Saturday Nothing Burger

[mnole03]

Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election -

Nothing to see at this link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/politics/trump-jr-saudi-uae-nader-prince-zamel.html

WASHINGTON — Three months before the 2016 election, a small group gathered at Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son. One was an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation. Another was an emissary for two wealthy Arab princes. The third was a Republican donor with a controversial past in the Middle East as a private security contractor.

The meeting was convened primarily to offer help to the Trump team, and it forged relationships between the men and Trump insiders that would develop over the coming months — past the election and well into President Trump’s first year in office, according to several people with knowledge of their encounters.

Erik Prince, the private security contractor and the former head of Blackwater, arranged the meeting, which took place on Aug. 3, 2016. The emissary, George Nader, told Donald Trump Jr. that the crown princes who led Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were eager to help his father win election as president. The social media specialist, Joel Zamel, extolled his company’s ability to give an edge to a political campaign; by that time, the firm had already drawn up a multimillion-dollar proposal for a social media manipulation effort to help elect Mr. Trump....

 

[BelemNole]

Well yeah, there was collusion and conspiracy but uh...we decided you can’t do anything about it.

 

[BrianNole09]

If Trump gets hauled out of the White House in handcuffs...that will be one of the greatest days in American history.

 

[The Tradition]

I'm sorry... Israel and Saudi Arabia are our enemies, now?

What happened to Russia?

 

[Torg]

If Trump gets hauled out of the White House in handcuffs...that will be one of the greatest days in American history.

You are looking for easy likes

 

[Moral]

If Trump gets hauled out of the White House in handcuffs...that will be one of the greatest days in American history.

And one of the worst days when Pence becomes president. I guess that would just make it a day in America.

 

[BrianNole09]

And one of the worst days when Pence becomes president. I guess that would just make it a day in America.

Pence is light years ahead of Trump.

Trump is deranged.

 

[Moral]

Pence is light years ahead of Trump.

Trump is deranged.

Pence is pretty effing deranged.

 

[The Tradition]

Israel and Saudi Arabia don't agree on much, but apparently they agreed that Hillary should not be president.

 

[Torg]

Israel and Saudi Arabia don't agree on much, but apparently they agreed that Hillary should not be president.

Russia agreed with them too

 

[JohnBasedow]

The Trumpet’s new excuse is that this will be proof that they didn’t do anything wrong by colluding with Russia because they were equal opportunity and colluded with other countries as well.

 

[BrianNole09]

Pence is pretty effing deranged.

No chance, brah. Just because he's not a liberal atheist doesn't mean he's nuts.

Trump is certifiable. I have no doubt he would kill his enemies if he could get away with it.

I doubt most other politicians would.

 

[dgordo]

 

[ThorneStockton]

At yes, the Very Stable Genius Jr.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

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And he was meeting with the Russians at the Seychelles "chance encounter"

 

[ping72]

If Trump gets hauled out of the White House in handcuffs...that will be one of the greatest days in American history.

And one of the worst days when Pence becomes president. I guess that would just make it a day in America.

If trump goes down, he likely will, too.

 

[The Tradition]

If trump goes down, he likely will, too.

Which means President Paul Ryan, presently.

I wonder if he'd turn that down for "time with the kids"?

 

[Joes Place]

Israel and Saudi Arabia don't agree on much, but apparently they agreed that Hillary should not be president.

....or perhaps she wasn't willing to "sell out" to them as easily as Trump.

 

[Moral]

If trump goes down, he likely will, too.

If that happens free avatars for everyone.

 

[The Tradition]

If that happens free avatars for everyone.

You should be paying posters to take them.

 

[ping72]

If trump goes down, he likely will, too.

Which means President Paul Ryan, presently.

I wonder if he'd turn that down for "time with the kids"?

Selecting his replacement may be one of the most important political decisions ever.

Don’t think that’s lost on GOP leaders.

 

[ferentzin04]

If that happens free avatars for everyone.

 

[dgordo]

Israel and Saudi Arabia don't agree on much, but apparently they agreed that Hillary should not be president.

The common denominator is hatred of Iran.

 

[srams21]

No chance, brah. Just because he's not a liberal atheist doesn't mean he's nuts.

Trump is certifiable. I have no doubt he would kill his enemies if he could get away with it.

I doubt most other politicians would.

If someone thought secondhand smoke was not bad for you, would you think that person was nuts?

 

[LunchBox50]

Pence is pretty effing deranged.

Pence’s erotic dream is for the Handmaid’s Tale to be a documentary.

 

[Huey Grey]

Which means President Paul Ryan, presently.

I wonder if he'd turn that down for "time with the kids"?

Good luck with this. Ryan is out in a few months. Unless the Dems shake things up, get ready for President Pelosi. Lol

 

[The Tradition]

If someone thought secondhand smoke was not bad for you, would you think that person was nuts?

It's not.

Some of these "studies" actually claim secondhand smoke is WORSE than actively sucking on a cigarette. And there are actual studies stating that THIRD-hand smoke is dangerous.

The study authors are certifiable, but the public fell for it.

 

[BrianNole09]

If someone thought secondhand smoke was not bad for you, would you think that person was nuts?

Nuts? No.

Mistaken? Yes.

 

[srams21]

Nuts? No.

Mistaken? Yes.

How can one be mistaken on that? It's pretty definitive.

 

[BrianNole09]

Ask Trad

My point is that Trump is crazy and has no business being President.

 

[Joes Place]

 

[Speedway1]

And he was meeting with the Russians at the Seychelles "chance encounter"

A chance encounter just like Bill and the AG on the tarmac! Just to talk about the grand kids.

 

[Joes Place]

 

[Speedway1]

Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election -

Nothing to see at this link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/us/politics/trump-jr-saudi-uae-nader-prince-zamel.html

WASHINGTON — Three months before the 2016 election, a small group gathered at Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son. One was an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation. Another was an emissary for two wealthy Arab princes. The third was a Republican donor with a controversial past in the Middle East as a private security contractor.

The meeting was convened primarily to offer help to the Trump team, and it forged relationships between the men and Trump insiders that would develop over the coming months — past the election and well into President Trump’s first year in office, according to several people with knowledge of their encounters.

Erik Prince, the private security contractor and the former head of Blackwater, arranged the meeting, which took place on Aug. 3, 2016. The emissary, George Nader, told Donald Trump Jr. that the crown princes who led Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were eager to help his father win election as president. The social media specialist, Joel Zamel, extolled his company’s ability to give an edge to a political campaign; by that time, the firm had already drawn up a multimillion-dollar proposal for a social media manipulation effort to help elect Mr. Trump....

Really? Who didn't hire people to manipulate social media? Obama was the first. But that's different of course. And of course people just get better at it as time goes on. It will never stop. By either party or special interest.

 

[Joes Place]

Really? Who didn't hire people to manipulate social media? Obama was the first. But that's different of course. And of course people just get better at it as time goes on. It will never stop. By either party or special interest.

"Hire people"? Like "Fusion GPS", a private company that was paid for the services?

Or "Collude with foreign governments", who were NOT paid for services, but appear to have been bribed for their help, for later policy "favors"....??

Because those are very very different things.

 

[Lone Clone]

Russia agreed with them too

That made it pretty much unanimous.

Seriously, I don't see the horribility in this story. Happens all the time. Does the story reveal something about donations or spying or something similarly illegal? Serious question.

 

[lucas80]

That made it pretty much unanimous.

Seriously, I don't see the horribility in this story. Happens all the time. Does the story reveal something about donations or spying or something similarly illegal? Serious question.

Nyet, Comrade.
The only thing surprising about your response is that you didn't assign blame to the Dems somehow.

 

[lucas80]

Just another example of the Trump Crime Syndicate grabbing for cash with both hands. In this case at least Don Sr. was smart enough to use someone too dumb to roll on him.

 

[PCBHAWK]

Israel and Saudi Arabia don't agree on much, but apparently they agreed that Hillary should not be president.

Why did Russia think Hillary should not be President?

 

[Joes Place]

Why did Russia think Hillary should not be President?

Not bribe-able. Apparently, you can only funnel so much bribe money through a publicly registered, legitimate charitable foundation....

They needed "laundering" levels of bribery.