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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#325926: Sep 2nd 2020 at 6:20:55 PM

They are a bunch of horrible parasites and every single person that has died due to co-vid whether directly or indirectly is 100% their fault.

Edited by slimcoder on Sep 2nd 2020 at 6:21:09 AM

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#325927: Sep 2nd 2020 at 6:22:08 PM

[up]Let’s be honest: some of the deaths would have brought it on themselves even without the GOP doing anything.

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#325928: Sep 2nd 2020 at 6:25:07 PM

I still remember that when Trump first took office there were people hoping that he'd somehow mature and take the job seriously. I sympathized with that wishful thinking, but I also felt it wasn't going to happen.

If anything, he's gotten worse. He's become even less mature and even more of a selfish overgrown brat.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#325929: Sep 2nd 2020 at 6:28:05 PM

That was part of Obama's speech at the convention. He said he hoped that Trump would learn to take the job seriously at the very least but he couldn't have imagined just how bad Trump was going to be.

Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#325930: Sep 2nd 2020 at 6:32:16 PM

Heck, I'm pretty sure a lot of us on this forum would have given credit where credit is due if Trump and his administration had somehow grew the fuck up and actually dealt with the pandemic in a reasonable manner and done what they could to minimize the number of cases and deaths.

But that would have required Donald Trump to, well, not be Donald Trump.

It was entirely predictable that Trump would mess up the pandemic response badly and that it would cause horrific damage to the USA. We all knew that Trump would be worse than useless in the face of a genuine crisis.

Agreed. Pandemic response need not be inherently partisan, and Trump's lack of an approval rating boost is very unusual when compared with other leaders, both at the state level and around the world, and shows that his handling it is unusually incompetant.

Heck, the very Republican Ohio governor at one point at least had a higher approval rating among Democrats (81%) then Republicans (76%), which can pretty much be attributed solely to his pandemic response. If he was up for reelection this year, he might win in a landslide even if no Republicans voted. Which is completely bonkers given that he, like I said, is very Republican politically.

Edited by Falrinn on Sep 2nd 2020 at 6:32:28 AM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#325931: Sep 2nd 2020 at 6:38:53 PM

Really the fact they made this a political issue so to not do stuff like wear a mask is a humongous strike against them.

Like its a fucking a virus, it doesn't care if your read, blue, rich, poor, it will kill indiscriminately because again it does not give a flying fuck.

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Nerevarine Since: Mar, 2016
#325932: Sep 2nd 2020 at 6:55:32 PM

[up] Actually people of color and poor people have disproportionally high numbers of cases.

So this is very much a "not my problem" kind of thing for the Republicans.

Edited by Nerevarine on Sep 2nd 2020 at 6:56:29 AM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#325933: Sep 2nd 2020 at 7:16:19 PM

Goddamn are they cruel.

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#325934: Sep 2nd 2020 at 7:55:17 PM

I remember that Trump and the Republican machine outright promoted the idea that the Coronavirus was in essence a democratic hoax. The pandemic "not being political" is a ship that sailed long ago.

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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#325935: Sep 2nd 2020 at 8:05:48 PM

Daily Advertiser (USA Today): Louisiana's U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins says he'd shoot armed protesters in Facebook post

As Lafayette residents protest the police killing of a Black man, former deputy and U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins threatened to shoot armed protesters in a social media post that included a picture of Black militia members.

Higgins, the former St. Landry Parish deputy whose congressional district includes Lafayette, posted the threat on Facebook on Tuesday night as protesters gathered outside a council meeting in Lafayette. Facebook later removed the post.

In the post, which featured a picture of armed Black militia members from a Louisville protest, Higgins said if armed protesters showed up, they would be considered a "real threat" in Louisiana.

"Me? I wouldn't even spill my beer. I'd drop any 10 of you where you stand,' Higgins wrote. "We don't care what color you are. We don't care if you're left or right. If you show up like this, if we recognize threat...you won't walk away."

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#325936: Sep 2nd 2020 at 8:08:42 PM

[up]"We don't care what color you are"

Bullshit. Especially since he specifically posted a picture featuring black militia members.

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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#325937: Sep 2nd 2020 at 8:14:52 PM

He's one of those Republicans that talks about "protecting our Second Amendment rights" a lot.

Edit: He also conveniently used a picture of Black militia members in Louisville, KY, than the white militia/far-right groups that came out in his home state of Louisiana.

Edited by nova92 on Sep 2nd 2020 at 8:19:51 AM

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Happiness is a cup of tea
#325938: Sep 2nd 2020 at 8:22:18 PM

At this point, is it fair to say that as it stands today, Republicans are inherently morally bankrupt?

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#325939: Sep 2nd 2020 at 8:31:30 PM

Daily Advertiser (USA Today): Louisiana's U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins says he'd shoot armed protesters in Facebook post

Republicans about carrying firearms: The right to bear arms shall not be infringed!

Republicans when black people carry firearms: A gun is inherently a threatening object, protestors shouldn't carry them.

It's "nice" to see that Republicans haven't changed since Reagan.

At this point, is it fair to say that as it stands today, Republicans are inherently morally bankrupt?

Exceedingly fair. If any Republican truly had decent principles then they wouldn't be a member of the party. Romney bent the knee, Mc Cain voted with Trump most of the time.

They're profoundly immoral.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Sep 2nd 2020 at 8:32:09 AM

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#325940: Sep 2nd 2020 at 8:50:32 PM

It's not a coincidence that the few Republicans who are willing to speak out against Trump are the ones who aren't in office anymore or up for re-election anytime soon.

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BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#325941: Sep 2nd 2020 at 9:09:20 PM

Conservatism has a lot to answer for. Or the devolution of conservatism. However you want to put it.

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#325942: Sep 2nd 2020 at 9:09:58 PM

In other "Trump is doing illegal things" news on top of the conspiracy to commit voter fraud, he's withholding federal funds based on "do you let law enforcement do whatever it wants and go everywhere". Isn't where the money goes a Congressional thing?

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#325943: Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:12:09 PM

Something's rotten in the state of California. Apparently someone did try to frame Nancy Pelosi for violating COVID-19 rules?

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#325944: Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:19:15 PM

If Rep. Pelosi was the only customer in the salon at the time, I can see why she'd think it'd be okay to lower her mask while her hair was being washed.

(That said, I'd object to the idea that you need to take off your mask while getting your hair washed. I keep my mask on while the stylist washes my hair in preparation for a haircut - it's not that uncomfortable)

Edited by M84 on Sep 3rd 2020 at 2:19:32 AM

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#325945: Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:21:41 PM

I mean if you were also told that this was acceptable, the bigger problem is "why does a lawmaker not keep track of the restrictions in their own home area", but that's several steps down from wilful hypocrisy.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#325946: Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:24:35 PM

Pelosi seems to have erroneously trusted that the salon which she regularly frequented would be following regulations. In hindsight she should have checked the regulations herself to see if the salon was in fact following the rules.

The stylist who actually did her hair is claiming that the salon owner set up Pelosi since she mistakenly believed Pelosi was the one responsible for the regulations.

Edited by M84 on Sep 3rd 2020 at 2:25:55 AM

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#325947: Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:28:16 PM

Yeah, that's what makes it extra weird. Pelosi trusted her stylist who either trusted the salon or was complicit in it, and the salon owner put this to use for political gain.

So technically Pelosi is in the wrong but it's more of a "a politician should know to check the rules themselves" sense than anything.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#325948: Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:46:14 PM

The stylist's attorney's statement seems to imply that the stylist was coerced into going along with this via financial means.

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Ingonyama Since: Jan, 2001
#325949: Sep 3rd 2020 at 12:16:17 AM

And of course the most maddening thing about this "scandal" is that one mistake like this (completely aside from whether it was genuine or a set-up) is nothing compared to the hypocrisy of the countless Republican lawmakers (not to mention donors and voters) going maskless/not doing social distancing at the White House RNC event, speeches, and other gatherings. Double Standard, thy name is Rethuglican.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#325950: Sep 3rd 2020 at 12:17:07 AM

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