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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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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13395 on: May 04, 2019, 02:20:11 PM »

NYT headline:

Putin Derides “Russia Hoax” in Call With Trump.

Yeah. Sure sounds like the Dossier was a Russian attempt to hurt Trump.

Our Attorney General is a Fox News Zombie.
in related news, water remains wet.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13396 on: May 04, 2019, 04:17:19 PM »

THE GREAT GOLDEN MINOTAUR, #1
    Donald Trump, the Great Golden Minotaur, convened a meeting in the Oval Office last week in an attempt to construct some sort of coherent foreign policy vis-a-vie Venezuela. Invited were a number of Trump’s most loyal retainers, including Vice President Mike (Dumb as a Fence Post) Pence and Trump’s Chief of Staff-Mick (The Dick) Mulvaney (A.K.A. the Pin-head Twins), along with Sec. of State Mike (Porky) Pompeo (not pictured due to space constraints).
   The meeting began with a light-hearted discussion about how Lindsey Graham appears to have lost his mind, after which the so-called President of the United States offered a suggestion that we Nuke somebody ‘down there’. This idea was quickly tabled, after which the discussion began to descend into chaos.
    Porky Pompeo announced that he had to leave in order to attend a diplomatic luncheon at the Saudi embassy, while nobody else seemed to be able to get Donald Trump to stop mumbling about the ’tremendous’ Big Mac sandwich that he was planning to eat for lunch that day (nobody else was invited to stay to eat). On their way out of the Oval Office the Pin-head Twins noticed that several members of the Trump Crone Brigade (led by Kellyanne Conway) had glided into the room to lay down protective plastic sheets to protect the desk and carpeting before Trump began to chow down.
     In the end, everyone else in the United States was left to try and guess just what in the hell we we trying to do in Venezuela—(as if what what was happening in this sovereign nation was any of our business in the first place).
 
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13397 on: May 04, 2019, 07:25:36 PM »

A good chance he might throw Benghazi!!! in there just to cover all contingencies.
Im surprised you bring up Benghazi since those hearings brought Hillary’s email problems front and center. Not to mention her subsequent problems with Comey and the latest criticisms from Obama.
Red got a tax cut.

I find it more likely Red is on food stamps, the internet being what it is.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13399 on: May 05, 2019, 12:40:20 AM »

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When you send Elliott Abrams as your special rep to Venezuela you pretty much declare war.
Elliot Abrams…..It’s like Trump has disinterred some smelly old corpse from the distant past and told him to “Have a go” at it. (All part of his pledge, apparently, to get “only the best people”). Is it any surprise that one of Abrams’ zombie pals from that same era—Oliver North—is somehow alive and involved with something shady…..All great Americans back from their unfair treatment in the past to help screw things up for the current ‘Great American’—idiot-boy Donald Trump.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13400 on: May 05, 2019, 06:36:19 AM »

---How Minneapolis' Somali community became the terrorist recruitment capital of the US---

https://www.foxnews.com/us/how-rep-ilhan-omars-minnesota-district-became-the-terrorist-recruitment-capital-of-the-us-officials-highly-concerned

The voice of violent primitive xenophobic African rhythms now sits in congress. Congresswoman Omar please stop telling us about how horrible America is.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13401 on: May 05, 2019, 09:41:22 AM »

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When you send Elliott Abrams as your special rep to Venezuela you pretty much declare war.
Elliot Abrams…..It’s like Trump has disinterred some smelly old corpse from the distant past and told him to “Have a go” at it. (All part of his pledge, apparently, to get “only the best people”). Is it any surprise that one of Abrams’ zombie pals from that same era—Oliver North—is somehow alive and involved with something shady…..All great Americans back from their unfair treatment in the past to help screw things up for the current ‘Great American’—idiot-boy Donald Trump.

Let’s not forget the rest of the crew from those days including Attorney General William Barr...
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13402 on: May 05, 2019, 10:27:24 AM »

---How Minneapolis' Somali community became the terrorist recruitment capital of the US---

https://www.foxnews.com/us/how-rep-ilhan-omars-minnesota-district-became-the-terrorist-recruitment-capital-of-the-us-officials-highly-concerned

The voice of violent primitive xenophobic African rhythms now sits in congress. Congresswoman Omar please stop telling us about how horrible America is.

Find a news source other than Fox, which contains actual quotes from Omar that support your opinion, and I will read it.   
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13403 on: May 05, 2019, 10:33:57 AM »

Happy Cinco de Mayo, AMERICA!

On this day the outmatched Mexican Army kicked the shit out of France’s expeditionary army at the Battle of Puebla.

France under Napoleon III was trying to establish a foothold for their empire in Mexico and a victory on this day would have put them far along the road to success.

France would have provided support for the Confederacy if they had taken this battle. Instead they had to concentrate on dispatching the Mexicans which was easier said then done. France couldn’t divert resources for the Southerners and the Union was able to eventually grind down the Confederacy.

So when you’re imbibing copious amounts of Mexican centric beverages and indulging in Mexican cuisine, both authentic and ersatz, remember this is NOT Mexican Independence Day.

This is the day MEXICO helped save the Union and preserve the United States of America!
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13404 on: May 05, 2019, 10:36:08 AM »

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/04/donald-trump-tax-return-law-226790

Interesting history of the Teapot Dome inspired law.  If the potus can see my tax return I should be able to see his.  Or have an elected proxy who can.  As the author points out, the law is clear in placing no condition on Neal's request.  Mnuchin is breaking the law.

Happy Cinco! 
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13405 on: May 05, 2019, 05:38:10 PM »

If Trump is going to criticize the Kentucky Derby, he should learn to spell Kentucky.  It's a state in the union of which he is President.

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13406 on: May 05, 2019, 06:12:20 PM »

Americans sold cocaine to our own people to fund wars in Latin America. And whenever people have to be shady about something, or do something illegal to achieve their means, then you know it is not right.

Flooding our cities with cocaine which they made into crack, to fund wars. It was all bullshit. And in the wars, there were Americans supporting both sides. So people were dying, and we were helping to support both sides against each other, and people were selling cocaine to our people to support the carnage.

People still sell drugs to pay for weapons, etc. The FARC and the ELN in Colombia are both funded by cocaine. Just like the Muslim terrorists are funded by heroin, and like the Mexican cartels are funded by meth, etc.

The illegal drugs are all bad, and when you do illegal drugs then you are supporting some bad people who do bad things. Seriously, just say no.

And on the issue of the French, the French always supported the Americans. And we should have supported King Louis XVI, King Louis supported the Americans against England, and France went broke helping the Americans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War

France was also mostly on the side of the Union in the Civil War, and some of the British supported the slave owners. But neither France nor England wanted to enter the war, so they both remained neutral.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_and_the_American_Civil_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_and_the_American_Civil_War

But, yes, it is noted that if Napoleon III had defeated the Mexicans then he might have supported the Confederacy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo

https://history.com/news/cinco-de-mayo-battle-puebla-civil-war

The French should have kept King Louis XVI, whom should have been supported by the USA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI_of_France

Most French like to believe that the USA and France have always been allies, and the French love the USA, and certainly there have been times when we helped each other.

But, Happy Cinco de Mayo! It is what it is.

Salute,

Tony V.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13407 on: May 05, 2019, 07:21:51 PM »

---How Minneapolis' Somali community became the terrorist recruitment capital of the US---

https://www.foxnews.com/us/how-rep-ilhan-omars-minnesota-district-became-the-terrorist-recruitment-capital-of-the-us-officials-highly-concerned

The voice of violent primitive xenophobic African rhythms now sits in congress. Congresswoman Omar please stop telling us about how horrible America is.

Find a news source other than Fox, which contains actual quotes from Omar that support your opinion, and I will read it.

---How Minneapolis' Somali community became the terrorist recruitment capital of the US---

https://www.foxnews.com/us/how-rep-ilhan-omars-minnesota-district-became-the-terrorist-recruitment-capital-of-the-us-officials-highly-concerned

The voice of violent primitive xenophobic African rhythms now sits in congress. Congresswoman Omar please stop telling us about how horrible America is.

Find a news source other than Fox, which contains actual quotes from Omar that support your opinion, and I will read it.   

What part of ---How Minneapolis' Somali community became the terrorist recruitment capital of the US--- don't you understand?

Whatever all over the internet.


Ilhan Omar apologizes after Pelosi denounces tweet as anti-Semitic

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/11/house-democrats-ilhan-omar-antisemitism-1163728

---The CV Report: Combat Vet blasts Rep. Ilhan Omar
Connecting Vets---

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cv-report-army-vet-vs-rep-omar/id1282542044?i=1000433521324

---Ilhan Omar misstates the facts about CAIR's founding---

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/apr/15/ilhan-omar/ilhan-omar-misstates-facts-about-cairs-founding/
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13408 on: May 05, 2019, 08:42:33 PM »

Mueller can say anything he wants, anytime.  Since he is the prosecutor on this matter he also has a responsibility to testify to Congress which Barr and the White House have encouraged.

Whomp. Far from encouraging Mueller to testify, Trump is saying Mueller won’t. No “redo’s” for the Democrats.

You can’t call testimony clarifying the reports conclusions a “redo” unless you and your Attorney General have been lying about what those conclusions were...surely that’s not what has been happening, right?

Trump, according to REDSTATEWARD, does not have the power to prevent Mueller from testifying.  Let’s see how that works out.

Meanwhile, it’s totally normal for Trump to want to shit up the author of the report that totally exonerated him. Totally makes sense.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13409 on: May 05, 2019, 08:57:43 PM »

---How Minneapolis' Somali community became the terrorist recruitment capital of the US---

https://www.foxnews.com/us/how-rep-ilhan-omars-minnesota-district-became-the-terrorist-recruitment-capital-of-the-us-officials-highly-concerned

The voice of violent primitive xenophobic African rhythms now sits in congress. Congresswoman Omar please stop telling us about how horrible America is.

Find a news source other than Fox, which contains actual quotes from Omar that support your opinion, and I will read it.

---How Minneapolis' Somali community became the terrorist recruitment capital of the US---

https://www.foxnews.com/us/how-rep-ilhan-omars-minnesota-district-became-the-terrorist-recruitment-capital-of-the-us-officials-highly-concerned

The voice of violent primitive xenophobic African rhythms now sits in congress. Congresswoman Omar please stop telling us about how horrible America is.

Find a news source other than Fox, which contains actual quotes from Omar that support your opinion, and I will read it.   

What part of ---How Minneapolis' Somali community became the terrorist recruitment capital of the US--- don't you understand?

Whatever all over the internet.


Ilhan Omar apologizes after Pelosi denounces tweet as anti-Semitic

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/11/house-democrats-ilhan-omar-antisemitism-1163728

---The CV Report: Combat Vet blasts Rep. Ilhan Omar
Connecting Vets---

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cv-report-army-vet-vs-rep-omar/id1282542044?i=1000433521324

---Ilhan Omar misstates the facts about CAIR's founding---

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/apr/15/ilhan-omar/ilhan-omar-misstates-facts-about-cairs-founding/

Sorry, can't find any quotes from her where she says America is horrible or that terrorism is okay.  And it appears she apologized when some took comments as anti-Semitic (don't know that they were).  AFAICT, she's a freshman who screws up.  Ho hum.

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