All-purpose news and politics thread: Two Steps Beyond!

[numberthirty]

Remember the days when Stacy Dash was on Fox and then she was fired pretty much days after Trump took office. Fox was like , well your no longer needed because we don't have a black President for you to blast anymore. lol

While I don't think there's any way that we'll ever know for certain, it seems like the "Sexual Harassment" angle was also a component in play during the time that Dash was employed by FNC.

While I don't ever recall seeing her name come up, it's not completely impossible that it could have had something to do with it.

[numberthirty]

One thing that I don't know if I've seen anyone mention about next Tuesday's special election...

Saccone is out there picking a straight up "Right To Work" fight in a district where Tim Murphy had some union backing. While there certainly might be Democratic gains in the fall, it feels like this one might wind up being lost solely on that local issue.

Let alone that Saccone would need a pretty amazing run of luck to potentially have to win this one twice in a row.

[KNIGHT OF THE LAKE]

Remember the days when Stacy Dash was on Fox and then she was fired pretty much days after Trump took office. Fox was like , well your no longer needed because we don't have a black President for you to blast anymore. lol

She was redundant. They had Harris Faulkner for that who comes off less like a loon and can pull off serious news person more than the ditzy actress from Clueless. Dash is a babe though

[Malvolio]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.3864252




Oh WBE-Eeeeee.

"Not here to judge?" I guess that doesn't apply when discussing liberals, right? Only when discussing neo-Nazis.

[PaulBullion]

She was redundant. They had Harris Faulkner for that who comes off less like a loon and can pull off serious news person more than the ditzy actress from Clueless. Dash is a babe though

She is quite young, yes.

[PaulBullion]

Three women, suspect dead after hostage standoff at Veteran's Home

The three victims were earlier described as employees of The Pathway Home, a counseling service for veterans who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is on the property.

The suspect had been a client at facility until he left two weeks ago, according to State Senator Bill Dodd.

[PaulBullion]

If you haven't yet, read this Open Letter to Dana Loesch.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Trump’s Military Parade Planned For Veterans Day — Without Tanks

The parade will cost taxpayers up to $30 million. If Obama whined his way into a military parade with such a price tag, Republicans, conservatives, right wingers and Faux News talking heads would go ballistic. But, not a peep from those hypocrites because The Great White Dope did it. Infuriating, but not surprising.

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Trump Allegedly Cut Women Of Color From Miss Universe If ‘There Were Too Many’

A new book excerpt says Trump thought certain women in his beauty pageant were “too ethnic.” There he is, your Racist-in-Chief!

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Marco Rubio Still Wants 18-Year-Olds To Be Able To Buy Guns

The senator from Florida previously said he supported raising the legal age to 21. I'm surprised RoboMarco doesn't want the minimum age dropped to 16. I mean, hey, you never know when a shooter might show up at a prom, those kids need to be able to defend themselves!

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Parkland Deputy Who Didn’t Engage School Shooter Told Other Officers To Stay Away

“Stay at least 500 feet away,” the now-disgraced deputy warns in newly released police radio recordings.

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Trump’s Tariffs Could Make These Popular Products More Expensive

The protectionist trade policy also threatens jobs in industries from Kentucky bourbon to Wisconsin cranberries. Food for thought, yo!

[worstblogever]

In 2015, in 2016, and in 2017, “Crazy Stupid Republican of the Day” published profiles of former Nevada Congressman Cresent Hardy, who in spite of having a mustache that makes you wonder if he ties fair maidens to railroad tracks, won office in the 2014 elections by about 3500 votes. But unsettling factors about Cresent Hardy are not limited to his facial hair, because he also advocates for a "flat" tax, is opposed to teaching any contraception during sex education, and thinks any and all background checks on firearms purchases are unconstitutional via the 2nd Amendment. Hardy also voted against ENDA, and explained that his motivation for doing so was because it was a new "segregation" law. His perplexing use of adjectives is not limited to only votes, though, as he has described the normally left-leaning district he represents as a "welfare district" or "minority district", as well. Many remember how politically disastrous it was for Mitt Romney to say that 47% of the country were "takers" in the 2012 elections, but believe it or not, Cresent Hardy has gone on record to say that Romney was only wrong because the real percentage is "bigger". And finally, we will end our summary of Rep. Hardy's original profile by reminding everyone that on two occasions, he vocally supported tax scofflaw and noted racist Cliven Bundy during his standoff with the Bureau of Land Management. In June 2015, while speaking before a town hall, Rep. Hardy bragged to the crowd that his kids would never be "a drain on society" like disabled people. After having a heart attack in August 2016 that limited his ability to campaign, Cresent Hardy was defeated in the 2016 elections by Ruben Kihuen, and upon learning Kihuen would be a one-and-done Congressman, Hardy has announced he will attempt to win back his seat representing Nevada’s 4th Congressional District in 2018. However, with Blue Wave momentum likely making it even more of a challenge for him to overcome his 4 point defeat in 2016, it seems unlikely he will find his way back to Washington. We will retire his CSGOPOTD profile at this time and go ahead and take a look at a different wacky Republican today instead. (Current crazy/stupid scoreboard, is now 657-25, since this was established in July 2014.)


Sean Donahue
Welcome to the 658th original “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profile, where today we’ll be discussing Sean Donahue, who is currently running for the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District, hoping to replace anti-immigrant fearmonger and CSGOPOTD alumni Lou Barletta, who is running for U.S. Senate in 2018 to challenge Democratic Sen. Bob Casey. Andhonestly, while you would think it would be harder for the GOP to get someone who’s more bigoted than Barletta on the ballot, somehow they managed. Because among Donahue’s writings online, you can read his musings about how:

• His belief that The U.S. was created for Americans who chose to worship God through Christianity.
• His insistence that freedom of religion is for all forms of Christianity but no other religion, certainly not Islam, voodoo or Satanic worship.
• His belief that Black Lives Matter and Antifa are organizations that are looking to create an armed insurgency.
• His thoughts that if we do not control immigration from South and Central America, whites will become a racial minority.
• His demand that because there is a Congressional Black Caucus, there is a need for a Congressional White Caucus.
• His frustration that universities are supposedly opening “safe spaces” where no whites are allowed.
• His desire to see the U.S. modify civil rights laws to take away “the American dream from Muslims, non-Christians and foreigners”.
• Paranoid ramblings about how if the United States does not control immigration from South and Central America, Whites will ultimately become the racial minority in the United States
• When whites become a “racial minority” they won’t be treated well, because minorities are never treated well.
• More anti-Semitic statements than you could even begin to count.

Now, making it even more unlikely that Donahue is going to be re-elected? Other than the fact that his opponents refuse to appear anywhere that Donahue could confront them on stage, and a few forum organizers are cancelling events to save face, would be the nagging detail is that Donahue convicted of making violent threats to the Luzerne County District Attorney, as well as several other county employees (he’s currently on probation).

Still, we felt it necessary to let everyone know the status quo of the Republican Party, and the sorts of Congressional candidates that they have out there in 2018. It’s part of why we’re comfortable in the GOP getting their asses kicked in November.

[worstblogever]

Meanwhile with other stable individuals, Pennsylvania Rep. Nick Miccarelli had a restraining order filed against for pulling a gun on a fellow representative back in 2012. The woman said he also threatened to crash a car they were driving in one time and in her life insurance policy, she mentioned Nick should be investigated if she were to die suddenly. Also, accused of sexual assault by two other women in the past.

Here's a real winner for you WBE.

No doubt, worthy of a profile.

[Tendrin]

If you haven't yet, read this Open Letter to Dana Loesch.

Linda Tirado is awesome.

[Gray Lensman]

No doubt, worthy of a profile.

You mean a police profile, right?

[ed2962]

I feel like nobody really cares about the Stormy Daniels thing.

Some Democrats: “If Obama’s did this, oh boy”
Evangelical Republican: “We knew he wasn’t an angel, but he does all this other stuff we like, so pass”
Everyone else: a range of “okay whatever” to “right on”

It’s more of a hypocrisy thing, but the hypocrites are like “okay yeah we’re gonna be hypocrites on this”.

It’s kind of amazing that the President of the US is getting sued by a pornstar and it’s almost incidental.

He's been known as a serial cheater/womanizer for literally decades ( and came close to bragging about it even back in the day). It's like someone coming out and saying they smoked blunts with Snoop Dogg. Folks are just like "And...?"

[ed2962]

She was redundant. They had Harris Faulkner for that who comes off less like a loon and can pull off serious news person more than the ditzy actress from Clueless. Dash is a babe though

Fox was like, "Yeah...some of the stuff you say Stacy is just too stupid, even for us."

[JCAll]

He's been known as a serial cheater/womanizer for literally decades ( and came close to bragging about it even back in the day). It's like someone coming out and saying they smoked blunts with Snoop Dogg. Folks are just like "And...?"

"We knew he was a piece of **** when we voted for him."