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What do you expect on Wednesday?

Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.
- 5 (45.5%)
A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.
- 5 (45.5%)
A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.
- 0 (0%)
More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.
- 0 (0%)
A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.
- 1 (9.1%)
More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.
- 0 (0%)
DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.
- 0 (0%)
Huge disruption to the day.
- 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM


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kiidcarter8

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #47250 on: August 15, 2020, 07:08:00 PM »

Applause for Mia Garciaparra!
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #47251 on: August 15, 2020, 07:09:19 PM »

Let's go!!!!!!!


https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-democrats-angered-nypd-union-endorses-trump

“No one will be safe in Biden’s America.”

"This guy has been taking your dignity away and your respect," Trump said of former Vice President Joe Biden. "And I'm telling you on Nov. 3 you’re going to be getting it back.
« Last Edit: August 15, 2020, 07:11:44 PM by kiidcarter8 »
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #47252 on: August 15, 2020, 07:17:54 PM »

Jeez.
First off, why should a woman have to drop her family name?
Maybe she should go by Mrs. Douglas Emhoff?

Also, she didn't get married until after 50, when she had made a name for herself.
And get a grip ...

I've had KC on ignore for several weeks now,  and the responses I see to his posts assure me that I'm missing nothing.   Archie Bunker still in his chair,  still pathologically out of touch.   
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REDSTATEWARD

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #47253 on: August 15, 2020, 07:29:32 PM »



The media must NOT let the USPS story drop.   The situation is a travesty and the need for action should be obvious all across the partisan spectrum,  except for the shit-brown wavelengths of fascism and tyranny.   


LOL!

The “ travesty” of the USPS is the fault of Congress, not Trump.  Although Trump should be chastised for engaging in the political garbage of the democrats.

The latest financial report card from the Postal Service cites a $2 Billion LOSS this year through June.  Added to the losses since 2006 the total is now approaching $ 80 Billion.

The reasons are obvious. 

First class Mail has been decimated by the Internet for years, but mailing addresses are increasing.  Yet the cost of postage is tied to inflation ( which is stagnant) and Congress won’t budge on changes lest the public lose faith in a function of the “ government”.  The USPS was created as an independent agency in the executive branch by the founding fathers. It is self sufficient  and accepts no Federal tax money.
It is supposed to pay the bills on revenues from stamps, package fees, and retail sales.
Any other business facing changing times would adjust by exploring raising costs, cutting expenses, or laying off staff. ( to add to the woes the USPS has financed retirements of its now 600,000 employees with an investment fund which is LIMITED to investing only in US Treasuries. )
But Congress refuses to change the rules.  Just try and close a rural post office or suggest eliminating Saturday delivery or, HORRORS! PRIVATIZING  the service!
If the next relief act requires a Postal Service check it needs to be spent on critical issues necessary for its survival, not thrown down existing rabbit holes of failure Congress refuses to address 

« Last Edit: August 15, 2020, 07:31:13 PM by REDSTATEWARD »
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #47254 on: August 15, 2020, 07:30:31 PM »

The issue is in a pandemic, where people might feel threatened by waiting in long election lines at polling places, and would prefer the safety and conveniecne of vote by mail, and which has been conducted safely and securely for years, the president wants to suppress voting by actively dismantling the USPS's ability to handle the expected huge demand, by staff cuts, denying OT, and trashing mail sorting equipment. He is actively going to sabotage the election and distort the results, if he can get away with it.



Competitively speaking, this is not your normal election.

YES, the "securely" part comes into question - as the "anything to get that orange guy out of here" is in full bloom.

Competitvely speaking-WTF are you talking about? 

This is a normal election-they take place every 4 years.

The difference this year is that we as a nation have to deal with a public health issue that threatens everyone of us.

We should not have to choose our health or exercising our right to vote.

Vote by mail has been a safe and secure method used for years.

There is no differeence this year.

Trump has created a false narrative.

He is the voter fraud we should be focused on.

If you are concerned about security of the election 1) why has the Trump admin done nothing to protect our system from outside interference and 2) threaten to cut funding to the USPS which would make our voting infrastructure more fragile? 

Trump wants to put voters at risk, our election at risk, and our democracy at risk.

He is the danger to our country.


Specifically, what outside interference do you refer to (and please do not just name a nation)?

Kid why do you want to play 3-card Donnie agani and distract from the issue of Trumps tampering with our elections and democracy.

You're light of brains not sleight of hand.

You're not good at it.

But I recall you want to impose a no Russia or no Ukraine rule when we discuss the foreign actors Trump has engaged in tampering with our election.

As if Russia hasn't groomed Donnie to be their trained puppy and roll-over and play dead on command.

and Donnie wanted to extort Ukraine to invent dirt on Joe.

But for some reason they don't count as interfering.

heh

Well outside of foreign actors you want to ignore, we've seen Trump discuss the possbility of delaying the eelction, but he backed off that when he got blowback from Repubs, now he wants to dismantle the mail-in voting system to interfere with the elecion, and he's got his maiman to do the heavy lifting.

And some of us are waiting for his pet AG Lowest Barr to gin up some pre-election October surprise bullshit.

Or Donnie will recruit some recenly minted MD from the University of Mar A Lago to proclaim a vaccine has been found and a cure is on the way, and free shots will be avaialble one-day only first come first served on November 3rd.

keep your eye on the red dictator kid, the motherfucker is going to take your last dollar, he's the one playing the game, and you're just the rube.

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« Reply #47255 on: August 15, 2020, 07:43:18 PM »

Who says the USPS has to turn a profit?

what the P-L look like for Dept of Defense, or HHS, or?

Its a bullshit argument and one more 3-card Donnie distraction from the real issue of voter suppression through dismantling the government infrastructure.

Out source the USPS and make it profitable, and how many people would lose needed services.

Make it profitable through higher rates could theoretically kill the USPS as it has imbedded costs (like govt pensions) that new competitors don't have.

Play another game Red, kid might be better at 3-card Donnie than you, and he sucks at it.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #47256 on: August 15, 2020, 07:44:23 PM »

Sometime less than a month from now, we will hit the point at which 2% of the country will have contracted the coronavirus.


LOL!
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pandemic planning documents point out
non-pharmaceutical interventions such as social distancing are ineffective once a disease infects 1% of a region's population. Literature on this subject is unanimous worldwide. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control:

“There are no historical observations or scientific studies that support the confinement by quarantine of groups of possibly infected people for extended periods in order to slow the spread. It is hard to imagine that measures like those within the category of social distancing would not have some positive impact by reducing transmission of a human respiratory infection . . . However, the evidence base supporting each individual measure is often weak.”

Maybe it’s time for you to take a break and chill.

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REDSTATEWARD

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #47257 on: August 15, 2020, 08:51:28 PM »

A California court upheld on Friday the right of Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church to remain open and to hold indoor worship services amid bans on the services enacted by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and other state and city officials.


According to a press release by Thomas More Society, just hours after the litigation firm filed the lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California County of Los Angeles on behalf of MacArthur and the church, Judge James Chalfant denied the county’s request for a temporary restraining order to block the church’s indoor services.

It is not final until full hearing next month 
But nice to see a Court agree that attending church is on par with shopping at Walmart.
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« Reply #47258 on: August 15, 2020, 09:07:39 PM »

Let's go!!!!!!!


https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-democrats-angered-nypd-union-endorses-trump

“No one will be safe in Biden’s America.”

"This guy has been taking your dignity away and your respect," Trump said of former Vice President Joe Biden. "And I'm telling you on Nov. 3 you’re going to be getting it back.



Patrick Lynch is a racist asshole.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #47259 on: August 15, 2020, 09:10:25 PM »



The media must NOT let the USPS story drop.   The situation is a travesty and the need for action should be obvious all across the partisan spectrum,  except for the shit-brown wavelengths of fascism and tyranny.   


LOL!

The “ travesty” of the USPS is the fault of Congress, not Trump.  Although Trump should be chastised for engaging in the political garbage of the democrats.

The latest financial report card from the Postal Service cites a $2 Billion LOSS this year through June.  Added to the losses since 2006 the total is now approaching $ 80 Billion.

The reasons are obvious. 

First class Mail has been decimated by the Internet for years, but mailing addresses are increasing.  Yet the cost of postage is tied to inflation ( which is stagnant) and Congress won’t budge on changes lest the public lose faith in a function of the “ government”.  The USPS was created as an independent agency in the executive branch by the founding fathers. It is self sufficient  and accepts no Federal tax money.
It is supposed to pay the bills on revenues from stamps, package fees, and retail sales.
Any other business facing changing times would adjust by exploring raising costs, cutting expenses, or laying off staff. ( to add to the woes the USPS has financed retirements of its now 600,000 employees with an investment fund which is LIMITED to investing only in US Treasuries. )
But Congress refuses to change the rules.  Just try and close a rural post office or suggest eliminating Saturday delivery or, HORRORS! PRIVATIZING  the service!
If the next relief act requires a Postal Service check it needs to be spent on critical issues necessary for its survival, not thrown down existing rabbit holes of failure Congress refuses to address


Fuck off.

USPS is not a business it’s a service (it’s in the fucking name) and it is mandated in the Constitution.

This move is gonna backfire bigly.

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #47260 on: August 15, 2020, 09:17:43 PM »

A California court upheld on Friday the right of Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church to remain open and to hold indoor worship services amid bans on the services enacted by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and other state and city officials.


According to a press release by Thomas More Society, just hours after the litigation firm filed the lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California County of Los Angeles on behalf of MacArthur and the church, Judge James Chalfant denied the county’s request for a temporary restraining order to block the church’s indoor services.

It is not final until full hearing next month 
But nice to see a Court agree that attending church is on par with shopping at Walmart.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTAuT6ZMZXM
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« Reply #47261 on: August 15, 2020, 09:21:33 PM »

Kamala another female idiot who wouldn't take her husband's name


https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/15/politics/douglas-emhoff-kamala-harris-husband/index.html

Kid illustrating yet again that he is a misogynistic sexist pig.
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« Reply #47262 on: August 15, 2020, 09:22:09 PM »



The media must NOT let the USPS story drop.   The situation is a travesty and the need for action should be obvious all across the partisan spectrum,  except for the shit-brown wavelengths of fascism and tyranny.   


LOL!

The “ travesty” of the USPS is the fault of Congress, not Trump.  Although Trump should be chastised for engaging in the political garbage of the democrats.

The latest financial report card from the Postal Service cites a $2 Billion LOSS this year through June.  Added to the losses since 2006 the total is now approaching $ 80 Billion.

The reasons are obvious. 

First class Mail has been decimated by the Internet for years, but mailing addresses are increasing.  Yet the cost of postage is tied to inflation ( which is stagnant) and Congress won’t budge on changes lest the public lose faith in a function of the “ government”.  The USPS was created as an independent agency in the executive branch by the founding fathers. It is self sufficient  and accepts no Federal tax money.
It is supposed to pay the bills on revenues from stamps, package fees, and retail sales.
Any other business facing changing times would adjust by exploring raising costs, cutting expenses, or laying off staff. ( to add to the woes the USPS has financed retirements of its now 600,000 employees with an investment fund which is LIMITED to investing only in US Treasuries. )
But Congress refuses to change the rules.  Just try and close a rural post office or suggest eliminating Saturday delivery or, HORRORS! PRIVATIZING  the service!
If the next relief act requires a Postal Service check it needs to be spent on critical issues necessary for its survival, not thrown down existing rabbit holes of failure Congress refuses to address


Fuck off.

USPS is not a business it’s a service (it’s in the fucking name) and it is mandated in the Constitution.

This move is gonna backfire bigly.
What’s your point?
If any.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #47263 on: August 15, 2020, 09:33:12 PM »

Sometime less than a month from now, we will hit the point at which 2% of the country will have contracted the coronavirus.


LOL!
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pandemic planning documents point out
non-pharmaceutical interventions such as social distancing are ineffective once a disease infects 1% of a region's population. Literature on this subject is unanimous worldwide. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control:

“There are no historical observations or scientific studies that support the confinement by quarantine of groups of possibly infected people for extended periods in order to slow the spread. It is hard to imagine that measures like those within the category of social distancing would not have some positive impact by reducing transmission of a human respiratory infection . . . However, the evidence base supporting each individual measure is often weak.”

Maybe it’s time for you to take a break and chill.

(a) Had we actually done a lockdown we would not have reached 1%.

(b) You may have noticed that our states are different from one another. The quarantining of outsiders from the states with low numbers is working.

I'll chill when you get a clue.

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« Reply #47264 on: August 15, 2020, 09:40:25 PM »

Sometime less than a month from now, we will hit the point at which 2% of the country will have contracted the coronavirus.


LOL!
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pandemic planning documents point out
non-pharmaceutical interventions such as social distancing are ineffective once a disease infects 1% of a region's population. Literature on this subject is unanimous worldwide. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control:

“There are no historical observations or scientific studies that support the confinement by quarantine of groups of possibly infected people for extended periods in order to slow the spread. It is hard to imagine that measures like those within the category of social distancing would not have some positive impact by reducing transmission of a human respiratory infection . . . However, the evidence base supporting each individual measure is often weak.”

Maybe it’s time for you to take a break and chill.

(a) Had we actually done a lockdown we would not have reached 1%.


I’m just guessing, of course, but are you making some point?
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