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I'm bored with the transfer window, so what does the board think about what he has done so far? I think his political base will be delighted, the rest of us all have our fingers crossed!We are in deep doo-doo if we have to deal with that moron!
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 22:07 - Feb 16 with 4486 views
Trump, What do we all think so far? on 12:51 - Feb 15 by LythamR
"There is an increasing likelihood that North Korea will attack the South and American bases at Guam"
Guam? LOL
Do keep up. The land launched balistic missiles with a 500 km range are only half of the story. Satellite pictures have concluded his second hand subs using old polaris style missiles, fired out of the fin, are preparing to go to sea. He;s extremely caable and etremely unstable. Just as well Trumps resident then....ffs
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 16:28 - Feb 17 with 4354 views
He's trying to play to his base demographic (no pun intended).
Tony Abbott tried something similar in Oz a couple of years back and was very surprised to find that he'd overreached. Usually the Right in Australia can depend on nothing being too harsh for 'illegals'.
It's somewhat counterintuitive but there's probably never been a time in the US when support for targeted minorities was so, if not militant, certainly well organised and able to mobilize. If this goes down in places like Portland for example which have very organised and very militant post-Occupy networks, which according to the Guarniad it will, it's going to be very lively.
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 14:19 - Mar 25 with 3913 views
So much for The Art of a Deal!! I can't think of someone least suitable temperamentally, intellectually for the post of President. What a fu*king disaster!
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 22:37 - Mar 25 with 3667 views
I was in the US for three weeks in January, including a week in DC straight after the inauguration. One of the points made to me over dinner by another journo who covers politics in DC was that after his election, Obama basically disappeared for several weeks while they worked out what they could realistically do.
Election campaigns are about grand promises and ideals, exaggerations to get people to vote for you. Governing is rather different, particularly in the US system. Obama and his team hunkered down, said nothing for weeks, came up with some things they thought they could get done, things they thought they could achieve, and then started plugging away at those.
Trump tried to be bombastic, tried to do stuff straight away, tried to do executive orders, tried to call people's bluff. Doesn't work. To the point that even though there's a republican president, congress and house of reps, he still can't get a key pledge through.
It would be hilarious how stupid he was, if he wasn't in charge of such a colossally important part of the world.
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 05:12 - Mar 26 with 3583 views
I bumped it up out of mischievous intent, given that he is only 66 days into his first term and already he has been overturned in court twice, lost his National Security advisor and can't even get his own party to back a signature policy. 'Buffoon' just doesn't seem to cover it.
But in the absence of anybody stepping up to defend him, I'll be Devil's Advocate. He got some good employment figures and Wall Street likes him. He signed through clearance (or as good as) on a couple of pipelines and they have to be made out of American Steel. He also brought back the Mexico City policy (that's a Republican-Democrat game of tennis over family planning and abortion aid).
Most of those points I'd rather attack than defend, but seriously, I'm looking for positives here. Anybody? Anything?
Trump, What do we all think so far? on 05:12 - Mar 26 by isawqpratwcity
I bumped it up out of mischievous intent, given that he is only 66 days into his first term and already he has been overturned in court twice, lost his National Security advisor and can't even get his own party to back a signature policy. 'Buffoon' just doesn't seem to cover it.
But in the absence of anybody stepping up to defend him, I'll be Devil's Advocate. He got some good employment figures and Wall Street likes him. He signed through clearance (or as good as) on a couple of pipelines and they have to be made out of American Steel. He also brought back the Mexico City policy (that's a Republican-Democrat game of tennis over family planning and abortion aid).
Most of those points I'd rather attack than defend, but seriously, I'm looking for positives here. Anybody? Anything?
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Endorsement from Wall St isn't a positive for me.
I like his idea of placing tariffs on firms who move their Labour force abroad, but seeing as he pays some of his own employees fvck all and without benefits I'll remain sceptical.
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 08:01 - Mar 26 with 3678 views
Trump, What do we all think so far? on 07:29 - Mar 26 by BazzaInTheLoft
Endorsement from Wall St isn't a positive for me.
I like his idea of placing tariffs on firms who move their Labour force abroad, but seeing as he pays some of his own employees fvck all and without benefits I'll remain sceptical.
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With the exception of the employment figures, everything there comes with a "Yes, but..." Even the employment figures are slightly tainted given that he accused the Obama administration of falsifying positive employment stats during the election.
But the Wall Street endorsement has manifested as a modest increase in bullishness on the stock market. I count that as a positive, even if it isn't based on anything that Trump might have actually done.
Trump, What do we all think so far? on 08:01 - Mar 26 by isawqpratwcity
With the exception of the employment figures, everything there comes with a "Yes, but..." Even the employment figures are slightly tainted given that he accused the Obama administration of falsifying positive employment stats during the election.
But the Wall Street endorsement has manifested as a modest increase in bullishness on the stock market. I count that as a positive, even if it isn't based on anything that Trump might have actually done.
I know mate I was just having a snide dig at the banks.
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 14:56 - Mar 28 with 3282 views
1. During the election campaign Trump used isolationist rhetoric and gave off the impression that he was anti-war. Trump now says he wants to increase military spending by $54 billion (an increase in military expenditure of about 10%).
2. During the election campaign 'anti-establishment' Trump denounced Wall Street in general and Goldman Sachs in particular. Now his cabinet is full of Goldman Sachs people, including Gary Cohn who was the President of Goldman Sachs.
'With [Dina] Powell, Trump has now brought at least five Goldman Sachs veterans into his administration. She joins Trump’s chief strategist Stephen Bannon, his Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin, his pick to head the National Economic Council Gary Cohn, and transition official Anthony Scaramucci – all of whom worked at Goldman. Add in Trump’s nominee to lead the SEC, lawyer John Clayton, who’s represented Goldman, and the number is six.' http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/trump-taps-another-goldman-employee
3. It is not surprising that Wall Street has risen, as Trump has signalled his plans to lower taxation on the rich and to attack working class living standards (e.g. through removing health care).
4. The fiasco of Trump's defeat on Obamacare when the Republicans control the Presidency, the Senate and the Congress parallels something that we are seeing in British politics: not only do all debates take place on the right, but they take place within the same party.
5. I've said all along that channels of communication must be kept open to Trump supporters, at least one of whom has realised that Trump's appeal to the 'forgotten people' was a sham:
Air hostess clique
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 00:14 - May 10 with 3015 views
Director of the FBI sacked, just as revelations were about to come out about Trump and his cronies ties to Russia. I expect he'll be enjoying Radium isotope-layered cheesecake anyday now.
I think there'd be an excellent case for a new game show in 4 more years. Mugabe or Trump?
“The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.â€
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 00:57 - May 10 with 2983 views
Trump, What do we all think so far? on 00:14 - May 10 by Jigsore
Director of the FBI sacked, just as revelations were about to come out about Trump and his cronies ties to Russia. I expect he'll be enjoying Radium isotope-layered cheesecake anyday now.
I think there'd be an excellent case for a new game show in 4 more years. Mugabe or Trump?
Comey sacked but your observations are not accurate. Read the legal not the political columns. Problem here is that it's not only great minds that think alike, it's rather common with pedestrian as well.
Trump, What do we all think so far? on 00:57 - May 10 by Boston
Comey sacked but your observations are not accurate. Read the legal not the political columns. Problem here is that it's not only great minds that think alike, it's rather common with pedestrian as well.
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Phew, nothing to worry about. Never mind everyone, false alarm
“The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.â€
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 06:55 - May 10 with 2917 views
Trump, What do we all think so far? on 08:01 - Mar 26 by isawqpratwcity
With the exception of the employment figures, everything there comes with a "Yes, but..." Even the employment figures are slightly tainted given that he accused the Obama administration of falsifying positive employment stats during the election.
But the Wall Street endorsement has manifested as a modest increase in bullishness on the stock market. I count that as a positive, even if it isn't based on anything that Trump might have actually done.
Employment figures up, Wall Street up, what's not to like?
People underestimate the significance of a rising stock market, you don't need to buy shares, upward moves enhance all our lives if we're on the employment band wagon.
Sure he's getting blocked within the Senate but which US President didn't?
As for the US legal system, it's no different to the UK system, stuffed full of liberal and left thinkers. These people ensure the people are kept in their place, they don't like change.
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 13:29 - Aug 11 with 2645 views
Trump, What do we all think so far? on 22:37 - Mar 25 by Northernr
I was in the US for three weeks in January, including a week in DC straight after the inauguration. One of the points made to me over dinner by another journo who covers politics in DC was that after his election, Obama basically disappeared for several weeks while they worked out what they could realistically do.
Election campaigns are about grand promises and ideals, exaggerations to get people to vote for you. Governing is rather different, particularly in the US system. Obama and his team hunkered down, said nothing for weeks, came up with some things they thought they could get done, things they thought they could achieve, and then started plugging away at those.
Trump tried to be bombastic, tried to do stuff straight away, tried to do executive orders, tried to call people's bluff. Doesn't work. To the point that even though there's a republican president, congress and house of reps, he still can't get a key pledge through.
It would be hilarious how stupid he was, if he wasn't in charge of such a colossally important part of the world.
I know it's slightly different in the UK and Ireland but swap the senate and congress for high ranking civil servants. On election promises candidates promise the world and generally believe in what they are offering but when it comes to execution there will be a high ranking civil servant saying "I know you promised that but this is what will really happen"
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Trump, What do we all think so far? on 01:07 - Aug 12 with 3618 views
Trump, What do we all think so far? on 22:37 - Mar 25 by Northernr
I was in the US for three weeks in January, including a week in DC straight after the inauguration. One of the points made to me over dinner by another journo who covers politics in DC was that after his election, Obama basically disappeared for several weeks while they worked out what they could realistically do.
Election campaigns are about grand promises and ideals, exaggerations to get people to vote for you. Governing is rather different, particularly in the US system. Obama and his team hunkered down, said nothing for weeks, came up with some things they thought they could get done, things they thought they could achieve, and then started plugging away at those.
Trump tried to be bombastic, tried to do stuff straight away, tried to do executive orders, tried to call people's bluff. Doesn't work. To the point that even though there's a republican president, congress and house of reps, he still can't get a key pledge through.
It would be hilarious how stupid he was, if he wasn't in charge of such a colossally important part of the world.
Nonsense. If you think President Obama and his administrations legacy has been determined by political or electoral support and not executive order, you are either victim of the stereotypical "well they sorta speak or language " thing or your in desperate need to step out of the Beltway.
....not to forget of course that President Obama had the White House, Senate and Congress for the first two years of his tenure. Which led to the loss of 1042 Democrat house and state seats, so far Trumps 'unpopularity' resulting in four out of four Republican wins and a gubernatorial defection to the GOP. You don't have to like him, you just have to report the facts.
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