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pnwmom

(108,978 posts)
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 11:38 PM Apr 2018

Steve Schmidt just compared DT and his org to a patient

who comes to a doctor complaining of stomach pains.

The doctor does some tests and then tells the patient -- sorry, I found cancer -- EVERYWHERE.

That's what's Mueller is discovering in his investigation -- the cancer of corruption EVERYWHERE.

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Steve Schmidt just compared DT and his org to a patient (Original Post) pnwmom Apr 2018 OP
Shades of Watergate, again, where John Dean told Nixon The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #1
Steve Schmidt goes into a 10 min. rant on Trump's crookedness oasis Apr 2018 #2
I just saw that segment! calimary Apr 2018 #33
He was on a roll. Elwood P Dowd Apr 2018 #3
The GOP old timers are Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #4
New GOP logo... Elwood P Dowd Apr 2018 #9
Though that was their motto since Nixon. Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #15
How the Mafia Fueled Richard Nixon's Political Career Exotica Apr 2018 #21
One dirty SOB. Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #30
I guess it just proves that old cliche - calimary Apr 2018 #28
I think some of them are as genuinely upset as we would be if Trump pnwmom Apr 2018 #11
Trump goes where he can get the most for himself. Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #16
Trump would have been an excellent, really great GWC58 Apr 2018 #37
They were white nationalists, but they weren't pro-Russia. n/t pnwmom Apr 2018 #38
It was not only a good rant, it was exemplary! I don't think he missed anything. shraby Apr 2018 #5
I know Steve was a Pub, worked for McCain's campaign for Pres. I think NOW, he's one of the best napi21 Apr 2018 #6
They're pundits like Nicole Wallace, David Frum, Ana Navarro -- but they're not in Congress. pnwmom Apr 2018 #12
Jennifer Rubin from Wapo editorial page is great too emulatorloo Apr 2018 #22
As are Richard Painter and Charlie Sykes calimary Apr 2018 #29
Jennifer Rubin? Exotica Apr 2018 #31
Yes. I am drunk. Correcting. Thanks! emulatorloo Apr 2018 #32
she is way too neocon and warhawk for my taste Exotica Apr 2018 #34
Sure but her criticism of Trump has been dead on emulatorloo Apr 2018 #35
I can agree with that Exotica Apr 2018 #36
Steve Schmidt's rant was spellbinding. And frightening MaryMagdaline Apr 2018 #7
I can see him practicing in the morning in front of the mirror and making notes. grantcart Apr 2018 #20
Judging from the emotion he brings to it, I think there's a monologue going on in his brain... Hekate Apr 2018 #24
Heck, the guy who forgot the name of the Department of Energy called Trump a cancer dalton99a Apr 2018 #8
which show was he on? Hamlette Apr 2018 #10
He was on MSNBC tonight, I think with Nicole Wallace. pnwmom Apr 2018 #13
Yes, Nicole is subbing for Brian Williams on the 11th Hour show from 11 to 12 EDT. Elwood P Dowd Apr 2018 #14
Thanks, I TiVoed it but rarely watch. I'll watch now. I love Schmidt. Hamlette Apr 2018 #17
He's been on fire lately. I'm always glad to see him appear on a panel. n/t pnwmom Apr 2018 #18
It seems as if Schmidt appears on Wallace's shows more than on any other. Eyeball_Kid Apr 2018 #25
Lets see some serious hard hitting proof and nail this guy blake2012 Apr 2018 #19
Awww emulatorloo Apr 2018 #23
Really?? Pachamama Apr 2018 #39
Just watched. Excellent. He believes Trump has been involved in criminal conduct his whole life. Hamlette Apr 2018 #26
Steve Schmidt was in great form tonight Gothmog Apr 2018 #27

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,705 posts)
1. Shades of Watergate, again, where John Dean told Nixon
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 11:39 PM
Apr 2018

about "the cancer on the presidency." Except that this time the presidency is the cancer.

oasis

(49,387 posts)
2. Steve Schmidt goes into a 10 min. rant on Trump's crookedness
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 11:47 PM
Apr 2018

each time he appears on MSNBC. Count on Schmidt to always give a colorful update of his laundry list of Trump's high crimes and misdemeanors.

calimary

(81,267 posts)
33. I just saw that segment!
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 02:12 AM
Apr 2018

LVED how he described trump as “sitting there with his arms crossed like a dime store Mussolini”!

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
4. The GOP old timers are
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 11:52 PM
Apr 2018

scared Trump has done so much damage to their brand that is my take three or four generations to over come.

 

Exotica

(1,461 posts)
21. How the Mafia Fueled Richard Nixon's Political Career
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 12:52 AM
Apr 2018
The famously corrupt president didn't just go rogue in the White House—a new book shows that, like, Donald Trump, Nixon had a long history of Mafia-tainted activity.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8x5jez/how-the-mafia-fueled-richard-nixons-political-career



Richard Nixon’s first sit down came before he ran for Congress in 1946. Tricky Dick was later said to deal with the mob primarily through intermediaries like his bagman Bebe Rebozo or the attorney Murray Chotiner. But at this early stage, the military veteran and aspiring politician felt safe meeting face to face with Mickey Cohen, the notorious Jewish gangster based in Los Angeles. Despite Nixon's notorious anti-Semitism, Cohen was an important figure in California politics. Cohen, for his part, later said he got approval for the meeting, a lunch at Goodfellow's Fisherman's Grotto, from Cosa Nostra bosses in New York and Don Santos Trafficante in Florida.

With corruption rampant and looking increasingly unstoppable in today’s political landscape, it's worth reflecting on the storied tradition of American politicians galavanting with the mob. Thanks in part to the release of tens of thousands of classified documents related to Richard Nixon’s term as president, it's clearer than ever that his legacy should not be confined to Watergate, the War on Drugs, and his weird obsession with the peace sign. On the contrary, Nixon may also have been the president who most unabashedly rubbed elbows (and did business) with the mob at the peak of its powers.

Of course, it's no secret that Nixon, despite his constant protestations to the contrary, was in fact a crooked guy. But in his new book, The Mafia’s President: Nixon and the Mob, veteran White House reporter Don Fulsom digs into just how deeply Nixon got tied up with the mob. VICE talked to Fulsom by phone about the president's alleged plot to kill Castro with Mafia help, details on the $1 million deal to spring union boss Jimmy Hoffa from prison, and what it all means for Donald Trump—a president with his own history of business ties to organized crime.

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pnwmom

(108,978 posts)
11. I think some of them are as genuinely upset as we would be if Trump
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 12:10 AM
Apr 2018

had decided to run as a Democrat -- which he has been, in the past -- and he was representing our party.

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
37. Trump would have been an excellent, really great
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 04:49 AM
Apr 2018

DIXIECRAT! He’d have fit right in. Today’s Democratic Party not so much.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
6. I know Steve was a Pub, worked for McCain's campaign for Pres. I think NOW, he's one of the best
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 11:53 PM
Apr 2018

people to comment on the current occupant of the WH and his admin! I always listen to him when he's on MSNBC. I keep shaking my head in agreement.

Where are the rest of the Pubs like Steve?

emulatorloo

(44,124 posts)
22. Jennifer Rubin from Wapo editorial page is great too
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 01:08 AM
Apr 2018

Last edited Tue Apr 10, 2018, 02:10 AM - Edit history (1)

Another conservative who puts country before party

calimary

(81,267 posts)
29. As are Richard Painter and Charlie Sykes
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 01:55 AM
Apr 2018

And I believe Sykes is a former or soon-to-be-former Congressman. There are a few good ones coming out of that rats’ nest.

emulatorloo

(44,124 posts)
35. Sure but her criticism of Trump has been dead on
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 02:50 AM
Apr 2018

I don’t think we agree with any of these folk on policy. But they recognize the treat Trump and Trumpism poses to our democracy.

 

Exotica

(1,461 posts)
36. I can agree with that
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 03:11 AM
Apr 2018

Just remember that Rubin dislikes Trump to a substantial degree because he (so far) is not being agressive enough militarily.

But I welcome her get-him-out sentiment simply for removal's sake. Pence will be another nightmare as he is a crazed dominionist with zero qualms about 'bombs away'.

MaryMagdaline

(6,855 posts)
7. Steve Schmidt's rant was spellbinding. And frightening
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 12:00 AM
Apr 2018

Every word was true.

I marvel that we have one honest person left in this country, but now I am beginning to see a coalition of professionals doing an honest day's job. You are not taking our country.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
20. I can see him practicing in the morning in front of the mirror and making notes.
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 12:39 AM
Apr 2018

No way are those comments spontaneous

Hekate

(90,690 posts)
24. Judging from the emotion he brings to it, I think there's a monologue going on in his brain...
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 01:15 AM
Apr 2018

...all the time. He just reels it out. Schmidt Furioso.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
25. It seems as if Schmidt appears on Wallace's shows more than on any other.
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 01:17 AM
Apr 2018

She gives him a lot of air time. (Nothing salacious here. Just people who feel comfortable with one another.)

 

blake2012

(1,294 posts)
19. Lets see some serious hard hitting proof and nail this guy
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 12:34 AM
Apr 2018

Schmit’s Weekly roast of Trump isn’t doing it for me anymore.

emulatorloo

(44,124 posts)
23. Awww
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 01:09 AM
Apr 2018

What power does Schmidt have besides his advocacy? He can’t certainly doesn’t have the power to arrest or impeachTrump.

I Am personally glad to see a serious Republican like Schmidt speaking out so powerfully. Maybe those Republicans in power will start to listen

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
39. Really??
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 07:38 AM
Apr 2018

Me thinks you will have some "serious hard hitting proof" very soon from more than just what Schmidt expresses his opinion on....and then watch Schmidt and many others let loose....that might do it for you....

Hamlette

(15,412 posts)
26. Just watched. Excellent. He believes Trump has been involved in criminal conduct his whole life.
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 01:25 AM
Apr 2018

I can't help but think Schmidt has better sources than I do. He's seen something. He was talking about stuff I don't know about and follow this stuff pretty closely. Although I'll admit to having taken breaks for a day or two at a time when I just can't take any more.

I wish more Republicans would stand up and defend our government. Didn't think that was asking too much.

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