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THE NSC REORGANIZATION KERFUFFLE: In terms of organizing and sizing the National Security Council, Trump can do just about anything he wants. The NSC works for him. He can staff it to meet his needs. To say he can’t is Fake News.
The UPI dispatch covers the basics.
Trump also has pared the council tosix deputy national security advisers, compared to the23 on Obama’s council.Long overdue. Obama stacked his NSC with cronies. Loyalty to him came first. Having political chums or relatives in the mainstream media was an additional qualifier. It sure wasn’t military experience or other types of rubber-meets-the-road national security experience.
Last night Glenn fisked Susan Rice’s latest act of naked hypocrisy. “The troika made up of Susan Rice, Samantha Power, and Hillary Clinton was perhaps the most disastrous foreign policy crew in American history.” Glenn was elaborating on this post at booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com.
Trump has decided to downgrade NSC participation by the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. However, they are statutory advisers.
However, the mainstream media and usual suspects are acting like the DNI and Chairman JCS are out of the loop. They aren’t. The BBC reports they’ll attend NSC Principals Committee meetings when discussions pertain to their areas.
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IMMIGRATION OFFICERS’ UNION PRESIDENT ON TRUMP BAN: I Don’t See It As A Bad Thing.
“Palinkas said he believes restricting access from the seven predominantly Muslim countries that were designated as harboring terrorists under former President Barack Obama will disrupt sleeper cell activity on U.S. soil.”
Jesse RodriguezVerified account @JesseRodriguez 2h2 hours ago DHS confirms to @NBCNews: All individuals detained at US airports following Trump executive order were released last night
Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor 2h2 hours ago You mean all those people tweeting about DHS "black sites" were just bullshitting and passing around bad info? Huh.
"Green Card nonsense was a bad mistake.
DAN MCLAUGHLIN: Refugee Madness: Trump Is Wrong, But His Liberal Critics Are Crazy.
ANYTHING TO KEEP UP THE HYSTERIA: Washington Post Solicits Immigration Sob Stories.
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BREAKING: Trump to announce Supreme Court pick at 8pm Eastern Tomorrow night.
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I wish that I didn't have to post this in such an ill-conceived thread, but...............
Update: The suspects have been identified by Radio-Canada, and … expect some throat-clearing on this one (via Christine Rousselle):
According to Radio-Canada and LCN, the two suspects in Sunday’s terror attacks on a mosque in Quebec City are Alexandre Bissonnette and Mohamed Khadir.
One of the suspects were arrested at the scene, while a second called 911 himself and was arrested around 9 p.m., just over an hour after the first 911 calls came in at 7:55 p.m., police said Monday morning during a news conference involving the Sûreté du Québec, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Quebec City police and Montreal police.
They were not known to police and the investigation into a possible motive continues, said superintendent Martin Plante of the RCMP’s C Division
At least one name suggests that the attack wasn’t entirely intended to divide people of different faiths, but even that is still a leap until we see some evidence of motive.
It’s intriguing, though, that one of them called 911 to turn himself in.
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DOCTORS ONLY TAKE CASH? Everybody, Especially Patients, Wins.
Time has a great story about bringing basic market forces to medicine. Titled “,” the article uses the Oklahoma City Surgery Center as a model for a different way of doing business. Co-founded by the outspoken libertarian Keith Smith and Steven Lantier, two anesthesiologists, the center takes no insurance whatsoever. Instead, they take cash only and advertise and guarantee their prices and services. The result is pretty goddamned amazing:The all-inclusive price for every operation is listed on the website. A rotator-cuff repair for the shoulder costs $8,260. A surgical procedure for carpal tunnel syndrome is $2,750. Setting and casting a basic broken leg: $1,925….The Surgery Center would charge $19,000 for [patient Art Villa’s] whole-knee replacement, a discount of nearly 50% on what Villa expected to be charged at his local hospital. And that price would include everything from airfare to the organization’s only facility, in Oklahoma City, to medications and physical therapy. If unforeseen complications arose during or after the procedure, the Surgery Center would cover those costs. Villa wouldn’t see another bill.The savings for Villa’s surgery were so awesome that his company footed the bill. Others are following suit.
Faster please — the insurance-for-everything model has been a disaster.
FAKE NEWS: More False Claims About ObamaCare.
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The reaction to Trump’s executive order has been enormous, so it’s useful to remember that the scale of what happened over the weekend was not, per this report:A Department of Homeland Security official said the travel ban affected 375 travelers, 173 of whom were denied entry to the country prior to boarding flights headed to the U.S. The official said 109 people who were in transit to the U.S. were denied entry and 81 people were granted waivers because of their legal permanent resident or special immigrant visa status.This USA Today report has some more detail:
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A few camo wearing counter protestors have shown up to airports to counter protest.
Apparently a few conservatives don't have jobs. Maybe Trump will deliver that job he promised them.
"Cash me ousside."
Authentic PPP Gibberish -
Was that meathead lambasting white people?
No..................
Just a regular democrat meathead.
So ...............probably will win the chairmanship
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Next time I'm in New York, I'm driving drunk simply because, if there are no negative outcomes, it's apparently okay.
Yeah Tom...........like you weren't gonna do that anyway.............
Temporarily banning migrants from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen has brought help from the Muslim world.
President Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman agreed on creating a safe zone for Muslim refugees within the Middle East, the New Indian Express (as well as Reuters and Bloomberg) reported.
Conservatives have long asked why America and Europe must take in refugees when their Arab Muslim neighbors have the money to help their fellow Muslims.
Trump is trying to make it so.
I read that the 'stars' are falling all over themselves at tonight's SAG awards to see who can "Streep" Trump the best.
Good thing I have a Henry Fonda Western on.
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Equality under the law ?.........................nah!
IT’S COME TO THIS:
Bill DeBlasio (D-NY) “told CNN’s Jake Tapper that it is OK to shield undocumented immigrants who drive drunk from federal authorities if it does not ‘lead to any other negative outcome.’”
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Fortunately, the democrats have seemed to learned very little from November, and they cling to their excuses like life rafts.
From Daily Kos
Our top two DNC-chair candidates were not at Women's March, which proves misplaced priorities
I’ve all but tuned-out the DNC chairman’s race. Some of you still think it’s about Clinton Democrats versus Sanders Democrats, but it’s not. It’s about a bunch of guys looking to maintain the status quo, offering no serious proposals to reform the primary system or how state parties get funded. They all seem to be running for “party chair on TV” rather than offering anything even remotely looking like real change. And on the merits, there is zero distinction between them.
If you want to get excited because one supported Bernie Sanders and the other did not, then knock yourself out. Either way, it’s not going to change the party one whit. And how can you tell? Because while millions of Dems were marching in the street this Saturday, most of these guys had different priorities.
Vincent Tolliver, candidate for DNC chair, blames Clinton loss on Tim Kaine
DNC candidates spend big on chair race
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Well, if Obamacare wasn’t dead before, it will be after you see this ad. Check it out:
Inspired by @captdope, here's a commercial for HEALTH INSURANCE. http://Healthcare.gov - get what's yours #pullthisad
‘This is why Trump won’: Lena Dunham gets naked in new ‘ad’ for ObamacareI assume her post about the refugees will have her in stirrups........
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California drought conditions have improved dramatically
“Sierra Nevada snowpack measured 197 percent of average…
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The British Medical Association has said pregnant women should not be called "expectant mothers" as it could offend transgender people.
Instead, they should call them "pregnant people" so as not to upset intersex and transgender men, the union has said.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
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WELL, GOOD, BECAUSE THAT WAS A BIG MISTAKE:
White House Official, in Reversal, Says Green Card Holders Won’t Be Barred.
FAKE NEWS:
Narrative uber alles.
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Susan Rice, policy wonk and former Dukakis & Clinton aide, who had no military experience whatsoever* before getting tapped as National Security Advisor by the Obama administration in 2013, blasts Trump’s decision to “remove military advice” from the National Security Council.Conveniently not mentioned is that Rice was replaced as National Security Advisor by LTG Michael T. “Mike” Flynn, USA (Ret).I swear, Susan, self awareness is so rare these days it should be considered a f$cking super power.
The troika made up of Susan Rice, Samantha Power, and Hillary Clinton was perhaps the most disastrous foreign policy crew in American history. She’s got no room to talk.
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@nytimes
Breaking News: 1 U.S. commando was killed and 4 were hurt in President Trump's first counterterrorism offensive twitter.com/i/web/status/8
BREAKING. After Eight Years Military Casualties Are Front Page News Again
Via a New York Times news alert:
I’m not opposed to military casualties being given front page billing. If you get killed in the service of your nation the least you have a right to expect is some acknowledgement of your sacrifice. And in a society based on democratic principles, the public, acting through its elected representatives, has the right and the duty to decide whether our policy goals are worth the lives of the young men and women we send off to accomplish those goals. What I am opposed to is the media using military casualties as a cudgel to beat Republican presidents while failing to acknowledge that they even happen when a Democrat is in the the White House.
It isn’t like the Obama years have been bloodless:
"http://thefallen.militarytimes.com/search?year=2016%20target="href="http://thefallen.militarytimes.com/search?year=2016%20target="
2016… 19 US servicemembers died in combat operations.
2015… 28 US servicemembers died in combat operations.
2014… 60 US servicemembers died in combat operations.
2013… 132 US servicemembers died in combat operations.
2012…314 US servicemembers died in combat operations.
2011… 467 US servicemembers died in combat operations.
2010… 559 US servicemembers died in combat operations.
2009… 459 US servicemembers died in combat operations.
At some point, shortly after January 20, 2009, deaths in combat ceased to be a concern to the US media. But now that there is a Republican in the White House, we can expect to be kept much more up to date on military casualties.
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Tom Nichols is as big a NeverTrumper as there is, but he understands the strategy. And even he’s getting impatient with the opposition.
Stephen MillerVerified account @redsteeze 16h16 hours agProtests were happening at airports and Trump smiled and said "Look how it's working at airports already" His attitude is he won
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In a better world, the main story today would be how the Trump Administration botched the rollout of this executive order;
but instead, liberal/media/elite reaction gives President Trump another win.
Do you want more Trump? Because explosive anger mixed with sanctimony is how you get more Trump
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If you both used your brains, you'd see that B-Man's most recent article posted a condemnation of the Trump administration if certain allegations were true.
But hey, why read and think?
Thanks, but do not bother, (I even Highlighted it........lol)
They have little interest in reading.................and certainly not thinking.
Anyone who actually followed the election and read...........knows where the right stood.
They supported multiple other candidates before The Donald
But Gator and EII have their narrow minded narrative, and when I post something to show a view different from theirs........they cannot handle it.
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Agreed. I feel like a lot of this comes down to next Thursday, when he announces his court for SCOTUS. Will he give the right what they want? Probably. But not because it is in the interest of the right, but because the media schittstorm to follow will be pretty epic.
Conservatives, yes. Republicans, not so much.
I agree, but FireChan had specifically said "the Right"
so I reminded those, with an IQ of 3 digits, that most Conservatives had supported multiple other candidates, not the Donald.
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To be fair, neither has the right.
Conservatives have ALWAYS pointed out that Trump was not one of them.
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Trump's leadership team
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