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God, so glad about the USA election results.
Looks like much of the rest of the world is doing the same. Suck it down, liberal nincompoops. Aa.
The Trump Affect On Ireland's Media
Irish Media In A Trump Meltdown
It appears Trump has affected the Irish media...
Trump sends Irish media into meltdown
John Spain @IrishCentral
Some of the most fraught reaction to Trump has come from the more "intellectual" end of the media spectrum in Ireland, with several writers almost having nervous breakdowns in print. To these emotionally incontinent scribes all we can say is calm down, it's not going to be that bad.Some of the most fraught reaction to Trump has come from the more "intellectual" end of the media spectrum in Ireland, with several writers almost having nervous breakdowns in print. To these emotionally incontinent scribes all we can say is calm down, it's not going to be that bad.GAGE SKIDMORE / FLICKR
Let's all take a very deep breath. Certainly a lot of people in Ireland need to.
The Donald Trump triumph has seen an unprecedented outpouring of disgust, despair and fury from media commentators in Ireland over the past week. This has included predictions that America is doomed, that human rights there have been set back 50 years, that global security is in peril ... and that's just the start of it. It's the end of civilized society, it seems.
Some of the most fraught reaction has come from the more "intellectual" end of the media spectrum here, with several writers almost having nervous breakdowns in print. To these emotionally incontinent scribes all we can say is calm down, it's not going to be that bad.
We're all horrified, but ridiculing Trump and, even worse, patronizing his supporters (they're not "college educated" like us) is not going to get us anywhere.
The media in America are equally aghast, but at least some of them have been trying to figure out how they got it so wrong, instead of just having a whinge-fest. Here, it's simply been an orgy of superiority and derision, with each writer trying to sound more nauseated and outraged than the next.
Of course some of this is understandable. The crude, offensive language used by Trump during the campaign, the name calling, the simplistic slogans (Build the Wall, Lock Her Up, Drain the Swamp, etc.) lowered the election to a depth never before plumbed in a presidential race.
But some of the commentators here who have been most horrified by the Trump victory are now playing the same reductionist game, using simplistic labels instead of a thorough analysis of what was being said.
So they refer to Trump as racist, misogynistic, xenophobic and half a dozen other unacceptable characteristics, often listed in a single sentence. But, despite what he said at various times on the stump, that is a simplistic reduction of what he was trying to articulate.
A big part of the problem with Trump is that, compared to someone like Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, he is barely articulate. He expresses himself clumsily in disjointed phrases instead of in polished, nuanced sentences like a skillful politician.
Let's take the two most quoted examples. He thinks Mexicans are rapists and murderers and he wants to ban Muslims, so that makes him a racist twice over, right? Except that is not exactly what he said. He said some Mexicans who get into the U.S. turn out to be criminal, including rapists and murderers, and there has been a problem trying to remove them and keep them out, which is true. So he wants to build a wall (in other words have a secure southern border).
He said that banning Muslims from entering the country might be necessary "until we can figure out what the hell is going on," referring to an immigration system that has failed to identify radicalized individuals from a Muslim background who might pose a threat to Americans.
Continue reading... very interesting article
It appears Trump has affected the Irish media...
Trump sends Irish media into meltdown
John Spain @IrishCentral
Some of the most fraught reaction to Trump has come from the more "intellectual" end of the media spectrum in Ireland, with several writers almost having nervous breakdowns in print. To these emotionally incontinent scribes all we can say is calm down, it's not going to be that bad.Some of the most fraught reaction to Trump has come from the more "intellectual" end of the media spectrum in Ireland, with several writers almost having nervous breakdowns in print. To these emotionally incontinent scribes all we can say is calm down, it's not going to be that bad.GAGE SKIDMORE / FLICKR
Let's all take a very deep breath. Certainly a lot of people in Ireland need to.
The Donald Trump triumph has seen an unprecedented outpouring of disgust, despair and fury from media commentators in Ireland over the past week. This has included predictions that America is doomed, that human rights there have been set back 50 years, that global security is in peril ... and that's just the start of it. It's the end of civilized society, it seems.
Some of the most fraught reaction has come from the more "intellectual" end of the media spectrum here, with several writers almost having nervous breakdowns in print. To these emotionally incontinent scribes all we can say is calm down, it's not going to be that bad.
We're all horrified, but ridiculing Trump and, even worse, patronizing his supporters (they're not "college educated" like us) is not going to get us anywhere.
The media in America are equally aghast, but at least some of them have been trying to figure out how they got it so wrong, instead of just having a whinge-fest. Here, it's simply been an orgy of superiority and derision, with each writer trying to sound more nauseated and outraged than the next.
Of course some of this is understandable. The crude, offensive language used by Trump during the campaign, the name calling, the simplistic slogans (Build the Wall, Lock Her Up, Drain the Swamp, etc.) lowered the election to a depth never before plumbed in a presidential race.
But some of the commentators here who have been most horrified by the Trump victory are now playing the same reductionist game, using simplistic labels instead of a thorough analysis of what was being said.
So they refer to Trump as racist, misogynistic, xenophobic and half a dozen other unacceptable characteristics, often listed in a single sentence. But, despite what he said at various times on the stump, that is a simplistic reduction of what he was trying to articulate.
A big part of the problem with Trump is that, compared to someone like Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, he is barely articulate. He expresses himself clumsily in disjointed phrases instead of in polished, nuanced sentences like a skillful politician.
Let's take the two most quoted examples. He thinks Mexicans are rapists and murderers and he wants to ban Muslims, so that makes him a racist twice over, right? Except that is not exactly what he said. He said some Mexicans who get into the U.S. turn out to be criminal, including rapists and murderers, and there has been a problem trying to remove them and keep them out, which is true. So he wants to build a wall (in other words have a secure southern border).
He said that banning Muslims from entering the country might be necessary "until we can figure out what the hell is going on," referring to an immigration system that has failed to identify radicalized individuals from a Muslim background who might pose a threat to Americans.
Continue reading... very interesting article
M Flynn Jr storiies
Mile Flynn Jr. was able to resign from the Trump Transition Team only seconds before the word came down from the boss himself that he was to be fired.
The reason? It had been discovered Flynn Jr. had been the originator and spreader of utterly false social media stories linking Hillary Clinton with a ring of pedaphiles. The fairy tale is jnown as pizzagate and was the cause of a shooting in Washington, DC this weekend.
Of concern to many is that M Flynn Sr, who is Trump's National Security Advisor seems to have also been the originator of multiple false stories about Mrs. Clinton.
The reason? It had been discovered Flynn Jr. had been the originator and spreader of utterly false social media stories linking Hillary Clinton with a ring of pedaphiles. The fairy tale is jnown as pizzagate and was the cause of a shooting in Washington, DC this weekend.
Of concern to many is that M Flynn Sr, who is Trump's National Security Advisor seems to have also been the originator of multiple false stories about Mrs. Clinton.
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Time Magazine's Person of the year
Trump, as expected is the recipient this year.
I know there's a lot of other people deserving to be given this yearly recognition and so my question is who would have you preferred and why?
Thanks for your read and comments if any.
I know there's a lot of other people deserving to be given this yearly recognition and so my question is who would have you preferred and why?
Thanks for your read and comments if any.
The DREAMERS
DREAMERS.. WHO THEY ARE... AND WHAT IS MEANT BY DREAMERS
The DREAM Act House (HR1842) and Senate (S952) bills outline who comprises DREAMers (they are only 23 pages long and available on line).
Advocates, including President Obama, always describe DREAMers as top high school graduates who were ‘brought into the country illegally at age five by their parents and know only the U.S. as their homeland”. Indeed that is a very compelling group. If the DREAM Act were limited to them alone, it would have passed easily 10 years ago. But in fact, the DREAM legislation benefits a much broader group of illegal immigrants than that.
According to the bills, “DREAMers” include any illegal immigrant who claims they came into the country before the age of 16, has been here continuously for five years, and is currently under 35 years old. But these requirements can be waived for ‘hardship’ ((sec 5 (2)), and if there are any knowingly-made false statements about entry dates etc., section 7 of the legislation assures that the applicant would still be protected from deportation.
DREAMers have to have either obtained a high school diploma or a GED -- both of which they can do off-campus and on-line. There is no English language requirement. There is no requirement to graduate from college – only attend two years (at a four-year college) or serve (two of eight years) in the military. DREAMers can even have been convicted of various crimes and have served time in an American prison (sec. 3 (D)) and still maintain a work visa (and under the legislation, eventually get a green card). The legislation specifies that the bills set no limit to the number of beneficiaries (sec. 3 (f)).
There are over 11 million (some say 20) illegal immigrants presently living in the United States; most of them are under the age of 35. Obviously millions could qualify for DREAM Act benefits.
Trump’s softened stance on Dreamers provokes cheers, skepticism
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Donald Trump’s apparent softening of his stance on illegal immigrant Dreamers produced wildly divergent reactions Wednesday, with some activists cheering a shift while others said they don’t believe the president-elect has changed one bit, and still intends to deport migrants as soon as he takes office.
“We’re going to work something out that’s going to make people happy and proud,” Mr. Trump said in an interview with Time magazine. “They got brought here at a very young age, they’ve worked here, they’ve gone to school here. Some were good students. Some have wonderful jobs. And they’re in never-never land because they don’t know what’s going to happen.”
The president-elect indicated he still wants to cancel Mr. Obama’s 2012 amnesty, Time reported, but did not suggest deporting the hundreds of thousands who already gained tentative legal status under the Obama program.
In the Senate, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who are trying to defend Dreamers said they were “encouraged” by Mr. Trump’s new tone.
But Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice, a leading immigrant rights advocacy, said he’s not buying a softening in Mr. Trump’s stance.
“We’ve seen this movie before,” he said. “Recall that Trump’s supposed ‘softening’ this summer was followed by his darkest and most nativist immigration speech in Phoenix.”
House Democrats said they’re not waiting around to see which version of Mr. Trump emerges next year. Instead they demanded President Obama intervene and issue a blanket pardon to more than 740,000 Dreamers — young-adult illegal immigrants who came forward under an amnesty Mr. Obama announced in 2012.
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The DREAM Act House (HR1842) and Senate (S952) bills outline who comprises DREAMers (they are only 23 pages long and available on line).
Advocates, including President Obama, always describe DREAMers as top high school graduates who were ‘brought into the country illegally at age five by their parents and know only the U.S. as their homeland”. Indeed that is a very compelling group. If the DREAM Act were limited to them alone, it would have passed easily 10 years ago. But in fact, the DREAM legislation benefits a much broader group of illegal immigrants than that.
According to the bills, “DREAMers” include any illegal immigrant who claims they came into the country before the age of 16, has been here continuously for five years, and is currently under 35 years old. But these requirements can be waived for ‘hardship’ ((sec 5 (2)), and if there are any knowingly-made false statements about entry dates etc., section 7 of the legislation assures that the applicant would still be protected from deportation.
DREAMers have to have either obtained a high school diploma or a GED -- both of which they can do off-campus and on-line. There is no English language requirement. There is no requirement to graduate from college – only attend two years (at a four-year college) or serve (two of eight years) in the military. DREAMers can even have been convicted of various crimes and have served time in an American prison (sec. 3 (D)) and still maintain a work visa (and under the legislation, eventually get a green card). The legislation specifies that the bills set no limit to the number of beneficiaries (sec. 3 (f)).
There are over 11 million (some say 20) illegal immigrants presently living in the United States; most of them are under the age of 35. Obviously millions could qualify for DREAM Act benefits.
Trump’s softened stance on Dreamers provokes cheers, skepticism
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Donald Trump’s apparent softening of his stance on illegal immigrant Dreamers produced wildly divergent reactions Wednesday, with some activists cheering a shift while others said they don’t believe the president-elect has changed one bit, and still intends to deport migrants as soon as he takes office.
“We’re going to work something out that’s going to make people happy and proud,” Mr. Trump said in an interview with Time magazine. “They got brought here at a very young age, they’ve worked here, they’ve gone to school here. Some were good students. Some have wonderful jobs. And they’re in never-never land because they don’t know what’s going to happen.”
The president-elect indicated he still wants to cancel Mr. Obama’s 2012 amnesty, Time reported, but did not suggest deporting the hundreds of thousands who already gained tentative legal status under the Obama program.
In the Senate, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who are trying to defend Dreamers said they were “encouraged” by Mr. Trump’s new tone.
But Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice, a leading immigrant rights advocacy, said he’s not buying a softening in Mr. Trump’s stance.
“We’ve seen this movie before,” he said. “Recall that Trump’s supposed ‘softening’ this summer was followed by his darkest and most nativist immigration speech in Phoenix.”
House Democrats said they’re not waiting around to see which version of Mr. Trump emerges next year. Instead they demanded President Obama intervene and issue a blanket pardon to more than 740,000 Dreamers — young-adult illegal immigrants who came forward under an amnesty Mr. Obama announced in 2012.
Read more...
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Lock Her UP!..Uuhh.....
Trump Admits His Threat To Lock Up Clinton Was Just For Show
“That plays great before the election. Now, we don’t care, right?”
12/09/2016 09:00 pm ET
Mollie Reilly
Deputy Politics Editor, The Huffington Post
President-elect Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday.
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday acknowledged his threat to imprison Hillary Clinton for using a private email server during her time as secretary of state was simply an appeal to win voters.
As Trump spoke at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as part of his post-election “Thank You Tour,” some supporters began chanting “lock her up” ? a common refrain during the Republican convention and Trump’s campaign events.
“No, it’s okay,” Trump said as the crowd jeered a reference to Clinton. “Forget it. That plays great before the election. Now, we don’t care, right?”
Trump threatened during the second presidential debate to prosecute Clinton.
“I didn’t think I’d say this, but I’m going to say it, and I hate to say it, but if I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation because there has never been so many lies, so much deception, there has never been anything like it and we’re going to have a special prosecutor,” he said.
Trump backed away from that claim shortly after the election, telling The New York Times he doesn’t “want to hurt the Clintons.”
“She went through a lot and suffered greatly in many different ways,” Trump said.
That sentiment doesn’t sit well with many Trump supporters. A HuffPost/YouGov survey found that 68 percent of Trump voters favor the president-elect appointing a special prosecutor to investigate Clinton.
HuffPost
“That plays great before the election. Now, we don’t care, right?”
12/09/2016 09:00 pm ET
Mollie Reilly
Deputy Politics Editor, The Huffington Post
President-elect Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday.
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday acknowledged his threat to imprison Hillary Clinton for using a private email server during her time as secretary of state was simply an appeal to win voters.
As Trump spoke at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as part of his post-election “Thank You Tour,” some supporters began chanting “lock her up” ? a common refrain during the Republican convention and Trump’s campaign events.
“No, it’s okay,” Trump said as the crowd jeered a reference to Clinton. “Forget it. That plays great before the election. Now, we don’t care, right?”
Trump threatened during the second presidential debate to prosecute Clinton.
“I didn’t think I’d say this, but I’m going to say it, and I hate to say it, but if I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation because there has never been so many lies, so much deception, there has never been anything like it and we’re going to have a special prosecutor,” he said.
Trump backed away from that claim shortly after the election, telling The New York Times he doesn’t “want to hurt the Clintons.”
“She went through a lot and suffered greatly in many different ways,” Trump said.
That sentiment doesn’t sit well with many Trump supporters. A HuffPost/YouGov survey found that 68 percent of Trump voters favor the president-elect appointing a special prosecutor to investigate Clinton.
HuffPost
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What happens if China refuses to return the navy drone they stole?
This is interesting.
What's ahead between China and the US as a result of stealing the US Navy drone.
First it was located 56 miles west of the Philippine's bay which is an International water.
Second what's possible implications can possibly affect the two countries' relationship?
Anyone?
Note: China had been building massive military post in disputed waters and now this.
What's ahead between China and the US as a result of stealing the US Navy drone.
First it was located 56 miles west of the Philippine's bay which is an International water.
Second what's possible implications can possibly affect the two countries' relationship?
Anyone?
Note: China had been building massive military post in disputed waters and now this.
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