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07-25-2017 , 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by tomdemaine
If you don't think London is a top 10 city for good food you're crazy. Quite a few of our other subjects contributed to the culture there are great afro-carribean meals to be had. We don't have good mexican but aside from that we do ok.
Neither do we, to be completely honest.
07-25-2017 , 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Clovis8
If you haven't called your congressperson, and don't do so again today, you should lose your citizenship.
Do I really need to call Ted Lieu?
07-25-2017 , 10:18 AM
Senate Judiciary subpoenas Paul Manafort to publicly testify
On Monday night, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley issued a subpoena to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to appear in public before their committee.

Here's the statement:

“While we were willing to accommodate Mr. Manafort’s request to cooperate with the committee’s investigation without appearing at Wednesday’s hearing, we were unable to reach an agreement for a voluntary transcribed interview with the Judiciary Committee. As with other witnesses, we may be willing to excuse him from Wednesday’s hearing if he would be willing to agree to production of documents and a transcribed interview, with the understanding that the interview would not constitute a waiver of his rights or prejudice the committee’s right to compel his testimony in the future.”

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/25/politi...est/index.html
07-25-2017 , 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by superleeds
Not in a half decent restaurant in Central London. Anywhere else then yeah.
I was in the Southwest of England and the food in the local town pubs were excellent.
You want s**t food, go to Germany
07-25-2017 , 10:27 AM
Awww the good ol' days

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The White House found itself on the defensive Friday over what would ordinarily be considered the most uncontroversial of events: a back-to-school speech to the nation's children.

The White House says President Obama's address next week to schoolchildren isn't a policy speech.

The White House said the address, set for Tuesday, and accompanying suggested lesson plans are simply meant to encourage students to study hard and stay in school.

Many conservative parents aren't buying it. They're convinced the president is going to use the opportunity to press a partisan political agenda on impressionable young minds.

"Thinking about my kids in school having to listen to that just really upsets me," suburban Colorado mother Shanneen Barron told CNN Denver affiliate KMGH. "I'm an American. They are Americans, and I don't feel that's OK. I feel very scared to be in this country with our leadership right now."
So the Obama administration released the President's pre-prepared speech.

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Republican leaders have not shied away from the debate. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a possible contender for the GOP's 2012 presidential nomination, said Friday the classroom is no place to show a video address from Obama. Video Watch the debate over the president's speech »

"At a minimum it's disruptive. Number two, it's uninvited. And number three, if people would like to hear his message they can, on a voluntary basis, go to YouTube or some other source and get it. I don't think he needs to force it upon the nation's school children," he told reporters at the Minnesota State fair.

Florida GOP Chairman Jim Greer released a statement this week accusing Obama of using taxpayer money to "indoctrinate" children.

"As the father of four children, I am absolutely appalled that taxpayer dollars are being used to spread President Obama's socialist ideology," Greer said.

"The idea that school children across our nation will be forced to watch the president justify his plans ... is not only infuriating, but goes against beliefs of the majority of Americans, while bypassing American parents through an invasive abuse of power."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/04/obama.schools/
07-25-2017 , 10:28 AM
Every place has good food and bad food.

The UK has had a huge boost in quality restaurants over the years. Edinburgh has some excellent restaurants that serve food from all over the world.

Definitely wouldn't want the good ol' days of UK food though

07-25-2017 , 10:28 AM
Yes!! Public hearing tomorrow then.
07-25-2017 , 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by bigt2k4
I was in the Southwest of England and the food in the local town pubs were excellent.
You want s**t food, go to Germany
Man, I ate great in Munich in May.

07-25-2017 , 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by MrWookie
Man, I ate great in Munich in May.

I was in wine country along the Mosel river for a week and had two decent meals the entire time. One was at the end when we went to a Michelin star'd restaurant, but even that wasn't good for a Michelin star degustation menu, my girlfriend couldn't even eat most of it saying it was too heavy like all German food.
The other was actually at a beautiful inn right on the river in the countryside where we stayed that evening. All the other places in similar locales and the top spots in the towns was just basic, heavy junk ( and everything came with fries). It seemed like junk American food, but in small towns where no one spoke English.
07-25-2017 , 10:50 AM
Blumenthal spoke about the subpoenas yesterday on morning joe, sounds like there might be upcoming subpoenas for JR and the other early witnesses as well as documents. Potentially
07-25-2017 , 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by simplicitus
Damit, may have to actually watch Morning Joe.
nah, you really don't
07-25-2017 , 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Max Cut




one big one she's forgetting is the voter fraud commission tasked with identifying a problem that doesn't exist in the effort to restrict registration
07-25-2017 , 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by bigt2k4
I was in the Southwest of England and the food in the local town pubs were excellent.
You want s**t food at high end restaurant prices, go to Disney World
FYP
07-25-2017 , 11:06 AM
What's the nickname Drumpf will give Sessions after he fires him?

"Southern Sap Sessons" or maybe "Sorry Sessions"
07-25-2017 , 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by jjshabado
Not all differences of opinions are equal.

Abortion is a good example to me of an issue where I don't have a problem with people that have totally different opinions than me. If you believe a fetus is alive and should never be killed - that's basically a moral belief that we're probably just going to have to agree to disagree on.

But if you believe that you should be entitled to a bunch of Government services like social security, police, fire, roads to drive on, subsidies for your farm, etc etc etc., but also that poor people don't deserve health care and should be left to die. I'm getting closer to believing you're a ****ty person. I can make reasonable judgements about your character from these beliefs.

And if you're a Trumpkin, living in ignorance, and supporting an actively facist, racist, sexist, etc. person as President - I can very accurately know that you're a ****ty person.
Super grunching, but there is more complexity to the abortion argument than that.

If you have a belief that a fetus is a life and shouldn't be terminated AND are also in favor of doling out as much birth control as possible to ANYONE who wants it, fine great, your intentions seem ok and we just have a difference of agreement on whether a woman should be in control of her pregnancy or not.

If you have a belief that a fetus is a life, that sex ed should never be taught in school, that birth control is immoral, That the death penalty is well deserved and should be executed as soon as possible after a conviction (what is this 25 years of appeals bull****?) And feel that health care is only for those who can afford it and **** those lowlife poors who get cancer, try pulling yourselves up by the bootstraps whydontcha?

Then you are a ****ty garbage person.
07-25-2017 , 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by microbet
Do I really need to call Ted Lieu?
Yes even the sure no votes need support.
07-25-2017 , 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ScreaminAsian
lol

the kids are behind him are there to represent all the money the top 1% could save by taking health insurance away from innocent kids like these
The funny thing (and by funny I mean horrifying) is that he has a literal token black kid back there

Edit: wrong picture. I thought this was the one with the interns
07-25-2017 , 11:43 AM
The funniest thing about Trump demanding Sessions go after Hillary today is the scope of the recusal definitely keeps him from doing that too! Trump is using the publicly misunderstood recusal from matters of Russia and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. That's Comey's explanation of the FBI investigation scope, not the Sessions recusal scope.

I posted the recusal statement here months ago but it's obvious Trump never read it. Maybe I should have included his name in the post much more often.

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“During the course of the last several weeks, I have met with the relevant senior career Department officials to discuss whether I should recuse myself from any matters arising from the campaigns for President of the United States.

“Having concluded those meetings today, I have decided to recuse myself from any existing or future investigations of any matters related in any way to the campaigns for President of the United States."
07-25-2017 , 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by bobman0330
It's a crazy time when one reason given was so Trump doesn't fire Sessions and then appoint whoever he wants via recess appointment
07-25-2017 , 12:05 PM
Burnt steak and ketchup will be the US national dish soon.
07-25-2017 , 12:22 PM
Ryan looks like a defeated man at his news conference today when asked about Trump.

I wonder what the GOP Congress breaking point is with the Trump stuff. I'm sure they're starting to get upset that they can't move forward on their agenda because the White House scandals/investigations/firings/idiocy is making the headlines and sucking up so much political energy and capital.
07-25-2017 , 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DeroDeniro
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I wonder what the GOP Congress breaking point is with the Trump stuff.
When Manafort says under oath that Trump approved the collusion.
07-25-2017 , 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DeroDeniro
Ryan looks like a defeated man at his news conference today when asked about Trump.

I wonder what the GOP Congress breaking point is with the Trump stuff. I'm sure they're starting to get upset that they can't move forward on their agenda because the White House scandals/investigations/firings/idiocy is making the headlines and sucking up so much political energy and capital.
At that point, we will realize that GOP supporters are not GOP supporters but Trump supporters. They only support GOP because they support Trump. The split will be disastrous.
07-25-2017 , 12:37 PM
Democrat congress critter outrage level seems about 1000% too low. These clowns are so awful. Primary them all.

      
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