The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: Harm to Ongoing Matter - Page 207 - Politics and Economics

People are arrogant and stupid. When I was a prosecutor one oft favorite forms of evidence was jail calls. It said right at the beginning of every call “this call is being recorded and may be monitored” and yet criminals constantly made admissions and discussed their crimes on the phone. They never thought I was actually listening despite the warning to them in every phone call that I was.

Lol, I know of one cop who would interview subjects and before they started he'd set a tape recorder down and push record. Then later when they got a little tongue tied because they were obv guilty as hell and trying to lie, he'd say something like, "Ok it's clear you're not thinking your story through clearly here, let's go off the record and then just chat between ourselves," and then shut the tape recorder off. Meanwhile the entire interview is being video recorded by like six cameras and maybe ten microphones -- i mean, it's a police interrogation room ffs -- but the perps fell for it pretty much every time.

01-25-2019 , 02:49 PM

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simplicitus

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Originally Posted by LFS

I would love to take this bet and end up paying you.

I'm assuming this is a counterfactual statement and not intended to convey acceptance. Is that accurate?

01-25-2019 , 02:52 PM

#5153

Double Down

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Originally Posted by ScreaminAsian

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1088858384055570434

He might be one of the biggest scumbags in history, but you gotta admire someone who can still keep their sense of humor when facing the reality that you're going to get raped every day for the rest of your life.

01-25-2019 , 02:52 PM

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simplicitus

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Worth clicking the tweet for the pic.

https://twitter.com/apalmerdc/status...70161929654273

Hell, I'll just post the pic.

01-25-2019 , 02:58 PM

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markksman

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Now with LaGuardia shutting down and probably a bunch more government services stopping, Trump is at major natural disaster level of catastrophe.

Paper towels incoming.

01-25-2019 , 03:00 PM

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https://twitter.com/JimCarrey/status...72613147889664

Transcript of interview with Carrey about his art, including link to 55 min youtube of the interview.

https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/jim-...m_campaign=nym

01-25-2019 , 03:02 PM

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simplicitus

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Savage.

https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/sta...72307274235904

01-25-2019 , 03:03 PM

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Dominic

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ScreaminAsian

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1088858384055570434

my god, he's been waiting 45 years to pull this pose

01-25-2019 , 03:04 PM

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Nothing like Friday's with Mueller. Trump is getting smacked around like a rented mule by Pelosi and Stone's arrest is making him even more unhinged. That tweet should be quoted by future presidents. Trump wants to lash out but all he can do is cave. His current top advisers, Kushner and Miller, couldn't do strategic planning for a lemonade stand.

Everyone knew he was going to lose if he forced a shutdown--I'd bet anything Mitch sternly told him this in no uncertain terms--and the moron goes and does it anyway. It's like he's chasing losses, with Mueller closing in he keeps upping the stakes and losing. Even the "shake things up" low information voters who put him in office are starting to face reality. (Want to get on the local news of people who don't follow politics closely via cable, twitter, and/or NTY? Shutting the government down is like jumping into a spotlight.) Not sure exactly how this will end, but it won't be with everyone living happily ever after.

That reminds me, I wanted to re-propose my $100 "Trump doesn't make it to the start of next year" bet. I lost the last one, but I'm feeling confident. My side is that Trump isn't president on Jan. 1, 2020. Any takers? (One available at this price.)

I'll take it. Even money, right?

Settlement via paypal.

Quote to book.

01-25-2019 , 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RunyonAve

They're totally going to pass the CR for two weeks of funding and he's totally going to do the SOTU and then we're totally going to shut down again.

It's totally ****ing happening. And somehow democrats are going to lose on this.

01-25-2019 , 03:06 PM

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Is this going to just kick the can down the road for 3 weeks? Or is it a way for the GOP to save face and they will quietly pass a long term funding bill with no wall money next month?

01-25-2019 , 03:07 PM

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I'll take it. Even money, right?

Settlement via paypal.

Quote to book.

Booked

01-25-2019 , 03:08 PM

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suzzer99

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So Stone is already booked and out? Must be nice.

Remember when they held the Neteller execs in a holding pen for a weekend and the company immediately agreed to pull out of the US market?

01-25-2019 , 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by synth_floyd

Is this going to just kick the can down the road for 3 weeks? Or is it a way for the GOP to save face and they will quietly pass a long term funding bill with no wall money next month?

Almost certainly the latter IMO.

01-25-2019 , 03:17 PM

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Who is applauding for Trump? Just his cabinet? Sad!

01-25-2019 , 03:18 PM

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Dominic

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lol this ****ing guy can't talk

01-25-2019 , 03:18 PM

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dlk9s

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This is pathetic so far.

01-25-2019 , 03:18 PM

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master3004

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1 minute in and i want to gouge my ears out

01-25-2019 , 03:18 PM

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ScreaminAsian

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Many people encouraged me to keep the government shut down

01-25-2019 , 03:19 PM

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Very quickly, or as soon as possible (it will happen fast).

01-25-2019 , 03:19 PM

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dlk9s

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Back pay coming "very quickly" OR "as soon as possible." wtf

01-25-2019 , 03:19 PM

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master3004

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Very very special people itt

01-25-2019 , 03:20 PM

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master3004

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Lol spirited debate and dialogue. Get ****ed gas bag

01-25-2019 , 03:20 PM

#5174

master3004

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Yep here is the attempt to already pin the next shutdown on the dems.

01-25-2019 , 03:21 PM

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Melkerson

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Booked

Good Luck. I'm really pulling for you.

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