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ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

TBeats posted:

So business as usual then

It would be, except this was in response to a question on an open hearing from Yates and Brennan.

edit: what the gently caress Lindsey, this isn't a gun control question.

# ¿ Mar 25, 2017 18:42

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 03:00

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

"Ah wouldn't have chosen her, but ah helped her in anyway because ah have no principles."

edit: Also, "I don't give a poo poo about your vote or democracy."

# ¿ Mar 25, 2017 18:48

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

"Do you know what state you live in? I could keep this state for two hundred years."

Holy loving poo poo, this man has no shame at all.

# ¿ Mar 25, 2017 18:53

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

LtCol J. Krusinski posted:

Know that air strike that killed a bunch of Civvies in Iraq?

It was us.

The strike apparently hit a rather large VBIED that added to the Carnage.

This makes Graham's compassionate facade all the more insulting. These sons of bitches want a war.

# ¿ Mar 25, 2017 19:49

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

LtCol J. Krusinski posted:

It'd go a long way to redeeming him in my mind.

I don't know about 'redeem' but it would beat the hell out of pulling an Ollie North.

# ¿ Mar 25, 2017 20:24

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

So it seems we have a clearer idea why Nunes has been in a scramble to obfuscate and deny:

https://twitter.com/yottapoint/status/845712917764845568

re: Flynn

https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/845730532382199815

ded redd fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Mar 25, 2017

# ¿ Mar 25, 2017 21:29

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

https://twitter.com/LAtweetly/status/845739517592027136

I'm not sure what's more amusing: Trump team realizing something serious is happening in the background, or bringing in Rudy Giuliani for damage control.

ded redd fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Mar 25, 2017

# ¿ Mar 25, 2017 21:58

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/03/sputnik-news-white-house-press-pass-russia-236481?cmpid=sf

quote:

Russia's state news service applies for White House pass

The Russian state-owned news website Sputnik has applied for a White House hard pass and is seeking membership in the White House Foreign Press Group in order to become a part of pool rotations.

Sputnik, which Foreign Policy magazine described as the "BuzzFeed of propaganda," would be part of a rotating group of roughly 22 overseas outlets following President Donald Trump in his everyday interactions along with pool reporters from American print, TV, and radio outlets.

Andrew Feinberg, Sputnik�s White House correspondent, has been in talks with the WHFPG head Philip Crowther, who told POLITICO that if Feinberg and Sputnik complete the boilerplate criteria for being a member of the press group, there "shouldn't be any reason" they wouldn't join the White House press pool.

Among the criteria to become a WHFPG member is a White House-approved hard pass, membership in the White House Correspondents� Association, and State Department verification that the network is, indeed, based in another country. Other state-sponsored outlets are part of the rotating foreign pool, including Crowther�s France 24 and China�s CCTV.

Sputnik is one of Russia�s government-funded news outlets aimed at international audiences. Launched in 2014, Sputnik has a goal of providing �alternative interpretations that are, undoubtedly, in demand around the world,� its head Dimitry Kiselyov said at the launch.

The site, which was formed by combining former wire services RIA Novosti and the Voice of Russia, has been criticized for being an unvarnished mouthpiece for Russian President Vladimir Putin. A poll on its site on Friday asked "In your opinion, does the mainstream media offer unbiased coverage of Crimea's reunification with Russia?�

During the 2016 U.S. election, Sputnik's coverage tended to be favorable toward Trump, sometimes in a breathless way: "Secret File Confirms Trump Claim: Obama, Hillary 'Founded ISIS' to Oust Assad," proclaimed one headline. And the network once tweeted out a Trump's statement about "crooked Hillary" along with one of his favored hashtags, #CrookedHillary. The former U.S. Ambassador to Russia under Barack Obama, Michael McFaul, has even questioned whether Sputnik and the other Russian-owned news service RT should register as foreign agents. Now though, it appears as though the Russian-controlled outlets are less rooting for Trump than reveling in the chaos and division of his early presidency.

Feinberg, a former staff member for the newspaper The Hill, joined Sputink in January. He said he also reports for Broadband Census News, which he described as a telecom trade news outlet.

Feinberg said as far as he knows, he is the first Sputnik correspondent to apply for a White House hard pass in order to be a regular presence at the White House. Feinberg said the organization is also in the process of getting Congressional press credentials for its reporters to cover Capitol Hill. Feinberg noted that TASS, the Russian News Agency, has had a hard pass for years. Feinberg said he was not sure if RIA Novosti or Voice of Russia had a White House hard pass before they became Sputnik.

An email sent to Sputnik�s press office was not immediately returned with comment.

For gently caress's sake.

AND ON TOP OF THAT:

https://twitter.com/MollyMcKew/status/845688897707364353

(source:
http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy...1:Zj6,33:16:yrj)

quote:

As I said, such cases in our relations with the US Department of State have become a bad tradition over the past few years. So, I can say in response to your question that we will make the date and format of contacts between the Russian and US foreign ministers public after we coordinate them. We won�t keep them quiet. At this point, I don�t have any information I can share with you. I can say that this visit and such contacts are possible in principle, but it would be premature to talk about timeframes.

Also, I would like to say that if the practice of leaking information that concerns not just the United States but also Russia, which has become a tradition in Washington in the past few years, continues, there will come a day when the media will publish leaks about the things that Washington asked us to keep secret, for example, things that happened during President Obama�s terms in office. Believe me, this could be very interesting information.

Our American colleagues must decide if they respect the diplomatic procedure, if they keep their word on the arrangements made between us, primarily arrangements made at their own request, or we create a few very nice surprises for each other.

# ¿ Mar 25, 2017 22:32

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

LtCol J. Krusinski posted:

I can't help but feel like this is the greatest intel and counter intel op that Russia has ever undertaken.

Yes, worse than their atomic espionage. They've potentially delegitimized and infiltrated an entire branch of our Government, completely, and they probably own a few congress critters too. Nunes, for instance.

That's loving astonishing. It's all out in the open too for the most part apparently.

Maybe they took no action to cover their tracks because they're stupid and honestly don't believe anything was illegal. Though I seriously doubt that.

Goddamit this whole thing has been really getting under my skin.

The revelation about the RNC working with ex-CIA who had close ties to Russia demonstrates that these people are either so stupid they warrant nothing less than removal from office mandatory euthanasia, or are traitorous bastards and warrant nothing less than removal from office and mandatory euthanasia.

# ¿ Mar 25, 2017 22:40

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

Trump's broken brain and the HFC's self-perpetuating insanity are the smallest of saving graces.

# ¿ Mar 25, 2017 23:06

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

Fister Roboto posted:

Also known as Galt's Gulch.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2017 00:07

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

https://twitter.com/acosta/status/845803797893058560

https://twitter.com/tarapalmeri/status/845696980416430080

# ¿ Mar 26, 2017 02:40

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

facialimpediment posted:

So, Donnie confused a lot of people by saying "Watch Jeanine Pirro at 9PM!" earlier today.

It was especially confusing because Pirro then basically trashed Ryan, saying he needed to step down as Speaker of the House, and trashed Reince Preibus too.

Now it all makes sense.

https://twitter.com/fackinpeter/status/845845620539772928

In the morning, Fox News was running a banner promising TRUMP WIRETAP CLAIMS, SHOCKING NEW DETAILS during the Pirro show.

loving christ.

How am I even supposed to begin to interpret this?

# ¿ Mar 26, 2017 05:11

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

facialimpediment posted:

In case it's not clear, Donnie was watching Fox News in the morning. Seeing that they were going to supposedly backup his "wiretapp" bullshit, he then blasted a message out to all of his followers to watch the 9PM Fox News show, even though he had no idea what was going to be in it. Turns out, what was in it was a lot of trashing Ryan/Priebus.

That part came across. What's loving with me now is whether or not Fox fully realizes that Trump is an avid viewer. They have to know by now that he will literally act on a whim based around whatever it is he sees on the screen; there's no way their influence is an unknown after they gagged Napolitano. So I wonder: was there any malice to all this, or just another morbid comedy of errors?

# ¿ Mar 26, 2017 05:22

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

Two Finger posted:

Obama was getting pretty hot on mass shootings by the time he left office. Has Trump said anything about this one at all?

For maximum chaos: Trump starts advocating gun control legislation.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2017 20:14

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/846146281890365440

# ¿ Mar 27, 2017 01:20

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:

Was this supposed to be a sick burn or something?

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/845974102619906048

I don't know, I never really imagined Trump as the kind of guy who'd commit self-immolation on the steps of D.C.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2017 01:42

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

Two Finger posted:

it's pretty hard to parse but he's saying gently caress THE FREEDOM CAUCUS or whatever they're called

Yeah he's basically going after the people who he's already failed to strongarm several times over thinking it'll be different this time for some reason.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2017 02:01

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

SwampDonkey posted:

https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/846379382977581057

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/846380560796803074

# ¿ Mar 27, 2017 16:54

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

Godholio posted:

Biggest Georgian firebrand since Sherman.

Also, holy poo poo a lot happened over the weekend.

I take great comfort knowing however awful we become as a country, however far we go to degrade ourselves, there is a man named John Lewis who I can tout as a true American hero til my dying day.

https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/846392010659516416

Unlike this shitbag.

Edit:

https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/846389156947333120

Ahahaha, we're all getting nuked.

ded redd fucked around with this message at 17:53 on Mar 27, 2017

# ¿ Mar 27, 2017 17:43

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

facialimpediment posted:

Not being the president anymore is very liberating and sure does restore energy.

Of course the realistic explanation is that Cheney transferred a fragment of his soul to Bannon in that brief moment they met before the inauguration.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2017 18:07

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

https://twitter.com/axios/status/846475670612008964

Oh, and there's this, too:

https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/846461910816043010

ded redd fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Mar 27, 2017

# ¿ Mar 27, 2017 23:08

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

facialimpediment posted:

It is my recommendation that Attorney General Jeff Sessions now be called The Racist Perjury Elf.

And Nunes is very, very stupid.

https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/846489401077194752

Devin Nunes: Master of Disguise, Lord of Shadows

# ¿ Mar 27, 2017 23:41

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/846826423423766529

# ¿ Mar 28, 2017 22:02

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

facialimpediment posted:

Earlier, the story was that TWO White House sources were feeding Nunes bullshit.

WaPo says it's actually THREE and almost certainly more.

https://twitter.com/gregpmiller/status/847600387548827648

Wow, Nunes sure does get around!

What a whore!

# ¿ Mar 31, 2017 01:32

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

What investigation.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2017 19:35

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 03:00

ded redd: Aug 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/849015478936850432

# ¿ Apr 4, 2017 03:03

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