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Old 10-19-2017, 05:23 PM
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And this Conservative pundit passes judgement.
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commen...widening-gyre/
"With eyes wide open, Mike Pence eagerly auditioned for the role as Donald Trump’s poodle." Burn!!
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Old 10-19-2017, 06:16 PM
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Old 10-20-2017, 07:50 AM
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Max Boot, a 30-year conservative writer and intellectual, writes in Foreign Policy:

The lobotomization of the Republican Party appeared complete last year when the same GOP paladins who had denounced Donald Trump as a “lunatic trying to get ahold of nuclear weapons” (Marco Rubio), as a bigot who was guilty of “the textbook definition of a racist comment” (Paul Ryan), and as a “narcissist,” “serial philanderer,” “pathological liar,” and “bully” (Ted Cruz) nevertheless endorsed him for the most powerful position in the world. Tragedy turned to farce (or is it the other way around?) after the emergence of the “grab ‘em by the pussy” tape on October 7, 2016. Republicans such as Sens. John Thune, Mike Crapo, and Deb Fischer called for Trump to leave the race on the grounds that he was unfit for office, only to change their minds and re-endorse him when it became evident that he was still polling strongly among base voters.

But the Republicans’ race to the bottom — to the absolute lowest moral and intellectual depths — wasn’t over last year, and it’s not over now. It’s still continuing, with even supposedly “normal,” “moderate,” “mainstream” Republicans increasingly echoing Trump’s know-nothing effusions.


http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/10/19/...getting-worse/

A worthy read.
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Old 10-20-2017, 01:38 PM
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Bush, Obama blasts will be water off Trump's back

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/politi...nts/index.html
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Old 10-20-2017, 04:54 PM
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Trump’s WH utterly misunderstands the role of the press, and the meaning of the First Amendment. Simply unbelievable.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/politi...ess/index.html
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Old 10-20-2017, 08:25 PM
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Jennifer Rubin:

Trump makes himself, John Kelly and everyone around them look rotten yet again

"Wilson went public to berate the president and castigate him for making Johnson’s wife cry. When cornered, Trump does what he always does: Lie. He denied saying “this is what he signed up for” to Johnson. He also claimed he had proof he didn’t say it. That was apparently untrue also."


http://wapo.st/2hRv4Ro
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Old 10-20-2017, 10:44 PM
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Jennifer Rubin:

Trump makes himself, John Kelly and everyone around them look rotten yet again

"Wilson went public to berate the president and castigate him for making Johnson’s wife cry. When cornered, Trump does what he always does: Lie. He denied saying “this is what he signed up for” to Johnson. He also claimed he had proof he didn’t say it. That was apparently untrue also."


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Kelly says he said it. That's good enough for me.

Kelly says we're supposed to respect Trump for acting presidential even though he never does. Kelly is in a position that would drive any sensible person insane. I wonder how long before he cracks.
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Old 10-21-2017, 12:28 AM
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I smell a collusion between the WH and Kremlin.

Putin calls on Americans to respect Trump
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"Inside the country, disrespect is shown for him. This is a regrettable negative component of the U.S. political system," Putin said. He continued, saying that "one can argue but one can’t show disrespect, even not for him personally but for those people who voted for him."

"Mr. Trump was elected by the American people. And at least for this reason, it is necessary to show respect for him, even if you do not agree with some of his positions," he added.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...-respect-trump
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Putin is a weird clown. A horror clown. He even looks like one. Happy Halloween...!
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At least three families of service members killed months ago said that they have now received rush-delivered condolence letters from President Trump.

The families told The Atlantic that they are now receiving letters from Trump after he faced criticism for not calling the families of fallen service members, after claiming he had done so. Many of the letters, according to The Atlantic, were sent next-day by UPS.

Timothy Eckels’ son was killed when the USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker on Aug. 21, but Eckels said he didn’t receive a letter from Trump until Oct. 20 — two days into the controversy over Trump contacting the families of fallen soldiers.

“Honestly, I feel the letter is reactionary to the media storm brewing over how these things have been handled,” Eckels told The Atlantic.

“I’ve received letters from McCain, Mattis, and countless other officials before his. I wasn’t sure if the fact that the accident that caused Timothy’s death has still yet to officially have the cause determined played into the timing of our president’s response.”

Eckels added that the letter was “respectful” and “seemed genuine and even mentioned Timothy’s siblings.”

The families of two other Navy service members killed in the McCain collision — Corey Ingram and John M. Hoagland III — told The Atlantic that they also received rush-delivered letters this week.

The White House declined to answer The Atlantic’s questions about Trump contacting the families of fallen military members.

“The president and the nation are grateful for the service and sacrifice of our fallen American heroes,” a White House official told The Atlantic.“We have addressed the president’s outreach to the families extensively and out of respect, we are not going to comment further.”

The White House reportedly rushed to obtain an accurate list of all U.S. soldiers who have died this year after Trump claimed to have called the families of "virtually everybody" who died serving in the military.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...e-letters-from
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