Why do we continue to use the WH language suggesting Coats went “rogue”? He went “honest” and offered an opinion based upon the experience and knowledge he was hired for. Why not push the truth-that anyone who works in this WH has to do and say whatever will make the king happy that day, regardless of if it’s the truth or good for the country.
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EXACTLY - we are not dealing with the Albert Einstein of Crime here. Nixon was treacherous - Trump is just STUPID.
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Having learned the hard way about Russia’s Operation Discordia, we also need to be aware of any button-pushing outrage which sets Americans at each other’s throats.
Don’t Hate, Just Vote.
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Trump is an international laughingstock. BBC World Service played that clip of Coats at the Aspen conference.The current top story on Spiegel Online is “How Europe Can Survive the Trump Era.”
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Don’t even need to taunt. Telling the truth is infuriating to him.
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We’re divided because the conservative movement has been demonizing the Democrats and liberals and progress since the 50s.
The divide however, is not even close to 50-50. It’s more like 25-75 or even 20-80. I think more is made of it by the rightwing and I think its bullshit mainly.
As I said - yes we are sharply divided - but about 75-80% of that divide is us. That is not a divide, strictly speaking. That is a majority vs a minority.
And I’m sorry but I hate Nazis and people who support Nazis.
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We know that this Russian stuff didn’t work in Netherlands, France, Austria or Germany after they became aware of our experience and the UK experience. If we’re alert, the Russians can’t do much.
Also keep in mind that there are far fewer fake profiles on Twitter and FB, the NRA is hamstrung as a political org for this cycle, and other conservative groups and dark money advocates will be more wary because of federal scrutiny.
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This worries me as well. All we need is a little tweet to his imbecile supporters that they take the second amendment “into their own hands.” He wouldn’t hesitate for a nanosecond to do it. And I’m not paranoid by nature (I think … that’s a joke).
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Coats isn’t “going rogue”, he’s standing up to a wannabe dictator for the good of the country. Please stop parroting the WH’s talking points, it doesn’t help.
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Yes, and if the three of them who are willing can get off the couch, we’re in trouble.
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I have seen articles (none at my fingertips, unfortunately) which suggest you are absolutely correct. We all tend to forget a) us’ns here are more political than average, and b) most voters have soft, not hard support for candidates.
This is why retires (guilty as charged) who have the time to watch TV get charged up for one side or the other. People in the workforce, raising families, have more on their minds than what happens in DC.
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firestorms are not “uncomfortable”
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All true.
My absolute belief is that trying to get someone who is a Trump supporter to listen to one of us is just a waste of time.
They have their own reality and I wish they didn’t but they do and they won’t listen. Some of them however, who voted for the monster, are slowly backing away mainly due to his braindead trade war.
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With that record, I gotta think Drumpf surrounds himself with the kinda folks who always play the trifecta. And when it doesn’t hit (again,) they woulda had it, but…
Donald, on the other hand, seems to be the kind of guy who, more than anything else, enjoys getting over.
A perfect match, really – P.T. Barnum called it.
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Tee-NA Tee-NA
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I think I can manage both.
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be damned to them - I’m not going to let a bunch of thieves and bigots take over my country because they might get mad. So be it - we’re mad too - and guileful
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If we can time the revolution to coincide with the Steve Wilko Show we’ll be just fine.
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Hey, Ma, where’d you put my Klashnicough?
It’s in the spare bedroom closet.
Why’d you put it in there for?
I told you, I don’t want it cluttering up the house.
Well, hell!
…
Hey, Ma!
What now?
Where’d you put my ammo?
What ammo?
Them olive drab boxes.
I thought they were in the garage.
…
Hey, Pa, I thought you were going out.
Naw, t’hellwithit. Ammo boxes are on the top shelf, and the damn ladder’s broke. Too damn much trouble. Gimme a beer.
Git it yourself.
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