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Chiroptera Inactive Member |
And now Trump is unloading on Sessions. The New York Times this morning mentioned how firing Sesssions would alienate the "conservative" portion of his base.
I felt at the beginning that his mix of Wall St/Washington insiders and right-wing nihilists would be unstable. I wonder if this is where the mix becomes unviable.Patriotism is the excuse that countries give to themselves for their failures. — Stephen Marche
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New Cat's Eye Inactive Member |
The New York Times this morning mentioned how firing Sesssions would alienate the "conservative" portion of his base. I'd love to see Sessions get fired.
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ringo Member (Idle past 434 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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New Cat's Eye writes:
To paraphrase Andy Warhol: Everybody will get a chance to be in Trump's cabinet for fifteen minutes.
I'd love to see Sessions get fired.
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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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Rrhain Member Posts: 6351 From: San Diego, CA, USA Joined:
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New Cat's Eye writes:
quote: The problem is that no matter how bad the current situation is, changing it up simply means it'll get worse. Impeach Trump and Pence becomes the president and he's even more vindictive...and actually has some competence in running government. You don't really think that Trump's tweet about kicking out trans people from the military came from him talking to generals, did you? No, that was Pence (he was behind the anti-trans legislation that failed in Congress a couple weeks ago...and was actively getting three new anti-trans pieces of legislation into the pipeline.) Get rid of Sessions and you can pretty much guarantee that Mueller will get fired. Trump's pissed that Sessions recused himself? Didn't he pay attention to the confirmation hearings? That was one of the things they asked Sessions about: Since you were part of Trump's election team, will you recuse yourself from the investigation into Russian involvement in the election? Trump can't fire Mueller directly. That's for the AG's office to do. Sessions can't do it because he's recused himself and it was Deputy AG Rosenstein who appointed him so he's not going to do it, either. And third in line, Brand, doesn't seem likely to do it, either. So the only way to get rid of Mueller is to get rid of Sessions and appoint a new AG. But, Trump seems to have enough sense (at least for now) to know that he can't fire Sessions directly, so he's trying to make it difficult for Sessions to remain so he'll quit. And he's hoping to do so when the Senate is in recess so he can make a recess appointment of someone who will be "loyal" and fire Mueller. And let's not forget how Spicer was replaced with Scaramucci. There isn't anybody in Trump's administration that doesn't have an even worse person waiting in the wings to take over, all the way up to and including Trump.Rrhain Thank you for your submission to Science. Your paper was reviewed by a jury of seventh graders so that they could look for balance and to allow them to make up their own minds. We are sorry to say that they found your paper "bogus," specifically describing the section on the laboratory work "boring." We regret that we will be unable to publish your work at this time. Minds are like parachutes. Just because you've lost yours doesn't mean you can use mine.
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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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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0
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To paraphrase Andy Warhol: Everybody will get a chance to be in Trump's cabinet for fifteen minutes. "Please accept my resignation. I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as a member" - Groucho Marx "Anyone willing to be part of the Trump administration is probably not qualified/desirable for the position" - Moose Moose
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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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Chiroptera Inactive Member |
I've lost track. Does this mean that only the real lunatics are left in the Administration?
Patriotism is the excuse that countries give to themselves for their failures. — Stephen Marche
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NoNukes Inactive Member
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Does this mean that only the real lunatics are left in the Administration? I think there continue to be a few high profile sane folk in there, but the crazy factor seems to be increasing with each replacement. Scaramucci coming in as the new Spicer is certainly an "upgrade" in lunacy. 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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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0
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So much stupidity, but this one seemed extra delicious:
Trump’s Bully Act Backfires Some snippets from the above (read the whole thing there):
quote: quote:quote: quote:quote: quote:quote: My bolding. MooseProfessor, geology, Whatsamatta U Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith "Yesterday on Fox News, commentator Glenn Beck said that he believes President Obama is a racist. To be fair, every time you watch Glenn Beck, it does get a little easier to hate white people." - Conan O'Brien "I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose |
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New Cat's Eye Inactive Member |
Get rid of Sessions and you can pretty much guarantee that Mueller will get fired. Meh, I don't really care.
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
ABC, NBC, and CBS are all reporting that Scaramucci is out as the White House Communications Director.
Anthony Scaramucci removed as White House communications director - CBS News
quote: 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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Taq Member Posts: 10043 Joined: Member Rating: 5.3 |
NoNukes writes: ABC, NBC, and CBS are all reporting that Scaramucci is out as the White House Communications Director. Axios is reporting that it was the new chief of staff, Kelly, that called for his resignation. There may be hope for Kelly yet.
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