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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTeflon Don Trump tweets on California wildfires angers firefighters, celebrities and politicians
By Amir Vera, CNN
3:29 PM ET, Mon November 12, 2018
(CNN) President Donald Trump's tweet blaming "gross mismanagement" for the devastating California wildfires is sparking a backlash from top firefighters' associations, politicians and celebrities.
In a series of tweets Saturday, Trump said the state's deadly wildfires are a result of poor forest management and threatened to cut federal aid.
"There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor," Trump tweeted. "Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!" https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/11/politics/california-wildfires-trump-tweets/index.html
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)Early in his crime career, following the FBI's indictment of members of Gotti's crew for selling narcotics, Gotti began to fear that he and his brother would be killed by Gambino boss Paul Castellano for selling drugs. As this fear continued to grow, and amidst growing dissent over the leadership of the crime family, Gotti organized the murder of Castellano in December 1985 and took over the family shortly thereafter, leaving Gotti as the boss of what has been described as America's most powerful crime syndicate, and one that made hundreds of millions of dollars a year from racketeering, hijacking, loan sharking, drug trafficking, bookmaking, prostitution, extortion, pornography, illegal gambling and other criminal activities.
At his peak, Gotti was one of the most powerful and dangerous crime bosses in the country. During his era he became widely known for his outspoken personality and flamboyant style, which gained him favor with some of the general public. While his peers avoided attracting attention, especially from the media, Gotti became known as "The Dapper Don" ,for his expensive clothes and personality in front of news cameras. He was later given the nickname "The Teflon Don" after three high-profile trials in the 1980s resulted in his acquittal, though it was later revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and witness intimidation. Law enforcement authorities continued gathering evidence against Gotti that helped lead to his downfall. According to Sammy Gravano, Gotti earned between $520 million per year during his tenure as Gambino boss.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gotti
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)no matter what time and date it appears, this ghost will haunt you, on sooo many levels... shhh...
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)You geeky, trump-trolls and freepers better believe we have more...
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Cha
(297,812 posts)Thank You JG!
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)Do you remember my very first post (another DU member actually posted on General Discussion to get top-ranking on the Greatest Page), which was parody featuring W, perfectly in-sync with How The Grinch Stole Christmas, by Dr. Seuss?
Cha
(297,812 posts)remember. lol
JG's shorter and I had to rush outta there at that particular point in time.
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)I'll take the time to write a better parody - with the same Christmas story, by Seuss - about Teflon Don.
What pulls a gangster's sled?
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)And only a few readers joined the 718 views already listed on the Opening Post.
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