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Post by SSHoya on Dec 20, 2018 20:29:29 GMT -5
Any of you Trump cultists willing to defend your deranged leader?? Still support his "agenda" and can identify his "moral compass"? President Trump has kept an almost obsessive watch on the stock market as it has lurched lower in recent weeks. He has complained to aides how unfair it is that he is blamed for the market’s slide and for increasing unease about an economic slowdown in the months to come, say current and former officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly. The Dow’s performance since Trump took office is now significantly less than what Barack Obama achieved at the same point in his presidency. The Dow is up 18 percent under Trump, compared with 45 percent at this point under Obama, according to Bespoke Investments. www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-stocks-drop-trump-fears-hes-losing-his-best-argument-for-re-election/2018/12/20/a7368994-fd53-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html?utm_term=.1e49dddbbaed
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 20, 2018 20:47:23 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 21, 2018 6:52:28 GMT -5
Not a "stable genius" but an "unstable moron". It sounds like we are dealing with a deranged mental patient. Still support his "agenda?" Trump has been isolated in bunker mode in recent weeks as political and personal crises mount, according to interviews with 27 current and former White House officials, Republican lawmakers, and outside advisers to the president, some of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to offer candid assessments. “There’s going to be an intervention,” one former senior administration official said speculatively. “Jim Mattis just sent a shot across the bow. He’s the most credible member of the administration by five grades of magnitude. He’s the steady, safe set of hands. And this letter is brutal. He quit because of the madness.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-tailspin-under-siege-trump-propels-the-government-and-markets-into-crisis/2018/12/20/e30347e0-046b-11e9-b6a9-0aa5c2fcc9e4_story.html?utm_term=.fa3c4eb16f3a
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 21, 2018 7:23:20 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 9:13:28 GMT -5
I really am getting tired of all this winning.
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 21, 2018 9:52:39 GMT -5
I really am getting tired of all this winning. You ought to go back and read some of the comments of the Trump supporters during the campaign. Their posts haven't aged well and they are MIA now. Especially ignorant are those touting Trump's business acumen. It'd be funny if it weren't so tragic for the country.
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Post by tashoya on Dec 21, 2018 10:46:09 GMT -5
I really am getting tired of all this winning. You ought to go back and read some of the comments of the Trump supporters during the campaign. Their posts haven't aged well and they are MIA now. Especially ignorant are those touting Trump's business acumen. It'd be funny if it weren't so tragic for the country. The odd part to me is that, as far as I can tell, they haven't stopped supporting him. They've just stopped talking about it. I have my own thoughts about why that may be but, then again, I could be entirely wrong about this whole statement.
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 21, 2018 10:54:57 GMT -5
You ought to go back and read some of the comments of the Trump supporters during the campaign. Their posts haven't aged well and they are MIA now. Especially ignorant are those touting Trump's business acumen. It'd be funny if it weren't so tragic for the country. The odd part to me is that, as far as I can tell, they haven't stopped supporting him. They've just stopped talking about it. I have my own thoughts about why that may be but, then again, I could be entirely wrong about this whole statement. I am hoping that at some point reality and rational thought would return, especially for those who have had the benefit of a Georgetown education. I wonder if those who voted for Trump (or another candidate) rather than HRC as the "lesser of two evils" have any regrets about that. My irrational DOJ acquaintance still insists Trump is "better than Hilary." I can only shake my head at this. Then again, he grew up in Trump country, Johnston, PA and even though he lived and worked in the DC area for 30 years, he never evolved beyond his parochial (and I mean that in the pejorative sense here) views.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 12:05:26 GMT -5
Probably because he doesn't have a clue as to what he's doing. This was painfully obvious during the election when folks were busy making excuses for his abhorrent behavior. Owning Libs > Country
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 21, 2018 12:25:16 GMT -5
DNI Dan Coats will be next on Trump's hit list: I was deeply saddened to learn the news that General Mattis will resign from his post as Secretary of Defense at the end of February. As Director of National Intelligence, I have had the unique privilege to be part of our Nation's National Security Team, and to work with Jim Mattis on issues of critical importance to our national defense. The experience and sound judgement that Secretary Mattis has brought to our decision-making process is invaluable. His leadership of our military won the admiration of our troops and respect of our allies and adversaries. www.odni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1932-dni-coats-statement-on-the-resignation-of-secretary-mattis
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 21, 2018 13:02:54 GMT -5
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Dec 22, 2018 11:45:20 GMT -5
The perfect Christmas gift for President Trump: a visit from Marley's Ghost!
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 22, 2018 16:51:13 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 22, 2018 18:33:23 GMT -5
Tired of so much winning yet? So far, the result has been disarray. The federal government is shut down. Stock markets are in free fall. Foreign allies are voicing alarm. Hostile powers such as Russia are cheering. And Republican lawmakers once afraid of crossing this president are now openly critical. “This is a rogue presidency,” said Barry McCaffrey, a retired four-star Army general. “We’ve got Mr. Trump who looks, in the eyes of our allies and of the professionals in the key elements of our national security power, to be incompetent and impulsive and to be making bad decisions and to be excoriating America’s historic allies and then embracing people who are threats to U.S. national security,” he said. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-rogue-presidency-the-era-of-containing-trump-is-over/2018/12/22/26fc010e-055b-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html?utm_term=.b408dd355c5a
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 22, 2018 20:02:31 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2018 10:47:25 GMT -5
Clerked for Chief Justice Rehnquist in 2001. Appointed by George W. Bush to be special assistant to the president and senior director at the NSC for Iraq & Afghanistan. He served under both Bush and Obama.
I guess it's not shocking that Trump doesn't know the people who are actually doing the work he takes credit for but it shouldn't make American citizens feel confident about him.
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 23, 2018 17:19:29 GMT -5
The most dangerous man to the US national security is Trump -- Putin's puppet. And the GOP is complicit. In a May 2017 Pentagon briefing, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was flanked by perhaps the two most important U.S. officials coordinating the fight against the Islamic State. One was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph F. Dunford. The other one was Brett McGurk, a State Department official whom Mattis introduced as “President Trump’s special envoy” to the coalition. McGurk has been described by current and former officials as tirelessly dedicated and respected by militia commanders and ambassadors alike, and his commanding expertise was sought and deferred to within the U.S. government. His involvement at high levels in government and diplomatic circles signaled a trusted presence in the coalition since his appointment as envoy by Obama. www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2018/12/23/its-very-telling-trump-didnt-know-his-own-anti-isis-point-man-former-official-says/?utm_term=.8899d6eec6aa
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