The Politics Thread

[DramatistDreamer]

Yes, of course they tried to suppress minority turnout-- straight outta the Trumpist handbook.

[Khan]

 

Yup.  Frankly, I'm surprised TrumpCo. didn't think up this strategy on their own.

[JaneAusten]

They didn't need to. The GOP and Democrats both have been doing this for years, since African Americans for example were given the right to vote.

Edited February 16, 2018 by JaneAusten

[Vee]

[DramatistDreamer]

Parkland survivor slams GOP for shrugging off dead kids -- but freaking out over 'rainbow wedding cakes'

 

 

[YRBB]

Meredith Grey came out to PLAY!

 

 

 

[DramatistDreamer]

Have people seen this?

 

 

[Khan]

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[Vee]

Trending on Twitter and important:

 

 

[JaneAusten]

So impressive with these kids all of them.

[vetsoapfan]

I know people who shake their heads sadly and moan about school shootings, but claim that there's nothing they can do except pray. And yet, mention gay marriage or same-sex wedding cakes and these people become unhinged and enraged, signing petitions, calling for public protests and boycotts, writing to the newspaper about eliminating equality for gays, etc.

 

It's unreal how delusional and obtuse the radical reich, anti-gay, pro-gun loons are.

[dragonflies]

Emma Gonzales' speech made me bawl. What a brave person she is.

[Juliajms]

I hope people will finally listen and wake up. The wild west gun culture of this country has to end.

[DramatistDreamer]

There was an Op-Ed piece from a parent who lost a child in the Columbine disaster who gave America, including politicians a thorough tongue-lashing for failing to let her son's death be the last death from a mass shooting at school.

 

At the risk of sounding indelicate, on a different topic but also something of a lashing, apparently Jill Stein is being lashed across all media after having something of a meltdown on one of the morning news talk-shows.

[Wendy]

Just wanna say this:

 

Donald Trump is DISGUSTING for using the deaths of 17 people as a way to try to derail the Russia investigation.

 

I do agree that the FBI dropped the ball about the shooter. They could have/should have taken action against this monster BEFORE the tragedy.

 

That said...

 

Trump declaring the FBI dropped the ball because they were investigating him with regard to Russian interference is VILE. As someone on one of the news shows pointed out, there are separate departments within the FBI. And one has zero to do with the other. And it is a huge organization, enough to perform MULTIPLE investigations.

 

And for this puke to use 17 lives as a shield is BEYOND low. I hope the kids that do turn 18 this year send their message loud and clear: Vote all of the gun nuts out, tie Trump's hands, and then finish that POS off in 2020.