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06-02-2017 , 12:41 PM

#38026

eyebooger

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Our House

Oh wow. I thought it was 51/49 for Republicans looking to stay in the Paris accord, but it was only 51/26! The rest abstained.

For Dems, it was 86% stay. Low IMO.

For Republicans now, it's probably something like 70/30 supporting the exit because that's what daddy did.

06-02-2017 , 12:43 PM

#38027

TiltedDonkey

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Riverman

You know what really sucks about narcissists? Their personality disorder makes it much easier to get money, which in turn makes it easier to control people, which reinforces their narcissism.

Think about how easy it would be to get rich if you genuinely didn't feel any empathy for other human beings.

I've seen this said more than once in this forum, but I don't get it. Would it really be that much easier? What plan do you have to get rich that ****s over other people and still has a favorable risk/reward regarding going to prison?

06-02-2017 , 12:44 PM

#38028

bigt2k4

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So Macron crushes Trump's hand and trolls him later.
Comes up with MOPGA to troll him further.

Probably not the best way to get Trump to do intelligent things, but a great way to make himself super popular as the anti-Trump on the world stage.

What is our opinion of him?

06-02-2017 , 12:50 PM

#38029

batair

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Originally Posted by AllTheCheese

WH asking Supreme Court to hear Muslim ban case. Thoughts?

Thought the whole point of the "temp ban" was to "figure stuff out" before they implemented extreme vetting. They must be failing losers at implementing their vetting...or they were just lying again.

06-02-2017 , 12:51 PM

#38030

Our House

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Originally Posted by Namath12

Putin Vows Military Response to 'Eliminate NATO Threat' if Sweden Joins US-Led Alliance

Comforting!

The way he's been lashing out publicly the last two days after threatening the US and having Trump cave to him isn't too comforting either.

EDIT: Attacking the left and media for bad mouthing Russia too much made some neck hairs stand.

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06-02-2017 , 12:58 PM

#38031

Our House

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Originally Posted by batair

Thought the whole point of the "temp ban" was to "figure stuff out" before they implemented extreme vetting. They must be failing losers at implementing their vetting...or they were just lying again.

Exactly. They needed 90 days to set up those extreme vetting procedures and it's been 120. They also stressed urgency as a big factor.

06-02-2017 , 12:59 PM

#38032

RV Life

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TiltedDonkey

There's tons of stuff you can do if you don't care about ****ing people over or don't have any morals.

Look at the stuff Trump does. He hires contractors and then doesn't pay. He uses his lawyers to prolong the process until either the contractor settles for pennies on the dollar or ends up not pursuing lost wages.

A lot of it is stuff that just wouldn't occur to the average person because they are not narcissistic monsters.

06-02-2017 , 01:01 PM

#38033

synth_floyd

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If you have no conscious whatsoever and don't care about ****ing over people, you can get a job at any collections company and the job is much, much easier when you only care about getting as much money as possible. They all pay by commission too. Any kind of sales job is the same. You can also start a business, treat your employees poorly, cut every ethical corner possible and do better than people who would do otherwise.

06-02-2017 , 01:02 PM

#38034

otatop

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Originally Posted by master3004

While I mostly agree with this, you can't ignore the dark ages in this statement.

Forgive the listicle but the dark ages weren't really dark.

Quote:

Originally Posted by einbert

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/868073544445562880

...isn't this a warcrime?

06-02-2017 , 01:05 PM

#38035

synth_floyd

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War crimes are only for the side that loses the war.

06-02-2017 , 01:07 PM

#38036

Our House

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Originally Posted by otatop

...isn't this a warcrime?

Or as the WH will call it, another campaign promise kept.

06-02-2017 , 01:10 PM

#38037

wheatrich

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uh, Trump doesn't believe climate change is anything other than a hoax. That's the reason he withdrew.

Trump seems okay with NASA but anything else with science he's too stupid to understand or just refuses to believe at even an elementary school level.

(the roof of my house growing up was pink once, because the super narcissists were shocked of the fun fact color fades in sunlight) This is the level of stupidity you're dealing with here on science.

06-02-2017 , 01:12 PM

#38038

eyebooger

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Our House

Or as the WH will call it, another campaign promise kept.

Not really a campaign promise kept until they start waterboarding (and "a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding" as he said)

06-02-2017 , 01:14 PM

#38039

einbert

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Originally Posted by otatop

Forgive the listicle but the dark ages weren't really dark.

...isn't this a warcrime?

Well to be fair he did campaign on this. I guess this isn't as outrageous as a D-level comedian making a tasteless youtube video.

06-02-2017 , 01:22 PM

#38040

einbert

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From July 2016. This guy was suspended from his job working for a pilot for United but as far as I can tell he's still a sitting lawmaker in West Virginia. The standards for our public officials couldn't get much lower.

W.Va. lawmaker: Hillary Clinton should be "hung" on National Mall
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-...hould-be-hung/

Ah I checked. He's still an active lawmaker in West Virginia. This is the double standard. A D-level comedian produces outrage from all corners of the world, and an actual lawmaker makes death threats against Hillary Clinton and he keeps his job.

06-02-2017 , 01:40 PM

#38041

superleeds

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Quote:

Originally Posted by valenzuela

The good news is that I'm going to completely own my family in the next meeting.
I want to see my aunt defending this **** , lol

Edit: my dad is going to own me though because he thinks that democracy doesn't work because people are too stupid.

Churchill said it best

"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."

06-02-2017 , 01:41 PM

#38042

Our House

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Originally Posted by wheatrich

Doesn't NASA provide one of the most compelling evidence and statistic based arguments for climate change though? I see MSM quoting the NASA website yesterday and today.

06-02-2017 , 01:43 PM

#38043

Our House

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Spicey & Scott Pruitt (EPA Head) time!

06-02-2017 , 01:43 PM

#38044

einbert

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https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/sta...97021425950721

06-02-2017 , 01:44 PM

#38045

eyebooger

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Quote:

Originally Posted by einbert

For those people who think Manchin should be primaried, this is what we would wind up with.

06-02-2017 , 01:45 PM

#38046

Oroku$aki

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So still no answer on whether Trump thinks climate change is real. What a long, rambling, bs answer by Pruitt.

06-02-2017 , 01:49 PM

#38047

sofocused978

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Everyone should have just stuck to asking the same question.

06-02-2017 , 01:52 PM

#38048

einbert

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Who cares if our ignorant President believes in climate change. Reporters should be asking him what he's going to do about the global catastrophes that his decision will cause.