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

[Jludo]

Upside to Trumps craziness is if you dont like who's appointed to *insert position here* you need only give it a few months and your concerns will be rectified. I hope the chickenhawk Bolton retires to a quiet farm somewhere and is never heard from again.

 

[Phase2]

In a vacuum, sure that makes sense. But when you have administration officials, foreign diplomats staying there, it seems more like paying tribute than practicality.
And then you have....


https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/06/air-force-trump-scottish-retreat-1484337

This crew had apparently taken that trip from Kuwait on dozens of other occasions, and never stopped at a Trump resort. Maybe there's a good excuse for them staying there... but you can't help but consider there might be (with all the rest of the tribute paying) something shady going on.

As usual, a lie travels half-way around the world before the truth gets it's shoelaces tied. Apparently, no one thought to actually check how the arrangement was established before speculating. The agreement to stay at the Trump property predates the Trump presidency.

Trump 'Scotlandgate' Air Force Story Crushed By NYT Report Of Long-Standing Lodging Deal

 

[BugI02]

And also one from the Washington Examiner

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...itary-money-really-propping-up-a-trump-resort
Is military money really propping up a Trump resort?

Contracts for military fueling were negotiated and being used at that airport before Trump was even elected, and the Trump property seems to be considerably cheaper than comparable properties

 

[BugI02]

Still waiting on the audit of the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One, though

If you wanted to find official corruption the enemies of the people might look there. Just sayin'

 

[KG1]

He keeps tweeting this figure out, and no one knows where it's coming from.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1171022839962644480

I believe he pulled that from the files that he keeps in his ass.

 

[nonobaddog]

Anti-Trump liars caught lying again..... nothing new there.

 

[bwframe]

Republican Wins North Carolina Special Election Seen As 2020 Bellwether

 

[KG1]

Republican Wins North Carolina Special Election Seen As 2020 Bellwether

I was prepared not to buy into the whole “bellwether” spin if the Democrat won. I’m not gonna buy into it now either.

 

[bwframe]

I was prepared not to buy into the whole “bellwether” spin if the Democrat won. I’m not gonna buy into it now either.

I don't buy all that I either. As a reflection of that headline though, somebody did.

I'll take it though. A win is a win, at a critical time. A loss for the enemy shuts down their gun control retoric as a winning strategy.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1171825517236019200

Flavored e-cigarettes will be ordered off the market by the FDA, according to the White House

 

[DoggyDaddy]

https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1171825517236019200

Flavored e-cigarettes will be ordered off the market by the FDA, according to the White House

I wonder if they're strictly talking about the ones like Juul that come "pre-loaded", or if includes the flavored liquids too?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1171825517236019200

Flavored e-cigarettes will be ordered off the market by the FDA, according to the White House

That's OK...I don't use e-cigarettes any way.

(That's how it works, isn't it concealed only carriers?)

 

[Kutnupe14]

I was prepared not to buy into the whole “bellwether” spin if the Democrat won. I’m not gonna buy into it now either.

You might not buy into it, but you should at least pay attention to trends. Democrats have been notoriously bad at turning out for mid-terms and special elections. For districts that have been ruby red for so long, the Democrats being competitive in those areas, again noting it not an presidential election year, is something to take note of.

 

[Kutnupe14]

https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1171825517236019200

Flavored e-cigarettes will be ordered off the market by the FDA, according to the White House

Did the White House hand down this dictate?

 

[bwframe]

You might not buy into it, but you should at least pay attention to trends. Democrats have been notoriously bad at turning out for mid-terms and special elections. For districts that have been ruby red for so long, the Democrats being competitive in those areas, again noting it not an presidential election year, is something to take note of.

 

[KLB]

Did the White House hand down this dictate?

Secretary Alex Azar
@SecAzar
I just announced with @POTUS and @FDACommissioner that we will be finalizing policies that will clear flavored e-cigarettes from the market. New provisional data show that youth use continues to rise rapidly, and we will not stand idly by.

 

[T.Lex]

I wonder if they're going to go after marijuana next.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Seeing this decision rightfully being chastised from both sides.

Just a bad move.

 

[KLB]

Think of the children!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Seeing this decision rightfully being chastised from both sides.

Just a bad move.

Meh, I've never understood anyone that wanted to smoke a blueberry muffin or a cinnamon roll to be honest.