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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

[kiidcarter8]

Bo didnt want to go to the black guy's web page

All this talk of Republican racists - you have em on your side as well.

[bambu.]

Giggling outings with the Queen.
Two duchesses are better than one.
Royal wedding.
Baby bump.
Adored by all.
...then it all turned to mush!

Why?

http://www.msn.com/en-au/lifestyle/lifestyleroyals/why-the-world-turned-against-meghan/ar-BBYTO6V?li=AAgfYrC&OCID=AVRES000

Why the world turned against Meghan

Royal fans could not get enough of Harry and Meghan, with huge crowds turning out all around the country to get a glimpse of the happy couple and that cute bump.

"From myself, my wife and our little bump, we are so grateful to be here," Harry said at the time.
Meghan was praised for delivering a powerful speech about feminism and women's empowerment in New Zealand.

One fan wrote on Twitter: "You're championing woman! You're using your platform to shine a light on woman's rights! Thank you so much for staying true to yourself!"
While another said: "WOW. great speech and my goodness is she gorgeous and well spoken!"

This is the exact moment when things started to shift.

EARLY NOVEMBER 2018: Meghan's tiara tiff with the Queen

Meanwhile, a new bombshell new report from The Sun has also shed light on Meghan and Harry's supposed tempers before their wedding.

In an astonishing allegation, the Queen was forced to step in and pull Meghan and Harry in line after Meghan was told she couldn't wear the original tiara she'd picked out from the Queen's collection.

"Meghan had her heart set on this tiara with emeralds and Prince Harry hit the roof when they were told it was impossible for her to wear it," a spy told The Sun.

As the origins of the tiara couldn't be 100 per cent confirmed and with fears it could have questionable ties to Russia, the Queen apparently would not loan it out.

"There was a very heated exchange that prompted the Queen to speak to Harry. She said, 'Meghan cannot have whatever she wants. She gets what tiara she's given by me,'" the insider claimed.

Adding: "The message from the Queen was very much Meghan needed to think about how she speaks to staff members and be careful to follow family protocols."

You know you've misstepped when you get a stern dressing down from the Queen.

#####

All downhill from there.

Ever tried telling your big boss...the head honcho...what you will and will not be doing, what you will and will not be having?  LOL
It most often does not work out very well for you.

[bambu.]

Not racism or sexism, more like a tiara that could have questionable ties to Russia.
...and family [and monarchy] protocols.

More than one staff member resigned.

[kiidcarter8]

Yeah, man - cant let Putin in on that wedding.

heh

But to still HAVE it is OK.

[bambu.]

Yeah, man - cant let Putin in on that wedding.

heh

But to still HAVE it is OK.

Her Majesty the Queen was not going to even take the slightest risk...tantrums being thrown by the kiddies or not.
IMAGINE if what she feared were true, and someone recognised the tiara to be Russian.
Imagine!

Not 100% certain, that tiara was going nowhere.

[Yankguy1]

Obviously the democrat party is racist for shunning Booker and Harris.

There's no party with that name in this country, Dick Vitale.

[facilitatorn]

From housing discrimination to the railroading of the Central Park Five to birtherism to the institution of the failed Muslim ban to the baby cages and ongoing murky infant gulag, the real racists have stood up.

They are melanin deficient and have no foreign policy.

http://thebulwark.com/trumps-foreign-policy-shows-the-weakness-of-nationalism/

[facilitatorn]

http://www.cnn.com/2020/01/13/politics/lev-parnas-house-documents/index.html

Cue the next trump tantrum in 3, 2...

[LarryBnDC]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/barack-michelle-obama-netflix-documentary-american-factory-scores-oscars-nod-nomination-american-factory/

If their film wins after the Apprentice lost its every Emmy nomination Trump might leap off the Truman balcony... we could only be so lucky.

[josh]

Bo didnt want to go to the black guy's web page

All this talk of Republican racists - you have em on your side as well.

The difference between reactions by Republicans to announcements that they have racists in their party and reactions by Democrats:

Republicans either deny it's racism or they revel in it.

Democrats are horrified and try to root them out.

[josh]

The Gang That Couldn't Talk Straight!

Another day, yet another excuse for the assassination!

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/13/politics/pompeo-barr-soleimani-strike-iran-rationale/index.html

Officials say the killing of Qasem Soleimani was part of a larger deterrence stategy, changing their previous rationale that the US prevented an 'imminent' attack

I could almost believe this one, but for the timing. After all, it's illegal under US law!

[josh]

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/01/07/pompeo-aligns-u-s-foreign-policy-with-the-christian-zionists/?fbclid=IwAR1QFXE4rh1fZLzsRYJx6bUFuLCW0L7QcrD9VShYZBb1kHBvCxa9drFcvAU#.XhynohjJ5SN.facebook

[josh]

Thoughts on the rumors that there are 4 GOP senators ready to join in the call for witnesses?

[bodiddley]

Bo didnt want to go to the black guy's web page
All this talk of Republican racists - you have em on your side as well.

  Sure, be a jerk.  It's what you do best.
I havent gone to any candidates website.  I did check out Hillary's 4 years ago.

The thing is a website can list all sorts of positions while a candidate needs to prioritize and make a case.  Booker failed to get his message through for whatever reason.  Seemed to me he was selling himself and his approach (positive, bipartisan) in a political climate that for the Dems was based on policies and specifics.  Maybe Book should have billed himself as a 3rd term Obama, which we was robbed of, and talked up all the good things the O Admin did.  Though that would have meant contrasting with Trumps chaos routine, and Book didn't want to be negative or critical for some reason.

Maybe if he sharpened what he was for and sharpened his elbows he could have made more impact. Instead he was a 2nd/3rd tier candidate the whole way.

Black voters preferred Biden for whatever reason.  Book never put a dent into that.  Mostly he was around 3%.  Too much Dem emphasis on skin color.  Policies are more important.  And hopefully votes are based more on policy and whats best for the country rather than pigmentation.

[bodiddley]

Here's the AP discussion of Booker's policies, fairly deep into a post-mortem article discussing his personality and approach:

Booker struggled to land on a message that would resonate with voters. He’s long been seen as a progressive Democrat in the Senate, pushing for criminal justice reform and marijuana legalization. And on the campaign trail, he proposed establishing a $1,000 savings account for every child born in the U.S. to help close the racial wealth gap.

He was among the first candidates to release a gun control plan, and at the time it was the most ambitious in the field, as it included a gun licensing program that would have been seen as political suicide just a decade before. He also released an early criminal justice reform plan that focused heavily on addressing sentencing disparities for drug crimes.

So Obamanian incremental steps.  I like the baby account, though it sounds like one of those ideas which will never be implemented.

Everyone is in on criminal justice reform, even a fair amount of Republicans.  I'd much rather see someone support decriminalization of all drugs.  MayorPete made some vague sounds in that vein.