Saturday, March 10, 2018

Post #19: 3/10/18

  1.  2 hours ago
    Twitter is still censoring me; it apparently hasn't learned its lesson from my leaving for a few weeks. No impressions on the tweet that ends "no need for Trump to tweet anything". Self-serving censors. This will be republished elsewhere.



  2.  2 hours ago
    I remember criticizing Obama for cheapening the Presidency by going on all those stupid TV shows (no, I'm not talking news) and giving hundreds of speeches. I longed for another "Silent Cal". Trump has coarsened the Office of the Presidency.



  3.  2 hours ago
    Getting to Trump's unprecedented unpopularity (10 pts or more below any other recent POTUS at mid-term). Trump is too high-maintenance. He creates more problems than he solves. He creates more unforced errors than any tennis pro. No need for Trump to tweet ANYTHING!



  4.  3 hours ago
    One of the uninformed myths in America is that seeking political office is an "honorable" profession. No, stealing and spending other people's money and making rules for other people to follow are not "honorable"; even Putin and Kim Jong-un can do that.



  5.  3 hours ago
    The UNCF should not be cultivating another political whore. If the kid really wants to make a difference, let him look at science and engineering or business and economics. Inventors and businessmen do better jobs at meeting customer wants and needs.



  6.  3 hours ago
    The latest UNCF ad features a black Michigan male who talks about majoring in political science and getting a law degree (talk about the waste of a good mind), coming back to Detroit as a politician and improve the economy. No, not a "dividend".



  7.  3 hours ago
    Rasmussen, in his latest email, is befuddled at Trump's sinking ratings, despite the recent job gains, improved consumer confidence, and the prospect of North Korea and US talks. Utterly clueless: GDP was up only 2.3% last year, income gains are weak: ACA repeal, DACA passage? No



  8.  10 hours ago
    The White House is now putting conditions on a Jong-un/Trump summit. I'm not sure, but I think Trump wants an apology for Jong-un calling him a 'dotard'.



  9.  10 hours ago
    My Dad used to be a USAF jet mechanic. A few years back I visited a secure facility to see an advanced aircraft. It was parked in a red-zoned area with notice that unauthorized personnel in the red zone would be shot--not by a camera.



  10.  10 hours ago
    When Trump attacks Snowden (to the point of suggesting his execution) for the acquisition of classified material but argues Saucier's intention, not the policy violation, matters, Trump violates the rule of law.



  11.  10 hours ago
    When Trump pardoned Kristian Saucier, a former sailor who knowingly violated classified policies, it was totally political and a flagrant violation of the rule of law. Like Arpaio's pardon, it's evidence for Trump's impeachment.
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  12.  11 hours ago
    When Trump tried to use political connections to seize Vera Coking's home for use by his casino when she turned down his offers to buy, that was a violation of the rule of law.



  13.  11 hours ago
    When crony capitalists (say, steel and aluminum producers) convince a corrupt politician (say, Trump) to win by executive order (higher taxes on foreign goods), what they can't win in the marketplace, it's a violation of the rule of law.



  14.  11 hours ago
    Have you noticed how ignorant Fox News conservatives (in name only) use the term "rule of law" to imply adherence to restrictive immigration policies? The rule of law contrasts to the arbitrary, hypocritical dictates of the powerful.



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