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Lunacy.
Author: Raine
Date: 01/05/2017 15:21:15
Good Morning. Having been battling a cold the past week, I did indeed sleep in. Last night it was reported that the PE-OTUS would be seeking to overhaul the CIA:
Problem is, they can't even figure when to meet. Meanwhile, we have the next POTUS siding with Julian Assange over our own intelligence WRT to Russian Hacking. That's right - he's siding with an alleged rapist over our entire intelligence community. Six years ago he wanted Assange put to death... My, how times have changed.
Makes perfect sense.
Meanwhile, as I write this, there is an actual hearing going on regarding the Russian Hacks.
In the meantime (I am not getting my hopes up) it appears at least 50 t-Rump electors may have illegally cast their vote.
I just want our elected officials to do the right thing and put country above party. It really is that important.
and 
Raine
Problem is, they can't even figure when to meet.
Trump said on Twitter it had been delayed till Friday; U.S. intelligence officials and other Obama administration officials say it was always scheduled for Friday. A senior U.S. intelligence official who was not toeing the official line told NBC News the Trump transition team was told it would happen "early this week," which might explain the confusion. But Sean Spicer, Trump's spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday it would be "later this week."
All of which would seem to add up to a mundane dispute, but the fact that it is playing out in public represents what is shaping up to be an extraordinary breach between Trump and the intelligence agencies he is poised to lead--one that threatens to expose rifts between Trump and Congressional Republicans.
Makes perfect sense.
Meanwhile, as I write this, there is an actual hearing going on regarding the Russian Hacks.
John McCain at Senate hearing on Russian hacks:"What do you do in the case of an attack? There's not been an answer" https://t.co/7FrqMRbbZr
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) January 5, 2017
In the meantime (I am not getting my hopes up) it appears at least 50 t-Rump electors may have illegally cast their vote.
A joint congressional session is scheduled to ratify the 2016 Electoral College vote this Friday. While there have been calls to challenge that certification—including one women-led effort saying Trump's victory is due to voter suppression targeting people of color—the analysis that scores of Trump electors were illegally seated, and the additional finding that most states won by Trump improperly filed their Electoral College "Certificates of Vote" with Congress, is unprecedented.
Their research and report grew out of the legal activities surrounding the December 19 Electoral College meeting, where Clayton and others urged Republican electors to reject Trump saying they had a constitutional responsibility to pick a more qualified president.
Clayton is hoping that sufficient numbers of Republicans in Congress will not vote to ratify the Electoral College results, thus depriving Trump of the 270 Electoral College votes he needs to win the presidency. If that transpires, the House would then decide between the three top Electoral College vote-getters—Trump, Hillary Clinton and Colin Powell, he said. But before any of that can happen, there needs to be a formal challenge to ratifying the 2016 Electoral College results in Friday’s joint session of Congress, which is where the research finding that scores of Trump votes were illegally cast comes in.
I just want our elected officials to do the right thing and put country above party. It really is that important.
and Raine
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Comment by 
wickedpam on 01/05/2017 14:53:19
wickedpam on 01/05/2017 14:53:19
Morning 
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 15:15:39
Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 15:15:39
Hola mon peoples.
Comment by 
Raine on 01/05/2017 15:22:28
BLOG POSTED!
Raine on 01/05/2017 15:22:28
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2017 15:46:01
Think about this.
Raine on 01/05/2017 15:46:01
Think about this.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 15:46:59
Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 15:46:59
Not a big fan of Alternet since they are hugely uneven in their coverage, but this article raises some interesting questions.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 15:48:52
Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 15:48:52
Quote by Raine:
Think about this.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2017 15:50:26
you don't see me using alternet very often but yeah, this does raise some flags,
Raine on 01/05/2017 15:50:26
Quote by Mondobubba:
Not a big fan of Alternet since they are hugely uneven in their coverage, but this article raises some interesting questions.
you don't see me using alternet very often but yeah, this does raise some flags,
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2017 16:09:09
wickedpam on 01/05/2017 16:09:09
Need tech opinion(s) - will a small Netgear wifi extender work with Verizon Fios?
Comment by 
Scoopster on 01/05/2017 16:10:08
Scoopster on 01/05/2017 16:10:08
Mornin' all 
I don't expect this Congress to even bother hearing anything about the Electoral College electors themselves being illegal or invalid.
I don't expect this Congress to even bother hearing anything about the Electoral College electors themselves being illegal or invalid.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 16:57:36
Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 16:57:36
The NY Daily News hammers Trump on his poor spelling and grammar. As well as calling Chuck Schummer a "clown."
Comment by Scoopster on 01/05/2017 17:06:32
President-Elect Pennywise calling someone else a clown is fucking rich..
Scoopster on 01/05/2017 17:06:32
Quote by Mondobubba:
The NY Daily News hammers Trump on his poor spelling and grammar. As well as calling Chuck Schummer a "clown."
President-Elect Pennywise calling someone else a clown is fucking rich..
Comment by 
livingonli on 01/05/2017 17:10:20
livingonli on 01/05/2017 17:10:20
Comments have vanished again.
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2017 17:13:00
They are back
wickedpam on 01/05/2017 17:13:00
Quote by livingonli:
Comments have vanished again.
They are back
Comment by Will in Chicago on 01/05/2017 17:22:56
Excuse me, Donald Trump is the one who looks like he gets his hairpiece at the same place as Bozo the Clown.
Will in Chicago on 01/05/2017 17:22:56
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:
The NY Daily News hammers Trump on his poor spelling and grammar. As well as calling Chuck Schummer a "clown."
President-Elect Pennywise calling someone else a clown is fucking rich..
Excuse me, Donald Trump is the one who looks like he gets his hairpiece at the same place as Bozo the Clown.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 01/05/2017 17:27:45
Will in Chicago on 01/05/2017 17:27:45
PE-OTUS has spelling that is better than that of President Andrew Jackson. Also, there are times that I wonder if Trump is Mussolini with worse hair.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2017 17:36:44
Every now and then I have to remind myself how abnormal this ALL IS.
GWB never called anyone a clown FFS.
Raine on 01/05/2017 17:36:44
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:
The NY Daily News hammers Trump on his poor spelling and grammar. As well as calling Chuck Schummer a "clown."
President-Elect Pennywise calling someone else a clown is fucking rich..
Every now and then I have to remind myself how abnormal this ALL IS.
GWB never called anyone a clown FFS.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 17:48:55
GWB didn't have a crippling Twitter problem.
Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 17:48:55
Quote by Raine:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:
The NY Daily News hammers Trump on his poor spelling and grammar. As well as calling Chuck Schummer a "clown."
President-Elect Pennywise calling someone else a clown is fucking rich..
Every now and then I have to remind myself how abnormal this ALL IS.
GWB never called anyone a clown FFS.
GWB didn't have a crippling Twitter problem.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2017 18:01:54
Good point!
Raine on 01/05/2017 18:01:54
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:
The NY Daily News hammers Trump on his poor spelling and grammar. As well as calling Chuck Schummer a "clown."
President-Elect Pennywise calling someone else a clown is fucking rich..
Every now and then I have to remind myself how abnormal this ALL IS.
GWB never called anyone a clown FFS.
GWB didn't have a crippling Twitter problem.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 18:17:09
He and Chaney just called a reporter an asshole on a hot mike.
Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 18:17:09
Quote by Raine:Good point!Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:
The NY Daily News hammers Trump on his poor spelling and grammar. As well as calling Chuck Schummer a "clown."
President-Elect Pennywise calling someone else a clown is fucking rich..
Every now and then I have to remind myself how abnormal this ALL IS.
GWB never called anyone a clown FFS.
GWB didn't have a crippling Twitter problem.
He and Chaney just called a reporter an asshole on a hot mike.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2017 19:00:44
Raine on 01/05/2017 19:00:44
HE really doesn't get how this works, does he?
Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2017 19:03:32
No, he never did and he really never will.
So he's not tanked the stock of what 4 or 5 companies? They've all bounced back but I have to wonder how much money he and his buddies made before it dropped.
wickedpam on 01/05/2017 19:03:32
Quote by Raine:
HE really doesn't get how this works, does he?Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017
No, he never did and he really never will.
So he's not tanked the stock of what 4 or 5 companies? They've all bounced back but I have to wonder how much money he and his buddies made before it dropped.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2017 19:06:11
Raine on 01/05/2017 19:06:11
Comment by livingonli on 01/05/2017 19:10:34
livingonli on 01/05/2017 19:10:34
Trump's Twitter tantrums. Is he trying to hide that he is functionally illiterate? I just saw another thing besides the Sam Bee piece she did that hint that Trump really can't read. I guess that's why he needs his family and the yes man sycophants to read everything to him.
Comment by 
BobR on 01/05/2017 19:15:17
He has no clue that Japan can put up retaliatory and prohibitive tariffs on US exports just as easily - which will negatively affect US jobs.
BobR on 01/05/2017 19:15:17
Quote by Raine:
HE really doesn't get how this works, does he?Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017
He has no clue that Japan can put up retaliatory and prohibitive tariffs on US exports just as easily - which will negatively affect US jobs.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 01/05/2017 19:27:48
Trade policy is complex and I fully expect us to have a recession in the next two years as Trump has little economic acumen. As we have seen how well George W. Bush's policies worked for our economy, I expect similar results from similar policies.
Will in Chicago on 01/05/2017 19:27:48
Quote by BobR:Quote by Raine:
HE really doesn't get how this works, does he?Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017
He has no clue that Japan can put up retaliatory and prohibitive tariffs on US exports just as easily - which will negatively affect US jobs.
Trade policy is complex and I fully expect us to have a recession in the next two years as Trump has little economic acumen. As we have seen how well George W. Bush's policies worked for our economy, I expect similar results from similar policies.
Comment by Scoopster on 01/05/2017 20:06:09
He has no fucking clue. Toyota's not a country you can't single them (or any other company) out for a tariff.
Scoopster on 01/05/2017 20:06:09
Quote by Raine:
HE really doesn't get how this works, does he?Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017
He has no fucking clue. Toyota's not a country you can't single them (or any other company) out for a tariff.
Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 01/05/2017 20:29:42
trojanrabbit on 01/05/2017 20:29:42
I'm going to go out on a limb here and posit that in previous elections there have been "illegal" electors. It's just that no one's given a damn.
Comment by livingonli on 01/05/2017 20:56:44
livingonli on 01/05/2017 20:56:44
How quickly will Trump cause a recession if not depression.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 21:04:16
Now is he talking about Toyota USA, or Toyota Japan? I mean it makes a difference.
Mondobubba on 01/05/2017 21:04:16
Quote by Raine:
HE really doesn't get how this works, does he?Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017
Now is he talking about Toyota USA, or Toyota Japan? I mean it makes a difference.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2017 22:00:51
it's still Toyota, no?
besides:
Raine on 01/05/2017 22:00:51
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
HE really doesn't get how this works, does he?Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017
Now is he talking about Toyota USA, or Toyota Japan? I mean it makes a difference.
besides:
In his tweet Thursday, Trump incorrectly said Toyota would "build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S." The location of the Corolla plant is Guanajuato in central, not Baja, Mexico. Production of the Corolla is expected to move from an Ontario, Canada, facility to the Corolla plant in Guanajuato, after which the Ontario factory will retool for larger, more expensive vehicles.