The Democratic Safe House

[DaisyDay]

More from Borowitz:

Karaoke Machine Backs Out of Performing at Inauguration

The President-elect wasted no time in lashing out at the karaoke machine, taking to Twitter in the early hours of the morning to call the entertainment device a “loser” and “sad.”​

 

[Shiloh Raven]

I just thought I would share this article on the Women's Marches going on today.

Where Women’s Marches Are Happening Around the World

 

[Shiloh Raven]

Look at all the people who showed up for Trump's inauguration. Oh wait, that was Obama's inauguration in 2008.

Never mind.

 

[FreeinChrist]

Here is a comparison:
Photos: the crowd at Donald Trump’s inauguration vs. Barack Obama’s

 

[Shiloh Raven]

In relation to the low attendance during Trump's inauguration today.

Trump enters office with historical low rating

Polls show Trump with historically low approval ratings

President-elect Donald Trump’s approval rating at 40%

Trump to enter office with lowest presidential approval rating in four decades

 

[DaisyDay]

From the GomerBlog:

Trump Offers Med Students Golden Opportunity as Seat-Fillers for Inauguration

Rumors from fake media sources, including CNN and NPR, claim the Trump inauguration is struggling to find enough participants to fill the West Lawn. Or a small community ER. So he has publicly reached out to Twitter to encourage attendance, and privately extended offers to discrete groups of individuals, exchanging payment for their presence. He chose medical students because of their excellent ability to sleep with their eyes open and appear to be attentively listening, their desperation for cash, and their ability to abandon a clinical rotation at a moment’s notice for “an interview.”

Medical student, and Krebs cycle extraordinaire, Karen Weaselsnout-Jones jumped at the opportunity to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration. “I can’t wait to tell him all about the Krebs cycle!” She was one of the only 2nd year medical students invited, a ploy by her Democratic program director to bore Trump to death.
​

But on a serious note, if Twitter can be said to be serious, #Science, #USofScience and #SciTrump are the hashtags used by scientists and healthcare professionals concerned about our new, post-fact era. (Source: MedPageToday: PublicHealthPolicy)

 

[DaisyDay]

Things have gotten to such a low point that Trump citing correct statistics about crime got a headline in CNN.
Trump correctly cites rising crime rates in cities.
For real.

 

[more4less]

Look at all the people who showed up for Trump's http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/file.php?2,file=253024,filename=trump-boxing-gif.gif. Oh wait, that was Obama's inauguration in 2008.

Never mind.

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It is too bad that the MSM only has shown pictures of President Trump"s inauguration at the beginning of it when the people were coming to the event and as they were leaving the event. The reason how you can tell is that nobody goes to the back and sit. They all comes to the front where they can see more clearly. But there were too many gaps in the crowd. When it is cold, people loves to huddle up to stay more warm. But those pictures shows that the people had corralled themselves together as if they were cattle in a field.

 

[DaisyDay]

It is too bad that the MSM only has shown pictures of President Trump"s inauguration at the beginning of it when the people were coming to the event and as they were leaving the event.

What makes you think that's true?

The reason how you can tell is that nobody goes to the back and sit. They all comes to the front where they can see more clearly. But there were too many gaps in the crowd. When it is cold, people loves to huddle up to stay more warm. But those pictures shows that the people had corralled themselves together as if they were cattle in a field.

So? What makes you think that people at the Obama inaugurals didn't do the same? There were also the Metro riders number as well as Nielson ratings.

By the way, welcome to the Democratic Safe House! I would never have guessed that you were a Democrat judging from your impassioned support of Trump and attacks on the Obamas.

 

[DaisyDay]

Political statement at the Oscars - the red, white (headband) & blue worn by Ruth Negga - the blue is an ACLU ribbon.

 

[Haramis]

I've always thought the whole crowd size thing was pretty obvious, not just from pictures, but intuitively. D.C. voted 94% Democratic. Would you expect a Republican president to have the same sized turnout?

Now, where I think pictures become interesting is comparing Trump not to Obama, but to Bush. Trump's crowd was pitiful, even compared to Bush. Sad!

 

[DaisyDay]

 

[FreeinChrist]

I think the concern about the Trump - Russia connections is articulated well here:

go to about 10 min in if you don't want to read the whole thing.

Keith Olbermann had good piece today after the hearing about the lack of the word "possible" in the phrase "investigate the links between the Trump campaign and Russia". Like there is no question of the links, just what is the nature of them all.

 

[Shiloh Raven]

Speaking of investigations.

Republican Who Said Only Democrats Commit Voter Fraud Charged With Voter Fraud (Video)

 

[FreeinChrist]

I saw that!

 

[stamperben]

Have you ever surfed the maps on google and investigated an area of the world using street view? Sometimes you have to take a look behind at where you've been to see where it is that you are going.
Think about it...

 

[Shiloh Raven]

@stamperben, I have been wanting to tell you that I am glad to see you posting again in the political memes thread. I have always liked the memes you post because I think you post some of the best ones. Welcome back.

 

[stamperben]

OBAMA’S BARRAGE OF COMPLETE SENTENCES SEEN AS BRUTAL ATTACK ON TRUMP

“About five or six sentences in, I noticed that all of his sentences had both nouns and verbs in them,” Carol Foyler, another student, said. “I couldn’t believe he was going after Trump like that.”​

 

[DaisyDay]

OBAMA’S BARRAGE OF COMPLETE SENTENCES SEEN AS BRUTAL ATTACK ON TRUMP

“About five or six sentences in, I noticed that all of his sentences had both nouns and verbs in them,” Carol Foyler, another student, said. “I couldn’t believe he was going after Trump like that.”​

I think I'm going to write my representative about this - iObama! shouldn't be allowed to attack the President in this manner!!

 

[FreeinChrist]

Anyone follow Robert Reich's resistance reports?

Also, there is a good article today at Common Cause