The Trump Presidency

March 01, 2017, 10:37 PM

12131

You know, I don't know about anyone else, but I truly believe that President Trump genuinely cares and means what he said. Many just hate him because of his style, and they just cannot get passed that. What struck me most is he kept talking about the plight of the inner cities again and again, ever since the campaign. He just didn't BS you during the campaign and then never talked about it again after he got elected. I don't recall any Presidents (both sides) ever doing that. The only thing BO ever did for the inner cities is demonizing the LEOs of those cities, and encouraging hate among the citizens for the LEOs, and enjoying the destruction of those cities, while enjoying his golf games. Lowlife scum.

March 01, 2017, 10:38 PM

12131

Damn guys, STOP quoting that hideous image, already!

March 01, 2017, 10:51 PM

callibird

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
It's just incredible to watch the democrats behave like petulant children at a high school assembly, protesting the mean principal who replaced the cool principal and boy won't we show him, with our matching outfits and hand gestures.

Simply astonishing

To see Ellison and Wassermann-Shults sit there motionless. Incredible. They're acting just like children, and to pull that stuff while Corrine Owens was being recognized is scandalous. So very rude, and utterly disrespectful.

Well, in Debbie's case, she has no brain to tell her to move and without Hillary's hand up her ass to to animate her that was the best she had. Maybe the same goes for Ellison too, dunno.

March 01, 2017, 10:56 PM

12131

^^^^^ They're just a bunch of despicable cockroaches.

March 01, 2017, 10:57 PM

sjtill

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Former President George W. Bush on Wednesday pushed back at the notion that his recent remarks about the media were criticisms of President Trump.

“I’m asked the question, ‘Do I believe in free press?’ and the answer is absolutely, I believe in free press … because the press holds people to account,” he said. “Power is very addictive and it's corrosive if it becomes central to your life and therefore there needs to be an independent group of people who hold you to account. And so I answered that question and of course the headlines were, ‘Bush criticizes Trump.’ And so therefore I needed to say, ‘There should be a free and independent press, but it ought to be accurate.’”

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March 01, 2017, 11:10 PM

12131

quote:
Originally posted by sjtill:
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Former President George W. Bush on Wednesday pushed back at the notion that his recent remarks about the media were criticisms of President Trump.

“I’m asked the question, ‘Do I believe in free press?’ and the answer is absolutely, I believe in free press … because the press holds people to account,” he said. “Power is very addictive and it's corrosive if it becomes central to your life and therefore there needs to be an independent group of people who hold you to account. And so I answered that question and of course the headlines were, ‘Bush criticizes Trump.’ And so therefore I needed to say, ‘There should be a free and independent press, but it ought to be accurate.’”

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Oh, please. Nothing this RINO says is trustworthy, as far as I'm concerned. You had your chances, and you blew it, George. We see you for exactly who you are.

March 01, 2017, 11:10 PM

sdy

Recently President Trump said that Obama was behind the constant attacks on the Trump administration.

In the "Obama ready to roll" thread there is a post that Valerie Jarrett has moved into the Obama DC residence and there will be a campaign to take down President Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/0...lection-hacking.html

The NY Times is pushing a line of attack that Jeff Sessions met with Russian officials during the campaign.

Sarah Isgur Flores, Mr. Sessions’s spokeswoman, said “there was absolutely nothing misleading about his answer” because he did not communicate with the ambassador in his capacity as a Trump campaign surrogate. She said Mr. Sessions had at least 25 conversations in 2016 with ambassadors from a range of nations — including Britain, Japan, China, Germany and Russia — while on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The revelation prompted congressional Democrats to issue a torrent of statements reiterating their demands that Mr. Sessions recuse himself from overseeing any investigation into Russia’s contacts with the Trump campaign. So far, Mr. Sessions has demurred.

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This is the most corrupt and ugly attack on an incoming administration I have ever seen.

It is the first time we have seen a defiant out going administration trying to ruin the transition of power.

March 01, 2017, 11:14 PM

bcereuss

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
It's just incredible to watch the democrats behave like petulant children at a high school assembly, protesting the mean principal who replaced the cool principal and boy won't we show him, with our matching outfits and hand gestures.

Simply astonishing

To see Ellison and Wassermann-Shults sit there motionless. Incredible. They're acting just like children, and to pull that stuff while Corrine Owens was being recognized is scandalous. So very rude, and utterly disrespectful.

What were the hand gestures?

March 01, 2017, 11:17 PM

bigdeal

quote:
Originally posted by mikeyspizza:
The dipshit Dan Grilo who sent that disgusting tweet has been fired! Woo Hoo!

http://www.foxnews.com/politic...dow-fallen-seal.html

A former Hillary Clinton volunteer drew swift condemnation -- and lost his job -- after mocking the widow of a fallen Navy SEAL who was honored by the president during his congressional address Tuesday night.

Dan Grilo, who said in his Twitter profile that he was a former volunteer for both Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, made the remarks after Trump paid tribute to Carryn Owens. She is the widow of U.S. Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens, who was killed in a counterterrorism raid in Yemen last month.

“Our veterans have delivered for this nation—and now we must deliver for them,” Trump said, eliciting an extended standing ovation from the entire chamber for a visibly emotional Owens.

“Ryan died as he lived: a warrior, and a hero – battling against terrorism and securing our nation,” Trump said.

While widely regarded as the most powerful moment of the night, Grilo was not impressed. Responding to a tweet from L.A. Times reporter Matt Pearce, who noted that Owens was crying and overwhelmed, Grilo tweeted:

“Sorry, Owens' wife, you’re not helping yourself or your husband’s memory by standing there and clapping like an idiot. Trump just used you.”

The tweet quickly zipped around social media as commentators on both sides of the aisle were outraged by the swipe. Donald Trump Jr. called the tweet an example of “hatred from the other side."

Hatred from the other side. I would think this is beyond what a human is capable of saying to someone, but it's not!

Grilo followed up, apologizing for what we called a “poorly worded tweet.”

Grilo’s account soon went private, and was then deleted entirely. But the tweets were saved and archived by other Twitter users.

Grilo’s LinkedIn page says he works as a principal for the Chicago-based Liberty Advisor Group. But as of Wednesday morning, Grilo’s profile page on the site had been deleted, and the company later confirmed that an employee had sent what they called "an offensive and inappropriate tweet" regarding the Gold Star family.

In a statement, the company said that while the message was from his personal account, "his comments were inconsistent with the Company's values."

"Regardless of whether the comments in the tweet were intended to cause the hurt and anger that they ultimately generated, they were unacceptable to us, and the individual who issued the tweet is no longer affiliated with Liberty," the statement said.

A good start, but not nearly good enough in total. When this scumbag is sitting next to Rachel Dolezol on the food stamp line because he can't get a job anywhere in America, then he'll have received what he's due.

March 01, 2017, 11:30 PM

Excam_Man

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Originally posted by lbj:
The good news is that everyday Americans watching the speech saw them.

Damn straight. Never been very political in the past, but one thing the Dems did in this election and going forward, is opening my eyes WIDE to there BS.

March 02, 2017, 12:08 AM

PASig

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Vaya con Dios, worm.

“poorly worded tweet."? Jeez, these slugs think they can spin everything.

{waves}

Buh-bye now!!

Is it just me or is the only real value of 'The Twitter' is to get stupid people fired for running their mouths online?

March 02, 2017, 12:49 AM

2012BOSS302

quote:
Originally posted by 12131:
You know, I don't know about anyone else, but I truly believe that President Trump genuinely cares and means what he said.

I think you are correct, I think the President thinks just like us - our current politicians have failed us, engourged themselves, government is out of control and is time for the US to get back on track. A great and free America is good for the rest of the world.

March 02, 2017, 04:06 AM

Paragon

quote:
Originally posted by bcereuss:
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
It's just incredible to watch the democrats behave like petulant children at a high school assembly, protesting the mean principal who replaced the cool principal and boy won't we show him, with our matching outfits and hand gestures.

Simply astonishing

To see Ellison and Wassermann-Shults sit there motionless. Incredible. They're acting just like children, and to pull that stuff while Corrine Owens was being recognized is scandalous. So very rude, and utterly disrespectful.

What were the hand gestures?

Maybe I missed some, but I saw at least two of them giving thumbs down gestures.

March 02, 2017, 07:41 AM

JALLEN

Ann Coulter told Hannity the God Damned Commie women were wearing white flags of surrender.

Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown

March 02, 2017, 07:46 AM

chellim1

Uh... sorry, Nancy. You should go join Hillary in her cryo-preservation chamber.

"The Attorney General Must Resign":
Pelosi, Top Democrats Calls For Session's Immediate Termination

Responding to the WaPo report, in a statement issued early on Thursday morning, Sessions said, "I never met with any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign. I have no idea what this allegation is about. It is false."

Of note: Sessions was not actually asked whether he or anyone affiliated with the campaign had any kind of communication with the Russians, ever. He was asked, first, about “a continuing exchange of information” — repeated contacts between the campaign and representatives of the Russian government. In the full context of Franken’s remarks, Sessions was asked about the allegations in the dossier, and he denied such “communications” to the extent of his ability to do so.

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown

"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor

March 02, 2017, 07:59 AM

redstone

I told my daughters, "When he said '... my job is to represent the United States of America." He became a truly great president. Then what I am referring to as "Trump Doctrine" 'We want peace, but if we have war we will fight to win' (paraphrased).

I was disappointed in the spoiled liberal left, but my liberal colleagues are just beside themselves:

No rational conversation
Cannot agree on any starting points for a discussion
Cannot agree on any common ground
Not even logical comparisons, i.e. if gender is self identified, then why not race?

I do not think we have all these things figured out, I know for a fact you guys do not agree with me, but we can still have rational conversation and sometimes agree to disagree. For instance, I think all of this immigration 'refugee' talk should be equally applied to the rights of the unborn. I know some of you do not feel that way but we still coexist and have good, rather fun debates.
These discussions have caused me to evolve my understanding, often I never thought about the topic that way. It is a very positive exercise. But dang when it completely breaks down like this and no communication is happening, well it is very frustrating.

I do have a question for the military folks. There is an article out stating that Trump's reference to Owen's was disrespectful. I personally felt since it was all over the news as well as the dads statement, that he was justified in publicly stating his support and appreciation. Just curious for your opinions.