Vivek blaming the US for the Nord Stream bombing: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/ra...eam-pipelines/
He's basically the candidate for Americans who want to vote for Putin, but can't because he's not in the ballot.
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Vivek blaming the US for the Nord Stream bombing: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/ra...eam-pipelines/
He's basically the candidate for Americans who want to vote for Putin, but can't because he's not in the ballot.
Dumbest motherfuckers contest.Quote:
But I will require something even greater in return, Jesse. Russia has to exit its military alliance with China. Right now, we’re pushing Russia further into China’s hands.”
Do you think it was Ukraine who bombed Nord Stream?Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
Another Republican thought leader gladly fondling Nazi balls:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5B33byW...jpg&name=small
In case you had any doubts, Nazis are very happy abt this.
I'd say 60% chance it was Ukraine, 40% it was Russia. Blaming the US, while running for US president, would get one disqualified in every election before 2016.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewkowski
The law and order party:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/u...s-pardons.htmlQuote:
At least two Republican presidential candidates are criticizing as excessive recent prison sentences for members of the far-right Proud Boys involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, casting the defendants as victims of an unfair justice system rather than leading participants in an effort to disrupt the peaceful transition of power.
https://droptheadl.org/the-adl-is-not-an-ally/Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
Kinda horse-shoey?
Mostly a load of crap. Distortions and outright falsehoods among some truths, all of which center around one thing: Palestine. It's a hit-piece because the ADL is (unsurprisingly) not anti-Israel and doesn't have that knee-jerk reflexive "free Palestine" attitude which is considered a requirement in a number of progressive circles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewkowski
Lewk, everything political is ultimately horsee-shoey, it all depends on perspective and axis of approach.
The ADL tries too hard to be non-partisan, which means tolerating dog whistles on the right. It's pretty reflexively pro-Israel, though not as much as some of the other organizations out there.
They are pretty partisan. I don't believe they ever called Al Sharpton to account for his actions for example.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
It's amazing how badly this is going, and how likely Trump-Biden 2024 is going to be our hellish reality.
I don't think people appreciate how much governance is done (or advised by) appointed officials. And the ones appointed by Trump were disastrously incompetent and/or corrupt. His new ones are likely to be worse. So I really don't care about how well Biden will function because he'll be surrounded by competent people, and not a bunch of anti-vaxxers, white supremacists, wannabe autocrats, and certified nutjobs. That's not to mention Trump getting to appoint dozens of incompetent (ideology aside) judges. You really are equating murder with littering here. I expected better.
It's fun to watch a Dutch and a Swede debate the state of American politics Two guys walk into a bar.....
But you know it's bad when even Republicans hate their own party, yet think it can still be saved. See Romney. There's all sorts of commentary about what it means to be a Republican, but it's mostly noise -- meant to distract voters from seeing that the GOP has decided they'd rather Rule than Represent. And they're good at exploiting the constitution, with its flaws and loopholes, to hang onto power.
They're also very good at marketing and propaganda, manipulating words like Freeedom and SSSocialism to "own the Libs". Gotta keep voters in their tribal, fearful silos, and Never Back Down (DeSantis's motto). This has been going on for decades, pre-dating Trump. Maybe it's not that the (R) base is ignorant or stupid, or that they're being hoodwinked by The Big Lie or the Great Grift, but that they truly *want* White Christian Nationalism and Tyranny of the minority?
This is how Republicans appeal to the working class: https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...-cut-spending/
This worked out swell with Reagan. Although I will concede that Biden isn't listening to known astrologers, so far as we know, on matters of global thermo-nuclear warfare.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
Reagan delivered what he promised. Whether that's good or not depends on how much you hate taxes and gay people.
Anyone watching the 2nd debate?
Ron had a better night so far, Scott and Haley were entertaining with their spat, Vivek did ok, but he did better being fiery in the first debate and the "lets play nice, these are all good people' diminishes his ability to breakout. Pence was zzz and the ND guy seemed good, but I just don't see him having any shot.
Edit: Also moderators really dropped the ball in enforcing the rules, that was a bit of a mess.
Glad to see you show so much interest in their policy differences.
Hah, do you think we were going to get some new policy info from watching the debates? These are about showmanship, poise and optics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
Minutes away from one of the architects of the plot to cancel 2020 election results becoming Speaker.
very fascinating to see the GOP choosing a destitute religious fanatic as Speaker:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/does-n...a-bank-account
Also fascinated by Shoegate, the latest development in That's Just Ron DeSantis's misbegotten and increasingly depressing campaign.
Jesus Christ. It's so easy Ron.
"You want to talk about my shoes? Is this a Boot Barn commercial or an interview? Now about my tax plan. . ."
"My tax plan is to get rid of taxes on platform shoes."
The shoe thing is hands-down wild to me. He campaign is just a disappointment. He overreached and undereached in all the wrong ways. I can't believe I donated $40,000 to his campaign.
At least he didn't reach around, unlike a certain congressperson from Colorado.
And hey, if you have money to blow and enjoy his brand of fascism, who's to tell you not to spend your money.
If you did, I can believe it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
You have to be trolling for responses at this point. How screwed up does one's life have to become for one to be this is stupid and hateful?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
You have to live in a world where Disney and drag shows are the biggest threats to the United States. Or maybe just make enough money where he'd benefit from the next GOP plan to destroy the federal government through tax cuts to the wealthy.
Yeah but I mean ideology aside what a clown ass bet...Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
In a real country this lifelong criminal would already be in jail
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/u...on-agenda.html
merry Christmas to all who donated :heart:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/24/u...-android-shareQuote:
Federal records show that, by the time of the Iowa caucuses, the DeSantis campaign is on pace to spend significantly more on private jets — the governor’s preferred mode of travel — than on airing television ads.
Every Republican campaign is at its core a grift.
That poor man. Maybe he can negotiate with whoever actually wins the nomination to exchange his support for a SCOTUS nomination so he cadge rides like Thomas and AlitoQuote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
He'll be the next CEO of Disney. :o
I sincerely hope Dread really donated and also that he told his family he donated to keep Ron "human pet guy" DeSantis in the air for 10 hours :o
https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...-haley-wealth/
Every GOP campaign is a grift.
I can't come up with anything to accurately express what I feel about this absurd what, farce? Display? Lunacy? If it were about anything besides governing the nation, I'd laugh and forget about it. Same with Trump himself -- I never gave him half a thought before he became the nominee in 2016. It's nightmarish. All of it.
I honestly thought y'all were making up a quote for me but...
I must have been drunk. I donated $20,000.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
Fixed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
You truly are the king of whataboutism here.
mate that's even more embarrassingQuote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught