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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[mr-x]

Statement from Senate Intel Chairman Richard Burr on Comments by Former CIA Director John Brennan


“Director Brennan’s recent statements purport to know as fact that the Trump campaign colluded with a foreign power. If Director Brennan’s statement is based on intelligence he received while still leading the CIA, why didn’t he include it in the Intelligence Community Assessment released in 2017? If his statement is based on intelligence he has seen since leaving office, it constitutes an intelligence breach. If he has some other personal knowledge of or evidence of collusion, it should be disclosed to the Special Counsel, not The New York Times.

“If, however, Director Brennan’s statement is purely political and based on conjecture, the president has full authority to revoke his security clearance as head of the Executive Branch.”

https://www.burr.senate.gov/press/r...comments-by-former-cia-director-john-brennan-

 

[JB Lions]

Just add that to the list of collusion, more stuff for Mueller to look at. Hits just keep coming for Trump.

 

[GILSAN]

FLASHBACK: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Attends Ferguson Anti-Cop Black Lives Matter Protests for Several Days

As Jack Dorsey lectures on appropriate actions and behavior it is worth noting that Jack Dorsey attended the anti-police Ferguson mass protests in August 2014 for several days.

 

[GILSAN]

Millennial couple bikes through ISIS territory to prove "humans are kind," end up being killed by terrorists...

"Evil is a make-believe concept we've invented to deal with the complexities of fellow humans."
https://www.pluralist.com/posts/1824-millennial-couple-bikes-near-isis-territory-to-prove-humans-are-kind-and-gets-killed

 

[Domainace]

Just a reminder that we used to have Presidents who could speak in whole sentences and who used words to honor and uplift others, not to mock and tear them apart.

Oh, Obama did his fair share of mocking. Just because he used complete sentences and couched it in language that sounds acceptable to snobs doesn't make it less so. In fact, he mocked people more than any president I can remember. He helped set the tone, and then Trump ran with it.

Much of what Trump is doing now was made possible by the previous administration. What goes around comes around. A good argument for civility and respect.

 

[mr-x]

Sen. Nelson admits he lied about Russians hacking Florida election system.
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/201...ns-had-hacked-florida-election-systems-video/

#resistance is having a hell of a week.

 

[JB Lions]

Oh, Obama did his fair share of mocking. Just because he used complete sentences and couched it in language that sounds acceptable to snobs doesn't make it less so. In fact, he mocked people more than any president I can remember. He helped set the tone, and then Trump ran with it.

Much of what Trump is doing now was made possible by the previous administration. What goes around comes around. A good argument for civility and respect.

lol. I think Trump fans are running with the blatant lying, the tone set by Trump. Full of shit post of the day. Trump has always been like that, now you're trying to blame Obama, haha.

#resistance is having a hell of a week.

Hell of a month. Trump can't catch 1 good week.

 

[mr-x]

Maybe Clapper can save you from the Russians.

 

[GILSAN]

London police: This was a terrorist attack.
Trump: It was a terrorist attack.
CNN: Can you believe Trump called this a terrorist attack?

 

[JB Lions]

Trump's parade has been postponed:
"Defense Dept. spokesperson says plans for President Trump's military parade have been postponed: "We originally targeted November 10, 2018 for this event but have now agreed to explore opportunities in 2019."

I think Putin already had plans on that date.

Trump's military parade in Washington may cost $92 million
The estimated cost of the military parade requested by President Donald Trump has risen again to as much as $92 million, according to a defense official.

Back in February, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told Congress the price could be $10 million p to $30 million.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/t...y-cost-dollar92-million/ar-BBM1Az3?li=BBnb7Kz

 

[GILSAN]

SHOCKING: Hillary Clinton told supporters she knows Manafort’s ostrich jacket came from Putin:
"I got the same one when we closed the Uranium One deal.”

MOMENTS AGO ON FOX: Shepard Smith thought they were on commercial break and could be heard yelling at his producer:
"My eyeliner is rancid today, L'Oréal is going to drop me!"

BIZARRE: In response to President Trump revoking John Brennan's security clearance, Hillary Clinton says she will revoke Putin's access to her private servers.

HOT MIC: President Obama was overheard telling a top aide:
"I don't care if I lose my clearance. Hillary gave me her passwords."

 

[GILSAN]

The New Mexico "jihad compound" case gets more bizarre...


New Mexico Jihad Compound Mysteriously Destroyed By Authorities

 

[GILSAN]

The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Google clarifies to users it still tracks their location even after they turn off location history, following AP report.

Looks like Google has become the CIA of Silicon Valley...

 

[GILSAN]

thebradfordfile™ @thebradfordfile

Let's pray for all the reporters, journalists, news anchors, publishers and talk show hosts jailed during President Trump's assault on the media.

Never mind. The 'assault' is fake news, too.

 

[Domainace]

Well, there is Julian Assange.

And this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Department_of_Justice_investigations_of_reporters

And this: https://www.businessinsider.com/james-risen-case-obama-journalism-press-freedom-2014-8

But that was before, so it doesn't count...

 

[Domainace]

Meanwhile...https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-newspapers-hit-back-trump-defend-free-press-153154562.html

350 newspapers coordinated a timed editorial attack on the president, who they say accuses them of working in lockstep against him. All 350 papers denied it, in unison on the same day, as they cited the need for an independent press.

You can't make this stuff up.

 

[mr-x]

 

[mr-x]

https://www.washingtontimes.com/new...c&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

 

[enlytend]

. In fact, he mocked people more than any president I can remember.

Well then either your short term memory isn’t very good or you’re not paying any attention to the one we have now.
Examples or it didn't happen.
- Did he make fun of a disabled person?
- Did he call other nations "sh*tholes?"
- Did he try to bring down private businesses by telling people to boycott them or labelling them as "failing?"
- Did he say something disrespectful about women?
- Did he call a woman of color a "dog?"
- Did he retweet memes depicting violence towards journalists?
- Did he make up insulting names and labels for people who criticized him and urge his fans to chant them like a mob at stupid-ass rallies?

Maybe he occasionally made a good natured joke, but I never recall him speaking with anything but respect. He always came across as inclusive and caring towards those he was elected to serve.

Nor can I recall any president in my lifetime prior to that being anywheres near as divisive and disrespecful to anyone as the current one is to just about everyone..

 

[enlytend]

What you saw yesterday was a REBUTTAL of HIS attacks on the free press, i.e. of anyone who criticizes him.

They didn't frame the issue well in those editorials. Lots of journalists could use a few lessons in cognitive linguistics.

350 newspapers coordinated a timed editorial attack on the president, who they say accuses them of working in lockstep against him.