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McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:16 PM Jan 2017

GOP Atrocities: What Are They Doing While Trump Distracts us with his Media War Circus?

So, what is the GOP getting up to while Trump provides a media circus distraction? They are making mortgage's more expensive for middle class home buyers, they are gutting consumer safety rules, they are taking away your health insurance ---and even if you do not use ACA, you may lose your local doctor or hospital if the number of uninsured in your area suddenly rises. Anything I have missed? We really need to keep a running tally/list of everything that they are doing to make life more miserable for Americans.

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GOP Atrocities: What Are They Doing While Trump Distracts us with his Media War Circus? (Original Post) McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 OP
Supposedly Trump signed 6 orders and we only know 2 of them. SharonAnn Jan 2017 #1
Is that legal? McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #3
They don't have to announce them when they happen Ruby the Liberal Jan 2017 #12
Expect full blown conflict over Jerusalem and more terrorism dalton99a Jan 2017 #2
This is severe weather season in the south BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #4
Yeap, I've felt that's most of what MiniPootin does is distract make a big fuss about nothing then uponit7771 Jan 2017 #5
Word is the Con is moving the embassy in Israel malaise Jan 2017 #6
He is supposed to annouce that this week or something.. HipChick Jan 2017 #7
From what I understand ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #8
Removing support for and leaving the UN. MaeScott Jan 2017 #9
Aren't they gutting NPR, PBS and Arts funding? NT Grammy23 Jan 2017 #10
Yep. Squinch Jan 2017 #15
Why did they do the mortgage thing? treestar Jan 2017 #11
Hits DIRECTLY at Trump's base. Squinch Jan 2017 #16
knr struggle4progress Jan 2017 #13
These two things scared me today: kpete Jan 2017 #14
So now we know where he plans his own 9-11. McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #17
Turning Medicaid over to the states moondust Jan 2017 #18
Wouldn't that be political suicide to gut Medicaid at any level..State or Federal? I think it would TrekLuver Jan 2017 #21
It should be. moondust Jan 2017 #22
That is their planned strategy. kentuck Jan 2017 #19
I had heard they will gut the National Parks... yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #20

Ruby the Liberal

(26,217 posts)
12. They don't have to announce them when they happen
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:43 PM
Jan 2017

but they do have to be published in the Federal Register. No idea how long that takes though?

BumRushDaShow

(127,312 posts)
4. This is severe weather season in the south
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:32 PM
Jan 2017

At least 15 people have died in MS & GA over the past 2 days. I expect their "lack of doing" when it comes to the current and any upcoming disasters, will be the atrocity in this case. See Katrina as a past example. I.e., FEMA will probably be shoved back under Homeland Security again to make sure they won't lock any of them up in FEMA Camps!!11!!!!!

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
5. Yeap, I've felt that's most of what MiniPootin does is distract make a big fuss about nothing then
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:33 PM
Jan 2017

... do some shady shit

ismnotwasm

(41,921 posts)
8. From what I understand
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:35 PM
Jan 2017

It's basically about slashing the government including regulations and protections. We will know details as this unfolds. And we will fight every step ofthe way

kpete

(71,901 posts)
14. These two things scared me today:
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:58 PM
Jan 2017

Appearing on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway said it was time for the president “to put in his own security intelligence community” and added: “We really would prefer the intelligence community that’s going out the door to be much more respectful toward the president and his vision in moving forward.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/22/donald-trump-cia-speech-win-twitter-protests


Donald Trump ‘to announce US embassy will move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Monday'
Relocating America's diplomatic HQ to Jerusalem would represent a major break with policy
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/donald-trump-us-embassy-israel-tel-aviv-jerusalem-reports-israeli-media-a7540476.html

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
17. So now we know where he plans his own 9-11.
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 07:20 PM
Jan 2017

News crews, have your teams in place in Jerusalem. This is where the deliberate security breach will happen.

moondust

(19,917 posts)
18. Turning Medicaid over to the states
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 07:53 PM
Jan 2017

where red state governments can presumably gut it without fear of the federal government. States' rights stuff.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141673698

Eventually do away with the minimum wage so they won't have to pay people to work. Similar to slavery but they won't own anybody so they won't have the expenses of keeping slaves healthy enough to work and produce profits; now they can just give the sickos the boot and plug in the next hungry moocher. Pure parasitism.

 

TrekLuver

(2,573 posts)
21. Wouldn't that be political suicide to gut Medicaid at any level..State or Federal? I think it would
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 07:58 PM
Jan 2017

moondust

(19,917 posts)
22. It should be.
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 08:20 PM
Jan 2017

But with things like voter suppression and election rigging I don't know if they care anymore. Besides, by the time the next election rolls around the voters screwed out of Medicaid by the states may have already had to move to a different state to get health care.

yuiyoshida

(41,763 posts)
20. I had heard they will gut the National Parks...
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 07:57 PM
Jan 2017

Mining and Logging in the National Forrests, say good by to the Redwoods... and Sequoias.

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