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ballpoint

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  1. It would seem that Trump's diminishing band of orange blossoms fall into two camps.  The bigots who don't hide it, and the bigots who try and tell us that Trump, and they, aren't.  They are firmly in one camp in one respect though (the type of camp where the tents are pitched on a beach at low tide, below the high tide mark), as they continue to squawk on about how Trump has balls, and continues to tell it like it is, and isn't afraid of what others will think of him; all on a thread about how he is denying that he said it.   Trump is a liar and a cowardly bully, and history is well littered with examples of the type of person who is attacted to those traits in one who has attained power.

  2. China has a 72 hour transit visa on arrival for citizens of a number of countries.  There's an immigration lane for it at Beijing, and some other cities, airport.  You need to show your onward ticket, departing less than 72 hours after arrival, plus valid visa for where you're travelling to next, if applicable.  There are a number of "layover" tour companies that will pick you up from the airport and take you to the great wall, or other places, some even providing jackets if you don't have any warm clothing.  these need to be booked in advance though, and I'd recommend checking up on your validity for the visa before making the booking.

  3. It seems that many outside the US would disagree with his tweet:

    "As ‘Fire and Fury’ is published, Europe openly debates: ‘Is Trump still sane?’"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/05/as-fire-and-fury-is-published-europe-openly-debates-is-trump-still-sane/?utm_term=.bf97fe0e5442

     

    Personally, I agree with him.  He is a stable genus.  Equus asinus to be more specific.

  4. 35 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said:

    Get over what exactly?

     

    Get over the fact that there's nothing to see here.  It's perfectly normal, in the first year of a new president, to see members of his campaign team and cabinet indicted, for him to fire the head of the FBI on personal grounds, and for a special counsel to be appointed to look into foreign meddling in the election.  All new presidents go through it, along with pushing their way to the front of world leader group photos, curtsying to the Saudis, making the pope miserable, refusing to shake other leaders hands, loudly proclaiming their sanity, holding pissing contests over the size of their buttons, and sharing whatever thought is currently buzzing around their heads via social media. 

     

    And, get over the fact that trump is a certified genius, who holds the record for total votes cast for him, very biglyest number of attendees at his inauguration, smartest supporters, and the biggest, very greatest, sized hands in US presidential history*. 

     

    *When compared to those on the watches of previous incumbents.

  5. Let's look at the cases presented for and against impeachment / criminal charges:

     

    For:

    "Since taking over the investigation, Mueller's team has charged four people once affiliated with the Trump campaign or administration"

    Paul Manafort, former campaign chairman

    Rick Gates, former Manafort business partner and campaign deputy

    George Papadopolous, former campaign adviser

    Michael Flynn, former national security advisor

    http://www.businessinsider.com/who-has-been-charged-in-russia-investigation-mueller-trump-2017-12/#george-papadopoulos-a-former-trump-campaign-adviser-3

     

    Against:

    He's still president after (almost) one year!

    He says he's sane!

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