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The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:38 pm

pruitt2 wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 8:55 pm Looks like Cawthorn's out.

So torn on this. Thrilled to see him lose and hopefully disappear forever, but I feel like the Dems have a better shot at beating Cawthorn. OTOH, could the Dem beat Cawthorne?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:43 pm

pruitt2 wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 8:55 pm Looks like Cawthorn's out.

Lost his election too

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:51 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 9:43 pm
pruitt2 wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 8:55 pm Looks like Cawthorn's out.
Lost his election too

Excellent.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:57 pm

Okay, I like this Fetterman guy a lot.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue May 17, 2022 10:06 pm

Oz would have been the easier Republican to beat.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue May 17, 2022 10:31 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:06 pm Oz would have been the easier Republican to beat.

Has the race been called yet? I see him behind by .3 with 95.4% reporting.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue May 17, 2022 10:32 pm

If we're going to improve this country, we can't just spend all of our time demonizing the Right.

You can call a spade a spade as they demonize themselves though.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue May 17, 2022 10:34 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:06 pm Oz would have been the easier Republican to beat.

2016 DeGen: Trump would have been the easier guy to beat. *

*Also 2016 J-lo

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue May 17, 2022 10:34 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 9:57 pm Okay, I like this Fetterman guy a lot.

Dude's incredible. I'd love to see him as president, honestly. I want a guy with tattoos and looks like that as president.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue May 17, 2022 10:39 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:34 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 9:57 pm Okay, I like this Fetterman guy a lot.
Dude's incredible. I'd love to see him as president, honestly. I want a guy with tattoos and looks like that as president.

Unfortunately, probably gonna have to at least put long pants on if that's his aspiration.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue May 17, 2022 10:46 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:39 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:34 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 9:57 pm Okay, I like this Fetterman guy a lot.
Dude's incredible. I'd love to see him as president, honestly. I want a guy with tattoos and looks like that as president.
Unfortunately, probably gonna have to at least put long pants on if that's his aspiration.

I'm sure he knows how to wear pants.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue May 17, 2022 10:55 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:34 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 9:57 pm Okay, I like this Fetterman guy a lot.
Dude's incredible. I'd love to see him as president, honestly. I want a guy with tattoos and looks like that as president.

Wasn’t he GPJ’s mayor? I think I remember him interviewed on 60 Minutes like 12 years ago and thinking he was awesome

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue May 17, 2022 10:55 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:46 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:39 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:34 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 9:57 pm Okay, I like this Fetterman guy a lot.
Dude's incredible. I'd love to see him as president, honestly. I want a guy with tattoos and looks like that as president.
Unfortunately, probably gonna have to at least put long pants on if that's his aspiration.
I'm sure he knows how to wear pants.

Lol. You know what I mean.

This is all irrelevant because it'll never happen because everything is terrible.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue May 17, 2022 10:57 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:55 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:34 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 9:57 pm Okay, I like this Fetterman guy a lot.
Dude's incredible. I'd love to see him as president, honestly. I want a guy with tattoos and looks like that as president.
Wasn’t he GPJ’s mayor? I think I remember him interviewed on 60 Minutes like 12 years ago and thinking he was awesome

Yup! For 13 years.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue May 17, 2022 11:27 pm

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed May 18, 2022 12:27 am

Fun fact. Also losing tonight, in the NC district 4 race, Clay Aiken.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed May 18, 2022 8:14 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:55 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:34 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 9:57 pm Okay, I like this Fetterman guy a lot.
Dude's incredible. I'd love to see him as president, honestly. I want a guy with tattoos and looks like that as president.
Wasn’t he GPJ’s mayor? I think I remember him interviewed on 60 Minutes like 12 years ago and thinking he was awesome

I really like Fetterman's politics and public persona too, but "that one story" is really, really difficult to explain unless you're explaining to an audience that's motivated to wave it away.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed May 18, 2022 12:28 pm

which one aged the worst?

or

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed May 18, 2022 12:30 pm

I think you mean which one aged better.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Wed May 18, 2022 2:21 pm

Will Fox news give him a gig?

I see this asshole not making it to 28.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed May 18, 2022 2:26 pm

pruitt2 wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 2:21 pm Will Fox news give him a gig?

I see this asshole not making it to 28.

I'd be shocked to see him on Fox, he was taken down by the GOP. I could see him on one of the wingnuttier outlets like OAN. I think he disappears within 6 months.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed May 18, 2022 2:33 pm

Those poor trees.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed May 18, 2022 3:16 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 2:33 pmThose poor trees.

I thought that was Greg Abbott.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu May 19, 2022 12:58 am

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Thu May 19, 2022 5:19 am

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 12:58 am

Is "The George W. Bush Institute" a middle school?

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu May 19, 2022 8:47 am

I just saw this. And hooooollllly shit.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu May 19, 2022 3:19 pm

Cawthorn is taking his loss well...

(I'm assuming he means 'genteel', not 'gentile' politics)

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu May 19, 2022 3:33 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 3:19 pm Cawthorn is taking his loss well...

(I'm assuming he means 'genteel', not 'gentile' politics)

That wasn't a typo. It was a dogwhistle.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu May 19, 2022 6:29 pm

Or 'gentle' and it was an autocorrect.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu May 19, 2022 7:43 pm

If it was a dogwhistle, he got it backwards. "Globalists" is synonymous with Jewish, so saying the time for gentile politics is over would be the opposite. Unless he is too dumb to know gentile means not Jewish. So either a dumb typo or a really dumb attempt at anti-Semitic dog whistling.

I'm rooting for Cawthorn in his quest to expose the fake MAGAts. I know there are lots of intelligent GOPers in Congress who hate Trump, or at least know he is a moron and a POS, but pretend to kiss the ring because they are pandering to their base. I've been waiting for 5 or 6 years for something to crack that facade, to force the Lindsay Grahams and Ted Cruz' to say enough is enough and put the country, common sense or decency ahead of their Party, but nothing will get them to budge. I can see a disgruntled Cawthorn working with the True Believers wing of fuckwits to out the fake Patriots. MGT, Boebert and their ilk care more about getting attention and acting like Trump than they care about ruling for the GOP, so maybe they all work to out the GOPers pretending to back Trump. Those asshats will do whatever best serves their need to stay in power, so maybe they run takedown campaigns on other Wingnuts who attack them. I can't imagine it'd be difficult to sabotage Boebert or MGT. I know I'm dreaming up a best case scenario, but how much fun would it be to watch that fight?

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Thu May 19, 2022 8:43 pm

Dead in less than two years.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon May 23, 2022 10:15 pm

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon May 23, 2022 10:24 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 10:15 pm

That video is amazing. And so is the first comment

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Tue May 24, 2022 3:25 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 10:24 pm
sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 10:15 pm
That video is amazing. And so is the first comment

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Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon May 30, 2022 7:51 pm

California Right To Repair Bill Did In Senate Committee.

The California Senate Appropriations committee failed to pass Sen. Susan Eggman’s (Stockton) Right to Repair bill, SB 983, Thursday, which would have significantly expanded Californians’ access to the parts, tools, and service information needed to fix consumer electronics and appliances.

This was the furthest any Right to Repair bill for consumer electronics has come to becoming law. The policy had broad, bipartisan support, with 75% of Californians and majorities of both parties supporting Right to Repair.

That committee has 5 Democrats and 2 Republicans. Good job, Blue!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue May 31, 2022 9:20 am

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue May 31, 2022 10:15 am

mister d wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 9:20 am

To me there's this whole grouping and traitor thing going on on the Dems side. Like the whole you ain't black if you don't vote democrat. Or Adele lost 100 pounds so now she's a proponent of body image. She should have been proud to be fat. You're a traitor on this one issue so you're a traitor period.

So the Dems no longer court these people, it's supposed to be automatic. Everyone rows in the same direction.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue May 31, 2022 10:27 am

that scenario has likely happened to zero people yet still registers as a sick burn for its author and amplifiers

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue May 31, 2022 10:35 am

The scenario where the left is told "blue no matter who!" while the entire party establishment caters to the center?

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue May 31, 2022 11:17 am

no, I'm referring to the made-up scenario in the tweet you posted