Latest Trump Administration gaffe

[normiss 801]

Because, really, at this point it's everywhere in his admin.

Gov_Pence@aol.com

I can't really recall the Republican stance on personal email use in government.....

[theplummeter 15]

The joke is on you, his personal email is actually prayawaythegay@compuserve.com.

[kallend 2,027]

normiss

Because, really, at this point it's everywhere in his admin.

Gov_Pence@aol.com

I can't really recall the Republican stance on personal email use in government.....

Pruitt too:

okcfox.com/news/fox-25-investigates/ags-office-confirms-pruitt-used-private-email-for-state-business

I think we need 8 more congressional committees to investigate this.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[melch 1]

It get's better. Fill, er... I mean drain the swamp.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/03/02/donald_trump_jr_possibly_paid_50_000_from_russia_connected_group.html

Trump Jr. receiving a smooth $50k from a Kremlin-Connected Foreign Policy Group.

[sonnyblu 0]

melch

It get's better. Fill, er... I mean drain the swamp.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/03/02/donald_trump_jr_possibly_paid_50_000_from_russia_connected_group.html

Trump Jr. receiving a smooth $50k from a Kremlin-Connected Foreign Policy Group.

Big deal, Trump's Bacon Number is only 2.

[billvon 2,998]

From Indystar:
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Pence used personal email for state business — and was hacked

Tony Cook
March 2, 2017

Vice President Mike Pence routinely used a private email account to conduct public business as governor of Indiana, at times discussing sensitive matters and homeland security issues.

Emails released to IndyStar in response to a public records request show Pence communicated via his personal AOL account with top advisers on topics ranging from security gates at the governor’s residence to the state’s response to terror attacks across the globe. In one email, Pence’s top state homeland security adviser relayed an update from the FBI regarding the arrests of several men on federal terror-related charges.

Cyber-security experts say the emails raise concerns about whether such sensitive information was adequately protected from hackers, given that personal accounts like Pence's are typically less secure than government email accounts. In fact, Pence's personal account was hacked last summer.
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[kallend 2,027]

What a great administration. 6 weeks in and:

Pence used a private email server for state business,

Pruitt lied,

Sessions lied,

Kellyanne lies like a Persian rug and no longer is allowed on TV,

Tillerson has become the invisible man,

Flynn resigned in disgrace,

DeVos is still an idiot,

Sean Spicer hasn't figured out which way is "up",

THREE fake terrorist attacks,

Executive order thrown out by the courts...

"Immediately" repeal and replace ACA maybe by 2018

Revelations about Russian hacking by end of first week of January; STILL WAITING.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[Stumpy 284]

kallend

THREE fake terrorist attacks,
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Three? Bowling green, Sweden, what was the 3rd?

Never try to eat more than you can lift

[ryoder 1,590]

Stumpy

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THREE fake terrorist attacks,
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Three? Bowling green, Sweden, what was the 3rd?

Have you already forgotten the devastation in Atlanta that Spicer told us about?
It was horrible!

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Stumpy 284]

ryoder

******

THREE fake terrorist attacks,
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Three? Bowling green, Sweden, what was the 3rd?

Have you already forgotten the devastation in Atlanta that Spicer told us about?
It was horrible!

Ah yes - thanks!!
There is so much stupid from this administration that it's easy to lose track.

Never try to eat more than you can lift

[jakee 1,499]

ryoder

Have you already forgotten the devastation in Atlanta that Spicer told us about?
It was horrible!

Hey, that's an honest mistake. He'd been reading a book about Atlantis the night before and simply misspoke.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[JerryBaumchen 1,365]

Hi Stumpy,

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There is so much stupid from this administration

The understatement of the year; and it is only March.

Jerry Baumchen

[tkhayes 348]

None of it matters, because they are impenetrable... and as you must realize, they have majority rule on all branches of the govt right now. So they are free to continue the bullshit, we are free to continue to point it out, and they will still be in charge.

And the majority of their followers still believe most of what they say, true or false.

The only way this changes is if the REPUBLICANS decide that they falsehoods and corruption is enough and they cannot take it anymore. Good luck with that.

Here's the good news...I have dual citizenship. 'You' are mostly fucked

[gowlerk 2,205]

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Here's the good news...I have dual citizenship. 'You' are mostly fucked

Yeah. If worse comes to worse you can come up to Gimli and help out at the DZ!

Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

[sonnyblu 0]

gowlerk

Yeah. If worse comes to worse...

What's that?

[gowlerk 2,205]

sonnyblu

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Yeah. If worse comes to worse...

What's that?

Well...that would be up to TK to decide, now wouldn't it?

Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

[sonnyblu 0]

gowlerk

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Yeah. If worse comes to worse...

What's that?

Well...that would be up to TK to decide, now wouldn't it?

I was referring to the misuse of the idiom - it doesn't seem to make any implicit sense. Who knows, maybe I'm missing something. Maybe subconsciously, in some slipped-up Freudian way, you don't really think things are as bad as everyone's making them out to be?

As for this TK guy, it seems as tho he's already made his decision. He said it's up to the republicans to fix this.

There seems to be a subset of educated liberals, many of which are immigrants that have made a good life for themselves here in the U.S. They don't want to jeopardize that, so they don't fight for it. They sense an injustice, but aren't willing to get their hands dirty. So instead, they just write a few letters, send some checks and piss people off on the internet thinking that they've done their part - Nothing wrong with that. It certainly beats addiction to benzodiazepines just to treat a mild case of insomnia.

There's another subset of less successful liberals that apparently feel the effects of an injustice - or at least fear the impact of a perceived injustice. They take to the streets in violent protest, but they're so disorganized. "Anger aimed in no particular direction, just sprays and spays straight through your radio waves till its stuck in your head for days and days."

I can't blame successful liberals for distancing themselves from that. As if any notion of a successful revolt could come by way of such a convoluted mess of ideology and values.

If things were flipped, I think conservatives would fare much better. They have the guns and have demonstrated unity, even at the expense of compromising their own christian beliefs. If their backs were against the wall, a conservative revolution wouldn't be far from feasible. But lets face it, things really weren't that bad, which is why they chose to vote for Trump rather than revolt.

I smell Oprah, 2020.

[gowlerk 2,205]

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I was referring to the misuse of the idiom - it doesn't seem to make any implicit sense. Who knows, maybe I'm missing something. Maybe subconsciously, in some slipped-up Freudian way, you don't really think things are as bad as everyone's making them out to be?

You're reading too much into it. I was really only making a joke about TK leaving the large Florida DZ that he runs and come to help out at our small one Cessna DZ on the Canadian prairie. Not going to happen, and that was the point.

No matter what kind of liberal, conservative, or whatever you are, things are probably going to be all right. But Trump as POTUS, with Bannon as chief ideologue should give every thinking person a reason to pause. It's easy to see how things could go horribly wrong. Even though the system of checks and balances, and the fact of the free press will likely prevent that.

Liberals largely deserved to lose that election. Many were complacent and stayed home instead of voting. They deserve a turn to the right. They don't deserve a turn into the craziness that the thin skinned narcissistic lying liar Trump brings to the office.

Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

[yoink 321]

sonnyblu

There seems to be a subset of educated liberals, many of which are immigrants that have made a good life for themselves here in the U.S. They don't want to jeopardize that, so they don't fight for it. They sense an injustice, but aren't willing to get their hands dirty.

Let me get this straight; you're advocating armed insurrection?

[SkyDekker 1,465]

gowlerk

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Here's the good news...I have dual citizenship. 'You' are mostly fucked

Yeah. If worse comes to worse you can come up to Gimli and help out at the DZ!

Do I have to land a glider though?

[Phil1111 1,149]

Obama:

"Banks paid $321 billion in fines since financial crisis: BCG
Banks across the world have paid about $321 billion in fines since the 2007-2008 financial crisis as regulators stepped up scrutiny, according to a note by the Boston Consulting Group."
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-banks-fines-idUSKBN1692Y2


trump
Trump’s Dismantling of Dodd-Frank Would Be 2008 All Over Again
Steven Mnuchin, began to speak out against financial reform from the moment his nomination was announced, suggesting that he would “kill” aspects of Dodd-Frank, roll back the law’s Volcker Rule against proprietary trading, and focus solely on regulating FDIC-insured banks.

Ending Dodd-Frank would be deeply misguided and likely to recreate the very conditions that led to the 2008 financial crisis, shuttered American businesses, and cost millions of Americans their jobs. The financial sector will get a nice sugar high for a few years, and then crash the economy.

But despite these looming consequences, lobbyists have sought to weaken the law for the last six years. Many Republicans in Congress have been attacking Dodd-Frank since its enactment, and have put forward a series of bills to roll it back. Just this month, the House passed legislation to remove most banks over $50 billion in size from the requirement for safety stress testing. Another House bill would block regulators from requiring global capital cushions for big insurers like AIG."
http://fortune.com/2016/12/08/trump-dodd-frank-2008-financial-crisis-steve-mnuchin/

[normiss 801]

Muslim Ban V2.0 doomed too

I'm not sure which racist in the administration is going to be most pissed.

[wmw999 2,452]

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I'm not sure which racist bigot in the administration is going to be most pissed.

Now, now -- remember that Islam isn't a race. I'm not sure why bigot is better, but there it is; if they don't like racist, bigot it is.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[TriGirl 319]

Wow, lots of states already in on this one. The last I heard (on the way to work this morning), only Hawaii was seeking an injunction -- and it's not even mention in the article!

See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus

Shut Up & Jump!

[normiss 801]

You are correct, my bad.
But to be fair, it's becoming difficult to keep up.