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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#137751: Sep 8th 2016 at 1:45:23 PM

[up][up]That's playing with semantics pretty heavily there.

edited 8th Sep '16 1:48:56 PM by LSBK

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#137752: Sep 8th 2016 at 1:49:41 PM

Hell, I think at one point America was considering speaking German as their de-facto language.

That would've been....something.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#137754: Sep 8th 2016 at 1:53:40 PM

Why block the funding? Something about not raising taxes or not governments place?

Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#137755: Sep 8th 2016 at 1:57:35 PM

The GOP keeps trying to attach riders to the funding bill that would advance their platforms. (Edit to add: and I guess there's a dem one too, trying to ban the display of Confederate flags in military cemeteries?)

edited 8th Sep '16 2:11:38 PM by Elle

Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#137756: Sep 8th 2016 at 2:02:25 PM

One thing they wanted to do was cut Planned Parenthood funding, when PP is basically the only group qualified and positioned to deal with Zika.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#137757: Sep 8th 2016 at 2:07:17 PM

Stuff like this is why we should either; do line voting where you can vote off specific parts of a bill and let the good stuff go, or prohibit attaching riders like that that have nothing to do with the main part of the bill.

Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#137758: Sep 8th 2016 at 2:11:19 PM

@ AceofSpades:

do line voting where you can vote off specific parts of a bill and let the good stuff go

You mean a separate vote for each amendment to a Billnote ?

edited 8th Sep '16 2:11:55 PM by Greenmantle

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#137759: Sep 8th 2016 at 2:20:11 PM

Republicans blocked funding for Zika? Those bastards really are evil.

edited 8th Sep '16 2:20:54 PM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#137760: Sep 8th 2016 at 2:21:55 PM

Technically democrats did, because of a Republican rider bill to defund planned parenthood or something of that sort.

edited 8th Sep '16 2:22:30 PM by CaptainCapsase

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#137761: Sep 8th 2016 at 2:23:39 PM

Same thing.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#137762: Sep 8th 2016 at 2:27:44 PM

Just kill all the mosquitos. We have the technology. Now it's only a question of if we should do it

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#137763: Sep 8th 2016 at 2:31:12 PM

Didn't we just kill millions of bees from attempting to kill mosquitoes?

Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#137764: Sep 8th 2016 at 2:33:07 PM

They're working on that. Killing ALL mosquitoes would be bad for the parts of the food chain that eat them but we're figuring out how to target specific, problematic species with genetic manipulation rather than spraying tons of chemicals.

Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#137765: Sep 8th 2016 at 3:02:16 PM

Hell with the food chain. Every species of mosquito that bites humans needs to be EX-TER-MIN-ATED. Personal issue with how tasty they find me.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#137766: Sep 8th 2016 at 3:14:13 PM

Ugh, my dad is watching Fox so I'm forced to sit through it. They're still talking about how Hillary is totally gonna get arrested for the emails, and now that the FBI are in her pocket.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#137767: Sep 8th 2016 at 3:55:06 PM

[up] Those two points seem mutually exclusive.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#137768: Sep 8th 2016 at 3:56:15 PM

It made no sense. One second the guy was saying she'd be arrested still, the next he was saying she won't be arrested before the election, then he went on about the FBI being dirty.

blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#137769: Sep 8th 2016 at 3:56:37 PM

[up]It's Fox. With them, they don't need to be consistent; their viewers will just drink it right up.

Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#137770: Sep 8th 2016 at 4:06:33 PM

Morning Joe on the Trump donation scandal as compared to Clinton. When even they're admitting the coverage of Clinton is unfair, there's a problem.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#137771: Sep 8th 2016 at 5:15:47 PM

Morning Joe is among the more reasonable ones. Relatively speaking.

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#137772: Sep 8th 2016 at 6:04:47 PM

Holy HELL.

Did anyone watch Hardball tonight?

Chris Matthews nuked Giuliani from orbit, and then nuked him again just for the fuck of it.

Dude was PIIIIIIISSED.

O_O

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD2QI5tWbKk

Video in question

edited 8th Sep '16 7:39:53 PM by TacticalFox88

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speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#137773: Sep 8th 2016 at 8:42:33 PM

[up] Basically what I took away from that: Chris Matthews > Matt Lauer

edited 8th Sep '16 8:43:32 PM by speedyboris

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#137774: Sep 8th 2016 at 9:21:47 PM

The Trump campaign is claiming that he just accidentally did an interview on Kremlin-owned television.

Can we like fast forward to Nov. 9th? Because holy fuck.

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