[andrat2000]

Personally, I believe that his accountant is named "John Barron".

The reason why Americans continue to clamor for the release of his tax returns for multiple consecutive years (not cherry-picked-for-one-specific-year tax returns, not selectively and suspiciously "leaked" tax returns), besides that being what all legitimate Presidential candidates have done since the Nixon administration, is to make sure that his business interests do not act as a motivation greater than the interests of his presidential oath of office: "that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." If he owns a hotel in a country where he is threatening war, and that country suddenly decides to (say) buy out all the rooms in that hotel for two months straight, he is materially benefiting from his foreign policy. Much as how the current Secretary of State, the former CEO of ExxonMobil who still owns US$218 million in company stock, would materially benefit from a foreign policy initiative such as removing sanctions against Russia and therefore freeing the company up to sign a US$500 billion contract there.

He didn't put his businesses into a blind trust (which the verifiable billionaire Michael Bloomberg also failed to do when he was mayor of New York City, and which he should have done). He hasn't released his tax returns so that we can be sure of the full extent of his debts, partnerships and ownership interests, and be sure that (say) Russian oligarchs in the pocket of Vladimir Putin have no leverage over him by (say) investing in his Manhattan real estate holdings.

This is wrong but more than just being "wrong", it would make him in violation of Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the US Constitution (aka "the Foreign Emoluments Clause") and/or in violation of Article II, Section 1, Clause 7 of the US Constitution (aka "the Domestic Emoluments Clause"). Such violations of the US Constitution (which as president he had sworn an oath to) are impeachable offenses.

Unfortunately at this time, there's little likelihood of him being impeached...unless and until right-wingers in Congress, who seem to have decided to put party ("we won! get over it!") above country ("he's our man, but this is beyond the pale...better boot him out before the entire country goes down"), change tack.

People who like authoritarians in power also tend to be very non-self-reflective. If they were even a little bit self-reflective, they would ask themselves this question: if President Barack Obama had done the same things that his successor is currently doing, would I be seeking to impeach him? And I answered that question with "yes", then how come I'm not seeking to impeach his successor?

TL;DR: I'm as sick of hearing "Russia Russia Russia" as anyone else is -- but that would have been stopped dead in its tracks if he had released his authentic tax returns months and months and months ago. As any student of Republican presidential history should have learned by now: "follow the money".

If Obama would have done the same the US would have seen civil war initiated by the extremist right wings, attempts of Obama murdered etc.

[andrat2000]

Donald Simplicius Simplicissimus Trumpel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplicius_Simplicissimus

And this is the result: https://www.youtube.com/v/6ElviyyRDTA

[TheZookie007]

Ironic.

[andrat2000]

Ironic.

I'm not using Reddit. I think the interface looks is archaic. So I have no clue of it? What do I see in the picture.

[TheZookie007]

I'm not using Reddit. I think the interface looks is archaic. So I have no clue of it? What do I see in the picture.

The subreddit is devoted to talking about the executive producer of The Apprentice. The original post asserts (without evidence) that online forums moderated by right-wingers are bastions of free speech while those moderated by left-wingers are censored and close down free speech and close down opposition. Then every single post underneath that post, on an online forum moderated by right-wingers, is censored.

[andrat2000]

I'm not using Reddit. I think the interface looks is archaic. So I have no clue of it? What do I see in the picture.

The subreddit is devoted to talking about the executive producer of The Apprentice. The original post asserts (without evidence) that online forums moderated by right-wingers are bastions of free speech while those moderated by left-wingers are censored and close down free speech and close down opposition. Then every single post underneath that post, on an online forum moderated by right-wingers, is censored.

Ah OK. I don't expect anything else than this.
Here is an example of a German extremistic right wing Website PI News.
Not one single user comment below the blog entries has ever been of an opinion oposite to that of the extremistic right wing authors. Left user comment opinions just don't get published there.

[StrikezOne]

Come on liberals, poke fun at your "side" for once!

[andrat2000]

Seems Steppenwolf nearly 50 years ago dedicated this song to Trumpel: https://youtu.be/v/7Q6sUP4NHVs

Lyrics - especially I love the last sentence:

"Don't Step On The Grass, Sam"

Starin' at the boob tube, turnin' on the big knob
Tryin' to find some life in the waste land
Fin'ly found a program, gonna deal with Mary Jane
Ready for a trip into hate land
Obnoxious Joe comes on the screen
Along with his guest self-righteous Sam
And one more guy who doesn't count
His hair and clothes are too far out

While pushin' back his glasses Sam is sayin' casually
"I was elected by the masses"
And with that in mind he starts to unwind
A vicious attack on the finest of grasses

Well it's evil, wicked, mean and nasty
(Don't step on the grass, Sam)
And it will ruin our fair country
(Don't be such an ass, Sam)
Well, it will hook your Sue and Johnny
(You're so full of bull, Sam)
All will pay that disagree with me
(Please give up you already lost the fight, alright)

Misinformation Sam and Joe
Are feeding to the nation
But the one who didn't count counted them out
By exposing all their false quotations
Faced by a very awkward situation
This is all he'd say to save the day

Well it's evil, wicked, mean and nasty
(Don't step on the grass, Sam)
And it will ruin our fair country
(Don't be such an ass, Sam)
Well, it will hook your Sue and Johnny
(You're so full of bull, Sam)
All will pay that disagree with me
(Please give up you already lost the fight alright)

You waste my coin Sam, all you can
To jail my fellow man
For smoking all the noble weed
You need much more than him
You've been telling lies so long
Some believe they're true
So they close their eyes to things
You have no right to do
Just as soon as you are gone
Hope will start to climb
Please don't stay around too long
You're wasting precious time

Repeat Chorus

[TheZookie007]

Seems Steppenwolf nearly 50 years ago dedicated this song to Trumpel:

While pushin' back his glasses Sam is sayin' casually
"I was elected by the masses"
And with that in mind he starts to unwind
A vicious attack on the finest of grasses

Well it's evil, wicked, mean and nasty
(Don't step on the grass, Sam)
And it will ruin our fair country
(Don't be such an ass, Sam)
Well, it will hook your Sue and Johnny
(You're so full of bull, Sam)
All will pay that disagree with me
(Please give up you already lost the fight, alright)

Misinformation Sam and Joe
Are feeding to the nation
But the one who didn't count counted them out
By exposing all their false quotations
Faced by a very awkward situation
This is all he'd say to save the day

Wow. Strangely prescient.

[TheZookie007]

"We gonna win so much you may even get tired of winning and you'll say please, please Mr. President, it's too much winning! We can't take it anymore!"

Or, maybe not.

The New York Times: "Trump's First Legislative Effort Fails as G.O.P. Pulls Bill to Repeal Obamacare"

[StrikezOne]

Funny how no one mentions the TPP.

[TheClaw]

Kellyanne's "Alternative Snacks"

[TheZookie007]

TheClaw, I hate you -- you've actually managed to make KellyAnne Conway sexually attractive

[Cutter]

No, he didn't.  He damn near killed BE for me.

[andrat2000]

No, he didn't.  He damn near killed BE for me.

Same for me. I like intelligent trustworthy women and not desperate minded lying b.. (next word self-censored).