America under President Trump

[Omni]

28 minutes ago, Wilber said:

Spicer Resigns

 

Good move on his part I think.

I guess he got tired of looking dumb when he was told to say one thing at a press conference and then Trump tweeting something totally different an hour later.

[Goddess]

1 hour ago, Wilber said:

Spicer Resigns

 

Good move on his part I think.

Damn.

I'm going to miss Mellissa McCarthy's impersonations of him on SNL. 

[Argus]

3 hours ago, Wilber said:

Spicer Resigns

 

Good move on his part I think.

He should have resigned before Trump made him into a national laughingstock.

[bush_cheney2004]

Spicer will be fine...it's not like he was ever accused of assault or actually killed a pedestrian.

Edited July 21, 2017 by bush_cheney2004

[Wilber]

32 minutes ago, Argus said:

He should have resigned before Trump made him into a national laughingstock.

I think this was a job he had wanted for a long time, unfortunately it turned out to be a bit of a horror story for him in the short term.  I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up working for him in the long term. Hopefully he will write a book at some point.

[Guest]

So Donald Trump is considering pardoning himself.

Oh, that's great!  Why didn't I see that coming?

[Omni]

Puts a whole new spin on the phrase "pardon me"

[betsy]

Trump's campaign promise quietly being implemented:

 

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Christians have made up more than half of U.S. refugee arrivals since April

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/07/12/in-first-months-of-trump-presidency-christians-account-for-growing-share-of-u-s-refugee-arrivals/ft_17-06-27_refugeeusreligion_share/

 

 

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More Christian than Muslim refugees have been admitted to the United States in the first months of the Trump administration, reversing a trend that had seen Muslims outnumber Christians in the final fiscal year under President Barack Obama, a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. State Department refugee data has found.

The religious composition of refugees to the U.S. has been shifting on a monthly basis as well. In February, Trump’s first full month in office, Muslims accounted for 50% of the 4,580 refugees who entered the U.S., and Christians made up 41% of arrivals. By June, Christians (57%) made up a larger share of arrivals than Muslims (31%).

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/07/12/in-first-months-of-trump-presidency-christians-account-for-growing-share-of-u-s-refugee-arrivals/

Edited July 22, 2017 by betsy

[betsy]

Trump's trying to fulfill yet another promise regarding the issue of abortion:

 

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Senate confirms John Bush, Trump’s 6th Circuit Court pick

 

The Senate confirmed John K. Bush for a lifetime seat on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday over protests from Democrats who said he wasn’t fit to be a federal judge.

The Senate voted 51-47 to put him on the federal bench despite criticism from Democrats on the SenateJudiciary Committee of Mr. Bush for having made controversial writings such as, in one particular blog, equating the Supreme Court’s legal rulings on slavery and abortion.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, criticized Mr. Bush’s blog posts, quoting one where Mr. Bush wrote: “The two greatest tragedies in our country — slavery and abortion — relied on similar reasoning and activist judges on the Supreme Court.”

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/20/john-bush-trumps-6th-circuit-court-pick-confirmed-/

 

God be with you,  John Bush.

Edited July 22, 2017 by betsy

[Guest]

4 hours ago, betsy said:

Trump's trying to fulfill yet another promise regarding the issue of abortion:

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/20/john-bush-trumps-6th-circuit-court-pick-confirmed-/

 

God be with you,  John Bush.

I hope that if John Bush is ever considering having an abortion, he acts upon his beliefs.

[Argus]

5 hours ago, betsy said:

Trump's campaign promise quietly being implemented:

I have no issue with this and wish we would do the same.

[Omni]

John Bush has demonstrated he is anti gay, anti abortion, anti woman, compares abortion to slavery, and he supported Trump's BS as to Obama's birth place. Great choice Donald. 

I imagine his work at the 6th circuit will provide ongoing work for the SCOTUS if he applies his character to his decisions from the bench.

[Argus]

8 hours ago, betsy said:

Trump's trying to fulfill yet another promise regarding the issue of abortion:

You realize abortion is here to stay, right? Even the Republicans understand that if they ever actually succeeded in outlawing abortion they'd be out of power next election and never get back in, not just federally but in the majority of states where they're now occupying the governor's mansion. Only in the hick states do a majority want to ban it.

[betsy]

1 hour ago, Argus said:

You realize abortion is here to stay, right? Even the Republicans understand that if they ever actually succeeded in outlawing abortion they'd be out of power next election and never get back in, not just federally but in the majority of states where they're now occupying the governor's mansion. Only in the hick states do a majority want to ban it.

Trump ran on the campaign under the banner of pro-life (remember what he said during the last debate with Hillary?).....and yet, he won. 

 

   I think a lot of people are actually ambivalent about abortion, they're swept by the noise being made through political correctness. 

The Republicans has to bust political correctness....anyway, there are signs that show people getting fed up with it  - another reason why Trump won!

 

They can try to chip away at it.........who knows.  Look at slavery.....it was later abolished.

Edited July 22, 2017 by betsy

[LonJowett]

58 minutes ago, betsy said:

Trump ran on the campaign under the banner of pro-life (remember what he said during the last debate with Hillary?).....and yet, he won. 

 

   I think a lot of people are actually ambivalent about abortion, they're swept by the noise being made through political correctness. 

The Republicans has to bust political correctness....anyway, there are signs that show people getting fed up with it  - another reason why Trump won!

 

They can try to chip away at it.........who knows.  Look at slavery.....it was later abolished.

Trump won because Russia manipulated the election enough that he could squeak through the electoral college with much fewer votes than his opponent. He's a fake president placed there by foreign interests and doesn't represent America or its values at all.

[Wilber]

If the US wants to return to back alley butchers I guess that's their business. We could charge a bundle to do them here.

[hot enough]

1 hour ago, betsy said:

Trump ran on the campaign under the banner of pro-life (remember what he said during the last debate with Hillary?).....and yet, he won. 

Earth to Betsy, you still haven't noticed that Trump is a serial liar?? Aren't christians just thee most gullible of people?

 

[hot enough]

36 minutes ago, LonJowett said:

Trump won because Russia manipulated the election enough that he could squeak through the electoral college with much fewer votes than his opponent. He's a fake president placed there by foreign interests and doesn't represent America or its values at all.

I'm surprised that you even know of the electoral college, what with that crazy theory.

Edited July 22, 2017 by hot enough

[betsy]

1 hour ago, LonJowett said:

Trump won because Russia manipulated the election enough that he could squeak through the electoral college with much fewer votes than his opponent. He's a fake president placed there by foreign interests and doesn't represent America or its values at all.

Until there is evidence that the voting system was manipulated, that'll be fake information. 

 

 

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Ex-US Homeland Security Chief Says Russian Meddling Did Not Affect Election Results

https://www.voanews.com/a/ex-us-homeland-security-chief-says-russian-meddling-did-not-affect-election-results/3910023.html

 

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Russians targeted election systems in 21 states, but didn't change any results, officials say

http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-russians-targeted-election-systems-in-1498059012-htmlstory.html

Edited July 22, 2017 by betsy

[Guest]

6 hours ago, Omni said:

John Bush has demonstrated he is anti gay, anti abortion, anti woman, compares abortion to slavery, and he supported Trump's BS as to Obama's birth place. Great choice Donald. 

I imagine his work at the 6th circuit will provide ongoing work for the SCOTUS if he applies his character to his decisions from the bench.

I could never understand how the views of those who oppose the forcing of people to bend to the will of others are compared to slavery. 

It seems obvious to me that those who would force a woman to carry a child to term just because they want her to are the slavers.

[hot enough]

10 minutes ago, bcsapper said:

It seems obvious to me that those who would force a woman to carry a child to term just because they want her to are the slavers.

What seems obvious to you has never set the standard for objectivity, or rational for that matter. This is obviously a more complicated issue than you make it out to be. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, hot enough said:

What seems obvious to you has never set the standard for objectivity, or rational for that matter. This is obviously a more complicated issue than you make it out to be. 

Hey, if you believe a woman should be forced to do your bidding that's up to you. 

[hot enough]

8 minutes ago, bcsapper said:

Hey, if you believe a woman should be forced to do your bidding that's up to you. 

As I mentioned, rational has not been your long suit.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, hot enough said:

As I mentioned, rational has not been your long suit.

Comprehension obviously isn't yours...

[hot enough]

13 hours ago, betsy said:

God be with you,  John Bush.

You sure have some wacky ideas on what a god might do if one actually existed, Betsy.