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Thu Sep 3, 2020, 07:50 AM Sep 2020

They tented the ramp for Trump's USS NC visit

Darwin Brender a’ Brandis @DTBbyTheSea 17h
They tented the ramp to the for his visit today so we couldn’t see him lose to yet another ramp. It’s never had a tent in the 35 years I’ve lived here.







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They tented the ramp for Trump's USS NC visit (Original Post) bigtree Sep 2020 OP
If Biden had done that, it would be At the top of Fox News for weeks Walleye Sep 2020 #1
I was going to post the same thing Johnny2X2X Sep 2020 #10
and endless hearings to bood , oh i forgot, the courts stripped congress of their AllaN01Bear Sep 2020 #17
Wheel chair use! . . . Iliyah Sep 2020 #2
I think you are right. LiberalBrooke Sep 2020 #4
If it's wide enough they'll use a golf cart. Buckeyeblue Sep 2020 #6
Hiding the stroke damage duforsure Sep 2020 #3
Pre? LOL Lucky Luciano Sep 2020 #24
My bet would be on a golf cart. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2020 #5
It's obvious they did this for the doddering dotard Yeehah Sep 2020 #7
+1 2naSalit Sep 2020 #8
No, there's no shame. I have two canes that I try to use after dislocating my shoulder in 2018. sprinkleeninow Sep 2020 #25
It was like building giant colon for a yuuuge asshole. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2020 #9
. Historic NY Sep 2020 #11
You win! colorado_ufo Sep 2020 #12
A big steaming load of it will pass through IronLionZion Sep 2020 #19
This! MontanaMama Sep 2020 #21
I swear DU Members have the best sense of humor. I love reading this site just for that purpose ... aggiesal Sep 2020 #29
pathetic! bet his tax returns are in there too... bringthePaine Sep 2020 #13
It's only an issue if it indicates his mind is truly going, going ... bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #14
If Trump dealt honestly Kaiserguy Sep 2020 #16
With Trump it's the hypocrisy IronLionZion Sep 2020 #20
Ah, there you have a point bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #23
He probably was taken up and down that ramp in a wheelchair MineralMan Sep 2020 #15
That's my guess, too. Hugin Sep 2020 #18
I see differences, though, in how FDR wnylib Sep 2020 #31
Give him a break.... SayItLoud Sep 2020 #22
You don't see the silver lining here. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #26
trump is not well Gothmog Sep 2020 #27
More likely to prevent him from being sniped while he shuffles along. StarryNite Sep 2020 #28
...or harpooned by a rogue whaler looking for Mopey Dork. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2020 #30

Johnny2X2X

(19,001 posts)
10. I was going to post the same thing
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 09:36 AM
Sep 2020

If Biden had done this, FOX would break into their shows and they'd be talking about this for weeks. What is he hiding?

AllaN01Bear

(18,101 posts)
17. and endless hearings to bood , oh i forgot, the courts stripped congress of their
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 10:04 AM
Sep 2020

subpoena powers a while back. however a full repugblican congress could figure a work around .

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
6. If it's wide enough they'll use a golf cart.
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 08:12 AM
Sep 2020

If a picture of him in a wheelchair got out, it would blow his whole scheme of lies.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
3. Hiding the stroke damage
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 08:02 AM
Sep 2020

That's why the Biden health attacks, because trump's tells is project his issues onto others. Cause, high blood pressure, neurological conditions, pre-dementia?

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,489 posts)
5. My bet would be on a golf cart.
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 08:10 AM
Sep 2020

Also would bet they fly one with him everywhere he goes, along with The Beast.

Trump surely has heart blockages by now.


KY..........

Yeehah

(4,574 posts)
7. It's obvious they did this for the doddering dotard
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 08:45 AM
Sep 2020

There is no shame in having a physical disability. But trump's callous and juvenile mocking of the disabled should make him the object of scorn for actions like this to hide his feebleness.

sprinkleeninow

(20,235 posts)
25. No, there's no shame. I have two canes that I try to use after dislocating my shoulder in 2018.
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 10:56 AM
Sep 2020

Not steady on my feet and don't want to fall any.

The admin. does trump's bidding such as this cover for the ramp to protect his lying 'image'. He's a perfect specimen, you see.

Mb tho the cover was provided so his honkin' bald spot didn't get burnt by the still strong NC sun.

He should have compunction for when he mocked that disabled reporter, but he won't. The enemy of our souls has got ahold of tЯump bigly.

bucolic_frolic

(43,111 posts)
14. It's only an issue if it indicates his mind is truly going, going ...
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 09:44 AM
Sep 2020

If it's just the physical disabilities of age, we'd best let it go.

FDR used a ramp. Some Senators have used a cane. It goes with age.

Kaiserguy

(740 posts)
16. If Trump dealt honestly
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 09:53 AM
Sep 2020

with any health issues he has it would be a different story. But like everything else in Trump world he lies about it. There in is the problem the American people deserve to know the truth at all times about the president health.

IronLionZion

(45,403 posts)
20. With Trump it's the hypocrisy
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 10:20 AM
Sep 2020

since he has mocked disabled people and challenged Biden's cognitive abilities and Hillary's fitness

bucolic_frolic

(43,111 posts)
23. Ah, there you have a point
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 10:31 AM
Sep 2020

But it can still blowback on us if our own candidate has a minor misstep and the MSM fails to connect the hypocrisy because it's twice removed from the event - 2 missteps and a hypocrisy. Connecting 3 things is too complex for their 30 second minds. That's why I say let it go, it won't convert a lot of votes, there are bigger issues.

But you are correct.

MineralMan

(146,281 posts)
15. He probably was taken up and down that ramp in a wheelchair
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 09:52 AM
Sep 2020

FDR was in a wheelchair, and rarely were any photos of him ever taken using it. Hiding evidence of physical infirmities is part of presidential history, it seems.

Hugin

(33,100 posts)
18. That's my guess, too.
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 10:09 AM
Sep 2020

They may even have had to use a golden gurney for Old Yeller.

I'm also speculating that when he was briefed about the preparations for this event is what precipitated the TIA tweets from the First Twit.

It's obviously not just about the Sun and heat. Because, the sides are covered as well.

wnylib

(21,417 posts)
31. I see differences, though, in how FDR
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 01:36 PM
Sep 2020

handled his physical disability and how Trump is dealing with what surely is also a disability of some kind.

The nation knew that FDR had limited use of his legs and they knew that the reason was polio. They also knew that his mind still functioned clearly and sharlply, despite his physical disability. On occasion, FDR walked, using braces and canes rather than be wheeled in a chair. He knew that people perceived walking as strength compared to being in a wheelchair. People admired and respected the determination and courage that it took for him to walk. And he did not ridicule the disabilities of others, even before he became disabled himself.

Trump, however, has publicly ridiculed people for real and imagined disabilities. He tries to hide the very fact that something is wrong.with him now. No transparency whatever about it. No information on what the nature of the problem is. He appears to have a neurological problem, which might affect his thought processes and decisions. The nation has a right to know whether the guy with access to nuclear codes is firing on all cylinders mentally. If he isn't, then who is making decisions and policies and using him as a front man?


SayItLoud

(1,702 posts)
22. Give him a break....
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 10:31 AM
Sep 2020

The hurricane was already in Alabama and heading West before predicted to reverse course 180 degrees and head right for......

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
26. You don't see the silver lining here.
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 10:57 AM
Sep 2020

We just avoided having America's Funniest Videos airing on C-SPAN.

But we'll always have the toilet paper footage.

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