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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by adoo, Dec 21, 2016.

  1. tallanvor

    tallanvor Member

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    The Breitbart article is quoting Keith Ellison saying Trump wasnt going to drain the swamp. Could you be more dishonest
     
  2. Spooner

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    What a sad reality you must live in where you have to go to these lengths to defend idiocy. Shame on you. I'm assuming all of the other news outlets are dishonest as well.
     
  3. tallanvor

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    what lengths? calling you out for lying. I hate Trump and didn't vote for him btw. Just pointing out your dishonesty.
     
  4. Spooner

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    I don't understand the point of your comment. What difference does it make? All news outlets have reported this to be fact. Instead of focusing on a very minor issue(my alleged dishonesty), why not instead acknowledge what is in front of you. I know exactly what you are doing and it is entirely possible that in what has become a perpetual struggle to ignore reality by many of you, you can't even see it for yourself. Very sad.
     
  5. dmoneybangbang

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    Would you believe it coming out Newt Gingrich's mouth?
     
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  6. Dei

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    Yeah, poo-poo. He paid a tiny fine and the U lawsuit was settled. Too much stink made about that by the press pre-election and he still won. I agree though that charities have been abused to dodge taxes but that's a tangent.

    You read that wrong. He said the phrase has fallen out of favor with Trump. But action speaks louder than words.

    He did drain it flushing out Obama and he's continuing to do it choosing cabinet members outside of Washington and pushed for legislation against lobbying.

    So, yes, continue denying reality if it comforts you.
     
  7. Invisible Fan

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    Drain the blacks

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
     
  8. dmoneybangbang

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    LOL... So you don't care about corruption when it's your candidate... That's all you have to say.

    You're right.... appointing a bunch of billionaires and Goldman Sachs folks to his cabinet and administration are actions that speak louder than words. But hey.... that's cute you believe his actions....

    LOL... Obama appoints a physicist to the Dept of Energy and Trump appoints Perry..... I don't think you understand what's going on in Trump's administration....

    To the bolded.... actions speak louder than words. I guess that's why Trump's ex-campaign manager is setting up a lobbying group.....

    Also... Trump's lobbying ban doesn't preclude former lobbyists from becoming them again. It's still a revolving door, it just sounds good to the rubes....



    Bless your heart. Do we know yet f Trump is still allowing his children run his "blind" trust fund?
     
  9. Dei

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    Well, there was no criminal offense found and, for a 3 year old case, the coverage around it was out of proportion. But it's pre-election talk.

    So what? Those guys are outside Washington. Being rich or even working at GS doesn't automatically mean you're a criminal. That's class warfare. The left's just saying he's not draining the swamp because they don't like his picks. And they're being selective about this. No mention about Linda McMahon being totally outside the system. They don't bring it up with Scott Pruitt - they just attack him for being against the EPA entirely. Nope, sorry, your narrative doesn't stand time. Same thing with the wall, cost saving, deregulation that they were saying Trump backtracked earlier (remember?). :p
     
  10. RocketWalta

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    Come one Dei, someone could use this same line of reasoning, almost verbatim, to excuse the major problems surrounding Clinton's campaign and I''m sure you'd be on this board throwing a fit in response.

    You continually use responses filled with innuendo like "you guys" and "they" so it's hard to respond to much of what you write. I know your happy that your guy won but things aren't that black and white, my friend.

    We're all Americans or we like America very much here, right?
     
  11. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    This is made up (fake news). The "source" - the Observer - is a Clinton right-wing hit machine published by surprise surprised Jared Kushner aka Trump's son-in-law




    Congrats you now have 0 credibility.
     
  12. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    We now have probably the most corrupt president in the history of this country and people talk about him "draining the swamp" lol, what a joke.

    I hope this country wakes up in time.
     
  13. TheRealist137

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    One good thing to come out of a Trump presidency is that his voters will get tired of defending him in short order. Probably a few months in or so.

    After a while, both liberals and conservatives will come to an agreement that Trump sucks as president. That will be how Trump unifies America.
     
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  14. tallanvor

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    Would I believe that Breitbart claimed 'drain the swamp' was dead? No . because i just read the article and can clearly see they did not. That's what I called him out for lying on.
     
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    The Observer is so legit that there are rumors the National Enquirer (owned, shockingly, by a very good friend of Trump) will purchase it once Kushner moves to DC.
     
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    Then why do you post fake news articles?

     
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  18. dmoneybangbang

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    What are they saying then in your own words?

    From my view, they have appointed exactly the type of administration they blasted Clinton for. Seems like they realize they need to pivot to something else to reflect that.
     
  19. tallanvor

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    They are reporting Keith elllison said that trump is not draining the swamp. Not complicated.
     
  20. dmoneybangbang

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    Then what was Newt Gingrich talking about in the interview with NPR a day or two ago? Of course he retracted soon after....

     

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