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Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:38 am
by Garth

twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/858100088253669376


Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 11:01 am
by Moggy
Garth wrote:

twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/858100088253669376



Highly respected = I used to disrespect him until I met him and shared chocolate cake.

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 11:49 am
by Oblomov Boblomov
Seen this clown speaking to the NRA? God, I strawberry floating hate him so much.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04 ... -national/

Donald Trump tells NRA: 'The 8-year assault on your Second Amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end'

Of course, that didn't stop him from banning firearms at the event itself :simper:.

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 11:54 am
by Moggy
Easy D wrote:No longer will federal agencies come after law abiding gun owners.


Thank god for that, all those law abiding gun owners can now be released!

:slol:

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 4:32 am
by Garth
Trump blames constitution for chaos of his first 100 days
The president is learning the limits of power

In an interview with Fox News to mark the 100-day mark, he declared himself “disappointed” with congressional Republicans, despite his many “great relationships” with them.

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He blamed the constitutional checks and balances built in to US governance. “It’s a very rough system,” he said. “It’s an archaic system … It’s really a bad thing for the country.”

He has failed to get any of his priorities turned into legislation in the face of party disunity, and his attempt to rule by executive order has been largely hollow. His decrees have been either meaningless, like his one-page, detail-free tax reform plan, or have been blocked by the courts, such as his travel ban for Muslim countries and refugees.

Trump’s approval ratings have remained mired at historic lows for a presidency in what is supposed to be a honeymoon period, hovering around – and frequently below – the 40% mark, well below his recent predecessors at this stage in their presidencies.

But his core supporters have remained faithful, choosing to believe that the mainstream media are purveyors of fake news, rather than accept that the Trump presidency has not been the unrivalled success the president has claimed. They have also accommodated Trump’s affinity for Vladimir Putin. The percentage of Republicans who see Russia as an unfriendly state has fallen from 82% in 2014 to 41% now, according to a CNN/ORC poll.

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The gap between the extreme bravado of Trump’s claims and the daily realities of governing has deepened public cynicism. In a new Gallup poll, just 36% declared him honest and trustworthy, down from 42% in early February. His general approval rating stood at 40%.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... presidency

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 5:44 am
by Rightey
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Trump can't get things done because of those darn checks and balances.

I've always thought the US system where the president can be in power, but not actually have any power if the congress and the senate are not their own party was always strange but it looks like it's actually doing it's job now. Scary to think that if it was a parliamentary system like in Canada or the UK, he would have a lot more power. :dread:

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 5:48 am
by Alvin Flummux
Garth wrote:
The Guardian wrote:He blamed the constitutional checks and balances built in to US governance. “It’s a very rough system,” he said. “It’s an archaic system … It’s really a bad thing for the country.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... presidency

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Rightey wrote:I've always thought the US system where the president can be in power, but not actually have any power if the congress and the senate are not their own party was always strange but it looks like it's actually doing it's job now. Scary to think that if it was a parliamentary system like in Canada or the UK, he would have a lot more power. :dread:


Indeed. Trump is the best advertisement for the American political system we've ever known.

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:18 am
by Saint of Killers



Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:19 am
by Moggy
I'm ashamed at how long it took me to get the "not see Steve Bannon, not see Steve Bannon, not see Steve Bannon" joke. :fp:

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 6:35 am
by Saint of Killers
Sebastian Gorka to leave White House amid accusations of links to far-right

Briton, who previously worked for Fox News and Breitbart, had been hired to sit on an advisory panel created by Steve Bannon

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... -far-right


:toot:

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 3:34 pm
by Garth
Trump on Andrew Jackson and the Civil War:
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Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 3:43 pm
by Knoyleo

twitter.com/rich_gallup/status/859027829765402624



twitter.com/professoraxeman/status/859030872103821313


Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 3:56 pm
by KK
Only thing missing from the Trump book of conversational cliches was: 'Andrew Jackson, a good friend of mine...'

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 10:34 pm
by Garth
Sean Hannity Eyes Fox News Exit, Insiders Say

Sean Hannity is looking to leave Fox News, according to sources, following the resignation of Fox News co-president Bill Shine officially on Monday.

Shine was Hannity’s his long-time ally whom he personally recommended the network hire two decades ago to produce Hannity & Colmes. In recent days, Hannity warned it would be the “total end” of Fox News should Shine leave, and he rallied conservative activists to back him up.

Initially, insiders said, Hannity’s army of lawyers had hoped to discuss with Fox ways of protecting his 8-year-old primetime show, amid fears that Lachlan and James Murdoch—fresh off the ousting of Bill O’Reilly—were looking to push the network away from hard-right politics.

However, with Shine’s departure on Monday, one source told The Daily Beast, there’s no reason for Hannity to stay. “The network now belongs to the Murdoch sons,” another Fox insider said after learning that Shine was gone.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... siders-say

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 10:36 pm
by Lex-Man
Garth wrote:
Sean Hannity Eyes Fox News Exit, Insiders Say

Sean Hannity is looking to leave Fox News, according to sources, following the resignation of Fox News co-president Bill Shine officially on Monday.

Shine was Hannity’s his long-time ally whom he personally recommended the network hire two decades ago to produce Hannity & Colmes. In recent days, Hannity warned it would be the “total end” of Fox News should Shine leave, and he rallied conservative activists to back him up.

Initially, insiders said, Hannity’s army of lawyers had hoped to discuss with Fox ways of protecting his 8-year-old primetime show, amid fears that Lachlan and James Murdoch—fresh off the ousting of Bill O’Reilly—were looking to push the network away from hard-right politics.

However, with Shine’s departure on Monday, one source told The Daily Beast, there’s no reason for Hannity to stay. “The network now belongs to the Murdoch sons,” another Fox insider said after learning that Shine was gone.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... siders-say


Surely Fox news can't become less right wing as it will just alienate all of its viewers.

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 10:46 pm
by Peter Crisp
Fox now have the most smug man in the known universe in Tucker Carlson.

He's a total, total smeghead and I challenge anyone to watch one of his interviews and not want to punch him right in his stupid face.

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 10:49 pm
by KK
The wheels have well and truly fallen off at Fox News. Being murdered by the very monster they created.

It's a tarnished news brand that will take a monumental effort to turn into an organisation people see as legitimate. Run off their right wing audience however and their ratings are going to collapse.

I tell you, if Breitbart were to launch a news network (as hard as it would be to make the maths work)...

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 10:55 pm
by Alvin Flummux
KK wrote:I tell you, if Breitbart were to launch a news network...


Wouldn't surprise me if Bannon decides to just leave the White House at some point and do exactly that.

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 10:56 pm
by Peter Crisp
KK wrote:The wheels have well and truly fallen off at Fox News. Being murdered by the very monster they created.

It's a tarnished news brand that will take a monumental effort to turn into an organisation people see as legitimate. Run off their right wing audience however and their ratings are going to collapse.

I tell you, if Breitbart were to launch a news network...


The fox fans honestly don't give a gooseberry fool and no matter what happens they will support Fox and just claim anything going wrong is fake news.

Re: The American Politics Thread

Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 11:09 pm
by Moggy
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