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Are We Morphing into Russia? - NotRussian

Posted: Feb 11th, 2018 - 9:32 pm

So I came across this story about Trump's deputy drug "czar."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-apos-deputy-drug-czar-121016887.html

Since it's too easy to miss the forest for the trees while focusing on day-to-day political minutiae -- which occurs frequently here and elsewhere -- I want to focus on a larger topic.

During the Obama years, many Americans took umbrage at the use of the term/title "czar" for certain appointees. America had NEVER used that term! Czar/Csar/Tsar has, however, been used in Russia.

I Googled around and initially thought that only media outlets were using the term because the actual/official title -- in this case, at least -- DOES NOT contain the word "czar."

Lo and behold, the POTUS tweeted the term. So the White House itself is using the term!

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that Rep. Tom Marino, a Pennsylvania Republican, has withdrawn his name from consideration to become the nation's next drug czar.

"Rep. Tom Marino has informed me that he is withdrawing his name from consideration as drug czar," Trump tweeted. "Tom is a fine man and a great Congressman!"

https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/17/politics/trump-tweet-marino-drug-czar/

This is disgusting! Are TPTB trying to turn us into Russia?

All you "conservatives" here who criticized the use of the term by the Obama administration need to be consistent and criticize Trump as well. And don't even start with "it's just a word." If you don't appreciate that nomenclature matters then you shouldn't be working in MT.

LINK/URL: Trump's Drug Czar is a 24 year old

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Are We Morphing into Russia? - NotRussian (Views: 753, 2018-02-11, 9:32 pm)
- I've never liked the appointment of "czars" They are unelected - and have too much power. Obama had czars. (Views: 327, 2018-02-12, 3:45 am)
  - We should all step back from moderate politics and reflect on what - James Winthrop warned about a long time ago. (Views: 331, 2018-02-12, 3:59 am)
    - I absolutely agree with you. Unfortunately, - with every election I see (Views: 299, 2018-02-12, 8:59 am)
    - Your point? - Logic (Views: 349, 2018-02-12, 10:37 am)
  - Van Jones was a czar. Obama had over 3 dozen czars. I've read - up to 45. (Views: 343, 2018-02-12, 4:09 am)
  - I couldn't find a Yahoo article but I did find - this one from ABC (Views: 358, 2018-02-12, 8:56 am)
  - Yahoo's article was not about czars. - NotRussian (Views: 309, 2018-02-12, 10:36 am)
  - Totally agree. Why all this concern now? Obama actually - named a Hamas sympathizer ISIS czar. (Views: 524, 2018-02-12, 10:44 am)
    - If you're CONSISTENT, it was always a concern. - NotRussian (Views: 333, 2018-02-12, 10:47 am)
- We have been morphing into the old Soviet Union, not Russia. - Look at the school curricula. (Views: 360, 2018-02-12, 4:24 am)
  - I guess I'm confused. Where exactly are - these socialist professors (Views: 428, 2018-02-12, 7:54 am)
    - You can't seriously be in the dark unless you choose to be. - Liberal indoctrination has been (Views: 323, 2018-02-12, 9:59 am)
      - Well, I am serious. I asked you details - of this and you post (Views: 294, 2018-02-12, 10:20 am)
        Do your own research if you don't like my sources. - A comprehensive study by Northwestern (Views: 320, 2018-02-12, 10:30 am)
        I don't care who's sources say what. I asked - you have you ever met (Views: 317, 2018-02-12, 10:46 am)
        I have. My husband is a high school teacher, straight from - the horse's mouth. (Views: 314, 2018-02-12, 10:51 am)
        So your husband is a socialist? - nm (Views: 309, 2018-02-12, 10:54 am)
        Not a liberal professor at college, a high school teacher. - Cute. (Views: 355, 2018-02-12, 10:58 am)
        What does this mean????? Sorry, I don't - understand the riddle? nm (Views: 322, 2018-02-12, 11:56 am)
        My neighbor's 7th grade daughter read Harrison Bergeron in - public school. What she was told (Views: 350, 2018-02-12, 11:26 am)
      - There are several websites that have been created by - students that expose liberal professors (Views: 431, 2018-02-12, 10:34 am)
      - Occupy Wall Street. Mostly college kids. - Nuff said. (Views: 296, 2018-02-12, 10:52 am)
  - Millennials haven't been taught what communism or - socialism really is. They've been (Views: 340, 2018-02-12, 10:04 am)
    - Who is they? My kid was taught what they - are and so was I (Views: 335, 2018-02-12, 10:37 am)
  - Not only that, they are anti-Israel. It's well know that - education has a liberal bias. (Views: 400, 2018-02-12, 10:41 am)
    - You don't know real U.S. history. - Logic (Views: 333, 2018-02-12, 10:50 am)
  - Profane and vile communist college students vs - a former Soviet citizen. (Views: 309, 2018-02-12, 10:50 am)
  - Point taken, but - NotRussian (Views: 501, 2018-02-12, 11:16 am)