Court Sets Hearing on Motion to Compel Email Testimony from Hillary Clinton - Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch announced a federal court ordered a hearing for Thursday, October 11, 2018, on a motion to compel testimony about the email practices of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The order was issued by U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan.
The development comes in a Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit about the controversial employment status of Huma Abedin, former Deputy Chief of Staff to Clinton.�The lawsuit, which seeks records regarding the authorization for Abedin to engage in outside employment while employed by the Department of State, was reopened because of revelations about the clintonemail.com system
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Thursday, June 14, 2018
Being Libtarded - Posts
Being Libtarded - Posts:
"Does not include fake eyebrow subsidies.
Fact: The USA had a $18,000,000,000 trade deficit with Canada last year. That’s $18 billion worth of jobs and prosperity
"Does not include fake eyebrow subsidies.
Fact: The USA had a $18,000,000,000 trade deficit with Canada last year. That’s $18 billion worth of jobs and prosperity
Feminist Writer: Boys Need To Become More Feminine | Daily Wire
Feminist Writer: Boys Need To Become More Feminine | Daily Wire:
"A feminist writer at The Atlantic has called for an even more proactive feminization of boys in an era where boys would rather sit on their rears all day playing video games than play outside with friends.
In an article titled "Today's Masculinity Is Stifling," feminist author Sarah Rich holds up her cross-dressing son as a paragon of the modern male while accusing the culture of misogyny every time it criticizes boys acting like girls.
...Rich argues that masculinity has an unfavorable advantage in society because whenever a girl displays masculine traits, they are considered a "badass" whereas boys get slapped with "embarrassing" labels.
She goes on to correct this attitude not by emphasizing the beauty of womanhood, but rather by emphasizing the greatness of feminine boys..."
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"A feminist writer at The Atlantic has called for an even more proactive feminization of boys in an era where boys would rather sit on their rears all day playing video games than play outside with friends.
In an article titled "Today's Masculinity Is Stifling," feminist author Sarah Rich holds up her cross-dressing son as a paragon of the modern male while accusing the culture of misogyny every time it criticizes boys acting like girls.
...Rich argues that masculinity has an unfavorable advantage in society because whenever a girl displays masculine traits, they are considered a "badass" whereas boys get slapped with "embarrassing" labels.
She goes on to correct this attitude not by emphasizing the beauty of womanhood, but rather by emphasizing the greatness of feminine boys..."
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U.S. clears more asylum cases than it receives in May - Washington Times
U.S. clears more asylum cases than it receives in May - Washington Times:
The government is making headway on the asylum backlog for the first time in years, clearing more cases in May than it received, as officials finally think they have hit on ways to tamp down on people abusing the system as a backdoor method of illegal immigration.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services took in 7,757 cases last month, but completed 7,959 cases.
The success came on both sides of the ledger. New cases have been cut nearly in half when compared to the peak years during the Obama administration, while the number of cases closed more than doubled compared to the Obama years.
The government is making headway on the asylum backlog for the first time in years, clearing more cases in May than it received, as officials finally think they have hit on ways to tamp down on people abusing the system as a backdoor method of illegal immigration.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services took in 7,757 cases last month, but completed 7,959 cases.
The success came on both sides of the ledger. New cases have been cut nearly in half when compared to the peak years during the Obama administration, while the number of cases closed more than doubled compared to the Obama years.
Who Would Build Our Roads Without Government? Apparently, Domino’s Pizza | Intellectual Takeout
Who Would Build Our Roads Without Government? Apparently, Domino’s Pizza | Intellectual Takeout
"Yesterday, Domino’s Pizza announced that rather than wait for government action, the company would take it upon itself to fix potholes as part of its “Paving for Pizza” campaign.
A lot can happen in the time it takes for your pizza to leave its store of origin and arrive at your door.
...So how do you, to the best of your ability, prevent pizzas from being destroyed on the road? You attack the root of the problem and fix the roads themselves. And that is exactly what Domino’s plans to do..."
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"Yesterday, Domino’s Pizza announced that rather than wait for government action, the company would take it upon itself to fix potholes as part of its “Paving for Pizza” campaign.
A lot can happen in the time it takes for your pizza to leave its store of origin and arrive at your door.
...So how do you, to the best of your ability, prevent pizzas from being destroyed on the road? You attack the root of the problem and fix the roads themselves. And that is exactly what Domino’s plans to do..."
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Where can you get paid $466K a year to wash trucks? Special deals, union clout at N.J. port | NJ.com
Where can you get paid $466K a year to wash trucks? Special deals, union clout at N.J. port | NJ.com
ON THE WATERFRONT, there’s a longshoreman on the books who washes trucks.
He gets paid $465,981 a year.
To wash trucks.
Fired when his bosses discovered he wasn’t actually showing up when he claimed to be working, he nevertheless regained his job—after an arbitrator concluded it was not unusual in the industry for employees to be paid “without being expected to work all the hours for which they are being paid.”
The Port of New York Harbor is the busiest on the East Coast and the third largest in the nation.
...The top 100 dockworkers alone at the marine terminals on both sides of the river each get more than $300,000 a year, according to salary data obtained through public records requests by NJ Advance Media.
One makes $516,996, based on an hourly rate that pays him 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through a formula of straight time, overtime, double-time, as well as weekend and holiday pay. Another, who works as a timekeeper, is paid every hour that any union member is working.
He received $513,382 last year..."
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ON THE WATERFRONT, there’s a longshoreman on the books who washes trucks.
He gets paid $465,981 a year.
To wash trucks.
Fired when his bosses discovered he wasn’t actually showing up when he claimed to be working, he nevertheless regained his job—after an arbitrator concluded it was not unusual in the industry for employees to be paid “without being expected to work all the hours for which they are being paid.”
The Port of New York Harbor is the busiest on the East Coast and the third largest in the nation.
...The top 100 dockworkers alone at the marine terminals on both sides of the river each get more than $300,000 a year, according to salary data obtained through public records requests by NJ Advance Media.
One makes $516,996, based on an hourly rate that pays him 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through a formula of straight time, overtime, double-time, as well as weekend and holiday pay. Another, who works as a timekeeper, is paid every hour that any union member is working.
He received $513,382 last year..."
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Vanished! Government records faced ‘wholesale destruction’ under Obama
Vanished! Government records faced ‘wholesale destruction’ under Obama:
The Obama administration, motivated by politics, engaged in the “wholesale destruction” and “loss” of tens of thousands of government records that should have been preserved by law, according to an investigative reporter.
Thomas Lipscomb, founding publisher of Times Books, explained at Real Clear Politics�that National Archivist�David Ferriero discovered in the process of transferring Obama administration records in the National Archives that many key records are missing.
The Obama administration, motivated by politics, engaged in the “wholesale destruction” and “loss” of tens of thousands of government records that should have been preserved by law, according to an investigative reporter.
Thomas Lipscomb, founding publisher of Times Books, explained at Real Clear Politics�that National Archivist�David Ferriero discovered in the process of transferring Obama administration records in the National Archives that many key records are missing.
Should we continue to preserve the fictions around 'anchor babies'?
Should we continue to preserve the fictions around 'anchor babies'?
"My son and his wife went to a Boston hospital last weekend to induce labor.
They were joined in a room by five other couples going through the same process.
My son said one couple was Asian, where the man spoke English and the woman did not.
...man did not seem very interested in the mother or the baby.
Instead, he was very interested in getting the birth certificate and Social Security card.
He said it was absolutely unacceptable that it would take six weeks to get those items.
Does it sound as though these two are contributing to our economic growth, or does it sound as though they are using us?
They didn't have a pediatrician, and they couldn't afford to wait six weeks for documentation.
Does anyone think they had insurance?
We use the term "anchor babies" to describe babies who are born here to parents who are not citizens.
The open-borders lobby objects to the term as dehumanizing.
But make no mistake: I've seen instances where the baby is just a pawn for the parents to get an anchor in the United States so they don't have to go through the normal legal naturalization process..."
"My son and his wife went to a Boston hospital last weekend to induce labor.
They were joined in a room by five other couples going through the same process.
My son said one couple was Asian, where the man spoke English and the woman did not.
...man did not seem very interested in the mother or the baby.
Instead, he was very interested in getting the birth certificate and Social Security card.
He said it was absolutely unacceptable that it would take six weeks to get those items.
Does it sound as though these two are contributing to our economic growth, or does it sound as though they are using us?
They didn't have a pediatrician, and they couldn't afford to wait six weeks for documentation.
Does anyone think they had insurance?
We use the term "anchor babies" to describe babies who are born here to parents who are not citizens.
The open-borders lobby objects to the term as dehumanizing.
But make no mistake: I've seen instances where the baby is just a pawn for the parents to get an anchor in the United States so they don't have to go through the normal legal naturalization process..."
Psychologist: Social Justice the new Religious Fundamentalism | Intellectual Takeout
Psychologist: Social Justice the new Religious Fundamentalism | Intellectual Takeout:
"Religious believers sometimes say that atheism is a “faith,” and in that sense a religion.
That’s debatable because they’re using the word ‘faith’ ambiguously, and trading on that ambiguity. But according to NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, there is a scientific sense in which a relatively new, secular “religion” of “social justice” is entrenching itself among students on America’s campuses..."
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"Religious believers sometimes say that atheism is a “faith,” and in that sense a religion.
That’s debatable because they’re using the word ‘faith’ ambiguously, and trading on that ambiguity. But according to NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, there is a scientific sense in which a relatively new, secular “religion” of “social justice” is entrenching itself among students on America’s campuses..."
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First A380 flown in anger to be broken up for parts • The Register
First A380 flown in anger to be broken up for parts • The Register:
"On October 25th, 2007 Singapore Airlines flight SQ380 departed Changi Airport bound for Sydney, Australia, marking the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380.
But the plane that made that flight won’t ever take to the air again and will instead be broken up for parts.
...“The main reason … is that many airlines currently using the A380-800 will have a high demand for individual replacement components due to upcoming maintenance intervals,” ...
Dr Peters CEO Anselm Gehling said “The market for the A380-800 aircraft type has not developed positively in recent years.”
...But the future looks grim for the plane.
Boeing will soon just-about-match its capacity with the 777x, challenging the A380’s selling point as the ideal plane for super-busy airports where landing slots are scarce..."
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"On October 25th, 2007 Singapore Airlines flight SQ380 departed Changi Airport bound for Sydney, Australia, marking the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380.
But the plane that made that flight won’t ever take to the air again and will instead be broken up for parts.
...“The main reason … is that many airlines currently using the A380-800 will have a high demand for individual replacement components due to upcoming maintenance intervals,” ...
Dr Peters CEO Anselm Gehling said “The market for the A380-800 aircraft type has not developed positively in recent years.”
...But the future looks grim for the plane.
Boeing will soon just-about-match its capacity with the 777x, challenging the A380’s selling point as the ideal plane for super-busy airports where landing slots are scarce..."
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Jim Chilton, Arizona rancher, says Border Patrol agent's shooting could have been averted - Washington Times
Jim Chilton, Arizona rancher, says Border Patrol agent's shooting could have been averted - Washington Times:
Jim Chilton has long warned the government about the few strands of barbed wire that separate Mexico from the U.S. on his Arizona ranch.
He says the lack of a serious barrier, combined with the Border Patrol’s enforcement decisions, have effectively ceded miles of U.S. territory to the Sinaloa cartel, which has put scouts on his hilltops and blazed smuggling trails across his land.
On Tuesday that combination of weak barriers and few agents ended in violence, he said, after a Border Patrol agent was ambushed and wounded on Mr. Children’s property in what authorities labeled a “shooting incident” — and which has raised anew the thorny questions of border security.
The agent, who wasn’t identified, was patrolling alone about 4:30 a.m. when the shooting occurred.
Jim Chilton has long warned the government about the few strands of barbed wire that separate Mexico from the U.S. on his Arizona ranch.
He says the lack of a serious barrier, combined with the Border Patrol’s enforcement decisions, have effectively ceded miles of U.S. territory to the Sinaloa cartel, which has put scouts on his hilltops and blazed smuggling trails across his land.
On Tuesday that combination of weak barriers and few agents ended in violence, he said, after a Border Patrol agent was ambushed and wounded on Mr. Children’s property in what authorities labeled a “shooting incident” — and which has raised anew the thorny questions of border security.
The agent, who wasn’t identified, was patrolling alone about 4:30 a.m. when the shooting occurred.
Pregnant man and flower power at London Men's Fashion Week
Pregnant man and flower power at London Men's Fashion Week:
London (AFP) - An imagined male pregnancy, flower necklaces and melting ice caps were some of the more striking images at London Men's Fashion Week, which wrapped up on Monday.
Here are some of the highlights from the catwalks:
- Future man? -Chinese designer Xander Zhou's collection featured a male model with a fake bump on show, wearing jeans and a white t-shirt reading "New World Baby".
- "We're prepared to welcome a future of male pregnancy," the designer said in an Instagram post..."
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London (AFP) - An imagined male pregnancy, flower necklaces and melting ice caps were some of the more striking images at London Men's Fashion Week, which wrapped up on Monday.
Here are some of the highlights from the catwalks:
- Future man? -Chinese designer Xander Zhou's collection featured a male model with a fake bump on show, wearing jeans and a white t-shirt reading "New World Baby".
- "We're prepared to welcome a future of male pregnancy," the designer said in an Instagram post..."
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History for June 14
History for June 14 - On-This-Day.com
Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811, Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax 1848, Burl Ives 1909
Jerzy Kosinski 1933, Donald Trump 1946 - Real estate developer, television personality, Boy George (George O'Dowd) 1961 - Singer (Culture Club)
1775 - The Continental Army was founded by the Second Continental Congress for purposes of common defense. This event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army. On June 15, George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief.
1777 - The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States. The Flag Resolution stated "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." On May 20, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed June 14 "Flag Day" as a commemoration of the "Stars and Stripes."
1940 - The Nazis opened their concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland.
1940 - German troops entered Paris. As Paris became occupied loud speakers announced the implementation of a curfew being imposed for 8 p.m.
1952 - The Nautilus was dedicated. It was the first nuclear powered submarine.
1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
1954 - Americans took part in the first nation-wide civil defense test against atomic attack.
1982 - Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
LIBERTY REVIEW
LIBERTY REVIEW
https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2018/06/subjectsof-state-bytammy-derouin.html
Subjects of the State
If we are to remain free, individuals must maintain their personal rights and freedoms. To force an individual to do something against their core values and beliefs is not freedom. Forcing someone to comply out of fear of consequences or punishing those who refuse to comply, is tyranny. Are we individuals who value freedom or are we going to allow ourselves to become subjects of the State? Do we believe in freedom and liberty or enslavement and tyranny?
In this particular case, and I would guess in most cases, service was not denied. The baker did not refuse service. He refused to decorate a cake in a way which would go against his personal beliefs. He did not say he would not sell the individuals a cake. There is a difference......
https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2018/06/subjectsof-state-bytammy-derouin.html
Subjects of the State
By
Tammy Derouin
The Supreme Court's ruling this
past week, to uphold the rights of an individual was a victory for
all Americans. The Court upheld that an individual, in this case a
baker, could not be forced to produce a product which would
compromise his personal beliefs. The outcome, based on our freedoms
as stated in the Constitution, was expected. However, in recent
years, our nation has taken a turn toward the injustice of social
justice, so there was reason for concern.
If we are to remain free, individuals must maintain their personal rights and freedoms. To force an individual to do something against their core values and beliefs is not freedom. Forcing someone to comply out of fear of consequences or punishing those who refuse to comply, is tyranny. Are we individuals who value freedom or are we going to allow ourselves to become subjects of the State? Do we believe in freedom and liberty or enslavement and tyranny?
In this particular case, and I would guess in most cases, service was not denied. The baker did not refuse service. He refused to decorate a cake in a way which would go against his personal beliefs. He did not say he would not sell the individuals a cake. There is a difference......
California Man Has Home Raided, Guns Confiscated After Trying to Register Firearm
California Man Has Home Raided, Guns Confiscated After Trying to Register Firearm:
"NRA says prosecution 'will sow further mistrust between the state government and gun owners'
A California man had his home raided, guns seized, and will appear in court this week to face a dozen state felony charges after attempting to register a rifle in accordance with state law.
Jeffrey Scott Kirschenmann attempted to register an AR-15 with the California Department of Justice last month but instead found himself in significant legal trouble.
The California DOJ accused Kirschenmann of illegally modifying the rifle he attempted to register. Law enforcement officials raided his home in Bakersfield before ultimately confiscating a dozen firearms and a few hundred rounds of ammunition, then charging him with a dozen felonies, KGET reports.
Kirschenmann was accused of possession of assault weapons, two silencers, and something referred to as a "multi-burst trigger activator."
He does not appear to have been charged with any violent crimes.
The issues stem from a new California gun law, one of the strictest in the country, which redefined an "assault weapon" and required anyone with a gun that fell under the new definition to register it with the state..."
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"NRA says prosecution 'will sow further mistrust between the state government and gun owners'
A California man had his home raided, guns seized, and will appear in court this week to face a dozen state felony charges after attempting to register a rifle in accordance with state law.
Jeffrey Scott Kirschenmann attempted to register an AR-15 with the California Department of Justice last month but instead found himself in significant legal trouble.
The California DOJ accused Kirschenmann of illegally modifying the rifle he attempted to register. Law enforcement officials raided his home in Bakersfield before ultimately confiscating a dozen firearms and a few hundred rounds of ammunition, then charging him with a dozen felonies, KGET reports.
Kirschenmann was accused of possession of assault weapons, two silencers, and something referred to as a "multi-burst trigger activator."
He does not appear to have been charged with any violent crimes.
The issues stem from a new California gun law, one of the strictest in the country, which redefined an "assault weapon" and required anyone with a gun that fell under the new definition to register it with the state..."
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50 Media Mistakes in the Trump Era: The Definitive List | Sharyl Attkisson
50 Media Mistakes in the Trump Era: The Definitive List | Sharyl Attkisson
"We the media have “fact-checked” President Trump like we have fact-checked no other human being on the planet—and he’s certainly given us plenty to write about.
That’s probably why it’s so easy to find lists enumerating and examining his mistakes, missteps and “lies.”
"We the media have “fact-checked” President Trump like we have fact-checked no other human being on the planet—and he’s certainly given us plenty to write about.
That’s probably why it’s so easy to find lists enumerating and examining his mistakes, missteps and “lies.”
But as self-appointed arbiters of truth, we’ve largely excused our own unprecedented string of fact-challenged reporting. The truth is, formerly well-respected, top news organizations are making repeat, unforced errors in numbers that were unheard of just a couple of years ago.
Our repeat mistakes involve declaring that Trump’s claims are “lies” when they are matters of opinion, or when the truth between conflicting sources is unknowable; taking Trump’s statements and events out of context; reporting secondhand accounts against Trump without attribution as if they’re established fact; relying on untruthful, conflicted sources; and presenting reporter opinions in news stories—without labeling them as opinions.
What’s worse, we defend ourselves by trying to convince the public that our mistakes are actually a virtue because we (sometimes) correct them.
Or we blame Trump for why we’re getting so much wrong.
It’s a little bit like a police officer taking someone to jail for DUI, then driving home drunk himself: he may be correct to arrest the suspect, but he should certainly know better than to commit the same violation.
Or we blame Trump for why we’re getting so much wrong.
It’s a little bit like a police officer taking someone to jail for DUI, then driving home drunk himself: he may be correct to arrest the suspect, but he should certainly know better than to commit the same violation.
So since nobody else has compiled an updated, extensive list of this kind, here are:
50 Notable Mistakes and Missteps in Major Media Reporting on Donald Trump
1. Aug. 2016-Nov. 2016:
The New York Post published modeling photos of Trump’s wife Melania and reported they were taken in 1995. Various news outlets relied on that date to imply that Melania—an immigrant—had violated her visa status. But the media got the date wrong. Politico was among the news agencies that later issued a photo date correction.
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Judicial Watch: Federal Court Orders DOJ to Provide More Details on Search for Obama-Era Communications with John Podesta and Clinton Campaign - Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch: Federal Court Orders DOJ to Provide More Details on Search for Obama-Era Communications with John Podesta and Clinton Campaign - Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch today announced that, in an unusual Saturday ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich ordered the U.S. Justice Department to provide more information about its search of former top Obama DOJ Official Peter Kadzik’s communications with then-Clinton presidential campaign chairman John Podesta, Clinton campaign officials, and others. The court order, issued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, requires the Justice Department to provide additional details by June 15, 2018.
Judicial Watch today announced that, in an unusual Saturday ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich ordered the U.S. Justice Department to provide more information about its search of former top Obama DOJ Official Peter Kadzik’s communications with then-Clinton presidential campaign chairman John Podesta, Clinton campaign officials, and others. The court order, issued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, requires the Justice Department to provide additional details by June 15, 2018.
Dumbass questions from press-----Clarice Feldman - daddy's transcription Part 3: 13th Question. A...
Clarice Feldman - daddy's transcription Part 3: 13th Question. A...:
"daddy's transcription Part 3:
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"daddy's transcription Part 3:
- 13th Question. A repetitious question from a moron who wants to know why aren't the signed documents more detailed in immediately ending their Nuke program, etc. (see Gen Keane)...
- 15th Question: Are you treating our allies in G-7 as enemies and our enemies as friends? Allows Trump to riff on Canada Trade inequalities and tariffs---a 100 Billion a Year deficit in Canada's favor I think is the number Trump quoted. Now he is talking about the picture showing him arms folded and Merkel looking angry. He explains what actually was going on, then turns back to Trudeau and says other countries can no longer use us unfairly as their piggy bank.
- 16th Question: I can't hear it, but he's criticizing Trudeau again so it must have been on that topic. Trump doing a good job criticizing Trudeau and Merkel, but no animosity. Not personal, showing a lot of thick skin here...
- 18th Question: How did you evaluate so rapidly that you would like him or dislike him so quickly. Trump replies that they have been talking for months. (as Jim nj guessed) so it wasn't just today. Says this discussion had ben going on since back during the South Korean Olympics, so quite a while. Trump says his thing is knowing when people want to make deals and he feels via his experience that Kim wants to make a Deal, and he also thinks China wants to make a Deal. He says he can't be certain but he thinks so, we'll find out.
- 19th Question: have you betrayed the prisoners in North Korea. No. I think I've helped them, and I think ultimately they will be great winners as a group, as a consequence of what happened today..."
Thank God Trump Isn’t a Foreign Policy Expert | Intellectual Takeout
Thank God Trump Isn’t a Foreign Policy Expert | Intellectual Takeout
"Over the last century, the world has witnessed the slow but steady depoliticization of America and Western Europe in favor of the rule of the apolitical “expert.”
...As Claremont Institute Senior Fellow Angelo Codevilla has written (No Victory, No Peace), as our increasingly miseducated rulers sought abstract impossibilities, the quest for “everlasting peace” over the last century has increasingly given us “never-ending war.”
...if you are a non-deplorable person you were supposed to be deeply, Jake-Tapper-with-a-furrowed-forehead worried about President Donald Trump’s intelligence, expertise, temperament, and discipline at Tuesday’s summit in Singapore.
What Trump Lacks
In fact, many on the Right and Left over the past two years have suggested their main worry about Donald Trump is the fact he now represents America to the rest of the world and will cause a devastating disaster, nuclear or otherwise.
I propose some simple, evaluative questions and a thought experiment to set the minds of the nation at ease the morning after the most significant moment of the Trump presidency.
The truth may alarm you.
Trump has never even started a war before—not even a little one..."
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"Over the last century, the world has witnessed the slow but steady depoliticization of America and Western Europe in favor of the rule of the apolitical “expert.”
...As Claremont Institute Senior Fellow Angelo Codevilla has written (No Victory, No Peace), as our increasingly miseducated rulers sought abstract impossibilities, the quest for “everlasting peace” over the last century has increasingly given us “never-ending war.”
...if you are a non-deplorable person you were supposed to be deeply, Jake-Tapper-with-a-furrowed-forehead worried about President Donald Trump’s intelligence, expertise, temperament, and discipline at Tuesday’s summit in Singapore.
What Trump Lacks
In fact, many on the Right and Left over the past two years have suggested their main worry about Donald Trump is the fact he now represents America to the rest of the world and will cause a devastating disaster, nuclear or otherwise.
I propose some simple, evaluative questions and a thought experiment to set the minds of the nation at ease the morning after the most significant moment of the Trump presidency.
- Does Donald Trump have enough experience and expert wisdom to give away as much to North Korea as the American foreign-policy establishment, with all its experience, top-shelf degrees, and stratospheric test scores, has given away in the past 30 years?
- Does Donald Trump have enough experience and expert wisdom to keep the hostile stalemate the American foreign-policy establishment created and fostered with North Korea since America first waged the Korean War?
- For that matter, does Trump even have the experience and caste of mind to start a war, say, in the Middle East, that costs trillions of dollars and disrupts and inflames the region as President Bush and his entourage did? Does he even know how?
- Does Trump have the expertise to take over the wreckage of such a war and support jihadist rebels, help create ISIS and a global refugee crisis, and give Russia the most power it’s had in the region since the peak of the Cold War, like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton did?
The truth may alarm you.
Trump has never even started a war before—not even a little one..."
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