President Trump: Making America Great Again...

[BlueK]

Oh yeah... that is a much better way to put it. BYU is the GOP and McNeese State is the Dems. The dems suck.

I hope that isn't BYU's only win this year.

[Moliere]

So the Republican won in Ohio.

The headlines are “still too close to call.” Republicans should panic about the house. Great news for Dems.

Not to go all Trumpian but you can see why people hate the media.

In context, this would be like a democrat coming close in one of Utah's districts that hasn't had a close race 40 something years. But I agree the average person probably doesn't pay attention to the same things a political nerd would, so it would sound strange to them to call it a good night for the losing candidate's party, and make it easy to bash the media over.

Cardiac is my prophet.

[BlueK]

Cardiac is my prophet.

never mind, it's all good. Fox told me so

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/08/trump-predicts-giant-red-wave-claiming-fresh-victory-streak-for-endorsed-candidates.html

in the very slight chance the GOP loses the House in November, would that be the media's fault?

By the way, here is a rare realistic look at the current landscape from what is normally a very pro-Trump outlet:

https://amgreatness.com/2018/08/07/ohio-squeaker-shows-gop-has-a-lot-to-learn-about-winning/

[BlueK]

Sean Trende has a similar take:

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ar...the_house.html

[Pelado]

Sean Trende has a similar take:

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ar...the_house.html

Sean tends to have very thoughtful analysis.

[BlueK]

Sean tends to have very thoughtful analysis.

I agree. He's very good at what he does.

[BlueK]

Fox News getting the message out: Make America great, I mean white again!

https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/09/media/fox-news-laura-ingraham-tucker-carlson-white-nationalism/index.html

[Northwestcoug]

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if he tweeted "I never used the N-word. But if I did, I would have called Omarosa one!".

[BlueK]

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if he tweeted "I never used the N-word. But if I did, I would have called Omarosa one!".

If you don't want a reality tv show circus in the White House you don't hire for it. Trump is getting just what he asked for.

[Pelado]

If you don't want a reality tv show circus in the White House you don't hire for it. Trump is getting just what he asked for.

Before your second sentence, I thought your first sentence was a chastisement for the American voters.

[BlueK]

Before your second sentence, I thought your first sentence was a chastisement for the American voters.

Yeah, his voters don't care. Either they knew this was what they were getting and were ok with it, or they can brush it off as "fake news" and pretend it's not really happening. But from Trump's messaging through twitter and otherwise over the last couple of weeks it seems like he's getting really freaked out by where the Mueller investigation is going. And now also from whatever this Omarosa might have on tape. How in the world do you even hire someone that unqualified or that crazy in the first place.

[Topper]

Yeah, his voters don't care. Either they knew this was what they were getting and were ok with it, or they can brush it off as "fake news" and pretend it's not really happening. But from Trump's messaging through twitter and otherwise over the last couple of weeks it seems like he's getting really freaked out by where the Mueller investigation is going. And now also from whatever this Omarosa might have on tape. How in the world do you even hire someone that unqualified or that crazy in the first place.

Trump has operated in an authoritarian world, and unlike authoritarians of the past, many have learned a lesson from capitalism. As long as most of the constituents are eating well, i.e., the economy is doing well, you can suppress, engage in corruption and all manner of misdeeds. It works for many political persuasions, because the core of what people first care about, "do I have a job? does it pay enough? do I have a home?" The rest is ancillary and discussion material for the wealthy or idle. For the most part, most voters are not navel gazers pontificating upon issue raised in every article from the WaPo or NYT.

[tooblue]

Revoke my security clearance, too, Mr. President

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/revoke-my-security-clearance-too-mr-president/2018/08/16/8b149b02-a178-11e8-93e3-24d1703d2a7a_story.html?utm_term=.0f50054d37d3

"William H. McRaven, a retired Navy admiral, was commander of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014. He oversaw the 2011 Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden."

[Walter Sobchak]

When your salaried work for the government ends, you should lose your security clearance. I don’t care who you are. I'm surprised to find otherwise.

[creekster]

When your salaried work for the government ends, you should lose your security clearance. I don’t care who you are. I'm surprised to find otherwise.

I agree, but to remove them selectively as a punitive measure is petty and not a policy.