Orange is the new President

[Aresen]

They are all Fredos.

Ivanka might be Michael.

Nope. It's the Tattaglia mob.

[Warren]

Who's Tom?

[Aresen]

Who's Tom?

Tillerson

"You're not a war-time consiglieri, Rex."

[Fin Fang Foom]

Eric is Connie.

[thoreau]

Like father, like son.

But, not to be outdone, dad had an affair with a Playboy model.

[Painboy]

I'm honestly a little surprised anyone would even admit to being intimate with Trump. Even if with money involved.

[Pham Nuwen]

We live in a bad soap opera universe. Smh

[Aresen]

I am amused by the faux outrage going on over Trump's congratulations to Putin on the latter's re-election.

Many of the people who are outraged were also upset when Reagan refused to attend Leonid Brezhnev's funeral.

[thoreau]

I would pay good money to see this fight.

[Ellie]

I would pay good money to see this fight.

I think a lot of people would. Maybe this is his solution to the national debt.

[Aresen]

My money's on Joe: Looks fitter and has a better diet.

[Shem]

I am amused by the faux outrage going on over Trump's congratulations to Putin on the latter's re-election.

Many of the people who are outraged were also upset when Reagan refused to attend Leonid Brezhnev's funeral.

There's a bit of a difference between going to someone's funeral to pay respects and applauding someone for "winning" an election where there are literally videos of people stuffing ballot boxes.

[Sandy]

I am amused by the faux outrage going on over Trump's congratulations to Putin on the latter's re-election.

Many of the people who are outraged were also upset when Reagan refused to attend Leonid Brezhnev's funeral.

There's a bit of a difference between going to someone's funeral to pay respects and applauding someone for "winning" an election where there are literally videos of people stuffing ballot boxes.

So President Lena Dunham should go to Putin's funeral and pay respects, is what you're saying.

[thoreau]

If we get President Lena Dunham I'll probably be hospitalized and beyond the point of caring was zie does in office.

[Aresen]

I am amused by the faux outrage going on over Trump's congratulations to Putin on the latter's re-election.

Many of the people who are outraged were also upset when Reagan refused to attend Leonid Brezhnev's funeral.

There's a bit of a difference between going to someone's funeral to pay respects and applauding someone for "winning" an election where there are literally videos of people stuffing ballot boxes.

Why does Brezhnev deserve any more respect than Putin? Were Soviet-era elections somehow fairer?

[thoreau]

Sometimes it is necessary to be diplomatic and congratulate a guy who doesn't really deserve it, on the grounds that he's at least been playing the game nicely of late.

Putin just ordered a chemical weapons attack on British soil. That is hardly "playing the game nicely." This is not the time for anything beyond the most pro forma diplomatic niceties. The US Embassy in Moscow should issue the usual polite statement on letterhead, or whatever it is that they do, but the President of the United States should be asking pointed questions (in diplomatically correct language), not chatting up Volodiya like a buddy.

[Warren]

If I could have one wish, I would wish... Oh who am I kidding? It would be about hookers and blow.
But if I could make just one change to political discourse in America, it would be that everybody not actually part of the Administration would stop giving a shit about what the President says/tweets.

[Kwix]

Putin just ordered a chemical weapons attack on British soil. [Citation Nee ...

Ahahaha, I just couldn't finish typing it.

[thoreau]

Former Russian agent, living in the UK after spying for them, is poisoned with something identified as a Russian-made nerve agent.

EDIT TO FIX LINK

[Sandy]

If we get President Lena Dunham I'll probably be hospitalized and beyond the point of caring was zie does in office.

I'm just assuming we're going to get dumb lefty stars in exchange for dumb righty stars. I take "star" loosely and couldn't think of a lefty reality star.

[Jennifer]

I am amused by the faux outrage going on over Trump's congratulations to Putin on the latter's re-election.

Many of the people who are outraged were also upset when Reagan refused to attend Leonid Brezhnev's funeral.

There's a bit of a difference between going to someone's funeral to pay respects and applauding someone for "winning" an election where there are literally videos of people stuffing ballot boxes.

Why does Brezhnev deserve any more respect than Putin? Were Soviet-era elections somehow fairer?

It's not Brezhnev v. Putin; it's "attending a funeral for a recently departed head of state" versus "congratulating someone for winning a clearly fraudulent election."

[Shem]

I am amused by the faux outrage going on over Trump's congratulations to Putin on the latter's re-election.

Many of the people who are outraged were also upset when Reagan refused to attend Leonid Brezhnev's funeral.

There's a bit of a difference between going to someone's funeral to pay respects and applauding someone for "winning" an election where there are literally videos of people stuffing ballot boxes.

Why does Brezhnev deserve any more respect than Putin? Were Soviet-era elections somehow fairer?

It's an apples to oranges comparison. Brezhnev's funeral marks that Brezhnev died. You can make it about other stuff, but at its heart, that's all it is. Attending it can mean anything from "what a great guy" to "I want to make sure the SOB is really dead." Putin's "reelection" marks that Putin stole an election. Congratulating him on it can only mean "I don't care (at least) that you just subverted democracy to remain dictator for life."

[Shem]

Former Russian agent, living in the UK after spying for them, is poisoned with something identified as a Russian-made nerve agent.

That the Russians developed, that the Russians have the only known stockpiles of, that Russian media has been crowing about since it happened, that match Russian MO for similar attacks, that (on and on).

[thoreau]

I am amused by the faux outrage going on over Trump's congratulations to Putin on the latter's re-election.

Many of the people who are outraged were also upset when Reagan refused to attend Leonid Brezhnev's funeral.

There's a bit of a difference between going to someone's funeral to pay respects and applauding someone for "winning" an election where there are literally videos of people stuffing ballot boxes.

Why does Brezhnev deserve any more respect than Putin? Were Soviet-era elections somehow fairer?

It's an apples to oranges comparison. Brezhnev's funeral marks that Brezhnev died. You can make it about other stuff, but at its heart, that's all it is. Attending it can mean anything from "what a great guy" to "I want to make sure the SOB is really dead." Putin's "reelection" marks that Putin stole an election. Congratulating him on it can only mean "I don't care (at least) that you just subverted democracy to remain dictator for life."

And there's a difference between Trump getting all effusive on the phone and the Embassy quietly releasing whatever protocol-compliant statement is normally released. Some mid-level PR guy saying "On behalf of the Ambassador we offer congratulations; we look forward to continuing our constructive working relationship" (or whatever) is different from a nominal peer (to the extent that Trump is really the peer of any Head of State) warmly congratulating him.

[Fin Fang Foom]

Bolton.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu- (this joke would work better on Twitter)- uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.