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Anybody know who is the Designated Survivor?

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Today should have been Trayvon Martin’s 24th birthday – but his life was ripped from us too soon in a grotesque act of violence and bigotry. In his memory, we must recommit ourselves to ending racism and gun violence.

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And we have unleashed a revolution in American energy. The United States is now the number-one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world. (Applause.) And now, for the first time in 65 years, we are a net exporter of energy. (Applause.)

After 24 months of rapid progress, our economy is the envy of the world, our military is the most powerful on Earth, by far, and America — (applause) — America is again winning each and every day. (Applause.)

Members of Congress: The state of our union is strong. (Applause.)

AUDIENCE: USA! USA! USA!

THE PRESIDENT: That sounds so good. (Laughter.)

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Originally posted by reaverfan:

Love is love!

4 winners and 2 losers from the 2019 State of the Union
A big winner: socialism.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/5/18212488/state-of-the
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Originally posted by reaverfan:
Trump’s State of the Union address gives away the game: he fears investigations
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trumps-state-the-union-address
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Early on in the president’s State of the Union address last night, Trump adopted a similar posture.

“An economic miracle is taking place in the United States – and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics, or ridiculous partisan investigations.

“If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. It just doesn’t work that way!”

None of this was ad-libbed; what he said was exactly as it appeared in the prepared text.

To my mind, these 48 words mattered more than anything else in the president’s 82-minute speech. With these three sentences, the Republican effectively gave away the game: Donald Trump is afraid of what investigations might produce.


On the surface, the details of the president’s rhetoric fell somewhere between wrong and odd. There is, for example, nothing “miraculous” about the current strength of the economy.

What’s more, Trump’s argument is predicated on the idea that scrutinizing his scandals would interrupt economic growth. That’s absurd. Congressional investigations of Bill Clinton’s scandals in the late 1990s had no effect on the economy – it was stronger at the time than it is now – and there’s no reason to believe scrutiny of Trump would undermine the recovery, either.

For that matter, it was unclear why the president and his speechwriters thought it’d be wise to tie “war and investigation” together.

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Originally posted by second:
Basically Everything Trump Said About the Economy Was a Lie
https://slate.com/business/2019/02/fact-check-trumps-state-of-the-unio
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At one point Trump tried to take credit for the boom in U.S. oil production, as if he invented fracking:

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And we have unleashed a revolution in American energy. The United States is now the number-one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world. (Applause.) And now, for the first time in 65 years, we are a net exporter of energy. (Applause.)

After 24 months of rapid progress, our economy is the envy of the world, our military is the most powerful on Earth, by far, and America — (applause) — America is again winning each and every day. (Applause.)

Members of Congress: The state of our union is strong. (Applause.)

AUDIENCE: USA! USA! USA!

THE PRESIDENT: That sounds so good. (Laughter.)

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www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-state-
union-address-2/

It wasn't Trump, but George P. Mitchell, Texas oil billionaire born to Greek immigrant parents in Galveston, who was called the "father of fracking".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing#Shales

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly

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