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

[The Cool Thatguy]

We have enough problems with cowardly pampered draft dodgers in the White House.

I remember an army movie that actually used John Wayne as a stealth insult

[Kirby101]

I remember an army movie that actually used John Wayne as a stealth insult

Full Metal Jacket.

[The Cool Thatguy]

Full Metal Jacket.

Never seen it, so I'll take your word. Was actually Battle Los Angeles

[Malvolio]

Damn! That's some seriously repugnant **** there. I had no idea Wayne had those sort of ugly ass viewpoints.



I only have two John Wayne movies in my library, McQ (his take on Dirty Harry) and The Green Berets, none of his westerns as I've never been a fan of the genre. By the way, I wonder how Wayne felt about Asians since he played Genghis Khan in The Conqueror? Probably hated them too.

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People need to continue talking about this:

White House Was Aware Of Russian Bounties In Early 2019: Report

Top officials were aware a year earlier than previously reported that Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, according to Associated Press sources.

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Carl Bernstein: Trump Was ‘Delusional’ And Outmatched In Calls With Putin And Erdogan

One source described the nature of the calls between Trump and Putin as sounding like “two guys in a steam bath.”

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White House Press Secretary Defends Trump Sharing ‘White Power’ Video

Kayleigh McEnany said Trump shared the video for his “demonized” supporters and claimed the president somehow “did not hear” the white supremacist slogan.

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Ex-Bush Aide Lays Blame For New Coronavirus Spike: ‘This Is Trump’s Plague Now’

“What will happen in July is entirely Trump’s fault,” David Frum argued.

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Think You Won't Get Coronavirus Outside? Think Again.

Some people seem to confuse lower COVID-19 risk with no risk. But the outdoors aren't magic, and you should still take precautions.

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Obama Reportedly Names Racist Trump Insult That ‘Still Shocks And Pisses Me Off’

The former president sounds off on Trump’s coronavirus nicknames.

I don't know how John Wayne felt about Asians, but I know he must have liked Mexicans, or at least Mexican women, since two of the three women he married were Mexican.

[Joker]

It's called fetishizing. It's got nothing to do with respect, or admiration.

[AnakinFlair]

My Mom loved John Wayne's movies, said that he reminded her of her father. However, she never agreed with his politics so I'm not sure how she feels about this issue. I'll have to ask her the next time I speak with her.

I've come to accept that a lot of the stars I've liked in the past are actually horrible people, and learned to separate their work from their personal lives. That's why I can still enjoy old Mel Gibson movies, even after learning that he called Winona Ryder an 'Oven Dodger'.

Damn! That's some seriously repugnant **** there. I had no idea Wayne had those sort of ugly ass viewpoints.

I only have two John Wayne movies in my library, McQ (his take on Dirty Harry) and The Green Berets, none of his westerns as I've never been a fan of the genre. By the way, I wonder how Wayne felt about Asians since he played Genghis Khan in The Conqueror? Probably hated them too.

He probably did, especially since it was that movie that gave him cancer. They filmed it very close to a former nuclear bomb testing range, and I don't think they told the cast that little fact before they started shooting.


In happier news, apparently kids on TikTok are 'buying' millions of dollars of Trump merchandise from his on-line stores, but abandoning their carts and not paying for any of it. This results in the stores listing things as 'sold out', even as they have plenty of merchandise in their warehouses.


I'm really starting to like TikTok.

[Tendrin]

I'm really starting to like TikTok.

Like the kids, hate the app.

https://twitter.com/jeremyburge/stat...96482433040386

https://www.forbes.com/sites/enrique...U#7ef929093b79

https://twitter.com/d1rtydan/status/1277081198624337920

It's a bad app, folks, even if the kids are using it for good.

[The Cool Thatguy]

In happier news, apparently kids on TikTok are 'buying' millions of dollars of Trump merchandise from his on-line stores, but abandoning their carts and not paying for any of it. This results in the stores listing things as 'sold out', even as they have plenty of merchandise in their warehouses.


I'm really starting to like TikTok.

Damn, now I feel like an under achiever for only putting a few thousand dollars in my cart and leaving

[Joker]

That Forbes piece ends with "avoid it like the plague" a phrase that has no meaning anymore.

Anyway. Wow, an app is bad. The people who run it awful. I'm shocked.

[Tendrin]

That Forbes piece ends with "avoid it like the plague" a phrase that has no meaning anymore.

Anyway. Wow, an app is bad. The people who run it awful. I'm shocked.

The app's data harvesting practices are more pernicious than facebooks. It's bad, yes.

[Kirby101]

It is spyware. That is the main purpose, with the video is a feature.

[kidfresh512]

McGrath wins Kentucky Senate primary

Amy McGrath has fended off Charles Booker to clinch the Democratic nomination for Senate in Kentucky, setting up an expensive showdown with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November.

McGrath had 45 percent of the vote, compared to 43 percent for Booker when The Associated Press called the race on Tuesday — a week after the primary which saw historic turnout and significant use of absentee ballots.

To Moscow Mitch's advantage that the race was so close. If that historic turnout doesn't replicate and unite behind her now he has this

[Rob Allen]

John Wayne movies can be educational. If you want to understand the American version of patriarchy, watch McClintock. Wayne's character there epitomizes how the patriarchy sees themselves.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

I've come to accept that a lot of the stars I've liked in the past are actually horrible people, and learned to separate their work from their personal lives. That's why I can still enjoy old Mel Gibson movies, even after learning that he called Winona Ryder an 'Oven Dodger'.

Oven Dodger? Jesus! How can people dream up disgusting **** like that?

[Guy1]

Trump's ego can't handle losing
His ego is taking a bruising
From both sides he's being attacked
Being called a weak, timid little hack
To sooth his need for attention
He calls his base to a convention
Gathers them up to praise him
Which the pandemic then slays them
He whines when no one shows
They care more for their own health
than his fragile ego