You dont get a severance package if you quit.
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So, essentially, the disgraced perv from Fox News is master-minding Trump's fraud-filled fantasy of becoming President? Why am I not surprised. The slime tide in the GOP rises so fast you need wings to stay above it.
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Trump is too easy to bribe. He must not qualify to be POTUS.
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You can tell allot about a person by the people he surrounds himself with. Trump lets Ailes in to advise him. Great. Trump evidently finds nothing wrong with a sexual pervert as a part of his campaign, providing high level advice. Good luck with that. I hope Trump is happy with FOX NEW'S leavings.
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But you have no problem with a candidate getting advice from a sexual predator, when the predator is married to the candidate?
" In fact, Mr. Manafort did not go voluntarily. “My father just didn’t want to have the distraction looming over the campaign,” (said) Eric Trump."
Wait! I thought Donald was all about loyalty?
Wait! I thought Donald was all about loyalty?
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I hope one of the questions during the debates is: "Which former American president do you admire and why?"
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Jo: Let me take a shot at how Donald Trump might answer the question:
"What a stupid question. Who was the dufus who thought that one up. Just asking, ya know? Just asking, don't wanna trip into the po-lit-ical cor-rect-ness, what garbage.
"No. Seriously. Ask me in eight years when we have something to admire and I'll give you rundown of what my administration dismantled. And, of course I'll admire myself most. I'm smart. Really really smart. And I'm rich. Trust me. I built an empire with nothing more than a million dollars in seed money from my father's pocket. I'm the greatest president God ever created. Ask me in eight years. …
"Hey! Get that loudmouth outta the back of the room! In my neighborhood we woulda knocked him into da next block. …
"Did I mention I'm really really smart and really really rich? Yes? Good. That's my answer. I'll admire me as a former president when I've completed my terms in office."
"What a stupid question. Who was the dufus who thought that one up. Just asking, ya know? Just asking, don't wanna trip into the po-lit-ical cor-rect-ness, what garbage.
"No. Seriously. Ask me in eight years when we have something to admire and I'll give you rundown of what my administration dismantled. And, of course I'll admire myself most. I'm smart. Really really smart. And I'm rich. Trust me. I built an empire with nothing more than a million dollars in seed money from my father's pocket. I'm the greatest president God ever created. Ask me in eight years. …
"Hey! Get that loudmouth outta the back of the room! In my neighborhood we woulda knocked him into da next block. …
"Did I mention I'm really really smart and really really rich? Yes? Good. That's my answer. I'll admire me as a former president when I've completed my terms in office."
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". . . it is also because he simply prefers to improvise, unconstrained by convention or by a chain of command." Now there is a damning condemnation of Trump and of his unsuitability to be President.
His new team is not going to get along. Trump is both mercurial and narcissistic. Bannon is also narcissistic and more interested in his own career than that of Trump. Kellyanne Conway is a well-regarded Republican operative who will likely try to get Trump to behave as did Manafort.
Therefore, Bannon and Conway will clash due to opposing camapign philosophies, particularly his constant pit-bull, anti-everyone attacking style.
Trump and Bannon will clash because he will recognize that Bannon's personality is very much a mirror image of his own. Bannon is all about Bannon; Trump is all about Trump. But Trump is the boss and will expect Bannon to serve him. He will serve him only if it advances Bannon's personal agenda.
Last, Trump will clash with Conway as he did with Manafort because soon enough he will be unable emotionally to handle not behaving as his impulsive, unfocused, inattentive personality demands.
I'll give this team 3 -4 weeks before it disintegrates. Trump's poll numbers will continue to fall. The RNC will probably abandon him before the first debate.
And Trump will be left with his conspiracy theories and the personal demons that haunt him daily while he nevertheless tries to construct a narrative that has him winning something.
His new team is not going to get along. Trump is both mercurial and narcissistic. Bannon is also narcissistic and more interested in his own career than that of Trump. Kellyanne Conway is a well-regarded Republican operative who will likely try to get Trump to behave as did Manafort.
Therefore, Bannon and Conway will clash due to opposing camapign philosophies, particularly his constant pit-bull, anti-everyone attacking style.
Trump and Bannon will clash because he will recognize that Bannon's personality is very much a mirror image of his own. Bannon is all about Bannon; Trump is all about Trump. But Trump is the boss and will expect Bannon to serve him. He will serve him only if it advances Bannon's personal agenda.
Last, Trump will clash with Conway as he did with Manafort because soon enough he will be unable emotionally to handle not behaving as his impulsive, unfocused, inattentive personality demands.
I'll give this team 3 -4 weeks before it disintegrates. Trump's poll numbers will continue to fall. The RNC will probably abandon him before the first debate.
And Trump will be left with his conspiracy theories and the personal demons that haunt him daily while he nevertheless tries to construct a narrative that has him winning something.
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Professionalism...exit stage left. Conspiracy radio...enter stage right.
So...Is Donald Trump going to become a litmus test to down ticket-Republicans?
With the last of, or maybe the only, profession being booted, sure looks like it's being designed to be, "You bloody well betcha!"
For many decades Liberal and Progressive observers had watched, with deepening despair and an ever-increasing hunger for a re-emergence of ‘separation of church and state,’ as “the religious-right” used their religious-inspired litmus tests on Republican candidates, while, in an oddly parallel effort, “the conservative-right” used their conservative-inspired litmus tests on the same gaggle of candidates; eventually leading to the plethora of ideologies that ran in Spring-2016’s Republican primary elections – It most certainly does, therefore, seem absolutely appropriate, completely correct and wholly justified to, here and now, use down-ticket Republican candidates’ support of, and endorsement for, the product of all that effort as a litmus test on those underlings who would be at the product’s beck and call, legislatively speaking…I would’ve said.
So...Is Donald Trump going to become a litmus test to down ticket-Republicans?
With the last of, or maybe the only, profession being booted, sure looks like it's being designed to be, "You bloody well betcha!"
For many decades Liberal and Progressive observers had watched, with deepening despair and an ever-increasing hunger for a re-emergence of ‘separation of church and state,’ as “the religious-right” used their religious-inspired litmus tests on Republican candidates, while, in an oddly parallel effort, “the conservative-right” used their conservative-inspired litmus tests on the same gaggle of candidates; eventually leading to the plethora of ideologies that ran in Spring-2016’s Republican primary elections – It most certainly does, therefore, seem absolutely appropriate, completely correct and wholly justified to, here and now, use down-ticket Republican candidates’ support of, and endorsement for, the product of all that effort as a litmus test on those underlings who would be at the product’s beck and call, legislatively speaking…I would’ve said.
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Why Trump Authoritarians
As children, were frequently/seriously punished/shamed for even minor offences. If they resisted, they were punished more. Dependent on parents, who they are “suppose” to love.
Unshakable belief in their own superiority; racial, cultural and ethnic group and a disdain for any other group...leading to brutality, aggression and naked open prejudice.
1. Obedience and respect for authority, the most important virtues children should learn.
2. Young people sometimes get rebellious ideas, but as they grow up they ought to get over them and settle down.
3. Condemn people who have bad manners, habits and breeding can hardly expect to get along with decent people.
4. Reject weakness or sentimentality. Businessmen are much more important to society than artists or professors.
5. Superstition: Belief in mysticism. Someday it will probably be shown that astrology can explain a lot of things.
6. Power and toughness: preoccupation with dominance over others.
7. Destructiveness and cynicism: a generalized feeling of hostility and anger. Human nature being what it is, there will always be war and conflict.
8. A tendency to project inner emotions and impulses onto others. Most people don’t realize how much our lives are controlled by plots hatched in secret places.
9. Sex: exaggerated concern for proper sexual conduct. Homosexuals are hardly better than criminals and ought to be severely punished.(PychToday)
As children, were frequently/seriously punished/shamed for even minor offences. If they resisted, they were punished more. Dependent on parents, who they are “suppose” to love.
Unshakable belief in their own superiority; racial, cultural and ethnic group and a disdain for any other group...leading to brutality, aggression and naked open prejudice.
1. Obedience and respect for authority, the most important virtues children should learn.
2. Young people sometimes get rebellious ideas, but as they grow up they ought to get over them and settle down.
3. Condemn people who have bad manners, habits and breeding can hardly expect to get along with decent people.
4. Reject weakness or sentimentality. Businessmen are much more important to society than artists or professors.
5. Superstition: Belief in mysticism. Someday it will probably be shown that astrology can explain a lot of things.
6. Power and toughness: preoccupation with dominance over others.
7. Destructiveness and cynicism: a generalized feeling of hostility and anger. Human nature being what it is, there will always be war and conflict.
8. A tendency to project inner emotions and impulses onto others. Most people don’t realize how much our lives are controlled by plots hatched in secret places.
9. Sex: exaggerated concern for proper sexual conduct. Homosexuals are hardly better than criminals and ought to be severely punished.(PychToday)
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This soap-operatic performance by the current candidate of one of our two national political parties in the United States points to one inescapable conclusion if Trump is allowed to win in November.
We as a notion will have elected our very first true Oligarch in the history of our once great nation. He will run the Office of the Executive like the devious real estate developer he is; as a dictator. HIs advisors will be the cabal of his most loyal players and personal family members that met with him last Saturday night.
If we survive it, his reign of Putin-like governance during his term in office will be the saddest chapter of our nation's history since before the Revolution, going all the way back to the Salem Witch trials.
That is not worth any amount of risk and if we elect him, we own him even though he will treats this nation like he owns it...and us.
We as a notion will have elected our very first true Oligarch in the history of our once great nation. He will run the Office of the Executive like the devious real estate developer he is; as a dictator. HIs advisors will be the cabal of his most loyal players and personal family members that met with him last Saturday night.
If we survive it, his reign of Putin-like governance during his term in office will be the saddest chapter of our nation's history since before the Revolution, going all the way back to the Salem Witch trials.
That is not worth any amount of risk and if we elect him, we own him even though he will treats this nation like he owns it...and us.
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All Americans need to chew this one to the bone before deciding to vote for Mr. Trump.
This man does not want to listen to anybody who isn't a sycophant.
I'll bet most of his supporters had fathers or grandfathers who fought in WWII. If they knew about this travesty they would think they fought and died for nothing.
Is this really going to make America Great, I for one do not think so.
This man does not want to listen to anybody who isn't a sycophant.
I'll bet most of his supporters had fathers or grandfathers who fought in WWII. If they knew about this travesty they would think they fought and died for nothing.
Is this really going to make America Great, I for one do not think so.
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This guy is so close to Sheening he might as well give it up and get sick for sympathy's sake.
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How a candidate runs his or her campaign provides good insight as to how they would run the country. Based upon Donald Trump's track record thus far, it would be irresponsible and reckless to let him anywhere near the oval office.
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What is the New York City-Moscow airfare (1st class & one way) going for these days?
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How is going to create a cabinet if he can't keep campaign directors. Maybe he will have no advisers or staff. It wouldn't surprise me. As he has said many times he doesn't need anyone. He can do it himself. Our luck he will fire himself.
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Great, for now we have the Narcissists in charge of the Paranoids:
A study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin suggests that when a group is without a leader, a narcissist (Trump") is likely to take charge. Researchers have found that people who score high in narcissism tend to take control of leaderless groups (TrumpTeaservatives). According to Alan Downs, corporate narcissism occurs when a narcissist becomes the chief executive officer (CEO) or other leadership roles within the senior management team and gathers an adequate mix of codependents around him to support the narcissistic behavior. Narcissists profess company loyalty but are only really committed to their own agendas, thus organizational decisions are founded on the narcissist's own interests rather than the interests of the organization as a whole, the various stakeholders, or the society in which the organization operates.
People with paranoid personality disorder (TrumpTeaeaservatives) are generally characterized by having a long-standing pattern of pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others. A person with paranoid personality disorder will nearly always believe that other people’s motives are suspect or even malevolent.
A study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin suggests that when a group is without a leader, a narcissist (Trump") is likely to take charge. Researchers have found that people who score high in narcissism tend to take control of leaderless groups (TrumpTeaservatives). According to Alan Downs, corporate narcissism occurs when a narcissist becomes the chief executive officer (CEO) or other leadership roles within the senior management team and gathers an adequate mix of codependents around him to support the narcissistic behavior. Narcissists profess company loyalty but are only really committed to their own agendas, thus organizational decisions are founded on the narcissist's own interests rather than the interests of the organization as a whole, the various stakeholders, or the society in which the organization operates.
People with paranoid personality disorder (TrumpTeaeaservatives) are generally characterized by having a long-standing pattern of pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others. A person with paranoid personality disorder will nearly always believe that other people’s motives are suspect or even malevolent.
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Individuals with this disorder assume that other people will exploit, harm, or deceive them, even if no evidence exists to support this expectation. Individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder are generally difficult to get along with and often have problems with close relationships. Their excessive suspiciousness and hostility may be expressed in overt argumentativeness, in recurrent complaining, or by quiet, apparently hostile aloofness. Because they are hyper vigilant for potential threats, they may act in a guarded, secretive, or devious manner and appear to be “cold” and lacking in tender feelings (No welfare, No healthcare, No education, No equal rights for women or minorities, No environmental care or safety).
Trump Supporters React to Trump Campaign Ads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MubunsD-7g
Trump Supporters React to Trump Campaign Ads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MubunsD-7g
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trump really vetted manafort well, didn't he
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Where are the nude caricatures of Mr. Trump, Mr. Ailes, and Mr. Bannon together.
Or the nude sculpture ?
All three are fat, white, angry, old men that are despicable in appearance.
I am waiting, and so is the country.
Or the nude sculpture ?
All three are fat, white, angry, old men that are despicable in appearance.
I am waiting, and so is the country.
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Actually, we ARE NOT waiting for a nude anything of Trump, no photos (leave that to Melania), no statues, not even a caricature.
Some if us can't stand the sight of him clothed.
We do not want him as an Emperor without any clothes, literally or figuratively.
Some if us can't stand the sight of him clothed.
We do not want him as an Emperor without any clothes, literally or figuratively.
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So Trump's campaign director quits because of alleged ties to Ukrainian oligarchs. Those ties may or may not have been relevant to any part of the Trump campaign. On the other hand, the Clinton Foundation is proven to be accepting more money from Ukrainian oligarchs than those of any other country - including Saudi Arabia.
And the media reaction is . . . . . . . . . . (crickets).
And the media reaction is . . . . . . . . . . (crickets).
The media is consistently pointing out how little Trump can score off Hillary's short comings when he's trying to fend off his own bad news. They make the dots connect, but Trump specializes in disconnections. Ask a social scientist!
It's like the press are trying to coach the poor guy, but he's not good at listening. I bet Bannon launches a Nixon/Goldwater flood and famine attack before Monday. If he makes you feel disconnected and anxious, just remember, that's his intention. To feel better, reach out and touch someone, and don't talk about Donald unless you need to relieve yourself.
It's like the press are trying to coach the poor guy, but he's not good at listening. I bet Bannon launches a Nixon/Goldwater flood and famine attack before Monday. If he makes you feel disconnected and anxious, just remember, that's his intention. To feel better, reach out and touch someone, and don't talk about Donald unless you need to relieve yourself.
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sav,
Why was Jared Kushner in Crimea with his wife Ivanka with Wendi Dang Murdoch who is said to be dating Putin when this shift came down? Vetting permission?
It's curious how much those folks like to hang together.
Why was Jared Kushner in Crimea with his wife Ivanka with Wendi Dang Murdoch who is said to be dating Putin when this shift came down? Vetting permission?
It's curious how much those folks like to hang together.
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It's like this
1. Her name is Deng not Dang
2. Wendy Deng has known Jared Kushner longer than Ivanka Trump has known him
3. They were in Croatia not Crimea. The two places are not even close.
Otherwise a good post, although a pic of Putin and Deng together on a date would help. One will do.
1. Her name is Deng not Dang
2. Wendy Deng has known Jared Kushner longer than Ivanka Trump has known him
3. They were in Croatia not Crimea. The two places are not even close.
Otherwise a good post, although a pic of Putin and Deng together on a date would help. One will do.
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Out of chaos comes order. Neitzsche
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Trump, chosen by just 9% of the voters, is an illustration of what can go horribly wrong in our two party system, and why our founders made us a representative republic - where the sanity of rationally minded yet democratically elected representatives could check the impulsiveness of the tyranny of an easily swayed popular simple majority on certain issues - representatives seeing the long term, and keeping our republic's Constitutional Principles forefront in their minds.
What I find extremely disturbing in this race is how it has been, and continues to be, presented to us by the overwhelming number of media outlets as a choice between only 2 candidates & parties
It is not.
There are 3 parties available on the ballot in all 50 states, and in more than 35 of them (as of last count) 4.
The Libertarian party has achieved ballot access for the race in all 50 States, and while I do Not agree with the party positions on every single issue, I do have to say, that having listened to them speak a number of times now, their candidates, Johnson & Wells, seem like the very best, sane, rational choices, in this race - and I believe the vast majority of Americans would overall prefer living under their Administration than under the other available choices.
I don't happen to agree with the Green' positions- but I believe that it’s vital that their included as a option in all 50 states and & the Libertarians be heard in the Presidential Debates.
What I find extremely disturbing in this race is how it has been, and continues to be, presented to us by the overwhelming number of media outlets as a choice between only 2 candidates & parties
It is not.
There are 3 parties available on the ballot in all 50 states, and in more than 35 of them (as of last count) 4.
The Libertarian party has achieved ballot access for the race in all 50 States, and while I do Not agree with the party positions on every single issue, I do have to say, that having listened to them speak a number of times now, their candidates, Johnson & Wells, seem like the very best, sane, rational choices, in this race - and I believe the vast majority of Americans would overall prefer living under their Administration than under the other available choices.
I don't happen to agree with the Green' positions- but I believe that it’s vital that their included as a option in all 50 states and & the Libertarians be heard in the Presidential Debates.
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Don't count Trump out. He is like a vampire who cannot be killed. His new extreme right wing team of Roger Ailes and Steve Bannon are even now formulating an anti-Hilary campaign that is surely to be "out there" so as to take your breath away and suck all of the oxygen from the room. Expect Trump to act more normal, even "Presidential. Expect a Russian Grucifier leak in October and expect the election might just be hacked. And sadly, last of all, expect the possibility that Trump might actually win.
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Interesting to me in the recent Manafort piece is use of the phrase "legitimate campaign outlay." Ledger entries, in an inherently open book accounting, can hardly be red (read comment) flags for criminal activity, no matter the money amount. There is no such political standard and lacking other proof the entry is prima facie an honest reflection of one party fulfilling a contractual obligation for services rendered.
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Now, I am a good boy reading a script written for me but not by me should be good enough for you all to forgive my past transgressions with my mouth. I spoke honestly before and I will mouth as I am told from now on as the honest truth. Truth?! He didn't know what that was and now he has learned the meaning of the word after 70 years of being a 'liar'. Woe for those who now believe his prattles now as he do it now mouth someone else truths. He has to be kidding. He is now a hired mouth piece. The problem is who is going to manage his mouth or actions if he became the President. Anyone in that office has a higher authority than the President. He still doesn't get it. He is danger to himself and the public if he ever gets to the White House. Go home and enjoy your billions and grandkids, your silver spoon in the mouth birth made you a 'birther' of another strip, not fit for the President of United States.
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Reading through the comments -- almost all very negative against he whose name I will not even mention -- it appears that his house of card is actually starting to crumble. How did that take so long when people like those that can be found at the following link? -- http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/8/17/1561111/-Donald-Trump-supporters...
People just like these have been his main supporters from the beginning.
People just like these have been his main supporters from the beginning.
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I*m not a Trump supporter. But I find this pot-calling-the-kettle-black exercise the height--or depth--of hypocrisy.
Racism? Misogyny? The Clintons have been happy to use whatever dog whistles and overt vocabulary choices necessary to destroy anyone who got in their way. They were pretty contemptuous of Obama until his inevitability made them decide to just cut the behind-the-scenes deal that would keep Hillary in the game until those long, long eight years were nearing to a close.
Trump--as awful as he is--is not complicit in the deaths and maimings of many thousands of people due to actions or failures to act.
Yes--judgment matters. Hillary has never seen a war she isn't prepared to support.
Yes--foreign influence matters. AIPAC has ensured that the US will continue to engage in Middle Eastern carnage and make political decisions that may seem to benefit Israel in the short-term but only contribute to global chaos.
There are no good choices here. If you think there are, you*re as willfully blind as those rabid conservatives you enjoy mocking.
Racism? Misogyny? The Clintons have been happy to use whatever dog whistles and overt vocabulary choices necessary to destroy anyone who got in their way. They were pretty contemptuous of Obama until his inevitability made them decide to just cut the behind-the-scenes deal that would keep Hillary in the game until those long, long eight years were nearing to a close.
Trump--as awful as he is--is not complicit in the deaths and maimings of many thousands of people due to actions or failures to act.
Yes--judgment matters. Hillary has never seen a war she isn't prepared to support.
Yes--foreign influence matters. AIPAC has ensured that the US will continue to engage in Middle Eastern carnage and make political decisions that may seem to benefit Israel in the short-term but only contribute to global chaos.
There are no good choices here. If you think there are, you*re as willfully blind as those rabid conservatives you enjoy mocking.
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Strategically, Mussolini took shots at the established right, dissed the socialists and took swipes at the Church as he ran down the middle to capture the vote in the 1922, then he stopped all that voting nonsense.
"Mussolini Hit and Run Driver," NYTS, 1931. Come on, that's Anderson Cooper's Cornie cousin's story! He was a dare make devil, too.
I recommend folks who can get a swig of free Premium gopher it.
"Mussolini Hit and Run Driver," NYTS, 1931. Come on, that's Anderson Cooper's Cornie cousin's story! He was a dare make devil, too.
I recommend folks who can get a swig of free Premium gopher it.
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Betcha never thought a banker could order Hoover to have the highest ranking Marine in the nation put himself under arrest for repeating a True Italian Traffic Story out of court in Philly. OK, Tommy was a media magnate, too. Grant you, Murdoch's been through a PM or few to avoid the FCPA Dragon's breath.
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But their real problem, Trump is still Trump. Too late to put lipstick on him.
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In a recent article, the Pentagon and Dr. Hoffman of the National Defense University expressed concerned about how to combat Russia’s use of “hybrid warfare,”; stealth invasion, local proxy forces, international propaganda, conventional/unconventional forces, information warfare, propaganda, and economic measures to undermine its enemies when it annexed Crimea and destabilize eastern Ukraine.
Like the Russians, the GOP are using the very same “hybrid warfare”
The GOP, following the direction of Joseph Goebbels who said that by repeating a few very specific ideas and understanding the psychology of the people concerned you could make them believe that a square is in fact a circle by just using words, and words can be molded to disguise intent. The purpose of propaganda isn’t to be intellectually pleasing or to control a few mindless people but instead, conquer the broad masses. They also use the wordsmithing of Dr. Frank Luntz, who understands how to use words that insight people to act purely on emotions and without all of the facts, manipulate people to act against their own needs.
Walker goes to Germany & England and 47 senators send a letter to the leader of Iran, Bush goes to Estonia (Russia).
The GOP uses gerrymandering, voter restrictions, limiting information freedoms, economic warfare defunding the country’s budget, destabilizes the country using fear tactics, provoking: racism, hyper-right religion, confederacy.
Russian mole is transferring money to Trump.
Like the Russians, the GOP are using the very same “hybrid warfare”
The GOP, following the direction of Joseph Goebbels who said that by repeating a few very specific ideas and understanding the psychology of the people concerned you could make them believe that a square is in fact a circle by just using words, and words can be molded to disguise intent. The purpose of propaganda isn’t to be intellectually pleasing or to control a few mindless people but instead, conquer the broad masses. They also use the wordsmithing of Dr. Frank Luntz, who understands how to use words that insight people to act purely on emotions and without all of the facts, manipulate people to act against their own needs.
Walker goes to Germany & England and 47 senators send a letter to the leader of Iran, Bush goes to Estonia (Russia).
The GOP uses gerrymandering, voter restrictions, limiting information freedoms, economic warfare defunding the country’s budget, destabilizes the country using fear tactics, provoking: racism, hyper-right religion, confederacy.
Russian mole is transferring money to Trump.
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I have come to the conclusion that the media's fascination with Trump and the constant reporting of everything he does or says is a plot to make us all extremely tired of hearing his name,
It has worked; I would just as soon never hear his name again.
It has worked; I would just as soon never hear his name again.
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However, Tommy Lamont, owner of TIME and JP Morgan's Brain, found it wise to flatter those owing HUGE WWI war reparations loans to JP with multiple cover stories. Those guys were always threatening to default when the news didn't go their way here. Then JP would fail. So now you know why the media likes to cover for holes.
Do we have a clue what's going down in the media's glue factories? And what about their telephony connections? Look at the Mercers, big into Bannon and Cruz until Trump showed them how to really lose.
Do we have a clue what's going down in the media's glue factories? And what about their telephony connections? Look at the Mercers, big into Bannon and Cruz until Trump showed them how to really lose.
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"Extreme vetting" indeed. "Fire ... Ready ... Aim" is more like it.
Don Trump: I've dealt with dolts such as you all my professional life. You're as easy to read as a Little Golden Book. Matter of fact, here's one made just for you: "Time for Bed, Elmo." You can identify with the plot line: "It's bedtime, but Elmo doesn't want to go to sleep. Boys and girls ages 1 to 4 will recognize--and giggle at--every excuse Elmo uses to avoid the inevitable ..." But I've got news for you, Don: nobody's giggling at you.
Don Trump: I've dealt with dolts such as you all my professional life. You're as easy to read as a Little Golden Book. Matter of fact, here's one made just for you: "Time for Bed, Elmo." You can identify with the plot line: "It's bedtime, but Elmo doesn't want to go to sleep. Boys and girls ages 1 to 4 will recognize--and giggle at--every excuse Elmo uses to avoid the inevitable ..." But I've got news for you, Don: nobody's giggling at you.
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People, please, you really ought to get beyond only reading the clearly biased liberal media and take a hard look at the actual major problems our country faces and make an unemotional decision on who is best to be our next President. Almost all the comments here are people talking soap opera trash about almost meaningless details. Folks, you are not looking at the big picture. This country is on the precipice of continuing even more quickly in its decline, or with the right leadership we have time to put this ship back on the right course. Trump is our best hope for strong leadership and growth oriented economic policy, which drives everything else, makes all our dreams possible, makes a safe and secure country possible. You can't solve anything if you are bankrupt. Clinton? Seriously? Retro, corrupt, horrible judgement, worst negotiator in history, a misguided socialist. Remember, socialism works until the other guy runs out of money. Does anyone not remember why the Soviet Union failed? It was failed economic policy. And how and why is China on track to dominate the world economically? We've allowed them to eat our lunch for over 20 years, horrible imbalanced trade policies and failure to ensure Americans have the economic opportunities they need to feed their families. Government is not the answer, private sector business, especially small business, is the best way to create and grow wealth for a country. Think carefully about who best can lead us.
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"The sky is falling, the sky is falling". Not true then, not true now. Please go pander this drivel at a Trump rally.
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Paul, could you and I at least agree that there are real problems needing fresh new leadership to solve? Can we not agree on a few basic facts, such as USA now facing $21 TRILLION in debt? Maybe you don't know any struggling Americans, yet I can tell you many millions of our fellow Americans are in fact suffering a serious slide downward in their economic security. So many other critical issues need to be addressed: housing, healthcare, foreign policy in tatters, etc, at the very least i think you could agree, otherwise are you just putting your head in the sand? I challenge the NYT and its readers to start serious discussions of the facts, of the actual problems needing solutions, not the liberal dribble and soap opera like tabloid stories. Let's have serious debates and come to the debate table with real facts and solutions.
I hear this alot from Trump supporters, you guys are like the people so suckered in during a high pressure time share sales for a worthless deal you cannot see or even accept reality. The US is NOT in economic decline, its has recovered well from the Great Recession, unemployment is way down. The streets are not filled with wild out of control terrorists and criminals, crime has been going down for years. I will tell you what did dissappear, and thats high paying jobs for people with no skill, this ain't the 50s. If you think starting a trade way with our neighbors north and south and across the ocean, all you will reap is high prices and loss of more jobs as American exporters won't be able to sell. The economy needs high priced unskiled factory labor like it needs lamplighters and horeshoe salesmen. You need education - college, technical vocational and skills to make it in this world, not trade wars. Only one candidate is seriously talking about making American competitive on a playing field Amerca's technical prowess can win on. Oh, I hope Trump's tax cuts will be good for you, you must be obscenely wealthy, and good bye all the great work that has been done to bring down the deficit, we are going to balloon the debt making Trump and his pals richer. Now I get it, you don't like Hillary - neither do I, but I am going to have vote for her because your candidate can't run a campaign and sure can't run the country.
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If Trump wants to improve his standing with the American people, he should fire himself and disappear from the public scene. He should pay his debt to small business owners he steamed rolled over and apologize to all he stepped on. Last but not least, he must donate his entire fortune to the minorities the old Trump hated so much.
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Guy's campaign still owes my police force for his two big rallies, and we've been cutting back lately. Trump's fans sucker punched us TWICE, but he thinks this is a joke? What if the fans really got out of hand?
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Trump's incessant eye for monetizing his self-importance means his next book titles will be, "Trump: Art of the Implosion," "Not So Great Again," and "How to Get Spanked in a National Election."
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I see a future for him dictating his success to other imperialdickheads. May they all go down together!
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Great reporting by the Times on Trump's property rights. Probably don't need to see the tax returns to know he's borrowed heavily against most of them, thus distressing them and resulting in no taxes for Donald.
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On vacuous apologies...worthless.
They insult those you continue to insult, and confuse those you encouraged to laugh with you. Some of those laughers are even insulted!
True apologies ask for forgiveness, THEN the real transaction begins. Forgive what? If you can't name it, you don't feel it, and thus you are just rubbing it in!
They insult those you continue to insult, and confuse those you encouraged to laugh with you. Some of those laughers are even insulted!
True apologies ask for forgiveness, THEN the real transaction begins. Forgive what? If you can't name it, you don't feel it, and thus you are just rubbing it in!
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Why was Paul Manafort present at the "security" briefing? Will Roger Ailes or Roger Bannon be next up?
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The FBI and CIA need to investigate him. He was already vetted by Putin's SVR.
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If Donald J. Trump cannot successfully run his campaign, then how would
we expect him to run our nation:...
Answer: in my view...he should FIRE HIMSELF...first before anyone else.
He ...Trump...fails...himself....
so...Donald J. Trump..."You Are Fired" !!!!
we expect him to run our nation:...
Answer: in my view...he should FIRE HIMSELF...first before anyone else.
He ...Trump...fails...himself....
so...Donald J. Trump..."You Are Fired" !!!!
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He'll never work in this town , again. :-D
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The investigation into Mr. Manafort's lobbying activities without proper registration or disclosure and the enormous cash payments linked to him through the "Black Ledgers" in Ukraine should not stop with his resignation from Trump's campaign. Manafort's legal and fiscal liabilities must be exposed and he should be held accountable for them.
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This is a good article. But MSNBC, CNN and others are also spending additional time on the C. Foundation etc. NYT, can we also get some reporting on our candidate Clinton?
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And Donald J. Trump 3.0 will be any different than Donald J. Trump 1.0 and 2.0? Don't think so. If you do, then you are in the market for a certain bridge up for sale in Brooklyn.
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So Trump goes down to the flood zone to cover Manafort's exit? What a jerk.
The reason Obama isn't there is this has happened and will happen there, again. Get used to it. Obama also knows the details required to manage a tour for optics is not energy anyone needs wasted there right now, except Donald Trump.
The reason Obama isn't there is this has happened and will happen there, again. Get used to it. Obama also knows the details required to manage a tour for optics is not energy anyone needs wasted there right now, except Donald Trump.
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What about the long-term strategic planning Manafart was doing? Who is doing that now?
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"Long term strategic planning"?
Like discussing at breakfast who is doing what after lunch? That kind of planning?
Like discussing at breakfast who is doing what after lunch? That kind of planning?
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If Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is so concerned with Ukrainian optics, then why were he and Ivanka in Crimea with Wendi Dang Murdoch when this all rolled out? I'm told she's dating Putin, now.
OK, this is typically trashable talk, but wait until you see what Bannon's got planned for Hillary!
No one has canned these facts, yet, and they are concerning. Perhaps Jared's family are the ones who need cover? And how does he reconcile Bannon's overt hostility toward Jews with his own values?
I know kidz are supposed to be off the block, but he's one of Trump's closest advisers.
OK, this is typically trashable talk, but wait until you see what Bannon's got planned for Hillary!
No one has canned these facts, yet, and they are concerning. Perhaps Jared's family are the ones who need cover? And how does he reconcile Bannon's overt hostility toward Jews with his own values?
I know kidz are supposed to be off the block, but he's one of Trump's closest advisers.
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While Mr. Trump confuses his presidential campaign with his former reality show, "The Apprentice", Sec. Clinton is in a position to insure that those moving away from Trump come to her not simply because she is not Donald Trump but because she is Hillary Clinton. It is a cardinal rule of political campaigns that you provide the electorate with reasons to vote for you as well as cause to vote against your opponent. My own first suggestion is to look at America's failing infrastructure and transportation. Amtrak need s a thorough modernization, extensive expansion and and substantial funding increases. Ms. Clinton could travel on an Acela, a Northeast Regional train as well as a long distance train getting feedback from passengers, employees etc. She might visit several bridges in need of repair as well as drive on especially damaged highways, tollways etc. She might look at summer highway construction and the gridlock and traffic jams it causes while talking to drivers agitated by the delays. She can examine the service provided and charges imposed by America's airlines and the airports they arrive and depart from talking to passengers, workers etc. Ms. Clinton is a good listener and such forays into the everyday lives of Americans as well as examining first hand the nation's immediate needs can be good politics that translates into serious policy.
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It is no coincident that Manafort was fired and it happened after the article in the New York. Thank you New York Times!
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If he can't properly "vet" a relatively public figure like Manafort for such an important position, how does he plan to perform "extreme vetting" on some displaced refugee who wants to come here.
On the other hand perhaps the Manafort vetting revealed exactly what Trump was looking for and that's why he picked Manafort.
Whatever the case, his judgement is certainly flawed - no surprise there though.
On the other hand perhaps the Manafort vetting revealed exactly what Trump was looking for and that's why he picked Manafort.
Whatever the case, his judgement is certainly flawed - no surprise there though.
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All this time the Donald has managed to hold on doggedly despite his own stentorian ineptness, his boundless ignorance, and his unassailable penchant for self-delusion. He has compulsively blundered, pathologically lied and wantonly denigrated whomever sparks his ire — simultaneously prompting the disdain and gut wrenching anxiety of a clear majority of the American people.
Yet despite the chaos and monumental foolishness of the Trump phenomena, he remains by far the most prominent personality on the American political scene.
This is the real nature of the Trump Art of the Deal. No amount of message crafting, or savvy outside political management will change the Trump Bull in the China Shop demeanor, or if you will this canny strategy.
Yet despite the chaos and monumental foolishness of the Trump phenomena, he remains by far the most prominent personality on the American political scene.
This is the real nature of the Trump Art of the Deal. No amount of message crafting, or savvy outside political management will change the Trump Bull in the China Shop demeanor, or if you will this canny strategy.
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If something is not working, Trump does not hesitate to make a change. He is making moves that have Hillary scared.
"Look how much African-American communities have suffered under Democratic control," he continued in his appeal to the party's longtime base. "To those I say the following: What do you have to lose by trying something new, like Trump? What do you have to lose?
"You're living in poverty. Your schools are no good. You have no jobs. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed.
"What the hell do you have to lose?" Trump asked before predicting, "at the end of four years, I guarantee you that I will get over 95 percent of the African-American vote — because I will produce.
"I will produce for the inner cities and I will produce for the African-Americans.
"One thing we know for sure is if you keep voting for the same people, you will keep getting the same — exactly the same result," Trump said.
"Hillary Clinton is a throwback to an ugly past where politicians preyed on our poorer citizens while selling them out for personal gain."
"Look how much African-American communities have suffered under Democratic control," he continued in his appeal to the party's longtime base. "To those I say the following: What do you have to lose by trying something new, like Trump? What do you have to lose?
"You're living in poverty. Your schools are no good. You have no jobs. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed.
"What the hell do you have to lose?" Trump asked before predicting, "at the end of four years, I guarantee you that I will get over 95 percent of the African-American vote — because I will produce.
"I will produce for the inner cities and I will produce for the African-Americans.
"One thing we know for sure is if you keep voting for the same people, you will keep getting the same — exactly the same result," Trump said.
"Hillary Clinton is a throwback to an ugly past where politicians preyed on our poorer citizens while selling them out for personal gain."
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Regrets, Trump now says, he's had a few? I noticed that he added the preface, "Believe it or not".
Well, other than Ripley's, what are the chances anyone with half a brain is going to buy that malarkey? I'd take odds on that, even at one of the Dumpster's casinos.
DD
Manhattan
Well, other than Ripley's, what are the chances anyone with half a brain is going to buy that malarkey? I'd take odds on that, even at one of the Dumpster's casinos.
DD
Manhattan
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"...belittling the mother of a Muslim soldier who was killed in Iraq..."
Instead of "Muslim soldier" could we just say "U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan" or "U.S. soldier"?
Instead of "Muslim soldier" could we just say "U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan" or "U.S. soldier"?
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He doesn't seem to go out of his way to distress other US vets mothers, so while I applaud your tolerance, I think Donald's selective disservice needs a calling out. Remember vets are his top priority, not. Not if they don't get him elected, then they can forget it. I heard him tell folks he's never talking to them again if he isn't. Wish I could believe him, but he's the needy one, not me.
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Well, no, because that was the point of the father's speech at the DNC--because T Rump was going to ban Muslims and Mr. Kahn said his son would not have been able to come to the U.S. and end up serving in the military under a ban.
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I still feel distressed for the mother of the son killed in Libya, but why didn't anyone around her offering comfort in Cleveland? She's out there flooding with painful emotion, and they think it's a promotion?
That is abusive to the core, bad apples. She deserves better handlers.
That is abusive to the core, bad apples. She deserves better handlers.
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How is that "extreme vetting" working for you, Mr. Trump?
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This needs to be made into a series!
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An "extreme" right winger is running his campaign and uttering one word "regret" made him a change candidate! Buyers be aware.
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That's not Bannon's advise, that's a woman's. And he took it as well as her telling him to get a soul transplant. Looked phony as his last straw hat. He's still trying to have it both ways. He's a human, but got a devil's heart.
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Hopefully, Trump will lose the election. But a larger worry for him should be the backlash he most certainly will face from his unstable, thugish base when they finally realize that the man they've been worshiping has made utter fools of them all.
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I heard a snippet on NPR that the awful Donald, when elected to become the next president of the United States, wants a new reality show beamed from the White House, he was in the process of negotiating this with some TV channel, not too sure what it's to be called though. Any ideas!!!
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Did you catch his play station made to look like the President's advisers? Manafort's stuck out on the fringe like a Crimean hostage. I hope he got paid well enough for this come down.
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Trump needs to be praised for getting rid of his poorly performing disciples … Jesus didn't and wound-up betrayed, paying the ultimate price.
History is filled with leaders who failed to act to terminate recalcitrant staff as soon as circumstances warranted – too bad that W Bush failed to force-out Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld, Rice, Gonzales, Wolfowitz, Bolton, Ashcroft, Paulson and Bremer among others!
History is filled with leaders who failed to act to terminate recalcitrant staff as soon as circumstances warranted – too bad that W Bush failed to force-out Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld, Rice, Gonzales, Wolfowitz, Bolton, Ashcroft, Paulson and Bremer among others!
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Too bad the U.S. managed to sidestep our U.S. Constitution with the Supreme Court stepping in, stopping the Florida recount and "giving" Florida's electoral votes and the presidency to Geo. Bush instead ruling on letting the democratic process finish what had been started the morning of Nov. 7th of Y2k...which would have left a 'President Geo. Bush-43' a concept to ponder instead of a bête noire to remember.
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Trump gets no points for being on his THIRD set of "the very best people" to run his campaign. For those who need a diagram, if you have to switch managers THREE times in TWO months, you have a YUUUUGE problem hiring managers.
That says to those of us who are not members of the Cult of Trump that Donald J. Trump is a LOUSY manager. But his flawed business history already made that clear. Four bankruptcies over casinos, anybody?
That says to those of us who are not members of the Cult of Trump that Donald J. Trump is a LOUSY manager. But his flawed business history already made that clear. Four bankruptcies over casinos, anybody?
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Donald Trump " relies on his instincts and the counsel of his family. ....he simply prefers to improvise, unconstrained by convention or by a chain of command." This is a description of someone that ANYONE thinks should be the leader of the free world?
Political leanings, beliefs and preferences aside - why would the " greatest nation in the free world" vote a spoiled, narcissistic sociopath with the emotional maturity of a 5 year old to the highest office?
Have we become a nation of Tolkien's Orcs?
Political leanings, beliefs and preferences aside - why would the " greatest nation in the free world" vote a spoiled, narcissistic sociopath with the emotional maturity of a 5 year old to the highest office?
Have we become a nation of Tolkien's Orcs?
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I am hunkered down like a Hobbit without any debt, so of course Trump suggests I let him vet our infrastructure projects. NOT! That guy pulls money out of every opportunity to insure it flounders.
What I find precious is not what Trump can't stop trying to capture. I got enough. That's why I'm happy and he's miserable.
But if he needs any convincing, I'll be glad to storm his tower with a host of other glad messengers and woodsmen.
What I find precious is not what Trump can't stop trying to capture. I got enough. That's why I'm happy and he's miserable.
But if he needs any convincing, I'll be glad to storm his tower with a host of other glad messengers and woodsmen.
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What a pathetic crew of professional dissimulators Trump has gathered to bamboozle the American people.
Wouldn't it feel great to defy expectations and make it very costly for a presumptuous fool to under-rate the intelligence of the American public?
Wouldn't it feel great to defy expectations and make it very costly for a presumptuous fool to under-rate the intelligence of the American public?
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Outstanding work by the NYT on these revealing articles covering the inside of the Trump campaign, thank you!
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It's too bad they ignore the criminal behavior of the Democrat candidate.
Oh, please, Judicial Watch has Hillary's hands on the writer's block. And I read that here, silly. Too bad she can put it off until after she wins. Shall we blame that colorful judge? It's tempting for Donald, I'm sure!
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I agree Jammer. And Ebmem, that's because Mrs. Clinton has had no criminal behavior, unlike your boy Trump. Wake up and smell the kool-aid.
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Did Trump clear this with Putin before firing him?
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Is this why Kushner was in Crimea? To avoid an air space collision?
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It doesn't matter how many high-powered advisors and managers Donald brings in to change his image, none of them can fix the fact that he is his own worst enemy. Donald doesn't need more advisors, he needs a therapist.
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Amen. What's even worse is that so many people in the U.S. are fooled by him.
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I don't know how anyone can rise in themselves to become such a Henry VIII, but this guy knows how to get the "best" out of those he pits against each other, right? Wolsey to Cromwell, this guy's gonna wolf us all down!
How many therapists do you expect he'd go through before he figured out it was his fault?
I just learned that the Narcissist is the most destructive disorder to those around them, not themselves. It's the people they leave in their wakes who are the ones needing therapy. If Donald lost his brand, he'd lose it all together. Then who'd have to clean up after that mess?
How many therapists do you expect he'd go through before he figured out it was his fault?
I just learned that the Narcissist is the most destructive disorder to those around them, not themselves. It's the people they leave in their wakes who are the ones needing therapy. If Donald lost his brand, he'd lose it all together. Then who'd have to clean up after that mess?
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This, to me, is one of the most despicable types of human beings and disasterous of candidates; the person who heads the organization by playing staffers off of one another.
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
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You mean the way FDR did?
No. I'm talking about something much more insidious - a cruel, cynical and corrosive manipulation for the sake of ego and nothing more.
SCA
Last time I looked neither Obama nor FDR was on the ballot.
For you Republicans, Saint Ronnie is not on the ballot either.
Last time I looked neither Obama nor FDR was on the ballot.
For you Republicans, Saint Ronnie is not on the ballot either.
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Waiting eagerly for the day when Trump will look at the mirror and say " You are fired!"
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Maybe D. Trump's general self-undermining and constant and repeated revelations of his recklessness and lack of overall intelligence are in fact some devilishly brilliant plan to see Hillary elected? Nothing else seems to explain this guy.
In the 1950s a group of fringe conservatives calling itself the John Birch Society accused Eisenhower of being a traitor and a communist.
They were kept on the margins of the national debate.
Today there are people who accuse Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell of being traitors to the cause. They congregate at a few internet sites, most significant of which is called Breitbart.com.
They have now been put in charge.
The GOP is in deep trouble.
They were kept on the margins of the national debate.
Today there are people who accuse Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell of being traitors to the cause. They congregate at a few internet sites, most significant of which is called Breitbart.com.
They have now been put in charge.
The GOP is in deep trouble.
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Speaking of Judicial Watch, who just got Hillary on the writing block. They mail the most outlandish propaganda to my sis. Just carrying to her makes me want to vomit. Half their political porno is on the wrapper!
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Hahaha Trump is COMPLETELY out of his element. Get ready, people. Come November he will blame the "rigged system" for his loss, because he will never understand that he's just not presidential material.
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And Manafort? I think an FBI investigation should just about fix his little red wagon.
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And Manafort? I think an FBI investigation should just about fix his little red wagon.
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Citizen--RED is right!
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Is he getting worse at teleprompted swivels? Thinks of them as pivots?
This divot is over done, but he seriously needs another dot to connect to aside from his dumb thumb to forefinger move. Then the indexing? What hole is he on? Or is he just telegraphing his intentions like a real player?
This divot is over done, but he seriously needs another dot to connect to aside from his dumb thumb to forefinger move. Then the indexing? What hole is he on? Or is he just telegraphing his intentions like a real player?
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Manafort may have not read the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and he is under FBI investigation but the problem with Trump's campaign is Trump, not Manafort.
Trump just killed the messenger.
Trump just killed the messenger.
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It warms my heart that 1970's Act to suppress our corps corrupting foreign governments still sings!
My dad was commanding a Dutch base when the Prince got caught with his hand in Lockheed's crookie jar! That was one of the biggies that changed our law on making MIC deals. Dad flew McDonald's.
This pounders for you, Bilderberger! That Prince thought he was James Bond, like Bond needs to take a bribe.
My dad was commanding a Dutch base when the Prince got caught with his hand in Lockheed's crookie jar! That was one of the biggies that changed our law on making MIC deals. Dad flew McDonald's.
This pounders for you, Bilderberger! That Prince thought he was James Bond, like Bond needs to take a bribe.
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All of Trump's employees sign an agreement not to talk about him afterwards or else they get sued. He must pay those ex-wives a lot, as even marla maples has not talked. Someone needs to violate the agreement and tell all about Trump. Of course Trump's employees and his wives are all much like he is, not good.
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Trump's personal life isn't the issue. Your comment is what is partly wrong with this campaign: many ignorant voters get drawn off-course by irrelevant or personal matters. Stick to real issues: that he knows absolutely nothing about being a statesman, and would set this country back decades.
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I want to see Trumps tax return now
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Above and beyond our political process needing a makeover, of news media needs a makeover. The major networks are not about reporting news, they are about getting ratings. The major news networks are responsible for giving the American people Donald Trump. Just look at the current Olympics. The major news is whether athletes lied about being robbed, not what's going on in the sporting events. Unfortunately, news media sets the standard of what is important in this Country. Gossip is what is important! Drama is what's important! The entire Country, including our political process, has become a reality TV show, all engineered and produced by the major TV networks. For many years now, TV networks have been a cancer to our society. They have lowered the bar and society has followed suit. I used to enjoy watching car repair shows, and even they have turned into 80 percent drama, 20 percent working on cars. I was recently shocked to see another TV show doing DNA tests to find out "who the father is" - like the one show which does that EVERYDAY wasn't enough. Media is responsible for Honey Boo Boo, half-dozen singing shows, countless Batchelor shows, and Donald Trump. Socially and intellectually, the Country has been heading into the pits, mainly due to what the networks deem MUST SEE TV.
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At least, "American media" did not give us Cruz, Rubio, Huckleberry, or any of the other religious zealots/social reactionaries. Thank goodness. But, watch out next time. We'll have to go through all of this crapolla, again, if we don't stamp it out NOW.
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Such a volatile candidate seems to attract similarly volatile people. It's not difficult to extrapolate what a Trump presidency would look like.
Perish the thought.
Perish the thought.
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Plus his "staff"would mostly consist of his family. Ivanka, her husband, the sons...
None of whom have a 1/100th of an ounce of experience in public office, much less anything else, that wasn't somehow funded by Daddy's money. The Trump camp can expound on how the "kids", especially Ivanka, run the day to day of Trump's enterprises...but the truth behind the curtain is they still have to go thru daddy. Plus,no one truly knows what those Trump Enterprises are, and IF they actually make as much money as claimed. Because there's no way they make enough cash in those "hotel and casino," and golf courses to support their many lifestyles.
This is why Trump is hesitant to release his taxes...it will reveal the truth that he's not such a savvy deal maker.
None of whom have a 1/100th of an ounce of experience in public office, much less anything else, that wasn't somehow funded by Daddy's money. The Trump camp can expound on how the "kids", especially Ivanka, run the day to day of Trump's enterprises...but the truth behind the curtain is they still have to go thru daddy. Plus,no one truly knows what those Trump Enterprises are, and IF they actually make as much money as claimed. Because there's no way they make enough cash in those "hotel and casino," and golf courses to support their many lifestyles.
This is why Trump is hesitant to release his taxes...it will reveal the truth that he's not such a savvy deal maker.
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What did he expect from a guy who has profited so much from "Your fired" ?
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For me and I'm sure many others, this has truly been the summer out of hell.
Personally, not only did I lose my darling sister, but each day the news blasted out the repulsive vision of Trump, his idiocy clear as a bell, the inability to escape the shame of it all if you turned the tv on for distraction. There has been no escape, no salve to heal a hurt soul. Trump has soiled the presidency forever in this country and I doubt if it will ever find a cure. Perhaps a brilliant young millenial will emerge some day - I'll be gone by then - to inspire and give us hope and something to reach for. This man, Trump, has damaged us and the sadness of this summer will haunt me forever.
Personally, not only did I lose my darling sister, but each day the news blasted out the repulsive vision of Trump, his idiocy clear as a bell, the inability to escape the shame of it all if you turned the tv on for distraction. There has been no escape, no salve to heal a hurt soul. Trump has soiled the presidency forever in this country and I doubt if it will ever find a cure. Perhaps a brilliant young millenial will emerge some day - I'll be gone by then - to inspire and give us hope and something to reach for. This man, Trump, has damaged us and the sadness of this summer will haunt me forever.
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Heartfelt condolences for your loss and equally sincere feelings and sadness over your sentiment about the damage done to our beloved nation by one reckless individual.
My hope and belief is that Trump's rejection will allow some transcendent themes to come to light and show Americans a path to "bind up the nation's wounds" as Lincoln said in his second inaugural after the civil war.
My hope and belief is that Trump's rejection will allow some transcendent themes to come to light and show Americans a path to "bind up the nation's wounds" as Lincoln said in his second inaugural after the civil war.
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thank you for your kind thoughts and the hope for something
better than this.
better than this.
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Mr. Trump is a disgrace for the United States of America, the country of honour and truth, the model of freedom, honesty, reliability.
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Trump only understands the numbers he sees in front of him. He thinks his huge crowds means he is winning. Polling is too abstract for him to comprehend. He lacks any ability to understand subtlety, nuance, or diplomacy. HIs reality exists on the very thin veneer of images. If he has not met a person, he/she does not exist in his world.
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the republican party has earned this. they deserve trump.
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As if Trump isn't scary enough, those meddling Trump kids ought to
really scare voters.
These foilks can't even manage themselves!
Donald's hollow strut has become a deserved tumble.
really scare voters.
These foilks can't even manage themselves!
Donald's hollow strut has become a deserved tumble.
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Considering Trump's past practices, I hope Manafort got his fees paid up front!
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Where is Rush Limbaugh in all this reshaping of the Trump campaign? He was missing from his radio show on Thursday and Friday. And, he fits right in with the Ailes - Bannon crowd. Throw Hannity into this mix, and what have you got? Bitty Bobitty boo.
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Trump's foreign policy comments on Rusiia, the Ukraine, and NATO parrot Putin's. Why? What's their relationship? That's the story! (Follow the money.) #TrumpTaxReturns
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Gotta hide Trumps source in the Kremlin?
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Hillary should be careful not to drive Donald from the race.
If Donald quits, Republican leaders would likely pick someone like Jeb or Romney to run in his place. Either man would give Hillary a very hard time, and have full establishment backing in the process.
Donald Trump's mad capering has consistently drawn the focus away from Hillary's scandals... and the fact that Trump is the only politician in the known universe who is less popular than Hillary.
Without the crazy orange clown dancing about bragging about his penis size and insulting... everyone... Hillary's campaign would be under enormous pressure.
Still, the way this election has been scripted so far, I'd wait to see what Wikileaks has that could hurt Clinton. The funny part of that is that Clinton's campaign is already saying that the evil Ruskies (that no one has even proven to be involved) are gonna slip some heinous lies about Hillary into the DNC information that some unknown hacker provided Wikileaks.
Translation: There are some really heinous truths in the hacked DNC emails that paint a darker portrait of Hillary than we currently have of Donald Trump...
Think about that.
Trump and Hillary: running mates to the bottom.
If Donald quits, Republican leaders would likely pick someone like Jeb or Romney to run in his place. Either man would give Hillary a very hard time, and have full establishment backing in the process.
Donald Trump's mad capering has consistently drawn the focus away from Hillary's scandals... and the fact that Trump is the only politician in the known universe who is less popular than Hillary.
Without the crazy orange clown dancing about bragging about his penis size and insulting... everyone... Hillary's campaign would be under enormous pressure.
Still, the way this election has been scripted so far, I'd wait to see what Wikileaks has that could hurt Clinton. The funny part of that is that Clinton's campaign is already saying that the evil Ruskies (that no one has even proven to be involved) are gonna slip some heinous lies about Hillary into the DNC information that some unknown hacker provided Wikileaks.
Translation: There are some really heinous truths in the hacked DNC emails that paint a darker portrait of Hillary than we currently have of Donald Trump...
Think about that.
Trump and Hillary: running mates to the bottom.
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It's all about The Donald. All the time. The joke is on us.
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If Corey Lewandowski was advising the Trump campaign , even if not on the staff it comes off as a conflict of interest with his role at CNN. Watching cable news networks and seeing the blurred distinction between those covering and reporting on the news and those being the news is a worrisome development that the network seems to be embracing. We've seen Roger Stone also in this apparent dual role.
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When one hears Little Donnie Dumkopf say "rigged" one has to conclude that the word "rigged" means:
The thing that is supposedly "rigged" is going to result in an outcome that is to Little Donnie's detriment.
It has absolutely nothing to do with whether the process is "fair" or is run according to predefined and accepted rules. Donnie just does not like it.
Boo hoo.
The thing that is supposedly "rigged" is going to result in an outcome that is to Little Donnie's detriment.
It has absolutely nothing to do with whether the process is "fair" or is run according to predefined and accepted rules. Donnie just does not like it.
Boo hoo.
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Crazy is as crazy does or whatever.
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Blowhard bore trump is wasting everybody's time. Thanks for nothing uneducated gop primary voters.
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Interesting, I thought the same thing when Obama was running for president and I think the same of H Clinton. Democrats should be embarrassed about having nominated Obama and then electing him and now repeating the same mistake by running Clinton. Can't you do better?
Another day, another crisis in Trumpworld.
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Let's be honest. Neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton are the ideal presidential candidates. We will have to choose the lesser of two evils which is unfortunate in a country such as ours. We have come to this situation due to the division brought upon by President Obama and his failed policies.
Obamacare has not been beneficial for many Americans who have had to pay higher premiums for inferior medical care. The employment created has been for low-paying jobs and welfare is at an all time high. This is just a partial list of his failings.
President Obama should have visited flood ravaged Louisiana immediately instead of waiting until his vacation was over Tuesday. I guess his golf outings are far more important than the people who have lost homes and possessions during this disaster. To his credit, Donald Trump was there visiting and talking to people who have been effected by this tragedy.
Hillary Clinton will just be an extension of Barack Obama if she is elected president. Nothing will change and we will continue the downward spiral that has been occurring for almost eight years under President Obama. What a frightening thought. We need change and hope for a brighter tomorrow. Mrs. Clinton is not the one who can achieve that goal. Mr. Trump is not ideal but maybe he can turn our country around. President Obama certainly could not.
Obamacare has not been beneficial for many Americans who have had to pay higher premiums for inferior medical care. The employment created has been for low-paying jobs and welfare is at an all time high. This is just a partial list of his failings.
President Obama should have visited flood ravaged Louisiana immediately instead of waiting until his vacation was over Tuesday. I guess his golf outings are far more important than the people who have lost homes and possessions during this disaster. To his credit, Donald Trump was there visiting and talking to people who have been effected by this tragedy.
Hillary Clinton will just be an extension of Barack Obama if she is elected president. Nothing will change and we will continue the downward spiral that has been occurring for almost eight years under President Obama. What a frightening thought. We need change and hope for a brighter tomorrow. Mrs. Clinton is not the one who can achieve that goal. Mr. Trump is not ideal but maybe he can turn our country around. President Obama certainly could not.
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Louisiana officials asked Obama and both candidates to please NOT come there prematurely, with their entourages and security needs, because their visits would cause a drain on Louisiana's resources and manpower at a critical time.
Trump ignored that request, flew in to Louisiana WITHOUT notifying the governor ahead of time, tossed pkgs around with his blazer still on for a few seconds, and made sure to get it all on camera.
If you're still blaming Obama, one of the best president we've had EVER, for the gridlock that challenged many of his initiatives, then you deserve a blithering, offensive, no-nothing misogynistic, vengeful bigot for a president. Because nothing would serve delusional Trump supporters right more than actually getting what they're asking for.
Fortunately, there is a merciful God and the nation and the world will be able to sidestep that train wreck.
Trump ignored that request, flew in to Louisiana WITHOUT notifying the governor ahead of time, tossed pkgs around with his blazer still on for a few seconds, and made sure to get it all on camera.
If you're still blaming Obama, one of the best president we've had EVER, for the gridlock that challenged many of his initiatives, then you deserve a blithering, offensive, no-nothing misogynistic, vengeful bigot for a president. Because nothing would serve delusional Trump supporters right more than actually getting what they're asking for.
Fortunately, there is a merciful God and the nation and the world will be able to sidestep that train wreck.
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For some people, it always comes back to Obama. I suppose the Louisiana flooding is Obama's fault too...
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The US has made politics so psychopathological that sane people avoid it like the plague. Great work, contributor.
Trump thinks he's a big "tell it like it is" man. Here's how it is. This Russian adoration and the Ukraine connection as well as the Trump - Putin admiration society should be enough to know how bad this is. The Ukraine has their own agenda for money and their own corruption - yes money - and we bought into that deal for the land position for NATO. Russia rolled over that, later shot down a passenger plane with a Russian missile and killed people. These soldiers in Russian uniforms with Russian arms and with no insignias. Have you figured this out people. Russia - Ukraine share the same sentiments and ideology except the Ukraine corruption and vogueing women model wannabes like US and European lifestyle better.Period. Yet there is a Russia love in their history and
they are sentimental about it. Both countries are anti Semitic. During the unrest Jewish teachers, gentle scholarly people were attacked in the Ukraine and that's tolerated by the government which is pure support. Still happening by the way. Have we forgotten the mass executions of Jews and the mass grave sites. Obama's humanity had no time for that because like the sadly understandable friendship between Ivanka and Chelsea,we lesser people with no power "don't understand the game, the compromises the real world". This all stinks. Neither the Ukraine or Russia are our friends. If your saying oh the people are good - yes there are some - but on the overall they support Russia.
Bill will be doddering
they are sentimental about it. Both countries are anti Semitic. During the unrest Jewish teachers, gentle scholarly people were attacked in the Ukraine and that's tolerated by the government which is pure support. Still happening by the way. Have we forgotten the mass executions of Jews and the mass grave sites. Obama's humanity had no time for that because like the sadly understandable friendship between Ivanka and Chelsea,we lesser people with no power "don't understand the game, the compromises the real world". This all stinks. Neither the Ukraine or Russia are our friends. If your saying oh the people are good - yes there are some - but on the overall they support Russia.
Bill will be doddering
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Meanwhile while some can't figure out the Russian -Ukraine connection let's add Iran. We give Iran a fortune to stop creating a nuclear weapon while Russia is flying bombers to shoot our allies and us from Iran. Russia has mapped their war game to reality perfectly. Russia is playing the US as a fool along with the rest of our crippled allies. There deal in Iran is to provide nuclear assistance. Gee let's send more money. It's getting worse kids. We are the chumps.
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Giving Iran a fortune? It's their money we're finally unfreezing. And development nuclear weapons has been each country's decision until now. I don't know why this country's enemies get to decide, all the while threatening it with illegal nuclear bombs of their own. Just thinking outside the western media echo-chamber box.
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If there is any solace in a possible Trump presidency, it is that the likes of NYT that will keep him honest. Much as he rails against the 'dishonest' media, they are the only ones diligently exposing his unsavory past.
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Trump got the coded message from Putin ixnay on the anafortmay
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Jared Kushner was in Crimea when this whole shift came down with his wife Ivanka visiting Wendi Dang Murdoch, Rupert's ex. She's said to be dating Putin, now.
How about the whole family get some optics training? Or is this the whole story?
How about the whole family get some optics training? Or is this the whole story?
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Trump advisors should fire Trump.
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So the smartest man in the world, dumb Donald trump, seems to,have a problem despite the extreme vetting he is known to,endorse. He surrounds himself with the best people he can then fire.
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As the campaign has shown, Trump still really likes saying "You're fired!"
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HRC's little bounce in the polls is no surprise and there's no need to panic. Here are the 10 reasons why Trump is going to win come November: http://helpmebro.com/posts/LdRMyIsiFK
Trump isn't even going to win the state of New York, even if you vote for him.
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I want to see his tax returns!
I want to see his face when he reads from the teleprompter, not hiding under a viser so no one can see his face...
I want to see his face when he reads from the teleprompter, not hiding under a viser so no one can see his face...
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Apparently, to most Republicans, potential SCOTUS appointments are worth allowing the entire country to circle the drain.
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I'd like to know what makes the GOP think they're qualified to select anything, let alone Supreme Court justices, given this human wrecking ball they've inflicted on our electoral process.
They should all go sit down somewhere for the next eight years, and try to figure out: "What is it about the GOP party that attracts the Trumps and rabid, combative Trumpets of the country in the first place!?"
They should all go sit down somewhere for the next eight years, and try to figure out: "What is it about the GOP party that attracts the Trumps and rabid, combative Trumpets of the country in the first place!?"
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My good friends Philip and Elizabeth , the travel agents, assure me that Trump and his crew are not in the pocket of Russia. Just good americans falsely accused.
They say Trump will be good for America
They say Trump will be good for America
Yes. When he's gone.
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On Thursday, August 4, 2016 Paul Manafort said on CBS This Morning, when asked about Donald Trumps worsening poll numbers, that within two weeks the polls would be tied.
Two weeks have come and gone and Trump is even farther behind.
Two weeks have come and gone and Trump is even farther behind.
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Folks remember Karl Rove smoking them on election night 2012, the canned ham.
I should set Megyn Kelly walking back to consort with the FOX analytical experts that night to Petty's "Here Come My Girl." Watch her walk.
Talks the walk, too. Don't like her politics, but she ain't lying to keep her job.
I should set Megyn Kelly walking back to consort with the FOX analytical experts that night to Petty's "Here Come My Girl." Watch her walk.
Talks the walk, too. Don't like her politics, but she ain't lying to keep her job.
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It is becoming more certain that Trump will lose and that is a "Yuge" relief to all who love America.
... however ...
Trump's original game plan will work beautifully. He got into this to make money on books and TV. He was more amazed than anyone when people took him seriously. But when he walks away, leaving our democratic process a smoking wreck, he will sell billions of books and command an obscene price for his television appearances.
There ain't no justice!
... however ...
Trump's original game plan will work beautifully. He got into this to make money on books and TV. He was more amazed than anyone when people took him seriously. But when he walks away, leaving our democratic process a smoking wreck, he will sell billions of books and command an obscene price for his television appearances.
There ain't no justice!
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What more is there to know about Trump? He's a bore and a boor and nothing more.
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I don't think so. He'll be seen as a has-been, a phony and a loser.
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His followers don't have any money...that's the one thing that they all have in common, aside from their adoration of this orange-haired moron.
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Wow, this could "only" mean that Hillary will win in November.
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What happens when it turns out Pence and Trump aren't gelling?
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Haiku
Hillary Clinton,
The lesser of two weevils;
Other weevil "Sad."
Hillary Clinton,
The lesser of two weevils;
Other weevil "Sad."
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But look who all is still in the clown car with Trump. I see that Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell are still in there.
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Yes. And that shows what having no morals and no ethics can do for you.
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Next stop, either a CNN commentator or the Russian ambassador under a would-be Trump Administration
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Has Mr. Manafort broken laws? Can his bank accounts and business accounts be investigated? Seems to me -- he shouldn't be able to slither off the main stage without some explaining in front of a government panel or grand jury.
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Earlier Lewondowski, now Manafort, one could well ask when the turn comes for Bannon? For, given the track record of Trump's hiring and firing campaign advisers one could safely assume that the search for new face must have already begun.
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Does NOT this excessive campaign turmoil, alleged illegalities among staff & repeated disarray, plus arguments becoming public that portray 'schoolyard bullying' behaviors CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE the candidate's LACK!!! of solid, effective executive decision-making & temperament for the Presidency???? If Mr. T canNOT run a campaign without (shades of illegal deals), & embarrassing, repeated & dysfunctional upheavals, how could this person EVER, EVER effectively & skillfully lead our complex, multifaceted & LARGE nation?? Not possible!!
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That's right.
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This one is crazier than the other two, so he may just last a little bit longer.
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It seems that Mr. Kushner ought to be equally concerned about Mr. Bannon and his anti-Semitic views. But Mr. Trump's campaign just seems to be one catastrophe after another and it is getting boring and repetitious. The election can't come soon enough.
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It's almost impossible to avoid being fascinated by this slow motion train wreck.
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I watched Fox News' Special Report with Bret Bair, Roger Ailes' former love child, and they had little to say about Manafort's ouster or the implications of Trump's infatuation with Putin. Concerns are raised when you have former Acting Director Mike Morell accusing Trump of being an unwitting dupe of the Russians and a risk to our national security.
The broadcast focused mainly on Clinton emails, making sure to label it a full blown "scandal", with Charles Krauthammer giving kudos to Trump's reboot. Fox News and Breitbart Media carrying Trump's water. And yet Hillary is the national security threat in their eyes. Talk about a rigged media.
The broadcast focused mainly on Clinton emails, making sure to label it a full blown "scandal", with Charles Krauthammer giving kudos to Trump's reboot. Fox News and Breitbart Media carrying Trump's water. And yet Hillary is the national security threat in their eyes. Talk about a rigged media.
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Relax, Roberto:
Just change the channel. All of the other media is "rigged" to your satisfaction.
Just change the channel. All of the other media is "rigged" to your satisfaction.
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Krauthammer? Too bad, I thought he was almost ethical and rational.
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The extreme right wing of the GOP finally has its moment. Breitbart hacks, Roger Ailes and Donald Trump orchestrating a campaign against a hated Clinton. What could be more satisfying to this fringe element as they get to rant and rave about Clinton misdeeds on a national stage. The Republican ticket has morphed into a personification of an uninformed caller to a right wing radio talk show.
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What Trump has lost is a veteran campaign manager experienced in cynically working with horrible people and making them outwardly palatable to unsuspecting constituencies. What is left of the Trump team and family seem prepared to let the candidate just be the horrible person he is.
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Hillary and Powell could never stoop to Trumps level
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The Donald juniors and his son-in-law are running his campaign. His campaign is family affairs.
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If Trump is so lazy that he doesn't vet his top advisor, who turns out to be criminally involved with a nation unfriendly to the United States, than how on earth can he be considered for the presidency of the nation?
And how on earth can reasonable Republicans, if there are any out there, compare Trump's hiring of a Russian stooge with Hillary's email problem? (And apparently Hillary was advised to do so by the Republican Colin Powell.)
And how on earth can reasonable Republicans, if there are any out there, compare Trump's hiring of a Russian stooge with Hillary's email problem? (And apparently Hillary was advised to do so by the Republican Colin Powell.)
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Why isn't a Congressional committee investigating Manafort's aiding of an enemy of the US?
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Each presidential candidate has a chance to share their abilities by how well they run their campaigns...I know that for me one of the reason that candidate Obama won me over was how well run he and his team were able to compete with Clinton's team...this indicated he had demonstrable skills. Trump had failed this test, and along with so with so many sorry examples, he and the media will not completely follow up on this fact. He had made more mistakes than all presidential candidates in my life time. Any one of which would have killed his chances...so this beats the question, and the answer is not that Clinton is as bad as this is just a creation of Faux news. So how do we deal with the reality that is little 'd'?
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It is Mr, Trump that seems to be the problem and not his staff.
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Maybe by the Sixth Manager he will realize he's not able to bring a campaign to fruition? Or did Henry go out still blaming his wives?
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It was only a week ago when Manafort said things were going just fine. How quickly things change.
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I hope that the New York Times journalists, who've been doing a great job with investigative work so far on this subject, do not let Paul Manafort's attempt to diminish his status as a public figure with this resignation stop their inquiries. It's important not to be distracted by the Trump campaign's antics when they could be concealing serious crimes committed by its former and current members.
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You are sooo right Tally. And, when they are finished, some work on ol' Bill Clinton and his foundation and cronies could follow. Bet you wouldn't write praising comments then.
Since Breitbart.com was instrumental in spreading "birther" nonsense and other tinfoil-hat conspiracy theories, Bannon is actually a good fit for Trump's campaign. He'll never run out of material for his bizarre rantings.
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Trump might start a road-test on extreme vetting with staff.
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I hope Manafort is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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Another one gets the shark tank. Here in Europe nobody is laughing.
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We're not laughing here either. The trump train is a national disaster, frightening all of us in its path. With hope, we are all energized to derail its progress and will elect the candidate who can best lead us, Ms. Clinton.
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Cool statistics: number of Republican campaign (propaganda) advisors who have hired themselves out to dictators/oligarchs in the former soviest block, teaching the fine art of manipulating publica perception and opinion and hiding a culture of economic predation: 2. Manafort and Rove. Number of Democratic advisors who have done the same: 0 And best of all: Number of Democratic advisors with that saleable skillset: 0
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Rove top my list for the most despicable human being in politics.
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If you look at a roster of clients Paul Manafort has represented, his Ukrainian business is not the ugliest. Manafort's resume includes a string of despots, among whom Trump would not be out of place. If I were Kelly Conway, the other person now sitting beside Bannon and Ailes (though Ailes remains unofficial), I'd be very worried about how much her own innate sanity can balance out the pernicious nastiness of the other two.
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US elections are a joke. The very fact that a type like Trump can even get to this point is a non-reality show. There is nothing democratic about any of it. And, yet, this country tries to lecture the rest of the world about "democracy".
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How is Trump's victory anything but democratic? The Republican party didn't want him - that should be quite obvious. It was voters, our fellow Americans, who put him where he is and nobody else. Nothing could be more democratic.
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So Manafort's foreign experience still got him the axe and now Roger Ailes will undoubtedly be telling LowT Trump how to get the women's vote and the African American vote. His vast experience in weird encounters with his female employees, creepy glass desks for them to sit at, and then all that fair and balanced coverage of racial issues makes him perfect guy to be instructing Donald's bowels, his weather leg, or his whatever that makes these important decisions for him.
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The part I like most is Eric Trump, saying "My father just didn’t want to have the distraction looming over the campaign and quite frankly looming over all the issues that Hillary’s facing right now." Emails = doing dirty tricks with the enemy? Don't let Eric near a server!
But I prefer the idea that Hillary is inheriting the Obama meme: "Manafort was an embarrassing mess. Thanks a lot Hillary!"
But I prefer the idea that Hillary is inheriting the Obama meme: "Manafort was an embarrassing mess. Thanks a lot Hillary!"
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Once upon a time, the parties selected their candidates. The mechanism varied over the years, but it was run by people who gave money or time to the party.
Now anyone who decides to be a Republican or Democrat on Primary day can help decide who the party candidates should be.
It seems strange to me that the Libertarian party or the Green Party or the ... get to decide who their candidates are with a lot less fuss, bother, or hoopla.
Now anyone who decides to be a Republican or Democrat on Primary day can help decide who the party candidates should be.
It seems strange to me that the Libertarian party or the Green Party or the ... get to decide who their candidates are with a lot less fuss, bother, or hoopla.
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When this boondoggle could not get worse, it gets even worse. As a child, I associated republicans with upward aspiration, i.e., a nice house in Connecticut, a Cadillac, vacations in Florida, Hawaii or Europe. People who protecting themselves but with empathy for the wider community--and donated significant time and money to honourable charities. Today, its the opposite with republicans standing for outright greed, narcissism and bullying. The Trump crowd proudly parades around in t-shirts with confederate flags, drive rusted pickups and replace reason and insight with screams and insults. Hillary 2016 for me.
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We will win with all of whom your empty narrative ignores.
MSW:
When I was a child, I didn't think about such things, thank goodness. When you were, though, you must also have taken some time to develop your comedy chops."Outright greed, narcissism and bullying" as exclusive to Republicans is downright hilarious. The Clinton Foundation, Hillary's speeches to banksters, Gloria and Albright hectoring women and on and on and on.....
When I was a child, I didn't think about such things, thank goodness. When you were, though, you must also have taken some time to develop your comedy chops."Outright greed, narcissism and bullying" as exclusive to Republicans is downright hilarious. The Clinton Foundation, Hillary's speeches to banksters, Gloria and Albright hectoring women and on and on and on.....
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Two postulations:
1 - Donald Trump is as terrified as we are that he might actually win the election, hence the repeated examples of lunacy that grab the headlines is his way of trying to lose. (I hope it works.)
2 - When he does lose, he will blame it on 'rigged voting,' and 'crooked Hillary,' thereby exonerating himself from the embarrassment of a loss while amplifying the anger and confounding adoration that his tribe continues to display.
1 - Donald Trump is as terrified as we are that he might actually win the election, hence the repeated examples of lunacy that grab the headlines is his way of trying to lose. (I hope it works.)
2 - When he does lose, he will blame it on 'rigged voting,' and 'crooked Hillary,' thereby exonerating himself from the embarrassment of a loss while amplifying the anger and confounding adoration that his tribe continues to display.
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Extrapolating Trump's management of his campaign to an actual (God forbid), Trump Administration, Congress will spend 90% of its time conducting confirmation hearings for the revolving door of cabinet secretaries, high-ranking military officers, etc. Running an effective campaign isn't easy, but being President is orders of magnitude harder. If he can't get this right he shouldn't be in the game.
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"It was the latest tumult for a candidate whose standing in the polls has steadily dropped since the Republican Party’s convention in July."
As far as I can tell, this is just false. But it’s the “narrative” that the media wants to promote. There were a certain number of days in which the numbers went down (he was for a brief time ahead in the polls). But it is simply not true that since the convention steadily the numbers have gone down. I’m surprised they’re not talking about a "free fall” (a term that almost always makes a claim false).
As far as I can tell, this is just false. But it’s the “narrative” that the media wants to promote. There were a certain number of days in which the numbers went down (he was for a brief time ahead in the polls). But it is simply not true that since the convention steadily the numbers have gone down. I’m surprised they’re not talking about a "free fall” (a term that almost always makes a claim false).
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The quotation from the Times article doesn't seem false to me. Trump's standing in the polls has steadily been lower since the convention. Maybe the writer should have worded his or her statement better, not giving the impression that "steadily dropped" means each poll result would be lower than the previous one. Bottom line- Trump's poll numbers dropped and have steadily remained "dropped."
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Imagine the turnover if Mr. Trump were to become President. The difference being that by that point, those who fall out of favor with Fearless Leader will not merely resign... They will disappear
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Does it bother anyone else that Trump defers to his children to make major decisions--not in the valuable sense of a father gaining insights from members of the newer generation with whom he can have truly confidential and frank conversations but more like the great-great-grandfather in the final stages of Alzheimer's whose children long ago were court-appointed to manage his affairs and during moments of lucidity presents him as still fully capable while continuing to put decades of experience to good use.
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Please, let's not descend to their level with this nonsense, akin to their insistence Hillary is at death's door. Trump is 100% responsible for every stupid, abhorrent thing he has said and done.
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Turmoil in the Trump Camp is a warning of the instability a Trump Presidency would bring. Trump is clearly hard to work with, and few talented people would bother accepting offers to serve with him if elected. Of thse he could find, he would either fire them, or they would resign, with alarming frequency. The US could have a new Secretary of State on a monthly basis. Utter chaos.
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John:
Unlike with " no drama Obama" where much of the world( not Martha's Vineyard and not Oz) is in flames.
Unlike with " no drama Obama" where much of the world( not Martha's Vineyard and not Oz) is in flames.
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Good move by Trump. When even a tinge of ethical conflict threatens the integrity of his campaign, he acts to rid the lesion from the campaign. Unlike Hillary, whose entire campaign is riddled with ethical problem and the festering smell of corruption to its core.
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The sheer irony of your comment shows you clearly lack the understanding of what is ethical. As with the Titanic, the GOP is on the path to the abyss and it all started with Goldwater and the southern strategy. Good riddance to the party of Lincoln (he'd be the first to say it's shameful and embarrassing what it's become) - we the voters will have our say in November. You reap what you sow.
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Well, when the only woman that Trump can think off for his cabinet tells us three things: 1. He is ignorant and has no idea who are the talented women and men who can help him run a successful government. 2. He is lazy. A lack of knowledge can be remedied by hard work. Trump is clearly incapable of hard work. 3. He is insecure and can only work with people who are subservient to him. All this point to the fact that Trump is unqualified.
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This move is moot as Trump's core supporters do not care who's in charge. There is nothing traditional about his campaign for president. Trump will be Trump, unhinged and unfettered by logic and convention.
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Donald Trump's behavior, with a little help from his friend, has clearly placed our American politics in league with those of some third world countries whose behavior so many Americans denigrate. He may not have ordered executions, but he's certainly beaten our democratic process to a bloody mess.
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Trump's campaign is a disaster and a joke. Imagine Trump as the chief executive officer of the United States. It boggles the mind. The problem is that the joke could very well be on us.
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The local news stated that a naked Donald Trump statue was installed in the Castro district. When I took my tour van with 8 passengers from midwestern states to see it, it had already been removed. A guy standing on the street near that location said the installers, not having the correct permits, were forced to remove it. That is all I have to report at this time.
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It's in Seattle now too.
Anyone who would hire Manafort has to be entirely lacking in ethics or concern for his country, my country. But that's not news. Note he's got company in the Republican party! The following are all direct quotes from Wikipedia:
Manafort was an adviser to the presidential campaigns of Republicans Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bob Dole ... also known for his successful lobbying efforts on behalf of political leaders like Jonas Savimbi and Viktor Yanukovych and foreign dictators such as Ferdinand Marcos and Mobutu Sese Seko.
Manafort's firm to be listed amongst the top five lobbying firms receiving money from human-rights abusing regimes in the Center for Public Integrity report "The Torturer's Lobby".
.... admitted to having been paid (at least $200,000). ... Lebanese arms-dealer Abdul Rahman al-Assir, from middle-men fees paid for arranging the sale of three French Agosta-class submarines to Pakistan, in a scandal known as the Karachi Affair.
Association with Pakistani Inter-Service Intelligence Agency
$700,000 from the Kashmiri American Council between 1990 and 1994, supposedly to promote the plight of the Kashmiri people. However, an FBI investigation revealed the money was actually from Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence agency as part of a disinformation operation to divert attention from terrorism. A former Pakistani ISI official claimed Manafort was aware of the nature of the operation.
(Not difficult to find Wikipedia!)
Manafort was an adviser to the presidential campaigns of Republicans Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bob Dole ... also known for his successful lobbying efforts on behalf of political leaders like Jonas Savimbi and Viktor Yanukovych and foreign dictators such as Ferdinand Marcos and Mobutu Sese Seko.
Manafort's firm to be listed amongst the top five lobbying firms receiving money from human-rights abusing regimes in the Center for Public Integrity report "The Torturer's Lobby".
.... admitted to having been paid (at least $200,000). ... Lebanese arms-dealer Abdul Rahman al-Assir, from middle-men fees paid for arranging the sale of three French Agosta-class submarines to Pakistan, in a scandal known as the Karachi Affair.
Association with Pakistani Inter-Service Intelligence Agency
$700,000 from the Kashmiri American Council between 1990 and 1994, supposedly to promote the plight of the Kashmiri people. However, an FBI investigation revealed the money was actually from Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence agency as part of a disinformation operation to divert attention from terrorism. A former Pakistani ISI official claimed Manafort was aware of the nature of the operation.
(Not difficult to find Wikipedia!)
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Ooh Wikipedia!
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What Trump and his campaign people have yet to come to the realization is that "You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time". They would have people believe all of their damage control and what Trump really means when he says what he says. They have as much credibility as Trump, which is ....none.
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To paraphrase Lincoln,
You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, and that's generally enough to win an election.
You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, and that's generally enough to win an election.
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Yes it is. “Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.”
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Mr. Manafort signed on for 'Mission:Impossible.' Given his past efforts at rehabilitation efforts for the images of Ferdinand Marcos and Viktor Yanukovych , he was a strange choice to direct a modern political campaign. Nevertheless, he 'broke no laws,' at least American ones, and is but one among many who've made a buck working for odious regimes. No few petroleum engineers formerly and currently working in Saudi Arabia, a nation with one of the world's worst human rights records. Not hard to recall Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney's embrace of Saddam Hussein, Dubya's peering into Vladimir Putin's soul and liking it, or that nadir of American diplomacy when Hillary Clinton employed a tacky commercial phrase to "re-set" foreign policy with Sergey Lavrov's Russia.
At this time, Mr. Manafort is guilty of no more than working for some ridiculous candidates; on Trump's part, it's merely one more reason not to vote for someone so poor at vetting advisors. Between the Democratic National Committee and the NY Times, he's been depicted as a fire-breathing dragon simply by creative connection of vanishingly few dots. Yelling, ad nauseum, "The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!" does not make it so.
At this time, Mr. Manafort is guilty of no more than working for some ridiculous candidates; on Trump's part, it's merely one more reason not to vote for someone so poor at vetting advisors. Between the Democratic National Committee and the NY Times, he's been depicted as a fire-breathing dragon simply by creative connection of vanishingly few dots. Yelling, ad nauseum, "The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!" does not make it so.
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You sure no laws were broken? Not sure where you come to that conclusion. Last time I checked, if you're not the CIA, aiding and abetting a foreign dictator without disclosing to appropriate US government agencies could be construed as problematic where federal laws are concerned.
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Please read about the despots mentioned in Ms. Anderson's comment above. Those tyrants were not simply "ridiculous." They rank with the most deadly leaders of all time.
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The most insecure job in the nation: Trump's campaign manager! Expect this to happen often, especially as we get closer to Judgment Day, Nov. 8. How many campaign managers will Trump have gone through by then?
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Manafort can go back to work for Putin.
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If, in fact, he ever left.
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The gross Trump and his criminal gang lower standards of acceptability for candidates. Yes, many voters are repelled by Trump and Friends, but another gullible % finds them plausible in a modern democracy. How will this affect standards for the 2020 candidates?
We see a triumph of political marketing under our big money and big media system, lowering political responsiveness to voter problems and making bad candidates seem within acceptable norms.
The worse Trump gets the better Dems look. But Dem standards are low in solving our problems.
Obama’s lauded ACA is, a 2nd rate h/c plan forcing our taxes to prop up excessive insurance/drug profits. And the remedies to this exploitation, normal in other democracies, are deemed too radical (anti corporate) for a mainstream candidate to even put on the table.
Our still too big, unregulated banking can’t protect us from another crash. Our tax system, lets business extract profits from our labor, while it offshores our jobs, while offshoring their profits to avoid taxes. AND legally paying off lawmakers we elect to represent us to make laws in their favor, not ours.
Our politics exploits voters’ resentments and anger instead of redressing justified grievances---the whole purpose of having voting in the 1st place. Voter anger at inequality and lowered living standards is deflected on to the wrong causes. The more voter anger, the more unsavory, even sociopathic candidates can step in and use this to gain power.
We see a triumph of political marketing under our big money and big media system, lowering political responsiveness to voter problems and making bad candidates seem within acceptable norms.
The worse Trump gets the better Dems look. But Dem standards are low in solving our problems.
Obama’s lauded ACA is, a 2nd rate h/c plan forcing our taxes to prop up excessive insurance/drug profits. And the remedies to this exploitation, normal in other democracies, are deemed too radical (anti corporate) for a mainstream candidate to even put on the table.
Our still too big, unregulated banking can’t protect us from another crash. Our tax system, lets business extract profits from our labor, while it offshores our jobs, while offshoring their profits to avoid taxes. AND legally paying off lawmakers we elect to represent us to make laws in their favor, not ours.
Our politics exploits voters’ resentments and anger instead of redressing justified grievances---the whole purpose of having voting in the 1st place. Voter anger at inequality and lowered living standards is deflected on to the wrong causes. The more voter anger, the more unsavory, even sociopathic candidates can step in and use this to gain power.
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So how about we all working on solving the problem of having to "celebrate" things you and I and a lot of people agree aren't right. If I had a time machine, it would mean not having stayed home in 2014 and 2010, or midterms in the 1990s. If would mean not equating Bush and Gore. It would mean not shooting at each other but actually hoping for a better future, rather than somebody to blame.
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Sorry, I'm not being clear. I'm on both sides of this. I would love to make a clean sweep. But I think Hillary is also capable of working with us. I know you don't. But the world is complicated, and politics even more so. I'm worried sick. My specialty is climate. Let's keep on trying, even if we fight sometimes, and remember who the real enemy is.
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Sorry Susan:
I too share, at least, some of your concerns. But Hillary is not interested in you or me. Face it. At best, she is the lesser of two.
I too share, at least, some of your concerns. But Hillary is not interested in you or me. Face it. At best, she is the lesser of two.
Anybody care to guess how many more campaign managers Trump will fire before November's Election Day? Don't be reticent, there's plenty of time left for more surprises.
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I'm already betting three.
The GOP implodes
Trump's campaign commits suicide on a daily basis
More turnovers in his campaign than a bakery
He "regrets", doesn't apologize.
Tries to court the black, Hispanic, etc., vote cause of his own stupid and racist comments.
Why oh why does the Summer need to end!?
Hillary = 321 electoral votes in November
Trump's gets a TV show on Fox News
Trump's campaign commits suicide on a daily basis
More turnovers in his campaign than a bakery
He "regrets", doesn't apologize.
Tries to court the black, Hispanic, etc., vote cause of his own stupid and racist comments.
Why oh why does the Summer need to end!?
Hillary = 321 electoral votes in November
Trump's gets a TV show on Fox News
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I'll bet that now we stop hearing what a great guy Putin is.
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While Trump keeps shuffling his core campaign crew, I wonder if is he spending money on regional staff and field offices to get out the vote?
I have a feeling he hasn't.
I have a feeling he hasn't.
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Probably not, because he doesn't have the money. Not much coming in from contributions, except for that big chunk from Russia a month ago.
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It's been reported that he has almost no field staff. People show up to run state programs and no one in the state has a clue who they are.
His national campaign is a model of efficiency and professionalism compared to what he has going on at the state and local,level.
His national campaign is a model of efficiency and professionalism compared to what he has going on at the state and local,level.
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He still has the very scary billionaire, Robert Mercer, to finance his campaign.
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For someone campaigning on his refusal to be politically correct --the primary reason his campaign has gotten this far-- Donald Trump is certainly playing by the rules now. Everyone knew the writing was on the wall in bright neon script for Paul Manafort a week ago, but Trump followed the time honored (and politically correct ) charade of easing him gently out a side door over the span of a few days, with high compliments to Manafort for keeping the campaign on its (downward) glide path.
Why didn't Trump just bellow, "You're Fired!!?" Has turning 70 suddenly given this tin tyrant a heart? Who is behind the curtain, anyway? Apparently it is no longer Donald in the driver's seat. Reading from a teleprompter, and sticking to the script, no less. Something is amiss.
Allow me to ruminate here. Trump's children, more aware and savvy socially than their father while still endowed with his outsized ego and lust for power, are exerting tremendous pressure on their old man. If they can get him into the White House, they can manipulate him --and the country-- to their ends. Donald Trump is a clown. His kids know it, but his act has made them rich and gotten them so close to real power they can smell it. And they want it, way more than Donald Trump does.
The fireworks show is just starting. I give Ms. Conway four weeks, tops. The big question is who will be in the pilot's chair when TrumpAir meets Earth eleven weeks from now.
Why didn't Trump just bellow, "You're Fired!!?" Has turning 70 suddenly given this tin tyrant a heart? Who is behind the curtain, anyway? Apparently it is no longer Donald in the driver's seat. Reading from a teleprompter, and sticking to the script, no less. Something is amiss.
Allow me to ruminate here. Trump's children, more aware and savvy socially than their father while still endowed with his outsized ego and lust for power, are exerting tremendous pressure on their old man. If they can get him into the White House, they can manipulate him --and the country-- to their ends. Donald Trump is a clown. His kids know it, but his act has made them rich and gotten them so close to real power they can smell it. And they want it, way more than Donald Trump does.
The fireworks show is just starting. I give Ms. Conway four weeks, tops. The big question is who will be in the pilot's chair when TrumpAir meets Earth eleven weeks from now.
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I think it's the Mercer money that is attempting to set him straight. After that meeting with Trump and this family, and probably Ailes on board, campaign changes ensued.
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"My daddy's a great American and my job and inheritance has nothing to do with it."
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I watched Kellyanne Conway with Chris Matthews last night on MSNBC. I had been a big fan of Matthews but after last night, I'm rethinking it. Seems like he goes the way the wind blows. He kept saying that Conway was "right" about this or that. Totally fawning over her. It was pathetic.
And let's not forget that it was during HIS SHOWS on MSNBC that were interrupted by the Trump rallies last summer.
I'm wondering if this is how all of the press will be if Trump actually wins. The way so many of them were with Bush. And for that matter, with Obama, at least until he actually won -- then they ran to cover the Tea Party which ultimately brought us Trump.
I hope one day this does not backfire on our free press. And I hope that Chris Matthews wakes up from whatever spell Kellyanne Conway put him under. Is this guy a liberal or a conservative?
And let's not forget that it was during HIS SHOWS on MSNBC that were interrupted by the Trump rallies last summer.
I'm wondering if this is how all of the press will be if Trump actually wins. The way so many of them were with Bush. And for that matter, with Obama, at least until he actually won -- then they ran to cover the Tea Party which ultimately brought us Trump.
I hope one day this does not backfire on our free press. And I hope that Chris Matthews wakes up from whatever spell Kellyanne Conway put him under. Is this guy a liberal or a conservative?
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@debra–Matthews is a pundit for hire and so he takes his marching orders on how to cover politics based on what his bosses tell him. MSNBC is under new management and they have decided to take the news network in a more conservative direction. This is why MSNBC is overall more conservative now.
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I was disappointed in Chris, too. He lobbed one softball question after another. Is he enamored of Conway?
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He lost me in 2008 when everything out of his mouth was gratuitously obnoxious re HRC. I became a supporter of hers when largely because of people like him with that position. No clue how to talk about a female candidate. Felt that way regardless of it being about the purportedly "untrustworthy" Hillary.
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What can account for all the nasty fear expressed in the commentariat? There should be no worries as Trump is a political novice, making novice mistakes. Hillary has loads of experience. Right? The polls won't tighten. Will they?
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Spoken like a true magpie.
Not trying to further lower expectations for your "novice" candidate, are you?
No, the polls won't tighten. And after the election, just as with Nixon supporters in the 70's, you won't be able to find anyone who will admit they voted for the guy.
Not trying to further lower expectations for your "novice" candidate, are you?
No, the polls won't tighten. And after the election, just as with Nixon supporters in the 70's, you won't be able to find anyone who will admit they voted for the guy.
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So a Trump's Russian agent is not on the payroll of the campaign but is there a secret payroll set up? Forget the Manchurian candidate, they probably have one from downtown Moscow?
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Mr. Trump is clearly showing the signs of dementia:
Memory problems, short term memory loss
Experiencing difficulties with daily tasks
Speech and language problems
Erratic changes in mood, behavior and personality
Inappropriate interactions
Difficulties in recognition, understanding and comprehension.
He's seventy years old so there's every reason to for these symptoms to be surfacing now under the continual stress Mr. Trump is under, since many people 65 and older begin showing these signs of dementia.
It seems clear that a person displaying these symptoms in public and apparently in private, should be re-evaluated by reputable team of doctors.
Memory problems, short term memory loss
Experiencing difficulties with daily tasks
Speech and language problems
Erratic changes in mood, behavior and personality
Inappropriate interactions
Difficulties in recognition, understanding and comprehension.
He's seventy years old so there's every reason to for these symptoms to be surfacing now under the continual stress Mr. Trump is under, since many people 65 and older begin showing these signs of dementia.
It seems clear that a person displaying these symptoms in public and apparently in private, should be re-evaluated by reputable team of doctors.
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So Trump has to read a script and show he has learned to be thoughtful and an empathic human being? What is it exactly that he regrets? He regrets only one thing: He is losing—and to a woman no less. Trump is learning how to be a fake rational person but underneath he is a ticking time bomb. No thanks.
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The Truptanic is listing badly to starboard.
Captain Trump keeps rearranging the deck chairs...
and throwing First Mates overboard. Too late.
Sorry Captain Trump, it's a matter of days till your ship is totally scuttled and someone will point to you and say "You're Fired!"
Captain Trump keeps rearranging the deck chairs...
and throwing First Mates overboard. Too late.
Sorry Captain Trump, it's a matter of days till your ship is totally scuttled and someone will point to you and say "You're Fired!"
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Sounds to me like Manafort committed the Cardinsl Sin for Trump: He detracted from Trump's free media spotlight.
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Trump is attempting to perform an obvious & futile "comb over" on his campaign similar to the acrobatic contortions her performs to his pate each morning.
The only one who's fooled is that joker looking back at him in the mirror.
The only one who's fooled is that joker looking back at him in the mirror.
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Again,
Paul Manafort is not running for president. Donald Trump on the other hand is and by all measure not subject to the same forces which make speaking his mind while maintaining huge support an issue. That he is open and honest about being, well, open and honest may have something to do with that. Meanwhile, upon reading that after Mr. Lochte lied to Brazilian authorities about an exaggerated encounter with an armed individual then his undetected departure from Brazil (Tweeting hair color change) and leaving behind his three team mates to hostile mobs, I thought to myself...Where have I heard those story elements before? Oh, that's right, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Paul Manafort is not running for president. Donald Trump on the other hand is and by all measure not subject to the same forces which make speaking his mind while maintaining huge support an issue. That he is open and honest about being, well, open and honest may have something to do with that. Meanwhile, upon reading that after Mr. Lochte lied to Brazilian authorities about an exaggerated encounter with an armed individual then his undetected departure from Brazil (Tweeting hair color change) and leaving behind his three team mates to hostile mobs, I thought to myself...Where have I heard those story elements before? Oh, that's right, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Trump and Pense are in Louisiana, "helping" to unload a truck, in their blazers, and meeting with officials and rescue workers. Not sure what message he thinks this will send to Louisianans, and Americans. Maybe he's just up for another stunt, and maybe a photo opportunity. Step back and let people, who know what they're doing and are actually committed to helping, do their jobs. They don't need anything, or anyone, getting in their way, certainly not a playboy type who thinks he might want to be president. Or, maybe not. They're just too busy for that.
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It's been reported that Lousiana officials specifically requested that candidates, the president, etc NOT come to Louisiana just yet because of the drain on precious resources such visits are bound to cause, especially if just in the service of a self-serving photo-op.
That's what Trump is doing there.
That's what Trump is doing there.
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Good to see the motto of the Trump campaign (and a famous movie and book) is still in play: "Don't go against the family."
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Come on, Trump! Quit already. Go play golf with your shady consortium of foursomes, and do include Manafort who just might be a great caddy. But leave and go away. Please. Do it before Labor Day. Thanks.
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Manafort saw the writing on the wall....he probably needs the time to consult his lawyers ,knowing , I am sure, that he will be investigated.
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One bottom-feeder crawls away and another slinks in to take his place.
Trump and his clown car campaign remind me of what I learned from 15 plus years in the contracting business - that the phrase "birds of feather flock together" is not just a cliche, but a truism. Good firms have honest people, dishonest firms have slimy people. Trump and his crew demonstrate day in, day out to be the slimiest.
But as another comment writer pointed out, HRC supporters should not for a minute become complacent. A lot of those dishonest contracting firms and slimy people were quite successful.
Trump and his clown car campaign remind me of what I learned from 15 plus years in the contracting business - that the phrase "birds of feather flock together" is not just a cliche, but a truism. Good firms have honest people, dishonest firms have slimy people. Trump and his crew demonstrate day in, day out to be the slimiest.
But as another comment writer pointed out, HRC supporters should not for a minute become complacent. A lot of those dishonest contracting firms and slimy people were quite successful.
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Not this time, not on our watch.
Another one fired! Mr. Trump is running his campaign as a season of the apprentice. It is clear that he likes to fire people that don't agree with him. I wonder who will be fired next?. I cannot wait to see this one end, Mr Trump will be the last one to be fired and the voters of this nation will be giving him a resounding farewell by chanting you are fired in front of the Trump tower. Can't wait for the fine episode.
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I feel sad, because I know what's coming with Clinton. Goodbye my dear America of my 73 years.
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Yawn. Nothing is a surprise anymore.
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Perhaps the remaining members of Queen will allow Trump to use "Another One Bites the Dust" as his current theme song?
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Time to put somebody who never lost an election a "winner" Donald Trump would say. An that person must get along well with Trump. I see only one candidate for the job: Vladimir PUTIN.
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Looking at their past careers, we now have a Trump campaign complete with thugs and bullies, all of them.
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If Trump wants to get voters' support, he might try something he hasn't done too much of - telling the truth. I really don't care what he thinks of Hillary, I want to know how he believes he himself can be an effective President, without resorting to half truths, insults and outright lies about just about everyone who disagrees with him. So far, all that I have seen about his economic plans or his approach to foreign policy has been based on a very superficial understanding of reality. Add that lack of knowledge to his thin skin, failure to follow advice and overall sleaziness, I doubt that even if he started telling the truth, there are few people who would believe him.
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I, too, wish that Trump would tell us more about Trump instead of finger-pointing at HRC. He is evidently well-versed about any flaws Hillary possesses, but I have yet to hear any reasonable and detailed ideas he may have about our country regaining respect around the world.
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Our country already is the most respected in the world, except in the Middle East, where Bush/Cheney's Iraq war has disrupted many tribal conflicts that are centuries old. Shia vs. Sunni, Kurds vs. Turks, Iran vs. Saudi, etc.
I predicted that Manafort would resign, although I had no idea that it would be this soon. His ties to the Russians and their puppets are becoming clearer by the day. Take a look at the Breitbart website and see what will be coming in this campaign. Trump is already saying: “To defeat crime and radical Islamic terrorism in our country, to win trade in our country, you need tremendous physical and mental strength and stamina. Hillary Clinton doesn’t have that strength and stamina.” This is just the beginning.
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I don't think she has got the strength or stamina that's required, this is true. We all age differently, what is the state of her physical health? Although, if you are a true status quo person, which Clinton is, maybe you don't need the same energy, like... Nothing will be much different, just act and try to look like you know what you are doing, relax.
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Well, he was going on about Jeb being low energy, so this is not surprising.
The liberal media has been openly questioning Trump's health so it's not surprising that the conservatives are fighting back against a possible Hillary problem.
It's politics.
I just wish we could keep Obama around a little while longer...
The liberal media has been openly questioning Trump's health so it's not surprising that the conservatives are fighting back against a possible Hillary problem.
It's politics.
I just wish we could keep Obama around a little while longer...
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Every day I pray to the Almighty that the long nightmare of Donald Trump is over November 8th.
His candidacy is menacing, frightful and one big pornographic-like spectacle.
His candidacy is menacing, frightful and one big pornographic-like spectacle.
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Yes sir! and if Trump were to win the world will get screwed!
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I may spontaneously ignite if I read or watch one more news report about his "regret."
I have written statements using such cowardly language for sleaze balls trying to evade responsibility, and I have no doubt that -- when my day comes -- some angels on the "former politicos" cloud will have some seriously enhanced interrogation techniques ready for me. And that assumes that former political apology-writers even get a shot at a cloud in advance of their inevitable transfer to a warmer climate.
But never -- not for one moment -- assume that "regret" represents anything other than rage, contempt, and an absolute lack of any moral core in any politician that uses it.
Actually, I take that back. There is one exception to this rule, the so-called "arrest clause" that, when invoked, guarantees that a politician can be taken at his or her word.
"I deeply regret that the fact that I -- fill in misdeed -- led to my arrest."
Trust me. You can take that to the bank.
I have written statements using such cowardly language for sleaze balls trying to evade responsibility, and I have no doubt that -- when my day comes -- some angels on the "former politicos" cloud will have some seriously enhanced interrogation techniques ready for me. And that assumes that former political apology-writers even get a shot at a cloud in advance of their inevitable transfer to a warmer climate.
But never -- not for one moment -- assume that "regret" represents anything other than rage, contempt, and an absolute lack of any moral core in any politician that uses it.
Actually, I take that back. There is one exception to this rule, the so-called "arrest clause" that, when invoked, guarantees that a politician can be taken at his or her word.
"I deeply regret that the fact that I -- fill in misdeed -- led to my arrest."
Trust me. You can take that to the bank.
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Horace Dewey, you made me laugh with your comment today! Thank you!
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And what he regretted was things he said that "MAY have caused personal pain." Or then again, they may not have. And part of what he regrets is that he might have worded what he said badly, not that what he was saying was racist, inflammatory, divisive, demeaning, or an outright lie.
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He is going through the growing pains. He would be fine. Having spent her entire life in politics, Hillary Clinton has about 70% negative rating. Over 60% doesn't trust her. What type of candidate she is? Trump is new to politics and learning fast despite the press.
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The Frankenstein monster went through less destructive "growing pains". Spare us.
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I have been unable to get anything even remotely critical of a Democrat posted for the last two weeks, maybe today is my lucky day!
Maybe Trump has people on his campaign (comment is on topic) giving him better ideas than Manafort was, like Trump's visit to Louisiana, where he was handing out food from the back of a truck, touring the hard hit neighborhoods, and thanking first responders. Hillary has made a phone call while Obama golfs and parties with his friends on Martha's Vine yard. Zero outrage from the press who eviscerated George Bush for simply flying over during Katrina.
No profanity, no personal attacks, nothing. The only reason to not post this would be simple partisanship, not something I find in my subscriber agreement or comments FAQ)
Maybe Trump has people on his campaign (comment is on topic) giving him better ideas than Manafort was, like Trump's visit to Louisiana, where he was handing out food from the back of a truck, touring the hard hit neighborhoods, and thanking first responders. Hillary has made a phone call while Obama golfs and parties with his friends on Martha's Vine yard. Zero outrage from the press who eviscerated George Bush for simply flying over during Katrina.
No profanity, no personal attacks, nothing. The only reason to not post this would be simple partisanship, not something I find in my subscriber agreement or comments FAQ)
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It's a reasonable comment Joe, sorry you've had trouble getting posted, I run into that sometimes too.
But keep in mind, the Governor of Louisiana specifically requested that President Obama stay away from the flood zone for a few weeks to let them handle it without the distraction and cost of his visit, and Mrs. Clinton was following suit. So he can't really be blamed for staying away as requested.
But keep in mind, the Governor of Louisiana specifically requested that President Obama stay away from the flood zone for a few weeks to let them handle it without the distraction and cost of his visit, and Mrs. Clinton was following suit. So he can't really be blamed for staying away as requested.
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It is because Obama and Hillary are rock superstars. Far wiser than Socrates. Far more beautiful than any Hollywood movie star. In Canada, we have a rock superstar too. It is Mr. Trudeau. His Dad was a superstar stud too. Everyone in Canada voted for Trudeau because he is perfect in every way. Everyone in the US will vote for Hillary for she is perfect in every way too.
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Do you really think there is any doubt about who you vote for?
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KellyAnne Conway on TV, was bragging ever so sweetly about the "core four", while at the same time besmirching Hillary Clinton for Benghazi, Libya, email , total liar, failure of Obamacare, millions more in poverty, etc etc. She said all she cares about are the issues, because Trump wins on all of them.
Now, 4 days later, one leg of the stool is gone, perhaps to Russia (some people I heard said that, I don't know).
Physician, heal thyself!
Now, 4 days later, one leg of the stool is gone, perhaps to Russia (some people I heard said that, I don't know).
Physician, heal thyself!
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Trump's nepotistic counsel is the problem. They are trying to roll with the punches. I dont give this breitbart guy 40 days and then.....YOU'RE FIRED!
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Trump's total lack of vetting, I mean extreme vetting, EXTREME, is more proof of his total unacceptability in any sort of management position, public or private. His hole-digging, trying to get himself out of trouble, may be so Yuge that he ends up in China where his cheap, tawdry stuff is manufactured.
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Or perhaps he can join Snowdon in Russia. We'd still be able to see him via Skype.
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I think the voters are going to tell Trump, "You're Fired"
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Poor little word. Been in the dictionary for thousands of years. Not it is all but forgotten. :(
plutocracy
[ploo-tok-ruh-see]
noun, plural plutocracies.
1.
the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
2.
a government or state in which the wealthy class rules.
3.
a class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth.
plutocracy
[ploo-tok-ruh-see]
noun, plural plutocracies.
1.
the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
2.
a government or state in which the wealthy class rules.
3.
a class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth.
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So Teump has now hired and fired two campaign managers and just hired a third who has no experience running a campaign. Is this what Trump means by "extreme vetting?"
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When I think of the Trump campaign, I can't help but see parallels between it and the Dilbert comic strip. Undoubtedly, there are some good people working for it behind the scenes, but it appears that no one competent or qualified working for it in upper management, all the way to the top. However, Trump does an excellent job of hiding his pointy hair.
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Paul Manafort will now be looking for new clients--who are able to pay his lofty retainer fees.
How about: "Paul Manafort and Associates: Willing Enablers of Tyrants Worldwide"
How about: "Paul Manafort and Associates: Willing Enablers of Tyrants Worldwide"
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Maybe Trump needs to kick his vetting process into the next level. What he really needs is "extreme!, Extreme!!, EXTREME!!! vetting" for these remaining 11 weeks.
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Put a dress on a pig, but it's still a pig. Trump changes the advisers, but he's still a con. Is Las Vegas giving odds on the tenure of Conway and Bannon?
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If you are voting for Trump, you like a man who hires Manacoort, an advocate for the Ukraine, a combative Lewandowsky, Roger Aisles who is facing sexual harassment charges, Steve Bannon who is a conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, and a blond Kellyanne Conway who is against any feminist program. Trump has destroyed the GOP. Ryan and McConnell should hang it up. In their fight against Obama and Clinton, they lost their party.
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Dear Donald Trump,
You have failed Vetting 101 in your own camp. I can't begin to imagine how your plan for vetting immigrants could play out.
Suggestion: Enroll in Trump University to repeat Vetting 101 and shoot for a passing grade.
Very truly yours,
A Florida Voter
You have failed Vetting 101 in your own camp. I can't begin to imagine how your plan for vetting immigrants could play out.
Suggestion: Enroll in Trump University to repeat Vetting 101 and shoot for a passing grade.
Very truly yours,
A Florida Voter
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Wow. Things are getting really crazy over there. I'm guess there are going to be a lot more people who suddenly decide that they 'would like to spend more time with their families' or leave 'to pursue other opportunities' and jump ship.
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Dear Mr. Trump,
On Election Day, the voters are going to tell you:
"YOU'RE FIRED"
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
On Election Day, the voters are going to tell you:
"YOU'RE FIRED"
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
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Mr. Trump could still hire Sean Hannity, Dennis Prager, Hugh Hewiitt, Laura Ingraham, Mike Gallagher, Ann Coluter and possibly even Michael Medved as worthy surrogates. They seem to be still selling the Trump Kool-Aid for America.
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For all those lauding Trump's business acumen, please explain these recent hires:
Trump needs to appeal to women: so he brings in Roger Ailes, accused by multiple women of being a sexual abuser.
Trump needs to appeal to a more diverse group than his base: so he brings in the white supremacist and anti-semitic Stephen Bannon.
This type of crazy decision making goes a long way in explaining his multiple bankruptcies.
Trump needs to appeal to women: so he brings in Roger Ailes, accused by multiple women of being a sexual abuser.
Trump needs to appeal to a more diverse group than his base: so he brings in the white supremacist and anti-semitic Stephen Bannon.
This type of crazy decision making goes a long way in explaining his multiple bankruptcies.
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Add: Trump needs the black vote, so he appeals for it to a 95% white audience, refusing to meet with the NAACP and other black groups who have invited him to speak.
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My biggest fear is that he'll eventually stumble upon a decent staff and start listening to them. After all, the Republicans have done everything they could to destroy Hillary's reputation for two decades now (two and a half?), and let's face it, she's not exactly a charismatic candidate.
Thankfully, neither the first part of my biggest fear nor especially the second seem likely.
Thankfully, neither the first part of my biggest fear nor especially the second seem likely.
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What a way to really wreck your reputation and brand at the age of 70, nearer to the end of your life story. I'd be ashamed to be one of his kids or grandkids, to carry this name. I would be mortified.
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Perhaps already mortified talking that way about the man's family. Let me guess, you think your a good nurse.
What happened to the signature "You're fired!" line? I guess this was one guy who he was afraid to do that to -- Manafort has those oh-so-trusty Russians in his back pocket...
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Mr. Manafort out and Mr. Bannon in, what is Ms. Conway to do? A Conservative hater and a Conservative on the same team, now this ought to be really good.
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Trump reaches yet another new low: a subterranean non apology for his innumerable insults. Like it even matters at this point. Hilary's right. He is who he not only is but wants to be. Or more clinically, has to be.
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Oh, hey, the thin-skinned narcissist is replacing his one competent employee with a far-right yes man. Imagine that.
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I'm beginning to think that Trump is taping all this for a future TV series -"The Apprentice- Campaign Edition."
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He's only gone because he committed the cardinal crime of getting more media attention than Trump. That's all. The ties to Russia don't bother Trump because he thinks that's a good thing.
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Trump associates with the very worst of people: Manafort, of course, and the extremely corrupt Chris Christie, who saved him millions that he owed to the people of New Jersey due to his Atlantic City disasters.
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With a low-life like Roger Ailes on Trump's campaign staff, no wonder women voters are so turned off.
If the NYT did some digging, I'd bet you discover that Ailes has started hitting on women at the RNC. His Fox firing just allowed him to move to a new venue where he can continue business as usual.
If the NYT did some digging, I'd bet you discover that Ailes has started hitting on women at the RNC. His Fox firing just allowed him to move to a new venue where he can continue business as usual.
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Another instance of the fluff that is vaunted ability of Trump to select highly qualified advisors and employees. Can we imagine that he might even have Putin serve as his defense secretary??? David
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As a Canadian I have to admit that I am unduly fascinated by the Trump show. It takes too much of my time with all its twists and turns - completely overshadows my own local hero, the late Rob Ford. Who is Trump going to hire next? Ann Coulter, that thin-faced vinegar dispenser? Or David Duke, to recruit the Black and Jewish vote? It it weren't so serious it would be hilarious.
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I would love to see the confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement Mr. Trump's attorneys had him sign. I'm almost certain that it is as solid as the Pharaohs Tomb!
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"Kellyanne and the Skipper (Bannon)" will certainly stop this leaky boat from sinking and plow ahead until "the're fired". My guess is that Kellyanne will grow weary of Bannon as he knows how to twist ovaries into knots. Then it will be he said she said as Trump cannot resist the intrigue. And, son in law and daughter will be forlornly amiss very soon as daddy has new playmates. Drama at Trump Plaza is just now beginning as what was missing was another set of ovaries.
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Why the over interest in ovaries?
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The only question that remains is who plays Trump, Manafort, Bannon, and Lewandoski in the movie. The late Philip Seymour Hoffman would have been perfect as Bannon, perfect. Meanwhile we have to settle on ‘Alt-Right Trump III’, the excruciating tip of the hat to racism reality show which otherwise seems to lack a basic plot or even a reason to be anywhere except where it really hurts. But hey it was a great one year three part wonder keeping it’s stunned squirming audience spellbound, alas now winding its way down to a Keystone Cops sputtering misfiring smoking car ending.
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Maybe they could get one of those 5 statues to play Trump. Hopefully they will not all be destroyed.
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Running his campaign the way he'd run the White House, which is similar to how he runs his business
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People, PLEASE don't forget to vote in November.
This election cycle could be the most important in our nation's history.
The following is much more than a simple cliché:
☛Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.☚
This election cycle could be the most important in our nation's history.
The following is much more than a simple cliché:
☛Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.☚
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It seems that Paul Manafort just realized the real money is in the Ukraine.
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Sure, it's tax-free.
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Why have the Republicans been so craven all along?
One answer to explain their lily-livered capitulation to Trump might be that THEY have been hacked by the Russians, and know that the information gleaned, if released, would cost them their cushy jobs.
McConnell, Ryan, Ayotte, McCain, et al. have demonstrated that they care NOTHING for our country. They tried to destroy Obama. They tried to put Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency. Now they nominate Trump and put him in place to hand our country over to Russian oligarchs, centuries ahead of us in experience with corruption.
One answer to explain their lily-livered capitulation to Trump might be that THEY have been hacked by the Russians, and know that the information gleaned, if released, would cost them their cushy jobs.
McConnell, Ryan, Ayotte, McCain, et al. have demonstrated that they care NOTHING for our country. They tried to destroy Obama. They tried to put Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency. Now they nominate Trump and put him in place to hand our country over to Russian oligarchs, centuries ahead of us in experience with corruption.
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Perhaps Mr. Trump is already planning a career in media. If Breitbart doesn't work out, he can become a commentator on Fox or an Executive Producer on Veep next year
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What does this day about Trump ability to make a strategic decision? No doubt Manaford is looking at an indictment in the near future. If an indictment does materialize, how would this affect Trump's visual's with the American public.
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Trump needs to fire himself.
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It's time for Trump to step down. This presidential election has offered two flawed candidates . Neither one of them will get my vote. Hillary is winning this election by default. She does not deserve the title Madam President.
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If these are the people who runs the Trump campaign I shudder to imagine who would be part of a Trump Administration...
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It continues to amaze me – really – that Republican campaign advisers consistently and historically prove themselves to be profoundly evil people.
I have been told that politics can be a dirty business, but I see nothing on the Democratic side equal to the likes of Lee Atwater, Karl Rove, Chuck Colson, Roger Ailes, Lewandowski, Manafort, and now Bannon. Liars and cynics, every single one of them. The willingness to lie and mislead among this crowd is astounding and embarrassing.
Where are theirDemocratic counterparts? Does this kind of evil also infect the Democratic Party? Have I missed some crucial news items?
I have been told that politics can be a dirty business, but I see nothing on the Democratic side equal to the likes of Lee Atwater, Karl Rove, Chuck Colson, Roger Ailes, Lewandowski, Manafort, and now Bannon. Liars and cynics, every single one of them. The willingness to lie and mislead among this crowd is astounding and embarrassing.
Where are theirDemocratic counterparts? Does this kind of evil also infect the Democratic Party? Have I missed some crucial news items?
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After all, the GOP invented dirty tricks during political campaigns. Where are their so-called family values?
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I am a Canadian though in a visit to a local city in Washington, Donald Trump had a long line-up of people who wanted to hear him speak though there was insufficient capacity. Wow, I realize Canada is just as corrupt. Though the mainstream media and the elite establishment really take it to a new level. I am confident Hillary has a zillion voters and Donald has none voting for him. The journalists, if you can all them that, are just too funny. LOL
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Donald Trump is going down like a rock. you cannot believe a word that foams out of his mouth
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Remember Paul Manafort was a lobbyist for Pakistani Intelligence Agency ISI who shielded Osama bin Laden for a decade in the nose of Pakistani Military Academy, like our West Point, before Operation Neptune Spear.
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What intrigues me is the fact that polls show that as soon as he announced his candidacy he was the leader..In other words, it was his show biz "Apprentice" shtick that attracted supporters
This shows that re the Republican party there was no "there" there.
Scant surprise, then, that the polls indicate a landslide.
This shows that re the Republican party there was no "there" there.
Scant surprise, then, that the polls indicate a landslide.
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Manafort left suddenly, or needed to be weeded out suddenly,
because the Russian Ukrainian thing is about to flare up again.
The new stuff, about the new team leaders and the bizzrre speaches
and 'apologies' are to change the subject. Imagine what information
about Manafort's pactions over there could be comeing. Any plans
for election or starting a new media empre would fizzle out for
Trump.
He'd lose it all.
because the Russian Ukrainian thing is about to flare up again.
The new stuff, about the new team leaders and the bizzrre speaches
and 'apologies' are to change the subject. Imagine what information
about Manafort's pactions over there could be comeing. Any plans
for election or starting a new media empre would fizzle out for
Trump.
He'd lose it all.
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The rats are now rearranging the chairs on the Titanic and a quartet with tiny violins is playing a dour lament.
And I am snickering to myself.
And I am snickering to myself.
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I am a Southerner, but since adolescence have referred to my alliance with the National Democrats. And, I've been reading NYT most of my life. But, lately, the comments appear to be coming from an echo chamber with just a few outliers to keep people adding comments. I will vote for the Secretary. But I don't think it is wise to pat ourselves on the back and dismiss Trump just yet. We can't afford complacency because we have to get out the vote for sake of the down-ticket elections. And, we need to beware underestimating the possible voters for Trump and their dogged determination to vote against Hillary. I'm not clear that Trump voters care about the shake-up. They disagree with the NYT crowd and they have a history of opposition to you. Don't let up. Don't be lulled into a feeling of security because of how you think about the Trump campaign.
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Click "like" if you believe that Trump is actually a Democrat double agent, tasked with throwing the election over to Hillary.
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ALL Republicans who so obviously put party over country and elevated this disaster to the nomination should be summarily punished at the polls this November and voted out of office. It frightens me that they are willing to sell out the county for party and power's sake by subjecting the American citizenry to the 50% election danger of having the country run by someone so incredibly unqualified. Like the 80 year-old John McCain, someone I used to respect, whom Trump has insulted in a deeply personal way, and yet -- last I checked -- McCain continues to support Trump. All establishment Republicans supporting Trump who sold their souls in the name of party will carry the Trump stain for a long time. What has happened to this party?
There is no question where those Republicans seeking reelection stand by their continuing silence of support, while Trump with each passing day continues to outdo himself in his "extreme" candidate reality TV show.
What about Paul Ryan's statement that his Trump endorsement doesn't come with a "blank check"? I realize Ryan is in a difficult position, but how low does Trump have to go before Ryan yanks support and just says "no"? As far as I'm concerned, Trump can't go lower, and while the talented Kellyanne Conway can put lipstick on a pig, we've still got the farm animal.
There is no question where those Republicans seeking reelection stand by their continuing silence of support, while Trump with each passing day continues to outdo himself in his "extreme" candidate reality TV show.
What about Paul Ryan's statement that his Trump endorsement doesn't come with a "blank check"? I realize Ryan is in a difficult position, but how low does Trump have to go before Ryan yanks support and just says "no"? As far as I'm concerned, Trump can't go lower, and while the talented Kellyanne Conway can put lipstick on a pig, we've still got the farm animal.
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I still do not understand how you can "endorse" a candidate but not vote for him.....strange......
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wow....with all his campaign staff turnover, makes you wonder how he will deal w/ his cabinet and top staff.....what a businessman! Sure knows how to pick top people and manage them! (sarcasm)
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This should give insight into Mr. Trump's judiciousness or lack of in appointing top members to his team. If he is not competent to select the people that should take him to the White House, there is no reason to think that he would be competent in appointing the members of his Cabinet. But unlike his campaign, the stakes would be much higher then, when he had to appoint the Secretaries of State and Defense, for instance.
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We hear a lot about Trump and his terrible campaign
and it gets boring to see all these front page articles
giving him so much publicity with no substance on policy.
Why no coverage here of Clinton's appointment of her
head of her Transition Team: former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and what that will mean for his influence on her
appointments and resulting policy???
Salazar is a former U.S. senator from Colorado who now works at WilmerHale, one of the most influential lobbying firms in Washington.
We know that Salazar has given vocal support of fracking, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Keystone XL pipeline.
What does this mean regarding Clintons true views and values regarding tackling climate change?
Salazar’s track record illustrates time and again that he is on the side of big industry, and not of the people. His most recent opposition to the anti-fracking initiatives in his home state of Colorado directly undermines Clinton’s alleged support of local control over fracking. Salizar is somebody who is very close to the oil and gas industry. WilmerHale, the most influential—one of the most influential lobbying firms in Washington, who Ken Salazar works for, represent corporate clients across the board—Cigna, for instance. Cigna is a healthcare giant that is fighting for a merger with Anthem. WilmerHale represents them, Delta Airlines, Verizon, investment firms, a mining company. So, WilmerHale is a major law and lobbying firm.
and it gets boring to see all these front page articles
giving him so much publicity with no substance on policy.
Why no coverage here of Clinton's appointment of her
head of her Transition Team: former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and what that will mean for his influence on her
appointments and resulting policy???
Salazar is a former U.S. senator from Colorado who now works at WilmerHale, one of the most influential lobbying firms in Washington.
We know that Salazar has given vocal support of fracking, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Keystone XL pipeline.
What does this mean regarding Clintons true views and values regarding tackling climate change?
Salazar’s track record illustrates time and again that he is on the side of big industry, and not of the people. His most recent opposition to the anti-fracking initiatives in his home state of Colorado directly undermines Clinton’s alleged support of local control over fracking. Salizar is somebody who is very close to the oil and gas industry. WilmerHale, the most influential—one of the most influential lobbying firms in Washington, who Ken Salazar works for, represent corporate clients across the board—Cigna, for instance. Cigna is a healthcare giant that is fighting for a merger with Anthem. WilmerHale represents them, Delta Airlines, Verizon, investment firms, a mining company. So, WilmerHale is a major law and lobbying firm.
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Since Trump likes to use Queen songs to exemplify things:
"and another one gone, and another gone, another one bites the dust..."
"and another one gone, and another gone, another one bites the dust..."
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Given Trump’s well-known penchant for milking every opportunity for publicity dry and his well-known penchant for not making significant financial contributions to people in distress and worthy charities, I’m expecting him to pull out all the stops for victims of the Louisiana floods.
Look for a massive inflow of Trump-branded-goods to arrive in the state in the next few days. Trump hats (you know the ones); Trump water; Trump steaks; Trump neckties made in China (seconds, of course); diplomas from Trump University complete with facsimile signatures from Donald (especially valuable to people who have lost everything and need to start their lives over again from scratch); Trump ashtrays and gambling chips from his bankrupt casinos (they make you feel rich); Trump campaign signs for people who need temporary shelter from the rain; souvenir tee shirts from Atlantic City he picked up for pennies after the city went busted; and Trump wooden legs and horse blankets he may have obtained through other failed enterprises of his.
Some of these donations may be beyond their date of expiration (be especially careful about those steaks and that water) and of doubtful utility (the wooden legs, in particular), but all them will constitute very respectable tax deductions (the wooden legs in particular, because they are antiques).
As for those large cash contributions, well as you know, his checks are in the mail.
Look for a massive inflow of Trump-branded-goods to arrive in the state in the next few days. Trump hats (you know the ones); Trump water; Trump steaks; Trump neckties made in China (seconds, of course); diplomas from Trump University complete with facsimile signatures from Donald (especially valuable to people who have lost everything and need to start their lives over again from scratch); Trump ashtrays and gambling chips from his bankrupt casinos (they make you feel rich); Trump campaign signs for people who need temporary shelter from the rain; souvenir tee shirts from Atlantic City he picked up for pennies after the city went busted; and Trump wooden legs and horse blankets he may have obtained through other failed enterprises of his.
Some of these donations may be beyond their date of expiration (be especially careful about those steaks and that water) and of doubtful utility (the wooden legs, in particular), but all them will constitute very respectable tax deductions (the wooden legs in particular, because they are antiques).
As for those large cash contributions, well as you know, his checks are in the mail.
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Hope the new campaign manager insists on Trump releasing his tax returns. Perhaps he can also explain how a man whose physician has claimed is the most perfect human in Presidential history who has never had a health issue, managed to evade the draft three times due to physical issues.
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Just before Hitler took over the Reichstag he also made major changes in his upper management team. On Hitler's advice, Benito Mussolini made a similar move. I am ot one of those people who want to jump to Fascist comparisons I am simply saying that, while the two Fascists named above were awful people, they did enjoy a great deal of success after their respective shakeups.
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Looking forward to next season's special edition of The Apprentice (POTUS campaign staff) when DJT can feature Manafort, Lewandowskii, Brookeover, Stracner, and eventually Conway, Bannon and the like. "You're Fired"
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- Trump surrounds himself with "the best people".
- Trump refuses to listen to them anyway, since he himself has such a "good brain".
- Trump first hires a shady operative with ties to Russia, and falls easily for Putin's flattery that he's a "genius".
- Trump replaces shady operative with someone from the fringe media who hates the Republican party and has no experience in the position.
And Republicans are still supporting this guy?
Ryan, McConnell, etc. should never be allowed to forget hthat they decided to play roulette with our country for the sake of some Supreme Court justices.
- Trump refuses to listen to them anyway, since he himself has such a "good brain".
- Trump first hires a shady operative with ties to Russia, and falls easily for Putin's flattery that he's a "genius".
- Trump replaces shady operative with someone from the fringe media who hates the Republican party and has no experience in the position.
And Republicans are still supporting this guy?
Ryan, McConnell, etc. should never be allowed to forget hthat they decided to play roulette with our country for the sake of some Supreme Court justices.
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More likely, for the sake of low taxes on the 1 percent.
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Caligula, whom citizens believed packed the same qualities as his esteemed late father. The Roman Senate fell right in line, naming 24-year-old Caligula, who had no experience in government, diplomacy or war, as sole emperor of Rome.
For a time, Caligula's efforts met with their enthusiasm. He freed citizens that had been unjustly imprisoned by Tiberius, and eliminated an unpopular tax. He also staged lavish events, including chariot races, boxing matches, plays and gladiator shows. However, six months into his rule, Caligula fell severely ill. For nearly a month, he hovered between life and death. In October of 37 A.D., he recovered, but it was quickly apparent that he was not the same person.
Tortured by headaches, Caligula wandered the palace at night. He abandoned the customary toga for silken gowns and often dressed as a woman. In addition, Caligula flaunted his power, eliminating his political rivals and forcing parents to watch the executions of their sons. Most egregious, however, was Caligula's declaration that he was a living God, ordering a bridge to be built between his palace and the Temple of Jupiter so that he could have consultations with the deity. Not even marriage and the birth of a daughter seemed to change him.
For a time, Caligula's efforts met with their enthusiasm. He freed citizens that had been unjustly imprisoned by Tiberius, and eliminated an unpopular tax. He also staged lavish events, including chariot races, boxing matches, plays and gladiator shows. However, six months into his rule, Caligula fell severely ill. For nearly a month, he hovered between life and death. In October of 37 A.D., he recovered, but it was quickly apparent that he was not the same person.
Tortured by headaches, Caligula wandered the palace at night. He abandoned the customary toga for silken gowns and often dressed as a woman. In addition, Caligula flaunted his power, eliminating his political rivals and forcing parents to watch the executions of their sons. Most egregious, however, was Caligula's declaration that he was a living God, ordering a bridge to be built between his palace and the Temple of Jupiter so that he could have consultations with the deity. Not even marriage and the birth of a daughter seemed to change him.
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Next it'll be Pence.
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Another enterprise Trump is running into the ground. Good thing he inherited a fortune, he has no idea how to lead and create sustainable and profitable environments. Just boast, bully and bail when the check comes...
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How about the obvious truth? Russdia and the Ukarine are about to
flare up again, and Trump can't afford to have questions about
Manaforte any where near the campaign. Who thinks new relevations
about Manaforte's relations with the Russian boys aren't going to
surface.
This new garbage about the new team, the third, and how great they
are and what they're supposed to change , and all the new speeches and
motion are to change the subject. Speaking of chaos.
flare up again, and Trump can't afford to have questions about
Manaforte any where near the campaign. Who thinks new relevations
about Manaforte's relations with the Russian boys aren't going to
surface.
This new garbage about the new team, the third, and how great they
are and what they're supposed to change , and all the new speeches and
motion are to change the subject. Speaking of chaos.
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Trump can't run a campaign, and he says he can run the country?
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"I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things."
Trump IS an oxymoron.
Trump IS an oxymoron.
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Trump's best bet at this point would be to hire Mitch McConnell.
After all "sitting on your hands doing absolutely nothing" would be better than what they're doing now.
After all "sitting on your hands doing absolutely nothing" would be better than what they're doing now.
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The most helpful think Trump's campaign managers could do for him would be to teach him to extend his attention span so he can seriously grapple with difficult issues and to give him sensitivity training -- which all of us took in the 80's and 90's so we could learn to work in diverse groups. Trump was the boss so he missed. He also will have to be taught that sensitivity which he calls "political correctness" is a good thing.
These appear to be impossible tasks, so my guess is his campaign will continue to spiral out of control until the election. I hope that happens, actually.
These appear to be impossible tasks, so my guess is his campaign will continue to spiral out of control until the election. I hope that happens, actually.
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Kudos to the NY Times journalist for focusing the spotlight on Paul Manafort. Another one bites the dust. Keep up the good work.
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As observed by Levi Tillemann and Julian E. Zelizer in today's LA Times, what we are actually now seeing might be the beginning of Trump TV. Trump's goal all along might not have been the presidency at all, but rather a new network under his "brand" devoted to the audience he has been grooming during the campaign. His campaign, like his "universities," just might have been a fraud from the get go intended to benefit only Trump in the end, but on an unprecedented scale of the entire electorate and the electoral process itself. Now that is indeed huuuuge!
Tillemann and Zelizer may have been writing somewhat tongue in cheek, but it's the most coherent explanation for the current shake up. Trump has decided it's time to switch gears to his real end game. Then again, maybe the hiring of Ailes and Bannon was just part of his plan to raise his numbers with women and people who aren't white supremacists.
He will lose but he won't go away. If you thought his birther nonsense was bad, just wait until Trump TV makes the Clinton administration its one and only target for the next four years.
Tillemann and Zelizer may have been writing somewhat tongue in cheek, but it's the most coherent explanation for the current shake up. Trump has decided it's time to switch gears to his real end game. Then again, maybe the hiring of Ailes and Bannon was just part of his plan to raise his numbers with women and people who aren't white supremacists.
He will lose but he won't go away. If you thought his birther nonsense was bad, just wait until Trump TV makes the Clinton administration its one and only target for the next four years.
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Sadly Trump won't be the only Republican attacking Clinton should she be elected President. While so called mainstream Republicans claim Trump is an anamoly, the fact is he represents their "values" and beliefs perfectly. What they dislike about Trump is that he is willing to express his racism, sexism and bigotry openly. I hope Clinton wins because the alternative is unacceptable. However, I am sick and tired of the Republicans refusal to work with the Democrats for the benefit of the American people. They've filibustered their way through Obama's two terms. They've already wasted millions of our tax dollars on investigating Clinton and are now investigating the investigation of her emails. Think how many billions they will waste over a 4 year period. And they're called fiscal conservatives?
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But we don't have to watch
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I take this to mean that he DOES have ties to Russia and Trump doesn't want his campaign affected by that.
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It's not just Manafort's ties to Russia, but the inference that he acted as a Russian mole in influencing the GOP's agenda of favoring Putin, allying the GOP candidate with Russia, distancing our country from NATO, and hacking the DNC emails. Surely someone is investigating that?
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I'm not voting for either major candidate no matter who their campaign manager is. Really, what are these managers but someone to sell the unwary a false image of their candidate and to try to down play their massive flaws? Those who support her will say it shows what bad judgment he has and those who support him will say that it shows nothing - he hasn't been a career politician.
Most people could care less what Trump or Clinton say, said, do or did. They care if they think each candidate is relatively more or less on what they perceive as their "side." Trump supporters do not care that he mocked someone with a handicap and childishly fights with anyone who he feels threatened by. Those who oppose him do care. Clinton supporters do not care that even without a prosecution, there would be no possibility that if not a major candidate or president, she would again be trusted by professionals with classified information or that her husband boarded the AG's plane. Those who oppose her do care. Trump supporters seemed blind to his stunning lack of knowledge and Clinton supporters are blind to the Obama administration policy blunders that have left us worse off with virtually every ally and enemy in the world - policies in which she played a major role.
The media loves campaign shake ups because they can sell it to partisans. But, it isn't important if you aren't one.
Most people could care less what Trump or Clinton say, said, do or did. They care if they think each candidate is relatively more or less on what they perceive as their "side." Trump supporters do not care that he mocked someone with a handicap and childishly fights with anyone who he feels threatened by. Those who oppose him do care. Clinton supporters do not care that even without a prosecution, there would be no possibility that if not a major candidate or president, she would again be trusted by professionals with classified information or that her husband boarded the AG's plane. Those who oppose her do care. Trump supporters seemed blind to his stunning lack of knowledge and Clinton supporters are blind to the Obama administration policy blunders that have left us worse off with virtually every ally and enemy in the world - policies in which she played a major role.
The media loves campaign shake ups because they can sell it to partisans. But, it isn't important if you aren't one.
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Yeah well you're wasting you vote, your time or both. And ours.
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801avd:
Why was your comment allowed? Who are you to object to the free speech of another citizen?
Why was your comment allowed? Who are you to object to the free speech of another citizen?
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Thanks, Magpie. Some people get upset when someone disagrees with them and I expect it, but, it's nice to see someone defending free speech, whether you agree with me or not.
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They all knew... the public would find out and they would get caught. Only then did they take action. Par for the Trump Golf Course. Time for Trump to release his taxes. He should have no problem, if there is none.
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It seems another one has jumped off the Trump train. Now it's Paul Manafort, de-facto maker of East European dictators who can't even work with Trump.
No doubt a lot this has to do with his evil dealings with Putin recently coming to light.
But probably worse for Manafort, was seeing Trump's new hire Steve Bannon (king of conspiracy radio) as he walked onto the locomotive wearing his robe and tinfoil hat.
The train has not only gone off the tracks, it's rumbling into the sands of GOP history. Maybe Trump should have hired Alex Jones?
But wait… there's still 80 days left.
No doubt a lot this has to do with his evil dealings with Putin recently coming to light.
But probably worse for Manafort, was seeing Trump's new hire Steve Bannon (king of conspiracy radio) as he walked onto the locomotive wearing his robe and tinfoil hat.
The train has not only gone off the tracks, it's rumbling into the sands of GOP history. Maybe Trump should have hired Alex Jones?
But wait… there's still 80 days left.
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...and certainly, Stephen Bannon coming onboard the Trump campaign as CEO sends the signal that there will be no transformation to "presidential demeanor" for Donald Trump forthcoming.
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Quit, Fired...potatoes, pototoes...who cares, he' gone.
But this is a curiosity: After working for the Trump campaign, just how marketable is Paul Manafort going to be in this country?
But this is a curiosity: After working for the Trump campaign, just how marketable is Paul Manafort going to be in this country?
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He's perfectly happy working for dictators in other countries.
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Absent a devastating disclosure about Hillary or a national terrorist event, the Trump campaign is terminal. Going from bad to worse on the management side demonstrates the panic that has overtaken the Trump folks, although Trump himself is still apparently basking in his self-made mirror, his adoring but finite crowd of followers.
The GOP leadership (surely, an oxymoron) is damned if it does and certainly damned if it doesn't in find a way of removing Trump form the head of the ticket. Their choice, to merely lose the election or watch the total destruction of their party seems only fitting after the display of cowardice and public eating of humble pie. They will long be remembered for selfishness and incompetence.
The GOP leadership (surely, an oxymoron) is damned if it does and certainly damned if it doesn't in find a way of removing Trump form the head of the ticket. Their choice, to merely lose the election or watch the total destruction of their party seems only fitting after the display of cowardice and public eating of humble pie. They will long be remembered for selfishness and incompetence.
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A terrorist event won't help Trump. He's proven to be completely inept and utterly lacking in any kind of compassion. No one would ever turn to him for help.
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Imagine this: Instead of acting as leader of his own disastrous presidential campaign, Trump serves as chief executive of our United States of America. A nightmare we must not and shall not let happen.
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Thank heavens for our free press and kudos to the Times on its excellent reporting of the Manafort-Ukraine ties.
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Now if only we could get some of that excellent reporting on the Clinton Foundation. :-)
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But why wait so long?
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DCB, there have been dozens of articles on the Clinton Foundation, just google it. All of them arrived at the conclusion that there was no connection between donations and actions by Mrs. Clinton. Except probably the Breitbart usual lies. Of course if you have any proof of wrongdoing, speak up about it, but you don't.
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One wonders when Republicans and Republican-leaning independents will wake up and smell the coffee burning on the stove. When will they finally realize that it's all just one big bizarre scam?
Trump is a RINO smashing the electorate and the Republican Party itself like a concrete wrecking ball; tearing down the house.
Trump doesn't believe a word of the Republican-ghostwritten speeches read from a teleprompter, words written by Republican committees read without reflection; words put in his mouth intended to deceive his new mark: them.
His shakedown target, enough confused voters in enough key states to get him to a magic number: 271.
Shakespeare probably said it best in a few lines of his classic play "Hamlet". "A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." To that I might add: "behold a pale horse". Milton William Cooper's. Conspiracy theories galore in store for every one of us during the coming months.
As for Manafort, Trump's scorned and unlamented paladin, just hurled over the side of Trump's bloody (and bloody-minded) pirate ship after he ceased to be even an aide of passing value, he did it because Trump's two new paladins who had just stepped aboard wanted it done. Trump acceded to their wishes, by all appearances without giving it a second thought.
That is his blood still dripping from a dirk in Kellyanne's lovely hand?
Trump is a RINO smashing the electorate and the Republican Party itself like a concrete wrecking ball; tearing down the house.
Trump doesn't believe a word of the Republican-ghostwritten speeches read from a teleprompter, words written by Republican committees read without reflection; words put in his mouth intended to deceive his new mark: them.
His shakedown target, enough confused voters in enough key states to get him to a magic number: 271.
Shakespeare probably said it best in a few lines of his classic play "Hamlet". "A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." To that I might add: "behold a pale horse". Milton William Cooper's. Conspiracy theories galore in store for every one of us during the coming months.
As for Manafort, Trump's scorned and unlamented paladin, just hurled over the side of Trump's bloody (and bloody-minded) pirate ship after he ceased to be even an aide of passing value, he did it because Trump's two new paladins who had just stepped aboard wanted it done. Trump acceded to their wishes, by all appearances without giving it a second thought.
That is his blood still dripping from a dirk in Kellyanne's lovely hand?
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trump will lose non of his support, no matter what he does or says
his supporters can be reasoned w as little as th devoutly religious can be reasoned with
for reasons as mysterious as why people believe in various religions, they have come to accept trump as their literal saviour
th only hope is that there are not enough of them to make trump pres
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That was "Macbeth" (Act 5 scene 5), not "Hamlet".
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Your Shakespeare quote : " a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing" etc. is not from Hamlet. It's from Macbeth: the soliloquy beginning "tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" etc. Best not to quote Shakespeare if you haven't actually read him. Just sayin'
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I know this is really late in the "game" but after reading hundreds of comments regarding T rump's vetting of his staff, one can only wonder why the Republican party did not vet their potential nominee more fully.
Surely their leadership -- if you can call it that -- or if there really is any -- would have recognized the danger long before the situation became critical.
Surely their leadership -- if you can call it that -- or if there really is any -- would have recognized the danger long before the situation became critical.
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The Republicans were hoping for another G.W., someone they could prop up while Ryan or some other soulless jerk got us into another war or two and drove our economy off of another cliff.
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Yes. They should have vetted him as well as they vetted Sarah Palin.
Oh, wait...
Oh, wait...
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Even the rats are abandoning the Trump For President version of the Titanic.
Rearranging the deck chairs and putting the band on the veranda
won't stop the USS Trump from sinking to the bottom.
Anybody who is foolish enough to vote for Trump in November better
have a life jacket handy and know how to swim.
Shark repellent would be a good idea too.
Rearranging the deck chairs and putting the band on the veranda
won't stop the USS Trump from sinking to the bottom.
Anybody who is foolish enough to vote for Trump in November better
have a life jacket handy and know how to swim.
Shark repellent would be a good idea too.
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Anyone who votes for any Republican is voting for a party that is destructive of American liberty.
Vote straight Democrat - de-fang the GOP.
Vote straight Democrat - de-fang the GOP.
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Good riddance.
For all we know, based on the avalanche of information being released daily, Manafort was really a Putin spy who was planted at the top of the Trump organization to keep Trump towing the Kremlin line.
For all we know, based on the avalanche of information being released daily, Manafort was really a Putin spy who was planted at the top of the Trump organization to keep Trump towing the Kremlin line.
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The Trump run for presidency is the biggest scam on the American people to date ! And Manafort needs to be thoroughly investigated. Shame on republicans for supporting a man who is nothing but a con artist ... seriously ! Reagan must be turning over in his grave !
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and people thought bernie madoff was bad
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Reagan was quite the con himself. He started this whole goofy parade of repubs destroying the us.
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He was. Bernie made off with a lot of people's money by using his Wall Street cred to lure in clients and then fleece them by running a ponzi scheme. However, I agree, Trump is pretty high up there in the scammer's league. Nonetheless, he hasn't been sentenced to 150 years behind bars like Bernie made off with your money.
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trump's campaign jumped the shark so long ago that his crazy comments and campaign shakeups should surprise no one. He's going to lose badly in November - thankfully. The next 80 days will just a side show and he is trapped as the headline act for a number of reasons. Hopefully we will never have to see or hear from him again after Nov 8th - good riddance!
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His son-in-law must be so relieved to have his choice of Manafort gone and replaced by racist, ultra right wing conspiratist, white supremacists, whose stock in trade are lies, fake scandals, muck and mire.
And Trump carries on, raving about Hillary's Benghazi and her emails. He's surrounded himself with really dicey affiliations; he is drawn to them as a moth to a flame; they are drawn to him; because that is who and what he is. A man who thinks himself to be smarter, greater than anyone else who is dumber and great at being dumber who can be exploited and used as a pawn because he is so dumb and challenged in character and personality development.
And Trump carries on, raving about Hillary's Benghazi and her emails. He's surrounded himself with really dicey affiliations; he is drawn to them as a moth to a flame; they are drawn to him; because that is who and what he is. A man who thinks himself to be smarter, greater than anyone else who is dumber and great at being dumber who can be exploited and used as a pawn because he is so dumb and challenged in character and personality development.
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His son-in-law must be so relieved to have his choice of Manafort gone and replaced by racist, ultra right wing conspiratist, white supremacists,
and who also hold a deep and abiding love for th Jewish people
and who also hold a deep and abiding love for th Jewish people
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Brilliant comment!
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Not mention that "her" emails are the emails of the office and staff of the Secretary of State, or are we to believe that a key government leader writes 30,000 emails a year?
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Ok, besides his kids, that just leaves Putin and the Russian banks as major stakeholders in The Donald's campaign. And Bannon, Conway, and Ailes as sources of major influence.
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The disorganization of the Trump campaign is just one example of the ineptitude of his managers and other staff choices. Consider how the crack Trump team has been spending the $82M he recently bragged about receiving in July. On August 14, Buzzfeed reported that "With fewer than three months before Election Day, in the states that matter most, Donald Trump’s campaign is still barely operating field offices and running no television ads in key states," and more specifically, "In key swing states like Florida, the campaign has been operating a bare-bones operation, with one office in Sarasota and four staff."
Further: "In North Carolina... it’s unclear where exactly the campaign is based. The office in Fayetteville that had been used for the primary, where Trump held a rally last week, appeared to be shut down when a reporter visited it last week..."
Pennsylvania: "Trump’s campaign website still lists an office in Western Pennsylvania — located in Monroeville, outside of Pittsburgh. Although a sign on the door said it had re-opened Aug. 8, it was was locked in the afternoon when a BuzzFeed News reporter stopped by."
Similar stories with Ohio and New Hampshire. (https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/in-key-states-the-trump-campaign-stil...
Time will tell whether Conway does better. Or whether she will still be the Campaign Manager on Election Day. In the meanwhile, doesn't Trump owe Paul Manafort a hearty "Heckuva Job, Manny"?
Further: "In North Carolina... it’s unclear where exactly the campaign is based. The office in Fayetteville that had been used for the primary, where Trump held a rally last week, appeared to be shut down when a reporter visited it last week..."
Pennsylvania: "Trump’s campaign website still lists an office in Western Pennsylvania — located in Monroeville, outside of Pittsburgh. Although a sign on the door said it had re-opened Aug. 8, it was was locked in the afternoon when a BuzzFeed News reporter stopped by."
Similar stories with Ohio and New Hampshire. (https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/in-key-states-the-trump-campaign-stil...
Time will tell whether Conway does better. Or whether she will still be the Campaign Manager on Election Day. In the meanwhile, doesn't Trump owe Paul Manafort a hearty "Heckuva Job, Manny"?
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The guy is a pro Russian agent..who broke thel aw by consulting as a pr Russian in the Ukraine without registering that he was which is illegal and immoral. He should be in prison as a traitor! now is pretty evident why Trump is dissing NATO and calling Putin a hero and a good leader. Trumps thought come from this guy and now the new hate monger who has taken over. It is embarrasing and scary that this guy can get one vote from an American.
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Trump's campaign is in doldrums. Once again. His ephemeral endeavors at tuning over a new leaf, of appearing august, appears to end, only to be replete with Machiavellian methods again, as one would have expected, anyways. And now the exit of beleaguered Paul Manafort. Next, Bannon's past history suddenly comes to the front burner, and becomes another threadbare routine for a further shake-up.
Before one knows, on the eve of the elections, another re-shuffle of the campaign staff of Trump's looms large. Once more, the entire staff quits and walks out. Trump tumbles and starts squawking about another system rigging rumble. All these may seem not totally unlikely.
Before one knows, on the eve of the elections, another re-shuffle of the campaign staff of Trump's looms large. Once more, the entire staff quits and walks out. Trump tumbles and starts squawking about another system rigging rumble. All these may seem not totally unlikely.
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Trump needs to quash the Ukranian connection. Speaking of that connection, in which Hillary and Both Parties are involved, an investigation needs to be done to find out how or if all this caused a Ukranian crisis in the first place. And just how much was Germany and Europe involved. This wasn't vall the fault of Russia. That is where the meat and potatoes are.
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I wish Eric Trump would focus on his "day" job, that is if he even HAS one.
This family and this entire election cycle, as it pertains to the Republicans is so pathetic.
I live in Europe and believe me, the Continent thinks us the laughing stock and rightly so.
This family and this entire election cycle, as it pertains to the Republicans is so pathetic.
I live in Europe and believe me, the Continent thinks us the laughing stock and rightly so.
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Donald Trump's campaign is a mess and a microcosm of what this country would become under his inept management.
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Trump needs to fire Trump!!!! for not getting good souls around him....
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To heck with Manafort. Where are Trump's tax returns?
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This is enlightening, but we would also like to know about international political connections to John Podesta.
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And just what reason do you have for believing that John Podesta has any "international political connections" that would constitute a problem for the Clinton campaign. Can't think of anything? I didn't think so.
steve--Hey! Slow down, there, dude. I'm a Clinton supporter. I just want to know if anyone out there knows about this. Apparently, YOU do, from your very defensive response. Must be something to it. Anyone else?
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YEA, now investigate for Russian ties.
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"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull." -- W.C. Fields ... What new bull will come from the Trump campaign tomorrow?
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Obviously "extreme vetting" doesn't apply to Trump's campaign managers.
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Of course Paul Manafort's resignation has nothing to do with a Ukrainian "secret ledger" noting Mr. Manafort received $12.7 million dollars from the country's ousted former president now living in Russian exile. Nor would it have anything to do with a disclosure that Mr. Manafort had been consulting for a Washington D.C. based Pakistani think tank discovered to be a spy ring. Here's a very cloak & dagger Russian spy narrative only a Novelist like John le Carré can fully appreciate.
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I intend to conduct "extreme" vetting of Donald Trump on November 8th
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One of the dumbfounding things about Presidents Bush and Obama is their insistence on hanging on to high-level appointees even as circumstances changed and personnel adjustments were called for, or to use another metaphor, when it was time to pass the baton, as in a relay race.
This doesn't have anything to do with why Trump keeps hiring unqualified people and then firing them a few weeks later.
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Between Trump and swimmer Ryan Lochte we got a clear definition of "The Ugly American" and all that page one, same day.
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Tell me I'm dreaming, and this race to The White House is actually a Reality TV show, and when I wake up, Theodore Roosevelt is The Republican Nominee and Dolly Madison is The Democratic nominee! (I would have indicated James Madison, but it's 2016, I want to be politically correct, and Dolly was no slouch.)
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Manafort is an international criminal (Africa, Ukraine, etc.) and no better than some of the people we tried at Nuremberg. His departure from the current scene, whether because of a paroxysm of embarrassment or of decency among the Trumpkins, is welcome. Let us hope that it will be permanent. As an American of Ukrainian decent and as a person striving for justice, I continue to wish him every misfortune that God and the law allow.
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Trump as a candidate, is beyond management. What is his style reflects his temperament and personality, and we have certainly seen more than enough. Trying to corral him and keep him reined in until Election Day is disingenuous at this point, and does not present the true candidate to us.
If by some great chance he is elected, are we going to have to depend on the revolving door of managers to keep him under control? I think Americans deserve much more of an adult than that as their President.
If by some great chance he is elected, are we going to have to depend on the revolving door of managers to keep him under control? I think Americans deserve much more of an adult than that as their President.
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Trump now embraces Breitbart. Breitbart, when Faux News isn't intolerant, dumb and delusional enough. Plus now Trump amateurishly reading the lies Kellyanne wrote for him on the Teleprompter doesn't seem very sincere or "let me be Trump" like.
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Trump's surrogates, especially the women are not very authentic either. And the lawyer was the worst.
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Mr. Trump said in a statement. “I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where we are today....' Anyone else see the irony in this? Trump is going ever lower in a variety of polls and yet he notes he is appreciative of someone helping him get where he is today.
Then this week Trump brings on board folks who are even more right leaning conservative, in hopes of convincing the very groups he needs who are the complete opposite of conservative, to support him?
If college educated professional women, millennials, minorities, non conservative Christians, non racist, non sexist, non xenophobic, non homophobes have avoided Trump like the plague, nothing is about to change.
Then this week Trump brings on board folks who are even more right leaning conservative, in hopes of convincing the very groups he needs who are the complete opposite of conservative, to support him?
If college educated professional women, millennials, minorities, non conservative Christians, non racist, non sexist, non xenophobic, non homophobes have avoided Trump like the plague, nothing is about to change.
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Perhaps Trump was being sarcastic...
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Boy howdy did I ever see the irony in this. I couldn't help busting out laughing at the utter abysmal depths of Trump's perfect solipsistic sphere of non-reflection, and extreme lack of self-awareness. He is so completely out of it at this point, he's liable to blow a gasket at the first debate, if he makes it that far. "L" bigly!
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Manafort, in addition to the troubling Moscow ties, just wasn't the right fit; he thought in traditional political terms. Now Bannon and Conway, are helping rebuild the Trump brand-- that should be more worrisome. Trump is comfortable with them, and they are excellent manipulators. Conway has Never-Trumpers singing her praises, and Bannon, though seemingly cut from the alt-right cloth, appears to be very smart, well connected, and media savvy. (After all, how many headlines have we read today proclaiming Donald Trump actually feels regret over what he has said, even though it was more like a vague non-apology? Bannon & Conway are helping him gaslight the American people.) If they can control the message, bombard discourse with half truths, make mainstream news chase misleading information, and get Trump to hone his rally messages, it will become much harder for Mrs. Clinton in November. Yesterday's speech in North Carolina shows Trump is feeling more comfortable reading his stirring, yet low substance, diatribes from the teleprompter.
The Breitbart hordes are already in the tank for Trump; even if he softens his message, he won't lose that rabid following. If (and that's a big if), Donald Trump can mostly stay on message, especially about the economy, and plant conspiracy theories in the public consciousness, the road to November (and beyond) will be rocky for the traditional campaign of the imperfect Mrs. Clinton. Let's hope enough people have made up their minds already.
The Breitbart hordes are already in the tank for Trump; even if he softens his message, he won't lose that rabid following. If (and that's a big if), Donald Trump can mostly stay on message, especially about the economy, and plant conspiracy theories in the public consciousness, the road to November (and beyond) will be rocky for the traditional campaign of the imperfect Mrs. Clinton. Let's hope enough people have made up their minds already.
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"I alone can fix it!"
So why doesn't Trump make himself campaign manager?
So why doesn't Trump make himself campaign manager?
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He is his own campaign manager. Manafort said that from the start.
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Further evidence of the unraveling of the Great American Pretender.
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Trump can exchange his whole campaign, it does not matter. The reason the campaign is in a mess is a racist and bully candidate who needs to be tamed to reading from a script to look more presidential. Trump looks goofy and he will never look presidential after the whole nation has seen that he stands for nothing, knows nothing and cares about nothing or better cares only about himself. Good riddance to the racist and bully campaign.
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A Presidential Candidate has to travel with different aides to reign in his behavior? He needs baby sitters?
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Scary thought, uh.
Donald Trump, in thanking Paul Manaforte for his services called him a "professional". Hired gun, he might have added.
I expect an honest member of Congress (Bernie would do nicely) to propose expanding the legislation requiring lobbyists for foreign powers to register with the feds to include obvious front groups, like the shadowy Brussels based foundation which did the bidding of Ukraine's Party of Regions. This would prevent the deceptions which allowed Manaforte and two other lobbying firms-- Pedesta and Vin Weber's firm (see Politico) to act on behalf of the Party of Regions without having to register.
The second thing that stands out is that Trump hired and fired a "LOSER". Manaforte's most prominent foreign clients, Sir Lyndon Pindling of the Bahamas, Ferdinand Marcos and the Ukraine's kleptocracy all were thrown out of office by their irate citizenry. Not exactly a good use of Manaforte's clients questionable money
I expect an honest member of Congress (Bernie would do nicely) to propose expanding the legislation requiring lobbyists for foreign powers to register with the feds to include obvious front groups, like the shadowy Brussels based foundation which did the bidding of Ukraine's Party of Regions. This would prevent the deceptions which allowed Manaforte and two other lobbying firms-- Pedesta and Vin Weber's firm (see Politico) to act on behalf of the Party of Regions without having to register.
The second thing that stands out is that Trump hired and fired a "LOSER". Manaforte's most prominent foreign clients, Sir Lyndon Pindling of the Bahamas, Ferdinand Marcos and the Ukraine's kleptocracy all were thrown out of office by their irate citizenry. Not exactly a good use of Manaforte's clients questionable money
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Odd to call Bernie "an honest member of Congress" after the fleecing he gave his flock.
He is not interested in doing anything to help Hillary. He wants revenge, and seeing Trump and his helpers trash Hillary is sweet.
He is not interested in doing anything to help Hillary. He wants revenge, and seeing Trump and his helpers trash Hillary is sweet.
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Linked in many ways to virtually EVERY failed dictator since Nixon---
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Another proof that Trump gets testy when someone else is getting all the attention, regardless of the reasons. So pathetic. Sad!
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This will clear the path for Katrina Pierson, the real brains behind the Trump campaign
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Historically, New York City has always been shunned by the rest of the country, who feared the city's organized turf wars that was Tammany Hall, rightly so. New York abstained from ratifying the Declaration Of Independence until New York realized they'd be fighting a war on two fronts if they didn't, and figured, history proved, they could exist, along with Providence Rhode Island, a state within a state.
It surprises me that folks in The Heartland have forgotten these details, and wholeheartedly embrace Trump who's history is cleanly aligned with Tammany Hall, a phenom obviously forgotten by American's who have an idea of what freedom and liberty is but no comprehension of what solid trades, loans, bonds and contracts were in the process. Strong mortgages, non-negotiable agreements are something Americans feel they should enjoy a snow day off from school upon.
It surprises me that folks in The Heartland have forgotten these details, and wholeheartedly embrace Trump who's history is cleanly aligned with Tammany Hall, a phenom obviously forgotten by American's who have an idea of what freedom and liberty is but no comprehension of what solid trades, loans, bonds and contracts were in the process. Strong mortgages, non-negotiable agreements are something Americans feel they should enjoy a snow day off from school upon.
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For someone who didn't fire Melania's speechwriter, even when she admitted lifting parts of Michelle Obama's DNC speech, Trump must've dug down deep to bring up his old Apprentice persona...
C'mon everybody, all at once ... "YOU'RE FIRED!"
I'm just waiting to see when Celebrity Campaign Manager Apprentice will air...
C'mon everybody, all at once ... "YOU'RE FIRED!"
I'm just waiting to see when Celebrity Campaign Manager Apprentice will air...
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Basically a con artist came so far and Donald Trump either did not vet Manafort or did not care about his con games.
Another example of Trump does not fit to be the leader of this country.
Another example of Trump does not fit to be the leader of this country.
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Manafort is a liar and traitor who gave Trump his anti NATO stance because the Russians paid him millions. They are both traitors and should be hung at dawn.
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Trump has this absolutely right.
It is a poorly managed campaign, and not him at all, who is the problem. How could the polls be showing slippage when his rallies are filled to the brim.
Hence, problems will quickly be solved as radicals are replaced by extreme radicals. I thought Manafort was problematic until I found who had replaced him.
I trust the new team will shape a campaign so effective, that we will think of Willie Horton and Swiftboating as milquetoast events of a naive and distant past.
Kalidan
It is a poorly managed campaign, and not him at all, who is the problem. How could the polls be showing slippage when his rallies are filled to the brim.
Hence, problems will quickly be solved as radicals are replaced by extreme radicals. I thought Manafort was problematic until I found who had replaced him.
I trust the new team will shape a campaign so effective, that we will think of Willie Horton and Swiftboating as milquetoast events of a naive and distant past.
Kalidan
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Trump can't even keep terrorists out of his campaign. How is he going to keep them out of America?
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Popcorn peanuts a continually revolving circus clowns joggles.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
We as Americans Black White Brown Yellow Hispanic Christains Muslims Gay Straight transgender had better put the skin tones aside and look at the Bigger picture.
This is about this Great Country that has Never lost it's Greatness.
We are a Open country Remember
the Statue of Liberty and what it stands for.
Yes we are flawed, We are still the Best
the world is watching us.
I am an African American woman a grandma. I embrace Everyone.
My family has fought in every war from Korean war -Vietnam.My daugther serviced proudly in the U.S. Navy her dad a Marine.
Did they serve in vain to have a mean individual play on people fears a baiter who truly believe We the People don't see behind his words of divisions
We are Better than them America.
We will speak in November.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
We as Americans Black White Brown Yellow Hispanic Christains Muslims Gay Straight transgender had better put the skin tones aside and look at the Bigger picture.
This is about this Great Country that has Never lost it's Greatness.
We are a Open country Remember
the Statue of Liberty and what it stands for.
Yes we are flawed, We are still the Best
the world is watching us.
I am an African American woman a grandma. I embrace Everyone.
My family has fought in every war from Korean war -Vietnam.My daugther serviced proudly in the U.S. Navy her dad a Marine.
Did they serve in vain to have a mean individual play on people fears a baiter who truly believe We the People don't see behind his words of divisions
We are Better than them America.
We will speak in November.
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Trump should have begun extreme vetting some time ago, before he hired a Ukrainian agent to manage his campaign and before marrying an illegal Slovenian immigrant.
I saw Trump on television telling how he bought a piece of Florida real estate for $40 million and then sold it to a Russian oligarch for $100 million. Trump engaged in money laundering that leaves him beholden to a Putin crony capitalist. Shouldn't Trump have to register as a Russian agent?
I saw Trump on television telling how he bought a piece of Florida real estate for $40 million and then sold it to a Russian oligarch for $100 million. Trump engaged in money laundering that leaves him beholden to a Putin crony capitalist. Shouldn't Trump have to register as a Russian agent?
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Randy - Are you the big unit ?
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Interesting timing. Trump had his first national security intelligence briefing Wednesday, at which he presumably learned that yes, indeed, there are Russian troops and tanks in eastern Ukraine, and that Putin is not a good guy...and two days later he dumps Putin's stooge Yanukovich's agent.
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Could be, but you give T rump too much credit for thinking thu a problem.
He is, at best, reactive. At worst ... perish that thought.
He is, at best, reactive. At worst ... perish that thought.
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I have this "feeling" that if the boat has not been righted to some degree by Labor Day weekend, an "illness" affecting Mr. Trump will be announced by the Trump campaign. This "illness" will prevent any further campaigning by Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump campaign will then inform the RNC that they "suggest" that Governor Pence become the GOP nominee.
This solves two problems. For one Mr. Trump can leave the campaign without being labeled a "loser". For the RNC they finally have a candidate the Republican Party can rally around and give Mrs. Clinton a run for her money.
This solves two problems. For one Mr. Trump can leave the campaign without being labeled a "loser". For the RNC they finally have a candidate the Republican Party can rally around and give Mrs. Clinton a run for her money.
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They DENY SCIENCE! What will you tell your kids and grandkids when they ask how you helped to stop climate change disasters like Baton Rouge? Get real! Pence is no better and will never be presdient.
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Another week lost for trump's crazy "campaign".
Another week of the stealth Clinton campaign chugging along. Gathering swing states like crazy.
Another week of the stealth Clinton campaign chugging along. Gathering swing states like crazy.
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Looks like Putin's and Trump's plan for global domination is falling victim to its own incompetence and hubris.
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Interesting conspiracy theory -- and a novel one too.
I guess Manafort wants to return to the sanity of Russian politics
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The linked article about Manafort’s activities on behalf of unsavory Russian and Ukrainian parties, as well as the e-mails disclosed today, might lead one to expect potential prosecution of Manafort and colleagues, at least if you just put those apparent facts next to the applicable law.
Unfortunately, the Foreign Agents Registration Act is apparently enforced very sparingly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act#Scope_of_t...
Unfortunately, the Foreign Agents Registration Act is apparently enforced very sparingly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act#Scope_of_t...
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How can law-breaking risks to the security of the American people be ignored by (real) law enforcement when it is right in front of our faces. This just adds to the depressing perspective that laws are blatantly not applicable to everyone, and the people can be spared just for the image and egos of the powerful.
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Trump's inability to put together a stable team to lead his campaign...over a period of one year, speaks to his business accumen. He seems to use the dartboard method...Or maybe throwing pasta at the wall to see when it sticks? Something he learned at Wharton? His major selling point is how the government can be run like a business...his businesses. God help us.
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I'll keep it simple for Obama liberals because that's the only way they'll get it.
Trump's poll numbers have improved more every single day of his campaign when Paul Manafort wasn't involved.
Manafort was an attempt to appease the establishment and bring in an old head with bad 70s hair and suits, who tried to do things the old way.
This is a new era, a different election and Manafort needed to go.
Trump's poll numbers have improved more every single day of his campaign when Paul Manafort wasn't involved.
Manafort was an attempt to appease the establishment and bring in an old head with bad 70s hair and suits, who tried to do things the old way.
This is a new era, a different election and Manafort needed to go.
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The barrister, whoever he/she might be, concentrates on urgent issues: hair style, style of suits. I see an opening for her/him in the Trump campaign.
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You're repeating yourself (see below). As I said, too, nice try--bad spin. And
snarky comments really work. Only make you seem small and less effective.
snarky comments really work. Only make you seem small and less effective.
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Look up Baghdad Bob.
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Are political advisors the arms dealers of the 21st Century? Bringing chaos in support of strongmen, draped in democracy while making huge personal profits?
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On November 9, is Trump going to spin this mess- 'I did this all so Hillary can win'?
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I've been thinking that for quite some time, or, he'll drop out Nov 7 so that Mike Pence has a chance to become president.
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Heaven forbid on that one too
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Forget Manafort. The YUGE danger right now is that Trump's "dramatic" non-apology will fool some voters. In fact, a cynical person might wonder if the timing of the Manafort announcement was meant to keep the coverage of the "apology" and "pivot" story stuck at the initial response ("Unprecedented Apology from Trump!"), as day 2 coverage surely would've highlighted the fact that there was no actual apology, and certainly no "pivot." Still, even the basis he gave for his non-apology could've used some more fleshing out (Trump's actual quote in quotation marks):
‘‘Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that’’
...and sometimes, in prepared statements (my post escalator ride campaign kickoff speech, for example) or when making multiple remarks on a given topic over a period of days or weeks (does anyone need help coming up with an example?) you say things that clearly demonstrate that you are a narcissistic, bigoted, uninformed demagogue who is fundamentally unqualified to be President of the United States. I have done that, too.
‘‘Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that’’
...and sometimes, in prepared statements (my post escalator ride campaign kickoff speech, for example) or when making multiple remarks on a given topic over a period of days or weeks (does anyone need help coming up with an example?) you say things that clearly demonstrate that you are a narcissistic, bigoted, uninformed demagogue who is fundamentally unqualified to be President of the United States. I have done that, too.
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I've read a lot of reports questioning the sincerity of Trump's expression of regret. Most centers in difference between regret & apology.
The problem, as usual, is that is buried in the article. The headlines are all about Trump changing by expressing regret. This is all written stuff. I have no TV.
The problem, as usual, is that is buried in the article. The headlines are all about Trump changing by expressing regret. This is all written stuff. I have no TV.
Paul Manafort's leaving seems like a loss for the Trump campaign. It was nice of Thomas Barrack to say some kind words in Mr. Manafort"s defense. We may never know if it was his decision to leave or if he was forced out. He certainly seemed to bring some dignity and style to the campaign which was sorely needed. I am sure he will find another position and probably a better one within politics. Everything happens for a reason.
This has certainly not been a dull campaign with lots of drama and excitement added to the mix. I am sure we will be seeing more to come before the election is over. Donald Trump likes to keep everyone in suspense including Donald Trump. What a character.
This has certainly not been a dull campaign with lots of drama and excitement added to the mix. I am sure we will be seeing more to come before the election is over. Donald Trump likes to keep everyone in suspense including Donald Trump. What a character.
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Dignity? He is basically a hit man for Putin in Ukraine! He's a criminal who did not follow the law to report that he was doing covert work for pro Russian forces in the Ukraine! He is the energy behind Trumps anti Nato rhetoric. Trump has no thoughts of his own and none of them have dignity.
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Dignity? Seriously?
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The guy's other job was revamping the reputation of dictators like Marcos. Maybe you meant dignitude.
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BOOM! Another seismic implosion...this campaign is over before November 8, 2016!
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This is the great "business leader" that is supposed to bring his tremendous management skills to bear on America's problems? That is Trump's primary claim to the presidency, isn't it? Just compare the overall level of professionalism and skill exhibited by these two campaigns. Look at the constant chaos swirling around team Trump on a daily basis. Observe his choices carefully. For every Kelleyanne Conway he hires, there's a Steve Bannon. As with the candidate himself, his team is a bizarre blend of some level of skill, mixed together with an over abundance of sleaze. Who do you really think is best qualified to run the most challenging and complex organization in the world? Comparing the Trump organization to team Clinton, is like comparing Amazon.com to Kmart.
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You have to love the hypocrisy, shining like dark blue light through the Trump catastrophe. Republicans in my lifetime (pushing 71 years) have always branded us Democrats as soft on socialism, soft on commies, etc. Now we have Trump's campaign chief, just resigned or ousted, paid millions to advise the Putin wing of Ukraine's commie government. I repeat: You cannot make this stuff up!
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Excellent, as this explains a lot. The man's not simply orange: it's some weird thing his brain does to the Cerenkov radiation.
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Trump's executive leadership failures and poor hiring decisions have created havoc, but so far only in his campaign. He can't be allowed to do the same for the country.
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What can't he be allowed to do? Make a personnel change when things aren't working out?
You must work for the government where incompetents are merely shuffled around until they land in a job where they can't cause any permanent problems. In the private sector, incompetence is rewarded with a ham sandwich and a road map.
You must work for the government where incompetents are merely shuffled around until they land in a job where they can't cause any permanent problems. In the private sector, incompetence is rewarded with a ham sandwich and a road map.
EinT - A good manager doesn't hire incompetent people to begin with. I'm not sure how you missed that.
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Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, just like an old employer of mine at the end.
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Are we ever going to get around to having serious conversations about the major issues facing the United States at home and abroad? Or are we simply going to consume ourselves with the internal dramas of the Presidential candidates and their campaigns? Is this the best use of the twelve-plus months and hundreds of millions of dollars expended we can achieve? Has Reality TV superficiality become our most real reality, while real reality itself is something we now treat as if it doesn't exist?
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Take away the question mark at the end of your last sentence and you have answered your own question.
Probably not
Probably yes
Absolutely not
You had not noticed?
Probably yes
Absolutely not
You had not noticed?
Turn over the hour glass as the news flow begins on Stephen Bannon.
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Russian oligarchs put Manafort in charge of running Donald.
American oligarchs (the Mercer clan) have now put Bannon in charge of controlling Donald.
Who will take over next? Surely we're not running out of oligarchs.
American oligarchs (the Mercer clan) have now put Bannon in charge of controlling Donald.
Who will take over next? Surely we're not running out of oligarchs.
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Could be Bernie Madoff?
" Mr. Trump has continued to seek out Mr. Lewandowski’s counsel since his firing."
This adds a very interesting sub-plot to anything and everything he has said since being hired by CNN. The implication with that is much more than just a journalist who has a friendly relationship with the candidate. This is the politician having a de facto mouthpiece actually employed by the network.
This adds a very interesting sub-plot to anything and everything he has said since being hired by CNN. The implication with that is much more than just a journalist who has a friendly relationship with the candidate. This is the politician having a de facto mouthpiece actually employed by the network.
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Working the math behind the Trump campaign:
1. Paul Manafort became toxic and had to be jettisoned.
2. Trump hired Steve Bannon and Kellyanne Conway to take over management of the campaign.
3. Bannon's task is to provide red meat to galvanize the angry white male voters that constitute Trump's base.
4. Conway's task is to invent a kinder, gentler Trump to attract the female vote.
5. Add 3 and 4 together and you wind up with a political hermaphrodite.
Wonder how that will play in North Carolina?
1. Paul Manafort became toxic and had to be jettisoned.
2. Trump hired Steve Bannon and Kellyanne Conway to take over management of the campaign.
3. Bannon's task is to provide red meat to galvanize the angry white male voters that constitute Trump's base.
4. Conway's task is to invent a kinder, gentler Trump to attract the female vote.
5. Add 3 and 4 together and you wind up with a political hermaphrodite.
Wonder how that will play in North Carolina?
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I couldn't stop laughing. The image is too funny!
I saw Trump being contrite on TV today. The problem was he was reading the stuff off the teleprompter and seemed a complete fake! His campaign may need a new man on top..... yeah that's the ticket, ,Bush-Pence! Trump Bails! Too insane!
Film at 11......
Film at 11......
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Lewandowski. Manafort. What is it with Trump's people that the more you come to know about them the less you come to like them?
Meanwhile, back in Trump Towers, protected by civil law, someone in a Donald Duck costume is ceaselessly riding up and down the escalators while high up above the other Donald, some people have been saying, is going out of his mind and desperately demanding to know who in the world will finally rid him of this annoying duck?
Meanwhile, back in Trump Towers, protected by civil law, someone in a Donald Duck costume is ceaselessly riding up and down the escalators while high up above the other Donald, some people have been saying, is going out of his mind and desperately demanding to know who in the world will finally rid him of this annoying duck?
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The Trump ship is sinking. Thank God it's happening before the election! He's obviously a lousy manager on top of all his other negative attributes.
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Running any campaign for office is a chaotic, confusing and constantly crisis inducing process. Running a presidential campaign with an unpredictable, self centered, egomaniac who believes everything he thinks and says is the product of genius and one who has never previously been involved in politics at a high level is impossible. Trump got to this point in spite of himself and his destructive, undisciplined mouthing off. He is going down to defeat by the same process. He might change modestly between now and election day, but his basic character is set by a lifetime of self promotion and galaxy size, constantly self referencing ego. He cannot change and he does not want to change, even if it means losing. Being The Donald is much more important than a mere presidency.
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Someone should help Donald Trump figure out the political version of filing for bankruptcy. He should cut his losses and do the American public a favor.
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Oh, it's a fire sale at this point.
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Sure hope Trump Tower has revolving doors.
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Call me a cockeyed sentimentalist if you like, but I always get emotional at the great ending of “The Natural” when Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) uses his bat boy's
bat (The Savoy Special) to hit the winning home run; he is bleeding through his shirt but connects with the ball as if it was shot out of a cannon; the ball hits the light tower and the place erupts; and
Hobbs slowly rounds the bases in a sea of sparks accompanied by great music; and the place slowly turns dark and the crowd goes crazy while his girlfriend looks on.
That’s what I’m hoping for on Nov. 8 everywhere in the world where people still love and admire this country when Hillary hands Donald his walking papers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjk3RsytFZg
bat (The Savoy Special) to hit the winning home run; he is bleeding through his shirt but connects with the ball as if it was shot out of a cannon; the ball hits the light tower and the place erupts; and
Hobbs slowly rounds the bases in a sea of sparks accompanied by great music; and the place slowly turns dark and the crowd goes crazy while his girlfriend looks on.
That’s what I’m hoping for on Nov. 8 everywhere in the world where people still love and admire this country when Hillary hands Donald his walking papers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjk3RsytFZg
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Funny you mentioned Robert Redford's name. It brought to mind his movie, "The Candidate," where the dems run him against the "sure thing, can't lose" gop candidate for CA senator. Of course he ends up winning. At the end of the movie he turns to his campaign manager asking, "What am I suppose to do now?" That could be Mike Pence when Trump drops out Nov 7.
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As if most people aren't sick enough of the debacle that is Donald Trump's campaign, it's clear by his new hiring choices that the last 2.5 months of this election year is going to be the mother-of-all down in the gutter flamethrowing.
The thing that bothers me the most is how willing Donald Trump, his family, and anyone else connected to him is to take this country down to levels never seen before just for the sake of attention and drama. How are we ever going to have a normal election again with so many people addicted to the crazy-making. It's exhausting just thinking aboutl it.
The thing that bothers me the most is how willing Donald Trump, his family, and anyone else connected to him is to take this country down to levels never seen before just for the sake of attention and drama. How are we ever going to have a normal election again with so many people addicted to the crazy-making. It's exhausting just thinking aboutl it.
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Wait. This sounds like a reality TV show:
"You're fired!"
Huh.
Right - where are Donald Trump's tax returns? Can we get back to that?
"You're fired!"
Huh.
Right - where are Donald Trump's tax returns? Can we get back to that?
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What would his tax returns need to say for you to vote for him?
EinT's got a point, tax returns or not, there's no way anyone in their right mind can vote for Trump by now.
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"Mr. Manafort left nearly a week after a New York Times report about problems within the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign helped precipitate a leadership shake-up."
I'd love to believe the Times helped cause this. But can you give evidence of the causal link? The way it's written here feels like you are just expecting people to gove the Times credit for this. It's not obvious to me the Times piece had anything to do with the resignation. Can someone help me connect the dots, or can we get a less gloat-y re-write?
I'd love to believe the Times helped cause this. But can you give evidence of the causal link? The way it's written here feels like you are just expecting people to gove the Times credit for this. It's not obvious to me the Times piece had anything to do with the resignation. Can someone help me connect the dots, or can we get a less gloat-y re-write?
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Causality was never in the statement. Implied prediction was more like it.
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As a Republican deeply concerned about the county's finances, I'd like to suggest that we cancel the November election, agree that Clinton is our next President, and save a bunch of money. Why are we waiting until November?
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so the rest of the republican party can sink with trump -
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What else would the NYTimes and other media have to write about? The Olympics end in a few days.
Would you care to comment on the Senators and Representatives that are up for election this year? This is the entire House (435) and 35 Senators. We could save a lot there if only ....
When do these people get subjected to the same scrutiny as HRC?
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Hope you got paid in advance, Mr. Manafort.
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He took no salary. He volunteered.
A good move and very well-timed so the Trump campaign can hit the ground running when it really matters - after Labor Day - and win this election. With a new campaign team in place, and despite the brutal anti-Trump bias in the media, the American voters will be able to see a clear contrast between the lying, corrupt, establishment candidate Clinton whose promising 4 more years of misery and failures, and the selfless outsider, Trump, who is devoted to making our country, and all of its citizens, great again.
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Trump is funded by a super-PAC backed by Robert Mercer. He is an elite insider.
Wake up.
Wake up.
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You're being facetious, surely.
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Trumpian sarcasm, right?
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If you are still thinking about voting for Donald Trump, please read Johnston's book The Making of Donald Trump. It's a 30 year investigation of EXACTLY what’s in Trump’s record: and that’s what makes him so dangerous. It reveals Trump's connections to Mob members and other unsavory characters that are very disturbing. He is as unsavory and dangerous as we all thought.
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I want to read that book Alan, but I just finished "Clinton Cash" so I plan to wait until the dry heaves stop before I dive into another one of those books.
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Is this the one which tells the story of how Trump said he would pay for his nephew's (or great nephew's) expensive necessary medical treatment and then after his father died, took back his promise. (I heard about it on the radio and am not completely sure of chronology - but the point was that a child - a relative -- needed medical care that Trump could easily have afforded and offered to pay but he didn't.)
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Reply to commenter BJ:
The story is after Trumps dad died, the children of his dead brother thought Grandpa Trumps will unfair due to DJT manipulation . ( I think it was unfair.) Trump's nieces & nephews sued. Trump got angry they sued & cancelled their medical insurance under the Trump family plan. Trumps great nephew was an infant who had a serious seizure disease at the time. Eventually Trump put them back on the plan but it took awhile.
I encourage you to Google it and read the details. Trump was disgusting.
Thanks for reminding me of that incident.
The story is after Trumps dad died, the children of his dead brother thought Grandpa Trumps will unfair due to DJT manipulation . ( I think it was unfair.) Trump's nieces & nephews sued. Trump got angry they sued & cancelled their medical insurance under the Trump family plan. Trumps great nephew was an infant who had a serious seizure disease at the time. Eventually Trump put them back on the plan but it took awhile.
I encourage you to Google it and read the details. Trump was disgusting.
Thanks for reminding me of that incident.
I believe all of us who have had a negative view of The Donald, and may still have if they are anything like me, should be concerned today; Trump has made great inroads to the 60% of votes who don't favor him in the last three days:
...he apologized for any hurtful comments he made,
...he has delivered 3 days of speeches following a script without just repeating himself and which were articulate,
...he has gotten support from more articulate surrogates (goodbye Katrina?) and
...he has lost Paul Manafort (creating the impression Manafort was the source of evil Donald).
Combined with this Hillary has had her comeuppance (which may or may not be deserved) this week as the White House announced the $400 million was 'sort of' ransome and Colin Powell said "What dinner party? I never suggested you send classified emails on your private server." And the break of Bill and Chelsea from roles with the Clinton Foundation are the would be no more acceptance of foreign and corporate donations by the foundation (a good move had it been done two weeks ago).
All in all, I think Hillary has many worries at the end of this week.
...he apologized for any hurtful comments he made,
...he has delivered 3 days of speeches following a script without just repeating himself and which were articulate,
...he has gotten support from more articulate surrogates (goodbye Katrina?) and
...he has lost Paul Manafort (creating the impression Manafort was the source of evil Donald).
Combined with this Hillary has had her comeuppance (which may or may not be deserved) this week as the White House announced the $400 million was 'sort of' ransome and Colin Powell said "What dinner party? I never suggested you send classified emails on your private server." And the break of Bill and Chelsea from roles with the Clinton Foundation are the would be no more acceptance of foreign and corporate donations by the foundation (a good move had it been done two weeks ago).
All in all, I think Hillary has many worries at the end of this week.
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Trump can't go more than a few days without saying something stupid, no matter how much they might sedate him and shove a teleprompter in front of him.
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Sorry John - your pivot isn't going to fool anyone any more than Trump's will. Nice try though.
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Re " Hillary has many worries at the end of this week."
Really? There's nothing new here. For years the GOP and their legions of shrill extreme right wing pundits have been waging a veritable war of attrition on the Clintons ... their legacy and their character. It is one of the most ugly persistent prolonged smear campaigns in US political history, and is the only reason Clinton has a high unfavorableness rating. They have used every propaganda trick and legislative gimmick deliberately designed to literally destroy her ... code-words, dog whistles. endless congressional investigations and widely publicized kangaroo-court-style hearings, and even pointless impeachment proceedings ... all based on contrived lies and obfuscations ... ultimately going no where. The charges made and the evidence offered up invariably through prolonged 'due process' slowly dissolved into nothing but unfounded scurrilous gossip and innuendos as both the GOP concocted Benghazi and email server episodes so poignantly demonstrate. Yet the GOP drumbeat goes on with the never ending spewing of exaggerated notion's of Hillary Clinton's being "untrustable" (sic) and baseless unfair one sided attacks on her record.
Really? There's nothing new here. For years the GOP and their legions of shrill extreme right wing pundits have been waging a veritable war of attrition on the Clintons ... their legacy and their character. It is one of the most ugly persistent prolonged smear campaigns in US political history, and is the only reason Clinton has a high unfavorableness rating. They have used every propaganda trick and legislative gimmick deliberately designed to literally destroy her ... code-words, dog whistles. endless congressional investigations and widely publicized kangaroo-court-style hearings, and even pointless impeachment proceedings ... all based on contrived lies and obfuscations ... ultimately going no where. The charges made and the evidence offered up invariably through prolonged 'due process' slowly dissolved into nothing but unfounded scurrilous gossip and innuendos as both the GOP concocted Benghazi and email server episodes so poignantly demonstrate. Yet the GOP drumbeat goes on with the never ending spewing of exaggerated notion's of Hillary Clinton's being "untrustable" (sic) and baseless unfair one sided attacks on her record.
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I anticipate that Trump will file lawsuits against all those that were a part of his failed campaign, once the results are in on November 8th. It has to be their fault.
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Have I missed all of the Thundering Outrage from the "America First" "Patriots"? Where's the 24/7 wall to wall apoplectic condemnation?
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It returned tonite in Michigan according to the embeds tweets.
Don't worry Mr. Trump, governing a country will be easier than managing a campaign.
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That would be his next reality TV show, where he'll be after the election.
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I can just imagine the disaster if Trump were elected President.
The White House would be in complete chaos.
People fired because Trump doesn't get along with them and
doesn't want to take their advice since he knows everything.
Two cabinet members fired within the first 90 days because "They weren't
a good fit and weren't completely on board the Trump train". Three
U.S. Senators asked to resign because "They're not with the Trump program".
A sitting Supreme Court Justice accused of "not knowing the law".
Trump's abrasive, in your face style might work in the world of wheeling and dealing high end real estate and a family owned, closely held company
where his word is law but it would be a total disaster in the White House.
Voters should remember this in November.
Trump as President would be a disaster for America, the rest of the world
and the entire planet Earth.
The White House would be in complete chaos.
People fired because Trump doesn't get along with them and
doesn't want to take their advice since he knows everything.
Two cabinet members fired within the first 90 days because "They weren't
a good fit and weren't completely on board the Trump train". Three
U.S. Senators asked to resign because "They're not with the Trump program".
A sitting Supreme Court Justice accused of "not knowing the law".
Trump's abrasive, in your face style might work in the world of wheeling and dealing high end real estate and a family owned, closely held company
where his word is law but it would be a total disaster in the White House.
Voters should remember this in November.
Trump as President would be a disaster for America, the rest of the world
and the entire planet Earth.
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The tragedy of all this chaos boils down to an even greater truth.
You don't have to be qualified to run for President, you only have to be a wealthy bully.
Those two traits make you a formidable business person, not a global leader.
You don't have to be qualified to run for President, you only have to be a wealthy bully.
Those two traits make you a formidable business person, not a global leader.
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but then again - look at his competition in the republican party - a rogues gallery .
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Another DC lobbying firm did similar work for the same client around the same time ... John Podesta's firm ... that's right, HRC's campaign chief. What a coincidence ... what a dismal choice.
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Not quite what happened.
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The Podesta at the lobbying firm is related to but not the same person as Hillary's campaign person. Keep it straight.
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This is the way his presidency would be = chaos.
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Manafort's resignation does not eliminate the specter of untoward Russian influence. Carter Page remains. The Republican platform on Ukraine was changed in Russia's favor, which required concerted planning and more than one individual to execute.
To use the candidate's own words about the Mexican border, "Do we have a country or don't we?" A good question when we appear to have a candidate whose views are shaped, wittingly or not, by Russian interests, not American ones.
To use the candidate's own words about the Mexican border, "Do we have a country or don't we?" A good question when we appear to have a candidate whose views are shaped, wittingly or not, by Russian interests, not American ones.
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If Trump's campaign is this chaotic, just imagine his presidential cabinet!
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“If African-American voters give Donald Trump a chance by giving me their vote, the result for them will be amazing,”
What does Trump think he's doing, selling laundry detergent?
What does Trump think he's doing, selling laundry detergent?
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Or Obamacare?
:-)
:-)
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No, he's selling snake oil....
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DCB, you ignore the fact that Obamacare works, and works well. I know there are a lot of Breitbart lies about it, but it has actually improved health care for Americans. Someday maybe you'll start accepting the truth.
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I'm sure he'll run the country with the same smoothness and professionalism he is showing during the campaign.
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"Aides have tried a range of efforts to reign in his impulses, including adding different travel companions."
'Reign in'? What has happened to the Times?
'Reign in'? What has happened to the Times?
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now even more imperative to see trump's returns.we need to follow the money to see how much he owes russian oligarchs.and what has he promised to wipe out his debts.what has he promised that corrupt pig Christie for wiping out 25m in debt?.all of trump's cohorts reek of collusion.
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Where would that show up on his return?
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The October surprise may just be the resignation / withdrawal of Mike Pence.
The Trump campaign is now post-farce, post-parody and on its way to postmortem.
The Trump campaign is now post-farce, post-parody and on its way to postmortem.
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No news about the Trump campaign could be shocking now unless he really did shoot someone on Fifth Avenue. Manafort is a symptom of our times, a man with no allegiance except to his paymaster, and for him, that allegiance seems to wear out quickly.
Roger Ailes, squeezed out of Fox amid scandal; the dark lord of Breitbart... How far down the gutter can this campaign go? How long will Trump supporters sell their loyalty for a check and a promise of advancement in the Trump administration or on the Trump-Breitbart channel?
Other players, past and present, are part of a CNN panel regularly. Corey Lewandowski, Kelianne Conaway are faithful soldiers. Little else good can be said of them. And they reflect no bright light on CNN.
Roger Ailes, squeezed out of Fox amid scandal; the dark lord of Breitbart... How far down the gutter can this campaign go? How long will Trump supporters sell their loyalty for a check and a promise of advancement in the Trump administration or on the Trump-Breitbart channel?
Other players, past and present, are part of a CNN panel regularly. Corey Lewandowski, Kelianne Conaway are faithful soldiers. Little else good can be said of them. And they reflect no bright light on CNN.
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Questions about whether Trump knew that Manafort and Gates ought to have registered as a foreign agents for Russia/occupied Ukraine might have gotten too close to the Don. Gotta catch them all!
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Trump gets his first classified security briefing, just hours after he said he 'doesn’t trust' intelligence
Got briefed by office of the director of national intelligence Wednesday
Gets top level information now that he has formally gotten party nomination
Brought along Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn
Says he ‘won’t use’ some standard intelligence officials
Asked if he trusts intelligence replies: ‘Not so much’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3746162/Trump-gets-classified-se...
Got briefed by office of the director of national intelligence Wednesday
Gets top level information now that he has formally gotten party nomination
Brought along Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn
Says he ‘won’t use’ some standard intelligence officials
Asked if he trusts intelligence replies: ‘Not so much’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3746162/Trump-gets-classified-se...
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His very campaign is falling apart; how's he going to hold our government together?
Yikes.
Yikes.
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He isn't. That's the whole point. The status quo isn't working. Why hold it together?
Duck Tape and Glue, all made by Trump Industries, outside the U.S.
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I am so sick of Trump dominating headlines with his mismanaged campaign, his untruths and his bullying and talk-trashing anyone that disagrees with him. No bad publicity will hurt this man--he seems to have a cult following. I can not wait until he no longer is part of our conversation.
Let's start talking about the real differences amongst the candidates, and how each of them will impact the lives of us all and how we can heal the deep divide that exists.
Let's Make America Kind Again. We are already pretty great.
#I'mWithHer
Let's start talking about the real differences amongst the candidates, and how each of them will impact the lives of us all and how we can heal the deep divide that exists.
Let's Make America Kind Again. We are already pretty great.
#I'mWithHer
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There's little difference to discuss when most people consider the two candidates "bad" and "worse" - which is terrible.
Oh great. One rat leaves the ship only to be replaced by Bannon. I am not quite sure who is worse. What we have in store is more hatred and racism as seen through Brietbart eyes. I am not buying the new improved regretful Donald. Still a con man, bully and racist. Trump's new parents Kellyanne and Stephen have given him bath but Donald will go outside to play and just get dirty again.
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So why's he keeping Putin's other shill, Rick Gates? Trying to keep the hot line open to Vlad?
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Is the Times secretly supporting Trump with all this free press?
Three times since Sunday he has been the headline story; the previous 7-days, four times. Each time a different kerfuffle; too many to count or follow. Yet, while Hillary is leading within the margin of error in the early poll numbers in many of the battleground states, she's still dogged by the email/private server issue as well as Clinton Foundation donations.
Is it any wonder why he's not bothering on campaign ads? He's getting national press in all online and cable media outlets.
Three times since Sunday he has been the headline story; the previous 7-days, four times. Each time a different kerfuffle; too many to count or follow. Yet, while Hillary is leading within the margin of error in the early poll numbers in many of the battleground states, she's still dogged by the email/private server issue as well as Clinton Foundation donations.
Is it any wonder why he's not bothering on campaign ads? He's getting national press in all online and cable media outlets.
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The media is simply trying to close Pandora's box, after opening it.
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After a brief detour into anything for a buck from a foreign dictator Trump has returned to his core plan of anything for a story. Progress?
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Another major shake-up in the Trump campaign in its attempt to find the right footing on how to portray DJT, reminiscent of Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a battle between good and evil --thus, the hiring of Ms. Conway, a respected GOP pollster, and Mr. Bannon, the infamous firebrand flame thrower/provocateur. Will this shake-up find the right combination/formula of the Trump persona the campaign wants to project? The GOP establishment is watching this great experiment in terror. In the end as in the novella, will the GOP find Trump’s full statement of his failed case, another GOP postmortem to ponder for 2020?
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The Donald should be taught to never, ever tell a foreign leader "You're Fired." Manafort may get a job now in Russia, China, Iran, etc. translating such American expressions into something less scary (Donald meant "I'm less than pleased").
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This is a GOOD thing America.
Paul Manafort was a little too smug, too cool for school, to arrogant and too establishment. He was trying to micromanage Trump, trying to be the parental figure to someone richer, more powerful and more accomplished than he, and ultimately Manafort's hubris got the best of him.
Trump is doing a LOT better.
Notice that?
Before Manafort? Trump surged to the GOP nomination beating 17 opponents.
With Manafort? Miscues, confusion, laziness.
After Manafort? Trump back on track, closing the gap against Hillary.
Paul Manafort was a little too smug, too cool for school, to arrogant and too establishment. He was trying to micromanage Trump, trying to be the parental figure to someone richer, more powerful and more accomplished than he, and ultimately Manafort's hubris got the best of him.
Trump is doing a LOT better.
Notice that?
Before Manafort? Trump surged to the GOP nomination beating 17 opponents.
With Manafort? Miscues, confusion, laziness.
After Manafort? Trump back on track, closing the gap against Hillary.
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Based on what metric is he doing a lot better? His poll numbers are still dismal. Before Manafort, he was just in the primaries so the numbers are irrelevant to the general. After Manafort has been like 2 days-- exactly what are you basing these very strong opinions on?
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"Trump is doing a LOT better.
Notice that?"
No.
But I certainly hope his dwindling number of articulate supporters continue to delude themselves to that effect.
Keep it up, counselor!
Notice that?"
No.
But I certainly hope his dwindling number of articulate supporters continue to delude themselves to that effect.
Keep it up, counselor!
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Good try, but bad spin
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There is a lot of joy in these comments, watching Trump's campaign crash and burn. I too enjoy it a lot.
But, the GOP isn't as dumb as it's dishonest, racist, etc... If they were to succeed in dumping Trump, say, before Labor Day and replace him with Spence, they might be able to reverse the trend and make it a close election.
Trump, the only man who can make the likes of Mike Spence look good!
But, the GOP isn't as dumb as it's dishonest, racist, etc... If they were to succeed in dumping Trump, say, before Labor Day and replace him with Spence, they might be able to reverse the trend and make it a close election.
Trump, the only man who can make the likes of Mike Spence look good!
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Once upon a time there were three bears, Cozy bear, Fancy bear and now yesterday's bear - You're fired, Manafort!
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Brilliant. Best comment of the day.
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I don't think the Siberian candidate question has never been put to rest. Does anyone know why, of all the experienced political consultants available, Trump picked Manafort, if in fact he did? Where did Carter Page come from? or General Michael Flynn? Are they old golfing buddies? How did they end up as adviors?
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Manafort came from a few places.
1) Roger Stone. He and Manafort used to be business partners.
2) Tom Barrack( I think that's the last name). He is a real estate developer friend of Trumps from CA . He has been involved in Trumps finance committe. I saw a quote from him somewhere today indicating the mutual friendship.
1) Roger Stone. He and Manafort used to be business partners.
2) Tom Barrack( I think that's the last name). He is a real estate developer friend of Trumps from CA . He has been involved in Trumps finance committe. I saw a quote from him somewhere today indicating the mutual friendship.
SHOW US YOUR TAX RETURNS, DONALD TRUMP!
What is this guy covering up.
Paul Manafort clearly has some things to explain.
But it was Donald Trump who hired a campaign manager who had the corrupt foreign interests - in Russia or Ukraine.
What is this guy covering up.
Paul Manafort clearly has some things to explain.
But it was Donald Trump who hired a campaign manager who had the corrupt foreign interests - in Russia or Ukraine.
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You aren't going to vote for him anyway. Why would he release his returns?
The impression from this is that Manafort isn't obnoxious enough, so let's go with Bannon. This does not bode well for the days and weeks after the election should Trump lose. The hand-over of power from Obama to Clinton could be disrupted in ways not seen in our nation's history, if Trump's followers decide the election was "stolen."
And that's exactly the kind of language that Bannon is known for. Now that he's a position of authority, such as it is, within the Republican Party - a Party he loathes by the way - calling for "true Americans" or "real Americans" or whatever, to rise up and "take back the country" is likely to start on the 9th of November. Where it will end heaven only knows.
And that's exactly the kind of language that Bannon is known for. Now that he's a position of authority, such as it is, within the Republican Party - a Party he loathes by the way - calling for "true Americans" or "real Americans" or whatever, to rise up and "take back the country" is likely to start on the 9th of November. Where it will end heaven only knows.
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So the Russian oligarchs' point man in NYC is leaving. While Trump is joined by a Stephen Bannon, who has spent his recent career trying to raise hate speech to an art form. Trump has also retained the services of Roger Ailes (lately of Fox News), who left amid credible allegations that he is a sexual predator. Quite the team. Is this what Trump means when he says 'I only hire the best people'.
Trump's campaign looks like a lost cause, thank Heavens. Given his recent hires I imagine a Trump cabinet meeting would look like the bar scene in "Star Wars".
Trump's campaign looks like a lost cause, thank Heavens. Given his recent hires I imagine a Trump cabinet meeting would look like the bar scene in "Star Wars".
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At least Trump is hiring the right kind of people now.
Ailes will help him win over the people who think he is disrespectful to women.
Bannon will help him win over the people who think he is just downright crazy.
!! Winning !! *two (unusually small) thumbs up*
Ailes will help him win over the people who think he is disrespectful to women.
Bannon will help him win over the people who think he is just downright crazy.
!! Winning !! *two (unusually small) thumbs up*
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Trump wants extreme vetting for immigrants but he should have paid closer attention to Manafort unless he knew since Trump had his own business dealings with Russia. Nevertheless, I applaud NYT bringing this matter into the forefront. There are a lot of things we don't know about Trump starting with the incessant drone of "Show me your tax returns."
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How about extreme vetting for his trusted advisors?
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Manafort opportunistically rode the Trump campaign in much the same way as he has for much of his professional career -- first as a "legitimate" political strategist under Reagan, Bush and Dole, and then as a gun for hire for thugs across the world in places like Somalia, Zaire, Pakistan, Ukraine - hotbeds of democracy, all.
Trump's selection of Manafort was undeniably a marriage of convenience; no other Republican political operative was willing to wrangle delegates for the man and lose their political future - this was calculated as professional redemption, pure and simple. Manafort had no future to lose; it was his past he was trying to run from.
Sadly, the media will reward his cynical plan with the panoply of talking heads they have assembled already from this house of horrors we call the American political system.
I'm sure there will be a prize fight soon on CNN between Manafort and Lewandowski. Count on it. A ratings powerhouse. Pathetic.
Trump's selection of Manafort was undeniably a marriage of convenience; no other Republican political operative was willing to wrangle delegates for the man and lose their political future - this was calculated as professional redemption, pure and simple. Manafort had no future to lose; it was his past he was trying to run from.
Sadly, the media will reward his cynical plan with the panoply of talking heads they have assembled already from this house of horrors we call the American political system.
I'm sure there will be a prize fight soon on CNN between Manafort and Lewandowski. Count on it. A ratings powerhouse. Pathetic.
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Are you 100% certain there aren't any big time democrat consultants who have managed campaigns overseas? I guarantee you there are.
I wonder if the CIA and the FBI forced Trump's hand on this decision. How could Trump receive classified information with Manafort on his team?
Of course, Trump shouldn't be receiving any classified information at all, but that's another story.
Of course, Trump shouldn't be receiving any classified information at all, but that's another story.
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Not really, it should be THE story.
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I never thought I'd say this, but we must all do our best to help Hillary win. I am not her supporter, but I'm genuinely afraid of what might America become if Trump enters the White House. Not only would it destroy our reputation in the world, that would be the least of our problems, we'd have a mafia-run country in 21st century. He would ally himself with Putin in robbing our country and establishing oligarchic rule over our citizens.
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Margins of loss:
Nixon over McGovern - 1972 - 23.1%
Johnson over Goldwater - 1964 - 22.6%
Reagan over Mondale - 1984 - 18.2%
That probably is the league Trump is competing in. The electoral vote counts were even more lopsided.
No parties collapsed . . . but we’ll see here.
Nixon over McGovern - 1972 - 23.1%
Johnson over Goldwater - 1964 - 22.6%
Reagan over Mondale - 1984 - 18.2%
That probably is the league Trump is competing in. The electoral vote counts were even more lopsided.
No parties collapsed . . . but we’ll see here.
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The reason party collapse is discussed is because of the way Trump & his supporters thumb their noses at other 60% of the party. Most of the leadership too.
Keep watching. There is more to come.
The mean-spirited greed that is driving the GOP will keep it eating its own tail from now to election day.
The mean-spirited greed that is driving the GOP will keep it eating its own tail from now to election day.
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Trump appears to be pushing extreme vetting. A poor, displaced Syrian family with two small children haven't got a chance. But when it comes to his own staff choices, vetting in any form appears to be a joke. How extreme can you get, and I'm not talking the vetting process. Can a liar of these proportions actually fool 40% of Americans. I truly hope we haven't stooped that low.
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Parting is such sweet sorrow, I'm sure the "new, improved, in-touch-with-his-feelings" Trump will be saying.
Now, will Trump kick Manafort out of the Trump Towers condo where he had been living?
Now, will Trump kick Manafort out of the Trump Towers condo where he had been living?
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He can't. I think Manafort owns it.
Trump is driven by pure impulse and lacks the critical thinking skills and self awareness skills to acknowledge his own misgivings. He will continue to give the sack to top campaign managers in order to have someone to blame for his ultimate failure.
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Humility allows one to acknowledge faults. He totally lacks humility!
The captain has sounded the evacuation alarm. "Trump Train" is a mortally wounded vessel rapidly sinking and there doesn't appear to be enough lifeboats available to save everyone on board. Manafort has grabbed a seat over the women and children. Unfortunately, Trump's wreck of a campaign is likely to sink quite a few political careers before it settles to the ocean bottom.
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Mr. Trump, the White House is not for sale. Your money does not make up for your lack of governmental experience, judgment or class. Changing your manager changes nothing.
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This reminds me of Netflix's House Of Cards...
Underwood: What are we going to do about it?
Doug: I'll take care of it, sir.
Underwood: What are we going to do about it?
Doug: I'll take care of it, sir.
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Eric Trump refers to Sec. Clinton as, "Hillery"?! That is terribly disrespectful and a poor reflection on his father and mother.
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And yet Trump is running only four points behind Clinton in the latest Pew national poll. I'm not sure whether it's more damning of Clinton as a candidate or the 37% of the American public who have been conned by this clown.
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She's way up in the swing states! That's where the election is won! Due to the electoral college.
It's Clinton. She still lacks the visible signs of humility and gratitude for having missed a felonious indictment by the skin of her teeth.
She is also portraying a masculine image of toughness from her childhood that is not working.
I'd like to see the lady everyone says comes to life when the cameras shut off.
She is also portraying a masculine image of toughness from her childhood that is not working.
I'd like to see the lady everyone says comes to life when the cameras shut off.
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Much as you might love watching the hit TV classic show "Seinfeld," I urge everyone to boycott it from now on. Stephen K. Bannon owns a portion of the rights to "Seinfeld" and it has made him extremely rich. Every time you watch Seinfeld, you are putting money into a bigot's (Bannon's) pocket and funding his extremist, racist, right-wing, anti-Semitic website.
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Or send a donation to Hillary every time you watch Seinfeld.
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Tom,
This seems excessively spiteful and immature. The man owns something that is good and makes money, how about we assume it is a sign he is not entirely evil instead? Fact is he is immature, insecure and otherwise underdeveloped as an adult.
Taking the approach you encourage is the kind of thing our system is designed to protect us from.
This seems excessively spiteful and immature. The man owns something that is good and makes money, how about we assume it is a sign he is not entirely evil instead? Fact is he is immature, insecure and otherwise underdeveloped as an adult.
Taking the approach you encourage is the kind of thing our system is designed to protect us from.
The fact that he owns part of something extremely popular and thought provoking doesn't make him any less "evil"... It simply shows that he knows how to invest his money. Plenty of evil, greedy people and corporations own a great deal of the media content that we know and love. If you want to start boycotting Seinfeld, you better get ready to just stop watching TV altogether...
Looks like Trump is really good at firing people. He seems to have made headway from the days when he fired people for carrying sandwich board ads upside down on his show…..actually when I think about it, it's really not much different.
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Note Manafort wasn't fired- he quit. I bet the FBI forced Trump's hand but Trump refused to fire Manafort because it made him look like he chose a bad campaign manager. Typical narcissist.
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This isn't a campaign. This is a new reality show: Campaign Manager Apprentice. And it's being carried on every network and cable outlet.
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with a new episode every week
They're quitting even faster than Trump can say "You're FIRED!"
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One must draw a deep breath and think deeply about Paul Manafort's departure. His actions were criminal. One must leave it at that. In no way way whatsoever did he have the best interests of the United States of America at heart.Shame on you.
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This is a very familiar M.O. of Mr. Trump. When the going gets tough, he bails. He does it with his businesses, he does it with his marriages, and he's doing it with his campaign managers. Thank God that he's tanking badly in this race. A President Trump would really wreck the country.
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The "best people"?
Well, yes--if you're running for Dictator of Ukraine, then Paul Manafort's just the guy for you.
Well, yes--if you're running for Dictator of Ukraine, then Paul Manafort's just the guy for you.
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I know the party line here will be "thank you for your wonderful service but the Russian implications are a 'distraction' to the campaign" but, c'mon, this is just an example of rats leaving a sinking ship.
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Three leadership changes in less than a year isn't normal or good. It's a sign of the candidates competency and goals.
Also, being endorsed by the klan is horrific, and adding the breitbart guy is doubling down on disaster.
Also, being endorsed by the klan is horrific, and adding the breitbart guy is doubling down on disaster.
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The campaign is looking more and more like "The Apprentice."
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Eh, I'd say it looks more like the short-lived show, "The Brain-damaged Apprentice".
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It's not about winning anymore for Mr Trump. He will be as surprised as the rest of us if he were to win come November. Mr Trump and his followers will blame the Establishment Republicans for his Lost.
By appointing Mr Bannon, Mr Trump is preparing his next move, which is building a Far Right, Nationalist Wing of the GOP with the help of Breitbart News. That Wing will matter in most GOP Primaries in the Future. Mr Trump might not win the Presidency, but he will get himself a Consolation prize: the GOP or what's left of It.
By appointing Mr Bannon, Mr Trump is preparing his next move, which is building a Far Right, Nationalist Wing of the GOP with the help of Breitbart News. That Wing will matter in most GOP Primaries in the Future. Mr Trump might not win the Presidency, but he will get himself a Consolation prize: the GOP or what's left of It.
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With only 80 days left before November 8, it’s time for the Republican Party to begin laying plans for where they are gonna stow Trump away for the rest of his life after Hillary clocks him senseless in the election.
The options, as I see it, are Devil’s Island, Alcatraz, the Ukraine, Afghanistan and Iraq. All of them are badly in need of luxury hotels and gambling casinos and suffer from slow internet connections that interfere with the opening of Twitter accounts.
The options, as I see it, are Devil’s Island, Alcatraz, the Ukraine, Afghanistan and Iraq. All of them are badly in need of luxury hotels and gambling casinos and suffer from slow internet connections that interfere with the opening of Twitter accounts.
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I say pray for debilitating stroke. The idea of a paralyzed, diaper wearing, drooling Trump who knows what's going on but can't talk or write or communicate in any meaningful way rings a smile to my face.
I'm not normally this mean but he and his family bring out in me an anger & frusration no other politician or celebrity has ever done before due his hypocrisy, repeated lying about fact checked items and so many other things.
I'm not normally this mean but he and his family bring out in me an anger & frusration no other politician or celebrity has ever done before due his hypocrisy, repeated lying about fact checked items and so many other things.
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Way too harsh for me, but I understand where you are coming from.
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Misty, whoa, calm down, please. Does Melania silently chuckle at the The Donald when he awakens and she sees his hair?
How about someone shaving his head while he is sleeping?
As much as I dislike him and have zero respect, do not want such as bad thing to happen to him.
He will have to answer to a Higher Power....
How about someone shaving his head while he is sleeping?
As much as I dislike him and have zero respect, do not want such as bad thing to happen to him.
He will have to answer to a Higher Power....
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What does it say about the ship when the rats jump - or are urged to, by the kindly captain?
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He was fired, its an American Political custom to allow the fired employee to resign. They did it this way to make it seem he wasn't being fired/replaced hence all the phoniness of him changing jobs within the campaign.
The thing to remember is that he was there at all. That is how bad Trump and the GOPers who advise him judgment is.
The thing to remember is that he was there at all. That is how bad Trump and the GOPers who advise him judgment is.
Mr. Trump said “I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where we are today,”
From a grifter to a grifter. What a comment. Deep in the hole and he thanks him. Now, what to do with Russia and Putin?
From a grifter to a grifter. What a comment. Deep in the hole and he thanks him. Now, what to do with Russia and Putin?
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Regardless of Manafort leaving, Trump still loves Putin and his ways (ie, autocratic rule) more than our rule by law. Trump is also an admirer of other dictators, including Qaddafi and Saddam Hussein.
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Bannon and Conway aren't much different even if they aren't connected to any Russians or suspect Ukrainian "deals".
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Don't forget Kim Jong-un.
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As I watch the continual restructuring of the Trump campaign it just reinforces what a disaster a Trump presidency would be. Trump has stated repeatedly when asked how he will build the wall, take out ISIS, etc. that he will "do what he always does and hire the best people". Based on the various people that he has chosen to be his campaign manager and chief campaign spokesman it is clear that his definition of "best" does not line up with what most people would define as best. Even assuming that all of the different people he has chosen are competent it is disconcerting that so many people have cycled through his campaign in such a short time.
Based on what he has demonstrated, it appears that cabinet and Whitehouse staff positions in a Trump presidency would be an absolute dogs breakfast. Trump cabinet meetings would probably look like they had been orchestrated by the Keystone Cops. They would, most likely, be composed of a constantly changing disorganized mess of second rate Trump sycophants.
Surely, if he can't maintain a stable on message campaign organization, he can't be expected to manage something as complex as the Federal government. On this basis alone it is amazing and very disturbing that Ryan, McConnell and McCain have not distanced themselves from Trump.
Based on what he has demonstrated, it appears that cabinet and Whitehouse staff positions in a Trump presidency would be an absolute dogs breakfast. Trump cabinet meetings would probably look like they had been orchestrated by the Keystone Cops. They would, most likely, be composed of a constantly changing disorganized mess of second rate Trump sycophants.
Surely, if he can't maintain a stable on message campaign organization, he can't be expected to manage something as complex as the Federal government. On this basis alone it is amazing and very disturbing that Ryan, McConnell and McCain have not distanced themselves from Trump.
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Great points. Trump may go down as having waged the worst campaign for President from a major party in American history. At least he will have attained something memorable, in this regards. Thankfully, he will not be the President. Now, it is time to move on. There are too many pressing problems to be wasting space above the fold on this idiot.
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Ryan,McConnell and
mcCain all support trump, What does that tell us about their level of intelligence ?
mcCain all support trump, What does that tell us about their level of intelligence ?
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He can make more money stooging for the Russian occupation of the Crimea and the eventual annexation of Ukraine anyway. Don't let the door hit you in the rear on the way out, Mr Manafort.
But first, how about a Congressional investigation into his in-registered foreign agent activities? Are you listening Mr. Gowdy?
But first, how about a Congressional investigation into his in-registered foreign agent activities? Are you listening Mr. Gowdy?
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Conway appears to have had an influence already, witness last night's unnaturally softer gentler Trump reading from the teleprompter and expressing nonspecific regret for sometimes using the wrong words. The question is, how are we to tell which of his words he now considers wrong? Is he going to offer a checklist? and going forward, do we have to follow up every utterance from his lips asking "are you being sarcastic now?" "were those the right or the wrong words?"
If not, it seems to me this is just a nudge and a wink to his most ardent supporters - meaning they shouldn't worry about the change of tone, they know he meant every word and always tells the truth, he is just having to be PC now to get through the election.
If not, it seems to me this is just a nudge and a wink to his most ardent supporters - meaning they shouldn't worry about the change of tone, they know he meant every word and always tells the truth, he is just having to be PC now to get through the election.
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All snark aside - I think the word that best describes Trump is "amateur." If you can't run a campaign, you certainly have no comprehension or ability to run a country.
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Amateur?
Is that a compliment? Because Vladimir Putin described Barack Obama as an amateur at least seven times in the last 4 years.
Is that a compliment? Because Vladimir Putin described Barack Obama as an amateur at least seven times in the last 4 years.
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So DCB, are you switching over from being a Trump supporter to a Putin supporter? Not that there's much difference I guess, since Trump is just a Putin puppet.
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Now we know that any sanity the Trump scions have is from their mothers.
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The Trump scions are distinctly uninteresting. The reason people look at them favorably is that they allegedly work, for their dad, even though they seem like proverbial rich kids. First of all, they don't have their father's money yet. And who knows how much money he can leave them when all is said and done.
Donald's latest campaign management change signals more negativity and anger speech. It is hard to understand how Donald born to wealth can be supported by white men that have gone through rough times. Donald has never lived the manufacturing industry and hasn't succeeded in business in a positive way, but rather made himself wealthy by doing corporate bankruptcies (NOT personal), fraud, and not paying the little guy, contractors and employees. He truly hurt Atlantic City. He commits the highest levels of nepotism with his kids all given high paying positions. He manufactures his clothes for sale outside US. It embarrasses me that white people support Donald and it hurts our country internationally. But, most of all, fo rhis supporters, their votes for him is votes against themselves for more hard times and despair for them. Donald doesn't care about those white men. Like Hitler, he just want to tap into their hate.
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As an organizational genius businessman, Trump has continually shown us that he is all hat and no cattle. Like a potentially bad marriage, we are all lucky that he is never going to make it to the ceremony.
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This is a classic example of what happens when someone who doesn't know what he is doing hires scurrilous people to do their political dirty work. Manafort probably got whacked because even more stories are coming out tying him to the Ukraine and Putin's Russia and the oligarchs. Question is: to what extent is Trump's business being financed by Russian oligarchs. Bigger question: how did the Republican Party nominate this future fascist and why aren't its elected officials repudiating him especially the worms McConnell and Ryan
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What the Vegas odds on whether he gets paid.....I'm betting almost none.
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I waiting for the day when Alex Jones becomes his communications director.
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We're at the part in The Shining where the Shelley Duvall wife character discovers that huge pile of paper that is Jack Nicholson's "novel" is the same sentence written a million times on each page.
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This wins the internet.
Is Manafort really gone, or is his continuing connection to Trump just covered up to minimize the political liability of his Russian connections? Ailes and Bannon are hateful but smart, and I worry more about Trump now than I did a week ago.
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Wow, to think of the inordinate influence the NYT has had on the Trump campaign is staggering. Just ask any staffer there to confirm it.
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Donald's theme song should Aram Khachaturian's Sabre Dance because the Trump campaign currently resembles the spinning plates routine on The Ed Sullivan show except Trump's plates/people keep crashing down.
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Trump seems to be laboring under the delusion that the problems in his campaign originate with his staff. Instead, he needs to be replacing the person at the very top.
"Donald, you're fired!"
"Donald, you're fired!"
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Oh well Trump will just put in another bully.
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Mr. Trump claims he surrounds himself with the 'best' people. His campaign is centered around his claim that he can 'get things done.'
If anything, he has demonstrated neither the ability to run a campaign (which is much easier than running a country) nor the judgment to find the right people (just look at his campaign staff and the people who refuse to work with him. just look at crazy Hope Hicks).
So sad.
If anything, he has demonstrated neither the ability to run a campaign (which is much easier than running a country) nor the judgment to find the right people (just look at his campaign staff and the people who refuse to work with him. just look at crazy Hope Hicks).
So sad.
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Donald's theme song should be Aram Khachaturian's Sabre Dance because his campaign currently resembles the spinning plate routine from The Ed Sullivan show except Trump's plates/people keep crashing down.
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Mr Trump talks a lot about vetting new Immigrants, but He could not properly vet the Man He appointed to run his Campaign.
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How can you run a country when you obviously absolutely can't run a campaign or manage a staff? Pence for President!
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It's like rearranging the deck chairs on a sinking ship.
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One can only hope that this ship goes down like a lead weight.
What if the conventional wisdom about Bannon is wrong and he has instead been hired as a red herring? In that scenario, Trump can defy expectations by expressing vague "regrets" and thus potentially regain some portion of the Republicans who have fled his candidacy in justifiable horror. Then he can have his surrogates try to tear down Clinton to the point that her numbers fall near to his - around 40 percent after recapturing some of his "normal" voters. Then, suddenly, we have a horse race again. Manafort's ties to Putin were a liability for the narrative of the new Trump, so he had to go.
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"What if the conventional wisdom about Bannon is wrong and he has instead been hired as a red herring?"
You're giving the Trump campaign way too much credit for intelligence. The person who is a red herring is Conway. She's supposed to bring in the "woman's" vote. Trump will soon tire of her and she will be discarded.
You're giving the Trump campaign way too much credit for intelligence. The person who is a red herring is Conway. She's supposed to bring in the "woman's" vote. Trump will soon tire of her and she will be discarded.
Mr Trump is an elderly man who is accustomed to operating in the hot-house media atmosphere of Manhattan, using his connections to get what he wants said and projected for him by various NYC media entities. In this, he has been successful, and in NYC no one cares, because he's one more character for which the city is famous. There were at least two "Moondog" characters who stood by subway entrances in the City wearing cow-horned helmets in imitation of Hollywood ideas of what Norse vikings looked like. They, too , were NYC characters. Moondog never ran for President, however, and here lies the difference: What one can do and get away with here, in a 24 hour media atmosphere-even while three sheets to the wind-- is different from what the rest of the nation expects of a candidate. In NYC, no one took men like Moondog or DT any more seriously than last weeks weather; they are equally unavoidable-with DT and the Dog impinging on everyone's reality.
NYC is an exceptional locale with different rules of behavior. The idea that what's accepted in NYC can be exported across the nation, clearly doesn't fly or hold water. Next time around-barring the end of the world-the GOP will ensure no one from NYC runs on the national ticket.
Of course, this depends on the GOP's assumption that voters will remember nothing about this campaign after 6 months.-But so far this seems to be the case.
NYC is an exceptional locale with different rules of behavior. The idea that what's accepted in NYC can be exported across the nation, clearly doesn't fly or hold water. Next time around-barring the end of the world-the GOP will ensure no one from NYC runs on the national ticket.
Of course, this depends on the GOP's assumption that voters will remember nothing about this campaign after 6 months.-But so far this seems to be the case.
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I suppose if you're hired to babysit for a snake that's been let loose, you have to remember that one day it could bite you…in a poisonous way. Neither Manfort nor Trump deserve any sympathy.
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The success of the Trump campaign has demonstrated precisely how the success of America would fare under a Trump presidency.
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Whatever dirt can possibly take the focus off the cash for favors corruption and habitual subversion of oversight by the squeaky clean career politician, HRC.
Deflecting much these days?
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Go ahead, name the favors, bonus points if you can illustrate any harm they've done to the U.S.
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Manafort, Moscow's Man in Manhattan was just not combative and arrogant and antagonistic for Teleprompter Trump.
Not to worry, with a favorite General participating with the Aquanet Don in security briefings,
Vlady still has his fingers in the pie.
Not to worry, with a favorite General participating with the Aquanet Don in security briefings,
Vlady still has his fingers in the pie.
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This was someone else's comment on another site, but it's worth repeating:
Paul Manafort could manage Viktor Yanukovych.
Paul Manafort could manage Mobutu Sese Seko.
Paul Manafort could manage Imelda Marcos.
Paul Manafort couldn’t handle Donald J. Trump.
That’s how unmanageable he is.
Paul Manafort could manage Viktor Yanukovych.
Paul Manafort could manage Mobutu Sese Seko.
Paul Manafort could manage Imelda Marcos.
Paul Manafort couldn’t handle Donald J. Trump.
That’s how unmanageable he is.
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Another "Apprentice" moment. "You're fired!" Now for the kinder, gentler, more even keeled, thoughtful, restrained, informed, educated Donald Trump, really...he's changed.
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It's an amazingly non-equivalency to tout Trump's saying he "regrets" his misstatements. Regret, after all, is not remorse, not an apology. He certainly must regret making statements that negatively affected HIM, especially when he caused others to suffer because of how those comments affected HIM and his faltering campaign. Morning Joe added to that fiction today by complimenting Trump's "regrets". So sad that we expect so little from this divisive, insincere and dangerous candidate. Just take a look at all of his statements, starting with the birther controversy up to his hiring of the scourge, Steve Bannon. This is what his candidacy amounts to. Look up Bannon's record and you'll see where Trump stands,
whether he actually believes this stuff or not. No matter. It's where he's chosen to place himself in the hopes of winning a prize he has never deserved. At OUR expense.
whether he actually believes this stuff or not. No matter. It's where he's chosen to place himself in the hopes of winning a prize he has never deserved. At OUR expense.
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He can't run a campaign but he wants to run the government of the most influential country on earth without any prior public office experience.
Let Trump be Trump, please...
Let Trump be Trump, please...
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Fortunately, Mr. Trump is well and famously practiced in the fine art of firing people.
What will be the final result of all his strutting and fretting? His own firing by the American electorate--an instance of poetic justice to the nth degree.
Then the GOP will have its reward for its racist response to President Obama, the callous obstructionism of which has deeply hurt our nation.
What will be the final result of all his strutting and fretting? His own firing by the American electorate--an instance of poetic justice to the nth degree.
Then the GOP will have its reward for its racist response to President Obama, the callous obstructionism of which has deeply hurt our nation.
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Snatching defeat from the jaws of a news cycle victory (the apparent Iranian cash for hostages deal), Trump has managed yet again to bring a not so flattering focus back onto him and his so-called organization.
Just last night the Trump campaign announced it would hit the Iran-Hostage situation hard and often. That was then.
Now with the resignation, one can only conclude that allegations about Manafort have some traction and he indeed was shadchan for Trump's bro-mance with Putin.
Oy gavalt
Dirk in New Hampshire
Just last night the Trump campaign announced it would hit the Iran-Hostage situation hard and often. That was then.
Now with the resignation, one can only conclude that allegations about Manafort have some traction and he indeed was shadchan for Trump's bro-mance with Putin.
Oy gavalt
Dirk in New Hampshire
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If the collective media were to ignore him completely, he would go away.
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We're about six months too late for that.
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Pugnacious would be a better word choice than "pugilistic"
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A couple of day ago I predicted in this section of The NY Times that Trump was going to fire Manafort. I was right. The show now can go on... .
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The difficulties that Trump is experiencing in staffing issues are no surprise. Since beginning his campaign Trump has managed his staff like a revolving door of appointments and departures.
Trump’s biggest problem is his revolving door mouth with the usual pattern of insulting attacks or incendiary remarks followed by ambiguous defensive remarks. Trump is just a shapeshifting attack dog who has succeeded to elevate the drama of the Republican fiasco to rivalrous spectacles of immature irresponsible behavior and parabolic political pornography that have descended to new depths of repugnance, revulsion and vulgarity.
Meanwhile, the Republican Congress is paralyzed like a deer in the headlights of their moneyed interest groups and lobbyists, including the NRA, and has abandoned America long ago.
In this chaos, foghorn Trump is managing his campaign by firing off his mouth like a loose cannon on a wet heaving deck in a storm of his own making in all directions and at all targets.
The frightening reality is that the Republican circus does not have a “Plan B.” It never did.
This will end badly … for both Trump and the Republican Party.
Trump’s biggest problem is his revolving door mouth with the usual pattern of insulting attacks or incendiary remarks followed by ambiguous defensive remarks. Trump is just a shapeshifting attack dog who has succeeded to elevate the drama of the Republican fiasco to rivalrous spectacles of immature irresponsible behavior and parabolic political pornography that have descended to new depths of repugnance, revulsion and vulgarity.
Meanwhile, the Republican Congress is paralyzed like a deer in the headlights of their moneyed interest groups and lobbyists, including the NRA, and has abandoned America long ago.
In this chaos, foghorn Trump is managing his campaign by firing off his mouth like a loose cannon on a wet heaving deck in a storm of his own making in all directions and at all targets.
The frightening reality is that the Republican circus does not have a “Plan B.” It never did.
This will end badly … for both Trump and the Republican Party.
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Trump is best at firing folks he blames for their failures.
Now his campaign is led by Smearmeisters who use dirty tricks.
Trump has always doubled down when losing - never capable of serious reflection on errors & misjudgment essential to learning from experience.
This pattern was central to his casino bankruptcies--where he over leveraged his debt rather than making productive realistic changes.
Of all his flaws, this may the most ominous for the job of POTUS.
Now his campaign is led by Smearmeisters who use dirty tricks.
Trump has always doubled down when losing - never capable of serious reflection on errors & misjudgment essential to learning from experience.
This pattern was central to his casino bankruptcies--where he over leveraged his debt rather than making productive realistic changes.
Of all his flaws, this may the most ominous for the job of POTUS.
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The way the Trump has run his campaign is Case One for why he cannot be allowed to run the Presidency of the United States. Case closed.
If we as a nation cannot see that we as a nation are toast, literally.
If we as a nation cannot see that we as a nation are toast, literally.
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Hmmm Interesting as we learn more about Mr. Manafort. See today's "Politico" on his time in Kiev. Pure speculation; did Trump perhaps, underline perhaps, learn "something" about Manafort at his intelligence briefing? Beautiful day in MT.
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Trump has hit a ceiling, and barring a major disaster by the Clinton campaign, is toast. Go to any business school, including Trump's Wharton, and one of the first things you learn about management is to interview, vet and find the right person for the position. Then you stay out of it until it is so obvious that the job isn't being done that you take action.
Trump's "product" has reached maximum market penetration and the market share has started it's long decline. Ask Proctor and Gamble what they do when that happens to one of their products. Hint, they get rid of it.
Trump's "product" has reached maximum market penetration and the market share has started it's long decline. Ask Proctor and Gamble what they do when that happens to one of their products. Hint, they get rid of it.
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Didn't Donald Trump used to beat up on Mitt Romney for running such a poor campaign? Here is Mr. Trump snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Amazing.
Amazing.
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The drama within Trump's campaign is entertaining. But the implications are deadly serious. Trump, his trusted offspring and the staff of a not necessarily prosperous real estate empire (we won't know without tax returns) are used to ordering concrete and sheet sets for new hotels. They do not have any clue how to hire for a campaign to win the most powerful office in the world. Can you imagine how these charlatans would go about setting up an administration?
Anyone of us with zero political experience would know NOT to hire a campaign manager whose resume is based on profiting off of and advocating for dictators. It takes a complete absence of common sense to place in the ultimate insider position a man whose loyalty was most recently to Russian interests. A President Trump would not make America great, he'd make China, Russia and any other totalitarian regime great by his bumbling choices. Judgment and temperament? Sorry, Trump, you get the award for a total lack thereof.
Anyone of us with zero political experience would know NOT to hire a campaign manager whose resume is based on profiting off of and advocating for dictators. It takes a complete absence of common sense to place in the ultimate insider position a man whose loyalty was most recently to Russian interests. A President Trump would not make America great, he'd make China, Russia and any other totalitarian regime great by his bumbling choices. Judgment and temperament? Sorry, Trump, you get the award for a total lack thereof.
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Don't let the investigations into your work for Putin hit you on the way out.
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One reason I read the Times less and less: Trump delivers a major speech and the Times covers the departure of Manafort and the use of the term "regret," but virtually not a word on the speech itself. So, my choice is to put this sort of editorial lacuna down to incompetence or animus. I'll go with animus. Sadly, this was once a great newspaper.
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Candidates deliver speeches all the time. They don't usually go through campaign staff like Kleenex. News is supposed to be just that, news.
Why blame The New York Times?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/us/politics/donald-trump-steps-out-...
If you need help reading it, let me know.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/us/politics/donald-trump-steps-out-...
If you need help reading it, let me know.
Wow, so your resigning to only listening to Trump and you want to slight the NYT in your announcement. Your point is noted.
Trump has NO detailed plans, only hindsight criticism, which changes to suit his moment. Splash in some insults, lies, fear mongering and reminders of how great he is and there is every Trump speech to date. Happy now? Glad I could help.
Trump has NO detailed plans, only hindsight criticism, which changes to suit his moment. Splash in some insults, lies, fear mongering and reminders of how great he is and there is every Trump speech to date. Happy now? Glad I could help.
After observing--watching and listening--to Mr. Lewandowski on CNN, I am stunned to read that Drumpf still consults with him on the campaign. I know the Donald prefers to be around physically attractive people and Mr. L. is attractive, but when he opens his mouth, the ignorance flows. Manafort, unsalaried, I believe, isn't stupid but his credentials are tainted, Putin-connected, hence, risky.
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He has that clean-cut, boy-next-door look. Doesn't mean I want him living next door, but. . .
Exactly what are the GOP cronies in Congress doing to investigate this guy, including possible income tax evasion, corruption, and the like. If the "Ukraine connection" had been money allegedly to paid to Hillary, Ryan and McConnell would have called special sessions to use to beat her to a pulp. GOP'ers: Where are you when we need you?
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The GOP will do nothing because his name isn't Hillary.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
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This guy calls everyone a "crook" and a "liar." He is a "businessman." But his staff takes money from a foreign government; he calls climate change a "hoax" perpetrated by China yet aids China in its hoax by manufacturing products in China for American consumption; he reneges on business deals; fails to pay contractors for work done; files 3,500 lawsuits to avoid paying moneys owed; uses the bankruptcy system as his personal ATM; and lies about almost everything, apparently to hear his own voice. Dump Trump.
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Rather than focusing on what is best for the Nation, Mr. Trump is devoting needless time and effort to getting a campaign team in order in this eleventh hour of the presidential race.
Is this a harbinger of would a Trump presidency be like: a nepotism-driven revolving-door Cabinet to address far more complex issues?
Is this a harbinger of would a Trump presidency be like: a nepotism-driven revolving-door Cabinet to address far more complex issues?
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You just gotta love this dog and pony show, full of wanna bes and has beens...
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Trump is no doubt more of a problem than his various campaign managers. However, it appears that Trump's selection of a presidential cabinet would resemble a Chinese fire drill.
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During a circus, the mass exit from the clown car is always entertaining.
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Maybe Trump should bring back the Apprentice, but this time contestants would be auditioning for the role of campaign manager.
Given what's happened thus far with the Trump campaign, this is totally a plausible scenario.
Given what's happened thus far with the Trump campaign, this is totally a plausible scenario.
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When is Trump going to fire himself. Why go thru all this?
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Don't look now, but Trump, despite hiring Bannon, is 'pivoting'. He's talking about 'unity' and expressing 'regret' and gave a whole speech without saying 'crooked'. Will anyone buy it at this late hour? I know, it seems inconceivable, but so does Trump himself.
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Unity....yeah right! How can he be unified when he hates minorities?
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His pivot and "regret" have a half life similar to most unstable isotopes, and will decay in a blink of the eye. Even with this jettison of dark matter from his orbit, he continues to irradiate everything around him in his quest to make the country glow with his toxic fallout. Fortunately he will never arrive at his own personal Chernobyl on the Potomac.
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Perhaps he's just being sarcastic.
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If his appeal is so low among those with an education--i.e. the customer base for his pricy real estate and golf club memberships--is the Trump empire experiencing a sales slow down? Resignations from his golf clubs?
Are the educated and wealthy putting their money where their mouths are? Or more accurately, taking their money from the big mouth? Inquiring minds want to know. Please tell us NYT.
Are the educated and wealthy putting their money where their mouths are? Or more accurately, taking their money from the big mouth? Inquiring minds want to know. Please tell us NYT.
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Steve, there's no real correlation between wealth and education, or at least intelligence. It's fairly obvious there are a lot of stupid rich people.
Frankly. enquiring minds could care less.
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Is anyone else here troubled by the Trump's family playing such an oversized role? It's like he can't make a decision about who to hire or fire without checking with his children.
Be a leader!
Be a leader!
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The Trump bunch of pampered spoiled brat off spring don't have anything to offer except haughty arrogance. They are spectacularly stupid people - dumb, mean, shallow. They are as deceiving and unscrupulous as the big buffoon himself, utterly unversed in any of the needful political discourses but easily inclined to utter preposterous lies and to appeal to the basest element of his audience.
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Ironically, this is a sign that Trump's new advisors (Bannon & Conway) may actually know what their doing. But putting the Russian connection behind them is just one of many possible fixes that are too smart to be Trump's idea and likely too little too late.
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I've got it ... the rationale behind the move. Trump can't go too long between "episodes" to utter the phrase "You're fired". In this week's installment, the challenge is to rehabilitate the image of a man running for office who has insulted just about everyone he can. The winning team apparently decided that the strategy was to read some words from a teleprompter (so "sincere") that make him seem contrite. Manafort's team obviously had a different strategy, got called into the boardroom and he took the fall. Stay tuned for next week!
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Many people are saying "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic."
It seems that it gets used about once or twice a week for the Trump campaign.
Let's be careful not to wear it out. After all, we have about 11 weeks to go. It needs to last, because it will undoubtedly be needed again.
It seems that it gets used about once or twice a week for the Trump campaign.
Let's be careful not to wear it out. After all, we have about 11 weeks to go. It needs to last, because it will undoubtedly be needed again.
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When you run a private business you get to make all of the decisions as everyone who works for you smiles and sits quietly and looks pretty
When in a public corporation or governments. Everyone is watching.
Trumps hiring choices are dangerous
Trumps tax plan gives him a huge tax break
Trumps election is really about him and whet he can do for him. The rest of us are a negotiating point and other than his needs it is all on the table
That is all I see. He doesn't speak for me
#iamwithhet
When in a public corporation or governments. Everyone is watching.
Trumps hiring choices are dangerous
Trumps tax plan gives him a huge tax break
Trumps election is really about him and whet he can do for him. The rest of us are a negotiating point and other than his needs it is all on the table
That is all I see. He doesn't speak for me
#iamwithhet
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If Trump was our "President" and this were a third world country, these advisers would have been executed in a purge.
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If Trump were ever to become our President (God forbid), we would very quickly devolve into 3rd world country.
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The IRS might have some questions for Manafort, like what did you do with the Russian money?
One week you're on the cover of Time, the next week you're doing time.
One week you're on the cover of Time, the next week you're doing time.
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This continuing careening clown car makes it imperative that, if it wishes to save whatever reputation it has left, the national Republican Party disavow Trump. But will they? We report, you decide.
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It seems the nation is coming to its senses regarding Donal Trump. But now the GOP must ask itself, how did the likes of Donald Trump get within light years of responsible public office? And how about the many other remarkably poor candidates for the nomination in recent election cycles, like Palin, Bachmann, Cain, Cruz, & others?
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Donald to Manafort: Well, we have to do this now. I'll take care of you as soon as I get in.
Manafort: I know.
Manafort: I know.
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Probably. But a promise from Donald Trump isn't worth the rank air he exhales with it.
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Can't teach an old dog new tricks. A 70 year old is not going to reinvent him- or herself. This applies to Trump as well as to Clinton. Each American citizen has to decide which candidate, with his/her strengths and weaknesses, is best fit to lead. We can lament that these are not the best choices. But, that ship has sailed. They've been nominated, for better of for worse. How they were nominated, and why we do not have better candidates is a worthwhile question to address. Meanwhile, we still need to vote in 2016. Some have argued that the foibles of a candidate can be compensated by the team surrounding him/her. The cabinet and advisers (chosen by the President), the inner circle of trusted friends (developed over decades of personal interactions), the degree to which the President listens (and more importantly asks the right questions to probe the deeper essence of issues), the level to which the President *cares* and works hard *for the country*, and the manner by which the President makes a final decision -- these are ultimately what determine how a President will lead. These aspects are set by a character that has developed over the course of 70 years, in both candidates. Any makeover at this stage is just window dressing and good theatre. We just need to ask: who is more conscientious, deliberate, measured, and simply, more likely to care about the country as a whole? The rest is just tabloid noise.
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Ditto.
Since the majority of the voting population is not registered to any particular party Presidential primaries should be open to all voters.
Since the majority of the voting population is not registered to any particular party Presidential primaries should be open to all voters.
Sounds like an easy choice.
Comparing Trump to an old dog does a gross injustice to canines.
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Regardless, we want Trump's tax returns. And FBI wants Manafort's.
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Apparently Trump's TV show "The Apprentice" was a preview of a Trump presidency, with "You're Fired!" as the most commonly heard directive.
Imagine a Trump presidency with a new Secretary of Defense every month, a new Secretary of State every two weeks, and a new Secretary of Treasury every ten days.
Fortunately, Trump will not need to tell the White House chef "You're Fired!" since he dines exclusively from McDonald's; http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/us/politics/donald-trump-diet.html
Imagine a Trump presidency with a new Secretary of Defense every month, a new Secretary of State every two weeks, and a new Secretary of Treasury every ten days.
Fortunately, Trump will not need to tell the White House chef "You're Fired!" since he dines exclusively from McDonald's; http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/us/politics/donald-trump-diet.html
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The Trump campaign is in free fall. Dropping Manafort does not mean that the problem will go away. There is more to this story yet. The faux statues in New York, San Fransisco, Seattle and Los Angeles crosses a threshold. Trump is now a figure of derision. We enter the free fire zone of media contempt.
Can Bannon can staunch the hemorrhaging? I doubt it. Every new low blow will come with a Breitbart health warning.
Can Bannon can staunch the hemorrhaging? I doubt it. Every new low blow will come with a Breitbart health warning.
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Will the Blu-Ray have the deleted scenes of Donald and his children interviewing campaign chairmen in a studio boardroom before Donald does his whole-(oh-so-large)hand point while saying "you're fired"? I can't wait.
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Despite the polls, despite every time I log onto nytimes.com, the head banner is an advertisement for Clinton. How much do those header banners cost?
Trust me. I'm no Trump fan. But, I would no more vote for another Clinton as I would vote for another Bush.
Still, if elected, Trump could shake up . . . even if he can't reform . . . our failed and unresponsive political structure. In four years we could get rid of him . . . should he fail.
Clinton . . . we're stuck with the same old political aristocracy. No matter who wins . . . reminds me of this old 60s study I read on my flight to
Vietnam: Ferdinand Lundberg's 'The Rich and the Super Rich.'
Read it.
Seems to me nothing much has changed.
Trust me. I'm no Trump fan. But, I would no more vote for another Clinton as I would vote for another Bush.
Still, if elected, Trump could shake up . . . even if he can't reform . . . our failed and unresponsive political structure. In four years we could get rid of him . . . should he fail.
Clinton . . . we're stuck with the same old political aristocracy. No matter who wins . . . reminds me of this old 60s study I read on my flight to
Vietnam: Ferdinand Lundberg's 'The Rich and the Super Rich.'
Read it.
Seems to me nothing much has changed.
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A lot of damage can be done in four years. I'm not willing to risk the lives of our service people and all of the economic gains we have made and I'm certainly not going to risk having a Republican pick SCOTUS judges.
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After four years of Trump, there wouldn't be an election to, as you say, "get rid of him." This guy is an existential threat.
Is anyone looking into why we have the only presidential candidate who has ever extolled the virtues of a Russian leader, advocates the weakening of NATO and says it okay for Russia to have taken over Crimea? There is much more to Manafort's role than meets the eye. Something really bad may be going on here and the media just lightly touch on it.
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Interesting how the power hungry (Paul Manafort) keep grabbing for more power, , yet in their quest they are blinded by the fact that by doing so, they expose themselves to more public scrutiny, and risk losing the very power they so desperately want/need. They continue to think they are above the law and out of reach from the media's searchlight. Why do they never learn from other's mistakes and why do they not realize that their own skeleton's will haunt them sooner or later when they go after increasingly more power and influence.
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Maybe it's time for trump to fire his "doctor," who, after being dead for several years, managed to write t's medical evaluation letter
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Mr. Manafort is apparently an unregistered agent for a foreign government. A true violation of the law. I'm waiting for the Republicans to scream, "Lock him up!"
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Extreme Vetting, Indeed. Thanks for the example, Donald.
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I believe that Mr. Trump's goal in this election cycle has very little to do with winning the presidency. Trump is creating a "Trump brand" of followers, much like LePen did in France. This ultra-right group will be manipulated by Trump each election cycle to burnish Trump's influence and power. They might go so far as to break away from the Republican party, leaving the Republicans no other choice than to become a center-right party, although much diminished in numbers and power. Goodbye Tea Party, you've been replaced by the Trump Party.
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When Manafort replaced Lewandowsky, I knew this professional would help shepherd political novice Trump through the balance of the idiotic Republican nomination fight. At the time, Manafort was the best pick Trump could have found. He has done his job very well. Like all of Clinton's cronies, he has his share of skeletons in his closet. But the MSM is on a crusade to kill Trump's chances by mangling his message.
Once again, Trump needed new advisors, and he is brilliant to choose these two new people! They will help him immensely. They are both perfect for the job at hand at this juncture.
However, please expect the MSM to incessantly rehash all the comments everyone has heard and read a thousand times. When it reaches its saturation point, and when neutral voters realize it's "deja vu all over again" - namely that 95 percent of the MSM is on an ongoing, fear-based Trumphate crusade - they will vote their clearer senses in November.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast.
Once again, Trump needed new advisors, and he is brilliant to choose these two new people! They will help him immensely. They are both perfect for the job at hand at this juncture.
However, please expect the MSM to incessantly rehash all the comments everyone has heard and read a thousand times. When it reaches its saturation point, and when neutral voters realize it's "deja vu all over again" - namely that 95 percent of the MSM is on an ongoing, fear-based Trumphate crusade - they will vote their clearer senses in November.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast.
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Bahgdad Bob has become an enduring archetypal figure I see.
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George Heiner, unfortunately the MSM ne3ver has an opportunity to "rehash" Trump's many foibles, outright lies and overall bombast because he provides something new almost each and every day that falls into one of those categories. Some people point to this phenomena as evidence of Trump's "genius"; capturing every news cycle while leaving no opportunity to actually examine and properly highlight each and every one of Trump's lies and otherwise ridiculous statements. If "genius" is understanding that there is a significant part of the population that lacks the desire or ability for critical thinking and simply loves the circus, then yes, it is "genius". Hopefully there is a significant majority of Americans who are immune to it.
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Wow, your lips are quite red from the Cherry Kool Aid, sir. Trump is a walking disaster area, your idea that he is brilliant rather than flailing and cluelessly reacting is laughable. He. Has. No. Plan.
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Is the timing a simple Friday news cycle dump or did Trump get read the riot act during his intelligence briefing?
I don't think the CIA or NSA feel confident in any of them, but at least Trump is just unaware. Manafort is an operative.
I don't think the CIA or NSA feel confident in any of them, but at least Trump is just unaware. Manafort is an operative.
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Conway/Bannon? Dynamic duo for disaster.
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Will he be going to CNN, Fox News, or Breitbart?
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Interestingly, Trump is constantly calling for more stringent vetting of immigrants. Apparently, he doesn't vet those working closest to him ! When he Trump says he says he wants to make us great again, he must mean Russia because America is already great !
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In its never ending campaign to crown Hillary president little is said about the fact that Trump is only 4 points behind Hillary in the latest Pew poll (and 5 points on the average of all recent polls). Given the margin for error that is basically dead even.. From this the Times broadcasts that Hillary has an 86% chance of winning - before the debates and before the release of 30,000 emails Hillary erased from her server.
You have one candidate widely viewed as a moron and the another widely viewed as a liar and crook so it isn't over until it's over.
You have one candidate widely viewed as a moron and the another widely viewed as a liar and crook so it isn't over until it's over.
Presidents are elected by the Electoral College, which is based on elections in the states. Trump is down double digits in enough states for Hillary to cross 270 electoral votes. That's why the NYT and other aggregators rate her chance of victory so high. The national poll outlook is marginally related to the real battle for the Electoral College.
True and the Democratic party has done very well building a base in those key states. Similarly the Republicans have done very well gaming the congressional districts (many say by gerrymandering but whatever), so we have the prospect of four more years of deadlock. Still there is a great deal of social and economic discontent and Trump has confounded conventional wisdom throughout his race so I wouldn't just assume a Democrat lock on the electoral college just yet.
In the spy business, it's probably a good idea to pull your agents out of the enemies territories when they are discovered. But, how easy would it be for Trump to be pulled out of this environment?
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Manafort has stated that he was unaware of the pro-Putin language in the GOP platform, hard to believe. Now that Manafort is out does the Pro-Putin platform, policies, statements continue with Trump.???
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And what will Katrina Pierson say? Only a few days ago she was denying there was a shake up in Trump's campaign (only an expansion of the team). Would it now say there has been a reduction of the team?
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Despite all the flagrant lies, the racist and offensive statements, the gross mismanagement of his campaign, the obvious lack of knowledge, the rehash of failed policies - still better than 40% of voters are going to choose this bozo. It's the same electorate who put the republicans back in charge of congress but two years after they tanked the economy, and kept them there despite an absurd lack of governance. So sad. I almost wish Trump would get elected so our fellow Americans could reap the full measure of their stupidity. But not.
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This is the USs Brexit. I do not wish Trump to be elected.
I worry about the fact that Pew, the only poll I really trust, finds Hillary ahead only by 4 points. Scary. They may be in the right states to constitute a win, but I would be far more confident if she were ahead by more points.
I worry about the fact that Pew, the only poll I really trust, finds Hillary ahead only by 4 points. Scary. They may be in the right states to constitute a win, but I would be far more confident if she were ahead by more points.
Another one bites the dust. How many more can the Trump campaign go through by election day. BTW, does anyone think those are Trump's words in the statement that was issued ... I don't.
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It couldn't have come a day too soon, and he should have taken the entire campign with him.
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"The trouble," said Donald, "with Paul Manafort,
Is that my gut instincts, he seeks to thwart.
We need a looser cannon --
I've got it! Hire Bannon!
He'll give my crazed rantings his full support."
Is that my gut instincts, he seeks to thwart.
We need a looser cannon --
I've got it! Hire Bannon!
He'll give my crazed rantings his full support."
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Hillary has been derided for her campaign slogan "I'm with her." Now the big question for the Trumpkins is "Why are you still with him?"
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Excellent news. Mr. Manafort now is able to return to the employ of the truly rich.
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By truly rich you mean Russian oligarchs, right ?
The emperor has no clothes!!!!!
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And apparently no something else you follow FB. there's a nude statue of him (in Union Sq, NY, and SF. Not a pretty sight.
We all knew that it was only a matter of days before Manafort was out of there.
Aside from the obvious new players in the mix, it bothers me that Trump is taking advice from kids, in particular his son in law - Jarred Kushner.
Read Esquires article - we have Trump Jr. in the making. No doubt he's counting on being named Chief of Staff or even Secretary of State.
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a47697/jared-kushner-trump-campaign/
Aside from the obvious new players in the mix, it bothers me that Trump is taking advice from kids, in particular his son in law - Jarred Kushner.
Read Esquires article - we have Trump Jr. in the making. No doubt he's counting on being named Chief of Staff or even Secretary of State.
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a47697/jared-kushner-trump-campaign/
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jarreds 35 and already worth 200 mill
an oligarch in th making
So what's the strategy now....Trump goes on an apology tour and Breitbart media trades in flame-throwers for ballistic missiles?
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Trump got rid of Manafort for only 1 reason, fear that Trump's connection to Putin would come out, but it still will. Putin is supporting Trump for President of the United States. I wonder why???
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