Board 8 > Politics Containment Topic 183: For HARDCORE POLITICAL PUNDITS

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/05/texas-teen-says-had-drink-thrown-at-him-at-whataburger-because-was-wearing-pro-trump-hat.html
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http://www.ksla.com/story/9479629/update-longview-man-arrested-accused-of-beating-obama-supporter

I tried to find the Fox News link for comparison, but for some reason they didn't cover this when it was happening to Obama voters. I'm sure there's a sensible explanation, however.
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Suprak the Stud posted...

http://www.ksla.com/story/9479629/update-longview-man-arrested-accused-of-beating-obama-supporter

I tried to find the Fox News link for comparison, but for some reason they didn't cover this when it was happening to Obama voters. I'm sure there's a sensible explanation, however.

Link doesn't work on mobile.
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Corrik posted...

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/05/texas-teen-says-had-drink-thrown-at-him-at-whataburger-because-was-wearing-pro-trump-hat.html

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/07/05/viral-video-shows-man-toss-drink-texas-teen-wearing-make-america-great-again-hat-whataburger-trump

Updated at 2 p.m. Thursday: Revised to include comments from a witness who said the incident might have been provoked by racist comments from the teens.

A man who tossed a drink at a teen wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat at a San Antonio Whataburger may have been responding to racist remarks, according to a man who was at the restaurant with his family.

The witness told KENS-TV in San Antonio that he and his family saw the three teens in the video joke about "hanging blacks" and killing off minorities. But they left before the incident occurred.

"They said they wanted it to be legal for white people to kill any other race for the Fourth of July," the witness said.

The station said the man and his family had receieved death threats for talking about what they witnessed.

Wonder if Fox News will report this
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HashtagSEP posted...

Corrik posted...

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/05/texas-teen-says-had-drink-thrown-at-him-at-whataburger-because-was-wearing-pro-trump-hat.html

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/07/05/viral-video-shows-man-toss-drink-texas-teen-wearing-make-america-great-again-hat-whataburger-trump

Updated at 2 p.m. Thursday: Revised to include comments from a witness who said the incident might have been provoked by racist comments from the teens.

A man who tossed a drink at a teen wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat at a San Antonio Whataburger may have been responding to racist remarks, according to a man who was at the restaurant with his family.

The witness told KENS-TV in San Antonio that he and his family saw the three teens in the video joke about "hanging blacks" and killing off minorities. But they left before the incident occurred.

"They said they wanted it to be legal for white people to kill any other race for the Fourth of July," the witness said.

The station said the man and his family had receieved death threats for talking about what they witnessed.

Wonder if Fox News will report this

Despicable if true. Guess we will never know though.
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Yo corrik your argument being presented is incorrect and based on a fantasy narrative where white men are oppressed.
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Damn

SEP beat me to posting my own local paper.

And of course Fox "news" won't update and clarify. They can't pander to racist scum that way.
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Reg posted...

Damn

SEP beat me to posting my own local paper.

And of course Fox "news" won't update and clarify. They can't pander to racist scum that way.

Don't worry

I am your local paper
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Slightly Erotic Paper
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Eddv posted...

Yo corrik your argument being presented is incorrect and based on a fantasy narrative where white men are oppressed.

I did not make an argument. I posted an article. Another article was posted with an uncorrobated witness report that did not see the incident.

It is definitely despicable on the attackers part. It is definitely despicable on the kids part if true.
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CelesMyUserName posted...

Slightly Erotic Paper

You deciphered the code found on the back of the Declaration of Independence?!
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7/5/2018
AP - AP NewsBreak: US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits

The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been booted from the Army, but immigration attorneys say they know of more than 40 who have been discharged or whose status has become questionable, jeopardizing their futures.

It was my dream to serve in the military, said reservist Lucas Calixto, a Brazilian immigrant who filed a lawsuit against the Army last week. Since this country has been so good to me, I thought it was the least I could do to give back to my adopted country and serve in the United States military.

Some of the service members say they were not told why they were being discharged. Others who pressed for answers said the Army informed them theyd been labeled as security risks because they have relatives abroad or because the Defense Department had not completed background checks on them.

Spokespeople for the Pentagon and the Army said that, due to the pending litigation, they were unable to explain the discharges or respond to questions about whether there have been policy changes in any of the military branches.

Eligible recruits are required to have legal status in the U.S., such as a student visa, before enlisting. More than 5,000 immigrants were recruited into the program in 2016, and an estimated 10,000 are currently serving. Most go the Army, but some also go to the other military branches.

To become citizens, the service members need an honorable service designation, which can come after even just a few days at boot camp. But the recently discharged service members have had their basic training delayed, so they cant be naturalized.

https://apnews.com/38334c4d061e493fb108bd975b5a1a5d
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10/23/2017
MILITARY TIMES - One in four troops sees white nationalism in the ranks

Nearly one in four troops polled say they have seen examples of white nationalism among their fellow service members, and troops rate it as a larger national security threat than Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new Military Times poll.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2017/10/23/military-times-poll-one-in-four-troops-sees-white-nationalism-in-the-ranks/

This link is nine months old, but when combined with the above link about discharging immigrant recruits...pretty fucked up.

And don't forget Donald pushed for banning transgender people from the military too.
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Fuck trump.
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Whats he do today?
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he didn't fire pence, appoint a good vice president and step down. that's worth a "fuck trump."
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Exist

Edit: he's done so many awful things this past week alone that it's silly to limit myself to only one or two things
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1015039273987264517

America is being RESPECTED again all over the world.

...who wants to tell him?

on the bright side, he's now capitalizing all letters of a word instead of just the first letter. looks a lot better!
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Mr Lasastryke posted...

he didn't fire pence, appoint a good vice president and step down. that's worth a "fuck trump."

Amusingly, the Vice President is the one office in the executive branch that Trump can't fire.
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well shit
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Whats he do today?

Impose really bad tariffs that could crash the economy.
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HashtagSEP posted...

Corrik posted...

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/05/texas-teen-says-had-drink-thrown-at-him-at-whataburger-because-was-wearing-pro-trump-hat.html

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/07/05/viral-video-shows-man-toss-drink-texas-teen-wearing-make-america-great-again-hat-whataburger-trump

Updated at 2 p.m. Thursday: Revised to include comments from a witness who said the incident might have been provoked by racist comments from the teens.

A man who tossed a drink at a teen wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat at a San Antonio Whataburger may have been responding to racist remarks, according to a man who was at the restaurant with his family.

The witness told KENS-TV in San Antonio that he and his family saw the three teens in the video joke about "hanging blacks" and killing off minorities. But they left before the incident occurred.

"They said they wanted it to be legal for white people to kill any other race for the Fourth of July," the witness said.

The station said the man and his family had receieved death threats for talking about what they witnessed.

Wonder if Fox News will report this

https://www.kens5.com/mobile/article/news/local/witness-claims-viral-whataburger-attack-may-have-been-motivated-by-racist-remarks/273-570979179

EDITOR'S NOTE: AN EARLIER VERSION OF THIS STORY INCLUDED QUOTES FROM THE ALLEGED WITNESS. THOSE HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS COPY DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF THE STATEMENTS.

Foxnews reported that the man has been arrested for the incident and Trump offered to send him a new hat signed by himself.
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Not only is this article old, it may be the oldest full article posted in this topic series...but I just read Hunter S. Thompson's obituary for Richard Nixon and holy shit he throws it down.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1994/07/he-was-a-crook/308699/
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should have posted that in my topic, harrich. this topic is for political news!
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HaRRicH posted...

Not only is this article old, it may be the oldest full article posted in this topic series...but I just read Hunter S. Thompson's obituary for Richard Nixon and holy shit he throws it down.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1994/07/he-was-a-crook/308699/

Some people will say that words like scum and rotten are wrong for Objective Journalism -- which is true, but they miss the point. It was the built-in blind spots of the Objective rules and dogma that allowed Nixon to slither into the White House in the first place. He looked so good on paper that you could almost vote for him sight unseen. He seemed so all-American, so much like Horatio Alger, that he was able to slip through the cracks of Objective Journalism. You had to get Subjective to see Nixon clearly, and the shock of recognition was often painful.

Seems applicable today...! (Well, not the 'good on paper' part, but you get the idea)
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-21/trump-vows-to-open-minnesota-s-superior-national-forest-to-mines

That paragraph stood out to me too LotM.
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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/07/06/fec-calls-ted-cruz-campaign-three-timesfor-exceeding-donation-limits

Ted Cruz in some potential hot water over violating campaign finance law.
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Hope our president soon boils similarly
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Eddv posted...

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/07/06/fec-calls-ted-cruz-campaign-three-timesfor-exceeding-donation-limits

Ted Cruz in some potential hot water over violating campaign finance law.

Fuck Ted Cruz
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Cruz statement in response to these allegations

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/31/41/64/6692148/5/rawImage.jpg
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Jakyl25 posted...

Cruz statement in response to these allegations

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/31/41/64/6692148/5/rawImage.jpg

I was expecting cory chase tbh
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Eddv posted...

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/07/06/fec-calls-ted-cruz-campaign-three-timesfor-exceeding-donation-limits

Ted Cruz in some potential hot water over violating campaign finance law.

Nothingburger.
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Corrik posted...

HashtagSEP posted...

Corrik posted...

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/05/texas-teen-says-had-drink-thrown-at-him-at-whataburger-because-was-wearing-pro-trump-hat.html

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/07/05/viral-video-shows-man-toss-drink-texas-teen-wearing-make-america-great-again-hat-whataburger-trump

Updated at 2 p.m. Thursday: Revised to include comments from a witness who said the incident might have been provoked by racist comments from the teens.

A man who tossed a drink at a teen wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat at a San Antonio Whataburger may have been responding to racist remarks, according to a man who was at the restaurant with his family.

The witness told KENS-TV in San Antonio that he and his family saw the three teens in the video joke about "hanging blacks" and killing off minorities. But they left before the incident occurred.

"They said they wanted it to be legal for white people to kill any other race for the Fourth of July," the witness said.

The station said the man and his family had receieved death threats for talking about what they witnessed.

Wonder if Fox News will report this

https://www.kens5.com/mobile/article/news/local/witness-claims-viral-whataburger-attack-may-have-been-motivated-by-racist-remarks/273-570979179

EDITOR'S NOTE: AN EARLIER VERSION OF THIS STORY INCLUDED QUOTES FROM THE ALLEGED WITNESS. THOSE HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS COPY DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF THE STATEMENTS.

Foxnews reported that the man has been arrested for the incident and Trump offered to send him a new hat signed by himself.

He also claimed during the conversation another man in the restaurant asked the group of teens to stop making such comments. That's when he said he cut dinner short and had his family leave the restaurant before things escalated.

There's ANOTHER witness statement that they removed, because this part is STILL in the article, so your ALL CAPS rendition of that editor's note attempt to Fake News it is blatantly obvious and makes you look partisan as hell.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Corrik posted...

HashtagSEP posted...

Corrik posted...

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/05/texas-teen-says-had-drink-thrown-at-him-at-whataburger-because-was-wearing-pro-trump-hat.html

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/07/05/viral-video-shows-man-toss-drink-texas-teen-wearing-make-america-great-again-hat-whataburger-trump

Updated at 2 p.m. Thursday: Revised to include comments from a witness who said the incident might have been provoked by racist comments from the teens.

A man who tossed a drink at a teen wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat at a San Antonio Whataburger may have been responding to racist remarks, according to a man who was at the restaurant with his family.

The witness told KENS-TV in San Antonio that he and his family saw the three teens in the video joke about "hanging blacks" and killing off minorities. But they left before the incident occurred.

"They said they wanted it to be legal for white people to kill any other race for the Fourth of July," the witness said.

The station said the man and his family had receieved death threats for talking about what they witnessed.

Wonder if Fox News will report this

https://www.kens5.com/mobile/article/news/local/witness-claims-viral-whataburger-attack-may-have-been-motivated-by-racist-remarks/273-570979179

EDITOR'S NOTE: AN EARLIER VERSION OF THIS STORY INCLUDED QUOTES FROM THE ALLEGED WITNESS. THOSE HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS COPY DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF THE STATEMENTS.

Foxnews reported that the man has been arrested for the incident and Trump offered to send him a new hat signed by himself.

He also claimed during the conversation another man in the restaurant asked the group of teens to stop making such comments. That's when he said he cut dinner short and had his family leave the restaurant before things escalated.

There's ANOTHER witness statement that they removed, because this part is STILL in the article, so your ALL CAPS rendition of that editor's note attempt to Fake News it is blatantly obvious and makes you look partisan as hell.

It is literally copy and pasted from the article.

The worker statements contradicted the witness story so they retracted it due to concerns of legitimacy.

What are you talking about? Partisan as hell cuz copy and pasted from an article. Heard it all now!
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Literally not what I said, not even going to bother.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Literally not what I said, not even going to bother.

You shouldn't because there was one witness. Not two. You are just wrong.

They are describing the witness's statement but they removed his actual quotes of what he said were said. They were removed due to legitimacy concerns.
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Oh hey, you're actually right. My mistake.

Your first comment was a misrepresentation of what I said though, glad you re-read.
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So now we have a fucking GOP senator suggesting that we should consider lifting sanctions on Russia???
https://twitter.com/OKnox/status/1015373071241367553

Fucking disgusting
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I will say this - there is merit to dangling that as a carrot if they had something we really wanted

But they kind of don't.
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Guy basically admits there was no instigation prior to his attack.

"On his way out of jail early Friday morning, he tried at first to avoid a KSAT 12 News camera.
Once the camera was turned off, he spoke briefly, saying what happened was a lapse in judgment that was out of character for him.
Jimenez said seeing the hat had the same effect on him that a Ku Klux Klan hood would have had."
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But there is something Donald really wants: Trump Tower Moscow.
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Would people seriously prefer America being a Russian vassal over America being run by the left?
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LinkMarioSamus posted...

Would people seriously prefer America being a Russian vassal over America being run by the left?

Pretty sure there are polls where self-identified Republicans now have a more favorable view of Vladimir Putin than they do of Nancy Pelosi
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Wow. So the answer is yes then. Well.
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hand the country over to a foreign dictator to own the libs
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Not_an_Owl posted...

hand the country over to a foreign dictator to own the libs

https://twitter.com/nycjim/status/1015954470059028480

Somehow, despite everything, I am still somehow surprised by how blatant it all is.
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I don't know, it seems like the whole Russia thing is something that SHOULD be cause for concern for a lot of people, but somehow it isn't because the left is a bigger enemy now than any foreign power. It's as if Americans think they live in a vacuum and other nations don't exist unless they pose a threat to security.
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7/8/2018
NEW YORK TIMES - U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials

Based on decades of research, the resolution says that mothers milk is healthiest for children and countries should strive to limit the inaccurate or misleading marketing of breast milk substitutes.

Then the United States delegation, embracing the interests of infant formula manufacturers, upended the deliberations.

American officials sought to water down the resolution by removing language that called on governments to protect, promote and support breast-feeding and another passage that called on policymakers to restrict the promotion of food products that many experts say can have deleterious effects on young children.

When that failed, they turned to threats, according to diplomats and government officials who took part in the discussions. Ecuador, which had planned to introduce the measure, was the first to find itself in the cross hairs.

The Americans were blunt: If Ecuador refused to drop the resolution, Washington would unleash punishing trade measures and withdraw crucial military aid. The Ecuadorean government quickly acquiesced.

[...]

What happened was tantamount to blackmail, with the U.S. holding the world hostage and trying to overturn nearly 40 years of consensus on best way to protect infant and young child health, she said.

In the end, the Americans efforts were mostly unsuccessful. It was the Russians who ultimately stepped in to introduce the measure and the Americans did not threaten them.

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The intensity of the administrations opposition to the breast-feeding resolution stunned public health officials and foreign diplomats, who described it as a marked contrast to the Obama administration, which largely supported W.H.O.s longstanding policy of encouraging breast-feeding.

[...]

In the end, the United States was largely unsuccessful. The final resolution preserved most of the original wording, though American negotiators did get language removed that called on the W.H.O. to provide technical support to member states seeking to halt inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children.

[...]

A 2016 Lancet study found that universal breast-feeding would prevent 800,000 child deaths a year across the globe and yield $300 billion in savings from reduced health care costs and improved economic outcomes for those reared on breast milk.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/07/08/health/world-health-breastfeeding-ecuador-trump.html
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There are so many parts to that story that a few years ago would have seemed completely unbelievable.
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