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When Roger West first launched the progressive political blog "News From The Other Side" in May 2010, he could hardly have predicted the impact that his venture would have on the media and political debate. As the New Media emerged as a counterbalance to established media sources, Roger wrote his copious blogs about national politics, the tea party movement, mid-term elections, and the failings of the radical right to the vanguard of the New Media movement. Roger West's efforts as a leading blogger have tremendous reach. NFTOS has led the effort to bring accountability to mainstream media sources such as FOX NEWS, Breitbart's "Big Journalism. Roger's breadth of experience, engaging style, and cultivation of loyal readership - over 92 million visitors - give him unique insight into the past, present, and future of the New Media and political rhetoric that exists in our society today. What we are against: Radical Right Wing Agendas Incompetent Establishment Donald J. Trump Corporate Malfeasence We are for: Global and Econmoic Security Social and Economic Justice Media Accountability THE RESISTANCE
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Thursday, August 8, 2024

TRUMP, THE SECOUND COMING OF CHIRST - OR THE SPAWN OF THE DEVIL?



MAGA CULT OF PERSONALITY


Donald Trump’s legacy is steeped in deceit, corruption, and an almost pathological disregard for ethics and decency. His business empire, far from being a beacon of success, is littered with failed ventures and bankruptcies that reveal a chronic inability to sustain anything of lasting value. The fraudulent nature of Trump University stands as a monument to his willingness to exploit the vulnerable for personal gain, resulting in a $25 million settlement for defrauding students who trusted his empty promises. His record as a businessman is not one of triumph, but of financial irresponsibility, deceit, and a cavalier attitude toward the consequences of his actions on others.

In the realm of politics and personal conduct, Trump’s behavior is equally abhorrent. His presidency was marked by a relentless assault on truth and decency, culminating in over 30,000 documented false or misleading claims during his time in office. His disdain for the rule of law is evident in the numerous legal battles he has faced, from obstructing justice during the Mueller investigation to inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Trump's life and career are a testament to his willingness to trample on ethics, legality, and human decency in pursuit of power and wealth, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.

Just a few tidbits on Fuckface Von Clownstick below:

Trump Taj Mahal (1991):

Trump’s casino in Atlantic City declared bankruptcy due to high debt load.
Restructured debts and agreed to cede half his stake to bondholders.

Trump Plaza Hotel (1992):

Entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Trump gave up a 49% stake and lost control to Citibank and other lenders.

Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts (2004):

Filed for bankruptcy due to $1.8 billion in debt.
Trump relinquished control, keeping a minority stake.

Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009):

Filed for bankruptcy protection, the third bankruptcy involving this entity.
Trump resigned from the board but retained a small stake.

FAILED BUSINESSES

Trump Airlines (1988-1992):

Purchased Eastern Air Shuttle, rebranded it, but failed due to high operational costs and debt.
Eventually sold to USAir.

Trump Vodka (2006-2011):

Launched to capture premium vodka market, but sales were poor.
Production ceased due to lack of demand.

Trump Mortgage (2006-2007):

Launched amid the housing market boom but closed quickly due to poor performance and the 2007 financial crisis.

Trump: The Game (1989):

A board game similar to Monopoly, but it did not sell well and was discontinued.

Trump Steaks (2007):

Sold via The Sharper Image and QVC but failed due to poor sales and gouging high prices.

Trump University (2005-2010):

A for-profit education company offering real estate training, shut down due to lawsuits for fraud.

Trump Magazine (2007-2009):

Lifestyle magazine targeting affluent readers, ceased publication due to low circulation and advertising revenue.

Trump Ice:

Bottled water brand, struggled to compete in the market and eventually faded out.

GoTrump.com (2006-2007):

Online travel agency, failed to attract significant user base and shut down within a year.

Trump Network (2009-2012):

Multi-level marketing company selling vitamins and health products, faced lawsuits and eventually closed.

Trumped! Radio Show:

Syndicated radio program that struggled with ratings and was discontinued.

LAWSUITS & LEGAL ISSUES

Civil Rights Lawsuit (1973):

DOJ sued Trump Management for racial discrimination in housing.

Allegations included practices to avoid renting to black tenants and misrepresenting the availability of apartments to black applicants.

Trump University Lawsuit:

Class action lawsuits in New York and California alleged fraud and false advertising.
Settled for $25 million in 2016.

ACN Lawsuit:

Alleged pyramid scheme involving investment in a telecommunications company promoted by Trump.
Case settled confidentially.

Various Contractor Lawsuits:

Numerous lawsuits from contractors alleging non-payment or underpayment for work on Trump properties.

Defamation Lawsuits:

Stormy Daniels: Trump was sued for defamation after denying an alleged affair. Case dismissed, and Daniels was ordered to pay Trump's legal fees.

Summer Zervos: Former Apprentice contestant who accused Trump of sexual misconduct sued for defamation. Case dismissed after Trump left office.

E. Jean Carroll: Accused Trump of sexual assault in the 1990s; Trump called her a liar, and she sued for defamation. Ongoing as of 2024.

Doe 174: Filed a lawsuit in 2016 alleging that Trump had raped her when she was 13 years old. The case was dropped later that year due "katie Johnson's" life being threatened. 

Trump Foundation Lawsuit:

New York Attorney General sued for misuse of charitable funds.
Foundation dissolved and Trump paid $2 million in damages.

Trump SoHo Lawsuit:

Investors in Trump SoHo alleged fraud and misleading statements about sales.
Settled out of court.

Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower Lawsuit:

Lawsuit from investors in Panama City property claiming mismanagement and fraud.
Case settled.

Trump Model Management Lawsuit:

Class-action lawsuit by former models alleging poor treatment and breach of contract.
Settled confidentially.

Trump National Golf Club Lawsuits:

Multiple lawsuits regarding membership fee disputes and contractual issues.

Emoluments Clause Lawsuits:

Lawsuits claiming Trump violated the Constitution's Emoluments Clauses by profiting from foreign and domestic governments during his presidency.

Criminal Record and Investigations

Mueller Investigation:

Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential obstruction of justice.

No charges were filed against Trump, but several associates were convicted.

Impeachments:

First Impeachment (2019): Charged with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress related to Ukraine scandal; acquitted by the Senate.

Second Impeachment (2021): Charged with incitement of insurrection following the January 6th Capitol riot; acquitted by the Senate.

Stormy Daniels Hush Money:

Investigations into hush money payments to silence allegations of an affair; led to the conviction of Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen.

New York State Investigations:

Ongoing investigations by the New York Attorney General and Manhattan District Attorney into Trump’s financial dealings, tax practices, and business operations. Convicted by a jury of his peers. 34 felony convictions.

Classified Documents Case:

Federal investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents taken from the White House to Mar-a-Lago.

Georgia Election Interference Investigation:

Investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, including his call to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

January 6th Capitol Riot:

Investigation into Trump’s role in the insurrection and whether his actions constituted incitement or other criminal behavior.

Arizona Election Fraud Investigation:

Investigations and audits in Arizona concerning the 2020 presidential election results, often influenced by Trump’s claims of widespread election fraud. The Maricopa County audit found no substantial evidence of fraud.

TAX ISSUES

New York Times Report:

Reported that Trump paid little to no federal income taxes in several years; ongoing investigations into potential tax fraud and evasion.

Other Controversies and Issues

Central Park Five:

Trump took out full-page ads in 1989 calling for the death penalty for five teenagers wrongfully convicted of assaulting a jogger; never apologized after their exoneration.

Trump Foundation:

Misuse of charitable funds led to the dissolution of the foundation and settlement of $2 million to various charities.

Trump Organization:

Ongoing criminal and civil investigations into the business practices of the Trump Organization, including potential tax and insurance fraud.

Recorded False or Misleading Statements

Fact-Checking by The Washington Post:

According to The Washington Post, Trump made over 30,573 false or misleading claims during his presidency. This figure is based on their rigorous fact-checking database and includes a wide range of statements on various topics made in speeches, tweets, interviews, and other public communications.

Donald Trump’s legacy is one of moral decay and unbridled narcissism, a man whose life has been a relentless pursuit of self-interest at the expense of truth, integrity, and the well-being of others. His business failures, marred by bankruptcies and fraud, are not isolated incidents but a pattern of behavior that extends to every facet of his existence, including his disgraceful tenure in the White House. Trump has left behind a trail of broken promises, shattered lives, and a deeply divided nation. His actions have revealed a profound disregard for the principles that uphold justice and democracy, culminating in a presidency defined by lies, corruption, and a willingness to incite violence to cling to power. Trump’s name will forever be synonymous with the degradation of American values and the depths to which a man can sink in pursuit of his own ego.

MAGA states that this shit stain is the second coming of Christ. The world sees him as the antichrist, the beast and a testing of


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Editor-In-Chief
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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Scathing Report Reveals Donald Trump’s Company Violated US Trade Embargo With Castro’s Cuba

September 29, 2016
Kurt Eichenwald


A company controlled by Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, secretly conducted business in communist Cuba during Fidel Castro’s presidency despite strict American trade bans that made such undertakings illegal, according to interviews with former Trump executives, internal company records and court filings.

Documents show that the Trump company spent a minimum of $68,000 for its 1998 foray into Cuba at a time when the corporate expenditure of even a penny in the Caribbean country was prohibited without U.S. government approval. But the company did not spend the money directly. Instead, with Trump’s knowledge, executives funneled the cash for the Cuba trip through an American consulting firm called Seven Arrows Investment and Development Corporation. Once the business consultants traveled to the island and incurred the expenses for the venture, Seven Arrows instructed senior officers with Trump’s company—then called Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts—how to make it appear legal by linking it after-the-fact to a charitable effort.

The payment by Trump Hotels came just before the New York business mogul launched his first bid for the White House, seeking the nomination of the Reform Party. On his first day of the campaign, he traveled to Miami where he spoke to a group of Cuban-Americans, a critical voting bloc in the swing state. Trump vowed to maintain the embargo and never spend his or his companies’ money in Cuba until Fidel Castro was removed from power.




He did not disclose that, seven months earlier, Trump Hotels already had reimbursed its consultants for the money they spent on their secret business trip to Havana.

At the time, Americans traveling to Cuba had to receive specific U.S. government permission, which was only granted for an extremely limited number of purposes, such as humanitarian efforts. Neither an American nor a company based in the United States could spend any cash in Cuba; instead a foreign charity or similar sponsoring entity needed to pay all expenses, including travel. Without obtaining a license from the federal Office of Foreign Asset Control before the consultants went to Cuba, the undertaking by Trump Hotels would have been in violation of federal law, trade experts say.

Officials with the Trump campaign and the Trump Organization did not respond to emails seeking comment on the Cuba trip, further documentation about the endeavor or an interview with Trump. Richard Fields, who was then the principal in charge of Seven Arrows, did not return calls seeking comment.

But a former Trump executive who spoke on condition of anonymity said the company did not obtain a government license prior to the trip. Internal documents show that executives involved in the Cuba project were still discussing the need for federal approval after the trip had taken place.

OFAC officials say there is no record that the agency granted any such license to the companies or individuals involved, although they cautioned that some documents from that time have been destroyed. Yet one OFAC official, who agreed to discuss approval procedures if granted anonymity, said the probability that the office would grant a license for work on behalf of an American casino was “essentially zero.”

‘He’s a Murderer’

Prior to the Cuban trip, several European companies reached out to Trump about potentially investing together on the island through Trump Hotels, according to the former Trump executive. At the time, a bipartisan group of senators, three former Secretaries of State and other former officials were urging then-President Bill Clinton to review America’s Cuba policy, in hopes of eventually ending the decades-long embargo.

The goal of the Cuba trip, the former Trump executive said, was to give Trump’s company a foothold should Washington loosen or lift the trade restrictions. While in Cuba, the Trump representatives met with government officials, bankers and other business leaders to explore possible opportunities for the casino company. The former executive said Trump had participated in discussions about the Cuba trip and knew it had taken place.

The fact that Seven Arrows spent the money and then received reimbursement from Trump Hotels does not mitigate any potential corporate liability for violating the Cuban embargo. “The money that the Trump company paid to the consultant is money that a Cuban national has an interest in and was spent on an understanding it would be reimbursed,’’ Richard Matheny, chair of Goodwin’s national security and foreign trade regulation group said, based on a description of the events by Newsweek. “That would be illegal. If OFAC discovered this and found there was evidence of willful misconduct, they could have made a referral to the Department of Justice.”

Shortly after Trump Hotels reimbursed Seven Arrows, the two companies parted ways. Within months, Trump formed a presidential exploratory committee. He soon decided to seek the nomination of the Reform Party, which was founded by billionaire Ross Perot after his unsuccessful 1992 bid for the White House.

Trump launched his presidential campaign in Miami in November 1999. There, at a luncheon hosted by the Cuban American National Foundation, an organization of Cuban exiles, he proclaimed he wanted to maintain the American embargo and would not spend any money in Cuba so long as Fidel Castro remained in power. At the time, disclosing that his company had just spent money on the Cuba trip, or even acknowledging an interest in loosening the embargo, would have ruined Trump’s chances in Florida, a critical electoral state where large numbers of Cuban-Americans remain virulently opposed to the regime.

“As you know—and the people in this room know better than anyone—putting money and investing money in Cuba right now doesn’t go to the people of Cuba,’’ Trump told the crowd. “It goes to Fidel Castro. He’s a murderer, he’s a killer, he’s a bad guy in every respect, and, frankly, the embargo must stand if for no other reason than, if it does stand, he will come down.”

‘Its Stock Price Had Collapsed’

By the time Trump gave that speech, 36 years had passed since the Treasury Department in the Kennedy administration imposed the embargo. The rules prohibited any American person or company—even those with operations in other foreign countries—from engaging in financial transactions with any person or entity in Cuba. The lone exceptions: humanitarian efforts and telecommunications exports.

The impact of the embargo intensified in 1991, when the collapse of the Soviet Union ended its oil subsidies to the island and triggered a broad economic collapse. By 1993, Cuba faced extreme shortages and Castro was forced to start printing money solely to cover government deficits. Three years later, the U.S. Congress passed the Helms-Burton Act, which codified the embargo into law and worsened Cuba’s economic decline. With many financial options closed off, Cuba attempted to find overseas investment to modernize its tourism industry and other businesses.

The first signs that American policy might be shifting came in March 1998, when President Bill Clinton announced several major changes. Among them: resuming charter flights between the United States and Cuba for authorized Americans, streamlining procedures for exporting medical equipment and allowing Cubans in the U.S. to send small amounts of cash to their relatives on the island. However, Americans and American companies still could not legally spend their own money in Cuba.

That fall, as critics pressured Clinton to further loosen the embargo, Trump Hotels saw an opportunity. Like the communist regime, the company was struggling, having piled up losses for years. In 1998 alone, Trump Hotels lost $39.7 million, according to the company’s financial filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Its stock price had collapsed, falling almost 80 percent from a high that year of $12 a share to a low of just $2.75. (After multiple bankruptcies, Trump severed his ties with the company; it is now called Trump Entertainment Resorts and is a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, run by renowned financier Carl Icahn).

The company was desperate to find partners for new business which offered the chance to increase profits, according to another former Trump executive who spoke on condition of anonymity. The hotel and casino company assigned Seven Arrows, which had been working with Trump for several years, to develop such opportunities, including the one in Cuba.

On February 8, 1999, months after the consultants traveled to the island, Seven Arrows submitted a bill to Trump Hotels for the $68,551.88 it had “incurred prior to and including a trip to Cuba on behalf of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc.”

The 1999 document also makes clear that executives were still discussing the legal requirements for such a trip after the consultants had already returned from Cuba. The government does not provide after-the-fact licenses.

“Under current law trips of the sort Mr. Fields took to Cuba must be sanctioned not only by the White House but are technically on behalf of a charity,’’ the bill submitted to Trump Hotels says. “The one most commonly used is Carinas Cuba.”

The instructions contain two errors. First, while OFAC is part of the executive branch, the White House itself does not provide licenses for business dealings in Cuba. Second, the correct name of the charity is Caritas Cuba, a group formed in 1991 by the Catholic Church, which provides services for the elderly, children and other vulnerable populations in the Caribbean nation. Caritas Cuba did not respond to emails about contacts it may have had with Trump Hotels, Seven Arrows or any individuals associated with them.

The invoice from Seven Arrows was submitted to John Burke, who was then the corporate treasurer of Trump Hotels. In a lawsuit on a different legal issue, Burke testified that Trump Hotels paid the bill in full, although he denied recognizing the document.

‘Totally False’

The Cuba venture was one of two assignments given to Seven Arrows at that time, and the second has already emerged as an issue in the GOP nominee’s bid for the presidency. Trump Hotels also paid the consulting firm to help develop a deal with the Seminole tribe of Florida to partner in a casino there. Knowing that the Florida governor and legislature opposed casino gambling in the state, Trump authorized developing a strategy to win over politicians to get the laws changed in an effort named “Gambling Project.” The law firm of Greenberg Traurig was retained to assemble the strategy. A copy of the plan prepared by the lawyers showed the strategy involved hiring multiple consultants, lobbyists and media relations firms to persuade the governor and the legislature to allow casino gambling in the state. The key to possible success? Campaign contributions.

The plan states “the executive and legislative branches of Florida government are driven by many influences, the most meaningful of which lies in campaign giving.” For the legislature, it recommends giving to “leadership accounts” maintained by state political parties, rather than to individual lawmakers, because “this is where the big bucks go and the real influence is negotiated.” Records show that Seven Arrows also incurred $38,996.32 on its work on the Gaming Project, far less than it spent for the Cuba endeavor.

Aside from deceiving Cuban-Americans, records of the 1998 initiatives show that Trump lied to voters about his efforts in Florida during that period. At the second Republican presidential debate in September, one of Trump’s rivals, Jeb Bush, said the billionaire had tried to buy him off with favors and contributions when he was Florida’s governor in an effort to legalize casino gaming in the state. “Totally false,’’ Trump responded. “I would have gotten it.”

The documents obtained by Newsweek give no indication why the $39,000 spent on Seven Arrows’ primary assignment—arranging for a casino deal with the Seminole tribe—was so much less than the $68,000 expended on the Cuba effort. The former Trump executive could not offer any explanation for the disparity.

Though it has long been illegal for corporations to spend money in Cuba without proper authorization, there is no chance that Trump, the company or any of its executives will be prosecuted for wrongdoing. The statute of limitations ran out long ago, and legal analysts say OFAC’s enforcement division is understaffed, so the chances for an investigation were slim even at the time.

And perhaps that was the calculation behind the company’s decision to flout the law: the low risk of getting caught versus the high reward of lining up Cuban allies if the U.S. loosened or dropped the embargo. The only catch: What would happen if Trump's Cuban-American supporters ever found out?

Story in its entirety from Newsweek and Kurt Eichenwald





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Blogger-In-Chief
Roger West

Friday, July 29, 2016

KHIZAR KHAN EXCORIATES CHEETO JESUS

In by far one of the best speeches to come out of the 2016 DNC conventions - was the one from a father of a US soldier, who just happens to be Muslim.

From the Muslim ban to his open embrace of racial profiling, fear-mongering about Muslims has been a centerpiece of Fuckface Von Clownstick’s campaign. It’s his mantra. But during the last night of the Democratic National Convention, the father of a Muslim U.S. Army Captain who died in Iraq while trying to protect his men during an attack reminded Cheeto Jesus about some relevant passages from the Constitution.

VIDEO COURTESY OF CNN



“We are honored to stand here as the parents of Captain Humayun Khan and as patriotic American Muslims with undivided loyalty to our country,” Khizr Khan, father of Humayun, said.

Onstage with his wife, Khan asked whether Trump has “even read the United States Constitution.”
“I will gladly lend you my copy,” Khan said, pulling a pocket-size constitution from his jacket. “In the document, look for the words ‘liberty’ and ‘equal protection of law.'”

Khan also said that Orange Hitler has “sacrificed nothing and no one” and suggested he take a trip to Arlington Cemetery to see how people of “all faiths, genders and ethnicities” have “died defending the United States of America.”
“We cannot solve our problems by building walls, sowing division. We are stronger together,” Khan said.
Meanwhile, in Iowa, Trump lamented that the United States government no longer waterboards people and talked about how he wants to “hit” speakers who were critical of him at the DNC convention.

Many verbally destroyed Clownstick, but Khan slayed him like no other this week, hitting the idiot fast and furious with a barrage of facts, even offering Clownstick his own copy of the US constitution.

Apparently with Cheeto Jesus wanting to hit those whom verbally blasted him, its self evident that the carnival barker can dish it out but can’t take his own dose of medicine of not being so politically correct when it comes to speaking about others.

Fact is, Trump is way out of his element, not that he was ever in it, but the fact that so many have pointed to the sheer ignorance of this asshat, which exists on so many levels – proves that this con man is not only an embarrassment to his country, but to the human race as well.




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Blogger-In-Chief
Roger West

Thursday, July 28, 2016

DNC HEAVY WEIGHTS COMPLETEY SHRED CHEETO JESUS




Yesterday, the GOP presidential nominee asked a foreign government to hack American computers. Most of the US citizenry would have be arrested for treason for conducting such actions.

Up until now, I have severely questioned the judgment and intelligence of Trump supporters and the GOP in general. After today, I question their patriotism.

With that said, speakers at the DNC convention last night took Trump to task, and it was not a good night to be Fuckface Von Clownstick - nor a supporter for that Matter.

Michael Bloomberg, John Hutson, Leon Panetta, Joe Biden and President O all took center stage last night, and oh what a night it was for slaying the green slimy two toed sloth.

Below are videos from last night’s Democratic convention in Philadelphia.

Sit back with your favorite beverage and enjoy the blistering evisceration of Trump.

Rear Admiral John Hutson




Leon Panetta Skewering Trump





Joe Biden on Trump: "No major party nominee has ever known less or been less prepared to deal with our national security." Fact check: True.



Bloomberg “I know A Con When I See One”




Obama Rips Orange Hitler



In the literal sense, Trump is a shit stain on the society of America; he is everything we are not. Hopefully this country wakes up early enough to recognize the disaster that this con-man is.





NFTOS
Blogger-In-Chief
Roger West

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

“HE CASHED IN”

In one of the most damning speeches against Orange Hitler, Joseph Crowley [New York Rep] just annihilated the carnival barker last night in a profound speech about the days, weeks and indeed the years that followed the 9-11 attacks. While Trump liked to point fingers at what others did wrong and talk about hundreds that protested in the streets of New Jersey, others were helping those who needed it most.

While others, Republican and Democrat, showed up, helped, brought food and support and fought for the first responders who suffered tremendous health problems, Donald Trump did little. According to Crowley, “he cashed in.”
“People forget, but the assistance package that was first proposed didn’t have a dime for New York,” Crowley said. “Hillary helped turn that around — securing $20 billion we needed to get New York going again. But, she didn’t stop there. Hundreds worked on the Pile in the days after 9/11. They came first to find survivors, but eventually searched for remains.”

ORANGE HITLER - WAR PROFITEER



Crowley said that those that were down there trying to help didn’t care about their own health. “They were told the air was fine. But, it wasn’t. And when health issues emerged years later, Hillary Clinton was still by their side.”

Clinton brought families and first responders to Washington to go door to door and lobby for those that needed help the most.

Cowley said that Hillary sought these funds to help local businesses get back to work. “Donald Trump sought a payday for his empire. It was one of our nation’s darkest days, but to Trump, it was just another chance to make a quick buck. Hillary has never and will never forget the reality of that day. And that’s why she will never give up on making us a better and stronger nation.”




NFTOS
Blogger-In-Chief
Roger West

Friday, July 22, 2016

COULD ORANGE HITLER PASS A SANITY TEST?



OLBERMANN ASK'S, CAN TRUMPENSTEIN PASS A SANITY TEST?


Keith Olbermann attempted to understand Republican presidential nominee Orange Hitler aka [Donald Trump] this week through the lens of clinical psychology and determined that the candidate could not pass one of the most widely used “sanity” assessments used to predict criminal and antisocial behavior.

In a column for Vanity Fair that was published on Thursday, Olbermann noted that Trump had repeatedly questioned the sanity of his rivals, including Glenn Beck, Ben Carson, Barack Obama, Ted Cruz and Megyn Kelly.

VIDEO COURTESY OF VANITY FAIR



To evaluate Trump, Olbermann chose a test developed by Canadian criminal psychologist Robert D. Hare. “The Hare Psychopathy Checklist,” Olbermann explained, “serves as a kind of triage device to separate the injured from the tripping from the psychopathic.”

The test awards points for 20 different personality traits. With a maximum score of 40, the test sets the threshold for clinical psychopathy at 30 points.

The Hare checklist considers traits like grandiose sense of self-worth, pathological lying, shallow affect, lack of empathy, parasitic lifestyle, promiscuous sexual behavior, early behavior problems, irresponsibility and failure to accept responsibility for one’s own actions.

And out of 40 possible points, Trump scored 32 — putting him over the 30 point threshold for a diagnosis of clinical psychopathy.
“The implications are clear,” Olbermann wrote. “Our Trumperor’s New Clothes media rightly sees the latest Trump ‘event’—whatever it is this time—as one of the most unbelievable developments in American political history. But the simple mechanics of following, reporting, and writing the proverbial ‘new high in low’ every single day means that they could be missing one overriding truth about the health of the most remarkable presidential candidate since at least 1864.”
“In short, our amateurs’ exercise with the very professional Hare Psychopathy Checklist suggests that if you were betting on it, you’d probably want to bet that Donald Trump couldn’t pass a sanity test—open book,” Olbermann concluded.

We miss Oblermann’s political daily input, and I for one certainly wish we could get him back on the airwaves - as there is not a better slayer of the green slimy two toed sloth [GOP] than Olbermann!






NFTOS
Blogger-In-Chief
Roger West

Saturday, July 16, 2016

25 THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ORANGE HITLER (TRUMP)

Bill Maher last night gave us another round of 25 things voters might not know about Orange Hitler .
“Sometimes, late at night, I worry that my obsessive self-aggrandizement and self-promotion are symptoms of inner weakness and a transparent, childish impulse that everyone can see,” Maher said, speaking as Trump. “I worry they’re laughing at how obvious it is that I’m an abandoned, frightened child swirling in my black emptiness. But then I tweet shit about my poll numbers and I feel better.”

VIDEO COURTESY OF HBO



Maher also didn't pass up the chance to bring back his running joke about Trump’s supposedly-simian background, as “fact” no. 9 stated that Trump “I can peel a banana with my feet.”





NFTOS
Blogger-In-Chief
Roger West

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

"IT'S RARE THAT YOU SEE SOMEONE GET STUPIDER BEFORE YOUR EYES"

Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban was once friends with GOP candidate Donald Trump. But that relationship seems to have gone south in the course of Trump’s bid for president.

Recently, Dallas Mavericks owner and “Shark Tank” star Cuban was asked by Extra to weigh in on Trump — and his response was not flattering.
“You know what? It’s rare that you see someone get stupider before your eyes, but he’s really working at it,'” Cuban said. “You have to give him credit. It’s a difficult thing to do, but he’s accomplished it.”
Cuban also revealed he hasn’t talked to Trump in weeks.

“He sent me an email when I started picking on him,” Cuban said. “What happened was I really didn’t like Ted Cruz, so I started helping Donald, tried to encourage him, ’cause I thought he’d be, and to this day thought he’d be a better candidate than Ted Cruz… But at some point, you’ve got to start learning and understanding the issues, you know? Donald has been at this a year but you don’t look at him and say, ‘Wow, he’s gotten so much smarter on this topic or that topic.’ In fact, you look at him and say, ‘What the hell are you talking about?’ That’s not good for America.”

Cuban challenged Extra host Renee Bargh to name one good deal Trump has done.

“I can’t,” she said.
“Neither can he,” Cuban shot back, adding, “He’d get kicked out of ‘Shark Tank’ so fast, it would make your head spin.”








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STAFF WRITER

Saturday, June 18, 2016

"WHEN IT COMES TO LOWERING THE BAR, HE REALLY RAISED THE BAR"

In his New Rules segment last night, Bill Maher asks why we hold Donald Trump to a lesser standard than politicians in years past. Good question.

VIDEO COURTESY OF HBO








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Roger West

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

DAN SAVAGE ON CLOWNSTICK

Activist Dan Savage bluntly rebuked Donald Trump on Tuesday for his response to the Orlando mass shooting attack.
“We’re not gonna fall for it,” Savage told MSNBC host Chris Hayes. “You can’t draw a clean line between the LGBT community and the Muslim community because there are LGBT Muslims in the United States and all over the world. Muslims are a part of the LGBT community, not distinct from it. LGBT people come from all races, all faiths, all ethnic backgrounds, all classes. And Donald Trump attempting to pit the queer community against the Muslim community is not going to fly. We don’t believe him.”
The presumptive GOP presidential candidate has already drawn heavy criticism — including from within his own party — for doubling down on his call to ban Muslim immigration into the US in the wake of the attack. Hayes argued that Trump had also employed “a certain kind of European right-wing politics” in which he uses anti-Muslim and anti-immigration rhetoric to paint himself as an ally to LGBT Americans.
“Hillary Clinton can never claim to be a friend of the gay community as long as she continues to support immigration policies that bring Islamic extremists to our country and who suppress women, gays and anyone else who doesn't share their views or values,” Trump said. “Ask yourself, who really is the friend of women and the LB and LBGT community: Donald Trump with his actions or Hillary Clinton with her words?”
But Savage argued that Trump has also promised to undo the legality of same-sex marriage.
“Donald Trump is the enemy of the LGBT community just as he is the enemy of the Muslim community,” said Savage. “Beating up on what is in the United States a vulnerable minority group isn't the way that you impress other members of other vulnerable minority groups to win their support.”

VIDEO COURTESY OF MSNBC








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Saturday, June 4, 2016

JUST WHEN YOU THINK HE COULDN'T BE ANY MORE PUTRID - HE DOUBLES DOWN

FUCKFACE VON CLOWNSTICK


I am just going to leave this here.

On Friday in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, in which Tapper asked multiple times whether Trump thought it was right to invoke the race of the judge involved, Trump didn’t back down.

VIDEO COURTESY OF CNN




Besides being a racist, the man named Donald J. Trump is a shit stain, a putrid steaming pile!






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Roger West

Friday, June 3, 2016

CLINTON ABSOLUTELY PUMMELS CLOWNSTICK

I don't normally enjoy watching a genius humiliate a slow person, but watching Hillary yesterday pummel Fuckface Von Clonstick on foreign policy, was priceless!

Watch below as Rachel Maddow reviews Hillary Clinton's foreign policy speech in which she highlighted Clownstick's statements - to the point of mockery.

VIDEO COURTESY OF MSNBC







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Saturday, May 7, 2016

"LADY TRUMP" - YOU'RE A WHINY LITTLE BITCH

Bill Maher again last night - took Fuckface Von Clownstick to task regarding Clownstick's Masculinity, arguing that the stereotypes about 1950s housewives really do apply to the Republican candidate.
“Never forget, Lady Trump, that Hillary Clinton was born a woman,” he said. “But you chose to live your life as a whiny little bitch. Which is why, if Hillary is the Democratic nominee, I’ll be voting for the only one who has balls.”
Maher recalled that the real estate mogul once sued him for “challenging” him to prove he was not the son of an orangutan in response to Trump’s “birther” rhetoric concerning President Barack Obama.
“I sure hope this ‘man’ gets elected so the world respects us again,” Maher said sarcastically, adding, “He makes Lindsey Graham look like Vin Diesel. This isn’t presidential — it’s Glenn Close boiling the rabbit.”
And like a “daffy” housewife of the ’50s, the host said, Trump can’t balance a checkbook.
“Trump Airlines, Trump Casinos, Trump University, Trump Steaks. He’s got the Midas touch — if every time Midas touched something it exploded,” Maher said.



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Thursday, April 21, 2016

NOAH GOES AFTER PRESS ON 'PRESIDENTIAL TRUMP"

Trevor Noah took the cable talking heads to task Wednesday night for changing their tune on GOP front-runner Donald Trump because he managed to get through his victory speech in New York without insulting anyone.

Tuesday night Trump gave what — for him at least — was a relatively subdued speech after destroying Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich at the polls in New York’s Republican primary
“Donald Trump crushed it,” Noah said, “On probably the best night of his life that didn’t involve a swimsuit competition.”
“What we got to see yesterday was a new Trump,” Noah continued. “He was succinct. Disciplined. And respectful. Which, according to the media, made him presidential as balls.”

Noah then shared clips of Fox’s Geraldo Rivera, CNN’s Gloria Borger and even Trump nemesis Megyn Kelly praising the candidate as “presidential,” after a campaign filled with insults for his opponents and adversaries.
“‘And he wasn’t racist. And he didn’t call any female reporters a bimbo? This guy is ready for the White House — give him the codes!'” Noah mocked Kelly.
“This is ridiculous,” Noah continued. “Trump has basically lowered the media’s expectation so much that not insulting someone seems presidential to them. That’s a tactic straight from The Art of The Deal. Wear people down so that they will accept the bare minimum.”
“Trump stabbed a stranger of Fifth Avenue!” Noah smirked. “Yeah, but at least he didn’t shoot them. He’s so presidential!”



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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

ART OF THE CRY BABY





Listening to The Donald in the closing days of the NY primary makes me wonder if the Trump voter has any grey matter upstairs. For months we’ve listened to Trump claim Lyin’ Ted Cruz has been stealing votes. In his latest rant, DT is complaining that the system is rigged, that Cruz is buying delegates with lavish gifts. Gee Donald, aren’t you supposed to be the master of the deal? How are you getting beaten at your own game?

It should be no surprise how the system works. If you’re getting into the game, you should know the rules. So either Trump has proved to us that he’s incompetent and really doesn’t know how to run a business because all the “smart people” he hires can’t figure out how to win this simple game or he’s unwilling to invest in the game and secure his votes by out spending Cruz. If he’s afraid to invest in his own success why should we invest in him making America great again? Just compare Trump’s spending to Cruz or Hillary’s.

Let’s face it - Trump’s cheap. He is not interested in spending what it takes to win. So what does that tell us about how he’d run the country? He’s embarrassed himself multiple times of late. Just read what happened in Wisconsin a few weeks ago!

So now we get to see exactly how he’s run the nation – just like his multiple failed businesses. He’s no master of the deal. He’s just a big cry baby who rode the real estate bubble to success.


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Bill Pickering

Friday, April 8, 2016

IF CRUZ IS THE NOMINEE “I’LL GET CYANIDE”

Peter King isn’t ready to endorse anyone for president — but he definitely opposes one of the GOP candidates.

In an appearance Thursday afternoon on the Fox Business Network, King said that he appreciated Trump’s support on past issues like his investigations of Muslim radicalization in America — but he also didn’t like Trump’s attacks on John McCain, or the allegation that President George W. Bush lied about the Iraq War.

But those disagreements pale in comparison to how much King really doesn’t like Ted Cruz.
“With Donald Trump, I’ve had some real issues with him. On the other hand, in no way am I comparing him to Ted Cruz,” King said. “Ted Cruz — anyone in New York who even thinks of voting for Ted Cruz is a nut!”
“What if Ted Cruz is the nominee, Congressman King?” host Trish Regan asked. “What if Ted Cruz is the nominee — what do you do, then?”
“I tell you, I don’t know — I’ll get some cyanide,” King said. “I don’t know what I’ll do. I mean, I’ll just — you know, not gonna tell you.”
A stunned Regan asked again: “Will you vote for him?”
“Listen, put it this way: I will endorse the nominee of the party,” King concluded. “But it wouldn’t be the most, you know, vociferous support.”
About a year ago, much earlier in the presidential primary season, King previously entertained other possible methods of suicide in the event of a Cruz nomination — having long despised the Texas senator over such issues as his role in the 2013 government shutdown, and that “he doesn’t carry out an intelligent debate” with anyone.





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Monday, April 4, 2016

TRUMPS KNOWLEDGE ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS IS UNFATHOMABLE

Fuckface Von Clownstick, AKA Donald Trump has been a rich vein of comedy gold for Last Week Tonight host John Oliver, who once again hammered the buffoonish billionaire on Sunday night — this time for his ignorance of all things nuclear.

Calling Trump “America’s potential next president,” the HBO host noted that Trump seemed ill-equipped to talk seriously about foreign policy and nuclear proliferation.

In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper last Tuesday, Trump glibly suggested that countries that live under the umbrella of American security should step up, protect themselves and be allowed to possess nuclear weapons.
“At some point we have to say, you know what, we’re better off if Japan protects itself against this maniac in North Korea,” Trump told Cooper. “We’re better off, frankly, if South Korea is going to start to protect itself.”

Asked about Saudi Arabia getting nukes, Trump replied: “Saudi Arabia? Absolutely.”



“He says that with the confidence of a man who could easily find Saudi Arabia on a map if he was given three tries — and the map only included countries ending with ‘Arabia,’” a smirking Oliver said.

Trump also stated that nukes could be used in Europe because: “Europe is a big place.”
“It’s ‘a big place’ is not a good excuse for using nuclear weapons,” Oliver explained. “It’s barely a good excuse for peeing in the ocean.”
Oliver then turned to comments made by President Obama about Trump’s interview, with the president stating that Trump “doesn’t know much about foreign policy, or nuclear policy, or the Korean Peninsula, or the world generally.”
“President Obama is basically implying there that you could fill a book with the things Donald Trump doesn’t know,” Oliver translated. “That book being the encyclopedia.”

Seriously folks, Fuckface is the last person you want near nuclear key codes, but what the hell, let him have at it! [Snark]




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Roger West

Thursday, March 31, 2016

YES HE ACTUALLY SAID THAT!

Fuckface Von Clownstick [Donald Trump] said on Wednesday that women who had abortions should face “some form of punishment” if Republicans were successful in banning the practice.

During a town hall event that set to air on MSNBC Wednesday night, host Chris Matthews insisted that Trump could not dodge the question of how to enforce an abortion ban.

VIDEO COURTESY OF MSNBC



“Look, people in certain parts of the Republican Party, conservative Republicans, would say, ‘Yes, it should,’” Trump replied, according to a transcript obtained by Bloomberg. “I would say it’s a very serious problem and it’s a problem we have to decide on. Are you going to send them to jail?” 
“There has to be some form of punishment,” he said. 
“For the woman?” Matthews pressed. 
“Yeah,” Clownstick replied, adding that the punishment would “have to be determined.”
“They’ve set the law and frankly the judges, you’re going to have a very big election coming up for that reason because you have judges where it’s a real tipping point and with the loss of Scalia, who was a very strong conservative, this presidential election is going to be very important,” the candidate opined. “When you say what’s the law, nobody knows what the law is going to be. It depends on who gets elected.”

VIDEO COURTESY OF MSNBC




While Clownstick walked back his inane comment hours later, there is no doubt in this bloggers mind that Clownstick’s cognitive thought process indeed meant women should be punished for having an abortion. This rhetoric falls in true step with the conservative narrative.

While this talk is dangerous, we should be accustomed to the shock and awe psycho babble bullshit of Clownstick. Maybe Clownstick could waterboard the women for their choice? Clownstick often suffers from diarrhea of the mouth and constipation of the brain. Foot in mouth disease, it’s what conservatives suffer from.

The abortion problem is a plethora, but the bottom line is - neither Clownstick, nor any other radical white pasty man – should it be their business to dictate to a woman what her personhood business is.

If it’s your religious belief, I could careless, keep your religion out of my business and women’s personhood. If it is indeed wrong to have an abortion, one, don’t have one, two, it’s your creators job to deal with it not yours!

The last I saw, women had the right to choice, until as such that the choice is no longer theirs, mind your own fucking business!






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Roger West

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

“THE ARGUMENT OF A FIVE YEAR OLD”

Anderson Cooper throttled [Fuckface Von Clownstick] Donald Trump on Tuesday after the Republican presidential candidate tried to pass the blame for his attacks on Sen. Ted Cruz’s wife.

VIDEO COURTESY OF CNN



“After saying you were going to spill the beans about Heidi Cruz, you retweeted an unflattering picture of her next to a picture of your wife,” Cooper said in reference to Trump spreading an unflattering picture of Heidi Cruz online set side-by-side with one depicting Melania Trump more favorably.

“I thought it was a nice picture of Heidi. I thought it was fine,” Trump replied, prompting Cooper to say, “Come on.”
 
“I thought it was fine,” Trump insisted. “She’s a pretty woman.” 
“You’re running for president of the United States,” Cooper said. 
“Excuse me. I didn’t start it,” Trump said.
“Sir, with all due respect, that’s the argument of a 5-year-old,” Cooper shot back. “The argument of a 5-year-old is he started it.”

Trump tried to argue that Cooper’s viewpoint was “the problem with our country,” but Cooper cut him off.
“Every parent knows a kid who says, ‘He started it,'” the host said.
Trump then accused Cruz of sending the picture. When Cooper noted that it was actually the work of an anti-Trump super PAC, Trump then blamed “Mittens Romney people.”
“Romney is embarrassed that he did so badly four years ago,” Trump ranted. “The guy choked like a dog.”
“Do you have proof he sent it out?” Cooper asked. 
“Everybody knows he sent it out,” Trump responded. “He knew the people in the super PAC.”
Fuckface has proven time and time again why he can’t be anywhere near the White House! This lone instance proves that this narcissistic putz has the mind of grade school bully.





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