Discussion: The US Presidential Election

[Urmas]

 

[Becky]

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-flynn-replace-kushner-234977

This episode of House of Cards is getting too unrealistic... oh wait...

 

[bootneck02]

It will end in tears

 

[floppybootstomp]

Democracy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38967075

 

[Urmas]

 

[EvanDavis]

 

[Becky]

Democracy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38967075

I know, it sucks. Don't see that we have any other option though - once we're out of the EU we need to make as many friends as we can

 

[Urmas]

I know, it sucks.

A bit, yes. Said as an outsider opinion.

However... there's still plenty of time 'til "later this year". And Cheeto Jesus is getting more and more insane every day. Here is TODAY'S GEM.

 

[Becky]

Cheeto Jesus

Evidence in support of that - exhibit A:

 

[bootneck02]

Tut Tut wiping ones forehead in the National Flag is a criminal offense, bring out the electric chair.

 

[EvanDavis]

 

[Urmas]

Republicans should be advised to put country over party right now and pursue rigorous inquiries into the full extent of Trump’s Moscow links and their impact on the election—and the new administration. Washington is at the precipice of a scandal unlike anything seen since Watergate. Indeed, KremlinGate promises to be much seedier and more troubling than anything proffered by President Nixon.

Here the inevitable comparisons to Watergate fall short. Tricky Dick committed domestic crimes, and paid the price for them, but Nixon was in no way beholden to a foreign power—much less one which has several thousand nuclear weapons pointed at the United States. Neither did Nixon collude with that foreign power’s spies to arrange his own election to the presidency.

We are now discussing things worse than mere impeachment. If members of Trump’s team colluded with Russian intelligence, the Espionage Act comes into play, and we’ve entered uncharted waters, presidentially speaking.

KremlinGate Enters Uncharted Waters as Russian Links Overwhelm DC

 

[bootneck02]

I can see that the in the long term a new election will have to be run as more unpalatable truths come to light.

 

[Urmas]

 

[Becky]

Geez, the guy is an insecure egomaniac. When Trump asked the reporter if he thought it was a substantial victory, I wish he'd pointed out in reply that you can't call a win substantial if you don't even get the popular vote. Guess he'd have been out of a job though!

On a lighter note, there's a new browser extension available:

http://www.maketrumptweetseightagain.com/

 

[EvanDavis]

 

[Urmas]

The Democrats justify their questions by pointing to Trump’s habit of making demonstrably false claims. At a press conference Thursday, he said he’d had the biggest Electoral College win since President Ronald Reagan, for example, when his margin was lower than either of President Obama’s wins.

Blumenauer told The Hill he started taking another look at the 25th Amendment because Trump had casually repeated easily disproven claims, such as stating that it wasn’t raining during his speech on Inauguration Day when it was.

“It’s not normal behavior. I don’t know anybody in a position of responsibility that doesn’t know if they’re being rained on. And nobody I work with serially offers up verifiably false statements on an ongoing basis,” he said in an interview steps from the House chamber.

Democrats raise questions about Trump’s mental health

 

[EvanDavis]

Scary

http://news.sky.com/story/trump-den...llegal-immigrants-with-100000-troops-10771752

 

[bootneck02]

Very scary epically as he has his finger on the nuclear button, wouldn't trust him further than I could throw him, and that wouldent be far with my dodgey back

 

[CHEERALA DURGAPRASAD]

I'd vote for Trump. Trump and Boris Johnson on tv together would be the best.

Seriously though if Trump gets in you can kiss civilisation goodbye.