Isn't Belgium a Country

[WiffenPoof]

Trump just said that Belgium is a beautiful city. I'm completely dumbfounded.

[Lizzie Poppet]

1. No, it's the capital of Brussels.

[WiffenPoof]

3. Koooops

Sorry

[WiffenPoof]

6. No....

It is a country.

[Aerows]

9. In the country of Africa. n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

17. africa isn't a country; it's a.........

President Bush has embarked on a widely heralded visit to Africa, but early in his presidency he seemed to have little interest in the region.

An appearance in Göteborg, Sweden, on June 14, 2001, did little to change that impression. "Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease," he said

[trof]

13. Which is where we get those tiny cabbages.

[Cirque du So-What]

18. And waffles

Don't forget waffles!

[trof]

19. They got a Waffle House in Belgium?

[Aerows]

22. I've been in a hell of a lot of Waffle Houses

but never one in Belgium.

[Cirque du So-What]

23. I believe so

It's called Unser Haus. (Our House).
J/K

[kentauros]

24. Is it in the middle of Our Street?

[Earth Bound Misfit]

25. And it's a very, very, very fine house!

[intheozone]

28. Wth 2 cats in the yard. . . . nt

[elljay]

29. of course not

Of course they don't have a Waffle House. They have Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles. Roscoe's is one of those foreign names.

[elljay]

39. Do they speak Belgian there?

I'd like to learn a new language. I started learning Latin so Incould speak to people on Latin America, but it was too hard. Maybe Belgian is easier?

[gopiscrap]

2. That's what I thought also

I was only half listening to the Trumpster and did a double take and thought I didn't hear correctly. Hope the news media corrects him on this

[Act_of_Reparation]

4. Depends on who you ask.

Some might say it is two countries, but definitely more than just a city.

[kentauros]

5. Actually, it's the rudest word in the Universe.

"Oh Belgium, man! Belgium!"

[ProfessorGAC]

26. You Made Me Think Of The Old Python Sketch

A game show called "Prejudice" (i think) and one of the questions was "What is the best derogatory term for a Belgian?"

Answers were "Sprouts", "Fat, Ugly Stinking Belgians", and the winner was:
"I can't think of anything more insulting than Belgians."

Been a long time since i thought of that bit.

[Gabi Hayes]

33. oops; just saw your post downthread

my sister gave me the entire python tv collection a few years ago

a high percentage still holds up, unlike what happens to most humor over the years

can't believe some of the stuff that seemed funny at the time, much like music

[ProfessorGAC]

36. I Agree

I have some old VHS tapes of them. I've got a ultra-cheap VHS and DVD combo in an upstairs bedroom and i go up there once in a while to watch them.

A lot of the sketches still ring fresh.

[Vinca]

7. I thought that's what I heard.

The Netherlands is also a very nice city.

[kentauros]

16. Are you sure that's not the place in Peter Pan?

[swhisper1]

8. no surprise

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. You mean like Afghan?

Where the Orlando shooter was born?

[kentauros]

12. Oh,

I thought he was born in Carpet, Persia...

[KamaAina]

11. What a pity Dumbya's not eligible to be his VP.

[Herman4747]

14. BUT SARAH P. IS!!!!

And The Donald may well be considering her.

[kentauros]

15. Even with her rattled brain,

I don't think she'd last too long with him.

What trump needs for a running mate is a free-standing mirror.

[elljay]

32. Actually, he may be

but, and this is the first and likely only time I will be able to say this, Dumbya is too smart to do it.

The 22nd Amendment states that a President can only be ELECTED twice. There is some legal argument as to whether this disqualifies him from serving as VP, with the possibility of becoming President or of resigning in favor of the Speaker of the House if there is a resignation or death of the President.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

[KamaAina]

35. I'll see your 22nd Amendment and raise you a 12th

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

[elljay]

38. That's the counterargument

But there is a big legal loophole in the term ELECTED. Someone who becomes President by resignation, like Gerald Ford, is not elected. And, Ford could have resigned himself and let the Presidency pass to Carl Albert (wouldn't that have been great!). So, would Dumbya be eligible to be president for a third term if he is the running mate of someone elected to be President but could then become president NOT via election or could simply resign and let the Speaker ascend? Legally unclear, though I think the intent was to not allow this. Sloppy legal drafting of the 22nd, IMHO.

[cloudbase]

20. It is. Kind of dysfunctional, though. n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

21. Trump just hired a new campaign spokesperson

there's a two+ minute version on youtube, but, given today's context, is VERY sad

[ProfessorGAC]

27. See Above, Gabi

I mentioned that sketch. Like you, the whole thread just made me think of that bit!

[Agnosticsherbet]

30. If it'still Tuesday, it must be Belgium.

[jberryhill]

31. He called Brussells a "hellhole" back in January

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/world/europe/trump-finds-new-city-to-insult-brussels.html?_r=0

[Initech]

34. OMG. Brings back when Bush called Africa a "country".

[Gabi Hayes]

37. see post 17 here

[Gabi Hayes]

40. so, if it does go to scotus, the dems must file first

right?

far right........

[LanternWaste]

41. Just great. Now the GOP is going to brand them 'Freedom Waffles.'

Just great. Now the GOP is going to brand them 'Freedom Waffles.'