“Afghan President Ashraf Ghani thanked Trump on behalf of the people and government of Afghanistan for his “historic” decision to remain engaged in the country.
“You made this decision on the basis of courage and determination. We salute your courage,” Ghani said Thursday, adding: “It’s a difference of day and night.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu effusively praised the speech Trump delivered Tuesday to the General Assembly.
“Now you know, I’ve been ambassador to the U.N. and I’m a long-serving Israeli prime minister, so I’ve listened to countless speeches in this hall,” Netanyahu said. “But I can say this: None were bolder, none were more courageous and forthright than the one delivered by President Trump today.””
So I wonder what our major allies in Europe and Asia thought of the speech?
They are still trying to figure out if Trump is the leader of a cult or a movement. They are beginning to figure out that it is a little of both. That requires them to establish new relationships.
The story of how the world reacts to Trump is more important and interesting than the comedy of Trump himself.
So far, Obama and his minions are getting away with it, but Chas, I have to agree with you that the Obama admin was by far the most corrupt admin in US history.
I’m still trying to figure out how a woman who was the UN Ambassador was doing unmasking 260 people, which is clearly an intelligence level officer’s duty, not hers. Susan Rice wasn’t the only one unmasking people.
“Furthermore the Obama espionage operation closely tracked Trump’s political progress. The first FISA request targeting Trump happened the month after he received the GOP nomination. The second one came through in October: the traditional month of political surprises meant to upend an election.
The spying ramped up after Trump’s win when the results could no longer be used to engineer a Hillary victory, but would instead have to be used to cripple and bring down President Trump. Headed out the door, Rice was still unmasking the names of Trump’s people while Obama was making it easier to pass around raw eavesdropped data to other agencies.
Obama had switched from spying on a political opponent to win an election, to spying on his successor to undo the results of the election. Abuse of power by a sitting government had become subversion of the government by an outgoing administration. Domestic spying on opponents had become a coup.
The Democrat scandals of the past few administrations have hinged on gross violations of political norms, elementary ethics and the rule of law that, out of context, were not technically illegal.
But it’s the pattern that makes the crime. It’s the context that shows the motive.
Obama Inc. compartmentalized its espionage operation in individual acts of surveillance and unmasking, and general policies implemented to aid both, that may have been individually legal, in the purely technical sense, in order to commit the major crime of eavesdropping on the political opposition.
When the individual acts of surveillance are described as legal, that’s irrelevant. It’s the collective pattern of surveillance of the political opposition that exposes the criminal motive for them.
If Obama spied on two of Trump’s campaign leaders, that’s not a coincidence. It’s a pattern.”
“Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) dealt a critical blow to Republicans’ last-ditch attempt to roll back the Affordable Care Act on Friday, announcing he will not vote for sweeping repeal legislation that GOP leaders plan to bring to the Senate floor for a vote next week.
“We should not be content to pass healthcare legislation on a party-line basis,” McCain said in a lengthy statement criticizing the GOP rush to pass a repeal bill without any hearings and little public scrutiny.
McCain’s move raises serious questions about whether Republicans have the votes to pass the latest repeal bill, authored by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.).
The party, which has 52 votes in the Senate, can lose only two or the bill will fail.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has already said he will oppose the Graham-Cassidy bill, which he has criticized for maintaining too much of the current law’s government spending on healthcare.
And Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), a centrist Republican who helped sink the last GOP repeal effort in July, has signaled strong reservations about the current proposal.”
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And it should be noted, McCain’s a lying flip-flopper. Again.
“May 2016: A John McCain reelection campaign ad, airing in Arizona: Obamacare is failing Arizonans. First, a massive rate hike more than twice the national average. Then, America’s largest health insurer abandoned Arizona’s failing Obamacare exchange. That’s devastating – especially to rural counties. Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick bragged about her Obamacare vote, saying “it’s also the one I’m most proud about..” While Kirkpatrick’s “proud” of putting us at risk, John McCain is leading the fight to stop Obamacare. “
John McCain is leading the fight to stop Obamacare.” Plenty of other McCain ads and campaign events and messaging pointed to stopping Obamacare as a big reason, perhaps the biggest reason, Arizonans needed to return him to the Senate.”
Wandering Views 
Who knew that those verbal battles we remember a few boys participating in during middle school were helping one prepare to be the President?
https://twitter.com/interactivemark/status/911003521796976640
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It’s probably more important to focus on the content of the message than any word games…
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/article/World-leaders-sounding-like-Trump-at-the-UN-12218819.php?impid=opinrecirc
“Afghan President Ashraf Ghani thanked Trump on behalf of the people and government of Afghanistan for his “historic” decision to remain engaged in the country.
“You made this decision on the basis of courage and determination. We salute your courage,” Ghani said Thursday, adding: “It’s a difference of day and night.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu effusively praised the speech Trump delivered Tuesday to the General Assembly.
“Now you know, I’ve been ambassador to the U.N. and I’m a long-serving Israeli prime minister, so I’ve listened to countless speeches in this hall,” Netanyahu said. “But I can say this: None were bolder, none were more courageous and forthright than the one delivered by President Trump today.””
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So I wonder what our major allies in Europe and Asia thought of the speech?
They are still trying to figure out if Trump is the leader of a cult or a movement. They are beginning to figure out that it is a little of both. That requires them to establish new relationships.
The story of how the world reacts to Trump is more important and interesting than the comedy of Trump himself.
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For example:
http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2017/05/04/how_trump_is_reconnecting_europe_with_china.html
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And:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2017-09-16/australia-china-seek-to-boost-economic-ties-as-u-s-pulls-back
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Not to mention:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2017-08-31/how-trump-s-nafta-threats-are-bringing-mexico-and-china-together
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So far, Obama and his minions are getting away with it, but Chas, I have to agree with you that the Obama admin was by far the most corrupt admin in US history.
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/clapper-suddenly-changes-story-about-wiretapping-trump/
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I’m still trying to figure out how a woman who was the UN Ambassador was doing unmasking 260 people, which is clearly an intelligence level officer’s duty, not hers. Susan Rice wasn’t the only one unmasking people.
https://youtu.be/fqTWKLBbFt8
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267923/why-obama-really-spied-trump-daniel-greenfield
“Furthermore the Obama espionage operation closely tracked Trump’s political progress. The first FISA request targeting Trump happened the month after he received the GOP nomination. The second one came through in October: the traditional month of political surprises meant to upend an election.
The spying ramped up after Trump’s win when the results could no longer be used to engineer a Hillary victory, but would instead have to be used to cripple and bring down President Trump. Headed out the door, Rice was still unmasking the names of Trump’s people while Obama was making it easier to pass around raw eavesdropped data to other agencies.
Obama had switched from spying on a political opponent to win an election, to spying on his successor to undo the results of the election. Abuse of power by a sitting government had become subversion of the government by an outgoing administration. Domestic spying on opponents had become a coup.
The Democrat scandals of the past few administrations have hinged on gross violations of political norms, elementary ethics and the rule of law that, out of context, were not technically illegal.
But it’s the pattern that makes the crime. It’s the context that shows the motive.
Obama Inc. compartmentalized its espionage operation in individual acts of surveillance and unmasking, and general policies implemented to aid both, that may have been individually legal, in the purely technical sense, in order to commit the major crime of eavesdropping on the political opposition.
When the individual acts of surveillance are described as legal, that’s irrelevant. It’s the collective pattern of surveillance of the political opposition that exposes the criminal motive for them.
If Obama spied on two of Trump’s campaign leaders, that’s not a coincidence. It’s a pattern.”
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Nixon had to resign over less that that.
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But Nixon didn’t have a compliant press to hide his mis-deeds. Obama did. Does still really.
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The Gang That Can’t/Won’t Shoot straight strikes again.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-sen-mccain-delivers-a-potentially-1506103879-htmlstory.html
“Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) dealt a critical blow to Republicans’ last-ditch attempt to roll back the Affordable Care Act on Friday, announcing he will not vote for sweeping repeal legislation that GOP leaders plan to bring to the Senate floor for a vote next week.
“We should not be content to pass healthcare legislation on a party-line basis,” McCain said in a lengthy statement criticizing the GOP rush to pass a repeal bill without any hearings and little public scrutiny.
McCain’s move raises serious questions about whether Republicans have the votes to pass the latest repeal bill, authored by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.).
The party, which has 52 votes in the Senate, can lose only two or the bill will fail.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has already said he will oppose the Graham-Cassidy bill, which he has criticized for maintaining too much of the current law’s government spending on healthcare.
And Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), a centrist Republican who helped sink the last GOP repeal effort in July, has signaled strong reservations about the current proposal.”
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And it should be noted, McCain’s a lying flip-flopper. Again.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/449946/mccains-curious-definition-leading-fight-stop-obamacare
“May 2016: A John McCain reelection campaign ad, airing in Arizona: Obamacare is failing Arizonans. First, a massive rate hike more than twice the national average. Then, America’s largest health insurer abandoned Arizona’s failing Obamacare exchange. That’s devastating – especially to rural counties. Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick bragged about her Obamacare vote, saying “it’s also the one I’m most proud about..” While Kirkpatrick’s “proud” of putting us at risk, John McCain is leading the fight to stop Obamacare. “
John McCain is leading the fight to stop Obamacare.” Plenty of other McCain ads and campaign events and messaging pointed to stopping Obamacare as a big reason, perhaps the biggest reason, Arizonans needed to return him to the Senate.”
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Who knows? Maybe Kim’s aides also warned him not to call Trump names.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-fg-trump-northkorea-20170922-story.html
However, 11 year old boys will be 11 year old boys.
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Poor Comey. Ignorant Hillary backers hate him. Ignorant Trumpkins hate him. Ignorant Howard students heckled him.
Comey was born 50 years too late. He deserved to serve at a time when Americans believed in the rule of law and were capable of rational thought.
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