Juliajms

^ Thank God he survived. They basically did a mock lynching on him and then it's called a "possible" hate crime.

🤣 So Schultz is seriously considering f*cking us over and our response should be to stop drinking lattes. Yeah, that'll show'em. He's not even CEO any more.

I found what Brokaw said just odd. It's mean spirited (to say the least) to expect first generation people of any culture to speak a new language well. Children tend to assimilate for better or worse. That's what the American public school system is designed to do, along with turning us into good workers of course. I'm not saying that's good or bad, it just is.

I can't believe this ban is still in effect.

This is almost certainly true. They may have other things too, but I would bank on the fact that the Trump/Kushners have been involved in money laundering. The sheer hubris it takes to do that and them run for high office amazes me, yet here we are two years in and most Republican lawmakers won't even admit there is a problem.

I don't think the person who wrote that thinks he has a grand strategy. He's just a natural when it comes to causing harm. I doubt it's a plan, but I do suspect we will be right back where we are in three weeks just because chaos and harm is what he does.

I see her point, since nothing has really been resolved and we will likely be back where we started in three weeks. I do think he caved though.

Our descent into dystopia is accelerating. I hate knowing that every move I make is going to be watched and analyzed by a cooler. Sometimes i just want to go back and live in the 70's. Not to be confused with the notion of wanting it to be the 70's so everyone else loses their rights. I just want to go back myself to a time where every single thing we do isn't watched.

^ The most appalling thing to me is the excuses people make. The victim blaming and the notion some have had over the years that if these kid's parents sold them to MJ, well that's not his fault the victims got what they deserve. Some people just flat out lose their minds when it's a celebrity they admire who is accused. That said, the matter has been confused enough over the years that I would need to see the evidence laid out in a logical matter to know what I believe. It sounds like this film does that. Their money and their Oscars. I can see how people managed to rationalize this to themselves. Think of all of the high powered actors who knowingly chose to work with predators. People think because they can't change it, they are justified in just going along with the rest of the herd.

I feel very lucky that we won the midterms and that she is Speaker. Who knows what will happen long term, but I don't think there is anyone who could handle him better than she is doing. He may blow us all to hell anyway, but at least someone is treating him like the narcissist that he is and standing up to him.

That it's come to this is completely insane. It terrifies me to think of the sheer military power this government has when our leader and a good chunk of Congress are unfit to rule. I wouldn't put these megalomaniacs in charge of an island the size of Catalina never mind a country with the military might that we have. God save us all until we can get rid of this man and those that allow him to continue to hold power. How Mitch McConnell lives with himself, I don't know.

You'd have to be living under a rock not to know. Oh wait! I come pretty close and yet still, I knew. Anyone in "the business" who claims not to know is lying, imo. That statement from Avi Lerner (who I had never heard of, yet still knew BS was a predator) is off the charts insane. Yes, BS is legally innocent, that does not mean it is right to work with him just because he is good at his job and makes money. One more case where people are not ashamed to openly support evil. It's stunning. It shouldn't be, but I just can't get used to it.

I agree it's a problem. We are in very unstable times. I'll admit I'm concerned about someone who is nearly 80 becoming president again. I wouldn't be as concerned about it if I trusted there would be transparency about health issues, but I don't. Been there, done that (possibly twice). That said, I would vote for Biden if he's the nominee. I do like him. I would like him even more if he picked a woman for vice president. I can't think of any Democrat who will run a credible campaign that I wouldn't vote for. I'm very pro choice and I would even vote for someone who isn't this time around, although I know it won't come to that.

This is what happens when you elect someone who is this out of touch with the lives of everyday people. No one in that family has any idea what it's like to need a paycheck.

I'm hoping this time his goose is cooked, but we'll see. I love Rami Malek, but sadly I don't believe his statement that he didn't know. This was another open secret that even the public has know about for years.

I'm excited that we are at the beginning of primary season because it feels like hope. On the flip side, I'm worried that something will go wrong. Things don't look good for Trump 2020 right now, but I won't be counting him out until he is on the curb. Voter suppression, Russian influence and splits in our coalition will probably be in full force once again. I also hope that everyone who is running has the good sense to put their egos aside if there is a skeleton in their past. We don't need an October surprise and anyone thinking they are immune because Trump was is mistaken, imo.

I need to know more about her positions, but I think she's my candidate. We need someone tough and I think she has that quality. I haven't seen what you are talking about, but I'll look it up now. Found it. CC should know better. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chris-cuomo-kamala-harris-birther-conspiracy_us_5c4755b8e4b027c3bbc6057e

I'm betting he will, but I'm glad he didn't try to jump into the 2020 mix.

Yeah, I'm the last person to criticize people for moving to the left, I certainly have on immigration and some other issues too. More power to her I say. Whatever else Trump has done he has made certain lines clearer than they ever were.

I agree it's disheartening. I just don't understand how people can stand to be lied to right to their faces. It's all he does, but they swallow it up. The hardest part for me is that not all of these people are idiots. I'll never understand it.

Count me among them, except for the fact that I can't think of a better system. I certainly don't think much of any system that can elect and protect someone like Trump. Maybe it's as simple as getting rid of the electoral college. I don't know, but I'm not feeling optimistic these days.

Obama was held to a higher standard that is for sure. He was also treated differently, but I also don't think most white men would be allowed to get away with the things that Trump is getting away with. Nixon was taken down for less and most Americans seemed to agree that was the right thing to do. Trump was not that far off base when he said he could shoot someone and his base would stick with him. Just the way he decimated the entire Republican field (mostly other white men) in the primaries was pretty alarming. People chose Trump because he was a sexist, racist, authoritarian want to be. That the most disturbing part to me.

What a POS. We have some real winners in Congress right now. I suppose like the population at large they were always awful they are just being open about it now. Thanks for the old news broadcast @DRW50