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Discussion in 'Tottenham Hotspur' started by Wandering Yid, Feb 9, 2016.

  1. humanbeingincroydon

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  2. John McCain made some stinging comments about Dumpf, but few better or more accurate than this one, in the aftermath of the Helsinki meeting with Putin:
    "The damage inflicted by President Trump's naivete, egotism, false equivalence, and sympathy for autocrats is difficult to calculate,"
     
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    Trump as president is like a kid locked in his local toy shop.....!
     
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    Trump makes great play of the "benefit" he has provided to the American economy. Do people see that as something ongoing, or does anyone think that come the next election it will come crashing down. I see that there are some short term benefits (to Americans) but I worry that the (inevitable) damaging long term effects will not show for a while.
     
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    The USA economy seems to be immune to the diktats
    of whoever is in power. That is one of the beauties of
    that nation IMHO.
     
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    That's the Mexican President that he's trying to talk to.
     
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    Google is a left-wing conspiracy that's out to get Trump! <laugh> :emoticon-0140-rofl:
     
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  10. Well either I'd wish they up their game or Google's not as omnipotent as we thought, cos the Orange Fecker is still there!! :steam:
     
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    He isn't stupid enough to actually believe that is he? Is he....
     
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    Oh yes he is!
     
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    Americans aren't stupid enough to buy this are they?

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45340275

    Trump warns of 'left-wing violence' if Democrats win mid-term election
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    Image caption Mr Trump was appealing to conservative Christian groups for help
    US President Donald Trump has warned that his policies will be "violently" overturned if the Democrats win November's mid-term elections.
    He told Evangelical leaders that the vote was a "referendum" on freedom of speech and religion, and that these were threatened by "violent people".
    He appealed to conservative Christian groups for help, saying they were one vote away from "losing everything".
    Mid-term elections are widely seen as a test of the president's popularity.
    Mr Trump has been battling negative publicity after his ex-lawyer and former campaign chief were convicted earlier this month.

    An audio recording of Mr Trump's closed-door meeting with Evangelical leaders at the White House was leaked to US media.
    During the meeting, Mr Trump said the mid-term elections were not just a referendum on him but also "on your religion, it's a referendum on free speech and the First Amendment [guaranteeing basic freedoms]".
    "It's not a question of like or dislike, it's a question that they will overturn everything that we've done and they will do it quickly and violently. And violently. There is violence. When you look at Antifa - these are violent people," he said.
    Antifa - short for anti-fascist - refers to groups of far-left protesters who fight far-right ideology and regularly clash with far-right demonstrators.
    The US president has previously criticised left-wing groups, infamously saying that there had been violence on "many sides" after a white nationalist killed a left-wing demonstrator at a white nationalist protest in Charlottesville last year.

    Urging the Evangelical leaders to use their influence to swing voters, Mr Trump told them they had "tremendous power".
    "In this room, you have people who preach to almost 200 million people. Depending on which Sunday we're talking about," he said.
    "Little thing: Merry Christmas, right? You couldn't say 'Merry Christmas'," he added, according to US media reports.
    Two of those who heard Mr Trump speak downplayed the remarks, according to a reporter from National Public Radio (NPR).




    What's at stake in the midterms?
    President Donald Trump himself is not up for re-election, but his ability to govern in the final two years of his term will hinge upon the 6 November outcome.
    All 435 members of the House of Representatives, 35 seats in the 100-member Senate and 36 out of 50 state governors, along with many state and local offices, are up for election.
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    Republicans currently hold sway in both chambers of Congress and the White House. But some Democrats have been predicting a "blue wave".
    On Tuesday a left-wing Democratic candidate beat better-funded centrist challengers to win his party's primary contest and will stand against Mr Trump's favoured candidate.
    Andrew Gillum, who is currently mayor of Tallahassee, will oppose Ron DeSantis. If elected, Mr Gillum would be Florida's first black governor.


    Full article The Latinos who love Trump

    Full article Trump rows with internet giants over bias
     
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    That sounds remarkably similar to threats made by the Waffling Gargoyle and his LeaveDotEU mates at the thought of Britait being postponed due to a sudden outbreak of common sense
     
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    Gee, I wonder why?
     
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    As I said. Trump another Capone......and he was responsible for most of the Puerto Rico deaths....so they are both killers!

    The Puerto Rico governor kissed Trump's butt while the mayor told Trump they need emergency help quickly.You know you can't tell Trump anything or he will get the hump and slam the door in your face.

    I wonder if we will ever hear from Trump's earlier wives? Probably not. Payed off I suppose...….!?
     
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  18. http://news.sky.com/story/sadiq-kha...nth-after-donald-trump-balloon-stunt-11485378

    RW Hate mob out in force trying to get their own petty comeback against Sadiq Khan, who had the affrontery to challenge the Orange Overlords fake news tweeting about London.

    'Let's criticise him for the increase in knife crime in the capital, but let's not mention the government has reduced central funding for the Met (and all Police Forces by 35% over the past 5 years!!'

    However, when you look at those behind the funding and support for this campaign it makes you feel assured you're on the side of the angels!! :emoticon-0131-angel
     
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    And that's how you deal with that.
     
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