I know someone in my family who is very similar to Donald Trump. Every word out of his mouth is a lie. You can literally show to his face irrefutable proof that he is wrong, and he will ignore it or respond in a delusional manner. Not a modicum of surprise within me about anything Donald Trump is doing or saying. It's rooted in the "reality" created within his mind. He will never apologize or admit he's wrong UNLESS and ONLY if it is key to getting his way. He will blame everyone and their mother before he accepts responsibility for pretty much anything. This is all a manifestation of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

The first mistake, and it is a consistently made one, is that people are responding to him as if he were arguing anything in good faith. With intellectual honesty. He's simply not capable of that. You might as well be talking to a brick wall. People must remember, before entertaining any thought to what he says, does, is, or represents, that he has a mental disorder. Don't ask yourself why he says this or why he does that...You already know the answer.

So Trump is delaying the signing of his new Muslim ban tomorrow, presumably to bask in the glow of these reviews a while longer. You know, the executive order to correct the immediate and imminent danger the courts put us all in by blocking his first one.

Got to hand it to Trump. The travel ban was a back up if he did bad tonight.

Yeah. This is what a reality show presidency will be like. *sigh* I guess the internet is responsible for all of this, so thanks al gore.

Wtf? Are people really seeing this as a good speech? Lmao waaf.

I only could sit through about 7 minutes of it, but the 7 minutes I caught involved him very slowly pronouncing the words "R-A-D-I-C-A-L--I-S-L-A-M-I-C--T-E-R-R-O-R," as if he deserved a prize for saying it, promising to build the wall to protect jerbs, observing that Muslims can be useful props in the war on terror, and throwing out a bunch of nonsense about the ****-show he "inherited."

This plus I tuned in after he had bragged about his election victory, and tuned out before he started his parade of widows and declaring a new propaganda arm of Homeland Security.

Like really is that all it takes: Republicans clapping for a Republican President, and suddenly it's that Coke commercial from the end of Mad Men? Gmafb, America.

That speech was Bannon and Miller on steroids.

VOICE foh!

Seriously reading off a TelePrompter while reciting vitriolic hate and nationalism?

Not unifying imho

**** the speech. He dumped the water protection order. That will be condemned and protested regardless of whether he said "clean water". He talked about unity, but when he issues the next Muslim ban, it'll be condemned and protested. If people are kicked off their insurance, no one is going to remember whatever he read from a teleprompter tonight.

Trump one step ahead in 4d chess again. Holding the raving lunatic press conference last week to lower the bar to never before seen levels.

Well, yeah considering no-one in the previous administration could say it, he probably does deserve a prize for saying it.

Not saying it got the previous admin a nobel.

What for?

Sticking your head in the sand.

You need to support the Troops

http://www.businessinsider.com/nsa-m...rrorism-2017-2

ok I'll bite instead of troll--when's the last time a muslim killed anyone here?

I don't know without looking it up either; but I do know some dude blasted indians this week thinking they were middle eastern and multiple mosques got burned down and that one guy who shot up a mosque.

Point is being scared of muslims is just plain unwarranted. I'm far more concerned about the mentally ill who can buy guns now and what those people are gonna do with them.

What percentage of the voting/participating population knows that he dumped the water protection order? I'm guessing <20%, maybe <10%. Obviously most of those are pretty steadfast Democrats/liberals. Most people who vote are low information voters. They watch the news maybe once a week, half asleep or while eating or talking to people. They pay close attention maybe a week out from the election, they watch stuff like the inauguration, the SOTU, etc... They click on a news website in the morning, and scan the headlines. They may read the first two paragraphs of an article or two.

That's what we're dealing with, and those people will hear him say he wants clean water and think he means it and is acting on it. They'll tune out, and they'll never know otherwise.

That is why tonight's speech was so dangerous. Everything he said that contradicted what he's doing will be taken at face value by a stunningly high percentage of the country.

Now, why does all of that matter? Progressive turnout will be high in '18 and '20 regardless, activism will remain high, people "in the know," realize what's up and won't be fooled. That's all correct... But in terms of getting things moving on investigations and impeachment, it matters a great deal because his approval ratings matter and he's likely to get a significant bump from the speech that takes time to erode.

Ever hear of Orlando?

I'm gonna guess that "over eight months ago" falls right into the wheelhouse wheatrich was hoping for when he made this post, but that's just me!

It's amazing how the liberal press whitewashes the Bowling Green attacks.

It's a far more scary proposition to have laws that encourage mentally ill people not to seek qualified mental health care for fear of losing their 2A rights or not being able to obtain an FOID card indefinitely.

It's really not that hard to obtain guns illegally.

TBF it's a risky political move for Democrats to criticize the military when they already have the reputation of being the less military-friendly party, even if that reputation is largely built on actual FAKE NEWS. If it appears you're using the death of a servicemember to score political points you're creating an opportunity for Republicans to make that the narrative, and I think that's one that would turn off a lot of independent voters and casual Democrats. You'd need a strong record of giving AF about military issues in the past to come off as legitimate. Tammy Duckworth could pull it off, probably Sanders too, but the party as a whole wouldn't be able to make a convincing argument.

It was absolutely a bungled raid. There's a difference between things not going to plan (which always happens) and things going to **** (which rarely happens). Putting this in the latter category would even be generous. Our intel was bad, the enemy intel was good, we killed civilians, they killed a Navy SEAL, we lost an expensive aircraft, and what did we get out of it? Calling this raid a success simply because someone died is backwards, and it's a dangerous and disgusting cover for a President to defend himself with.

That's part of it, but more generally there needs to be an assessment of risk vs reward, and if unnecessary risks were accepted that should be judged more harshly than a thoroughly planned out mission that went wrong. The Iranian hostage rescue was a bungled raid and it was planned horribly. It's now remembered as a lesson in bad strategic decision making and any raid that matches its level of incompetence should be similarly criticized. George Washington was fighting a war where a significant percentage of Americans had committed to win or die so he gets a ton of leeway on the risk vs reward metric. The OBL raid was flawless beyond the crashed helicopter, which they adjusted well to and still accomplished their mission with no US casualties so it's hard to call that an almost bungled raid unless you mean literally any raid has the potential to be bungled. The Yemen raid was reportedly poorly planned, wasn't targeting anyone or anything of value, and went about as poorly as any US vs 3rd world engagement has ever gone.

I'm pointing fingers at whoever was responsible for the failures. I'm not so idealistic to blame all military failures on the commander in chief but this one sure looks like it's on him. Agreed that no matter who did the actual ****ing up the President should claim responsibility, and the fact that he's publicly pointing the finger at his subordinates instead is just ****ty, incompetent leadership.

This is not very democratic, but 1% of the population could force Trump's impeachment.

And in spite of the fact that professionals trained in influencing these type of people are more likely to be working for the liars, you all think we should do nothing to ferret them out. The vote was supposed to stop kings and dictators. But not replace them with morons.

spicer tweeted a CNN poll

That would suggest you don't believe they're fake spicy... ya know narratives.

I've been working on a project compiling Trump's first 100 days into fairly quick bullet points. Ten day chunks are about the most anyone can take in one post. Here are days 31-40.


Day 31

• Trump Tweets that he heard of the Sweden Incident from Fox News.
• Defense Sec Jim Mattis makes assurances that that we will not be stealing Iraq's oil.
• This was presumably in response to the president telling CIA staff in January that, "We should have kept their oil."
• WH Chief of Staff Reince Priebus hits the Sunday talk circuit.
• Regarding Flynn's collusion with the Russian ambassador, says “There’s nothing wrong with having a conversation about sanctions.”
• On a different talk show he claims there was "absolutely no" collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian agents.
• Priebus implies that the media's use of unnamed sources to break the Russia story is what makes them an enemy of the American people.

Day 32

• UK parliament receives a petition with 1.8 million signatures asking it to downgrade or disallow the president's upcoming state visit.
• During the parliament debate, Trump is called a "protozoan" intellect and a "petulant child" by the party opposed to his visit.
• The party in favor of his visit still acknowledges his "more grotesque characteristics and behavior."
• Picks Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to replace Flynn as his national security adviser.
• McMaster is a well-regarded historian and seen as a favorable choice by many.

Day 33

• After three failed public attempts over the past weeks to get the president to acknowledge the rise in anti-Semitic incidents, Trump says "The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil,"
• Press Sec Spicer then says, "It's ironic that no matter how many times he talks about this, that it's never good enough.”
• 'One' is the number of times the president has spoken about the attacks.
• At 6:18 PM Fox's Steve Doocy says, “some of the chaos from GOP town hall meetings is very well-choreographed by the liberal activists."
• At 6:23 PM the president tweets, "The so-called angry crowds in home districts of some Republicans are actually, in numerous cases, planned out by liberal activists. Sad!"

Day 34

• UK Parliament votes against supporting Trump state visit.
• This is their first ever vote on a US presidential visit.
• Ukraine opens treason case against Andrii Artemenko, a member of their Parliament.
• Artemenko is accused of proposing an unauthorized peace plan to associates of president Trump.
• The plan would involve leasing the Crimea to Russia, then lifting US sanctions against Russia.
• The associates of the president in this case are his personal lawyer Michael Cohen and Felix Sater, a Russian-American real estate developer.
• Mr. Sater, a convicted felon, claims to have helped Trump scout deals in Russia.
• The president has repeatedly denied having business associations in Russia.
• Sec of Education DeVos is reportedly uncomfortable with the WH's plan to strip transgender children of Obama-era guidance allowing them to use the restroom of their choice.
• Attorney General Sessions, a strong opponent of expanded LGBT rights, is reportedly joining the president in pressuring DeVos to toe the line on this issue.
• DeVos later signs off on removing the guidance for transgender kids.
• The argument for rescinding guidance from the WH is that transgender bathroom use is a matter best left to the states.
• Sec Spicer says, “The president has made it clear throughout the campaign that he is a firm believer in states’ rights.”

Day 35

• Sec Spicer says that the Department of Justice will be "taking action" against states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use.
• Attorney General Session rescinds guidance directing the DOJ to reduce its use of private prisons.
• According to Sessions, reducing private prisons has "impaired the Bureau's ability to meet the future needs of the federal correctional system."
• First Lady Melania Trump refiles her $150 million lawsuit vs the Daily Mail, omitting the wording about her missing out on a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to profit from her brand.
• VP Pence proclaims that the "Obamacare nightmare is about to end."
• 54% of Americans surveyed oppose repealing Obamacare.
• The president says that we have "fallen behind on nuclear weapons capacity."
• Experts in the field reply that no country can match the US for the strength, size or modernity of its nuclear weaponry.
• Says that deporting undocumented immigrants will be “a military operation,”
• On a visit in Mexico, Homeland Security Sec Kelly clarifies that there would be “no use of military force in immigration operations.”
• The Air Force says it cannot account for the $1 billion in savings Trump claims to have negotiated regarding Air Force One.
• The WH has made several attempts to get the FBI to leak statements to the press claiming that information linking the administration with Russia is false.
• The FBI has turned down these leak requests, citing that they are in violation of procedures that limit WH communications with it during an investigation.

Day 36

• Tweets "find the leakers within the FBI itself. Classified information is being given to media that could have a devastating effect on U.S. FIND NOW."
• Sec Spicer holds an off-camera press briefing inside his office.
• He does not allow the NYT, The Hill, Politico, BuzzFeed, the Daily Mail, the BBC, the LA Times or the Daily News to attend.
• These outlets are turned away at the door by the Secret Service.
• The Associated Press and Time magazine are invited, but both refuse to go out of principle.
• Spicer says, to those who were invited, "I think that we have shown an abundance of of accessibility."
• During the transition, Spicer said the WH would never ban individual media outlets because, "That's what makes a democracy a democracy vs a dictatorship"
• After failing with the FBI, the WH turns to congressional and intelligence officials to try to anonymously knock down reports of the WH's ties to Russia.
• The new leakers chosen by the WH are the two men who would be the heads of any future congressional investigations into the WH's ties with Russia.
• At the annual CPAC gathering for GOP conservatives, anti-Trump activist Ryan Clayton hands out Russian flags with TRUMP written on them.
• Trump supporters dutifully wave the Russian flags during the president's speech, causing staffers to scramble to confiscate them.
• During Mr. Trump's speech at CPAC, he repeats nearly all of the major lies already noted above in Days 1-35.
• The president does not bring up anything else of note.
• US immigration plan calls for deporting all undocumented immigrants found near the border to Mexico, regardless of their nationality.
• Mexican officials say they will reject deportees who are not from Mexico.

Day 37

• Tweets, "the National Debt in my first month went down by $12 billion vs a $200 billion increase in Obama first mo."
• In his first month, Obama signed an emergency economic stimulus package to counter the 2008 worldwide financial collapse.
• Trump has not signed any financial legislation.
• Tweets a hint that he would like to hold another rally soon.
• Tweets that he will not be attending the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, site of his infamous 2011 ribbing at the hands of Barack Obama and others.
• The last 15 presidents have attended the dinner at least once over the years, starting with Calvin Coolidge in 1924.
• EPA head Scott Pruitt used private emails to conduct state business in Oklahoma, then lied about it during his Senate confirmation hearings.
• No comment yet from the WH or from the Senate on this.
• Ex-Labor Sec Perez is voted in as Democratic National Committee Chairman.
• He immediately calls for the second place finisher, Rep Ellison, to be made deputy Chairman of the DNC.
• Deputy Chairman Ellison then says to attendees, "We don't have the luxury to walk out of this room divided."

Day 38

• Tweets "The race for DNC Chairman was, of course, totally "rigged.""
• There is no evidence--and no accusations beyond the president's--of vote fixing or tampering in the contest.
• Details are leaked of Sec Spicer seizing and examining phones of staff members...for evidence of leaks.
• A number of lifelong Muslim US citizens are finding that their Global Entry cards have been mysteriously revoked.
• Others are saying that their applications for the cards have been denied without explanation, after being told earlier in person that they would be approved.
• Global Entry is a program for US citizens who are frequent international travelers, designed to expedite their return through Customs.
• Father of Navy Seal Ryan Owens, who was killed in the botched Yemen raid, demands an investigation.

Day 39

• Senior US officials tell NBC news that the Yemen raid has yielded no significant intelligence.
• Bomb threats force evacuations at Jewish schools and community centers in 11 states.
• The president has still not commented on a Day 35 shooting of two Indian immigrants mistaken for Muslims by an American racist, who shouted "Get out of my country," before opening fire.
• Philip Bilden, a private equity fund manager, withdraws from the Sec of the Navy nomination.
• Bilden has concluded that US ethics rules will cause an undue disruption to his financial interests.
• Trump meets with CEOs of leading U.S. health insurance companies.
• Comes away from the health care meeting saying, ""I have to tell you, it's an unbelievably complex subject,"
• Asked about a replacement for the ACA, says, ""We have come up with a solution that's really, really I think very good,"
• Says he wants a $54 billion increase in military spending.
• To pay for it, cuts will be made to foreign aid and on domestic spending.
• The lion's share of domestic spending is on the poor, on health care and education and on product safety and protecting the environment.
• Asked if there is a need for a special prosecutor to look into ties with Russia, says, "I haven’t called Russia in 10 years."
• The president last called Russia on Jan 28th of this year.
• He was in Russia four years ago for the Miss Universe pageant.
• At a conference nine years ago, Donald Trump Jr. said, "“Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets.”
• Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross confirmed as Commerce Sec.
• During the Senate hearings, Ross was not asked about his extensive business ties with Russia.

Day 40

• Education Sec DeVos calls historically black colleges “pioneers” of “school choice.”
• The colleges came into being when black students were not allowed to choose other colleges.
• The president is interviewed on the friendly Fox & Friends show.
• Blames Barack Obama for the leaks in his administration.
• Blames Barack Obama for the angry town hall responses to GOP lawmakers.
• Blames his generals for the botched Yemen raid, saying "This was a mission that was started before I got here. This was something they wanted to do."
• At a meeting with state attorneys, suggests that he believes at least some the recent antisemitic bomb threats to be false flag operations.
• As he said "sometimes, it's the reverse," he presumably means that the attacks are carried out by Jews themselves.
• Asked about the hundreds of executive positions still left without nominees, says, "You don’t need all those jobs. Many of those jobs, I don’t want to fill.”
• Addresses joint session of Congress. Sticks largely to his prepared remarks.
• Promises $1 trillion for infrastructure rebuilding.
• Says, "We have the worst financial recovery in 65 years."
• This will be a difficult statement to quantify, to say the least.
• Says, "And overseas, we have inherited a series of tragic foreign policy disasters."
• Does not give any examples of what he might be referring to.
• Once again calls botched Yemen raid highly successful.
• Says he wants to work with both parties for affordable child care and family leave.
• Says he wants to promote clean air and clean water.
• Legislation for this and his pick for the EPA are both diametrically opposed to this statement.
• Promises a stable transition from Obamacare using tax credits and health care savings accounts.
• Pledges support for NATO, having once questioned the alliance, and complained that members were not paying their fair share.
• Regarding payment from NATO countries, says, "I can tell you that the money is pouring in."
• Offers no examples or evidence for this.
• Says that the construction of the 2000 mile wall with Mexico will begin soon.
• Promises that it will be a very effective weapon against drugs and crime.
• Says, "American companies are taxed at one of the highest rates anywhere in the world."
• Compared to 33 countries with the highest industrial development, the US places in the middle or towards the bottom of the list on typical taxation metrics.
• Wants to create an office, known as VOICE, that will publicize crimes performed by immigrants, as these are being, "ignored by our media, and silenced by special interests."
• Once again, immigrants commit crimes at a lower rate than native-born residents.
• Crimes are not publicized as often when they do not occur as often.
• The president's announcement of VOICE draws audible gasps from members of congress.

Notes:
In these installments, I've made a number of references to the "botched" Yemen raid. Whereas the WH claims that raid was a “successful operation by all standards.” Therefore the addition of that word might be unnecessary editorializing.

Before I post, I like to cut out as many adjectives as I can. Last week a poster, Ivo Shandor on Fark.com, pointed me to the article below, which was also cited in Newsweek.

https://www.thebureauinvestigates.co...-raid-in-yemen

The word botched stays.

If you like this sort of thing. There's a sticky up top that has days 1-30. http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/41...-days-1651105/

You're a grown-ass man who bases his entire worldview on a children's story. Have some self-respect and shut the **** up for another few years.


p.s. Before you respond to this remember how many of pages of your Atlas Shrugged copy are stuck together.

Lipstick on a pig