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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 15:45:19 GMT
To answer the question on the other thread, do you think conservatives are decent people, after reading the tweet below and some other winners from trumo this morning, the answer is as long as they support trump and the Republicans in Congress who are protecting him no. They have no decency or love of country.
Peter Alexander...
“Trump claims election fraud, tells me, “There’s a lot of crooked stuff going on.” But when I press him whether there’s any evidence, he deflects: “I don’t know. You tell me.”
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 15:54:44 GMT
Eli Stokols...
“Trump calls Acosta a "very unprofessional guy... I don't think he's a smart person, but he's got a loud voice...
"This is a very sacred place. You have to treat the White House with respect. You have to treat the presidency with respect."
Got this reply Josh Dawsey..
“What is tweeting "Horseface" from the residence about a porn star you allegedly slept with?”
Which prompted this from Stokols..
“Kanye West blathering for 16 minutes and dropping "mother-fucker" in the Oval, I thought, showed a lot of respect for the place.”
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Post by dewryce on Nov 9, 2018 15:58:18 GMT
Ari Berman... “Rick Scott sending law enforcement to monitor ballot count Brian Kemp falsely accusing Stacey Abrams of trying to steal election after he rigged rules AZ GOP sues to stop mail-in ballots Republicans are terrified of fair elections” I think he’s right. For Florida, I can see the value in sending other trained staff and a few law enforcement to monitor the ballot count. Of course, it's all in how you frame it. Not insinuating the opposing party is trying to cheat the system, but that you trust the process and want to be able to say to the voters that all possible measures were being taken to ensure an accurate count for both parties. To leave no room for accusations of wrong-doing for either party.[/i]
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 15:58:35 GMT
I’m not sure what this means and I’m sure more about this will come out today.
Neal Katyal...
“Wow. The Court of Appeals, in a case challenging Mueller, now orders briefing on impact of the Sessions firing & installation of Whittaker. It is possible for parties to take the view that his boss is the legitimate Rosenstein, not the pretend-Attorney General Trump wants to have”
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Post by dewryce on Nov 9, 2018 16:01:10 GMT
To answer the question on the other thread, do you think conservatives are decent people, after reading the tweet below and some other winners from trumo this morning, the answer is as long as they support trump and the Republicans in Congress who are protecting him no. They have no decency or love of country. Peter Alexander... “Trump claims election fraud, tells me, “There’s a lot of crooked stuff going on.” But when I press him whether there’s any evidence, he deflects: “I don’t know. You tell me.” The follow-up should be "Then what exactly are you basing your statement on?" Time for lobbing softballs is long past.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 16:09:01 GMT
Citizens for Ethics ....
“Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke reportedly reached out to Fox News about potential employment opportunities after he leaves the Trump administration. He is also seeking roles on “energy company boards of directors or even with private equity firms.”
I wonder if he thinks his days are numbered as Secretary of the Interior.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 9, 2018 16:14:02 GMT
I’m not sure what this means and I’m sure more about this will come out today. Neal Katyal... “Wow. The Court of Appeals, in a case challenging Mueller, now orders briefing on impact of the Sessions firing & installation of Whittaker. It is possible for parties to take the view that his boss is the legitimate Rosenstein, not the pretend-Attorney General Trump wants to have”
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Post by pinklady on Nov 9, 2018 16:27:43 GMT
Twitter seems to think Don Jr us going to ge indicted soon. Wouldn’t that be awesome!
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Post by pinklady on Nov 9, 2018 16:28:58 GMT
Thus is too funny not to share.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 9, 2018 16:51:36 GMT
Twitter seems to think Don Jr us going to ge indicted soon. Wouldn’t that be awesome! there are some pretty awesome responses on that thread-- photos of champagne bottles "to be opened only in the case of Trump family indictments" and someone asking if federal prisons give family discount plans... lol!! This is one Friday where I wouldn't mind a Friday-afternoon news dump, if it's something along this vein!!
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Post by Merge on Nov 9, 2018 17:37:23 GMT
#decency
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Post by artgirl1 on Nov 9, 2018 17:39:49 GMT
This is one Friday where I wouldn't mind a Friday-afternoon news dump, if it's something along this vein!! Yes please!!! also I hear a news blurb this morning that Florida had found 1000 uncounted ballots for Gore in a storage room. You would think after that fiasco, they would of hidden the evidence.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 18:09:02 GMT
There are people who know how to handle power, and then there are those who abuse power like trump. Yet another reason why trump should never been elected president.
Andrew Feinberg ....
“So @realdonaldtrump says “I haven’t made that decision [to restore @acosta press credentials] but it could be others also.”
Just pointing out that @presssec has refused to issue me similar permanent credentials for roughly 18 months & has told other reporters I’m not legitimate.”
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 18:18:50 GMT
linkWell duh! 💥 From the WSJ... 💥 “ Donald Trump Played Central Role in Hush Payoffs to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal”“Federal prosecutors have gathered evidence of president’s participation in transactions that violated campaign-finance lawsAs a presidential candidate in August 2015, Donald Trump huddled with a longtime friend, media executive David Pecker, in his cluttered 26th floor Trump Tower office and made a request. What can you do to help my campaign? he asked, according to people familiar with the meeting. Mr. Pecker, chief executive of American Media Inc., offered to use his National Enquirer tabloid to buy the silence of women if they tried to publicize alleged sexual encounters with Mr. Trump. Less than a year later, Mr. Trump asked Mr. Pecker to quash the story of a former Playboy model who said they’d had an affair. Mr. Pecker’s company soon paid $150,000 to the model, Karen McDougal, to keep her from speaking publicly about it. Mr. Trump later thanked Mr. Pecker for the assistance. The Trump Tower meeting and its aftermath are among several previously unreported instances in which Mr. Trump intervened directly to suppress stories about his alleged sexual encounters with women, according to interviews with three dozen people who have direct knowledge of the events or who have been briefed on them, as well as court papers, corporate records and other documents.” Anyone who thinks trump doesn’t know what is going on or wasn’t somehow involved in covering his ass, well there is this bridge....
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 19:09:53 GMT
Steve Bousquet..
“The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says it is NOT investigating Broward elections chief Brenda Snipes. FDLE spokeswoman says the Department of State has not received any allegations of voter fraud, and that Gov. Rick Scott did not put his request in writing.”
So you have an example of someone implying something that is not true to benefit himself. He is still governor isn’t he? So couldn’t this be seen as an abuse of power?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 19:14:00 GMT
linkFrom MSNBC... “Trump World didn't realize the acting AG would be seen as a 'crackpot'
From the article... “It's not a sentence one ordinarily expects to see in one of the nation's largest and most important newspapers: "The acting attorney general of the United States is a crackpot." And yet, that was the first sentence in the latest column from Ruth Marcus, the Washington Post's deputy editorial page editor. It's a provocative assessment rooted deeply in fact. Matt Whitaker, whom Trump appointed as the nation's chief law enforcement official this week, is a rather ridiculous choice. We are, after all, talking about a shamelessly partisan loyalist, with a strange, far-right worldview, and with close ties to a witness who's testified in an ongoing federal investigation. Whitaker has bashed the federal courts. He's condemned an investigation he's now overseeing -- and won't recuse himself from, despite calls from 18 state attorneys general. He's already decided what the outcome of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe should be. He's perhaps best known for having advised suspected con artists. Complicating matters, Matthew Whitaker is the first attorney general -- acting or permanent -- to ever hold the position without having been confirmed to the Justice Department by the Senate. Many experts have made a very credible case that the president's appointment of Whitaker is plainly illegal. The bottom line is unavoidable: this "crackpot" has no business overseeing the Justice Department of a global superpower. All of which raises the question of how the president chose Whitaker for the position in the first place.”
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 9, 2018 19:24:10 GMT
The bottom line is unavoidable: this "crackpot" has no business overseeing the Justice Department of a global superpower. All of which raises the question of how the president chose Whitaker for the position in the first place.” well, duh!! 'crackot' is Trump's FIRST qualifying criteria for any candidate he chooses, for anything! (I take that back; it's his third criteria-- the first is 'have I seen him on television?' and the second is 'does he look good on television?')
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Post by dewryce on Nov 9, 2018 21:16:01 GMT
The bottom line is unavoidable: this "crackpot" has no business overseeing the Justice Department of a global superpower. All of which raises the question of how the president chose Whitaker for the position in the first place.” well, duh!! 'crackot' is Trump's FIRST qualifying criteria for any candidate he chooses, for anything! (I take that back; it's his third criteria-- the first is 'have I seen him on television?' and the second is 'does he look good on television?') Make that fourth. Loyalty to Trump above all is the first criteria for any position.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 9, 2018 21:41:46 GMT
also I hear a news blurb this morning that Florida had found 1000 uncounted ballots for Gore in a storage room. You would think after that fiasco, they would of hidden the evidence. And PRESENT Governor Rick Scott Has not fixed the problem nor did any other administration fix it? All of which raises the question of how the president chose Whitaker for the position in the first place.” Whitaker went on TV with the intent to be seen by dt to gain a new job! He also says Mueller should not be doing what he is etc, so that is why dt appointed him just like he did with Kavanaugh who has stated that a sitting president should not be investigated or indicted. You got the job as long as you DO FOR ME dt says.......... ETA: in the past dt stated that he knew Whitaker........... today he said didn't know him and he hadn't talked to him. Although Whitaker had been to the WH 20 +/- times. YES, got my keyboard fixed!! After 2 days of not being able to type... Fortunately the mouse still worked!!
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Post by imsirius on Nov 9, 2018 22:00:20 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 9, 2018 22:15:01 GMT
This was in an article March 23, 2018 when discussing lawyers for dt..... Keep in mind that Whitaker and Clovis are close, they were showing a picture of the together earlier today... A source familiar with the plans said on Monday that diGenova's role was to engage with the media and actively defend the President. But there is concern about conflicts for both diGenova and Toensing, according to two sources. The two run a small firm and there is a question if diGenova can reasonably claim a lack of conflict when his wife represents clients like Mark Corrallo, who has spoken to special counsel Robert Mueller's team about how the President and his team responded to the revelations regarding the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting that Donald Trump Jr. and other campaign officials had with a group of Russians. Toensing also represents former Trump campaign national co-chair Sam Clovis, who has faced scrutiny for his connection to campaign foreign policy team member George Papadopoulos, two sources said. NBC News reported Clovis talked to the special counsel. Toensing has asked her clients to sign waivers regarding the conflicts, CNN is told by one person familiar with the matter, but that may not be sufficient to assuage the concerns. www.cnn.com/2018/03/23/politics/digenova-role-trump-legal-team/index.htmlTherefore Whitaker KNOWS someone who is involved or at least met with Mueller.
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Post by PLurker on Nov 9, 2018 22:17:37 GMT
My question is, WHY is it *ALWAYS* Florida? Is that where all criminals go to hide? 🤪😣 Lots and lots of swamp(s) there. Time to drain them.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Nov 9, 2018 22:24:55 GMT
I just read Trump's tweets from today and there just isn't enough WTF to go around.
My kid just asked, "Why are you making that face?!"
LOL 😀 Trump, honey. It's because of Trump.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 9, 2018 22:29:40 GMT
Whitaker has bashed the federal courts. He's condemned an investigation he's now overseeing -- and won't recuse himself from, despite calls from 18 state attorneys general. He's already decided what the outcome of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe should be. He's perhaps best known for having advised suspected con artists. Complicating matters, Matthew Whitaker is the first attorney general -- acting or permanent -- to ever hold the position without having been confirmed to the Justice Department by the Senate. Many experts have made a very credible case that the president's appointment of Whitaker is plainly illegal. Seemingly he was confirmed in the position of US Attorney in, I think, Iowa. dt said Mueller has not been confirmed, although we all know as Directer of the FBI he was in fact confirmed!! More on Whitaker: FBI investigating Florida company Trump's acting AG was involved in: report BY JUSTIN WISE - 11/09/18 04:59 PM EST The FBI is reportedly conducting a criminal investigation into a company accused by the federal government of scamming aspiring inventors while new acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker served on its advisory board. The Wall Street Journal, citing an alleged victim who was contacted by the FBI and other people familiar with the investigation, reported on Friday that the probe was launched by the Miami office of the FBI and by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The newspaper reports that the case remains active. President Trump announced on Wednesday that Whitaker would serve as the acting attorney general after Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned at the president's request. Whitaker had served as Sessions's chief of staff since September 2017. ** The FBI’s investigation is related to the company World Patent Marketing, which was shut down in 2017 after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused it of operating “an invention-promotion scam" that tricked "thousands of consumers out of millions of dollars." It was ordered to pay a $26 million settlement in May after federal authorities said it duped aspiring inventors. Court filings indicate that Whitaker received regular payments of $1,875 from the company while serving as a member of its advisory board. It’s also been reported that Whitaker sent a threatening email to a former customer who had complained about the company in August 2015.Whitaker has not been named a defendant in the case against the company. The Journal noted that the FTC’s action agains the firm was a civil proceeding and that an FBI investigation indicates authorities may be looking into possible criminal charges. thehill.com/homenews/administration/416014-fbi-investigating-florida-company-trumps-acting-ag-was-involved-in
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Post by peano on Nov 9, 2018 22:35:36 GMT
Nothing to see here because I can't figure out how to embed something from Facebook.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 22:37:04 GMT
linkCorruption at its best... WSJ.. “FBI Is Investigating Florida Company Where Whitaker Was Advisory-Board Member
Active case is being handled by FBI Miami office; acting attorney general oversees FBI”
From the article.. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting a criminal investigation of a Florida company accused of scamming millions from customers during the period that Matthew Whitaker, the acting U.S. attorney general, served as a paid advisory-board member, according to an alleged victim who was contacted by the FBI and other people familiar with the matter. The investigation is being handled by the Miami office of the FBI and by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, according to an email sent to the alleged victim last year by an FBI victim specialist. A recording on a phone line set up by the Justice Department to help victims said Friday the case remains active. Mr. Whitaker, appointed Wednesday by President Trump to replace Jeff Sessions as head of the Justice Department, oversees the FBI in his new job. Justice Department guidelines would require Mr. Whitaker to avoid any involvement in the Florida case, which relates to a company called World Patent Marketing Inc., said Stephen Gillers, an ethics expert at New York University Law School. Mr. Gillers said Mr. Whitaker “is unquestionably recused from any investigation or prosecution of World Patent Marketing.” & Brian Schwartz.. “BREAKING: Trump is telling people he wants to replace Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross by the end of the year. He's looking at least two people as alternatives to Ross: Linda McMahon and Ray Washburne. To which David Fahrenthold responded... “Linda McMahon & her husband were the biggest outside donors to @realdonaldtrump's troubled foundation, giving $5M from '07-'09. That was only $600K less than Trump's own total giving to his foundation, over 25 yrs. McMahons have not given a reason for the gifts.”
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Post by peano on Nov 9, 2018 23:00:43 GMT
Acting AG Said in 2014 Judges Need A Biblical View of Justice The Guardian article I posted has a headline that reads "Matthew Whitaker: acting attorney general said judges should be Christian" which in all honesty, I believe is misleading. When he is questioned whether he means Old Testament or New, he says "I'm an New Testament..." but I didn't hear him specifically say "judges should be Christian".
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Post by PLurker on Nov 9, 2018 23:14:41 GMT
I just read Trump's tweets from today and there just isn't enough WTF to go around. My kid just asked, "Why are you making that face?!" LOL 😀 Trump, honey. It's because of Trump. if my DS sees 'that face' from me, he asks, "What did he do now?!"
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Post by lizacreates on Nov 9, 2018 23:17:46 GMT
Acting AG Said in 2014 Judges Need A Biblical View of Justice The Guardian article I posted has a headline that reads "Matthew Whitaker: acting attorney general said judges should be Christian" which in all honesty, I believe is misleading. When he is questioned whether he means Old Testament or New, he says "I'm an New Testament..." but I didn't hear him specifically say "judges should be Christian". I didn’t think the title was misleading. The question was: Levitical or New Testament? Isn’t that a roundabout way of asking Jewish (or any non-Christian) or Christian? I’m going to tag lucyg and elaine for their impressions because I am not in any way qualified to speak about Judaism (I’m not qualified to speak about Christianity either). However, that’s the impression I got. The point of the article does not escape me, though. If he believes that judges are inherently unqualified due to only having a secular worldview, then we’re going to have bigger problems than when Session was AG.
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Post by lucyg on Nov 9, 2018 23:25:36 GMT
Acting AG Said in 2014 Judges Need A Biblical View of Justice The Guardian article I posted has a headline that reads "Matthew Whitaker: acting attorney general said judges should be Christian" which in all honesty, I believe is misleading. When he is questioned whether he means Old Testament or New, he says "I'm an New Testament..." but I didn't hear him specifically say "judges should be Christian". I didn’t think the title was misleading. The question was: Levitical or New Testament? Isn’t that a roundabout way of asking Jewish (or any non-Christian) or Christian? I’m going to tag lucyg and elaine for their impressions because I am not in any way qualified to speak about Judaism (I’m not qualified to speak about Christianity either). However, that’s the impression I got. The point of the article does not escape me, though. If he believes that judges are inherently unqualified due to only having a secular worldview, then we’re going to have bigger problems than when Session was AG. hoo-boy. I am also under-qualified to comment on anything intellectual and Jewish. But I will just say, New Testament says to me, Christian. Strictly Christian. Way to make all the rest of us feel like legitimate Americans, fella. ETA peano is Jewish, too!
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