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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
To be clear, I am not worried about Trump actually launching nukes. I am worried about him putting the rest of the government in a situation where they have to restrain/disobey him because he's throwing a temper tantrum.
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ok, I'm a little worried that some of the governmentnote won't restrain him.
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - SilaswI’m thinking he may Rage Quit and then blame it on the Democrats...thus making it far easier to prosecute him.
Not national, but adding a bit of levity: Candidate running for Governor of New York selling "Unqualified Lesbian" buttons, after a New York City councilwoman referred to her as such.
The candidate in question identifies as bisexual and is married to a woman, while the councilwoman who made the statement is herself a lesbian.
I didn't know you needed a qualification to be a lesbian! Who's the certifying official?
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - SilaswI mean, she is unqualified for an executive position like that, given that she has never held elected office or a ranking public service position.
The lesbian thing was obviously over the line of course.
edited 27th Mar '18 4:18:33 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.Oh, I heard about this woman running, but it didn't connect to me it was the same person. I think of her as the redhead from Sex And The City and thus never think of her, because I never think of that show.
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Well, it's a different thing running for governor and running for president. Reagan and Schwarzenegger were both successful governors of California who had previously only worked as actors, same case here.
Regan was twice elected as union president for the screen actor’s guild before running for Governor, so he did have political experience already.
Schwarzenegger also spent time in appointed office, being chairmen of the residential fitness council for three years and chairmen of the calafnoria governor’s council if fitness for one years.
edited 27th Mar '18 4:47:21 PM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranI didn't think that Trump had any shame.
When I first heard that Cynthia Nixon was called an "unqualified lesbian", it kind of ticked me off because I just presumed that the woman who called her that was straight. So the fact that the other woman is a lesbian was a wild plot twist.
Either way, though, it kind of seems like a dogwhistle.
Do not obey in advance.edited 27th Mar '18 5:08:40 PM by Fourthspartan56
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangWas that maybe the point of the statement, that she’s being called a fake lesbian because she is also interested in men and bisexuals aparently don’t exist?
Was the unqualified related to her political credentials or her status as a member of the LGBT community?
Bi-erasure is a thing and bisexuals being considered not ‘real’ members of the LGBT community due to their ability to pass as strait is also a thing.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran

In fact they have a legal requirement to not obey it.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran