Mileage Psycho Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Yes I know it's an opinion piece, but only the delusional would say it does not read as the reality of what has been occurring. It is a short concise read, enjoy! Quote Never have we seen such chaos and corruption The Washington Post Eugene H. Robinson The ceaseless barrage of news — both real and fake — from the Trump administration can be numbing, so it’s important to step back every once in a while and look at the big picture: Never have we seen such utter chaos and blatant corruption. None of what’s happening is normal, and none of it should be acceptable. Life is imitating art: What we have is less a presidency than a cheesy reality show, set in a great stately house, with made-for-television histrionics, constant backstabbing and major characters periodically getting booted out. Hope Hicks, the White House communications director, decided Wednesday to self-eject. Was it because she had spent the previous day testifying on Capitol Hill and was forced to admit having told “white lies” for President Trump? Was it because the man she had been dating, Rob Porter, lost his important White House position when the Daily Mail revealed he faced multiple allegations of wife-beating? Or was Hicks simply exhausted? Porter’s job involved controlling the flow of paperwork, some of it classified and extremely sensitive, to the president. Because of those abuse allegations, however, he couldn’t get a permanent top-secret security clearance. That was bad enough, but later we learned that dozens of White House officials, perhaps 100 or more, were working with only interim clearances, not permanent ones. Their access to secret information was cut off by Chief of Staff John F. Kelly — but only after all of this had become public. Among those now with limited access is Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, whose heavily indebted real estate empire and grudging disclosure of his many foreign contacts worried FBI investigators. Kushner is a senior adviser to the president whose many assignments include forging peace in the Middle East — but who now is not cleared for documents or meetings that discuss what’s really happening in the Middle East or anywhere else. So why is he still there? Why was he there in the first place? Because of Trump’s appalling nepotism. Trump also brought his daughter Ivanka into the White House as an adviser. What does she do? What qualifies her to do it? In a real administration, conservative or liberal, Kushner’s office and Ivanka Trump’s office would be occupied by experienced professionals who actually know something about diplomacy or administration or some government function. According to the New York Times, Kushner set up White House meetings for two business executives whose private equity firm and bank later made loans to the Kushner Companies real estate firm totaling more than $500 million. Trump’s promise to “drain the swamp” was a cruel joke. He has expanded it into a vast protected wetland, to be enjoyed by friends and family. Never before have we had a president openly at war with his own attorney general. The Post reported Wednesday that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III is investigating whether Trump’s attempts to force Attorney General Jeff Sessions out of his job last summer were part of a pattern of attempted obstruction of justice. According to The Post, Trump’s private name for Sessions is “Mr. Magoo,” a baby-boomer reference that younger readers will have to Google. Trump began his day Wednesday by tweeting that a decision Sessions recently made was “DISGRACEFUL!” Sessions responded by issuing a statement strongly rebutting Trump’s criticism. And that evening, Sessions was photographed at a posh Washington restaurant dining with Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein — who oversees the Mueller investigation — and Solicitor General Noel Francisco. If it wasn’t a deliberate display of unity at the Justice Department, it sure looked like one. Also on Wednesday, Trump convened a televised negotiating session with members of Congress on the subject of gun violence. To the escalating horror of Republicans present, he heartily endorsed several Democratic gun control proposals — and then went much further, saying that in the case of individuals who are mentally unstable, authorities should “take the guns first, go through due process second.” If President Barack Obama had ever said such a thing, we’d be in the middle of Civil War II. Any other president who displayed such cavalier disregard for previous policy positions and total ignorance of basic facts would have provoked an uproar. Trump barely gets a shrug. Nobody expects him to be consistent. Nobody expects him to know anything about anything. He is defining the presidency down in a way that we must not tolerate. I spent years as a foreign correspondent in Latin America. To say we are being governed like a banana republic is an insult to banana republics. It’s that bad, and no one should pretend otherwise. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/never-have-we-seen-such-chaos-and-corruption/2018/03/01/f64c5c2e-1d8f-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html?utm_term=.fc8442bca039 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted March 2, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 2, 2018 Annnd back to the "chaos" narrative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3600 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 TDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bussman Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Never? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 18 minutes ago, bussman said: Never? well, since pizzagate and podesta's pedophilia ring.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I thought this was about the Dem party after Hillary bought them out. ...then I saw the poster’s name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, bussman said: Never? It's never been more blatant, the nepotism is off the hook. Quote Among those now with limited access is Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, whose heavily indebted real estate empire and grudging disclosure of his many foreign contacts worried FBI investigators. Kushner is a senior adviser to the president whose many assignments include forging peace in the Middle East — but who now is not cleared for documents or meetings that discuss what’s really happening in the Middle East or anywhere else. So why is he still there? Why was he there in the first place? Because of Trump’s appalling nepotism. Trump also brought his daughter Ivanka into the White House as an adviser. What does she do? What qualifies her to do it? In a real administration, conservative or liberal, Kushner’s office and Ivanka Trump’s office would be occupied by experienced professionals who actually know something about diplomacy or administration or some government function. According to the New York Times, Kushner set up White House meetings for two business executives whose private equity firm and bank later made loans to the Kushner Companies real estate firm totaling more than $500 million. Trump’s promise to “drain the swamp” was a cruel joke. He has expanded it into a vast protected wetland, to be enjoyed by friends and family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Skidooski said: Annnd back to the "chaos" narrative Quote Never before have we had a president openly at war with his own attorney general. The Post reported Wednesday that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III is investigating whether Trump’s attempts to force Attorney General Jeff Sessions out of his job last summer were part of a pattern of attempted obstruction of justice. According to The Post, Trump’s private name for Sessions is “Mr. Magoo,” a baby-boomer reference that younger readers will have to Google. Trump began his day Wednesday by tweeting that a decision Sessions recently made was “DISGRACEFUL!” Sessions responded by issuing a statement strongly rebutting Trump’s criticism. And that evening, Sessions was photographed at a posh Washington restaurant dining with Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein — who oversees the Mueller investigation — and Solicitor General Noel Francisco. If it wasn’t a deliberate display of unity at the Justice Department, it sure looked like one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Zambroski said: I thought this was about the Dem party after Hillary bought them out. ...then I saw the poster’s name. Selective looking the other way at its finest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Zambroski said: I thought this was about the Dem party after Hillary bought them out. ...then I saw the poster’s name. Hillary is probably the most corrupt ever. 11 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: It's never been more blatant, the nepotism is off the hook. Also true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 12 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: Sessions needs to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: Sessions needs to go. AGREED!!! That guy is a wet fucking noodle at the highest degree. WORTHLESS!!! Spending his time chasing around the pot sellers while turning away from any real justice. What a piece of work this guy is. Trump should have bagged his ass as soon as he recused himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Post the convictions then if it’s so bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rod Johnson said: Post the convictions then if it’s so bad Look! Mueller is arraigning the Russian "collusionsists"!!!! So then........All rise! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 12 minutes ago, Zambroski said: AGREED!!! That guy is a wet fucking noodle at the highest degree. WORTHLESS!!! Spending his time chasing around the pot sellers while turning away from any real justice. What a piece of work this guy is. Trump should have bagged his ass as soon as he recused himself. Having dinner with Rosenstein tells me Sessions is up to his ears with insiders, and not pursuing the truth of what went on with the FBI and DOJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwytohell Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) Tricky dick nixon and the corrupt to the core clintoons inc. set the highest bar of political chaos and corruption in modern history. Potus 45 will have to reach much higher to take away the crown from those three. Edited March 2, 2018 by hwytohell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bussman Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Mileage Psycho said: It's never been more blatant, the nepotism is off the hook. I agree it’s more blatant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 39 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: Having dinner with Rosenstein tells me Sessions is up to his ears with insiders, and not pursuing the truth of what went on with the FBI and DOJ. Bigtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 42 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: Having dinner with Rosenstein tells me Sessions is up to his ears with insiders, and not pursuing the truth of what went on with the FBI and DOJ. Yep. Ick.. Appears he's just gonna run out this until his forced retirement. Fucking loser. 3 minutes ago, bussman said: I agree it’s more blatant. I see what you did there. "More". ;lmao: I wonder what role Chelsea (and the Clinton Foundation) would be playing in Hillary's admin right now. Meh....that would all be fine.....I'm sure of it. 2 minutes ago, DAVE said: Bigtime. Indeed. I think Trump wants his ass gone. Fucking worthless in the pile of a mess he should be trying to clean up. He's acting more like some Beta-Surgeon General. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just now, Zambroski said: Yep. Ick.. Appears he's just gonna run out this until his forced retirement. Fucking loser. I see what you did there. "More". ;lmao: I wonder what role Chelsea (and the Clinton Foundation) would be playing in Hillary's admin right now. Meh....that would all be fine.....I'm sure of it. Indeed. I think Trump wants his ass gone. Fucking worthless in the pile of a mess he should be trying to clean up. He's acting more like some Beta-Surgeon General. Its blantantly clear he has the dems in his best interest....there is absolutely zero evidence of collusion on Trumps side...and all you see is collusion and cheating on the dems side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, DAVE said: Its blantantly clear he has the dems in his best interest....there is absolutely zero evidence of collusion on Trumps side...and all you see is collusion and cheating on the dems side. Agreed. I wonder if it will ever turn to the Dems. I doubt it. Shameful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwytohell Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Many people from both political parties + plus big dollar donors have their tit's in this wringer of total Washington D.C. corruption. It is a bottomless pit . This country NEEDS another viable political party on stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Zambroski said: Agreed. I wonder if it will ever turn to the Dems. I doubt it. Shameful. Could you imagine...there would definitely be some suicides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just now, DAVE said: Could you imagine...there would definitely be some suicides. From TDS hitting it's peak or from Hillary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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