The Donald Trump Score Card

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  1. stormountainman

    stormountainman Soy Un Truckero

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    Mulvaney also said, "we do it all the time!"
     
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  2. wooleeheron

    wooleeheron Brain Damaged Lifetime Supporter

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    At the rate The Duck is going, the entire Libertarian party is about to get fucked by their own glorious leader. He's so flaming insanely self-destructive I expect him to start pouring gasoline on whoever he hires next. Thank you sir, may I have another one! The FBI will have to rethink their strategy, usually they just send the idiots a letter claiming they have won tickets to the superbowl or the lottery.
     
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  3. egger

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    Probably not. To Perry, that's the next Presidential election date.
     
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  4. Okiefreak

    Okiefreak Senior Member

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    You mean the Republican Party, right? If so, why not say so? Cuz there is a Libertarian Party, it doesn't back Trump, and when you use it interchangeably with Republicans, people who don't understand that you're speaking metaphorically get confused, scratch their heads, and tune you out. Trump supporters tend to be nativist populists and ex-tea partiers, not libertarians, although some in the AltLite camp will use the latter label.
    Trump is the opposite of a Libertarian
    Libertarians versus Donald Trump
    Donald Trump Is No Libertarian - Being Libertarian
     
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  5. egger

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    Trump’s decision to host G-7 at his golf club creates awkwardness for world leaders
    by Michael Birnbaum
    October 18, 2019

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...8742c2-f1ae-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html

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    "Previous summits have been held in some of the world’s most exclusive locations: an Alpine castle in Germany, wind-swept palace in France. But holding it at a location that would financially benefit the U.S. president raises questions about the “emoluments” clause of the Constitution, preventing presidents from taking money from foreign governments. Countries will be forced to pay for the accommodations of their large delegation of aids, ministers and other hangers-on who accompany the leaders to this type of meeting — all channeled to Trump’s business.

    Trump has praised Brexit. He imposed tariffs that went into effect Friday on European aircraft, Spanish olive oil and French wine and Italian cheese, among other goods.

    And, creating perhaps the greatest consternation here, he abruptly pulled U.S. troops out of Syria — abandoning the Kurds, surprising European allies who have been partners there for years, and paving the way for a Turkish assault that Europeans fear will reinvigorate the Islamic State."
     
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  6. egger

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    Article from May 2019.



    President Trump’s prized Doral resort is in steep decline, showing his business problems are mounting
    By David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O'Connell
    Washington Post
    May 15, 2019 | 5:24 PM

    President Trump’s prized Doral resort is in steep decline, showing his business problems are mounting

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    "At Doral, which Trump has listed in federal disclosures as his biggest moneymaker hotel, room rates, banquets, golf and overall revenue were all down since 2015. In two years, the resort’s net operating income — a key figure, representing the amount left over after expenses are paid - had fallen by 69%.

    Even in a vigorous economy, the property was missing the Trump Organization's internal business targets; for instance, the club expected to take in $85 million in revenue in 2017 but took in just $75 million.

    "They are severely underperforming" other resorts in the area, tax consultant Jessica Vachiratevanurak told a Miami-Dade County official in a bid to lower the property's tax bill. The reason, she said: "There is some negative connotation that is associated with the brand.""
     
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  7. egger

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    Mulvaney claims that a White House analysis showed Trump's Doral resort to be the best facility for the 2020 G-7 summit but said he won't release written documents about the selection process.

    In the past, Trump's resorts were never selected for economic summits.
     
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  8. wooleeheron

    wooleeheron Brain Damaged Lifetime Supporter

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    Only one in ten Americans who identifies themselves as Libertarian, shares the party definition for the word. The Libertarian party is so full of totally meaningless rhetoric, that they will soon have to argue the dictionary definition of Libertarian is wrong. Nobody gives a damned what the Libertarian party has to say, except extremists. Donald Duck is a Libertarian as far as everybody else is concerned and, if the Libertarian party doesn't like it, they can try to sue the publishers of dictionaries for printing the popular use of the word. Show the lawyers the meaning of Liberty! Then vote Donald Duck out of office! Cowards! At least as many people call themselves Libertarians who don't share the same definition.

    Fox News will tear Libertarian party members a new one, because they reject freedom and democracy attempting to decide the meaning of Liberty for everyone else! Either the republican party leaders can choose their own candidates, or its a mindless mob electing whoever the hell they prefer who spouts similar meaningless rhetoric. The party of the mindless mob all prepared to storm the palace with knives and pitchforks, while the NSA, IRS, and FBI take down names. They are all too familiar with terrorist organizations, and the Libertarian party doesn't even qualify as one, because its just a lynch mob who never even listen to themselves. Out of such lynch mobs, true Libertarian Terrorist are born! You might prefer to call them freedom fighters, but that's another one for the lawyers to decide.

    Either Libertarians learn how to share their words and play nice, or they will continue to destroy the entire republican party and the Mafia will continue to inspire their politicians. These truths we hold self-evident, that its every fucking man for himself in Libertarian Paradise! Rigged elections and a shredded constitution do not inspire freedom and democracy, much less free and open markets.
     
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  9. egger

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    Russia was removed from the G-8 after Putin invaded and annexed Crimea, the invasion that Trump didn't even know about until years after it had already happened when he was informed about his gaff by a journalist.



    Trump Says ‘Certainly Possible’ Putin Could Be Invited to G-7
    By Jennifer Jacobs and Josh Wingrove
    August 25, 2019, 2:44 AM EDT
    Updated on August 25, 2019, 6:08 AM EDT
    Offer would allow Putin to attend summit as one-time guest
    Putin expelled from G-7 but said he would consider attending

    Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

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    "President Donald Trump says it’s “certainly possible” he’ll invite Vladimir Putin as a guest to next year’s Group of Seven summit in the U.S., setting up a flashpoint with fellow nations who ejected the Russian leader over annexation of Crimea.

    Trump spoke in Biarritz, France, on Sunday as the day’s session of the G-7 was set to get underway. He has previously called to fully readmit Putin into what was once the G-8, while the bloc’s fellow nations have balked at readmitting Russia, which was kicked out of the group over its hostilities in Ukraine."
     
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  10. egger

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    The Onion should do a spoof article about Trump moving the entire White House operation permanently to one of his financially struggling resorts and having various autocrats of the world as resident guests.
     
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  11. egger

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    Such high annual budget deficits typically occur when the politicians in DC are borrowing the country out of a recession.

    Disturbing is the fact that the current trillion dollar deficit is occurring during the prosperity phase of the economic cycle when efforts could be made to reduce the national debt.
     
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  12. wooleeheron

    wooleeheron Brain Damaged Lifetime Supporter

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    Donald Duck is threatening civil war, the republican party is falling apart at the seams, and you are worried about economic trends, when 1% of the population owns everything and your vote no longer matters.
     
  13. Flagme15

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    If the leaders of these nations oppose inviting Putin, they should boycott the meeting. That would accomplish a couple of things. First, it would deny trump the ability to showcase his resort, it would deny him potential income, and it would make him look like a fool.
     
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  14. egger

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    Trump’s move to host the G7 at his Doral resort takes self-dealing to new levels
    The corruption is becoming more and more brazen.
    By Aaron Rupar
    Oct 17, 2019, 3:05pm EDT

    Trump’s move to host the G7 at his Doral resort takes self-dealing to new levels

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    "In a statement released after Mulvaney’s news conference, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Executive Director Noah Bookbinder characterized the move as “unbelievable” and proof “the American government is being used as a public relations and marketing subsidiary of the Trump Organization.

    “Given the potential consequences the president is facing for abusing the presidency for his own gain, we would have thought he would steer clear of blatant corruption at least temporarily; instead he has doubled down on it,” Bookbinder said. “The president is now officially using the power of his office to help prop up his struggling golf business. There appears to be no bottom to President Trump’s corruption.”"
     
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  15. egger

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  16. egger

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    A question can be posed to Trump as to what his stance would be regarding conflict of interest and corruption if a G-7 summit was held at a resort where Biden's son was on the board of directors.

    This situation isn't nearly as controvesial compared to one where Biden actually owned the resort like Trump does.
     
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  17. wooleeheron

    wooleeheron Brain Damaged Lifetime Supporter

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    The Duck is a businessman, and will insist that a government up for sale to the highest bidder promotes free and open markets, while Biden is merely hiding behind the law, making him guilty by association.
     
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  18. Piney

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    Tell me, just how much money is in it for hosting the G-7 in Doral? What is the magnitude of the rake-off?

    Doral is called Little Caracas by the locals due to the influx of Venezuelans fleeing oppression.
     
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  19. Piney

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    Sound economics, right out of the book. If things are really so good, why the deficit.?

    Wondering the effect of tariff collections on the public fisc?
     
  20. Tyrsonswood

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