Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – balls to The Wall edition
Just installed new HEPA filters for the ISO chamber, so let’s crank up the blowers and open the latest drums of toxic sludge!
First up – the wailing wall!
Trump says he ‘didn’t need to’ declare emergency but wanted ‘faster’ action
thehill.com ^ | February 15, 2019 | Jordain Carney
Posted on 2/15/2019, 3:41:35 PM by Berlin_Freeper
President Trump said on Friday that he “didn’t need to” declare a national emergency but did it to speed up construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
“I want to do it faster. I could do the wall over a longer period of time. I didn’t need to do this, but I’d rather do it much faster,” Trump said during a press conference at the Rose Garden in the White House.
Freepers? Victory dance?
To: Berlin_Freeper
Except that the bill he just signed will very likely be used to keep him from doing just that. He should have vetoed that POS. When Oh When will we get the line item veto for the Oval Office? I know…double edged sword but…it would have been handy this week.
3 posted on 2/15/2019, 3:43:20 PM by Bloody Sam Roberts (Atrophy of science is visible when the spokesman goes from Einstein to Sagan to Neil Degrasse Tyson.)
Be oh so careful what you wish for.
To: Berlin_Freeper
Well he’s right..if Congress/Senate had done their damn jobs he wouldn’t need to do this, but he had no choice because this needs to be done NOW
5 posted on 2/15/2019, 3:45:43 PM by Sarah Barracuda
…because once he gets to Mar-Al-Fucko, he’ll be too busy playing golf….
Of course, even in Freeperville, an occasional gleam of truth seeps through :
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
He signed the bill because the votes in both Congressional bodies were higher than the votes required to override his veto.
There was no benefit from playing the part of a person who wanted to shut down the government again.
Look folks, he can’t do it alone, and we need to quit playing as if that isn’t exactly what he has to do.
6 posted on 2/15/2019, 3:46:12 PM by DoughtyOne
Otherwise, OK?
To: Berlin_Freeper
I hope that statement does not hurt him in court, as saying he didn’t need to do it seems to contradict it being a qualifying emergency.
9 posted on 2/15/2019, 3:48:37 PM by zencycler
Captain Obvious to the rescue!
To: morphing libertarian
“I didn’t need to do this, but I’d rather do it much faster,” Trump said during a press conference at the Rose Garden in the White House.
This statement completely undermines any legal argument in support of a “national emergency” declaration.
15 posted on
2/15/2019, 4:06:39 PM by
Alberta’s Child (“In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.”)
Thou thinkest?
To: All
“I didn’t need to do this, but I’d rather do it much faster,”
The statement Pretty much guarantees he loses. That plus he signed just a bill where he agrees not to do what the act intends. I can only think he must know this so what do we conclude from that? Nothing good.
17 posted on 2/15/2019, 4:11:54 PM by gibsonguy
Come on, guys – cheer up! Turn those frowns upside down.
To: DoughtyOne
“Look folks, he can’t do it alone, and we need to quit playing as if that isn’t exactly what he has to do.”
Absolutely.
The folks treating this as entertainment need to stop looking for their next hit, and start asking what they can do to help.
18 posted on 2/15/2019, 4:15:08 PM by VanDeKoik
Well – I hear that the Kolfage GoFundMe account’s still active.
Oh dear.
To: Berlin_Freeper
That was not a smart thing to say.
(James Garner “Support Your Local Sheriff” voice : “Well, I’ve been watching The Darnold for two years, and I haven’t seen him do one smart thing yet.”)
He just admitted that he doesn’t really believe there is an emergency. That undermines his declaration. Dumb.
That’s going to bite him (and us) in the butt.
22 posted on 2/15/2019, 4:33:28 PM by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List)
The rest of the butt-biting over here at First Draft.
Enjoy!