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

[numberthirty]

This ignores how he kind of helped spoil 2016, of course. How conveniently we can forget.

About as easily as folks forget that this election that he supposedly helped "Spoil" was winnable.

Never mind that you yourself even have it at a "Kind Of".

[worstblogever]

On this date in 2014, 2015, 2016, as well as 2017, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day posted profiles of the U.S. House Representative from Texas’ 7th Congressional District, John Culberson, a particularly xenophobic Republican (and that’s saying something these days) who as far back as 2005 was claiming members of Al Qaeda were caught trying to sneak across the U.S./Mexico border, and in 2008 made the wild accusation that students at American universities from China were actually there to steal state secrets. Culberson has also proposed a plan to divide Texas up into smaller states to stack the U.S. Senate with more right-wing senators, told the public to “calm down” about the BP Gulf Oil Spill because it was a “statistical anomaly”, and proposed legislation to defund ACORN three years after it ceased to exist. Perhaps his tackiest moment, though, came during the 2013 Government Shutdown, when he said, “LET’S ROLL!” when it came time to vote, echoing the last known words from the passengers of Flight 93 when they tried to storm the cockpit of the hijackers. He more recently has panicked over Syrian refugees being resettled into the country, as well as attempting to defund Planned Parenthood over the hoax “sting” videos provided by the Center for Medical Progress.

The latest session of Congress has not go well for Culberson back home, and as early as February of this year, his attempt to meet with wealthy donors at a local country club was met with a massive protest, and his town hall did not go much better for him. After several constituents asked him questions that he seemed unable to answer, only being able to respond with a vague “freedom” answer on issues, and was booed when he affirmed his support for repealing the Affordable Care Act. One constituent asked him about net neutrality, which he showed even less understanding of. Culberson attempted to end the town hall early and exit out a side door to avoid further confrontation, but wandered right into a legion of protesters outside, causing him to flee even faster. Culberson was trailing in fundraising to all if his Democratic opponents in the 2018 elections, and he had reason to be nervous, as Texas’ 7th District only has a +7 partisan lean, and going into the election, generic Democrats had a +8 advantage. And then, as his final showdown in November approached, Culberson was being investigated for election campaign fraud, after it was found that he was using campaign funds to buy himself $50,000 of books and collectibles.

And so it was that Democrat Lizzie Fletcher managed to unseat John Culberson, and send him packing in the 2018 Blue Wave election. We don’t know what his future plans are, but we hope they’re something akin to, “f***ing off and never coming back”.

[worstblogever]

About as easily as folks forget that this election that he supposedly helped "Spoil" was winnable.

Never mind that you yourself even have it at a "Kind Of".

Well, if you're gonna pick someone who spoiled the 2016 election...



That's the guy. Bernie's just the old coot who couldn't be arsed to give any real support to the Democratic nominee. Remember all the energy he had to run through airports and talk to birds like Snow White in the primary? Once it was August of 2016, he took a bunch of f***ing naps.

[numberthirty]

Here's the question...

If a candidate had actually put real work into reaching out to the supporters of that candidate and tried to mend fences(not even getting into that unforced "Black Lives Matter" error), would they really need Sanders support to pull out a win?

If his support was that critical, it never once looked liked it in the general election campaign that was run.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

White House: Trump Would Accept Less Money For Border Wall

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney placed the offer at between Trump’s $5.7 billion request and $1.3 billion Democrats are offering. Ummm, what happened to Trump insisting that Mexico pay for his damned wall? What happened to THAT promise? Why doesn't the media press Trump's henchmen on why American taxpayers have to foot the bill?

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Bob Corker Blasts ‘Made Up’ Shutdown ‘So The President Can Look Like He’s Fighting’

“It’s juvenile. The whole thing is juvenile,” the retiring Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman said of Trump’s push for a wall. The only thing Trump is fighting for is to keep his base from abandoning him if he fails to follow through on his promise about the wall.

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Mick Mulvaney Says DHS Can’t ‘Spend Money From Mexico’ For Border Wall

Mick Mulvaney admits taxpayers would have to cough up the billions of dollars needed to build the president’s barrier. FUCK THAT SHIT!

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GOP Congressman Blasts Trump For ‘Toddler Logic’ On Shutdown

“In the land of common sense ― we’re not in it right now, and the shutdown is because the president wanted a shutdown,” Rep. Ryan Costello said. Newsflash: Common sense went down the toilet the day Trump won the election.

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What Happens In A Partial Government Shutdown

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be forced off the job, and some services will go dark.

[numberthirty]

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Mick Mulvaney Says DHS Can’t ‘Spend Money From Mexico’ For Border Wall

Mick Mulvaney admits taxpayers would have to cough up the billions of dollars needed to build the president’s barrier. FUCK THAT SHIT!

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Along that line...

Last week, a longtime DJ here in Illinois wrapped up his career(Steve Dahl for anyone keeping track) on WLS. When I turned the ride off, I just left the radio on WLS. Later that night, I made a grocery run. On the way, I heard this Mark Levin character trying to break down for a caller that American citizens cannot simply put the money together/buy property along the boarder/put a wall up using said money.

That was bit of a wild one. Things got rather heated while he was trying to explain to the lady that it was not legal/never gonna happen.

[jetengine]

The same people that oppose tax increases for better infrastructure and free healthcare would rather said increases go on a giant sun bleached failure...

And his idea.

[PaulBullion]

Here's the question...

If a candidate had actually put real work into reaching out to the supporters of that candidate and tried to mend fences(not even getting into that unforced "Black Lives Matter" error), would they really need Sanders support to pull out a win?

If his support was that critical, it never once looked liked it in the general election campaign that was run.

Here's a question: why not 5 second abs?

[numberthirty]

The same people that oppose tax increases for better infrastructure and free healthcare would rather said increases go on a giant sun bleached failure...

And his idea.

The lady in question wasn't even talking "Tax" money. She was talking raising funds/purchasing boarder property/building a wall on that property entirely with private donations so that folks could sidestep Congressional heel dragging.

[jetengine]

The lady in question wasn't even talking "Tax" money. She was talking raising funds/purchasing boarder property/building a wall on that property entirely with private donations so that folks could sidestep Congressional heel dragging.

I never specified they were talking about tax at that moment, merely that the money they shriek about spending on those taxes they'd rather throw at the worlds biggest grafitti target.

[Tendrin]

https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/stat...17310245257217

Couponing while black.

[InformationGeek]

Okay, we all knew Rand Paul was an ass, right? Welllllll... this wasn't pleasant.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Okay, we all knew Rand Paul was an ass, right? Welllllll... this wasn't pleasant.

That was bloody disgusting. Now, would he have posted that tweet before Donald Trump made public insults of minorities fashionable?

[Kirby101]

With all we know now about how 2016 being basically stolen, we're still Hillary bashing? I guess we shouldn't be surprised.

[Tendrin]

With all we know now about how 2016 being basically stolen, we're still Hillary bashing? I guess we shouldn't be surprised.

“Messaging to African Americans sought to divert their political energy away from established political institutions by preying on anger with structural inequalities faced by African Americans,” the report states. “These campaigns pushed a message that the best way to advance the cause of the African American community was to boycott the election and focus on other issues instead.”

Many of these messages were explicit, talking at length about how not voting was the right step, and attacking Hillary Clinton for past statements, such as a 1990s comment about “superpredators.”

Why does this sound so familiar.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...-votes/578302/

It was effective, as some people in this very thread have shown.