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    #122
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,500 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    In one way Obama had the spectre of the Capitol Hill vetoes hanging over him, both houses are in republican control at this time so Trump can do as he pleases for now.

    So there's no debate in Trumps case but he'd probably get his way in any case while Obama wouldn't have gotten his way so he had to, ye that's much better.


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    #123
    padd b1975
    Registered Users Posts: 10,704 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Memnoch wrote: »
    It's the bigots who need 'safe spaces.' Crying 'PC' every two seconds when people call them out for their deplorable attitudes.

    ^^^^^ Triggered.

    I wouldn't go dropping the word 'deplorable' into the mix if I was you.
    Someone recently used it to describe anyone who had the temerity to support her political opponent.

    Not very democratic.


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    #124
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,749 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    C. Montgomery Gurns wrote: »
    This report doesn't exist because nobody gets refused. Nobody gets refused because at most we only cross reference these people against photographs and files on known Syrian members of ISIS.

    This is simply untrue


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    #125
    1st dalkey dalkey
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭1st dalkey dalkey


    Trump would not be my favourite person, whether as president or anywhere else.

    But he put himself forward for the top job. Took the abuse that goes with that, and won.

    Enough people voted for him to win. I have no doubt some were nuts, as were some who voted for Clinton. But there were too many votes there for him to be written off as in some way illegitimate. Yes, I know that Clinton got more votes overall. That is a statistical quirk that can happen in any democracy, including ours. Trump won within the rules of the system they have there.

    He is now President. It doesn't matter whether we like it or not, it's a done deal. We have to learn to live with it.

    "And so it begins..." Of course it does. What else might happen?


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    #126
    ToddyDoody
    Registered Users Posts: 4,421 ✭✭✭ToddyDoody


    Is it possible he might get friendlier as time goes on?


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    #127
    realdanbreen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,143 ✭✭✭realdanbreen


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Where did he say he was banning Muslims?

    You have a point alright, he's only banning immigrants from arab countries where he doesn't have big business interests in. Apart from his policies he is as ignorant and crude an individual as I have ever seen.


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    #128
    eeguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,478 ✭✭✭eeguy


    1st dalkey dalkey wrote: »
    Trump would not be my favourite person, whether as president or anywhere else.
    But he put himself forward for the top job. Took the abuse that goes with that, and won.
    He is now President. It doesn't matter whether we like it or not, it's a done deal. We have to learn to live with it.

    There's a huge proportion of US population that have really lost out in the last 20 years and have been repeatedly ignored by their governments.

    Trump saw them and gave them the attention they wanted and won the election based on that. You can argue about "popular vote" or election rigging and all that, but he won.
    I have to say he played the media beautifully. They were so wrapped up in talking about his orange skin, small hands and pussy talk that they never bothered to promote any other candidate. He's like Michael O'Leary, the only bad media is no media.


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    #129
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    If only some of the usuals on here would get so animated by drink driving, the state of our roads the funding of mental health the funding of health services in general as they do about refugees and people of different ethnic backgrounds they might have an actual impact on the the things that kill our citizens rather than the threat of dying in a euro millions odds event of a terrorist threat.


    Interesting stat I read yesterday. You have more a chance of being killed by your own clothes in the united states than a terror attack.

    Now there is a stat for all you right wing nut jobs with your faceless irrational perspectives.


    Get a grip.


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    #130
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,378 ✭ [Deleted User]


    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    In one way Obama had the spectre of the Capitol Hill vetoes hanging over him, both houses are in republican control at this time so Trump can do as he pleases for now.

    Obama had two years of a house and senate majority and oversaw the destruction of the Democrats from that high point.


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    #131
    eeguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,478 ✭✭✭eeguy


    listermint wrote: »
    Interesting stat I read yesterday. You have more a chance of being killed by your own clothes in the united states than a terror attack.

    Now there is a stat for all you right wing nut jobs with your faceless irrational perspectives.

    Get a grip.

    You have about the same odds of being nominated for a Darwin Award than killed by a terrorist.
    It's ridiculous the amount of attention these "terrorists" actually get, which just amplifies their cause.


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    #132
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,136 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    1st dalkey dalkey wrote: »
    Trump would not be my favourite person, whether as president or anywhere else.

    But he put himself forward for the top job. Took the abuse that goes with that, and won.

    Enough people voted for him to win. I have no doubt some were nuts, as were some who voted for Clinton. But there were too many votes there for him to be written off as in some way illegitimate. Yes, I know that Clinton got more votes overall. That is a statistical quirk that can happen in any democracy, including ours. Trump won within the rules of the system they have there.

    He is now President. It doesn't matter whether we like it or not, it's a done deal. We have to learn to live with it.

    "And so it begins..." Of course it does. What else might happen?

    I don't think you know what statistics are.


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    #133
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users Posts: 12,417 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Don't need another bloody Trump thread there is already one out there, Hail to the chief.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #134
    scopper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭scopper


    To be fair Merkel long ago erased the word safe from Europe.


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    #135
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,328 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    C. Montgomery Gurns wrote: »
    Which is why I always laugh when people say things like "that's what you get for voting for FG and FF again and again". As if to insinuate we actually have a credible opposition party in this country to vote for!!!

    Spot on.

    Who else do we vote for, SF AAA and tax dodger Mick.

    That would be a great Government if we wanted to live like they used to in Russia back in the 80s.


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    #136
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,328 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    It's a temporary measure, 120 days which in the grand scheme of things is nothing.

    He made no secret of what he was going to do during the election campaign and that's what he was voted in on.

    I wonder would he take back Katherine Zappone?

    That's one yank we could do without here in our country.


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    #137
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    It's a temporary measure, 120 days which in the grand scheme of things is nothing.

    He made no secret of what he was going to do during the election campaign and that's what he was voted in on.

    I wonder would he take back Katherine Zappone?

    That's one yank we could do without here in our country.

    'its only' turns into for ever.


    If this plank is not tackled on the smaller things it gives him a queue to go ahead with larger scale unadulterated nonsense.

    The apathy to his crap is more dangerous early on.

    that is the long and short of it.


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    #138
    pablo128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭pablo128


    listermint wrote: »
    'its only' turns into for ever.


    If this plank is not tackled on the smaller things it gives him a queue to go ahead with larger scale unadulterated nonsense.

    The apathy to his crap is more dangerous early on.

    that is the long and short of it.

    Didn't Obama line this thing up before he was replaced? Why do you think there was little government opposition to it? Because it was already approved. You really think Trump came up with this idea on a whim?


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    #139
    Jimmy Garlic
    Registered Users Posts: 4,349 ✭✭✭Jimmy Garlic


    People cultivated By political correctness will never get anywhere, they're weak, childish, irrational, and unhinged. A lot of them are suffering from psychosis, they've lost it.




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    #140
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    pablo128 wrote: »
    Didn't Obama line this thing up before he was replaced? Why do you think there was little government opposition to it? Because it was already approved. You really think Trump came up with this idea on a whim?

    I do , yes. He has filled his advisors with idiot and right wing loopers. The past week is basically the musings of this group of people. Its not all him.


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    #141
    eeguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,478 ✭✭✭eeguy


    Jimmy Garlic wrote: »
    People cultivated By political correctness will never get anywhere, they're weak, childish, irrational, and unhinged. A lot of them are suffering from psychosis, they've lost it.

    that goes both ways:



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    #142
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Jimmy Garlic wrote: »
    People cultivated By political correctness will never get anywhere, they're weak, childish, irrational, and unhinged. A lot of them are suffering from psychosis, they've lost it.



    Lol. Trump isn't the president America wanted but he's definitely the president they deserve :D
    eeguy wrote: »
    that goes both ways:



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    #143
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,136 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    eeguy wrote: »
    that goes both ways:


    Don't you know they're all plants. There's no bad trump supporters.


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    #144
    steddyeddy
    Registered Users Posts: 27,564 ✭✭✭✭steddyeddy


    Every Trump supporter I've met is a complete idiot and/or racist.


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    #145
    realdanbreen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,143 ✭✭✭realdanbreen


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    It's a temporary measure, 120 days which in the grand scheme of things is nothing.

    He made no secret of what he was going to do during the election campaign and that's what he was voted in on.

    I wonder would he take back Katherine Zappone?

    That's one yank we could do without here in our country.

    Can't see him taking her back, especially as she is Canadian!


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    #146
    DavidLyons_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭DavidLyons_


    The vast majority of the posts in this thread are pathetic, hyperbolic, over reactions of childish keyboard warriors. The man is no more or less dangerous than any of his predecessors or indeed the proposed alternatives when it comes to the long term safety and welfare of the world.

    Laughable how personally some of the ranters on this side of the world are taking this. Obama was going to change the world not nine years ago and yet here we are.

    Utter drivel in this thread. Great laugh reading some of the scaremongering tripe being posted though. Weak minded crap.


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    #147
    A Little Pony
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,875 ✭✭✭A Little Pony


    rachb wrote: »
    The world has been a lot less safer place since we let in all the undocumented economic migrants into Europe.

    This is spot on. Merkel is to blame for this. Trump is responding to her actions in Europe. It is mainly because of her which is why the UK is leaving the EU.


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    #148
    C. Montgomery Gurns
    Closed Accounts Posts: 163 ✭✭C. Montgomery Gurns


    bubblypop wrote: »
    This is simply untrue

    Is it?

    How many people did we refuse admission to?

    It is statistically IMPOSSIBLE that 600 Irish people would be able to apply for work visas for, say, Australia, that require a Garda check, and every one of them would get granted. So how many Syrians have been turned down by our rigorous screening programme?


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    #149
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,136 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    A Little Pony wrote: »
    This is spot on. Merkel is to blame for this. Trump is responding to her actions in Europe. It is mainly because of her which is why the UK is leaving the EU.

    So you're saying that Trump has banned all refugees because Merkel let in loads. And that if Merkel hadn't done that, Trump would be allowing in refugees.


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    #150
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,136 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    C. Montgomery Gurns wrote: »
    Is it?

    How many people did we refuse admission to?

    It is statistically IMPOSSIBLE that 600 Irish people would be able to apply for work visas for, say, Australia, that require a Garda check, and every one of them would get granted. So how many Syrians have been turned down by our rigorous screening programme?

    You're right, Ireland has never ever ever refused someone asylum. Simply never happened. Except for all the times it did.


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    #151
    C. Montgomery Gurns
    Closed Accounts Posts: 163 ✭✭C. Montgomery Gurns


    Jimmy Garlic wrote: »
    People cultivated By political correctness will never get anywhere, they're weak, childish, irrational, and unhinged. A lot of them are suffering from psychosis, they've lost it.



    LOL :pac:

    I like the girl saying "thank god it's legal to get ****ing high". Looking in her eyes and general appearance I'm wondering what state legalised heroin lately.:confused:


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