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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 20:54:12 GMT
From Phillip Crowther - White House Correspondent for France24... "Leaving this here without comment. A senior administration official to reporters on Air Force One:" " And so, I'll just implore you all, whether you're talking about our successes on trade and mirgration in the G7 or summit in Saudi Arabia, to tell the story back home about what an unprecedentedly and historically successful trip this was by an incredible leader and amazing man who has done extraordinary things in a very short time for the country he loves and the people of America that he serves so faithfully. Thank you."There is so much one could say about that statement. But all I'm going to say is
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Post by katlaw on May 28, 2017 21:16:26 GMT
"Leaving this here without comment. A senior administration official to reporters on Air Force One:" " And so, I'll just implore you all, whether you're talking about our successes on trade and mirgration in the G7 or summit in Saudi Arabia, to tell the story back home about what an unprecedentedly and historically successful trip this was by an incredible leader and amazing man who has done extraordinary things in a very short time for the country he loves and the people of America that he serves so faithfully. Thank you."Really? That is how the White House feels they came across. Historically successful? And success at the G7 summit? Because to me success at the summit would have been joining the world leaders in the views that were held in high regard by the Group of Seven; free trade is paramount and climate change is imminent. And yet Trump took a controversial stance on many of the issues discussed this year, including threatening to pull the United States from the Paris climate change accord, and being critical of existing free trade agreements. While the other countries that all consider themselves allies with the U.S. wanted to go forward with a rules-based international trade system Trump refused to renew the United States’ commitment to the 2015 Paris accord and talked about backing out. Perhaps his intent is to get new allies. We live in a globalization-driven world and what the Trump administration is showing th world is only his America first rhetoric and protectionism. Then to brag how successful a leader he is and how extraordinary he is is just embarrassing.
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Post by imsirius on May 28, 2017 23:28:42 GMT
From Dan Rather's fb
Dear President Trump,
Their names were Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and Ricky John Best. One was a recent college graduate. The other was an army veteran and father of four. I wish we would hear you say these names, or even just tweet them. They were brave Americans who died at the hands of someone who, when all the facts are collected, we may have every right to call a terrorist. A third brave man, Micah David-Cole Fletcher, was wounded in the knife attack.
This story may not neatly fit into a narrative you pushed on the campaign trail and that has followed you into the White House. They were not killed by an undocumented immigrant or a "radical Islamic terrorist." They were killed in an act of civic love, facing down a man allegedly spewing hate speech directed at two teenage girls, one of whom was wearing a hijab. That man seems to have a public record of "extremist ideology" - a term issued by the Portland Police Bureau.
This "extremism" may be of a different type than gets most of your attention, or even the attention in the press. But that doesn't make it any less serious, or deadly. And this kind of "extremism" is on the rise, especially in the wake of your political ascendency. Most people who study these sorts of things do not think that is a coincidence. I do not blame you directly for this incident. Nor do I think other people should. But what a President says, who he has around him, and the tone he sets can set the tone for the nation at large.
Perhaps Portland, Oregon is off your radar. It is, after all, a rather liberal place. It's even a "sanctuary city." But it is still an American city. And you are its President. Two Americans have died leaving family and friends behind. They are mourned by millions more who are also deeply worried about what might come next.
I hope you can find it worthy of your time to take notice.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 0:25:28 GMT
Kurt Eichenwald from Newsweek....
"Just a reminder: There continue to be no US Attorneys in the United States because Trump demanded they all resign months ago. Unprecedented."
"A reminder: There are 188 ambassador positions of USA. Trump has named 11 in the 5 months after he demanded mass resignations of them."
"If Trump would nominate an ambassador or US attorney w/ one tweet a day, it would take 270 days (about 9 months) 2 fill all the empty slots."
"No US Attorneys, 177 ambassador slots waitng 2 be filled, no end in sight. Culd a Trump supportr explain how this makes America great again?"
I get that these folks serve at the pleasure of the president, and I get trump wants his own people in these positions, but there is absolutely no excuse for him to fire or dismiss these folks without their replacements in place. A successful businessman would never make changes the way trump did. It's not efficient.
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Post by hop2 on May 29, 2017 1:22:16 GMT
I guess I should have known, what with all the complaints about flip flops, shorts and tan suits, but I never really realized how much importance conservative republicans put on clothing. Thanks to my widowed relative on FB I saw this gem of a story today. And I just can't make heads or tails of it. They are praising the First Lady for ditching France's First Lady to make a costume change? I mean the expensive leather suit looked just fine. freedomdaily.com/melania-leaves-middle-meeting-frances-liberal-first-lady-heres-stunning-reason/Why oh why do I click thru to read these things? And THATS their great take away from that? OMG my head hurts. I literally do not understand half my country. ETA: I actually don't care whether or not she changed. But the wording of the article is bizarre as it makes it seem like she abandoned the French First Lady mid meeting but I doubt that's how that happened. It's just a very bizarre article.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 3:21:22 GMT
I guess he's making up for lost time...
"I suggest that we add more dollars to Healthcare and make it the best anywhere. ObamaCare is dead - the Republicans will do much better!"
When you kick 23M off of their insurance it's not what I would call "much better". Ryan and the Freedom Caucus will never agree to adding more dollars.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 3:23:50 GMT
And...
"The massive TAX CUTS/REFORM that I have submitted is moving along in the process very well, actually ahead of schedule. Big benefits to all!"
You mean his one page bullet point plan?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 3:26:12 GMT
And then there is this little gem... "The Fake News Media works hard at disparaging & demeaning my use of social media because they don't want America to hear the real story!" The real story according to alternative facts trump.
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Post by PLurker on May 29, 2017 3:34:26 GMT
Kurt Eichenwald from Newsweek.... "Just a reminder: There continue to be no US Attorneys in the United States because Trump demanded they all resign months ago. Unprecedented." "A reminder: There are 188 ambassador positions of USA. Trump has named 11 in the 5 months after he demanded mass resignations of them." "If Trump would nominate an ambassador or US attorney w/ one tweet a day, it would take 270 days (about 9 months) 2 fill all the empty slots." "No US Attorneys, 177 ambassador slots waitng 2 be filled, no end in sight. Culd a Trump supportr explain how this makes America great again?" I get that these folks serve at the pleasure of the president, and I get trump wants his own people in these positions, but there is absolutely no excuse for him to fire or dismiss these folks without their replacements in place. A successful businessman would never make changes the way trump did. It's not efficient. this whole thing... just wow.
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Post by imsirius on May 29, 2017 11:48:10 GMT
And then there is this little gem... "The Fake News Media works hard at disparaging & demeaning my use of social media because they don't want America to hear the real story!" The real story according to alternative facts trump. I love how even when proven or documented on video or out of his own mouth, EVERYONE else is lying but him. It it must be exhausting to be in his head and him being so perfect. I can't imagine being one of his kids. Agree with me or you are out. Ugh.
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Post by sueg on May 29, 2017 12:23:39 GMT
"Leaving this here without comment. A senior administration official to reporters on Air Force One:" " And so, I'll just implore you all, whether you're talking about our successes on trade and mirgration in the G7 or summit in Saudi Arabia, to tell the story back home about what an unprecedentedly and historically successful trip this was by an incredible leader and amazing man who has done extraordinary things in a very short time for the country he loves and the people of America that he serves so faithfully. Thank you."If you need to IMPLORE the press to tell everyone how successful the trip was, it means you kinda know that wouldn't be their take on it otherwise.
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Post by sueg on May 29, 2017 12:27:18 GMT
And... "Just returned from Europe. Trip was a great success for America. Hard work but big results!" Sure did get results. Angela Merkel is saying Europe needs to go it alone without the United States. What president tiny hands doesn't understand our security and economic growth is better when we work with our allies and not go it alone. As I just said to my son - I guess it depends on how you define 'success'?
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on May 29, 2017 13:54:09 GMT
He's talking about the "success" for himself personally.
Wait...you all didn't think he was there just as POTUS, and not working deals for his private company with his family members, now did you?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 15:34:07 GMT
I guess better late than never....
"The violent attacks in Portland on Friday are unacceptable. The victims were standing up to hate and intolerance. Our prayers are w/ them."
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 15:37:20 GMT
And then there is this...
"North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, China, by shooting off yet another ballistic missile...but China is trying hard!"
I'm not sure I would use the word disrespect. I also suspect if China wanted rein in North Korea they could with very little effort.
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Post by linda~lou on May 29, 2017 15:40:21 GMT
I feel unpatriotic not watching his speech at Arlington right now. I just can't.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 15:43:13 GMT
From Dan Rather's fb Dear President Trump, Their names were Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and Ricky John Best. One was a recent college graduate. The other was an army veteran and father of four. I wish we would hear you say these names, or even just tweet them. They were brave Americans who died at the hands of someone who, when all the facts are collected, we may have every right to call a terrorist. A third brave man, Micah David-Cole Fletcher, was wounded in the knife attack. This story may not neatly fit into a narrative you pushed on the campaign trail and that has followed you into the White House. They were not killed by an undocumented immigrant or a "radical Islamic terrorist." They were killed in an act of civic love, facing down a man allegedly spewing hate speech directed at two teenage girls, one of whom was wearing a hijab. That man seems to have a public record of "extremist ideology" - a term issued by the Portland Police Bureau. This "extremism" may be of a different type than gets most of your attention, or even the attention in the press. But that doesn't make it any less serious, or deadly. And this kind of "extremism" is on the rise, especially in the wake of your political ascendency. Most people who study these sorts of things do not think that is a coincidence. I do not blame you directly for this incident. Nor do I think other people should. But what a President says, who he has around him, and the tone he sets can set the tone for the nation at large. Perhaps Portland, Oregon is off your radar. It is, after all, a rather liberal place. It's even a "sanctuary city." But it is still an American city. And you are its President. Two Americans have died leaving family and friends behind. They are mourned by millions more who are also deeply worried about what might come next. I hope you can find it worthy of your time to take notice. I love Dan Rather. So refreshing to read a voice of reason. But I disagree with the bolded part. Trump definitely has blood on his hands for this.
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Post by busy on May 29, 2017 15:57:35 GMT
I guess better late than never.... "The violent attacks in Portland on Friday are unacceptable. The victims were standing up to hate and intolerance. Our prayers are w/ them." Four days later and obviously not written by him. Such a uncaring, inhumane little man.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 16:10:44 GMT
I was reading an article in the Atlantic about the battle to raise the debt ceiling. And this one paragraph from the article shows just how screwed we are.
"Mnuchin’s push drew a swift rebuttal from the House Freedom Caucus, which adopted an official position in opposition to a “clean” debt-limit hike calling for Congress to pair the new authority with spending reforms. The pushback set up an all-too-familiar quandary for Republican leaders: Negotiate with conservatives on a bill that might turn off moderates and fail in the Senate, or abandon the party’s right flank and turn to Democrats for help."
When did it become a "lesser of two evils" to work with the other side?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 16:40:58 GMT
Chris Evans (Captain America) brought up a good question after trump finally acknowledged what happened in Portland.
"WHY would u deliberately not tweet this from your personal account with almost TWICE as many followers? Honestly. WHY?? Hard to not question"
The tweet was on his Potus account.
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Post by epeanymous on May 29, 2017 16:47:10 GMT
Kurt Eichenwald from Newsweek.... "Just a reminder: There continue to be no US Attorneys in the United States because Trump demanded they all resign months ago. Unprecedented." "A reminder: There are 188 ambassador positions of USA. Trump has named 11 in the 5 months after he demanded mass resignations of them." "If Trump would nominate an ambassador or US attorney w/ one tweet a day, it would take 270 days (about 9 months) 2 fill all the empty slots." "No US Attorneys, 177 ambassador slots waitng 2 be filled, no end in sight. Culd a Trump supportr explain how this makes America great again?" I get that these folks serve at the pleasure of the president, and I get trump wants his own people in these positions, but there is absolutely no excuse for him to fire or dismiss these folks without their replacements in place. A successful businessman would never make changes the way trump did. It's not efficient. The U.S. Attorneys offices are better off without new appointees. They are being run by career prosecutors who largely are apolitical, rather than appointed lackeys intent on reversing, eg, recent reductions in the harms of the war on drugs.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 16:49:51 GMT
Putin is visiting France and during the joint press conference President Macron said this. From AP "French President Emmanuel Macron has made an extraordinary attack on two Russian media outlets, saying they acted as “propaganda” organs during France’s election campaign. Speaking at a news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, Macron accused the two outlets, Russia Today and Sputnik, of spreading fake news. He said that’s why he banned their reporters from his campaign headquarters during the race for the French presidency, which he went on to win May 7."
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 16:55:17 GMT
Brian Fallon President Obama's former press secretary...
"First he beats Trump in arm wrestling during handshake photo-op. Now he calls out Putin to his face. I like this guy"
About President Macron. Yup me to.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 17:08:30 GMT
Kurt Eichenwald from Newsweek.... "Just a reminder: There continue to be no US Attorneys in the United States because Trump demanded they all resign months ago. Unprecedented." "A reminder: There are 188 ambassador positions of USA. Trump has named 11 in the 5 months after he demanded mass resignations of them." "If Trump would nominate an ambassador or US attorney w/ one tweet a day, it would take 270 days (about 9 months) 2 fill all the empty slots." "No US Attorneys, 177 ambassador slots waitng 2 be filled, no end in sight. Culd a Trump supportr explain how this makes America great again?" I get that these folks serve at the pleasure of the president, and I get trump wants his own people in these positions, but there is absolutely no excuse for him to fire or dismiss these folks without their replacements in place. A successful businessman would never make changes the way trump did. It's not efficient. The U.S. Attorneys offices are better off without new appointees. They are being run by career prosecutors who largely are apolitical, rather than appointed lackeys intent on reversing, eg, recent reductions in the harms of the war on drugs. Politico has a story about how, because of the scandals, the trump administration can't find qualified folks for jobs like US Attorney. So that being the case how much longer will the career prosecutors stay with the DOJ before they leave because of the scandals? link
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 18:42:56 GMT
Kurt Eichenwald from Newsweek is on a roll again this morning. But this tweet stands out...
"China months ago told Europe "we're open for biz if others arent." Germany now says "2 hell with US." Trading partners dont trust us. MAGA!"
One of the reasons President Obama was pushing TPP was he felt it was important the US have a leadership roll in Asia when it came to trade agreements. One thing that the US managed to do was keep China out of TPP. Once trump removed the US from TPP China moved in.
Looks like they are ready to do it again. At the United States expense again.
Its all fine and dandy to tout "Making America Great Again" but the cold reality is there has to be buyers for the goods and services we have to sell. What trump is doing is not the way to achieve that goal.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 19:06:27 GMT
The rest of Kurt Eichenwald 's comments...
"It takes a special kind of awful president to destroy our historic and crucial german alliance in just two days. rawstory.com/2017/05/german…"
"Our relationship with Germany is in flames as senior politicians attack our incompetent president. Meanwhile, he tweets and watches tv."
"Alliances in tatters. Destabilizing Middle East w/ more weapons. N Korea shooting more missiles. Trying to kick 24 mill off insurance. MAGA!"
"Deterioration of our alliances is about more than Trump. It is about deterioration of an electorate which now sees experience as a negative."
"American era is over. We all killed it. Trump is just a symptom of our ignorant political cultism. We're all responsible. Not just his fans."
"Look outside. See the utility poles, carrying wires throughout USA? Europeans laugh at that. They buried theirs years ago. Put ppl to work."
"Our bridges crumble, our electrical infrastructure on verge of collapse, our $6 tril (total going forward) wars unpaid. We talk tax cuts."
"Europe: Buried cables. Pristine bridges/roads. High speed rail. Modern electrical grids. Lower infant mortality. We're #1? Not even close."
"We used to build things. We used to aspire to greatness, not just w/ slogans. Now we just try to anger those w/ different political beliefs."
Can't argue with what he ranted about.
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Post by lucyg on May 29, 2017 19:19:50 GMT
WOW. Off to follow Kurt Eichenwald.
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Post by epeanymous on May 29, 2017 20:31:35 GMT
The U.S. Attorneys offices are better off without new appointees. They are being run by career prosecutors who largely are apolitical, rather than appointed lackeys intent on reversing, eg, recent reductions in the harms of the war on drugs. Politico has a story about how, because of the scandals, the trump administration can't find qualified folks for jobs like US Attorney. So that being the case how much longer will the career prosecutors stay with the DOJ before they leave because of the scandals? linkUnless Sessions starts ordering them to do things against their conscience, I don't expect many to quit. They operate pretty independently in most ways.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 20:54:42 GMT
Politico has a story about how, because of the scandals, the trump administration can't find qualified folks for jobs like US Attorney. So that being the case how much longer will the career prosecutors stay with the DOJ before they leave because of the scandals? linkUnless Sessions starts ordering them to do things against their conscience, I don't expect many to quit. They operate pretty independently in most ways. Your putting more faith in these career attorneys then I am. The lead career attorney into foreign meddling has just quit. I expect more to follow and what concerns me is who they will be replaced by.
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Post by epeanymous on May 29, 2017 21:22:23 GMT
Unless Sessions starts ordering them to do things against their conscience, I don't expect many to quit. They operate pretty independently in most ways. Your putting more faith in these career attorneys then I am. The lead career attorney into foreign meddling has just quit. I expect more to follow and what concerns me is who they will be replaced by. I know a lot of them is probably why I think that; they weathered the politically-motivated firings under Bush II as well. My DOJ friends, on the other hand, have flooded out.
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