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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2017 11:33:29 GMT -5
Karl Rove- He "lacks the focus or self-discipline to do the basic work required of a president". He does have the focus and self discipline to make sure his pockets stay filled by any means necessary....
The Trump administration is spending public dollars to defend the president’s personal right to foreign payments. Trump's DOJ argues Trump should be able to profit from business deals with foreign governments while he's president.... The USDOJ is arguing this case...
DOJ is essentially arguing the emoluments clause doesn't apply to Trump or his private businesses.... MAGA
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2017 12:34:56 GMT -5
Morning June 6th Pot meet kettle.... ___ Afternoon June 6th.. UPDATE: After Trump trashes Qatar, U.S. military, which has a major base there, praises them June 8th Update: MSNBC reporting White House sources says Trump "may not have known" the US has troops based in Qatar. June 9th Secretary of State Rex Tillerson calls on Arab nations to immediately ease their blockade on Qatar. ___________ 90 minutes later Trump undercuts Tillerson and the military... Trump is accusing Qatar of funding terrorism "at a very high level." apne.ws/2ralX67_______ The Pentagon said it couldn't square Trump's tweets about Qatar on terrorism with its own statement emphasizing the country's commitment to regional security. Qatar's leader reportedly will not accept President Trump's invitation for a White House meeting. www.axios.com/emir-of-qatar-will-not-go-to-wh-while-country-remains-cut-off-2437875363.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=textshort&utm_term=politics … Clownshow.... but wait for it....... ____ #BREAKING: US suspects Russia planted fake news that began Qatar crisis hill.cm/Pg6MFvLThe Qatari government has said a May 23 news report on its Qatar News Agency attributed false remarks to the nation's ruler that appeared friendly to Iran and Israel and questioned whether President Donald Trump would last in office. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told CNN the FBI has confirmed the hack and the planting of fake news. That was easy. Not hard to figure out what buttons to push to get Trump triggered...
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Post by EasyEd on Jun 10, 2017 12:49:23 GMT -5
And you seem like the kind of guy that cannot accept that others might have different opinions than you. I do have a problem with opinions that are objectively stupid. Your answer speaks for itself.
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Post by tashoya on Jun 10, 2017 22:20:10 GMT -5
Ed, I respect the fact that you keep posting in this thread even though you get singled out (sometimes by me) and that you offer a different perspective than most of us here. In your estimation, what is President Trump's true agenda? Do you believe his agenda actually is what he professed it to be by his actions so far? Do you feel as though the issues on which you agree with him have actually been addressed to any real or acceptable degree? I'm not trying to be an ass (though, it is partly my nature so I sort of can't help it). I am curious to hear your thoughts. Trump is pro life. He is for a stronger defense with allies contributing more for their own defense. He wants to eliminate burdensome regulations and reduce the tax burden. He wants to enforce duly enacted laws on immigration. He wants to make us energy independent using all available sources of income. He is a strong supporter of Israel. These are some. What I don't like is his lack of discipline in governing; his unwillingness to tackle our debt; his dishonesty; his undisciplined tweeting. He has not been successful in enacting most of his agenda but that is on the Congress. I appreciate the response. Thank you for that. I don't agree that it is solely on the Congress but I understand your point. I guess if I were more in agreement with Trump's agenda (not that I disagree with all of it), I'd be very concerned as to how tied he is to any of it as well as his methods of going about achieving it.
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Post by tashoya on Jun 10, 2017 22:23:01 GMT -5
At what point does it go from "he's new to this" to "he's stupid?"
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Post by HometownHoya on Jun 11, 2017 10:25:03 GMT -5
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Post by tashoya on Jun 11, 2017 13:29:36 GMT -5
As usual, Fox only presents one side of the story. President Trump eats Big Macs. An ingredient of the "special sauce" is French dressing. French!! What happened to America first?
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Post by TC on Jun 11, 2017 20:38:57 GMT -5
Uh huh. How many abortions did he pay for personally? I'll buy "Trump will do everything he can to keep the evangelical vote in his pocket." But don't try to say he's personally anything but opportunistic.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 0:42:53 GMT -5
McCain says American leadership was better under Obama: report thehill.com/homenews/senate/337340-mccain-says-american-leadership-was-better-under-obama-reportAsked if the country stood on sturdier ground under Obama's leadership, McCain said "yes," according to the report. “As far as American leadership is concerned, yes," said McCain, who also vocally criticized many of the Obama administration's foreign policy decisions. The top Senate Republican was also asked what "message" the president delivered to the U.K. last week when he publicly criticized London's mayor, shortly after a terror-related attack that left eight people dead and many more wounded. “What do you think the message is? The message is that America doesn’t want to lead,” said McCain, chairman on the Senate Armed Services Committee. “They are not sure of American leadership, whether it be in Siberia or whether it be in Antarctica,” he added.
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Post by SSHoya on Jun 12, 2017 5:25:00 GMT -5
Unlike many of the lawyers who have reportedly declined to represent Trump, including Ted Olson, Paul Clement, and Mark Filip, Kasowitz has no experience in executive branch lawyering. Rather, he is a New York corporate attorney with a long history representing Trump in a variety of matters, ranging from real estate to an ultimately failed libel suit filed against a Trump biographer. His firm’s website describes him as “the toughest of the tough guys.” He also reportedly represents a bunch of clients with, you guessed it, ties to the Kremlin. [In] the service of a client accused by his former FBI Director of interfering with the Russia investigation and improperly pressuring law enforcement and lying about the FBI, the President’s personal lawyer—who has Kremlin-linked clients—this week issued issued two factually false statements and threatened to file a “complaint” of dubious merit. www.lawfareblog.com/bad-lawyering-presidential-scandals-past-and-presentAnd Kasowitz clearly has no substantive knowledge of governmental privileges nor did he feel compelled to research an issue with which he has no familiarity before spouting off: www.lawfareblog.com/sharing-memos-comey-did-nothing-wrong-former-official-and-everything-right-whistleblowerwww.justsecurity.org/41977/parsing-white-house-response-comeys-testimony/
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Post by EasyEd on Jun 12, 2017 7:51:10 GMT -5
Uh huh. How many abortions did he pay for personally? I'll buy "Trump will do everything he can to keep the evangelical vote in his pocket." But don't try to say he's personally anything but opportunistic. Trump favors pro life federal judges and justices, is for defunding Planned Parenthood, is strong on protecting religious freedom, and for enforcing laws forbidding federal funds for abortion. Despite what he may or may not have done in the past, that is pro life. If you want to spin it as catering to evangelical voters, go at it.
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Post by EasyEd on Jun 12, 2017 8:05:35 GMT -5
McCain says American leadership was better under Obama: report thehill.com/homenews/senate/337340-mccain-says-american-leadership-was-better-under-obama-reportAsked if the country stood on sturdier ground under Obama's leadership, McCain said "yes," according to the report. “As far as American leadership is concerned, yes," said McCain, who also vocally criticized many of the Obama administration's foreign policy decisions. The top Senate Republican was also asked what "message" the president delivered to the U.K. last week when he publicly criticized London's mayor, shortly after a terror-related attack that left eight people dead and many more wounded. “What do you think the message is? The message is that America doesn’t want to lead,” said McCain, chairman on the Senate Armed Services Committee. “They are not sure of American leadership, whether it be in Siberia or whether it be in Antarctica,” he added. Is this the same McCain TC was making fun of a few days ago and SS liked his post? Hey, McCain and his sidekick Lindsey Graham have always marched to a different drummer. At least the Republicans have a few people that are allowed to dissent.
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Post by TC on Jun 12, 2017 8:48:28 GMT -5
McCain pretty much apologized for being incoherent at the Comey hearing, doubt he's going to apologize for being coherent on America's leadership role.
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Post by HometownHoya on Jun 12, 2017 8:49:28 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 9:46:09 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Jun 12, 2017 9:56:17 GMT -5
McCain says American leadership was better under Obama: report thehill.com/homenews/senate/337340-mccain-says-american-leadership-was-better-under-obama-reportAsked if the country stood on sturdier ground under Obama's leadership, McCain said "yes," according to the report. “As far as American leadership is concerned, yes," said McCain, who also vocally criticized many of the Obama administration's foreign policy decisions. The top Senate Republican was also asked what "message" the president delivered to the U.K. last week when he publicly criticized London's mayor, shortly after a terror-related attack that left eight people dead and many more wounded. “What do you think the message is? The message is that America doesn’t want to lead,” said McCain, chairman on the Senate Armed Services Committee. “They are not sure of American leadership, whether it be in Siberia or whether it be in Antarctica,” he added. Is this the same McCain TC was making fun of a few days ago and SS liked his post? Hey, McCain and his sidekick Lindsey Graham have always marched to a different drummer. At least the Republicans have a few people that are allowed to dissent. At least McCain sometimes wanders into coherence. Trump, not so much. And if you look back on past posts, I was not necessarily a great fan of Obama's foreign policy, especially as an American living in the Middle East (specifically Egypt) during the Arab Spring where Obama's foreign policy lacked any particular coherence and his red line comments about Syria were ill advised at best and wholly counterproductive at worst when he made a promise not kept. And Obama was dead wrong when he mocked Romney during the debates when Romney said that Russia was America's greatest geopolitical threat with the comment with words to the effect that "The 1980s wants its foreign policy back." Ed, you want to defend Trump and his associates ties to Russia? Any bet on whether Trump vetoes the coming enhanced sanctions on Russia? I'd say it's a 50/50 proposition. And Ed, you don't think the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party isn't a dissent to the establishment Democratic Party? Really? The Sanders/Warren/Wyden/Ellison wing of the Democratic Party seemed like dissenters to me.
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Post by SSHoya on Jun 12, 2017 9:57:11 GMT -5
Uh huh. How many abortions did he pay for personally? I'll buy "Trump will do everything he can to keep the evangelical vote in his pocket." But don't try to say he's personally anything but opportunistic. Trump favors pro life federal judges and justices, is for defunding Planned Parenthood, is strong on protecting religious freedom, and for enforcing laws forbidding federal funds for abortion. Despite what he may or may not have done in the past, that is pro life. If you want to spin it as catering to evangelical voters, go at it. Just curious. Do you also oppose the death penalty? Does Trump? Do Evangelicals? "The new evangelization calls for followers of Christ who are unconditionally pro-life: who will proclaim, celebrate and serve the Gospel of life in every situation. A sign of hope is the increasing recognition that the dignity of human life must never be taken away, even in the case of someone who has done great evil. . . . I renew the appeal I made . . . for a consensus to end the death penalty, which is both cruel and unnecessary." Who said the above? I had tangential involvement as a young lawyer with a death penalty case in Maryland (when it still had the death penalty) and will admit that I am conflicted about whether I support it or not. When some of the survivors of the Charleston Church shooting opposed the death penalty for the racist shooter, I was amazed at the grace and forgiveness they demonstrated. I do not believe I could have done the same.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 11:20:36 GMT -5
McCain says American leadership was better under Obama: report thehill.com/homenews/senate/337340-mccain-says-american-leadership-was-better-under-obama-reportAsked if the country stood on sturdier ground under Obama's leadership, McCain said "yes," according to the report. “As far as American leadership is concerned, yes," said McCain, who also vocally criticized many of the Obama administration's foreign policy decisions. The top Senate Republican was also asked what "message" the president delivered to the U.K. last week when he publicly criticized London's mayor, shortly after a terror-related attack that left eight people dead and many more wounded. “What do you think the message is? The message is that America doesn’t want to lead,” said McCain, chairman on the Senate Armed Services Committee. “They are not sure of American leadership, whether it be in Siberia or whether it be in Antarctica,” he added. Is this the same McCain TC was making fun of a few days ago and SS liked his post? Hey, McCain and his sidekick Lindsey Graham have always marched to a different drummer. At least the Republicans have a few people that are allowed to dissent. I don't understand the relevance, are you the same Easy Ed that said you care about foreign policy and strengthening our relationships with our allies?... Is there a single European Nation or Nato country you can say he has strengthened our relationship with? What part of what he is saying is incorrect in your view??
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 12:32:48 GMT -5
Really taking the fight against ISIS seriously...
LAT: Trump has not spoken a single time to his commanders for Afghanistan and Iraq....
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Post by tashoya on Jun 12, 2017 12:48:12 GMT -5
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