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Mario1995 The Dishonorable from Atlanta Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
The Dishonorable
#254976: Sep 17th 2018 at 6:51:05 PM

[up][up][up][up]Problem is Republicans will likely still control the Senate, and they'll never pass anything that reins in Trump. And even if it's passed, Trump will veto it and a veto override will be next to impossible.

But let's say that by some miracle Trump's tariff power is reined in and tariffs nullified if Democrats gain control of Congress? Guess what, the damage is done, and a Great Depression 2.0 will be inevitable.

If that ever happens in Trump's presidency, then all bets are off regarding where Democrats go from here. We all know how well that went the last time Democrats controlled the presidency and Congress after Republicans tanked the global economy, not to mention how European socialists got overwhelmed by fascist parties in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

Edited by Mario1995 on Sep 17th 2018 at 9:56:41 AM

"The devil's got all the good gear. What's God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns. Fuck that." - Liam Gallagher
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#254977: Sep 17th 2018 at 7:09:49 PM

[up]You're being alarmist.

...Shouldn't faking a jury summons be illegal?

Edited by BearyScary on Sep 17th 2018 at 6:12:24 AM

Do not obey in advance.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#254978: Sep 17th 2018 at 7:18:33 PM

Can't believe I'm defending Beijing here, but that's just standard practice, the US being no exception.

Yeah, as much as I despise the CCP, I gotta side with them in this too.

You have no idea how much that hurts.

[up]Apparently all it takes is a pithy disclaimer somewhere about who paid for it to make it not illegal.

Edited by M84 on Sep 17th 2018 at 10:19:29 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#254979: Sep 17th 2018 at 7:58:15 PM

Problem is Republicans will likely still control the Senate, and they'll never pass anything that reins in Trump. And even if it's passed, Trump will veto it and a veto override will be next to impossible.

I will remind you that the odds of the Democrats taking the Senate are the same as Trump getting elected, lets not make any assumptions.

But let's say that by some miracle Trump's tariff power is reined in and tariffs nullified if Democrats gain control of Congress? Guess what, the damage is done, and a Great Depression 2.0 will be inevitable.

If that ever happens in Trump's presidency, then all bets are off regarding where Democrats go from here. We all know how well that went the last time Democrats controlled the presidency and Congress after Republicans tanked the global economy, not to mention how European socialists got overwhelmed by fascist parties in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

Stop with the alarmism, maybe the effects of Trump's actions will occur after 2020 and a new Democratic President is in charge but frankly I just don't see why it must. I don't see any data and thus for all I know it could happen later in 2018 or 2019 thus being able to fairly easily be laid at Trump's feet.

There is no benefit to assuming the worst, not when such things very well may or may not happen.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#254980: Sep 17th 2018 at 8:05:20 PM

I will remind you that the odds of the Democrats taking the Senate are the same as Trump getting elected, lets not make any assumptions

I mean, while I agree the second part he said was hilariously alarmist, he is right when he says "the Republicans will likely control the Senate."

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#254981: Sep 17th 2018 at 8:10:02 PM

Searching for new wedge issue, Cruz says O’Rourke will ban barbecue

https://www.mystatesman.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/searching-for-new-wedge-issue-cruz-says-rourke-will-ban-barbecue/Z0CJ5Rj4aBXPtdR9bGoWaM/

COLUMBUS — Tofu or not tofu? That is the question U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has raised in his latest bid to create a cultural wedge issue between himself and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke in their heated Senate race.

Appearing at a packed campaign event at Schobels Restaurant in the South Texas town of Columbus on Saturday, Cruz said, “When I got here someone told me that even PETA was protesting and giving out barbecued tofu, so I got to say, they summed up the entire election: If Texas elects a Democrat, they’re going to ban barbecue across the state of Texas.”

“You want to talk about an issue to mobilize the people, and I’m talking everybody,” Cruz said to appreciative laughter. “So I want to thank PETA and I do want to tell PETA you’re going to have to disclose to the FEC that by coming and protesting and giving away tofu, that you have given an in-kind contribution to my campaign by demonstrating just how bad things can get.”

Cruz’s words may have been in jest — the suggestion that O’Rourke, an El Paso Democrat, is an an enemy of barbecue is clearly a straw man made of tofu — but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have the serious purpose of further planting an image in voters’ minds of O’Rourke as a candidate outside the mainstream of Texas values, whether it’s on guns, border security, socialism or Lone Star food ways.

As he has demonstrated before in the campaign, just because Cruz is smiling doesn’t mean he’s just kidding around. This, even though O’Rourke, as a well-known Whataburger consumer (whom Cruz spokeswoman Emily Miller famously referred to as a “triple meat Whataburger who is out of touch with Texas values”), is hardly a poster boy for PETA, whose volunteers were not representing the O’Rourke campaign outside the Columbus eatery, and who themselves didn’t utter a word about banning meat.

Cruz returned to the subject Sunday, tweeting, “@peta protested our town hall yesterday, handing out barbecued tofu. We were glad to welcome them, but it illustrates the stakes of the election: if Beto wins, BBQ will be illegal!”

Miller underscored the message, retweeting: “Texas on the brink of #Abolish BBQ if voters don’t #Keep Texas Red.”

The PETA protest outside Schobels consisted of four volunteers holding signs. Their demeanor was all smiles and their message was that “Republicans eat tofu too.” They offered free samples of barbecued tofu.

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#254982: Sep 17th 2018 at 8:23:20 PM

Huh. Y'know, I think this is the first time in my life when 'WTFBBQ?' is actually an appropriate and relevant response.

It boggle my mind that candidate that's ahead in the polls is apparently that desperate.

I'm also not sure what PETA is getting at with this, but PETA's a big bag of crazy anyway, so I suppose it doesn't really matter.

Edited by Gilphon on Sep 17th 2018 at 11:22:56 AM

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#254983: Sep 17th 2018 at 8:23:28 PM

So... now's a good time to be a BBQ place and offer food to politicians? [lol]

Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#254984: Sep 17th 2018 at 9:25:04 PM

Cruz is getting desperate, good!

Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#254985: Sep 17th 2018 at 9:29:53 PM

So, anybody take special notice that Trump is the projected self-image of so many Americans? With the way they worship him and declare literally everything of his as the best and brightest it is like he is like the South and certain part of the mid-west's Mary Sue fanfiction character! [lol]

How did this happen, and is there anyway to stop the worship?

Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#254986: Sep 17th 2018 at 9:47:42 PM

[up] My guess is that trump's behavior "justifies" the bigoted viewpoint of america's older (and some younger) citizens and him as president emboldened them.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#254987: Sep 17th 2018 at 9:59:47 PM

[up][up]He's the Ugly American personified. A lot of people voted for Trump because he gives them an excuse to not even try to be a better person. Because they are American, so they are already NUMBER ONE!

They love him because he doesn't ask them to be better people. He tells them that they are already the best and the only reason their lives are shit is because of sabotage from "other" people.

Edited by M84 on Sep 18th 2018 at 1:18:37 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised
megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#254988: Sep 17th 2018 at 11:14:22 PM

[up] I believe the trope you’re looking for is Eagleland, type two.

Edited by megaeliz on Sep 17th 2018 at 2:19:18 PM

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#254989: Sep 17th 2018 at 11:58:48 PM

I think that some aspire to be Trump, someone who they see as strong, successful, and being able to get away with whatever he wants. Let that sink in.

Do not obey in advance.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#254990: Sep 18th 2018 at 12:00:18 AM

As others have said, he's a poor man's idea of what a rich man is.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#254991: Sep 18th 2018 at 5:51:55 AM

Stormy Daniels gave ''The Guardian'' a preview into her book.

I now know way too fucking much about Trump's penis.

Trump’s bodyguard invites Daniels to dinner, which turns out to be an invitation to Trump’s penthouse, she writes, in a description of alleged events that Daniels has disclosed previously but which in the book are rendered with new and lurid detail. She describes Trump’s penis as “smaller than average” but “not freakishly small.”

“He knows he has an unusual penis,” Daniels writes. “It has a huge mushroom head. Like a toadstool…

“I lay there, annoyed that I was getting fucked by a guy with Yeti pubes and a dick like the mushroom character in Mario Kart...

“It may have been the least impressive sex I’d ever had, but clearly, he didn’t share that opinion.”

And now, so do you!

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#254992: Sep 18th 2018 at 6:02:16 AM

I mean, while I agree the second part he said was hilariously alarmist, he is right when he says "the Republicans will likely control the Senate."

And in a vacuum that might seem reasonable, as you say the Republicans are biased to win it. But they were clearly assuming that Republicans are definitely going to control the Senate and that fed into the rest of their alarmism.

So I felt the need to point out that there is a very real chance that Democrats could take it. Especially if between now and the midterms more things go wrong for the Republicans, such as from the Mueller investigation or the economy goes into a recession due to the tariffs (admittedly I have no idea how likely the latter is).

I now know way too fucking much about Trump's penis.

This is not useful information.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Sep 18th 2018 at 9:05:15 AM

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#254993: Sep 18th 2018 at 6:04:25 AM

[up][up][up]

[up][up]&[up]

On Trumps wang.

Man, I hope this viralizes. Trump will be furious for having his dick and sexual prowess being called into question. Can you imagine how hilarious it would be to have Trump on full damage control mode over his penis in Twitter for a whole week, ignoring any other important stuff because he is defending his junk's size and sexual lack off prowess.

Or this may explain everything Trump does, he is overcompensating for his ''small'' insecurities

Edited by AngelusNox on Sep 18th 2018 at 10:09:40 AM

Inter arma enim silent leges
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#254994: Sep 18th 2018 at 6:06:25 AM

In fairness, if there is anyone qualified to give an expert opinion on penises, it's someone in Stormy Daniels' profession.

It is unlikely that the tax cuts or tariffs will cause a recession all by themselves. We've been in a period of steady if not extraordinary recovery and the economy should be resilient to what are, macroscopically speaking, minor distortions.

What'll really kill the economy is if Republicans retain control of Congress and pass entitlement cuts.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#254995: Sep 18th 2018 at 6:14:06 AM

It is unlikely that the tax cuts or tariffs will cause a recession all by themselves. We've been in a period of steady if not extraordinary recovery and the economy should be resilient to what are, macroscopically speaking, minor distortions.

What'll really kill the economy is if Republicans retain control of Congress and pass entitlement cuts.

Ah good to hear, a recession is something that no-one should want.

Especially considering that there is a good chance that if it happened late enough the ignorant would find some way to blame the Democrats.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Sep 18th 2018 at 9:16:42 AM

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#254996: Sep 18th 2018 at 6:19:36 AM

Right now, Trump is badgering his wife to tweet he has "the biggest, most normal penis ever and is the greatest lover on Earth. Hot"

"You can reply to this Message!"
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#254997: Sep 18th 2018 at 6:23:20 AM

Right now, Trump is badgering his wife to tweet he has "the biggest, most normal penis ever and is the greatest lover on Earth. Hot"

Are you serious?

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#254998: Sep 18th 2018 at 6:24:51 AM

I hope I'm not, but let's be honest, I'll be not surprised if it happens.

"You can reply to this Message!"
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#254999: Sep 18th 2018 at 6:26:33 AM

I hope I'm not, but let's be honest, I'll be not surprised if it happens.

Ah so it's a hypothetical, thank god.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#255000: Sep 18th 2018 at 6:27:23 AM

It's telling about Trump that we need that confirmed in the first place

Edited by sgamer82 on Sep 18th 2018 at 7:26:54 AM


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