pinecone Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 6 hours ago, csyphrett said: I thought they were talking about an extension CES They plan on extending the shut down....daang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 https://reprieve.org.uk/update/game-changer-trumps-new-attacks-on-human-rights/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/what-happens-if-trump-refuses-interview-mueller How damaging is a (theoretical) perjury charge that sticks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 The last time, it got a president impeached but not removed. That was a far more hostile congress than this one, however. This one won't do anything unless there are literal mobs in the street with pitchforks and torches, and possibly not even then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 4 hours ago, Ragitsu said: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/what-happens-if-trump-refuses-interview-mueller How damaging is a (theoretical) perjury charge that sticks? Typical. Republicans complained "Obama kileld more people with Drones". Trump already surpassed him in his first year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Christopher said: Typical. Republicans complained "Obama kileld more people with Drones". Trump already surpassed him in his first year. "We have to take out their families." wasn't contested much. Or, at least, it wasn't contested enough to the point where the man who uttered that phrase had to recant his barbaric sentiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Even Jim Hacker knew when to keep his mouth shut in public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 40 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: Even Jim Hacker knew when to keep his mouth shut in public. That you feel annoyed by this is for many people that still support him "Winning". And yes, I know it makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 For the Donald, "winning" is for himself, personally. He hasn't learned one simple, important lesson. Ternaugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 On 2/7/2018 at 6:15 AM, Ragitsu said: https://forward.com/fast-forward/393595/holocaust-denier-will-be-gop-nominee-in-illinois-congressional-race/ "Some, I assume, are good people." "I hate Illinois Nazis." Actually, that scene from Blues Brothers is a bit weird today. Driving a car through a crowd is less of a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said: For the Donald, "winning" is for himself, personally. He hasn't learned one simple, important lesson. Such an odd, verbose reshoot of Roy Batty's "Tears in Rain" speech. Pattern Ghost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Batty's is a classic speech in the history of science-fiction movies. The Ancient One's is longer, in part, because it's saying other things in addition. One of which was my main point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: Batty's is a classic speech in the history of science-fiction movies. The Ancient One's is longer, in part, because it's saying other things in addition. One of which was my main point. But that was still a pretty funny observation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 hours ago, assault said: "I hate Illinois Nazis." Actually, that scene from Blues Brothers is a bit weird today. Driving a car through a crowd is less of a joke. I kind of feel bad for Illinois Republicans. I saw a quote from his opponent, that the Nazi does not represent the values of the District or State, but I don't think he even represents the Republicans of his District. A party organizer was lamenting that it was hard to get anybody to run, because it was such a deep-blue district, what was the point? So they wind up with loons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/russians-penetrated-u-s-voter-systems-says-top-u-s-n845721 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 No wonder Trump terminated his voter fraud commission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 19 hours ago, Sociotard said: I kind of feel bad for Illinois Republicans. I saw a quote from his opponent, that the Nazi does not represent the values of the District or State, but I don't think he even represents the Republicans of his District. A party organizer was lamenting that it was hard to get anybody to run, because it was such a deep-blue district, what was the point? So they wind up with loons. I doubt this will ever stop being such a Blue State, if they do not put up decent candidates. If all I ever saw as Republican Candidate in my district was a holocaust denier, it says something about the party. And it is "look how normal and voteable we are". A party is supposed to filter out such people, so they do not become the face of the party in a region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 34 minutes ago, Christopher said: A party is supposed to filter out such people, so they do not become the face of the party in a region. I agree. Part of the problem is that in the US parties are weak. We gave up the "smoke filled back rooms" where party officials would decide who could and could not run with the party affiliation. Were those rooms still around, they'd say "no holocaust deniers, even if this is all we could get. Better to let the democrat run unopposed than let our brand be damaged." But we don't. We Americans cringed at the idea of those rooms, and thought things should be more democratic. So, if there isn't much Primary opposition to the Nazi, the Nazi gets to run with an (R) next to his name. We have thrown a baby out with its bathwater. https://www.vox.com/mischiefs-of-faction/2016/11/3/13512362/weak-parties-strong-partisanship-bad-combination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Christopher said: A party is supposed to filter out such people, so they do not become the face of the party in a region. Unless the party is comprised only of those people, and they don't have a reasonable-sounding dogwhistle guy they can elect to pretend they're normal and voteable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 Aaaaand shutdown. Thanks Rand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 Aaaaand it's over. Christopher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Six Teenagers Are Running For Governor Of Kansas Sociotard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 The radio reported the number three in the DOJ quit to go to work for Wal-Mart. Cited reason? Donald Trump is making her job a hostile work environment CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 And she considered Wal-Mart's work environment an improvement? If that part of the story is true, it really tells you something about the White House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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