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WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 06:43 AM Aug 2018

Trump to visit Fort Drum Monday to sign "National Defense Authorization Act"

Cult45 member and Paul Ryan protege, Congresswoman Stefanik will be there and I'm really hoping it hurts her chances for re-election.

https://stefanik.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/stefanik-welcome-president-trump-fort-drum-monday

Press release:

August 7, 2018 Press Release
Jefferson County, NY – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) issued the following statement:

“I am honored that President Trump has accepted my invitation to visit Fort Drum and the brave men and women of the 10th Mountain Division on Monday,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “As a Member of the House Armed Services Committee and the Chair of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, I am honored that the President will sign the historic National Defense Authorization Act in our district at Fort Drum. I am proud of the partnership with this Administration to begin rebuilding our military and the President’s visit is an important opportunity to highlight this achievement and to thank our men and women in uniform for their service. I look forward to welcoming President Trump to Fort Drum and continuing to work to ensure our troops have the resources they need to keep us safe.”

In March, Congresswoman Stefanik wrote a letter to President Trump inviting him to Fort Drum.
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Trump to visit Fort Drum Monday to sign "National Defense Authorization Act" (Original Post) WePurrsevere Aug 2018 OP
What's in this bill? no_hypocrisy Aug 2018 #1
Here's a summary (PDF) LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2018 #2
Thanks! no_hypocrisy Aug 2018 #3
More on the bill he's signing... WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #4
Good grief! And this sure isn't going to increase her popularity Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #5
She should defy Trump and read the Washington Post! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #6
I hope he drags her down and... WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #7
I know what you mean! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #8
I must say I agree with the editorial... WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #9
When I hear the term "dirty tricks" I think of Karl Rove Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #10
Thanks, that's one of the articles I mentioned. The lack of ethics... WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #11

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
4. More on the bill he's signing...
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 08:24 AM
Aug 2018
Text of Bill....
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5515/text

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/02/the-717-billion-defense-policy-bill-just-made-its-way-to-trumps-desk.html
The $717 billion defense bill just made its way to Trump's desk. Here's what the Pentagon is poised to get
The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes a top-line budget of $717 billion.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the defense policy bill.
Here's a roundup of some big ticket items the Pentagon is approved to buy


https://www.npr.org/2018/08/05/635380840/defense-budget-shifts-militarys-focus-from-terrorism-to-china-and-russia
Defense Budget Shifts Military's Focus From Terrorism To China And Russia

Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
5. Good grief! And this sure isn't going to increase her popularity
Thu Aug 9, 2018, 02:16 AM
Aug 2018

I wonder how many protesters are going to show up...

Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
6. She should defy Trump and read the Washington Post!
Thu Aug 9, 2018, 02:26 AM
Aug 2018


'Nothing bodes well': Lackluster election results spark debate over Trump's midterm role

A new round of lackluster showings by Republican candidates reignited a debate Wednesday within the GOP over whether President Trump will be a drag on the party’s chances in November and should stay out of some of the country’s most hotly contested races.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210981150

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
7. I hope he drags her down and...
Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:34 AM
Aug 2018

Right out of office. I haven't run across any decent recent polls done on Stefanik vs Cobb have you? All I could find was a Rasmussen page saying this district is a strong R.

I'm curious if the tape of Cobb saying she's for an assault weapons ban that the teen Cult45 member sold to Stefanik's campaign has hurt her. It's outrageous to me that she felt she couldn't say she's for THAT particular up here. This area is very hunting and shooting oriented but I did t think they were quite that nuts.

Oh and neighbor.

Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
8. I know what you mean!
Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:52 AM
Aug 2018

Back when I worked for Scott Murphy's campaign (2009 and 2010), there were definitely one-issue voters - and they counted on that A rating from the NRA, same as Gillibrand, though she has since changed her stance. The issue here is about Stefanik's "dirty tricks" and the letters I've seen in the paper are mainly accusations about that - including an editorial!


Editorial: Our political parties have become evil enterprises

We are disheartened by the events of this past week when we learned that a national political organization recruited and perhaps trained a 17-year-old high school student in the art of political dirty tricks.

This is what our politics have come to, and anyone who supports it is culpable.

Our morality and any sense of right and wrong our politicians claim to have are at stake here.

We are disgusted, and the “they all do it” excuse does not make us feel any better.

What once would have been respectable volunteer work for a high school student looking to learn how a democracy works and how a political campaign operates has been tainted by professional operatives looking for any edge to discredit their opponents — even if it means using a 17-year-old high school student.

https://poststar.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-our-political-parties-have-become-evil-enterprises/article_c04b541f-a584-5b4a-a76c-3bbc0ce8654e.html

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
9. I must say I agree with the editorial...
Thu Aug 9, 2018, 05:33 AM
Aug 2018

But I've long disliked 'dirty trick's and the tactic of using 'kids' as weapons and/or lawns in adult BS games.

I ran across articles saying that not only had they paid the kid to record her but the kid is now an intern of Stefanik's.

Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
10. When I hear the term "dirty tricks" I think of Karl Rove
Thu Aug 9, 2018, 06:17 AM
Aug 2018

And Stefanik started before she even had an opponent - this kid did his secret recordings back in May. And he's definitely with the Stefanik campaign, they call him an "unpaid intern..." He just wasn't paid by her...


Stefanik says teen who taped Cobb video is unpaid intern

GLENS FALLS — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik on Wednesday said the 17-year-old who secretly recorded Democratic opponent Tedra Cobb is currently an unpaid intern for her campaign, but said she did not know about the video he taped in May before he began working for her.

Preston Scagnelli was the teen identified as recording Cobb at a “Teens for Tedra” event a couple of months ago. Cobb made comments on the video stating that she thinks assault weapons should be banned, but added that she cannot take that position publicly and get elected in the NY-21 Congressional District.

Stefanik, R-Willsboro, said that Scagnelli began interning in June. She said she plans to keep him on the campaign and said she did not have an issue with the fact that Scagnelli used the fake name “Grayson” and said he was not recording because his phone was dead, but he actually was.

<snip>

Scagnelli was paid nearly $1,000 by the National Republican Congressional Committee for his “research materials consulting,” which likely included the Cobb video and other instances where he tracked Cobb. The video was uploaded to the YouTube channel “Democrat Tracking” and picked up by national Republicans and the conservative Washington Free Beacon website.


https://poststar.com/news/local/stefanik-says-teen-who-taped-cobb-video-is-unpaid-intern/article_342965a1-3c68-51f8-aed8-bc8991f95f54.html

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
11. Thanks, that's one of the articles I mentioned. The lack of ethics...
Thu Aug 9, 2018, 08:53 AM
Aug 2018

that Stefanik reveals in this comment is certainly not something I'd choose a candidate I vote for to have:

she did not have an issue with the fact that Scagnelli used the fake name “Grayson” and said he was not recording because his phone was dead, but he actually was.


Ethics and integrity should be important and encouraged. If you stoop to dirty tricks and cheating it means you either have no real issues to run on and/or you want to distract from actions you're trying to hide.
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