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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYou know what would drive Trump nuts?
How about if Nancy Pelosi didn't allow any cameras during the state of the union address?
Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)
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Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)2naSalit
(86,636 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,300 posts)paleotn
(17,920 posts)It may not be politically expedient, but it is an interesting idea.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,719 posts)paleotn
(17,920 posts)But certainly fun to watch.
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)As long as members of the press get in and can take notes... Plus banning cameras would not be a law. When 1A was adopted, still photography hadn't been invented, let alone film, radio or TV.
onenote
(42,704 posts)And since it would be idiotic to bar cameras from the SOTU, we can be confident she wouldn't do that.
bdamomma
(63,868 posts)doesn't do things like that. But no one will watch him, I know I won't if the Senate does do anything about this POS in this Impeachment hearing.
33taw
(2,443 posts)brewens
(13,589 posts)nature-lover
(1,469 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)livetohike
(22,144 posts)vendor. Maybe roaming vendors up and down the aisles. Give Trump the respect he deserves
Patterson
(1,530 posts)Raven123
(4,844 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,300 posts)mwooldri
(10,303 posts)Now that I do like
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)Trump makes as much sense as Manos: Hands of Fate. (Moron: Mouth of Hate?)
Wednesdays
(17,380 posts)It was on the Comedy Channel, it was called "The State of the Union Undressed.". They would show live feed of the speech and comedians would make funny comments in real time.
It was early in the Clinton presidency and it didn't last.
malaise
(269,022 posts)sarge43
(28,941 posts)One problem: Pausing for fact checking would run the speech into the following week.
He's breathing; he's lying.
kiri
(794 posts)<<The Pentagon's Rules and Regulations do not allow impeached persons to use military aircraft, including planes and helicopters. Similarly, family members of impeached persons are prohibited from military aircraft.>>
This would drive him even crazier and hopefully have a stroke.
Horizens
(637 posts)I've been thinking about this. Can Speaker Pelosi disinvite him based on the fact that he's an impeached president who prevented a fair senate trial? There is no first amendment issue here. Trump could issue his SOU in writing (or ask for or purchase TV time.)
He could even show up to give his speech in congress but, I believe the Speaker can turn out the lights and prevent cameras from the chamber.
I don't think Pelosi would do this as much as I would like her to do so. Do we really want to offer him a platform to pound his chest re his innocence?
Perhaps she could use this as a bargaining chip. No witnesses and documents, ... SOU invitation withdrawn.
dweller
(23,640 posts)C-span and shoot w/ low quality b&w ... put a drag on the audio so he sounds like he's a a drunk greasy grey smudge ..
or
https://mobile.twitter.com/cmcubfan/status/1179457423762964483
✌🏼
TheBlackAdder
(28,205 posts).
Man walks into a bar with a boat wheel over his privates.
The bartender says, "Hey, do you know you have a boat wheel attached to your junk?"
The man says, "Aye, and it's drivin' me nuts!"
.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,736 posts)God, we need a laugh now and then.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)The bartender says, "How can I help you?"
The frog responds with, "Can you get this wart off my ass?"
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)murielm99
(30,741 posts)and tell him to submit it in writing. If he goes to some other venue to blat away, no Democrats need attend that unofficial event.
Delmette2.0
(4,165 posts)mgardener
(1,816 posts)From Thomas Paine
Like he knew Trump would be elected...
"Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions."
Thomas Paine
Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)but no audio. A slow scroll of text with a 5 minute delay for fact checking embedded under the text. Mess with his head.
Catherine Vincent
(34,490 posts)I always thought it was in January.
Polybius
(15,423 posts)But that was because of the government shutdown.
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FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)lapfog_1
(29,205 posts)his little tiny mushroom shaped penis is.
Dukkha
(7,341 posts)Have all the Dem congress playing games on phones, doing crossword puzzles, sketching drawings, frequent long bathroom visits.
Talitha
(6,593 posts)she should fidget with her hair or play with one of those spinner toys.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)He's an empty suit anyway.
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)and no Democrats either.
Actually, just put him in a dark cave all by himself. Perfect for the state of the union address.
Under The Radar
(3,404 posts)Trump believes that LED and fluorescent lighting make him look orange.
Mr.Bill
(24,300 posts)spray paints himself orange every morning makes him look orange.
SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)subtle (like an axe murderer is subtle) but he will work in to his lies; "No Collusion, No Obstruction, Not Convicted...Totally innocent".
KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)He is already nuts.
His pal Lindsay even admits it.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,431 posts)Washington Post w Impeachment headlines and throw em up in front of their faces when his mouth starts moving.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)pink
(497 posts)How about he is introduced as "the impeached president of the United States, Donald J Trump."
jmowreader
(50,559 posts)You've seen The Blues Brothers. Remember the scene in the Palace Hotel Ballroom, where there were hundreds of cops lined up against the back wall, in the balcony, halfway down the aisles, etc.,. ready to haul the Blues Brothers in for being traffic menaces?
Just do that. There are enough jurisdictions out there who are looking for a piece of Trump's ass that it probably would work.
coeur_de_lion
(3,680 posts)for an hour straight. Please.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)John Fante
(3,479 posts)Announce that you're hiring an English translator for his speech.
napi21
(45,806 posts)No pic of DT strolling in shaking hands with all his buds, no shots of the enthusiastic Pubs jumping out of their seats in support of something he said that they really liked, no pics of all the SCOTUS members there, etc. Just a boring straight shot of the podium.
How would he complain? He would never say "all they showed was me".