US politics general thread

[Emjay]

Mitch McConnell on cutting entitlement programs (e.g. Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid):



I guess you gotta have someone to blame if you want to take away those beloved 'entitlements'.

He does have a point. And government does work that way. Not sure why you are so critical about this statement. Seems you get triggered by a lot of things.

 

[cerebus]

He does have a point. And government does work that way. Not sure why you are so critical about this statement. Seems you get triggered by a lot of things.

What way does government work?

 

[Seriously]

‘THE KAVANAUGH EFFECT’ ON MIDTERM ELECTION ENTHUSIASM ‘DOES APPEAR TO BE REAL’


https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/17/swan-kavanaugh-midterms/


The Jury is still out on this one.

 

[greg0205]

Yeah, date rape is not boys being boys. Time to turn serious and put politics away. She also needs to name who raped her, and not just the bystanders.

Look at what is happening here:

https://www.vox.com/2018/9/25/17901120/keith-ellison-abuse-allegations-minnesota-ag-karen-monahan

Remember this from back in 1993 ('cos we live in dog years now)? Anyway, there's an update don'tchaknow... Records unsealed and, what's this..? He *didn't* assault his ex!?!

But, but... I was told this whataboutism was a bonafide smoking-gun that men on the left, especially those running as Democrats, were way, way more awful to women than conservatives seeking office..??

Emjay, you got some 'splanin to do.

 

[Pitbull]

‘THE KAVANAUGH EFFECT’ ON MIDTERM ELECTION ENTHUSIASM ‘DOES APPEAR TO BE REAL’


https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/17/swan-kavanaugh-midterms/


The Jury is still out on this one.

Yea, Democrats farked themselves on this one

 

[Temujin]

Yea, Democrats farked themselves on this one

Lies the blue ripple is coming, just you wait

 

[Seriously]

Lies the blue ripple is coming, just you wait

Waiting. 3.......2.......1.....Boom!

 

[buka001]

‘THE KAVANAUGH EFFECT’ ON MIDTERM ELECTION ENTHUSIASM ‘DOES APPEAR TO BE REAL’


https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/17/swan-kavanaugh-midterms/


The Jury is still out on this one.

Not that I subscribe to the idea of a Blue Wave etc. I find your news source to be interesting -

The Daily Caller is a conservative American news and opinion website based in Washington, D.C. It was founded by political pundit Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel in 2010.

Totally not biased.

And yes inb4 CNN etc are all biased / fake news / the devil, the beast, apocalyptic etc etc.

 

[Temujin]

Waiting. 3.......2.......1.....Boom!

No boom, just fizzle, damp squib, the wave and all

 

[Seriously]

Not that I subscribe to the idea of a Blue Wave etc. I find your news source to be interesting -



Totally not biased.

And yes inb4 CNN etc are all biased / fake news / the devil, the beast, apocalyptic etc etc.

Well me ...... in reality don't care a ..


It's only American politics. We have more important and worse issues here at home.

I am just for fun trying to strike a cerebalance.

 

[Seriously]

Trump threatens to send army to US-Mexico border in migrant row

https://news.sky.com/story/trump-threatens-to-send-army-to-us-mexico-border-in-migrant-row-11528723

The US president tweeted: "I am watching the Democrat Party led (because they want Open Borders and existing weak laws) assault on our country by Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, whose leaders are doing little to stop this large flow of people, INCLUDING MANY CRIMINALS,

According to reports in the US, one caravan fleeing Honduras is 4,000-strong.

 

[Techne]

Damn, even goofy Trympypoo figured out that illegal immigration is war, albeit non violent. Now build the wall and send the open border traitora to the other side of it you Orange goon species.

 

[cerebus]

Damn, even goofy Trympypoo figured out that illegal immigration is war, albeit non violent. Now build the wall and send the open border traitora to the other side of it you Orange goon species.

Voter signature fraud is WAR, albeit non violent.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/brian-kemp-voter-mismatch-georgia-stolen-election.html

Body slamming reporters is WAR, albeit semi-violent.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1053096071231164416

Chopping up journalists with bone saws is WAR, albeit probably with no consequences.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/us/politics/trump-khashoggi-dead.html

 

[Pitbull]

Voter signature fraud is WAR, albeit non violent.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/brian-kemp-voter-mismatch-georgia-stolen-election.html

Body slamming reporters is WAR, albeit semi-violent.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1053096071231164416

Chopping up journalists with bone saws is WAR, albeit probably with no consequences.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/us/politics/trump-khashoggi-dead.html

I hope you're referring to the reporter in Saudi that was murdered in Turkey and Trump is taking steps in that regard.

Or are you talking about something else? O right, it doesn't fit the anti-Trump narrative

 

[cerebus]

I hope you're referring to the reporter in Saudi that was murdered and Trump is taking steps in that regard.

Is he? Is he really though? It took him 4 days for him to even acknowledge that he is probably dead. This after multiple insistences that the Saudis are innocent till proven guilty and comparisons to Kavanaugh and talking about how much money the Saudis spend on US military equipment. But sure, Trump's 'taking steps in that regard'.

 

[Pitbull]

Is he? Is he really though? It took him 4 days for him to even acknowledge that he is probably dead. This after multiple insistences that the Saudis are innocent till proven guilty and comparisons to Kavanaugh and talking about how much money the Saudis spend on US military equipment. But sure, Trump's 'taking steps in that regard'.

Don't know how the 4 days is relevant since there is currently zero proof he's dead, we all can assume he is though.

I suggest you go read up on it as it's currently developing, before crying about a Journalist that got body slammed.

 

[rietrot]

Is he? Is he really though? It took him 4 days for him to even acknowledge that he is probably dead. This after multiple insistences that the Saudis are innocent till proven guilty and comparisons to Kavanaugh and talking about how much money the Saudis spend on US military equipment. But sure, Trump's 'taking steps in that regard'.

Geez dude. It didn't even happen in the US it happened in a different sovereign country within an embassy which belong to another country. Do you understand legally how complicated it makes things.

What do you expect Trump to do? Bomb some Saudis and crash the world economy as we see oil go to $200 per barrel?

 

[Seriously]

Voter signature fraud is WAR, albeit non violent.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/brian-kemp-voter-mismatch-georgia-stolen-election.html

Body slamming reporters is WAR, albeit semi-violent.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1053096071231164416

Chopping up journalists with bone saws is WAR, albeit probably with no consequences.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/us/politics/trump-khashoggi-dead.html

Is he? Is he really though? It took him 4 days for him to even acknowledge that he is probably dead. This after multiple insistences that the Saudis are innocent till proven guilty and comparisons to Kavanaugh and talking about how much money the Saudis spend on US military equipment. But sure, Trump's 'taking steps in that regard'.

LOL. The #Trumpets is blowing their anti Trumpet so hard it becomes a blow job.

So far gone of the rail it's becoming my joke of the day.

 

[Seriously]

Geez dude. It didn't even happen in the US it happened in a different sovereign country within an embassy which belong to another country. Do you understand legally how complicated it makes things.

What do you expect Trump to do? Bomb some Saudis and crash the world economy as we see oil go to $200 per barrel?

A #Trumpeter understands? Thats the over statement of the day.

 

[Emjay]

Remember this from back in 1993 ('cos we live in dog years now)? Anyway, there's an update don'tchaknow... Records unsealed and, what's this..? He *didn't* assault his ex!?!

But, but... I was told this whataboutism was a bonafide smoking-gun that men on the left, especially those running as Democrats, were way, way more awful to women than conservatives seeking office..??

Emjay, you got some 'splanin to do.

If he is innocent, that's great. He was given due process and still kept his job. The ex-wife should now face defamation charges. What you don't seem to understand is the hypocrisy. Everyone was calling for Kavanaugh's blood when this guy sails through spousal abuse allegations unscathed, and his political career remains in tact. There is no explaining to be done from my end. The Democrats have used an issue politically and at the same time exposed so much hypocrisy.