<<Trump using executive orders at unprecedented pace>>

"President Trump signed the 30th executive order of his presidency on Friday, capping off a whirlwind period that produced more orders in his first 100 days than for any president since Harry Truman."

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environ...n4yCRUk.twitter

https://twitter.com/StopTrump2020/status/858376951387521024

https://twitter.com/StopTrump2020/status/858151312202104832

Zitat von Hans Bergman im Beitrag #778

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #772

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https://twitter.com/StopTrump2020/status/857923194761641984

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"Er sind die erfolgreichsten 100 Tage einer Präsidentschaft in der amerikanischen Geschichte." (Trump)
Das kann ich nicht beurteilen. Aber allein diese Aussage beweist, dass er der primitivste Präsident in der Geschichte Amerikas ist. Und die Chancen, dass er das für sehr, sehr lange Zeit bleibt, sind ausgesprochen gut.

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Zitat von Hans Bergman im Beitrag #778

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #772

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https://twitter.com/StopTrump2020/status/857923194761641984

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"Er sind die erfolgreichsten 100 Tage einer Präsidentschaft in der amerikanischen Geschichte." (Trump)
Das kann ich nicht beurteilen. Aber allein diese Aussage beweist, dass er der primitivste Präsident in der Geschichte Amerikas ist. Und die Chancen, dass er das für sehr, sehr lange Zeit bleibt, sind ausgesprochen gut.

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Zitat von Hans Bergman im Beitrag #781

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SPON: "Ein Treffen mit Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un? Inmitten wachsender Spannungen sagt Donald Trump: "Ich würde mich geehrt fühlen." Offizielle im Weißen Haus pfeifen den Präsidenten jedoch zurück."

Schade, endlich einmal ein Treffen auf Augenhöhe in Aussicht, und dann darf er nicht.

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Panicked Trump flees interview when pressed on lie that President Obama wiretapped him
Donald Trump again repeated the debunked claim that president Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the election, but he abruptly ended his interview with CBS News' John Dickerson when he was asked to defend his lie.
http://shareblue.com/panicked-trump-flee...wiretapped-him/

Der verlogene Feigling.

“I don’t stand by anything”: Donald Trump gets angry when journalist asks him about wiretapping claims
Things got heated when CBS' John Dickerson turned to Trump's discredited claim that he was wiretapped by Obama
http://www.salon.com/2017/05/01/i-dont-s...tapping-claims/

Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #782

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Zitat von Hans Bergman im Beitrag #781

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SPON: "Ein Treffen mit Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un? Inmitten wachsender Spannungen sagt Donald Trump: "Ich würde mich geehrt fühlen." Offizielle im Weißen Haus pfeifen den Präsidenten jedoch zurück."

Schade, endlich einmal ein Treffen auf Augenhöhe in Aussicht, und dann darf er nicht.

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Er "wuerde sich geehrt fuehlen" erklaert so manches wo dessen Ehrempfinden angesiedelt ist. Unglaublich.

Spicer digs hole with bizarre defense of Kim Jong-Un: He ‘managed to lead a country forward’ at a ‘young age’
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday defended North Korean President Kim Jong-Un after President Donald Trump said that he would be “honored” to meet with the murderous dictator.

At Monday’s White House press briefing, ABC’s Jonathan Karl noted that Trump told Bloomberg that meeting Kim would be an honor under the right conditions.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/spicer-d...at-a-young-age/

Der reine Wahnsinn.

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #784

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #782

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Zitat von Hans Bergman im Beitrag #781

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SPON: "Ein Treffen mit Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un? Inmitten wachsender Spannungen sagt Donald Trump: "Ich würde mich geehrt fühlen." Offizielle im Weißen Haus pfeifen den Präsidenten jedoch zurück."

Schade, endlich einmal ein Treffen auf Augenhöhe in Aussicht, und dann darf er nicht.

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Er "wuerde sich geehrt fuehlen" erklaert so manches wo dessen Ehrempfinden angesiedelt ist. Unglaublich.

Spicer digs hole with bizarre defense of Kim Jong-Un: He ‘managed to lead a country forward’ at a ‘young age’
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday defended North Korean President Kim Jong-Un after President Donald Trump said that he would be “honored” to meet with the murderous dictator.

At Monday’s White House press briefing, ABC’s Jonathan Karl noted that Trump told Bloomberg that meeting Kim would be an honor under the right conditions.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/spicer-d...at-a-young-age/

Der reine Wahnsinn.

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Wow! Dieser primitive Immobilien-Makler ist tatsächlich noch dämlicher und unzurechnungsfähiger, als ich dachte ...!

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Pence lied: Led the Flynn vetting process, knew about foreign ties
Donald Trump's transition team vetted Michael Flynn and knew about his financial ties to foreign governments, but approved him for a sensitive national security position anyway. And Vice President Mike Pence, who was in charge of the entire process and lied about it afterwards, has finally been implicated in this growing scandal.

The Trump administration is digging itself in even deeper over the scandal surrounding former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
In addition to his contacts with the Russian government, including being paid several thousand dollars for an appearance on state-owned television and his attendance at a dinner party with Vladimir Putin, Flynn also lobbied on behalf of the Turkish government. He later registered as a foreign agent after he was removed from the Trump administration.
Back in March, speaking to Fox News, Vice President Mike Pence claimed that he was just then learning the news, saying, “Hearing that story today was first I heard of it.”

But this is demonstrably false, as MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow laid out on her show.
Pence took over as head of the presidential transition team from disgraced Gov. Chris Christie in early November 2016. A week later, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent Pence a letter in response to news reports that Flynn had lobbied on behalf of a foreign entity, requesting more information on Flynn’s business dealings and partners.
White House officials later admitted to the Associated Press that they knew that Flynn would have to register as a foreign agent before he officially became the National Security adviser.

NBC News also reports that the Trump transition team — led by Pence — did do a background check on Flynn before they approved him for his position in the administration, with a source telling the network it was done “very casually.” The Trump team was aware of Flynn’s work for the Turkish government after he wrote a column for The Hill arguing in favor of the government’s interests — which was published on election day. Flynn was hired anyway.
http://shareblue.com/pence-lied-led-the-...t-foreign-ties/

Bleibt nur die Hoffnung -wenn der Ballon hoch geht- dass dann die gesamte Camarilla abtreten muss. Pence ist genauso schlecht wie, wenn nicht noch schlechter als, der Gelbe.

Yale historian warns it’s ‘inevitable’ that Trump will stage his own ‘Reichstag fire’ to save his presidency
Yale University Professor Timothy Snyder‘s recent book focusing “On Tyranny” not only puts President Donald Trump in context with other 1930s fascists but it walks readers through steps for the resistance to maintain freedom.

In a recent interview for Chauncey DeVega’s podcast, Snyder explained that Americans assumed nothing bad would ever happen once the Cold War ended. Trump managed to tap into the idea that the U.S. isn’t a democracy anymore so people should simply let him be their very own oligarch. But because Americans tend to throw around terms like “fascist,” “dictator” and “Hitler,” the idea loses its meaning. Add to that, Americans tend to believe in our own exceptionalism.

“As I see it, there are certainly elements of his approach which are fascistic,” Snyder explained. “The straight-on confrontation with the truth is at the center of the fascist worldview. The attempt to undo the Enlightenment as a way to undo institutions, that is fascism.”
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/yale-his...his-presidency/

Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #785

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #784

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #782

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Zitat von Hans Bergman im Beitrag #781

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SPON: "Ein Treffen mit Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un? Inmitten wachsender Spannungen sagt Donald Trump: "Ich würde mich geehrt fühlen." Offizielle im Weißen Haus pfeifen den Präsidenten jedoch zurück."

Schade, endlich einmal ein Treffen auf Augenhöhe in Aussicht, und dann darf er nicht.

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Er "wuerde sich geehrt fuehlen" erklaert so manches wo dessen Ehrempfinden angesiedelt ist. Unglaublich.

Spicer digs hole with bizarre defense of Kim Jong-Un: He ‘managed to lead a country forward’ at a ‘young age’
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday defended North Korean President Kim Jong-Un after President Donald Trump said that he would be “honored” to meet with the murderous dictator.

At Monday’s White House press briefing, ABC’s Jonathan Karl noted that Trump told Bloomberg that meeting Kim would be an honor under the right conditions.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/spicer-d...at-a-young-age/

Der reine Wahnsinn.

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Wow! Dieser primitive Immobilien-Makler ist tatsächlich noch dämlicher und unzurechnungsfähiger, als ich dachte ...!

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Leider. Das Land wird dafuer bezahlen.
Ich hoffe nur, dass die GOP das nicht mehr lange mitmacht. Dass es da noch ein paar gibt, die sich dem Wahnsinn entgegenstellen.

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http://theduran.com/liberal-guide-spotting-nazi/

1. Try to find out how this person voted in recent election. If the vote was not for HRC, this specimen is a Nazi.

2. Have you seen this person breaking up in tears at least once since the last presidential election? If the answer is “no” – a Nazi.

3. Has this deplorable cracked up a politically incorrect joke at least once? – A Nazi.

4. Does this person burst into cursing after hearing the name, Steve Bannon? If not – a Nazi for sure.

5. Has this person ever expressed his doubts about the political wisdom of President Obama, or such luminaries as Ashton Carter or John Kerry? – a Nazi.

6. Has this person paused for more than ten seconds before spewing “dictator” after hearing the word “Putin” pronounced? – A certified Nazi.

7. Has this individual ever expressed doubts about unhealthy intellectual, moral, and political dependence of European leaders, such as Merkel, Cameron, or Hollande on their Washington handlers? Has this person smiled when you mention the names of Karl Bildt, Radek Sikorski, or Anders Fogh Rassmussen? – Smiles and doubts at the expense of your sacred cows are sure signs of a Nazi.

8. Have you ever observed this lady reading any alternative news sights? Has she ever referred to any fact without referring to the authority of New York Times? You surely have a Nazi on your hands.

9. Has this person ever expressed his irritation with Hollywood stars and their ridiculous interference in the political process? Has this guy ever said, “I don’t need a BJ from Madonna, I am still voting for Trump.” That’s a seriously committed Nazi, a person who is beyond repair for sure. If Madonna can’t help him, nobody will.

10. Has this individual ever mention to you that endless military adventures abroad have very little to do with human rights, but a lot with the propping up of the collapsing Empire? – That’s an ultimate Nazi, who obviously recognizes only one Empire: The Third Reich.

Neues aus der Reihe "Chaos in der US-Politik, wo man nur hinschaut":

<<Tillerson puts Nikki Haley in her place. Tells her to clear comments with State Department>>
"US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acts to bring Nikki Haley, the US's out of control UN ambassador, to heel, instructing her to coordinate her comments in future with the State Department."
http://theduran.com/tillerson-haley-stat...tment-comments/

:-)

Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill) spilled the beans today during an interview on MSNBC with Katy Tur.
The dirty little secret about Trump’s steady Republican following, Walsh explaining, is that they no longer listen but still are believers: “As a Trump supporter, I do my best not to pay attention to what he says, but I’ll tell you if what. If I pulled my hair out for every nutty thing he said, I’d be bald.”

Tur asked him how he could continue to support Trump if he feels this way?

“It’s not an easy job,” said Walsh. “I try and focus on what he does but I’ll be the first to acknowledge, he makes it very difficult.”

Joe Walsh: "As a Trump supporter I do my best not to listen to what he says." Me: Then why are you a supporter? https://t.co/XTKpYtG8cj
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) May 1, 2017

When Did Christians Become Comfortable with the Loss of Truth?
In the wake of Michael Flynn’s resignation from national security adviser and inconsistent timelines of the Trump team’s interaction with Russian officials, many are rightly asking questions about national security and election integrity. The administration’s reaction has been outrage over leaks within the intelligence community — even though Trump himself celebrated Wikileaks releasing the DNC’s hacked emails during the campaign season, even going as far as to egg Russia on to find Hillary Clinton’s emails. This all points to a clear lack of transparency and culture of dishonesty from the Trump administration.

Truth is an essential part of Christianity: the Ten Commandments told Moses and his people not to bear false witness; in the Gospel of John, Jesus calls himself the way, the truth, and the light. And in Revelation 21:8, we read a very serious condemnation of liars: “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, the murderers, the fornicators, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” It is fair to say that a value for truth is completely woven into our theology. So it’s curious that in our culture of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” so many Christians seem comfortable with a loss of truth.

Beyond the recent Flynn news, untrue assertions pervade the Trump administration: a Bowling Green massacre that never happened, millions of alleged illegal voters with no proof, the infamous assertions about inauguration crowd size, etc. If dishonesty is not a deal breaker — indeed, 81 percent of evangelicals voted for Donald Trump — what is it about the way Trump and surrogates behave that is appealing to a specifically Christian audience?
https://sojo.net/articles/when-did-chris...able-loss-truth

Why Nobody Cares the President Is Lying
As Americans grapple with the unreality of the new administration, George Orwell’s “1984” has enjoyed a resurgence of interest, becoming a surprise best seller and an invaluable guide to our post-factual world.

On his first full day in office Mr. Trump insisted that his inaugural crowd was the largest ever, a baseless boast that will likely set a pattern for his relationship both to the media and to the truth.

At an event marking Black History Month last week, the president took a detour from a discussion of Frederick Douglass — he described the abolitionist as “an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more” — to talk about the press. “A lot of the media is actually the opposition party — they’re so biased,” he said. “So much of the media is the opposition party and knowingly saying incorrect things.”

Mr. Trump understands that attacking the media is the reddest of meat for his base, which has been conditioned to reject reporting from news sites outside of the conservative media ecosystem.

For years, as a conservative radio talk show host, I played a role in that conditioning by hammering the mainstream media for its bias and double standards. But the price turned out to be far higher than I imagined. The cumulative effect of the attacks was to delegitimize those outlets and essentially destroy much of the right’s immunity to false information. We thought we were creating a savvier, more skeptical audience. Instead, we opened the door for President Trump, who found an audience that could be easily misled....

...All administrations lie, but what we are seeing here is an attack on credibility itself.
The Russian dissident and chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov drew upon long familiarity with that process when he tweeted: “The point of modern propaganda isn’t only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”

Mr. Kasparov grasps that the real threat is not merely that a large number of Americans have become accustomed to rejecting factual information, or even that they have become habituated to believing hoaxes. The real danger is that, inundated with “alternative facts,” many voters will simply shrug, asking, “What is truth?” — and not wait for an answer. ...

...Scottie Nell Hughes, was asked to defend the clearly false statement by Mr. Trump that millions of votes had been cast illegally. She answered by explaining that everybody now had their own way of interpreting whether a fact was true or not.
“There’s no such thing, unfortunately, anymore as facts,” she declared. Among “a large part of the population” what Mr. Trump said was the truth.
“When he says that millions of people illegally voted,” she said, his supporters believe him — and “people believe they have facts to back that up.” ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opini...t-is-lying.html

'He Just Seemed to Go Crazy': Senior GOP Aides Stunned by Trump's Demented Behavior in Last 24 Hours
Even the president's inner circle admits its worried about his mental state.

Senior Republican aides confided this week that President Donald Trump’s puzzling statements over the last few days have left them confused.

According to Politico, GOP aides on Capitol Hill and at the White House have been unable to explain why Trump unleashed a string of baffling claims over a 24-hour period in interviews with Bloomberg, CBS News and SiriusXM radio.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politic...ehavior-last-24

Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #788

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #785

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #784

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #782

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Zitat von Hans Bergman im Beitrag #781

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SPON: "Ein Treffen mit Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un? Inmitten wachsender Spannungen sagt Donald Trump: "Ich würde mich geehrt fühlen." Offizielle im Weißen Haus pfeifen den Präsidenten jedoch zurück."

Schade, endlich einmal ein Treffen auf Augenhöhe in Aussicht, und dann darf er nicht.

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Er "wuerde sich geehrt fuehlen" erklaert so manches wo dessen Ehrempfinden angesiedelt ist. Unglaublich.

Spicer digs hole with bizarre defense of Kim Jong-Un: He ‘managed to lead a country forward’ at a ‘young age’
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday defended North Korean President Kim Jong-Un after President Donald Trump said that he would be “honored” to meet with the murderous dictator.

At Monday’s White House press briefing, ABC’s Jonathan Karl noted that Trump told Bloomberg that meeting Kim would be an honor under the right conditions.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/spicer-d...at-a-young-age/

Der reine Wahnsinn.

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Wow! Dieser primitive Immobilien-Makler ist tatsächlich noch dämlicher und unzurechnungsfähiger, als ich dachte ...!

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Leider. Das Land wird dafuer bezahlen.
Ich hoffe nur, dass die GOP das nicht mehr lange mitmacht. Dass es da noch ein paar gibt, die sich dem Wahnsinn entgegenstellen.

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Ja, es wird langsam Zeit, dass die GOP sich ihrer großen Mitverantwortung an dem Wahnsinn bewußt wird, endlich anfängt gemeinsam an einen Strang zu ziehen, ihn dann möglichst bald unschädlich macht und durch eine einigermaßen akzeptable Figur ersetzt. Sonst wird das womöglich eine andere, verantwortungsbewußtere Einrichtung/Organisation übernehmen müssen, was die chaotische Lage aber nicht verbessern würde, zumindest nicht so bald.

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Zitat von Landegaard im Beitrag #795

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #788

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #785

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #784

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #782

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Zitat von Hans Bergman im Beitrag #781

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SPON: "Ein Treffen mit Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un? Inmitten wachsender Spannungen sagt Donald Trump: "Ich würde mich geehrt fühlen." Offizielle im Weißen Haus pfeifen den Präsidenten jedoch zurück."

Schade, endlich einmal ein Treffen auf Augenhöhe in Aussicht, und dann darf er nicht.

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Er "wuerde sich geehrt fuehlen" erklaert so manches wo dessen Ehrempfinden angesiedelt ist. Unglaublich.

Spicer digs hole with bizarre defense of Kim Jong-Un: He ‘managed to lead a country forward’ at a ‘young age’
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday defended North Korean President Kim Jong-Un after President Donald Trump said that he would be “honored” to meet with the murderous dictator.

At Monday’s White House press briefing, ABC’s Jonathan Karl noted that Trump told Bloomberg that meeting Kim would be an honor under the right conditions.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/spicer-d...at-a-young-age/

Der reine Wahnsinn.

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Wow! Dieser primitive Immobilien-Makler ist tatsächlich noch dämlicher und unzurechnungsfähiger, als ich dachte ...!

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Leider. Das Land wird dafuer bezahlen.
Ich hoffe nur, dass die GOP das nicht mehr lange mitmacht. Dass es da noch ein paar gibt, die sich dem Wahnsinn entgegenstellen.

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Ja, es wird langsam Zeit, dass die GOP sich ihrer großen Mitverantwortung an dem Wahnsinn bewußt wird, endlich anfängt gemeinsam an einen Strang zu ziehen, ihn dann möglichst bald unschädlich macht und durch eine einigermaßen akzeptable Figur ersetzt. Sonst wird das womöglich eine andere, verantwortungsbewußtere Einrichtung/Organisation übernehmen müssen, was die chaotische Lage aber nicht verbessern würde, zumindest nicht so bald.

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Genaugenommen quatscht ihr hier über einen Putsch.

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Zitat von Landegaard im Beitrag #795

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Genaugenommen quatscht ihr hier über einen Putsch.

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Zitat von Landegaard im Beitrag #795

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #788

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #785

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #784

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #782

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Zitat von Hans Bergman im Beitrag #781

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SPON: "Ein Treffen mit Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un? Inmitten wachsender Spannungen sagt Donald Trump: "Ich würde mich geehrt fühlen." Offizielle im Weißen Haus pfeifen den Präsidenten jedoch zurück."

Schade, endlich einmal ein Treffen auf Augenhöhe in Aussicht, und dann darf er nicht.

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Er "wuerde sich geehrt fuehlen" erklaert so manches wo dessen Ehrempfinden angesiedelt ist. Unglaublich.

Spicer digs hole with bizarre defense of Kim Jong-Un: He ‘managed to lead a country forward’ at a ‘young age’
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday defended North Korean President Kim Jong-Un after President Donald Trump said that he would be “honored” to meet with the murderous dictator.

At Monday’s White House press briefing, ABC’s Jonathan Karl noted that Trump told Bloomberg that meeting Kim would be an honor under the right conditions.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/spicer-d...at-a-young-age/

Der reine Wahnsinn.

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Wow! Dieser primitive Immobilien-Makler ist tatsächlich noch dämlicher und unzurechnungsfähiger, als ich dachte ...!

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Leider. Das Land wird dafuer bezahlen.
Ich hoffe nur, dass die GOP das nicht mehr lange mitmacht. Dass es da noch ein paar gibt, die sich dem Wahnsinn entgegenstellen.

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Ja, es wird langsam Zeit, dass die GOP sich ihrer großen Mitverantwortung an dem Wahnsinn bewußt wird, endlich anfängt gemeinsam an einen Strang zu ziehen, ihn dann möglichst bald unschädlich macht und durch eine einigermaßen akzeptable Figur ersetzt. Sonst wird das womöglich eine andere, verantwortungsbewußtere Einrichtung/Organisation übernehmen müssen, was die chaotische Lage aber nicht verbessern würde, zumindest nicht so bald.

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Genaugenommen quatscht ihr hier über einen Putsch.

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Why the 25th Amendment is suddenly getting so much attention
Reflecting on recent events, the New York Times’ David Brooks’ latest column noted, “I still have trouble seeing how the Trump administration survives a full term. Judging by his Thursday press conference, President Trump’s mental state is like a train that long ago left freewheeling and iconoclastic, has raced through indulgent, chaotic and unnerving, and is now careening past unhinged, unmoored and unglued.”

This is not an uncommon sentiment. During Donald Trump’s press conference yesterday, a variety of reporters in the room were overheard whispering among each other about the “insane” nature of president’s performance. There was a similar reaction on Capitol Hill: NBC News’ Kasie Hunt said lawmakers from both parties watched the event with their “jaws on the floor.”

Earlier in the week, the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne Jr. asked a question many have pondered, but few have spoken aloud: “What is this democratic nation to do when the man serving as president of the United States plainly has no business being president of the United States?” His colleague, Dana Milbank, recently conceded, “My worry is the president of the United States is barking mad.”

...Digby recently highlighted the specific text of growing relevance:

Article 4 to the 25th Amendment
“Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.”

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/...-much-attention

Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #799

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Why the 25th Amendment is suddenly getting so much attention
Reflecting on recent events, the New York Times’ David Brooks’ latest column noted, “I still have trouble seeing how the Trump administration survives a full term. Judging by his Thursday press conference, President Trump’s mental state is like a train that long ago left freewheeling and iconoclastic, has raced through indulgent, chaotic and unnerving, and is now careening past unhinged, unmoored and unglued.”

This is not an uncommon sentiment. During Donald Trump’s press conference yesterday, a variety of reporters in the room were overheard whispering among each other about the “insane” nature of president’s performance. There was a similar reaction on Capitol Hill: NBC News’ Kasie Hunt said lawmakers from both parties watched the event with their “jaws on the floor.”

Earlier in the week, the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne Jr. asked a question many have pondered, but few have spoken aloud: “What is this democratic nation to do when the man serving as president of the United States plainly has no business being president of the United States?” His colleague, Dana Milbank, recently conceded, “My worry is the president of the United States is barking mad.”

...Digby recently highlighted the specific text of growing relevance:

Article 4 to the 25th Amendment
“Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.”

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/...-much-attention

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