^^The man is obviously a dolt. But come on, he's smart enough to know not to mess with campaign finance laws. No way, with all of his personal money, that he used campaign funds to pay for an abortion.

That's why I think all of this energy being spent to try and uncover some campaign rule violation is just a waste of time. He's smarter than that. He's got to be.

7/26/2018 10:09:27 AM

false.

7/26/2018 10:19:00 AM

He hasn’t done anyhing to demonstrate that he would be smarter than that. He has done much to demonstrate he will try to get out of paying for things with his own money

[Edited on July 26, 2018 at 10:48 AM. Reason : $$$]

7/26/2018 10:47:24 AM

...or pay for things at all.

7/26/2018 10:50:23 AM

But come on, he's smart enough to know not to mess with campaign finance laws fire FBI Director James Comey, tell Lester Holt that he fired James Comey because of the whole Russia thing, encourage U.S. intelligence directors to undermine the FBI’s Russia probe, tell Russia’s ambassador and foreign minister that his former FBI director was a nut job whose firing would take great pressure off of him, etc.

He's not smart.

[Edited on July 26, 2018 at 12:04 PM. Reason : ]

7/26/2018 12:03:08 PM

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"Nor is the fact that it wouldn’t move the needle one inch. Franklin Graham would personally abort a fetus on camera if Trump asked him."

That and the religious would just give him another mulligan.

7/26/2018 12:34:07 PM

abortin' fetuses to own the libs

7/26/2018 1:40:21 PM

no way Trump knew of the Trump Tower meeting with the Russians ahead of time and approved it. he’s smarter than that. he’s got to be.

7/26/2018 9:30:51 PM

^hahahaha

7/26/2018 9:42:08 PM

I'd love to see the flash cards the EU used to teach Trump about global trade. #kindergartenerinchief

7/27/2018 7:59:55 AM

Wonder how the robust GDP number affects midterms? It’s a good number (4.1) and no one really looks down the road at the abysmal projected growth through 2020.

(Also, imagine how great it would be to be a GOP pol who can rant and rave about deficits while in opposition and then pivot to reckless short-term growth fiscal policy while in power all while having a feckless media and Democrat party who can’t figure out how to call it out).

[Edited on July 27, 2018 at 8:38 AM. Reason : X]

7/27/2018 8:35:24 AM

^^^^Anybody ever tell you you're an ahole?

There's a difference between moving money where everything is tracked vs trusting in your confidants that they're going to lie for you to the feds.

7/27/2018 10:22:20 AM

he was coordinating with his consigliere, not keeping track of on the books payments

but in regards to on the books payments remember that the New York AG forced the Trump Foundation to shut down because of, among other things, "failure to follow basic fudiciary obligations" - he's not smart enough to care about moving money properly

and do you not remember the handwritten note Trump wrote instructing someone to pay a lawsuit settlement from the trump foundation? He's not even smart enough to not leave a written record!

7/27/2018 10:45:52 AM

but regardless of all of that, dude is holding out hope that the president isn’t that dumb

it’s such odd, wishful thinking

7/27/2018 10:48:42 AM

I mean there are tons of people out there who still think he was a successful businessman so...

7/27/2018 11:07:38 AM

but rjrumfel doesn't even like trump, guyz!

7/27/2018 11:13:53 AM

https://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=646823

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"I bet if he gets the nomination, we'll see him start dialing back his harsh rhetoric on immigration. There's just no way possible to implement his plans, and he knows it."

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"I just want to think that if Trump is going to be the one, this charade he's pulling right now can't be it. It just can't be."

7/27/2018 11:17:41 AM

lol at that thread, in jan 2016 i thought trump would just act like a normal republican

7/27/2018 11:23:11 AM

I was completely spot on Jan 29, 2016:

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"Because his rhetoric is based almost exclusively around xenophobia, building hate for Hispanics and "Muslims". As a brown person, it's bad enough having to be extra cautious of how tsa and law enforcement perceive me, trump is making it more likely some otherwise innocuous towny is going to lash out. There's already been at least 2 attacks where the attackers cited trump directly and probably more where trumps influence was more subtle. There's the long term damage too where we have to deal with right wing nationalists with real political power, like you see in Europe, instead of just the dog whistling we get now from some people. Of course, if trump wins the nomination, it wouldn't be uncharacteristic of him to change direction and say nutty stuff that appeals to the left, but I doubt this. Trumps attacks on Obamas birth certificate, his recent head negro thing make me think he's actually a racist and doesn't care if people know. He's provided a safe harbor for racists to express their views at the highest levels. Politically, Cruz might be able to get more absurd legislation through than trump, but socially, trump sets the stage for some nasty politics in the future. And as automation continues to rock the boat, political battles are going to be hard enough in the future without having to fight the scapegoating of ethnicities that trump is emboldening. "

7/27/2018 12:37:10 PM

remember when people said the office would humble him and make him act more presidential. lol

7/27/2018 1:11:34 PM

uggh, i was off

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"^yeah, i'm starting to see it this way. Trump's better than Cruz and Rubio, and unfortunately it seems those are the only republican possibilities. It's hard to tell what Trump would be like as a president, but it may not be quite as bad as it may seem, as it appears that a lot of his rhetoric now is to just get elected, and I imagine he'd dial it back a lot of it if he's nominated. If he does become president, it will certainly be an interesting four years (and quite a commentary on the american public), but it may not be quite as bad as it may seem."

7/27/2018 1:17:47 PM

if trump wasn't compromised i'm not sure someone like cruz wouldn't be worse, cruz could probably get legislation passed

7/27/2018 1:20:10 PM

Yeah, I still think Cruz probably would have been worse.... maybe... it's hard to say at this point.

7/27/2018 2:07:09 PM

for some reason I can't remember this right now, but does the sitting prez automatically get the bid or can someone challenge for the 2020 nom?

[Edited on July 27, 2018 at 4:11 PM. Reason : ]

7/27/2018 4:10:57 PM

He can be challenged

I mean he won't, he has near record support among his party and they would lose, but he could be

7/27/2018 4:44:27 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/us/politics/trump-tax-cuts-rich.html

The forgotten people of the rust belt wanted this kind of economic populism tbf.

** it’s going to be amazing to see the MSM pretend the GOP are good faith actors again next time a Dem is in office and they spend some money on social welfare

[Edited on July 30, 2018 at 8:06 PM. Reason : X]

7/30/2018 8:04:55 PM

Why/how is someone like this POTUS?

Trump claims Americans need ID to go shopping
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45034092

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"US President Donald Trump has been accused of being out of touch with voters after saying Americans need identification to go shopping. At a rally in Tampa, Florida, he said: "You know, if you go out and you want to buy groceries, you need a picture on a card, you need ID." ID is not required at US supermarkets unless for buying alcohol or, in some cases, for credit card purchases. The Republican president was arguing for tougher ID checks on voters. "You go out and you want to buy anything, you need ID and you need your picture," he told the crowd at the "Make America Great Again" rally on Tuesday night. "In this country, the only time you don't need it in many cases is when you want to vote for a president, when you want to vote for a senator, when you want to vote for a governor or a congressman. "It's crazy. It's crazy. But we're turning it around." It is not known when the president last went to a supermarket."

"Out of touch with voters"? How fucking out of touch with basic life activities which haven't changed for decades???

And of course, this fucking ugly-on-the-inside bitch has to defend him, even when he is wrong:

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"At Wednesday's White House news conference, a reporter asked about Mr Trump's remark, adding that she had never had to present identification at a supermarket. Press secretary Sarah Sanders said: "Certainly if you go to a grocery store and you buy beer and wine you're going to show your ID.""

8/2/2018 5:03:01 AM

I find that these days, I'm rarely asked for an ID when I buy alcohol. I do get asked for ID frequently when using my card though.

8/2/2018 10:10:23 AM

I have never been asked for an ID when using a card

8/2/2018 11:28:22 AM

I must look sketch.

I've been asked for ID when I go to Food Lion. The cashiers at the HT I frequent know me now, so they usually don't.

While I find it odd that we don't have to provide an ID when we vote, I'll concede that setting up a system to ensure people have an ID would be a little on the costly side.

8/2/2018 11:39:31 AM

The core problem with voter ID laws isn't the concept of requiring an ID

It's that these laws typically block common forms of ID like student IDs, don't allow expired drivers licenses, and usually have things packed in their like reducing voting locations from student/black areas, curtailing weekend voting, reducing early voting, eliminating same-day registration, and probably other nefarious things I can't even imagine, that has the result of suppressing usually minority voters.

Calling them "voter ID laws" is propaganda, they do a lot more than require an ID to vote.

[Edited on August 2, 2018 at 11:43 AM. Reason : ]

8/2/2018 11:42:28 AM

I'm just for showing an ID when you vote. All that other BS about reducing locations, etc, are just ways to reduce turnout, which is wrong.

8/2/2018 11:44:25 AM

^^

8/2/2018 11:50:45 AM

Nice

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/obamacare-is-now-optional

8/2/2018 12:25:58 PM

^^^ Voter ID solves no problems. It exists as an issue only so you don't think too much or feel too bad about reducing the franchise with "that other BS" that is "wrong."

It's political bait.

8/2/2018 12:35:53 PM

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"I do get asked for ID frequently when using my card though."

Happens to me on occasion, usually at ABC stores but not exclusively.

8/2/2018 12:59:19 PM

Normally cashiers in nyc ask if the purchase is something more than lunch or shit at Walgreens.

8/2/2018 4:06:17 PM

Is that only when purchasing with a card or is that cash as well?

8/2/2018 4:26:32 PM

^^ this happens to you? I can't remember the last time I was asked for my ID when paying with credit card, certainly not since the swipe to chip switch

8/2/2018 4:42:22 PM

Since the chip came around it’s reduced significantly. Still, for large purchase I’d rather someone ask to see if the name on the card matches an ID.



[Edited on August 2, 2018 at 4:45 PM. Reason : Yy]

8/2/2018 4:42:27 PM

They ask for id at the abc store on 70 in garner if you are paying with a card to make sure the names match, but that’s the only one where I’ve experienced it

8/2/2018 4:47:06 PM

Don't think I've ever had to show ID when using a card.

8/2/2018 5:03:41 PM

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"Is that only when purchasing with a card or is that cash as well?"

Credit card, to ensure it's your credit card.

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"I’d rather someone ask to see if the name on the card matches an ID. "

Yah I don't mind

8/2/2018 6:30:28 PM

When I'm at the self checkout I call somebody over to make sure they check my ID

8/2/2018 8:08:49 PM

I have to call someone over regardless. Those things never work.

8/2/2018 8:14:30 PM

https://twitter.com/strongernc/status/1025050079378460674?s=21

Just a reminder getting an ID isn’t always a super simple process, especially harder for people with jobs that don’t give them time off, or without good transport

[Edited on August 2, 2018 at 8:39 PM. Reason : ]

8/2/2018 8:39:33 PM

^ agreed. The NYC ID card is fairly easy to get and gives you access to museums for free and various discounts. It is sufficient as an ID in the city. It’s a nice alternative for people.

8/2/2018 8:43:47 PM

I wonder if people got this worked up over needing an ID to buy a gun, drive a car, or go fishing when those rules were first implemented.

8/2/2018 9:19:08 PM

Why can't have the US have some sort of national ID card which the government will freely issue to all citizens above a certain age (18, I suppose)? They have those in many countries, and they are your proof that you are a citizen of the country, and have to show it to vote.

Is there some argument against that which I don't see?

8/2/2018 9:25:46 PM

People still get worked up over that shit.

8/2/2018 9:26:25 PM