bobot
August 7, 2018, 5:53pm
23865
It sounds like just the stars are being removed.
Only if you can show Trump is a confederate.
Witch hunt! There is no confederacy!
Confederacy is not illegal.
Then why are they pulling down all those Rebel flags??
Siam_Sam:
Had not heard they were not supposed to communicate, but there is no proof they did. Perhaps she was just hitching a ride, and they never actually met on the plane. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
Is Hope Hicks his mistress?
Inquiring minds want to know.
REPORT: WILBUR ROSS STOLE MONEY FROM COLLEAGUES, SWEET’N LOW FROM RESTAURANTS
In an administration stocked with world-class grifters and ethically bankrupt officials whose tales of corruption dominate the headlines, it’s easy to forget that Wilbur Ross has been running scams since long before the Trump presidency was even a twinkle in Robert Mercer’s eye. Over the course of the past year, reports have emerged that the commerce secretary, among other things, lied about his net worth for at least a decade; was accused of financial crisis-era insider trading by European lawmakers; concealed his investments in a Russian shipping company with ties to Vladimir Putin; and allegedly bilked colleagues out of millions. But according to fresh allegations, screwing people out of their money appears to be less of a hobby for Ross and more of a lifestyle.
Only the best people.
Gyrate:
I am annoyed by this. I understand that the star ‘owners’ pay to have the stars there; removing the star because some anti-Trump assholes decided to vandalize it seems like they’re punishing the victim here (and believe me, describing Trump as the “victim” is not something that comes easily to me). And one wonders if they have to pay him money back if they remove the star.
Furthermore, this…seems like a blatant post hoc rationalization for a vote that likely has more to do with the Council a) disliking Trump and b) caving due to the vandals.
Yes, Trump is an asshole who has treated many women badly, but by that criteria they’ll have to pull up half the sidewalk. And while I can sympathize with what I assume to be the political views of vandals, vandalism is still petty and destructive and wrong.
Now stop making me defend Trump. I feel so unclean now.
I wonder if they’ve considered the fundraising opportunities.
“Vandalize Trump’s star with a pickaxe! Three swings for $5.”
Nerf bat. That way, more people get a chance, the line is going to be long !
I was thinking that sell everyone three swings and then wait to strike oil.
Then they sell Trump a few more stars, in places where more oil might be, where foundations need to be dug, where we want to put in a new cross-continental canal…
They would need a supply of replacement stars as old ones got too damaged. They could just stamp them out on a press; unit costs go down with mass production.
Sherrerd:
Yes, all too likely.
He has encouraged violence quite explicitly before, without paying any price:
Media reports of violence and Donald Trump's presidential campaign, 2016 - Ballotpedia
^That’s a very well-sourced list of the many incidents of violence connected with Trump since he declared his candidacy, by the way.
I would doubt that Trump feels any need to tone down his anti-press rhetoric. He knows what he’s gotten away with so far, and he’s quite confident that he won’t be held responsible for any violence that may occur.
It’s possible that any such incident would add to the list of Trump Troubles of those Republicans running for election or re-election, as well as to the lists maintained by the major GOP donors. The Kochs aren’t all that thrilled with Trump now; they’d be less so if it suddenly became clear that Trump was happy to encourage assassination. Rich people really, really don’t like cultural acceptance of assassination. They know that armed guards aren’t 100% effective in such situations.
So in the horrible event, this might not work out as well for Trump as he may imagine. On the other hand, he’s clearly been rooting for mass Muslim or Latino terrorism, and those people have been quite uncooperative. Anti-media types, however fond of Trump, may not be any more willing than the ‘terrorists’ have been to provide such drama.
It’s probably worth noting that, by and large, the “mass” of Muslims and Latinos are NOT ‘terrorists,’ howsoever the A-HFS insists on labeling them as such.
Trumpkins, otoh, are not so predictable…
Trump and Stephen Miller are now targeting LEGAL immigrants.
From https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/08/07/trump-and-stephen-miller-are-now-targeting-legal-immigrants-and-it-will-get-uglier/ :
"The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal in coming weeks that would make it harder for legal immigrants to become citizens or get green cards if they have ever used a range of popular public welfare programs, including Obamacare, four sources with knowledge of the plan told NBC News.
The move, which would not need Congressional approval, is part of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller’s plan to limit the number of migrants who obtain legal status in the U.S. each year.
Details of the rulemaking proposal are still being finalized, but based on a recent draft seen last week and described to NBC News, immigrants living legally in the U.S. who have ever used or whose household members have ever used Obamacare, children’s health insurance, food stamps and other benefits could be hindered from obtaining legal status in the U.S."
asahi
August 8, 2018, 12:58am
23881
Superdude:
Trump and Stephen Miller are now targeting LEGAL immigrants.
From https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/08/07/trump-and-stephen-miller-are-now-targeting-legal-immigrants-and-it-will-get-uglier/ :
"The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal in coming weeks that would make it harder for legal immigrants to become citizens or get green cards if they have ever used a range of popular public welfare programs, including Obamacare, four sources with knowledge of the plan told NBC News.
The move, which would not need Congressional approval, is part of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller’s plan to limit the number of migrants who obtain legal status in the U.S. each year.
Details of the rulemaking proposal are still being finalized, but based on a recent draft seen last week and described to NBC News, immigrants living legally in the U.S. who have ever used or whose household members have ever used Obamacare, children’s health insurance, food stamps and other benefits could be hindered from obtaining legal status in the U.S."
Illegal immigrants activists were always going after legal immigrants.
2016 was all about making America white again.
kaylasdad99:
It’s probably worth noting that, by and large, the “mass” of Muslims and Latinos are NOT ‘terrorists,’ howsoever the A-HFS insists on labeling them as such.
Trumpkins, otoh, are not so predictable…
Yes, given a hypothetical major general-mental-health study of the three groups (Muslims, Latinos, and Trump fans), it’s pretty easy to guess which group would fare worst.
jayjay
August 8, 2018, 1:11am
23883
This. We over here on the Left have been saying this for years but were always told that we just wanted no borders or immigration limits. Nice to be vindicated finally.
Alessan
August 8, 2018, 9:15am
23884
Superdude:
Trump and Stephen Miller are now targeting LEGAL immigrants.
From https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/08/07/trump-and-stephen-miller-are-now-targeting-legal-immigrants-and-it-will-get-uglier/ :
"The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal in coming weeks that would make it harder for legal immigrants to become citizens or get green cards if they have ever used a range of popular public welfare programs, including Obamacare, four sources with knowledge of the plan told NBC News.
The move, which would not need Congressional approval, is part of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller’s plan to limit the number of migrants who obtain legal status in the U.S. each year.
Details of the rulemaking proposal are still being finalized, but based on a recent draft seen last week and described to NBC News, immigrants living legally in the U.S. who have ever used or whose household members have ever used Obamacare, children’s health insurance, food stamps and other benefits could be hindered from obtaining legal status in the U.S."
For fuck’s sake, don’t these people realize that immigration is a long-term investment? The first generation is *always *poor; it’s the second generation onward that pays dividends.