StrangeSox Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 17, 2017 -> 05:14 PM) Burn the entire GOP to the ground. Ryan asked who the Russians “delivered” the opposition research to. “There’s... there’s two people, I think, Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy said, drawing some laughter. “Swear to God,” McCarthy added. “This is an off the record,” Ryan said. Some lawmakers laughed at that. “No leaks, alright?,” Ryan said, adding: “This is how we know we’re a real family here.” “That’s how you know that we’re tight,” Scalise said. “What’s said in the family stays in the family,” Ryan added. Full transcript https://t.co/0UNlfBTiRB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Since I dont have a subscription I cant read the article. How did they obtain these tapes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ May 17, 2017 -> 04:51 PM) My wife and I have planned for the last 5-6 years on that 10 year forgiveness program. We purposefully pay as little as possible towards my wife's undergrad and grad loans knowing that it will benefit us when the 10 year mark hits in another year and a half. I'm going to be pretty pissed if they cut the program entirely and apply it all the way back to when it started. My wife has as well. We're coming up on completing Year 3 under that program. We would be furious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 White House wasn't informed on special counsel until after the order was signed. https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/86497...src=twsrc%5Etfw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 17, 2017 -> 05:36 PM) Since I dont have a subscription I cant read the article. How did they obtain these tapes? Had to have been someone in GOP leadership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 17, 2017 -> 06:19 PM) Knifes are out. Mueller had to be high up on worst case scenario appointments. Wonder if Rod Rosenstein will make it through the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dick Allen Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 17, 2017 -> 05:44 PM) Never happened, never would happen, ridiculous. But, but, but, we have a recording. Oh that. Yeah, he was just joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 I make jokes all the time where I follow up with "swear to God" and then the team lead swears us all to total secrecy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) Does that mean SoxTalk now has a higher standard than POTUS and Congress? Because potentially banned posters could similarly using the "I was just joking/being sarcastic" defense. Would love to have some of whatever this writer is smoking or drinking... Even if criminality on the president's part were to be proven and even if a large majority of legislators could be prompted to move against Trump, removing a president this early in his term does not look like a last resort. It looks spiteful. It looks opportunistic. It looks anti-democratic. Many voters did not give Trump their support at the ballot, but the impeachment of a newly elected head of state this early in his term gives new life to the absurd idea of a 'deep state' conspiracy aimed at undermining Trump in defence of special interests and entrenched power. For all these reasons, Trump will not be impeached. Not now – not ever. With that in mind, it seems that he is almost guaranteed to remain in office for a full term, continuing as president until 2020. And even then, even after what will be difficult, bruising years ahead, he is more than likely, as the incumbent, to win another term in office, and to stay on for four more years. https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-chance-donald...-163937108.html https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/imag...mp;action=click Was just riding on the subway and many of the stories in the Chinese media about Trump have this picture (accompanying abuse of power/obstruction of justice/impeachment headlines) of Bill Clinton and Monica in 1997 (her b-day). Wow...it's amazing how much he has aged since the "happier" times of that photo. Edited May 18, 2017 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 17, 2017 -> 05:19 PM) Knifes are out. Mueller had to be high up on worst case scenario appointments. Wonder if Rod Rosenstein will make it through the week. Dude it's Knives. I can respect this. If they did not break the law then I will have some confidence in him making statements that they didn't break the law. If they did what they did, then this will have confidence of enough congressional Republicans to be potentially helpful to the country. Per TPM Rosenstein announced this like 10 minutes before the evening news so that the administration would have no time to respond. That's a guy trying to salvage a reputation he realizes he threw in the trash last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Would Trump dare fire Rosenstein...? That's the first thought that came to mind. It's also going to be interesting to see what Trump does from abroad via Twitter and press conferences, especially if Comey testifies to Congress next week. The Donald probably won't sleep at all, absorbing the FOX NEWS coverage from abroad (hope he only has access to BBC or CNN, lol) due to the time zone difference and not wanting to miss any of the latest developments in DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 If Trump fires Rosenstein, he might as well fly to Mar A Lago and stay there, there isn't a point in coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) Trump, who fired Comey last week, was in the middle of interviewing candidates to replace him as FBI director when he was informed, according to a person close to the White House. White House officials were blindsided by the move, an administration official said. A large group of staffers went to the Oval Office to inform Trump, according to a person in the room, who said Trump took the news better than expected and signed off on the statement his aides crafted. politico.com It's official, if this news is true (Trump accepting the news w/o destroying the West Wing), then Lonzo Ball's dad just passed Trump for most outlandish person in America. Asking for Trump's net worth for a shoe contract (oops, branding deal) that's going to struggle to sell 1,000 pairs. Fox News' plan to ignore the Comey stuff and exist in an alternate reality blew up in their faces in the ratings https://www.yahoo.com/news/fox-news-downpla...-214327088.html Edited May 18, 2017 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 17, 2017 -> 08:38 PM) Trump, who fired Comey last week, was in the middle of interviewing candidates to replace him as FBI director when he was informed, according to a person close to the White House. White House officials were blindsided by the move, an administration official said. A large group of staffers went to the Oval Office to inform Trump, according to a person in the room, who said Trump took the news better than expected and signed off on the statement his aides crafted. politico.com It's official, if this news is true (Trump accepting the news w/o destroying the West Wing), then Lonzo Ball's dad just passed Trump for most outlandish person in America. Asking for Trump's net worth for a shoe contract (oops, branding deal) that's going to struggle to sell 1,000 pairs. Fox News' plan to ignore the Comey stuff and exist in an alternate reality blew up in their faces in the ratings https://www.yahoo.com/news/fox-news-downpla...-214327088.html What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 17, 2017 -> 08:29 PM) If Trump fires Rosenstein, he might as well fly to Mar A Lago and stay there, there isn't a point in coming back Oh dear lord the fallout would be insanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Caulfield you are trying too hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Just my opinion: This one won't be the end of Trump. The next one will be the impeachable offense. He still probably won't last a full year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Nyt: Trump transition team knew Flynn was under investigation. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/us/po...t.co/8BCeiuPGBx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Pence was head of the transition team so he would have known Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 So to recap today: - Sheriff David Clarke, under federal investigation for deaths in his prison that include a baby's death, has been appointed Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. - Turkish officials, working for a dictator, assaulted American citizens in the nation's capitol. - The former FBI director has agreed to publicly testify regarding the President possibly obstructing justice in regards to his campaign possibly colluding with our Cold War adversary to undermine an election, which the President won with nearly negative three million votes. - The Department of Education is going to siphon hundreds of millions from public education into school choice programs. - WashPo has a tape of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy ® saying that Trump is paid by Putin in a GOP meeting. Ryan says to keep it hush hush on the tape. McCarthy's camp denies it happened, then WashPo dropped the tape on them. - Flynn told the Trump transition team he was under investigation, so a whole mess of them (including Pence) could now be on the chopping block -Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel for the investigation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) There's more! Flynn stopped a military plan to attack ISIS's main stronghold with the aid of Kurds at Turkey's request. He's received $500k from Turkey and had to retroactively register as a foreign agent for them. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-g...e151149702.html Edited May 18, 2017 by StrangeSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 17, 2017 -> 08:27 PM) Would Trump dare fire Rosenstein...? That's the first thought that came to mind. It's also going to be interesting to see what Trump does from abroad via Twitter and press conferences, especially if Comey testifies to Congress next week. The Donald probably won't sleep at all, absorbing the FOX NEWS coverage from abroad (hope he only has access to BBC or CNN, lol) due to the time zone difference and not wanting to miss any of the latest developments in DC. I am expecting a Saturday Night Massacre at some point still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 It makes sense why Flynn asked for immunity to testify. Sounds like he is f***ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 On the plus side, you might be able to buy Manafort's new house in Florida for a song. He's going to need the capital to finance all those legal bills. Ask the likes of George Stephanopolous and Dee Dee Myers. I keep imagining which America would suck even more than the current one...under Pence or Paul Ryan? I'm feeling that I would actually prefer Pence, for some reason. But it's scary to have to choose between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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