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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3680 on: June 20, 2017, 02:07:07 pm »

If Cuba wants trade with America,  they have to give us something in return .  In any case,  Trump didn't reverse all of Obamas changes,  frankly only some minor ones.

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« Reply #3681 on: June 20, 2017, 02:25:46 pm »

In any case,  Trump didn't reverse all of Obamas changes,  frankly only some minor ones.

So, Trump DIDN'T actually make good on his promise to completely reverse Obama's changes, "only some minor ones" which is par for the course with Trump. Twiddle about doing something essentially meaningless then make speeches claiming great things have been done then run and hide in the White House and avoid the press.

Must suck to be Trump and see his world starting to crumble...even he admitted the job was harder than he thought it would be and he used to enjoy his life before becoming president. Maybe he should think about returning to the life and let America heal from the wounds he's been responsible...
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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3682 on: June 20, 2017, 04:11:26 pm »

Chalk up another goof on the part of the big orange dummy...maybe he should start listening when he get's a state department briefing, IF he get's state department briefings.

Trump calls Ukraine the thing Ukrainians hate the most



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As President Trump greeted his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, on Tuesday at the White House, he made an unfortunate slip. “It's a great honor to be with President Proshenko of the Ukraine,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, “a place that we've all been very much involved in.”

Trump was right: The United States has indeed long been involved with Ukraine — but unfortunately it's been adding a “the” to Ukraine's name for quite some time too. While it's an understandable mistake, it's also one that may leave many Ukrainians annoyed because of its awkward geopolitical implications.

Some countries include the definitive article in their name. This typically occurs when the name refers to a geographic entity or a political organization — for example, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Philippines — though it is often not considered an official part of the name. According to the CIA World Fact Book, only The Bahamas and The Gambia officially include “the” in their names.

Ukraine is not referred to as “the Ukraine” in its own constitution or other official documents. In fact, there is no definite article in the Ukrainian or Russian languages used in the country. “Ukraine is both the conventional short and long name of the country,” a representative of the Ukrainian Embassy in London told the BBC in 2012. “This name is stated in the Ukrainian Declaration of Independence and Constitution.”

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Exactly why the declarative article came to be attached to Ukraine in the first place is hard to know, but the reasoning may lie in the country's history. Between 1919 and 1991, Ukraine was officially known as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the English language; it may have been this Soviet period that resulted in the “the” being added. A more likely alternative may lie in the etymology of the word “Ukraine,” which is believed by many (but not all) scholars to come from the Old Slavic word “Ukraina,” thought to have meant something like “the borderland.”

This explains why “the Ukraine” annoys many Ukrainians. The mistake seems to imply that Ukraine can only be defined by its relation to its larger neighbor, Russia, and the years of domination it suffered under Moscow during the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire before that. Calling Ukraine “the Ukraine” would seem to question its sovereignty: A fraught thing after Russia's annexation of Crimea and support for rebels in east Ukraine.

For Trump, whose benign view of Moscow has become notorious, it's especially awkward. Poroshenko was not visibly upset by Trump's choice of words on Tuesday, but on Twitter many pointed out the slip, with former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul indicating that Trump's choice of words suggested he hadn't been adequately briefed.
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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3683 on: June 20, 2017, 04:52:39 pm »

Gotcha.

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« Reply #3684 on: June 20, 2017, 05:46:57 pm »

Gotcha.

Yep...Trump produces a inordinate number of gotchas becuase he doesn't have a clue what he's doing. He has zero knowledge and experience in governing. While Trump supporters thought that would be a good thing, as we've seen it's not gone so well :-(
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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3685 on: June 20, 2017, 06:55:55 pm »

Australia is stopping its air operations against ISIS in Syria because of Russian threats. I hope they reconsider.  This must also disappoint the anti-Trumpers who want us to go toe-to-toe against Russia.  It'll make it harder for Trump to "collude" with them to make peace. 
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/20/middleeast/australia-syria-conflict/index.html

But Russia and Trump are best mates there is no problem let Trump work with Putin and sort it all out  8)
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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3686 on: June 20, 2017, 07:35:25 pm »

Seriously, people!? The "the"!? What the what!? That is what are you going to latch onto now? Nothing better? Bigger, more serious?! "The"!?

It annoys the Ukrainians!? Who do not speak English, do not have a definitive article in their language in the first place? Not referred as "The Ukraine" in their constitution!? Are you all now out of your minds!? How can a country who does not have English as its official language and doesn't' even have a definite article in their language, how can such a country refer to itself in its constitution as "The Ukraine"!?

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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3687 on: June 20, 2017, 08:18:25 pm »

You have no idea what you are talking about.  Your statement about Cuba being like North Korea but warmer shows your utter lack of knowledge on the subject.  Not to mention your arrogance is amazing

Precisely.  That's why I said what I said. 

Alan, you have to stop painting with such a large brush.  These wild, unverifiable generalizations do nothing to educate us.
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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3688 on: June 20, 2017, 08:46:21 pm »

Seriously, people!? The "the"!? What the what!? That is what are you going to latch onto now? Nothing better? Bigger, more serious?! "The"!?

It annoys the Ukrainians!? Who do not speak English, do not have a definitive article in their language in the first place? Not referred as "The Ukraine" in their constitution!? Are you all now out of your minds!? How can a country who does not have English as its official language and doesn't' even have a definite article in their language, how can such a country refer to itself in its constitution as "The Ukraine"!?

Precisely! A definite article or no article might be important for an english scholar, but doesn't bear much importance to any Slavic person, speaking ukrainian, russian, czech, polish or slovak.
What will those clueless journalists come up with next? They'd better start reading Pushkin and Solzhenitsyn. Or Havel.

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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3689 on: June 20, 2017, 09:26:07 pm »

If Cuba wants trade with America,  they have to give us something in return .  In any case,  Trump didn't reverse all of Obamas changes,  frankly only some minor ones.

Alan, best is to see Cuba in person. Personally, for a long time, I wasn't keen on visiting any communist country, but when I finally went to Cuba a few years ago, it was largely a very pleasant experience. You could take a photo tour or some other "educational" trip from USA, and you'll see there is a difference between those 50-year old Castro slogans and the real Cubans. There is also a difference how Americans and Cubans look at the life. Take for example a lowly papaya. A plant-based eating, American health-nut may think of it just as a cheap tropical fruit, but a Cuban may read much more into it. Better to ask for Fruta Bomba.

If you can't find a suitable Cuba tour from NJ, just take a short flight to Toronto and board a direct flight to Cuba from there. The flight lasts only 3 hours and the prices are very good now.
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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3690 on: June 20, 2017, 10:29:47 pm »

 
Alan, best is to see Cuba in person. Personally, for a long time, I wasn't keen on visiting any communist country, but when I finally went to Cuba a few years ago, it was largely a very pleasant experience. You could take a photo tour or some other "educational" trip from USA, and you'll see there is a difference between those 50-year old Castro slogans and the real Cubans. There is also a difference how Americans and Cubans look at the life. Take for example a lowly papaya. A plant-based eating, American health-nut may think of it just as a cheap tropical fruit, but a Cuban may read much more into it. Better to ask for Fruta Bomba.

If you can't find a suitable Cuba tour from NJ, just take a short flight to Toronto and board a direct flight to Cuba from there. The flight lasts only 3 hours and the prices are very good now.
Well,  my wife and I have seen most of the other islands in the Caribbean.   I suggested a cruise as she really loves those.   But she said that she wasn't giving any money to those Communists.   I guess we'll have to take another cruise too conservative Canada.

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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3691 on: June 20, 2017, 10:33:33 pm »

Jeff,  Ossoff lost.  How does it feel to keep winning?

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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3692 on: June 20, 2017, 10:46:26 pm »

You don't what you are missing. 

I found Cuba to be, by far, the safest country I have visited in the Caribbean.  I would say Havana is just as, if not more, safe than Hamilton, Bermuda.  It's much more safe then NYC, especially outside of Manhattan, and Philadelphia.  I not once felt threatened, and I was walking around with a $45K camera morning, noon, evening and night. 
Well, I'd have to go by myself.  Then, I'd have to ask Castro to let me stay because I don't think I'd have a home to go back too. :)

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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3693 on: June 20, 2017, 11:38:19 pm »

Jeff,  Ossoff lost.  How does it feel to keep winning?

"Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the most expensive congressional race in history [financed by California liberals] for Georgia's sixth district."

"The result was a big blow to Democrats, who were hungry for a victory to demonstrate that grass roots, anti-Trump energy gives them a shot at taking control of the House in the 2018 midterm elections."

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« Reply #3694 on: June 20, 2017, 11:43:17 pm »

Well,  my wife and I have seen most of the other islands in the Caribbean.   I suggested a cruise as she really loves those.   But she said that she wasn't giving any money to those Communists.   I guess we'll have to take another cruise too conservative Canada.

Cuba is very different from the other Caribbean islands. In more than one way.
You can tell your wife that not all your money will go to Castro. Quite a few resorts and other companies in Cuba are owned partially by Canadian firms.
And now, there are many ways to pay small Cuban businesses directly - restaurants, casas particulares, taxi drivers, tourist guides, so the communists won't get their cut. For $10 she can get a massage, facial or a pedicure. Cosmetic surgeries like face lift, breast lift and tummy tacks are also much cheaper than in USA. Go there before McDonalds does!     
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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3695 on: June 21, 2017, 01:30:17 am »

Jeff,  Ossoff lost.  How does it feel to keep winning?

Well, let's see...Tom Price, who gave up his seat to screw up HHS, won his election by 23% in a solid red district and Handle wins by about 3 points (less than 10k votes as of this post)...so I don't see Ossoff's loss as something the GOP should be celebrating-they just squeaked bye...and a democrate will get another chance to run against Handle again in 2018. In point of fact the RNC should be worried because if  solid red districts become tight battleground districts the GOP is bound to lose a fair share of seats. So we'll see how ya feel after 2018.
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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3696 on: June 21, 2017, 01:41:05 am »

 Jeff,  I think you're on the right path.   Keep attacking Trump.

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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3697 on: June 21, 2017, 01:42:27 am »

Seriously, people!? The "the"!? What the what!? That is what are you going to latch onto now? Nothing better? Bigger, more serious?! "The"!?

Geeeze...I thought it was funny :~)

Ironic you didn't read the whole story, if you had you would have found that Obama made the same mistake in 2014.

So, there ya go.
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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3698 on: June 21, 2017, 01:58:34 am »

Jeff,  I think you're on the right path.   Keep attacking Trump.

Well, it will be interesting to learn about what didn't work...there's already some interesting stories coming out:

Why Did Democrats Ossoff and Parnell Lose Their Congressional Races in Georgia and South Carolina?

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Democrats around the country were hopeful that they could win two special elections Tuesday in what had long been “safe” Republican districts in Georgia and South Carolina. Instead, both Democratic candidates — Jon Ossoff and Archie Parnell — narrowly lost. Why did they lose? Pundits and politics will be debating this question for a long while, but here’s one factor that made a huge difference: Low turnout among African Americans. If this sounds familiar, it should. It explains why Hillary Clinton lost Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania to Donald Trump last November by a total of 77,000 votes. Had she won those three states, she would have won the Electoral College and would be occupying the White House today.

Democrat Jon Ossoff’s campaign in the Atlanta suburbs attracted the most attention and the most money. Last November, no political expert expected Georgia’s 6th Congressional district to be a hotly-contested swing district. For many years it was represented by right-wing Republican Congressman Newt Gingrich. When he retired, he was replaced by Tom Price, his ideological twin. But after Trump picked Price to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, Ossoff, an unknown 30-year old documentary filmmaker, jumped into the race to replace Price in a special election.

The national Democratic Party did not initially support Ossoff’s campaign. The party leaders viewed it as a long shot at best. What propelled Ossoff’s campaign were hundreds of local volunteers – many of them political neophytes – who formed new local groups like PaveItBlue, Johns Creek-Milton Progressives Network, Roswell Resistance Huddle, and Liberal Moms of Roswell and Cobb to support Ossoff. Progressive groups like MoveOn and Daily Kos, and a strong endorsement from civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (who represents Atlanta in Congress) helped Ossoff raise millions of dollars, mostly in small-size donations. In the April primary, he came in first among 18 contenders, with 48% of the vote, only 3,700 shy of winning the 50% needed for victory. Instead, he faced a run-off with the second-place finisher, Karen Handel, a conservative Republican. At that point, in part because of the contest’s symbolic value, the national Democratic Party began helping Ossoff. In fact, Democrats and Republicans from around the country poured money into the race, making it by far the most expensive U.S. House race in the nation’s history.

Ok, democrats shouldn't pick an unknown 30-year old documentary filmmaker to run against a long time GOP political figure.

Check!
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Re: Trump II
« Reply #3699 on: June 21, 2017, 02:45:27 am »



Siri, Cortana, Alexa how do we get rid of Donal Trump?

Since I don't have Cortana or Alexa I asked Siri, here's what he said:
(just so you know, I gave Siri a male voice, there's no way I'll take driving directions from a woman)

This is what Siri suggested:

Wanna Get Rid Of Donald Trump? Here's How You Can 'Suffocate' Him

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Just recently, an app that filters any mention of the Kardashian-Jenner clan on people’s newsfeed made its debut. Now, it seems that some people also wish to delete Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump from the Internet, as a new Google Chrome extension that promises to eliminate all references to the outspoken businessman has been created.

Dubbed as the “Trump Filter,” the Google Chrome extension will filter out Trump-related articles while users surf the Internet.

The extension is described as “part of the antidote for this toxic candidacy.” The extension will identify parts of a web page that contain Donald Trump and remove them from the Internet, according to the creator’s description on his Trump Filter website.

Developed and created by Brooklyn-based Rob Spectre, the extension launched on December 20.

Eliminate Donald Trump from all your web browsing without leaving the Internet. Donald simply disappears from your view of every web page,” Spectre wrote on his website. “Simply install the Chrome extension through the Chrome Web Store and you’ll never have to see Donald Trump on the Internet again.

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Spectre said he was not commissioned by anyone to develop the Google Chrome add-on but claimed he was doing it out of pure “annoyance and patriotic duty.” Unfortunately, the filter cannot block Trump from people’s television. Spectre continued to lament:

“Tragically, Trump Filter cannot be installed on your television. However, we hope that enough installs will be a strong signal to the international media that America is ready to move on from this inveterate jackass.”

Delete Donald Trump from the Internet.
* Install the Chrome extension
* Browse the Internet you love
* Adjust filter settings on the fly
* Make America great again

The Trump Filter developer added that the add-on is free of charge.

Wow...that's almost enough to wanna make me use Chrome.

But, if I do that, how will I keep annoying Alan and Slobodan with all these fun posts?

Naw, I'll keep using Safari so I can get the goods on the Trumpster and his clan...

BTW, do you notice how dour Tim's, Satya's and Jeff's faces are? Must have pained them to be sitting there..
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