What do they have on the barking chihuahua. Big talker, but he folds like a lawn chair at game.
I'm not surprised that the so-called "conservatives" still support him.
**Top-level people in the world of intelligence and independent journalism report that House Oversight chairman Trey Gowdy effectively blocked investigations into the FBI spying on the President Donald Trump campaign.
This is not the first time Gowdy, who endorsed Marco Rubio in the presidential primaries, has shut down an investigation on behalf of the establishment. But the fact that many traditional conservative outlets carry water and run interference for Gowdy, painting him as a hero, makes it harder to call Gowdy out.
Thomas Paine, who represents the team of connected pro-America journalists and operatives at True Pundit, revealed Gowdy’s nefariousness.**
The October 2007 post, which was published on the now-defunct Reid Report, is titled “Baghdad John Strikes Again” and features a picture of Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho but with the head of McCain squarely edited on top of his.
“Republican presidential candidate John McCain told workers of small weapons factory that he not only wants to catch Osama Bin Laden if elected, but said he ‘will shoot him with your products,'” wrote the author. “Jeez, John, good thing you weren’t speaking at a condom factory.” --------------- Basically it’s one POS talking sh*t about another POS.
Which one is the bigger POS is the real question.
**Joy Ann Reid‘s old, supposedly hacked blog that was first reported on by Mediaite is apparently the gift that keeps on giving, as BuzzFeed News dug-up an old post today in which the MSNBC host likened Senator John McCain to a mass shooter.**
Just another example of anything is fine in trump land where law and truth mean nothing.....Find a job yet with this fantastic employment situation where even a talentless asshole like you should be able to find work, except too lazy to move away from the cheetos.....LOL
“This is dumb. Europe, Canada, and Mexico are not China, and you don’t treat allies the same way you treat opponents. We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression. ‘Make America Great Again’ shouldn’t mean ‘Make America 1929 Again.'” — Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), quoted by the Washington Post, on President Trump’s decision to impose steel and aluminum tariffs.
The ignorance of the liberal left is just astounding. They still dont realize that their constant drumbeat of vulgar hatred, with samantha bee only the latest, is actually driving swing voters over to trump. Those voters are getting fed up with the hatful, vulgar rhetoric.
“Republicans are bitterly protesting the Trump administration’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. allies — alarmed that the White House ignored their frenzied lobbying campaign and afraid that the party could suffer at the polls in November,” Politico reports.
It's been this way for decades, only NOW they are doing it right in our faces. Gleefully.
**Hollywood’s Blatant Hypocrisy: Only Fire People We Disagree With Politically**
Just two days after The Roseanne show was canceled by ABC, following the show’s star making a racist tweet against a former advisor to President Obama, another comedian, Samantha Bee, made a vulgar sexist attack on President Trump’s Daughter and White House Adviser Ivanka Trump on her TBS show “Full Frontal”.
**I wrote in an OpEd earlier this week on Politichicks about the blatant double standard and hypocrisy of liberal Hollywood today. Here we are with yet the latest example in a long line of situations just like this one.
The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC, made a swift move to cancel Roseanne’s show without any regard for the other members of the cast and crew, without even giving her a chance to explain, even though she immediately apologized. And the issue at hand took place on Roseanne’s Twitter, not on her show.
Samantha Bee, on the other hand, said the following on her TBS show:
“Ivanka Trump, who works at the White House, chose to post the second most oblivious tweet we’ve seen this week. You know, Ivanka, that’s a beautiful photo of you and your child, but let me just say, one mother to another, do something about your dad’s immigration practices, you feckless c***! Put on something tight and low-cut and tell your father to f***ing stop it. Tell him it was an Obama thing and see how it goes, OK?”
Today Samantha Bee released an apology, as did TBS.
Wait, what’s that you say? Where’s the rest? What else did they do?**
We've never before had such a Liar-in-Chief President, James
said...
Quote of the Day
“I speak out for the simple reason that Mr. Trump is failing to live up to the standards that we should all expect of a president. As someone who had the rare privilege of directly serving four presidents, I will continue to speak out loudly and critically until integrity, decency, wisdom — and maybe even some humility — return to the White House.” — Former CIA Director John Brennan, writing in the Washington Post. Read More »
Trump On Pace for 10,000 False Statements
The Washington Post‘s Glenn Kessler tells Poynter that at President Trump’s current pace of making false statements — 6.5 a day, more than 200 a month — he could hit 10,000 by the end of his term.
“What sets Trump apart from his predecessors? Two things, says Kessler, who has kept an eye on presidents since Bill Clinton. One, Trump doesn’t seem to have or use the staff to base a statement, even if stretched, on fact. Two, he doesn’t seem to care if he is caught in a misstatement — he just repeats it; in one case, more than 70 times.”
There were consequences for dumping Roseanne. Perhaps due to the double standard with "The View."
**After Cancelling ‘Roseanne’ ABC Set to Lose $60 Million in Ad Revenue
The choice ABC made has an immediate consequence. After cancelling "Roseanne," ABC is going to take an immediate hit to their pocketbook.
Conservatives are banding together to boycott the network. They are angry about the double standard with "The View" being allowed to be on the air, while "Roseanne" was cut due to some tweets by Barr. Not to mention ABC just brought on Keith Olbermann to work at ESPN.
Conservative viewers aren't the only thing ABC is losing. They're also losing ad revenue.
The show "Roseanne" was a huge hit on the network. Advertisers were throwing money at their stellar ratings. Now that the show is gone, companies no longer have that huge audience to put their products in front of.
**On Thursday, Trump delighted conservatives everywhere by announcing he was pardoning author Dinesh D’Souza.
From Fox News:
President Trump on Thursday pardoned conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, who was convicted of making an illegal campaign contribution in 2014.
Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) to Dinesh D’Souza, an accomplished author, lecturer, and scholar,” said a statement from White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders. “Mr. D’Souza was, in the President’s opinion, a victim of selective prosecution for violations of campaign finance laws. Mr. D’Souza accepted responsibility for his actions, and also completed community service by teaching English to citizens and immigrants seeking citizenship.”
A great move.
D’Souza was absolutely railroaded and it’s despicable how the government tried to ruin his life for a very minor offense.
D’Souza’s response to the pardon pretty much sums up the fact that his government failed him.**
Myballs seeing America become great again said... The ignorance of the liberal left is just astounding. They still dont realize that their constant drumbeat of vulgar hatred, with samantha bee only the latest, is actually driving swing voters over to Trump.
the lying and spamming "pastor" is exhibit A, ignorantly quoting Brennan.
Funny how the right gets confused from abject racism to name calling.....sad how many lives have been ruined by the right and the liar in chief....BTW...how much of that tax break will be eaten by the new tariffs....????? Seems to me the cost of gas has already eaten most of those savings and you all keep slurping away.....
**Samantha Bee managed to avoid the press Thursday night to accept an award at the TV Academy’s annual Honors event, which pays tribute to shows and individuals who use their platforms for social change.
The TV Academy reportedly barred members of the media from attending the event’s reception after Bee issued an apology for calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless c—” during Wednesday’s installment of Full Frontal. The ceremony was also closed to reporters, but that decision was apparently made before Bee and TBS issued those mea culpas for the offensive comment made during the pre-taped show.**
Samantha Bee managed to avoid the press Thursday night to accept an award at the TV Academy’s annual Honors event, which pays tribute to shows and individuals who use their platforms for social change.
let's hear even more of what Brennan said, James
said...
Opinions John Brennan: I will speak out until integrity returns to the White House
June 1 at 7:42 AM
John Brennan served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from March 2013 to January 2017.
My first visit to the Oval Office came in October 1990, when I was a 35-year-old CIA officer. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had invaded Kuwait two months before, and President George H.W. Bush wanted to discuss the implications of a U.S.-led military coalition that would ultimately push the Iraqis out.
I remember the nervousness I felt when I entered that room and met a president of the United States for the first time. By the time the meeting ended, his intellectual curiosity, wisdom, affability and intense interest in finding the best policy course to protect and promote U.S. interests were abundantly evident.
Over the next quarter-century, I returned to the Oval Office several hundred times during the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The jitters that accompanied my first Oval Office visit dissipated over time, but the respect, awe and admiration I held for the office of the presidency and the incumbents never waned.
The presidents I directly served were not perfect, and I didn’t agree with all of their policy choices. But I never doubted that each treated their solemn responsibility to lead our nation with anything less than the seriousness, intellectual rigor and principles that it deserved. Many times, I heard them dismiss the political concerns of their advisers, saying, “I don’t care about my politics, it’s the right thing to do.”
The esteem with which I held the presidency was dealt a serious blow when Donald Trump took office. Almost immediately, I began to see a startling aberration from the remarkable, though human, presidents I had served. Mr. Trump’s lifelong preoccupation with aggrandizing himself seemed to intensify in office, and he quickly leveraged his 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. address and his Twitter handle to burnish his brand and misrepresent reality.
Presidents throughout the years have differed in their approaches to policy, based on political platforms, ideologies and individual beliefs. Mr. Trump, however, has shown highly abnormal behavior by lying routinely to the American people without compunction, intentionally fueling divisions in our country and actively working to degrade the imperfect but critical institutions that serve us.
Although appalling, those actions shouldn’t be surprising. As was the case throughout his business and entertainment careers, Mr. Trump charts his every move according to a calculus of how it will personally help or hurt him. His strategy is to undercut real, potential and perceived opponents; his focus is to win at all costs, irrespective of truth, ethics, decency and — many would argue — the law. His disparagement of institutions is designed to short-circuit legitimate law enforcement investigations, intelligence assessments and media challenges that threaten his interests. His fear of the special counsel’s work is especially palpable, as is his growing interest in destroying its mandate.
For more than three decades, I observed and analyzed the traits and tactics of corrupt, incompetent and narcissistic foreign officials who did whatever they thought was necessary to retain power. Exploiting the fears and concerns of their citizenry, these demagogues routinely relied on lies, deceit and suppression of political opposition to cast themselves as populist heroes and to mask self-serving priorities. By gaining control of intelligence and security services, stifling the independence of the judiciary and discrediting a free press, these authoritarian rulers followed a time-tested recipe for how to inhibit democracy’s development, retard individual freedoms and liberties, and reserve the spoils of corrupt governance for themselves and their ilk. It never dawned on me that we could face such a development in the United States.
On the international front, Mr. Trump pursues policies that are rooted in uninformed campaign promises, a determination to upend actions of his predecessors and an aversion to multilateral engagements. His ad hoc and frequently impulsive approach to national security is short-sighted and dangerous, as allies and partners are left uncertain about U.S. strategy and objectives.
The impact of the Trump presidency will be felt for many years to come. Most worrisome is that his use of falsehoods, his mean-spirited and malicious behavior, and his self-absorption will be emulated by many young Americans — indeed, young people globally — who look to the president of the United States as a role model.
The damage also will be felt by the millions of Americans who believe in Mr. Trump because of their concern about being left behind in a rapidly changing globalized world. These Americans have a legitimate gripe that politicians and political parties of all stripes have failed to deliver on the promise that America is the land of opportunity for all, irrespective of race, creed or place of residence. At a time when deep-seated fears of socioeconomic and cultural change need to be addressed honestly and without prejudice, Mr. Trump grandstands like a snake-oil salesman, squandering his formidable charisma and communication skills in favor of ego, selfishness and false promises.
Many have condemned my public criticism of Mr. Trump, arguing that as a former CIA director, I should bite my tongue. My criticisms, however, are not political; I have never been and will never be a partisan. I speak out for the simple reason that Mr. Trump is failing to live up to the standards that we should all expect of a president.
As someone who had the rare privilege of directly serving four presidents, I will continue to speak out loudly and critically until integrity, decency, wisdom — and maybe even some humility — return to the White House.
**On Thursday, Trump delighted conservatives everywhere by announcing he was pardoning author Dinesh D’Souza.
From Fox News:
President Trump on Thursday pardoned conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, who was convicted of making an illegal campaign contribution in 2014.
Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) to Dinesh D’Souza, an accomplished author, lecturer, and scholar,” said a statement from White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders. “Mr. D’Souza was, in the President’s opinion, a victim of selective prosecution for violations of campaign finance laws. Mr. D’Souza accepted responsibility for his actions, and also completed community service by teaching English to citizens and immigrants seeking citizenship.”
A great move.
D’Souza was absolutely railroaded and it’s despicable how the government tried to ruin his life for a very minor offense.
D’Souza’s response to the pardon pretty much sums up the fact that his government failed him.**
**Samantha Bee managed to avoid the press Thursday night to accept an award at the TV Academy’s annual Honors event, which pays tribute to shows and individuals who use their platforms for social change.
The TV Academy reportedly barred members of the media from attending the event’s reception after Bee issued an apology for calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless c—” during Wednesday’s installment of Full Frontal. The ceremony was also closed to reporters, but that decision was apparently made before Bee and TBS issued those mea culpas for the offensive comment made during the pre-taped show.**
**CNN's Jim Acosta got his ego bruised a little bit by a White House Secret Service Agent. You can watch the interaction below as he is called out for not displaying his credentials properly. I guess that if you are of such exalted stature as Mr. Acosta, you should not have any rules or regulations apply to you. Personally, I would be hound dogging Mr. Acosta everywhere he went just so he knows that he puts his pants on one leg at a time. Do you think his elitist behavior should be unchallenged?
VIDEO: CNN's Jim Acosta acts up to female Secret Service agent, insists on not having to wear pass while on White House grounds - @OfficeOfMike pic.twitter.com/DmKPK0WIZR — Wired Sources (@WiredSources) May 31, 2018
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the straws that the resistance liberals are grasping these days are approaching microscopic level.
The Labor Department released its official hiring and unemployment figures for May on Friday, providing the latest snapshot of the American economy.
The Numbers
■ 223,000 jobs were added last month. Wall Street economists had expected an increase of about 190,000, according to Bloomberg.
Your descent into Trumpism Syndrome has taken a turn for the worst.
What do they have on the barking chihuahua. Big talker, but he folds like a lawn chair at game.
I'm not surprised that the so-called "conservatives" still support him.
**Top-level people in the world of intelligence and independent journalism report that House Oversight chairman Trey Gowdy effectively blocked investigations into the FBI spying on the President Donald Trump campaign.
This is not the first time Gowdy, who endorsed Marco Rubio in the presidential primaries, has shut down an investigation on behalf of the establishment. But the fact that many traditional conservative outlets carry water and run interference for Gowdy, painting him as a hero, makes it harder to call Gowdy out.
Thomas Paine, who represents the team of connected pro-America journalists and operatives at True Pundit, revealed Gowdy’s nefariousness.**
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/sources-trey-gowdy-blocked-investigation-into-the-fbi/
When he came up empty handed investigating Benghazi, you should have bought a clue.
KDJune 1, 2018 at 7:34 AM
223 k new jobs
3.8% unemployment
By Lost years
Alky always late.
The October 2007 post, which was published on the now-defunct Reid Report, is titled “Baghdad John Strikes Again” and features a picture of Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho but with the head of McCain squarely edited on top of his.
“Republican presidential candidate John McCain told workers of small weapons factory that he not only wants to catch Osama Bin Laden if elected, but said he ‘will shoot him with your products,'” wrote the author. “Jeez, John, good thing you weren’t speaking at a condom factory.”
---------------
Basically it’s one POS talking sh*t about another POS.
Which one is the bigger POS is the real question.
**Joy Ann Reid‘s old, supposedly hacked blog that was first reported on by Mediaite is apparently the gift that keeps on giving, as BuzzFeed News dug-up an old post today in which the MSNBC host likened Senator John McCain to a mass shooter.**
https://www.mediaite.com/online/joy-reids-old-blog-portrayed-john-mccain-as-the-virginia-tech-shooter/
3.8% unemployment
I am a shitass.
Just another example of anything is fine in trump land where law and truth mean nothing.....Find a job yet with this fantastic employment situation where even a talentless asshole like you should be able to find work, except too lazy to move away from the cheetos.....LOL
“This is dumb. Europe, Canada, and Mexico are not China, and you don’t treat allies the same way you treat opponents. We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression. ‘Make America Great Again’ shouldn’t mean ‘Make America 1929 Again.'”
— Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), quoted by the Washington Post, on President Trump’s decision to impose steel and aluminum tariffs.
The ignorance of the liberal left is just astounding. They still dont realize that their constant drumbeat of vulgar hatred, with samantha bee only the latest, is actually driving swing voters over to trump. Those voters are getting fed up with the hatful, vulgar rhetoric.
Joe DiGenova, I could listen to that guy all day. Such clarity.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uvIUenZspJA
Republicans Think Tariffs Will Hurt Them at Polls
“Republicans are bitterly protesting the Trump administration’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. allies — alarmed that the White House ignored their frenzied lobbying campaign and afraid that the party could suffer at the polls in November,” Politico reports.
It's been this way for decades, only NOW they are doing it right in our faces. Gleefully.
**Hollywood’s Blatant Hypocrisy: Only Fire People We Disagree With Politically**
Just two days after The Roseanne show was canceled by ABC, following the show’s star making a racist tweet against a former advisor to President Obama, another comedian, Samantha Bee, made a vulgar sexist attack on President Trump’s Daughter and White House Adviser Ivanka Trump on her TBS show “Full Frontal”.
**I wrote in an OpEd earlier this week on Politichicks about the blatant double standard and hypocrisy of liberal Hollywood today. Here we are with yet the latest example in a long line of situations just like this one.
The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC, made a swift move to cancel Roseanne’s show without any regard for the other members of the cast and crew, without even giving her a chance to explain, even though she immediately apologized. And the issue at hand took place on Roseanne’s Twitter, not on her show.
Samantha Bee, on the other hand, said the following on her TBS show:
“Ivanka Trump, who works at the White House, chose to post the second most oblivious tweet we’ve seen this week. You know, Ivanka, that’s a beautiful photo of you and your child, but let me just say, one mother to another, do something about your dad’s immigration practices, you feckless c***! Put on something tight and low-cut and tell your father to f***ing stop it. Tell him it was an Obama thing and see how it goes, OK?”
Today Samantha Bee released an apology, as did TBS.
Wait, what’s that you say? Where’s the rest? What else did they do?**
https://politichicks.com/2018/06/hollywoods-blatant-hypocrisy-only-fire-people-we-disagree-with-politically/
Quote of the Day
“I speak out for the simple reason that Mr. Trump is failing to live up to the standards that we should all expect of a president. As someone who had the rare privilege of directly serving four presidents, I will continue to speak out loudly and critically until integrity, decency, wisdom — and maybe even some humility — return to the White House.”
— Former CIA Director John Brennan, writing in the Washington Post.
Read More »
Trump On Pace for 10,000 False Statements
The Washington Post‘s Glenn Kessler tells Poynter that at President Trump’s current pace of making false statements — 6.5 a day, more than 200 a month — he could hit 10,000 by the end of his term.
“What sets Trump apart from his predecessors? Two things, says Kessler, who has kept an eye on presidents since Bill Clinton. One, Trump doesn’t seem to have or use the staff to base a statement, even if stretched, on fact. Two, he doesn’t seem to care if he is caught in a misstatement — he just repeats it; in one case, more than 70 times.”
There were consequences for dumping Roseanne. Perhaps due to the double standard with "The View."
**After Cancelling ‘Roseanne’ ABC Set to Lose $60 Million in Ad Revenue
The choice ABC made has an immediate consequence. After cancelling "Roseanne," ABC is going to take an immediate hit to their pocketbook.
Conservatives are banding together to boycott the network. They are angry about the double standard with "The View" being allowed to be on the air, while "Roseanne" was cut due to some tweets by Barr. Not to mention ABC just brought on Keith Olbermann to work at ESPN.
Conservative viewers aren't the only thing ABC is losing. They're also losing ad revenue.
The show "Roseanne" was a huge hit on the network. Advertisers were throwing money at their stellar ratings. Now that the show is gone, companies no longer have that huge audience to put their products in front of.
https://thinkamericana.com/2018/05/31/after-cancelling-roseanne-abc-set-to-lose-60-million-in-ad-revenue/
Incredible......
**On Thursday, Trump delighted conservatives everywhere by announcing he was pardoning author Dinesh D’Souza.
From Fox News:
President Trump on Thursday pardoned conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, who was convicted of making an illegal campaign contribution in 2014.
Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) to Dinesh D’Souza, an accomplished author, lecturer, and scholar,” said a statement from White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders. “Mr. D’Souza was, in the President’s opinion, a victim of selective prosecution for violations of campaign finance laws. Mr. D’Souza accepted responsibility for his actions, and also completed community service by teaching English to citizens and immigrants seeking citizenship.”
A great move.
D’Souza was absolutely railroaded and it’s despicable how the government tried to ruin his life for a very minor offense.
D’Souza’s response to the pardon pretty much sums up the fact that his government failed him.**
https://diamondandsilk.americandailynews.org/2018/05/31/karma-b-first-thing-dinesh-pardoned-get-revenge-man-ruined-life/
Florida Republican Governor, Ron DeSantis, deconstructs the ridiculous claims of deceptive Trey Gowdy.
[3:09] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NH7oJkSyXnQ
Myballs seeing America become great again said...
The ignorance of the liberal left is just astounding. They still dont realize that their constant drumbeat of vulgar hatred, with samantha bee only the latest, is actually driving swing voters over to Trump.
the lying and spamming "pastor" is exhibit A, ignorantly quoting Brennan.
but he just can't help himself.
ROFLMFAO !!!
Funny how the right gets confused from abject racism to name calling.....sad how many lives have been ruined by the right and the liar in chief....BTW...how much of that tax break will be eaten by the new tariffs....????? Seems to me the cost of gas has already eaten most of those savings and you all keep slurping away.....
Florida Republican Governor, Ron DeSantis,
WTF is that????? No such governor!
Facts aren't important here.
Florida Republican Governor, Ron DeSantis
I see what you did there !
and heard all the liberal heads exploding.
ROFLMFAO !!!
This blog is merely a place to promote other websites.
Nothing more.
**Samantha Bee managed to avoid the press Thursday night to accept an award at the TV Academy’s annual Honors event, which pays tribute to shows and individuals who use their platforms for social change.
The TV Academy reportedly barred members of the media from attending the event’s reception after Bee issued an apology for calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless c—” during Wednesday’s installment of Full Frontal. The ceremony was also closed to reporters, but that decision was apparently made before Bee and TBS issued those mea culpas for the offensive comment made during the pre-taped show.**
http://ew.com/news/2018/06/01/samantha-bee-social-change-award/
It's who Liberals are, and who they've always been. The lowest common denominators in any civilized society.
Samantha Bee managed to avoid the press Thursday night to accept an award at the TV Academy’s annual Honors event, which pays tribute to shows and individuals who use their platforms for social change.
so she won 'feckless c*nt of the year' award.
nice.
Opinions
John Brennan: I will speak out until integrity returns to the White House
June 1 at 7:42 AM
John Brennan served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from March 2013 to January 2017.
My first visit to the Oval Office came in October 1990, when I was a 35-year-old CIA officer. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had invaded Kuwait two months before, and President George H.W. Bush wanted to discuss the implications of a U.S.-led military coalition that would ultimately push the Iraqis out.
I remember the nervousness I felt when I entered that room and met a president of the United States for the first time. By the time the meeting ended, his intellectual curiosity, wisdom, affability and intense interest in finding the best policy course to protect and promote U.S. interests were abundantly evident.
Over the next quarter-century, I returned to the Oval Office several hundred times during the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The jitters that accompanied my first Oval Office visit dissipated over time, but the respect, awe and admiration I held for the office of the presidency and the incumbents never waned.
The presidents I directly served were not perfect, and I didn’t agree with all of their policy choices. But I never doubted that each treated their solemn responsibility to lead our nation with anything less than the seriousness, intellectual rigor and principles that it deserved. Many times, I heard them dismiss the political concerns of their advisers, saying, “I don’t care about my politics, it’s the right thing to do.”
The esteem with which I held the presidency was dealt a serious blow when Donald Trump took office. Almost immediately, I began to see a startling aberration from the remarkable, though human, presidents I had served. Mr. Trump’s lifelong preoccupation with aggrandizing himself seemed to intensify in office, and he quickly leveraged his 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. address and his Twitter handle to burnish his brand and misrepresent reality.
Presidents throughout the years have differed in their approaches to policy, based on political platforms, ideologies and individual beliefs. Mr. Trump, however, has shown highly abnormal behavior by lying routinely to the American people without compunction, intentionally fueling divisions in our country and actively working to degrade the imperfect but critical institutions that serve us.
Although appalling, those actions shouldn’t be surprising. As was the case throughout his business and entertainment careers, Mr. Trump charts his every move according to a calculus of how it will personally help or hurt him. His strategy is to undercut real, potential and perceived opponents; his focus is to win at all costs, irrespective of truth, ethics, decency and — many would argue — the law. His disparagement of institutions is designed to short-circuit legitimate law enforcement investigations, intelligence assessments and media challenges that threaten his interests. His fear of the special counsel’s work is especially palpable, as is his growing interest in destroying its mandate.
For more than three decades, I observed and analyzed the traits and tactics of corrupt, incompetent and narcissistic foreign officials who did whatever they thought was necessary to retain power. Exploiting the fears and concerns of their citizenry, these demagogues routinely relied on lies, deceit and suppression of political opposition to cast themselves as populist heroes and to mask self-serving priorities. By gaining control of intelligence and security services, stifling the independence of the judiciary and discrediting a free press, these authoritarian rulers followed a time-tested recipe for how to inhibit democracy’s development, retard individual freedoms and liberties, and reserve the spoils of corrupt governance for themselves and their ilk. It never dawned on me that we could face such a development in the United States.
On the international front, Mr. Trump pursues policies that are rooted in uninformed campaign promises, a determination to upend actions of his predecessors and an aversion to multilateral engagements. His ad hoc and frequently impulsive approach to national security is short-sighted and dangerous, as allies and partners are left uncertain about U.S. strategy and objectives.
The impact of the Trump presidency will be felt for many years to come. Most worrisome is that his use of falsehoods, his mean-spirited and malicious behavior, and his self-absorption will be emulated by many young Americans — indeed, young people globally — who look to the president of the United States as a role model.
The damage also will be felt by the millions of Americans who believe in Mr. Trump because of their concern about being left behind in a rapidly changing globalized world. These Americans have a legitimate gripe that politicians and political parties of all stripes have failed to deliver on the promise that America is the land of opportunity for all, irrespective of race, creed or place of residence. At a time when deep-seated fears of socioeconomic and cultural change need to be addressed honestly and without prejudice, Mr. Trump grandstands like a snake-oil salesman, squandering his formidable charisma and communication skills in favor of ego, selfishness and false promises.
Many have condemned my public criticism of Mr. Trump, arguing that as a former CIA director, I should bite my tongue. My criticisms, however, are not political; I have never been and will never be a partisan. I speak out for the simple reason that Mr. Trump is failing to live up to the standards that we should all expect of a president.
As someone who had the rare privilege of directly serving four presidents, I will continue to speak out loudly and critically until integrity, decency, wisdom — and maybe even some humility — return to the White House.
Incredible......
**On Thursday, Trump delighted conservatives everywhere by announcing he was pardoning author Dinesh D’Souza.
From Fox News:
President Trump on Thursday pardoned conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, who was convicted of making an illegal campaign contribution in 2014.
Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) to Dinesh D’Souza, an accomplished author, lecturer, and scholar,” said a statement from White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders. “Mr. D’Souza was, in the President’s opinion, a victim of selective prosecution for violations of campaign finance laws. Mr. D’Souza accepted responsibility for his actions, and also completed community service by teaching English to citizens and immigrants seeking citizenship.”
A great move.
D’Souza was absolutely railroaded and it’s despicable how the government tried to ruin his life for a very minor offense.
D’Souza’s response to the pardon pretty much sums up the fact that his government failed him.**
https://diamondandsilk.americandailynews.org/2018/05/31/karma-b-first-thing-dinesh-pardoned-get-revenge-man-ruined-life/
**Samantha Bee managed to avoid the press Thursday night to accept an award at the TV Academy’s annual Honors event, which pays tribute to shows and individuals who use their platforms for social change.
The TV Academy reportedly barred members of the media from attending the event’s reception after Bee issued an apology for calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless c—” during Wednesday’s installment of Full Frontal. The ceremony was also closed to reporters, but that decision was apparently made before Bee and TBS issued those mea culpas for the offensive comment made during the pre-taped show.**
http://ew.com/news/2018/06/01/samantha-bee-social-change-award/
It's who Liberals are, and who they've always been. The lowest common denominators in any civilized society.
**CNN's Jim Acosta got his ego bruised a little bit by a White House Secret Service Agent. You can watch the interaction below as he is called out for not displaying his credentials properly. I guess that if you are of such exalted stature as Mr. Acosta, you should not have any rules or regulations apply to you. Personally, I would be hound dogging Mr. Acosta everywhere he went just so he knows that he puts his pants on one leg at a time. Do you think his elitist behavior should be unchallenged?
VIDEO: CNN's Jim Acosta acts up to female Secret Service agent, insists on not having to wear pass while on White House grounds - @OfficeOfMike pic.twitter.com/DmKPK0WIZR
— Wired Sources (@WiredSources) May 31, 2018
https://greatamericanrepublic.com/cnns-jim-acosta-got-his-ego-bruised-a-little-bit-by-a-white-house-secret-service-agent-video/
EPA’s Pruitt spent $1,560 on 12 customized fountain pens from Washington jewelry store
Yep...he's a real gem!!!!!
guess that if you are of such exalted stature as Mr. Acosta, you should not have any rules or regulations apply to you
What a crock of biased horseshitl.....Maybe he should have grabbed her pussy like trump advocates.....LOL
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