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@wmwcjr,

That's a pretty good joke, wm. And you've reminded me that I owe you a message.

@wmwcjr,

wmwcjr wrote:

It's a circus ticket. Send in the clowns!

Nunes, Ryan, Pence and tRump are clowns. Two were sent in years ago, 2 arrived a year ago. The circus is stationed in DC!

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The Plot Against America

Decades before he ran the Trump campaign, Paul Manafort’s pursuit of foreign cash and shady deals laid the groundwork for the corruption of Washington.

The clinic permitted Paul Manafort one 10-minute call each day. And each day, he would use it to ring his wife from Arizona, his voice often soaked in tears. “Apparently he sobs daily,” his daughter Andrea, then 29, texted a friend. During the spring of 2015, Manafort’s life had tipped into a deep trough. A few months earlier, he had intimated to his other daughter, Jessica, that suicide was a possibility. He would “be gone forever,” she texted Andrea.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/03/paul-manafort-american-hustler/550925/

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@georgeob1,

georgeob1 wrote:

I agree with Finn, and will assume you don't care much for my opinion either.

The quality of your discourse here appears to have taken a downturn.

Well of course you agree with him, is that supposed to surprise anyone?
As far as my view of your opinions, it's very difficult to develop an opinion. You draft/craft/conjure up your pronouncements and I become so distracted by the never ending albeit stunningly repetitive dumping of obstreperous pretentions I start to count the number of times you employ pejorative adjectives to belittle, attempt to humiliate, or impune other posters intelligence. Then (I'm ashamed to admit) its perversely entertaining reading the huffing and puffing and tut tut tuting,the oh poppycocking world class conceit... but when I imagine the voice of Foghorn Leghorn I can actually enjoy the windbaggery.

Regarding your opinion about the quality of my discourse, oh dear me, that is disheartening. Let me offer you a big Ho Hum.

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Well, it's a done deal, cheese-eaters. Best git to studying the talking points they're gunna distribute to ya, cause there's gunna be a lot of questions. Point number #1: The republicans are treasonous traitors. Get that one, repeat it incessantly, and maybe you can skip the rest:

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House Intel votes to release controversial surveillance memo to the public

The House Intelligence Committee on Monday evening voted to release a classified memo circulating in Congress that purportedly reveals government surveillance abuses.

The vote was announced to reporters by California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the committee, who called it a “very sad day, I think, in the history of this committee.” The motion passed on a party-line basis, he said.

The House Intelligence Committee on Monday evening voted to release a classified memo circulating in Congress that purportedly reveals government surveillance abuses.

The vote was announced to reporters by California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the committee, who called it a “very sad day, I think, in the history of this committee.” The motion passed on a party-line basis, he said.

Buckle up, cheese-eaters.

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@layman,

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Buckle up, cheese-eaters.

Here's hoping it's an un-redacted edition, because if it isn't, we might be setting off a chain reaction that could shut down congress indefinitely.

That's what's needed, for a proper swamp cleanup.

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@glitterbag,

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Let me offer you a big Ho Hum.

Your generosity is only eclipsed by your good looks.

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@BillW,

Thanks Bill. I'd meant to read that then promptly forgot about it.

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@glitterbag,

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the voice of Foghorn Leghorn

There is a symmetry here.

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Forget the stalemate over immigration and spending. Right now, Republicans are most worried about President Donald Trump’s trade policy.

Fresh off new tariffs aimed at imported washing machines and solar panels, GOP lawmakers fear a round of tariffs targeting steel and aluminum — or worst of all: a sustained attack on NAFTA and dissolution of the trade agreement entirely. Trump’s populist trade policies dominated the Senate GOP’s strategy sessions last week, privately eliciting handwringing from the party’s large bloc of free traders, according to GOP sources familiar with the matter.

As the White House teases a conciliatory approach for Trump’s first State of the Union, Republicans hope he also will offer them an olive branch on one of the most yawning divides between the president and his party.

Politico

This will be another instance of Trump's fake populism easily submerging beneath the demands of the GOP's big funders. The technical term here is "swamp filling and enhancement"

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@blatham,

blatham wrote:

1) A president and his party are ignoring a direct attack on American democracy and sovereignty

Wrong. The Democratic Party hijacked the issue to use it to attack their political enemies, and now because of the Democrats there is no response to whatever attack there was, and no effort to do anything to prevent it from happening again.

blatham wrote:

2) They are excusing and even rewarding Russia (today's refusal by Trump and party to sanction Russia}

Wrong again. The Trump Administration has been quite willing to sanction Russia. They even provided lethal arms to people fighting to defend against Russian invasions.

blatham wrote:

3) They have been seeking to discredit and squelch the nation's law enforcement agencies who are doing their proper duties

Wrong again. They are discrediting people who are abusing the law to conduct witch hunts against people who don't agree with liberals.

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@blatham,

blatham wrote:

A presidential historian reminds us

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Michael Beschloss‏Verified account
@BeschlossDC
Nixon on Watergate in State of the Union, 44 years ago tomorrow night: "I believe the time has come to bring that investigation and the other investigations of this matter to an end. One year of Watergate is enough!"

Democratic witch hunts are shameful. The sooner we outlaw the Democratic Party in America, the sooner we can end their McCarthyist witch hunting.

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@blatham,

blatham wrote:

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Chris Hayes
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@chrislhayes
Increasingly sure we're not getting to other side of this without some kind of genunine constitutional crisis in where it's an open question which institutions hold.

I'm afraid so. It's scary.

Clearly the preservation of our Democracy will require the Democratic Party to be outlawed in America.

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Let us imagine...

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White House to Congress: Russia sanctions not needed now

Politico

Try to imagine if this decision had been made by Obama or some other Dem president who had just won the presidency with the known assistance of Russia. Further, imagine if that same Dem president had extensive financial aid for his profit-taking enterprises - from Russia.

Much of the English language would be unnecessary for right wing politicos and media entities as every second sentence's content would be thinly wrapped around two words, "Chamberlain" and "appeasement". And in every first sentence, "traitor!" would serve as the filler.

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@blatham,

blatham wrote:

Let us imagine...

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White House to Congress: Russia sanctions not needed now

Let us take notice of reality.

"January 26, 2018

WASHINGTON -- The United States hit 21 people and nine companies linked to the Russia-backed conflict in eastern Ukraine with new economic sanctions, the latest effort by Washington to put pressure on groups most actively involved in the nearly 4-year-old conflict.

The measures announced on January 26 by the Treasury Department came on the same day that U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Davos, Switzerland."

http://www.rferl.org/a/russia-new-u-s-sanctions-ukraine/29000684.html

"January 26, 2018

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration said Friday it will punish 21 people and nine companies with sanctions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.

Eleven of the individuals are Ukrainian pro-Russian separatists, the Treasury Department said. They hold titles such as minister of finance, trade, justice and security in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine.

The United States is also targeting several Russian officials, including Andrey Cherezov, a deputy energy minister in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government."

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-hits-ukraine-separatists-russia-officials-with-sanctions

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Remember when Trump invited Bill Clinton's accusers to attend his debate with Hillary.

Maybe Stormy Daniels will there for the SOTU speech.

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In Voices From The Right

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David Frum
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@davidfrum
So to recap: Tonight Trump administration has resolved to leave future elections open to more Russian assistance to GOP candidates while firing and insulting FBI officials who have sought to protect elections against Russia

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And some exciting news from Canada

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Jeet Heer
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@HeerJeet
Rob Ford's brother Doug is running for leadership of Ontario Conservative Party. "He wants to drain the swamp" says one prominent supporter.

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Jeet Heer
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@HeerJeet
Here's the thing: Rob Ford was a racist, misogynist, homophobic corrupt politician who was caught on tape smoking crack. His brother Doug is much, much less likeable.

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@blatham,

blatham wrote:

In Voices From The Right

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David Frum
‏Verified account
@davidfrum
So to recap: Tonight Trump administration has resolved to leave future elections open to more Russian assistance to GOP candidates while firing and insulting FBI officials who have sought to protect elections against Russia

In Voices From Reality

So to recap: When the Democrats hijacked the Russia investigation and made the focus "how to cause harm to Trump" they took the focus away from "what did Russia do and how do we protect future elections".

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@blatham,

blatham wrote:

Remember when Trump invited Bill Clinton's accusers to attend his debate with Hillary.
Maybe Stormy Daniels will there for the SOTU speech.

It sounds like somebody's jealous of Trump's sex life.

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