mr6666 Posted April 14 Tea Pain @TeaPainUSA 6h6 hours ago Trump may think one bombin' raid makes him untouchable by the hand of justice. Just remember, Nixon visited China, had a 70% approval ratin' and enjoyed a record landslide re-election. Then he was gone. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted April 14 Brian StelterVerified account @brianstelter Brian Stelter Retweeted CNN The kicker to my story: By 11:45pm Friday, MSNBC had resumed discussion of the investigations into Trump and his associates... Brian Stelter added, CNNVerified account @CNN Until the #SyriaStrikes were announced, Friday's news was dominated by scandal https://cnn.it/2ISKQaE 7:18 AM - 14 Apr 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------ John DeanVerified account @JohnWDean 6h6 hours ago John Dean Retweeted Brian Stelter Trump was only partially successful in wagging the dog. Pre-strike he was drowning in scandal, so the strike provided temporary high ground. Nixon used natl security temporarily (repeatedly) to escape Watergate but it only worked for a few days. Mueller and SDNY have much more. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted April 14 The HillVerified account @thehill 7h7 hours ago Federal judge blocks Trump's transgender troop ban http://hill.cm/uty1jCJ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vautrin Posted April 14 3 hours ago, mr6666 said: Tea Pain @TeaPainUSA 6h6 hours ago Trump may think one bombin' raid makes him untouchable by the hand of justice. Just remember, Nixon visited China, had a 70% approval ratin' and enjoyed a record landslide re-election. Then he was gone. Yeah, but it took him a year and a half to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted April 15 Michael Cohen and the End Stage of the Trump Presidency- "....... This is the week we know, with increasing certainty, that we are entering the last phase of the Trump Presidency. This doesn’t feel like a prophecy; it feels like a simple statement of the apparent truth. ..... ...There is no longer one major investigation into Donald Trump, focussed solely on collusion with Russia. There are now at least two, including a thorough review of Cohen’s correspondence. The information in his office and hotel room will likely make clear precisely how much the Trump family knew. What we already know is disturbing, and it is hard to imagine that the information prosecutors will soon learn will do anything but worsen the picture. Of course Trump is raging and furious and terrified. Prosecutors are now looking at his core. Cohen was the key intermediary between the Trump family and its partners around the world; he was chief consigliere and dealmaker throughout its period of expansion into global partnerships with sketchy oligarchs. He wasn’t a slick politico who showed up for a few months. He knows everything, he recorded much of it, and now prosecutors will know it, too. It seems inevitable that much will be made public. We don’t know when. We don’t know the precise path the next few months will take. There will be resistance and denial and counterattacks. But it seems likely that, when we look back on this week, we will see it as a turning point. We are now in the end stages of the Trump Presidency. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/michael-cohen-and-the-end-stage-of-the-trump-presidency 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted April 15 15 hours ago, mr6666 said: Michael Cohen and the End Stage of the Trump Presidency- "....... This is the week we know, with increasing certainty, that we are entering the last phase of the Trump Presidency. This doesn’t feel like a prophecy; it feels like a simple statement of the apparent truth. ..... ...There is no longer one major investigation into Donald Trump, focussed solely on collusion with Russia. There are now at least two, including a thorough review of Cohen’s correspondence. The information in his office and hotel room will likely make clear precisely how much the Trump family knew. What we already know is disturbing, and it is hard to imagine that the information prosecutors will soon learn will do anything but worsen the picture. Of course Trump is raging and furious and terrified. Prosecutors are now looking at his core. Cohen was the key intermediary between the Trump family and its partners around the world; he was chief consigliere and dealmaker throughout its period of expansion into global partnerships with sketchy oligarchs. He wasn’t a slick politico who showed up for a few months. He knows everything, he recorded much of it, and now prosecutors will know it, too. It seems inevitable that much will be made public. We don’t know when. We don’t know the precise path the next few months will take. There will be resistance and denial and counterattacks. But it seems likely that, when we look back on this week, we will see it as a turning point. We are now in the end stages of the Trump Presidency. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/michael-cohen-and-the-end-stage-of-the-trump-presidency if you doan mind I think I'll just wait a bit for the final verdict. a lot can still happen or go awry depending on your point of view. in the meantime our Donny is still there.... "Luuuke! Luuuuke!...do not underestimate the power of the emperor." -yoda, ROTJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arturo Posted April 15 On 4/12/2018 at 5:54 AM, NipkowDisc said: champion of the common american The championing of himself only, Trump is THE most common and vulgar American to be president. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arturo Posted April 15 On 4/12/2018 at 6:37 AM, NipkowDisc said: unlike in this country over in europe marionettes have long been considered an artform. the earlier gerry anderson shows like stingray and thunderbirds the marionettes were not anatomically proportioned correctly obviously but this was corrected starting with captain scarlet and as a result of the more realistic proportions the marionettes were far more difficult to manipulate by their operators. Which is why in this country most thinking Americans cannot abide by the fact that Vladimir Putin placed a puppet in the U.S. presidency, and is pulling this marionette's strings to his own nefarious ends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted April 15 2 minutes ago, Arturo said: Which is why in this country most thinking Americans cannot abide by the fact that Vladimir Putin placed a puppet in the U.S. presidency, and is pulling this marionette's strings to his own nefarious ends. it could be no more complicated than putin hating hillary's living guts. she ain't exacty petula clark you know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arturo Posted April 15 On 4/12/2018 at 2:41 PM, NipkowDisc said: America's Courageous man of strength The image of Trump's reflection in the mirror seems to convey the bars that will most likely be keeping Trump incarcerated in the near future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted April 15 he does seem to have far more guts than nixon ever did, doan he? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arturo Posted April 15 On 4/12/2018 at 2:23 PM, mr6666 said: Trump Tax Plan: 80 Percent of Economic Gains Will End Up Going to Foreigners, CBO Says "..... The report found significant differences between projected GDP, which measures the level of production in the U.S., and gross national product, which measures the income earned by all Americans. If the economic impact from GDP is higher than GNP, the difference between the two is income generated in the United States but going to foreigners. According to the CBO, on average 34 percent of income from the economic activity driven by the tax cuts is flowing out of the country, and in 2028, when the full effects of the tax cuts are in place, that number will increase to 80 percent. .... http://www.newsweek.com/republican-tax-plan-donald-trump-cbo-884129 LOSING!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted April 15 I've had a few very prophetic dreams in my life. One can only hope this one keeps up the trend. I was helping a disoriented gaga Donald Trump to the stage so he could announce his resignation! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calvinnme Posted April 15 9 minutes ago, Bogie56 said: I've had a few very prophetic dreams in my life. One can only hope this one keeps up the trend. I was helping a disoriented gaga Donald Trump to the stage so he could announce his resignation! Do you really want the Eve Harrington who is waiting in the wings - Mike Pence? He's actually a real politician and might possibly get elected in 2020. I'll settle for veto proof Dem majorities in both houses of Congress. They can pass bills all the live long day and Trump can't do anything to stop them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted April 15 1 minute ago, calvinnme said: Do you really want the Eve Harrington who is waiting in the wings - Mike Pence? He's actually a real politician and might possibly get elected in 2020. I'll settle for veto proof Dem majorities in both houses of Congress. They can pass bills all the live long day and Trump can't do anything to stop them. Yes I would prefer the doorstop piece-of-wood Mike Pence who has no hope of winning in 2020 because he has no personality. Trump is insane and dangerous. Pence is crazy too but I don't think he is the type to take down the world just because he is being threatened personally. Trump, as they said would set the kingdom on fire if that was the way to cook his eggs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calvinnme Posted April 15 1 minute ago, Bogie56 said: Yes I would prefer the doorstop piece-of-wood Mike Pence who has no hope of winning in 2020 because he has no personality. Trump is insane and dangerous. Pence is crazy too but I don't think he is the type to take down the world just because he is being threatened personally. Trump, as they said would set the kingdom on fire if that was the way to cook his eggs. Yes, you do have a point about "Citizen Insane". I still want my veto proof majorities though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheCid Posted April 15 Trump is not going to resign - it is not in his personality makeup. Not to mention that he sees no reason to resign - he is very successful as president. Pence could win in 2020 - after all Trump who nobody, including Trump, expected to win, did win. As for Dem veto proof majorities, not going to happen any time soon. While Dems could win House and/or Senate, it would not be by veto proof majorities. When is the last time either party had a veto proof majority? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted April 15 Common Dreams @commondreams 3h3 hours ago By using dog-whistle terms like welfare, Trump is erecting a smokescreen in the shape of President Reagan’s myth of the “welfare queen”—so we don’t notice that he’s coming after the entire working and middle class. http://ow.ly/BZ7630jv2K7 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted April 15 Philip RuckerVerified account @PhilipRucker 9h9 hours ago This on ABC sums up a lot: @MeghanMcCain: "Would you rather have the Republican Party of Paul Ryan or Donald Trump?" @matthewjdowd: "There's no choice. It's the Republican Party of Donald Trump, which is why Paul Ryan is leaving." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted April 16 16 hours ago, jakeem said: The Daily BeastVerified account @thedailybeast Robert De Niro's Robert Mueller to Ben Stiller's Michael Cohen: “You broke the law. And now we’re going to catch all of you little fockers, you got that?” https://thebea.st/2JOwr0C #SNL https://www.thedailybeast.com/snl-robert-de-niros-robert-mueller-interrogates-ben-stillers-michael-cohen?via=twitter_page " Are you talking to Mueller? " 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hamradio Posted April 16 Re: During the 1960's?? The modern version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted April 16 9 hours ago, hamradio said: Re: During the 1960's?? The sketch was referencing a scene from Meet the Parents. It wasn't intended to be technically cutting edge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted April 16 On 4/15/2018 at 12:18 PM, Bogie56 said: Yes I would prefer the doorstop piece-of-wood Mike Pence who has no hope of winning in 2020 because he has no personality. Trump is insane and dangerous. Pence is crazy too but I don't think he is the type to take down the world just because he is being threatened personally. Trump, as they said would set the kingdom on fire if that was the way to cook his eggs. "these could be my last morning with eggs so you mind letting me eat them in peace?" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vautrin Posted April 16 De Niro also looks like the late, unlamented Jerry Falwell. Maybe administering the Is I or Ain't I Gay Test. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
