The Next President of the United States

[DaveShoelace]

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[Marky147]

Saw that on Twitter

[tikay]

I wonder what the odds of him being assassinated are?

I was musing exactly that yesterday, but was a little nervous of discussing it in public.

It's a truly dreadful thought, but if any President was a likely assassination subject....

[tikay]

Tell you what though, Politics is much more fun these days, & 2016 might have been the most interesting ever, or at least in my lifetime.

[Karabiner]

I wonder what the odds of him being assassinated are?

I was musing exactly that yesterday, but was a little nervous of discussing it in public.

It's a truly dreadful thought, but if any President was a likely assassination subject....

Well Trump certainly hinted at something similar for Hillary duing his campaign, in the event of her winning.

[TightEnd]

caption competition?



i think Obama is thinking "i hope Michelle comes back from the ladies soon, i told her not to leave me alone with him" 

[DaveShoelace]

caption competition?



i think Obama is thinking "i hope Michelle comes back from the ladies soon, i told her not to leave me alone with him" 

"Grab him right in the Pressy"?

[Doobs]

Tell you what though, Politics is much more fun these days, & 2016 might have been the most interesting ever, or at least in my lifetime.

Fun? As in really depressing.

Biggest liar gets to win? No barriers to tax dodgers, scumbags, racists and misoginists taking power?  Sad that people have such poor education that they believe any old rubbish that the protagonists come out with.  Though the career politicians have bought a lot of it on themselves through their own dishonesty over the years.

I do hope Trump starts stepping away from some of his pledges and that we can find a way to make a success out of Brexit.  Fun seems a long shot though. 

[Woodsey]

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[MANTIS01]

Politics is very much fun at the moment and I find myself agog on a daily basis. Trump, Brexit, Labour, Corbyn, Boris in the cabinet, even that UKIP fella getting chinned, it's just brilliant, the only disappointment is there's no Spitting Image on the telly.

For all Trump's nonsense he is deffo a vehicle for change and the people indicated they want change above anything else. 

[lucky_scrote]

Tell you what though, Politics is much more fun these days, & 2016 might have been the most interesting ever, or at least in my lifetime.

Fun? As in really depressing.

Biggest liar gets to win? No barriers to tax dodgers, scumbags, racists and misoginists taking power?  Sad that people have such poor education that they believe any old rubbish that the protagonists come out with.  Though the career politicians have bought a lot of it on themselves through their own dishonesty over the years.

I do hope Drumpf starts stepping away from some of his pledges and that we can find a way to make a success out of Brexit.  Fun seems a long shot though. 

I was the person screaming idiots and racists at the people that voted for Brexit and if I had a stronger view on the presidency this term then I would have probably screamed idiot at anyone that wanted to vote for Drumpf "What? You want to vote for a racist? Look at the stuff he is saying!?".

I also thought that it was annoying that these so called "uneducated old idiots" would all vote Brexit because I believed that it was a stupid thing to vote for (I still don't think it's a good solution) but since Brexit it has got me thinking. Why are so many people voting against what I believe is the right decision? I am a pretty level headed person and try to see things from other perspectives but this one really just baffled me.

I get it now. Older people have been around the block for longer and a lot of them are pretty wise to the politicians game. I think younger people are too trustworthy and despite the most wanting good in the world, the current political system doesn't seem to play ball. It's a complete farce because they all have their own agendas which means aligning their views with family/friends/politicians to satisfy their own greed. I believe it's actually much more complicated than just this, but my conclusion is that older people are wiser and have had to suffer with the bullshit of politics for a lot longer. When the same politicians come along saying "change!" and things are just equally shit or worse for them, they are going to stop believing it and just get more angry.

Until there is a big change in the politics game, I will be voting for whatever is the most drastic outcome. My views won't necessarily align with the person I'm voting for, nor do I actually believe such a large proportion of Brexit or Drumpf voters are racist, but it's how I've decided to play this stupid game from now on.

[lucky_scrote]

Politics is very much fun at the moment and I find myself agog on a daily basis. Drumpf, Brexit, Labour, Corbyn, Boris in the cabinet, even that UKIP fella getting chinned, it's just brilliant, the only disappointment is there's no Spitting Image on the telly.

For all Drumpf's nonsense he is deffo a vehicle for change and the people indicated they want change above anything else.  

Fkin this. What's the point in listening to the same politicians saying "Change!" when there isn't any change. Obama seemed a very respectful person to me, he came across well. I hear the Obamacare was somewhat a success but I've not done any research on that.

BUT

Are the poorer getting poorer though? Yes
Are people getting angrier with democracy? Yes
Are the US still killing tens of thousands of people in the middle east and spending a gigantic proportion of their budget on war and defense? Yes

[MintTrav]

Politics is very much fun at the moment and I find myself agog on a daily basis. Trump, Brexit, Labour, Corbyn, Boris in the cabinet, even that UKIP fella getting chinned, it's just brilliant, the only disappointment is there's no Spitting Image on the telly.

For all Trump's nonsense he is deffo a vehicle for change and the people indicated they want change above anything else. 

Change. Yeah, easy to say, especially if you don't specify what it is. Everyone interprets 'change' as meaning the thing they want, even though their wishes may be contradictory, so they all vote for 'change'. As soon as you specify what you will do, you rule out some possibilities and disappoint some people.

Politicians used to be grilled on the details of their proposals (and how they would be paid for). Now they seem to get away with soundbites and chants about unspecified 'change'. So we got no detail on Brexit, and everyone took it to be what they had in their head, and Trump has given some details, but has mainly just given vague concepts, saying we will find out the plans later.

I don't think it is 'fun' or 'brilliant' at all. People voting for superficial reasons and massive changes occurring without the details and impacts being thought through isn't fun. It's pretty stupid, in fact - heading off blindly in unknown directions with no idea of where we will end up.

[DaveShoelace]

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[The Camel]

Politics is very much fun at the moment and I find myself agog on a daily basis. Drumpf, Brexit, Labour, Corbyn, Boris in the cabinet, even that UKIP fella getting chinned, it's just brilliant, the only disappointment is there's no Spitting Image on the telly.

For all Drumpf's nonsense he is deffo a vehicle for change and the people indicated they want change above anything else.  

Fkin this. What's the point in listening to the same politicians saying "Change!" when there isn't any change. Obama seemed a very respectful person to me, he came across well. I hear the Obamacare was somewhat a success but I've not done any research on that.

BUT

Are the poorer getting poorer though? Yes
Are people getting angrier with democracy? Yes
Are the US still killing tens of thousands of people in the middle east and spending a gigantic proportion of their budget on war and defense? Yes

The poor are not going to get out of poverty from a Donald Trump presidency.

He's already said he won't cut defence spending.