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/

Madison Cawthorn Confirms Tape Showing Him Naked And Engaged In Physical Activity With Another Man Is Real
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Madison Cawthorn Confirms Video Of Him Naked In Bed With Another Man Is Real.  We will not be publishing the video. If you haven’t seen it, consider yourself lucky.

Rep. Cawthorn tweeted a denial but also a confirmation that the tape is real:

A new hit against me just dropped.  Years ago, in this video, I was being crass with a friend, trying to be funny.

We were acting foolish, and joking.  That’s it.

I’m NOT backing down. I told you there would be a drip drip campaign.

Blackmail won't win. We will.

— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) May 4, 2022

The video was making the rounds on Twitter shortly after Cawthorn released a video statement denying that he is a”drag queen:”

I’m ready to keep fighting for you. I wanted you to know the truth, straight from me. Don’t lose hope, don’t listen to the fake news.

Don’t let the swamp of Washington dissuade or distract you from sending a warrior back to Washington.

I’ve only just begun to fight for you. 

— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) May 4, 2022

The multiple arrests for DUI and driving with a suspended license were a big red flag that Madison Cawthorn is a train wreck of a human being, and that is not even considering the fact that he has been cited twice in a year for bringing a gun into an airport.

Cawthorn shouldn’t be in Congress.  With the number of DUI arrests that he has had, an argument can be made that he shouldn’t be in society.

Rep. Cawthorn apparently doesn’t know what the term blackmail means. Cawthorn is not being blackmailed. The voters in his district are getting the full picture of his behavior.

It doesn’t matter if Madison Cawthorn is gay, which before people go there, he has been accused of sexual assault and sexual harassment,  which he has denied, or what kind of clothes he likes to wear.

His behavior and inability to be honest with the people of his district are all that count.  The voters in his North Carolina district deserve a representative that they can be proud of. Madison Cawthorn is not that person.

Do yourself a favor. Do not watch the naked Madison Cawthorn tape.  You’ve been warned.

 

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

Madison Cawthorn Confirms Tape Showing Him Naked And Engaged In Physical Activity With Another Man Is Real
.

Madison Cawthorn Confirms Video Of Him Naked In Bed With Another Man Is Real.  We will not be publishing the video. If you haven’t seen it, consider yourself lucky.

Rep. Cawthorn tweeted a denial but also a confirmation that the tape is real:

A new hit against me just dropped.  Years ago, in this video, I was being crass with a friend, trying to be funny.

We were acting foolish, and joking.  That’s it.

I’m NOT backing down. I told you there would be a drip drip campaign.

Blackmail won't win. We will.

— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) May 4, 2022

The video was making the rounds on Twitter shortly after Cawthorn released a video statement denying that he is a”drag queen:”

I’m ready to keep fighting for you. I wanted you to know the truth, straight from me. Don’t lose hope, don’t listen to the fake news.

Don’t let the swamp of Washington dissuade or distract you from sending a warrior back to Washington.

I’ve only just begun to fight for you. 

— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) May 4, 2022

The multiple arrests for DUI and driving with a suspended license were a big red flag that Madison Cawthorn is a train wreck of a human being, and that is not even considering the fact that he has been cited twice in a year for bringing a gun into an airport.

Cawthorn shouldn’t be in Congress.  With the number of DUI arrests that he has had, an argument can be made that he shouldn’t be in society.

Rep. Cawthorn apparently doesn’t know what the term blackmail means. Cawthorn is not being blackmailed. The voters in his district are getting the full picture of his behavior.

It doesn’t matter if Madison Cawthorn is gay, which before people go there, he has been accused of sexual assault and sexual harassment,  which he has denied, or what kind of clothes he likes to wear.

His behavior and inability to be honest with the people of his district are all that count.  The voters in his North Carolina district deserve a representative that they can be proud of. Madison Cawthorn is not that person.

Do yourself a favor. Do not watch the naked Madison Cawthorn tape.  You’ve been warned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cawthorn ragged on Politico and said they don't have the journalistic standards that Fox News and Newsmax have, America the toilet bowl that wont flush

16 hours ago, Tracker said:

I think we do have a degree of insulation from the current insanity in the US but it is not absolute. We have a parliamentary system of government, bans on massive corporate political donations and a three-party system. We  Canadians live in a country that was created by legislation not a violent uprising and were not as dependent on slave labour and all the evils that came with it and still echo in the US. We are not devoted to firearms and the metaphorical mindset that comes with them. We are not as fanatical (for the most part) to religious/dogmatic extremist beliefs that compel us, as articles of faith to foist our beliefs on others against their will. All of this, I believe contributes to a culture that tolerates diversity and even encourages it.

You certainly have an idealistic view of Canada. We've had our fair share of violent uprisings, both before and after Confederation. It was the Rebellions of 1837-38, that started the movement towards Responsible Government. Trudeau Sr. said it best: "we are lying next to the big elephant, and can't help but be affected by every twitch and grunt."

What do you even say anymore?

https://apnews.com/article/economy-wv-state-wire-new-york-il-state-wire-dc-wire-dab8261c68c93f24c0bfc1876518b3f6

8 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

What do you even say anymore?

https://apnews.com/article/economy-wv-state-wire-new-york-il-state-wire-dc-wire-dab8261c68c93f24c0bfc1876518b3f6

Gotta pay off those sexual predation lawsuits somehow.

12 hours ago, Tracker said:

Madison Cawthorn Confirms Tape Showing Him Naked And Engaged In Physical Activity With Another Man Is Real
.

Madison Cawthorn Confirms Video Of Him Naked In Bed With Another Man Is Real.  We will not be publishing the video. If you haven’t seen it, consider yourself lucky.

Rep. Cawthorn tweeted a denial but also a confirmation that the tape is real:

A new hit against me just dropped.  Years ago, in this video, I was being crass with a friend, trying to be funny.

We were acting foolish, and joking.  That’s it.

I’m NOT backing down. I told you there would be a drip drip campaign.

Blackmail won't win. We will.

— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) May 4, 2022

The video was making the rounds on Twitter shortly after Cawthorn released a video statement denying that he is a”drag queen:”

I’m ready to keep fighting for you. I wanted you to know the truth, straight from me. Don’t lose hope, don’t listen to the fake news.

Don’t let the swamp of Washington dissuade or distract you from sending a warrior back to Washington.

I’ve only just begun to fight for you. 

— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) May 4, 2022

The multiple arrests for DUI and driving with a suspended license were a big red flag that Madison Cawthorn is a train wreck of a human being, and that is not even considering the fact that he has been cited twice in a year for bringing a gun into an airport.

Cawthorn shouldn’t be in Congress.  With the number of DUI arrests that he has had, an argument can be made that he shouldn’t be in society.

Rep. Cawthorn apparently doesn’t know what the term blackmail means. Cawthorn is not being blackmailed. The voters in his district are getting the full picture of his behavior.

It doesn’t matter if Madison Cawthorn is gay, which before people go there, he has been accused of sexual assault and sexual harassment,  which he has denied, or what kind of clothes he likes to wear.

His behavior and inability to be honest with the people of his district are all that count.  The voters in his North Carolina district deserve a representative that they can be proud of. Madison Cawthorn is not that person.

Do yourself a favor. Do not watch the naked Madison Cawthorn tape.  You’ve been warned.

 

 

 

BuT tHeY'rE aLl ThE sAmE!!!!

Or so I've been told....

2 hours ago, Wideleft said:

BuT tHeY'rE aLl ThE sAmE!!!!

Or so I've been told....

Obama wore a tan suit!!!!

 

10 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

 

The ultimate 5 year-old with his dad’s gun. 

15 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

 

This is pretty serious stuff but I’ll wait until after and report it in a book I’ll write.

5 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

This is pretty serious stuff but I’ll wait until after and report it in a book I’ll write.

It's all a grift. 

GOP = 

Grafters
Opportunists
Predators

1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:

This is pretty serious stuff but I’ll wait until after and report it in a book I’ll write.

Gotta find a way to monetize cowardice and dereliction of duty. 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-candidate-wins-primary-from-jail_n_6274d2d6e4b046ad0d7a418f

4 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-candidate-wins-primary-from-jail_n_6274d2d6e4b046ad0d7a418f

That's efficient for the GOP. 

All these people writing books telling us what we already knew about Trump, why didn't you make it public when it was going on they get no pass from me and same goes for all the Senators who gave Trump a pass, whatever happens in the future you a responsible for the imbecile madman known as Trump. If you would of impeached him he would be a footnote in American politics today.

I predict thAt if cawthorne can survive the stuff that he appears to be surviving..then he has trump level teflon, 

 

and he will be in the running for President at some point.

Edited May 6, 20223 yr by Mark F

2 hours ago, Mark F said:

I predict thAt if cawthorne can survive the stuff that he appears to be surviving..then he has trump level teflon, 

 

and he will be in the running for President at some point.

Ironically he and ilk like him use their consistently bad and often illegal behaviour to their advantage as is in ‘another hit job people, I told you this would happen but it won’t stop me, I will fight for you until my last breath’, and people with a very narrow view on this world lap this up like thirsty dogs while parting with their money and sanity. 

Oh and all while Garland and crew stand on the sidelines suggesting to the populace that no one is above the law.

 

Trump Lawsuit Asking to Lift Twitter Ban Is Dismissed http://4.nbcla.com/zhlAr7I

                                                      

                                          

Hundreds of police officers in the United States have been trained by right-wing extremists: report
   
Hundreds of cops across the United States have been taught by individuals who espouse far-right extremist views, according to a new investigation that was published Friday to sound the alarm on a burgeoning and unregulated private training industry.

Reuters identified five law enforcement trainers who have been hired by police and sheriffs' departments nationwide despite their support for right-wing militia groups, including the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and Three Percenters; the QAnon conspiracy, which baselessly claims that Democrats and Hollywood stars belong to a cabal of Satanist pedophiles and cannibals; and former President Donald Trump's "Big Lie" that the 2020 election was stolen.

Some use bigoted instructional materials that promote racism, misogyny, and transphobia, and many endorse the constitutional sheriff philosophy, which maintains that county sheriffs should refuse to uphold any law they find unconstitutional.

"Adherents to the constitutional sheriff movement consider the federal government a grave threat to U.S. citizens," Reuters reported. "They argue that local law enforcement is a higher authority, with the power to countermand the decisions of legislatures, courts, and presidents."

Richard Whitehead, one of dozens of active and retired police officers or trainers who were listed in a database of members of the Oath Keepers, "has called for public executions of government officials he sees as disloyal" to Trump, Reuters reported. In a 2020 social media post, he urged cops "to disobey Covid-19 public-health orders from 'tyrannical governors,' adding: 'We are on the brink of civil war.'"

https://www.alternet.org/2022/05/police-officers-trained-by-extremists/

31 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Hundreds of police officers in the United States have been trained by right-wing extremists: report
   
Hundreds of cops across the United States have been taught by individuals who espouse far-right extremist views, according to a new investigation that was published Friday to sound the alarm on a burgeoning and unregulated private training industry.

Reuters identified five law enforcement trainers who have been hired by police and sheriffs' departments nationwide despite their support for right-wing militia groups, including the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and Three Percenters; the QAnon conspiracy, which baselessly claims that Democrats and Hollywood stars belong to a cabal of Satanist pedophiles and cannibals; and former President Donald Trump's "Big Lie" that the 2020 election was stolen.

Some use bigoted instructional materials that promote racism, misogyny, and transphobia, and many endorse the constitutional sheriff philosophy, which maintains that county sheriffs should refuse to uphold any law they find unconstitutional.

"Adherents to the constitutional sheriff movement consider the federal government a grave threat to U.S. citizens," Reuters reported. "They argue that local law enforcement is a higher authority, with the power to countermand the decisions of legislatures, courts, and presidents."

Richard Whitehead, one of dozens of active and retired police officers or trainers who were listed in a database of members of the Oath Keepers, "has called for public executions of government officials he sees as disloyal" to Trump, Reuters reported. In a 2020 social media post, he urged cops "to disobey Covid-19 public-health orders from 'tyrannical governors,' adding: 'We are on the brink of civil war.'"

https://www.alternet.org/2022/05/police-officers-trained-by-extremists/

What exactly is Merrick Garland and his crew doing?