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I bet there are many more Reality Winners out there, and I'm sure some work at much higher levels than her. Our Putin wannabe won't be able to stop these patriots. Exposure of the truth is driving Trump and the Teabaggers insane....just listen to the right-wing propaganda machine, holy crap.
When our intelligence agencies refuse to do anything about fraudulent elections, then leaking the truth about them is the only option left. Resist Fascism now!
deepspace: And all of this coincident with the final Barnum and Bailey circus performance! Tell us, does this imply a new and more invigorating phase of entertainment for the the masses? (I personally favor the optics of Ivanka riding in front of Vlad, full gallop .... :-)
Classy! Paul Ryan, the House harlequin!
And now comes the second act following Comey's debut as the Snidely Whiplash villain in Trump's great tragicomedy: a coterie of Republican troubadours singing off-key excuses and shamelessly rallying around their dimwitted fool in a flamboyant postiche, while he prances around the stage bellowing out poorly-delivered lines and lies to an over-stimulated audience seeking cheap thrills. What next -- a bare-chested Putin riding a unicorn, the King of Saudi Arabia powdered in gold dust orchestrating pyrotechnics? Welcome to the American theater of the absurd!
Please try to understand that Donald has no experience so he does not understand "ways" of the establishment... aaah!
droberson #14 : Well said!
However, some measure of responsibility for the trade in slaves needs to be laid at the door of indigenous tribal chiefs
I didn't watch the show, Tom. But, hello, have you forgotten that we already are at war in the Middle East and have been since at least, 2001, though you could say we've been at war there since the Reagan Administration. Geezus, we've been constantly at war since WW II.
Loyalty demanded from an FBI Director seems contrary to established Governmental Ethical standards in that the Director of FBI is sworn into office to protect the Constitution implying a "loyalty" to the people, not a would-be dictator. Trump's demand for loyalty was in keeping with his demand for his presumed absolute authority as a CEO, not the President of the US.
The comparison of Trump's "managemant style" to that of a mob boss is dead nuts on. Trump made James Comey an offer he couldn't refuse (and remain FBI Director). This was and remains a clear signal to all those that would hold fast to their commitment to upholding the Constitution, including the Judiciary. Cross "the boss" at your own peril. God help us if Trump skates on this one!
PhilipHenderson -- I do not think the word is winning.
I think the word is stealing. Watch Greg Palast DVD "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy".Comey seems to be the personification of that old saying, "no good deed goes unpunished."
If by loyalty…Trump means abetting in treason...? I'll take my answer off the air.
deepspace -- thanks for the quotes.
I think Trump's idea of loyalty is that you will lie for him and support his every position however ridiculous.
Marty
Donald John Trump is a thug. It is important for a president to have people working for him/her who can be trusted to obey the law and be loyal to the Constitution. Our elected representatives swear to be loyal to the Constitution not to the person in the White House. Donald John Trump is my president, that is true, but he is not the leader of the free world. Trump earned the presidency by winning the election but to serve as leader of the free world you must first establish your credentials as a leader. Trump has failed to show himself anything but a thug, a liar, and a fool. His constant twitter messages in the middle of the night are the results of a foolish mind out of control.
Yes it is acceptable. Nixon did it. Reagan did it. Bush did it. The Democrats need to focus on economics. Social Security has been decimated. You don't talk about this, but consider. My benefit is say 1300 a month. No Cola. Same this year as last year. But lst year I paid, 300 for Medicare, now 315, 55 per month all these for the drug plan part F, this year $87, that is a 50 percent inrease. And my companion poilcy? Yearly increase by second increase because I am 67. Another 50 a month. So in fact the Medicare cost have driven the SS take home down by nearly 10 percent in one year. That is what we need to talk about. Oh good news for the diversities, the bathrooms in the bay area are all going gender neutral.
droberson: No truer words ever spoken -- both eloquent and poignant. Thank you.
False religion and ignorance have been the bane of civilization all through human history, inspiring the most egregious atrocities, with slavery at the top of the list.
Supporting your second point, even the most experienced leaders in our own military have stated repeatedly that the root of terrorism is an ideological battle and cannot be defeated through the use of force alone. Yet, our war-mongering politicians insist on waging a campaign of state-sponsored terrorism against the Muslim culture and their populations, murdering countless innocent men, women, and children along the way, incubating hate and creating more terrorists than we could ever kill.
Violence begets violence. That is what virtually every religion teaches; that is what authoritarian leaders and their followers most ignore.
Re your caller today (6/6) saying wages were 80% deductible, the following is from Chapter 5 of IRS pub 535....
Example.
You pay your employee $18,000 a year. However, after you withhold various taxes, your employee receives $14,500. You also pay an additional $1,500 in employment taxes. You should deduct the full $18,000 as wages. You can deduct the $1,500 you pay from your own funds as taxes.
The link to this page is
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p535/ch05.html#d0e3397
You can't even put one sentence together without stuffing it full of lies.
My statement was neither a repudiation of Gore or Kerry personally, nor was it a repudiation of anything they have correctly conveyed about the seriousness of global warming. Evidently, only you need to have the point more directly explained, using a simpler construct: The issue is not about individuals; it's about all of us on the planet coming together with the realization of the seriousness. Simpler yet: You are far behind the curve.
So, no; I do not support, nor ever will, any of your false statements.
what Trump and these right wing fascists fail to realize is that by their reasoning neither myself nor any other black person in the world should ever trust any Christian. Slavery was justified under Christianity as was the klan, segregation, jim crow laws and I could go on and on. As a matter of fact religion was one of the ways that slavemasters kept their slaves under control. It's not a religion that is resposible for these attacks but an ideaology that has to be defeated through education which is something the republicans and Trump are no fans of. In their minds it's better to stoke the flames of fear to keep power rather than embace enlightenment and confront this problem head on and honestly and potentially lose political power
The real joke is that these terrorist are British citizens, with British passports. They can fly to the USA without a visa for $200 to $300. Go to a gun shop and buy as many semi automatic weapons and ammo as they want. Because we protect their rights to arm themselves. It would be more difficult to rent a truck because they have a 25 year age limit for insurance purposes.
Mr. Ed: Thanks for supporting me and your repudiation of Gore and Kerry as nobody's in the "science" of globull warming.
Like obamacare, President Trump should stay out of London politics and let the idiot mayor of London answer to the people. Both will come to a disastrous end without help from Washington D.C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xcQo8C8bwKw
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It is not just Trump that is an embarrassment to this country. It is his base and the Republican Party that is an embarassment to this country for supporting him.
Has this "pudding" got nothing else to do other condemn a gentleman of modest political elevation in the UK
Thom would appear to have nailed it
Republican racism and religious bigotry
2950-10K: "These are extreme times. Hello, we're on the eve of global disaster."
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