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Post by dewryce on Mar 5, 2018 22:20:13 GMT
wait, what?? I thought he said he paid her off his own self, and not for anyone else?? then why was he expecting to be reimbursed, and from who?!? (I mean, we all KNOW why, and WHY, but still- I thought that's what he said.) Honestly, I think he is probably having his friends put this out there to support the narrative that neither Trump or his campaign were involved or did anything wrong.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 5, 2018 23:51:39 GMT
Who knows............. But we do have to believe the bank stuff.......... or not......... Trump Lawyer’s Payment to Stormy Daniels Was Reported as Suspicious by BankFirst Republic alerted Treasury Department about Michael Cohen’s $130,000 wire transfer to former adult-film actress Stormy Daniels By Joe Palazzolo and Michael Rothfeld Updated March 5, 2018 1:17 p.m. ET The bank used by President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer to wire $130,000 to a former adult-film actress flagged the transaction as suspicious and reported it to the Treasury Department, according to a person familiar with the matter. The lawyer, Michael Cohen, wired the money to a lawyer for former actress Stephanie Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, from an account at First Republic Bank. The money was received on Oct. 27, 2016, 12 days before the presidential election, another .... www.wsj.com/articles/trump-lawyers-payment-to-porn-star-was-reported-as-suspicious-by-bank-1520273701?tesla=y&mod=e2tw
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“EPA Chief Pruitt's aide given permission to work for private clients on the side - but their identities will be kept secret.”
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 0:22:12 GMT
Kyle Griffin..
“The Trump admin is reversing course again, plans to grant and deny permits for importing trophies of elephants hunted in Zimbabwe and Zambia on a case by case basis.
That's a change from Trump's statements that he'd keep an Obama-era ban on such imports.”
Case by case? Well we all know who will be getting the permits. I guess the boys want to go hunting.
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Post by PLurker on Mar 6, 2018 0:31:40 GMT
wait, what?? I thought he said he paid her off his own self, and not for anyone else?? then why was he expecting to be reimbursed, and from who?!? (I mean, we all KNOW why, and WHY, but still- I thought that's what he said.) Honestly, I think he is probably having his friends put this out there to support the narrative that neither Trump or his campaign were involved or did anything wrong. but wouldn't the fact that he expected to be reimbursed actually kind of do the opposite. If I paid for something for a friend out of the goodness of my heart and unbeknownst to my friend- because I wanted to- I wouldn't be complaining about no reimbursement later.
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Post by dewryce on Mar 6, 2018 0:36:48 GMT
Honestly, I think he is probably having his friends put this out there to support the narrative that neither Trump or his campaign were involved or did anything wrong. but wouldn't the fact that he expected to be reimbursed actually kind of do the opposite. If I paid for something for a friend out of the goodness of my heart and unbeknownst to my friend- because I wanted to- I wouldn't be complaining about no reimbursement later. Oh I fully think he expected to, and did eventually get reimbursed. But I think that nobody bought the "out of the goodness of my heart" story so now he is having his friends float this story as a "see, I didn't get reimbursed" narrative. And I think it's all for the general public because IIRC the FEC is supposed to be looking into it.
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Post by imsirius on Mar 6, 2018 1:10:26 GMT
Interesting that dt STILL says, but Hillary.........Obama... and so over the weekend, Bush did....... Instead of moving forward he is living in the past to avoid what is going on although he is responsible for what is happening. Not to sound like a broken record, but Tony Schwartz said this was Trump's biggest downfall. He sees himself as always right. He is NEVER wrong..it's the fault of those before him or around him. He will never admit he does wrong. He makes no mistakes, ever. He is always fed the wrong information or given the wrong advice or memo or whatever he uses as his excuse. He believes the lies he tells are gospel truth. This is not new...
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Post by PLurker on Mar 6, 2018 1:21:57 GMT
but wouldn't the fact that he expected to be reimbursed actually kind of do the opposite. If I paid for something for a friend out of the goodness of my heart and unbeknownst to my friend- because I wanted to- I wouldn't be complaining about no reimbursement later. Oh I fully think he expected to, and did eventually get reimbursed. But I think that nobody bought the "out of the goodness of my heart" story so now he is having his friends float this story as a "see, I didn't get reimbursed" narrative. And I think it's all for the general public because IIRC the FEC is supposed to be looking into it. it may sound like I'm 'arguing' with you, but I'm not. I think we're on the same page but... to me, complaining about not being reimbursed would elude to that there was a reason he expected to be reimbursed which, to me, has the opposite effect of what he may be looking for. (why did he expect reimbursement?)
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Post by dewryce on Mar 6, 2018 1:35:31 GMT
Oh I fully think he expected to, and did eventually get reimbursed. But I think that nobody bought the "out of the goodness of my heart" story so now he is having his friends float this story as a "see, I didn't get reimbursed" narrative. And I think it's all for the general public because IIRC the FEC is supposed to be looking into it. it may sound like I'm 'arguing' with you, but I'm not. I think we're on the same page but... to me, complaining about not being reimbursed would elude to that there was a reason he expected to be reimbursed which, to me, has the opposite effect of what he may be looking for. (why did he expect reimbursement?) No, I get what you're saying and you're right. And I think that's why they tried the "goodness of his heart" story first, because it was cleaner and brought up no other questions. The way I see it, only when that story wasn't believed did they go with this messier narrative. Yes, it brings to the discussion the expectation of getting repaid, but they can always say that was his lawyer's mistake/misenterpretation and trump never intended on repaying him, and look, see even his friends said he complained about never being repaid. We're probably overthinking this, I'm sure it was all innocent.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Mar 6, 2018 2:32:31 GMT
it may sound like I'm 'arguing' with you, but I'm not. I think we're on the same page but... to me, complaining about not being reimbursed would elude to that there was a reason he expected to be reimbursed which, to me, has the opposite effect of what he may be looking for. (why did he expect reimbursement?) No, I get what you're saying and you're right. And I think that's why they tried the "goodness of his heart" story first, because it was cleaner and brought up no other questions. The way I see it, only when that story wasn't believed did they go with this messier narrative. Yes, it brings to the discussion the expectation of getting repaid, but they can always say that was his lawyer's mistake/misenterpretation and trump never intended on repaying him, and look, see even his friends said he complained about never being repaid. We're probably overthinking this, I'm sure it was all innocent. I’m sure we all have it wrong. We stepped into an alternate universe where only the rich, Republican, self serving, lobbyist, NRA pay for play is what matters, the rest of us be damned.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 3:12:50 GMT
Wow. That's a direct threat. I truly wish law enforcement would act on it. I don’t think that’s a threat. Not anymore than the “Time’s Up” campaign is a threat. I don’t particularly like what the NRA is saying here, but it’s not an actual threat against anyone. I agree.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 6, 2018 3:48:27 GMT
With Trump, don't confuse the unthinkable with the impossibleBy Frida Ghitis Updated 5:47 PM ET, Mon March 5, 2018 Editor's Note :Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a frequent opinion contributor to CNN and The Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review. The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. (CNN)If there is one thing we have learned since Donald Trump took office is that we should not confuse the unthinkable with the impossible. That's why we should pay attention to the President's words in a private meeting with Republican donors when he told them he might try to become president for life. Was it a joke? Was it a promise? Was it an innocent, meaningless musing? No one really knows. Trump is an illusionist. He's a manipulator standing on the stage with a fog machine, trying to distort our sense of reality and direct our attention where he wants it. When he ruminated aloud about staying at the White House forever, Trump was surely not launching a "Trump for life" campaign or announcing his intention to change or ignore the Constitution. But there is also little doubt from his track record that Trump finds the checks and balances of democracy highly inconvenient. He openly admires dictators. When he speaks of other countries' strongmen he sounds envious.** Trump's impulses are already in the mold of an autocrat. He is restrained only by the democratic rules that still survive his tenure. Like dictators do, he hates the media -- unless it reports only glowingly about him. Like tyrants, he wants to sic the Justice Department and the FBI on his political opponents. Like most rulers, he loves nothing more than to stand in a sea of raucous admirers, soaking in their adulation, stoking their hatred for those he sees as the enemy. Trump sells himself as the macho president. The man who threatens fire and fury like the world has never seen. But, instead, his insatiable thirst for praise makes him vulnerable. And that weakness makes American vulnerable.Foreign governments know that Trump can be seduced with flattery. So they manipulate the President and US foreign policy by treating Trump like the king he wishes he were. ** Trump's admiration for Putin seems boundless. "He is really very much of a leader," he said during the campaign...the man has very strong control over the country." The combination of admiration for Putin, belief that Putin has great respect for him, and whatever else there may be in that relationship, has contributed to Trump -- the supposedly macho President -- acting like a pussycat when it comes to Russia. Trump finds it impossible to criticize Putin. He has failed to enact sanctions already approved by Congress, and the State Department has not touched the $120 million allocated to fight Russian election interference.** Now Trump is even more impressed with Xi's move to secure power potentially for life. "Look," he told donors at Mar-a-Lago, "he was able to do that. I think it's great." Does Trump want to be like Xi? Does the President of the United States want to upend the foundational creed of the Republic, the notion that power should change hands regularly to someone chosen by the people? That seems unfathomable. And yet, history has shown time and again that just because something is unthinkable it doesn't mean it cannot happen.
Much more at link: www.cnn.com/2018/03/05/opinions/trump-gaslighter-xi-jinping-no-term-limits-ghitis-opinion/index.htmlThis could be very serious!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 6:34:01 GMT
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“Oregon man sues Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart over restricting gun sales to adults 21 and older.”
Why am I not surprised someone filed a suit. The guy suing is 20.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Mar 6, 2018 11:15:32 GMT
AP... “Oregon man sues Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart over restricting gun sales to adults 21 and older.” Why am I not surprised someone filed a suit. The guy suing is 20. Yeah..knew that was coming!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 12:45:42 GMT
While Nunberg's shenanigans took up a lot of the air yesterday, let's look and see what else dropped:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 13:10:38 GMT
Awwww, dumpling......
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 13:35:19 GMT
trump...
“The new Fake News narrative is that there is CHAOS in the White House. Wrong! People will always come & go, and I want strong dialogue before making a final decision. I still have some people that I want to change (always seeking perfection). There is no Chaos, only great Energy!”
Its clear he doesn’t watch Rachel’s show. She had to get a bigger board to list all the people that have left trump’s White House.
Seeking perfection? Now that’s funny.
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Post by hop2 on Mar 6, 2018 14:18:32 GMT
well, duh When people show you who they are believe them. AND if they feel so differently than you why would you want to date them either?? So that phrase goes to both sides of that issue. They have also shown you who they are as well, believe them too
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 6, 2018 14:37:45 GMT
well, duh When people show you who they are believe them. AND if they feel so differently than you why would you want to date them either?? So that phrase goes to both sides of that issue. They have also shown you who they are as well, believe them too So true. Someone I know is married to a chauvinistic, mentally abusive slimeball of a guy with whom I have gotten into some heated arguments from time to time. He has said, “If you were married to me, you wouldn’t think/say/do ______ .” No dude, that’s just it. I wouldn’t ever BE married (or even with) somebody like you, and quite honestly I don’t understand why the woman you are with has stayed this long!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 14:40:38 GMT
well, duh When people show you who they are believe them. AND if they feel so differently than you why would you want to date them either?? So that phrase goes to both sides of that issue. They have also shown you who they are as well, believe them too I know, right? Why in the world would liberal women not want to date neanderthals that want them to stay home, stay quiet, stay submissive? What a dream, right?! Why do conservatives want to date liberal " she-devils" anyway? Thought this was hysterical too.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 14:56:48 GMT
Spy and daughter sickened by unknown substance. Coincidence, I'm sure. "Sergei Skripal -- a 66-year-old former military official from Russia who was convicted of spying for the UK -- and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia, who was visiting him from Russia, are critically ill in a UK hospital after "suspected exposure to an unknown substance" Sunday." www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/europe/russian-spy-salisbury-uk-investigation-intl/index.html
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Post by Merge on Mar 6, 2018 15:37:19 GMT
Why would they want to date us shrill, feminazi, baby-killing harpies anyway? I'd think they'd be glad to be rid of the attentions of liberal women. (Oops, didn't see @zingermack's riff on this theme above. Great minds! )
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Post by Merge on Mar 6, 2018 15:38:09 GMT
trump... “The new Fake News narrative is that there is CHAOS in the White House. Wrong! People will always come & go, and I want strong dialogue before making a final decision. I still have some people that I want to change (always seeking perfection). There is no Chaos, only great Energy!” Its clear he doesn’t watch Rachel’s show. She had to get a bigger board to list all the people that have left trump’s White House. Seeking perfection? Now that’s funny. Perfection starts at the top, cupcake. Get rid of this POTUS and you solve the problem.
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Post by wellway on Mar 6, 2018 15:54:18 GMT
Spy and daughter sickened by unknown substance. Coincidence, I'm sure. "Sergei Skripal -- a 66-year-old former military official from Russia who was convicted of spying for the UK -- and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia, who was visiting him from Russia, are critically ill in a UK hospital after "suspected exposure to an unknown substance" Sunday." www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/europe/russian-spy-salisbury-uk-investigation-intl/index.htmlIt's the headline story over here, the BBC are also reporting that his wife, son and brother have all died within the last two years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43303651
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 6, 2018 15:59:24 GMT
The Russians have done it before ....... Probalby here too!
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linkPaul Waldman says sooo much better what I’m thinking and I think he is spot on in his latest opinion piece. My guess the message from the GOP will be “we can’t do anything on immigration or gun control and it’s all the Democrats fault.” You saw a little of that with trump tweeting about DACA and how it’s all the Democrats fault. Paul Waldman - The Week “The Republican Congress is officially giving up.” “And the truth is that Republicans just aren't ideologically inclined to pass a lot of laws. They believe that government should do as little as possible, particularly when it comes to addressing social ills. They don't want to start new programs, and on many issues like guns, the status quo is fine with them. They're happy to see the Trump administration sabotaging the Affordable Care Act and undermining Medicaid, but they'd just as soon not go to the trouble of working on some complicated piece of legislation with political risk to accomplish the same thing. In a 1996 episode of The Simpsons, George H.W. Bush moves to Springfield and completes his memoir. "And since I'd achieved all my goals as president in one term," Bush writes, "there was no need for a second. The end." A similar sentiment appears to be gripping the Republican Congress. Now that they've achieved all their goals, what's the point in bothering with legislating? As The Hill recently reported, with the November elections weighing increasingly on Congress' mind, "Republicans in the House are pivoting to messaging bills and away from the hot-button issues that have dominated the first two months of the year." In case you're wondering, a "messaging bill" is one that is intended less to solve a problem than to provide a talking point. Far better to do that than to grapple with a volatile issue like immigration or gun violence. On all those things, the GOP has essentially given up, like seniors in their last semester of high school.Although the last 14 months has felt more like 14 years, the record of policy accomplishments from this Republican Congress has been remarkably thin. That wasn't what they had in mind when they took complete control of Washington for the first time in a decade, nor what many of us expected. It was supposed to be a smoothly running assembly line, with the House and Senate stamping out bills on conservative priorities as fast as President Trump could sign them. But once they failed at their first big priority, repealing the Affordable Care Act, the wind seemed to go out of their sails. They'd succeed at the one goal more important than all others — a big tax cut for corporations and the wealthy — but once that was done they seemed to collapse, breathless and sated, all their legislative energy exhausted upon the completion of that most glorious task. And now, huge numbers of Republicans in the House — at least three dozen so far — are choosing to retire, heading off for lucrative lobbying careers or some other greener pasture. The most important reason is that it looks increasingly likely that Democrats will control the chamber after November, and being in the minority, to put it simply, just sucks. Your legislation never sees the light of day, the other party controls all the committees, and you begin to feel powerless and irrelevant (it's not nearly as bad in the Senate, where each individual senator has all kinds of privileges that give power and influence even to those in the minority). But they've also found out that being in the majority has its problems, too, especially when your party controls the White House. When you have a majority but you're in the opposition, you can mount investigations and rail at the president's perfidy. But no Republican wants to conduct oversight of the Trump administration, which leaves them with little to do but defend the frequently indefensible Donald Trump. And what about all that legislating they were going to undertake? Well it turns out that once you remove the stuff that's too politically dangerous to touch, there isn't much left to do. Sure, Republicans would like to dismantle Medicaid, privatize Medicare, slash the safety net, and outlaw abortion. But when the Democratic base is already energized and angry, all that doesn't seem like such a good idea if you want to hold on to your seat. And the truth is that Republicans just aren't ideologically inclined to pass a lot of laws. They believe that government should do as little as possible, particularly when it comes to addressing social ills. They don't want to start new programs, and on many issues like guns, the status quo is fine with them. They're happy to see the Trump administration sabotaging the Affordable Care Act and undermining Medicaid, but they'd just as soon not go to the trouble of working on some complicated piece of legislation with political risk to accomplish the same thing. 🐔
There are a few things left on the Republican to-do list, including some bank deregulation (and on that one they're getting help from some Democrats). But in general, once they've cut taxes and eliminated some regulations on things like environmental protections and workers' rights, there just isn't all that much they want to do. That doesn't mean they'll be happy to hand power over to Democrats, of course. If you're an anti-government conservative, holding power is important if for no other reason than stopping the pro-government party from passing a bunch of laws you won't like — and, of course, preventing them from engaging in any pesky oversight of the Trump administration. When he ran for re-election in 1948, Harry Truman railed at the "do-nothing Congress" he said was stymieing his efforts to make the country run smoothly. This year, President Trump will tell voters to keep our contemporary do-nothing Congress around so it can continue doing nothing. And more than a few of those Republicans may be looking back wistfully at the good old days of 2015 or so, when they could spend their days investigating Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, shaking their fists at the administration, and generally having a grand old time. “ At some point both both sides are going to have to start paying a heavy price for wasting tax payer dollars for falling back to “message bills and votes” anytime it’s close to an election.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 6, 2018 17:14:07 GMT
Small blip on the radar........... But good decision. Not that she will be disciplined!! Kellyanne Conway found to have violated Hatch Act BY JOHN BOWDEN - 03/06/18 11:59 AM EST White House counselor Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act on two occasions, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) informed the Trump administration Tuesday. Appearing in her official capacity, Conway endorsed and advocated against political candidates, the watchdog said, referring its findings to President Trump for disciplinary action.The violations occurred during two television appearances in 2017, one on "Fox and Friends," and one on CNN's "New Day."“While the Hatch Act allows federal employees to express their views about candidates and political issues as private citizens, it restricts employees from using their official government positions for partisan political purposes, including by trying to influence partisan elections,” OSC says in its report. “Ms. Conway’s statements during the Fox & Friends and New Day interviews impermissibly mixed official government business with political views about candidates in the Alabama special election for U.S. Senate." thehill.com/homenews/administration/376945-watchdog-kellyanne-conway-violated-hatch-act-twice-in-tv-appearances
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 17:22:49 GMT
Sarah Kendzior’s response to trump’s “There is no chaos here”.
“The real problem isn't chaos, it's massive corruption that is often pre-planned and effective. Chaos helps mask it though. Now I'll watch pundits fight the chaos strawman instead of analyzing the corruption.”
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