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Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
16. He had no choice.
Fri Nov 30, 2018, 07:01 PM
Nov 2018

He was way, way overextended on Russian credit, and running for President was what he agreed to do to satisfy his debt to his creditors. Maybe he could get those sanctions relaxed for them. Maybe he could get the Magnitsky act repealed. Maybe he could just sow enough chaos in our country that the US won't be a credible threat to the Russians on an international stage.

Trump was just as surprised as you and me about his election win. I really believe that he thought he would lose, and then he could parlay his loss into a 24-hour "Trump TV". He could use that channel to continue to operate under the radar with his money-grubbing schemes.

Excellent! sheshe2 Nov 2018 #1
I thought it was only the 9th Circuit that did such things. politicaljunkie41910 Nov 2018 #15
GOOD!!!!!!!!! ailsagirl Nov 2018 #2
Too bad stumpy... Maxheader Nov 2018 #3
Good sakabatou Nov 2018 #4
Great! Apollyonus Nov 2018 #5
And once again, the question is asked: Dave Starsky Nov 2018 #6
He's mentally ill. CaptYossarian Nov 2018 #10
Exactly! Duppers Nov 2018 #12
SOOOOOOO much fucking winning this week! Volaris Nov 2018 #7
The hits keep coming! Cary Nov 2018 #8
And another Federal Judicial District ends up on Trump's sh*tlist. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2018 #9
I wonder if Trump is at that point yet that he wishes he had never run for president? Lanius Nov 2018 #11
He had no choice. Dave Starsky Nov 2018 #16
From my twitter feed Gothmog Nov 2018 #13
K&R! lilactime Nov 2018 #14
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