Politics "High Ranking Member of Trump Administration" pens anonymous NY Times editorial trashing him

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  1. yankeesince59

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    ^^^This....there were so many investigations that there's only 3 logical conclusions;

    1. the people conducting the investigation/s were inept.

    2. the people conducting the investigation/s were crooked.

    3. there was not enough evidence found in order to indict.
     
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    I touched on this earlier, but look again at the quotes below from the NYT Op-ED.


    "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration"

    "I work for the president but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to thwart parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations."





    If accurate, this tells me that this goes deeper and involves more than only one person.

     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    In this case, I know of no laws broken. Trump claims treason but it definitely was not treason which makes Trump, first time you're gonna hear this, a dumb shit.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Of course, he even says this.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    I'm gonna go with no. 3.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    I'm afraid it's gonna set a record for a landslide loss for Trump.

    You don't think Republicans would actually nominate him for a second term, do you? Oh my God, Democrats would celebrate like there was no tomorrow.

    Most unpopular President since polling began.
     
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    Oooh, now I’m scared!!

    If you want to make a real threat, be a man and go for it. Otherwise take your veiled threats and shove them up your ass.

    You, sir, are part of the problem.
     
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    ...winner winner chicken dinner.
     
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    Joe likes people with far-out ideas. It’s why he’s a good comedian- he explores all corners of topics. But that also leads him to believe in wrong ideas and be friends with people who are conspiracy theorists. Joe used to believe the moon landing was a hoax, he believed in com-trails and in Bigfoot. All ideas he later worked through and now does not believe. But he loves wacky people and wacky ideas. He has been friends with Alex Jones for ages and his best friend Eddie Bravo is a fun-loving nut job of the highest order.

    Joe overall has a wonderful message of growing and expanding and especially of working positively with your friends to help everyone succeed. He has some fascinating guests and a lot of them have wonderful minds and a lot to add. But he also has many friends and guests that are incorrect.

    When you hear something a guest says on the podcast and it interests you, it’s probably a good idea to read alternate points of view and give those ideas similar weight.

    I am not a big Hillary supporter. In the election I held my nose and voted for her but I was very disappointed with my options. I don’t trust her and I don’t trust Bill. But the email thing is a red herring started by right wing conspiracy people and then picked up steam. But there were 4 separate investigations and plenty chances and motivations to prosecute if they had any actual proof. They did not.

    But I’ve just turned the topic away from the topic of this thread so I’ll stop going down this rabbit hole.
     
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    Even his famed Rasmussen poll that he likes to tout is dropping.

    https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/
     
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    I'll just say I'm glad some people don't vote, because their source of information is loony toons.
     
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    ...the real problem is that some people don't vote at all...if people really want to make a change and/or show their disdain and their displeasure with Trump and his mania they need to show up in force at the polls because the one thing you have to concede to Trump's base is that they do show up in force and vote.
    ...if people want to make a difference they need to take the time to exercise their right/privilege of voting.
     
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    If someone believes that Hillary Clinton is the head of a pedophile ring, headquartered in the basement of a 1 story pizza shop, I don't want them voting.
     
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    Only 17% of registered voters under the age of 30 voted last election...of course there was not a great choice but still...until young people make the effort we are stuck with bad choices
     
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    ... but how do we stop them?
     
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    ...exactly the point I was making.

    ...I'm guessing a large number of the people you referred to were too busy texting/facebooking to be bothered with voting.
     
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    Ha! No threat. Just the facts. Now what do you want next?
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    So, the evil despot is best buds with the guy with a bad haircut.

    I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader to determine which is which.

    BNM
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    You left out misogynist.

    And trust me, everyone knew he is a racist. That's why many people voted for him. He was going to put the Mexicans and blacks in their place.

    BNM
     

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