THE ERA OF TRUMP

[Fife]

https://twitter.com/POTUS


3.69M followers. Watch that number.

[pineapplemike]

^4.04 million already

MAGA

[Alexander PhiAlipson]

Ad we'll all drink stone-blind, Johnny fill up the bowl!

[Fife]

Rethinking the words, "forgotten man."

That catchphrase is part of current populism and protectionism that makes me feel a little better... a bigger part of a repudiation of the New Deal. It's borrowed directly from Amity Shlaes; I remember hearing someone in the campaign acknowledge that.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000ROKXXI/re ... TF8&btkr=1

Drain the fucking swamp. I'm on the front lines for that.

First learn, then teach.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgotten_man
:goteam: :drunk:

Learn what? I happen to be a fan of Shlaes, and the phrase as used by the campaign was a direct hat tip to her work. /teach

[Fife]

Ad we'll all drink stone-blind, Johnny fill up the bowl!

Damn, it feels like we've missed the window on Bloody Marys. Oh well, who's got the tequila? American made, por favor.

[adwinistrator]

Quite the speech!

Lots of populist vibes. Quite the anti-establishment, and anti-capitalist themes for the first half. Makes me wonder how all the Trump supporters who decry the left, liberals, and Marx feel about a Republican saying:

we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the people.

For too long, a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered, but the jobs left and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country. Their victories have not been your victories. Their triumphs have not been your triumphs. And while they celebrated in our nation's capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.

...

What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people.

January 20th, 2017 will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.

...

For many decades, we've enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry

And spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while America's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay. We've made other countries rich, while the wealth, strength and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon.

One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that were left behind. The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world.

[C-Mag]

For the first time, in a long time, I'm really proud of my country.

Nice One Michelle !

[C-Mag]

He demolished them.

Yep.

It was a far more direct speech than I expected. He issued a warning to the Beltway. There's a new Sherriff in town.
We are not doing things the same old way.

We'll see if that happens. We'll see.

[Kazmyr]

Shit... sounds like I missed out. Need to find a replay of the speech.

[Fife]

For the first time, in a long time, I'm really proud of my country.

Nice One Michelle !

/salute Dukenog.

I'd like to see Dukenog and Michael in a barfight. I'll spot you 6 pints of beer and a broken bottle, dukenog. :drunk: