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Unread postby pacino » Wed Mar 01, 2017 20:15:56

Cory Booker and Bob Casey are now on board with Sanders'/Kloubchar Canadian drug bill now that a few safety provisions were added that were in the amendment Booker did vote for
thephan wrote:pacino's posting is one of the more important things revealed in weeks.

Calvinball wrote:Pacino was right.

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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby CalvinBall » Wed Mar 01, 2017 21:40:11

Times out with more Russia stuff.

Obama people made sure as many people knew across several agencies what the intelligence was in his last few days in office.

British and Dutch let US intelligence know trump associates met with Russians in various European cities.

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Unread postby CFP » Wed Mar 01, 2017 21:49:12

CalvinBall wrote:Times out with more Russia stuff.

Obama people made sure as many people knew across several agencies what the intelligence was in his last few days in office.

British and Dutch let US intelligence know trump associates met with Russians in various European cities.


This stuff always seems to conveniently break right before Maddow goes on the air *connect the dots*

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Unread postby CalvinBall » Wed Mar 01, 2017 21:51:55

She's not on tonight! It's some Matthews/Williams jawn about Russia and trump.

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Unread postby smitty » Wed Mar 01, 2017 22:02:55

traderdave wrote:Holy shit, I cannot believe anybody could be so obtuse as to not be disgusted by Trump using the death of a US serviceman for political gain. What the fuck was so "presidential" about recognizing the widow of the SEAL that Trump, himself, sent to his death in a poorly planned operation?

This is the equivalent of a fireman setting a house on fire and then being called a hero for putting it out. Trump and his administration continually calling the Yemen mission "highly successful" is an affront to all of our servicemen and women. I did not serve but my brother and uncle did and I cannot imagine regarding a mission in which one of them was killed as a "success". One dead American hero, 20 dead innocent civilians and a $75 million Osprey destroyed. If that is a highly successful mission, what does a failure look like?


The chances of getting the real story regarding this raid is small. I'm sure there a lot of highly classified things that went on that we'll never know.

We don't know the objective or the outcome. That is how you judge the success of an operation. Anyway, I'm pretty sure there are a lot of highly classified things regarding both of those critical aspects of the operation. Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines perform many dangerous missions. Sometimes one or more get wounded or killed.

Desert One certainly was a failure. That's an easy call. The Yemen thing? Complicated. Getting enough information to make a good decision regarding the success or a failure of this op.
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Unread postby drsmooth » Wed Mar 01, 2017 22:29:33

So, ho hum, turns out Sessions lied to Senate colleagues in responses to questions during his confirmation hearings about having contact with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign


Can we begin hoping it will all begin to end soon
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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby CalvinBall » Wed Mar 01, 2017 22:44:45

Are you under oath at confirmation hearings?

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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby mcare89 » Wed Mar 01, 2017 22:57:56

CalvinBall wrote:Are you under oath at confirmation hearings?

you betcha

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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby CalvinBall » Wed Mar 01, 2017 22:59:40

Oops!

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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby jerseyhoya » Wed Mar 01, 2017 23:16:16

Sessions is my least favorite cabinet member. Would be great if he had to resign for this.

I am not optimistic.

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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby PrattRules » Wed Mar 01, 2017 23:19:38



This has always been one of my favorite campaign commercials.
"Just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it." -George Costanza

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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby CalvinBall » Wed Mar 01, 2017 23:30:58

Some WH official may have fucked him saying the discussion about the election was superficial. Sessions person said the discussion was him as a senator not a Trump person.

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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby jerseyhoya » Wed Mar 01, 2017 23:33:59

PrattRules wrote:

This has always been one of my favorite campaign commercials.

I think about this commercial on at least a weekly basis

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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby CalvinBall » Wed Mar 01, 2017 23:35:00

Elijah Cummings calls on sessions to resign.

Lol.

So much for the news being about trump not yelling and being able to read a teleprompter!

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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby drsmooth » Wed Mar 01, 2017 23:39:57

that Coretta Scott King was a shrewd judge of talent
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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby td11 » Thu Mar 02, 2017 00:10:27

jerseyhoya wrote:Sessions is my least favorite cabinet member. Would be great if he had to resign for this.

I am not optimistic.

He might not have to resign but he should at least recuse himself from the Russia investigations
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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby TenuredVulture » Thu Mar 02, 2017 00:19:16

He lied under oath when he was sworn into the senate as he doesn't support the 15th amendment. Probably doesn't care much for the 14th or 13th.
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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby Stay_Disappointed » Thu Mar 02, 2017 01:16:29

Is this really something or am I getting my hopes up for nothing
I would rather see you lose than win myself

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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby td11 » Thu Mar 02, 2017 01:32:20

Cummings and pelosi have already called for his resignation

@michaeldweiss
Evan Perez just said it on CNN, so I suppose I can here: Kislyak wasn't just ambassador, he was Russia's "top spy recruiter" in D.C.: SVR.

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US officials have investigated Jeff Sessions contacts w Russian officials while he was advising the Trump campaign https://www.wsj.com/articles/investigat ... 1488424871
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Re: POLITICS THREAD boo

Unread postby Bucky » Thu Mar 02, 2017 01:57:06

the version put forth by his people seems to be altogether valid.

tell me why they aren't. PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU

because as I oft stew about we weaken our credibility when harping on specious accusations

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