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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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As others have mentioned, a Mc Donald's cashier would have been sacked for doing or saying any of Trump's crap over the campaign.
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My money's on Bannon.
Wonder how much this new office is going to cost US taxpayers.
edited 1st Mar '17 8:10:13 AM by M84
Disgusted, but not surprisedMan, its kinda weird that the Tea Party are basically pulling Evil Versus Evil against Trump. They may or may not agree with his platform, but they refuse to pay for it unless Trump cuts stuff that his base/swing voters would ditch him over.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.![]()
Probably nothing. Trump'll just get the money from idling the civil rights division of the DOJ—unless he orders it start investigating men's rights—and the savings from not having ambassadors in the UN or in any of the member states.
Also, every credible news outlet needs to see this tweet in multiple certified letters:
edited 1st Mar '17 8:25:37 AM by CenturyEye
Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our livesThat's the thing, unless you go after defense spending (which Trump wants to boost), or social programs (which Trump can't touch without destroying the GOP and himself) over 70% of the US budget is basically untouchable. The remaining cuts hurt, but they don't give enough of a net boost to pay for his platform. Unless he wants to raise taxes.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Until they actually vote against Trump rather than simply talking, I remain skeptical. The GOP believes they have far more to fear from primary challenges than the Democrats, and until that perception changes or Trump loses the support of GOP primary voters, he's going to be very hard for Republicans to defy.
Politifact's fact-checking of Trump's speech
. The Independent claims that 51 out of 61 statements Trump made were false.
Oprah Winfrey hinting at 2020 Run against Trump
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Oprah, you're a nice lady, and you've done a lot of great things for People all over the world. Please, do not run. Do not turn Politics into a Celebrity Crap Show for 20+ years, please. It's bad enough we're gonna have Trump and Kanye running, we don't need you to run as well.
She'd definitely win, though.
Yeah the only celebrity I'd feel remotely comfortable running is Arnold, because he has actual political experience at this point and is a sensible person overall. That is if he could actually run, I know that he can't.
The article title is a bit misleading though because I didn't get the impression she was considering it that strongly.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/julian-assanges-days-at-the-ecuador-embassy-may-be-numbered/
Lasso told news organizations that if he became president, he would ask Assange to leave the embassy because harboring him was too expensive. Assange is wanted in Sweden over sexual assault allegations.
“Ecuador had no business spending a single cent protecting someone who definitely leaked confidential information,” Lasso said. “I will take on the responsibility of inviting Mr. Assange to leave the Ecuadorean embassy at the latest 30 days after the start of our government.”
Wonder if Wiki Leaks is going to try to get something on this guy, now.
Which would be something of a departure from their current habits, but hey, who knows what Assange will try if his ass is on the line?
Oh God! Natural light!![]()
You mean if his Assange is on the line?
<runs and hides>
<comes back>
51 out of 61 being false isn't exactly a good number for Trump. Any other sites/papers/whatevers do their own checks?
edited 1st Mar '17 1:12:40 PM by TotemicHero
Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)I have no problem with the Presidential race turning into a celebrity reality show provided that the celebrities involved are capable of demonstrating their political savvy, understanding of issues, and willingness to work towards a better future for America during the year-long shitshow we call our election system.
The problem with Trump is not that he is a celebrity. It's that he is a bigoted, egomaniacal moron.
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