It's funny that we have to have security clearance for all levels that work at the White House except for President of the United States.
Get 270 electoral votes and you have full security clearance and access to everything.
You don't even need a credit check.
L L wrote:
It's funny that we have to have security clearance for all levels that work at the White House except for President of the United States.
Get 270 electoral votes and you have full security clearance and access to everything.
You don't even need a credit check.
Agreed. And not only that, but the president is the ultimate classifying authority, which means the president can unclassify whatever they see fit! As a result, the president can never be charged with "revealing classified information". If the president says (in an unclassified setting) a piece of classified info, that info by default becomes unclassified.
Of course, it can be against the best interest of the country to reveal said information, and the president would not be free from prosecution on treason charges, for example.
Maybe we should have higher standards for presidential candidates, other than being over 35 years old and born a US citizen.
How about, in order to get on the general election ballot each candidate must make full financial disclosure and background checks.
I say we do extreme vetting for the presidential candidates.
How can you qualify to lead people that require stricter qualifications to work for you than you need to lead them?
truthseakr wrote:
Taker wrote:
What do they give us?
Massive amounts of drugs and crime.....37,000 mexican citizens currently in American jails.....Do you realize the cost of incarcerating 37,000 inmates? Mexican drug cartels and Mexican gangs in every major city and many smaller cities also.
Hi Lying Gary!
I can see why you decided to hide behind your little friend for that one. But hey, come on out and play, Lying Gary. We miss you (well, not really but).
Count Chocula wrote:
I have to disagree with you on one point, however- the background investigation must still be ongoing, because if it had concluded, and he was deemed unfit to hold a clearance, why would he still be allowed to have an interim clearance?
That's a good question. I think the answer is that the president's family can't be fired.
In actuality, I'm betting that Jared still has access to anything he wants to see.
Timeline check:
I have long been saying "Trump is done."
For a while I was using the "tick tick tick" thing.
On 12/10/18, I used these two sign-off sentences for the first time:
Mueller will get him.
Trump is done.
On 12/11/18, I used this for the first time:
Mueller is coming.
Trump is done.
Then, on 12/18/18, I used this saying for the first time which I have used since:
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
Might seem to some of you that it has been longer than that, but nope...Dec. 18 was the first time. Seems long to some of you because you believe the Mueller investigation is taking too long. Need patience. Need focus. Need to not expect immediate gratification with regard to everything in this current immediate gratification world.
"Flagpole, do you know how self-centered you sound? No one gives a f*ck when you posted anything." Yeah, I know some of you think that. It's funny. I was thinking of calling my final phraseology "iconic". That would have whipped some of you up into a froth, but that's not my way. Just putting down timelines so they can be referred to later.
Because...
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
Fat hurts wrote:
Count Chocula wrote:
I have to disagree with you on one point, however- the background investigation must still be ongoing, because if it had concluded, and he was deemed unfit to hold a clearance, why would he still be allowed to have an interim clearance?
That's a good question. I think the answer is that the president's family can't be fired.
In actuality, I'm betting that Jared still has access to anything he wants to see.
That's true. It's entirely possible that Trump has a hand in the matter. It seems doubtful to me that Kelly would allow Kushner to continue to be involved at all if the investigation had outright denied Kusher his clearance, but stranger things have happened in the Trump White House.
Flagpole wrote:
Timeline check:
I have long been saying "Trump is done."
For a while I was using the "tick tick tick" thing.
On 12/10/18, I used these two sign-off sentences for the first time:
Mueller will get him.
Trump is done.
On 12/11/18, I used this for the first time:
Mueller is coming.
Trump is done.
Then, on 12/18/18, I used this saying for the first time which I have used since:
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
Might seem to some of you that it has been longer than that, but nope...Dec. 18 was the first time. Seems long to some of you because you believe the Mueller investigation is taking too long. Need patience. Need focus. Need to not expect immediate gratification with regard to everything in this current immediate gratification world.
"Flagpole, do you know how self-centered you sound? No one gives a f*ck when you posted anything." Yeah, I know some of you think that. It's funny. I was thinking of calling my final phraseology "iconic". That would have whipped some of you up into a froth, but that's not my way. Just putting down timelines so they can be referred to later.
Because...
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
Always good to have an accurate timeline to refer to.
Also always good to know . . .
"Mueller is coming.
The clown is done."
- - -
Truth in advertising - I did not make up those last two lines. Borrowed them from someone - can't remember whom. Anyway, matters not - I just think they are really good lines and would be appreciated by all real men.
Flagpole wrote:
Timeline check:
I have long been saying "Trump is done."
For a while I was using the "tick tick tick" thing.
On 12/10/18, I used these two sign-off sentences for the first time:
Mueller will get him.
Trump is done.
On 12/11/18, I used this for the first time:
Mueller is coming.
Trump is done.
Then, on 12/18/18, I used this saying for the first time which I have used since:
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
Might seem to some of you that it has been longer than that, but nope...Dec. 18 was the first time. Seems long to some of you because you believe the Mueller investigation is taking too long. Need patience. Need focus. Need to not expect immediate gratification with regard to everything in this current immediate gratification world.
"Flagpole, do you know how self-centered you sound? No one gives a f*ck when you posted anything." Yeah, I know some of you think that. It's funny. I was thinking of calling my final phraseology "iconic". That would have whipped some of you up into a froth, but that's not my way. Just putting down timelines so they can be referred to later.
Because...
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
You started using those idiotic statements in the future? Idiot.
It's not simply those childish signoffs- you've been speculating and making claims that haven't come true for yes, 25 months now. 25 months. You are a fool.
nontrumper wrote:
The hits keep coming.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/amp/mueller-asking-what-trump-knew-about-hacked-emails-n851941?__twitter_impression=true
And why do you suppose Mueller is possibly looking asking "what Trump knew about"?
BECAUSE HE HAS NOTHING, YOU SIMPLETON SHEEP!!
He and his team of Democrat lawyers are out to get Trump and haven't been able to find what they want out of the investigation. So sad.
nontrumper wrote:
The hits keep coming.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/amp/mueller-asking-what-trump-knew-about-hacked-emails-n851941?__twitter_impression=true
Could be the final nail -- CONSPIRACY.
In my mind, Don. Jr. is already guilty of conspiracy based on what we know:
"If it's what you say it is I love it especially later in the summer." His missing commas notwithstanding, the important part of that quote was NOT the "I love it" part as many media outlets focused on, but the "later in the summer" part.
1) Russians contacted Trump Jr. and said they wanted to meet because they had dirt on Hillary Clinton.
2) Trump Jr. accepted the meeting enthusiastically with his "I love it", but then TOLD THEM WHEN it would be best to release the dirt "later in the summer". THAT is collusion. THAT is conspiracy with an enemy foreign power against Hillary Clinton and in effect against the United States of America. IF Trump Sr. knew of this meeting or any of the releases of the hacked e-mails, then he too is guilty of CONSPIRACY.
Time will tell.
As I said before, Trump Jr.'s lawyers will say, "He was inexperienced. He didn't know he was breaking the law. He thought it was just opposition research." Ignorance of the law is no excuse. One of the big problems with that defense other than it doesn't really work is that Hope Hicks said in a phone meeting that Trump Jr.'s e-mails would never get out. That's when Trump legal spokesperson Mark Corallo quit because he believed he just witnessed obstruction of justice and wanted no part of that.
Really time for you Trumpers to admit you were wrong about Trump. He's a crook. He's a traitor.
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
EPlC Flagpole wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
1) You are correct that I do not bet; never have and never will. Weird of you to ask then. Hope you don't have a recovering alcoholic friend because you will probably offer him a beer.
2) The election was a year ago. Elected officials need to do things for the people they were elected to serve. Trump has not done that...hasn't done anything he said he would to get people like you to vote for him, and this is with a Republican House and Senate.
3) I will not make any comments about Hillary since I have no allegiance to her, the election was a year ago, and she is not the president.
4) You can't possibly be proud of anything Trump has done. First of all, he has gotten absolutely nothing other than signing some executive orders done. He has a growing number of people in his own party turning against him, he's the dumbest president we've ever had by far, he has zero leadership skills, and he is batsh!t crazy.
5) Trump will not make it to the end of his first term. He will be fortunate if he stays out of jail. So, impeachment, resign, or 25th Amendment.
Your "no betting" stance is probably the smartest thing you've displayed here on LRC. You'd be losing your shirt on a monthly basis. Here's a couple gems from Flagpole back in mid 2016... before the most EPIC Flagpole of all time...
Flagpole wrote:
If you are talking about Trump, you are correct. He has no filter. He has already encouraged people at his rallies to physically attack protesters by telling them he would pay their legal bills. He has already said he would like to "hit" some of the DNC speakers. Do you think he for sure won't say something in defeat (because he WILL lose) that may at least cause him to be charged with inciting a riot? I can EASILY see him saying something that encourages disgruntled voters to "take the matter into their own hands" or something even more specific. He uses that kind of language and bully attempts, but that will not be allowed to stand if he is threatening the government of the United States or an elected President. Really, what in his behavior tells you that you are convinced he WON'T say something like that?
LOL. Such a drama queen.
Flagpole wrote:
nontrumper wrote:
The hits keep coming.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/amp/mueller-asking-what-trump-knew-about-hacked-emails-n851941?__twitter_impression=trueCould be the final nail -- CONSPIRACY.
In my mind, Don. Jr. is already guilty of conspiracy based on what we know:
"If it's what you say it is I love it especially later in the summer." His missing commas notwithstanding, the important part of that quote was NOT the "I love it" part as many media outlets focused on, but the "later in the summer" part.
1) Russians contacted Trump Jr. and said they wanted to meet because they had dirt on Hillary Clinton.
2) Trump Jr. accepted the meeting enthusiastically with his "I love it", but then TOLD THEM WHEN it would be best to release the dirt "later in the summer". THAT is collusion. THAT is conspiracy with an enemy foreign power against Hillary Clinton and in effect against the United States of America. IF Trump Sr. knew of this meeting or any of the releases of the hacked e-mails, then he too is guilty of CONSPIRACY.
Time will tell.
As I said before, Trump Jr.'s lawyers will say, "He was inexperienced. He didn't know he was breaking the law. He thought it was just opposition research." Ignorance of the law is no excuse. One of the big problems with that defense other than it doesn't really work is that Hope Hicks said in a phone meeting that Trump Jr.'s e-mails would never get out. That's when Trump legal spokesperson Mark Corallo quit because he believed he just witnessed obstruction of justice and wanted no part of that.
Really time for you Trumpers to admit you were wrong about Trump. He's a crook. He's a traitor.
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
OH- OH!!- CONSPIRACY now!! HAHA
Such a butthurt little bi+ch.
"COLLUUUUUSSSSSSION!!" HA
WTF are you on? wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Timeline check:
I have long been saying "Trump is done."
For a while I was using the "tick tick tick" thing.
On 12/10/17, I used these two sign-off sentences for the first time:
Mueller will get him.
Trump is done.
On 12/11/17, I used this for the first time:
Mueller is coming.
Trump is done.
Then, on 12/18/17, I used this saying for the first time which I have used since:
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
Might seem to some of you that it has been longer than that, but nope...Dec. 18 was the first time. Seems long to some of you because you believe the Mueller investigation is taking too long. Need patience. Need focus. Need to not expect immediate gratification with regard to everything in this current immediate gratification world.
"Flagpole, do you know how self-centered you sound? No one gives a f*ck when you posted anything." Yeah, I know some of you think that. It's funny. I was thinking of calling my final phraseology "iconic". That would have whipped some of you up into a froth, but that's not my way. Just putting down timelines so they can be referred to later.
Because...
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
You started using those idiotic statements in the future? Idiot.
It's not simply those childish signoffs- you've been speculating and making claims that haven't come true for yes, 25 months now. 25 months. You are a fool.
Ah well...2017 of course.
Time will tell, brother...investigation is still ongoing.
If Conspiracy is proven, then I am right about everything. If just obstruction or other charges against Trump, then I will just have been right about him but I will concede the election thing (which I CURRENTLY do...things will change if there is conspiracy with Russia by ANYONE in the Trump campaign to get Trump elected.
You will be proven wrong, brother.
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
Not DFF wrote:
OH- OH!!- CONSPIRACY now!! HAHA
Such a butthurt little bi+ch.
"COLLUUUUUSSSSSSION!!" HA
Oh man... Flagpole's gonna, you know... do bad things to himself in the next few years...
https://newrepublic.com/article/147119/trump-wins-reelectionNot DFF wrote:
OH- OH!!- CONSPIRACY now!! HAHA
Such a butthurt little bi+ch.
"COLLUUUUUSSSSSSION!!" HA
Ask yourself if you would like to be in Trump's shoes today.
I am not guaranteeing conspiracy against Trump Sr., but they are definitely looking into that now...word was before that it was mostly obstruction and money laundering.
I don't know what Mueller will decide is conspiracy, but it seems clear to me that Don Jr, is guilty of that for the reasons I mentioned.
Last week I would have said Trump Sr. would have had a 1-5 chance of being charged with conspiracy. Today I say it is 50-50.
You are in denial.
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
Flagpole wrote:
Not DFF wrote:
OH- OH!!- CONSPIRACY now!! HAHA
Such a butthurt little bi+ch.
"COLLUUUUUSSSSSSION!!" HA
Ask yourself if you would like to be in Trump's shoes today.
I am not guaranteeing conspiracy against Trump Sr., but they are definitely looking into that now...word was before that it was mostly obstruction and money laundering.
I don't know what Mueller will decide is conspiracy, but it seems clear to me that Don Jr, is guilty of that for the reasons I mentioned.
Last week I would have said Trump Sr. would have had a 1-5 chance of being charged with conspiracy. Today I say it is 50-50.
You are in denial.
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
Ok, ok. I think I see your problem now. You think what you say matters. Aside from LL, Conundrum, and some other anti-Trump freelancers, people are done wasting time on the Russia garbage. You've been predicting and/or whining for 25 months now, and have yet to be right about anything. Your "Hope" is turning out to be as effective as the previous president's "Hope"... which gave us the environment for Donald J Trump to expose the system for what it is.
Being Trump would be just fine right now. Same as it was on November 9th, 2016. Same as it was on Inauguration Day. You were in hiding then. But it was a pretty solid day, really. Lots of crying from the Left. Anyway, same as it was the day after he fired Comey (right so- way too cozy with Hillary). Same as it was each day you claimed he was in trouble.
Pretty soon, the accusation will be whittled down to just "Trump shouldn't have run in the first place." And it'll be just as funny as the last one. And the ones before it.
Head user wrote:
nontrumper wrote:
The hits keep coming.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/amp/mueller-asking-what-trump-knew-about-hacked-emails-n851941?__twitter_impression=trueAnd why do you suppose Mueller is possibly looking asking "what Trump knew about"?
BECAUSE HE HAS NOTHING, YOU SIMPLETON SHEEP!!
He and his team of Democrat lawyers are out to get Trump and haven't been able to find what they want out of the investigation. So sad.
Keep dreaming. Do you not know how investigations like this go? It is HIGHLY likely that Mueller has evidence of collusion (conspiracy) with others in and around the Trump campaign, and so now you go find out if the big fish knew also. Catch people in lies and charge them, find those who won't lie and hook that big fish.
Doesn't matter if the lawyers are Democrats. Facts are facts, and they are all led by Republican Robert Mueller. Rosenstein is a Republican. Wray is a Republican. You are suggesting that no person with a political persuasion can do their job without bias. That is patently false. I trust Mueller and Rosenstein and Wray, and I'm not a Republican.
You are in denial. Trump is very worried, and he should be.
At this point, when this is all over, there is a greater chance that I will say, "Even I didn't expect Trump to go down this hard" instead of "Well, I guess I was wrong and all of you Trumpers were right."
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
EPlC Flagpole wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Ask yourself if you would like to be in Trump's shoes today.
I am not guaranteeing conspiracy against Trump Sr., but they are definitely looking into that now...word was before that it was mostly obstruction and money laundering.
I don't know what Mueller will decide is conspiracy, but it seems clear to me that Don Jr, is guilty of that for the reasons I mentioned.
Last week I would have said Trump Sr. would have had a 1-5 chance of being charged with conspiracy. Today I say it is 50-50.
You are in denial.
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
Ok, ok. I think I see your problem now. You think what you say matters. Aside from LL, Conundrum, and some other anti-Trump freelancers, people are done wasting time on the Russia garbage. You've been predicting and/or whining for 25 months now, and have yet to be right about anything. Your "Hope" is turning out to be as effective as the previous president's "Hope"... which gave us the environment for Donald J Trump to expose the system for what it is.
Being Trump would be just fine right now. Same as it was on November 9th, 2016. Same as it was on Inauguration Day. You were in hiding then. But it was a pretty solid day, really. Lots of crying from the Left. Anyway, same as it was the day after he fired Comey (right so- way too cozy with Hillary). Same as it was each day you claimed he was in trouble.
Pretty soon, the accusation will be whittled down to just "Trump shouldn't have run in the first place." And it'll be just as funny as the last one. And the ones before it.
1) Ah grasshopper...so far I was wrong about the election (could be shown I was RIGHT). That is one wrong thing. I haven't been wrong about anything else...not right yet either, because the investigation is still ongoing. A person isn't wrong until the investigation is over. That would be silly.
2) Actually, I posted here on election day and Inauguration Day. You assign qualities to me that you would have if you got a prediction wrong. No hiding from me, brother. (and to be clear, my prediction is only wrong until we find out that there was conspiracy (which is not guaranteed)).
3) You are in such HUGE denial if you think it would be fine to be Trump today. Wow. Even if a conspiracy charge doesn't stick, he will be nailed with something -- obstruction of justice, money laundering, perjury, something. Many say obstruction is easy to get him on. Bannon says it will be money laundering (he would know).
4) Russian garbage? Wow dude. Nearly 20 indictments so far with the word from the Special Counsel that this was all done (all the Russians indicted) to get Trump elected...that's garbage? Nary a word from Trump about the evils of the interference in our election by Russia, and no directive to Intelligence to try to stop it from happening again.
Grasshopper, know...
Mueller is coming.
The clown is done.
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