The Goat Pen

I still like Will. I just disagree with his position on Trump. To me, Will is still, "Peace be upon him, most of the time."

And when you said...

bluetick wrote:... and a rebuke to the Trump campaign for forgetting several dozen contacts with Russians.

... instead of the Trump campaign did you mean the Podesta brothers?

Cletus wrote:Sounds like this Sherrif Joe guy is a real shitbag. It's no wonder Trump loves the guy so much. I guess when you're the president and you get the chance to align yourself with racism, civil rights violations, and disregard for the bill of rights, you've got to take it.

Be still my heart:

Joe Arpaio may challenge Jeff Flake for Arizona Senate seat: Exclusive

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/joe-a ... le/2632732

Professor Tiger wrote:Be still my heart

as if the 'mighty' hedgehog needs such a fat hanging curve

Wish you were the recipient of a hanging.

I can't imagine Trump not firing Rex Tillerson in the next 30 days

Why?

hedge wrote:Why?

He's acting professional and what not. Can't have that.

Because the secretary of state speaks for the nation on behalf of the president.

If the s.o.s isn't in line with the president then how can heads of state trust what is being said and who is saying it?

As if they trust Trump to start with...

eCat wrote:Because the secretary of state speaks for the nation on behalf of the president.

If the s.o.s isn't in line with the president then how can heads of state trust what is being said and who is saying it?

At this point, they trust nothing coming from the US and hope that the occasional sensible comment is real.

as opposed to Condi Rice saying aluminum tubes justified the existence of WMDs in Iraq and Hillary Clinton saying a video caused Benghazi.

Your expectations are not in line with the job requirements.

Or came under sniper fire in Bosnia.

I wish you'd come under sniper fire...

Second worst thread ever.

one step closer to being able to shoot these asshats

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Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin said Monday it’s time to classify Antifa as a gang because of the brutal attacks against peaceful supporters of President Donald Trump Sunday.

Previously lionized by mainstream journalists as largely peaceful counter-protests to neo-Nazis, the press made an abrupt about face after more than 100 masked Antifa activists dressed in black showed up at a demonstration at Martin Luther King Civic Center Park on Sunday and began beating unarmed Trump supporters.

The attacks have prompted Arreguin to speak out against Antifa and call for the group to be classified as a gang, KPIX 5 reports.

“I think we should classify them as a gang,” said Arreguin. “They come dressed in uniforms. They have weapons, almost like a militia and I think we need to think about that in terms of our law enforcement approach.”

“I think we are going to have to think ‘big picture’ about what is the strategy for how we are going to deal with these violent elements on the left as well,” Arreguin added.

The mayor noted that he also condemned violent elements on the right, as well.

However, organizers of the protest refused to disavow Antifa elements within their ranks.

“White supremacists and fascists are not welcome. And if the state is not going to protect us — and if they do not — then we are going to protect ourselves and welcome those who stand with us,” said Sara Kershner, who works with the National Lawyers Guild, which is a public interest law group.

Despite claims from Kershner, members attending the rally aggressively disavowed white supremacy. The violence was so one-sided that The Washington Post wrote a piece about the rally with the headline: “Black-clad Antifa members attack peaceful right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley.”

Meanwhile, Antifa gains the support of liberal Democrat college professors.

On Meet the Press, Dartmouth professor Mark Bray says, "“I think that a lot of people recognize that, when pushed, self-defense is a legitimate response to white supremacy and neo-Nazi violence,” and “And so to me, the importance of being able to organize for self defense if necessary as a last resort has to be on the table when we think of how to confront neo-Nazis and white supremacists.” ( Translation: This Dartmouth professor says that Antifa's violent tactics are perfectly acceptable, even commendable.

Now, this type incitement to violence has been embraced by the faculty of Dartmouth, who I'm sure consider themselves tolerant, pluralistic, inclusive, and peace loving.

Professors Rebuke Dartmouth President Over Statement on Scholar’s Comments on Antifa

Hanover — More than 100 active faculty at Dartmouth College are condemning a statement issued last week by college President Phil Hanlon that sought to distance the school from comments by a visiting scholar who specializes in the anti-fascism movement.

“There is nothing that professor Bray has said that is in violation of Dartmouth’s stated free speech and academic freedom policies,” the letter from the professors, including history professors Bethany Moreton, Annelise Orleck and Margaret Darrow, said.

The faculty letter calls for Dartmouth to remove the statement, apologize to Bray and initiate a review to recommend procedures on how to best handle similar situations in the future.

Clearly, the inmates are now running the insane asylum that is the Democrat party. Rushing to become The Party of Antifa is just the thing Democrats need to start winning elections, starting with the blue collars in the Upper Midwest.

As a review, here is Antifa's "self defense" in Berkeley a couple of days ago, that the Dartmouth faculty Democrats find so endearing:

[youtube]KGWmzGoQzgU[/youtube]

https://www.mediaite.com/online/robert- ... ions-unit/

mmm hmmm

Professor Tiger wrote:As a review, here is Antifa's "self defense" in Berkeley a couple of days ago, that the Dartmouth faculty Democrats find so endearing:

[youtube]KGWmzGoQzgU[/youtube]

That pic is a hoax. Exhibit A of how Trump fooled just enough of the people to get where he is.

http://www.snopes.com/antifa-member-pho ... e-officer/

This is not a genuine photograph of an antifa protestor striking a police officer. This image was digitally manipulated to add the antifa logo to an unrelated photograph.

The real image was taken in Athens, Greece in December 2009 during a demonstration on the one-year anniversary of the death of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old who was killed by a police officer. Photographer Milos Bicanski took the photograph, which is available on Getty Images with the following caption:

Greek youths clash with riot police during a demonstration commemorating the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos’ by police a year ago, on December 6, 2009 in central Athens, Greece. Two police officers will go on trial in the new year for the murder of Grigoropoulos.

The protester’s jacket in the original image was blank. The antifa logo was digitally added to this image, which was then reshared as if it depicted a recent incident in an attempt to show that “both sides” contributed to the violence in Charlottesville:

First I have seen it. Probably done by the Russians. Further proof Trump should resign.

I wish it was the last I had seen you...