{"id":5958,"date":"2017-05-19T15:52:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T21:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=5958"},"modified":"2024-04-24T09:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T15:09:46","slug":"trump-better-as-a-modal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/trump-better-as-a-modal\/","title":{"rendered":"trump uses better as a modal in a famous tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>i never thought <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">donald trump<\/span><\/strong> the candidate had much of a future. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/white-trash-brief-personal-deconstruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">i didn&#8217;t\u00a0believe <\/a>his <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/merriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2016-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>xenophobic<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/a>(afraid of foreign people) campaign would <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/farc-u-colombia-votes-no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>gather<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(get, obtain) enough support among americans\u00a0for him to win and i <em><strong>looked forward to<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(happily anticipated) his loss being the end of the ridiculous\u00a0publicity he  for more than a year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5966\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5966 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1fb5c9d885c008383abe65480c040c3b0cbac8de-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"trump talking after winning the election\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1fb5c9d885c008383abe65480c040c3b0cbac8de-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1fb5c9d885c008383abe65480c040c3b0cbac8de-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1fb5c9d885c008383abe65480c040c3b0cbac8de.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">trump speaks to his supporters after his surprise victory in the 2016 presidential election. vice president mike pence watches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/election-2016-we-will-keep-talking-about-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that&#8217;s not what happened <\/a>though, and it was obvious that becoming president would\u00a0\u00a0mean even more media coverage. the past week has been especially intense.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun esl practice\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png?w=668\" alt=\":)\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" \/>\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>since his inauguration in january of this year, trump and members of his administration have been\u00a0under investigation by the <strong>fbi<\/strong>\u00a0(federal bureau of investigation) for possible inappropriate meetings\/relationships with officials of other countries, most specifically russia. the scandal went to another level last week when\u00a0on may 10, president trump fired fbi director,\u00a0<strong>james comey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5967\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6d8fe982cf41d34cce938120fcc45cbfdc3dddbc-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6d8fe982cf41d34cce938120fcc45cbfdc3dddbc-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6d8fe982cf41d34cce938120fcc45cbfdc3dddbc-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6d8fe982cf41d34cce938120fcc45cbfdc3dddbc.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>president trump shaking hands with james comey when he was still the fbi director<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>trump&#8217;s inclination to tweet provocatively is responsible for a lot of the media coverage he receives and last friday he <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/lol-lmao-rofl-how-hard-are-u-laughing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>dropped<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(released, posted) one of his most controversial tweets <strong><em>to date<\/em> <\/strong>(so far, until now).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">James Comey better hope that there are no &quot;tapes&quot; of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/863007411132649473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/better-as-modal-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>better as a modal<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(better hope) can be used to make <em>a strong recommendation<\/em>, but in this tweet it indicates that trump was <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/english-practice-from-an-acceptance-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>threatening<\/em> <\/a>the former fbi director. the tweet anticipates that comey will <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/jennifer-lawrence-on-getting-paid-less-for-american-hustle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>leak<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>(share secret information) details from their conversations to the <strong><em>press<\/em> <\/strong>(media). at the same time, trump is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/lost-period\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>hinting<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/a>(gives the idea) that he has recordings of their conversations and he will use them to make comey look bad if he talks to the <em>press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5969\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/leak-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/leak-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/leak.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>this bucket is full of <u>leaks<\/u>. imagine that the water is important information<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>political commentary site <strong>motherjones.com<\/strong>\u00a0posted a more direct, condensed version of trump&#8217;s tweet that maintained the modal better.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump: James Comey better STFU <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u6iHxXD0jc\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/u6iHxXD0jc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eSx2EHTLxp\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/eSx2EHTLxp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mother Jones (@MotherJones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MotherJones\/status\/863521816303816704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>stfu<\/strong><\/em> is an abbreviation of <em>shut the fuck up<\/em>, an aggressive, usually offensive way to tell someone to stop talking. this video by the youtuber <strong>pink guy<\/strong> is another (extremely offensive) example.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PINK GUY - STFU\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OLpeX4RRo28?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>how much should politicians tweet? \u00a0does trump need to <em>stfu<\/em> on twitter?\u00a0 have u seen any other examples of better as a modal online or in your day to day experience? share your views\/examples under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.217.60\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i never thought donald trump the candidate had much of a future. i didn&#8217;t\u00a0believe his xenophobic\u00a0(afraid of foreign people) campaign would gather\u00a0(get, obtain) enough support&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[56,4,163],"tags":[609,827,8,9,11,10,1148,156,873,2775,2341,869,1248,2116,2068,2343,2344,4090,2342,3488,2340],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1fb5c9d885c008383abe65480c040c3b0cbac8de.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5958"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5958"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14787,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5958\/revisions\/14787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}