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david frum thread
« on: April 06, 2017, 06:23:00 PM »
i've linked a fair number of his articles, fitting them into existing threads haphazardly.  from now on, i think it will be better to place them in their own thread.


https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/06/world-war-i-legacy-democracy/394616/


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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2017, 06:54:43 PM »
He is a weirdo.


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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2017, 07:02:19 PM »
i like him.  he's insightful.
"experienced commanders will simply be smeared and will actually go to the meat."

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2017, 07:13:23 PM »
No he isn't.


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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2017, 07:14:18 PM »
sure he is.
"experienced commanders will simply be smeared and will actually go to the meat."

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"experienced commanders will simply be smeared and will actually go to the meat."

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2017, 03:39:39 PM »
What is poignant is the dispair and turmoil the world was in after WW 1.   Sounds like today.


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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2017, 12:13:12 PM »
He'll be on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday.
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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2017, 07:40:49 PM »
I don't want to resign him. Good grief.

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2017, 08:49:30 PM »
Pence would probably be worse because he would probably actually get crap done.


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"experienced commanders will simply be smeared and will actually go to the meat."

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2017, 09:30:37 PM »
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/05/trump-nato-germany/528429/

“We Europeans truly have to take our fate into our own hands.”

It's about rough ridin' time.

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2017, 10:16:21 PM »
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/05/trump-nato-germany/528429/

“We Europeans truly have to take our fate into our own hands.”

It's about rough ridin' time.

it's a good thing that european countries view america as unreliable? you realize that this statement was made because trump refuses to stand behind article 5, right?

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #16 on: May 30, 2017, 11:19:01 AM »
I don't believe the context was offered concretely, in either sys' link or links contained therein.

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2017, 08:33:50 AM »
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/05/trump-nato-germany/528429/

“We Europeans truly have to take our fate into our own hands.”

It's about rough ridin' time.

it's a good thing that european countries view america as unreliable? you realize that this statement was made because trump refuses to stand behind article 5, right?

Unreliable compared to whom?  What else is out there?  What kind of reliability do they need? Or want? What would a reliable partner stand to gain from Europe?

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2017, 09:51:05 PM »
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/05/trump-nato-germany/528429/

“We Europeans truly have to take our fate into our own hands.”

It's about rough ridin' time.

it's a good thing that european countries view america as unreliable? you realize that this statement was made because trump refuses to stand behind article 5, right?

No, they need to start spending the required amount of money to protect themselves. We constantly complain about how much we spend on defense of the rest of the world.

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #21 on: June 08, 2017, 10:08:28 PM »
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Michael Isikioff of Yahoo News reported that four top D.C. lawyers had refused to handle Trump’s defense.
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Isikoff’s reporting suggests that a lifelong habit of skipping out on bills has saddled Trump with an attorney ill-prepared for the task ahead.

He's such a goddamn dipshit.

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #22 on: June 08, 2017, 10:10:23 PM »
Chum, serious question. How often do you look up the daily political news?

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #23 on: June 08, 2017, 10:15:15 PM »
Chum, serious question. How often do you look up the daily political news?

Some days zero. Some days five times. Usually two or three. Here's the thing. With Trump, there's just ALWAYS some sensational news (fake if you prefer) to post here. Every time I look, there's something to post.

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Re: david frum thread
« Reply #24 on: June 08, 2017, 10:16:04 PM »
Tru that.