White House announces more aggressive review of Smithsonian museums

[martybegan]

The idea that the president would personally control the Smithsonian would have been insane to normal people not long ago.

He doesn't control it, he has influence over it. Same as Presidents before him.

 

[Marener]

He doesn't control it, he has influence over it. Same as Presidents before him.

You said he controls it.

By exercising control over a government funded and indirectly run/controlled entity?

 

[martybegan]

You had nothing to do with the good things either, but you love to celebrate it.

My earliest ancestor didn't get here until the 1870's or later, and then only in the North.

Supposedly he was an Italian merchant sailor "volunteered" off a sailing cargo ship by a US navy vessel short of crew.

They did that back in the day.

The others came over between 1925-and 1930.

 

[martybegan]

You said he controls it.

If you want to play the semantics game, go ahead and play with yourself.

Now I have to deal with you thinking you have the gotcha to end all gotchas for 10 pages.

 

[martybegan]

Hell yes. Culture war uber alles!

Pretending you aren't in the middle of a war is a good way to get hit by shells from both sides.

And it's idiotic.

 

[Marener]

If you want to play the semantics game, go ahead and play with yourself.

Now I have to deal with you thinking you have the gotcha to end all gotchas for 10 pages.

No semantics. You literally said control. I'm just throwing your words back in your face.

If you want to take it back, then go ahead but we both know you are basically incapable of admitting any mistakes.

What's to stop Trump from exerting total control over the Smithsonian? 62% of their funding comes from the Federal government. Trump could eliminate that entirely.

 

[martybegan]

No semantics. You literally said control. I'm just throwing your words back in your face.

If you want to take it back, then go ahead but we both know you are basically incapable of admitting any mistakes.

What's to stop Trump from exerting total control over the Smithsonian? 62% of their funding comes from the Federal government. Trump could eliminate that entirely.

And if you need that "victory' to make your day, go for it.

control/influence, whatever. The point is the Smithsonian is funded by the government and controlled by the government via a so called "independent" agency.

He who controls the purse strings, controls.

 

[Marener]

And if you need that "victory' to make your day, go for it.

control/influence, whatever. The point is the Smithsonian is funded by the government and controlled by the government via a so called "independent" agency.

He who controls the purse strings, controls.

You are easy to have victories over, mostly because you're a lot dumber than you think. Maybe not so much dumber, but you sure are a hack which leads you to say really dumb shit that you probably don't actually believe.

If Trump can turn off the majority of their funding, then he can basically control them. Isn't that right?

 

[martybegan]

You are easy to have victories over, mostly because you're a lot dumber than you think. Maybe not so much dumber, but you sure are a hack which leads you to say really dumb shit that you probably don't actually believe.

If Trump can turn off the majority of their funding, then he can basically control them. Isn't that right?

If he can, yes he can, that means I was right in the first place, dumbass.

Do you have your dick in your hand during all this?

 

[Marener]

If he can, yes he can, that means I was right in the first place, dumbass.

Do you have your dick in your hand during all this?

Hey, it's pretty easy to be right when you say both things at once.

Exerting control over the Smithsonian is authoritarian. The fact that Trump is exerting personal control over so many parts of the government is unprecedented.

But that's what you want because you're an authoritarian.

 

[martybegan]

Hey, it's pretty easy to be right when you say both things at once.

Exerting control over the Smithsonian is authoritarian. The fact that Trump is exerting personal control over so many parts of the government is unprecedented.

But that's what you want because you're an authoritarian.

Again, semantics.

LOL, the left does it all the time, the only difference being the people in the positions in question are collaborators with them.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

My earliest ancestor didn't get here until the 1870's or later, and then only in the North.

Supposedly he was an Italian merchant sailor "volunteered" off a sailing cargo ship by a US navy vessel short of crew.

They did that back in the day.

The others came over between 1925-and 1930.

So your point is what exactly?

 

[martybegan]

So your point is what exactly?

Figure it out.

 

[Marener]

Again, semantics.

LOL, the left does it all the time, the only difference being the people in the positions in question are collaborators with them.

The **** they do. Trump is taking control of so much more than anyone else has ever done before.

The Smithsonian is just the latest example.

Which you love, because you are an authoritarian.

 

[martybegan]

The **** they do. Trump is taking control of so much more than anyone else has ever done before.

The Smithsonian is just the latest example.

Which you love, because you are an authoritarian.

LOL pushing around government is authoritarian now?

Says the side that made us wear face diapers and get shots OR ELSE.

 

[22lcidw]

It always tickled me that the right wing neanderthals here constantly bitched and moaned about the NEA and CPB....organizations that promoted arts, programming and jobs in rural America but never bitched about the Smithsonian museums that did comparatively little (almost nothing) outside of DC.

As always, the blob is attacking it because it actually promotes truth and sobriety; it has nothing to do with DOGE or the largess that we supposedly can't afford.

Sometimes you just have to wonder how moronic the right wing loons are.

One of your Alinsky planks is that every word is exact or else. Except for yourselves.

 

[Marener]

LOL pushing around government is authoritarian now?

Says the side that made us wear face diapers and get shots OR ELSE.

Calling a mask a "face diaper" really makes you look like a dope.

Trump exerting personal control over every stretch of government and as much outside of government that he can is authoritarian. Yes. It's literally the definition.

Just admit to being an authoritarian because we all know it's true.

 

[martybegan]

Calling a mask a "face diaper" really makes you look like a dope.

Trump exerting personal control over every stretch of government and as much outside of government that he can is authoritarian. Yes. It's literally the definition.

Just admit to being an authoritarian because we all know it's true.

Most of them were chin diapers, status signs instead of things that had a purpose.

the Executive in charge of the government exercising control over it as he was elected to do is authoritarian?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Meanwhile idiots like you support ruining a baker over not wanting to provide a cake to a same sex wedding.

 

[Marener]

Most of them were chin diapers, status signs instead of things that had a purpose.

the Executive in charge of the government exercising control over it as he was elected to do is authoritarian?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Meanwhile idiots like you support ruining a baker over not wanting to provide a cake to a same sex wedding.

You think he was elected to personally run the Smithsonian?

No, that's idiotic.

His desire to run the Smithsonian is authoritarian, just like a lot of his priorities.

 

[martybegan]

You think he was elected to personally run the Smithsonian?

No, that's idiotic.

His desire to run the Smithsonian is authoritarian, just like a lot of his priorities.

he was elected to do what he is doing.

So authoritarian is the new Nazi/Fascist now that you twats have realized no one listens to those words anymore?

Government trying to control the same level/instance of government is not authoritarian.