Lets see if we can keep this thread a little more civil.

I found this interview very interesting.  A lot of soft balls thrown at Trump, he explained his back pedalling on his more extreme issues as a lot of his claims as opening bids for negotiation purposes.  Which .. whatever .. I still think that those are insincere claims he used to get elected.

He does now come across way more presidential then he did prior to the election.  A lot of his noise, yelling, and rhetoric has been scaled back.

Do respect this one though:

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Lesley Stahl: Are you gonna take the salary, the president’s salary?

Donald Trump: Well, I’ve never commented on this, but the answer is no. I think I have to by law take $1, so I’ll take $1 a year. But it’s a -- I don’t even know what it is.

Donald Trump: Do you know what the salary is?

Lesley Stahl: $400,000 you’re giving up.

Donald Trump: No, I’m not gonna take the salary. I’m not taking it.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-donald-trump-family-melania-ivanka-lesley-stahl/

Yeah, it's an article of faith in the GOP that being poor (like being gay) is a choice that people freely make.

Its one thing for them to be so arrogant they think poor people choose to be poor, but imagine being so stupid they openly admit it.

What a terribly stupid thing to say.

For anyone tempted to take Trump's tweeting seriously:

...then, six weeks later...

Jason Chaffetz is a Republican leader in the House, he chairs the Oversight committee, and could investigate this if he wanted to.

Also I believe Trump's daughter was registered to vote in two states so he could have started the investigation by asking her...

50 minutes ago, johnzo said:

Yeah, it's an article of faith in the GOP that being poor (like being gay) is a choice that people freely make.

Watching a Republican Congressman this morning describe it as "personal responsibility"

The real sad part...is that a lot of the blue collar and low income people who voted for Trump - are going to be the ones getting it in the neck.....in more ways than one.....

 

Well, optics to the contrary, Trump is actually accomplishing some things.... ok, for his kinda people

 

Corporations that will have to put up with less EPA regulations and enforcement  - who cares about the environment?

Bankers and other Financial institutions can go back to less over site and banking regulations -  Got by just fine without those, right?

Corporations who can continue to grossly over-charge for military hardware, - making America strong, yet again?

Corporations  who can over charge for goods and services.... if this nonsensical wall ever gets built

No more of this socialist movement towards universal health care - the class (ability to pay) system must stay strong.

Deregulation and "Corporate tax reform" - you just know this will level out the playing field...right?

 

Moguls, plutocrats and one-per centers, rejoice!   As far as the rest - welcome to Trickle Down Theory Part Deux.....and cross yer fingers.

 

Edited March 7, 20178 yr by do or die

What a piece of garbage. 

Just now, The Unknown Poster said:

What a piece of garbage. 

Lay off of Spicer.....he only picks up the cans and dumps it on the press core......

1 minute ago, do or die said:

Lay off of Spicer.....he only picks up the cans and dumps it on the press core......

my Sympathies for Spicer only go so far. 

True, he has to interpret and divulge the president's thoughts on things (no small task and one that leads to insanity) to the press, and I give him a lot of leeway for having to do this close to impossible task. On the other hand- he fought tooth and nail for this position, knowing full well what he would have to do- so, to him I say "have at it and enjoy".

13 minutes ago, do or die said:

Lay off of Spicer.....he only picks up the cans and dumps it on the press core......

I meant Trump... lol

10 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

my Sympathies for Spicer only go so far. 

True, he has to interpret and divulge the president's thoughts on things (no small task and one that leads to insanity) to the press, and I give him a lot of leeway for having to do this close to impossible task. On the other hand- he fought tooth and nail for this position, knowing full well what he would have to do- so, to him I say "have at it and enjoy".

True.  Three people resigned from the Nixon Admin during the Saturday Night Massacre due to their refusal to go along with the President's Bullshit.  At some point, a guy like Spicer and others will have to decide how much more they can take.

 

11 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

 

Almost laughed.  We need a joke thread for this stuff.

 

3 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

 

This would also belong in the jokes thread. lol

10 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/03/07/mark-levin-is-confused-or-he-is-trying-to-confuse-you/?utm_term=.ce3ab15150fc

For anyone confused by this guy and his shell game...

4 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Its one thing for them to be so arrogant they think poor people choose to be poor, but imagine being so stupid they openly admit it.

What a terribly stupid thing to say.

agree.

 

The House intelligence committee is going to hold public hearings into Trump/Russia. First one is on March 20th. 

The directors of the FBI, NSA and the former directors of DNI and the CIA will be testifying under oath.

That's interesting that the intelligence committee would hold public hearings, especially with high-powered guys like that testifying.  Not sure if it's precedented or not.  I wonder how many questions they will decline to answer on account of national security.

I've heard that Sally Yeates will also be called to testify -- she was briefly the acting attorney general before getting fired for refusing to enforce the first Muslim ban.

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/07/house-intelligence-committee-to-hold-open-public-hearing-on-russia-probe-on-march-20-rep-nunes-says.html

Edited March 8, 20178 yr by johnzo

Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Devin Nunes, Chairman of the House intelligence committee said they hadn’t seen evidence to support baseless allegations that Barack Obama wiretapped Trump during the election.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/07/trump-wiretap-obama-republicans-us-intelligence

It gets better...

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Nunes chastised the media for taking Trump’s words at face value. The president had merely posed a question about being wiretapped, Nunes argued, even as reporters said Trump’s statement had been far more definitive.  “As you all know, the president is a neophyte in politics. And I think a lot of the things he says, you guys sometimes take literally,” Nunes said to the press.

So an incoming President accuses the former President of illegally wiretapping his phones, and calls it "the biggest thing since Watergate", provides absolutely no evidence, but induces the White House to demand an Congressional investigation?

Just idle chatter....the press should of just moved along

Republicans are getting all kinds of practice.... at shape-shifting, these days, everyday.   

Top Republicans running away from this story and dumping it back into the White House's lap.

Fortunately the next Angry Spice press conference should completely clear things up.

 

What an utter clown show.   Why am I not surprised?

Ben Carson says almost word for word something Obama said 15 months ago.  Guess who was pilloried relentlessly for it and guess who had zero backlash?  Hypocrisy to the extreme.

 

Edited March 8, 20178 yr by kelownabomberfan

9 hours ago, do or die said:

What an utter clown show.   Why am I not surprised?

The current group represents all of the worst that America has to offer.

Red Herring.... misdirection.... that is Trump's game.

that's what "Obama wired tapped me" is.

extreme misdirection. He has a full bag of these tricks.

Meanwhile the work on the real agenda goes on unnoticed.

 

Edited March 8, 20178 yr by Mark F

3 hours ago, Mark F said:

The current group represents all of the worst that America has to offer.

and that's saying something considering what a low bar the last administration set.

9 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Ben Carson says almost word for word something Obama said 15 months ago.  Guess who was pilloried relentlessly for it and guess who had zero backlash?  Hypocrisy to the extreme.

 

I think it had to do with the fact Obama was being presidential and Carson was not.