This administration is made up of sycophants, stooges, grifters, thieves, war mongers, liars, traitors and gluttonous billionaires all dining at the president's table and gorging themselves on the flesh of the middle class!
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Good for Corey,
The 12 "conservative" women (including Miss McCain) who demanded he resign for a crime he did not commit still owe him a YUGE apology.
Full disclosure: I met him at a Trump rally. Very nice guy.
The 12 "conservative" women (including Miss McCain) who demanded he resign for a crime he did not commit still owe him a YUGE apology.
Full disclosure: I met him at a Trump rally. Very nice guy.
The TRUE "war on drugs" is to yoke, mark, and BLACKBALL potentially anyone and to "attach strings" along the way that follows each of the "tagged" unsuspecting individual throughout their lives.
45 and those like him (NRA, white nationalist, Putin, Russian Mafia, etc.) know how to camouflage oppressive tactics.
That is why Cheeto's birther movement, along with FAux news and right wing media tried to falsely charge Obama of not being a citizen, and to also throughly want access to his school records. Looking for anything to discredit the man, but also how he managed to slip through the cracks (and to prevent others from following his improbable path to the WH!)
I have no doubt that the birther movement now has a big head of steam and now sees their goal within reach to steamroll the civil rights of groups of people, no matter whether they are here legally or not!
The real ILLUSION is publicly talking about getting rid of Sessions, when we should know he is the key strategist and another "general" who 45 knows is loyal. But is making it sound like something else to distract from what is really taking place, behind closed door meetings, in broad daylight or in the middle of the night!
The attack on CIVIL RIGHTS to: immigrants, students, trans serving in the military, health care, the COURTS, criminal justice and law enforcement practices are all lining up like the constellation on the Confederate FLAG.
They almost met for Hi-5's in the middle on healthcare by ONE vote...!
45 and those like him (NRA, white nationalist, Putin, Russian Mafia, etc.) know how to camouflage oppressive tactics.
That is why Cheeto's birther movement, along with FAux news and right wing media tried to falsely charge Obama of not being a citizen, and to also throughly want access to his school records. Looking for anything to discredit the man, but also how he managed to slip through the cracks (and to prevent others from following his improbable path to the WH!)
I have no doubt that the birther movement now has a big head of steam and now sees their goal within reach to steamroll the civil rights of groups of people, no matter whether they are here legally or not!
The real ILLUSION is publicly talking about getting rid of Sessions, when we should know he is the key strategist and another "general" who 45 knows is loyal. But is making it sound like something else to distract from what is really taking place, behind closed door meetings, in broad daylight or in the middle of the night!
The attack on CIVIL RIGHTS to: immigrants, students, trans serving in the military, health care, the COURTS, criminal justice and law enforcement practices are all lining up like the constellation on the Confederate FLAG.
They almost met for Hi-5's in the middle on healthcare by ONE vote...!
First, campaign on cleaning up Washington and getting rid of corruption. Present yourself as a straight talker not because you tell the truth but because you say rude and intemperate falsehoods that sound bold, belligerent and iconoclastic.
Now you are famous for being an anti-corruption straight-talker without ever having fought corruption or ever told the truth. You have all the political cover you need to act in exactly the opposite manner. Check.
This is what happened, you know.
Now you are famous for being an anti-corruption straight-talker without ever having fought corruption or ever told the truth. You have all the political cover you need to act in exactly the opposite manner. Check.
This is what happened, you know.
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That's a VERY well-stocked swamp Trump has created in DC. Must be gettin' pretty crowded in the mud down there.
This must constitute a record number of ethically-empty "gimme mine!" sleazes in one administration. So many slimy people are assembled around this so-called President, shamelessly taking whatever they can get. Disgusting.
This must constitute a record number of ethically-empty "gimme mine!" sleazes in one administration. So many slimy people are assembled around this so-called President, shamelessly taking whatever they can get. Disgusting.
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Revolving door on the most incompetent, chaotic, and (we'll learn later) most corrupt administration in US history.
Trump barely does his job, hates the White House, is basically failing to govern so that Congress is taking more and more power. Why did he do this?
Well he never thought he'd win, and he didn't, and in any other cycle he would've been out by S. Carolina. But everything happens, and here we are.
Now what?
Well for a man who has pursued wealth, power, and prestige his whole life, what else is there? Governing is not what this is about. It is about Trump's wealth, power, and prestige.
Chaos is a tool.
Look no further than all the corruption around the Iraq chaos: Billions of dollars simply disappeared, the Nation's credit card paid $trillions and got next to nothing in return except ISIS.
Trump barely does his job, hates the White House, is basically failing to govern so that Congress is taking more and more power. Why did he do this?
Well he never thought he'd win, and he didn't, and in any other cycle he would've been out by S. Carolina. But everything happens, and here we are.
Now what?
Well for a man who has pursued wealth, power, and prestige his whole life, what else is there? Governing is not what this is about. It is about Trump's wealth, power, and prestige.
Chaos is a tool.
Look no further than all the corruption around the Iraq chaos: Billions of dollars simply disappeared, the Nation's credit card paid $trillions and got next to nothing in return except ISIS.
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Fill the swamp, fill the swamp!
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Thanks NYT. This real news. Not surprising but still shocking sometimes to see the nakedness with which Trump pursues his agenda - i find stories about his "circle" far more revealing than critiques of his persona - all concerns are just treated as hand waving as he wreaks havoc and consolidates power - what will voting mean in 2018?
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I can see sentencing retired Congressmen to this kind of life, but Corey Lewandowski has his entire life ahead of him! And isn't the D.C. steakhouse meal he consumes better seen going to some ingenue progressive out to save the world?
So will the news media stalwarts like Chuck Todd and Wolf Blitzer continue to gave Lewandoski a free advertising and guerilla PR platform, just because he is close to Trump? This symbiotic relationship simply has to stop, and CNN, MSNBC, Fox et al, have to sever the umbilical cord tying sleazeballs to Trump's inner circle.
By the way, here's a news flash: Trump's only inner circle is his family of well-dressed and coiffed grifters. Chum like Lewandoski, Flynn, Moochie, and even John Kelly often are within speaking distance of the Don, but that doesn't equate with closeness to the throne. Trump has and will continue to spit out those for whom he has no more use like they were peanut shells.
By the way, here's a news flash: Trump's only inner circle is his family of well-dressed and coiffed grifters. Chum like Lewandoski, Flynn, Moochie, and even John Kelly often are within speaking distance of the Don, but that doesn't equate with closeness to the throne. Trump has and will continue to spit out those for whom he has no more use like they were peanut shells.
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The nastiness just keeps adding and adding. If he isn't lobbying, what on earth is a company paying him $20,000 a month (as a retainer) to do? Look good in pictures? When he skips on to AF-1, he's just there to make small talk about the President's day? The White House needs a paint job ... maybe a nice scarlet red.
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"I'm going to drain the swamp" said President Trump. It appears he meant it was time to get rid of old menagerie of crooks and influence seekers to make room for new the ones, his friends.
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"Bridgette C. Roman, an executive vice president and the general counsel of Community Choice Financial, was among the company officials personally involved in negotiating Mr. Lewandowski’s contract.
Reached by phone, Ms. Roman said she was “not familiar” with Mr. Lewandowski and would seek more information from colleagues"
So the General Counsel of a (presumably predatory) payday lender is "not familiar" with a man she helped hire?
Mmm-hmmm. Sounds plausible.
Reached by phone, Ms. Roman said she was “not familiar” with Mr. Lewandowski and would seek more information from colleagues"
So the General Counsel of a (presumably predatory) payday lender is "not familiar" with a man she helped hire?
Mmm-hmmm. Sounds plausible.
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We need a brute in the WH so that he can assault women and people smaller than he is. When is this craziness going to end?
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Crookedest president ever. Most incompetent president ever. Laziest president ever. Most mentally ill president ever. Trump exceptionalism is on display every day.
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Lewandowski is also one of several people who have lied about having meetings with Russian operatives.
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MAGA-Make America Grifters Again
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Yes indeed he sure is draining that swamp.
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I can only hope that when the pretender in the white house goes down, all of those who he touched or they touched him are slimed and become untouchable, by anyone. It would be so deserved.
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Thank god someone is finally doing something to help one of the groups most hurt by the Obama presidency, the Payday Lenders. Here's something that will really help the American worker. Way to go Lewandowski!
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The new "Robber Barron" age and the most corrupt regime America has had to endure. TABA - Take America Back Again.
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Jobs for the boys, he? But in truth, if you lot keep on electing a bunch of amoral self-serving backscratchers time and time again, you're going to end up with a legal framework in which everything that you complain about so eloquently is perfectly OK.
Wanna bet you're going to do it all over again in 2018? Because, at the end of the day, an overwhelming majority of Americans simply couldn't care less...
Wanna bet you're going to do it all over again in 2018? Because, at the end of the day, an overwhelming majority of Americans simply couldn't care less...
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With the help of voter suppression don't forget
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Trump hires these scoundrels, and then wonders why he can't stop the "leaks." Anyone with a scintilla of integrity remaining in the White House must detest these shameless liars and opportunists.
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If questioned, the WH will say;
"if you listen carefully to his campaign rants, er...speeches, he was saying he was going to maintain the swamp...not drain it.
Furthermore, The President has learned to be a bigly supporter of maintaining things that in the end will best serve him...
"if you listen carefully to his campaign rants, er...speeches, he was saying he was going to maintain the swamp...not drain it.
Furthermore, The President has learned to be a bigly supporter of maintaining things that in the end will best serve him...
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Lewandowski is a less polished version of the vulgar Scaramucci. Both were part of the Trump cess pool, were publicly flushed but still lurk behind the scene. Truly frightening what's going on in the White House.
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Moral cowardice and intellectual corruption are the natural concomitants of unchallenged privilege. Noam Chomsky
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Looks like I'll need to do away with my snorkel and go with full SCUBA equipment as the swamp has now become a lake. No doubt that soon I'll probably need a submarine.
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Is there no limit to how many pigs can feed at the trough?
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What Mr.Lewandowski is doing is pretty standard Belt Way tradition. He's not the first or only one or the last. What's different is that a significant number of original Trumpites who helped him gain notice, who regularly defended his positions have stayed out of high profile government positions. Now it is becoming clear why. By staying out they are not regulated by tough ethics and disclosure standards and are getting rich quick selling access. Make hay while ge sun shines is an old adage. The Trump sun may not shine long from what we see! The swamps getting so mushy fast that it may not drain, it may need to be dredged!
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Welcome back to the Swamp.
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Yeah, let's drain the swamp. I mean fill the swamp. Yeah, fill.
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The fish stinks from the head down
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The Trump Whisperer. Boy from New Hampshire makes good.
Kind of like Herman Mudgett from Gilmanton, who made good in Chicago. See The Devil in the White City.
Kind of like Herman Mudgett from Gilmanton, who made good in Chicago. See The Devil in the White City.
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Funny thing happened on Trump's way to the White House. The swamp tripled in size and totally took over. Looks like America's "forgotten people" and "left-behinds" are going to stay that way a while longer.
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The swamp is drowning in itself. Less than pleasing.
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I wonder why it is: when I hear someone referred to as "Trump Loyalist" I quickly feel sad on behalf of the loyalist. I know he will be cast aside now or later. Just count the number of people who have suffered that fate - amazing!
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Reverse Houdini.
Instead of Incredible Escapes, Lewandoski creates Incredible Entanglements. I wonder if he changes in a phone booth, if he can find one in modern Washington.
If we had a Department of Justice, probably it could find ample evidence that "Advisory Businesses" are not so clever dodges, which in fact lobby for their clients, whatever the contract says.
Instead of Incredible Escapes, Lewandoski creates Incredible Entanglements. I wonder if he changes in a phone booth, if he can find one in modern Washington.
If we had a Department of Justice, probably it could find ample evidence that "Advisory Businesses" are not so clever dodges, which in fact lobby for their clients, whatever the contract says.
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Tell me I haven't fallen down a rabbit hole into an absurd Wonderland!
This Administration seems modeled after the Italian Renaissance in the era of the Borgia papacy. You have to go back in time 500 years to find anything comparable.
This Administration seems modeled after the Italian Renaissance in the era of the Borgia papacy. You have to go back in time 500 years to find anything comparable.
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I saw this man for the first time on CNN a few days ago and u was struck at how smoothly a person could lie and spew nonsense without any of the verbal or visual tics that tip off the listener to a conman.
I guess Trump has mastered that too.
I guess Trump has mastered that too.
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"They came to do good, and stayed to do well."
-- ancient American political proverb
-- ancient American political proverb
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Lewandowski also has a contract with the pro-statehood administration in Puerto Rico. Nothing wrong with that. Except that he uses his relationship with Trump to advocate for his clients.
He is another example of how Trump and his family and friends do end runs around laws and plain ol' decency.
He is another example of how Trump and his family and friends do end runs around laws and plain ol' decency.
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Corey Lewandowski has created a business to sell access to the president. The Trump swamp is full of deplorables, con men, grifters and self dealing unpatriotic parasites.
Welcome to the banana republic. We will be a complete a kleptocracy when they eliminate inheritance taxes and lower the pass through rate to 15%.
Tax revenues will plummet and the cuts will be deep. We will all go through the Kansas process if we survive.
Welcome to the banana republic. We will be a complete a kleptocracy when they eliminate inheritance taxes and lower the pass through rate to 15%.
Tax revenues will plummet and the cuts will be deep. We will all go through the Kansas process if we survive.
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Corruption, a long list of conflicts of interest, appointment of many ex-military, a "state department"=Tillerson no longer promoting democracy or justice and rewriting the Korean war...dictator? Ineptly enabled by a spineless congress. Hopefully they grow a spine before Trump pulls a Maduro move...
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Has Cory not yet seen the New Yorker cartoon of the five stages of White House employment? I mean, he's already gone through the ringer and now he's back in it again?
I guess the New Yorker needs to update that cartoon to show the conveyor belt bringing the retread employees coming back again. I swear I saw Spicer waiting in the wings with Gen. Kelly and Trump.
I guess the New Yorker needs to update that cartoon to show the conveyor belt bringing the retread employees coming back again. I swear I saw Spicer waiting in the wings with Gen. Kelly and Trump.
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Actually, you saw Spicy waiting in the White House bushes. He feels more comfortable there.
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Actually, Trump is finding it difficult to find con-artists like himself and has no choice but to rehire those he knows. And, those people that accept have only three things in mind; money, money, money.
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Trump came to White House to MAKE FAMILY AND FRIENDS RICHER AGAIN.
Greed and corruption are the principle of Trump administration. Our White House is hijacked by Trumps and his puppets and now it has become a Trumps House. We the citizens are real looser.
Greed and corruption are the principle of Trump administration. Our White House is hijacked by Trumps and his puppets and now it has become a Trumps House. We the citizens are real looser.
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If we, the public own the White House and he is systemically wrecking it, they we should send him an eviction notice now, before repairs become to costly. As a real estate agent, what Trump is hoping for is just that, that we abandon the property or sell it to him cheap so he can to do what he wants with it.
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Be careful folks, when he resigns, he may think that all that is in the White House is his to keep. Like the Mooch, he will need to be escorted out.
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Scammers gotta scam. Bigly.
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Trump has stated that the White House is "a real dump." No longer is it a swamp, now it's just a plain old dump. The Trump Dump!
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I am really surprised he decided to live there, but wait, does he live there?
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Why doesn't trump just go ahead and put a great big gold neon sign on top of the Whitehouse that reads "The Trump 1600 BBB - Now Open For Business!" BBB might be mistaken for Better Business Bureau - nope. It's Bribes, Billionaires and Butt kissers.
These people have taken sleaze to a whole new level - right up there with pond scum (apologies to pond scum). Pity the crew on Air Force one - I hope they're all up to date on their shots and that the plane gets fumigated regularly.
These people have taken sleaze to a whole new level - right up there with pond scum (apologies to pond scum). Pity the crew on Air Force one - I hope they're all up to date on their shots and that the plane gets fumigated regularly.
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The big question is, when will Trump's loyal base wake up and admit they had been conned? That the White House has become the swamp Trump said he would drain, but much worse.
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It will take a lot more then this. As they have deemed him the most tremendous businessman of all time. "He knows what he's doing..." Is their refrain. Problem is he does, and its not good...
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This is why the Trump White House refuses to release the visitor log's. Then we would see that when Trump is not watching TV, he spends an inordinate amount of time meeting with the "business leaders" of America A/K/A Big money CEO's, lobbyists and "advisors" such as Mr. Lewandowski.
The White House is a revolving door of monied interest hoping to catch Trump's or one of the Goldman Sachs Secretaries' ear to further their personal gain. No wonder the stock market loves Trump. The deregulation of banking and business combined with the personal favors of the Trump Administration have made greed free-style again. Trump and the GOP drag out the tired Trickle Down nonsense as justification.
The 1% is encouraged to come into the Oval Office to pledge loyalty to the Donald and reap their just rewards. I wonder how many of these titans of industry are approached for personal side deals by Trump, Jared and Ivanka?
Such deal makers! Only for themselves that is.
The White House is a revolving door of monied interest hoping to catch Trump's or one of the Goldman Sachs Secretaries' ear to further their personal gain. No wonder the stock market loves Trump. The deregulation of banking and business combined with the personal favors of the Trump Administration have made greed free-style again. Trump and the GOP drag out the tired Trickle Down nonsense as justification.
The 1% is encouraged to come into the Oval Office to pledge loyalty to the Donald and reap their just rewards. I wonder how many of these titans of industry are approached for personal side deals by Trump, Jared and Ivanka?
Such deal makers! Only for themselves that is.
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There are two United States of America, one exemplified by The New York Times reporting on this corrupt administration of thieves. And the other USA who get their news from Fox who is now headlining a story about Debra Wasserman Schultz who (according to Fox) is about to go to jail, a war that they would like to occur in Asia - lots of photos of tanks, blame Obama for socialized medicine that is about to ruin the country, leakers who are not loyal to Trump will be jailed, Democrats ask for leniency for male escorts. Can these two groups of people even eat dinner together, have a civil conversation? We have a very serious cultural divide and the Trumpers worship him - please be aware, the Times is reviled in Fox land. I am worried for our country not only because of creeps like Corey Lewandowsky, but because 40% of the country thinks he's incredible.
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I agree with you, but there is only so long you can get away with lying and fabricating the truth. Once, the Fox news audience realize that Trump is a con-artist and they have been conned, you may see the house of cards fall and those with intelligence emerge; i.e. if there are any left.
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Well said.
And over 30 years, it has only gotten worse.
And over 30 years, it has only gotten worse.
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Civil war replayed in the digital age.
The White House is becoming the same swamp Trump promised to drain.
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Not the same swamp, a far worse one.
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$20,000 per month? Chump change.
Start getting $250-$500K for 60 minute speaks and then talk to me.
Start getting $250-$500K for 60 minute speaks and then talk to me.
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@Krugton:
Sixty minutes? More like twenty-five.
$10,000 a minute adds up to a tidy sum pretty quickly -- almost as fast as legal fees. Bill and Hillary definitely had a good thing going; while it lasted.
As for the so-called "Global Initiative", that almost sounded too good to be true. Feel free to finish that sentence .... .
Sixty minutes? More like twenty-five.
$10,000 a minute adds up to a tidy sum pretty quickly -- almost as fast as legal fees. Bill and Hillary definitely had a good thing going; while it lasted.
As for the so-called "Global Initiative", that almost sounded too good to be true. Feel free to finish that sentence .... .
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Corey Lewandowski is not just a Trump supporter, he thinks Trump is a great man and a true genius, a fabulous businessman and a transformational figure in American history. The man is simply mesmerized by Trump's speaking style, I think, because nothing else that he thinks corresponds to anything real about Trump. Just what Trump wants, but not what Trump needs to become a competent President.
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Of course he's representing Payday Lenders. Of course! Nice to see Corey upholding the integrity and values that we all have come to respect and admire from The Trump White House.
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these examples of influence-peddling are astounding!, yet no surprise. congress needs to enact tough sanctions and provide quicker legal action to thwart any and all semblance of business-minded lobbying in our democratic law making offices; we are a government by and for the people - not business. the trump regime horrendously flouts this system - will there be penalties?...or must everyday citizens watch the news, shake their heads as the guilty have continued extensions of business liaison, and any impropriety is swept under the executive and congressional rugs...?!
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Glad to see Trump is draining the swamp! It's a shame he decided to re-populate it with more and even shadier characters as he sells Washington to the highest bidder. I wonder what those Trump voters think as this is far sleazier than I have ever seen before.
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Given his famously demonstrated lack of composure, coherence and competence, what rational person, organization or business would ask his advice on where to catch the nearest bus, or the whereabouts of the nearest mens room?
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@Idiot:
Say the magic word and all becomes clear: "Access".
"Access", my boy. "Access".
Access.
At a dog-eat-dog West Wing already stripped of its ethics watchdogs, Trump himself behaving like a modern-day Henry VIII -- faithful loyal squire and courtier Corey is worth his weight in gold.
Say the magic word and all becomes clear: "Access".
"Access", my boy. "Access".
Access.
At a dog-eat-dog West Wing already stripped of its ethics watchdogs, Trump himself behaving like a modern-day Henry VIII -- faithful loyal squire and courtier Corey is worth his weight in gold.
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From Jan 2017 story:
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump acted Saturday to fulfill a key portion of his pledge to "drain the swamp" in Washington, banning administration officials from ever lobbying the U.S. on behalf of a foreign government and imposing a separate five-year ban on other lobbying.
Aren't these actions by Corey Lewandowski breaking the spirit (if not the letter) of Trump's own ban?
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump acted Saturday to fulfill a key portion of his pledge to "drain the swamp" in Washington, banning administration officials from ever lobbying the U.S. on behalf of a foreign government and imposing a separate five-year ban on other lobbying.
Aren't these actions by Corey Lewandowski breaking the spirit (if not the letter) of Trump's own ban?
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Once and for all, will the media please stop perpetuating the lie that Trump is "populist"? He was not brought to power on a wave of "populism." He was brought to power thanks to a massive propaganda campaign. His end goal is not to help or improve the lives of the less advantaged. Instead, every step Trump takes is an attempt to strengthen his power and wealth at the expense of the poor and middle class, to bring tax breaks for the wealthy as he removes much needed social programs, to remove financial regulations that can protect us from further government bailouts, and to remove environmental regulations and other advances that have improved society during the past many decades. There's more, but the main point is this: He is not helping the people who voted for him. The less we credit "populism" to his rise to power, the sooner his voters will understand these uncomfortable facts.
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So predictable and so disgusting. Every time I read about yet another corrupt Trump acolyte I feel like I have to take a shower.
But keep turning over those rocks.
But keep turning over those rocks.
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Title on the front page says: " quits lobbying to become 'advisor' "
Should say: " 'quits lobbying' to become 'advisor' "
After all. Has he quit lobbying? Seems like he's amped it up! To the Max!
Par for the course - in this Conflict-of-Interest -ridden BAD-ministration!
Should say: " 'quits lobbying' to become 'advisor' "
After all. Has he quit lobbying? Seems like he's amped it up! To the Max!
Par for the course - in this Conflict-of-Interest -ridden BAD-ministration!
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Would anyone have expected any less? Trump and Associates are raping the coffers of this country. Enriching themselves as much and as fast and as shamelessly as they can. It's sickening. I didn't vote for him. And it seems unlikely that even when Gramps can't afford his oxygen tank and Grammy has to dilute her insulin, this core white angry resentful uneducated base won't be changing their minds about him. Ever heard the saying 'cut your nose off to spite your face?'
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The swamp just got filthier.
As for Richard Cordray, he's more intelligent and ethical than everyone in the Trump White House combined (but then, those are not qualities this White House values).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cordray
The GOP fought hard to prevent the establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and then fought against Elizabeth Warren as its Director. Need more be said about the importance of keeping the CFPB operational and effective?
As for Richard Cordray, he's more intelligent and ethical than everyone in the Trump White House combined (but then, those are not qualities this White House values).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cordray
The GOP fought hard to prevent the establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and then fought against Elizabeth Warren as its Director. Need more be said about the importance of keeping the CFPB operational and effective?
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The uniform-du-jour to navigate the White House Swamp? Hip waders!
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We sometimes forget that one of the great political observers, Pogo Possum, was a swamp dweller and that swamps are integral parts of the ecosystem. What we have here is not a swamp but a cesspool, reeking with worst effluent from the most corrupt aspects of our political-industrial complex.
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Got to hand it to Mr. Lewandowski he went from a Nobody, to an apperance on "Meet The Press" and Cashing in on Big Bucks. He found a way to be a lobbist with having to register legally. All brought to you by the Grand Huskter in the White House.
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Apparently to qualify for working in this White House you need to be humiliated and tossed out of your former job, be fixated on 20 year old losing political causes, be a racist, sexist, xenophobe, Jim Crow nostalgic, war monger, fascist , sociopath, criminal, or traitor. Or a lawyer representing any of the above. They seem to have opened a time warp over there, but I don't see the connection to modern America or its sentient people. This mob should not be running America or anything else for that matter. The nation and its dignity has been defiled enough. Its high time to fumigate the White House.
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The REAL SWAMP in Washington is at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue!!!
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Nothing to see here, folks. Just swamp business as usual.
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The swampiest swamp you ever saw. Trump drained the swamp, found the scum at the bottom and coats himself in that scum all day long.
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I'm sure Mr. Lewandowski must be flattered to see his name on the front page of the New York Times. His mother must be very proud of him right now.
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Not lobbying? If it walks like a duck...
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This administration is an ethical dumpster fire waiting to explode.
The problem with 'ethics rules' is that they are not ethics laws. Obviously guidelines are meant that be skirted and disregarded. There is no teeth in enforcing rules, we need laws. Congress can write some laws to constrain abuses, but will they?
Citizens United must be overturned and our government must be returned to the people. The only way the swamp can be drained is by removing the money.
Tax cuts for the wealthy frees up money to fund government corruption. Anyone who has extra millions to fund politics can afford to pay higher taxes to fund investments for infrastructure, education, and health care.
The problem with 'ethics rules' is that they are not ethics laws. Obviously guidelines are meant that be skirted and disregarded. There is no teeth in enforcing rules, we need laws. Congress can write some laws to constrain abuses, but will they?
Citizens United must be overturned and our government must be returned to the people. The only way the swamp can be drained is by removing the money.
Tax cuts for the wealthy frees up money to fund government corruption. Anyone who has extra millions to fund politics can afford to pay higher taxes to fund investments for infrastructure, education, and health care.
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In some cases, there appears to be no fine line between honoring the intent of the law and exploiting the letter of the law.
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People who commit crimes, and are related in some way, usually in mutually lucrative and/or beneficial ways, are usually referred to as a "Crime Family". Crime families are typically prosecuted all together.
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Those who voted for Trump put the proverbial fox in the henhouse... what else should we expect? And with foxes running the House, Senate, & Supreme Court, the hens don't stand a chance.
The only surprise now is that Fox news is now trying to align themselves with the henhouse. Last week they ran & agreed with a NYT article. I thought "surely hell has frozen over".
The only surprise now is that Fox news is now trying to align themselves with the henhouse. Last week they ran & agreed with a NYT article. I thought "surely hell has frozen over".
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These well-paid lobbyists are at the heart of what's wrong with America's political system. In the 1970s, when the US Chamber of Commerce was selected by Republicans and big business to hire and consult with lobbyists they hired to protect the interests of big business, the system has become slave to the interests of big business alone. One needs big money to play in the league of lobbyists, and sadly, the average American is not represented by any of these lobbyists. They are chosen by the US Chamber of Commerce. Even Trump has admitted that the Chamber does not in any way represent the interests of ordinary Americans.
It came to all our attention that the treaties of the past 20 years were written primarily by lobbyists who gave them to Republican legislators to enact into law. Again, President Trump vowed to rewrite these treaties that were so heavily slanted to favor the oligarchs and big business. So, how do we cure the problem? There must be a new way of bringing transparency to the way lobbyists deal with the politicians. As a start, maybe we should record all of their conversations with our legislators to make sure the people's interests are being represented.
It came to all our attention that the treaties of the past 20 years were written primarily by lobbyists who gave them to Republican legislators to enact into law. Again, President Trump vowed to rewrite these treaties that were so heavily slanted to favor the oligarchs and big business. So, how do we cure the problem? There must be a new way of bringing transparency to the way lobbyists deal with the politicians. As a start, maybe we should record all of their conversations with our legislators to make sure the people's interests are being represented.
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Oh yeah..well how about this. There are as many if not more clean lobbyists
employed on behalf of, for instance scientific organizations fighting ocean pollution and child abuse initiatives as there are folks from the monied up insurance, real estate and NRA types. So yes sometimes you get in bed with disreputable folks to get your share. Or I guess we could go back to patronage and the dreaded earmarks
employed on behalf of, for instance scientific organizations fighting ocean pollution and child abuse initiatives as there are folks from the monied up insurance, real estate and NRA types. So yes sometimes you get in bed with disreputable folks to get your share. Or I guess we could go back to patronage and the dreaded earmarks
So another Trump sycophant uses that farcical election last November as a springboard to career advancement. Make america great again translated as make a bunch of lowlifes richer again. Government at its finest.
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This is, quite simply, unbridled, unapologetic, blatant corruption. And, what's worse, the mainstream media (like Chuck Todd of Meet The Press) is assisting in this travesty.
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Welcome to the kleptocracy.
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Trump's swamp people - he said he'd drain, didn't say he wouldn't refill.
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Didn't know Paul would be so prophetic, eh?
You don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the US,
Back in the US,
Back in the USSR ...
Oh let me tell you, honey
Hey, I'm back!
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
Yes, I'm free!
Yeah, back in the U.S.S.R.
Ha ha
You don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the US,
Back in the US,
Back in the USSR ...
Oh let me tell you, honey
Hey, I'm back!
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
Yes, I'm free!
Yeah, back in the U.S.S.R.
Ha ha
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This is pure pay for play. Trump is so devoid of any ethical or moral compass that he probably can't imagine that there's anything wrong with this. He has drained the swamp and replaced it with a reeking cesspool.
MAKE AMERICA GRAFT AGAIN.
MAKE AMERICA GRAFT AGAIN.
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Methinks the Trumperor confused "Dredge the Swamp" with "Drain the Swamp".
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This administration is like the Seven Dwarves--except in this case, they're all named Sleazy.
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Impeachment cannot come soon enough. Trump and everyone associated with his campaign or his presidency belong in prison. Drain the swamp? Flush the toilet!
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All I can say is thank God Trump drained the swamp. Otherwise Lewandowski would be getting mud all over his wingtips...
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Trump's "kitchen cabinet" has a cockroach problem and they are resilient little critters.
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So President Trump, what’s on your mind?
Socking in money from a trust not so blind
And all the billionaires in the cabinet you recently picked
Have less integrity and honesty than your average convict
You said you had a swamp to drain
But filled it with critters riding the gravy train
The press reveals your corruption and your deceit
But it’s all fake news except from K-Street
Socking in money from a trust not so blind
And all the billionaires in the cabinet you recently picked
Have less integrity and honesty than your average convict
You said you had a swamp to drain
But filled it with critters riding the gravy train
The press reveals your corruption and your deceit
But it’s all fake news except from K-Street
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Is there anyone that works for this White House that doesn't have a dollar sign ($) tattooed on their forehead ? ( or multiple places on their body )
The sooner we take the money out of politics, the sooner we get our Democracy back. ( let alone the White House )
The sooner we take the money out of politics, the sooner we get our Democracy back. ( let alone the White House )
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The ugly, naked face of capitalism and in all its avaricious glory. Rockefeller, Carnegie, Frick, J.P. Morgan, meet your buddy, Mr. Trump. Capitalism + libertarianism = Conservatism = anathema to democracy.
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The bell will be tolling soon enough. Trump may not realize this, but the members of his pseudo mafia organization know it, and this is a money grab. Get position. Use that position to get money. Call it a win.
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Payday Lenders were the ones ripping off the young military in Colorado. Why would the president of the US be listening to a guy like Corey who represents these crooks?
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When it comes to the military, Trump only cares about "his" generals.
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When trump took over, he referred to the "swamp"In DC. Last week, he told the Boy Scouts it is a " sewer". Accurately describes the change since trump took over.
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Lewandowski?, Lewandowski?...there was a guy..Lewandowski yeah isn't that the guy that rudely jerked a young woman reporters arm..the guy that was actually under investigation for that same incident, that Lewandowski?
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Yep, that one. He was spooked by the pen she was holding, allegedly.
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I wonder what's Corey in terms of swamp critters.
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He's a bottom feeder.
Oh well, no surprises here.
Just another pig at the trough.
Just another pig at the trough.
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Of course personal profit is a part of dealing with trump. History will prove, hopefully sooner than later, that the entire premise of this administration is nothing more than a business decision and money grab.
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The swamp keeps getting re-filled with the same people who trade their connections with Trump for lucrative "consulting" jobs. This is a travesty!
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How can anyone with a smidgeon of a good reputation agree to be on trump's cabinet or staff? To me they are all tainted ....and to think that trump has the right to make the WH visiting list private.
How can all this be happening?
How can all this be happening?
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At this point, all I expect out of the Trump administration is entertainment. Gruesome, terrifying entertainment where the stupid and selfish win every day by setting themselves on fire while throwing gasoline on their enemies.
Lewandowski is not entertaining; he is just another nobody that Trump settled on, and is at his essence a hack who lacks the verve and candor of "the Moose" (and I was really beginning to like the Moose character...).
Lewandowski is not entertaining; he is just another nobody that Trump settled on, and is at his essence a hack who lacks the verve and candor of "the Moose" (and I was really beginning to like the Moose character...).
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These opportunists can do what they like, what the shocker is that most Americans don't care. Their country is being devoured by venality and most Americans are deep in the sleep of denial.
The joke will be on them when they wake up; that's when the nightmare will begin.
The joke will be on them when they wake up; that's when the nightmare will begin.
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They would care if Fox and Friends told them to.
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It should not be politically feasible to limit, gouge or in any way cripple the CFPB. That it is, and that the very people who it protects will go to bat against their own interests in favor of multi national banks and predatory lenders highlights the most terrifying dynamic in our political landscape.
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Will such self-dealing lobbying arrangements come under the purvey of the Mueller investigation? What branch of government should be monitoring this and taking appropriate legal action against the players including, if warranted, administration officials or the president himself?
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Here's how NBC describes Meet The Press: "We ask United States ... leaders the tough questions and ... critically examine the answers." In other words, a program ostensibly in the public interest.
Mr. Lewandowski uses appearances on this show to broadcast instructions to Mr. Trump on behalf of his paid clients (supposedly this is not "lobbying.") We know Lewandowski is a snake. The question is, why on earth would NBC (and other networks) continue to give Mr. Lewandowski access to these shows, knowing he is using them as a conduit for his "non-lobbying" corruption?
Mr. Lewandowski uses appearances on this show to broadcast instructions to Mr. Trump on behalf of his paid clients (supposedly this is not "lobbying.") We know Lewandowski is a snake. The question is, why on earth would NBC (and other networks) continue to give Mr. Lewandowski access to these shows, knowing he is using them as a conduit for his "non-lobbying" corruption?
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Is there any end to the sleaze-factor of these Trump-Sycophants? The White House has become an Unsecured line of credit for every low-life wanna-be power broker. This is sickening- but then, the main occupant has co opted 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue into his personal LLC.
Aren't there enough actionable offenses to begin Article of Impeachment? Nixon's "offenses" are beginning to pale.
Aren't there enough actionable offenses to begin Article of Impeachment? Nixon's "offenses" are beginning to pale.
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“This is self-dealing by these intermediaries. They aren’t in there to give good advice about what an administration should do. They’re in there to get special influence for their clients or financial benefits for themselves.” said Fred Wertheimer, the president of the watchdog group Democracy 21.
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We're going to need a much bigger swamp to accommodate all of the Trump Swamp Creatures From The Black Lagoon.
Make America's Robber Barons Great Again: Trump 2017
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We're going to need a much bigger swamp to accommodate all of the Trump Swamp Creatures From The Black Lagoon.
Make America's Robber Barons Great Again: Trump 2017
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They are already. They just put the old ones of yesteryear to shame.
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A "Trump loyalist" is the very definition of an anti-patriot.
Here's some old information I just heard about; Putin and the Russian "deep state" were at work starting in the 1980s:
https://thesternfacts.com/how-one-man-influenced-the-republican-partys-t...
"In retrospect, it seems plain that Dr. Lozansky targeted the conservative movement and Republican party with his Russian propaganda efforts.
"And the professor’s efforts to Russianize the Republican Party succeeded to a terrifying degree."
Here's some old information I just heard about; Putin and the Russian "deep state" were at work starting in the 1980s:
https://thesternfacts.com/how-one-man-influenced-the-republican-partys-t...
"In retrospect, it seems plain that Dr. Lozansky targeted the conservative movement and Republican party with his Russian propaganda efforts.
"And the professor’s efforts to Russianize the Republican Party succeeded to a terrifying degree."
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I wonder if the President can count this as getting another one out of the swamp he is draining even if it is not into a White House job?
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I'm confused. What good does it do to require paid lobbyists to register if that requirement can be so easily skirted?
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Great question. I would add; how is this cleaning the swamp. What a hoax.
"Community Choice Financial’s chief executive, William E. Saunders Jr., once referred to the bureau as “the great Darth Vader” of the federal government."
Well, perhaps if the payday loan industry were less predatory, their relationship with the CFPB would be a little bit better.
Well, perhaps if the payday loan industry were less predatory, their relationship with the CFPB would be a little bit better.
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In case it was not clear before, it is now: for Donald Trump, the only conceivable purpose of our federal government is to advance the personal interests of those who have the most profound contempt for it.
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That's why the kids are there -- to help Trump steal even more from the US Treasury.
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From lobbyist to advisor with a huge client list! Awesome! Have you watched Corey on TV? Not particularly bright, crass and exceedingly angry. Just what the Doctor ordered.
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"Not particularly bright, crass and exceedingly angry..." Sound like anyone else we know in Washington?
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The creatures living in it may change or evolve, but the Great Washington Swamp remains.
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It's not House of Cards, it's house of crooks.
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If everyone knows that Lewandowski is a walking moral hazard with a long history of lying, perhaps people like Chuck Todd shouldn't be providing him with "access" to a national platform to peddle his snake oil.
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Exactly. I thought the same thing last Sunday. After having to leave the room while Scaramucci was on one or two weeks earlier because I instantly could not bear hearing him, I may switch to John Dickerson. Lewandowki is like a slightly older version of Miller. All three of these creatures make my skin crawl.
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Precisely. Too much fawning by the media, even the so-called liberal media, in order to gain access. Tump is doing his damdnest to eviscerate the press and its crucial role as a check on government. The media needs to stop helping him.
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An overt version of the revolving door between government and Wall Street. "Pay for play", what Trump ran against, is the same thing as they all did starting with Johnson (ok, it started before Johnson). The difference today is that under Trump, pay for play is out in the open, front and center, with Wall Street members on the cabinet, and lobbyists overtly writing law and infesting "our" Whitehouse. Even the president's businesses and his family are profiting from his new position. The unanswered question is what, if anything, can we do about it?
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Feeling very swampy.
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If he isn't lobbying, it sounds like he is "advising" aka practicing law without a licence
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A long line in failed Republicans who become grifters on the backs of government and taxpayers.
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You mean the guy who grabbed the woman's arm as seen on a security camera, and then said he never touched her?
And then got paid $400,000 by CNN for being an "analyst?", even though he had a conflict of interest a mile wide?
That guy?
I don't know why you bother covering this. Just say the guy is another selfish Trump Troll looking out for himself and let it go at that.
And then got paid $400,000 by CNN for being an "analyst?", even though he had a conflict of interest a mile wide?
That guy?
I don't know why you bother covering this. Just say the guy is another selfish Trump Troll looking out for himself and let it go at that.
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I am glad you covered this story. I want to know who is talking to the President, who gets paid to influence him even though they claim not to be lobbyists. Is the lobbying law so easy to get around that all you have to do is say you are not a lobbyist in order to avoid the disclosure lobbyists are required to makle? Boy, that's a law that needs to be strengthened.
Payday lenders have Trump's ear? Yet another way to make a profit on poverty. Great guys you listen to, Mr. Trump. We should have known it wouldn't be single mothers.
Payday lenders have Trump's ear? Yet another way to make a profit on poverty. Great guys you listen to, Mr. Trump. We should have known it wouldn't be single mothers.
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It's just a kleptocracy, isn't it?
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Fleas on a mangy dog. This man has no business advising anyone on anything except how to pucker up to the ever flittering president. Such naked corruption that it would have been all but unbelievable last year.
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Another supporter and lobbyist parlaying his connections as "official" or "unofficial" adviser to Trump, and yet Trump and his henchmen have the hubris to speak of "draining the swamp"? Welcome to the United States of Oligarchy, folks.
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I guess our "so called" President drained the swamp and stocking it with Piranha!
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If it looks like corruption and smells like corruption...
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I wish I could say I am surprised by the blatant hypocrisy... we certainly got what we deserve with the election of this President. Hope we can survive with the advent of some signs of leadership on the Congressional side.
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I understand your point but I do not feel that I deserve this president. Even the people I disagree with do not deserve this president. This is a disaster in the making in so many ways.
4
What could possibly go wrong?
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The swamp that was to be drained instead now occupies the White House.
The only thing worse than the level of corruption in the Trump administration is the open, brazen, lying manner in which they all slither around.
They are destroying democracy, the White House, the presidency, and the nation.
The only thing worse than the level of corruption in the Trump administration is the open, brazen, lying manner in which they all slither around.
They are destroying democracy, the White House, the presidency, and the nation.
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destroyed.
Finally the swamp is being drained!
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