{"id":26999,"date":"2017-03-31T08:28:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T15:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=26999"},"modified":"2017-03-31T13:42:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T20:42:55","slug":"friday-fun-it-takes-a-village-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/friday-fun-it-takes-a-village-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun &#8211; It Takes a Village, People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Does it really take a <strong><em>Village, People<\/em><\/strong>, to troll <strong><em>Kellyanne Conway<\/em><\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>Apparently not &ndash; as one guy got it done all by himself.&nbsp; But more on that in a little bit.&nbsp; Let&rsquo;s start with what I think makes for a great <strong><em>Trump Theme Song<\/em><\/strong> &ndash; sung to the Village People&rsquo;s anthem of <strong><em>&ldquo;YMCA&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m including the lyrics below &ndash;&nbsp;but&nbsp;a <span style=\"color:#B22222;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><em><u>HEADS-UP &hellip; the lyrics are NSFW [NOT Safe for Work]!<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SF4vL8RN0Kg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>White men,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Here&#39;s how it&#39;s going down.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>All the black men,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>We&#39;ll shoot them into the ground.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Mexicans,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>This is not your hometown,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>We&#39;re gonna build a wall &#39;round the country.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Barrack,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>It&#39;s time to clear your shit out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Hey Muslims,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Take the first flight out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Yo Putin,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>You&#39;re my BFF now.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Together we can nuke<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Any country<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>That&#39;s how it&#39;s gonna be in<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Trump&#39;s USA!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>I have successfully,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Fucked USA-A!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>We have no gun control,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>So you men can enjoy,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Just don&#39;t make out with,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Any boys&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Hillary,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>You can suck my cock,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>I didn&#39;t mean that,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>It was just locker room talk<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>So ladies&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Don&#39;t be too shocked<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>If I grab you<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>By the pussy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>(I actually said that)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>That&#39;s how it&#39;s going to be in<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:48px;\"><em>Trump&#39;s USA!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, <strong><em>Kellyanne Conway<\/em><\/strong> has made herself an easy target for trolling between her <em>&ldquo;alternative facts&rdquo;<\/em> and <em>&ldquo;spying microwaves&rdquo;<\/em> &ndash; but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/juliareinstein\/say-im-ruining-america?utm_term=.lcXa7X1vqb#.uy7jmvoVOJ\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alfredo Pelicci<\/strong><\/a> (an attorney in Washington) deserves a medal for a great one.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of weeks back I came across this Tweet that was all the rage about Alfredo approaching Conway at the Lupo Verde restaurant in Washington and asking for a selfie.&nbsp; <em>[NOTE: Given my lack of hearing, <\/em><em>their conversation was what I gleaned from reading comments about the Tweet.&nbsp; So I&rsquo;d appreciate your 2<\/em><em>&cent; on what you think they actually said.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Conway agreed &ndash; but rather than the standard issue <strong>&ldquo;Say: <em>&lsquo;Cheese&rsquo;<\/em>&rdquo;<\/strong>, Alfredo went with <strong>&ldquo;Say: <em>&lsquo;I&rsquo;m ruining America&rsquo;<\/em>&rdquo;<\/strong> &ndash; in what was described as a cheerful voice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And when Conway demurs, saying <strong><em>&ldquo;Are you happy?&nbsp; You must feel really brave saying that&rdquo;,<\/em><\/strong> Alfredo politely and cheerfully closes with <strong><em>&ldquo;No?&nbsp; Alright.&nbsp; Thank you.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">tears, this is hilarious. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EADYyiAbCi\">pic.twitter.com\/EADYyiAbCi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; deray mckesson (@deray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deray\/status\/837932993234759680\">March 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s close with a useful <em>Schadenfreude<\/em> tool to follow along on the (hopefully soon) demise of Twitler&rsquo;s administration.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s a site that provides an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecrosstab.com\/historical-favorabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>INTERACTIVE Historical Tracking<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> of Presidential Approval Ratings<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You select the presidents you want to compare to Trump and duration of administration &ndash; it then graphs them out, but it does load a little slow.&nbsp; Below is the current graph comparing everyone from Reagan on.&nbsp; That red line way down at the bottom?&nbsp; That&rsquo;s Twitler.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Trump_Graph_Approval-Rating_v_Others.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27000\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Trump_Graph_Approval-Rating_v_Others.png\" width=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Trump_Graph_Approval-Rating_v_Others.png 773w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Trump_Graph_Approval-Rating_v_Others-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Trump_Graph_Approval-Rating_v_Others-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Trump_Graph_Approval-Rating_v_Others-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#B22222;\"><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><u><em><strong>ETA [Edited to Add]<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Just saw two magazine covers that came out in the past 24 hours that are smile-inducing &#8211; so I&#39;ll slip them in.<\/p>\n<p>First is from our beloved <em><strong>&quot;The New Yorker&quot;<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Andy&#39;s home &#8211; titled <em>&quot;Broken Windows&quot;<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Trump_Cover_New-Yorker_Golf_White-House.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27003\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Trump_Cover_New-Yorker_Golf_White-House.jpg\" width=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Trump_Cover_New-Yorker_Golf_White-House.jpg 409w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Trump_Cover_New-Yorker_Golf_White-House-110x150.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Trump_Cover_New-Yorker_Golf_White-House-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the second is a very clever <u>animation<\/u> from <em><strong>&quot;The Economist&quot;<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; also following a golf theme that so aptly illustrates Twitler violating <em><strong>&quot;The First Law of Holes&quot;<\/strong>: If you find yourself in one, <u>STOP DIGGING<\/u>!<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This week&#39;s animated cover: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EU9VnkU6BD\">https:\/\/t.co\/EU9VnkU6BD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash\">#Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpLeaks?src=hash\">#TrumpLeaks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trumprussia?src=hash\">#Trumprussia<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpTaxReturns?src=hash\">#TrumpTaxReturns<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fakenews?src=hash\">#fakenews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FridayFeeling?src=hash\">#FridayFeeling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/animation?src=hash\">#animation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AeE1UVcsnJ\">pic.twitter.com\/AeE1UVcsnJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Economist MoGrapher (@MotionNino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MotionNino\/status\/847816614141624321\">March 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does it really take a Village, People, to troll Kellyanne Conway? Apparently not &ndash; as one guy got it done all by himself.&nbsp; But more on that in a little bit.&nbsp; Let&rsquo;s start with what I think makes for a great Trump Theme Song &ndash; sung to the Village People&rsquo;s anthem of &ldquo;YMCA&rdquo;. I&rsquo;m including <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/friday-fun-it-takes-a-village-people\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26999\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}