President Trump is campaigning ahead of the midterm elections.
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President Trump is campaigning ahead of the midterm elections.
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"It's Time to Rebuild Our Country."
I've kept my promises.
Doing well with China, have respect for leader.
500 billion dollars a year imbalance.
Trade deficit is falling and falling and falling.
Days of plundering America and jobs over.
America First.
Buy America, Hire America.
Met with steel workers last week.
Other countries dumping steel here.
Paying 25% tariffs.
American steel back open.
US Steel building 6 new steel mills.
Nucor building new steel mill here in Florida.
401Ks doing well.
In NY shaking hands with policemen and one came up to thank me that 401K is up 40 percent.
Really? I guess the Wall is invisible, we're just not suppose to see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeach
stoptheinvaders, I hope we will see the President use any and all authority to get the wall built, for we are not seeing any real help from Congress. This is a daily invasion and we are a sovereign nation that should protect itself and its citizens.Quote:
Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders
Border security will include the wall.
We have started the wall. 1.5 billion given.
We may have to do drastic things.
Democrats are not helping.
Tracking down gang members, others.
Democrats trying to give illegal immigrants the right to vote.
What about those waiting to come in for 7 years.
Time for voter ID.
Want to pay groceries, buy anything, you need your picture.
Many time when you want to vote, no ID required.
We love the evangelicals. Paula White.
Vote for Ron DeSantis for governor.
Lobbyists, globalists care about other countries, I care about what is happening in our country.
Geniuses that came up with our terrible trade deals.
NAFTA
Horrble immigration laws.
A puppet for no one.
My special interest is you.
I am for America First and the American worker.
We passed the biggest tax cuts in history.
Many utility rates down.
Tampa Electric and Duke utility rates down.
If opponent won, open borders, raise taxes, country would be going to hell.
Horrible regulations, job killing.
Got rid of more regulations than any president in history.
Job killing Paris Climate Accord.
Individual mandate gone. What a beauty. Pay for Privilege to not pay.
Across states lines, competition.
VA reform. Have right to go see private doctor.
Modest problem turns terminal.
VA accountability. If they stole, were abusive, could not be fired. Now, they can.
Civil service and unions, others said it couldn't be done.
Judge Kavanaugh.
Look at Judge Gorsuch.
Not easy to get them through.
Resist. They (Democrats) stick together.
Adding 30,000 new soldiers, Air Force, marines.
Creating sixth branch of our military - Space Force.
Doing well in North Korea. No tests, no missles flying over Japan.
Nothing wrong with talking.
Vice President Pence going to Hawaii to bring home loved ones from North Korea.
Recognized Israel's true capital, Jerusalem.
Instead of spending one billion dollars, called ambassador to Israel, said I don't want to pay one billion dollars. Find some building, we own so many.
I can do it for 140,000 dollars. Great site.
Make it 400,000 David, it sounds too cheap. Now great embassy. Imagine crooked Hillary doing that.
In fairness to her, no one else could do that.
I want 700 billion dollars properly spent.
Instead of apologizing, standing up for America.
Standing up for our great National Anthem.
Greatest movement in our history.
We need more republicans.
We need Ron DeSantis as governor.
Endorsed Brian Kemp in Georgia. Won by 40 points. Got 70 percent of the vote.
You got to get out and vote. Get friends and family out to vote. Don't take any changes.
They are putting up candidates that don't care about stopping crime, borders, stopping drugs.
Taking country back.
Stand on the shoulders of proud Americans.
We will never give up, give in, back down, surrender.
We are Americans. We bleed red, white, blue.
We are one glorious nation under God.
We will make America wealthy, strong, safe, again. We will Make America Great Again.
Thank you Florida.
(Please go to link for entire rally speech without omissions or errors.)
Tucker Carlson (FOX News) addressing border wall and immigration issues with journalist, Byron York, following the rally. Mr. York refers back to the Secure Fence Act of 2006.
An open borders, abolish ICE activist follows Mr. York. Occupy ICE left trash following protests at ICE facility in Portland.
ICE Union leader, Brandon Judd, says Portland Mayor denies assistance. This puts employees in harm's way.
Related:
https://www.alipac.us/f12/congressma...r-fence-96178/
https://www.alipac.us/f12/what-happened-fence-306742/
Just a few things that caught my eye:
Not true. No money was given for Trump's wall in the last omnibus bill. Actually, the bill specifically specified that no money was to be used on Trump's wall.Quote:
We have started the wall. 1.5 billion given.
Huh???Quote:
Creating sixth branch of our military - Space Force.
Recent evidence suggest North Korea is currently working on a liquid-fueled long-range ICBM. Pompeo says North Korea is still making fuel for nuclear bombs. Is the fact that no missiles are flying over Japan the accepted mark for we're doing well in North Korea? To my knowledge no North Korean missile has ever flown over Japan. I guess expectations are set fairly low.Quote:
Doing well in North Korea. No tests, no missiles flying over Japan.
Not all regulations are bad. Some are needed to protect our environment and wildlife.Quote:
Got rid of more regulations than any president in history.
I'd like to see more specifics on that.Quote:
Many utility rates down.
Tampa Electric and Duke utility rates down.
WTG Mr PRESIDENT
HE HAS THE BACK BONE WE NEED IN THE WH THANK GOD
YES HE DOES!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by southBronx
MW wrote:
North Korea launches missile over JapanQuote:
Recent evidence suggest North Korea is currently working on a liquid-fueled long-range ICBM. Pompeo says North Korea is still making fuel for nuclear bombs. Is the fact that no missiles are flying over Japan the accepted mark for we're doing well in North Korea? To my knowledge no North Korean missile has ever flown over Japan. I guess expectations are set fairly low.
By James Griffiths, Zachary Cohen and Joshua Berlinger, CNN
Updated 6:14 AM ET, Fri September 15, 2017
Sirens sound in Japan after second missile threat
Story highlights
First missile launch since September 3 nuclear test
UN Security Council to meet Friday
South Korea test fired missile capable of striking near Pyongyang in response
(CNN) In a major show of defiance to the international community, North Korea fired a ballistic missile over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido Friday.
The launch is the second to fly over Japan in less than a month, and the first since North Korea's sixth nuclear test and new United Nations sanctions on the country.
North Korean state media has yet to reference the launch, but a commentary published in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper Friday said "no matter how strong the pressure is, it doesn't work on us."
Tokyo and Washington will be seeking to up that pressure at the United Nations Friday, with the two governments calling a snap meeting of the Security Council for Friday afternoon, ahead of the General Assembly next week.
Speaking after the launch, the first since North Korea's sixth nuclear test, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the launch was "totally unacceptable" and went against "the international community's strong, united will for a peaceful solution."
Friday's missile test follows the release of a statement Wednesday, in which the North Korean state news agency KCNA threatened the "four islands of the (Japanese) archipelago should be sunken into the sea by the nuclear bomb of Juche," referring to the ruling ideology of North Korea.
The launch also seemed to be intended to send a message to the US, flying a distance equivalent to that from North Korea to Guam, the US territory that has come under threat from Pyongyang in recent weeks.
Furthest intermediate range missile test
North Korea's latest missile was fired from the district of Sunan in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, home to the country's main airport, the South Korean military said.
Initial US assessments suggested North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile, similar to that fired over Japan last month.
The missile flew about 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) and reached an altitude of 770 kilometers (480 miles) before landing in the Pacific Ocean. Guam is 3,380 kilometers (2,100 miles) from North Korea.
Friday's missile flew the furthest of any North Korean intermediate-range missiles, though previous launches have used lofted trajectories, where missiles fly much higher over a shorter distance. By comparison, an intercontinental ballistic missile launched in July flew 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) high and traveled a distance of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles).
In response to North Korea's launch, South Korea carried out a "live fire drill" that included a missile launch which the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said was capable of striking the Sunan airport launch site near Pyongyang used for today's launch.
The South Korean missile, which was launched from the country's east coast while the North Korean missile was still in the air, was "a show of force in response to North Korea's latest provocation," a South Korean official told CNN.
A second missile that was fired at the same time failed and "sank into the sea off the east coast," an official said.
Park Soo-hyun, spokesman for South Korean President Moon Jae-in, said the country's military had been ordered "to prepare a stern measure that can effectively counter North Korea's increasing nuclear and military threats."
"North Korea's firing of yet another ballistic missile is a clear violation of (UN Security Council) resolutions and a very serious and grave challenge to international peace and security," the South Korean government said in a statement.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the launch was "another reckless breach of UN resolutions" and a "major threat" to international peace and security "which demands a global response."
In regularly scheduled press conference Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying reemphasized Beijing's "resolution" on pushing for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
"China has strictly and comprehensively implemented the resolutions of the UN Security Council," Hua said, adding the country has "paid a great price and made sacrifices."
Japan on high alert
Friday's missile test set off sirens as a government warning, known as the J-Alert, went out to citizens across a broad swath of northern Japan.
"The government is advising people to stay away from anything that could be missile debris," NHK reported.
In a statement, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the missile test was the second time the people of Japan "have been directly threatened in recent weeks."
"The international community needs to unite and send clear message after North Korea's dangerous provocation," Abe told reporters. "We must let North Korea understand there is no bright future for North Korea if it continues in this way."
He said the Japanese government tracked the launch of the missile and "took all possible measures."
Japan and the US have requested the UN Security Council hold "urgent consultations" at 3 p.m. ET Friday, according to the Ethiopian Mission to the UN. Ethiopian Ambassador Tekeda Alemu is the current UN Security Council president.
Need for more pressure
The launch came just hours after North Korea responded to the United Nations Security Council's unanimous approval of additional sanctions by threatening to "sink" Japan and reduce the US mainland into "ash and darkness."
Those sanctions were prompted by North Korea's sixth nuclear test that occurred on September 3, which Pyongyang said was a successful test of a hydrogen bomb.
That explosion created a magnitude-6.3 tremor, making it the most powerful weapon Pyongyang has ever tested.
The nuclear test prompted discussions inside South Korea about the the redeployment of US tactical nuclear weapons in the country, an idea that the majority of the country's citizens approve of, according to recent polls.
But on Thursday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in dismissed the possibility, warning it could "lead to a nuclear arms race in northeast Asia."
Both Abe and Tillerson called for an intensifying of pressure on North Korea, including the full implementation of the new UN sanctions.
"These continued provocations only deepen North Korea's diplomatic and economic isolation," Tillerson said.
"United Nations Security Council resolutions, including the most recent unanimous sanctions resolution, represent the floor, not the ceiling, of the actions we should take. We call on all nations to take new measures against the Kim regime."
He singled out Chinese oil supplies and Russia's use of North Korean migrant workers as two areas in which the two countries could take "direct action" against North Korea.
Speaking Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua said it was "irresponsible and unhelpful to blame others," adding those parties directly involved in the dispute "should shoulder the responsibility" for it.
North Korea has long maintained it wants nuclear weapons and long-range missiles to deter the United States from attempting to overthrow the regime of Kim Jong Un.
Pyongyang looks at states such as Iraq -- where Saddam Hussein was overthrown by the United States, and Libya -- its late leader, Moammar Gadhafi, gave up his nuclear ambitions for sanctions relief and aid, only to be toppled and killed after the United States intervened in his country's civil unrest -- and believes that only being able to threaten the US mainland with a retaliatory nuclear strike can stop American military intervention.
Many experts say they believe North Korea would not use the weapons first. Kim values his regime's survival above all else and knows the use of a nuclear weapon would start a war he could not win, analysts say.
"This new missile test ... is both a reaction to the stringent UN sanctions of Monday evening and a wake-up call about the limits of sanctions and military threats as a way to change North Korea's behavior," said George A Lopez, a former member of the UN Security Council panel of experts for sanctions on North Korea.
He said Trump should use his speech to the UN General Assembly next week to "demonstrate US leadership in loyalty to all allies in the region and state our commitment to developing new and vibrant security guarantees for all states, including (North Korea), that are not based on the threat or use of nuclear weapons."
The White House has been pursuing a strategy of what it calls "peaceful pressure" in dealing with North Korea -- trying to build a global coalition to squeeze North Korea's revenue and isolate it diplomatically so it will eventually put its missiles on the negotiating table.
China has been key to that strategy, as Beijing accounts for nearly 90% of all of North Korea's imports, according to recent data from the United Nations.
Hours before the launch, Trump touted his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping and their collaboration in addressing North Korea's rapidly escalating missile and nuclear programs.
"We have a very good relationship with China and with the President of China. We are working on different things," Trump said. "I can't tell you, obviously, what I'm working on. But believe me, the people of this country will be very, very safe."
CNN's Taehoon Lee, Junko Ogura, Paula Hancocks and Richard Roth contributed to this report
https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/14/asia/...nch/index.html
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Gee MW, you don't seem to even understand what the North Korea issue is all about or why Trump is using his Summit and Peace Negotiations to try and solve it without another war with North Korea.
This one caught the eye of many also....Quote:
Originally Posted by MW
“If you go out and you want to buy groceries, you need a picture on a card, you need ID,”
Why would that catch your all's "eyes"? You need a photo ID to pay for (buy) your groceries with a check, at least two grocery stores in my city require photo ID to use a credit card, you need photo ID to buy cigarettes, beer, alcohol, and some over the counter medications that you buy at grocery stores, and there's some other items you may also need a photo ID to purchase. You probably should need a photo ID to use a Food Stamp EBT card, but I never see anyone asked for it. So what struck you as strange about his statement? Trump Supporters all knew what he meant.Quote:
Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders
I qualified my comment with "to my knowledge." Sorry, unlike you, I don't profess to know everything about everything. You could have just told me I was wrong and provided a link because wasting all that space to tell me I was wrong wasn't necessary. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Judy
So are you saying all Trump supporters buy cigarettes and beer? Are you saying they all Trump supporters use checks and food stamps? Are you saying all Trump supporters buy over the counter medication that requires an I.D.?Quote:
Originally Posted by Judy
Well, I may not be a Trump cheerleader, but I am a supporter and I always pay cash or use a debit card at the grocery store. No, I don't purchase cigarettes, beer, or any kind of medication requiring an I.D. So no, not all Trump supporters knew what he was talking about. Hmm, maybe he could have been more specific .... just a thought.
You're right, stoptheinvaders, that comment was a little out in left field for us folks that don't smoke cigarettes while getting drunk trying to figure out if we're going to write a check or pay for our groceries with food stamps when we go to the market. :)
Hi MW. Information about the Space Force the president mentions.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018...-military.html
On the issue of ID and groceries, I just assumed he meant when writing a check or at times when ID necessary for credit card purchases.
yes the wall is going up it not invisible our friend live not to far from this & he said it look good . our President should have more Boot's on the ground with gun's if they try to come over shoot in the air . & they will stop .
Trump's Grocery Store Gaffe Matters, but Not for the Reason You ThinkQuote:
Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders
Yes, Trump is out of touch with regular life. All presidents are. This one's ignorance is a problem in other ways.
Eric Boehm|Aug. 1, 2018 4:45 pm
Donald Trump is basically gaffe-proof. But that doesn't mean his factual flubs have nothing to tell us about the man or his policies.
Take what happened in Tampa Tuesday night. Speaking at a rally, the president freewheeled into a rant about the need for Voter ID laws. This is a pretty mainstream Republican idea. Long before Trump was the party's figurehead, GOP politicians were rattling off the same talking point that Trump hit last night: You have to show ID to buy booze or smokes, you have to show ID before you can board a plane, so why shouldn't you have to show ID before entering the Holy of Holies of American democracy, the voting booth?
But Trump added something new to the mix. "You know, if you go out and you want to buy groceries, you need a picture on a card, you need ID," he said. "You go out and you want to buy anything, you need ID and you need your picture."
To clarify: You do not have to show a photo ID before buying bread, eggs, and milk at the local Kroger.
The media jumped on the gaffe, because it was funny and because it made him seem out of touch. But in the same speech Trump said something just as stupid and far more consequential, and it got much less attention. Dismissing worries about his tariffs, Trump claimed that farmers have reacted to China's retaliatory trade barriers by saying "it's OK, we can take it."
In fact, farmers tend to be pretty unhappy about being caught in the middle of Trump's trade war. In Iowa alone, the tit-for-tat tariffs with China could cost them more than $600 million this year, according to an Iowa State study. Farmers and their representatives have been some of the loudest voices opposing Trump's barriers to trade.
Most people in the White House know this. Presumably the president does too. That's why he's sending $12 billion in aidto farmers hurt by the tariffs, an effort that hasn't necessarily won many of them over. "Imagine someone destroys your car and then says I'll give you a ride to the next place you need to go. Well gee, thanks," farmer Mike Petefish told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune last week.
Trump and his top economic advisers continue to be brush off the consequences of his trade war. The president has told supporters not to believe stories about steel-consuming businesses having to lay off workers or close their doors, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has claimed that job losses and higher prices are merely "hiccups along the way."
But Trump has seemed genuinely stupified by the reaction. After being told by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) that farmers "want markets, and not really a payment from the government," the president expressed surprise. "I've never heard of anybody who didn't want a payment from the government," he said, according to an account Moran gave to the Associated Press. That's way more worrying that Trump's peculiar ideas about buying groceries.
I'm not sure many of Trump's supporters will really care about his grocery gaffe. Where most politicians try to fake being a regular guy, Trump happily flaunts the extent to which he isn't like everyone else. He puts his name on the side of huge buildings, rides golden escalators to press conferences, and brags about having never changed a diaper. Almost everything about his personal brand suggests that yes, he's completely out of touch. That's been true for years. It hasn't held him back so far.
Almost anyone who has been successful in national politics is out of touch with regular life. When Hillary Clinton admitted in 2014 that she hadn't driven a car since 1996, it was treated as a major gaffe. But she was just being honest. You can't go grocery shopping or pick up your dry cleaning when you're constantly in a motorcade.
It's not ultimately very important that politicians can quote the price of milk—a classic "gotcha" question, particularly in Britain. But understanding how their policies affect the people who do have to go to the grocery store every week: That's important.
https://reason.com/blog/2018/08/01/t...-matters-but-n
LOL!! Look at all the attention he got from that! Worldwide it seems, while Trump Supporters who actually do buy groceries are going ... what are they talking about and why are they talking about it?
I frequently go grocery shopping with my wife when free on the weekend and she or I have never had to produce an I.D. Cash or a bank debit card is all we ever use.Quote:
Originally Posted by Judy
That's nice, thanks for sharing. I guess that means you don't know about all the other people who write checks and use credit cards and show ID. No surprise.Quote:
Originally Posted by MW
Well, I guess, so as not to sound foolish, Trump should be more specific when making such a comment. While I can't be sure, I'm betting most folks have switched from checks to debit cards when making grocery purchases. I'm also betting it's a minority of folks that use a credit card at the grocery store. This is Trump's booming economy, no reason to use credit cards for grocery purchases. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Judy
The reason they are talking about it .....Quote:
Originally Posted by Judy
Illegals voting in the election is a very serious matter and he had the opportunity to speak forcefully about it. Instead the serious message got lost and all the attention to this very important problem was lost in what many view as his narcissistic need for negative attention.
I use a Credit Card for groceries, and have for years. I also always pay the balance in full every month, no added charge. That being said, I have never been asked for photo ID when using the credit card.Quote:
Originally Posted by MW
Appears to be contagious, too!Quote:
Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders