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I have a major, major

jollyroger — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 01:29:55 +0000

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I have a major, major building in Istanbul.

actually, I just heard him today insisting on the "Trump TowerS"---TWO beautiful buildings, etc...He certainly has a keen mental inventory of everything that has his name on it (ed note: Tiffany excluded...)

yikes on your link. It's like

artappraiser — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:35:33 +0000

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yikes on your link. It's like there's always got to be one Idi Amin type in the world so that we can't prove that possession by the devil is not real....

So tonight the media appears

artappraiser — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:32:51 +0000

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So tonight the media appears to finally be covering the disconnect in message on Erdogan between Trump and the State Dept., and bringing up Trump Towers Istanbul to boot, here's a few articles from Google News:

Donald Trump Has a Conflict of Interest in Turkey. Just Ask Donald ...

Mother Jones-4 hours ago

Several media outlets have slammed President Donald Trump for ... a little conflict of interest 'cause I have a major, major building in Istanbul.

Trump to Erdogan: Congrats on dismantling democracy!
Washington Post-6 hours ago

Trump's Call To Turkey's Erdogan Highlights The Ethical Mess He's ...
In-Depth-Huffington Post-2 hours ago

Charlie is so naive: "

jollyroger — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:06:59 +0000

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Charlie is so naive: "

"Let's have them all go bowling and, if they lose, they can behead the guy who rents the shoes."

Beheading is for ordinary misdemeanors. Lese Majeste draws more , viz:

(Disclaimer: Karimov was Uzbek, not Azerbaijani, but the joke is too good to quibble...)

Funny, 2 weeks ago she told

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:12:00 +0000

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Funny, 2 weeks ago she told Scotland's head that now wasn't the time for an independence referendum as the UK needed to stay focused on Brexit. Let's just say I doubt Tory support in Scotland will end up terribly strong (nor Northern Ireland, nor Wales).

Also, the Liberal Democrats are hoping to rally Brits to Bremain, seeing as Corbyn has left Labour rather spineless the last year. So count Liberal Democrats as the protest vote. Is May helping those anguished Midlands voters out with their angst? She seems to think so, but muddling around with no clear message for 10 months may not be the sign they were expecting. And with her U-Turn on an election, let's hope those polling numbers drop quick too.

ETA: channeling Condi Rice, no one could have foreseen May flying UK government into the side of a building...

President* Trump Just Placed

artappraiser — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:37:31 +0000

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President* Trump Just Placed America in Interesting Company: Saudi Arabia. Azerbaijan. The United States:

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a54597/trump-erdogan-turkey-coup/

Also too:

An American's Guide to the UK's Surprise 2017 Election: Nobody saw this coming.

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a54594/uk-election-2017/

Meanwhile here in the U.S. i

artappraiser — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:51:08 +0000

In reply to Snap Election: Erdogan inspires UK's May, Brexit2.0 worse

Meanwhile here in the U.S. i saw this contradiction noted in several places last night:

Trump’s congratulatory message strikes a starkly different tone from the statement issued by the US state department on Monday, which urged Erdoğan to respect his citizens’ fundamental rights and noted the report’s findings of “irregularities on voting day and an uneven playing field during the difficult campaign period”*

but I had a hard time finding an example now, it's like many of the stories and headlines got edited. I am wondering whether the State Dept.'s statement got "fixed" after they found out the president didn't agree with them.

*from Guardian.com