BigRedBuster Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 I chuckle at Scarmucci being on Fox as some type of expert as "Former WH Communications Director". Wasn't he in that position something like one week? That's a pretty good gig. Spend a week there, don't even get your office unpacked. Get fired.........make bank for years to come as an expert. 2 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 I have absolutely no doubt that this photo plays well with Trump's base of Americans that have supported him all along. I just don't get it. I'm wondering how this all is going to play with farmers. in the last 30 days, corn has lost 8.4% and beans have lost 7.6%. 2 Link to comment
TGHusker Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I can't post enough of these or these to express my disgust with what Trump is doing wt our friends and how he reaches out to Russia. If there was ever an Manchurian president, it is him. His comments over the weekend alone should prove collusion. 2 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 If I were an enemy that wanted to cause havoc in the world (ISIS), I would attack the US. We have absolutely no friends right now. Link to comment
Moiraine Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 42 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: I have absolutely no doubt that this photo plays well with Trump's base of Americans that have supported him all along. I just don't get it. I'm wondering how this all is going to play with farmers. in the last 30 days, corn has lost 8.4% and beans have lost 7.6%. I don't get it either. He looks like a little dumb baby pouting. Link to comment
commando Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Moiraine said: I don't get it either. He looks like a little dumb baby pouting. he has that "mommy, i made a poopy" look to him doesn't he? 1 Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Agree, though. That posture is exactly what Trump promised, and what his supporters wanted to see: the world is coming to him and Trump is giving them nothing. Link to comment
TGHusker Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Guy Chamberlin said: Agree, though. That posture is exactly what Trump promised, and what his supporters wanted to see: the world is coming to him and Trump is giving them nothing. China and Russia are all to willing to fill in the vacuum that trump is creating. Don't be surprised if the EU countries either 1. Form a even stronger union to combat US trade or 2. Form broader agreements with Russia and or China. Yes, it is hard to ignore the largest economy in the world, but they will find work arounds. Trump extends an olive branch to ZTE - helping China save thousands of jobs but he throws are best friends under the buss. He then wants to invite Russia back to the Group of 7 - when India and Brazil have larger economies. Words cannot express my disgust wt this guy. And then I hear Rush on the radio while I was out for lunch stating that Trump is 2 moves ahead of everyone. His hard nose stance with 'friends' will send a big message to NK - if Trump will hold a strong line wt friends - how much more wt NK. 1 Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 3 hours ago, TGHusker said: China and Russia are all to willing to fill in the vacuum that trump is creating. Don't be surprised if the EU countries either 1. Form a even stronger union to combat US trade or 2. Form broader agreements with Russia and or China. Yes, it is hard to ignore the largest economy in the world, but they will find work arounds. Trump extends an olive branch to ZTE - helping China save thousands of jobs but he throws are best friends under the buss. He then wants to invite Russia back to the Group of 7 - when India and Brazil have larger economies. Words cannot express my disgust wt this guy. And then I hear Rush on the radio while I was out for lunch stating that Trump is 2 moves ahead of everyone. His hard nose stance with 'friends' will send a big message to NK - if Trump will hold a strong line wt friends - how much more wt NK. There's a lot of delusion Kool-Aid being drunk deeply by the Trumpers. He convinced them that both he & the United States are so great and powerful that we can afford to poke a finger in the eye of the entire rest of the world... and somehow still go our own way & actually be better than before. Simple solutions to complex problems rarely work. He's convinced them that protectionism in the form of tariffs & threatening multilateral trade deals or even friendly alliances like NATO or the UN or the EU is going to work out in our favor. They love that Trump is combative. But what has it actually yielded, beyond blind faith in a cult of personality? Retaliatory tariffs & scorn from our allies. Applause & laughter from our anti-democratic adversaries. Trump is trying to re-align our foreign policies & alliances on his own. He's leaning into the anti-democracy autocrats. We as a country have to circle the wagons and prevent him from doing so. 1 Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 4 hours ago, TGHusker said: China and Russia are all to willing to fill in the vacuum that trump is creating. Don't be surprised if the EU countries either 1. Form a even stronger union to combat US trade or 2. Form broader agreements with Russia and or China. Yes, it is hard to ignore the largest economy in the world, but they will find work arounds. Trump extends an olive branch to ZTE - helping China save thousands of jobs but he throws are best friends under the buss. He then wants to invite Russia back to the Group of 7 - when India and Brazil have larger economies. Words cannot express my disgust wt this guy. And then I hear Rush on the radio while I was out for lunch stating that Trump is 2 moves ahead of everyone. His hard nose stance with 'friends' will send a big message to NK - if Trump will hold a strong line wt friends - how much more wt NK. Weirdly enough, Trump is bringing the world together. Against him. There could be some unexpected positives from this — our allies probably should learn to strike their own global deals without waiting to take every cue from the U.S. Putin's dream is to weaken the European alliance, but if the world thinks Trump is Putin's puppet, it might actually strengthen the resistance. I think most world leaders understand that U.S. citizens (and global consumers) don't necessarily support Trump --- and many are appalled by him --- and will happily work with our giant economy when we rid ourselves of this reactionary buffoon. Or cut private deals that circumvent Trump directives --- I think California is prepared to act as its own nation. Trump is doing the wrong thing for the wrong reasons, but it might be a needed shock to the system. Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 22 minutes ago, Clifford Franklin said: There's a lot of delusion Kool-Aid being drunk deeply by the Trumpers. He convinced them that both he & the United States are so great and powerful that we can afford to poke a finger in the eye of the entire rest of the world... and somehow still go our own way & actually be better than before. Simple solutions to complex problems rarely work. He's convinced them that protectionism in the form of tariffs & threatening multilateral trade deals or even friendly alliances like NATO or the UN or the EU is going to work out in our favor. They love that Trump is combative. But what has it actually yielded, beyond blind faith in a cult of personality? Retaliatory tariffs & scorn from our allies. Applause & laughter from our anti-democratic adversaries. Trump is trying to re-align our foreign policies & alliances on his own. He's leaning into the anti-democracy autocrats. We as a country have to circle the wagons and prevent him from doing so. You don't have to think too hard about this: Our European "allies" are a bunch of smartypants with small armies who say mean things about Donald Trump. Vladimir Putin has a big army and says nice things about Donald Trump. That's all there is to this man. 1 Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said: Trump is doing the wrong thing for the wrong reasons, but it might be a needed shock to the system. This is definitely true of political engagement here. Seemingly millions of Americans, importantly younger people, are realizing this is what happens when you just ignore politics & expect good things. Including that we have to demand better of our representatives than to think offering up Trump vs. Hillary is acceptable. Hopefully it's true in a broader sense as well. Perhaps Trump can reform our democracy by being one of the most craptastic, toxic leaders we've ever had. 1 Link to comment
Moiraine Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Rodman's being interviewed now. I'm sure Kim is a super nice guy other than having his people murdered. I'm having thoughts of Jane Fonda right now for some reason. 1 Link to comment
Scratchtown Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a document on Tuesday stating that Pyongyang would work toward "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula"— a historic concession, which was one of the requirements the U.S. sought at the summit in Singapore. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/12/north-korea-agrees-to-complete-denuclearization-korean-peninsula-after-trump-kim-summit.html Link to comment
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