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2016/01/22 12:54:57
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
I kept waiting for the bet to drop. That seemed pretty like a pretty freestyle jumble of word salad even by Palin standards. I suspect liquor or opioids.
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2016/01/22 14:58:18
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
It may be hard to believe, but Trump manages to become even more disgusting:
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue, shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters," Trump said.
It may be hard to believe, but Trump manages to become even more disgusting:
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue, shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters," Trump said.
Depending on who he shoots, he could even gain more voters.
Aaand, the crazy train continues: Glenn Beck is endorsing Ted Cruz (apparently the first time he's ever endorsed someone for President), as the next George Washington.
The.
Next.
George.
Washington.
"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks
2016/01/24 02:21:20
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
Wait... people still give a feth what Glenn Beck thinks?
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2016/01/24 02:28:04
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
The former New York mayor's flirtation with a 2016 run isn't scaring anyone in the GOP.
The article itself really isn't worth reading but the idea of Bloomberg running is actually pretty funny.
Heh, imagine a world in which Trump, Clinton and Bloomberg all split the vote and since none of them were able to make it to 270 electoral votes, the crazy House of Representatives picks the president. What a nightmare.
Help me, Rhonda. HA!
2016/01/24 04:48:41
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
The former New York mayor's flirtation with a 2016 run isn't scaring anyone in the GOP.
The article itself really isn't worth reading but the idea of Bloomberg running is actually pretty funny.
Heh, imagine a world in which Trump, Clinton and Bloomberg all split the vote and since none of them were able to make it to 270 electoral votes, the crazy House of Representatives picks the president. What a nightmare.
Vermin Supreme 2016 Free ponys for all
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Washington (CNN)A Texas investigation into Planned Parenthood on Monday culminated in an indictment -- of the organization's accusers instead of the group.
The Harris County District Attorney's office announced that Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast had been cleared in the two-month-long investigation.
But the grand jury did indict two individuals who were involved in making secret recordings of the group that were released to publicly discredit the group, which provides health services and abortions.
David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt were indicted for tampering with a governmental record, a second-degree felony, and Daleiden was also indicted on the count of prohibition of the purchase and sale of human organs, a misdemeanor, according to the Harris County district attorney.
"We were called upon to investigate allegations of criminal conduct by Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast," Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said in a statement. "As I stated at the outset of this investigation, we must go where the evidence leads us. All the evidence uncovered in the course of this investigation was presented to the grand jury. I respect their decision on this difficult case."
Planned Parenthood officials lauded the indictments.
"As the dust settles and the truth comes out, it's become totally clear that the only people who engaged in wrongdoing are the criminals behind this fraud, and we're glad they're being held accountable," said Eric Ferrero, vice president of communications for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in a statement.
Daleiden did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said state officials were continuing to investigate the Texas Planned Parenthood, however.
"The Health and Human Service Commission's Inspector General and the Attorney General's office have an ongoing investigation into Planned Parenthood's actions," Abbott said in a statement. "Nothing about today's announcement in Harris County impacts the state's ongoing investigation. The State of Texas will continue to protect life, and I will continue to support legislation prohibiting the sale or transfer of fetal tissue."
It's funny that the accusers are gonna be facing the music.... but sad that despite all this, apparently the State of Texas isn't satisfied and is continuing its own investigation
2016/01/26 00:15:11
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
Good job him. It's just a pity the rest of his party disagreed.
Gag laws like that are disgusting. It's not even conservative economics, or pro business, it's business over people. It's trampling over people's rights to protect businesses from having their practices exposed.
Homosexuality is the #1 cause of gay marriage.
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2016/01/28 23:29:30
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
Trump campaign says Donald won’t participate in Fox News/Google debate
Donald Trump’s campaign said Tuesday night that the Republican presidential primary front-runner does not plan to participate in the upcoming Fox News/Google debate, shortly after the debate lineup was announced.
Trump’s campaign confirmed the decision to Fox News.
The Republican presidential candidate already had said he probably would not be going, accusing Fox News of “playing games” with him. Trump has cited concerns with one of the debate moderators, Megyn Kelly – but apparently made his decision not to attend following press statements from Fox News.
Trump, though, took heat for his decision from his closest rival in the polls, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who accused Trump of being "afraid of Megyn Kelly."
“If Donald is afraid to defend his record, it speaks volumes,” Cruz said in a radio interview with Mark Levin, challenging Trump to a one-on-one debate.
Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Wednesday that the boycott had “nothing to do with Megyn Kelly.”
But a half-hour later, Trump again went after Kelly on Twitter, calling her a “lightweight reporter.”
The Fox News/Google debate is set for this Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. It would mark the first GOP presidential primary debate that Trump has not attended.
His campaign put out a statement Tuesday night confirming the candidate “will not be participating in the Fox News debate and will instead host an event in Iowa to raise money for the Veterans and Wounded Warriors.”
Addressing the matter on “The Kelly File,” Kelly later said: “I’ll be there. … The debate will go on with or without Mr. Trump.”
Despite his complaints, he had easily qualified as one of the eight candidates in the prime-time event.
Fox News announced the candidate lineup for that debate earlier Tuesday evening, and the qualifying participants were:
Trump; Texas Sen. Ted Cruz; Florida Sen. Marco Rubio; retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson; former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; Ohio Gov. John Kasich; and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
The participants qualifying for the earlier, 7 p.m. ET debate were:
Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina; former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee; former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum; and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore.
The lineup reflects a polling boost for Paul, who did not qualify for the most recent Fox Business Network prime-time debate earlier this month, and declined to participate in that program’s evening event.
This time, Paul suggested he’ll attend, saying the campaign is “very excited” about qualifying for the main stage.
Meanwhile, Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes has defended Megyn Kelly amid the criticism from Trump. He issued a statement earlier to The Washington Post saying, “Megyn Kelly is an excellent journalist, and the entire network stands behind her. She will absolutely be on the debate stage on Thursday night."
Kelly has withstood Trump’s attacks since the August debate, when he accused her of purposely attacking him. As part of Trump’s explanation for not participating in Thursday’s debate he called the "Kelly File" host a "lightweight" and "third-rate reporter."
Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski even threatened to ramp up the verbal attacks Trump has repeated since the first August debate.
“In a call on Saturday with a Fox News executive, Lewandowski stated that Megyn had a ‘rough couple of days after that last debate’ and he ‘would hate to have her go through that again,’” a Fox News statement said late Tuesday.
“Lewandowski was warned not to level any more threats, but he continued to do so. We can’t give in to terrorizations toward any of our employees,” the statement added.
Trump, speaking earlier in Iowa, said he’d probably raise money for veterans instead of doing the event. And speaking with Fox News’ Bret Baier, Trump said he “didn’t like the press releases Fox put out.”
The Fox News/Google debate in Des Moines this Thursday will be the candidates’ last before next week’s Iowa caucuses – which kicks off the Republican presidential nominating process.
In the run-up, the candidates are ramping up their ad spending and shoe-leather campaigning, while going after each other in the process.
After clashing at the most recent GOP debate, Iowa front-runners Trump and Cruz have only turned up their attacks in recent days – particularly as Trump regains his Iowa lead over Cruz in most polls. The race, though, remains close. The latest Quinnipiac University poll showed Trump leading Cruz just 31-29 percent in Iowa.
Cruz said Tuesday that “no state is a must-win for us.” But the reality is his campaign is fighting hard for an Iowa victory, as Trump maintains a huge polling lead in the next contest: the New Hampshire primary.
One new ad from a Cruz-supporting super PAC is accusing Trump of being aligned with Democrats on “government-run health care.” Another from the Cruz campaign returns to the well of criticizing Trump’s “New York values,” while playing a clip of him saying, “How stupid are the people of Iowa?”
Trump, meanwhile, called Cruz a “liar” in an MSNBC interview Tuesday.
“Nobody likes him,” Trump said, attempting to draw a contrast with his own business experience by saying Cruz can’t make a deal with anybody.
The debate on Thursday will be moderated by Fox News anchors Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace.
The candidate lineup was decided based on the results of national, New Hampshire and Iowa polling – released before 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
To qualify for the prime-time debate, a candidate had to place in the top six in an average of recent national polls, or in the top five in an average of recent Iowa or New Hampshire polls. The evening debate features other candidates who received a minimum 1 percent in at least one recent national poll.
This is really sad. If he can't deal with a single reporter who actually answerwed a hard question, how is he going to deal with Russia and China, countries that he can't bully?
Homosexuality is the #1 cause of gay marriage.
kronk wrote: Every pizza is a personal sized pizza if you try hard enough and believe in yourself.
sebster wrote: Yes, indeed. What a terrible piece of cultural imperialism it is for me to say that a country shouldn't murder its own citizens
BaronIveagh wrote: Basically they went from a carrot and stick to a smaller carrot and flanged mace.
2016/01/28 23:30:36
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
Iur_tae_mont wrote: We have to find a balance. I remember in Elementary School, we "Voted" alongside the Presidential Election, but it pretty much boiled down to the Teachers telling us "Vote for who your parents like or who you think looks like he'd be the best Grandpa".
If we want kids to get excited for voting, we need to actually TEACH them about the world around them and let them decide whether or not they care. You can't force people to get excited.
I remember doing a mock election during elementary school. Reagan beat the monkey gak out of Walter Mondale. Also, the school voted in favor of Reagan.
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2016/01/29 05:20:44
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
Was Cruz's "mean questions" complaining as pathetic as the biased accounts I've seen are making it seem?
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2016/01/29 05:29:04
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
You all shouldn't take Bloomberg so lightly. If Clinton doesn't win the nomination, he may very well slide into the position of being a valued savior from the lunatic fringes on all sides. Like, for real, there has never been a better time for a third party or independent candidacy, especially because the overall frontrunner in Clinton is widely viewed as entitled, ambitious, dishonest, and politically chameleonic, and the right seems to want to elect Donald Julius Augustus Cromwell Patton Trump as Dictator.
If Bill Gates, or Colln Powell, or someone of that ilk decided to run Independent, the gig is up.
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2016/01/29 09:00:42
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
.. so how exactly is no one in prison/on trial for this Flint water fiasco ?
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2016/01/29 09:49:36
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
So I watched the GOP debate...good Lord what a non-event. Without Trump to focus on, you kinda realize how empty the GOP field is.
For God's sake Ben Carson, for your own sense of self-respect and for the basic human decency of anyone who might hear you speak, for your country, for your self, for your family, for your children, and for your children's children, just drop out\ of the race.
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2016/01/29 12:06:00
Subject: Re:The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
.. so how exactly is no one in prison/on trial for this Flint water fiasco ?
The conspiracy theorist in my wants to say that it's because it's a presidential election year. The GOP is already having enough problems with Trump and Cruz. Just like they've dragged out the Clinton Saga for political gain this year, they're going to delay the Flint water thing because it will damage them.
But that's just the tinfoil hat theory. Realistically, it's probably more because, politically, Michigan isn't as important of a state right now for the parties to care enough to do much about it.
"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks
2016/01/29 13:46:29
Subject: The Political Junkie™ Thread - USA Edition
