Trump's Cabinet of horrors exposes his totalitarian drift

[paul1804]

I am not an American so have no axe to grind either way but it astounds me how so many Americans didnt understand that their country under the Biden/Harris administration was sliding into poverty!! Do they walk around with blinkers on not seeing the demise of a once great nation? For the world's largest economy their food culture is the disgrace of the world and the old saying of "we are what we eat" is so evident in the USA with so many obese unhealthy people. But the chosen few reaping huge profits from GMO food, the FDA and Big Pharma along with the medical institutions are happy to keep filling their greedy evil pockets at the peril of their nation and people!

I dont see how the same nation could legitimately elect people like Biden & Harris to run their country and to be so stupidly naive to for 1 minute believe that Harris could lead the country after a disastrous 4 years at the helm!

Obviously the number of votes counted in the swing states was far to great to manipulate the outcome so lets hope the Trump/Vance admin can end these current global conflicts sooner rather than later, get their food chain and medical institutions back on track and the US can hold its head up as a responsible super power. 

Edited yesterday at 06:36 AM by paul1804

[thecyclist]

On 11/17/2024 at 2:08 PM, mokwit said:

This is the opinion of a deluded mind. It is the totalitarianism of the Left with it's identity politics that lost it the election.

Is it mokwit or nitwit? 

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, tai4de2 said:

 

What you are describing is *exactly* how "progressives" operate; I think applying it to the (R) side is just projection because the big story in the 2024 election cycle is how the (R) side morphed into a "big tent" movement. As such there's actually quite a bit of variation in our thinking -- for example, there definitely is not uniform consensus about abortion, previously a pretty monolithic issue within the (R) party.

 

At his inauguration, I could imagine Trump repeating (from 2016) that he would like to be the president for *all* of the USA, not just his true believers. And -- unlike the disingenuous (D) slate being replaced -- he'll actually mean it.

Well if he actually says it and if he actually means it, perhaps he can start working on getting rid of the hatred and division by encouraging his followers to be more accepting of diverse opinions. The absolute opposite seems to be the case right now, there's a lot of intolerance on both sides. 

[mokwit]

12 minutes ago, thecyclist said:

Is it mokwit or nitwit? 

Ah yes, the cyclist. Where do you get this Leftie assumed superiority from? Ever had a real job?

[pattayasan]

Rupert Murdoch called and asked Trump to stop poaching his staff.

[Walker88]

2 hours ago, paul1804 said:

I am not an American so have no axe to grind either way but it astounds me how so many Americans didnt understand that their country under the Biden/Harris administration was sliding into poverty!! Do they walk around with blinkers on not seeing the demise of a once great nation? For the world's largest economy their food culture is the disgrace of the world and the old saying of "we are what we eat" is so evident in the USA with so many obese unhealthy people. But the chosen few reaping huge profits from GMO food, the FDA and Big Pharma along with the medical institutions are happy to keep filling their greedy evil pockets at the peril of their nation and people!

I dont see how the same nation could legitimately elect people like Biden & Harris to run their country and to be so stupidly naive to for 1 minute believe that Harris could lead the country after a disastrous 4 years at the helm!

Obviously the number of votes counted in the swing states was far to great to manipulate the outcome so lets hope the Trump/Vance admin can end these current global conflicts sooner rather than later, get their food chain and medical institutions back on track and the US can hold its head up as a responsible super power. 

So you think a morbidly obese guy with spare tires Airbus could use on the A380, who dines on either Macs or KFC, and who probably thinks ketchup is a food group, is going to fix the US' weight problem?

 

Oh my!

 

You may not have noticed, but Biden isn't a chubbo like 47.

 

41% of Americans are obese because they lack discipline and self-respect. None of them went to bed svelte and woke up with the kind of guts I see on 47's faithful waddling around Bangkok.

[Yellowtail]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Well if he actually says it and if he actually means it, perhaps he can start working on getting rid of the hatred and division by encouraging his followers to be more accepting of diverse opinions. The absolute opposite seems to be the case right now, there's a lot of intolerance on both sides. 

You mean that all of the people the left has been calling stupid, racist, misogynist, fascists should be more accepting of diverse opinions.

 

Please provide a few examples of some diverse opinions they should be more accepting. 

 

It is the left dividing the country, not Trump or his supporters. 

[Yellowtail]

4 hours ago, johng said:

 

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4996013-robert-redfield-robert-f-kennedy-vaccines/

 

Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the first Trump administration, gave a vote of confidence to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as potential head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

 

 

“Kennedy is not antivaccine. What Kennedy is about is transparency about vaccines, honest discussion about vaccines, asking for the data to show that these vaccines are safe and they’re efficacious.”

 

 

Was he not also on Obama's short list for EPA?

[Anthony mellows]

Watch out MAGA fatties.RFK is going to take your burgers away from you.

Seriously, the only way to make ' America healthy again'

Is to radically change their eating habits.

 

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, Anthony mellows said:

Watch out MAGA fatties.RFK is going to take your burgers away from you.

Seriously, the only way to make ' America healthy again'

Is to radically change their eating habits.

 

You mean as opposed to big pharma pushing more crazy diet pills and procedures. 

 

Let's hope. 

[Walker88]

So far, the POTUS-elect has refused to submit any names of his nominees for the requisite background check before they are granted a security clearance.

 

Before I was granted my TS/SCI clearance for the CIA, a 9 month long security check was done on me by the FBI. My high school teachers and university professors were interviewed, as were friends and employers. There was no social media back then, but today the bureau even checks social media and web browsing habits of anyone seeking a high level clearance.

 

When people like Hegseth and Gabbard are being put up as heads of extremely sensitive and critical agencies and departments, the American people have a right to know if these people passed a security check. 'Good enough for 47' is insufficient. Lack of a check not only makes them suspect, it will discourage any liaison cooperation with allied nations and intel services, so the chiefs themselves will not be able to do the complete job.

 

The US relies heavily on intel sharing with allied nations for critical things such as terrorism, the intents of hostile nations, and the movement of dangerous materials such as U-235 or plutonium or viruses. With no intel sharing, the US will be blind, and much less secure.

 

Repubs have long been hesitant to play by the rules, so while 47 is the worst, other Administrations have been bad.

 

As a CIA operative, I once uncovered a huge scandal where a foreign govt had recruited a very senior cabinet official as a clandestine asset, paying the cabinet official for secrets and to do the foreign govt's bidding. A second case officer corroborated my intel from another source. Before it could become the scandal it should have been, I received a direct message from the then-Attorney General of that Republican Administration ordering me to 'stand down' and to destroy any reports and cables I had related to the matter. I was threatened, and then given a kind of 'good cop' excuse that "the country cannot afford such a scandal right now; surely you can understand that." The individual's name never became public and the scandal never made the news.

[retayl]

On 11/17/2024 at 9:06 AM, NoDisplayName said:

 

Would you be criticizing democratic senators for not having the backbone to defy democratic oligarchs and deny Mz. Harris' underqualifed token woke DEI nominees?

 

I highly doubt that.

 

Fortunately, democracy won, and we shall be unburdened by what has not been.

Unfortunately Democracy didn’t win, it surrendered. 

[johng]

46 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Was he not also on Obama's short list for EPA?

I believe he was. 👍

[Yellowtail]

1 hour ago, Walker88 said:

So far, the POTUS-elect has refused to submit any names of his nominees for the requisite background check before they are granted a security clearance.

 

Before I was granted my TS/SCI clearance for the CIA, a 9 month long security check was done on me by the FBI. My high school teachers and university professors were interviewed, as were friends and employers. There was no social media back then, but today the bureau even checks social media and web browsing habits of anyone seeking a high level clearance.

 

When people like Hegseth and Gabbard are being put up as heads of extremely sensitive and critical agencies and departments, the American people have a right to know if these people passed a security check. 'Good enough for 47' is insufficient. Lack of a check not only makes them suspect, it will discourage any liaison cooperation with allied nations and intel services, so the chiefs themselves will not be able to do the complete job.

 

The US relies heavily on intel sharing with allied nations for critical things such as terrorism, the intents of hostile nations, and the movement of dangerous materials such as U-235 or plutonium or viruses. With no intel sharing, the US will be blind, and much less secure.

 

Repubs have long been hesitant to play by the rules, so while 47 is the worst, other Administrations have been bad.

 

As a CIA operative, I once uncovered a huge scandal where a foreign govt had recruited a very senior cabinet official as a clandestine asset, paying the cabinet official for secrets and to do the foreign govt's bidding. A second case officer corroborated my intel from another source. Before it could become the scandal it should have been, I received a direct message from the then-Attorney General of that Republican Administration ordering me to 'stand down' and to destroy any reports and cables I had related to the matter. I was threatened, and then given a kind of 'good cop' excuse that "the country cannot afford such a scandal right now; surely you can understand that." The individual's name never became public and the scandal never made the news.

So did Gaetz and Gabbard not have background checks when they were in congress? 

 

Trump would be a fool to trust the FBI or anyone in the Biden administration. 

[NoDisplayName]

52 minutes ago, retayl said:

Unfortunately Democracy didn’t win, it surrendered. 

 

My guy wins = democracy

Other guy wins = fascism

[Jingthing]

Better name for Maga.

 

Make America's Poorest Suffer Even More

or

Make Inequality Even Worse

or

Make America's Richest Even Filthier Rich

 

Team Trump Wants the Poor to Suffer to Fund His Tax Cuts for the Rich

President-elect Donald Trump is looking to grant massive tax breaks to America's wealthiest individuals and corporations, beginning with an extension and expansion of his 2017 tax cuts, which primarily benefited the rich. In order to offset the loss of tax revenue, Trump's economic advisers are considering a plan that would punish the poorest Americans by making it even harder to access Medicaid, food stamps, and other federal programs, according to a Tuesday report from The Washington Post.

Edited yesterday at 11:13 AM by Jingthing

[Yellowtail]

3 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Better name for Maga.

 

Make America's Poorest Suffer Even More

or

Make Inequality Even Worse

or

Make America's Richest Even Filthier Rich

Poor lefty, did you need a safe space?

[Yellowtail]

6 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Better name for Maga.

 

Make America's Poorest Suffer Even More

or

Make Inequality Even Worse

or

Make America's Richest Even Filthier Rich

How about calling it the: Free America's Growth Again

[retayl]

1 hour ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

My guy wins = democracy

Other guy wins = fascism

When offered a choice between Harris & Trump, democracy is irrelevant. Voting for the least worst is a wasted vote.

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, retayl said:

When offered a choice between Harris & Trump, democracy is irrelevant. Voting for the least worst is a wasted vote.

How so? If my choice is stage 3 or stage 4, I'm voting for 3. 

[jesimps]

Lefty name calling again, no wonder you lost the election by a landslide. It's becoming such a bore, let's have some sensible non-woke policies. Slagging off the majority is not going to win you sympathy or votes.

[Yellowtail]

So Gaetz is alleged to have has sex with two prostitutes, and all the mongers are outraged. How funny is that?

[NoDisplayName]

58 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

according to a Tuesday report from The Washington Post.

 

I'm sure their sources are impeckerable!

 

~According to seven sources who spoke to the Post, all of whom were familiar with the discussion

~Capitol Hill sources who spoke to the Post say

~Several sources indicated to the Post

~One tax adviser told the Post

~one Republican policy adviser told the Post

 

Well, those are credible sources, intimately involved is discussions regarding persons familiar with allegations of rumors surrounding reporting being unburdened by what has been.

 

You should read the articles in the links you post.

Most are barely disguised propaganda hit pieces.

[NoDisplayName]

9 minutes ago, retayl said:

When offered a choice between Harris & Trump, democracy is irrelevant. Voting for the least worst is a wasted vote.

 

Unfortunately, Putin wasn't on the ballot, so we had to choose the closest approximation to Hitler we could imagine.

[wwest5829]

On 11/17/2024 at 2:16 PM, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

 

Another left winger traumatised by a democratic vote 

The two are not usually exclusive.

[wwest5829]

On 11/17/2024 at 6:13 PM, blaze master said:

 

Put yourself in their shoes. How would you feel if your worldview was flat out rejected on every level. 

 

Must be difficult coping with how dead wrong you were when you were so adamant about being right. To the point of looking like a bully trying to force feed people to believe what you do. 

I recommend reading Rousseau on this subject of being right.

[pattayasan]

When Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was up for confirmation or when VP Harris was added to the ticket, they called them DEI hires. They want you to believe that Harvard graduate with over 20 years of experience is not qualified but Fox personality is qualified to run the DOD

[pattayasan]

13 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

When Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was up for confirmation or when VP Harris was added to the ticket, they called them DEI hires. They want you to believe that Harvard graduate with over 20 years of experience is not qualified but Fox personality is qualified to run the DOD

 

“It is time for a woman to sit among the highest jurists,” Reagan said, as he worked to close a gender gap in his run against President Carter and change the subject from a foot-in-mouth comment the Republican made blaming trees for air pollution.

The vow to appoint “the most qualified woman I can possibly find” to the Supreme Court was motivated by one thing alone: political self-interest.

 

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-02-01/biden-reagan-supreme-court-politics

[Hanaguma]

8 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

“It is time for a woman to sit among the highest jurists,” Reagan said, as he worked to close a gender gap in his run against President Carter and change the subject from a foot-in-mouth comment the Republican made blaming trees for air pollution.

The vow to appoint “the most qualified woman I can possibly find” to the Supreme Court was motivated by one thing alone: political self-interest.

 

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-02-01/biden-reagan-supreme-court-politics

True. And women are about 50% of the population. So it was a tad exclusionary.

 

BUT... proclaiming only a Black Woman? Excludes 93% of the population. Much more problematic IMHO.  It is a slippery slope that gets ever more ridiculous. 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 11/18/2024 at 1:22 PM, Presnock said:

But, those people put in charge via the cabinet position must be well versed in the mission of said activity, but realize that currently the positions seemed to be given to those who actively supported Trump.

LOL. How many political appointments in the past knew anything about running a government department?

That is why they have permanent staff to advise the political apparatchik.