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Hekate

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30. Here's one of the things that amazes me: Benedict Donald really thought he was untouchable.
Tue Mar 21, 2017, 02:32 PM
Mar 2017

Holding public office is nothing like private life. The people, and the media, demand a level of openness that can be devastating.

Look at Tillerson -- never in his entire career at Exxon has he been publicly called to account for his actions, and now he is severely annoyed. The Donald has spent his entire career courting publicity, but that is nothing like running for office, much less holding office.

This country is not yet so far gone that no one will care or dare to question our politicians. These bastards want to demolish our institutions for a reason -- but we may be saved by said institutions yet.

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Oh, that'll calm everything down BeyondGeography Mar 2017 #1
So when trump says he was wiretapped there cilla4progress Mar 2017 #2
Yeah right. Dumpty explicitly claimed Obama wiretapped him...no gambling ring.... iluvtennis Mar 2017 #8
Unless Trump is part of the gambling ring....... yellowcanine Mar 2017 #15
This JUst Gets Better & Better Me. Mar 2017 #3
You live in the neighborhood, right? Isnt it a known fact that Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #4
I live in Brooklyn; Trump is in Midtown brooklynite Mar 2017 #10
Pretty much all builders of big buildings in NYC had to annabanana Mar 2017 #28
A Russian gambling ring in Trump Tower? Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #5
As a reflection of just how fucked up this country is Cosmocat Mar 2017 #23
I'm shocked, shocked to find out gambling is going on in here! The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #6
Damn IT!!!!!!! Beat me to it!!!! nt msanthrope Mar 2017 #11
i deleted my dupe below jpak Mar 2017 #14
ROFL. Well played, Ocelot, well played Hekate Mar 2017 #27
Beat it to it. So did msanthrope. Well done! nt Ilsa Mar 2017 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author jpak Mar 2017 #7
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2017 #9
How credible is this source? Xipe Totec Mar 2017 #12
that's what I'm wondering-- but it appears based on this ABC News story Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #20
story from abc d_r Mar 2017 #22
So Trump admitted to being part of a Russian gambling ring? yellowcanine Mar 2017 #13
The Feds have wiretapped the Russians who are operating in TT FakeNoose Mar 2017 #18
read somewhere 2 apartments/floors? are owned by(decades ago Russia) old 'friends' of trumps Sunlei Mar 2017 #16
I have an FB friend who thinks that the FBI put Trump in office CrispyQ Mar 2017 #17
I don't follow any of that logic... Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #21
Logic? We're down the rabbit hole. CrispyQ Mar 2017 #24
ah, thanks Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #25
A casino owner ran a secret gambling ring? I'm shocked I tell you! Initech Mar 2017 #19
Republican family values Achilleaze Mar 2017 #26
Here's one of the things that amazes me: Benedict Donald really thought he was untouchable. Hekate Mar 2017 #30
At last Trump complaints are about business associates. gordianot Mar 2017 #31
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