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Jan 18, 2017 07:28:08   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
Mike Allen Jim VandeHei 2 hrs ago

Robin Groulx / Axios

NEW YORK — On Twitter and in public, Donald Trump remains an uncompromising mix of bluster and bombast. Behind the scenes, he's confronting, and in some cases succumbing (slightly) to, the hard truths of governing and leading a world that hangs on his every word.

When we went to interview him in his office in Trump Tower on Tuesday, 72 hours before he takes office, we expected the emphatic showman who was on display through the campaign, and as recently as last week's press conference.

Instead we found the incoming president unusually subdued: lowering expectations, acknowledging some of the messy realities of governing, and walking back some of the more provocative statements he had made only days before. A top adviser told us the sober tone reflects a bumpy few days inside Trump Tower — and the realization that he's days away from truly running the nation.

Consider:

Trump said health care is his most urgent domestic topic, telling us he spoke with President Obama again on Monday about the topic. He back-tracked a bit from his promise of insurance for everybody, saying he wanted to find a mechanism — Medicaid block grants, perhaps — to help the poorest get insurance. "You know there are many people talking about many forms of health care where people with no money aren't covered. We can't have that," he said.
On Friday, he told The Wall Street Journal that border-adjustment, a vital part of the House Republicans' corporate tax-reform plan, was "too complicated." Now, it's suddenly back on the table. "It's certainly something that's going to be discussed," he said. "I would say, over the next month-and-a-half, two months, we'll be having more concrete discussions. Right now, we're really focused on health care more than anything else."
Trump earlier this week unsettled allies overseas by calling NATO obsolete and seeming to put Germany's Angela Merkel and Russia's Vladimir Putin on par as possible US allies. Trump told us ALL WORLD LEADERS are on par, with a fresh chance to prove themselves. "So, I give everybody an even start; that right now, as far as I'm concerned, everybody's got an even start," he said.
Trump's advisers tell us privately that many parts of the operation remain messy — in large part, they say, because New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left them with virtually no preparation for a transition. Advisers told us horror stories of struggles to fill key roles — including getting handed files of candidates, most of whom were Democrats. This is only adding to the confusion and slowed policy-making discussions.

Trump seemed, dare we say, humbled by recent intelligence briefings on global threats. Dick Cheney's friends used to tell us he was a decidedly darker, changed man once he started reading the daily intel reports after 9/11. Trump seemed moved by what he's now seeing.

"I've had a lot of briefings that are very … I don't want to say 'scary,' because I'll solve the problems," he said. "But … we have some big enemies out there in this country and we have some very big enemies — very big and, in some cases, strong enemies."

He offered a reminder many critics hope he never forgets: "You also realize that you've got to get it right because a mistake would be very, very costly in so many different ways."

Worth noting: Trump said he likes his briefings short, ideally one-page if it's in writing. "I like bullets or I like as little as possible. I don't need, you know, 200-page reports on something that can be handled on a page. That I can tell you."

All this said, Trump was very much the Trump you know when it came to critics, the media, and self-reflection:

In the opening moment, asked why he hasn't been able to deliver on his promise to heal divisions in the U.S., Trump reiterated his promise "to be a president for all Americans," only to launch, unprovoked, into his fourth-consecutive day of attacks on Rep. John Lewis, the civil-rights icon. Think about that for a minute: He's less than 72 hours from taking office and he was still stewing about a member of the Democratic minority in the House.
Trump told us his confrontational style is misunderstood. "You know, I'm not really a divisive figure," he said, before pinning the blame for bad press and bad blood almost entirely on the media: "In the history of politics, there's nobody that has been treated worse by the press than I have."
Asked to name a decision he got wrong or a regret from the campaign, he didn't.

Funny moment: When asked about books on his desk, he showed us "Adams v Jefferson" by John Ferling. We asked if we should read it. "I wouldn't," he said.

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Jan 18, 2017 07:40:21   #
robmull Loc: florida
 
slatten49 wrote:
Mike Allen Jim VandeHei 2 hrs ago

Robin Groulx / Axios

NEW YORK — On Twitter and in public, Donald Trump remains an uncompromising mix of bluster and bombast. Behind the scenes, he's confronting, and in some cases succumbing (slightly) to, the hard truths of governing and leading a world that hangs on his every word.

When we went to interview him in his office in Trump Tower on Tuesday, 72 hours before he takes office, we expected the emphatic showman who was on display through the campaign, and as recently as last week's press conference.

Instead we found the incoming president unusually subdued: lowering expectations, acknowledging some of the messy realities of governing, and walking back some of the more provocative statements he had made only days before. A top adviser told us the sober tone reflects a bumpy few days inside Trump Tower — and the realization that he's days away from truly running the nation.

Consider:

Trump said health care is his most urgent domestic topic, telling us he spoke with President Obama again on Monday about the topic. He back-tracked a bit from his promise of insurance for everybody, saying he wanted to find a mechanism — Medicaid block grants, perhaps — to help the poorest get insurance. "You know there are many people talking about many forms of health care where people with no money aren't covered. We can't have that," he said.
On Friday, he told The Wall Street Journal that border-adjustment, a vital part of the House Republicans' corporate tax-reform plan, was "too complicated." Now, it's suddenly back on the table. "It's certainly something that's going to be discussed," he said. "I would say, over the next month-and-a-half, two months, we'll be having more concrete discussions. Right now, we're really focused on health care more than anything else."
Trump earlier this week unsettled allies overseas by calling NATO obsolete and seeming to put Germany's Angela Merkel and Russia's Vladimir Putin on par as possible US allies. Trump told us ALL WORLD LEADERS are on par, with a fresh chance to prove themselves. "So, I give everybody an even start; that right now, as far as I'm concerned, everybody's got an even start," he said.
Trump's advisers tell us privately that many parts of the operation remain messy — in large part, they say, because New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left them with virtually no preparation for a transition. Advisers told us horror stories of struggles to fill key roles — including getting handed files of candidates, most of whom were Democrats. This is only adding to the confusion and slowed policy-making discussions.

Trump seemed, dare we say, humbled by recent intelligence briefings on global threats. Dick Cheney's friends used to tell us he was a decidedly darker, changed man once he started reading the daily intel reports after 9/11. Trump seemed moved by what he's now seeing.

"I've had a lot of briefings that are very … I don't want to say 'scary,' because I'll solve the problems," he said. "But … we have some big enemies out there in this country and we have some very big enemies — very big and, in some cases, strong enemies."

He offered a reminder many critics hope he never forgets: "You also realize that you've got to get it right because a mistake would be very, very costly in so many different ways."

Worth noting: Trump said he likes his briefings short, ideally one-page if it's in writing. "I like bullets or I like as little as possible. I don't need, you know, 200-page reports on something that can be handled on a page. That I can tell you."

All this said, Trump was very much the Trump you know when it came to critics, the media, and self-reflection:

In the opening moment, asked why he hasn't been able to deliver on his promise to heal divisions in the U.S., Trump reiterated his promise "to be a president for all Americans," only to launch, unprovoked, into his fourth-consecutive day of attacks on Rep. John Lewis, the civil-rights icon. Think about that for a minute: He's less than 72 hours from taking office and he was still stewing about a member of the Democratic minority in the House.
Trump told us his confrontational style is misunderstood. "You know, I'm not really a divisive figure," he said, before pinning the blame for bad press and bad blood almost entirely on the media: "In the history of politics, there's nobody that has been treated worse by the press than I have."
Asked to name a decision he got wrong or a regret from the campaign, he didn't.

Funny moment: When asked about books on his desk, he showed us "Adams v Jefferson" by John Ferling. We asked if we should read it. "I wouldn't," he said.
Mike Allen Jim VandeHei 2 hrs ago br br Robin Gr... (show quote)









It seems the age-old, traditional "peaceful transition" in our American free-market Republic, 49, doesn't work so well when a radical Marxist regime that is now "seated," would rather the typical Marxist bloody "coup" to maintain power and control. Fascist "Giorgi" Soros, radical Islamic terrorist affiliated MB and "red-(D)iaper baby," Michael Moore are financing the "coup," and Rep. Lewis is vocally supporting it from Congress; and unrepentant, American Flag stomping, "PIG" killer X 3, "red-(D)iaper baby" (D)omestic terrorist, comrade, business-partner, mentor and co-professor with BHB, Bill Ayers, "Weather Underground" bomber, author of "Weather Underground Manifesto," is leading the violent (D)emonstrations. Hummmmmmmmmmmm. What's that "crushing" {Alinsky} noise I keep hearing??? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. TRUMP!!! "DRAIN THAT {RADICAL SECULAR LIBERAL "REGRESSIVE" LEFTY} SWAMP!!!"

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Jan 18, 2017 07:55:19   #
son of witless
 
slatten49 wrote:
Mike Allen Jim VandeHei 2 hrs ago

Robin Groulx / Axios

NEW YORK — On Twitter and in public, Donald Trump remains an uncompromising mix of bluster and bombast. Behind the scenes, he's confronting, and in some cases succumbing (slightly) to, the hard truths of governing and leading a world that hangs on his every word.

When we went to interview him in his office in Trump Tower on Tuesday, 72 hours before he takes office, we expected the emphatic showman who was on display through the campaign, and as recently as last week's press conference.

Instead we found the incoming president unusually subdued: lowering expectations, acknowledging some of the messy realities of governing, and walking back some of the more provocative statements he had made only days before. A top adviser told us the sober tone reflects a bumpy few days inside Trump Tower — and the realization that he's days away from truly running the nation.

Consider:

Trump said health care is his most urgent domestic topic, telling us he spoke with President Obama again on Monday about the topic. He back-tracked a bit from his promise of insurance for everybody, saying he wanted to find a mechanism — Medicaid block grants, perhaps — to help the poorest get insurance. "You know there are many people talking about many forms of health care where people with no money aren't covered. We can't have that," he said.
On Friday, he told The Wall Street Journal that border-adjustment, a vital part of the House Republicans' corporate tax-reform plan, was "too complicated." Now, it's suddenly back on the table. "It's certainly something that's going to be discussed," he said. "I would say, over the next month-and-a-half, two months, we'll be having more concrete discussions. Right now, we're really focused on health care more than anything else."
Trump earlier this week unsettled allies overseas by calling NATO obsolete and seeming to put Germany's Angela Merkel and Russia's Vladimir Putin on par as possible US allies. Trump told us ALL WORLD LEADERS are on par, with a fresh chance to prove themselves. "So, I give everybody an even start; that right now, as far as I'm concerned, everybody's got an even start," he said.
Trump's advisers tell us privately that many parts of the operation remain messy — in large part, they say, because New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left them with virtually no preparation for a transition. Advisers told us horror stories of struggles to fill key roles — including getting handed files of candidates, most of whom were Democrats. This is only adding to the confusion and slowed policy-making discussions.

Trump seemed, dare we say, humbled by recent intelligence briefings on global threats. Dick Cheney's friends used to tell us he was a decidedly darker, changed man once he started reading the daily intel reports after 9/11. Trump seemed moved by what he's now seeing.

"I've had a lot of briefings that are very … I don't want to say 'scary,' because I'll solve the problems," he said. "But … we have some big enemies out there in this country and we have some very big enemies — very big and, in some cases, strong enemies."

He offered a reminder many critics hope he never forgets: "You also realize that you've got to get it right because a mistake would be very, very costly in so many different ways."

Worth noting: Trump said he likes his briefings short, ideally one-page if it's in writing. "I like bullets or I like as little as possible. I don't need, you know, 200-page reports on something that can be handled on a page. That I can tell you."

All this said, Trump was very much the Trump you know when it came to critics, the media, and self-reflection:

In the opening moment, asked why he hasn't been able to deliver on his promise to heal divisions in the U.S., Trump reiterated his promise "to be a president for all Americans," only to launch, unprovoked, into his fourth-consecutive day of attacks on Rep. John Lewis, the civil-rights icon. Think about that for a minute: He's less than 72 hours from taking office and he was still stewing about a member of the Democratic minority in the House.
Trump told us his confrontational style is misunderstood. "You know, I'm not really a divisive figure," he said, before pinning the blame for bad press and bad blood almost entirely on the media: "In the history of politics, there's nobody that has been treated worse by the press than I have."
Asked to name a decision he got wrong or a regret from the campaign, he didn't.

Funny moment: When asked about books on his desk, he showed us "Adams v Jefferson" by John Ferling. We asked if we should read it. "I wouldn't," he said.
Mike Allen Jim VandeHei 2 hrs ago br br Robin Gr... (show quote)


Amazing how before Trump takes office the partisan press already has him a failed president.

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Jan 18, 2017 07:57:29   #
PeterS
 
slatten49 wrote:
Mike Allen Jim VandeHei 2 hrs ago

Robin Groulx / Axios

NEW YORK — On Twitter and in public, Donald Trump remains an uncompromising mix of bluster and bombast. Behind the scenes, he's confronting, and in some cases succumbing (slightly) to, the hard truths of governing and leading a world that hangs on his every word.

When we went to interview him in his office in Trump Tower on Tuesday, 72 hours before he takes office, we expected the emphatic showman who was on display through the campaign, and as recently as last week's press conference.

Instead we found the incoming president unusually subdued: lowering expectations, acknowledging some of the messy realities of governing, and walking back some of the more provocative statements he had made only days before. A top adviser told us the sober tone reflects a bumpy few days inside Trump Tower — and the realization that he's days away from truly running the nation.

Consider:

Trump said health care is his most urgent domestic topic, telling us he spoke with President Obama again on Monday about the topic. He back-tracked a bit from his promise of insurance for everybody, saying he wanted to find a mechanism — Medicaid block grants, perhaps — to help the poorest get insurance. "You know there are many people talking about many forms of health care where people with no money aren't covered. We can't have that," he said.
On Friday, he told The Wall Street Journal that border-adjustment, a vital part of the House Republicans' corporate tax-reform plan, was "too complicated." Now, it's suddenly back on the table. "It's certainly something that's going to be discussed," he said. "I would say, over the next month-and-a-half, two months, we'll be having more concrete discussions. Right now, we're really focused on health care more than anything else."
Trump earlier this week unsettled allies overseas by calling NATO obsolete and seeming to put Germany's Angela Merkel and Russia's Vladimir Putin on par as possible US allies. Trump told us ALL WORLD LEADERS are on par, with a fresh chance to prove themselves. "So, I give everybody an even start; that right now, as far as I'm concerned, everybody's got an even start," he said.
Trump's advisers tell us privately that many parts of the operation remain messy — in large part, they say, because New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left them with virtually no preparation for a transition. Advisers told us horror stories of struggles to fill key roles — including getting handed files of candidates, most of whom were Democrats. This is only adding to the confusion and slowed policy-making discussions.

Trump seemed, dare we say, humbled by recent intelligence briefings on global threats. Dick Cheney's friends used to tell us he was a decidedly darker, changed man once he started reading the daily intel reports after 9/11. Trump seemed moved by what he's now seeing.

"I've had a lot of briefings that are very … I don't want to say 'scary,' because I'll solve the problems," he said. "But … we have some big enemies out there in this country and we have some very big enemies — very big and, in some cases, strong enemies."

He offered a reminder many critics hope he never forgets: "You also realize that you've got to get it right because a mistake would be very, very costly in so many different ways."

Worth noting: Trump said he likes his briefings short, ideally one-page if it's in writing. "I like bullets or I like as little as possible. I don't need, you know, 200-page reports on something that can be handled on a page. That I can tell you."

All this said, Trump was very much the Trump you know when it came to critics, the media, and self-reflection:

In the opening moment, asked why he hasn't been able to deliver on his promise to heal divisions in the U.S., Trump reiterated his promise "to be a president for all Americans," only to launch, unprovoked, into his fourth-consecutive day of attacks on Rep. John Lewis, the civil-rights icon. Think about that for a minute: He's less than 72 hours from taking office and he was still stewing about a member of the Democratic minority in the House.
Trump told us his confrontational style is misunderstood. "You know, I'm not really a divisive figure," he said, before pinning the blame for bad press and bad blood almost entirely on the media: "In the history of politics, there's nobody that has been treated worse by the press than I have."
Asked to name a decision he got wrong or a regret from the campaign, he didn't.

Funny moment: When asked about books on his desk, he showed us "Adams v Jefferson" by John Ferling. We asked if we should read it. "I wouldn't," he said.
Mike Allen Jim VandeHei 2 hrs ago br br Robin Gr... (show quote)


Sounds like Trump is still squinting and doesn't have his eyes wide open.

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Jan 18, 2017 08:16:51   #
Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone
 
Haters will hate! I am not sure why they hate him so much... because he does not owe anyone in DC? He is rich? Certainly we have had less prepared and qualified presidents (as reported in the news), many that fell outside of the 14 rule. Our new president has never been a senator, a law clerk, or a Community Organizer... but, he does have other qualifications that many that preceded him did not have. He is honest, almost to a fault. He is blunt and he wants the USA to be successful. I do not know if he will fall on his face, I think it is doubtful as he has surrounded himself with experts to help him along his way. But, I also think that he will not be able to pass gas while in the toilet without being criticized.

son of witless wrote:
Amazing how before Trump takes office the partisan press already has him a failed president.

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Jan 18, 2017 08:18:27   #
robmull Loc: florida
 
son of witless wrote:
Amazing how before Trump takes office the partisan press already has him a failed president.







Sure, son, just like they had put Hillary at an 82% victory projection over "THE DONALD;" and "WE" saw how well THAT all worked out for the "Marxstream" media!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. TRUMP!!! And it now seems that the radical Marx/Alinsky regime, {suddenly (it seems) led by Rep. Lewis (D), in Congress}, are vying for a traditional radical bloody Marxist "coup," to maintain power and control of America. Hummmmmmmm. Fascist "Giorgi" Soros, radical Islamic terrorist affiliated MB, and the infamous "red-(D)iaper baby" Michael Moore, are financing the (D)isruption of our 2017 Presidential Inauguration, and "red-(D)iaper baby," unrepentant (D)omestic terrorist, "PIG" killer X 3, American Flag stomping co-founder of the "Weather Underground," bomber, and author of the "Weather Underground Manifesto," "Dreams...?" Bill Ayers, is leading the violent anti-American charge to attempt to (D)elegitimize PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. TRUMP!!! Now there's a crew for ya'!!! And I'm sure many of the Islamic terrorist training camps in America will be first on-line for that free bus tour to DC. Perhaps they can even (D)eviate a bit with some of the rented busses {200+?}, and run some innocent Judeo-Christian, men, women and children church gatherings over on-the-way. What a hoot!!! Hummmmmmmmmm, again. What's that "crushing" {Alinsky} noise I keep hearing??? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. TRUMP!!! "DRAIN THAT {RADICAL SECULAR LIBERAL "REGRESSIVE" LEFTY} SWAMP!!!"

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Jan 18, 2017 08:26:48   #
Alicia Loc: NYC
 
slatten49 wrote:
Mike Allen Jim VandeHei 2 hrs ago

Robin Groulx / Axios

NEW YORK — On Twitter and in public, Donald Trump remains an uncompromising mix of bluster and bombast. Behind the scenes, he's confronting, and in some cases succumbing (slightly) to, the hard truths of governing and leading a world that hangs on his every word.

When we went to interview him in his office in Trump Tower on Tuesday, 72 hours before he takes office, we expected the emphatic showman who was on display through the campaign, and as recently as last week's press conference.

Instead we found the incoming president unusually subdued: lowering expectations, acknowledging some of the messy realities of governing, and walking back some of the more provocative statements he had made only days before. A top adviser told us the sober tone reflects a bumpy few days inside Trump Tower — and the realization that he's days away from truly running the nation.

Consider:

Trump said health care is his most urgent domestic topic, telling us he spoke with President Obama again on Monday about the topic. He back-tracked a bit from his promise of insurance for everybody, saying he wanted to find a mechanism — Medicaid block grants, perhaps — to help the poorest get insurance. "You know there are many people talking about many forms of health care where people with no money aren't covered. We can't have that," he said.
On Friday, he told The Wall Street Journal that border-adjustment, a vital part of the House Republicans' corporate tax-reform plan, was "too complicated." Now, it's suddenly back on the table. "It's certainly something that's going to be discussed," he said. "I would say, over the next month-and-a-half, two months, we'll be having more concrete discussions. Right now, we're really focused on health care more than anything else."
Trump earlier this week unsettled allies overseas by calling NATO obsolete and seeming to put Germany's Angela Merkel and Russia's Vladimir Putin on par as possible US allies. Trump told us ALL WORLD LEADERS are on par, with a fresh chance to prove themselves. "So, I give everybody an even start; that right now, as far as I'm concerned, everybody's got an even start," he said.
Trump's advisers tell us privately that many parts of the operation remain messy — in large part, they say, because New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left them with virtually no preparation for a transition. Advisers told us horror stories of struggles to fill key roles — including getting handed files of candidates, most of whom were Democrats. This is only adding to the confusion and slowed policy-making discussions.

Trump seemed, dare we say, humbled by recent intelligence briefings on global threats. Dick Cheney's friends used to tell us he was a decidedly darker, changed man once he started reading the daily intel reports after 9/11. Trump seemed moved by what he's now seeing.

"I've had a lot of briefings that are very … I don't want to say 'scary,' because I'll solve the problems," he said. "But … we have some big enemies out there in this country and we have some very big enemies — very big and, in some cases, strong enemies."

He offered a reminder many critics hope he never forgets: "You also realize that you've got to get it right because a mistake would be very, very costly in so many different ways."

Worth noting: Trump said he likes his briefings short, ideally one-page if it's in writing. "I like bullets or I like as little as possible. I don't need, you know, 200-page reports on something that can be handled on a page. That I can tell you."

All this said, Trump was very much the Trump you know when it came to critics, the media, and self-reflection:

In the opening moment, asked why he hasn't been able to deliver on his promise to heal divisions in the U.S., Trump reiterated his promise "to be a president for all Americans," only to launch, unprovoked, into his fourth-consecutive day of attacks on Rep. John Lewis, the civil-rights icon. Think about that for a minute: He's less than 72 hours from taking office and he was still stewing about a member of the Democratic minority in the House.
Trump told us his confrontational style is misunderstood. "You know, I'm not really a divisive figure," he said, before pinning the blame for bad press and bad blood almost entirely on the media: "In the history of politics, there's nobody that has been treated worse by the press than I have."
Asked to name a decision he got wrong or a regret from the campaign, he didn't.

Funny moment: When asked about books on his desk, he showed us "Adams v Jefferson" by John Ferling. We asked if we should read it. "I wouldn't," he said.
Mike Allen Jim VandeHei 2 hrs ago br br Robin Gr... (show quote)

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The interviewers caught Trump right on. I recall Michael Moore, during an interview, when he told the story about when both he and Trump were to join a reporter and Trump came across to Moore as being scared that certain topics might be brought up. Moore agreed to veer away from those topics only to discover later that he had been conned. As the article stated, at least twice Trump changed characters during that interview. Trump is a phony and I hope that you who voted for him will finally realized that you've been conned. He can change his color like a chameleon when it's to his benefit and to gain what he wants.

I was not fooled when, during one of the debates, he asked Mrs. Clinton if she minded him referring to her as Senator. She said nothing having been aware that Senator was the manner in which a present or past senator is always referred to.

I caught on immediately because I did spend some time in carnival (and earned a great reputation) and pulled the con about feeling so sorry that the "player" (mark) hadn't won when I knew that s/he could not win unless I set up the game for that purpose. Only once did someone catch on. That was when one of my "players" kept playing and, when his brother tried to convince him to stop playing because the game wasn't winnable, he said, "I really like listening to her patter." Both brothers happened to be dealers in Atlantic City. Carnival in NY is not like the ones out west where, for each win, the customer trades up for the next larger prize. My game had only large prizes. Now that I no longer work in that field I will warn you all to stay away from games with only big prizes. You can't win unless one of those big teddy bears gets too dusty. That in itself is a con because the agent's joint cannot give the impression that prizes sit around long enough to get dusty.

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Jan 18, 2017 08:40:09   #
Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas
 
Alicia wrote:
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The interviewers caught Trump right on. I recall Michael Moore, during an interview, when he told the story about when both he and Trump were to join a reporter and Trump came across to Moore as being scared that certain topics might be brought up. Moore agreed to veer away from those topics only to discover later that he had been conned. As the article stated, at least twice Trump changed characters during that interview. Trump is a phony and I hope that you who voted for him will finally realized that you've been conned. He can change his color like a chameleon when it's to his benefit and to gain what he wants.

I was not fooled when, during one of the debates, he asked Mrs. Clinton if she minded him referring to her as Senator. She said nothing having been aware that Senator was the manner in which a present or past senator is always referred to.

I caught on immediately because I did spend some time in carnival (and earned a great reputation) and pulled the con about feeling so sorry that the "player" (mark) hadn't won when I knew that s/he could not win unless I set up the game for that purpose. Only once did someone catch on. That was when one of my "players" kept playing and, when his brother tried to convince him to stop playing because the game wasn't winnable, he said, "I really like listening to her patter." Both brothers happened to be dealers in Atlantic City. Carnival in NY is not like the ones out west where, for each win, the customer trades up for the next larger prize. My game had only large prizes. Now that I no longer work in that field I will warn you all to stay away from games with only big prizes. You can't win unless one of those big teddy bears gets too dusty. That in itself is a con because the agent's joint cannot give the impression that prizes sit around long enough to get dusty.
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Yet here you are. ..........running your ant- Trump con..........and its dusty, time to give it up.

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Jan 18, 2017 08:58:18   #
robmull Loc: florida
 
Alicia wrote:
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The interviewers caught Trump right on. I recall Michael Moore, during an interview, when he told the story about when both he and Trump were to join a reporter and Trump came across to Moore as being scared that certain topics might be brought up. Moore agreed to veer away from those topics only to discover later that he had been conned. As the article stated, at least twice Trump changed characters during that interview. Trump is a phony and I hope that you who voted for him will finally realized that you've been conned. He can change his color like a chameleon when it's to his benefit and to gain what he wants.

I was not fooled when, during one of the debates, he asked Mrs. Clinton if she minded him referring to her as Senator. She said nothing having been aware that Senator was the manner in which a present or past senator is always referred to.

I caught on immediately because I did spend some time in carnival (and earned a great reputation) and pulled the con about feeling so sorry that the "player" (mark) hadn't won when I knew that s/he could not win unless I set up the game for that purpose. Only once did someone catch on. That was when one of my "players" kept playing and, when his brother tried to convince him to stop playing because the game wasn't winnable, he said, "I really like listening to her patter." Both brothers happened to be dealers in Atlantic City. Carnival in NY is not like the ones out west where, for each win, the customer trades up for the next larger prize. My game had only large prizes. Now that I no longer work in that field I will warn you all to stay away from games with only big prizes. You can't win unless one of those big teddy bears gets too dusty. That in itself is a con because the agent's joint cannot give the impression that prizes sit around long enough to get dusty.
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"Red-(D)iaper baby" "Michael Moore," Alice? The very same anti-American "Michael Moore," who has now joined financial forces with fascist "Giorgi" Soros, and the radical Islamic terrorist affiliated MB, to re-rent the bus-fleet {200+?} they used to (D)isrupt "THE DONALD'S" presidential campaigns? And are now going to fill those same busses with rioters, looters, vandals, "PIG" killers, arsonists, capitalistic anarchists and battle-hardened ISIS "jihad" fighters {"refugee/terrorists"} who have been recently mass-imported {at American taxpayer expense} from the Middle-East {Syria}, to (D)isrupt the Presidential Inauguration and continue to attempt to (D)eligitimize, Impeach or (D)ismiss PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. TRUMP, comrade Alice? You must be especially proud that a typical radical Marxist "peaceful" transfer of power is set to be the traditional "utopian" bloody communist "coup;" FAT CHANCE; especially since the infamous "red-(D)iaper baby," unrepentant (D)omestic terrorist, bomber, "PIG" killer X 3, American Flag stomping mentor, comrade, business partner and co-professor {with our current Marx/Alinsky POTUS, BHB}, co-founder of the "Weather Underground," author of the "Weather Underground Manifesto," {"Dreams..."?}, Bill Ayers (D). Hummmmmmmmm, what's that "crushing" {Alinsky} noise I keep hearing??? Interesting. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. TRUMP!!!! "DRAIN THAT {RADICAL SECULAR LIBERAL "REGRESSIVE" LEFTY} SWAMP!!!

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Jan 18, 2017 09:04:09   #
vernon
 
PeterS wrote:
Sounds like Trump is still squinting and doesn't have his eyes wide open.



your full of crap.he has already done more that obama did in 8 yrs and that with all demorats p[taking pot shots along with the lying press.

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Jan 18, 2017 09:15:50   #
robmull Loc: florida
 
[quote=vernon]your full of crap.he has already done more that obama did in 8 yrs and that with all demorats p[taking pot shots along with the lying press.[/quote]






What has to be clearly understood, vern, is that the Marx/Alinskyite administration and their complicit "lap-dog, state-run, alphabet channel" media, CAN'T STAND our free-market Western Republic succeeding, and their hundred + year (D)eception being suddenly ripped out of-the-grasp of their radical Marxist "fundamental transformation," to their communist {Islamic? Valerie Jarrett} "utopia." THEY CAN'T STAND IT!!! And they are now attempting a traditional radical Marxist bloody "coup" of our "Shining Light on the Hill, From Sea to Shining Sea," now in DC, and financed by fascist "Giorgi" Soros (D), radical Islamic terrorist affiliated MB (D), and "red-(D)iaper baby," Michael Moore (D). Apparently the "parade" is now being led by our favorite "red-(D)iaper baby," unrepentant co-founder of the "Weather Underground," comrade, neighbor, mentor, business-partner, co-professor {with our Marx/Alinsky POTUS, BHB}, bomber, American Flag stomping, "PIG" killer X3, author of "Weather Underground Manifesto," {"Dreams..."?}, Bill Ayers (D). Hummmmmmm. FAT CHANCE!!! America is an entirely different animal than the un-armed citizens of Europe and China, etc. The busses {200+?} that were being used to (D)isrupt "THE DONALD'S" (R) campaigns, have been re-rented to attempt to (D)isrupt the Presidential Inauguration and continue to try {futilely} to continue to attempt to (D)elegitimize, Impeach or (D)ismiss President Trump. The "busses," will be filled with rioters, vandals, looters, "PIG" killers, arsonists, LGBTQ, PPH, Code Pink protestors and violent (D)emonstrators, mixed, {I'm sure}, with battle-hardened ISIS "jihad" terrorists who have been (D)isguised as "refugees," and mass-imported {at American taxpayer expense} into America. Boy would I like to be a fly on the bulkheads of THOSE busses!!! Hummmmmmmm, again. What's that "crushing" {Alinsky} noise I keep hearing??? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. TRUMP!!! "DRAIN THAT {RADICAL SECULAR LIBERAL "REGRESSIVE" LEFTY} SWAMP!!!"

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Jan 18, 2017 09:37:04   #
EL Loc: Massachusetts
 
PeterS wrote:
Sounds like Trump is still squinting and doesn't have his eyes wide open.


Look again!!!

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Jan 18, 2017 09:43:13   #
snowbear37 Loc: MA.
 
slatten49 wrote:
Mike Allen Jim VandeHei 2 hrs ago

Robin Groulx / Axios

NEW YORK — On Twitter and in public, Donald Trump remains an uncompromising mix of bluster and bombast. Behind the scenes, he's confronting, and in some cases succumbing (slightly) to, the hard truths of governing and leading a world that hangs on his every word.

When we went to interview him in his office in Trump Tower on Tuesday, 72 hours before he takes office, we expected the emphatic showman who was on display through the campaign, and as recently as last week's press conference.

Instead we found the incoming president unusually subdued: lowering expectations, acknowledging some of the messy realities of governing, and walking back some of the more provocative statements he had made only days before. A top adviser told us the sober tone reflects a bumpy few days inside Trump Tower — and the realization that he's days away from truly running the nation.

Consider:

Trump said health care is his most urgent domestic topic, telling us he spoke with President Obama again on Monday about the topic. He back-tracked a bit from his promise of insurance for everybody, saying he wanted to find a mechanism — Medicaid block grants, perhaps — to help the poorest get insurance. "You know there are many people talking about many forms of health care where people with no money aren't covered. We can't have that," he said.
On Friday, he told The Wall Street Journal that border-adjustment, a vital part of the House Republicans' corporate tax-reform plan, was "too complicated." Now, it's suddenly back on the table. "It's certainly something that's going to be discussed," he said. "I would say, over the next month-and-a-half, two months, we'll be having more concrete discussions. Right now, we're really focused on health care more than anything else."
Trump earlier this week unsettled allies overseas by calling NATO obsolete and seeming to put Germany's Angela Merkel and Russia's Vladimir Putin on par as possible US allies. Trump told us ALL WORLD LEADERS are on par, with a fresh chance to prove themselves. "So, I give everybody an even start; that right now, as far as I'm concerned, everybody's got an even start," he said.
Trump's advisers tell us privately that many parts of the operation remain messy — in large part, they say, because New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left them with virtually no preparation for a transition. Advisers told us horror stories of struggles to fill key roles — including getting handed files of candidates, most of whom were Democrats. This is only adding to the confusion and slowed policy-making discussions.

Trump seemed, dare we say, humbled by recent intelligence briefings on global threats. Dick Cheney's friends used to tell us he was a decidedly darker, changed man once he started reading the daily intel reports after 9/11. Trump seemed moved by what he's now seeing.

"I've had a lot of briefings that are very … I don't want to say 'scary,' because I'll solve the problems," he said. "But … we have some big enemies out there in this country and we have some very big enemies — very big and, in some cases, strong enemies."

He offered a reminder many critics hope he never forgets: "You also realize that you've got to get it right because a mistake would be very, very costly in so many different ways."

Worth noting: Trump said he likes his briefings short, ideally one-page if it's in writing. "I like bullets or I like as little as possible. I don't need, you know, 200-page reports on something that can be handled on a page. That I can tell you."

All this said, Trump was very much the Trump you know when it came to critics, the media, and self-reflection:

In the opening moment, asked why he hasn't been able to deliver on his promise to heal divisions in the U.S., Trump reiterated his promise "to be a president for all Americans," only to launch, unprovoked, into his fourth-consecutive day of attacks on Rep. John Lewis, the civil-rights icon. Think about that for a minute: He's less than 72 hours from taking office and he was still stewing about a member of the Democratic minority in the House.
Trump told us his confrontational style is misunderstood. "You know, I'm not really a divisive figure," he said, before pinning the blame for bad press and bad blood almost entirely on the media: "In the history of politics, there's nobody that has been treated worse by the press than I have."
Asked to name a decision he got wrong or a regret from the campaign, he didn't.

Funny moment: When asked about books on his desk, he showed us "Adams v Jefferson" by John Ferling. We asked if we should read it. "I wouldn't," he said.
Mike Allen Jim VandeHei 2 hrs ago br br Robin Gr... (show quote)


Trump has done more for this country's economy in two months than Obummer did in 8 years and he isn't even sworn in yet. Where was all the vetting when Obummer became President? There was none. Funny moment: When the MSM had to admit that Trump won the election.

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Jan 18, 2017 09:57:24   #
plainlogic
 
Pennylynn wrote:
Haters will hate! I am not sure why they hate him so much... because he does not owe anyone in DC? He is rich? Certainly we have had less prepared and qualified presidents (as reported in the news), many that fell outside of the 14 rule. Our new president has never been a senator, a law clerk, or a Community Organizer... but, he does have other qualifications that many that preceded him did not have. He is honest, almost to a fault. He is blunt and he wants the USA to be successful. I do not know if he will fall on his face, I think it is doubtful as he has surrounded himself with experts to help him along his way. But, I also think that he will not be able to pass gas while in the toilet without being criticized.
Haters will hate! I am not sure why they hate him... (show quote)



Insightful post. Yes, it's difficult to understand the hatred. I feel, it's because these people have no sense of direction for themselves, they rely on other peoples input for that direction, they have a feeling of kinship with these people, most likely, they don't have normally. It's all subjective, no one knows why people do crazy things whether by impulse or presence of forethought. They are a confusing lot.

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Jan 18, 2017 09:58:58   #
robmull Loc: florida
 
snowbear37 wrote:
Trump has done more for this country's economy in two months than Obummer did in 8 years and he isn't even sworn in yet. Where was all the vetting when Obummer became President? There was none. Funny moment: When the MSM had to admit that Trump won the election.






It just (D)epends on who's side you are on, snow. "Obummer" (D), has continually made great strides for radical Islam {to little avail}!!! Yes, "that moment" was absolutely hilarious. My favorite reaction was Rachel "Madsow's" {"MSLSD"}, and I see new buffet's of their overall responses (D)aily; and watch them over-and-over. I LOVE "Diamond & Silk's" "BIKERS FOR HILLARY" skit. I couldn't stop laughing!!! Hummmmmmmmmm. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. TRUMP!!! "DRAIN THAT {RADICAL SECULAR LIBERAL "REGRESSIVE" LEFTY} SWAMP!!!"

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