US Politics Thread

[KS55]

“Beginning tomorrow, we ask that all candidates and committees who choose to use President Trump’s name, image, and likeness split a minimum of 5% of all fundraising solicitations to Trump National Committee JFC. This includes, but is not limited to, sending to the house file, prospecting vendors, and advertising,” Trump co-campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita wrote in a letter reported on by Politico.

“Any split that is higher than 5% will be seen favorably by the RNC and President Trump’s campaign and is routinely reported to the highest levels of leadership within both organizations,"

This policy has legs. From tomorrow, Manchester City have announced, any media that uses specified words and phrases will be charged £1,000 per word, payable to City in the Community.
The specified words are:
Guardiola
115 charges
Abudhabi
Sponsorship.
Cheat
What about City?
Fraudulent accounts.
Plastic club.
Emptyhad
£1 billion spent.
Huge squad

 

[SebastianBlue]

“Beginning tomorrow, we ask that all candidates and committees who choose to use President Trump’s name, image, and likeness split a minimum of 5% of all fundraising solicitations to Trump National Committee JFC. This includes, but is not limited to, sending to the house file, prospecting vendors, and advertising,” Trump co-campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita wrote in a letter reported on by Politico.

“Any split that is higher than 5% will be seen favorably by the RNC and President Trump’s campaign and is routinely reported to the highest levels of leadership within both organizations,"

That is both absurd and hilariously self defeating. The only way to even try to enforce that is through costly litigation, and lawsuits related to any portrayal of Trump produced and not paid for by the Trump campaign will be thrown out almost immediately.

It’s a council spending £2,000 to collect a £25 past due fee.

But they are so desperate for cash they are willing to cut off their own arm to use it as a stick to reach the tiny briefcase of cash left at the end of the table.

I also wonder if some of this is to do with the hilariously unflattering court sketches that have been coming out of the hearings this week. ;-)

 

[Vic]

If the moniker, "Sleepy Joe Biden," is at all accurate (it's not), I wonder what phrase would apply to Trump in light of his repeated falling asleep in court in his hush money trial: "Narcoleptic Orange Guy" springs to mind.

Narcoleptic Orange Non-Concentrating Ex-president?

 

[SebastianBlue]

Narcoleptic Orange Non-Concentrating Ex-president?

 

[ChicagoBlue]

“Beginning tomorrow, we ask that all candidates and committees who choose to use President Trump’s name, image, and likeness split a minimum of 5% of all fundraising solicitations to Trump National Committee JFC. This includes, but is not limited to, sending to the house file, prospecting vendors, and advertising,” Trump co-campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita wrote in a letter reported on by Politico.

“Any split that is higher than 5% will be seen favorably by the RNC and President Trump’s campaign and is routinely reported to the highest levels of leadership within both organizations,"

Tithe 5% to the King and he will look upon you with favor…

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Tithe 5% to the King and he will look upon you with favor…

Narrator: he won't, of course. He will take your money and ignore you.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

She has a degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford.

Doesn’t mean she isn’t stupid.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Doesn’t mean she isn’t stupid.

Precisely. I know a lot of 'well educated' people who struggle tying their shoelaces or looking after their own finances.

 

[super_city_si]

The author of that article is as delusional as MTG. It is bonkers on the Ukrainian war.

Haha i made the mistake of reading half of it. Christ.

 

[BayernMan]

Lol! Newt longing for the good ol' days when big Republican donors could just manipulate the base into being batshit insane, vs the current day when the batshit insane base can manipulate the caucus.

It has been hilarious to watch the GOP become so afraid of their constituents over the years.