The Politics Thread

[Vee]

Michael Cohen is on the run from the Sater/Russia story.

[Khan]

 

This is why I don't buy that Trump encourages people to disagree with him or push back on his ideas.  He might foster differences of opinion between others because, in his eyes, it's gamesmanship.  But disagree with or openly criticize him, and he will make you disappear.

[DRW50]

It looks like Milo is being caught in the same "selectively edited" flap that so many on the far right love to pull. 

 

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-cpac-milo-yiannopoulos-tape-235204

 

Why an openly gay man was ever asked to headline that very far right convention never made sense to me. He's about to learn that hating all the right people isn't enough. As so many gay Republicans have over the years. 

[DramatistDreamer]

Very telling thread. 

[Wales2004]

Not yet though.  Since they embraced him as the poster child for suppression of free speech by the left, they're pretty much stuck with him for now.  They aren't in a position to try to dismiss him over possibly implied pedophilia since their leader sounded all in on incestuous pedophilia.  Then there's sick Mike Huckabee who made some "joke" about watching young girls take showers.  Those conservatives who excused Trumpophilia can turn their noses up but they're going to have to absorb the stench because the only way out from under this now is the fall of Trump or if MY says or does something vile enough that can't be glossed over.

[DramatistDreamer]

More sunlight on yet another unsavory/suspect 'character' that is linked to Trump's cabal. Wish people had been this transparent and literate before the election but it is what it is, right? 

They say sunlight is the best disinfectant. I hope so.

The writeup on this guy Sater is a doozy and that's saying a lot for this cabal.

Edited February 20, 2017 by DramatistDreamer

[JaneAusten]

This is awful but it's the kind of stuff he's been doing for ages. He's dirt in the worst sense.

 

We've been considering cancelling our cable service regardless, but  finally did today. My intended gets internet service with his job so we don't need that aspect of the service anymore. When asked why we were cancelling, I told them it was due to Bill Maher and his show and support of Milo. I said for HBO to continue to support this was a bridge too far for us. Granted this is not the cable service direct issue, but hey maybe it's on record somewhere.

[DramatistDreamer]

Without comment.

 

Russian ambassador to U.N. dies in New York City

[JaneAusten]

The collaborators are being eliminated. I feel Flynn is going to disappear at some point.

[DramatistDreamer]

On this President's Day, the U.K. Parliament is having a LIVE debate on whether to downgrade or rescind state visit offer to Trump to visit Great Britain.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44qWhoIwdjw

 

[DRW50]

So he's been disinvited (Milo). I hope that's the start of his irrelevancy. To further that I promise that's the last time I'll mention his name. 

[DramatistDreamer]

Meanwhile, I guess Conservatives are suddenly concerned with optics. Too bad, their leader is often referred to as the sexual assualter-in-chief.

 

[JaneAusten]

They are? I guess pedophilia was a bridge too far but xenophobia, white supremacy, domestic abuse, bigotry are all a-ok(see who else is speaking).

[DramatistDreamer]

@JaneAusten I think all of the other things were the reason that he was invited to CPAC in the first place. The GOP is perfectly fine with discrimination, white supremacy, racism, sexism and xenophobia and clearly physical, psychological and sexual violence.

 

 

[JaneAusten]

Oh yeah I know that. I guess my comment was more cynical. But I guess we know pedophilia at least right now is the one bridge too far for these folks. But honestly I don't buy they didn't know what about him. Much of this has been known about him for a good long time.