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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Well, I'm glad Trump's backing down from his ban on Muslims even if his method of doing so is a blatant lie.
Leviticus 19:34But don't take this site's word on it. Just watch the vidya:
Senator John McCain
and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R)
think Trump should pick Iowa Senator Joni Ernst (R) as his VP.
You may remember this Ad from Ernst
Castration aside, having her on the ticket would compliment Trump in several ways. Plus she represents a swing state.
edited 12th May '16 7:15:17 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.I'm still waiting until after the conventions happen before I really start looking at the polls.
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.Ted Cruz going after Fox News, blaming them for Trump's rise.
Royal Dutch Shell had an 88,200 gallon oil spill just off the coast of Louisiana.
@Mad Skillz
TYT is hardly a reliable or unbiased source. They've been pulling for Sanders the entire time, and railing about how Clinton is no different from Trump, and how a choice between them is no choice at all. They've subscribed to both "there is a conspiracy against Sanders" and "Sanders is really winning" sometimes at the same time.
That's without mentioning the numerous other times that they've distorted the news, or the fact that they devote time to stories like "man with world's largest penis stopped by airport security" (actual story) or the fact that Cenk Ugyur's a freaking genocide denier.
To make a long story short, I'm not trusting anything they say.
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"Et tu, Brute?"
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Because she needs money and couldn't get work elsewhere? It's not like she or anyone else on that network was exactly in high demand.
EDIT: It's also one freaking poll. Not all polls everywhere. A poll which, I might note, didn't include very many non-white voters. So more BS from TYT.
edited 12th May '16 8:04:53 PM by AmbarSonofDeshar
He's never publicly recanted. He's stopped saying it didn't happen but he's never said it did. In one "Ask Me Anything" session, where that was the top comment people wanted to ask, he still refused to answer that question. Ask Me Anything my hind end.
Coming from a guy who purports to be a rationalist and not influenced by stuff like religion or nationalism or what have you, it's somehow even worse than the same sort of BS coming from the right.
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Was going to say, that's not saying much.
edited 12th May '16 8:07:41 PM by AmbarSonofDeshar
Aww, it's so cuuuuute how Boehner actually thinks that investigating Hillary Clinton's emails is going to hold water.

Re: that Obamacare ruling, important to note that the judge put a stay on her ruling while it's being appealed, so nothing has actually changed at this point.
Obama Administration to Issue Decree on Transgender Access to School Restrooms
edited 12th May '16 6:37:54 PM by darksidevoid
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