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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 6:14:39 GMT
Time to start part 15. And can someone label this thread “political” ? Thank you.
First up ..,
Denizcan Grimes.,.
“If Democrats take the House back in November, their current ranking member of the Financial Services Committee becomes the chair of the committee, and has the power to subpoena Trump’s bank records.
That member is Maxine Waters. Vote.”
Oh please let’s get the House back! 😁
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 6:28:06 GMT
Ron Joseph...
“154 mass shootings this year and not one committed by a black man or illegal alien. Let that sink in.”
A fun little fact to ponder.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 6:30:38 GMT
The Hill.,.
“Exit polls show left-wing Trump critic poised to win Mexican presidential election hill.cm/v4pCKKU”
trump.,,
“Congratulations to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on becoming the next President of Mexico. I look very much forward to working with him. There is much to be done that will benefit both the United States and Mexico!”
Yea good luck with that.
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Post by artgirl1 on Jul 2, 2018 10:51:28 GMT
The former US ambassador to Mexico resigned in May. She was on one of talking head shows yesterday discussing the inconsistencies and confusion in the Trump administration regarding foreign countries, and the difficulty to maintain relations as dt's policies shifted so frequently. In other words, dt has no clue as to what ambassadors do and how embassies function. She has 31 years in the State Department. I don't see if anyone has been appointed to replace her.
we should be listening to these people who have left positions under dt.
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Post by elaine on Jul 2, 2018 11:12:56 GMT
Michael Cohen breaks his silence and is flipping. Amazing interview with George Stephanapolous. I’m not up for starting and managing a new thread on this today - if anyone else wants to, please do! What I’m hearing on GMA is jaw dropping.
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Post by mrssmith on Jul 2, 2018 11:40:30 GMT
The former US ambassador to Mexico resigned in May. She was on one of talking head shows yesterday discussing the inconsistencies and confusion in the Trump administration regarding foreign countries, and the difficulty to maintain relations as dt's policies shifted so frequently. In other words, dt has no clue as to what ambassadors do and how embassies function. She has 31 years in the State Department. I don't see if anyone has been appointed to replace her. we should be listening to these people who have left positions under dt. The ambassador to Estonia also resigned recently due to Trump's stance on NATO and saying that the EU is taking advantage of the US. Also the exploration of pulling troops out of Germany makes the Baltic countries nervous.
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Post by Merge on Jul 2, 2018 11:43:31 GMT
Michael Cohen breaks his silence and is flipping. Amazing interview with George Stephanapolous. I’m not up for starting and managing a new thread on this today - if anyone else wants to, please do! What I’m hearing on GMA is jaw dropping. I don't have broadcast TV. You're saying he's flipping on live TV?
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Post by mrssmith on Jul 2, 2018 12:03:19 GMT
Michael Cohen breaks his silence and is flipping. Amazing interview with George Stephanapolous. I’m not up for starting and managing a new thread on this today - if anyone else wants to, please do! What I’m hearing on GMA is jaw dropping. I don't have broadcast TV. You're saying he's flipping on live TV?
I just skimmed it, but it looks like he's hinting at flipping depending on the charges filed against him.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 14:05:09 GMT
Fox News...
“.@ambjohnbolton tells Chris, President Trump will raise question of meddling in summit with Putin, adds: "I’ll tell you what President Putin said to me, through the translator of course, that – she said 'there was no meddling in the 2016 election by the Russian state.'
Do these dimwits honestly believe that Putin would admit they meddled in our elections? I mean really?
It’s crsp like this that convinces one that trump is hiding something that concerns his actions with Russia prior to and after the election.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 14:07:12 GMT
Andrew Janz.,,
“Michael Cohen is for sure flipping on Trump -AJ”
Or sending trump a message “help me or else”.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 14:11:47 GMT
The left's agenda is finally coming together, and gets more cohesive and visible by the day:
Socialism-check!
Abolish ICE-check!
New slogan:
No Borders No Wall We Will Make Your System Fall
More and more dems are jumping on board with this crazy. Has the left lost their collective minds?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 14:18:45 GMT
The former US ambassador to Mexico resigned in May. She was on one of talking head shows yesterday discussing the inconsistencies and confusion in the Trump administration regarding foreign countries, and the difficulty to maintain relations as dt's policies shifted so frequently. In other words, dt has no clue as to what ambassadors do and how embassies function. She has 31 years in the State Department. I don't see if anyone has been appointed to replace her. we should be listening to these people who have left positions under dt. The ambassador to Estonia also resigned recently due to Trump's stance on NATO and saying that the EU is taking advantage of the US. Also the exploration of pulling troops out of Germany makes the Baltic countries nervous. Yep, they're leaving one after the other. Jim Melville, a 33-year diplomat who has been posted in Tallinn since 2015, was approaching retirement but announced his decision to leave early to friends in a private Facebook posting that was . The post refers to Trump’s remarks that have surfaced in the past week.
Melville wrote: “A Foreign Service Officer’s DNA is programmed to support policy and we’re schooled right from the start, that if there ever comes a point where one can no longer do so, particularly if one is in a position of leadership, the honorable course is to resign. Having served under six presidents and 11 secretaries of state, I never really thought it would reach that point for me.
“For the President to say the EU was ‘set up to take advantage of the United States, to attack our piggy bank’, or that ‘Nato is as bad as Nafta’ is not only factually wrong, but proves to me that it’s time to go.”
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Post by imsirius on Jul 2, 2018 14:21:30 GMT
The left's agenda is finally coming together, and gets more cohesive and visible by the day: Socialism-check! Abolish ICE-check! New slogan: No Borders No Wall We Will Make Your System Fall More and more dems are jumping on board with this crazy. Has the left lost their collective minds? So the right's agenda is MAGA? Fascism- check! Racism- check! Money for super rich- check! Alienating all their allies- check! Taking Medicare away from kids and the poor- check! Ridding the country of those brown folks- check! The right's new slogan: If you aren't with Trump, there will be hell toupee! Shall I go on?
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Post by imsirius on Jul 2, 2018 14:24:34 GMT
Chew on this for a bit..
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 14:25:15 GMT
The left's agenda is finally coming together, and gets more cohesive and visible by the day: Socialism-check! Abolish ICE-check! New slogan: No Borders No Wall We Will Make Your System Fall More and more dems are jumping on board with this crazy. Has the left lost their collective minds? So the right's agenda is MAGA? Fascism- check! Racism- check! Money for super rich- check! Alienating all their allies- check! Taking Medicare away from kids and the poor- check! Ridding the country of those brown folks- check! The right's new slogan: If you aren't with Trump, there will be hell toupee! Shall I go on? Wanna know the difference? Everything YOU said is what the left is trying to sell, their opinions (bullshit at that).
What I pointed out is what the left is actually saying.
Be happy your politicians aren't going to start running on socialism. Or, maybe you'd be down with that?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 14:26:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 14:27:54 GMT
If the left takes over, we'll be the new Cuba, Venezuela.
They have quite the vision.
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Post by imsirius on Jul 2, 2018 14:27:57 GMT
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 2, 2018 14:29:52 GMT
Andrew Janz.,, “Michael Cohen is for sure flipping on Trump -AJ” Or sending trump a message “help me or else”. I think the fact that he’s getting himself a different separate lawyer speaks volumes. Based on the Stephanopoulos piece linked above, I don’t think he’s asking for Trump’s help at all. He’s distancing himself from Trump and looking to save himself.
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Post by imsirius on Jul 2, 2018 14:33:02 GMT
President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen was interviewed by ABC’s “Good Morning America,” teasing Monday’s broadcast with a cryptic message on Twitter, saying his “silence is broken!”
ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, in an article published before the televised segment about the interview, wrote that Trump loyalist Cohen signaled he would work with special counsel Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors, even if that meant turning on the president.
“My wife, my daughter and my son have my first loyalty and always will. I put family and country first,” Cohen said.
Once I understand what charges might be filed against me, if any at all, I will defer to my new counsel, Guy Petrillo, for guidance,” Cohen said.
ABC News reported that Petrillo is expected to take over as Cohen’s lead counsel.
Cohen is under investigation for possible bank fraud and campaign finance violations in relation to a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels weeks before the 2016 presidential election.
Stephanopoulos’ interview with Cohen was not on camera, and he reported that Cohen would not comment on key subjects, citing the advice of his attorney. But he said Cohen hinted that he may speak out later.
“I want to answer,” Cohen said of questions swirling around his payment to Daniels. “One day, I will answer. But for now, I cannot comment further, on the advice of my counsel.”
Cohen believes he has been unfairly portrayed as a villain, according to Stephanopoulos.
“I will not be a punching bag as part of anyone’s defense strategy. I am not a villain in any story and won’t allow others to depict me in that way,” Cohen said.
The FBI raided his home, office and hotel room in April, seizing nearly 4 million documents and data files as part of that probe.
A court-appointed arbiter ― called the special master ― has been sifting through the material to determine what items are protected by attorney-client privilege and what is admissible in court. That review must be finished by the end of this week, the federal judge overseeing the investigation said.
Last month The Wall Street Journal reported that Cohen had grown frustrated with Trump, complaining to friends that the president hadn’t footed any of his mounting legal bills. In recent months Cohen has said the investigation is “bankrupting” him and claimed that the president owes him for his years of loyalty, unnamed associates told the outlet.
The lawyer has also hinted that he could be willing to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, depending on the charges leveled against him, CNN reported last month. Cohen hasn’t been charged with any wrongdoing.
Cohen told Stephanopoulos he “respects the process of the prosecutors.” The host added that Mueller’s team has not yet spoken to Cohen.
Trump has moved to distance himself from Cohen in recent weeks, telling reporters last month that the man was no longer his personal attorney and that he hadn’t spoken to him “in a long time.”
“No, he’s not my lawyer anymore, but I always liked Michael,” the president said at the time. “And he’s a good person.”
In the interview, Cohen broke from Trump on several subjects. He affirmed his respect for the FBI, which Trump has regularly attacked. Cohen said he objects to the president referring to the investigation as “a witch hunt,” and unlike Trump, accepts U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
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Post by elaine on Jul 2, 2018 14:51:42 GMT
President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen was interviewed by ABC’s “Good Morning America,” teasing Monday’s broadcast with a cryptic message on Twitter, saying his “silence is broken!” ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, in an article published before the televised segment about the interview, wrote that Trump loyalist Cohen signaled he would work with special counsel Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors, even if that meant turning on the president. “My wife, my daughter and my son have my first loyalty and always will. I put family and country first,” Cohen said. Once I understand what charges might be filed against me, if any at all, I will defer to my new counsel, Guy Petrillo, for guidance,” Cohen said. ABC News reported that Petrillo is expected to take over as Cohen’s lead counsel. Cohen is under investigation for possible bank fraud and campaign finance violations in relation to a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels weeks before the 2016 presidential election. Stephanopoulos’ interview with Cohen was not on camera, and he reported that Cohen would not comment on key subjects, citing the advice of his attorney. But he said Cohen hinted that he may speak out later. “I want to answer,” Cohen said of questions swirling around his payment to Daniels. “One day, I will answer. But for now, I cannot comment further, on the advice of my counsel.” Cohen believes he has been unfairly portrayed as a villain, according to Stephanopoulos. “ I will not be a punching bag as part of anyone’s defense strategy. I am not a villain in any story and won’t allow others to depict me in that way,” Cohen said.
The FBI raided his home, office and hotel room in April, seizing nearly 4 million documents and data files as part of that probe. A court-appointed arbiter ― called the special master ― has been sifting through the material to determine what items are protected by attorney-client privilege and what is admissible in court. That review must be finished by the end of this week, the federal judge overseeing the investigation said. Last month The Wall Street Journal reported that Cohen had grown frustrated with Trump, complaining to friends that the president hadn’t footed any of his mounting legal bills. In recent months Cohen has said the investigation is “bankrupting” him and claimed that the president owes him for his years of loyalty, unnamed associates told the outlet. The lawyer has also hinted that he could be willing to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, depending on the charges leveled against him, CNN reported last month. Cohen hasn’t been charged with any wrongdoing. Cohen told Stephanopoulos he “respects the process of the prosecutors.” The host added that Mueller’s team has not yet spoken to Cohen. Trump has moved to distance himself from Cohen in recent weeks, telling reporters last month that the man was no longer his personal attorney and that he hadn’t spoken to him “in a long time.” “No, he’s not my lawyer anymore, but I always liked Michael,” the president said at the time. “And he’s a good person.” In the interview, Cohen broke from Trump on several subjects. He affirmed his respect for the FBI, which Trump has regularly attacked. Cohen said he objects to the president referring to the investigation as “a witch hunt,” and unlike Trump, accepts U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.Thank you! I’m really feeling icky today- just lay down for 2.5 hours - and am not up for finding and linking all of this. My take on what I saw and heard was that Cohen is done signaling for help and is in full-on “protect my own family and reputation” mode.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 14:56:27 GMT
If the left takes over, we'll be the new Cuba, Venezuela. They have quite the vision. Well someone got out of the wrong side of the bed today.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 14:58:38 GMT
Andrew Janz.,, “Michael Cohen is for sure flipping on Trump -AJ” Or sending trump a message “help me or else”. I think the fact that he’s getting himself a different separate lawyer speaks volumes. Based on the Stephanopoulos piece linked above, I don’t think he’s asking for Trump’s help at all. He’s distancing himself from Trump and looking to save himself. I would like to believe that. But I’m not holding my breath.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 15:03:03 GMT
Andy Slavitt.,,
“NEWS: First half of the year: worst stock market in a long time even w biggest corporate tax cut ever.
Why? Hard working Americans face constant cost of living increases with insurance premiums, gas prices, drug prices & tariffs rising & stagnant wage growth.
The Trump economy.”
In other words, unless you are the rich or a corporation, the tax cuts the country can’t afford are a bust.
🚫#MAGA
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 2, 2018 15:04:02 GMT
Thank you! I’m really feeling icky today- just lay down for 2.5 hours - and am not up for finding and linking all of this. My take on what I saw and heard was that Cohen is done signaling for help and is in full-on “protect my own family and reputation” mode. That was my take on it too. He’s definitely singing a different tune than he did before everything started hitting the fan and others started pleading guilty. P.S. elaine I hope you’re feeling better soon!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 15:17:54 GMT
PolitiFact.,,
“NEW: Donald Trump wrong that Mercedes, BMW import cars to U.S. by the millions. Our rating: False. bit.ly/2KJa1RP”
I don’t a fact checker to tell me trump’s statements are false because it’s becoming clear everything he says is a lie. In fact I think it’s even getting worse.
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Post by missmiss on Jul 2, 2018 15:40:24 GMT
If the left takes over, we'll be the new Cuba, Venezuela. They have quite the vision. How will the US be like Cuba and Venezuela? Can you explain this? What will this look like? Can you show me an elected official that wants: - A socialist economy offers collective ownership, either through a state-controlled agency or worker cooperative; or else property/capital might be commonly owned by the society as a whole, with delegation to representatives. Socialist economies discourage private ownership. - Goods and services are produced for their usefulness, with the aim to eliminate the need for a demand-based market for products to be sold at a profit. In this way it discourages accumulation, which is assumed to be the root cause of wealth imbalance across the society.
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Post by imsirius on Jul 2, 2018 15:45:56 GMT
I think the fact that he’s getting himself a different separate lawyer speaks volumes. Based on the Stephanopoulos piece linked above, I don’t think he’s asking for Trump’s help at all. He’s distancing himself from Trump and looking to save himself. I would like to believe that. But I’m not holding my breath. The consensus is that he is sending Trump a message. However, Trump cannot pardon him for state charges. People on twitter are going crazy saying Trump can/will pardon him. Same idiots who are posting Trump was sent to you by God himself. If God likes racist, pussy grabbing, child molesting, wife raping assholes.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jul 2, 2018 16:02:59 GMT
Ron Joseph... “154 mass shootings this year and not one committed by a black man or illegal alien. Let that sink in.” A fun little fact to ponder. This is what happens when someone just posts something without any thought whatsoever. Mass shootings in terms of random people shooting up movie theaters - almost always white male. The 154 mass shootings includes every shooting involving 4 people. The vast majority are gang related. Here's the whole list here - spend a bit of time on the incidents and sources. www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting ETA in case you're too lazy to actually look at this year's incidents - this is an analysis of every mass shooting with the same definition from 2015: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/23/mass-shootings-tracker-analysis-us-gun-control-reddit
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Post by artgirl1 on Jul 2, 2018 16:09:45 GMT
Andy Slavitt.,, “NEWS: First half of the year: worst stock market in a long time even w biggest corporate tax cut ever. Why? Hard working Americans face constant cost of living increases with insurance premiums, gas prices, drug prices & tariffs rising & stagnant wage growth. The Trump economy.” In other words, unless you are the rich or a corporation, the tax cuts the country can’t afford are a bust. Every Republican President has presided over a recession since Roosevelt. Some have presided over multiple recessions. Chew on that #MAGA fans
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