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06-14-2018 , 03:36 PM

#103901

dth123451

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**** off, Comey

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06-14-2018 , 03:43 PM

#103902

simplicitus

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https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1007347543922151424

06-14-2018 , 03:52 PM

#103903

JoltinJake

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Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,236

Quote:

Originally Posted by dth123451

I can only conclude from all of this that there are almost certainly tons of rich scumbags using "charities" as slush funds, and Trump only got caught because he managed to get himself elected president* (and still won't face any real penalty).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl

It's not stupidity. It's lax white collar enforcement. If I knew there wasn't going to be any penalty for filling out long boring documents incorrectly and I get my slush fund regardless, why would I bother?

This. It's absolutely infuriating.

Oh, but if I get caught, I might have to... pay a tiny fine and not be allowed to run another charity for a while. The horror!

Minor drug offenses = jail
Running a scam charity that benefits yourself = basically nothing
USA#1

06-14-2018 , 04:19 PM

#103904

aoFrantic

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Quote:

Originally Posted by eyebooger

Just.....how?

Is there a bottom to this stupidity?

I know the Trump one has been recommended 1000 times, but all the dirty money episodes are pretty good. There are just so many scammers/grifters out there who do ridiculous stuff and dont get caught...until they do.

And as has been said, when they get caught stealing or funneling millions or billions, they get a fine.

06-14-2018 , 04:24 PM

#103905

SuperUberBob

Not interesting enough

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 48,136

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dudd

They did the math

FOX plasters whataboutism on their bottom third, nevermind saying it

Quote:

Originally Posted by simplicitus

https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1007347543922151424

Man this is dark. Maybe I won't come back to America. If they're doing that to immigrants now, what will they do to me years down the line?

06-14-2018 , 04:37 PM

#103906

Trolly McTrollson

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Depends on how white you are.

06-14-2018 , 04:38 PM

#103907

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

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06-14-2018 , 04:39 PM

#103908

dth123451

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Someone post that disgrace of a Huckabeast presser today

I have never wanted to punch someone so much

06-14-2018 , 04:47 PM

#103909

Trolly McTrollson

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06-14-2018 , 04:47 PM

#103910

ScreaminAsian

For President

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33,326

ig report didn't mention rudy getting leaks from the fbi but they said they're still working on leaks so hopefully rudy gets locked up soon

06-14-2018 , 04:55 PM

#103911

ScreaminAsian

For President

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33,326

Quote:

Originally Posted by dth123451

Someone post that disgrace of a Huckabeast presser today

I have never wanted to punch someone so much

byebul says u gotta enforce the law, jim, what don't u understan? maybe i'll take some time after work to draw a little picture for fake news cnn's low iq jim acosta

06-14-2018 , 04:56 PM

#103912

eyebooger

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 61,898

You know what else is in The Bible?

1 Timothy 2:12-

Quote:

I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.

06-14-2018 , 05:40 PM

#103913

champstark

aka starkwired

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 14,837

06-14-2018 , 05:42 PM

#103914

danspartan

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,851

Dammit. My pony got beat by a nose. Possibly the greatest tweet of all time?

Last edited by danspartan; 06-14-2018 at 05:43 PM. Reason: Had the link in my clipboard ready to paste.

06-14-2018 , 05:44 PM

#103915

Our House

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dth123451

Someone post that disgrace of a Huckabeast presser today

I have never wanted to punch someone so much

Until now:

(Still her though, so punch away. And punch Cuomo for making her look human at times. And CNN for giving her that long of a platform to spew through 10s of millions to reach an audience of one. And YouTubes for taking down all the user-hosted Rachel shows due to deep copyright concerns but leaving everything Fox up there forever. And Our House for posting this whole thing.)

06-14-2018 , 05:49 PM

#103916

simplicitus

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https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/s...101582336?s=19

Edit: 3st

06-14-2018 , 05:51 PM

#103917

PoppaTMan

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Our House: if you were running a propaganda machine, would you file take-down notices when your content appeared on other platforms?

06-14-2018 , 06:05 PM

#103918

Our House

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PoppaTMan

Our House: if you were running a propaganda machine, would you file take-down notices when your content appeared on other platforms?

I've run a couple of fair & balanced™ small businesses before. Please don't make me experience the cognitive dissonance of trying to optimize the Fox News business model. It stimulates intellectual curiosity and feels so icky at the same time.

06-14-2018 , 06:21 PM

#103919

Matty Lice

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Haha I was about to post that Hillary tweet. Her troll game is strong.

06-14-2018 , 06:23 PM

#103920

+rep_lol

banned

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Lol i almost care what gramps thinks of this IG report that everybody itt knew was going to be a huge nothingburger, since he was so concerned about it not getting enough media coverage a few weeks back

06-14-2018 , 06:34 PM

#103921

revots33

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https://slate.com/business/2018/06/t...s-extreme.html

Quote:

Donald Trump ignored all those distinctions, and Thursday’s complaint has countless examples, from both business and politics. In January 2016, the Trump Foundation handed over some $2.82 million directly to Trump campaign staff, for them to disburse as they saw fit; those donations were specifically targeted to states with upcoming primaries where Trump was running as a candidate. They were often handed out to local charities by Trump personally, in the form of oversize photo-op checks featuring Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan. What’s more, the money had been donated by the public for veterans; it was not even Trump’s personal money. People thought they were donating to veterans, but really that money went to Trump campaign stunts.

That example isn’t murky at all; it’s illegal. Charitable foundations are not allowed to engage in political activities, period. But in Trump’s mind, the Trump Foundation was never really a charitable foundation, created for acts of selfless generosity. Instead, it was little more than a money-laundering machine: Donors with their own ulterior motives could give tax-deductible donations to the foundation, and then in turn the foundation would be used whenever Trump wanted to funnel money to a nonprofit.

God please let this amount to something. Entire family is a criminal enterprise.