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Fat hurts wrote:

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Not stable at all wrote:
Not well.

The Trump economy is starting to crumble.

New numbers out - unemployment rate stagnating at 3.9%. Only added 201k jobs. Hourly rate increased by a paltry 2.9%.

We are seeing the downfall of the economy. We’ll see if the trumpers jump ship soon.

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Those are so-so numbers. 3.9% is basically "full employment".

It's far too early to declare that the economy is turning downward.

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Not stable at all wrote:

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Fat hurts wrote:

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Not stable at all wrote:
Not well.

The Trump economy is starting to crumble.

New numbers out - unemployment rate stagnating at 3.9%. Only added 201k jobs. Hourly rate increased by a paltry 2.9%.

We are seeing the downfall of the economy. We’ll see if the trumpers jump ship soon.

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Those are so-so numbers. 3.9% is basically "full employment".

It's far too early to declare that the economy is turning downward.

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You trumpers are great. :)

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Black Rifles Matter wrote:

The Socialist Left hates us. They want us dead. They have shot US Congressmen playing baseball, they attack people with bike locks and pepper spray at rallies, they force us out of restaurants, they surround our houses and taunt us. If you wear a M A G A hat on the streets you will be assaulted. They have Maxine Waters calling for us to be harassed, they have Madonna calling for the bombing of the White House. Kathy Griffin holds Trump's severed head in effigy. They are now even threatening to rape our kids. CNN and the rest of the mainstream media fans the flames 24X7 and furthers the division. They make a mockery of what should be civilized Supreme Court nomination hearings. They ban our voices from social media. They call us Nazis and fascists constantly (which is quite ironic). We're the farmers, the policemen, the firefighters, the pastors, the soldiers, the mechanics, the construction workers. We're good people and we have done nothing to you. 

There are a hundred million conservatives in this country, and we are armed to the f---ing teeth. The left is calling for civil war. Be careful what you wish for.

Signed,
Trumpettes, Trumptards, Trumpers, whatever you decided to call us today.

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Trollminator wrote:

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Black Rifles Matter wrote:

The Socialist Left hates us. They want us dead. They have shot US Congressmen playing baseball, they attack people with bike locks and pepper spray at rallies, they force us out of restaurants, they surround our houses and taunt us. If you wear a M A G A hat on the streets you will be assaulted. They have Maxine Waters calling for us to be harassed, they have Madonna calling for the bombing of the White House. Kathy Griffin holds Trump's severed head in effigy. They are now even threatening to rape our kids. CNN and the rest of the mainstream media fans the flames 24X7 and furthers the division. They make a mockery of what should be civilized Supreme Court nomination hearings. They ban our voices from social media. They call us Nazis and fascists constantly (which is quite ironic). We're the farmers, the policemen, the firefighters, the pastors, the soldiers, the mechanics, the construction workers. We're good people and we have done nothing to you. 

There are a hundred million conservatives in this country, and we are armed to the f---ing teeth. The left is calling for civil war. Be careful what you wish for.

Signed,
Trumpettes, Trumptards, Trumpers, whatever you decided to call us today.

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Welcome back Gary. See, it’s safe, you can come out now.

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Flagpole wrote:

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Not stable at all wrote:

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Fat hurts wrote:

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Not stable at all wrote:
Not well.

The Trump economy is starting to crumble.

New numbers out - unemployment rate stagnating at 3.9%. Only added 201k jobs. Hourly rate increased by a paltry 2.9%.

We are seeing the downfall of the economy. We’ll see if the trumpers jump ship soon.

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Those are so-so numbers. 3.9% is basically "full employment".

It's far too early to declare that the economy is turning downward.

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You trumpers are great. :)

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??? Fat Hurts is definitely not a Trumper. He's also right about "full employment" and it being too early to declare that the economy is turning downward.

Presidents rarely have anything to do with the current state of the economy, and with Trump, that is no different. We have had a growing economy and fattening stock market for 10 years now.

Right now the economy is white hot. That is always cause for concern because usually there is no where to go but down. We have some things in play right now though that will likely help this economy (at least the unemployment rate) continue for a long time:

1) Baby Boomers continuing to leave the workforce en masse.
2) A larger percentage of child-bearing age Americans deciding NOT to have children.

One long-term danger of course is the increasing national debt that was put on steroids by the stupid tax cut. Remember when Trump said he would wipe out our national debt?

"We’ve got to get rid of the $19 trillion in debt. ... Well, I would say over a period of eight years. And I’ll tell you why." - Donald J. Trump, March 31, 2016

This was NOT a lie, because he likely actually believed it, but it was a falsehood and one of an untold number of reasons why he is delusional and ignorant.

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Flagpole wrote:

Oh, and if this writer is NOT Mike Pence and yet used "lodestar" to potentially steer people in Pence's direction, that is low to the nth degree.

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Not all true wrote:
The debt grew by $9 trillion during the Obama admin which has in large part led to one of the longest economic booms in our history.

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Not all true wrote:

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Flagpole wrote:

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Not stable at all wrote:

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Fat hurts wrote:

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Not stable at all wrote:
Not well.

The Trump economy is starting to crumble.

New numbers out - unemployment rate stagnating at 3.9%. Only added 201k jobs. Hourly rate increased by a paltry 2.9%.

We are seeing the downfall of the economy. We’ll see if the trumpers jump ship soon.

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Those are so-so numbers. 3.9% is basically "full employment".

It's far too early to declare that the economy is turning downward.

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You trumpers are great. :)

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??? Fat Hurts is definitely not a Trumper. He's also right about "full employment" and it being too early to declare that the economy is turning downward.

Presidents rarely have anything to do with the current state of the economy, and with Trump, that is no different. We have had a growing economy and fattening stock market for 10 years now.

Right now the economy is white hot. That is always cause for concern because usually there is no where to go but down. We have some things in play right now though that will likely help this economy (at least the unemployment rate) continue for a long time:

1) Baby Boomers continuing to leave the workforce en masse.
2) A larger percentage of child-bearing age Americans deciding NOT to have children.

One long-term danger of course is the increasing national debt that was put on steroids by the stupid tax cut. Remember when Trump said he would wipe out our national debt?

"We’ve got to get rid of the $19 trillion in debt. ... Well, I would say over a period of eight years. And I’ll tell you why." - Donald J. Trump, March 31, 2016

This was NOT a lie, because he likely actually believed it, but it was a falsehood and one of an untold number of reasons why he is delusional and ignorant.

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You know not of what you speak.

The debt grew by $9 trillion during the Obama admin which has in large part led to one of the longest economic booms in our history.

Lots of time debt is great for the economy. This is one of those times. It’s not like personal finance.

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Not all true wrote:

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Flagpole wrote:

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Not stable at all wrote:

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Fat hurts wrote:

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Not stable at all wrote:
Not well.

The Trump economy is starting to crumble.

New numbers out - unemployment rate stagnating at 3.9%. Only added 201k jobs. Hourly rate increased by a paltry 2.9%.

We are seeing the downfall of the economy. We’ll see if the trumpers jump ship soon.

---

Those are so-so numbers. 3.9% is basically "full employment".

It's far too early to declare that the economy is turning downward.

---

You trumpers are great. :)

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??? Fat Hurts is definitely not a Trumper. He's also right about "full employment" and it being too early to declare that the economy is turning downward.

Presidents rarely have anything to do with the current state of the economy, and with Trump, that is no different. We have had a growing economy and fattening stock market for 10 years now.

Right now the economy is white hot. That is always cause for concern because usually there is no where to go but down. We have some things in play right now though that will likely help this economy (at least the unemployment rate) continue for a long time:

1) Baby Boomers continuing to leave the workforce en masse.
2) A larger percentage of child-bearing age Americans deciding NOT to have children.

One long-term danger of course is the increasing national debt that was put on steroids by the stupid tax cut. Remember when Trump said he would wipe out our national debt?

"We’ve got to get rid of the $19 trillion in debt. ... Well, I would say over a period of eight years. And I’ll tell you why." - Donald J. Trump, March 31, 2016

This was NOT a lie, because he likely actually believed it, but it was a falsehood and one of an untold number of reasons why he is delusional and ignorant.

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You know not of what you speak.

The debt grew by $9 trillion during the Obama admin which has in large part led to one of the longest economic booms in our history.

Lots of time debt is great for the economy. This is one of those times. It’s not like personal finance.

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Flagpole wrote:

NYT op-ed writer.

Coward or not?

I have not been able to form an opinion on this and would like to know what you people think.

Pro coward stance - Did this anonymously. Since Trump doesn't know who it is, this means this person has never given these opinions, even in a more toned-down way to Trump. Cowardice behavior.

Anti-coward stance - Politics, especially these days is an emotional issue for many (not for me though). We saw the crazy Trump supporter (Robert D. Chain, 68 of Encino, CA) arrested recently for making threats against employees of the Boston Globe parroting Trump saying they are the "enemy of the people". Crazy, irrational people come from all walks of life and political leanings. You never know what someone might do to this writer if he/she became known. There are a lot of Democrats criticizing the way this writer went about this, so harm could potentially come to this person from anyone.

So, what say you?

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Black Rifles Matter wrote:

The Socialist Left hates us. They want us dead. They have shot US Congressmen playing baseball, they attack people with bike locks and pepper spray at rallies, they force us out of restaurants, they surround our houses and taunt us. If you wear a M A G A hat on the streets you will be assaulted. They have Maxine Waters calling for us to be harassed, they have Madonna calling for the bombing of the White House. Kathy Griffin holds Trump's severed head in effigy. They are now even threatening to rape our kids. CNN and the rest of the mainstream media fans the flames 24X7 and furthers the division. They make a mockery of what should be civilized Supreme Court nomination hearings. They ban our voices from social media. They call us Nazis and fascists constantly (which is quite ironic). We're the farmers, the policemen, the firefighters, the pastors, the soldiers, the mechanics, the construction workers. We're good people and we have done nothing to you. 

There are a hundred million conservatives in this country, and we are armed to the f---ing teeth. The left is calling for civil war. Be careful what you wish for.

Signed,
Trumpettes, Trumptards, Trumpers, whatever you decided to call us today.

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Flagpole wrote:

Oh, and if this writer is NOT Mike Pence and yet used "lodestar" to potentially steer people in Pence's direction, that is low to the nth degree.

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Not all true wrote:

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Flagpole wrote:

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Not stable at all wrote:

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Fat hurts wrote:

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Not stable at all wrote:
Not well.

The Trump economy is starting to crumble.

New numbers out - unemployment rate stagnating at 3.9%. Only added 201k jobs. Hourly rate increased by a paltry 2.9%.

We are seeing the downfall of the economy. We’ll see if the trumpers jump ship soon.

---

Those are so-so numbers. 3.9% is basically "full employment".

It's far too early to declare that the economy is turning downward.

---

You trumpers are great. :)

---

??? Fat Hurts is definitely not a Trumper. He's also right about "full employment" and it being too early to declare that the economy is turning downward.

Presidents rarely have anything to do with the current state of the economy, and with Trump, that is no different. We have had a growing economy and fattening stock market for 10 years now.

Right now the economy is white hot. That is always cause for concern because usually there is no where to go but down. We have some things in play right now though that will likely help this economy (at least the unemployment rate) continue for a long time:

1) Baby Boomers continuing to leave the workforce en masse.
2) A larger percentage of child-bearing age Americans deciding NOT to have children.

One long-term danger of course is the increasing national debt that was put on steroids by the stupid tax cut. Remember when Trump said he would wipe out our national debt?

"We’ve got to get rid of the $19 trillion in debt. ... Well, I would say over a period of eight years. And I’ll tell you why." - Donald J. Trump, March 31, 2016

This was NOT a lie, because he likely actually believed it, but it was a falsehood and one of an untold number of reasons why he is delusional and ignorant.

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You know not of what you speak.

The debt grew by $9 trillion during the Obama admin which has in large part led to one of the longest economic booms in our history.

Lots of time debt is great for the economy. This is one of those times. It’s not like personal finance.

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Loadstar wrote:

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Flagpole wrote:

Oh, and if this writer is NOT Mike Pence and yet used "lodestar" to potentially steer people in Pence's direction, that is low to the nth degree.

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From McCain's "60 Minutes" TV interview last October:

"I was raised in a military family," McCain said, drawing a contrast both charitable and pointed. "I was raised in the concept and belief that duty, honor, country is the lodestar for the behavior that we have to exhibit every single day."

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Flagpole wrote:

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Loadstar wrote:

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Flagpole wrote:

Oh, and if this writer is NOT Mike Pence and yet used "lodestar" to potentially steer people in Pence's direction, that is low to the nth degree.

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From McCain's "60 Minutes" TV interview last October:

"I was raised in a military family," McCain said, drawing a contrast both charitable and pointed. "I was raised in the concept and belief that duty, honor, country is the lodestar for the behavior that we have to exhibit every single day."

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It IS a word, so obviously people have used that word before, and obviously McCain didn't write that op-ed piece. It is not a word that is used often, and Pence has been known to use it frequently. The White House has narrowed the writer down to 12 people. If they are right, it's unlikely that any of them other than Pence would use that word in normal communication.

So, again, IF this writer is NOT Pence and used "lodestar" just to point suspicion his way, then that's really low.

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Awsi Dooger wrote:

She also emphasized during the debates that Donald Trump would be Putin's puppet

https://twitter.com/HillaryWarnedUs/status/1037686253322465290

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Fat hurts wrote:

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Flagpole wrote:

NYT op-ed writer.

Coward or not?

I have not been able to form an opinion on this and would like to know what you people think.

Pro coward stance - Did this anonymously. Since Trump doesn't know who it is, this means this person has never given these opinions, even in a more toned-down way to Trump. Cowardice behavior.

Anti-coward stance - Politics, especially these days is an emotional issue for many (not for me though). We saw the crazy Trump supporter (Robert D. Chain, 68 of Encino, CA) arrested recently for making threats against employees of the Boston Globe parroting Trump saying they are the "enemy of the people". Crazy, irrational people come from all walks of life and political leanings. You never know what someone might do to this writer if he/she became known. There are a lot of Democrats criticizing the way this writer went about this, so harm could potentially come to this person from anyone.

So, what say you?

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I say that, like you, I just don't know.

It's hard to even figure out a rational explanation as to why this person wrote this. The closest thing I've heard to an explanation is that the person wants to be on the right side of history and eventually be seen as a hero instead of a villain. But to the extent that this insider is helping to save America from Trump's "worst inclinations", the op-ed itself may torpedo his efforts.

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