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I believe that Bannon was brought into the campaign for two reasons: First, because Trump likes to surround himself with people who stroke his ego; second, because he wants to get started on "Trump TV." Yet another failed enterprise, one could guess. Roger, the pervert, Ailes and Stephen, the Nazi, Bannon. A winning team. 
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
Dostoevsky
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I believe (unfortunately without offering any evidence) that report is inaccurate.
I recollect Hannity promoting the idea of Clinton health issues on his radio talk show long before he made it a staple of his Fox show.
I suspect he doubled down on it, because he recognized poor polling numbers may impact not only the election but his own shows. The meme is used to not only bolster Trump supporters with some justification for their support but to dissuade potential listeners who may have considered other candidates into voting for a "healthy" candidate.
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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Desperate times call for desperate memesures.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Double Trump clarified his immigration policy today. "I'll just keep saying the word," adding that, "I'll release the details with my tax returns."
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Trump's "tax plan" not only gives billion-dollar breaks to the rich, it is designed to bankrupt SS and Medicare. Instead of child care deductions being taken from general taxes, they would be offset against payroll taxes. Yes, you read that right. Right now SS is solvent through 2034. Under Trump's plan it will be raided and become insolvent sooner. if Trump’s new deduction were applied to payroll taxes — as distinct from personal income taxes. The New York Times recently reported that the deduction could offset up to one-half of a parent’s payroll taxes. If that were the case, the tax benefit would succeed in reaching millions of households in the zero bracket. Such a move, however, could have adverse ripple effects. Any large decline in payroll tax receipts would contribute to the funding crisis faced by those government programs which depend on such funding. .
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Watching Kellyanne Conway again. She seems to be getting more desperate, but it's only been two weeks! I found her amusing at first, but the more I see of her, the less I like.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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I'd let her in the debates, too. She's make a good straightman for Trump.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
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Or maybe the other way around. It 's the Con Way...
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
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It turns out, Donald Trump only "owns" five buildings. He has minor interests in others, and other businesses, but nothing close to a controlling interest. [R]ecognizing that Trump’s big borrowings are concentrated on just five properties raises a nettlesome question about the mogul’s epic claims. In reality, Trump owns, or owns portions of, just a few major properties, though what he does own are trophies. If you take a reasonable estimate of the value of his holdings, and put a likely multiple around 15 on his recurring royalty profits, you don’t get too far over $4 billion. Subtract $1.11 billion in debt, and you’re somewhere in the $3 billion range as Fortune previously estimated. . Here's the thing, and this will shock absolutely no one: Trump lies about everything. Not "waffle", not "shade the truth" - flat out lies. Makes stuff up. Promotes stuff he knows to be false. He doesn't go a day, or a topic, without lying. His "worth" he has lied about so often it is hard to keep up with, and even he may no longer know the truth (but I bet his accountants do!). The rough formula Fortune used to use is "divide by 3" - take whatever he "claims" and divide it - and that worked for some time. I'm not sure it does anymore, but who knows? If he released his tax records, maybe we'd know. But, then we'd know. If there is one thing Donald hates it is getting caught in a lie, and that happens so often. Then he'll move on to the next one.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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