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"There's a pony in there somewhere". Trump con't

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AcrossthePond55 · 16/08/2018 00:12

Title based on what a college professor used to tell us when the going got tough.

"Just remember when you're standing shoulder deep in horse shit, there's a pony in there somewhere. So just keep digging".

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ohmymimi · 21/08/2018 10:36

Plenty of time for her to plan her new wardrobe, then. Will she grace a shithole or Nambia with her dynamic presence? Oh, and who thinks her motive is anything more than polishing her image (she will need to moneytise herself after the divorce after all), usefully combined with some Oaf trolling:
'Melania Trump is going to Africa in the fall; President Trump isn't'
eu.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/08/20/melania-trump-going-africa-without-president-trump/1047849002/

lionheart · 21/08/2018 10:50

www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/us/politics/russia-cyber-hack.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

BOSTON — 'The Russian military intelligence unit that sought to influence the 2016 election appears to have a new target: conservative American think tanks that have broken with President Trump and are seeking continued sanctions against Moscow, exposing oligarchs or pressing for human rights.'

lionheart · 21/08/2018 11:00

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-going-to-learn-a-very-painful-lesson/2018/08/20/252aab70-a4a1-11e8-8fac-12e98c13528d_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.eaa383d7b632

'It is highly unlikely President Trump knows or cares anything about poetry, but just in case he does, he should know that T.S. Eliot was wrong. When it comes to U.S. presidents, April is not the cruelest month. It’s August. The month’s a killer.

It was Aug. 9, 1974, that Richard Nixon, surrounded by a fed-up Congress and an unsympathetic judiciary, surrendered and came out of the White House with his hands up. He then stepped into a waiting helicopter and flew off to temporary exile in California and permanent disgrace in history. His sins were many, but his mistake was confusing the presidency with a monarchy. It cost him his head.'

ohmymimi · 21/08/2018 15:47

'Lawmakers ditch town halls: 'They want to avoid those gotcha moments'.
Some members are taking heat for not reaching out to their constituents.'
www.politico.com/story/2018/08/21/congress-town-halls-gotcha-public-meetings-789430

lionheart · 21/08/2018 16:22

Tom Cotton.

www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a22786853/tom-cotton-criminal-justice-reform-republican-party/?utm_campaign=socialflowTWESQ&src=socialflowTW&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-media

'You may recall that this jumped-up wingnut-welfare hothouse orchid first made news by trying to submarine President Barack Obama's successful attempt to strike a deal with Iran. Since then, this bobble-throated slapdick has made a habit of killing off any policy initiative, no matter how bipartisan, that doesn't fit into the political persona he is crafting for his inevitable White House run. Believe me, it's coming. For pure ambition, this guy makes Frank Underwood look like a cloistered Trappist. He is going to run as the hardbar's hardbar, and he's not going to let anything get in his way, including, as it happens, the truth. Also, anything resembling a reasonable compromise on any issue.'

ohmymimi · 21/08/2018 16:25

Kristol should know better, it's the Oaf's party now, lock, stock and barrel. The world has turned. Waste of time and money to primary him. Who would lay a glove on him? And he would so relish the platform for his performances. He knows how well his shtick works; it would be 2016, but with a tsunami of lies, plus extra fireworks.
As this tweet in reply said 'Your party needs to be burned to the ground and then the ground needs to be salted.'
Bill Kristol
@BillKristol
After making the case on @Morning_Joe for the viability of a 2020 primary challenge to Trump, I was asked by @JoeNBC which of the possible challengers I’d prefer. I ducked the question. Who’s your favorite (asking Republicans and independents who can vote in a GOP primary)?

mobile.twitter.com/BillKristol/status/1031874704661983233

ohmymimi · 21/08/2018 16:28

Esquire: Cotton nailed hardGrin

lionheart · 21/08/2018 16:36

'... jumped-up wingnut-welfare hothouse orchid.' Smile

ohmymimi · 21/08/2018 16:38

Esquire again:
If the Republican Party is ever going to regain its sanity again, if it ever is going to cast off the ravages of the prion disease it acquired when Ronald Reagan first fed it the monkeybrains in 1980, then it is going to reform root and branch. It's easy to say that the party has learned a lesson from nominating Donald Trump. It has to learn not to produce Tom Cottons, either
Yep.

TheFrendo · 21/08/2018 16:46

Manafort jury asks about impact of not reaching verdict on one count

edition.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/paul-manafort-trial-jury/index.html

ohmymimi · 21/08/2018 16:46

Mandatory latest:

Shimon Prokupecz
@ShimonPro
Judge T.S. Ellis is preparing to give the jury a direction to continue deliberations to see if they can reach a unanimous conclusion, he said in court. The court is on a five minute recess as both sets of attorneys review the instruction language.
mobile.twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/1031929796559872000

ohmymimi · 21/08/2018 16:48

Mandatory Paulie Walnuts

ohmymimi · 21/08/2018 16:50

Although, I suspect the walnuts have ascended to a place of safetyShock

lionheart · 21/08/2018 17:07

He faces up to 305 years so I suppose there is no safe place, unless he tries the Pardon Room.

They will know where to find him for trial no. 2.

lionheart · 21/08/2018 17:09

Meanwhile, during the night ...

knowherenews.com/event/43d85b62-5b26-480a-b0f1-b445bd2efb34

"Protesters tear down 'Silent Sam' statue of Confederate soldier at UNC Chapel Hill."

lionheart · 21/08/2018 17:11

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1/ This is very bad news for Manafort. Agreement by the jury on 17 counts likely means a conviction on all 17 counts unless it is a "compromise" verdict between the majority and holdout jurors, which would still mean a conviction on many counts.

2/ The fact that the jury is still deliberating as to a single count they have not agreed upon suggests that no "compromise" has been reached. Generally a "compromise verdict" comes when there is a juror who is holding out on all or most counts.

lionheart · 21/08/2018 17:13

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NBC NEWS: Michael Cohen is exploring a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors in Manhattan in connection with tax fraud and banking related matters. No deal has been reached but a deal could come together today, sources say.

lionheart · 21/08/2018 17:17

Renato Mariotti
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3/ A conviction on several counts (or more) would be a complete defeat for Manafort. But given how little his lawyers had to work with, his legal team did well if they got a hung jury on a single count if you grade on a curve. There was overwhelming evidence of his guilt.

4/ As a practical matter, the failure to reach a verdict on the single count will only matter if Manafort is found not guilty on the other 17 counts, which is very unlikely. The judge can take into account Manafort's conduct as to the 18th count if he concludes Manafort did it.

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