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What do you expect on Wednesday?

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


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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13770 on: May 15, 2019, 08:30:51 AM »

Here is Putin, who Trump's Attorney General lawyer claims is out to get him, endorsing his own view that the Mueller Report proved no collusion.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/15/politics/donald-trump-putin-russia-investigation/index.html
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"When you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that's a pretty good job we've done."  -  The impeached "president" on Feb 27, 2020

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13771 on: May 15, 2019, 09:10:46 AM »

Re:  "Republican screw ups"

Well... we got the important one right in 2016.

McCain couldnt get it done.  Mitt (who should have been nominated in '08) fell short in '12.

Got it right this time.  Nominated a guy/gal who could win.

Let's see if you guys can match.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13772 on: May 15, 2019, 09:18:04 AM »

Meanwhile, The Trump Administration is building a case for war with Iran based on falsehoods in order to distract from their own incompetence and corruption (is this going to be a thing that every Republican Administration has to do now?) the Attorney General is fully gearing up to abuse his office for Trump's political gain, and its been confirmed that the planets carbon dioxide levels are higher now than at any point in human history...so there are other things we should be talking about.

We are at war already



Wait....we're not?  But i thought Trump - if elected - would have us at war with North Korea.  No, Russia.  No, it was China.

Saying Trump hasn't yet gotten us into a major war is not the most compelling endorsement of a 2020 candidate I've heard.

More that kiidcarter8 thinks he can toot his horn that concerns that Trump was erratic and susceptible to Right Wing-nut arguments for war have been proven unjustified even as his administration is now seeking any pretext it can find to justify armed conflict with Iran.

Don't throw good money after bad.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13773 on: May 15, 2019, 09:38:47 AM »

Re:  "Republican screw ups"

Well... we got the important one right in 2016.

McCain couldnt get it done.  Mitt (who should have been nominated in '08) fell short in '12.

Got it right this time.  Nominated a guy/gal who could win.

Let's see if you guys can match.

So, erm, getting elected is the most important thing in public service?

With competence, accountability to all Americans, honesty, morals, and respect for the Constitution coming in a distant second.

Uh huh.

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13774 on: May 15, 2019, 09:43:46 AM »

Reminds me of the West Wing episode where President Bartlett wanted to blow things up overseas - and was told by his advisors why it was unwise.

"We lost this one, sir"

"I fought in a  jungle war and I dont want to be involved in another one"



- Chief of Staff  Leo McGarry


Lets see if I can grab the link.....

https://westwing.fandom.com/wiki/The_War_at_Home

see Act IV
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« Reply #13775 on: May 15, 2019, 09:50:22 AM »

22 Alabama State Senators voted against an amendment to permit women who were pregnant from rape or incest to get an abortion.

Pure coincidence, right?


I didn't need to see the photos to know this legislation was coming from wealthy white people mostly of the male persuasion.  IIRC the sponsor was a woman.  As is the governor who is likely to sign it.  The woman sponsor said she just wants to get it to SCOTUS, in order to bring down RvW.

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Supporters had argued that exceptions would weaken their hope of creating a vehicle to challenge Roe. Collins said that the law isn’t meant to be a long-term measure and that lawmakers could add a rape exception if states regain control of abortion access...     
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13776 on: May 15, 2019, 12:06:00 PM »

Participants at a meeting between Republican senators and White House senior advisers Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller found the President's advisers' proposal to revamp the US legal immigration system to be lacking in substance, according to a senior GOP official familiar with the presentation.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/15/politics/kushner-immigration-plan-gop-senators-meeting/index.html

Lacking in substance?  Maybe Kushner really is the leader of the GOP.
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"When you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that's a pretty good job we've done."  -  The impeached "president" on Feb 27, 2020

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13777 on: May 15, 2019, 12:21:58 PM »

Reminds me of the West Wing episode where...

Wow.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13778 on: May 15, 2019, 12:24:51 PM »

Are you questioning the great Aaron Sorkin?

Blasphemy!
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« Reply #13779 on: May 15, 2019, 02:23:24 PM »

Are you questioning the great Aaron Sorkin?

Blasphemy!

How do you stan so hard on the West Wing yet be against everything the show was about?
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13780 on: May 15, 2019, 02:51:49 PM »

https://twitter.com/RepRashida/status/1127759449526013953

"....the Congresswoman mentioned the role that Palestinians played in helping to provide a safe haven for Jewsih people following the tragedy of the Holocaust"

- Denzel McCampbell, Thalib communications director


How about the role Palestinians played in the ACTUAL Holocaust?

Yeah. How about the role Palestinians played in ACTUAL Holocaus?

http://time.com/4084301/hitler-grand-mufi-1941/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-official-record-what-the-mufti-said-to-hitler/

I know you won’t respond because that conservatives do, throw out some bullshit, get it knocked down but ignore the facts and then throw out more bullshit.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13782 on: May 15, 2019, 05:33:31 PM »

Re:  "Republican screw ups"

Well... we got the important one right in 2016.

McCain couldnt get it done.  Mitt (who should have been nominated in '08) fell short in '12.

Got it right this time.  Nominated a guy/gal who could win.

Let's see if you guys can match.

No, Kiiid, you got it wrong.

This is what I mean about being unable to admit mistakes.

You will burn for your sins. Unfortunately, so will the rest of us.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13783 on: May 15, 2019, 05:39:19 PM »

IMMIGRATION
Published 5 hours ago
Graham unveils bill to end asylum claims at US border, return minors to home countries

Not a big fan of LG but this makes sense.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/graham-unveils-bill-to-end-asylum-claims-at-us-border-return-unaccompanied-minors-to-home-countries.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #13784 on: May 15, 2019, 06:50:56 PM »

IMMIGRATION
Published 5 hours ago
Graham unveils bill to end asylum claims at US border, return minors to home countries

Not a big fan of LG but this makes sense.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/graham-unveils-bill-to-end-asylum-claims-at-us-border-return-unaccompanied-minors-to-home-countries.

It’s a bad plan that will fail and go nowhere. It is creepy and racist and betrays American values, so I see what you like about it.
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Will the Supreme Court grant trump work release to attend the republican national convention?

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