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NoNukes Inactive Member |
Happy Trump Day!!
Our president is 71 years old today. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Not really, it is a theory that is imposed on nature so consistently that you think you are observing it. -- Faith Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
Paul Sperry wrote a Sunday June 25, 2017 New York Post ... Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
NPR tweets the Declaration of Independence, as they have before. "And reality has a well-known liberal bias." Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
The most interesting part of the article IMO
quote: Say what? "We attempted to meet with agents of a foreign government to get espionage materials collected on H. Clinton, but it did not work out." That's what I hear when I read Jr's statement. What kind of excuse is that? Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
My go-to defence. Unfortunately, while incompetence may result in you not being charged with murder, it cannot prevent you from being convicted of inchoate offenses like attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Going to check on the Fox spin on this today. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
Trump's on a roll. More stuff said that simply does not jibe with reality.
quote: Edited by NoNukes, : Grr, Misused apostrophe again... Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000 |
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
That may depend on how many fundy Christians are on the jury. Exactly. Apparently, a fundy Christian would understand that some lefty set up Donald Jr. without hearing a shred of evidence or seeing any indication that anybody to the left of Atilla the Hun was even involved. You simply don't have the proper mindset. Try asking yourself, "What would Alex Jones say?" Imagine a jury filled with people doing that. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000
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Gerald Ford was an honorable, kind and honest person and a pretty good President yet his pardon of Richard Nixon. Legally, receiving a pardon is not an admission of guilt, but... the grant of a pardon is an imputation of guilt. The pardon granter is saying he believes you the pardon recipient are guilty. Now, what does it mean if you give yourself a pardon? That's a self-imputation, and pretty much an admission of guilt. A pardon is ineffective against impeachment. A pardon also removes the ability to take the 5th. All in all, a self-pardon may be most unwise, and pardoning guilty folks before an investigation is complete may well be nearly as unwise. ABE: Another scenario. Someone is threatened with criminal sanctions for not reporting contact with the Russians on their security clearance application. Trump pardons them. That person surely is not keeping his security clearance after that, right? Edited by NoNukes, : No reason given. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith
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NoNukes Inactive Member
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If anyone had any doubt that Trump is a vain, narcissist, those doubts would have been cleared up by listening to Trump's speech to the Boy Scouts yesterday.
Does anybody want to take a stab at explaining how this speech was all about the boy scouts rather than all about Trump? Some choice excerpts:
quote: quote: quote: ABE: I meant to add this final one, and of course you need a link to the transcript so you know I am not fibbing. I hadn't realized that the Boy Scouts were so partisan. Wonder why my parents had me join? Trump 2017 Boy Scout Jamboree Speech: Full Transcript | Time
quote: Edited by NoNukes, : Add link to Jamboree brag sessions. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
It's a sad day when Trump actually does something positive and the media still try to 'blame Russia'. Also when Fox News is being more impartial than the others. The link to this video does not work. I am going to assume that this is the sarcastic post of the week. By the way, has anyone heard from Dr. Adequate lately? Edited by NoNukes, : No reason given. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
It is much easier to act presidential than what we are doing here tonight, believe me," Trump said. "With the exception of the late, great Abraham Lincoln, I can be more presidential than any president that's ever held this office. Trump is a buffoon. Pure and simple. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
In a move that should have surprised not one person, Trump announced today that folks who are transgender could not serve in the military in any capacity. The commander-in-chief's announcement reverses a position adopted by the military just over two years ago. In May 2015, service members were told that they could serve openly without fear of being discharged solely for being transgender.
Link to old policy: https://www.defense.gov/...l-Reports/0616_transgender-policy
quote: Trump announced the new policy on Twitter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/...der-people-in-u-s-military
quote: When can this shite be over? Edited by NoNukes, : No reason given. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith |
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NoNukes Inactive Member
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As would have to be expected for a DOJ being run by Jeff Sessions, civil rights are an impediment to freedom and must be curtailed at all costs.
quote: The DOJ, of course, had the option of just keeping silent on the issue, but apparently wanted it made clear that it is okay with firing a skydiving instructor because a customer knows he is gay. This is the crap Jeff Sessions stands for and always has stood for. Edited by NoNukes, : No reason given. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith |
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
The chief of the boycotts apologized today for the political remarks made at the Trump speech.
quote: Trump's spokespeople are pretending not to know what the fuss is about. Boy Scouts chief apologizes for Trump's politically charged speech - ABC News
quote: Sarah Sanders is correct of course about the reaction of the scouts. There was huge cheering among the scouts and their parents as Trump bragged about how great he was while running down Hillary, Obama, etc. I recall an early incident in Obama's presidency when he announced that he planned to make an address to school children. Conservatives couldn't shriek about the idea of Barrack addressing kids any louder than they did. Many conservatives enraged over Obama school speech - CNN.com
quote: quote: Of course, conservatives reacted to Obama's plan with outrage despite the fact that Presidents Reagan and Bush Sr. had made nationally televised speeches targeted at school children. Of course, those folks did not make a complete buffoon of themselves in quite the way that Trump did. Or in quite the way the Boy Scouts did. They did everything wrong short of yelling, "Lock her up." Edited by NoNukes, : No reason given. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
In a move that should not surprise anyone, the well-oiled machine that is the Trump administration fired Reince Priebus today:
President Trump To Reince Priebus: You're Fired
quote: Did Reince deserve to be let go?
quote: Here is my own "prediction" from 6 weeks ago when Priebus did not appear sufficiently obsequious at Trump's public cabinet meeting:
Priebus seemed to understand the farce he was participating in and offered this:
quote: I am guessing that Priebus won't be around much longer. I don't recall what I was thinking at the time, but I likely had read others making similar predictions when I posted my comments. Priebus was the Republican Party insider whom many people were surprised was even part of the administration. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith
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