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‘Energy and persistence conquer all things’ - even vile orange ones. Trump thread con.

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TheClaws · 29/09/2018 02:44

From the august Benjamin Franklin. This thread is no. 84.

Old thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3369248-Not-knowing-when-the-Dawn-will-come-I-open-every-Door-Trump-No-95

‘Energy and persistence conquer all things’ - even vile orange ones. Trump thread con.
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TheClaws · 13/10/2018 01:16

thehill.com/homenews/senate/411219-clintons-security-clearance-withdrawn-at-her-request

Fox News @FoxNews
26m26 minutes ago
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DEVELOPING: The @StateDept says @HillaryClinton is surrendering her top secret security clearance. Trace Gallagher reports. #TheStory

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TheClaws · 13/10/2018 01:26

A concerning development - a first step to outlawing dissent.

thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/411204-trump-administration-proposes-tough-rules-on-protests

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cozietoesie · 13/10/2018 01:44

They're frightened.

lionheart · 13/10/2018 08:49

They should be.

On the other hand, this little window into the Pence world makes me wonder what else is coming round the bend.

www.rawstory.com/2018/10/karen-pence-campaigning-candidate-longs-days-crime-gay/#.W8Cm85DHM20.twitter

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 09:00

Ms Maddow:
Dynamite first slot on Georgia elections and S of S, Brian Kemp, plus interview with Stacey Abrams.
[The Rachel Maddow Show] Kemp record shows poor stewardship of Georgia's election system
podplayer.net/?id=56814329 via @PodcastAddict
9:00 Kemp record shows poor stewardship of Georgia's election system
9:26 Outreach to 'infrequent voters' key to Democratic strategy in GA
9:39 TX agrees to remove extra bureaucratic burden on student voters
9:53 Democrats boast of gender gap among candidates as well as voters
9:58 Cost of hurricane could skyrocket with damage to fighter jets

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 09:23

'Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Friday that he is now willing to debate Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D) on CNN, the Associated Press reported.'
thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news-campaigns/411233-cruz-willing-to-participate-in-cnn-debate-with

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 09:34

That Stephen Miller link earlier by lion reminded me about this article about Miller in the third grade. Maybe his parents should have paid attention to his teacher's concerns?Hmm

'I remember being concerned about him — not academically. He was OK with that, though I could never read his handwriting. But he had such strange personal habits. He was a loner and isolated and off by himself all the time.
At the end of the year, I wrote all my concerns — and I had a lot of them — in his school record. When the school principal had a conference with Stephen's parents, the parents were horrified. So the principal took some white-out and blanked out all my comments.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stephen-millers-third-grade-teacher-tells-all-1150549

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 09:41

' 'We’ve never seen anything like this': GOP overwhelmed by Democratic cash
The gush of spending in House races has triggered recriminations on the right as the party tries to salvage its majority.'
www.politico.com/story/2018/10/12/gop-democratic-record-fundraising-response-898162

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 09:50

'Bipartisan Hill anger with Saudis flares after Khashoggi
The White House's response to the disappearance is also testing how willing Republicans are to break with Trump.'
www.politico.com/story/2018/10/12/khashoggi-gop-trump-saudis-897961

Weak:
'Bolton says Khashoggi's disappearance must get 'resolved quickly''
www.politico.com/story/2018/10/12/bolton-khashoggi-disappearance-896831

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 10:05

'Donald Trump Jr. Peddles Tweet Linking Jamal Khashoggi To ‘Jihadists’.
The president's eldest son tweeted an exchange between conservative journalists who were apparently trying to smear Khashoggi.'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-jr-jamal-khashoggi-tweet_us_5bc14ddce4b0bd9ed55a59db

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 10:27

Showed more concern about the size of the rally crowd and the camera angle during those comments. Rest is word soup from someone who knows little and cares less:
Daniel Dale
@ddale8
Here's the transcript of Trump's pre-rally comments about Saudi Arabia.
mobile.twitter.com/ddale8/status/1050907192558157825/photo/1
mobile.twitter.com/ddale8/status/1050907192558157825

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 10:59

Essentially admitting they think there is evidence there of Stinky's stinkery:
southpaw
@nycsouthpaw
Former McConnell aide [Rohit Kumar] proposes Senate Finance Committee could try to blackmail Democrats in an effort to stifle legitimate oversight of the administration and keep Trump’s finances and conflicts of interest a secret. This deserves condemnation.

@jimtankersley
I’m at a tax panel @PwCTax , where @rokumar1918 just raised this possibility for next year:
*Dems take House, request Trump tax returns.
*GOP keeps Senate, starts requesting returns of its own (for ex, of Dem candidates for POTUS)
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mobile.twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1050795056867741697

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 12:09

They always manage to go lower, be more disgusting and shameless. The Firstspawn spreads a rumour implying that Jamal Koshoggi was a jihadist so maybe deserved a brutal death, while his spawner dehumanises that man, before the world, as an 'it'. Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Treasury has no qualms about going to smooch the Saudis in the hotel where, a year ago, 50 Saudi high ups were beaten and tortured at the behest of his host. The names of the abused quite probably traitorously given to the Crown Prince, for financial gain, by his chum, Kushner.

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 12:10

Kashoggi

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 12:14

Khashoggi

lionheart · 13/10/2018 12:18

ABC News

Verified account

@ABC

"Melania Trump tells @TomLlamasABC she wore the ‘I really don’t care’ jacket “for the people and for the left-wing media who are criticizing me. And I want to show them that I don’t care.'"

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 12:26

Related to lion's link above, Mr Dale, with vid link for those with strong stomachs:

Daniel Dale
@ddale8
This story was a bit complicated. The point of the first part was that Lee was awesome, but the point of the second part was that Grant was even better even though he was very drunk, and that Lincoln was a smart president for sticking by a genius with a drinking problem.
@NBCNews
WATCH: President Trump says "Robert E. Lee was a great general" during Ohio rally, calling the Confederate leader "incredible."
mobile.twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1050901081537073155/video/1
mobile.twitter.com/ddale8/status/1050942104191434752

Full thread on the rally by the stalwart Mr D:
mobile.twitter.com/ddale8/status/1050882721545764865

lionheart · 13/10/2018 12:40

Glue.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/stephen-miller-glue-white-house-nikki-fiske-teacher-california-trump-aide-a8581736.html

"Teacher disciplined for claiming senior White House aide ‘ate glue as a kid’."

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 12:46

Gosh, and we all thought that jacket was just a casual throw on, too.Hmm

FLOTUS spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham: "It’s a jacket. There was no hidden message. After today’s important visit to Texas, I hope the media isn’t going to choose to focus on her wardrobe.'

lionheart · 13/10/2018 12:50

It's interesting to see her contradict her own spokeswoman albeit after the event. I wonder what kind of dynamic operates there and how much is handed down from the orange handlers.

lionheart · 13/10/2018 12:51

And we'll need a new thread soon. Smile

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 13:07

That kid eating glue thing. Really not that unusual, lots of children did it, and probably still do. Old school glue was made from animal products. My Dad was a primary school head in the '50s. He used to make up wallpaper paste to use as glue, particularly for pâpier-maché. It had a very tempting consistency and smellBlush.

I guess from what Miller's teacher said that his strangeness amounted to a lot more than the glue consumption.

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