Can someone please tell me what country this is?

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A sitting president denouncing the free press as "Fake Media" making threats to congress, vowing to strip millions of the people he governs of health insure via threat of not paying CSR's ?

What planet have we landed on? I'm sorry but I am beyond shocked
 

woolfe9998

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This train wreck has been going on for quite some time now. Is there something that prompted you to pose this query just now?
 

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A sitting president denouncing the free press as "Fake Media" making threats to congress, vowing to strip millions of the people he governs of health insure via threat of not paying CSR's ?

What planet have we landed on? I'm sorry but I am beyond shocked
The Confederate States of America d/b/a The United States of America.
 
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Someone tell me how shitty all the socialized medicine, that we don't have to worry about being able to afford or have access to, is again please. I seem to keep forgetting watching all this wonderfulness.
 
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Jaskalas

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Can someone please tell me what country this is?

This is America near the end of trickle down, where a hungry and desperate people cast down their idols. Instead of normalcy, they lent their ears to the first con-man to promise them the moon. Because the moon is what they want, to hell with anyone who tells them otherwise. A shame that the only candidate to do this in 2016 was Trump.
 

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A sitting president denouncing the free press as "Fake Media" making threats to congress, vowing to strip millions of the people he governs of health insure via threat of not paying CSR's ?

What planet have we landed on? I'm sorry but I am beyond shocked

What planet are we on when the media openly colludes with government officials and political candidates in order to determine the outcome of an election and then demands to be called "the free press"?
 
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Perknose

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A sitting president denouncing the free press as "Fake Media" making threats to congress, vowing to strip millions of the people he governs of health insure via threat of not paying CSR's ?
This train wreck has been going on for quite some time now. Is there something that prompted you to pose this query just now?
Jean is keenly aware of Trump's latest salvo in the Obamacare imbroglio because pre-existing conditions/pay-out caps as it pertains to her vested interest in having the insured financial backing to, you know, stay alive.

While she may still have strong job-related health insurance for the moment, as long as she has the strength to drag herself to work, she does feel as certain marked empathy with those who don't.

See also: Her special needs son who will eventually (let's hope it's decades from now) survive her.
 

woolfe9998

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Jean is keenly aware of Trump's latest salvo in the Obamacare imbroglio because pre-existing conditions/pay-out caps as it pertains to her vested interest in having the insured financial backing to, you know, stay alive.

While she may still have strong job-related health insurance for the moment, as long as she has the strength to drag herself to work, she does feel as certain marked empathy with those who don't.

See also: Her special needs son who will eventually (let's hope it's decades from now) survive her.

Ok fair enough.
 

nakedfrog

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What planet are we on when the media openly colludes with government officials and political candidates in order to determine the outcome of an election and then demands to be called "the free press"?
Please tell me more about your theories, this sounds pretty juicy.
 
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HomerJS

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Someone tell me how shitty all the socialized medicine, that we don't have to worry about being able to afford or have access to, is again please. I seem to keep forgetting watching all this wonderfulness.
Because purely market based health insurance works so well.

Oh that's right it doesn't work well anywhere in the world.
 

brandonbull

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Please tell me more about your theories, this sounds pretty juicy.

Does the DNC and CNN ring any bells? Don't forget that the sitting AG of the US told the FBI Director to refer to "it" as a "matter" and not an "investigation". Need a mop?
 

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Does the DNC and CNN ring any bells? Don't forget that the sitting AG of the US told the FBI Director to refer to "it" as a "matter" and not an "investigation". Need a mop?
why would CNN collude to elect Hillary? Have their ratings ever been higher with the continuing Trump trainwreck? This will probably be their most profitable 4 years ever!
 
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nakedfrog

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Does the DNC and CNN ring any bells? Don't forget that the sitting AG of the US told the FBI Director to refer to "it" as a "matter" and not an "investigation". Need a mop?
FYI, here's the definition of "collusion"
col·lu·sion
kəˈlo͞oZHən/
noun
noun: collusion
secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others.
It is not logically possible to "openly collude". But, you sounds like a crazy person, so I'm sure it makes sense in your head.
 
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Bitek

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Does the DNC and CNN ring any bells? Don't forget that the sitting AG of the US told the FBI Director to refer to "it" as a "matter" and not an "investigation". Need a mop?

Oh, I thought you were referencing a real story about fake news, the media, and political collusion.

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/01/54078...s-and-trump-supporter-created-fake-news-story

Behind Fox News' Baseless Seth Rich Story: The Untold Tale

The Fox News Channel and a wealthy supporter of President Trump worked in concert under the watchful eye of the White House to concoct a story about the death of a young Democratic National Committee aide, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

The explosive claim is part of a lawsuit filed against Fox News by Rod Wheeler, a longtime paid commentator for the news network. The suit was obtained exclusively by NPR.

Wheeler alleges Fox News and the Trump supporter intended to deflect public attention from growing concern about the administration's ties to the Russian government. His suit charges that a Fox News reporter created quotations out of thin air and attributed them to him to propel her story.
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raildogg

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You've been well propagandized.
If you don't think that the corporate interests in this country heavily influence and control the media then we're on two different planets (sorry to say). Those same interests buy politicians.

It's all a heavily manipulated game that only favors the ones controlling it.

Trump is part of the game and thus, he is fake news himself. Too bad some people believe Trump's fake news while calling "mainstream" news fake.
 

JSt0rm

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What planet are we on when the media openly colludes with government officials and political candidates in order to determine the outcome of an election and then demands to be called "the free press"?

This is a mind full of psy op rot.
 

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What planet are we on when the media openly colludes with government officials and political candidates in order to determine the outcome of an election and then demands to be called "the free press"?

Don't reproduce, retard.
 

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Does the DNC and CNN ring any bells? Don't forget that the sitting AG of the US told the FBI Director to refer to "it" as a "matter" and not an "investigation". Need a mop?

Donald placed about a dozen knives in the sitting AGs back last week, if he is still the sitting AG a few weeks from now it is only because he is a masochist.
 

Jhhnn

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Donald placed about a dozen knives in the sitting AGs back last week, if he is still the sitting AG a few weeks from now it is only because he is a masochist.

The whole cabinet kisses the sphincter ring. Trump can't fire Sessions because it would leave Rod Rosenstein as acting AG & Congress won't confirm anybody Trump nominates to replace Jeff. That's worse for Trump because Sessions supports his agenda & Rosenstein obviously doesn't. If he works it as a recess appointment then congress will very likely move to protect the office of the Special Counsel over his veto. One way or another, Trump has to ride the storm.