hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Apr 21, 2017 11:55:02 GMT -5
Threaten to shut down the gov't. That's the GOP move. Interesting strategy to employ when you're in charge of all 3 branches... Do what we want or we will shut US down! This is not a freakn threat! It obviously doesn't matter whether they are the governing party or not. I guess they can't think of anything else.
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Post by tashoya on Apr 21, 2017 12:54:00 GMT -5
Thanks for the laugh today, gents! That's no small feat in this particular thread.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2017 16:22:19 GMT -5
Lol... Just in case you thought Trump wrote "Art of the Deal", this tweet is proof he did not
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 11:08:18 GMT -5
www.newyorker.com/news/ryan-lizza/the-white-house-seems-excited-to-shut-down-the-government“For weeks, the House and Senate Democrats and Republicans have been working well together,” a Democratic aide said. “Then, all of a sudden, the White House is looking at next week and they have nothing to show for the first one hundred days, and they either want a health-care bill to pass next week, which seems like a heavy lift, or to get more on immigration from this process. Even Republicans don’t want this fight, and they don’t want a shutdown on Day One Hundred of the Trump Administration.” The White House, which is trying to force another vote on an Obamacare repeal, seems desperate to either win some of Trump’s priorities in a deal next week, or force a government shutdown that it can blame on Democrats. That might energize Trump’s supporters, who don’t have much to celebrate yet. But it’s not just the Democrats who oppose several Trump priorities. Congressional Republicans, who are generally united in support for the increase in defense spending, are divided on the border wall, which is not popular among border-state Republicans, and the deep domestic-spending cuts. So far, it does not look like a bridgeable gap. “This is going to be high-stakes poker,” the White House official said. When I asked if a shutdown was likely, the official paused for several seconds. “I don’t know,” the official said. The official added, “I just want my wall and my ICE agents.” ________________ “I don’t know,” the official said. The official added, “I just want my wall and my ICE agents.” Mmkay...Trump treats his voters like idiots way more than any so called "media elite".. fact
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 10:24:48 GMT -5
www.businessinsider.com/trump-trade-merkel-germany-eu-2017-4President Trump did not understand that the US cannot negotiate a trade deal with Germany alone and must deal with the European Union as a bloc, a senior German official told The Times of London. "Ten times Trump asked [German chancellor Angela Merkel] if he could negotiate a trade deal with Germany. Every time she replied, 'You can’t do a trade deal with Germany, only the EU,'" the official said. They continued: "On the eleventh refusal, Trump finally got the message, 'Oh, we’ll do a deal with Europe then.'" Merkel reportedly told her cabinet members that Trump had "very basic misunderstandings" on the "fundamentals" of the EU and trade. The exchange occurred when Merkel met with Trump last month and reportedly convinced him to negotiate with the EU as a bloc after attempts by his administration to deal with individual countries were declined. ________ There's a lot of these stories floating around. Obviously not scandalous just embarrassing, but it's amazing how much this guy doesn't know. A lot of this stuff is really basic knowledge........ _______________ ICYMI First daughter Ivanka whose role is "advisor" is getting a chief of staff, and an official Spokesman. Never heard of advisor getting a full staff. Maybe she needs them to investigate why the country's founders built a federal republic instead of a monarchy. Maybe when she's finished she could send it to Congressional Republicans. They seem to have forgot.
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 23, 2017 12:46:37 GMT -5
Interesting strategy to employ when you're in charge of all 3 branches... Do what we want or we will shut US down! This is not a freakn threat! It obviously doesn't matter whether they are the governing party or not. I guess they can't think of anything else. GOP hates government. It is hard to excel at something you hate.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 14:12:11 GMT -5
Lol..Contract is still up on his Website with his signature at the bottom.. Trust this con man at your own peril...
Trump previously:
"This just came out, Wikileaks! I love Wikileaks!
So many falsehoods in those statements and the part about ClowdStrike being Ukranian?? Wow..This guy has a conspiracy theory ready for any and all situations..
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Post by tashoya on Apr 23, 2017 21:00:45 GMT -5
Real question: are there any subjects about which Trump is knowledgeable?
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 23, 2017 21:54:18 GMT -5
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Post by tashoya on Apr 23, 2017 23:06:57 GMT -5
I guess I knew the answer but I'm really struggling to adjust to that reality. To have elected Trump with all of his intellectual, moral and experiential deficiencies says a lot about the level of anger and racism in our country. I do see some of that where I live but not nearly to the level where I could fathom a substantial number of people voting for the "outsider" just because he's the "outsider" and because he promised what he did. I can't imagine a large percentage of people not seeing how full of shiite he is and always has been. If that's true, they must have said to themselves some version of, "I know he's full of crap but I'm still going to cast my ballot for him in the hope that he follows through on even a small percentage of what he proposed." If I'm at all right about that, that's incredibly sad to me and also not the country I thought I was living in. I'm not an immigrant but a couple of my grandparents were. And, while I have almost no connection to a sense of family outside of the States, I also have never heard stories about my grandparents experiencing hate or xenophobia like I'm reading about 2 generations later. The level of xenophobia, racism and religious divisiveness coupled with the continued focus on bettering the lives of those least in need makes me feel like we're regressing. Maybe we're not. Maybe that's what we've been all along and I'm just getting the wake-up call.
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 24, 2017 6:16:30 GMT -5
I guess I knew the answer but I'm really struggling to adjust to that reality. To have elected Trump with all of his intellectual, moral and experiential deficiencies says a lot about the level of anger and racism in our country. I do see some of that where I live but not nearly to the level where I could fathom a substantial number of people voting for the "outsider" just because he's the "outsider" and because he promised what he did. I can't imagine a large percentage of people not seeing how full of shiite he is and always has been. If that's true, they must have said to themselves some version of, "I know he's full of crap but I'm still going to cast my ballot for him in the hope that he follows through on even a small percentage of what he proposed." If I'm at all right about that, that's incredibly sad to me and also not the country I thought I was living in. I'm not an immigrant but a couple of my grandparents were. And, while I have almost no connection to a sense of family outside of the States, I also have never heard stories about my grandparents experiencing hate or xenophobia like I'm reading about 2 generations later. The level of xenophobia, racism and religious divisiveness coupled with the continued focus on bettering the lives of those least in need makes me feel like we're regressing. Maybe we're not. Maybe that's what we've been all along and I'm just getting the wake-up call. I am the grandson of four immigrant grandparents who were not allowed to immigrate legally to this country due to a specific statute excluding them from doing so because of their ethnicity. How they entered this country is still unclear to me although I know they eventually had papers of some type and had to report to the US government on a periodic basis. They did not become US citizens until after WW II. They and my parents were subject to rank racial discrimination. I was subject to racial taunts in the schoolyard growing up. I have experienced slights as an adult. I am realistic that I am not necessarily viewed as an American by some people and I perceive it is getting worse because of this President. One only need to ask why the white nationalists alt-right, neo-Nazis, and David Dukes of this world support this President.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 10:26:39 GMT -5
This transcript is depressing and embarrassing.. The man is incoherent and literally knows nothing other than look at me. apnews.com/c810d7de280a47e88848b0ac74690c83Says it all... If that contract and those promises meant anything to Trump he would at least know what was in the contract. He doesn't even know what he promised... _______ Unintelligible appears 18 times... It's a 1 on 1 interview. I thought the press would love me when I won.. Best ratings since 911! Awful thing to brag about... __________ State Department said last week Iran is in compliance, seems Trump is trying to find a way to say they are not... Looks like a lie. Cummings says that's not hat he said.. American People: Right. It's like watching a child discover knew things.. "Mommy look, a bug"...
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Post by SSHoya on Apr 24, 2017 13:09:08 GMT -5
A little humor for Monday: taskandpurpose.com/jared-kushner-iraq-storybook-pictures/I recently had dinner with some folks who served in Libya and Pakistan and we were laughing about how Jared wore his IBA. We speculated that the military/security guys who supplied Jared's IBA pointedly failed to advise him to wear the IBA under his blazer, or even better, don't wear the blazer. We also speculated that the Secret Service bigfooted the Regional Security Officer from State and DOD security as you will note that Jared is the only guy wearing IBA in that photo op; all the soliders are simply in BDUs.
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Post by TC on Apr 24, 2017 13:59:12 GMT -5
Party of deficits is going to plunge us into another one:
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 14:13:17 GMT -5
Governing by conspiracy theory. After 8 years of governing by Executive fiat... Spicer on Trump's first 100 day accomplishments: "He has signed a record number of executive orders." Remember when Executive Orders were considered absolute evidence of tyranny -- 97 days ago. Well now it's an accomplishment/reason to be prideful...
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Post by Elvado on Apr 24, 2017 14:30:57 GMT -5
After 8 years of governing by Executive fiat... Spicer on Trump's first 100 day accomplishments: "He has signed a record number of executive orders." Remember when Executive Orders were considered absolute evidence of tyranny -- 97 days ago. Well now it's an accomplishment/reason to be prideful... Sad times indeed.
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Post by TC on Apr 24, 2017 14:51:47 GMT -5
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Apr 24, 2017 16:19:08 GMT -5
Trump wants NASA to send humans to Mars pronto — by his second term ‘at worst’
I propose that we send him to Mars as soon as possible, after all he is the greatest (with apologies to MA).
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Post by tashoya on Apr 24, 2017 19:08:50 GMT -5
I guess I knew the answer but I'm really struggling to adjust to that reality. To have elected Trump with all of his intellectual, moral and experiential deficiencies says a lot about the level of anger and racism in our country. I do see some of that where I live but not nearly to the level where I could fathom a substantial number of people voting for the "outsider" just because he's the "outsider" and because he promised what he did. I can't imagine a large percentage of people not seeing how full of shiite he is and always has been. If that's true, they must have said to themselves some version of, "I know he's full of crap but I'm still going to cast my ballot for him in the hope that he follows through on even a small percentage of what he proposed." If I'm at all right about that, that's incredibly sad to me and also not the country I thought I was living in. I'm not an immigrant but a couple of my grandparents were. And, while I have almost no connection to a sense of family outside of the States, I also have never heard stories about my grandparents experiencing hate or xenophobia like I'm reading about 2 generations later. The level of xenophobia, racism and religious divisiveness coupled with the continued focus on bettering the lives of those least in need makes me feel like we're regressing. Maybe we're not. Maybe that's what we've been all along and I'm just getting the wake-up call. I am the grandson of four immigrant grandparents who were not allowed to immigrate legally to this country due to a specific statute excluding them from doing so because of their ethnicity. How they entered this country is still unclear to me although I know they eventually had papers of some type and had to report to the US government on a periodic basis. They did not become US citizens until after WW II. They and my parents were subject to rank racial discrimination. I was subject to racial taunts in the schoolyard growing up. I have experienced slights as an adult. I am realistic that I am not necessarily viewed as an American by some people and I perceive it is getting worse because of this President. One only need to ask why the white nationalists alt-right, neo-Nazis, and David Dukes of this world support this President. Thank you for sharing your perspective. One would hope that, having endured what your grandparents did and what you yourself encountered, that we'd be headed to a brighter future. Very sad state of affairs. Ironically, knowing a little of your background, you're far more "American" than most of us. I very much appreciate you taking the time you do to share some of your experiences and knowledge.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2017 7:11:50 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/opinion/money-talked-loudest-at-trumps-inaugural.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1Money Talked Loudest at Trump’s Inaugural Mr. Trump, as a real estate mogul campaigning for president, often bragged about buying political influence. In office he has dutifully done the bidding of donors who have been brazen in demands for regulatory favors, while failing to make any progress on the health insurance, jobs and middle-class tax cuts he promised to his working-class base. AT&T gave more than $2 million in cash, plus in-kind donations; Verizon and Comcast pitched in smaller amounts. They’ve been rewarded with efforts by the Federal Communications Commission to scuttle net neutrality and other rules they don’t like. The pharmaceutical companies Amgen and Pfizer kicked in a total of $1.5 million. After Mr. Trump’s White House meeting with Big Pharma, he backed off his campaign promise that government would negotiate lower drug prices for Americans.Mr. Murray’s contribution was puny compared with the $1 million apiece from other coal industry giants, including J. Clifford Forrest, who owned Freedom Industries, the company charged with leaking a coal-processing chemical into a river in Charleston, W.Va., poisoning the water supply for thousands of residents. Days after his inauguration, Mr. Trump named Scott Pruitt, a former Oklahoma attorney general friendly to fossil fuels and skeptical of climate science, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, and announced plans to gut its budget. He has taken aim at the clean water rule protecting American waterways, and the clean power rule limiting harmful emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Dow Chemical, whose chief executive, Andrew Liveris, is chairman of the president’s panel on manufacturing jobs, gave $1 million. One of Mr. Pruitt’s first moves at E.P.A. was to reject its scientists’ findings that chlorpyrifos, sold by Dow and banned from homes because of its dangers to the brains of children, should be banned from use on farms.Last week, Thomas Barrack Jr., a financier who chaired the inaugural committee, maintained that the $107 million was given “to commemorate the cornerstone of our American democratic process.” If the cornerstone of our American democratic process is influence-peddling, he’s right _______________ If you didn't get an opportunity to pay for access at the Inauguration there's always Mar A Lago abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-undisclosed-meeting-colombian-presidents/story?id=46938452Trump had undisclosed meeting with former Colombian presidents President Trump had an undisclosed rendezvous with two former Colombian presidents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last week, and in the process injected himself into a contentious political battle over Colombia’s peace deal that seeks to end the Western hemisphere’s longest-running war. The previously undisclosed encounter was confirmed today by the White House, with deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ saying that former Presidents Andrés Pastrana and Álvaro Uribe “were there with a member from the club and briefly said hello when the president walked past them.” “There wasn’t anything beyond a quick hello,” Sanders said.
She declined to answer why the meeting was not publicly disclosed. It’s unclear when it occurred.
Asked about the meeting during the daily White House press briefing Wednesday, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said, “I don't have anything for you at this time.” _________ Shocking the Colombians have a different story... Translation: Thanks to @potus @realdonaldtrump for the cordial and very frank conversation about problems and prospects of Colombia and the region.
Although even those closely involved declined to discuss the matter, former Colombian vice president Francisco “Pacho” Santos, who is close to Alvaro Uribe, said that the Venezuelan crisis was discussed, as well as the concerns that the opposition in Colombia has about the agreement between the government and FARC. Santos described the meeting as short, but with a clear message as outlined by El Nuevo Herald.____________ And this Icymi.... Your tax dollars hard at work promoting Trump's businesses... Yes that's from a .Gov. Just the State Department and multiple U.S. embassies promoting Mar-a-Lago..
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