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llmart

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110. I've lived in the South but...
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 01:12 PM
Dec 2025

I grew up in the snow belt of Northeast Ohio in a small rural town right on Lake Erie, so I come from hardy stock.

There were seven of us children in a tiny "house" about 700 square feet. My mother was German and used to make us go outside to play (probably to save her sanity) saying, "a little cold never killed anyone" and "fresh air is good for you".

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Hopefully this "tour" will get him in the ground sooner. wolfie001 Dec 2025 #1
Can I, well, dig the hole? twodogsbarking Dec 2025 #7
This is sad. Du916 Dec 2025 #111
"The president will kickoff" begins the last paragraph. oasis Dec 2025 #49
"The president will kick off".... AZ8theist Dec 2025 #55
His cult adores him and will cry like when Kim Jong Il croaked wolfie001 Dec 2025 #107
True. Harding was poisoned by his own GOPee - who saw him as a YOOGE liability for '24 peppertree Dec 2025 #73
He was doing some hanky panky in the WH wolfie001 Dec 2025 #106
True. Harding's Tunnel: his most famous federal "infrastructure project" (and one of his few) peppertree Dec 2025 #108
Comedy gold! NCDem47 Dec 2025 #2
🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #88
He'll snooze his way through the whole thing. louis-t Dec 2025 #3
Good luck with that, SHitler. n/t CousinIT Dec 2025 #4
Nationwide Tour? Then, we need to organize... Escape Dec 2025 #5
Safe travels. twodogsbarking Dec 2025 #6
How much will this tour cost taxpayers in $??? RockCreek Dec 2025 #8
Exactly that BlueSpot Dec 2025 #43
Oh boy; small crowds will get to see his dementia up close! Chasstev365 Dec 2025 #9
Plan B: JawJaw Dec 2025 #87
A Series of Trump Rallies MissouriDem47 Dec 2025 #10
Hahaha. Good luck with that. Joinfortmill Dec 2025 #11
A real SLEEPER! usonian Dec 2025 #12
Great time for protests! truthisfreedom Dec 2025 #13
My popcorn is ready. He won't last one hour. nt Blasphemer Dec 2025 #14
Oh yes he will. maxsolomon Dec 2025 #82
Please proceed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 #15
Good...that will not end well for him. BigmanPigman Dec 2025 #16
Nailed it. NCDem47 Dec 2025 #18
Heard He Loves To Gold Plate Shit So I Got Him This Award!!! MayReasonRule Dec 2025 #17
Probably be another staged assassination attempt duckworth969 Dec 2025 #19
Looking forward to the tar the farce. nt Xipe Totec Dec 2025 #20
oh boy! edhopper Dec 2025 #21
His handlers are going to need more Adderall. llmart Dec 2025 #22
Yeah, can't see him getting through such a tour PatSeg Dec 2025 #24
He can stay away from Michigan. llmart Dec 2025 #35
Ha, ha! PatSeg Dec 2025 #44
You're hearty souls up there! electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #105
I've lived in the South but... llmart Dec 2025 #110
I guess you are! (hardy stock) 😄👍 electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #112
Especially in December... travelingthrulife Dec 2025 #67
Good point PatSeg Dec 2025 #68
Yes Trump is going to need a lot of uppers to do these rallies. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #52
Maybe we can recommend that he take ten times the prescribed amount. llmart Dec 2025 #81
His all night ranting and raving means they are giving him too high a dose. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #95
Can we turn them into No Kings protests? Amaryllis Dec 2025 #23
Yeah, more Sleepy Joe Crooked Hillary Sharks Batteries Windmills Brain Cancer So Unfair Liberal Hoax Fake News hatrack Dec 2025 #25
Plus his infamous accordion hands. llmart Dec 2025 #36
lyrics to another bad Billy Joel song... lapfog_1 Dec 2025 #101
During the holiday season? How odd. Raven123 Dec 2025 #26
He will be pasing the collection plate like never before. twodogsbarking Dec 2025 #27
Its winter. He'll freeze his ... .... He'll probably start in 2 weeks. Srkdqltr Dec 2025 #28
Ugh.... moose65 Dec 2025 #29
Can he stand up? greymattermom Dec 2025 #30
He's getting to old to do a tour like this. Better have the medical team at the ready. BradBo Dec 2025 #31
Hush! What are you trying to do? Ray Bruns Dec 2025 #62
I can't help it I've been an EMT for 25 year. BradBo Dec 2025 #75
He won't be a martyr. The red hats will move on to someone more stupid the Ray Bruns Dec 2025 #79
Maybe so. And Republicans will hit their wagon to that person. BradBo Dec 2025 #93
I don't think this will fare well for him. Figarosmom Dec 2025 #32
Shut up! Ray Bruns Dec 2025 #63
This will not end well for Trump AverageOldGuy Dec 2025 #33
Please proceed Deminpenn Dec 2025 #34
Come on, baby! Let's do the sleepwalker! struggle4progress Dec 2025 #37
Why go on tour and lie? Aussie105 Dec 2025 #38
Looking forward to more gaffes, stumbles, confusion, and dementia symptoms. Martin68 Dec 2025 #39
This gaslighting tour is going to be a disaster. MuirHero Dec 2025 #40
You mean he's going to light his farts? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 #45
hahahahahaha Boo1 Dec 2025 #41
I want to see him try to convince people that things don't cost more Blumancru Dec 2025 #42
Trump will baffle 'em with bullshit, sop Dec 2025 #66
Circus coming to town pfitz59 Dec 2025 #46
Will he do the double-bubba dick stroke dance? Crowman2009 Dec 2025 #47
Time to activate the No Kings crowd... CapnSteve Dec 2025 #48
I may not protest this time, I didn't get that last check. Oh, screw it, I'll protest that asshole for free. OverBurn Dec 2025 #92
Maybe the strain of travel will kill him. That would be so terrible or something. Orrex Dec 2025 #50
Don't get my hopes up. Ray Bruns Dec 2025 #64
Taking his bribery/extortion show on the road. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #51
Bingo! LiberalLovinLug Dec 2025 #96
He should sell pieces of the East Wing and blown up fishing boats. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #98
Paid actors and billionaire wannabes in t-shirts and jeans bucolic_frolic Dec 2025 #53
He can't defend his policies or deny their failures, he'll just have to blame it all on someone else. sop Dec 2025 #54
He's been pointing the finger at others since he came down that escalator. Prof. Toru Tanaka Dec 2025 #61
Here's hoping that millions of citizens turn out to "welcome" him. (nt) Paladin Dec 2025 #56
Note The Quote Marks! 😄 electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #103
Oh, yes please take your show on the road. Magoo48 Dec 2025 #57
Good idea Donny Botany Dec 2025 #58
More Promises Falcon101 Dec 2025 #59
I suspect that there will be protests outside his venues. mwb970 Dec 2025 #60
just hoping lrucks1952 Dec 2025 #65
I'm listening. How successful were your day one price cuts? Norrrm Dec 2025 #69
A Packed Audience 2na fisherman Dec 2025 #70
It willl be cut shot after the protests are larger than those attending ashredux Dec 2025 #71
It will be a disaster and he will crash and burn kimbutgar Dec 2025 #72
The only people that will show up or watch are his sycophants. Jacson6 Dec 2025 #74
Anyone else think that this was Melania's idea? littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 #76
That's one way to boost sales of tomatoes. nt Qutzupalotl Dec 2025 #77
The "They're Eating the Dogs! They're Eating the Cats!" tour of 2026 will be a real barnburner. Ol Janx Spirit Dec 2025 #78
RE: ""White House aides see Trump as the Republican Party's best salesman --" BadGimp Dec 2025 #80
January is coming soon. maliaSmith Dec 2025 #83
it might work justsomeguy01 Dec 2025 #84
The solution to high prices is throw out the president, right? IronLionZion Dec 2025 #85
Keep your replies coming....I'm rolling on the floor laughing!! Sogo Dec 2025 #86
Here's what's going to happen... jmowreader Dec 2025 #89
Dying or becoming incapacitated on a public tour duckworth969 Dec 2025 #90
Are they selling tour t-shirts and hats and flags, candy bars, covfie mugs, pictures of celebrity Reps? twodogsbarking Dec 2025 #91
His handlers won't let him do it because he no longer has the stamina to do it. flashman13 Dec 2025 #94
They'll no doubt try to stop him, yes - but the Pig from Hell listens to one peppertree Dec 2025 #99
He'll end up like Warren Harding - the most corrupt U.S. president up to His Orangeness peppertree Dec 2025 #97
It's gonna be a tough slog, even with screened audiences of Maga wackadoodle nuts Brother Buzz Dec 2025 #100
Witnesses to history peppertree Dec 2025 #102
Maybe this is their plan to end him. travelingthrulife Dec 2025 #104
Now that he's brought the price of eggs down to the point they're almost free, BobTheSubgenius Dec 2025 #109
I miss 'em! (No, not really, but I do like them).... electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #114
Perfect Timing for MAGAs eringer Dec 2025 #113
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