Apparently he gets to meet the Queen.
I suspect she is busy figuring out whether she can get away with delegating it to Charles and he is figuring out if he can send it onwards.
One of those random claimants to the throne via some long dead ancestor will probably end up in charge for the day.
One of those random claimants to the throne via some long dead ancestor will probably end up in charge for the day.
I'm not bloody doing it!
I’m quietly amused he’s picked Friday 13th... 🤪
I'll be there.
My favourite bit from the letter:
They told the president the political and media establishment in London was "far out of touch" with the feelings of ordinary people outside the capital, many of whom they said "strongly support" his leadership.
Nope - it's the conservative groups who are far out of touch here! I guess "many" is calculated on the basis that 1% of 50 million people is still quite a lot.
Anyone see the Trump Fox News rant 🙂
He shit the bed Biggly.
The ‘oh god, what have we done?!’ Expressions of the presenters at the end of that really say it all...
Oh, I hope he does (pic linked not posted as nsfw)
ha - I've had the pleasure of working with her. She can borrow my big soup pot any time.
Are you trying to tell me an ageing overweight man who doesn't do excercise and has a poor diet might not be in peak physical condition?
Less of that nonsense. He's in awesome condition. His doctor said so. No wait.
Good health for someone his age?
https://flowingdata.com/2009/10/02/how-long-people-live-in-america/
Approaching death then
the circus continues
Not the most shocking revelation recently although its good to have confirmation.
Its unclear though what he did to annoy the doctor enough for them to point out the obvious.
Looking at those stats, doesn't Washington DC have one of the highest murder rates in the USA? That might bring the average life expectancy down a touch.
Bah experts who needs them....
I'd say trump has a higher likelihood of accidental death than some others
I'd happily pay for him to eat Big Macs and fries every four hours for however long it takes.
His legal team though...
When you are dodgy there is always something that wasn't tidied up properly
Hah, so it looks like his new excuse is going to be along the lines of he regularly paid large sums to his lawyer who dealt with 'things' on his behalf without knowing specifically what he was reimbursing his lawyer for.
Giuliani has his own questions to answer about the Clinton emails, I think taking him on board may have been a bigger mistake than Trump realises!
Wonder how long his latest lawyer will last?
@Kimbers Giuliani has enough baggage with the Muslim ban stuff to see him in trouble, though if you probably won't end up in prison then why not take the cash!!
The "I routinely pay a man money for things I don't want to know about" line is classic, certainly doesn't have warning lights and alarm bells all over it.
Just when you can’t imagine him getting any worse:
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/05/politics/trump-london-hospital-nra/
Got to love the new era of identity politics where even the media are obsessed with political correctness and other trivial matters like who slept with who, small hands, tweets etc...
...if you’re not liked these days you’re stuffed really, no matter your achievments or competency.
People were almost willing for a war with North Korea so they could blame Trump, sad really...his no nonsense stance was in contrast to the international community and previous President and it seems to have worked...you’d never guess from the news though, brief bit about North & South Korea talking again (and the politicians themselves saying Trump helped) and then straight into a longer piece about Trump sleeping with a porn star...people’s priorities are badly skewed...one of those stories is historic and makes for a safer world, the other involves a billionaire sleeping with a hooker 2 years ago...bizarre.
In other news this week (actually i’m lying, shamefully it didnt make the news) was that the number of new applicants for benefits in the US is the lowest since 1969 and the number recieving benefits is the lowest since 1973...good news you’d think...but the media barely mentioned it and instead focuses on Trump’s private life.
I wouldn’t give a toss if he slept with a different porn star every night of the week if while he’s at work he gets rival countries talking to each other and improves the economy, the job he’s employed to do...and much to the annoyance of the media (and plenty on here) he hasnt brought about WW3 or collapsed America’s economy...
....but oh no he’s said some sexist stuff and had affairs!...same as lots of politicians, the most recent being Bill Clinton but he was liked so is remembered fondly...modern politics is embarrasing, people try to be serious but ultimately it seems you’ll get judged on your personality over results...like a bizarre popularity contest that everyone has been hoodwinked into.
but.. but.. but...
oh I can't be bothered..
Media says His hands are tiny 😂😂😂😂
Yeah that's the problem !!
His economic recovery has continued on exactly the same trajectory as obamas has it not?
As for stormy daniels... It's not just another affair, it's that like Clinton hes lied about it, plus paid her off using campaign funds, lied about that & has had her threatened with violence & lied about that....
Were all surprised as anyone, including trump about progress between Koreas, but unless there's a secret mad leader code we're all missing between Trump & Kim, he's an amusing footnote in the affair at best.
Added bonus hes corrupt as ****, has incited racism, violence & murder, prevented gun law restrictions & even publicly asked Russia to interfere in an american election
Buy Buyh it's PC gone mad , I tells ya!
Where to start?...the Russia links haven't been proven, at the moment it's rumour at best and sore loser Democrat conspiracy theories at worst...he has enough rich powerful detractors that if it could be proven he'd be impeached and out of office so fast...but...nothing, just rumours...don't you think the Clintons with their wealth and influence would be all over it?
Gun laws?...same as they were before he came into office, he's not to blame for anything...if that's the case Obama is complicit too for not reforming gun laws...and just about every President who hasn't banned guns...you're judging their guns laws by our European attitude, theirs is enshrined in their constitution and many more US voters want guns than don't, if you don't like that don't visit America.
The Korea thing?...if this was following intervention by Obama he'd be sainted by now...Trump played a part however much that sticks in the throat.
Economy?...maybe a continuation of Obama's and maybe not, nobody knows, Labour took credit in 1997 for an economy that had been on the up for the previous several years under the Tories...the predictions of an imploding economy were false, he's doing fine.
...and that's about it, the personal stuff is just that, you may not like it and that's ok...you may find it offensive and that's also alright...you may feel it marks him out as scum who's not to be trusted and that's also ok...but all the time he's doing a good job (and by any quantifiable measure he is) then that's all anybody interested in politics should be concerned about...the touchy feely stuff is embarrassing for adults to get so worked up about, it's like gossip is the new politics.
Good job ?? Have you got a concussion ?
I suspect the Korea thing has a lot more to do with President Xi than Trump. And the collapse of that tunnel.
So basically he’s no different then? (Just more ****in weired) & definitely more....... slappable?
russia links are far more than rumours.
Trump is breaking laws right left and centre
Obama was continually frustrated by process in his attempts to change gun laws. He says it is his biggest disappointment about his terms that thousands are still killed every year by guns and he couldn't change that.
Trump stood in front of an NRA audience, made a gun with his fist and forefingers and made like a kid playing cowboys and indians in his backyard.
But yeah, they're the same on this matter aren't they.
I take a look at the news this morning and the Donald has been claiming that armed civillians in Paris would have stopped the Bataclan massacre, despite overwhelmingly consistent evidence in his own country that the right to bear arms does nothing of the kind. Is the ability to be jaw-droppingly insensitive and offend worldwide included in your list of quantifiable measurements of success? Do I need to be looking at other scores, like nepotism, collusion with foreign agencies, abuse of public office and failure to achieve any of his stated aims during tje election campaign?
Pondo,that's grossly unfair,let's start a list of his many achievements.I'll start with er er er .Anyone think of any ?
Oh,I know,bringing to the world's attention the desperate amount of knife crime in London,which could easily be solved by arming the population. He's good,isn't he ?
I like the way Deviant is just so missinformed & naive
https://fortune.com/2018/02/15/trump-shooting-mental-illness/</span>
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/local/charlottesville-timeline/?utm_term=.c45b6aaabb0a
Unproved 😂😂
Probably I'm a bit behind the times, but is deviant the new name for labrat/ninfan/etc?
People were almost willing for a war with North Korea so they could blame Trump, sad really…his no nonsense stance was in contrast to the international community and previous President and it seems to have worked…
Seems to have worked being the operative words here. It may come as a surprise to many on here that you haven't thought this through. Kim Jong Un and his cohorts will still be in power long after trump and his cronies.
Probably I’m a bit behind the times, but is deviant the new name for labrat/ninfan/etc?
No, Deviant is not. Ninfan is hardcore right wing, while Deviant posts stuff which makes him looks like he's been misled.
i do love this right wing narrative that Donny's hard line has forced NK to the negotiating table, when they've been only too keen to talk for years and it's been the US that's been reluctant to talks. Hi ho Donny to rescue
Yep, The Don has confirmed the message, develop nuclear capabilaty and then the US will cave in and negotiate.
The problem is if a problem can't be solved by suing, paying them off or a badly spelt tweet he's a bit lost.
Pondo,that’s grossly unfair,let’s start a list of his many achievements.I’ll start with er er er .Anyone think of a
Well he he did cut taxes for the corporations and he’s getting rid of any of the global warming nonsense with his people in the EPA 🙂
People seem to be slightly missing the point on the whole France/UK/NRA things. They're not Trump being incompetent or tactless, they're Trump diverting everyone from other stuff. It's crude, but it's proved effective time and again. The whole Stormy thing should be a nothing but he and his team keep making it into a something- but it doesn't matter because LOOK KNIVES
Deviant posts stuff which makes him looks like he’s been misled.
Agreed. He seems to be a classic example of an insulated from reality, institutionalised white male. Bet he was in the forces or other similar healthy white male job in the past, and I’m pretty sure he’s an Ambo now, which makes me sad.
There’s a reason that coppers and Ambos often end up fairly right wing with a loss of any sympathy for the most vulnerable in our society; they are continually exposed to the worst kind of vulnerable people, those with little or no social skills, those who have never been afforded a chance, those who are physically, emotionally, mentally damaged by substance or circumstance and are cynical, nasty and generally unpleasant as a result.
What these insulated, less cerebral coppers and ambos don’t consider is that there are nasty, vindictive and spiteful people at all levels of society; but those that are afforded a little bit of opportunity learn quickly to hide their nastiness and instead portray themselves outwardly as decent people. It’s only occasionally that the mask slips and we get a glimpse of true evil in their actions. See; Grenfell, disability assessments, response to the Mediterranean refugee crisis as examples recently. But these are easy to ignore for insulated white male man, because they aren’t having their noses rubbed in it every day; so they hate on the everyday shitbags they interact with daily, instead.
I know this because I’ve frlt it on occasion too, and had to have a word with myself.
apologies if that all comes over as a bit sanctimonious; I’ve just seen it all before. Tory voting NHS workers. Turkeys voting for Christmas.
On the contrary, i have all the time for the genuinely needy in society, what i come across far too often however are people who want to blame everything and everyone else for their situation.
Not everyone in a tough situation is there because they are a victim, plenty have made awful decisions, played with drink or drugs, refused to put in the effort at work etc...when i come across that i’ll happy call it for what it is.
far too often however are people who want to blame everything and everyone else for their situation.
A perfect description of Donald trump there, lots of blame no real solutions.
Your second paragraph totally contradicts your first. People can clearly only be validly needy on your terms.
People seem to be slightly missing the point on the whole France/UK/NRA things. They’re not Trump being incompetent or tactless, they’re Trump diverting everyone from other stuff. It’s crude, but it’s proved effective time and again. The whole Stormy thing should be a nothing but he and his team keep making it into a something- but it doesn’t matter because LOOK KNIVES
Its a “diversion” that appears to have barely raised a flicker domestically, the only people jumping up and down are over here. FFS, London has a recent murder rate worse than New York, to anyone with half a brain that’s the real story - let alone violent crime and robbery. (Of course, it’s all down to lack of police resources isn’t it? Though there magically seems to be no shortage of police resources to investigate someone saying something nasty on Twitter, selling Robinson’s jam badges or alleging they were abused by a dead politician 40 years ago.
<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">It has, however, been rather amusing to see BBC news full lots of outraged politicians upset that Trump compared London hospital with a war zone... conveniently failing to mention that the comparison originally came from a BBC interview:
https://mobile.twitter.com/bbcr4today/status/981846094429786112
You should not confuse R4 Today with a reliable news source. It's tabloid tittle tattle at best; perfect ammunition for anyone wanting an end to the licence fee.
Its a “diversion” that appears to have barely raised a flicker domestically, the only people jumping up and down are over here.
Who'd have thought, only half the population of America are up in arms about arms, as opposed to almost everyone over here. We are a bunch of fools, innit.
I've let everyone down on the "never respond to Ninfan"' front - sorry all. 🙁
NYC has 4x as many police per head as London
Chuck in decades of neglect & 8 years of austerity on youth services, sure start, benefits cuts, Windrush racism, etc & you get the perfect Tory brewed shit storm.
But yeah london would be muuuch safer with lax gun laws 😂😂😂😂
The way London is going currently (a 12 and 15 yr old dead today) they’ll be no gangs to worry about soon...Darwinism innit?...let the idiots slaughter each other.
Meanwhile those of us who dont live in a s@*thole enjoyed a barbeque and planting some growers this afternoon...aaand relax.
(casts an eye over at London, nope wouldnt go back)
But yeah london would be muuuch safer with lax gun laws
Because really strict gun laws have, like, totally taken guns away from the criminals
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39578500
(but, of course, let’s not stop and search anyone for them, ‘cause that’s racist)
Do shut up you self obsessed boring oaf.
Ah, the lefties turn to their last resort of “losing the argument, quick, turn to abuse”
and so early in the evening... quelle surprise.
Why not go all in and call me a Nazi for good measure.
I'll play
NYC did have a high murder rate, but now strictest gun laws in USA
+ A properly funded & staffed police and you've got something the Tory government don't seem to understand
Because really strict gun laws have, like, totally taken guns away from the criminals
Why yes, yes they have. Now they havent taken all guns away from all criminals but then nobody sane ever claimed that would be the case.
Why bother with such pointless strawmen?
Don’t flatter yourself, nothing abusive just fact.
gun crime up 41.89% yet homicide up 0.92% either they are terrible shots, the guns have wonky barrels or they can't get hold of the ammo!
+ A properly funded & staffed police and you’ve got something the Tory government don’t seem to understand
How many people did the New York police arrest for posting something on twitter last year?
maybe if the the British police are so under resourced they should concentrate on proper crimes?
A properly funded & staffed police and you’ve got something the Tory government don’t seem to understand
You don't need a police force when you've got vacuous statements and meaningless sound-bites from Theresa May and Tory Central Office.
...now strictest gun laws in USA
What are they out of interest? How do they keep control of guns in a city that large?
I see that the warm weather has provided plenty of straw for ninfan to get building his men with 😉
maybe if the the British police are so under resourced they should concentrate on proper crimes?
Got something you don't want them to look at? I assume you have your time booked off to cheer Donald the saviour through the streets. Now that is something the met don't need to deal with. Perhaps if people try and kill him the met could ignore that.
On the contrary, i have all the time for the genuinely needy in society, what i come across far too often however are people who want to blame everything and everyone else for their situation.
Not everyone in a tough situation is there because they are a victim, plenty have made awful decisions, played with drink or drugs, refused to put in the effort at work etc…when i come across that i’ll happy call it for what it is.
Yep, heard it all before, and it’s still bollocks. I’ve felt like it too in the past. What you fail to get is that whilst you might be right in the individual cases that you see, what you do see is a massively unrepresentative sample of society. Yes the idiots that you see are idiots. But if those idiots had been allowed more opportunity, they would either be more capable idiots that you’d never meet, or maybe they wouldn’t even be idiots. It’s easy for people who are born with opportunities open to them to castigate those who were never afforded it, when instead they should be directing their ire at the system that doesn’t allow opportunity and those that maintain and benefit from that system.
On the contrary v8, my ire is almost exclusively reserved for those who have had the opportunities and balls'd it up....born into a couple of drug addict parents?...barely attended school?...life of crime from childhood onwards?...you've been dealt a crappy hand and deserve all the help society can muster.
Born into an ordinary working class family?...thought it was cool to bunk off school despite your parents urging you to go?...decided not to work after school but sold weed instead?...now in your early 30s with no quals, no house, no job etc?...your fault...no sympathy from me.
Good start in life?...successful career?...kids?...wife?...house?...threw it all away because you couldn't leave the bottle alone?...your fault.
I meet (professionally and socially) so many people who f¤#k things up themselves...i just don't have any sympathy for them.
I’ve seen your previous posts. It doesn’t feel like those are the only people that you haven’t got sympathy for. If I’m wrong, I apologise. But that’s how you come across sometimes. I appreciate that your job can give you a particularly dark and cynical outlook compared to most.
Make no mistake my sense of humor is vile but that was the case before I joined the job.
I'm from a very ordinary family, grand parents were WW2 refugees from Poland and the Channel islands...came to the UK with bugger all, mother was one of nine children, neither parent attended university, neither did my sister or me, sister while we're on the subject is a single mum...privileged we are not...but none of us have criminal records, all of us work for a living so I find it a bit rich when people from similar or better backgrounds moan about their lot in life...like I said, if you've been shat into this world to hideous parents that don't deserve a child then you have my sympathy...otherwise pull on your big boy pants and sort your life out.
The way London is going currently (a 12 and 15 yr old dead today) they’ll be no gangs to worry about soon…Darwinism innit?…let the idiots slaughter each other.
No - thats not darwinism. Darwinism would be that the strongest gang kills everyone else and becomes a hugely successful criminal enterprise. Which is exactly what would happen if we adopted your suggested approach.
Also - do you view that 12 year old as a victim of his circumstances? Or do you think he made a informed decision to join a gang, and therefore got what was coming to him? Because it sounds like the latter.....
"Darwinism would be that the strongest gang kills everyone else and becomes a hugely successful criminal enterprise."
That already happened, it's how we got royals and nations.
Also – do you view that 12 year old as a victim of his circumstances? Or do you think he made a informed decision to join a gang, and therefore got what was coming to him?
...well, if the cap fits.
Also – do you view that 12 year old as a victim of his circumstances? Or do you think he made a informed decision to join a gang, and therefore got what was coming to him?
…well, if the cap fits
Niiiiiiiice - I like the way you've tried to weasle out of actually saying that a 12 year old child deserved to get shot - you've got to draw the line somewhere, right? It's ok, I think we can all see that's what you meant.
Deviant - the classic mistake of seeing the deserving and the undeserving poor / victims.
Deviant – the classic mistake of seeing the deserving and the undeserving poor / victims
Which is why the example of the 12 year old boy is interesting - obviously not capable of making an informed life choices, however, got was was coming to him according to some.
Or maybe Deviant was just being provocative?
Ninfan London's recent murder rate ie 2017 was way lower than new York s , recent as in total 2018 is lower than new York's only if you cherry pick February and March do you get marginally heigher ie by 1 and 4 deaths respectively , even then you are talking homicide not murder rate and NYC don't count infantacide or manslaughter by gross negligence in their figures and London does . If you look at trends london is flattish New York is coming down .
Im not sure who looks more sad, our foreign secretary Borris Johnson who's reduced to pleading with Trump on Fox & Friends not to trash the Iran nuclear deal.
Or Trump who only gets his information on world events from the trashiest of TV shows
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44026548
I think its as someone said - cops see too many scumbags and the results of their actions - makes for a black view and scumbag intolerance