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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 15:26:23 GMT
linkFrom TPM Poll: 52 Percent Of Republicans Would Support Postponing 2020 Election SHARE TWEET PIN-IT 28 Comments By ESME CRIBB Published AUGUST 10, 2017 10:41 AM "More than half of Republican voters would support postponing the 2020 election to “make sure that only eligible American citizens can vote,” according to a poll published Thursday by the Washington Post.Fifty-two percent of survey respondents said they would support postponing the 2020 election if President Donald Trump called for it, and 56 percent of respondents said they would back such a proposal if both Trump and Congress called for it. According to the survey, 73 percent of Republicans believe that voter fraud — which is extremely rare — happens somewhat or very often. The poll was conducted from June 5–20 from a sample of 1,325 Americans and focused on 650 respondents who “identify with or lean toward the Republican Party.” Trump’s bogus voter fraud commission ran into turbulence in June after requesting sensitive voter information from all 50 secretaries of state. A laundry list of states responded by refusing to comply with the request — one said he would tell the commission to “go jump in the Gulf of Mexico” — and in July, the panel saw its first resignation." It would appear that the Republican's campaign of suggesting voter fraud is rampant is working. At least with other Republicans. 🚫 #MAGA
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 15:29:10 GMT
Ben Rhodes...
"The United States has always held elections on schedule even during a Civil War. This shows just how corrosive phony voter fraud claims are"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 15:35:27 GMT
Jason Kander....
"GOP voter suppression playbook: 1. Undermine faith in democracy. 2. Create obstacles to voting. 3. Put up obstacles to obstacles."
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Post by lucyg on Aug 10, 2017 15:41:19 GMT
This makes me sick. ETA clarification: this makes me FEEL sick.
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Post by casii on Aug 10, 2017 15:43:18 GMT
That's a stupid poll question. Why not just ask if we should crown Trump king and make the Trump family the official royal family of America?
The people who answered that question in the affirmative aren't too smart either.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 15:46:01 GMT
Greg Sargent...
"New post:
A senior official defends Trump: Don't worry, he's not the "unhinged madman" he appears to be:"
I wonder how many times something like this has been said about our presidents in the past when there is a possibility he is unhinged?
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Post by sueg on Aug 10, 2017 15:47:38 GMT
So, the party that tried the scare tactic of 'Obama will change the law so that he can run forever' are now threatening to postpone an election to keep their guy in? It has been said many times since January, but again - Can you imagine the republican outrage if Obama or Hillary had suggested this? edited to add a word I missed out.
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Post by sueg on Aug 10, 2017 15:48:45 GMT
Greg Sargent... "New post: A senior official defends Trump: Don't worry, he's not the "unhinged madman" he appears to be:" I wonder how many times something like this has been said about our presidents in the past when there is a possibility he is unhinged? I wonder how often it has been NECESSARY to tell the American people that their President is not unhinged? One would hope that it is a given.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 10, 2017 15:49:51 GMT
Why do people ask such stupid questions? I feel like some polsters are just looking to make things even crazier. No way this would happen. This is the kind of thing that got Republicans all in a tither about Obama crowning himself king.
Of course this is from the girl who didn't think Trump a chance to win in the first place.
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Post by PLurker on Aug 10, 2017 15:58:41 GMT
linkFrom TPM Poll: 52 Percent Of Republicans Would Support Postponing 2020 Election SHARE TWEET PIN-IT 28 Comments By ESME CRIBB Published AUGUST 10, 2017 10:41 AM "More than half of Republican voters would support postponing the 2020 election to “make sure that only eligible American citizens can vote,” according to a poll published Thursday by the Washington Post.Fifty-two percent of survey respondents said they would support postponing the 2020 election if President Donald Trump called for it, and 56 percent of respondents said they would back such a proposal if both Trump and Congress called for it. "I'm sure they would" - my thought before I got any further. Yikes. and unbelievable. (or not)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 16:09:02 GMT
Jason Kander (veteran)
"Serious question: At the age of 71 and 7 months into his presidency, has @realdonaldtrump ever even VISITED a war zone, seen one personally?"
Maybe it's time tiny hands gets off the golf course and pay our troops a visit in the war zones since he seems hell bent on sending more into harm's way.
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By the way anyone see the big chicken with a trump hair cut at the spot they normally put the National Christmas Tree? Too bad they couldn't get permission to put it up until after tiny hands fled to NJ.
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Post by beachbum on Aug 10, 2017 16:47:30 GMT
I hope I'm really in a coma and this is just a drug induced bad dream. One can hope, right?
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Post by linda~lou on Aug 10, 2017 16:54:02 GMT
Wow. Part 5? And how many pages does each thread average? And we're what, a little over 200 days in? Who wants to take bets how many new threads will be started before this all is over?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 16:54:19 GMT
Glenn Kessler..
"Analysis | More drama in Trumpland: Gorka publicly shuns Tillerson's effort to scale back North Korea red line"
trump could rein in this fool but chooses not to as its all about this driving need for trump to feel like he is a big deal. That is what happens when you give an egomaniac power, he always wants more and screw the consequences.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 17:00:26 GMT
Jessica Preece...
"Most ppl understandably focus on their jobs & families instead of politics. They look to partisan leaders for cues. So, leadership matters."
Yes and that is what got us in this mess is because voters DID.NOT.DO.THEIR.HOMEWORK before they voted.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 17:04:45 GMT
Kyle Griffin...
"Bloomberg: Mueller’s team has sent grand jury subpoenas to global banks for info on Manafort, some of his companies."
Mueller & Company could squeeze both Flynn and Manafort enough so they squeal on trump to save themselves.
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linda~lou
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Post by linda~lou on Aug 10, 2017 17:09:58 GMT
Had MSNBC on as I walked into room, clip of a senator at a open forum gathering, someone in audience asked if it was possible to give the president some medication to keep his tweets at bay. Something like that. It cut off before I heard response.
Yep, I feel so comforted knowing our president needs to be medicated.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 17:26:44 GMT
Ben Rhodes...
"Using the "both sides" language is both false and a way of diminishing the responsibility for Trumpism on the right."
I love it when someone articulates what I'm thinking and it's so much better then I would have said.
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Post by pierogi on Aug 10, 2017 17:42:18 GMT
That's a stupid poll question. Why not just ask if we should crown Trump king and make the Trump family the official royal family of America? The people who answered that question in the affirmative aren't too smart either. They're fascists. Anxious to grind their boots on fellow Americans. They've been craving authoritarianism for years.
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Post by pierogi on Aug 10, 2017 17:43:49 GMT
Ben Rhodes... "Using the "both sides" language is both false and a way of diminishing the responsibility for Trumpism on the right." I love it when someone articulates what I'm thinking and it's so much better then I would have said. I like to call it "The Magical Balance Fairy."
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 10, 2017 18:43:34 GMT
linkFrom TPM Poll: 52 Percent Of Republicans Would Support Postponing 2020 Election SHARE TWEET PIN-IT 28 Comments By ESME CRIBB Published AUGUST 10, 2017 10:41 AM "More than half of Republican voters would support postponing the 2020 election to “make sure that only eligible American citizens can vote,” according to a poll published Thursday by the Washington Post.Fifty-two percent of survey respondents said they would support postponing the 2020 election if President Donald Trump called for it, and 56 percent of respondents said they would back such a proposal if both Trump and Congress called for it. According to the survey, 73 percent of Republicans believe that voter fraud — which is extremely rare — happens somewhat or very often. The poll was conducted from June 5–20 from a sample of 1,325 Americans and focused on 650 respondents who “identify with or lean toward the Republican Party.” Trump’s bogus voter fraud commission ran into turbulence in June after requesting sensitive voter information from all 50 secretaries of state. A laundry list of states responded by refusing to comply with the request — one said he would tell the commission to “go jump in the Gulf of Mexico” — and in July, the panel saw its first resignation." It would appear that the Republican's campaign of suggesting voter fraud is rampant is working. At least with other Republicans. 🚫 #MAGA Thankfully that is just a hypothetical. I could not imagine that actually happening peacefully. It would be the beginning of a dictatorship.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 19:12:32 GMT
AP...,
"BREAKING: Trump on his `fire and fury' warning to North Korea: Maybe statement wasn't tough enough."
🌬hart with the nuclear codes.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 19:21:08 GMT
From Politico..,
"President Donald Trump said Thursday that his aggressive warning to North Korea earlier this week, when he said any provocations would be met by "fire and fury" from the United States, could have been even stronger.
“Maybe it wasn’t tough enough,” the president told reporters on Thursday at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J. “It’s about time someone stuck up for the people of our country.”
Over the years I have disagreed with policies put forth by the leaders but never once did I ever feel the leaders weren't "sticking up for the people of our country".
He really is in some alternative universe.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 10, 2017 20:40:29 GMT
At this point I say screw domestic policy, we can fix that. I would take Pence dealing with N Korea over Trump any day
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 10, 2017 20:48:17 GMT
Anyone else notice how often Trump disparages former presidents?
Serious question: Ultimately, can Trump decide to preemptively bomb NK on his own?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 20:55:31 GMT
Washington Post - Philip Rucker...
Trump says he is ‘very thankful’ to Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats from Russia
By Philip Rucker
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Trump said here Thursday that he is “very thankful” to Russian President Vladimir Putin for expelling hundreds of U.S. diplomats from Russia because he said it helps him cut the U.S. government's payroll.
Addressing for the first time Putin's decision late last month that the U.S. Embassy and consulates in Russia would have to cut 775 diplomatic and technical staff, Trump told reporters that he sees no reason for them to continue working in Russia.
“I want to thank him because we're trying to cut down our payroll and as far as I'm concerned I'm very thankful that he let go a large number of people because now we have a smaller payroll,” Trump said. “There's no real reason for them to go back. I greatly appreciate the fact that we've been able to cut our payroll of the United States. We're going to save a lot of money.”
Well he just might as well get rid of the entire State Department.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 10, 2017 21:02:11 GMT
Washington Post - Philip Rucker... Trump says he is ‘very thankful’ to Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats from RussiaBy Philip Rucker BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Trump said here Thursday that he is “very thankful” to Russian President Vladimir Putin for expelling hundreds of U.S. diplomats from Russia because he said it helps him cut the U.S. government's payroll. Addressing for the first time Putin's decision late last month that the U.S. Embassy and consulates in Russia would have to cut 775 diplomatic and technical staff, Trump told reporters that he sees no reason for them to continue working in Russia. “ I want to thank him because we're trying to cut down our payroll and as far as I'm concerned I'm very thankful that he let go a large number of people because now we have a smaller payroll,” Trump said. “There's no real reason for them to go back. I greatly appreciate the fact that we've been able to cut our payroll of the United States. We're going to save a lot of money.”
Well he just might as well get rid of the entire State Department. WTH! He freaking thanked Putin! My brain hurts.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 1:24:46 GMT
Judd Legum...
"1. TRUMP ATTACKED CONGRESS FOR IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA AND THANKED RUSSIA FOR IMPOSING SANCTION ON THE UNITED STATES"
Well he did do that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 2:20:44 GMT
Yesterday the US kicked 2 Cuban Diplomats out of the country for doing "something" to US Officials in Cuba. Some of these folks had to seek medical attention because their hearing had been affected by something.
Rachel showed a bit of the State Department press conference where the spokeswoman acknowledged two Cubans had been kicked out because of what happened to the US people in Cuba. Today she provided less information although she did acknowledge what happen to the US folks also appeared to happen to employees foe another country but wouldn't talk about it.
The AP released a story that the other country was Canada.
I have to say writers of Political Thrillers don't have to make up their next plot. They just need to read the news
"Canadian diplomat in Cuba also suffered hearing loss"
By MATTHEW LEE, ROB GILLIES and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Canadian government said Thursday that at least one Canadian diplomat in Cuba also has been treated for hearing loss following disclosures that a group of American diplomats in Havana suffered severe hearing loss that U.S. officials believe was caused by an advanced sonic device.
Global Affairs Canada spokeswoman Brianne Maxwell said Canadian officials “are aware of unusual symptoms affecting Canadian and US diplomatic personnel and their families in Havana. The government is actively working — including with US and Cuban authorities - to ascertain the cause.”
Maxwell added that officials don’t have any reason to believe Canadian tourists and other visitors could be affected.
Canada helped broker talks between Cuba and the United States that led to restored diplomatic relations.
In the fall of 2016, a series of U.S. diplomats began suffering unexplained losses of hearing, according to officials with knowledge of the investigation into the case. Several of the diplomats were recent arrivals at the embassy, which reopened in 2015 as part of President Barack Obama’s reestablishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Some of the U.S. diplomats’ symptoms were so severe that they were forced to cancel their tours early and return to the United States, officials said. After months of investigation, U.S. officials concluded that the diplomats had been attacked with an advanced sonic weapon that operated outside the range of audible sound and had been deployed either inside or outside their residences.
It was not immediately clear if the device was a weapon used in a deliberate attack, or had some other purpose.
The U.S. officials weren’t authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the U.S. retaliated by expelling two Cuban diplomats from their embassy in Washington on May 23. She did not say how many U.S. diplomats were affected or confirm they had suffered hearing loss, saying only that they had “a variety of physical symptoms.”
The Cuban government said in a lengthy statement late Wednesday that “Cuba has never permitted, nor will permit, that Cuban territory be used for any action against accredited diplomatic officials or their families, with no exception.”
The statement from the Cuban Foreign Ministry said it had been informed of the incidents on Feb. 17 and had launched an “exhaustive, high-priority, urgent investigation at the behest of the highest level of the Cuban government.”
It said the decision to expel two Cuban diplomats was “unjustified and baseless.”
The ministry said it had created an expert committee to analyze the incidents and had reinforced security around the U.S. embassy and U.S. diplomatic residences.
“Cuba is universally considered a safe destination for visitors and foreign diplomats, including U.S. citizens,” the statement said.
U.S. officials told The Associated Press that about five diplomats, several with spouses, had been affected and that no children had been involved. The FBI and Diplomatic Security Service are investigating.
Cuba employs a state security apparatus that keeps many people under surveillance and U.S. diplomats are among the most closely monitored people on the island. Like virtually all foreign diplomats in Cuba, the victims of the incidents lived in housing owned and maintained by the Cuban government.
However, officials familiar with the probe said investigators were looking into the possibilities that the incidents were carried out by a third country such as Russia, possibly operating without the knowledge of Cuba’s formal chain of command.
Nauert said investigators did not yet have a definitive explanation for the incidents but stressed they take them “very seriously,” as shown by the Cuban diplomats’ expulsions.
“We requested their departure as a reciprocal measure since some U.S. personnel’s assignments in Havana had to be curtailed due to these incidents,” she said. “Under the Vienna Convention, Cuba has an obligation to take measures to protect diplomats.”
U.S. diplomats in Cuba said they suffered occasional harassment for years after the restoration of limited ties with the communist government in the 1970s, harassment reciprocated by U.S. agents against Cuban diplomats in Washington. The use of sonic devices to intentionally harm diplomats would be unprecedented.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 2:56:10 GMT
From Politico....
"President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his controversial ban on transgender troops serving in the military, saying he's doing them "a favor" despite a flood of criticism for the policy change.
"It's been a very difficult situation, and I think I'm doing a lot of people a favor by coming out and just saying it," Trump said while on a working vacation at his golf club in New Jersey. "As you know, it's been a very complicated issue for the military. It's been a very confusing issue for the military, and I think I'm doing the military a great favor."
This man is so stupid.
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