President Trump

[Las Vegas]

Boeing announces they've been persuaded by Trump.

[Las Vegas]

Working with anyone?  That's what I want to know.



Said 'Vote Trump' Arsonist Member of Church He Burned

(Inquistr) The photo above shows the Mississippi state driver’s license of Andrew McClinton, a man who has been charged with spray-painting “Vote Trump” on the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi, and then setting fire to the church. McClinton, who hails from Leland, Mississippi, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree arson of a place of worship. The fact that the 45-year-old was arrested by the Greenville Police Department, and was charged with setting the fire on November 1, only one week prior to the heated presidential election, is sending shockwaves through social media for those reacting to the fact that Andrew is African American.



As reported by Heavy, which has several Facebook photos of Andrew on their website, McClinton was also a member of the church that he set on fire. Bishop Clarence Green had not even heard that McClinton had been charged with setting the Greenville Hopewell Baptist Church on fire, according to the Associated Press. With the church appearing burned with “Vote Trump” painted on the side of the church, the assumption during the time of the fire by many in the public was that it represented a hate crime.

Meanwhile, the fire at the church caused the place of worship to be declared a total loss, according to the Clarion-Ledger, meaning it would take quite some time to be rebuilt for the 200 church members. Little did the public know at the time of the blaze that Andrew was one of the members of the church who would be later accused of setting it on fire. The church was founded in 1905.



As seen in the photo above from November 2, Wednesday, the words “Vote Trump” can be seen on the side of the church after the fire was put out.

Any motive that Andrew may have had for spray-painting “Vote Trump” on his own church and setting it on fire has not been released by authorities, but folks on social media have come to their own conclusion that it was a fake hate crime designed to make it seem as though supporters of President-elect Trump set the church on fire. Ironically, police say they don’t believe the fire was politically motivated — perhaps meaning that the fire instead was some sort of financial fraud.

McClinton previously did an eight-year stint in prison after an armed robbery conviction in 2004, as reported by the Associated Press.

Heavy links to a page that they claim is McClinton’s Facebook page, with the Facebook account showing that Andrew was married in 2015. Congratulations for that marriage can be seen in the Facebook comments section on McClinton’s Facebook page. Now Andrew could be facing anywhere from five to 30 years in prison if found guilty of the fire.

The GoFundMe page that was once set up for the church, and had raised more than $230,000, has been deleted in the wake of the controversy. The campaign originally spoke of how burning black churches was something used as a symbol of hate, as written by J. Blair Reeves, Jr.

“The animus of this election cycle combined with the potent racial history of burning black churches as a political symbol makes this event something we must not ignore. Only two weeks ago, the internet came together to help repair a North Carolina GOP field office that had been burned by thugs. Justice demands we do the same now. More details as they are available. Can we do this? Can we help show the world, the country, and most importantly, the churchgoers of Hopewell Baptist that we, as a society, are better than this?”

[Featured Image by Mississippi Department of Public Safety/AP Images]

Inquistr

[Las Vegas]

U-M student made up story about man threatening to burn hjiab, police say

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WXYZ) - Ann Arbor police say a report of ethnic intimidation involving a woman wearing a hijab did not actually happen.

According to police, a University of Michigan student told police on she was approached by a man who threatened to set her hijab on fire if she didn't remove it. It happened on Nov. 11.

She then said the suspect pulled out a lighter, so she removed her hijab before he ran away on foot.

Police say detectives have been working with the U of M Police Department and the FBI. They have conducted multiple interviews and reviewed multiple surveillance videos.

"During the investigation, numerous inconsistencies in the statements provided by the alleged victim were identified," police said in a release.

Detectives then determined the incident did not happen.

(fox47news)

                             

[Skeletor]

Working with anyone?  That's what I want to know.



Said 'Vote Trump' Arsonist Member of Church He Burned

(Inquistr) The photo above shows the Mississippi state driver’s license of Andrew McClinton, a man who has been charged with spray-painting “Vote Trump” on the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi, and then setting fire to the church. McClinton, who hails from Leland, Mississippi, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree arson of a place of worship. The fact that the 45-year-old was arrested by the Greenville Police Department, and was charged with setting the fire on November 1, only one week prior to the heated presidential election, is sending shockwaves through social media for those reacting to the fact that Andrew is African American.



As reported by Heavy, which has several Facebook photos of Andrew on their website, McClinton was also a member of the church that he set on fire. Bishop Clarence Green had not even heard that McClinton had been charged with setting the Greenville Hopewell Baptist Church on fire, according to the Associated Press. With the church appearing burned with “Vote Trump” painted on the side of the church, the assumption during the time of the fire by many in the public was that it represented a hate crime.

Meanwhile, the fire at the church caused the place of worship to be declared a total loss, according to the Clarion-Ledger, meaning it would take quite some time to be rebuilt for the 200 church members. Little did the public know at the time of the blaze that Andrew was one of the members of the church who would be later accused of setting it on fire. The church was founded in 1905.



As seen in the photo above from November 2, Wednesday, the words “Vote Trump” can be seen on the side of the church after the fire was put out.

Any motive that Andrew may have had for spray-painting “Vote Trump” on his own church and setting it on fire has not been released by authorities, but folks on social media have come to their own conclusion that it was a fake hate crime designed to make it seem as though supporters of President-elect Trump set the church on fire. Ironically, police say they don’t believe the fire was politically motivated — perhaps meaning that the fire instead was some sort of financial fraud.

McClinton previously did an eight-year stint in prison after an armed robbery conviction in 2004, as reported by the Associated Press.

Heavy links to a page that they claim is McClinton’s Facebook page, with the Facebook account showing that Andrew was married in 2015. Congratulations for that marriage can be seen in the Facebook comments section on McClinton’s Facebook page. Now Andrew could be facing anywhere from five to 30 years in prison if found guilty of the fire.

The GoFundMe page that was once set up for the church, and had raised more than $230,000, has been deleted in the wake of the controversy. The campaign originally spoke of how burning black churches was something used as a symbol of hate, as written by J. Blair Reeves, Jr.

[Featured Image by Mississippi Department of Public Safety/AP Images]

Inquistr

Was just about to post this story on another thread. Not surprising.


Growing list of post-election 'hate crimes' turn out to be hoaxes

Since the election victory of Donald Trump, numerous stories have surfaced about hate crimes allegedly tied to supporters of the businessman or to his rhetoric, some true and many not.

Although the Southern Poverty Law Center reports that there have been hate crimes since the election, a number of the incidents have been disproven or shown to be hoaxes or ill-timed jokes. Here are some noteworthy ones.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/21/growing-list-post-election-hate-crimes-turn-out-to-be-hoaxes.html

[Soul Crusher]

All are a hoax.

[Las Vegas]

So what do we do about it, dudes?   This is a serious problem.  The trick they're using is to burn the miles with the false claims and imagery, then run like hell when the LOCALS figure it out.  Another reason why we can't trust the so-called "federal authorities" to investigate this stuff.

[Las Vegas]

I mean, come on.  The insane potential from this image.

[Yamcha]

[Las Vegas]

Trump denies Gingrich claim that he's dropping 'drain the swamp'

(CNN) "Drain the swamp" was a refrain of Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, but on Wednesday Newt Gingrich said the president-elect "doesn't want to use it anymore" now that he's knee-deep in alligators. Trump tweeted Thursday that he will "always be trying to (drain the swamp)."
"I'm told he now just disclaims that. He now says it was cute, but he doesn't want to use it anymore," Gingrich, who informally advises Trump, said Wednesday on NPR's "Morning Edition."

The former House Speaker said that he had "written what I thought was a very cute tweet about 'the alligators are complaining,' " but that "somebody wrote back and said they were tired of hearing this stuff."

Trump corrected him on Thursday.

"Someone incorrectly stated that the phrase "DRAIN THE SWAMP" was no longer being used by me. Actually, we will always be trying to DTS," he tweeted.

Gingrich quickly admitted he "goofed" after Trump's tweet.

"I goofed. Draining the swamp is in, @realDonaldTrump is going to do it, and the alligators should be worried," he tweeted.

(CNN)

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Trump campaign star Conway named as his presidential counselor

(Reuters) Kellyanne Conway, a Republican pollster who was widely credited with bringing a more disciplined approach to Donald Trump's presidential election campaign, will become White House counselor when he takes office next month.

In her new post, Conway will play a key advisory role, helping to manage Trump's messaging and legislative priorities, the transition team said in a statement on Friday. It praised Conway, 49, as the first woman campaign manager to guide a winning U.S. presidential campaign.

Both before the Nov. 8 election and after, as a senior adviser on the transition team, Conway has been a frequent presence on U.S. television news programs, often called upon to defend or explain Trump's thinking.

Conway "played a crucial role in my victory," Trump said in the transition team statement. "She is a tireless and tenacious advocate of my agenda and has amazing insights on how to effectively communicate our message."

Trump, a New York businessman, takes office on Jan. 20.

In an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America" shortly after the announcement, Conway said Trump was finalizing his communications staff and was preparing to announce his choices for White House press secretary and related posts soon.

Asked when Trump would hold his first news conference, Conway avoided directly answering the question. Trump has held several rallies since winning the election but has not taken formal questions from reporters.

He canceled a Dec. 15 news conference to discuss how he would handle his vast business interests once in the White House and said he would reschedule that for January.

Conway told ABC that Trump was focusing on forming his Cabinet. "He's been very busy doing that," she said.

Because of her prominent role in the campaign and transition team, there had been considerable speculation over what post Conway, a veteran political strategist, might occupy in Trump's administration.

Conway, who has four children, said she did not immediately accept a position offered to her early on in the transition period because she had to weigh her family obligations.

"I would say that I don’t play golf and I don’t have a mistress so, I have a lot of time that a lot of these other men don't," Conway told Fox Business News.

"I see people on the weekend spending an awful lot of time on their golf games and that’s their right, but the kids will be with me, we live in the same house, and they come first." (Reuters)

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How a former NFL coach got the gullible media to publish ‘fake news’ about Trump

The constant stream to Trump Tower of supplicants begging for a place in the president-elect’s administration has had the press buzzing with activity. But they didn’t count on one visitor using the occasion to show how gullible and foolish they are.

Former Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer says that he was shopping with this wife and daughter when he decided to walk into Trump Tower even though he had no meeting scheduled, according to Politico. Switzer relates how the media responded:

All the media people said, “Coach, what are you doing here.” I told them I was here to see the president like everyone else.

But instead of meeting with the president-elect, whom he had known for decades, Switzer simply waltzed up Trump Tower, went to the in-house Starbucks and bought a coffee. When he came back down, the press was clamoring for details about his “visit” with Trump.

“I told the reporters I had a great visit, and that we were going to make the wishbone great again,” he said. “I told them I was going to be Secretary of Offense and that Trump knew how to run the ball down the field.”

Reporters ate it up, sending it out as an example of how crazy Trump’s interviewing process is:

Dave Evans
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@daveevansabc7

Funny-especially for @dallascowboys fans. @Barry_Switzer just now at trump tower "I'm here to interview for the secretary of offense"
12:29 PM - 7 Dec 2016

Terrence Dopp
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@tdopp

Seen at Trump Tower: former Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer. Says he's seeking Secretary of Offense. I know about running the ball
12:29 PM - 7 Dec 2016

And it was all a big joke on the press. Switzer concluded, “Then I went back to my hotel and laughed my ass off. It went everywhere. Everyone believed it. I had all these calls, but I was just jerking people around.”

(the blaze)

[Las Vegas]

Owned.

But at the same time, they know mileage can be had just the same, so that's why they do it imo.

[Skeletor]

Hahaha! The young turds must have eaten so much crow the last 6 weeks... And there should be more to come.

[Yamcha]

BOOM!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/812061677160202240

Based on the tremendous cost and cost overruns of the Lockheed Martin F-35, I have asked Boeing to price-out a comparable F-18 Super Hornet!

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Jimmy Carter Is The Only Former President To RSVP For Trump’s Inauguration

Jimmy Carter is the only former president who has confirmed that he will be at Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Bill Clinton is considering skipping the inauguration, a source told Politico Thursday night, after he got into a bitter argument with the president-elect on Twitter.

The former president said Trump only knows “how to get angry, white men to vote for him,” while Trump said Clinton can’t win an election despite an “unlimited budget.”

George W. Bush hasn’t decided if he’s attending the event either, his spokesman Freddy Ford said, and will make his decision after the new year.

(Daily Caller)

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Bill Clinton, Who May Have Cost Hillary the Election, Passes the Buck to James Comey

Former President Bill Clinton is quick to apportion blame for his wife’s defeat.

“James Comey cost her the election,” Clinton was quoted telling a group of holiday shoppers during an impromptu chat in a Westchester County bookshop last week.

But he has yet to place any blame at all on an otherwise great man with a great fault who bears considerably more responsibility for Hillary Clinton’s loss.

That man is Bill Clinton himself. His great fault is one he shares with his wife; they too often act as if rules that apply to you or me do not apply to them.

In blaming Comey, Bill Clinton noted that “we were seven points up” before the FBI director made it known via a letter to Congress that the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails had been reopened.

Bill Clinton did not add that Comey had felt obliged to make the reopening public because he had previously felt obliged to make the initial closing of the investigation public.

And the reason Comey had made the initial closing public was that the rules do in fact apply to everybody.

One rule holds that the husband of the target of a criminal investigation should not seek to meet privately with the law enforcement official ultimately in charge of that same investigation, no matter how innocent the talk.

More: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/21/bill-clinton-who-may-have-cost-hillary-the-election-passes-the-buck-to-james-comey.html

[Soul Crusher]

It's comeys fault Hillary committed crimes

[Las Vegas]

It's comeys fault Hillary committed crimes

Yep.  Amazing, but that's just about what it comes down to.

Trump had better fix this media problem -- open up the floodgates against them with REAL competition, and lots of it.  If this fkng election didn't open our eyes, then it must mean nothing can do that... no way I want to believe that's true.

[Las Vegas]

Carl Paladino had a 'fuck it' sort of day, apparently,  He went on a roll with some comments, which I won't post here... but look it up if you want to see an old guy throw a fastball from Hell.

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Julian Assange on U.S. election.

Assange spoke with La Repubblica and immediately dismissed the idea that he was in the business of helping Donald Trump.

And he has this assessment of how Trump’s team is beginning to form:

“Donald Trump is not a DC insider, he is part of the wealthy ruling elite of the United States, and he is gathering around him a spectrum of other rich people and several idiosyncratic personalities. They do not by themselves form an existing structure, so it is a weak structure which is displacing and destabilising the pre-existing central power network within DC. It is a new patronage structure which will evolve rapidly, but at the moment its looseness means there are opportunities for change in the United States: change for the worse and change for the better.”

As for Hillary Clinton, Assange is far more critical. He claims, “It is clear that she pursued this war [in Libya] as a staging effort for her Presidential bid.”

He reiterated his position that Wikileaks simply got information about her because they previously released information on Clinton while she was at State and “it is natural for sources who have information on Hillary Clinton to come to us.”

In recent weeks there have been reports about an intel consensus on Russian interference in the election, potentially to help Trump. Assange has denied that the Russian government was his source.

He thinks that Clinton’s election “would have been a consolidation of power in the existing ruling class of the United States,” and had this to say about the end result of Clinton going after Wikileaks:

“Power is mostly the illusion of power. The Pentagon demanded we destroy our publications. We kept publishing. Clinton denounced us and said we were an attack on the entire “international community”. We kept publishing. I was put in prison and under house arrest. We kept publishing. We went head to head with the NSA getting Edward Snowden out of Hong Kong, we won and got him asylum. Clinton tried to destroy us and was herself destroyed. Elephants, it seems, can be brought down with string. Perhaps there are no elephants."

(Mediaite)

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Trump took John Bolton out of the race for Secretary of State because he hated his mustache. Getbig Alpha right there...Classic TRump.

[Las Vegas]

Trump took John Bolton out of the race for Secretary of State because he hated his mustache. Getbig Alpha right there...Classic TRump.

Yeah, I saw that.  Lol.  I'd read before that Trump had a problem with facial hair (who knows) but didn't even think about how it might impact Bolton.

IMO, Bolton is a kunt anyway so if this is what it takes, it's good.  Hope he gets lost on a safari or something, soon.

[Slapper]

[Las Vegas]

Donald Trump Reveals The Truth About His Religion!

(Politicus) Donald Trump spoke about his religious views, and promised to “defend Christmas.”

“There’s an assault on anything having to do with Christianity,” Trump stated on Yellowhammer Radio with host Cliff Sims on Friday. “They don’t want to use the word Christmas anymore at department stores.”

“There’s always lawsuits and unfortunately a lot of those lawsuits are won by the other side,” Trump added. “I will assault that. I will go so strongly against so many of the things, when they take away the word Christmas.”

Continued Trump: “I go out of my way to use the word Christmas.”

“I’ve even had people that do this very professionally,” Trump recalls, “they say, ‘oh don’t mention the word Christmas’…I get up there, I mention Christmas before I even start speaking. So there’s a great assault on Christianity in so many ways.”

Trump also noted that the “assault on Christianity” goes as far as the government spreads its policies.

“There’s real assault on Christianity when you look at what’s going on in Syria and ISIS,” Trump explained. “Do you know that if you’re a Christian from Syria, you cannot get into the United States? If you’re a Muslim from Syria, it’s one of the easiest places to get into the United States from.”

The host asked him to say something about his faith, and Trump said he is “somebody that believes very strongly in the Bible, believes in God.”

“I’m protestant,” he stated. “I’m Presbyterian to be exact. And I grew up in Sunday school, and I did all of the things that you probably did. And I believe very, very strongly. I’m a big believer in the Bible.”

Trump also admitted that he doesn’t go to church every Sunday, because of his packed schedule, according to The Daily Caller.

“I’m not sure numbers of times going to church,” Trump said. “I go as often as I can. As you can imagine, I have a schedule that’s not like a normal person’s schedule. My schedule is a killer. But I go as often as possible.”

(Politicus)

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Gingrich: Obama 'desperate frenzy' to save legacy

(CNN) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in an interview that aired Sunday compared President Barack Obama's legacy to a deflating doll and argued Obama is in a "desperate frenzy" to save it.

"His legacy is like one of those dolls that, as the air comes out of it, shrinks and shrinks and shrinks," Gingrich said. "He's in this desperate frenzy."

Gingrich, a vice chairman of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, made the comments as he pointed to executive actions Obama has taken just weeks before he surrenders the presidency to Trump.

The Obama administration last week nixed regulations that could have been used to reboot the George W. Bush administration's program known as NSEERS, the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, which required men under 25 from many Muslim-majority countries to register with US immigration authorities. Trump called for banning foreign Muslims from the US during his campaign.

Obama also took action to ban offshore drilling in areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans indefinitely citing environmental reasons, a move aimed at making it more difficult for Trump to undo his legacy of progress on climate change issues.

Obama has also been shipping prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay to reduce its population, although Trump has vowed to "load up" the detention facility.

Trump repeatedly vowed during the campaign to undo many of the executive actions Obama implemented during his presidency.

Gingrich argued that much of Obama's legacy is tied to executive actions, "almost all of which will be repudiated by Trump."

While Gingrich did not hold his fire, Trump has largely avoided criticizing Obama during the transition to power and has repeatedly sought out Obama's counsel as he prepares to take office.

Obama has also avoided criticizing the President-elect and has said he would continue to be available to counsel Trump after he is inaugurated.

(CNN)