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Miles Archer
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February 11, 2018
"People already voted Republican. You've done fuck all, you pusillanimous, parsnip-faced..."
Donald J. Trump? Verified account @realDonaldTrump
Republicans want to fix DACA far more than the Democrats do. The Dems had all three branches of government back in 2008-2011, and they decided not to do anything about DACA. They only want to use it as a campaign issue. Vote Republican!
11:50 AM - 10 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/962398269593784321
Hamfisted Bun Vendor
🔞? @MetalOllie
🔞 Retweeted Donald J. Trump
People already voted Republican. Youve done fuck all, you pusillanimous, parsnip-faced pixie-pawed, polecat-wearing, puffed-up, pigfucking, parrot-licking, puerile, pissy-eyed prostitute paying, puffin-groping, plankton-brained, porky-arsed puddle of putrefied pigsnot.
https://twitter.com/MetalOllie/status/962399521878757376
🔞? @MetalOllie
🔞 Retweeted Donald J. Trump
People already voted Republican. Youve done fuck all, you pusillanimous, parsnip-faced pixie-pawed, polecat-wearing, puffed-up, pigfucking, parrot-licking, puerile, pissy-eyed prostitute paying, puffin-groping, plankton-brained, porky-arsed puddle of putrefied pigsnot.
https://twitter.com/MetalOllie/status/962399521878757376
February 10, 2018
Tom Fitton, quoted by Trump:
In July 2013, Fitton gained widespread attention for Judicial Watch in conservative media after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, when Fitton appeared in numerous interviews to claim that the Obama administration's Department of Justice had sent representatives to Sanford in the wake of Martins death "to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman." PolitiFact rated Fitton's claim "mostly false."[9]
In July 2013, Fitton was identified as a key member of Groundswell, a secretive coalition of right-wing activists and journalists attempting to make radical political change behind the scenes, whose members met in the offices of Judicial Watch.[10][11]
Fitton has expressed scepticism of climate change.[12] He has said "There has been scandal after scandal involving climate data and we are skeptical of government agencies that wont tell people what they are up to... Im sure scientists are concerned that funding for dubious research will be cut, but the truth will win out in the end."[12] Judicial Watch, which has claimed that climate science is "fraud science", has filed lawsuits seeking to force the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to release the correspondence of climate scientists who published a 2015 study in the journal Science.[13][14] The study had debunked one of the common claims made by those who reject the scientific consensus on climate change, namely that there existed global warming "hiatus" between 1998-2012.[13] The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF), American Meteorological Society and Union of Concerned Scientists condemned Judicial Watch, saying that the disclosure of private communications between scientists "would harm (or halt altogether) government scientists' ability to collaborate with colleagues, damage the government's ability to recruit or retain top scientists, and deter critically important research into politically charged fields like climate change".[13] The Judicial Watch lawsuit was inspired by Rep. Lamar Smith, who had accused the authors of the study of "alter[ing] data" to "get the politically correct results they want."[13]
Fitton has made claims about voter fraud, saying "We have all heard about voter fraud and the attempts by liberal media organs like the New York Times and Ivory Tower academics to dismiss it as a nonexistent problem. But is it real, widespread, and substantial to the point that it can decide elections."[16]
In December 2017, Fitton said that "the FBI's been compromised. He then asked whether the FBI should be shut down, asserting that it had "turned into a KGB-type operation by the Obama administration".[17] Newsweek rated the claim "false", noting that "there is no comparison between the FBI and KGB."[18]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fitton
Guy quoted by Trump earlier today is a Trayvon Martin conspiracy theorist, and more
For context, see Trump's tweets in my earlier thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210213683
Tom Fitton, quoted by Trump:
In July 2013, Fitton gained widespread attention for Judicial Watch in conservative media after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, when Fitton appeared in numerous interviews to claim that the Obama administration's Department of Justice had sent representatives to Sanford in the wake of Martins death "to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman." PolitiFact rated Fitton's claim "mostly false."[9]
In July 2013, Fitton was identified as a key member of Groundswell, a secretive coalition of right-wing activists and journalists attempting to make radical political change behind the scenes, whose members met in the offices of Judicial Watch.[10][11]
Fitton has expressed scepticism of climate change.[12] He has said "There has been scandal after scandal involving climate data and we are skeptical of government agencies that wont tell people what they are up to... Im sure scientists are concerned that funding for dubious research will be cut, but the truth will win out in the end."[12] Judicial Watch, which has claimed that climate science is "fraud science", has filed lawsuits seeking to force the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to release the correspondence of climate scientists who published a 2015 study in the journal Science.[13][14] The study had debunked one of the common claims made by those who reject the scientific consensus on climate change, namely that there existed global warming "hiatus" between 1998-2012.[13] The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF), American Meteorological Society and Union of Concerned Scientists condemned Judicial Watch, saying that the disclosure of private communications between scientists "would harm (or halt altogether) government scientists' ability to collaborate with colleagues, damage the government's ability to recruit or retain top scientists, and deter critically important research into politically charged fields like climate change".[13] The Judicial Watch lawsuit was inspired by Rep. Lamar Smith, who had accused the authors of the study of "alter[ing] data" to "get the politically correct results they want."[13]
Fitton has made claims about voter fraud, saying "We have all heard about voter fraud and the attempts by liberal media organs like the New York Times and Ivory Tower academics to dismiss it as a nonexistent problem. But is it real, widespread, and substantial to the point that it can decide elections."[16]
In December 2017, Fitton said that "the FBI's been compromised. He then asked whether the FBI should be shut down, asserting that it had "turned into a KGB-type operation by the Obama administration".[17] Newsweek rated the claim "false", noting that "there is no comparison between the FBI and KGB."[18]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fitton
February 10, 2018
Trump: "Not only has Trump been vindicated, he's been victimized"
Donald J. Trump? Verified account @realDonaldTrump
My view is that not only has Trump been vindicated in the last several weeks about the mishandling of the Dossier and the lies about the Clinton/DNC Dossier, it shows that hes been victimized. Hes been victimized by the Obama Administration who were using all sorts of.......
11:16 AM - 10 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/962389786328797184
My view is that not only has Trump been vindicated in the last several weeks about the mishandling of the Dossier and the lies about the Clinton/DNC Dossier, it shows that hes been victimized. Hes been victimized by the Obama Administration who were using all sorts of.......
11:16 AM - 10 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/962389786328797184
February 10, 2018
Brand's resignation & "political costs of direct presidential interference wth Russia investigation"
February 10, 2018
Trump pontificates on the Dem memo, "phony" Russia dossier, and "mere allegations" of spousal abuse.
Donald J. Trump? Verified account @realDonaldTrump
The Democrats sent a very political and long response memo which they knew, because of sources and methods (and more), would have to be heavily redacted, whereupon they would blame the White House for lack of transparency. Told them to re-do and send back in proper form!
7:20 AM - 10 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/962330457886076928
Donald J. Trump? Verified account @realDonaldTrump
According to the @nytimes, a Russian sold phony secrets on Trump to the U.S. Asking price was $10 million, brought down to $1 million to be paid over time. I hope people are now seeing & understanding what is going on here. It is all now starting to come out - DRAIN THE SWAMP!
8:20 AM - 10 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/962345433170415616
Donald J. Trump? Verified account @realDonaldTrump
Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused - life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?
8:33 AM - 10 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/962348831789797381
The Democrats sent a very political and long response memo which they knew, because of sources and methods (and more), would have to be heavily redacted, whereupon they would blame the White House for lack of transparency. Told them to re-do and send back in proper form!
7:20 AM - 10 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/962330457886076928
Donald J. Trump? Verified account @realDonaldTrump
According to the @nytimes, a Russian sold phony secrets on Trump to the U.S. Asking price was $10 million, brought down to $1 million to be paid over time. I hope people are now seeing & understanding what is going on here. It is all now starting to come out - DRAIN THE SWAMP!
8:20 AM - 10 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/962345433170415616
Donald J. Trump? Verified account @realDonaldTrump
Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused - life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?
8:33 AM - 10 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/962348831789797381
February 10, 2018
Flop Sweat. "More Republicans" twice in one tweet. WE MUST, Auntie Em, we SIMPLY MUST!
Donald J. Trump? Verified account @realDonaldTrump
Without more Republicans in Congress, we were forced to increase spending on things we do not like or want in order to finally, after many years of depletion, take care of our Military. Sadly, we needed some Dem votes for passage. Must elect more Republicans in 2018 Election!
6:47 AM - 9 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/961959738853548033
Without more Republicans in Congress, we were forced to increase spending on things we do not like or want in order to finally, after many years of depletion, take care of our Military. Sadly, we needed some Dem votes for passage. Must elect more Republicans in 2018 Election!
6:47 AM - 9 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/961959738853548033
February 9, 2018
Tim Kaine asks for secret White House memo describing the war powers Trump believes he has
Tim Kaine asks for secret White House memo describing the war powers Trump believes he has
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/tim-kaine-asks-secret-white-house-memo-describing-war-powers-trump-believes/
Kaine, Hillary Clintons running mate and a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, sent a letter Thursday night to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seeking the seven-page memo the administration has closely held for months, reported NBC News.
The fact that there is a lengthy memo with a more detailed legal justification that has not been shared with Congress, or the American public, is unacceptable, Kaine said in the letter, which the network obtained.
The Virginia Democrat has been asking the president to justify the U.S. bombing campaign he ordered last April in Syria after President Bashar al-Assads chemical attacks on civilians there.
The senator and other lawmakers are concerned Trumps order sidestepped congressional oversight of military action, and theyre increasingly concerned about the administrations views on war powers as the White House escalates hostility toward North Korea.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/tim-kaine-asks-secret-white-house-memo-describing-war-powers-trump-believes/
Kaine, Hillary Clintons running mate and a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, sent a letter Thursday night to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seeking the seven-page memo the administration has closely held for months, reported NBC News.
The fact that there is a lengthy memo with a more detailed legal justification that has not been shared with Congress, or the American public, is unacceptable, Kaine said in the letter, which the network obtained.
The Virginia Democrat has been asking the president to justify the U.S. bombing campaign he ordered last April in Syria after President Bashar al-Assads chemical attacks on civilians there.
The senator and other lawmakers are concerned Trumps order sidestepped congressional oversight of military action, and theyre increasingly concerned about the administrations views on war powers as the White House escalates hostility toward North Korea.
February 9, 2018
Conservative commentator MIGHT shine Kelly's shoes, but sees himself as unfit to do so,
CNNs Joan Walsh smacks down right winger after he tells her shes not fit to shine John Kellys shoes
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/cnns-joan-walsh-smacks-right-winger-tells-shes-not-fit-shine-john-kellys-shoes/
In a shocking panel discussion about the growing discontent with President Donald Trumps chief of staff, John Kelly, conservative commentator Steve Cortes came after Joan Walsh, editor of The Nation, in a personal attack.
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This is a hero should be honored and venerated, Cortes said. A man who lives to serve the American public and American security. And for you, Joan, frankly, to besmirch him in this way
Besmirch him? He besmirched himself, Walsh replied.
I am not fit to shine his shoes and frankly, neither of you, quite frankly! Cortes shouted.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/cnns-joan-walsh-smacks-right-winger-tells-shes-not-fit-shine-john-kellys-shoes/
In a shocking panel discussion about the growing discontent with President Donald Trumps chief of staff, John Kelly, conservative commentator Steve Cortes came after Joan Walsh, editor of The Nation, in a personal attack.
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This is a hero should be honored and venerated, Cortes said. A man who lives to serve the American public and American security. And for you, Joan, frankly, to besmirch him in this way
Besmirch him? He besmirched himself, Walsh replied.
I am not fit to shine his shoes and frankly, neither of you, quite frankly! Cortes shouted.
February 8, 2018
Quncy Jones calls Beatles "worst musicians in the world," Microsoft's Paul Allen "just like Hendrix"
As a composer, arranger and producer on scores of hit records, Quincy Jones is known for possessing some of the best ears in the music business. So it might surprise you to learn he's not a fan of the Beatles.
In a new interview, he gave a particularly unfavorable description of how he felt when he first heard the band. Speaking to Vulture, Jones recalled that "they were the worst musicians in the world. They were no-playing motherfuckers. Paul [McCartney] was the worst bass player I ever heard. And Ringo [Starr]? Dont even talk about it."
Jones also talked about his role arranging "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" for Starr's 1970 solo album Sentimental Journey. "I remember once we were in the studio with George Martin," he said, "and Ringo had taken three hours for a four-bar thing he was trying to fix on a song. He couldnt get it. We said, 'Mate, why dont you get some lager and lime, some shepherds pie and take an hour and a half and relax a little bit?' So he did, and we called Ronnie Verrell, a jazz drummer. Ronnie came in for 15 minutes and tore it up. Ringo comes back and says, 'George, can you play it back for me one more time?' So George did, and Ringo says, 'That didnt sound so bad.' And I said, 'Yeah, motherfucker, because it aint you.' Great guy, though."
Still, Jones admitted that he's a fan of Cream ("They could play" and noted that Microsoft founder Paul Allen "sings and plays just like Jimi Hendrix. ... I went on a trip on his yacht, and he had David Crosby, Joe Walsh, Sean Lennon all those crazy motherfuckers. Then on the last two days, Stevie Wonder came on with his band and made Paul come up and play with him hes good, man."
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/quincy-jones-beatles/
In a new interview, he gave a particularly unfavorable description of how he felt when he first heard the band. Speaking to Vulture, Jones recalled that "they were the worst musicians in the world. They were no-playing motherfuckers. Paul [McCartney] was the worst bass player I ever heard. And Ringo [Starr]? Dont even talk about it."
Jones also talked about his role arranging "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" for Starr's 1970 solo album Sentimental Journey. "I remember once we were in the studio with George Martin," he said, "and Ringo had taken three hours for a four-bar thing he was trying to fix on a song. He couldnt get it. We said, 'Mate, why dont you get some lager and lime, some shepherds pie and take an hour and a half and relax a little bit?' So he did, and we called Ronnie Verrell, a jazz drummer. Ronnie came in for 15 minutes and tore it up. Ringo comes back and says, 'George, can you play it back for me one more time?' So George did, and Ringo says, 'That didnt sound so bad.' And I said, 'Yeah, motherfucker, because it aint you.' Great guy, though."
Still, Jones admitted that he's a fan of Cream ("They could play" and noted that Microsoft founder Paul Allen "sings and plays just like Jimi Hendrix. ... I went on a trip on his yacht, and he had David Crosby, Joe Walsh, Sean Lennon all those crazy motherfuckers. Then on the last two days, Stevie Wonder came on with his band and made Paul come up and play with him hes good, man."
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/quincy-jones-beatles/
February 8, 2018
Trump's meeting with Kissinger to discuss "North Korea, China and the Middle East"
Donald J. Trump? Verified account @realDonaldTrump
I will be meeting with Henry Kissinger at 1:45pm. Will be discussing North Korea, China and the Middle East.
11:44 AM - 8 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/961671974153080834
I will be meeting with Henry Kissinger at 1:45pm. Will be discussing North Korea, China and the Middle East.
11:44 AM - 8 Feb 2018
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/961671974153080834
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