LuluOn 2/11/17, AW wrote: > Can you give some specific facts of Christians using > doctrine to kill non-Christians in the past 20 years? >
How about these groups (in addition to the torture and killing of child "witches" being done by Fundamentalist Christians in Africa that I wrote about previously)?
For example Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has outlined his plan to eliminate the EPA in a letter to colleagues. Rep Gaetz says, "It is time to take back our legislative power from the EPA and abolish it permanently.”
Others are less ambitious; Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas) introduced the Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act.
This bill is "modeled after a report from the Heritage Foundation", and would:
1. "kill are environmental justice programs and all EPA grant programs."
2. "strip funding for the greenhouse gas reporting program, regulating greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, regulating greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants; and climate research at the EPA's Office of Research and Development."
3. "eliminate federal funding for 13 wasteful EPA programs, would close all EPA field offices, and require the EPA to lease or sell all underutilized properties."
And that is just for starters! Just wait, I am sure they will think of more. Yet, the idea that your economy can only function if you are allowed to poison and pollute your environment is standard thinking for the Republicans who follow Neoliberal Capitalism.
Remember the EPA is responsible for enforcing the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Superfund Act, and more.
Then again, getting rid of the EPA could mean a massive increase in the GDP. I mean, just look at all of the health care spending in Michigan after they poisoned that city with lead. When people are poisoned or get cancer, they need treatment and that increases the GDP.
PS: Again, if you find a specific law that should be changed because it is too odious, that is fine, and we should address it. However, that is not what is happening here!
Reference article: Another Republican Takes a Step to Ensure Death of the EPA.
You can't ...See More :::quote::: President Barack Obama made it four months into his presidency before his first golf outing as commander in chief. George W. Bush made it even longer, first hitting the links as president about 5 ½ months into his first term.
Donald Trump made it two weeks before heading to the golf course. :::end quote:::
You can't make this stuff up ;-)
::::waiting for all those folks on this forum who lambasted President Obama for playing golf to weigh in::::
On 2/10/17, Chalky wrote: > On 2/10/17, EasTexSteve wrote: >> He earned it. He's done more good in one month than Obama >> did in 8 years. >> >> On 2/10/17, Chalky wrote: >>> >>> :::quote::: >>> President Barack Obama made it four months into his >>> presidency before his first golf outing as commander in >> chief. >>> George W. Bush made it even longer, first hitting the links >> as >>> president about 5 � months into his first term. >>> >>> Donald Trump made it two weeks before heading to the golf >>> course. >>> :::end quote::: >>> >>> You can't make this stuff up ;-) >>> >>> ::::waiting for all those folks on this forum who lambasted >>> President Obama for playing golf to weigh in:::: >>> > > Wow...you really are in the tank for him, eh? > > What is your line in the sand? > > >
long-time lurkerOn 2/10/17, Chalky wrote: > On 2/10/17, long-time lurker wrote: > >> Fifty one percent of Trump supporters believe the Bowling >> Green Massacre was real. >> >> (see google search, links are being rejected.) >> >> They are willing to overlook private email servers and lax >> security with this adminis...See MoreOn 2/10/17, Chalky wrote: > On 2/10/17, long-time lurker wrote: > >> Fifty one percent of Trump supporters believe the Bowling >> Green Massacre was real. >> >> (see google search, links are being rejected.) >> >> They are willing to overlook private email servers and lax >> security with this administration. After all, who needs >> healthcare, clean water, or a self-sufficient working >> class? Trump says he will help his friends (Oil and >> banking industry) and his supporters think it's a peachy >> idea. >> >> -ltl > > > Now that is just scary. I wonder if they "remember" hearing of the > massacre in Bowling Green. > > I haven't seen that poll yet...will need to go searching. Since I'm > confined to the house for a few days I have time to wander around > as is evident by my being on this forum the last few days. > > I just find it so hard to believe that people really are this stupid. > > Now, I know there are many under educated people in the US, but > are these believers similar to cult followers - in that they'll believe > anything their leader tells them? > I meant to say Trump's supporters of the ban. I hope it is less than half of his total supporters that are this gullible.
LuluOn 2/10/17, Chalky wrote: > On 2/10/17, long-time lurker wrote: > >> Fifty one percent of Trump supporters believe the Bowling >> Green Massacre was real. >> >> (see google search, links are being rejected.) >> >> They are willing to overlook private email servers and lax >> security with this adminis...See MoreOn 2/10/17, Chalky wrote: > On 2/10/17, long-time lurker wrote: > >> Fifty one percent of Trump supporters believe the Bowling >> Green Massacre was real. >> >> (see google search, links are being rejected.) >> >> They are willing to overlook private email servers and lax >> security with this administration. After all, who needs >> healthcare, clean water, or a self-sufficient working >> class? Trump says he will help his friends (Oil and >> banking industry) and his supporters think it's a peachy >> idea. >> >> -ltl > > > Now that is just scary. I wonder if they "remember" hearing of the > massacre in Bowling Green. > > I haven't seen that poll yet...will need to go searching. Since I'm > confined to the house for a few days I have time to wander around > as is evident by my being on this forum the last few days. > > I just find it so hard to believe that people really are this stupid. > > Now, I know there are many under educated people in the US, but > are these believers similar to cult followers - in that they'll believe > anything their leader tells them?
And it makes us look like idiots to the rest of the world. I was recently in Mexico where people were aghast at some of the things the American public appears to believe.
On 2/10/17, Chalky wrote: > > A teacher spoke at a townhall last night held by Rep. Jason > Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight & Government > Reform committee. > > Powerful message. > > Especially for those of us who are teachers. > > (Will try to embed, but here's the link in case it doesn't work) > > >
She go...See More The teacher who asked the question is retired from the classroom. The major points of her question:
At the beginning of the year she could summarize within the first 2- 3 weeks whether a student would be 'a problem' or not.
POTUS has been in office 2-3 weeks.
She has a feeling that he will be 'a problem'.
She goes on to say that she would draw a line in the sand letting the student know the consequence of crossing the line.
(I think all teachers do this with students at the beginning of the year. At least those who want to maintain control of their classroom.)
For POTUS, the consequence of crossing the line is impeachment. She asked Chaffetz, since he's a member of the House, what his line is.
His answer to her, which isn't shown in the video I linked to, was that when POTUS violates the law the line will be crossed.
IMO, Chaffetz handled this crowd admirably. He stayed at the town hall for over an hour, according to reports, and except for some exasperated looks/faces, he answered most questions. Some of his fellow Republicans have ducked out on town halls recently.
On 2/10/17, Could you summarize what the teacher was saying, Chalky? wrote: > > These old ears don't always catch everything....Thanks! > > > > > > On 2/10/17, Chalky wrote: >> >> A teacher spoke at a townhall last night held by Rep. > Jason >> Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight & Government >> Reform committee. >> >> Powerful message. >> >> Especially for those of us who are teachers. >> >> (Will try to embed, but here's the link in case it > doesn't work) >> >> >>
Jason Chaffetz has issued a letter to the Ethics Office requesting the White House be instructed to reprimand, suspend, demote or dismiss Conway for hawking Ivanka's clothing line.
The funny thing is that the Fox & Friends hosts never even got a chance to ask KAC about Ivanka Trump, although at one point they said, "Before we ask you about Ivanka and what she's going through...". She pre-empted them by launching into a defense of Ivanka and her line and quite unbidden tagged on, "Go buy Ivanka's stuff is what I would tell you. I hate shopping and I'm going to go get some myself today." and then a few seconds later, "It's a wonderful line. I own some of it. I'm fully...I'm just going to give it a free commercial here. Go buy it today everybody. You can buy it online."
If she'd stopped before that, at 8:35 on this tape, she would have been fine, but she seemingly couldn't resist putting in a plug for Ivanka's line although she couldn't help but know it violates the law, particularly after criticism of the White House after information on Melania's skin care line appeared on her official bio. on the WH site.
ChalkyOn 2/10/17, Lulu wrote: > On 2/10/17, Cha Cha wrote: >> >> >> Conway, Trump, and all those who have never had government >> experience definitely need more training, and better >> advice, to say the least. Unless you've worked for the >> government you may not be aware of how many employee >> restriction...See MoreOn 2/10/17, Lulu wrote: > On 2/10/17, Cha Cha wrote: >> >> >> Conway, Trump, and all those who have never had government >> experience definitely need more training, and better >> advice, to say the least. Unless you've worked for the >> government you may not be aware of how many employee >> restrictions there are. Conway definitely should have known >> better! >> >> That said, the media is as usual being dishonest by making >> it appear that Conway just endorsed Ivanka's products out >> of the blue, for no reason, when the truth is that Conway >> was RESPONDING to the "Fox and Friends" tv hosts. They were >> going to ask her about Trump and company's reaction to >> Ivanka being dumped by Nordstrom's. By now we all know that >> Trump, etc. are a tight little group that sticks together. >> (They have to -- everyone else hates them, aside from their >> base.) > > The funny thing is that the Fox & Friends hosts never even got a > chance to ask KAC about Ivanka Trump, although at one point they > said, "Before we ask you about Ivanka and what she's going > through...". She pre-empted them by launching into a defense of > Ivanka and her line and quite unbidden tagged on, "Go buy Ivanka's > stuff is what I would tell you. I hate shopping and I'm going to go get > some myself today." and then a few seconds later, "It's a wonderful > line. I own some of it. I'm fully...I'm just going to give it a free > commercial here. Go buy it today everybody. You can buy it online." > > If she'd stopped before that, at 8:35 on this tape, she would have > been fine, but she seemingly couldn't resist putting in a plug for > Ivanka's line although she couldn't help but know it violates the law, > particularly after criticism of the White House after information on > Melania's skin care line appeared on her official bio. on the WH site.
Thanks for the link, Lulu.
Inside sources say 45 sent Conway out to that interview with instructions to promote Ivanka's clothing line and then when it backfired he told her he'd fire her if she made a mistake like that again.
It may be just for show. They're "rounding up" illegals in Austin too. A whole "five" of them. I promise you, there are streets in Austin that you could throw a dragnet and round up fifty in every block. ICE needs to get with the program.
President Donald Trump expressed unhappiness on Thursday morning that Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D- Conn., told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch had called Trump’s attacks on the judiciary “disheartening.” So the chief executive took to Twitter and tried to attack his punching bag. But the punching bag punched back.
Chris Cuomo, in his interview with Sen. Blumenthal, never asked him about his long-term lie about his brave "service" in Vietnam. FAKE NEWS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2017
Had the president actually been paying attention while watching the interview, he might have noticed that Blumenthal’s wartime record was the subject of the first question:
. @ChrisCuomo did address that point at the start of his interview. Those are the facts: https://t.co/JWJEAshv1y
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) February 9, 2017 :::end quote:::
:::quote::: Here's what Spicer told ABC's "This Week" on January 29 while defending the President's travel ban: "What do we say to the family who loses somebody over a terroristic (sic) -- to whether it's Atlanta or San Bernardino or the Boston bomber? Those people, each of whom had gone out to a country and then come back," Spicer said.
The next day, Spicer appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and also mentioned Atlanta while defending the travel ban: "There was a very short period of time in which we had something to execute that ensured that the people of the United States were safe. Everybody's been protected," Spicer said. "What happened if we didn't act and somebody was killed? ... Too many of these cases that have happened -- whether you're talking about San Bernardino, Atlanta ... Boston ... would you wait until you do? The answer is we act now to protect the future."
And in his January 30 press briefing, Spicer once again alluded to an Atlanta terror attack. When asked by a reporter why some countries linked to terrorism aren't on the travel ban list, Spicer responded: "Right, and we're reviewing the entire process over this period of time to make sure that we do this right. But I don't think you have to look any further than the families of the Boston Marathon, in Atlanta, in San Bernardino to ask if we can go further."
...See MoreOn 2/09/17, The Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta twenty-odd years ago wrote:
> > You really don't remember the Olympic Park bombings in > Atlanta? People died, a hundred were injured. Eric > Rudolph was e. And convicted for the crimes. Wow, I guess > you really can't make up this > stuff.
Really? do you think it was under reported or do you think it odd that someone wouldn't remember?