Spock
Posts: 2,853
Jan 23, 2017 5:04pm
who did show up were sold out pre election events where the people of the US came out for Trump and Clinton had to doctor photos cause she had 10-20 people show up to hers. Who cares if the DC elite don't come to see Trump at anything. He is in the WH today making things happen.sleeper;1833847 wrote:You can also pull up the comparison for the pre-inauguration concerts. No one showed up to Trump's and you literally could not get into Obama's.
But you won't hear that from the Ministry of Truth for the next 4 years. 2020 can't come soon enough.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jan 23, 2017 5:05pm
The President spent his first ever press event discussing crowd size. Why don't you ask him?Spock;1833848 wrote:who did show up were sold out pre election events where the people of the US came out for Trump and Clinton had to doctor photos cause she had 10-20 people show up to hers. Who cares if the DC elite don't come to see Trump at anything. He is in the WH today making things happen.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Jan 23, 2017 5:14pm
I have no idea why the administration is trying to deny obvious facts instead of telling the truth, that the relative attendance at this inauguration vs. that one is completely irrelevant. It's like having the argument that my team, even though they lost by 20, was better than your team because our side had more yards. Who gives a shit?
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jan 23, 2017 5:23pm
How long before Hannity replaces Spicer as WH Spokesperson?
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Jan 23, 2017 5:24pm
Donald Trump.queencitybuckeye;1833851 wrote:I have no idea why the administration is trying to deny obvious facts instead of telling the truth, that the relative attendance at this inauguration vs. that one is completely irrelevant. It's like having the argument that my team, even though they lost by 20, was better than your team because our side had more yards. Who gives a shit?
Spock
Posts: 2,853
Jan 23, 2017 5:42pm
The WH spokesperson has to be a horrible job.gut;1833852 wrote:How long before Hannity replaces Spicer as WH Spokesperson?
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jan 23, 2017 5:57pm
Not to mention he said the CIA gave him a 5 minute long standing ovation after his speech. LOLqueencitybuckeye;1833851 wrote:I have no idea why the administration is trying to deny obvious facts instead of telling the truth, that the relative attendance at this inauguration vs. that one is completely irrelevant. It's like having the argument that my team, even though they lost by 20, was better than your team because our side had more yards. Who gives a shit?
This is literally what happened in Germany in the late 1930's. Control the media, control the country. The 1st amendment is in serious jeopardy.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jan 23, 2017 6:34pm
Trump is going to resurrect the 4th Estate.sleeper;1833857 wrote: This is literally what happened in Germany in the late 1930's. Control the media, control the country. The 1st amendment is in serious jeopardy.
He's going to inspire never before seen voter turnout.
He's going to unify the country in unforeseen ways.
He's going to create rare bipartisanship in Congress.
All unintentionally if accidentally, but those are my expectations.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jan 23, 2017 6:56pm
Spicer did a slightly better job today when a reporter brought up the previous exchange. He stressed that his statement was that it was the most "viewed" inauguration in history, which is probably technically true.queencitybuckeye;1833851 wrote:I have no idea why the administration is trying to deny obvious facts instead of telling the truth, that the relative attendance at this inauguration vs. that one is completely irrelevant. It's like having the argument that my team, even though they lost by 20, was better than your team because our side had more yards. Who gives a shit?
He still has a long way to go to fully recover though.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Jan 23, 2017 7:19pm
It's not. And it's not even close.fish82;1833863 wrote:Spicer did a slightly better job today when a reporter brought up the previous exchange. He stressed that his statement was that it was the most "viewed" inauguration in history, which is probably technically true.
He still has a long way to go to fully recover though.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Jan 23, 2017 7:43pm
Wouldn't the plain truth be better?fish82;1833863 wrote:Spicer did a slightly better job today when a reporter brought up the previous exchange. He stressed that his statement was that it was the most "viewed" inauguration in history, which is probably technically true.
He still has a long way to go to fully recover though.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Jan 23, 2017 8:59pm
https://medium.com/@dinachka82/about-your-poem-1f26a7585a6f#.oo1ppoju8
I don't want to live in a world where that article is being passed around social media and applauded. What a joke of an article.
I don't want to live in a world where that article is being passed around social media and applauded. What a joke of an article.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jan 23, 2017 9:09pm
You're confusing viewership with attendance.wildcats20;1833866 wrote:It's not. And it's not even close.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jan 23, 2017 9:14pm
The plain truth is that it was likely the most viewed Inauguration ever.queencitybuckeye;1833870 wrote:Wouldn't the plain truth be better?
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Jan 23, 2017 9:15pm
This is the same recycled bullshit we see/hear with 90% of feminist articles or speeches. The women's pay gap always brings the lulz. Nobody is holding women back from making a lot of money. More women go to college than men. Not to mention due to title ix schools are handing out scholarships to girls like candy, because (shocker) less girls have a desire to further their athletic careers than men. Try getting a degree that makes you a lot of money, normally that helps.SportsAndLady;1833880 wrote:https://medium.com/@dinachka82/about-your-poem-1f26a7585a6f#.oo1ppoju8
I don't want to live in a world where that article is being passed around social media and applauded. What a joke of an article.
"You make less than athletes, celebrities, and doctors."
Lmao, uhhh ya think?
Spock
Posts: 2,853
Jan 23, 2017 9:29pm
Are you blind or stupid. The WH under Obama lies to us through the media on a daily basis. I bet you were upset.sleeper;1833857 wrote:Not to mention he said the CIA gave him a 5 minute long standing ovation after his speech. LOL
This is literally what happened in Germany in the late 1930's. Control the media, control the country. The 1st amendment is in serious jeopardy.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Jan 23, 2017 10:17pm
Perhaps, but the more important truth is that wasn't really the claim. They lied, and should own it.fish82;1833882 wrote:The plain truth is that it was likely the most viewed Inauguration ever.
majorspark
Posts: 5,122
Jan 23, 2017 10:34pm
Since when has the White House propoganda minister owned a lie while on the job for any administration. He is definitely not off to a good start. It will be interesting to see how well he polishes the President's tweets.queencitybuckeye;1833899 wrote:Perhaps, but the more important truth is that wasn't really the claim. They lied, and should own it.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jan 23, 2017 10:55pm
fish82;1833881 wrote:You're confusing viewership with attendance.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inauguration-ratings-idUSKBN15600Sfish82;1833882 wrote:The plain truth is that it was likely the most viewed Inauguration ever.
38 million for Obama, 31 million for Trump.
Saturday was the 2nd highest day of Metro ridership ever behind Obama's first inauguration.
Sorry, he lied. Credibility dead.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jan 23, 2017 10:57pm
Nothing as blatant and irrelevant as lying about crowd size on their first address to the media as President.Spock;1833888 wrote:Are you blind or stupid. The WH under Obama lies to us through the media on a daily basis. I bet you were upset.
We have elected the enemy.
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
Jan 24, 2017 4:42am
I wanted to stop reading when the writer said we should thank Margaret Sanger. But, I didn't. I forced myself to finish reading it.SportsAndLady;1833880 wrote:https://medium.com/@dinachka82/about-your-poem-1f26a7585a6f#.oo1ppoju8
I don't want to live in a world where that article is being passed around social media and applauded. What a joke of an article.
Maybe the article can just be labeled as alternative facts lol
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jan 24, 2017 5:54am
Trump also had 16.9 million viewers on the CNN website alone, and at least a couple more on other sites. Again..."viewed" vs. "attended."sleeper;1833918 wrote:http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inauguration-ratings-idUSKBN15600S
38 million for Obama, 31 million for Trump.
Saturday was the 2nd highest day of Metro ridership ever behind Obama's first inauguration.
Sorry, he lied. Credibility dead.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jan 24, 2017 5:58am
When anyone in DC starts owning their lies, it'll be a good day.queencitybuckeye;1833899 wrote:Perhaps, but the more important truth is that wasn't really the claim. They lied, and should own it.
The bottom line in the current climate is that he did a decent job "clarifying" his remarks yesterday. Again, I've stipulated that his performance on Saturday was a disaster and an embarrassment. Even going down the road of attendance/viewership was silly. That said, it doesn't change the fact that the statement he's getting hammered for was, at the end of the day, factually correct.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Jan 24, 2017 6:24am
At the end of the day, it was 100% a self-inflicted wound. The professionals in this case followed the lead of their boss, to all of their detriment. Facts notwithstanding, they looked like idiots because they acted and spoke as idiots. The correct answer was a polished version of "who cares" combined with "scoreboard, bitches".fish82;1833935 wrote:When anyone in DC starts owning their lies, it'll be a good day.
The bottom line in the current climate is that he did a decent job "clarifying" his remarks yesterday. Again, I've stipulated that his performance on Saturday was a disaster and an embarrassment. Even going down the road of attendance/viewership was silly. That said, it doesn't change the fact that the statement he's getting hammered for was, at the end of the day, factually correct.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jan 24, 2017 6:32am
Agreed on all counts.queencitybuckeye;1833936 wrote:At the end of the day, it was 100% a self-inflicted wound. The professionals in this case followed the lead of their boss, to all of their detriment. Facts notwithstanding, they looked like idiots because they acted and spoke as idiots. The correct answer was a polished version of "who cares" combined with "scoreboard, bitches".