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HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#173777: Feb 10th 2017 at 3:24:49 PM

Has anyone in your country's history managed to fuck things up this quickly?

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#173778: Feb 10th 2017 at 3:25:34 PM

[up]Jefferson Davis springs to mind. Of course he wasn't elected.

Journeyman Overlording the Underworld from On a throne in a vault overlooking the Wasteland Since: Nov, 2010
Overlording the Underworld
#173779: Feb 10th 2017 at 3:29:11 PM

[up][up] We didn't realize it was a choice between a sane person and Caligula.

If we'd have known . . . we probably would have had another Republican run and beat Clinton.

ETA: My brother supported Kasich. He's generally of sound mind. My brother that is. If he does run in 2020 I'll have to look him up and see whether he's worth voting for.

edited 10th Feb '17 3:31:08 PM by Journeyman

DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#173780: Feb 10th 2017 at 3:35:21 PM

[up][up][up] James Buchanan, who within his first week convinced the Supreme Court to settle the questions of Slavery at the time, and that resulted in the Dredd Scott Decision.

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#173781: Feb 10th 2017 at 3:37:13 PM

[up][up]Kasich only looked good compared to the rest of the field.

Journeyman Overlording the Underworld from On a throne in a vault overlooking the Wasteland Since: Nov, 2010
Overlording the Underworld
#173782: Feb 10th 2017 at 3:45:27 PM

I think that's all you can say about any of these guys ever. At this point we might as well be a one party country and I'm not talking about the people who currently run things into the ground.

Honestly, I think we need to find ways to peacefully end the GOP at all and then see the Democrats split into two parties. Because these GOP nutters need to be made irrelevant real fast.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#173783: Feb 10th 2017 at 3:49:10 PM

Problem is the GOP can only win because of the people who support their policies. In order for the GOP to become politically irrelevant, you would have to find some way for a proper conservative voting block to exist and the reactionaries who currently prop them up to be made irrelevant.

Boston Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
#173784: Feb 10th 2017 at 3:49:51 PM

The problem isn't necessarily with the politicians; it's with the constituents they represent.

Journeyman Overlording the Underworld from On a throne in a vault overlooking the Wasteland Since: Nov, 2010
Overlording the Underworld
#173785: Feb 10th 2017 at 3:54:13 PM

I didn't mention the politicians outright. I was referring to the entire thing. Constituents and all. We need to find a way to break that damn party line once and for all. Where the fuck was Anonymous in all of this? I know it's not a group, just a tag, but still, you would have expected counter-viewed hackers running around tearing into the Republicans given how anti-corporate their stances have been in the past.

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#173786: Feb 10th 2017 at 4:01:26 PM

Russia Considers Returning Snowden to U.S. to ‘Curry Favor’ With Trump: Official

U.S. intelligence has collected information that Russia is considering turning over Edward Snowden as a "gift" to President Donald Trump — who has called the NSA leaker a "spy" and a "traitor" who deserves to be executed.

That's according to a senior U.S. official who has analyzed a series of highly sensitive intelligence reports detailing Russian deliberations and who says a Snowden handover is one of various ploys to "curry favor" with Trump. A second source in the intelligence community confirms the intelligence about the Russian conversations and notes it has been gathered since the inauguration.

Snowden's ACLU lawyer, Ben Wizner, told NBC News they are unaware of any plans that would send him back to the United States.

Congratulations Snowden, you played yourself.

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#173787: Feb 10th 2017 at 4:05:02 PM

Can Assange meet the same fate, pleeeeeease? Or maybe not, if he's going to be pardoned...

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MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
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#173789: Feb 10th 2017 at 4:17:27 PM

We didn't realize it was a choice between a sane person and Caligula.

The rest of us sure as hell did.

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AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#173790: Feb 10th 2017 at 4:23:44 PM

Sadly those of us in this thread apparently don't represent enough of the general public. We all saw that he was a Pinochet impersonator in a bad hairpiece, but too many others did not. Or worse yet, saw it said "he's still better than the woman the press has told me to hate for thirty years." Or worst of all saw it and said "I like that he's a Pinochet impersonator".

As a sidenote, there's a conservative meme currently going around the Internet in which liberals are threatened with "helicopter rides".

edited 10th Feb '17 6:17:04 PM by AmbarSonofDeshar

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#173791: Feb 10th 2017 at 4:31:27 PM

Something my Lt governor has been promoting: Digital Democracy.

. This free online platform offers a searchable database of state legislative committees hearings, allowing the user to search videos by keyword, topic, speaker, organization or date. Digital Democracy is a first-of-its-kind tool because it transcribes legislative hearing videos and makes them available in their searchable entirety. These data rich transcripts represent an entirely new universe of information previously unavailable to the public. A robust database of all speakers tracks individual participants’ testimony and positions, as well as other essential information such as campaign donation and gift histories. Digital Democracy also offers complete text, history and other information on all bills introduced before the state legislature, as well and legislative bill analyses and information on upcoming legislative hearings.

This project is pushing beyond the technical challenges of providing mere access to information, instead focusing on how this new data set can be meaningfully interpreted and acted upon by individual citizens and grassroots organization to achieve effective action. Tools within the system allow a user to quickly and easily search, locate, view, clip, and share this information and opinions on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms. The video clips provide dynamic content for citizen activists, community organizers, traditional journalists as well as online media outlets, bloggers, educators, researchers, professional associations, and government watchdogs.

Right now it's only limited to the legislatures of California and New York, with Florida and Texas expected to come soon.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#173792: Feb 10th 2017 at 4:38:52 PM

[up][up][up][up]While that doesn't necessarily confirm the kompromat part of the story it is pretty damning. Based on the accumulated circumstantial evidence and this new revelation I think there's definitely something to this.

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#173793: Feb 10th 2017 at 4:44:23 PM

Not technically US politics but Israel Prime Minister may be indicted for corruption

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HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#173794: Feb 10th 2017 at 4:57:06 PM

At this point, aren't both parties essentially just different types of evil?

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#173795: Feb 10th 2017 at 4:57:37 PM

No?

Oh really when?
ViperMagnum357 Since: Mar, 2012
#173796: Feb 10th 2017 at 4:58:24 PM

[up][up]Not even close.

And blatant baiting is not appreciated.

edited 10th Feb '17 4:58:56 PM by ViperMagnum357

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#173797: Feb 10th 2017 at 4:58:49 PM

You'd have to define how the democrats are "evil". There's a difference between "flawed" and "has no redeeming qualities at this point", which is what the GOP is.

HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#173798: Feb 10th 2017 at 5:02:23 PM

By which I mean: "vote for his party and we'll fuck things up this way" or "vote for this party and we'll fuck thing up this way, instead".

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#173799: Feb 10th 2017 at 5:04:01 PM

Seeing as how our current problems have it's root in Racism and the Southern Strategy started by these clowns in the GOP, then you'd STILL be wrong.

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Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#173800: Feb 10th 2017 at 5:04:22 PM

Again, that's pretty vague.

You can't really compare a party that essentially runs on white nationalism and authoritarianism to one that....doesn't.


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