American Politics Thread: Orange is the new POTUS (Archive)

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

In the sense that nothing can be done about it, yeah, I guess... but I would think it's pretty important to get a sense of what the next asteroid of awful crap hurtling towards us might look like.

Apparently he suggested that anyone in any federal department (specifically state) who doesn't like the direction the White House is taking should get on board or quit. That's a pretty vomit-inducing signal to send.

Right, but you'll find all that stuff out if you just wait an hour and read a 3 minute long article.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by HotHotHeat

I said there's no way to know it's legit or satire, and that anyone claiming to know otherwise shouldn't be. You've now said 'it's been debunked several times'... I suppose I should just believe you?

Sorry. Misunderstood your post. I thought you meant it should be taken seriously as it hadn't been disproven

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Elise Viebeck ‏@eliseviebeck
Q: What about the detained 5yo? Spicer: To assume that because of someone's age or gender they don't pose a threat is "misguided and wrong"

[DuffMan]

Sean Spicer has a very punchable face.

[photon]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Elise Viebeck ‏@eliseviebeck
Q: What about the detained 5yo? Spicer: To assume that because of someone's age or gender they don't pose a threat is "misguided and wrong"

The Aussie teen denied a US VISA to go to "space camp" with his class because his parents were born in Iran was clearly training to fly the ISS into the White House.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Puppet Guy

I felt sick doing this one, since it felt like a disrespect to puppets everywhere:

Haha, first time I've smiled in this thread. Did you really make that (it's great)? Is that you beside the puppet?

[photon]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Is that you beside the puppet?

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

Azure, why can't you see these politicians for what they are?

Why do you relentless adopt the standard narrative when months later you'll post about it burning you (never in so many words).

Trump's gonna trump. this is who he is. He's a 70 year old man, his character isn't going to change it's going to become more forceful.

While politicians will be politicians, it doesn't bode well for POTUS to get played on this issue, or on further issues down the road.

I actually have a small feeling Trump didn't quite know what he signed, and there might be internal repercussions for the people that brought him the stupid proposal to begin with. We'll never hear about it though.

What did it take for the Whitehouse to do a 180 and say 'oh if you have a green card or valid passport from a different country we will let you in', 24 hours? Just reeks of incompetence in making sure the original order was properly figured out.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Cube Inmate

If (as) this anti-immigration order is overturned by the courts, His supporters are not going to get angry at Him, they're going to get angry at the "activist courts." Which is exactly what He wants -- to have the legitimacy of the courts undermined.

Tough chance that will happen. His approval is already tanking.

Sure, the people who really support him will have a problem with the activist courts who dare to challenge their supreme leader, but if anything, stupidity like this will just mobilize people to action.

A lot of the people I talk too who felt maybe he wasn't such a crazy have suddenly changed their tune after this past weekend.

[HotHotHeat]

I think we're beyond his approval rating having an impact on his decisions.

[Puppet Guy]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Haha, first time I've smiled in this thread. Did you really make that (it's great)? Is that you beside the puppet?

I just did the photoshop (nowhere near able to scuplt a full-on ventriloquist dummy). The puppet is property of Terry Fator.

And I look like my avatar.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Azure

I actually have a small feeling Trump didn't quite know what he signed, .

If you are correct that is the scariest thing in this thread.

[ResAlien]

The head of the CIA will now be added back to the regular NSC schedule. It's like very move he's making is seeing how far he can push things and then backtracks enough to calm people a bit. The oversteps will get larger and larger.

[DuffMan]

Executive Orders are really losing their esteem.
Weird, the Republicans had such a problem with Obamas but are OK with Trump signing them, like he's signing autographs.


President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday morning requiring that for every new federal regulation implemented, two must be rescinded.
“This will be the biggest such act that our country has ever seen,” Trump declared moments before signing it in the Oval Office. “There will be regulation, there will be control, but it will be a normalized control where you can open your business and expand your business very easily. And that's what our country has been all about.”

[Azure]

Originally Posted by HotHotHeat

I think we're beyond his approval rating having an impact on his decisions.

His approval rating is a good indication that the midterms will swing the other way.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

If you are correct that is the scariest thing in this thread.

See below.

Originally Posted by ResAlien

The head of the CIA will now be added back to the regular NSC schedule. It's like very move he's making is seeing how far he can push things and then backtracks enough to calm people a bit. The oversteps will get larger and larger.

Just another example of a rash decision that he now had to backtrack on.

I don't think the guy knows what he is signing off on. His ego is getting in the way of being able to be at least remotely objective.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by Azure

His approval rating is a good indication that the midterms will swing the other way.

We'll see. The way districts have been gerrymandered I wonder if you don't need disapproval at 2/3 to get the house back.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

Executive Orders are really losing their esteem.
Weird, the Republicans had such a problem with Obamas but are OK with Trump signing them, like he's signing autographs.


President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday morning requiring that for every new federal regulation implemented, two must be rescinded.
“This will be the biggest such act that our country has ever seen,” Trump declared moments before signing it in the Oval Office. “There will be regulation, there will be control, but it will be a normalized control where you can open your business and expand your business very easily. And that's what our country has been all about.”

Didn't Harper do that here in Canada years ago?

Canada has taken action to tackle the hidden taxes imposed on its economy by regulations. The Red Tape Reduction Act (C-21) requires that for every new regulation introduced by the Canadian federal government, one of equal burden must be removed from the books.

C-21 is the first law of its kind in the world, according to the Financial Post. C-21 has been in effect as policy in Canada for several years, but now it has been officially codified. The law operates essentially as a cap on the cost of regulations on the economy and the Canadian people.

The latest estimate from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business suggests that regulation costs $37 billion a year. Local small business owners suggest that 30 percent could be taken from that burden ($11 billion), without any impact on human health, safety, or the environment.

http://www.westernjournalism.com/can...st-be-removed/

Heh.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

We'll see. The way districts have been gerrymandered I wonder if you don't need disapproval at 2/3 to get the house back.

You just need to mobilize people to vote.

Making dumb decisions might actually get people involved for once.

[bigtmac19]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Elise Viebeck ‏@eliseviebeck
Q: What about the detained 5yo? Spicer: To assume that because of someone's age or gender they don't pose a threat is "misguided and wrong"

For real? Did the press corp just burst into laughter? How does anyone take this guy seriously? I don't know why the press corp continue to show up for these briefings. What is the point? It's all just bull####.