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Nope, I got it right. By removing the state tax deductions from the federal income tax those in the Democratic states such as California and New York will now have to pay their fair share of federal taxes. About time So you're saying that: "New York sent nearly $41 billion more to Washington than it received back in federal spending — more than double the gap four years ago, according to a report released on Tuesday." https://nypost.com/2017/10/03/new-york-gives-billions-more-than-it-gets-in-federal-spending/ "That same year, California paid about $369 billion in total federal tax -- or about $13 billion more than it received -- according to the Internal Revenue Service Data Book, 2014. Another widely-cited study from 2007 says California received only 78 cents for every dollar it paid in federal taxes. http://www.politifact.com/california/article/2017/feb/14/does-california-give-more-it-gets-dc/ Just 14% of CEOs surveyed by Yale University said their companies plan to make large, immediate capital investments in the United States if the tax overhaul passes. Capital investments, like building plants and upgrading equipment, can lead to hiring... Only a slim majority of the CEOs, 55%, said the Republican tax package should be signed into law.... Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who leads the Yale CEO Summit, said in an interview that it's "astounding" how few companies plan to reinvest their tax savings. He called the idea of a jobs boom from the tax plan "a lot of smoke and mirrors," especially because the unemployment rate is just 4.1% and companies already have plenty of cash to make investments. Sonnenfeld declined to name the CEOs who participated in the poll. He said it included "Trump supporters" and former members of the president's now-defunct advisory councils of business leaders." http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/19/investing/tax-plan-jobs-trump-ceo-yale-survey/index.html What is most interesting about the above story. Is that 45% of CEO's that took place in the aforementioned survey. Took the position of US national interests are more important than their own companies. That their own stock bonuses, options and corporate profits are less important than the US national interest. In rejecting this tax "relief" bill. Since fact matters so little to you, FOX and Breitbart. Perhaps you could work part time for them as a fact checker?

Merry Christmas to you Ron and your family. Best wishes in the new year. And the same to everyone else!

So? It's not like they can't deduct all their expenses (and knowing a lot of small business owners, I'm pretty sure they deduct a lot of personal expenses too). It's way past time for the federal government to stop subsidizing Democratic states High tax rates Sure, that makes perfect sense. Money spent on education, roads,LE and other infrastructure. Is better spent on deductible breaks for billionaire property developers. While borrowing billions more from China to pay for it. Then passing the debt onto American children. Americans should be stupid,afraid of crime, in the dark, digging coal and hiding behind walls.

A recent report in The Washington Post, quoting intelligence sources, said Putin may have spent less than $500,000 to hack our last election and help Donald Trump become president. And Putin’s payoff is Trump’s first year: a president who is simultaneously eroding some of our most basic norms, undermining some of our most cherished institutions and enacting a mammoth tax bill that will not make America great again.... On norms, we’ve grown numb to a president who misleads or outright lies every day. Different newspapers measure this differently. The Washington Post says Trump has averaged 5.5 false or misleading claims every day in office, putting him on pace for 1,999 in his first year. According to The Times, Barack Obama told 18 “distinct falsehoods” over his entire eight-year presidency, while Trump, in his first 10 months in office, “has told 103 separate untruths, many of them repeatedly.”... Given the power of the president to shape our public discourse, it’s chilling to imagine what four years and 8,000 lies or misleading statements from Trump will do to trust in government in America — and how deeply that will filter into society, giving permission to anyone and everyone to lie with impunity. In terms of institutions, Trump has personally disparaged the F.B.I., the C.I.A. and the Justice Department. His head of the Environmental Protection Agency has turned the E.P.A. over to the fossil fuel industry. Ditto at Interior. His I.R.S. is being starved of funding to do its job. And his secretary of state is gutting the State Department, shedding our most experienced diplomats and replacing them with … no one.... Instead, this bill will spend money preserving unfair tax breaks for hedge fund billionaires and shrinking the inheritance tax on their heirs. Second, we invested in the best infrastructure — roads, rail, ports, airports, telecom. This tax bill not only makes no provision for that, it actually erodes such investments in many states. With a limitation on the deduction for state and local taxes, and the deficit’s ballooning by $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion, many cities and the federal government will have fewer resources for new schools and bridges. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/opinion/merry-christmas-vladimir-your-friend-donald.html?mabReward=TS2&recid=0xyKl35fVkFyEkvG1TJ6Q8J4VQr&recp=1&action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=Recommendation&src=rechp&WT.nav=RecEngine

Opps http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/wapo-report-anonymous-source-claims-trump-banning-words-forgot-obama-actually-did Removing terms and words from a strategy document. "Literally banned" , I assume you understand Literally and directing an entire department of the government. That if they want money, want funding they better not use banned words. Do have different meanings and contexts. Hopefully someday, a sharper interpretation of fact, arises of your viewing of FOX news. Your searching of alternative news sources. To reinforce your preconceived ideas and thinking. Will help your understanding of government, politics and life. To refresh your memory. trump released a strategy document today. It was the printed version, different, from his speech today.

How Trump’s Tax Plan Could Hose Working-Class Parents By Jordan Weissmann Dec. 15, 2017, 2:13 PM As per revised, current tax proposal in the combined house and senate bill. Consider a married couple with two children earning $50,000. Today, they’d be allowed to take the standard deduction, worth $12,700, plus four personal exemptions, worth $16,200—bringing their tax-exempt income all the way up to $28,900. Under the Trump plan, they’d only have a single $24,000 deduction. As a result, they’d end up paying $888 more in taxes, as University of Chicago Law School’s Daniel Hemel and Kyle Rozema noted in a blog post Thursday. ... “The key takeaway is that all working-class couples with children whose adjusted gross incomes fall between $24,000 and $60,000 will pay more in taxes under the Trump plan than under the current tax system,” they write. https://slate.com/business/2017/12/the-gop-tax-plan-could-raise-taxes-on-single-moms-and-working-class-couples.html Family Credits and Deductions These changes would expire in 2025.... Beginning in 2019, the inflation gauge used to index the standard deduction will change in a way that is likely to accelerate bracket creep (see below).... The bill would retain the current structure of seven individual income tax brackets, The changes would be temporary, going into effect in 2018 and expiring after 2025, as would be the case with most personal tax breaks included in the bill. Corporate Tax Rate The bill would set the corporate tax rate at 21%, beginning in 2018, and repeal the corporate alternative minimum tax. Unlike tax breaks for individuals, these provisions would not expire. https://www.investopedia.com/news/trumps-tax-reform-what-can-be-done/ As a frequent poster here likes to say: "The Government shouldn't pick winners and losers". Uh yeah. Favorable provisions for families and those earning under 100K ALL EXPIRE! For corporations, no expiration. A majority of Americans say that President Trump’s policies have not helped middle-class families, according to a new Monmouth University poll. Though Trump has touted the GOP tax plan as a “gift” to middle class families, 53 percent of respondents said that middle class families have benefited “not at all” from his policies. http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/365422-poll-majority-says-trump-policies-have-not-helped-middle-class Cost of GOP tax plan could exceed $2 trillion By Naomi Jagoda - 12/18/17 01:32 PM EST The GOP tax bill would cost significantly more if tax cuts that are temporary in the legislation are eventually made permanent, according to two new reports. Most of the bill's changes for individuals sunsets in 2025, even as a cut to the corporate rate from 35 percent to 21 percent is made permanent. If future Congresses decide to extend the lower tax rates for individuals and families rather than allow them to expire, and also extends other temporary provisions, the bill will end up costing $2 trillion to $2.2 trillion, according to a report by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan deficit hawk group. Even accounting for economic growth, it predicts the bill would add $1.5 trillion to $1.7 trillion to the debt — bringing debt levels close to 100 percent of the nation's GDP. http://thehill.com/policy/finance/365446-analyses-cost-of-gop-tax-plan-could-exceed-2-trillion-if-made-permanent

2017 Lie of the Year: Russian election interference is a 'made-up story' When the nation’s commander-in-chief refuses to acknowledge a threat to U.S. democracy, it makes it all the more difficult to address the problem. For this reason, we name Trump’s claim that the Russia interference is a hoax as our Lie of the Year for 2017. Readers of PolitiFact also chose the claim as the year's most significant falsehood by an overwhelming margin. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/dec/12/2017-lie-year-russian-election-interference-made-s/ 2016 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results The entire 2016 election has won this year’s reader competition for most significant falsehood. President-elect Donald Trump, 2015 Lie of the Year winner and defending champion of last year’s reader poll, finished in second place with his Pants on Fire claim of "large scale election fraud happening on and before election day." The trend of fake news, made-up stories that go viral, nabbed third place. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/dec/12/2016-lie-year-readers-poll-results/ That makes trump as the outright winner or leading participant in winner in three years in a row!!. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/dec/12/2016-lie-year-readers-poll-results/

trump privately calling Rosenstein a threat to his presidency: report President Trump has referred to deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Robert Mueller as the special counsel for the Russia probe, as “a threat to his presidency,” according to a report in The Washington Post. The report, published Sunday, said Trump has referred to Rosenstein as “weak” and made fun of the deputy attorney general’s testimony last week in front of the House Judiciary Committee... Rosenstein last week testified that he sees no cause to fire Mueller, who has for months lead the investigation into Russia’s attempts to meddle in the 2016 U.S. election and any potential ties between Trump campaign staff members and Moscow. Mueller has secured guilty pleas from two Trump associates, including former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Mueller has also charged other two Trump campaign figures, including former Trump campaign CEO Paul Manafort. http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/365406-trump-privately-calling-rosenstein-a-threat-to-his-presidency-report Rosenstein, 52, has kept a relatively low profile throughout his decades working inside the Justice Department, a fact that likely helped him win bipartisan approval weeks ago when 94 senators voted to confirm his appointment to deputy attorney general. Only six lawmakers voted no. His memo criticizing Comey -- issued amid the former FBI director's investigation into Russia's 2016 actions -- has cast doubt over his objectivity in the eyes of many Democrats. ... The Bush administration nominated Rosenstein to the federal appeals court in Richmond in 2007... "He is a man of extraordinary independence and integrity ... and great character," Vice President Mike Pence told reporters on Wednesday, noting that the longtime Justice Department official "came to work, sat down and made his recommendation" to fire Comey. "He brought that recommendation to the President" and Trump agreed, Pence concluded. http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/10/politics/who-is-rod-rosenstein/index.html So while the investigation gets closer to trump. The Dep. AG that was above reproach. Now becomes a FOX talking point “a threat to his presidency,” because he won't put limits on Mueller. Meanwhile trump's talking points are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqJRo1xgFHY As for the thinking of Americans: Nearly six in ten Americans believe the US became more corrupt in 2017 New survey shows the White House is now considered the most corrupt institution in the US The results of a survey released today by Transparency International show that compared to early 2016 more Americans now believe corruption is on the rise in the US and that the White House is the most corrupt of nine key institutions. The levels of perceived corruption in government institutions were already high in 2016. Citizens are now more critical of their government’s performance in tackling corruption, and expressed concern in a number of areas. The results of the US Corruption Barometer 2017 show: -44 per cent of Americans believe that corruption is pervasive in the White House, up from 36 per cent in 2016. - 58 per cent of people say the level of corruption has risen in the past twelve months, up from 34 per cent who said the same in January 2016. - Almost 7 out of 10 people believe the government is failing to fight corruption, up from half in 2016. -55 per cent gave fear of retaliation as the main reason not to report corruption, up from 31 per cent in 2016. -Close to a third of African-Americans surveyed see the police as highly corrupt, compared to a fifth across the survey overall. -74 per cent said ordinary people can make a difference in the fight against corruption, up 4 percentage points from 2016. https://www.transparency.org/news/pressrelease/nearly_six_in_ten_americans_believe_the_us_became_more_corrupt_in_2017

Its a long read but gives an idea of Putin's current hold on the Russian spying and one perspective on how "Russiagate" came about. As always, follow the money. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/putins-game/546548/ The story leads you to believe that Russia, Iran and N. Korea have all turned hackers loose on the west.

Sorry you're wrong. The meaning is for everyone including non Christians. Is to buy, buy and buy some more. To turn excess consumption into a competitive sport. Endlessly discuss the best apps to utilize Amazon Prime, etc. and get crap you and your loved ones don't really need. Instead of donating to a animal shelter or a charity. Its: An alarming number of shoppers are still paying off debt from last Christmas https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/budget-and-spending/2017/11/20/alarming-number-shoppers-still-paying-off-debt-last-christmas/874304001/ Bah humbug,pass the rum and eggnog. Oh hold-on. I see a popup add on this page. Its from Chutingstar, Holiday Deals..MMMMM... need to check it out!

Trump administration 'forbids health agency officials from using words like fetus and transgender' in official documents List covers terms used in preparation for next year's budget Trump administration officials are forbidding officials at the nation's top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases - including "fetus" and "transgender" - in any official documents being prepared for next year's budget. Policy analysts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta were told of the list of forbidden words at a meeting Thursday with senior CDC officials who oversee the budget, according to an analyst who took part in the 90-minute briefing. The forbidden words are: "vulnerable," "entitlement," "diversity," "transgender," "fetus," "evidence-based" and "science-based." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-administration-forbid-words-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-fetus-transgender-a8113996.html How Unprecedented Is President Trump’s Politicization of Science? Political interference in science is nothing new, but experts agree that what is happening to scientific integrity under Trump is unusual. Barring Government-Funded Scientists from Serving on Panels — Unprecedented On 31 October 2017, Scott Pruitt, the Trump-appointed head of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced a new policy barring anyone who receives federal funding from advising the agency on funding decisions. As reported in Science: Scientists receiving grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., many of them leading university researchers, are being purged from the agency’s advisory boards. The move, announced today by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, bars scientists from serving on these boards if they are now receiving money through an agency grant. It marks a major change in who can serve on the committees, which help steer EPA research and regulations by providing input on scientific questions.... During the president’s first sixty days in office, legislators rescinded a number of environmental, health, and safety regulations without the required scientific review. Usually, in order to pass new regulations or repeal old ones, Tai told us, “agencies have to justify it, and that’s where some of the scientific analysis comes from.” With Trump’s blessing, Congress has circumvented the required review through what had been (until 2017) an obscure and almost never-used law known as the Congressional Review Act (CRA). This act provides a fast track to overturn recently-approved regulations through a joint statement of disapproval by both chambers of Congress. In both the House and the Senate, such a statement requires only a majority vote. Halpern told us that this legal maneuver “absolutely [substitutes] political judgment for scientific and technical analysis.”... Halpern warned that agencies devoted to science could take a long time to recover from the damage done by the Trump administration: We have invested as a country in independent scientific research because it benefits public health and safety. If that enterprise is deteriorated, it takes very little time to destroy the culture of science at an agency and a couple decades to rebuild it. https://www.snopes.com/2017/11/15/trump-science-politicization/

The FSB will monitor the situation with beatings, tear gas, false charges of corruption, etc. If any candidate looks to be a challenger in any real sense. i.e. if they expose Putin's corruption in a factual way. Or if they expose any of his inner circle for corruption. They will be eliminated. Thats why trump admires President Putin so much. Putin is a GREAT campaign organizer.President Putin also knows how to handle journalists that criticize him. trump and FOX News, think about it. ‘Nobody defends us’: Russian journalists respond to knife attack "Russian journalists have said an increasingly polarised and violent political climate in the country may have encouraged a knife attack in which a well-known radio host was stabbed in the neck. Tatyana Felgenhauer, deputy editor of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, was attacked on Monday lunchtime by a man who broke into the station’s studios in a central Moscow tower block. The intruder sprayed pepper in the face of a ground-floor security guard, before vaulting the barrier and taking the lift up to the Ekho Moskvy studio on the 14th floor. Alexei Venediktov, the station’s editor-in-chief, said in an interview on Monday evening that doctors had operated on Felgenhauer for more than an hour. She will be in an induced coma overnight, but doctors say there is no immediate threat to her life." A Russian journalists’ union was sharply critical of the television report. “We think that these programmes stoke hatred towards our colleagues and could have provoked an unstable person into attacking Tanya,” a statement from the Union of Journalists and Media Workers said. Yulia Latynina, a journalist who hosted a weekly show on Ekho Moskvy, fled Russia this year after an attempted arson attack on her car. Last year an assailant tipped a canister of faeces over her in central Moscow. Yevgenia Albats, a magazine editor who also has a long-running show on Ekho, said she was surprised there had not been similar attacks before. “The amount of aggression directed towards liberal journalists in this country from state media and elsewhere is overwhelming and non-stop,” she said. “Nobody is going to defend us; we’re the enemies of everyone.” https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/oct/23/russian-radio-journalist-tatyana-felgenhauer-stabbed-in-neck-at-her-moscow-office

The Biggest Loser in the Alabama Election No matter the outcome of today’s special election in Alabama for a coveted US Senate seat, there is already one loser: Christian faith. When it comes to either matters of life and death or personal commitments of the human heart, no one will believe a word we say, perhaps for a generation. Christianity’s integrity is severely tarnished. The race between Republican candidate Roy Moore and Democratic candidate Doug Jones has only put an exclamation point on a problem that has been festering for a year and a half—ever since a core of strident conservative Christians began to cheer for Donald Trump without qualification and a chorus of other believers decried that support as immoral. The Christian leaders who have excused, ignored, or justified his unscrupulous behavior and his indecent rhetoric have only given credence to their critics who accuse them of hypocrisy. Meanwhile the easy willingness of moderate and progressive Christians to cast aspersions on their conservative brothers and sisters has made many wonder about our claim that Jesus Christ can bring diverse people together as no other can... Resisting the Temptations of Political Life What events of the last year and a half have shown once again is that when Christians immerse themselves in politics as Christians, for what they determine are Christian causes, touting their version of biblical morality in the public square—they will sooner or later (and often sooner) begin to compromise the very principles they champion and do so to such a degree that it blemishes the very faith they are most anxious to promote. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2017/december-web-only/roy-moore-doug-jones-alabama-editorial.html Has Support for Moore Stained Evangelicals? Some Are Worried The bloc that has marched under the banner of the “Moral Majority” and “values voters” has now been tagged as the most reliable base of support for both Mr. Moore and President Trump, two politicians who are known for fanning racial and religious prejudices and who stand accused of sexual harassment by numerous women — accusations that each man denies. White evangelicals across the country delivered 81 percent of their votes to Mr. Trump last year, according to exit poll data, and backed Mr. Moore in Alabama by the same proportion on Tuesday... That notion is bewildering to evangelical leaders who see Mr. Trump as their champion. They say that Mr. Trump has given them more access than any president in recent memory, and has done more to advance their agenda, by appointing judges who are likely to rule against abortion and gay rights; by channeling government funds to private religious schools; by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; and by calling for the elimination of the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits churches and charitable groups from endorsing political candidates. “I believe that God answered our prayers in a way we didn’t expect, for a person we didn’t even necessarily like,” said Stephen E. Strang, author of “God and Donald Trump” and founder of Charisma Media, a Christian publishing house... “It’s counterproductive to identify as evangelical,” he said. “What’s happened with evangelicalism is, it has become so conflated with Republican politics, that you can’t tell where Christianity ends and partisanship begins.”.. “We’ve let evil overtake the entire reputation of Evangelicalism,” one prominent evangelical author, Beth Moore, wrote on Twitter the day before the election. “The lust for power is nauseating. Racism, appalling. The arrogance, terrifying. The misogyny so far from Christlikeness, it can’t be Christianity.”... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/us/alabama-evangelical-christians-moore.html?hpw&rref=us&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

You check to make sure that the checks from the lobbyists have cleared your accounts. You double check to make sure office staff has the talking points straight to lie about the facts. Beyond that, the approval ratings don't take into account the majority of people, That haven't fully considered the personal implications of whats to come.

Most people won't be bothered to read that story. But it accurately represents the issues that agriculture faces when abuse takes place arising from consolidation. In addition it provides a good example as to why regulations came into existence in the first place. Typically they are designed to protect something. More actions in the courts are likely as "deregulation" moves forward. Its amusing to hear the ignorant wail and moan about the burden of US regulations. They need to see whats involved in doing business in the EU. They would find out what regulation and rules are all about.

Kentucky lawmaker found dead after sexual assault allegations http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/14/us/kentucky-state-lawmaker-death/index.html

I'm a little confused by the question but Al Jazeera does offer an opinion from the area. IMO they don't represent a Muslim view as much as a Arab view from a anti Saudi, US and Israeli view. For which the Saudi's are trying to muscle them into silence. They have never tackled the hypocrisy of Islamic silence of the Rohingya Muslims persecution. Abuses by other Islamic leaders. They almost never comment on Pakistani politics. Its as if they recognize their target market is anti-US and anti Israel viewers.

'Bannon reloads for war on McConnell' https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/under-fire-after-moore-loss-bannon-reloads-war-mcconnell-n829341 Gonna take a lot of popcorn. Jerry Baumchen Bannon versus McConnell; Which side do I cheer for? They are both crafty, smart and backed by armies of supporters. McConnell however has the backing of the party which Bannon will never crack. Never. Don't forget it was Mcconnell that led the republican opposition and frustration on the Obama agenda. That he directed the opposition like a conductor in a orchestra. Thats not to say that this current tax bill should and will not cost him and the republicans. There is a fifth column that currently supports trump and his agenda. Americans who have stock, 401K portfolios and who view the current euphoria in the equity markets. As a signal of trump's leadership. A signal from God? trump and his gang of misfits, crooks and enablers Have taken over the party. But when the markets go south the fifth column will rise. Then strike his gang like the Romans at Masada. As a warning against extremism and the refusal to compromise. The loss in Alabama has been heard by Republican Rep. Pete King. Who has unleashed a personal attack on the previously untouchable Bannon. Although he dresses like a drunken bum off the streets. His ideas are not American. King's attack shows the underlying license to republicans. With the Alabama loss. Take back the party. Take back the agenda. Before its too late.

I for one believe that Ron contributes to the dialog here. While trump still maintains 38%,..er..36%,..um well, 32% support. Ron is the only consistent supporter willing to voice dissent with the majority of posters here. With all except one! brenthutch used to post here but I think the relentless missteps and indefensible positions of trump. Caused him to give up in frustration. He still posts elsewhere but dosn't contribute here anymore. Ron makes the mistake of mixing religious views in his defense of trump. Which is completely legitimate of course. The GOP, trump and the religious right wrap themselves in the cloaks of Christ. All the while sustaining UN-Christian attributes. Certainly trump and the republicans do the right thing from time to time. I tried to get a thread going to such effect. trump's wins so to speak. But in the face of dialog where the republican base answers every question with either spin, obfuscation or outright lies. Its difficult to concede anything to the trump-satan-Putin equation. It would help if some republican supporters could argue the merit of trickle down tax stimulus, trump's fake success. Surely there are bystanders around here??? I know that compassionate conservatives are a substantial part of the republican vote. Yet here......silence.

It's a stretch to say that he implied sexual favors. This argument dilutes the real issues people have against him, it's unsubstantiated. Here's the tweet: "Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office “begging” for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED!" Just because it's Trump doesn't mean he means sex. That's just providing ammo for Trump supporters to say that everyone cries "wolf" in regards to Trump. I think you're wrong there. trump has a history of using innuendo in all sorts of settings going back 30 years. He is a master of it. Trump bashes Gillibrand using a favored weapon: Innuendo as insult Trump’s statement Tuesday — calling New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand a “flunky” who “would do anything for” campaign contributions — fits a pattern. It is part of a long line of statements he’s made about women that seem to suggest something offensive, while leaving enough ambiguity for a defensive response. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, defended the president's comment on Tuesday, saying “only if your mind is in the gutter would you have read it that way.”... The president's use of innuendo as a weapon is not necessarily limited to women. A recent ceremony meant to honor Najavo codebreakers who served in World War II was situated in front of a portrait of President Andrew Jackson, famous for his harsh treatment of the country's Native Americans. Gyasi Ross, a Native American writer, told The Washington Post that Trump's background as a reality television showman had convinced him the slight was intentional. Of course, it was impossible to prove." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/12/12/trump-bashes-gillibrand-using-a-favored-weapon-innuendo-as-insult/?utm_term=.2848a99a868f Commentary: Trump, like McCarthy, is master of conspiracy and innuendo http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-mccarthy-grossman-20160621-story.html Which goes further into trumps messaging and thinking: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-success/201111/can-you-be-damned-strong-praise-understanding-innuendo How Donald Trump mastered the art of political innuendo and rumor-mongering Washington Post ^ | June 14, 2016 | Chris Cillizza Posted on 6/14/2016, 10:19:33 AM by RoosterRedux Jenna Johnson, who covers Donald Trump's presidential campaign for The Post, wrote a very important piece Monday that details how the presumptive Republican nominee moves rumor and innuendo into the public consciousness without ever having to directly answer for it. Trump's strategy comes down to three simple words: "People are saying." As in: "There are a lot of people that think maybe he doesn’t want to get it. A lot of people think maybe he doesn’t want to know about it. I happen to think that he just doesn’t know what he’s doing, but there are many people that think maybe he doesn’t want to get it." That was Trump on President Obama Monday, responding to the president's unwillingness to say that the United States is at war with radical Islam in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shootings. Trump isn't saying that Obama is purposely misunderstanding the threat posed by people like the shooter in Orlando over the weekend. He's saying that "people" are saying it. As Johnson notes: Trump frequently couches his most controversial comments this way, which allows him to share a controversial idea, piece of tabloid gossip or conspiracy theory without technically embracing it. If the comment turns out to be popular, Trump will often drop the distancing qualifier — “people think” or “some say.” If the opposite happens, Trump can claim that he never said the thing he is accused of saying, equating it to retweeting someone else’s thoughts on Twitter.

American Black voters have notoriously poor turnout rates. Charles Barkley got it right when he said that Blacks felt they were taken advantage of. They voted for Obama but got nothing out of it. I'm not saying that I agree with that. Its a whole other discussion. White evangelical Christians hold substantial power in US politics because they VOTE, they are very, very active in primaries. Like the NRA they know how to work the system. Blacks don't. So democrats need to appeal to disenfranchised white swing voters. Those who voted for trump. It can't be forgotten that the presidency is only 1/3 of the equation. Democrats don't control any branch for several reasons. Thats also not to say that there are not Individual Blacks that don't work the system. I mean the political system to control political nominees and parties.

Satan and Soros conspiring against God, White Christians and the USA! Soon to be talking points alongside "The Fix is in with the FBI and Mueller against Trump, freedom and GOD!" on the desks at FOX news.

My comment was mostly directed at the video and especially Moore's campaign manager. Who believed a oath of office could only be sworn on the bible. Compromise is the key in the equation. In addition, I have always believed that term limits are important. Because any political party is corrupted by time in office.

Be it Moore or trump. Its still, after all this time, stunning, that they surround themselves with such stupid, bigoted people.

USA Today hits Trump for Gillibrand tweet: He has shown 'he is not fit for office' The USA Today editorial board slammed President Trump for his Tuesday tweet attacking Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), saying it shows Trump “is not fit for office.” “With his latest tweet, clearly implying that a United States senator would trade sexual favors for campaign cash, President Trump has shown he is not fit for office,” the editorial board wrote. “Rock bottom is no impediment for a president who can always find room for a new low.”... The USA Today editorial board blasted Trump for the tweet, saying he “pours the gasoline of sexist language and lights the match gleefully know how it will burst into flame in a country reeling from the #MeToo movement.” “A president who would all but call Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand a whore is not fit to clean the toilets in the Barack Obama Presidential Library or to shine the shoes of George W. Bush,” the editorial board wrote. The USA Today editorial also labeled Trump as “uniquely awful.” “His sickening behavior is corrosive to the enterprise of a shared governance based on common values and the consent of the governed,” the editorial board said. http://thehill.com/homenews/media/364596-usa-today-hits-trump-for-gillibrand-tweet-he-has-shown-he-is-not-fit-for