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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 08:17 AM Aug 2016

Rob Reiner: Clearly we're not sending our best to Mexico.

Last edited Wed Aug 31, 2016, 09:11 AM - Edit history (2)

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Clearly we're not sending our best to Mexico.
We're sending liars. We're sending narcissists. We're sending sociopaths

https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/770823473128022016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw


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BREAKING: Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Reince Priebus, Sen. Jeff Sessions Travel To Mexico To Meet With President
http://100percentfedup.com/breaking-trump-rudy-giuliani-reince-priebus-sen-jeff-sessions-travel-to-mexico-to-meet-with-president/

(CNN)Donald Trump is traveling to Mexico Wednesday to meet with the country's president just hours before he is set to deliver a speech focused on immigration policy.

"I have accepted the invitation of President Enrique Pena Nieto, of Mexico, and look very much forward to meeting him tomorrow," the Republican presidential nominee tweeted Tuesday. The office of the Mexican President confirmed in a tweet late Tuesday night that Trump had accepted Peña Nieto's invitation and that the two will meet privately.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/30/politics/donald-trump-enrique-pea-nieto-mexico/
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/770811688966770689

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Flashback to when Nieto compared Trump to Mussolini and Hitler

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mexican-president-pena-nieto-compares-donald-trump-to-hitler-and-mussolini/


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Can Trump Be This Stupid? (Not a Trick Question)
ByJOSH MARSHALLPublishedAUGUST 30, 2016, 11:58 PM EDT

Trump is apparently traveling to Mexico with Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Jeff Sessions as his minders. People with the political nimbleness and cultural awareness to manage and massage a good outcome? I should say not. They're also traveling on one or two days notice. It will show.

Remember that the central force of Trump's political brand is dominance politics. Trump commands, people obey. Trump strikes, victims suffer. It will be extremely difficult for him to manage anything like this in the Mexican capital. He comes with a weak hand, no leverage and the look of a loser. All Peña Nieto needs to say is no.

Again, when you're in a campaign under constant scrutiny you do your best to control every situation, reduce the risk of unpredictable, embarrassing or damaging events. You try not to cede control to others. You especially try not to cede near total control to someone who has every interest in the world in harming you. The maximal version of that 'big thing you're not supposed to do' is precisely what it looks like Trump is doing.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/can-trump-be-this-stupid-not-a-trick-question



Internet erupts with hilarity over Trump’s visit to Mexico: ‘Keep him until he releases his taxes’
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/internet-erupts-with-hilarity-over-trumps-visit-to-mexico-keep-him-until-he-releases-his-taxes/

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About that last time Trump came to Mexico...
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-baja-snap-story.html

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Donald Trump's visit to Mexico is greeted with hostility online
US presidential candidate urged to apologise for past remarks, and Mexican president criticised for inviting him

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/31/donald-trump-mexico-visit-greeted-with-hostility-online

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Clinton On Trump’s Mexico Trip: You Still Plan On Deporting Millions?

"From the first days of his campaign, Donald Trump has painted Mexicans as 'rapists’ and criminals and has promised to deport 16 million people, including children and U.S. citizens,” Clinton Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri wrote in a statement sent out on Tuesday night, shortly after Trump announced that he would meet with Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday.

“He has said we should force Mexico to pay for his giant border wall,” Palmieri continued. “He has said we should ban remittances to families in Mexico if Mexico doesn't pay up. What ultimately matters is what Donald Trump says to voters in Arizona, not Mexico, and whether he remains committed to the splitting up of families and deportation of millions."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/clinton-response-trump-mexico-trip


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Mexico rages against Trump visit
Reaction from Mexico against the Republican nominee's visit is swift and brutal.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-mexico-visit-margarita-zavala-de-calderon-227577#ixzz4IuniQrwp
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Rob Reiner: Clearly we're not sending our best to Mexico. (Original Post) kpete Aug 2016 OP
LOL! liberal N proud Aug 2016 #1
Now this is very clear, very good. Maybe they will decide to keep him Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #2
Good post, but "Say no" to what? Wednesdays Aug 2016 #3
Ya know the corporate media will surgar coat this but damn, sociopath central Iliyah Aug 2016 #4
Rob Reiner's right griloco Aug 2016 #5
I am not on Twitter and won't be TNNurse Aug 2016 #6
I have a Twitter account PatSeg Aug 2016 #7
Sound bites are about all many people klook Aug 2016 #8
Too many words PatSeg Aug 2016 #12
Very funny underpants Aug 2016 #9
Let's get started on that wall before they get back lame54 Aug 2016 #10
Hilarious and brilliant klook Aug 2016 #11
K&R! napkinz Aug 2016 #13
Love Rob Reiner amuse bouche Aug 2016 #14
K&R. think Aug 2016 #15
What pisses me off is we have to pay for secret service protection mdbl Aug 2016 #16
Donald's Place bora13 Aug 2016 #17
News flash for the Donald. Peņa Nieto is not particularly popular in Mexico Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #18
I just heard on NPR that Peņa Nieto's approval in Mexico is at 23%. That's only one point higher... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2016 #20
Good one! Tarheel_Dem Aug 2016 #19

Wednesdays

(17,359 posts)
3. Good post, but "Say no" to what?
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 08:52 AM
Aug 2016

The article says "All Pena Niento needs to say is no." But tRump won't need to get any concessions. Rump will just go down there, snap a few selfies with the man, and then return to the USA declaring victory. And the M$M will totally run with that narrative.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
4. Ya know the corporate media will surgar coat this but damn, sociopath central
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 08:56 AM
Aug 2016

going to Mexico and this also includes babysitter head of the pack, Rinse P^^is.

Comedy gold.

TNNurse

(6,926 posts)
6. I am not on Twitter and won't be
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 09:16 AM
Aug 2016

but I am forever grateful to the people who share such wonderful tweets as this one from Rob Reiner.

PatSeg

(47,419 posts)
7. I have a Twitter account
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 09:24 AM
Aug 2016

but I never use it. I really don't understand the fascination with communicating in sound bites. But I am also grateful for those who share the good ones!

PatSeg

(47,419 posts)
12. Too many words
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 10:02 AM
Aug 2016

and our brains get all befuddled. Sometimes it is better to use emojis instead, saves on the brain power.

mdbl

(4,973 posts)
16. What pisses me off is we have to pay for secret service protection
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 10:31 AM
Aug 2016

for that moron to travel in Mexico

bora13

(860 posts)
17. Donald's Place
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 10:38 AM
Aug 2016

who would know more about how a mind from Queens works than an actor who played the "meathead" role against a t-rump prototype role?

Maybe t-rump will open up a bar in Mexico City and call it Donald's Place.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)
18. News flash for the Donald. Peņa Nieto is not particularly popular in Mexico
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 10:54 AM
Aug 2016

Not particularly smart either. Sorta the George Bush of Mexico.

The Donald is reviled in Mexico and meeting with Peña Nieto will drop both in popularity.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,233 posts)
20. I just heard on NPR that Peņa Nieto's approval in Mexico is at 23%. That's only one point higher...
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 05:17 PM
Aug 2016

than W, when he was on his way out of office. That's horrible. I don't understand the thinking behind this photo op, for either of these very unpopular guys.

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