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Bernardo de La Paz

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85. I think Frum is merely speculating based on tRump's attack tweet from nowhere.
Fri Feb 17, 2017, 07:26 PM
Feb 2017

Why would tRump suddenly perk up and tweet a tired old theme that he's tweeted many times before?

It could be nothing more than tRump knocked off work early Friday afternoon because he's tired and cranky.

But, ... it could be related to the bizarre super-defensive press conference yesterday that was a non-stop repetitive attack on the media, over and over again. Interspersed with references to the Electoral College and the Rasmussen poll to try to shore up his support. You could see tRump and Bannon hearing of an impending mega story and wanting to get out in front with both those approaches: attack the media and inflate a fantasy popularity.

Careful, remember how Fitzmas raised hopes so high and then let them crash. (Years ago, the possibility Fitzgerald would prosecute Bush and Cheney after an investigation.)

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I just drooled. C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #2
Me too! My heart is just leaping. . . . BigDemVoter Feb 2017 #11
Same here we can do it Feb 2017 #133
That's a bit broad. Agschmid Feb 2017 #3
FBI found emails from Hillary on Chelsea's computer? JenniferJuniper Feb 2017 #4
The risotto recipe was a FRAUD! Squinch Feb 2017 #6
I thought the cooking time was suspicious... brooklynite Feb 2017 #42
It comes out goopy. It's BULLSHIT. They're ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE! Squinch Feb 2017 #43
It was Borscht MFM008 Feb 2017 #83
. Squinch Feb 2017 #122
risotto is just rice! calling it anything else is FAKE NEWS! unblock Feb 2017 #52
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Isnt Risotto the rice with the extremely short... displacedtexan Feb 2017 #103
Arborio rice is the only kind that works. 6000eliot Feb 2017 #118
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+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #101
So that's why he tweeted that line about media being Ilsa Feb 2017 #5
Ding ding ding...We have a winner! Lucinda Feb 2017 #28
+ 1 Achilleaze Feb 2017 #73
I was thinking the VERY same thing! Raine1967 Feb 2017 #50
Yes Maaattcast Feb 2017 #124
yeah, I agree that it *could* be nothing new renate Feb 2017 #127
Yeah! That reminds me.. someone on here said that yesterday Cha Feb 2017 #142
He added ABC to the list. herding cats Feb 2017 #7
Hmmmm. Great idea. I was wondering what the hell he was bitching about as the media is anneboleyn Feb 2017 #23
There was a Hill briefing with Comey and Senate Intel members herding cats Feb 2017 #38
The twitler list of "enemies of America"? Cha Feb 2017 #143
and theres more, apparently, its been confirmed and verified. sunonmars Feb 2017 #8
Spill it, Dave. JenniferJuniper Feb 2017 #9
Aaah. The suspense! Will they make us wait until Monday? n/t Turn CO Blue Feb 2017 #72
Good.. 'cause I was believing it anyway. Cha Feb 2017 #145
Is Frum just speculating based on the Madman's latest crazy Tweet? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2017 #10
I don't think Frum would do that. JenniferJuniper Feb 2017 #21
I hope not. He shilled for Dubya for a few years but has been terrific lately. nt Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2017 #27
Looking at the flow of his (Frum's) tweets, I think that is correct. yodermon Feb 2017 #35
He "decoded" trump's tweet. jmg257 Feb 2017 #64
I Think He Has More Self Respect Me. Feb 2017 #76
From what I can gather Frum is a serious person who doesn't think Cha Feb 2017 #141
Who knows? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #12
hearing stuff from other places too, something is going to hit the target....grab your popcorn. sunonmars Feb 2017 #13
I hope so. MissB Feb 2017 #14
Please please please please.... izzybella Feb 2017 #15
K&R mvd Feb 2017 #16
Hmm... Robert Harward might have been privy to what's coming procon Feb 2017 #17
That's the reason for the crazy tweet malaise Feb 2017 #18
So in a typical (non-crazy) administration, MissB Feb 2017 #26
Four weeks is too much - Take to take him to get help malaise Feb 2017 #36
We win on weekends. Some kinda shit is gonna hit some sorta fan. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #19
Monday is Presidents' Day so the news might break at 5:00 pm Friday Samantha Feb 2017 #137
In my wildest dreams it would be Chasstev365 Feb 2017 #20
Please add Roy Blunt... Cracklin Charlie Feb 2017 #57
He hasn't been under oath in a little while. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #91
I think perjury is out. He hasn't testified lately. But telling Flynn what to say... Shrike47 Feb 2017 #106
They caught him Johnny2X2X Feb 2017 #22
Yeah...and did you notice how he answered the did your campaign speak to Russia...?? TrekLuver Feb 2017 #89
It's Friday and nearly sundown. Staph Feb 2017 #24
Randi Rhodes said Comey was in a meeting with Senate Intelligence Committee today womanofthehills Feb 2017 #39
Ding! Ding! Ding! BigBearJohn Feb 2017 #151
Bannon has probably already started his weekend booze binge. smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #46
But the story shouldn't break on a FRIDAY--it will get lost over the weekend. Mrs. Overall Feb 2017 #29
Not any more. It's 24/7 craziness now. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #41
Friday night news drop Freddie Feb 2017 #47
Dolt 45! oasis Feb 2017 #147
This is when they always drop a big news story. coco22 Feb 2017 #75
Wonder if it's related to Comey meeting with Intel. committee members in SCIF today: yodermon Feb 2017 #30
Thanks for that link red dog 1 Feb 2017 #108
Gawd I hate this shit mindfulNJ Feb 2017 #31
Like sex this could be Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #32
eeeewww.......that's a mental picture I never want to have... dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #136
I want video, audio and airtight evidence kimbutgar Feb 2017 #33
He has to be nervous about the 3 hour meeting Comey had with the Senate Intelligence Committee today Tanuki Feb 2017 #34
Frum is being one of the good guys. longship Feb 2017 #37
I remember a couple of years ago Frum gave an excellent analysis of the Ukrainian situation.... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2017 #44
It helps when one is educated and intelligent enough to use it. longship Feb 2017 #49
Krauthammer has only seemed sane since Trump. panader0 Feb 2017 #56
Krauthammer is a paraplegic. longship Feb 2017 #68
I told my husband this story once sarah FAILIN Feb 2017 #100
Suckered too many times to get excited. mn9driver Feb 2017 #40
I agree frankieallen Feb 2017 #114
Oh, would that a story could be damaging. LAS14 Feb 2017 #45
Could it be a pee pee story? Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #48
Maybe a Russian Intel agent workinclasszero Feb 2017 #51
.. Cha Feb 2017 #146
Hillary told Kate McKinnon a top secret at last nights dinner... pbmus Feb 2017 #53
Two versions... brooklynite Feb 2017 #54
Has he ever stated what news media he considers not 'fake?' leftstreet Feb 2017 #55
Hey manbaby, you left out WaPo?! Reset and go for take #3, quick. Moron. eom Leghorn21 Feb 2017 #61
I will believe it when I see it. While there is no doubt in my mind that there are very bad things still_one Feb 2017 #58
Here we go again kacekwl Feb 2017 #59
It's Fitzmas all over again. Yavin4 Feb 2017 #60
ah me.. annabanana Feb 2017 #65
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Yup tavernier Feb 2017 #81
All I got for Fitzmas... Still In Wisconsin Feb 2017 #82
Older DUer here. I remember it well. nt lamp_shade Feb 2017 #90
Exactly. mn9driver Feb 2017 #99
I hope it's more.... Tatiana Feb 2017 #102
What a letdown! QED Feb 2017 #111
😂 I've been around long enough to remember Fitzmas qanda Feb 2017 #129
Wasn't it a 24 hour business day ohheckyeah Feb 2017 #154
Disagree 100% brettdale Feb 2017 #62
David Frum is tweeting that because trump tweeted about fake media...again?? jmg257 Feb 2017 #63
DAVID FRUM LATEST TWEET brettdale Feb 2017 #66
His actual tweet brettdale Feb 2017 #69
Ah - i see that...seems a stretch, but OK. Knowing trump supporters, I guess they could go there. jmg257 Feb 2017 #70
I really hope taught_me_patience Feb 2017 #67
LOL. SDJay Feb 2017 #78
Maybe an immigrant working (illegally) as an escort who has not gotten her green card yet? keithbvadu2 Feb 2017 #95
Believe it when I see it. zentrum Feb 2017 #71
No big news story brettdale Feb 2017 #74
Yup. Shades... zentrum Feb 2017 #119
If its anything to do with golden showers elmac Feb 2017 #80
Unfortunately, a golden shower story would not have much impact these days, Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #87
But video? - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #123
No wonder MFM008 Feb 2017 #84
I think Frum is merely speculating based on tRump's attack tweet from nowhere. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #85
On the other hand ... Story "whose accuracy has been confirmed in advance" does indicate Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #86
what more do we need? what could be more "damaging"? 0rganism Feb 2017 #88
Comey is a Russian spy? fun n serious Feb 2017 #93
Comey - Subcontractor under Putin's bff Trump keithbvadu2 Feb 2017 #97
Fox's report last night was pretty bad, Jane Austin Feb 2017 #94
This should be an OP. I hadn't known that. Squinch Feb 2017 #126
Someone here posted it. Jane Austin Feb 2017 #155
Well stop the damn teasing and get on with it!! Promises, promises, promises. nikibatts Feb 2017 #96
I'm not a gambling man, myself bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #98
So is that why Dolt 45 is so frothing at the mouth angry at the MSM right now? Initech Feb 2017 #104
Frum looked like hell (unshaven/crooked tie) on MSNBC earlier Cooley Hurd Feb 2017 #105
That cracked me up Renew Deal Feb 2017 #109
Interesting.. adds weight to the tweet. Cha Feb 2017 #144
If you know something but, for whatever reason can't post the proof DFW Feb 2017 #107
Are your sources saying anything about this allegation or rumor? - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #121
Not a peep, but maybe I had better elaborate DFW Feb 2017 #139
an open message to all Journos (not people on message boards) brettdale Feb 2017 #131
Let it be Rachel. tenorly Feb 2017 #110
This is very true. Love her dewsgirl Feb 2017 #134
A very, VERY damaging story in the pipelines? 😨 nt Stellar Feb 2017 #112
Let's hope this one is true. frankieallen Feb 2017 #113
Frum is that rarest of rarities - cab67 Feb 2017 #115
He's Canadian. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #149
Lemme guess...Karl Rove is going to be indicted!! frankieallen Feb 2017 #116
That's simply his interpreation of the pResident's tweet about the media being Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #117
Leak that SOB, God Dammit. roamer65 Feb 2017 #120
How about those 6 workers escorted safeinOhio Feb 2017 #125
huh, what? Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #128
Ok Tom Arnold lame54 Feb 2017 #130
kick for visibility triron Feb 2017 #135
Leeeeaaaak already flamingdem Feb 2017 #138
Damaging to whom? Cha Feb 2017 #140
"Apocalyptic politics". Kind of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? randome Feb 2017 #150
Like I say to my dogs when they pick up shit get the red out Feb 2017 #152
I SURE HOPE SO linnknee Feb 2017 #153
Damaging to Whom? Synecdoche Trope Feb 2017 #156
This thread ain't so good jeanmarc Feb 2017 #157
To reiterate what others have said above: Temper your hope, Frum is playing off of Trump's tweet. tandem5 Feb 2017 #158
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