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Not sure if Spicer really has a job anymore: http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/16/kimb...ress-secretary/

Its probably smarter if he doesnt go. Since that is the smart thing I fully expect he will be there. There is no good option there and no matter what you do you offend someone. I cant believe that they picked this for his first trip. Even the Vatican is going to be a hornets nest for Trump. But Im sure that were just a few days away from Trump saying something like "Nobody knows the Middle East better than me."

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ May 16, 2017 -> 01:01 PM) I'm sure they appreciate their intel being given to Russia, who will certainly give it to Iran, Israel's BFF. http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/middleeast/w...s-aide-comment/ It hasnt gotten a lot of headlines because of Trump's other disasters, but his administration made a bunch of enemies with Israel the other day when they implied that the Wailing Wall wasnt Jewish territory. Of course this has been walked back, but it just shows that he clearly has no coherent plan for the Middle East.

Im not sure that Director of the FBI is actually a step up from his current position. I think he also understands that an appointment for life is generally more valuable than a job where you could be fired in a day for any reason or no reason. That being said, I doubt Trump nominates him because while this move could pay off for Republican's in general, it doesnt seem to be in Trump's best interest which is really all he cares about.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 15, 2017 -> 05:18 PM) Not yet. Sitting on the DVR as I catch up with other shows. You digging it so far? Its early so not sure where its going yet. I personally like the premise and the fact its personifying gods in human form, but way to early to tell if it will be worth the time.

Russians were tricky and they took advantage of an old man. How could he possibly know that Kislyak is a spy. No one has ever said this before. He thought he was just a nice diplomat who wanted to take pictures with a famous man like Donald Trump.

I think we really need to prosecute the people who leaked that Trump gave away information to Russia. Obviously these people are criminals and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I believe Jeff Sessions is working on a memorandum of law that anyone who leaks information should be charged with treason and are enemy combatants, therefore falling outside of the Geneva Convention.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 15, 2017 -> 03:02 PM) He get impeached yet? Republican's control congress they arent going to impeach him right now. The only way this changes is if next year their poll numbers are taking huge hits and they think its the only way to save their seats. But that is a long time from now.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 15, 2017 -> 02:49 PM) https://twitter.com/davidafrench/status/864204557785726977 NYT faces facts on the "gender gap" If anyone wants to read the actual article NYT article (the one quoted is from National Review and is merely an opinion piece) and not the one that attacks people for no reason: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/upshot/t...rhood.html?_r=0 Also the article by the National Review does not accurately portray the NYT article.

Anyone else watching American Gods?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 15, 2017 -> 01:16 PM) Even Ann Coulter thinks Trump has been a disaster. Failing presidency. Sad. I guess lets add another, I never thought this person would agree with me: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/opinions/ses...nion/index.html Rand Paul on why Jeff Sessions new sentencing plan is bad.

Well I got a little lucky missing out on those pre-orders, because the newest one from Gamestop is Switch + Zelda + Mario Kart + 64 gb memory card + Has Been Heroes. HBH I dont really need, but Im basically chalking that up to a $20 premium and Id rather have a bigger sd card, but Im sure I can put the memory to use. Going to see if I can get lucky and get a regular system in the next week, but if not at least this isnt too bad of a deal.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 12, 2017 -> 03:27 PM) What other games are they pushing on you? I'm kinda pissed I didn't get that in my offer lol Has Been Heroes, Snipperclips and Shovel Knights (2 of those 3 are in almost every bundle). So basically its Zelda (and the DLC) + those or Mario Kart + those. Snipperclips looks like it could be okay for multiplayer, but the other 2 seem just like generic junk that they are selling to increase revenues. The bundle is about $480 though and no extra controller etc. Some of them have a 64 gb scandisk micro sd.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ May 12, 2017 -> 03:06 PM) I will never understand how he thought firing Comey right now would play out good for him. Even if he did nothing wrong, it looks suspicious and just invites more questions.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 12, 2017 -> 02:48 PM) Calling him a Russian troll is pretty hilarious tho Yeah, I dont think it has anything to do with Russia. Russia is just the flavor of the month.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 12, 2017 -> 02:44 PM) It's embarrassing for you. An otherwise legendary Message Board Poster felled by the Russian troll. I think at one point weve all wanted to believe that Greg was actually listening as he appears to be a reasonable good person. But eventually I think we all reach a point where we realize that no amount of words is going to change things.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 12, 2017 -> 02:34 PM) I got a Zelda bundle when it came out from GameStop. Got the switch, Zelda, strategy guide, and pro controller for 459, but you gotta keep checking for availability. Supposedly a big shipment is on its way to accommodate demand Yeah right now they have the Zelda bundle plus games I dont care about, a Mario Kart with similar. I think they are playing games with the bundles because a lot of them are "digital downloads" so basically forcing 4 downloads on you, when you just want the machine.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Apr 12, 2017 -> 12:09 PM) Yeah, good old civilization. In my first game, 15 turns in, the closest country declares war out of the blue. Some things never change... What level you playing on? PC kind of sucks at warfare and even with limited units you can really out maneuver them. Unrelated, I think Im going to get a switch. I think Nintendo's ploy of making it hard to get is making me want it. The bundles are available but I dont feel like getting $100 of worthless stuff, and of course there is no bundle thats just Zelda/Mario Kart. Reminds me of when I got my PS2 and finally got a bundle with stupid things.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 11, 2017 -> 04:11 PM) Reportedly (according to Mensch, Claude, etc.), Russian spymaster Kisylak (Trump's photo buddy from yesterday in the White House) met with a number of Republican leaders, including Paul Ryan and Reince Priebus, at the RNC in Cleveland, and made agreements to accept/funnel laundered Russian money into their campaign coffers. A RICO case against the entire *Republican Party* could be in the works. Again, reportedly, from twitter, so IDK, but the FBI executing search warrants of fundraising firms seems awfully suspicious... I'm on a Reddit deep dive here. Did not type the above madness. But would love it to be true. I dont think highly of Paul Ryan, but I dont believe he would do anything like this because he simply didnt need to.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 11, 2017 -> 01:29 PM) Badger, after McCabe stating that the FBI ranks pretty much all liked and respected Comey, you have to wonder if he realized that he would have to fire them all. Or maybe Ivanka realized that Trump has never been very good at thinking a move ahead, let alone multiple moves. Anyone could have told him firing Comey was going to play out badly for a lot of reasons. But that is why I am wondering what the answer is, I believe that the Director of the FBI can fire anyone working the FBI, but only the Director is actually appointed by the President. So the question is can a deputy director who is acting director be fired by the President. There is just not a lot of information I can find, because the FBI director has only been fired twice (including Comey), so even the director being fired is unusual. He has to realize that any action that starts to look like "purging" could really sway the public, especially because (imo) Trump's base are the type of people who trust and believe in the Police/FBI. Those type of people may go for 1 Director being fired, but would they really buy that the next guy in line also should be fired? Even worse, now Trump is going to have to get a FBI Director approved and that hearing is going to be all about Russia. In my opinion it was just a bad decision. Should have stuck with Comey.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 11, 2017 -> 01:21 PM) I'm not too concerned with winning over the 2 folks here who fit the bill. I make my 5 calls and donate to the proper dem campaigns. I'd like to see them do something with it. I get that maybe on this board it doesnt matter much, but at the same time its a losing angle so Id rather people go a different route. On a completely unrelated note. Does anyone know if the President/Attorney General can fire any FBI agent? Or is it just the one's who were appointed by the President. Obviously Comey could be, but a lot of Trump supporters want McCabe fired now. Ive tried to look into it, and I cant really find anything besides for the Director can be fired. I presume that the Director could fire McCabe, but could the President fire him even though he was not appointed? Not sure if anyone else knows, but from what I can find it would seem that McCabe is likely a bigger problem for Trump than Comey would have been.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 11, 2017 -> 12:23 PM) That is one extremely non-diverse crew of racist s***heads. You mean all those Iphone users? And Steve, if you really want to make inroads and see if Democrats can be more successful, it may be wise to drop the whole "racist" thing. Insulting people rarely gets them to change their mind. In the next election cycle I hope people focus on things like: Healthcare, inability to lead, lack of funding for places like NC, self dealing, etc. There is plenty of ways to convince someone Trump is going to sink the ship.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ May 11, 2017 -> 09:53 AM) I can see this when the staff is talking about other staff members. But not Trump himself. I don't doubt that Trump was growing tired of Comey and was pissed that Comey wouldn't take his wiretap claims seriously and that he continued to pursue the Russia probe. I find it hard to believe that 30 people in the WH, FBI and DOJ (1) had first hand knowledge of this and (2) would be willing to completely contradict the WH official statement to a reporter. Jenks, Read the quote again, it also states: "and on Capitol Hill, Trump confidants and other senior Republican's." Its a pretty wide net. It also doesnt say they had first hand knowledge. So its impossible to say, but I think you could likely find a bunch of people in those categories who dislike Trump and are willing to paint a negative picture.

Seeing as serving alcohol to someone underage is a crime, its not hard to call them criminals. I understand that they may not have "wanted" anyone to get hurt and that they likely didnt want to get the hospital/police involved because they were worried about getting in trouble. The problem is that by avoiding something like an underage drinking ticket, they instead are now facing much worse consequences. I can empathize as someone who has been involved in bad decisions in college, but at a certain point you have to realize that you are compounding bad decisions. The only thing that could really help in a situation like this would be an "amnesty" program, where the school/police agree that if you report something life threatening you wont get prosecuted. Not that I believe that would ever happen.

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ May 5, 2017 -> 01:10 PM) All I know is the kid is not going to make any friends in the NBA dropping a $500 shoe before even playing a minute. It definitely could rub a lot of vets and stars the wrong way. I dont think vets are going to care about that. I think vets are going to care when his dad starts saying stupid s*** about how much better his son is. Lavarr already started a fight with Lebron. Lorenzo seems normal, Im not as in love with his game as some, and I thought it was funny when Fox took it to him in the NCAA tournament.