Thread: President Donald Trump

Originally Posted by OhOh

Originally Posted by Slick

How's that workin out for ya today?

One's family have managed to make ends meet, let's say.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

But generally speaking the UK brought order to the world

Yes the trick is to get them addicted to something they enjoy. The Indians - a few cars and train sets to play with, The Chinese - in exchange for GB'a insatiable demand for tea we helped give them with some Opium, It makes ones life so much more bearable, the Canadians - the red jacketed "policemen", the surplus vagabonds and street waggers were sent off to AU and NZ - to deal with the indigenous rif - raf.

It keeps the bean counters so busy our skim is unnoticed even today.

Despite all of your nonsense, you overlook that all of these places have had a stable democracy since we left (China excepted, but you can't say we colonised China anyway).

Originally Posted by raycarey

the orange jesus has gone golfing 4 time in 3 weeks.

...I remember his complaints that Obama spent too much time golfing and not enough time being presidential...

Great new name for the orange-faced wanker:

SCROTUS: So-Called Ruler Of The United States.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I doubt very much the Democrats would have rolled back Dodd-Frank - do you?

I suppose not, no. But the question was whether a Clinton admin. would have favored Wall Street at the expense of the average American, and the answer to that is still yes.

Just an observation, but it seems as if Dodd-Frank hasn't hurt Wall Street one iota, the markets have basically never been stronger. We continue to be in the midst of a historically unprecedented bull run. However for some people constraint of greed in any form is deemed the enemy. Hell, it might help profit by reducing risk but it will always be opposed by someone looking to pull some nonsense.

For some, its just never enough.

Pretty ridiculous that Clinton was not able to differentiate herself from Trump in these matters; it probably cost her the election. Hell, Trump actually managed to run to Clinton's left on Wall Street, which is really laughably pathetic and tells you everything about why Clinton got beat by the second worst candidate in history.

Originally Posted by redhaze

Just an observation, but it seems as if Dodd-Frank hasn't hurt Wall Street one iota, the markets have basically never been stronger.

It was never intended to. It was to stop them gambling recklessly with the taxpayer's money, and provides oversight to make sure they aren't trying to do it under the table.

Goldman Sachs want their $5 Billion back.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

It was never intended to. It was to stop them gambling recklessly with the taxpayer's money, and provides oversight to make sure they aren't trying to do it under the table.

Yes. I think that's what I said.

Democrats wouldn't do anything to intentionally hurt Wall Street. Wall Street funds their campaigns and future careers.

Originally Posted by redhaze

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

It was never intended to. It was to stop them gambling recklessly with the taxpayer's money, and provides oversight to make sure they aren't trying to do it under the table.

Yes. I think that's what I said.

Democrats wouldn't do anything to intentionally hurt Wall Street. Wall Street funds their campaigns and future careers.

But the fact that the GOP want it gone says it all.

Originally Posted by redhaze

Wall Street funds their campaigns and future careers

...puh-leeze:"Wall Street" will fund anyone from any party who promises to remove the reins...the same is true for any organization subject to regulation in the States...

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

But the fact that the GOP want it gone says it all.

It probably says that they are retarded and don't even know how to represent the broader interests of their constituents (and by that I mean Wall Street as a whole, as opposed to the subsector of Wall Street who are paying them to vastly increase systemic risk on Wall Street).

Politics is fucking dumb. Mix it with stupid levels of greed and you've got the perfect crap sandwich of idiocy.

Originally Posted by tomcat

...puh-leeze:"Wall Street" will fund anyone from any party who promises to remove the reins...the same is true for any organization subject to regulation in the States...

Yes. I feel like what I've been saying is just being repeated back at me as if its something I wasn't already saying

The origin of the Trump insult ?shitgibbon,? revealed.

"In an article last Thursday, I looked at the rise of the colorful Trumpian epithet shitgibbon. The word first hit it big last June when Donald Trump was called a “tiny fingered, Cheeto-faced, ferret wearing shitgibbon” on Twitter, and then made an even bigger splash last week when Pennsylvania state senator Daylin Leach called the president a “fascist, loofa-faced, shit-gibbon.” But where did this exquisite creation come from, originally?

Some have assumed it must be Scottish, since the June insult came at the height of backlash against Trump’s visit to Scotland, where he was lambasted for his tonedeaf comments about the Brexit vote. But that tweet actually came from an Englishman, one who goes by MetalOllie on Twitter (and will only reveal that his first name is Darren due to online death threats)".

Open link for entire article.

Originally Posted by Stephen "Ring Piece" Miller

“We have a judiciary that has taken far too much power and become in many cases a supreme branch of government,” said Stephen Miller, a senior adviser to Trump on immigration issues, appearing on the CBS program Face the Nation.

“Our opponents, the media and the whole world will soon see as we begin to take further actions, that the powers of the president to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned.”

The lad sounds just like Trump's farts.....

Originally Posted by redhaze

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

But the fact that the GOP want it gone says it all.

It probably says that they are retarded and don't even know how to represent the broader interests of their constituents (and by that I mean Wall Street as a whole, as opposed to the subsector of Wall Street who are paying them to vastly increase systemic risk on Wall Street).

Huh?

It says they don't give a fuck what happens to Joe Public as long as their own pockets are sufficiently lined.

Another nail in the EO coffin. From Virgina.

"A United States district judge has ruled President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration violates the Constitution and has granted a preliminary injunction against the order, according to court documents.

In the document, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said there is evidence that the president’s travel ban violates the First and Fifth Amendments and would cause "irreparable injury" to Virginia residents, Virginia institutions and persons connected to those persons and institutions."

Judge in Virginia Lawsuit Rules Trump's Travel Ban Violates Constitution | NBC4 Washington

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Huh?

It says they don't give a fuck what happens to Joe Public as long as their own pockets are sufficiently lined.

Of course, but that's still missing half the story. The other half is contained in the "huh?" part of your comment.

Read Matt Taibbi's writings on the Great American Bubble Machine, Vampire Squids and so on if you really truly think what I'm saying doesn't make sense.

Wall Street is not some monolitic interest group. There are competing factions who will eat each other alive and take down the whole system simply because a) they don't give a shit (see the 2008 housing bubble crash as one very obvious example) b)it serves their interests to do so.

They don't even give a fuck about each other.

Originally Posted by redhaze

No. Well ok yes, but that's still missing half the story. The other half is contained in the "huh?" part of your comment.

Read Matt Taibbi's writings on the Great American Bubble Machine, Vampire Squids and so on if you really truly think what I'm saying doesn't make sense.

The basic gist of it is that Wall Street is not some monolitic interest group. There are competing factions who will eat each other alive and take down the whole system simply because a) they don't give a shit (see the 2008 housing bubble crash as one very obvious example) b)it serves their interests to do so.

They don't even give a fuck about each other.

No disputing that, but the bottom line is that they will all do anything to make money and need regulating.

Yes agreed

The swamp deeper than ya thought Mr. Trump.

“We were shocked and dismayed to learn this evening of reports that three weeks ago, U.S. law enforcement officials warned the White House Counsel that General Flynn had provided false information to the public about his communications with the Russian government, but that the Trump Administration apparently did nothing about it,” the two said in a statement.

“The reality is General Flynn was unfit to be the National Security Advisor, and should have been dismissed three weeks ago.

“Now, we in Congress need to know who authorized his actions, permitted them, and continued to let him have access to our most sensitive national security information despite knowing these risks. We need to know who else within the White House is a current and ongoing risk to our national security,” the statement continued."

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/31...efing-on-flynn

Love it... Down to 40% approval rating. Never before in the history of the USA. First month.

The next big question....

Is it an impeachable offense that Trump allowed the guy on his team, knowing full well what happened...

Originally Posted by CSFFan

Is it an impeachable offense that Trump allowed the guy on his team, knowing full well what happened

Not unless the majority republican decides to impeach. Not going to happen.

Originally Posted by raycarey

who will be the first to resign?

spicer
conway
flynn


a strong case could be made for all 3 and i'm not sure yet...but flynn is in the deepest legal trouble, so i guess it will probably be him.

Good call

BREAKING: Vladimir Putin has accepted General Michael Flynn's resignation

Originally Posted by CSFFan

Is it an impeachable offense that Trump allowed the guy on his team, knowing full well what happened...

there are some who think that establishment republicans are lying in wait for the right moment to strike. they've already got what they wanted (and more) from trump and now they're just looking to get rid of him.

i don't think this particular scandal is it.

1) it's a little murky and not clear cut enough to sell to the rabid rubes in red states.
2) 1 month is too soon.

i posted this earlier.....i think he's out of office spring/summer 2018.

HAHAHAHA

Fox are blaming Yates for the whole Flynn mess.

They're like Thai hookers getting shitty when they're caught cheating on the idiot sponsors.

Your national adviser being vulnerable to blackmail is only a threat if the public find out!

What a bunch of fucking numpties.

Originally Posted by Norton

The swamp deeper than ya thought Mr. Trump.

“We were shocked and dismayed to learn this evening of reports that three weeks ago, U.S. law enforcement officials warned the White House Counsel that General Flynn had provided false information to the public about his communications with the Russian government, but that the Trump Administration apparently did nothing about it,” the two said in a statement.

“The reality is General Flynn was unfit to be the National Security Advisor, and should have been dismissed three weeks ago.

“Now, we in Congress need to know who authorized his actions, permitted them, and continued to let him have access to our most sensitive national security information despite knowing these risks. We need to know who else within the White House is a current and ongoing risk to our national security,” the statement continued."

Committee Dems call for classified briefing on Flynn | TheHill

Looks like the swampthings are biting back, no one said it would be easy to drain the swamp.