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« Reply #3000 on: October 20, 2017, 09:18:28 PM »
The more that Trump continues to lie....the more it will slowly erode his support.

The more that Sarah Fake Christian Huckabee lies.....the more pressure will continue to climb on Donnie and company.

The truth doesn't go away Sarah.....quit lying.  One of these days the press is going to climb all over her.  It may be a while...but it is coming.
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« Reply #3001 on: October 20, 2017, 09:20:04 PM »
TerryM: the obstruction did not come from Democrats.

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« Reply #3002 on: October 20, 2017, 10:31:37 PM »
TerryM: the obstruction did not come from Democrats.
Very true, but the Progressive Democrats could have given us what we wanted/needed if the Corporate Democrats had not been doing the Republican's bidding.
I'm alive today only because my single payer health care has given me access to the very best specialists. Something that was simply not available to me in Nevada. Thousands of others would be alive today if Obama and his party had dared to tell their donors that this wasn't negotiable.


Hillary might even have won the last election if voters believed that her party had won them the right to decent, lifesaving healthcare.


And no, I'm not a single issue voter.
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« Reply #3003 on: October 21, 2017, 02:45:36 AM »
Well.....GenerL Kelly.....ball is now SQUARLEY in your court...and I think you just got aced:

1). Kelly got the agents wrong that were being honered

2). Kelly got the circumstances all wrong re the event that took place, that led to the FBI agents being honered

3). Kelly got the fact that the Congresswoman was NOT even in office when the building was started...she was involved ONLY in pushing through the NAMING of the building.

4). Kelly was wrong when he said the Congresswomen was grandstanding.  She did no such thing.  I watched the tape of her speech....and she was there to commend the two FBI agents that lost their lives, and to honor the FBI.

Kelly looks like he has a few different routes to take:

A). Totally apologize...because his memory of the event at the FBI building was TOTALLY WRONG.  TOTALLY.

B). Have Sarah Lying Huckabee come out and say "we dealt with the issue last week and we are moving on".  In other words....ignore the fact that either Kelly was lying 🤥 or was recalling a totally different event.

C). Come up with another lying story....which will be fact checked...and then they will be in deeper shit.

Kelly has a REAL PROBLEM on his hands.  We have already had one military person outright lie in Donnies cabinet.  Kelly will have NO CREDIBILITY if he doesn't apologize AND set the record straight.  NONE.  Kelly and Mattis are really the only people in Donnies cabinet with any trust.  We could be down to just ONE with any trust next week.

And Sarah has more egg on her face.  Since when are generals NOT supposed to be questioned....especially when they are now working as the Chief Of Staff?

Donnie, Kelly, and Sarah have a real f###ing mess to clean up.  And the drumbeat of impeachment will grow louder.....🥁🥁🥁🥁



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« Reply #3004 on: October 21, 2017, 07:21:45 AM »
TerryM, nothing I can say will persuade you that what happened with Obamacare was *not* about Democrats caving in to donors. I was here, and the obstruction was appalling. In the end it was a close-run thing to get anything passed at all. Your requirements closely match my preference, but your analysis of why it didn't happen is incorrect. The demonization of Clinton makes her an easy scapegoat, but she was branded a liar by Safire in the first instance in the 1990s just because she was trying to find a way to universal health care.

We can carry on forever and neither of us will move off of our convictions, and in the end that is sad, because I am persuaded we are entirely in agreement as to the goals, just not about the way it might be possible to get there.
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But I wanted mostly to pass on an insight about the Niger deaths. I think this is important.

Trump and Kelly don't want to talk about what actually caused those deaths, which are a direct consequence of Trump's addition of Chad to the travel ban. Chad has been an effective ally for Niger and all other neighboring countries in the fight against ISIS and other terrorists, and they moved out of Niger because of Trumps grandstanding and incitements to riot. They alienated an important, well-trained, effective ally and failed to provide security for the troops left exposed.

Trump's immature nastiness to allies around the world is putting us all in danger everywhere, providing effective recruiting for our enemies and encouraging people to reach for the lowest of which they are capable.

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« Reply #3005 on: October 21, 2017, 09:01:48 AM »
Corn lobby squeezes Trump, Trump squeezes Pruitt, EPA backs down on ethanol, biodiesel mandates. (I personally think that corn to ethanol and fresh soy oil to biodiesel are terrible ideas.)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/356370-epa-walks-back-biofuels-mandate-changes

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« Reply #3006 on: October 21, 2017, 09:05:37 AM »
Susan
Let me start with a piece on the 36 AFRICOM bases apparently scattered through 24 different African countries. The article says that Americans are not aware of these.


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-20/whos-winning-africa


Ignore the source if you can. A broken watch & all that.


I was gone before Obama's time, and was in fact pulling for Hillary. I honestly didn't believe that Americans would elect a black President. I was very proud of the Democrats for having done so when the results came in.
I wish he'd done so many things, but I'd seen what they did to Clinton's Presidency and never put too much blame on Obama.
The worst Democrat is preferable to the best Republican, but, I do want a superior selection of Democrats this time around.


Surely we can do better.
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« Reply #3007 on: October 21, 2017, 03:14:07 PM »
Do you feel "the mojo" continuing to move against Moron Don? 

1). He's been caught lying like a drunk Russian sailor
2). He's on the wrong side of EV's vs internal combustion
3). He's on the wrong side of global warming
4). He's on the wrong side of decency

He can't change....he can't admit he was wrong.  He's a sociopath...surrounded by pathalogic liars.  He has nowhere to go but down.
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« Reply #3008 on: October 21, 2017, 03:24:09 PM »
Do you feel "the mojo" continuing to move against Moron Don? 

1). He's been caught lying like a drunk Russian sailor
2). He's on the wrong side of EV's vs internal combustion
3). He's on the wrong side of global warming
4). He's on the wrong side of decency

He can't change....he can't admit he was wrong.  He's a sociopath...surrounded by pathalogic liars.  He has nowhere to go but down.

When Hitler and Stalin were confronted by such problems they just facilitated wars that locked in their power bases.
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« Reply #3009 on: October 21, 2017, 03:27:56 PM »
Yes....as I have said before....Donnie will do ANYTHING to stay in power.  And he has North Korea and Iran to choose from.  He would DEFINITELY do that....in a heartbeat.

Donnie wants what Vladi has.
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« Reply #3010 on: October 21, 2017, 03:50:12 PM »
Yes....as I have said before....Donnie will do ANYTHING to stay in power.  And he has North Korea and Iran to choose from.  He would DEFINITELY do that....in a heartbeat.

Donnie wants what Vladi has.
N.Korea?

Sorry, couldn't help myself.  8)
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I do hope that the next time we hear Trump's sabers rattling, they're drowned out by BOOs, HISSes, and a chorus of NOT IN MY NAMEs. The cheering section last time was more than a little disconcerting.




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« Reply #3011 on: October 21, 2017, 10:04:43 PM »
Donnie and FOX are two peas in a pod.  No wonder Donnie has a steady diet of FOX interviews.

Bill OReilly has had SIX sexual harassment payouts by Bill or by FOX on his behalf.  And here is the kicker:  The last one was for $32 MILLION.  And....they negotiated another contract for Billy Boy after that.  Bill negotiated a new $25 million a year contract for himself....until harassment charge #7 FINALLY got him fired.

So FOX......the FAKE Christian channel....is nothing but a FRAUD.  And con man Donnie fits in PERFECTLY.  Fraud channel for a fake president and his fraudulent family.

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« Reply #3012 on: October 21, 2017, 10:18:36 PM »
Well, here's an "Oh, shit!" item that hasn't yet gotten a lot of attention:

Air Force may recall up to 1,000 retired military pilots to address 'acute shortage'
http://abcnews.go.com/US/air-force-recall-1000-retired-military-pilots-address/story?id=50629597

One wonders why Trump may suddenly want 1000 more Air Force pilots.  Seems there's been a steady drain of pilots to the civilian sector.  Maybe that's all that's behind the move.  But recalling that many, all at once, suggests plans to put them to use in new warfare.

Iran *might* be the planned target, but I more strongly suspect a planned Korean conflagration.  Heaven help us all.

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« Reply #3013 on: October 22, 2017, 01:58:30 PM »
Not surprisingly....Trump is the only modern president to not have a dog in the White House.  Trump....per his ex wife....does not like dogs, and dogs do not like him.

Even Nixon had an Irish setter in the White House.  I guess if you are going to be a sociopath....you may as well take it to the max.🐶

Speaking of dogs....and piles of poop....what pile is Donnie going to step in NEXT WEEK? 💩

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« Reply #3014 on: October 22, 2017, 04:20:59 PM »
Trump tweets this morning in all caps....against the press.  That is what an authoritarian leader/dictator does.  That is what Putin has done...that is what Trump is doing.

He will continue to rail against the press...and free speech.  Trump will continue to do his speaking on FOX/TASS.  And he will continue to enrich his klepto friends.

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« Reply #3015 on: October 22, 2017, 07:15:05 PM »
Well, here's an "Oh, shit!" item that hasn't yet gotten a lot of attention:

Air Force may recall up to 1,000 retired military pilots to address 'acute shortage'
http://abcnews.go.com/US/air-force-recall-1000-retired-military-pilots-address/story?id=50629597

One wonders why Trump may suddenly want 1000 more Air Force pilots.  Seems there's been a steady drain of pilots to the civilian sector.  Maybe that's all that's behind the move.  But recalling that many, all at once, suggests plans to put them to use in new warfare.

Iran *might* be the planned target, but I more strongly suspect a planned Korean conflagration.  Heaven help us all.

Steve


The "peacetime" build up of American, and NATO forces, and the refurbishing of (atomic) weaponry has been a concern for some time.
https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/USNuclearModernization


Trump ran as the "Peace Candidate", then was vilified when he made nice with Putin. Peace or War, push him in either direction and he's liable to go along to get along.


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« Reply #3016 on: October 22, 2017, 07:36:06 PM »


Trump ran as the "Peace Candidate", then was vilified when he made nice with Putin. Peace or War, push him in either direction and he's liable to go along to get along.


Terry

That strikes me as a peculiar interpretation of Agent Orange.  Despite rather substantial criticism of his tweets, he's ratcheted up tensions with Iran, N Korea, China, and even NATO allies.  My interpretation of his approach to Russia is that he'd do more in line with Putin's wishes, except that doing so would reinforce the perception that he's beholden to Putin. 

He's threatened nuclear war with N Korea rather explicitly.  He's told Tillerson that attempts to negotiate are "a waste of time."  Of course, when a President tweets that, it causes negotiations to be fruitless--the opponent is given every reason to think that negotiations are not being conducted in good faith, or with the backing of the US Government.

He's called for expansion and upgrade of US nuclear forces.  He's given every reason to believe that he's prepared to use them.

Recalling 1000 Air Force pilots is just one more step for a man hell-bent on finding a war to wage.

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« Reply #3017 on: October 22, 2017, 07:49:35 PM »
You're referring to President Trump, I to Candidate Trump. Any similarity between the two is strictly coincidental.  :(
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« Reply #3018 on: October 23, 2017, 02:09:47 AM »
SteveMDFP:  You are absolutely right.  Donnie is hellbent on starting a war somewhere.  He knows that Muellers probe will eventually expose him and his fellow crooks.

Donnie thinks that a war will save him, and is hoping enough Congressmen are willing to overlook colluding with Russia since "their guy" won.

So....while Donnie continues to take apart protections for the environment...and protections against global warming.....he moves us towards a war that he needs to give him public support.

Donnie wants what murderer/klepto Vladi has.  And he will go to any length to get it.

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« Reply #3019 on: October 23, 2017, 07:21:09 PM »
Subject:  Another "Oh, shit!" item

Well, those 1000 recalled Air Force pilots may have a particular kind of mission planned for them:

US prepping nuclear bombers for 24-hour ready alert status
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/356657-us-prepping-nuclear-bombers-for-24-hour-ready-alert-status

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   The U.S. Air Force is readying its nuclear bombers for 24-hour alert status, according to a Defense One report.

“This is yet one more step in ensuring that we’re prepared,” Air Force chief of staff Gen. David Goldfein told the news outlet in an interview. 

. . .

The Air Force has yet to receive the order, according to Defense One. But if it does, it would be the first time B-52 bombers equipped with nuclear weapons are moved to the end of base runways since the end of the Cold War.

We may be about to see why Der Gropenführer is actually far, far worse than Pence.  Evangelical Christians tend to avoid mass murder.

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« Reply #3020 on: October 23, 2017, 08:56:38 PM »
Steve
You've far more faith in Evangelicals than I.


I lived a few miles west of the March Field runway when Nixon sent a belt of nuked out B-52's to circle the world at (5 min.)? intervals for ~ a week. The dishes banged about in the cupboards, the hot tub sported tiny cresting waves, and our nerves were more rattled than the dishes.


The Quaker Nixon, elected with the help of Billy Graham's religious right, had just begun carpet bombing Cambodia, and that Godly man feared that the heathen Russians or their equally irreligious Chinese compatriots might retaliate for the mass murders.
I'm sure that Dick and Billy prayed that the evil, godless heathens might all be consumed in the purifying fires Dick had sent. But recording devices alas can't record thoughts that go unspoken.


Personally I was praying, (to the FSM), for a wind that might alter the takeoff runway the seemingly endless stream of B-52s was using. I drew my loved ones near, and we drove the few miles to Dick Dale's Nightclub. The alcohol flowed freely, drugs were easily obtained, and the music was loud enough to drown out the ascending B-52s. By including a nearby after hours club, we managed to survive the bombings that our Good Christian President had unleashed on the heathens. The Cambodian genocide that followed can certainly not to be laid at the feet of our President, or his spiritual adviser.


Ramen
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« Reply #3021 on: October 23, 2017, 09:19:42 PM »
If the 2018 mid-term elections hand the House to the Dems; it is not hard to imagine the impeachment of both Trump and Pence, handing the presidency to Pelosi:

Title: "Democrats’ early money haul stuns GOP"

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/23/2018-fundraising-democrats-house-races-244044

Extract: "Democratic candidates are reporting historic early fundraising totals, alarming GOP strategists and raising the prospect that 2018 could feature the most expansive House battlefield in years.

Animated by opposition to President Donald Trump and the Republican congressional majorities, at least 162 Democratic candidates in 82 GOP-held districts have raised over $100,000 so far this year, according to a POLITICO analysis of the latest FEC data. That’s about four times as many candidates as House Democrats had at this point before the 2016 or 2014 elections, and it’s more than twice as many as Republicans had running at this point eight years ago, on the eve of capturing the House in the 2010 wave election."

Edit: Hopefully, Mueller will make his findings public in time to swing the mid-term election results in the Dems' favor.

Edit 2, see also the article entitled: "Trump allies worry that losing the House means impeachment".

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/16/politics/democrats-house-midterm-elections/index.html
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« Reply #3022 on: October 23, 2017, 10:56:47 PM »
Maybe Mueller will connect the dots on this Obstruction of Justice Timeline to get Trump impeached:

Title: "Obstruction of Justice Timeline"

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/10/a_complete_timeline_of_the_obstruction_of_justice_case_against_donald_trump.html
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« Reply #3023 on: October 23, 2017, 11:27:09 PM »
Sooooo.....we have a so called leader in the Oval room that:

1). Lies CONSTANTLY....even when he is shown proof of his lies

2). Calls the wife of a soldier who was killed in action...a liar

3). Who makes derogatory remarks about anyone who doesn't praise him, and some of those that do.

4). Has spent about 80 days golfing....so far.... on OUR dime

5). Is in cahoots with the Russians

Pretty amazing so far.  I have confidence in Donnie that it will get much worse...
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« Reply #3024 on: October 23, 2017, 11:57:29 PM »
If the 2018 mid-term elections hand the House to the Dems; it is not hard to imagine the impeachment of both Trump and Pence, handing the presidency to Pelosi:
No, not at all.


All that would be required would be for 2/3 of the Republican dominated Senate to vote not just for the impeachment of a sitting Republican President, but also for the impeachment of their own Republican Vice President, Pence.


They would fall all over themselves to do this because over the years they have grown to honor and respect the words and deeds of their favorite humanitarian, Nancy Pelosi. The honorable men of the United States Senate have a long and well earned reputation for doing the right thing even when their own well being, and voter base, might be adversely affected.


Mere Party Politics has always been beneath the steadfast gaze of these noble Statesmen. They sneer when others bring personal ambition to the table because their cause has always been the cause of the common man, the fallen who have slipped through the cracks, regardless of race, religion, creed or sect. It is this tradition of excellence, this history of self abrogation, on which we can rely, that offers us solace in these times of strife. Solace in knowing that these men of honor would never soil themselves by allowing self serving platitudes to stand in the way of them voting away their own power, for the aggrandizement of Pelosi, and the greater good.


Sleep soundly my son.
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« Reply #3025 on: October 24, 2017, 12:25:17 AM »
No, not at all.

All that would be required would be for 2/3 of the Republican dominated Senate to vote not just for the impeachment of a sitting Republican President, but also for the impeachment of their own Republican Vice President, Pence.

While I admit that it is unlikely that both Trump & Pence would be both impeached (by the House) and then removed from office (by the Senate) in a timeframe that would leave both offices vacant so as to make Pelosi president; nevertheless, if the Democrats win control of both the House and Senate in 2018, then it is imaginable that Chuck and Nancy could orchestrate such as thing (for the first time in history, depending on the strength of Mueller's evidence). ;)
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« Reply #3026 on: October 24, 2017, 05:40:06 AM »
Things I am watching this week:

1). Bill Browder US visa revoked.  Looks like Donnie doesn't want Bill coming back to the US to testify anymore.  He is a thorn in the side of Donnie's boss Vladi.  Something tells me the US sanctions against Russia are hurting more than they say.

2). No apology from Kelly about his BALD FACED LIE.....means we are down to ONE adult in the room:  General Mattis.  That's IT.  If Kelly isn't going to apologize for his TALL LIES about the Congresswomen the other day......then they clearly have the route charted for the USS Liar.....and it is "full steam ahead."

3). Looks like Sarah Huckabee will be heading off into bazaro land as her lies are likely to get taller and taller over the coming months....and she helps to take down the FAKE Christians with her.   Fake Christianity will continue die a slow death in coming years as more people discover things like FACTS and SCIENCE and TRUTH.  This is just a continuation of a mutindecadal decline in religion (on a more somber note......Santa Claus is also not real).  I KNEW IT!🎅🏻

Anytime would be fine for the Washington press to strap on a pair.  I'm still waiting......🙄

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« Reply #3027 on: October 24, 2017, 02:48:34 PM »
There was an interesting article in VOX about Maria Bartiromo's interview with Trump a few days ago.  Maria is known for her "softball interviews" (weak....not inquisitive....not hardball).  But in her interview with Trump.....I think she outdid herself.  It was more like a "T Ball interview."  Here in the states.....young kids play "T Ball" where they place the ball on a vertical rubber "T" and the kids hit the ball off the T instead of someone pitching the baseball.

Well....that was basically how Maria interviewed Donnie.  But even the best layed plans don't work sometimes.  Even Donnie wasn't able to hit the ball sitting there on the T.  If you get a chance....read the article in VOX.  As the writer said.....it is both funny AND horrifying at the same time.

We have never had someone in the Oval Office that is SOOOO ill prepared, and knows so little about most policies.  The fact that he is a sociopath PLUS perhaps showing signs of early stage dimentia.....makes it that much more horrifying.  But some of his answers were quite comical....🤡
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« Reply #3028 on: October 24, 2017, 05:10:22 PM »
Well....looks like Corker has reached his limit.  This is how this process will continue to grind forward over the next year or so.

Others will follow in the next year....as Donnie's continual lying, bullying, ineptness, and corruptness just can't be hidden.

Graham may be the next to break...but it might take a few more months.

That pesky TRUTH.....he never goes away.  DAMN HIM!!  Just sits there waiting to be discovered by others.  Meantime....Moron Don will do anything to hide the truth.

Fascinating ride isn't it?  Well....hold on tight...we have a LOT of rough weather ahead.

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« Reply #3029 on: October 24, 2017, 05:32:03 PM »
Ready for the NEXT Trump administration scandal?  I know...it's only been a couple days...but when you are as crooked and inept as Donnie and Company... you try to get in as many scandals as you can while you're in office.

Two words:  Whitefish Energy.

Article out today describing this company from the home town of cabinet member Ryan Zinkey.  On the day that the hurricane hit Puerto Rico, the company had 2 employees.  But magically, they got a $300 million dollar contract and now have 280 subcontractors heading to Puerto Rico.

You don't think Ryan had anything to do with that do you?  You don't think Ryan is going to get a kickback from that do you?

I'm just glad Hillary isn't in office, and things are running like a well oiled machine. 😳😳😳😳
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« Reply #3030 on: October 24, 2017, 09:08:38 PM »
 Divide between officers and enlisted active duty military:

"Enlisted service members are much more enamored with the president than officers. Almost half of all enlisted troops who responded to the survey said they have a favorable view of Trump. Among officers, it was less than one in three.

More than 53 percent of officers said they had an unfavorable view of the president."

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2017/10/23/military-times-poll-what-you-really-think-about-trump/

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« Reply #3031 on: October 24, 2017, 10:05:34 PM »
I see that Melanie Trump is once again taking on the issue "cyber bullying".  I'm glad to see that.

In an unrelated issue....I see that Harvey Weinstein and Donald Trump will be tackling the issue of sexual predators. 😳😳😳😳😳
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« Reply #3032 on: October 24, 2017, 10:54:58 PM »
I had a reply #1539 on February 18th of this year.  At the end of that reply is a 14 minute video THAT YOU NEED TO WATCH.

If you watched it once.....watch it again.  You will see what is playing out now...and what has been playing out over the last 9 months.

It deals with the psychology of what Trump is doing....and why those around him are following him.  Trump will take this as far as we and Congress allow him to.

Reply #1539....February 18, 2017.
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« Reply #3033 on: October 24, 2017, 11:36:55 PM »
I had a reply #1539 on February 18th of this year.  At the end of that reply is a 14 minute video THAT YOU NEED TO WATCH.
I won't fumble for this. Or is there an easy way to find #1539? (I could do some math to get the thread page number. Is there an easy way to get page 30?)

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« Reply #3034 on: October 24, 2017, 11:49:25 PM »
Do a search on "Buddy Stanford study"
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« Reply #3035 on: October 24, 2017, 11:53:40 PM »
Do a search on "Buddy Stanford study"
Nope. It's just 10 +/-1 clicks away on page 31. :)

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« Reply #3036 on: October 25, 2017, 12:25:18 AM »
Thanks Martin...😀
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« Reply #3037 on: October 25, 2017, 01:30:48 AM »
Don't bother changing the channel. We own all the channels.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fcc-set-vote-ending-77-133931135.html

In a larger sense, Sinclair is doing the equivalent of getting a monopoly on the buggy-whip market in 1910. Kids don't watch TV any more.

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« Reply #3038 on: October 25, 2017, 05:23:29 AM »
Three committees of the House of Representatives have opened two joint probes into

a) the 2010 uranium deal (intelligence and oversight committees) with remit to investigate "whether there was an FBI investigation into the matter and, if so, why Congress wasn't informed."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/politics/house-investigating-uranium-deal/index.html

b) Judiciary and oversight committees on FBI handling of

"i) FBI’s decision to publicly announce the investigation into Secretary Clinton’s handling of classified information but not to publicly announce the investigation into campaign associates of then-candidate Donald Trump;
ii) FBI’s decision to notify Congress by formal letter of the status of the investigation both in October and November of 2016;
iii) FBI’s decision to appropriate full decision making in respect to charging or not charging Secretary Clinton to the FBI rather than the DOJ;
iv) FBI’s timeline in respect to charging decisions. "

https://goodlatte.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1014

This tells me that Congress is going after the FBI, they want a big stick to beat Comey and Mueller with and that House Republicans are solidly behind Trump. If the Senate echoes this, it might turn into Church committee style full scale war.

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« Reply #3039 on: October 25, 2017, 08:26:52 AM »
It seems as though President Carter and I are in agreement again.


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-22/93-year-old-president-carter-russians-didnt-alter-election-obama-didnt-deliver-we-di


He seems to think that Hillary might have won had more Democrats voted for her, and that Obama "didn't deliver".


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« Reply #3040 on: October 25, 2017, 01:48:16 PM »
It seems as though President Carter and I are in agreement again.


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-22/93-year-old-president-carter-russians-didnt-alter-election-obama-didnt-deliver-we-di


He seems to think that Hillary might have won had more Democrats voted for her, and that Obama "didn't deliver".

Jimmy Carter is a great humanitarian and a fine person, but, like most 93-year-olds, is probably sufficiently out of the loop to not be able to grasp what's going on technology-wise or Mueller-wise. As with so many gullible people everywhere, Roselyn Carter fell prey to the same anti-Clinton Russian propaganda; she complains about the "drip, drip, drip" that wasn't really there, and completely ignores the many huge, red, and flashing warning signs letting everyone know that Trump would be the democracy-destroying monster he and the empowered GOP have turned out to be.

At any rate, it's sad that one of their last votes went to a candidate who had no chance, and helped put Trump in office. But if you ask me, it's even sadder that not they but their grandchildren will have to pay the price for that foolish mistake.

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« Reply #3041 on: October 26, 2017, 12:17:33 AM »
The NYT interview with Carter is at

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/opinion/sunday/jimmy-carter-lusts-trump-posting.html

I wish people would read it before commenting.

1) The word lusts" in the headline is misleading. No evidence is presented that Carter "lusts" after anything. The exchange is as follows:

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So is it time for another Carter diplomatic mission, and would he do it for Trump, his polar opposite in so many ways?

“I would go, yes,” he said ...
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2)Rosalynn Carter believes that the Russians tilted the election away from Hilary, but her husband does not:

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Did the Russians purloin the election from Hillary?

“Rosie and I have a difference of opinion on that,” he said.

She looked over archly. “They obviously did,” she said.

He said: “I don’t think there’s any evidence that what the Russians did changed enough votes, or any votes.”
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3)Carter and his wife voted for Sanders in the _primary_. No statement is made about their votes in the presidential election.

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« Reply #3042 on: October 26, 2017, 04:40:24 AM »
Both  articles were informative, but the much shorter Zero hedge one obviously left some confused over Rosalynn's position, (Yes, she does believe the Ruskies did it).


I didn't like the NYT spins through the article, but that's just an old Jimmy fan.


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« Reply #3043 on: October 26, 2017, 08:13:10 AM »
"I didn't like the NYT spins through the article, but that's just an old Jimmy fan."

I worked on some Habitat for Humanity houses a decade and a half ago, and Jimmy showed up, he could still drive a nail pretty good back then. Much older now of course, don't swing a hammer like he used to. He is a good man, and a feeling one. As to the NYT spin, that's Maureen Dowd for you.

On a different note, America's Finest News Source brought us a statement by Jimmy Carter in 2008:

https://politics.theonion.com/i-got-what-america-needs-right-here-1819584452

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« Reply #3044 on: October 26, 2017, 12:51:30 PM »
The foray in Niger where 4 US troops were killed always had a "bad smell to it"....
The story regarding the type of operation it was...are changing.
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« Reply #3045 on: October 26, 2017, 01:24:58 PM »
Lou Dobbs...in an interview on FOX....told Donnie that " he is one of the most loved and respected" presidents in history.

FOX uses some of the same methods that Donnie uses.  If you say something enough times...people actually believe it.  FOX has used this method its whole history:

1). Liberals are awful
2). Global warming is a hoax
3). Everyone is trying to take our guns away
4). Immigrants are awful

FOX.....and lying pundits like Lou Dobbs, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Jeanine Pirro and others continue to use this to this day.  FOX has brainwashed millions of Americans...the Trump voters.
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« Reply #3046 on: October 26, 2017, 09:51:20 PM »
Re: Niger

Nick Turse has been reporting on African operations by the USA for a long time. His latest is:

https://theintercept.com/2017/10/26/its-not-just-niger-u-s-military-activity-is-a-recruiting-tool-for-terror-groups-across-west-africa/

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« Reply #3047 on: October 27, 2017, 12:55:12 AM »
It is looking more and more that Trump (like Nixon in the past) is treating the DOJ as a tool to defend his friends and to attack his enemies:

Title: "Breaching The 'Wall': Is The White House Encroaching On DOJ Independence?"

http://www.npr.org/2017/10/26/560046507/breaching-the-wall-is-the-white-house-encroaching-on-doj-independence

Extract: "It's unusual for a White House adviser to appear at a news conference about an enforcement matter. And for Trump administration critics in Congress and out, it's yet another example of how the administration is refusing to respect the independence of the Justice Department."
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« Reply #3048 on: October 27, 2017, 01:04:05 AM »
ASLR
While in total agreement that this shouldn't happen, I also recognize that it's BAU.


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« Reply #3049 on: October 27, 2017, 01:08:21 AM »
ASLR
While in total agreement that this shouldn't happen, I also recognize that it's BAU.


Remember John Yoo
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Resisting corruption is a full time effort, and in that regards; while it pains me to link to a Fox News article, but Fox reports that Trump personally intervened in the Russian uranium probe.  This is a very clear example of Trump encroaching on the DOJ independence (in this case to attack Hillary as a distraction from his own troubles):

Title: "Uranium One probe: Order to lift 'gag' on Russia informant came from Trump, source says"

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/26/uranium-one-probe-order-to-lift-gag-on-russia-informant-came-from-trump-source-says.html

Extract: "The directive for the Justice Department to lift a "gag order" on a former FBI informant involved in a high-profile Russia bribery case came from President Trump himself, a source told Fox News."
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