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Discussion in 'Politics' started by Cuddles, Mar 18, 2020.

  1. ‘The Trump stink’: White House officials panicked no one will hire them if the president crashes and burns


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    President Donald Trump is trailing significantly in the polls at the moment, and some current White House officials are already worried that they will have a tough time finding work should he crash and burn in the 2020 presidential election.

    The Washington Post reports that many Trump staffers and GOP operatives are worried that their reputations have been at least temporarily ruined by their decision to work for the president, who at the moment appears likely to lose the election in less than three weeks.

    “I have a buddy in the administration who is starting to quietly move his resume around and he’s noticed people who he thought would be quicker to respond to inquiries have been less so,” said one GOP operative. “He called it ‘the Trump stink. How much Trump stink is on my resume right now?’”

    One Washington D.C.-based GOP strategist told the Post that Vice President Mike Pence’s staff will likely have a relatively easy time finding work, even though the hardcore Trump inner circle might have trouble.

    “Pence’s staff will be insulated more,” argued another GOP strategist who still works in Washington. “Especially as after-action reports come out about the role he played and the impact he was able to have on bigger decisions. His team ends up in a different boat.”

    Nonetheless, one Trump campaign staffer acknowledged to the Post that there will be a reluctance in corporate America to risk hurting their reputations by hiring a Trump official.

    “There’s just that stigma of being a Trump person,” they said.
     
    #291     Oct 16, 2020
  2. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    Womp womp
     
    #292     Oct 16, 2020
  3. Everything Trump touches.............dies!!!!!!

    Kayleigh McEnany’s ‘everyone is against us’ tweet is mocked by critics


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    McEnany says everyone is against “us.”

    TWITTER is against us.

    THE MEDIA is against us.

    BIG TECH is against us.

    THE SWAMP is against us.

    THE DEEP STATE is against us.

    THE HOLLYWOOD ELITE is against us.

    CHINA is against us.

    But President Trump has the WORKING MAN AND WOMAN and NOTHING can beat that

    — Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) October 15, 2020
     
    #293     Oct 16, 2020
  4. Could not these exact terms be fairly applied to the Democrat Party, including Bernie Sanders?

    A statement like this begs for revelant support. Especially when Democrats are suggesting expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court and granting statehood to areas that are decidedly Democrat supporting. Hard to get more politically self serving than that, isn’t it?

    Nice use of emotionally based words such as “Threat, gravely damaged, abused, disregard, and unworthy”. Too bad no specifics offered here.


    Sorry, the media’s credibility is too low for any crtical thinking person to give any weight to your “Editorial board”. Reference: Kavanaugh, Smollett, Covington kids, Diamond and Silk, etc.


    Yes, it is true you have called Trump a racist. But judging Trump’s actions as President, he has done more for minorities economic situation than probably any other President. Trump recognizes that economic freedom can lead to greater personal freedom. Doesn’t sound like a racist trying to suppress his subjects to me. Indeed, multiple generations of Democrat supporters living in slums politically controlled during that time by Democrats sound more like a master slave relationship to me. By helping to create more economic opportunities, Trump selfishly benefits a core constituency of Democrats. What have Democrats done for minorities lately, other than accuse others who are helping them as being a racist?


    Many establishment Democrats are under investigation. Many of these investigations have been stalled using legal procedural tactics. “Four more years would be worse” means worse for corrupt Democrats, but better for Democracy. Clean up the Swamp is a campaign promise by Trump that we need to see to completion if we are to have any hope in restoring ethics and accountability into all of our Federal Government.


    Why should Trump commit to a result before when that result could very well be invalid. Perhaps Democrats want a commitment from Trump beforehand to be secure in the knowledge that any election result will be accepted? This is coming from a party who works tirelessly to give voting rights to convicted felons, refuses to agree to requiring IDs at voting places in order to reduce potential fraud, and who uses public money to pay for their effort to attract more voters, such as special programs for immigrants, legal, or not. Perhaps established minorities and other people already living in big city slums could benefit from the money spent on these programs instead.


    Americans should be outraged, all right. The politically motivated and failed investigations of the refuted Steele Dossier is just a start. More to follow below.


    Trump is an political outsider who had to rely on experienced talent from other administrations. Trump is trying to change the status quo in how things are done in Washington for the better. Feathers will be ruffled, especially when someone else’s easy paycheck is involved, whether they deserved that paycheck or not. Further, Trump is demanding and expects high performance by those around him. It is reasonable to expect that some long term Government workers are not used to the business like environment that Trump created, resulting in discontent.


    It could also be said Democrats are salting the field to deny recognizing Trump’s Presidency again.


    The most pressing problem is Democrats and the media are focused on delegitimizing Trump. The protests, riots, statue teardowns were all initiated by Democrat supporting Leftists. Pelosi actually suggested the Riots would continue until Trump effectively unilaterally sold out law enforcement. Remember the “Defund the police” movement embraced by many Democrats?

    Trump is not the worst President ever. He was elected to address the disenfranchisement of a large group of people. Trump’s leadership have helped most of us economically, regardless of political affiliation, at least until Covid took it’s toll.

    We have the most biased media ever, looking at the number of obvious lies, retractions, lawsuits settled out of court, and firings. The Democrats, for the most part, get an sympathic voice in the media that often does not hold Democrats accountable. Indeed, the media is usually pushing a Leftist, anti-Trump narrative.

    Based on the above, “Worst media ever” seems to be an accurate statement, with “Worst Democrat Party ever” not too far behind.


    Trump has not shown he is a racist during his time as President. Again, another accusation without legitimate proof. Demanding a fair trade deal and requiring other countries to pay for there own defense is not isolationist. Do we really need friends, who in spite of them being well off such as Germany, that we have to pay for?

    Another iconic description of the Democrat Party. Also, “Accuse others what you do yourself” comes to mind.

    Leftist Bible, Rules for Radicals, written by an author that Hillary apparently respects, is a source of many of the modern day misinformation campaigns, protests, propaganda, and false flag operation how to’s Democrats rely on in an attempt to get people to vote against their economic self interest.

    Small world, indeed.


    Well said. If only it were true. So far, in all the comments above, I have yet to hear any aspect of what the Democrats offer. It has been mostly “Anybody but Trump”. Oh we know about the tax increases and the increased likelihood of another economy bending lockdown, Supreme Court packing, efforts at political entrenching with statehood Senate packing, possible restitution legislation, and, although now quiet in the news, renewed assault on our 2nd Amendment.


    From what I’ve heard, the US has actually made progress in emissions, except perhaps, California, where a little forest management might help. Speaking of emissions, I don’t recall Leftist paradise China being in the news on that subject. Most of the time, China’s pollution plumes rival California’s as seen on satelite.


    Nonsense. There is a process in place that is still provides easier immigration standards than many other countries. Try emigrating to New Zeeland if you’re poor, for example.


    Regulations enacted under the Obama administration were repressive to businesses, large and small, causing them to hold back on hiring and capital spending, delaying our full economic recovery. Massive minimum wage increases in the Seattle area forced businesses to change their business models away from service to reduce labor costs. ObamaCare increased this burden. Customer wait times increased as few employees were tasked with doing more, reducing customer and worker satisfaction.

    The Obama created Consumer Protection Bureau was filled with young, inexperienced Democrat Party loyalists who are paid a six figure salary for what amounted to, in some cases, a business shakedown operation.

    As far as the EPA, many, if not most commerical properties are listed as superfund sites requiring an engineering survey, often by a Democrat affilliated company and some legal work. If remediation is required, expensive rehabilitation that can often be infeasible, even over a minor issue for those not politically connected. The EPA has gone overboard with restriction tantamount to impairing land ownership rights.


    As Trump said, “Obama did a lot of damage”. What is also true, Trump and the Republicans had over four years to advance a better idea. I say over four years because Republicans have been complaining ever since ObamaCare has been enacted. While Trump gets a fail here, shouldn’t Democrats be happy, that for the most part, Trump has been all talk and no action on this issue?


    Excuse the cutoff on the above quote.

    Why not attempt to be on friendly terms with those who might do you harm? This is called diplomacy where it is needed most.


    Trump failed with his handling of Covid like most other world leaders have. Given the US has a particulary diverse and well travelled population, enforcing well thought through policy would be challenging. I wish Trump displayed leadership on PPE, however. The opposing side has proposed another lockdown, suggesting they also don’t fully grasp the challenges that would be imposed on the US and global economy as well as citizen mental health. Further, such a lockdown would demand shutting down our borders to avoid inevitable reinfection, even assuming a lockdown would have been otherwise effective. Anyone here see Democrats shutting down borders?


    The poster is not telling the whole story here. As par for the course. Democrats made unreasonable demands for their budget approval knowing Trump would not be able to accept them. This action by the Democrat controlled House was an example of putting Party interests ahead of voter’s interests. There should be no attempts to add legislation beyond a bill to deal with a national emergency. This was a form of blackmail on the part of the Democrats. It is understandable for them to try, because Trump caved to them before, resulting in an expanded budget deficit because of even more inefficient social programs that mainly benefit the politically connected. Then the Democrats have the nerve to blame Trump for increasing the deficit.

    Yes, that was an insensitive and misleading remark. Annoying, but not unique to this President, or current Presidential contenders, for the matter.

    Karma paid Trump a visit. Perhaps that will help make the world right again.


    Again, the Democrats are the initiator of grievences, many of which are contrived. The act of wrongfully accusing someone else of being a racist seems racist and manipulative to me.

    I suppose when you can’t compete on policy, Ad hominem attacks are what’s Left, among other tricks of course.

    As far as controlling the media and social media, that is an embarrassingly ridiculous statement. Have we forgotton college campus censorship, Conservative campus speaker interference and imtimidation, social media blocking of Diamond and Silk and etc, media false reporting on the Covington High School students, the media perpetuation of discredited lies against Kavanaugh, media misreporting on the Smollett false hate crime police report, and too many other mischaracterizations and search engine biases towards Leftist ideals to list.

    As far as denouncing White Supremists, Trump could have been more clear during the debate, but he was clear on several other occasions prior. Didn’t It take quite a long time for top Democrats to denounce riots and threats of taking it to the suburbs? Were they afraid of offending someone they care about? Only until public opinion polls started moving against them did they say something. Sounds like politics over people again, doesn’t it?


    Which real leader does not expect loyalty? You’ve agreed to work under his system and that he is the leader, right? Just because you don’t agree with one of Trump’s policy means you are automatically entitled to a national stage. As it is, those who do this without a compelling reason have discredited themslves from the get go.


    Fantasy characterization aside, did not the protesters willfully refuse a lawful order to move? Were the protesters there to interfere with a planned event, like has been so often the case in the past?


    Democrats during Trump’s Administration and before are associated with conducting partisan investigations without sufficient merit, maintaining conflicts if interest throughout the investigation, creating purjury traps, aiding and abetting those under investigation to give false testimony in exchange for a plea deal, potential violations related to attorney-client priviledge, witness tampering through coersion, and false information in obtaining search warrants, and spying. By spying, I mean the premeditated attempt to enter employment in the White House in order to gather information calculated to do political harm. It seems there may have been several instances of this.


    Trump is justified in protecting against the type of Democrat conduct listed in my previous post. Even if Trump violated the law in this case, why should he play by the rules when the other side is not and their illegal actions are adversely affecting his ability to govern?


    The Democrats love shifting the goalposts when it suits them politically. International investigations are nothing new. Neither is a president personally asking for cooperation of a foreign power in an investigation. Even an explicit offer of compensation can be justified in the national interest of exposing corruption. Either Biden did the crime or he did not. Why does he deserve protection from prosecution? Why shouldn’t a man making a good amount of money off a legitimately suspect deal not be scrutinized? Especially if he is running for US President? If Trump did violate a specific law with the Ukrainian aid, in context, it was certaintly justifiable given prior Democrat investigator and Democrat political leader illegal conduct.


    The seems to be a certain mentality often associated with Leftist. That is, “The rules don’t apply to me”, but I expect everyone else to follow them. Whether it is free speech, respecting property rights, or rule of law.

    Anecdotally, a neighbor recently put up his third “Vote for Trump” sign because the other two were apparently stolen. On the bottom of his third sign it says “Smile, you’re on camera”. As far as I know, none of the “Vote Biden” signs have ever been touched.

    Democrats have done very little to earn our trust in their leadership. Sure Trump’s screwups cause hesitation, but what is our alternative? The only way we may get a change of behaviour with Democrats is to send them a message loud and clear their divisive Identity Politics and riots will not be condoned. That investigations into Democrat corruption will continue to it’s fair conclusion, and that obstructing our duly elected President from doing his duties, that are designed to benefit us all, has adverse political consequences.

    It is through economic freedom that people have a chance to realize other freedoms. Trump is the best qualified to address our economy through business friendly policies, both large and small, such as relief from overbearing regulations, unfair trade, and theft of intellectual property by foreign powers. Before Covid hit, our economy was doing well with record low unemployment for minorities and the longest succession of new highs in equities for all with retirement plans, pension plans, and investment accounts.

    A vote for Trump is a vote for ourselves.
     
    #294     Oct 16, 2020
  5. Cuddles

    Cuddles

     
    #295     Oct 16, 2020
  6. Another book...............................he couldn't stand his base.


    Trump’s racism revealed in tell-all book by former executive — and it’s hitting before the election

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    A new book by former Trump Organization executive Barbara A. Res takes a deep look into the unlikely man who would ultimately become President Donald J. Trump. Tower of Lies: What My 18 Years of Working with Donald Trump Reveals about Himis due for release Oct. 20, but the Los Angeles Times leaked some tidbits worth noting ahead of schedule.

    Res recalled a time nearly 40 years ago during the erection of Trump Tower on New York City’s Fifth Avenue when Trump mulled, “These politicians don’t know anything. Maybe I should run for president. Wouldn’t that be something?”

    “The seeds of who he is today were planted back when I worked with him,” Res wrote in her book, “He was able to control others, through lies and exaggeration, with promises of money or jobs, through threats of lawsuits or exposure. He surrounded himself with yes-men, blamed others for his own failures, never took responsibility, and always stole credit. These tactics are still at work, just deployed at the highest levels of the U.S. government, with all the corruption and chaos that necessarily ensue.”

    Res wrote that “bigotry and bias control Donald’s view of the world, even the so-called positive stereotypes, which are just as damaging, like saying the Japanese (whom he seems to despise) are smarter than Americans.”

    When Trump saw a Black worker on a construction site, he yelled at Res to “get him off there right now … and don’t ever let that happen again. I don’t want people to think that Trump Tower is being built by Black people.”

    Res recalled Trump berating her for their guests. “Barbara, I don’t want Black kids sitting in the lobby where people come to buy million-dollar apartments!”

    Res said that Trump hired a German residential manager because he believed his heritage made him “especially clean and orderly,” and said on another occasion that he “can’t stand” the working people who make up his political base.
     
    #296     Oct 16, 2020
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  7. She worked for Trump for 18 years, eh? She either condoned Trump’s alleged behaviour or she is trying to sell a book for her retirement. Either way, this woman has questionable credibility.
     
    #297     Oct 16, 2020
  8. lol......


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    #298     Oct 17, 2020
  9. ‘Each doctor wanted to touch a different part of my body’: Trump recalls COVID-19 struggle


    In a bizarre moment during his Michigan rally on Saturday, President Donald Trump told tales of his COVID-19 survival, and the doctors who he once claimed were terrific.

    Appearing before a crowded group, Trump recalled, “I’m lying in bed, not feeling too great. And I’m looking up, and I see doctors out — I just — please will you just leave me alone. And each one of them wanted to touch a different part of my body.

     
    #299     Oct 18, 2020
  10. gwb-trading

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    #300     Oct 18, 2020