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Lweji · 26/02/2017 13:23

A new thread. From
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Lweji · 01/03/2017 16:08

She's a president’s advisor taking awkward photos on her phone. Have some respect for yourself, woman.

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GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 16:09

he can't be that stupid re the printing money, can he??? I mean, he has a basic business degree, doesn't he??? Even an absolutely basic business degree must mean you have some degree of understanding of how economics work, right?? I don't have any education in the areas of business and economics and even I know that you can't do that. Confused

GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 16:10

Sorry, I don't think Ivanka is in the "Gee shucks Daddy" category at all. I think she is a barracuda just like daddy, swimming and circling prey. She's more of a "look what I chewed up and spit out Daddy" ilk IMO.

Lweji · 01/03/2017 16:10

But who knew that economics could be so complex? Wink

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cozietoesie · 01/03/2017 16:10

I'm afraid he can be, Ginger.

cozietoesie · 01/03/2017 16:11

Which is why the ploy won't succeed.

Lweji · 01/03/2017 16:15

About Trump and his degree

Knowing him, he probably paid other students to do his work too.

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GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 16:21

sobering thought, really.

GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 16:25

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merrymouse · 01/03/2017 16:28

I think there was a PBS documentary about him and Clinton a while ago? One of the people commenting on his casino bankruptcy said he didn't seem to be familiar with basic bookkeeping.

He talks about trade deficits with other countries in terms of winning and losing, without seeming to be aware that trade surpluses and deficits can each be good and bad depending on what you are buying and selling.

Trump claims he predicted that the housing bubble was about to explode, but he entered the mortgage selling market just before the 2008 crash.

Again, he refused to repay a loan to Deutsche Bank on the basis that the crash was like an act of God.

There is no evidence that he is good at anything except selling a brand.

Lweji · 01/03/2017 16:30

That's typical and usual Republican manipulation. That's how they consistently get House majorities.

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cozietoesie · 01/03/2017 16:50

Actually, merry. Everything with him is about 'winning' (Him) and 'losing' (Others). Everything - not just finance.

GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 17:17

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Speech gave the president momentum, Spicer says. Reminder that new travel ban exec order rollout delayed so the speech could get more love.

I guess that's more evidence for the courts that the travel ban is not urgent due to national safety.

GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 17:27

Appalling. Made to do a "test" to prove he was a software engineer because customs officials didn't think he "looked" like an engineer.

Dr. Chanda 🇧🇧‏ @IBJIYONGI 9m9 minutes ago
#BlackandSTEM engineer told "you don't look convincing to me" by Customs officials. Given test at the border. cnb.cx/2lQEAYn

GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 17:27

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GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 17:28

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GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 17:37

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The monster has created an office of immigrant crime. That is unspeakably vile. Literally taken out of Hitler's playbook.

AndHoldTheBun · 01/03/2017 17:48

Re Trump, state visit.
If I were a cynic (Wink), I'd suggest that's because the October date will reduce the number of protesters due to the weather, and school and universities being in session.

GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 17:51

Re Muslim ban

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Does seem to undermine the case for the urgency of this executive order, no? Judicial oversight delay might cause deaths but PR reasons ok?

GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 17:52

Actually I think Trump has made a huge mistake. Loads of women can now go as their children will be in school. Grin

BiglyBadgers · 01/03/2017 17:53

If I were a cynic I would suggest it's because May hopes he will either be out the picture by October or everyone would have calmed down and found something else to worry about.

GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 17:55

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"The time for small thinking is over. The time for trivial fights is behind us."

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"Trivial fights" should be "behind us," but hours later WH offers @VP Pence interviews to every major US TV broadcaster except @CNN

GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 17:56

Bigly it seems like it was Trump that rescheduled it, not the UK.

GingerIvy · 01/03/2017 17:57

Colin Kahl‏ @ColinKahl 8m8 minutes ago
Part of a broader effort to delegitimize the multilateral rules-based order that's helped keep us safe & prosperous www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/01/trump-may-ignore-wto-in-major-shift-of-u-s-trade-policy/?utm_term=.2857880f9227

cozietoesie · 01/03/2017 18:02

He doesn't want to leave Pence alone in Washington in the foreseeable future. Smile