Author Topic: US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP (Read 7229136 times)

Mandark · « **Reply #47880 on:** January 31, 2020, 05:59:21 PM »

The Clinton trial happened after the GOP lost seats in the midterms, Clinton was at like 60% approval, and even back then they knew that calling on Lewinsky to ask about her sex life would be a bad look. At that point they just wanted to rip off the band aid.

benjipwns · « **Reply #47881 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:11:01 PM »

Quote from: Esch on January 31, 2020, 05:58:43 PM

Sometimes the rule of law really isn't that important even when this topic generates 10 pages a day on its application in *checks notes* the United States of America.

Quote from: Peter Kropotkin

Legislators confounded in one code the two currents of custom of which we have just been speaking, the maxims which represent principles of morality and social union wrought out as a result of life in common, and the mandates which are meant to ensure external existence to inequality.

Customs, absolutely essential to the very being of society, are, in the code, cleverly intermingled with usages imposed by the ruling caste, and both claim equal respect from the crowd. “Do not kill,” says the code, and hastens to add, “And pay tithes to the priest.” “Do not steal,” says the code, and immediately after, “He who refuses to pay taxes, shall have his hand struck off.”

Such was law; and it has maintained its two-fold character to this day. Its origin is the desire of the ruling class to give permanence to customs imposed by themselves for their own advantage. Its character is the skillful commingling of customs useful to society, customs which have no need of law to insure respect, with other customs useful only to rulers, injurious to the mass of the people, and maintained only by the fear of punishment.

Occam · « **Reply #47882 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:19:28 PM »

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Occam · « **Reply #47883 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:22:58 PM »

The wrong side of history:

nachobro · « **Reply #47884 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:23:27 PM »

Nintex · « **Reply #47885 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:26:58 PM »

Strange, Mitch does kinda look like Jar Jar Binks too

Occam · « **Reply #47886 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:27:28 PM »

https://twitter.com/morethanmySLE/status/1223379553986535424

BisMarckie · « **Reply #47887 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:28:24 PM »

Gonna need 51 nicknames for these people ASAP

Occam · « **Reply #47888 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:32:18 PM »

One for all should suffice: Traitors.

Nintex · « **Reply #47889 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:32:23 PM »

Ted certainly got a glow up from being an awkward fuck up who elbowed his own wife to the most popular podcast host of this moment when he joined the Trump mob.

Occam · « **Reply #47890 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:33:57 PM »

https://twitter.com/KristinMinkDC/status/1223378416017256449

The new "GOP" theme song.

https://mobile.twitter.com/PaulLidicul/status/1223306741976162304

benjipwns · « **Reply #47891 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:47:21 PM »

Quote

Press-Citizen Editorial Board endorses Amy Klobuchar for Iowa Caucus 2020

When Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota showed up in Iowa City in May 2019, she was just another presidential hopeful roaming the streets, but even then, she had the right thesis for Democrats in a post-2016 America:

"I truly believe if you are going to run for president, you should have some ideas. You should have a way to pay for them and a way to get them done," Klobuchar told a packed room at the Mill Restaurant on May 4, 2019.

A key point to Klobuchar's post-Trump America is nothing happens if we cannot get things done. That means flipping Republican seats in Congress, collaborating with Republicans when possible and, importantly, passing legislation. As the board sees it, the country needs change, but that change will only come from a party headed by a president who has the capacity to unify our country. That means avoiding candidates that scare off would-be collaborators.

Quote

Kelly Shaw, the Republican Mayor of Indianola, announced today he will switch parties and caucus for Senator Amy Klobuchar for president on February 3.

“Those of you who know me, and there are several of you here in the community that know me, would be surprised I would be up here stumping for a Democratic candidate,” Shaw said at an event Friday afternoon. “I do come from the Republican side, having worked in the House of Representatives at the US level for a Republican who has long since moved to lobbying ranks.”

Shaw used to work for Iowa Congressman Jim Lightfoot.

“But, as I began to look around and began to look at the issues that face Indianola as a community and began to look at different candidates that were out there, certainly Senator Klobuchar rose to the top,” Shaw said. “I applaud her in terms of her common sense approach to policy and her ability to reach across the aisle.”

Shaw was elected in a non-partisan election as Mayor of Indianola in 2017.

He holds a Ph.D in political science from the University of Missouri and is a political science professor at Iowa State University and the University of Iowa.

Shaw said it was one of his students who really introduced him to Klobuchar.

“She talked about what a pragmatic, practical and caring person Senator Klobuchar was. That’s all it took for this recovering Republican to endorse your mother,” Shaw told Klobuchar’s daughter, Abigail Bessler, who was also at the event in Indianola.

AMY FOR AMERICA

benjipwns · « **Reply #47892 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:50:12 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on January 31, 2020, 05:34:24 PM

Quote
DES MOINES, Iowa — A small group of Democratic National Committee members has privately begun gauging support for a plan to potentially weaken Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign and head off a brokered convention.

In conversations on the sidelines of a DNC executive committee meeting and in telephone calls and texts in recent days, about a half-dozen members have discussed the possibility of a policy reversal to ensure that so-called superdelegates can vote on the first ballot at the party's national convention. Such a move would increase the influence of DNC members, members of Congress and other top party officials, who now must wait until the second ballot to have their say if the convention is contested.

Story is up now: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/31/dnc-superdelegates-110083

Quote

More likely is a bid to rewrite the rules after the convention in Milwaukee — not for this year’s nominating contest, but for 2024.

Fowler said that “there’s a great anticipation that after this convention, there will be an effort to adopt the old rules … There are a lot of people who are interested in that.”

Occam · « **Reply #47893 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:53:20 PM »

In other news:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-war-landmines-idUSKBN1ZU2GA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday relaxed Obama-era restrictions on the U.S. military’s use of anti-personnel land mines, arguing that the previous policy could put American troops at a “severe disadvantage.”

(More than 160 countries have banned landmines).

Nintex · « **Reply #47894 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:54:00 PM »

https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1223392317266153472

CNN makes it official

BisMarckie · « **Reply #47895 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:54:07 PM »

Quote from: Occam on January 31, 2020, 06:33:57 PM

(Image removed from quote.)

https://twitter.com/KristinMinkDC/status/1223378416017256449

The new "GOP" theme song.

https://mobile.twitter.com/PaulLidicul/status/1223306741976162304

lol, how can people be so upset about something which was so clear how it would turn out? I knew it, and i probably know less about the US legislative and executive branch than Nintex.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #47896 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:55:10 PM »

Editing wikipedia articles was funny or meaningful once or twice in 2005.

benjipwns · « **Reply #47897 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:55:53 PM »

Mitt Romney just became the compromise candidate at the contested 2020 DNC.

benjipwns · « **Reply #47898 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:57:11 PM »

shosta,

I would have voted Aye btw.

Nintex · « **Reply #47899 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:57:21 PM »

https://twitter.com/jeffzeleny/status/1223376255598370816

Occam · « **Reply #47900 on:** January 31, 2020, 06:59:07 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on January 31, 2020, 06:55:53 PM

Mitt Romney just became the compromise candidate at the contested 2020 DNC.

I have a feeling that was a sham, too. Let's see if Trump blasts Romney on twitter. If he doesn't, his vote was probably coordinated with McConnell.

Nintex · « **Reply #47901 on:** January 31, 2020, 07:10:31 PM »

Hillary Clinton has conceded
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1223378977219280897

https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1223397756867436546

benjipwns · « **Reply #47902 on:** January 31, 2020, 07:12:12 PM »

the funniest thing would be to have Trump give the State of the Union on Tuesday and then convict him on Wednesday

Nintex · « **Reply #47903 on:** January 31, 2020, 07:38:02 PM »

Anyhow this was some good practice for November 2020. Let's keep this energy going folks, great posting all around.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #47904 on:** January 31, 2020, 07:40:13 PM »

Hillary's raging at Bernie only make me like him more. What other candidate's victory would piss off both of the evil hyper entitled fucks who ran in '16?

benjipwns · « **Reply #47905 on:** January 31, 2020, 07:48:26 PM »

Occam, building on your question earlier and my speculation that Roberts may not want to over involve himself:
https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1223400088615211008

Occam · « **Reply #47906 on:** January 31, 2020, 07:53:47 PM »

Thank you.

Skullfuckers Anonymous · « **Reply #47907 on:** January 31, 2020, 07:58:38 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on January 31, 2020, 07:10:31 PM

Hillary Clinton has conceded
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1223378977219280897

https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1223397756867436546

Christ almighty Hillary is salty.

Quote

Some of her most notable remarks in the podcast interview were about the aftermath of the 2016 primary. At one point, Ms. Tisch Sussman asked Mrs. Clinton of Mr. Sanders, “What do you think that he can do — whether he’s the nominee or not the nominee — to help get to that point of unifying people against Trump?”

“Well, he can do it, for one,” Mrs. Clinton said with a big laugh. “That’s not our experience from 2016.”

She said that she had “very honest, very open” conversations with Mr. Obama in 2008 and that she fully embraced his bid for the White House.

“So fast forward. I mean, you had, unfortunately, a very different outcome in the 2016 primary, where I won by four million votes. I won overwhelmingly in delegates,” Mrs. Clinton said. “There was no question about who was going to be the nominee. But unfortunately, you know, his campaign and his principal supporters were just very difficult and really, constantly not just attacking me, but my supporters.”

“We get to the convention,” she continued. “They’re booing Michelle Obama, John Lewis. It was very distressing and such a contrast between what we did to unite in ’08.”

Very honest, very open!

benjipwns · « **Reply #47908 on:** January 31, 2020, 08:04:09 PM »

Come on Hillary, there's still room on the Bloomberg/Amy for America train!

Nintex · « **Reply #47909 on:** January 31, 2020, 08:15:14 PM »

https://twitter.com/EdRollins/status/1223410271777099777

tl:dr;

Bolton is a traitor
Collins is already dead and Romney will be impeached
Trump says this is the happy period.

You're watching Fox Business

thisismyusername · « **Reply #47910 on:** January 31, 2020, 08:45:54 PM »

https://twitter.com/MorningConsult/status/1223342262781972481

Hilaryious Morrisette right now:

"DEM TOXIC QUEER BERNIEBROS THO!!!!!!! BIDET WILL WIN!!!!!!!"

"BUT THE ALL PRIMARY HAS HIM (BIDEN) IN THE LEAD!!!!!!"

Last Gasps of NeoLiberalism defense hopefully dying as Communism washes over America. #Blessed

benjipwns · « **Reply #47911 on:** January 31, 2020, 09:14:53 PM »

Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on January 30, 2020, 08:09:12 PM

Anyone have a link/list to senators up for re election this year?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_elections

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #47912 on:** January 31, 2020, 09:18:36 PM »

I’m starting to think Hilldawg is playing 4D chess to get Bernie elected for some reason

benjipwns · « **Reply #47913 on:** January 31, 2020, 09:27:34 PM »

Trying to get him the nomination, so then she can help get him destroyed by more than she was.

Tripon · « **Reply #47914 on:** January 31, 2020, 09:34:37 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on January 31, 2020, 09:27:34 PM

Trying to get him the nomination, so then she can help get him destroyed by more than she was.

Hillary lowkey hating on Biden by not helping him win.

Tripon · « **Reply #47915 on:** January 31, 2020, 09:55:24 PM »

https://twitter.com/ccadelago/status/1223397734167797760

Campaign staffers eating good.

kingv · « **Reply #47916 on:** January 31, 2020, 09:55:49 PM »

Quote from: Skullfuckers Anonymous on January 31, 2020, 07:58:38 PM

Quote from: Nintex on January 31, 2020, 07:10:31 PM
Hillary Clinton has conceded
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1223378977219280897

https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1223397756867436546

Christ almighty Hillary is salty.

Quote
Some of her most notable remarks in the podcast interview were about the aftermath of the 2016 primary. At one point, Ms. Tisch Sussman asked Mrs. Clinton of Mr. Sanders, “What do you think that he can do — whether he’s the nominee or not the nominee — to help get to that point of unifying people against Trump?”

“Well, he can do it, for one,” Mrs. Clinton said with a big laugh. “That’s not our experience from 2016.”

She said that she had “very honest, very open” conversations with Mr. Obama in 2008 and that she fully embraced his bid for the White House.

“So fast forward. I mean, you had, unfortunately, a very different outcome in the 2016 primary, where I won by four million votes. I won overwhelmingly in delegates,” Mrs. Clinton said. “There was no question about who was going to be the nominee. But unfortunately, you know, his campaign and his principal supporters were just very difficult and really, constantly not just attacking me, but my supporters.”

“We get to the convention,” she continued. “They’re booing Michelle Obama, John Lewis. It was very distressing and such a contrast between what we did to unite in ’08.”

Very honest, very open!

Acting like Pumas didn’t exist and Bernie didn’t do like 45 campaign events for her, and she didn’t write him a thank you note is peak HRC.

And people wonder how Trump beat her.

benjipwns · « **Reply #47917 on:** January 31, 2020, 09:56:12 PM »

Quote from: shosta on January 31, 2020, 09:51:30 PM

Whenever I see hillary stuff I just don't interact with it at all. People have just as much responsibility as she does to put the 2016 stuff to rest.

benjipwns · « **Reply #47918 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:00:37 PM »

I'm touched that you asked because you see I've been thinking a lot and oh... you're being rhetorical aren't you.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #47919 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:03:06 PM »

Quote from: shosta on January 31, 2020, 09:55:33 PM

THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY:
(Image removed from quote.)

Ocelot is the only good guy in MGS

Trent Dole · « **Reply #47920 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:05:49 PM »

Quote from: BisMarckie on January 31, 2020, 10:03:06 PM

Quote from: shosta on January 31, 2020, 09:55:33 PM
THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY:
(Image removed from quote.)

Ocelot is the only good guy in MGS

This dishonesty regarding where ICP stands is also unacceptable.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #47921 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:08:10 PM »

At least we can all agree that Benjamin Pwns absolutely belongs on there.

benjipwns · « **Reply #47922 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:11:35 PM »

You only put Kropotkin on there because I quoted him on the last page. Not slick.

benjipwns · « **Reply #47923 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:15:53 PM »

I thought Hillary's media rounds because she was going overseas for that University gig but then I looked up what it was actually going to entail, basically she only shows up for graduation and any other major event where she needs to hobnob with the big donors. It doesn't have any of the administrative functions such a title would indicate for many US universities. Although technically she will be "strategically advising the administration on growth and other opportunities" and shit like that.

benjipwns · « **Reply #47924 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:16:53 PM »

I was testing you guys. You passed. Good work.

*sniff* something in my eye, excuse me

benjipwns · « **Reply #47925 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:20:26 PM »

biggest surprise to me of the impeachment trial: how big John Roberts' bald spot is

must have been from when he tore his hair out trying to figure out how to turn a penalty into a tax

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #47926 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:21:23 PM »

Quote from: BisMarckie on January 31, 2020, 10:03:06 PM

Quote from: shosta on January 31, 2020, 09:55:33 PM
THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY:
(Image removed from quote.)

Ocelot is the only good guy in MGS

did he ever meow? I don't remember if kojima ever pushed the envelope enough

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #47927 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:22:23 PM »

forums are a spook anyway so w/e

benjipwns · « **Reply #47928 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:24:08 PM »

John Roberts in high school:

"hey girl"

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #47929 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:26:18 PM »

Quote from: shosta on January 31, 2020, 09:55:33 PM

THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY:
(Image removed from quote.)

rescinded my like for the disgusting xtina slander

BisMarckie · « **Reply #47930 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:26:24 PM »

Quote from: OnlyRegret on January 31, 2020, 10:21:23 PM

did he ever meow? I don't remember if kojima ever pushed the envelope enough

Of course he did

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #47931 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:26:52 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #47932 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:30:32 PM »

I was actually asked if I wanted to help setup an anarchist bookstore one time.

Trurl · « **Reply #47933 on:** January 31, 2020, 10:56:19 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on January 31, 2020, 10:24:08 PM

John Roberts in high school:
(Image removed from quote.)

"hey girl"

Oh no, he has Jim Jordan's smile.

benjipwns · « **Reply #47934 on:** January 31, 2020, 11:04:06 PM »

https://twitter.com/GravelInstitute/status/1223345215404199944

BisMarckie · « **Reply #47935 on:** January 31, 2020, 11:07:59 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on January 31, 2020, 11:04:06 PM

https://twitter.com/GravelInstitute/status/1223345215404199944

Two donors soon

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=46756.msg2781189#msg2781189

Himu · « **Reply #47936 on:** February 01, 2020, 12:06:12 AM »

Donated to Sanders tonight in protest to the vote.

Republicans are traitors. Vote every R out.

Transhuman · « **Reply #47937 on:** February 01, 2020, 12:49:17 AM »

You keep saying traitors lol.

For better or worse they are doing exactly what the people who voted for them want them to do, by and large

Transhuman · « **Reply #47938 on:** February 01, 2020, 12:52:38 AM »

There's only one way to fix America

https://www.resetera.com/register/

Himu · « **Reply #47939 on:** February 01, 2020, 12:58:34 AM »

Quote from: shosta on February 01, 2020, 12:49:47 AM

Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on February 01, 2020, 12:06:12 AM
Donated to Sanders tonight in protest to the vote.

Republicans are traitors. Vote every R out.
Unfortunately Sanders is only running for one office (the presidency) but here is how you can help remove every other Republican:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/support-dems-dd-acq

I had to lurk your crappy shitposts posts all night.

Fuck off.

I never implied Sanders is running for anything but the presidency. I've already donated the actblue.

News:

Author Topic: US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP (Read 7229136 times)