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POTUS 45.6 - Russia Is Just A Witch Hunt

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So, Paul Manafort earned some $10 million working as a PR flack on behalf of Putin. Not for Putin directly, but for one of Putin's bestest buddies, to spin messaging and PR that would benefit Putin's image and interests worldwide.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/paul-manafort-donald-trump-campaign-chairman-russia-billionaire-vladimir-putin-government-kremlin-a7642916.html

Nope, nothing to see here.

If a connection like this had been made to HRC, conservative columnists, House GOPers, Reaganistos, and talk show hosts would have died of the Vapors. Liberals just don't play outrage nearly as well.
 
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If a connection like this had been made to HRC, conservative columnists, House GOPers, Reaganistos, and talk show hosts would have died of the Vapors. Liberals just don't play outrage nearly as well.

Given the decades that the Soviet Union was the major boogy man, forcing us to spend trillions of dollars on defense and poking our nose in a lot of areas around the world- how did we get to a place where it's now a better plan to be best buds with Russia and step back from NATO????

What conservative memo suggested this was a good idea?

For decades, it was the most bi-partisan thing ever. Now, it appears that the "opposite-liberal" stance is so overwhelming that we are now in cahoots with Russia.
 
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I have no problem with at least rethinking our approach to Russia, but doing so on the sly, and with the apparent effect of improving the President's financial position, is another matter. Mostly, though, it is just another illustration of the boldly dishonest manner in which the cons manipulate their base. And not even a false equivalency (which will most certainly be used to shrug this off) comes close.
 
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In part, yes. And while you're using the French metaphorically, in fact, some are actually descended from French Haitians who fled that Island's revolution.

Anyway, the actual relevant facts are that there were over 100,000 Cubans in Florida prior to Castro. Some from pre Spanish-American war (Miami and especially in Key West and Ybor City) and another big bunch who came over looking for work in the 20's and 30's. A couple hundred thousand came in the 60's fleeing Castro which would include those you refer to but also includes a pretty large contingent of educated middle class folks who just weren't on board with the commies taking over and indoctrinating their kids.
Out of almost 2 million Cuban Americans there are around 800-900k Cuba born now in the USA, about half of whom arrived post 1990. Another 20% arrived around the Mariel boat lift in the 80's. (the Marielitos) some twenty years after Castro took over. So 70% of foreign born Cubans here, if they were ever wealthy (which is unlikely because the surviving wealthy left) had at least not been in 20-30+ years before coming over.

So what I'm getting at is your description and assessment of Florida Cubans is very incomplete at best. Also I'd say a good deal of whatever friction there is between Cubans and other Latinos stems more from the Cubans preferential treatment and immigration status (Dry feet) provided to them by the US Government.

This is a great post. Thank you.
 
Re: POTUS 45.6 - Russia Is Just A Witch Hunt

tD will be the commencement speaker at Liberty U.

When rejected by Notre Dame, try Liberty.
 
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Rex Tillerson on being Sec State, "I didn't want this job." On why he took it, "My wife told me I'm supposed to do this." That's the type of dedication I really want to see from our top diplomat...
 
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tD will be the commencement speaker at Liberty U.

This is the Liberty's students' chance to shine. From what I understand, even though the administration are jackboot Falwellian thugs and the curriculum is Country Christian Cuckoo, at least some of the students are intellectually honest and genuinely interested in rooting out The Truth. They may have been imprisoned in some eejit homeschool madrassa hellscape in their youth, but they are the real J.S. Mill-ian deal and do not suffer fools gladly.

If they hoisted Trump onto a spit and destroyed him, maybe the fundies would listen, or at least experience enough "Norman, coordinate!" cognitive dissonance to temporarily break their programming.

"Help us, Children of the D-mned, you're our only hope."
 
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Rex Tillerson on being Sec State, "I didn't want this job." On why he took it, "My wife told me I'm supposed to do this." That's the type of dedication I really want to see from our top diplomat...

I'm surprised he didn't follow it up with "do you know how much of a paycut I took?"
 
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Rex Tillerson on being Sec State, "I didn't want this job." On why he took it, "My wife told me I'm supposed to do this." That's the type of dedication I really want to see from our top diplomat...

Well Trump wants to defund State...what better clown to run it into the ground/bankruptcy than a guy who doesnt want the job.
 
Re: POTUS 45.6 - Russia Is Just A Witch Hunt

So, Michael Moore thinks Democrats need to declare a national emergency until the FBI finishes investigating Trump. :rolleyes:

Freepers, of course, are ready to string him up for sedition and treason.
 
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So, Michael Moore thinks Democrats need to declare a national emergency until the FBI finishes investigating Trump. :rolleyes:

Freepers, of course, are ready to string him up for sedition and treason.

Sometimes he's the smartest guy in the room. And, sometimes he's the dumbest.
 
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So, Michael Moore thinks Democrats need to declare a national emergency until the FBI finishes investigating Trump. :rolleyes:

Freepers, of course, are ready to string him up for sedition and treason.

So Mr Moore reacts just like a conservative republican. Awesome. Lock him up, lock him up... ;)
 
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Rex Tillerson on being Sec State, "I didn't want this job." On why he took it, "My wife told me I'm supposed to do this." That's the type of dedication I really want to see from our top diplomat...

Meh... Not wanting that job has zero bearing on if anyone can or will do it well. I'd say Ike didn't really want SAC or to be President, but he was selected. He did ok.

Often those that really want the job are terrible for it. (Sometimes not. Patton did ok, too.)

I do imagine if you guys really put your minds to it, you could come up with a very recent example of someone who really wanted a job, got it, and are not good at it...
 
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I would like the Democrats to say they will filibuster Gorsuch until Trump is no longer under investigation. If it is an illegitimate presidency he should not be permitted to name a SCOTUS.

Now, will that just be a fig leaf over a blatant partisan tactic? Yes.

Was the Republican refusal to hold a hearing on Garland exactly that? Yes.

The American people do not reward the party that doesn't play dirty, so, unfortunately, we need to play these games until the GOP pulls its head out and starts acting like adults again.
 
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