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Ford_Prefect

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28. There came a point when Joe McCarthy went from viscious and antagonistic to purely toxic.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2020, 01:56 PM

Apr 2020

That's when people said "That's it! Enough!"

When are we going to hear that on camera?

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So Trump is going with "I was being sarcastic," huh? [View all] EarlG Apr 2020 OP

Kick dalton99a Apr 2020 #1

Everything with Trump and learned experts is like a bad game of telephone. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2020 #2

But he has a natural ability in these areas, douche know? He amazes the experts with tblue37 Apr 2020 #38

Why sarcasm at that moment? andym Apr 2020 #3

to bad he is incapable of learning scarytomcat Apr 2020 #32

#thatsnotwhatyousaidyoustupidfuck Watchfoxheadexplodes Apr 2020 #4

... Kali Apr 2020 #6

I'm an expert at sarcasm. My kids understood sarcasm before they were two. Pacifist Patriot Apr 2020 #5

yes ignorance or really really bad humor scarytomcat Apr 2020 #34

I genuinely do not think there was any sort of levity involved. Pacifist Patriot Apr 2020 #35

True scarytomcat Apr 2020 #41

Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany spun it as a serious proposal bigtree Apr 2020 #7

leave it to kayleigh sdfernando Apr 2020 #25

PRESIDENTAL ALERT: It's not a mushroom, it's huge and glorious. Trust me! Huge!! OMGWTF Apr 2020 #37

no. you can't just cop out that way, asshole. RussBLib Apr 2020 #8

Exactly, How is sarcasm from the office of the president..... jaxexpat Apr 2020 #39

Well, Consider This Earl ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #9

Yeah, sure 🙄 TDale313 Apr 2020 #10

Correction. This is his SECOND official response. Laelth Apr 2020 #11

+1. Distract, rinse, distract. However, incompetence does little to distract from incompetence. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #20

Ignorance is bliss for Don the Criminally Negligent Con malaise Apr 2020 #12

Note to SHITLER: Dr BIRX reacted in shock without any detecting of sarcasm on her part! UTUSN Apr 2020 #13

Yeah, her thought bubble in that instant was lunatica Apr 2020 #19

Yup - perfectly captured! That's exactly what I saw! lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #24

Oh yeah total sarcasm Docreed2003 Apr 2020 #14

Expert: Don't ingest poison. Trump: Ingest poison. Solly Mack Apr 2020 #15

Deadly dumbass Donnie is just as bad at covering his stupid ass as he is at everything. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2020 #16

This is when McConnell and other Republicans have a "you need to resign" meeting with him.... steve2470 Apr 2020 #17

Yes Mr. President, because a man with your intelligence knows how to lead us through this mess. tavernier Apr 2020 #18

he did not say what you say he said stillcool Apr 2020 #21

Never accept blame. Never. cayugafalls Apr 2020 #22

So, if the reporters in the room had busted out laughing yesterday at Trump's "sarcasm" gratuitous Apr 2020 #23

You could tell the Doctor thought it was sarcastic. kentuck Apr 2020 #26

"I was kidding!" Nothing says funny like a pandemic joke JDC Apr 2020 #27

There came a point when Joe McCarthy went from viscious and antagonistic to purely toxic. Ford_Prefect Apr 2020 #28

It feels, to me, like we're getting close. Laelth Apr 2020 #43

When you are being sarcastic... Takket Apr 2020 #29

Scott Adams (Dilbert) was my favorite. plimsoll Apr 2020 #30

He is admitting that these briefings are just an opportunity for his clown act cutroot Apr 2020 #31

It's a simple talking point for the treestar Apr 2020 #33

In a stunning reversal, Genghis Khan walks back controversial comments DesertRat Apr 2020 #36

Perfect. n/t Laelth Apr 2020 #42

trump is a ******* Lying Clusterfuck. I barely Cha Apr 2020 #40

trump is known for his sense of humor and sarcasm. mercuryblues Apr 2020 #44

Or, visually, since he best responds to pictures robbedvoter Apr 2020 #45

The ol' "I was just joking" excuse. GoCubsGo Apr 2020 #46