Enemies of the State

[Got Stripers]

Well I guess the people named yesterday in another five star press briefing are probably lucky they aren't on Putin's list, because Putin would poison their arses.

Trump likes to deal with anyone speaking badly about him in his usual way, me thinks he complains too much, does he have something to hide? Tough year for the intelligence community, it must take incredible resolve to continue to do your job to protect this country, when the guy you work for will throw you under the buss in a heartbeat.

Seems like the farther down the road the Mueller prob gets the thinner his skin gets.

[Nebe]

When things get really bad for trump, I bet somehow we magically fabricate a reason to invade Iran. Or.. to “rescue” Venezuela..
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[spence]

Originally Posted by Nebe

When things get really bad for trump, I bet somehow we magically fabricate a reason to invade Iran. Or.. to “rescue” Venezuela..
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Or to stop Montenegro from starting WW3.

Here's his MO. Say something is at a 7 out of 10. Trump claims it's a 1 and a disaster, eff's it all up and now we're left with a 4 as Trump claims a major victory only he could deliver.

[Nebe]

Lol. Yup
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[Sea Dangles]

Wow, Spence and Nebe agree! Lol
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[Pete F.]

Typical WH research, threaten to take something, that in at least 2 cases, they don't have.
Shoot off your mouth first, based on something you heard on Faux News, ask questions later.
And poor Sarah has to defend it. Sad
Then complain because the media reports the facts

[spence]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

And poor Sarah has to defend it. Sad
Then complain because the media reports the facts

How do you claim you're an evangelical Christian yet you lie for a living?

[Raven]

is for IRAN to shut down the Strait of Hamuz


and the war is >>>>ON<<<<

[PaulS]

Can't believe it took 18 months for people to come up with the Trump baby balloon.

[Sea Dangles]

That balloon is hilarious
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[wdmso]

Bad people.. we'll take their security clearances... How dare they speak Truth to power it outrageous .... to disrespect the dear leader its pure
partisanship.. no the Truth sometimes hurts


PS Rand Paul needs to one day figure out where he stands on just about everything ...

[spence]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Bad people.. we'll take their security clearances... How dare they speak Truth to power it outrageous .... to disrespect the dear leader


PS Rand Paul needs to one day figure out where he stands on just about everything ...

He's just kissing up to earn some chits.

I think Bob Corker's remark on the security clearance flap was right on...

"I can't even believe that somebody at the White House thought up something like this...I mean, when you're going to start taking retribution against people who are your political enemies in this manner, that's the kind of thing that happens in Venezuela."

How soon before he starts talking about repealing the 22nd Amendment?

[wdmso]

Originally Posted by spence

He's just kissing up to earn some chits.

I think Bob Corker's remark on the security clearance flap was right on...

"I can't even believe that somebody at the White House thought up something like this...I mean, when you're going to start taking retribution against people who are your political enemies in this manner, that's the kind of thing that happens in Venezuela."

How soon before he starts talking about repealing the 22nd Amendment?

Some states would do it in a heartbeat ... But he seems stuck on using National Security to circumvent congress ..... and they were So worried about it the past 8 years but now they are all for it ... But their not hypocritical

[Jim in CT]

Stupid move, with awful optics, by a petty man. Even Obama, also a vindictive thin-skinned baby, never went this far.

Not a good month for Trump...

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Stupid move, with awful optics, by a petty man. Even Obama, also a vindictive thin-skinned baby, never went this far.

Not a good month for Trump...

Well, he didn't bring 2 billion to Iranian Farmers

Sorry - I couldn't resist.

Short version, our Trade is fairly screwed overall and not as fair to us as it should be - too many countries have better deals at our expense. China is rigging the system to their benefit between currency and trade manipulation and at the same time carving out our advantages. This needs to end or it will be a shooting war in 10 years - well it may be a shooting war either way because China is significantly building

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Well, he didn't bring 2 billion to Iranian Farmers

Sorry - I couldn't resist.

Short version, our Trade is fairly screwed overall and not as fair to us as it should be - too many countries have better deals at our expense. China is rigging the system to their benefit between currency and trade manipulation and at the same time carving out our advantages. This needs to end or it will be a shooting war in 10 years - well it may be a shooting war either way because China is significantly building

I don't know a lot about international impacts, but a lot of people seem to agree with you that we get the short end of the stick again and again. And if anyone is going to take a wrecking ball to that, it will be Trump.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

I don't know a lot about international impacts, but a lot of people seem to agree with you that we get the short end of the stick again and again. And if anyone is going to take a wrecking ball to that, it will be Trump.

When I was a kid I used to try and "fix" things, luckily most of them were not worth much as my results were not always what I wanted, I wrecked a few things.
I learned when to defer to people who knew more than I
Trumps approach to trade approximates mine then at mechanical things and I don't see a robust group of people advising him.
He doesn't like people who say that won't work or perhaps you should.....
The consequences of: "Who knew trade could be so complicated" could easily be horrendous, maybe he will get lucky

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

When I was a kid I used to try and "fix" things, luckily most of them were not worth much as my results were not always what I wanted, I wrecked a few things.
I learned when to defer to people who knew more than I
Trumps approach to trade approximates mine then at mechanical things and I don't see a robust group of people advising him.
He doesn't like people who say that won't work or perhaps you should.....
The consequences of: "Who knew trade could be so complicated" could easily be horrendous, maybe he will get lucky

So what should we be doing, to improve our standing in regards to trade? Most people feel we are getting screwed pretty regularly...

[Sea Dangles]

It's the standard #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& he always spews Jim. Let him keep chasing his tail.
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

It's the standard #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& he always spews Jim. Let him keep chasing his tail.
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not just him, all of them. it’s something, it really is. i got to the point where i literally couldn’t watch obama speak, it made me sick to my stomach. but he did some really good things. it never occurred to me to deny the good things he did, i assume people would think i was crazy if i denied that he did good things. no one is nearly as one dimensional as they desperately try to make trump out to be. and i hate trump as a person, he’s disgusting. but he’s doing some productive things.

i will never forget, as long as i live, at trumps state of the union, the gop cheering the low black unemployment, and all of the democrats sitting on their hands, miserable that blacks are going back to work unless they can get credit for it. that says it all, it really does.

they were miserable. low black unemployment gave them absolutely no reason to cheer. and they are the ones who never stop calling my side racist.

you cannot make somehing like that up. i dare you to try. i don’t get it, and it’s sad.
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[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

i will never forget, as long as i live, at trumps state of the union, the gop cheering the low black unemployment, and all of the democrats sitting on their hands, miserable that blacks are going back to work unless they can get credit for it. that says it all, it really does.

they were miserable. low black unemployment gave them absolutely no reason to cheer. and they are the ones who never stop calling my side racist.

you cannot make somehing like that up. i dare you to try. i don’t get it, and it’s sad.
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Perhaps the Republicans should have cheered because Obama is half black
https://youtu.be/mzQ1oZg51jY
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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

It's the standard #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& he always spews Jim. Let him keep chasing his tail.
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The very use of the word #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& speaks volumes.

[Sea Dangles]

I call it like I see it libby
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[zimmy]

Originally Posted by spence

The very use of the word #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& speaks volumes.

Jim was o.k. with it.
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[Pete F.]

So the EU signed trade deals with China and Japan and now they are negotiating with no tariffs with the USA
Sounds like they are good negotiators
Keep in mind that they had acknowledged prior to this their internal trade imbalances
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[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

So the EU signed trade deals with China and Japan and now they are negotiating with no tariffs with the USA
Sounds like they are good negotiators
Keep in mind that they had acknowledged prior to this their internal trade imbalances
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So then, we don't have to keep hyperventilating about the horror of Trumps tariffs?

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by Got Stripers

Well I guess the people named yesterday in another five star press briefing are probably lucky they aren't on Putin's list, because Putin would poison their arses.

Trump likes to deal with anyone speaking badly about him in his usual way, me thinks he complains too much, does he have something to hide? Tough year for the intelligence community, it must take incredible resolve to continue to do your job to protect this country, when the guy you work for will throw you under the buss in a heartbeat.

Seems like the farther down the road the Mueller prob gets the thinner his skin gets.

The irony of Trump complaining that people are “monetize their public service” is that he and his family have been doing exactly that since he got elected.