The Politics Thread

[Khan]

 

ICAM.

 

At this point, I think disclaimers and factoids should accompany any public statements made by Trump.  Sort of like Garrett Morris' "News for the Hard of Hearing" character from SNL, or "Angry Obama" from "Key & Peele."

[DRW50]

Dan Coats is a hard right conservative. It will be interesting to see how Trump and his flunkies try to discredit this type of Republican.

[marceline]

 

They'll discredit him the same way they discredit everyone else. They'll claim he's a secret Democrat. The MAGAts don't believe in consistency.

[Khan]

 

Or science.  Or logic.  Or even UFO's (which is weird, when you think about who we're talking about).

Edited January 30, 2019 by Khan

[dragonflies]

I can't believe no one has posted about Jussie Smollett having been attacked by MAGAts, they tied a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him

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[DRW50]

 

It was posted in the Empire thread, I think. It's so awful I don't know what to say.

 

I know that some people wonder if something else is going on, but what we do know is terrible.

[I Am A Swede]

 

It was posted here in this thread too, on the previous page.

[DramatistDreamer]

[Khan]

I don't know what to say about Jussie's attack either.  Yes, it was awful to read about; but, in this day and age, when you have a president who emboldens citizens to commit those and other atrocities, should we really be surprised when something like that occurs?

[DRW50]

I remember around the time of the elections that people were saying Foxconn was obviously not going to happen and that the GOP would likely just blame it on Tony Evers. Sadly the public will likely go along with this.

[JaneAusten]

Doubtful. Foxconn was the icing on the cake for Walker and the taxpayer giveaway of billions was what ended up costing Walker the election. Will the GOP spin it of course. I don't think folks in Wisconsin will buy it other than those that never really cared anyway.

 

But this was also round 2 for Foxconn I believe. Didn't they pull out of a "great" deal in Pennsylvania too?

Edited January 30, 2019 by JaneAusten

[marceline]

Sherrod Brown does a very good job of talking about the working class without dismissing the women and the POC that make up so much of it. A lot of people in politics and the media would do well to follow his example. So many think of the white male coal miner when they hear "working class." They don't think about the retail worker or the nurse or the day care worker.

 

(Disclaimer: Sherrod and his wife are friends of mine so I willingly admit to not being unbiased where he's concerned.)

 

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[Vee]

[Vee]

Bernie is a cop:
 

 

[marceline]

For some reason the Branch Bernidians have really been refocusing on the crime bill. I assume that's a side effect of going after Kamala Harris because she was a prosecutor.