Madeleine Albright, Hillary Clinton and Colin Powell

[avebury]

all on Madam Secretary. It really makes the Trump administration bad. A fictional Secretary of State seeks advise from prior Secretaries of State. That is something Trump would never do.

Elizabeth McCord gives a speach on Naitonalism and how it differs from patriotism. Her speech is a big smack in the face to Trump and the Rethugs.

[Grasswire2]

1. Did you see the coverage today of Powell and Albright?

CNN I think. Good interview.

[avebury]

2. Can you give a highlight of it?

I have stayed away from the news shows this weekend because I just couldn't stand to watch it after the Kavanaugh debacle.

[Grasswire2]

6. It was an interview on CNN

Well here's part of Colin Powell. It's worth watching to see his analysis.

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[Rhiannon12866]

3. And previous presidents frequently called on their predecessors, regardless of party

POTUS is a very exclusive club. LBJ got advice from Eisenhower. Jimmy Carter only had Ford and Nixon and Ford was helpful in advising him on dealing with Congress. George HW Bush used the resources of the Carter Center. And of course Jimmy Carter, with his background in nuclear engineering, negotiated with North Korea on behalf of the Clinton administration. Any successor to Obama couldn't do better than calling on his expertise and experience, but of course Trump instead chooses to attempt to undo all that Obama accomplished to help the American people.

[FakeNoose]

4. That's true, but none were beholden to the President of Russia before

Cheeto only has one boss, and we all who who it is!

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Nope, they sure weren't

Presidents as diametrically opposed as Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan knew that the Russian governments were not our friends - as did every school kid who was forced to participate in drills, hiding in the school basement or cowering under their desks.