Fragile Bird Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I just thought about this section of the above quoted Bible verse: "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot." Encouragement to keep going as he is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Well he did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, Corvinus said: Well he did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Well, this sounds like Trump's stump speeches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Is he rick rolling us "never ever gonna let you down"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guess who's back Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, Corvinus said: Well he did it. But Bernie still can win! Just donate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Queen Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 14 minutes ago, Corvinus said: Well he did it. God help us all. I'm literally nauseated right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Truly one of the worst inaugural speeches ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 2 hours ago, butterbumps! said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Fragile Bird said: Truly one of the worst inaugural speeches ever. It was pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterbumps! Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I find him impossible to watch, so I don't know how it went. What was the general message of the speech? Was he his normal insulting, self aggrandizing, divisive self? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S John Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Just now, butterbumps! said: I find him impossible to watch, so I don't know how it went. What was the general message of the speech? Was he his normal insulting, self aggrandizing, divisive self? Was exactly like one of his campaign speeches, but without any specifically targeted insults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 The speech was his usual mess of contradictions - he said he was going to be the president of all of the people, and then he directed his most strident comments to the 'left out'. He opened with welcoming the world, then he raved on about America first. Presidents usually say things to calm the rest of the world. He bragged he would wipe radical Islamic terrorists off the face of the earth, a red flag waved in front of the bull if there ever was one. PBS is pointing out that presidents normally speak about being humbled by their election. Not DT. He attacked Washington insiders as being the ones who got rich while other Americans got poor, and how he, Trump, and the people would now run things. So, the ultimate insider will not be an insider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 25 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: It was pretty bad. I just read the transcript. And then I threw up in my mouth a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordsteve666 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 That speech was truly terrible. He pretty much droned on and on about the same bollocks he always does in his speeches. Nothing there to inspire people or encourage people that things are going to get better. Attacking the rich in your inauguration speech seems a little odd to be honest, even more so when you consider the hypocrisy of a billionaire having a go at rich people. He got rich because of what those people in Washington were allowing, yet now he expects people to just think of him as "one of them"....pah. From what I could see on the TV the majority of the crowd were not exactly overwhelmed it seemed, certainly not the noise and bustle of the Obama inauguration 8 years ago. I imagined it as if they were walking up from some massive drunken night out and realised they were now in a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BlackBear Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'm not sure if I imagined it, but did he say he wanted to go to space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mlle. Zabzie Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I think his based loved that speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 At the time Leonard Cohen released this, he meant it in a reflective but ultimately optimistic way. Today, it sounds like the most sarcastic song ever written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaircat Meow Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I haven't heard it but I read the speech as prepared for delivery on the Guardian and it sounded pretty good. It was still Trump and spoke to the base, but was tailored for the inauguration and sounded more presidential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pepper Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Trump's new twitter background is now a pic of Obama's inauguration crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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