All-purpose news and politics thread: Two Steps Beyond!(Part II)

[BeastieRunner]

Meanwhile ... Whistleblowers sounded alarm about nuclear deal pushed by Trump advisers: A firm Michael Flynn once ran appeared to have a financial interest in the idea.

"Multiple whistleblowers sounded alarms about a plan backed by close advisers to President Donald Trump to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, according to a new report released by House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings on Tuesday.

House Democrats, who have been examining the issue for months, said they plan to investigate whether people close to Trump sought to profit by using White House connections to gain federal approvals."

Because giving Saudi nukes is a good idea.

[worstblogever]

The Dems can field a coat-rack with a hat on it and I will happily vote for it.

By all means, if Coat-Rack wins the nomination and faces off against Trump, I am 100% down with the "Back the Rack 2020" campaign.

[ZombieHavoc]

By all means, if Coat-Rack wins the nomination and faces off against Trump, I am 100% down with the "Back the Rack 2020" campaign.

Crooked Coatrack for Prison 2020.

[Kusanagi]

By all means, if Coat-Rack wins the nomination and faces off against Trump, I am 100% down with the "Back the Rack 2020" campaign.

I believe in Coat-Rack, and I believe in America.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Honestly I want Beto to get the nod. Trump attacked him for a reason a week ago because he senses Beto is young , can draw a fucking crowd and people just love his speeches. Right now O'Rourke is touring the mid-west it seems on a tour to possibly get his name out and showcase himself. He could be the young star the party needs to counter Trump.

[ZombieHavoc]

Beto would be awesome.

I just want Trump out so I can stop paying attention to the news.

[PaulBullion]

Yeah why would you make this announcement at 7am when half the country is in bed asleep ?

People pushing 80 get like that.

My grandma used to wake me at 6 to tell me stuff like "remember to bring the power drill when you come next weekend, you wanted to fix my shelves."

[PaulBullion]

Hillary lost off mapping not numbers. Bernie was stronger in the Midwest where Hillary lost by narrow margins. Bernie was weaker in the south where Hillary got soundly defeated anyways. So trade a potential bigger defeat in the South for some actual Midwest wins and you win the Presidency.

He is a smidgen more popular with the racists.

<Nods.>

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Can’t say I’m surprised Bernie decided to take another shot at the Oval Office. I only hope Hillary doesn’t follow suit, she had her shot, nobody wants her to try for a third time. I sure as hell don’t. I’ll keep an open mind about Sanders and wait until the debates to find out what his campaign is all about.

[Rob Allen]

Trolls didn't incite nothing we have not already been doing since AOL chatrooms gave people the ability to be shitheads with anonymity.

AOL chatrooms? Try Usenet newsgroups in the 1980s.

[ZombieHavoc]

AOL chatrooms? Try Usenet newsgroups in the 1980s.

Works for me. Is that what Louis is using in 'Revenge of the Nerds' when he somehow creates and sends a portrait of he and Judy dancing on what looks like a word processor?

[BeastieRunner]

AOL chatrooms? Try Usenet newsgroups in the 1980s.

Ah! The days of dial-up BBS when my dad got pissed that someone was being a jerk-off to me and called them directly, not knowing how phones work. That ended well for that guy because my dad had his address and everything.

[Iron Maiden]

Oh man, I go back to the usenet days too when there was a fan forum for Marvel comics under rec.arts something IIRC. DC fans had one too

[MsAngel]

Never was a fan of Bernie Sanders, personally (I was a very enthusiastic Hillary Clinton supporter), but he's as welcome to run as anyone else, though he and Joe Biden are pretty old now. I favor Warren best at the moment, but I'll support whoever gets the nomination to end this disaster of an administration (please don't be Tulsi Gabbard!). But if he gets the nomination, he needs a young charismatic progressive VP.

[numberthirty]

So wait...if all the Bernie voters and all the Hillary voters all voted for Hillary, how would Bernie have won 2016 when Hillary didn't? That's the same number of people.

You are ignoring that a General Election isn't just Democratic Primary voters.