Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 12:52 pm
by Moggy
The one thing I don't understand is why they haven't taken his phone off of him.
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 12:55 pm
by Garth
He's surrounded by yes men, and people are afraid to tell him what to do. According to White House sources, it seems they try to divert his attention to other (generally more Trump-positive) things instead.
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 12:56 pm
by Hexx
Garth wrote:He's surrounded by yes men, and people are afraid to tell him what to do. According to White House sources, it seems they try to divert his attention to other (generally more Trump-positive) things instead.
Rllmuk says he's got a press conference today as well
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 12:59 pm
by Garth
twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/865173176854204416
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 12:59 pm
by Alvin Flummux
Said the Birther.
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 1:00 pm
by Garth
twitter.com/davidmackau/status/865171777114296321
Typical
Fox News has a scary amount of influence over him.
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 1:03 pm
by Alvin Flummux
Republican congressman (and probable loser in next year's midterms) Darrell Issa ordered the IRS to watch conservative and liberal groups more closely, an action entirely within their remit anyway.
Not sure about F&F though, but that seems like small potatoes compared to Comrade Trumpski's Gotten To Adventureland.
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 1:05 pm
by Drumstick
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 1:06 pm
by Moggy
Said the Birther.
The other day he said no politician had ever been treated as badly as he had been. Which resulted in a hell of a lot of people pointing out the assassinated Presidents.
Now he is claiming it is the greatest witch hunt, despite (as you said) he himself being one of the main proponents of the ridiculous birther witch hunts.
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 1:27 pm
by Photek
Oh s*** Trump is pished as FOOK over the special counsel....excellent stuff.
MSNBC is also beating Fox News in ratings at the moment which is unheard of, essentially because Fox are ignoring the sh*t storm that's happening at the moment.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/17/media/fox-news-msnbc-cnn-trump-ratings/index.html?sr=twCNN051817fox-news-msnbc-cnn-trump-ratings1210AMVODtopPhoto&linkId=37708913
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 1:38 pm
by Hexx
I liked this sum up of events from a person on rllmuk
"well beyond his capacity to understand and outside of his capability to control"
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 1:46 pm
by Irene Demova
Roger Ailes has died
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 1:46 pm
by Garth
twitter.com/FoxNews/status/865185973503709184
Re: The American Politics Thread - Special Counsel Appointed for Independent Russia Investigation
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 1:48 pm
by Kanbei
Roger Ailes has died!!!
What the hell will happen next?!?!