At the end of halftime and starting the third quarter of yesterday’s Army -vs- Navy football game, President-elect Donald Trump joined the broadcast announcers for a little light-hearted interview and discussion.
Here’s the full segment as broadcast:
Now, ask yourself: …against the natural charm and charisma of President Donald Trump, and knowing the scope of the bully pulpit therein, do you really think McConnell or Ryan are going to want to take a public position against America-First policies?…
For six straight years the face of the GOPe has been the mumbling old fool (McConnell) yelling ‘get off my lawn’, and the creepy 50-year-old guy (Boehner) sitting at the end of the bar hitting on your 20-year-old daughter…
Now? MAGA Donald and Melania Trump!
And the face of the Democrat Party is Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.
More Epic Winning.
Not only are we going to MAGA, but we are going to have some fun doing it.
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Man that is perfectly said. We’d be lucky to have any President with Trump’s convictions, but Trump is just so damn good and so damn competent, that I can hardly believe it.
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Alpa Male on display
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This brought to mind Obama, early in his usurped administration, finding himself in the broadcast booth at a Chicago White Sox game. He was boasting about being a White Sox fan and one broadcaster asked whi his favorite player was. Obama’s response:
Cringingly awkward moment. Obama is such a phony omega male.
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Kind of funny that he often referred to himself as a “south side kid” when, in reality, he grew up in Hawaii.
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Yeah, he was a South Side kid until asked to name his favorite White Sox player:
Then he played the Hawaii card. If he had been asked to name his favorite Oakland Athletics player, he would have had to play the Indonesia or Kenya card.
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To be fair, I can’t name any current plays on any teams. Obama is a bit too young to be a baseball fan. It’s become the sport of the baby boomer GOPe crowd: O’Reilly, George Will, and Krauthammer.
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But, do you go around saying you are a baseball fan?
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Please, anybody that is a “baseball fan” has at least one favorite player.
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Go Cubs Go!
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Obama is a phony
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Obama who?
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Alpha Dang spell check (that’s my story I’m sticking to it)
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Never apologize.
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Henry Ford, “never complain, never explain”
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I bet Musberger has already made the invite to Melania to visit the press box.
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creep dreaming, brent.
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Was a good close matchup to watch. Our man in DC, The Natural, brought along advisors Steve Bannon (Navy) and General Lynch (Army) to enjoy the annual event.
Note to CBS who broadcast the game, “Do you hear us now?”
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I was hoping and thinking Bannon might be there at the game with our President Elect. You have no idea what a treat it would have been to have Bannon do a segment with the commentators, it might have been bigger than that Trump segment which Was Big League HUGE!
Trump’s a MONSTER and I VOTED for HIM!
God Bless the Army, the Navy and our American Armed Forces. Wow.
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He was on the jet.
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What a great video!
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I absolutely love this video, Deplorables Unite. Gives me chills.
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The only problem I have with this song is that the French were originally fighting for socialism when this song was written.
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I never tire of this video. thank you!
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More like Boehner hitting on a 20-year old son
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who?
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Funny thing is, I think Boehner would be more loyal and effective for Trump than Paul Ryan and his Gang of Long Knife Undercover Democrats.
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I think Boehner was a company man, he followed orders. And he might have gladly followed Trump. Now we’ll never know.
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20 YO scotch is about all he hits on
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Many of us knew June 16, 2015 that Trump simply had too much firepower to lose to politicians. Too much brains, skill, experience. We were right.
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I’ve always said ( live in SD watched the Chargers “deal” for years) when a businessman meets the politician the politician always loses…..San Diego has been bending over for YEARS….
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That’s bc the politician is losing somebody else’s money.
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I remember Melania saying that when Donald decides to do something, he always wins!
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I remember Melania saying that when Donald decides to do something he always wins!
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Naturally personable, likeable, friendly and — dare I say it? — charming.
And competent to the max.
That’s our new President Trump.
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He is charming. Always make me smile.
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Yes, Hardhat is certainly going to upgrade the Republican image, from sniveler (Ryan,) and fat weasel (McConnell.)
Trump (I call him “Hardhat”,) is just your basic old good old fashioned American hardass.
The American people like that, of course!
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We need him to do what he says and that will make the American image upgraded immensely!
😉
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Verne Lindquist seemed moved by Trump being there.
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I think he retired? Or announced his retirement.
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Yeah… .he’s retiring.
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It was his final broadcast day, legendary football star Joe Namath had just bear hugged and kissed him and the next POTUS was in the booth next to him who semi-seriously accepted the idea of appointing him Ambassador to Sweden! Who wouldn’t be moved? 🙂
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He is staying on for other sports just not football.
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I can’t WAIT until Jan 20th! I’m taking a vacation day, sitting in my easy chair and taking it in ALL DAY!
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Its going to be great-can’t wait to see them do the first dance at the Ball!
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That’s my plan too. A day to celebrate!
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Exactly! My friends and I have worked HARD since we took the House in 2010, the Senate in 2014, and now the Presidency, and what a POTUS we elected! We didn’t make calls or knock on doors, but we educated our family and friends, FB, Twitter, comments on blogs, research and more research, hour and hours spent reading, debating, chatting, discussing, getting the word out!
We lost friends, we gained friends, got family members pissed, and got family members on our side, we put ourselves out there where it counts, where we LIVE.
And I’m going to savor January 20th, 2016, the entire DAY!
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I’m gonna start on MAGA Eve (1/19/17) so I can watch all the butthurt libs’ on TV as their world comes crashing to an end.
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Like a boss
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Exactly! I don’t know whether it is more accurate to say he is Trumpin’ like a Boss or Bossin’ like a Trump?
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Celebrity weekend at the treehouse. Sarah, Lou, and now Joe Dan.
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THE Joe Dan? Wow !
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I was almost giddy an hour ago when I stumbled upon this video. There are bits and pieces of it all over youtube but the whole enchilada is a special find. Trump just exudes charm and charisma. If you take the time to listen to the cheering crowd, Trump says he hears them saying MAGA and when he mentions it, you can hear him get a little emotional. It’s so obvious that he was truly moved by their response.
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Yes, Trump has a very golden opportunity–the American people are so eager to love him after eight years of . . .
that . . .
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Indeed. 😉
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Weird…….
I watched the entire game and at halftime, my local station went immediately to the CBS Sports Desk and the panel interviewed previous Heisman candidates. No announcers in the broadcast booth, no halftime show and no Donald Trump shown on my TV. Was this designed on purpose, depending on which part of the country we live in?
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Consider it’s FakeNewsCBS I’d go with deliberate.
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Weird, we watched the game on our local CBS (SoCal) and they had the interview.
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CBS “Crappy Broadcasting Standards”!
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I’d bet dollars to donuts your local station decided to switch away from Army/Navy at the half; saw the whole halftime show in S.C. I’m sure some idiot in programming at your station decided showing the President-Elect would upset some butthurt snowflakes.
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It was mostly during game play, so unless you missed some football, you couldn’t have missed the interview. They even asked Trump if he wanted to do some play-by-play.
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Trump can HANG with anyone/he is comfortable
in his skin/he’s loaded with charisma/ I sense
we are in for the time of our lives/EXCITING/
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You inspired me Marygrace…
“Trump can hang with anyone,
He is comfortable in his skin;
He’s loaded with charisma,
For exciting times we’re in.”
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Donald Trump is a breath a fresh air.
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Good one Dommy/It’s a great time to be alive/
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Bravo!
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I can hear Mark Steyn singing it now…..MAGA!!!
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Trump could sit down on a bench between to homeless guys and chat with them, and leave with them feeling inspired to change their lives for the better.
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He has already done just that on numerous occasions…remember this video from the election? Brings me to tears every time I watch it.
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There’s just something about it, something that’s different, something that’s been missing from all other modern day politicians…
That something is Trump is genuine, he’s real. He’s not thinking about a political angle whenever he speaks. He’s just hanging out with the guys, having fun
A professional politician is like a robot, always careful not to say a wrong word, always worried about what people will think. They’re all stiff, scripted & unlikable
And Trumps genuine realness is a reflection on his leadership style. He’s a good guy, he’ll do anything for you, but do your job, take direction & do your best. If you don’t, things won’t be so nice for you
It’s so refreshing having a real guy, a real person, doing the job not for power or prestige, but out of love of country & a love for the American people
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All you said so well and Trump has the heart of a servant! 🙂
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+1
He didn’t need the job. We needed him.
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Boy Howdy!!!
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What I loved most about that piece was that our President kept the conversation all about sports. His knowledge about sports is amazing. He is absolutely right about Joe Namath playing on legs that were devistated. He was also absolutely right about Bill Belichick being able to run any type of organization and doing an incredible job with it. His sense of humor about Vern being the ambassador of Sweden was awesome. Vern was a bit shocked how much the men and women that will soon be serving our country totally love DJT. He was humbled seeing it and hearing it!
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Nice man, Vern. Always liked him.
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Let’s see. Obama was our Faux-Pres for 8 years, 8 Army/Navy games. How many did he attend?
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None?
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One.
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I think there was one, or maybe a few. I couldn’t find it on the Internet, though.
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One, because he was told it would look good.
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One
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One, in 2011, no doubt thinking of his re-election when he did it. He made sure to be the one to do the coin flip so he could hog the camera. Biden came the next year and was booed. Trump is the first President-Elect to attend.
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That is pretty much what I expected.
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Great article.
Exclusive: Army-Navy Game Appearance ‘First Day of Trump’s Presidency’
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/11/exclusive-first-day-trumps-presidency-president-elect-highlights-americas-armed-forces-army-navy-game/
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He was great, one of the play by play people I like.
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/12/10/13909272/verne-lundquist-army-navy-goodbye
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Yes and Mr. Trump seemed right at home with the announcers.
It reminded me of Reagan doing that same thing at Wrigley field in 1988.
After throwing out the first pitch, he went into the booth with Harry Carey.
Sooooo nice to have a real American president again.
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I think those two voted for him. Just got that feeling. Also, neither of them directly spoke out against Trump – that I know of – like many in the sports media.
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Lou retweet!
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To be honest, this is why I don’t get concerned about all the attacks and things, or what Paul Ryan is scheming, etc. Trump has the ability to schmooze anybody. If Ryan gets some votes against him, Trump will call them or invite them to golf and get them on his side.
He’s good. REALLY good.
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We just have to worry about McShame, Flake, and Lindsey. Trump is going to need to get three or four democrats on his side to get a majority.
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Yup, saw this during the game. It was a refreshingly pleasant interview. Both seemed somewhat in awe of Trump and really kept things lighthearted and much of it sports-related. Maybe because these two are professionals and understand they are sports broadcasters, not political analysts.
So, Verne for Ambassador to Sweden? 😀
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I’ve always watched this game as a Navy veteran and now both of my daughters are in the Navy – Oldest in her second year at USNA and the youngest is enlisted.
What I LOVED was the huge roar when Trump arrived from the Cadets and the Midshipman. Clearly, they are happy with the new, incoming CIC.
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TYPO SUNDANCE.
“hitting on your 20-year-old daughter…”
hitting on your 20-year-old son***
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