Trumpety-Trump?

Not really. Perhaps if they concentrated on searching out 'real' news instead of the local political comedy show the people wouldn't be switching off in droves as they are. Opium for the masses until the dosage gets too large then everybody falls asleep. The 'real' news, the 'real' people, the stuff that 'really' counts and if better exposed and better journalised would provide for a better service and be much more appreciated - always and provided they tell it truthfully - and therein lies the main rub.

There's no business like infotainment.  

The people Mr. Trump is talking to probably know what he is onnabout. America is a foreign country.

Today's media are themselves part of the problem. They have become mired in their own propaganda and ways of doing things. There's news and there's media interpreted news. Not the same thing at all. Bias becomes endemic and not seen as such when so entrenched. 'They are not like us so let's bash them and ridicule them at every turn, taking molehills and turning them into news mountains and where we can't find the bogey-man allude to the 'fact' that there must be one somewhere.'
I don't read newspapers. Haven't done for decades. Rarely watch BBC news if looking for truth and good information. Parochial, pompous and slanted too much towards the establishment. And so Donald can say what he wants for me - like a breath of fresh air - even if most of it is piffle.

Depends how you define piffle. On the face of things, President Trump is looking well informed, measured and decisive with his recent concern about developments in Sweden, plus his rapid, limited and targeted response to the chemical attack in Syria. How he will get on with China about North Korea etc. is the next dangerous puzzle.

The hawks have replaced the saints. Wars are not caused by dictators they are caused by indecision, prevarication, indolence and over-blown liberalism. The bully only proliferates when his actions are not immediately eradicated. Peace is a fragile entity and not man's natural environment. Peace has to be fought for. Failure to do so makes wars inevitable. Ergo - the sharp slap at the right time produces the desired results as man hasn't the capacity to override his natural instincts without help from others. The signs of altercation are always there to be seen. All that is required is for the reactions to them to be positive and determined. It's not rocket science. Strong leaders are essential to 'keep' the peace when fronted by strong leaders who wish to break it.

I have no problem with the measured response by Trump's administration - shame America hadn't the same attitude 4 years ago when it happened before. You appease at you peril.

President Trump, visiting Saudi Arabia, has been advised to be careful what he says. The BBC gives us a definition of

"Islamist" - A dystopian ideology which is destructive for everyone.
and
"Islamic" - An adjective for Muslims.

Just have to hope President Trump doesn't get hiccups.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39989548

What is said on the campaign trail - stays on the campaign trail -. What happens thereafter is quite another story. That's politics. Business. Money. Profits. Economics. You want to live well -? Earn it before you try to spend it. There's no such thing as a free life.

President Trump seems to have done quite well on his visit to Saudi Arabia, with a coherent speech urging nations of the middle east to drive out Islamist terrorists if the region is to prosper.

Using his catchy Trump-phrase - "Drive. Them. Out."

Recently, it's mostly general populations driven out of middle eastern countries. If the number of terrorists driven out from there increases a lot, Europe and the UK will have to look out.

Looks like Trump has made a financial deal with the Saudis, including a big 'defence contract'. The UK usually sells arms to Saudi, so what happens there? We expected President Trump to be isolationist, but he seems rather influential on international events.

He's a deal maker and a ball breaker - always has been - always will be. That's how he got the votes - by promising to make everything 'Great' again which means finding the jobs for the rust-belts and deprived areas of the USA. He will do whatever it takes to 'make the deals'. He will sell snow to the Alaska's and sand to the Arabs if he has to. Consequences for the rest of humanity - not on the horizon - doesn't equate. He will say whatever is necessary and do whatever is necessary. For as long as he can get away with it. It will take his 4 years to start the ball rolling which if successful will give him a further 4 years. It's those next 4 we should all be wary about.

Detailed information about the Manchester bombing was released in the USA before in the UK. Something a bit puzzling there.

Not at all. It's to embarrass Trump and his administration. It's being done on purpose - mainly by democrats who think his Presidency an abomination. Given time they will either come to accept what is or resign and move on. It's the same as Remainers here. They will also accept and move on as time goes by - especially when they realise that 'democracy has to be seen not just spoken about. The argument that the 'people' are fools or where mislead is an irrelevance once the dye is cast. You can't put the clock back without causing more disunity and disharmony than before.

British Intelligence have now got the measure of what the score is across the water (some might say they should have known beforehand) and will take the appropriate steps - which it has to be said will weaken their hand in the present hunt for the scoundrels. This is not something new. I have come across it before in my researching for some of my books. Swings and roundabouts one might say - but - hey - that's life.

That explanation makes sense, probably so.

Regarding BREXIT, a phrase about PIGS and POKES springs to mind...

Yes, john. And when you see these images of pigs being poked in your mind, how does it make you feel? Angry or sad? Try to relax, settle back on the couch again and say the first thing that comes into your head, however irrelevant it may seem.

I have a rather different view. The pigs in the poke for me are 28 countries all pretending that they can tolerate each other whilst at the same time having to agree in unison with whatever comes out of the mouths of the most influential/powerful elitist mandarins of the moment. It's a joke - and a dangerous one at that. One couldn't get 28 people of the same family to agree with each other for most of the time let alone 'tribes/countries/races'. As for the old cherry - it has stopped any further European wars that has the same ring as 'Brown's' no more boom and bust. There was no need to go beyond the Common Market if one wanted to use the excuse that is has stopped wars. SO WHY DO IT?

We will survive quite nicely thank you by looking after ourselves and our own interests by remembering that charity begins at home and small government is tolerable.

The octopussy that is the E.U. has spread it's tentacles into Ireland to catch the UK in a pincer movement. We could see that coming, and here it is.

President Trump has caused a lot of negative comment with his re-tweeting of misbehaving muslims. Seems rather a mild re-tweet considering the many more horrible videos available on the same subject.

Does the world take his tweeting too seriously? He doesn't seem to put a lot of thought into it, but perhaps that's how twittering works.

Our new gay Taoiseach Mr Varadkar feels he can satisfy his bias towards the UK by flexing his EU wings. I have news for the man. Beware the Ides of March 2018. Ireland's future still lies with this country either in the EU or out of it. He should read his history with less than a spiteful gaze and realise the obscenities of history should be left in the times they took place. Once the genie is out of the bottle only a complete fool tries to get it to return.
As for the Trumpeter and his trumps like all trumps their foulness recedes very quickly and is soon lost in the mists of time. Most don't care one way or the other. Those that want him gone will find ways eventually leaving only the man himself satisfied with his legacy -.