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02-14-2017 , 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by bobman0330
Shoulda picked a different chalice to drink from...
A+

This would typically just be an A, but goes to A+ because of the Nazi connection.
02-14-2017 , 09:17 AM
Awval, tell us all some more about how great Trump is please. How you back him completely as the greatest president of all time. Your stupidity gives me great pleasure.
02-14-2017 , 09:19 AM
The author of "Nixonland" answered my question, and he doesn't seem to be full of confidence in the Trump Administration's long term future.

02-14-2017 , 09:23 AM
Donnie seems suspiciously quiet on the Tweets today.

I think he'll just try and ignore this. Which, whilst i'm no political strategist, seems like a terrible idea?
02-14-2017 , 09:23 AM
Trump can't vet his own cabinet but he sure will create the best vetting system for Mooslims.
02-14-2017 , 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by champstark
Stop being intentionally obtuse.
It isn't intentional. Maybe I need to read the thread closer and have missed context.
02-14-2017 , 09:29 AM
Lauer presses the fact that Trump and team knew about this a month ago. Good, because (I think) the Today show reaches a fair bit of viewers.

02-14-2017 , 09:31 AM
Lots of cartoon villains wear weird makeup:
02-14-2017 , 09:35 AM
Vice Admiral Robert Haywood seems to be the leading contender according to CNN. His main attribute seems to be a close confidant of Mattis.
02-14-2017 , 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Max Cut
Lauer presses the fact that Trump and team knew about this a month ago. Good, because (I think) the Today show reaches a fair bit of viewers.

This is excellent questioning. Doesn't let her get going on her circular non answers, asks simple, direct questions. If you're gonna give her air time, this is how she must be questioned.
02-14-2017 , 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by awval999
You do realize in government "resigning" means Trump told him to he had to go and we can even pretend in 2+2 politics world that Bannon told Trump that he had to go, but it's the same thing, a forced resignation.

I'm sorry you didn't get to see Trump say "you're fired" to Flynn on TV though.
You do realize that if the Russia ties don't go much deeper than Flynn, that firing is an option.

If the Russia ties do go much deeper than Flynn, a "resignation" of this type is the only palatable option.

So I guess cherish the toughness of Trump on his staff if you want. But the choice of resignation vs firing would not sit well with me if I were a Trumpkin.
02-14-2017 , 09:44 AM
Guiliani calling for Yates to be prosecuted, it's starting early this morning. In other news CNN and MSNBC have spent about 80% of their coverage on the Flynn resignation so far. Foxnews has maybe mentioned it for 2 minutes total that I've seen
02-14-2017 , 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by m_reed05
Off topic, but Mexican law makers already looking at turning to South America for corn imports. Like I said, farmers are going to take the brunt of Trump's Mexico shenanigans. We might get a hard test of their loyalty to Trump sooner than I thought.
This isn't true across the board for farmers. Some stand to benefit from decreased trade with Mexico. Tomato growers, berry growers and probably leafy green growers will probably get higher prices from a trade war.
02-14-2017 , 09:55 AM
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WikiLeaks ✔ @wikileaks
Trump's National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigns after destabilization campaign by US spies, Democrats, press
"destabilization campaign"

Truth will out.
02-14-2017 , 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Clovis8
Awval, tell us all some more about how great Trump is please. How you back him completely as the greatest president of all time. Your stupidity gives me great pleasure.
Well he's nearly a month into his term. He hasn't accomplished a single thing yet. His EO -- which was worded terribly -- was stayed by the federal courts.

I don't think he's really done anything of value yet besides overheat the stock markets, which, while that increases my 403b value doesn't really matter because I don't plan on touching it for another 30 years.

But again, I don't get all fired up thinking the world is going to end like you all do.

I do like to call out the hyperbole here though when 3 weeks into his term you declare him the WOAT. It's because reality doesn't exist here. The actual reality of the situation is that Trump faces a steep learning curve going from businessman to President. And he's clearly fumbled around in the first 3 weeks.
02-14-2017 , 10:00 AM
02-14-2017 , 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by seattlelou
Vice Admiral Robert Haywood seems to be the leading contender according to CNN. His main attribute seems to be a close confidant of Mattis.
Seems like a good move by Trump. His Sec Def gets confirmed 99-1. Clearly has respect in Washington. Asking for his assistance in picking NSA. Seems that the echo chamber here would be happy with this, Trump delegating out national security to Mattis.

Somehow I imagine that this won't be the case here, almost imagine some want the country to fail so your team can win the next round.
02-14-2017 , 10:05 AM
awval on the verge of jumping ship, I can just feel it. Give it another month or two.
02-14-2017 , 10:08 AM
I almost wonder if no one in the WH believed a word that Sally Yates said and then when Sessions got into the DOJ and got briefed he told the WH that Flynn was donezo.
02-14-2017 , 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by awval999
Well he's nearly a month into his term. He hasn't accomplished a single thing yet. His EO -- which was worded terribly -- was stayed by the federal courts.

I don't think he's really done anything of value yet besides overheat the stock markets, which, while that increases my 403b value doesn't really matter because I don't plan on touching it for another 30 years.

But again, I don't get all fired up thinking the world is going to end like you all do.

I do like to call out the hyperbole here though when 3 weeks into his term you declare him the WOAT. It's because reality doesn't exist here. The actual reality of the situation is that Trump faces a steep learning curve going from businessman to President. And he's clearly fumbled around in the first 3 weeks.

In other words you elected in an incompetent person for an important job and your decision making is pretty terrible.
02-14-2017 , 10:09 AM
Interview on Today Show lol. Kellyanne Conway looking haggard.

http://www.today.com/news/kellyanne-...htning-t108159
02-14-2017 , 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson
awval on the verge of jumping ship, I can just feel it. Give it another month or two.
It's not about jumping ship. It's about calling out things that are good. And calling out things that are bad.

Compromised National Security Advisor. BAD! BAD! BAD!

It's not hard. Because I want the country to be successful.
02-14-2017 , 10:11 AM
U.S. Citizens getting detained and forced to give up their phone information. All good. Trump is just learning guys.
02-14-2017 , 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by awval999
Well he's nearly a month into his term. He hasn't accomplished a single thing yet. His EO -- which was worded terribly -- was stayed by the federal courts.

I don't think he's really done anything of value yet besides overheat the stock markets, which, while that increases my 403b value doesn't really matter because I don't plan on touching it for another 30 years.

But again, I don't get all fired up thinking the world is going to end like you all do.

I do like to call out the hyperbole here though when 3 weeks into his term you declare him the WOAT. It's because reality doesn't exist here. The actual reality of the situation is that Trump faces a steep learning curve going from businessman to President. And he's clearly fumbled around in the first 3 weeks.
Lol the stock market was continuing it's trend from before Trump took office, amazing use of the word "overheat" there. So far he's shown himself to be the bumbling, incompetent fool we all expected while having unabashed white supremacists as his top advisors. He appointed someone to a top national position in spite of information that he might compromised by a hostile foreign nation. Maybe he's not the WOAT yet but he's 100% on the trajectory.

Of course all this assumes that Americans generally have the same goals in mind but it appears that Trump supporters are constantly moving the goalposts. This Flynn thing shows gross incompetence but somehow they're going to play it off as a win. FFS the ONE thing he was supposed to be good at was hiring people!
02-14-2017 , 10:15 AM
what in the **** were the people lecturing noze last night doing? He was neither trolling nor posting his opinions. This is why some of the idiots on the right have a bad opinion of the public supporters on the left. You guys attack people noze who has been firmly anti-Trump for as long as I remember just for posting quotes from other people.

      
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