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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 18:51:27 GMT
From Pat Ward....
"Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Chris Wallace on the President's values: "The President speaks for himself" @foxnewssunday"
Silly me, all this time I thought the President of The United States spoke for the American People. Especially when he makes public remarks.
The entire quote....
"I don't believe anyone doubts the American people's values, or the commitment of the American government, or the government's agencies to advancing those values and defending those values," Tillerson said.
"And the president's values?" Wallace asked.
"The president speaks for himself, Chris," Tillerson replied."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 19:00:08 GMT
Philip Rucker...
"WH's Tom Bossert on ABC: "I hope that Gary Cohn is focused on the 300 million people who need tax relief. I know Donald Trump is."
You mean the guy with no integrity? Tax relief? From what I have seen the total tax relief for the vast majority Americans is they will be able to fill out their taxes on a form the size of a post card. At least that is what Paul Ryan was touting the other day.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 19:04:01 GMT
From Politico.. "Pentagon's concealment of total troops in war zones under fire Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has pledged to be more accurate but President Donald Trump seems to have different ideas about troop transparency." This to me is problematic. If they are going to send troops into harm's way then we should know how many. link
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Post by katlaw on Aug 27, 2017 21:10:09 GMT
Trump's Tweet about NAFTA"We are in the NAFTA (worst trade deal ever made) renegotiation process with Mexico & Canada.Both being very difficult,may have to terminate?" Really? Both being very difficult? Have you seen our Prime Minister? He is standing up for the rights of Canadians by not allowing Donald Trump to make deals that will hurt Canada. We are not negotiating a deal that puts Americans first and hurts our economy. We purchase a lot of U.S. products and if NAFTA disappears there will be a huge loss of money into the U.S. economy and massive job losses in America. For example U.S. dairy exports to Canada in 2016 were over $600 million dollars. There are over 49,000 dairy farms in the U.S. that would be affected by the loss of a free trade agreement. I could go on and on and on about what an idiot Donald Trump is. Just like a kid in the schoolyard whining because someone else got more candy than him.
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Post by imsirius on Aug 28, 2017 0:56:16 GMT
Trump's Tweet about NAFTA"We are in the NAFTA (worst trade deal ever made) renegotiation process with Mexico & Canada.Both being very difficult,may have to terminate?" Really? <img src="//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/superangry.png" alt=" " class="smile" contenteditable="false" text=" " Both being very difficult? Have you seen our Prime Minister? He is standing up for the rights of Canadians by not allowing Donald Trump to make deals that will hurt Canada. We are not negotiating a deal that puts Americans first and hurts our economy. We purchase a lot of U.S. products and if NAFTA disappears there will be a huge loss of money into the U.S. economy and massive job losses in America. For example U.S. dairy exports to Canada in 2016 were over $600 million dollars. There are over 49,000 dairy farms in the U.S. that would be affected by the loss of a free trade agreement. I could go on and on and on about what an idiot Donald Trump is. Just like a kid in the schoolyard whining because someone else got more candy than him. Trump knows NOTHING about the free trade agreement. All he thinks is America first, but could care less that our PM wants what is best for Canada! Trump thinks he can say jump and all the other world leaders will fall into line. Let him pull out, it will drive the US economy further into the toilet. Then he will be begging to be let back in.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 3:09:14 GMT
Kyle Griffin....
"Trump rolled back an Obama-era order mandating flood standards on infrastructure just days before Harvey hit."
Of course he did....
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Post by PLurker on Aug 28, 2017 3:35:56 GMT
What does this series of tweets from tiny hands remind you of? "Many people are now saying that this is the worst storm/hurricane they have ever seen. Good news is that we have great talent on the ground." "Wow - Now experts are calling #Harvey a once in 500 year flood! We have an all out effort going, and going well!" "Going to a Cabinet Meeting (tele-conference) at 11:00 A.M. on #Harvey. Even experts have said they've never seen one like this!" "Major rescue operations underway!" To me this series of tweets tells me that he is all excited that this storm is "a once in 500 year flood" and he gets to play President and save the day. That he is giving no thought to the people actually living through this terrible storm. This whole thing is about himacting "Presidential" and it's the biggest storm ever.
What a putz. Funny you mention that (bolded). I heard on radio that he was heading to TX Tuesday. And in my mind I saw him like a little boy who gets to see new unbelievable things and be "in charge". It got me to thinking that this is a rich guy that could have gone and done things in places that most of us could only dream of. But it's like he's never been out of his little trump-orbit even though he may have traveled the world. He is the center of his own universe and hasn't taken notice or care about those outside of it. For someone who has had the wherewithal to travel, explore and learn he is far from being a worldly person.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 4:39:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 19:24:16 GMT
From Kurt Eichenwald....
"Again, MOST anti-fascists arent Antifa. Antifa are extremists whose violence must be condemned. Other anti-facists must separate from them."
I agree. I watched that goon squad march into Berkeley yesterday and they should be condemned by all sides. IMO they are no better than the white nationalist.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 19:27:07 GMT
From Time ....,
"Trump cybersecurity advisors resign, citing 'insufficient attention' to looming threats"
Oh goody, things just keep getting better and better with him as president.
🚫 MAGA!
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 28, 2017 19:42:32 GMT
From Time ...., "Trump cybersecurity advisors resign, citing 'insufficient attention' to looming threats" Oh goody, things just keep getting better and better with him as president. 🚫 MAGA! ^^^re: the resignations that are happening... I can't decide which I think is better for us as a country- for the few good people to resign due to integrity clashes, etc. or for them to stay and try to stick it out, because, well, who will end up working there after all the *good ones* leave, and what will happen to us all then?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 21:49:41 GMT
From Nolan McCaskill..... “In the middle of a hurricane, even though it was a Friday evening, I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally” I thought this was a joke. He made the announcement when he did because he wanted it done during high ratings? What a putz.
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Post by PLurker on Aug 28, 2017 22:06:05 GMT
From Nolan McCaskill..... “In the middle of a hurricane, even though it was a Friday evening, I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally” I thought this was a joke. He made the announcement when he did because he wanted it done during high ratings? What a putz. when he came on the news (tv then car radio) I wasn't paying close attention because to be honest I can only take listening to him in very.small.soundbites. But I did hear that and did a double take, did he just say that? of course he did. all about the ratings from mr i wanted to be a star. but yet how dare the 'Hollywood elite' have opinions. (I'm a believer that 'who' you are should not carry more weight but they get an opinion just like the rest of us)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 22:53:24 GMT
ABC News...
"U.S. Coast Guard has responded to 3,000+ calls for help in the Houston-Galveston area and has rescued 2,000+ people abcn.ws/2xsITwX"
The Coast Guard budget is one of the budgets trump wants to cut. By a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 5:03:45 GMT
From Politico....
"Trump seems to be relishing the historic nature of Hurricane Harvey ahead of his visit to ravaged Texas politi.co/2wkbLHz"
Of course he does. In his tiny little mind he sees this as a chance for him to look Presidential totally ignoring the very real hardships of the folks in that mess. Because as we all know it's all about trump.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 29, 2017 5:14:03 GMT
From Politico.... " Trump seems to be relishing the historic nature of Hurricane Harvey ahead of his visit to ravaged Texaspoliti.co/2wkbLHz" Of course he does. In his tiny little mind he sees this as a chance for him to look Presidential totally ignoring the very real hardships of the folks in that mess. Because as we all know it's all about trump. ^^^ somehow this makes me think about how little-boy excited he looked when he was in the cab of the semi-truck, *acting* like a truck driver... but not in a good way.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 15:26:15 GMT
So the trump's are on their way to Texas. And there's the obligatory picture of trump with his thumb up.
But what is so interesting and somewhat strange about the picture is he is holding what looks like a hard hat and she is wearing designer 5 inch heels.
It reminds me of opposites colliding.
Sorry not skilled enough to drag the picture over here.
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Post by used2scrap on Aug 29, 2017 15:30:49 GMT
So the trump's are on their way to Texas. And there's the obligatory picture of trump with his thumb up. But what is so interesting and somewhat strange about the picture is he is holding what looks like a hard hat and she is wearing designer 5 inch heels. It reminds me of opposites colliding. Sorry not skilled enough to drag the picture over here. I don't think it's a hard hat, it's one of the USA hats he's selling for his campaign. Hopefully Melania has some sensible shoes to change into, because those stilettos look incredibly insensitive. Who dresses up to visit a disaster zone?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 15:46:45 GMT
So the trump's are on their way to Texas. And there's the obligatory picture of trump with his thumb up. But what is so interesting and somewhat strange about the picture is he is holding what looks like a hard hat and she is wearing designer 5 inch heels. It reminds me of opposites colliding. Sorry not skilled enough to drag the picture over here. I don't think it's a hard hat, it's one of the USA hats he's selling for his campaign. Hopefully Melania has some sensible shoes to change into, because those stilettos look incredibly insensitive. Who dresses up to visit a disaster zone? Ok white hat makes more sense than a hard hat. I was thinking the same thing that I hope she had other shoes to change into. Nice shoes.
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Post by casii on Aug 29, 2017 15:59:44 GMT
Well, I'm praying that he is overwhelmed and humbled by the enormous scope of devastation that is beyond his imagining. That he can feel even a tiny bit of empathy for those who are suffering. That the TX politicians hold him accountable to what he says.
What I'm imagining though is more like a combo of Sid from Toy Story and Godzilla. Rushing in to drop some self serving words and rain down more discord among fellow Americans who are hurting.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 16:51:17 GMT
Well, I'm praying that he is overwhelmed and humbled by the enormous scope of devastation that is beyond his imagining. That he can feel even a tiny bit of empathy for those who are suffering. That the TX politicians hold him accountable to what he says. What I'm imagining though is more like a combo of Sid from Toy Story and Godzilla. Rushing in to drop some self serving words and rain down more discord among fellow Americans who are hurting. Not going to happen as it's not in his DNA.
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Post by imsirius on Aug 29, 2017 16:58:50 GMT
Well, I'm praying that he is overwhelmed and humbled by the enormous scope of devastation that is beyond his imagining. That he can feel even a tiny bit of empathy for those who are suffering. That the TX politicians hold him accountable to what he says. What I'm imagining though is more like a combo of Sid from Toy Story and Godzilla. Rushing in to drop some self serving words and rain down more discord among fellow Americans who are hurting. Unless he reads a prepared speech not written by him, is drugged to the point he stays on task , and doesn't go off script, then maybe. Otherwise, he doesn't have an empathy gene and he will say something totally unrelated and how this was the biggest disaster any President has ever had to deal with.
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Post by flute4peace on Aug 29, 2017 17:10:19 GMT
Is it wrong to hope that they take him out in a boat to view the damage and get chased by a swarm of snakes and alligators and he's shown on TV screaming like a banshee?
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Post by casii on Aug 29, 2017 17:12:10 GMT
Well, I'm praying that he is overwhelmed and humbled by the enormous scope of devastation that is beyond his imagining. That he can feel even a tiny bit of empathy for those who are suffering. That the TX politicians hold him accountable to what he says. What I'm imagining though is more like a combo of Sid from Toy Story and Godzilla. Rushing in to drop some self serving words and rain down more discord among fellow Americans who are hurting. Unless he reads a prepared speech not written by him, is drugged to the point he stays on task , and doesn't go off script, then maybe. Otherwise, he doesn't have an empathy gene and he will say something totally unrelated and how this was the biggest disaster any President has ever had to deal with. I know you're right. The people hurt by Harvey deserve more. I hope they feel us responding and can dismiss his grandstanding.
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Post by flute4peace on Aug 29, 2017 17:17:13 GMT
So the press conference is happening now. Trump made a few remarks telling the other officials how "epic" this storm is and praising his cabinet members. Then the other officials went right into their briefing like he wasn't even there.
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Post by used2scrap on Aug 29, 2017 17:19:06 GMT
So he's proud of the Coast Guard but proposes a $1.3 billion cut to their budget.
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Post by imsirius on Aug 29, 2017 17:38:39 GMT
Is it wrong to hope that they take him out in a boat to view the damage and get chased by a swarm of snakes and alligators and he's shown on TV screaming like a banshee? Hahaha...that would be epic!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 17:54:41 GMT
So he's proud of the Coast Guard but proposes a $1.3 billion cut to their budget. Voting matters. Every day.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 18:07:04 GMT
trump - 10/3102012....
"Obama is now standing in a puddle acting like a President--give me a break."
What a putz.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 29, 2017 18:08:05 GMT
Is it wrong to hope that they take him out in a boat to view the damage and get chased by a swarm of snakes and alligators and he's shown on TV screaming like a banshee? fire ants
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