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05-10-2018 , 02:02 PM

#98401

alazo1985

journeyman

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In case anyone was wondering why Nunes has been acting like he is compromised by Russia, it’s because he has been since well before Trump even announced he would run. A good breakdown here:https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/co...w2&sh=0b56ddd3

05-10-2018 , 02:04 PM

#98402

Biggle10

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dinopoker

I'd sure love to see a concerted effort to hang a good nickname on Trump.

Do the rest of us really need to drop to his level of name calling? I'd like to think most people are above this as they reach adulthood even though I know everyone is not.

05-10-2018 , 02:07 PM

#98403

TheHip41

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Quote:

Originally Posted by goofyballer

Do you think that's a valid defense for war crimes?????

I’m in a FB argument with a trumpet that is going along these lines

Me. “Shocking that a president is taking bribes from Russians”

Him. “Yeah. What about the Clinton foundation”

05-10-2018 , 02:07 PM

#98404

.Alex.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dinopoker

I'd sure love to see a concerted effort to hang a good nickname on Trump.

He whines enough that 'Whiny Trump' would work. It would be so awesome if that stuck.

What's wrong with Cheeto Benito?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biggle10

Do the rest of us really need to drop to his level of name calling? I'd like to think most people are above this as they reach adulthood even though I know everyone is not.

Unfortunately Trump can't reach anything because his hands are too small.

05-10-2018 , 02:08 PM

#98405

TheHip41

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T-Rex Trump

05-10-2018 , 02:13 PM

#98406

Trolly McTrollson

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05-10-2018 , 02:15 PM

#98407

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

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05-10-2018 , 02:16 PM

#98408

Money2Burn

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One-Pump Trump.

05-10-2018 , 02:17 PM

#98409

goofyballer

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Pentagon report on Niger raid shows broad failures across a number of areas

Report is still classified, but the article has some details:

Quote:

The investigation found that the Green Beret team had not undergone key training as a unit before it deployed to Niger that fall because of “personnel turnover” and had not rehearsed its counterterrorism mission before leaving the base in Ouallam on Oct. 3. It said two junior officers had “mischaracterized” the mission in a required planning document filed before the American soldiers departed.

And it found that wounded soldiers — at least two Americans and three Nigeriens — were not evacuated from the attack site for more than four hours, far longer than the Pentagon previously acknowledged.

But the executive summary did not directly address why the team was relatively unequipped, including traveling in an unarmored S.U.V. that was not carrying a mounted machine gun. It did not specifically fault stark failures by the Army, the United States Africa Command and the Special Forces community for fatal gaps in training and oversight.

The summary also did not acknowledge that the Army officer who oversaw the inquiry, Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., is a senior official in Africa Command — the same command he investigated. General Cloutier last month was promoted to head all Army forces in Africa.

05-10-2018 , 02:21 PM

#98410

davmcg

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Quote:

Originally Posted by simplicitus

Greenberg Traurig canning Giuliani is LOL.

apropos of nothing "traurig" is German for "Sad!"

05-10-2018 , 02:25 PM

#98411

Huehuecoyotl

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So we're leaving the deal AND reimposing sanctions BUT Iran has to keep the inspections of its sites going?

05-10-2018 , 02:27 PM

#98412

uDevil

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ScreaminAsian

Quote:

Originally Posted by ligastar

the Feds are reading that text right?

"You're fired."

05-10-2018 , 02:28 PM

#98413

StimAbuser

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Combover Caligula

05-10-2018 , 02:28 PM

#98414

Yuv

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How is it not Traitor Trump?

05-10-2018 , 02:28 PM

#98415

ScreaminAsian

For President

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33,333

Quote:

Originally Posted by davmcg

apropos of nothing "traurig" is German for "Sad!"

what’s german for “we’re living in a simulation”?

05-10-2018 , 02:30 PM

#98416

Namath12

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05-10-2018 , 02:32 PM

#98417

jalfrezi

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Trump = Big Joan

When Big Joan sets up
Her hands are too small
She’s too fat t’ go out in the daylight
So she rolls around all night...

She ain’t built for goin’ naked
So she can’t wear any new clothes
Or go t’ the beach
They laugh at her body
Cause her hands are too small
When Big Joan sets up her hands are too smal

05-10-2018 , 02:35 PM

#98418

eyebooger

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 58,708

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl

Uhh....I don't think that's how "pulling out of a deal" works.

05-10-2018 , 02:40 PM

#98419

Chippa58

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Quote:

Originally Posted by eyebooger

Uhh....I don't think that's how "pulling out of a deal" works.

Ok. So we lost that part. But how much did we win?

05-10-2018 , 02:43 PM

#98420

Huehuecoyotl

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SenorKeeed

Greenwald's viewpoints here are consistent though. He's saying that the Clintons soliciting tens of millions of dollars from a corrupt dictatorship is highly problematic, and the Democratic elite generally ignore, condone, or participate in this behavior. So it is the height of hypocrisy for that same DC elite to collectively need to retire to their fainting couches when someone in Trump's circle engages in similar behavior.

and he's right. We have Glenn carrying on over multiple months about the hidden evils and back handed dealings of the Clintons, pointing out how their charity was used to try and garner favor though it was done publicly and no favored status could be shown though I think everyone can agree that it's potentially troubling, and yet when we find out that Trump's personal lawyer has been doing it in a much more compromising way while being much more secretive, Glenn just shrugs his shoulders and says "didn't you guys know everyone does this!". I mean maybe, but if that's the case why the big dust up about the Clintons? After all everyone does it.

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05-10-2018 , 02:44 PM

#98421

GTO2.0

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Quote:

Originally Posted by eyebooger

Uhh....I don't think that's how "pulling out of a deal" works.

The best deals are the one where they do all the work and you don’t pay them, everyone knows that.

Seriously though, just SOP for Trump businesses wrought large.

05-10-2018 , 02:48 PM

#98422

simplicitus

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https://twitter.com/adamgoldmanNYT/s...41359003844609

05-10-2018 , 02:52 PM

#98423

simplicitus

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Avenatti's raised $430k through that website. Not bad for a couple of months of work (though not Michael Cohen type fees). Probably wouldn't cover his billables, but he's doing ok.

05-10-2018 , 03:20 PM

#98424

TiltedDonkey

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Quote:

Originally Posted by goofyballer

Do you think that's a valid defense for war crimes?????

Sort of?

Like I guess there are two questions (a) did I do the horrible things? and (b) do you have the standing to punish me for them? and if (a) is not in doubt then asserting the answer to (b) is "no" is at least a somewhat valid defense.