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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 17, 2018 15:04:57 GMT
That's news? WE already knew it.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 17, 2018 16:06:04 GMT
This should be alarming....... Kushner requests more intel info than almost all White House staff: reportBY BRANDON CARTER - 02/17/18 09:05 AM EST President Trump's son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner has reportedly requested more intelligence information than almost every other White House official. The Washington Post reports that Kushner, whose portfolio encompasses issues ranging from the Middle East peace process to modernizing the federal government’s use of technology, has put in more requests for U.S. intelligence information than any White House staffer not working for the National Security Council. Kushner holds a Top Secret/sensitive compartmented information (SCI) security clearance, the highest level, which allows him to review some of the nation’s most closely-guarded secrets and allows him access to the presidential daily briefing, according to the Post. He is one of reportedly dozens of White House officials who have been operating with temporary clearances during Trump’s first year in office, and his clearance could be in jeopardy following chief of staff John Kelly’s changes to the clearance process, the Post said. ** “The American people deserve a White House staff that meets the highest standards and that has been carefully vetted—especially those who work closely with the president or handle sensitive national security information,” Kelly wrote in the memo. “We should — and in the future must — do better.” ** The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint Thursday calling on the White House to revoke Kushner’s clearance. ** More at link: thehill.com/homenews/administration/374356-kushner-requests-more-intel-info-than-almost-all-white-house-staff
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 17:56:15 GMT
Fox News..
.”@judgejeanine: "We need to protect kids, & that means we've got to have metal detectors, we've got to have experienced cops..., & we've got to be able to have perimeter controls. We've got to have teachers who can carry a weapon & react to this kind of nonsense." #Hannity”
No pithy response because I got nothing but this is not the way we should have to live in the Unites States.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 17, 2018 18:04:52 GMT
Fox News.. .”@judgejeanine: "We need to protect kids, & that means we've got to have metal detectors, we've got to have experienced cops..., & we've got to be able to have perimeter controls. We've got to have teachers who can carry a weapon & react to this kind of nonsense." #Hannity” No pithy response because I got nothing but this is not the way we should have to live in the Unites States. Gingrich... wants to arm the teachers......... oh joy .. have them all shooting and who would be with the scared kids??
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Post by imsirius on Feb 17, 2018 18:27:41 GMT
Fox News.. .”@judgejeanine: "We need to protect kids, & that means we've got to have metal detectors, we've got to have experienced cops..., & we've got to be able to have perimeter controls. We've got to have teachers who can carry a weapon & react to this kind of nonsense." #Hannity” No pithy response because I got nothing but this is not the way we should have to live in the Unites States. I would not send my child to school where the staff is all armed. No way no how.
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Post by casii on Feb 17, 2018 18:31:34 GMT
Fox News.. .”@judgejeanine: "We need to protect kids, & that means we've got to have metal detectors, we've got to have experienced cops..., & we've got to be able to have perimeter controls. We've got to have teachers who can carry a weapon & react to this kind of nonsense." #Hannity” No pithy response because I got nothing but this is not the way we should have to live in the Unites States. Gingrich... wants to arm the teachers......... oh joy .. have them all shooting and who would be with the scared kids?? So, turn schools into prisons. Create a new market for privatized schools. If you want your kids safe, pay for it with our armed guards, barbed wire perimeters and armed instructors. If you can't pay for it, send your kid to public school where teachers who signed up to teach will be leaving the profession in droves because they refuse to carry a weapon. Plus parents would be pulling their children out of school to homeschool. The NRA funded politicians and disciples are mad. As in crazy.
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Post by navymomk9 on Feb 17, 2018 18:42:39 GMT
Fox News.. .”@judgejeanine: "We need to protect kids, & that means we've got to have metal detectors, we've got to have experienced cops..., & we've got to be able to have perimeter controls. We've got to have teachers who can carry a weapon & react to this kind of nonsense." #Hannity” No pithy response because I got nothing but this is not the way we should have to live in the Unites States. Gingrich... wants to arm the teachers......... oh joy .. have them all shooting and who would be with the scared kids?? These kind of "solutions" to this national disgrace actually makes me nauseous. I have 3 grandchildren, 10,7 & 4. I'm so spitting angry at those in the pocket of the U.S terrorists organization known as the NRA and frustrated with all the others who, I feel ,aren't being loud enough. I'm so sad for my grandchildren that armed teachers,metal detectors and active shooter drills are just going to be their "new normal". And that a great chunk of our fellow citizens think this is just what has to be done so Joe Blow can have his deadly gun collection to compensate for his tiny dick. You want a military weapon? Join the military.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 19:00:59 GMT
Fox News.. .”@judgejeanine: "We need to protect kids, & that means we've got to have metal detectors, we've got to have experienced cops..., & we've got to be able to have perimeter controls. We've got to have teachers who can carry a weapon & react to this kind of nonsense." #Hannity” No pithy response because I got nothing but this is not the way we should have to live in the Unites States. This is their vision for US. A banana republic w/the very rich (w/armored cars, armed guards, metal detectors everywhere) and the very poor and a few in the middle servicing the rich. You wanna live like that? I don't. I want an America as smart as its peers - A WIDE middle class, infinitesimally small rich, infinitesimally small poor, lots of services, paid education and child care, good transit, safe streets.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 19:22:19 GMT
Yerson Cancelado...
“Shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez just called out Trump on national television!!! She is on a mission.”
trump is in the same state as these kids. He has a helicopter at his disposal. If he wasn’t such a coward he would meet with these kids. That is what a real leader would do. But trump is at least consistent in reminding us he is not a leader at all.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 19:29:32 GMT
John Weaver...
“We need to revisit why @senatemajldr refused to join @barackobama in warning America the Russians had attacked us.”
This is good question we never did get an answer to. Problem with too many of our elected officials is they insulate themselves from having to answer questions like this one. And if you should happen to get in a position to ask and press for an answer because they are sidestepping your question, they find a way to remove you from their presence.
Which proves they to are cowards.
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Post by pierkiss on Feb 17, 2018 19:40:29 GMT
Gingrich... wants to arm the teachers......... oh joy .. have them all shooting and who would be with the scared kids?? So, turn schools into prisons. Create a new market for privatized schools. If you want your kids safe, pay for it with our armed guards, barbed wire perimeters and armed instructors. If you can't pay for it, send your kid to public school where teachers who signed up to teach will be leaving the profession in droves because they refuse to carry a weapon. Plus parents would be pulling their children out of school to homeschool. The NRA funded politicians and disciples are mad. As in crazy. All it will take us one teach who snaps and shoots a student, or decides to routinely use that gun as a threat to keep the kids in line. And don’t tell me that would never happen. The news reports about a teachers beating a kid or stuffing them into a closet (usually special needs) after they have reached their limit every few months. I absolutely think this will happen with ready access to a gun in the classroom.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 19:43:38 GMT
The Hill..
“Hundreds join protest at NRA headquarters to demand action on gun control hill.cm/Lf1Ys16”
Good. But it should be thousands.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 19:48:46 GMT
So 17 kids were killed two days ago. There are protests and rallies by the kids and by adults outside NRA’s headquarters.
But this is what is important to trump...
“Charges Deal Don A Big Win,” written by Michael Goodwin of the @nypost, succinctly states that “the Russians had no impact on the election results.” There was no Collusion with the Trump Campaign. “She lost the old-fashioned way, by being a terrible candidate. Case closed.”
Deputy A.G. Rod Rosenstein stated at the News Conference: “There is no allegation in the indictment that any American was a knowing participant in this illegal activity. There is no allegation in the indictment that the charged conduct altered the outcome of the 2016 election.“
He is still rambling...
“Funny how the Fake News Media doesn’t want to say that the Russian group was formed in 2014, long before my run for President. Maybe they knew I was going to run even though I didn’t know!”
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 17, 2018 20:07:56 GMT
“She lost the old-fashioned way, by being a terrible candidate. Case closed.” But but, she won the popular vote!! Still makes him so very angry!
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Post by dewryce on Feb 17, 2018 20:30:38 GMT
So 17 kids were killed two days ago. There are protests and rallies by the kids and by adults outside NRA’s headquarters. But this is what is important to trump... “Charges Deal Don A Big Win,” written by Michael Goodwin of the @nypost, succinctly states that “the Russians had no impact on the election results.” There was no Collusion with the Trump Campaign. “She lost the old-fashioned way, by being a terrible candidate. Case closed.” Deputy A.G. Rod Rosenstein stated at the News Conference: “There is no allegation in the indictment that any American was a knowing participant in this illegal activity. There is no allegation in the indictment that the charged conduct altered the outcome of the 2016 election.“ He is still rambling... “Funny how the Fake News Media doesn’t want to say that the Russian group was formed in 2014, long before my run for President. Maybe they knew I was going to run even though I didn’t know!” They can not prove it had no impact on the election anymore than they can prove that it did have an impact. And to state it as fact really pisses me off because people don't routinely research and they will believe it. And there was an American participant was there not? The person in California who helped them with identity fraud? Or am I remembering wrong? Because surely the Dep AG would have his facts straight. eta: Of course there was no allegation because they would have to be able to prove it. But to state it like that makes people think it was proven in the reverse, i.e. that it absolutely didn't alter the election.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 20:35:02 GMT
Above are three tweets by trump that shows what’s on his mind. He is in Florida but too chicken to meet with the kids at MargoryStoneman Douglas HS.
There are those on this board who just love to show comparisons between trump and President Obama.
Well here is one shows the character of the 2 men.
Pete Souza put part of the following comments by President Obama at the prayer vigil for the Sandy Hook victims on Instagram. He also noted the President had spend hours with the families before the prayer vigil.
Compare the words below with the tweets above. Compare President Obama spending hours with the families compared to trump meeting only with sheriff officials and the medical folks. Both stops totaled under an hour but he got a great photo op that is now a background picture of his twitter account.
“Remarks by the President at Sandy Hook Interfaith Prayer Vigil”
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, Governor. To all the families, first responders, to the community of Newtown, clergy, guests -- Scripture tells us: “…do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away…inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.”
We gather here in memory of twenty beautiful children and six remarkable adults. They lost their lives in a school that could have been any school; in a quiet town full of good and decent people that could be any town in America.
Here in Newtown, I come to offer the love and prayers of a nation. I am very mindful that mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow, nor can they heal your wounded hearts. I can only hope it helps for you to know that you’re not alone in your grief; that our world too has been torn apart; that all across this land of ours, we have wept with you, we’ve pulled our children tight. And you must know that whatever measure of comfort we can provide, we will provide; whatever portion of sadness that we can share with you to ease this heavy load, we will gladly bear it. Newtown -- you are not alone.
As these difficult days have unfolded, you’ve also inspired us with stories of strength and resolve and sacrifice. We know that when danger arrived in the halls of Sandy Hook Elementary, the school’s staff did not flinch, they did not hesitate. Dawn Hochsprung and Mary Sherlach, Vicki Soto, Lauren Rousseau, Rachel Davino and Anne Marie Murphy -- they responded as we all hope we might respond in such terrifying circumstances -- with courage and with love, giving their lives to protect the children in their care.
We know that there were other teachers who barricaded themselves inside classrooms, and kept steady through it all, and reassured their students by saying “wait for the good guys, they’re coming”; “show me your smile.”
And we know that good guys came. The first responders who raced to the scene, helping to guide those in harm’s way to safety, and comfort those in need, holding at bay their own shock and trauma because they had a job to do, and others needed them more.
And then there were the scenes of the schoolchildren, helping one another, holding each other, dutifully following instructions in the way that young children sometimes do; one child even trying to encourage a grown-up by saying, “I know karate. So it’s okay. I’ll lead the way out.” (Laughter.)
As a community, you’ve inspired us, Newtown. In the face of indescribable violence, in the face of unconscionable evil, you’ve looked out for each other, and you’ve cared for one another, and you’ve loved one another. This is how Newtown will be remembered. And with time, and God’s grace, that love will see you through.
But we, as a nation, we are left with some hard questions. Someone once described the joy and anxiety of parenthood as the equivalent of having your heart outside of your body all the time, walking around. With their very first cry, this most precious, vital part of ourselves -- our child -- is suddenly exposed to the world, to possible mishap or malice. And every parent knows there is nothing we will not do to shield our children from harm. And yet, we also know that with that child’s very first step, and each step after that, they are separating from us; that we won’t -- that we can’t always be there for them. They’ll suffer sickness and setbacks and broken hearts and disappointments. And we learn that our most important job is to give them what they need to become self-reliant and capable and resilient, ready to face the world without fear.
And we know we can’t do this by ourselves. It comes as a shock at a certain point where you realize, no matter how much you love these kids, you can’t do it by yourself. That this job of keeping our children safe, and teaching them well, is something we can only do together, with the help of friends and neighbors, the help of a community, and the help of a nation. And in that way, we come to realize that we bear a responsibility for every child because we’re counting on everybody else to help look after ours; that we’re all parents; that they’re all our children.
This is our first task -- caring for our children. It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right. That’s how, as a society, we will be judged.
And by that measure, can we truly say, as a nation, that we are meeting our obligations? Can we honestly say that we’re doing enough to keep our children -- all of them -- safe from harm? Can we claim, as a nation, that we’re all together there, letting them know that they are loved, and teaching them to love in return? Can we say that we’re truly doing enough to give all the children of this country the chance they deserve to live out their lives in happiness and with purpose?
I’ve been reflecting on this the last few days, and if we’re honest with ourselves, the answer is no. We’re not doing enough. And we will have to change.
Since I’ve been President, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by a mass shooting. The fourth time we’ve hugged survivors. The fourth time we’ve consoled the families of victims. And in between, there have been an endless series of deadly shootings across the country, almost daily reports of victims, many of them children, in small towns and big cities all across America -- victims whose -- much of the time, their only fault was being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
We can’t tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end. And to end them, we must change. We will be told that the causes of such violence are complex, and that is true. No single law -- no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world, or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society.
But that can’t be an excuse for inaction. Surely, we can do better than this. If there is even one step we can take to save another child, or another parent, or another town, from the grief that has visited Tucson, and Aurora, and Oak Creek, and Newtown, and communities from Columbine to Blacksburg before that -- then surely we have an obligation to try.
In the coming weeks, I will use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens -- from law enforcement to mental health professionals to parents and educators -- in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. Because what choice do we have? We can’t accept events like this as routine. Are we really prepared to say that we’re powerless in the face of such carnage, that the politics are too hard? Are we prepared to say that such violence visited on our children year after year after year is somehow the price of our freedom?
All the world’s religions -- so many of them represented here today -- start with a simple question: Why are we here? What gives our life meaning? What gives our acts purpose? We know our time on this Earth is fleeting. We know that we will each have our share of pleasure and pain; that even after we chase after some earthly goal, whether it’s wealth or power or fame, or just simple comfort, we will, in some fashion, fall short of what we had hoped. We know that no matter how good our intentions, we will all stumble sometimes, in some way. We will make mistakes, we will experience hardships. And even when we’re trying to do the right thing, we know that much of our time will be spent groping through the darkness, so often unable to discern God’s heavenly plans.
There’s only one thing we can be sure of, and that is the love that we have -- for our children, for our families, for each other. The warmth of a small child’s embrace -- that is true. The memories we have of them, the joy that they bring, the wonder we see through their eyes, that fierce and boundless love we feel for them, a love that takes us out of ourselves, and binds us to something larger -- we know that’s what matters. We know we’re always doing right when we’re taking care of them, when we’re teaching them well, when we’re showing acts of kindness. We don’t go wrong when we do that.
That’s what we can be sure of. And that’s what you, the people of Newtown, have reminded us. That’s how you’ve inspired us. You remind us what matters. And that’s what should drive us forward in everything we do, for as long as God sees fit to keep us on this Earth.
“Let the little children come to me,” Jesus said, “and do not hinder them -- for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
Charlotte. Daniel. Olivia. Josephine. Ana. Dylan. Madeleine. Catherine. Chase. Jesse. James. Grace. Emilie. Jack. Noah. Caroline. Jessica. Benjamin. Avielle. Allison.
God has called them all home. For those of us who remain, let us find the strength to carry on, and make our country worthy of their memory.
May God bless and keep those we’ve lost in His heavenly place. May He grace those we still have with His holy comfort. And may He bless and watch over this community, and the United States of America. (Applause.)
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Post by dewryce on Feb 17, 2018 20:40:38 GMT
About to read Obama's remarks and I agree completely about tragedies such as this just highlighting the difference between the type of men they are, the type of President they are/were, and the differences in their priorities. Did want to note that I saw a photo of Trump and Melania meeting with one of the victims and their family in a hospital room. It shocked me because the family was all smiles, like they didn't realize that part of the problem was standing 2 feet away.
eta: Just read it. *WE* must do better, over and over. No victim blaming.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 20:41:05 GMT
Greg Sargent’s respone
“As usual, this is nonsense. The indictment shows that the Russians came to view you as a useful tool to accomplish their ends, which is why they stepped up their activity *on your behalf* after you won the nomination.”
to this trump tweet..
“Funny how the Fake News Media doesn’t want to say that the Russian group was formed in 2014, long before my run for President. Maybe they knew I was going to run even though I didn’t know!”
tiny hands is hanging in to “2014” with a death grip. I agree with Greg in that the Russian saw trump as a gift in their goal to meddle in our elections.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 20:46:46 GMT
Jake Tapper
“CNN announces town hall with students, parents affected by Florida school shooting”
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“CNN has invited @potus @flgovscott @marcorubio @senbillnelson @repteddeutch to come and hear directly from the grieving community.”
Who do you think of those invited above will show up?
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Post by dewryce on Feb 17, 2018 21:09:57 GMT
Jake Tapper “CNN announces town hall with students, parents affected by Florida school shooting” & “CNN has invited @potus @flgovscott @marcorubio @senbillnelson @repteddeutch to come and hear directly from the grieving community.” Who do you think of those invited above will show up? After a quick search Nelson has already made public statements about the need for reasonable gun control so he might. Deutch is a Dem so maybe, but didn't see any public statements as I glanced through. Personally I don't see the other 3 being willing to face the angry parents and scared students. Especially on camera.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 21:11:44 GMT
trump is still at it....
“I have seen all of the Russian ads and I can say very definitively that swaying the election was *NOT* the main goal.” Rob Goldman Vice President of Facebook Ads“
He didn’t just retweet Goldman’s tweet, he copied it in his tweet.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 17, 2018 21:15:11 GMT
Scott said something had to be done and he was going to the Tallahassee. So maybe, but I doubt he will go against dt because he is supposed to get an appointment to something.
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Post by dewryce on Feb 17, 2018 21:15:24 GMT
Has SHS or her deputy held any live briefings since the shooting answering questions about it or the indictments?
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Post by dewryce on Feb 17, 2018 21:21:08 GMT
Scott said something had to be done and he was going to the Tallahassee. So maybe, but I doubt he will go against dt because he is supposed to get an appointment to something. I thought about this. But with his call for Wray to lose his job because of the low-level agent's mistake, I'm wondering if he wants to field questions about his culpability for the 20(ish) reports that were made to local law enforcement.
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Post by LeaP on Feb 17, 2018 21:27:31 GMT
What is with his thumbs up at the hospital in Florida? What on earth is there to be smiling about when 17 were senselessly gunned down? SaveSave
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 17, 2018 21:30:24 GMT
Scott said something had to be done and he was going to the Tallahassee. So maybe, but I doubt he will go against dt because he is supposed to get an appointment to something. I thought about this. But with his call for Wray to lose his job because of the low-level agent's mistake, I'm wondering if he wants to field questions about his culpability for the 20(ish) reports that were made to local law enforcement. True. I am just so tired of the hammering the working people every where by the 'in' people/millionaires/the administration. We are going down fast. Bless the kids if they can get their points across... Fortunately they will be voting in the next few years and maybe that will move some of the entrenched politicians.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 17, 2018 21:35:16 GMT
What is with his thumbs up at the hospital in Florida? What on earth is there to be smiling about when 17 were senselessly gunned down? SaveSaveBecause he is a winner............... wish he had thought more about those who were killed, injured, families, survivors and first responders, who will never be the same! He is heartless......
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Post by huskergal on Feb 17, 2018 21:47:07 GMT
I am a teacher. I will quit the day I am told to have a firearm at school.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 23:12:18 GMT
Sarah Sanders...
“Unlike Obama, @potus isn’t going to be pushed around by Russia or anybody else. As he said yesterday: It’s time we stop the wild and false allegations that further the agendas of bad actors like Russia & unite as Americans to protect the integrity of our democracy & our elections”
Sure we can start talking about uniting the country as soon as that corrupt ego driven petty little coward you work for is thrown out of office.
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Post by dewryce on Feb 17, 2018 23:19:48 GMT
1) Grow-up and stop stooping to the low level of your boss with the childish insults. What does that gain? He can't run again, he is not your adversary. The only way you are in competition is by how history will judge you. Rest assured, you are losing that battle. 2) If he's not being pushed around by Russia then why not enforce the sanctions agreed on by Congress? 3) NOW you're willing to protect the integrity of our elections? Not when our intelligence agencies reported that they unanimously believed Russia had interfered with our elections? I thought it was a hoax? Putin said he didn't meddle. You said you believed him
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