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8/19/2016

Manafort Out

Filed under: General — Patterico @ 7:25 am



Politico (cached link; no links for bullies):

Paul Manafort on Friday resigned as Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, after the Republican presidential nominee earlier this week announced a new leadership structure for his campaign.

“This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign. I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where we are today, and in particular his work guiding us through the delegate and convention process. Paul is a true professional and I wish him the greatest success,” Trump said in a statement.

Trump’s campaign on Wednesday announced a shakeup, its second in as many months, with the addition of Breitbart executive Stephen Bannon as campaign CEO and the promotion of pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager.

Bring back Corey! Let Trump Be Trump!!!1!

95 Responses to “Manafort Out”

  1. Ding.

    Patterico (bcf524)

  2. He’s out altogether, now? And it has just been reported that he did not collect the secretly disbursed cash in Ukraine, but Vitaly A. Kaluzhev, had signed. He is now either in Rusdsia or the Russian controlled pirtion of Ukraine. the pro-Russian party of Regions had reason to hide the source of the money, bit Manafort no doubt got checks. John G. Podesta, who is now the Chairman of the Hillary Clinton campaign, also got money.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/us/ukraine-releases-more-details-on-payments-for-trump-aide.html

    Mr. Kalyuzhny was also a founding board member of a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization, the European Center for a Modern Ukraine, that hired the Podesta Group, a Washington lobbying firm that received $1.02 million to promote an agenda generally aligned with the Party of Regions.

    Because the payment was made through a nongovernmental organization, the Podesta Group did not register as a lobbyist for a foreign entity. A co-founder of the Podesta Group, John D. Podesta, is chairman of Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and his brother, Tony Podesta, runs the firm now.

    At that time, the Putin crime family had not broken with the Clinton crime family. That only happened in 2014.

    Manafort was not being paid fby the way.

    Donald Trump named Steve Bannon as the de facto head of his campaign on advce of Robert Mercer, it is reported. Mercer subsidied Breitbart and at first he was for Ted Cruz.

    Sammy Finkelman (44f942)

  3. Manafort did his job. Brought GOPe over and got Trump a fight-free nomination at the convention.

    nk (dbc370)

  4. So podesta was downstream, was vin weber, how about other parties.

    narciso (732bc0)

  5. Bring back Corey!

    Yes.

    Denver Guy (4750ec)

  6. Let Hillary be Hillary! (LOL)

    Cruz Supporter (102c9a)

  7. Bannon is who mittens should have hired. Except mittens would rather quit than fight.

    mg (af411c)

  8. Meanwhile, Clinton! takes week days and weekends off and often needs assistance when walking.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  9. But no story there. Wouldn’t be prudent. Other fish to fry. How’s yer uncle.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  10. @6 Cruz Supporter

    Let Hillary be Hillary

    She’s going to focus group what brand of tennis balls she puts on the tips of her walker.

    Pinandpuller (c16705)

  11. Steve and Kellyanne are doing so good helping Mr. Trump get his message to the people. This campaign is like a well-oiled machine anymore.

    happyfeet (a037ad)

  12. Let Texas be Massachusetts!

    Cruz Supporter (102c9a)

  13. How many times has changing a campaign upper management this close to an election resulted in victory?

    The inquisitive Dana (f6a568)

  14. 12. Texas is already Massachusetts, in the sense that it has become ballot box poison (probably in the same rut that gave the D’s the failed candidacies of Ted Kennedy-Michael Dukakis-John Kerry). Whats interesting is that the GOP may go the Baker-Hogan-Rauner route if Trump doesnt get it done.

    urbanleftbehind (5eecdb)

  15. well that’s two out of three instances, the swimmer didn’t win the nomination,

    narciso (732bc0)

  16. so it’s interesting to look at all the players, including weber,

    http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientlbs.php?id=D000065654&year=2013

    narciso (732bc0)

  17. Excellent speech from Trump yesterday.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  18. I know crickets, coronello,

    http://redstatewatcher.com/article.asp?id=33748

    narciso (732bc0)

  19. At least the corrupt, pro-Putin guy is out. Now Trump just has a couple of hacks to help run his campaign.

    WarrenPeese (73cd29)

  20. Today Trump and Pence are touring the flood stricken areas of Louisiana.

    Trump is behaving like an actual President while the “actual” president can’t be pestered with the bothersome pain and suffering of fellow citizen minions. This is Obama’s last chance to improve his golf game at Martha’s Vineyard and bask in the perks of the office.

    Wonder if the club where O is playing will allow him to be a member after he’s out of office?

    Maybe their lawn jockey.

    PTS (ce7fc3)

  21. Thinking about going to p-town sunday for red queens pantsuit debut. Perhaps a tussle or rumble with her flock!!!

    mg (31009b)

  22. Trump has had two good weeks. KAC knocked it out of the park with the recent speeches. Polls will turn. All about the debate performances.

    Cruz fan boys still acting like a spurned 13 year old. Screaming at the Rublican Base “You didn’t dump me, I dumped you! I will never talk to you again! Ever!”

    While the RINO elite are scared to death all the $$$$$$$$$$ they get from DC might not be there cuz their lobbying $$$$ can’t buy Candidate Cafone.

    So while Cafone indeed, I am least worried about his integrity cuz he don’t need the money like the rest do. Govt ain’t Cafone’s biznez..

    Rodney King's Spirit (d28741)

  23. Bannon is who mittens should have hired. Except mittens would rather quit than fight.

    mg (af411c) — 8/19/2016 @ 9:26 am

    Trump is running a far superior campaign to Romney at the tactical level, i.e. the daily messages and commercials (if we exclude where Trump goes off script and says something that could be interpreted as assassinating Clinton etc.). The typical GOPe professional campaign consultants who advise on those things are worse than useless.

    Gerald A (945582)

  24. Red Queen is one fall away from a TKO.

    mg (31009b)

  25. @18. It was. Even better on C-SPAN, unfiltered.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  26. @8- Meanwhile, Clinton! takes week days and weekends off and often needs assistance when walking.

    She switched off the snooze alarm.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  27. @13 How many times has changing a campaign upper management this close to an election resulted in victory?

    How many campaigns have been run like a business?

    The advertising expenditures between the two alone speaks volumes. All that really matters now is the 60 days between Labor Day and Election day. That’s when voters tune in.

    @3.Manafort did his job. Brought GOPe over and got Trump a fight-free nomination at the convention.

    Yep.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  28. I agree. Trump is running his campaign just like he ran the Taj Mahal.

    Right into the ground.

    Rick Ballard (ce29ad)

  29. @31. And for the big picture, it really doesn’t matter. Neither are conservatives so it’s a win/win as it neuters the modern conservative movement.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  30. Ted Kennedy flipped The Free State Project on its head and TX is turning into MA.

    Pinandpuller (c16705)

  31. If these minions have anything to do with your favorite campaign, play roulette.
    Matt Rhodes
    Kelli Harrison
    Katie Packer Gage
    Beth Meyers
    Peter G Flaherty 2nd
    Eric mf Fehrntrom

    mg (31009b)

  32. “Ted Kennedy flipped The Free State Project on its head and TX is turning into MA.”

    On its head and underwater by the Sea Lion of the Senate

    Redrum

    PTS (ce7fc3)

  33. Rick Ballard

    To be fair, the original Taj Mahal didn’t really start breaking even for centuries.

    Reminds me of Bruce Lee in Return of the Dragon:

    Gesturing at Roman ruins,” in Hong Kong we’d tear these down-make money,”

    Pinandpuller (928ad9)

  34. “Trump is running a far superior campaign to Romney at the tactical level.”

    Superior? No GOTV organization, no ground game, no TV ads. Holding a rally in CT, where he’s hopelessly behind. No volunteers going door to door, no campaign underway in swing states. Down at least five points nationally. Lackluster fundraising. Constant attacks on other Republicans, undermining party unity. Idiot spokesmen like Katrina Pierson. UT, AZ, GA, NC, SC in play. No Dem states in play for Trump. Campaign shakeup three months before Election Day.

    In tactics and strategy, Romney was Rommel compared to Trump.

    sauropod (bb6076)

  35. A Trump volunteer did come to my door, today. He said, “I’d like to talk to you about supporting Donald Trump”. I said, “Before you do that, can you tell me the difference between dog poop and cat poop?” He said, “I’m sorry, I’m afraid that I don’t know”. I said, “Then how are you going to talk to me about Donald Trump when you don’t know s**t?”

    nk (dbc370)

  36. But the ISIS recruiter was jailed in Italy, our liberal friends would remark, what’s that got to do with Guantanamo?

    PTS (ce7fc3)

  37. because he was released from gitmo or bagram, accounts differ, and he went back to what he was trained to do,

    narciso (732bc0)

  38. Why did Rubio put the gang of 8 noose on his neck?
    fda

    mg (31009b)

  39. PTS

    We finally got shed ‘a Ted Kennedy and the #nevertrump ers want to hand the car keys over to a gal that drives like michael hastings.

    Pinandpuller (928ad9)

  40. I think they’ll stick to bluntman, who doesn’t understand gun rights, religious liberties, or other things that should be of interest to libertarians,

    narciso (732bc0)

  41. UT in play when Romney won by 48 points = racism.

    Pinandpuller (928ad9)

  42. lesbian death match Rachel Maddow vs. Megyn Kelly

    my money’s on Maddow

    she’s rough and tumble

    happyfeet (28a91b)

  43. speaking of lesbians I think I’ve gone like at least 60 days without encountering a pic of Marco Rubio all up in my grill

    she’s so over

    happyfeet (28a91b)

  44. In the statement released by the Podesta Group, CEO Kimberley Fritts said the firm had retained counsel to investigate whether or not the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine had been operating as a front for the pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. Lobbyists are required by law to register with the Justice Department if they are representing in the United States a foreign political leader or party, and failure to register is a felony.

    Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/podesta-group-paul-manafort-russia-ukraine-227215#ixzz4HpQJK0Xj
    Follow us: @politico on Twitter | Politico on Facebook

    narciso (732bc0)

  45. hey no links for poopers

    happyfeet (28a91b)

  46. I just extracted the relevant passage, the link came attached,

    narciso (732bc0)

  47. it’s ok this time

    happyfeet (28a91b)

  48. neither zaphod nor red queen, now fundraising on cape cod can be bothered,

    http://www.weaselzippers.us/290542-trump-speaks-with-baton-rouge-flood-victims/

    narciso (732bc0)

  49. I would hate to be the janitor that has mop up duty at the debates if Hillary has catheter trouble.

    mg (31009b)

  50. Whether it’s Carter, Reagan or Obama, you’ll hear whines of “The 1,017th day of the hostages in North Somewherenistan”. We’re a compassionate people. We love snail darters and spotted owls and idiots who go to countries where human rights is a punchline.

    Did either of the Bushes play the hostage game? I can’t remember an instance. Maybe that’s why nobody nobody likes them. They’re heartless.

    nk (dbc370)

  51. Sorry, wrong thread. People agreeing with happyfeet got me all confuzzled.

    nk (dbc370)

  52. because bush sr was ex cia director, and head of counter terror, it was assumed it was his doing,

    narciso (732bc0)

  53. The Trumpinistas say that not voting for Trump is a vote for Hillary. The Hillary fascists say that not voting for her is a vote for Trump. A logical fallacy it is! That would mean by not voting for either one, I am actually getting two votes. Makes no sense to the one man one vote rule.

    Yoda will not vote either. I made this vow after reluctantly voting for McCain that you turds forced on me then. Either give me someone that I can vote for and not against the “lesser of two evils”, or I will not vote. The lesser of two evils, still a vote for evil it is!

    The next commenter to tell me that a no vote for TehDonald is a vote for Hillary, or calls me a traitor, defector, liberal, etc., etc., etc………. may force Yoda to vote for Fascist Hillary! If one keeps being called or accused falsely of being a Hillary supporter by you numbnut, lying, Trumpbots, then by damnn, I might as well do it!

    Yoda (e6eca8)

  54. So go ahead PUNKS, make my day!

    YodawithaClintEastwoodaccent (e6eca8)

  55. And if the rhetoric keeps up, you will give me and a whole lot of others someone to vote for!

    Yoda (e6eca8)

  56. this quixotic exercise about not voting, ok I’m game, so this blog will be about music, fine cuisine, culture, that’s fine, but don’t drag every scrap from the puffington sans their sorceress and kos, and say it’s not about voting, because it’s about against voting for trump,

    I found this charming dark gnostic spy thriller, the rook and the sequel stiletto, by an aussie transport executive of all things,

    narciso (732bc0)

  57. One more quote like “puffington” is what Yoda means. Never been there, never read anything, nor will I ever read anything from there! Falsely accuse me you do!

    Yoda (e6eca8)

  58. I took a look at it, narciso. If the girls can do it, it can’t be much of an adventure.

    nk (dbc370)

  59. Trumpinistas and Hillarybots both say the same thing about not voting for their candidate. AND both falsely accuse and lie if anyone has a critical comment against their master. But with the Hillarybott libturds it is expected. So it seems both are just two sides of the same coin. Maybe ll of you should get together, get a room, and GFY2!

    Yoda (e6eca8)

  60. (all) not ll.

    Yoda (e6eca8)

  61. Yoda,

    It’s one thing to speak in broken English.
    It’s another thing to intentionally type in broken English.
    By the way, Comic-con is actually in the next building.

    Cruz Supporter (102c9a)

  62. True, but they have been flacking dc gunk all year, so entertainment what is it?

    narciso (732bc0)

  63. By the way, Comic-con is actually in the next building.
    Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 8/19/2016 @ 9:22 pm

    Read last word @ https://patterico.com/2016/08/19/manafort-out/#comment-1919111

    Yoda (e6eca8)

  64. I’m a sexist. I did like the Matt Helm co-heroines and villainesses — nothing like Bond girls.

    nk (dbc370)

  65. #57 Yoda,

    I love how after you vote for Hillary, you intend to blame the people who asked you to not vote for Hillary.
    Sounds like a Jedi Mind Trick. Well, no, actually it just sounds like liberalism.
    Liberals always like to blame other people for their own actions.

    Cruz Supporter (102c9a)

  66. Then Tumpkins must be super-liberals because they blame everything on everybody else.

    nk (dbc370)

  67. (sarc) Minority outreach. (sarc)

    (Allen’s Macaca really was a plant working for his Democratic opponent, though.)

    nk (dbc370)

  68. #57 Yoda,

    I love how after you vote for Hillary, you intend to blame the people who asked you to not vote for Hillary.
    Sounds like a Jedi Mind Trick. Well, no, actually it just sounds like liberalism.
    Liberals always like to blame other people for their own actions.
    Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 8/19/2016 @ 9:55 pm

    No, it is Trump worshippers like you that demand we vote for your master instead of not voting for either (quotes; not voting is the same as a vote for Clintoon), that are the true liberals. You support a NY liberal who said that Hillary would make a great president. He did not even claim to be other before he decided to enter the election. He also said that the democrats (liberals like you) would be better than the GOP on the economy and most other things also!

    It is you and all of your mind-numbed idiot Trumpinistas, that insist that we vote for your master and lord! AND by attacking, falsely accusing, and lying about the intentions of anyone who voices the least bit of criticism of your lord and master, are the very ones who are driving conservatives and others away.

    My vote or non-vote is mine and mine alone to give or withhold, and I will damn well vote or not vote anyway that I see fit! But keep up the slander and you will force me and others to choose to vote for Hillary in order to watch you have fits and keep foaming at the mouth.

    Oh, and by the way, Read last word @ https://patterico.com/2016/08/19/manafort-out/#comment-1919111

    Yoda (e6eca8)

  69. The number of former repub/principled conservative Trump no-votes will be insignificant vis-à-vis the number of Monster votes (votes from those who now see a chance to stop the swirl around the toilet bowl). Let’s count ’em in November.

    xpatinafrica (84f1a2)

  70. And here are some colleagues that are intellectually on the same page with the #NeverTrump’ers and cruzbots:

    Governors:

    Arne Carlson, Minnesota (1991–1999)
    William Milliken, Michigan (1969–1983)

    Senators:

    Gordon Humphrey, New Hampshire (1979–1990)
    David Durenberger, Minnesota (1978–1995)
    Larry Pressler, South Dakota (1979–1997)
    By Anna Giaritelli • 08/20/16 12:12 AM

    U.S. Reps:

    Richard L. Hanna, New York
    Chris Shays, Connecticut (1987–2009)
    Connie Morella, Maryland (1987–2003)

    Former State Legislators:

    Rep. Betty Tamposi, Assembly Majority Leader, New Hampshire (1979–1986)
    Rep. Lois Sherman Hagarty, Pennsylvania (1980–1992)
    Rep. David Irvine, Utah, retired brigadier general

    Members of State Judiciaries:

    Charles Fried, Associate Justice: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1995–1999)
    Robert Smith, Associate Judge: New York Court of Appeals (2004–2014)

    Environmental Protection Agency:

    William Reilly, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1989–1993)
    Alan Steinberg, regional Environmental Protection Agency administrator (under bush)
    William Ruckelshaus, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970–1973; 1983–1985)

    U.S. Department of Commerce:

    Frank Lavin, Under Secretary for International Trade (2005–2007)
    Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (2005–2009)
    Carla Hills, U.S. Trade Representative (1989–1993)

    Department of Defense:

    Matthew Waxman, Dep. Ass. Sec. for Detainee Affairs (2004–2005)
    IRS:

    Fred T. Goldberg Jr., Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (1984-1968)

    State Department:

    Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary (2001–2005)
    R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs (2005–2008
    Eliot Cohe, Counselor (2007–2009)
    James Glassman, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2008–2009)
    David Gordon, Director of Policy Planning (2007–2009)
    Stephen Krasner, Director of Policy Planning (2005–2007)
    Kori Schake, Dep. Director of Policy Planning (2007–2008)
    David A. Gross, Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy (2001—2009)

    Staffers from Past GOP Administrations and Presidential Campaigns:

    Doug Elmets, former spokesman for Ronald Reagan
    Jim Cicconi, former aide to Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush
    Pete Teeley, press secretary to then-Vice President George H.W. Bush and former U.S. ambassador to Canada (1992-1993)
    David Nierenberg, finance chairman to Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign
    Mark Salter, former adviser to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
    Sally Bradshaw, former adviser to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush
    Maria Comella, former spokeswoman for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani
    Kurt Bardella, former aide to Rep. Darrel Issa, R-Calif., and ex-Breitbart spokesman
    Mike Treiser, former aide to 2012 presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
    Craig Snyder, former chief of staff to then-Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania

    Treasury:

    Rosario Marin, Treasurer (2001–2003)
    Henry Paulson, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (2006–2009)

    Independent Commissions:

    Kenneth Adelman, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1983–1987)

    Ambassadors:

    Robert Blackwill, India (2001–2003)
    David Gross, International Communications and Information Policy (2001–2009)
    Peter Teeley, Canada (1992–1993)
    Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Democracy, Human Rights, and International Operations (2003–2005)
    Robert Tuttle, United Kingdom (2005–2009)
    Richard Holwill, Ambassador to Ecuador (1988-1989)

    U.S. Attorneys:

    Dan K. Webb, N.D. Ill. (1981–1985)

    U.S. Military and Intel Services:

    Michael Donley, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force (2008–2013)
    Florent Groberg, ret. United States Army Captain
    Peter Mansoor, ret. U.S. Army Colonel
    Alberto Mora, General Counsel of the Navy (2001–2006)
    John Negroponte, 1st Director of National Intelligence (2005-2007)
    Gale Pollock, ret. 2-star U.S. Army General

    White House Staff:

    James Cicconi, Staff Secretary (1989–1990)
    Scott Evertz, Director: Office of National AIDS Policy (2001–2003)
    Tony Fratto, Deputy Press Sec. (2006–2009)
    Brent Scowcroft, National Security Advisor (1975–77; 1989–1993)
    Lezlee Westine, director: Office of Public Liaison (2001–2005)

    Media:

    Gabriel Schoenfeld, former senior editor, Commentary

    Business:

    Daniel Akerson, former General Motors CEO
    Marc Andreessen, Netscape co-founder
    Hamid Moghadam, CEO Prologis
    James Murren, CEO MGM Resorts International
    William Oberndorf, hedge fund manager
    Mike Fernandez, founder MBF Healthcare Partners
    Chuck Robbins, CEO Cisco Systems
    Harry Sloan, CEO Global Eagle Acquisition
    Meg Whitman, 2010 California gubernatorial nominee, CEO Hewlett Packard Enterprise

    Foreign Policy Scholars:

    Max Boot, senior fellow: Council on Foreign Relations
    Robert Kagan, co-founder: Project for the New American Century
    Tom Nichols, foreign policy scholar

    xpatinafrica (84f1a2)

  71. @57 Yoda

    You can’t vote in this system anyway.

    Pinandpuller (c8a670)

  72. nk wrote:

    Did either of the Bushes play the hostage game? I can’t remember an instance. Maybe that’s why nobody nobody likes them. They’re heartless.

    Aren’t you forgetting: the younger George Bush was a compassionate conservative!

    Maybe if he’d actually been heartless, we wouldn’t have No Child Left Behind or Medicare Part D.

    The historian Dana (f6a568)

  73. Yoda: My solution is to vote for Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party nominee.

    Oh, I certainly don’t agree with a lot of what he says, but there’s a lot with which I can agree, and I can vote for him without feeling the need to take a shower immediately afterward. In Pennsylvania, it won’t matter anyway, given that Mrs Clinton will carry the state; no Republican has carried the Keystone State since 1988.

    More importantly, there are ‘down ticket’ races that are important, including re-electing Pat Toomey to the Senate. Unless she just flat drops dead, Mrs Clinton is going to win in November, and we need a Republican majority to keep her from doing too much damage.

    The Dana who will vote! (f6a568)

  74. Yoda

    Vote or no vote

    There is no whine

    I love people’s commitment to characters. More dedicated than Christian Bale.

    Pinandpuller (c8a670)

  75. First of all, that link of mg’s just above is dangerous. Full of adware and malware. It’s one of those gold digger sites that sprung up ostensibly supporting Trump for the sake of internet ad revenue. Whatever you do, should you go there, do not click on the Mozilla popup. Just shut down your browser.

    Second, how is Trump going to keep America safe when he cannot keep his donors at his fundraisers safe?

    nk (dbc370)

  76. nk asked:

    Second, how is Trump going to keep America safe when he cannot keep his donors at his fundraisers safe?

    ‘Twon’t be just a wall that he builds; he’ll start a company manufacturing firewalls!

    The Dana who had supported computer manufacturer Carly Fiorina (f6a568)

  77. “CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Hacked Soros Documents Reveal Some Big Dark Money Surprises.
    The leak reveals Soros’ funding of a wide range of activities: the Black Lives Matter movement, influencing the European elections in 2014, swaying a Supreme Court decision, smearing political activists, and attacking the nation of Israel.

    But you likely haven’t heard about these key “dark money” revelations. Soros has given $7 million to the pro-Clinton super PAC Priorities USA and has dedicated $25 million to support Democrats and their causes. His fundraising matters politically, and should be a big story.

    But The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post, CBS News, and other major media outlets did not even report on the leak, much less the stories revealed by it.

    To rectify this coverage gap, PJ Media is presenting 5 of the biggest stories released so far. Enjoy!

    There’s some big news here.”

    https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/241763/

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  78. Carlson was the one who’s temper tantrum have us governor target.

    narciso (732bc0)

  79. Cisco who just funemployed 5500 workers, well we can see why he’s with red queen.

    Schoenfeld thought Romney was too aggressive on benghazi wrap your head around that.

    narciso (732bc0)

  80. Grobert was jeered at the convention, Scowcroft is the head of the Saudi lobby, although he”s branching out into sepah sponsorship.

    narciso (732bc0)

  81. “I ain’t seen one Black Panther boat or one Black Lives Matter boat,” he said from his flood-ravaged hometown. “All I see are our own people from our own city.”

    “With all the drama that was going on with the Alton Sterling killing,” he said, “they came out with guns and ready to go to war.”’

    And now?

    “All these people flooded out and truly in need of some help, and you can’t find one of them.”

    http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/citizens/post_46.php

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  82. I’ll tell you all what, though. If I could be sure Trump would be as stingy with federal spending as he is with his campaign spending, I’d consider voting for him.

    nk (dbc370)

  83. Just say “NO!” to Goldilocksing.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  84. Goddam liberal gimps!!!

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  85. Trump’s problem with attracting black voters is 1) that he cannot possibly out-pander Hillary and 2) if he tries to out-pander Hillary he will lose the alt.right. It’s good that he’s giving an appearance of reaching out but the smart move for him is to let it stay an appearance.

    nk (dbc370)

  86. #57 Yoda,

    It sounds cheesy when you keep saying that we’re going to “force” you to vote for Hillary, especially considering you just ranted about how evil she is. I wonder then, if we all asked you to vote for Hillary, would that make you run out and vote for Trump?

    How’s that for reverse psychology, huh?
    And I don’t even pretend to run around with a light sabre.

    May the “force” to vote be with you. (LOL)

    Cruz Supporter (102c9a)

  87. “Second, how is Trump going to keep America safe when he cannot keep his donors at his fundraisers safe?”

    “Civil disobedience” is a longstanding liberal weasel word for ‘unprovoked and unanswered violence against people Democrats don’t like, but I have a funny feeling that giving a law-and-order type power over the Federal purse and hiring decisions just might have a teensy, tiny effect on the success of these types of operations.

    That and the very, very, VERY likely go-ahead for truncheons-and-jackboots-at-bare-minimum against these ‘protestors’ in the future among the alt-righters who volunteer for security at these events.

    Note that we are in fact somewhere to the right of the official NRX position:

    But if this pretence is indeed a pretence, if crime can indeed be abolished by enforcement, we accuse the present regime of something very serious. It becomes an accessory to this crime, which it could have abolished but chose not to. Furthermore, rather than admitting to this (somewhat) unprecedented abuse, it chose to deny the fact, and plead an obviously farcical incompetence. Certainly, when the SS removed police protection from the Jews of Riga, the SS made itself morally responsible for the subsequent pogrom by the Latvians of Riga. Even if all the Obersturmführers were on their lunch break, or whatever.

    Therefore, the simplest way for a libertarian to support natural rights in his own society is to support a savage police crackdown on crime. For instance, by reimposing the standards and practices of the Victorian law-enforcement system, certainly both available and practical.

    Inevitably some mistakes will be made; some innocent heads will be cracked. However, as a libertarian in America, exercising your libertarian rights, your goal is to minimize the number of natural-rights violations in America – whoever may be committing them, and in whatever uniform. Hence, you should generally support the police against criminals. The former violate natural rights only by accident and/or malfeasance, whereas the latter do so as a matter of regular procedure. In practice, it is not hard to know who is the cop, and who the criminal.

    Unleash the blue wave! As Travis Bickle put it, someday a real rain will wash all the scum off these streets. That rain is on the way. Its name is President Brown. “You will croak, you little clown / When you mess with President Brown!” And after that rain, preventive-detention facilities will spring up like puffballs, as America’s streets are scrubbed clean as diamonds and left as safe as the White House lawn.

    Dystopia Max (76803a)


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