Showing posts with label Trump Suet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trump Suet. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Friday, September 7, 2018
Lyin' Brett Bull-shitting His Way to the Supreme Court
The tiny fraction of records that have been forced into public discussion (thanks to rebellious Democrats on the Judiciary Committee) demonstrates how willing Kavanaugh has been to perjure himself in order to advance his judicial career.
One of the things Kavanaugh did in the Bush White House was facilitate judicial nominations (such as the controversial Charles Pickering), and that's what he lied to the Senate about while under oath at least twice. In 2006, during his his D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals confirmation process, Kavanaugh told the committee that "This was not one of the judicial nominees that I was primarily handling," but the emails proved differently.
Kavanaugh also lied to the Senate, while under oath, in 2004 when he said he hadn't had anything to do with the nomination process for the virulently anti-abortion Judge William Pryor, who famously called Roe v. Wade "the worst abomination in the history of constitutional law." Multiple emails showed Kavanaugh working on this nomination, including one in December 2002 in which he wrote "we perhaps should think about recommending Pryor for [the 11th Circuit]." Pryor was nominated for the lifetime appointment in April 2003.
Then there's "memogate," the 2002 scandal involving a Senate Republican aide named Manuel Miranda who stole Democratic memos from a shared server and gave them to Kavanaugh. In 2004 and 2006, Kavanaugh told the Senate that he had never received any documents that even "appeared to … have been drafted or prepared by Democratic staff." That turned out to be a lie.
Kavanaugh also said, under oath, that he first learned about the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance programs with the rest of the nation, when The New York Times exposed them in 2005. But emails from September 2001 show Kavanaugh participating in the initial discussions about the programs with John Yoo (architect of Bush's torture program).
In his 2006 confirmation hearing, Kavanaugh told Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin that he "was not involved" in legal questions related to the detention of so-called enemy combatants. Durbin, however, has ecords showing that there are at least three recorded examples of Kavanaugh participating in discussions of Bush administration detainee policy, including torture.
It seem obvious that Kavanaugh was nominated to protect Trump. Republicans are trying to rush him onto the court to protect Trump, and they don't care how much he lied to them to get there.
One of the things Kavanaugh did in the Bush White House was facilitate judicial nominations (such as the controversial Charles Pickering), and that's what he lied to the Senate about while under oath at least twice. In 2006, during his his D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals confirmation process, Kavanaugh told the committee that "This was not one of the judicial nominees that I was primarily handling," but the emails proved differently.
Kavanaugh also lied to the Senate, while under oath, in 2004 when he said he hadn't had anything to do with the nomination process for the virulently anti-abortion Judge William Pryor, who famously called Roe v. Wade "the worst abomination in the history of constitutional law." Multiple emails showed Kavanaugh working on this nomination, including one in December 2002 in which he wrote "we perhaps should think about recommending Pryor for [the 11th Circuit]." Pryor was nominated for the lifetime appointment in April 2003.
Then there's "memogate," the 2002 scandal involving a Senate Republican aide named Manuel Miranda who stole Democratic memos from a shared server and gave them to Kavanaugh. In 2004 and 2006, Kavanaugh told the Senate that he had never received any documents that even "appeared to … have been drafted or prepared by Democratic staff." That turned out to be a lie.
Kavanaugh also said, under oath, that he first learned about the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance programs with the rest of the nation, when The New York Times exposed them in 2005. But emails from September 2001 show Kavanaugh participating in the initial discussions about the programs with John Yoo (architect of Bush's torture program).
In his 2006 confirmation hearing, Kavanaugh told Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin that he "was not involved" in legal questions related to the detention of so-called enemy combatants. Durbin, however, has ecords showing that there are at least three recorded examples of Kavanaugh participating in discussions of Bush administration detainee policy, including torture.
It seem obvious that Kavanaugh was nominated to protect Trump. Republicans are trying to rush him onto the court to protect Trump, and they don't care how much he lied to them to get there.
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Trump Lies Yet Again
Donald Trump told an audience during an event in North Carolina last night that his golf course in Charlotte sat along the “largest man-made lake in the world by far." In the pantheon or Trump lies, this one has to rank as a whopper. The Orangeman is referring to Lake Norman, which is 132 square kilometers in surface area and 1.3 cubic kilometers in water volume.
The largest man-made lake in the world (by surface area) is Africa's Lake Victoria at 66,400 square kilometers. Lake Norman (at 132 square kilometers) doesn't even come close.
The largest man-made lake in the world (by water volume) is Lake Kariba (again, in Africa) at 180.6 cubic kilometers. Lake Norman (at 1.3 cubic kilometers) doesn't even come close.
In fact, Lake Norman fails to crack the top ten largest lakes in the United States-- either in surface area or water volume. It shouldn't come as any surprise that Trump would minimize something or someone of African origin.
The largest man-made lake in the world (by surface area) is Africa's Lake Victoria at 66,400 square kilometers. Lake Norman (at 132 square kilometers) doesn't even come close.
The largest man-made lake in the world (by water volume) is Lake Kariba (again, in Africa) at 180.6 cubic kilometers. Lake Norman (at 1.3 cubic kilometers) doesn't even come close.
In fact, Lake Norman fails to crack the top ten largest lakes in the United States-- either in surface area or water volume. It shouldn't come as any surprise that Trump would minimize something or someone of African origin.
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Trump Starts Blaming Others For Mass Shooting
After yet another mass school shooting (the 18th this year alone), Trump had tweeted his “prayers and condolences” to the families of those murdered, adding: “No child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an American school.”
In response, chaddiedabaddie, which purports to belong to a girl attending Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, near Fort Lauderdale, replied: “I don’t want your condolences you fucking [piece] of shit, my friends and teachers were shot."
“Multiple of my fellow classmates are dead. Do something instead of sending prayers. Prayers won’t fix this. But Gun control will prevent it from happening again.”
This morning, Trump immediately tried to shift blame away from the GOP by implying that neighbors and friends should have done more:
In response, chaddiedabaddie, which purports to belong to a girl attending Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, near Fort Lauderdale, replied: “I don’t want your condolences you fucking [piece] of shit, my friends and teachers were shot."
“Multiple of my fellow classmates are dead. Do something instead of sending prayers. Prayers won’t fix this. But Gun control will prevent it from happening again.”
This morning, Trump immediately tried to shift blame away from the GOP by implying that neighbors and friends should have done more:
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Trump Blocks Democratic Memo Based On Information Already Declassified
Donald Trump showed himself to be a true hypocrite by blocking the release of a memo written by congressional Democrats to rebut a Republican document that he had declassified last week.
That Republican memo seemingly supported the idea that the FBI and Justice Department acted with bias against Trump in the early stages of the federal probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. But Trump has refused to release the Democratic rebuttal memo, citing national security concerns.
However, the Democratic memo is based on the same information that formed the basis of the Republican memo that Trump deemed to be safe to national security concerns. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said the White House move is "part of a dangerous and desperate pattern of cover-up on the part of the president."
The GOP-controlled House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously on Monday to release the Democratic memo, but they needed Trump to official declassify the document.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee and has read the classified information both memos are based on, tweeted that Trump's blocking the memo is 'hypocrisy at its worst.'
That Republican memo seemingly supported the idea that the FBI and Justice Department acted with bias against Trump in the early stages of the federal probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. But Trump has refused to release the Democratic rebuttal memo, citing national security concerns.
However, the Democratic memo is based on the same information that formed the basis of the Republican memo that Trump deemed to be safe to national security concerns. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said the White House move is "part of a dangerous and desperate pattern of cover-up on the part of the president."
The GOP-controlled House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously on Monday to release the Democratic memo, but they needed Trump to official declassify the document.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee and has read the classified information both memos are based on, tweeted that Trump's blocking the memo is 'hypocrisy at its worst.'
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Trump Aide Force To Resign Amid Allegations of Physical Abuse
Colbie Holderness and Jennifer Willoughby have made public allegations of abuse during their prior relationships with the soon-to-be-former White House staff secretary. Willoughby, who divorced Porter in November 2013, decided to go public about the allegations after facing pressure from Porter to issue a statement that she felt “minimized” her experiences in their marriage. Holderness, Porter’s first wife, described their relationship as “verbally, emotionally and physically abusive” in an interview with the Daily Mail.
According to sources, these reports of abuse against his previous wives have been holding up his
The White House and Porter deny all allegations, of course. Porter is rumored to be dating White House communications director Hope Hicks, so her role in the affair is also sure to come under scrutiny as well.
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Trumps Calls For A Second Govt Shutdown
Trump has called for yet another shutdown of the federal government. At a meeting today at the White House, Trump said to those present, "If we don't change it, let's have a shutdown," Trump said of the nation's immigration laws. "We'll do a shutdown and it's worth it for our country. I'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get this stuff taken care of."
The comment was not well received in the room. Rep. Barbara Comstock, a Virginia Republican who represents a district with thousands of federal workers, confronted Trump about the remark and urged him to avoid a second Trump shutdown.
He added: "If we have to shut it down because the Democrats don't want safety, and unrelated but still related, they don't want to take care of our military, then shut it down. We'll go with another shutdown."
The government will run out of funding Thursday if negotiators can't strike a deal. Several Republican aides working on the budget deal have voiced concern that the President's comments about a shutdown may cause things to fall apart.
The President's remarks happened at the same time Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, in separate news conferences, touted the progress on the talks and made clear a deal was close. The talks also separate the issue from immigration altogether-- long the GOP goal-- making the President's comments somewhat confusing.
"Things are in a good place, but also fragile," another GOP aide said, noting all of the moving parts in the talks. "We could do without anything inflammatory for a couple of days."
The comment was not well received in the room. Rep. Barbara Comstock, a Virginia Republican who represents a district with thousands of federal workers, confronted Trump about the remark and urged him to avoid a second Trump shutdown.
He added: "If we have to shut it down because the Democrats don't want safety, and unrelated but still related, they don't want to take care of our military, then shut it down. We'll go with another shutdown."
The government will run out of funding Thursday if negotiators can't strike a deal. Several Republican aides working on the budget deal have voiced concern that the President's comments about a shutdown may cause things to fall apart.
The President's remarks happened at the same time Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, in separate news conferences, touted the progress on the talks and made clear a deal was close. The talks also separate the issue from immigration altogether-- long the GOP goal-- making the President's comments somewhat confusing.
"Things are in a good place, but also fragile," another GOP aide said, noting all of the moving parts in the talks. "We could do without anything inflammatory for a couple of days."
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018
Nikki Haley Denies Affair With Trump
Nikki Haley, U.S.ambassador to the United Nations and former governor of South Carolina, has been forced to publicly deny having an affair with Donald Trump, calling the speculation “highly offensive” and “disgusting”.
The rumor began to spread after publication of the book "Fire and Fury"-- authored by journalist Michael Wolff, who said ast week he was “absolutely sure” Trump was having an affair.
“It is absolutely not true,” Haley said in an interview with Politico, regarding speculation that Wolff was referring to her when describing the president’s alleged lover. She said Wolff had made a basic factual error in his book, when he wrote that the president had been spending a notable amount of private time with Haley on Air Force One. “I have literally been on Air Force One once and there were several people in the room when I was there,” Haley said.
Haley (the daughter of Indian immigrants) who has been married for 20 years and has two children, was the first woman to be elected governor of South Carolina and the second Indian-American governor in US history. She told Politico insinuations she had had an affair with the president fit a pattern of attacks on successful women.
The Haley speculation was the second instance this month of a rumor emerging that the president had conducted an extramarital affair. Earlier in January an interview was published in which Stephanie Clifford, who performs in pornographic films under the name Stormy Daniels, said she had an affair with Trump shortly after his marriage to Melania Trump.
The rumor began to spread after publication of the book "Fire and Fury"-- authored by journalist Michael Wolff, who said ast week he was “absolutely sure” Trump was having an affair.
“It is absolutely not true,” Haley said in an interview with Politico, regarding speculation that Wolff was referring to her when describing the president’s alleged lover. She said Wolff had made a basic factual error in his book, when he wrote that the president had been spending a notable amount of private time with Haley on Air Force One. “I have literally been on Air Force One once and there were several people in the room when I was there,” Haley said.
Haley (the daughter of Indian immigrants) who has been married for 20 years and has two children, was the first woman to be elected governor of South Carolina and the second Indian-American governor in US history. She told Politico insinuations she had had an affair with the president fit a pattern of attacks on successful women.
The Haley speculation was the second instance this month of a rumor emerging that the president had conducted an extramarital affair. Earlier in January an interview was published in which Stephanie Clifford, who performs in pornographic films under the name Stormy Daniels, said she had an affair with Trump shortly after his marriage to Melania Trump.
Saturday, January 20, 2018
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Fire and Fury from the White House
Michael Wolff's explosive book on the Trump white house was released four days early, and here are some of the juicer tidbits that have already come out:
Shortly after the election, Trump's friend Ailes told him, with some urgency, “You’ve got to get right on Russia.” Even exiled from Fox News, Ailes still maintained a fabled intelligence network. He warned Trump of potentially damaging material coming his way.- telling him, “You need to take this seriously, Donald.” Trump happily replied: “Jared has this. It’s all worked out.”
Ivanka often described the mechanics behind [her father's hair] to friends: an absolutely clean pate—a contained island after scalp reduction surgery—surrounded by a furry circle of hair around the sides and front, from which all ends are drawn up to meet in the center and then swept back and secured by a stiffening spray. The color, she would point out to comical effect, was from a product called Just for Men—the longer it was left on, the darker it got. Impatience resulted in Trump’s orange-blond hair color.
Trump had a longtime fear of being poisoned, one reason why he liked to eat at McDonald’s — nobody knew he was coming and the food was safely pre-made.
Trump didn’t read. He didn’t really even skim. If it was print, it might as well not exist. Some believed that for all practical purposes he was no more than semiliterate. (There was some argument about this, because he could read headlines and articles about himself, or at least headlines on articles about himself, and the gossip squibs on the New York Post’s Page Six.) Some thought him dyslexic; certainly his comprehension was limited. Others concluded that he didn’t read because he just didn’t have to, and that in fact this was one of his key attributes as a populist. He was post-literate—total television.
Trump had little or no interest in the central Republican goal of repealing Obamacare. An overweight seventy-year-old man with various physical phobias (for instance, he lied about his height to keep from having a body mass index that would label him as obese), he personally found health care and medical treatments of all kinds a distasteful subject. The details of the contested legislation were, to him, particularly boring; his attention would begin wandering from the first words of a policy discussion. During one particular health care discussion, Trump reportedly asked of his aides: “Why can’t Medicare simply cover everybody?”
In their efforts to “influence the president and undermine” one another, Bannon, Priebus and Kushner created a kind of “paralysis” within the White House that led each of the advisers to turn to the media. The constant leaking was often blamed on lower minions and permanent executive branch staff, culminating in late February with an all-hands meeting of staffers called by Sean Spicer—cell phones surrendered at the door—during which the press secretary issued threats of random phone checks and admonitions about the use of encrypted texting apps. Everybody was a potential leaker; everybody was accusing everybody else of being a leaker. The reality is that everybody ended up being a leaker.
In a series of tweets in early 2017, Trump accused former President Barack Obama of surveilling him, offering no evidence to support the claim. It was a turning point. Until now, Trump’s inner circle had been mostly game to defend him. But after the wiretap tweets, everybody, save perhaps Hope Hicks, moved into a state of queasy sheepishness, if not constant incredulity. Sean Spicer, for one, kept repeating his daily, if not hourly, mantra: “You can’t make this shit up.”
The president’s plan to back out of the Paris agreement, announced in early June 2017, was the move Ivanka Trump “had campaigned hardest against in the White House.” Bannon, who had fought repeatedly against Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s White House influence, had supported the withdrawal. “Score,” Bannon said. “The bitch is dead.”
Shortly after the election, Trump's friend Ailes told him, with some urgency, “You’ve got to get right on Russia.” Even exiled from Fox News, Ailes still maintained a fabled intelligence network. He warned Trump of potentially damaging material coming his way.- telling him, “You need to take this seriously, Donald.” Trump happily replied: “Jared has this. It’s all worked out.”
Ivanka often described the mechanics behind [her father's hair] to friends: an absolutely clean pate—a contained island after scalp reduction surgery—surrounded by a furry circle of hair around the sides and front, from which all ends are drawn up to meet in the center and then swept back and secured by a stiffening spray. The color, she would point out to comical effect, was from a product called Just for Men—the longer it was left on, the darker it got. Impatience resulted in Trump’s orange-blond hair color.
Trump had a longtime fear of being poisoned, one reason why he liked to eat at McDonald’s — nobody knew he was coming and the food was safely pre-made.
Trump didn’t read. He didn’t really even skim. If it was print, it might as well not exist. Some believed that for all practical purposes he was no more than semiliterate. (There was some argument about this, because he could read headlines and articles about himself, or at least headlines on articles about himself, and the gossip squibs on the New York Post’s Page Six.) Some thought him dyslexic; certainly his comprehension was limited. Others concluded that he didn’t read because he just didn’t have to, and that in fact this was one of his key attributes as a populist. He was post-literate—total television.
Trump had little or no interest in the central Republican goal of repealing Obamacare. An overweight seventy-year-old man with various physical phobias (for instance, he lied about his height to keep from having a body mass index that would label him as obese), he personally found health care and medical treatments of all kinds a distasteful subject. The details of the contested legislation were, to him, particularly boring; his attention would begin wandering from the first words of a policy discussion. During one particular health care discussion, Trump reportedly asked of his aides: “Why can’t Medicare simply cover everybody?”
In their efforts to “influence the president and undermine” one another, Bannon, Priebus and Kushner created a kind of “paralysis” within the White House that led each of the advisers to turn to the media. The constant leaking was often blamed on lower minions and permanent executive branch staff, culminating in late February with an all-hands meeting of staffers called by Sean Spicer—cell phones surrendered at the door—during which the press secretary issued threats of random phone checks and admonitions about the use of encrypted texting apps. Everybody was a potential leaker; everybody was accusing everybody else of being a leaker. The reality is that everybody ended up being a leaker.
In a series of tweets in early 2017, Trump accused former President Barack Obama of surveilling him, offering no evidence to support the claim. It was a turning point. Until now, Trump’s inner circle had been mostly game to defend him. But after the wiretap tweets, everybody, save perhaps Hope Hicks, moved into a state of queasy sheepishness, if not constant incredulity. Sean Spicer, for one, kept repeating his daily, if not hourly, mantra: “You can’t make this shit up.”
The president’s plan to back out of the Paris agreement, announced in early June 2017, was the move Ivanka Trump “had campaigned hardest against in the White House.” Bannon, who had fought repeatedly against Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s White House influence, had supported the withdrawal. “Score,” Bannon said. “The bitch is dead.”
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Obama Beats Trump as Most Admired
Hillary Clinton, who beat Trump in the popular vote during the presidential election, retained her title as the most admired woman for the 16th year in a row. The former senator, secretary of state and Democratic presidential nominee has won 22 times overall, the most ever.
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Trump Setting Records for Playing Golf
CNN has been trying to get video of Trump playing golf at his Florida resort, but an anonymous white truck has been continually moving back and forward to block its camera. It seems that the truck was parked in a spot reserved for a sheriff’s department vehicle-- and a similar truck was seen parked at the local sheriff’s department parking lot. A spokesperson for the sheriff's department would only say that the camera-blocking truck maneuver “was not authorized.”
The Trump administration is very sensitive as to how Trump is portrayed when away from the White House as Trump savaged Barack Obama for golfing during his administration. Trump has been spotted on the West Palm Beach golf course on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, despite having tweeted that he’d be back to work the day after Christmas.
Trump's Wednesday trip to the golf course (under cover of the white truck) marked the 86th day he spent at one of his golf properties since he became president. It also marks his 112th day at a Trump-owned property since taking office.
Trump is on track to spend as much as three times as many days on the golf course as President Obama did in his first year in office. Trump is also projected to have played more golf in his first year in office than President George W. Bush did in his entire eight years in office.
The Trump administration is very sensitive as to how Trump is portrayed when away from the White House as Trump savaged Barack Obama for golfing during his administration. Trump has been spotted on the West Palm Beach golf course on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, despite having tweeted that he’d be back to work the day after Christmas.
Trump's Wednesday trip to the golf course (under cover of the white truck) marked the 86th day he spent at one of his golf properties since he became president. It also marks his 112th day at a Trump-owned property since taking office.
Trump is on track to spend as much as three times as many days on the golf course as President Obama did in his first year in office. Trump is also projected to have played more golf in his first year in office than President George W. Bush did in his entire eight years in office.
Friday, December 29, 2017
Trump Revealed as Wannabe Dictator
Donald Trump granted the New York Times an unexpected and disturbing interview-- one not chaperoned by Trump aides. In fact, when reporters asked the White House for reaction to the interview, they responded: "What Trump interview? Today?"
During the interview, Trump remained fixated on his election victory and denied over 15 times that there was any collusion with Russia among members of his administration.
The shocking takeaway from the interview was his unabashed tendency towards authoritarianism. In addition to his continued admiration for Putin and China's Xi Jinping (two of the world's biggest authoritarians), Trump amazingly made the following claim:
“I have absolute right to do what I want to do with the Justice Department,” he said, echoing claims by his supporters that as president he has the power to open or end an investigation. (note: I'm not a lawyer, but let me assure you Mr. Trump-- no you don't!)
Trump also disputed the widely-held belief that he doesn't have a detailed understanding of legislation, saying, “I know the details of taxes better than anybody. Better than the greatest C.P.A. I know the details of health care better than most, better than most.” (note: I'm not a CPA or a doctor, but let me assure you Mr. Trump-- no you don't!)
Trump added that he knows more about “the big bills” debated in the Congress “than any president that’s ever been in office.” (note: I'm not a historian, but let me assure you Mr. Trump-- no you don't!)
Read the rest of the revealingly delusional interview here.
During the interview, Trump remained fixated on his election victory and denied over 15 times that there was any collusion with Russia among members of his administration.
The shocking takeaway from the interview was his unabashed tendency towards authoritarianism. In addition to his continued admiration for Putin and China's Xi Jinping (two of the world's biggest authoritarians), Trump amazingly made the following claim:
“I have absolute right to do what I want to do with the Justice Department,” he said, echoing claims by his supporters that as president he has the power to open or end an investigation. (note: I'm not a lawyer, but let me assure you Mr. Trump-- no you don't!)
Trump also disputed the widely-held belief that he doesn't have a detailed understanding of legislation, saying, “I know the details of taxes better than anybody. Better than the greatest C.P.A. I know the details of health care better than most, better than most.” (note: I'm not a CPA or a doctor, but let me assure you Mr. Trump-- no you don't!)
Trump added that he knows more about “the big bills” debated in the Congress “than any president that’s ever been in office.” (note: I'm not a historian, but let me assure you Mr. Trump-- no you don't!)
Read the rest of the revealingly delusional interview here.
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