seems like the left wants Trump/the US to start a fight with Russia. Im so confused.
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actually, its the opposite. latent racist is also a problem. you dont need to murder black people to be a racist. things that are less obvious -- maybe you dont refinance a loan for a minority. maybe their schools are worse, maybe they dont get a job becuase of their skin color, maybe they get paid less. thats all racism.
the FBI may indeed indict putin. that is where this is going. a lot of the talking heads are predicting this.
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And that will do what? Ya think he will turn himself in and come to the US for trial? Only thing it will do is worsen relations.
when someone attacks your country, you dont sit and take it like a b@tch. thats exactly what trump looked like yesterday. putin's b$tch. a complete wimp
it will hold him accountable. it will support the russian people who are not our enemy. it will hasten the implementation of sanctions. it will harden our allies against him. it will make future verntures into ukraine and the baltics less likely. it will be good for OUR economy and democracy.
nobody thinks putin will go on trial.
but that spicy ginger arrested yesterday is here. and the secrets will come out on her.
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We didn't indict any Soviet officials and they were doing way worse than anything Putin is doing. Its pure political theater.
And actually, at least publicly, we traditionally have just taken it. When you're the biggest kid on the block, you ignore the little ones even if they kick you in the shins. Part of how Trump got elected was American's getting sick of having to do that, hence his approach to the majority of other countries out there.
I like out approach in the past - ignore the problem in public, fight back in private. Or fight back in a non-obvious way.
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Just 16% of Americans saw Putin favorably, according to a survey conducted in early 2018, before Putin’s re-election. A quarter of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (25%) said they had a favorable view of Putin, compared with just 9% of Democrats and Democratic leaners. These views have changed little since last year.
For their part, Russian views of both the United States and its president improved dramatically last year compared with the end of the Obama administration, according to a spring 2017 survey. Trump received a higher confidence rating (53%) in Russia than either of his two predecessors ever did. And U.S. favorability more than doubled among Russians between the end of the Obama era (15%) and last year (41%).
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For their part, Russian views of both the United States and its president improved dramatically last year compared with the end of the Obama administration, according to a spring 2017 survey. Trump received a higher confidence rating (53%) in Russia than either of his two predecessors ever did. And U.S. favorability more than doubled among Russians between the end of the Obama era (15%) and last year (41%).
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racism is racism. saying that there is a better side of racism, a gentler form of racism, is not something we should be condoning....
I side with the truth as much as possible. if the CIA, National Intelligence, NSA and FBI all concluded that Putin did offer bribes and Trump accepted, then I would believe them.
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in actuality:
12 Russian Agents Indicted in Mueller Investigation
and, someone did not "just taken it". Why Putin Has an Electoral Bone to Pick With Hillary Clinton
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Didn't the US successfully help to sway the Ukraine election to anti-Russian a few years ago? Doesn't the US "meddle" all the time in other country's elections, trying to undermine communism and promote democracy? Isn't this part of normal statecraft?
The response is to play the game against the other side, not to feign shock and make it an international incident. We can play this game and win because our system of decentralized democracy is stronger than despots centralizing power.
In this case, all Russia did was expose actual emails to the people. In a despotic country, that would be devastating. In our country, it changed nothing. We already know politicians are crooked.
So I say thank you for pointing out the flaws in our cybersecurity Russia. Our move...
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I chose my words carefully. We didn't indict Soviets. These guys are Russian.
They're also not officials, they are apparently intelligence officers. We did arrest a fair number of those back in the Cold War days. But we didn't indict Khrushchev or anyone like that.
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yes and we should. attacking our enemies in every possible way short of full scale war is what we should do and have always done especially against the soviets in support of our allies. And calling them russians is useless semantics, most are former KGB and miss their USSR days.
Remember who your enemies are USA, europe and especially germany has not forgotten. Not our best representative but you get the idea.... ‘You Stood There Like a Little Wet Noodle’: Schwarzenegger Slams Trump After Putin News Conference
I really dont understand all of you apologists. Trump could sh$t on your face and you would say "well, i probably needed to wash my face, anyway".
The first thing we need to do is ACKNOWLEDGE that the attack occurred. For some strange reason, half the country disputes this. Maybe because the president says so. Herein lies the problem.
If we are as strong as you think we are, it is because of the faith that americans have in their democracy. Because they believe it is "fair".
I still dont necessarily believe that hillary would have won. But i have all the confidence in the world that trump cheated. so where does that leave us?
With a foolish russian puppet as president. To be clear: this is bad for america.
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Cognitive dissonance rules.
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You could also demand that Trump publicly and repeatedly acknowledge that Kim Jong Un is a war criminal, and do so to his face. Why are you not demanding this?
What is the point? We all know about Putin, including Trump. You have to deal with these people unfortunately and confronting them in this way is not in our best interest. Anyway, Trump can't win. If he confronted Putin, you would probably hate him more.
The other day he said something nice about immigrants and the outrage was, "How DARE YOU?!?" It's exhausting.
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yes it is, your mental gymnastics to support this fool are indeed exhausting
This sad, embarrassing wreck of a man
America’s child president had a play date with a KGB alumnus, who surely enjoyed providing day care.
by George F. Will Opinion writer July 17 at 2:57 PMOpinion | This sad, embarrassing wreck of a man
Looks like it’s back to stormy next week since Trump apologized and walked back the miss-speak. And since when did you liberals like George Will grow balls all of a sudden? So what exactly did Putin gain yesterday? Trump didn’t remove any sanctions Trump didn’t give Putin anything. I will grant you that yesterday was not trumps best day but I’ll still take him any day over one of your crooked liberal politicians who says the right thing all the time. Actions, not words.
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I can't be the only one that's kind of amused where this thread has gone given how it started complaining about the schyster that is dr. Oz
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In the realm of political cal opinion, Putin gained everything. Trump looked weak, obsequious, completely outmatched.
Putin feels like Hitler right when he knew Chamberlsin would do nothing.
“Why not invade Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Hungary? Take over Syria and get their oil! Form a partnership with China and totally destroy the US economy! Trump isn’t and can’t do anything to retaliate. He’s too weak. I have him in the palm of my hand....”
Putin feels like Hitler right when he knew Chamberlsin would do nothing.
“Why not invade Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Hungary? Take over Syria and get their oil! Form a partnership with China and totally destroy the US economy! Trump isn’t and can’t do anything to retaliate. He’s too weak. I have him in the palm of my hand....”
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Why dont we invade Mexico? Then take over central America, then S America. We can rule the hemisphere. Wait, you mean we are not playing Risk? Too many clicks.
Like I said since when did your side grow balls and talk tough like that?
If im not mistaken, George Will switched parties last quarter. And that's pretty rich coming from the party who doesnt even know what bathroom to use....the sky is falling but you will be ok. After all, it is wet panty tuesday.
The word of the day is nacho.......Hillary is still nacho president.
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and still writing for that liberal trash mag National Review
George Will | National Review
As the president prepares, if this time he does prepare, for his second summit, note all that went wrong at the first. If he does as badly in his July 16 meeting with Vladimir Putin in Finland as he did with Kim Jong-un in Singapore, the consequences could be catastrophic.
Donald Trump & Kim Jong-un Summit Disaster: Putin Next? | National Review
Klassy as always.
And he didn't switch parties. It must get tiring being wrong all the time
Oh wait... you don't care
and u guys will celebrate. Russian collusion must really bother u guys. This must have really caused you some stress....
dont take all this so seriously....Will writes for WAPO and is on NBC and MSNBC.....so are u saying he is conservative?
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Sorry, this is totally off the subject but the pic above and an earlier comment made me think of this...
If you're transgender, which door do you choose in this donut shop?
If you're transgender, which door do you choose in this donut shop?
yes.
just because someone thinks trump is a brain-dead, ass-clown, traitor doesnt mean that he is not conservative.
trump really doesnt represent most traditional conservative values.
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No wonder you love love Trump, you both think and say things like a 6th grader
And that’s your side’s position .....”these guys say mean things and it’s treason.....they should be impeached!!!!!” Obama survived his Russian collusion moment.....Trump will survive this. So lighten up Francis.
Wet panty Wednesday as the liberal media is still frothing at the mouth about it.....looks like u guys are too.
Wet panty Wednesday as the liberal media is still frothing at the mouth about it.....looks like u guys are too.
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Bearclaw?
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Neither of those 2 men were President of the United States of America that might have colluded with President Putin to change the votes of fellow Americans based on lies and illegal activities.
In fact, during the time Clinton was in office, putin only became president in 2000.
George Will is a well known conservative. He is not the only conservative commentator that opposes trump. Glenn beck and Charles krauthammer are most notable. Shepard Smith and Ana Navarro appear anti- trump too.
In fact, during the time Clinton was in office, putin only became president in 2000.
George Will is a well known conservative. He is not the only conservative commentator that opposes trump. Glenn beck and Charles krauthammer are most notable. Shepard Smith and Ana Navarro appear anti- trump too.
Says the liberal physician throwing a tantrum about President Trump. I’ll add this to the long list of names you and SSdoc have called me.
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Maybe so but Trump Derangement Syndrome is a real thing and can afflict Republicans too.
It clouds judgement and causes emotional lability. It is highly contagious. There is no known cure or vaccine.
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Whoa I say you have mentality of a 6th grader , I am such the name caller..... LMAO
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At this level of civility, we could go thru several administrations without getting shut down...
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Seriously
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I am not fond of liars. But trump is from NY.
I lived through 8 years of Reagan, 12 years of the Bushes, 6 years of Nixon. And 30+ years in earnest conversation with a father who is even more die hard Republican than Doctodd.
We - America - will survive.
I lived through 8 years of Reagan, 12 years of the Bushes, 6 years of Nixon. And 30+ years in earnest conversation with a father who is even more die hard Republican than Doctodd.
We - America - will survive.
