US Politics Thread 2016-2020

[u crank]

Originally Posted by Hawk66

"The corupt former leaders of the FBI, almost all fired..." lol. Seriously, I do not know how anybody can think that this man is appropriate for his office.

Hmmm... when Donald Trump became President the Director of the FBI was James Comey and the Deputy Director was Andrew McCabe. Comey was fired by Trump on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. McCabe was fired by Ag Jeff Sessions on the recommendation of the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility, citing the inspector general's conclusions. McCabe lied under oath to federal investigators.

Perhaps Trump should not have tweeted that but what he was said is true. The top two guys were fired.

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by em2nought

He's the first man appropriate for his office since Ronald Reagan.

I'd take Reagan over the clown any day.

[August]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

I'd take Reagan over the clown any day.

There's many I would take over this clown but not a one of them are in politics.

[mapuc]

A thought

A person may like or dislike an American President.

Is this based on personal belief/standpoint or knowledge ?

Or both ?

Markus

[August]

Originally Posted by Hawk66

...the Trump tweet from today concerning the FBI and NYT.

"The corupt former leaders of the FBI, almost all fired..." lol. Seriously, I do not know how anybody can think that this man is appropriate for his office.

The whole world around him is corrupt and bad but of crs he is the angel in person, the real estate shark, lol

Well the Democrats and a goodly amount of his own party leadership do seem willing to do just about anything to bring him down so maybe a little defensiveness is understandable.

It's becoming increasingly evident that the leadership of the Obama FBI and DOJ conspired to effect the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, then when that failed they tried to overturn it's result. Seriously, I do not know how anybody can fail to get upset over by such an enormous abuse of power that makes Watergate seem insignificant by comparison.

Thing is the faults and failings of Donald Trump are well known by everyone including his supporters, but in spite of them he was still elected to stymie and break up the political establishments stranglehold on our government. In that he has made some progress.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by mapuc

A thought

A person may like or dislike an American President.

Is this based on personal belief/standpoint or knowledge ?

Or both ?

Markus

Yes

And probably a multitude of other things

[u crank]

Originally Posted by August

It's becoming increasingly evident that the leadership of the Obama FBI and DOJ conspired to effect the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, then when that failed they tried to overturn it's result. Seriously, I do not know how anybody can fail to get upset over by such an enormous abuse of power that makes Watergate seem insignificant by comparison.

Hopefully someday the full account will come out. There is already enough known now to make it worthy of a full court press by the media. Their lack of interest is surprising. I guess there are no Woodward and Bernsteins among the enlightened left wing media of this age.

And will any of these people be held accountable? Don't hold your breath.

[Skybird]

Former WH communication mastermind Anthony Scaramucci to enter Big Brother House show.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...n-more-1175684

I thought he already was in the show but got fired?

Why can't we get Miss Bikini as US foreign minister and the last winner of the national wet T-Shirt contest as WH chief of staff ?

[Rockstar]

Well, there's Kirsten Gillibrand who Harry Reid called the 'hottest' member in the senate. I bet she has a male chauffeur too.

[Rockstar]

Hey we're page 420, spark it up!

[August]

Originally Posted by u crank

Hopefully someday the full account will come out. There is already enough known now to make it worthy of a full court press by the media. Their lack of interest is surprising. I guess there are no Woodward and Bernsteins among the enlightened left wing media of this age.

And will any of these people be held accountable? Don't hold your breath.

At least they have been exposed. We'd never have heard of any of this if Clinton had won.

[Mr Quatro]

The media's fondness for reporting early results could cause a slight problem

https://www.al.com/news/2019/01/cali...nd-others.html

California takes over Super Tuesday, stealing spotlight from Alabama and others

California’s push to rejoin the Super Tuesday fray – as well as a possible lack of a GOP contest, some political experts are unsure if Alabama will continue as a national focus.

Indeed, political prognosticators believe California’s push to be included on the March 3, 2020, primary date will eat into the campaigning that will take place in Iowa and New Hampshire, which are historically the first-in-the-nation nominating contests.

Early voting in California’s primary will overlap the Iowa caucuses (Feb. 3, 2020) and the New Hampshire primary (Feb. 11, 2020).

[ikalugin]

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018...bottom&gtm=top


Good old memes.




Interestingly one of the men on this chart is my next door neighbour.

Does this mean that I have participated in the Trump-Russia collusion scheme?

[u crank]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

Does this mean that I have participated in the Trump-Russia collusion scheme?

Do you now or have you ever had in your possession any emails belonging to one H.R. Clinton?

[ikalugin]

Originally Posted by u crank

Do you now or have you ever had in your possession any emails belonging to one H.R. Clinton?

Lazy people like me tend to read summaries rather than the original texts or trascripts.