16 minutes ago, funandsuninbangkok said:

What's all the helabaloo?

 

trump fired a commie! About time!

 

trumps got balls and brains. He knows how to take charge, make stuff happen, and make sure your team is up and running. 

 

You leftys are going to have a long 8 years squealing like girls. 

Yeah, well ... I sort of agree with you in general. I just hope he doesn't make a nuclear WW III (or would it be WW IV?) happen along with his other stuff that he's making happen. However, hope is a poor strategy or even tactic.

8 hours ago, Thaidream said:

Trump is the President but if he was elected due to Russian interference in the election process or because any of his staff collaborated with the Russians to elect him- it is akin to treason. There is a constitutional crisis brewing and it's not going away until a Special prosecutor is appointed who has no ties to either party. Let the full truth come out so either Trump is fully cleared or there is evidence of wrongdoing and let the chips fall where they may. Stonewalling an investigation is not going to stop huge speculation of what did he know and when did he know it.

Until all is cleared he will have no real mandate to govern and this puts America in a dangerous position in which enemies can take advantage of the situation and any domestic agenda is stymied.  It's time for both parties to step forward and do what is right for the people and not their parties.

 

"It's time for both parties to step forward and do what is right for the people and not their parties." - Thaidream (if you get my drift).

What FBI investigation? Do you have proof of one that involves Trump (or one that doesn't for that matter)?

6 hours ago, timendres said:

This looks way worse than the Chinese investors story.

Regardless of his involvement, this move at this moment makes it look like there is fire, not just smoke.

 

But Trump is demonstrating one of his traits - like it or not - he is going to play hardball, and to hell with "how it plays in the press". It comes from years of surviving in the cut throat business arena.

 

Now, if he could only use that in ways that benefit the country...

Only by conspiracy theory freaks.

Why would Trump think that firing Comey would terminate an ongoing investigation where he was involved? Apparently there was not an investigation involving Trump underway. If that is the case where did the news (fake?) that Comey asked for additional funding to finance such an allegedly non-existent investigation.

If there actually were an investigation and Trump is lying about what Comey told him at dinner (there is no investigation), then the truth will out from the FBI sooner or later and Trump should know that.

I do agree that some of Trump's "cut throat business arena" experiences could be used to the US's benefit ... or deficit, now that I think about it. I'm not sure "cut throat" is what the US government needs to exhibit. Hasn't the US Government done enough of that already?

23 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Whatever the true reason for the sacking, the timing of it is bound to lead to suspicion that Comey was on the right trail in the Russian investigation.

Donald tweeting about it also to me seems questionable. If it was strictly above board, he shouldn't have felt the need to defend his actions.

The truth in this matter needs to come out.

What "Russian investigation"? Trump has stated that there was not an investigation underway as told to him by dear, departed FBI Director Comey.

"We had a very nice dinner and at that time he old me, "you are not under investigation" - The Guardian - Video of NBC Trump Interview [link].

To quote you: "suspicion that Comey was on the right trail".

Which right trail would that be, pray tell (even if there had been an investigation)?

19 minutes ago, heybruce said:

Justifying the firing on handling of Clinton emails:    http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-fires-fbi-director-comey-1494366975-htmlstory.html

 

Trump first claiming he was following DAG recommendation:  " Mr Trump officially decided to dismiss Mr Comey based on comments from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, according to documents released by the White House."  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-comey-memo-rod-rosentein-threatened-resign-deputy-ag-a7730531.html  

 

Trump "retracting", or reversing, changing his story, flip-flopping, whatever you want to call it from initially claiming the firing was because of the DAG letter: " President Donald Trump said Thursday he would have fired FBI Director James Comey even without the recommendation from his top political appointees at the Justice Department, contradicting earlier White House accounts."   http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/35401104/trump-i-was-going-to-fire-comey-even-without-recommendation

 

It was Trump's idea to fire Comey:  "President Donald Trump said he had already made up his mind to fire FBI Director James Comey before receiving guidance from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein earlier this week, in contrast to statements from White House officials on when the decision was made."  https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-says-he-decided-to-fire-james-comey-before-rosenstein-meeting-1494524604  

 

Trump surprised to the reaction of the firing:  "Officials acknowledged, however, that Trump was surprised by the intense reaction to Comey’s dismissal."     http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-comey-20170510-story.html

 

You can find multiple other sources for my claims just by reading the entire thread. I thought all of the above was common knowledge by now.  Happy?

I don't do MSM textual sources unless they have apparently unedited and not-out-of-context video of the person or persons in question. In fact, I rarely do a US-based MSM source at all these days. They are obviously working in collusion with the Democratic Party (or is the Democratic party working in collusion with them).

I specifically asked for video (of Trump stating ... whatever) and I'm not pawing through a stack of probably biased MSM articles of dubious factual value to find it.

But thanks a lot anyway. Maybe I'll paw through your stuff at my leisure. As far as I'm concerned, the MSM and their compatriots are doing everything they can to condemn Trump for anything they can contrive or exaggerate. Sure Trump makes mistakes, but firing Comey, regardless of the details of who did or did not recommend it was a good move, IMHO. 

It's the other shoe to drop (McCabe) that may be interesting - if and when it drops.

I gave you a link to one UK newspaper article with a video of the Trump Interview with NBC. Did you watch it?

20 minutes ago, Andaman Al said:

Can you remember that sage advice every time you and other Trump supporters mention Clinton when we are talking about Trump. Thank you.

Probably not. About the only thing I have in common with Trump is that I don't do Politically-Correctness. I also have issues with authority and censorship, in case you haven't noticed.

Anyway, which "Clinton" would you be referring to?

PS: I'm not a Trump supporter. I just hate to see someone (anyone) slandered and libeled.

44 minutes ago, heybruce said:

Not too many people are upset that Comey was fired, or will dispute that there was reason.  What is causing considerable comment is the timing, the absurd claim that it was about Hillary Clinton's e-mails, Trump first stating he was acting on the Deputy Attorney General's recommendation then retracting this statement and admitting it was his idea, his clueless surprise that people would object to him firing the FBI director when there is a major investigation of election interference by Russia that has implicated past members of his staff and election campaign, insider reports that Trump was outraged that Comey was not coordinating this "independent" investigation with the White House, etc.

You should clearly differentiate between your opinion, a news source, and the facts (although the latter two items are not easily distinguishable in these days of "fake news"). If I don't see what appears to be an unedited video or audio of statements by the individual in question then I don't give it much value unless the source is trustworthy.

Here's an example of the subject material in the NBC interview with Trump (The Independent article link below contains the video. As painful as it may be, it's probably a good idea to watch it):

"Regardless of recommendation, I was going to fire Comey," Mr Trump, said in an interview that marked the president's most extensive comments since the firing of the former FBI Director, whom he referred to as a "showboat" and a "grandstander".  

The Independent UK - May 12, 2017 (with video of the NBC interview) [link]

Before you respond to this, you should watch the NBC video interview with Trump on this matter. He says several things, but none of them resemble a "retraction", IMHO. BTW, Anyway, if it had been me I wouldn't have admitted I would have fired Comey regardless of any recommendations to do so (or not). This is waaaay too much and unnecessary information - typical of Trump. Maybe he was thinking we was protecting the AG and DAG or maybe he wasn't thinking and just running off at the mouth (probably the latter).

Also, I don't see how Trump could have been surprised about the firing because he says in NBC interview: "I was going to fire Comey. There's no good time to do it by the way". Fire him regardless of recommendation which Trump also states in the interview.

Can you find a reference to where Trump "retracted his statement and admitting it was his idea"?

And I'd like it as a video of Trump saying it, not some second-hand version without video.

24 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

He's the enemy within.

The tragic election of this dangerously bizarre clown is a huge test of the strength of our democratic institutions, and there is no assurance they will win.

Patriots of all political stripes are getting that now. That is the hope, that there is still time to remove this trumpist scourge with a recognizable nation still intact.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-existential-threat-trumps-presidency-poses/2017/05/11/

 

 

 

 

Well then ... let's wait and see who Trump assigns as the replacement Director of the FBI before we get crazy about what an existential threat Trump is w/r to the FBI, at least.

An opinion opposed to yours:

James Comey Deserved to be Fired - The Federalist - May 11, 2017

Extracts from above article: 

"At any point over the past nine months, prominent members of both parties have contended that Comey had to go."

"The overall appearance he creates as the head of the FBI has seen an utter collapse in that time from that of a respected independent career official to someone who is viewed fundamentally as a political actor who cares more about his personal image than the department he leads."

Read the article and tell us where it is in error, please.

In the meantime, the Acting Director of the FBI is Andrew G. McCabe. Maybe we should be focusing on him, since Comey is now history.

30 minutes ago, Becker said:

He needs to  be stopped because he is clearly mentally unstable. He has the mentality and personality of a spoiled five year old, and he doesn't mind one bit dragging the whole country (or the world for that matter) down with him, because for him it's only about me, me, me.

I think the majority of us are worried he will do irreversible harm, politically, socially and environmentally. If your overriding concern is how many Obama appointees he dismisses then you.....well, 'nuff said.

I am not a Trump supporter, necessarily. He is what he is and I'm not confident nor qualified to comment on his mental stability. If one didn't have at least a high level of ego and confidence, they probably wouldn't have even run for President, much less tried to perform the responsibilities.

However, his predecessor exhibited and is still exhibiting exactly the same traits you're accusing Trump of having. I've seen the word counts of pronoun references to himself by the previous president in his speeches, have you? The counts are ridiculously high, if you hadn't been aware.

Were you complaining as much about him when he was in office?

27 minutes ago, oilinki said:

We all know, things work differently in the western world.

 

We demand checks and balances from even our top leaders.

 

You should do the same in Russia

Who are "we", exactly? Most Western citizens are completely ignorant of government and are kept that way by the government itself. I'm not even sure checks and balances applies to any other than the US government and not the entire "western world". Are you?

I don't see how the governmental principle of Checks and balances applies to Trump's firing of Comey (except that Comey definitely got "checked"  by Trump, perhaps).

So can you explain how it does apply? If it does apply, I'm sure Trump's opposition will use it to oppose Trump, but so far I haven't seen it. Instead they are using other approaches and accusations.

BTW, I'm not Russian nor do I collude with Russians. There is a deeper meaning in my name which has (among other things) escaped you. Hint: a name does NOT necessarily identify a nationality. 

13 minutes ago, Andaman Al said:

Well Trump clearly is a lying sack of sheeite!

 

He has just been on NBC and now said that he was going to sack Comey anyway whatever the recommendation was from the DOJ. He is clearly now trying to stop the DAG from resigning. So all the crap the White House fed us yesterday about how Trump had no choice but to act on the DAG's recommendation is just that, it is crap. I can't wait to see the pain on Sean Spicers face when he has to get out of this one.

 

Here it is on NBC, I am sure it will be on the tube within an hour.

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/i-was-going-to-fire-comey-anyway-trump-tells-lester-holt-in-interview-941538371971

 

As the questions keep coming it is clear by Trumps body language he is also lying about being told he is 'not under investigation'. The man is a joke.

 

Oh, goody, goody! Someone who can read Trump's body language w/r his lying. Can you give us some pointers like he holds up both hands with his index and first fingers together or his lips are visibly moving? Something like that?

He's the "boss" and can fire anyone who works for him any time and probably doesn't even need a stated reason.

I would have fired dear, departed FBI Director Comey myself based on his Hillary-exonerating press conference alone. Obama should have fired him at the time, but we can easily guess why he did not. 

1 hour ago, mogandave said:

This moron is not going to stop until he eliminates every Obama appointee.

He needs to be stopped!


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Why does he need to be stopped?

Are you afraid he's going to use up the entire supply of "Obama appointees"?

Relax - I believe there are plenty of them and what he's done so far doesn't even qualify as a "good start", in my view.

36 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Both some Americans and many non-Americans may not understand that the FBI is intended to be an INDEPENDENT, non-partisan, agency. If it's there to take orders from any president, from any party, the integrity of American institutions checks and balances, are threatened. trump is out to control the FBI in a partisan way. The people need to fight back now, patriots of all parties, or we're sunk.  We don't want no stinkin' DICTATOR!

Of course Comey's unprofessional press conference where he enumerates her breaking of national security laws and then recommends non-prosecution (against the intent of the laws) is INDEPENDENT and non-partisan. And, of course, does not deserve his being fired.

Do you have inside information on how the rank and file FBI members have felt about their dearly departed director after his unprofessional actions (holding press conferences exposing sensitive investigatory info on an individual and overstepping his authority in not recommending prosecution for her crimes)?

15 minutes ago, Berkshire said:

My dear Lord, someone actually admits to reading that garbage.

Actually, in the case of Dr. Savage, it's listening-to. You should try expanding your little information universe. Stefan Molyneux, Paul Joseph Watson, Mark Levin and Mark Steyn may enlighten you as well (as well as several other MSM replacements).

5 hours ago, iReason said:

Comey invited to testify before Senate panel

 

"Ousted FBI Director James Comey has been invited to testify in a closed session next Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to a committee aide."

 

"The session would provide a first chance for Comey to weigh in on the circumstances of his firing and update senators behind closed doors on the status of the FBI's investigation into allegations of coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia."

 

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/10/comey-invited-to-testify-before-senate-panel-238223

I'm glad it's behind closed doors because, frankly, I have tired of looking at his miserable, whining puss.

17 hours ago, Harold the Great said:

I'm shocked at comments about bike training! Seriously

Bike training will never stop the insane tailgating and deaths. The lack of proper engineered roads and systems is the real issue. If you put all the scooter drivers thru a monster training program and they attempted to follow the training the death rate would go through the roof. INFRASTRUCTURE is step one. Education and training step two. Regulatory compliance thru policing is step 3. When's the last time anyone has made a simple trip to a 7/11 and come up to a T intersection and can't see left or right because of a turn, hill, trees, signs, chicken wagon etc. 

Respectfully lets address 

Road engineering? About 50% of the motorbike deaths are due to speeding and alcohol. So the roads should be engineered for much higher speeds and drunken idiots? What needs to happen is the out-of-control motorbike situation needs to be stopped forcefully in Thailand. Take their deadly toys away as they are obviously inherently too dangerous for them (Thai and Farang alike).

Give them an improved INFRASTRUCTURE and they will find even deadlier ways to mis-use it. This is probably why motorbikes are not allowed on the freeways.

6 hours ago, mok199 said:

I find the lorry and tour bus drivers have a ''motor way'' attitude. ''move over or get run over''..they should not be allowed into urban areas .period.

Time = Money for many Thai motor vehicle drivers, especially motorbike taxis. The food delivery motorbikes stand out in my mind as the worst.

6 hours ago, billd766 said:

 

About 3 years ago I was riding my 200cc Honda Phantom in Nakhon Sawan. I had stopped at the lights which were red and I was #1 at the white line.

 

The lights turned green in our favour so I rode off. Out of the corner of my left eye I saw a pick up run the red and turn right in front of me. I turned right as hard as possible and banged the throttle wide but the Phantom has the acceleration of a centipede with 37 broken legs.

 

The pickup hit me under the saddle where my ass was just missing my left leg (fortunately) throwing the bike to the right and me like an ejector seat off the bike up and over to the right also. The bike bounced off the road onto the left side and the rear crash bars took the impact. I clearly remember thinking that this will hurt me. It DID.

 

I was wearing gloves and a helmet which certainly helped but I bent my right wrist a bit, had a few scrapes on me but overall I was pretty much OK .

 

The pickup finished its turn and stopped a few metres up the road. It was driven by a little old lady with her sister in the front seat and a grandchild standing between them (truly).

 

Fortunately for me there was a police box on the junction and a cop outside saw it happen so it definitely wasn't my fault. He helped me clear the junction  and bend the handlebars straighter so the bike was rideable and somebody in the box called the police station wh sent a captain down to take me and the little old lady to the cop shop.

 

In the end there was a conversation between me, my wife, the cops, the little old ladies and the hordes of their family that arrived  and they paid up in cash and I rode my bike 125km home, left hand down and back and right hand up and forward having phoned my wife and told her that I thought I could make it but I would call for help if I needed it.

 

The really good news was that I had dropped my farang mate off 10 minutes before the crash or he may have had his leg smashed or with the extra weight of him on board it may have been my leg smashed.

 

You don't even have to do anything foolish but can still be involved in a accident.

 

I am 73 in a couple of weeks and I still ride a bike but I am NEVER the first one over the line any more.

You were very lucky. Had a motorhome get through my defenses once in Oakland, CA at an intersection. He was coming right at me and ran the red light in a left turn lane so it was difficult to predict. I was hanging back from my red light and still rolling when it turned green. His excuse: I was going too fast to stop! 

One should not enter an intersection unless one owns it. That is it is literally impossible for someone else to hit you - there aren't any moving vehicles that could enter the intersection. Of course, this is true for entering lanes as well.

I see pedestrians all the time standing on the median waiting for the light to turn green as they've walked across the intersection against the red to save a few seconds walking but risking getting hit by an out-of-control vehicle.

There seems to be a lot of deluded posters on this thread today. Are we sure Trump wasn't colluding with SMERSH? The far-left is attempting a smoke screen. IFAIC, a lot of Hillary-complicit heads should roll if for no other reason than to set examples (that national security laws are not to be scoffed).

They brought it down to change the film in the cameras, of course.

4 hours ago, darksidedog said:

So the US spends about $1.2 billion on the UN and Donald thinks that is too much, but he is happy to spend close to $30 Billion on a wall.

With the whole world coming together for an agreement on combating climate change, he wants the US to pull out, which would be disastrous.

I do hope that one day he will understand the bigger picture.

The UN - Not worth even $1.2 billion (if that's what it is)

The Wall - Priceless

If the EU urges it (whatever it is) it must be a bad idea.

7 hours ago, Jingthing said:

The FBI investigation was getting too close to trump. The USA democracy is now under severe threat from it's president. Either the democracy is permanently destroyed or trump is forced to resign or impeached. It starts now. 

 

American patriots of all political persuasions, which of course would not include trumpist loyalists, need to mobilize now before it is too late. It may already be too late. 

Hey! What happened to your Goddess Hillary avatar? Retired?

Anyway, I see your bias and poor judgment has not been affected. Comey deserved to be fired on the face of it because of his ridiculously poorly-considered actions. Next, if I were Trump, I'd start prosecution of Mrs Clinton for the infractions Comey enumerated in his ridiculous press conference. Yeah, I know. Trump's too nice a guy for that!

15 hours ago, Wilsonandson said:

This guy Danny is telling the truth. After watching the cctv footage and after finding a picture of the deceased it is very clear what happened. There is no way any court could convict him of wreckless driving.

His details of the accident are imo correct and he did the right thing making a statement via his youtube channel.

You're correct. Because it was "wreckless" driving as both the truck and the motorbike were operable after the accident. The humans? Not so much, but my my heartfelt condolences go out to the "wrecked" humans - both the physical and psychological examples of wreckedness.

17 hours ago, LuckyNo4 said:

"However, if he was changing lanes, he should have performed a shoulder check before manoeuvring" ......This is an absolute MUST when riding a bike in Thailand. Always do a shoulder check whenever you move left or right, changing lanes or not. It will save your life.

 

Verifying that a lane is safe for use is required with any type of vehicle (even pedestrians) anytime, anywhere in the world. Survival in a Modern World 101. Last I heard, the laws of physics were universal.

22 hours ago, Formaleins said:

At the end of the day it has nothing to do with the illegally parked car, it is the responsibility of the drivers of the vehicles involved in the collision.

 

Suppose the car had broken down? The fact that it was there does not make it the blame for the accident. 

I disagree. Illegally parked cars can easily set up a situation that is hazardous to other motor vehicles. Try parking your car in the fast lane of a high-speed freeway and see how long it takes to witness a high-speed rear-end collision.

Get some common driving sense.