First... The food in New Orleans is beyond compare. Insanely good.
Second, the entire political landscape of the country I reside was up-ended. Flynn was shown to be dishonest... too dishonest for a guy who Politifact.com registers that seventy percent, 70%!!!, of things said are "Mostly False", "False", or, the "I wish it were literal", "Pants on Fire".
I thought a meteorologist was the only profession you could be wrong half the time and still keep your job. I guess we can add "President Of The United States of America" to that list.
Here's the jist... "Flynn spoke to Russia"... That is the spin. Trying to defuse the bomb after it exploded. Flynn spoke, multiple times, to a RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. KGB, Boris and Natasha types, ya know... The "bad guy" in any movie from the early to mid 80's.
This just adds to the fire of the "Russian Problem" plaguing this fledgling administration.
From the beginning, 45 has been slurping the bung of Putin. His rhetoric of, "If the U.S. and Russia get along, that's a good thing." is not without a measure of veracity. It would be like saying, "It is easier to throw a football if your arm is not broken." Falls into the "No shit" category.
The big hiccup between the two nations right now are the sanctions enacted by the last good President. these sanctions were put in place for the whole Crimera annexation. Meaning Putin told a country "I must break you", all Drago, Rocky IV, like.
These sanctions specifically target Russia's economy via their energy sector. The sanctions state no U.S. Oil and Gas company can do business with or in Russia. No U.S. bank can do loans with a Russian energy outfit. That sort of thing...
These sanctions, that are WORKING, are in a fair bit of jeopardy.
The new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, has been on the job for little less than a month. Not one interview. Not one press conference. Not one public appearance.
LOOK!!! LOOK!!! OVER HERE!!!! DOPEY 45 IS SAYING SOMETHING STUPID!!! Pay no attention to the ex-head of fucking EXXON as he is now in position to lift the sanctions against Russia. The sanctions that I wrote about not three paragraphs ago. I will save your eyes the trip. "The sanctions state no U.S. Oil and Gas company can do business with or in Russia."
It is smoke and mirrors, people.
Along with the smack your head-ness of, "The White House is leaking stories of corruption like a sieve!!! We must do something about these leaks!!!"
Here is a suggestion... How about you don't be so fucking corrupt? Try that on for size, Pum'kin.
Another concern is how much business 45 did or is still in cahoots with Russia. The main reason people wanted to see 45's tax returns was for the potential conflict of interests. Russia being at the top of the list.
And we STILL have not seen said tax returns. I am debating starting a "Returner Movement". I will scour, at my own risk of sanity loss, all 45's old tweets and interviews regarding President Obama's birth certificate. I will replace "birth certificate" with "tax returns". "Obama" to "Der Gropenfuhrer" (Miracle get's cred for that one).
Seriously... Until we see tax returns, no more executive actions. The minority of people may have voted him in, making him the "electoral college-ically elected" president... Fine, let's see if he is 1) Competent enough (Already proving to be not so). 2) Not have conflicts of interest (Gimme those tax returns!).
Conflict of interest being that he will allow his ex-Exxon CEO Secretary of State to lift sanctions against Russia because he has Exxon Mobil stock or something, thereby weakening our position against Russia, while lining his pockets with part of a possible $500,000,000,000.00 deal. Lot's of zeros, I know... just say "half a TRILLION dollars".
For a piece of THAT pie, a "business man" the likes of 45, would do just about anything... including selling out American interests, hell... selling out Human Interests... just to ensure he stays rich. Not GETS rich... STAYS rich.
I said human interests mainly because Crimea... Still a thing. Rebels backed by the Russians are still fighting Crimeans. People are still dying.
The last concern is the Russian hacking of the election. People may or may not be up to speed on what exactly that means. First, every intelligence agency that we have, has reported that their was involvement by STATE SPONSORED Russian hackers to manipulate the election.
One aspect of he hacking entailed the proliferation of hundreds, if not thousands of false stories painting Secretary Clinton in an unfavorable light. If you took more than five seconds to read and determine that the story was completely fictional, then you were part of the problem.
I am surrounded by people who, when offered morsels like that, licked the plate clean and asked for seconds.
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I was at work, talking to some 45 supporters. I said, "Even you guys will admit, that by all that you know and have witnessed, Obama was a decent husband and father."
I could see the recalcitrance to admit even that... but got the "Yeah... We'll give you that."
"So, if you heard that a prominent figure paid Russian prostitutes to urinate on each other and a bed that his rival had once slept in, would you be more likely to believe that Trump did that or Obama did?"
"Go away, Dougie."
"Have a nice day, Gents."
I know my Dad thinks I probably should not write this... Figuring I will be "targeted" for reprisal. While I appreciate that sentiment, I fear not saying anything more. They only win we do nothing.
I know the news is being de-legitimized and it is just a fucking beating to watch. If I helped explain this whole thing and made it more easy to digest for at least one person... I done my part.
Nemnogo,
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