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- monospaced1
"As far as the, you know, potential conflict of interests, though, I mean I know that from the standpoint, the law is totally on my side, meaning, the president can’t have a conflict of interest. That’s been reported very widely. Despite that, I don’t want there to be a conflict of interest anyway. And the laws, the president can’t. And I understand why the president can’t have a conflict of interest now because everything a president does in some ways is like a conflict of interest, but I have, I’ve built a very great company and it’s a big company and it’s all over the world. People are starting to see, when they look at all these different jobs, like in India and other things, number one, a job like that builds great relationships with the people of India, so it’s all good. But I have to say, the partners come in, they’re very, very successful people. They come in, they’d say, they said, ‘Would it be possible to have a picture?’ Actually, my children are working on that job. So I can say to them, Arthur, ‘I don’t want to have a picture,’ or, I can take a picture. I mean, I think it’s wonderful to take a picture. I’m fine with a picture. But if it were up to some people, I would never, ever see my daughter Ivanka again. That would be like you never seeing your son again. That wouldn’t be good. That wouldn’t be good. But I’d never, ever see my daughter Ivanka."
DJT
- the new lorem ipsumBluejam
- the wind is a very deceiving thingmonospaced
- Anyone got the one where he said he wanted death penalty for Assange/Wikileaks? Lol.fadein11
- sted0
irs.gov is dead.
- sted1
- whatthefunk4
- sentient tyre-fires; fucking goldBuddhaHat
- this guy is fantastic; some of my Aussie friends can't understand a damn word he says, but he's a smart and pretty entertaining redneckBuddhaHat
- http://www.newnownex…whatthefunk
- thank you wtfunk, more context is always a good thing :)BuddhaHat
- npwhatthefunk
- fucking brilliantBluejam
- utopian3
Trump national security pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book
The review of Crowley’s June 2012 book, "What The (Bleep) Just Happened," found upwards of 50 examples of plagiarism from numerous sources, including the copying with minor changes of news articles, other columnists, think tanks, and Wikipedia. The New York Times bestseller, published by the HarperCollins imprint Broadside Books, contains no notes or bibliography.
- utopian2
Trump nominees still not properly vetted
Several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees have still not been properly vetted less than one week before hearings begin on Capitol Hill.
- lowimpakt2
i hope this new russian memorabilia is real.
"Christianity, Superpowerness, National Ethos!"
tweeted by Financial Times Moscow editor
- serious question: why?
Russian govt staff say they admire his anti-liberal stance, but I think they're smart enough to know that he's...BuddhaHat - a complete fucking imbecile.BuddhaHat
- They've seen quotes like the ones mono posted up top ^^, and they know he's borderline mentally ill.BuddhaHat
- why? i hope it is real because I like naff tat produced by the political classes and monarchies e.g. http://www.replaceyo…lowimpakt
- hahaha, thank you for the answer, that's a good enough reason for me :)BuddhaHat
- "Populism" not "national ethos"scruffics
- serious question: why?
- formed4
Thanks Trumper's, more taxes for the rest of, more cuts for the wealthiest.
- ********4
We should all support Universal Basic Income.
The robots are here.- see what happens in finland even though there economy is pretty controlled. if is simply money without any incentive to do better might turn people into welfar********
- e styled indian tribes. also skeptical of how it would be lobbied and people run on it as a platform to increase, but sadly it might be the future since we have********
- created artifical wage bubbles and technology is becoming a cheaper labor source, especially w/ minimum wage hikes.********
- Finland is baby size country, can't compare to usa.robotron3k
- not just size but industry, culture, taxes, mentality. I never mean to make a comparison of the US to any country really. we are big and diverse.********
- Friedman made a case for a negative income tax, which is similiar but it had a mechanism where you were rewarded if u fell below the level but tried anways********
- he figured a simplification of doing away with all welfare and having a single NIT would be effective however still prone to scope creep and arbitrary raises********
- see what happens in finland even though there economy is pretty controlled. if is simply money without any incentive to do better might turn people into welfar
- utopian3
According to Breitbart Fake News
Putin has been invited to Trump’s inauguration.
- thank you for not sharing a link to this effen bullshit, boycott in all ways...whatthefunk
- whatthefunk0
- Got to love the communists.Hayoth
- ^ lol wutmoldero
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Try harder hayothmonospaced - Hayoth has to say 'communists' at least once a day or the earth will explode.face_melter
- HayoHitlerutopian
- hayoth is probably talking about how corrupt mexico is. it fronts as democracy but its pretty fucked up. trade vote cards for food and what not.********
- as for wall trump probably means loss of revenue with trade war stuff in that theyll pay for it... got obama on healthcare and trump on a wall. both stupid********
- ppl need to realize gov doesnt solve problems they create them. if u can see the faults in the wall, why not the healthcare? i do not understand the bias********
- omfdeathboymonospaced
- fox the racist calling the kettle black.Gnash
- he's as bad as trumpGnash
- (well, maybe not as bad, but still)Gnash
- robotron3k-9
I know you Hilary Heads are too busy posting photoshop photos of Trump to see what's really going on in the world, but this just in... Will be interesting to see King Obama tries to push a two state solution for Israel and Palestine on January 15th...
A Palestinian has rammed a truck into a group of Israeli soldiers visiting a popular tourist spot in Jerusalem, killing four and wounding at least 15 people, in a shocking copycat of the Berlin and Nice terror massacres.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/…
Not to mention War with Russia... they guy killed the Dem party and now he's running to save his own legacy, he don't care what happens.
- A two state solution has been discussed since the state of Israel was invented in 1948. Photoshop was invented in 1988.lowimpakt
- That way of killing people wasn't invented in Berlin... and what war with Russia?sted
- Russia, killed the Dem party, running to save legacy, don't care what happens - you just described Trump...whatthefunk
- Israeli and Israeli alone, is the sole reason for all conflicts in the Middle East, period!utopian
- 1. Obama really had very little to do with the DNC imploding, so that's wrong. 2. What war with Russia? wtf are you on about?BuddhaHat
- 3. The Israelis have responded disproportionately to any actions committed by the Palestinians, and they're still illegally building...BuddhaHat
- settlements in the West Bank, and stopping the Palestinians from being able to feed themselves or tend to medical needs.BuddhaHat
- 4. King Obama? Obama has observed the norms of a democracy, isn't remotely totalitarian like some others that could be mentionedBuddhaHat
- Like DJT and his bestest buddy Vlad. Obama would also have a lot more of a legacy to protect if his opponents had done anything but block, block..BuddhaHat
- block everything for the last 8 years. So you and everything about your post can fuck off.BuddhaHat
- Great excuses for Obama not doing shit for 8 years. Too bad the job of the president is executive not legislative.********
- Obama's legacy will be hailed as the great killer of Osama Bin Laden.********
- Well, that and taking the economy from disaster to today. The "shit" you speak of was due to the GOP "NO" policy and working to hurt America.formed
- And now that they have power it looks like they are moving full speed to send us into complete shit.formed
- Curious. What should Obama do in your opinion robo? ehatever your answer is I expect trump to do exactly that.monospaced
- @formed just curious as to the complete shit issues you were referring to other than free abortions and not being able to marry another dude.********
- You mean besides spending $10 billion of US taxpayer money on the Great Wall (yes he's calling it that now)?monospaced
- Or that he considers the National enquirer more newsworthy than the New York Times?monospaced
- rationale debate does out the door with politics, let alone anything to do with Israel. case in point, Robo.inteliboy
- @omg, it's not an excuse, it's the way government is structured. Beyond executive orders, a President is hamstrung by an uncooperative...BuddhaHat
- Congress. For you to not understand this illustrates fundamental failures in understanding how any of this stuff works.BuddhaHat
- I bet Khizr Khan is waving his finger at you right now, you gibbering dolt.BuddhaHat
- and as for 'complete shit' issues:
crippling CFPB, ACA, the EPA, tax cuts for the rich, denigrating intelligence services,BuddhaHat - appointing a proven racist fuckwit to A-G, a blood-sucking soulless hedge fund investor to the treasury, a mindless plagiarist to a senior...BuddhaHat
- position in the National Security Council.BuddhaHat
- Not properly vetting other cabinet picks.BuddhaHat
- so please join with robotard3k in this post, by fucking right off, you size 15 fucking clownshoe.BuddhaHat
- @BuddhaHat- A better president will not hold everyone else responsible for their own failures in creating bills that would destroy this country.********
- what country-destroying bills are you referring to? And you're still not getting the whole Congress/legislature thing, are you?BuddhaHat
- will attempting to provide medical coverage to those previously unable to sign up due to serious or previous illnesses destroy the country?BuddhaHat
- remember the debt ceiling debacle? was Obama trying to keep the economy running a 'country-destroying' action?BuddhaHat
- was appointing a politician with actual morals and credibility to a position to protect consumers from gross financial misconduct...BuddhaHat
- country-destroying?BuddhaHat
- granted, he didn't go after Wall St as much as I wanted after the GFC, but now that seems like a drop in the ocean after DJT's cabinet picksBuddhaHat
- all the while it's important to observe that his opponents have no functional, workable policies in any of these areas to respond withBuddhaHat
- because all they have done is obstruct for the last 8 years. they're deliberately destructive, and have no intention of helping the majority of..BuddhaHat
- people that voted for them.BuddhaHat
- but it's still really important to think about all the birds being killed flying through wind turbines... oh, and don't forget the greatest battle of them allBuddhaHat
- your Khizr Khan vs my Khizr Khan... you ugg-boot-humping nincompoopBuddhaHat
- but that is literally all that trump does and has ever done omg, for all of his failures, for decades on a regular basis ... why do you think he'll stop tomorromonospaced
- trump will not and seemingly cannot hold himself responsible for anything if it's not great ... even if t once wasmonospaced
- @BuddhaHat- Obamacare has already sinkholed the ship, so bringing in more of your debt and compound interest making for big banks is dumb. DJT to the rescue.********
- To pass any form of the ACA at all, he had to agree to terms that did raise costs for some, but provided coverage for millions more pplBuddhaHat
- and when it's repealed, it will result in further tax cuts for the rich, and the loss of coverage for countless numbers of lower-middle classBuddhaHat
- the compound interest component of your proposition is utter garbage, GOP actions almost destroyed the country's credit ratingBuddhaHat
- raising the cost of borrowing for the country. So, how will DJT come to the rescue for all 300+ million Americans?BuddhaHat
- but please don't answer that mostly rhetorical question, I already know you can't answer it sensibly.BuddhaHat
- and with the hedge fund soul sucker being appointed to the treasury, what's going to happen to 'too big to fail'?BuddhaHat
- and please remind me, how much do you hate America again?BuddhaHat
- So quadruple democrat's taxes to fund businesses that suck. It sounds like you have a real brain on you.********
- name the last democratic president who has declared bankruptcy at least 4 times, omgBuddhaHat
- Have a Trump Steak while you're chewing on that one...BuddhaHat
- oops, Democrat Party PresidentBuddhaHat
- btw, what are your thoughts on the Pres-Elect inviting officials of other countries to stay at his D.C. hotel that he won't relinquish because...BuddhaHat
- Presidents can't have conflicts of interest?BuddhaHat
- any normal human being would have exploded in a cloud of confusion and existentialist conflict under these circumstancesBuddhaHat
- you dribble more shit than a pornstar after a gangbangBuddhaHat
- Obviously you have no idea how to come up with good ideas for businesses.********
- I run a neat side-business in selling framed pics of Khizr Khan holding the constitution, if you want to buy any..BuddhaHat
- Maybe you also forgot who won the elections.********
- you haven't responded to any of my Khizr Khan jibes yet... were you too drunk to remember yourself saying that? Or just too embarrassed?BuddhaHat
- no, i remember, he won the popular vote by -3 million votes. and you're too stupid to realise you're going to be worse off.BuddhaHat
- DJT seems to be the one who forgot who won & lost... weeks after his win, he's still attacking voters who didn't support him... very presidential.BuddhaHat
- I see Trump making use of available resources to him to persuade other countries to do business here.********
- ahh yes, I can hear Mexico calling right now... Ivanka wasn't feeling well so she just took a message from China...BuddhaHat
- but the Trump chain of hotels is about to kick off a roaring trade in Russian Standard vodka, so he's got that going for him, which is nice...BuddhaHat
- more seriously, he's the designed the most protectionist policies in recent US history; how that equates to foreign trade I'm not sure...BuddhaHat
- also, businesses, and markets in general, really prefer operating under conditions with a level of 'certainty'. Name something 'certain' he'll do...BuddhaHat
- .. with measurable economic benefits to all 300+ million Americans. Please.BuddhaHat
- We need to build that wall first.********
- The cost is a mere 10% of the losses that account for illegal immigration.********
- ahh yes, now that's the gold standard of executive actions with measurable economic benefits... go fuck yourself.BuddhaHat
- It's also an instant job creator, so that's a plus.********
- Eventually Mexico is going to pay for it.********
- You guys are really big fans of Barrak "Perpetual War" Obama... decimating countries and droning civilians since 2008. Fact.robotron3k
- Only 6 downvotes!!! Ftw!robotron3k
- You lot are going to be so red-faced by the end of the next 4 years. 'King Obama' indeed - have you seen how Trump chooses to live?detritus
- LOL @ dumb trump supportersmoldero
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- utopian3
Don the Con has the habits of a showman, not a manager.
Get ready for chaos!
- The writer of this Op-Ed, Doyle McManus also said "Hillary Clinton will (almost certainly) win" in October... hmm.robotron3k
- whatthefunk2
- Yes something wrong with him, also Hillary (for sure), Obama, definitely, GW Bush, etc., politicians are sick for sure... but Oberman measures Trumprobotron3k
- With a different stick than he does the smooth talking Obama, furthermore, there was no better choice in the election, people voted against Hillaryrobotron3k
- It's amazing how much you hate Obama. He was such an inoffensive, centrist and diplomatic president - to his fault actually.inteliboy
- If the media was fair & balanced toward all politicos it would be much better. But they STILL handle Obama/Hillary with kid gloves. I'd be happy with honesty.robotron3k
- I kinda chuckle at Keith "been fired so many times from news outlets" Olbermann and his grandstanding...robotron3k
- utopian1
Trump drops inauguration announcer who's done them all since Eisenhower
President-elect Donald Trump is breaking from 11 presidents' worth of tradition and benching Charles Brotman. The 89-year-old Brotman -- once the voice of the Washington Senators baseball team -- has announced every inauguration parade since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957.
Mr. Brotman told WJLA he was "heartbroken" and "destroyed" by the decision.
- Don the Con is a real POSutopian
- any reason why?lowimpakt
- He's going to get the Count from Sesame Street. Because he's 'smart'.face_melter
- lowimpakt1
"Rupert Murdoch is a great guy who likes me much better as a very successful candidate than he ever did as a very successful developer!"
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTr…
are we reaching peak pathetic and narcissistic trump tweet yet?
