Sunday, November 11, 2018

Jackass Rohrabacher dispatched by Democrat; Trump an international embarrassment. Again.


Dana Rohrabacher, a pro-Russia Republican, narrowly loses House seat
(Washington Post)
     A Republican congressman known for his outspoken support for Russian President Vladimir Putin narrowly lost his Orange County, Calif., seat after 15 terms, a defeat that helped Democrats further solidify their House majority.
     Democrat Harley Rouda, a real estate executive, beat Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in one of the state’s most closely watched congressional races, the Associated Press projected on Saturday. Rohrabacher’s strong identification with President Trump and his unabashed support for Russia had made him ripe for a challenge in an affluent district that went for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
. . .
     Rohrabacher’s friendliness toward Russia has raised eyebrows over the years and became a focal point in the race. Referred to as “Putin’s favorite congressman,” the longtime Republican lawmaker has said that Putin beat him in a drunken arm-wrestling match in the early 1990s to decide who won the Cold War.
     The FBI warned Rohrabacher in 2012 that Russian spies were actively trying to recruit him. In 2015, Rohrabacher met with a woman in Russia who was later charged in the United States with spying for Moscow, an indictment the lawmaker called “bogus.”
     And he has expressed doubts about the intelligence community’s consensus that Russia interfered in the 2016 election….

French President Rebukes Trump’s “America First” Mantra
(Mother Jones)
     “Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism,” he said as Trump looked on uncomfortably.
     President Donald Trump’s troubled trip to France took a turn for the worse on Sunday. After Trump faced international criticism Saturday for skipping a planned visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery to honor soldiers killed in World War I, he received a new rebuke from French President Emmanuel Macron, who took a barely veiled swipe at Trump’s foreign policy during a ceremony Sunday commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of the war.
     “Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism,” Macron said at the Armistice Day event, speaking in French. “By saying, ‘Our interests first, who cares about the others,’ we erase what a nation holds dearest, what gives it life, what gives it grace, and what is essential: its moral values.”….


8 comments:

Anonymous said...

That French president nailed it. Merci, Sir President of France.

Anonymous said...

I presume you mean that Democrats fit that to a "T" meaning transparency. Not so for many Republican congressional and White House staffers: sad that the Democracy of America has come to "TWEETS" from an inarticulate president who is unable to provide " EVIDENCE" FOR ALL THE CLAIMS HE MAKES. CLEARLY AN UNEDUCATED MAN WHO BOUGHT HIS WAY THROUGH PREP SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.
SAD FOR HIM, FOR US, FOR HUMANITY.

Anonymous said...

6:33, you are commenting on the wrong post, lol. Well done. Democrats transparent? You honestly believe ANY of our politicians are transparent? Please don’t be so naive and ignorant. They are 90% self serving, egotistical, corrupt and ugly. They are only transparent when it suits them. By to a “t”, I mean by the current youth wave of mostly democrats and their immature assessments. “They suck”. Great way to make changes. Now go away and buy a vowel!

Anonymous said...

You may have earned a 2 on the AP History and, maybe, a 1 on Philosophy. Nes pas?

Anonymous said...

9:03 don’t be an elitist douche.

Anonymous said...

The elitist at 9:03 isnt very elite - n’est-ce pas? It’s fun to watch folks like that expose themselves as the dolts they really are.

Anonymous said...

9:04 right back at you, douchebag. The snotty responses from you and you friend are perfect. Self absorbed, arrogant, over educated, truly underachieving losers teaching at a community college. After working around you asses for 25+ years, it’s absolutely true. Those who can’t, teach. Those who can’t teach become administrators. Pathetic! Whole system needs a major housecleaning!

Roy Bauer said...

OK, let's have no more "douchebag" talk. Good grief.

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