Donald Trump 2018

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Well, at least the media isn’t digging in to the important stuff.  So that’s good.

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6 hours ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Something is up with the press because a year ago we were getting blockbuster reporting on the Russia investigation mostly from the NYT, WaPo, & Natasha B but now it’s like radio silence.

We still have so many missing pieces:

 what really went down in the Trump Tower meeting, unsettled stuff in the Dossier like Michael Cohen’s activities in Prague, the details of the NRA Russia scandal, how the fuck is Elliott Broidy still a free man?, Erik Prince, Nader, Seychelles, Kushner.  

Just asking questions.

That little graph you posted at the top of the page?  That is part of your answer.

Omarosa and the other stuff is more entertaining, and more easily digestible than some of the other stuff.  Media gotta pay the bills.  

But I think they are sitting on a lot of stuff as well for whatever reason.  Perhaps waiting until the cases/indictments/etc. drop.

[Patron 230]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

That little graph you posted at the top of the page?  That is part of your answer.

Omarosa and the other stuff is more entertaining, and more easily digestible than some of the other stuff.  Media gotta pay the bills.  

But I think they are sitting on a lot of stuff as well for whatever reason.  Perhaps waiting until the cases/indictments/etc. drop.

Rumor circulating around DC is that when Mueller releases his report to the Justice Dept, Trump will try to bury it so congress doesn't see it.

[Ted Lange 15991]

4 hours ago, maninblack said:

Lolz

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totally a Gary Johnson voter, not a Trump stooge.  LOLZ

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3 hours ago, Patron said:

Rumor circulating around DC is that when Mueller releases his report to the Justice Dept, Trump will try to bury it so congress doesn't see it.

Yeah, that’s not going to happen.  Let me rephrase... Trump will try to bury it, but no way in hell something that important doesn’t get seen by everyone and their dog.

[Fudge Nuggets 19118]

13 hours ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Off Topic 

My old forum misses me but Surlyhorns does get some name drops in this thread.  

https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/o-t-lounge/what-happened-to-hugo-stiglitz/78219702/

Apparently Surly is a left wing circle jerk board now.

/off topic 

No one cares.

[Fudge Nuggets 19118]

Fart

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[Patron 230]

1 hour ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Yeah, that’s not going to happen.  Let me rephrase... Trump will try to bury it, but no way in hell something that important doesn’t get seen by everyone and their dog.

Oh I agree that will not happen, but procedural process actually gives that avenue a possible cover in trump talking points. I think the media could be keeping their powder dry for that battle.

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[Bookman 4610]

13 hours ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

The deported part is coming from Omarosa

here are the other stories 

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402435-trump-didnt-want-melanias-platform-to-be-anti-bullying-initiative

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-replaced-melanias-white-house-furniture-choices-2018-8

Considering that he raped his first wife, I'd say Melania doesn't have it that bad.

[maninblack 7974]

4 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

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totally a Gary Johnson voter, not a Trump stooge.  LOLZ

I didn't ever get the impression Brennan was a GJ fan. 

[GhostOfTomJoad 9302]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ranting on a Sunday morning. Still can't spell 'counsel'.

 

 

 

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[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

I like how John Dean is considered a “RAT” by Trump.  Really shows where his allegiances are.

Also, I’m still wondering how a witch hunt can be rigged. 

ETA:  And he really went “What about” on a list on nonpartisan patriots.

Edited August 19, 2018 by Hugo Stiglitz

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

Some classic Brennan.

 (Anastasis will be along shorty to discredit him)

[atomheartbevo 89362]

I thought you had to be at least 13 to use Twitter. 

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

 

[atomheartbevo 89362]

By the way, he’s got like a half-dozen tweets so far this morning. Something is dropping soon. 

[Mo Horn 8795]

 He really needs to stop using the word "Counsel". I don't think he's ever spelled it right the first time. 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

21 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

By the way, he’s got like a half-dozen tweets so far this morning. Something is dropping soon. 

Meh, he does this every weekend but let’s speculate anyway.

My guess is developments on the obstruction of justice front.  It was reported sometime in the Spring that Mueller was looking to have a report on obstruction of justice completed and released sometime during the summer.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/mueller-trump-obstruction-of-justice-report-could-be-damaging-2018-4

The only unfinished business is a Trump interview and it’s obvious Trump will fight that tooth and nail even if subpoena’d.

The big question has been “will Mueller subpoena Trump?” Well it’s getting late in the game and it looks like that road would lead to the Supreme Court.  

My speculation is Mueller will either submit a report to Rosenstein or subpoena Trump by Labor Day.

What Rosenstein would do with that report is also a question mark.  Would he pass it off to Bob Goodlatte of the House Judiciary Committee or would he go straight to the public with it? 

 

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13537]

ETA:  And he really went “What about” on a list on nonpartisan patriots.

Hasn't every single name he listed in his whatabout deflection already testified under oath? I'm half serious wondering if he's actually forgotten.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9302]

The poster upstream who articulated Trump's twitter outbursts as evidence of "sundowning" really seems to have nailed it. It's the same, nonsensical shit over & over again. 

[Message Board User 12389]

 

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10 hours ago, bad_teammate said:

Hey guys remember when a kid in an inflatable dinosaur scared the shit out of the POTUS.

Can't stop watching. Perfectly sums up this weird little man.

[Jack Straw 2953]

34 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

 

If he were any one of our family members, he would have been put in full time assisted living many months ago due to his dementia/severe mental instability.  

He’s beyond dangerous already, but its going to take a complete, full blown, drag him off in a straight jacket, everyone left completely speechless type of meltdown on live TV for anybody to do anything.  And when it does, the Repliblicans will still excuse it, and his shitbag supporters and apologists will whatabout it away.  

[Bookman 4610]

It's Sunday morning in Trump's America, and 80% of Republicans -- our fellow Americans -- approve of this piece of shit President we have.

[Message Board User 12389]

21 minutes ago, Jack Straw said:

If he were any one of our family members, he would have been put in full time assisted living many months ago due to his dementia/severe mental instability.  

He’s beyond dangerous already, but its going to take a complete, full blown, drag him off in a straight jacket, everyone left completely speechless type of meltdown on live TV for anybody to do anything.  And when it does, the Repliblicans will still excuse it, and his shitbag supporters and apologists will whatabout it away.  

He can still golf though, so there's that.

 

[Message Board User 12389]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

22 minutes ago, Jack Straw said:

If he were any one of our family members, he would have been put in full time assisted living many months ago due to his dementia/severe mental instability.  

A bit off topic here,  no doubt we would WANT  to put a family member in a healthier and safe environment but getting that done when dealing with a personality like Trump is damn near impossible.  You can’t exactly convince them to cooperate.

[BrickHorn 18176]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

I thought you had to be at least 13 to use Twitter. 

 

No baby.  No baby.  You’re the baby!

[shnsajax 3589]

Did he actually say he didn’t have to let McGahn testify?

[Js1 85056]

 

[Nivek 16808]

Truth don’t lie.

[Mo Horn 8795]

Trump and Giuliani need to share a room in the nursing home. 

[Native Horn 3484]

58 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

 

Well to be fair, our great country doesn't currently have any problems or difficulties facing us.  Fore!

[HenryJames 65868]

 

[BrickHorn 18176]

“Perjury Trap” is the craziest shit I’ve ever heard.  Like it’s some nefarious ambush tactic to ask questions and expect and honest answer.  

You know how to easily avoid a perjury trap?  Don’t.  Fucking.  Lie.  It’s that easy. “Perjury Trap” is just liar speak for “Donald Trump is incapable of not lying.”

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

 

Unbelievable 

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[BrickHorn 18176]

Giuliani could be so easily crossed on this “perjury trap” bullshit.  He was a federal prosecutor.  He questioned witnesses.  Was he employing the perjury trap?  If so, was he acting improperly? 

Also the idea that the President is being “rushed.”  At the same time, he’s demanding that Mueller wrap this up by September 1 and claiming Mueller is dragging his heels.  Well, which is it?  Is Mueller delaying or is he rushing Trump into a perjury trap?

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[Red Five 40593]

I would like to hear more about how Trump allowed McGahn and others to testify. 

[SmokeyTheBear 5562]

36 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

 

Unbelievable 

Unfortunately, with this cast of characters, this is all too believable. 

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22 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I would like to hear more about how Trump allowed McGahn and others to testify. 

Maybe he means that he did not assert executive privilege?  I’m not sure exactly how all of that works.  Also, did they actually testify, or just cooperate and sit down with:Mueller for interviews?

I will point out again that he has not allowed himself to interview, so not sure what he is bragging about.

[Mo Horn 8795]

I have no idea who this is, just saw it as a response on a Twitter feed. But an example of where we are today. Giuliani says something utterly ridiculous and it's Todd's fault. 

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Must be quite a feeling to know you can spew all manner of inanity and the masses will lap it up.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

20 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

I have no idea who this is, just saw it as a response on a Twitter feed. But an example of where we are today. Giuliani says something utterly ridiculous and it's Todd's fault. 

Chuck Todd does suck though.  

Every goddamn democrat running for office:  

Chuck Todd:  “Are you going to vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker?”

Me:  WHO FUCKING CARES? 

and he fucked up in the Giuliani interview by not throwing the Don Jr emails in Rudy’s face when he said they had no idea the Russians were working for the Kremlin.

[Js1 85056]

1 hour ago, BrickHorn said:

“Perjury Trap” is the craziest shit I’ve ever heard.  Like it’s some nefarious ambush tactic to ask questions and expect and honest answer.  

You know how to easily avoid a perjury trap?  Don’t.  Fucking.  Lie.  It’s that easy. “Perjury Trap” is just liar speak for “Donald Trump is incapable of not lying.”

Is Perjury Trap the Secret Service codeword for Trump’s mouth?

[wildcat09 29187]

24 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

I have no idea who this is, just saw it as a response on a Twitter feed. But an example of where we are today. Giuliani says something utterly ridiculous and it's Todd's fault. 

Chuck Todd didn’t even bother pointing out that Rudy lied when he said the campaign didn’t know they were meeting with representatives of the Russian government. He was doing Rudy a solid allowing him to go on national television and spread his lies unchallenged, and Rudy couldn’t even muddle through the absolute minimum questions Todd had to ask to make it look like a legitimate fucking interview.

[babysdaddy 2711]

Brennan said something during his interview that I was unaware of. That the “Russians/Wikileaks went after her emails” (I assume he meant to say Podesta/DNC) the same day that Trump made the comments during his press conference regarding her emails/server and if Russia could get them.

Can’t believe they are still trotting Giuliani out there.

[conVINCEd 21468]

1 hour ago, Message Board User said:

He can still golf though, so there's that.

 

My grandfather had Alzheimer’s, and he could play golf until about a year before he died.  Mind you, I’m not sure he knew what sport he was playing, but I’ll be damned if he didn’t stripe it down the middle of the fairway about 150 yds most of the time.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

20 minutes ago, babysdaddy said:

Can’t believe they are still trotting Giuliani out there.

I’m with you on this but the defense is, “He’s the attorney of the President of the United States.”

Really hard for a media outlet to deny him a platform and expect to avoid the wrath of the right/Trump playing the victim.

[Gil Bang 25865]

My grandfather had Alzheimer’s, and he could play golf until about a year before he died.  Mind you, I’m not sure he knew what sport he was playing, but I’ll be damned if he didn’t stripe it down the middle of the fairway about 150 yds most of the time.

Glen Campbell too