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20th July 2017, 05:37 AM | #721 |
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Sufficiently advanced Woo is indistinguishable from Parody "There shall be no *poofing* in science" Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Force ***** on reasons back" Ben Franklin |
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20th July 2017, 05:39 AM | #722 |
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20th July 2017, 05:50 AM | #723 |
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20th July 2017, 06:36 AM | #724 |
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20th July 2017, 06:51 AM | #725 |
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20th July 2017, 07:00 AM | #726 |
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20th July 2017, 07:04 AM | #727 |
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Take that up with the poster who in reply to my statement about the role of the media said the Constitution disagreed. For the points I made in response, I was perfectly happy to assume his/her premise was true for sake of argument. If you do not wish to accept their premise, I'm not able to argue for it.
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20th July 2017, 09:48 AM | #728 |
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Why am I NOT surprised!
President Trump's first six months: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/19/po...ths/index.html |
20th July 2017, 09:54 AM | #729 |
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85% of Republicans and 33% of Independents think he's doing a fine job. I guess they either have completely different priorities to me (like those people for whom Gorsuch onto SCOTUS is such a win that they'll forgive anything) and/or they get their information from different sources that are constantly trumpeting President Trump's achievements.
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20th July 2017, 09:59 AM | #730 |
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With the exception of the continued and massive failure to repeal Obamacare, Trump's been performing well within standard Republican parameters on policy. His repulsive personal style, staggering incompetence and possible extreme corruption might cost him but he's solid on the issues.
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20th July 2017, 10:02 AM | #731 |
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20th July 2017, 10:06 AM | #732 |
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It is troubling that despite Trump's major missteps and outrages lies, he is also a threat to the national security of the United States and yet, his supporters continue to see things as though he has done nothing wrong, which reminds me once again, how people thought Hitler was good for Germany and Tojo was good for Japan. |
20th July 2017, 10:13 AM | #733 |
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In the past few weeks I've asked some Trump supporters I know why they think he's doing a good job. I've talked to about 10 so obviously YMMV but the most common answer from almost all of them:
Other answers: He's not taking any crap from the Europeans. (I have to remind them Russia is in Europe.) He's getting rid of all the political correctness. (So racists can be racists). He's getting people back to work like at Carrier. (And those jobs have now disappeared.) Saved millions on military planes. |
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20th July 2017, 10:13 AM | #734 |
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Not as much as he could (or as much as I expected him to) but he's delivered on some stuff. Rolling back some of the Obama-era environmental regulations, pulling out of the Paris accords, killing off TPP, stepped up immigration enforcement, Gorsuch. If he can deliver a tax cut on top of all of that, I think lots of Republicans will consider him to have performed fairly well. He's pissed off enough people that I hope reelection isn't viable, but he'll keep a good chunk of the Republican base happy if he keeps doing what he's doing.
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20th July 2017, 10:17 AM | #735 |
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I've encountered variations on all of those concepts in the alt-right sewers where I hang out. Tend to come from people who consider many of Trump's worst character traits to be selling points. Same folks who wouldn't care if Trump colluded with Russia as long as it was to fight Hillary. Also that he's fighting pedophiles. They mention that a lot.
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20th July 2017, 10:35 AM | #736 |
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20th July 2017, 11:57 AM | #737 |
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Trump has made 836 false or misleading statements in office:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.fffbf74aad5d https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...=.48953e4ac9bd |
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20th July 2017, 02:14 PM | #739 |
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20th July 2017, 02:29 PM | #740 |
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He never had a reason to learn anything about insurance because it has no impact on The Donald. That is also the reason for his astonishing ignorance on a great number of things, yet some say that his narcissistic personality disorder doesn't interfere with his ability to be president.
What I think is most jaw-dropping about that article is that Trump flatly states that he thinks Sessions should have warned him that he would put ethics above loyalty to Trump and recuse himself instead of protecting Trump, so that Trump could have appointed someone else. He gladly confesses that he would never have appointed someone who would do the right thing, because he thinks we should also be outraged by this insulting and "unfair" treatment of President The Donald. If his impeachment trial ever gets as far as looking for intent to obstruct justice, there's some more choice quotes. |
20th July 2017, 05:40 PM | #741 |
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Looks like he's 10 votes short in the Senate to just repeal the ACA. When the Hair fails the nation succeedes.
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20th July 2017, 06:43 PM | #742 |
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20th July 2017, 10:04 PM | #743 |
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21st July 2017, 12:42 AM | #744 |
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21st July 2017, 12:53 AM | #745 |
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21st July 2017, 05:44 AM | #746 |
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21st July 2017, 07:23 AM | #747 |
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This will produce great results.
https://thinkprogress.org/amp/p/d47be4ffb1a8 When I think food safety, I think of a climate change denying radio show host with no background in the subject. |
21st July 2017, 08:07 AM | #748 |
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Trump investigating pardons for himself, family and cohorts:
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21st July 2017, 08:17 AM | #749 |
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I have to wonder just how horrible it would be to be around this lying POS for any period of time. You wouldn't be able to trust him at all. And every time he spoke you'd have to wonder, 'doesn't this clueless jerk' understand that we all can tell he's lying? And just how far do I have to put my nose up his ass to keep my job? God, it makes me sick just thinking about it.
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21st July 2017, 09:18 AM | #753 |
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21st July 2017, 01:05 PM | #755 |
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It's not like we get all the goodies ourselves. We are sharing Trump too! First the Paris agreement, now this!
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21st July 2017, 01:07 PM | #756 |
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Fortunately, there is a specific statutory requirement that the post be held by an actual scientist.
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21st July 2017, 01:18 PM | #757 |
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21st July 2017, 01:58 PM | #758 |
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And of course all of those 836 are clear cut lies nobody can dispute. The Lie:
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21st July 2017, 02:05 PM | #759 |
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Yeah, I've seen an alternate analysis that suggests that probably half of those claims in that article are overstated.
So the lie count is only 400. And let's say that that is even a stretch, and maybe half of those aren't really so much lies. That means it's only 200. About 1 a day. Is that any consolation? |
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Somebody told Trump something. "Did you know they catapulted drugs over the wall?" He then includes that in his speeches. His fans do not care, it all counts for a good show. Catapulting drugs, haha haa. Trump is so funny! Best president ever! More Bud Light, guys?
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