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Trump is moving into the Late Elvis stage of presidency. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 OP
Whow. So true. I loved Elvis but his last few years were hard on him and the world to watch. riversedge May 2020 #1
Sounds about right.... FM123 May 2020 #2
Well, he's ordered hydroxycloroquine, and Dr. Feelgood gave it to him. lagomorph777 May 2020 #30
Trump taking hydroxycloroquine? I don't believe it. notKeith May 2020 #41
What media SHOULD do with anything Trump says notKeith May 2020 #44
Agreed - total BS but he's fluffing his stock in hydroxyclorox or whatever, some call it... lagomorph777 May 2020 #45
"Fox News has rehired Shepard Smith BANG!!!" Dirty Socialist May 2020 #3
Really? . . . Iliyah May 2020 #8
That would put Trump over the edge Dirty Socialist May 2020 #11
#TrumpMorbidlyObese and #PresidentPlump are both trending on twitter. riversedge May 2020 #4
Oh, I LOVE "President Plump"--he's so obsessed with his own name renate May 2020 #40
Yay! Wawannabe May 2020 #43
Pelosi: "He's our President and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved riversedge May 2020 #5
I think I need a Silkwood shower, Jamastiene May 2020 #15
Upper body strength. Ligyron May 2020 #47
Wow! S.E. Cupp. Welcome to the left side of the pendulum's swing usaf-vet May 2020 #24
So, she wasn't fat shaming. She stated an undeniable FACT. MoonRiver May 2020 #27
Oh, he can deny it, but a real doctor with real numbers is required to prove or disprove it. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #61
No he wouldn't understand those big words. MoonRiver May 2020 #63
Will this self-proclaimed "king" also die on the throne? CaptYossarian May 2020 #6
Not soon enough. n/t Jamastiene May 2020 #17
Send him some banana/bacon/peanut butter sandwiches! lagomorph777 May 2020 #31
The plumper eats that stuff for breakfast daily. jaxexpat May 2020 #34
More like a Clorox enema!! Squidly May 2020 #53
Do they even make any of those anymore? Ligyron May 2020 #48
I dunno - but they were Elvis' favorites. lagomorph777 May 2020 #49
That's just the appetizer for him. CaptYossarian May 2020 #50
Yup Botany May 2020 #7
Looks like he is taking his cult with him . . Iliyah May 2020 #9
If only they would follow him more. Jamastiene May 2020 #18
They should never forget that trump is always right! dubyadiprecession May 2020 #46
This calls for a new nickname... Hugin May 2020 #10
Ummm, no. Elvis was talented, and loyal to the people who worked for him. He was not an niyad May 2020 #21
Nicknames for Trump are not demeaning to Elvis. Hugin May 2020 #23
Captain Clorox lagomorph777 May 2020 #32
This. jaxexpat May 2020 #35
The rank of Captain Squidly May 2020 #54
Corporal Clorox? lagomorph777 May 2020 #55
Or Private Pandemic!! Squidly May 2020 #56
Cadet Clorox Brother Mythos May 2020 #57
Hahaha Squidly May 2020 #58
you mean him stroking out on a toilet while trying to poop? Javaman May 2020 #12
And that. jaxexpat May 2020 #36
Elvis died on the toilet, had a heart attack straining to have a BM, constipated from all the drugs. sop May 2020 #13
In the middle of a text! Scarsdale May 2020 #14
That sounds about true. Jamastiene May 2020 #19
Middle of a tweet! CaptainTruth May 2020 #26
That's great. Funny. Well... actually not funny. Texin May 2020 #16
"Trump FDA: a fried peanut butter bucket of kfc chicken sandwich is very healthy." mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #20
It may be more Late Hitler, with the Russians shelling Berlin from the suburbs. NNadir May 2020 #22
Moving into? Aristus May 2020 #25
Also, I don't think Elvis wrote any of his own material. CaptainTruth May 2020 #28
A song about Elvis and his time. spike jones May 2020 #29
With Trump once again pushing hydroxychloroquine, are we nearing the Jim Jones Kool-Aid moment? Lonestarblue May 2020 #33
At 90K dead, I'd say we've eclipsed it. jaxexpat May 2020 #37
Elvis was a wonderful singer. Shame to compare him to dump. cayugafalls May 2020 #38
Are we talking fat Trump or... lame54 May 2020 #39
The Beatles felt sorry for Elvis. They had each other to handle the extreme notoriety, while Elvis fwvinson May 2020 #42
This morning's top trending HTs: Pluvious May 2020 #51
Or Reservoir Dogs underpants May 2020 #52
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2020 #59
Ah, this show ain't no good! Initech May 2020 #60
Is that the official WH portrait? diva77 May 2020 #62

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
30. Well, he's ordered hydroxycloroquine, and Dr. Feelgood gave it to him.
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:07 AM
May 2020

Next up: Clorox. It kinda rhymes with hydroxycloroquine, so it must be even better, right?

notKeith

(138 posts)
41. Trump taking hydroxycloroquine? I don't believe it.
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:41 AM
May 2020

He knows the risks. This is along the same lines of bullshit where:

• It's fine for kids to go back to school, but too dangerous for Manafort to be in prison.
• Testing is unnecessary and a waste of time unless it's the White House.

This criminal-cum-POTUS, as WE ALL KNOW, will say ANYTHING on the teevee.

Him taking this malaria/lupus drug is simply more Trump bullshit lying.

notKeith

(138 posts)
44. What media SHOULD do with anything Trump says
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:53 AM
May 2020

Media should assume automatically, instantly, that anything Trump says is a bald-faced lie.
They should stop with the "give him the benefit of doubt" routine. It's beyond stale.
Plus, it should be fucking easy for them, if they would merely pretend to be lucid at the pressers.
There's always a "tell" with Trump - e.g., anytime he refers to himself as "sir" in a monologue, he's just made up shit.
And now, for this recent example:

When asked, Trump said this (about his doctor):
"I asked him, 'What do you think?' He said, 'Well if you'd like it.'" I said, 'Yeah I'd like it. I'd like to take it. A lot of people to take it a lot of frontline workers are taking hydroxychloroquine."

The media response to this "tell" (incorrectly attributing behavior to someone) should immediately have been, "No, doctors don't prescribe shit if the patient, you know, would like it - this is another bald-faced lie."
And follow-up, "No, there's no record of frontline workers taking hydroxychloroquine as you're suggesting - please give us specifics and details."

..at which point Trump would angrily refer to the questioner as part of the fake lamestream media, and storm off camera.

Dirty Socialist

(3,252 posts)
3. "Fox News has rehired Shepard Smith BANG!!!"
Tue May 19, 2020, 08:33 AM
May 2020

Trump thanks Sean Hannity for getting him his water and towels, LOL.

renate

(13,776 posts)
40. Oh, I LOVE "President Plump"--he's so obsessed with his own name
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:37 AM
May 2020

He’s going to hate that one most of all.

riversedge

(70,204 posts)
5. Pelosi: "He's our President and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved
Tue May 19, 2020, 08:44 AM
May 2020

She is right. She just stated facts. And Trump is a dangerous example for all of us.



“He’s our President and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group and in his, shall we say, weight group, that is morbidly obese, they say. So I think it's not a good idea.”
- Nancy Pelosi

#MorbidlyObese


?s=20

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
15. I think I need a Silkwood shower,
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:23 AM
May 2020

but S.E. Cupp has a point. I am normally against fat shaming, but as much as Trump treats women like shit, AND fat shames them too, let him take some shit himself for a while. He's no Twiggy, himself. Let him take some shit back for his slovenly appearance. He's disgusting. Why should men get away with being disgusting but women are constantly called every name in the book for not being plastic and fake and shaped just perfectly enough? Fuck Trump. Let him take his lumps.

Ligyron

(7,632 posts)
47. Upper body strength.
Tue May 19, 2020, 11:26 AM
May 2020

That's our only qualification and it's a poor justification and counter productive anymore.

I mean, just look at this mess...

usaf-vet

(6,181 posts)
24. Wow! S.E. Cupp. Welcome to the left side of the pendulum's swing
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:47 AM
May 2020

Wow! S.E. Cupp. Welcome to the left side of the pendulum's swing.


@secupp
· 11h
Let me end the suspense. Trump’s called multiple women fat, slobs, pigs, dogs. He bragged about grabbing us by the pussy. He attacked female journalists and wishes we’d be more like a subservient 1950s housewife. So, yeah. When Pelosi calls him obese I find it f*cking hilarious.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,339 posts)
61. Oh, he can deny it, but a real doctor with real numbers is required to prove or disprove it.
Thu May 21, 2020, 03:34 AM
May 2020

He is either morbidly obese or he is not. If he claims he is not, let's see the measurements that prove him correct.

I suspect that the Grotesque Orange Pustule does not even understand that the term "morbidly obese" is not fat shaming.

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
63. No he wouldn't understand those big words.
Thu May 21, 2020, 10:04 AM
May 2020

Maybe someone with 2 brain cells (twice the amount Chump has) clued him in.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
31. Send him some banana/bacon/peanut butter sandwiches!
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:10 AM
May 2020

and a bowl of Dexedrine, Black Beauties, Class-A Percodan, Demerol, codeine, Tuinal, Seconal, Nembutal, Carbital.

Ligyron

(7,632 posts)
48. Do they even make any of those anymore?
Tue May 19, 2020, 11:29 AM
May 2020

... and 2nd question, where can I get some quick, 'cause this trip is getting old.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
50. That's just the appetizer for him.
Tue May 19, 2020, 12:24 PM
May 2020

The main course is Clorox and hamberders. He calls it a "White Castle".

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
18. If only they would follow him more.
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:25 AM
May 2020

They need to be chugging the aquarium cleaner like their man told them to do.

Hugin

(33,135 posts)
10. This calls for a new nickname...
Tue May 19, 2020, 08:57 AM
May 2020

Jonestown Elvis?
The Clorox King?
Elvis the Selfish?

There's gotta be a gem out there somewhere.

niyad

(113,284 posts)
21. Ummm, no. Elvis was talented, and loyal to the people who worked for him. He was not an
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:34 AM
May 2020

insulting, hate-monger in prick. So. . .just no.

Hugin

(33,135 posts)
23. Nicknames for Trump are not demeaning to Elvis.
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:44 AM
May 2020

I do like Elvis. He was at times a troubled man, but, it's understandable given the spotlight he was under.


Squidly

(783 posts)
56. Or Private Pandemic!!
Wed May 20, 2020, 10:04 PM
May 2020

Haha...not sure how much lower we can go...cant think of anything that goes with Recruit...haha

sop

(10,167 posts)
13. Elvis died on the toilet, had a heart attack straining to have a BM, constipated from all the drugs.
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:02 AM
May 2020

The King fell from his Graceand throne onto the bathroom floor, where was found dead in a pool of his own vomit. I can foresee something similar happening to Trump, found dead on the floor, next to his golden throne at Mar-a-Lago.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
14. In the middle of a text!
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:16 AM
May 2020

Ivanka will be horrified when she finds him. Nobody else wants to be near him, but he is her "cash cow" so she has to. I can hear her now "But daddy, I need more trademarks for my slave labor factories"

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,425 posts)
20. "Trump FDA: a fried peanut butter bucket of kfc chicken sandwich is very healthy."
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:31 AM
May 2020
Trump FDA: a fried peanut butter bucket of kfc chicken sandwich is very healthy.


NNadir

(33,515 posts)
22. It may be more Late Hitler, with the Russians shelling Berlin from the suburbs.
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:39 AM
May 2020

Of course, there's no one to play the Eva Braun role in the Reich Chancellery, but there are similarities inasmuch as both fascists were surrounded by sycophants at the end who were incredibly clueless about the realities of the outside world.

Aristus

(66,328 posts)
25. Moving into?
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:52 AM
May 2020

Fat, disgusting, and culturally irrelevant?

No, that's where Trump started

With any luck, he's moving into his Jabba the Hutt phase; morbidly obese, overconfident, blind to the strength of those rising against him, and if he keeps up the hydroxychloroquine, gasping helplessly for breath as he flings his tub of suet around...

CaptainTruth

(6,589 posts)
28. Also, I don't think Elvis wrote any of his own material.
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:05 AM
May 2020

He was a great singer & performer but in a way he built his career on other people's work (other artists' songwriting).

Trump has built his career on other people's work, but unlike Elvis, he has no talent.

cayugafalls

(5,640 posts)
38. Elvis was a wonderful singer. Shame to compare him to dump.
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:32 AM
May 2020

Elvis was a flawed human like us all. He loved his mother deeply and had insecurities. He was pushed by the industry he was in to produce music he did not really feel like recording and thus he fell into a pattern of eating and drug abuse that no one helped him to overcome because he was their cash king.

Dump is a narcissistic, hate filled, ignorant racist who eats McDonalds because he is afraid of some enemy poisoning him.

I guess I see the superficial comparison, just hate to compare such an obviously evil person to someone who was a pretty good guy who died because of a disease. Addiction is a disease.

Sorry, I loved Elvis...

 

fwvinson

(488 posts)
42. The Beatles felt sorry for Elvis. They had each other to handle the extreme notoriety, while Elvis
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:45 AM
May 2020

was alone.

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