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Who can blame them... Candidates poised for classified briefings despite spy agency worries over Trump
But Clapper’s remarks came amid new signs of deep discomfort with Trump among the upper ranks of the intelligence community. In a measure of that growing animosity, one senior intelligence official said Wednesday that he would decline to participate in any session with Trump.
“I would refuse,” the official said, citing not only concern with Trump’s expressions of admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin but seeming uninterest in acquiring a deeper or more nuanced understanding of world events.
“He’s been so uninterested in the truth and so reckless with it when he sees it,” the official said. He and others spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing a desire to speak candidly about domestic political issues that intelligence officials typically refuse to discuss.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
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"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
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"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
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![[Linked Image from s31.postimg.org]](https://s31.postimg.org/km7wn6k23/lenny3.jpg) Take away the right to say "F$CK" and you take away the right to say F$CK the government.
Lenny Bruce
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
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"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
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"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
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"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
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If Trump were elected, his nightmare vision of America would come true.
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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Query: is it a nightmare vision OF America, or maybe nightmare vision FOR America?
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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Query: is it a nightmare vision OF America, or maybe nightmare vision FOR America? Both he sees it as a nightmare and wants to make it an even worse nightmare.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
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Tea leaves: reports are that Mike Pence declined to attend the Koch Bros gala in Colorado, and that the Koch's are influencing other donors to dry up Trump's pool. I think that those who know Trump best know that he is unfit to serve and are getting scared he could win. When they meet with him in person, they realize it's not an act, he's really that scattered and uncontrollable.
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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This is from May 8th so it's kind of old, but the facts stand and it isn't based on skewed polls or media profits. It's based on past election results. Republicans will not win the presidency in November and it’s not just because Trump is the nominee, it’s really more about math and the electoral college. And – furthermore – the data is indisputable, at least since 1992.
Here’s the deal: since 1992 eighteen states plus the District of Columbia have voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every single election. When you add all of them up, you get a total of 242 electoral votes. Why is this important? You only need 270 to win. The democratic nominee is only 28 votes shy of winning right out of the gate. That’s a pretty big deal.
Also – since 1992, Republicans have only won 102 electoral votes (13 states), which makes it infinitely harder for them to win in November. They have a lot of catching up to do.
Put another way – all Hillary Clinton has to do is win every state Democrats have always won over the last several decades without fail, and win just one other state like Florida (29 electoral votes) and she takes the White House. It’s really just simple math.
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Nate has been saying that since 2008.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
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