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As he became more religious, he became more radical.

Ahmed's father and brother, who declined to give their names, told NBC 4 New York they were "in shock" and had seen no signs of anything untoward.

"He got religious in the last year. Not radical, just religious," his brother said "He said ISIS was bad just a few months ago."

 

It's deflection day.

 

The only good thing I can say about Clinton's presidency was that he wasn't as much of a fuck-up as GWB.

 

Bad dad!

 

Here's a good story about Fred, who was German but pretended to be Swedish and was probably arrested once wearing KKK robes, and Donald Trump.

Making the man: to understand Trump, look at his relationship with his dad

 

I don't know if I'm supposed to make a legal case that having a bad father can be scarring but that seems... obvious? It doesn't mean it's always true, and I'm sure that sometimes an absent father is preferable to a present but bad one. But the idea that parenting, either by practice or example, has an effect on the child is fairly well grounded in the entire history of human civilization. I mean, if it's not, that comes as a huge relief, because then I don't have to worry about helping my kids become good grownups anymore.

 

Never forget that the bedrock of Republican strategy is to have as few people voting as possible.

Indiana Kicks Voters Off the Rolls and Isn’t Telling Them

 

two more presidents with some serious fatherhood issues....Clinton's dad was out of the picture....Bush's father was a president...that has to be hard to live up to. ..unless you do a lot of cocaine and then everything is peachy.

 

That's your solution to everything.

 

worked for Betty Ford, whose husband's dad ran out on them as well.

 

Interesting thinking about fathers of Presidents. Ford was adopted, Reagan's was an alcoholic who died at 57 in 41, Clinton and Obama's were out of the picture/also alcoholics...
I've never heard much about Trump's mom.

 

I don't know if any of you saw the just-completed presser with Houston mayor Sylvester Turner. I damn well hope someone who has Trump's ear was paying VERY close attention. Turner spoke the truth about what will be required, and made it clear that it has been the feds (Corps of Engineers) who have dropped the ball for many years by trying to patch things on the cheap.

And when he said that in a couple weeks people will be wanting action... listen reallllll close, Donny. Get it done. Or kiss your presidency goodbye.