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President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Nov 12, 2016.

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  1. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

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  2. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    We must engage Trump's base and listen to them!
     
  3. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    That certainly looks like JFK and Jackie. Early Sixties. Cold War era.

    Who holds parades like that *today*?
     
  4. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

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  5. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

  6. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    I got a 10:37 a.m. appointment for Obama taking my guns away. What about you guys?
     
  7. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    No, it doesn't. That's totally wrong.
     
  8. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    People tend to forget the extent to which the last Republican administration was also characterized by cronyism, the appointment of unqualified but well-connected people to key positions. It wasn’t as extreme as what we’re seeing now, but it was striking at the time. Remember “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job”? And it caused very real damage.

    In particular, if you want some notion of what Trump governance is likely to look like, consider the botched occupation of Iraq. People who knew anything about nation-building weren’t wanted; party loyalists — and corporate profiteers — took their place. There’s even a little-known connection: Betsy DeVos’s brother, Erik Prince, founded Blackwater, the mercenary outfit that, among other things, helped destabilize Iraq by firing into a crowd of civilians.

    Now the conditions that prevailed in Iraq — blind ideology, contempt for expertise, effective absence of any enforcement of ethics rules — have come to America, but in a far more acute form. ...

    So there you have it: an administration unprecedented in its corruption,
    but also completely unprepared to govern. It’s going to be terrific, let me tell you.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/donald-the-unready.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
     
    Last edited: Jan 20, 2017
  9. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I thought I was wrong... but I turned out to be right!
     
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  10. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Bidens and Pences meet outside the WH.

    Uncle Joe holds Mrs. Pence's hand as they climb the stairs. Pence goes to hold Jill's hand, and Dr. Biden pulls it away.

    LOL.
     
  11. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    FTFY!
     
  12. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

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