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As far as Nunes can tell, none of us have even met with Trump

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PerkingFaintly · 05/02/2018 22:23

Devin Nunes Gets A Pretty Basic Fact Wrong In Defending His Memo
Nunes suggested that Donald Trump had never met with George Papadopoulos. There's a photo of them sitting at the same table.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/devin-nunes-memo_us_5a788b57e4b01fe513a60603

And we certainly didn't have a national security meeting right here:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3150505-The-one-in-which-Trump-orders-his-staff-to-fire-Mueller-and-they-give-him-the-finger?pg=1

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cozietoesie · 07/02/2018 19:57

....Trump told Macron, who was seated next to him, "We're going to have to try to top it.".....

Apparently. Smile

BiglyBadgers · 07/02/2018 20:09

I just find that the way people are talking in some places you would think it was only dictatorships that do parades. I think it's a bit of a fine line making distinctions about the right sort of parade. I'm not a big fan of the old uniform celebrations of a colonial and military past that was rife with abuses and systematic oppression of other nations. Particularly when they are held to celebrate the birthday of a woman who only holds a position of power and privilege because she was born into the right family.

It is right that trump should face critisicm, but to pretend our own examples of just the same sort of displays are completely different is a little hypocritical.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 07/02/2018 20:13

I heard someone on radio 4 saying how we overlook that however mild the trooping of the colours appears to be, it was originally so all the foreign/illerate soldiers knew which colours of the flag to follow and fight for so it wasn’t exactly the most honourable of events.

lionheart · 07/02/2018 20:28

I did not know that Pain.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 07/02/2018 20:31

Nor me, until I heard it being discussed today.

Of all the words, I would have to mangle “illiterate” Blush

lionheart · 07/02/2018 21:02

I thought it was a clever ruse on your part to illustrate your point. Smile

AcrossthePond55 · 07/02/2018 22:06

The thing is, we (Americans) have always been told that 'military might' parades and huge flybys are the bailiwick of dictatorships and communist regimes and have been given the parades held by Russia, China, N Korea, and Nazi Germany as examples. We're told they're proof of a country that wants world domination, political repression and brutality. That they are nothing but a silent threat against the free world, an act of aggression. Now Trump wants one and expects us to suddenly believe otherwise? Get tae fuck, bawbag!

I'm not talking about a Trooping of the Colours or a parade of troops down Main St (or the Mall or the Champs-Elysées) or a few fighter jets buzzing a parade or a ball game. But scores and scores of regiments with tanks and missiles on trucks with a sky full of jets crisscrossing the sky? Just no.

AcrossthePond55 · 07/02/2018 22:10

Just FYI

Nancy Pelosi has now been filibustering for 7 hours with no breaks and no food. This is the longest filibuster since 1909. She is 77 years old. God bless her.

#NastyWoman

cozietoesie · 07/02/2018 22:12

7 hours?? Shock

boatyardblues · 07/02/2018 22:12

Nancy for the win! (DH just asked what she’s filibustering & Ibdidn’t know. Help?!?)

OhYouBadBadKitten · 07/02/2018 22:12

what on earth is she finding to talk about?

lionheart · 07/02/2018 22:14

Nevertheless, she persisted.

cozietoesie · 07/02/2018 22:14

He wants to be a king, Across.

boatyardblues · 07/02/2018 22:14

OK WaPo via google says it’s DACA-related.

cozietoesie · 07/02/2018 22:18

boatyard

Upthread, there's a link. (lion's post at 17.44, I think.)

boatyardblues · 07/02/2018 22:19

Here you go: www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/pelosi-launches-hours-long-filibuster-style-speech-in-bid-to-force-immigration-votes-in-the-house/2018/02/07/b98a25f4-0c33-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html

Now I can do a happy dance for posting my first link in ages.

As you were...

cozietoesie · 07/02/2018 22:19
Grin
lionheart · 07/02/2018 22:49

'Nancy Pelosi Is Setting An Amazing Record By Giving The Longest House Speech In 170 Years.'

Nevertheless

TheClaws · 07/02/2018 23:06

The FBI texts Trump referred to as “A BOMBSHELL!”, thinking they were a Clinton conspiracy between Strzok, Page and Obama, turn out turn lead back to the Russian interference. Flowers toTrump.

thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/372819-fbi-texts-referred-to-briefing-obama-on-russian-interference-not-clinton

cozietoesie · 07/02/2018 23:07

Pelosi won't succeed but by Goodness is she setting a formidable example of challenge. Smile

TheClaws · 07/02/2018 23:07

Pelosi’s speech ran for more than seven hours!

cozietoesie · 07/02/2018 23:10

Extra Ordinary.

boatyardblues · 07/02/2018 23:12

The FBI texts Trump referred to as “A BOMBSHELL!”, thinking they were a Clinton conspiracy between Strzok, Page and Obama, turn out turn lead back to the Russian interference... toTrump.

Hilarious. What a twat!