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Not a fan of Cohen (I guess I liked him in Talladega Nights ok) and I really am not a fan of covert "let's make people look stupid" interviews followed by gotcha editing. I just don't like helping people make themselves look stupid as a form of entertainment.
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GreenGoo wrote: Sat Jul 14, 2018 11:25 pm Not a fan of Cohen (I guess I liked him in Talladega Nights ok) and I really am not a fan of covert "let's make people look stupid" interviews followed by gotcha editing. I just don't like helping people make themselves look stupid as a form of entertainment.
I'm also shy on jumping on the Cohen stuff, even though I find it amusing at times - I know I'm finding it amusing, but always without the foundation that I normally like to have under my amusement.
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Don't get me wrong, I like to laugh at as much as laugh with, I just don't like to figuratively push people downstairs then point and laugh. Cohen "helps" them down the stairs way too much for my liking. Makes me uncomfortable as it comes across as "picking on" people, rather than simply observing them at their most mockworthy.

Shrug, just not my cup of tea. Way too mean spirited, even when the targets have brought it on themselves.
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Ive never liked the guy. Him picking on the GOP is fine by me though. Otherwise I don't care for his humor of which I don't normally find funny at all.
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His last name is Baron Cohen, fyi.

I thought he was good as Time in Alice Through the Looking Glass.
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Watch the clip. Insane.

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Unless these were all answers to the specific question “What is the most ridiculous firearm proposal you’ve ever heard”, I fail to see how “creative editing” could make these answers any worse than they actually are.
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I'm so fucking stoked for this. Plus it features parenting tips for MSD.

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What has Washington DC mutated into and how long have they been this? Why must the majority be ruled by the few . Why are the dumber ruling over the smarter?
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I really wish I still produced those sweet levels of Blink 182.
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How the hell is that video real? That's...both amazing and downright frightening at the exact same time.
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The only thing crazier thing than that video is that it will largely go unremarked or simply be dismissed as a liberally biased ambush interview.
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I’m more afraid that some GOPers are going to actually like the idea and try to implement it....
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Daehawk wrote:What has Washington DC mutated into and how long have they been this? Why must the majority be ruled by the few . Why are the dumber ruling over the smarter?
Complacency and corruption.
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GreenGoo wrote: Sat Jul 14, 2018 11:25 pm Not a fan of Cohen (I guess I liked him in Talladega Nights ok) and I really am not a fan of covert "let's make people look stupid" interviews followed by gotcha editing. I just don't like helping people make themselves look stupid as a form of entertainment.
Ditto. Especially since there we've got enough Republicans that are more than capable of making fools out of themselves with no assistance required.
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Love the tie.

Not sure why it bothers me but how hard is it to tie your tie the right length? I say this as a guy who wears sandals and cargo shorts to work.
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GreenGoo wrote: Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:09 pmNot sure why it bothers me but how hard is it to tie your tie the right length? I say this as a guy who wears sandals and cargo shorts to work.
It's Trump.

I'm sure he's having someone tie it correctly, but bought a tie that fits a guy who's 6' 8" - because he thinks he is.
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Or just not blackmailed.
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Defiant wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:28 am Or just not blackmailed.
I don't think the blackmail is the issue. The complete power-hunger is the issue. Trump will trade anything for the prospect of complete power.
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Remus West wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:00 pm
Defiant wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:28 am Or just not blackmailed.
I don't think the blackmail is the issue. The complete power-hunger is the issue. Trump will trade anything for the prospect of complete power.
And the longer he's in office and getting away with re-writing reality to suit himself, the worse it seems to get.
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Remus West wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:00 pm
Defiant wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:28 am Or just not blackmailed.
I don't think the blackmail is the issue. The complete power-hunger is the issue. Trump will trade anything not belonging to him, his name, or his family for the prospect of complete power.
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Remus West wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:00 pm
Defiant wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:28 am Or just not blackmailed.
I don't think the blackmail is the issue. The complete power-hunger is the issue. Trump will trade anything for the prospect of complete power.
I think it is financial blackmail. Trump was bankrupt and US banks wouldn't lend him a dime. All of a sudden he's wheeling and dealin' with the Russians. No doubt they used him to launder money through the US and propped him back up.

They could expose him like the fraud he is. His base would still probably support him regardless.
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Jag wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:45 pm
Remus West wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:00 pm
Defiant wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:28 am Or just not blackmailed.
I don't think the blackmail is the issue. The complete power-hunger is the issue. Trump will trade anything for the prospect of complete power.
I think it is financial blackmail. Trump was bankrupt and US banks wouldn't lend him a dime. All of a sudden he's wheeling and dealin' with the Russians. No doubt they used him to launder money through the US and propped him back up.

They could expose him like the fraud he is. His base would still probably support him regardless.
I agree. He is probably deeply leveraged with loans that Putin could call in at any time. Trump is beyond embarrassment, but financial ruin would certainly keep him in line.
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Jag wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:45 pm They could expose him like the fraud he is. His base would still probably support him regardless.
Answer to exposure if it's proven incontrovertible and beyond fake news:

He used the Russians and made himself again and pulled himself by his bootstraps. A real Rand Hero of being self made...
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Collect the series!

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tgb wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:24 pm Collect the series!

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Adolf didn't do it, though. Either the meme should refer to Hideki, or I'm missing the actual joke.
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Max Peck wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:30 pm
tgb wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:24 pm Collect the series!

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Adolf didn't do it, though. Either the meme should refer to Hideki, or I'm missing the actual joke.
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tgb wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:59 pm
Max Peck wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:30 pm
tgb wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:24 pm Collect the series!

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Adolf didn't do it, though. Either the meme should refer to Hideki, or I'm missing the actual joke.
Not necessarily Pearl Harbor
It actually is.
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Max Peck wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:30 pm
tgb wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:24 pm Collect the series!

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Adolf didn't do it, though. Either the meme should refer to Hideki, or I'm missing the actual joke.
Actually a much better analogy is that Stalin refused to believe his own intelligence service when they told him that Hitler was going to attack Russia. He trusted Hitler over his own people, even though part of Hitler's platform was anti-communism. He didn't even believe them when he got a phone call saying that the Germans had invaded.
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Or NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN in WW2 trusting Hitler
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Jag wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 11:28 am Actually a much better analogy is that Stalin refused to believe his own intelligence service when they told him that Hitler was going to attack Russia. He trusted Hitler over his own people, even though part of Hitler's platform was anti-communism. He didn't even believe them when he got a phone call saying that the Germans had invaded.
It may be a better analogy for Trump's conduct, but it would be a lousy meme given its lack of irony. The point of the meme is that actual leaders wouldn't blatantly lie about such things. Bush didn't deny that Bin Laden was responsible for 9/11 and FDR didn't deny that Japan was responsible for Pearl Harbor.
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