Donald Trump Jr. and his emails

[ChrisTex]

It was merely to be used as an example on why some people choose not to work.

The amount/type of work + distance+ pay =do I work my butt off for next to nothing or receive benefits for just slightly lower than what I would get at this job.

I am 99.99% positive that episode aired on Sky(not sure when).

 

[snpark]

Of course the simple thing would have 2 votes, one for your local MP / Senator etc etc for your state, and then one where you just vote who you want to be President, A or B. When it is about voting for the party, maybe some people don't like their State rep but like the nominee for President - e.g you might have a great Democrat for your state but vote for the Republican for POTUS (if that makes sense) It should just be a clear vote where everyone in the country votes for either Trump or Clinton. Then you get a clear popular vote result. At the same time you can vote for your local politician for your state for whatever party you want.

 

[Pimpin]

Clinton would have been worst than Trump. A vote for Clinton was a vote for "business as usual"; no real change which would be worst for the country and world for that matter.

I didn't vote nor have I followed Trump's Presidency starting from him running to lead the Republican party but for opening up the odd article, reading numerous headlines and catching a couple of video snippets, plus the odd tweet by Trump glaring at me just because I opened a news site. I new the whole affair would be one continuous shitshow and I too would get sick of it. Decided to avoid mostly and fill my mind with "useful information of my choosing".

Not much has changed in politics. I've had an eye on it since I was a kid. I saw a duopoly in the states made up of people involved not for the people but for themselves and their back scratchers. The system favours greatly the two parties which are in cahoots with each other even though they want to appear to be so different. It's one of the sickest jokes put on the American public and they continue to be duped. Corporate rules and dictates.

Because of this belief I preferred Trump winning because thought he would be funnier. No contest Vs Hiliary. Now he's just kind of sad; mentally flawed.

Business as usual wouldn't change a thing. Change comes from much becoming much worst. Trump may go down in history as the catalyst for that much needed change. One sign of change already stems from him pulling out of the Paris agreement. It has banded many populations together including mayors all over the US to forge forward in it's quest to create energy from renewables.

 

[waarmstrong]

Its always the other guy who is duped.

 

[Pimpin]

We've all been duped into one thing or the other. I haven't been, involving this particular topic.

Of real value over the big picture how do these two parties differ? Do you believe practically having a duopoly over the system is better for Americans and the world as opposed to having multiple parties involved? Do lobbyists inhance quality of life for the majority? Does big business not have one of the largest influences on decisions made by big government? Are the interests of the great majority being met and making that so, closest to the hearts of politicians?

 

[waarmstrong]

I don't detect any historically difference in the alignments of power and influence today versus all times since the founding. That being said, I note as well that the US has made gradual, halting progress in enlarging the franchise and expanding equity and justice. It's not a straight line, but progress nonetheless. Most significant, broadly applied improvements come when the country is in crisis and usually when a Democratic administration is at the helm.

 

[R Cameron]

Business as usual wouldn't change a thing. Change comes from much becoming much worst. Trump may go down in history as the catalyst for that much needed change.

I couldn't hold my nose hard enough to vote for Trump, but I do agree with this sentiment. Despite how currently painful it is to watch, I do think this Trump presidency is better in the long-term than a Hillary presidency.

 

[ChrisTex]

In other news, Kidrock and Caitlyn Jenner are wanting to run for Senate in their states. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has hinted he will run for the 2020 Presidential election.

 

[fastpitch17]

From Wikipedia. Celebrities that held public office.

• Al Franken (Democrat) (U.S. Senator, Minnesota; incumbent)
• Alan Autry (Republican) (Mayor of Fresno, California)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) (Governor of California)
• Ben Jones (Democrat) (U.S. Congressman, 4th District of Georgia)
• Clint Eastwood (Republican, but describes himself as libertarian) (Mayor of Carmel, California)
• Donald Trump (Republican) (President of the United States)
• Fred Grandy (Republican) (U.S. Representative, Iowa)
• Fred Thompson (Republican) (U.S. Senator, Tennessee and unsuccessful presidential candidate)
• George Murphy (Republican) (U.S. Senator, California)
• Helen Gahagan (Democrat) (U.S. Representative, 14th District of California)
• Jack Kelly, mayor of Huntington Beach, Calif.
• Jerry Springer (Democrat) (Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio)
• Jesse Ventura (formerly Reform; currently Independence Party of Minnesota) (Governor of Minnesota)
• John Davis Lodge (Republican) (Governor of Connecticut)
• John Gavin (Republican) (U.S. diplomat; Ambassador to Mexico)
• Jon Runyan (Republican) (U.S. Representative of 3rd District of New Jersey)
• Kal Penn (Democrat) (Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement for the Barack Obama administration)
• Melissa Gilbert (Democrat)
• Nancy Kulp (Democrat) (unsuccessful nominee for U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania)
• Raj Bhakta (Republican) (unsuccessful candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania)
• Ralph Waite (Democrat) (unsuccessful nominee for U.S. House of Representatives)
• Robert Montgomery (Republican)
• Ronald Reagan (Republican) (Governor of California, President of the United States)
• Sean Duffy (Republican) U.S. Representative, 7th District of Wisconsin
• Sheila Kuehl (Democrat) (California State Senator)
• Shirley Temple Black (Republican) (U.S. diplomat; Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, Chief of Protocol of the United States)
• Sonny Bono (Republican) (U.S. Representative, 44th District of California)
• Stephen Peace (Democrat) (California State Senator)
• Wendell Corey (City councilman of Santa Monica, California), (Republican) (unsuccessful candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, California), 1966