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| DaMuleRules wrote: | | ChefLinda wrote: | | Quote: | John Harwood Verified account @JohnJHarwood
when Trump said his administration may have accomplished more than any in American history, members of UN General Assembly laughed |
He's the laughingstock of the world. Inside his bubble of sycophants, golf clubs and vanity rallies he gets cheered for saying lying (bleep) stuff. In the real world, everyone knows what an ignorant lying butthole he his. |
Caught that moment as I headed out the door. I stopped and just marveled at the surreal thing that was happening. The POtuS was literally being laughed at by the governing body of international leaders and the dumbass sat there and grinned not even realizing how he was being mocked. |
At the laughing, "Didn't expect that reaction but that's OK."
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| DaMuleRules wrote: | | ChefLinda wrote: | | he was actually embarrassed in that moment (to the limited degree that he feels such things). |
I didn't see it that way at all. He was laughing and grinning like he was thinking, "I'm even funnier than I thought . . ." |
“Believe me, I handled it better than any President in history. I can be very, very charming.” |
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I think he was aware that they were laughing at him, but if he's good at something, it's to always project confidence, even when he's surrounded by people that are smarter and more capable than he is. He knows they know he's full of (bleep), but he'll never admit it. And that's why he has to use hyperbole to cover up his insecurities.
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He thinks it’s a performance.
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| ocho wrote: | | Quote: | | Avenatti is creditable. He's not a publicity seeker. |
Come again? |
I don't see him as a publicity seeker in the sense of enhancing himself. I see him using the forum to bolster his clients positions. Using the media to swing the court of public opinion to his clients favor.
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Wilt
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:36 am Post subject: |
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| jodeke wrote: | | ocho wrote: | | Quote: | | Avenatti is creditable. He's not a publicity seeker. |
Come again? |
I don't see him as a publicity seeker in the sense of enhancing himself. I see him using the forum to bolster his clients positions. Using the media to swing the court of public opinion to his clients favor. |
He's both, I think. He loves to talk and appear on television, but he's also good at representing his clients.
I guess the only time he promised something and didn't quite deliver was the 60 minutes interview and the DVD thing.
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | Expect to pay more at the pump:
| Quote: | Oil prices hit four-year-high of $81 amid looming Iran sanctions
Oil prices hit a four-year high of $81.48 a barrel on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia and Russia appeared to reject calls from the US to increase production amid looming sanctions against Iranian oil.
Brent crude hit its highest level since November 2014 at $81.48 a barrel, just days after a meeting in the Algerian capital to discuss global supply levels ended with no formal agreement.
US President Donald Trump slammed the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) last week, saying the 15-member oil cartel should keep crude prices low because of the military protection the US provided for the region.
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According to the WSJ, Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter has increased production to around 10.4 million barrels of crude per-day over the past two months.
But according to the newspaper, the kingdom's state-run oil giant Saudi Arabian Oil Co, known as Aramco, doesn't have the capacity to meet future demand if Iran is no longer delivering oil.
Citing oil traders, it said with the combination of sanctions on Iranian oil and supply limitations in Saudi Arabia, there could be a "price spike, likely $90 to $100" a barrel. |
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Add in the $.85 per gallon tax passed by Gov. Brain Dead. |
You obviously read this thread religiously, and are too afraid to engage, so you settle for cheap, unimaginative troll attempts instead (which I suppose is braver than trying to troll it from other threads like a few others). At least you know your hand is weak.
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| Quote: | Gabriel Debenedetti Verified account @gdebenedetti
Sensing a theme in this week's Senate polls:
FL: Nelson (D) +17 over Scott (R) among women [Quinnipiac]
AZ: Sinema (D) +15 over McSally (R) among women [Marist]
MI: Stabenow (D) +24 over James (R) among women [Mitchell]
WI: Baldwin (D) +27 over Vukmir (R) among women [Marquette] |
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Kavanaugh keeps lying.
Said he's never been blackout drunk. His Yale roommate says the opposite.
Also said drinking age was 18 when he was a high school senior. He was a 17 year old senior. And that year, the state he was in raised the drinking age to 21.
Not to mention the 4 times he perjured himself.
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| ChefLinda wrote: | | Quote: | Gabriel Debenedetti Verified account @gdebenedetti
Sensing a theme in this week's Senate polls:
FL: Nelson (D) +17 over Scott (R) among women [Quinnipiac]
AZ: Sinema (D) +15 over McSally (R) among women [Marist]
MI: Stabenow (D) +24 over James (R) among women [Mitchell]
WI: Baldwin (D) +27 over Vukmir (R) among women [Marquette] |
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I was worried about Nelson after a series of bad polls. But he has bounced back.
Tester also leads in a new poll.
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| DaMuleRules wrote: | | ChefLinda wrote: | | he was actually embarrassed in that moment (to the limited degree that he feels such things). |
I didn't see it that way at all. He was laughing and grinning like he was thinking, "I'm even funnier than I thought . . ." |
IMO, that was a nervous reaction to being shamed. Most of the reporters covering describe his reaction as flustered and embarrassed. If you go back and watch you can see him flush slightly and the grin is frozen in place, not a natural grin. Also, Trump almost never laughs. Sometimes he laughs at his own jokes. His laughter here was spontaneous nervous laughter covering his chagrin. IMO.
Of course the bluster and bravado is his attempt to overcompensate for his deep sense of inadequacy. That's why 99% of his life is spent in emotionally safe surroundings where only sycophants, employees, cultists and millionaire golf club buddies are allowed to interact with him. Twitter is his way of screaming into the void without having to listen to feedback.
On the rare occasions Fox News or a Republican dares disagree or criticize him, he explodes in rage.
Do not be fooled by the blustering bully persona. Underneath he is an emotional weakling -- and we are all paying for it because we don't usually let emotional weaklings sit in the oval office. |
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| kikanga wrote: | Kavanaugh keeps lying.
Said he's never been blackout drunk. His Yale roommate says the opposite.
Also said drinking age was 18 when he was a high school senior. He was a 17 year old senior. And that year, the state he was in raised the drinking age to 21.
Not to mention the 4 times he perjured himself. |
On top of everything else, what a crappy lawyer. |
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| Wilt wrote: | | ChefLinda wrote: | | Quote: | Gabriel Debenedetti Verified account @gdebenedetti
Sensing a theme in this week's Senate polls:
FL: Nelson (D) +17 over Scott (R) among women [Quinnipiac]
AZ: Sinema (D) +15 over McSally (R) among women [Marist]
MI: Stabenow (D) +24 over James (R) among women [Mitchell]
WI: Baldwin (D) +27 over Vukmir (R) among women [Marquette] |
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I was worried about Nelson after a series of bad polls. But he has bounced back.
Tester also leads in a new poll. |
I guess attacking sexual assault victims is not going over so well. Who could have predicted that?
Dean Heller (Incumbent R) vs Jacky Rosen (D) in Nevada is also a tossup. |
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Winning the senate where you are defending 25 seats to nine would be a helluva deal.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 10:35 am Post subject: |
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| Omar Little wrote: | | Winning the senate where you are defending 25 seats to nine would be a helluva deal. |
It's always been an extreme long shot. But the odds for D's get a little better each day. |
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I keep wondering what the October surprise is.
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Time out for a feel-good moment of the day. Watch this little girl belt out the Star Spangled Banner before a soccer game:
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1044550375573999616
They should get her for a Laker game. |
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| ChefLinda wrote: | | Omar Little wrote: | | Winning the senate where you are defending 25 seats to nine would be a helluva deal. |
It's always been an extreme long shot. But the odds for D's get a little better each day. |
Not looking all that bad right now. From the 538 Classic forecast, repubs have 42 not up this year, four solid-R, 1 likely-R, and one leaning-R (Cruz/O'Rourke) for 48 seats at least leaning R. Dems have 23 not up this year, 18 solid-D, 5 likely-D, and 3 lean-D for 49 at least leaning D. That leaves three as toss-ups. In Tennessee, Blackburn (R) is being given a 3-in-5 shot of winning over Bredesen (D). In ND, Heitkamp (D) is being given a 4-in-7 shot over Cramer (R). And in Nevada it's Rosen (D) 5-in-9 over Heller (R). With the way things are looking to 538 right now, the status quo gives the Dems the majority. The 538 Deluxe forecast swings one race from toss-up to Lean-D, with only two toss-ups (ND & NV).
We have a ways to go and like Omar says, there's likely an October Surprise to come, but right now I can't complain. |
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This could be the October surprise.
| Quote: | .@OMAROSA says she’s heard a tape recording where President @realDonaldTrump uses the N-word & soon we'll all hear it,
“I believe the people who have it will release it around the midterms," |
https://twitter.com/Elex_Michaelson/status/1044656303006670848
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Entertaining but I don’t think anybody gonna be surprised by it |
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Entertaining but I don’t think anybody gonna be surprised by it |
It's definitely not going to dissuade any of his supporters. It'll probably make them like him even more. |
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Mitch McConnell announces that Senate Judiciary has hired an outside attorney (who is a woman) to do the questioning Thursday. They are doing this presumably because they don't trust the old white guys on the committee not to say offensive, sexist stuff. And this is how he makes the announcement:
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.@SenateMajLdr: "We have hired a female assistant to go on staff and to ask these questions in a respectful and professional way. We want this hearing to be handled very professionally not a political sideshow..." |
Attorney who is a specialist in sex crimes and happens to be a woman = female assistant.
And that my friends is the GOP misogyny problem in a nutshell. |
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| Dominator wrote: | | governator wrote: |
Entertaining but I don’t think anybody gonna be surprised by it |
It's definitely not going to dissuade any of his supporters. It'll probably make them like him even more. |
Trump voters and cronies say it all the time so it's totally normal for his base.
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| ChefLinda wrote: | Mitch McConnell announces that Senate Judiciary has hired an outside attorney (who is a woman) to do the questioning Thursday. They are doing this presumably because they don't trust the old white guys on the committee not to say offensive, sexist stuff. And this is how he makes the announcement:
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.@SenateMajLdr: "We have hired a female assistant to go on staff and to ask these questions in a respectful and professional way. We want this hearing to be handled very professionally not a political sideshow..." |
Attorney who is a specialist in sex crimes and happens to be a woman = female assistant.
And that my friends is the GOP misogyny problem in a nutshell. |
They won't release her name so she can be vetted. She how she's handled sex abuse cases. Her record etc. I'd love to see the list of questions she's been given to ask Kavanaugh and Ford. If I were a betting man I'd wager she has been given a list. If given a list I'd bet the condo they favor Kavanaugh.
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