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Has this been posted? https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/652244064587415552 
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Oct 10, 2015 06:49
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Mr Interweb posted:Has this been posted? I want to believe Jeb! is going for some record on saying stupid poo poo.
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Oct 10, 2015 07:10
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Mr Interweb posted:Has this been posted? Eh, he could've flubbed that a lot worse, but still I'd also like to formally eat crow for insisting that the GOP would just hand the nomination to Jeb many months ago. It's obvious they wanted to, but good lord that man
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Oct 10, 2015 07:15
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Mr Interweb posted:Has this been posted? Sounds like he was trying to retell an Onion Joke and hosed it up: Washington Redskins Change Their Name To The D.C. Redskins
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Oct 10, 2015 07:18
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Kind of funny that when George W Bush gave a speech they would wrangle the protesters into "free speech zones" to keep them away from cameras and the media. Now when Obama gives speeches everyone is waving guns around in front of cameras talking about how he's taking away their freedom. Interesting how times change.
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Oct 10, 2015 07:24
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Not sure if this was posted, but the GOP committee on Planned Parenthood found no evidence of wrongdoing! http://www.salon.com/2015/10/09/gops_case_against_planned_parenthood_collapses_jason_chaffetz_admits_he_uncovered_no_wrongdoing/
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Oct 10, 2015 07:44
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I'm sure they'll announce this at a press conference and quietly disband, their purpose achieved, right?
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Oct 10, 2015 07:53
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Ofaloaf posted:Yeah, saw on the news earlier today that someone's gonna go into Dearborn and protest the existence of Muslims or something. It's dumb and embarrassing. It's weird, the other day I saw a promo for Bill Oriley doing a report on how Dearborn got 1/3rd Muslim, of course as if it were some disaster that must be explained. Genuinely wonder if Fox is in this things corner. I was expecting them to ignore it like the do people protesting mosques being built and all.
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Oct 10, 2015 08:02
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Epic High Five posted:I'm sure they'll announce this at a press conference and quietly disband, their purpose achieved, right? After they bring in every living American who has had an abortion.
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Oct 10, 2015 08:04
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Khisanth Magus posted:Not sure if this was posted, but the GOP committee on Planned Parenthood found no evidence of wrongdoing! "But that won't stop us from trying to shut down the government over it!"
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Oct 10, 2015 08:20
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Chaffetz has a severe case of the rat-face.
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Oct 10, 2015 08:32
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Jeb Bush on even more recent spree shootings: "You know what? Like I said, stuff happens. Now watch this drive."
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Oct 10, 2015 08:53
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JT Jag posted:Chaffetz has a severe case of the rat-face. He's like a Dick Tracy villain
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Oct 10, 2015 09:01
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JT Jag posted:Chaffetz has a severe case of the rat-face. He's also got a crazy background. -His dad was married to Kitty Dukakis. -He was once a Jewish Democrat, and then convered to Mormonismas an adult ala Glenn Beck -Worked for an Amway-style "mutli-level marketing" firm for a DECADE. I presume he was one of the swindlers, not a swindlee. -Take it from his former boss: 
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Oct 10, 2015 09:09
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Mr Interweb posted:Has this been posted? George W. Bush Enjoying New Status As Smarter Bush
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Oct 10, 2015 13:44
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The Freedom Caucus is sticking with Webster and are threatening to deny Ryan the necessary support should he decide to run. The decision not to recant is problematic. One of Ryan's unofficial conditions is that he have near unanimous support of the caucus before he tries to lead the House. Incidentally, if Ryan does decide not to run, the race opens up to: Lynn Westmoreland (Ga.) Conaway, Peter Roskam (Ill.) Tom Cole (Okla.) John Kline (Minn.) Darrell Issa (Calif.) Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) Jeff Miller (Fla.) Bill Flores (Texas) Pete Sessions (Texas) Which is about 4% of the current conference. QuoProQuid fucked around with this message at 13:52 on Oct 10, 2015 |
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Oct 10, 2015 13:48
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Holy poo poo, the New Yorker is funny.
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Oct 10, 2015 13:49
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PostNouveau posted:-He was once a Jewish Democrat, and then convered to Mormonismas an adult ala Glenn Beck Mormonismas is the worst holiday, you have to leave out like a glass of water and some butter sandwiches for Mitt Romney
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Oct 10, 2015 13:53
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QuoProQuid posted:The Freedom Caucus is sticking with Webster and are threatening to deny Ryan the necessary support should he decide to run. quote:But conservatives strongly disagree with Ryan’s position on immigration and his role in crafting the bipartisan 2013 Ryan-Murray budget deal. He’s been criticized by the far right for being a staunch proponent of immigration reform and his work with Democrats to find a compromise to address the growing number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. So now Paul loving Ryan isn't conservative enough for these people? Are they just going to fuss and fight until they nominate supply side Jesus himself?
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Oct 10, 2015 14:01
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Rhesus Pieces posted:http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/10/06/3709728/american-muslims-brace-for-protests/ Of all of the stupid this that came out of this guy's mouth, what struck me the most is that it implies no Muslims ever served in the military. I'd love to see a Muslim Veterans group just come strolling up to make their heads explode.
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Oct 10, 2015 14:07
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Riosan posted:So now Paul loving Ryan isn't conservative enough for these people? Are they just going to fuss and fight until they nominate supply side Jesus himself? Any faltering, compromise, or minor misstep is enough to condemn a Republican these days as a RINO. It's getting a little unsettling how the Freedom Caucus is moving towards full-Freep.
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Oct 10, 2015 14:08
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Captain_Maclaine posted:Any faltering, compromise, minor misstep is enough to condemn a Republican these days as a RINO. It's getting a little unsettling how the Freedom Caucus is moving towards full-Freep.  Uhhhh....they already have, actually.
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Oct 10, 2015 14:09
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AlternateNu posted:
As far as I know, the Freedom Caucus hasn't openly advocated a Final Solution for all Muslims, Mexicans, or Muslim-Mexicans.
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Oct 10, 2015 14:15
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computer parts posted:Holy poo poo, the New Yorker is funny. Borowitz is really funny, it's just you usually have to stop reading at the headline
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Oct 10, 2015 14:19
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Captain_Maclaine posted:As far as I know, the Freedom Caucus hasn't openly advocated a Final Solution for all Muslims, Mexicans, or Muslim-Mexicans. Well, not in public, at least.
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Oct 10, 2015 14:23
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Rygar201 posted:Borowitz is really funny, it's just you usually have to stop reading at the headline daaaamn
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Oct 10, 2015 14:32
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So if Ryan and McCarthy are out then that probably means someone like Webster in the role. I don't know much about that guy but it sounds like a bad idea to have an obstructionist in charge. What kind of bad case scenario are we looking at if one of the Freedom whatever get's into the Speaker Role?
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Oct 10, 2015 14:50
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Congress has largely done nothing at all since 2010 so I would expect more of the same.
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Oct 10, 2015 14:53
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Hollismason posted:So if Ryan and McCarthy are out then that probably means someone like Webster in the role. I don't know much about that guy but it sounds like a bad idea to have an obstructionist in charge. Impeachment?
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Oct 10, 2015 14:55
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I don't know how much more damage they could really do at this point even if they got a wild-eyed zealot elected Speaker.
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Oct 10, 2015 14:57
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Would someone from the Freedom Caucus be obstructionist enough to cause a debt default?
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Oct 10, 2015 14:58
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Hollismason posted:Would someone from the Freedom Caucus be obstructionist enough to cause a debt default? My uninformed suspicion is that Democrats and non-zealot Republicans would bring bills to the floor for a vote over the authority of the speaker. Didn't we just see that happen with the Export-Import Bank?
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Oct 10, 2015 15:01
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 Sovereign citizen alert quote:A man accused of two Ypsilanti bank robberies, including one in which the robber sported a black suit and a fedora, will defend himself in court. Yes, I love it!
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Oct 10, 2015 15:11
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Two bombs went off in Ankara, Turkey today which killed a large group of civilians and injured more Waiting to see who takes credit for this blast
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Oct 10, 2015 15:14
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Luigi Thirty posted:
Why didn't you bold "Morris told the court that the statute that makes bank robberies illegal is invalid"?
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Oct 10, 2015 15:16
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Is there any legal problems that could arise from there being no real speaker of the house? Like would that cripple congress entirely or just the schizophrenic freedom caucus parts only?
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Oct 10, 2015 15:24
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Boon posted:Two bombs went off in Ankara, Turkey today which killed a large group of civilians and injured more The House Freedom Caucus is taking credit for the attack.
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Oct 10, 2015 15:24
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Rachel Maddow did a really nice detailed segment on the House Speaker kerfuffle the other night, including its origins in Eric Cantor's ouster because he would have already succeeded Boehner as Speaker if he hadn't lost his seat. The segment included a number of clips of McCarthy speaking, and there is something WRONG with the guy. He has some kind of weird verbal dyslexia or something where his grammar is all hosed up and he uses inappropriate words, words that don't fit, all the time. http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/shock-as-mccarthy-bails-on-speakership-541436483647
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Oct 10, 2015 15:27
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nachos posted:Impeachment? Are there enough not-crazies to make that difficult? Just like all you need is 40 crazies to derail the speaker vote, all you need is 40 not-crazies to derail anything as stupid and politically damaging as that.
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Hollismason posted:So if Ryan and McCarthy are out then that probably means someone like Webster in the role. I don't know much about that guy but it sounds like a bad idea to have an obstructionist in charge. Webster is probably not going to become Speaker because he has no authority within the conference and would be a transparent Freedom Caucus puppet. The most probable scenario is Boehner staying on, which is really the worst situation for everyone in the House. Boehner hates his job and will have even less control over his conference now that he has announced his resignation. The Republican Conference simultaneously hates Boehner but can't unite around a candidate that would have enough power to replace him. There's also a slim chance that Establishment Republicans and moderate Democrats might come together to support a bipartisan caretaker Speaker. Hollismason posted:Would someone from the Freedom Caucus be obstructionist enough to cause a debt default? More likely than a week ago, but still very unlikely. Maybe a 15% chance. sullat posted:Are there enough not-crazies to make that difficult? Just like all you need is 40 crazies to derail the speaker vote, all you need is 40 not-crazies to derail anything as stupid and politically damaging as that. A vast majority of the Republican Conference knows that an impeachment proceeding would be political suicide. Short of a Pride's Purge, it isn't happening. QuoProQuid fucked around with this message at 15:35 on Oct 10, 2015 |
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