Trolling Trump, Joe Walsh Tries to Recruit George Conway

[Tennesseer]

Trolling Trump, Joe Walsh Tries to Recruit George Conway for Nascent Challenge

WASHINGTON — Joe Walsh, a conservative radio show host and a former Tea Party congressman from Illinois who is expected to announce a long shot primary challenge to President Trump in the coming days, is wooing the husband of Kellyanne Conway, Mr. Trump’s former campaign manager, for a senior role in his campaign — a signal of his intent to troll Mr. Trump into engagement with him.

Mr. Walsh met on Thursday with George T. Conway III,...

Mr. Conway, who has gained a large following on Twitter for his increasingly virulent critiques of Mr. Trump and his mental state but who has never worked on a political campaign before, did not commit to anything, telling Mr. Walsh he would think about it, the two people said.

Mr. Walsh has virtually no chance of wresting the Republican presidential nomination away from Mr. Trump, whose poll numbers with Republicans remain consistently in the high-80s. But as a former supporter and media-trained radio show host attacking him from the right, he has an opportunity to rattle Mr. Trump with his television criticisms, and with audacious moves like trying to work with Mr. Conway, whose denunciations have personally enraged the president and his family members.

“I think Walsh’s plan to attack Trump for his dishonesty, amorality, instability and incompetence is absolutely the right approach, and I’ll do whatever I can to help,” Mr. Conway said in an interview, though he declined to say whether he would formally join the campaign.

Complete article here: Trolling Trump, Joe Walsh Tries to Recruit George Conway for Nascent Challenge

[kadee79]

I think it would be fun to have Conway debate DT!  DT couldn't handle it!

[kadee79]

And Walsh has announced his running for GOP nomination!

[billisonboard]

I hope to hear a lot of, "I will do similar policy wise and be a decent human being while doing so" from him.  Give Republican voters a choice that will meet their policy desires but without the garbage.

[happyhoix]

Aug 25, 2019 12:12:46 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

I hope to hear a lot of, "I will do similar policy wise and be a decent human being while doing so" from him.  Give Republican voters a choice that will meet their policy desires but without the garbage.

He was on MSNBC this AM and actually he was listing out the 'true' conservative positions he would take, and which Trump is failing to take. Like reining in the budget (he said he wants to balance the budget, but admitted that will be almost impossible to do anytime soon, thanks to the enormous debt Trump has tacked on), strengthen our ties to NATO (rather than weaken them), and push back on Putin (he said he didn't know what Putin had on Trump, in order to get Trump to be so obedient to him).

Then he apologized for what he did to help Trump get elected, he said he thought Trump would be harmless and might actually get a few things done, but he was completely wrong about that. He says all the GOP congressmen agree with him, but they're too scared of Trump to say any of that out loud.

He's a very long shot, but it will be interesting to see what comes of his run.

[weltschmerz]

“I think Walsh’s plan to attack Trump for his dishonesty, amorality, instability and incompetence is absolutely the right approach, and I’ll do whatever I can to help,” Mr. Conway said in an interview, though he declined to say whether he would formally join the campaign.

...and Trump just keeps lying and lying and lying. He said Macron asked for his  permission to invite Javad Zarif to France for talks. Macron denied it, saying he informed Trump he was coming.

Then he said he didn't go to the climate change meeting because he had scheduled talks with Germany and India.  Germany and India were both at the climate change meeting.

The lies just never stop. Lies piled up atop lies.

www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/politics/donald-trump-g7-climate-change/index.html

[happyhoix]

Aug 26, 2019 12:14:36 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

“I think Walsh’s plan to attack Trump for his dishonesty, amorality, instability and incompetence is absolutely the right approach, and I’ll do whatever I can to help,” Mr. Conway said in an interview, though he declined to say whether he would formally join the campaign.

...and Trump just keeps lying and lying and lying. He said Macron asked for his  permission to invite Javad Zarif to France for talks. Macron denied it, saying he informed Trump he was coming.

Then he said he didn't go to the climate change meeting because he had scheduled talks with Germany and India.  Germany and India were both at the climate change meeting.

The lies just never stop. Lies piled up atop lies.

www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/politics/donald-trump-g7-climate-change/index.html

Did you hear the one about him wanting to put a nuke in a hurricane?

Multiple people heard him ask about this on more than one occasion. Trump is now denying he asked about it.

[weltschmerz]

Aug 26, 2019 12:22:07 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Aug 26, 2019 12:14:36 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

“I think Walsh’s plan to attack Trump for his dishonesty, amorality, instability and incompetence is absolutely the right approach, and I’ll do whatever I can to help,” Mr. Conway said in an interview, though he declined to say whether he would formally join the campaign.

...and Trump just keeps lying and lying and lying. He said Macron asked for his  permission to invite Javad Zarif to France for talks. Macron denied it, saying he informed Trump he was coming.

Then he said he didn't go to the climate change meeting because he had scheduled talks with Germany and India.  Germany and India were both at the climate change meeting.

The lies just never stop. Lies piled up atop lies.

www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/politics/donald-trump-g7-climate-change/index.html

Did you hear the one about him wanting to put a nuke in a hurricane?

Multiple people heard him ask about this on more than one occasion. Trump is now denying he asked about it.

I sure did. Someone has to stop this moron. Perhaps Joe Walsh can do it.

[weltschmerz]

Aug 26, 2019 12:14:36 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

“I think Walsh’s plan to attack Trump for his dishonesty, amorality, instability and incompetence is absolutely the right approach, and I’ll do whatever I can to help,” Mr. Conway said in an interview, though he declined to say whether he would formally join the campaign.

...and Trump just keeps lying and lying and lying. He said Macron asked for his  permission to invite Javad Zarif to France for talks. Macron denied it, saying he informed Trump he was coming.

Then he said he didn't go to the climate change meeting because he had scheduled talks with Germany and India.  Germany and India were both at the climate change meeting.

The lies just never stop. Lies piled up atop lies.

www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/politics/donald-trump-g7-climate-change/index.html

Speaking of "the lies never stop"......at Biarritz Trump claimed China called him and that they're close to a deal.  China said they did no such thing.

TRUMP APPEARS TO BE LYING, AGAIN, TO SAVE HIS OWN ASS


www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/donald-trump-china-phone-call

[Tennesseer]

Aug 26, 2019 22:04:53 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Aug 26, 2019 12:14:36 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

“I think Walsh’s plan to attack Trump for his dishonesty, amorality, instability and incompetence is absolutely the right approach, and I’ll do whatever I can to help,” Mr. Conway said in an interview, though he declined to say whether he would formally join the campaign.

...and Trump just keeps lying and lying and lying. He said Macron asked for his  permission to invite Javad Zarif to France for talks. Macron denied it, saying he informed Trump he was coming.

Then he said he didn't go to the climate change meeting because he had scheduled talks with Germany and India.  Germany and India were both at the climate change meeting.

The lies just never stop. Lies piled up atop lies.

www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/politics/donald-trump-g7-climate-change/index.html

Speaking of "the lies never stop"......at Biarritz Trump claimed China called him and that they're close to a deal.  China said they did no such thing.

TRUMP APPEARS TO BE LYING, AGAIN, TO SAVE HIS OWN ASS


www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/donald-trump-china-phone-call

It's pretty safe to assume every claim trump makes is a lie. It's also a pretty sad day when I believe Iran or China over trump. But this is all of trump's own making.

[dezii]

Aug 26, 2019 12:14:36 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

“I think Walsh’s plan to attack Trump for his dishonesty, amorality, instability and incompetence is absolutely the right approach, and I’ll do whatever I can to help,” Mr. Conway said in an interview, though he declined to say whether he would formally join the campaign.

...and Trump just keeps lying and lying and lying. He said Macron asked for his  permission to invite Javad Zarif to France for talks. Macron denied it, saying he informed Trump he was coming.

Then he said he didn't go to the climate change meeting because he had scheduled talks with Germany and India.  Germany and India were both at the climate change meeting.

The lies just never stop. Lies piled up atop lies.

www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/politics/donald-trump-g7-climate-change/index.html

"The lies just never stop. Lies piled up atop lies."


Yoo hooo...surprise, surprise...…...

[OldCoyote]

Like any of you would ever vote for a Republican Presidential candidate.

Then accuse the President of lying.

[tallguy]

I might have before, and if they ever put forth a decent candidate I might again, but what they are now is beyond ridiculous and pathetic.  Get back to the socially moderate, fiscally conservative beliefs of decades ago.  Right now they are on the opposite sides of both.  Worthless and dangerous.

[happyhoix]

Trump also claimed Melania was now good friends with Kim Jong Un.

Except that she's never even met the man.

Trump's toady staff, attempting, as always, to explain away the lie, claims that Trump has talked to Melania so much about his dear friend Kim Jong Un that Melania 'feels' as though they are best pals.

Sometimes, I can't even figure out why he bothered to lie - who cares of Melania likes Kim, and vice versa?

[Tennesseer]

Aug 27, 2019 11:18:20 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Trump also claimed Melania was now good friends with Kim Jong Un.

Except that she's never even met the man.

Trump's toady staff, attempting, as always, to explain away the lie, claims that Trump has talked to Melania so much about his dear friend Kim Jong Un that Melania 'feels' as though they are best pals.

Sometimes, I can't even figure out why he bothered to lie - who cares of Melania likes Kim, and vice versa?

I must now be good friends with Kim too as I have heard trump speak about him.

[happyhoix]

He also skipped the Climate Change meeting at the G7 summit, claiming he had an important meeting with Merkle and the head of India.

Except that there is video of the climate change meeting, showing Merkle and the head of India sitting at the table the whole time, and an empty seat where Trump was supposed to be.

In a simpleton follow up, when asked about the meeting he missed, Trump claimed it hadn't happened yet (it had) and that 'I like clean air. I like clean water.'

www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/politics/donald-trump-g7-climate-change/index.html

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I'm starting to wonder if he has dementia because his reality seems to change by the hour and I am hard pressed to believe someone intentionally lies that much.  Maybe we should start screening president's mental capacities if we are going to keep having presidents in their mid to upper 70's.

I mean you only need to be 35 for pete's sake.  Not that I want someone totally green around the gills I think we've learned our lesson there, but there is a HUGE age range between 35 and 73.

[Tennesseer]

Aug 27, 2019 11:26:03 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

He also skipped the Climate Change meeting at the G7 summit, claiming he had an important meeting with Merkle and the head of India.

Except that there is video of the climate change meeting, showing Merkle and the head of India sitting at the table the whole time, and an empty seat where Trump was supposed to be.

In a simpleton follow up, when asked about the meeting he missed, Trump claimed it hadn't happened yet (it had) and that 'I like clean air. I like clean water.'

www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/politics/donald-trump-g7-climate-change/index.html

trump was also asked why he skipped the climate change meeting. trump replied it had not yet started, when in actuality, it was already over.

[dondub]

Aug 27, 2019 9:45:43 GMT -5 OldCoyote said:

Like any of you would ever vote for a Republican Presidential candidate.

Then accuse the President of lying.

I'm just not that into fascism.

[djAdvocate]

Aug 27, 2019 9:45:43 GMT -5 OldCoyote said:

Like any of you would ever vote for a Republican Presidential candidate.

Then accuse the President of lying.

I voted for one in 2008.

and then Guiliani torpedoed him.

because Rudy is a complete ass.

[djAdvocate]

Aug 27, 2019 10:59:57 GMT -5 tallguy said:

I might have before, and if they ever put forth a decent candidate I might again, but what they are now is beyond ridiculous and pathetic.  Get back to the socially moderate, fiscally conservative beliefs of decades ago.  Right now they are on the opposite sides of both.  Worthless and dangerous.

the GOP was recently called an "anti-federalist insurgency" recently (can't remember by whom).

I think that is largely accurate.  they want to destroy the government, not run it.

edit: it might have been Chomsky that said it. 

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I considered voting Republican in the past then they all went off the deep end catering to the religious right.   I have no interest in becoming a theocracy thanks.   If a Republican candidate can tell them to take a hike I will happily vote for them.

[dondub]

Yes, after 12 years of Catholic school, including the last 4 at an all boys Jesuit Prep school, the last thing I could tolerate is a Theocracy. The Repo-Cons have been moving in that direction since Reagan lifted the rock.

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Joe who?

[dondub]

Aug 27, 2019 15:37:34 GMT -5 AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP said:

Joe who?

There is no Joe in The Who but there is a Joe Walsh in the Eagles.

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Aug 27, 2019 16:18:32 GMT -5 dondub said:

Aug 27, 2019 15:37:34 GMT -5 AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP said:

Joe who?

There is no Joe in The Who but there is a Joe Walsh in the Eagles.

Joe Walsh of Eagles fame is running for President with George Conway?

[Tennesseer]

Aug 26, 2019 12:22:07 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Aug 26, 2019 12:14:36 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

“I think Walsh’s plan to attack Trump for his dishonesty, amorality, instability and incompetence is absolutely the right approach, and I’ll do whatever I can to help,” Mr. Conway said in an interview, though he declined to say whether he would formally join the campaign.

...and Trump just keeps lying and lying and lying. He said Macron asked for his  permission to invite Javad Zarif to France for talks. Macron denied it, saying he informed Trump he was coming.

Then he said he didn't go to the climate change meeting because he had scheduled talks with Germany and India.  Germany and India were both at the climate change meeting.

The lies just never stop. Lies piled up atop lies.

www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/politics/donald-trump-g7-climate-change/index.html

Did you hear the one about him wanting to put a nuke in a hurricane?

Multiple people heard him ask about this on more than one occasion. Trump is now denying he asked about it.

[Deleted]

Aug 27, 2019 13:27:25 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

I considered voting Republican in the past then they all went off the deep end catering to the religious right.   I have no interest in becoming a theocracy thanks.   If a Republican candidate can tell them to take a hike I will happily vote for them.

Barry Goldwater...... did he ever call it.......

“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.”

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Aug 27, 2019 16:43:38 GMT -5 @aj said:

Aug 27, 2019 13:27:25 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

I considered voting Republican in the past then they all went off the deep end catering to the religious right.   I have no interest in becoming a theocracy thanks.   If a Republican candidate can tell them to take a hike I will happily vote for them.

Barry Goldwater...... did he ever call it.......

“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.”

Perhaps, but Democrats think they ARE God and their doctrine is whatever suits them at the moment- and you can and will be seized upon if you blaspheme them in any way. You will be spat upon, your property vandalized, you will be barred from the lunch counter, the public square, you will be forced to violate your conscience or lose your business, and you will even be beaten mercilessly and left for dead. So, while I don't like mixing church and state-- we're already doing that. It's just that the religious nutters we're up against don't formally call themselves a religion. Just so you know.

[tallguy]

Far less terroristic than the right-wing nutters....