Take Control. Boycott Trump Prime Time Live.

[screen glare]

Of ... you want to play the drinking game and take a shot every time Trump lies tonight - just watch it later.

If you watch it live you give Trump clout as a ratings maker - money maker - for the networks. Which will result in them letting him do this again - under tonight’s Trumped up guise of a national emergency.

Sheesh!

[Mega Hertz]

Of ... you want to play the drinking game and take a shot every time Trump lies tonight - just watch it later.

If you watch it live you give Trump clout as a ratings maker - money maker - for the networks. Which will result in them letting him do this again - under tonight’s Trumped up guise of a national emergency.

Sheesh!

Even John Bonham, Keith Moon and Bon Scott combined couldn't handle all that alcohol.

[Mega Hertz]

I'm gonna do something really nuts. Some serious new shit. I doubt many, if anyone, has ever tried something like this.

Ready?

I'm simply NOT going to watch it. Simple. I have no interest in him, his hate, or his so-called "agenda". I know it will only serve to get me aggravated (before bed, no less), and I'm not interested in any simple-minded talking points, either. So I will avoid it.

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change..."

[bmw]

Speaking of hate - the left has been spewing it towards Trump since before he was elected. And we're not just talking hate, but VILE hate. I've never seen anything like it before.

[Deleted User 24]

Speaking of hate - the left has been spewing it towards Trump since before he was elected. And we're not just talking hate, but VILE hate. I've never seen anything like it before.

You obviously weren't paying attention from 1/20/2009 to 1/20/2017.

[Mega Hertz]

Dammit, Vic...that doesn't count! It only counts when the boogeyman known collectively as "the left" says it or does it.

Yeah, but...yeah, but...yeah, but...

[Mega Hertz]

It's not that you need to convince me we NEED this wall, but you need to convince me that everything else in this country is taken care of, there's no other looming issues at hand, thus we can now build a wall.

It's like Lewis Black said "Yeah, they're gonna build that wall and it'll take Congress seven years to figure out what fucking color to paint it."

[bmw]

Nice try Vic, but there's no comparison. Sure, the amount of "hatred" towards Obama from the right was elevated compared to past presidencies, but the hatred from the left towards Trump (and also his supporters) is at a whole new level.

Going back to Regan, if we had a hate meter with 1 being minimal hate and 10 being full-blown derangement, I'd rate the degree of hate from detractors at the time as follows:

Regan - 2
Bush Sr. - 2
Clinton - 5
Geroge W Bush - 7
Obama - 6
Trump - 10+

[Deleted User 24]

Nice try Vic, but there's no comparison. Sure, the amount of "hatred" towards Obama from the right was elevated compared to past presidencies, but the hatred from the left towards Trump (and also his supporters) is at a whole new level.

Going back to Regan, if we had a hate meter with 1 being minimal hate and 10 being full-blown derangement, I'd rate the degree of hate from detractors at the time as follows:

Regan - 2
Bush Sr. - 2
Clinton - 5
Geroge W Bush - 7
Obama - 6
Trump - 10+

I should be amazed that you're stupid enough to believe that. I'm not.

[bmw]

Nice try Vic, but there's no comparison. Sure, the amount of "hatred" towards Obama from the right was elevated compared to past presidencies, but the hatred from the left towards Trump (and also his supporters) is at a whole new level.

Going back to Regan, if we had a hate meter with 1 being minimal hate and 10 being full-blown derangement, I'd rate the degree of hate from detractors at the time as follows:

Regan - 2
Bush Sr. - 2
Clinton - 5
Geroge W Bush - 7
Obama - 6
Trump - 10+

I should be amazed that you're stupid enough to believe that. I'm not.

While my numbers may be subjective, it is an objectively verifiable fact that hatred for Trump is completely off the charts. Did any Congressional republicans say about Obama "we're going to impeach the motherf*cker"??? Or how about Obama's supporters? Were they routinely attacked in public the way Trump supporters wearing MAGA hats are being attacked on a daily basis? This is just a few examples. I could name many, many more.

[Deleted User 24]

Did they ever call Trump or his well-educated wife a monkey? Did anyone ever Photoshop a noose around his neck? Did anyone ever question Trump's birthplace? Did a member of Congress ever stand up in the middle of a Trump speech and bellow, "YOU LIE!"?

Of course not.

There are none so blind as those who refuse to see because they are blinded by their own stupidity and arrogance.

[Deleted User 12047]

There was a famous cartoon in the New Yorker magazine (if not for working on a TRS-80 computer here at my radio station, I could probably paste this image.) Two dogs were talking, and one dog said to the other -

"It's not enough that we (dogs) succeed. Cats must also fail."

The classic end to a zero sum game. One side cannot win unless the other loses. And US politics has degenerated into this cat and dog fight. Which side are you on? Which side are you fighting? The "right/left" can't just win, the "left/right" must lose, sometimes drastically! And thirty seconds after winners and losers are declared. the fight starts right back up with the next budget showdown, midterm election, judicial confirmation.

I'm tired of a government more focused on getting the job (elected) and not spending a minute actually doing the job (governing.)

[bmw]

I was going to respond to Vic, but I see much more important matters now before us in this thread - a TRS-80 computer at your radio station. Please elaborate.

[Lester The Nightfly]

Of ... you want to play the drinking game and take a shot every time Trump lies tonight - just watch it later.

If you watch it live you give Trump clout as a ratings maker - money maker - for the networks. Which will result in them letting him do this again - under tonight’s Trumped up guise of a national emergency.

Sheesh!

While I'm sympathetic it needs to be noted the networks are not making any money by broadcasting the address. No ads=No cash. That said, don't think for one moment Trump won't be pouring over the numbers to hoist his fragile ego. I'll even venture to say he'll pop off with some dumb ass tweet about his appearance being the biggest, largest.... blah..blah..blah...slobber.. something or other.

I still maintain the best way to bring it home we're not buying his shit is to stream a movie on Amazon or Netflix. If there's a h*** spike in traffic (which I suspect there will be) it does two things: It tells the networks this guy is toxic as far as getting eyeballs and second, the story of Trump getting blown out by Netflix is more compelling than anything he may have to say about his viewership.

[EDIT: BTW - If you are looking for a Netflix show to watch I highly recommend "The Fall". It been out for awhile, but if you've not seen it please do check it out. Outstanding work by Gillian Anderson & Jamie Dornan.)

[zzand]

I echo the statement of Mega Hertz. I haven't watched a president on TV since my high school years and see no need to change now.