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TommyG663513 posted...

I just think prisoners should be fed decent because to do otherwise would cost us our own humanity. I don't think it is asking too much to just feed them decent.

When you're right, you're right.

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NY Post version of this topic title: "Matt Gaetz off to QAnon Congresswoman"

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-the-republican-party_b_655376

Leading up to the 2008 presidential election, the country while tumbling down the hill into an economic swamp was still dominated by the two political parties. Sure, the Democrats had run the table; they snatched the presidency from the jaws of the Republicans and also in 2008 solidified their hold on Congress, winning more seats in the House and Senate.
Since Barack Obamas inauguration, however, the two-party system has been upended. In just two years time, the Republican Party is on the path to oblivion and bordering on irrelevancy. Much of the blame (or credit, depending on whose camp youre in) can be placed squarely with the Tea Party. Instead of looking at the Tea Party extremists as competitors, the Republican Party opted to coddle them; acted as enablers when the racist Tea Partiers shouted down members of Congress during the health care debate.
Tactically it will turn out to be a huge error by the Republican establishment. Sarah Palin and her loyal nutjobs are only too happy to toss overboard establishment Republican candidates. See especially the Tea Party support of Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in New Yorks 22nd Congressional election last year, throwing moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava to the wolves. Senate candidate and extremist Marco Rubio in Florida also benefited hugely from Tea Party support. The Tea Baggers forced Republican stalwart Charlie Crist to run as an independent. These two examples should have served as warning signs for Republicans. The Tea Party isnt just out to topple the Obama administration; itll happily destroy Republicans too. And the Tea Party isnt going away.

In fact, just this week the unofficial Tea Party Grand Dame Michele Bachmann got approval from the House to form a Tea Party caucus (though which House members, other than Bachmann, will sign up remains a mystery.) Rightly the Democrats were only too happy to help Bachmann set up her little cabal. Anything to shine a light on what the Tea Party really stands for will only help the Democratic Party. Surely Harry Reid is thanking the Tea Party for helping give Sharron Angle an extremist in the true sense of the word and undeniable idiot the Republican nod in Nevada. Instead of Reid fighting to save his political life, hes jumped to a huge lead. Hey Republicans: With friends like the Tea Party...

Clearly, many Republicans thought the Tea Party, spawned during the health care debate, would simply help topple the Democrats agenda. Let em organize, so thought the Republican leadership, itll help sink the Obama agenda and help sweep us into power. The reality is that this Novembers midterm elections may not turn out nearly as bad for the Democrats as the entire punditry has predicted. Ive written about this here, but no matter what the outcome in November, one thing is certain: The Republican Party must be abolished.

Why? Am I simply espousing a liberal fantasy? Sure, the thought of John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, and the real lowlife, bottom feeders of the Republican Party Sen. Jim DeMint, Rudy Giuliani, Marco Rubio, Arizona Rep. John Shadegg, and Texas Rep. Joe Sorry, BP Barton scrambling to find a new political home is amusing, the real reason the Republican Party must be abolished is simple: Its expendable.

If youre a liberal/progressive, even one who doesnt claim party affiliation, you vote for the Democratic candidate almost 100 percent of the time (if you vote). However, if youre a conservative who believes in small government (code words for anarchy), why pull the lever for the Republican candidate when the Tea Party candidate will out-conservative the Republican? Those moderate Republicans who believe in things like the environment and health-care reform, but also yearn for low taxes and less government might as well join the Sen. Ben Nelson wing of the Democratic Party. Hell, he even voted against extending unemployment benefits; hes essentially a Republican. What distinguishes him from Republicans Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine? Very little.

The vote to extend unemployment benefits in the Senate is a classic example of why the Republican Party should fold up its big tent and remain only as an example of a failed political party in history text books. The GOP has not just become the Party of No, its become an example of how a party shouldnt run the country. Republican leaders in the House and Senate have worked dubiously in the past two years to keep Americans unemployed and the economy stagnant. This isnt pundit bloviating, simply a fact. Theyve voted time and time again to kill any and all bills and measures intended to reverse George W. Bushs economic train of misery. Obama, in the eyes of Congressional Republicans, can do nothing right. The party is only too happy to see the U.S. get clobbered at home and abroad to score political points. That tactic alone should be a wake-up call to Americans to punish the party; it doesnt deserve to lead. The GOP should implode, become a marginal party on the fringes of American society like the Libertarian Party or the LaRouche movement.
Its not just liberal bloggers who believe Republicans arent governing. Look at Rep. Peter King of New York. He unwittingly (it seems) let slip a Republican tactic during an interview. Speaking about what Republicans stand for, he said:
I dont think we have to lay out a complete agenda, from top to bottom, because then we would have the national mainstream media jumping on every point trying to make that a campaign issue.
Of course once the GOP establishment found out hed spoken out of turn, they made him back track, but the damage was already done. The strategy employed by the Republicans since getting their asses handed to them in 2008 was out there for the entire world to see.

Another example of why the Republican Party should be abolished comes with their stance on the recently passed Wall Street reform bill. Naturally, the GOP sided with Wall Street from the get-go, with House Republican Leader Boehner likening the largest economic collapse in U.S. history to the relevancy of an ant. Does Boehner really believe this kind of nonsensical statement is just what the American voting public is looking for its leaders to make? Vote in the Republicans, and well bury our collective heads in the sand is apparently the GOP rallying cry.

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Im not advocating one-party rule but for people (voters) whove aligned themselves with the Republican Party, its time to make a choice. If youre a moderate to moderately conservative Republican, side with the Blanche LincolnBen NelsonMary Landrieu wing of the Democratic Party. If youre a government-is-evil, regulation-is-bad, environment-hating Republican, side with the Tea Party.
Though the Reagan presidency is viewed on by many as a disaster, the years he governed were the last time the Republican Party had any relevance. The new player in governing just very well might be the Tea Party. Though Tea Party candidates, if elected, will give Americans nightmares and turn this country into a Fascist state, they can do some good: spark the implosion of the ineffectual, unnecessary Republican Party.

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I don't like this

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https://babylonbee.com/news/never-trump-christians-proud-to-have-helped-america-return-to-an-era-of-godly-leadership

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What would you do if you were tasked with getting (close to) majority support for an economic agenda that primarily benefits much less than half the population?

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Can we fast forward through the next couple years of your oh so subtle topics to when you finally make your dumbass racist point explicit?

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Cristiano Ronaldo

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Mingue posted...

We have to change their mind! We have to re-educate them! Even if they don't want to, we'll force them! It's the only way! Because only we know what's good and right! They'll thank us later!

Right?

What argument do you even think you're making a point in?

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Broseph_Stalin posted...

We went from people need this to live! to why aren't people making well above the median income getting it???? real fast.

People who were making middle class incomes before the economic crisis this relief was meant to address, you mean.

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They should still keep saying $2k checks until the $1,400 ones pass. Why stop now?

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AzurexNightmare posted...

This one is f***ed. It isn't going to change any time soon unfortunately

Not with that attitude

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2. Artificially inflate the stock price of a dying video game retailer

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https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1307491919384260609


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Jagr_68 posted...

What a fucking fall from grace. Embarassing.

What grace?

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It was alright until it became about Raven Symone

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I know I am

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Publishers and producers typically front the costs of making a game or movie, paying salaries and buying necessary equipment because the money won't start coming in until after the project is completed. In return, they receive a cut of the sales, and will have some creative input over the project in order to ensure it will sell.

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coh posted...

Why do they assume I give a shit about these characters that had a grand total of like 10 minutes in the entire MCU

Because their fans lap all that shit up

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Lebronwon posted...

Well my algorithm is already ruined. I get recommended Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, and Joe Rogan videos all the time.

Does it also recommend you post that shit here, or is that your own idea?

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Trent is the world's first unvirtue signaller.

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who are they

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This topic sucks

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Kyle1022 posted...

The disingenuous concern trolling is pathetic. If it were up to Republicans we wouldn't be getting anything after that last $600

Democrats should set higher standards for themselves than "better than Republicans."

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Why aren't they still saying $2,000 checks?

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Some folks ITT prefer a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Right wing outlets, conservatives and other smaller platforms have been whining 24/7

This is true regardless, though

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COVxy posted...

There's no reasoning, it just is.

Powerful thing stigma is, prevents questioning what should be an apriori absurd idea.

What's absurd about it?

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Do we really need Twitter to know what old presidents would look like in modern times? We've had two in a row.

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Winner gets to decide where that pool cue goes.

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https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/01/27/biden-brother-touts-relationship-with-president-in-inauguration-day-ad-for-law-firm.html

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"Sorry, I only date 10s"

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This is literally the incident that garnered her prominence among Georgia Republicans

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COVxy posted...

I'm sure you would have loved Trump having full control to pass whatever legislation he wanted for the past 4 years.

Democrats controlled the House for two of those years, and Republicans already bypassed the filibuster for the majority of what they wanted.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/filibuster-hurts-only-senate-democrats-mitch-mcconnell-knows-n1255787?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

If Republicans want to pass their absurdly unpopular agenda, let them fucking try.

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I'd say on average westerners are more familiar with Soviet famines than the Bengal famine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943?wprov=sfla1

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EricDraven59 posted...

In my opinion i think money should just stay featuring presidents.

Like Hamilton and Franklin!

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SPE posted...

they had no issue peddling the hunter laptop bulls***

They like, got Twitter to block the NYPost link of that from being posted.

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Demon1050 posted...

I'm at least enjoying it from a comedy perspective.

That's my thought about your post.

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https://twitter.com/lukeappleby/status/1353571534355357697


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It's all good.

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Does DKC2 have Bopopolis? No?

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https://www.mediaite.com/news/new-york-times-cancels-contract-of-editor-who-tweeted-having-chills-on-biden-inauguration-day/amp/


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I'm taking your silence as agreement

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But I won't share them here because I care about you and don't want you to be as upset at randos as I am.

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https://twitter.com/JackKennedy/status/1352343054301208576


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Yes.

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Alpha218 posted...

You need 60 votes to pass most bills in the senate, due to the filibuster. Multiple Democratic Senators, including Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders said they are not in favor of removing the filibuster (because they know that when they are the minority party, it stops Republicans from pushing extremely partisan legislation through if they dont have 60 votes in their party).

Nothing stopped Republicans from ditching the filibuster in 2017; do you really think if Mitch McConnell thought it would help their cause he would've hesitated to do so?

They passed the tax cuts through reconciliation and were a vote away from doing the same with their Healthcare bill.

And the filibuster is just a myth created by slave owners and segregationists anyways. You can get rid of it.

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I think it's worth asking: who will face the political consequences if this bill ends up delayed or insufficient? I'm inclined to think it will be the party in charge of the White House and Congress.

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