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69. "fiasco" is too kind for TSF

Wed Apr 30, 2025, 02:31 AM

Apr 30

Cluster f&$k is a more accurate phrase for what Trump is doing.
Other phrases include:
Shit show
Fecal farce
Diarrhea demonstration

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Are we approaching "fiasco" level? [View all] EarlG Apr 29 OP

I think we are approaching a "fiasco" my dear EarlG! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 29 #1

It was a fiasco from when he made a stink about Obama's birth certificate. unblock Apr 29 #2

I think technically it wasn't a fiasco though EarlG Apr 29 #5

Trump's magic -- unblock Apr 29 #11

That's a great take EarlG Apr 29 #12

Interesting it took a child to point out the emperor has no clothes Ponietz Apr 29 #16

I like the pro wrestling analogy blubunyip Apr 29 #39

"...so he can't point the finger at anyone else this time"? calimary Apr 29 #62

Trump was saved from exposure as an economic idiot by the pandemic. House of Roberts Apr 29 #64

He also had people in place the first time around that told him 'no'. louis-t Apr 30 #73

No. That was not fiasco. That was Anal Fistula, just being an asshole. Now is the beginning of fiasco. 3Hotdogs Apr 29 #56

when your social security check Mme. Defarge Apr 30 #68

If only... kirby Apr 29 #3

Most Americans don't want a civil war? SergeStorms Apr 29 #4

Understood EarlG Apr 29 #7

Again, I repeat DENVERPOPS Apr 29 #31

Do you mean....... SergeStorms Apr 29 #42

There are too many (if not the majority) who want a civil war. "When can we start using our guns?" erronis Apr 29 #18

They're also loud-mouthed morons..... SergeStorms Apr 29 #43

Approaching? Oh, we're there. Right in the middle of it. Ocelot II Apr 29 #6

No, we're not there yet IMO Dan Apr 29 #10

Amazon said they're just talking about showing tariff costs.... Nittersing Apr 29 #17

I noticed the 'change' to talking. Dan Apr 29 #19

The increases are already showing up DENVERPOPS Apr 29 #32

Shipping..... SergeStorms Apr 29 #47

Surprise surprise DENVERPOPS Apr 29 #49

Bezos won't want to waste..... SergeStorms Apr 29 #44

Doesn't matter DENVERPOPS Apr 29 #50

Agree. Would term what we're enduring as a rolling fiasco storm. Inasmuch as djt is a allegorical oracle Apr 29 #52

I agree with this assessment Skittles Apr 29 #59

Good point. When I think about it, every Repug I've known has always had a thing allegorical oracle Apr 29 #60

I swear, how do they even have the time to worry about so many people Skittles Apr 29 #61

ppl, pls go listen to the show. pleeease. for one thing, u will love it. mopinko Apr 29 #8

Dear God! I understood your whole post, and I don't text at all. planetc Apr 29 #28

FIASCO???? DENVERPOPS Apr 29 #33

I coined the phrase Trumpocalypse in the Fall of 2016 - little did I know. yellow dahlia Apr 29 #63

Awesome!!!!! DENVERPOPS Apr 29 #66

I've heard some pundits use it recently. yellow dahlia Apr 29 #67

I heard the show when NJCher Apr 30 #70

esp mopinko Apr 30 #71

Just want to point out that Hillary Clinton was laughing since Trump's inaugural. Baitball Blogger Apr 29 #9

And I seceded from the country the day after the election. planetc Apr 29 #29

We have been at fiasco level since November 5, 2024. Sneederbunk Apr 29 #13

I can only hope you are onto something with this Earl! It does seem possible, and more so daily. So, let's all KPN Apr 29 #14

Love TAL and Ira. orangecrush Apr 29 #15

i dont listen to radio like i used to. mopinko Apr 29 #36

I am listening to CFZM 740 A.M. out of Toronto orangecrush Apr 29 #37

I prefer to think of Trump's administration as a soup sandwich. Jedi Guy Apr 29 #20

The nature of the government's fiasco is of course quite different. WestMichRad Apr 29 #21

Just like the audience in Cabaret. The Nazi soldiers enjoyed the schtick but the real people understood. erronis Apr 29 #45

We hit fiasco level the day Trump was elected. And it's been downhill ever since. Martin68 Apr 29 #22

I dont think so GusBob Apr 29 #23

Fiasco is like recession BaronChocula Apr 29 #24

Simple and true. erronis Apr 29 #46

That's really interesting. NH Ethylene Apr 29 #25

Very nice piece, EarlG! marble falls Apr 29 #26

I realize this OP was to point out the danger here, Tom Dyer Apr 29 #27

Great comparison! And it goes so well with that poll I posted this morning showing how many highplainsdem Apr 29 #30

Bookmarking to listen to later robbob Apr 29 #34

Sadly this country is weapons grade stupid Cosmocat Apr 29 #35

I haven't seen Fiasco, but recently... Dem4life1970 Apr 29 #38

, Magoo48 Apr 29 #40

Profound malaise Apr 29 #41

Mockery and laughter can be an effective, even lethal weapon against puffed-up egos peggysue2 Apr 29 #48

Yep fiasco, chaos, melee..... Clouds Passing Apr 29 #51

well past fiasco et tu Apr 29 #53

This is such a good comparison mcar Apr 29 #54

Very Funny bluestateboomer Apr 29 #55

Hell, we passed "fiasco" two months ago...... lastlib Apr 29 #57

The Evidence Is Everywhere DallasNE Apr 29 #58

I still hold out hope that a series of events could trigger a paradigm shift yellow dahlia Apr 29 #65

"fiasco" is too kind for TSF RainCaster Apr 30 #69

found the episode SleeplessinSoCal Apr 30 #72