Trump II

[LesPalenik]

Funny, but obviously a fake image. Attached you'll find the original(?) image.

My Photoshop doesn't allow processing of any banknotes. The next version of Photoshop should check for Trump content and if present, it should sound an alarm and abort.
I haven't checked if Affinity has similar restrictions.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

"Frank wrote the president that it would be his "honor to mow the White House lawn..."

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/Frank-Falls-Church-Mows-White-House-Lawn-444657323.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_MIBrand

The future of this country seems to be in safe hands. No snowflakes, safe spaces, and trigger-warnings here. The only trigger being the one that starts the lawn mower.

[Alan Goldhammer]

I haven't checked if Affinity has similar restrictions.

Affinity Photo is a British product and only objects if one tries to manipulate pictures of the Royal Family.

[Alan Klein]

So, first Trump hails Harvey and Irma as historic storms but that's not "convenient" so now this sort of stuff has happened before? Except, it hasn't...

Trump dismisses climate change question by contradicting himself on hurricanes


Katia, Irma & Jose in single satellite capture.

So, which Trump do we listen to? The one who doesn't know what he's talking about or the other one who spins hyperbolic exaggerations and lies? That's like asking the fellow about to be executed would you prefer to be shot or hung? Neither are an optimal outcome.

Trump's a salesman and marketer.  He deals in superlatives.  Hasn't everyone figured that out yet?  Everything is tremendous, horrendous or stupendous.

[Schewe]

Trump's a salesman and marketer.  He deals in superlatives.  Hasn't everyone figured that out yet?  Everything is tremendous, horrendous or stupendous.

So, you finally admit he's a liar that you can't trust when he tells you something?

[Chris Kern]

Trump . . . deals in superlatives. . . .  Everything is tremendous, horrendous or stupendous.

Close, but I believe the correct adjectives are preposterous, ludicrous, and ridiculous.

[Alan Klein]

So, you finally admit he's a liar that you can't trust when he tells you something?

You mean like when Obama told us we could keep our doctors and that medical insurance costs would go down?

[Schewe]

You mean like when Obama told us we could keep our doctors and that medical insurance costs would go down?

At the time, that was the goal so realistically, at the time he wasn't lying...and yes, it turned out not to be true in the end but that doesn't make it a lie retroactively. On the other hand, Trump says things he KNOWS are not true and those, my friend, are outright bald face lies.

But if you want to compare quantity, clearly even you would have to admit Trump beats Obama...I mean, about 70% of what Trump says is a lie and Trump talks and tweets a lot so Trump wins hands down. The Toronto Star has a running list just since Trump took office...

All 576 false claims Donald Trump has made as president

The Star’s running tally of every false thing the president of the United States of America has said — 576 so far. (as of Mon., Sept. 11, 2017)

It's a pretty nicely organized list which you can search by topic.

So, how can you tell if Trump is lying? His lips or fingers are moving...odds are he is spewing forth another lie.

[Schewe]

BTW, remember President Donald Trump's inaugural committee's promise to give any left over funds to charity? Yeah, like that's gonna happen, right?

Still no charity money from leftover Trump inaugural funds


In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump dances with first lady Melania Trump, at The Salute To Our Armed Services
Inaugural Ball in Washington.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's inaugural committee raised an unprecedented $107 million for a ceremony that officials promised would be "workmanlike," and the committee pledged to give leftover funds to charity. Nearly eight months later, the group has helped pay for redecorating at the White House and the vice president's residence in Washington.

But nothing has yet gone to charity.

What is left from the massive fundraising is a mystery, clouded by messy and, at times, budget-busting management of a private fund that requires little public disclosure. The Associated Press spoke with eight people — vendors, donors and Trump associates — involved in planning and political fundraising for the celebration, an event that provides an early look at the new president's management style and priorities. The people described a chaotic process marked by last-minute decisions, staffing turnover and little financial oversight.

What are the odds that how that $107 mil was spent and what charity will receive any money will ever be publicly disclosed? Slim and none I would say...

[Alan Klein]

At the time, that was the goal so realistically, at the time he wasn't lying...and yes, it turned out not to be true in the end but that doesn't make it a lie retroactively. ...

You won't convince anyone that Obama didn't know that Obamacare would cost more and that people would lose the option to keep their doctors.  He lied to everyone about these things because he knew it would be the only way he could sell Obamacare.  If Obama had told the truth, even Democrats would have voted against it. 

[Schewe]

Remember that threat by the DOJ to withhold money from Sanctuary Cities? Maybe not so much...

Federal Court Says Trump Administration Can't Deny Funds To Sanctuary Cities


A federal court ruled that Attorney General Jeff Sessions exceeded his authority by requiring cities to cooperate with
federal immigration officials or lose grant money for fighting crime.

A federal judge in Chicago has ruled that the Trump administration may not withhold public-safety grants to so-called sanctuary cities. The decision issued Friday is a setback to the administration's efforts to force local jurisdictions to help federal authorities crack down on illegal immigration.

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber ruled that Attorney General Jeff Sessions exceeded his authority by requiring cities to cooperate with federal immigration officials or lose grant money for fighting crime. Sessions wanted local authorities to detain people in this country illegally for 48 hours, so immigration agents could apprehend them, and allow agents into local jails.

The judge issued a temporary nationwide injunction in response to a lawsuit brought by the city of Chicago. The order prevents the Justice Department from withholding grant money until there is a final determination in the lawsuit, which could take months.

Wow...can't anybody in the Trump admin do anything right?

[Schewe]

Really, Trump wanted an apology? Really?

White House Asked If Donald Trump Will Apologize For Birtherism Untruths After Morning Tweet

President Donald Trump set himself up this morning when he tweeted a demand that ESPN apologize for Jemele Hill’s “untruths” about him. He was referring to Hill’s tweet calling him a “white supremacist,” among other remarks.

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account
@realDonaldTrump
ESPN is paying a really big price for its politics (and bad programming). People are dumping it in RECORD numbers. Apologize for untruth!
4:20 AM - 15 Sep 2017

Sure enough, a few hours later, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders got asked at her briefing, “Does that mean he’s willing to apologize for birtherism claims that he had made for years?”

“I think the president has made many comments on that front,” Sanders responded, making the reporter’s point. Trump for years led the charge on spreading the lie that President Barack Obama could not hold the office because he was not born in this country.

“ESPN has been hypocritical,” Sanders continued quickly, clinging to her talking point. “They should hold anchors to a fair and consistent standard.”

Pretty darn sure Trump NEVER even came close to offering anything remotely like an apology to Obama for the years he spent pushing Birtherism...and now _HE_ wants an apology?

Don't hold your breath Donny...

Hill did apologize to ESPN and her colleagues...
“My comments on Twitter expressed my personal beliefs. My regret is that my comments and the public way I made them painted ESPN in an unfair light. My respect for the company and my colleagues remains unconditional.”

Personally, I'm pretty sure most Americans would agree with what she tweeted...

Jemele Hill  ✔ @jemelehill
Replying to @DonnyParlock and 2 others
Trump is the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime. His rise is a direct result of white supremacy. Period.
6:58 PM - Sep 11, 2017

I mean, she's right, right?


Trump supporters pose with a Confederate flag in Jacksonville, Florida.

This Is What White Supremacy Looks Like

Don’t be confused. Trump’s voters didn’t vote against their own interests, they voted for the preservation of white privilege—their paramount interest.

here is an understandable inclination to believe that by voting for and ultimately electing Donald Trump, white people (particularly working-class white people) voted against their own self-interests. After all, this is a man who became a billionaire by swindling and defrauding and sometimes just outright not paying people exactly like them, and there’s no real evidence that a Trump presidency will be much different for them than the Trump industry has been.

This is not particularly untrue. But it misses the point—as I did.

In this election, they (white people) did not vote against their self-interests. They may have voted against a self-interest—several self-interests, actually—but not their most important one: the preservation of white supremacy.

[Schewe]

In case you are a member go the GOP, here's your chance to give The Big Orange One some feedback...don't worry, none of the feedback will be "bad".

New GOP Poll ...THE PREZ CAN'T FAIL!!

The GOP has sent out a survey ... actually more like a report card for Donald Trump, but it's rigged so the Prez can't fail.
Check it out. It's called the Official Approval Poll and it's sent by the official GOP website. Here's the big question:



If you click "other," the GOP asks you express your concerns, but you can never give him an F.

And the people behind the poll promise those who voted, "We'll be sure to pass it along to President Trump."

Compare that to the Gallup Poll:

Donald Trump's Presidential Job Approval Ratings
Approval rating                           %     Dates
Most recent weekly average    37   Sep 4-10, 2017
Term average to date             39   Jan 20, 2017-present
High point, weekly average     45   Jan 20-29, 2017
Low point, weekly average      35   Aug 21-27, 2017
High point, three-day average 46   twice; last on Jan 23-25, 2017
Low point, three-day average  34   six times; last on Aug 30-Sep 1, 2017

[Schewe]

Wait, Trump has an "Ethics Chief"? What's his job I wonder? Oh, maybe this...

TRUMP ETHICS CHIEF APPROVES ANONYMOUS DONATIONS FOR RUSSIA-RELATED LEGAL FEES


The Washington swamp just got a little bit swampier.

The White House has a Russia problem, and over the past few months, staffers have been lawyering up to protect themselves. Robert Mueller is looking at several Trump associates in particular: Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner, and the president’s son Donald Trump Jr., are all reportedly central players given their past connections with Kremlin operatives. But practically everyone in the West Wing who had extensive interactions with those principals is a potential witness, too, forcing Hope Hicks, Reince Priebus, Sean Spicer, Mike Pence, and Michael Caputo, among others, to retain counsel, too. As my colleague Abby Tracy reported in June, those lawyers are expensive, and not everyone is the scion of a billionaire with direct access to their presidential campaign’s funds, like Kushner or Trump Jr. For many members of Donald Trump’s staff, the $750 to $1,000 per hour cost of a top-tier attorney is either out of reach or a recipe for bankruptcy. (One expert noted that even for an individual facing a single interview with the F.B.I., a lawyer could easily devote 40 to 60 hours to their case, resulting in bill for anywhere from $30,000 to $60,000.) And so this week, with Trump staffers staring down the barrel of Mueller’s investigation, the White House opened the floodgates to outside money for penurious aides and advisers, eliminating the transparency requirement for their legal defense funds entirely.

Politico reports that the U.S. Office of Government Ethics has, with little fanfare, reversed an internal rule preventing White House staffers from accepting anonymous donations to help pay for their legal bills. Under this new status, government employees under investigation can solicit and accept money from parties normally prohibited from donating money to them—such as lobbyists, interest groups, and the broad category of “people with business before the government”—as long as their identities are unknown. “You can picture a whole army of people with business before the government willing to step in here and make [the debt] go away,” Marylin Glynn, a former acting director of the O.G.E., told Politico.

Any time the words Ethics and Trump are in the same headline ya gotta figure it ain't about HAVING ethics but most likely NOT having ethics. So, as long as donors are "anonymous" White House staffers can accept money to apply towards their legal fees? I'll betcha a lawyer figured this one out.

[Schewe]

#MAGA some day...maybe...when he gets around to it...

Plans for drug abuse emergency join others in the slow lane


President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017.

One month ago, President Donald Trump said he was about to brand widespread opioid abuse a national emergency. “It’s a serious problem the likes of which we’ve never had,” he said.

Formally declaring an emergency would allow federal agencies to quickly take steps and tap more funds for treatment and prevention.

Trump said Aug. 10 the White House was drawing up the necessary documents.

There has been no visible action since.

“The president’s policy advisers are working through the details with all of the relevant components and agencies,” a spokesman said. Monday. “Right now, these actions are undergoing a legal review.”

Yeah, right...any day now huh Donny?

[Schewe]

Oh, wait...never mind...

Government ethics office says it will stick with ban on anonymous gifts

Changes to a 1993 guidance on donations to legal defense funds for government employees raised concerns that longstanding internal policy would be reversed.

The head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics said on Friday that the agency is sticking with its long-standing stance prohibiting anonymous donations to White House legal defense funds, despite recently putting forward language that appeared to undercut that position.

OGE has been under fire this week in the wake of a POLITICO report detailing a small but potentially critical change to the agency’s official guidance document that the OGE’s recently departed director said could give a green light to President Donald Trump’s aides to accept anonymous donations to pay their attorney bills.

But David Apol, the acting OGE director, said in an interview Friday that there’s been no change — and he’s been giving advice to outside groups that are coming forward to set up legal defense funds for Trump aides as the Russia probe intensifies that they should have their donors disclose their identities.

“OGE has not changed its policy on anonymous donations,” Apol said.

[scyth]

the quality of yankee leaders on both sides & of their media

http://www.lifezette.com/referral/hillary-maddow-south-korea-literally-within-miles-border-north-korea/

 

[pegelli]

You mean like when Obama told us we could keep our doctors and that medical insurance costs would go down?

Why do you always divert to another subject when you can't win. It's so obvious and ineffective.

You keep telling us the election is over and Trump won. So stop trying to divert attention to Obama and Clinton. Get over it, Trump is a big lyer, he knows it and his supporters accept it.

[Schewe]

the quality of yankee leaders on both sides & of their media

http://www.lifezette.com/referral/hillary-maddow-south-korea-literally-within-miles-border-north-korea/

 

Actually Hillary was correct...it's called the DMZ.

Korean Demilitarized Zone (From Wikipedia)

The Demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half. It was created by agreement between North Korea, China and the United Nations in 1953. The DMZ is 250 kilometres (160 miles) long, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) wide.

The DMZ is a no man's land and ironically because of the no go nature has actually become one of the most pristine undeveloped areas in Asia. Of course that would change is war broke out.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

So, according to Jeff Schewe and some others (and Jeff claims "the majority"), the system we live in is... white supremacy.