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[Domo]

Originally Posted by Mblake81 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Domo.. come here. right here. have a seat. here, have a sip.

thank ya mate. May I reply with the dark side of Canada?

[Horza]

Trump's aides admit that he lied about trade talks with China this week to boost the stock market, committing securities fraud.

Still, Trump flashed signs of optimism this week that the trade war could be resolved, saying he's received calls from Chinese officials saying they wanted to restart talks. Though Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insisted there had been "communication," aides privately conceded the phone calls Trump described didn't happen they way he said they did.

Instead, two officials said Trump was eager to project optimism that might boost markets, and conflated comments from China's vice premier with direct communication from the Chinese.

[Horza]

Hurricane Dorian baffles the president: “I’m not sure I’ve ever even heard of a Category 5. I knew it existed. And I’ve seen some Category 4s. You don’t even see them that much. But a Category 5 is something that, uh, I don’t know that I’ve never even heard the term, other than I know it’s there.”

This isn’t the first time that Trump has expressed shock at a Category 5 storm. When Hurricane Irma struck Florida in 2017, Trump said he “never even knew a Category 5 existed.” Then when Hurricane Michael struck the Florida Panhandle last year as a Category 5 storm, Trump again said he hadn’t heard of a Category 5 storm.

[Patriam1066]

Happy Labor Day

(Doesn’t really apply to Horza)

[Tethler]

Originally Posted by Patriam1066 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Happy Labor Day

(Doesn’t really apply to Horza)

lol

[Wonkie]

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[Horza]

Trump insists meteorologists are wrong and he is right to say Hurricane Dorian could have hit Alabama.

Alabama, though bordering Florida, does not have any eastern coastline, and at its closest point is still around 250 miles from the Atlantic.

[Horza]

The President of the United States altered a National Hurricane Center map with a sharpie to falsely extend the official forecast toward Alabama so he didn't have to admit he was wrong in a tweet.

It is a violation of federal law to falsify a National Weather Service forecast and pass it off as official, as President Trump did here.

[feniin]

Since when do laws apply to this president?

[Horza]

I'm just surprised he knows where Alabama is.