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Fiona Hill sounds like she's about to pledge her banner to Jon Snow.
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Agreed. Her presentation is amazing.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:04 am Fiona Hill is wrecking shit right now. No nonsense and very direct. She's absolutely killing it.
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After 2 weeks of Impeachment Hearings, my conclusions:
People who should be running things:
Fiona Hill, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Bill Taylor, and Marie Yovanovitch.
People who I wouldn't trust to run a lemonade stand, let alone anything to with National Security:
Donald Trump, Rudy Guiliani, Gordon Sondland, Devin Nunes, and Jim Jordan.
People who should be running things:
Fiona Hill, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Bill Taylor, and Marie Yovanovitch.
People who I wouldn't trust to run a lemonade stand, let alone anything to with National Security:
Donald Trump, Rudy Guiliani, Gordon Sondland, Devin Nunes, and Jim Jordan.
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I dub this the "reverse Spies Like Us".
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I love Cody's Showdy.
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R.N.C. Spent Nearly $100,000 on Copies of Donald Trump Jr.’s Book
The kicker...When Donald Trump Jr.’s new book “Triggered” appeared at the top of the New York Times best-seller list this month, a debate erupted over how and why it had claimed the No. 1 spot.
The grift...it never stops...“We haven’t made a large bulk purchase, but are ordering copies to keep up with demand,” Mike Reed, an R.N.C. spokesman, said two days after the fund-raising email promoting “Triggered” was sent. “Each book is sold to an individual who supports the Republican Party.”
But a financial disclosure form filed to the Federal Election Commission showed that the R.N.C. paid $94,800 to the bookseller chain Books-A-Million on Oct. 29, a week before the book went on sale. Disclosures filed by the R.N.C. indicate that the payment was for “donor mementos.”
When asked about the disclosure on Thursday, Mr. Reed confirmed that the money went toward “Triggered” orders, and added that the party committee made additional purchases in November. “The book has been hugely popular,” he said.
Asked about the discrepancy, since the committee previously said it was only ordering copies as supporters requested them, Mr. Reed said via email: “We stand by our statement.”
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Got it storming the castle.
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This is very common for RW political books. Various RW organizations buy 1000s of copies so they can tout the popularity of the ideas. I think this is different, because Trump campaign funds are going directly into Jr's pocket, which has to be a campaign law violation. Just tack it on to the ever growing list...DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:49 pm R.N.C. Spent Nearly $100,000 on Copies of Donald Trump Jr.’s Book
The kicker...When Donald Trump Jr.’s new book “Triggered” appeared at the top of the New York Times best-seller list this month, a debate erupted over how and why it had claimed the No. 1 spot.
The grift...it never stops...“We haven’t made a large bulk purchase, but are ordering copies to keep up with demand,” Mike Reed, an R.N.C. spokesman, said two days after the fund-raising email promoting “Triggered” was sent. “Each book is sold to an individual who supports the Republican Party.”
But a financial disclosure form filed to the Federal Election Commission showed that the R.N.C. paid $94,800 to the bookseller chain Books-A-Million on Oct. 29, a week before the book went on sale. Disclosures filed by the R.N.C. indicate that the payment was for “donor mementos.”
When asked about the disclosure on Thursday, Mr. Reed confirmed that the money went toward “Triggered” orders, and added that the party committee made additional purchases in November. “The book has been hugely popular,” he said.
Asked about the discrepancy, since the committee previously said it was only ordering copies as supporters requested them, Mr. Reed said via email: “We stand by our statement.”
Can't remember if I mentioned this before, but one genius move they made in selling this book was setting up on their website so you could "Trigger" your liberal friends/enemies by buying a book and having it sent to them. Genius marketing, as these mouth breathers will happily fork over money to a conman in order to "stick it to the Libs!"
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The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 1:56 pm
Can't remember if I mentioned this before, but one genius move they made in selling this book was setting up on their website so you could "Trigger" your liberal friends/enemies by buying a book and having it sent to them. Genius marketing, as these mouth breathers will happily fork over money to a conman in order to "stick it to the Libs!"
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The NYT puts a dagger alongside any book that makes their top seller list due to "bulk buys." Triggered had a † from the outset.
But that's just fake news..
But that's just fake news..
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
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Someone sends me that book, they're getting a posting on Facebook of the video of me burning it page by page in my fireplace.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
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You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
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Get even by sending them a copy of the Constitution.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 2:20 pm Someone sends me that book, they're getting a posting on Facebook of the video of me burning it page by page in my fireplace.
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Or Michelle Obama's book.Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 2:41 pmGet even by sending them a copy of the Constitution.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 2:20 pm Someone sends me that book, they're getting a posting on Facebook of the video of me burning it page by page in my fireplace.
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The responses of this Twitter post are cute.
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These are both better because they know their upside of your video is, "Do you know who else burned books?"A_B wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 2:48 pmOr Michelle Obama's book.Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 2:41 pmGet even by sending them a copy of the Constitution.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 2:20 pm Someone sends me that book, they're getting a posting on Facebook of the video of me burning it page by page in my fireplace.
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Video of sorting it and taking it to a recycling center. Boom.
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Anyone think there will be articles of impeachment that don't revolve around Ukraine? Emoluments?
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Apparently he went on a doozy of a rant on Fox and Friends today essentially admitting to everything if we're to believe laws still exist.
So, I'm crossing my fingers that yes, there will be multiple articles of impeachment.
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I'm sure Schumer will push for a settlement where Trump gets to serve out his term but has to do so with full knowledge of what he's done wrong.
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Fucking SING, baby.
ETA
Gotta say it, Swalwell is a fucking boss, man.
ETA
Gotta say it, Swalwell is a fucking boss, man.
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Vic Berger's Trump videos always make me laugh.
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Wow.
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Article about Navy Richard Spencer, not to be confused with Nazi Richard Spencer...Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:13 am https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... ther-line/
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So how does the McGahn ruling affect things?
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Don't think we'll know for sure until it gets through the court of appeals and Supremes.
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We should probably have a separate "POTUS Is A Fucking Idiot" thread for stuff like this, but still:
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Can one gaslight and be a moron?
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Shit, that happens all the time with people holding down a spouse in an abusive relationship.
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"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
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"What a bunch of pedantic pricks." - sybian
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"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
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This is a not entirely unreasonable take.
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No offence, but this is a ridiculous take.
Personally speaking, I save my empathy for those who deserve it.
Honestly - fuck the three of them. (And isn;t poor Tiffany deserving of our long distance cuddles as well?)
Does Prince Andrew deserve sympathy because his father is a prick and his mother was too busy to give him love and hugs?
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."