DoctorG

3 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 Contrary to your view, perhaps the author is a true patriot who believes that they have an obligation to continue working to do the best for, and protect, the interests of the nation, and to do their best to protect the nation from the destructive, counterproductive, ignorant whims of its would-be dictator.

 

On both sides there are people who consider themselves as patriots. Who can say who is correct? Misguided patriots can do great harm, so, nah, just morally weak to not resign and just whiteant.

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Three things:

 

The NYT is staking it’s reputation on what is a huge scoop. You wish to believe they didn’t confirm the source before publishing, I believe they will have done so.

 

The White House response indicates the Op-Ed is true and was written by a senior member of the Trump administration.

 

The response of individuals mentioned in the Op-Ed, including Trumpindicates the Op-Ed is true and was written by a senior member of the Trump administration.

 

I normally give a confused emoji when the content of the post is confused nonsense, I gave you a laughing out loud this morning because you served it.

 

You perhaps should not have let me know my emojis are hitting their mark.

 

 

See, you can do a reasonable post after all. I quite liked it. You still cannot be certain but you set out a good case for it being so.

Regardless of what I say some anti-Trumpster will attach one of those emojis. I just find it amusing.

I just thought that your smiley today was just the usual, so I apologise for jumping to that conclusion.

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Anonymous Op-Ed written by a senior member of Trump’s White House team.

 

For those of us living in the reality based universe, that would be a Republican 

Glad to see Chomper that the placed your usual sad/confused face on another of my posts. I think you missed one last week. You should go back and check.

To the above. If it was anonymous why are you so certain that it was actually written by someone from the WH? You cannot be certain and it is just another of your usual posts.

If the writer (if he/she exists) is so repulsed by working with The President, they should resign, otherwise they have no morals and are no better than those they despise.

8 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

Since no one else seems to have hear that it seems only reasonable to conclude that these voices are coming from inside your head.

You and Alex appear to not understand something very simple. If Macron, in his office talks quietly to himself then his bodyguard might be the only person to overhear. Strange that I need to explain this.

2 hours ago, AlexRich said:

Don't quite understand what the fuss is over the bodyguard laying in to protestors (he was not on duty) ... what's that got to do with Macron? 

[Sotto voce, but just within hearing of bodyguard]

"wont somebody rid me of those damn protestors"?

16 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Someone's getting their news from WCRZ, Crazytown's News Leader.

 

 

 

August 2018 Ratings: CNN Has Its Second-Best August Ever

 

First, it ranked as a top 10 basic cable network in total viewers, during prime time and across the 24-hour day.

 

Second, CNN defeated MSNBC this past month in adults 25-54. That’s not out of the ordinary across the 24-hour day, but it is out of the ordinary in prime time.

https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/august-2018-ratings-cnn-has-its-second-best-august-ever/375239

 

He [Brian Stelter] linked to an article on TVNewser, the website he once ran, touting CNN’s ratings successes in August. The network notched its second best August ever, and defeated MSNBC in the prime time demo. The network did, however, post double-digit declines in prime time and total day viewers compared to August 2017.

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/brian-stelter-hits-back-at-sarah-sanders-over-attack-on-cnns-ratings/

Canada could offer to drop the dairy tariff, but I never see this considered.

Well, as long as it is not election campaigning it must be all good. ??

Not sure that the court got this correct as they did steal the property of the company.

I make no inference about their labour dispute.

I also would like to believe them but you can also die from being hit in the head with a rock and being held under water.

My natural inclination in the West is to believe the outcome of an autopsy, but in TH .............

Big Joke by name, Big Joke by nature.

A lack of basis boating knowledge could be the cause. I am not a boatie but I seem to remember port-to-port is the way to pass in a head-to-head situation.

17 hours ago, Redline said:

They all said they disagreed with him, but he was a patriot and willing to compromise.  Can you comprehend English?

Nothing in my post negates comprehension. It is just fact. You might be the one with comprehension issues.

Whatever your politics it must seem strange to leave out the most iconic part.

Adapted for the Chinese market?

Is there any way out of that thing besides the rear door? Sooner or later one is going to get rear-ended with everyone stuck inside.

No campaigning ( for anyone apart from us of course) until at least December.

Headline fixed.

By its very nature, affirmative action must disadvantage another group. I guess when it was introduced they thought it would only affect whites (and they do not matter) but Asian scores are discounted by 400 points which severely disadvantages them even though they are a minority group. Difficult to believe that this discrimination has previously been upheld by the supreme court.

No mention of a vaccine program though.