[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #405 Mind Control Mayhem

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 17:10 schreef Barbusse het volgende:

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Hilarisch onderdeel van het circus daar.

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 17:11 schreef Mike het volgende:

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Het is af en toe vrij hilarisch inderdaad, maar Olbermann heeft het al een aantal keren z'n baan gekost.

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 17:04 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op zondag 29-10-2017 om 15:17:14 ...are now fighting back like never before. There is so much GUILT by Democrats/Clinton, and now the facts are pouring out. DO SOMETHING! reageer retweet

Trump wil ook een INDICTMENT!

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 17:03 schreef Falco het volgende:
Het zou wel lollig zijn wanneer er een paar politie-auto's om 6:00 uur morgenochtend bij 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue gaan stoppen. Maar ik denk dat het wel een beetje tegenvalt, die fuzz nu lijkt me wat overdreven.

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 17:58 schreef Refragmental het volgende:

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Plus dat Trump niet eens via een grand jury mag worden geindict (spelling?). Dat moet volgens mij via congress of house of reps. Iets in die richting, weet er het preciese niet van, alleen dat het niet via een GJ gaat.

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Puerto Rico’s Governor Calls for Whitefish Energy Contract to Be Canceled

Gov. Ricardo Rosselló of Puerto Rico has asked the governing board of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to “immediately” cancel its contract with Whitefish Energy, he announced on Sunday.

The decision came two days after the Federal Emergency Management Agency expressed “significant concerns” about how Whitefish, a small Montana company, won a contract for up to $300 million to rebuild part of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid after it was severely damaged last month by Hurricane Maria.

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There's language in the contract that looks like Whitefish is about to screw over the government and the people of Puerto Rico. Even Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló is concerned with PREPA's deal. On Sunday, he called for canceling the contract with Whitefish.

For one, the contract, which Whitefish signed with the government-owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, or PREPA, states that, "In no event shall [government bodies] have the right to audit or review the cost and profit elements." That gives Whitefish an incredible amount of discretion and privacy over how it uses $300 million in American taxpayer money.

The contract also "waives any claim against Contractor related to delayed completion of the work," which means the government can't do much if Whitefish drags out its work restoring electricity to the 3.4 million Americans living on the island.

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Mud flies in close Virginia governor's race

Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie are trading increasingly lurid attacks in the final days of the closely watched campaign.

One candidate has linked his opponent to torch-wielding white nationalists. The other implies his opponent supports gun rights for pedophiles.

This year’s Virginia governor’s race, long a gentlemanly affair, is getting ugly. Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie have dropped all pretense of civility and are trading increasingly lurid attacks, looking for any advantage in the closely watched contest with nine days until voters head to the polls. Both parties see the race, one of just two gubernatorial campaigns in the country in 2017, as a key opportunity to demonstrate political momentum at the end of Trump’s first year in the White House

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 18:44 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Intussen in Virginia....

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House GOP tosses conservative playbook in bid for tax reform

Lawmakers look willing to move beyond their party’s orthodoxy in bid for win ahead of 2018 midterms.

House Republicans are so desperate for a win on taxes that they’re agreeing to proposals that would have caused internal party warfare just a year or two ago.

They’re considering forgoing a big cut in the top income tax rate on the rich, offering moderate-income Americans so many tax breaks that many would be excused from paying taxes entirely and passing a potentially 1,000-page tax bill few have seen within a matter of weeks. Last week, they agreed to a budget that ignored their demands for deep cuts in federal spending just so they could pass a tax bill using a special procedure that enables them move forward without any Democratic votes.

It’s an open question whether Republicans will be as flexible when party leaders release their entire tax bill, due Nov. 1, and everyone can see exactly who will be the losers under their plan. They already have some internal battles, with Republicans from high-tax states fighting a proposal to dump a long-standing deduction for state and local taxes.

But for now, once-controversial proposals are barely causing a stir, a sign lawmakers are willing to move beyond their party’s orthodoxy on taxes and into a more freewheeling debate on how to rewrite the code.

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 18:36 schreef FlipjeHolland het volgende:
toch wel sneu als je 10 maanden na je overwinning het nog steeds hebt over her e-mails en Barry. hij heeft een ongezonde obsessie met die twee.

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johnrobertsFox twitterde op dinsdag 17-10-2017 om 00:55:28 @TVietor08 @HillaryClinton We'll have to agree to disagree. As long as HRC operates as a "shadow President", what s… https://t.co/V7z8VD9KH3 reageer retweet

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 19:14 schreef Montov het volgende:
Of zoals voormalig Trump campagneleider en CNN analist zei:

"What we should be focusing on are the continued lies of the Clinton administration — the continued fallacies that they perpetuated."

Corey Lewandowski urges more scrutiny on 'the Clinton administration'

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Punt 1):

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MMFlint twitterde op zondag 29-10-2017 om 02:57:58 1) You must have my smash hit of a Broadway show confused with your presidency-- which IS a total bomb and WILL in… https://t.co/59RnJRWnMt reageer retweet

t/m punt 11):

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MMFlint twitterde op zondag 29-10-2017 om 03:33:29 11) For now, at least, I know I still have one fan in the White House (thx for your unwavering support, Jared!) https://t.co/mTwLxW4KgR reageer retweet

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 21:03 schreef FlipjeHolland het volgende:
die vent heeft echt niks beters te doen he? voor hem is het allemaal één grote show.

het idiote is dat amerikanen het kennelijk allemaal dood normaal vinden wat er dagelijks voor een stroom aan shit uit het witte huis komt stromen. ze zullen m in ieder geval niet snel vergeten want nu kan elke mongool met centen en een vlotte babbel president worden.

ik zag gisteren een filmpje van zon redneck die aan vertellen was dat trump zo goed is omdat ie anti establishment is. zou die echt niet doorhebben dat trump uit datzelfde establishment komt en er al vanaf dat ie geboren is in dat milieu is opgegroeid..?

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 18:36 schreef FlipjeHolland het volgende:
toch wel sneu als je 10 maanden na je overwinning het nog steeds hebt over her e-mails en Barry. hij heeft een ongezonde obsessie met die twee.

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Whitefish, a two-year-old firm based in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's Montana hometown and financially backed in part by a major donor to President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, had just two full-time employees when Hurricane Maria hit the island more than a month ago.

Language in the contract looked like it gave Whitefish a sweetheart deal as the people of Puerto Rico struggle to recover from the devastation of the hurricane.

For one, the contract, which Whitefish signed with government-owned PREPA, said that, "In no event shall [government bodies] have the right to audit or review the cost and profit elements." That gave Whitefish wide of discretion and privacy over how it used $300 million in U.S. taxpayer money.

The contract also waived "any claim against Contractor related to delayed completion of the work," which means the government couldn't do much if Whitefish dragged out its work restoring electricity to the 3.4 million Americans living on the island.

"Outrageous," said Charles Tiefer, a professor of government contracting at the University of Baltimore law school. "The clause that shields the contractor from audit or review is a red flag of overcharging. I can't imagine how any responsible government official could put such an anti-audit clause into a government contract."

There were other concerning details in the contract, like the high rates Whitefish was charging for labor. The company was paying $240 an hour for a general foreman and $227 for a lineman. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says first-line supervisors of construction sites make about $43 an hour and construction laborers make about $23 an hour. The contract also stated that each person could spend nearly $80 a day for meals and $332 a day for lodging. Flights for employees were being billed at $1,000 each way.

Though all the facts aren't out yet, it's clear something "went very wrong" with the way the contract was awarded. "Let's put it this way," Tiefer said. "Whitefish didn't make the shortlist because of a world-class reputation."

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 22:33 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Hoe gaat dat werken? Kunt niet zomaar zo'n contract opzeggen lijkt me?!

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Op zondag 29 oktober 2017 22:33 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Kunt niet zomaar zo'n contract opzeggen lijkt me?!