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South Africa to formally protest Trump's 'shithole countries' remarks
Certainly Not News (CNN) ^ | Updated 6:21 AM ET, Mon January 15, 2018 | By David McKenzie, Elise Labott and Susannah Cullinane

Posted on 01/15/2018 7:17:02 AM PST by Lazamataz

Johannesburg (CNN)South Africa will issue a diplomatic protest to the United States Monday over US President Donald Trump's "shithole countries" comments, according to its foreign ministry.

During an Oval Office meeting on immigration Thursday, Trump expressed frustration with people coming to the United States from countries in Africa and elsewhere, sources told CNN.

Trump on Friday denied describing certain nations in such vulgar terms, tweeting: "The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used." He also defended himself Sunday night, telling reporters he is "not a racist."

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To: Lazamataz

What no one in the media has mentioned is, yet again, it is the Democrats who have changed the standard for political discourse and put politics above country.

For decades, legislators have held private meetings with the President to negotiate contentious legislation. The entire value of these meetings is that parties on both sides are able to speak freely, articulate their positions, and reveal where there may be room for compromise.

Knowing how almost all politicians speak behind closed doors, those discussions are undoubtedly filled with profanity. LBJ purportedly unzipped his pants and exposed his genitals in one such meeting, as a way saying ‘don’t push me on this because I have the biggest **** and most power in the room’.

For Durbin to hold a press conference and quote/misquote what the President said in a private meeting, as a way of scoring political points is despicable. The fact is that today’s Democrats care nothing about whether they damage relationships and harm US interests, as long as the President looks bad.

Ten years from now, we will ask why Presidents will refuse to hold face-to-face meetings with the opposition to negotiate critical legislation. And we will look to Dick Durbin as the originator of the precedent that private negotiations aren’t really private.


41 posted on 01/15/2018 7:48:49 AM PST by CaptainMorgantown
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To: major-pelham

please tell us from your s*&^hole country how shi^%y it is?
Now if they say it is nice and it’s Shi% then wtf..keep rinse lather repeat


42 posted on 01/15/2018 7:50:43 AM PST by aces
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To: aces

If the shoe fits, you stepped in it.


43 posted on 01/15/2018 7:51:50 AM PST by wetgundog (Mainstream Media, Lying Liars Lying.)
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To: moehoward

I grew up there.

Die Antwoord means The Answer.

I think the woman with the bug in her cootch is a representation of Lady Gaga. Afrikaners are hard core.


44 posted on 01/15/2018 7:52:16 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: Lazamataz
""The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used." Who are you going to believe Dick Durbin, CNN, the Goebbels type propaganda spread by those who still would have you believe this POTUS is not the really good President he is.

I believe President Trump.

45 posted on 01/15/2018 7:54:58 AM PST by yoe ("The FBI did everything but drive Hillary's get away car.......")
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To: Lazamataz
Democrat (Leaky Dick Durbin) with a history of lying about Executive Meetings claims Trump said the 'shithole' comment.
Ban Dick Durbin from any further closed door meetings
46 posted on 01/15/2018 7:57:32 AM PST by lewislynn
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To: lewislynn

Even though President Trump (and others) deny such a remark was made by him, the fact that certain sh**hole countries are complaining assures us that , indeed, they are sh**holes. Reality suck for them. Hahaha.


47 posted on 01/15/2018 8:00:34 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Red Badger
So, they are now claiming to be one of the ‘shithole’ countries?....................

Moses Sithole (born 17 November 1964) is a South African serial killer and rapist who committed the "ABC Murders", so named because they began in Atteridgeville, continued in Boksburg and finished in Cleveland, a suburb of Johannesburg.

48 posted on 01/15/2018 8:06:40 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: chuckee
Now the Washington Post is reporting he may have said sh*thouse rather than sh*thole.

Soon, they will correct it again.

He said Ship Mouse! You know, a mouse that lives on a ship!

Then it will be Flip Mouse. You know, a mouse that does flips.

Then it will be Flip Wilson. You know, the old comedian.

Of course, Flip Wilson was black.

So once again, Trump is a racist.

49 posted on 01/15/2018 8:06:46 AM PST by Lazamataz (It is known.)
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To: Lazamataz

The argument that some countries (usually Mexico and those in central America) are too terrible to live in is a standard argument made in the Superior Courts in California whenever minors are going to be deported. While minor’s counsel obviously avoids the term “sh*thole”, the point is made that the minor should stay in the USA and not be deported because the “home” country is so bad.

The motions are routinely granted, as they are not adversary proceedings.

And yes, this is in state court, where jurisdiction is given by statues.


50 posted on 01/15/2018 8:07:39 AM PST by theoilpainter
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To: Steely Tom
Moses Sithole

Moses SITHOLE???

So Trump was actually saying a Sithole country!

WHICH IT IS!

51 posted on 01/15/2018 8:07:50 AM PST by Lazamataz (It is known.)
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To: Red Badger
So, they are now claiming to be one of the ‘shithole’ countries?...

LOL - looks that way...

52 posted on 01/15/2018 8:09:12 AM PST by GOPJ (The press is fed by the FBI & CIA - YOUR tax dollars at work - propping up establishment democrats.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
I love that group. My fave.
53 posted on 01/15/2018 8:09:59 AM PST by Lazamataz (It is known.)
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To: Lazamataz

Hate to bring up a real she-demon, but Samantha Power wrote a piece a while back about how to kill a country, using Rhodesia/Zimbabwe as an example.

What happens when a country is reverted to the natives.
It happened in South Africa too.

Sh*thole is an appropriate description of the “new” South Africa


54 posted on 01/15/2018 8:10:37 AM PST by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Heh, I’ll take a look at it tonight!


55 posted on 01/15/2018 8:13:27 AM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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To: Lazamataz

Yes the lovely Marxist ANC run country. $hithole


56 posted on 01/15/2018 8:16:56 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: wetgundog

lol


57 posted on 01/15/2018 8:18:01 AM PST by aces
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To: Lazamataz

First, there ARE shithole countries....
so it would be a perfectly true statement
Second, President Trump and others say he did NOT say it
anyway
Third, if he did say it, there would still be NO EXCUSE for Durbin to ‘leak’ it out of a private working meeting......
4th, there would have been no excuse for Durbin to leak it knowing it would cause difficulties with those very shithole countries ...by leaking it, he does America damage


58 posted on 01/15/2018 8:21:19 AM PST by faithhopecharity (“Politicians aren’t born, they’re excreted.” -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: Lazamataz

Awww.... cue the “world’s tiniest violin.”

He never called South Africa a s***hole, if indeed he did say that.

but Africa, get your house in order. The US sends tons of money and aid, AFIK, to help the people; most of it apparently enriches various dictators and not used for its intended purpose.

Anyway, South Africa did give us Charlize Theron.... One saving grace. ;)


59 posted on 01/15/2018 8:24:17 AM PST by proud American in Canada
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To: proud American in Canada
Anyway, South Africa did give us Charlize Theron.... One saving grace. ;)

Meh, she's a moonbat.

60 posted on 01/15/2018 8:25:39 AM PST by dfwgator
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