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The crime family in the White House

by Bob R/CA

Oct 16, 2017

His dad went to prison, and it's becoming obvious the criminal gene didn't skip a generation....

http://www.newsweek.com/jared-kushner-ivanka-trump-white-house-forms-omissions-cadre-millions-679231

Jared Kushner hid one of his companies on a disclosure form — then profited

A lawmaker is calling for Jared Kushner's security clearance to be revoked say he "enriched himself" by omitting from his initial White House financial records a company he cofounded with his brother.

Newsweek | newsweek.com

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Chalky Why does he still have security clearance if he's lied repeatedly on his disclosure forms?

#CorruptRepublicanAdministration

Oct 16, 2017

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Interesting reactions...

by Tim Finnegan

Oct 13, 2017

Remember the reaction to Joe-pa "hiding" knowledge of Jerry Sandusky and his crimes? Joe-pa was the worst human ever.

Now look at the person who Michelle Obama called a wonderful human being. A person who bundled for Hillary. Those who hid his horrible actions are getting a pass. Ben Affleck (who also assaulted a woman on TV). Seth MacFarl...See More

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Tim Finnegan Bob, are you too deluded by Trump to read my posts. Nowhere did I assign any blame to Mrs. Obama.

It's not just Weinstein. It's Affleck. And Stone. And Cosby. And Polanski. And a whole lot of Hollywood. I cannot take seriously the complaints on the left when they give passes to their own.

Most have never heard of Weinstein? He's a...See More

Oct 15, 2017

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Bob R/CA Did you forget Trump is a creation of Hollywood? And with its spotlights sweeping the sky, Fox and its subsidiary Fox News - yes, it's Roger Ailes. And Eric Bolling. And Sean Hannity. And Bill O'Reilly.

And right in the center, Donald Trump.

You don't have to play seven degrees of separation to find the sexual predator in the GOP...See More

Oct 16, 2017

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Pure fascism

by Bob R/CA

Oct 11, 2017

Trump wants to strip the broadcast license of his critics.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/11/trump-attacks-nbc-news-over-report-he-wanted-massive-increase-in-nuclear-arsenal/?utm_term=.f374bbc8fce9

Trump attacks NBC News over report he wanted massive increase in nuclear arsenal

The president suggested he would support stripping the broadcasting licenses of news networks over reports that he calls “Fake News."

Washington Post | washingtonpost.com

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Bob R/CA If I told someone that TEC was "fringe left," it would not surprise them that he is in favor of the government determining what is "truth." So I can't be surprised by your position.

Oct 11, 2017

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T.E.C. - Iowa Bob, is your post a futile attempt to discredit by way of name-calling?

Plus, I do not get the "he is in favor of the government determining what is 'truth'." I clearly wrote, "America is now owned from the government to the airwaves by the large corporations." Corporations and other such entities have been lying since the beginning of cap...See More

Oct 14, 2017

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Speaking of disrespecting the flag

by Chalky

Oct 12, 2017

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-sits-talks-through-song-lowering-the-flag-at-military-base-amid-nfl-anthem-controversy/article/2637296

Trump sits, talks through song lowering the flag at military base amid NFL anthem controversy

Trump not only does not stand or place his hand over his heart, but instead talks through the song and assumes it's being played to honor hi...

Washington Examiner | washingtonexaminer.com

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Puerto Rico's Non-existent Aid!

by T.E.C. - Iowa

Oct 12, 2017

In the end, I firmly believe that the United States government will leave Puerto Rico - along with Houston, Florida, and California - to fend for themselves. All of these are climate change disasters, but America's media will not discuss that either.

Now mind you, Americans might want to help, but since when does our government respond to ...See More

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About Russia and $150,000!

by T.E.C. - Iowa

Oct 6, 2017

Want a great example of the "Russia messed with our election" horse crap! In the article, "Facebook: Russian-linked accounts bought $150,000 in ads during 2016 race" rather than focusing on "Russian", we should note the paltry $150,000.

Then from the article "Clinton spends twice as much as Trump in losing presidential bid", we find "The C...See MoreWant a great example of the "Russia messed with our election" horse crap! In the article, "Facebook: Russian-linked accounts bought $150,000 in ads during 2016 race" rather than focusing on "Russian", we should note the paltry $150,000.

Then from the article "Clinton spends twice as much as Trump in losing presidential bid", we find "The Clinton campaign, Democratic Party and pro-Clinton expenditure committees and PACs spent a record $1.2 billion, twice as much as the $600 million laid out by the Trump camp, Republicans and pro-Trump groups."

Despite spending 1.2 billion dollars, the Clinton Democrats want us to believe that it was that $150,000 spent by the supposedly Russian sources that caused Hillary to go down in flames against, IMHO, the worst opposing candidate in the history of the country.

Again, there is no publicly available evidence that Russia did anything significant, so now they are blowing all out of proportion an alleged absolutely insignificant assertion, and citing it as the reason for Hillary's disaster.

When will Democratic supporters figure out this is a ruse designed to blame Hillary's horrendous loss on something other than Hillary and the issues. This must be, because the DNC democrats do not want to give up the Wall Street money in favor of helping the average American.

Worse, Hillary; after stealing the primary from Bernie, which is worse than the alleged Russia thing; is now blaming her loss on Bernie - as in this Hillary quote, " His (Bernie's) attacks caused lasting damage, making it harder to unify progressives in the general election and paving the way for Trump's 'Crooked Hillary' campaign."

The problem with this witch is, she has no regard for the will of the people! She wanted the presidency even if it meant cheating. Frankly, when you compare what we know she did with the outrage over the alleged action of Russia, she should be in jail!

Then again, America does not put the rich and powerful in jail - no matter what crime they commit.

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Bob R/CA Well there IS evidence of what they did. We may not know ALL they did, because we know they used sock puppets, and it's virtually impossible to discern all of these.

We may not be able to conclusively say a given advertising message changed a vote, but we CAN determine that polls significantly change after the news cycle picks up news sto...See More

Oct 12, 2017

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T.E.C. - Iowa Bob, I hope you understand the conclusion that should be drawn from what you wrote.

Start with, "We may not know ALL they did, because we know they used sock puppets, and it's virtually impossible to discern all of these." I have never said that Russia did nothing. However, your statement is affirmation that we do not know what they did. O...See MoreBob, I hope you understand the conclusion that should be drawn from what you wrote.

Start with, "We may not know ALL they did, because we know they used sock puppets, and it's virtually impossible to discern all of these." I have never said that Russia did nothing. However, your statement is affirmation that we do not know what they did. Or, more importantly, if it was really Russia.

Then we have this, "We may not be able to conclusively say a given advertising message changed a vote, but we CAN determine that polls significantly change after the news cycle picks up news stories. . . ." Let us assume that the polls did change. The truth is, you have no clue why they changed. You are just assuming that the change is linked to the variable you want it to be linked to.

Next we find the problem is not really the source of the ads, be it Russia or whatever. The real problem is the ads "were then amplified by the alt-right media, and then crossing over into the mainstream media." At this point, your problem is the corporate monopoly we call the Main Stream Media, and this brings us to a different problem.

The Main Stream Media was against Donald Trump and for Hillary Clinton! And, by the way, they still are!!! Not to say Trump isn't awful; he is! Yet, how is it the Main Stream Media amplified information that damaged the candidate they were supporting?

And again, this is laughable, "the integrity of our democracy." Integrity in our democracy is a fantasy. Face it; your democracy was gone long ago! Before you deal with any minuscule influence the Russian might have had, you need to deal with Israel's lobby, gerrymandering, caging, electronic voting machines, voter suppression laws, and a whole lot more.

IMHO, the truth is, the rich are using their media to sucker you into focusing on a non-issue so that you will not deal with the items I mentioned. In a narrower view, and setting aside spending on the military, the corporate Democrats - that is, the Clinton or DNC democrats, which includes Schumer and Pelosi - are blaming Russia for Hillary's loss, so they can avoid dealing with the real issue. That real issue being that most Americans wanted Hillary to embrace Bernie Sanders' platform, but Hillary and DNC democrats could not do that and still suck up to Wall Street.

Oct 12, 2017

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Bring it on

by Chalky

Oct 11, 2017

Test that IQ.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/452537/donald-trump-iq-test-rex-tillerson

Why Not an IQ Test?

Donald Trump should actually take an IQ test if he's so confident about his high IQ ...

National Review | nationalreview.com

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Roy Moore, a paragon of law and order

by Chalky

Oct 11, 2017

- Removed *twice* as Alabama Supreme Court chief justice for now following the law.

But he says this about NFL kneelers:

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/354918-roy-moore-kneeling-during-national-anthem-disrespects-rule-of-law

Roy Moore: Kneeling during national anthem disrespects rule of law

Alabama's Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore on Wednesday decried protests at NFL games, saying that kneeling during the national anthem is "a disrespect for the rule of law."

TheHill | thehill.com

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A comprehensive case that Trump obstructed justice

by Bob R/CA

Oct 11, 2017

"The insistence that Trump is in no legal peril and may be cleared by the special counsel (different from concluding that he cannot be constitutionally prosecuted) increasingly appears to be a matter of self-delusion and bad lawyering on Trump's behalf. The obstruction "brief" should scare the daylights out of those Trump supporters, family members...See More

Opinion | Laying out a comprehensive case that Trump obstructed justice

Mueller might have the goods on the president.

Washington Post | washingtonpost.com

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Can he negotiate a deal...

by Chalky

Oct 7, 2017

...with the Democrats so he gets a win?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/07/trump-says-he-called-schumer-to-broker-deal-with-democrats-for-a-great-healthcare-bill/?undefined=&utm_term=.35e660db2e9c&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Trump says he called Schumer to broker deal with Democrats for ‘a great HealthCare Bill’

The president said he called the Senate minority leader to ask whether Democrats would work with him on health care — and Trump indicated that he wasn't entirely rebuffed.

Washington Post | washingtonpost.com

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Bob R/CA "The democrats are the partisans!" (Seriously, Tim?)

Oct 8, 2017

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T.E.C. - Iowa I certainly hope they cannot work together. Anything that comes from either Pres. Trump or Sen. Schumer will be good for corporate America and bad for the rest of us!

Oct 10, 2017

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