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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Article Two, Clause Five.
"Yup. That tasted purple."To be fair, I would argue that the kind of experience necessary to be an effective president really only comes with age. Having said that you don't want the Pres to be too old, either-this is a job that requires considerable energy and is quite straining.
Leviticus 19:34If Beto were to run and win in 2020 then he'd be older than Obama, Kennedy, Teddy Roosevelt, and US Grant. Those are the younger presidents I know off the top of my head.
He's also been a city councilman for El Paso and a congressman for six years. Which makes him more experienced and qualified than Abraham Lincoln himself when he became president.
Edited by Parable on Dec 4th 2018 at 4:20:28 AM
a source in the form of a lengthy article from the guardian
I wonder what the "sensitive information" is
Edited by Ultimatum on Dec 4th 2018 at 5:56:46 AM
have a listen and have a link to my discord serverMueller is clearly approaching this the way he did the mafia cases he broke. When you are dealing with organized crime, the organization is the target. And that often means letting those who cooperate off with minimal punishment (even if they are repugnant individuals). Gotta let the minnows free to hook the whoppers and all.
Apparently there is a metric fuckton of redacted content on the document, which likely means more charges based on what Flynn would have faced had he not been the first one to cooperate.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.> Even if he sang like a canary, he should still face consequences.
Oh it's coming,he definitely broke the law and just because Muller is saying right now don't send him to jail doesn't mean he's free from punishment,further down the line he'll face justice,it's all a matter of 'When'
As for 'When'..when the canary stops singing obviously,that's the only thing saving him right now
Edited by Ultimatum on Dec 4th 2018 at 6:21:33 AM
have a listen and have a link to my discord serverHe'll still have a felony conviction, a ruined reputation, and probably conditions on his behavior for a while. Not sure if his military benefits, etc are in jeopardy.
He likely won't face substantial jail time, if any at all, because of the cooperation. And if you believe the rumors, his son might be escaping charges altogether in exchange for him talking.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2018/12/04/day-684/
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/04/politics/nrcc-hack-midterms/index.html
2/ A bipartisan group of senators accused the Saudi crown prince of complicity in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi following a closed-door briefing with CIA director Gina Haspel. Lawmakers said evidence presented by the CIA overwhelmingly pointed to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's involvement in the assassination, but they were divided about what steps to take next. (Washington Post / New York Times / Axios / ABC News / The Guardian)
3/ Robert Mueller's prosecutors recently told defense lawyers they are "tying up loose ends" in their investigation. The special counsel is planning to file sentencing memos this week about Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, and Michael Cohen. In the Manafort case, Mueller could file his memo under seal in order to avoid disclosing additional crimes his office believes Manafort committed when he lied to prosecutors and broke his cooperation deal. (Yahoo News / CNN / CNBC)
4/ Mueller is expected to make a sentencing recommendation for Michael Flynn today. The memo should describe the crimes the former national security adviser committed that led to his guilty plea after 24 days on the job and how he has helped the Russia probe. Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia. He will be sentenced by a federal judge on Dec. 18. Flynn's sentencing was delayed four times after Mueller said he needed more time "due to the status of the investigation." (Reuters / CNN / ABC News / The Guardian)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn-idUSKBN1O3169
📌 The Re-Up: Day 25. Michael Flynn resigned as National Security Adviser after it was revealed that he had misled Pence and other top White House officials about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States. Flynn served in the job for less than a month. (New York Times)
📌 Day 26. Trump knew Flynn misled officials on Russia calls for "weeks," the White House says. The comment contrasts the impression Trump gave aboard Air Force One that he was not familiar with a report that revealed Flynn had not told the truth about the calls. White House counsel Don Mc Gahn told Trump in a January briefing that Flynn had discussed U.S. sanctions with Russia. (Washington Post)
📌 Day 22. Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador, despite denials. Flynn's communications with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak were interpreted by some senior U.S. officials as an inappropriate and potentially illegal signal to the Kremlin that it could expect a reprieve from sanctions that were being imposed by the Obama administration in late December to punish Russia for its alleged interference in the 2016 election. (Washington Post)
5/ Maryland and the District of Columbia issued subpoenas for Trump's financial records related to his D.C. hotel as part of an ongoing lawsuit alleging that the president's business violated the Constitution's ban on gifts or payments from foreign governments. The Trump hotel is the Old Post Office building, which is leased from the federal government. The lease says that no elected official may hold that lease. The attorneys general in Maryland and Washington plan to serve as many as 20 companies and government agencies with subpoenas. (Washington Post / Associated Press / NPR / Politico)
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/03/673056131/subpoenas-coming-soon-in-trump-emoluments-lawsuit
6/ Paul Manafort tried to get Ecuador to hand over Julian Assange in exchange for debt relief from the U.S. Manafort originally flew to Ecuador in May 2017 to convince then-incoming President Lenín Moreno to let him broker an energy deal between China and Ecuador. But the talks shifted to Ecuador's desire to rid itself of Assange, who has been staying the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012. Manafort suggested that he could negotiate a deal to handover Assange, which fell apart once it became clear that Manafort was a major target of Mueller's Russia investigation. There is no evidence that Trump was aware of or involved in Manafort's dealings with Ecuador. (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/us/politics/manafort-assange-wikileaks-ecuador.html
Roger Stone invoked the Fifth Amendment as he declined to share documents and testimony with the Senate Judiciary Committee. Stone is under scrutiny Mueller's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election over allegations that he had advanced knowledge of Wiki Leaks' dump of Clinton campaign emails. (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/04/roger-stone-fifth-amendment-1044597
Notables.
The White House wants to end federal subsidies and tax credits for electric cars and renewable energy sources. Larry Kudlow, Trump's economic adviser, predicted that the subsidies would be gone within the next few years. "It's just all going to end in the near future," Kudlow said. "I don't know whether it will end in 2020 or 2021." (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-autos-idUSKBN1O22D4
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen expects to keep her job thanks to her "tough" response to the caravan of Central American migrants headed toward the U.S. that Trump turned into a midterm campaign issue. (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/03/nielsen-trump-migrant-caravan-1041327
Michael Avenatti will not run for president in 2020 after all. "After consultation with my family and at their request, I have decided not to seek the Presidency of the United States in 2020," Avenatti said. "I will continue to represent Stormy Daniels and others against Donald Trump and his cronies and will not rest until Trump is removed from office, and our republic and its values are restored." (Law & Crime)
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/avenatti-will-not-run-for-president-in-2020/
Trump's use of Air Force One to campaign for Republican candidates during the midterms cost taxpayers about $17 million. Presidents using Air Force One for campaign purposes are supposed to pay for a portion of the operating cost from their political party or reelection campaign. Instead, the Trump campaign reimbursed the Treasury roughly $112,000 for air travel. (Quartz)
https://qz.com/1476502/flying-trump-to-midterm-rallies-for-republicans-cost-us-taxpayers-millions/
Trump complained about the cost of an "uncontrollable" arms race with Russia and China, despite previously bragging about his increase in military spending. (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/6d4ef944abd54aea9ad21d57a1d0bcd2
Mike Pompeo said the U.S. would suspend its obligations to the 1987 Treaty on Intermediate-range Nuclear Force in 60 days unless Russia returns to compliance. If Russia fails to meet the deadline, the U.S. would be free to develop and test new ground-based missiles, Pompeo said. (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-suspend-nuclear-treaty-with-russia-within-60-days-1543944884
Trump declared himself a "Tariff Man" and threatened to hit China with more tariffs if a trade deal with Beijing falls apart. (CNBC / The Guardian)
The Dow responded by falling nearly 800 points. (Wall Street Journal / CNBC)
I think the best option for a Democratic presidential candidate will be to run on a campaign of "Trump is an incompetent clown, I am not". As such, Biden would be a poor choice, since... he, in fact, is a clown (of the names I've seen thrown around I think Harris would be the best)
Edited by Hylarn on Dec 4th 2018 at 7:04:49 AM
The problem is, it's not enough. Anyone running up against Trump needs to be more than just not Trump. They need to have a message. Something beyond Trump. Something that makes people think they'll actually have a future rather than just staving off the Trumpocalypse. Because just presenting themselves as 'Not Trump' is a dead end.
To be fair, The GOP spent a considerable amount of time villainizing Hillary. Donald Trump was able to run on the basis that he wasn't Hillary. Which is actually a great deal of why that election sucked-Trump's most advertised selling point was not being Hillary, Hillary's most advertised selling point was not being Trump. I found both of them not being Sanders to be a massive selling point for either of them
In other words, Hillary's platform and campaign strategy might have worked if done by someone who had a better reputation.
Edited by Protagonist506 on Dec 4th 2018 at 7:40:17 AM
Leviticus 19:34Am I the only one who literally believes Trump largely won because he's famous and had brand recognition?
That his message at the very least was less important for enough voters to swing the election either way?
And even then he only won by a hair's breadth, mostly due to Hillary not winning a few Rust Belt states that she hadn't campaigned in that had originally gone to Obama.
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Dec 4th 2018 at 7:40:15 AM
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.@Charles Phipps: Maybe? I actually didn't recognize Trump, but I did recognize Hillary. Though I had heard of the "Apprentice" but I only half-saw a few episodes (my dad was a fan and I'd occasionally see clips of it walking past him) and didn't recognize its host. Well, that and a rather unfortunately Defictionalized parody wherein Palpatine selects his apprentice by having various Sith Lords compete with each other on an Apprentice-style show.
Edited by Protagonist506 on Dec 4th 2018 at 7:45:46 AM
Leviticus 19:34

So today I learned a new word.
i'm tired, my friend