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We Are Quickly Becoming An International Embarrassment. (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 OP
And an International Threat. Farmgirl1961 Jan 2017 #1
Yup workinclasszero Jan 2017 #8
Oh, it's just beginning. MineralMan Jan 2017 #2
We have been, ever since the Con was chosen to be the Pub nominee. It will continue napi21 Jan 2017 #3
We are an international embarrassment heading for pariah state status Vogon_Glory Jan 2017 #4
sums it up: Blue_Tires Jan 2017 #5
And it's only been ONE week. smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #6
There is no BlueMTexpat Jan 2017 #7
That boat sailed on the 8th. lindysalsagal Jan 2017 #9
 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
8. Yup
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 06:54 PM
Jan 2017

Clearer by the day.

UN envoy Nikki Haley pledges to 'take names' of those who don't support US
Trump’s new US ambassador to the United Nations says: ‘For those that don’t have our back, we will make points to respond to that accordingly’
Friday 27 January 2017 13.15 EST

The new US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has pledged to overhaul the world body and warned US allies that she will be “taking names” of countries that do not support Washington.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/27/nikki-haley-united-nations-ambassador-taking-names

napi21

(45,806 posts)
3. We have been, ever since the Con was chosen to be the Pub nominee. It will continue
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 03:56 PM
Jan 2017

until he's out of office, by whatever means.

Vogon_Glory

(9,118 posts)
4. We are an international embarrassment heading for pariah state status
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 04:08 PM
Jan 2017

What Gen X's and Millenials will tell their kids:

"I remember when I could feel proud to be an American."

As for us old codgers, we feel that the lights on the city on the hill have gone dark, but the lanterns that gave light and hope have all been smashed.



BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
7. There is no
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 06:50 PM
Jan 2017

"maybe" about it! We ARE an international embarrassment ... but we are also a very frightening one.

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