Trump MAGAthread VII

[Corrian]

I joke, but nowadays when I go hiking, I feel like I could miss so much shit happening while in the middle of nowhere. Before I just didn't care, whatever, I catch, but so much shit goes on while I'm gone sometimes.

The world implode while I was in the mountains?

[Bombadil]

I joke, but nowadays when I go hiking, I feel like I could miss so much shit happening while in the middle of nowhere. Before I just didn't care, whatever, I catch, but so much shit goes on while I'm gone sometimes.

The world implode while I was in the mountains?

I'd go back hiking if I were you, I mean in real terms not much has happened at all.

[Corrian]

I joke, but nowadays when I go hiking, I feel like I could miss so much shit happening while in the middle of nowhere. Before I just didn't care, whatever, I catch, but so much shit goes on while I'm gone sometimes.

The world implode while I was in the mountains?

I'd go back hiking if I were you, I mean in real terms not much has happened at all.

To be fair, I didn't want to leave where we went, so...

[Greater Cesnica]

I joke, but nowadays when I go hiking, I feel like I could miss so much shit happening while in the middle of nowhere. Before I just didn't care, whatever, I catch, but so much shit goes on while I'm gone sometimes.

The world implode while I was in the mountains?

Possibly.

[Ifreann]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-campaigns-recall-a-self-dealing-leaker-in-scaramucci/ar-AAoIAs7?ocid=spartanntp

President Donald Trump prizes two qualities above all else: loyalty and discretion—don’t cross the boss, and don’t leak. Whether he’ll find either in his new communications director is an open question.

On Sunday, New York investor and media personality Anthony Scaramucci declared that he will root out White House leakers in his new post. “We’re going to stop the leaks. And if we don’t stop the leaks, I’m going to stop you. It’s just really that simple,” he said on an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union.

But aides to 2016 presidential candidates whom Scaramucci endorsed before coming around to Trump say he was suspected of leaking internal information, and left out of some internal discussions for fear that he would pass along those sorts of details to reporters—or that he already had.

Scaramucci did not respond to questions about this story.

He's going to stop the press reporting things leaked to them?

How? He knows he doesn't have any power, right?

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I suppose if you think from a purely-political standpoint, you might be right. I'm just of the mindset that any middle ground can be found, if people are willing to work together instead of turning each other into demons.

The problem is that the ACA already is the middle ground, with dozens of concessions that were given to Republicans back when it was drafted to the point where it barely resembles anything that the Democrats proposed. Many of the concessions were drafted specifically to mimic previous Republican proposals, many of whom had themselves proposed the exact sort of provisions in the ACA in their Senate career.

Which only makes it funnier/sadder that they hate Obamacare so very, very much. All this outrage and fury, years of denouncing Obamacare as the worst thing to ever happen to America, and really, their problem with it is that it has the wrong president's name on it.

[Vassenor]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-campaigns-recall-a-self-dealing-leaker-in-scaramucci/ar-AAoIAs7?ocid=spartanntp

He's going to stop the press reporting things leaked to them?

How? He knows he doesn't have any power, right?

Remember, the First Amendment doesn't apply if it would make the President look bad.

[Ifreann]

He's going to stop the press reporting things leaked to them?

How? He knows he doesn't have any power, right?

Remember, the First Amendment doesn't apply if it would make the President look bad.

Ah yes, the little known but definitely real(don't check, though) Trump Amendment.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

He's going to stop the press reporting things leaked to them?

How? He knows he doesn't have any power, right?

Remember, the First Amendment doesn't apply if it would make the President look bad.

Trump visited an aircraft carrier this weekend, so insulting him is a direct insult to the troops. They died for our freedom, so the First Amendment really shouldn't apply to them.

[Greater Cesnica]

Remember, the First Amendment doesn't apply if it would make the President look bad.

Trump visited an aircraft carrier this weekend, so insulting him is a direct insult to the troops. They died for our freedom, so the First Amendment really shouldn't apply to them.

He has to visit the ceremony because he's the president.

[Dushan]

Trump visited an aircraft carrier this weekend, so insulting him is a direct insult to the troops. They died for our freedom, so the First Amendment really shouldn't apply to them.

He has to visit the ceremony because he's the president.

I have not seem him so happy and feeling well in quite a while.

I told myself I wouldn't post any more articles tonight, but this one in particular hit me:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/when-h ... spartanntp

Articles like this make me think about the possibility that the United States and the DPRK have a few things in common. Infrastructure is rotting, the people are starving and whole parts of the countryside have turned into wastelands, with the only functional nowadays institution (since DC is effectively paralyzed) left being the Military under the guide of Mattis.

Songun, military first policy.

American Style. Of course.

Also as mentioned, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) has entered service by now.

[Gauthier]

There is a very small part of me that wants the Repbulicans to succeed in their healthcare plan. Not because I think it is good, but rather because their supporters will suddenly feel the very real repercussions of what modern Republican plans are, and how hard they will be fucked by Trump and his ilk. Maybe beat some sense into them once enough of their friends and family die.

But, alas, I have a damn soul and don't want people to die for a political point.

It'd also exacerbate the opioid crisis into the fucking stratosphere.

And the suicide rates.

And the meth epidemic.

And the fentanyl deaths.

Trump would literally get millions killed and cities, if not states, bankrupted over a solution that is literally worse than doing nothing. Irony being the far and away primary casualties would be poor and working class white people.

It'd be amazing if it weren't so horribly tragic.

And somehow, those hit hardest would blame the Democrats because Trump Can Do No Wrong.

[Germanic Templars]

There is a very small part of me that wants the Repbulicans to succeed in their healthcare plan. Not because I think it is good, but rather because their supporters will suddenly feel the very real repercussions of what modern Republican plans are, and how hard they will be fucked by Trump and his ilk. Maybe beat some sense into them once enough of their friends and family die.

But, alas, I have a damn soul and don't want people to die for a political point.

People already die for a political point; we call it the VA.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Why would Democrats work on a bill to weaken, if not eliminate, their own signature policy?

They would simply lose their base and gain nothing in exchange.

Sorry to say, but I see no middle ground here.

I suppose if you think from a purely-political standpoint, you might be right. I'm just of the mindset that any middle ground can be found, if people are willing to work together instead of turning each other into demons.

The ACA is already a compromise between both sides.

The Democrats modified ACA a lot to appease 2012 Republicans.

Trump and Fox news did a lot over the years between 2012 and 2016 to push the federal Republicans even more to the extreme right.

I'm hoping that the middle ground can be rebuilt when Trump gets the boot.

[Washington Resistance Army]

I suppose if you think from a purely-political standpoint, you might be right. I'm just of the mindset that any middle ground can be found, if people are willing to work together instead of turning each other into demons.

The ACA is already a compromise between both sides.

The Democrats modified ACA a lot to appease 2012 Republicans.

Trump and Fox news did a lot over the years between 2012 and 2016 to push the federal Republicans even more to the extreme right.

I'm hoping that the middle ground can be rebuilt when Trump gets the boot.

If he gets the boot.

[Germanic Templars]

The ACA is already a compromise between both sides.

The Democrats modified ACA a lot to appease 2012 Republicans.

Trump and Fox news did a lot over the years between 2012 and 2016 to push the federal Republicans even more to the extreme right.

I'm hoping that the middle ground can be rebuilt when Trump gets the boot.

If he gets the boot.

He won't.

[Valrifell]

The ACA is already a compromise between both sides.

The Democrats modified ACA a lot to appease 2012 Republicans.

Trump and Fox news did a lot over the years between 2012 and 2016 to push the federal Republicans even more to the extreme right.

I'm hoping that the middle ground can be rebuilt when Trump gets the boot.

If he gets the boot.

Imo you'd have to be irrationally cynical of Democrats or heavily on the side of Trump to imagine him getting a second term atm.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

If he gets the boot.

He won't.

He will. He is siting 55% unpopularity currently.

[Germanic Templars]

If he gets the boot.

Imo you'd have to be irrationally cynical of Democrats or heavily on the side of Trump to imagine him getting a second term atm.

Considering the dems don't have a strong leader, and all they seem to stand for right now is to oppose Trump rather than anything worth while, would hardly call that being cynical, but more realistic to the situation on what is going on in the democratic party.

[Seangoli]

He won't.

He will. He is siting 55% unpopularity currently.

I prefer Rasmussen for poll numbers. Not because I necessarily like them more, but because they are the ones that thr POTUS has personally used in the past, and theh pur him at 44%, which is abysmal.

[Germanic Templars]

He won't.

He will. He is siting 55% unpopularity currently.

First few months, give him a full term.

[Zakuvia]

He won't.

He will. He is siting 55% unpopularity currently.

He has 85% popularity among Republicans. They're passed convincing. Nixon still had greater than 50% support among Reps after Watergate.

[Valrifell]

Imo you'd have to be irrationally cynical of Democrats or heavily on the side of Trump to imagine him getting a second term atm.

Considering the dems don't have a strong leader, and all they seem to stand for right now is to oppose Trump rather than anything worth while, would hardly call that being cynical, but more realistic to the situation on what is going on in the democratic party.

I'll state this for the third time, but it's practically impossible to get an agenda across and declare your fighting for anything when you're a minority in government. All branches of government. They aren't fighting for anything other than standing in opposition in Trump because that's literally all they can do

I know, it's a difficult concept to grasp considering the Democrats have been some position of power for the past decade or so, but they are literally powerless in doing anything other than opposing Trump. Remember, Republicans weren't in a much better situation circa 2008 and, iirc, most of their time was spent screeching about opposing Obama.

[Seangoli]

Imo you'd have to be irrationally cynical of Democrats or heavily on the side of Trump to imagine him getting a second term atm.

Considering the dems don't have a strong leader, and all they seem to stand for right now is to oppose Trump rather than anything worth while, would hardly call that being cynical, but more realistic to the situation on what is going on in the democratic party.

On the other side, the Republican party is now in open civil war with each other, and are hilariously incapable of doing anything of note. They are currently being run by a clown who has the lowest approval rating according to all polling agencies of any sitting president during their first 6 months.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

He will. He is siting 55% unpopularity currently.

First few months, give him a full term.

And in that few months, he got up to above 60% unpopularity.

More unpopular than Nixon.

[Valrifell]

He will. He is siting 55% unpopularity currently.

He has 85% popularity among Republicans. They're passed convincing. Nixon still had greater than 50% support among Reps after Watergate.

You don't win elections without convincing a few moderates/independents and convincing your opponents to stay home.