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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[lennco]

Like Kanye.

He is definitely one of them.

 

[lennco]

I sometimes also wonder how a simpleton like you got bred...

Insight thought (I must resist telling Yo Momma joke)

 

[JB Lions]

Senate adjourns until December 27th.
Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 38m38 minutes ago

Oh, I thought they would all have to stay. I guess they're all going home.

Have to get pics of him playing golf.

New Daily News cover

Trump: “We MUST MUST MUST have wall money right now because there is a CRISIS at border.” Reality: billion of wall money unspent, no builder contract, land issues unresolved. Wall will take decades. How will this solve a “crisis”? We shut down the government to please Limbaugh
Kurt Eichenwald‏Verified account @kurteichenwald 10m10 minutes ago

 

[johname]

If a bear bites you in the butt, no one will be there to help you

Ex-Obama Interior official warns against keeping national parks open during shutdown

https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...ial-warns-of-danger-in-keeping-national-parks

 

[GILSAN]

Merry Christmas from parliament...

 

[offthehandle]

The President opened a private donation fund for the wall.

https://secure.donaldjtrump.com/donate

 

[JB Lions]

"Build The Wall Membership Campaign"

hahaha

Trump supporters received a text inviting them to donate and become 'official wall members' though it's unclear what that actually means

https://www.businessinsider.com/tru...nate-and-become-official-wall-members-2018-12

Wait, Trump said Mexico was going to pay for the Wall, they're not, that was a lie. Then you guys said, Mexico would pay for it thru the USCMA or something.

So now Trump is asking you for money.

Then, you have another fundraiser and from what they've said on TV, you can't direct it to pay for something specific - https://www.gofundme.com/thetrumpwa...medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_dn_postdonate_r

Won't reach 1 Billion, not even anywhere near what's needed anyway, then would go into some general fund or something.

TRUMP Campaign Team Announces “Official Build the Wall Membership Campaign” …But it Looks Like It’s a Donation Gimmick?

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...ign-but-it-looks-like-its-a-donation-gimmick/

 

[mr-x]

Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump

The Democrats now own the shutdown!

 

[JB Lions]

Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump

The Democrats now own the shutdown!

Day late, haha.

The President opened a private donation fund for the wall.

https://secure.donaldjtrump.com/donate

Oh it is a donation gimmick. Where do you see wall on that page?

wall - phrase not found

He's always conning you guys, you guys keep lapping it up. That's disrespect. Have some pride.

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Looks like he's staying at the WH:

I will not be going to Florida because of the Shutdown - Staying in the White House! #MAGA
Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 29m29 minutes ago

 

[Kate]

The President opened a private donation fund for the wall.

https://secure.donaldjtrump.com/donate

Really ? Looks like a 2016 electoral funding page.

Will Mexico pay for the shutdown as well ?

 

[JB Lions]

Exasperated over the market plunge, Trump asks advisers whether he can fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

President Trump has asked internal and external advisers about whether he can fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell, two people familiar with the exchanges said, in a sign of his mounting frustration with the central bank chief.

News of Trump’s discussions about Powell prompted rebukes from lawmakers and alarm among economists and Wall Street executives Saturday. In the evening, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted a statement from the president: “I totally disagree with Fed policy . . . but I never suggested firing Chairman Jay Powell, nor do I believe I have the right to do so.”

The two people familiar with Trump’s questions about his authority to remove Powell spoke on the condition of anonymity to freely discuss the private conversations. One of them characterized Trump’s inquiry as a reflection of his rage over the stock market’s recent plunge and his desire to blame someone.

Many experts said the president most likely does not have the authority to remove Powell, whom Trump nominated to lead the central bank a year ago, largely on Mnuchin’s recommendation.............................

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f5488db061d6

 

[johname]

Government shutdowns are rare when one party controls White House, Congress. President Trump is on his third.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...cept-under-president-donald-trump/2396942002/

 

[offthehandle]

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[offthehandle]

The Flip Flop

 

[GILSAN]

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What kind of people crap on the sidewalks? I lived in S. Francisco for 2 years in the Mid 70's and the city was quite clean, despite the fact that at the time 25% of the population was gay, 25% were drug addicts, 25% were weirdos and the remaining 25% were fairly nice people...

WTF happened? Liberalism took over?

 

[offthehandle]

Great ad.

 

[offthehandle]

What kind of people crap on the sidewalks? I lived in S. Francisco for 2 years in the Mid 70's and the city was quite.....

WTF happened? Liberalism took over?

The new kind that Silicon Valley keeps in Sanctuary there.
Here are these geniuses salaries.
https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/san-francisco/?&s=-base

And parking tickets are big business. $124 million, and $1100 per spot revenue. Lol.
https://www.spotangels.com/blog/sf-parking-tickets-most-ticketed-areas-in-sf/

 

[JB Lions]

On Conservative's minds - Trans, old Pelosi videos, poop on sidewalks

Trump Tweets of Talks With Dems, Invites None to Talks
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...s-invites-none-to-talks/ar-BBRjgug?li=BBnb7Kz

 

[JB Lions]

Brett McGurk, top US envoy in ISIS fight, quits over Trump's Syria move
https://www.wsmv.com/news/us_world_...cle_276a303a-ec48-5612-85b5-e8a9e98886b8.html

So Trump is saying he doesn't even know this guy, haha. Here he goes:

Brett McGurk, who I do not know, was appointed by President Obama in 2015. Was supposed to leave in February but he just resigned prior to leaving. Grandstander? The Fake News is making such a big deal about this nothing event!

If anybody but your favorite President, Donald J. Trump, announced that, after decimating ISIS in Syria, we were going to bring our troops back home (happy & healthy), that person would be the most popular hero in America. With me, hit hard instead by the Fake News Media. Crazy!

When President Obama ingloriously fired Jim Mattis, I gave him a second chance. Some thought I shouldn’t, I thought I should. Interesting relationship-but I also gave all of the resources that he never really had. Allies are very important-but not when they take advantage of U.S.
Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 33m

 

[GILSAN]

Twitter Legal Warns The Gateway Pundit’s Cristina Laila – Her ‘Burka Tweet’ Violates “Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws” – Which Are Punishable by Prison or Death
Twitter legal issued TGP’s Associate Editor, Cristina Laila a warning that she violated Pakistan’s blasphemy laws over a tweet wherein she called for burkas to be banned in the United States.

The specific Pakistani blasphemy laws Cristina violated are punishable by life imprisonment or death.

Yes, you read that right. Twitter, an American company, warned an American citizen who was exercising their First Amendment rights about Pakistan’s Islamic blasphemy laws.

In a years-old, since deleted tweet, Cristina called for the burka to be banned; this offended the Pakistani government enough to force Twitter to spring into action.

Burkas should be banned in the United States. Not only are they highly oppressive to women, we have no idea who or what is hiding underneath the garment. Americans are used to seeing people’s faces and a burka breaks down non-verbal communication between people in public.


The email from Twitter legal read:

Hello,

We are writing to inform you that Twitter has received official correspondence regarding your Twitter account, @CristinaLaila1.

The correspondence claims that the following content is in violation of Pakistan law: Section 37 of PECA-2016, Section 295 B and Section 295 C of the Pakistan penal code

@cristinalaila1

Twitter has not taken any action on the reported content at this time. We are only writing to inform you that content posted to your account has been mentioned in a complaint.

This notice is not legal advice. You may wish to consult legal counsel about this matter. If you believe we have contacted you in error, please let us know by replying to this email.

For more general information on legal requests, please refer to the following Help Center article: https://t.co/lrfaq.

Sincerely,
Twitter