The Politics Thread

[Vee]

Kavanaugh is wildly unpopular in polling, so the public does care and people are very much paying attention - he's trended at some point almost everyday for over a week. Whether or not the GOP rams it through (which I doubt), everyone is watching. Defeatism is not pragmatism.

 

 

[Juliajms]

^ The article does credit AA women with running the ad.  I see where the headline is unclear though.

 

 

[Vee]

[Juliajms]

Things really are falling apart for the Republicans now.  For awhile there I thought they would run out the clock, but the floodgates have opened.

[sivad40]

White women, white women.

 

https://twitter.com/calebecarma/status/1045029337316159489

[DramatistDreamer]

 

This is the reason why I basically side-eyed CNN for that tweet that buried the acknowledgement for Black women being the ones who inspired these men to do the same thing they did two decades ago in the article.

I read the article before I posted but CNN knows damn well most people on social media never even get around to reading the articles most of the time.  If one didn't know better, one might be lured into believing that Hill had the same level of support twenty seven years ago, when we know she didn't.  I thought this was intentional on their part.

[Vee]

The latest Trump presser is beyond description, but suffice to say he is a mess. Daniel Dale's Twitter has it all.

[Juliajms]

The part about George Washington.

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I just can't. What an idiot.

[Vee]

He's still going. It's insane.

 

 

Meanwhile, on Kavanaugh:

 

 

Edited September 26, 2018 by Vee

[Wendy]

Listening to NBC News...there is now an anonymous 4th accuser via a letter.

Edited September 26, 2018 by Wendy

[Vee]

[Vee]

Jesus Christ. Where is the Showtime at the Apollo hook?

 

 

[Vee]

Grifter or not, Avenatti knows Trump's language and is playing this correct:

 

 

[Vee]

And now, a counterpoint:

 

 

[Khan]

Holy Mother of God, this train is barreling down the mountain FAST.

 

"I've never participated in any sexual activity with more than one woman present and me."  

 

What the hell does THAT mean?  More than one WOMAN present?  So, what, there was more than one man present, then?  What in God's name are you talking about!?

 

WHY must you give answers that leave too much room for interpretation, Brett?  You were a lawyer, and no doubt you've retained one as well.  You should know better!!

 

Trump denies that the UN was actually laughing at him yesterday, instead claims "they were laughing with me."

 

That's what we always tell ourselves when our bullies embarrass us.  Takes the sting out of the humiliation.

 

 

He REALLY needs to stop talking.  Like, right now.  When you say you have to think about whether you've had a sexual encounter with someone after admitting ON LIVE TELEVISION that you were a virgin all through high school and college...ugh...let's just say, you're not doing yourself any favors.

 

But, go ahead, keep hanging yourself, judge.  Don't let ME stop you.

Edited September 27, 2018 by Khan