Trump's Demeanor Last Night Was Not Loud, Rude Or Pugnacious

Media left and right give Trump's speech thumbs up
President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress exceeded expectations among the pundit class on Tuesday night.
CBS's Gayle King felt Trump's speech was authentic.



Today is the day you understand why the national media have such little credibility and why Trump feels so free to berate and demean them. - Peter Daou

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

• Trump blames generals for Navy SEAL's death in Yemen raid
• Trump plays empathizer-in-chief with Yemen raid widow
• Trump postpones UK visit to avoid protests: report
• Trump wants to cut the State Department’s budget by 37 percent
• Jewish center bomb threats top 100; kids pulled from schools
• FBI liaison: Jewish center threats unlike anything we've seen
• Four Mosques Have Burned In Seven Weeks — Leaving Many Muslims and Advocates Stunned
• After spending $5,000 on visa applications, Tibet women’s soccer team denied entry to the U.S.

Please, let's have a reality check about last night. Just because someone doesn't have a psychotic episode on national TV does not mean he was being "presidential." #lowbar - Andy Borowitz

If you're looking for the guys who say America is a Christian nation, they're busy trying to rob from the poor to give to the richest. - LOLGOP

Lie Detector Explodes During Trump's Speech. - Andy Borowitz

FBI Director Comey Had All This Russian Information Before The Election And He Chose To Talk About Hillary's Emails. Should Comey Be Investigated ?
The FBI reimbursed some expenses of the former British intelligence operative who produced a dossier containing allegations of President Donald Trump's ties to Russia...



Donald Trump just got applause for a widow he created. - John Fugelsang‏

Never forget Trump was trained by his role model and former personal attorney, Roy Cohn, a despicable mob  lawyer and counsel to McCarthy.- Dario Navarro


Republican Shenanigans

• Dem lawmakers cry out as Trump announces new immigration crime office
• GOP plan will provide significantly less help for low-income people than ObamaCare: study
• GOP lawmaker: Immigration compromise not a new position for Trump
• White House proposes cutting EPA staff by one-fifth, eliminating key programs
• Dresses worn by Melania and Ivanka Trump stand out compared to past First Ladies (They both looked like they were going to a Disco)
• Sen. Rubio evicted from Florida office over noisy town hall demonstrations 

I am far less concerned about the presence of Kellyanne Conway on a couch in the Oval Office than I am about the presence of Donald Trump anywhere near the Oval Office. - Andy Borowitz

Now The Media Investigates Trump!
Donald Trump often portrays himself as a savior of the working class who will "protect your job." But a USA TODAY NETWORK analysis found he has been involved in more than 3,500 lawsuits over the past three decades — and a large number of those involve ordinary Americans,

Trump Barely Looked At McConnell
There was a lot going on Tuesday night in Washington, so you could be forgiven if you missed history being made by President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. What sort of history, you ask? Only the most awkward handshake ever ...

America right now: "My husband Earl got drunk last night and didn't even yell when he beat me, I think he's really changed this time." - Summer Brennan

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Rock The Voter News

• Oprah Suggests She's Rethinking Presidential Run After Donald Trump's Win 
• Democrats, Advocates Try to Beat Back Trump's Image of Immigrants
• Here's why so many female Democrats wore white to Trump's speech

I'll never understand why the media tries so hard to find the good in Trump after they tried so hard to find the bad in Hillary. - Kara Calavera

Democrats Skeptical Of Trump's Speech
Congressional Democrats heard President Donald Trump dangle olive branches in their direction on Tuesday night - but most departed his much-anticipated speech still deeply skeptical of Trump's interest in bipartisanship.



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Since Trump thinks the Dow is a good economic barometer, fun fact: for Trump to replicate growth under Obama, Dow will have to reach 50,000. - Matt McDermott


Biz/Tech News

• Dow skyrockets 300 points higher, breaks above 21000 as stocks hit all-time highs
• Twitter will start relying on algorithms to identify and restrict accounts for engaging in "abusive behavior" today
• Authorities said voice-masking technology called "spoofing" was used to call in bomb threats to Jewish centers and schools around the US

Russia Is Happy Trump Left Them Out Of Speech
A  high-ranking Russian official on Wednesday praised President Trump for not mentioning "vicious nonsense" about Russia during his speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday evening.
Russian Senator Alexey Pushkov noted that Trump's speech "stood out" for not being aggressive toward Moscow and having a "balanced tone."



Guy who bought foreign steel, employs foreign workers & outsourced manufacturing to China/Mexico demands you Buy American and Hire American.- John Fugelsang

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"Trump Inspired Me To Build A Bomb Shelter" 

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Odd News

• Man claims he's the rightful King of England - and takes an ad out to 'prove' it
• Life on Earth began 'earlier than thought'
• Austria: Man tries to enter courthouse with bag of roaches
• Old mold from penicillin discoverer auctioned for $14,617
• 'I'm a little dazed,' French artist says after living in a rock

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 This is not in 'Merica, it is located in Jatayu Nature Park, Kerala, India.

Peace.

Trump says Obama is behind town hall protests, White House leaks

Trump says Obama is behind town hall protests, White House leaks
President Trump in an interview broadcast early Tuesday blamed former President Obama for protests against him and Republican lawmakers at recent town halls, as well as for leaks from the White House.
“I think President Obama’s behind it, because his people are certainly behind it,” Trump told Fox News’s “Fox & Friends.”


Trump says "Obama's behind leaks & protests."
And by "Obama" he means "his people."
And by "his people" he means "the majority of US voters" - John Fugelsang‏

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

• Donald Trump Blames SEAL's Death On Military: 'They Lost Ryan'
• Virginia man hit with hate crime charges after biting victim’s face in anti-Muslim attack 
• Trump ignored new national security chief’s request not to rant about ‘radical Islamic terrorism’: report
• 2 injured as officer accidentally fires weapon during speech by France's Hollande

"They Lost Ryan," says man who said he knew more about ISIS than the generals, who approved the mission at dinner and tweeted as it happened. -  The Daily Edge

Goodbye Social Security, Medicare And Weed
Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he does not like recreational marijuana becoming more prevalent in the U.S.
“Most of you know I probably don’t think America is going to be a better place when more people of all ages and particularly young people start smoking pot,” he told reporters at the Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday,

If We Connect Any More Russian Dots We'll Have Enough People For A Hockey Game
The White House has been accused of withholding information from Congress about whether Donald Trump or any of his campaign affiliates have ever received loans from a bank in Cyprus that is partly owned by a close ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Trump says that so far he gives his Presidency an "A," which can only mean that he is grading himself on a curve with the Titanic, the Hindenberg, and Ivanka's fashion line. - Andy Borowitz

Republican Shenanigans

• Drexel dean to seek disbarment of Kellyanne Conway in NJ
• DeVos Slammed For Calling Black Colleges 'Pioneers' Of School Choice
• Rubio bill would name street outside Russian embassy after murdered Putin opponent
• New Commerce Secretary at nexus of lucrative Trump Russian deal
• Trump slams Pelosi: 'I think she's incompetent, actually'
• Trump on naming any criticisms he deserved: "No, probably I could never do that"
• GOP leader: Leaked ObamaCare replacement 'no longer' viable
• ‘I don’t like the racism and I don’t like the name-calling’: George W. Bush continues political assault on Trump
• ‘Now you know how it feels’: Women crush GOP rep. for saying Obamacare has ‘taken over’ his body

George Dubya mighta been an idiot, but he was our idiot, not Putin's. - Tea Pain

Trump's Oblivious Sitting Ducks
On the campaign trail last fall, Republican Sen. Richard Burr told North Carolina voters there was no "separation” between himself and Donald Trump. The Senate Intelligence Committee chairman also bragged about his role in getting the FBI to investigate Hillary Clinton’s emails.
Now, the third-term senator is under fire for running interference for the White House last week on a news report asserting repeated contacts between Trump’s campaign and Moscow. 



Glad to see we have investigated the #Oscars Best Picture mix-up more thoroughly than Russia's involvement in the election.  - Ali Kolbert

Whoa. Mike Pence Wants To Keep His Government Emails Secret?
Vice President Mike Pence is asking the Indiana Supreme Court to let him keep secret some documents emailed to him while he was the state's governor.

Kellyanne Conway's Way Of Getting Attention
Photos of White House adviser Kellyanne Conway kneeling on an Oval Office couch with her shoes on have sparked an online debate about decorum in the executive mansion.

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Rock The Voter News

• Report: Obama Books Bidding War Hits $60M
• Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama turn down 'Dancing With the Stars'
• In alternate web universe, Hillary Clinton is President

"Obama divided us by race" just sounds better than "Obama really upset all the racists." - John Fugelsang

Wrong Lede From Reuters. Bernie Is Not A Democrat.
Former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday urged a major overhaul of his party, calling for more aggressive efforts to court working-class voters and fight big businesses from Wall Street to the pharmaceutical sector.



How many more Jewish cemeteries need to be vandalized by your supporters before America is adequately great again? - OhNoSheTwitnt‏

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Biz/Tech News

• Netflix CEO: co-workers were affected by Trump travel ban
• Samsung Head Indicted on Bribery Charges in South Korea
• Study finds Subway's chicken only contains about 50 percent chicken DNA

The Trump administration operates under the belief that we have way too much clean water and way too many human rights. - Tea Pain

Goodbye Clean Water & Air
Trump could soon act to change or reverse Obama's Clean Power Plan, the centerpiece of his effort to fight climate change, and his budget is expected to seek significant cuts to the EPA's funding, workforce and enforcement activities.

I don't want to live in a world where George W. Bush is the smartest, most rational Republican. - Sarah

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Odd News

• The Latest: Mardi Gras: Costumes, costumes and more costumes
• Jimmy Kimmel Asked Meryl Streep If She Was Wearing Ivanka Trump at the Oscars
• Skiers brave the slopes of Mount Etna as it erupts
• 'Jesus' gets his cross stuck in underground station roof in hilarious video
• Taco truck serves highway lunch for stranded Seattle drivers

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Male kangaroos are ridiculously well built. I love the four birds sitting on the fence behind the kangaroo's head.

Peace.

Unleash the investigations

George W. Bush: We need answers on Trump team ties to Russia
Former President George W. Bush insisted Monday that “we all need answers” about possible connections Russian officials and President Trump's associates.


In a sane America there would've been a bipartisan call to investigate Russian influence/election hacking/Trump's ties to Russia.
But Republicans have lost their collective minds and its morals since Bill Clinton got elected. 


George W. Bush truly seems to be enjoying his "no longer the worst president since WW2" media tour.- John Fugelsang

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

• New wave of bomb threats targets Jewish community centers, schools
• MSNBC guest calls for more nukes: ‘We have nowhere near the ability to destroy the world’
• White House: Trump is likely to support request for investigation of Navy SEAL's death
• Trump to propose 10 percent spike in defense spending, massive cuts to other agencies
• Slain SEAL’s dad wants answers: ‘Don’t hide behind my son’s death’

"Power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive and it's important for the media to hold people to account." - George W. Bush on NBC

Today in 1933, an arsonist burns down the German Reichstag. Hitler declares a state of emergency and cracks down on opponents and the press.

Trump Just Can't Stop The Hillary Bashing While His Russian Connections Grow
President Donald Trump has accused his fiercest rival at the Nov. 8 presidential election, Democratic Hillary Clinton, of rigging Saturday's chairmanship election of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).






Wouldn't it be nice if Trump was "disappointed" enough with anti-Semitic violence to put Anti-Semitists back on the terror list? - Tea Pain

OK, the past month has been HILARIOUS, but could we have an actual President now? - Andy Borowitz

Republican Shenanigans

• Dem governors left out of traditional White House press conference 
• Boehner: Republicans won't repeal and replace Obamacare
• Trump: 'Nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated'
• Rick Santorum: ‘Millions of Americans’ with preexisting conditions are scammers stealing health care
• Republican Congressman calls for independent prosecutor to investigate Donald Trump
• Donald Trump tells a lot of lies — but he's just building on a long Republican tradition
• Jimmy Kimmel tweets Donald Trump during Oscars: 'U up?'
• White House won’t challenge Texas voter ID law
• Fox News host: Trump reporters "have an overinflated view of their mission" 
• Trump: 'I haven't called Russia in 10 years'

Remember all those studies about Fox News viewers being unusually misinformed. That's our president now. - LOLGOP

Republicans Curbed Voting, Now Looking To Curb Protests
Since the election of President Trump, Republican lawmakers in at least 18 states have introduced or voted on legislation to curb mass protests in what civil liberties experts are calling “an attack on protest rights throughout the states.





Trump says he will not attend the Correspondents' Dinner due to "bone spurs." - Andy Borowitz

Republican Axes Request For Trump's Tax Returns
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says Congress will not subpoena President Trump’s tax returns.
“No, we’re not going to do that,” Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) told reporters on Capitol Hill on Monday when asked if he planned to subpoena the documents.

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Rock The Voter News

• Clinton urges Trump to speak out against hate crimes: "We shouldn't have to tell @POTUS to do his part"
• Support for 2010 health care law reaches new high | Pew Research Center

If Donald Trump's father had loved him, Bill Clinton would be First Lady now.- John Fugelsang

Botched Oscar Announcement Leads To Social Media Whirlwind
Social media users immediately started comparing the botched announcement of the Academy Award for Best Picture to the 2016 presidential election late Sunday after "La La Land" was mistakenly announced the winner, when the film "Moonlight" had actually won.

Sadly there will probably be more investigation into the #BestPicture mishap than Russian interference in our election. - Jay Karas

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Biz/Tech News

• Crude Oil 54.09
• US pending home sales fall to lowest level in a year
• County that shelled out tax rebates for creationist Ken Ham’s Ark museum ‘teetering on bankruptcy’
• Nokia's nostalgia trap: The hot old-is-new-again 3310

Dictator Checklist

1. Make country great again slogan?  ✔️
2. Blame and deport minority? ✔️
3. Malign press? ✔️
4. Build up military? ✔️

- Tea Pain

Mexico Hits A Deep Shot Into Trump's Court
Mexico's top trade negotiator doubled down on threats to break off talks to rework Nafta, saying his country will walk away if the U.S. adds tariffs....

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Odd News

• Woman Pictured in Oscars’ ‘In Memoriam’ Video Is Still Very Much Alive 
• Of Course Donald Trump Puts Ketchup on His Steak
• This Australian artist is turning industrial silos into art
• Drone crashes through window of 27th-floor NYC apartment
• Storm chasers honor "Twister" star with GPS tribute

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Devil's Den, near Williston, Florida. I imagine it was named that for a reason.

Peace.