Re: The Politics of National Security
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 7:11 pm
Thank you for the correction....
Same Party, Different House
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Ahh Carlyle....where ex gov officials go to get rich....Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:55 pm Texas Rangers, but same state anyways. And let’s not forget “CraterAir” (really CaterAir, an early Carlyle Investment fun by Bush that failed when they were homing into the Iron Triangle and being James Baker and Spooky Frank Carlucci to go get that dirty sovereign money).
It’s a custom. This country has relied on customs for over 200 years. Oh well... we will see what the future brings.LandM wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:53 pm afan,
You are really stretching - a peanut farm, some oil/gas wells and a bb team - come on - you need to throw a better ball then that.....my grandson has a better arm than that.
Bottom line is change the regulation if you you do not like it but that is the regulation so change it.
I thought he looked sharp in that suit & I don't even remember the other stuff, but rave on if it makes you feel justified in this nit picking.seacoaster wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:04 pm Jesus; I am still remembering when you folks on the right were raving about President Obama in the tan suit and using the binder clip, and throwing a football in the Oval.
You have a woman complex.old salt wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:52 pm Saw Nasty Natasha on MSNBC this evening. She said the disgruntled airman complained that his per diem didn't cover the cost of his food AND drinks.
She didn't say if it covered the cost of food. If your bar tab exceeds your per diem, either drink less or pay it yourself. Sheesh. Gimme a break.
I'm sure the guys they transported downrange, now subsisting on MRE's, are outraged.
.. ...Nasty Natasha Bertrand, one of the MSNBC mean girls, is a political hack & a propagandist, masquerading as a journalist. What experience has she accumulated in her 26 years to be reporting on national security issues ? Her ignorance is obvious to anyone with a working knowledge of the subject of her "report". Her Betty Boop schtick gets her on your tv screen.Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:12 pm Just sad. Very sad. Older guy who is mysoginistically assaulting a 26yr old woman while claiming to be a patriot representative of America’s ideals. Sad. Way more pathetic than John McCain being a POW.
Your depiction and fixation with women journalist is well documented. Not sure you have ever belittled a male journalist. Poked fun at Avenatti is close but there is a consistent theme when it comes to women. It's not PC.... it's true. Another blind spot... Trump "lite" with nicknames for women also.old salt wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:38 am.. ...Nasty Natasha Bertrand, one of the MSNBC mean girls, is a political hack & a propagandist, masquerading as a journalist. What experience has she accumulated in her 26 years to be reporting on national security issues ? Her ignorance is obvious to anyone with a working knowledge of the subject of her "report". Her Betty Boop schtick gets her on your tv screen.Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:12 pm Just sad. Very sad. Older guy who is mysoginistically assaulting a 26yr old woman while claiming to be a patriot representative of America’s ideals. Sad. Way more pathetic than John McCain being a POW.
She hyped every Russiagate thread she could pull & now that they've all fizzled, she's reduced to internet rumormongering , hyping a text from an unnamed airman who was p.o.'d that his per diem check didn't cover his bar bill. ...& this is what passes for journalism today.
When somebody waves the bs flag & calls her out for what she is, her PC apologists protectors play daddy & play the gender card. What a bunch of suckers. Ty Cobb was right to call her out. Looks like he's getting the last laugh on that scoop of hers.
You have a selective memory -- David Ignatius, Carl Bernstein, Max Boot, Chris Matthews, Lawrence O'Donnell, Brian Williams, Dan Rather (W's ANG hoax), the MSNBC pajama boy Jacob Somebody who reports from the border whose name escapes me, Glenn Thrush & his NYT editor + his smarmy Russiagate hit team (all guys) in their documentary, ...all of which I posted about.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:05 amYour depiction and fixation with woman journalist is well documented. Not sure you have ever belittle a male journalist. Poked fun at Avenatti but a consistent theme when it comes to women. It's not PC.... it's true. Another blind spot.old salt wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:38 am.. ...Nasty Natasha Bertrand, one of the MSNBC mean girls, is a political hack & a propagandist, masquerading as a journalist. What experience has she accumulated in her 26 years to be reporting on national security issues ? Her ignorance is obvious to anyone with a working knowledge of the subject of her "report". Her Betty Boop schtick gets her on your tv screen.Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:12 pm Just sad. Very sad. Older guy who is mysoginistically assaulting a 26yr old woman while claiming to be a patriot representative of America’s ideals. Sad. Way more pathetic than John McCain being a POW.
She hyped every Russiagate thread she could pull & now that they've all fizzled, she's reduced to internet rumormongering , hyping a text from an unnamed airman who was p.o.'d that his per diem check didn't cover his bar bill. ...& this is what passes for journalism today.
When somebody waves the bs flag & calls her out for what she is, her PC apologist protectors play daddy & throw the gender card. What a bunch of suckers. Ty Cobb was right to call her out. Looks like he's getting the last laugh on that scoop of hers.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/ ... be-1485447
The Air Force on Sunday insisted, however, that the use of the Prestwick airport — which it said dates back to 2015 — along with the Trump hotel appears to have adhered to proper procedures.
“The availability of civil airfields like Prestwick is essential to ensuring that USAF aircraft can sustain the necessary speed and throughput required to accomplish our mission,” the service said in a fact sheet. They added that Prestwick "has a large parking area, is open 24/7/365, and has been contracted by DOD for fuel at standardized prices."
The Air Force also said the the decision to stay at the Trump resort would have been the result of “a multitude of factors,” including the lack of suitable lodging closer to the civil airport or at a nearby military base. It did not provide evidence that nearby hotels were cheaper or unavailable at the time of the crews' stays, however.
The Air Force's use of the Prestwick airport has also steadily grown. Indeed, the use of the facility has nearly tripled — and overnights in the area increased more than five-fold, the Air Force acknowledged Sunday.
From 2015 to 2019, they said, Air Mobility Command aircraft stopped at the civil airport 936 times. Of those, crews stayed overnight in the area 659 times.
The frequency of the stops and overnight stays has increased steadily each year, from 95 stops and 40 overnights in 2015; 145 and 75 in 2016; 180 and 116 in 2017; 257 and 208 in 2018; and 259 stops and 220 overnights through August 2019.
Lt. Gen. Jon Thomas, the deputy head of Air Mobility Command, said he could not report how many of these overnights may have been at Trump Turnberry.
Officials insist there has been no evidence uncovered of wrongdoing. Nevertheless, the implication that the military is enriching the president is damaging and the service appears eager to quickly assess whether the practice should continue.
Yes, and Nasty Natty describes the unnamed p.o.'d airman as the "whistleblower".Old Salt wrote
hyping a text from an unnamed airman who was p.o.'d that his per diem check didn't cover his bar bill. ...& this is what passes for journalism today.
I've been called worse. Childish & dumb name calling ? Have you read any of the other threads in this forum ?Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 5:20 am It’s still childish and dumb name calling. We could start calling you oblivious old salt. How would anyone expect to be treated with respect as a supposed adult who resorts to juvenile and not very witty name calling? Everything else you write just falls into the “this guy is a loser who can’t stand an adult conversation” bucket when one reduces others to idiotic alliteration. Makes you seem as intelligent as the president who, artificial Penn degree notwithstanding, is in fact a dunce.
I didn’t say you only criticize women. It’s how they are characterized. I chalk it up to too much time on a sub as a young man.old salt wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:14 amYou have a selective memory -- David Ignatius, Carl Bernstein, Max Boot, Chris Matthews, Lawrence O'Donnell, Brian Williams, Dan Rather (W's ANG hoax), the MSNBC pajama boy Jacob Somebody who reports from the border whose name escapes me, Glenn Thrush & his NYT editor + his smarmy Russiagate hit team (all guys) in their documentary, ...all of which I posted about.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:05 amYour depiction and fixation with woman journalist is well documented. Not sure you have ever belittle a male journalist. Poked fun at Avenatti but a consistent theme when it comes to women. It's not PC.... it's true. Another blind spot.old salt wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:38 am.. ...Nasty Natasha Bertrand, one of the MSNBC mean girls, is a political hack & a propagandist, masquerading as a journalist. What experience has she accumulated in her 26 years to be reporting on national security issues ? Her ignorance is obvious to anyone with a working knowledge of the subject of her "report". Her Betty Boop schtick gets her on your tv screen.Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:12 pm Just sad. Very sad. Older guy who is mysoginistically assaulting a 26yr old woman while claiming to be a patriot representative of America’s ideals. Sad. Way more pathetic than John McCain being a POW.
She hyped every Russiagate thread she could pull & now that they've all fizzled, she's reduced to internet rumormongering , hyping a text from an unnamed airman who was p.o.'d that his per diem check didn't cover his bar bill. ...& this is what passes for journalism today.
When somebody waves the bs flag & calls her out for what she is, her PC apologist protectors play daddy & throw the gender card. What a bunch of suckers. Ty Cobb was right to call her out. Looks like he's getting the last laugh on that scoop of hers.
Here's some of MSNBC's hardhitting reporting on this fast breaking block buster, featuring intrepid reporter Nasty Natasha, sleuthing the internet for her social media sources.
https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trum ... 8433989879
...& still more of Nasty Natsha's breathless reporting. I hope this doesn't get the Secy of the AF fired.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/video/fo ... vp-AAH00Cf
I smell both an Emmy & Pulitzer for Nasty Natasha in uncovering this burgeoning fraud, waste & abuse scandal.https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/ ... be-1485447
The Air Force on Sunday insisted, however, that the use of the Prestwick airport — which it said dates back to 2015 — along with the Trump hotel appears to have adhered to proper procedures.
“The availability of civil airfields like Prestwick is essential to ensuring that USAF aircraft can sustain the necessary speed and throughput required to accomplish our mission,” the service said in a fact sheet. They added that Prestwick "has a large parking area, is open 24/7/365, and has been contracted by DOD for fuel at standardized prices."
The Air Force also said the the decision to stay at the Trump resort would have been the result of “a multitude of factors,” including the lack of suitable lodging closer to the civil airport or at a nearby military base. It did not provide evidence that nearby hotels were cheaper or unavailable at the time of the crews' stays, however.
The Air Force's use of the Prestwick airport has also steadily grown. Indeed, the use of the facility has nearly tripled — and overnights in the area increased more than five-fold, the Air Force acknowledged Sunday.
From 2015 to 2019, they said, Air Mobility Command aircraft stopped at the civil airport 936 times. Of those, crews stayed overnight in the area 659 times.
The frequency of the stops and overnight stays has increased steadily each year, from 95 stops and 40 overnights in 2015; 145 and 75 in 2016; 180 and 116 in 2017; 257 and 208 in 2018; and 259 stops and 220 overnights through August 2019.
Lt. Gen. Jon Thomas, the deputy head of Air Mobility Command, said he could not report how many of these overnights may have been at Trump Turnberry.
Officials insist there has been no evidence uncovered of wrongdoing. Nevertheless, the implication that the military is enriching the president is damaging and the service appears eager to quickly assess whether the practice should continue.
OS is a complex guyTypical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:24 pmYou have a woman complex.old salt wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:52 pm Saw Nasty Natasha on MSNBC this evening. She said the disgruntled airman complained that his per diem didn't cover the cost of his food AND drinks.
She didn't say if it covered the cost of food. If your bar tab exceeds your per diem, either drink less or pay it yourself. Sheesh. Gimme a break.
I'm sure the guys they transported downrange, now subsisting on MRE's, are outraged.
Yup, that's the standard response of Trumpists to all unethical behavior. (Unless it's the DEEP STATE investigating unethical behavior of Der Leader and his cronies...then it's that the FBI is corrupt and politically partisan).Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:05 pmIt’s not illegal.LandM wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:47 pm afan,
No one you listed has owned a motel. No one you listed was a business owner, no one you listed owned a B&B - did you ever think a non-career politician would get elected to the big house - that big house must have been rocking with those Army boys
sea,
I appreciate many of the articles you post but no one violated a regulation - please give me the regulation that says military personnel cannot stay in a hotel owned by the President and the emoluments clause does not count as best I know that is for for foreign governments........
Help me out out here - you are paid a daily per diem based on where you are going. You look for the cheapest places, the cheapest food and drink and that is what you you do. There is NOTHING illegal about that - do not like it, change the rules. It is YOUR tax dollars.
I also want to clarify, when you go on camping trips the Master Sgt usually schedules your rides and drop off points - little more serious then a motel 8