12 minutes ago, Khan said:

It makes more sense than whatever he's supposed to be now.

I think he's Marvin Gaye. Oh well....

This is an interesting article on the refugee situation. I was hoping that other countries might pick up our slack, but this person thinks it will give other countries the excuse of turning people away.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/why-trumps-refugee-ban-is-so-unprecedented/514916/?utm_source=atltw

Good for her. I hope this takes off. 

 

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/01/samantha-bee-will-toast-journalisms-unsung-heroes-at-her-anti-white-house-correspondents-dinner-234389

Trouble in Paradise for the Young Marrieds?

 

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The potential for the young couple, ostensibly a gate to the president, appeared enormous. But after a week, it appears that the de facto First Couple may have underestimated the potential pitfalls. Less than a fortnight into his new post, Kushner appears unable to control both his father-in-law and those around him. (On the same day as Trump’s visit to the Pentagon, the White House acknowledged International Holocaust Remembrance Day in a statement that omitted mention of the Jews.) Ivanka, meanwhile, may be impeded in her attempt to lobby on behalf of working women by various measures, from Trump’s executive order to dismiss parts of the A.C.A. to his derision of the Women’s March, that appear to have set them back. The question is whether the couple’s combination of unbridled ambition and inexperience will cause them to influence the president as never before, or whether they will be among the first to go.

 

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[A]ccording to a source familiar with the situation, Kushner’s influence on his boss may be flagging. Last week, Kushner spent 24 hours trying to broker a meeting between Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. The source said that Kushner was even considering flying to Mexico in order to convince Peña Nieto, who had butted heads with Trump over various issues, to travel to the White House. Ultimately, Peña Nieto agreed—a feat Kushner presented to his father-in-law on Wednesday night. It was his first real victory in the West Wing in his role as senior adviser, and it would be a major step toward turning one of Trump’s main campaign promises into a reality.

 

Less than 12 hours later, though, it all fell apart. After Peña Nieto reiterated that Mexico does not plan to pay for Trump’s proposed wall, Trump tweeted that if Mexico is “unwilling to pay for the badly needed wall, then it would be better to cancel the upcoming meeting.” Just like that, the meeting was canceled. “Kushner was fûcking furious,” the source told me. “I’d never once heard him say he was angry throughout the entire campaign. But he was furious.” (A representative for the Trump administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)

 

More at the link.

Edited January 31, 20178 yr by Vee

I'd love to know who the WH leak is. Whoever it is seems to be the equivalent of a 70-year old man with an enlarged prostate.

Edited January 31, 20178 yr by DRW50

I think a better question is who isn't leaking in the WH.

Other than Bannon, and maybe Kellyanne Conway, everyone in Trumpworld seems to just be pawns or hapless bystanders. I do think that his daughter and SIL might have some influence, but when you see those bizarre articles about how Kushner is going to bring peace to the Middle East, you know it's more delusion from on high. The danger of Trump has always been how many thought he could be managed, he would change. That he is a reasonable person putting on a show. I've thought that myself a few times. But it clearly just isn't true. 

You know, maybe there WAS something to all those rumors suggesting that, back in the glorious '80's, Ivana was the real power broker at The Trump Organization.

50 minutes ago, Khan said:

You know, maybe there WAS something to all those rumors suggesting that, back in the glorious '80's, Ivana was the real power broker at The Trump Organization.

 

Yeah, I read that she turned one of Trump's failing casinos into a success and Donny didn't like it one bit. There were reports that he claimed that he didn't like the fact that she'd become so business-like and wanted to talk about work a lot. I guess he now has the Stepford Wife that he's always wanted, though at this point, it seems as if they live separate lives.

Some one changed the BBC News logo, I guess this might be a sign that there is too many crazy news stories, mostly to do with the political landscape.

 

3 hours ago, DRW50 said:

I'd love to know who the WH leak is. Whoever it is seems to be the equivalent of a 70-year old man with an enlarged prostate.

I'm SO GLAD we have WH leaks. The American People deserve to know how this shitshow is being run. for the good of our nation. I hope he/she/them all leak what the POS had for breakfast every day until he leaves office. 

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/david-brat-paid-protesters-in-grill-obamacare-repeal

 

This may be the most cringeworthy story of the week...or the next hour, anyway. 

 

“Since Obamacare and these issues have come up, the women are in my grill no matter where I go,” Brat said at a Saturday event, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

 

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“I had one woman on my Facebook say she was going to get up in my grill,” he said. “There’s paid protesters...paid activists on the far left, not my Democratic friends I go to church with.”

 

 

I am still surprised by how under the radar the first US service member's death under Trump has been.  He doesn't seem to want to take credit for and brag about it as he does all his other "safety actions."  Besides the deaths and injuries, an aircraft said to be worth $72 million had to be destroyed because it was unable to fly after the landing.

 

How can such a flawless man who never makes any mistakes and has no weaknesses have leaks in his administration?  All the chaos at the airports was caused by a glitch in Delta's system and the democrats, according to him.  And yes, detaining a five year old boy is part of making America safe again because you know how five year old refugees are.

1 minute ago, DRW50 said:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/david-brat-paid-protesters-in-grill-obamacare-repeal

 

This may be the most cringeworthy story of the week...or the next hour, anyway. 

 

“Since Obamacare and these issues have come up, the women are in my grill no matter where I go,” Brat said at a Saturday event, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

 

“I had one woman on my Facebook say she was going to get up in my grill,” he said. “There’s paid protesters...paid activists on the far left, not my Democratic friends I go to church with.”

 

 

 

So we're back to the mythical paid protester, huh? 

If all those protesters are being paid, as Trump and his ilk keep claiming, then they should take credit for keeping America and especially Hollywood working.  And they should let everyone know which talent agencies are supplying them so others can take advantage of those opportunities as well.

1 minute ago, Wales2004 said:

If all those protesters are being paid, as Trump and his ilk keep claiming, then they should take credit for keeping America and especially Hollywood working.  And they should let everyone know which talent agencies are supplying them so others can take advantage of those opportunities as well.

 

5 minutes ago, marceline said:

 

So we're back to the mythical paid protester, huh? 

 

What gets me with this stuff is they never did care when it was obvious people were staging protests for the GOP and doing other bad performance art (remember the man who would go around with a protest sign he ripped up and a crying child to go along with it?).