Official LRC President Donald J Trump Thread

So, was Clinton's approval ratings based on the failed impeachment or were they based on the economy and fiscal surplus?

Or did the public see through the Republican rationale for impeachment as a political stunt vs a concern of real crimes?

Trump's situation is different.

I don't understand the fear that an impeachment will help him.

If he testifies he will perjure himself. If he doesn't testify, he looks like a crook.

But I think they missed the window. It should have happened before summer started.

Again with the Clinton impeachment, it's a sample size of one.

It's not comparative.

I do think that how this is being handled now means that impeachment is off the table for all future presidents.

Might as well amend the Constitution and say elected president cannot be removed from office for any reason (because Clinton ...).

Speaking of greed, Trump put out a nice free advertisement for his Miami property when saying he'd like the next G7 summit there.

Even if that doesn't happen people are going to look into going there.

Conundrum wrote:

well....this wrote:

What makes this so striking is the fact that it is rare to see Melania smile. And she seems very pleased.

This was just a really bad past week for Trump. So much has happened and so much disrespect. The stupid lies he made his aides say to cover for his gaffes also made him look bad. Even his wife is piling on humiliation for him.

For all the Trumpsters who seem to think Trump's "winning" makes them winners this is a bad week for them too.

(At least Melania seems pretty happy)

Honestly, it’s great to see her smile. I don’t rate her much as a person and she always looks so miserable but it was genuinely great to see her smile.

Awhile ago, I alerted everyone about new Brazilian president Bolsonaro and his new policies allowing destruction of the Amazon rain forest. At that time, I argued that such a reckless policy was not just a local Brazilian affair. It affects all of us.

I said that that if this policy is allowed to continue unabated, then military action may be required to force Brazil to stop. Nobody here agreed.

But now you see on the news exactly what I was talking about. The new Trumpian leader has removed virtually all protections for this vital ecosystem. The Amazon is on fire. We are all at risk.

Fat hurts wrote:

Awhile ago, I alerted everyone about new Brazilian president Bolsonaro and his new policies allowing destruction of the Amazon rain forest. At that time, I argued that such a reckless policy was not just a local Brazilian affair. It affects all of us.

I said that that if this policy is allowed to continue unabated, then military action may be required to force Brazil to stop. Nobody here agreed.

But now you see on the news exactly what I was talking about. The new Trumpian leader has removed virtually all protections for this vital ecosystem. The Amazon is on fire. We are all at risk.

Bolsonaro is a dangerous and despicable man.

Ciro wrote:

Conundrum wrote:

This was just a really bad past week for Trump. So much has happened and so much disrespect. The stupid lies he made his aides say to cover for his gaffes also made him look bad. Even his wife is piling on humiliation for him.

For all the Trumpsters who seem to think Trump's "winning" makes them winners this is a bad week for them too.

(At least Melania seems pretty happy)

Honestly, it’s great to see her smile. I don’t rate her much as a person and she always looks so miserable but it was genuinely great to see her smile.

Trudeau is every thing that Trump is not: Handsome, in good shape, her age, clever and respectful of other people.

She sold out so I don't have any sympathy for her, but she hasn't had an intimate relationship with a decent human being in years. Most women in her situation would have a lover, but that's not possible as a First Lady.

Da truf wrote:

kibitzer wrote:

No, it said "conviction . . . for impeachment."

The Senate doesn't convict "for impeachment"--it convicts for removal.

^Sally is a fkn idiot - doesn’t matter which handle is used

Kibitzer is clueless. The Senate cannot convict for removal from office without impeachment occurring first.

Step 1: Impeachment by House

Step 2: Conviction by Senate

Step 2 cannot proceed without Step 1.

Two Sides wrote:

So, was Clinton's approval ratings based on the failed impeachment or were they based on the economy and fiscal surplus?

Or did the public see through the Republican rationale for impeachment as a political stunt vs a concern of real crimes?

This is the Republican rationale for impeachment: wound Gore as much as possible.

Clinton was a lame duck president -- no running a third time. Gore was the one running for president. The timing of the impeachment was of utmost importance to the Republicans ... it needed to be as close as possible to the election to stay fresh in the minds of voters. It did not matter one bit that they knew the Senate would not convicted.

In the case of Trump the situation is different. He is running in 2020. If he was not impeachment would proceed in the first part of 2020, the same game plan Republicans used against Gore ... Gore NOT Clinton.

Unlike W, Trump hasn't put us in an unwinnable war in the Middle East (yet), and as long as he doesn't, I'll rank him higher than Bush.

Trump will be easily re-elected!!!!

GOP will retake the house and expand senate majority.

Democrats have no chance in the Midwest.

Democrats lose again!!!!

X-Runner wrote:

Speaking of greed, Trump put out a nice free advertisement for his Miami property when saying he'd like the next G7 summit there.

Even if that doesn't happen people are going to look into going there.

The "resort" is directly in the flight path of Palm Beach International Airport. The only quiet non-flight times are like between 1 am and 5 am.

Fat hurts wrote:

Awhile ago, I alerted everyone about new Brazilian president Bolsonaro and his new policies allowing destruction of the Amazon rain forest. At that time, I argued that such a reckless policy was not just a local Brazilian affair. It affects all of us.

I said that that if this policy is allowed to continue unabated, then military action may be required to force Brazil to stop. Nobody here agreed.

But now you see on the news exactly what I was talking about. The new Trumpian leader has removed virtually all protections for this vital ecosystem. The Amazon is on fire. We are all at risk.

The fires were likely intentionally set.

Decades ago in Tijuana there were major slums built along a riverbed. A dam had been built decades prior and the land was squatted on. During a heavy rainy season, when dam overtopping was not an issue, the some local government people decided that water needed to be released as a precautionary "safety" measure. The resulting flood wiped out a majority of the slums. The end result was a razing of all the slums, and guess what else? The cleared land was sold to developers. That area is now all developed. No concerns at all for any precautionary flood "safety" measures.

SDSU Aztec wrote:

Ciro wrote:

Honestly, it’s great to see her smile. I don’t rate her much as a person and she always looks so miserable but it was genuinely great to see her smile.

Trudeau is every thing that Trump is not: Handsome, in good shape, her age, clever and respectful of other people.

She sold out so I don't have any sympathy for her, but she hasn't had an intimate relationship with a decent human being in years. Most women in her situation would have a lover, but that's not possible as a First Lady.

She has primed the gears well for a post-Trump move to Canada.

Backward cave dwelling republican Jesus-nuts lose again...

US abortion: Judge blocks Missouri law restricting abortion

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49490344

Conundrum wrote:

Da truf wrote:

You have a very “funny” way of expressing that

Sally Vix is a conflicted soul. Vix has strong tribal affinity for the anti-liberal conservative view. That causes Vix to argue for Trump and to attack those against Trump. Vix will comb through and distort facts to support this view.

But somewhere deep in the Vix conscience, Vix knows that Trump is a slime-ball. This creates some dissonance in the Vix mind. So Vix will still fight for the Vix tribe, but that little part of goodness buried very deep in Vix, will not allow Vix to self identify as a Trumpster.

But in terms of behavior and communications Vix is a de facto Trumpster

You are remarkably full of yourself.

intentionally set wrote:

Fat hurts wrote:

Awhile ago, I alerted everyone about new Brazilian president Bolsonaro and his new policies allowing destruction of the Amazon rain forest. At that time, I argued that such a reckless policy was not just a local Brazilian affair. It affects all of us.

I said that that if this policy is allowed to continue unabated, then military action may be required to force Brazil to stop. Nobody here agreed.

But now you see on the news exactly what I was talking about. The new Trumpian leader has removed virtually all protections for this vital ecosystem. The Amazon is on fire. We are all at risk.

The fires were likely intentionally set.

Correct. Most of them were. And Bolsonaro has encouraged them to do it.

The G7 put together a $22 million aid package to help fight the fires. Bolsonaro turned down the money.

Fat hurts wrote:

intentionally set wrote:

The fires were likely intentionally set.

Correct. Most of them were. And Bolsonaro has encouraged them to do it.

The G7 put together a $22 million aid package to help fight the fires. Bolsonaro turned down the money.

$22 million is essentially zero on this scale. More of an insult than any real help.

Conundrum wrote:

Da truf wrote:

You have a very “funny” way of expressing that

Sally Vix is a conflicted soul. Vix has strong tribal affinity for the anti-liberal conservative view. That causes Vix to argue for Trump and to attack those against Trump. Vix will comb through and distort facts to support this view.

But somewhere deep in the Vix conscience, Vix knows that Trump is a slime-ball. This creates some dissonance in the Vix mind. So Vix will still fight for the Vix tribe, but that little part of goodness buried very deep in Vix, will not allow Vix to self identify as a Trumpster.

But in terms of behavior and communications Vix is a de facto Trumpster

An bad person in denial is still bad. Sally is not a good person. Sally doesn't have a little part of goodness buried very deep inside him. He is rotten to the core. What makes him say he isn't a Trumper is his need to cling to some fantasy so that either someone here might like him or that he might feel like someone somewhere likes him. I see through the crap. Sally is a Trumper. Sally is an idiot racist wanker.

Ciro wrote:

Conundrum wrote:

This was just a really bad past week for Trump. So much has happened and so much disrespect. The stupid lies he made his aides say to cover for his gaffes also made him look bad. Even his wife is piling on humiliation for him.

For all the Trumpsters who seem to think Trump's "winning" makes them winners this is a bad week for them too.

(At least Melania seems pretty happy)

Honestly, it’s great to see her smile. I don’t rate her much as a person and she always looks so miserable but it was genuinely great to see her smile.

Don't feel sorry for her in any way. She fully supports her oafish husband. She is a wanker just like he is. The reason she looks miserable most of the time is because she is a miserable person.