07-26-2018, 10:46 AM | #11501 | |
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I kinda like Sessions right now re: investigation. He seems to be the only person that has said no to Trump and survived.
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07-26-2018, 10:48 AM | #11502 |
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The timing of his process to remove Rosenstein seems to me, to be tied very closely to the elections this fall.
With no word from Mueller, no update on the progress, only little bits of information coming out from the investigation. The R's are looking for a way, any way to turn the conversation and nullify the effect of the investigation continuing or running deep toward the election. They have to realize that the threat from worse news, or a linger of the investigation has more of a threat to the election, than the anger that would be felt from a forced shutdown, or forced attempt to end it. It would seem they have already set these two options against one another and are ready to move on to do what it takes to either shut down, or neuter the effect of the investigation as the election moves closer. The timing of this is critical.
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07-26-2018, 11:29 AM | #11503 |
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Jim Jordan is working on emulating Dennis Hastert, announcing a bid to be the next Republican leader while being a pervert or enabler.
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07-26-2018, 12:57 PM | #11504 | |
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Who will be the first talking head to argue that ignoring sexual abuse makes him more qualified to be Speaker?
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07-26-2018, 03:52 PM | #11505 | |
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There will never be a "worst" statement, but this is bad. Trump talking about the trade deficit:
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07-26-2018, 05:25 PM | #11506 |
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But if we don't trade, then where will Trump branded clothing be made?
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07-26-2018, 08:17 PM | #11507 |
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Breaking News: Internet flips out over least surprising DJT news this month: that he knew about infamous Trump Tower meeting in advance. *shurg*
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07-26-2018, 10:14 PM | #11508 | |
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Cohen says he'll testify to Mueller about it. Until that happens, I can't be very excited about this. Also Avernatti says that he will represent 3 more women who had affairs with Trump and paid by AMI for their stories. One of the women became pregnant.
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07-27-2018, 05:18 AM | #11509 | ||
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This should be interesting and entertaining. The dems should have hired Avernatti to do opp research before the elections. |
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07-27-2018, 06:41 AM | #11510 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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Given the Q&A above about tying the Daniels payment to campaign finance laws, isn't the fact that there are multiple affairs/payments potentially bad news? Seems to me it can show a pattern of him paying women off to stay quiet that has nothing to do with running for President, and everything to do with him being a celebrity scumbag husband with enough money to shut people up.
Clearly, the fact that he's had multiple affairs in and of itself isn't going to change anyone's minds at this point. If the pregnancy is true, curious if there's direct evidence he demanded an abortion. Would love to see how that is twisted by Trump fanatics.
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07-27-2018, 07:38 AM | #11511 | |
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I think this shows small progress which is a good thing.
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07-27-2018, 07:48 AM | #11512 | ||
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I think your second sentence is what he will use as a defense (unless there is a smoking gun that actually ties campaign funds to payment or proof that the payments were to influence the election). If there are other payments and they have been occurring for a while, it lends credibility that payments to Daniels/McDougal just before the election was nothing special, just part of a "celebrity scumbag husband with enough money to shut people up". Secret tape may not add to legal jeopardy for Trump or Cohen - Chicago Tribune Quote:
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07-27-2018, 06:46 PM | #11513 |
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The EU has realized what people in the US realized some time ago. You have to treat our President like a toddler.
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07-28-2018, 12:35 PM | #11514 | |
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Hopefully Geraldo is right and there are some troubling business dealings that Mueller can go after. I don't think infidelity is that impactful, collusion would be great if it can be tied back to Trump directly, but think soft underbelly is his business.
Two thoughts: 1) If I was Trump, I would reach out to Cohen and see if he can be brought back into the fold (is it too late?) 2) If I ever have to deal with a lawyer on sensitive matters, I'll make sure I'm not being taped or ask lawyer to turn it off http://thehill.com/homenews/media/39...robe-of-trumps Quote:
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07-28-2018, 12:44 PM | #11515 | |
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From the Dept. of Lest We Forget
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β€˜Deleted’ families: What went wrong with Trump’s family-separation effort - The Washington Post Last edited by corbes : 07-28-2018 at 12:44 PM. |
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07-30-2018, 08:21 AM | #11516 |
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Giuliani is now saying that collusion isn't a crime.
The pee tape is real.
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07-30-2018, 09:02 AM | #11517 |
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It's patently obvious where the goalposts eventually land, right? At some point the MAGA message will simply shift to "as long as the Russians, whom we were working with of course, didn't actually go into the voting machines and change votes, then there's nothing wrong with what we did together to alter the US election." And 40% of America, and a theoretically valid Electoral College majority, will effectively agree that we have always been at war with Eastasia.
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07-30-2018, 09:28 AM | #11518 | |
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07-30-2018, 10:08 AM | #11519 | |
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Had to read more. He may be right but that's not the full story.
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07-30-2018, 10:21 AM | #11520 | ||
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Let's review.
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Where the Heck Did the Term βCollusionβ Come From? - Lawfare More context: Quote:
Impeaching Trump: Four Eternal Myths - Lawfare |
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07-30-2018, 10:23 AM | #11521 | |
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The Wall Begins to Crumble: Notes on Collusion - Lawfare |
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07-30-2018, 11:50 AM | #11522 |
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07-30-2018, 11:56 AM | #11523 | |
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I'm in FL this week and the primary commercials are just wild. The GOP ads are little more than arguing who is more like Trump. This is true not just for House races, but state races too. Politics have always been tribal, but I've never seen anything like how the GOP has identified with Trump.
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07-30-2018, 04:15 PM | #11524 |
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07-30-2018, 04:45 PM | #11525 | |
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I vote mostly R. We had our primaries about a month ago. There were guys who said stuff like this. "Vote for me so we can support Trump" That was an automatic disqualifier for me. |
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07-30-2018, 04:45 PM | #11526 |
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I'm so old I remember when changing laws through presidential fiat was tyranny.
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07-30-2018, 05:35 PM | #11527 | |
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I just saw my favorite, an ad for a Commissioner of Agriculture whose first priority is Promoting the Trump Agenda.
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07-30-2018, 06:15 PM | #11528 |
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There is a weird cult-like aspect to his support. I mean people have always been passionate about politicians but the part about trusting them over your family and friends is bizarre.
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07-30-2018, 06:21 PM | #11529 |
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07-30-2018, 08:56 PM | #11530 |
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07-30-2018, 09:29 PM | #11531 |
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https://slate.com/business/2018/07/s...ly-argues.html
"Conservative Think-Tanker Accidentally Argues That Single Payer Could Save Americans $2 Trillion" Last edited by Radii : 07-30-2018 at 09:29 PM. |
07-30-2018, 10:19 PM | #11532 |
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The rumors I've heard is that dairy will receive $0.75 per hundred lbs of milk produced in 2018. If this is in fact true, I'll be in line to collect $20,000 for the 2 million pounds of milk my farm produced before ceasing production. Had I continued this year at full capacity, using those same numbers I would have received over $100,000.
USDA also revised and extended an insurance program that guaranteed collecting a payout. I've collected over $10,000 already on that because they use my production levels from 2011-13 as a baseline. While we didn't intentionally do this (honest), the rules stated that we still had to be milking cows when we signed up. We signed up on May 30th, and the cows left on May 31st. I'll be eligible to collect the rest of this year. And then we should get a little payout in the fall for a slightly below average crop year in 2017. Usually that's more than $10k. Some years we get nothing, some years we get something. I won't count this one against Trump. So, as you can see, my medium sized farming operation stands to take in quite a few handouts from the government this year. Do I regret selling? Not at all. I projected to lose $250,000 this year and that was before Trump's tariff games sunk the milk price some more. I think my dad says it best, government assistance for farmers is usually just enough to keep them dumb enough to keep producing. That's talking about the less than financially astute farmers who are not too worried about eating a few hundred grand of their equity (or are even aware they are burning it). Farming is a disease and many will think everything is just fine and keep plugging away until that banker finally pulls the plug on them. These government handouts will unfortunately only delay the inevitable for many farmers that should probably call it quits. |
07-31-2018, 07:41 AM | #11533 | |
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A fascinating case of battling headlines. If you want evidence that tribal thinking isn't just a plight of the lower classes and under-educated, here you go. The math behind this honestly isn't hard... but getting away from the message that you have decide in advance that you support... that's really hard. |
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07-31-2018, 09:05 AM | #11534 |
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EDITOR: We need a pic of Manafort that makes it looks like he just ate an innocent toddler's soul.
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07-31-2018, 09:23 AM | #11535 |
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It does have a certain Hannibal Lecter feel to it.
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07-31-2018, 09:29 AM | #11536 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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That's one of my favorite games - matching pics with headlines with news source.
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07-31-2018, 09:50 PM | #11537 |
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Seems to make the yearly rounds, but the first I've heard of it. Reactions are, of course, amusing.
Resurfaced Mike Pence Opinion Piece About 'Mulan' Reminds Us Just How Messed Up He Really Is
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08-01-2018, 07:40 AM | #11538 |
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Jeff Flake may be doing something.
He's in Africa now on vacation, meaning that Mcconnell's plan to push judge nominations through by keeping the Senate in session in August isn't working. Flake is on Judiciary, so without him the committee can't pass any nominations without Dem votes. It's unclear whether he's coming back soon or if he's staying away for the whole month, but it appears that calls to actually do something are being answered.
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08-01-2018, 07:45 AM | #11539 |
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Does vacation count as doing something?
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08-01-2018, 08:00 AM | #11540 |
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It does if he's purposefully keeping the Judiciary committee from passing on nominations.
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08-01-2018, 08:43 AM | #11541 | |
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08-01-2018, 10:12 AM | #11542 |
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Somebody woke up in a sweat today ...
http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...ssia-probe?amp
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08-01-2018, 03:23 PM | #11543 |
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What the flippity fuck?
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08-01-2018, 03:32 PM | #11544 |
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Solitary confinement? What is he, a child who was brought over the border by his parents?
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08-01-2018, 06:48 PM | #11545 |
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Not just the start of the Manafort trial that set off Trump's twitter-fest this morning:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/special-co...ry?id=56973384
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08-01-2018, 10:39 PM | #11546 | |
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08-02-2018, 03:06 PM | #11547 |
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08-02-2018, 03:37 PM | #11548 |
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Because employers are keeping the extras to stuff in their pockets and line the pockets of shareholders?
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08-02-2018, 03:39 PM | #11549 |
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Hardly a puzzle - most 'new' jobs are poorly paid and the employers see employees as easily replaced so don't give raises, simply hiring new staff as other people leave.
The government isn't raising minimum wage so the tax cuts have just lead to higher profits and share buy-backs, workers as expected in most cases have been unaffected unless they own shares. Corporations are run for profit, if they are to give back to society and support the region that they are based in then they need to be pushed to pay fair salaries, give workers protections and have taxes enforced upon them - something which doesn't appear to be a priority of politicians... instead they increase the deflationary aspects of wages by weakening unions and healthcare provisions further in the hope of strengthening their political advantage. Last edited by Marc Vaughan : 08-02-2018 at 03:40 PM. |
08-02-2018, 03:53 PM | #11550 | |
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