Official LRC President Donald J Trump Thread

There are a couple of disturbing developments from Tiny's immigrant torture camps:

1) Reports of disease outbreaks such as chicken pox.

2) A report of sexual assault of an underage girl by a CBP agent while other agents looked on.

Two news items you can look forward to are:

1) A deadly disease outbreak.

2) More pervasive sexual assault and rape of immigrants.

Number 1 is almost a certainty. When you cram people together in unsanitary conditions, you spread disease. Sooner or later, people are going to start dying.

Number 2 may be a little less likely, but the conditions are there for systematic abuse.

As a student of mil tactics this is somewhat interesting to read about; however, there are many factors to consider.

1) It would be hard to ramp up like this without any element of surprise.

2) Communications and cell service, C3I (command, communications, control, intelligence) would be a big component.

3) Street fighting and IEDs. Also, Molotovs and homemade mines would cause problems for the attackers.

4) The big cities are urban hellholes and present challenges with logistics.

5) What if people switch sides and an attack loses momentum?

6) There would need to be a central leader QBing this "plan."

I don't think it would work unless it was an organized, cohesive plan with a battle structure and a leader and good hierarchical chains of command.

Fat hurts wrote:

But Medicare-for-all is really an easy sell. Everybody loves Medicare. Ask anyone on Medicare if they would trade it for private insurance. You won't get any takers.

So we take this great plan called Medicare, and we give it to everyone. It's easy to explain and Americans will want it once they understand it.

Control of cost is a large reason Medicare works and why the lobby from the health provider industry will be strongly against.

If most Americans understood how Medicare works, they'd have no problem at all with it. Even a fair amount of those over 65 who have Medicare do not fully understand it beyond the basics of what does it cost and can I use my doctor.

That 9/11 happened was the result of an incredible F-up by the FBI. They received notice of Middle Eastern guys taking flight simulation courses who had no interest in taking off or landing. If they had surveilled those guys they could unravelled the plot before they got anywhere near an airport. And one of the hijackers was on a terrorist list but still managed to get on a plane.

To prevent any future hijackings passengers were no longer allowed to carry fingernail clippers.

It's all about control wrote:

Fat hurts wrote:

But Medicare-for-all is really an easy sell. Everybody loves Medicare. Ask anyone on Medicare if they would trade it for private insurance. You won't get any takers.

So we take this great plan called Medicare, and we give it to everyone. It's easy to explain and Americans will want it once they understand it.

Control of cost is a large reason Medicare works and why the lobby from the health provider industry will be strongly against.

If most Americans understood how Medicare works, they'd have no problem at all with it. Even a fair amount of those over 65 who have Medicare do not fully understand it beyond the basics of what does it cost and can I use my doctor.

Exactly correct.

This reminds me of what one of the minor candidate said during the first debates. He said we can't have Medicare for all because a hospital administrator told him it would put the hospitals out of business.

That administrator was lying.

Medicare has a built-in profit margin for providers. There are many hospitals in Florida where over 90% of their patients are on Medicare. Those hospitals are doing great. They know they will get paid a fair price, they won't have to take charity cases, and that they will be paid on time.

jecht wrote:

As a student of mil tactics this is somewhat interesting to read about; however, there are many factors to consider.

1) It would be hard to ramp up like this without any element of surprise.

2) Communications and cell service, C3I (command, communications, control, intelligence) would be a big component.

3) Street fighting and IEDs. Also, Molotovs and homemade mines would cause problems for the attackers.

4) The big cities are urban hellholes and present challenges with logistics.

5) What if people switch sides and an attack loses momentum?

6) There would need to be a central leader QBing this "plan."

I don't think it would work unless it was an organized, cohesive plan with a battle structure and a leader and good hierarchical chains of command.

WTF is this post ^ about? What post are you replying to? What are you suggesting?

WTF?!?

DOJ (read, Barr/Trump) don't want folks on the Mueller team to provide testimony.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-justice-department-trying-quash-123519904.html

Gee, I wonder why.

Trump is a racist. Republicans are complicit. Kids are in cages.

Donald Trump isn't the president of the United States, contrary to

what some people believe.

His actions and rhetoric aren't presidential.

Those who support him support a chaotic world

where morals and ethics are thrown out the window.

There is also a "public option" with Medicare as Medicare (in a general sense) pays for 80% of costs from days 21-100 and doctors are permitted to receive 15% over the Medicare allowance as well. The 20% gap along with the overages are covered by a Medicare Supplement policy or are at least mitigated with a Medicare Advantage plan.

The only way this becomes part of the American way of thinking is to slowly but surely introduce lower age groups who can opt into Medicare. As I mentioned, I'm not sure this ever gets past the provider and insurance lobby which is driving the negatives against it behind the scenes.

Greg wrote:

Donald Trump isn't the president of the United States, contrary to

what some people believe.

His actions and rhetoric aren't presidential.

Those who support him support a chaotic world

where morals and ethics are thrown out the window.

BUT BUT BUTT ..... OBAMA!

A non-white president was allowed into the White House. That is WRONG!

We are allowed to have an illegitimated white president to provide balance.

-- KAG2020 Trump Voter!

Most hospitals don't want it either. Or rather, most hospital administrators don't want it. They get rich by exploiting a system where pricing is opaque. In other words, hospitals are ripping us off and Medicare for all would make it stop.

agip wrote:

Often wrong but never in doubt wrote:

Yup. This is what happens when a so-called "moderate" takes his talking points straight from the Republican playbook.

One democrats have given up on actual policy to make people lives better, there really isn't any compelling reason to vote for them.

agip, when you find yourself in agreement with this guy, you may want to rethink your priors.

too bad you think the only valid, accurate and helpful political viewpoints are those in lockstep with the most progressive parts of one party.

Usually that's called having blinkers on.

I think you meant blinders on but nice point.

Greg wrote:

Donald Trump isn't the president of the United States, contrary to

what some people believe.

His actions and rhetoric aren't presidential.

Those who support him support a chaotic world

where morals and ethics are thrown out the window.

Was Bill Clinton the president of the United States because according to your logic his actions and rhetoric were not presidential. He was having sex with a young intern in the Oval Office and he lied about it. So, Was Bill Clinton not the president?

Sally Vix wrote:

agip wrote:

too bad you think the only valid, accurate and helpful political viewpoints are those in lockstep with the most progressive parts of one party.

Usually that's called having blinkers on.

I think you meant blinders on but nice point.

BZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!

Post disallowed. Agip never answered your question on abortion. Therefore you cannot EVER respond to agip. Unless, of course, you want to call yourself a liar.

Sally Vix wrote:

Greg wrote:

Donald Trump isn't the president of the United States, contrary to

what some people believe.

His actions and rhetoric aren't presidential.

Those who support him support a chaotic world

where morals and ethics are thrown out the window.

Was Bill Clinton the president of the United States because according to your logic his actions and rhetoric were not presidential. He was having sex with a young intern in the Oval Office and he lied about it. So, Was Bill Clinton not the president?

BZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!

Post disallowed. Greg never answered your question on abortion. Therefore you cannot EVER respond to Greg. Unless, of course, you want to call yourself a liar.

Holy Hell wrote:

Sally Vix wrote:

I think you meant blinders on but nice point.

BZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!

Post disallowed. Agip never answered your question on abortion. Therefore you cannot EVER respond to agip. Unless, of course, you want to call yourself a liar.

I don't want to call myself a liar. Retracting the previous post.

Sally Vix wrote:

agip wrote:

too bad you think the only valid, accurate and helpful political viewpoints are those in lockstep with the most progressive parts of one party.

Usually that's called having blinkers on.

I think you meant blinders on but nice point.

It's an equestrian term. Both "blinkers" and "blinders" refer to the same thing. Both are correct.