When was the last time that Oprah had to work with someone she didn't want to?

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Tuesday January 09, 2018 · 8:18 AM PST

2018/01/09 · 08:18

When was the last time that Oprah had to compromise her goals for the goals of a group?

When was the last time Oprah had to convince someone to support her goals? If she didn’t convince that one, did she go find some one else to join her business?

This is the kind of political experiences that successful business people lack? They have long been surrounded by those who are eager to work with her for what they can get from the boss, but what if she has to build a coalition on conflicting goals?

No, NYT, Trumps nominees don't crash and burn from "poor" vetting

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Tuesday December 19, 2017 · 10:07 AM PST

2017/12/19 · 10:07

All three of Trump’s latest nominees for federal judgeships were chosen after careful vetting for the main concern of the White House: loyalty.

Some of critieria for loyalty:

family member already owes her job to Trump, this is known as the “double lock” for loyalty

nominee has such extreme views that he is unemployable by anyone except a SPLC anti-LGBT hate group and Attorney General Paxton of Texas

previous job as lackey for White House Counsel at FEC

previous legal experience is optional

How is Trump planning for the demonstrations when he fires Mueller? He wants violence in the street.

cezanne

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Sunday December 17, 2017 · 1:43 PM PST

2017/12/17 · 13:43

Right now protesters from his inauguration are on trial. The police indiscriminately rounded up demonstraters, arrested them and now are telling the trial judge that just being at the demonstration implicated peaceful protesters in the violence. A demonstrator does not have to be caught committing acts of violence to be arrested.

Trump has also incited violence in his base. Once his neo-nazis begin attacking demonstrators, the police will arrest peaceful demonstrators.

We need to be aware that Trump needs violence in the streets to continue taking away our civil rights. And in the nation’s capital, he found police that were willing to oblige.

We know the Trump will fire Mueller but our options are?

cezanne

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Sunday August 27, 2017 · 10:28 AM PDT

2017/08/27 · 10:28

Trump is cornered: whether he closes down Mueller now or waits, the end result for him is the same. Don’t expect him to go without a fight. We know he is trying to incite violence that he can use as an excuse to extend his powers.

So can we prepare for this? Tillerson and Cohn have distanced themselves from Trump, but will they help getting rid of Trump? Or the Republicans? What can Congress do now before he fires Mueller?

Trump is choosing his future oligarchs.

cezanne

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Wednesday August 16, 2017 · 6:24 AM PDT

2017/08/16 · 06:24

Trump’s advisory committes are the petri dish in which Trump has placed the business community to see who will thrive and remain loyal to him. Leave the petri dish and know that Trump has no problem demonizing your company now and later making sure that your company’s competitors are given favorable treatment by Trump.

One of TRump's first acts as president was to criticize Carrier letting all companies know that he would use his bully pulpit to unlevel the playing field, drop a stock price in a day and make false claims.

The CEO's did not stand up to Trump, but took notice: you are either on Trump's side or you're an enemy.

Then Trump upped the ante by "inviting" companies to join is "advisory boards".
Again the CEO's did not stand up to Trump.
Claiming that Trump is pro-business, they ignore the fear that he has engendered. Through 8 months of Trump's administration, most companies have acquiesced to giving public support to Trump.

This is how oligarchs are made: company's given favor by the president are seen by other companies as places that not only, in some respect "protected", but that they can use to curry favor with the president. Then the president promises his favorites that they can get state contracts or even monopolies from the government. Once the companies are rewarded, the president will call in his favors asking usually for "donations" to the president, his family or his foundation.

Charlottesville: an easy way to pick off your opposition is to let armed bands find them for you.

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Tuesday August 15, 2017 · 2:19 PM PDT

2017/08/15 · 14:19

This is the first but not the last Charlottesville. As the violence escalates Trump will declare “states of emergency”, call in National Guard and round-up his opposition. Trump wants this, has encouraged violence and now that Mueller is getting close to him and his family, he will create claim more power.

This is no more that an exercise in curtailing civil rights.

Trump will use threat of violence as investigations get closer to him

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Monday August 14, 2017 · 10:21 AM PDT

2017/08/14 · 10:21

from Jason Easley at PoliticusUSA

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“Trump has always had the same reasoning for courting and not calling out right wing extremists like those responsible for the violence in Charlottesville. Donald Trump needs the threat of extremists who will take to the streets to defend him if calls grow for impeachment. Trump used the threat of violence at the Republican convention to get the delegates into line, and it wouldn’t be shocking if his hardcore supporters threatened violence if Trump impeachment becomes a reality.”

Once again we are missing the true import of Trump's outrageous behavior

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Monday August 14, 2017 · 8:49 AM PDT

2017/08/14 · 08:49

Since his candidacy Trump has been creating and empowering white nationalists with dog whistles and refusals to condemn. The right-wing media has been increasingly calling Trump an embattled president threatened by the deep state conspiracy to remove him from office. They have both advocated violence.

Nothing new: racism, violence, setting up "enemies"

What's new is he is finally putting to use these parts of his administration.

Charlottesville and NK events were planned and executed as Trump is facing the biggest threat to his administration, his family and his political life: the investigations he has been unable to stop.

Other dictators have faced the same problem of internal opposition and solved it the same way as Trump is trying to. They have organized armed bands to attack "enemies" of the state/regime then used the "violence" to revoke civil rights.

In 8 months Trump has a DoJ that is willing accomplice in the destruction of a democratic state, a Republican party that is acting as a "one-party" state, and . . .a media that has completely missed the true goal of Trump's administration. He is not here to govern; he is here to destroy democracy. And he is using "legitimate" means.

By the way, for those who think that Trump is too "stupid" to organize a coup, dictators need no handbook or classes in Dictatorship 101. Lust for power is innate in their personalities.

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Trump's made-up war that could turn real.

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Tuesday August 08, 2017 · 3:59 PM PDT

2017/08/08 · 15:59

First he leaks info about NK, then he uses that info to issue threats to NK.

War mongering distracts from the investigation and increases fears in the populace.

McCain's "cooperation" fantasy is denying the reality of Senate disfunction.

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Wednesday July 26, 2017 · 7:39 AM PDT

2017/07/26 · 07:39

McCain’s healthcare fantasy goes like this: Both the Democrats and Republicans are refusing to work across the aisle. If only they would approach each other and be willing to compromise, the Senate would be able to actually govern.

Misapprehension #1: The Democrats are unwilling to work with Republicans.

See: Obama’s open process for ACA passage.

Misapprehension #2: A compromise is possible between those who want NO healthcare and those who want healthcare.

See: CBO says that Republicans’ plans are unworkable.

As long as such fantasies are sold to the country, the real reason for disfunction is not understood and talked about.

How a Totalitarian Government is built in a democracy or has our demagogue broken any laws yet?

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Friday June 30, 2017 · 9:51 AM PDT

2017/06/30 · 09:51

Before election

1. Provoke distrust of existing centers of power centers by constant criticism: media, judicial, congressional, opposition leaders, business community, intelligence community.

2. Find a enemies within and without of the country. Internally, demonize racial groups; externally exploit countries for supposedly deadly actions against the country. Condone use of violence.

3. Rev up a propaganda machine that spreads lies and misinformation.

After election

4. Create persona of the leader being the only one who can solve problems and is willing to go beyond norms to protect the country.

5. Install own operatives in key positions; replace civil servants.

6. Revoke civil rights to protect the nation, special interest in voter suppression, militarized police actions against protesters and opposition.

7. Use threat of war to consolidate population’s fear.

8. Create a compliant legislature by threats and bribes that will pass legislation through speed, secrecy, threats and bribes.

Has our demagogue broken any laws yet?

Sean Spicer issues statement on Trump's "possible preparations" for show of military might.

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Tuesday June 27, 2017 · 9:03 AM PDT

2017/06/27 · 09:03

First response of dictator to deflect from scandals and to consolidate power: show of military might. Luckily, the dictator usually has on hand a bunch of enemies that he has conveniently demonized so that the populace willingly follow him off the cliff.

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