Random Politics

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:53 am

My MIL is back living with while we adjust to the new schedule and/or we move to Denver, and we got into it last night about this. She started pearl clutching about Pete Davidson and I told her how as a Trump supporter how extremly hypocritical that was. I hadn't even seen the bit, only read what he had said. I'm surprised I'm still surprised at how transparently idiotic conservatives are when it comes to just about everything, but especially shit like this.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:12 am

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:53 am My MIL is back living with while we adjust to the new schedule and/or we move to Denver, and we got into it last night about this. She started pearl clutching about Pete Davidson and I told her how as a Trump supporter how extremly hypocritical that was. I hadn't even seen the bit, only read what he had said. I'm surprised I'm still surprised at how transparently idiotic conservatives are when it comes to just about everything, but especially shit like this.

They get their news from a cable station where the faces of said organization make appearances at political rallies for the current president.

They’re too fucking stupid to be interested in reality.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:38 am

You've parental controlled Fox News off your TVs, right?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:41 am

Yeah, I need to do that when I get home.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:59 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:53 am My MIL is back living with while we adjust to the new schedule and/or we move to Denver, and we got into it last night about this. She started pearl clutching about Pete Davidson and I told her how as a Trump supporter how extremly hypocritical that was. I hadn't even seen the bit, only read what he had said. I'm surprised I'm still surprised at how transparently idiotic conservatives are when it comes to just about everything, but especially shit like this.

Crenshaw had a great response. Nobody should be upset or demand an apology, because it was a joke. The real crime was that the joke wasn't funny.

Post by **brian** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:26 pm

Republican pissbaby politics at their best in Texas! (this is a wild story)

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:06 pm

brian wrote: ↑Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:26 pm Republican pissbaby politics at their best in Texas! (this is a wild story)

Holy fuck!

Gotta say that one of the things that I can not understand that intelligent Americans stand for is the electing of judges.

Post by **brian** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:48 pm

Republicans are the fucking worst, No. 2903:

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:55 pm

Which is exhibit 2903 why you don't offer them a hand when they get knocked down.

Step on their fucking necks. Worry about the optics later.

Post by **brian** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 6:17 pm

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:55 pm Which is exhibit 2903 why you don't offer them a hand when they get knocked down.

Step on their fucking necks. Worry about the optics later.

For the record, I'm not suggesting passing up a chance to step on their necks. But they have to be put into that position first. The idea that a relatively narrow House majority is carte blanche to do whatever they want despite not having control of the other legislative body, the executive branch or the judicial branch is kinda silly.

There's a lot of work to be done before then and some of it is going to involve occasionally eating a little shit to get something better accomplished (or to stick with the war metaphor, sometimes losing a battle to get in position to win the war.)

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 6:42 pm

Awesome.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:06 am

Justice Ginsburg Hurt In Fall

She's 85 years old. Are we ready for Kavanaugh Part 2?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:19 am

Flip everything around and the conspiracy theories would be out of control.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:22 am

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:19 am Flip everything around and the conspiracy theories would be out of control.

You mean the way Scalia was found with a pillow on his face?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:30 am

WHERE WAS JIM ACOSTA LAST NIGHT BECAUSE HE WASN'T AT THE WHITE HOUSE???????

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:38 am

The mood in Texas (well, Houston/Harris County).

https://theslot.jezebel.com/where-texas ... 1830277666

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:48 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:38 am The mood in Texas (well, Houston/Harris County).

https://theslot.jezebel.com/where-texas ... 1830277666

There are actually a fair number of Democrats who are regretting their straight-ticket vote due to Harris County judge Ed Emmett being voted out and replaced by someone who has zero experience.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:06 pm

Sucks when associating oneself with a shit organization ends up having a personal cost.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:29 pm

Yeah, it'll suck too when this lady is an unmitigated disaster when her job as an interpreter at a hospital doesn't translate into being a top judge in the 3rd most populous county in America.

Post by **brian** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 1:30 pm

Good thread on The Problem With Ohio. (My quick take -- it's basically overrated as a swing state. It's essentially Indiana just with some bigger urban areas that trick people into thinking that it's got a lot of Democratic voters. So like Indiana but with three Indianapolises instead of one.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 1:51 pm

One of those is pretty Red, though (Cincinnati)

Post by **brian** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:04 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Nov 08, 2018 1:51 pm One of those is pretty Red, though (Cincinnati)

Sure, though that goes into the column that argues that Ohio is a southern state and should essentially just be treated as such as far as prioritizing where resources go for national elections. Every year, the DNC pours all kinds of money into Ohio and that money could probably be better spent in other places.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:06 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:29 pm Yeah, it'll suck too when this lady is an unmitigated disaster when her job as an interpreter at a hospital doesn't translate into being a top judge in the 3rd most populous county in America.

Honest question - do people need a law degree to stand for election as a judge?

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 5:52 pm

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:06 pm

Thank you for your service.

Troops deployed to U.S.-Mexico border lack hot food, electricity

They'll be there through Thanksgiving!

Let's play "Imagine if Obama did this" part 743.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:32 am

Hillary Will Run Again

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:39 am

That's an editorial, not breaking news.

And the WSJ editorial page is just to the right of Mein Kampf, so hardly surprising they would try to troll people there.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:43 am

Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:32 am Hillary Will Run Again

Mark Penn penned, ignore it

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:47 am

Never too early to fire up the base with idiotic drivel.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:40 pm

I honestly want to know how many of these people voted for Trump.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:39 pm

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:11 am

Nice Summation of the Disaster that is the UK's Brexit Dilemma

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:12 am

Former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura visited the current Governor...

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:15 pm

Oh great. The Democrats are staying with Senator John Fox for another two years.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:10 pm

McConnell:

Will Democrats Choose to Continue Bipartisan Achievements in New Congress, or Put Politics First?

Also McConnell:

Mitch McConnell Just Blocked A Bipartisan Bill To Protect Robert Mueller.

When will Democrats capitulate to our version of bipartisanship!?!?

Reminds me of a podcast I listened to where a former Intel guy was being interviewed and he talked about his time guarding prisoners in Guantanamo. He was there when Khalid Sheik Mohammed was there.

He said he asked him "How can you say that Islam is a religion of peace when there's a significant amount of violence done in the name of Islam?"

KSM said "Islam is a religion of peace. When everyone is a Muslim, only then will there be peace."

Same fucking logic. I swear I'm throwing a party when McAsshole kicks.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:22 am

British Government on Brink of Collapse

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:44 am

Johnnie wrote: ↑Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:10 pm McConnell:

Will Democrats Choose to Continue Bipartisan Achievements in New Congress, or Put Politics First?

Also McConnell:

Mitch McConnell Just Blocked A Bipartisan Bill To Protect Robert Mueller.

When will Democrats capitulate to our version of bipartisanship!?!?

Don't forget his conspiring with GOP leaders to make a pact to fight everything Obama wanted to do, regardless of the idea, then actually announcing his job is to obstruct everything Obama wants to ensure he is a one term President. The ACA negotiations are a perfect example. Call for Obama to negotiate, Obama cedes ground, GOP holds firm and cries that Obama refuses to work with them. Obama cedes some more ground, GOP stands firm and demands Obama accept their entire position, complain that Obama refuses to work with them. They all tell the same lie, FoxNews repeats it 30 times a day for 8 years, and it becomes fact in the minds of the cult, and no amount of evidence can sway that.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:47 am

Its going to be incredibly interesting to see where Pelosi and establishment House Dems go over the next two years. Will they drift left with the newcomers and govern along the lines of what rallied midterm voters or will they try to cut them off in favor of middling "bipartisan" "accomplishments" knowing a drift left might be successful but will cost a lot of them in future primaries (a la Crowley). I know what I'd bet on!

Post by **brian** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:41 pm

An all-time ratio HoFer on a sleepy(-ish) Thursday. Good times.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:44 pm

AOC for SotH. Trigger all the MAGAchuds.

(I know she technically can't, but it would be awesome.)