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    At this point, in trying to get any kind of a "win" the Republican "leadership"  Trump, Pence, O'Connell along with the ole Tea baggers like Rand Paul.....are pretty busy at work.   Belittling, t

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    HardCoreBlue

    Unfortunate about the suicide. We do though need a lot more of this declining hush money to expose bad behaviours. Makes no difference to me who these people who do bad things support politi

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Progressive lawmakers on Friday evening denounced President Donald Trump’s intention to disregard provisions in the just-passed coronavirus relief bill that would provide crucial oversight of $500 billion in taxpayer money already poised to be a “Wall Street slush fund.”

“This is unacceptable,” Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) said on Twitter Friday.

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28 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Its a swing state. That's why. This Is 100 percent political there. Twitter is a cesspool right now. Go read 1 thread about the virus down there. It's all so politicized its insane. 

Yup, Trump loses Florida and he is done, New York, Washington, and California won't vote for him, and he has probably lost Michigan, so he attacks their Governors, except for Cuomo because even Trump is not that stupid

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I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this news,

But early reviews of Trump's handling of the crisis suggest that's not necessarily the case. A new Gallup poll found Trump's approval rating has shot up to 49% – matching the best of his presidency and a 5-point boost since the outbreak started. What's more, 60% of Americans in the Gallup poll approved of Trump's response to the outbreak.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/us-election-2020/analysis-trumps-approval-rating-is-rising-amid-the-coronavirus-crisis-what-could-it-mean-for-november/ar-BB11SyyQ?ocid=spartandhp

 

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10 minutes ago, bustamente said:

Trump repeats himself over and over and over thinking if he keep repeating his crap people will believe him. Trump in full attack mode

He is following Herman Goering's playbook- if you repeat a big lie loud enough and often enough, people will believe it. for a real education into the roots of American fascism, do some research into Charles Lindberg in the 1930's.

    comment_468530
    1 hour ago, Tracker said:

    He is following Herman Goering's playbook- if you repeat a big lie loud enough and often enough, people will believe it. for a real education into the roots of American fascism, do some research into Charles Lindberg in the 1930's.

    Yoseph Goebbels, Hermann was the fat fly-boy that liked to dress up in women's underwear. 

    You're right about the quote though, suits Trump's motive to a Tee.

    "His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it."

    comment_468531
    1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

    Yoseph Goebbels, Hermann was the fat fly-boy that liked to dress up in women's underwear. 

    You're right about the quote though, suits Trump's motive to a Tee.

    "His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it."

    You are correct- it was Goebbels. Damned Oldtimers' disease.My memory is becoming like a rabbit's tail- short and fuzzy.

    comment_468565
    20 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

    a little over the top... but pretty much right on the nose...

     

     

    Another presser, another attack on a reporter, not surprisingly a black female. Kudos to her colleague who handed her the mike after Trump cut her off her so she could ask her remaining question. Nice show of solidarity.

    Here is what I would love to see. Rather than boycott, show up and DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS to Dr. Fauci. Freeze Trump out. If (when) Trump tries to cut him off and answer the question himself, just re-direct back to Fauci and ask "Do you concur, or do you have a different answer?" Get the stats on back-to-work days, supply needs, and words of comfort to the nation from him, not Trump. I'd bet dollars to donuts Trump would be more flummoxed and bothered by being ignored than Fauci would be cowed or embarrassed by contradicting Trump in public when trying to get useful info out to the general populace.

    Then the next day when Trump returns, undoubtedly without Fauci in tow (which we already have precedent for), before he even gets started just ask "Will Dr. Fauci be present for questions today?" and when Trump says no, or says he'll take all questions, or floats out Birx, then the reporters should stand up en masse and walk out. Maybe even a parting shot of "Will he be back tomorrow?" as they are leaving. Repeat this walk-out every day as long as Fauci is blackballed, and repeat the questioning tactic every day when he is there.

    Let's face it, nothing of value will be missed if they walk out on a Trump-only press conference. And his precious ratings will take a dip as well if no one is covering him.

    Edited by TrueBlue4ever

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    The first time he cuts off a question, refuses to answer or otherwise lies/misdirects, the next reporter should ask the same question and so on.  It wont take long for Trump to angrily walk out and I think thats a better visual.

    He;'s going to get worse, boosted by his polls.  And man, is it going to be fun watching him implode when this is over and his numbers crater.

    comment_468572
    24 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

    The first time he cuts off a question, refuses to answer or otherwise lies/misdirects, the next reporter should ask the same question and so on.  It wont take long for Trump to angrily walk out and I think thats a better visual.

    He;'s going to get worse, boosted by his polls.  And man, is it going to be fun watching him implode when this is over and his numbers crater.

    How many years have we been waiting for him to implode though...  Putin has his man in the White House and he will stay there

    Trump will be seen as a steady hand on the economy and reporters will be blamed no matter what happens 

    comment_468576
    36 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

    The first time he cuts off a question, refuses to answer or otherwise lies/misdirects, the next reporter should ask the same question and so on.  It wont take long for Trump to angrily walk out and I think thats a better visual.

    He;'s going to get worse, boosted by his polls.  And man, is it going to be fun watching him implode when this is over and his numbers crater.

    Trump's grandiosity compels him to believe that he can bully his way through any confrontation and he actually welcomes these. He believes that any public exposure validates his self-importance and infallibility. What the hell- its been working for him for 73 years, so why would he change that behaviour? The American media is so desperate for eyeballs that they are afraid to boycott these pressers. 

    comment_468582

    Getting into these spats with Trump at his conferences doesn't help. Even if the question is legit, the pre-amble is set up to rile him "You have said ABC and it is contradicted by DEF, so my question is (irrelevant by then because it is simply masking the intent which is to draw out his hypocriscy/incompetence/goal post moving/failure, etc.). He gets to play the victim which plays to his base and validates his claim that the fake news media is just out to get him. So when his cronies says the Dems want deaths to go up just to spite Trump, his base buys in. The old adage "don't argue with an idiot, they'll only drag you down to their level and beat you with experience" applies here.

    Unfortunately, the media, even in the guise of wanting the truth out there, still worry about ratings and costs, so they are happy to have panel discussions on the cheap rather than investigative journalism to fill their 24 hour news cycle. And Trump pressers are the new "if it bleeds it leads" car crash. People tune in to see the latest fight and be horrified by the latest Trump "how low can I sink" moment. States are not getting resources, and the trending on Twitter is about Trump's TV ratings and how the Royals may or may not want secret service protection and how dare Americans pay for it.

    A freeze out would be so much more healthy for the nation, but not for the networks, Trump, or the advertisers.

    Edited by TrueBlue4ever

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