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Arkansas Granny
Arkansas Granny's Journal
Arkansas Granny's Journal
April 2, 2018
On the day he took the oath of office, Donald Trump delivered two messages about what to expect from his administration. First came the lofty promise of his inaugural address. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer, he vowed. For too long, a small group in our nations capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished but the people did not share in its wealth.
The second message, which Trump delivered without speaking a word, was aimed at a much smaller, but very rich, audience. As the new presidents motorcade left the Capitol, rolling past knots of supporters and protesters, it suddenly stopped three blocks short of the White House. Trump, the First Lady, and the rest of his family got out of their limos and took a three-minute turn in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue.
This was no random spot. The very first place Trump headed after being sworn in his true destination all along, in a sense was the Old Post Office and Clock Tower, which only 12 days before the election had been repurposed as the Trump International Hotel Washington. The elegant granite structure, whose architectural character Trump had promised to preserve, was now besmirched by a gaudy, faux-gold sign bearing his name. The carefully choreographed stop sent a clear signal to the foreign governments, lobbyists, and corporate interests keen on currying favor in Washington: The rewards of government would now be reaped by a single man and the people would bear the cost.
More than at any time in history, the president of the United States is actively using the power and prestige of his office to line his own pockets: landing loans for his businesses, steering wealthy buyers to his condos, securing cheap foreign labor for his resorts, preserving federal subsidies for his housing projects, easing regulations on his golf courses, licensing his name to overseas projects, even peddling coffee mugs and shot glasses bearing the presidential seal. For Trump, whose business revolves around the marketability of his name, there has proved to be no public policy too big, and no private opportunity too crass, to exploit for personal profit.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/04/trump-and-co-are-stealing-america-blind-timeline.html
501 Days in Swampland
On the day he took the oath of office, Donald Trump delivered two messages about what to expect from his administration. First came the lofty promise of his inaugural address. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer, he vowed. For too long, a small group in our nations capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished but the people did not share in its wealth.
The second message, which Trump delivered without speaking a word, was aimed at a much smaller, but very rich, audience. As the new presidents motorcade left the Capitol, rolling past knots of supporters and protesters, it suddenly stopped three blocks short of the White House. Trump, the First Lady, and the rest of his family got out of their limos and took a three-minute turn in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue.
This was no random spot. The very first place Trump headed after being sworn in his true destination all along, in a sense was the Old Post Office and Clock Tower, which only 12 days before the election had been repurposed as the Trump International Hotel Washington. The elegant granite structure, whose architectural character Trump had promised to preserve, was now besmirched by a gaudy, faux-gold sign bearing his name. The carefully choreographed stop sent a clear signal to the foreign governments, lobbyists, and corporate interests keen on currying favor in Washington: The rewards of government would now be reaped by a single man and the people would bear the cost.
More than at any time in history, the president of the United States is actively using the power and prestige of his office to line his own pockets: landing loans for his businesses, steering wealthy buyers to his condos, securing cheap foreign labor for his resorts, preserving federal subsidies for his housing projects, easing regulations on his golf courses, licensing his name to overseas projects, even peddling coffee mugs and shot glasses bearing the presidential seal. For Trump, whose business revolves around the marketability of his name, there has proved to be no public policy too big, and no private opportunity too crass, to exploit for personal profit.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/04/trump-and-co-are-stealing-america-blind-timeline.html
April 1, 2018
The NRA and their minions are terrified of these young people. If we can keep the pressure on our Representatives, we might actually see something happen this time.
You have to read this tweet from Josh Marshall to believe it.
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/980529046542077953?s=20
Josh Marshall
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@joshtpm
lol. Now begging the Parkland parents to make their teens be quiet and go away. https://www.redstate.com/kimberly_ross/2018/03/31/parkland-parents-time-to-step-in/
2:35 PM - Apr 1, 2018
Dear Parkland Parents: Its Time For You To Step In
Where are Parkland parents during all of this?
redstate.com
Josh Marshall
✔
@joshtpm
lol. Now begging the Parkland parents to make their teens be quiet and go away. https://www.redstate.com/kimberly_ross/2018/03/31/parkland-parents-time-to-step-in/
2:35 PM - Apr 1, 2018
Dear Parkland Parents: Its Time For You To Step In
Where are Parkland parents during all of this?
redstate.com
The NRA and their minions are terrified of these young people. If we can keep the pressure on our Representatives, we might actually see something happen this time.
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