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To: Sdgla who wrote (1164705)	9/17/2019 1:29:50 AM
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FatRump's shifting positions on Iran seem to be confusing even for members of his own cabinet. US Treasury Secretary Steve Munchkin said last week that FatRump could meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with "no preconditions." US Secretary of State Mike Pimple made exactly the same point in June, saying the FatRump administration was prepared to talk to Iran with "no preconditions." And in July, FatRump himself said he would meet with Rouhani with "no precondition." But FatRump seems to now have amnesia about it, tweeting Sunday, "The Fake News is saying that I am willing to meet with Iran, 'No Conditions.' That is an incorrect statement (as usual!)."

To: Sdgla who wrote (1164705)	9/17/2019 8:32:13 AM
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RECORD RALLY FOR WAREN: Elizabeth Warren slams Trump as "corruption in the flesh" SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 / 5:08 AM / CBS/AP cbsnews.com New York — Addressing thousands of cheering supporters in the nation's largest city, Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren decried President Trump Monday as "corruption in the flesh" and outlined her plans to root out corruption in the White House, Congress and the courts. "Corruption has put our planet at risk. Corruption has broken our economy. And corruption is breaking our democracy," said Warren, a Massachusetts senator who has emerged as a leading Democratic presidential contender. The crowd's "enthusiasm and size testified to her campaign's growing strength," the Reuters news service observed. Trending News Could Kavanaugh be impeached? What the Constitution says New York prosecutors subpoena Trump's tax returns - AP source Trump rallies in New Mexico in hopes of turning state red in 2020 Warren uses Trump family to illustrate need for anti-corruption plan Many held up signs saying, "I'm a Warren Democrat," Reuters noted. Large and boisterous crowd at rally for Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren in Washington Square Park in New York City on September 16, 2019LUCAS JACKSON / REUTERSWhile aggressive, Warren's message was a familiar one. She's embraced corruption as a central campaign theme from the beginning of her 2020 presidential bid. But rarely has Warren addressed such a crowd with such a symbolic backdrop. The crowd filled almost all of the 10-acre Washington Square Park, wrapping around a massive fountain and clogging the pathways that connect the street chess games to the classrooms of New York University and to the giant marble arch the downtown park is best known for. It was a younger audience, racially diverse and packed with women. One of the biggest applause lines of the night: "We're not here tonight because of famous arches or famous men. In fact, we're not here because of men at all." U.S. Senator and democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren speaks at Washington Square Park in New York, New York, U.S. September 16, 2019.LUCAS JACKSON / REUTERSThe event was set close to the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. fire, which killed more than 140 workers in 1911. She framed those deaths as the direct result of corruption. Many women died because factory owners neglected safety features to save money, with the implicit support of local elected officials who declined to intervene. Warren charged that the same thing is happening today. "Giant corporations have bought off our government," she said. Specifically, her anti-corruption plan would "end lobbying as we know it" by instituting a lifetime ban on members of Congress and White House Cabinet secretaries from ever becoming lobbyists. At the same time, corporate lobbyists would be blocked from working for the federal government. Both practices are common today. She also would prohibit federal judges from avoiding misconduct investigations by leaving their posts, prevent courts from sealing settlements in public health and safety cases and ban class-action waivers for all cases involving employment, consumer protection, antitrust and civil rights. And taking direct aim at issues involving the Trump administration, Warren would require candidates for public office to post their tax returns online. Presidents, Cabinet secretaries and members of Congress would also be prohibited from owning businesses on the side. Mr. Trump, of course, has refused to release his tax returns years after promising to do so, and the Trump organization continues to do business around the world. "Donald Trump is corruption in the flesh," Warren said. "He is sworn to serve the people of the United States, but he serves only himself and his partners in corruption." Warren noted, however, that the president is only a symptom of the corruption that has infected the U.S. political and economic systems. Warren has long argued that the nation's modern government only works for "the wealthy and the well-connected" such as big energy, health care and insurance companies that employ lobbyists to advance their priorities over the best interests of ordinary citizens. She wrote that popular policies championed by the Democratic Party's progressive wing - and many in its crowded field of presidential hopefuls - like universal child care, an overhaul of the federal criminal justice system, gun reform and plans to promote affordable housing have been "stymied because giant corporations and billionaires who don't want to pay taxes or follow any rules use their money and influence to stand in the way." Warren's campaign noted that she already proposed a series of anti-corruption measures in Congress last year, but it says the proposal released Monday goes further. Warren has emerged as a central player in the broader fight for the direction of the Democratic Party in the age of Trump. Like her Democratic rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Warren is demanding transformational change that Mr. Trump and his allies deride as socialism. Warren and Sanders are up against Democratic front-runner and former Vice President and Delaware Senator Joe Biden, a favorite of the party's establishment wing. Warren didn't identify any of her Democratic opponents by name. She noted, however, that "too many politicians in both parties have convinced themselves that playing the money-for-influence game is the only way to get things done." Earlier Monday, Warren was endorsed by the Working Families Party (WFP), described by Reuters as "a progressive group with rising political influence" that supported Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders during his 2016 White House run. Reuters says the endorsement "could boost Warren's chances of positioning herself, rather than Sanders, as the liberal alternative" to Biden. Warren doesn't participate in high-dollar fundraising events as a 2020 candidate, though she did before launching her presidential campaign. On Monday, looking out at the swelling crowd, Warren noted that she typically takes selfies with everyone who wants one at her events. "Tonight is a little something different," Warren said.

To: Sdgla who wrote (1164705)	9/17/2019 8:40:28 AM
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MASSIVE RECORD RALLY FOR WARREN...AMERICA has had it with LIAR CORRUPT CRIMINAL TRAITOR PussyAssBitch tRump... WANTS REAL CHANGE & END TO HIS LIES & CRIMINAL CORRUPTION

To: Sdgla who wrote (1164705)	9/17/2019 8:45:51 AM
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COWARD LIAR BRITISH tRump Boris Johnson humiliated by Luxembourg PM at 'empty chair' press conference Xavier Bettel gesticulates at empty podium as British PM skips press conference amid loud protests Daniel Boffey in Luxembourg Mon 16 Sep 2019 13.52 EDTFirst published on Mon 16 Sep 2019 12.06 EDT theguardian.com Luxembourg PM mocks Boris Johnson after PM skips press conference – video Boris Johnson was left humiliated and his claims of progress in the Brexit negotiations in tatters after a chaotic visit to Luxembourg ended in the prime minister being mocked by a fellow European leader for cancelling a press appearance to avoid protesters. Johnson was booed and jeered as he left a working lunch with the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, before opting out of plans to speak alongside Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, after being targeted by a larger crowd. Brexit: Boris Johnson accused of creating 'nightmare' of uncertainty for Europeans – as it happened The cancellation left Johnson scuttling past the waiting lecterns in a courtyard outside the prime minister’s office to chants of “bollocks to Brexit” and “bog off Boris” by protesters a few metres away. As the chaotic scenes were played out, the European commission issued a statement disclosing that Juncker had told the prime minister that it was his responsibility to come forward with legally operational solutions and that “such proposals have not yet been made”, in contradiction of the government’s recent claims. The prime minister’s dash to Luxembourg was supposed to have been a key moment for him to illustrate that Brexit talks were moving towards a deal, with Downing Street briefing after the meeting with Juncker that negotiations in Brussels would move from being bi-weekly to daily. But the anger from Britons living in Luxembourg, and the exasperation of the EU leaders spilled over as Johnson moved between meetings. Bettel, who gave a wave to the crowds and offered a defence of their right to demonstrate after Johnson’s decision to leave, did not mince his words as he took the lectern next to the one left empty by the British prime minister’s no-show, with the union flag still in position. He mocked the varying suggestions in recent weeks from Johnson that there had been good progress in the Brexit talks and that it would take the strength of the comic hero, the Incredible Hulk, to leave the EU with a deal. Boris Johnson skips press conference with Luxembourg PM amid loud booing by protesters – videoBettel said: “I asked also Mr Johnson: I read in the papers a few days ago that it goes from ‘big progress’, to Hulk, to David Cameron proposing a second Brexit [referendum]. And Mr Johnson said there won’t be a second referendum, because I asked him: wouldn’t that be a solution to get out of the situation?” Guy Verhofstadt, the chief Brexit representative for the European parliament, also used the opportunity to ridicule Johnson, tweeting a picture of Bettel next to the empty chair beneath the text: From Incredible Hulk to Incredible Sulk. Guy Verhofstadt ?@guyverhofstadt From Incredible Hulk to Incredible Sulk 9,079 10:57 AM - Sep 16, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 5,092 people are talking about this Bettel said the UK government needed to lay out on paper an alternative to the Irish backstop, and appeared to suggest that party political considerations might be standing in the way. EU officials have long believed that Johnson is unlikely to table any ideas until after the Conservative party conference in two weeks but they fear that this will not allow enough time for a deal to be agreed given the gap between the two sides. A government source confirmed that the UK would not be putting forward any formal text for at least another week. No 10 maintains that progress is being made and that a deal is still possible in the time remaining. Johnson told the BBC he was “cautiously optimistic” because EU leaders had had “a bellyful of all this stuff”. ProfileWho is Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel?ShowBut Bettel said: “People need to know what is going to happen to them in six weeks time. They need certainty and they need stability. You cannot hold their future hostage for party political gain.” Gesticulating to the empty lectern, he added: “So now it is on Mr Johnson.” Bettel raised his voice in frustration when asked by reporters whether Downing Street may be pursuing a sham negotiation in order to pin the blame on the EU for a no-deal Brexit: “I told him, ‘I hear a lot but I don’t read a lot’. If they want to discuss anything we need to have it written [down] … Don’t put the blame on us because they don’t know how to get out of the situation they put themselves in.” FacebookTwitterPinterest Some of the protesters Boris Johnson tried to avoid. Photograph: Joshua Sammer/Getty ImagesAsked about the suggestion that Johnson would break the law to avoid extending article 50, Bettel said: “This wouldn’t happen in Luxembourg.” It is understood Downing Street had asked that the scheduled press conference with Bettel be moved inside away from a crowd of around 75 noisy protesters but that the Luxembourg government rejected the request. From the safety of the British embassy, Johnson later told broadcasters the Brexit talks were in a “difficult moment” and that the press conference had to be cancelled as “there was clearly going to be a lot of noise and our points would have been drowned out”. Johnson insisted that there was movement in the talks in which the UK is trying to find an alternative plan to the Irish backstop for avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland. He said: “Over the last couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of work … papers have been shared. But we are now at the stage where we need to start accelerating the work and that was the agreement today with Jean-Claude Juncker and Michel Barnier. “We need to manage this carefully. Yes there is a good chance of a deal, yes I can see the shape of it. Everybody can see roughly what could be done.” Johnson: no transition period extension if Brexit deal is struck Read more Johnson conceded that a deal was not “necessarily in the bag” but that all sides were working to find a compromise. Confronted with the commission’s statement on a lack of progress, Johnson said: “Well, it’s certainly the case that the commission is still officially sticking on their position that the backstop has got to be there.” Play Video 2:18 Boris Johnson on why he skipped Luxembourg press conference – videoThe protests outside the Bettel’s offices were organised by David Pike, a classical baritone singer with joint Canadian, British and Luxemburger nationality. He led the noisy singing and chanting to the EU’s anthem. “We are British and quite often dual nationals. I’m not a protester. I have been on a protest,” he said. “These people don’t go on protest, they are professionals, boring people. People who are concerned about this catastrophe.” An official in the Luxembourg government official said that they had to decline Downing Street’s request for the press conference to be inside as there was not a room large enough for the media: “We tried to change it but on such short notice we had to work with what we had – it really wasn’t our intention to embarrass Mr Johnson.”