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posted by martyb on Monday December 28 2020, @07:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the Hang-in-there dept.

Many sources are reporting that Trump finally signed the pandemic relief bill:

Not gonna summarize all the bits in it - it's some 5k pages of legalese gobbledygook, but I understand it continues augmented unemployment benefits, eviction suspension, funding to prevent government shutdown, and another direct cash payment.

I'm sure it also has a bunch of "porky pork", but the people are suffering, time is of essence, and it should have been done months ago.


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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Monday December 28 2020, @11:02PM (9 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Monday December 28 2020, @11:02PM (#1092230) Journal

    1: I remember quite clearly the conservative freakout when Obama said he merely MIGHT talk to North Korea.
    2: Someone who is actually good at the Art of the Deal, like Obama, would have gotten something in return for the legitimacy you gain when you have a photo of you hanging out with a US President as a despot.
    3: I'm sure you would have been totally fine with a picture of Obama saluting a North Korean general had be been dumb enough to oblige.
    3: And after all that.....North Korea INCREASES their nuclear program. [nytimes.com]

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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Monday December 28 2020, @11:26PM (8 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday December 28 2020, @11:26PM (#1092239) Journal

    Tell me about Obama, kneeling and kissing up to everyone around the world. A president doesn't bow, he shakes hands as an equal, thereby bestowing a favor upon whoever he is shaking hands with.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @09:15AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @09:15AM (#1092413)

      Now we see that your time in the Navy didn't lead to any cultural exposure, did you just sit on base except for the nights you got hammered and tried to nail some poor local who hoped to get a rich American hubby?

    • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday December 29 2020, @03:39PM (6 children)

      by DeathMonkey (1380) on Tuesday December 29 2020, @03:39PM (#1092489) Journal

      You're right, a truly manly President CURTSIES!

      Donald Trump appears to 'curtsey' to Saudi king after mocking Barack Obama for bowing [independent.co.uk]

      • (Score: 3, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday December 29 2020, @04:08PM (5 children)

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 29 2020, @04:08PM (#1092496) Journal

        So, squatting looks like a curtsey to the TDS crowd, got it. It would be more accurate to call it a bow, but the effeminate left felt the need to make Trump one of them by trying to make him look effeminate. Whatever.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @06:48PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @06:48PM (#1092557)

          "the effeminate left"

          Heh, you're taking Trump's loss awful hard huh? I'd offer you sympathy if you weren't a racist baby nazi.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 30 2020, @05:10AM (3 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 30 2020, @05:10AM (#1092765)

          You literally said in this thread "A president doesn't bow." Rather than the witty comeback you think this is by correcting "curtsy" to "bow," it just makes you look more of an idiot by admitting president's do bow, literally in this case.

          • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday December 30 2020, @05:27AM (2 children)

            by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 30 2020, @05:27AM (#1092769) Journal

            No, you're the idiot. Trump was receiving an award from a midget. He had to squat down for the short man to drape the necklace thing around his neck. FFS, you're really digging hard to prove that the Trump is as ignorant of protocols as Obama.

            The president doesn't bow or curtsey to any foreign power. Ever. In fact, no member of the US armed forces ever bows to anyone, especially not in uniform. It isn't done.

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 30 2020, @07:22AM (1 child)

              by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 30 2020, @07:22AM (#1092793)

              "It would be more accurate to call it a bow." or "The president doesn't bow." One or the other.

              • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday December 30 2020, @09:31AM

                by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 30 2020, @09:31AM (#1092800) Journal

                Have you ever had a class in reading comprehension?

                1. Curtsey is totally inaccurate.
                2. Bow would be more accurate
                3. but neither 1 or 2 is accurate.
                4. Trump squatted to allow a short guy put an award around his neck.

                Please, visit your community college and take some remedial reading classes.