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Stryst

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12. I really don't know about that.

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 9, 2018, 06:43 PM

Feb 2018

One of the things that used to boost presidents standing in wartime was the limited bandwidth of the TV news media. It used to be so few hours in a day devoted to news broadcasts that it was easy for a war to dominate the time. But now with the 24 hour news networks and the internet in everyone's pockets, we still see the gaffes and corruption right along with the stories about bombings and more vets coming home without limbs.

Now, I still think that plenty in this regime would press a war to preserve their agenda, I just don't think it would work as well as they think it will.

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Sen. Tim Kaine demands release of secret Trump war powers memo [View all] demmiblue Feb 2018 OP

The nightmares just keep on comin' FailureToCommunicate Feb 2018 #1

I'm curious to know who actually wrote the memo. 45 is incapable Tanuki Feb 2018 #2

If it's released, we'll be able to tell who wrote it. Permanut Feb 2018 #3

That's really the only thing that will save this presidency, isn't it? PatrickforO Feb 2018 #4

I really don't know about that. Stryst Feb 2018 #12

The limited TV/radio bandwidth was a control point. Now the internet is. erronis Feb 2018 #15

K&R. dchill Feb 2018 #5

Just what's the deal with MontanaMama Feb 2018 #6

We had laws, then Executive Orders, now it is the "memo". Working our way up to "The Kings Word". harun Feb 2018 #8

Because it wasn't 24/7 news. Igel Feb 2018 #13

Congressional Publicans, wake up! You are endagering the entire nation with your enabling behavior. Nitram Feb 2018 #7

So Trump wants to go out, with a bang laserhaas Feb 2018 #9

OMG. Now there's a secret memo telling Trump how far he can go in bombing Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #10

I am fucking sick and tired... dhill926 Feb 2018 #11

So the Dems just release it anyways, what is that Cheetos-hued fascist going to do? Tarc Feb 2018 #14

Very funny, 45 Stardust1 Feb 2018 #16