Donald Trump

cashto · Post by **cashto** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 6:35 pm

phoenix1 wrote:QUOTE (phoenix1 @ Feb 26 2017, 01:45 AM) If the Republicans had been in power during the 1960s you can bet your ass black people would still be drinking from different water fountains.

Civil Rights Act was actually very bipartisan. The only significant opposition to it came from the south, which was overwhelmingly Democratic at the time. This was before the GOP started actively courting southern voters with 'states rights' and 'law and order' coded language, starting with Nixon.

Post by **zombywoof** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 7:14 pm

cashto wrote:QUOTE (cashto @ Feb 26 2017, 10:35 AM) Civil Rights Act was actually very bipartisan. The only significant opposition to it came from the south, which was overwhelmingly Democratic at the time. This was before the GOP started actively courting southern voters with 'states rights' and 'law and order' coded language, starting with Nixon.

In the election of 1968.

Duckwarrior · Post by **Duckwarrior** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:12 am

I'm interested how Americans feel about this.

The First ammendment says that Congress (among other things) shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press.

What does that matter if the POTUS decides to brief only the news organisations that are sympathetic to his administration?

Congress hasn't passed the law. The president is calling out organisations that have published stories that have only been rebutted with petulant "Fake News" nonsense. He appears to be more concerned with who broke the Michael Flynn story rather than the fact that it was true and he is excluding impartial media from briefings but allowing Breitbart (!?) et al in.

Does anyone who supports DT feel even vaguely uneasy about this?

We spent years listening to DT demand to see Obama's birth certificate, yet nodody is really pursuing the reason behind his refusal to release his tax returns. People have variously claimed that he is broke and or funded by Russia. Surely that is as relevant as whether someone is eligible to be POTUS on the gtounds of where they was born?

ryujin · Post by **ryujin** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 7:05 am

I've never supported him, but yes, I feel very uneasy about this.

raumvogel · Post by **raumvogel** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 8:59 am

I said Trump was "part of the plan" years ago.All of the rhetoric has proven false (maybe except the Immigration thing):

"Drain the swamp" - fill it with billionaires

"Jail Hillary" - after election: "She's been through enough,leave her alone"

On and on. All of the rhetoric is to BS people into thinking he's Anti-globalist.

I predict some "hero" will step up and demand that press conferences go back to normal.

Right now no one is going to bother with it because Oscars.

And the NWO likes everyone being classified as red or blue.

Glad I don't have children.

Post by **Papsmear** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:05 pm

As long as Trump continues to keep us entertained, who cares?

badpazzword · Post by **badpazzword** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:34 pm

As soon as the president of Mexico snaps back at Trump a bit too hard the US can claim that Mexico brought war to them and Canada too will have to jump to their "defense."

How do you feel about being forcefully recruited into WW3, headed by such a valiant and competent commander in chief that so far only got his elite soldiers and civilians killed, veterans mocked and allies alienated? Don't forget, America(ns) first…

Post by **Papsmear** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:24 pm

If Mexico and the US were to go to war again then wouldn't it be called Mexican-American War II?
Since Canada is an ally of the US but not an official ally of Mexico we could be drawn into the Mexican-American War II.
Although I highly doubt there will be a war between the US and Mexico, anything is possible.

WW3 will most likely start somewhere in Europe/Asia such as what's going on between the Ukraine and Russia.
Or Somewhere in the middle east most likely caused by severe attacks and/or an invasion of Israel.
Just my best guess though.

cashto · Post by **cashto** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:51 pm

Duckwarrior wrote:QUOTE (Duckwarrior @ Feb 26 2017, 10:12 PM) The First ammendment says that Congress (among other things) shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press.

What does that matter if the POTUS decides to brief only the news organisations that are sympathetic to his administration?

That's not what 'freedom of the press' means. It means you can't be put in jail for what you write. It means that government can't shut you down or try to put you out of business.

But access is a completely different topic. There's no Constitutional right to access or transparency. That's something that must be fought for in the political sphere.

QUOTE As soon as the president of Mexico snaps back at Trump a bit too hard the US can claim that Mexico brought war to them and Canada too will have to jump to their "defense."

How do you feel about being forcefully recruited into WW3, headed by such a valiant and competent commander in chief that so far only got his elite soldiers and civilians killed, veterans mocked and allies alienated? Don't forget, America(ns) first…[/quote]

How do I feel about a completely hypothetical situation? Hypothetically, I'd be angry.

But I don't see Trump starting a war with Mexico. Diplomatic crisis, sure. Actual war, no. Not with Mexico. With ISIS, probably, or China, maybe. Or North Korea, maybe. But Mexico seems far fetched.

raumvogel · Post by **raumvogel** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:01 pm

NAFTA was a gift from U.S. to Mexico.They were lucky to have the ride as long as they have.Now that all of the unions are busted,the factory jobs can come back here.