The Donald Trump Score Card

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  1. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    Indeed Trump and the republicans may be the ultimate flip floppers.

    Trump:
    "NATO is obsolete." (April 4, 2016)
    NATO is "no longer obsolete." (April 12, 2017)

    "Why is @BarackObama spending millions to try and hide his records? He is the least transparent President--ever--and he ran on transparency." (June 6, 2012)
    The White House won’t release its visitor logs, reversing an Obama-era policy. (April 2017)

    "I’m going to be working for you. I’m not going to have time to go play golf." (August 8, 2016)
    Has played golf at least 14 times since taking office. (as of April 17, 2017) As of April 20, 2018 109 times.

    "We pay for Obama's travel so he can fundraise millions so Democrats can run on lies. Then we pay for his golf." (Oct. 14, 2014)
    Spent more than half of first 13 weekends as president at his resort in Mar-a-Lago, likely costing millions of taxpayer dollars. (as of April 18, 2017)
    Before becoming president: "AGAIN, TO OUR VERY FOOLISH LEADER, DO NOT ATTACK SYRIA - IF YOU DO MANY VERY BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN & FROM THAT FIGHT THE U.S. GETS NOTHING!" (Sept. 5, 2013)

    Since becoming president: "Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched. It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons." (April 6, 2017) April 13, 2018 second Syrian strike.

    "The President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria-big mistake if he does not!" (Aug. 30, 2013)
    Took unilateral action to strike Syria. (April 6, 2017) April 13, 2018 second Syrian strike without approval.



    Etc....I got tired of listing them......not to mention Cruz and all the others.
     
  2. machinist

    machinist Banned Lifetime Supporter

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    Trumpster is 10 steps ahead of the next smartest guy in the room at all times
     
  3. egger

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    A month has gone by since that particular claim by some of Trump's supporters and still no money for his wall (his proposed new concrete wall, not repair of the old one which he is trying to trick people into believing is his proposed new one).

    Even if he could somehow implement it, the money would be from U.S. taxpayers which breaks his promise anyway.
     
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  4. machinist

    machinist Banned Lifetime Supporter

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    Oh iys gonna get built.
     
  5. machinist

    machinist Banned Lifetime Supporter

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    Lets talk about Obummer Nobel laureate who killed how many innocents with drone strikes?
     
  6. egger

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    An article about the need for cybersecurity which has taken a back burner to the Mexican border wall.

    Trump should be familiar with the hostage-ransom tactic, as he has used it repeatedly to try to try to get what he wants.


    Trump’s wall misses the mark: We need a cyber wall, not a physical one
    Jay Edelson
    May 27, 2016

    Trump’s wall misses the mark: We need a cyber wall, not a physical one

    excerpt:

    "Part of the growing threat is a form of modern piracy called ransomware, software with which hackers can hold computer networks hostage and, as pirates have always done, demand their ransom. These pirates forced a hospital in Kentucky to declare a “state of emergency” in March, an attack that came on the heels of a Los Angeles hospital having to pay $17,000 to regain control of its computer system in February. The threat has grown so much that the FBI recently issued a “flash alert” pleading with companies to assist the government in stopping its spread.

    Trump’s Wall is a relic of an era in which invading armies moved across continents and walls kept them at bay. Today a wall is not an impediment for terrorists, and certainly does nothing against the pressing threat of cyberterrorism. Rather, it serves as a reminder that the U.S. is reacting to the threats of the past instead of the threats of the present."
     
  7. egger

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    Trump's Latest Plan for Saving Coal Comes From the Cold War
    By Jennifer A Dlouhy and Jennifer Jacobs
    April 19, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT
    Updated on April 19, 2018, 2:30 PM EDT

    The U.K. Just Went 55 Hours Without Using Coal for the First Time in History

    excerpts:

    "Administration officials are researching the law that Truman invoked on behalf of steel as a possible alternative. The statute classifies energy as a "strategic and critical material" and gives the president wide latitude to protect providers, including by ordering businesses to accept contracts for materials and services. It was previously invoked in 2001 to keep natural gas flowing to California utilities to avoid electrical blackouts.

    "This would extend the statute far beyond how it’s ever been used before," said Ari Peskoe, director of the Electricity Law Initiative at Harvard University. "This statute did not contemplate the sort of use that apparently now the administration is considering."

    Congress would have little say in the matter. The administration has to notify lawmakers when the authority is invoked but doesn’t need their approval.

    The issue is a priority for some of the president’s top supporters, including coal moguls Robert E. Murray and Joseph Craft of Alliance Resource Partners, who donated a million dollars to the president’s inauguration. And Trump personally directed Energy Secretary Rick Perry to find a solution, according to people present for the conversation."
     
  8. wilsjane

    wilsjane Nutty Professor HipForums Supporter

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    4 decades of American leaders have created the beautiful city of Detroit.

    Now lets all throw stones at Trump.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



    Abandoned-Factory-DetroitMI-2.jpg detroit-20110103-121405.jpg

    Lets forget it and have a night out at the cinema' LMAO
     
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  9. egger

    egger Member

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    For Sekulow, it pays well to do God's work.


    Trump’s lawyer paid his family $60 million from Christian charity’s donations during the recession
    Walter Einenkel
    Daily Kos Staff
    2017/06/27

    Trump’s lawyer paid his family $60 million from Christian charity’s donations during the recession

    excerpt:

    "Sekulow also personally received other compensation totalling $3.3m. Pam Sekulow, his wife, has been paid more than $1.2m in compensation for serving as treasurer and secretary of Case.

    Sekulow’s brother, Gary, the chief operating officer of the nonprofits, has been paid $9.2m in salary and benefits by them since 2000. Gary Sekulow has stated in Internal Revenue Service (IRS) filings that he works 40 hours per week – the equivalent of a full-time job – for each of the nonprofits. Filers are told to specify if any of the hours were spent on work for “related organizations”. He does not."
     
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  12. egger

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    The average household income in Washington Township, MI was $94,057 in 2016. The racial makeup was 95% white in 2010.

    In Trump's mind, those could be construed as the down-and-outers who got left behind.

    Trump has avoided poverty neighborhoods. He prefers upscale arenas in wealthy areas where he can pretend to be a rock star.

    Trump visited Richfield, OH in March 2018 which is 96% white and the median price of a housing unit was $339,874 in 2016 which is expensive in the context of states like OH and MI.


    Washington Township, Macomb County, Michigan - Wikipedia
     
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  13. Noserider

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    Looks like Garcetti is going to run in 2020.

    He's pretty much the antithesis of Trump.

    This election could tell us what the country REALLY thinks. But I still say Trump is a shoe in for 2020
     
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    I looked him up after seeing this post, I don't really know much about him.

    The biggest difference I'm seeing straight off is he seems smart lol. So thats a plus
     
  15. stormountainman

    stormountainman Soy Un Truckero

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    Please do not forget it was Republicans Nixon and Reagan who gave China most favored Nation Trading Status.
     
  16. machinist

    machinist Banned Lifetime Supporter

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    Sounds ridiculous to me.

    Its comparing apples to oranges.

    I do believe WWIII will be cyber warfare.

    However the article you quoted is the classic leftist rhetoric of "oh we are so smart and forward thinking, and conservatives are dinosaurs"

    Cyber wall aint gonna keep Mexicans out.
     
  17. Noserider

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    Like I said, antithesis of Trump ;)
     
  18. stormountainman

    stormountainman Soy Un Truckero

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    You are wrong again. Lots of Democrats had military service and are liked and admired by many. Jimi Carter, John Kennedy, Joe Biden, Tammy Duckworth...a lots list. The big difference between the two parties is very clear: Republicans use hate to get votes. Who would have ever imagined the governor of Missouri would do such criminal acts and push hate to get elected?
     
  19. stormountainman

    stormountainman Soy Un Truckero

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    Why do you hate Mexicans? I love Mexicans and I want to see them here in America!
     
  20. machinist

    machinist Banned Lifetime Supporter

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    I didnt say I hate Mexicans.
     

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