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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOFFICIAL NOT WATCHING THREAD
watching stuff on the DVR.
I can't. I just can't.
I'll rely on the illustrious stronger members for the play by play.
Cheers to anyone who can stomach it!
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,165 posts)Subtitled "The Banality of Evil."
It seems....appropriate.
Luciferous
(6,078 posts)MountCleaners
(1,148 posts)...and shut it off. It's just the same old shit. And the way he talks - he sounds like a childish idiot.
mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)Can't do it.
GP6971
(31,133 posts)Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.
Rex
(65,616 posts)To those watching, I salute you!
lindysalsagal
(20,648 posts)Cant, Listen. To. Anymore. Bullshit.
meadowlark5
(2,795 posts)I'm in my bedroom streaming some shows I've missed over the last couple of nights. But my husband has the shit show on out in the living room. All I can hear is applause, applause, applause
Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)I can't watch it. His voice is so annoying same with the rambling. Plus you don't have to be a math genius to know his budget doesn't work. I wonder how many times he sniffles and says believe me lol.
mnhtnbb
(31,381 posts)Rustyeye77
(2,736 posts)Charles Bukowski
(1,132 posts)One day I'll take a bullet for the team, but not today. I can't.
hlthe2b
(102,200 posts)But realistically, I'd watch paint dry in lieu of.... you know....
2naSalit
(86,508 posts)shitshows.
Greybnk48
(10,167 posts)Feeling good.
benld74
(9,904 posts)Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)StarryNite
(9,442 posts)It would make my acid reflux flare up.
mopinko
(70,070 posts)Croney
(4,657 posts)boguspotus
(286 posts)Haven't watched him as pres or for anything else since the election - and I will keep it that way. It will keep me sane. I can read the highlights/lowlights.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,070 posts)I also did not remind my brother that it was on so he wouldn't be livestreaming it in the other room.
still_one
(92,116 posts)DUgosh
(3,055 posts)Acorn Channel
sinkingfeeling
(51,444 posts)Beaverhausen
(24,470 posts)Catching up on Top Chef
LAS14
(13,781 posts)So glad DU is here to filter it for me.
dhill926
(16,335 posts)Rafa playing tonight. Nice stadium in Acapulco. Can't watch agent orange. Won't watch...props to those who are reporting it...
malaise
(268,876 posts)SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)riversedge
(70,182 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)Jack-o-Lantern
(966 posts)Alice11111
(5,730 posts)liberalhistorian
(20,815 posts)I have no intention of reading anything about what was said, including both the speech itself and any analysis. Taking tens of billions from the state department to give to the already overly-bloated military budget alone is unbelievably sickening and dangerous.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,165 posts)Because if someone is going to say something goofy, I want to be able to laugh.
3catwoman3
(23,968 posts)...am reading the live threads from those brave or masochistic enough to watch and listen. His voice makes my jaw clench.
Deuce
(959 posts)Hawaii Hiker
(3,165 posts)Just listening to some of the Howard Stern Show and tuning out Trump - F him..
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)EricMaundry
(1,619 posts)Waiting for my kid's two hour session with his trigonometry tutor to wrap up.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,012 posts)chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)Now onto METV which has done another service by keeping to their schedule and not putting on their network shows while their sister station covers the clownfest.
radical noodle
(8,000 posts)I made it about 60 seconds.
karmaqueen
(714 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)Being tossed around, its disgusting. I just now turned it off.. I can't stand his grandstanding, standing up there like some dictator swooning on every applause for him. I am sure right now he thinks he is the GREATEST PRESIDENT to ever have been elected...ever.
He is a disgusting pig.
bermudat
(1,329 posts)bagimin
(1,333 posts)notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)Figure. He's, sick, sick, sick. Spare us.
tiptonic
(765 posts)rather poke myself in the eye, with a sharp stick.
VOX
(22,976 posts)My blood pressure would blow the cuff through the ceiling. My skull is throbbing with rage.
Wish I had the good sense of self-preservation.
rury
(1,021 posts)He's a fugly lying creep and I can't stand to look at him.
BainsBane
(53,027 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,045 posts)Great film - and a great object lesson on greed and what people will do for the almighty dollar.
ButSeeYa
(273 posts)MuseRider
(34,104 posts)but the wine I drank in preparation was not enough. Not nearly enough.
cilla4progress
(24,724 posts)As soon as the chicken vindaloo is done we are trotting our asses down to watch last nght's Colbert / Stewart show on the DVR!
We will look to beaver souls for the reporting!
DinahMoeHum
(21,783 posts)Waiting for the unsavory details from our stronger members here.
mtngirl47
(988 posts)piece of bullshit coming out of his mouth.
He's big league pissed that the Democrats are staying seated unless the words Veteran or Military Men & Women are used.
mvd
(65,169 posts)How many times did he use "believe me"? That is a favorite of his, and the true sign of the liar he is.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)Came home and played with the dog, went for a post-dinner walk, read some shit, and now on DU.
Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)Makin' some homemade french fries in the air fryer and grilled pepperjack/tomato sandwiches are getting made (husband is in the kitchen right now)
We can't stomach it either so will be watching recaps and reactions later on msnbc. Not worth the nausea and besides, I need to maybe have another beer first LOL
LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)joshdawg
(2,647 posts)I told her also that if she likes this insane freak's words, she is as nuts as he is.
I'm now sleeping on the couch.
Blue_playwright
(1,568 posts)The Marmalade Hairball was bragging about the stock market being up since Nov. Like he was responsible.
Watching "Spooksville" with the kidlette.
TalenaGor
(1,104 posts)Can't stand the sight of him
GatorDem82
(36 posts)Not watching the asshole.
calimary
(81,192 posts)Had it on in the background. Not paying much attention except for noting what kind of response there was. I knew the CONS would be having orgasms and lighting incense. I wanted to see what the Dems did. A large swath of women reps wore white and sat together. That was good to see. Almost all of them on that side of the aisle sat there quietly and did not clap. Also good. There was one guy over on the far end who was clapping on occasion while everyone else around him sat motionless. Couldn't tell who it was but I'm wondering - Joe Manchin? Noticed some empty seats, too.
I'm interested in the "post-game show" that's going on as I write this, with Brian Williams and Rachel Maddow presiding, about 40 minutes until the Chris Matthews special with Bill Maher, Kathy Griffin, Michael Moore, and Rob Reiner. That's the one I'm really looking forward to watching.
I did notice Mike Pence looked almost as smug up on the dais as the obnoxious Hugh Hewitt did afterwards (I have the mute button on for his segment). I also noticed that both Pence and Paul Ryan were wearing blue neckties. Wondered if they think that's enough of a "gesture" to the Dems, and that they're set now - nothing more needed.
I noticed that Agent Orange almost spat out "radical Islamic terrorism" which was noteworthy mainly because his National Security Advisor pointedly told him he shouldn't be doing that. Well, that's a signal to some of his faithful. From what little I heard, I bet his trumpsters are all having orgasms. I didn't hear anything I trusted, including some so-called "tone change."
But then again, how can anybody trust ANYTHING he says? He's got such a long and consistent reputation for lying that I feel like I need a second opinion if he says his name is donald trump.
On edit - one thing I DID notice, and very painfully, too: The widow of that Navy SEAL who died in the failed Yemen raid. She got a LOT of applause. But after awhile, I started to feel bad for her. Dammit, people, let her be. QUIT making a spectacle of the grieving widow - who sat briefly but then stood as the applause continued, her whole face red, as she started to cry. Below her eyes it was all swollen, her nose as well, she looked Heaven-ward, several times, mouthing what looked like "I love you, baby." And it just went on and on and on and on and on. And then trump made some other comment and the applause started all over again, and once again went on and on and on and on. It really started to bother me. I felt terrible for her.
I felt as though all those trump-worshipping hypocrites assumed that if they just applauded a lot, that would somehow absolve them from any guilt or collusion with trump's piss-poor decision that he tossed out so casually while he was at dinner. And NO, folks, it won't. And you can clap all night long for her and make a spectacle of her grief to make yourselves feel all noble and altruistic and publicly compassionate and kind-looking. So are you gonna take away her health care then? How 'bout veterans benefits that she surely should have coming now that her husband's been killed in action? You gonna help her raise those kids alone? Or are you gonna nickel-and-dime her with all kinds of excuses about the burgeoning deficit from all those entitlements you don't want to have to pay for because you've just got to help those poor put-upon rich people get bigger tax cuts? You gonna pass any bills or maybe start a GoFundMe for her now, since she's left on her own with a family to take care of? I bet she'd trade all that phony-ass over-wrought, disgracefully maudlin, and ENTIRELY MEANINGLESS applause to be home watching the speech with her husband who was still alive.
THAT little episode just STUNK. I felt so bad for her. You could tell she didn't want the attention, especially having to stand there crying her eyes out on national television, so terribly vulnerable, looking upward to the spirit of her husband to help her find the strength, being used in front of all America to make these heartless scheming assholes feel better about themselves. What a disgrace. I found myself mumbling "leave that poor woman ALONE! She's not some reality show character to be trotted out as the object-du-jour for public pity."
Beacool
(30,247 posts)I abhor the sight of him. I refuse to listen to any of his speeches. Besides, his poor vocabulary is offensive to any well educated person.
No Vested Interest
(5,165 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)DVR Colbert and Sci Fi for the night.
I hate the sound of its voice!
MFM008
(19,803 posts)in this thread.
watrwefitinfor
(1,399 posts)and healthier for it.
Just turned on post-game. CBS and ABC are drooling all over themselves once again. Finally, a Trump they can crawl into bed with again - he's presidential now, can't you see.
Sea change going on right now.
Wat
eissa
(4,238 posts)I'd rather watch someone eat feces-covered sheep parts than listen to that orange dumbfuck.
groundloop
(11,518 posts)I imagine I could have listened to him while I worked, but I have no doubt whatsoever that every minute or two I'd have been throwing something - not good when there's freshly painted walls in every direction.
williesgirl
(4,033 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)Yuck.
murielm99
(30,730 posts)I wonder what the ratings will be.
Some people like to watch train wrecks. Some people slow down and gawk at accidents. Not me.
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)Detoxed from all things Politics today as Politics should not be an everyday affair.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)mountain grammy
(26,613 posts)missed cheeto but did see Beshear. No hell fire and brimstone, but very measured and careful, plain and simple. I liked it.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,013 posts)Eric Whitacre singers - in a venue of perfect acoustics for such an event, Duke Chapel.
It was the opposite of trump!
AllaN01Bear
(18,117 posts)raging moderate
(4,296 posts)I had to clean out the kitty litter boxes.
Crunchy Frog
(26,579 posts)If there's something I want to watch, there's generally other ways to view it.
From the comments, it doesn't look like I missed anything, either with the SCROTUS's talk, or the coverage of it.
I just watched last night's Late Show, with Jon Stewart as guest, and it looks like he was right on the money in his evaluation of the news media. God I miss that guy.
LenaBaby61
(6,974 posts)Of twittler's speech ...
alfredo
(60,071 posts)agalisgv
(148 posts)democrank
(11,092 posts)dreamland
(964 posts)...even turn the TV on in case I accidentally see his ugly mug.
6000eliot
(5,643 posts)Dem2theMax
(9,650 posts)That, and I cheated on my diet and had chocolate covered strawberries. Yum.
Didn't even feel guilty eating them.
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)underthematrix
(5,811 posts)phylny
(8,377 posts)I watched DVR'd episodes of The Incredible Dr. Pol and Dr. Jeff Rocky Mountain Vet. I enjoyed myself instead of popping a vein.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,336 posts)Last night, I read for a while, then went to sleep.
I thought of turning on the TV for a few minutes, then decided not to bother.
How was the speech?
Hayabusa
(2,135 posts)And enjoyed it a hell of a lot more than I would have the Trump speech.