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05-10-2017 , 11:38 PM

#30976

uDevil

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https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/sta...08070366216192

Last edited by uDevil; 05-10-2017 at 11:39 PM. Reason: My pony is threatening to resign.

05-10-2017 , 11:42 PM

#30977

m_reed05

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So Rosenstein threatened to resign as he became the scape goat last night. Confirms Trump fired Comey and used Rosenstein to try and justify it, not that there was ever any doubt. It seems like Trump is getting pretty desperate.

Last edited by m_reed05; 05-10-2017 at 11:43 PM. Reason: My pony finished a solid 3rd.

05-10-2017 , 11:53 PM

#30978

Dominic

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What's even more astounding is that the Rosentein threat has already leaked.

05-10-2017 , 11:58 PM

#30979

Our House

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It's like the dossier...everything we suspect about Trump keeps coming true.

05-11-2017 , 12:09 AM

#30980

RV Life

old hand

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Quote:

Originally Posted by eyebooger

I will never understand the thought process here (assuming one existed).

Grew up Republican. Hates Obama. Hates anyone from Arkansas. The brainwashing is deep in Texas.

05-11-2017 , 12:11 AM

#30981

Mayo

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Can confirm. My father is from Arkansas by way of Texas, and he hates himself.

05-11-2017 , 12:12 AM

#30982

RV Life

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Apparently Rosenstein is one of the few in power that can order an independent investigation into a Trump/Russia connection. If true, I'm using my one time dealer.

05-11-2017 , 12:14 AM

#30983

ChrisV

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That WaPo article is pretty much wall to wall quotable paragraphs, but a couple things especially caught my attention:

Quote:

Trump and some of his advisers did not fully anticipate the ferocious reaction — in fact, some wrongly assumed many Democrats would support the move because they had been critical of Comey in the past — and were unprepared to contain the fallout... “I think the surprise of a great many in the White House was that as soon as this became a Trump decision, all of the Democrats who had long been calling for Comey’s ouster decided that this was now an awful decision,” Dubke said. “So there was a surprise at the politicization of Democrats on this so immediately and so universally.”

So they really didn't realize it was going to blow up. Hard to believe.

"Politicization". God these people are idiots. Speaking of which:

Quote:

Dating to the campaign, several men personally close to Trump deeply distrusted Comey and helped feed the candidate-turned-president’s suspicions of the FBI director, who declined to recommend charges against Clinton for what they all agreed was a criminal offense, according to several people familiar with the dynamic.

The men influencing Trump include Roger J. Stone, a self-proclaimed dirty trickster and longtime Trump confidant...

“What Comey did to Hillary was disgraceful,” Stone said. “I’m glad Trump fired him over it.”

The nerve of these guys, Jesus.

05-11-2017 , 12:24 AM

#30984

RV Life

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NC turned red to vote for Trump. How does Trump thank them? Tells them to piss off after being hit by Hurricane Matthew last year.

North Carolina will receive only $6.1 million from the Trump administration. That’s 99 percent less than the requested amount.

http://wncn.com/2017/05/10/99-percen...dministration/

05-11-2017 , 12:32 AM

#30985

uDevil

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mayo

Can confirm. My father is from Arkansas by way of Texas, and he hates himself.

True Grit (the John Wayne version) was my introduction to AR v TX rivalry. "I ain't never seen nobody from Texas I couldn't shade."

05-11-2017 , 12:35 AM

#30986

Bigoldnit

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So, when do we find out that the Russians received a tour of the sit room? Will the Russian media publish those photos, of does Vlad keep those in his private collection?

https://twitter.com/michaelcrowley/s...15835344228352

05-11-2017 , 12:56 AM

#30987

Dominic

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Well this has aged well...

05-11-2017 , 01:00 AM

#30988

fatkid

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic

Well this has aged well...

Heh

05-11-2017 , 01:02 AM

#30989

Dominic

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05-11-2017 , 01:10 AM

#30990

uDevil

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Well at least they didn't let the FSB agents in. :andersoncoopereyeroll:

05-11-2017 , 01:28 AM

#30991

uDevil

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Number one with a bullet.

https://twitter.com/UpshotNYT/status/862431071752916992

05-11-2017 , 02:26 AM

#30992

suzzer99

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05-11-2017 , 02:52 AM

#30993

Oroku$aki

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wheatrich

Some dems are also fans of voter suppression.

Maybe like, one or two, but not enough for you to have cites.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RV Life

I'm friends with a Trumpkin from Texas. Voted for Trump for all the usual reasons. She's a teacher so when Trump put DeVos in charge of education, she started having second thoughts. After Comey was fired, she's now fully on board with getting Trump impeached. So progress.

I guess at your age you get a pass.

05-11-2017 , 03:57 AM

#30994

SuperUberBob

Not interesting enough

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Quote:

Originally Posted by uDevil

Number one with a bullet.

https://twitter.com/UpshotNYT/status/862431071752916992

Not sure how investigating Russia-Trump ties is considered abnormal. The FBI is supposed to investigate things like this.

05-11-2017 , 04:11 AM

#30995

corvette24

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Al Franken killing it on the floor today. I'm becoming a fan. Bharara, Bernie, Warren, Franken, someone in the FBI, someone in the CIA, someone in the press: we need a hero. This is not a representative democracy anymore.

05-11-2017 , 04:27 AM

#30996

sportsjefe

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I think that abnormal is more of a 'We're actually having to do this' abnormal.

05-11-2017 , 04:39 AM

#30997

SuperUberBob

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sportsjefe

@SuperUberBob

I think that abnormal is more of a 'We're actually having to do this' abnormal.

Makes sense

05-11-2017 , 04:40 AM

#30998

PocketChads

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RV Life

I'm friends with a Trumpkin from Texas. Voted for Trump for all the usual reasons. She's a teacher so when Trump put DeVos in charge of education, she started having second thoughts. After Comey was fired, she's now fully on board with getting Trump impeached. So progress.

Are you friends with my aunt

05-11-2017 , 04:45 AM

#30999

PocketChads

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisV

That WaPo article is pretty much wall to wall quotable paragraphs, but a couple things especially caught my attention:

So they really didn't realize it was going to blow up. Hard to believe.

"Politicization". God these people are idiots. Speaking of which:

The nerve of these guys, Jesus.

They can't comprehend an immediate and universal sounding of alarm bells as anything other than something done purely for petty political strategy

05-11-2017 , 05:16 AM

#31000

Csaba

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RV Life

Where does your friend stand on creationism in science class?

I'm struggling to see how any sane educator can vote Republican when you think of some of the **** they've tried to railroad into the curriculum.

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