Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo — Page 451

yhwx said:

WRONG THREAD!

TV’s Frink said:

yhwx said:

WRONG THREAD!

lol

Warbler said:

yhwx said:

Word of the day: dotard.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/21/trump-says-the-u-s-will-impose-new-sanctions-on-north-korea/?utm_term=.cee884662fa1

NEW YORK — President Trump on Thursday announced new financial sanctions targeting North Korea as his administration seeks to build international support for more aggressively confronting the rogue nation, whose escalating nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities have reached what U.S. officials consider a crisis point.

The new penalties seek to leverage the dominance of the U.S. financial system by forcing nations, foreign companies and individuals to choose whether to do business with the United States or the comparatively tiny economy of North Korea. U.S. officials acknowledged that like other sanctions, these may not deter North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s drive to threaten the United States with a nuclear weapon, but is aimed at slowing him down.

Kim on Thursday reacted angrily to Trump’s remarks and actions this week, calling the president a “mentally deranged U.S. dotard” and Trump’s earlier speech at the U.N. “unprecedented rude nonsense.” Kim said that he was now thinking hard about how to respond.

“I will make the man holding the prerogative of the supreme command in the U.S. pay dearly for his speech,” Kim said in a statement released by the official Korean Central News Agency, which also published a photo of the North Korean leader sitting at his desk holding a piece of paper.

“I am now thinking hard about what response he could have expected when he allowed such eccentric words to trip off his tongue. Whatever Trump might have expected, he will face results beyond his expectation,” Kim said, saying that he would “tame” Trump “with fire.”

dotard |ˈdōdərd|
noun
an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile.

JEDIT: Here’s the entire statement. It’s incredible, along with this picture:

I seem to remember warning people that Trump would be disaster with the N. Korean problem. Too bad not enough people listened to me.

Possessed said:

… almost nobody here supports Trump. Or are you saying he was elected because the nation as a whole didn’t listen to you?

yeah, i mean, who exactly did you tell? i didn’t see you on any of the cable news shows.

Possessed said:

… almost nobody here supports Trump. Or are you saying he was elected because the nation as a whole didn’t listen to you?

Something like that.

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

yhwx said:

Word of the day: dotard.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/21/trump-says-the-u-s-will-impose-new-sanctions-on-north-korea/?utm_term=.cee884662fa1

NEW YORK — President Trump on Thursday announced new financial sanctions targeting North Korea as his administration seeks to build international support for more aggressively confronting the rogue nation, whose escalating nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities have reached what U.S. officials consider a crisis point.

The new penalties seek to leverage the dominance of the U.S. financial system by forcing nations, foreign companies and individuals to choose whether to do business with the United States or the comparatively tiny economy of North Korea. U.S. officials acknowledged that like other sanctions, these may not deter North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s drive to threaten the United States with a nuclear weapon, but is aimed at slowing him down.

Kim on Thursday reacted angrily to Trump’s remarks and actions this week, calling the president a “mentally deranged U.S. dotard” and Trump’s earlier speech at the U.N. “unprecedented rude nonsense.” Kim said that he was now thinking hard about how to respond.

“I will make the man holding the prerogative of the supreme command in the U.S. pay dearly for his speech,” Kim said in a statement released by the official Korean Central News Agency, which also published a photo of the North Korean leader sitting at his desk holding a piece of paper.

“I am now thinking hard about what response he could have expected when he allowed such eccentric words to trip off his tongue. Whatever Trump might have expected, he will face results beyond his expectation,” Kim said, saying that he would “tame” Trump “with fire.”

dotard |ˈdōdərd|
noun
an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile.

JEDIT: Here’s the entire statement. It’s incredible, along with this picture:

I seem to remember warning people that Trump would be disaster with the N. Korean problem. Too bad not enough people listened to me.

Possessed said:

… almost nobody here supports Trump. Or are you saying he was elected because the nation as a whole didn’t listen to you?

yeah, i mean, who exactly did you tell? i didn’t see you on any of the cable news shows.

*sigh* good point.

Warbler said:

Possessed said:

… almost nobody here supports Trump. Or are you saying he was elected because the nation as a whole didn’t listen to you?

Something like that.

What.

Tyrphanax said:

Man, sometimes it feels like McCain actually reads all the faxes I send him.

Keep sending those faxes! damn, finally some good news this week.

Warbler said:

I seem to remember warning people that Trump would be disaster with the N. Korean problem. Too bad not enough people listened to me.

I hereby forthwith take this statement back.

Warbler said:

Warbler said:

I seem to remember warning people that Trump would be disaster with the N. Korean problem. Too bad not enough people listened to me.

I hereby forthwith take this statement back.

you can’t take my memories!

Warbler said:

Possessed said:

… almost nobody here supports Trump. Or are you saying he was elected because the nation as a whole didn’t listen to you?

Something like that.

I also hereby forthwith take back this statement as well.

Tyrphanax said:

Man, sometimes it feels like McCain actually reads all the faxes I send him.

Did anyone else see the scene in Ken Burns Vietnam of McCain being interviewed after being captured? It is really heart wrenching.

Tyrphanax said:

McCain is one of those guys who I respect a lot because of what he’s done and what he’s been through, but who I also disagree with vehemently on a lot of things.

agreed. i constantly find myself agreeing with things he says, but often not with what he ends up doing. so i really hope this news about him rejecting the GOP health ‘plan’ is real.

I respectfully disagree. I don’t think Jesus would ever talk that way.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000849627/article/raiders-offensive-line-planning-to-protest-before-sundays-game

The entire offensive line of the Oakland Raiders plans to protest during the national anthem prior to Sunday night’s game against the Washington Redskins in response to President Trump’s statements about the NFL, a player with knowledge of the situation told NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.

The Raiders’ offensive line, the only all African-American unit in the NFL, plans to sit or kneel together in protest of unity during the anthem, according to Rapoport.

“As far as some of the players I’ve spoken with, even a lot of them who have strong views and have kept it private, they feel that President Trump has given them no choice but to speak out,” Rapoport reported on NFL GameDay Morning on Sunday.

Good for them. Frankly, more players need to do this. A major white star (like Aaron Rodgers) needs to do this. The President of the United States should not be calling for companies to fire employees because they speak out against racism. The President of the United States should be doing his part to reduce racism, not making it worse.