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Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#109151: Jan 19th 2016 at 2:12:31 PM

@ Shinra: In fact, arresting bankers does not mean (=/=) Banks being broken up. Two different things.

edited 19th Jan '16 2:13:06 PM by Greenmantle

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AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#109152: Jan 19th 2016 at 2:19:03 PM

Wait, can anyone in Congress prevent the arrest of bankers? If someone is accused of a crime that seems beyond the purview of any Congressional representative.

PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#109153: Jan 19th 2016 at 2:59:30 PM

They can threaten to defund the Department of Justice.

How so?!
Republicans used the Census Results of 2010 IIRC to redraw the lines of districts across the country, in places where they had control, to bias heavily towards Republican representation in Congress, regardless of any possible even balance between the two parties.

The Census only happens every 10 years.

So this is also why Dems are heavily criticized for not trying to take Statehouses and Governorships back, as a lot of any turn over is going to start there.

edited 19th Jan '16 3:00:27 PM by PotatoesRock

Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#109154: Jan 19th 2016 at 3:55:19 PM

@Shinra: "Both" is a good idea, though. Far too many banks are engaging in openly criminal activity (and by that, I include at least one that's openly laundering cartel money and flipping the bird at the DOJ when they complain - and then there's the ones engaged in the usual book-cooking) and that needs to be punished. The economic side of breaking up the banks is the other part.

FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#109156: Jan 19th 2016 at 4:01:09 PM

[up][up] There is enough to do without adding arrest of bankers to the list.

DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#109157: Jan 19th 2016 at 4:01:16 PM

[up][up] She's still politically active?

edited 19th Jan '16 4:01:24 PM by DrunkenNordmann

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FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#109158: Jan 19th 2016 at 4:02:16 PM

[up]Not in the official sense, no. Hasn't since 08. But she's a media personality now. Dunno why Trump thought Palin's support was a good idea but whatever.

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#109159: Jan 19th 2016 at 4:04:54 PM

I don't know why she would endorse him. They don't really seem politically compatible...

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FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#109160: Jan 19th 2016 at 4:15:41 PM

Why? Both egotistical media hounds with a similar audience.

PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#109161: Jan 19th 2016 at 4:33:25 PM

Also both are loathed and loath the GOP Establishment.

FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#109162: Jan 19th 2016 at 4:51:36 PM

But like I just said, even the banks themselves aren't against breaking up. This might be a partisan issue, but it doesn't mean that it will be a practical one.

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#109163: Jan 19th 2016 at 6:06:12 PM

They don't have to be politically compatible. As noted, she's a media personality now. She endorsed him because it got her name in the papers. He's a heavily publicized bandwagon to jump on.

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Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Indiana Solo
#109164: Jan 19th 2016 at 9:06:40 PM

@ Adric De Psycho19th I've heard that his dad was a political activist of some kind, leading to many to follow up that maybe his movie-bomb looking clock was on purpose. Wikipedia says that he brought in a lot of electronic gadgets to show his teachers though, so who knows.

Whatever the case the police response was over done, and I don't think that lawsuit made much progress.

edited 19th Jan '16 9:09:28 PM by Joesolo

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#109165: Jan 19th 2016 at 9:55:51 PM

[up]

That makes more sense, I guess.

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optimusjamie Since: Jun, 2010
#109166: Jan 20th 2016 at 7:47:10 AM

Racist Trump supporters 'masturbate to anime', says GOP strategist.

Dunno what to say, really. Other than that I definitely do NOT support Trump, no matter what my browser history might say.

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Keybreak (Long Runner)
#109167: Jan 20th 2016 at 7:50:49 AM

[lol] What's the phrase, "correlation does not infer causation"?

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TerminusEst from the Land of Winter and Stars Since: Feb, 2010
#109168: Jan 20th 2016 at 7:55:46 AM

I don't think the strategist knows anything about the Internet. Or people in general.

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FieldMarshalFry Field Marshal of Cracked from World Internet War 1 Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Field Marshal of Cracked
#109169: Jan 20th 2016 at 8:10:31 AM

bah, weeaboos *wipes browsing history*

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#109170: Jan 20th 2016 at 8:20:29 AM

I don't know how anyone could imagine that the anime-watching demographic could in any way be aligned with the Trump-supporting demographic except by extraordinarily spurious coincidence. Well, unless they're watching it to get off on the exploitation of child sexuality.

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#109171: Jan 20th 2016 at 8:20:50 AM

/pol?

Oh really when?
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#109172: Jan 20th 2016 at 8:28:51 AM

It actually doesn't seem that weird to me. Trump probably has a huge following among the antisocial neckbeard crowd.

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
#109173: Jan 20th 2016 at 8:29:08 AM

[up][up]They definitely have been browsing 4chan to reach that conclusion.

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Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#109174: Jan 20th 2016 at 8:33:42 AM

Also, "fans" of "conservative meme pages" on Facebook. And the far-right subreddits.

I have one such friend on my Facebook feed. I have no idea which is worse, the faux-intellectual crap the people I shared a school or share college with post or share, or proclamations that Trump being elected will be totally awesome and not result in a JTF2 deployment specifically to eliminate him.

edited 20th Jan '16 8:35:01 AM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#109175: Jan 20th 2016 at 8:34:23 AM

"WE NEED TO DRIVE OUR RELIGIOUS NOTSACKS AWAY FROM TRUMP"

"Quick! Strategist! What do old people who have nothing better to do than to misquote the bible hate?"

"Sex and new stuff, sir"

"What is sex and new? Twerking?"

"Too new, sir, and they relate it more to the blacks. I suggest masturbating and anime"

"...PROCEED"

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes

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