All Purpose News and Politics Thread Part IV: The Center Cannot Hold

[Dalak]

While you're all focused on that, Donald Trump unleashed a new awful thing.

And it all comes back to "**** Obama!" yet again from the Birther-In-Chief.

[Kevinroc]

And it all comes back to "**** Obama!" yet again from the Birther-In-Chief.

I think this is more aimed at McCain.

[numberthirty]

O'Donnell is walking it back.

https://twitter.com/Lawrence/status/...272353792?s=19

When I first heard this it was mentioned that he only had one source and probably shouldn't have gone public with it.

This isn’t the first time MSNBC failed to deliver the goods on Trump finance related information

Not much of a shock there.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

While you're all focused on that, Donald Trump unleashed a new awful thing.

Something else that has Kid Jackboot’s fingerprints all over it.

[Malvolio]

I think this is more aimed at McCain.

Yeah, that was my thought, too. John McCain was born in the Panama Canal zone while his father served there in the Navy. If this law were in effect then, John McCain would not have been a US citizen when he was born.

[Tami]

Yeah, that was my thought, too. John McCain was born in the Panama Canal zone while his father served there in the Navy. If this law were in effect then, John McCain would not have been a US citizen when he was born.

Isn't Ted Cruz also in that situation? He was born in Canada.

[Malvolio]

Isn't Ted Cruz also in that situation? He was born in Canada.

Not exactly. Ted Cruz's parents weren't in the US military when he was born and that wasn't the reason they were living in Canada.

[Celgress]

I think this is more aimed at McCain.

I think you're correct.

Oddly enough the Far Right and Far Left both despised John McCain for similar reasons (being a "tool" of the "Establishment"). I recall being appalled when I watched many political commentary Youtubers on the Far Right and Far Left make "jokes" about McCain being in Hell (Far Right) and them being happy he died (Far Left).

[PwrdOn]

I think you're correct.

Oddly enough the Far Right and Far Left both despised John McCain for similar reasons (being a "tool" of the "Establishment"). I recall being appalled when I watched many political commentary Youtubers on the Far Right and Far Left make "jokes" about McCain being in Hell (Far Right) and them being happy he died (Far Left).

The far right only hates McCain because Trump tells them too. The left at least has reasons to hate McCain that are consistent with the anti-war world view they've expressed all along, whether you agree with that or not. I don't think anyone doubts that he was a driven and courageous man, but that in and of itself doesn't make him a figure to be admired, he also has to have used that energy to further a worthy cause which I'm sure many on the left would strongly dispute.

[Celgress]

The far right only hates McCain because Trump tells them too....

Actually, I know of several people on the Far Right who hated John McCain long before Trump came along (Michael Savage and Alex Jones spring immediately to mind even Rush Limbaugh said a few nasty things about the Senator before 2015/2016). I think Trump simply exploited hatred which was already there.

[InformationGeek]

Tulsi Gabbard didn't qualify for the next debate and then she ran to Fox News... to be interviewed by Tucker Carlson. What the f**k is she thinking?!

[numberthirty]

Tulsi Gabbard didn't qualify for the next debate and then she ran to Fox News... to be interviewed by Tucker Carlson. What the f**k is she thinking?!

Not really seeing the issue.

Don't even think that will be the first time she has done an interview with him during the primary season.

[numberthirty]

Well...

- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lawre...b063c341fa0f2a

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Retracts Unverified Trump Finances Report

[InformationGeek]

Not really seeing the issue.

Don't even think that will be the first time she has done an interview with him during the primary season.

Ummm, the fact that she ran to be interviewed by a guy who has shown a nasty, racist side to him and said white supremacy is a hoax.. you don't see the problem with being connected to that guy?

She couldn't have gone to Shep Smith or Chris Wallace if she wanted airtime on Fox. No, she wanted to go with Carlson there.

[Mister Mets]

While you're all focused on that, Donald Trump unleashed a new awful thing.

The policy appears to be misunderstood. It's more of a procedural clarification regarding the process for applying for citizenship. It's not about children born to U.S. service members and government employees overseas unless you have someone who hadn't resided in the US for a total of five years becoming a parent. It seems to largely apply to adoption and children whose parents became U.S. citizens after the kid was born.

https://twitter.com/DLind/status/1166789650540892163
https://www.military.com/daily-news/...mpression=true