All purpose news and politics thread part VI: This Is Not The Time For Posing

[numberthirty]

It literally has EVERYTHING to do with it. That libertarian ***hole only thinks of himself, got a contagious disease, and went into Congress, where there are many people "at risk" just from their age group alone, let alone their health status. He doesn't care about anyone.

So when you ask "what steps he could have taken..."

He could have done a lot of things. But the answer is pointless, because we should know he did nothing. Or in fact, he did less than nothing. He went the opposite direction...

Since some folks are real slow on the uptake about Rand Paul, I'll then also add he was enough of an ***hole that he was the only person who voted against the Coronavirus stimulus package in March. So he could have done that.

Again, thanks for playing.

Which is not actually the whole of what Mets asked.

I could quote what he actually did ask, but there wouldn't really be much of a point.

[sammy_hansen]

The phrase "significant elements of falsity" is in Factcheck's description of a Mixture rating.

What have I said about the Iraq War that you disagree with?

Ha, when did Republicans become so interested in facts? I never said you said anything about the Iraq War.

[sammy_hansen]

I can’t remember too many conservatives here being outraged when a Republican accosted AOC and called her a bitch. But they’re more than happy to clutch pearls about poor widdle Rand Paul.

[babyblob]

I can’t remember too many conservatives here being outraged when a Republican accosted AOC and called her a bitch. But they’re more than happy to clutch pearls about poor widdle Rand Paul.

People should have been upset by AOC being accosted. No one should be accosted because of their stance or party.

[worstblogever]

I can’t remember too many conservatives here being outraged when a Republican accosted AOC and called her a bitch. But they’re more than happy to clutch pearls about poor widdle Rand Paul.

Well, he's so fragile. In terms of his white maleness, and the fact that he got beat up by an elderly neighbor bad enough to put him in the hospital.

Aqua Buddha has all the durability of peanut brittle.

[numberthirty]

All Mets is after here is to point out that Paul couldn’t have done anything by himself (he could have, still could, but won’t) to lower deaths. Because as Mets has pointed out, he’d rather be right about a particular point than be on the right side. I’m not playing that weak ass game.

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He actually treated people with Covid.

While I personally don't care for the guy, there's no reason to to just completely ignore reality while you point out that he is on the wrong side of this.

[worstblogever]

He actually treated people with Covid.

I'm sure the self-certified ophthalmologist was as effective in treating patients with a respiratory disease's eyes as Paul Ryan family were when they did those dishes in 2012.

[sammy_hansen]

People should have been upset by AOC being accosted. No one should be accosted because of their stance or party.

But they weren’t, were they?

One white, one brown.

[sammy_hansen]

He actually treated people with Covid.

While I personally don't care for the guy, there's no reason to to just completely ignore reality while you point out that he is on the wrong side of this.

The devil is sending out a lot of advocates today...

[babyblob]

But they weren’t, were they?

One white, one brown.

No they wernt. And that says a lot about how far gone our society is and how divided we are. The fact a woman can be accosted in public and no one cares because she is a dem.

[numberthirty]

I'm sure the self-certified ophthalmologist was as effective in treating patients with a respiratory disease's eyes as Paul Ryan family were when they did those dishes in 2012.

All Mets is after here is to point out that Paul couldn’t have done anything by himself (he could have, still could, but won’t) to lower deaths. Because as Mets has pointed out, he’d rather be right about a particular point than be on the right side. I’m not playing that weak ass game.

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Nothing in blue about "Treated Them To The Degree Of Effectiveness That I Personally Deem 'Effective'..."

Only "Won't". Which is just foolish when we actually know that the guy treated patients.

[worstblogever]

Nothing in blue about "Treated Them To The Degree Of Effectiveness That I Personally Deem 'Effective'..."

Only "Won't". Which is just foolish when we actually know that the guy treated patients.

The unqualified, self-certified eye doctor who already proved he had poor mask discipline, CONTINUES TO, and risked getting everyone at the capitol infected is not who I would champion as "helping".

I wouldn't trust that ***hole to change a bedpan.

[Mister Mets]

Well, he's so fragile. In terms of his white maleness, and the fact that he got beat up by an elderly neighbor bad enough to put him in the hospital.

Aqua Buddha has all the durability of peanut brittle.

That is an extraordinarily vile thing to say.

I can’t remember too many conservatives here being outraged when a Republican accosted AOC and called her a bitch. But they’re more than happy to clutch pearls about poor widdle Rand Paul.

I don't think conservatives had anything new to add to the discussion. A congressional backbencher was a dick.

Criticizing people for not discussing a news item is a different goalpost than looking at what they've actually said about it. People on the board made comments about Rand Paul, and the responses are to those specific comments.

I'm unaware of any board conservative defending Yoho. If you want more commentary from conservatives, that's going to require more conservative posters, so you should consider how to make this thread more welcoming to people whose politics you disagree with.

It also sets a bad standard in the future, where people who disagree with you politically can blame your side for failing to discuss a particular news item, which is disrespectful to everyone's time.

Ha, when did Republicans become so interested in facts? I never said you said anything about the Iraq War.

I care about facts more than most do. It's not a partisan issue.

[worstblogever]

That is an extraordinarily vile thing to say.

You can clutch those pearls about poor Sen. Paul while doing nothing to criticize Tucker Carlson and Ann Coulter defending/celebrating a white nationalist murdering BLM protesters for the past two days and suddenly, I remind everyone that Rand Paul got his ass kicked badly by his neighbor, and it's "vile".

It's a thing that happened. It didn't happen last night, although Rand sure is crying like it did.

[worstblogever]

Charlottesville was just about three years ago.

A little white nationalist just murdered peaceful protesters, and the right are digging in to defend him for it. Which is the Overton window at work. Three years ago, at least most Republicans would criticize the murderer that drove into a crowd.

Apparently if you SHOOT them like little Kyle did, you're beyond reproach, though. Just change the subject to Rand Paul falling on his butt once while walking with a full police escort to distract and pretend that's worse.

Seriously, look at yourselves. Look at what you are now. Look at what Trump has helped you become.

You don't have to be like this.