US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP

[benjipwns]

that footage of CNN's raid on Roger Stone is just something else, wow, and only on S&L do you see the real one

[kingv]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3833163/Lacking-freshness-transparency-Starbucks-chief-Howard-Schultz-warned-Clinton-campaign-stale-approach-couldn-t-reach-millennials.html

Good advice to Hillary from Howard Schultz in 2016 

[Mandark]

Building Clinton's 'brand' – 'and she is a brand,' Schultz wrote – would require 'a vision for the future that is steeped in truth and authenticity and builds an enduring emotional connection with the voters.'

Damn. Makes you wonder why candidates never thought of doing that before.

[benjipwns]

wow Trump must have intercepted that message and copied it play by play

[Mandark]

I finally saw Roger and Me and this is my favorite documentary ever. Roger Stone is amazing.

You mean Get Me Roger Stone?

[benjipwns]

now i wish it was Roger and Me and none of us ever told you

[Kara]

After making Fahrenheit 11/9 I could see Moore making Roger Stone and Me.

[benjipwns]

petty Nola single handedly destroying a campaign smh

The billionaire and former Starbucks CEO has told advisors that he was shocked by the stridency of the attacks made by Democrats following the announcement he was seriously considering running for president as an independent in the 2020 election, and is now said to be looking more closely at whether he wants to go through with the effort

The intense nature of the criticism stunned Schultz, people close to him tell FOX Business. While he expected some carping, he did not foresee the ferocity of some of the vitriol, particularly from the party’s top officials and operatives. In addition to the barrage of criticism from leading Democrats, Schultz was also blindsided by the grass roots blowback, including being heckled during an event in New York City to promote his new book.

One person with knowledge of Schultz’s reaction to the attacks said he is “freaking out” about the criticism; another person described Schultz as being “surprised” by the severity of the Democratic Party backlash.

But a senior advisor to Schultz told FOX Business on Thursday that Schultz’s decision is far from final—and he won’t make up his mind until at least the summer. This person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Schultz is weighing several factors including how people outside the “Washington to New York Amtrak corridor” react to his ideas during events as he sells his new book, "From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America"

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1091164591281844225
 

[Kara]

Fahrenheit 11/9 was such a disappointment. The Trump stuff was good, and I loved the sex offender segment, but then it was just an endless documentary about the Flint water crisis.

I haven't seen anything he's made since... Sicko? That came out after Fahrenheit 9/11 iirc.

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There was a clip of him on Intercepted a few weeks back talking with boomers / dog moms. He says something like, "We have to go with a beloved American. We have to win! So ask yourselves, who is this person?" and then a dog mom shouts, "Beto!" It was around then that I realized that these people are going to get us all killed.

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[benjipwns]

really makes you think

maybe John Kerry should run again

[agrajag]

we need a Maddow head emote tbh

[benjipwns]

The New Jersey senator is running on a message of unity, love and bipartisan cooperation.

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Booker will seek to set himself apart in a crowded field focusing on a message on love and unity, one that urges America to swing back from a bitter, divisive era under President Donald Trump.

He also intends to appeal to the better angels of the Democratic Party — if they’re willing to listen — that it’s possible for a Democrat to work across party lines, three advisers familiar with Booker’s strategy told POLITICO.

"The history of our nation is defined by collective action; by interwoven destinies of slaves and abolitionists; of those born here and those who chose America as home; of those who took up arms to defend our country, and those who linked arms to challenge and change it," Booker intends to say in an announcement video.

Booker will hold up as a signature accomplishment his work with Republicans late last year to push through a major criminal justice reform package that eased mandatory minimum federal prison sentences, reduced a disparity in prison terms for crack and powder cocaine and made other prison sentencing reforms. Booker is also expected to tout his work with Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to create “Opportunity Zones” — a form of tax break in low-income neighborhoods — as part of the 2017 tax cut bill.

“Unlike everybody else in D.C., he would find good in everybody. He’d be about building relationships, getting things done,” a longtime Booker adviser said. “People fault him for that. To me, if you go a different route than everybody else, you never know where it might end up.”

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Booker also joined Civil Rights era icon Rep. John Lewis on a road trip to Plains, Georgia, which Booker documented on social media. The two visited former President Jimmy Carter. "I hope you run for president," Carter told him.

[kingv]

Well at least we’re not going to have to worry about Booker winning the primary.

Bipartisanship is weird platform in these times.

I remember when Howard Schultz was on Hillary’s short list for Labor Secretary. Listening to his positions I’m convinced he would have been perhaps the most progressive Labor Secretary ever.

I do think it’s funny though that he’s shocked that no one like his republicanism without racism platform. The culture wars is a feature of the Republican platform and not a bug.

[nachobro]

i'd prefer booker t

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1091330356882690049

[TakingBackSunday]

terrible things

just terrible things

god he reads even dumber than how he speaks

[james]

The New Jersey senator is running on a message of unity, love and bipartisan cooperation.

...

Booker will seek to set himself apart in a crowded field focusing on a message on love and unity, one that urges America to swing back from a bitter, divisive era under President Donald Trump.

He also intends to appeal to the better angels of the Democratic Party — if they’re willing to listen — that it’s possible for a Democrat to work across party lines, three advisers familiar with Booker’s strategy told POLITICO.

"The history of our nation is defined by collective action; by interwoven destinies of slaves and abolitionists; of those born here and those who chose America as home; of those who took up arms to defend our country, and those who linked arms to challenge and change it," Booker intends to say in an announcement video.

Booker will hold up as a signature accomplishment his work with Republicans late last year to push through a major criminal justice reform package that eased mandatory minimum federal prison sentences, reduced a disparity in prison terms for crack and powder cocaine and made other prison sentencing reforms. Booker is also expected to tout his work with Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to create “Opportunity Zones” — a form of tax break in low-income neighborhoods — as part of the 2017 tax cut bill.

“Unlike everybody else in D.C., he would find good in everybody. He’d be about building relationships, getting things done,” a longtime Booker adviser said. “People fault him for that. To me, if you go a different route than everybody else, you never know where it might end up.”

...

Booker also joined Civil Rights era icon Rep. John Lewis on a road trip to Plains, Georgia, which Booker documented on social media. The two visited former President Jimmy Carter. "I hope you run for president," Carter told him.

Booker: Why is everyone being so mean to wall street and big pharma cant we all just get along?

Retire, bitch

[james]

Remember when Obama would release big job numbers and the right wing media would go into a FAKE NEWS frenzy?

I sort of get it now.

Payrolls surge by 304,000, smashing estimates despite government shutdown

....theres no way in hell this makes any sense.

Retail continues to slash jobs left and right. National chains like Toys R Us and Gymboree have closed, and Sears and JCP keep cutting stores.

The shutdown really hurt small businesses that depend on federal contracts or fed workers. From the lunch spot by the IRS building to the folks who sell signs in the NPS.

Housing has been stagnant.

And more important, government was shut down for a month, but the dude who crunches numbers was able to deliver his report on time? No fucking way.


FAKE

NEWS

[agrajag]

didn't Booker take donations from Jared and Ivanka?

[agrajag]

https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/1091311900367994880

we live in a timeline where Rick Wilson says "punk-ass"

[Kara]

benji mocked me for going hopepunk yet shortly after I annihilate Senator Warren with Maoism memes she apologizes.

https://twitter.com/jnoisecat/status/1091180151445118977

[Kara]

Speaking of, it was really inspiring how quickly everyone turned on the coffee dork trying to reelect Donald Trump. Roasted!

[Nintex]

Warren's campaign is going well
https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1091357002113011715

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1091398210617266177

[Nintex]

Are those supposed to be related by anything other than they involve Warren

She seemingly has one blue jacket
They're both posted on Twitter.

[agrajag]

she's wearing a blue jacket, what a dumb idiot!

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what dumbass biiiiiiiiaaaaaatch

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he tried to warn us   

[james]

Hillary wore a blue jacket and look at her now

[Nintex]

The blue jacket plot thickens





Howard Dean had a blue shirt also during the infamous "SCREAM" accident

[Kara]

Forgot to mention this, but the IRS released their final regulations on the qualified business income deduction (the version of the massive corporate tax cut for the most oppressed segment of society: small business owners) on 1/22/19 (pardon if the date isn't exact). Glad they got that done in 2019 and not 2018, it's not like it applies to 2018 or anything!

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I have to include the deduction for self-employed health insurance and the employer portion of payroll taxes to determine my qualified business income.

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[Nintex]

Forgot to mention this, but the IRS released their final regulations on the qualified business income deduction (the version of the massive corporate tax cut for the most oppressed segment of society: small business owners) on 1/22/19 (pardon if the date isn't exact). Glad they got that done in 2019 and not 2018, it's not like it applies to 2018 or anything!

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I have to include the deduction for self-employed health insurance and the employer portion of payroll taxes to determine my qualified business income.

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So you got your big conservative money but how do you hang to it without the IRS stealing it away?

Easy, use this lifehack.

Write a letter to the IRS that says you won't pay a single dollar in taxes until the wall is beling built.
This is not about your taxes this is about the security of the nation. Without the wall according to this government there is no country so why would you pay taxes to a country that doesn't exist.
 

Take a picture of the letter before you send it and it Tweet it @realdDonaldTrump. Specifically at a break during Fox & Friends or any of his other favorite TV shows.
Trump will retweet your letter. He will call you a great person and tells other people to follow your example. Maybe you'll get an invite to the White House to enjoy a meal of free hamburgers.
If the IRS or anyone else comes calling just tell them this is a matter of national security and the President has your back because the wall is a matter of national security.

The agent might try to call the President to verify this story. At which point he'll say: "Who? What? WALL YES THE WALL IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY SO IMPORTANT LET HIM GO"

Boom. You've created your own tax haven.

[Mandark]

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s Yearbook Page Shows Blackface, KKK Outfit

[james]

To be fair, the 50s were a very different era an-

the school’s 1984 yearbook

CAN I GET A YIKES DAWG

[kingv]

Forgot to mention this, but the IRS released their final regulations on the qualified business income deduction (the version of the massive corporate tax cut for the most oppressed segment of society: small business owners) on 1/22/19 (pardon if the date isn't exact). Glad they got that done in 2019 and not 2018, it's not like it applies to 2018 or anything!

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I have to include the deduction for self-employed health insurance and the employer portion of payroll taxes to determine my qualified business income.

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Can’t cheat on your taxes if you don’t know what they are

[Great Rumbler]

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s Yearbook Page Shows Blackface, KKK Outfit

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That's gonna be a yikes from me, dawg.

[Mandark]

And in the yearbook from VMI, one of his listed nicknames is "Coonman."


Goodnight everybody!

[kingv]

When listening to soundgarden goes wrong.

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[benjipwns]

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s Yearbook Page Shows Blackface, KKK Outfit

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wow pediatrics, not a good look

[Great Rumbler]

And in the yearbook from VMI, one of his listed nicknames is "Coonman."

I desperately want an explanation for this nickname.

Because he dressed in blackface, maybe?

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Or maybe he was a superhero and blackface was his disguise.

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[agrajag]

And in the yearbook from VMI, one of his listed nicknames is "Coonman."

I desperately want an explanation for this nickname.

Because he dressed in blackface, maybe?

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Or maybe he was a superhero and blackface was his disguise.

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[benjipwns]

Like, regularly? Not just as a Halloween gag, but as a frequent activity? Because that's actually worse than just blackface!

it was the 80's man

[benjipwns]

oh jeez, i thought Cory Booker was just vegetarian, but he's a vegan

AMERICA IS NOT READY

[benjipwns]

Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter called President Trump “lazy and incompetent” and a “lunatic” and warned that he could face a Republican primary challenger from the right if he doesn’t fulfill his promise to build a wall across the Mexican border.

“We put this lunatic in the White House for one reason,” said Coulter in an interview on the Yahoo News podcast Skullduggery.

Coulter even suggested a possible “terrific” primary challenger to the president — Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala.,  who recently charged that Democratic leaders in Congress have “American blood” on their hands for refusing to fund the wall.

“That’s none of your beeswax,” she said, when asked if she is still talking to the president despite their seemingly frayed relationship.

Instead, Coulter claimed, he can simply use his inherent authority as commander in chief to direct that the wall be built in order to “protect” United States citizens and “defend” the country from illegal immigrants.

“He doesn’t need to declare an emergency” to build the wall, Coulter said, claiming the president can simply order the Department of Defense and Homeland Security to begin construction.

“I think Trump is gonna do that,” Coulter said. “I think he’s finally going to pull that pocket Constitution out of his lapel pocket and [say], ‘Oh my gosh, I’m the president. This is great.’”

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)))pocket constitution(((

[benjipwns]

the little girl knows

[Joe Molotov]

Coonman, come together with your hands. Save me.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Maybe its short for raccoon

[bluemax]

Speaking of, it was really inspiring how quickly everyone turned on the coffee dork trying to reelect Donald Trump. Roasted!

Turns out a lot of people really miss the Supersonics.

[benjipwns]

WATERLOO, Ia. — Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown on Friday joined a growing chorus of elected officials and other leaders condemning Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam after Northam admitted to appearing in a racist photograph.

Brown, who is in the midst of a three-day swing through Iowa as he considers a possible presidential run, told the Des Moines Register in an interview that "the picture's awful."

"It's indefensible," Brown said, though he noted he has spent much of the day in the car and has not seen Northam's comments about the photo. Brown said he agrees with others, like Sen. Kamala Harris of California and former U.S. housing secretary Julian Castro, who have called for Northam's resignation.

ah yes "considers"

[benjipwns]

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[Nintex]

Judge was wondering whether to put a gag order on Roger Stone. Well, he's on Tucker Carlson tonight, talking about his case. What did she expect?

You can't gag Roger Stone. He'll just invite the media with letters to his jail cell to visit him if he ever ended up there.
To gag Roger Stone you'd have to throw him in isolation and even then he'd try to poop in morse code to send messages through his laundry.

Roger Stone is like 4chan. You should evade him at all costs and if you do see him just politely smile and walk away in the other direction ASAP.

[agrajag]

Coonman, come together with your hands. Save me.

all my friends are supremacists, come together with their hoods

[benjipwns]

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/1/18206769/stacey-abrams-state-of-the-union-response-essay-identity-politics
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2019-02-01/stacey-abrams-response-to-francis-fukuyama-identity-politics-article

By mounting a full-throated defense of identity politics — arguably the most criticized concept in American politics today — Abrams is bolstering her reputation as a Democratic politician worth watching, attacking the conventional Washington wisdom at a high intellectual level.

It’s also notable that someone with Abrams’ level of prominence is making this kind of argument. The anti-identity politics case has become so ossified that its defenders often seem almost incapable of questioning their own premises.

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Critics of identity politics often get away with being frustratingly vague as to what exactly they’re attacking; the weaknesses of the argument only become manifest when you press them on the definition.

Abrams’s essay is strong by any reasonable metric. The fact that it’s coming from a politician — politicians as a group aren’t typically know for making sophisticated and controversial arguments in intellectual journals — helps show just why the Democratic party is so excited about her.

r.i.p. in pieces, Bernie Sanders' white supremacist and sexist campaign

Harris/Abrams

[Great Rumbler]

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It's so beautiful, it rhymes, it's like poetry.

[benjipwns]

found what Nintex will be watching later:

[benjipwns]

Bret Stephens calls out Nola: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/opinion/howard-schultz-2020-democrats.html

Howard Schultz Derangement Syndrome
The left’s war on centrism bodes ill for Democratic chances in 2020.

Howard Schultz of Starbucks fame told “60 Minutes” on Sunday that he was “seriously thinking” about an independent bid for the presidency, and boy oh boy are liberals and progressives unhappy with the idea. The lifelong Democrat has suddenly morphed, in the eyes of his new detractors, into a vainglorious upstart, entitled rich guy, and potential spoiler who could hand the election to Donald Trump.

Could be. But the neuralgic reaction to his bid says something about the ideological drift of the Democratic Party — and of its vulnerabilities against a historically weak president.

So what has Schultz done to deserve his Two Minutes Hate? His political views bear about as much resemblance to those of a typical conservative as an olive does to a grape. He supports Obamacare, denounced the Trump administration’s decision to leave the Paris Climate Accord, and promised to hire 10,000 refugees globally in response to the 2017 travel ban. He was raised in a Brooklyn housing project and was the first person in his family to go to college. His billions were fairly earned offering products and services people want.

Schultz’s politics are to the left of mine, but I would vote for someone like him in a heartbeat if the other names on the ballot are Trump and, say, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Isn’t candidate diversity supposed to be something liberals believe in?

Democrats could resist the type of ideological fury that tilted Republicans sharply right in 2016 by rejecting a sharp move to the left next year. But that’s more easily said than done when progressive paragons proclaim that old-fashioned Democratic centrism is the new fanaticism.

These paragons could also correct some of the magical thinking when it comes to free college tuition, a 70 percent tax rate on the wealthiest, or a Sanders-style health care system. Without some reality checks, Democratic primary voters might be gulled by the left-wing version of the fairy dust Trump voters inhaled when they bought into promises about Mexico paying for the wall.

In the meantime, a potential Schultz candidacy can serve the useful function of reminding Democrats that he really could throw the election to Trump if they continue moving farther to the left. The best way to diminish that possibility isn’t to scream at him. It’s to listen to the forgotten voters he potentially represents. If Democrats don’t want to lose the 2020 election, they would do better to reclaim the center than to pretend they can redefine it.

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/1091728318049800192

Seems like things are finally back to normal