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Stasi: Screw the economy, Trump says — Brexit is great for him
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Brits voted to pull out of the EU and immediately markets around the
world fell like underwear in a Kardashian selfie. And right after the
votes were counted, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, in a pique of
pride, became Lord of the Dance, stepping ...
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Screw the world economy, Donald Trump says — UK's Brexit is great for him
It was a tough week for now-former UK prime minister David Cameron.
(Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)The Brits voted to pull out of the EU and immediately markets around the world fell like underwear in a Kardashian selfie.
And right after the votes were counted, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, in a pique of pride, became Lord of the Dance, stepping down faster than Michael Flatley in a full step dance frenzy.
As these world-rocking UK events were going down, Donald Trump just happened to show up in the UK to reopen his Turnberry Golf Course.
The Donald landed in Scotland to be exact — a country that along with Northern Ireland had voted to remain in the EU. He arrived amid local protesters flying Mexican flags nearby, and Brit comic Lee Nelson holding up swastika golf balls at the reopening ceremony.
Comedian interrupts Donald Trump speech with swastika golf balls
Trump, unfazed, proceeded to announce that he thought the passage of Brexit — short for Britain’s exit from the European Union — was a really great thing.
Why? Because for one thing, he said, if the British pound tanks it will be terrific — for him at least — because more people will come to Turnberry. Fore!
Screw the world economy. What’s good for Trump’s pocket is good for, well, Trump’s pocket.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was quick to say Brexit was a good move.
(Mary Altaffer/AP)‘Brexit’ causes tumult in United Kingdom, European Union, markets
How can something he wanted to happen be the fault of the people he hates? I’m so confused.
Meantime, Trump had earlier criticized Obama for even tossing in his two cents about Brexit when it was none of his business.
Then, because, as we know, banged-up golf courses are like countries, Donald announced that fixing Turnberry proves he’d be a great president. “You’ll be amazed how similar it is. It’s a place that has to be fixed.”
Yes, we would be amazed.
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But maybe in Trumpland, all collapsing greens are the same — whether it’s the green of the ninth hole or the green of a collapsing national and global economy.
Hillary Clinton also weighed in.
(Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)“This time of uncertainty only underscores the need for calm, steady, experienced leadership in the White House to protect Americans’ pocketbooks and livelihoods, to support our friends and allies, to stand up to our adversaries, and to defend our interests,” she said.
A lotta words to say a whole lotta nothing. Don’t look back but look forward to a brighter tomorrow today!
But whatever the candidates say in order to inject themselves into Brexit after the fact, Trump was right in saying that the Brits had decided to screw the consequences to take back their own country.
In London last month, two Brit bigwigs told me why they were voting to pull out of the EU. They no longer wanted foreigners who didn’t have their best interests at heart whom they hadn’t elected in the first place to decide their fate.
Hmmm. Sounds familiar, but the difference is that we willingly elect American citizens to decide our fate — even though they sure don’t have our best interests at heart either.
Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) ripped Democrats for their "hypocrisy" on guns.
(Jim Cole/AP)RIGHT ON GUNS AT OUTSET
On the right side of the congressional aisle but not on the opposite side of the gun issue sits Long Island Republican congressman Peter King.“There’s a tremendous amount of hypocrisy going on in Congress,” he steamed.
“I voted for the assault weapons ban in 1994 and in 2007 I introduced a no fly/no buy bill, but the Democrats never even considered it.
“I’m not going to question John Lewis’ motives for it, but it’s not unprecedented. The Republicans didn’t leave the House floor when they wanted passage of the energy bill—and we were already closed for the summer.
“I’m sort of like a man without a country now. Both sides are wrong and both sides are right.
“Democrats are seen as wanting to trample the Second Amendment and the Republicans say the Democrats want to take everyone’s guns away.
“Talk radio and social media distort things and are making it impossible to govern. It’s just absurd.
“We simply have got to keep assault weapons out of the hands of terrorists, lunatics and psychos.
“Really, there’s no reason we can’t work through gun control (legislation). I have no pride of ownership (on proposing the first no fly/no buy) bill. It’s got to get done.
“You know, Ronald Reagan would never be elected now. Never.”
Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., laments: "We can’t get a select committee on (gun control) as Americans are being slaughtered every day?"
(Lauren Victoria Burke/AP)SMARTS SHOULD WIN OUT
How is it that Congress’ lamest get to hold the American people hostage on gun control by refusing to compromise, even though the smartest members are in line with one another, despite being on opposite sides of the aisle?I talked to two of the smartest about it. Here then, the view from the left:
Queens Democratic Congressman Joe Crowley, Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, and one of the forces behind the history-making sit-in on the House floor told me:
“The sit-in demonstrates the level of frustration that a lot of Americans feel about how Congress is conducted or NOT conducted.
“We are frustrated with simply one minute of silence. We had a select committee on the funding of Planned Parenthood, we had a select committee on Benghazi, but we can’t get a select committee on (gun control) as Americans are being slaughtered every day?
“The minority can’t bring a bill to the floor and the Republicans refuse!
“It’s wrong and it’s a no-brainer! No fly/No buy, isn’t a panacea to the gun violence epidemic but at least it’s a start. The Republicans talk about due process, but what due process did the little kids at Sandy Hook or the dancers in Orlando get?”
Was the sit-in effective in moving the discussion along?
“People questioned our tactics,” he said. “But people questioned the tactics of the civil rights protesters in the sixties, too.
“We respect the institution and the speaker who is in a tough spot. But he has to make a decision, a moral decision.”
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