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Trump launches petition against NFL players' anthem protests.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up the pressure on the National Football League over protests by its players during the national anthem by launching a petition and asking his supporters to show their patriotism by backing it.

The move came after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell this week rejected Trump's calls to punish players who kneel for the anthem to protest racism.

Trump has said the protests are unpatriotic and disrespectful of military veterans.

"The President has asked for a list of supporters who stand for the National Anthem.

Add your name below to show your patriotism and support," said the petition issued on Thursday by the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, a fundraising organization for Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.

The petition was published on the Republican National Committee website.

It did not indicate how many signatures had been received.

Termin8tor » 20 Oct 2017 1:43 pm » wrote: Really hilarious coming from someone who has dodged my questions for years.

Termin8tor » 20 Oct 2017 1:27 pm » wrote:You know why your party is in the worst shape in over 100 years?

Because it's run by corrupt hacks and supported by psychopaths like you.

So make any stupid claim you want and **** off.
Your party might be dying, and for good reason.

George W. Bush's veiled shots at Trump open new front in Republican civil war.

A fresh battle in the Republican civil war flared Thursday as former President George W. Bush took veiled shots at President Trump in a speech that warned against the rising tide of ethno-nationalism on the Right.

Bush sounded the alarm about "nationalism distorted into nativism," chiding that American identity "is not determined by geography or ethnicity, by soil or blood." He cautioned against the siren song of isolationism. The 43rd president never mentioned Trump.

But in issuing a clarion call for the conservative ideals of Ronald Reagan Republicanism, Bush was unmistakably rebuking the "America First" sloganeering of a 45th president who has questioned the value of U.S. internationalism and been accused of winking at white-identity politics.

"Right now there are at least two Republican parties," GOP strategist Doug Heye said. "We know there are two; there might be more."

It was rare criticism of a successor from Bush and remarkable in that it was directed at a fellow Republican, the first one to hold the White House since he exited nearly nine years ago.

Cannonpointer » 20 Oct 2017 2:06 pm » wrote:Rules for radicals - accuse the other guy of doing what YOU are doing. Looks like clem job is channeling sally lewinski.

Misty » 20 Oct 2017 2:09 pm » wrote:

Cannonpointer » 20 Oct 2017 2:18 pm » wrote:Clem;s affinity to israel over his own country prevents him from studying at the feet of goebbles - he's informed by sally lewinskiy.

roadkill » 20 Oct 2017 2:22 pm » wrote:I thought it would take a few more days to reach 23,300.

DJIA$DJI
23,300.26+137.22(0.59%)
NASDAQ$COMP
6,631.64+26.58(0.40%)
S&P 500$SPX
2,573.89+11.79(0.46%)

White supremacist supporters of Richard Spencer open fire on counter-protesters.



Following Richard Spencer’s Thursday talk at the University of Florida, a trio of Spencer’s supporters opened fire just outside Gainesville, Fla., during an altercation with those opposing Spencer’s presence.

According to a statement from the Gainesville Police Department, Tyler Tenbrink, William Fears, and Colton Fears – all from Texas – were arrested and charged with attempted homicide.

The 28-year-old Tenbrink, encouraged by the Fears brothers, fired into the crowd during an altercation following Spencer’s speech.

The bullet missed the counter-protesters and struck a nearby building.

While Tenbrink and William Fears, 30, both have criminal records – the former is a convicted felon, while the latter had previously been convicted of aggravated kidnapping and criminal trespass – both, as Gainesville police said, “have shown connections to extremist groups,” a fact highlighted by both the Anti-Defamation League and ADL researcher Mark Pitcavage.

Misty » 20 Oct 2017 2:24 pm » wrote:
I'm pretty dumb, so can you tell me which specific policies 45 has put into place that are causing the stock market to rise?

Misty » 20 Oct 2017 3:15 pm » wrote:
So they murdered a woman and injured dozens in Charlottesville, and now this.
But Antifa......

Cannonpointer » 20 Oct 2017 2:18 pm » wrote: Clem;s affinity to israel over his own country prevents him from studying at the feet of goebbles - he's informed by sally lewinskiy.

Misty » 13 Oct 2017 1:09 am » wrote:See the difference?

After 8 Years It’s Clear=> Obama’s Economic Policies Cannot Hold Up to Reagan’s Record-Setting Years
Jim Hoft .....
Ronald Reagan brought forth an annual real GDP growth of 3.5%.

Barack Obama will be lucky to average a 1.55% GDP growth rate.

This ranks Obama as the fourth worst presidency on record.

Barack Obama will be the only U.S. president in history who did not deliver a single year of 3.0%+ economic growth.

Obama will be lucky to average 2% growth in his final year in office.
According to Louis Woodhill, if the economy continues to perform below 2.67% GDP growth rate this year,
President Barack Obama will leave office with the fourth worst economic record in US history.

Assuming 2.67% RGDP growth for 2016, Obama will leave office having produced an average of 1.55% growth. This would place his presidency fourth from the bottom of the list of 39*, above only those of Herbert Hoover (-5.65%), Andrew Johnson (-0.70%) and Theodore Roosevelt (1.41%)
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/01 ... ing-years/

Misty » 20 Oct 2017 2:24 pm » wrote:
I'm pretty dumb, so can you tell me which specific policies 45 has put into place that are causing the stock market to rise?

Misty » 20 Oct 2017 2:24 pm » wrote:
I'm pretty dumb

Misty » 20 Oct 2017 2:24 pm » wrote:
I'm pretty dumb, so can you tell me which specific policies 45 has put into place that are causing the stock market to rise?

Misty » 20 Oct 2017 2:24 pm » wrote:
I'm pretty dumb, so can you tell me which specific policies 45 has put into place that are causing the stock market to rise?

roadkill » 20 Oct 2017 4:34 pm » wrote: I'm just being consistent with what anyone says under any president and in any stock market conditions.

Right or wrong...that's what always happens.

If the market makes a big correction, watch the news and what they will be saying about Trump.

roadkill » 20 Oct 2017 2:22 pm » wrote:I thought it would take a few more days to reach 23,300.

DJIA$DJI
23,300.26+137.22(0.59%)
NASDAQ$COMP
6,631.64+26.58(0.40%)
S&P 500$SPX
2,573.89+11.79(0.46%)

Cannonpointer » 20 Oct 2017 5:04 pm » wrote:Let's look at historical numbers, so we get some context.