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The Smithsonian Institution has banned selfie sticks. Another example of King Obama's imperial tyranny!
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Dancer posted:I forget was it Nixon that made a phone call to people the United States was actively at war with a few days before an election and sabotaged peace plans just so the president doesn't get credit for a peace deal and get re-elected? Because this poo poo is hosed up. Lol this is honestly beyond parody at this point
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Mar 9, 2015 12:33
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John Roberts was right, racism is dead! Unless you're going to University of Oklahoma todayquote:A fraternity fraught with scandal quickly shut down a chapter in Oklahoma when a video surfaced that showed members singing a racist chant that used the n-word.
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Mar 9, 2015 13:04
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Here's what you can expect this week from the US legislature: McConnell pulled the bill that would require Congressional approval of the Iran deal after all the Democrats backed out when he attempted to short-circuit the committee markup process. It's back in the FR committee where its sponsors, Corker and Menendez, are trying to build a veto-proof majority of support before bringing it to the floor. They're not far off. I've read they've got around ten Democrats on board, so they only need a few more. There will be hearings this week on the AUMF to combat ISIS, though there's no sign that it will be voted on any time soon. The confirmation of Loretta Lynch also appears stalled and there are Republican Senators asking McConnell not to bring it to the floor. But don't think the Senate isn't getting anything done! There's a bill to spend $1.5b to establish a foundation that will fight against human trafficking, which will be voted on this week and is (unsurprisingly) expected to pass without issue. The House is not in session this week.
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Mar 9, 2015 13:11
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Dancer posted:I forget was it Nixon that made a phone call to people the United States was actively at war with a few days before an election and sabotaged peace plans just so the president doesn't get credit for a peace deal and get re-elected? Because this poo poo is hosed up. Hey guys, without consulting the President, let's invite the Prime Minister of Israel to give an unnecessary speech to Congress, for the sole purpose of derailing the Iranian nuclear talks; and if that doesn't work, we'll then loudly sulk over how the President isn't consulting us on the Iranian nuclear talks.
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Mar 9, 2015 13:23
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RevKrule posted:John Roberts was right, racism is dead! Unless you're going to University of Oklahoma today Between this and the Borat/USC fiasco you'd think racist students would learn to keep their bigoted mouths shut when a camera is pointed at them.
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Mar 9, 2015 13:26
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RevKrule posted:John Roberts was right, racism is dead! Unless you're going to University of Oklahoma today Ahhh good to know the Sexual Assault Experts are also quite racist.
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Mar 9, 2015 14:51
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Jim DeMint is SAE.
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Mar 9, 2015 14:56
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On Terra Firma posted:If that's what it takes to open their eyes to the problem, then so be it. Storms and snowballs you can handwave away, but southern florida essentially becoming atlantis is entirely different. The sadly appropriate song of the day: Sink, Florida, Sink by Against Me.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:03
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Dancer posted:I forget was it Nixon that made a phone call to people the United States was actively at war with a few days before an election and sabotaged peace plans just so the president doesn't get credit for a peace deal and get re-elected? Because this poo poo is hosed up. Are these guys aware that they are dealing with a bunch dangerous, fanatical zealots who would happily watch America burn to the ground just because it dares to stand against their twisted ideology? I mean seriously, someone should warn the Iranians that these Republican senators are crazy. fakeedit: This is a stolen joke.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:09
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PostNouveau posted:The Arkansas legislator who's in deep poo poo for "re-homing" his adoptive daughters to a child molester held a presser to place the blame on ... the government: I'm reading the original Arkansas Times article on this thing and its pretty brutal. quote:The Harrises had adopted the girl and her 3-year-old sister through the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS). The couple also has three biological sons who are older than the girls. Pictures of the girls appeared on Justin Harris' social media accounts in early 2013 (the images have since been deleted) quote:The report further states that "It was later reported to the Department of Human Services that Mr. and Mrs. Harris had left the children with another family and had basically abandoned them. quote:The sexual abuse of the 6-year-old girl came to light only because of a call placed to the state's child maltreatment hotline on Friday, March 28, from an unidentified caller who said the Harrises "gave their adoptive children to a family" and "that family in turn gave the children to another family" and that they had "continued to accept adoption subsidy money even after giving the children away." quote:"The governor asked some of our legal folks to look at how that was legally possible in the state — or at least why there wasn't anything preventing it from happening. And everything we got back said there was not anything definitive in Arkansas Code prohibiting such an activity." http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/a-child-left-unprotected/Content?oid=3691164
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Mar 9, 2015 15:17
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http://nyti.ms/1CTNUhE Not content with mere foreign policy rebellion, Mitch McConnell has written a letter to his fellow GOP governors.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:27
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Shageletic posted:
But not, evidently, what your three ex-daughters think of you.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:31
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Quidam Viator posted:http://nyti.ms/1CTNUhE Reminder: there are more jobs in the US solar industry than there are in the U.S. coal industry. Have been for a few years now
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Mar 9, 2015 15:31
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Fried Chicken posted:Reminder: there are more jobs in the US solar industry than there are in the U.S. coal industry. Have been for a few years now This has more to do with natural gas being cleaner and cheaper than coal. Coal is dead, tobacco is dead. That leaves Kentucky with horses and bourbon which will not support a state of 4million.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:33
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hobbesmaster posted:This has more to do with natural gas being cleaner and cheaper than coal. I'm all for horsemeat and more craft bourbon distillers though.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:36
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Gravel Gravy posted:more craft bourbon distillers though. Thats Indiana
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Mar 9, 2015 15:40
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Rye isn't bourbon
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Mar 9, 2015 15:43
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RevKrule posted:John Roberts was right, racism is dead! Unless you're going to University of Oklahoma today Why does anyone agree to be the President of a National Frat organization? It seems like you'd be in damage control mode from this kind of poo poo constantly.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:44
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Alright whiskey then. That's interesting, was curious how so many popped up in such a relatively short amount of time.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:46
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This article is a couple of weeks old, but the hypcrosy, its just too strong State governors tell cities to govern themselves, but not too much quote:Darren Hodges, a Tea Party Republican and councilman in the windy West Texas city of Fort Stockton, is a fierce defender of his town’s decision to ban plastic bags. It was a local solution to a local problem and one, he says, city officials had a “God-given right” to make. quote:His salvo caught Texas cities by surprise. But pre-empting the power of local governments is becoming a standard part of the legislative playbook in many states where Republicans who control statehouses are looking to block or overturn the actions of leaders, and even voters, in municipalities that are often more liberal.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:50
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Dancer posted:
Why don't they just stop beating around the bush at this point and start just calling him a friend of the family?
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Mar 9, 2015 15:54
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Mr. Wookums posted:Rye isn't bourbon All alcohol has the same thing going on.
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Shageletic posted:This article is a couple of weeks old, but the hypcrosy, its just too strong When Texas Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous California.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:57
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Shageletic posted:This article is a couple of weeks old, but the hypcrosy, its just too strong The best part is austin has a plastic bag ban.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:05
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Is there any precedent for congress getting so involved in talks like those with Iran? I feel like that's been left to the state department. I can see how a presidential candidate would get in the middle of everything, but that's of congresses domain right?
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Mar 9, 2015 16:06
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On Terra Firma posted:I can see how a presidential candidate would get in the middle of everything, but that's of congresses domain right? What do you mean by this? Seems it'd be awfully dumb for a foreign government to get involved with someone that might not be elected into office.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:08
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Errant Gin Monks posted:The best part is austin has a plastic bag ban. It's a lot more than a plastic bag ban. For example, Austin is one of several "sanctuary cities" in Texas, where the official policy of the local PD is to not inquire after immigration status of people it comes across. For a few sessions now elements within the legislature have been able to prevent the passage of bills that would force city police to check immigration status but it could happen this time around.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:11
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Shageletic posted:This article is a couple of weeks old, but the hypcrosy, its just too strong  "75% of the population are doing this to us!" Sounds like the people want it hoss.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:14
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Steve King's staff is keeping busy, though they should maybe read Mending Wall again.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:16
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Gravel Gravy posted:What do you mean by this? Seems it'd be awfully dumb for a foreign government to get involved with someone that might not be elected into office. So long as the negative of delaying the talks isn't outweighed by the potential better deal it makes sense to wait. You can probably get the same deal after the election anyways.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:18
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On Terra Firma posted:Is there any precedent for congress getting so involved in talks like those with Iran? I feel like that's been left to the state department. I can see how a presidential candidate would get in the middle of everything, but that's of congresses domain right? Well the Senate does have to approve all treaties. And if it's not a treaty then Senate Republicans are absolutely right that a new president could hypothetically ignore any agreement upon taking office.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:20
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Dr. Tough posted:Well the Senate does have to approve all treaties. And if it's not a treaty then Senate Republicans are absolutely right that a new president could hypothetically ignore any agreement upon taking office. It's still incredibly bizarre for a party in Congress to publicly release a letter threatening to dismantle any diplomatic agreements that might be made by a currently sitting president.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:30
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Joementum posted:Steve King's staff is keeping busy, though they should maybe read Mending Wall again. I will support this only if that is a 1:1 scale model of the wall to be built.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:33
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hobbesmaster posted:So long as the negative of delaying the talks isn't outweighed by the potential better deal it makes sense to wait. You can probably get the same deal after the election anyways. In the case of Iran I can't imagine they'd get a much better deal talking to a Republican candidate.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:35
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Gravel Gravy posted:In the case of Iran I can't imagine they'd get a much better deal talking to a Republican candidate. Only Nixon could go to China
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Mar 9, 2015 16:36
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Gravel Gravy posted:What do you mean by this? Seems it'd be awfully dumb for a foreign government to get involved with someone that might not be elected into office. I worded that incorrectly. I mean it's NOT congresses domain. didn't have morning coffee.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:40
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What would you do if you were Barack Obama on November 9th 2016 and Jeb Bush was President-elect?
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Mar 9, 2015 16:42
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If your neighbor is Steve King, the bigger the wall, the better your neighbor is.
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:What would you do if you were Barack Obama on November 9th 2016 and Jeb Bush was President-elect? Remove the J keys from all the keyboards?
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