefit from this conversation. If we can find room to agree on at least something, then we can work from there and have a civil discussion. I’m not here to argue with someone on political stance for no purpose. ",
"> any other network that literally only talks shit on our president.\n\nPsssst, the Cheetos Führer is a piece of shit. A racist, misogynistic, homophobic, religiously intolerant piece of shit.\n\n> *\"Info wars being one of them.\"*\n\nToo funny. Do you know what Alex Jones is? He's a snake oil salesmen and a scam artist. He's laughing all the way to the bank while he gets rich peddling conspiracy theories, sensationalism and outright lies. A few years ago I remember reading on his website that the Chinese military was staging on the Canada and Mexico borders, waiting to invade the U.S. If you can't see through his act, you aren't able to tell the difference between *\"fake new\"* and *\"unbiased news\"*.\n\nEver notice how people like Alex Jones, Glenn Beck, Limbaugh, Coulter and Hannity have they same schtick? They've learned that the type of people who follow them, the conservative mindset, who crave confirmation bias, are easily manipulated with sensationalism, polarization and jingoism. All the people I just mentioned are getting rich while peddling their deliberate misinformation and sensationalism.\n\n> *\"Trump is my president... I will support him. And respect him.\"*\n\nNot my president. He doesn't respect the U.S. or the constitution or basic humanity and deceny. Respect is earned. He doesn't deserve any respect.",
"Good orator with no track record to analyze. ",
"I hate Trump, but u can see the guy two places on the left do the exact same thing and if he was to do the same as the other guys around him it wouldnt work.",
"That's terrifying.",
"Trump was fine, he just needs to grab the guy's hand. The guy to the far right is the one who messed up. He doesn't need to cross his arms. ",
"Association of Somewhere-In-Asia Nations\n\n",
"Trump is pretty much the Kanye of presidents",
"He plat.",
"He is purposefully being sarcastic...",
"Trumpism. Im surprised he didn't shake his own hand. ",
"Looks like it’s supposed to alternate (see left). Dude on the right wasn’t supposed to cross his arms."
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Stand back everyone, stable genius at work
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"A fence was put up by the tree when it was a sapling, or before it was even there. As the tree grew, it grew around the fence and post which wouldn't move.",
"Case closed. ",
"Yes, there is a [sub](https://www.reddit.com/r/TreesSuckingOnThings) for that.",
"/u/brunetto, thank you for your submission! Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not ask for general information or feedback. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/brunetto&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7olzka/how_did_that_happen/?context=10\\))"
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How did that happen?
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/r/pics/comments/7olzms/visiting_the_beautiful_island_of_antigua/
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"Middle island looks like some prehistoric bird ",
"Shirley Heights! ",
"Thanks Chief. Find Carmen Sandiego yet?",
"T-Rex island? ",
"Beautiful country. Got married there, going back in 5 yrs for our 10yr anniversary. "
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Visiting the beautiful island of Antigua
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"https://www.nasa.gov/astronautprofiles/young",
"That mission in 1981 was the first time NASA sent a vehicle into space with people on board without a prior unmanned launch. Young said later that launching the space shuttle always scared him more than it thrilled him because so much could go wrong.",
"Moonwalker?\n\nMore like Moon*stander*.",
"Moonwalking on the moon is cheating",
"I wonder if we're gonna get some conspiracy theorist nuts in this thread. I always find those people hilarious. \n\nCome on you Alex Jones loving weirdos, give us your best shit. ",
"The moon landing was faked, aliens are in Area 51, and Obama was actually a space lizard who was sent to earth to impose communism on Texas",
"Relevant XKCD\n\nhttps://www.xkcd.com/893/",
"Ha ha yes, not long before some idiot says how nobody could get through the van allen radiation belt then or now, and the \"landings\" were only to take the attention off the embarrassment of the usa getting their arses kicked in vietnam by a few unarmed peasants or why Armstrong and Aldrin etc refused thousands of dollars which would go to the charity of their choice if they swore on the bible that they walked on the moon, or why are there no stars showing in the background of the pics and film and why is the background exactly the same background as where an earlier landing was made years prior to this, and how did they assemble that lunar rover whilst wearing those suits and gloves and how would that rovers components have fitted in the landing craft anyway? The usual stuff like that that these weirdos put all over youtube because most stupid americans are so naievely patriotic? Crazy aren't they!",
"Guy got to walk on the moon, I'd die happy at 30 after achieving that.",
"1972 Lunar Roving Vehicle aka The Lunar Rover aka the Moon Buggy"
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RIP Apollo 16 Moonwalker John Young
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/r/pics/comments/7om250/my_greatgrandparents_farm_early_1960s_north_of/
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"Pretty cool photo. You can see the laundry on the line. Didn't have drones back then, so maybe a crop duster took this?\n\nBet it was cold in the winter there...",
"It looks like the one from *Night of the Living Dead*.",
"Had to have. Just south of the laundry line is the garage, and just to the southeast of that is the chicken coop where they would get eggs (I used to go out there when I was really young).\n\n> Bet it was cold in the winter there...\n\nNo trees to block the wind out in western Nebraska, so you bet your butt it does. That's why in those days you had a good, working wood stove and blankets.",
"It could have been, if Perkins County (where Grant is) isn't almost flat as a pancake.\n\nGet a guy (or four) up in a tree far enough and you can see the zombies for at least five miles (10 or more on a clear day).",
"Yeah, thought so - got a daughter who lives in Sterling, Co.. not that far off...",
"My grandparents live in Sterling, CO. Not to be mean, but it's not a town I could see myself living in. There's even less to do there than in some smaller Nebraska and even other Colorado towns.",
"Well, I use to live in Ft. Collins (also lived in Denver, Aurora, and Loveland) - but now live in Houston. I couldn't live in Sterling either.\n\nHad enough shoveling snow...",
"Love Ft. Collins and Loveland, like Denver and Aurora, and I currently live in Lincoln, NE. Originally from western Nebraska myself (won't say where though).\n\nSnow isn't too bad. It's when the wind is blowing it at 60 mph, you can't see, and the windchill is below zero that drives me nuts.",
"Yeah, the wind - what was the saying - it's because Kansas sucks..\n\nLooking back at your great-grandparents' farm - I bet the pheasant hunting was good around there.",
"They died when I was 13, so I never really went hunting on their farm.\n\nThat being said, I'm not the biggest fan of hunting. Reasoning: it's cold, it's really early, and I'd rather be at home sleeping with a blanket. Now fishing, on the other hand, I love. A six pack out on the lake away from it all...",
"I've eaten a lot of game and pheasant is the only game that's really worth eating. Goose was gamy and chewy..\n\nOkay, I've had some elk and deer (prepared properly that was good), but otherwise it pretty much sucked.. But pheasant was good, even if you had to spit out the occasional piece of shot.\n\nAnyway, my father-in-law used to travel to eastern Colorado and shoot pheasant and they were good.\n\nWhen I lived in Ft. Collins, I would go into Wyoming to fish.. Knew a lot of beaver ponds...",
"I agree on that game can be good when prepared properly, but tends to be bad because most people don't know how to prepare it properly. I think it comes from the fact that it tends to be very lean but people treat it like beef and pork which aren't as lean. Haven't really had pheasant, if at all, but I have had deer and buffalo from time to time.\n\nI tend to just go fishing here in Nebraska, mostly for a nice weekend away from it all."
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My great-grandparents' farm, early 1960s north of Grant, Nebraska
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"i feel like this seems like a really cool idea, but idk if i’d like working there. maybe i just tend to be an anti social person, but i really dont like talking to customers and much prefer when they just get to the point",
"Efficiency> fee- fee fees.",
"I feel like saying \"one small coffee\" to someone who serves coffee isn't really that rude. ",
"http://www.startrek.com/uploads/assets/db_articles/e4180b8588c0bf459e3c3c4b0d31b499f96a1307.jpg",
"You're not really required to engage, just nod, smile and do the task. Sometimes we need someone to throw some happy at us to get us out of a funk.",
"Take it damnit!",
"Manners cost nothing.\n\n"
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Best way to serve coffee.
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"It's almost like you're related! 😊",
"😉",
"The mom doesn't look cross eyed tho..."
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When you realize just how uncanny your resemblance to your mother is...
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"Oh wow I've never seen this exact picture before ",
"Haha was thinking the same thing.. \"didn't I just save this yesterday?\"",
"Wow, only like the nineteenth time this winter I've seen this so far! ",
"Just got back from Grindelwald—place is a literal winter wonderland ",
"*looks at wallet* - 'not today old friend'",
"that's beautiful. almost fantasy.",
"Was Gellert Grindelwald from Harry Potter named after this town?",
"Every time I see this picture I think of Grindelwald and Dumbledore battling it out and the light show that we’re seeing is the residue of all the magic. ",
"42°C in Melbourne, Australia yesterday. Would've loved some snow.",
"Awesome photo !",
"Yeah",
"Confirmed",
"Why would Rowling name wizard Hitler after a picturesque town like this?",
"Electric lights at night are poison for the environment and even our hormonal systems.\n\n",
"Lol idiot",
"Whoville. It’s Whoville.",
"Came here to say the same thing. Real life Whoville.",
"It must be the only one allowed to leave the area, and forced on every traveler who ventures through this mythical wonderland.",
"I want to quietly drink beer in this place.",
"I got a Christmas card from there a couple of years ago in a Reddit exchange. It had pictures of the town, and it's even prettier in the daytime! A place I'd like to see in person someday.",
"Repost, Reddit\n\nAnyone seeking more info might also check here:\n\ntitle | points | age | /r/ | comnts\n:--|:--|:--|:--|:--\n[Grindelwald, Switzerland](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7omap4/grindelwald_switzerland/) | 139 | 7^hrs | pics | 12\n[Grindelwald, Switzerland](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/74i7a9/grindelwald_switzerland/) | 21449 | 3^mos | pics | 362\n[Winter in Grindelwald, Switzerland](http://www.reddit.com/r/CozyPlaces/comments/7lwlmg/winter_in_grindelwald_switzerland/) ^**B** | 36050 | 13^dys | CozyPlaces | 350\n[Grindelwald-Switzerland](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6hpty5/grindelwaldswitzerland/) ^**B** | 22 | 6^mos | pics | 1\n[Grindelwald, Switzerland](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/5niw5c/grindelwald_switzerland/) ^**B** | 166 | 11^mos | pics | 10\n[Grindelwald, Switzerland \\[722x902\\]\\[x/post from /r/pics\\]](http://www.reddit.com/r/VillagePorn/comments/5k71d5/grindelwald_switzerland_722x902xpost_from_rpics/) ^**B** | 448 | 1^yr | VillagePorn | 4\n[Grindelwald, Switzerland](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/5k4gw2/grindelwald_switzerland/) ^**B** | 97224 | 1^yr | pics | 1868\n[Grindelwald, Switzerland](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6p4m4s/grindelwald_switzerland/) ^**B** | 540 | 5^mos | pics | 17\n[Grindelwald, Switzerland](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6lvu9i/grindelwald_switzerland/) ^**B** | 2037 | 6^mos | pics | 46\n[Grindelwald, Switzerland \\(x-post r/pics\\)](http://www.reddit.com/r/tiltshift/comments/5k5c6i/grindelwald_switzerland_xpost_rpics/) ^**B** | 714 | 1^yr | tiltshift | 9\n\n*[Source: karmadecay](http://karmadecay.com/results/u9915425) (B = bigger)*",
"Pics or it didn't happen.",
"Whoville looks nice this time of year",
"It looks like the town was built on magical ley lines, and those ley lines are about to erupt.",
"*What's this?*",
"So much snow! Enjoy your holidays!",
"Ha word I’ll add some later "
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Grindelwald, Switzerland
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/r/pics/comments/7ombds/70kg_157lb_in_11months_7kg_15lb_left_to_my/
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"Congrats on doing it the hard and right way that will improve your life. ",
"Good job. Edited to say fuck you for down voting my \"good job\" comment",
"Great job. Post again at your goal weight",
"You look legit skinny. ",
"Holy shit you’re killing it! Congratulations man! Keep up the great work!!!",
"You look fantastic! Amazing achievement ",
"-70kg might mean you gained 70kg of anti-matter but either way congrats",
"Great job man!",
"You looked like a bigger version of a guy I know, now a way smaller version of the same guy. ",
"The only downside is the expense of new clothes.",
"Wow! How do you feel op? ",
"Excellent work, I see you're having to buy a new wardrobe!",
"And now your beard looks bigger. Win, win. ",
"Congrats op! ",
"Can't wait until the face mullet goes out of style.",
"best part is, if you hit a wall with a kilo or two to go you can shave the beard and call it a win. In all seriousness congrats on the awesome progress.",
"great fucking work dude. Weight loss is no joke. ",
"Great work and nice hat!",
"Fantastic job man, good on you.\nThat's a mighty fine beard you have too!",
"That's awesome dude. Props to you, you look great!",
"He should go for something a little tighter. No doubt he's going to hit that last 7kg goal shortly.\n\nEdit: why is this getting downvoted? I seriously mean it must suck to have to keep buying new clothes when losing that much weight.",
"THAT is an an orange shirt.",
"Way to go man. That’s awesome!",
"Why was that downvoted wtf ",
"Me too am at-5 for saying \"good job\"",
"Jesus, what's with all of these down voted comments? Somebody evidently didn't like this.",
"Probably chubby chasers mad this guy' making an effort to get healthy",
"Thats my last resort. If everything else fail ;)",
"Lazy as fuck as always But my back aint killing me No morr ",
"Happy for you, buddy!",
"What the fuck happened to this thread...",
"I think it's probably people that don't like to see progress pics in r/pics. Downvote the post, not the comments.",
"This belongs in r/progresspics, not here. I think the comments are getting downvoted because they're the standard boilerplate comments on posts like this. They mean nothing and contribute nothing. ",
"Is your name Gabe ",
"Antimatter has positive mass, though.",
"You shouldn’t wear a “heavy weight tee anymore!!!!",
"True, though it would annihilate 70kg of regular matter so the net would be the same- except for the world ending explosion probably",
"Legit question, why do so many downvote positive comments? Are you all angry at this man for having reached a goal?",
"Looks like people tired of seeing these pointless, validation seeking posts on this thread. r/progresspics is dedicated to posts just like this. People should stop clogging up this sub with these posts. ",
"People are being downvoted, and OPs post isnt being upvoted, most likely because I think there have been 20 progress pics on the frontpage of pics over the last 30 days and theres a subreddit for it. Not saying they \"dont belong\" here, but they DO infact belong on that subreddit.",
"People aren't angry at the guy for reaching a goal. They're tired of seeing these posts on this sub, with their pointless pat on the back comments... the comments are on par with \"thoughts and prayers.\" \n\nr/progresspics",
"But it’s a picture in r/pics, where’s the logic that says it doesn’t belong here? With any other post people comment on what the post is about, so again you people are just bitter neckbeards.",
"That hat must've been heavy",
"The rule of thumb is that 1 kg mass converts to 20 MT TNT (I think it's actually a little bit more to be exact, but as a rule of thumb it works), so 70 kg + 70 kg = 140 kg would give about 3,000 MT TNT energy released, or about a thousand \"standard nukes\" or about 50 [Tsar Bomba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwlNPhn64TA). Blown up at one single spot. Bad news for the neighbourhood, not bad news for the world or even our civilisation (though it could potentially kill maybe a hundred million people and cause an economical recession never seen since the Black Death).",
"Right on! Do it the old fashioned way...earn it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAMRXqQXemU",
"Fuck yes!!! ",
"If posts with quality content are steak from a 5-star restaurant, then posts like these would be a steak ranchero and cheese Twister from the gas station. ",
"Because every other post in this sub is an original picture without a bs sob story right? ",
"I guess that's good, though I confess I'm a bit disappointed because I thought if I ever fought my antimatter self it would cause planetary scale destruction if not create a small black hole or something. Oh well.",
"Yes, but people have a hard time finding the sub for progress pics because it is cryptically titled r/progresspics. ",
"That’s sooo good bro ",
"Good for you! You have to ecstatic about that. ",
"I downvoted you, so fuck you too. ",
"Lookin good my man 👍🏻",
"I agree it belongs there. I even thought about making the usual \"god-dammit r/pics\" top level comment which usually ends up with hundreds of upvotes when these posts take off.",
"You’re doing great! As long as you’re healthy and happy, you’re winning. ",
"Time to shave that beard man! Bask in the glory of those new cheekbones :). Amazing, and amazingly fast.",
"Someone else made that comment earlier, but it got removed.",
"It's ok I'm not worried about these magic reddit points. Mostly confused why pieces of shit would down vote a compliment. Now that I read your user name\n (that Checks Out ) it's clear to me. ",
"Nah everyone’s just tired of weight loss pics in r/pics instead of a more appropriate subreddit. Although they should just downvote the post and move on. I’m pretty apathetic, seems like you should expect these posts around New Years",
"Regarding why I downvoted you, it was because I am tired of seeing these bullshit weight loss posts with 600 comments that all say the same thing. \n\nAs for \"fuck you,\" that too is my usual response when people's motivations confuse me. I should note that I'm not a very smart man and have only a tenuous grasp of the English language. \n\nWhat's your excuse? ",
"I don't know what it is about the the two pictures you posted, but you look a good 12 inches shorter after you lost weight. Is it just me or does anyone else see this? ",
"I downvoted comments because in addition to the weight loss posts, I'm tired of seeing hundreds of flapping heads make the same damn comments. ",
"Great job man! \nI don’t understand why people are down voting a complement?",
"I just unsubscribed. I'm done with this shit. If people want to turn this sub into FB, then more power to them; but, I'm not sticking around to watch. ",
"I like the you upgraded from Yankees to the Astros. ",
"You seem pretty worried. I downvoted because your comment does nothing but clog up the comments section, and your edit is obnoxious.",
"Because they're all the same, take no thought whatsoever, and just clog up the comments section.",
"Alright then. Stay classy, fuck face. And good luck on your goal to turn Reddit into Facebook. ",
"Aww poor guy, they're taking up all the space in the comment section, shall I call a wambulance? ",
"Because it contributes nothing",
"There. Is. A. Sub. For. This. \n\nMods please",
"It’s called support. Please try to comment again, but with some intelligence ",
"Lmao you're the one who came here to whine, I just explained what's going on.",
"What an epic burn! Yes, \"good job\" is incredibly thoughtful and strangers should all show their appreciation for someone coming up with such an insightful and original sentiment.",
"Fuck face is one of my favorites. \nI'd encourage you to eat a bowl of dicks if I wasn't convinced you'd love it so much. .. fuck face book and I don't even sub to /r/pics I was scrolling /r/all and it popped up.. anyway you and your down vote warriors carry on",
"Shut up fat ass. Stop being jealous and put in some work ",
"That's so supportive, thanks! My only regret is that I have but one upvote to give",
"The explanation is ridiculous though. ",
"My apologize your highness I'll study your comment history for quality content and worthwhile interactions..thank you for this chance to be the greatest redditor of all times. ",
"And what do you think happened?",
"Did you end up buying the shirt? ",
"Mods please what? ",
"You were being ridiculous. ",
"What are you even talking about? I told you what happened, I'm right, you're wrong, shut up",
"Make a rule against these progress pics? ",
"You're the wrong one, I agree to disagree.",
"Oh, good. I was trying to figure out if I was going to upvote or downvote. \n\nEDIT: I initially misread your comment as saying \"This. Is. A. Sub. For. This.\"",
"Why would you ever sub to /r/pics ?! This is probably one of the worst subreddits contentwise",
"Too bad it’s not a weight loss subreddit.",
"Reddit automatically subscribed me when I first joined. I just never bothered unsubscribing, because occasionally I see entertaining content. ",
"Yeah, but it'll have to do until someone creates one. Someone should create r/progresspics. Wait...",
"Dude that's amazing! Keep doing you man!",
"As we all know, there's a finite number of posts that a subreddit can hold",
"I didn't say anything about limits. Sifting through bullshit posts (like this) is unnecessary for any sub. ",
"Well done, now lose the beard and you’ll look younger. \n\nAs for the wankers downvoting people for saying good job, you’re pathetic. ",
"Yes!!That is amazing.",
"Seeking validation from Reddit is pathetic. ",
"I stood up and slowclapped. Proud of you\n\n-stranger",
"If all of the posts get upvoted to the top doesn't that mean the community likes them? I personally don't, but isn't this just the point of the downvote button?",
"I have a finite tolerance for shit posts. ",
"I guess it's true what they say, you can't fix stupid. ",
"The beard weighs 15 lbs",
"Maybe obvious, but i think there are some who disagree with my controversial opinions, follow me, and downvote all of my comments.",
"Awesome job! You look great!",
"Hell Yes!!!! Nice dude",
"Congrats!",
"You look better fat man",
"I feel bad for the toilet when he shits it all out. Better opt for the titanium throne, iron won't cut it.",
"Heck yeah boi go get itttt",
"Can you share some diet/workout tips. Great f'in job bro, your progress is super motivating! ",
"7kg of beard right there, just sayin’ ",
"Wow! ",
"nice work and glad to see you dropped the yankees hat! ",
"Pwoar! Nicely done friend",
"Because he didn't get down on his knees and suck this guy's dick like most people on this thread? ",
"Action bronson looking good these days. ",
"Dude! Great work. Keep it up. YOU will reap the benefits! ",
"I'll tell you, it's rather rude to call another person a useless dickhead or suggest that they are one. Take a deep breath and repeat this \"Internet anonymity and the impunity related to it, is not good enough reason to be offensive towards others. On the other end there are real people and I should not be less respectful towards them than to the people I deal with in person.\" ",
"That’s awesome ",
"any skin issues?",
"You look waaaaay more comfortable dude - keep it up!",
"Damn that hat was heavy",
"this guy hates the space bar",
"Action Bronson",
"You lost a whole me. Congrats!",
"How? What were your 1st steps? ",
"You should just do what I do and browse /r/all. I didn't know this was /r/pics, nor did I care. It doesn't matter because I can click whatever picture I want. Reports are somewhat rare because i get the most highly upvoted posts.\n\nThere just isn't a point to being subscribed to a super popular post. I just browse /r/all and block subs I don't like. I don't treat Reddit as individual subs when it comes to the mainstream content like this. ",
"Looks like smokin all those big doinks paid off\n\nEdit: guess people don't get the reference ",
"Inspiring.",
"Save your old pants. My progress is not that drastic, but when I am down and not that happy with my gym progress, I put on my old pants without unbolting them and feel better =)",
"That’s heaps good man. If you don’t mind me asking, how bad is the loose skin if any? I’m in the same boat and need to lose a fair amount of weight and was just curious. Cheers. ",
"It aint that bad actually. Of course I have a lot of loose skin but could be worse. \nI regulary have check ups at my doctor and she says thai if I keep working out at the gym it might withdraw to my new body type.",
"I have! Now I can almost fit both legs in one leg of my old pair of jeans :)",
"I was told by the doctors that my values was sky high and I had a great risk of dying before I turned 30 (I started out when I was 26).\nI have always knew that But no one ever really told me to the face earlier. \nThat scared the shit out of me. So I changed everything in my lifestyle the second I walked out the doctors office.",
"Its my last resort if everything else fails.",
"And people act like only Americans are disgusting, morbidly obese, fat fucks. ",
"It always amazes me how different peoples faces look when they lose a lot of weight.",
"I eat several times per day but small amount of food. And healthier of course. I have made my diet schedule into a routine feel bad if I brake it. \nThere’s a lot of great schedules online but don’t go for the one that says it the quickest. This ain’t a thing you just do for a year and then go back to eating as before, this is a lifestyle change.\n\nFor workout I started out taking a 20min walk around the block everyday. \nWhen I noticed my body was feeling better, especially my knees, I started running too. The best thing I’ve ever done! It’s like therapy!\nI try to go to the gym and lifting weights as often as possible but I think that’s boring asf.\n\nBut just do that you think is fun and fits your life. Everyone have at least 30minutes of time for exercising per day.",
"Proud of you. ",
"My face really changed after I visited my barber. \n“You went from look like ball to be looking as a horse” my dad told me haha.",
"That beard is righteous too btw",
"What the fuck, man? Are you trying to make me feel bad about being paraplegic? ",
"Cool man. I’m copping downvotes but that comment was all in jest. Well done!",
"/R/PICS MODS CAN WE STOP THIS NOW PLEASE? THERE IS A SUBREDDIT FOR THIS CALLED /R/PROGRESS PICS. ",
"love that....",
"Great work! \n\n\nGo for some clothes that are not so baggy. \n\n\nEDIT: I really don't care about downvotes, but I don't understand this. The OP has lost some serious weight and can show his accomplishment with pride. This is why I wrote about the baggy clothes. So, why does this get downvotes? ",
"Stellar beard!",
"Congratulations on your success, losing weight is really tough! It's interesting that you specifically mentioned not having weight loss surgery, why the comparison?",
"Holy fuck!!!! Great work man!!",
"Awesome work Dude!!! \n I'm trying to get in the mindset to achieve something, anything similar to this as right now existence is pain!!\n I keep failing & bombing & failing & bombing, & failing as im not strong enough, but now with a 3rd kid just arrived I know I have to nut-up or shut-up!!!\n",
"where the hell did the guy on the left go",
"Like what diet changes did u make, and what exercise did u start with when u were at your heaviest? ",
"dude I hope you wound up buying that shirt. I literally just wore mine at work today. It's so nice and cheap. I have a short sleeve version as well, and have had it for like 6 years as a work shirt and it still looks brand new lmao. Quality. Btw congrats on the weight loss! haha",
"Thank you for replying. A life style change is how I need to start looking at this. Cheers! And keep going :) ",
"This sub is called pics. This is a pic right? Some stupid animal posts regularly get gazillion upvotes but posts that might actually help people and motivate them shall be banned, right?",
"So brave",
"So gay. ",
"lol. Are you 12?",
"32.",
"done ",
"Sad.",
"I know... I'm a pathetic piece of shit.",
"15 lbs of beard on that man. Both of them!",
"Now just shave the beard and you'll hit your goal!",
"Mostly just eating less? ",
"Never been outside the US Have u ",
"Mexico, Canada, and Italy. ",
"fuck yeah OP! nice work",
"Start today reading up on nutrition. /r/loseit has some basic information linked on the sidebar.",
"Thanks for the reply man. Appreciate it.",
"🙏🏽",
"Nice work on the weight loss man. Also, Yankees suck",
"What is your secret",
"I don't know if that's his reason, but this can also be very motivating for others trying to lose weight. I bet his results make him feel better than any Reddit comment could as well",
"Action Bronson?",
"I believe that one should never actually reach their target weight goal, but just to get closer and closer..\n\nAnd good work!",
"As soon as you landed back in the US, you did not say wow we really do have too many really fat people? I get that awareness every single time I land back in any US airport from overseas. ",
"You’re half the man you used to be! \nProbably best to just flip that fraction around though!",
"Reddit is bitter as fuck.",
"Good job bro",
"You look just like a dude I knew named \"chief\". Are you park native?",
"Action Bronson",
"**Is that you, Hunter?**",
"Great job, but just remember: keep the weight off after you've lost it.",
"You looked super unhealthy. Your face looked like you were about to die. You look normal now. Keep it up!",
"Shave your beard and you'll look a lot better.",
"Why didn’t you just scroll on by his comment then? You aren’t exactly practicing what you preach here...",
"Yeah but is for pucs that are super interesting or breathtaking. Im proud of OP but this isnt content that many of us are interested because it is about his personal life. It is as if a guy posts a dick pic showing how thick it is, would you care? (It is still a pic!)",
"Worked so hard he didn’t have time to shave",
"You look greatkeep up the good work... Also losing that Yankees hat helped to :)",
"Too bad this isn't a Family subreddit - 6 pics current front page\n\nToo bad this isn't an Animal subreddit - 8 pics current front page, top 2 post\n\nToo bad this isn't a Tree subreddit - 12 pics current front page\n\nToo bad the name of the subreddit is Pics and people are posting Pics that do not violate any of the rules. So annoying.\n\n",
"Head to the subreddit for progress pics, but congrats. Out of curiosity, have you tried a clean shave since losing so much weight? You may be surprised how much more defined your face looks, as a few friends of mine were.",
"Top cunt",
"its a good motivation ",
"I just want to lose 10KG",
"PLease keep the badass looking beard through it all!! no really jealous as i cant have one due to work.",
"Incredible. Big respect",
"No. They just say that America has the most in the developed world.",
"Go redsox",
"> I try to go to the gym and lifting weights as often as possible but I think that’s boring asf.\n\nIf you feel like you need it, you could try cross fit or calisthenics. Much less boring.\n\nAmazing work! Stick to the new lifestyle it is apparently better!",
"Nice job dude! You must be so excited to wear new clothes. You look great. Been there so I know all of the positive comments might actually make you feel bad bc you might wonder wtf was so wrong with you before. ( or at least I did) but it’s more feeling good in your mind. So I hope you are happy and realize what the human body can do if the mind is strong. Cheers ",
"Awesome work man!!",
"No one wants to see your dying dog either. ",
"is there an /r/ for excess skin pics? asking for a friend ",
"I'm glad the beard remained the same",
"Your beard is also more shapely. ",
"impressive work man :) keep it up",
"you kinda look like the guy who made the invention to eat his own bowl of cereal. keep up the good work",
"I'm not saying your dog wasn't a great dog. I'm not saying she wasn't beautiful. I'm only saying that it's a very personal experience that doesn't need to be shared with strangers. Should you choose to share that experience with strangers, there are dedicated forums for that purpose. ",
"Congrats dude. You look great!",
"Whatever man. Save your bullshit sob stories for facebook. ",
"Yeah man! The best in town!",
"I have had thoughts of shaving it off but it would feel weird. My beard have been y best friend for 9 years now and I can’t just shake him off.",
"I just started out wearing vans and its actually killing my back. I will be going back to Nike without doubt.",
"Well, hubris is curable.",
"Like a true friend, he comes back, don't worry ",
"/r/BeholdTheMasterRace",
"As is a lack of humor",
"I really hope so since you apparently didn't understand I was joking.",
"Likewise, Mr. Serious Pants",
"I guess we're two fools, then?",
"Anytime two humans converse that's a pretty safe assumption",
"Yes, that's why I don't have an IRL social life anymore. This is exactly how my conversations are IRL.",
"Was this really that unpleasant? Sorry if so, just messing around.",
"Yeah! Right on!",
"Congrats on the weight loss but don't wear that outfit. Makes your legs look freakishly short.",
"What would you say was the biggest help on your weight loss? Diet? Working out? Any tips you might give? Good job, that is a pretty amazing transition. ",
"Great job! ",
"Excellent",
"Looking good...as I sit here eating ice cream cake feeling shame. I wish I had your determination.",
"I would say it is the diet that helped me the most.\nBefore I started out I ate shitty food, candy and drank 2l soda every fucking day. \nNow I only eat things that healthy and good for me.\nI wouldn’t call it a diet though, it’s more of a lifestyle change.\n",
"Why the fuck would you ass holes \"down vote\" my comment saying I was proud of this guy? Fuck you ",
"I am new to Reddit. \n\nI posted a \"proud of you\" to this nice man for work hard and losing the weight. \n\nIt got downvoted 5 times and liked 0 times. I was like WTF ???! Now I see it's not just me. \n\nWhat the fuck is wrong with people? ",
"Stop downvoting my post you assholes. ",
"Awesome. I had the surgery and down 170 pounds in 22 months. Apparently you have a lot of will power?"
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-70kg (157lb) in 11months. 7kg (15lb) left to my goalweight, No gastric bypass, just hardwork and determination.
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"Credit:\n\nhttps://twitter.com/ScottDC27",
"How come I can see it?",
"You can't see it or...?"
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Wonder Woman monster truck
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[
"*Ika-dekki maaaaas**U**!*",
"The one time having a stiff noodle isnt a good thing",
"But when is?",
"Aka poko. Illampiko."
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Brrr.
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"Ew. ",
"I like it. Maybe if that green was more misty/smokey less solid looking i’d like it more. ",
"Her face looks a bit weird the rest looks nice though"
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Alice in wonderland tattoo design
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[
"This rock?",
"Yes alien technology ",
"When Mom tells you and your sibling to stay on your own side of the line. ",
"Rey practicing again?",
"Another 127 Hours.\n\nStarring James Franco, Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte.",
"...are:\n\nA. sedimentary\n\nB. metamorphic\n\nC. igneous",
"Sculpture?",
"The one on the right looks pretty happy. ",
"\"I'm not touching you! I'm not touching you! I'm not touching you!\"",
"A"
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These rocks....
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[
"And you, food guide pyramid\n\nr/poetry",
"Wow, it is beautiful. How old is she?",
"I love it! It is very moving, tell her job well done!",
"Your sister is pretty poetic and probably sees the world through a different pair of lens than everyone else.",
"When you figure out you sister is secretly a genius ",
"\"I was the dog, chained in some fool’s backyard;\nbarking and barking:\n\ntrying to convince everything else\nto take it personal too.\"\n\nFrom one of my favorite poems, Personal, by Tony Hoagland. It reminded me of it, so nice job, sister!",
"eh",
"I don't know if it's the right thing to do, but one of the ways I measure the quality of a poem is if I wish I had written it myself. I do wish I had written this! It's excellent! ",
"Being genuinely honest seeing that so many people really enjoyed this poem, can someone please explain some of the deeper meaning and or underlying themes being expressed? I looked it over more than a few times and had some ideas but couldn’t put it down feeling I had a strong understanding of what picture was being painted.",
"Give her more words",
"I am Jack’s warm, palpitating heart. ",
"I call my next work, \"Outage Hotline\".",
"For some reason I find this very moving. Never really been into poetry.",
"A sweet winter prose\n\nSisters expression found life\n\nRefrigerator",
"I am Jacks Colon. I get cancer, I kill Jack. \n\nI am Jacks wasted life. ",
"*Here's the text for those who had a slightly hard time reading it the first time (like me):*\n\nImagine a song \nDreams whispered to clouds \nand born in sky \n\n\nI flew to the end of night \nfor music \nthat fed my heart with color \n\n\nThey ask \nif I see light \nwhere time once lived \ninside my nest of water \n\n\nYes \nlike silent days \nfollowing me home \n\n\nTell mom \nshe is the sun on a lake \nand dad \nhe is magic like rain \n\n\nI am the moon \nwho cried for summer \n\n\nAnd you \nare the joy \nof stars in winter \n",
"Well, I guess I don’t get poetry. :(",
"I see that Pacific power phone number. Hello neighbor!",
"Has she copyrighted anything ? You never know. ",
"> And you, food guide pyramid\n\nAre the joy of a guide to daily food choices",
"The feeling I get when I read it, is she's communicating to us that the Earth and the universe is like the relationship we have with our parents - that deep family bond, but with the world, with the moon, stars, sun, everything else. It leaves me with that connected-ness feeling. \n\nLike a really awesome acid trip. \n\nEdit: Oh and the nest of water, makes me think like a placenta - kind of referring to like a birth. So I think there's also a comparison that your parents are the last line in life since life began, and the sun, moon, stars, universe is like the beginning of that.\n\nLife and universe are one. Again that connected-ness feeling. \n\nLike a really good mushroom trip. ",
"Sober Bukowski",
"Get it tattooed [serious] ",
" All my sister did was drink all my tequila lol",
"I shed a holiday tear. Quite beautiful.",
"Very interesting interpretation, I’ve heard similar things especially about the birth aspect of it and the connections between life and death. Overall the poem isn’t as straight forward as others but I think thats part of what makes it unique and definitely an enjoyable read.",
"This poem is polarizing!",
"Try some poetry where the poet could use any words they want ",
"That IS beautiful. So many wonderful metaphors in silky-smooth sequence. Seriously...this is a literary treasure and should be treated thus. Copyright casualcharles sister 2018.",
"I love this!",
"Pretty sure this is an unreleased Bon Iver song.",
"Meh. Just random string of words, it feels like",
"It's fascinating how figurative poems provoke different interpretations from different people with different life experiences. Everyone finds their own meaning that isn't there. \n\nI read it in a child's voice since I work for a paediatric cancer charity, and spend a lot of time with sick kids who are angels on Earth. Often parents are a young child's entire world ('mom' and 'dad'), and they are still in their nest ('of water'). The kid lost their childhood ('who cried for summer') to chronic illness, and refers to someone (a sibling or another child at hospital) who is their 'joy of stars' in 'winter' (cancer). Everyone keep telling the child to maintain hope ('they ask if I see light'), but even the child knows their illness is terminal (I flew to the end of night). ",
"I wrote this! Thanks to everyone for the love - especially my li'l bro for secretly posting this without telling me! It ended up on our dad's feed and he called to tell me about it. I was at a pub, but immediately started crying when I saw what he said, but reading through the comments and different interpretations was truly fantastic. Thank you for your kind words!",
"It's awesome!",
"Stylize it, frame it and gift it to her!",
"It doesn’t say anything. It’s a magnetic emo finger painting on a fridge.",
"It doesn’t say anything. It’s a magnetic emo finger painting on a fridge.",
"That is legit art. You want to be quoted on this because you will find people happily stealing it and claiming it as their own.",
"What is hard to read about that, it's refrigerator magnets. I've had those too.\n\nGreat piece of text.",
"I’ve read poetry. It had just never moved me and I don’t understand the appeal.\n\nMy ex was into Rod McKuen.\n\nI read a couple of his books. Absolutely dreadful. \n\nI feel like I’m looking at the magic eye poster in Mallrats. It’s just not sinking in",
"This really is beautiful. You should definitely continue to write poetry - this piece touched my heart in a way that few things manage to do. Thank you.",
"I'm guessing that she left home for college. She was back for the holidays and left this when she had to leave because she misses her home.",
"Beautiful!!!",
"I’ve read a lot of poems in my time and this was one of them.",
"In one moment of randomly inspired brilliance you've enraptured an infinite audience. Never forget your shine, as you continue to shine through the eternum that is the internet. Or you're a dirty stinky liar who doesn't even match their socks, idk I'm drunk.",
"Sober bukkake....",
"My ex was into the cunt in the next office.",
"Wow [Here's best I ever managed](https://i.imgur.com/5sNvKoh.jpg)",
"She assembled them,\n\nThe words in order on the\n\nRefrigerator ",
"Absolute word diarrhea.\n\n",
"You realise the whole joke of these magnet sets is that you can arrange them almost randomly, and get the same effect?\n\n\"I am the moon who cried for summer.\"\n\nWhat does that even mean? \n\nAnd the Food Pyramid is bunk.",
"Isn't that most poetry? ",
"I was genuinely moved by reading this, and I'm not usually very touched by poetry. You have real talent, and I hope you continue to create more.",
"It's lovely. Makes no f'n sense, but lovely.",
"The part about your parents hit me in the \"aww department\" pretty dang hard. ",
"That's solid fridge poetry right there",
"You should make a book of pictures of fridge poems like this, i'd buy a copy. ",
"You picked out the line that makes the most sense. With the analogy already set that her mother is the sun on the lake, calling yourself the moon that cries for summer means you want your mother. Both the moon-sun relationship and the summer=sun analogy are solid with that line.",
"That was beautiful, it gave me chills, but it might just be that it’s freezing this winter.",
"This is a beautiful poem! The more I read it, the more I love it!",
"r/keming",
"Sorry, I just disagree.\n\nHer mother is the \"sun on the lake\"\n\nA reflection? Or, is the position of the sun relevant?\n\nAs I say, the point of those magnet sets is to make any sort of jumbled \"poetry.\"\n\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Poetry-Original-Essential-Refrigerator/dp/1890560014",
">I am the moon\nwho cried for summer\n\n>And you\nare the joy\nof stars in winter \n\nBeautiful. ",
"I agree with you halfway. People are praising this poem like it's Emily Dickinson. The magnets give you a specific vocabulary to work with and limit your choices so it's much easier too come up with something like this. On the other hand, not everyone would be able to put something like this together with a set of poetry magnets. ",
"I love it! You did an awesome job",
"Yes. I meant because OP's sister was limited by the words included in the magnets. ",
"Ah I see now.\n\nThat said - I think there's something that pushes for even greater creativity when you're working with a limited palate of words.",
"Absolutely! I think the best art comes from constraint. :)",
"Why is the moon crying for summer?"
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Just noticed this refrigerator magnet poem my sister scribed on the fridge over the holidays. It's seriously one of the most beautiful things I've ever read.
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"This is every dad that was just running out to grab a pack of smokes",
"Wow, that's a great drawing and a heart wrenching tale to go along with it. Give her a big hug for every upvote you get. ",
"Yosemite Sam. http://photobucket.com/images/yosemite%20sam#!"
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My fiancé drawing what she thinks her Father may look like. He walked out on her family 19 years ago.
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"Beautiful. We visited Jasper for first time this past September and were knocked sideways by the natural beauty. ",
"Thank You! One of my favorite places :)",
"I didn't know Edith Cavell had a mountain named after her. What was it called before, do you know?",
"I didnt know it so i looked it up, wiki answer: The mountain was named in 1916 for Edith Cavell, an English nurse executed by the Germans during World War I for having helped Allied soldiers escape from occupied Belgium to the Netherlands, in violation of German military law.[1] It was previously known as la montagne de la Grande traversée (the Mountain of the Great Crossing) because it stands above Athabasca Pass.",
"> The Most stunning place in Canada!\n\nI recommend googling photos of the [Yukon](https://photorator.com/photos/images/tombstone-mountain-during-autumn-in-the-ogilvie-mountain-wilderness-yukon-territory-phot-photography-34749.jpg) before you go on saying that. As a Canadian (from Sask.), yes AB and BC have alot of beauty but the Yukon is where our nature's true magnificence lives. ",
"Please, all y'all keep bickering on about the \"bestest\" place in all of Canada; I'm just adding ever more destinations to my bucket list as you carry on... ",
"I am sure there are many most beautiful places in Canada! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder;)",
"r/earthporn",
"I thought Jasper was the most stunning place in Canada, until I got to Banff."
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The Most stunning place in Canada! Mount Edith Cavell at Dawn. Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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[
"Legend has it snitches get stitches ",
"The pigs don’t know a thing about omertà ",
"They should try to be more subtle like that [not a cop](https://m.imgur.com/gallery/eM8iZ) guy.",
"You beat me to it.... nice comment",
"I wonder if this even works. Don't police talk to their compatriots in other states to see if goofball stuff like this works before spending the money?",
"If you turn in your competition, who do you think they'll turn in to get a reduced sentence?",
"Someone should call in Merck and Lederle...",
"Youngstown. "
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This Billboard
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"I disagree",
"You *do* know that photo manipulation was perfectly possible pre-computer, right? It just took a lot more skill and patience.",
"It wasn't that difficult then, just as it is not that difficult now, to create these kinds of effects using photographic enlargers during the transfer process of film to card ... especially with the non-descript background of clouds and lack of fine detail around the part in question.\n\n\nYou can block light easily, in an area or to a specific pattern, you can expose the inverse of that later with the desired image - you can wave around the blocker to fudge the edge a little - you can try it lots of times to 'get it just right', etc.\n\n\n\nIt has been about 20 years since i've played with that stuff, but i was creating ghosted silhouettes of people doing backflips etc in photos that weren't really there in photography class just to make the picture interesting - no computer involved.\n\n\nOR\n\n\nIt could be ***supernatural*** : you decide which is more likely.",
"Well done you!\n\nAny photos from the time you have 'played around with that stuff'?",
"Maybe it was taken before photo manipulation, but it could still easily have been edited now that we have it. Your pic doesn't show that it is an original photograph.",
"Nah it was a lonnggg time ago, somewhere in the early or mid ninety's... truth be told I wasn't even good at it, hence why i would try to get tricksy to make my photos of any interest at all.\n\n\nI only joined the photography classes because it was an extracurricular activity which was dominated by attractive females of my age :)\n\n\n\nOn the subject of fake exposures on old photos though, there are literally hundreds of ways to skin that cat, it was commonplace to muck around with that kind of stuff long before photoshop existed.",
"Yup. Stalin was doing this in the 30s through the 50s, with photos that contained people he had purged. \n\nEdit: Of course it was not Stalin himself, but his regime. And people were removed and not added. But still photo manipulation. "
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This photo was taken long before photo-shop and even computers and is still unexplained
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"She went through one of those doors and ended up in 2018 huh? Well, I'm sure she'll make an excellent sniper. ",
"Ok. ",
"Ok!",
"They were violet skinned?\n\nThe violet race is all but extinct; thoroughly mixed in with the other races. I bet she has a portal gun.",
"......what?",
"She looks about fourteen. ",
"this is a very poor quality comment could you please make a little more effort next time",
"https://i.redd.it/ulnu0nnvai801.jpg\n\nand this is what some Palestinians look like.\n\nWhat's the difference?",
"[Reference image for those who don't know who Princess Merida is](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/character_princess_merida_eb06acab.jpeg?region=0,0,450,450)",
"k.",
"Obviously you're not a prick.",
"Opposed to all the Arab LARPers who make up the VAST majority of the Palestinian population?",
"Jews have a 3000+ year history in Israel. That is not an opinion.\n\n50% of Israel jews is mizrachi, so quit the crap.",
"Got a whole lot of Erin from The Office in that face.",
"&#9835;\t&#9835; Well those IDF girls are groovy, \n\nI really love their M16s, &#9835;\t&#9835;",
"\"What's the difference?\"\n\n...the Pixar movie with the princess.",
"That must be why they are taking glamour shots of her. ",
"Since I'm assuming you have to be older than 14 in the army, I feel okay saying she has really nice lips.\n\nThe Eastern European face with the red hair is a cool combo.",
"10/10 would let her assassinate me",
"thanks, honestly thought it was some Euro Princess in real life.",
"Israeli Army? Is that a new modeling agency or something?",
"but you’d feel it either way right? Just wouldn’t say it. ",
"You keep on repeating ashkenazi jews without mentioning that 50% of Israeli Jews are mizrahi.",
"Look! She's clearly purple. There are no purple people here; obviously from some parallel universe",
"I have 21 year old friends that *\"could pass for 15\"*. Are the guys that find them attractive perverts?\n\nThe point is that if the girl is actually 14, *mentally* she isn't ready to be sexualized. The mental part is the important part.",
"That’s not what i asked. I’m asking if you would still find her attractive. I’m well versed on the other stuff and agree. I’m just curious Based on your initial statement ",
"The Cash Me Outside girl? ",
"\"As of 2005, over 61% of Israeli Jews are of at least partial Mizrahi ancestry\"\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizrahi_Jews#cite_note-ReferenceA-11",
"My source is also from Wikipedia. Why the disparity between 5 years?",
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"I don't know",
"Yes, but not like all modern jews are ethnically descended from those people who lived there 3000 years ago. It's a religion and people did convert.\n\nAshkenazi jews, at least a portion, are Khazar converts from southern Russia. While palestians, atleas at portion, are converted Hebrews/Canaanites/Phoenicians.\n\nThis girls ancestors clearly didn't live somewhere as sunny as Israel",
"Her hair is not done according to regulation. ",
"Ethno state",
"I was fully expecting Manning face. I'm pleasantly surprised, yet oddly disappointed. ",
"Did she have to split a sniper bullet to win her own hand in marriage?",
"Desire to convert and enlist intensifies....",
"Fuck the israeil army and it's dirty evil soldiers!",
"> Funny, she doesn't look druish. ",
"She does. ",
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I found Princess Merida's doppelganger in the Israeli Army
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/r/pics/comments/7omsfo/im_more_fartsy_than_artsy_but_im_really_proud_of/
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[
"Noice",
"Extra beautiful shot. ",
"Is that the LEANING TOWER of Eiffel?\n",
"[Be careful!](https://youtu.be/M16CGK1T9MM). LOL",
"Wow is that really taken on a Galaxy S8+? Samsung has really stepped up their game, I and everyone else should buy one. ",
"> ~~Galaxy S8+~~ Gustave Eiffel",
"Da rules about taking night pictures? ",
"yea this pic is copyright infringement. "
] | 8 |
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I'm more fartsy than artsy, but I'm really proud of this shot I got of the Eiffel Tower. Galaxy S8+
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/r/pics/comments/7omxnp/sam_jackson_just_trying_to_watch_his_daughters/
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[
"GET YOUR MOTHER FUCKING CAMERAS OUT OF MY MOTHER FUCKING FACE!",
"Poor guy. I bet he just wants to be left the fuck alone.",
"Leery and Embarrassed gymnastics girls behind him are my favorite part.",
"I hate people like this. I mean give the guy some space to watch his goddamn daughter. fucking people.",
"“Which one’s your daughter?”\n“The one with the leotard that says, ‘Bad Mother Fucker’ on it.”",
"Sam's mom ran my polling place for years and years. I miss talking to her when I go vote. His aunt (his mom's twin sister) was my 5th grade teacher. He's always great about folks wanting to meet him unless he's with his family. I've seen him take pics and sign autographs in Starbucks for hours in my hometown as long as he's by himself. I've also laughed as I've seen him give a very similar look when he's out with his family at local restaurants and folks approach the table. ",
"I find it sad that people don't respect him enough to ask or leave him alone during his personal time.",
"I didn't see that second period at first. Was thinking wtf",
"I’m sure glad I’m not famous ",
"Granddaughter? ",
"What’s in your wallet",
"I’m willing to take the risk",
"Check out the big balls on Brad ",
"I'm willing to bet this is a cousin. He was an only child but his mother had siblings who had multiple children and they've gone on to have multiple children and they are a very tight family. They throw a huge family reunion in my hometown every year or so. "
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Sam Jackson just trying to watch his daughters gymnastics meet tonight
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/r/pics/comments/7omy4p/a_rat_living_under_the_bonnet_of_a_demolition/
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[
"That rat has seen better days ",
"‘Fuck this,I heard Tesla’s don’t produce ANY fumes,Hasta la vista mother fucker, I’m out’- John the rat",
"Just like Trump's white house",
"This photo is wonderful. The rat is very charismatic.\n\nI have a similar pic like this on our drive, of a rat, peaceful in death, no seeming marks of injury. "
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A rat living under the bonnet of a demolition derby car decides to leave.
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/r/pics/comments/7omzst/my_sleepy_little_desert_town_still_has_a_video/
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[
"How big is the porn section?",
"Sleepy because of all the heroin?",
"Don't know. Still not old enough to go behind the curtain.",
"Nah this is the California desert. More of a meth kind of place. It’s sleepy because the whole town basically closes down at 5pm. ",
"TIL",
"We still have a chain called Family Video in the mid-west. I'm always amazed how busy they are.",
"Have one in Texas too."
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My sleepy little desert town still has a video store.
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/r/pics/comments/7on1z0/someone_asked_me_if_i_wanted_to_embroider_their/
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[
"That looks awesome! But what I really want to know is what that small thing in front the bunny is!?",
"I never noticed that before. Hopefully it's bunny food.",
"This is the cutest thing I've ever seen",
"It's feces.",
"Haha I thought it was some kind of insect kinda resembles Kakuna",
"Ooooohhh a picture of a bunny.....",
"They'll cherish it forever.\n\nIt's an hareloom.",
"Yes ",
"The bunny looks great but I'm curious, how did you manage to butcher the way the name looks?",
"I agree that I could have done better with that. It took me more then 30 hours to make the bunny and I got sloppy in the end. I really regret it now.",
"Btw that's awesome!",
"Thank you ",
"Aaaw that's such a nice compliment ",
"Thx;-)",
"Did you say no?",
"No",
"Yep, it's bunny food. My family has had pet rabbits.",
"Kabuki Joe... is that you?",
"He looks like a netherland dwarf.",
"I was expecting OP to embroider the bunny then put the word no under it. ",
"What is the point of being mean and talking to people like that? I don't get it. ",
"I think it has a handwritten look, and isn’t distracting. I also think you’re a jerk.",
"I think the name looks fine....",
"When someone asks you to embroider bun you're always supposed to say yes",
"I just got the pun (I'm not English)\nThat's a terrible joke, I hope your hoppy with yourself.",
"That is not what I was expecting to see...\n\nPlease help me.",
"thats adorable",
"how would it have looked different? what's wrong with it? don't think something is wrong with it because some kid on an anonymous website said so. did the person you make it for like it? that's what really matters.",
"Yeah except that’s not what bunny poop looks like at all... nice try tho",
"\"Do you think this is funny, Janice.....?\"",
"Kabuki is an adorable name for a bunny.",
"It's what Sims scream at the toilet when it doesn't flush.",
"Gosh you are talented! If I may ask a dumb question, what do they do with it? Do they leave it in the hoop or does it go into a quilt as a square? Beautiful!",
"I think it would have looked better if the space between the letters was more even and more straighter. Well, it's the internet and then you do get criticism and I don't think it's always a bad thing. The reason I posted this is because my boyfriend always looks at this subreddit and It would be so cool if out of nowhere he would see my embroidery ;-) ",
"Thx! Not a dumb question at all! They leave it in the hoop and hang it on the wall. ",
"I knew this sounded familiar :p",
"Wanted? You did that masterpiece for free?",
"No, I do ask money for those pet portraits ",
"It's also a form of traditional japanese theater",
"They mustve because they embroidered that cloth instead ",
"Oh my god I just wanted to say that this is beautiful and I kind of loved the lettering"
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Someone asked me if I wanted to embroider their bunny
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/r/pics/comments/7on2bx/attemp_to_be_cool/
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[
"Navy & Cool seldom go hand in hand... lol /s",
"Faile attemp",
"Still cooler than I'll ever be.",
"And an attemp to spell",
"I would make her breakfast evvvvry morning. ",
"Thanks for your service!",
"I'm sure SHE is cool, beautiful, smart and capable of kicking any of our asses!",
"Well, at least ur cute",
"Nope. She's a maintainer probably getting flown off the boat at the end of cruise",
"Is that the flammable uniform?",
"That helicopter is fucking cool. Get out of the way! Jk"
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Attemp to be cool
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/r/pics/comments/7on2v6/this_beach_wasnt_fun_enough_until_someone_brought/
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"Go now! Don't look back! Return to your family, and be free!",
"I don't like play sand. It's course, and rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere.",
"Free Sandy. ",
"Bringing sand to the beach eh? It really happens"
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This beach wasn't fun enough, until someone brought "play sand".
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/r/pics/comments/7on474/königssee_in_germany/
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[
"Oh, it's beautiful.",
"That's gorgeous! Gotta be photoshop /s",
"Here are some more photos from the same trip, sorry for the low resolution, all the photos were taken with my phone \nhttps://imgur.com/a/U30ia ",
"That lake looks fit for a king."
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Königssee in Germany
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/r/pics/comments/7on6ol/i_thought_this_was_fitting/
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"Context? ",
"i think zenyata from overwatch\n",
"/u/Venger10, thank you for your submission! Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/Venger10&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7on6ol/i_thought_this_was_fitting/?context=10\\))"
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I thought this was fitting?
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/r/pics/comments/7on855/roses_are_red_violets_roses_are_also_blue/
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"Amazing ",
"Beautiful. Love the shading and depth. It looks 3D.",
"Roses are red,\n\nViolet are violets,\n\nCan't get these damn laces,\n\nThrough my sneakers eyelets.",
"Roses are red, and violet, and blue\n\nWas this beautiful artwork done by hue ?",
"Its spelled huw"
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Roses are red, Violets.. Roses are also blue
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/r/pics/comments/7on89a/thats_a_wedding_cake/
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"Great Odin's raven....",
"I demand price tag!",
"Context? Whose cake is this?",
"I bet it's dry.",
"Cherubs, statues, staircases, flowers galore, a horse-drawn carriage, a crystal chandalier AND backlit windows?",
"No thats an art piece. The real wedding cake is probably sitting on some trays in the kitchen. ",
"50% of everything the groom owns. With a cake like that they will be lucky if the marriage lasts a year.",
"How much does it cost to get married in that cake?",
"A couple's ",
"Yes and her dress is absolutely atrocious! ",
"I want to see a replica of Minas Tirith as a cake now. ",
"And his tux isn't even traditional, Ugh!",
"What an emotional wedding that must've been\n\nEven the cake is in tiers ",
"Who gets married inside a giant cake? People are dumb.",
"Time to make the cake for exceeds the length of the marriage.\n\nCan you imagine what this guy’s in for, if *The Cake Situation* was a requirement for the wedding?\n\nI’d be willing to bet she has an auto-reorder on Prime for label-maker supplies.",
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"http://lenovellecake.com/castle-cakes/\n\n\n\nAnyone seeking more info might also check here:\n\ntitle | points | age | /r/ | comnts\n:--|:--|:--|:--|:--\n[Wedding Cake.](http://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/6g90y2/wedding_cake/) | 5093 | 7^mos | BeAmazed | 147\n[This is a masterpiece of a cake, I wouldn't want to cut it](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6g4b25/this_is_a_masterpiece_of_a_cake_i_wouldnt_want_to/) | 1423 | 7^mos | pics | 88\n[Extravagant wedding cake](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/66pp01/extravagant_wedding_cake/) | 229 | 8^mos | pics | 25\n[Magnificent Wedding Cake](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/76iyte/magnificent_wedding_cake/) | 694 | 2^mos | pics | 49\n",
"The little dude and chick in the middle",
"How the hell are you going to fit Sir Paul McCartney into that?",
"For people who think way too highly of themselves. ",
"Half expected it to be the actual Bride and Groom ",
"lol, good one",
"How the hell can one build a cake like this, without the weight completely mush the lower part? \n\nSome kind of hidden separate layering i metal or...",
"Is it edible, or is it full of plastic supports with very little actual cake?",
"It’s beautiful... I bet it cost more than the wedding ",
"I would be forever known as the 'drunk bitch at the wedding that stuck both arms into the middle of the cake' because my brain is weird and so is the rest of me.",
"[Source](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-4389566/Are-elaborate-wedding-cakes-time.html).",
"Barely being able to ice a cupcake seeing this makes me feel a little bad inside.",
"That's no cake! That's a fondant sculpture!"
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That's a wedding cake
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/r/pics/comments/7ona3s/trumpface/
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"The rare, double \"pull my finger\".",
"That's funny, I make the same face when I look at his face."
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Trumpface
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/r/pics/comments/7onbge/students_in_baltimore_forced_to_learn_in/
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"Sobering",
"https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/01/04/opinions/winter-racism-education-opinion-carnock/index.html",
"This is terrible, but why is racism brought in? This seems like terrible managing from the district/school/city",
"As a kid that grew up in MD , I can attest that this picture is not an exaggeration.\n\nBaltimore county schools are terrible.\n\nThey spend the education budget on security guards and convince kids that they are bad.\n\nGive them no comfort , and guard kids like criminals , treat them like animals , and feed them garbage... No wonder Baltimore has a problem with drugs and violence.",
"But corporations need tax breaks, not teachers who buy materials for their classrooms. And why aren’t these kids shoveling snow and having bake sales to fund their education? /s",
"Cuase it only happens in school systems with majority poc. ",
"Parents participating in elections, could prevent this.",
"While the white kid schools either get the day off or have HEAT",
"But people love cold and hate heat. Just put on another layer.",
"It sounds like Baltimore needs to get their acts together then. It’s borderline abuse to keep kids in school with this whole bomb cyclone coming in.",
"China it trying to bring 100 million people out of poverty, America is doing it's best to put 100 million into poverty. ",
"Parents should actually pay property taxes and this might not happen. I say might because because there’s .001% chance that a school who’s parents actually pay property tax might have its Hvac go down and not have it up before the end of the school day but I guess that’s just my white privilege showing.",
"Juking the stats.",
"It’s baltimore *city*’s schools that suck, not Baltimore *county*.",
"Somehow it seems time to rewatch The Wire",
"Considering what children in third world countries endure just to learn how to read and write, these kids are lucky. They actually have jackets. ",
"Because obviously those nasty white people picked the representatives of those inner city POC. /s ",
"Yeah....thats sort of how it works. WElcome to american politics. ",
"It's actually not how politics work, but contiune to live in ignorance. Baltimore city Government is elected by the people of Baltimore, who just happen to be predominantly POC. Baltimore's issues lies with the fact that they've elected corrupt POS Government officials. ",
"Try not to get all your news from watching the wire. ",
"time to look up gerrymandering, honey. they even have a name for white people picking the representatives of those inner city POC.",
"Learn about [gerrymandering](https://www.google.com/search?q=gerrymandering&rlz=1CATAAC_enUS767US767&oq=gerymand&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.6013j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8).",
"You get the feeling it can't be too cold in there from the hands you can see. Bare, and in a relaxed position.\n\nBut I get the political point that's being made. Kids aren't responsible for any lower socio-economic status they grow up in. Society, and government, needs to ensure they grow up protected, with education and training to grasp opportunity and stand on their own two feet.\n\nSomeone said they need to be doing odd jobs and bake sales above. Many could be helping their families when home so that's more for the richer kids who have time to do so, inbetween their private tutoring, paid extra curricular activities (and family connections) giving them the edge on HE institution applications. ",
"Why don't they call it a \"snow day\"? All the public schools in my area will shut if a school loses heat. In fact, they have all been delayed this week because the heating systems couldn't keep up with the cold and it took a few hours just for the temp to raise.",
"This should be titled \"parents force kids to go to school without heat\". If my kid went to that school i would not let him go until this was fixed."
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Students in Baltimore forced to "learn" in classrooms without heat
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/r/pics/comments/7onbvn/need_help_identifying_type_of_wood_this_table_is/
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[
"Oak",
"A kono driftwood maybe... .. I am no expert.",
"Soft or hard wood?",
"Looks like brown wood. Glad to be of service.",
">Log, Log, Log...",
"Oak driftwood with a table top made from burl. Varnish that thang. ",
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Need help identifying type of wood this table is made of!!
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/r/pics/comments/7oncfu/wake_up/
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[
"It's 2018, everybody eating buttholes now.",
"Yes. All of those things on your list are delicious. Enjoy your carrot.",
"To clarify, not mine, found on a bus in London, I eat buttholes everyday dw "
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Wake up
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/r/pics/comments/7ondj6/right_after_the_net_nutrality_vote_i_receive_this/
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"Im guessing you have autopay? Check your bill. I can almost guarantee their \"free\" upgrade is about $20/mo more. ",
"Or they're getting you accustomed to downloading more data, then they'll charge you for it. \nBasically they're just increasing the speed at which they can sell you content. ",
"Check your bill. They'll probably increase your bill by stealth."
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Right after the Net Nutrality vote I receive this letter in the mail... What's your game, Comcast?
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/r/pics/comments/7onec6/im_like_really_smart/
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"Does it say \"believe me, many people have said this\" on the back?",
"Lol. Yeah should do!",
"I think it says \"You know it, I know it, everyone knows it.\"",
"Comes in several sizes, including small, bigly, and yuge!",
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I'm like, Really Smart.
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/r/pics/comments/7oneym/the_northern_lights_from_the_cockpit/
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[
"Super cool! Looks like you're traveling through a different dimension.",
"What game is this?",
"Holy balls",
"Over Iceland in a Gulfstream G550!",
"How often do you folks get to see the northern lights like this?\n\nGreat pic, I’ve always wanted to see them for real though.",
"Depends on how often you go north. I probably average seeing the Aurora about 6 times a year. ",
"Might be just a little bit jealous now haha",
"That's very cool! Did they change rapidly?",
"I remember an evening when I was about 10 years old. I was at a skiing resort and the sky had some faint aurora showing. It got me excited and I kept looking at it in the silence with my heart racing. \nThen suddenly the whole sky above me started pulsing green lockstep with my heart. I thought I was imagining it at first, but I looked away and back and it was still there. This strange feeling came over me that everything was connected and we were all sitting in the same boat, moving into the future. \n\nIt was an awesome experience. I will never forget it.",
"AURORA BOREALIS!? AT THIS TIME OF YEAR? AT THIS TIME OF DAY? IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY? LOCALIZED ENTIRELY WITHIN YOUR COCKPIT?",
"What's our vector, Victor?",
"Nice shot! AND you're playing dwarf fortress?",
"I'm way more interested in the cockpit...wish that was my office ",
"I feel like we’re speaking different languages.... dwarf fortress?"
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The Northern Lights from the Cockpit!
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/r/pics/comments/7ongok/its_a_little_bit_warm_right_now_in_australia/
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[
"That's 43 degrees celcius for everyone outside of the US.",
"Only a few degrees colder where I am currently.",
"/u/Navez, thank you for your submission! Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No screenshots. This includes pictures of screens and photos where the interest is the contents of a screen.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/Navez&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7ongok/its_a_little_bit_warm_right_now_in_australia/?context=10\\))"
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It's a little bit warm right now in Australia...
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/r/pics/comments/7ongtx/thats_a_butt/
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[
"God goatse.",
"Datassmosphere",
"r/datgap",
"With the shiny hole, which is gaining so much attraction. ",
"You win",
"That's actually a very attractive figure",
"I bet you think the sun shines out your...",
"and it’s glorious !",
"Yo girl out of town and the sun’s glare is asking to crash at your place... wyd?",
"No, YOU win! :)",
"We're all winners on this blessed day.",
"le ole *zipp*",
"For the lord said, let there be ass.",
"It's like Old Greg is bending over",
"No wonder people worship the sun",
"Ass crack of dawn.",
"It's called a Sundog.",
"Sun shines out their ass",
"Holy shit, you know what those are? Those are sun dogs. It means a blessing on the hunter sent by the Great Wolf to his children. It's an old Indian thing.",
"Wow someone else actually noticed!",
"This is actually the much rarer sunpussy",
"Really makes you want to stick your dick into the white hot core of the sun.",
"fresh new take on WtSSTaDaMiT",
"What a stellar ass!",
"Show us what you got!",
"Ass-tronomical.",
"Clearly OP is gay. \nThat's the Vagina of Sauron",
"fuck yes 😂",
"Sunsnatch",
"Getting mooned by the sun!",
"Mind the gap.",
"...don't worry! That ass rises everyday",
"IM SO SMART I WORK AT SA ABLOY",
"Butthole sun, won't you come, and wash away the rain?",
"That's no moon...",
"The sun is mooning us.",
"God help us if it farts. ",
"T H I C C",
"It means a blessing on the hunter sent by the Great Wolf to his children",
"Can’t touch this.",
"The golden gap",
"“Sup sun...is that a lens flare or are you just shooting glowing green poop orbs at me!?!”",
"what a heavenly booty",
"/r/WtSSTaDaMiT/",
"A snow rainbow. Its prety",
"TACO BELL",
"r/earthporn",
"Now you know what Mother Earths ass looks like",
"Glory!",
"You win every time you shit, bro",
"r/datgapmosphere",
"Dat gap though",
"Giving me morning glory.",
"The sun is mooning you. ",
"the butt of god shitting on your hometown",
"Sweet anime gap",
"When you invert the colours; https://imgur.com/fvogjOK",
"I saw one of these - a Halo - in Michigan on New Year’s Eve",
"That sky bout to get it ",
"Damn that sun thicc AF 😍",
"Glad it's not just me.",
"Where???",
"Can't See ",
"Sighhhh *unzips pants*",
"And it looks looks like heaven",
"Minot, ND?",
"VMwarevja",
"[You're god damn right.](https://i.imgur.com/Fh8eXnl.mp4)",
"Oh my god that's perfect",
"Sky gap",
"I only want to see it there so my dudes at /r/gwcommentsonearthporn can work their magic.",
"I was thinking \"wow, that looks like a magic spell\" but hey, you do you",
"DatGap",
"Skigh gap ",
"Datgapmosphere.",
"The decider in the Battle of Mortimer's Cross. An important event in England's War of the Roses . . .\n#https://britishheritage.com/the-battle-of-the-three-suns-mortimers-cross-augustseptember-1998-british-heritage-feature/\n",
"Dat gap",
"Whelp, that'll stay with me every time I see one, for pretty much forever.",
"You just got mooned by the sun!",
"here comes the sun, doo doo doo doo\n\nhere comes the sun, and i say\n\nits alright.",
"You should have added the NSFW tag.",
"Sundoggiestyle.",
"( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)",
"Dat Gap",
"Nothing like waking to the crack of dawn.",
"Mighty fine ass Mother Nature has.",
"This is proof god is either a woman or a dude with a great ass. - my bro that was looking over my shoulder."
] | 90 |
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That's a butt..
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/r/pics/comments/7onhrt/i_think_this_is_the_beginning_of_a_beautiful/
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[
"If this is the beginning of the friendship, how can they already be your best friend? r/quityourbullshit\n\nOh, and also /s",
"Maybe it's his first and only friend so that automatically makes it his best friend ",
"This suddenly became a much sadder post."
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I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship - my best friend and I walking into the sunset
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/r/pics/comments/7onhzb/look_mum_we_made_a_nose/
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[
"Aw :) that's not a nose kids....",
"Truly wonderful the mind of a child is.",
"I love it when kids make me flat plastic penises ",
"This is the true magic of Magic Tracks\n",
"Does it grow when you lie?",
"I would be concerned about who they were playing \"got your nose\" with.",
"thats a penis.",
"Future Disney animators.",
"That's not a nose... That looks like a giant...."
] | 9 |
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Look mum! We made a nose
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/r/pics/comments/7onlcx/on_this_day_in_1994_nancy_kerrigan_was_attacked/
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"Sadly knee injuries are much less damaging than sexual accusations are now a days. To think you could ruin a career WITHOUT needing a bat",
"WHYYYYY......sorry",
"/u/KYS_PUSSY, thank you for your submission! Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must directly relate to the event in the picture. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/KYS_PUSSY&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7onlcx/on_this_day_in_1994_nancy_kerrigan_was_attacked/?context=10\\))"
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On this day in 1994 Nancy Kerrigan was attacked.
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/r/pics/comments/7onlee/flying_on_a_plane_and_noticed_the_clouds_cut_off/
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[
"When you use Gimp cause you can’t afford PS",
"Nope. This is straight off my camera. I was flying and happened to look out the window and saw this and thought it was Reddit worthy",
"From my point of view, it's a curved line! ",
"I saw this same sort of thing once! I was driving to school in the morning and the sky was split into two halves. One half clouds, the other perfect blue with a straight line across the sky between them\n",
"Okay fine, curved line. But still looks cool no? ",
"It’s cool to see! ",
"It's beautiful.",
"Anyone know why this happens? ",
"No I know it was real - it was... forget it ",
"😁",
"Probably because you touch yourself at night",
"Upgrade your graphics card ",
"I took the photo from my iPhone dude...I wish I had a better camera to get this but all I had was my phone",
"I've seen something like that too. https://i.imgur.com/pfmJtax.jpg",
"Also jagged. So a perfectly jagged curved line. Neat though.",
"I know. It was a joke like life’s a simulation "
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Flying on a plane and noticed the clouds cut off at a perfectly straight line
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/r/pics/comments/7onmtt/not_sure_if_typo/
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[
"typos are the breast",
"Kinda wholesome. Pleasantly is nice. ",
"ftfy: https://imgur.com/IIcTqwo\n",
"Eye no write?"
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Not sure if typo
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/r/pics/comments/7onofo/seen_this_on_my_local_towns_facebook_hypg_2/
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"This looks so intense ",
"Reminds me of my childhood fights 😆",
"There's blood on the snow"
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Seen this on my local towns Facebook HYPG, 2 squirrels fighting over some bird seed
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/r/pics/comments/7onpu2/two_ppl_sitting_around_a_fire_with_animals_around/
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[
"ppl = Pacmen?",
"Lol it’s aboriginal art. So the C are ppl and the O is a fire. All other animals are easily identifiable ",
"IIRC Aboriginal art is drawn from the perspective of looking from above. \n\nThose curved shapes are the thighs of someone squatting on the ground. The circle is the fire. \n\nLandscapes are more like maps. \n\nBlew my mind when I learned that. \n\nEdit: ignore the bird. :-/",
"Maybe it’s a dead bird?",
"That's it! "
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Two ppl sitting around a fire with animals around them.
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/r/pics/comments/7onrop/finally_finishing_vietnam_the_10_part_ken_burns/
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[
"Lol, the current just does it publicly on Twitter.\n\nProgress!",
"well, we are in good hands now, for sure.",
"/u/acrantrad, thank you for your submission! Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements.\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/acrantrad&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7onrop/finally_finishing_vietnam_the_10_part_ken_burns/?context=10\\))"
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Finally finishing Vietnam, the 10 part Ken Burns PBS documentary. I forgot that Nixon was recorded on tape, THAT HE HAD ISTALLED, telling his goons to burglarize private offices around Washington. A stable genius he was not.
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/r/pics/comments/7ontbx/i_finally_acquired_all_of_the_complete_peanuts/
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[
"Good grief, that’s a LOT of Peanuts!",
"Probably 450-500 if they’re all in stock. ",
"What is your next conquest.",
"Very valuable collection!",
"To get the last 2 years you need an anthology of the previous 48 years."
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I finally acquired all of “The Complete Peanuts” collection!
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/r/pics/comments/7onuv9/egg_inside_an_egg/
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"Neat!",
"Egg-cepetion.",
"Was the second egg boiled as well? "
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Egg inside an egg
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/r/pics/comments/7onx88/the_local_handy_store_p/
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"\"Jack Shack\"",
"“Wack shack”",
"Rub and tug. Me love you long time. "
] | 3 |
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The local “Handy Store” :p
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/r/pics/comments/7ony3p/not_the_utensil_we_deserve_but_the_utensil_we/
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"Username checks out",
"A spork is never the utensil you need.",
"My stomach just growled"
] | 3 |
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Not the utensil we deserve but the utensil we need. #batfork
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/r/pics/comments/7onyqi/this_is_what_a_real_stable_genius_looks_like/
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[
"I was with ya til the last sentence",
"Lol try again",
"Ditto. Not saying healthcare was great before, but the current system hasn't treated us the best so far",
"Way off there buddy keep trying tho",
"You're waaaaaay off on that last sentence there. ",
"Damn, the downvote crew’s out tonight OP.",
"Haha gave yeah with mine and everyone else’s tax money. Fixed the economy by spending an untold amount of money causing the National debt to skyrocket. One of the weakest presidents we’ve ever had in foreign affairs. Never had a real job and doesn’t know what it’s like to actually make it on his own. Yeah a genius for sure. And I know I’ll get down voted for this post don’t care. Because I know that everyone that down votes it because they are weak and like other weak people. ",
"My rate went up 7x the price. ",
"Republicans probably shouldn't have made sabotage their main mission. \n\nWho am I kidding, their leaders laugh at citizens dying. ",
"Love Obama, but not what he did to our country. Trump has done more in one year for our country than Obama in 8. He didn't fix the economy, and he didn't give us healthcare. He forced us to pay for it or pay a huge fine.",
"Yeah seriously, why didn't he just go with single payer like any sensible person would have..",
"I don't think Obama would ever call himself a genius either.",
"lol, whats the matter puddin' is the social contract too much for you? Maybe we should just take it all away from you so you can see just how much of it you take for granted in the good Ole US of A.",
"Enough with the politics outside of where they belong.",
"Getting my popcorn popped up right now.",
"Nope. Obama was great for the economy.",
"In your dreams! Hahahaha",
"What? You dont like politics shoved down your throat no matter the sub?",
"OP is definitely embellishing things to the extreme and this post is stupid.\n\nHowever, you should look at a map showing rate increase values by state.\n\nStates that dragged their feet (many deliberately) to implement the ACA suffered the most from this.",
"Not having insurance places a negative externality on the rest of society.",
"This is what a shareblue post looks like",
"Because Democrats lots dozens of seats in Congress for passing Obamacare and did not have the political capital to go much further in a direction that the public was not supportive of in 2009-10.",
"Eight years, no scandals. Wildly popular around most of the world, Russia not included. \n\nKilled the mastermind of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, ever. Even after the last President stopped looking for him. \n\n[You're welcome.](http://www.weknowawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/69e42aa0-0302-479c-ae12-068887d1e110.jpg)",
"You can thank the GOP for sabotaging it. It works just fine in Democratic states. ",
"I'd pat him on the back, but you beat me to it. ",
"Uh yeah? I thought most people didn't like that. That's why I avoid the news on TV and the internet.\n\nI don't mind reading about politics *when I actually want to.*",
"How the heck can people give Obama credit for what's happening right now. How many years until Trump gets credit?",
"What an ignorant statement, indeed.\n\nThere are subsidies in the states that accepted the Medicare expansion. Blame your retarded ass GOP state governor for refusing it. \n\nIn fact, if you can't afford it, and you can't get it, you're not even charged a penalty. \n\nThe system only really punishes idiots who 'can' afford it, but refuse to get it. And that penalty goes to fund Obamacare, so you're actually paying for it anyways, but steadfastly refusing to make use of the healthcare at your disposal.\n\neight years later, they're still parroting the same busted lies. ",
"Indeed. My own rates increased because the insurance companies had to give out free or reduced cost plans and had to make up the revenue loss somehow.",
"Or get fined",
"What did Obama do to our country that you disapprove of, and what has Trump done in one year that you approve of? ",
"> Love Obama, but not what he did to our country. Trump has done more in one year for our country than Obama in 8. He didn't fix the economy, and he didn't give us healthcare. He forced us to pay for it or pay a huge fine.\n\nYou're literally delusional. \n\nYou're describing something that never happened. ",
"He never fixed the economy. He just put a band-aid on it. It’s going to pop at some point. ",
"Did I ever tell you about the time Obama took me out to go get a drink with him? We go off looking for a bar and we can’t find one. Finally, Obama takes me into a vacant lot and says, \"Here we are.\" Well, we sat there for a year and a half. Sure enough, someone constructed a bar around us. Well, the day they opened it, we ordered a shot, drank it, and then burnt the place to the ground. Obama yelled over the roar of the flames, \"Always leave things the way you found them!\"",
"Ahhh a train wreck that can’t drink water properly and has his hand on the bigger nuke button is more fun",
"They didnt offer a plan as cheap as mine after Obamacare came about. I was paying $50 a month because I'm in good health and younger. Had a low monthly price and low copay for meds or doc visits and a higher deductible. Which is exactly what I wanted because of my needs. Obamacare then offered me a 350 plan. ",
"Yeah, this is as close as they could get to single payer without republicans crying fascist or some other hyperbolic bs.",
"Nice to see the /r/the_donald out in full force tonight. ",
"Also drops 26k bombs a year on 90% civilians.\n\nThe fact that you think there's major difference in terms of results between obama and the orangutan shows how stupid americans are, fooled by the smooth talking first black president who made everything okay.\n\n",
"Holy shit this is pathetic.",
"Holy hell, some wacked out people in here",
"Job growth is actually down. Stocks shot up because taxes will drop, so profits will grow, but thateans nothing for the workers (beyond the few companies throwing bonuses out this year, but won't next year)",
"This is moronic. Any economist will tell you that we went from the edge of a recession/depression to constant growth for 8 years.\n\n",
"Are you seriously asking how people can listen to the actual economists and academics about the economy? Trump will get credit when he does something to fundamentally change the economy to be different from Obama's policies. The tax cuts are the first step, but the economy has so many factors.",
"Fixed the economy? He said jobs were gone and wrote off millions of amercan jobs. Even said Trump would need a magic wand to bring jobs back to america. \n \nAlso he didn't give everyone healthcare. He FORCED everyone to pay into the system even if they didn't want. If they still refused they were penalized. Also his affordable care prices sky rocked to the point that many people can't afford it. \n \nJust remember \"If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor\" ",
"Under obama care, if you didn't qualify for subsidies, you couldnt afford insurance. \n\nMy dad was paying over $1000 a month for his. Ended up just dropping it and paying the tax penalty instead.",
"Probably [a few more](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/a-presidents-economic-decisions-matter-eventually/), although I certainly hope he won't get them since he's a stupid lying narcissistic crook.",
"No? Rates increased for everyone that had a similar plan to me. Low monthly and higher deductible for younger healthy people. ",
"Think you missed the /s ",
"This is reddit, trump will never get credit. It could be 2020 and obama will still be getting credit for anything positive. ",
"Gave more people access to subsidized healthcare. I voted for him foolishly hoping for a single payer system, but still wish we had someone with half of his integrity to lead this country. ",
"In ordinary terms, presidents don't have much direct control over the economy. But in the extreme circumstance of the recession, Obama does have to be given some credit for specific decisions, like the stimulus. These were not perfect or easy decisions, but they did put us on a recovery track, and this is something the vast majority of economists agree on.",
"> an ignorant statement\n\nthis is their only kind",
"Which is why it is front page material",
"Yes!!! Identity politics!!!!!!! Love it!\n\nYESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡¡¡¡¡!1!1!!!1!!¡¡¡¡!1!1!!",
"And around ~10% of the population didn't have healthcare in 2016. And the biggest increase in ACA prices came in __October 2016__ - right in time for the elections. Gotta give it to the Democrats. Their timing is perfect.\n\nhttp://money.cnn.com/2016/10/24/news/economy/obamacare-premiums/index.html",
"You’re right - job numbers slowed down this past year - so Trump gets credit for that.\nObama only steered us out of the largest economic collapse in 80 years.",
"This is IMO representative of the election - T_D trolls take their work seriously and come out in force. Democrats need to do the same (although not on Reddit, that probably doesn't matter).",
"Loves his kids equally? And you know this how???",
"You've ignored the important part of the statement. He did not \"give everyone healthcare\" in any sense of the phrase. ",
"What a nuanced world view. ",
"The penalty removal was done by Trump, not obama. \n \nAnd what does it matter who can and can't afford it, being FORCED into paying into it was the main issue for many people. It took away the right to choice for many people. Their wallet and their body means their choice right? ",
"Obama was handed a World on economic collapse. We had to bail out major banks, and Ireland & Iceland basically went bankrupt on the US housing bubble. The people we bailed out caused the whole thing and gave themselves bonuses with the bailout money. \n\nEight years later everything was turned around. The Dow Jones we’re seeing now and the tax cuts going through are based on Trump deregulating everything he can and letting big business run ramshod with no regard to the environment and no oversight.... which is going to bring things back to where they were I’m 2008. \n\nIf Trump goes down with the Mueller investigation I would expect a huge crash. I would expect a huge crash in general Trumps economic policy is having no economic policy. The Federal Budget he passed in was a page with a few notes.",
"There really is no \"states not implementing the ACA\". There were lots of states that didn't implement Medicaid expansion (part of the ACA).",
"By giving you mean forcing everyone to buy healthcare or face a fine? \n\nHow delightfully ignorant are you? ",
"Lol for what? Trump takes credit for shit that he had at most a minor involvement in fixing while trying to compare dick/hand size with Kim Jung Un.",
"Did you forgot the IRS and NSA scandals? ",
"If by \"gave everyone healthcare\" you mean \"forced everyone to give their money to a select few healthcare companies\"",
"The one where I saw half my retirement disappear in 2008 and come back by 2013.",
"No scandals, I think you forgot a few. \n \nThe IRS targeting scandal. \n \nThe obama hezbollah scandal \n \nAnd my favorite the Fast and Furious scandal. ",
"$20 TRILLION of debt is not fixing the economy. It's spending money you don't have so your children and grandchildren will pay for it.\n\nWhat planet do you live on?",
"Such an oversimplification of everything terrible that happened during Obama's presidency. Just blame the evil Republicans!\n\nDo tell though, do you fault Obama for anything or would you like to put him forth as your candidate for a sainthood?",
"Remember when T_D slingshoted photos of Trump to the top of /r/all daily?",
"I'm sorry, but politics are inseparable from life, and unfortunately, it took the election of a volatile pseudo-authoritarian troll for people to realize it.\n\nPeople really love to bitch about politics in this sub. But the purpose of this sub is to post pics that reflect something relevant or in some way interesting to the world. And few things are as topical as Trump's unstable rantings and bizarre presidency.\n\nNow, if you're a Trump supporter, and you don't like to see posts that are negative towards him, it is your right to downvote, or to offer some substantial counterpoint. But bitching about politics \"outside of where they belong\" is nonsense. People make posts that reflect reality.",
"I wouldn't necessarily call making everyone buy into Healthcare \"giving\" chief. Still I didn't mind him.",
">Killed Osama\n\nHe didn't find nor kill him. Loads of unnamed people were involved in finding him.\n\n>Toppled Gaddafi\n\nAnd now Libya is a fucking anarchy with tribal warfare, countless refugees and literal, Hollywood-style slave markets flooding in from West Africa. *Just like Gaddafi predicted*.\n\n>Didn't screw up a hurricane\n\nWhat??? How is lack of not doing something basic a benefit? Can we put \"didn't kill babies\" there to- oh wait yeaahhhhh drone strikes, never mind.\n\n>Prevented 2nd Great Depression\n\nThe \"stimulus package\" did much less then was claimed and there was no potential for a 1930s-esque crash.\n\n>I brought you donuts\n\nOk I'll give him that.",
"Politics don't really belong here my guy ",
"Oh, they love this sub. Also /r/news. Their two favorite defaults to focus on.",
"Obama’s problem was his initial offer - the mandate - hoping to strike a bi-partisan note. The mandate idea was created and embraced by the right-wing (Heritage Foundation, Gov. Romney). Obama - and the Democratic-controlled Congress should have just passed Single-Payer.\nRed state governors would have had a more difficult time sabotaging it.\nAnyway. We now have Trump Care - he owns it.",
">Because Democrats lots dozens of seats in Congress for passing Obamacare\n\nWait, the question was \"why not pass M4A instead of ACA\". Your answer is: \"because they lost lots of votes when they passed the ACA\"?\n\nWhen the question is \"Why didn't you buy a better and cheaper car X instead of buying a worse car Y?\"; answering with \"because I already bought car Y\" doesn't really answer the question.\n\nAnd why did you think Democrats lost so many votes when they passed the ACA? Because they didn't solve the problem they promised to solve and what everyone was hoping for -> decreasing healthcare prices. So of course everyone was angry at them. Sure, some Republicans would still vote against the Democrats in 2010 because \"M4A is socialism\", but that happened with the ACA __anyway__. But the base of the Democratic party would come out and vote for the Democrats if the ACA did what it needed to do. Instead they stayed home.",
"The salt is real, boys. ",
"I didn't think that masturbation posts were allowed in this sub.\n\nAt least use a NSFW tag.",
"What does him being married to the same woman have to do with anything regarding him being a good person? ",
"/r/cringe ",
"Neither, but I don't make shit up and pretend like he's an asshole, either. ",
"Closer to subsidized insurance.",
"Also he actually won the presidency on his first try. ",
"In addition to the bonuses, stocks are doing great so our 401ks, IRA's, 403Bs are all up. Workers are benefiting from that and the tax cuts. ",
"How is the economy in 2017 different from 2016? What has Trump done to change the direction of the economy?",
"[Slowest US recession recovery in history](http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/05/news/economy/us-recovery-slowest-since-wwii/index.html)\n\n\"He fixed the economy\"",
"Sorry, making shit up doesn't make it a scandal.\n\n8 years, no 'real' scandals.\n\nThe orange moron didn't even wait to get elected before he got flooded with scandals. He's a fucking corrupted piece of shit. ",
"Where were you in 2010? They cried fascism, communism and everything else __anyway__. But if the ACA did what it needed to do (decrease prices and give everyone healthcare) less people would believe the Republicans. And the Democratic base would turn out in 2010.",
"I'm sorry, Faux News doesn't count as scandals. ",
"It’s okay. Trump made airplane travel safe. Said so in his tweet ",
"Yea. He didn't give everyone healthcare, he forced them into having crazy expensive healthcare and not getting to keep their doctor.\n\n\n\n\n\nNot to mention Obama literally said 3% growth was something the US economy would never experience again. Only for it to happen during you-know-who's first year.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNot to mention african americans have the highest employment rate EVER at the moment, black president couldn't even take care of his own homies, but the \"racist bigot\" could",
"> being FORCED into paying into it\n\nwe're FORCED to buy car insurance. Where's your crusade against that?\n\nAre cars more important than people? lol\n\n",
"*Grabs popcorn*\n\nThis'll be a civil thread",
"Wiretapping Trump campaign...",
"Semantics.",
"Blame your GOP governor. ",
"> Wildly popular around most of the world\n\nnot in the middle east. its shitter after his antics. particularly aiding MB and his policy with Iran. ",
"What the fuck does Fox News have to do with anything? You literally avoided my question dude Lmao ",
"Sure man, he, uh, [fixed the economy](http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/05/news/economy/us-recovery-slowest-since-wwii/index.html).",
"None of the people who worked for him had to plead guilty to any crimes because of what he had them do.",
"Ummm... There is so much wrong with this statement that I don't even know where to begin.",
"Wow man sick comeback that definitely makes everything he said not true.",
"> He did not \"give everyone healthcare\" in any sense of the phrase.\n\n",
"How many years did it take for Obama to reverse the damage W and the GOP did to our economy in the first place? (since it was humming along pretty damn well thanks to Clinton) I'd say at least that long before Donny Dipshit gets any credit. If we ever get there...",
"Lmfao fixed the economy haha funny",
"Nice try, Obama",
">Their wallet and their body means their choice right?\n\nThat sounds like an endorsement for planned parenthood.",
"Cutesy animal pics litter this forum all the goddamn time and crawl up the front page.\n\nI don't care about your \"Doges\" or your \"good boye!\" But I still got to see that shit, even after hiding r/animals and r/aww. If politics post don't belong here then neither do useless animal pics.",
"Odd.... I don’t have healthcare, oh wait, that’s because it now would cost me over $600 a month.",
"Thanks Obama.",
"Lulz4dayz",
"No. ",
"Taxes and corporate confidence.",
"Yeah but what about his mustard",
"But Obamacare *had not come into effect* when Democrats lost so many seats in Congress. Nobody could say it didn't work by the time Democrats got voted out, because it didn't have a chance to work. Democrats got voted out because this is the country that elected Reagan twice, Dubya twice, and Trump. The polling just doesn't support the assertion that the population wanted Bernie Sanders in 2009-10.",
"The IRS \"scandal\" was just a bunch of conservatives trying to play the victim card.",
"This comment section is going to be wild",
" So you readily admit you can't think of any faults that Obama had as a President? \n\nNice to know you're somebody reasonable to talk to. ",
"Well no. You’re totally wrong and uninformed. He inherited the US economy in the depths of the Great Recession, it was very near total collapse and his team pulled it out of disaster. The stock market tripled, he created 11 million jobs, house prices rose 20% etc. No one is interested in partisan BS, just learnt the facts before making a fool of yourself. ",
"/r/circlejerk",
"Also in your reply pic. [Listed here if you remove it](http://www.weknowawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/69e42aa0-0302-479c-ae12-068887d1e110.jpg) \n \nYou brag about him toppling Gaddafi, but his directly lead to a LITERAL SLAVE TRADE going on in Libya. [Here is a link about it from Time](http://time.com/5042560/libya-slave-trade/) \n \nLiberals who praise obama keep forgetting that he caused the start of a new slave trade in africa, but don't let those pesky facts get in the way of his Scandal Free Presidency ^TM",
"Well yeah, the last GOP president screwed it up historically. But don't blame the guy that actually broke the thing, right?",
"Yup. Partisan hacks are annoying",
"Tell me, how are those not real scandals? \n \nHow about you support your stance and not just deflect.",
"https://media.giphy.com/media/3oz8xLd9DJq2l2VFtu/giphy.gif",
"Cutesy animal pics litter this forum all the goddamn time and crawl up the front page.\n\nI don't care about your \"Doges\" or your \"good boye!\" But I still got to see that shit, even after hiding r/animals and r/aww. \n\nIf bullshit cutesy animal pics belong here then so do nakedly political posts.\n\nEdit: people love downvoting facts like this without providing any argument to the contrary.",
"Also bombed the the fuck out of the Middle East.\n\nDon't get me wrong, he presented himself as a much more competent president, but if you're going to parade around celebrating his strengths, acknowledge that he has done dark shit.",
"What a joke. Trump will end up out of office facing charges for fraud, obstruction of justice and collusion. After giving all his business friends a massive tax cut at the expense of the next generation. You must be embarrassed to even admit to being a fool enough to support him after all the lies and deceit. ",
"The circle jerk is real. I had you until that last sentence. You really must have no idea what he did",
"The individual mandate is necessary, otherwise you have death spirils. Young people pay in to subsidize older people who require healthcare. Then, when they get older, there's a new generation subsidizing them.",
".............k",
"This guy helped rig an election against his opposing political party on the way out, and you're putting him on a pedestal? That's pathetic\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe fact this even got posted is pathetic. If Bush did what Obama did to meddle with the election, the dems would have literally burned the fucking country down. ",
"Reading his comments, he comes off a either a fanboy or a shrill. He does nothing but deflect and then goes of on tangents on things unrelated to the questions and topics at hand. ",
"> You brag about him toppling Gaddafi, but his directly lead to a LITERAL SLAVE TRADE going on in Libya. Here is a link about it from Time\n\nOkay. So what? The entire world, aside from Russia and Libya(oh, and the GOP) were begging us to help them, including the Libyan people. So, we did. And they literally gave us parades, monuments and welcomed us as liberators. Kinda like what GWB promised Iraq would do, but never did. \n\nThe fact that Russia and other instigating parties have fucked Libya up doesn't change up the reality that we finally had a war where we acted like heroes, got treated like heroes, no American soldiers died and the world loved us for it. You're Welcome.\n\nAnd you're a fucking idiot if you think the slave trade in Africa didn't exist before the end of that Libyan conflict. ",
"What? I am extremely anti Trump.",
"I don't see how increasing the debt by most in history and having the slowest recovery in history is \"saving the economy\". We didn't even get tax cuts for that debt, actually a tax increase. The Federal reserve raised interest rates more times in Trump's first year than Obama's 8. ",
"> So you readily admit you can't think of any faults that Obama had as a President?\n\nWhen did he say that? Calm down, dude. Obama was certainly not a perfect president but I'll take him any day over the dumpster fire that is the Donald J. Trump presidency.",
"Yes, and a broken, insane clock tweets non-stop - gets married to multiple women and somehow bankrupts a GAMBLING casino. What a genius. Covfefe!",
"lol.. yeah because Trump golfing for the whole year is what fixed the economy. \n\nDon't be so naive. Fixing an economy doesn't happen in 1 year. Trump only looked so good for the economy because he entered office to claim credit for Obama's aftermath. Just like how Trump claimed credit for no plane crashes. \n\nand yet Trump's supporters will swallow this shit whole without thinking twice.",
"It'll probably surprise you that it isn't only the folk over at that sub tired of seeing this incessant circlejerk.",
"Only if you can afford to have any of those things. ",
"Hahaha, you remind me of the kindergardeners who put their fingers in there ears and say \"No no no i cant hear you nope no\". If you are going to make a comment about something, as least provide a little bit of backup.",
"It'll keep one amused for a while.",
"This man wasn't even smart enough to take out ISIS. This man helped fund a terrorist organization, and funded the current Iranian government.\n\n\n\n\n\nObama's presidency was a god damn mess. Meanwhile Trump just had a super successful first year. Which is weird, I was told the country would be burned down and the economy would be in ruins. That comic of the \"this is fine\" dog in the house on fire was posted practically every day.\n\n\n\n\nYet the economy is booming. And not just for white people. Blacks are breaking employment records, and hispanics have the best numbers since pre-9/11.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere's all this fire I was warned about?",
"You must be embarressed to make a comment providing 0 evidence to back up what you said, then realizing you dont understand what impeachment is.",
"*cough* 1.9% gdp growth isn't fixing the economy, but almost 4% is. *cough*",
">But Obamacare had not come into effect when Democrats lost so many seats in Congress.\n\nPeople already knew healthcare prices will not go down. CBO scores and all other analysis said so. There also were no real cost-saving measures or price controls in the ACA and prices not going down was the only logical conclusion.\n\n>Democrats got voted out because this is the country that elected Reagan twice, Dubya twice, and Trump.\n\nIf Democrats knew that they will get outed out anyway (that is what you are saying, right?) because \"that is just how it is\", why not just pass M4A then? If you think GOP is next in line anyway, why not be the president who passed M4A?\n\n>The polling just doesn't support the assertion that the population wanted Bernie Sanders in 2009-10.\n\nSanders in 2016 campaigned mostly on Obama's 2008 platform. Most of it was the same. The problem is Obama didn't follow through on it.\n\n-\n\nObama promised to drain the swamp and smash the establishment in 2008 - and that is why he won. He just didn't say it like a stupid person (Trump). He said \"I am not going to Washington DC to play the same old game, I am going to change how the game is played\" and \"Hiring the same people and expecting different results is the very definition of insanity\". He didn't follow through with it, so he was heavily punished in 2010. ",
"Ah yes. But what in the fine print did it not cover? Because before Obamacare if you had a plan like that and had a major health incident they’d deny you in a heartbeat.",
"He gave everyone health care the same way Comcast gave everyone internet access.",
"You should delete this comment, because your lack of reading comprehension could easily serve as pro-Trump propaganda.",
"Pains me to think that we still have 3 more years of Donald ‘Quack Quack’ Duck.",
"RIP to your inbox. ",
"Obama was the worst president we've ever had. He was even worse than Bush. He was a race-baiting, lying abuser of executive powers. He made a few good decisions, but the guy was just awful. Trump is a dick, but his policy is amazing and puts America first, which is what the executive branch is for.",
"Although this is a poorly-titled thread, the vast majority of the world agrees that even if Obama does not meet the technical definition of genius he is a genius compared to the dotard currently soiling the White House. And he was consistently stable, dignified and cool under pressure.",
"Was going to post this if i didn't see it. Have an upvote.",
"I’m sure you’re one of the people that were outraged over a tan suit and Dijon mustard.",
"Get a load of this guy",
"If they can use that mantra, why can't the conservatives? \n \n(opinions on planned parenthood aside) ",
"Taxes wasn't signed until late December 2017, didn't go into effect until 1/1/2018. Literally had no impact to 2017.\n\nCorporate confidence - implying that companies had no confidence in the economy after 6 years of solid economic growth? uhhhhm sure. I'm sure you can find a few anecdotes of executives making politically motivated statements, but that's it. \n\nThe fact is that the S&P 500 returns over the last year are similar to the returns seen under Obama (2013 saw greater returns than 2017). More jobs were created in every year from 2011-2016. This isn't saying that Trump negatively hurt job growth, simply that the economy was already strong and Trump didn't change anything for 2016.",
"> fixed the economy\n\nwell I mean he avoided a massive recession and saved the auto industry, I'll give him that\n\n> gave everyone health care\n\nwell he gave some people healthcare I'll give him that, but the man can't do it alone, and democrats who get too much money from big pharma/hospital associations/insurance companies and red state governors who refused to expand medicaid or set up exchanges kinda hurt it",
"“GAVE” everyone healthcare. \nSo is the check for my insurance increase of 280% a month coming straight out of his account? Does he have my address?",
"But only a third of American \"workers\" have any of that stuff. People with enough money to turn their money into money are benefitting.",
"How many bankers went to jail for the financial crisis?",
"I've been checking back to this since it was posted and I sort by controversial. For any obama post in sub this big you have to! ",
"Hahaha",
"so what REALLY belongs here?",
"You either misunderstood or replied to the wrong comment. ",
"LOL\n\nIs this like a new troll thing? Fake quotes?\n\nWhat a sad life. Why don't you do something more interesting and productive with your time, rather than cowering behind throwaway accounts to spread toxic shit? I think we'd all be a lot happier - including, most of all, yourself.\n\n",
"He also had the media against him the whole entire way.\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd honestly if the media, the 3 letter agencies, and the swamp all hate the guy - that probably means he's better off for the people",
"Your mind is broken",
"> I'm sorry, but **AMERICAN** politics are inseparable from life\n\n\n\nirrespective of your nationality on the fucking internet.\nFTFY",
"You're using that wrong",
"Pass that shit!",
"Let's take a look at that 10% number and your term health care. Health insurance and health care are vastly different things. Insurance covers certain things that may or may not happen at certain price points for an equivalent amount of cash factoring in probability. Health Care is the actual care being tendered. In America, no emergency room will reject you for care regardless of your ability to pay. It may break the bank but you will not die.\n\n10% includes people that decided to forgo insurance as well as those that cannot afford it or had a pre-existing condition (not really insurance when the car is already broke). If you still couldn't afford it, you would have a tax penalty levied against you (this doesn't give you insurance). If ya missed the part of not being able to afford it, well that tax penalty just makes things worse (girlfriend fell into that situation where she made too much for subsidies but too little to not have this pretty much eat up most her income for coverage that really doesn't buy her anything but catastrophic coverage (can't afford the deductables.)\n\nSo if anything that 10% figure is useless as Obamacare has just fucked a large portion of us for almost no gain.",
"I agree comepletly. But here's the thing, Obama made many choices that made long term differences. 401k's? Those are long term benifets, so actions trump takes now can very well have massive long term benifets on our economy. While a good personality is important, sometimes its good to look at what long term benifets come from a choice. I will agree that trump has no social skills, he's awfully bad at speaking. But his intelligence in economy and business make him great for our country. Unlike Obama with all of his executive orders, positive economy and job change takes a while to really come into play.",
"[He signed a continuation of the Patriot Act.](https://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/obama-aides-raise-pressure-on-surveillance-bill-renewal-118429) [Used ten times more drone strikes than his predecessor.](https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/01/12/reflecting-on-obamas-presidency/obamas-embrace-of-drone-strikes-will-be-a-lasting-legacy) [Invoked executive privilege to avoid answering question about Fast and Furious.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal) [Lied about health care repeatedly.](http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/dec/12/lie-year-if-you-like-your-health-care-plan-keep-it/)",
"Yeh, let's not forget this:\n\nhttp://nypost.com/2017/01/14/its-time-to-face-facts-obamas-presidency-was-a-failure",
"You know it's pronounced \"foe\", right?",
"Fixed is a relative term",
"I'm just gonna say that you avoiding all of my arguments like this is the reason why something something.",
"I asked him if he could fault Obama for anything or would he like to put him up for a sainthood, and he said neither, so...",
"He's not a genius but he was stable and that's something I'd sure settle for right now.",
"> This is what a real stable genius looks like: Columbia Undergrad. Harvard Law School. Married to the same woman for over 25 years. A great father, who loves his kids equally. Oh, and he fixed the economy and gave everyone healthcare.\n\nMight as well crown /u/dareeza as top sycophant! Not only did BHO not give everyone healthcare (he made it multiple times more expensive for me, thanks obama) or fix the economy (close to doubled the national debt, thanks obama), but we still don't know his grades from the schools he went to. \n\nEDIT: downvoting me does not refute anything that I said. ",
"You had my upvote until the end there OP.\n\nUntil we have universal healthcare, you're sadly going to have a lot of people unable to pay for their premiums. He gave majority better access to healthcare, but not everyone healthcare. As for the economy, I'd like to use the phrase \"saved from being way worse than what it was\"...",
"Promises of taxes resulted in companies borrowing more money actually pushing up the interest rates for lending. Lots of businesses were sitting on their money instead thinking they would get Hillary. When that didn't happen, their confidence in American policy being a bit more company friendly actually spurred things. Stock prices actually have future value baked in as well. Ever heard of speculative trading.",
"Edit: apperently explaining the idea on why car insurance is mandatory and health insurance isnt gets me negative karma because im \"wrong\". I didnt even go so far as to state any opinion.\n\nYou know there is a big difference wheras car insurances are also meant for damage inflicted to other goods and people, and health insurance just covers you. Thats why car insurance is mandatory, and health insurance not.",
"> Obama literally said 3% growth was something the US economy would never experience again \n\nHave a source for that, by chance? \n\nedit: Obviously no source for the claim, which isn't really surprising when he pulls BS factoids out of his ass.",
"He's also a war criminal who slaughtered thousands of civilians.",
"https://i.redd.it/nxd92w50io501.jpg",
"this is sad, do you real anything in the real world?\n",
"So much salt.",
"What exactly has Trump \"done\"? I assume you meant he has had any actual accomplishments? Pretty much a black hole there...",
"He didnt give anyone healthcare. He mandated healthcare. \"His\" idea was created by the heritage foundation which is a right wing think tank. No public option! Obama wasnt as great as most ppl think. ",
"Right -- he said \"neither.\" As in, he's not trying to make Obama into a saint. How does that say you can't think of any faults that Obama had as president?",
"Dems in Congress nipped the whole single-payer thing in the bud sadly.",
"I think every US president for the last 50 years has dropped a shit ton of bombs on people.",
"enough scandals to make an infographic \nhttps://i.imgur.com/Er5gCT6.jpg",
"Blame the Republicans not him.",
"Just a single statistic like \"low unemployment\" doesn't show you everything - https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/12/obama-foreclosure-crisis-wealth-inequality\n\nProblems are much deeper. Especially since the way we measure employment is \"weird\" and because wages haven't increased much (if at all) when adjusting for inflation. ",
"Really he's everything that Trump isn't and that's reason enough for Trump to hate him.\n\n",
"OBUMMER IS THE GRINCH THAT STOLE CHRISTMAS\n/S",
"Huh?",
"3 women. This is his 3rd marriage. And it was just a tremendous marriage. There were billions at the wedding, but fake news would have you believe otherwise.",
"WEAPONIZED IRS!!!!!\n\noh shit, infowars material there, bro. ",
"Jesus christ. I get it. He's a sane individual but please for the love of what ever stupid shit you believe in stop saying he \"gave\" people healthcare. ",
"Eleven million might sound impressive but compare that to Reagan Clinton or Carter and its not extraordinary at all.\n\nAny fact should be given with context. For what it's worth he inherited a very low dow jones index. If you thought total collapse was unlikely than the only other way to go was up. Couldn't find anything saying he tripled it. So I think you're exaggerating to make him seem super cool. \n\nGood on him for doing what he did, but if you really think it was impressive you shouldn't need to inflate for him",
"Sorry to be 'that guy', but HTML isn't a programming language. It's a markup language.",
"Bewildering.",
"Tumps only legislative achievement has been his tax plan that hasn't been implemented yes. Give it 4 years. I guarantee things will be worse once the tax plan is in place.",
"> Stock prices actually have future value baked in as well. Ever heard of speculative trading.\n\nYes, I have. Which again, leads back to the fact that the S&P 500 had better years under Obama.\n\nStop acting as if Trumps election spurred some unprecedented economic growth. If you plot any major economic indicator on a graph, you wouldn't know that anything changed in 2017.",
"The people who idolize Trump are dangerous idiots. The people who hate Trump are trying to save our society from dangerous idiots. Cut the \"both sides\" bullshit.",
"Yeah, because the economy turned on a dime the night Trump was inaugurated; unemployment dropped from the alleged 45% to 5%, the Dow jumped from 8k to 20k in a month. I'm sure thats what happened.",
"For a stable genius he sure loved destabilizing several middle eastern countries. ",
"The price of my health care skyrocketed under his watch. ",
"We didn't give him enough votes in the Senate. It isn't his fault we never had the votes to pass it, he isn't a fucking autocrat.",
"So stupid ",
"Fixed the economy and gave everyone healthcare? I think we found the unstable one here and it's OP.",
"I didnt say that, please, if i did, quote me on it. Im not saying he didn't make good choices, im saying that everytime someone is confronted with something bad Obama did, or something good trump did, it goes back go that \"nope he WAS good for the economy.\" Keyword is was. We need to start focusing on NOW, what is going on NOW. Yes making statements of comparison is fine, but alot of this is just back and fowarth of people measuring who did what better. Does it matter? Why focus on the past decisions and see whats going on now, and what we will get, and what our children and their children and so on will get. I want to work out my life, maybe retire in my late 60's or early 70's if i can, i want my children to work for as long as they can too, we need jobs to do that. Trump is creating jobs. People say that now jobs are at a low, most people misunderstand and want to say jobs are at a high now. Jobs will soon be booming, thats what we want, jobs, work, stable economy and such.",
"Are you leading to the obvious answer or did you forget that we had a ridiculously obstructionist GOP Congress at the time? Obamacare was not the Democrats goal, it was a compromise forced by the GOP. ",
"Ah, you don't like the messenger? \n\nNewsweek - http://www.newsweek.com/boston-african-americans-poverty-wealth-inequality-744108\n\nHere is the direct link to the source study Jacobin uses and cites right at the start of the article.\n\nhttp://peoplespolicyproject.org/2017/12/07/destruction-of-black-wealth-during-the-obama-presidency/\n\n-\n\nHere is another Jacobin article you won't like - [Wealth Inequality Is Higher Than Ever] (https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/10/wealth-inequality-united-states-federal-reserve)\n\nHere is the direct link to the source they use so you can check it out for yourself - https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/scfindex.htm",
"lel",
"I live in a very blue state, medical care went to shit. It was always shit. We just get fined now for not eating shit.",
"THANKS OBAMA!",
"time to sort by controversial",
"That’s the thing with him. Regardless of whether you agree with him personally *you knew* that he had good intentions and core principals. \n\nThe dude in their now has no clue what the word ideology even means.",
"I got to pay $1,000+ and never got a check-up.",
"Im a little confused, are you trying to be sarcastic? Is this really a place for sarcasm? Or are you being serious, in which case im the wrong person. Sorry i dont understand, but if you are being sarcastic, get serious or go to 9gag.",
"Keep dreaming never will happen go cry in your basement ",
"Gonna do a fun little Controversial sort",
"Ill give him credit when he actually does something. I was hopefull that in spite of everything else he would actually bring jobs back to America and bring profits back to America. I haven't heard anything about that. Nothing in the tax plan.\n\nHe did was hes always done. Say whatever he needs to get what he wants.",
"Dunno, maybe read the comment I'm replying to for the answer..",
"We can easily blame Bush right? I mean he got us into this mess. Obama almost got us out of it, and now we are going right back into it. 18 billion dollar wall. Yeah, sure, we need that.",
"I had Healthcare....the cost went up nearly 25% while the level of coverage got worse.",
"Job growth is at a 6 year low according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. \nhttps://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm\nhttp://www.msnbc.com/sites/msnbc/files/styles/embedded_image/public/1.5.18.3.png?itok=TEo7chwj\n\nIn addition, the Trump tax cut adds over $1 Trillion dollars to the National Debt, which was supposed to be the entire reason why the Tea Party Existed.\n\nThe \"fire\" part comes when the people who are burying their head in the sands realize that Trump has hundreds of millions of dollars stashed in Swiss bank accounts that are owned by Russian oligarchs, and that Russian oligarch-based business own a substantial portion of his wealth. That will be around the time people that work for him start to go to jail.",
"Stable genius. Moo cow, moo.",
"The fire? You're living in it. But I guess its good to hear what the \"this is fine\" dog thinks. But hey! Our button is bigger and our president is like, super smart! ",
"Obama also put us $8 trillion in additional debt. I think anyone (even you) could have got us out of a recession with $8 trillion.",
"I already gave you a link to the source study. Can you read?\n\n>__Here is the direct link to the source study Jacobin uses and cites right at the start of the article.__\n\n>__http://peoplespolicyproject.org/2017/12/07/destruction-of-black-wealth-during-the-obama-presidency/__\n\n-\n\nI also gave you the Newsweek's article;\n\n>Newsweek - http://www.newsweek.com/boston-african-americans-poverty-wealth-inequality-744108\n\n",
"Just came to see the top. ",
"Are you drunk?",
"I don't give a fuck about your indifference, so jog on.",
"We should be discussing real issues, like what biscuits to dunk in tea. ",
" Guys he's not coming back. I know we miss him but we need to move on. He's in a slightly better place now. About two miles away.",
"Wow, it's kind of bizarre seeing all these Obama haters coming out of the woodwork and knowing *they were among us all along.*",
"People would die when their insurance company cut them off for any reason they could find once they got cancer. Medical bills were the #1 cause of bankruptcy. Insurance companies could take whatever they wanted off the top. Now 85% of what they take in must be spent on care. The health care bill did a lot of good things and Democrats are too spineless to stand behind it.\n\nWhat we really need is single payer rather than a middleman taking 15%.",
"I'm just gonna say that this is the reason why r/iamverysmart exists.",
"I mean, kind of. Geopolitically, America had long been positioned at the head of the pack for geopolitical / western democratic issues. So our destabilization and decline is very much a global issue.\n\nAnd, again, this is simply the mechanism of the website. If you don't like shit, downvote it. You can even filter it out by flair. The point is, it's completely acceptable content for this sub. And the people complaining about it (mainly Trump trolls) are just mad to see their leader held acccountable for his absurd behavior.",
"You’re right Obama is a godsend\n\nLet’s just check in on Libya and Afghanistan…\n\nGave everyone healthcare? Is that what you call the situation we have now? Give me a fucking break",
"bUtHIsBirTHCErtiFICatE!!!????!?!?11",
"I'm not even conservative but thats a bunch of bullshit ",
"The only reason I clicked on this was to read the comments\n",
"So what happens when that younger generation refuses to pay for the older generations? Did anyone think of that? ",
"I mentioned in this very thread that this post is stupid. The guy I was responding to seemed to think only Obama has been blindly upvoted.\n\nJesus.",
"Obama: everyone's favorite war criminal",
"My plan was very similar, 100 bucks a month, $15 copay, $500 deductible, and a $4000 maximum out of pocket. Also nothing after 2 years could be classified as a preexisting condition. When the ACA was passed the cheapest plan with that level of care was more than 300 a month. My plan shot up to around 200 a month and has steadily rose to 390 now. I have a private plan btw.",
"Nah he seems, like, really smart and a very, very stable genius.\n\nVery stable. Tremendously stable. Believe me, I hear people saying this. Believe me. Tremendous.",
"It's amazing that people think his obamacare isn't a compromise and probably a stepping stone. Fucking oath he would've done a proper single payer system if he could. ",
"Ahaha. \n\n\"I don't like this url, it smells like socialism\". Nice arguments.\n\nOK. Here are definitely-not-socialist Fed stats on income inequality. 2016 was the worst year on record, even worse than in the 1930s. Is that \"not socialist\" enough for you?\n\nhttps://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/scfindex.htm",
"The correct way to say it is he changed the game. He made it so clearly, at some point we will go for universal care. No matter what kind of spin you try to put on things more people are signing up. There are serious flaws but the old system fucked people over as well and wasn't leading to anything better.\n\nNobody wants to hear they are caught in growing pains of the system but that's what it is unfortunately.\n\nNot even close to perfect execution but it never would be. Sloppy fix just to get something, anything in the door.\n\n",
"Nobody ever thought healthcare could be this complicated.\n\nBut seriously, why does the US seem to struggle with this the most... ",
"From what, to what?",
"This wasn't a little dip. This was the worst recession since the great depression. This was every bank becoming insolvent. The entire automotive sector collapsing. Foreclosures spreading like a virus. If he didn't do what he did the entire economy would of collapsed. It would of been a great depression if he didn't fix it.",
"I believe this may have the cringepic you are looking for....\n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/06/donald-trump-mexico-border-wall-funding",
"Relatively speaking, I could see the term genius being applicable. But most people can seem intelligent when standing next to Trump. ",
"But he didn't allow companies to dump toxic sludge in our rivers or sell off National Parks to miners and drillers. And he actually thought Climate Change was a real threat to the planet. Go figure.\n\nOne must have one's priorites in order and vote Republican of course.",
"He gave \"republican style\" healthcare and it still pisses off republicans.",
"He gave \"republican style\" healthcare and it still pisses off republicans.",
"A genius? I think you mean puppet",
"Gave everyone health care???oh wait,yea its the same place it's always been,just now I get to pay premiums,deductibles and out of pocket costs that reset every year,instead of just paying the fucking doctor bill when I need to go...",
"\"Fixed the economy\", seriously you are delusional. The US hit the debt ceiling twice under his administration, something no other president in history never managed to fail that badly.",
"I suppose the police \"give\" people speeding tickets....same thing right?",
"Aaaah, I remember the \"Bernie bro\" narrative. I also remember the \"Obama boys\" narrative from 2008. Clinton supporters really love to bring the discussion as low as possible. ",
"Because your old health insurance was worthless and actual care that isn't going to bankrupt you costs more?",
"Oh sure, if you want to set the bar that low....",
"That's likely due to your \"rate\" being coverage for things like \"a bed\" -- meaning the plan covers how much they charge for you to be in a bed, not in a room. Coverage for \"preventative visits\" -- one a year, where it covers only the consultation, and not the costs of any tests ordered as a result, nor referrals to specialists.\n\nACA made illegal a shit-tonne of **_outright scams_** masquerading as health insurance, ripping off people by \"covering\" them right up to the point that they would actually need health coverage.\n\nThe ACA basically said \"If you want to call yourself a health insurance plan, your plan must cover to the medical profession's minimum standard of care.\"\n\nWhen that happened, a bunch of crooks proceeded to price themselves out of the market so that they could recover short-term profits for their shareholders.\n\nWhen you mention how your rate went up, be sure to provide the context and reasons why.\n\nA lot of ideologues love to blame a particular politician; they studiously avoid placing the blame where it actually lies.",
"He gave \"republican style\" healthcare and it still pisses off republicans.",
".....wait, what? \n\nI don’t contend that he is a good man, I’m sure his heart has been In the right place but come on those last two points you made are extremely misleading in several different ways",
"to be fair those were war related expenses that did that. Something the republican party started before his administration and he had to clean up after. \n\nI don't agree with most of the crap going on in this topic but Obama was one of your best presidents (albeit a puppet) this country has had",
"And some people still wonder what good is a community organizer? ",
"They don’t like anything.",
"Maybe we should increase your tax rate to 50% just the way you would want it in a socialist country :)\n\nNo thank you for me I would like to keep my relatively low tax rate so I can keep more of the money I have fucking worked for",
"\"Fixed the economy\"\n\nBy what? Being President during the longest and most brutal recession since the Great Depression?\n\nIt took less than a year after this clueless, big-eared Marxist left for the economy to actually start recovering. ",
"I know right. Controversial posts here I come ",
"I don’t get how trump is responsible for the last six years, and I’m just looking for clarification wouldn’t he just be responsible for the past year?",
"Buh buh\n\nMuh Drumpf\n\nMuh ignorance of basic economic cycles and the national debt\n\n\nWhen everything is bad during Obama, its Bushs fault. When its good during Obama, its Obama.\n\n\nBad with Trump? Trumps fault.\n\nGood with Trump? Obviously Obama!",
"I'm going in boys",
"That's the definition of social security and how all insurance works. Yes, people have thought of that. The individual mandate was also a GOP idea from the mid 90s until Obama adopted it for easier passage. Clearly he misjudged the opposition's hatred of him, and eventually of their own policy ideas.",
">Now why does this single metric over everything else disprove all the improvement from 2009 to 1/20/17?\n\nI never said it did. __I said the opposite:__ \n\n>Just a single statistic like \"low unemployment\" doesn't show you everything \n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7onyqi/this_is_what_a_real_stable_genius_looks_like/dsb0mof/\n\n-\n\n>Dozens of other metrics have shown improvement under Obama.\n\nWhich ones? You like to talk about corporate metrics, I like to talk about metrics that show how __the people__ are doing. You know - the citizens.",
"What a fucking traitor looks like",
"as basically every president before him did. trump is literally tinkering with nuclear war.... ",
"He expanded domestic spying and pushed the TPP. Let's not deify a disappointing president.",
"smooth talking nutless apologist for radical Islam and Russian overreach. Helped spread socialism in the USA. Glad he is gone. Wish he would shut the hell up.",
"Liberally Hitler. /s",
"As robust of a community reddit is I am actually shocked at the pure hate I see for this guy in this topic. He really was the most \"one of us\" president you have had in over 5 decades. I think people have become delusional that trump is still \"one of us\" and thinks he will deliver on promises still?",
"Fix economy by adding more than 9 trillion to the debt, ya a real genius alright.",
"you ruined it with the end",
"Reading comprehension is hard. Six year low, means it's the lowest it's been in 6 years. Would it help if I explained it with crayons?",
"22k bill with a 13k deductible is not healthcare it's highway robbery",
"So are the hallucinogens",
"Sounds like somebody is really far to one side.",
"So, by your very own logic, (which is sub par, btw, believe me) Our Very Stable Genius President Trump is scandal free (he actually is), because you're making shit up.\n\n",
"Let me guess you are a college undergrad who has yet to pay his own healthcare and still suckin off mammas tit",
"He didn’t “Give everyone healthcare”. He charged an absurd amount of money for his “Healthcare” and then penalized people who couldn’t afford it. But yes, let’s praise the ACA for the millions of dollars in penalties for people who couldn’t afford his “healthcare”. ",
"How do people who don't recognize that Trump is trolling even function in the world?",
"How about the \"Obama boys\"? Did you hate us in 2008 as well?\n\nhttp://www.ibtimes.com/bernie-bros-obama-boys-echoes-2008-medias-clinton-sanders-pundit-clash-2300707\n\n>But that broadside gave life to a more specific narrative in the blogosphere: the scourge of the “Obama Boy,” a term coined in a 2008 Salon headline , though not the body, of a piece by Rebecca Traister, one of same authors who has repeatedly weighed in on the Bernie Bro this season. In the 2008 piece, Traister described women who, while sympathetic to Obama if not outright supportive, felt alienated by latent and sometimes not-so-latent sexism from male supporters .\n\n>Tom Watson, hunter of Bernie Bros and founder of the organization #HillaryMen along with Peter Daou, a former adviser to Clinton and the Clinton Global Initiative, has recently been deleting tweets from 2008 in which he slammed Obama in tones he now reserves for the Sanders camp. __“The messiah complex in Obama scares the hell out of me — as does his campaign's casual acceptance of sexism so easily in order to win,” he wrote in one of them.__\n\n>The upshot is that social media was nowhere near as mainstream in 2008, so the battle of the Obama Boys drew a much smaller crowd back then, confined to comment sections and private messages. This time around, these arguments are far more amplified, and there’s a real path for ideas that get posted on Twitter to end up in TV panels and a campaign rallies.\n\n-\n\nLazy of Clinton supporters to reuse the 2008 tactics in 2016... And to bring the discussion to such a low level again. I bring out some argument about the economy or healthcare, the answer is always \"sexist Bernie bro\" and that usually ends the discussion.",
"It is at a six year low currently. \n\nThat means that it is the lowest it has been in the past six years. ",
"But OP stated that Obama is a genius. Should agree or you’re a racist.",
">I was paying $50.00 a month\n\nYou were being ripped off by a scam that was looking to maximise short-term profits to shareholders, and would have dropped you as soon as you had any manner of real health care need. $50.00 per month plans are $600.00 per year, and that would get blown out entirely if you came down with a MRSA infection or even broke a leg or got in a car accident.\n\nThe ACA didn't offer you a plan at $350.00; every insurance company in your market that would sell to your market decided to pull out in a regulatory workaround by maximising their short-term profits by milking the market for what it would pay, then cite a shrunk risk pool to allow them to dissolve their operations in that regulatory market.\n\nYou basically got held down and beaten by Republicans twice while they shouted \"LOOK WHAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE DOING TO YOU!\"",
"Why don’t you move to Venezuela? Then you could be truly happy. ",
"How did the level of coverage get worse unless you changed policies ",
"I have the exact letter for letter same insurance. Premiums up 35% deductible up 45%.\n\nLike I'm glad others could get insurance, but I'm completely unhappy at the amount I'm paying now.",
"\"My guy has less scandals than your guy\" \n\n'But he's not my guy, I'm just saying that info. Is inaccurate.'\n\n\"Well, he's still better\"",
"Which is the same as not implementing the ACA. To claim otherwise is mere semantics.",
"With how much my mom's insurance went up, her paychecks are now equal to what she was making 5 years ago, and her coverage got worse as well. You're not allowed to complain anymore if other people have it worse than you though.",
"Oh man wait until you hear about the new guy ",
"Bush vastly increased government with Medicare expansion and the creation of homeland security. The economy was in shambles. I questioned why anyone would even want to be president. Obama did well. Despite the birth certificate, no flag lapel, brown suit, bowing to foreign Asian leaders, falafel, brown mustard, noose decor, terrorist fist bump, low life hateful propaganda the republitards hurled at him. Ol Mitch said is mission was to obstruct everything he tried to do. Hell, during the State of the Union Address, a congressman yelled out *YOU LIE*. Appallingly low life, anti American crap. Good for you. Yay you guys, you showed the world. Fucking disgusting. ",
"Probably has more to do with insurance companies not being able to deny people with prexisting conditions that cost more to treat than someone who is perfectly healthy. They had to raise rates across the board to cover the surge in expenses. I’m not saying that refusing sick people coverage before Obamacare made them do it isn’t fucked up, just offering an explanation to why rates increased for most people. ",
"Yeah if you’re not poor and especially if you’re self employed and reasonably healthy, the ACA is a total fuck job. The middle class is subsidizing everyone else.",
"...pictures without unnecessary political trumpet-blowing?",
"Cite a source.. excuse me, cite a source other than CNN, try to make it one that is an impartial third party.",
"Wow, he gave everyone health care? What a swell guy. Never knew he was also rich enough to pay for all that!",
"Haha, it's cute that you think what he gave you is \"healthcare\", but in reality, it's far from it.\n\nAlso no, he didnt 'fix' your economy.",
"Fixed the economy? Come on now lol. ",
"Ah yes, I too saw this on twitter. ",
"Great praise but it’s not gonna bring him back as President",
"Haha the economy tanked as he was the only president to never achieve 3 % growth, caused lots of people to lose their doctor they had forever and heath care prices skyrocketed. Iran nuke and Paris climate deals were some of the worst deals ever. Home ownership fell to the lowest since the 1950’s. Cash for clunkers deal drove up the price of parts. Allowed Syria to gas their citizens allowed the sale of 20% of America’s uranium to Russia. Spied on many Americans illegally. Other than that was ok I guess. ",
"The problem with your statement is that choosing not to have health insurance affects everyone else. If you don’t have insurance and go to the ER (as happens very often) that can impact premiums, tax rates, and medical charges for the rest of the population. Please don’t look at things as being so one-sided. ",
"When there's nuclear fallout from a nuclear war started by a manbaby compensating for his penis size, will you say \"enough with the nuclear fallout outside of where it belongs\" --?\n\nTrump is everyone's problem whether you like it or not. The dangerous idiocy of the Republicans is the problem of the entire world whether you like it or not. \n\nTake your \"LA LA LA LA LA LA I DUN WANNA\" and fold it up and stick it in your back pocket and put on your Big Kid Underwear and deal with something you cannot ignore.",
"Not really. When we are talking about \"ACA plans\" or \"Obamacare plans\" we are talking about ACA healthcare exchanges. Those were implemented everywhere. The SCOTUS decision allowed the states to opt-out of the Medicaid expansion (https://www.kff.org/health-reform/issue-brief/a-guide-to-the-supreme-courts-decision/), but had no influence on the exchanges. And that is what we are talking about right now. If the guys rate went up 7x the price (I doubt it increased that much tho), Medicaid expansion in his specific state (if he is from a state that didn't expand Medicaid) wouldn't change that.",
"So you did hate \"Obama boys\" in 2008?",
"Isnt he the one who created isis",
"Imagine being the same person that he was talking about but not realizing it.",
"I know everyone has their own opinions on Trump. But this guy was no angel to our country. He signed numerous things into law through executive order when congress voted against it. His response *every* *single* *time* was that \"Congress failed to act\"\n\nOh really, your view of the country is the right one and not congress? I'm glad he's out of office. Your last sentence is so off and won't fly with anyone who actually has owned a home and had to pay healthcare.",
"😂😂😂",
"Hilarious. You are kidding, right?",
"\"...gave everyone healthcare.\" AKA took everyone's tax returns that didn't have healthcare or pay the ObamaCare TAX. I say tax because that's pretty much what it is. Because you pay the Obamacare fee but do not get any healthcare in return. ",
"Again, nice arguments you have there. Why do you even start engaging in discussions if you will start yelling \"go away\" when you run out of arguments?\n\nCan you at least acknowledge that I never said: \"Now why does this single metric over everything else disprove all the improvement from 2009 to 1/20/17?\", but instead I actually said the opposite?",
"Forget the voting system - its all run by bots. Doesnt really work. This post is unflaired. \n\n\nI am just tired of reddit in general. Your country's election has turned this website into shit. ",
"10/10, made my day. I actually can’t stop laughing.",
"Would you hate \"Obama boys\" in 2008 with your current worldview? ",
"Cash for clunkers was a gravity level discovery of the 21st century.",
"He FiXeD tHe EcOnOmY aNd GaVe EvErYoNe HeAlThCaRe",
"Even Hugo Chavez had more integrity than our current president and that's truly sad, but thanks troll",
"Nope, still not true. I live in MA, and from 2010-2017, my monthly premium went from $150 to $450. The saddest thing is, MA already had universal healthcare. Everyone single resident of MA had some form of healthcare, so the ACA wasn't really necessary for MA, but it still meant that my monthly payment tripled. \n\nBut nice job trying to pass this situation off as being caused by Republicans. ",
"\"Fixed\" is a strong word. Maybe if he had another 4 years and senate majority you could make that claim, but at best he set it on a road to recovery that's getting dismembered by our current president. ",
"Obama gave me healthcare so he's not wrong",
"Turn back while you still can",
"ACA is a republican healthcare plan developed by the heritage foundation in 1994. So old Republicans not the ones we have now.",
"More like health care thread.",
"Yes! Upvoted this comment! Productive!",
"The ACA allows me to receive affordable subsidized healthcare that I otherwise would not have. I would say he kinda \"gave\" it to me lol. ",
"It is a simple question.",
"Wow TD circle jerk is really going hard on this post.",
"You can make people go away by blocking them. Also, you’re definitely losing that argument lol",
"He didn’t fix the economy and he certainly didn’t give everyone healthcare.",
"Lmao ",
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"Lol... just lol...",
"I disagree. As a recent grad who is heavily in debt, i pay $1.05 per month for healthcare and i get 3 free doctor visits per year. As long as I don't fuck up too bad, that's completely acceptable for an average American.",
"Lol, wait until the individual mandate is gone. You'll find insurance worth having is priced way out of your range.",
"Oh man, I didn't realize that MA had a GOP governor when the ACA was implemented. But I was almost sure that Obama's BFF Deval Patrick was governor at the time. But if that was the case, how did my deductible increase, my coverage decrease, and my rates triple? ",
"Can we keep political posts to subreddits relating to the subject please. Not everyone wants to be inundated by this shit 24/7/365. ",
"Just here before the locked thread.",
"/r/circlejerk",
"The tardfecta!",
"😂😂 fixed economy. ",
"Completely wrong ",
"Now I know you're full of shit. \n\nhttp://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-much-obamacare-premiums-are-going-up-in-every-state-2016-10\n\nYou know what Mass's overall increase was, as of 2016? -3%. \n\nThat means, either you fucked your own shit up to the tune of 300%, some fucking how, you're lying out your ass.\n\nI choose the former. Because you wouldn't lie. So, I'll just assume that you managed to fuck up your own situation and caused yourself to go from 150 to 450. \n\nSome people. lol",
"I can guarantee OP is a son or daughter of an upper-middle class family and has never owned a home or had to pay healthcare. Just read a couple news stories and thinks they know everything about the world",
"Lol, you realize that when Bush came into office we had a several billion dollar surplus and when he came out we were a few trillion in debt right? Dont see anyone complaining about that.",
"I don't think you can have a productive discussion with this person.",
"To be fair, you don't have to pay a special tax if you don't have cable and you don't have to give Comcast money so your neighbors can have bad cable too.",
"Would you like some graphs of common economic indicators for the last 8 years?\n\nTrump has had little if any effect, the trend begin before him and hasn't really changed at all.",
"Don't forget he also doubled our debt",
"Interesting or nice images that stand on their own without a story in the title.",
"Obama the anti American is not a genius, but thanks for playing. ",
"My God you people just buy anything you're told from the hooting idiots.",
"Embarrassing post. ",
"I mean he defanged the GOP's healthcare argument. They used to run on that platform and now they have nothing except Thunder Dome policy. \n\nProblem is now we have republican healthcare and the Democrats get the blame (as they should). Just like NAFTA, they love it but blame the Dems to their pissed off constituents.",
"He's \"based\", so you must just be a big dummy. /s",
"So you are saying Trump is right in his ways!",
"I’m not sure where he found those statistics, but it’s widely accepted that the drone programme he authorised was unprecedented and resulted in a lot of civilian deaths. It’s definitely a smudge on his legacy, but you won’t hear about it on sites like Reddit. ",
"Honestly I never had health insurance the whole time he was president lol ",
"But according to Israel, Obama was antisemetic and trump is the greatest president ever and the only one who truly loves Israel 😭😭😭😭\n\nhttps://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-new-media-czar-called-obama-anti-semitic/",
"It’s almost like private companies will inflate the cost of liability so they can glean every ounce of profit they can out of policy changes. ",
"Nobody stopped you. Nobody is stopping me calling you out for using it so selectively.",
"Yes, he \"gave\" people the ability to not get a fine by paying for forced health care they couldn't afford. Brilliant.",
"“Gave” this insinuates that it was free, I speak from experience, it was not",
"Why is the votes not showing ? ",
"Mandated subsidized insurance. As in give the insurance companies your money or get a fine",
"When did the costs go up?",
"Only cause Trumps got a magic wand! \n\n/s",
"They're upset that the Russia investigation was a complete hoax and are now trying to do anything they can to make him out to be the bad guy....",
"Listen to more right-wing propaganda.\n\nYou should look at graphs of all the common economic indicators. Trump has had little if any effect. The trend began long before he took office and has merely continued.",
"I know right the U.S. is such a innovative and new country leading #1 in many industries worldwide, yet it can't get it's shit together for something like healthcare, which effects everyone day in and day out. I love America, but we seriously need to get our shit together on some things.",
"ITT: Insurance company shills tell you how there made up family members health insurance somehow got “worse”, even though the regulations on insurance companies prevent them from denying certain things like they did before. Say what you want about costs (you can look to your employers (to the insurance company shills) for why they raised their rates), but coverage improved for the most part.",
"I don't know. But the fact that my post got downvoted, without explanation, while a shit ton of other posts saying this shouldn't be here get upvotes, shows that there is no agreement.",
"I literally just told you how you can do that yourself. I don’t give a fuck about your mood... stop being dumb. ",
"I definitely enjoyed my health insurance going from 150.00 a month to nearly 900.00. Great job.",
"A True piece of trash...GO TRUMP!!!! MAGA!!! ",
"Rofl",
"Do you really think the president has a real effect on the economic status, it doesn't matter what garbage front man they have parading around the system is rigged against the common man. ",
"What???? xDDDDDDD how in the world has a republican democratic voting system turned REDDIT, a social media platform which is in no relation to the style of electing officials and creating laws, turned it into a pile of garbage.",
">His response every single time was that \"Congress failed to act\"\n\nThat’s becuse Mitch McConnell publicly promised to never pass a single bill, regardless of what it was, just to stick it to the president. ",
"go shill somewhere else \n",
"> Premiums up 35% deductible up 45%\n\nOver 8 years, and with much of that happening well before the ACA went into effect. ",
"In the other discussion you kept asking for \"another link\". I was 99% sure you wouldn't read anything that I linked anyway - I still gave you the link to Fed data. Now I am 100% sure you didn't intend to read it despite asking for \"another site that isn't socialist Jacobin\".",
"He's just a kid who lives with his well off parents and has never payed a dime of taxes or healthcare. Just ignore him.",
"When?",
"And for other people his actions caused healthcare costs to rise dramatically.",
"But did snowden plea guilty? I honestly don't know by the way. ",
"ITT: Insurance company shills tell you how there made up family members health insurance somehow got “worse”, even though the regulations on insurance companies prevent them from denying certain things like they did before. Say what you want about the costs (you shills can ask your employers (aka, the health insurance companies) why they did that), but coverage improved for the most part. Hints why the shills are out in full force, they aren’t happy that they actually have to pay out now and provide actual health care.\n\n",
"I'd argue that a growing digital culture of trolling, botting, and shit-posting is what has turned this website to shit.",
"You are an idiot.\n\nLook at 10-year graphs for any of the common economic indicators please.",
"[Educate](https://www.google.com.hk/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2016/07/18/obamas-record-on-jobs-versus-five-other-presidents.html) yourself. ",
"All the more reason to move there",
"You're right. This post is equally terrible to what happens regularly in T_D",
">As long as I don't fuck up too bad, that's completely acceptable for an average American.\n\nI think that's the assumption we can't assume.\n\nDoes anyone have stats related to the accessiblity of healthcare currently in the US? (e.g. possibly in terms of various states or even within one state. Maybe looks into socioeconomic factors. Maybe geographic, etc.)\n\n",
"He also acquired 9 trillion dollars of debt, interesting how you didn’t mention that. Also, the economy is the best it has been in a while. Moreover, unemployment is down. ",
"Jesus Christ, this insane post and it's a pic of obama. r/pics",
"Just for the record, the first point is stupid, because almost every president in the last half-century has increased the debt by a factor of 2, so basically every new president is the new record holder. Also the \"slowest recovery in history\" gripe is hilarious to me. \"Oh, we recovered, but I wanted to recover faster!\" No gripe with the policies that made it necessary for us to recover in the first place?",
"It's the balance of powers, if the republican congress really didn't like it, they could get a supermajority",
"Except for the 30 million people left out of Obamacare. \n\nRather than push through Medicare for all when Dems has a filibuster proof majority in Congress both the house and senate and controlled majority of state houses and White House... Obama gives us Romneycare, a heritage foundation right wing corporate giveaway to health insurance companies. \n\nWhat a bunch of shills and sycophants in here it’s disgusting. ",
"Large part of his genius was knowing he didn’t know everything, surrounding himself with smart people who were experts in their fields, and then, you know, listening and doing what they said. ",
"“Fixed the economy” LMFAO",
"> Until we have universal healthcare, you're sadly going to have a lot of people unable to pay for their premiums.\n\nFairly certain the bigger contributing factor is the price of medicine, medical procedures, and hospital stay. I shouldn't have to pay tens of thousands of dollars when I have a child or hundreds of thousands of dollars when I'm involved in car accident (pre-insurance). You can bet a lot more people could afford healthcare insurance if it wasn't for healthcare being so God damn expensive",
"To the controversial comments! ",
"Probably more like 7 years",
"Mine went 435 to 1200 in 3 yrs",
"Sick burn, douchebag. You're really coming along for a fourteen year old just learning to troll. Now back to the d with you before you forget your talking points!",
"What the fuck are you talking about?",
"Oh, I'm sorry, are we watching two different realities? Because the one that I described actually happened. \n\n",
"Remember when he said we could keep our doctors, keep our insurance? And that our premiums would go down by $100 a month? All of those were lies.",
"Which the insurance company then pays out when someone else in the pool needs it. That's how insurance works.",
"And as a hard working adult, I pay 2x what I used to.\n\nYou're welcome. ",
"Because the GOP continues to underfund and otherwise sabotage the program. \n\nEdit: partially due to the above and partially due to the fact that Joe Lieberman wouldn't vote for a public option. ",
"Health insurance coverage maybe. But we don’t purchase healthcare in America. Only insurance coverage. ",
"The man is a traitor and should be in jail",
"The one where Iv been steadily employed since 2014 making a living wage. ",
"Those are the only things you found wrong with that comparison?",
"mmmhmmm",
"I don't really care too much for the content of this thread but Barry O is fucking hilarious",
"Just did. What a wild ride",
"Dont forget the highest home ownership for african americans has happened under you know who as well.. but hes \"racist\" you know. ",
"When did the price go up? Obamacare has been the law for 7 years. Trump has been fucking with it for the last year. How is he not to blame?",
">Dems\n\nlmfao",
"That's terrible causation. People in Obama's cabinet had ignored and/or worked for the companies who are most responsible for your predicament. Just because obama was the president doesn't mean that's what corrected the problem. ",
"Lol, the trolling is real in this post",
"Pre ACA, I had myself, my son, and my partner covered with full coverage for 200 dollars a month.\n\nI now have only myself covered for 175 a month. ",
"> Gave more people access to subsidized healthcare.\n\nDoesn't mean much if the actual cost has tripled. ",
"I mean, Obama is stable I guess, and his IQ is probably well above average. I do not like his political philosophy or leadership style, though.",
"Does CNN even say that? Or are you just riding the whole \"fake news\" bandwagon?",
"That’s an unsubstantiated alt-right conspiracy. Go back to the_dumpster with that shit. ",
"Affordable to you because it’s not to me. I’m required under penalty of fine and prison to pay over $700 a month out of my middle class paycheck. But it’s better than the $1900 a month it would cost if I bought my own. I’m paying more for insurance than for my mortgage. \n\nYou should give me your personal info so I can claim you as a dependent on my taxes. ",
"how do you think insurance works, just curious.",
"What What What the hell are you smoking?he will go down as the biggest piece of shit this country ever had as a pres. And i voted for carter. Soo i know bad.",
"Exactly!!!",
"Very soon after it passed. ",
"Oh man, you caught me. Clearly, I'm a retarded liar. How else would you explain my personal situation? Oh wait, your explanation is right there in the article you linked: \"To create its estimates, the agency looked specifically at data in each state for a 27-year-old nonsmoker buying the second-lowest-cost silver plan (the middle tier of the gold, silver, and bronze exchange options).\"\n\nDid it ever occur to you that maybe, juuuuuust maybe, this wasn't what my personal situation looked like? Sure, for 27-year-old nonsmoker buying the silver plan, MA saw a decrease of 3% in premium costs. But for my silver plan, and for my age bracket? 300% increase. And while I'm not in perfect health, I'm not a smoker or a drinker, and I have no preexisting conditions. \n\nSo if its not my personal life choices, and its not the plan I picked, and it's not my healthiness that's the issue what else could it be? \\*GASP* Could it be? Could it be possible that there are some issues inherent to the ACA that might be causing these premium increase? ",
"Yea, I literally could not afford healthcare after the Affordable Care Act. ",
">do you real anything in the real world\n\nIs that you Jaden?",
"You could use one for snowflake",
"The republican candidate won the election and is still complaining about the election being unfair. During Obama's presidency, he was slandered to no end by Fox News for things that were utterly insignificant. President Trump has done far worse things and Fox News has continually shifted blame and attention to Hillary Clinton or the Democratic Party in general.",
"Well, nice to see obvious bait still works. Same old hordes.",
"I know! I can't believe how all these people are running their mouths while Trump is out here enforcing no fly zones over Libya against congressional approval!",
"Shouldn't this be under /jokes",
"Apples to oranges, my man. You’re comparing privileges with rights.\n\nInternet access is a privilege. Healthcare is a right.\n\nNow, the QUALITY of our internet access is a right...so I mean I guess we could re-hash the last month of net neutrality posts if you’d like.....",
"He also gave whatever little privacy you had, away to the NSA and other agencies. Also bombed thousands of people in other countries.\n\nBut hey, he is a suave and cool guy so I guess none of the bad stuff matters.",
"Class act!! \n\nWe should learn from something from this man.",
"But the stock market!!!",
"Plus deductible is now $10,000 a year. Only way I could afford anything. ",
"If fixed the economy you mean burned it to ashes and then danced on the ashes the yes he “fixed” the economy.",
"As I said, pay attention after the individual mandate is removed.",
"Bullshit, many are paying much higher premiums and deductibles for far worse coverage..",
"\"Worst president ever\" What about Richard Nixon?",
"I bet your deductible went *way* up too, making it not only overpriced healthcare but also unusable.",
"The market ALWAYS recovers after recessions. That would have happened regardless of what the president did or didn’t do. It’s arguable that Obama made the recovery slower if anything (historically slow), but trying to say he’s responsible for the recovery is equivalent to saying he causes the sun to rise. Asinine.",
"Yeah, but being half black he just got everything handed to him, you know, affirmative action and all. Unlike Donald Trump, who being a rich white man in America got no advantages and had to earn everything he has.\n\nUhh... /s, just in case this sounds too much like something a Trump supporter might actually argue.",
"You're an idiot.\n\nThe president literally sets fiscal policy. It's not by coincidence or chance that the US is the wealthiest nation in the world, it's due to our policies that create an environment which fosters economic growth.",
"What does increased demand always do to prices?",
"Well in my country of America, we have a foundation of Christian values even though we tend to bend them. The current president, trump, has had several wives who are all super models and he is considered to be \"amoral\" (in the worst, most crass way) based on the beliefs of many Americans. ",
"People will still find a way to put him down and say Trump fixed the economy. They don’t realize it’s not our economy he fixed but rather his families. ",
"Thanks Obama",
"To be fair, it was the Clintons that caused the housing bubble to give everyone a free home even if you couldn't afford it program that led to the situation on the economy and it was that the GOP president that tried to fix/stop it from happening and tried to reform Freddie and Fannie Mac but congress didnt let him.",
"Did Trump unseal his records? ",
"***DID THAT GOSH DARN REDDITOR COME UP WITH FACTS YOU CAN'T DISPUTE?***\n\n***TRY DEFLECTING! WORKS ALMOST NONE OF THE TIME BUT AT LEAST YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE YOUR CASE!***",
"[I wonder where that money came from](http://www.usdebtclock.org)",
"I don't get it, I just see an illegal immigrant without a valid birth certificate. Also have you seen the forensic breakdown of his \"birth certificate\"?",
"Well thank you for paying your part to contribute to society. You pay extra and more have access. I don't like that I have to pay for your fire protection but I do it because I like to live in society. ",
"Well, let's see... 1/2 x 0 = Wish Granted!",
"how do you feel about every other first world countries in the world where healthcare is (much) cheaper for everyone BECAUSE people are forced to pay for it.\nIt's cheap and (at least) as efficient as US healthcare, why would you fight this ?",
"Yes, putting your teenage daughter into the hands of a rapist's and well known family friend is a conducive and cordial thing to do for the family and her future. We had no goddamn idea! /s",
"Legitimate question, what's going to be different post mandate versus pre mandate? Because I was perfectly okay without this bullshit for YEARS, as were my parents, my brother, my cousins, my wife, my in laws.... ",
"Blame the Republicans for this. This was more-or-less the same plan that Romney passed in Massachusetts. Way back in 1994, when Hillary was looking into this, the Republicans wanted this.",
"Not to mention he at the very bare minimum, he just looks president material.",
"Obama had the house and the senate and he decided to push for a republican health care bill from 1993 rewritten by insurance companies. \n\nWhat a sell out..",
"Ok so how about pics of corpses killed by the conservative war on the poor and elderly and the most vulnerable of us in the name profits?",
"It's not the government's job to pay for *your* healthcare. ",
"This is right out of your ninth grade playbook. Learn that in the d?",
"Healthcare and internet quality are not mentioned anywhere in the Bill of Rights.",
"So, as an example, if I opt out of Healthcare plans because I am a healthy individual who doesn't need it the individual shared responsibility payment sure is giving ami right? I'm glad I have to pay 200 dollars in taxes. Again he did not GIVE you health care. He made it affordable. There is a MASSIVE difference there. \n\nWith that said I like that it's affordable and I like the steps in the right direction but it's not social and it sure as hell is not giving. People seem to get giving and regulating confused. ",
"And he took mine away, thanks.",
"What state do you live in? So your premiums went from what to what? And in what time frame? Give me actual units (months, years).",
"Thank Lieberman. He killed single payer. If you want to be mad at someone be mad at him. ",
"How did he give it to you? I'm genuinely curious. ",
"You have to be very smart to get on a law review. If you are the Harvard Law Review Editor, you are very smart.",
"No according to their founders who met in Gitmo it would not have happened had they not met there in a prison created by W and later released by W. ",
"Vanilla, PC Prez who still couldn't do shit about you shooting each other en-mass. NRA rules Obama.",
"Whatever you gotta tell yourself. ",
"Thanks Obama",
"He didn't write the bill though; the Congress did. And they put in all sorts of things to get the Republicans to support the bill, but the Republicans kept moving the goalposts. So, in the interest of compromising, you got the worst possible option. In any event, it's a start, not the end. ",
"Me: \"there's no way this sub could be political\"\nReddit: \"hold my beer\"",
"How can he be losing an argument with his \"go away I hate you\" strategy? It is impossible.",
"All the other sentences being true already makes him a better president though",
"You should probably avoid reddit then. Even fucking advice animals has been infected with constant anti-Trump posts. ",
"Healthcare is a luxury. Internet is also a luxury, my man.",
"Healthcare needs to be cheaper but at the same time, you shouldnt be forced to buy it. The Government shouldnt tell you to buy insurance. \n",
"Neither is the freedom from sexual harassment, but at some point you have to be able to think for yourself instead of looking to documents for answers.\n\nIbid.",
"> Reddit pretends they are better than T_D yet act exactly like T_D\n\nIf you make a thread blindly praising Trump in T_D, all the top comments will agree with it.\n\nIn this thread, the top comments are calling OP out on his bullshit.\n\nThey are clearly no the same.",
"All these people saying they were given healthcare. All while my healthcare cost nearly doubled. I guess you guys are welcome?",
"Are you seriously that stupid?",
"It was a joke. Apparently not well received...lol. Its from an SNL skit about Bill Brasky.",
"This is exactly my point. It's regulation not a giving tree. ",
"But, he didn't give everyone health care. Why is this so hard to understand. I have the same access I did before as I do after, the only difference now is that I'm forced to get it and the rates continue to astronomically increase. \n\nI do like Obama as a person though, he seems cool. ",
"That's not how insurance works. The price of insurance is dictated by the market. This completely fucks economics and makes no incentives for costs to come down. Every single insurance company was thrilled for obamacare.\n\nIf you're on the left, obamacare sucks. If you're on the right, it really sucks. No one is happy with it besides weirdo neoliberals",
"It should be like in Canada. A healthy population is a productive population",
"😂😂😂",
"It doesn't? Did you already forget some people could not get insurance at all because of pre-existing conditions? I know some people it made a whole lot of difference to. If healthy people can't care for the sick, why should sick people care you pay more?",
"I don’t get it, are you saying the data they use in the report is wrong or falsified? ",
"Absolutely agree.",
"That made my day infinitely great.~~\nAre views (might) differ but damn that was funny.",
"Okay I think you are going a bit far with many things here x)",
"The only part of his “stable genius” is that he somehow convinced America he had a scandal free presidency and did a good job with the economy. Neither of those are true.",
"lol fixed the economy and gave (FORCED) everyone (TO PAY OUT THE ASS FOR) healthcare.",
"Our political opinions are like my commander in chief’s—limited to 240 characters.",
"Are you OK? Maybe take your medications, so you can at least compose some coherent sentences?",
"> to be fair those were war related expenses that did that.\n\nMaybe he should have pullet out of that war then.",
"I can eat all the popcorn I want. \n \n*Thanks to my reasonably priced healthcare.*",
"If it were a social benefit you'd have a point, but it's not. It's entrapment to contract with a private for-profit company or be penalized.",
"Lol!",
"Snowden is AWOL in Russia",
"So we're letting the_donald openly brigade other subs now? \n\nhttps://np.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/7ood1b/dropping_red_pills_in_the_normie_subs/",
"Thank god for this stable genius. Without him my healthcare never would have risen from $165 a month with a max deductible of $500 in the emergency room to $413 with a $6000 deductible. The same genius that is the only president in US history to never achieve a 3% growth rate and declared 1.5% the \"new normal\". What a genius. Without him we never would have had ISIS or identity politics. But wow was he charismatic. ",
"Mine did as well, but I'm not sure that I'd trade going back to my cheaper insurance if it meant millions of sick people getting kicked out of their coverage. \n\nEDIT: Thanks for the gold stranger! Glad to see this sentiment resonates with others.",
"You know what happened literally the next morning after Trump made his tweet about North Korea? Kim accepted an invitation to peace talks with South Korea. \n \nhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-crisis-latest-peace-talks-meeting-south-kim-jong-un-moon-jae-in-missiles-sanctions-a8142871.html",
"you really know absolutely nothing",
"Obamacare passed with 100% republican opposition. They could have put anything in the bill that they wanted and still passed it. Any shortcomings in it are solely the fault of Democrats.",
"I don't see Comrade Trump pictured ",
"There's truth in your fiction, and fiction in your truth. \nEither way I wouldn't touch this with a 10 foot pole. ",
"That's what covering people who are sick costs currently, go after the insurance profit margins not those with pre existing conditions.",
"And drones.\n\nr/futurology 8 yars ago",
"At least you're honest in acknowledging what it is- a redistributive system in healthy people subsidize unhealthy people.\n",
"I like Obama too but the ACA wasn’t a smooth ride for everyone, but I’m glad that he made it so that people with pre existing medical conditions couldn’t be denied",
"I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain your wrongness....",
"Yah but you have to spend about the same on healthcare and other benefits so ",
"P E A K L I B E R A L I S I M",
"Well, that's like, your opinion, man.",
"Rates subject to annual premium increases, rates based on pre existing conditions, benefit packages not covering essential services - things all reeled in by the aca before the market could fully capitalize on the shift away from employer-paid insurance.",
"Mine cost doubled and I lost all kinds of coverage. It got to the point I could not afford it. ",
"he gave out healthcare in the sense that a rapist gives love",
"I wasn't and still am not impressed that much with Obama. However, OP mentioned loves both kids equally and that stood out for me. Very disturbed that Trump openly shows favouritism for Ivanka and disdain for Tiffany. How could he say \"I am proud of all my kids BUT to a lesser extent Tiffany\"\n\nDisgusting.",
"Do you seriously think that Trump hasn't lied about his tax bill or healthcare bill?\n\nAnd do you realise that Trump is using far MORE drone strikes than Obama did?",
"Yeah, most of these numbers here are made up, but the principle is the same:\n\nYou are running Insurance4You, a health insurance company. You have 100 customers that all pay you $100 a month for their premiums, and you, on average, put out $40000 a year for medical expenses, pocketing the other $80000 for your salary. Now you are forced to take on 20 cancer patients (below the 38% of people in the US who will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives), who will each cost on average $7000 (real number) for just their initial treatment. If you charge every $100 a month still, you will end up losing $36000 a year, not including the money you still have to make to support yourself. We'll say you will be extra generous and you will take a 25% pay cut, to make only $60000 a year, barely above average salary in the US. You will now have to charge $170 a month in order to adequately cover everyone. \n\ntl;dr: when you add Group B to Group A and the average of Group B is higher than Group A, the average of the resulting group will be higher than the average of Group A. The fact that people were surprised by this phenomenon is disappointing.\n\nEDIT: The fact that some basic math with some facts thrown in got downvoted to negatives should tell you something about Reddit. ",
"This is what I come to /r/pics for. Political commentary and plain pictures of Obama.",
"*inhaling once intensifies*",
"If you have the facts write a book like Wolff did, if not stay off Reddit with “your “ fake news!!!",
"Yeah, as much as I don’t like him, Donald is much worse. Nobody really say otherwise unfortunately.\n\nI’d still certainly hesitate to call either of them genius, though.",
"He's not president anymore lol why do drumpfsters keep bringing up Obama ",
"If him going to school means he's smart, then being one of the most Successful business men ever. Also I'm pretty sure he's getting a divorce, just like half of americans",
"Nice deflection ;)",
"ill guess ill forever be a racist for disagreeing then. \n",
"Give back the Nobel Prize, Allah commands it.",
"Main street (65% employing ) got shafted for Wall street. My O'My who is employing who. Sounds like a damn Republican did this...oh wait, not so much.",
"\"Fixed the economy\"\n\nN...no, just... no.",
"Please carry on explaining other peoples' lives to them.",
"you mean the JV league?",
"The guy who has basically defeated ISIS in his first year and helped from people from under that oppressive group? What a terrible guy... \n \n https://i.redd.it/q3mclukcch401.jpg",
">Oh and he fixed the economy and gave everyone healthcare. \n \nIs this guy serious?",
"Lord help us ",
"Posting isn't brigading.",
"I mean... He didn't really *give* anyone healthcare. He made it illegal to not have insurance and then subsidized the people who couldn't actually afford it. \n\nSounds more like a win for insurance companies than the average joe",
"Wait Trump doesn't love his kids equally?",
"Personally had 3-7% increase on premium and went 4 years without a deducitble increase. I really really enjoyed my plan.",
"You do realise the economy situation is like Bill Clinton’s term right? The economy improves but the president has nothing to do with it. Also when Trump wanted companies to build factories in America, he is actually making it less appealing for those companies as he devalued the Mexican currency. This makes building factories, paying wages etc much cheaper down the border.\n\nIf you were to call Obama’s term a ‘god damn mess’, name me a president thay could implement something on the scale of Medicare across the nation. What Trump plans to do is replace a flawed but working Medicare with an even more flawed version.",
"I wouldn't say that we couldn't afford it. I think Healthcare is more affordable than ever before to the point where I was able to get some. I still pay a private company for it. It wasn't given to me. Giving and regulating are 2 totally different things and people seem to have this obnoxious jack fest like we can walk in to a freaking hospital and not get billed. You wan't true real socialized healthcare?\n\nIt's freaking easy. Tax people either by their income or property tax and make it illegal for companies/ hospitals to deny coverage. As always the United States has a total shit fit about raising taxes for the well being of health and education but hell, I heard the air force needs a new plane! Let's make sure that defense budget get's tacked on! ",
"So better than the 10 hours a month of dial-up through AOL people used to have but far from what everyone wants/deserves. ",
"That's what they tell you when you repeat sophomore year AGAIN.",
"More like real stable jackass",
"No just a bitch that bends over for any muslim with a half chub",
"wasn't there like exactly one president who left office without debt? and wasn't it in like the 1800s or something.\n\nOh right, Andrew Jackson.\n\nhttp://www.washingtonexaminer.com/how-much-debt-did-each-president-leave-for-the-country/article/2560220\n\nbut if you're talking about more debt when he left then when he came in, I'm inclined to agree with you\n",
"My wife had a plan that was about $180 a month. It wasn't the best, but it covered what we needed. This year they discontinued that plan and tried to put her on one that cost over $300 and covered *less*. We finally settled on one that cost about $250. Still not quite as good as what we had, but but it's the best we can afford. \nI'm aware that some of this is due to things getting cut from the original Obamacare plan, but the fact remains that things are more expensive now for a lot of us.",
"They dont care about any of that. They didnt even pay attention during the debates when Clinton admitted that ues...costs did go up on average around 9%\n\nAnd they go...\"BUT IT WAS PROGRESSIVE!!!!!!\"\n\nNevermind that most Americans dont even have $1000 savings but they were cool with fining Americans increasing amounts every year...anyone remember the $$ or 1-2% of your income..whichever is *GREATER*\n\nNope apparently wanting this removed means were all assholes",
"No because it was flawed to begin with. You can not \"insure\" seriously sick people that will cost the system millions. Premiums have no where to go but up. They should have had a second healthcare system to pay for already sick people instead of trying to put the burden on young healthy people. ",
"You are trippin hard if you think he fixed the economy my friend ",
"Yeah the self employed part is the kicker. At least some others have employer contributions...😫",
"Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness doesn't equate to let poor people die",
"My health insurance went up under obama. Obviously if insurance companies were going to give sick people insurance they were going to have to foot the bill some way. The system isn't perfect, but it just seems fucked up at this point to demand kicking sick people off their insurance just so they can lower my premiums to what they were. ",
"Premiums were going up well before the ACA was law, or went into effect, and the \"up 35% - 45%\" is over a period of 8 years. Those are facts. ",
"By the people, for the people. \n\nThen again, our government isn't exactly \"by the people\" at the moment. ",
"Impossible to know for sure for your policy, but Obamacare bent the cost curve down for almost everyone. Meaning--prices were going up no matter what, and a lot more for most people.\n\nI don't like my premium either, for the record.",
"You're only forced if you want to drive on public roadways, cars on private property and only on private property don't need insurance or even a drivers license.\n\nYou kinda have no choice but to live however.",
"Yep, stolen word for word",
"Compromise between who?",
"*Thanks Obama*",
"Fixed the economy for the rich.\n\nMade healthcare insurance mandatory to buy. No national coverage.",
"I sure hope so. ",
"You sir, need to do a little research",
"Fuck, we have universal healthcare?!?!?!",
"Keep pretending Republicans aren't the #1 enemy of America. History will prove you a fool. ",
"Ugh...the ignorance in this post makes is cringeworthy. Oh, and Michelle fixed school lunches and gave all kids delicious choices.",
"It was nice having a sane president for a short 8 years. Sucks he couldn't do more! \n\nThis will piss off the putinbots. 🤔",
"Blame them for what??",
"If you think other healthcare systems are nearly as efficient as America’s you are sorely mistaken. American health system while not perfect, could be argued that it delivers the best results in people NOT FUCKING DYING!!!!",
"Health care in its current form is a Luxury in the US. Only the rich get adequate care. Thats not how it should be, but that’s how it is. ",
"Lol, ok buddy",
"You should probably know that it was statistically one of of the slowest recoveries in the past 75 years",
"He \"gave\" everyone healthcare by mandating its purchase. My bill increased from $50 to $372 a month. Insurance providers no longer have an incentive to keep prices low.",
"Because he was forced to 'compromise' to get pst the stone walling. Thank your republicans for that. ",
"Health insurance and internet access two things that weren't around over two hundred years ago weren't mentioned in a document written then? Shocking",
"You literally just said your premiums went up 35% and deductibles up 45%. ",
"Please carry on explaining other peoples' lives to them.",
"I guess it was my imagination my healthcare became unaffordable then...",
"You mentioned things that are illegal, which the Constitution allows the Government to specify. You're right though, nobody has the right to commit sexual harassment since it's not in the Bill of Rights. Rights have a very specific meaning, you're confusing them with privileges.",
"As oppose to the plan we had before which was major medical debt across the country. ACA was not perfect, but instead of fixing the issue we waisted tax payer money trying to repeal it and shit on the uninsured once again. ",
"Obama care sucks, we should stick with the ACA and be done with it.",
"He acted like a fucking president. I am truly embarrassed to have Trump represent our country",
"Hi shariablue!",
"Big difference between giving everyone healthcare and forcing everyone to pay for healthcare...",
"Be thankful for the privilege you racist.\n\n/s",
"Because when you commit to someone, you’re making a moral obligation. Breaking that obligation makes you a bad person. Committing to a person and an oath you made, makes you a good person. I don’t understand why you even understand your question. ",
"Giving money to Iran before he left office\n",
"Because everyone *had* to change policies because the game now is that they only offer a particular policy in 1 year stints... Then you have to re-enroll for a new plan because the previous plan is \"no longer available.\" They (insurance companies) then make plans that give worse coverage for more cost resulting in what the previous person was describing. Anyone who is doing this themselves (actually having to deal with getting insurance) can see these things.",
"The death of Reddit will be because it's been sold to DNC PACS.\n\nYou have no one else to blame but yourself.\n\nObama is directly responsible for Trump. Obama failed to deliver, his promise of 'HOPE', fell short. He was exceedingly mediocre overall.",
"This world is such a wonderful place. Life everywhere, blue oceans. Beautiful nature with thriving ecosystems. Oh, and the Earth is flat.",
"He fixed the economy?",
"OMEGALUL",
"> no scandals.\n\nhttps://imgur.com/a/HRhLg",
"Last year health care was increased to $ 900 a month. This year they increased it to $ 1300. We have had constant issues with doctors covering our insurance. Kid lost his Doctor. Family lost our primary care physician. My kidney Dr. Which was a pre-existing condition does not take it. I feel like I'm paying 1300 a month for a card that no one takes. I'm all for universal healthcare but this one is broke and needs an overall.",
"Hahahaha!!! Fixed the economy?",
"*than",
"> because self awareness isn't a trait in ~~partisans~~ most humans. \n\nFixed that for you.\n\n",
"He did give people access to healthcare they would never have. What's your problem?",
"The fact that several of my family members lost their health insurance plan after OC came out proves THAT is a lie.",
"Where's this free healthcare they're giving out?\n\nEdit:Added an \"s\". Stands for OP is fucking \"S\"tupid ",
"Tfw the only sub where conservatives and liberals can talk civilly to each other is r/crewscrew A FUCKING TERRY CREWS SUBREDDIT",
"Operation Fast and Furious? ",
"Is this sarcasm ? Have you ever taken a look at healthcare rankings ? ",
"During one of the debates... \"Clinton admitted during the debate that “premiums have gotten too high” under Obamacare\"\n\nSo they did go up. its not fiction",
"Terrorist \nKEK\n🐸",
"That's bullshit. I get very similar coverage. My premiums went from $50 to $372 under the same exact provider. That's an increase of nearly 800%.",
"It's way off.",
"You're the one, the chosen one.",
"whoever made this thread is delusional... ",
"No, you are the real delusional one. Not only delusional, but misinformed and ignorant to boot.\n\nBush funded the war by going outside the budget. Obama fixed that by including the war's costs in the budget, hence the budget busting. On top of it, the recession hit. So you have a double whammy: an illegal war draining the treasury, and a recession reducing the intake. No wonder the debt ceiling was hit!\n\nTrump just added $1.5T to the debt; but I don't see you bitching about it.",
"They literally wire tapped Trump tower. That's not even a conspiracy theory. There were FISA court warrants and everything. Keep digging and you'll find your way out from under that rock...",
"Then socialize medicine. Make it a \"social benefit.\" Make it the same as Police and Fire",
"and you got preexisting conditions covered. Kids to 26 as dependents.",
"Oh look, another user from The_Donald that's here totally not brigading. ",
"There's this guy name Trump who is literally begging a 3rd world country to launch nukes.",
"And Massachusetts plan is brilliant by the way.",
"ACA didn't solve the core of the problem. It didn't lower the cost of healthcare. It did spread the cost over more people tho and gave more people access to coverage. It's an improvement over millions of people having no access whatsoever. My insurance went up under obama. But I'm not about to demand insurance companies kick sick people off their plans just so that I can go back to my lower premiums. ",
"He crashed the economy. He put in a mandatory insurance plan that is unaffordable. He made the country more racist. He apologized to the world for our country's greatness. He has passed Jimmy Carter as the worst president ever.",
"I'm sorry you are not OK with your taxes going towards the health of American people. My bad for being poor. We really are a terrible lazy group of people...",
"> If you thought total collapse was unlikely than the only other way to go was up. \n\nKnowing this in hindsight is the crux of the matter, isn't it? I'm assuming you were there with investments in the market in 2008 like me, but very few people said \"yeah, we're going to pull out of this dive no problem.\" I recall even the experts didn't know what was the going on, as you could see when financing totally froze up - nobody knew what assets were actually worry anything. Finance experts were going on TV saying they didn't know what to do, the only comparison we had was they were comparing it to the Great Depression, with bread lines and 25% unemployment.\n\nHope you leveraged your way in ten to one after the market started losing five hundred points in a day, you've got a lot more faith then the rest of us.\n\nLook, I agree that Presidents can't really have immediate positive effects on the market. However, in a crisis they *can* completely fuck it all up by saying the wrong thing, making the wrong move, and also by inaction. To not give Obama massive credit for doing his job under those circumstances while also juggling Iraq, Afghanistan, and finding Bin Laden completely disrespects the office.\n\nTrump is running along a economic smooth highway that Obama left for him. He is doing well so far because he refuses to touch the wheel, which is working out for him now. But let's see how his Administration handles Turn One when he actually has to steer.",
"Dems and Dems in red states.",
"Blame Paul Bremer for that. He disbanded the Iraqi Army, sending 300,000+ armed and trained soldiers home with nothing to do. ",
"Yep. On fantasy island. Worst Prez ever\n",
"Don't get me wrong, Obama was a great president, but he did bad too. This is entirely from an outside perspective. He did a lot for American relations though. He gave you guys a good image. Trump is utterly destroying that. You're coming across as white supremacist hicks",
"I don’t deny premiums went up. But you can’t get mad about your premiums going up without providing context. When did they go up? And why? How much is Obama’s fault, and how much is your GOP Congressman refusing subsidies and constantly trying to sabotage the system? Youre surprised companies kept pulling out of the exchanges when the GOP’s rallying cry was about how they weren going to dismantle the whole thing?",
"Tell me where in the constitution it says its the government's job to pay for your healthcare?",
"Less than 2% growth for 8 years and needing ten trillion in debt to simulate a recovery isn’t genius. ",
"Yeah, it sucks that there is a deranged racist grandpa with dementia as president now.",
"That defeats the purpose of insurance. The objective is to mix healthy people with the sick so that healthcare becomes affordable. That's how it works in any government mandated insurance scheme in the developed world, except much more strict. Many states outright refused additional funding which would have made insurance more affordable, it should also be pointed out.",
"You're talking about things that 98% of Redditors have absolutely no knowledge of, which means that most of them will assume you're just making shit up.\n\nBut you're not wrong.",
"If you wanna play that game, you can easily harken the blame on the Reagan administration’s abysmal foreign policy in the Middle East. Our nations fear of the big red machine is heavily rooted in current foreign affairs and unrest, unfortunately. (To be clear, I’m not saying they shouldn’t have caught so hard against communism. History tells us the communism doesn’t work and it only leads to the extermination of society itself. Collaborating with radical traditionalists probably wasn’t the smartest play though). \n\n\nThat said, there isn’t a president since Reagan that has done anything to actually fix the broken state. So yes, blame Obama for Syria, Libya, Afghanistan... he warrants heavy criticism. But please, for the love of god, hold the Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush administrations accountable as well. ",
"Lol stop sucking his dick. Anybody looks great when compared to trump",
"You posted an image with the exact title and the sub it was in. Are you saying that you genuinely think T_D users are too dumb to find it so that they could come here and \"duke it out\" as you claimed in a comment there? \n\n>There are a few pedes in there duking it out\n\n",
"Blame Joe Lieberman. That fucker killed the ACA’s public option. ",
"The rest of the developed world disagrees.",
"Man oh man, this thread will be fun.",
">\"fixed the economy\" \n\n**No. Actually 14 million MORE Americans were unemployed AFTER his 8 years than before. Oh, and there's also just the little fact that he's the only President in US history not to grow GDP at least 3% {which even Franklin Roosevelt did during the Great Depression}**\n\n--------\n\n>\"gave everyone healthcare\" \n\n**Hey maybe he did \"give\" you healthcare. My insurance premiums (most people's insurance premiums) increased quite a bit, and the product I was paying for was worse.** \n\n**But hey, at least the insurance oligopolies and their lobbyists all made a lot of money.**",
"Gave people who don’t want to work free healthcare and made all the people who worked hard pay for it*",
"You made me laugh. Good day sir!",
"You omitted Iraq. If Bush hadn't gone into the china shop to fix his fucking daddy issues, we wouldn't be in this mess. Looks like all of you Republicans have daddy issues.",
">second healthcare system to pay for already sick people\n\nSo, uh...Medicaid/Medicare? Do you understand how pools work? \n\nTell me more about how we can't insure seriously ill people while the wealthy class gets 25% returns by-year and we don't tax em for it. Go on.",
"Meanwhile defended invading the privacy of millions through nsa and also ordered many drone strikes that would ultimately be a 80% civilian mortality rate. ",
"What else would it be? You just defined insurance.",
"New Hampshire just requires you to be liable for any damages you might cause. ",
"Started presidency with 2 wars, ended it with 7. \nBad people are bad no matter how well spoken they are or educated. \n\nStop praising this psychopathic murderer you mooks. ",
"I miss him so much 😂",
"Hey future people!\n\nLet's just dive right in shall we? Always remember that Obama also [deported more people than any other president](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obamas-deportation-policy-numbers/story?id=41715661), [authorized exponentially more drone strikes than Bush](https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/01/12/reflecting-on-obamas-presidency/obamas-embrace-of-drone-strikes-will-be-a-lasting-legacy), expanded the \"war on terror\" from open warfare in Afghanistan and Iraq to proxy warfare in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, and Pakistan; [came down hard against whistleblowers and journalists](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/sunday/if-donald-trump-targets-journalists-thank-obama.html), [had the TPP as his signature trade deal which would have exploited the developing world even more](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/04/23/why-almost-everyone-hates-the-trade-deal-obamas-negotiating-in-japan/?utm_term=.3a63bef1066e)...\n\nAnd on top of all of that he convinced everyone to not really bat an eye at this stuff. He was another US president, that's all. He was different in that he could make it look good which was refreshing after Bush, but still. I voted for him twice, but never in a million fucking years would I say he was some sort of moral giant. He was just another President.",
"Oh like dossier about Russian hookers pissing on him that was completely paid for by the democrats?",
"Started Jan 2011. Another huge change 2013. \nGeorgia",
">in its current form\n\nI’m not talking about it’s current form. I’m talking generally.... everyone has a right to see a doctor when they require one. Or should have that right. And the price needs to be affordable for all. \n\nIf not, who decides who doesn’t deserve it? Are you willing to point to a person, a family, a fellow man and tell them they don’t deserve the right to see an affordable doctor?\n\n",
"Obama got Bin Laden.\n\nTrump is begging a 3rd world dictator to launch nukes",
"Yeah...we should just let everyone die who can't afford health insurance. Your companies insurance carrier raised your rates because they could. ",
"he didn't give anyone healthcare. he forced those who make over $20,000 to buy healthcare at the point of a gun for everyone in the country ",
"And what is Trump doing, adding $1.5T to the debt? You think those tax cuts for the billionaires come for free??",
"Forget about having a productive discussion with this person...",
"what if the very best solution for it to be cheaper is for everyone to pay it ?",
"Oh put a sock in it and stop being such a class traitor. Affordable health care is your right just as much as mine if you live in one of the moral states. I live in a state where we take care of our own and avoid displaying what I like to call \"texas values\". Borrowed that one from Ted Cruz. Look, I understand that rebel states don't want to take part and that you might be from one, but you're welcome to come up north and enjoy some good old fashion hospitality. ",
"I noticed something recently - when he did that interview with Prince Harry, I realized how much I missed hearing him speak and how relaxing, hopeful and the way he makes you truly believe he thinks beyond himself. In fact, I began listening to other interviews and speeches, and realized how different of a Time we’re in now...",
"How did Obama fix the economy? When he first went into office, he blamed Bush, now that he’s gone, he takes credit for what has been done with Trump",
"Use the exchange to get a better provider?",
"The Constitution has a mechanism by which it can be updated. They're called Amendments, if you'd like to add health insurance and internet access then you need to get three-fourths of the state legislatures to call for a Convention, or have two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives vote for the change.\n\nedit: Corrected some bits of bad memory. It's been a long time since I've taken a civics course.",
"And he’s got great teeth. ",
"Pics or it didn't happen",
"He didn't fix the economy. Healthcare was partially given to us by Congress. ",
"Man, he aged a lot in 8 years.",
"He fixed the economy so good my stocks have been skyrocketing since the day he left office!",
"Yes some people had to help support others, that is how subsidies work... Wouldn't you rather have your money go towards Americans health, patriotism and what not? Also all you talk about is cost of your jobs healthcare and not if the coverage changed as well. ",
"Yes. We, CLEARLY, had the fucking votes. Why do you kids talk about shit you clearly didn't live through? Also, this was Romneycare... He didn't try to pass any type of progressive health insurance. Why do you think millions of people who campaigned/voted for him were so disappointed?",
"No, that's fact. There are other countries who \"provide\" it for you, like the UK, who just canceled 50,000 routine surgeries this month because they were so backed up. Or how about in 2017 1 in 8 patients arriving in ambulances had to wait 30 minutes or longer. \n \n Top notch shit right there...",
"I wish pics was just pics and no politician headshots. ",
"He gave you healthcare on my dollar so thank me and every other hard working American, not him. And fixed the economy????? 😂 \n\n",
"Confirmed maga cockroach! Looks like the_dumpster brigaded this post. ",
"Uh? Your just being silly right?",
"I don't know about the economy/healthcare bit, but he did deliver a sense of professionalism. Obama presented a clean, kind, tolerant figure for the world to see as a figurehead for the US. Something lost with the current leadership, even ignoring political ideologies.",
"\"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness\"\n\nMaybe it's just me, but letting sick people die kind of goes against that. ",
"No. The ones that lavish praise on him are significantly more liked. A narcissist needs positive attention.",
"So tired if Obama being touted as Jesus 2.0\n\nHe did NOT give everyone health care. Mine was extremely expensive with a $13000 deductible.\n\nAnd if he was so smart, why did he back Hillary?\n\nAnd you do realize that Trump's tweet is trolling people like you, right? It makes him look better because you're all so easily triggered. ",
"Then move to Canada.",
"America was founded on principles and ideas that the republican party have completely abandoned. We were here first, this is our country and the majority of Americans agree",
"LOL... you think Trump kissing Saudi ass is better? At least the Iranians have elections. Keep fellating the Saudis, you Republicans are good at it.",
"I would need another Bush to create a colossal mess first.",
"R/propagandaposters",
"Yes this is how social safety nets are funded - some people pay more so that the benefit is shared with everyone. The advantage of universal healthcare to you is even if your income comes down you still have healthcare. Also you get all the secondary benefits from other people around you being healthy.",
"He led us out of the Bush recession. It wasn't that long ago",
"Insurance pools are based on chance with different pools for different risk levels. This is just redistribution. ",
"They are still trying too",
"... Is it just me or is that fact kind of really suspicious now?",
"> He didn't find nor kill him. Loads of unnamed people were involved in finding him.\n\n[Intel also comes from Bush's era](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Osama_bin_Laden#The_search_for_bin_Laden)\n\nedit: No such thing as \"Bush stopped looking\"",
"No, we blame democrats for jumping right to romneycare.. Please, start to actually pay attention.",
"Ooo I’ve never been in a locked thread before",
"So, the economy couldn’t go anywhere but up under obama. And that what it did, it recovered but at the slowest rate on history and increasing the national debt by 86%.. \n\nAnd job numbers have slowed because the economy is at full capacity and you are seeing an increase in wages now as should happen to an economy that reaches full capacity..",
"He only lived the American so he could destroy America.",
"I don't think the 1/4 or so of the US population who now have one healthcare insurer and are facing $3,000 a month premiums and $30,000 deductibles are very fond of the health care he gave them. But, hey, they got to keep their doctor, right?",
"You’re way off base, just like OP. ",
"*sorts by controversial*",
"Sweet! I think you confirmed what I said but made it sound condescending. ",
"It’s actually the young and healthy subsidizing the elderly and sick. In other words, the same way universal healthcare works in every country with universal healthcare.",
"Hahahahaha Hahahahaha Hahahahaha",
"Didn’t give everyone healthcare.. you still have to pay for it. If you don’t. You get fined...",
"Seems like you da only one with high sodium here fam",
"IIRC there was originally going to be limits on premiums and insurance companies couldn't raise them like they did. But to get the bill passed those limits were taken out. ",
"Lives? Hes talking about nationwide standardized shit. Wtf are you talking about? Lives... *psh*",
"Awwwwww poor you!! ",
"Oh I'm not brave enough for politics ",
"What you had at $150 was **not** a health \"insurance\". They would've dropped you at the first sign of trouble. ",
"Obama & Co. were [still blaming Bush in *January 2017*](http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/pelosi-blames-bush-for-9-trillion-in-debt-added-under-obama/article/2611788). Everything bad is always a Republican's fault, somehow.",
"Thank you, this is the kind of ideology we need in the world ",
"Because when you put cancer patients into a pool of young healthy people, you are adding guaranteed 10s of millions or even billions of guaranteed costs that actuaries must account for in their insurance pricing. You cannot price on the statistics that some of your healthy people will become sick, rather you must account that you will be forced to pay for very sick people from the get go. ",
"I’m expecting to see this in /r/subredditdrama",
"Disliking someone doesnt give you the right to deny those basic facts.",
"shut the fuck up",
">he fixed the economy \n\nLOL!!!",
"Mine went from 100 to 5000 in 3 years!!!",
"In truth there is no reason we cant have cheap and widespread insurance. It's important to break away from these ultimatums and realize that what we want is within our power to obtain. \n\nNot to assume, but thinking along those lines makes it sound like you've given up on having fair healthcare.",
"0 to triggered in under two comments. Nice. ",
"No, because it would reveal Russian collusion and money laundering",
"so stable he droned the crap out of weddings in sandy areas after he got the Nobel peace prize",
"You are not FORCED, just don't own a car. \n",
"Hands down the fucking best president in this country’s history!",
"I'm a democrat who voted for Obama. This shit is just annoying.",
"Thank you! That sub is just what my life was missing. A Terry Crews smile when I need it most.",
"Blame Johnny Isaacson and governor Deal for refusing Obamacare subsidies. What was your annual deductible before?",
"I never even knew he was on Ellen.",
"“Fixed the economy and gave everyone free health care”. What delusional fantasy world do you live in?",
"Deductible up 45%? Sounds like your health insurance provider is a piece of shit. They would have done this regardless. ",
"The government, led by Barack Obama, gave me cheaper health insurance paid for by Americans that make more money than me. Is that good?",
"I would be ok if the punitive nature of said taxes weren’t making me poor too. Take one of your monthly expenses and suddenly increase it 400% and see if your quality of life is affected. What’s going to happen when the government runs out of other people’s money to fund this? ",
"the bailout was arguably the biggest scam in US history apart from the fed. this guy made the 1% very rich and the people paid for it. ",
"This is the lowest price available. It's the bronze plan as well.",
"He regulated it. Again, he did not say \"here America! Have some healthcare!\" \n\nIf you give someone something you do not have to repay it in any form. In this case there is a payment for the coverage. That is not giving. My problem is that this statement posted by op is false. If you read my other conversations with people I would truly hope it would make sense. \n\nRegulation and giving are 2 totally different things. \n\nDem's have this mentality that its a true socialized healthcare and falsely claim this when it's dead wrong. Am I happy that it was regulated? Yes. Do I think it was a step in the right direction? Of course! Was it \"given\" to me? No. ",
"It wasn’t that bad. ",
"have you ever seen a graph of the cost of healthcare per capita in the US? It's been skyrocketing since 1970. The ACA doesn't even change the trajectory. \n\nIt did shift more of the burden onto the healthy.\n\nI've said it elsewhere. My mom was a breast cancer survivor and her health insurance went up to $5.8k/mo before the ACA. All the healthy people left her plan, the rates went up, more healthy people left, so the rates went up, etc. My family called everyone health insurance out there and they all refused to cover a cancer survivor. So her options were to stay on her plan for $6k/mo or risk bankrupting our family if she got sick again. Lots of people used to cancel insurance and get divorced prior to the ACA so the cancer survivor could shield their spouse from likely bankruptcy.",
"It's such bullshit those few assholes more worried about re-election than giving the country real healthcare.",
"Iran will miss the giant pallets of money he sent them...and the sweet heart deals. Why hasn’t Barry come out and support the Iranian protestors? Oh yeah...because he supported the tyrants and gave them permission to make nukes. His precious “legacy” is crumbling. Obama spent his whole presidency supporting the biggest sponsor of terrorist. And the media can’t hide it/spin it anymore. ",
"I mean.... ok. Nice joke?",
"$3,000",
"Ever hear of Bush? Literally the president right before",
"I think he's talking about before obamacare",
"Are you this retarded?!?! This was romneycare. Stop embarrassing yourself by talking about t policies you, clearly, know nothing about. ",
"Gave everyone healthcare or forced everyone into a broken healthcare system under the threat of financial penalty? ",
"The first year it passed. Every year before that was supper tiny. ",
"I don't think people are happy with how it actually works, but I know I'm very happy that more people have access to health insurance this way. Premiums up? That sucks, but at least people can get the care they need. Higher costs are an unfortunate symptom of the system, but it's better than before. We need healthcare reform, but this was at least a step forward.",
"but he was given a peace prize",
"***What Trump has done in one year that I approve of***\n\n>800,000 new jobs since inauguration\n\n>Rolled back anti-coal mining regulations\n\n>The stock market has risen with him as president more than any other one. If you want to credit Obama with this one then I want you to take a look at the DOW J average over the past 5 years. The economy was flatlining during Obama's last 2 years and it is now much different under Trump.\n\n>Iranian Sanctions\n\n>5 year lobbying bans\n\n>F-35 re-negotiation (Saving millions of taxpayer dollars)\n\n>Increased military budget\n\n>\"Buy American, Hire American\" executive order\n\n>Withdrawing from the TPP\n\n>American energy independence\n\n>Tax plan reform\n\n>Currently working on NAFTA re-negotiation\n\n---------------------------------\n\n***Things Obama did to our country that I disapprove of***\n\n>Creating expensive healthcare that has even less coverage\n\n>Destabilizing the Middle East\n\n>Selling weapons to Drug Cartels (Fast and Furious scandal)\n\n>Creating a record number of people on government assistance (I swear to god if you bring up unemployment rate... if you've taken a single economics course you would know those counted as unemployed are those who are searching for a job. Which makes them part of the work force. Those who have given up and live off the government ARE NOT considered unemployed since they are not in the workforce.)\n\n>Continued to provide Saudi Arabia and Pakistan with money when it was proven they harbored terrorists\n\n>Sunk countless billions of dollars into the UN's climate change bill when the two biggest producers of CO2 and other harmful emissions (Russia and China) payed absolutely nothing.\n\n----------------------------------\n\nIs that good enough for you?\n\nEdit: You know downvoting me and not saying anything in return doesn't help your case",
"Well when you have an attorney general who thinks of himself as “your wingman” rather than a law enforcement officer, yea that’s what happens.",
"That doesnt change what Obama did dipshit",
"If you’re gonna say some ignorant shit at least try to back it up",
"well, thank you for the comment i appreciate it. Hopefully those 98% will go and investigate to make their own informed opinion or try to look it up...... yea thats not going to happen who am i kidding lol",
"Look, I don't like Trump as much as the next guy, but there is zero basis for your comment. At least bash Trump with things that are actually true.",
"Ours too. My husband ended up dropping insurance because we can't afford what is essentially three mortgage payments between my education, our health insurance, and our actual mortgage. Two young people... and insurance was that high. ",
"Then go fucking live there. Also, how's that working out? \n \nhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/07/closure-nhs-walk-in-centres-nhs-winter-crisis-hospitals-services-medical \n \n \nhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5242699/NHS-desperate-new-paramedics-road.html \n \nhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5229733/Thousands-NHS-operations-cancelled-winter.html",
"He didn’t give everyone healthcare, I still can’t afford healthcare only difference is I’m paying a penalty because of it now",
"“Fixed the economy”.... ha ha ha\n“Gave everyone healthcare”...... ha ha ha\nYou are a jokster. You could put down a safe driver for even more laughs. \nOh and were are his college records? Under seal for a reason. ",
"I heard he is like a genius. Pops gum.",
"Thank you, Obama!",
"people actually fucking believe Obama \"fixed\" the economy; that's just fucking mind-blowing.",
"Haha yes",
"What? I can't hear you over the sound of my Obamaphone.",
"Uhh.. Mind if I ask how? That seems like an impossibly large increase.",
"Yeah go ahead and ignore the upside and only focus on the downside",
"Maybe you missed the last sentence of my previous comment. I feel the sane way you do. ",
"\"Oh my god! More people are calling out my retardedness! I must be getting brigaded! Surely it can't be that I'm retarded!\"\n\nu/Superkeys",
"i guess you forgot about the Bush recession ",
"Wait no, you’re doing it wrong. It’s supposed to be “fuck you, I got mine,” not “I have it so I can help you get it.”",
"Your comprehension > his comprehension ",
"Dude chill out. I’m about as left as they come, you don’t need to lecture me on our history of imperialism\n\nIt’s possible to criticize Obama without being also Jack D. Ripper",
"I have to argue the affordability of it. I’ve seen my premiums go up for myself and my wife by about 250% over the last five years. And yes, I have shopped around, and at least in CA the prices available suck ass. We’re in our early 20’s, if that matter for cost. \n\nWhy tax us more though? Why not let us pick and choose our own coverage, instead of letting our company dictate our coverage? I’m not saying the current system isn’t broken, but yes, most of us have a fit with increased taxes because we’re tired of giving Uncle Sam a huge chunk of our paycheck (last year was about 32% of my income between state and federal taxes). I’d much rather keep my income to decide for myself which healthcare I can afford/think my family needs, than to have a law define it for me cookie-cutter style. \n\nAgain, I’m not defending our current system, I’m open for improvement. Reallocating the taxes already collected would probably be better than raising them further, you’re right (looking at you, F-35). ",
"Obama didn't give you shit. *I'm* paying for that subsidy. Me and the rest of the 47% percent of workers who actually pay income tax.\n\nWhen soldiers die in war we don't say that the President gave *his* life. \n\nDon't say that a politician gave you something that others are paying for.",
"The part that this analysis misses is the fact that quite a few (young, healthy) people were forced to join the health care markets via the individual mandate. Thus making the system work. Then of course republicans broke it again.",
"\"Defeated ISIS\"\n\nlol",
"Wish I could upvote 10x. Boys, we’re about to hit the rapids!",
"Seriously, are there still people holding out hope this will happen??\n\nTime to come back to reality. And it’s absurdly ironic to hear dems bitch about the debt when obama increased it by 86% while in office. Why are you not outraged over that??",
"What a laugh that is! He can't even prove he went to Columbia and soon he will be up on charges, possibly for treason. Gave everyone shitty and overly expensive healthcare that hopefully will soon end. All I can think is: Worst. President. Ever.",
" Romney passed it, also, the heritage foundation laid the groundwork for what the republicans have become. ",
"No one. And i mean no one. Ever. That makes it to president has values. Either party or if there were a 100 parties, if they make it to president, they don't have values. Only a narcissist that knows how to do what people want make it that far. The narcissism can be more or less benevolent, but only a crazy person gets to be president. Sure there are probably a couple of senators that really care and just aren't out there to get votes, but how many people win elections that don't care about votes? Those guys are usually out before they make it to mayor. Being a president is like being a music star. You don't get there by being the best, you get there by being crazy enough to think you can. This is why politicians will never cure politics or new laws will fix the legal system",
"Nothing is something",
"b-b-b-but what about Trump??",
"No, because insurance is based on the probability of future outcomes. Take auto insurance for example. If you start to wreck your car, your premiums go up because the odds of future incidents increase. If you are already very sick, you are guaranteed to cost the company thousands or millions of dollars a year, if they get to pay the same as everyone else, then premiums have to go up for everyone to adjust for this GUARENTEED expense. It sounds great to say \"pre existing conditions must be covered\" but it also has the effect of immediately raising the premiums of healthy people who would have been paying a lot less. ",
"and, mysteriously, there are no first-hand accounts of anyone meeting him prior to the age of 30",
"Theres an extreme to both sides",
"Here before the thread gets locked. 🍻",
"But you have plenty of money for disc golf and building computers...",
"Most of these comments are funded by Fox News. ",
"Like I said, your congressman and governor refused the subsidies. That’s sucks since your paid for it with your taxes. Who is your insurance with?",
"I’m curious ",
"I’m a socialist, thanks. I didn’t realize if you dare to criticize Obama that makes you a right winger ",
"Yeah, every time I'm reminded of how much a deranged racist grandpa with dementia Trump is I get embarrassed ",
"oooh, look at you! Baby's first Post!\n",
"Oh yeah, because they dropped us when my wife had a detached retina, or even my son was born, and my sons surgery.",
"There's some big [whataboutism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism).\n\nYou don't get it.\n\nI don't like our current president. I didn't particularly like our previous president. Or the one before him. The last two have seriously abrogated our enumerated rights under the Constitution, but because he was the 'cool' president, everyone's his goddamned cheerleader. \n\nYou didn't respond to any of the things I linked except the assertion that the current president is using more drone strikes. You've provided no facts or sources, and have still utterly failed to respond to the massive increase in drone strikes that occurred during former President Obama's administration. It stands as having occurred regardless of what happens during this administration. ",
"At least compared to the Big Cheeto, he didnt make the US look like a disgrace",
"This is flagrantly nothing but karma-whoring. Try a little harder.",
"*fined poor people for not having healthcare and made their minimum wage jobs reduce their hours so that they didn't have to pay for healthcare for them ",
"Sane is really undercutting what it is in comparison to now, and he did give people healthcare. If you’re upset about the cost you should direct your anger at the industry setting the prices, before the ACA the fear of medical debt was scaring people away from getting necessary procedures that ended up killing them or they were denied coverage do to a prior medical condition. There hasn’t been a president that came out this clean in a while. ",
"Talking about this stock market? \n\nhttps://imgur.com/a/IeLlx",
"If that is true that seriously pisses me off",
"I miss him that is for sure. ",
"Me too! Pass the popcorn",
"Not.",
"Actually the taxpayers already gave Comcast (and many other telecom companies) money to upgrade the cable to be better than it was before. Those companies then did nothing and pocketed the money. So yeah, you paid a 'special tax' to Comcast already.",
"From Massachusetts. Can confirm it is brilliant and kept me insured when I was laid off for a year and couldn’t afford COBRA. ",
"Or, a really big pool with everyone in it.",
"Look up the fast and furious scandal..",
"He made it illegal not to have healthcare ",
"Inb4 the right wing takeover",
"It should read, \n\n\"The government, led by Barack Obama, regulated the Health Insurance Market so that Insurance plans became affordable for the average American buy making sure that companies cannot deny you coverage.\" The word give is misused here. ",
"No. I agree. We need to improve the system. We need to make healthcare truly affordable. The ACA doesn't solve the core of the problem. But it does spread the cost over more people and grant more people access to coverage. And my point was only that that is better than sick peple having no coverage. Fixing the core of the problem is still going to take a lot of work though. ",
"Debt shmet, just print some more",
"Donald Trump raped children with Jeffrey Epstein. Look it up! ",
"Oh and he's corrupt, but fuck it, he's been married 25 years.",
" One of these things is indicative of being a genius, and he didn’t “fix” the economy....nor did he “give everyone” healthcare. ",
"Typical \"reeeeeeeeee Obama did it\" ",
"My brother as well.",
"Nothing on Reddit surprises me. The hive mind on here is ridiculous",
"Pretty sure it doesn't work that way...",
"Ditto",
"Biggest idiot",
"Yeah right",
"Gross. ",
"I never said I was a Trump supporter. In fact I think he’s an absolute bastard. But Obama was certainly not an angel regarding foreign policy and it’s dishonest to treat him that way",
"Before we add more garbage semantic argument to this thread, pls add \"partially\" to the beginning of your comment",
"Complaining ",
"My question is how are there so many of you? Yeah, Obama wasn't perfect, but to watch Trump keep fumbling the ball and you all saying \"no, this is fine\"... I mean, WTF is going on in your head?",
"By giving me healthcare, do you mean increasing my bill every year for the last 4. Premiums just went up by 38% this year alone and the deductables make us avoid using any insurance. He may be a good guy but the system is not good for small business and self insured. Either be poor or very weathly in this health system.",
">Fixed the economy?\n\nHelped it at least. \n\nhttps://imgur.com/a/IeLlx\n\nhttps://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000",
"Economy is at full capacity and as a result wages are increasing as should now that the labor pool is so depleted..",
"All these people in this thread, Complaining about the Cost of healthcare, or how Obama made their individual plan go up for others who couldnt even have healthcare get it.... \n\nLets see how much you complain when your internet bill goes from 50 a month to 150 a month for 10 mbps (downgrade from the 100 you got now) \n\nI 1000000% guarantee people care more about their internet than their health, and cant wait to see people say \"Obama raised my health care prices, but at least others benefited. Thats nothing compared to how Trump raised my Internet costs, and controlled what I could do on the internet/how i use the internet. \"",
"He's a man who commits. 25 years is enough time to go through a lot of bullshit with a person you're that intimate with. To make it through thick and thin, all the criticism they've faced being in the public eye for so long, shows integrity in my opinion. ",
"Right, like how we force everyone to buy flood insurance for their house :/",
"I pay income tax every year and I will this year... I am not sure what you mean? I worked full time this year, just didn't make much. In years passed I have made over 50K a year and was happy to subsidies others health insurance, the last year has been really tough in my city. Sorry us poor folks make you so upset, we are a terrible lazy bunch I guess but thank you for paying are health insurance and keeping us alive!",
"No shit... just like half the trumpets on this thread claim an impossible increase...why can't I?",
"I really, really, really like that we elected Obama. I couldn't, for a second, ever defend his piss poor healthcare bill (however it was passed), whistleblower lies, and civilians killed in drone strikes (which one could argue really had to do with the timeframe of his presidency more than anything else). That said, Obama was undeniably the best *person* we've had in that office since Carter.",
"Nah bro, what makes you a right winger is your total ignorance and duffery.",
"Lol yeah where else is the money gonna come from?",
"The economy was destroyed by Bush",
">literally \n\nliterally? well, i *literally* had to pay a fine because i couldn't afford health insurance. \n\nit's amazing how you fucking millennials can't compose a sentence without the hyperbole; everything is just **LITERALLY** literal. it's fuckin' pathetic.",
"> Internet access is a privilege. Healthcare is a right.\n> \n> Now, the QUALITY of our internet access is a right\n\nWith that kind of logic, I can also say:\n\n*\"Choice of Healthcare is a privilege\"*\n\n*\"Quality healthcare is a privilege\"*\n\nI could go on with this.",
"Sour grapes ",
"Half of your last 25 posts were to the_dumpster. Also your childish attacks expose you as the internet cockroach that breeds in the_dumbass. Enjoy it while it lasts. You guys get triggered about everything. You aren’t stopping to smell the roses. ",
"It depends if you're on a planet with a stock market and unemployment numbers I suppose. \n\nhttps://imgur.com/a/IeLlx\n\nhttps://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000",
"[From what I've read](https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-39172635&ved=0ahUKEwjS48O_h8XYAhWOLlAKHU_aD2kQFghGMAc&usg=AOvVaw0WE_mwb1TS0z98qowEEuW2&ampcf=1), the FISA order never mentioned anything about wiretapping or Trump; Breitbart were the ones who mentioned them afterwards. ",
"Merely participating in discourse, my man. Being right or left is nothin to do with it. Sorry if that rubbed you the wrong way, hope you understand!",
"It's people like you upvoting pictures of him not doing a handshake properly that make him look like he's horrible and a disgrace",
"First of theyre not \"my GOP congresspersons\" dont frame it like that.\n\nAlso...it was subsidies put in place BECAUSE of the ACA that cost billions of taxpayer $ each year (and growing)\n\nAlso...when did costs go up? and why??\n\nonce this was announced...they had projections..economists from all over told you how it would affect premiums and *overall* costs...and why they were occurring \n\ni mean what are you asking with these questions...do you *not* know what the ACA actually did to people? Or do you just think it was perfect because Obama did it...",
"That smile when you let hezbollah sell cocaine in America. Super stable. ",
"The map speaks for itself. You don't fuck with SecDef James Mattis and this map is evidence of it. He's a living legend.",
"Paying taxes is not really liberty, or pursuit of happiness.",
"Care to elaborate?",
"http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/dgbg.gif",
"Who the hell is this guy?",
"TPP was one of the few good things he did\n\nGetting out of it made people worse off and massively reduced US influence in Asia. Which China is happily taking up.",
"\"if you don't buy healthcare, we'll fine your ass\" = gave everyone healthcare",
"I'm saying give credit where credit is due. Forcing other people to give up their own hard-earned money isn't particularly praiseworthy, and that's all that Obama's Congress did.",
"*trump fan-boy",
"he gave a lot more people healthcare. ",
"I mean, this is the same obama who continued all of bush's wars, and then got caught spying on his own citizens unconstitutionally. You'd have to be very, very young to defend him.",
"You’re saying... We need to go more liberal with our healthcare?",
"Define \"fixed the economy.\" The economy now is better than it has ever been thanks to Trump. And yes, he did force people to have healthcare even if they didn't want it. Sounds suspiciously like socialism to me",
"Pathetic, you are and your kind.",
"Here's some starting points for you. \n\n>Preamble\nWe the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, **promote the general Welfare**, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.\n\n>Section 8\nPowers of Congress\n**The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States**; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; \n**To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;** \n**To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers**, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.\n\n>Amendment 14\nCitizenship Rights . \nAll persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. **No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.**\n**The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.**\n\nWould you like me to explain further or are you not in the mood to entertain new ideas?",
"It only hurt my heart. And IQ.",
"“Gave”",
"Yep. Saw increases of at least 115% the last few years. Screw Obamacare. Absolutely garbage and didnt cover anything unless I had lost my leg. ",
"We saw who was smarter last election.",
"Well, Barry Soetoro went to Columbia...Not sure where Barrack Obama went... Do you?",
"r/jokes",
"Bullshit. Economy and healthcare were a fiasco ",
"I do. I live in Canada. It's working out extremely well. ",
"Actually lost my healthcare bc of him it got way to expensive oh and i make less then 25k a year so fk urself if u think he did anything great",
"The handshake isn't why I think he is a disgrace to America, *believe me*",
"Again, perhaps I really am being too literal here. Please look up the definition of \"Give\". There is not a single person in the United states that was given health care. You still pay for it. Hell we all do. Again I am not saying it was bad. I like what he did. I think it was a good call. All I am doing is simply stating that he did not give you healthcare. He regulated the market. ",
"uhhh ya? Because that's embarassing when he does that? No man children allowed, get out",
"says a nobody..",
"True, but normal progressive taxation and state funded healthcare are a fairer, better way of realising this goal.",
"Fixed the economy? Gave everyone healthcare? When and how?",
"United Healthcare / Golden Rule. \nYeah no other state seems to be having any problems as companies pull out or limit their policies and premiums go up. \nThe only thing it helped was pre-existing conditions. \n",
"Both of them.",
"Lie.. just like the lie about voter fraud. Um... wasn’t that committee disbanded...? ",
"i am not sure what you mean. In years past I have made much more money and the cost of marketplace insurance did not make me poor. It was a slight inconvenience I guess... nothing compared to not having healthcare and being broke, but keep looking at things from the way they effect you personally and no one else. ",
"Thanks Obama",
"I guess that qualifies me to be president. \n\nI'm like, really smart. A very stable genius.\n\n",
"I remember not getting raises because of healthcare increases and that was before I had ever even heard of Obama. ACA wasn't attempted because of the falling costs of healthcare.",
"The DNC never apologized or punished anyone for rigging the primaries against Bernie Sanders. They did start a marketing/propaganda campaign on Reddit.\n\nFuck both parties. It's theatre to keep us fighting among ourselves while they take turns wearing the wolf suit.\n\nChicago politics are notoriously corrupt, and Obama is a product of that system. ",
"No harm done. It just seems like everyone assumes that if you have even the smallest of complaints about a democrat you must be a hard right winger",
"Duly noted. The other part is that Joe Lieberman wouldn't vote for a public option.",
"Definitely not u/waterguy12 ",
"You forgot the part about affirmative action",
"Here's my measure: \n \nObama: Five Guys \n \nTrump: McDonalds \n \nThat's all I needed.",
"Then you were making enough to afford it and: a. you live in a Republican state where your governor refused the subsidies and the medicare expansion that would have likely either lowered the cost considerably and/or enabled you to skate without paying at all or: b. you refused to buy insurance even though you afford it. \n\nThat's what the penalty is for. People who can, but don't pay for insurance. ",
"hahaha...no",
"Giving everyone access to health insurance is hardly equivalent to giving everyone healthcare.",
"[\"Fixed\" the economy...](http://www.truthfulpolitics.com/images/us-federal-debt-by-president-political-party-2010.jpg)",
"This subreddit has gone to shit lol",
"I would rather the US look like a disgrace than some inspiring and thoughtful mask for the brutal killing, ruthless and unending geopolitical strategy, and outright destruction of the world for the last several decades. At least with the Cheeto people actually look. Obama and neoliberals are like an advertisement about the environment from fucking BP. Sorry you forgot US presidents are NEVER your friend.",
"I miss that wonderful man",
"Same OP that posted the Donald hand shake fail today... I wonder if he's a biased liberal.",
"Time to get out the popcorn",
"Goddamn Scott Adams killed it on his persuasion breakdown today. Even if you hate Trump you're mentioning the words stable genius from here on out. One thing you can't deny, Trump is an absolute persuasion genius. ",
"https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/",
"I just look to see how much it's upvoted. Usual indicator on the split audience. \n\nWhat ya don't want to do is scroll down to the bottom of the barrel and see all the assholes.\n\n",
"Meh.. you're just an angry person who is arguing over semantics.",
"People keep screaming about it, but despite all that screaming, no one seems to know why it's a scandal.\n\n",
"Seriously. Give the man his props where it’s due, but don’t start making shit up as if he was some perfect president. He was FAAAAAR from it. He was an okay president. A good president compared to the current one. And a proper statesman. But that was it. ",
"Whole lotta people in here jealous they were duped into backing a loser like Trump =/ You guys can give the act up any day. We'll only give you shit for like, two years tops. You lost the chance to get out while you had dignity fifteen months ago, but the longer you wait the harder it's gonna be.",
"And \"fixed the economy and gave everyone healthcare\" is quite the exaggeration. He did some good things, some bad things, but the overall point of the post is correct: he is intelligent and mentally stable. That's where the bar has been lowered to. Sad!",
"That's a terribly misguided way to look at things, in fact its a scourge of politics. Everyone wants to do \"something\" after a mass shooting and at least \"take a step forward\" but often these minor steps are used as an excuse to not actually do anything of substance. If we didn't have obamacare then maybe the conversation wouldn't have stopped and real substantive change could've happened. Instead we got a 90s Republican plan that literally no one is okay with.\n\nBottom line is that its absurd to list the ACA as an achievement",
"don't fuck with Barry O",
"Gotcha. ",
"Link machine broke",
"[How he did it. ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b9/8d/52/b98d52fa84b5d5608a634ad514fb6079--funny-political-cartoons-political-satire.jpg) ",
"Message me when our internet bills go up that much and I'll buy you a year of Reddit gold. \n\nUntil then, please stop with the fear mongering. It's not gonna happen.",
"Never implied I thought you were but I agree completely, especially on reddit. ",
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it his predecessor who destabilized those countries? Obama didn't get us out of those quagmires, sure. But I think laying the blame on him for the initial destabilization is a bit much.",
"Can we have him back... please ",
"Let me join in as well. ",
"Am I wrong? We had the majority but it was Joe Lieberman--whose vote we needed to pass the damn thing--that threatened to filibuster and caused us to remove the public option.",
"Can you retroactively do it? I'm sitting on some goldmines",
"Of course they should. I'm simply pointing out that Obamacare isn't that, and moralizing about \"one for all and all for one\" with it is misguided.",
"You're not wrong, Walter, you're just an asshole.",
"Go on...",
"I love Romneycare, it's my favorite corporate friendly government mandated healthcare plan ",
"Okay, so you DON'T understand how pools work to reduce costs.\n\nEdit: nvm",
"Upvote X 1,000,000",
"Not really, the country as a whole is benefiting. Companies are investing/hiring. Economy is at or near capacity and we are seeing wages increase as a result.. everyone is benefiting just not the the roughly half of people with investments..",
"This isn't credit card debt that we will have to repay. Its viewed as investment into an economy.\n\n",
"You still have to pay for healthcare, it is not given freely.",
"And yet, here you are, demonstrating just how useless that was for you.",
"“Making shit up” by that logic, Trump is scandal free as well.",
"When they are used wrong you would be correct. It does frustrate me. because thats how stupid shits like Trump are put in to the white hosue. ",
"It does give me a small amount of joy seeing how every day Trump just makes Obama look better and better.",
"That's fair. He was smart as fuck. Kind of the reason I'm okay with Trump honestly. Can you imagine what the fuck the world would look like right now if Trump was fucking SMART!? Now THAT shit is scary.",
"It didn’t do that though. The hospitals just figured out how to game the system, and made prices soar through the roof. With every one insured they insured they could charge nearly what ever they wanted and would get paid. There is only two systems that work. Government controlled healthcare and free market healthcare where prices are adjusted to the limited amount of money normal people have. We ended up with the worse possible system. ",
"As someone with a pre-existing condition, I'm not bitching. Thanks to him I can not be barred from getting insurance.",
"I built my computer when i had a better job 16 months ago and disc golf is free. Thats why i play it, i dont have money for other hobbies lol. Were you being serious?",
"Ok",
"It's almost like he actually governed instead of tweeting all day!",
"puke",
"Remember, President Obama's healthcare plan was vastly different than what we ended up with in the ACA. He had to get something through, but it was messy and not what he wanted.\n\nBlame the Republicans for suing to give states the right not to expand Medicaid, which would have significantly lowered costs.",
"I made it ! just before the lockdown ",
"Not really, the country as a whole is benefiting. Companies are investing/hiring. Economy is at or near capacity and we are seeing wages increase as a result.. everyone is benefiting just not the the roughly half of people with investments..",
"Can I join the party? ",
"Bahahahhahahahahha so the muslim traitor who gave iran - our #1 enemy who calls us the Great Satan and prays for our downfall and destruction - $150 billion dollars which have been used to fund terror and their eventual acquisition of nuclear weapons , this is the guy whose dick you suck? LOL ",
"Yeah, but Reddit wants uncontrolled immigration , and all immigrants can have as many Medicaid births as they want. \n\nHow long can the rest of us pay blood through the nose to sustain this ?",
"And his gorgeous husband.",
"You were probably born after 2008",
"... the only thing I don’t agree with is the healthcare bit. It’s forced on us and we are heavily taxed if we can’t afford it. So I can’t afford to pay my taxes because I choose a month of food over starving for the government ",
"mine didn't. Mine stayed the same through 3 different companies I have paid with in $5 of each other. I have a feeling under Trump mine will skyrocket though",
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha",
"Could just be honest people voicing their opinion. TD circle jerk would be calling michelle a man",
"What an ignorant last sentence. ",
"Username checks out",
">Also...it was subsidies put in place BECAUSE of the ACA that cost billions of taxpayer $ each year (and growing)\n\nAnd they didn’t accept those subsidies. Costing you more money.\n\n>do you not know what the ACA actually did to people? Or do you just think it was perfect because Obama did it...\n\nI know it could have worked way better if republicans hadn’t tried to scuttle it from the beginning. Them proving their point has cost Americans a lot of money, and it will ultimately lead to people dying once people start getting priced out of insurance. What do you think is going to happen to your premiums when the pool of people paying in decreases by 30 million people?",
"I can’t believe you made two separate posts about this thread on T_D. Dear god you’re desperate. ",
"He fixed the economy!? I never knew! Thanks Obama! /s",
">Personal attacks, bigotry, fighting words, otherwise inappropriate behavior or content, comments that insult or demean a specific user or group of users will be removed.\n\nYeah, this won't be a problem, right?",
"no no, I'd put that in myself if I implied any sarcasm, thanks anyway",
"That was just how I read it, my bad",
"Aye but he bombed kids. I'd rather some orange cunt say mean things than some supposed black saviour bomb kids.\n\nIt wont be long before Trump bombs poor kids I imagine, I'd rather people didn't act like Obama was some sort of Saint.\n\nAlso the US politically has looked disgraceful for years, I love the people but the politicians are wankers.",
"True.\n\nIt's frustrating!",
"No.",
"I have a pre-existing condition. He gave me healthcare.",
"Lol as a broke masters student, where's my economy (I'm not some feminist studies major) and free healthcare? I'll wait while it suddenly appears haha\n\n\n I'm calling bullshit bruh",
"I smell a thread lock",
"Tax cuts, 3% GDP growth, smashed ISIS in the middle east (yes, I know they're not gone totally) recognized Israels true capital, arguably started the process of curbing NK's aggression. \n\nI dont know enough to really argue the point much but leaving the trans-pacific partnership was apparently a good thing, and even climate change believers (including myself) should acknowledge how shitty the Paris Agreement was for America.\n\nPretty good considering his first year should logically be the least productive.",
"When did Trump go to In-n-Out? \n \nAll I have ever seen him with is McDonalds.",
"Fixed the economy and \"gave\" free healthcare lol\n\nBailouts and ACA ",
"“authorized exponentially more drone strikes than Bush”\n\n-Hey, after what we suffered in 9/11, we, the People, wanted the people responsible for this to be dealt with and he Did that. It took years of work and I’m sure Bush assisted some sort of way before he left out but the matter is ... Obama found him and took care of him. ",
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\n\n*breathes in*\n\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA",
"didn't GDP growth hit 5% in 2014?",
"He fixed the economy? Lol",
"You're dissing the Cheeto/fritolay brand, that orange thing in the White House isn't as good as 1 Cheeto.",
"Literally nothing this guy said implies he’s a right winger. Obama deserves criticism for some of his presidential moves (specifically in foreign policy and healthcare)... coming from someone leans on the left side of the fencefar more often than not. ",
"Occidental is good too. ",
"If he fixed the economy why has it gone up so much since a real president has taken office??",
"Oh, and he also made fun of Mitt Romney for suggesting that Russia was the greatest threat to the US. Good call Obama.",
"But people were still not necessarily getting the care they needed for example, my mom went on the ACA because her intestines were falling out of place and she needed surgery. The gov decided to use an outdated but cheaper option not once but four times. They were using a wire mesh that her body continually rejects. Then they pay more to remove it and put a new one in. They is a more expensive operation that will permanently fix the issue but gov decided not to do that. Meanwhile my mom’s stomach area keeps ripping open to reject this mesh. Not everyone is getting the care they need, but the care the gov thinks is best. ",
"I don't get the comparison. Both are greasy. Five Guys is overrated.",
"And free drugs! Thanks Iran!",
"He didn't want to do single payer because it was unfeasible to do all at once. \n\n>At his town halls as president, he routinely answers questions about single-payer by saying he would favor it if he were starting a system \"from scratch.\" But he consistently adds that's not the goal of the current reform. \"For us to transition completely from an employer-based system of private insurance to a single-payer system could be hugely disruptive, and my attitude has been that we should be able to find a way to create a uniquely American solution to this problem that controls costs but preserves the innovation that is introduced in part with a free-market system,\" Obama said in Annandale, Va., on July 1, 2009.\n\nThe real problem is that he didn't lay the hammer down on the insurance companies at all. He just enabled them to make more money. \n\nSeems suspect when combined with his post-presidency wall street speeches. ",
"Sigh... *unzips*",
"And deported the most immigrants and ordered the most drone strikes, lest we forget",
"Obviously, i doubt you were just going to look at that picture of Obama",
"I’m a republican who voted for Trump. This is not annoying, it’s the truth.",
"gave everyone heathcare that was underfunded from the start, and never told the public that it was doomed from day one just so 1 or 2 republicans would sign off on it. dont get me wrong, hes miles better than trump but it grinds my gears when people say he \"gave\" everyone healthcare because the day of reckoning has come and obamacare HAD to go, even the dems said that. it was either repeal or go socialist, it could not be continued",
"He's a wonderful person. Terrible president. His signature accomplishment, the affordable care act, was awful and has crashed and burned due to adverse selection just like anyone who knows anything about insurance said it would. ",
"\"Gave\"",
"He did bomb the shit out of ISIS.",
"If anything it shows just how low Trump has dragged the office of the President. \n\nRecently I've seen a lot of people saying \"I can't believe people made such a fuss about Clinton's e-mail server\", but it *was* a legitimately big story. Potential mishandling of classified data is a huge deal. But when we look at it today it looks irrelevant compared to the stuff the Trump White House gets up to (which by strange coincidence includes using personal email to avoid freedom of information requests and literally laying out confidential information on a table at the Mar a Lago, *but that's none of my business*).\n\nObama was no saint (and \"fixed the economy and gave everyone healthcare\" is simplistic enough to make me cringe) but he maintained what used to be considered the standard bar for the office. I worry about Trump, but I also really worry about who comes after him, given the example they've been set.",
"The whole point of Obamacare was to put everyone into the same pool to offset the increased expenses and risks. Medicaid and Medicare are for the poor or elderly, nothing about the extremely sick. They go into the same pool as everyone else. Do you get asked if you have cancer on your Obamacare application? No, because they can't.",
"Great - I’m glad we both agree Obama did a much better job with the economy than Bush.",
"They trolls from r / td got in. Guess what? We won’t ban your idiotic comments. You know why? Because they speak for themselves.",
"Do you not know what stable means? ",
"Lol this op must not have signed up for insurance this year. Or mom and dad sponsor his healthcare plan.",
"Aside from all the controversy from OP's last sentence, imagine being the type of person that thinks \"You know what? Today I'm gonna post a regular ass photo of Obama smiling and jerk him off on /r/pics. This is good. This is a good post.\"\n\nI like Obama as much as the next guy but jesus christ. I'm not sure what type of content I expect to see in /r/pics, but this is a little ridiculous. ",
"If anyone is still reading this, the Community Reinvestment Act and Barney Frank are good starting points for understanding the roots of the housing bubble.",
"I think it’s more a comment on stability",
"https://i.imgur.com/y8Ea8jB.gif",
"If the worst thing he did was have a bad handshake, I think the American people (and the rest of the world) would be feeling much better",
"Occidental ",
"Burgers are supposed to be greasy. \n \nMcDonalds isn't greasy. It's dry.",
"Me too, me too!!",
"Duh............ breitbart?",
"Getting healthcare to those in need is worthy of praise, any country with universal healthcare is worthy of praise for that decision. Keeping people alive is important right?",
"Checked out during 2009-2017.",
"I hate reddit for this.\n\nI dont disagree with anyone for disliking Trump.\n\nWhen you start flooding every fucking subreddit with this shit, good lord get your self-righteous head out of your ass.",
"Oh my god...what the fuck has this sub become? This is possibly the most cringeworthy post I’ve ever seen in my life, pure cancer. \n\nEdit: also, stop it with the ‘married to the same woman’ line, you guys celebrate degeneracy and love promiscuity, don’t be hypocritical. ",
"Find me a British person who dislikes the system on principle and I'll listen. But using Breitbart-created propaganda is unacceptable on your part. Tens of thousands of Americans straight up die each year because they've got no healthcare whatsoever, you curmudgeonous blight. And the Brits have been ruled by- guess what- a conservative party that underfunds the NHS. ",
"A Manchurian candidate",
"I don't think marriage is something that determined the quality of the person. Trump has plenty of terrible qualities but marriage shouldn't matter.",
"Your hallucination is noted.",
"Here with u bb",
"How can anyone even compare the 2 men? How can you not pick out who is the more stable man? Stupid Trumpers",
"Healthcare was never ever denied in a life threatening situation before. That was and still is illegal. Now it’s just impossible for a working person to get reasonable priced insurance. And deductibles are so high they refuse to use the insurance they have unless it’s life threatening. People got nothing but less money. Obama care did zero. ZERO",
"Thanks Obama :)",
"Increased drone strikes, increased domestic spying, bailed out the banks, signed the NDAA, didn’t close Guantanamo, first black president but did nothing for police reform, did nothing to fight stop and frisk. But because we have a fucking moron for president now, he’s a saint. ",
"Ah Barry Double Taps\n\nHow many Ambulances and Weddings did Barry Blow Up Again? I heard it was a lot of women and children ",
"Are you sure you lived through it? Because he definitely tried to pass a public option but Lieberman opposed it.",
"No harm no foul :)",
"up only 60% for me.... oh yeah and my deductible went from $1500 to $9,000.. so there is that. ",
"I’ll work an extra shift for the guy to have health care",
"Theodore Roosevelt was MY friend :)",
"This is the dumbest comment I’ve read today. ",
"No we need to keep up this Obama circlejerk. ",
"I mean I agree w everything up until the part where he “fixed the economy”. That’s a bit of a stretch considering George WB approved the first bailout packages (which I guess would arguably be considered “fixing” the economy) and on top of that presidential/executive policy has rarely ever been shown to be as the reason for an improved economy.",
"I'm a bit of a controversial connoisseur and I feel like I can guess the typical responses we might see in this thread.\n\n- something about liberal circle jerking \n\n- 'oh another anti-trump thread' \n\n- \"politics in here?\" Or, \"go back to /r/politics\"\n\n- the winning/MAGA/libtards comment\n\n- something kind of racist\n\n- the \"to be fair...\" Obama wasn't that great comment. \n\n- something very racist\n\n- a conspiracy theory",
"And what about the millions of people who would die without the protection of not being kicked off insurance because of a pre existing condition? Medicare for all is the best solution, but that evil socialism and al....",
"Than why’d he ruin this economy and divide our country so much? ",
"A stable genius who is so authentic when his teleprompter froze he stuttered if if if if okie doke. \n\nTo me that was the moment I saw how empty Obama was and how hollow the left is. \n\nThe problem with the left is they don't want to solve problems they want to make history. Obama never wanted to give us affordable insurance he wanted to be the guy who made every American have health insurance.\n\nObama didn't want to beat Isis he wanted to manage the threat it posed willingly sacrificing life's to push anti gun and infringe our rights through it.\n\nIn the best case scenario Obama was incompetent (great impression for the first black/Muslim president) in the worst case he was anti American.\n\nIf you think otherwise peer deep into your soul and forget he is black and can do no wrong. ",
"I liked Obama quite a lot and also voted for him, but sucking our own dicks and not being realistic about the entire scope of his Presidency will do absolutely nothing for us in the long run. \n\nUpvote for you sir. \n\nIf you aren’t realistic about the faults of people you like, how can you expect our opposition to do the same?",
">he fixed the economy and gave everyone healthcare\n\nThere it is... the reason Trump won.",
"I was commenting on your ignorance, rather than on your available spare time.",
"As Brady is goat of football, Federer of tennis, Obama is the goat of contemporary politics.",
"$150 for a family of 3 health insurance LOL. Maybe in the 70s. I call BS.",
"ok i agree he didnt give everyone healthcare but can we stop pretending anyone cares about the national debt",
"It's kind of easy to do that coming off the GFC.",
"B. B. B. Buuuut... But his skin looks darker than glorious leader's! ",
"Thanks Boris!",
"People always forget this. There is more than money at stake.",
"Is it pathetic like Trump's six bankruptcies or is it more pathetic like his six draft deferments? ",
"https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/\n\nPolitico is alt-right now?\n\nStop being ignorant Obama sold out our country to give more power to Iran and terrorists. He let them flood our country with drugs. Blood on his hands when you look at all the heroin deaths.",
"Lol, you dumb ass.",
"does it cover the same exact things that your previous plan did?\n\nI had a $50 plan that covered fuck all.\n\nGot injured and had to pay the hospital 2.4k because my insurance sucked.\n\nNow I have a different more expensive plan but it covers a heck of a lot more. Would have covered that same injury and been a 20 dollar copay and that's it.",
"Well you know except for the rapes and sexual assaults that he admitted. ",
"Your delusion is sad. ",
"No fuck shit",
"I need Bernie Sanders in my life",
"At least those were under the precedence of war, this was under the idea of \"surgical strikes\" on \"terrorists\". ",
"I don't disagree. I should have said affordable to any given citizen. Premiums absolutely will go up, but that's because there are a number of externalities that got ignored, like the fact that the sick already have to be covered through emergency visits. This is how most of the rest of the world that doesn't have outright universal medical care does it, except the restrictions are even more strict. Had those been enacted and grants offered at the state level taken, or a two tier system be put in place and greater price controls enacted the system might have functioned more effectively. ",
"I am too broke for giving you another gold. But we need more thinking like this in the world. \n\n",
"Being a virgin must be frustrating ",
"Oooh, you're just a bigot. ",
"He also got a Nobel peace prize! (after drone bombing a hospital)\n\nHe also in no uncertain terms wanted to take weapons away from law abiding Americans.\n\nAnd extended the patriot act.",
"Homeland Security has taken it over.",
"Obamacare isn't free. Who told this person it's free? You get fined if you don't pay for it. It's a forced tax on the middle class... obviously...\n\nLiterally a dictator. Boo! Most anti-American president this country has ever seen.",
"relevant username",
"The ideal insurance model (from a consumer perspective) is called government. Everyone is forced to pay into the system (relative to their income), and everyone has the same coverage. When everyone has the same coverage, then everyone has adequate coverage, because the educated middle and upper classes will not let *themselves* die on the streets. \n\nUniversality actually minimises bureaucracy and overheads because there is no redundant duplication ('competition'), profit, marketing, or anything else that insurance companies spend money on that doesn't go directly towards keeping people alive, healthy, and able to work.\n\nCapitalism is great, but it's imperfect. The government can do some things better than the private sector. Healthcare is the biggest example of this.\n\n",
"I'll agree with all of this except the healthcare part. ",
"He's a piece of shit commie",
"Fixed the economy and gave everyone Healthcare? Really? ",
"I miss you so much!",
"Corniest Reddit post ever. It just sounds robotic. ",
"But her emails!!!",
"I mean who hasn't been held in contempt of Congress at least once in their political careers? ",
"My cousin is alive because of Obamacare",
"well they wrote the law so.... ",
"That final sentence is the stupidest thing in the whole world",
"Nothing but deflection, and a realization that their tribe is present. They aren’t feeling well because, uh... what media are they watching that portrays trump in a positive light?",
"I'll gladly pay more in taxes if it means more people have access to healthcare. ",
"So much hate for one party and so much love for another... ",
"Actually that's a prime example of psychopath right there.",
"This in no way makes you sound like a good person.\n\nEdit: Since the guy is also apparently a coward who deleted his comment and vulgar response to me, let me put the cunt's idiocy and inhumanity on display for the rest of you to see\n\n>No it's not. The world is a harsh fucking place with gives and takes. Why would you not want to search for a better solution? Your lack of foresight will fuck people over. Shit like this, overspending in order to fulfill some bullshit moral obligation, will in the long run, cost more lives. How many inefficient programs do we roll out from some sense of social justice before we do irreparable damage to the economy, before we sink ourselves to a place we can't swim out of?\nWhether you like it or not, the nation is built upon a strong economy, and hurting that economy to save lives in the short term will cost lives eventually in the long term, will cost prosperity in the long term, it will cost the country's economic health in the long term. It might not even see the effects for decades, but eventually overspending and inefficient use of money will come back to haunt us.\nIt's very easy to be the good guy here, to point at someone and say you don't care about human life, when the reality is some people just look at the bigger picture.\n",
">The only thing it helped was pre-existing conditions.\n\nYeah, it’s pretty fucking important that your insurance company can’t drop you or refuse to take you on if you’re unhealthy. That’s the way it was and that was atrocious. The system was only designed to make healthy people happy. ",
"He sucked less than trump basically. Nothing special for sure. ",
"Your my type of American! \n\nI don’t understand WHY ppl are okay with paying AUTO INSURANCE but y’all had a fit bc your forced to have HEALTH INSURANCE. I guess cars and boats are more important to Americans 🤔. ",
"Inb4 thread lock",
"Don't forget a race baiter who destroyed race relations and tore the country in half",
"I think it’s time to unsubscribe from this sub...",
"Off by a mile.",
"He stole from the middle class and gave non producers their healthcare* it’s fixed.",
"That’s a bullshit argument and you know it. ",
"Presidential/executive policy has been shown to rarely ever be the reason for “fixing” economies. I like to remind people that even if it were true that presidential policy fixes economies, it was bush who approved the first bailout packages.",
"No scandals!?! HA!",
"Exactly, we also took care of 391 civilians from drone strikes. And oh yeah, Bin Laden's dead. Means we're gonna come home right?\n\nRight?",
"I mean, not to take away from his accomplishments. But now I have to pay for health insurance that I can’t afford to use. Otherwise I’ll incur a fine that I can’t afford to pay.",
"He sucked shit and was a smug douchebag. Stalled economic recovery by implementing the worst healthcare bill in world history and helped facilitate the largest humanitarian crisis since ww2",
"Wouldn’t agree with fixing the economy. His budget cuts caused me to take a 40% pay cut then get laid off six month later. Thank you, Obummer!",
"Deserves more attention than it will get. \n\nEdit: Guess it got a lot of attention. ",
"And in a free market, insurance companies will compete and insurance will be affordable again, just like the cable companies work",
"Username checks out.",
">Initial reports described the selections as nearly exclusively of conservative groups with terms such as \"Tea Party\" in their names. According to Republican lawmakers, liberal-leaning groups and the Occupy movement had also triggered additional scrutiny, but at a lower rate than conservative groups. \n\n>The Republican majority on the House Oversight Committee issued a report, which concluded that although some liberal groups were selected for additional review, the scrutiny that these groups received did not amount to targeting when compared to the greater scrutiny received by conservative groups. \n\n>The report was criticized by the committee's Democratic minority, which said that the report ignored evidence that the IRS used keywords to identify both liberal and conservative groups.\n\n>In January 2014, the FBI told Fox News that its investigation had found no evidence so far warranting the filing of federal criminal charges in connection with the controversy, as it had not found any evidence of \"enemy hunting\", and that the investigation continued. \n\n>On October 23, 2015, the Justice Department declared that no criminal charges would be filed. \n\n>On September 8, 2017, the Trump Justice Department declined to reopen the criminal investigation into Lois Lerner, a central figure in the controversy.[1]\n\n>In October 2017, subject to judicial approval, the Trump Administration agreed to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 400 conservative nonprofit groups who claimed that they had been discriminated against by the Internal Revenue Service. The settlement includes an apology from the IRS and a monetary portion characterized by an attorney for the plaintiffs as \"very substantial.\"\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy\n\nTL;DR Republicans decided Conservatives were being targeted. FBI disagreed. Trump Administration disagreed with FBI, paid out settlement to make Obama administration appear guilty.\n\nThat better?",
"To be fair, he more than quadrupled my Healthcare costs while cutting my plans benefits in half.",
"Destroyed many Arab countries too..mass surveillance etc..useless president..I'm not even American ",
"On the contrary, if you took the difference between what you pay now and what you paid then and donated it to a private charity, you would (probably) help more individuals than you currently do.",
"Lol, it's nice to see people in the comments seeing through the bullshit. Bipartisan politics is a bullshit deal for the people.",
"fixed the economy? did i miss something?",
"This could be my first locked thread!",
"Whats the married to the same women for 25 years have to do with being stable..",
"Still not looked! :D",
"hello future locked thread!!!!",
"won the noble peace prize for dropping so many drone strikes! ",
"Dumb",
"Everyone is focused on the healthcare comment, when I'm still stuck at \"fixed the economy\", please explain? I'm pretty sure the stock market is at an all time high, and unemployment is the lowest it's been in years. ",
"You my friend, need to be hit with the education stick",
"> Fucking oath\n\nYour opinion is invalid as you are obviously an Australian. /s",
"I JUST WANT TO LIVE MY PRIVILEGED LIFE BASED ON THE EXPLOITATION OF THE POOR WITHOUT ARGUING ABOUT POLICIES THAT DIRECTLY HARM MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON THE PLANET.",
"It’s a picture of Obama, not Trump",
"Gave everyone health care? My wife's health care plan was cancelled because it didn't meet ACA standards and we couldn't afford one that did. I vaguely remember something about being able to keep our health care plans if we wanted to...",
"LOL",
"racist! ",
"Don't we all? ",
"He is actually really smart. A stable genius. It's just we are too stupid to grasp the meaning behind those sentences. ",
"Thank you. The head of an empire is the head of an empire.",
"http://www.newsweek.com/remember-irs-scandal-it-was-fake-news-all-along-681674?amp=1",
"You mean Clinton/Bush? \n\nSince it was Clinton’s policies that led to the housing crash..",
"What a stupid comparison. ",
"I am here to pick up some hot chicks.",
"Like a toddler being told no, when all they want to hear is yes",
"I'd say the same about supporting a military industrial complex, bank bailouts, corporate greed, wealth inequality and dirty energy sources.",
"You give AUTO insurance companies your money or your get a fine. Is your vehicle more important than your body? 🤔. Just saying. If you die, you can’t drive that car or truck. Just a thought for ya! ",
"Call it all you want buddy. No reason to lie.",
"Democrats and Republicans considering he used Romney's plan.",
"http://www.newsweek.com/remember-irs-scandal-it-was-fake-news-all-along-681674?amp=1",
"I'd say the second to last statement is pretty innacurate too. ",
"Dumbledore vs ~~Voldemort~~ ~~Wormtail~~ ~~Womping Willow~~ Dudley",
"Its always fascinating to see people criticize others for blindly following a politician, and then conveniently ignore all the issues with their own politics.",
"Well this thread is going to get locked.",
"Oh god, not this fake story again ",
"And ushered in drone warfare. ",
"When the economy is in the toilet you don't counter that with more regulations and anti-business policy (businesses give people jobs, not the government). \n\nHe took a bad economy and used it as a tool to consolidate power in the government, which hampered growth. ",
"Hey- We should just let our neighbors die a slow painful death.",
"\"Fixed the economy\"\n\nlol",
"And fixed by Bush. Leftist logic says the first couple years of your term the economy is based on your predecessor.\n\nEither Bush fixed the economy or you give Trump credit for the economy today.",
"Unless you couldnt afford it, then he fined you. Lol OP with his fake news again.",
"> ok i agree he didnt give everyone healthcare \n\nnot only that, he made my health insurance premiums increase every year, from $65 per month pre-obamacare to $355 per month last year. \n\n> but can we stop pretending anyone cares about the national debt\n\nI care. Maybe we should do something about the government's spending habits and not incur so much debt? ",
"Fear mongering... right \n\n*tl;dr: This is part of a five step process to turn broadband data in the US into the monetization platform cable had. This is due to cord cutting. Source : multiple contacts in the industry including myself to an extent *\n\nEdit: Step 3 is happening way sooner than expected. Check out the video in another reddit thread and let me know if you notice anything interesting about the language used at the end\n\nMost people are missing the bigger picture here, and it's not about slowing speeds across the board.\n\nThe real goal here is to get all data under one umbrella, then impose data caps (extremely low ones), then use the repeal of Net Neutrality to push cable-like packages for things like Netflix and Twitch to have those sites avoid counting against the cap.\n\nThe push to get all mobile and otherwise non-broadband data classified as broadband is to assure that any data you use on any device counts against a cap.\n\nThe slow and imminent death of cable is the cause of this. The reason ISPs didn't start down this path earlier was because cord cutting wasn't nearly as prevalent five years ago, and companies still didn't have a clear cut path to monetizing the internet.\n\nSo, this is just the next step. Look for language about caps to come up after midterms, and for aggressive bills to be pushed through allowing very low data caps nationwide.\n\nYou will also see some sort of push to completely remove the possibility of start up ISPs. This will take form in an infrastructure bill severely limiting access to poles and underground junctions by new companies without direct permission from the existing ISPs that have cable on those poles.\n\nStep 1: repealing Net Neutrality. This allows them to offer packages that don't count against a data cap.\n\nStep 2: push to classify all data under one umbrella, so all data counts against said cap.\n\nStep 3: eliminate the possibility of local ISP startups by making access to infrastructure either impossible, unreasonably expensive, or take far too much time for a new company to feasibly compete. Edit: To clarify, and to take from another post that I wrote before I saw the new video trying to propagate against local startup/municipal ISPs:\n\n As to the infrastructure side start looking for ads and bills being pushed to \"focus on local safety and security\" and to \"improve infrastructure and roads\", these are ways to pass things that don't let upstarts near the junctions, poles, and do the required splicing to actually get access to the existing network.\n\nStep 4: implement data caps. This will be the time where aggressive shilling will take place on the form of \"everyone is using so much internet we have to. You can't just let these people take your internet!\"\n\nStep 5: this is the end game that we are talking about when NN got thrown out. Majority of plans will have a 10-20 GB data plan monthly. Going over will be extremely expensive. Packages will be offered for different websites to not count against that cap. This is where you can expect to pay over 100$ a month for just internet for the same speeds you have now for unlimited access to only certain sites. Torrenting will clearly be hit extremely hard here.\n\nSource: Have family who work in the industry and also work for an electrical contractor who does work for some ISPs, the plans are starting to get out.\n\nedit: Clarified the infrastructure part as its actually immediately relevant due to another post on the front page as we speak.\n\nCredit - MaxBonerstorm \n",
"Meanwhile, your leader wants to scrap the first amendment because people said mean things about him. ",
"> we're FORCED to buy car insurance\n\nThis isn't correct. I'm sorry, but this is so wrong that I have to assume you're a democrat.\n\n\nThe reason why you're wrong is that you're only required to have car insurance if you have a driver's license. Having a driver's license is optional. If you file a tax return with no driver's license and no car insurance, you will not be fined, discriminated against, or subjected to a lower quality of life by people who could afford things that you couldn't.\n\n\nPlease contrast that with health insurance, where the poorest Americans are fined for being unable to pay and unable to navigate the paperwork to get them out of paying.\n\n\nIt's really impossible to defend Obama as a liberal. He's no different than George W. Bush, and only better than Trump if you squint. You're just too stupid to notice.",
"Nobody complains about the fire department.",
"Michael",
"Donald Trump went to Wharton, the best school in the country. He is a certifiable genius. Built a real estate empire three times. You are crossing a line presuming Donald Trump is not a great father, and demonizing everyone who gets a divorce. You're right, my dad is a piece of shit for getting a divorce. Way to generalize everything. ",
"Democrats",
"> Find me a British person who dislikes the system on principle and I'll listen.\n\nWell fuck, communism is the greatest system in the world *on principle* but that doesn't mean it works in the real world. \n \n>But using Breitbart-created propaganda is unacceptable on your part. \n \nhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/07/closure-nhs-walk-in-centres-nhs-winter-crisis-hospitals-services-medical \n \n \nhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5242699/NHS-desperate-new-paramedics-road.html \n \nhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5229733/Thousands-NHS-operations-cancelled-winter.html \n \nhttp://www.bbc.com/news/health-42560312\n \nLook at all those articles from Breitbart... ",
"Enlighten us",
"Adding a a few points for people complaining about increase in premiums.\n\nIMO the main reason we’re increase in costs and corporate greed of pharma companies.\n\nThere are lot more insurances started covering after ACA. No lifetime maximums, no preexosting clause, no waiting period and limits until 26.\n\nAlso I am to understand that there is a huge surge in monopolization of pharma industry over last 15 years and it shatter to show effects of increased costs. \n\nLast, certainly not least. Insurance companies love not having to pay claims. If you have a bit more sick people insured , they would have to pay in claims more when compared to healthy employer based policy holders which was a bigger proportion before.",
"Kennedy died during the vote and Lieberman wouldn’t vote for it. \n\nThey still had to convince a handful of independents. ",
"Ehh, you really gonna count Trump running for the reform party as a \"try\"?",
"In years past the cost was less than today. Taxpayer costs have risen every year and are far out pacing inflation and earnings. Perhaps you can turn your pathos inward and instead of demanding I be ok with fronting your healthcare, look at it from the perspective of my family’s wrecked budget and diminished savings. ",
"He didn't gone everyone healthcare he just made everyone but insurance ",
"He didn't say trump was good... So I don't know who \"they\" are that you're referring to.\n\n\nBut nut hugging Obama right now is just as lame as people who \"what about\" all of Hilarys corruption.",
"Lol, just because you are not capable of making a decent living does not mean economy is in the gutter.",
"I just enjoy that I could go day to day and not have a psychopath with dementia not spouting crazy shit online. Everyday Trump says something insane. ",
"You can thank Joe Lieberman for that. He demanded that the \"Public Option\" portion of the ACA be removed or else he wouldn't vote for it. Had that stayed, there would be a base Government provided health plan that every other would have to compete with. Which would have forced lower rates.",
"You could argue he could've been a better leader and whipper of votes.",
"Getting fucked by healthcare costs while being told its the greatest success in decades isn't a joke either. ",
"Doubled the debt. $10 Trillion. With 300 million Americans I feel like I would have preferred a check for $33,333 and I could buy my own healthcare.",
"The stimulus should have been bigger.",
"Using IRS to audit your political opponents is called what, then?\n\nIt's a catchy title for a serious crime.",
"Hate Trump but fuck me, get political shit off /r/pics",
"He's not a genius. Smart for sure but not genius. ",
"༼ ༎ຶ ෴ ༎ຶ༽",
"Okie doke",
"$387.44 a month. $10,000 deductible. No pharmacy. ",
"His foreign policy was driven by trying to keep Republicans happy even though they didn't like him at all and refused to do anything, all in an attempt to keep domestic policy working to pull us out of the recession. I agree that his foreign policy was shit, but he made domestic policy way better than it was, even with congress working against him lock step after 2010. ",
"And Trump wants to the add to the debt with his bullshit tax cut which you could save more by couponing for a year. ",
"Nice Alex jones talking points there. ",
"Uhm no. wrong again \"Arizona's Republican-controlled government went ahead with the Medicaid expansion\"\n\nYet costs went up..they accepted it and yet costs went up...again you keep pointing towards oh the GOP messed it up.\n\nActually if you cared to look at it objectively it had many problems from the beginning\n\nJust forget it. apparently youve not decided to actually look at it other than \"Obamacare was perfect but GOP is to blame\"\n\nI dont see you commenting on OP asking the context of why his family of four coverage went up so much...\n\nYet youre on mine with questions that you should already know answers to or how to look them up.",
"So why is this allowed on r/pics. Just curious because this is clearly just a politic post. ",
"He had a fuck load of scandals, are you kidding me?",
"The ACA was a shit solution. That didn’t fix anything.",
"It is kind of fucking weird how much y'all are on this guy's D",
"I'll give Trump credit for the safest year in airline travel after you tell me what Trump did to make that happen. It's weird that every year keeps getting safer but I'm sure it's something Trump did to start that trend a decade ago. \n\nI'll also give him credit for the economy when he does something. He inherited a 7 year bull market and basically nothing has changed on any of the trajectories. What did he do? Cut regulations? Ok. Let's see how that works out over the next 10 years. He can have credit for that. When global warming proves to be a hoax I'll give Trump credit for cutting all the environment regulations. If in 4 or 8 years we're still in a bull market because of his guidance, I'll give him credit for that too. So far he hasn't done anything but watch cable TV, eat Oreos, and golf.",
"Only because fire spreads",
"A. Since we missed the public option and let people still buy private insurance without contributing to the pool as much\n\nB. Since we didn't tax the insanely wealthy enough to deepen the pool\n\nC. The pool was made up of poor people who couldn't afford insurance in the first place so it had to be subsidized until more people used the program/it became more universal (public option and/or abolishing private insurance)\n\nD. The Republicans are responsible for (B) which is why we got (C) and the system appears to not work on principle, but it's been sabotaged.",
">Mr Obama's spokesman and former US intelligence chief James Clapper denied that any wiretap had been ordered. \n\nCuz those seem like reliable sources... Kappa.",
"You don’t even have to. I’ve never seen Obama roasted so bad on reddit before.",
"“He wasn’t Trump” isn’t a very good way to describe someone",
"Please, for god's sake people, do you even know who your state rep is?\n\nThe Pres isn't the only office that matters.",
"Since he disagrees with ACA he automatically becomes a republican (I assume that is what you implied with the stances mentioned)? OP could very well be a democrat that does not like certain things their party does.",
"I'm shocked. Shocked I say!!!",
"He fixed the economy?",
"Well said!",
"The Obama administration tried to pass legislation to fix the flaws found with the ACA as they were discovered, but the Republican Congress didn’t let any of those changes through (because by that time they had retaken the majority). There aren’t any fundamental flaws with the ACA, but if you prevent any fixes being made to the minor flaws in it of course it’s going to look worse than it really is. ",
"The Nobel Peace Price winner who told he was going to stop the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but instead decided to turn Libya, Syria, and Ukraine into bloody pulp for no reason whatsoever.",
"Everyone had healthcare. He made everyone get insurance and raised insurance cost to make it not affordable. To such an extent that it stifled the economy because peoples' once expendable income suddenly got diverted to health insurance premiums. ",
"OP did not say free.",
"Source: Work in the industry myself. \n\nLike I said, msg me when that happens.",
"Like his unnaturally small hands he tries to grab pussies with, or the fact that he spent 90 mil$ tax money on his golf trips this year, or how hes a genious that made his corporate biddies pay less tax. ",
"Once again, your ignorance is on full display. I'm finding you to be ignorant without knowing your race. Discovering race before determining how you feel about someone is in your tool kit.",
"You say that but don’t. Not that I believe you actually work but you could donate that money to health care charities and each dollar would go much further than being funneled through greedy insurance companies.",
"Well, I mean, making up shit is the only thing they have at this point. ",
"Obama is the Miles Davis of presidents. If Miles Davis was drone striking thousands of innocent civilians and forcing overpriced healthcare on his people while letting the banks profit by printing money as fast as the presses could do it. So cool. ",
"If y'all didn't buy the nonsense that single payer health insurance is \"socialism\", you could have had a much nicer plan. It will be the pinnacle of irony if the foolish Republican repeal of Obamacare gives America the opportunity to implement single payer and join the ranks of other civilized nations.",
"Yeah but he danced well",
"High quality shit-post here. ",
"He forced everyone to subsidize the costs of fucking with the, already fucked, healthcare system.\n\n",
"He also didnt do anything when 9/11 happened, probably played golf. ",
"What did he destabilize exactly",
"Disease doesn't?",
"Internet alone is 50-60 bucks. Big ISP want you to bundle with TV to make it 150-170 a month. People cut the cord there for saved money. So once they redefine what broadband means, control your internet caps/market availability... They raise the cost of internet + packages to 150-170. Its cool tho, cause you still \"cut the cord\"",
"If you wreck you car without insurance and then go to get insurance on it, should the insurance companies cover the damages from said wreck? No. \n\nWhy should your neighbor have to pay for you to get your medication? If you want that system then go to somewhere that offers it. ",
"My taxes are going down, I'm not a billionaire, loving my 401k😁",
"Obama's merits stand on their own. You don't need to make up stuff like he \"gave everyone healthcare.\" That's simply false. ",
"Wouldn't recommend. Nurse.\n Had a lady in hospital who'd only eaten popcorn for like a week. Dem husks don't digest. She had a blockage, and eventually was shitting big balls of sharp husks, big as tennis balls",
"How much has it risen over the last 12 months? ",
"The map doesn't lie.",
"No you!",
"You alright man? Why do you have to get so hurt over a simple comment...it’s kind of sad.",
"And?",
"Yup. ",
"This is going to be locked. I guarantee it. ",
"Remind me again? which president is considered to much of an embarrassment to meet the queen? Was that Obama?",
"He IS pretty handsome",
"Libya and Syria was not on Bush.",
"Trump is begging for nuclear war with NK",
"Amused by how triggered the deplorables are getting over this. They run out, shout something rude, then run back to their safe place. Boy do they hate facts.",
"Which even dirty Euro hippies like me thought was insane.",
"money was owed to the Islamic Republic since 1979, the year the U.S. froze all the Iranian funds in American banks\n(This money?\nhttp://time.com/4441046/400-million-iran-hostage-history/)",
"Trumps a piece of shit, but I actually really like the actions being taken and the economy loves him.",
"http://www.macrotrends.net/1358/dow-jones-industrial-average-last-10-years",
"Yes, the Republicans will fix it for us. What a ridiculous complaint. ",
"Debatable whether he fixed the economy or not. That statement comes from political bias.",
"You're right, that's the real issue. Healthcare is so expensive because hospitals and pharmaceutical companies know that insurance providers will pay anything for it. And now that it's mandated that everyone to be on insurance, costs are continuing to go up because the industry can gouge an even greater pool of people for money to pay for necessary treatments.\n\nThe US government pays out a lot more for healthcare than some other countries that have full national healthcare plans do. It's just that healthcare costs in the US are unreasonably high compared to everywhere else. People are paying $50 for the paper cup that nurses bring pills in, or $300 to be wheeled out to the sidewalk when discharged from the hospital. It's ridiculous.",
"Do you guys not remember a few years ago?",
"Give it another year and we'll be hearing about CIA involvement in Iran. Well, y'know, more than what was there before.",
"I agree with you. Hence why I said he's a sane individual. ",
"The crazy dollar amount of out of pocket I would have to pay for insurance when that ACA took effect motivated me to apply for a permanent job at the same company to get awesome insurance while taking a huge pay cut, only to soon after get one of the funnest jobs in the company at twice the income with even better insurance. No credit is due but I’m still glad I got some sense knocked into me.",
"Depriving any person of life means taking it away, not ensuring they have all their needs provided. You're free to live your life and succeed but you're also free to fail. The government doesn't get to make those decisions, you do.",
"No it's not. the penalty is there because without it the plan would never work.",
"Ah yes my premium DOUBLED such awesomeness",
"Obama is a great man, but a crappy president (Shit Healthcare, Didn't fix the economy) . Trump is a shit man, but a okay president (so far).\n\nP.S. Funny how people assault Pence for being faithful to his wife for over 30 years yet applaud Obama for it.",
"So I guess you want to pave the roads yourself? You want to educate your kids yourself? You want to drive the ambulance youself? Get a clue.",
"Nope, removed. Circlejerk yourselves bloody somewhere else. ",
"“Gave everyone healthcare” get the fuck outta here. I’m a 21 year old type 1 diabetic that CANNOT get insurance because of this fuck face ",
"nah we're wankers too. We collectively raised these politicians, they're american.\n\nOh no not me! I'm a nice guy. Are you? Are you really? Do you know how many people have to live worse than you just so you can spend half the day redditing lol",
"Best pres of my generation. Born in 76.",
"I'm just here to be a part of it too, anyone know where I can get a souvenir lecturing reply?",
"I want off Mr. Bones wild ride ",
"He even looks like a better guy.",
"So close to being a fair and honest title. Way to give the opposition more fuel to discredit us. Yes, they are that desperate.",
"Eh 40k a year ain't bad for a 22 year old who didn't graduate college lol",
"Does that mean that Obama took credit for Bush’s economic changes? I’m confused, I thought Bush was bad. ",
"And raised the cost of healthcare!",
"He did Kenya proud!",
"You mean a market fluctuation that shouldve taken one year took 8?\n",
"You'd probably bring a flower home from the florist and think that YOU'RE the reason it bloomed. ",
"Didnt even read it, I gave credit to who wrote that. as well as there are links in there to follow. \n\nIt makes sense, and you are too stubborn to see. !remindme 1 year",
"Here for that lock out... *makes popcorn*",
"Oh yeah well if he's a genius how come he isn't President anymore? Checkmate atheists",
"I'm still paying the IRS for money I owed because of the individual mandate said I should be penalized for not having it, yet could get no assistance to pay for it because my income way too high... cool, thanks dude",
"I am also a Canadian and pay 40% of my income in taxes to help pay for health care. I also pay a yearly health care premium to the province. How do you pay nothing? ",
"Fair is where you go for Ferris wheels and funnel cakes.",
"Forced people to buy terrible privatized coverage at exorbitant prices or else pay a fine = \"Gave everyone health care\"",
"This guy gets Obama Care!",
"I was under the impression that countries with universal healthcare were doing pretty well in that regard, no? \n \nAlso, as a side note, you could still make your point without so much anger and hostility.",
"Well I guess those people just need to get sick /injured more often. ",
"You're too far gone.",
"Not at all! Seriously, bad shit has happened during every single day of America's history. Bad shit happens. It's not a political party that is to blame. That's the fucking problem with you people, blaming shit on a political party.\n\nFuck party. Would you want a pedophile in senate if it was a grey vote? Would you want to unnecessarily cause issues in Israel if it was just some guy that had no affiliation to a group that you jerk off to? Or do you just like to think that \"trolling libtards\" is something that makes you feel American.\n\nShit is really terrible right now. Not for democrats or Republicans but for planet fucking earth. Get the fuck over your political party.\n\nFucking children on reddit...\n",
"Could you provide a reliable source that proves they wiretapped Trump?",
"Not really, thanks to sanitation, sewerage systems, and preventative healthcare for the rich.",
"What has President Trump done that you approve of? I can agree with the problems listed about President Obama but I want to know what Trump has done right, from your perspective.\n\nI'm not trying to start anything, I just want a different view on the matter.",
"See a doctor",
"Thank you!",
"Live free or die. A people which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.",
"Dropping a bomb on Noble Peace Prize winners isnt a scandal?\n\n\nTHANKS CONFIRMATION BIAS!",
"Trump is not even relevant to this discussion, why do you automatically assume he's a trump supporter?\n\nJust because Trump is mind-numbingly questionable does not mean we cannot criticize Obama. \n\nMy question is WTF is going on with your head? Do you Americans even know how much you your nations GDP consists of just health care? 20% GDP on healthcare is absolutely ludicrous for the level of service you get here in the States. \n\n\nI personally dont't think you guys have a clue on your nations politics and finance. Whether or not Obamacare is successful or not is yet to be determined honestly. ",
"If you're jerking yourself bloody you either need to rethink your technique or see a doctor.",
"Name a real one. Like working with a foreign government to win an election to the White House. Or where he fired someone like the head of the FBI because he wouldn't swear a loyalty oath.\n\nNot this piddling bullshit like wearing a tan suit or eating mustard. ",
"Then you must be young.",
"That's all, folks.",
"\"I'll take a kiss on the cheek now to be fucked in the ass later\"",
"HaH!\n\ndork",
"Read the Politifact article. It's well sourced. Obama was a terrible president who sacrificed morality to make backdoor deals. And the deals didnt even benefit the USA.",
"You call tripling the national debt fixing the economy? Healthcare? You’re joking. ",
"They like things. Things with an (R) next to them, they like. They also like crosses. And Cowboys 'n' Horsies.",
"The problem is when everyone is subject to the \"decide for myself which healthcare I can afford/think my family needs\" system, people who don't have the priviledge of making enough money that 32% of their income goes to taxes cannot afford the priviledge to make that choice and end up with nothing.",
"It seems to be working in blue states.\n\nMust be something about GOP states and paying their bills. ",
"You also had a Democrat supermajority that you did NOTHING with.\n\nIntentionally. Because the democrats don't want to be responsible for anything if they can't blame republicans for it if it fails.",
"Nah. Those guys were . . . different. ",
"So you’re for regulations too.\nClinton was always Republican-light. Not sure why the right hated him so much.",
"TRIGGERED!!!",
"This isn't propoganda at all. Also, the healthcare isn't free. The economic stability is artificial too, just bailed out banks that should have failed.",
"The economy is not in debate. The healthcare part is. He piloted us through the great recession. Were you asleep the last 8 years?",
"True. America has a nightmare for a political landscape. Can you imagine trying to accomplish anything at all in office? All the steps and bureaucracy and back and forth and checks and rechecks and always with your ass on the line for all of human history to see? Imagine the sheer mental weight of doing the simplest of presidential things. Have you ever spoken in front of 100 people? How about a few million? How about a few million people in another country who you want to comfort or express something to in a way that doesn't offend their leaders but also speaks the truth?\n\nI'm honestly shocked that anyone can walk away from that job without being in a straight jacket.",
"2 hours\n-31 karma",
"I too like to make shit up. ",
"Yeah, it's been skyrocketing since Medicare and Medicaid were introduced. The ACA just piled more on top of it. Now they account for almost 50% of U.S. health care spending (with a substantial amount of government control also raising costs in the private sector).\n\nIt's poorly understood that there is an actual cost to healthcare. Doctors and nurses have limited time in the day, medical supplies are scarce resources. Insurance works on actuarial equations based on how much money they take in, cover operations, expenses, and hopefully minimal profit on top of that (the market would theoretically balance that out downwards from where we are, but that's another discussion), versus how much it costs to pay for appointments, procedures, etc.. That's the reason more expensive plans have higher coverage - it's basically just a complicated version of money in, money out. So for a variety of reasons, treatments that grow extremely expensive, such as cancer or end of life care, grow to be prohibitively expensive, and as a result, if the insurance company can't pay for more than it takes in. People could opt to purchase insurances that do cover that for patients, but for a variety of reasons, don't. \n\nNow pile on top of that a mountain of factors which discourage entry into the insurance market, assist with monopolization, and which increase the cost of healthcare. Now the people running insurance companies are able to raise prices without much negative feedback from the market, not to mention that their cost of operation is increased anyway, because they have to grow enormously to deal with compliance on top of claims processing etc.. Then add in drastically limited supply of doctors, regulatory burden on every insurance company, etc. - the market as a whole ends up being both constricted and monopolized. Medical costs and premiums skyrocket. Then on top of that you add government spending - half of U.S. medical spending, I want to say 2 trillion a year, about 8% of the economy - all of a sudden there's basically zero downward pressure from the purchasing side (the patient or caregivers), since the government has very limited incentive to negotiate downward. Enter an army of Medicare/Medicaid claims processing middlemen, regulatory restrictions on doctors and payment plans, etc. etc., and all of a sudden, the government is spending enough to cover the entire country per capita, but in reality are only covering ~1/3 of the population, and poorly.\n\nI don't mean to spend ten minutes writing an essay, but this topic is a lot more nuanced than anyone seems willing to admit.",
"This is one of the most petty and stupid things I've ever seen on the internet and this is coming from someone who voted for Obama twice and has a relatively favorable view of him. \n\n",
"Yea, healthcare.... Sure.... I have a 10k out of pocket max for two people. We pay a crap ton a month for a High Deductible health plan, and my husband actually works for the freaking company providing our insurance. I have to get pre authorizations for everything, I never use to have to do this. I don't want anyone dictating my care except for my doctor, being a chronic pain patient has put me in touch with a lot of other patients from around the world and some of the worst patient care comes from the UK and Canada. One lady couldn't get a referral to a specialist and had to go to a GP every week to refill her scripts, another had waited months upon months for an ONS implant, once it was turned on she was in excruciating pain and then had to wait months just for them to turn it off. There are waiting lists for PCPs, some over a year. I can literally walk into any ER and get seen within 30 minutes, I can get an appointment with my PCP within days and I can walk into their office for routine bloodwork pretty much anytime. One of my favorite interactions from someone with socialized healthcare was that he said he was happy his taxes went to give people healthcare but in the same breath said if he needed anything done fast he used his private healthcare. WTF is \"free\" healthcare for if you can't even get appropriate, expedient, routine care?",
"But they NEED healthcare. Healthcare isn’t one of those things you should simply say “oh I can’t afford it!” It’s something you MAKE sure it fits in the budget. If you get sick, it’s crazy how much you pay. I’ve heard so many young adults say they didn’t pay for insurance bc they were trying to save or etc and only later a spouse had cancer but they didn’t have the coverage. It’s heart breaking. ",
"???",
"I even like Obama, but those last two points OP made were fucking ridiculous. ",
"You make numbers up yourself, cute",
"What if you make yourself a billionaire?",
"Trump is not as liked but the economy is doing great. Jobs are back, illegals are going home, and the horrible Obama care is being killed. He is doing better than Obama. Jeff Sessions and the fall of net neutrality are his only downsides. I would sacrifice net neutrality for cheaper healthcare any day.",
"All bullshit. Just because you repeat the lie, doesn’t make it true. ",
"Your username is about 9 years past due.",
"Best mod. ",
"TIL Obama destabilized Syria.",
"From your first link (dude, did you read my entire comment?)\n\n\"A total of 95 walk-in centres – 40% of the overall original number – have closed since the Conservatives came to power, or are due to shut soon, says the campaigning organisation 38 Degrees\".\n\nDaily mail is Murdoch-owned and on the level of Brietbart. \n\nFrom the BBC link: problem is still that the Tories are underfunding it.\n\nAdditionally: the UK isn't the only developed country with universal healthcare. Canada, Germany, etc. are doing great.",
"I didn’t realize everyone who didn’t buy into this circle jerk was from there. Does that mean I like him too? I didn’t realize.",
"Yep. And now insurance for me and the family only cost $1000 a month! /s",
"No he Doesn't lmao",
">Politico is alt-right now?\n\nThey’re sensationalistic. They want a headline. Their evidence is nothing more than complaints and frustrations from people working on the investigation. None of those people had the big picture or know what happened in conversations behind closed doors with other agencies. If the DOJ wants to investigate it now, then by all means, go for it. But I’m not buying into a clickbait conspiracy from the Politico/ NY Post crowd with nothing else from the Justice department. ",
"Lol, I'm not hurt at all, my based snowflake dimwit buddy. I'm just enjoying you demonstrating what an idiot you are, so when you post this on the d as you redpiling in a normie thread, it will be a thread of you looking ignorant and weak, for all your bluster elsewhere.",
"The Trump administration at least represents American society as it truly is, however shameful it may be.",
"I have. OMG the typewriter font was the same between 2 birth certificates. FRAUD!!!",
"He was coming off of a recovery from a historic recession and STILL had terrible economic and job growth numbers for a full 8 years.",
"This is the same person that's been high fiving Trump for his stellar work on the the stock market highs. \n\nNo proof will ever be definitive for any good done by Obama. And no logic will be accepted to put any blame on Trump. \n\n\nWhy even bother discussing? It's like sports fans shouting meaningless stats at each other about why their team just happens to the best. \n\n\"During full moons on leap years my team has NEVER lost\"",
"No, my point was that there is such an unbelievable amount of spending that doesn't benefit the average person that could fund healthcare for all, free college, CHIP, etc. I find it odd that people resist investments on people and their quality of life while not batting an eye at the real waste.",
"Obama care made health care much much worse.",
"Even Obama said the system was relying on young healthy people to pay into the system without having to use it. The system was doomed from the start, anyone with a basic understanding of insurance would have known this from the start. Stop blaming republicans for your lord and saviors shat system. ",
"Life isn't fair is the point...\"Fair\" is subjective. ",
"Can 2018 be the year we stop the celebrity worship of politicians? They’re all scum.",
"Which is technically illegal to do?",
"Trump hasn't been married that long, has he?",
"Obama care was an epic failure ",
"I mean, sure that's probably true, but you don't think the guy who was flying dozens of oversightless drone assassination missions in Pakistan, and was actively ignoring Hamas in order to cut a deal with the Iranian leadership, *wasn't* utilizing the CIA in Iran?",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/7o41rf/the_fcc_is_preparing_to_weaken_the_definition_of/\n",
"He literally funded terrorists",
"I know life isn't fair. Are you saying we shouldn't try to make it fair?",
"*member berries\nFTFY\n",
"> Oh, and he fixed the economy and gave everyone healthcare.\n\nThe first part of that sentence is arguably false; the second is in fact false.\n\nEDIT: Formatting",
"*Snap, Crackle and POP*",
"Your insurance company and employer SUCKS! I have great insurance for my entire family of 4 and I pay $350 a month. My company has good benefits. That’s not his fault ",
"Fixed the economy? Gave everyone healthcare? That's sounds like bullshit. Companies are getting record high profits yet still booting employees out the door like dirt, and Obamacare could have been so much more then what it was.\n\nI'm happy to say he is a much more moral per.... oh wait moral people don't use drones to bomb people in Yemen, moral people supported same sex equality before it suited their interests. Moral people don't give billions to an Islamic extremist monarchy.\n\nHe is far better then Trump, far far better, but being better then Trump is a very very low bar to pass considering how big of a piece of shit Trump is. Obama isn't some magic guy, he's the personification of major left wing parties continuing to abandon the working class, then wonder why said working class won't support them.",
"Should’ve for fast and furious and for being a traitor to your country to help Hezbollah terrorists flood America with drugs.",
"oh no",
"to me slightly broken not quite universal health care is better than some people not having it at all, ideally we would all just be taxed an equal amount for healthcare and that would be that but if I need to pay for my own and cover the taxes of people who can't that's better than them not getting the care they need",
"Opinions of Trump? He posts insane things on twitter everyday which embarreses the United States. He begs for nuclear war on twitter. ",
"I’m familiar with the story. That’s hearsay from people multiple paygrades below what they’d need to be to know any of that. Let trump’s DOJ investigate it if they see fit. ",
"And what is your response to the other sections of our fine founding document that I highlighted? I'd like to know what you think of the Commerce clause in particular. Given that healthcare is a significant chunk of our economy.",
"Same way they know Trump doesn’t... they made it up.",
"Yes, this was wrong. But to think Trump, a rich white billionaire, is the cure...that's what so many of us have a hard time grasping. ",
"So is the stupidity in you. \n\n\n",
"Yup. My dad had to drop his healthcare plan because it was cheaper just to pay the fine. ",
"It's just a circlejerk.",
"source: your ass\n\nFact: Medicare and medicaid spending have been growing at half the rate of private insurance. It's almost like socialized medicine is cheaper... you know, only in every country that's ever done it.",
"Deny Obama care failed?",
"I'm not American and I like many saw Obama as weak. You lost respect on the international stage because Obama allowed Libya to get out of control. Never got a grip on the Syria situation and allowed Russia it's first base in the middle East for some time. Afghanistan was lost and has to retaken from ISIS. Obama dropped more drones than anyone before. \n\nI could keep going on. The plebiscite did like Obama. He spoke well and is an intelligent man. But that does not automatically translate into being a good president.",
"More like his 3 wives. And his dozens of sexual assault victims.",
"We feel the pain of policy decades later. Sincerely,\nThe War on Drugs. ",
"Said no naturally greed human ever.",
"FFS, how much are you willing to sacrifice for Trump? This guy is a fumbling idiot. ",
"he did. that was very expensive :P",
"I live in Canada, but it's pretty hard to get in my country and people don't have the money you moron.",
"Who said he's done anything of which I approve? Who said anything about him? This entire thread is about his predecessor. Stop trying to deflect. \n\nI'm not playing your game.",
"It would have been a win for the average joe if the \"Public Option\" portion of the ACA could have been kept, but you can thank Joe Lieberman for that.",
"I am aware of what health insurance would cost me this year at my past income though. Sorry your budget is being effected, I just like people being able to see the doctor and be healthy, and I want the same for everyone. Not sure about inwards pathos.",
"So why do we celebrate them like this? Just because someone else did something worse doesn't mean we should praise someone for being less wrong.",
"Its weird right? How do they not see how weird it is and the irony in how they are so similar to there sworn enemy \"the alt right\" or just republicans in general. Anybody who is takin part in this identity politics smearing and hatred for ppl who differ in views. Wtf we are all humans on earth on 2018! We have cool shit. Lets get along☺",
"Sounds like you have a misunderstanding of what Communism is. Obamanomics was an attempt at Socialism, if anything. [This video](https://youtu.be/FrtDZ-LOXFw) might help you get a better idea on a very basic level. ",
"Sure, use those. I wouldn't recommend using the 'small hands' one though - calling out physical characteristics a person has no control over isn't ok, regardless of what political affiliation the person may have. Doing it undercuts your position and strengthens his.",
"Where? ",
"But people keep saying mean things about him in books. Why don't you care!?",
"You're all over the place with this",
"https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/\n\nNo scandals 🤔 I guess this is more straight up treason than a scandal if that’s what you meant.",
"Stop.",
"Of course most of the comment in this thread are complaining about the last sentance.\n\n\"But, but, my premiums!\"\n\nThis is reddit. Most of us are in the position where the healthcare act hurt us. The people who recieved the **major** benefits of the act are the many people who (I'd like to remind you) would have gone their entire lives without having healthcare.\n\nJust fuckin appreciate that for a sec. Idk the numbers but look up how many people's lives were drastically changed. \n\nDon't you think it's worth losing X% of your income to make a huge change in the world? Think about how much money you waste on frivelous shit.\n\nThe other side of this argument does not spend much time on reddit, so be aware of how much of an echo chamber this thread is. You can be selfish all your life but for important shit like this, try and think of the big picture.",
"What, you have restrictive immigration policies? That's racist!!!!!!!!!!",
"Ford, Eisenhower, both Bushes, and Obama all had average yearly GDP growth rates under 3%",
"Economy was a Fiasco? Care to elaborate?",
"What was removed? I just found this on r/all",
"Whataboutism is fucking cancer. Trump being bad doesn't absolve Obama of his bad policy decisions.",
"*single payer system.*\n\nOh, boy. Just what we need. [A government that rations medical services.](https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/01/05/single-payer-healthcare-in-crisis-britains-nhs-cancels-50000-surgeries-n2429821)",
"Okay that makes more sense. There is definitely major waste going on in a lot of the expenditures for our government that can be addressed. For healthcare, the cost of medicine / medical bills is ridiculous. That should be the focus for addressing the issue imo.",
"That’s not a fact that’s an opinion",
"Not on Reddit, with Trump in office. ",
"Still waiting for him to take my guns. I'm sure it will happen any day now.",
"Why then did the Republicans hate him? That is basically what they stand for",
"[Punch it, Chewie!](https://gfycat.com/AncientQueasyJay)",
"Or they can fight for socialized medicine in their country because this is their America too. You have no right to tell people to go somewhere else.",
"Yeah it covers the same stuff. If I were in your shoes with that injury I would have paid $15 copay + $500 deductible + 20% of whatever was left , up to $4000. I don't know a whole lot about healthcare but my mother who worked in the healthcare industry for a large chunk of her life says my plan is a very good one. I tried to get a plan on the exchange when it first went live and it was gunna be around 200 for a bronze plan which is really shitty insurance. \n\nEdit: I have had the same plan pre ACA to today.",
"**If I were**",
"They run in different circles. They're like spartans they get sent off to private school at a young age and live amongst their nannies/ other servants when at home. While at these private schools they're told to protect themselves from getting bummed by older kids who got bummed when they were younger, they have to figure out the skills on how to survive like spartan children. It's a vicious cycle when they leave school and college they need other people to bum so they bum the normal working folk through politics/ banking. anything else they can abuse power through.",
"Yawn.\n\nTypical Reddit response. \"Hmm, I cant really make an argument, better randomly put him down!\"\n\n",
">Arizona's Republican-controlled government went ahead with the Medicaid expansion\"\n\nMedicare expansion is not the same thing as Obamacare subsidies. That’s a completely different pot of money. \n\n>Actually if you cared to look at it objectively it had many problems from the beginning\n\nWoah woah I never said it didn’t have problems. I just reject the mentality that we are better off as a country without it in place. Having 50 million people without insurance, and having a system where you could be dropped for preexisting conditions, or just from costing too much, is utterly embarrassing for a developed nation. The law needs a lot of tweaking, but not what republicans are talking about doing. ",
"Do you have insurance? Ever made a claim, gotten money? Where do you think that money comes from? Anyone with a basic understanding of insurance would have known that you have to have people that don't need the insurance- the young and healthy- to pay into the system so that the people who do need it have something to get. Otherwise insurance wouldn't be a thing, as people would just save healthcare funds to their personal bank accounts.",
"me2",
"Yeah like his first week in, and for what exactly? ",
"Were you not aware of how he sent billions to fund militant groups in Syria? Man you guys are ignorant af.",
"Obama didn't do anything to the economy except leave in place the recovery process that the Bush administration put together.",
"Not in the slightest.",
"I do t get this joke? Is it because instead of fucking America over from the start like trump he didn’t well as a human could and watched America fuck itself over anyways?",
"Well he sounds better than what we have now. This fools is going to start a nuclear war. Maybe let’s just change the title to “Better stable president than Trump”. Now that’s a truthful title that no one should debate hahaha",
"You think that this country existed for over two centuries and everyone who has lived here just didn't notice that \"the constitution says the government should provide healthcare\" or maybe you're just reaching in your interpretations? If you want the government to control every aspect of your life, go live in a communist country. Don't try to fuck up this one.",
"Obama wasn't as great as I hoped he would be, but Trump is far worse. ",
"Is that why it seems to only exist for us all to yell at each other? I know they said social media made us not be able to communicate or relate with people that disagree with one thing or the other... glad I am not on Twitter ",
"More than half that shit was fact...",
"You talk as if all those Trump bashing posts accomplished anything other than giving the circlejerk some mild satisfaction and karma. I get it, Trump sucks, but those posts aren't funny, interesting or useful and you're deluding yourself if you think not ignoring them is in any way useful to anyone.",
"You're right, didn't think I said anything to dispute that. I just don't understand the point of trying to paint people who support Obamacare as assholes who call others who pay for healthcare \"racist\". The problem with Obamacare has nothing to do with racism, and people who support Obamacare dont make it out to be. It's more about people believing that healthcare should be accesbile to everyone, and you using such distasteful sarcasm only makes you look ignorant. Like you pretend to know how the other side thinks when you really dont. ",
"Have you seen his approval ratings? even large swaths of his own base are jumping ship, no chance for a second term.",
">Trump is not even relevant to this discussion, why do you automatically assume he's a trump supporter?\n\n>Just because Trump is mind-numbingly questionable does not mean we cannot criticize Obama.\n\nHey, fair enough. I agree. \n\n",
"https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/18/politics/paul-manafort-government-wiretapped-fisa-russians/index.html\n\nhttp://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/18/trump-vindicated-report-says-obama-government-wiretapped-trump-campaign/\n\nThey never \"wiretapped\" Trump, directly (as far as we know)... just everyone around him in Trump tower, which might as well have been as such. Manafort, Carter Page, ect. \n",
"Sorry to break it to you, but if you actually look at the methodology that organizations like the WHO use to rank healthcare systems you will see that they are flawed and are literally designed to confirm their pre-conceived biases about socialized healthcare. They do this by including measures in their assessment that have absolutely nothing to do with results. Poor people in this country on average get better care than poor people in other countries, however since our rich people get far and away better care than rich people in other countries it lowers our 'fairness' and 'financial distribution' scores lowering our rankings. Basically those rankings are no better than propaganda.",
"As a third party, would you mind explaining what's wrong with the argument? It sounds totally reasonable to me.",
"It's also easy to do when you start out with a healthy economy. The stock market grows, that's just how it works. ",
"Because Eric Holder told the BATFE not to do their jobs, and both Mexicans and Americans died because of it, and when there was a congressional inquest, Obama killed the investigation via executive privilege. You simple fuck. A middle schooler can see the controversy in that.\n\nSpam some more baseless fanboyism in this thread, please; I bet Barry has nearly reached your tonsils.",
"Things are going well because they were already going well because of, say it with me, OBAMA. Once Donald gets whichever war he starts first, shits gonna slip down hill quick. You're foolish if you think differently. ",
"I voted for Obama in 2008. I can't stand him now.",
"Did you read past the headline? ",
"Yeah, gotta love healthcare that costs almost as much per month as what I bring in on my paycheck. I'm gonna have to mark it zero.",
"Yeah, pulling out is more expensive than staying in. /s",
"Don’t forget, he is actually, like, really smart. \n\nUnlike a certain Cheeto",
"The only reason his head seems stable is his wingy ears ",
"Sorry I've been being obnoxious in these comments, I am actually a lazy liberal that just doesn't feel like working, thanks for the free healthcare fam!",
"How could the least popular president in history who lost the election by 3 million votes in the first place, possibly get elected again? With all them cheeseburgers I bet pence is the 46th president before 4 years is up.",
"It’s easy to be stupid when 1. you’re being paid to be and 2. you live in Russia on the other side of the world and don’t give a shit if you’re fucking up American politics. \n\n>how are there so many of you?\n\n\nThere aren’t. There are just a lot of troll accounts that give the appearance of a much larger base than actually exists. Welcome to politics in 2018. ",
"Can't forget Reagan (original \"MAGA\"-er), who started giving them the weapons. And every president since then that has been involved in the middle east. ",
"The bar was lowered because we have an undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, narcissistic personality disordered hot mess of a leader who literally shat the bed for a whole year and they can praise him in things a 5yr old could do.... But hey, at least he's probably the best at it..maybe ever.",
"To be fair, it was also the most severe economic loss out of any recession in the last 75 years. If you're going to make that claim, it would be nice to see a comparison of the actual rate of recovery vs. other recessions, rather than just length of recovery. It takes longer to climb a mountain than it does to climb a hill.",
"The center right party that wants to spend 10% of the GDP on social programs is amazing, but the center right party that wants to spend 9% of the GDP on social programs are traitors who need to be hung",
"10/10, made my day, you don't realize what Trump has been doing in office have you.",
"Republican style healthcare? You mean the plan they had 7 years to develop after the ACA was passed? The plan that disappeared once they had a chance to actually pass something?\n\nGTFO with this garbage.",
"Would you accept $200 a month and a $5000 deductible if it meant your insurance company can drop you as soon as you start costing too much? And if it meant having a far more restricted list of illnesses they’ll treat? Or denying you coversge because of something preexisting?",
"Fast n Furious - government transfer of arms to Mexican cartels south of the border, \nHezbollah Drug Trafficking - recent development of green lighting safe passage of drug trafficking by terrorist group, \nIRS political party targeting - government harassment, \nVeterans Affairs debacle - unknown dead because of ridiculous wait times, \nBeghazi attack - resulted in 3 killed including a diplomat, \nSecretary of State (HRC) personal email server, \nSolyndra bankruptcy - $535 million dollar waste, \nCovert Iran payment - $400 million dollar, \nObamacare - Healthcare Insurance bailout, \nNSA spying - 1st amendment infringement, \nBowe Bergdahl - negotiating with terrorists, \n\n\nYa, but I guess you're right he did at least bring doughnuts to make us all feel better. Clown.",
"Unlike the current president!",
"He also defunded a lot of departments to achieve a lower deficit. Gotta start somewhere. Don't get to look at all your debt and credit cards and think \"well shit, there's no *possible way* I can cut spending anywhere.\" ",
"ISIS. ",
"Hezbollah terrorists flooding America with drugs, that's a new one for me. Around here, it's mostly Purdue Pharma doing the drug flooding work.",
"That's not how you get karma though.../s",
"It's almost as if people's interpretation of the Constitution can change over time and still be legitimate. \n\nAnd don't strawman me, dude. If you don't want a government, why don't you build yourself a little Pacific island with no laws and see how that works out for you? Don't try to fuck up this one! God, do you see how difficult you're being? ",
"How many? Do you have a source?",
"Lol thank you for pointing out everyone missing this is a joke post re: Trump’s “genius” comment. Apparently from Twitter. ",
"Just don't be sick or have any more children. \n",
"Dont forget about the healthy people that said “fuck that, it’s cheaper to pay out of pocket and take the penalty than it is to pay those rates.”",
"The comment that you responded to was \"*What did Obama do to our country that you disapprove of, and what has Trump done in one year that you approve of?*\" It seemed like you only answered half of it and I wanted to know your perspective on President Trump.\n\nAlso, stop acting so defensive. I asked a question in which I stated that I just wanted another perspective on the matter. This is exactly what I wanted to avoid but it looks like it happened anyways.",
"Government spending accounts for just about 50% of U.S. healthcare spending, or roughly equal per capita to any of the \"first world\" countries with socialized healthcare:\n\nhttp://www.medicalprogresstoday.com/oecd_nhe.png\n\nSo calling it \"cheaper\" based on Medicare/Medicaid is clearly not accurate. And let's not pretend \"private insurance\" is any kind of laissez faire deal either.",
"‘Member “coffee cup gate”?\n\nOoh I ‘member!\n\n",
"If Russia really is in the pockets of Trump and Co., then we may actually see the US pulling out of the middle east. Maybe. But then we all know what *that* means.",
"Tax cuts that favor the rich, GDP growth that can easily be attributed to Obama's policies, \"smashed\" is pretty easy to achieve when something is already broken, Israel's capital is and always has been Tel Aviv (since 1947), and I'll *maybe* give you the one on NK aggression, although we all know (as history has shown) that is at best a very temporary situation.\n\nLook, I'm not so myopic that I wouldn't recognize and give him credit for any true achievements, its just that he objectively hasn't achieved anything of any significance (hopeful that the caveat there can be \"yet\", but color me cynical...), unless you're wealthy/business owner or a Zionist with no historical knowledge to draw on whatsoever.",
"Seriously, Obama sent a MASSIVE amount of money to \"support *moderate* rebel groups\" to fight Assad. Trump cut that funding and suddenly ISIS damn near evaporates.",
"Is there media that portrays Trump in a positive light? I mean, look at the guys Twitter feed. I don't need to come to reddit to realize that the person behind those comments is an unstable maniac. Prove us wrong. ",
"I hear this, and it always makes me curious. You get subsidies based on income, right? How much do you need to make before you don't get any? What's your income and how much did insurance cost? ",
"It's actually him being horrible and acting like a disgrace that makes him look like he's horrible and a disgrace.",
"What would you do? Set sanctions that they'll ignore? Create another treaty that gives them money to do more nuclear research?\n\nNorth Korea hasn't listened for years. They don't care. Stop going around saying he wants nuclear war.",
"Literally the next day after the button tweet, Kim accepted the offer for peace talks with South Korea. ",
"Haha, you got me! Been a while since I was in english class lol. I will proofread better in the future.\n\nEdit: Awesome. I responded to a bot....",
"So obama nearly maxed out the labor pool? I thought the real unemployment was 20%!",
"Do you have a source for this? Are there any non-partisan economist that agree with this?\n\nIt's hard to imagine the American economy naturally recovering from the Great Depression without FDR's New Deal. \n\nDoes this mean Trump shouldn't be taking credit for the economic growth in the past year? \n\n[Do not open this link if you hate facts because you WILL be triggered.](https://www.thebalance.com/what-has-obama-done-11-major-accomplishments-3306158) \n\n[Turn to this graph instead, thank you!](https://i.imgur.com/kwIcicZ.jpg)",
"They don't. I pay a shit ton for my medication. People don't want to die. Nor should we live in a country that can easily afford universal healthcare but choose not to. \n\nMy family was here for centuries before yours....I'd put money on it. I'm not going anywhere and will continue to fight for the rights of everyone, even your right to be an asshole.",
"You’re a lucky one. My plight isn’t as unusual as you imply. My benefits are really good but not quite what they were before ACA with way more cost. My state has a disproportionate amount of low income people subsidized by ACA. The burden to pay the bill is tough on the workforce. But that’s not his fault either. ",
"I want a government, just not a communist one.",
"Idk if this makes me happy or depressed",
"Identity politics wouldn’t exist without Obama being president? Wow. And who ran a nonstop campaign to discredit him being an American citizen?",
"Strange that it didnt really take off until Trump started getting policies in place. Say this with me. Obama ruined healthcare. I voted for Obama for cheaper healthcare. I got twice as expensive healthcare. The only good thing Obama did was open the door to make pot legal but he failed at that too and was to much a pussy to say pot should be legal. You are foolish if you think Trumps tax policies are not at least in part what is driving the stock market up.",
"Fixed the economy? Gave everyone healthcare? You people don’t actually believe this do you? ",
">as basically every president before him did. \n\nThat is not a defense. Does that actually sound like justification to you??",
"I love the idea of improving our current system and I think Tax Reform is long over due and should benefit everyone as intended. Lately, Taxation has fallen well short of its allocation and distribution expectations. I think that imposed taxes could be raised if they were used for reasonable rational things like fixing our failing infrastructure, making it reasonable for people to not have their life ruined by medical costs, and helping kids get a proper education. One can dream right? \n\n ",
"Sounds like you got off easy. The only thing that prevented Washington from being burned down is that most have it managed through employers. The self insured people I know all tell the same basic story of misery.",
"North Korea has ignored every sanction, every treaty, and every conference for the past many years. What do you think would work?",
"Trump has no deep knowledge on what does and doesn't need to be cut. Hell, I'm surprised he isn't implementing the building of castles and dumping our defense budget into tarring and feathering. ",
"Yeah, obviously. I'm not about this idol worship of Obama either. It's no better than the people pretending Trump isn't continuing the same exact surveillance and espionage policies.",
"https://m.imgur.com/t/funny/mXyupD1",
"I sure would be able to get a lot more shit fixed wouldn’t I? \nHad a shit year and still only reached $8,500. \n\nYou can fix things without having everyone else pay for everyone else. \nIt was a horrible idea. Should of just put the companies out of business, increased taxes 30 more % and gone full socialized. Call it what it is. Be honest. \n\nEven then won’t get everything you want / need. Have a friend in the UK that was on an Olympic development team that exploded his knee. Since he didn’t need his knee for his real job he’s still waiting. Unless he pays out of pocket he has a few more years before he gets on the schedule. \n",
"Welcome to the show, want a beer?",
"Lets ask people in the Middle East if that's what a \"stable genius\" looks like",
"http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-hezbollah-dea-project-cassandra-iran-deal-politico-2017-12 \n\nhttps://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-18/obama-s-alternative-facts-on-the-iran-nuclear-deal\n\nhttp://m.jpost.com/American-Politics/Congressman-urges-US-to-investigate-Obama-Hezbollah-accusations-51848\n\nhttp://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/361453-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-should-spur-trump-to-appoint-dea-head\n\nhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/12/21/former-obama-officials-criticize-politico-story-alleging-weakness-against-hezbollah/\n\nMedia is in panic mode trying to cover up this story. Obama and Ben Rhodes already admitted they easily tricked these hipster “journalists” to write whatever they wanted on the Iran deal.\n\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/obama-official-says-he-pushed-a-narrative-to-media-to-sell-the-iran-nuclear-deal/2016/05/06/5b90d984-13a1-11e6-8967-7ac733c56f12_story.html?utm_term=.92949e7577f8\n\nMedia worries they got played even worse than that.",
"Trump wouldn't have been able to do what he did without Obama setting him up. Even then, we both know it wasn't soley the president's doing.",
">Because I was perfectly okay without this bullshit for YEARS, as were my parents, my brother, my cousins, my wife, my in laws....\n\nI'm sure some part of that was due to being able to deny people if they had expensive conditions. There's a special kind of fucked up about not being able to get healthcare because it's not profitable for someone. ",
"Counterpoint, if he wasn't a moron he might actually hold reasonable viewpoints.",
"Wait wait wait? Obama got bin laden? I thought seal team 6 got him...\n\nThis is the dumbest thing people say about him. ANY president would have said go kill the bastard. ",
"The problem is that health care is seen as a luxury in the US. Do you think a better solution is to just say \"fuck you\" to all the people who can't afford it? I'm pretty sure that our constitution says that we have a right to LIFE, liberty and pursuit of happiness. I don't understand why anyone thinks the US shouldn't be providing affordable/free health care to everyone seeing as how \"prosperous\" this country is. ",
"What? How do you even rationalize that?\n\nObama had nothing to take credit for, the economy was in shambles when Bush left office. The whole market was on fire by the time 2008 came around.\n\nThat didn't stop some Republicans from falsely blaming Obama, though.\n \n\n",
"https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/",
">continued all of bush's wars\n\nAnd increased our number of drone strikes tenfold and added 7 nations that we aren't at war with to the list of targets... as a Nobel *Peace* Prize winner lol.",
"You got issues lol. Idk how you manage to stretch such bullshit.",
"Did you even follow the arguments at the time? They didn't have the votes for single payer, thanks to fucking Lieberman. Who was a Democrat, sort of. ",
"You'll complain about something on the sub later and hate the mod for allowing it.",
"GDP growth has slowed because of the aging US population. Obama can’t make people younger. The US will have lower GDP growth for the next 10 years and there isn’t a whole lot you can do about it. \n\nAlso, increased regulation helps businesses. It creates a larger barrier of entry which reduces competition. ",
"Don't you remember the financial crisis of 2008?",
"The housing bubble and pop was caused by Bill Clinton. Bush just happened to be president when it collapsed. ",
"Not a single republican senate or house voted for the ACA..",
"Are we really going to pretend the guy doesn't have businesses across the entire globe? You don't become a billionaire by not having a deeper knowledge of what it means to work with money. ",
"Fair enough, but, generally speaking, those who are so vehement about their disdain for Obama are also Trump supporters. Not saying Obama was the second coming of Christ, but for got sake, he and Trump aren't even on the same playing field. ",
"That's like saying \"Soccer seems to be popular worldwide\" no shit the blue states are doing whatever they can to make it work while screwing everyone else.",
"Trump is a smug cunt who doesn't have a humble bone in his body, you can't deny that. Whether that effects his ability to lead the nation -- we'll see.",
">But yes, let’s praise the ACA for the millions of dollars in penalties for people who couldn’t afford his “healthcare”.\n\nWas there not an exemption if it exceeded something like 9% of your income? ",
"Yes but every leftist says the economy today is thanks to Obama, even though Trump is President. With that logic at least the first year(i assume y’all will say this for first 2 years of Trump tho) of the recovery is due to Bush’s policies.",
"China dedicated a dog statue of him: https://www.veloxnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/China-mall-erects-giant-Trump-dog-statue.jpg\n\nThe dog in Chinese culture is the eleventh animal in Chinese zodiac, Dog is the symbol of loyalty and honesty. People born in the Year of the Dog possess the best traits of human nature. They are honest, friendly, faithful, loyal, smart, straightforward, venerable and have a strong sense of responsibility.\n\n[Source] (https://www.yourchineseastrology.com/zodiac/dog.htm)\n\nQuit spreading this lie that every country is laughing in our face",
"For real, though. It's getting pretty annoying seeing yet another \"Obama Good, Trump Bad\" post. We get the fucking message: A lot of you don't like Trump, and that's fine, but for the love of god take your agenda-pushing and shove it somewhere else.",
"As much as Trump has harmed our image, I think some things need to be viewed from afar. Like, the middle east. Or how the climate change agreement that Obama would have assuredly agreed to was, as near as anyone can tell me, a shit deal for the US. We may not be popular but we're also not handing out money hand over fist to countries that are going to completely waste it or use it for programs that will antagonise us.",
"What does your comment even mean? Am I for regulations?? \n\nDo you even know what Clinton policies I’m referring to?",
"Okay...tell me, friend, what does the word \"communist\" mean to you? \n\nIs the UK a communist country? Is Canada a communist country? \n\nIn your words, what's the difference between \"enlightened self-interest\", \"the common good\", \"the general Welfare\", \"socialism\", and \"communism\"? \n\nI'm genuinely curious as to what you think.",
">Yeah, but Reddit wants uncontrolled immigration\n\nLiterally the only people on Reddit I've seen say this are libertarians that want all borders abolished.",
"Nearly sure but it has maxed out this past year under trump.. \n\n",
">You can fix things without having everyone else pay for everyone else.\n\nWell the GOP doesn’t currently have a fix, they want to kill it and think of something else later. Which would be catestrophic. \n\n>Should of just put the companies out of business, increased taxes 30 more % and gone full socialized. Call it what it is. Be honest.\n\nVery true, the ACA didn’t address most of the issues with why healthcare costs are so high here. \n\n>Have a friend in the UK that was on an Olympic development team that exploded...\n\nSince you mentioned that, ask your friend if he prefers the UK system, or if he’d rather have our system. Even if our premiums and deductibles were cheaper, they still wouldn’t be cheap. So we have to ask ourselves, why is the rest of the world happier with their socialized medicine than we are with our market-based system? Why do Canadians and Europeans keep looking down their noses at our system? They clearly like theirs a lot more than ours. ",
"I just dont get why you think rolling back anti-coal mining regulations is a good thing? The world is moving on from coal whether you like it or not, which is a great thing. Also increasing the military budget is literally the most ridiculous thing to approve of considering the US has so much money devoted to military that its stupid at this point and all of that money he used to increase the budget was taken from education and other departments that could actually better benefit the future of America. Out of curiosity, why are you a fan of trump withdrawing from the TPP? ",
"What? You’re only removing because the circlejerk is going against Obama...\n\nLMAO this is too funny.\n\nYou leave it up until you realize Obama is getting straight roasted in the comments.\n\n🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣",
"After getting a few million from your dad in the 70's and running several businesses in the ground, going bankrupt, and never providing tax returns to confirm you are a billionaire, not hard.",
"You've not clue what you're talking about. The vast majority of aid went to the Kurds, who were fighting ISIS. Obama administration was very reluctant to support any of the militant groups fighting Assad.",
"Obama didn't do anything 4 generations of presidents before him, including the original \"MAGA\"-er, weren't already doing. That's not trying to excuse Obama, but why is it always *just* Obama being brought up in the discourse?",
"Not hard to become a billionaire 🤔🤔🤔 reddit logic",
"Yeah I’m pretty sure if you were on Comcast or a similar ISP now and tried to go to just internet (let alone all the increased streaming costs) they’d charge you nearly that (at least low $100s depending on circumstances) AND I’m pretty sure many plans already have data caps or limits. So that’ll be fun. ",
"A eso se le llama sarcasmo😂☝🏼!",
"Welcome to reddit",
"2008 financial crisis happened the same year Obama was elected as president.",
"> Sorry to break it to you\n\nDon't be sorry, you can't break anything for me. I live in France and our healthcare rox on every level. It's very cheap on both individual and collective level, while being top notch. No one here dies because he can't afford to be taken care of.\n\n\nAlright, let's say WHO and others are biased and propaganda, why not. Then what are your sources who justify this :\n\n> Poor people in this country on average get better care than poor people in other countries\n\nBecause we read here, everyday, that people in USA lose their coverage or have to sell everything they have to be able to afford treatment. We read here, everyday, that people can't go to the doctor for simple things like ear infection that become much worse. We read about sick people fired and consequently losing their insurance. Is this false? Are these people lying ? Are they inapt and didn't plan correctly ? Is the \"breaking bad\" premise a fallacy, in USA a man with 2 job can or cannot survive cancer without going broke ? Every single one of this scenario are simply impossible in Europe. You get sick, you will be taken care of, not matter what.",
"Why don’t they remove the Trump post on front now then?\n\nThey only remove this post because Obama getting roasted in comments.",
"Politicians. ",
"Nothing in life is fair, and if someone wants to be responsible enough to put money aside, awesome. But nobody NEEDS healthcare FORCED in to their budget. ",
"Oh FFS, you're FUBAR. Nothing Trump has done or said has kept up with current technology. Yea, let's bring coal back. I can't convince you if those are your methods of reasoning. ",
"Inauguration wasn’t until 2009.",
"He *is* the sitting president, which opens him up to complete and constant scrutiny. I say the whataboutism gets a pass here since OP failed to mentioned the 4 generations before Obama that were involved in the middle east. It was already destabalized.",
"Mark it zero Donnie!",
"Not to worry, my thoughts are the majority in this country. ",
"Thank you mods ",
"I guess the same could be said about your original comment my man. You are either misinformed or refuse to believe in inherent truths. If you think the US was under the dictation of a communist leader in Obama, you’re just flat out incorrect. If you are a conspiracy theorist that thinks he was a puppet to some weird underground society of commie tyrants, to each their own. ",
"And youre a fucking liar.\n\nhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-proposes-500-million-to-aid-syrian-rebels-1403813486\n\nThat is not even counting all the hundreds millions spent on covert ops or the millions that were diverted through Qatar.",
"Not really it was an above average recession but nothing epic. The late 70s was worse. Obamas policies just made it stagnate",
"So what you're saying is Trump couldn't have done it without Obama?",
"And yet it's still here . . . ",
"Yeah - like Bush, Clinton’s presidency was marked by financial deregulation. That’s what you meant by blaming Clinton for creating the housing crisis, right?\n\nClinton loosened housing rules by rewriting the Community Reinvestment Act, which put added pressure on banks to lend in low-income neighborhoods... yada, yada, yada.\n\nSo, if you blame Clinton’s deregulation policies, what else is one to assume - other than your not for deregulation... which is another way of saying you’re for regulations.\n\nYou can’t blame Clinton, then backpedal.\n",
"Yeah but aside from the lack of ethics and loss of life, why is it even a scandal tho? /s",
"1. Lying about crowd sizes.\n2. Continuing to campaign after taking the oath of office.\n3. Micheal Flinn\n4. Literally SYMPATHIZING WITH NAZIS\n5. His numerous inappropriately tweets \n6. So many “Alternative facts”\n7. Supporting a man(Roy Moore) who has been accused by numerous underage girls of sexual misconduct over decades.\n8. Pardoning a man who illegally arrested AMERICANS based on RACE. (“Sheriff Joe”)\n9. The EPA is lead by a climate change denier\n10. The FCC is lead by a former corporate lawyer who fought against net neutrality\n 11. The secretary of education wants to take money from public school and give it to private Christian school while removing regulations and standards.\n12. THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY IS FUCKING RICK PERRY AND HE DIDNT KNOW WHAT THE JOB WAS!!!! Also not a scientist in anyway!\n\nShould I keep going? ",
"How do you feel about being forced to pay for your physical safety ?",
"Is everything except your ideology automatically communism? ",
"Stop. \n \nYou don't know what *arguing* is.",
"They went up, but they were going up even faster under Bush.\n\nhttps://www.factcheck.org/2015/02/slower-premium-growth-under-obama/",
"Are you not aware that wages are stagnant for all but the very richest people? Hate to break it to you but we're headed for a recession worse than '08. I'm not saying that any president in particular is responsible for it either. ",
"The entire premise of aca was unacceptable to the republicans. That’s why none of them voted for it.",
"When the ACA was being debated, a kid I knew would rant about how awful life would be if it passed. Tired of listening to his bullshit, I asked him to explain it to me like I’m 5. He flatly stated that his parents would make less money (both are doctors.) They lived in a $1M home on a golf course, owned a sailboat, vacationed about 4-5 times per year, handed out iPods to each guest at his little sister’s 7th birthday, and gave him a shiny new Lexus for his 15th birthday - even though you can’t get a license until age 16. My only regret is not punching his face before I stopped talking to him.",
"Yes, Inauguration was on January 2009. And financial crisis happened in 2008 hence people say Bush destroyed the economy.",
"Then defend your stance like a man.",
"But if everyone was mandated to pay the same insurance premium while some people were totaling 5 cars a year, prices would go up for everyone. I understand completely. You cannot add guaranteed expenses at the same premium price without raising premiums for everyone",
"No one is backpedaling. It’s just such an absurd argument.. if I’m whole heartily against or in support of any/all regulations? I’m for regulations that serve the purpose they were intended to and against regulations that due more harm than benefit..\n\n",
"Dems you mean ",
"You can't even define communism.",
"Its the karma. Its like neo-nazi crack.",
"I hate that you had to /s that. Debate should be so much easier than this.",
"Welcome to the world, go back to your safe space if you don't like that everyone noticed that America replaced an admirable, successful, capable leader with a demented narcissist. You got the message? Good, now get it again and again, forever. This is history now.",
"Obama's literary agent said he was born in Kenya in a promotional booklet after Obama graduated Harvard, look it up. \n\nedit: https://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthers/booklet.asp",
"Great - we agree that some regulations are necessary... otherwise, we get a Great Recession. Thank Bush and Clinton for their years of deregulation.\nNot sure why you got so uppity in your previous response. “Do you even know what policies I’m talking about?” Weirdo.\n",
"Do you have any reputable sources for your monopolization, and drastic limiting of doctors (as a direct result of ACA) claims? By reputable I mean any journal articles, lectures by experts in the field, government studies and the like.\n\nAs I understand it, the number of doctors is decreasing because of market saturation and the increased use of PAs/NPs by major healthcare providers.\n\nAlso, at least one major healthcare provider, Aetna, was caught trying to defraud the government against ACA. Their argument was that their costs were too high to continue providing services in specific areas. Their pull out was supposed to mimic financial losses and they got caught.\n\nWhat we need to do is reinvest ourselves in our country (people included). If the people are strong, we will achieve more, faster.\n\nAnyways, that's my two cents.",
"That doesn't mean Obama fixed it either. Hard concept to understand, I know.",
"You do realize that Trump was born into exorbitant wealth, given millions of dollars to start his business with and became wealthier by unethical and illegal business practice? Sounds like your logic is the only thing weak here.",
"The last declared war the US has fought in was WWII. Everything later wasn't actually declared.",
"I must've succeeded then, since you seem to be pretty bummed.",
"You did it! See, don't you feel so much better now?",
"Clearly OP means \"fixed\" as in like \"fixing\" a match to guarantee an outcome and take people's money. His Citigroup friends who chose his cabinet members for him got a few hundred billion out of it.",
"But your taxes will go right back up in 10 years when this expires. But the billionaires' tax cuts (for their golf courses, their jets)? Permanent. \n\nHow does it feel to be played like a sucker, dawg?",
"So brave.",
"Apparently not since you're calling everyone a communist and can't even explain why. I can just as easily call you a fascist. Would I be right in saying that?",
"That's barely better than \"nu-uh, *your* guy is the mentally unstable weirdo incompetent\".",
"Obama has plenty to be criticized for, just like anyone else. But making shit up, ignoring the facts and then criticizing him for makes you a fool. Or a right winger. Both are the same, really.",
"Shat the bed for a whole year, uh wut?",
"A lot of pundits agree he is top 12 presidents we've ever had, probably for domestic policy not international",
"I guess you're not much of a man then. Since you can't defend your stance you and your opinion deserve to be completely discredited.",
"Depending upon if you went to college and when you graduated, there's a very good chance i paid an awful lot more for school than you did. When you're in a nursing home, I'll be in the work force until I'm physically unable to keep working because inflation. I don't appreciate your tone, sir.",
"How was it a shit deal?",
"MARK IT FUCKING ZERO!!!",
"Only the mentally deranged think he \"gave everyone healthcare\" and \"fixed the economy\". Get your head out the DNC's stinking ass.",
"My comments weren't meant to take away from his accomplishments. \n\nThey were just aimed at some fishy looking claims from someone else.\n\nSome of the facts were true but just unimpressive when compared to other presidents. \n\nIf he had created 25 million jobs you could say 'wow that's great it's never been done '\n\nEleven million is good... But maybe eleven million is only acceptable and nine would be bad or terrible.\n\nMy point is facts need context, otherwise you can read into them about anything you want to",
"when I was making around 25k I was eligible for like a 5 or 10 dollar subsidy or something. The cost of the cheapest plan was close to 300 a month (single, healthy 28 year old) with some insane deductible (around 10,000). Fortunately, the penalty hadn't kicked in that year. ",
"Above post was not ascribing those effects to the ACA alone. This is a general trend in U.S. healthcare spanning a century, athough it picked up dramatically in the 70s with Lyndon Johnson introducing Medicare and Medicaid. The number of doctors is not low due to saturation (that's a contradiction in terms), the market is dramatically undersaturated, which is why doctors are overbooked with appointments and super expensive (well, part of the reason). PAs and NPs have offloaded some work from doctors but are generally part of a team including one or more of them. The reason the supply of doctors is limited is because of a near-impossible and prohibitively expensive path to becoming one (speaking from current personal experience), as well as a lot of them exiting the market due to the profession going sour. You can find citations easily for just about any of this.",
"You've already proven you *are* a stereotype. I hinted that I could become one too just as easily. Its not a hard act to play. Seems like you can't handle the taste of your own medicine. \n \nWhat's your next move? Really surprise me.",
"Look at the brave and beautiful butterfly. ",
"Lol okay dude, you’ve got me all figured out: a brainwashed, ignorant, evil asshole. \n\n\nThis has been a fun ride, thanks for the laughs. ",
"But the whole point of this post is to counter pose the current Presidents hollow boasts with the simple truth about the predecessor he despises; Obama wasn't perfect or beyond criticism but he was an exemplar of what non-Americans, like myself, find admirable about Americans just as Trump is the near personification of everything we find contemptible in American culture. It is everyone who can't accept the blindingly obvious contrast OP is harnessing for comedic effect who are engaged in whataboutism. Re-read the post and tell me what is inaccurate in it without asking \"What about this other thing not mentioned?\".",
"Do you think I'm Russian for some reason?",
"Right? When I was between coverage from college/work, I looked at getting it because I am a type 1 diabetic, and my only other option would've been going on my parents plan which I didn't want to do. Would've cost me some shit like $462 a month. \n\nNow, I make sure my employees have top notch health benefits at relatively low cost by pooling w/ other local businesses",
"Are you trying to say that we were going to bomb those places anyway and that the fact that it was done by drone strike is just a function of technological progress? Because that's a bunch of bullshit, because the majority of those 7 nations were not being bombed during the Bush administration.\n\nIf you're trying to say that it's a correlation that he's not responsible for and just random, then you should be aware that he was the commander in chief of the military during those years and personally approved those drone strikes.",
"What the hell does any of this have to with Vietnam man!",
"Hmmm, this mod seems less than all-powerful...",
"When did we start talking about bill Clinton? ",
"Good one.",
"What did I make up?",
"It pisses off rational people. As a fiscally conservative/socially liberal person, I would appreciate a less-than-authoritarian government not mandating me to subsidize other people by paying extraordinary amounts for healthcare.",
"yet the job market is great, Americans are working and Illegals are going home. Terrorist are no longer freely allowed to immigrate here. Healthcare is being fixed. America is doing great. Exactly what he promised. Exactly what he delivered \n\n",
"He also dropped over 100k bombs on several third world countries \n¯\\\\\\_(ツ)_/¯",
"Job market is great where I’m at. My salary has gone up this year and I’m not rich.",
"Thanks Obama.",
"Then I am too. We all are. So why is it you are trying to compartmentalize people when you know there are so many \"unclassifiable enigmas\" out there?",
"Kindergarten level bullshit. I am not American, I don't give a shit whether you have a functioning economy or healthcare or adequate sanitation, your domestic problems are yours just as ours are ours. But what the hell is wrong with half of you that you can't admit that one party puts up competent technocrats and the other mentally unstable weirdos, inadequate princelings or con men (except when they discover the trifecta) when it has been mind-numbingly obvious to any literate observer for decades? You drink Flint tap water?",
"/s",
"Thanks for the link. I appreciate that it's a source that is typically ethical and has some journalistic integrity.\n\nI might have reached a different conclusion than you, but it reads very much like the hubris that America demonstrated when it supported al-Qaeda in its efforts to counter Russia's invasion of Afghanistan. It's all about messed up priorities. Did we really need to counter Russia? Did we really need a nuclear deal with Iran? Time will tell.\n\nThe difference, to me, was that it seems Obama was making a questionably decision while balancing conflicting US interests.\n\nTrump's administration is running into trouble because they put their own personal interests before the country. To me, that's fundamentally different.",
"Nope, for real. You’re telling me covfefe and Mr. “My button is bigger” makes you confident and assured our president is competent and stable? ",
"successful and capable lol",
"Not real scandalism",
"Well, since the only regulations we are discussing is Clinton’s CRA then sure. \n\nUppity?? What kind of a response should you expect when you frame a ridiculous question as all regulations good or bad??\n\n",
"Umm what? His big foreign policy moves were all terrible and hardly inline with how condi or trump are acting.\nObama managed to:\nFuck nuclear nonproliferation almost beyond repair with Libya.\nLose Iraq to Iran\nSigned a terrible deal with Iran that allowed to become a regional power and the ability to acquire a nuclear warhead even more easily.\nAlmost lost all of our allies in the South China Sea, to the point where Japan is militarizing and trump had to step in and stop the Phillipines from aligning with China.\nBacked rebels in Syria that were a fucking alquida front\nBacked the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and even sold them jets, right up till they decided to go kill the Coptics and sisi stopped them.\nLet North Korea develop nuclear weapons. Now they have something like 50 warheads and will soon have the rockets to deliver them.\nWiretapped Angela Merkel's cellphone, the head of state of one of America's most important allies and got caught. \n\nSo yeah honestly on the foreign policy front Obama fucked her up pretty good. But before anyone goes there, bush made some fucking grand fuck ups too.",
"Yeah, but if I dont check it there I don't check it at all right? I can't post something and realize \"oh fuck\" and turn it off? ",
"*sigh* I’m not going to get dragged into your lair, troll. Have a good night laughing at our crumbling democracy! ",
"/r/IAmVeryUnclassifiable \n \nalso \"Nah\"",
"The healthcare inflation rate was 50% higher under Bush. Somehow everybody forgets that.",
"That I agree with, but the other points are valid. And since when did we stop giving leaders credit for what the governments they preside over did at their command? Some would have considered Osama Bin Laden untouchable given that he was sheltered in a nuclear armed frenemy. Simple fact is Obama ordered and oversaw a successful mission to sneak in and get him. Even if you don't want to tongue wash his ballsack you have to give him that. Those of us looking on from outside the US know that if he had been entirely white, instead of half, you all would be down on your knees lapping like calves at a crotch-high salt-lick.",
"what viewpoints aren't reasonable?",
"Obama’s most overlooked scandal was his $836 Billion stimulus bill that created no lasting private sector jobs, because the money was spent on wasteful projects and given to shady businesses (Solyndra went bankrupt years later and another scandal by itself). Some of the stimulus money just vanished, leaving speculation that it was funneled into NGO’s and slush funds: http://www.wsj.com/video/opinion-journal-missing-stimulus-money/62470847-A20B-4800-A6A1-84301FC9C13C.html\n\nHere is the Congressional Budget Office’s breakdown: [“The Real Obama Stimulus”](https://gop.com/the-real-obama-stimulus/)",
"RemindMe! One year.\nOnce Mueller has reported.",
"God damned Doctors Without Borders making up fake news to denounce the benevolent mastery of goodness that is My President!\n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunduz_hospital_airstrike\n\nCLEARLY. This rightwing conspiracy to defame the greatness of Obama-Nation (the faultless man) should not be tolerated by these “Doctors” who ...umm.. go to war torn countries and help the desperate and dying?... the... theyre... bad?.... right?",
"I mean, I almost blew a hold through my foot with a 3500 PSI pressure washer point blank, barefoot, 0 degree tip. Had to go to the er and got it all taken care of for like $500 bucks. Which is less than 2 months of the new Obamacare. With my $50 plan. \nObacare is a ripoff. It charges younger and healthier people more money for things they don't even use. I've had this argument over and over again about it. When you are young and healthy you should be able to pay less for insurance because you're at less risk. You should be using that extra money for things like paying of student loans, saving for a house, or to move out and be a productive member of society. It's an added cost to people that are supposed to be getting their footing in life but instead it's one more massive bill they now are FORCED to pay. Fuck that. \n \n",
"Except things were getting worse faster before the ACA. Somehow everybody forgets that.",
"You know, I like him far better than our current POTUS, but let me make it clear, he did not give us healthcare. I paid for it, and when I didn't, I was fined and had to pay anyway. I was getting healthcare for free before, btw, through clinics and even though there were hoops I had to go through, it was damn fine since I didn't have to pay a penny to get it.",
"That's just not at all true. Since post-WWII demobilization, the great recession of 2007 was #1 for length at 18 months, #1 for decrease in GDP at -5.1%, and officially just barely #2 for unemployment rate at 10%. And of course, this was the time that, due to structural changes in the economy, the official measurement for unemployment was starting to paint a very incomplete picture, and the effective rate was significantly higher.\n\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_United_States#Great_Depression_onward",
"Did I blame a politician or a shitty program that doesn't work for everyone? ",
"Oh yeah, that isn't quietly parking it where it can be forgotten. They are totally gonna come up with the goods one day buddy, bring you a unicorn too so you can have a friend, course they are. Just don't give up hope.",
"that nobel peace prize was a class move by the people who give it out, they were hoping to preemptively stop him from following the path of death and destruction that the bush administration built.\n\nUnfortunately, he's a corporate psychopath, so he never stopped once to think, 'wait, would a nobel peace prize holder drop all these bombs? I mean I do have the prize, how would that look?'\n\nThat just goes to show you the depth of his evil.",
"Obama didn't charge anybody for anything. Insurance companies set those rates. As for them increasing, don't forget the rate they were increasing was growing 50% faster under Bush, not that the ACA added many things to coverage (no lifetime caps, keeping kids on plan longer, pre-existing illnesses can't be rejected, mental health, birth control, etc.)",
"That's ~14% of your income, so from everything I find you would be exempted from the penalty anyway if you filled out some paperwork. \n\nI put in a 28 year old male with a 25k income for my location and it said I would get a subsidy of ~$170 a month, so I'm still confused. ",
"Have your address? Obama up the spying so much he could know what you had for breakfast on 07/17/15.",
"https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/civilian-deaths-drone-strikes_us_561fafe2e4b028dd7ea6c4ff",
"If anything he made it easier and cheaper for you to get coverage with a pre-existing condition.",
"It was already on a rapid rise. Before it, Americans still paid more than any other developed country with mediocre results, and healthcare costs were inflating much faster than the economy and especially wages. Healthcare costs were, and unfortunately still are, a bad joke.",
"You realize health care expenses were increasing at a much higher rate prior to the ACA, right? Everybody forgets that part.",
"\"reeeeee! You posted on the_donald! Your facts are racist! You're so triggered! I'm totally not triggered though! Serious! Reeeeee!\"\n\nu/Superkeys",
"Probably because being the top guy in government by and large sucks and it's more impressive when someone can do the job well, opposed to the leaders who are shit at it. ",
"Your last paragraph is total bullshit. Unless by personal interests you mean keep America a great country for his family.",
"And look it didn't make the slightest bit of difference to you. That's why these always descend into slanging matches; one side are flat earther's demanding that the other rigourously prove that the Earth is round so they can merrily ignore the evidence and repeat totally unsubstantiated nonsense. May as well mock early, mock often.\n\nAlso, your country is fat.",
"I didn’t say “all regulations are good.”\nIf you think I did, it’s pretty obvious who’s ridiculous.\nWhen you’re in a hole, first, stop digging.",
"A lackluster response like this is why I didn't bother in the first place.",
"Gay frogs!",
"Obama wanted the public option. There just wasn't enough support in Congress. If anything recent events should show how hard it is to get people to agree to a plan. ",
"It would be called an abuse of power if it were true. As it is not, it is called \"turnin' the freakin' frogs gay!\".",
"Reddit has become /r/leftistcirclejerk",
"Sorry sunshine, yes it is. In fact, last year - [$266 BILLION was paid on just the interest repayments.](https://www.thebalance.com/interest-on-the-national-debt-4119024) That was at record low interest rates. Imagine what happens when interest rates rise more than they already have...\n\nI can tell you more if youre interested..",
"Hey, mine did too. Just because your salary went up that doesn't change the fact that wages are stagnant for the overwhelming majority of the working class. Any economist will tell you that. ",
"> It was already on a rapid rise.\n\nIt had nothing to do with that. I wasn't able to keep my previous plan. ",
"Over how many years, though? Costs were already soaring at the time. I can't say if without the ACA if costs would have doubled, but they still would have been bad.\n\nI think it brought to the fore an extemely important discussion, and did help many people, but it's far from perfect and I can't say if we as a society would have been better without. I do wish it wasn't changed so much from the original idea.",
">I put in a 28 year old male with a 25k income for my location and it said I would get a subsidy of ~$170 a month, so I'm still confused.\n\nIt will vary by state, and I am estimating my income. What website are you using? ",
"Thats what your wife says AMIRITE",
"So you guys will remove posts when Obama gets shat on in thw comments?",
"You ask me to provide a non-partisan source and then throw a source in my face that asserts ‘Obama ended the recession’.\n\nFor fucks sake man that is literally the leftist equivalent of your second link. How blindly biased are you?\n\nHere are two left leaning sources that support my assertion that it is ‘aruguable’ that Obama’s policy slowed recovery. You can’t prove one way or another what causes results like this as you can’t boil down the many complicated factors that determine recovery rate into something as simple as ‘Obama did it’ or ‘Obama didn’t do it’. But the fact is that it was a historically slow economic recovery under Obama.\n\nhttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/oct/31/donald-trump/trumps-claim-about-weak-economic-growth-under-obam/\n\n‘Mostly True’ from PolitiFact which leans left.\n\nhttp://money.cnn.com/2016/10/05/news/economy/us-recovery-slowest-since-wwii/index.html\n\nCNN - Slowest recovery since WWII\n\n\nIn regards to the recovery after the Great Depression, this is largely a matter of opinion, but yes, I firmly believe the new deal was a disaster and it would have recovered faster on the own. It lasted forever, so it’s reasonable to assume there was a better way of handling it.\n\nhttp://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/FDR-s-Policies-Prolonged-Depression-5409\n\nhttps://mises.org/library/how-fdr-made-depression-worse\n\nEdit: And holy fuck your article is giving Obama props for winning the Nobel Peace Prize as well. Jesus, even Reddit knows better than to believe he actually deserved that... I’m amazed that you attempted to post that as a reputable source followed by a sarcastic link to what what those dumb blind conservatives like to consider a good source. You just proved that you are the liberal version of what you are trying to mock. The irony...",
"You're right, I should have said \"as I understand it, the number of new doctors entering the market is low because of market saturation.\" I did also forget to mention the cost/opportunity cost of becoming a doctor. I haven't looked at those numbers in a good while, and I could be wrong.\n\nMost of the research I've ever done has led me to believe that a social healthcare system is better for everyone in the long run. I've never heard of the ACA or Medicare/Medicaid being the causal component of monopolization in the health/insurance industries. I would venture to say that it was the elected officials and appointed staff of the DOJ that handed (and continue to hand) those over. It probably doesn't help that they're getting out-lawyered, too.\n\nAll of these things are nonpartisan issues no matter how we look at it. Both sides of the aisle have been taking us to the cleaners.\n\nThere, now you have four cents.",
"And yet you still blame Obama?",
"Erm not really. China blew it hard with the winter Olympics in South Korea. Trump also managed to get Deurte out of China's orbit, and the Chinese pissed off India to the brink of war. The Chinese are communists still really, and one thing you should never underestimate is the ability of a communist government to be basically retarded.\n\nChina is not gonna over take the US in world dominance anytime soon. Atleast not until after they have a revolution and turn into a democracy leading massive liberalization and nationalism. Then watch out.\n\nBut as for right now, well even Kenya managed to tell them to fuck off.",
"I agree that Libya has descended into chaos but that doesn't make it a scandal for the Obama administration unless you are so desperately salty about his abundance of melanin you need to pin scandals on him to finally regain an erection. Gaddafi promised to let blood run the in streets and it would be cited as a scandal if Obama hadn't done a thing to stop a serial rapist/killer responsible for terrorist atrocities against Americans committing a massacre. There was no appetite in any Western capital for a large military occupation of another Muslim nation and given the successful rebellion by Libyan tribes it would have been considered a scandal to usurp their new found freedom by occupying them. Short of that, what could the Obama administration have done to ensure Libya didn't become a shit show? That was up to the Libyans. There was no good option for Obama and any objective non-American can see that. You are just a bubble dwelling loon, like most of your backwards countrymen, trying desperately to live vicariously through your \"team\" even as your nation is mismanaged into an absolute decline.",
"This isn't going anywhere, see ya.",
"Jesus, people call oizzagate a conspiracy",
"Your view is scewed. I asked for a citation only, you learned me. ",
"First off I didn’t say you did. I did though say you proposed the argument if you support a regulation you must be for all regulations..\n\nDid you not say.. “you must be for regulation” cause I was critical of Clinton’s housing policy?\n\n",
"[18 Major Scandals!](http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/02/18-major-scandals-obama-presidency/)\n",
"I blame obama cause it was his horrible law and I blame dems cause they voted for it.",
"There's a huge number of laws affecting the industry - PPACA/Medicare/Medicaid are only part of it. Here's Wikipedia's list of federal health laws:\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:United_States_federal_health_legislation\n\nSome others of note are HMO, HIPAA, EMTALA, and HITECH, federal ban on interstate insurance, etc.. Medical licensure is state-by-state and dependent on an educational system originally lobbied for by the AMA at the beginning of the century as a cost *increasing* measure. But in part it's common sense, the harder it is for an insurance company or doctor to get started, the fewer you'll see, and the more they'll cost (law of supply and demand). And the more complicated, regimented, and legislated the industry is, the harder it is for anyone to operate. You'll notice the average private practice has more and more administrative staff as time goes by.",
"> Trump wouldn't have been able to do what he did without Obama setting him up.\n\nYou're right, Trump couldn't have led the military to take all that land away from ISIS if Obama hadn't let ISIS get that land in the first place.",
"Healthcare.gov. Pretty much just started [here](https://www.healthcare.gov/lower-costs/qualifying-for-lower-costs/) and followed the prompts. ",
"Yeah the economy was in less of a downward spiral than when he took office, and he took healthcare from the middle class and gave it to the poor.",
"The stimulus package the Obama administration passed prevented a depression setting in. That is the opinion of most economists from outside the US. I wish my own nation hadn't embraced a ruinous austerity, not least because I am quite contemptuous of America and when I must tip my hat to you I grit my teeth. If I can acknowledge an American success why can't you? Is it because he is black? Yes it is. Aaah there's the opportunity to feel smugly superior, even when you fat dumb pricks succeed you fuck it up. Thank God your politics are dysfunctional. If they were as good as your military, science and innovation you'd be unstoppable.",
"I try not to have any emotion attached to my opinion because my understanding is dynamic. Always new information. If you notice, I asked for a citation. You over simplified a tad but, flat earthers don't deserve to be defended.\n\nOh and yea, we have some fatties.",
"Wow, you fell for it. It wasn’t Trump or Obama, like I said. But Obama’s administration did set up Trump’s and was assisting Trump’s for the first year of transitioning. They worked together. They had to. ",
"> Donald is much worse. Nobody really say say otherwise\n\n\nITT : Americans really saying otherwise.",
"jankadank after I pointed out I never said all regulations are good or bad.\n\n“First off I didn’t say you did.”\n\njankadank:\n\n“What kind of response should you expect when you frame a ridiculous question as all regulations good or bad?”\n\nWhy should I argue with you when you’re doing a bang-up job arguing with yourself.\n\nBut, I have to admit, it’s fun watching you dig.\n\n\n\n",
"Lulz!! Did you not say.. “you must be for regulation” cause I was critical of Clinton’s deregulation?\n\nWhat conclusion should one get from such an accusation??",
"I will agree that the system is broken, but I don't believe that it is caused by universal healthcare.\n\nI'm more a part of the camp that says overstuffed corporations and duplicitous politicians are at the heart of why we can't have it, not bad economics.",
"He is on course for impeachment and even if not, *he is dying before your eyes*. The presidency has always been a killing job, knocking decades off healthy men. This is one of the, if not the, oldest candidates to be elected and he gave a risible attestation to his health and now speaks and drinks water like a geriatric with dementia, which he plainly is. Impeachment might kill him, but then the job already is. I would bet dollars to donuts he doesn't finish this first term. President Pence signed up to inherit, just like LBJ.",
"I did say that. Good for you.\n\nI’m glad you finally admit I never said all regulations are good or bad.\nNot sure why you kept insisting I did. You’re truly are a loon.\nAnyway, like I said, I’m glad we’re not hard-right kooks who believe any regulation is bad.\nAnd its heartening that you recognize Bush’s and Clinton’s deregulation policies helped usher in the Great Recession.\nWe found common ground.\nNow don’t be a weirdo - by putting words in other people’s mouths. \nWeirdo.",
"True noone under Obama pleads guilty, they just plead the fifth so they won’t incriminate themselves. [9 Obama Administration Officals plead the Fifth](https://ntknetwork.com/flashback-nine-obama-administration-officials-who-pled-the-fifth-to-congress/)\n\nThey have also been accused of [destroying evidence and records,](http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wikileaks-offers-30000-bounty-for-evidence-of-obama-officials-destroying-records/article/2610930)\n\nHis AG Eric Holder was held in [Contempt of Congress](https://www.politico.com/story/2012/06/holder-held-in-contempt-of-congress-077988)\n for not turning over Fast and Furious documents. \n\nHillary must have taught him well since she destroyed blackberries & iPads w/ hammers, bleach bit 33k emails under subpoena, and wiped private servers.",
"I doubt it, he was surrounded by GWB and DJT so he'll probably go down as forgettable. He didn't do anything publicly catastrophic. Or at least widely accepted as catastrophic. Where as the other two very much have. \n\n I think he seems like a cool guy, but i agree, he messed some shit up pretty bad. ",
"Genius minds think alike. Infowars.com",
"Yep. ",
"I'm Chinese actually born and bred, so I don't hold any political allegiance to either party. \n\n\nI'm not sure why you are so riled up because I was more or less referring to his blind support for the Obama administration and his legacy. For example 20% of total GDP is what the US spend on healthcare/obamacare and anyone with a moderate understanding of banking & finance will understand it is incredibly inefficient and downright risky. The truth is whether or not its successful is honestly yet to be determined, and to pretend Obama \"fixed\" healthcare is simply naive and untrue.\n\n> But what the hell is wrong with half of you that you can't admit that one party puts up competent technocrats and the other mentally unstable weirdos, inadequate princelings or con men (except when they discover the trifecta) when it has been mind-numbingly obvious to any literate observer for decades?\n\nPlease don't paint politics in such a simplistic naive view. Are you implying democrats are some sort of all knowing entity that can do no harm? There are numerous adequate republicans & democrats as much as there are incompetent ones. If you dig a little deeper you will find out there is **ALOT** of dirt on both sides. \n\nThis is simply just the cost of democracy. \n\n\n\n",
"/r/iamverysmart\nwhy is it that the most idiotic people I've met think they're smarter than others",
"Thank you!",
"I think I am the one that needs to say Umm WHAT????\n\nThe arab spring started the downfall of Libya, Obama didnt launch the Arab Spring. Iran was always a regional power, and even Israel has stated they are sticking to their deal with the nuke development. Lol with your south china sea crap, you are acting like Obama didnt say anything ever...you know who hasnt said anything about China's making artificial Islands..Trump. \n\nOh and I didnt know Obama was president in 2006 when North Korea ACTUALLY DEVELOPED AND TESTED THEIR FIRST NUKE!! Gee...its almost like you are just spewing memes and deciding they are facts. ",
"But yet you made the claim that since I was against Clinton’s deregulation I must therefore be for regulations.. \n\nNot a specific regulation just regulations in general as though it’s an all encompassing criteria.\n\nPlease don’t be disingenuous by not owning up to the implication of what you say..",
"Found another recipient",
"You also don’t die if you don’t have cable.",
"> Simple fact is Obama ordered and oversaw a successful mission to sneak in and get him. Even if you don't want to tongue wash his ballsack you have to give him that.\n\nSure, but liberals gave him more credit than he deserved. Bush did a lot of the intel gathering of Osama, just hadn't pulled the triggered. Obama happened to be the President to do it.\n\nJust like Trump claiming credit of economic recovery. It's pretty annoying isn't it, when most of the work was probably done under Obama. Same thing. I am just trying to give credit to those who deserved it. Liberals gives Obama all the credits and trashed Bush, while r/T_D gives Trump all the credit. Liberals don't understand that they are just as annoying as the r/T_D.",
"There’s implication... and there’s inference. You inferred that I meant all regulation is good. That’s an incorrect inference.\nI implied that regulations (like the one we were talking about - housing - can serve a purpose). But for you to infer - or conclude - that I must want to regulate everything... well, that’s just bonkers and loony. \nKeep digging. You may hit China soon. Maybe you’ll have better luck arguing your point there. You weirdo.",
"Roads are shared which I paid through my taxes, and I also use regularly. I pay kids education out of pocket. Ambulance is covered by **my** insurance, which I also pay out of pocket.",
"That's an interesting question. You may very well be right. But if we are speaking pragmatically you have to consider that the vast majority of people weren't spending the difference on charity beforehand. In which case the current system still has a utilitarian advantage. ",
"Your coverage got better though, because they couldn’t keep selling shitty policies.\n\nAlso millions of other people finally got access to the care you’re grumpy about having to pay more for. That’s more people working, buying stuff, not taking disability or other benefits.\n\nI’m glad you’ve been lucky enough to not experience what it’s like for you or a loved one to have unexpected health issues that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford treatment for, but please don’t take that for granted. It can happen to anyone at any time.",
"Yeap. Shit was getting real expensive real fast, but they could still deny you coverage for pretty much anything you actually need.",
"How about I add my two cents then? This was my plan before: $400 deductable, $100/mo premium, 80/20 copay. This is my plan now : $3000 deductable, $200/mo premium, 80/20 copay. Benefits are identical...except I now have maternity and birth control coverage. I'm male.",
"> You can’t prove one way or another what causes results like this as you can’t boil down the many complicated factors that determine recovery rate into something as simple as ‘Obama did it’ or ‘Obama didn’t do it’. But the fact is that it was a historically slow economic recovery under Obama.\n\nSo what makes you think the economy 'naturally' recovers on its own? \nDon't most of these economic disasters occur **because** the free market was left unchecked?\n\nI actually agree with your sources, but here's where we differ. *Imo*, the economy would've been worse off if Obama didn't intervene. Considering the economic crisis the Bush Administration left when Obama took office, a 2% growth would be considered a huge win. \n\nYes is it hard to say how much Obama made an impact on the economy when he was in office, but he did make an impact. What kind of president would he be if saw his fellow Americans jobless, scared, and hungry, and then go \"Fuck it, the economy will fix itself\"?\n\n> In regards to the recovery after the Great Depression, this is largely a matter of opinion\n\n[Just be aware you are definitely in the minority with your opinion](http://www.history.com/topics/new-deal) \n\n[Source 2 from Stanford University](https://web.stanford.edu/class/e297c/poverty_prejudice/soc_sec/hgreat.htm)\n\nSince you didn't like my first source, here are others, hope this isn't considered \"fake news\" for you:\n\nhttps://www.factcheck.org/2017/09/obamas-final-numbers/\nhttps://www.ft.com/content/b5b764cc-d657-11e6-944b-e7eb37a6aa8e\n\nhttps://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/obamas-economic-record-an-assessment\n\nhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/4-economists-evaluate-obamas-economic-legacy\n\nhttps://www.usnews.com/opinion/debate-club/articles/2017-01-19/history-will-look-kindly-on-obamas-great-recession-economic-response\n\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/12/14/comparing-the-trump-economy-to-the-obama-economy/?utm_term=.a29ced713704\n\nhttps://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2017/06/01/432923/obamas-legacy-economy-anything-mess/",
"Yeah. People that took for granted the fact that they access to healthcare at all. Boo fucking hoo.",
"It covers more. \n\nAlso, the millions more people that now have access to healthcare at all. That’s millions more people working, buying stuff, not reliant on disability or benefits, or reliant on emergency room care they can’t pay for at all. \n\nSorry your bills went up some. They were going up before the ACA too though, I promise.",
"More like forcing people to be responsible for the possibility that if they don’t have coverage, they’ll end up in the emergency room at taxpayer expense.\n\nFree market bullshit doesn’t work when participation is involuntary.",
"Perhaps you should have scheduled one then?",
"Subsidies are in every state and you are eligible if you make between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level of about $12k.\n\nStates that didn’t expand medicaid have a gap between the state Medicaid line and the federal poverty line.\n\nIn my lovely state of Texas, that means anyone making between $3k and $12k are fucked. \n\n(Yeah. In TX you don’t qualify for Medicaid unless you make under $3k a year.)",
"25% over several years is better than the rate of increase at the time pre-ACA. It was out of control. Unfortunately it's not any better now as most the issues with the system are still in place.",
"They know, they were trolling for a response as a ridiculous assumption that democrats assume anyone who disagrees with them is a racist.\n\nThe 50 upvotes shows it worked.",
"Both presidents assisted in defeating ISIS. They had to.",
"Gotta love do or die politics!\n\nEdit: Or rather the two party system really",
"Practically everyone drives on public roadways, I wouldn't call that much of a defense.\n\nYour point can still stand, however.",
"No, you implied since I was critical of Clinton’s deregulation I must therefore for be against all deregulation..\n\nYour own words. Now you can either own up to that or continue this farce to distance yourself from what you no doubt see now as a completely ridiculous claim..\n\nWhy exactly would you even put yourself in such a predicament where you would have to justify something so outright silly?",
"He was given two wars, with both sides simultaneously saying he needed to pull out and stop wasting money and interfering in others' affairs while also sending more troops to get the job done right. Either way it was going to cost an insane amount.\n\nThe recovery rate was slow, but it was an awful situation to inherit for a president running for the first time, and it could have been so, so much worse. The second term went quite well for the economy overall as well, although unfortunately wages haven't matched that.\n\nTrump inherited the good American economy Obama left him, and a recovered global economy. He gets credit for not ruining it, but not much else (hopefully he can do right by it, though).",
"Dude - here’s an implication. You’re batshit crazy. And you love digging deeper and deeper. Who am I to get in the way of your greatest joy.\nI love your addle-minded dotard mental gymnastics though - insisting I implied you must be against all deregulation. I know I shouldn’t pick on the disabled, but you keep asking for it.",
"I know what will clear this up - a little insight from our “like, really smart” “stable genius” of a President. I’m sure you’ll get the inference:\n\nCovfefe!\n\nThe mans a genius.\nNot insane at all.",
"Wow!! Are you serious trying claim you didn’t state that specifically? \n\n“ you must be for regulations”\n\nDoesn’t get any more obvious as to what you were stating there. Now trying desperately to walk away from an indefensible claim to the extent you are resorting to petty personal attacks?\n\n",
"Yup. If anything Obamacare just showed the giant flaws in the existing system.",
"I’m glad you’re easily impressed. I got two exclamation points with “wow.” Way to drive your point home.\n\nYou must be for regulations... \n\n1) because you see the value of the housing regulations that Clinton stripped away.\n\n2) because we should regulate everything.\n\nNow tell me which one did I imply? And which one did you infer? Number one? Or number two?\n\nAnd I’m glad you’re not a mindless, right-wing nut who prescribes to the simplistic, bumper-sticker belief that “Government is the problem.”\n\nSo good for you.\n\nBut I am surprised by your disjointed leaps of logic - and stubborn, doubling down on them even when you get clarification. You kooky weirdo.",
"Do you have it now? ",
"Obama put super tight restrictions on engagement to the point where they would have to contact and get permission directly from the White House to make an attack. This slowed attacks by days or even weeks and led to many missed opportunities. Criticism of this has been known for years. \n \nhttps://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/11/17/gates-and-panetta-blast-obama-for-micromanaging-military.html \n \n Trump put his commanders in charge of more decision making and said to have at 'em. Just look at the map I posted, the results are glaringly apparent. \n \nhttp://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/08/trump-mattis-turn-military-loose-on-isis-leaving-terror-caliphate-in-tatters.html",
"Yo, chill.",
"I don’t really need to drive any point home. \n\nYou made an over generalized claim that I must be for regulations cause I was critical of one certain regulation. \n\nAre you trying to argue now you didn’t in fact do that??\n\nBut I will give you credit for abandoning the childish name calling and at least attempting to own up to what you said.. \n\nThat’s a definite step in the right direction..\n",
"Yeah. I mean, they basically handed it all to private insurers. Shoveling them millions more guaranteed customers, yes with more regulation like no denying preexisting conditions etc, but also without the downward pressure on prices that the competition of a public option (with much more efficient administration/less overhead) would have created.\n\nThe ACA cant be great by its very nature, but it’s sure as hell better than before. It has literally saved a lot of lives, and the financial stability of a lot of families.",
"Hey bud, fuck you. Just cuz I’m living decently doesn’t mean I’m a bad person. That’s the fucking world we live in, some people do well some don’t, and some are annoying little jerks like you",
"Jesus that’s even worse",
"You know what happened here. \nIn your haste to blame Clinton for the housing collapse, you ignored the fact that someone might - and did - agree with you - and your argument- that deregulation lead to the Great Recession.\nBut you only wanted to blame Clinton - NOT deregulation in general.\nBut that’s, in fact, what you did. You tarnished the golden GOP cow.\nSo first you tried being condescending - “Do you even know what policies I’m talking about??” (Love the double punctuation - for real!!).\nThen you tried putting words in my mouth. Then doubled down on them over and over.\n\nGo ahead. I refer to my previous response. 1... or... 2?\nWhich one did I imply?\nAnd which did you infer?\n\nNot rhetorical questions.",
"Kind of disingenuous to chalk all the care people need up to life threatening situations.",
"A six year low means that there are less jobs being created now than have been created in the past six years. As in, each of the past six years of job creation under Obama have created more jobs than the first year of the Trump presidency.\n\nUnder Trump the stock market is doing very well, which makes perfect sense because he is both cutting taxes and presumably plans to spend trillions of dollars on infrastructure spending. Rich people love this \"sugar rush\" effect because they get free benefits and millennials will be stuck with the tab in 10 years due to skyrocketing national debt. Unfortunately, most Americans are not feeling the effect of this stock market because they don't have enough money to invest in stocks. Those people are still hurting very badly and Trump has done absolutely nothing to help them.\n\nBy the end of Trumps term, what is left of the middle class will feel the full effect of Trump policy, which includes continued decreasing purchasing power for the median worker, loss of worker protections, a complete gutting of our internet, and the rise of China due to Trump letting China create RCEP, which lets China set the rules of international trade. Of course Republicans will blame all of these things on whoever beats Trump in 2020.",
"I agree that it can hinder further progress, but I don't think it's at all misguided to like something that's far from perfect. I can still be insured under my parents insurance. My job sure as hell isn't going to give me benefits, and I also don't make enough to get insurance and cover all my costs. More people are insured now than before. ACA is definitely not where I want to be, but it's better than what we had before, and just because that may change the discussion does not in any way mean that we'd get something better. That's what is truly misguided, the assumption that this puts us in a worse position. You say that it's a middle step that allows them to put a check in the box, but if we didn't have this now, we may not get anything at all. I think you'll be surprised as well, when single payer still gets pushed, rather than this being the end solution.",
">some people do well some don't\n\nThats exactly what every politician who has ever decided to shit on its own citizens has thought.\n\nYou are identical, just less priviledged(but more priviledged than the person who made the device you're whining on right now). ",
"Blame deregulation on general ?? There you go again with these over generalized statements that convey absolutely nothing and have absolutely nothing in regards to the topic \n\nI blamed Clinton’s deregulation specifically for causing the housing crisis. Not deregulation in general.. \n\nYou keep trying to run from the fact you said I must be for regulation cause I was critical of Clinton’s deregulation. \n\nAgain, what response should you expect from someone when you claim “you must be for regulation” since they were critical of one specific deregulation?? When you throw out absurdly generalized accusations you should expect someone to ask do you even understand what is being discussed cause you are portraying exactly that you must not.. \n\nnow if such questions upsets you as it obviously has in this instance maybe you should do a better job of expressing the point you are trying to make instead of “ you must be for regulations”. \n\nHelp yourself by being more concise with whatever it is you are trying to say.. ",
"But you say she went on the ACA because of this issue. She couldn't afford this procedure, nor the more expensive one. This procedure may be outdated, but it's still valid, as evidenced by it's continued use. So she is now getting a level of care that she wouldn't have received before. It's clear that she needs the more expensive procedure, and it's terrible that they keep putting her through this. Think of how many people now have access to this procedure, whose bodies don't reject it? Sweeping healthcare legislation is always going to about the numbers, and never about the individuals. You have to look at the bigger picture. Are more people getting care that they need? Yes. So that's a win in my book.",
"You’ll agree with me on this:\nA lot of Republican rhetoric portrays regulations as inherently bad - and deregulation as inherently good. “Small government” and all that.\n\nNow if we can’t agree on that fact, I’ll end this after this post.\nBut assuming you agree...\n\nThen... when someone says “you believe in regulations”... they’re saying “Unlike this current version of the Republican Party, I believe there is a time and place for regulations. I don’t want the oil industry writing our environmental laws. I don’t want predatory lenders to run rampant. I want my food inspected, etc.”\n\nThey are not saying “I believe everything should be regulated.”\n\nMy apologies that you are too slow? stubborn? tired? to need every shorthand phrase spelled out in its entirety- single space, college font.\n\nI see you simply refuse to answer 1... or... 2.\n\nI wouldn’t either if I was like you - and only cared about saving face as opposed to admitting mistakes and moving on from there.\n\n1... or... 2.\n\nWhich one did I imply?\nAnd which one did you infer?",
"https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/23/irs-employees-biased-against-conservatives-report/#pagebreak\n\nhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/08/29/irs-obamacare-missing-emails-epa-transparency-congressional-investigation-column/14743175/\n\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/26/us/politics/irs-tea-party-lawsuit-settlement.html\n\nhttp://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2013/05/irs_tea_party_investigations_the_internal_revenue_service_s_targeted_conservative.2.html\n\n\nJust a few dots for you to start trying to connect. Must be hard considering all the ones you seem to have missed.",
"Again, a simple solution is to be more clear and concise with what it is you are trying to say. therefore you won’t be relying on the individual reading your comments to somehow just know what you actually meant. Cause if all you say is “you must be for regulation” the person is going to interpret that for exactly what it is. An overly generalized statement that that signifies absolutely nothing. Don’t depend on everyone else to properly portray what it is you are trying to say, learn to do it yourself..",
"Well, I’m just glad you’re not like the goons who run this generation of the Republican Party... and that you’re able to appreciate solid regulations like the ones that protected our housing market.\n\nBut you may want to be careful about inferring what people mean - then coming up with wild conclusions despite repeated and patient clarifications.",
"Oh, so you’re one of those party loyalist who buy into the extremist thinking that it’s the other party that’s to blame for all the countries problems? \n\n\nAnd if you are worried about what people may infer from your vague generalities then it might serve you best to put some effort in what it is you are trying to say and not expect everyone else to just know what you meant..",
"Oh, well, so long as you're happy to do it and can afford to I guess no one else should complain, amirite?",
"No - but I’ve seen the Republican Party struggle between the radical Bannon wing and the more moderate traditional wing. And yes, it is a source of concern, just like it is for GOP leaders.\n\nAnd I’m really sorry you can’t comprehend simple ideas, despite numerous and repeated explanations that you’re misinterpreting something. That’s got to put a real hamper on your life. My thoughts and prayers.",
"No where close to the turmoil and struggles going on in the Democratic Party currently. Lost both houses, the presidency, dwindling governorships and elected positions at the state and local level.. not to mention not having any true identity or representative for the future.. \n\nAnd again, try clarifying what it is you are saying instead of depending on someone else to interpret what it is you mean. ",
"This *is* my chill lol. You should see me [after I've had a few drinks](http://www.terryjamesart.com/images/items/enlarge/294.jpg).",
"Thank you!",
"> vast majority of people weren't spending the difference on charity beforehand\n\nThey are being forced to spend it, which is why conservatives are pissed. Liberals are essentially telling them how money they earned should be spent - on a \"charity\" of their choice, an inefficient bureaucracy like the federal govt, for a \"cause\" they don't support - [giving checks to people who are fully capable of working](https://publicpolicy.wharton.upenn.edu/issue-brief/v1n8.php)\n\n",
"Nice condescension, unfortunately that's not a good comparison. If you drive your car on a private road you don't need insurance. Also you don't have to buy a car or drive one",
"Yes - the Democrats are in the wilderness, despite securing three million more votes than the GOP in the race for the White House and six million more votes in Senate races.\n\nBut good for the GOP - it’s gained power despite representing the minority of Americans.\n\nI admit - like any losing party, they have to find a new message - and messenger - to get them over the (electoral) hump. But fortunes swing fast - just look at modern history and what happens to a President’s leverage after his first midterms. So you may want to check that urge to gloat. 2018 should be a wild ride.\n\nI see why you’re a Trump guy. He also has a tendency to bloviate (about his “historically large electoral victory” - it wasn’t - by any means)... and has debilitating problems with basic comprehension and understanding despite repeated explanations.\n\nBut maybe you’re right - maybe I should just suck it up and buy my Made-in-China MAGA hat, get divorced a couple times, go bankrupt and grab the next nearest pussy. So much winning. \n\n",
"Being a slut must be easy",
"that's the fine for no insurance. ",
"U mean Bama's and side of beefs? ",
"Lmao, this response is /r/incel + /r/niceguys, \"girls don't want to be with me because they're sluts REEEEEEEE\"",
"Mr. Marblesinhismouth gave us $4000/month health insurance bills. Funded and armed ISIS. Seriously F*ck this guy",
"Are you saying it's hard to be a slut??\n\nThere's no point in denying your projections. We all know leftist men don't get laid. Even leftist women prefer conservative men because we still have nuts",
"Lol, it’s not. Even I can write a paragraph of garbage without linking any sources and claim it as fact. ",
"I think like 80% or higher of those drone bomb killings were on innocent civilians too. ",
"They also didn't allow for negotiation of drug prices....big win fornjnsirance companies. \n\nGovernment: \"How much does that pill that cost $8 to produce cost?\"\n\nDrug Co.: \"......uhh......two th.....\"\n\nGovernment: \"Shut up and take it\"\n\n\n\n",
"Any economist will tell you the economy is doing good right now.",
"Nah, it's been gone for hours. I just don't have the ability to refresh your feed, so you already had it loaded. ",
"Except that in every other country it’s accomplished through a progressive tax structure that puts the majority of the cost on the wealthiest. That’s not the case here and the middle class is completely fucked by it",
"I don't know that I can say he's done anything of which I approve. However, it's not a zero sum proposition. Just because I don't approve of a lot of things the previous administration did, it is not to be automatically assumed that I am a fan of the current administration. Too many seem to forget that these days. \n\nWhile politics tends to appear to be a binary choice between a D or an R, it is entirely possible to hold a more nuanced view. And frankly, I'm not much a fan of either. Both need to go reread the Constitution, and pay particular attention to the Bill of Rights. Both parties are getting so much wrong, and no one seems to care. It's maddening. ",
"I swear people will bend all the logic in the Universe to try to paint Obama as better than Trump even with every single fact screaming Obama Care was a huge failure. Just accept that your favorite president fucked one thing up. He ruined healthcare. You can love the guy but healthcare failed.",
"Hey look, he brought out the apples and oranges.",
"Oh the pundits say, well golly gee. I better change my position on him. ",
"Right on the fucking money. Reminds me of the bill burr joke about Trump and Hillary. They both are serial killers only Hillary buries her dead bodies and Trump leaves his in the street. Is Hillary really that much better because she hides it?\n\nNote I only mention Hillary because that's who was in the joke, applies just as well to plenty of other smooth talkers like Obama. ",
"That problem could have been solved with a publicly subsidized high-risk pool, for no more money, probably much less, without affecting healthy people at all. But governments don’t like small solutions, they like grand ones that they can stamp a legacy on.",
"The the Dow and Nasdaq are high but like I've said before, wages are stagnant. They have been for almost 20 years now. Trump has had little to no effect on the stock price surge and this boom will be short lived. If you don't understand that then you are incredibly ignorant",
"Low effort whataboutism. This is still pathetic independent of what Trump does.",
"mine are divorced as well and my father isn't an orange pieceof shit",
"Oh so we didn't bomb them?",
"This is how someone talks when he splits his day between posting on the_doanld, and trolling on r/bannedfromthe_Donald, r/Islam, and r/Democrats. I don’t need to say anything. Deep down you already know how pitiful you are. I can’t wait to see what your next-level ass hat response is.",
"If you don’t understand that lowering taxes always makes the stock market go up you are incredibly ignorant.",
"It was skyrocketing before and continued to skyrocket after, The only real fixes for stopping healthcare cost growth are true free market (banning insurance) or true socialization.",
"Pundit: an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public.\n\nMaybe you should",
"Well naturally it's not caused by it, we don't have anything fitting that description. \n\n> I'm more a part of the camp that says overstuffed corporations and duplicitous politicians are at the heart of why we can't have it, not bad economics.\n\nIt's much the same thing. A corrupt system invites policies that are economically bad and benefit the few.\n\nAnyway, I'm a big fan of \"universal healthcare\", it's just that I believe any such system should be voluntary and hence not associated with the government. There were remarkably similar systems at the turn of the 20th century ([1](https://fee.org/articles/lodge-doctors-and-the-poor/) [2](http://www.freenation.org/a/f12l3.html)) which were literally banned as a result of the AMA lobbying to increase healthcare costs for fear of doctors being run out of business for being unable to compete with low prices. Since then, the closest thing we've had is insurance. ",
"I'm not saying you are a fan of the current administration and I'm not accusing you of anything, I'm just asking your opinion.",
"oh we did, but there is plenty to criticize Obama for...we dont need to exaggerate or misconstrue things.",
"Nope kiddo! I’m military so it’s free for me, because that’s what happens in a capitalist society. Employers (and in this case the government is my employer) give benefits for free to attract workers\n\nAnd even after I get out and won’t have the same coverage, I would like the freedom to choose my own god damn health insurance plan and not be penalized if for some reason I would not have the money to get one\n",
"That's what I'm talking. We bombed Libya and in doing fucked any hope we had of long-term nuclear non proliferation. We signed a deal with guddafi give up his nuclear program and then bomb at the first civil unrest. After a bunch of our diplomats told the Kim's to be more like Libya ",
"What the hell are you rambling about? I clearly said I thought he was a good guy but at the same time you can’t seriously believe he gave everybody “free healthcare”\n\nSo you should seriously calm down cuz it seems you can’t have anyone disagreeing with you without you resorting to name calling, which is pretty sad since most liberals are the same way. ",
"Agreed, this thread was just a politics circlejerk. Even though I like Obama, the title was just pandering",
"Fast and Furious...\n\nIRS\n\nYou can keep your doctor...\n\nNSA\n\nColluding with Hezbollah and Iran \n\nLibya \n\nI could go on. Many many many scandals.",
"One of the guns is suspected to have been used in the Paris theater shooting where 80+ people died. ",
"“Everyone who disagrees with me is a troll from r/the_Donald”\n\nYou’re a real smart one. ",
"[here your CNN lol showing that the Obama Administration did in fact bug at least part of the Trump Administration. ](http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/18/politics/paul-manafort-government-wiretapped-fisa-russians/index.html) \n\nAnd keep in mind. CNN is Fox level biased. So if even they admit it you know it’s true. ",
"Libya’s instability is the result of the Obama Administration’s shitty policy. That’s a scandal. ",
"No money was owed to the current government. \n\nThis was clearly Obama trying to funnel away money just before leaving office. ",
"How about colluding with Hezbollah and Iran? \n\nOr during a campaign promising Putin that he would have more leeway after the election. \n\nOr extrajudicially executing American citizens via drone strike. \n\nOr the IRS scandal. ",
">Eight years, no scandals. Wildly popular around most of the world, Russia not included. \n\n>Killed the mastermind of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, ever. Even after the last President stopped looking for him. \n\n>[You're welcome.](http://www.weknowawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/69e42aa0-0302-479c-ae12-068887d1e110.jpg)\n\nu/Infernalism \n\nIn case he deletes the comment and runs off like a coward once proven wrong. ",
"I think there have been enough examples in the thread about the Obama administration's policy failures without needing ANOTHER rehash... Operation Fast and Furious should have gotten him an impeachment trial. His AG was outright demanding that American guns should be sold to Mexican drug cartels for \"tracking purposes,\" in a plan designed to institute gun control, and Obama killed the resultant investigation. It's basically Iran-Contra II, but because it's democrats, everyone glosses it over like it was no big deal.\n\nPeople have rose-colored glasses about his time in office because he was such a personable and well-spoken guy; I would have a beer with him but I'd *never* vote for him. I was a Sanders primary voter, and Johnson in the general election.",
"Ya know, like the rest of the western world..",
"You wanna know why it's expensive? Because of insurance...they raise prices so insurance companies can then get a discount so it looks like insurance is a good thing.",
"That would be great if the average American only had to pay that. They don't. I get 0 free doctor visits a year. Stepping into an ER for anything costs me $300 off the bat for example.\n\nAnd that's WITH insurance through work...and I work in healthcare.",
"I agree with that part! Now we just need to come on home. My sister was recently deployed and I still can’t understand why ",
"When you have a minority of people with very expensive health problems, how else can you treat them?",
"He heart is in the right place. He’s simply trying to HELP the middle and lower class. He’s not deliberately trying to screw us over. As a member of the middle class, I don’t want to pay for everything for others either!! ",
"Well hey it works for you that's great! ",
"So it’s okay to be forced to pay auto insurance but you don’t think they need health insurance. Smh. I kindly disagree. This is a new age and just like they forced net neutrality on the world which I’m NOT in favor of at all, they should require insurance companies can’t spike prices and require insurance of some sort for all. \n\nThe Plan isn’t perfect but the idea is. It can be improved and implemented and both Parties sit aside their differences and start working for the good of all American citizens. ",
"Who was pretending it is brave to call out bullshit on Reddit? You butthurt Putincucks can't even coherently insult.",
"Clearly this is a thing with you Putincucks. Ooh look, I have a thing now too.",
"Brilliant riposte.",
"So, has it made any difference to your view? Do you now think the \"scandal\" was hysterical propaganda?",
"I’m speaking as a whole. Research states that In 2008, Americans owned 137,079,843 passenger cars, or a little less than one car for every two people. I’m sure that number has risen. Also, there not that many private roads in America compared to public. However, if you have a net worth of a certain amount you can self insure which you should be able to do with insurance. I want to say it’s about a million but I didn’t look that up for sure. ",
"That's a false equivalence. There certainly is dirt on both sides but the corruption and deceit on the Republican side is baroque. It's naive and simplistic to assert both sides are equally repulsive.",
"I am not actually convinced that Bush left a plan behind that was on an automatic timer so much as kicked a can down the road to make it Obama's problem. I will research what is publicly known about the intelligence timeline. It certainly seems like a lot of racist yanks reacted to Bin Laden's death by trying to give credit to what was until recently America's least capable President.",
"I’m the smartest. And I have the biggliest button. I am the stablest. Lol. ",
"Not really, what it shows is that in 2009 right wing political campaign groups sprang up and applied for a charitable status not available to pure political campaigns. The smaller ones got audited because the IRS knows it will be difficult to win against expensive lawyers like the Koch brothers had. There was not a similar auditing of left wing groups because there was no corresponding wave of left wing groups. There were abuses of process going on, the IRS was the same harsh bureaucracy it is to everyone but conservatives absurdly cried that it was persecution rather than a normal consequence of lots of right wing groups getting created. If a lot of coffee shops open, a lot of coffee shops are going to get audited.",
"I live in Massachusetts. My coverage didn't change. The number of insured here didn't change.\n\nAnd I have had members of our family have health issues that would be hard to otherwise pay for. That is why we buy insurance.",
"It is great that you can afford to make that statement. Many living on the fringes cannot.",
"The elderly get Medicare anyways and have for decades.",
"Not a fan of the man as it happens but I think we can infer from the fact you prefer to use the name he prefers not to go by that you disrespect him and further that it is likely motivated by a racial animus you will deny whenever it is pointed out.",
"Don't, there are many freakshows knocking about. Yours is the funniest right now.",
"I am not convinced russiabot1776 is objective or in possession of a superior policy (even with the benefit of hindsight). I have already outlined the constraints that applied at the time and although I favoured a more interventionist approach at the time, I am aware that the US fucked up royally the last two attempts at bringing stability. Or did you mean that the US should have left Gaddafi in place? Ignoring that France led the charge and he was doomed once they did? Probably just want to damn the first black President to make yourself feel better. ",
"Sorry, if I pay no mind to all that pointless conjecture you just threw out there. \n\nSo, now anyone who isn’t some blind party loyalist is a trump guy? It’s obvious you have some extreme disdain for the president that prevents you from viewing anything objectively. In your small little bubble if someone who isn’t wholeheartedly in agreement with you makes them a trump guy no doubt. \n\nWould seem this same mentality has been plaguing the dems recently and is the reason the party is in the situation it is today.. \n\n\n\n",
"It wasn't intended to institute gun control and it [began in 2006](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal). For someone supposedly independent you have swallowed some right wing propaganda. Talking to Americans is sometimes like talking to Russians. Not a compliment.",
"Well, you sure do defend the guy a lot on here. That makes you a Trump guy.",
"Very little upside in my state.",
"Defend him or objectively giving him credit when it’s due?\n\nI get there are many such as you who literally hate him and will never offer up a positive remark no matter what he does. ButThere are many of us though that still haven’t lost our objectivity..\n\n",
"Such a hero. ",
"Whats the relevance of that?",
"What has Trump done that's catastrophic...?",
"The extent to which growth was \"hampered\" is pure speculation. And if you have an economic disaster due to weak regulations (you can attribute the weakness to scarcity or enforcement, I don't care), you don't turn around and say \"You know what, now that our economy is in the shitter because some people at the top were playing fast and loose with the average American's money, we should probably deregulate...\"",
"Except many have:\n\nThe airline business is very competitive and airline executives have aggressively lobbied the government for stricter regulations. \n\nOver 350 companies signed a letter asking Trump to not withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement.\n\nA European parliament member said his biggest surprise after first being elected was how much corporations pushed for increased regulation because they could absorb the regulatory cost far easier than smaller competitors. \n\nBlackrock CEO was concerned about Trump pulling fiduciary rules.\n\nHedgefund manager Mark Yusko write in his quarterly letter \"reduced regulation could actually reduce overall profits\"",
"And guess what corporations are doing with the tax cuts? They're pocketing them. They're not creating more jobs or raising wages. They are eradicating the middle class. How is this lost on you?",
"I’m all for objectivity. You actually know very little about me or my motive for political discussion, and yet you invent a lot of suppositions and repeatedly put words in my mouth. \nIt’s not a great quality.\nAs far as the objectivity... where was Trump’s when he championed the racist birther movement for five years without a shred of evidence? Just repeated innuendo and vague allegations.\nWas that objective?\nI could go on. I respected every Republican President. Thus isn’t about being unobjective.\nWhat would you like to give Trump credit for? I’m all ears.",
"What has trump done to negatively effect you?",
"Yes, but with a caveat. \n\nI don't have full faith in the Justice Department. And, I think both sides play this bullshit and we need another party or more parties to enter the game. \n\nSo, yes this is likely untrue. Though I will always play devil's advocate on liberal Reddit.",
"$400 million that Iran in the late 1970s had paid for U.S. fighter jets, while Tehran was still a U.S. ally. After it turned into an enemy in 1979, Washington was not about to deliver the jets. But, all these years later, Iran wanted its money back—and with interest. Its technically their money regardless for planes they didn't receive.",
"They pocket lots of revenue, and if they have enough they can invest in more employees that can generate more revenue. That’s how economics work. And further more The middle class relies on the stock market for their 401K’s, Roth IRA’s and occasionally investments. Not just the middle class but even the government invests money in the stock market. Money in your savings account is being used in investments. It’s really complicated and uses numbers but I’m sure one day you will understand enough math to get the basic idea. You should try reading books I hear it helps people like you.",
"You made a point, I point out a flaw in your argument, and you immediately default to just saying \"just accept what I'm saying!1!!\" I think we're better off now than before. I have insurance because of Obama care. Just went to the dentist, and only had to pay 470 dollars because of it. More people are insured. I don't want it repealed, until we're looking at single payer. So no, I'm not just going to accept what you're saying, because I don't agree.",
"> ACA failed?\n\nYeah, continuing repeating that lie won't make it true. I have friends and family whose lives were saved by ACA. That's more than Trump will ever accomplish. He's incapable of making people's lives better outside his own corrupt circle. ",
"Deflect deflect deflect! Christ you’re pathetic. ",
"It's hilarious how people like you can't grasp the fact that people's wages are not rising. Doesn't matter how well the stock market is doing if the middle class is disappearing. Your ignorance is incredible.",
"My insurance situation didn’t change except now I pay 4 times as much. My cousin who can’t find a job still can’t get insurance. You pointed out no flaw. I will say that complete government control over health care would be better than what we have now. But for 95% of people, what we have now is much worse than what we have before.\n\nEdit: That said, I’m glad you can now go to the dentist. Even if 400$ is still a lot of money",
"/u/swohio has been posting for four years before you. \n\nDoes Operation Fast and Furious ring a bell? ",
"http://reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7osrlu/this_is_what_a_stable_genius_looks_like/\n",
"Isn’t his IQ only 102? Lol",
"It’s not that I can’t grasp it, it’s that it’s not totally relevant or 100% true. Wages did not go up much in the Obama years and over all they have gone up some in 20 years. Look at the average house hold income 20 years ago and compare it to now. You will find it’s higher today. The average fast food worker gets paid more. The average computer programmer gets paid more. Dying industries like coal miners and textile mills have seen dropped revenue so their wages have not gone up.",
"A single payer foundation would have solved much of this.",
"The flaw I see what with we have now is that people have to pay more to have insurance. That sucks, I agree. But I would gladly pay more to make sure my country men are insured. This is not an end all solution, but it is at least better than nothing at all. ",
"I’m a scientist, so it’s my job to take modern day problems and come up with solutions. Trump has taken some major steps towards anti-intellectualism and I don’t feel he’s moving us into the future we need to be. Examples include his uneducated comments and actions on climate change. At the end of the day, the country with the best science and technology wins, but the process by which this occurs doesn’t turn an immediate profit. Thus, I fear that he will scrap funding in exchange for immediate gains in another sector. Let’s face it, he’s not a very learned man. The only thing he knows about is real estate, money, hate for foreigners, and on-his-sleeve emotions. ",
"If there was any doubt that you are a virgin, you've completely removed it now. Congrats.",
"Cool story bro. You realize Atlas Shrugged is a work of fiction, right? Or do you actually miss the days of taking ones own life because you'll be a million dollar burden on your family when you get cancer?",
"I only know of you from what you have displayed in this discussion. And that’s a very extremist political ideology which is evident by your incessant need to label anyone who doesn’t share in your unrelenting hatred for trump as a trump supporter. You claim you are for objectivity but you have done nothing but display a complete lack there of. \n\nAnd you further display that inability to objectively view things by throwing out some straw man whatabotism with the far too typical accusations of racist/sexist/fascist or whatever other cist you can throw out. \n\nAnd now you ask what I would like to give trump credit for??? Jesus man!!! WTF was this convo started over? In your haste to demonize trump and anyone who doesn’t share your same hate for him did you completely forget the original context? ",
"It’s not their money. It our money. And the current Iranian government has no right to it. ",
"Seeing how I'm not a virgin it makes your attempts at insulting me even funnier. Come try harder... maybe scream nazi? I bet you haven't even touched a tit ",
"Then you clearly don't understand how insurance works because the costs you're paying stay low when there are lots of people buying into the same pool. More people uninsured, less of a risk pool because people aren't buying in. Easy peasy, Home Ec 101. https://www.actuary.org/content/risk-pooling-how-health-insurance-individual-market-works-0",
"There’s a lot of weird projection, anger and broad sweeping accusations about me in that post without one concrete example. It’s like a million other posts you’ve made on Reddit... lots of punctuation and generalizations.\nBut not a single example to back up your argument.\nSort of like Trump’s lack of any evidence with his birther campaign.\nForget racist then - tell me how the birther campaign was built on objective facts.\n\nSo the economy? That’s what you’d like to praise Trump for. Fine. You do know that, until last week, the economy was operating under Obama’s policies, right? And that job growth actually slowed this past year because the economy is operating at its current peak performance.\nWhat say you?\nAnd curb the generalizations. Let’s talk actual nuts and bolts.\n",
"Thanks, gone. ",
"Here we have the classic idiot. I would bet money he was paying 165 a month for some shit plan that provided zero coverage and was only for an emergency room visit. Probably lives in a southern state.. here's the challenge. You get one chance. Prove you aren't an idiot. Get a copy of your old plan and coverages and show us the new one. ",
"Yeah, you're right ",
"ACA failed because it was a pathetic stop-gap intended to avoid pissing off Dem lobbyists. \n\nA mandatory tax that goes to corporations under threat of fines? Fucking hell. That's a far cry from what Australia or Canada or Britain has.\n\n>b-but the GOP\n\nDemocrats controlled the house at this point, they could've done whatever they wanted with it but fucked it up as usual.",
"You uninformed pos",
"lol someone's salty as fuck. \n\nGo back to your safe space. ",
"I'm not salty, i think you're insanely uninformed and ignorant to what really happened during his tenure as president. Dipshit.",
"Sorry, how exactly does bringing up Trump's North Korea policy help anything in a conversation about Obama's ME policy?",
"He was probably eight when Obama came into office.",
"no puppet no puppet! you're the puppet!",
"Which was a continuation of George W. Bush’s battles. If you’re going to blame people, blame everyone... not just the guy that in turn makes your side look good. Stop cherry-picking information to spread, its purposely misleading. “Man you guys are ignorant af.”",
"Don't hurt yourself there Bernie bitch boy. Your pedophile commie lost to an old hag 😉",
"Because what OP said was misleading. Obama didn’t destabilize what was already unstable 3-4 administrations prior. There’s plenty to say about Obama, but implying to people he and his administration alone destabilized a region is a lie. The original MAGA-er got us in this mess in the first place, remember?\n\nSo your conversation isn’t worth the bullshit its piggybacked on. ",
"Read the whole conversation happening here. OP said he destabilized the Middle East. Guy I replied to said Trump is trying to nuke North Korea. If I'm discussing a past presidents policy in the ME, and someone talks about the current person's policy in NK, that is not helpful. \n\nYou are so dense it's difficult for me to process.\n\n",
"and then the rest of the class stood up and started clapping for you. \n \n",
"And what OP said is misleading, a lie. 4 generations of presidents destabilized the region. That renders this comment thread, including your weak argument against me, bullshit. The discussion was built on a weak platform from the very start. Meaning you deserve any low-effort whataboutism you get (why I said it gets a pass this time). Don’t like the taste of your own medicine, do you? The anti-Obama agenda was exposed from the start. If you want to talk politics like a big boy you’re going to have to start talking about everyone involved and be a little more descriptive. ",
"Well, it's difficult to have a conversation with someone whose mouth is so severely attached to Obama's dick. You might wanna finish swallowing and read the whole thread before you comment. I didn't make an argument. I made fun of a posters lazy whataboutism, though I understand that's the only way you guys can try to justify Obama's ME policy. \n\n",
"(citation needed) Making stuff up is what you just did there. ",
"Good one. No one’s trying to justify it, we just want you to stop lying and speak the FULL TRUTH before you even think of starting another argument. Why is it you can only talk negatively about Obama when it comes to the middle east, but not the whole history? Because the alt-right script they feed you only goes back 8 years? Come on, you’re the expert. Explain yourself like a man.",
"I thought if anyone, shills would have enough time to type out “middle east”.\n\nAlso what is it? Obama is a secret muslim or Obama destabilized the muslim world?",
"Jesus Christ, that is quite the straw-man you've built. Why do you make excuses for him blowing up Pakistani kids? Is it because you're a racist and you like dead children? Why are the lives of the Libyans who have been negatively impacted by his administrations foreign policy so worthless to you? \n\nYou're a war crime sympathizer, plain and simple. If someone else killed kids in an unsanctioned war zone you'd be upset, but because it's your guy your fine with it. You are repulsive. ",
"You’re right, there needs to be something for those who aren’t able to normally afford it on their own. However, “forcing” everyone to have a certain level of coverage (via tax penalties, which I paid the first year before I got married and the penalty wasn’t jacked up) isn’t right either, in my opinion. \n\nSeriously, with the amount of taxes Americans pay, this shouldn’t be an issue. Our budget has been fucked for at least the last three presidencies, and I’m doubtful our current one will get it sorted out anytime soon. There has to be a happy medium out there, and America hasn’t found it yet. ",
"A serious overhaul is definitely needed, more than what was just passed a few weeks ago. Granted, I like the corporate tax break, my tiny company just got a bit of a breather (just my wife and me), but there is still so much wrong with the current system that it will feel like a drop in the bucket come April. \n\nThere’s things we find now that I don’t the government has any business getting into, and would love to see those things privatized and the funding allocated to infrastructure and medical. However, being in California has allowed me to see taxes “dedicated” to certain projects get completely squandered and ending up useless. So I’m not very optimistic at the moment. ",
"Lol, ok Mr \"non-virgin\"",
"The amount of taxes Americans pay are hilariously low compared to other Countries, and also hilariously disproportionate to what they get in return from the gov't.\n\nI know what it's like to live in a Country that has this benefit and I know what it's like to live here, and it is much worse to live here and worry that your bank account correlates to whether or not you get sick. That is the real injustice, not that people should pay more or less taxes or that they subsidise other's healthcare.\n\nEverybody pays into Medicare, everybody should receive Medicare, even if it costs more. I'd much rather pay $200-$300 more into Medicare a month so that myself and all others could receive it, than paying a private insurance company that some don't.",
"What straw man, please explain? Do you know how to use that word? Im not defending Obama, Im attacking YOU. I didn’t vote for the guy and I hate this post. Learn to speak the whole truth and not just deflect away from it. Why can’t you talk about anyone else? What about Trump’s first raid that killed a seal and a innocent girl? Stop making misleading claims like “Obama destabilized the Middle East.” and the whataboutism will stop.\n\nIs that really how you try and gain leverage in an argument? Shamelessly hop up on your white horse and high-road other people going “Oh, my my. How repulsive! No president has ever killed anyone but Obummer! Everyone who isn’t me is wrong! You’re a monster! Boo-Hoo!” You’re a horrible actor. I can just as easily call you everything you called me, but I won’t. Im not as desperate as you.",
"Yet, Libya served as a buffer shield for Europe, now that another \"tyran have been removed from Africa/Middle east\" let's see how Europe are faring...\n\nLike shit, great, thanks Obama !",
"Lol ok soy boy",
"> You're a war crime sympathizer, plain and simple. If someone else killed kids in an unsanctioned war zone you'd be upset, but because it's your guy your fine with it. You are repulsive.\n\n\"I'm so dramatic! I compartmentalize everyone who disagrees with me and label them as the worst thing ever for no justifiable reason! I always go to the most overly-dramatic place possible when I feel threatened! Everything is the worst possible thing ever! You can't even see me, I'm on a road so high!\" - you right now \n \n",
">Why do you make excuses for him blowing up Pakistani kids? \n \nWhy do you put words in other people's mouths and then argue against those words? Are you insane or something? Or is that just the best you can do? :\\ \n \n>Is it because you're a racist and you like dead children? \n \nOoh, very edgy. No. But nice try, you ignorant bitch. You're going to have to come up with a better tactic than crying wolf.",
"What do you call it when someone drops a bunch of unsubstantiated assumptions about someone else's argument so it's easier to address? When did I call him a secret Muslim? When did I say past presidents had no blame for the current status in the ME? What is this talk about alt-right scripts? You wanna talk \"bad acting\" holy fuck dude. \n\nYa, Trump's raid killed the little sister of a 16 year old American that Obama killed with a drone. Whoops. You probably don't wanna talk about that one, right? Trump could have just quoted the Obama administration on that one, [\"she should have had better parents\"](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/how-team-obama-justifies-the-killing-of-a-16-year-old-american/264028/) was the Obama response. Of course, you liked that because Obama did it. Go ahead and justify that one for me.\n\nI thought that we were making broad generalizations about each other? I was just arguing like you do, by making a bunch of unsubstantiated assumptions about what you believe and making moral judgement on it. Every \"attack\" you have made against me are on positions I haven't advocated for because you're seriously dense and I'm assuming at least a little bit illiterate. I didn't even make an argument before you dropped your spaghetti all over the thread, but that's because you don't mind dead kids in the ME as long as it's your boy who does it. ",
"You make so many replies. Is it because the blood on your hands makes you feel guilty? \n\n> Why do you put words in other people's mouths and then argue against those words? Are you insane or something? Or is that just the best you can do? :\\\n\nPot, meet kettle. ",
">What do you call it when someone drops a bunch of unsubstantiated assumptions about someone else's argument so it's easier to address? \n \nWe call that a u/KochBrotherShill42 \n \nYou're still dodging the point I brought up earlier... stop making misleading claims. \n \n>Go ahead and justify that one for me. \n \nNo one's justifying anything. You're arguing with yourself. I just want to figure out why you have to make and defend misleading claims. I answered your question: \"Sorry, how exactly does bringing up Trump's North Korea policy help anything in a conversation about Obama's ME policy?\" and made the mistake of humoring you to the point where we are now. So why is it you have to lie all the time about Obama? What is your obsession with Obama? \n \n>I thought that we were making broad generalizations about each other? \n \nWhat generalizations did I make again? \n \n>by making a bunch of unsubstantiated assumptions about what you believe \n \nYou mean what you did? \n \nI can say everything you said about me, to you, and it wouldn't make a difference because you are still dodging the point: Why did you feel the need to defend a lie, a misleading claim against Obama? You replied to ***me***, remember? We both know its misleading. I don't hold loyalty to Obummer. So what's your angle?",
"Why do you defend misleading claims like they are truth? Speaking about the claim: \"Obama destabilized the middle east.\" Why? Are you going to deflect some more?",
"I can reply more if you'd like",
"/r/cringe dude, you seriously need to work on your insults. Being this lame is not going to help you get laid.",
"What words was it I put in your mouth again?",
"Bro. I know reading sucks. But I desperately need you to go and read this conversation from the beginning. You replied to me, making a joke about a comment somebody else made, and assumed a bunch of shit about my positions. \n\n> I don't hold loyalty to Obummer. So what's your angle?\n\nWhy are you going so far out of your way to justify someone else's whataboutism? You didn't bring up a point, you literally haven't made an argument except for getting all upset that someone dared to criticize Obama's foreign policy. \n\n> What generalizations did I make again?\n\nCan you show me where I called Obama a secret Muslim? Can you show me where I said Obama was the only one with any culpability for the present situation? Can you point out where I said Trump's foreign policy was good? You're whole premise here has been one giant assumption about what I think about American foreign policy. \n\nBut none of this matters anyway, because whatabout Trump's tax plan??",
"Go back to the red pill. Low Testosterone bitch hahahah",
"Too bad, /r/incel got banned. Cockroaches like you are on other subs now.",
"Ooo now you are sounding like a good Ole communist! Don't be jealous because dudes with naps get layed. Keep hitting up that 300lb pink haired feminist!",
"Anyways this is sad. You probably are very young, by the looks of it you’re not going to achieve much in life, you don’t have game and probably have a lot of trouble even getting a relationship. My advice to you is to lose weight kid, go out more, work on your social skills, it’s not that hard to talk to girls.",
"Hahah my advice is take a fucking economics 101 and maybe some Testosterone boosters for your frail frame",
"> Why are you going so far out of your way to justify someone else's whataboutism?\n\nFight fire with fire. Because you keep making up lies. Don't lie about anyone or defend misleading claims, you know why you're here. I keep coaxing more lies and exaggerations out of you which you share unironically and mean wholeheartedly. \n \n> Can you show me where I called Obama a secret Muslim? \n \n> Can you point out where I said Trump's foreign policy was good? \n \nCan you show me where I'm a defender of war crimes or whatever you said first? Or was that after you said to suck Obama's dick? You expected me to take this seriously after you said that? Are you kidding? Well you sure aren't denying anything I said, while I denied what you said about me without hesitation. And I'll do it again: No, I don't defend Obama or anything he did. I wasn't an Obama voter and I don't hold any sort of loyalty to him or the Democrats, why would anyone? I want to see if you can set the record straight about the middle east after making such damning claims. \n \nBut instead, let's go back. You said: \n \n>I made fun of a posters lazy whataboutism \n \nI already made my beliefs clear why its okay to use whataboutism on an already misleading stance. The thread was going nowhere fast anyway. I even said its not worth piggybacking on an already bullshit belief. So you then went on to make up all these exxagerated and misleading claims against Obama and against me, which I thought it was only fair to assume from then on that it was in defense of OP. So I'm guessing now that was wrong to assume then? If that's true, then I apologize for the giant misunderstanding and subsequent flame war. \n \nBut its strange... because you *still* fealt the need, after apparently understanding I misunderstood your obvious stance, to make up your own arguments and ad hominem attacks against me directly, which exposed something extra. Something that makes me question your ability to discuss the US's involvement with the middle east in full. Oh well.",
"Yes, that booming economy, booming market and jobs...just terrible. A big tax break is so horrible, only an idiot would want a booming economy, jobs, booming stock market, national security and draining a swamp. MAGA",
"Yeah Libya a continuation of Bush. Great analysis there buddy.",
"It was a continuation of Bush’s invasion in 2003. He put us in the area. You think after an administration ends, everything they did just goes away with them? You can go all the way back to Reagan if you want to play the middle east blame game.",
"Suggesting that you look at data to have an accurate understanding of reality is \"reeeeee\"ing?\n\nOkay... you alt-right cancer are going to ruin the country.",
"I'd love to see what lies I made up. You're having an argument with yourself on positions I haven't taken. I just did the same to you, because that seems to be what you like.\n\n> Can you show me where I'm a defender of war crimes or whatever you said first? Or was that after you said to suck Obama's dick?\n\nIt's probably in the same thread where I called Obama a secret-Muslim who is the only one responsible for the situation in the ME.\n\n> you know why you're here.\n\nIt's to collect those Koch-Soros Illuminati bucks, of course. \n\nI just jumped to weird conclusions, like you did. I attacked you directly, like you did. I'm going to type it again. I never said Obama was solely responsible for the destabilization of the region. You keep trying to pin that position on me, but I haven't made that claim, nor would I. Obama is undoubtedly responsible for a significant portion of it though, and ignoring the role the US played over the last 8 years in Syria, Pakistan, Yemen and Libya because other people fucked up too is despicable. \n\nBut this is a dreadfully boring thread\n\n\n\n",
"\"this is my last election tell Vladimir after my election I'll have more flexibility\"\n\n",
"The lies you said about me should’ve been obvious. Im not a racist, war crime sympathizer who loves dead kids like you said. The lie I thought you were defending about Obama, you weren’t actually doing that. We kind of just instigated each other to copy the other person, without fully understanding what the other was talking about from the start. So like most threads. Although what you said was a little harsh... and you started it.",
"The same pundits who say trump had zero chances of winning? The fuck do they know.",
"Lol, talk about being insecure. Is that what the doctor prescribed you? Hopefully that reduces your man boobs ",
"Booming economy?! I don't think you realize how momentum in the marketplace works. Well, we're soon about to exit Obama's economy and enter into Trump's economy, but I have my concerns that you'll be able to grasp this fact. ",
"😨\n\nFuck dude. Link?",
"You have mental disorder known as liberalism. BTW, Trump is YOUR president. Say it loud, say it proud. TRUMP! I guess Obama couldn't get that \"momentum\" going in 8 years? Only took Trump 1. \n",
"Your cause and effect are a so fucked up. If you can't understand the economic numbers from Bush to Obama and then from Obama to Trump, I'm afraid you're FUBAR. Alas, you will live you entire life poor and stupid, so you will be most affected by any policy. I can't say that I'll ever have that issue. I just want what's best for the global society. You, on the other hand, can only think of yourself and how to bring your spendable income from $10,000 to $10,500 each year. So I can't say that I blame you, if I were as dumb as you. And draining the swamp, my ass. Never has anyone seen so much scandal in the WH. ",
"Yes. I may be stupid but I ain't dumb.",
"538 had him at 30% chance and he lost the popular vote so",
"Sympathising with victims of Obama's warcrimes make me a Donald Trump supporter?",
"Wow.... you're actually making fun of people that heavily struggled to pay for horrible health care....\n\nDie in a fire",
"This boils down to a matter of opinion then. I do not prefer being told my my government who I can see and who I can’t. I would rather have that $200-300 myself to put towards what I chose, instead of funding Medicare or something like it. ",
"Oh I know all about amendments, but you specifically said the Bill of Rights which is only the first ten amendments and therefore will never change. I mean shit if the Bill of Rights was the only guideline we used only white men would still be voting. There's a whole lot of fucking things that are rights that aren't covered by it, so I was pointing out the absurdity of the statement. Shit if you're going just as words written, citizens don't even have an explicitly stated right to vote. We have amendments disallowing the government to deny the right to vote based on age, gender, and race, as well as ones disallowing poll taxes in federal elections, but nothing in there explicitly confirming the right to vote. It's just an assumed right by virtue of our system of government. So yea....the Constitution is not the only source of our rights, which funny enough it actually recognizes in the Bill of Rights (9th Amendment) specifically stating \"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.\", so health care and internet access could be protected rights in the Bill of Rights if the people will it. ",
"Well no shit, paying taxes is the cost of participating in our society. You might pay for your kid's education out of pocket, but some of those doctors I'm sure tapped into that FASFA money to pay for Med school so you are still benefiting directly from taxes that go towards education. Also it's hard to pursue happiness if you have to worry about getting stabbed or shot all the time, but unfortunately emergency and police services require quite a bit of funding which come from taxes. Now if you don't want to pay taxes you're perfectly free to do so, at the cost of not being present in our society. Its called renouncing citizenship and hey no need to pay for all that stupid fluff. However good luck finding a place you want to live where you're not going to get taxed.",
"what's wrong with prostate stimulation fam. miss me with that homophobic shit nibba",
"Keep telling yourself that Bernie bitch",
"Ok so your final answer is \"B-B-B-BUT Bush!\"\n\nAnd yes, it was definitely to [implement gun control](https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/3ficyh/z/ctp3uri).\n\nWhatever. We both drink our own kool-aid; downvote, fuck off and move on, limey. You fix your own country's problems before you start thinking you understand mine.",
"He was the most influential force behind the affordable health care act and when one of my parents lost their job, we got it at no cost. Obviously not his money, which I'm guessing is your issue, but without him we would've been without insurance and several medical problems in my family would've gone untreated. \n",
"...? I mean, everything he has said has markedly insane. All of it. His entire cabinet is like that. And his administration marked the beginning of the era of \"opinion based facts.\" ",
"America first....deal with it. ",
"\"Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!\"\n\nu/Superkeys",
"You are delusional. ",
"And who decides what’s “faux” or not? The media that spent the last ten years sucking Obama’s cock? ",
"That’s some nice propaganda you’ve got there. ",
"Fat shaming? how dare you. ",
"Where do you people come from? Why do you feel compelled to maintain the delusion that this man and his administration were as pure as the driven snow? Nothing they did can be dubious in your eyes can it? ",
"Open air slave markets in Africa are Obama’s legacy and you seem totally fine with that. ",
"Keep taking your testosterone pills limp dick virgin",
"Can't even come up with your own insults! Not surprised there berniebitch",
"Taking testosterone pills is not enough man Boobed bitch, you gotta lose weight, or you’ll remain a virgin loser for life ",
"So meaning it’s been on an already declining path to be at this 6 year low? Still don’t see how he is responsible for the past 6 years",
"Yea, you need as much help as you can get. Your dumb ass would be begging on the streets if this were any other country\n",
"Keeping crying liberal.......fuel for the Trump train. 7 more years of Trump\n",
"Now you really are projecting!",
"I’ll be crying...crying laughing at Trump fuckin over his base ",
"Donald has done nothing to fix the economy it’s still going up from Obama. Show me illegals going home? You mean the “dreamers” who have bipartisan support as they have no other country to go to? There were zero instances of terrorist using refugee status to enter the country ever. Health care is not being fixed. The republicans are making it worse so they can say “look Obama care failed.” \n\nPromised?\n\nBUILD A WALL!!!\nLOCK HER UP!!!!\nAllow Obama’s economy to continue to flourish!!!\n\nI don’t remember that last one, do you? What about the first two?",
"It's either the wall or the dreamers",
"It's refreshing to see someone who doesn't just dig their heels in.",
"For not having single payer or even a public option.",
"Couldn’t you blame the dems for that too as well for the terrible ACA?",
"Did you miss your pills today bitch tits?",
"The Democrats put everything thats good in the ACA. The Republicans fought to remove lots of good stuff and add industry kickbacks.",
"Wut?? Not one republican voted for the ACA so obviously dems could have put in/taken out whatever they wanted..\n\n",
"> ACA failed because it was a pathetic stop-gap intended to avoid pissing off Dem lobbyists.\n\nYeah, because almost a year of back and forth and rewriting alongside GOP to get enough Republicans on board and voting for it is just something you've conveniently forgotten. \n\nAnd again, it's saved thousands of lives. But if no lives matter to you and you're a terrible person..well you may just be a Trump supporter. ",
"Yes, me getting more money back from the government is such a \"fuckin over\" Also, my retirement funds going up...terrible.... \n",
"I get it. Those facts don’t align with your narrative?\nThis is why Trump attacks and distracts when pressed on the facts. Same transparent and childish playbook.\nWell, anyway, have fun with your cookie-cutter generalizations, ad hominems and deflections. It was fun and enlightening in its own way.",
"Yea and you and your family will be paying that deficit back at least 3 fold later. But, hey, reward now beats struggle later, right? You really can only see 1 foot in front of you, can’t you? ",
"Keep talking total B.S lies (FAKE NEWS) I guess my kid's FULLY funded college fund will hurt them SO much!!!The market is doing incredible BECAUSE of Trump that college funds are doing great. They will be SO upset when then don't have student loans...I'm not even sure how they will cope. Also, when I die and my investments that have done awesome under Trump get passed onto them what will they do with all that money!?!?!? I totally see your point. They will be student loan free, great job market and living with MUCH less terrorism...what a horrible world they will have. Go melt somewhere snowflake. \n",
"So unimaginative ",
"The market did excellent under obama. That’s who you should be thanking. So enjoy the extra $400 you get. That’s enough for so new overalls and maybe a new pig to fuck. ",
"Give me sustained growth over nine years anytime. Better than a massive economic collapse.\nI just wish there was another way to spur growth other than going further into debt. I don’t know - maybe after being bailed out, corporations could start investing in our country rather than offshoring trillions of dollars.",
"HAHA!! You are the definitions of FAKE NEWS!! You are true liberal trash. Remember, TRUMP is YOUR president! Keep crying snowflake! \n",
"Pretty sure the tax plan addresses those trillions corporations are keeping offshore \n\nThe hit to the debt due to tax could should be captured back with economic growth and gdp..",
"There’s some pretty compelling info out there showing that Trump is an idiot and a piece of shit. So it makes sense that you would vote for your own kind. ",
"Oh, good to hear, because the congressional scorekeeper, the Joint Committee on Taxation, concludes the tax plan will add $1 trillion to the deficit over a decade. \n\nSort of like the 80’s under Reagan when the national debt grew from $997 billion in 1981 to $2.85 trillion in 1989. \n\nBut I’m glad you know better.\n\nFirst, where are all the Tea Party demonstrations now? Weird. Those mass rallies in 2009 were about fiscal responsibility, right? Something that helped us pull out of the greatest economic meltdown in 80 years. Seriously, why no protests now? Race didn’t help fuel any of those rallies, right? Obama passes a stimulus package and millions of right-wingers march in protest. Trump does the same and he’s a genius. \n\nSecond, why do you think corporations will suddenly stop dumping trillions off shore? The 2004 American Jobs Creation Act temporarily cut taxes on repatriated profits to 5.25 percent from 35 percent. Bringing back only $310 billion (a fraction) most of which, by the way, was used by companies to buy back stock, not to expand operations or hiring.\n\nI’m honestly curious why you apparently don’t give a spit about the deficit and why you think corporations will keep their profits here.\n\nThird, why no explanation on how Trump’s 5-year birther campaign was grounded in any type of hard facts or evidence? Maybe because it wasn’t?",
"How? Because future generations will look bad on turn of the century America and wonder if people with obvious skin lesions were also running around saying \"everyone's beautiful\" instead of going to a doctor and saying \"I think our deeply unhealthy lifestyle has made sick\".",
"Suck it rebel scum, I demonstrated that your little fantasy doesn't fit the facts. It might make your infantile genitalia semi-tumescent to imagine me stammering out a lame non-sequitur but I just did the opposite of drinking any kind of kool-aid (a dumb and crass metaphor), I did some research and evaluated the evidence from an objective and disinterested position. You go fix your inability to discern the right answer to simple questions before you continue acting like you understand anything.",
"And that's when I got an insight into what your fantasies and motivations are. Laughable.",
"I dropped my sarcasm tag. ",
"You aren't very bright are you?",
"That is admirable, I don't know why you think of Reddit as Liberal. Since day one I have encountered right wing brigades far more than liberal circlejerks. Just look at any worldnews story about a crime in Sweden and there are people all over it blaming immigration before any details about the suspect have emerged.",
"But have ye seen the national debt? I liked Obama but he didn't fix your economy.",
"Sorry 'bout that. I am on a rampage and Poe's law prone.",
"Yes, info from BS fake news. The same people that said Hillary would win by a landslide. Your sources are awesome, snowflake!!!\n",
"Between me and you, Hillary is shit and I'm glad she didn't win. But I know Trump doesn't have our best interest at heart. I guess you'll have to realize that the hard way. ",
"Go with god my son ",
"So will you...",
"What part of “gave” makes you think it implied payment? Nice try to nitpick but you failed hard",
"The joint committee estimations are based on current economic rates and doesn’t take into account likely economic growth that has followed every tax cut or increase in gdp. \n\nAs for the rest of that crap you posted.. WTF?? You sound like some political nut job extremist completely incapable of objectivity. \n",
"You literally say some version of that second paragraph in about 80 percent of your posts on here. To other people as well. You know what an ad hominem is, right. It’s a tactic of the weak - of someone losing. Stick to the facts please.\n\nExplain the Tea Party demonstrations then. Enlighten me.\n\nAnd explain Trump’s birther campaign - while demonstrating your standard of objectivity. LOL.\n\n",
"Again, WTF are you talking about here??\n\nYou’ve went off on some political rant completely unrelated to the topic.\n\nWhy?",
"Okay. You’re unable to hold an evolving, back-and-forth discussion. Got it.\n\nSo this is what we learned after I asked you what makes you proud about Trump. You answered “the economy” even though the economy, until last week, was operating under Obama’s policies. So that’s not much to be proud of.\n\nYou really are just an angry simpleton.\n\nHave fun. It’s been educational. ",
"Back and forth discussion??\nYou went off on some completely unrelated rant that had nothing to do with the topic..\n\nI’m not trying to get into some shouting match with some far leaning political extremist..\n\n",
"God, the hypocrisy is fucking real",
"I’ve asked you to explain your thoughts about the original post - about the economy, the genesis of the TeaParty demonstrations, Trump’s birther campaign.\n\nNot a single exclamation point from me - just an invitation for you to share your thoughts on these matters. No shouting on my end.\n\nBut I get it. If I had to try to defend Trump, I’d probably distract, use capitalized words, make wild and obviously false summaries about the other person and, most importantly, deflect, deflect, deflect.\n\nSad!",
"I see your point, my point is that government controlled insurance benefits is not a solution, so much as a band aid. Oh and this mesh that her body keeps rejecting is not just being rejected by her body. The mesh is under some sort of investigation and has been for a number of years. An adage I try to live by is: If nothing changes then nothing changes. If nothing new is done for her, her condition will worsen and she will die. This process they are choosing to put her through, regardless of the effect it has on her, is killing her very slowly. I have nothing against Obama, I just want whoever is making this decision to grow a heart. ",
"No, the convo was about the current economy and the tax plan.\n\nYou went off on some political rant about racism, birther and the tea party.\n\nIf you would like to come down from that political soap box and discuss the topic by all means but I’m not wasting my time getting into a political shouting match..",
"Typically changes in one administration are not felt until the next one. It takes years for these kinds of changes to matter. ",
"Nowhere. This guy's an obvious nut.",
"To get it out of comitee. Thats how the public option got lost. Then that senitor died and there were more concessions.",
"We blame Bush for the crap hole that Iraq turned into so the same logic should be used to discuss Obama in Libya. No support strategy or a crappy support strategy for what would happen after the big bad was taken out. We as Americans unfortunately have a history of being great country destroyers but horrible country builders.",
"The original post is why Obama is the real “stable genius” and Trump is not. That means the conversation can cover topics that supports or challenges that claim. \n\nWe started to talk about the economy - I pointed out that until January 1st of this year, it was operating under Obama’s policies. You said nothing in response. I asked you about the extra trillion in debt that Trump’s plan will add. I asked you several questions why you believe corporations will suddenly keep their wealth here in the US and not offshore. You either ignored or glossed over all these questions. For example, you say economic growth will erase the trillion in projected new debt, and that analyst didn’t take projected growth into account. That’s not true - they did. Plus our economy is essentially running at peak performance - job growth even slowed down this past year. Even if we get 100% unemployment (unprecedented and all but impossible), that won’t be enough to offset projected debts. Growth under Reagan was made possible, in part by CREATING debt, not wiping it out. Why will it different under Trump?\n\nHere’s another fun fact. Conversations are not limited to the first example someone brings up. In this case, the economy.\n\nYou’re not this fucking slow, right? Serious question. If so, I’m truly sorry. If not... backup your points, address counterpoints (rather than ignoring them) and roll with the conversation.\n\nAgain, tell me how Trump is the true genius. This is the conversation OP is prompting. Use your objectivity. Your hard facts. Because I’m curious (at least I was), given his track record - including his unobjective birtherism, his support of the Tea Party demonstrations, etc. - what you have to say. \n\nBut, I have to admit, I’m getting the gnawing suspicion, you don’t want to elaborate on these topics, because Trump is, quite simply, indefensible. But prove me wrong. And remember, every attack on me - every deflection - just confirms the suspicion you’re here just to vent.\n\n\n",
"You did a good job in Germany & Japan after WW2 Bush seriously fucked up post-conflict security. Reading what happened, it is surprise just how disinterested he was and dysfunctional the system under him was with a mentally absent President. I disagreed with Obama's decision not to try and get it right with boots on the ground but if you really think the US has a poor track record shouldn't you agree with his decision and disagree with Bush's if you are not a hopeless partisan in your thinking?",
"In my opinion, which can be and usually is wrong, it doesn't matter if it was boots on ground like we did in Iraq or brought hell from the heavens we removed an existing government and then didn't properly support the rebuilding country. \n",
"The public option wasn’t ever anything dems had to concede to republicans ",
"Jesus man, I’m not even reading that political rant of yours.. \n\nare you seriously that incapable of just having a civil discussion about a topic and not go off like some political nut job??",
"I agree that it's not a solution. It is absolutely a band aid. But we needed a bandaid. If nothing changes, nothing changes. But this was change, and it's a bandaid, but a bandaid is better than just leaving the wound open to the elements. I'm sorry about your mom, I hope she receives the car she needs. It sucks that this mesh may not be suitable for anyone, but that seems less an issue inherent to the ACA than it does the investigative process. If it's taking this long, though, it must not be as straight forward as being completely faulty.",
"Simply summarizing Trump’s record - what he says and does somehow makes me a liberal nut job. Ahhh, got it.\n\nWell - for someone who is clearly retarded - with an aversion to simple questions & reading...\nThe good good news is - you’re well represented in the White House.\nYou goofy snowflake.\n",
"Maybe so. Thanks for talking this out. ",
"No, you going completely off topic and turning what was a civil discussion into your own little political rant is what you did. All while calling anyone who doesn’t share your eccentric opinion or care for your BS as a trump supporter..\n",
"Oh, the retard’s in my inbox again. Hello, retard.\nHey - have your parents or specialist explain this to you:\nThe topic initially was the economy.\nThen you made up a quote - “You must be for all deregulation” - and attributed it to me.\nThen the topic shifted when you said you can objectively defend Trump.\nAnd I asked you to do exactly that. And you couldn’t.\nIt probably won’t work, but have your parents read this very slowly to you - and explain to you that you covered these several topics. Maybe someday you won’t shut down when asked to defend Trump.\nBut first, you may want to pull that greasy thumb from your ass.\n\n\n",
"Lulz!!! does the repeated childish insult/name calling help you feel better? \n\nYes, the topic is about the economy not the rest of that mess you are spewing that detracts from the topic. And I made a comment about regulations to a poster who brought up regulations/deregulation’s. Sorry, you misunderstood that comment as being directed towards you and I guess led to you being so upset.",
"LOL - It’s all there. But you don’t read, so how the fuck would you know. You brought up Clinton, then regulations to me. \nThen you brought up how you can objectively give Trump credit.\nYou truly are a fucking moron. And I say that because it’s true - Only a moron would contradict something that’s still clearly posted. And at this point, “moron” is more than generous.",
"Yes, it’s all there yet you still confusing what was directed at you and what wasn’t.\n\nBut I guess that confusion explains all the random off topic rants of yours huh..\n\n",
"Dude, you and I talked about regulations and the economy in a public forum. When I pressed you on economic details, you shut down. Then you said some word salad about Trump and objectivity... which you refused to back up with any concrete examples.\n\nLike Trump, you bring up topics then get mad when people ask for details.\nBut, really, what more would one expect from an addle-minded retard?\nPlease pass along my sincerest sympathies to your family.",
"Shut down as in refusing to go off topic and entertain that pointless rant of yours about birthers, racism and whatever other nonsense you threw out??\n\nBut it me who is mad and not the political extremist mouthpiece screaming retard and moron cause I choose to not participate it some hate induced rant void of any objectivity..\n\n\nLulz, by all means continue on hating/insulting anyone who doesn’t share your same party loyalist at all cost mentality..",
"Yeah, I brought up Trump’s five-year birther campaign after you said you could objectively defend him.\nI pressed you on Trump’s economic accomplishments...\nAnd you shut down like a little bitch.\n\nYou can’t even follow your own topics. Poor little fucking retard.",
"I said I’m objectively able to to view the economy’s performance under trump. The subject being the economy not any of that BS whataboutisms you’re throwing out like some ranting political extremist hell bent on just arguing..\n\nNow if you want to discuss the current economy civilly and not all that other unrelated foolishness than by all means ",
"I invited you to do that. First you got all uppity saying “Do you even know what (Clinton) policies I’m talking about??” when it was clear I did.\nI politely asked you about the projected new deficits - and pressed you on your false claim that analysts did not take projected growth into account when they came up with the trillion dollar debt figure.\nAnd please, don’t be a disingenuous dick- you’re the one who said I wasn’t being objective about Trump. You didn’t limit it to the economy - you made a ridiculous blanket claim that I blindly hate Trump and was ignoring facts.\nAnd yet, I only brought up facts. And you ignored them all.\nThe time for being polite is over. You’re a fucking charlatan who invites discussion then unleashes ad hominems, deflections and pedantic blanket statements.\nSo, sir, please address my points...\nOr kindly go fuck yourself.\n",
"Lulz!! How was it clear you knew anything of Clintons policy based solely on the generic “you must be against regulation “. How does such an absurd comment clearly show anything? Don’t kid yourself!\n\nNo clue what’s leads you to not understand how exactly the cbo does their projections and base them on current economic rates not future projections.. \n\nAnd yes, the fact still remains you have shown the least bit of ability to objectively discuss the topic and not go off on some unrelated political rant based on nothing but your disdain for trump.\n\nAnd now you are mistaken all that pointless conjecture for facts... WTF??\n\nBeing polite? You have been showing your ass from the onset here. Nothing but childish insults and crackpot whataboutisms that have nothing to do with anything being discussed...\n\nDon’t try to spin this now cause your childish name calling and shouting didn’t get the reaction you hoped for. \n\nNext time come correct and check that mindless political bigotry at the door.",
"You want some ground black pepper with that huge word salad?\n\nYou still haven’t addressed a single point.\n\nFlustered retard says what in response?",
"Like I said, I’m not wasting my time with any of that ridiculous ranting of yours..\n\nAgain, put aside your adolescent name calling and political pigheadedness if you would actually prefer to discuss the original topic civil..",
"Cute little retard baby. Can’t tell when someone’s repeatedly taken him up on his invite to discuss the economy and Trump. Accuses others of ranting when they ask about Trump’s birther campaign.\nCoooo-coooo little downs-syndrome baby. Cooooo... coooo.",
"Lulz... step away for a moment to realize how absurd that comment is..\n\nSeriously, does that come off as something an adult would say??",
"No. But you deserve no better.\nOnly a retard would refuse - after days of this - to address the points of discussion he brought up.\nCute, stupid retard. ",
"Take a break from your childish name calling and feverish political rant to take notice that Walmart today raised minimum wage and provided bonuses to its employees all due to the trump tax cut..\n\nInvesting in the labor force like I said..",
"See - doesn’t that feel better? Addressing the topics... as opposed to deflections, denials you brought up Trump and objectivity- and blanket mischaracterizations. It seems to be par for course for you on here, so I know I’m asking a lot.\nBut I do have an honest question. Can you quote any part of any of my responses that you interpret as a political rant? Seriously. I brought up Trump’s record. Not sure how that’s a rant.\nYou’re taking baby steps... so you deserve a lollipop. But you’re still shitting your diapers with some mentally-challenged accusations.\nOh, and you do know Sam’s Club just announced its shutting down 63 stores. Carrier - Trump’s little baby - just announced layoffs. State Farm is closing offices just south of me. Etc. All after the new tax bill was signed. But hey, Walmart.\nI’ll treat you exactly like you behave. That’s only fair, right?",
"Walmart said it's still looking at other \"potential additional investments\" that could come after the new tax laws along with other businesses. \n\nSince the topic centered around the trump tax cut and the Walmart wage increase was a result of that are you arguing sams club or State Farm is a result of the tax cut? \n\nNot sure what your argument here is or is it just more whataboutisms you keep throwing out??",
"Your larger point is that businesses will start investing in wage increases and jobs, right? Or, did I miss something, and the GOP tax plan only targets Walmart?\n\nI was under the impression it would benefit all businesses.\n\nYou do know a tax plan can’t be judged on one statement from one company. It will take years to see the impact.\n\nBut you seem to have some information the Congressional analysts didn’t have. You’re asking me to trust you that their trillion dollars in new debt is incorrect?\n\nNo response to my simple request about quoting me to prove your point I went on a political rant after you insisted I couldn’t objectivity judge him? Nothing? Really? Weird.",
"So, again are you arguing sams and State Farm closing down was a result of the tax cut and in fact didn’t have these closures planned well prior to the tax cut and more than likely trump being POTUS??\n\nNot sure what your point was or its relevance to the topic..\n\nAnd again, the CBO estimates are based on current economic measures that don’t take into consideration economic or gdp growth. It only considers the changes in tax revenues based on existing tax plan as opposed to the new one. Solely go off that single criteria of course there is a reduction in tax revenue. The revenue though is merely staying with those that earned it. Companies and individuals..\n\n",
"No, I’ll repeat my point. But I have to admit though, I’m a bit bored of repeating myself. Would it help if I took a page from your playbook and use double exclamation points and question marks??!!\nLike I said, the impact of the GOP tax plan won’t be known for years.\nI appreciate your enthusiasm and optimism based on a single statement from a company (despite the fact we both know the Waltons have a long history of supporting conservative lawmakers and their cause).\nI brought up those other companies to highlight the fact it’s still too early to know if the majority of companies will invest in jobs and growth for workers - or - continue, like they have, to focus on CEO’s & shareholders by offshoring trillions of dollars while occasionally buying back shares.\nHistory says one thing. Your optimism says another.\nIt’s charming your enthusiasm isn’t hampered by the CBO’s trillion dollars in new debt figure.\n\nI take it, since you can’t come up with a single quote that shows I went on a political rant, you’re conceding you were full of shit... and even had the balls to keep repeating the accusation - even though you’re the one who shifted gears and made a blanket accusation I’m incapable of weighing Trump objectively. And that you can. \n\nI’m all for dialogue. But my patience for bullshit is short. You can either own it and we can continue in a spirit of honest discussion - or - you can ignore my request for the third time in three posts and we’ll just agree that’s the end of any true attempt to converse.\n\nIn other words, it’s time to cleanup the turd in the middle of the room.",
"No, Walmart raising wages was a direct result of the tax cut. Walmart even came out and admitted that so the results are being felt now already by those individuals that received the raises and bonuses. \nYou brought up those other companies as just another whataboutisms as you have all throughout this discussion as I have point-out a complete lack of objectivity in regards to trump. But, you still push that tired ass empty argument that companies weren’t investing prior to the tax cut. Companies that were will now have more resources to do so and companies not able to prior will have less of a tax burden so to focus on investment. In no way does it mean inefficiently ran companies or obsolete companies such as sams and all state will all of a sudden be profitable again. That’s just you reaching for whatever unrelated issue you can so to not have to actually put aside that disdain of trump and actually admit the tax cut will be beneficial. \n\nAs for the cbo projections. By now if you still don’t understand how they reach those figures you never will or is just another case of you being too pigheaded stubborn to admit you actually learned something.. not sure which..\n\n",
"Great. Walmart - a GOP mega donor - proves Trump is a genius. Got it.\n\nYour ability to ignore - or fail to understand - my larger point really does prove my earlier assessment. You’re a hot-headed simpleton who mistakingly fills in perceived blanks with his own partisan narrative.\n\nWhere did I say companies were not investing in workers? Of course they are - hence the unemployment numbers - which have been on the rise for years. \n\nMy point is, corporate America is stockpiling a lot more offshore - hence the largest wealth gap in generations. And nothing in the GOP tax plan addresses that basic fact.\n\nYou’re either a troll - and if so, hats off to you. Or you really are a fucking retard. God bless your mother - she must be a real Saint dealing with you all these years.\n\n",
"Lulz, as I have stated I don’t understand why you feel the need for such childish name calling.. at some point do you think it gets the reaction you’re going for?? \n\nUhh, the unemployment numbers have been on the decline for years. In fact the economy is at or near full employment now. \n\nInvesting more off shore compared to when? Do you have anything to suggest it’s more than prior to the tax cut? \nWhat are you basing this off of? You are doing nothing now but spinning your argument just so you can avoid admitting the tax plan is working as it was intended to...\n\nBut, but... off shore money!!! Lulz\n\n",
"I’ll admit, I totally put “on the rise” when everyone knows unemployment numbers have been falling for years. I mixed up my unemployment/employment references. I’ll try to re-read before sending future comments.\n\nMy bad. I’m happy to admit an error. \n\nYou don’t know that the largest wealth gap started with the last GOP Tex plan in the 80’s? And has continued to grow since then. You do know that. I’m sure. And mocking someone for pointing out offshore American wealth, well, that’s just bizarre.\n\n I’m glad you’ve dubbed the Trump tax plan a resounding success years before anyone could possibly know. You must feel pretty good. ",
"Largest wealth gap since when? You do realize more Americans are employed than ever in the history of this country and the median household income is also at an all time high right??\n\nAs for the tax plan, it’s a no brained. Allowing people to keep more of the money they earn as opposed to forking it over to the government is always great..\n\n",
"Currently, corporations have about $21 trillion offshore. Which really doesn’t help anyone I work with.\nThat stockpile started growing after the 80’s tax plan. Before then corporations were taxed (and schools, emergency services, infrastructure, etc were funded) if they didn’t invest in workers or company growth. If they did invest in those things, they then enjoyed taking advantage of tax write-offs. So the system encouraged corporations to invest in workers and benefits.\n\nBut now, workers’ benefits and pay have been stripped steadily for 30+ years - as corporations sit on their growing wealth.\n\nNothing in the current GOP tax plan encourages companies to change course. They answer to shareholders, not the workers. So they take care of their bottom line first and foremost. Workers are an afterthought. ",
"Uh, first off estimates are corporations have roughly 2 trillion in offshore accounts. No clue how you come up with 26.. Jesus man, you just throwing numbers out there??\n\nAnd those offshore profits are in no way a result of “80s tax plan”. That is just an absurd argument. Those are profits companies earned overseas that chose to keep them in low tax havens instead bringing it back into the US and pay the high tax rate. Those amounts increased as the economies of the world became more globalized and operated more overseas. \n\nAs for your false claim of of workers benefits and pay being stripped for 30 plus years.. first off, median income in the US is at an all time high and and companies that don’t offer any employee benefits is at an all time low. Seriously, where do you come up with this BS. \n\nThe rest of your comment is just ridiculous conjecture founded on absolutely nothing relevant. \n\nAgain, in regards to the topic that the tax cut will enable companies to invest more WTF are you talking about...",
"Well, I’m not helping my cause with two goofy mistakes in two posts... so I’m not sure what lesson I’m supposed to learn - maybe slow down, like I told myself. Yes, 2 trillion... not 21. I blame fat fingers and not a fat head.\n\nYes - there’s globalization, but many companies still choose tax havens far away from any true economic centers. Hence - the public push - even by Republican leaders - to reign it in. Trump himself took it a dramatic step further on the campaign trail and promised to curb U.S. globalization by promising to punish companies that export jobs. I don’t see the punishment in his new tax law. \n\nThe median income number is up - thanks, in no small part, to low unemployment numbers after after years of steady growth. But wages remain stagnant and the traditional cornerstones of middle class - home ownership, affordable college tuitions, retirement benefits/savings & health care - remain elusive. On a personal note, I’m lucky because I work for one of the few corporations that offer pensions and 401k’s. But that’s the rare exception these days. \n\nAnyway, I appreciate you spelling out your thoughts. Globalization, etc. But I’m guessing we probably both believe the other is still ignoring some of the other person’s points. I can’t help thinking about deficits that were created with the GOP tax plan of the 80s. I don’t see how this latest one will be any different. And I’m sure I’m probably not addressing some of your points?\nI just still believe the system - corporate America - is set up to heavily benefit CEO’s, shareholders and preserving insane profits - with bailouts, tax loopholes and tax breaks - while labor struggles to enjoy the trappings of a traditional middle class. \n\n"
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Next Star Wars movie!!!!
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/r/pics/comments/7onzus/a_lady_appears/
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[
"Isn’t that kinda the same thing? Either way the Browns did suck.",
"Classy",
"*you're",
"My kinda lady right there. ",
"supposeD",
"Not a lady.",
"Oh wow. My kind of girl!"
] | 7 |
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A lady appears
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/r/pics/comments/7oo1io/competitive_eaters_stomach_after_chicken_wing/
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[
"That’s amazing...\n\nThe amount of filth on that mirror",
"Wtf is in his belly button??",
"Seriously, what the fuck?"
] | 3 |
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Competitive eaters stomach after chicken wing eating competition
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/r/pics/comments/7oo2c9/my_newborn_isnt_as_accepting_of_his_brother_and/
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[
"The cat is the boy, and my presa is the girl :)",
"Our dog ignores our 9mo old. When my son tries to touch the dog he backs away quickly. As soon as my son figures out this crawling thing the poor dog will always be on the run to get away from him. ",
"That cat just shit in a shoe and he's like or your home.",
"Lmao... little mobile terror!"
] | 4 |
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My newborn isn’t as accepting of his brother and sister
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/r/pics/comments/7oo2on/my_wifes_godchild_brought_a_friend_to_wizard_world/
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[
"My wife’s godchild wanted to bring his friend Aiden along to Wizard World New Orleans today. Little did we know his mom is a professional makeup artist and his grandma sews like she is on project runway. He scared the crap out of us and everyone.",
"Nope.",
"We all float down here!",
"Wasn't scary the first time. ",
"Not funny"
] | 5 |
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My wife’s godchild brought a friend to Wizard World
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/r/pics/comments/7oo3rz/stable_genius_at_work_fixed/
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[
"Playing 4d chess",
"that millennial prize is in the bag!",
"/u/kharsus, thank you for your submission! Unfortunately, it has been removed for violating the following rule(s):\n\n* Rule I - No pictures with added/superimposed digital elements.\n\n* Rule IV - Title violates title guidelines.\n\nYour title must not be on the forbidden titles list. \n\nYou can read the full information about our title guidelines at /r/pics/w/titles\n\n\n\n\nFor information regarding this and similar issues please see the [rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/about/rules/) and [title guidelines](/r/pics/w/titles). If you have any questions, please feel free to [message the moderators.](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/pics&subject=Question regarding the removal of this submission by /u/kharsus&message=I have a question regarding the removal of this [submission.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7oo3rz/stable_genius_at_work_fixed/?context=10\\))"
] | 3 |
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Stable genius at work (fixed)
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/r/pics/comments/7oo4po/weve_had_this_letter_hanging_in_our_house_since/
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[
"Howdydo",
"It's very disappointing people don't do business like this anymore. Pushy or not, the man was courteous and professional",
"Seriously. Mr Burnett could have at least said “boo.”",
"/r/niceguys",
"Honesty or passive aggressiveness? Can't figure out which ",
"There’s a KC historical group on Facebook that’d probably enjoy this! Lots of old-school pics shared, it’s one of the very few remaining places to visit on that site. ",
"Boo"
] | 7 |
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We’ve had this letter hanging in our house since we found it on the property 20 years ago.
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/r/pics/comments/7oo512/like_ozark_drove_past_this_gem_and_did_a_double/
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[
"It’s actually pronounced Ozark. ",
"Because of the catfish?",
"Great find!! Haha wow. "
] | 3 |
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Like Ozark? Drove past this gem and did a double take!
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/r/pics/comments/7oo662/do_you_know_what_this_is_a_famous_person_keanu/
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[
"Waits 5 minutes. Quick! Let's go get a pic and a autograph.",
"But you’re taking his picture.",
"He is one of my favorite actors ever #johnwick",
"Right? OP all about leaving celebs alone but taking his pic at same time? WTF OP?"
] | 4 |
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Do you know what this is? A famous person (Keanu Reeves) in public. Guess what, people are leaving him alone because some of us realize that they're constantly getting asked for a picture or autograph in public. Sometimes, people like being left alone for 5 minutes.
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/r/pics/comments/7oo69d/a_year_ago_our_lad_was_pulled_motionless_out_of_a/
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[
"You waited a year to bring him home? ",
"This reads and looks like some kind of risen from the dead tale... eerie and stunning at the same time. ",
"LOL Nah"
] | 3 |
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A year ago our lad was pulled motionless out of a pool. Last night we went to the river to celebrate his anniversary and got this cracking shot of him walking back to the car.
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/r/pics/comments/7oo6zn/in_honor_of_uga_going_to_the_national/
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[
"Sad ",
"Mom was a UGA fan. She would be so excited about this game. \n",
"this is my brother \n\nthis is I \n\nthis is my brother and I ",
"Dr. Hershey is that you? What do you expect? I have a degree in English Lit from a GA college! ",
"You again!",
"Thank you for passing me in English 101 even though all I remember of the final was taking it hungover while periodically vomiting in the plastic trashcan you made me hold in my lap. I promised you on that day I would never drink a lemon drop again and 19 years later I still gag at the thought of them. "
] | 6 |
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In honor of UGA going to the National Championship, this is my brother and I in '86 in all our Dawg finery
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