Idiocracy

[hockeyfan1]

The Penguins would go, if invited:

?The Pittsburgh Penguins would never turn down a visit to the White House and, if invited, we would go as a team,? Penguins CEO and president David Morehouse told Molinari via a statement on Tuesday.

?We respect the office of the presidency of the United States and what it stands for,? Morehouse said. ?Any opposition or disagreement with a president?s policies, or agenda, can be expressed in other ways.?

.He also pointed out in Tuesday?s report that Pittsburgh?s front office includes several democrats?including owner Ron Burkle, who has donated to the party?s causes and Morehouse, who was involved with the Clinton administration and Al Gore?s presidential campaign.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/report-penguins-attend-white-house-ceremony-invited/

 

[princedpw]

The Penguins would go, if invited:

?The Pittsburgh Penguins would never turn down a visit to the White House and, if invited, we would go as a team,? Penguins CEO and president David Morehouse told Molinari via a statement on Tuesday.

?We respect the office of the presidency of the United States and what it stands for,? Morehouse said. ?Any opposition or disagreement with a president?s policies, or agenda, can be expressed in other ways.?

.He also pointed out in Tuesday?s report that Pittsburgh?s front office includes several democrats?including owner Ron Burkle, who has donated to the party?s causes and Morehouse, who was involved with the Clinton administration and Al Gore?s presidential campaign.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/report-penguins-attend-white-house-ceremony-invited/

"Any opposition or disagreement with a president?s policies, or agenda, can be expressed in other ways.?

Opposition to the president can be expressed in many ways. One of the most effective ways an athlete can voice disagreement with the president is by declining the visit.  In fact there's a real decision to be made and no way that an athlete can be neutral and apolitical in this situation.  If the athlete agrees to go, the president gains prestige by association with a popular cultural figure. If the athlete declines to go, it is the opposite.  Such a meeting is entirely political -- it has no other purpose.

 

[Kin]

"Any opposition or disagreement with a president?s policies, or agenda, can be expressed in other ways.?

Opposition to the president can be expressed in many ways. One of the most effective ways an athlete can voice disagreement with the president is by declining the visit.  In fact there's a real decision to be made and no way that an athlete can be neutral and apolitical in this situation.  If the athlete agrees to go, the president gains prestige by association with a popular cultural figure. If the athlete declines to go, it is the opposite.  Such a meeting is entirely political -- it has no other purpose.

Yeah, I don't think players are in any way obligated to be involved in photo ops and I think a lot of people who have issues with this President have them on a level fairly beyond disagreeing with his policies or political agenda.

 

[herman]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/special-counsel-is-investigating-trump-for-possible-obstruction-of-justice/2017/06/14/9ce02506-5131-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98_story.html

He wasn't before, but it is now being reported that the President* is under criminal investigation for obstruction of justice, probably thanks to railroading the person investigating his campaign.

Speaking of which: Trump's friend Christopher Ruddy says President considering firing Mueller (CNN)

 

[herman]

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/where-have-all-the-cameras-gone/530916/

Neither Spicer nor deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders responded to queries about the changes to the briefings. Asked why the briefings are now routinely held off-camera, White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in a text message ?Sean got fatter,? and did not respond to a follow-up.

 

[L K]

4 Special elections.  Four losses for the Democrats.  Lazy idiots need to actually vote.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/InsidersABC/status/883829926993862656
www.twitter.com/InsidersABC/status/883829926993862656

As if this wasn't exactly what most people expected before this all came to fruition.

 

[hockeyfan1]

PM Trudeau at the G20 Summit:

Some of the other leaders, from Europe in particular, had hoped Trudeau's better relationship with Trump could have some sort of influence on him.

That Trump has some respect for his Canadian counterpart was evident Saturday during a speech at a morning event where he gushed over Trudeau.

"We have a great neighbour in Canada and Justin is doing a spectacular job in Canada," Trump said.
"Everybody loves him and they love him for a reason so congratulations on the job you're doing."

Trudeau said in conversations with the president he underscored the fact economic growth and environmental protections "can and must" go together.

"I emphasized this is something that matters deeply to citizens and impacts directly on our economic growth now and into the future," he said.

Tom Burke, chairman of the British environmental think tank E3G said "Trump has lost another collision between fantasy and reality."

"No other global leader shares his fantasy that climate change is a hoax," he said.

Trudeau said Saturday his main message to those who don't feel the G20 is there to help them, he understands their skepticism and frustration as did his counterparts around the table.

"We know that the anxiety that citizens around the world are feeling is real," he said.

Trudeau said for many years trade has led to growth without a fair distribution of the benefits, but the hope is that many of the policies enacted by the G20 this weekend will begin to address those inequities.


http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/trump-agrees-to-anti-protectionist-measures-but-not-climate-change-at-g20-1.3494507

 

[Kin]

I know it's a ceremonial position but with everything going on in the world it's still neat to know our head of state is going to be an actual astronaut.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/governor-general-canada-julie-payette-1.4201614

 

[herman]

I've been trying to find a single article that covers this entire chain of irony, but couldn't, so here's Trevor Noah instead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eswbSabnysA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aJAIF4A2gY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYV8YYsqeqU

 

[hockeyfan1]

Late Night's Stephen Colbert on Canada, Ivanka, etc.  (April 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDtt8qMgkGU


Also, this:  On Trump Jr. (July 11,2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDtt8qMgkGU

&  this:      "      "      "  (July 12,2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUpL05wjUP0

 

[Kin]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-27/trump-hotel-owner-in-toronto-reaches-deal-to-remove-trump-brand

Trump will no longer have anything to do with, and his name will be taken off of, what was once Trump Tower Toronto.

 

[herman]

Apples and trees and how far things fall:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBGJqZHsdJ0
(A Closer Look/Seth Meyers on the Don Jr. situation unravelling)

This one was a bit painful to watch, as it was a stark reminder of how things could have turned out... directly related to the above though! However, those boots. Eeeeh...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojlcvn42rb0
(Al Gore visits Stephen Colbert)

 

[herman]

I know it's a ceremonial position but with everything going on in the world it's still neat to know our head of state is going to be an actual astronaut.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/governor-general-canada-julie-payette-1.4201614

Meanwhile, for the incumbent:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/governor-general-touches-queen-1.4211922

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/strobetalbott/status/887463399449350145
www.twitter.com/strobetalbott/status/887463399449350145

I'm guessing it was just a protracted handshake.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

I'm guessing it was just a protracted handshake.

Hey I used up my 10 free articles do you think you could copy and paste the entire thing here K thanks bye.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Meanwhile, for the incumbent:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/governor-general-touches-queen-1.4211922

Those steps looked awfully 'slippery'.  The G-G did the right thing, protocol or  no protocol.
Her Majesty's descending looked a little shaky.  I was almost afraid for her.  Thank goodness for the gentleman's help.

"I was just anxious to be sure there was no stumbling on the steps. It's a little bit awkward, that descent from Canada House to Trafalgar Square, and there was carpet that was a little slippy, and so I thought perhaps it was appropriate to breach protocol just to be sure that there was no stumble."

Nothing absolutely wrong with that.  Protocol, for once, be damned 

 

[crazyperfectdevil]

I'm guessing it was just a protracted handshake.

Hey I used up my 10 free articles do you think you could copy and paste the entire thing here K thanks bye.

If I didn't miss the joke you can just step around most sites article limits by opening the link in a "private window"

 

[herman]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-spicer-idUSKBN1A6237

White House spokesman Sean Spicer resigned on Friday, ending a brief and turbulent tenure that made him a household name, amid further upheaval within President Donald Trump's inner circle.

[...]

While the White House official gave no reason for Spicer's resignation, the New York Times reported that he had quit over Scaramucci's appointment. Spicer had been serving as both press secretary and communications director, but with a lower profile recently.

And now, his watch is ended.

 

[herman]

Hey I used up my 10 free articles do you think you could copy and paste the entire thing here K thanks bye.

If I didn't miss the joke you can just step around most sites article limits by opening the link in a "private window"