Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby traderdave » Mon Mar 11, 2019 17:41:21

momadance wrote:
momadance wrote:@axios
SCOOP: Trump told RNC donors Friday night that he actually said "Tim Cook Apple" really fast, and the "Cook" part of the sentence was soft.



@realDonaldTrump
At a recent round table meeting of business executives, & long after formally introducing Tim Cook of Apple, I quickly referred to Tim + Apple as Tim/Apple as an easy way to save time & words. The Fake News was disparagingly all over this, & it became yet another bad Trump story!


Oh, so like, Donald/Felon?

traderdave
Dropped Anchor
Dropped Anchor
 
Posts: 8451
Joined: Thu Dec 28, 2006 18:44:01
Location: Here

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby The Sarge » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:28:35

Donald J. Trump


@realDonaldTrump
26m26 minutes ago

Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly. Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT. I see it all the time in many products. Always seeking to go one unnecessary step further, when often old and simpler is far better. Split second decisions are....


@realDonaldTrump
15m15 minutes ago

....needed, and the complexity creates danger. All of this for great cost yet very little gain. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want Albert Einstein to be my pilot. I want great flying professionals that are allowed to easily and quickly take control of a plane



I honestly have no idea what this about. Was this a fox and friends segment?
The Sarge
There's Our Old Friend
There's Our Old Friend
 
Posts: 591
Joined: Tue Jun 21, 2016 12:44:43

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby CalvinBall » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:29:25

the boeing plane that recently crashed.

CalvinBall
You've Got to Be Kidding Me!
You've Got to Be Kidding Me!
 
Posts: 64951
Joined: Mon Jul 30, 2007 15:30:02
Location: Pigslyvania

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby JUburton » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:29:27

The Ethiopean Airlines crash?

JUburton
Space Cadet
Space Cadet
 
Posts: 17132
Joined: Wed May 05, 2010 20:49:25
Location: Philly

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby The Sarge » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:30:57

JUburton wrote:The Ethiopean Airlines crash?



Not sure how I forgot about that.
The Sarge
There's Our Old Friend
There's Our Old Friend
 
Posts: 591
Joined: Tue Jun 21, 2016 12:44:43

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby traderdave » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:48:26

Surely his comments are a reaction to the EA plane crash but, more generally, they are simply an attempt to sound authoritative on a topic about which he does not have the first fucking clue.

traderdave
Dropped Anchor
Dropped Anchor
 
Posts: 8451
Joined: Thu Dec 28, 2006 18:44:01
Location: Here

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby Slowhand » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:49:35

Considering Albert Einstein is dead, I wouldn't want him to be my pilot either.
How dare you interrupt my Lime Rickey!

Slowhand
Plays the Game the Right Way
Plays the Game the Right Way
 
Posts: 30278
Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 04:26:24
Location: Flattening the curve

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby The Crimson Cyclone » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:53:15

so is he giving up Air Force One?
FTN wrote: im a dick towards everyone, you're not special.

The Crimson Cyclone
Dropped Anchor
Dropped Anchor
 
Posts: 9372
Joined: Tue Oct 06, 2009 07:48:14

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby Grotewold » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:55:35

The Sarge wrote:
Donald J. Trump


@realDonaldTrump
26m26 minutes ago

Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly. Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT. I see it all the time in many products. Always seeking to go one unnecessary step further, when often old and simpler is far better. Split second decisions are....


@realDonaldTrump
15m15 minutes ago

....needed, and the complexity creates danger. All of this for great cost yet very little gain. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want Albert Einstein to be my pilot. I want great flying professionals that are allowed to easily and quickly take control of a plane



I honestly have no idea what this about. Was this a fox and friends segment?


a take as bankrupt as his airline

Grotewold
BSG MVP
BSG MVP
 
Posts: 51642
Joined: Wed Jan 03, 2007 09:40:10

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby traderdave » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:59:26

@Real_James_Hogg
Replying to @realDonaldTrump

It took you 13 minutes to complete a tweet about split-second decisions.

7:13 AM - 12 Mar 2019


I don't know who James Hogg is but :lol:

traderdave
Dropped Anchor
Dropped Anchor
 
Posts: 8451
Joined: Thu Dec 28, 2006 18:44:01
Location: Here

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby momadance » Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:17:31

You know what will make flying safer? Shutting down the government. What a fucking asshole.

momadance
BSG MVP
BSG MVP
 
Posts: 25967
Joined: Thu Dec 28, 2006 17:52:34
Location: Quarantine Beach

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby JFLNYC » Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:18:33

This whole flying thing is an abomination. If God had wanted us to fly he’d have given us airline tickets.
Jamie

"A man who tells lies . . . merely hides the truth. But a man who tells half-lies has forgotten where he put it."

JFLNYC
BSG MVP
BSG MVP
 
Posts: 34321
Joined: Wed Jan 03, 2007 13:16:48
Location: Location, Location!

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby momadance » Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:21:19

Noted aviation expert


momadance
BSG MVP
BSG MVP
 
Posts: 25967
Joined: Thu Dec 28, 2006 17:52:34
Location: Quarantine Beach

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby Bucky » Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:25:15

what an idiot (yeah, i know, sounds like a broken record)

nice job by the guys in the first part of the clip trying to keep a straight face

Bucky
BSG MVP
BSG MVP
 
Posts: 58018
Joined: Fri Dec 29, 2006 19:24:05
Location: You_Still_Have_To_Visit_Us

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby The Crimson Cyclone » Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:36:33

traderdave wrote:@Real_James_Hogg
Replying to @realDonaldTrump

It took you 13 minutes to complete a tweet about split-second decisions.

7:13 AM - 12 Mar 2019


I don't know who James Hogg is but :lol:


a scottish poet from the 1800's
FTN wrote: im a dick towards everyone, you're not special.

The Crimson Cyclone
Dropped Anchor
Dropped Anchor
 
Posts: 9372
Joined: Tue Oct 06, 2009 07:48:14

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby momadance » Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:48:10

Son of Jefferson Davis Hogg.

momadance
BSG MVP
BSG MVP
 
Posts: 25967
Joined: Thu Dec 28, 2006 17:52:34
Location: Quarantine Beach

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby thephan » Tue Mar 12, 2019 14:06:10

So todays take is the toss some bricks at a huge US company. Interesting turn of events.
yawn

thephan
BSG MVP
BSG MVP
 
Posts: 18749
Joined: Thu Jun 07, 2007 15:25:25
Location: LOCKDOWN

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby Slowhand » Tue Mar 12, 2019 15:06:30

Trump has done pissed off Arnie again. Video

@Schwarzenegger wrote:President @realDonaldTrump, we need to talk about your decision to cut after-school programs from the budget.


My offer to bring you to visit @ASASafterschool in DC still stands. If you saw the work going on to keep these kids safe, learning, and growing after-school, you'd never cut it again.
How dare you interrupt my Lime Rickey!

Slowhand
Plays the Game the Right Way
Plays the Game the Right Way
 
Posts: 30278
Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 04:26:24
Location: Flattening the curve

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby thephan » Tue Mar 12, 2019 15:16:41

Cuts to education makes no sense whatsoever. We need to be headed in the other directions. A well educated workforce prepared for a future is a national security issue. That starts with high quality primary and secondary education available to all citizens. This extends to the needs for before and after school programs to support vulnerable populations, and to be partially funded by more well off student families who also benefit from the programs. Safety, learning, and growth are not exclusive needs for any income level, and working across economic boundaries benefits each student.
yawn

thephan
BSG MVP
BSG MVP
 
Posts: 18749
Joined: Thu Jun 07, 2007 15:25:25
Location: LOCKDOWN

Re: Where the hell is the new POLITICS thread?

Postby TenuredVulture » Tue Mar 12, 2019 15:21:26

Um, you seem to be under the delusion that the Republican party does not want to create a permanent underclass.
Be Bold!

TenuredVulture
You've Got to Be Kidding Me!
You've Got to Be Kidding Me!
 
Posts: 53243
Joined: Thu Jan 04, 2007 00:16:10
Location: Magnolia, AR

PreviousNext