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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 9, 2018 19:23:09 GMT
“ Take care of our military”. While I don’t have a problem with taking care of our military I would like an outside audit done on what the military is doing with the money we already give them. Our budget for the military is the total of the next 7 countries military budgets that includes Russia and China. There is something wrong somewhere and we don’t have the money to throw in a bottomless pit. And we do NOT need a multi-million dollar parade! And the military does NOT want it either, some would rather be in the war zone!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 19:31:47 GMT
Reuters...
“President Donald Trump said on Friday the White House would soon release a letter regarding a classified document crafted by Democrats to refute a Republican memo that alleged FBI bias against Trump in its Russia probe.”
My guess around 5 pm ET today aka the Friday News Dump.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 20:45:51 GMT
This by trump... “Wow! -Senator Mark Warner got caught having extensive contact with a lobbyist for a Russian oligarch. Warner did not want a “paper trail” on a “private” meeting (in London) he requested with Steele of fraudulent Dossier fame. All tied into Crooked Hillary.” Then there is this by Marco Rubio.. “Sen.Warner fully disclosed this to the committee four months ago.Has had zero impact on our work. fxn.ws/2nXIdM6 #FoxNews” And here is the Fox News Story that prompted both tweets.. link
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 9, 2018 20:49:00 GMT
Reuters... “President Donald Trump said on Friday the White House would soon release a letter regarding a classified document crafted by Democrats to refute a Republican memo that alleged FBI bias against Trump in its Russia probe.” My guess around 5 pm ET today aka the Friday News Dump. Porter, Kelly and Pence have covered his deflection for today and also away from his parade that only he and Pence want!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 9, 2018 20:57:08 GMT
Then there is this by Marco Rubio.. “Sen.Warner fully disclosed this to the committee four months ago.Has had zero impact on our work. fxn.ws/2nXIdM6 #FoxNews” Well that is a good thing that Rubio knew so it was not a total secret. And what difference is it that Warner did this and Burr knew too? "Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee who has been leading a congressional investigation into President Trump's alleged ties to Russia, had extensive contact last year with a lobbyist for a Russian oligarch who was offering Warner access to former British spy and dossier author Christopher Steele, according to text messages obtained exclusively by Fox News." And Nunes trying to talk to all and demanding document for the FBI And DOJ?
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Post by casii on Feb 9, 2018 21:21:31 GMT
This is so trashy, but elect a reality tv star and you get a reality tv shitshow. Did you see clips on the national news this morning of Omarosa whispering about Trump on the reality show she's currently on? This is what kind of administration we have. There should just be a reality show for former Trump WH staffers. There is also a photo circulating on Twitter that shows an entire group of people who no longer work for Trump. All indicted, arrested, accused, ashamed, resigned, fired, etc, etc.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 9, 2018 22:08:47 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 9, 2018 22:51:08 GMT
This may become a problem.. No. 3 in command at the Justice Department will be soon stepping down: SourceABC News PIERRE THOMAS Updated 11 mins ago A source familiar with the matter confirms that Rachel Brand, associate attorney general and number three in command at the Justice Department, will be soon stepping down after only about nine months on the job after receiving another job offer. Brand has kept largely a low profile - known primarily pushing for the renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. She could have become more prominent if Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had recused himself from the Robert Mueller special counsel probe. Brand would likely have taken over-because of the fact that Attorney General Jeff Session has recused himself from the investigation. This is a developing story. Please refresh for details. abc7ny.com/no-3-in-command-at-the-justice-department-will-be-soon-stepping-down-source/3059353/
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Post by lucyg on Feb 9, 2018 22:52:07 GMT
So, the entire stadium stands and claps for the Korean team...all except Mike Pence. This is a screen shot I took. He has his back to you. He also requested...Er demanded that Kim Jon Ung's sister be nowhere near where he was sitting. They had to rearrange all VIP seating because of it. I just saw a photo of him on TV, sitting (as described) just a couple of feet in front of her.
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Post by Merge on Feb 9, 2018 23:23:58 GMT
JUST IN: Trump campaign chair in KY pleads guilty to sex trafficking of minors: 21 counts against 19 victims, to get 20 yrs in prison, “felony trafficking of a minor, felony inducing a minor to engage in sex, and a third count of giving alcohol to a minor” kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity…
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Post by pyccku on Feb 9, 2018 23:44:34 GMT
He truly picks the best people. Only the best!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 23:51:17 GMT
JUST IN: Trump campaign chair in KY pleads guilty to sex trafficking of minors: 21 counts against 19 victims, to get 20 yrs in prison, “felony trafficking of a minor, felony inducing a minor to engage in sex, and a third count of giving alcohol to a minor” kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity… Holy F(#($#$(*#($*! But then, it doesn't surprise me. The party of patriarchy and "submissive women" has always aroused suspicion and revulsion in me. You need to put women down? Cuz you can't compete on a level playing field.
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Post by Merge on Feb 9, 2018 23:53:19 GMT
JUST IN: Trump campaign chair in KY pleads guilty to sex trafficking of minors: 21 counts against 19 victims, to get 20 yrs in prison, “felony trafficking of a minor, felony inducing a minor to engage in sex, and a third count of giving alcohol to a minor” kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity… Holy F(#($#$(*#($*! But then, it doesn't surprise me. The party of patriarchy and "submissive women" has always aroused suspicion and revulsion in me. You need to put women down? Cuz you can't compete on a level playing field. Yeah. Remember the whole pizza gate thing where Hillary was supposedly running a child sex ring? Everything the right makes up about Democratic candidates turns out to be true about one of their own.
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Post by PLurker on Feb 9, 2018 23:54:00 GMT
He truly picks the best people. Only the best! ... also, something about him really seems to attract a lot of people like this. One could wonder why.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 10, 2018 0:13:55 GMT
At least 30 White House officials, Trump appointees lack full clearances: reportBY MAX GREENWOOD - 02/09/18 06:58 PM EST The White House told CNN that the fact that so many officials lack a full security clearance is a normal consequence of the lengthy review processes required for granting such clearances, which are handled by the FBI and White House security office. But intelligence officials told CNN that the backlog was unusual after more than a year since Trump took office. thehill.com/homenews/administration/373220-at-least-30-white-house-officials-trump-appointees-lack-fullIsn't this wonderful, NOT!
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Post by femalebusiness on Feb 10, 2018 1:31:03 GMT
Holy F(#($#$(*#($*! But then, it doesn't surprise me. The party of patriarchy and "submissive women" has always aroused suspicion and revulsion in me. You need to put women down? Cuz you can't compete on a level playing field. Yeah. Remember the whole pizza gate thing where Hillary was supposedly running a child sex ring? Everything the right makes up about Democratic candidates turns out to be true about one of their own. This is what my husband says every time trump accuses someone of doing something. You can always tell what he is guilty of by what he accuses anyone else of doing. That is how cons operate.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 10, 2018 3:23:51 GMT
JUST IN: Trump campaign chair in KY pleads guilty to sex trafficking of minors: 21 counts against 19 victims, to get 20 yrs in prison, “felony trafficking of a minor, felony inducing a minor to engage in sex, and a third count of giving alcohol to a minor” kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity… I hope he does the whole 20 years, therefore no need for registering as a sex offender! kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=AttorneyGeneral&prId=497
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Post by AmandaA on Feb 10, 2018 4:11:32 GMT
Ggrrr.... just finished watching the local broadcast of the opening ceremonies and I am fuming. How disrespectful of Pence and mother to sit for the Korean delegation. You are a guest in a foreign country you asshole! Use Trump's logic and maybe he should get shipped off to a North Korean prison. I guess we should be thankful he didn't pull a stunt like at the Colts game and go wheels up and make a scene about it. Take a world event about sportsmanship and goodwill and make it all about the US showing their ass.... MAGA right!?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 10, 2018 4:30:58 GMT
Ggrrr.... just finished watching the local broadcast of the opening ceremonies and I am fuming. How disrespectful of Pence and mother to sit for the Korean delegation. You are a guest in a foreign country you asshole! Use Trump's logic and maybe he should get shipped off to a North Korean prison. I guess we should be thankful he didn't pull a stunt like at the Colts game and go wheels up and make a scene about it. Take a world event about sportsmanship and goodwill and make it all about the US showing their ass.... MAGA right!? You said it much better then I could!! I guess he has something to hide and is fearful of dt knows about him.. Jumping through his hoops!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 10, 2018 4:33:29 GMT
Trump prefers oral report to reading daily intel briefing: reportBY JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 02/09/18 10:28 AM EST President Trump is declining to read his daily brief and is instead having officials orally brief him on certain issues, The Washington Post reported Friday. Trump is breaking with precedent set by seven past presidents in choosing to rarely read the President's Daily Brief (PDB), which includes what officials have deemed to be the most important U.S. intelligence from hot spots around the globe. Reading the report is not Trump’s chosen “style of learning,” one source told the Post. Administration officials told the Post that Trump still receives full briefings and that different presidents get the intelligence in different ways. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told the Post that “any notion that President Trump is not fully engaged in the PDB or does not read the briefing materials is pure fiction and is clearly not based on firsthand knowledge of the process.” He added that Trump "engages for significantly longer periods than I understand many previous presidents have done.” ** However, top experts — including former CIA Director Leon Panetta — said that Trump could be missing valuable context by not reading the full briefing, which could put himself and the U.S. in a more vulnerable position. More at link: thehill.com/homenews/administration/373124-trump-prefers-oral-report-to-reading-daily-intel-briefing-report
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2018 4:37:03 GMT
Jason Kander on the rudeness Pence and his wife showed tonight by not standing when the Host Country’s Athletes marched in.
“The Vice President doesn’t get it. Hostile nations briefly setting aside their hostilities to compete in sport is the whole point of the Olympics.”
It is clear Pence/trump don’t understand that and as such they continue to embarrass the United States on the world stage.
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Post by dewryce on Feb 10, 2018 4:37:52 GMT
Trump prefers oral report to reading daily intel briefing: reportBY JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 02/09/18 10:28 AM EST President Trump is declining to read his daily brief and is instead having officials orally brief him on certain issues, The Washington Post reported Friday. Trump is breaking with precedent set by seven past presidents in choosing to rarely read the President's Daily Brief (PDB), which includes what officials have deemed to be the most important U.S. intelligence from hot spots around the globe. Reading the report is not Trump’s chosen “style of learning,” one source told the Post. Administration officials told the Post that Trump still receives full briefings and that different presidents get the intelligence in different ways. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told the Post that “any notion that President Trump is not fully engaged in the PDB or does not read the briefing materials is pure fiction and is clearly not based on firsthand knowledge of the process.” He added that Trump "engages for significantly longer periods than I understand many previous presidents have done.”** However, top experts — including former CIA Director Leon Panetta — said that Trump could be missing valuable context by not reading the full briefing, which could put himself and the U.S. in a more vulnerable position. More at link: thehill.com/homenews/administration/373124-trump-prefers-oral-report-to-reading-daily-intel-briefing-report Is this supposed to be a shot at past presidents? It makes sense that he engages longer because he doesn't come to the meetings prepared and has to be spoon fed information.
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Post by dewryce on Feb 10, 2018 4:39:12 GMT
Jason Kander on the rudeness Pence and his wife showed tonight by not standing when the Host Country’s Athletes marched in. “The Vice President doesn’t get it. Hostile nations briefly setting aside their hostilities to compete in sport is the whole point of the Olympics.” It is clear Pence/trump don’t understand that and as such they continue to embarrass the United States on the world stage. Maybe he could get some lessons in diplomacy from the State Department. Wait, is there anyone left?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 10, 2018 4:45:37 GMT
Is this supposed to be a shot at past presidents? It makes sense that he engages longer because he doesn't come to the meetings prepared and has to be spoon fed information. I don't think so. I didn't read it that way, but I could be wrong too.
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Post by imsirius on Feb 10, 2018 14:29:01 GMT
He truly picks the best people. Only the best! Well one of his best friends (Jeffrey Epstein) is an alleged child molester. Trump is also alleged to have raped a 13 year old girl at Epstein's house. What do do you Expect?
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Post by imsirius on Feb 10, 2018 14:30:42 GMT
So, the entire stadium stands and claps for the Korean team...all except Mike Pence. This is a screen shot I took. He has his back to you. He also requested...Er demanded that Kim Jon Ung's sister be nowhere near where he was sitting. They had to rearrange all VIP seating because of it. I just saw a photo of him on TV, sitting (as described) just a couple of feet in front of her. On our station CBC, they stated that the sister was supposed to be sitting next to the “First Lady” of South Korea as a gesture of peace. Pence was beside her and he made a huge stink, so they moved her a few rows back.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2018 14:43:53 GMT
An interesting op ed from the Washington Post...
“Why the awe over Pelosi’s stilettos? Let me tell you.“
“What is it about women and power and . . . shoes?
When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D- Calif.) gave a modern record-setting eight-hour speech on the House floor on Wednesday, the fact that she was wearing four-inch stilettos got almost as much attention as the immigration issue that had prompted her to take the floor.
Social media was mesmerized. And on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow constructed her own version of the shoes, taping a sneaker to a ruler, and marveled: “I don’t know if I could do it for eight minutes, let alone eight hours.”
Then came the backlash. “I think Nancy Pelosi is a warrior. But I HATE that even other women are making her damned shoes the hook,” a reader named Kelly Wood wrote on Twitter, in response to my own column leading with a reference to Pelosi’s gunmetal-blue pumps.
The fact is, for women in politics, footwear is a metaphor — one feminists themselves have embraced.
Shoes on a powerful woman do more than just get her from one place to another. They can declare her female identity and her determination to power through to victory on an uneven playing field.
They can awe.
In 1988, then-Texas treasurer Ann Richards created a feminist rallying cry when she recycled an old joke during her keynote address to the Democratic National Convention: “Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.”
Then again, why should she have to?
For much of the 1990s, women in Washington preferred to have their feet blend in. One staple here was the Ferragamo Vara pump, whose low heel, rounded toe and grosgrain-ribbon bow spoke of practicality and disposable income.
Those shoes were at the outer limit of my own price range, but I bought two pairs anyway. One day, then-Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) spotted them as she passed me in a Capitol hallway. In my memory, she was wearing them, too.
“You know what Madeleine Albright calls those shoes?” she told me. “Post-menopausal mary janes.”
Suddenly, my expensive pumps with their perky little bows felt like a surrender.
There are times when shoes can announce that a woman has taken charge.
In 2005, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived at the Army airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany, in a military-style coat and black leather knee-high boots with needle-thin heels. “Rice looked as though she was prepared to talk tough, knock heads and do a freeze-frame ‘Matrix’ jump kick if necessary,” Post fashion critic Robin Givhan wrote, noting that there was a “sexual frisson” to the whole effect.
At the other end of the statement-shoe spectrum were the rouge-red Mizuno Wave Rider trainers that got Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) through an 11-hour filibuster against an antiabortion bill in 2013. The shoes became a bestseller.
All of this is not just an American phenomenon. Britain is obsessed with what covers the feet of Prime Minister Theresa May, who has a seemingly bottomless collection of leopard-print pumps and addressed her first summit of European leaders wearing flats that were covered in a print of lipstick kisses.
“It is interesting that people focus on my shoes — I don’t think they focus on Philip Hammond’s or Boris Johnson’s in quite the same way,” May told “Good Morning Britain,” referring to two of the country’s leading male politicians. “But look, do I regret the fact that people look at my shoes? Hey, it gives me an excuse to go and buy new shoes.”
Partisanship clearly affects how we judge what constitutes a shoe pas, imposing a sort of stiletto double-standard.
Where Pelosi was celebrated for wearing impractical high heels, first lady Melania Trump was mocked as “disaster Barbie” for wearing them when she boarded Air Force One to see the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. (By the time she got off the plane, she was in white sneakers.) But the shoe was on the other foot in 2009, when Michelle Obama was lambasted by the right for wearing $540 Lanvin cap-toe suede sneakers to a food bank.
Granted, these are criticisms that no one would ever make about a man, and there are plenty of things to hate about a fashion industry that imposes pain as the price of stylishness.
Sometimes, a shoe is just a shoe. And sometimes, there is something inspirational in adding an extra degree of difficulty to standing one’s ground and not going wobbly.
So it’s okay to take note — and even to cheer — when a woman chooses not to do things the easy way.
Still, my own closet is lined with low heels and rubber soles. The colors I buy go all the way from black to dark brown.
Because, let’s be serious. I’ve got to walk in those things. “
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2018 15:01:44 GMT
So, the entire stadium stands and claps for the Korean team...all except Mike Pence. This is a screen shot I took. He has his back to you. He also requested...Er demanded that Kim Jon Ung's sister be nowhere near where he was sitting. They had to rearrange all VIP seating because of it. Full image from tweet:
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Post by pyccku on Feb 10, 2018 16:00:43 GMT
Yeah, him not standing really made him look like an ass. The two Koreas have been divided for decades and finally there is some sort of rapprochement, everyone else recognizes what a big deal this is...and he sits.
Why does he not want the Koreas to keep dialog open? Why does he want them to stay diametrically opposed? Is war the preferred outcome for the US now? It's easy for Trump and Pence to decide that lobbing a few missiles to depose Kim Jong Un (or give him a 'bloody nose') is the way to go, but how is that going to work out for the Koreans who live in the area? I don't believe that either of the Korean leaders want war. NK wants to be seen as a 'real' country, due the respect that other countries get. While it would be best if they didn't have nukes, that horse has left the barn. South Korea has realized that they can use diplomacy and hopefully with time, work things out to a peaceful co-existence, while Trump seems to think that the only possible solution is to teach them a lesson of some sort.
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