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Started by FunkMonk, November 08, 2016, 11:02:57 PM

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Syt

#8010
March 15, 2017, 01:51:34 AM
Thanks, Trump!

I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

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garbon

#8011
March 15, 2017, 02:13:53 AM
I don't think he's to blame for Turkish political insanity.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

jimmy olsen

#8012
March 15, 2017, 02:14:18 AM
Imagine that

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/14/donald-trump-tax-return-leaked-alternative-minimum
QuoteBut the documents also showed that about 82% of the total paid to the Internal Revenue Service that year by Trump and his wife, Melania, was incurred due to a tax that Trump has said should be abolished.

The "alternative minimum tax" (AMT), which was introduced to ensure the mega wealthy pay a fairer share of tax, comprised $31m of Trump's tax bill compared to $5.3m in regular federal income tax. In the run-up to November's election, Trump pledged to eliminate the AMT altogether, meaning the president campaigned for a change in the tax law that would have benefited him.
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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jimmy olsen

#8013
March 15, 2017, 04:34:07 AM
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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CountDeMoney

#8014
March 15, 2017, 06:20:25 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 15, 2017, 12:52:53 AM
He'd never leak a return that showed him only making $150 million. He'd leak his best year and then say it was one of his worst.

Of course he would leak it.  Especially the day before the FBI Director is going to the Hill to explain whether or not Trump Tower is drowning in Russians.

Fate

#8015
March 15, 2017, 06:26:13 AM Last Edit: March 15, 2017, 06:40:20 AM by Fate
I don't like news organizations publishing someone's tax return without their permission. What did we learn that was worth violating Trump's privacy? How is this newsworthy?

CountDeMoney

#8016
March 15, 2017, 06:58:14 AM
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derspiess

#8017
March 15, 2017, 08:56:55 AM
Still trying to understand what Madcow thought she'd accomplish with this. 
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

celedhring

#8018
March 15, 2017, 09:06:33 AM
Quote from: derspiess on March 15, 2017, 08:56:55 AM
Still trying to understand what Madcow thought she'd accomplish with this.

Ratings, which she probably did.

derspiess

#8019
March 15, 2017, 09:15:02 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 15, 2017, 09:06:33 AM
Quote from: derspiess on March 15, 2017, 08:56:55 AM
Still trying to understand what Madcow thought she'd accomplish with this.

Ratings, which she probably did.

Oh, I'm sure.  Hope it's worth decreased ratings in subsequent shows, plus all the shit she's taking on Twitter-- and even from MSNBC's sister station:

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/14/donald-trump-just-got-a-nice-victory-thanks-of-all-people-to-rachel-maddow.html
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

celedhring

#8020
March 15, 2017, 09:19:42 AM Last Edit: March 15, 2017, 09:22:00 AM by celedhring
I have never heard of her before until this fracas. So I bet she's increased her exposure. Let's not forget that in the great scheme of things news networks' ratings are tiny, sadly becoming controversial enough is a way of securing your long-term future as a talking head, if not necessarily your prestige as journalist.

But yeah, the whole thing was complete non-news, and the backlash well deserved.

celedhring

#8021
March 15, 2017, 09:47:29 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 15, 2017, 04:34:07 AM
Lol, can't wait for Trump to unload on Twitter against Snoop.

https://www.cnet.com/news/snoops-trump-clown-youtube-music-video-outrage-rubio-toy-gun-lavender/

Right on cue!

QuoteDonald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump  4h4 hours ago
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Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time!

garbon

#8023
March 15, 2017, 11:38:16 AM
Quote from: Fate on March 15, 2017, 06:26:13 AM
I don't like news organizations publishing someone's tax return without their permission. What did we learn that was worth violating Trump's privacy? How is this newsworthy?

Really? The point where you draw the line on privacy is tax returns?
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

derspiess

#8024
March 15, 2017, 12:05:28 PM
I draw the line on my microwave spying on me :angry:
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall
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