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Baitball Blogger

(53,017 posts) Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:43 PM Jul 4

Anyone watching the Trump Speech?

From the little I gathered from his rambling about the American flag, it sounds like he's going with his version of Sheldon' Cooper's and Amy Farrah Fowler's Fun With Flags podcast on the Big Bang Theory.

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Anyone watching the Trump Speech? (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Jul 4 OP

Ms now cut off coverage LetMyPeopleVote Jul 4 #1

Not me. But the weather app on my phone says it's gonna rain in DC in about 15 min. RockRaven Jul 4 #2

radar shows a small blob of orange and red nearing dc. not a huge blob tho msongs Jul 4 #4

You couldn't pay me to watch his speeches. Ocelot II Jul 4 #3

He's currently basking in the glory of actual military and societal heroes who are being honored on stage. Intractable Jul 4 #5

He always fills his prime time speeches with that. GoodRaisin Jul 5 #10

Stolen valour about describes it. Repeated scenes of some military applegrove Jul 4 #6

Yeah Mz Pip Jul 4 #7

I prefer watching the video of my colonoscopy. I'll learn more. surfered Jul 5 #8

Is that the gurgling noise I've been hearing in the background? lastlib Jul 5 #9

Yes, sorry. surfered Jul 5 #11

I had it on in the background. The only significant thing I overheard GoodRaisin Jul 5 #12

How long did trump speak? LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #13

About 40 minutes of actual speech. Introduced some veterans etc. Raine Jul 5 #15

I watched it. I don't think it was as bad as usual, he kept the bragging on himself Raine Jul 5 #14

Is Malignia with him? Or the is the blond I saw Ilsa Jul 5 #16

LetMyPeopleVote

(184,867 posts)

1. Ms now cut off coverage

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:45 PM

Jul 4

I watched the local weather inlieu of trump

RockRaven

(20,196 posts)

2. Not me. But the weather app on my phone says it's gonna rain in DC in about 15 min.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:46 PM

Jul 4

Maybe that will chase him off of the stage. Between the face paint and the hair spray, his self-image can't take getting wet.

msongs

(74,653 posts)

4. radar shows a small blob of orange and red nearing dc. not a huge blob tho

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:51 PM

Jul 4

Ocelot II

(132,053 posts)

3. You couldn't pay me to watch his speeches.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:50 PM

Jul 4

And I preferred to scoop a litter box - a lot less shit.

Intractable

(2,658 posts)

5. He's currently basking in the glory of actual military and societal heroes who are being honored on stage.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:52 PM

Jul 4

It's not stolen valor. More like borrowed for a bit.

GoodRaisin

(11,241 posts)

10. He always fills his prime time speeches with that.

Reply to Intractable (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 12:08 AM

Jul 5

He uses them as props for his “patriot” horseshit.

applegrove

(134,157 posts)

6. Stolen valour about describes it. Repeated scenes of some military

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:52 PM

Jul 4

person (active and retired, veterans of foreign wars including WWII, Vietnam and Korea) standing beside one or another heritage flag. Again and again. Stolen valour.