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politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 12:37 PM Aug 2016

Did anyone catch the last 5 minutes of Morning Joe, when Nancy Gibbs, Editor in Chief of

Time Magazine discussed an article in their current issue which reports on Trumps hiring of undocumented workers to build Trump Towers and lying about it in the past. The article findings were that Trump knowingly had hired undocumented Polish workers and not only knew that they were undocumented but purposely sought them out. Gibbs got exactly 30 seconds to make her point and then Plagiarizer and Lead flunkie Mike Barnicle jumped in with a question about the cover story on that issue about remarkable families. He then mentioned that Trumps family could be considered remarkable as well. Jeeeezzzzz. Nothing else was said about the findings related to Trump or the undocumented workers.

I know DU people here know about the history of Trump Tower and his hiring of undocumented Polish workers exposing them to asbestos and lying about it but the majority of Americans are not followers of DU which makes it even worse when Mika covers up this finding and doesn't even discuss it. They immediately spend the last few minutes of the segment discussing remarkable families.

Also, can someone please tell me when Trump held his last press conference. The media is fixated on the fact that its been more than 250 days since Hillary held a Press Conference with the Media, but I couldn't find any evidence of Trump having held a Press Conference with the Media in the last year. Since short interviews with a single member of the media doesn't count for Hillary, I assume that call ins to Fox and Morning Joe shouldn't count for Trump either as a Press Conference. Can someone help me out here? At least Hillary doesn't corral the media at her rallies, control their every movement, and call them liars.

I hate to say it, but I'm about ready to borrow a phrase from Trump and start referring to the media as the crooked media. Their reporting on the Clinton Foundation has been so disingenuous. First the Boston Globe Editors right an editorial stating that if Clinton wins they should stop accepting foreign donations and consider shut down the Clinton Foundation. Bill Clinton comes out the next day and says that if Hillary wins they will turn it over to someone else to manage as was suggested. Then Morning Joe and the rest of the media spend last week and this week questioning if it is not right for them to be managing the foundation when she's president, why was it okay to do so when she was Sec of State; and the crooked media spends day after day repeating this line.

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Did anyone catch the last 5 minutes of Morning Joe, when Nancy Gibbs, Editor in Chief of (Original Post) politicaljunkie41910 Aug 2016 OP
Plagiarist Barnicle (R) disgraced himself long ago... RapSoDee Aug 2016 #1
I didn't see Morning Joe PatSeg Aug 2016 #2
In TX, where they are cutting up old ships, boats loaded with Filipinos and Nigerians are at work tonyt53 Aug 2016 #4
It is easy to be abusive PatSeg Aug 2016 #7
Not just that they're afraid to complain NewJeffCT Aug 2016 #16
Exactly PatSeg Aug 2016 #19
"This is a disgusting, vile man." Fast Walker 52 Aug 2016 #5
I keep trying to find one PatSeg Aug 2016 #8
just as a matter of curiosity, what positive attributes does chimpy the warmonger have? niyad Aug 2016 #9
He seems to like dogs, PatSeg Aug 2016 #10
I think I can give you the first one--not convinced about the second. but, you had two niyad Aug 2016 #11
Laughed out loud on that one! PatSeg Aug 2016 #12
to be fair, at least he never groped the twins in public, or said he wanted to "date" them, or. . . niyad Aug 2016 #14
Guess dealing with Trump is enough right now PatSeg Aug 2016 #15
I think you are quite correct. niyad Aug 2016 #17
One thing I said about W NewJeffCT Aug 2016 #18
Oh yes, yes! PatSeg Aug 2016 #20
No face masks or hard hats? OSHA violations big time. oasis Aug 2016 #13
Still is glaring as hell Wellstone ruled Aug 2016 #3
the media is indeed crooked and biased, just not in the way Trump think it is Fast Walker 52 Aug 2016 #6
Saw a Trump press conference while at at VA clinic in July... spedtr90 Aug 2016 #21

RapSoDee

(421 posts)
1. Plagiarist Barnicle (R) disgraced himself long ago...
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 12:40 PM
Aug 2016

...and continues to do so as he stays on his knees to lick Republican boots.

PatSeg

(47,168 posts)
2. I didn't see Morning Joe
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 12:43 PM
Aug 2016

but I was just reading about the Polish Brigade in David Cay Johnston's book. He had these undocumented workers demolishing a building without power tools, hard hats, or face mask. He paid them $4 to $5 a hour and no overtime. They often didn't even get paid their regular salaries in spite working 80 plus hours a week. This is a disgusting, vile man.

 

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)
4. In TX, where they are cutting up old ships, boats loaded with Filipinos and Nigerians are at work
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 12:53 PM
Aug 2016

Those guys work in horrific conditions and with no labor laws or worker safety rules being enforced. They are even using some on refinery work.

PatSeg

(47,168 posts)
7. It is easy to be abusive
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 01:11 PM
Aug 2016

to undocumented workers, because they are afraid to complain. With the Polish workers, however, there was a lawsuit against Trump that went on for almost two decades. Eventually they won. Have to wonder though, how many of the workers ended up with work related illnesses from breathing all that asbestos?

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
16. Not just that they're afraid to complain
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 02:21 PM
Aug 2016

the people that hire them aren't worried about being caught and/or are wealthy enough that their high powered attorneys can get them off with a slap on the wrist - while a $10,000 fine would be crippling to most Americans, a multi-millionaire would pay it like a regular person pays a late fee at the local library.

PatSeg

(47,168 posts)
19. Exactly
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 02:36 PM
Aug 2016

Of course, unlike most wealthy people, Trump fought the lawsuit tooth and nail. He is incapable of admitting he's wrong and seems to actually enjoy the fight.

PatSeg

(47,168 posts)
8. I keep trying to find one
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 01:18 PM
Aug 2016

redeeming quality, but everything I read or hear indicates there may not be any. I can't stand GW Bush, but he has a few positive attributes. Don't think that is true of Trump, which makes you wonder what do his loyal followers see in him that we don't?

PatSeg

(47,168 posts)
10. He seems to like dogs,
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 02:01 PM
Aug 2016

when he doesn't drop them and I think he genuinely loves his children, whereas I wonder if Trump doesn't just use his. Give me a few weeks and I'm sure I can come up with at least a couple more.

niyad

(112,947 posts)
11. I think I can give you the first one--not convinced about the second. but, you had two
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 02:03 PM
Aug 2016

more than I ever would.

PatSeg

(47,168 posts)
12. Laughed out loud on that one!
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 02:14 PM
Aug 2016

I'd say he loves his mother, but I'm inclined to think he's more afraid and intimidated by her. Guess I'll just stick with the dogs.

niyad

(112,947 posts)
14. to be fair, at least he never groped the twins in public, or said he wanted to "date" them, or. . .
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 02:17 PM
Aug 2016

on the other hand, that reminds me of what so many of us thought about him in that way. going to grab the brain bleach now.

PatSeg

(47,168 posts)
15. Guess dealing with Trump is enough right now
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 02:18 PM
Aug 2016

Revisiting the Bush years could be more than a sane person can handle.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
18. One thing I said about W
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 02:27 PM
Aug 2016

was that he was able to find corrupt & incompetent men and women of all races - Condi Rice, Elaine Chao, Harriet Myers, Alberto Gonzalez, etc.

PatSeg

(47,168 posts)
20. Oh yes, yes!
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 02:39 PM
Aug 2016

I hadn't thought of that one! Very diversified corruption, something that is really quite rare in politics.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
3. Still is glaring as hell
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 12:47 PM
Aug 2016

Comcast/NBC/MSNBC are all in with the Con Man. These toads have lost their butts on the Olympics and it is back to money making via manufacturing the news again and peddling their false equivalencies.

spedtr90

(719 posts)
21. Saw a Trump press conference while at at VA clinic in July...
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 03:20 PM
Aug 2016

...only because all waiting room TV's were on FOX "news". (Filled out a suggestion/complaint form about that!)

The only comment in the waiting room was "That guy scares the hell out of me!", and a few people agreed.



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