The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: No smocking guns. - Page 1608 - Politics and Economics

Nietzsche used to say "what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger." Problem is Nietzsche had syphilis, which didn't kill him, but it didn't make him stronger either.

A+. I'm definitely stealing, I mean plagiarising, I mean borrowing this.

How does one do strikethrough on here anyway?

06-12-2017 , 07:08 PM

#40177

DodgerIrish

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[strike]

06-12-2017 , 07:25 PM

#40178

champstark

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This doofus is actually thinking about firing Mueller.

06-12-2017 , 07:25 PM

#40179

Trolly McTrollson

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rococo

Today's televised cabinet meeting was absolutely bat**** insane. I would like to think I would resign from a Cabinet position before participated in that sort of farce.

I would never resign; the opportunities for trolling are just too good.

06-12-2017 , 07:28 PM

#40180

sofocused978

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Quote:

Originally Posted by champstark

This doofus is actually thinking about firing Mueller.

Just heard this. What would happen after that?

06-12-2017 , 07:28 PM

#40181

Riverman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by champstark

This doofus is actually thinking about firing Mueller.

Well, assuming the GOP won't do anything about it (they won't), it's probably the right move

06-12-2017 , 07:30 PM

#40182

Namath12

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Quote:

Originally Posted by champstark

This doofus is actually thinking about firing Mueller.

Knew this was coming with the cacophony of stupid coming from Newt, Ingraham and Coulter today, they're all providing cover COINCIDENTALLY at the same time on the same day!

06-12-2017 , 07:33 PM

#40183

FlyWf

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I mean look at how they are defending him after literally admitting he fired Comey because of the Russia investigation.

Like I'm always repeating DVaut posts here, but the fundamentally issue here is that no matter what the underlying crime here is, Republicans don't think it's wrong. They absolutely do not think it's wrong to coordinate with swoony white autocrat Putin to defeat Hillary and give them Gorsuch on the Supreme Court for the next 30 years.

That's a crime that needs to be covered up in the same sense way country club dip****s can't brag too loudly about how they cheated on their taxes. They don't think there's anything wrong with the underlying conduct!

06-12-2017 , 07:34 PM

#40184

PocketChads

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Riverman

Man, let's not turn into Republicans. Obviously Trumpcare or whatever nonsense trillion dollar giveaway to yacht owners they end up passing will be great politically for Democrats. But we should never in any way celebrate anything that ****s people over this badly on this scale. Ripping healthcare away from 20 million people is an atrocity. Actually caring about that is what makes us better.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DVaut1

Agree. It's one thing to be powerless to stop it. It's another to celebrate it.

Nah nah nah nah
Hey hey hey
Goodbye

06-12-2017 , 07:37 PM

#40185

Chippa58

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Riverman

Well, assuming the GOP won't do anything about it (they won't), it's probably the right move

They would be very disturbed for sure. But seriously, firing Mueller would be very scary. There's no excuse for doing it if there's no there there. But the truth is, Mueller has probably learned a heckuva lot already. Cards would come out on the table.

06-12-2017 , 07:38 PM

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einbert

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They have an excuse already set up to go, Mueller was somehow connected to Comey. Worked with him at some point or something.

06-12-2017 , 07:39 PM

#40187

einbert

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Gregg Jarrett: Are Mueller and Comey ‘colluding’ against Trump by acting as co-special counsel?
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/...l-counsel.html

06-12-2017 , 07:41 PM

#40188

Clovis8

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Quote:

Originally Posted by champstark

This doofus is actually thinking about firing Mueller.

Serious question. If this happens is it not time to contemplate forceful removal of Trump? If not, when?

06-12-2017 , 07:44 PM

#40189

zikzak

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Can't wait to see the leaks that come out if Mueller gets fired.

06-12-2017 , 07:44 PM

#40190

+rep_lol

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic

Not about Trump really, but a story that reflects the thought processes we are dealing with.

From FoxNews:

Shark bites off NC woman's arm in Bahamas

She got away, she's fine now, going to be fitted with a prosthesis...but two things stood out:

Doctors in Bahamas stopped the bleeding in her arm, but she couldn't get back to the states because of passports and customs issues. A medical evacuation company eventually agreed to pay for the flight cost to Carolinas Medical Center.

So even though an American woman's arm was bitten off in another country, Customs wouldn't let her back in until they...what? Made sure sure she was an American?

And:

"I’m just so thankful. I'm thankful to be here," Johnson said after the attack. "I'm thankful to be able to share this story and I hope, and I know, that it’s going to change people's lives because you can't hear this story and not see God in it."

What?? See God in it how? If God was there, you silly twit, why didn't he stop the shark before it bit your stupid arm off?

Bet she voted for Trump, even though she has a black husband.

lol **** north carolina (as somebody who was born and raised there)

06-12-2017 , 07:46 PM

#40191

einbert

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My gut feeling: Mueller is toast.

06-12-2017 , 07:47 PM

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uDevil

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https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/874409910980816896
https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/st...06787293773824

06-12-2017 , 07:48 PM

#40193

Huehuecoyotl

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If he fires Mueller there's 100% chance Trump or one of his associates is guilty of something. It's already pretty probable but come on....

06-12-2017 , 07:48 PM

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JPantz

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06-12-2017 , 07:48 PM

#40195

einbert

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Schiff is a great guy but unfortunately he is completely delusional about the current state of our Congress. He's living in a The West Wing fantasy world and he needs to snap out of it pronto.

06-12-2017 , 07:50 PM

#40196

RV Life

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I was flipping channels and stopped at CNN. They were going to commercial break but the scroll thing on the bottom said something like "Secret Service: There are no tapes in the White House." I don't know the context of it but it's pretty LOL if they called Trump out on on his "tapes" bull****.

06-12-2017 , 07:51 PM

#40197

Clovis8

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JPantz

Literally zero chance this happens. None. Zilch. Not a single Republican in Congress would do anything other than bend over backwards to defend his being fired.

06-12-2017 , 07:53 PM

#40198

Riverman

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If we've learned anything, its that "if (insert unthinkable scumbaggery by GOP politician here, especially Trump), Republicans will have to (insert actual consequence for the aforementioned) statements are, to this point, incorrect at a rate of 100%.

06-12-2017 , 07:55 PM

#40199

zikzak

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Clovis8

Serious question. If this happens is it not time to contemplate forceful removal of Trump? If not, when?

By who?

The only redress we have is to take to the streets and start threatening or doing economic damage, but the number of us willing to take that step is very small and getting smaller. There is very little actual outrage over Trump among the general population. Most of it is feigned outrage from people who aren't personally affected by any of this.

Things can get a whole lot worse before there is ever any sort of popular uprising in the US. We're all too fat, lazy and content, and we have a very exciting reality TV president keeping us entertained. Tune in tomorrow to see what happens next! Mainline CNN! F5 this thread all day! Tweets!

Baudrillard would have a blast writing about the current state of US politics.