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    Quote Originally Posted by SquirrelMan View Post
    I said what I said. Sanders is proving right now that he can't not run.
    When? Last time he didn’t want to run and pushed for Warren to run he didn’t. And then he pushed Clinton more left for staying in. This time he was considered a front runner after the opening states and he’s still mathematically in despite it being a long shot

    This is Biden’s 4th time running and only time he got a single state. Hillary also ran twice in a row, and her 2008 run caused far more pain and damage to the front runner (like emergency meetings had to happen and it’s quantifiable she did more damage

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    Quote Originally Posted by WestPhillyPunisher View Post
    That bitch, and other cretins like her need to be thrown immediately into jail. No bail, no slap on the wrist, no leniency, none of that ****, a bare minimum of three months in jail, no reduction or exceptions whatsoever. That would stop this nonsense in the bud. I mean, it's bad enough that the simple chore of going to the grocery store or supermarket is akin to playing Russian Roulette these days because you don't know who might be carrying the virus (and the people who work in those places should get combat pay in addition to their salary), the last thing we need are fuckwads who do stupid **** like that woman had done. That just pisses me off royally.
    “Margaret Cirko has been charged with felony counts of terrorist threats, threats to use a "biological agent' and criminal mischief.”

    I hope she’s found guilty on all charges and gets the full sentence.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WestPhillyPunisher View Post
    That bitch, and other cretins like her need to be thrown immediately into jail. No bail, no slap on the wrist, no leniency, none of that ****, a bare minimum of three months in jail, no reduction or exceptions whatsoever. That would stop this nonsense in the bud. I mean, it's bad enough that the simple chore of going to the grocery store or supermarket is akin to playing Russian Roulette these days because you don't know who might be carrying the virus (and the people who work in those places should get combat pay in addition to their salary), the last thing we need are fuckwads who do stupid **** like that woman had done. That just pisses me off royally.
    My best friend from back east (he now lives in SC) works at an Aldi, and they have a temporary $2 per hour raise for the duration of the crisis. I can't say anything about other grocery stores, but I do know about that one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gray Lensman View Post
    My best friend from back east (he now lives in SC) works at an Aldi, and they have a temporary $2 per hour raise for the duration of the crisis. I can't say anything about other grocery stores, but I do know about that one.
    Where I work (Target) is doing the same thing. Of course, later this year is when they do the permanent increase to $15 an hour anyway. Still nice though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steel Inquisitor View Post
    Do you consider the Soviet Union and Castro's Cuba dictatorships?



    Obama wasn't going on multiple media appearances excited about how cool Castro's Cuba was, nor did he have a honeymoon in the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. Obama was able to do this because he's not running as a socialist and hasn't got multiple incidents in the past defending Communist countries during the Cold War, everyone knows he's a capitalist - that's what protects him. That's credibility Sanders hasn't got. We've tried to tell you this. Sanders candidacy lives and dies on the party's approval, and by "party" I mean Democratic voters.



    Reducing circumstances of Biden's support, and I use that term loosely, to a black and white binary state that blurs the line between the two. You know what a compromise candidate is and many here, including me, would have prefer someone else winning. Since Biden won we're stuck with him as the nominee. I don't appreciate how you ignored how I've said I was ok with investigating those claims against Biden in prior posts. You don't think what Turner did for the Trump supporter was corruption?



    The link was for lurkers, I don't hold any optimism any link would "satisfy" you.



    We both know the party of Donald J Trump isn't going to embrace a Communist sympathiser - that's how they view Sanders.
    The Soviet Union doesn't exist anymore. Russia is not a Dictatorship simply because of their political sham of system. So on paper no, But an Authoritarian Government? Yes.
    Cuba is a Dicatorship.

    Stop protecting Obama, just admit he said the same ****. Full stop.

    Biden actually hasn't won yet, please stop saying that. He's PRESUMPTIVE people haven't voted in other states yet. Let them speak.

    I didn't ignore what YOU said.

    I don't trust reporting by that guy sorry, nor Tommy the hat. There are links that would "satisfy" me. I post from the Politico at times. But Politico is on record slandering and shitting on Bernie cosistently.
    But if you go and research Edward Isaac Dovere and is feelings on Sanders, he can slant anything he writes in a negative light.

    Here's an Example of his "Stellar" "reporting
    https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...ts-2018-599331
    Basically the person who writes the article matters, because Journalistic integrity isn't a thing anymore. It's about Tribes now. He's part of that Establishment Tribe.

    Also, Tezlyn was NOT a Trump supporter, You don't have to be a Trump supporter to have a shitty stance on Immigration, where did she say she supported Trump?
    You want a more fair article. Here's one from Buzzfeed. Nina did not defend her, she made a bad call in retaining her. There's a difference.
    But are we supposed to never forgive people when they say something we don't like, or is Cancel Culture the way forward?

    An Our Revolution Staffer Fired For “Anti-Immigrant” Remarks Is Suing The Pro-Bernie Group For Racial Discrimination
    Tezlyn Figaro, who worked on black outreach for the Sanders group, was fired last spring after a public rift with Latinx colleagues over her comments about immigrants.


    Basically when it comes to Sanders, I don't trust Politico or the Washington post.

    That's also the only thing they have on him He's a democratic Socialist. He's NOT a Communist sympathizer, where's your proof that he is?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jetengine View Post
    The reason no one cares about Tara is 4 fold.

    1. Depp/Heard proved that newsgroups backing one side (and they inevitably will) can blow up in their face massively.

    2. Trump has had a metric ton of allegations against him his rape of his first wife is even in her biography ffs! Meanwhile thids is Bidens....only(?) accusation.

    3. Timing. She made a big deal out of it, then went incredibly quiet when it turned out that Biden does this to everyone only to bring it up now when (for all intents and purposes) hes won.

    4. Ties to Russian news, the same Russia that wont stop destabilising the USA
    Russia Russia Russia lol.

    Tara should be believed until it's proven that she is lying. Investigate her and the claims. We can't only believe women when they hurt the other guy. She also came out in the 90's.

    Your number 3 is why women don't like coming forward. Because it's a sexist trope to use "Timing" to discredit a woman's story.


    Quote Originally Posted by Tendrin View Post
    There are valid reasons to be skeptical of Reade's story but some folks seem to think 'believe women' means 'believe uncritically'. When Ford's allegations came out against Kavanaugh, I said they ought to be investigated, and testimony given. Kavanaugh was hardly suitable for the high court and displayed a temperament unbecoming a supreme court justice. I have little difficulty believing that he did the things that were claimed he did. Men, especially men of power, often think they're entitled to women's bodies and personal space.

    Which, of course, brings us to Biden. Biden too has acted in ways that show an entitlement to women's bodies and their personal space, and he's absolutely made more than one woman uncomfortable with that. We know that these things can stay /very buried/, as the very Republican speaker of the house that we don't like to talk about was an actual rapist and serial sexual abuser of children. And it stayed buried. For years. If Biden is what she says he is, others will come forward. There's never merely /one/ victim. There are /always/ more for men in these positions because the consequences don't get applied.

    These kind of attacks will be the norm for Democratic politicians because they know we expect better from our candidates and hope to make us unwilling to hold our noses and vote for them while they run Actual Rapist Donald Trump. The Republicans will never expect better of their own because they don't actually care. They never cared about Juanita Broderick or Paula Jones, in actuality, given what we know of the litany of characters involved in Clinton's impeachment, and I doubt many of them and at least some of Bernie's supporters give one **** about Tara Reade beyond what she can do to Biden's campaign in a last ditch effort to sink him and land Bernie the nomination they think he deserves.

    She's made the accusation. It deserves to be heard and litigated, carefully, because bad actors absolutely will take the ball she's giving them and run with it as far as they'll be allowed to.
    This is all we ask. Let her be heard and vetted as if this was any other case, but we both know power protects power.


    Quote Originally Posted by TriggerWarning View Post
    The left and media don't care about Tara because Biden is the likely democrat nominee and they don't want to give Trump ammunition. Just like they don't care about the extremely credible accusers, like Juanita Broadrick, who accused Bill Clinton and that they don't care that Hilary is a complete hypocrite when given how she attacked her husband's accusers in the media and then later tried to make herself into an advocate for female victims.

    Its all about what party you are. One of the many reasons why there are many who hate both sides as both sides turn a complete partisan blind eye to their own parties misdeeds.
    Exactly Democrats don't care about corruption when they are doing it. They and the Republicans support power and both give us Cultural bullshit to "tide" us over while we get fucked.


    Quote Originally Posted by SquirrelMan View Post
    I have no idea what you are trying to say here. Virtue signaling? Picking Tina Turner? Is it some kind of sexist dog whistle to capitalize Male but not female?
    NO, you're being a Troll, Disingenuous, and kinda hacky to call me a sexist. I'd retort but the mods would give us a warning or ban both of us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tami View Post
    If Andrew Cuomo decided to run for President in 4 years, I think he'd be a serious contender.
    If Cuomo ran for President. I'd laugh as he failed and failed again. Do you know a single person that lives up north?
    Do you know how bad he is to workers, renters, property owners, and minorities?

    Man Democrats just keep on picking these "Serious Contenders/Winners."

    Good luck with that.

    Quote Originally Posted by SquirrelMan View Post
    His brother just tested positive for covid-19, so now it's personal for him.
    A lot of people's brothers have it... OH WAIT Cuomo is rich so he matters more, I forgot how Democrats operate lol.

    Quote Originally Posted by TheDarman View Post
    Probably. But I think 2024 will be a wide open primary as well. I think it’ll be Biden’s VP, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris (if she isn’t his VP), and maybe even AOC making a run. It’s a question of how many people want to involve themselves in that kind of primary after what happened this time.
    Good luck with the voters then. We get a Democrat this time and nothing changes. Good luck getting people to vote for a Cuomo or any Centrist in the future.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tami View Post
    In 4 years, Bernie will be retired and living the good life back in his home state.

    This post shows you've never understood Bernie at all.
    Bernie will still be fighting the good fight against corruption in both parties and getting in Amendments to actually help people, while the Democrats do their usual Cultural Progress and Economic Incrementalism.

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    This is yet another reason why I'm leaving the party. They don't care about us on the ground at all.
    WHY are we continuing to help big business? OH! These are Democratic donor states, that's why.
    No, I despise the GOP, but on this SOME are right.


    Pelosi floats undoing SALT deduction cap in next coronavirus bill

    But most Republicans support the SALT deduction cap, arguing that it helps to prevent the tax code from subsidizing higher state taxes.

    GOP lawmakers and tax-policy experts across the ideological spectrum criticized Pelosi's idea late Monday, arguing that repealing the SALT deduction cap would largely benefit high-income taxpayers.

    “This is a nonstarter," a spokesperson for Senate Finance Committee Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said. "Millionaires don’t need a new tax break as the federal government spends trillions of dollars to fight a pandemic.”

    Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said that "restoring the SALT deduction, as Speaker Pelosi advocated, would once again force low and middle income people to subsidize wealthy individuals in high tax states and municipalities — like the Speaker’s home in San Francisco, California.”

    Pelosi spokesman Henry Connelly said in a statement to The Hill that "action on SALT would be tailored to focus the benefits on middle class earners and include limitations on the high-end."

    Nancy Pelosi's idea to retroactively lift the limit on state and local tax deductions would be almost useless for people who need the most help


    "Pelosi's Terrible Idea": Critics Denounce Proposal to Give Wealthy a Tax Cut in Next Stimulus Package
    "This is almost unbelievable."



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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazirai View Post
    He asked who I thought was Progressive, not who I want for VP.
    Every single person alive has issues.

    Hell, me living in several countries growing up and by choice and praising them would get some here to denounce me as a foreign agent if I ran for office lol.
    I actually like Russia and have been to Cuba... OHHH Scandal. Does that make me an apologist too If I like their educational structure?

    Does it make me a Sympathizer because I like their Single Payer system? Or that Cuba came up with treatments for a couple cancers?
    How about Russia? If I like Their Transportation system and Medical system?
    I lived in Germany, They fought a war against us and had racists and Ethno geneticists murder people.
    I lived in Japan for 6 years, and am fond of the Governmental structure there, and I love their healthcare and educational systems.
    I lived in England twice for a year and 6 months, am I fond of the King? Drams, lol.

    Who are these supporters you speak of? Methinks you are trolling.
    Nina despises the Democratic party as I do then. I want the party to do better some of you don't. If that is despising then a lot of Independents like me Despise the party.
    I don't care about tribalism, tribalism gave us Trump because the Democratic party wants conservatives and shits on their left base. They take corrupt money and brines, and let in racists like Bloomberg.
    They let people who ACTUALLY sabotage the party like Manchin and DESPISE Sanders for wanting to actually help people. Yeah, I despise the Democratic party too.

    I've said it before and I'll say it again, they can kiss my black ass. I don't vote for letters, I vote for policy.
    I think Sanders probably would have a better shot if he had run as a Republican.
    My question about how you like in politics was in the context of a discussion about who Biden should choose as a running mate.

    It's perfectly fine for you to say that you like some political figures who are constitutionally inelligible to serve, or unlikely to seek national office for other reasons (primarily age.)

    Living somewhere doesn't really make you a foreign agent, except in the eyes of some paranoid folk. But certain elements of someone's background can make a person's political views more suspect.

    If someone went to Liberty University and had standard Republican views, it would be easier to see him as a bible-thumper. A Liberty University grad who became a Democrat would be seen as more independent.

    Quote Originally Posted by numberthirty View Post
    If I'm looking at what I tend to believe is the case that Biden seems to be making?

    I tend to lean towards Booker.

    I think that he tends to make the best(and, honestly, the clearest...) case for what seems to be the "Aspirational..." component of Biden's pitch.

    He seems like he is probably the best surrogate when it comes to that Biden might wind up being an issue.
    Looking at who fits Biden's message is an interesting approach. I take it you don't see unity picks as particularly helpful.

    Quote Originally Posted by TheDarman View Post
    Probably. But I think 2024 will be a wide open primary as well. I think it’ll be Biden’s VP, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris (if she isn’t his VP), and maybe even AOC making a run. It’s a question of how many people want to involve themselves in that kind of primary after what happened this time.
    It'll be an open primary.

    There are a lot of unknowns. If Biden's Vice President is an African-American woman (Stacey Abrams, Val Demings, Terri Sewell) that likely doesn't leave an opening for Booker or Harris. In any situation, a reasonably popular female Vice President could very well be an overwhelming favorite for the nomination.

    Due to his background (a stint in the cabinet as HHS secretary, three-term Governor of New York) Cuomo might end up being her running mate. He's a good fit for most plausible Biden Veeps (the main exception would be Elizabeth Warren.)

    It's a different scenario if Biden loses. Then it's more of a free for all. Cuomo might be strong as a proven national leader, although he might be seen as too similar to Hillary and Biden.

    I could definitely see the party wanting change candidates.
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    Exclusive: Captain of aircraft carrier with growing coronavirus outbreak pleads for help from Navy

    The captain of a nuclear aircraft carrier with more than 100 sailors infected with the coronavirus pleaded Monday with U.S. Navy officials for resources to allow isolation of his entire crew and avoid possible deaths in a situation he described as quickly deteriorating.
    The unusual plea from Capt. Brett Crozier, a Santa Rosa native, came in a letter obtained exclusively by The Chronicle and confirmed by a senior officer on board the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, which has been docked in Guam following a COVID-19 outbreak among the crew of more than 4,000 less than a week ago.

    “This will require a political solution but it is the right thing to do,” Crozier wrote. “We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die. If we do not act now, we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset — our Sailors.”

    In the four-page letter to senior military officials, Crozier said only a small contingent of infected sailors have been off-boarded. Most of the crew remain aboard the ship, where following official guidelines for 14-day quarantines and social distancing is impossible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KNIGHT OF THE LAKE View Post
    AOC would work fine. She’s still like the most beloved outside Sanders for that wing of the party. I’d say Ellison, but Biden committed to a woman (which I think is a huge mistake btw because it limits options and comes off as virtue signalling) so he can’t go that route

    Honestly if I was Biden, I wouldn’t nominate someone under the guise of a progressive olive branch. That requires a concession on his end to make it meaningful that I don’t think his camp is committed to making.

    He’s better off trying to play the cards he’s dealt at this point. Go Whitmer. She’s a woman, she shores up a must win swing state, she’s attractive so she’ll play well with the shallow American electorate, she’s a Midwesterner, she can campaign on Trump’s covid response which I think will be a hurdle for Biden to do himself.
    As had been noted quite a few times, AOC can't be on the ticket due to her age.

    But even if it were possible, it would likely not go over well with the center. She won a primary in a progressive district. There's no indication she would do well with swing voters in Michigan, Arizona or Florida.

    Quote Originally Posted by SquirrelMan View Post
    His brother just tested positive for covid-19, so now it's personal for him.
    I don't think this would make Cuomo unique among presidential contenders.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tami View Post
    In 4 years, Bernie will be retired and living the good life back in his home state.
    He'll still be in the Senate in four years, as long as his health holds up.

    Quote Originally Posted by KNIGHT OF THE LAKE View Post
    When? Last time he didn’t want to run and pushed for Warren to run he didn’t. And then he pushed Clinton more left for staying in. This time he was considered a front runner after the opening states and he’s still mathematically in despite it being a long shot

    This is Biden’s 4th time running and only time he got a single state. Hillary also ran twice in a row, and her 2008 run caused far more pain and damage to the front runner (like emergency meetings had to happen and it’s quantifiable she did more damage
    It's Biden's third time running. And it is different to run as a former Vice President than as one of several senators.

    There are a lot of voters looking for a return to normal, which is a good message to Biden.

    Last time, he ran voters were looking for change, and that wasn't a great message for an old white guy who had been in the Senate for decades.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazirai View Post
    Good luck with the voters then. We get a Democrat this time and nothing changes. Good luck getting people to vote for a Cuomo or any Centrist in the future.
    I still have yet to see actual data demonstrating that progressives would somehow perform better with a more Conservative overall voting bloc in the general election than they have in a far more liberal bloc within the Democratic Party. I know a lot of people feel a certain way, but I need the data to prove it. If there isn’t sufficient data, I’m just not willing to risk this election on a feeling. Obama won twice with a majority (not just a plurality) of the popular vote—one of only four presidents to do so since World War II. Running a candidate like him seems to be the one that will win elections right now. The second we get someone like AOC out of a district like the one Katie Hill represented, you’ll have my attention.
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    I was in the Navy for twenty years, half of that spent on ships, and I can tell you from experience that social isolation on ships with cramped living and work spaces is flat out impossible, and even worse on submarines. I’m concerned that an outbreak could spread throughout the fleet, and spread quickly if it’s not controlled.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDarman View Post
    Where I work (Target) is doing the same thing. Of course, later this year is when they do the permanent increase to $15 an hour anyway. Still nice though.
    A note about Target - my nephew works there and can verify this too. Also they are letting employees shop during a set aside time just for them. Let me know if this is true for you as well.
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