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

[Ragged Maw]

No, it's two words and the first one is House.

Man, Bill Maher - left-leaning as he is - dodged a bullet, the more I think about it IMO. Either that or he televised himself destroying a Confederate monument with an RPG to maintain good PR standing. lol

[WestPhillyPunisher]

No, it's two words and the first one is House.

Hell, several years ago, I got a warning from the mods for calling a black Trump supporter (I forget who it was) an Oreo.

[Joker]

That is technically name calling/a direct insult.

[Ragged Maw]

That is technically name calling/a direct insult.

Plus, terms like that which suggest a form of racial gatekeeping are loaded, to say the least

[worstblogever]

With Diamond and Silk it's that Fox had to distance themselves from them because D+S were giving wrong information about Corona. I don't know why Owens wasn't at the GOP convention, but I don't they're getting rid of her. Right now she's going viral after picking a fight with Cardi B ( after other right wing pundits went viral being fake "outraged" over Cardi's "WAP" song).

The hypocrisy of conservatives going after African American performers non-stop on censorship regarding their lyrics for the past decade (Beyonce, Jay-Z, Common, Nicki Minaj, and Cardi B have been targets of their ire) while they can herald Kid Rock or say, Ted Nugent's pedophilic nature and singing songs about contracting STDs for decades is revolting racism, full stop.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

The hypocrisy of conservatives going after African American performers non-stop on censorship regarding their lyrics for the past decade (Beyonce, Jay-Z, Common, Nicki Minaj, and Cardi B have been targets of their ire) while they can herald Kid Rock or say, Ted Nugent's pedophilic nature and singing songs about contracting STDs for decades is revolting racism, full stop.

I would imagine that when it comes to music, conservatives long for the days of Pat Boone, Ricky Nelson, Connie Francis and the Everly Brothers. Today's entertainers frighten right wingers, and, as we learned a long, long time ago, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate leads to racism.

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The hypocrisy of conservatives going after African American performers non-stop on censorship regarding their lyrics for the past decade (Beyonce, Jay-Z, Common, Nicki Minaj, and Cardi B have been targets of their ire) while they can herald Kid Rock or say, Ted Nugent's pedophilic nature and singing songs about contracting STDs for decades is revolting racism, full stop.

Quoted for truth.

It's not different than Laura Ingraham telling Lebron James to "shut up and dribble" but turnaround and say we should "listen" to Tom Brady's views.

It's just flat out racism and double standards.

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I would imagine that when it comes to music, conservatives long for the days of Pat Boone, Ricky Nelson, Connie Francis and the Everly Brothers. Today's entertainers frighten right wingers, and, as we learned a long, long time ago, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate leads to racism.

LOL...so funny and so true.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Quoted for truth.

It's not different than Laura Ingraham telling Lebron James to "shut up and dribble" but turnaround and say we should "listen" to Tom Brady's views.

It's just flat out racism and double standards.

If Lebron slurped Trump (not that he would), Laura Ignoramus would fall in love and plead to have King James' baby. Yeah, double standard all day long.

[BeastieRunner]

Officers shot child with autism having an episode of losing self-control.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...kHuutS0ccDUhD8

Only in America.

[Ragged Maw]

Officers shot child with autism having an episode of losing self-control.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...kHuutS0ccDUhD8

Only in America.

Glad the kid lived, but seriously how do policemen freak out that easily at a spazzed out 13-year-old? How does an officer go “OH MY FUCKING GAWD, HE’S COMING RIGHT FOR US!” and just unload bullets into him. Were the officers crying in each other’s arms after being “oh-so-horribly shaken up” by their “traumatic” experience?

[The Cool Thatguy]

Glad the kid lived, but seriously how do a policemen freak out that easily at a spazzed out 13-year-old? How does an officer go “OH MY FUCKING GAWD, HE’S COMING RIGHT FOR US!” and just unload bullets into him. Were the officers crying in each other’s arms after being “oh-so-horribly shaken up” by their “traumatic” experience?

Seriously.

Cops seem to want the respect that comes with risking their lives for public safety, and the ability to never actually have to take on the smallest threat.

[Tami]

Say what?

BREAKING - Donald Trump and Kayleigh McEnany are blaming World War II on Obama/Biden.

I tried to explain that Obama wasn't born until 1961 but they're not hearing it.

They say they have proof that will "come out soon."

Twitter Link

I have no idea what this is about, but I'm curious to know if it's legit or just a joke.

[thwhtGuardian]

Say what?

Twitter Link

I have no idea what this is about, but I'm curious to know if it's legit or just a joke.

I mean, I know he says some really stupid stuff but if you can't see that this is obvious satire then I don't know what to say.

[Jack Dracula]

But no one wants to work and actually appeal to people. We're talking about old money folks. They don't believe in hard work, that's to sucker the populace into doing for you.

The only thing I'd add to this is that they don't know how to actually appeal to people because they've been so wealthy for so long that they have no empathy or context for how the average person thinks or feels. At some point, they just can't relate because they're too far away from it.

Just waiting for the next shoe to drop. It seems that the traditional 'October Surprise' has been extended to September, and it seems like Trump is the one getting surprised the most.

Here's hoping it sticks for the next several weeks and doesn't get pushed aside by some manufactured drama on Trumps' part.