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mwooldri

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98. Is this "My President" thing uniquely American?

Fri Nov 29, 2024, 05:16 PM

Nov 2024

I've never had an emotional attachment in the positive to any UK prime minister. Negative, yes. Definitely towards Thatcher. But positive... Not really. I don't think Canadians have a positive attachment to Justin Trudeau like "He's my PM". And in the Anglophone world I think that's the case. Prime Ministers are always "the" Prime minister. Never "My PM".

The monarchy.... Similar unless you're a (small R) republican. Elizabeth was never "my Queen", always "the Queen" to me. I liked her, but I never "owned" her. Charles... He's the king. A misunderstood guy, relatively nice guy actually. Preferred his mother over him but he's not bad. But again not "my king". To die hard republicans no monarch is ever "my monarch".... To them it doesn't exist.

So in a sense no-ones is ever "my president". Not even Joe. And I like Joe. The upcoming guy? Nasty man. Real nasty.

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He is not my president. [View all] kentuck Nov 2024 OP

I'm right there with you . choie Nov 2024 #1

So am I debm55 Nov 2024 #2

The Orange DipSh*t NotHardly Nov 2024 #83

Like it or not ThePartyThatListens Nov 2024 #3

He may be your president. kentuck Nov 2024 #4

NOT Jack Valentino Nov 2024 #44

No fn way bluestarone Nov 2024 #67

He won't represent half the country larwdem Nov 2024 #79

He is not my president either. He is not my leader or Commander in Chief. Magoo48 Nov 2024 #84

NOT until Jan 20, 2025, and, even then, he will still be TRAITOR**-in-chief. niyad Nov 2024 #87

PRESIDENT Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., IS the President. niyad Nov 2024 #88

He is nothing MFM008 Nov 2024 #114

My Grandfather who has passed said the same thing about President Obama. Didn't change the kelly1mm Nov 2024 #5

Barack Obama did not incite an insurrection. kentuck Nov 2024 #6

All true. All irrelevant as to if President Trump will be your President starting Jan 20th (assuming you are kelly1mm Nov 2024 #8

He will not be my president. kentuck Nov 2024 #9

You saying it won't make it true. But, if it makes you feel better please proceed..... nt kelly1mm Nov 2024 #10

And you saying it is irrelevant.... kentuck Nov 2024 #12

I'm a Canadian and to me he was asshole or orange shitgibbon, arthritisR_US Nov 2024 #19

Well this is really going nowhere but assuming for sake of argument he is not your President. Who then is? nt kelly1mm Nov 2024 #25

I wouldn't be opposed to Thomas Crooks, if that were the opposing choice. Jack Valentino Nov 2024 #45

Thanks for defending your stand so well Marthe48 Nov 2024 #64

As Americans we have a duty to resist this fascist dictator that is being thrust upon us through manipulation, hadEnuf Nov 2024 #15

Excellent point!👍🏼 arthritisR_US Nov 2024 #21

You're actually right radical noodle Nov 2024 #38

Why are you even questioning if the poster is a US citizen? arthritisR_US Nov 2024 #28

If the poster is not a US citizen then the statement 'President Trump is not my President' would be correct. kelly1mm Nov 2024 #29

So you're fully behind the shitgibbon? arthritisR_US Nov 2024 #30

I am fully behind the fact that President Trump (assuming he does not pass away before 1/20/25) will be the next kelly1mm Nov 2024 #32

You dont get it MFM008 Nov 2024 #115

He also wasn't convicted choie Nov 2024 #13

Hello, he was! arthritisR_US Nov 2024 #31

Barack Obama was convicted on 34 counts? choie Nov 2024 #122

He was convicted by a jury biophile Nov 2024 #58

That maybe overturned as well. The Grand Illuminist Nov 2024 #86

I was referring to Obama choie Nov 2024 #123

I'm sorry - my bad biophile Nov 2024 #130

Obama never actively wanted to punish people who didn't vote for him, though. alarimer Nov 2024 #95

Fellow Marylander as well. He will be the President of the US on Jan 20th (assuming he does not die first). kelly1mm Nov 2024 #100

I think your giving the sick fuck too much credit. He wont be anybodys president, its not who he is, Blues Heron Nov 2024 #104

In the US we have one President at a time. Who will be occupying that office on January 21, 2025? (assuming kelly1mm Nov 2024 #105

Putin? Blues Heron Nov 2024 #107

Funny, but incorrect. Shoot, President Biden is making sure there is a smooth transition and, from what kelly1mm Nov 2024 #108

He is NOT currently the President, so, please, quit calling him that. Joseph niyad Nov 2024 #118

I am calling President Trump President Trump NOT because he is going to be President, but because he was kelly1mm Nov 2024 #119

You either missed or ignored the "protocol" defense comment. Again, niyad Nov 2024 #125

I will never I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2024 #128

Obama acted within the Constitution and didn't seek to become a dictator Crunchy Frog Nov 2024 #102

Both sides are not equal in the morality of their motivation to deny the factual truth of the situation. In that I kelly1mm Nov 2024 #106

See post 87. niyad Nov 2024 #117

No. Not doing your work for you. nt kelly1mm Nov 2024 #121

MY work? Seriously? What WORK is it, exactly, that I need to do? This really has niyad Nov 2024 #127

I was going to go along with it all, because, I have my own way of rebelling. Baitball Blogger Nov 2024 #7

Hitler rose to power "legitimately" but used armed gangs and boundless hate and lies to "game" the system. usonian Nov 2024 #11

He embarrasses, disgusts, and insults me as both an American and a human being Blue Owl Nov 2024 #14

I will NEVER accept that vile, traitorous piece of utter SHIT as my president Skittles Nov 2024 #16

If the Founders of this country aren't spinning in their graves, RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Nov 2024 #17

"Not my president"????? He's not even a FELLOW CITIZEN. AZ8theist Nov 2024 #18

As far as I'm concerned Trump will always be . . . peggysue2 Nov 2024 #71

He's a walking POS!! That's as far as I'm willing to go. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2024 #112

He is a criminal and an insurrectionist, who is barred by the 14th Amendment under any... xocetaceans Nov 2024 #20

The 14th Amendment, Section 3, prohibited him from holding public office. He should not have been allowed to run. Rhiannon12866 Nov 2024 #22

It says WAY MORE about the Constitution, and our enforcement of it's provisions. AZ8theist Nov 2024 #97

I will only ever refer to him as the SlobFather or VonSchitzInPants. NoMoreRepugs Nov 2024 #23

I call him... GiqueCee Nov 2024 #75

I call him BlueMTexpat Nov 2024 #24

Same cilla4progress Nov 2024 #26

Please, he's a child rapist and convicted felon. onecaliberal Nov 2024 #27

Post removed Post removed Nov 2024 #33

Aloha! Lulu KC Nov 2024 #35

Thats a ForgedCrank Nov 2024 #36

Legitimate American presidents don't use "forces" from Russia to get elected. Six117 Nov 2024 #34

No president has ever blown microphone before RainCaster Nov 2024 #37

Agree Meowmee Nov 2024 #39

I see Trump as a show I no longer want to watch ribrepin Nov 2024 #40

He is who he is BeyondGeography Nov 2024 #41

So true Beringia Nov 2024 #46

He is a vile human being and an embarrassment to America on the world stage. GoodRaisin Nov 2024 #42

President Biden is your president jimfields33 Nov 2024 #43

Thank You EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #61

I agree. But I won't even say it until January 20th. jimfields33 Nov 2024 #62

I feel the same way. I'll always call him the con artist Emile Nov 2024 #47

Right on! raccoon Nov 2024 #48

Hair Twitler is what I called him the first time Martin Eden Nov 2024 #49

The "supreme" court that kept him on the ballot in Colorado, and then gave him "immunity"... returnee Nov 2024 #50

I don't know "how" he cheated but I know that he did... kentuck Nov 2024 #53

Completely agree. returnee Nov 2024 #59

I share your anger but you're wrong PJMcK Nov 2024 #51

We will be a country without a president. kentuck Nov 2024 #54

Sorry, kentuck but that doesn't make sense PJMcK Nov 2024 #55

No, the majority did not vote for him. kentuck Nov 2024 #56

Okay PJMcK Nov 2024 #57

Below 50 percent is a plurality not a majority Blues Heron Nov 2024 #109

You're right but so what? PJMcK Nov 2024 #110

Semantics matters when it comes to things like claiming a mandate etc. Blues Heron Nov 2024 #111

He's not mine either claudette Nov 2024 #52

I never used the pr word for him during his first theft and won't use it for the 2nd one either. lark Nov 2024 #60

Mine either. Jilly_in_VA Nov 2024 #63

The simple test for some is that we live in a democracy and whomever gets the most votes wins... kentuck Nov 2024 #65

trump's second term is going to be a disaster LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #66

His first term was a "disaster".... kentuck Nov 2024 #68

trump is and always will a convicted felon and a rapist. republianmushroom Nov 2024 #69

Not my president LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #70

Call a con man president, not in my lifetime. Emile Nov 2024 #72

34 times convicted felon. boonecreek Nov 2024 #73

He is convicted felon Donald Trump. Always will be. CapnSteve Nov 2024 #74

Good! Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #76

Heck, you could also add "insurrectionist" to that laundry list. Karasu Nov 2024 #116

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #77

Better case for that now than in 2016 Ndp5 Nov 2024 #78

Unfortunately after January 20th he will be "the" President La Coliniere Nov 2024 #80

And every time I see him on TV I will change the channel or fast forward. kimbutgar Nov 2024 #81

He is a treasonist Scumbag ready to put the last nails in our Constitution. Bluethroughu Nov 2024 #82

Right there with you. Not mine either. LoisB Nov 2024 #85

He's the same enigmania Nov 2024 #89

Notice how we're back to having policy via social media? Ohioboy Nov 2024 #90

Amazon has some bumper stickers and decals AverageOldGuy Nov 2024 #91

Via EBay, Otterdaemmerung Nov 2024 #103

Not normalizing Dem4life1970 Nov 2024 #92

Same. No allegiance with anti-democratic, dictator wanna -bees and sociopaths. Never. Evolve Dammit Nov 2024 #93

Mine either. alarimer Nov 2024 #94

If I am ever unfortunate enough KentuckyWoman Nov 2024 #96

Is this "My President" thing uniquely American? mwooldri Nov 2024 #98

Of course not. Felons and insurrectionists shouldn't even be ALLOWED to run for office. Karasu Nov 2024 #99

Never was, never will be IzzaNuDay Nov 2024 #101

N-E-V-E-R ! ! ! ! ! Clouds Passing Nov 2024 #113

I always thought that YoshidaYui Nov 2024 #120

Yesterday, at our Friendsgiving, slightlv Nov 2024 #124

That orange pustule full of shit I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2024 #126

I am not saying he did not win kacekwl Nov 2024 #129