The Politics Thread

[DRW50]

I know Silver has spent a lot of time criticizing the media in recent years but I'm genuinely shocked to see that type of comment from him. I wonder if he's moving into the Dave Rubin territory of becoming a conservative for cash. 

[sivad40]

Conservative radio talk show host and conspiracy theorist Mark propping up Trump as being white as snow when it comes to scandals.

Edited October 28, 2019 by sivad40

[DramatistDreamer]

I'm hearing that the EU has granted the UK an extension until January 2020.  I'll have to read about it later.

[Khan]

 

I guess Silver's just another one (like Mark Zuckerberg) who isn't afraid anymore to let everyone know where he stands.

 

 

Yup.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/eu-pushes-brexit-until-end-of-january-british-prime-minister-johnsons-request/2019/10/28/c53839cc-f967-11e9-9534-e0dbcc9f5683_story.html

 

From the article:

 

Ambassadors from the 27 remaining E.U. members agreed Monday to postpone the departure date until the end of January, although Britain could still leave earlier if Parliament ratifies the separation deal ahead of time.

 

And now, Boris Johnson appears poised for a general election -- possibly by early December.

Edited October 28, 2019 by Khan

[marceline]

 

I thought it was sarcasm but apparently it's not. It's scary how many of these people have been flying under the radar.

[DramatistDreamer]

Edited October 28, 2019 by DramatistDreamer

[DramatistDreamer]

[Wendy]

Between last night's baseball game (with Miss Lindsey and Drunkard Matt Gaetz with the Trumps, by the way!), I love that Chicago is shattering Trump's "the world LOVES ME!" bubble!

[sivad40]

 The effort Fox & Friends puts forth to preserve their precious leader.

[DramatistDreamer]

Trump was probably so sure that the raid on al-Baghdadi would result in people throwing roses at his feet, so he felt it was 'safe' to go out among the unpaid/non-MAGA vetted folk, who would no doubt sing his praises. But people weren't falling for it. 

Trump and his cronies are so slap-dash in everything they do that people quickly realized that Trump's 'war room'  photos (his attempt at creating an Obama moment) were staged and couldn't have been taken at the actual time the raid was taking place. 

Also, people didn't appreciate Trump's hollow attempts to praise the intelligence community, who did all the heavy lifting, the same intelligence community that he had been belittling and mocking for the past two years. And as Trump lavished praise on himself for the raid (meanwhile al-Baghdadi has likely already been replaced in the terrorist organization), people were unearthing an old tweet of his where he mocked Obama for giving that statement where he described the raid and killing of bin Laden. This, and Trump's hastily put together forum where he tried (unsuccessfully) to tout his justice initiatives to a select group of black people (while the rest were ordered to stay in their rooms and not come out on their own campus), did nothing to bolster his image to the myriad of people who want him out of office.

 

I guess he is shocked to find out that life is vastly different when he's among the people who are not paid actors, MAGA fanatics and cabinet cronies.

 

 

 

Speaking of what happened at Benedict College this weekend, this video gives a bit of a summary and crystallizes what happened as a result. Gillum was very diplomatic in his gentle rebuke of Van Jones, who got off easy.

 

[Wendy]

A 3-judge panel has finally ended gerrymandering in North Carolina, throwing out the Republican-drawn 2020 map for egregious violations. The Republican Party admitted the map was gerrymandered as such to retain 10 of the 13 seats.

 

https://t.co/TxNtNwDw2m?amp=1

 

 

[DRW50]

I've lost count of how many times these gerrymandered maps are thrown out and then the ruling is reversed. 

 

Kamala Harris had the right idea about the forum. I get the feeling Cory Booker thought he would send some kind of "teachable moment" message and get the moral high ground vote, but there is no teachable moment. Groups that give Trump any support should not be enabled. 

[Wendy]

 

True, but as the current Supreme Court's decision basically threw such decisions back to the states, this appears final. At least, all the write ups on this seem to state that. So, at least here, that punt may finally lead to some fair elections in NC, assuming the Republican Party won't cheat again as it did last year. (And got caught. But I can see them doing it again with this decision since the GOP hates voting rights and a fair democratic process.)

[Vee]

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 29, 2019 by Vee

[DramatistDreamer]

The story behind that handshake snub is much deeper than what could be conveyed by a short video clip.