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02-15-2017 , 03:35 PM
I don't understand why the R's are caving on Pudzer. Accusations from an ex-wife that this dude assaulted her are too much for them? Surely they were aware Trump's ex accused him of rape, and that was just fine!
02-15-2017 , 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by uDevil
I don't understand why the R's are caving on Pudzer. Accusations from an ex-wife that this dude assaulted her are too much for them? Surely they were aware Trump's ex accused him of rape, and that was just fine!
The far right is also turning on Puzder because he's apparently pro-immigration, maybe that has something to do with it.
02-15-2017 , 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by master3004
Question: how are the Trump tweets supporting Fox News while demonizing other news sources any different than KAC saying we should buy Ivanka products?
Good question. The media outlets are in fact commercial enterprises, which in part explains why we are where we are today. Would be a very good question for CNN's Reliable Sources show on Sunday mornings.
02-15-2017 , 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BroadwaySushy
He has a press conference every day. It's called the White House press briefing. Spicer answers the questions.
And then Trump will dutifully make him look like an idiot by contradicting Spicer's answers later, lol

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Originally Posted by slidey1
What a dip****. Community organizer, or, you know, constitutional law professor. Whichever works for you. Pretty sure ANY community organizer today might have more knowledge of civics than Trump.
Just as Obama was once a community organizer, Trump was once a 4-year-old, so maybe we should just describe him as such from here on out.
02-15-2017 , 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by einbert
The far right is also turning on Puzder because he's apparently pro-immigration, maybe that has something to do with it.
Oh, ok then. My worldview is restored. Thanks.
02-15-2017 , 03:45 PM
Meanwhile in REAL AMERICA


Link: http://newsok.com/article/5537916
02-15-2017 , 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ScreaminAsian
lol wow america ****in hates women
Bingo.This is another chink in the HRC WOAT armor. Overcoming the massive vagine disadvantage ito win the popular vote is an accomplishment, even if electorally meaningless.

(Although to be fair, all the Inso0's of the world would TOTALLY vote for a generic Dem, but when any specific one runs for office, there's always some personal failing no matter how minute that forces them to vote for whatever monster the Republicans decided to run.)
02-15-2017 , 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by einbert
The far right is also turning on Puzder because he's apparently pro-immigration, maybe that has something to do with it.
NBC just reported it's b/c of oprah. (she has some interview tape with ex-wife)

OPRAH SAVING AMERICA. I wish I could make this **** up.
02-15-2017 , 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson
Guys, let's not repost Stormfront **** here. That belongs in Unchained or SMP.
I LOLed.
02-15-2017 , 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by TheHip41
does he own fox news?
No but he (probably) doesn't own Ivanka's clothing line either (and Kellyanne definitely doesn't)
02-15-2017 , 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by einbert
Meanwhile in REAL AMERICA


Link: http://newsok.com/article/5537916
Just heard about this derp on the radio. Advanced by heroic men's rights activists. The liberal on the radio segment said that this kind of thing has already been struck down by the courts, and they're just wasting time and money.
02-15-2017 , 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by einbert
The far right is also turning on Puzder because he's apparently pro-immigration, maybe that has something to do with it.
can't imagine a fast food guy being pro immigration!
02-15-2017 , 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by microbet
This is not an important thing obviously, but totally in keeping with Trump's personality: he's one of those jackasses who says something to you that doesn't at all call for a reply, but stares at you for 3 seconds leaving you with nothing to do but awkwardly shrug and say "yep". He kept doing it to Netanyahu. I don't know if it's innate to jackasses or if that and the handshake thing came out of some guide to becoming a powerful man that he ordered from the back of a comic book.
People talked about Jeremiah Wright? Trump was built by "Power of Positive Thinking" himself, Norman Vincent Peale.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/sto...t-peale-213220
02-15-2017 , 04:09 PM
02-15-2017 , 04:10 PM
Just gonna touch this up...

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Originally Posted by BroadwaySushy
He has a so-called "press conference" every day. It's called the White House press briefing. Spicer so-called "answers" the questions.
02-15-2017 , 04:11 PM
I wonder if his rallies will dwindle. As we all know, it's a lot harder to get fired up about **** when your guy is in there supposedly working for you. Even harder to get fired up when your guy is in there and you start to get disheartened by him...
02-15-2017 , 04:12 PM
I'd assume early rallies will be well attended simply for the novelty factor.
02-15-2017 , 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by seattlelou
Lol 2020 polls this far out but Morning Consult has generic D beating Trump by 8 and Trump beating Warren by 6. http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign...-match-up-poll
Think you guys are looking into this way too much.

The same poll has Trump's approval rating at 49%, so it may be a weird sample.

Also, Warren has a 37% favorable / 30% unfavorable in the poll. The reason Trump beats her heads up is mostly because a lot of people have no idea who she is and answered "don't know".
02-15-2017 , 04:27 PM
Trump needs the thrill of an adoring crowd. I think part of the reason he harkens back to the election so often is to try to validate his popularity. Actual governing is no fun at all for him.
02-15-2017 , 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by JoltinJake
Think you guys are looking into this way too much.

The same poll has Trump's approval rating at 49%, so it may be a weird sample.

Also, Warren has a 37% favorable / 30% unfavorable in the poll. The reason Trump beats her heads up is mostly because a lot of people have no idea who she is and answered "don't know".
The point of the numbers isn't to inform, it's to persuade and start firing shots against Warren early. They want to start to hammer away at her popularity because they're very worried about her running and winning President in 2020. They saw how effectively the strategy worked with Clinton.
02-15-2017 , 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by uDevil
I don't understand why the R's are caving on Pudzer. Accusations from an ex-wife that this dude assaulted her are too much for them? Surely they were aware Trump's ex accused him of rape, and that was just fine!
Sustained mass protests really do have an effect on these guys.
02-15-2017 , 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by einbert
I'm pretty much boycotting all of MSNBC after that whole election fiasco. What went down with Melissa Harris-Perry and the whole Morning Joe ****show were completely unacceptable. MSNBC is not on the side of We The People, they are bigly capitalists and they are just exploiting this whole situation. They are not a real news organization and they are not to be trusted.
Not that this needs rehashing in this thread, but the way Maddow **** all over Bernie and took his remarks out of context about Women's reproductive issues, then acted for a few days like she had just broken the biggest news of the primary, was out of step. I think she had an agenda and probably legitimately thought Hillary would be a better president than Bernie and felt like it was important to play as big a role in that process as possible. Not that this is a hot take, but I feel the same way. Bernie is the candidate saying the things progressives and democrats should be saying, and Hillary would have a better understanding of the role and would be able to handle the nuance of being a world leader better. Bernie might galvanize his base to fight harder, but she would probably deal with foreign policy and decision making on the day to day more effectively.

For a while I decided I wouldn't watch Maddow anymore.....but I've grown out of that. The Democratic party is a broad coalition of competing interests, and politics can get ugly. She is an amazing reporter and, while I watch much less cable news than I did during the campaign, she's still amazing at her job.

I agree with you einbert about MSNBC's stance in general (pro corporatism, not particularly progressive), but Maddow and Chris Hayes are really good at what they do. Looking forward to Chris Hayes' interview with Susan Sarandon tonight. She was a big Bernie advocate, even going so far as to say it might be better to elect Trump than Hillary because it could galvanize the people to wake up and fight for their rights.
02-15-2017 , 04:38 PM
02-15-2017 , 04:44 PM
Stone Cold and the McMahons visiting the White House for a photo op is funny, but I don't get the 46% joke.

Stunned as in a wrestling move of some sort?
02-15-2017 , 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by hemstock
I'd lay 3-1 that Trump has no idea what a 1-2 state solution for Israel is or about the settlements.
Oh, clearly. Any time he has to speak without written talking points, he just talks in generalities. As I and others have put it, it's like watching a 4th grader give an oral book report without having read the book.

There are a million examples, but the one I always think of was when he was asked about Crimea in a press conference during the campaign and he did the old, "We're looking into it."

Now, that's a better answer than just speaking bull****, but it was one of countless examples of Trump knowing nothing, especially about foreign affairs.

      
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