President Elect Trump

[Shaker]

Closer to Mephistopheles, surely. Faust was a scholar and a hugely learned man.

[Udayana]

I was putting Roy Kohn in that role.

[SusanDoris]

I found the overall Christian emphasis very reassuring. Praise the Lord.

I thought it was cringe-making. As for his emotional, forceful 'God will protect America' .... well, if there was such a thing  as God, then I recommend he send a note to Trump saying that he will be a bit busy for a few years as he has to visit a friend in Betelgeuse or somewhere similar.

[floo]

I suspect the bookies might be taking bets on how long Trump will reign, as short a time as possible one hopes!

[Humph Warden Bennett]

That was because Obama was the first black president, so it was a novelty. I enjoyed Obama's inauguration but I also thought Trump did well, and he appears to be more God-fearing than I had expected.

It was nice to hear God mentioned.

[Humph Warden Bennett]

tell me how God likes pussy grabbing?

He should have had Ted Nugent playing "Cat Scratch Fever" at his party (OK probably too subtle for him)

[Sriram]

I found all the Christian stuff very nice after years of PC stuff. 

However I think Obama is a much better Christian than Trump in terms of values, family and lifestyle.

[Shaker]

It was nice to hear God mentioned.

Yes, he doesn't often get much of a look-in over there, does he.

[SusanDoris]

I have read a post elsewhere which points out that many of the sentences in Trump's speech were lifted almost wholesale from Hollywood (sci-fi) movies.

[Anchorman]

I thought it was cringe-making. As for his emotional, forceful 'God will protect America' .... well, if there was such a thing  as God, then I recommend he send a note to Trump saying that he will be a bit busy for a few years as he has to visit a friend in Betelgeuse or somewhere similar.

I thought it was cringe-making. As for his emotional, forceful 'God will protect America' .... well, if there was such a thing  as God, then I recommend he send a note to Trump saying that he will be a bit busy for a few years as he has to visit a friend in Betelgeuse or somewhere similar.

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I'd agree, Susan.
I recognised nothing Christian in yesterday's shenanigans - and that numpty Franklin Graham saying that the rain was God's sign of blessing shows me just how cardboard Christianity the American right is.

[Nearly Sane]

I found all the Christian stuff very nice after years of PC stuff. 

However I think Obama is a much better Christian than Trump in terms of values, family and lifestyle.

What years of PC stuff have you seen in US presidential elections and inaugurations?

[Nearly Sane]

I suspect the bookies might be taking bets on how long Trump will reign, as short a time as possible one hopes!

currently he is evens to get impeached and not see out term, but he is still the favourite by some distance to be elected next time

[JP]

Trump seems to be very inspirational. Already he has people breaking shop windows and torching cars etc. He has even motivated people to hope he is assassinated soon.

[JP]

Also, I see there are many protests around the world today, standing up women's rights which apparently, are under attack?

The BBC are reporting about what angers one group, which they say is Aleppo, racial shootings in America, rape and tampon tax. That Trump has a lot to answer for.

Anyway, can I ask what rights women in the USA are going to lose under the new POTUS, and also women in the wider world as they are protesting against this in the four corners.

[wigginhall]

I have read a post elsewhere which points out that many of the sentences in Trump's speech were lifted almost wholesale from Hollywood (sci-fi) movies.

I've seen the Avatar one, which I find hard to believe.  Must double check it.   Who the hell would stick that in?   As a joke?  The Batman one is less close, but close enough.

http://www.jantakareporter.com/world/trump-lifted-lines-hollywood-films/95860/

[Aruntraveller]

Also, I see there are many protests around the world today, standing up women's rights which apparently, are under attack?

The BBC are reporting about what angers one group, which they say is Aleppo, racial shootings in America, rape and tampon tax. That Trump has a lot to answer for.

Anyway, can I ask what rights women in the USA are going to lose under the new POTUS, and also women in the wider world as they are protesting against this in the four corners.

I imagine the immediate issue will be abortiom rights and acees.

[JP]

Perhaps they should see what is actually going to happen first.

I have just been looking at a few videos of the protesters. Quite a few show them punching Trump supporters in the head, that's when they're not torching or using baseball bats on property.

[jeremyp]

Why, in a country whose Constitution states the following:

is it necessary for a new President to swear an oath on ... not one ... but two bibles simultaneously?

It isn't necessary at all. Several presidents did not swear on the Bible.

[Shaker]

It isn't necessary at all. Several presidents did not swear on the Bible.

But not many, and none more recent than Theodore Roosevelt in 1901*.

Interestingly, Roosevelt was one of the few presidents not to conclude the oath with "So help me God." He said "And thus I swear" instead. Not because he was an atheist or had any time at all for unbelievers (he famously referred to Thomas Paine as a "filthy little atheist", which he was not). Perhaps he just took the foundational documents seriously.

* Excepting Lyndon Johnson, who was sworn in after JFK's assassination with a Catholic missal rather than the Bible.

[Owlswing]

I take pleasure in the death of nobody save . . . those people who keep ringing trying to get me to claim compensation for a car accident I never had and PPI I never took out . . . !

Oh Shaker, I am soooo glad to find I have at least one companion in this particular travail!

[Aruntraveller]

Oh Shaker, I am soooo glad to find I have at least one companion in this particular travail!

More than one companion. 

[Bubbles]

President Trump:

“We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate from the face of the Earth,”

Eradicate from the face of the earth? Since when has it been one countries business to dictate to others what to believe?

What one person sees as radical " Islam " is a bit subjective.. For some any item of clothing, including a head scarf is a sign of radical Islam. In some people's eyes that indicates a terrorist or secretly supporting terrorist person.

One mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter, and in all this fighting in the Middle East I'm not sure we always make the best choices for these countries when we knock out these leaders.

I hope Theresa May has more integrity than Tony Blair, and doesn't get tempted to back up this moron because we get a few trade deals, in light of trying to sort out Brexit.

As far as I'm concerned it's not up to the Trump and the radical right wing Christians in the USA to dictate what the rest of the world believes or even what political system they want to live under.

I think the stupid Trump is going to irritate even more Muslims to join Isis, because the man is a total and complete PRAT.

 

Ww3 is much more likely, with him and his stupid speeches that sound like were written by Disney.

Donald Trump could quite easily turn the whole of the rest of the world into being radical Muslims. The bloke is just THAT irritating!

He dangerous, and unfortunately he is president.

Reminds me of the stories you hear about Edgar Hoover. I'm not surprised so many Americans are objecting to him, they can see what's coming.

Donald Trumps speeches sound like they come from films, because he's Mickey Mouse man.

He's going to be a Mickey Mouse President, and have a Mickey Mouse presidency and it's not good 

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mickey-mouse


Not for the USA, and not for the rest of the world.

Now where is that niquab 

Ah! Next to my tin hat 

And the President Mickey Mouse t shirt

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/478870862/unisex-t-shirt-operation-mickey-mouse?utm_so




 

[Gordon]

Clearly rhetoric is more important than reality (even reality with supporting evidence).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38707722

[Shaker]

Clearly rhetoric is more important than reality (even reality with supporting evidence).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38707722

The man has a worse relationship with reality than with his hair.

[Shaker]

Since when has it been one countries business to dictate to others what to believe?

Since 'Murrica.