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Do Not Resuscitate posted:
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Chokes McGee posted:Incorrect. ABC News gives a poo poo about it. ABC News is owned by Republican-knob-polisher Disney. Watch Newshour.
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Mar 6, 2015 21:47
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Scott Walker is studyin' up on this whole "places other than the US" thing.quote:“I can pretty well guarantee you that he is not a subscriber to Foreign Affairs,” said Elliott Abrams, a prominent neoconservative who was among those briefing Walker at the Willard. quote:At the close of each meeting, Walker solicits reading recommendations and has told tutors he has already digested the 9/11 commission report and Henry Kissinger’s “World Order.” quote:“He’s been so wrapped up in his job in Wisconsin, which has been pretty sporty, that he has not spent a lot of time reading into these issues,” said John Lehman, secretary of the Navy under President Ronald Reagan. Walker visited Lehman in New York on Feb. 19. On foreign policy, he said, “He is not strong in details or what to do about it, but he gets the problem.” quote:“He has not shown much expertise or familiarity,” [Rep. Peter] King said. “You can always learn the details — the names of presidents — but knowing how foreign policy works and understanding the nature of threats and how to counter them, you have to live with it, study it, and have a sense of history.” quote:“The world was on Reagan’s mind years, even decades, before he ran for president,” [Lee] Edwards said. “He spent the mid-to-late 1970s studying and discussing the issues on his radio program, so he was comfortable with any question that came his way. That’s something Walker can’t claim.” quote:Walker hired Michael J. Gallagher, 31, an former Marine captain and Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer, as his foreign-policy aide. Gallagher has moved to Madison and began work this week. quote:Throughout his life, Walker, 47, has only occasionally traveled internationally. Michael Fleet, who taught Walker in a Marquette class on third-world politics, which covered Latin America and Africa, recalled Walker being “an ill fit.” So, that's going well.
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Mar 6, 2015 21:48
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“I can pretty well guarantee you that he is not a subscriber to Foreign Affairs,” said Elliott Abrams, a prominent neoconservative who was among those briefing Walker at the Willard. Yeah Walker is probably on the FP crew, what a rag.
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Mar 6, 2015 21:53
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He studied the 9/11 Commission report? How insane a conspiracy theorist is Walker that his handlers had him read that first when preparing for Foreign Policy?
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Mar 6, 2015 21:56
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Part of me hopes Putin tries some poo poo in Georgia again and Walker gets laughed off a debate stage when he starts talking about how he won't let the reds touch a single peach let alone hang their hammer and sickle on the side of Stone Mountain.
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Mar 6, 2015 21:57
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Gyges posted:He studied the 9/11 Commission report? How insane a conspiracy theorist is Walker that his handlers had him read that first when preparing for Foreign Policy? "As we know, jet fuel can't melt steel beams." ~ Scott Walker, later this year, probably.
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Mar 6, 2015 21:59
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Joementum posted:"As we know, jet fuel can't melt steel beams." ~ Scott Walker, later this year, probably.  Impose Walker's face where appropriate.
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Mar 6, 2015 22:02
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Nonsense posted:ABC News is owned by Republican-knob-polisher Disney. Watch Newshour. Seriously, finally getting Al-Jazeera America is one of the best parts of my new TV setup.
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Mar 6, 2015 22:05
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Do Not Resuscitate posted:I think this Clinton email thing has legs and isn't going away soon -- and I don't mean in a BENGHAZIBENGHAZIBENGHAZI way though that will certainly happen as well. Not only is it a call-back to a variety of negatives historically surrounding the Clintons, it brings up a whole host of questions about motive and proper decision-making in the here-and-now. The scandal needs to be simple for it to have legs and bring down a politician. Sanford? He ran off to South America to cheat on his wife. Secret Service? The agents let a guy run across the White House lawn. They paid for hookers while on duty. Iran-Contra? North sold weapons to Iran to pay for Contras. Watergate? Nixon broke into the hotel to spy on the Democrats. Etc. The scandal here is too complex that the average American is not going to follow. The one liner is "Hillary hid emails to talk smack about Obama" which is pretty benign on its face. Once you start having to explain disclosure and why it was technically illegal because of new rules enacted by Congress only the most rabid Clinton detractor is going to think that this was a scandal.
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Mar 6, 2015 22:17
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Joementum posted:Scott Walker is studyin' up on this whole "places other than the US" thing. You left out the best ones quote:Still, several conservatives who have met with him said Walker has the right temperament and with time can gain more knowledge, comparing his foreign-policy outlook to President George W. Bush. Abrams said Bush viewed diplomacy “as a form of politics. I saw that same phenomenon in Walker. Things like never make a pledge you don’t keep, never break your word or you will not be trusted again by friends or opponents.” quote:Just as then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush did in 1999, Walker is trying to swiftly gain a fluency with foreign leaders, geography and history; recruit a coterie of national security advisers; and articulate a comprehensive foreign policy to help voters see him as commander-in-chief material. quote:Walker is also seeking counsel from several hawks in George W. Bush’s administration — including Abrams, Bush’s deputy national security adviser, and Marc A. Thiessen, a Post columnist and former Bush speechwriter known for his staunch defense of waterboarding and other interrogation tactics barred by President Obama. Walker selected Thiessen to co-write his 2013 book, “Unintimidated,” and the two men became confidants during hours of Skype conversations each weekend. He is doing this studying to turn him into W, and this is held up as a good thing by a Walker defense piece
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Mar 6, 2015 22:22
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quote:I saw that same phenomenon in Walker. Things like never make a pledge you don’t keep, never break your word or you will not be trusted again by friends or opponents The fake-Koch prank call determined this...was a lie.
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Mar 6, 2015 22:35
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quote:Walker hired Michael J. Gallagher, 31, an former Marine captain and Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer, as his foreign-policy aide. Gallagher has moved to Madison and began work this week. I wonder what this is about.
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Mar 6, 2015 22:41
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The New Hampshire field office of Run Warren Run.
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Mar 6, 2015 23:08
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Mar 6, 2015 23:08
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Lote posted:The scandal needs to be simple for it to have legs and bring down a politician. Ah, yes, I remember the resignations of Messrs. Reagan and Bush.
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Mar 6, 2015 23:10
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gently caress You And Diebold posted:If Biden gets anywhere near the potus seat you can kiss any progress on the war on drugs goodbye. Did Biden do much of anything on that front in the past 20 years or so?
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Mar 6, 2015 23:11
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Do Not Resuscitate posted:Hillary hid every single one of her emails. Doesn't rhyme with ____ died. Clearly needs work.
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Mar 6, 2015 23:11
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Joementum posted:Ah, yes, I remember the resignations of Messrs. Reagan and Bush. Multiple people got tried and convicted. I was mainly referring to Ollie North. Do Not Resuscitate posted:Hillary hid every single one of her emails. 'Like I hide my emails from other people?' That doesn't scream "This is bad" on its face.
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Mar 6, 2015 23:14
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Joementum posted:Ah, yes, I remember the resignations of Messrs. Reagan and Bush. Isn't Sanford Governor again too?
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Mar 6, 2015 23:16
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Spun Dog posted:Isn't Sanford Governor again too? He's back in the House. Has won two elections since the scandal.
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Mar 6, 2015 23:17
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Lote posted:Multiple people got tried and convicted. I was mainly referring to Ollie North. Ah yes, Oliver North. There's a man who was really ruined by that scandal and never worked again in this town.
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Mar 6, 2015 23:24
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Biden vs Carsonquote:"Eight, 10 years ago — even two years ago — homophobic statements would have been, if not embraced, not viewed as having generated any political liability. Look what's happening in the other party today," Biden said in a speech at the Human Rights Campaign in Washington. "Seriously, don't misread the political trends in history here. Now, every ridiculous assertion — from Dr. Carson on. ... I mean Jesus, God," Biden said to raucous applause. "I mean — oh, God," Biden said. "It's kind of hard to fathom, isn't it?" Biden cited the incident as indicative of a broader change in acceptance for gay people and others across the country. "Think about the universal ridicule. That wouldn't have happened two years ago, five years ago. It matters, it matters. It shocks the conscience that at this moment in American history, 29 states in America, people are denied basic dignity because of who they are or who they love," Biden said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jdvVt7C-t8
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Mar 6, 2015 23:52
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Pictured: a man wearing a Yankees shirt and Yankees hat pin who brought glossy photos to New Hampshire for Martin O'Malley to sign. A.K.A.: someone that nobody likes.
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Mar 7, 2015 00:19
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Do Not Resuscitate posted:I get where you're coming from and I agree to a certain extent, but this issue is actually "a thing" and isn't bullshit. Now, it may be possible to make it seem like bullshit by successfully marrying it to the GOP's three-mile-high opp file on the Clintons, but there are some serious questions about the email server that should be addressed. It's not a thing because only people who already dislike Hillary care about it. There are certainly a tonne of those people (including in this thread) but, and this is the critical part, no more after EMAILGATE than before.
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Mar 7, 2015 01:11
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Joementum posted:“He is not strong in details or what to do about it, but he gets the problem.” Ladies and gentlemen, the next potential leader of the free world
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Mar 7, 2015 01:21
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is "Walker at the Willard" telling me that he met with Mitt
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Mar 7, 2015 01:24
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"The problem is Muslims right?" *Advisor whispers to fellow damned soul* "Well at least he gets that part"
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Mar 7, 2015 01:26
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mooyashi posted:is "Walker at the Willard" telling me that he met with Mitt The Willard is a hotel in Washington, D.C. and the origin of the phrase "lobbyist" because it was the place all the business interest dudes would hang out and try to chat up legislators in the lobby.
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Mar 7, 2015 01:28
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Fried Chicken posted:You left out the best ones A guy who flipped his entire foreign policy philosophy because of one event.
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Mar 7, 2015 02:05
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Is this story about Jeb Bush putting mandatory jail time on weed charges and then excusing his daughter from them true? My google fu is failing me.
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Mar 7, 2015 02:07
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Jeb should really avoid losing any weight because the resemblance to his brother is already kind of freaky from some angles.
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Mar 7, 2015 02:09
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Intel&Sebastian posted:Is this story about Jeb Bush putting mandatory jail time on weed charges and then excusing his daughter from them true? My google fu is failing me. His daughter Noelle was arrested for prescription drug fraud, not pot, so he's hypocritical on the issue, but not on the specific crime.
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Mar 7, 2015 02:10
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Intel&Sebastian posted:Is this story about Jeb Bush putting mandatory jail time on weed charges and then excusing his daughter from them true? My google fu is failing me. http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91454
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Mar 7, 2015 02:14
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Belome posted:A guy who flipped his entire foreign policy philosophy because of one event.  no, he didn't. He was drawing up plans to go into Iraq from the get go. He was always going to go down the path he did, 9/11 just gave him the political cover to exploit to do it.
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Mar 7, 2015 02:14
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"Walker’s message resonates with some donors. Marc Goldman, a Florida businessman who funds pro-Israel initiatives, said he likes Walker’s worldview. “Everything can be complicated with layer upon layer of nuance added on until you paralyze yourself,” he said. “It just comes down to knowing the difference between right and wrong and acting accordingly.” I Read that as: "this dullard would do whatever we want because he's less educated on foreign policy than the average college junior, all he needs to know is that Muslims are bad." Having a President with an overly simplified worldview on foreign policy sure has worked out well for us in the past.
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Mar 7, 2015 02:15
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I suppose if you put everyone who was guilty of prescription drug crimes in Florida in jail there would be no such thing as Florida.
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Mar 7, 2015 02:15
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quote:“Everything can be complicated with layer upon layer of nuance added on until you paralyze yourself,” I loving hate you so hard.
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Mar 7, 2015 02:17
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Joementum posted:His daughter Noelle was arrested for prescription drug fraud, not pot, so he's hypocritical on the issue, but not on the specific crime. and crack cocaine
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Mar 7, 2015 02:18
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Nonsense posted:
But there isn't a clear shot of the horses rear end.
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