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GliderGuider

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13. That's my fear too.

Reply to Tatiana (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 29, 2017, 12:26 PM

Jan 2017

It the Muslim thing is a distraction, then the size of it hints at the enormity of what it's distracting us from. Whatever it is, it's right around the corner. Days, a week tops.

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The Muslim Ban is a distraction - A SHOCK EVENT [View all] Stinky The Clown Jan 2017 OP

Both are big deals SHRED Jan 2017 #1

Exactly. Lindsay Jan 2017 #2

+1 ... n/t obnoxiousdrunk Jan 2017 #19

Thank you! Kber Jan 2017 #3

Yes but the Muslim ban we can fight the other one not so much uponit7771 Jan 2017 #26

He's crazy AND devious. dalton99a Jan 2017 #4

Yes, yes, yes! Tatiana Jan 2017 #5

That's my fear too. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #13

BINGO!!! We have a winner!! Stinky The Clown Jan 2017 #22

Frankly, this is one guessing game I'd rather not win. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #25

They are true multitaskers of mayhem C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #6

Director of National Intelligence AND Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is out NoGoodNamesLeft Jan 2017 #7

+1 dalton99a Jan 2017 #9

Yep. This is the real story. What's in the works? GliderGuider Jan 2017 #14

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has military rank. Bannon is just a brown-shirt. rzemanfl Jan 2017 #27

The Muslim ban is a bigger deal than most people think. dawg Jan 2017 #8

Both a big deal and a smokescreen -- Bannon is in charge IphengeniaBlumgarten Jan 2017 #10

We will have a "brain drain" in the USA workinclasszero Jan 2017 #17

Bingo! I'm saying the very same thing. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #11

We should be capable of being appalled by both mcar Jan 2017 #12

I love it when people get into yes/no thinking Stinky The Clown Jan 2017 #23

And, Dawg... jaxind Jan 2017 #15

They're ALL important frazzled Jan 2017 #16

Everything is - and isn't - a distraction matt819 Jan 2017 #18

Bannon must be stopped oberliner Jan 2017 #20

The Chairman bdamomma Jan 2017 #21

The chair of the NSC Principals Committee is Mike Flynn. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #28

I'm of the opinion Hair Herr Incorporated is one giant distraction. KentuckyWoman Jan 2017 #24

I'm sort of ok with reigning in influence of the military. karadax Jan 2017 #29

See this thread: Stinky The Clown Jan 2017 #30

Yes and no grantcart Jan 2017 #31

I think you meant "to Jerusalem" Stinky The Clown Jan 2017 #33

thanks changed grantcart Jan 2017 #41

That was announced last week LeftInTX Jan 2017 #38

there was a leak that they were going to but then they pulled back. grantcart Jan 2017 #40

I think it's kicking the tires Bradical79 Jan 2017 #32

I agree ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #34

both matter and both are worth resisting fishwax Jan 2017 #35

Nothing is black and white. Stinky The Clown Jan 2017 #36

If they are both important, if they are both worthy if analysis and discussion LanternWaste Jan 2017 #37

I agree they merit separate discussions, but disagree that the ban is just fishwax Jan 2017 #42

True, the Muslim ban we can do something about though the NSC is a matter of attention and uponit7771 Jan 2017 #39