Breaking News: Obama's Top Lawyers Just Made Their First Move to Expose Trump

[Frogg]

Link to tweet

[Lucinda]

1. KNR Thank you!

[bdamomma]

2. Good

expose Rump for what he is a LIAR/BS artist.

[democratisphere]

3. Taking him down. The time has come.

[kydo]

7. Midnight Oil Reminds me: How can we dance when our earth is turning

Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil

....

The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share

The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back

How can we dance when our earth is turning
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
......

[Beartracks]

10. That's the official video?

What happened to the one where Midnight Oil is hanging and singing with the aborigines?



Oh -- and love that song, by the way! Thanks for posting!

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[kydo]

14. I thought the same thing

The dude dancing in the sand isn't how I remember the video, either. But I just attributed it to booze and drugs. Not now, but then. But I do remember I loved this song. And the "time has come" made think this song. And I could not move forward until I heard the song.

But your right, they did change the official video.

[ozone82]

21. This May Be The One...

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[Beartracks]

24. This is it! Full length, and ALSO marked as "Official" on YouTube.

It's also a better version of the song. This is the classic from MTV and radio airplay. Kickass.

I'm not sure what that other one was. One verse, no bridge, just a guy dancing in silhouette... and some dude's mug all over the last couple of frames.

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[Frogg]

4. O's Reply! FU drumpf...

Everyone has been waiting for Obama's response to Cheeto's latest bs...I think this might be it!

[sheshe2]

5. Oh!

As the Trump administration continues to commit – and thereby normalize – abuses of power and ethics violations – United to Protect Democracy will be there to “bring what they find to reporters, build it into pressure for congressional oversight with the help of a campaign director they’ll hire, and, as necessary, to file lawsuits.”

After learning about the group, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said:

“This administration has raised the level of ethics training and oversight to a new level compared to the practices of the previous administration.”

I would be surprised if the press corps was able to hold it together. Embroiled in a number of scandals mere weeks into his administration, Trump may very well turn out to be the most corrupt politician in American history.

[Beartracks]

8. ROFL: "raised the level of ethics training and oversight"!

If you're not familiar with ethics or don't even know what it is -- or don't think it applies to you personally -- then, no, you didn't raise the level of anything.

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[sheshe2]

15. Yup.... ;)

[CitizenZero]

23. The Most Corrupt Politician In American History

Trump will go down in history unrivaled for corruption except for a few. Boss Tweed of Tammany Hall, Nixon of Vietnam and Watergate, and Trump. The sooner we get rid of this sociopath, the better. His name will live in infamy. Hopefully he will be out before something very bad will happen. I fear that this narcissistic idiot might lead us into nuclear cataclysm with someone like the North Koreans. Impeach, Oppose, Resist.

[NBachers]

25. They raised the level of ethics training & oversight by deploying a nest of finks to each department

[sheshe2]

27. They are so evil NBachers.

I hope they can be stopped or at least slowed for the time being.

[notdarkyet]

40. Has anyone seen the new ad running about "does anyone play by the

Rules anymore? We are here to make sure they do." Don't know who it's from, but they sound like they are ready to save us. I hope so.

[turbinetree]

28. Hey Spicer while you jerks were writing the ethics training manual on a toilet paper

so that you can come out everyday from under your rock and say what you said about ethics training, and that later on it can be flush it down the toilet, while your boss chuckles behind the other side of wall or bus.




Did you by chance look at this video, because I just gotta ask......... Did your sexual predator boss take the written test on sexual harassment, and ethics, just to be in compliance with the new program?

I don't think so?

And now you have hired spies? Are you and your boss that paranoid, me thinks the answer is a yes

[Denzil_DC]

6. Good lord. Ghostery reports that Occupy Democrats page at the link has 62 trackers!

Vast numbers of ad trackers and goodness knows what else - I had to stop a few scripts because the page froze. That's absurd.

Anyway, I was going to copy and paste some of what it said in case other folks wanted to read it, but the site's unusable, so here's Politico's version that was linked over there instead:

Obama lawyers form 'worst-case scenario' group to tackle Trump

Top lawyers who helped the Obama White House craft and hold to rules of conduct believe President Donald Trump and his staff will break ethics norms meant to guard against politicization of the government — and they’ve formed a new group to prepare, and fight.

United to Protect Democracy, which draws its name from a line in President Barack Obama’s farewell address that urged his supporters to pick up where he was leaving off, has already raised a $1.5 million operating budget, hired five staffers and has plans to double that in the coming months. They’ve incorporated as both a 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4), allowing them to operate as a nonprofit but participate in some forms of political advocacy as well.

While other Trump opponents focus on taking the president to court over the travel ban and deportations, the new group plans to drill into issues that aren’t already hitting the headlines, like potential intervention in and intimidation of regulatory agencies by West Wing staff.

“When people hear concerns about democracies declining into authoritarianism, they expect that moment to come in a singular thunderclap where everyone can see that this is the time,” said Ian Bassin, who’s leading the new group. “In reality, often times, democracies decline over a period of years that happen through a series of much smaller steps.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/obama-trump-lawyers-worst-case-235280

[elleng]

12. Thanks

[JudyM]

16. Thanks for posting the content!

[Denzil_DC]

22. You're welcome (you too, elleng).

I tried accessing it a second time in case there was something funny going on. That time I didn't cancel the scripts and wandered off to get a drink, and it wound up after 2 or 3 minutes settling down with Ghostery blocking 80 trackers!

[Honeycombe8]

9. OMG. It heartens me to know that SOMEONE is doing SOMETHING....

to protect the country.

[C Moon]

35. Yes.

[msongs]

11. where?

[Ruy Lopez]

13. Read the article; not very detailed

This group of lawyers will challenge 50 actions by the Trump administration. Which?

[JudyM]

18. Welcome to DU, Ruy.

[Kimchijeon]

17. well although that is vague... it would be great if it were true

[brer cat]

19. This could be very interesting.

The baby fuhrer will be very angry.

[sheshe2]

32. Ha!

Well boo effing hoo to the ferret fuhrer............

brer,

[brer cat]

37. Having President Obama on his ass

may be more frightening than the FBI and CIA after him. I would love to see him squirm and rant, have a hissyfit. It won't stop a thing.

Good to see you, sheshe. Doing OK?

[Alice11111]

38. God, he hates Obama so much that he had to become Prez

Loving it. Dt seems to hate this job and most of the people around him, except his daughter and son in law.

I wish he would fire pence, appt Bernie as his VP. He seemed to like Bernie, or maybe it was just to destroy Hill.
Then, he could resign and go become the richest man in the world, which he would love.

I can dream 😴😴

[sheshe2]

39. He skeered of Obama!

Lol.

I am doing good brer.

[Cha]

48. He'll be like.. "fake

news And, whatever other stupid insults spew out of busted idiot head @ the moment.

Link to tweet

[orangecrush]

20. K&R

Let's see it in action!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

26. So they are exposing ethical violations?

What repurcussions will that have?

[leftofcool]

43. A big fat zero!

[SunSeeker]

29. K & R

[still_one]

30. Sorry but this post says nothing

[sheshe2]

33. Here, still_one

As the Trump administration continues to commit – and thereby normalize – abuses of power and ethics violations – United to Protect Democracy will be there to “bring what they find to reporters, build it into pressure for congressional oversight with the help of a campaign director they’ll hire, and, as necessary, to file lawsuits.”

After learning about the group, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said:

“This administration has raised the level of ethics training and oversight to a new level compared to the practices of the previous administration.”

I would be surprised if the press corps was able to hold it together. Embroiled in a number of scandals mere weeks into his administration, Trump may very well turn out to be the most corrupt politician in American history.

http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/03/19/obamas-top-lawyers-just-made-first-move-expose-trump/

[still_one]

34. Thanks sheshe

[Alice11111]

31. Now we know why Obama is always laughing lately.

[Sculpin Beauregard]

36. THANKS!!!

This is a wonderful sign!

[notdarkyet]

41. Some patriots who will not let the traitors ruin our country.

[Hekate]

42. Wonderful

[oasis]

44. Orange canary will tweet, tweet, tweet tonight.

[Kaleva]

45. A link to a more in depth article

"United to Protect Democracy, which draws its name from a line in President Barack Obama’s farewell address that urged his supporters to pick up where he was leaving off, has already raised a $1.5 million operating budget, hired five staffers and has plans to double that in the coming months. They’ve incorporated as both a 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4), allowing them to operate as a nonprofit but participate in some forms of political advocacy as well. "

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/obama-trump-lawyers-worst-case-235280

A link to United To Protect Democracy's website:

https://unitedtoprotectdemocracy.org/

[Cha]

46. trump gang of thugs give them such Fodder..

A group of lawyers who worked for President Barack Obama, calling themselves United To Protect Democracy, are setting their sights on Trump. Believing that he and his staff will break rules of conduct put in place by the Obama administration, they just took action against the Trump White House.

http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/03/19/obamas-top-lawyers-just-made-first-move-expose-trump/

Thank you so much, Frogg.. these Lawyers are brilliant and ethical.. unbeatable combination!

Link to tweet

[unitedwethrive]

47. Finally!