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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Accusing someone of racism is only cheating when it's not relevant, and it was beyond directly relevant there.
edited 10th Feb '17 7:13:55 PM by LinkToTheFuture
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas EdisonThat's what I was getting at, and that's what they are accusing her of. It's obviously total bullshit, and Sessions is clearly racist, but the Republicans are trying to pretend that Warren was trying to smear him instead of, you know, presenting a rather relevant bit of evidence.
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas EdisonNo racist is ever going to admit to being racist. I did a little bit of reading into the racism allegations regarding Sessions; his responses to the claims made by his black subordinate sound exactly like the kind of downplaying and backpedalling a racist would do when he gets caught, and even taking Sessions at his word that it was a joke, he's still an enormous asshole. Not to mention all the other testimony about him from other people.
At best, he is a casually racist bargain bin conservative republican with a horrible civil rights record.
The GOP have no leg to stand on. Claiming that he has a good civil rights record is a complete fabrication, and their defense of the race allegations are entirely dependent on the essentialist, one-dimensional definition of "racism" that is fundamentally useless. Prosecuting a KKK member does not magically make him not racist.
edited 10th Feb '17 8:09:03 PM by Draghinazzo
Anymore than fighting the Nazis erased American or Soviet or British racism. People often struggle it seems not only to accept that racism goes beyond the one dimensional as you say, but that it comes in degrees. One can hold African-Americans in utter contempt, think they're stupid and want to avoid helping them, while still thinking that burning crosses into their laws and lynching them is wrong.
The Electoral College was built upon giving the smaller states a stronger pull in presidential races.
This is why we don't need to get rid of the Electoral College. We need to combine it with the popular vote.
Possibly one more thing other than those two to keep Congress from deciding the vote too much.
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."Hearing of Trump's cabinet reminds me of this song...(Sorry if it's another link.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWYtdeH4Whg
I'd rather someone need to win the majority of populated areas to win than a majority of unpopulated areas to win. Tyranny of the majority is a real problem but you don't fight against it by imposing a tyranny of the minority.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranAll right, listen up.
You want to actually do something about all this? Look in my signature. Right there is a way to fight back. Stop saying democracy is dead, stop saying we're all going to die. Actually do something about it.
This movement is gaining supporters and it has the majority on its side. They aren't sitting around and mourning democracy. There using democracy to fight for what they believe in.
They know which side they're on. I know which side I'm on. Which side are you on?
A profile of Jessi Bohon
, a Christian teacher from Tennessee who went viral criticizing the GOP on their disregard for the ACA, countering the claims that the Drumpf represents the white labor class and Christianity.
To me the central message of Jesus Christ is pulling up the oppressed, the vulnerable, and the poor. You could apply that to a lot of things today. Black Lives Matter, people with disabilities, the LGBT community, the refugees, or health insurance. The central principle remains the same.”
edited 10th Feb '17 11:44:32 PM by Tuckerscreator

I think that's about the extent of what the opposition is capable of offering. I mean unless they want to just keep sharing memes about how she got "Mitch Slapped" and the like.