Comments on: Friday Talking Points -- No Prize For Trump http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/ Reality-based political commentary Tue, 05 May 2026 04:46:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/#comment-221191 Kick Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:14:13 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26893#comment-221191 nypoet22 10 <i>what level of shark might that be? baby shark? </i> Heh! Not exactly sure at this point if those wonderful inflatable characters in Portland have included your <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w" rel="nofollow">Baby Shark</a>, a nice shade of yellow (as you know) and more popular on YouTube than Bad Bunny, but I can say with absolute certainty that there definitely has been a "Left Shark"... the famous goof originating from the halftime show of Super Bowl XLIX. But wait. My wicked, wicked mind has now decided that the halftime show of Super Bowl LX starring Bad Bunny should definitely feature some of those Portland characters. Why? Glad you asked. Because Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has confirmed on multiple occasions that ICE agents would be all over the Super Bowl, and we definitely do want ICE to feel at home there... DO WE NOT!? So if I'm American citizen Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio a.k.a. "Bad Bunny" (full disclosure: I'm not him but definitely a concerned US citizen), I would post haste be announcing (in multiple languages) via various assorted media outlets that my halftime show would be: Bad Bunny featuring Left Shark and the multiplying frogs of the Portland Protesters, including lions and tigers and bears... oh, my! I feel like somebody should definitely make this happen. And now, time for more coffee. Mmmmm... caffeine. :) nypoet22
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what level of shark might that be? baby shark?

Heh!

Not exactly sure at this point if those wonderful inflatable characters in Portland have included your Baby Shark, a nice shade of yellow (as you know) and more popular on YouTube than Bad Bunny, but I can say with absolute certainty that there definitely has been a "Left Shark"... the famous goof originating from the halftime show of Super Bowl XLIX.

But wait. My wicked, wicked mind has now decided that the halftime show of Super Bowl LX starring Bad Bunny should definitely feature some of those Portland characters. Why? Glad you asked. Because Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has confirmed on multiple occasions that ICE agents would be all over the Super Bowl, and we definitely do want ICE to feel at home there... DO WE NOT!?

So if I'm American citizen Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio a.k.a. "Bad Bunny" (full disclosure: I'm not him but definitely a concerned US citizen), I would post haste be announcing (in multiple languages) via various assorted media outlets that my halftime show would be: Bad Bunny featuring Left Shark and the multiplying frogs of the Portland Protesters, including lions and tigers and bears... oh, my!

I feel like somebody should definitely make this happen. And now, time for more coffee. Mmmmm... caffeine. :)

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/#comment-221189 nypoet22 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:40:08 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26893#comment-221189 what level of shark might that be? baby shark? what level of shark might that be? baby shark?

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/#comment-221188 Kick Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:37:11 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26893#comment-221188 BashiBazouk 6 OMG, Bashi, it looks like Mardi Gras in Portland! <i>I don't think the Trump administration is prepared for the level of snark they will encounter here. </i> After watching the video, I actually read that "level of shark"... had to read it twice. I can't stop laughing. <i>I am proud of my city... </i> Look at those complete fools... on the roof! Heh. :) BashiBazouk
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OMG, Bashi, it looks like Mardi Gras in Portland!

I don't think the Trump administration is prepared for the level of snark they will encounter here.

After watching the video, I actually read that "level of shark"... had to read it twice. I can't stop laughing.

I am proud of my city...

Look at those complete fools... on the roof! Heh. :)

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/#comment-221185 nypoet22 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 01:53:23 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26893#comment-221185 <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/01/30/costs_cultural_illiteracy_lessons_from_israel_hamas_war_152271.html" rel="nofollow">what Aaron Pomerantz says is that cultural illiteracy is to blame.</a> and to be clear, i do not agree with many of his conclusions. however, where i do agree is that these events can't be judged independently of the wider cultural context. what Aaron Pomerantz says is that cultural illiteracy is to blame.

and to be clear, i do not agree with many of his conclusions. however, where i do agree is that these events can't be judged independently of the wider cultural context.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/#comment-221184 nypoet22 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 22:46:12 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26893#comment-221184 i hope everyone here will pardon the extended digression, it's just that i think I'm zeroing in on a way to explain Israel and Gaza to anyone on the left who's open minded enough to stretch their understanding. when people call what's happening "genocide" or "apartheid" that is repeating an intentional attempt by the Arabs to frame Israel's actions as equivalent to the very worst of humanity. sure one can draw comparisons, but to do so is dehumanizing every Israeli by claiming that they're the ones doing the dehumanizing, and it's not a fair comparison. what might be a fair comparison is the other recent governments of the middle east, perhaps the way some nations have treated the kurds. but also it's important to recognize that this was absolutely not where Israel started out. the country started out almost hopelessly idealistic, and has slowly internalized the culture of the region, until we've reached the point that Bibi Netanyahu and Mohammed bin Salman are practically indistinguishable. i hope everyone here will pardon the extended digression, it's just that i think I'm zeroing in on a way to explain Israel and Gaza to anyone on the left who's open minded enough to stretch their understanding. when people call what's happening "genocide" or "apartheid" that is repeating an intentional attempt by the Arabs to frame Israel's actions as equivalent to the very worst of humanity. sure one can draw comparisons, but to do so is dehumanizing every Israeli by claiming that they're the ones doing the dehumanizing, and it's not a fair comparison.

what might be a fair comparison is the other recent governments of the middle east, perhaps the way some nations have treated the kurds. but also it's important to recognize that this was absolutely not where Israel started out. the country started out almost hopelessly idealistic, and has slowly internalized the culture of the region, until we've reached the point that Bibi Netanyahu and Mohammed bin Salman are practically indistinguishable.

]]> By: BashiBazouk http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/#comment-221182 BashiBazouk Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:20:19 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26893#comment-221182 A funny meme from the Portland subreddit: LA: we will fight you. Chicago: we will fight you. PDX: we will make you endure week after week of improv theater. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeFolkNation/comments/1o4culf/this_war_is_getting_ugly_guys/" rel="nofollow">Also...</a> I don't think the Trump administration is prepared for the level of snark they will encounter here. I am proud of my city... A funny meme from the Portland subreddit:

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of improv theater.

Also...

I don't think the Trump administration is prepared for the level of snark they will encounter here. I am proud of my city...

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/#comment-221179 nypoet22 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 22:51:21 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26893#comment-221179 Donald has been consistently effective in the Middle East because he operates exactly like they do. there's an old saying, "conquer China become Chinese" which applies to Israel and Palestine exactly the same way. in spite of all its utopian socialist and democratic roots, Israel has turned into an adaptation of every other regime in the region. every time the liberal West blanches at some outrage or other by Netanyahu and his coalition, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud sits there chuckling to himself, because he knows it's exactly what he would do. JL Donald has been consistently effective in the Middle East because he operates exactly like they do. there's an old saying, "conquer China become Chinese" which applies to Israel and Palestine exactly the same way. in spite of all its utopian socialist and democratic roots, Israel has turned into an adaptation of every other regime in the region. every time the liberal West blanches at some outrage or other by Netanyahu and his coalition, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud sits there chuckling to himself, because he knows it's exactly what he would do.
JL

]]> By: BashiBazouk http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/#comment-221176 BashiBazouk Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:54:14 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26893#comment-221176 There is talk in Portland of a class action suit for defamation against FoxNews, as it potentially reduces tourism and therefore could have a monetary value attached... There is talk in Portland of a class action suit for defamation against FoxNews, as it potentially reduces tourism and therefore could have a monetary value attached...

]]> By: John From Censornati http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/#comment-221175 John From Censornati Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:25:32 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26893#comment-221175 [1] He watches the Fox Defamation channel. Try tuning in if you can stomach the hate, lies, and stupidity. They are showing old video of protests in Portland and letting viewers think they are current. [1] He watches the Fox Defamation channel. Try tuning in if you can stomach the hate, lies, and stupidity. They are showing old video of protests in Portland and letting viewers think they are current.

]]> By: Mezzomamma http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/#comment-221170 Mezzomamma Sat, 11 Oct 2025 04:49:56 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26893#comment-221170 Looking beyond Trump (please), how do facts, never mind talking points, actually reach the many who live in right-wing information bubbles? Will enough 'real Americans' understand that their real suffering is the result of policies they voted for when they voted for Trump and co, or will Fox and even worse media convince them that it's all 'them dems'? Looking beyond Trump (please), how do facts, never mind talking points, actually reach the many who live in right-wing information bubbles? Will enough 'real Americans' understand that their real suffering is the result of policies they voted for when they voted for Trump and co, or will Fox and even worse media convince them that it's all 'them dems'?

]]> By: Mezzomamma http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/10/friday-talking-points-no-prize-for-trump/#comment-221169 Mezzomamma Sat, 11 Oct 2025 04:38:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26893#comment-221169 I can't help but wonder whether Trump is confusing footage from Gaza and Ukraine with Portland and Chicago.... Seriously, is he that deluded or is he just in an information isolation bubble? Goodness knows old stuff pops up all the time on social media and can appear current if you don't check and goodness knows there are too many people who share or pass on stuff without checking at all. That shouldn't be true of a president, but it's probably not too hard to filter and manipulate what Trump sees. I can't help but wonder whether Trump is confusing footage from Gaza and Ukraine with Portland and Chicago....

Seriously, is he that deluded or is he just in an information isolation bubble? Goodness knows old stuff pops up all the time on social media and can appear current if you don't check and goodness knows there are too many people who share or pass on stuff without checking at all. That shouldn't be true of a president, but it's probably not too hard to filter and manipulate what Trump sees.

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