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

[worstblogever]

Here's a fun thought, even if the stars align and Kavanaugh isn't confirmed for the Supreme Court, the next person nominated will have the exact same views and opinions on every case and law as him. Because he was hand picked to be on the list becayse those opinions and drawing from the same list will get an identical fellow.

By "fun" I meant depressing. I'm not sure there's any way that marriage equality and women's reproductive rights aren't being overturned some time in the near future as a direct result of this.

The only exception might be that they have to nominate someone who isn't s***ty to think a president is above being subpoenaed or indicted for a crime.

[worstblogever]

On this date in 2014, 2015, 2016, as well as 2017, "Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day" published profiles of former Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the man who has embodied a bigoted, corrupt, and aberrant image of "justice" for Maricopa County for decades. During his lengthy tenure, Arpaio has overseen a prolific amount of inmate deaths in Arizona’s prisons, looked the other way and not investigated hundreds of rapes and child molestations in the town of El Mirage, buddied up to xenophobic militia groups and illegal immigrant patrols (travelling down to the border and far outside his jurisdiction to do so) and has been investigated by the Department of Justice and been discovered to have pervasive racism throughout his department. The self-proclaimed “America’s Toughest Sheriff” prides himself on cruelty, bigotry, and ignorance, trying to overcome the $140 million in lawsuits (you read that right, $140 MILLION) that have been filed against him, including for letting actor Steven Seagal drive a SWAT tank into a residence on a reality TV show and killing the homeowners’ puppy, through publicity stunts to appease his more racist constituents, like an “investigation” into President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. His persona of being "tough on crime" is more important to him than actually serving and protecting the populace he is elected to, and he has vindictively battled against any political figure who has even dared to suggest that more oversight or transparency into his department is needed (he won't disclose what taxpayer dollars are actually spent on in the MCSO). Arpaio was found guilty of racial profiling after the Department of Justice investigation into his department, had deputies testify that he ordered them to defy the orders of federal judges and continue racist policies, and after being found guilty, was caught during the appeal process hiring private investigators to shadow the judge’s wife and try to find something he might be able to blackmail him with. He admitted doing this under oath but Sheriff Joe had the audacity to try and declare that now the judge was “biased” and should be taken off the case a month later. Shortly after Donald Trump made his announcement for president and said that Mexicans coming across the U.S. border were “criminals and rapists”, Joe Arpaio came to his defense, and said that criticism of Trump amounted to “violating his First Amendment rights”… which isn't how freedom of speech works, Sheriff, but hey, what can you expect from a man who once arrested the publishers of the Phoenix New Times for writing stories about corruption in his department that he didn’t like?

Now, some people might have wondered why CSGOPOTD has focused on a county sheriff on a yearly basis. Well, let's put it this way... not only has Arpaio been a bane on civil rights, and embraced racial profiling as standard policy during his tenure... he's been hailed a conservative hero for it, primarily because his target is often non-whites. Is he influential in Arizona politics? Absolutely, every GOP candidate in the state seeks his endorsement to claim they're "Tough on immigration". And it's not just Arizona. This dithering xenophobic methuselah endorsed Donald Trump for president, and was granted a speaking slot at the 2016 Republican National Convention while it was still being considered whether or not Sheriff Arpaio would face criminal charges for contempt of court. His remarks were delivered only a day after a federal judge stripped Arpaio of having oversight over his own Internal Affairs Department.

Furthermore, when people talk about Republicans who “keep bringing back the specter of racism”, Joe Arpaio has waved it like a battle flag for all of his 86 years on this earth. He’s the proof that it never really went away.

Somehow, nobody ever batted an eye about the fact that he's a county sheriff with an election war chest of $11.3 MILLION dollars. Stop and think about that... being an octogenarian, openly racist, criminal, overtly fascist, taxpayer-paying lawsuit-magnet was not enough to have stopped Republicans from donating $11.3 million in money to his re-election in 2016. There was at least, good news that Democrats managed to have retired Phoenix police officer Paul Penzone elected as County Sheriff, ending a quarter-century of racial bigotry from law enforcement in Arizona’s most populous county. The news would get even better…

On July 31st, 2017, Joe Arpaio was found guilty upon appeal. He was scheduled to be sentenced on October 5th, 2017, and while his sentence could have carried up to a six-month jail sentence, the most common belief was that he would get house arrest for his crimes, because… well, cops don’t do well in prison if they’re sent there. There’s no way an 85 year old man who spent decades tormenting his own constituents would manage to avoid harassment from fellow inmates, right?

Well, long story short, Donald Trump is an ***hole. After a poorly-attended rally in Phoenix, Arizona, where roughly 4,000 people came to see him speak, and 10,000 protesters showed up… Donald Trump followed up his heinous response to Charlottesville that White Nationalists interpreted as his blessing by talking about a pardon for a man who ignored the Constitutional rights of minorities for 24 years. His rabid supporters applauded, and that was enough for Trump to give a pardon to Arpaio as Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, because you have to prioritize helping out fellow racist fascists over saving people from flooding the likes of which the nation has never seen. And he did it before Arpaio was EVER SENTENCED.

Now, Donald Trump hates… HATES Arizona’s U.S. Senators. Not just John McCain, but in particular, Jeff Flake, who he promised in 2016 he would sponsor a primary challenger against. Most thought Trump was going to back former Arizona State Senator Kelli Ward, a former CSGOPOTD who once hosted a town hall on Chemtrails and pals around with people who talk about black helicopters doing all sorts of government conspiracies to the good people… but in January of 2018, Joe Arpaio announced he was running for U.S. Senate at the age of 86. The “specter of racism” will never leave Arizona as long as Joe Arpaio can soil its politics, as he seems insistent upon. Arpaio mercifully finished third in the GOP Primary for his seat in that race, getting just shy of 19% of the vote.

We keep hoping that each passing year is the year he’s gone, and we can stop profiling him. Please, PLEASE, let this be it.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Barack Obama Praises ‘Medicare For All’ In Election Speech

The former president’s comments give credence to a growing progressive movement. I certainly hope that's the case.

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Republican Questions Native American Opponent’s Ethnicity In Bizarre Fox Interview

New Mexico state Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones suggests Democratic rival Deb Haaland isn’t Native American because she didn’t grow up on a reservation. Oh, WBEEEEEEEE....!

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Tucker Carlson Has No Idea How Diversity Strengthens America

How can diversity possibly strengthen the U.S. military, the Fox News host asked. Just like other racists, Fucker Carlson wants everything to be lily white.

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Trump Calls On Jeff Sessions To Investigate New York Times Op-Ed

The president described the anonymous piece as a “national security” issue and tried to sic the DOJ on its author. Yo, Donnie! To quote a line from a commercial:



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Off-Duty Texas Cop Enters Wrong Apartment, Kills Man Inside: Police

Authorities are seeking charges against the Dallas officer in the fatal shooting of Botham Shem Jean. Finally, we have an instance of LIVING WHILE BLACK, and dying for that as a result. And how the flying fuck can someone enter a different apartment and not realize that?

[InformationGeek]

And it sounds like Alex Jones has been booted from the App Store. Outside of his website, what does he have now?

[worstblogever]

And it sounds like Alex Jones has been booted from the App Store. Outside of his website, what does he have now?

A lot of hard-to-sell jars of protein powder, and nowhere to hawk it from.

The poor dear.

[worstblogever]

Y'know, I find it justa wee bit hypocritical that Trump and his supporters froth at the mouth over football players taking the advice of a former soldier and kneeling as their means of protest during the national anthem, and meanwhile, they have f*** all to say about it when a girl standing 10 feet behind Trump literally wipes her nose with the American flag.

[InformationGeek]

Oh this is something.

��BREAKING: A criminal complaint and judicial ethics complaint are being filed against Kavanaugh for perjury in Congressional testimony — and LOOK WHO’S REVIEWING IT! Merrick Garland.

Happy Saturday, everyone!

[4saken1]

Americans historically don't like going backwards.

The GOP may get a temporary win but the Hell they'll unleash getting there will end them.

Permanently.

You have way too much faith in the American Electorate.

[Jack Dracula]

And it sounds like Alex Jones has been booted from the App Store. Outside of his website, what does he have now?

A cause for self-evaluation and time to reflect on where he went wrong.






Ha, ha. I'm joking of course. The d**khead will probably write a book about how he was persecuted and driven from social media because he was getting too close to the truth about the liberal conspiracy or some such nonsense.

[Kirby101]

You have way too much faith in the American Electorate.

That and a minority of voters now control the majority of elected officials.

Support from the majority of voters no longer ensures who runs the Government.

[Gray Lensman]

And it sounds like Alex Jones has been booted from the App Store. Outside of his website, what does he have now?

A lot of pending bills from an ex-wife as well as families suing for defamation?

[worstblogever]

Oh this is something.

Why, I dare say this is some poetic justice.

Pun intended.

[BeastieRunner]

US intelligence and British Intelligence are reporting the UK contact Papadopoulos turned over is dead.

Russian nerve agent, allegedly.

[InformationGeek]

The more President @BarackObama speaks about the ‘good ole years’ of his presidency, the more likely President @realDonaldTrump is to get re-elected.

In fact, the best explanation of President Trump’s victory are the “results” of the Obama Presidency!

Shut the f**k up Graham. Also, by the way, does this sound familiar?

If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it.

[Darkspellmaster]

US intelligence and British Intelligence are reporting the UK contact Papadopoulos turned over is dead.

Russian nerve agent, allegedly.

Well that is damming on various fronts. Someone wants some one to shut up and quick. Getting to close I wonder?