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Post by essayceedee on Feb 8, 2020 0:23:56 GMT
If only there had been some way to see this all coming.
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Post by Boozin' Susan on Feb 8, 2020 0:28:36 GMT
If only there had been some way to see this all coming. Not that it would have mattered anyway.
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Post by ledzeppelin2rl on Feb 8, 2020 0:50:41 GMT
Trump is made it loud and clear
You tell the truth and you will pay the price. Nobody in the Republican Party will ever challenge this tyrant.
I feel as I woke up and found myself in North Korea or Russia / Soviet Union or China.
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Post by Brick Wall on Feb 12, 2020 19:19:40 GMT
White House Press Secretary Stephanie GrishamA little Who's Who in King Donald I Court: CareerFollowing her divorce(s), Grisham was the spokeswoman for AAA Arizona in 2007, but was fired within a year after being accused of cheating on expense reports. Grisham was fired from a subsequent job at ad agency Mindspace over plagiarism charges, copying AAA material verbatim into her client's web page.
From 2008 to 2010, Grisham worked as a spokeswoman for the Arizona Charter Schools Association. There she met Tom Horne, Arizona's superintendent of public schools.
Circa 2011 to 2014, Grisham served as spokeswoman for Tom Horne after he was elected Arizona attorney general. She witnessed the execution of Joseph Wood and controversially claimed that the two hour ordeal had been "quite peaceful" despite contrary observations.
In 2012, Grisham also worked for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.
After Republican Mark Brnovich defeated Horne in the 2014 GOP primary, Grisham worked as a spokesperson for the Arizona House of Representatives Republican caucus. She revoked the Arizona Capitol Times’s press credentials hours after their reporting that the House speaker, David Gowan, had traveled at state taxpayers’ expense during his campaign for Congress. Reporters refused to comply, and Gowan rescinded the order.Trump administrationAfter Trump's January 2017 inauguration, Grisham was named deputy press secretary for Sean Spicer in the West Wing of the White House.
In March 2017, First Lady Melania Trump moved her over to the East Wing. A former White House colleague said that the president regretted losing Grisham to the first lady's office because of Grisham's loyalty and skill at handling the press while acting as his traveling press secretary. During that time, she built relationships with many reporters at events. Despite losing Grisham as part of his own staff, President Trump said he was satisfied that the first lady would "be in good hands". Grisham was described by several sources who had worked with her previously as being "highly competent" and "self-aware"; some suggested that she enjoyed "trolling the press."
The United States Office of Special Counsel stated that Grisham violated the Hatch Act of 1939 following a complaint by Senator Tom Carper. Grisham was accused of using her official Twitter account on July 11, 2018, to tweet out Trump's campaign slogan. Violation of the act is not a crime, but a workplace guideline, and the agency responded by sending Grisham a warning letter.
In July 2019, Grisham replaced Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary and White House communications director. Grisham's appointment was announced by Melania Trump via Twitter on June 25, 2019. The June 28, 2019 Annual Report to Congress on White House Office Personnel listed Grisham as "Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications for the First Lady", with an annual salary of $183,000.00.
On September 5, 2019, the Washington Examiner published an opinion piece written by Grisham and her deputy Hogan Gidley entitled, "The Washington Post's lost summer." The authors asserted the Post had not reported on several Trump accomplishments that the paper actually did report. In one instance, the piece linked to a Post story entitled "Trump becomes first sitting president to set foot into North Korea" as the authors asserted the paper had not reported the event.
On September 23, 2019, when asked by the hosts of Fox & Friends if the White House planned to resume its daily press briefing Grisham said "not right now... I mean, ultimately, if the president decides that it's something we should do, we can do that, but right now he’s doing just fine. And to be honest, the briefings have become a lot of theater. And I think that a lot of reporters were doing it to get famous. I mean, yeah, they’re writing books now. I mean, they’re all getting famous off of this presidency. And so, I think it's great what we're doing now.”
On October 24, 2019, appearing on Fox & Friends, Grisham defended Trump's description of "Never Trump Republicans" as "Human scum". When asked if Trump should apologize, Grisham said "No, no, he shouldn't. The people who are against him and who have been against him and working against his [agenda] since the day they took office are just that. It is horrible that people are working against a president who is delivering results for this country and has been since day one. And, the fact that people continue to try to negate anything he's been trying to do and take away from the good work he's doing on behalf of the American people, they deserve strong language like that."
On October 26, 2019, in response to criticism of President Trump by his former chief of staff Gen. John F. Kelly (Ret.) Grisham stated: "I worked with John Kelly, and he was totally unequipped to handle the genius of our great President."
On November 13, 2019, during the testimony of William B. Taylor Jr., Grisham commented that the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump was a “sham hearing” that is “not only boring, it is a colossal waste of taxpayer time & money.”
That same month, Grisham claimed that Obama administration officials had left "you will fail" notes for the incoming Trump administration officials. Numerous Obama administration officials rejected the claim. Grisham ultimately retracted her assertion.
In December 2019, Grisham defended President Trump's implication that former congressman John Dingell was in hell. She described Trump as a "counter-puncher" who was "under attack." Briefing controversyAs of January 7, 2020, Grisham had not conducted a formal press briefing in 301 days. However, she appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, One America News Network, and the Sinclair Broadcast Group many times during the same period. Anderson Cooper 360° devoted two prime-time segments in one week to question whether taxpayers should pay her $183,000 salary, and her hypocrisy. "Miss Grisham has gone from ‘we are human beings’ to ‘they are human scum.’ ... It’s actually really kind of sad...." Her "unintentionally ironic and deeply hypocritical" social media statements and infrequent televised interviews "appear meant to defend the president but actually point out the president's own failings." Margaret Sullivan has commented in the Washington Post that Grisham "may hold the title but she’s not doing the job".
Authors Don Winslow and Stephen King pledged to donate $100,000 each to charity if and after Grisham holds a 60-minute briefing answering questions from the White House press corps. Also, 13 former White House and military press secretaries from three administrations before Trump published a letter calling for the restoration of press briefings. Legal issuesOn January 9, 2013, Grisham was pulled over for speeding in Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona. The officer observed Grisham's signs of intoxication and she failed a field sobriety test. Grisham denied consuming any alcohol, but said she had taken a Xanax 90 minutes earlier and a Zoloft the prior night. A blood test revealed Grisham’s blood alcohol content to be .105 percent, well above .08 legal limit in Arizona. She also was found to be driving on a suspended license since August 2012 for failure to answer a traffic citation. In August 2014, Grisham accepted a plea bargain agreement that reduced the charge to misdemeanor reckless driving, plus two years of probation. She returned to court twice for failure to pay the $779 in fines, and failure to complete a Mothers Against Drunk Driving program.
Shortly after midnight, December 5, 2015, Grisham was arrested again in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, for driving without her headlights and suspicion of driving under the influence; thus violating her probation. Grisham failed to appear at her court hearing on January 19, 2016, whereupon the judge issued a warrant for her arrest. Grisham pleaded guilty, and in July 2016 was ordered into a treatment program and to pay nearly $1,600 in court costs and fines. A real sweetheart, the All-American girl next door. Biscuits?
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Post by mintyjackhole on Feb 15, 2020 17:29:12 GMT
When I said I would vote Blue no matter who I didn't realize that it was a fucking dare to find the most evil candidates that could call themselves Democrats. There is no way in hell I'm voting for Bloomberg.
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Post by Felonious Spunk on Feb 15, 2020 17:47:18 GMT
When I said I would vote Blue no matter who I didn't realize that it was a fucking dare to find the most evil candidates that could call themselves Democrats. There is no way in hell I'm voting for Bloomberg. I appreciate that they’re dropping the pretense and considering running an outright racist, sexist, Republican, billionaire asshole rather than the usual pretend opposition who is at least 75% the same.
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Post by essayceedee on Feb 15, 2020 18:39:59 GMT
I really hope it doesn’t come down to Bloomberg vs Trump. As much as I can’t stand him, I’d have to vote for Bloomberg. We absolutely cannot let Trump choose any more SCOTUS justices.
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Post by kingdiamond on Feb 15, 2020 21:52:56 GMT
Trump Vs Bloomberg? I don't think it will happen. But if it does, I'm voting third party for sure. I did the 'blue no matter who' thing when I voted for Hillary in 2016. Never again.
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Post by Sanjay Gupton on Feb 15, 2020 21:58:54 GMT
I'm with essay. I don't want Trump appointing anymore Justices, and at least Bloomberg won't give us someone like Kavanaugh. Solely based on that, I'll vote for whomever actually stands a chance to beat Trump.
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Post by kingdiamond on Feb 15, 2020 22:03:19 GMT
The only one who has a chance to beat Trump, IMO, is Bernie. And even he will have a tough time. If it's a centrist or billionaire, the dems are done and dusted.
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Post by htfu on Feb 15, 2020 23:41:28 GMT
The only one who has a chance to beat Trump, IMO, is Bernie. And even he will have a tough time. If it's a centrist or billionaire, the dems are done and dusted. I go back and forth on this and have read/watched (although not extensively) enough to be thoroughly up in the air about who is probably right about who can beat Trump: The group of folks, typically more progressive/liberal, who say Bernie is the only chance and the other group, typically more moderate Dems who are adamant that Bernie is sure fire way to lose by way of McGovern. Both arguments have compelling merits to me - personally, I voted for Bernie in the last primary and will prob do so again. But I’m not sure on a practical level. I think some of us underestimate the right wing machine and what they will do to Bernie if he gets the nom. I hope the youth vote surges as some of us have been hoping - it hasn’t been as big as most hoped but it’s still early yet.
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Post by Potsie Hoofman on Feb 16, 2020 0:09:17 GMT
This is why the Democrats always lose. The far left won't go for a centrist and the center won't go for a leftist. All the Republicans have to do is put up a guy that says "America", treats people the worst and has the shittiest policies designed to screw over as many people as possible...and they win. They're gonna have me believe that, of all the people that were going to untie the knots and "drain the swamp", that Donald fucking Trump was the guy to do it? Yeah, yeah...Trump has always been fighting for the working American. Always. All these years. But it's been a fucking worldwide conspiracy to shut him down. So the Democratic voters like to play identity and perfection politics while clowns like Trump ride it all the way to the White House. Bernie's old. Biden is a corporate puppet. Harris prosecuted black people that had marijuana on them. On and on and on.
My thing is, if you're not gonna vote because your angelic candidate didn't get the nod, then you can't bitch because Trump won again. We have to start somewhere. Getting him out of office is the start. And I can already hear his speech on election day. He's great at being the victor and the victim. The next 9 months are gonna be a shitshow of epic proportions.
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Post by mintyjackhole on Feb 16, 2020 0:32:50 GMT
The youth vote is showing up, and it is showing up for Bernie. In both Iowa and New Hampshire it was the older voters who stayed home. Although there was greater turnout in the New Hampshire primary than in 2008. The youth vote is there. The fact Bernie is the frontrunner despite the constant attacks from the press etc... shows what a strong candidate he is.
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Post by kingdiamond on Feb 16, 2020 0:58:46 GMT
This is why the Democrats always lose. The far left won't go for a centrist and the center won't go for a leftist. All the Republicans have to do is put up a guy that says "America", treats people the worst and has the shittiest policies designed to screw over as many people as possible...and they win. They're gonna have me believe that, of all the people that were going to untie the knots and "drain the swamp", that Donald fucking Trump was the guy to do it? Yeah, yeah...Trump has always been fighting for the working American. Always. All these years. But it's been a fucking worldwide conspiracy to shut him down. So the Democratic voters like to play identity and perfection politics while clowns like Trump ride it all the way to the White House. Bernie's old. Biden is a corporate puppet. Harris prosecuted black people that had marijuana on them. On and on and on. My thing is, if you're not gonna vote because your angelic candidate didn't get the nod, then you can't bitch because Trump won again. We have to start somewhere. Getting him out of office is the start. And I can already hear his speech on election day. He's great at being the victor and the victim. The next 9 months are gonna be a shitshow of epic proportions. The problem is that both parties really, really suck. The Dems just suck a little less. I'm so tired of this two party system we have in place and voting for 'the lessor of two evils'. Why can't we have a party that actually works for the American people and not the wealthy and/or the corporations? It isn't so much about getting an "angelic" candidate nominated-it's about getting someone who gives a shit about the working class in this country and who wants us to have health care and education. I'm fucking sick and tired of gradualism. I remember how exciting it was when Obama took office and finding out pretty quickly he wasn't much more than a sellout content on continuing Bush's wars. We're the richest country in the history of the world and the only thing we still really care about is fighting wars on foreign soil and spending up the ass on the military industrial complex. Getting Trump out of office is nowhere near the start, IMO. Our problems did not begin in January 2017, they started long, long before that. Trump's policies are mostly a neo-con's wet dream. Have you seen his 2020 budget? I hate the guy's racist rhetoric and I can't stand his supporters, but if you take that shit out of the equation-as difficult as it is-he's not at all the political outsider he claims to be. Just getting rid of Trump and then getting another status quo centrist is only going to get us a Trump 2.0 in the not too distant future. Either way, I agree with your very last sentence.
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Post by bradman on Feb 16, 2020 2:40:26 GMT
The youth vote is showing up, and it is showing up for Bernie. In both Iowa and New Hampshire it was the older voters who stayed home. Although there was greater turnout in the New Hampshire primary than in 2008. The youth vote is there. The fact Bernie is the frontrunner despite the constant attacks from the press etc... shows what a strong candidate he is.
The glass half empty says a guy who has been running for President for the last 5 years shouldn't have to share the delegates with a guy who's been running for less than a year. In 5 year guys' back yard. That greater turnout was pretty small, and should have been higher considering the stakes and situation. What is further troubling is over 100,00 people got out to vote for Trump in that primary, where he was running virtually unopposed. What the right will do to Bernie in the election cycle should he be the nominee is unprecedented. He will be crucified for being a lifelong proud socialist. His platform will be derided as a gigantic tax increase. They will attack him for not releasing his medicals post-heart attack. They will terrify the elderly with his health care plans.
The real albatross will be his standing with non-white voters. The white vote has gone for the Republican candidate for President in every election since 1976. This may be the most unsurmountable problem of all.
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