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Maybe the African-Americans have something against anyone who fails to condemn white supremacists?
That and unemployment rates in general have some issues.

Unemployed individuals who have given up the job search are excluded.
Incarcerated individuals are excluded.
The rate has been steadily dropping over time (dropping during Obama) Whether Trump has facilitated that drop is unknown.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-polit...ay-jobs-report
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The U.S. and Canada have reached a deal on an updated North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after negotiators in Washington and Ottawa worked furiously into the night to meet a self-imposed midnight Sunday deadline.

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Details so far are few, full text expected today.

Even with the deal, the U.S. has not removed steel and aluminum tariffs that have hit Canada and Mexico?

Other sources claim the rejigged pact will substantially boost American access to Canada’s dairy market and protect Canada’s auto industry from possible US tariffs.

Some people claim not much else of significance has changed?
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Or perhaps against someone who fails to realise that African-Americans aren't just one block vote.
Isn't that the strangest notion? "He will have the votes of the blacks" ..... "she will secure the votes of the Latinos this way" ..... as if the color of the skin means you share one mind. Except if you're white (because white is no color?!)

And this is not racism?
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Old 01.10.2018, 16:32
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Read the full text of the new United States, Mexico and Canada [NAFTA] Agreement

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As I posted before, not much has changed - seems to be a lot of fuss and work for a few gallons of milk?

I assume Canadian wood exports are not impacted as I could not find anything in the Agreement?
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The female prosecutor who questioned Ford and Kavanaugh has poured cold water on Ford's story.

GOP-hired prosecutor questions credibility of Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford

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In a memo to Senate Republicans, [Rachel] Mitchell details nine main points she says raise questions about the credibility of Ford's account. She concludes no prosecutor would bring the case, nor is the evidence sufficient to prevail even in a civil trial.

"In the legal context, here is my bottom line: A "he said, she said" case is incredibly difficult to prove. But this case is even weaker than that," wrote Mitchell.

Mitchell cited Ford's inability to pinpoint when the alleged assault took place, her struggle to clearly identify Kavanaugh as her assailant by name, lack of key details like how she got to the party or where the party took place and inconsistencies in her account of the encounter as areas of concern in her allegations.

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Mitchell, a career prosecutor with decades of experience prosecuting sex crimes, currently heads the Special Victims Division, which covers sex crimes and family violence, at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office in Phoenix.
Her memo is shown in full in the above article.
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The female prosecutor who questioned Ford and Kavanaugh has poured cold water on Ford's story.

GOP-hired prosecutor questions credibility of Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford

Her memo is shown in full in the above article.
Well of course there is insufficient evidence to bring a case against Kavenaugh, that was obvious from the beginning.

The question for the Senate is "is he the right man for the job", not can he be tried!

Maybe the FBI will turn up something new?

For myself, his anger and partisan views displayed at his Senate interview would be sufficient to disqualify him.
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... and his drinking. I’d hate to think that a Supreme was drunk or hung over much of the time. But, OTOH, maybe the Supremes need some insight into drug addiction.
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Well of course there is insufficient evidence to bring a case against Kavenaugh, that was obvious from the beginning.

The question for the Senate is "is he the right man for the job", not can he be tried!

Maybe the FBI will turn up something new?

For myself, his anger and partisan views displayed at his Senate interview would be sufficient to disqualify him.
Interesting Op-ed from the WSJ which specifically addresses "partisan views" and directly quotes Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a left leaning Justice, with her open disdain of Donald Trump. As for his "anger" during the hearing, what was he supposed to do - sit back and play reticent when his future career and reputation were at stake? He was a litigator for years and of course he was going to fight back! To quote the WSJ:

"Under this Feinstein-Biskupic standard, Democrats are allowed to say anything to ruin a nominee and then disqualify that nominee because he fights back rather than withdraws".

Regarding partisanship:

"As for Judge Kavanaugh being a partisan Republican, what else is new? The four liberal Justices on the Supreme Court are partisan Democrats. The relevant standard for a judge is whether he can separate his legal analysis from his partisan affiliation. Judge Kavanaugh has a decade-long record of doing exactly that on the federal bench."

Here is the complete WSJ Op-Ed:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/feinste...bit-1538337954
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The New York Times reported on Monday that the White House gave authorization to expand the investigation from an initial limited list of witnesses, provided that the review is completed by the end of the week.

The FBI has already spoken with the four individuals it had been given permission to speak to, the newspaper reported.
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So the White House was trying to play with a heavily stacked deck

"four individuals it had been given permission to speak to"!
Talk about taking the p#ss!!

What a corrupt bunch they are! The FBI should be allowed to select their own interviewees without micro management.
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Interesting Op-ed from the WSJ which specifically addresses "partisan views" and directly quotes Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a left leaning Justice, with her open disdain of Donald Trump. As for his "anger" during the hearing, what was he supposed to do - sit back and play reticent when his future career and reputation were at stake? He was a litigator for years and of course he was going to fight back! To quote the WSJ:

"Under this Feinstein-Biskupic standard, Democrats are allowed to say anything to ruin a nominee and then disqualify that nominee because he fights back rather than withdraws".

Regarding partisanship:

"As for Judge Kavanaugh being a partisan Republican, what else is new? The four liberal Justices on the Supreme Court are partisan Democrats. The relevant standard for a judge is whether he can separate his legal analysis from his partisan affiliation. Judge Kavanaugh has a decade-long record of doing exactly that on the federal bench."

Here is the complete WSJ Op-Ed:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/feinste...bit-1538337954
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Their news reporting is excellent and usually very centrist with little bias, however their editorial page is moderately to significantly right. Therefore, we say Right-Center overall. (7/18/2016) Updated (1/6/2017)
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So you are quoting an opinion piece from a Right-Center newspaper!

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Trump today:

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"I'm not a drinker. I can honestly say I never had a beer in my life. It's one of my only good traits," he said to laughter. "Can you imagine if I had? What a mess I would be."
Love it!

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Fox News (hmmm perhaps not) :

https://www.facebook.com/snl/videos/242136243315376/
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Trump today:



Love it!

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And - for once, would you believe - he's got a point. Going back to drinking in high-school? Seriously? He's right, what about the last 20 years?

And is all this about drinking in high-school now? I thought it was sexual accusations - and even if they could make a case with the vague information, wouldn't it be counter productive for those who want to blame him if there were a 'case of diminished responsibility' in the end?

Seems to me, the longer this takes, this is mudslinging at it's worst.
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So the White House was trying to play with a heavily stacked deck

"four individuals it had been given permission to speak to"!
Talk about taking the p#ss!!

What a corrupt bunch they are! The FBI should be allowed to select their own interviewees without micro management.
This is -for lack of better terms - a pissing contest between Democrats and Republicans! It makes me never want to move back there except we have a home and kids there...

Both parties are to blame in my view - one trying in vain to out maneuver the other. What a sad state of affairs!!
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So you are quoting an opinion piece from a Right-Center newspaper!

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Hmm Marton.. Let's get this straight... You only quote from neutral sources?? Please spare me...! PS...The WSJ has been highly critical of Trump and is not his biggest fan. Nor am I, but what I like about them/WSJ is that they support "due process". Therein lies the caveat...

And sadly as an independent voter, the Dems are all about nailing Kavanaugh and stalling the nomination so they can gain majority in the next election. Or did this clear fact elude you? There is an end game being played here - thanks to Feinstein et al.
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Hmm Marton.. Let's get this straight... You only quote from neutral sources?? Please spare me...! PS...The WSJ has been highly critical of Trump and is not his biggest fan. Nor am I, but what I like about them/WSJ is that they support "due process". Therein lies the caveat...

And sadly as an independent voter, the Dems are all about nailing Kavanaugh and stalling the nomination so they can gain majority in the next election. Or did this clear fact elude you? There is an end game being played here - thanks to Feinstein et al.
If this is a fake accusation as you claim then how come the Dems did not do a better job and produce a witness or two to support the allegations.
And please do not post " because they were too dumb"!

"due process" I get tired of repeating this is not a criminal case; it is a job interview.
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....."due process" I get tired of repeating this is not a criminal case; it is a job interview.
Lucky me then. I only worked for one American company ever and I went in there through the side door (via Manpower). Gee, had I had to do a job-interview with them, that would have been embarrassing too. (For them - I stand behind all my activities )

And then expats complain if someone here dares to ask a married woman if they plan to have children in the near future
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If this is a fake accusation as you claim then how come the Dems did not do a better job and produce a witness or two to support the allegations.
And please do not post " because they were too dumb"!

"due process" I get tired of repeating this is not a criminal case; it is a job interview.
I don't quite understand what you mean here. If the allegation/accusation is indeed false, then the Dems would have a very hard time producing witnesses to corroborate the story/accusation. Wow..go figure that is EXACTLY what has happened. And so, in the absence of witnesses, they throw more allegations and dirt to stall the process.

Again, let's see what the FBI comes up with this week...
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And in other News Mr. Trump is calling NAFTA II the best agreement in the history of our galaxy. Except he isn’t calling it NAFTA II, he is calling it USMCA (You es emm sea eh?). I think he got the order wrong. It should be USCAM (You Scam) which is a much better name.

#YOUSCAM
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And in other News Mr. Trump is calling NAFTA II the best agreement in the history of our galaxy. Except he isn’t calling it NAFTA II, he is calling it USMCA (You es emm sea eh?). I think he got the order wrong. It should be USCAM (You Scam) which is a much better name.

#YOUSCAM
I don't understand you. Not only is this the best agreement in the history, he only has achieved more in his presidential term so far than any other president in history (it was announced in a UN meeting so it must be true).

Some people are just never satisfied.
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