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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#187402: May 6th 2017 at 12:00:55 AM

The GOP would need to do a shit ton of soul-searching, a total overhaul, and a lot of apologizing before they can be redeemed. For starters, every single Rep who voted for AHCA? They need to go.

edited 6th May '17 12:01:24 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#187403: May 6th 2017 at 12:03:59 AM

[up]Resigning in shame and tearful expressions of contrition would just be the start.

Of course this is all hypothetical when talking about people with moral compasses that are essentially demagnetized.

edited 6th May '17 12:04:16 AM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
FireCrawler2002 Since: Apr, 2017
#187404: May 6th 2017 at 12:19:48 AM

Set fire to their stacks of money. Then they'll change their tone.

megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#187405: May 6th 2017 at 12:20:38 AM

Back to #No Ban No Wall protests again. Fun times. But the ACLU is on the case!

https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/world-will-be-watching-muslim-ban-20-goes-court

edited 6th May '17 12:26:42 AM by megaeliz

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#187406: May 6th 2017 at 12:35:25 AM

[up] Goodu!

Also, what could the most suitable song for the ACLU?

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#187407: May 6th 2017 at 12:35:54 AM

[up][up][up] Eh, I'd rather that money go to more practical use. Mixed with some petty revenge of course.

For starters, I'd love to see Mike Pence shamed into donating tons of money to Planned Parenthood.

edited 6th May '17 12:36:03 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#187408: May 6th 2017 at 12:37:47 AM

That would be sweet.

Do not obey in advance.
MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#187409: May 6th 2017 at 1:28:40 AM

Mike Pence has said smoking doesn't kill.

He has no shame.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#187410: May 6th 2017 at 1:54:09 AM

[up]Also...no integrity, no empathy, no soul.

Seriously, I get the heebie-jeebies whenever I see him "smile". It's like looking at one of those creepy white-haired alien children from Village of the Damned all grown up.

edited 6th May '17 1:55:07 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#187411: May 6th 2017 at 1:56:24 AM

He just looks like a big Cotton Hill to me.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#187412: May 6th 2017 at 1:58:39 AM

It's easy to forget since he's always compared to Trump, but...there is something wrong with Pence. While Trump practically flaunts his ugliness for the world to see, Pence...it's like there's something dark and writhing under a porcelain lid.

edited 6th May '17 2:00:21 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#187413: May 6th 2017 at 2:47:21 AM

I know we've moved on from the incel thing, but I just had that type of horrifying revelation that makes you proud of what a good person you are: aside from my core values, my opinions of the female sex, my political beliefs, and my staunch moral code, I am exactly like those people. In all my 20 years of life (as of the 3rd of this month), I've never been in any sort of romantic relationship whatsoever, and I'm a little envious of the ease at which other people just seem to come into them. I could've been SO much worse as a person, that it makes me breathe a sigh of relief that I'm not.

math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#187414: May 6th 2017 at 4:02:48 AM

I'm pretty sure at this point if health care were a human right (like it should be), the Republican Party should have been paraded in front of the Hague in handcuffs.

Unfortunately, we don't live in that kind of world.

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.
Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#187415: May 6th 2017 at 4:11:52 AM

[up] It could be in the future.

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#187416: May 6th 2017 at 4:34:56 AM

I have good feelings about 7845!

edited 6th May '17 4:35:03 AM by PhysicalStamina

i'm tired, my friend
ThriceCharming Since: Nov, 2013
#187417: May 6th 2017 at 5:00:35 AM

So Mike Huckabee made an incredibly racist tweet "celebrating" Cinco de Mayo and I told him to go fuck himself.

Now I'm worried that antagonizing politicians on Twitter could have repercussions. I always try to word my angry tweets so that they can't be misconstrued as threats of violence, but ever since I heard about that lady that's being threatened with jail time for laughing at Sean Spicer, I've been concerned. The First Amendment is falling to pieces before our eyes.

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#187418: May 6th 2017 at 5:04:17 AM

[up] Actually, it was because of her behavior and not the laughing that caused her arrest, so the first amendment is safe for now.

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#187419: May 6th 2017 at 5:06:12 AM

Also it wasn't Spicer she laughed at it as Sessions, and she did so during a Senate hearing.

But yeah, the jury explicitly said she wasn't being punished for the laughing but for her other actions.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#187420: May 6th 2017 at 5:10:54 AM

[up]Also because the laws she was charged under were written so stupidly broad that anyone could be convicted under them.

ThriceCharming Since: Nov, 2013
#187421: May 6th 2017 at 5:15:24 AM

Ugh, right, Sessions, not Spicer. All Nazis look alike to me.

But basically, you're saying I shouldn't worry about it?

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#187422: May 6th 2017 at 5:19:08 AM

Don't worry that much but try in being more subtle when you insult high-profile figures next time.

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#187423: May 6th 2017 at 5:19:34 AM

I men if you plan to attend a senate hearing, laugh at a senator and then refuse to leave quietly you should worry, otherwise no, no need to worry on that front.

The fact that Trump's White House has expressed a desire to modify the First Amendment should give you plenty fo reason to worry without having to look for other reasons.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
ThriceCharming Since: Nov, 2013
#187424: May 6th 2017 at 5:34:46 AM

[up][up] Probably a good idea, thanks. I figured he had it coming, though. We don't want to make it easy for guys like him to flaunt their racism without being devoured on social media.

[up] Christ, what a Manchild. "I'm gunna use my powuh as pwesident so no one ever hurts my feewings!"

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#187425: May 6th 2017 at 5:53:04 AM

For the record, Huckabee's racist tweet read as follows

[[quoteblock]]
For Cinco de Mayo I will drink an entire jar of hot salsa and watch old Speedy Gonzales cartoons and speak Spanish all day. Happy CdMayo!
[[/quoteblock​]]

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332132-fcc-probing-colberts-trump-putin-joke

Also, the FCC is investigating whether Colbert's calling Trump "Putin's cockholster" is obscene enough to warrant taking action.

At least one headline claims it's Trump wanting the investigation, but no articles, even that one, have stated he personally ordered it that I can see. Perhaps that's semantic, since the FCC is lead by a Trump appointee, but it's a distinction I feel merits mentioning.

edited 6th May '17 5:55:07 AM by sgamer82


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