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Can someone explain why John Kerry just did a longish announcement, when what he says means nothing, and holds zero weight, seeing as he will be replaced in about two weeks time.
I just don't get what he is still doing, or why anyone internationally pays any attention to him at all. |
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#352 |
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Can someone explain why John Kerry just did a longish announcement, when what he says means nothing, and holds zero weight, seeing as he will be replaced in about two weeks time.
I just don't get what he is still doing, or why anyone internationally pays any attention to him at all. |
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#353 |
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Is he supposed to give up his job before the confederacy of dunces arrive to replace him?
He is acting as if his word actually means something still, when it doesn't, just like Obama, he is a lame duck so to speak. |
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#354 |
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What some minor bureaucrat in West Virginia posts on Facebook is not really top of my list of major world incidents at present.
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#356 |
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No, but why should he come out with this longish speech, which in two weeks or so, could just be totally altered.
He is acting as if his word actually means something still, when it doesn't, just like Obama, he is a lame duck so to speak. Israel is an important ally to the west but they should be treated with kid gloves because of it. Trump is going to regret his actions these past few days. |
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#357 |
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He has a right to defend his administrations actions in regards to Israel against and incoming president calling them out as wrong. Especially as the vast majority of the world codemns building settlements in the west bank, something Trump should take note of.
Israel is an important ally to the west but they should be treated with kid gloves because of it. Trump is going to regret his actions these past few days. |
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#358 |
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Can someone explain why John Kerry just did a longish announcement, when what he says means nothing, and holds zero weight, seeing as he will be replaced in about two weeks time.
I just don't get what he is still doing, or why anyone internationally pays any attention to him at all. The lame duck Obama administration will be out of office in 3 weeks - no one really cares what their position is on anything anymore. |
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#359 |
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How can they prepare to do anything of any note whatsoever, when they are basically just keeping everything ticking over for Trump, and are just the middleman for him, and what he will want to do?
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#360 |
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He has a right to defend his administrations actions in regards to Israel against and incoming president calling them out as wrong. Especially as the vast majority of the world codemns building settlements in the west bank, something Trump should take note of.
Israel is an important ally to the west but they should be treated with kid gloves because of it. Trump is going to regret his actions these past few days. If he wanted to give the world his opinion, then put out a simple press release, that way, anyone who is still bothered by what he says, can run with it, and those that are not, don't have to do anything with it. There simply was no need for a press conference, it was just him stroking his own ego really, trying to think what he says means anything anymore. |
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#361 |
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No, but why should he come out with this longish speech, which in two weeks or so, could just be totally altered.
He is acting as if his word actually means something still, when it doesn't, just like Obama, he is a lame duck so to speak. its the same with punishing Russia for interfering to install Trump. The purpose is to act, and then force Trump to undo the action - which will further suggest Trump as a Putin puppet. |
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#362 |
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Calling a black person in the US one is definitely a slur. Not sure how it is in the Uk but it's a big no-no here and will get you fired real quick. She should have known better, and if she was actually ignorant that doesn't make her innocent. Even kids know that slur is off limits.
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#363 |
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wonder how much backtracking we will see from Trump over this
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016...n-hacking.html even trump mouthpieces like Kaleigh McEnany last night are accepting it has happened now and that a Trump administration would have to respond and for all the trumpers who are going to try to deny or deflect i suggest you watch this video from about the 4.10 mark and remember she has been one of Trumps most delusional and devoted supporters for the last 18 months https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSy0W1Ip06I |
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#364 |
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Trump or Clinton. Either way the money men will get their new cold war.
America is an oligarchy. |
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#365 |
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The very least he could do is maintain a diplomatic silence before he is inaugurated.
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#366 |
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I think Trump is very unwise to be attacking his own country and statesmen on Twitter like this and bigging up a foreign country who is acting controversially. The very least he could do is maintain a diplomatic silence before he is inaugurated.
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#367 |
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I don't understand why he should keep silent until the takeover is complete, if he sees something that he feels is wrong, is he not entitled to say so at the time??
But bleating on Twitter is so pathetic. There is a very good reason why his 'proclamations' are limited to Twitter, of course: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-dru...ce-comes-idiot |
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#368 |
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Perhaps so, if he manned up and argued his case in a proper interview or press conference.
But bleating on Twitter is so pathetic. There is a very good reason why his 'proclamations' are limited to Twitter, of course: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-dru...ce-comes-idiot |
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#369 |
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Past presidents didn't respond to every single slight because they weren't giant orange man babies. He shouldn't even be on Twitter. He should be learning the job. He shouldn't be aware of criticism. All his attention should be focused on learning how to do the job he's woefully under qualified for.
He's president elect of the United States, he isn't a private citizen just shooting the breeze on Twitter. People are really going to have to hold him to a higher standard than 'some guy with an opinion'. |
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Using Twitter or any other media system is fine. It's what Trump posts there which is the problem.
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I don't understand why he should keep silent until the takeover is complete, if he sees something that he feels is wrong, is he not entitled to say so at the time??
I've no doubt he is going to be a catastrophically awful president, but he's likely to be hugely entertaining, albeit in a totally frightening way. |
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#372 |
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Using Twitter or any other media system is fine. It's what Trump posts there which is the problem.
With one ill-thought out Tweet he could undermine years of diplomacy and damage international relations. Just look at his Tweet about the phone call with the Taiwanese leader. The fact he's a month away from being President and he doesn't understand that is frankly terrifying. |
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#373 |
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Twitter is just a medium by which he can get what he wants to say out asap, unlike other past Presidents, who had to relay their message to the press pool, who then put his message out themselves, all he is doing, is simply cutting out the middle man so to speak.
As others have been saying he should not be responding to such slights leaving it up to his staff. |
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#374 |
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He should have a team who tweets for him now. Like other grown up world leaders or even prominent political figures do.
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#375 |
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Twitter is just a medium by which he can get what he wants to say out asap, unlike other past Presidents, who had to relay their message to the press pool, who then put his message out themselves, all he is doing, is simply cutting out the middle man so to speak.
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