greg1647545532 Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Not sure how that happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 WTF is up with you and fashion? Emoji's have nothing to do with fashion. I don't agree with this statement. Fashion is not limited to clothing, although clothing is a huge part of fashion. Fashion as a broader construct and a subset of art has to do with trends that impact aesthetic representations. Emjoi's fall well under that, a representation of a person as part of their lifestyle. It fits squarely with Apple's business model: if you can't beat them on tech, beat them on style. But if you want to make it solely about communication, then as a purveyor of a communication medium apple's responsibility is to make their medium the most accessible to everyone. Given the nature of the gun debate in this country at the moment - logically this seems like the best compromise between leaving it alone and deleting it all together. She compared her to Aunt Lydia in Handmaid's tale, and unattractive, overweight character. People were trying to claim that this was an attack on SHS' looks. That's reaching at best. I think it's funny because it is true. Like all the Bill Clinton cigar jokes. I don't think something that's true can be offensive. Well, we aren't Bill Clinton. I wonder if Bill Clinton finds those cigar jokes funny? I think they are (or were, they are old now) hilarious, I thought Michelle's set was hilarious, but her set wasn't about me. The people complaining are the people at whom the jokes were directed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Not sure how that happened. Props for excellent use of Terry Bernadino none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Trump says fuck you to our allies, pulls out of Iran deal. Pros: - World now understands that deals with the US are meaningless because we can back out whenever we want even if they're complying - Iran free to resume nuclear program - John Bolton closer to the war he so desperately wants Cons: - Oh wait, I put all the cons in the Pro column Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Trump says fuck you to our allies, pulls out of Iran deal. Pros: - World now understands that deals with the US are meaningless because we can back out whenever we want even if they're complying - Iran free to resume nuclear program - John Bolton closer to the war he so desperately wants Cons: - Oh wait, I put all the cons in the Pro column Kerry 2020 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Trump says fuck you to our allies, pulls out of Iran deal. you would think with all the porn stars he's had sex with he would be better at making people feel better about pulling out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 you would think with all the porn stars he's had sex with he would be better at making people feel better about pulling out.... Guess he prefers to bitch-slap like Eric Schneiderman did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 God, if you want to see just how incompetently the Trump administration rolls out policy, read this entire trainwreck of a State Dept press conference. QUESTION: But again, I just want to understand: You do not know at this point what the Europeans are going to do in terms of the entire ancillary agreement you’ve negotiated? You do not know at this point what the Europeans are going to do, whether they’re going to fight you and – and, like they do with Cuba, protect their companies against your secondary sanctions or what – you do not know what the Europeans, your closest allies, are going to do vis-a-vis any of the ancillary effects of getting out of this deal. Is that right? SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL TWO: We’re in constant conversations with the Europeans on this. QUESTION: But you don’t know at this point? You don’t know? You didn’t get to that in your discussions, what’s going to happen? SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ONE: We did not talk about a Plan B in our discussions because we were focused on negotiating a supplemental agreement, so we did not – we did not talk about Plan B. QUESTION: And what makes you think that Iran is going to go along with a whole new renegotiation? SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ONE: We don’t know if they will. We don’t know if they will, and the President said that in his statement. He doesn’t know if the Iranians are willing to talk, but he said at the end of the statement that he’s willing, able, and ready to talk. QUESTION: But, I mean, they tell us that they want to stay in the deal as is. And so again, it’s all – this is all sort of fairly surprising that you guys are doing something so dramatic that affects your closest allies in a dramatic way. They see this deal as essential to their national security and you have no Plan B, you have no idea whether they will stay in the deal, whether they will defend the deal, whether they will fight you on the deal, whether they are going to go off with Iran against you. SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ONE: I mean, I think we have some idea because the President and President Macron, when he was here for the state visit, talked in their press availability about – President Macron called it a four-pillar new deal. What he tweeted today seemed to me – I think there were four pillars in what he tweeted today – seemed to me, again, to echo his desire for a broad new four-pillar deal. QUESTION: But one of the pillars was keeping the JCPOA, which he made certain to emphasize repeatedly. SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ONE: Right, but he tweeted today something that seemed to indicate to me a French willingness to work with us. QUESTION: So you guys have a positive tweet out of it. That’s amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0n8 Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 God, if you want to see just how incompetently the Trump administration rolls out policy, read this entire trainwreck of a State Dept press conference. It's pretty much what I expected. all this winning... In local news, Cordray vs. DeWine (which trump can't even spell) for governor. At least both seem competent to run the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted May 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 In local news, Cordray vs. DeWine (which trump can't even spell) for governor. At least both seem competent to run the state. +1. I'm a fan of either one. DeWine is 900 years old, doe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 +1. I'm a fan of either one. DeWine is 900 years old, doe... And some of his past positions are :dumb: He also doesn't back Net Neutrality, which now that it is not regulated on the federal level will require the states to take a more active role. He is also one of those homophobic conservatives that thinks gay rights aren't a real thing. http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Mike_DeWine.htm Still, he's way more mainstream than a lot of what's floating around the GOP pool these days. I'm interested in seeing how Ohio swings this election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 So Michael Cohen received $1.2M from Novartis, $600,000 from AT&T, $150,000 from a South Korean aerospace company and $500,000 from Columbus Nova. Columbus Nova's parent company, Renova Group (headquartered in Moscow) just happened to purchase the following domain names in 2016/2017: Alt-Right.co, Altrights.co, Alternate-rt.com, and Alt-rite.com. Wasn't aware that Cohen was an expert in the healthcare, communications and the aerospace industry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 So Michael Cohen received $1.2M from Novartis, $600,000 from AT&T, $150,000 from a South Korean aerospace company and $500,000 from Columbus Nova. Columbus Nova's parent company, Renova Group (headquartered in Moscow) just happened to purchase the following domain names in 2016/2017: Alt-Right.co, Altrights.co, Alternate-rt.com, and Alt-rite.com. Wasn't aware that Cohen was an expert in the healthcare, communications and the aerospace industry... Witch hunt. :lolguy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Wasn't aware that Cohen was an expert in the healthcare, communications and the aerospace industry... Neither were these companies, apparently. Novartis had one meeting with Cohen, realized he couldn't provide them with shit, and ended the relationship (they kept paying though). So Cohen got 1.2m from them for 1 meeting. The good news for Trump is that this might not be a case of bribery, but instead a case of his personal lawyer being a con man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Neither were these companies, apparently. Novartis had one meeting with Cohen, realized he couldn't provide them with shit, and ended the relationship (they kept paying though). So Cohen got 1.2m from them for 1 meeting. The good news for Trump is that this might not be a case of bribery, but instead a case of his personal lawyer being a con man.The question is, how did these companies know to go to this fake consultancy company? How did Korean Aerospace know to contact them ~1 week after Trump visited South Korea? Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Fortunately all of these companies have admitted to cooperating with the greatest witch hunt in American history, so hopefully we'll find out soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Fortunately all of these companies have admitted to cooperating with the greatest witch hunt in American history, so hopefully we'll find out soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0n8 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 So Michael Cohen received $1.2M from Novartis, $600,000 from AT&T, $150,000 from a South Korean aerospace company and $500,000 from Columbus Nova. Columbus Nova's parent company, Renova Group (headquartered in Moscow) just happened to purchase the following domain names in 2016/2017: Alt-Right.co, Altrights.co, Alternate-rt.com, and Alt-rite.com. Wasn't aware that Cohen was an expert in the healthcare, communications and the aerospace industry... Call me crazy, but this doesn't sound like draining the swamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Taking bribes to pay off mistresses rather than using his own money, that makes Trump smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Call me crazy, but this doesn't sound like draining the swamp. Technically speaking if you drain the swamp, more water comes in from somewhere else to fill the void. You can't fight entropy in nature or politics. To be honest though, a lot of this sounds like just regular old lobbying. Just because Cohen is taking money for attempting to get access to the president is not on it's face illegal. What is illegal is if he promised a specific outcome for that money or promised a guaranteed meeting for the money paid. Even foreign governments have hired consultants to get time with the President (most recently the Taiwanese government hiring Bob Dole to get time with the president). The value of a lobbyist (and ultimately the determining factor for his price) is in their connections. Now there is one other angle here with Cohen, and that hinges on whether he was an attorney still representing Donald Trump at the time he was selling consulting services. That could raise a conflict of interest claim that could threaten his license to practice law if both parties were not made aware of the conflict prior to him being engaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Regardless, Cohen wasn't registered as a lobbyist and didn't register as a foreign agent despite taking foreign money, which makes him fuuuuuuuucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Regardless, Cohen wasn't registered as a lobbyist and didn't register as a foreign agent despite taking foreign money, which makes him fuuuuuuuucked. Fuuuuuuucked being relative - being an unregistered lobbyist carries no penalty. He can be an unregistered lobbyist and it's more like he's hand job-ed than fucked. The foreign agent thing though....might be a little sticky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Trump threatens to ban German car imports, starts trade war with Japan that will affect Japanese car imports. What a time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Trump threatens to ban German car imports, starts trade war with Japan that will affect Japanese car imports. What a time!Don't forget his new tarrifs on steel and aluminum from Canada, Mexico, and EU! Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Trump threatens to ban German car imports, starts trade war with Japan that will affect Japanese car imports. What a time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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