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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Russians are laughing at Trump on TV

Russian state TV host pegs Trump as a Putin asset: ‘He really smells like an agent of the Kremlin’
A host on Russian state TV commented this week that President Donald Trump “smells like an agent of the Kremlin.”
The remarks were made on the Russian program 60 Minutes following Trump’s summit and press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Somewhere in this world, Rex Tillerson is watching single ice cube floating around a glass of bourbon and saying, "I told you he was a f--king moron." - Jennifer Hayden

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I Wonder How Pissed The South Koreans Are
President Donald Trump said Tuesday there is no hurry to denuclearize North Korea under his accord with Kim Jong Un -- a shift in tone from when the US leader said the process would start very soon.

Wait, so you're saying the National Rifle Association might have illegally cut a deal with an oppressive foreign government? That seems totally out of character for an organization run by [checks notes] Oliver North. - David Klion

‘Trump is no longer our leader’: Texas GOP lawmaker
"Our president has mocked and belittled our immigration laws, our intelligence agencies, our foreign policy strategy and even the American people."

Republican Shenanigans

"Your actions speak so loudly, I cannot hear what you are saying."— Ralph Waldo Emerson

One Of Putin's Goombahs
Orange County GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met in Russia in 2015 with a woman later charged by federal officials for allegedly acting as an unregistered agent of the Kremlin in a covert endeavor to shape American politics.
News of the 2015 meeting — confirmed Tuesday by Rohrabacher’s office — came the same day he told Politico that Monday’s indictment of 29-year-old Maria Butina was “bogus” and “stupid,” saying he believes the allegations are part of a larger plot to undermine President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia.

Something is rotten in the state of Kentucky.
All three of these politicians in Kentucky are on record for downplaying Russia hacking our election..
Thomas MassieMitch McConnellRand Paul- RespectMyGame tweet

Something Is Rotten In Tennessee Too
The number of Tennesseans now displaying Confederate battle flag license plates is higher than at any other point in the last decade, according to state data on the controversial specialty tags.

I'm so old I can remember when, in the late fifties, the right-wing John Birch Society claimed that a US President, Dwight Eisenhower was a Soviet agent
We thought it was hilarious
Then. - John Cleese

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This wasn't a good day for Donald Trump. We haven't seen an American so owned by a Russian since “Rocky IV.”- Jimmy Kimmel

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Email
Subject: Surrender Summit

Hi Lisa,

As I watched the Trump–Putin presser on Monday, it became clear to me that Trump was not a statesman, nor even an astute politician, dealing with a wily adversary.

No, Trump acted like a timid, obsequious shopkeeper trying to mollify a powerful, overbearing customer.

“Blame, sir? Oh no, sir, nobody could ever blame you. These things happen, sir, and it is entirely our fault. But we will put things right, sir; that I can tell you. From now on, sir, we will see to it that you are completely satisfied.”

That makes sense because, to Trump, Putin is more than just the Russian president. He is the key to Trump’s best customers: Putin controls the flow of money out of Russia and into the Trump Organization.

People wonder if Putin has kompromat on Trump and maybe he does. Is there a pee pee tape? Maybe there is. Is he being blackmailed? Maybe so.

But in the absence of evidence of any of that, a simpler explanation may be that Putin is driving Trump with a carrot and stick. The carrot: “Play ball with me and you may someday get to build your hotel in Moscow.” The stick: “Cross me and your companies will see no more money from Russia.”

If Putin turns off the Russian money spigot, the Trump Organization is screwed. And Trump and Putin both know it.

Trump did not go to Helsinki to represent America’s interests; he went there to protect his own interests. The sooner the American electorate recognizes that fact and forces its Congress critters to act on it, the better off we will be.

~Rick

Thanks for writing, Rick. Trump looked terrified after meeting with Putin. He actually looked physically ill at one point. One thing that scares Trump is loss of control and money.

Ya know...at first I wanted a female President. Then I thought another black President would be good, but now I just want an American President. - Wanda Sykes

Take Note Mr. Mueller: Republicans Obstructing Justice In Congress
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) revealed Tuesday that Republicans shut down any demands by Democrats to question Maria Butina, who was just indicted by the special counsel’s investigation. But Butina was one of about 30 witnesses that Democrats sought out that Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) and others on the Intelligence Committee denied.

Nixon ordered White House guards to dress in royal-looking uniforms, reversed his decision after they were laughed at, 1970.

Wait, hold on, this is getting lost in the fire:
The NRA was LITERALLY colluding with a Russian spy and within 24 HOURS, there’s a law that saves them from having to disclose their dark money donors to the IRS.
That’s a thing that happened. - Cameron Kasky

I hope someone swept that soccer ball for bugs.

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Article II Section 4: If the president is impeached for treason, the vice president and all civil officers shall be removed.- Angry Naval Officer tweet

Why Would Trump Lie About This? Why?
President Trump wrongly claimed that Queen Elizabeth II reviewed her honor guard for the first time in 70 years during his UK visit. The Queen regularly reviews a guard of honor from the Household Division.

Former first lady Michelle Obama attended a Beyoncé and Jay-Z concert yesterday where she danced in the front row with Beyoncé’s mother. This, according to a white woman on the phone with police.- Seth Myers

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Take me to your puppet.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Trump did not look good after meeting Putin

Trump surprised at fierce criticism of Putin news conference
President Donald Trump was upbeat immediately after his news conference with Vladimir Putin in Finland, but by the time he returned stateside..

Imagine if President Kennedy had just accepted Khrushchev’s assurances, ‘don’t worry, there are no missiles in Cuba.’ We would be living in a very different world. - Sen. Mark Warner

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Got to love the irony that Rosenstein and Mueller basically threw Trump a lifeline to cancel this summit and he didn’t take it. - Roland Scahill

BREAKING: Trump Says He Didn't Mean What He Said
U.S. President Donald Trump, grappling with a torrent of criticism over his performance at a Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday he misspoke at their joint news conference and meant to say he saw no reason why it was not Russia that interfered in the 2016 U.S. election.

I Loved The Timing Of The Arrest Of A Russian Spy
A 29-year-old gun-rights activist served as a covert Russian agent while living in Washington, gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations and working to establish back-channel lines of communications for the Kremlin, federal prosecutors charged Monday.

Huge congrats to the NRA for finally having a controversy that doesn’t involve a bunch of murdered schoolchildren. -OhNoSheTwint

Republican Shenanigans

CNN Producer: “We won’t be able to find a Republican dumb enough to defend Trump on his Putin meeting.”
CNN Production Assistant: “Sir, we’ve got Rand Paul on the line.”
CNN Producer: “Well, actually...” - Adam Best

71 Unmatched Migrant Children. Great Job DHS.
The Trump administration has not yet identified the parents of 71 children who it believes are separated from their parents. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, parents have been identified for 2,480 other such children in federal custody, all of whom are between the ages of 5 and 17.

At this point the only thing that makes sense is that Putin turns to camera and rips off a mask revealing he’s actually Sacha Baron Cohen. - Ed Solomon

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Oy Vey! Opening The Floodgates Of Dark Money.
The U.S. Treasury said on Monday that it will no longer require certain tax-exempt organizations including politically active nonprofit groups, such as the National Rifle Association and Planned Parenthood, to identify their financial donors to U.S. tax authorities.

"Being President Doesn't Change Who You Are, It Reveals Who You Are." - Michelle Obama

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Jeff Bezos Tables Amazon's Latest Breakthrough Cost-Cutting Idea After Realizing It’s Just Slaves - The Onion

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MGM Resorts begs you to never ever ever patronize them again, ever. - John Fugelsang

YIKES! Tour Boat Struck By Lava Chunks
A steam-related explosion off Hawaii early Monday sent chunks of lava into the air, piercing the roof of a nearby tour boat and injuring at least 23 people, officials said.
Photos showed the damage and red-hot chunks of lava on the boat operated by Lava Ocean Tours, which is one of just four companies that are permitted to take tours to view the lava entry into the water.

As a kid, I knew I was in trouble when my Mom would say “Conan Christopher O’Brien” through the megaphone she borrowed from the SWAT team.- Conan O'Brien

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Monday, July 16, 2018

It wasn't a summit, it was a surrender.

Trump publicly sides with Putin on election interference
The president repeatedly attacked the FBI, praised Putin as a 'good competitor' and refused to say Russia was accountable for fraying

Putin grabs the U.S. by the pussy.

The whirling sound emanating from Simi Valley, CA is Ronald Reagan spinning in his grave. - Tom Shafer

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“Draw me like one of your French girls, Vladimir.” -overheard at #TreasonSummit - - John Fugelsang

Hey Trump Staffers, Save Your Souls!
Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus called for Trump administration officials and staffers to resign en masse to protest the president’s refusal to stand up against Russian aggression.
“Everyone who works for Trump: quit now,” Marcus tweeted. “Save your souls. Save your honor. Save your reputation. Russia attacked our democracy. He doesn’t care, won’t defend our country.”

I would love for Bob Mueller to be waiting on the tarmac as Air Force one lands.- irishygirl

While the computer hacking is bad, I don’t think we should gloss over the “shooting down a passenger airliner” and “murdering people in London” aspects of Putin-era Russian misbehavior. - Matthew Yglesias

I'm now somewhere on the depression scale between cutting bangs and dying my hair white. - Randi Mayem Singer

Republican Shenanigans

America and the EU are best friends. Whoever says we are foes is spreading fake news. - Donald Tusk, president of EU

Gowdy Says NO To Impeaching Rosenstein
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) on Sunday ruled out the possibility of impeaching Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, saying there is not enough support for his ouster.
"Impeach him for what?" Gowdy said on CBS's "Face the Nation." "No."

The president of the United States just met with the man who, according to the US government, was in charge of a criminal conspiracy that attacked the United States. And it's all smiles. This is treachery. - David Corn

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It’s after midnight here in Hong Kong. I’m watching wall-to-wall live Helsinki coverage on CNN International. I flipped over to the Fox News international feed for comparison, and they are showing a story from Dec. 2017 on a ‘growing pilot shortage.’ - Will Ripley, CNN