Country is On Fire

[RIROCKHOUND]

Knock it off you two, you look like a couple of whiny bitches.

Focus on the actions of the whiny bitches rioting and looting (not the peaceful protestors, that is different) and the whiny bitch in the white house....

[PaulS]

I said I'll never take his crap.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by PaulS

I said I'll never take his crap.

Or... be the bigger man and ignore him.... Just sayin

[scottw]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Or... be the bigger man and ignore him.... Just sayin

don't hold your breath

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by scottw

don't hold your breath

It must suck to be so snarky

How is that?

[scottw]

Originally Posted by PaulS

It must suck to be so snarky

How is that?

let it all out....I'm here for you

[RickBomba]

On l lighter note, Trump said he was hunkered down in the bunker for an “inspection.”

Only inspection he was doing down there was an underpants finger check.
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[spence]

Originally Posted by RickBomba

On l lighter note, Trump said he was hunkered down in the bunker for an “inspection.”

Only inspection he was doing down there was an underpants finger check.
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Finally some expert analysis.

[Pete F.]

The world is watching and they are not impressed, if this was happening somewhere else, say Hong Kong, Tehran or Riyadh what would our diplomats be doing?

In public, they’d express “concern” about the unrest in the country– maybe even “deep” concern. They’d call on “all parties” to engage in “dialogue” to resolve disputes. They’d insist the government allow for “peaceful” protests and urge “restraint” by security forces. They’d denounce police attacks on journalists. They might even offer to mediate between the feuding parties.

In classified cables sent back home, they’d question the stability of the government. They’d look for signs of fractures among the ruling elites, and ponder whether the head of state would be willing to accept defeat in the upcoming election. Some would gather information about potential human rights violators. They’d elevate security at their embassy, mull issuing a travel warning and dust off contingency plans for evacuating themselves and other U.S. citizens.

[spence]

Now Mattis is directly calling out Trump. Didn’t expect this. The adults are stepping in because it is that bad. Not just Obama.
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[scottw]

Originally Posted by spence

Now Mattis is directly calling out Trump.


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he lost me in the first paragraph .."We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers."

maybe he can tell that to David Dorn's ten grandkids.....hopefully Mattis doesn't have a family member that is injured, killed or that has their livelihood destroyed by the "distraction" of the "small number of lawbreakers"....maybe he doesn't watch the news....lotta people in these communities that view it as more than a "distraction"

[spence]

Originally Posted by scottw

he lost me in the first paragraph .."We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers."

maybe he can tell that to David Dorn's ten grandkids.....hopefully Mattis doesn't have a family member that is injured, killed or that has their livelihood destroyed by the "distraction" of the "small number of lawbreakers"....maybe he doesn't watch the news....lotta people in these communities that view it as more than a "distraction"

Take a time out and think. Please.
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[scottw]

Originally Posted by spence

Take a time out and think. Please.
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you first sheep.....

[PaulS]

How long before Mattis and Esper get insulted by Trump. What is the over under on how long Esper has his job?
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[Pete F.]

Four U.S. presidents spoke this week about systemic racism and injustice. They used their platforms to illuminate the humanity in all Americans and to decry the dehumanization of some. And they summoned the nation to confront its failures, make change and come together.

A fifth U.S. president spoke instead this week about using military force to dominate Americans who are protesting racial injustice. He declared winners and losers among state and city officials trying to safeguard their streets. And, with his reelection campaign in mind, he sought to apply a partisan political lens to the national reckoning over racial inequities.
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[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Four U.S. presidents spoke this week about systemic racism and injustice. They used their platforms to illuminate the humanity in all Americans and to decry the dehumanization of some. And they summoned the nation to confront its failures, make change and come together.

Typical high sounding political pablum. Push came to shove, they all used force, against other races, against other ideologies, against others period. I like your rhetorical trick of using the mellifluous high tone to "illuminate" their speeches for us.

A fifth U.S. president spoke instead this week about using military force to dominate Americans who are protesting racial injustice.

Another commonplace rhetorical trick of raising rioters, hooligans, thugs, to admirable "protesters of racial injustice." This is too blatant for any rational person to swallow. You know damned well that Trump wasn't referring to peaceful protesters. I would like to say this kind of cheap fakery is beneath you, but it isn't.

He declared winners and losers among state and city officials trying to safeguard their streets. And, with his reelection campaign in mind, he sought to apply a partisan political lens to the national reckoning over racial inequities.

God, you end with this thick, vague, contorted attempt at saying something that sounds bad for Trump.

But you did successfully tone down the rhetoric from the lofty heights when speaking of the other four contra-Trump Presidents to a more lowly, commonplace, somewhat antagonistic and confused diction befitting your opinion of Trump.

Congratulations on that, but more clarity and specificity would help the reader, though, on the other hand, vagueness, generalization, lack of rigorous candor, makes it easier to make orange man bad.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by detbuch

God, you end with this thick, vague, contorted attempt at saying something that sounds bad for Trump.

But you did successfully tone down the rhetoric from the lofty heights when speaking of the other four contra-Trump Presidents to a more lowly, commonplace, somewhat antagonistic and confused diction befitting your opinion of Trump.

Congratulations on that, but more clarity and specificity would help the reader, though, on the other hand, vagueness, generalization, lack of rigorous candor, makes it easier to make orange man bad.

It’s always easy to expose a malignant narcissistic sociopath.
I find it fitting that Tweety is now being guarded by Bureau of Prisons guards.
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[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

It’s always easy to expose a malignant narcissistic sociopath.
I find it fitting that Tweety is now being guarded by Bureau of Prisons guards.
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Trump is not malignant or a sociopath. That was easy. I like it.

[scottw]

Originally Posted by detbuch

Trump is not malignant or a sociopath. That was easy. I like it.

it's fun to watch pete call someone else a nut

[Pete F.]

James Mattis just made it a lot easier for many, many other respected defense officials and Republican lawmakers to criticize the president.

Mattis is still holding back, though. He's privately told friends that Trump's behavior is far worse than the reports & that the republic is on shaky footing. He knows so much more than he's currently divulging.

On an unrelated note, Bill Weld ended his (extremely) long-shot primary challenge to Trump in March.

On Tues, Weld won more than 20 percent of the GOP primary vote in several of Maryland's most populous countries.

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

James Mattis just made it a lot easier for many, many other respected defense officials and Republican lawmakers to criticize the president.

Mattis is still holding back, though. He's privately told friends that Trump's behavior is far worse than the reports & that the republic is on shaky footing. He knows so much more than he's currently divulging.

On an unrelated note, Bill Weld ended his (extremely) long-shot primary challenge to Trump in March.

On Tues, Weld won more than 20 percent of the GOP primary vote in several of Maryland's most populous countries.

A lot easier for many . . . still holding back . . . an unrelated note.

Verryyy interesting. You have an entertaining gossip column. Would do well in the NYT.

[Sea Dangles]

Inner circle talk
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[JohnR]

We all need to better out there ( here too for that matter.)

Thread is locked. Time to be fvcking nicer to each other.