First big "holy shit" moment of the Trump presidency?

Started by Jacob, March 22, 2017, 03:32:16 PM

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What's the next big gamechanger for the Trump administration.

The US will a nice big bloody expensive war somewhere high profile.
3 (10.3%)
Some kind of Erdoganist/ Putinesque mangling of institutions, breaking democratic norms in permanent way.
2 (6.9%)
Significant economic crisis.
1 (3.4%)
Fumbling of a deadly natural disaster or health emergency on a national scale.
3 (10.3%)
Permanent major shift in international alignment - i.e. US withdrawing from the UN, seriously undermining or disbanding NATO et. al.
2 (6.9%)
Clear and incontrovertible proof of the Russian direct influence on Trump and senior administration.
6 (20.7%)
Large scale civil unrest - riots etc.
0 (0%)
A face turn - Trump does something competent that makes many of his critics accept that he's up to the job after all.
2 (6.9%)
Lurid personal scandal - clear evidence of Trump involved in incest, f. ex., or evidence of major corruption and abuse of power that makes even many of his supporters think he's gone too far.
1 (3.4%)
Breakdown of GOP discipline with the House and/or Senate openly hostile to and actively obstructing and investigating the Trump administration.
3 (10.3%)
A significant strike against the US, causing a major "rally around the president" effect.
0 (0%)
Something else (feel free to elaborate in a post)
0 (0%)
There won't be one. This is the new normal and the US will trundle along as is until another election changes the landscape.
6 (20.7%)

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Jacob

March 22, 2017, 03:32:16 PM
The Trump administration has generated a lot of noise so far, with a bit of action too but perhaps less than it would have liked.

Do you reckon there'll be a major "holy shit" moment before elections (whichever ones) change the political landscape? If so, what do you think it'll be?

Maladict

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March 22, 2017, 03:42:07 PM
A face turn would be the only "holy shit moment". Any of the others should not come as a surprise.

alfred russel

#2
March 22, 2017, 03:46:09 PM
Large scale civil unrest is probably the one that would benefit Trump.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

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Jacob

#3
March 22, 2017, 03:47:11 PM
Quote from: Maladict on March 22, 2017, 03:42:07 PM
A face turn would be the only "holy shit moment". Any of the others should not come as a surprise.

I meant "holy shit" as in "it actually happened, and it's a big deal" rather than "whoa, what a suprise".

If Trump bails on NATO it may not be a total surprise, but it still would be a major change in the world.

CountDeMoney

#4
March 22, 2017, 04:06:33 PM
The only "holy shit" moments you're going to notice is the "Holy shit, why aren't any of the cars running?" and "Holy shit, was that bright flash of light what I think it was?"

Admiral Yi

#5
March 22, 2017, 04:26:24 PM
I don't understand the question.

Tamas

#6
March 22, 2017, 04:42:04 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 22, 2017, 04:06:33 PM
The only "holy shit" moments you're going to notice is the "Holy shit, why aren't any of the cars running?" and "Holy shit, was that bright flash of light what I think it was?"

:lol:

:(

The Larch

#7
March 22, 2017, 05:02:58 PM
Would trying to do a permanent shift but getting blocked at some point count?

jimmy olsen

#8
March 22, 2017, 05:36:46 PM
When I woke up and saw this thread I had a more than a bit of trepidation. <_<
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Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
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Razgovory

#9
March 22, 2017, 05:38:16 PM
His hardcore supporters won't budge on anything less than a nuclear war.  It's always "FAKE NEWS".  I'm so fucking tired of that.
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Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

MadImmortalMan

#10
March 22, 2017, 07:34:55 PM
I don't know if anything can beat the moment he actually won the election.
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Monoriu

#11
March 22, 2017, 09:32:49 PM
This is the new normal.

Eddie Teach

#12
March 22, 2017, 11:15:20 PM
When he has Russian hookers pee on him live on national television.
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

alfred russel

#13
March 23, 2017, 08:59:12 AM
When while tweeting on the shitter at 3am, he inadvertently activates the camera function and captures a picture of his turd in a toilet?
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
-garbon, February 23, 2014

derspiess

#14
March 23, 2017, 09:06:53 AM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on March 22, 2017, 07:34:55 PM
I don't know if anything can beat the moment he actually won the election.

Ditto.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall
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