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FMOTUS: F***ing Moron of the United States (Trump) thread continued

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TheClaws · 16/10/2017 03:03

As aptly dubbed by his own Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson.

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And as I love giving you images to haunt your dreams, here’s another one, blasphemously titled ‘Our Lord and Saviour’.

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AcrossthePond55 · 25/10/2017 18:07

cozie & Perking

Pronunciation is basically based on how one wants it pronounced here is the US. We read 'Franken-stine', the Beatles manager is Brian 'Ep-steen', the genius is Albert Ein-stine. But it's Wein-steen or Wein-stine depending on how the individual family decides to pronounce it.

I have personal experience with this! My DH has a French last name. DH's father and his descendants pronounce it a certain way. The rest of the family (DH's paternal grandparents and their other descendants) pronounce it differently. Neither is the way I'd pronounce it. Think similar to Beauchamp; Beech-um or Bow-sham (as in pillow sham). I'd pronounce that name closer to 'Bow-shau' if I were asked how to say it. (Our name isn't Beauchamp, btw).

Why late FiL decided to change the pronunciation is beyond me, but he did.

cozietoesie · 25/10/2017 18:12

So it’s down to the individual and how they wish it to be pronounced? Thanks, Across. Makes sense. Smile

cricketballs3 · 25/10/2017 18:12

On a lighter note I would like to thank those on these threads that have linked Stephen Colbert - hadn't seen him before but now my morning routine includes the youtube video of his full monologues (before they get taken down for copyright issues!)

PerkingFaintly · 25/10/2017 18:14

Thanks, Across. I sympathise, as there's a grandfather Mc in my family. Or maybe Mac. Even the grandchildren with it as their middle name can't agree.

For Weinstein, it's the peculiarity of choosing different pronunciations for each "ein". Oh well!

PainInTheEerie · 25/10/2017 18:51

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Julian Assange 🔹
@JulianAssange
I can confirm an approach by Cambridge Analytica [prior to November last year] and can confirm that it was rejected by WikiLeaks.

PerkingFaintly · 25/10/2017 19:07

Is it me, or is this BBC article about the Steele dossier a bit odd?

Clinton team and Democrats 'bankrolled' Trump dirty dossier
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41752908

"Unfounded claims that Mr Trump had been filmed with prostitutes in a Moscow hotel surfaced in the closing stretch of last year's White House race.
...
"Some of Mr Steele's allegations began circulating in Washington in the summer of 2016 as the FBI began looking into whether there were any links between Trump aides and the Kremlin.
"Special counsel Robert Mueller and several congressional panels are investigating the same alleged connections, but to date have found no evidence."

The BBC isn't in a position to say whether the claims about the prostitutes are unfounded, only that they haven't been substantiated publicly.

Similarly, it doesn't know what Mueller or any of the panels have found: it's not privy to their evidence.

(Obviously, the BBC does know there are links between Trump aides and Putin's associates, eg Manafort & Deripaska; Sessions' undeclared conversations with Kislyak, etc. So presumably it's not claiming there's no evidence for the connections in themselves.)

It's not the first time that the BBC's US desk has struck me as being a bit keen to toe the White House line. But maybe that's just my perception.

PerkingFaintly · 25/10/2017 19:11

It just struck me because the BBC is usually so careful to keep its language neutral. And I keep noticing the US reports not quite managing this.

cozietoesie · 25/10/2017 19:22

I think that they’re actually tripping over themselves to be studiously even-handed.

PerkingFaintly · 25/10/2017 20:10

Just my perception then. Smile

lionheart · 25/10/2017 20:10

I love that Al Green clip.

Lweji · 25/10/2017 21:27

That piece on Corker et al by Colbert.
Grin

It should require a licence. Both barrels. No silencer.

Lweji · 25/10/2017 21:27

And has the KGB infiltrated the BBC?

PainInTheEerie · 25/10/2017 21:35

What is going on? Whitefish not exactly reassuring with their professionalism

Whitefish Energy
@WhitefishEnergy
@dhenry We share frustration with Mayor Cruz on the situation in Puerto Rico, but her comments are misplaced.

Carmen Yulín Cruz
@CarmenYulinCruz
You would think I am the only one in the world that has commented on this. What is it about women having an opinion that irritates some?

Carmen Yulín Cruz
@CarmenYulinCruz
If @WhitefishEnergy feels that asking for transparency is ”misplaced”, what are they afraid we will find.

Whitefish Energy
@WhitefishEnergy
Replying to @CarmenYulinCruz
We’ve got 44 linemen rebuilding power lines in your city & 40 more men just arrived. Do you want us to send them back or keep working?

PainInTheEerie · 25/10/2017 21:55

Oh ffs

Claire Atkinson
@claireatki
Bill O'Reilly May Wind Up at Sinclair Broadcasting www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bill-o-reilly-may-wind-sinclair-broadcasting-n813896 via @nbcnews

Brian Stelter
@brianstelter
NBC News reporting that the $32 million settlement revelation “does not appear to have sidelined the talks” between O’Reilly and Sinclair

Brian Stelter
@brianstelter
Replying to @brianstelter
Notably, a Sinclair rep told me on the record yesterday that “Sinclair is not in discussions with Mr. O'Reilly.” cnnmon.ie/2yMgNPO

Hadas Gold
@Hadas_Gold
Replying to @brianstelter
This is not what my sources have told me now for months. www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/05/15/sinclair-tribune-sean-hannity-bill-oreilly-238407

cozietoesie · 25/10/2017 22:01

Rupert won’t be pleased. Smile

lionheart · 25/10/2017 22:18

Good.

PainInTheEerie · 25/10/2017 22:18

Sinclair broadcasting reaches 2 out of 5 homes and is projected to go up to 72% after the merger. Murdoch might be pissed but that is a poor silver lining to O’Reilly gaining that much exposure/influence/prestige, the utter scumbag

Ben Jacobs
@Bencjacobs
INBOX: Trump campaign indirectly dumps on Cambridge Analytica

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PainInTheEerie · 25/10/2017 22:21

Rebecca Ballhaus
@rebeccaballhaus
FEC reports show Trump campaign paid Cambridge Analytica $5.9M for data management. Campaign now says $5M of that was for TV ad buy in Sept.
Parscale, asked for comment: "I have said from the beginning this $5M Cambridge Invoice is mislabeled in the FEC reports."

cozietoesie · 25/10/2017 22:25

I wouldn’t write off Murdoch’s influence, Pain. This is all about power and money. Murdoch may be aged but like the old alligator sunning itself on the mud flat, he still knows the moves.

ringle · 25/10/2017 23:49

Just caught up, thank you all

cozietoesie · 26/10/2017 00:50

Well done - and welcome. Smile

cozietoesie · 26/10/2017 00:51

welcome back.

lionheart · 26/10/2017 00:53

'A majority of white Americans believe whites face discrimination, according to a new poll, but most said they’ve never personally experienced it.'

www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-americans-discrimination-poll-npr_us_59f03071e4b04917c594209a?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

cozietoesie · 26/10/2017 01:03

.... The poll showed that most Americans, including blacks, Latinos and LGBTQ individuals, believe their own group faces discrimination.....

TheClaws · 26/10/2017 02:49

This tweet is accompanied by a little video of Ivanka front and centre giving a podium speech about taxes. Totally normalised.

Donald J. Trump Retweeted
Ivanka Trump‏Verified account @IvankaTrump 19m19 minutes ago
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Working families need #TaxReform & the time is now. This Administration is committed to ensuring all Americans can thrive in our economy. – at United States Capitol Building

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