General Discussion, Monday, July 18, 2016

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Stella

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  1. The Tundra PA's avatar The Tundra PA says:
    July 18, 2016 at 12:04 am

    Morning Stellars!

    Excellent article:
    http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2016/07/how-trump-can-school-hillary-again-in.html

    DH and I think Rudy Guiliani would be very good as Secretary of Homeland Security.

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  2. lovely's avatar lovely says:
    July 18, 2016 at 12:04 am

    I am hoping that Trump makes David Clarke his Press Secretary.

    https://twitter.com/christoofar215/status/754880717100871680

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  3. MaryfromMarin's avatar MaryfromMarin says:
    July 18, 2016 at 12:08 am

    This is (only marginally theoretically) why we need Trump.

    The more I look at this, the less it comes across as a joke:

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  5. Stella's avatar stella says:
    July 18, 2016 at 6:12 am

    Fear and Loathing in Cleveland: Donald Trump Completes Nationalist Populist Takeover Of GOP At Republican National Convention

    http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/07/17/fear-loathing-cleveland-donald-trump-completes-nationalist-populist-takeover-gop-republican-national-convention/

    The themes of the party’s convention this year—normally a coronation for a run-of-the-mill ordinary Republican—will be anything but ordinary. Over each day will loom a Trumpian-phrased theme, like Monday’s “Make America Safe Again” or Tuesday’s “Make America Work Again.” Wednesday will be “Make America First Again” day, and on Thursday Republicans will celebrate the goal to “Make America One Again.”

    Outsiders like Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Dr. Ben Carson and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn will be heralded and celebrated here, while crony-type D.C. insiders like former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney—the failed 2012 GOP nominee—and failed 2008 GOP nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will be nowhere to be found.

    Lobbyists aren’t welcome around the convention, and typical D.C. power-brokers are running as far away from Trump as possible. Trump, who has campaigned aggressively against these insiders, doesn’t want them here anyway. He even, just this week, called himself “so outside of the establishment” when he introduced his vice president.

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    • michellc's avatar michellc says:
      July 18, 2016 at 8:56 am

      I guess you have to let the Senate Leader and Speaker speak, but it sure would be nice if they were nowhere to be found as well.

      I watched the 60 minutes interview and Trump was still Trump and unfortunately although the VP candidate could be worse, he was your typical politician speaking politician talk.

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      • The Tundra PA's avatar The Tundra PA says:
        July 18, 2016 at 2:25 pm

        I watched 60 Minutes and thought both men were great. Pence was totally supportive of Trump, and crafted words well to “take the lumps out.” What more do you want from him? Their chemistry together was quite good, I thought.

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        • michellc's avatar michellc says:
          July 18, 2016 at 3:25 pm

          He talked like a politician, I’m not knocking him as the pick could have been worse, but he’s a politician. It would have been nice to have had a non-politician as his running mate, but I knew that wasn’t going to happen.
          However, I do think beside Trump it highlighted more that he was a politician.

          I’ve had several people, young and old alike who are voting for Trump and his pick didn’t change their mind say much the same thing, you sure could tell he’s a longtime politician.

          It’s been refreshing to me to listen to Trump because he’s not a politician and doesn’t speak politician and I’m going to kind of miss that in the general.

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          • The Tundra PA's avatar The Tundra PA says:
            July 18, 2016 at 4:07 pm

            I hear you!

            It’s been refreshing to me to listen to Trump because he’s not a politician and doesn’t speak politician and I’m going to kind of miss that in the general.

            Those of us already on the Trump Train love that about him. Those still standing on the platform afraid to hop aboard are afraid precisely because since he’s not a politician how could he know how to govern? He’s said all along his VP would be a politician, because he knew he would have to appeal to those weak-kneed nervous nellies who couldn’t trust his businessman’s instincts and skills. A politician reassures those nellies that the knowing how to govern part is covered. Trump has to pivot a bit for general election to capture the Reagan dems and indies, so we’re going to see a smoothed out version of him for a few months. That doesn’t worry me at all! Once he’s in the Oval Office, I fully believe we will see our lion roar, with Pence covering his six. Historic times. Have faith, michellc. Trump has this, and he knows what he’s doing. I have never seen anyone navigate the turbulent waters of politics with such skill. I do believe God’s hand is upon him.

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            • michellc's avatar michellc says:
              July 18, 2016 at 4:18 pm

              I haven’t lost faith in Trump and I believe he will run the show, which is why I haven’t been all that worried about VP candidate.
              I found it funny when he was blunt and said Pence was part of the establishment. I know why he picked a politician, but in a perfect world he would not have had to.

              Pence can’t help but come off as a politician because that is what he is.

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            • BillBeakman's avatar Coldeadhands says:
              July 19, 2016 at 12:10 am

              Trump wanted someone to deal with congress. The VP is, after all, president of the Senate. Pence will get the job done if he remains loyal. Trump values loyalty.

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    • czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:
      July 19, 2016 at 12:13 am

      October, 1967: John McCain loses a plane. November, 2008: John McCain plain loses. Seeing a pattern here?

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  6. nyetneetot's avatar nyetneetot says:
    July 18, 2016 at 8:18 am

    Mornin’ stella! (Smiter of those that ought to be smote) 😎 🍸 (Long Island Iced Tea)
    Mornin’ WeeWeed! (Master Mixologist Extrodinare) 😎 🍸 (Old Fashioned)
    Mornin’ Menagerie! 😎 |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| (Jack Daniels)
    Mornin’ Ad rem! (Queen Felis catus) 🐱 🍸 (Flaming Lamborghini)
    Mornin’ Sharon! 😎 🍸 (earthquake)
    Mornin’ ytz4mee! 😎 🍸 (cosmopolitan)
    Mornin’ partyzantski! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ texan59! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ ZurichMike! 🙂 🍸 (fuzzy navel)
    Mornin’ Col.(R) Ken! (hand salute) 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ czarowniczy! 🙂 |_| ( and Czarina 🙂 🍸 )
    Mornin’ letjusticeprevail2014! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ ctdar! 🙂 🍸 (grasshopper)
    Mornin’ tessa50! 🙂 🍸 (flaming volcano)
    Mornin’ waltzingmtilda! 🙂 🍸 (sidecar)
    Mornin’ varsityward! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ MaryfromMarin! 😀 |_| (Mortlach)
    Mornin’ Wooly Phlox! (aka “taqiyyologist”) 🙂 |_| (Roy Rogers)
    Mornin’ Howie! 🙂 |_| (Classic Daiquiri)
    Mornin’ TwoLaine! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ Sha! 🙂 🍸 (Lemon Drop)
    Mornin’ BigMamaTEA! 🙂 🍸 (Harvey Wallbanger)
    Mornin’ cetera5! (aka “Cetera”) 🙂 |_| (Blackberry wine)
    Mornin’ The Tundra PA! 🙂 🍸 (bailey irish cream on the rocks)
    Mornin’ lovely! 🙂 |_| (Backdraft)
    Mornin’ michellc! 🙂 🍸 (Salty dog)
    Mornin’ auscitizenmom! 🙂 🍸 (Kiss on the Lips)
    Mornin’ Margaret-Ann! 🙂 🍸 (White Russian)
    Mornin’ Auntie Lib! 🙂 🍸 (Tom and Jerry)
    Mornin’ holly100! 🙂 🍸
    Mornin’ Pam! 🙂
    Mornin’ ImpeachEmAll 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ Monroe! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ Les! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ shiloh1973! 🙂 |_| (Jack Daniels)
    Mornin’ TexasRanger! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ Ziiggii! 🙂 |_| (B52)
    Mornin’ oldiadguy! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ smiley! (“stuck in spambucket”) 🙂 🍸 (Spanish coffee)
    Mornin’ derk! (“Stellars”) 🙂 🍸 (Mudslide)
    Mornin’ Jacqueline Taylor Robson 🙂 🍸 (Shirley Temple)
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    Mornin’ Ms. Cindy! (aka “Ms Cynlynn” aka “ms cynlynn”) 🙂 🍸
    Mornin’ sandandsea2015! 🙂 🍸
    Mornin’ Huey! 🙂 |_| (Junior Woodchucks)
    Mornin’ Dewey! 🙂 |_| (Seafarers)
    Mornin’ Louie! 🙂 |_| (Back to School)
    Mornin’ Donald! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ Scrooge! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ whiners and complainers! ⭐ 😛 (No drink for you!)
    Mornin’ to people posting that I missed. 😳
    Mornin’ to all you lurkers! 😕

    Also just in case someday; mornin’ to Elvis Chupacabra and F.D.R. in Hell! :mrgreen:

    Breakfast!

    NEW and IMPROVED breakfast with extra bacon for ZurichMike!

    Doughnuts for coffee!

    ⭐ = Unprintable phallic symbol

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  7. sandandsea2015's avatar sandandsea2015 says:
    July 18, 2016 at 8:58 am

    Morning all!!! Yay for convention week! Looks like a fun line-up of speakers and hopefully it will get folks pumped up for the election. Prayers for those attending and the LEOs that are there to protect them.

    Thanks for the great breakfast, Nyet!

    Y’all have a great day! 😊

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  8. oldiadguy's avatar oldiadguy says:
    July 18, 2016 at 9:06 am

    A possible explanation for what is to come.

    http://libertyunyielding.com/2016/07/11/doj-factor-cleveland-walking-buzz-saw/

    Take Care

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  9. WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
    July 18, 2016 at 9:34 am

    Mornin’ kids.

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  10. oldiadguy's avatar oldiadguy says:
    July 18, 2016 at 9:45 am

    Huffington Post “Free Cases” a slain Dallas officer

    Huffington Post Attacks Victim of Dallas Police Ambush

    Take Care

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    • Col.(R) Ken's avatar Col.(R) Ken says:
      July 18, 2016 at 10:30 am

      Thanks, yeah the Vikings were the bada$$es for a couple of Centuries until they met the English at Stamford Bridge 1066.

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    • nyetneetot's avatar nyetneetot says:
      July 18, 2016 at 10:41 am

      Here in DOJ controlled Seattle, they tell us the police officers don’t know who’s a threat and who not, so law abiding citizens need to be fearful of police violence as well.
      Outside of affirmative action placements, I haven’t met too many officers that can’t pick out a dirt bag within a few seconds of encountering them.

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  11. nyetneetot's avatar nyetneetot says:
    July 18, 2016 at 10:19 am

    Just to comment about something unimportant next door; If you’re going whine about too many so called unintelligent and nonproductive postings in the daily thread (i.e. music videos, animal images and cartoons), why would you bother posting all the items you complained about the very next day?

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  12. WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
    July 18, 2016 at 10:34 am

    My neighbor is installing an in-ground pool! I shall have entertainment for awhile when I go out to smoke…..

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  13. lovely's avatar lovely says:
    July 18, 2016 at 1:26 pm

    Baltimore Officer Acquitted of All Charges in Freddie Gray Trial
    Prosecutors fail to secure conviction in fourth trial involving 2015 death of black man in a police van

    😀

    BALTIMORE—A judge on Monday acquitted police Lt. Brian Rice of manslaughter and all other charges in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray , another defeat for prosecutors who have yet to secure a conviction after trying four of the six officers charged in the high-profile case.

    I predict a 6 figure settlement for each officer when Mosby is sued for malicious prosecution. Still not Gray family money but it will be nice if they can start their lives over after this travesty of a prosecution is put behind them.

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  15. texan59's avatar texan59 says:
    July 18, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    Apparently the base-a-ball peoples don’t get the Hilda-beest treatment when they scroo around with a computer. Wow!! 😯 😯

    http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/former-cardinals-exec-sentenced-to-prison-for-hacking-astros/ar-BBusRh9?li=BBnba9I

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