Nox wrote: » Interesting reply. A plane load of cash hardly equates to "release". Legitimizing a regime? Nice play on words. I guess every political leader world-wide that talked to/about NOKO and its leaders is guilty of … "Legitimizing a regime". And as far as a 'phony photo op' … I'll let that one go and save keystrokes in comparing the current POTUS with the previous ones. BTW … if the media didn't show up …. there would be no photo op.The whole Nobel Prize tripe is the result of wishful thinking from all those seeking another 15 minutes. Do you honestly think the Nobel folks are going to offer President Donald J Trump a peace prize … especially after the abysmal joke make of that prize by your buddy. The whole story is tripe to help fill the 24hr news cycle. After all it only takes $10k to be nominated.The 'carefully crafted' Dem deal was so superb it was NEVER submitted to the Senate for approval … Is this yet another case of "Cognitive dissonance at its finest".
Christy42 wrote: » Trump's response to someone pointing out Kim's many human rights abuses is to praise the man. He really seems to have incredible admiration to those who rule with an iron fist. He said Kim is a "tough guy" and praised his ability to stay in power while so young (really not as hard as Trump makes out to be when you control every portion of people's lives).
TRS30 wrote: » Can you detail what economic polices DJT has implemented that have lead to the economy improving other than a massive tax cut to corporations, that they used to buy back their own stock? I think it is more accurate to say it takes months or even years to see the impact of any major economic decisions so the current improvement is most likely due to his predecessor however am happy to be proven wrong based on point 1 above.
jooksavage wrote: » Listening to Nicholas Kristof, who has been to NK a few times, talk about the summit. The 100K+ people in North Korean prison camps are being forgotten here, along with the yet-undetected dissidents. As he points out, thousands will have been listening to Voice Of America on illegally-owned radios only to hear the leader of the free world tell them how much Kim "loves his country", what a "very talented man" he is and what an "honor" it was to have met him. Imagine how that must have felt.
jooksavage wrote: » Nox wrote: » A plane load of cash hardly equates to "release". Citation? I dont recall a cash for hostages arrangement with NK, though I stand to be corrected. As long as youre not confusing this with comprehensively disproven claims that a plane load of cash was paid to Iran for hostage releases.
Nox wrote: » A plane load of cash hardly equates to "release".
BabyCheeses wrote: » According to sources Sarah might be gone. She took to twitter to deny that she is leaving so she must already have her stuff packed.
TRS30 wrote: » RIGOLO wrote: » And rounding off a stellar week for POTUS, Abes visit to Washington, the G7 performance and movement on the NK front, the FED has topped off DTs birthday cake with a big cherry. A very hawkish report from the Fed yesterday, pointing to an endorsement of DTs economic policy. Inflations heading for a steady 2% as targetted, forecasting 3.6% for unemployment, 3.6% thats an incredible number, and also the most important part is the wording thats used. Its all in the terminology when it comes to reading these reports and the FED whicc is usually conservative is using some very strong and positive lingo to express its outlook for the US economy . the 0.25% increase in interest rates was expected , and had been priced into the market. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/13/fed-hikes-rate-by-a-quarter-point.html Plus the numbers out of Chinas were dissapointing, industrial output fell. Again Trumps economic plan is making the right waves for US growth . And he has barely gotten started. It takes weeks and months for any decision to take effect, expect more positive economic news for the US and Trumps Presidency in the coming months as his strategic decisions are given more time to work thru the markets. This is all very positive for POTUS and the mid-terms, as the economy steam rolls along, its making it harder for the Democrats to get any traction with voters. Say goodbye to taking over the house , and in so doing say goodbye to the impeachment . Can you detail what economic polices DJT has implemented that have lead to the economy improving other than a massive tax cut to corporations, that they used to buy back their own stock? I think it is more accurate to say it takes months or even years to see the impact of any major economic decisions so the current improvement is most likely due to his predecessor however am happy to be proven wrong based on point 1 above.
RIGOLO wrote: » And rounding off a stellar week for POTUS, Abes visit to Washington, the G7 performance and movement on the NK front, the FED has topped off DTs birthday cake with a big cherry. A very hawkish report from the Fed yesterday, pointing to an endorsement of DTs economic policy. Inflations heading for a steady 2% as targetted, forecasting 3.6% for unemployment, 3.6% thats an incredible number, and also the most important part is the wording thats used. Its all in the terminology when it comes to reading these reports and the FED whicc is usually conservative is using some very strong and positive lingo to express its outlook for the US economy . the 0.25% increase in interest rates was expected , and had been priced into the market. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/13/fed-hikes-rate-by-a-quarter-point.html Plus the numbers out of Chinas were dissapointing, industrial output fell. Again Trumps economic plan is making the right waves for US growth . And he has barely gotten started. It takes weeks and months for any decision to take effect, expect more positive economic news for the US and Trumps Presidency in the coming months as his strategic decisions are given more time to work thru the markets. This is all very positive for POTUS and the mid-terms, as the economy steam rolls along, its making it harder for the Democrats to get any traction with voters. Say goodbye to taking over the house , and in so doing say goodbye to the impeachment .
Nox wrote: » Hmmm … "comprehensively disproven claims" … disproven by whom? BTW … what was the cash for? Why were the hostages not released until AFTER THE PLANE HAD LANDED AND BEEN EMPTIED?
The money was flown into Iran on wooden pallets stacked with Swiss francs, euros and other currencies as the first installment of a $1.7 billion settlement resolving claims at an international tribunal at The Hague over a failed arms deal under the time of the Shah.
Nox wrote: » What magic made the DJIA jump from 17k under the previous administration to the mid 20's under President Donald J Trump? And that didn't take 'several years'.
Professor Moriarty wrote: » Nox wrote: » Interesting reply. A plane load of cash hardly equates to "release". Legitimizing a regime? Nice play on words. I guess every political leader world-wide that talked to/about NOKO and its leaders is guilty of … "Legitimizing a regime". And as far as a 'phony photo op' … I'll let that one go and save keystrokes in comparing the current POTUS with the previous ones. BTW … if the media didn't show up …. there would be no photo op.The whole Nobel Prize tripe is the result of wishful thinking from all those seeking another 15 minutes. Do you honestly think the Nobel folks are going to offer President Donald J Trump a peace prize … especially after the abysmal joke make of that prize by your buddy. The whole story is tripe to help fill the 24hr news cycle. After all it only takes $10k to be nominated.The 'carefully crafted' Dem deal was so superb it was NEVER submitted to the Senate for approval … Is this yet another case of "Cognitive dissonance at its finest". So now you've made your feelings about Obama clear. Tell me, why should I admire The Donald as POTUS?
RIGOLO wrote: » One of the big improvments Trump has made to boost business, especially small buisness and therefore the econmy has been the reduction in wasteful regulation. Executive Order 13771 and 12866 President Trump directed agencies to eliminate two regulations for each new one and to reduce net regulatory costs to zero in Fiscal Year 2017. Agencies appointed new regulatory reform officers and regulatory reform taskforces to help implement these changes Agencies have systematically evaluated existing regulatory actions to determine whether they are unnecessary, ineffective, duplicative, or inconsistent with legal requirements. Regulatory and deregulatory actions must result in net benefits to society and meet other longstanding requirementshttps://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaEO13771 All of which is detailed in the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions , if you care to read. Savings of 8 billion per year are projected in Govt. regulatory costs. But its not so much the savings thats the important part, this is a tiny amount. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/pdf/eo13771/FINAL_TOPLINE_All_20171207.pdf The REAL impact is what this reduction in Government beauracry has done is to free up business and the economy . Over 1500 business regulations cut, small business regulations , in a 22-1 reduction ratio across all US dept. Perhaps you are anti-Trump and pro more Govt regulations. Ive listed the economic tools Trump has used to boost the economy in prior posts, the regulation reform is just one of them, just as the tax cut was one, just as fund repatriation was one, just as expanding US oil output is one, etc etc Its not a simplistic silver bullet action thats boosting the economy , there is none it doesnt exist, its the holistic multi-faceted policy thats POTUS is pushing thats doing this. If you dont care to read or absorb any of this , then you con continue on the singular mantra of ohh he just gave a tax cut .
Nox wrote: » Why would I want to waste keystrokes? Lyrics from a song … "... still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest …" With that in mind, do you care to "Tell me, why should I admire YOUR boy as POTUS?
RIGOLO wrote: » One of the big improvments Trump has made to boost business, especially small buisness and therefore the econmy has been the reduction in wasteful regulation. Executive Order 13771 and 12866 President Trump directed agencies to eliminate two regulations for each new one and to reduce net regulatory costs to zero in Fiscal Year 2017. Agencies appointed new regulatory reform officers and regulatory reform taskforces to help implement these changes Agencies have systematically evaluated existing regulatory actions to determine whether they are unnecessary, ineffective, duplicative, or inconsistent with legal requirements. Regulatory and deregulatory actions must result in net benefits to society and meet other longstanding requirementshttps://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaEO13771 All of which is detailed in the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions , if you care to read. Savings of 8 billion per year are projected in Govt. regulatory costs. But its not so much the savings thats the important part, this is a tiny amount.https://www.reginfo.gov/public/pdf/eo13771/FINAL_TOPLINE_All_20171207.pdf The REAL impact is what this reduction in Government beauracry has done is to free up business and the economy . Over 1500 business regulations cut, small business regulations , in a 22-1 reduction ratio across all US dept. Perhaps you are anti-Trump and pro more Govt regulations. Ive listed the economic tools Trump has used to boost the economy in prior posts, the regulation reform is just one of them, just as the tax cut was one, just as fund repatriation was one, just as expanding US oil output is one, etc etc Its not a simplistic silver bullet action thats boosting the economy , there is none it doesnt exist, its the holistic multi-faceted policy thats POTUS is pushing thats doing this. If you dont care to read or absorb any of this , then you con continue on the singular mantra of ohh he just gave a tax cut .
Leroy42 wrote: » According to his tweets nukes are no longer a problem, but I fail to see where that has been agreed.
Leroy42 wrote: » It is quite staggering when you look at the comparison between how Trump deals with Canada and NK. Canada, not only he is very angry with Trudeau and he come out to say that he will make the Canadians pay for the words of the PM. See also how he treated Merkel the first visit to the WH, how he has continually put down Mexico, the EU and Africa. Now compare how he treated Trudeau with his statements in Kim. Very smart, tough negotiator blah blah. I don't understand how his supporters can reconcile the two approaches. Remember, that very recently Kim threatened to fire nukes directly at the US. How can they cheer for Trump to take such a hardline approach on one hand but also cheer when Trump lays out the red carpet on another. And if you are sitting in Iran, what are you thinking now? They signed up to a deal to give up the nukes and Trump tore it up. NK threaten the US directly and get a summit and an agreement. And finally, with are now 48 hours after the summit. The initial excitement has died down. Can anyone here point to anything that Trump actually got out of it, besides a PR boost for himself? He went in there with all the cards. Biggest economy in the world, biggest military in the world. And what did he actually get. According to his tweets nukes are no longer a problem, but I fail to see where that has been agreed. This, remember, is the self styled best trade maker in the world. Yet he goes in holding all the cards and walks out with nothing. I am staggering that his supporters cannot see how dismally he performed in this. Instead we get basically the line that time will tell, see how it goes. Wasn't that exactly the position we were in prior to the summit?
demfad wrote: » His demanding Russia's inclusion into the G7 and attacking of his Nato allies is Russian foreign policy. Russia has long since sought to break up the Atlantic alliance. They are using Trump as a weapon to do this.
...alleging among other things that the charity illegally co-ordinated with his presidential campaign
Ms Underwood said the investigation had found the foundation paid at least $500,000 in grants to groups in Iowa in early 2016, shortly before the caucuses there, and that the Trump Foundation had engaged in self-dealing that benefited Mr Trump and his businesses
Hande hoche! wrote: » Same day as the IG report, busy times.
