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Jack Valentino

(5,103 posts)
39. NOT grateful TO the bully--- just glad that our country didn't commence a genocide
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 11:05 PM
Wednesday

which he swore to commit if he didn't get his way---

As far as being mocked and hopefully prosecuted for making the threats in the first place, ALL SYSTEMS GO!

But to call this another 'TACO' is to imply that Trump was
'too weak to commence with committing a genocide'.

In that context, I would hope that every decent human being
would be convicted of being "too weak" or even "chickening out" from commencing a genocide...
(not that I think that Trump is a decent human being!!!)
thus I think that using this particular meme in this ONE instance
is mistaken and wrongheaded, and could imply that we think he SHOULD have
taken out Iran's electricity and infrastructure, which of course we DON'T believe---


Now as far as being like an 'abused spouse' who didn't know
whether to believe Trump's ultimately false threat in this instance,
I plead guilty..... but as I read on another site about spousal abuse,
'maybe the time you don't take it seriously is just before you get killed'!!

I am well aware of all the times that Trump backed down from his many threats---
but he is clearly becoming so demented and mentally deranged that
he could eventually slip off from his own 'playbook'
and actually ORDER 'the thing' to be done which he threatened---
believing in his own lying rhetoric and forgetting that it was supposed to be
just a 'threat'---

and WHO in his hand-picked administration of yes-men/women and sycophants
would be there to tell him "no" ??


Oh well.... I can't stop the avalanche of TACO references now,
although I believe I am right in this ONE particular instance----

HOWEVER, it HAS made me extremely hungry for my home-made tacos,
which I have been planning to make for some time,
and believe to be superior (in my own taste)
to anything available commercially (and less expensive!)

Maybe tomorrow--- in which case it would be 'Taco Thursday' !















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That has been true every time the term TACO jas been used. Ms. Toad Wednesday #1
OK..But If He Wears A Tan Suit or Melania Turns Out WizumbODaSage Wednesday #9
Tan suit yes, Melania turns out to be a man - NO. Ms. Toad Wednesday #13
I'm Talkin' 'Bout MAGA'S Post Pres Treatment of Obama WizumbODaSage Wednesday #15
I draw the line at ridicule which hurts others who are forced to witness it - Ms. Toad Wednesday #23
Do you really think he's doing the "right" thing by manipulating markets fujiyamasan Wednesday #12
that's true...he only does the "right thing" agingdem Wednesday #28
I didn't KNOW that he WOULDN'T try to go through with it---- he's getting Jack Valentino Wednesday #37
The THREATS are WAR CRIMES too pat_k Wednesday #2
I'm not a lawyer, so I won't dispute your supposition.... Jack Valentino Wednesday #4
It was good to hear Lawrence make the point on Last Word last night. pat_k Wednesday #30
quite apart from the fact that taunting the psychopath stopdiggin Wednesday #3
He should be removed from office for making the statement. 1WorldHope Wednesday #5
YES, he SHOULD HAVE been removed from office LONG ago, but too many Republicans Jack Valentino Wednesday #6
At this point, he is pulling them down like an anchor. pat_k Wednesday #32
He put himself into a lose/lose situation with his ludicrous, reckless threats HesNotHere Wednesday #7
He Also Met His Match. Messianic Islamists Who WizumbODaSage Wednesday #11
Not sure the late-night comedians will do that... Justice matters. Wednesday #8
I don't think he was planning to follow through with this. LeftInTX Wednesday #10
When I Read That B-52's Had Left The UK I Smelled A Rat DallasNE Wednesday #14
Iran isn't the only one being threatened with bombardment I'm sure. Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #16
Its simplistic messaging Cosmocat Wednesday #17
Trump never intended... BH liberal Wednesday #18
He should be mocked and criticized for the things he said in itself. JI7 Wednesday #19
Threats like this are a form of "abuse". (I don't know if they meet the war crime level) LeftInTX Wednesday #25
Good point about the sabre rattling fujiyamasan Wednesday #34
It is primarily a verbal abuse against US citizens. LeftInTX Wednesday #35
Trump is a bluffoon and... BH liberal Wednesday #20
NPR has released this as part of their coverage of the so-called "deal"... BH liberal Wednesday #21
That's crazy! LeftInTX Wednesday #26
Seems that Trump threats work better against U.S. Republican politicians Jack Valentino Wednesday #38
Not a fan of TACO Sea Turtle Wednesday #22
I'm afraid he'll see the ridicule and decide to bomb them anyway to prove his manhood. Scrivener7 Wednesday #24
It's accurate for the sake of accuracy. Torchlight Wednesday #27
I was glad yesterday turned into TACO Tuesday MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #29
TABO Johnny2X2X Wednesday #31
Let's see if I understand Cirsium Wednesday #33
NOT grateful TO the bully--- just glad that our country didn't commence a genocide Jack Valentino Wednesday #39
Both Cirsium Thursday #40
not to mention that would immediately create a new global situation. One that is especially dark and where the themaguffin Wednesday #36
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