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Part Deux of You Can't Make This Stuff Up

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Midnight1

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Posted: Aug. 9, 2018 - 9:17 PM ET #151

Ike Perlmutter, Marc Sherman & Bruce Markowitz are 3 Mar a Lago members & are Piggy advisers.

If you or a friend or a family member is a veteran, you need to know that these POS are pressuring the new head of the VA to move ahead on a 10 billion 10 year deal to virtually outsource VA care.

They are the 3 that recommended the last head of the VA, David Shulkin & he had his own ethical issues. But to his credit, he refused to move forward on this deal.

Dirty dirty business here

thirdperson

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Posted: Aug. 11, 2018 - 8:43 AM ET #152

America's schools have a money problem. Trump budget would make the problem worser by cuts to funding of public schools. Oddly, there is unnecessary increased funding for rich minority attending private schools.

Also his budget is a diaster for student loan borrowers in colleges. He plans to eliminate public service loan forgiveness and subsidized student debt. These are the worst changes to debt relief in a decade.

Maximus1978

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Posted: Aug. 11, 2018 - 11:11 AM ET #153

I agree with you Midnight. What a shame for all the veterans have to go through today and especially in the future.

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Midnight1

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Posted: Aug. 13, 2018 - 6:02 PM ET #154

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/13/637992389/white-house-takes-aim-at-financial-protections-for-military

Here is something else in the works that could also negatively impact our service men & woman regarding shady lending practice protection. This is being pushed by the auto industry

Piggy & his administration are a bunch of sell outs.

They all have to go..

Midnight1

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Posted: Aug. 13, 2018 - 9:04 PM ET #155

Piggy hired the Best & Brightest & his loyalty is a one way street.

Omarosa=Lowlife

Steve Bannon=Lost His Mind

Sam Nunberg= Drunk/Drugged Up Loser

Michael Cohen=Liar

Jeff Sessions=Very Weak

Wilbur Ross= Past His Prime

Betsy DeVos= Ditsy (I can't argue with that)

Kirstjen Nielson= Total Failure

Incompetence breeds incompetence and he accepts no blame. It's like a circus sideshow freak hires sideshow freaks. What could possibly go wrong?

Pdriver

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Posted: Aug. 13, 2018 - 10:20 PM ET #156

Midnight- it's amateur hour at the White House. Nothing you see or hear from the White House should actually surprise you at this point.

It's now starting to dawn on DT that "but Hillary" can't be used as an excuse in a court of law.

As the indictments and guilty pleas continue, his behavior will get even worse. Take it to the bank.

Midnight1

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Posted: Aug. 14, 2018 - 2:17 PM ET #157

Archie Bunker Meets Sammy Davis JR.

Archie: Now, no prejudice intended, but, you know, I always check with the Bible on these here things. I think that, I mean if God had meant for us to be together, he’d-a put us together. But look what he done. He put you over in Africa, and put the rest of us in all the white countries.Sammy Davis Jr.: Well, he must’ve told ’em where we were, because somebody came and got us.

Midnight1

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Posted: Aug. 14, 2018 - 6:30 PM ET #158

What kind of lowlife would hire a lowlife like Omarosa?

Piggy called Omarosa a dog but he's the one who rolls over for Putin.

HockeyTeeth

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Posted: Aug. 14, 2018 - 6:38 PM ET #159

She worked for Al Gore.

Midnight1

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Posted: Aug. 14, 2018 - 7:05 PM ET #160

She was fired 4 times there as well.

She's trouble wherever she goes.

thirdperson

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Posted: Aug. 16, 2018 - 9:54 AM ET #161

Hundreds of newspapers defend role of free press and denounce Trump attacks on the media. US constitution protects freedom of the press to hold government accountable and to educate the public. President Jefferson wrote that he prefers newspapers without government over government without newspapers.

Trump labels journalists as enemies of the people. Insisting that truths that he dislikes are fake news. He encourages people at rallies to scream insults at reporters. His behavior is dangerous to a free press which is fundamental for democracy. Dictators like to suppress legitimate media and replace with its own propaganda.

According to Quinnipac poll, 65% of americans say media are an important part of democracy while 35% believe media is enemy of the people. However reporters feel increasingly at risk of violence. According to US press freedom tracker, 31 journalists have been attacked in 2018 so far. Don't shoot the messenger for doing a vital job in society.

HockeyTeeth

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Posted: Aug. 16, 2018 - 9:57 AM ET #162

"According to US press freedom tracker, 31 journalists have been attacked in 2018 so far."

Who attacked them? ...Antifa? Can you provide the details of the attacks?

SarasotaSlim

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Posted: Aug. 16, 2018 - 1:34 PM ET #163

Quote Originally Posted by thirdperson:

Hundreds of newspapers defend role of free press and denounce Trump attacks on the media. US constitution protects freedom of the press to hold government accountable and to educate the public. President Jefferson wrote that he prefers newspapers without government over government without newspapers.

White House reporters were gathered today in the Cabinet Room to cover President Trump’s meeting, and the president put their minds at ease about press freedom...........

President Trump to reporters in the Cabinet Room: “If you’d like, you can stay. If you’d like, you can leave.. freedom of the press.”

Midnight1

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Posted: Aug. 17, 2018 - 3:14 PM ET #164

Meanwhile Piggy is attempting to silence anyone like Director Brennan et al who disagree with him.

HockeyTeeth

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Posted: Aug. 17, 2018 - 11:23 PM ET #165

How does revoking security clearance silence Brennan. The man hasn't stopped talking since Trump announced. Brennan is free to make a living as paid contributor to any news organization he chooses.

Brennan is done in Washington. Next!

Midnight1

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Posted: Aug. 18, 2018 - 12:00 PM ET #166

Teeth...
I said "ATTEMPTING" to silence. Reading comprehension is not one of your strong points.

These Patriots will continue to expose this POS.

HockeyTeeth

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Posted: Aug. 18, 2018 - 1:37 PM ET #167

Midnight, that argument is weak, as weak as Brennan claiming he never accused Trump of treason after Helsinki.

Implying Trump revoking security clearance as an attempt to silence anyone implies exactly what it implies. Brennans voice is still heard.

thirdperson

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Posted: Aug. 20, 2018 - 8:13 PM ET #168

Apparently, Trump doesn't care about the health and safety of americans. Courts have ordered Trump administration to reinstate Obama environmental regulations recklessly slashed by disgraced EPA head Pruitt. .

First, chemical safety rule introduced in response to a 2013 explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas that killed 15 people. This rule requires industries to take steps to prevent diasters. Secondly, reinstatement of clean water rule because of failure to comply with administrative procedure act. In February, court ruled that EPA can not delay regulation limiting methane emissions from oil and gas installations.

These setbacks in Trump deregulation agenda are victories for people health and safety according to Union of concerned scientists.

Midnight1

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Posted: Aug. 20, 2018 - 8:41 PM ET #169

I wonder why Michael Cohen's attorney, Lanny Davis, is speaking with John Dean who testified against his former presidential boss? What will he possibly learn?

Now it's been disclosed that WH counsel Don McGahn has spent over 30 hours with Mueller's team. McGahn has seen how others have been thrown under the Piggy bus. I'm sure he had a lot to say about the Flynn & Comey's firings.

Midnight1

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Posted: Aug. 21, 2018 - 8:47 PM ET #170

Now we know why Lanny Davis was talking to John Dean.

Rudy sent a twit to Manafort to let him know "Prison isn't prison."

thirdperson

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Posted: Aug. 22, 2018 - 2:00 AM ET #171

Trump would sacrifice thousands of US lives to save a few coal plants. His weakening of air pollution rules could lead to thousands more premature deaths and new asthma cases annually by 2030 according to EPA own analysis. Also efforts to fight global warming would be significantly set back. This is a public health diaster costing US economy billions that no government should be willing to accept.

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Posted: Aug. 22, 2018 - 2:20 AM ET #172

Quote Originally Posted by thirdperson:

Trump would sacrifice thousands of US lives to save a few coal plants. His weakening of air pollution rules could lead to thousands more premature deaths and new asthma cases annually by 2030 according to EPA own analysis. Also efforts to fight global warming would be significantly set back. This is a public health diaster costing US economy billions that no government should be willing to accept.

The average emissions of six major pollutants in the U.S. remained unchanged from 2016 levels to 2017, according to the latest edition of the Environmental Protection Agency’s report on national emissions data ..