The [Current Year] General Political/Salma Hayek discussion thread, part 4!!!

[Kutnupe14]

Oh, and in the "Are You Really THAT Petty" news:

The White House’s directive to hide a Navy destroyer named after Senator John McCain during President Trump’s recent visit to a naval base in Japan was driven, administration officials said on Thursday, by a fear of bad visuals — the name of the president’s nemesis clearly visible in photographs of him.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/us/politics/trump-mccain-ship.html

I imagine sailors tend to be very proud of the ships on which they serve. So I imagine that's at least on boat in the Navy where the folks aren't too fond of the current administration.

 

[BugI02]

This has been up for at least 10 hours. You should get out more, go someplace where CNN isn't on all the time

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/30/donald-trump-uss-mccain-flap-well-meaning-shouldnt/
Trump on USS McCain flap: 'Well-meaning' but shouldn't have been done

President Trump said Thursday that people who took steps to conceal the USS John McCain during his overseas trip were “well-meaning” but that their actions were ill-advised and he had nothing to do with it.
Mr. Trump told White House reporters he wasn’t a fan of late Sen. John McCain, but he wasn’t involved in hiding the ship whose namesake is in honor of the Arizonan, his father and grandfather.
“Somebody did it, because they thought I didn’t like him, OK?” he said. “They were well-meaning, I will say. I didn’t know anything about it. I would never have done that.”

Cue the "But Trump lies about everything" canard/fall back position in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

 

[BugI02]

Sometimes it hard to believe that our president is really this stupid.

Via Twitter:



Who exactly does he think that 5% is going to be paid by?

People who would cheerfully sell half of America down the river to save $.50 on their produce and $50 on their iPhone? Just sayin'

 

[Kutnupe14]

This has been up for at least 10 hours. You should get out more, go someplace where CNN isn't on all the time

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/30/donald-trump-uss-mccain-flap-well-meaning-shouldnt/
Trump on USS McCain flap: 'Well-meaning' but shouldn't have been done




Cue the "But Trump lies about everything" canard/fall back position in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

Did I make reference to the president being behind the act? If the president was clearly behind this (and to steal from Bob Muller), I was have said so. I left it simply at "administration."

 

[actaeon277]

I just blew chunks.

 

[actaeon277]

https://www.facebook.com/FireEye/photos/a.10150717210574203/10157543134199203/?type=3&theater

 

[Alpo]

Oh, and in the "Are You Really THAT Petty" news:


https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/us/politics/trump-mccain-ship.html

I imagine sailors tend to be very proud of the ships on which they serve. So I imagine that's at least on boat in the Navy where the folks aren't too fond of the current administration.

The good news: Donald will NEVER have a ship named after him. Maybe a designated superfund site would be appropriate: Trump Dump.

 

[BugI02]

Obama probably already has at least one named for him ... in the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The IRIN probably paid cash for it

 

[printcraft]

Obama probably already has at least one named for him ... in the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The IRIN probably paid cash for it

And just like its namesake, it's probably chock full of seamen.

 

[d.kaufman]

And just like its namesake, it's probably chock full of seamen.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I just blew chunks.

Maybe she's just there as a cautionary tale about how NOT to conduct cyber security. That's about the only role she would be fit for.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

The Ocasio-Cortez–Cruz Bill Would Almost Certainly Be Unconstitutional

A motley crew in the House and the Senate has resolved to prohibit former members of Congress from becoming lobbyists. In the bipartisan working group — which was formed ad hoc yesterday, on Twitter — are Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., NY), Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas), Senator Brian Schatz (D., Hawaii), and Representative Chip Roy (R., Texas).

 

[KLB]

The Ocasio-Cortez–Cruz Bill Would Almost Certainly Be Unconstitutional

Looks like they have a good point. I wonder if they could just make them wait for a bit before they can make the transition.

 

[Phase2]

Looks like they have a good point. I wonder if they could just make them wait for a bit before they can make the transition.

Not sure about that. Beware of taking a single word "petition" out of context. All petitions are not covered by the constitution.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Lobbying for special-interest-favoring legislation is not the same thing as "the right of the people ... to petition the Government for a redress of grievances", particularly when it's true purpose is to hamstring the people and/or other businesses.

Even if an outright ban doesn't work, I've long been a supporter of Glenn Reynold's (Instapundit) revolving-door surtax as an alternative way to fight government corruption.

 

[Mongo59]

Looks like they have a good point. I wonder if they could just make them wait for a bit before they can make the transition.

Yes, like after the next of kin has claimed their death benefit...

 

[Kutnupe14]

So someone help me out. Why are the adult children of the president accompanying on an official visit, on the taxpayer's dime?

I'll give you Jared and Ivanka, who are advisors, but the Don Jr, Eric (and wife), and Tiffany? They were NOT invited. The president did however say that he wanted his children to have a "Next Generation," meeting with William and Harry.... I'm not sure why, as the presidency isn't a heirediatry position (at least not yet). I personally, do not think we should be paying for the field trips for adults.

 

[BugI02]

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[churchmouse]

So someone help me out. Why are the adult children of the president accompanying on an official visit, on the taxpayer's dime?

I'll give you Jared and Ivanka, who are advisors, but the Don Jr, Eric (and wife), and Tiffany? They were NOT invited. The president did however say that he wanted his children to have a "Next Generation," meeting with William and Harry.... I'm not sure why, as the presidency isn't a heirediatry position (at least not yet). I personally, do not think we should be paying for the field trips for adults.

I remind you of the over the top vacations taken by -O and his crew. How soon we forget.

 

[Birds Away]

I remind you of the over the top vacations taken by -O and his crew. How soon we forget.

You know that's irrelevant to the radical leftists.

 

[KLB]

You know that's irrelevant to the [STRIKE]radical leftists.[/STRIKE]conversation.

FTFY

Obama's crap was wrong, so is Trump's. If he wanted them there, they should pay their own way.