The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

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Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #125 – 2017-02-22, 18:04:41

Very interesting little article there, Mr. Tennessee. It has a cute print version, folds nicely into pdf and made for an entertaining read in my e-reader on the train.

Trump bashed the "dishonest" media for lies and made-up sources. This just might have prompted some journalists to scan his speech for factuality. And the Sweden detail is what they found. This could simply have been Trump playing the media, yet again, because when doesn't he bash media, reason or none? So they found one error of fact. Who cares. Certainly not the Trump crowd. The net result is that Trump got more publicity, which was his plan.

The real deal would be for opinion piece writers to go after his "agenda" assertions. Because to accuse the media for systemic corruption means only one thing. It's subverting the legitimacy of the power (because media feedback is an accountability check) and, since we have a prominent corrupt system darling doing the accusation here, it means he's conjuring up an imaginary enemy for no reason, demonstrating the lack of restraint in his rule. Therefore going after the "agenda" assertions to reveal his twisted ideology would have been the better journalistic choice.

But as it is, Trump wins. We lose. Oakdale giggles.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #126 – 2017-02-22, 19:48:52

Quote from: ersi on 2017-02-22, 18:04:41

But as it is, Trump wins. We lose. Oakdale giggles.

Giggling and losing aren't exclusive.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #127 – 2017-02-22, 20:35:45

Quote from: ersi on 2017-02-22, 18:04:41

because media feedback is an accountability check

That function of the media got lost long time ago before most people around the world ever heard of Trump.
And it's not only about 'established' US media. The same applies to the so called 'established' German media.
Basically the pattern of how media feedback is an accountability check didn't change much since during the past century...
So far the article provided by Jim still has its valid points for our days.

Quote from: ersi on 2017-02-22, 18:04:41

Trump bashed the "dishonest" media for lies and made-up sources. This just might have prompted some journalists to scan his speech for factuality.

Funny. So it was just because some 'honest' journalists felt offended?
However it would explain the reason why neither Obama's nor his predecessors' speaches were never checked for factuality by the same 'honest' journalists...

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #128 – 2017-02-22, 21:01:14

Quote from: krake on 2017-02-22, 20:35:45

Funny. So it was just because some 'honest' journalists felt offended?

Not because they are honest, but because they are people. The media may be playing its role badly, but without it things would be worse. Just like Trump is playing his role badly, very badly, but without him America would be like a headless chicken and you don't want that in your back yard, do you?

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #129 – 2017-02-22, 21:40:10

Quote from: ersi on 2017-02-22, 21:01:14

without him America would be like a headless chicken and you don't want that in your back yard, do you?

No, I have no predilection for headless chickens but wait a moment - America in my backyard?
Is Germany great again? I must have missed that.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #130 – 2017-02-23, 05:38:33

Quote from: krake on 2017-02-22, 21:40:10

Quote from: ersi on 2017-02-22, 21:01:14
without him America would be like a headless chicken and you don't want that in your back yard, do you?
No, I have no predilection for headless chickens but wait a moment - America in my backyard?
Is Germany great again? I must have missed that.

I was using "backyard" as loosely as I was using "headless chicken". Trump doesn't really qualify as a head and America is no chicken.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #131 – 2017-02-28, 17:26:38

Nobody's better than Trump (according to Trump)

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzbHXKp6Y6I[/video]

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #132 – 2017-03-01, 04:06:16

I didn't hate his State of the Union. An interesting shift in demeanor if not so much words. Dems response was annoying to me.

Kinda sad I feel like I need to fact check every number the President says but I don't have to crunch the numbers to know he did a bit of reaching. Lots to pay for, but hey - the money is rolling in.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #133 – 2017-03-01, 10:08:28

Quote from: ensbb3 on 2017-03-01, 04:06:16

I didn't hate his State of the Union. An interesting shift in demeanor if not so much words.

Shift in presidential demeanor, compared to past presidents, right? Because there's no shift between Trump back then, whatever point in time, and Trump now.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #134 – 2017-03-01, 12:42:30

Well, he didn't mention The Wall_tm or how great he is at winning. So small steps.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #135 – 2017-03-02, 17:19:38

Good that Drumpf is going on ahead and sacrificing his minions early on, rather than dragging it out. First Mattis, then Sessions, who will be the next to resign?

Are we going to have another Nixon on our hands?

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #136 – 2017-03-02, 22:47:44

I want to protest against this thread that discrimantes the poor sad lady besides the super-super-trump-trump-yooo.
I think the first 100 days in office of the woman have been great. Surely beter than her husband. Well, assuming that "husband" is the right term.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #137 – 2017-03-03, 21:33:42

Quote from: Colonel Rebel on 2017-03-02, 09:19:38

sacrificing his minions early on, rather than dragging it out. First Mattis, then Sessions, who will be the next to resign?

What have you been smoking?

Neither Mattis nor Sessions have any reason to resign…

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #138 – 2017-03-04, 01:03:19

Quote from: OakdaleFTL on 2017-03-03, 21:33:42

Quote from: Colonel Rebel on 2017-03-02, 09:19:38
sacrificing his minions early on, rather than dragging it out. First Mattis, then Sessions, who will be the next to resign?
What have you been smoking?
Neither Mattis nor Sessions have any reason to resign…

Never heard of perjury? Oh now it turns out Pence used his personal AOL account as governor and it was hacked. Yes, those emails contained senstive government information. This is getting more than a little surreal. But at least we ought to be able roast marshmellows on the bonfire of the Trump regime.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #139 – 2017-03-05, 02:20:49

Quote from: OakdaleFTL on 2017-03-03, 21:33:42

Quote from: Colonel Rebel on 2017-03-02, 09:19:38
sacrificing his minions early on, rather than dragging it out. First Mattis, then Sessions, who will be the next to resign?
What have you been smoking?
Neither Mattis nor Sessions have any reason to resign…

60-70 hour work weeks, for your information sir.

Obviously, I meant to type Flynn, not Mad Dog. Beauregard will be forced to resign.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #140 – 2017-03-05, 19:25:42

No, he won't; and there's no reason he should...

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #141 – 2017-03-06, 21:48:04

On what basis besides blind defense of the Trump regime? It's a known fact he failed to disclose his contact with the Russian ambassador during his confirmation hearings when asked. This alone is more than enough reason. Now we need to find what the contact was. If it was part of his job as he says, there would have been no reason to lie. I'll ask you to keep in mind this is a bipartisan issue.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #142 – 2017-03-07, 09:06:02

Quote from: midnight raccoon on 2017-03-06, 21:48:04

I'll ask you to keep in mind this is a bipartisan issue.

You can ask even very nicely and make a whole lotta sense, but it's futile with Oakdale. His answer will be, once again something like, "On your planet, Hillary won."

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #143 – 2017-03-07, 09:09:19

- The hypocritical dissent against Trump -
Only now (many) Americans are realizing criminal aspects of their government.
Many of the protests are justified. So far so good. Trump is not a presentable character. Maybe only Hillary could have been worse but that's not the point.
Where have been the protesters in the past when it was about Chile and Nicaragua? Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib?
Missiles exports were fine under progressist and liberal Clinton & Obama in contrast to a populist and xenophobic Trump.
Where were the protesters during the imperialistic aggressions against Iraq and Libya?
Where were the protesters we are witnessing now? Proof of stupidity or rather the proof of bad faith?
The right answer is apparently another.
Americans oppose Trump but not the imperialistic militaristic and neo-colonial policy of their government. Simply as that.
So it's all about one person called Trump. It shows the amazing power of the guided 'free' media.
'Ethic' bombings praised as humanitarian interventions, Herodes-massacres of children who get bombed in the name of progress are perfectly right - at least as long as they aren't carried out by a sexist homophobe and populist Trump.

He's the man

Reply #144 – 2017-03-07, 11:30:54

At least this time there's a (kind of) unanimity.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #145 – 2017-03-07, 14:40:27

Quote from: Barulheira on 2017-03-07, 11:30:54

At least this time there's a (kind of) unanimity.

Be careful with rashly assumptions.

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #146 – 2017-03-11, 01:58:46

46 US Attys let go…

Quote

It’s only natural that a president will want his power wielded by his own appointees, whom he trusts to carry out his policy program.

In March 1993, Janet Reno began her tenure as President Bill Clinton’s attorney general by summarily firing United States attorneys for 93 of the 94 federal districts (one, Michael Chertoff, was retained in New Jersey, at the request of Democratic Senator Bill Bradley). That is more than twice as many as Trump attorney general Jeff Sessions fired on Friday.

Indeed, there were only 46 Obama-appointed U.S. attorneys left for Sessions to relieve because Obama appointees fully understood that this is the way things work. Many of them had already moved on, in the expectation that the president elected in November would replace them — an expectation that became a virtual certainty once it was clear that this change of administrations would be a change of parties, and visions.
(read the rest)

Is anyone suffering "the vapors"?

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #147 – 2017-03-11, 17:34:48

Now Roger Stone admits to talkings to DNC hacker(s) Guccifer 2.0, although he claims the conversation was so banal and meaningless that he had forgotten about it. How many more appointees does Trump have before the impeachment trials begin? At the rate we're going, the chant will be "lock HIM up." I wonder what for, how severe the chargers will be? Treason, anyone?

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #148 – 2017-03-11, 19:15:21

Keep dreaming, Sang!

(link to story…)

Re: The Inauguration, & U.S. President Donald Trump's First 100 Days in Office

Reply #149 – 2017-03-12, 01:41:02

Actually in his early days in the White House had an interest in Nixon as it happens. Anyway the present situation in nutjobland political circles over there is frankly head shaking. All those cretins running about - for example cumfy students in California going bananas in the streets, causing damage and all these protests all over the place. May I remind you lot over there that maybe you should stop sticking chests out yakking about how democratic you are and try growing up. You had an election and the Democrats lost so maybe someone should explain that is part of democracy. One side loses and they go ape!

Last week on the Net I came across a notice board on a London street outside a pub. The inscription to customers intimated that Americans were welcome if they had an adult with them. kind of sums up the political process. Whether liked or not one side won and the other lost and with all those large numbers voting for that Trump man what does that say?!