[Tubby Isaacs]

Jonathan of Bluesky here, with today's "you hate capitalism and partake in it" standard take, except he's bafflingly from the Left. Does he think the locals had a vote on Trump's ownership of the golf course? What's the hypocrisy? They want to be paid for working on the Irish Open (which is being held at Trump's course this time, but started nearly 20 years before Trump was born).?

[Spoonman]

Looking at local comments conceding Trump going full-chuckie, a lot of unionists (esp. DUP) are upset as they thought he was one of "them" while plenty of nationalists, as much as they are laughing at the DUP & hangers on, struggle with the realisation that pretty much everying Trump touches turns to shit.

[davidjay]

T'other reason is because Lowe and the wilder fringes tend to be the younger elements who grew up when not surrendering to the IRA was the acceptable face of laddish racism. Reform's older voters come from the days of the 'tow it out and sink it' school of solving the Irish question.

[Youngian]

a lot of unionists (esp. DUP) are upset as they thought he was one of "them"

Not as orange as he looks.

[Abernathy]

Looking at local comments conceding Trump going full-chuckie, a lot of unionists (esp. DUP) are upset as they thought he was one of "them" while plenty of nationalists, as much as they are laughing at the DUP & hangers on, struggle with the realisation that pretty much everying Trump touches turns to shit.

You do wonder why anybody pays the slightest bit of attention to anything that Trump says (well, obviously it’s because he is the president of the USA and we sort of have to).

It’s obvious that he hasn’t a fucking clue what he’s talking about and will have forgotten all about it by tomorrow anyway.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

It's intentional; flooding the zone with shit.


>edit<
Would that be similar to Schrodinger's Dead Cat?

[The Weeping Angel]

Nah, it's because he's an idiot who will say whatever dumb shit comes into his brain. We really have to stop treating the likes of Trump, Johnson, and Putin as Machiavellian geniuses, but as bumbling idiots they actually are.

[satnav]

I think Trump's comments about a united Ireland are probably aimed at Irish American voters who will be voting mid term elections in America i a couple of months time.

[Youngian]

I'll try to find a reputable piece I read claiming the ignoring of Trump has already begun and is cutting a lonely figure. Burnham for eg doesn’t appear in any hurry to meet him and has so far sent Miliband to deal with US relations through Rubio.

[davidjay]

If your eighty year old father started coming out with this sort of rambling you'd be looking at getting Power of Attorney and advice from a doctor.

[Bones McCoy]

[Youngian]

You wot? I can only assume the senile fuckwit thinks US companies based in Ireland serving the European market deprive America of factories.

[Youngian]

Now safely playing golf in Ireland.

Credit where its due, good story from the Sun. Trump can't even cut deals with Rupert anymore. And anyone for the right price can buy Murdoch.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Nah, it's because he's an idiot who will say whatever dumb shit comes into his brain. We really have to stop treating the likes of Trump, Johnson, and Putin as Machiavellian geniuses, but as bumbling idiots they actually are.

That's how they got to power...

[Boiler]

Now safely playing golf in Ireland.

Credit where its due, good story from the Sun. Trump can't even cut deals with Rupert anymore. And anyone for the right price can buy Murdoch.

See also the stories of rapist and paedo airmen just getting off with a slapped wrist in courts martial.

[Oboogie]

Well Trump's certainly knocked the cost to the Irish taxpayer of security for his private visit off the front pages.