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LMP737 wrote:Well if Donald Trump has his way.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/16/opinions/ ... beidallah/
One of SNL earliest skits was Chevy Chase mocking Gerald Fords clumsiness. Every president and presidential contender has been made fun of on the show since it first aired. Yet as far as I know Trump is the first one ever to say that the show should be cancelled because he didn't like it.
Which is disturbing on a number of points. One, that he he so thin skinned that he sees this sort of thing as a personal attack. Two, that he seems to have a lot of time to talk about non-sense like this but little to time to explain actual issues. Three, it shows his authoritarian nature.
Dutchy wrote:
I suggest changing the title, SNL isn't canceled, Trump wants it canceled.
vikkyvik wrote:Basically, who cares? So he doesn't like SNL and thinks it should be cancelled....
(the "media rigging election" comments are stupid, but nothing new)
vikkyvik wrote:Basically, who cares? So he doesn't like SNL and thinks it should be cancelled....
Dutchy wrote:He basically says he wants the Presidency to be able to restrict criticism of the Presidency
vikkyvik wrote:Dutchy wrote:He basically says he wants the Presidency to be able to restrict criticism of the Presidency
No he doesn't. He says he thinks SNL is not funny, and therefore it's time to pull the plug on the show.
I truly doubt he would use his executive power to shut SNL down.
There is plenty to dislike about Donald Trump. This barely deserves a glance.
LMP737 wrote:One, that he he so thin skinned that he sees this sort of thing as a personal attack.
rfields5421 wrote:Trumps standard tactic to deal with anything he sees as unflattering is to threaten to sue.
He has a lot of money in his business and employs some very good lawyers. That tactic works a lot, and when he does sue - he buries the opponent under a ton of legal paperwork. Most folks sign a settlement just to avoid going bankrupt trying to defend themselves.
What Trump doesn't understand is that as President, he won't be able to do such things.
He becomes a fair target for almost any criticism, and if he tries to sue someone, they can get a trial postponed until after Trump leaves office.
Trump thinks he has been under scrutiny as a celebrity. That's nothing, and he is learning it gets much much worse as Election Day gets closer.
But I do agree. SNL has become boringly repetitive. Chevy Chase was a brilliant comedian with a historic portrayal. Baldwin is a poor washed out rerun.
seb146 wrote:
I always thought the late Phil Hartman did a brilliant Bill Clinton.
seb146 wrote:vikkyvik wrote:Dutchy wrote:He basically says he wants the Presidency to be able to restrict criticism of the Presidency
No he doesn't. He says he thinks SNL is not funny, and therefore it's time to pull the plug on the show.
I truly doubt he would use his executive power to shut SNL down.
There is plenty to dislike about Donald Trump. This barely deserves a glance.
He has threatened to sue newspapers over stories about him.
seb146 wrote:rfields5421 wrote:I just wonder how Trump would handle the Press Corps dinner?
Dutchy wrote:
Trump doesn't seem to understand that, so he will never be a good president. But heck, what do I know, I am just a foreigner with an opinion
dragon-wings wrote:I would hate to think what could happen if Trump is president and another leader says something he does not like!
LMP737 wrote:Dutchy wrote:
Trump doesn't seem to understand that, so he will never be a good president. But heck, what do I know, I am just a foreigner with an opinion
As an American I'm at a loss as how to explain this whole electoral mess to someone from another country. Probably will never be able to do it.
LMP737 wrote:seb146 wrote:
I always thought the late Phil Hartman did a brilliant Bill Clinton.
Phil Hartman meet Bill Clinton after he was elected. He told Clinton he though he owed him an apology. Bill Clinton basically told him he didn't and that it came with the territory.
seb146 wrote:LMP737 wrote:seb146 wrote:
I always thought the late Phil Hartman did a brilliant Bill Clinton.
Phil Hartman meet Bill Clinton after he was elected. He told Clinton he though he owed him an apology. Bill Clinton basically told him he didn't and that it came with the territory.
Exactly the way to respond. I am positive Cheney hated all of the parodies of him. But, Cheney also understands it "comes with the territory." I doubt Trump gets it.
dragon-wings wrote:I would hate to think what could happen if Trump is president and another leader says something he does not like!
Hillis wrote:Trump keeps saying how tough he is. But, really, how is a guy who cannot handle a skit on a comedy show, or who gets into tweet storms with journalists and a beauty pageant contestant, going to be able to handle world leaders when they yank his chain?
Hillis wrote:Trump keeps saying how tough he is. But, really, how is a guy who cannot handle a skit on a comedy show, or who gets into tweet storms with journalists and a beauty pageant contestant, going to be able to handle world leaders when they yank his chain?
The answer is, he won't be able to, which is why so many people fear putting this weak, insecure, ignorant man in the White House. He has no business even being considered for this responsibility, yet here he is, a major party nominee.
Amazing what we've come to.
LMP737 wrote:Phil Hartman meet Bill Clinton after he was elected. He told Clinton he though he owed him an apology. Bill Clinton basically told him he didn't and that it came with the territory.
ER757 wrote:Amen, brother. Where's the checkmark smilie when we need it?
Revelation wrote:Hopefully in a few weeks we'll care as much about Trump's opinions as we now do about Romney's, which is zilch.
einsteinboricua wrote:I pity Romney. Compared to the clown car of 2016 he seemed well grounded. His flaw was pivoting too far to the right.
coolian2 wrote:Trump and the nuclear codes don't worry me. Why? He gives the order to launch, and the first person that order gets to is basically going to say "I don't think so, Sir"
PacificBeach88 wrote:coolian2 wrote:Trump and the nuclear codes don't worry me. Why? He gives the order to launch, and the first person that order gets to is basically going to say "I don't think so, Sir"
You simply don't understand how the nuclear football works my friend. There is no "backup". POTUS can destroy our world in minutes. Period.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... nald-trump
coolian2 wrote:
That's less fucking oversight than the Soviets had!
PacificBeach88 wrote:coolian2 wrote:
That's less fucking oversight than the Soviets had!
Now do you understand why so many of us are terrified of an orange, short-fingered, vulgarian, getting the nuclear codes???
PacificBeach88 wrote:coolian2 wrote:Trump and the nuclear codes don't worry me. Why? He gives the order to launch, and the first person that order gets to is basically going to say "I don't think so, Sir"
You simply don't understand how the nuclear football works my friend. There is no "backup". POTUS can destroy our world in minutes. Period.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... nald-trump
PacificBeach88 wrote:coolian2 wrote:Trump and the nuclear codes don't worry me. Why? He gives the order to launch, and the first person that order gets to is basically going to say "I don't think so, Sir"
You simply don't understand how the nuclear football works my friend. There is no "backup". POTUS can destroy our world in minutes. Period.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... nald-trump
TheFlyingDisk wrote:PacificBeach88 wrote:coolian2 wrote:Trump and the nuclear codes don't worry me. Why? He gives the order to launch, and the first person that order gets to is basically going to say "I don't think so, Sir"
You simply don't understand how the nuclear football works my friend. There is no "backup". POTUS can destroy our world in minutes. Period.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... nald-trump
So there's not going to be a Jack Ryan-type veto as per The Sum of All Fears?
That is scary...
coolian2 wrote:...he won't win