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elias7

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19. Russia is our most immediate threat

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Thu Mar 9, 2017, 02:44 PM

Mar 2017

With Republican support, I wonder if Trump could get away with declaring martial law.

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A complete destruction of the State Department is what Putin told Trump to do. [View all] Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 OP

They don't care as long as their cable works Chipper Chat Mar 2017 #1

IMO most Americans are F'en clueless as to what is going on. Putin knows that well as RKP5637 Mar 2017 #2

We werent always like this in fact in the latter half of the 18th Century and the 19th Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #4

We need to run commercials on Duck Dynasty 33taw Mar 2017 #20

That is why Trump can appear to be so carefree and confident. world wide wally Mar 2017 #3

Really, the only ones with a clue on this Binders Keepers Mar 2017 #5

"Nobody in control of the power strings in Washington cares." Fixed. KGOP is in on this. ffr Mar 2017 #6

This is the "John Bolton-ization" of our state department, and when the state department is no more Akamai Mar 2017 #7

And we will lose face around the world. Our popularity with the world is what Putey really Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #8

Yes, and it is NOT proof that "Putin told them to do this" which is what the OP alleges. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #11

New State Head has NOT met with employees since his original hi and bye benld74 Mar 2017 #9

Actually, shrinking the Govt down so it can be drowned in a bathtub was what NORQUIST KittyWampus Mar 2017 #10

A well-known Latin American joke: ronnie624 Mar 2017 #12

Unfortunately, so true. SharonAnn Mar 2017 #14

Was that a "rimshot"? maddiemom Mar 2017 #21

I'm not sure. ronnie624 Mar 2017 #22

Close enough, I guess: Ilsa Mar 2017 #29

Sure sounded like one LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2017 #40

the sad legacy of our anti-communist crusades, that still haven't completely ended Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #23

Amazing How Many Americans Don't Care About What Russia Did/Is Doing RainAndMoreRain Mar 2017 #13

Creative speculation is that way --》. n/t ronnie624 Mar 2017 #15

The people I know don'care. Politics turns them off. As far as they are concerned it has nothing to notdarkyet Mar 2017 #18

Politics is just a "hobby" to too many people Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2017 #37

Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to America than Isis is. Initech Mar 2017 #16

Yep RainAndMoreRain Mar 2017 #36

Sadly, that one patriotic Republican who cares more for country than selfish greed lark Mar 2017 #17

Russia is our most immediate threat elias7 Mar 2017 #19

Rachel was the very first nationally on the Flint water story and nobody cared Yavin4 Mar 2017 #24

Love Rachel, fear for her safety. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #25

Rachel Maddow made that quite clear last night (3/8/17) lunatica Mar 2017 #26

Graham and McCain could try and stop it, but they wont. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #28

This post is borderline fake news . . FairWinds Mar 2017 #27

Yeah, the connections are speculation. But, Ilsa Mar 2017 #30

The republicans don't care about jobs if it involves government employees. Initech Mar 2017 #32

Watch Rachel Maddow's show for 3/8/17 lunatica Mar 2017 #39

I have heard too many Trump voters colorado_ufo Mar 2017 #31

That last part, veterans who died....Pisses me off to no end. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #33

The truth is they don't care about any of the issues. Initech Mar 2017 #38

Greenwald, Stein, etc... SHRED Mar 2017 #34

Just announced STate will travel abroad and NO reporters will be allowed Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #35

Nigel Farage seems to be current back channel to Assange. Met with him hours before the recent dump. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #41

Trump had never met Tillerson...... dawnie51 Mar 2017 #42