The kids aren't alt-right - a politics thread

by **thephan** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:02:45

Here my catch up -

Steve King was talking about the potential of nepotism in Trump’s administration. He rebutted that this is not new, and that he saw this with JFK. So that would mean that a 12 year old Steve King watching JFK’s appointment of Bobby Kennedy very closely…

Old Post Office Pavilion costs Trump 250K/Month! Wait, $3M/year seems like this organization won that deal for that property. Good thing that the GSA will make sure that the American people are fairly compensated.

JH said, “I think any claims about how this thread isn't too out of step from the mainstream should maybe pause for a minute to reflect that there isn't a single regular poster in the political thread who voted for Trump. Like, there are a bunch of people here who talk about politics, and not a single one actually voted for the dude that won. So this is a pretty weird group of people.” Aside from suspecting that there might be a very slim chance that there is a closet vote or two in this thread, he is completely right. I will disagree that there is anger, I think it is a mix of shock, fear, and sorrow.

Glad Trump has his Twitter back. Let’s face it, everything is awesome in the transition, and there is no way he asked for anything from the government WRT his kids. Just wow. Oh, forgot, it is the clueless NYT that spins this. Tweet, tweet, tweet...

WTF did Christie do? Everyone with Christie stink on them gets tossed? Of course, Trump and team say that it is mere coincidence that 5 Christie hires were tossed.

Trumps war on the press is making them skittish. Not being told he was going to dinner, the second slight (really, only two?), is being twisted into a redonkulous deal. Am I missing something?

Busy day, so you all can carry the water.

by **pacino** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:05:16

@realDonaldTrump 52m52 minutes ago
The failing @nytimes story is so totally wrong on transition. It is going so smoothly. Also, I have spoken to many foreign leaders.

‏@realDonaldTrump 2h2 hours ago
I am not trying to get "top level security clearance" for my children. This was a typically false news story.

@realDonaldTrump 10h10 hours ago
Very organized process taking place as I decide on Cabinet and many other positions. I am the only one who knows who the finalists are!

at least we now know his sleep schedule.

6 of his past 15 tweets have been negative tweets regarding the NY Times

by **JFLNYC** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:07:13

For the record, I think the fact that we all voted with the majority of voters doesn't make us a weird group of people.

by **drsmooth** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:09:08

pacino wrote:doc, you pooh-poohed (heh) for months the idea that he was running a real campaign, even when he started leading in the polls. once he started leading in the polls, the man was as serious as anyone else.

please post an example of this. I'm not sure you'll find one that's very good, but let's be clear: he's an un-serious POTUS-elect. he's an unserious entity. He really cannot be otherwise. He's incapable of it. At the same time, he's a serious risk to the United States of America.

by **pacino** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:09:38

not all of bsg voted for Clinton, but we all know people that didn't in real life, too.

by **Grotewold** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:10:34

jerseyhoya wrote:Like, there are a bunch of people here who talk about politics, and not a single one actually voted for the dude that won. So this is a pretty weird group of people.

I know what you meant but prefer "well-informed"

:/

by **PSUsarge** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:11:39

JFLNYC wrote:For the record, I think the fact that we all voted with the majority of voters doesn't make us a weird group of people.

Counterpoint: with this being a Phillies-based board, most of us have ties to greater Philadelphia.

With how urban vs. rural this election was, it isn't surprising that a board with connections to a top metro area in the US would have a huge majority who voted for HRC (disclaimer: I did) & support the Dem party.

On, say, a Penn State message board, or as previously noted on many of the southern college football boards, I would imagine you'd find the opposite given the demographic.

by **drsmooth** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:12:08

when a shitface like Mark Halperin tells you a guy involved in forming drumpf's "administration" should scare you, you should be scared. he's saying that about Gaffney

by **pacino** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:12:32

PA is going to take a look at its current drug treatment methods

by **CalvinBall** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:13:30

yo why is td reading LSU message boards?

by **PSUsarge** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:14:13

pacino wrote:PA is going to take a look at its current drug treatment methods

Good. The opioid problem in PA is ridiculous.

by **pacino** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:15:10

big Fournette guy

by **pacino** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:16:19

PSUsarge wrote:
pacino wrote:PA is going to take a look at its current drug treatment methods
Good. The opioid problem in PA is ridiculous.

it looks like they want to take in some experts that are out-of-state to weigh options between in and out patient treatment and how you get the best bang for your buck. i would lean towards in-patient, but i'm no expert. this is one of the few truly bi-partisan areas of agreement right now. no one is messing with politics with this as of yet, which is good.

by **Slowhand** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:19:54

I feel like if there's any president that will spill the beans about OUTER SPACE ALIENS, it'll be Trump. Maybe there's a silver lining. Although maybe they just keep all the important stuff like that from him.

by **Soren** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:23:55

I know we've discussed it ad nauseum but how did such ridiculous, baseless, hateful and conspiratorial thinking become the voice of a massive subset of the American populace? It's so weird/frustrating/upsetting/terrifying.

by **Monkeyboy** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:24:42

are those aliens coming to take our jobs? I need to know who to fear next.

by **JFLNYC** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:26:43

We're going to build a wall around the Earth and make the aliens pay for it.

by **CalvinBall** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:28:56

i think the racism and hate speech is a massive problem, dont get me wrong. remove that, and him tweeting about NYT and their coverage of him zero days into being president is scary. he is the the most thin skinned, weakest man in a job that gets minute by minute scrutiny. seems like a good fit.

by **pacino** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:39:09

Rogers was likely kicked out due to Benghazi:

While others are reporting that Rogers was pushed out because of his alliance with ousted transition chief Chris Christie, sources tell THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the Trump transition team grew skittish about Rogers over concerns about the former congressman's Intelligence committee report on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. The transition team's executive committee discussed the 2014 Rogers report, which most of his fellow Republicans on the Intelligence committee did not endorse, on its first conference call on Saturday.

Additionally, other senior Republicans who focus on national security issues raised questions about Rogers with the new transition leader and incoming vice president Mike Pence.

What prompted questions about Rogers and his fitness for the new administration? Many of the CIA officers who survived the Benghazi attack have loudly opposed the Rogers report since it was released, particularly objecting to the report's claim that no CIA officer on the ground in Benghazi was told to "stand down" from a rescue attempt. Just last week one of those officers, Kris Paronto, tweeted some harsh criticism of Rogers:

Paronto, along with a number of other CIA officers in Benghazi, supported Trump during the election. Here, for instance, is a photograph of former officer John "Tig" Tiegen at the Trump campaign headquarters on Election Night:

by **pacino** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 09:43:09

Lancaster County write-ins:

• Evan McMullin 947
Bernie Sanders 541
John Kasich - 275
Mike Pence 112
• Ben Carson - 101
Paul Ryan 97
• Marco Rubio - 70
• Ted Cruz - 69
Mitt Romney 38
John McCain 34
• Jeb Bush - 32
• Rand Paul - 29
Mickey Mouse 23
• Chris Christie - 9
• Carly Fiorina - 6
• Mike Huckabee - 5
• Rick Santorum - 4

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