The USA Political Thread

[lennco]

Here you can spout your USA political views.

Rules:
1. Keep it clean
2. No fighting
3. Respect the views of others.
4. US Political views, No Religious views
5. Have fun

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[JB Lions]

Some news around the web:

Trump weighs rejoining Trans-Pacific Partnership amid trade dispute with China

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d40930829327


JUST IN: @BenSasse tells reporters that during their meeting with Trump, he ordered Robert Lighthizer and Larry Kudlow to look at rejoining TPP - to open up more markets for farmers

12:26 PM - Apr 12, 2018

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Dems: Former Pruitt aide alleges more wasteful spending, retaliation at EPA
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-en...de-alleges-more-wasteful-spending-retaliation

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Something I'd love to see a reporter ask Trump Org about:
1) Cohen formed EC LLC on Oct 17 2016
2) The contract provided for EC LLC to pay Stormy $130K by Oct 27 2016
3) Between Oct 17 & Oct 25, the Trump campaign made payments to Trump Org properties that add up to $129,999.72.

Update: On Oct. 26th – 1 day after the Trump campaign completed a series of disbursements to Trump Org hotels that totaled $130K – the bank emailed Cohen at his http://trumporg.com account to confirm the $130K for Stormy's settlement had been deposited. Helluva coincidence.

https://twitter.com/TheViewFromLL2/status/972169650535653376/photo/1

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[JB Lions]

Comey's book is out today, triggered the right - https://twitter.com/search?q=Comey&src=tren&lang=en

Stories of Pee Tape - https://twitter.com/search?q="Pee Tape"&src=tren

Comey: Trump asked me to investigate ‘pee tape’ to reassure Melania

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Something about some love child in another story:
Trump Had Affair With Housekeeper That Produced a Child, Former Doorman Claims
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-affair-housekeeper-child-doorman-884160

I figure a DNA test would clear that one up.

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Some tweets

"James Comey is an incompetent, unscrupulous, slimy piece of shit, rat bastard, crybaby."

"Comey’s book is just proof that he is a self serving, weak, partisan swamp weasel."

“This president is unethical, and untethered to truth and institutional values," James Comey writes in new book. "His leadership is transactional, ego driven and about personal loyalty.”

and so forth

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James Comey: John Kelly Called Trump ‘Dishonorable’ for Firing Me
https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-comey-john-kelly-called-trump-dishonorable-for-firing-me

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A lot of supporters not happy with the TPP news, we'll see what happens with that, even non-supporters

.@realDonaldTrump has sworn up and down that he won't support bad trade deals. He pulled out of the TPP after he was elected – but now he wants back in. It’s a ridiculous reversal & a slap in the face to the hard-working Americans Trump promised to fight for. TPP is a lousy deal.

Elizabeth Warren‏Verified account @SenWarren 4h4 hours ago


You down with TPP? Yeah, you know me. Who's down with TPP? Every last homie.

Not a good week for Trump, but good news, just another working day before he can hit the golf course, as mr-x pointed out, will be better for America.

 

[johname]

How a Trump ‘love child’ rumor roiled the media

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/12/trump-love-child-rumor-media-519213

 

[mr-x]

Que the flood of leaks from attorneys investigating M. Cohen.

 

[JB Lions]

Que the flood of leaks from attorneys investigating M. Cohen.

Good leaks coming, besides the pee tape:

Trump allies fear feds seized lawyer's recordings of conversations: report
http://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...s-fear-fbi-seized-trump-lawyers-recordings-of

Just saw this pop up, just in case Pruitt gets the boot:

Former coal lobbyist confirmed as No. 2 official at EPA

"WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed a former coal industry lobbyist as the second-highest official at the Environmental Protection Agency, putting him next in line to run the agency if embattled administrator Scott Pruitt is forced out or resigns.

Senators approved Andrew Wheeler as the agency’s deputy administrator despite complaints from Democrats that Wheeler helped lead a fight by the coal industry to block regulations that protect Americans’ health and begin to address climate change."

Trump has swamp people lined up ready to go. Take one swamp person out, Trump has another on standby. A coal lobbyist, people were telling me he was going to drain the swamp.

 

[mr-x]

The Lowest Moment in the History of the FBI

 

[JB Lions]

The Lowest Moment in the History of the FBI

Especially, the end:

"recommended that no charges be filed against her."

now it's Trump's turn.

 

[mr-x]

The heart is a fickle thing.

 

[mr-x]

TN defunds abortion mill.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/29370/tennessee-defunds-planned-parenthood-paul-bois

 

[JB Lions]

TN defunds abortion mill.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/29370/tennessee-defunds-planned-parenthood-paul-bois

Not surprised, Republicans not a fan of women's health. Abortion legal in every modern society, banned in backwards countries. And that's just a part of what they do.

President Trump poised to pardon Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, sources say
"Libby was convicted in 2007 of lying to the FBI and obstruction of justice in the investigation into the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame, a former covert CIA operative. Then-President George Bush commuted Libby's 30-month sentence, sparing him prison time, but didn't pardon him."
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pres...-scooter-libby-dick-cheneys/story?id=54433032

Trump, Having Denounced Amazon’s Shipping Deal, Orders Review of Postal
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/us/politics/trump-postal-service-amazon.htmlService

At E.P.A., Pruitt’s ‘Sheriff’ Clashed With Critics of Spending
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/climate/epa-scott-pruitt-pasquale-perrotta.html

This isn't nice:

 

[johname]

I was just reading the Scooter thing. Bush communicated his sentence so seems like its odd to do this now. (Do it at the end of 4 years)

 

[JB Lions]

I was just reading the Scooter thing. Bush communicated his sentence so seems like its odd to do this now. (Do it at the end of 4 years)

People are saying he's just sending a message to his friends about what will happen if they're convicted by Mueller. Or distraction, who knows with him.

 

[offthehandle]

The Lowest Moment in the History of the FBI
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Maxine sure was short. Surprised she didn’t go on her usual rampage.

This is a classic. Swamp bureaucrat hiding under his desk WIMP. How can as an top dog American official of this stature, the ultimate police guy, the top level, I mean “king of Law enforcement” admit this in public? Talk about the world laughing at the USA.

 

[mr-x]

Not surprised, Republicans not a fan of women's health. Abortion legal in every modern society, banned in backwards countries. And that's just a part of what they do.

TN distributed the money to free health clinics that actually provide healthcare, not lobbying for the DNC.

 

[GILSAN]

ZuckerBot is programmed to emulate human behavior, but left hundreds of questions unanswered...

 

[offthehandle]

The Infidel is back to Planet USA for a short spell. Spent nearly the whole day reading posts to catch up.

Lots of stuff been hapenning in Planet Europe, like more and more streets getting blocked several times a day, so that the priviledged ones can pray to their God...

Welcome back to the snake pit! So what’s your take on the “Pipeline war”, the EU is dependent on Russia’s gas imports, right? Or did that change? So why all the dogpile of Macron and May without a new pipeline in place? Russia-Syria-Iran vs. Qatar-Saudi-USA.

 

[GILSAN]

 

[offthehandle]

 

[offthehandle]

 

[GILSAN]

Welcome back to the snake pit! So what’s your take on the “Pipeline war”, the EU is dependent on Russia’s gas imports, right? Or did that change? So why all the dogpile of Macron and May without a new pipeline in place? Russia-Syria-Iran vs. Qatar-Saudi-USA.

There's no "Pipeline War" going on. Russia will not cut gas exports to the EU unless they stop paying... like what happened with Ukraine a few years back. No pay, no gas... very simple.

As for the chemical attack in Syria. There's absolutely no proof. Just some manipulated, pre-planned fake images of some guys hosing down some children with water. It's Liberal Media propaganda that almost got Trump to attack Syria.

Quite often the Liberal media does this type of false BS reporting to try and influence their views on people. Here's a perfect example of how BBC falsely reported this incident at a railway station in Hungary just over 2 years ago...

BBC lying about Hungarian police as an immigrant throws his wife and kid on the tracks

This is the pic that was widely shown around the world to make it seem that the Hungarian police beat them to the ground...