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

[mojotastic]

Well, he hasn't gotten shot yet.

There will be a gun at 25 dundas st in DC, look for the box in the alley, do what you must.

Lol, gotta stop playing hotline miami.

[Handsome men don't lose fights]

Well, he hasn't gotten shot yet.

Trump: "I like people who weren't assassinated."

[Darkspellmaster]

Trump: "I like people who weren't assassinated."

So does that mean he only half like Regan, because he was shot at? /s

[Tendrin]

The majority of Republicans caught in sex scandals have quickly resigned (Mark Souder, Chris Lee, Vance McAllister, Tim Murphy) as have the majority of Democrats (Eric Massa, David Wu, Tim Mahoney, Bob Filner.)

There's a difference. Nobody defended Weiner, for example. The calls for him to step aside were pretty immediate. He did.

Meanwhile, Roy Moore is getting deflections like 'King David had 500 concubines' on major networks and GOP officials declaring 'Well, no big deal'. The Democrats didn't do this with Weiner.

There's a sickness in your party, Mets, and you're too willfully blind to see. You can't hide behind equivocations like this any longer.


Meanwhile, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Matt Davies came out with this brutal piece:

Attachment 57630

To some Republicans, 'Eh, he just harassed a 14 year old girl outside her custody hearing for sex but at least he's not a Democrat' is actually something that they're willing to say.

[numberthirty]

There's a difference. Nobody defended Weiner, for example. The calls for him to step aside were pretty immediate. He did.

Meanwhile, Roy Moore is getting deflections like 'King David had 500 concubines' on major networks and GOP officials declaring 'Well, no big deal'. The Democrats didn't do this with Weiner.

Dude...

This one is way more complicated than you are trying to make it.

While that did happen at the time, you also have this...

http://www.citypages.com/news/keith-...-mayor-6559144

Keith Ellison endorses Anthony Weiner for NYC mayor

That is not exactly running the guy out of the party.

[Tendrin]

Dude...

This one is way more complicated than you are trying to make it.

While that did happen at the time, you also have this...

http://www.citypages.com/news/keith-...-mayor-6559144



That is not exactly running the guy out of the party.

Remind me again what Weiner polled at? Now tell me what Moore is polling at.

There's a difference, besides Keith Ellison making a bad decision.

[numberthirty]

Remind me again what Weiner polled at? Now tell me what Moore is polling at.

There's a difference, besides Keith Ellison making a bad decision.

Without trying to stick up for Moore, I think he would be polling a roughly what Weiner was with a similar situation to Weiner's.

Moore is a lousy guy, but Weiner tanked spectacularly for a reason.

[Tendrin]

Without trying to stick up for Moore, I think he would be polling a roughly what Weiner was with a similar situation to Weiner's.

Moore is a lousy guy, but Weiner tanked spectacularly for a reason.

The difference is one side is willing to excuse Moore and another wasn't willing by and large to excuse Weiner.

We'll know more in a month. It isn't just the officials. It's the voters.

[worstblogever]

Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, Daniel Dale, has even more meetings with Alabama GOP members to share with us!

What the flying fuck on those last two ones?!?!?!?!??!?!

Look, in 2012, the GOP got royally f***ed because a guy named Todd Akin running for Senate talked about "legitimate rape", and a bunch of other candidates started saying the same.

It's 2018, and a bunch of Republicans are starting to try to talk about statutory rape not being a big deal because it's "not forcible". They're now becoming the party that wants to put bathroom bans in place to stop nonexistent transgendered rapists from diddling kids, while explaining why their own Senate candidate is fine for diddling all the kids he felt like back in the day.

There is no scenario where that's going to produce a good outcome for a political party in the next 12 months if they don't get their s*** together. And kindly take any "both sides are just as bad" and GTFO with it. Keith Ellison endorsed Anthony Weiner for NYC mayor before he got caught sexting a second time let alone a third time with a minor, oh disingenuous manipulators of details.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Roy Moore Fundraises Off Report That He Molested A 14-Year-Old Girl

The Senate candidate from Alabama has denied the accusations of four women who were teens at the time. A real sleazy move, but hey, that's what Republicans specialize in. Meanwhile....

Alabama GOP Officials Giving Roy Moore A Pass On Sexual Assault Allegations

4 Women Accused Roy Moore Of Sexual Misconduct. GOP Senators Need More Proof.

Democrats Sit Back And Let Republicans Struggle With The Roy Moore Scandal

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Students Punished For Wearing Confederate Flag, Telling Black Kids ‘Go Back To Africa’

They wore them in response to black students protesting racial injustice during Spirit Week. More madness inspired by Donald Trump's racism:



By the way, whoever posted that picture needed to check his spelling. BIG time!

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Fox News Forgets Its Own Sexual Harassment Problem And Again Attacks Victims

The network’s legal analyst tells Hannity that false reports are common ploys for money. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

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Republicans Admit That CEOs And Donors Really Need The Tax Cut Bill To Pass — Or Else

The White House and congressional Republicans have sought to portray their tax plan as primarily a middle class tax cut. But lately, some of them have been admitting that big money political donors and wealthy CEOs, two groups that overlap heavily, are the ones who care about it the most.

“The most excited group out there are big CEOs, about our tax plan,” Gary Cohn, the leading White House economic adviser and former chief operating officer at Goldman Sachs, said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday.

Cohn’s statement is no doubt true ― it just isn’t exactly the message Republicans want to send as they argue that their bill isn’t just a sop for the rich and powerful. But over the past few weeks, several Republicans have indicated that the tax bill would boost the wealth of the already rich and ensure that their political donations keep flowing to help the GOP hold power in 2018.

“My donors are basically saying, ‘Get it done or don’t ever call me again,’” Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.), himself a millionaire, said on Tuesday.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters on Thursday that a failure to pass tax reform would fracture the Republican Party and lead to more far-right wing primary challengers. “The financial contributions will stop,” he added.

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No, Trump’s Bad Behavior Is Not ‘Just Noise’

With a small handful of notable exceptions, Republican politicians are hiding behind a false narrative to excuse their refusal to speak the plain truth about our dangerously unfit president.

The narrative goes like this: All that matters is the legislative agenda. Everything else is “just noise.” Ignore the noise and focus on “getting things done.”

This comes from many of the same culture warriors who impeached a president for telling a lie about sex. And whine about Hollywood and rap music warping our culture and corrupting our youth. And circle the wagons to protect our poor, besieged Christian super-majority from the Jewish/Islamic/Media “War on Christmas” that has laid waste to our nation. Oh, the horror!

But now, Republicans are suddenly telling us that values don’t count. They are saying that the unhinged behavior of a president of the United States is too trivial to be worthy of discussion. We shouldn’t focus on Trump’s compulsive lying or race-baiting. So what if he’s dividing the country into warring camps. Why waste time worrying about forfeiting America’s world leadership, insulting our allies, or undermining the credibility of our intelligence services. Who cares if Trump obstructs investigations into foreign interference with our elections, starts a civil war within his own party, boasts about sexual assault, and emboldens white supremacists.

That’s all just “noise.” We should ignore it, and focus on the only thing that really matters.

Tax cuts.

[Ragged Maw]

There's a difference. Nobody defended Weiner, for example. The calls for him to step aside were pretty immediate. He did.

Meanwhile, Roy Moore is getting deflections like 'King David had 500 concubines' on major networks and GOP officials declaring 'Well, no big deal'. The Democrats didn't do this with Weiner.

There's a sickness in your party, Mets, and you're too willfully blind to see. You can't hide behind equivocations like this any longer.


Meanwhile, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Matt Davies came out with this brutal piece:

Attachment 57630

To some Republicans, 'Eh, he just harassed a 14 year old girl outside her custody hearing for sex but at least he's not a Democrat' is actually something that they're willing to say.

"Darkest" political cartoon I've seen in quite a while. Holy s**t.

[PaulBullion]

Roger Stone is begging people for money to pay his legal bills.

[ZombieHavoc]

Roger Stone is begging people for money to pay his legal bills.

That commie bastard,

[PaulBullion]

Mueller is investigating an alleged plan involving Mike Flynn to forcibly remove Fethullah Gulen from the U.S. and deliver him to Turkey in return for millions of dollars—after he was named Nat. Sec. Adviser.

Fethullah Gulen is the controversial preacher who is a former ally and current enemy of Turkey's president Erdogan.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mueller...key-1510309982

In a normal year, this would be the biggest scandal of the year. It will barely register.

[Tendrin]

Hey, WBE. If you don’t have him yet, I think Ed Henry deserves a spot in your queue.



Henry went even further, suggesting that legal action against the women named in the Post story would be appropriate. “If they believe this man is predatory, they are guilty of allowing him to exist for 40 years. I think someone should prosecute and go after them," Henry said. Then he added, "You can't be a victim 40 years later."