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05-25-2017 , 02:49 AM

#35676

Our House

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Quote:

Originally Posted by corvette24

So apparently Ben Carson, man who looks perpetually stoned, one-upped his 'slaves are immigrants' comment by saying that poverty is largely a state of mind. He is quietly as crazy as any of them. How the **** is he a doctor again?

He'll make sure they have "access" to stuff though.

05-25-2017 , 03:34 AM

#35677

BooLoo

adept

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U.K. Police Stop Sharing Intelligence With U.S. After Leaks, BBC Reports

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ks-bbc-reports

05-25-2017 , 04:29 AM

#35678

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Do we know which department leaked? Or was it dopey again or someone else from dopey's admin?

Because if it wasn't dopey, we could have been able to say it was an isolated incident...had it not been for dopey's other leaks to the Russians and in Israel. (EDIT: And the submarines with Duterte, if we're counting that)

This is bad. If Theresa May (a woman leader) gives him a scolding like she promised, he will be outraged. That means dopey comes home on a vengeance mission against the media and the IC. We're so screwed.

Last edited by Our House; 05-25-2017 at 04:38 AM.

05-25-2017 , 04:42 AM

#35679

BooLoo

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suppose the brits know whom they shared that intel with so they will know. i guess intelligence staff angered by trump would be a good bet. i suppose that number's pretty big by now.

turns out pitting all intelligence services of the country against you doesn't help international relations or your presidency.

05-25-2017 , 06:23 AM

#35680

SuperUberBob

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Quote:

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Maybe this will embolden some in congress to grow a spine?

Imagine if the GOP made this move by design.

Let's pass horrifying health care bill, have Trump say he wants even though he's never read it, watch approval ratings drop and then use it as an excuse to move away from him.

05-25-2017 , 06:26 AM

#35681

JacktheDumb

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AllCowsEatGrass

The United States of America: Donald Trump

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05-25-2017 , 06:34 AM

#35682

eyebooger

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 59,454

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperUberBob

If the GOP really wanted to distance themselves from Trump, they've had about 5 octillion chances to do so already.

Nope, this health care bill is exactly what the GOP wants.

05-25-2017 , 06:34 AM

#35683

champstark

aka starkwired

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 14,838

Honestly, re: the Montana seat.

If this results in Gianforte getting elected and Congress sucking worse, it's much more likely we can pick up the seat in 2018, when it really matters anyway. It would be nice to win now, but 2018 is the real goal.

05-25-2017 , 06:39 AM

#35684

JacktheDumb

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WOW. DeVos is as horrible as everyone imagined

Quote:

1. States should have the flexibility to decide whether private schools that accept students with publicly funded vouchers can discriminate any students for any reason

2. States should have the flexibility to decide whether students with disabilities who are using publicly funded vouchers to pay for private-school tuition should still be protected under the IDEA federal law

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5. DeVos wouldn’t say whether private and religious schools that accept students paying with public funds should be held accredited or held accountable in the same way that traditional public schools are

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...mepage%2Fstory

05-25-2017 , 06:44 AM

#35685

SuperUberBob

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Quote:

Originally Posted by eyebooger

If the GOP really wanted to distance themselves from Trump, they've had about 5 octillion chances to do so already.

Yeah but if they did that before, they would have lost their voters.

Driving this wedge between Trump and his supporters could give the party an opportunity to reject Trump without losing their constituents.

05-25-2017 , 07:00 AM

#35686

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You're saying GOP is finally starting to throw Trump under the bus? Possible, but we definitely need to see more evidence of it before making that kind of assumption.

05-25-2017 , 07:03 AM

#35687

AllCowsEatGrass

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The whole ****ing administration is worse than anyone could have imagined. The most tolerable person is probably Rex Tillerson, and he's reminiscent of the ****ing smoking man from the X-files.

05-25-2017 , 07:09 AM

#35688

fxwacgesvrhdtf

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Quote:

Originally Posted by StimAbuser

If he punched him why didn't the man himself say that in his statement? Weird. Man Fox news reporters telling it like it is might actually reach some voters tomorrow.

Watched the sheriff press conference. Basically said nothing of value. Main thing was to ask people to stop calling because it was clogging up dispatch.

He might have been in a little bit of shock about what just happenned, given that he probably didn't expect to be assaulted by a congressional candidate...

05-25-2017 , 07:10 AM

#35689

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AllCowsEatGrass

The whole ****ing administration is worse than anyone could have imagined. The most tolerable person is probably Rex Tillerson, and he's reminiscent of the ****ing smoking man from the X-files.

McMaster is currently in the process of destroying a lifetime pristine reputation because of tremendous Trump pressure. The guy is dragging EVERYONE down with him.

05-25-2017 , 07:11 AM

#35690

fxwacgesvrhdtf

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Originally Posted by fatkid

Hehe bout right.

I mean, it's not uncommon for local politiciains to donate to each other, and the sheriff did promptly charge him with assault, so what's the issue at this point? He's been charged, its in the hands of the prosecutor now. What more is there left to investigate? It's on tape and there are apparently multiple eyewitnesses who have been interviewed.

05-25-2017 , 07:12 AM

#35691

Fatal Checkraise

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperUberBob

So you're saying the GOP is playing.... 4D chess?

05-25-2017 , 07:12 AM

#35692

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Originally Posted by jman220

He might have been in a little bit of shock about what just happenned, given that he probably didn't expect to be assaulted by a congressional candidate...

Yeah, shame this hasn't been normalized yet.

05-25-2017 , 07:24 AM

#35693

SuperUberBob

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Fatal Checkraise

So you're saying the GOP is playing.... 4D chess?

"Imagine" is the key word there.

05-25-2017 , 07:45 AM

#35694

Trolly McTrollson

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Dunno if this makes much of a difference:

05-25-2017 , 07:51 AM

#35695

fxwacgesvrhdtf

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

Dunno if this makes much of a difference:

This is going to be another annoying election night where the democrat beats his polls but the republican still wins, the republicans everywhere celebrate like they just had a 20 point victory, and democrats are further demoralized and vote less next time around. It's a vicious cycle. I'd say the democrat loses by 2-3 points.

05-25-2017 , 08:01 AM

#35696

einbert

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According to Nate Silver the other day, if this race is even in single digits, that's extremely worrying news for the Republicans for the long-term trend. Of course the whole choke slam thing might shift things a bit, but if it's a 2-5 point race that is still an incredible indicator for Democrats.

05-25-2017 , 08:15 AM

#35697

campfirewest

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AllCowsEatGrass

Here's something sad, sick, and hilarious. The world would be in better shape if someone gave Donald Trump a copy of Civ 6. He could learn how to try to not destroy your own country through a myriad of ways.

He doesn't have the attention span for that.

05-25-2017 , 08:23 AM

#35698

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Let's see how greedy GOP gets today. Will leadership speak out against Republican thugs who beat up their political opponents, or will they let the guy have a seat unobstructed?

Even worse, can they afford for him to win?

05-25-2017 , 08:26 AM

#35699

master3004

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Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 56,493

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScreaminAsian

i would want to let him live so i could sue him for mega millions. oh no i got a head injury now! i can't walk right and my thoughts are all fuzzy all the time. doctors dunno wtf i need cash to figure out what the hell is going on

No no, Im saying its a good thing Gianforte didn't have a gun on him. That reporter was being ultra aggressive. He must have feared for his life. STAND YOUR GROUND!