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01-10-2017 , 01:29 PM

#51

master3004

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Haven't studied that? Big shocker!

01-10-2017 , 01:29 PM

#52

master3004

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Supports voter id laws and hasn't studied it.

Good stuff

01-10-2017 , 01:48 PM

#53

Noze

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Why would anyone expect an incoming AG to have any idea about an issue that just had a couple major cases decided in multiple states?

01-10-2017 , 01:52 PM

#54

SuperUberBob

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Likelihood that any of Trump's nominees get rejected is almost zero, right?

01-10-2017 , 01:53 PM

#55

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Barring some major slip, pretty much.

01-10-2017 , 01:57 PM

#56

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Barcalounger

Quick & Dirty paraphrase:

LG - Are you familiar with the old administration's stance on not pressing hard against online poker under the wire act and are you willing to revisit the issue?

JS - I am familiar with their stance and will do my research and revisit it.

lol didn't some morons ITF try to argue Trump might be better for poker? Who ever could have guessed!

01-10-2017 , 01:57 PM

#57

master3004

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Stuart Smalley taking Sessions to task.

01-10-2017 , 01:59 PM

#58

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This is on C-SPAN...3? I don't even know if I get that channel. I was shocked when I turned on my TV and discovered that C-SPAN a.) wasn't in hi-def b.) was showing some meaningless **** from the House floor instead of this. WTF?

01-10-2017 , 02:01 PM

#59

SuperUberBob

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It's also on CNN as well

01-10-2017 , 02:05 PM

#60

goofyballer

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"Victims' rights" has to be a dogwhistle to "putting more black people in jail for longer", right?

01-10-2017 , 02:06 PM

#61

champstark

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperUberBob

Likelihood that any of Trump's nominees get rejected is almost zero, right?

I think Tillerson is 50/50 to get confirmed. The stuff that's coming out looks pretty bad and I think the more moderate Republicans may take a stand on Russia against him.

No one else will not get confirmed.

01-10-2017 , 02:07 PM

#62

champstark

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This is the best place to watch:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...n-hearing.html

01-10-2017 , 02:15 PM

#63

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Skipping for mental health reasons. On a Bill OReilly to George Wallace scale, where is he so far?

01-10-2017 , 02:41 PM

#64

Trolly McTrollson

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Riverman

Skipping for mental health reasons. On a Bill OReilly to George Wallace scale, where is he so far?

Haha, holy **** this cracker is racist as ****

Quote:

“He doesn’t have the kind of hard-line George Wallace-type attitude toward issues of race, though he’s certainly not a progressive, either,” says Mr. Ferris, now a professor at the University of North Carolina. “I think he is an educated voice that clearly comes out of the South in ways that neither of the Obama or Trump inner circles do.”

01-10-2017 , 02:43 PM

#65

Trolly McTrollson

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Dude's name is Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III what the hell is he a Boondocks character come to life? Where do you even find people like this.

01-10-2017 , 03:05 PM

#66

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Oh god, I know that sound, it's Ted Cruz's voice. This is about to get tilting.

btw, where's Lestat? Dude was just crying recently in another thread about how Democrats don't really care about black people, meanwhile the Republican nominee for Attorney General just argued in front of the whole country that maybe we're moving too fast on reforming criminal sentencing and need to take a break.

01-10-2017 , 03:08 PM

#67

champstark

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

Dude's name is Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III what the hell is he a Boondocks character come to life? Where do you even find people like this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._G._T._Beauregard

his namesake

01-10-2017 , 03:10 PM

#68

goofyballer

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^ quoting this:

01-10-2017 , 03:12 PM

#69

champstark

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Boy does Cruz like to hear himself talk

01-10-2017 , 03:13 PM

#70

Barcalounger

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Is he ever going to let Sessions talk?

01-10-2017 , 03:14 PM

#71

goofyballer

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Is Ted Cruz talking about the politicization of the OLC with a straight face? These people are so morally bankrupt.

01-10-2017 , 03:27 PM

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01-10-2017 , 03:27 PM

#73

prana

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Any question the Republicans have been catching heat for: "I haven't studied that issue."
Any other question: "I wholeheartedly agree with the Republican mentioned in the question."