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05-16-2017 , 04:45 PM

#32801

SuperUberBob

Not interesting enough

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 48,217

Quote:

Originally Posted by Namath12

For some reason I did not know until just now that treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin was executive producer of Batman vs. Superman. I thought these guys were anti-abortion?

How'd I miss this gem?

A+

05-16-2017 , 04:47 PM

#32802

JoltinJake

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,236

While I agree this story is esoteric, I think it does have some effect for a few reasons:

1. The headline itself is pretty simple. "Trump leaks highly classified info to Russia".
2. This article has been posted here a bunch. It describes how to persuade conservatives using their values. I think a story like this (and really the whole Russia story) helps chip away at Trump's image among non-brainwashed conservatives because of the disloyalty angle.
3. It involves Israel.

05-16-2017 , 04:47 PM

#32803

RV Life

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 1,935

Hilarious if true. I doubt it is, but you never know with this clown.

05-16-2017 , 04:48 PM

#32804

champstark

aka starkwired

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 14,838

Quote:

Originally Posted by RV Life

Hilarious if true. I doubt it is, but you never know with this clown.

come on man, those accounts are obviously fake

05-16-2017 , 04:51 PM

#32805

Jules22

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 4,162

Fake news!

05-16-2017 , 04:52 PM

#32806

superleeds

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,180

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Sklansky

You could start by realizing that it is a mistake to make a big deal about Trump warning Russia about a new technique ISIS may use to bring down an airliner. The arguments against him doing that are too esoteric to persuade most people. And as my girlfriend pointed out to me, if they had been kept in the dark and one of their planes had been attacked with this technique, it would be very bad if it came out that the US could have prevented it. Those factors will override Trump's amateurishness in the minds of many and anti Trumpers should realize that overemphasizing his error could backfire.

Lol. You don't have a girlfriend.

05-16-2017 , 04:53 PM

#32807

Jiggymike

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 13,420

Quote:

Originally Posted by champstark

come on man, those accounts are obviously fake

There's not even a blue check!

Was trying to come up with a funny Sklanskyism and arrived at "It's good North Korea launched a nuke at Japan, now we can get back to American-made cars and electronics", then got a sad realizing that this would be the immediate reaction of 30-40% of the population here. They might get mad if prices went up, though that would just be blamed on big government and taxes.

05-16-2017 , 04:59 PM

#32808

PocketChads

guaranteed 42-10 finish

Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 22,476

Rogue Steve Bannon just tweeted that he's going to livestream his self-immolation in 5 minutes

Probably not true. I'm just sharing it here just in case, guys

05-16-2017 , 05:00 PM

#32809

Double Eagle

Health Care Thread Czar

Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,323

Just when I thought my man crush on Jake Tapper couldn't get any bigger he goes and does this. Definitely gonna leave a mark.

https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/statu...74596128886784

05-16-2017 , 05:07 PM

#32810

425kid

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 10,346

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoltinJake

Yeah the headline "Trump spills secrets to Russia" and all variants is one of the clearest Trump scandal headlines. And its directly related to his job performance as POTUS unlike the Access Hollywood/conflict of interest headlines

05-16-2017 , 05:07 PM

#32811

dinopoker

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,437

Quote:

Originally Posted by suzzer99

I'm planning to drive to Patagonia in 6 months, with the express idea of stopping and living somewhere along the way if I feel like it. **** this ****.

You can't actually drive all the way there. The road ends in Panama because of the Darian Gap.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dari%C3%A9n_Gap

05-16-2017 , 05:13 PM

#32812

DrChesspain

Guest

Posts: n/a

Quote:

Originally Posted by Namath12

Guilfoyle from Silicon Valley would be a better choice

Or even Guilfoyle from C.S.I.

05-16-2017 , 05:21 PM

#32813

All-In Flynn

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,923

There are a whole lot more Guilfoyles in the general consciousness than I would've predicted.

05-16-2017 , 05:22 PM

#32814

Alan C. Lawhon

veteran

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,380

Quote:

Originally Posted by RV Life

Hilarious if true. I doubt it is, but you never know with this clown.

I wonder if this "Rogue WH staffer" might be Trump himself? (Ha! Ha!) It's not out of the realm of possibility ... After all, Trump has (in the past) called New York tabloid writers attempting to portray himself as some other person while commenting on a newspaper story about himself. (In other words, it's not beyond Trump's capabilities to "fake" himself!)

05-16-2017 , 05:23 PM

#32815

David Sklansky

Administrator

Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,275

Quote:

Originally Posted by PocketChads

But seriously David, the laptop thing was already public information due to America banning laptops on planes from the middle east

Obviously there was a bit more revealed, as evidenced that intel folks went ape**** and WaPo reported they were told to keep parts out of the story, but not told to keep the word "laptop" out of the story

The main thing to realize is that because Trump could have conceivably saved the lives of 200 or so innocent airline passengers, they will forgive his technical error, especially given that others in the room said it was no big deal and that Israel is stating the same thing (whether they mean it or not.) To pile on at this point is bad strategy.

05-16-2017 , 05:24 PM

#32816

ScreaminAsian

For President

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33,333

donald trump is the weakest president ever elected to any nation in the history of the world

05-16-2017 , 05:26 PM

#32817

champstark

aka starkwired

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 14,838

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/u...stigation.html

it really is never ending

Trump asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn

05-16-2017 , 05:35 PM

#32818

ScreaminAsian

For President

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33,333

“I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go,” Mr. Trump told Mr. Comey, according to the memo. “He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.”

Mr. Trump told Mr. Comey that Mr. Flynn had done nothing wrong, according to the memo.
Mr. Comey did not say anything to Mr. Trump about curtailing the investigation, only replying: “I agree he is a good guy.”

05-16-2017 , 05:37 PM

#32819

timhardawyhatesu

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Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,245

My god

05-16-2017 , 05:38 PM

#32820

prana

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And I was worrying that things may die down.

05-16-2017 , 05:39 PM

#32821

champstark

aka starkwired

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 14,838

Trump told Comey to consider putting journalists in prison who publish classified info

GREAT SHOW, REPUBLICANS

05-16-2017 , 05:41 PM

#32822

dinopoker

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Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,437

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Sklansky

US: Hey Russians, we heard there was a plot to explode laptops on planes. Better watch our for that, yo!

Russians: Oh? Who and where did you hear that from?

Which is at the point where even a stupid person would say, whoa, I can't tell you the details, sorry. Instead we have Trump who basically gave them the spy's phone number. It's kind of a big deal.

05-16-2017 , 05:41 PM

#32823

watevs

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,170

herewego.gif?

05-16-2017 , 05:43 PM

#32824

champstark

aka starkwired

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 14,838

Also, how ****ing stupid is Trump for firing Comey? All of this **** is coming out because of pissed off FBI people.

Massive LOLOLOL at the child Huckabee for saying countless FBI agents were happy Comey was fired.

05-16-2017 , 05:45 PM

#32825

DTD

veteran

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,326

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Sklansky

How could Trump have saved these lives? I'd think that having your inside sources killed is generally a bad thing in the prevention of plots against you.

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