“1.2% growth, the weakest so-called recovery since the great depression.”
Since the US recovery began in mid-2009, the economy has grown at an annual rate of 2.1%, according to data from the commerce department. That is the slowest recovery since 1949, by which point the US had emerged from the great depression; the financial crisis of 2008 was the worst since the stock market crash that began the great depression.
Since the US recovery began in mid-2009, the economy has grown at an annual rate of 2.1%, according to data from the commerce department. That is the slowest recovery since 1949, by which point the US had emerged from the great depression; the financial crisis of 2008 was the worst since the stock market crash that began the great depression.
“More than 12 million people have been added to the food stamp.”
As of April 2016, 43,571,080 people were enrolled in the Snap assistance program, according to the Food Research and Action Center, meaning an increase of about 12 million from December 2008, when 31.5 million Americans were enrolled.
As of April 2016, 43,571,080 people were enrolled in the Snap assistance program, according to the Food Research and Action Center, meaning an increase of about 12 million from December 2008, when 31.5 million Americans were enrolled.
and this really happened, but idiots are idiots for a reason
For all of you that responded with Obama posts.............. GET FUCKING OVER IT!!!! He has nothing to do with Drump's corruption. Deal with what's happening NOW.
Senate Republicans push for answers on Trump team's Russia ties
Senior Republicans issued their boldest challenge yet to U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, promising to get to the bottom of the relationship between his aides and Russia, and calling for ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn to testify before Congress.
Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and other senators in Trump's party pushed for more information as the White House becomes engulfed by questions about contacts between Trump's team and Russia.
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that phone call records and intercepted calls showed members of Trump's presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the Nov. 8 election in which Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Flynn was abruptly forced out as Trump's national security adviser on Monday after revelations that he had discussed U.S. sanctions on Russia with the Russian ambassador to the United States, before Trump took office, and that he had later misled Vice President Mike Pence about the conversations.
"Let's get everything out as quickly as possible on this Russia issue," Corker told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program.
"I would want to make sure, with all of this suspicion, that everybody fully understood what has taken place. Otherwise, maybe there's a problem that obviously goes much deeper than what we now suspect," Corker added.
The drama of Flynn's departure was the latest in a series of White House missteps and controversies since Trump was sworn in on Jan. 20. Corker expressed alarm over the way the administration is functioning, referring to "so much back-biting."
"Is the White House going to have the ability to stabilize itself?" he asked, while also voicing concern that the Russia issue could "destabilize our ability to move ahead as a country."
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a prominent Republican voice on foreign policy who has been a Trump critic, called for a broader bipartisan congressional investigation, to be conducted by a special committee, if it turns out that Trump's presidential campaign communicated with the Russians.
"If it is true, it is very, very disturbing to me. And Russia needs to pay a price when it comes to interfering in our democracy and other democracies, and any Trump person who was working with the Russians in an unacceptable way also needs to pay a price," Graham told ABC's "Good Morning America."
In a series a series of Twitter posts on Wednesday, Trump called the reported Russian connection with his team nonsense, adding, "The real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by 'intelligence' like candy. Very un-American!"
Corker called the leaks to the news media a mere "sub-issue," saying the main issue was "getting to the bottom of what the Russian interference was and what the relationship was with associates of the Trump effort."
U.S. intelligence agencies previously concluded that Russia hacked and leaked Democratic emails during the election campaign as part of efforts to tilt the vote in Trump's favor.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday denied there had been any contact between any member of Trump's campaign team and Russia.
Corker said Flynn's testimony before Congress "would be a very appropriate thing for us to have happen."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan both dismissed the need for the creation of a special committee to look into the matter but promised the Republican-led Congress would move ahead in existing committees.
The Times, citing current and former U.S. officials, said U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies intercepted the communications around the same time they discovered Russia was trying to disrupt the presidential election by hacking into the Democratic National Committee.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the Times report, which the Kremlin dismissed as groundless.
CNN also reported that Trump advisers were in constant contact with Russian officials during the campaign.
The Times said the intercepted calls in its report were different from the wiretapped conversations that Flynn had with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak.
Trump has long said that he would like improved relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Flynn was a keen advocate of this.
Flynn's conversations with the Russian ambassador took place around the time that then-President Barack Obama imposed new sanctions on Russia on Dec. 29, charging that Moscow had used cyber attacks to try to influence the election.
A U.S. official familiar with the transcripts of the calls with the ambassador said Flynn indicated that if Russia did not retaliate, that could smooth the way toward a broader discussion of improving U.S.-Russian relations once Trump took power.
This was potentially illegal under a law barring unauthorized private citizens from interfering in disputes the United States has with other countries.
Senate Republicans push for answers on Trump team's Russia ties
Senior Republicans issued their boldest challenge yet to U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, promising to get to the bottom of the relationship between his aides and Russia, and calling for ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn to testify before Congress.
Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and other senators in Trump's party pushed for more information as the White House becomes engulfed by questions about contacts between Trump's team and Russia.
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that phone call records and intercepted calls showed members of Trump's presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the Nov. 8 election in which Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Flynn was abruptly forced out as Trump's national security adviser on Monday after revelations that he had discussed U.S. sanctions on Russia with the Russian ambassador to the United States, before Trump took office, and that he had later misled Vice President Mike Pence about the conversations.
"Let's get everything out as quickly as possible on this Russia issue," Corker told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program.
"I would want to make sure, with all of this suspicion, that everybody fully understood what has taken place. Otherwise, maybe there's a problem that obviously goes much deeper than what we now suspect," Corker added.
The drama of Flynn's departure was the latest in a series of White House missteps and controversies since Trump was sworn in on Jan. 20. Corker expressed alarm over the way the administration is functioning, referring to "so much back-biting."
"Is the White House going to have the ability to stabilize itself?" he asked, while also voicing concern that the Russia issue could "destabilize our ability to move ahead as a country."
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a prominent Republican voice on foreign policy who has been a Trump critic, called for a broader bipartisan congressional investigation, to be conducted by a special committee, if it turns out that Trump's presidential campaign communicated with the Russians.
"If it is true, it is very, very disturbing to me. And Russia needs to pay a price when it comes to interfering in our democracy and other democracies, and any Trump person who was working with the Russians in an unacceptable way also needs to pay a price," Graham told ABC's "Good Morning America."
In a series a series of Twitter posts on Wednesday, Trump called the reported Russian connection with his team nonsense, adding, "The real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by 'intelligence' like candy. Very un-American!"
Corker called the leaks to the news media a mere "sub-issue," saying the main issue was "getting to the bottom of what the Russian interference was and what the relationship was with associates of the Trump effort."
U.S. intelligence agencies previously concluded that Russia hacked and leaked Democratic emails during the election campaign as part of efforts to tilt the vote in Trump's favor.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday denied there had been any contact between any member of Trump's campaign team and Russia.
Corker said Flynn's testimony before Congress "would be a very appropriate thing for us to have happen."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan both dismissed the need for the creation of a special committee to look into the matter but promised the Republican-led Congress would move ahead in existing committees.
The Times, citing current and former U.S. officials, said U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies intercepted the communications around the same time they discovered Russia was trying to disrupt the presidential election by hacking into the Democratic National Committee.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the Times report, which the Kremlin dismissed as groundless.
CNN also reported that Trump advisers were in constant contact with Russian officials during the campaign.
The Times said the intercepted calls in its report were different from the wiretapped conversations that Flynn had with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak.
Trump has long said that he would like improved relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Flynn was a keen advocate of this.
Flynn's conversations with the Russian ambassador took place around the time that then-President Barack Obama imposed new sanctions on Russia on Dec. 29, charging that Moscow had used cyber attacks to try to influence the election.
A U.S. official familiar with the transcripts of the calls with the ambassador said Flynn indicated that if Russia did not retaliate, that could smooth the way toward a broader discussion of improving U.S.-Russian relations once Trump took power.
This was potentially illegal under a law barring unauthorized private citizens from interfering in disputes the United States has with other countries.
If you say a lie or fake news enough times people will believe it.... total fabrication by shadow government/media to discredit the President.
There is a silent coup going on in Washington right now. Obama with his phony Organizing for Action front are surely involved in it also with other phony organizations, Soro, mainstream media, factions of Obama/globalist supporters in the IC and government are trying to bring down or at worst impede Trump and his presidency by any and all means possible.
If you think that is made up bs then you my friend are blind as a bat and ignorant to facts...
There is a silent coup going on in Washington right now. Obama with his phony Organizing for Action front are surely involved in it also with other phony organizations, Soro, mainstream media, factions of Obama/globalist supporters in the IC and government are trying to bring down or at worst impede Trump and his presidency by any and all means possible.
If you think that is made up bs then you my friend are blind as a bat and ignorant to facts...
Not buying the "Fake News" excuse or the deflection to Obama. As far as I'm concerned the evidence up to this point tilts toward Trump's people conspiring with Russia. Can't for the life of me understand why though. Nothing good will emerge from an illusion of closer ties with the KGB.
From Fletcher's article: "Russia’s present leadership having no appetite at all for global instability"
Is that satire? Russia causes more than its share of instability.
From Fletcher's article: "Russia’s present leadership having no appetite at all for global instability"
Is that satire? Russia causes more than its share of instability.
You probably would have said the same thing abut the president if this was 1961. You would havery probably said he would have "gotten what he deserves too". Let's just put all our cards on the table. The intelligence community IS and HAS BEEN a fucking pariah to our government since it's inception around the 2nd world war. Track record speaks for itself. At least we know where we stand. The line has been drawn in the sand my friend and we are looking across from each other
Scott I don't think you understand what that suggests. They don't want instability that creates a world war. We have NATO troops along the Russian border. If they engage we are required to engage Russia as well. This is the beginning of a tumultuous time. Russia needs the US and we need Russia. Their is bigger fish to fry and we need each other
We are heading towards an attempted coup in Washington. The community organizing punk and his overlord, George Soros, have enough friends in the judicial branch and intelligence community to attempt a takeover, or to render the office of POTUS as merely symbolic, void of power.
If they fail, I fully expect an assassination attempt on President Donald J. Trump. He needs to walk into the NSA and other intelligence agencies infested with these Hussein loyalists with a Negan bat and clean house.
#DrainTheSwamp
If they fail, I fully expect an assassination attempt on President Donald J. Trump. He needs to walk into the NSA and other intelligence agencies infested with these Hussein loyalists with a Negan bat and clean house.
#DrainTheSwamp
You ain't kidding! I couldn't imagine the tone if Hillary was standing up there. I think Bibi would have been able to muddle through with her, calling her a friend etc even if he was faking it. At home he is pressured by the Left who wants to give up everything and the Right who wants the Two State Solution idea scrubbed because it's a fantasy.
Regarding the ME Trump knows one thing and that is the Israelis are the good guys. He doesn't know much else though. There are basic accepted falsehoods (for lack of a better term) that keep seeing the light of discussion that I would like replaced with harsh truths.
As Bibi said let's talk about substance. You can't create "two states for two people's" if at birth the newly created state's purpose is to destroy the Jewish state and replace it with another terror state. You can't talk about Israel adding to existing neighborhoods in areas everyone knows will be part of Israel in a final deal.
What I fear about Trump is him being more about getting the deal done than about whether the Arabs are ready to do the deal. Even Bibi got off track today and let the cat out of the bag that Israel is talking to other Arab states (who by the way still hate Jews but not as much as they fear Iran) about security cooperation and a regional peace deal. I assume this is Qatar (who gave millions to hamas) and the Saudis (who finances the textbooks that teach little Arabs 5YO and up to hate Jews because "they stole your country"). Obama kept trying to force a deal and it backfired. Bill Clinton trying to force a deal led to a big pile of dead Jews.
Iran and Hizb'Allah are the big issue right now. Lebanon has an arsenal pointed at Israel and Hizb will go with Iran's word. The WB and Gaza are another front that could open. And Israel and Egypt are currently fighting ISIS in the Sanai Peninsula. Which brings us back to your contention.....
And after what I've written above I guess I understand your point. Can we cooperate with them without giving them leverage over us? Blackmail or otherwise.
