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llmart

(17,213 posts)
110. I've lived in the South but...
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 12:12 PM
11 hrs ago

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