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Originally posted by TigerDore:

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
Breitbart is reporting that Zippy has awarded himself the Distinguished Public Service Award...

Bush received the same award from Def. Sec. Gates in January 2009.

http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=67729



Apparently Clinton also received it in January 2001.

There's a mountain of reasons to criticize Zippy. There's no reason to trump up false criticism.



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So essentially, it's a Presidential participation trophy.

I can see him getting a public service award

he has done nothing to warrant it being distinguished

AP Source: Trump selects former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats as director of national intelligence.

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/c...ntelligence-n2267664

This is the position that James Clapper is in right now.

Thanks, sdy; it’s good to get back to the topic of this thread: The President elect, not the President defect.

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
Thanks, sdy; it’s good to get back to the topic of this thread: The President elect, not the President defect.

You are a poet and did not know it.

And why should ANYBODY trust anything that comes from any of obamas appointed mouth pieces, I don't think that any of them even know how to tell the truth!

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
I can see him getting a public service award

he has done nothing to warrant it being distinguished

I agree. This is ridiculous, especially given that Clinton and Obama received it from an organization for which they have no respect, but I can understand W getting one.

I saw this story yesterday, but the source was Buzzfeed so I didn't feel confident posting it.

Now CNN reports it from a different perspective.

FBI: DNC rebuffed request to examine computer servers

Washington (CNN)

The Democratic National Committee "rebuffed" a request from the FBI to examine its computer services after it was allegedly hacked by Russia during the 2016 election, a senior law enforcement official told CNN Thursday.

"The FBI repeatedly stressed to DNC officials the necessity of obtaining direct access to servers and data, only to be rebuffed until well after the initial compromise had been mitigated," a senior law enforcement official told CNN. "This left the FBI no choice but to rely upon a third party for information. These actions caused significant delays and inhibited the FBI from addressing the intrusion earlier."

This statement is in response to reports that the FBI never asked the DNC for access to the hacked systems.

The DNC told Buzzfeed News that they did not receive a request from the FBI to access their computer servers.

"The DNC had several meetings with representatives of the FBI's Cyber Division and its Washington Field Office, the Department of Justice's National Security Division, and US Attorney's Offices, and it responded to a variety of requests for cooperation, but the FBI never requested access to the DNC's computer servers," Eric Walker, the DNC's deputy communications director, told BuzzFeed News.

The FBI instead relied on the assessment from a third-party security company called CrowdStrIke.

The DNC did not immediately respond to a request for comment by CNN.

another CNN report

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/05/.../index.html?adkey=bn

US intelligence has identified the go-betweens the Russians used to provide stolen emails to WikiLeaks, according to US officials familiar with the classified intelligence report that was presented to President Barack Obama on Thursday.

In a Fox News interview earlier this week, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied that Russia was the source of leaked Democratic emails that roiled the 2016 election to the detriment of President-elect Donald Trump's rival, Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Assange actually said they were not given the emails by a state actor. Assange did not say Russia was not the original source.

Meanwhile, US intelligence has received new information following the election that gave agencies increased confidence that Russia carried out the hack and did so, in part, to help Trump win.

Included in that new information were intercepted conversations of Russian officials expressing happiness at Trump's win. Another official described some of the messages as congratulatory.

Officials said this was just one of multiple indicators to give them high confidence of both Russian involvement and Russian intentions. Officials reiterated that there is no single intercepted communication that qualifies as a "smoking gun" on Russia's intention to benefit Trump's candidacy or to claim credit for doing so.

Russian Go Between identified

Let us not forget, Clapper was the person sitting in front of congressional committees lying through his teeth when asked if US intelligence agencies were collecting and stockpiling information on every single US citizen. His man is not to be trusted on any level. I still don't think anyone has definitive evidence the Russians hacked the DNC.

And no, I don't trust the comments made thus far by the US security agencies. Their credibility is woefully lacking to simply accept what they say at face value. Let them produce hard proof, or lets crucify them all until they either produce the proof or back down. This is too important to let the Dem's and the media drive a false narrative.

Toyota's not on the Trump Train yet. My guess is that they will be boarding shortly. Here is Trump's latest Tweet.


Donald J. Trump Verified account
‏@realDonaldTrump

Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax.

11:14 AM - 5 Jan 2017
5,790 replies 9,045 retweets 28,050 likes

Black and Decker have bought Craftsman Tools and are going to build a factory in the U.S.


Stanley Black & Decker to open U.S. plant after Trump's 'border tax' threat

The ailing retailer said Thursday that it had reached a deal to sell the tools brand to Stanley Black & Decker for a net present value of about $900 million, including future royalty payments. USA TODAY
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Stanley Black & Decker said Thursday that it would open a new $35 million manufacturing plant in the U.S. after acquiring the Craftsman tool brand from ailing retailer Sears Holdings. Expanding American manufacturing makes "business sense" amid "pervasive" uncertainty regarding the future of U.S. trade with China and Mexico, Stanley Black & Decker CEO James Loree told investors Thursday in a conference call. Although he did not mention Donald Trump by name in his remarks to investors, Loree's comments had all the hallmarks of an effort to inoculate his company from the possible effects of the president-elect's threatened "border tax." "We view it sort of as one of several political movements, or concepts, that really drive us to this concept of make-where-we-sell," Loree said. "It’s going to be advisable to have more manufacturing in the U.S."

Stanley Black & Decker has about 3,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs today, up 800 from three years ago, according to a company presentation. It was not immediately clear how many jobs the company plans to add. Loree said the location of the new manufacturing plant to produce Craftsman products has not yet been determined. The company currently operates 29 total U.S. plants.

Online retail is continuing to drive physical stores out of business, with planned closings from brands such as Macy's and Sears. About a half century ago, the Craftsman brand was primarily made in America. Today it's largely made overseas, Loree said. "We believe this is an excellent opportunity to re-Americanize and revitalize this legendary brand," he told investors. In addition to the threat of trade policies that could damage imports, manufacturing products in the U.S. to sell to American consumers reduces logistics and distribution costs and lowers the company's environmental footprint, Loree said. "It makes good business sense for us," he said.

Stanley Black & Decker paid about $900 million to acquire Craftsman from Sears, which is closing stores and selling assets in a bid to stay afloat following a series of steep losses. About 90% of Craftsman products are sold in Sears stores, but Stanley Black & Decker plans to expand production and sales to other retailers and business channels. Stanley Black & Decker shares rose 3.5% to $120.54 shortly after the opening bell Thursday.

Follow USA TODAY reporter Nathan Bomey on Twitter @NathanBomey.

Maddow asks if Trump will send her ‘to a camp’

That young man needs to snap out of it.

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Maddow asks if Trump will send her ‘to a camp’

That young man needs to snap out of it.

I really don't think she is so stupid as to believe that would ever happen (nor do I think he/she/it is really concerned about this possibility).

Many of her/his/its viewers, however, ARE stupid enough to believe it.

You have to realize who the audience is when the libs and celebs make stupid retarded statements like this. WE are not the audience; the slack-jawed idiots with double (or single) digit IQs are the audience, and they eat this stuff up. So much so, that there are now thousands of people out there who truly believe Trump is Hitler and will round up all the gays for immediate gassing. They are purposefully trying to poison public opinion against Trump, as Trump TERRIFIES them.

back on page 1264 of this epic thread, there is a post about Schumer demanding that the cabinet confirmation sessions be limited to 2 per week. (So the DEMs can try to stretch this process out and attack each nominee in full attack mode).

REPs didn't go along. Schedule for some nominees:

10 Jan 2017 Tue
AG: Jeff Sessions (Judiciary Committee)


11 Jan 2017 Wed
Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson (Foreign Relations Committee)

CIA lead: Mike Pomeo (Intelligence Committee)

Education: Betsy DeVos (Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee)

Transportation: Elaine Chao ( Commerce Committee )

DHS: Gen John Kelly (Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee)

AG: Jeff Sessions (2nd day) (Judiciary Committee)

http://www.realclearpolitics.c...scrutiny_132726.html

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Originally posted by bigdeal:
Let us not forget, Clapper was the person sitting in front of congressional committees lying through his teeth when asked if US intelligence agencies were collecting and stockpiling information on every single US citizen. His man is not to be trusted on any level. I still don't think anyone has definitive evidence the Russians hacked the DNC.



And no, I don't trust the comments made thus far by the US security agencies. Their credibility is woefully lacking to simply accept what they say at face value. Let them produce hard proof, or lets crucify them all until they either produce the proof or back down. This is too important to let the Dem's and the media drive a false narrative.

Bigdeal, sometimes I think you and I are twins.

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Originally posted by JALLEN:

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Originally posted by flashguy:

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Originally posted by kimber1911:
For those that do not remember the trashing of the Whitehouse and misappropriation of furniture here is a refresher.

GAO Report on Whitehouse Damage during Presidential transition as Clintons where evicted.

Clintons Return Whitehouse Furniture

If I were the head of the GAO, I'd have a platoon of watchers there from now until they move out.

flashguy

It's the most secure structure in the world, occupied by people with very strict security clearances. Surely they aren't a bunch of vandals and thieves!

Bless your little heart, Jim.

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Originally posted by JALLEN:

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Originally posted by flashguy:

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Originally posted by kimber1911:
For those that do not remember the trashing of the Whitehouse and misappropriation of furniture here is a refresher.

GAO Report on Whitehouse Damage during Presidential transition as Clintons where evicted.

Clintons Return Whitehouse Furniture

If I were the head of the GAO, I'd have a platoon of watchers there from now until they move out.

flashguy

It's the most secure structure in the world, occupied by people with very strict security clearances. Surely they aren't a bunch of vandals and thieves!

At least until January 20th 2017.

Obama's laughable 'legacy'

The rest of the story: What Obama won’t tell you about his legacy

A legacy of ashes - leaving the country economically anemic; huge losses across the board for his party as democrats lose more than 1,000 seats during his ‘reign’; his lame version of a ‘summit’ with Putin; a drastic decline in race relations as he promoted his anti-white agenda; and his replacing of the term “Radical Islamic Terrorism” with “Workplace violence”.

This, despite what he says to the contrary on January 10th in war-torn Chicago, is his true 'legacy'.