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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[GILSAN]

 

[johname]

Stamp-Sized Mistake Costs Postal Service $3.5 Million

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/05/626170297/stamp-sized-mistake-costs-postal-service-3-5-million

 

[GILSAN]

'The people will protect me': Mexico's president-elect says he doesn't want secret service bodyguards because 'he who fights for justice has nothing to fear'

Good luck Lopez Obrador...

https://t.co/6eDEtYpoTY?amp=1

 

[mr-x]

President Trump say if Elizabeth Warren runs for President, he'll offer her $1 million to take a DNA test.

 

[JB Lions]

President Trump say if Elizabeth Warren runs for President, he'll offer her $1 million to take a DNA test.

Maybe somebody can pay him to release his taxes.

He made that DNA test joke at the same time joking about the metoo movement, a movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault:

“We will take that little kit and say — but we have to do it gently, because we’re in the #MeToo generation, so have to be very gentle,” Trump said to laughter. “And we will very gently take that kit and we will slowly toss it — hoping it doesn’t hit her and injure her arm — even though it only weighs probably 2 ounces. We will say, ‘I will give you a million dollars to your favorite charity, paid for by Trump, if you take the test and it shows you’re an Indian.’”

Funny joke coming from a sexual assaulter.

 

[GILSAN]

Another Unhinged Liberal Hurling F-Bombs Abuses Man in MAGA Hat in Denmark Bar – Faces Abuse Charges...
Progressive American woman in Denmark verbally assaults MAGA hat wearing man in a bar. He’s reportedly filing charges against her! That behavior is ILLEGAL there!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=MR3Qz72MGcA

Liberal trash at it's finest...

 

[mr-x]

 

[mr-x]

Trump: A Vote For Democrats Is A Vote For ‘Anarchy, Amnesty And Chaos’

 

[enlytend]

He made that DNA test joke at the same time joking about the metoo movement, a movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault:

What is this sick obsession with her ancestry??
That wasn’t the only off the rails moment from that “rally” - there was also him mocking a 94 year old former (Republican) president about the volunteer program he started, the usual fake crowd size claims, and something about Elton John’s crowds and organ...

How many lines of blow did he do before he went out there?

 

[enlytend]

Ah this explains it.
While he was shooting off his mouth at a self -promoting “rally”, and Republican senators were visiting a country that continues to attack our sovereignty, Elizabeth Warren celebrated 7/4 by visiting American service men and women stationed overseas.

Good to see someone was thinking of them.

Horrendous injury, afraid to call an ambulance because she couldn’t afford it. This is so wrong - healthcare in this country needs to be fixed.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/07/02/woman-got-her-leg-caught-gap-orange-line-train-and-then-begged-for-ambulance-because-cost/q6gBPV8ujcfH0qLrQ6HjEJ/amp.html

 

[mr-x]

"Good to see someone was thinking of them."

Sen. Graham praises Kurdish role in Iraq, Syria, as he tours region, meets PM Barzani
http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/22b91505-904e-4d5a-9436-7dd4c81d0312

 

[mr-x]

Watched an episode of the handmaids tail on hulu with my wife last night.

That series isn't about oppression and patriarchy, it's about democrats abandoning the constitution. Best propaganda for originalist / textualist SCOTUS nomination ever written. #1A, #2A.

I see why feminist like it though, it let's them live-out their fantasies without getting off the couch.

 

[JB Lions]

Peter Baker‏Verified account @peterbakernyt 3h3 hours ago


Turnover in the top ranks of Trump’s White House has reached 61 percent. By this point under Obama it was 14 percent and under Bush 5 percent.

 

[offthehandle]

The fight against Trump is a battle for freedom

The EU party is going to end.

Lots of more great MAGA news coming out to perhaps wake up more populism and upset EU Brussels arrogance.

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article214324579.html

European leaders worried.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...fs-threat-hits-heart-of-german-export-economy

Merkel is such a great leader, maybe Maxine might be offered a Lobbyist job in Brussels.

https://www.ft.com/content/ec775fea-2916-11e8-b27e-cc62a39d57a0

The eurozone’s anti-crisis strategy since 2012 has been short-sighted, pushing the current account into a strong surplus and expecting the world to absorb it. It was a beggar-thy-neighbour strategy, more appropriate for small countries than the world’s second-largest economy. The reason why such a strategy is unsustainable is now becoming clear. It makes you vulnerable to protectionist action, such as the 25 per cent tariffs on steel and the 10 per cent tariffs on aluminium imposed by the US. These are due to take effect on Friday, barring a last-minute reprieve. Germany is a large exporter of steel to the US, but steel is only a side show. The real issue is whether Mr Trump is going to follow up on his repeated threats by slapping tariffs on imported cars. The Brussels-based think-tank Bruegel calculated the effects of a hypothetical 35 per cent tariff hitting the European car industry — it comes up with a revenue loss estimate of €17bn a year. The overall economic impact would be higher because of network effects.

The EU is not only hooked on exports but also on producing cars to sell to the world

“One could argue that it is immoral to use trade policy in this way. But that argument loses force if you consider the morality of the EU’s policy to run a large and persistent surplus with the rest of the world. Or indeed of making defence spending promises they had no intention of keeping.

This trade war is indeed easy to win. It is going to be the equivalent of the fool’s mate in chess: the game could all be over in two moves.”

 

[enlytend]

Peter Baker‏Verified account @peterbakernyt 3h3 hours ago


Turnover in the top ranks of Trump’s White House has reached 61 percent. By this point under Obama it was 14 percent and under Bush 5 percent.

“All the best people”

Fun fact:
To date 45 has yet to visit any of our troops in the middle east. His two predecessors made multiple visits during their presidencies.
Damn those bone spurs!

 

[Kate]

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The EU is not only hooked on exports but also on producing cars to sell to the world

Perhaps it's because European and Japanese makes are better and more fuel-efficient, hence US car makers are struggling to find buyers overseas.

When you resort to protectionist measures, it's because you have a competitiveness problem.
Punitive trade tariffs do nothing to address the core issue.

But this is an oversimplification, Europe is not more hooked on exports than the US is.

 

[johname]

Kino should have told police that the whole thing was staged/planned for views, and he gave the hat back to the kid after the video ended

Kino Jimenez charged with stealing teen's MAGA hat at Texas Whataburger
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/6/kino-jimenez-charged-stealing-teens-maga-hat-texas/

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Warren visiting troops proof she running for Prez

 

[mr-x]

AP posted a fake news story: "AP NewsBreak: The U.S. Army has moved in recent weeks to discharge dozens of immigrant recruits and reservists who enlisted through a program that promised them a path to citizenship."

The truth, people are being separated b/c they couldn't pass a background check, criminal record, lying, etc. Most didn't even make it to basic training.

The real shocker ( not ) are all the progs and libs retweeting the headline, expressing outrage at Trump admin. Unamerican, Unpatriotic bla, bla bla.

This is why conservatives don't care about Trump's constant bullshit. He's still better than most every democrat politician, hollywood thought-leader, journalist or fake indian.

Moral of the story? If you're a democrat, the media will let you get away with just about anything.

 

[JB Lions]

North Korea Calls U.S. Stance in Latest Talks ‘Regrettable’

* North Korea Says Attitude and Stance Shown by U.S. During Latest Talks Are ‘Regrettable’

* Says U.S. Only Came Forward With ‘Unilateral and Firm Denuclearization Demands’ That Ran Counter to Singapore Talks

* Says Issues Raised by U.S. are Similar to Ones Previous Administrations Have Insisted On and Are ‘Cancerous’ Issues That Just Amplify Distrust and Risk of War

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, who met Mr. Pompeo on both previous visits to Pyongyang, did not meet the U.S. secretary of state on this occasion.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/pompeo-cites-progress-in-north-korea-nuclear-talks-1530967772?mod=e2tw

NYT from NK: "Many people who have negotiated with N. Korea...believe what Mr. Pompeo has said privately...North has no intention of surrendering its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and that the negotiations will inevitably fail."
Sung-Yoon Lee‏ @SungYoonLee1 3h3 hours ago

 

[Kate]

It's the kind of wishful thinking that is dangerous when people in power truly believe in their messianic dreams and are determine to pursue them against past experience and common sense. Another example not so long ago: Americans were told that after invading their country and humiliating them, Iraqis would be greeting US troops with flowers. You know the deal on that. We are still reeling from the mess.
This is a tough world, the dreamers, the naïves and the irrational don't stand a chance.