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1-800-DOCTORB posted:Why does everyone hate Dan Malloy? Budget crisis causing him to fire people: http://www.wsj.com/articles/dannel-malloy-proposes-new-cuts-to-close-connecticut-budget-deficit-1460508199
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Yeah, I'm finding this unbelievable as someone who lives in Raleigh. Like after years of Moral Monday protests and poo poo, they pick the dumbest loving social wedge issue to champion... And then double down on it? Like there's the whole song and dance about how the GOP doesn't govern and then turns around and campaigns on breaking up political gridlock and whatnot... But I think they've been huffing their own farts for way too long. The issue with HB2 is not only the really dumb bathroom policing (party of small government, everyone), but also the really awful minimum wage and revocation of cities and municipalities from writing and enforcing their own laws with regards to discrimination. However, the politically savvy move is to package everything in one bill, and then have your hand "forced" to remove the obnoxious social thing and ta-dah: you have your awful regressive minimum wage poo poo passed. High fives, wine and cheese for everyone. But... They didn't remove the obnoxious social garbage... And they're positing that the bathroom garbage is The Real Issue... It's just so mind numbingly dumb. I'm loving dogshit at grand strategy games, and I've had more successful campaigns than these True Believers. Like the most naked political manipulation in Crusader Kings 2 is light years beyond what these clowns are capable of. And keep in mind, the entire GOP is wounded, and instead of hedging their bets, they're doubling down. If this actually keeps up for the better part of 6 months, November is going to be nothing less than a blood bath.
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You say "winner", I say "potatoe". https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/730800909731696641
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https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/730801243451490304 ugghh
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Phone posted:The only thing that will tank Hillary in the general is if she gets caught with a dead girl or a live boy. The most reliable indicators are mixed, though. Dick Morris's latest column may be titled "Trump Can Win", but Bill Kristol is still pushing a third party independent run as the best approach. Morris's latest column is unusually Dick Morris-y if you're bored during lunch, fwiw. He thinks Trump has a shot thanks to increased numbers of whites in the electorate and depressed minority turnout. (http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/03/2016-electorate-will-be-the-most-diverse-in-u-s-history/)
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May 12, 2016 17:47
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Daniel Bryan posted:Yep here we go with the healthcare poo poo again Maybe don't force through a law that's not constitutional?
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May 12, 2016 17:49
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Phone posted:Yeah, I'm finding this unbelievable as someone who lives in Raleigh. Like after years of Moral Monday protests and poo poo, they pick the dumbest loving social wedge issue to champion... And then double down on it? Like there's the whole song and dance about how the GOP doesn't govern and then turns around and campaigns on breaking up political gridlock and whatnot... But I think they've been huffing their own farts for way too long. I suspect the reason actually is the transgender thing. They want to effectively make being transgender illegal, and the "other" stuff in the bill was tacked on not as "the real plan", but because they knew it would pass. McCrory literally can't believe that people "want to let men into women's restrooms", so he keeps doubling down because he can't fathom that people disagree with him on this. Remember, this is the same legislature that put abortion legislation into a bill about motorcycle safety. edit: If you've forgotten - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/north-carolina-motorcycle-abortion_n_3582006.html
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cravius posted:Maybe don't force through a law that's not constitutional? It's been ruled constitutional twice by the Supreme Court. I don't know what the issue specifically is in this ruling but I'm sure it will be appealed.
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May 12, 2016 17:51
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Cythereal posted:I'm not seriously worried about Florida going red, myself. Not unless Governor Voldemort really ramps up the voter suppression in November. I am worried that Voldemort and Kasich and McCheese really ramp up voter suppression in November. Urban areas will have fewer and fewer voting locations with fewer actual voting booths compared to 2012 while the rural areas keep their 2012 locations and staffing. Don't look at states, look at counties. Blue counties will get ratfucked.
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May 12, 2016 17:52
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cravius posted:Maybe don't force through a law that's not constitutional? Oh word? Didn't realize you were a Supreme Court Justice.
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May 12, 2016 17:52
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Don't worry kids, this time repealing the PPACA will work. Right after we find out who is Ben Ghazi and what Hillary Clinton emailed on the night of July 7th, 2009. It's going to work. It has to work. This time.
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May 12, 2016 17:52
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Which judge, and lol if it's who I think it is.
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May 12, 2016 17:53
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WampaLord posted:Oh word? Yes because the Supreme Court has never been wrong
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cravius posted:Yes because the Supreme Court has never been wrong
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cravius posted:Yes because the Supreme Court has never been wrong Well, right now, they ruled it Constitutional. That stands until otherwise proven.
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May 12, 2016 17:57
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zoux posted:Which judge, and lol if it's who I think it is. Reuters posted:A U.S. judge on Thursday ruled in favor of congressional Republicans who challenged the Obama administration's implementation of President Barack Obama's healthcare law.
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May 12, 2016 17:58
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May 12, 2016 17:59
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cravius posted:Yes because the Supreme Court has never been wrong That's not for you to decide.
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haveblue posted:Wouldn't it be a dead boy or a live girl here? Um, Vince Foster and Huma haven't taken her down yet.
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eviltastic posted:The most reliable indicators are mixed, though. Dick Morris's latest column may be titled "Trump Can Win", but Bill Kristol is still pushing a third party independent run as the best approach. That is literally the loving opposite of reality.  Has he paid attention to the demographics of the General Electorate over the past 30 years? About how minorities make up a larger share of the voting bloc every 4 years? Is he publishing articles from the 1980s? Whites are not enough to win you the Presidency anymore, especially when you are offended fully half of them by being outrageously sexist toward women. And depressed minority turnout isn't going to happen in this election of all elections considering minorities are facing an existential threat in it.
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May 12, 2016 18:03
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Stultus Maximus posted:Um, Vince Foster and Huma haven't taken her down yet. 
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pacmania90 posted:That's not for you to decide. Sorry sir, but I do believe that a federal judge just ruled that the administratiom cannot spend money not appropriated by Congress. Checkmate 
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May 12, 2016 18:04
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cravius posted:Sorry sir, but I do believe that a federal judge just ruled that the administratiom cannot spend money not appropriated by Congress. Checkmate  So what? It'll get appealed and likely struck down. I suspect it's not being funded in some shady manner and that the do-nothing GOP is just bored.But keep clinging to hope. They'll take down the ACA Act this time!
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:Joementum, objectively the smartest person in this subforum, said repeatedly that Trump winning the nomination would mean "everything that we think we know about politics is wrong." quote:"everything that we think we know about politics is wrong." That's the part I keep coming back to every time and why I keep asking Joementum for his current thoughts on what's going on now. I want that emblazoned on my tombstone. No joke. 
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May 12, 2016 18:08
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cravius posted:Yes because the Supreme Court has never been wrong pacmania90 posted:That's not for you to decide. cravius posted:Sorry sir, but I do believe that a federal judge just ruled that the administratiom cannot spend money not appropriated by Congress. Checkmate Huh. Weird how those goal posts got up and walked further down field. Also, Supreme Court overrules Federal judges numbnuts.
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May 12, 2016 18:12
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cravius posted:Maybe don't force through a law that's not constitutional? I had doubts that PPACA would survive King v. Burwell but this essay convinced me that the law was firmly Constitutional and would survive. I recommend reading it.
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May 12, 2016 18:13
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Study: Trump's trade policies would increase costs of goods by ~30%, severely gently caress over poor/working-class folks Not that reality matters in this election, but there you go.
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May 12, 2016 18:17
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The pro-business party of small government, ladies and gents
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May 12, 2016 18:18
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DaveWoo posted:Study: Trump's trade policies would increase costs of goods by ~30%, severely gently caress over poor/working-class folks Yes it does matter in this election. I'm tired of this talking point that nothing matters because it does. Nothing matters to Trump's base sure, they'll support him if he whips out his dick and pisses on them. But getting hit on things like this in ads and during debates will affect him. But it's not about Trump's base. He cannot use the same strategies in the GE that he used to moonwalk through the primaries. Combined with how detestable he is as a candidate things like this make him look even worse.
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CannonFodder posted:I am worried that Voldemort and Kasich and McCheese really ramp up voter suppression in November. Urban areas will have fewer and fewer voting locations with fewer actual voting booths compared to 2012 while the rural areas keep their 2012 locations and staffing. Don't look at states, look at counties. Blue counties will get ratfucked. This is what I'm most afraid of. The state Supreme Court didn't give a poo poo about allegations of active voter suppression during the last guber election, and I think Voldemort's only going to double down on it in November. I almost want Trump to pick Voldemort as VP. Get him out of our hair for a little bit while we pray our next governor will have a soul.
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May 12, 2016 18:24
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Yes it does matter in this election. I'm tired of this talking point that nothing matters because it does. Nothing matters to Trump's base sure, they'll support him if he whips out his dick and pisses on them. But getting hit on things like this in ads and during debates will affect him. But it's not about Trump's base. He cannot use the same strategies in the GE that he used to moonwalk through the primaries. Combined with how detestable he is as a candidate things like this make him look even worse. And it wasn't a "walk" through the primaries. More people wanted Not Trump than wanted Trump, even in the Republican party. If a strong alternate candidate had managed to rise out of the muck Trump would have disappeared, that just never happened.
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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/chucklindell/status/730790091862491136 You went from a guy who hinted that maybe secession was a good idea to a guy who said Jade Helm was true, man. Jesus. We here in Ole Virginny went from a slimebag who's in jail to a slimebag who gave voting rights back to people, so I think we're trending well
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May 12, 2016 18:29
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:That is literally the loving opposite of reality. Dick Morris is a man that has grown to savor defeet. Really that's the only explanation.
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May 12, 2016 18:29
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The explanation for Dick Morris is that he gets paid to blow sunshine up Republican asses. He's more a propagandist than an analyst.
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May 12, 2016 18:30
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theflyingorc posted:And it wasn't a "walk" through the primaries. More people wanted Not Trump than wanted Trump, even in the Republican party. I don't understand why this line keeps getting trotted out - it applies to every republican primary candidate.
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May 12, 2016 18:32
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:That is literally the loving opposite of reality. If you're unfamiliar, Dick Morris is pretty low hanging fruit for always being wrong about things. Former Clinton staffer who got caught with a prostitute and a foot fetish in the 90s, now part of the right wing noise machine. He mused that Obama wouldn't run in 2012 and was pushing this map in early November.  Also thought Trump would run in 2012 and beat Obama. Basically, he's noteworthy for being wrong enough that it's not just pushing bad numbers to make his target audience feel good.
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zoux posted:She's a FISA judge too lol. She's also the judge that overturned the Metlife "too-big-to-fail" designation. Fortunately, the she's under the DC Circuit, which now has a majority of Democratic-appointed judges.
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