Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Roll the tape about Trump's known comments about McCain and totally consistent with the story at hand:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/09/04/brianna-keilar-monologue-trump-losers-military-spouse-vpx.cnn

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

Bolton did say if he had heard anything resembling that he would have written an entire book on that statement. Bolton does not like Trump, even a little!

Oh really? You want to cite the source here or is it again another case of something you think you heard? Here's what Bolton did say: "“I didn’t hear him say those things,” he said, adding later he probably would have included the remarks in his book if he had. “Now, did he say those things to other people later in the day? It’s certainly possible.” He also said, "“I have not heard anybody say, ‘Oh, that doesn’t sound like the Donald Trump I know,’” Bolton said in the interview. Bolton said the remarks may have stemmed from Trump’s skepticism of U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“He was prone to say from time to time: ‘What did they get out of it? What was the worth of the war in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan?’” Bolton said. “That is a kind of insensitivity that Trump does have, there’s no doubt about it.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-04/bolton-says-trump-remarks-on-military-despicable-if-accurate
So, Mel: 1. It's obvious nobody is going to write an entire book about that one statement and 2. Bolton would have included those statements in his book that he's already published, had he heard them. 3. Trump's reported comments are entirely in line with his rhetoric. 

Originally Posted by James Lacey

I'm not trying to validate anonymous stories. My only point is that based on the public behavior of Trump, the description of his private behavior is entirely believable. I think I pointed out too that multiple sources have corroborated the reporting, but other than that, I'm not trying to verify the references. I think that just about anyone would conclude that if a man is rude and despicable in public, then he's likely even worse in private.

Talk about rude and despicable, just look at Trump's latest comments about John Kelly. Trump attacked his character at the WH briefing yesterday and it's obviously of note because Kelly wasn't mentioned as a source so why even bring him up?
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/09/04/trump-john-kelly-atlantic-story-vpx.cnn

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

:...nobody is going to write a book about..."

Are you sure? The media would do the publicity and keep the conversation going. Would it be worse than many of the other books?

NOBODY is going to write a book about that one statement; there obviously isn't enough material there for an entire book, let alone an entire chapter. The entire Atlantic article can be read on one page. The fact that you can't provide a link to any source to back up what you think you heard as well as Bolton's own statement that he would have mentioned it his book that has already been published indicates how clearly removed from reality you truly are. And you've got the gall to question Biden's cognitive functions...

The Trump attack on Fox after reading Breibart:"
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/515248-trump-attacks-fox-news-reporter-after-she-backs-up-key-details-of
Whatever far right wing back him up is good enough for him, and a few AMers here on the astromart political forum...

Captain "Sully" Sullenberger on Trump's six:
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/515247-capt-sully-sullenberger-slams-reported-trump-comments-on-war-dead-no

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

I was teasing you that Bolton dislikes Trump so much that if he had any thing good on Trump you could be sure he would write about it.
If you did not limit yourself to such a narrow range of information people wouldn't have to take your hand and show you the other half of the political world.
Where do you come up with this, "...what you think you heard..." stuff? I have never claimed to "hear stuff."

"Bolton did say if he had heard anything resembling that he would have written an entire book on that statement." That's not teasing, Mel. That's the stuff you think you heard...

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

No, Bolton said he would have written a chapter if it was anything resembling that. I said if he had any thing GOOD he would have written a book.

"Bolton did say if he had heard anything resembling that he would have written an entire book on that statement." That a quote from YOU, Mel. And, no, Bolton did not say he would have written a chapter on it, he said he would have included the remarks in his book if he had remembered it.

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

Bolton told John Roberts that if he had heard the president make the remarks he would have devoted an entire chapter of his book to them. I was saying he hates Trump more than that. He clouldn't have stopped there. He would have written a book on it.

Bolton did not speak to John Roberts about submitting the remarks in question into a chapter of a book. That's something you made up in your mind, it does not exist in reality. Get some help...

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

https://twitter.com/johnrobertsFox/status/1302004906379931650

Are you like Trump and testing? The less information you have the better things look?

Here's Bolton in his own words about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CspIzWv-hOs
I'll go with that and not what some twitter hyperbole said he said..