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Noam Chomsky posted:Why would anyone want Warren to be VP, a useless ceremonial position? Low information.
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I feel like the right vp pick gets whatever power the president wants them too, which can be quite a lot in theory. But that is probably idealistic.
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Jun 17, 2016 02:41
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https://twitter.com/jtsantucci/status/743566411902025736 I'm almost positive I called this back in March.
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Jun 17, 2016 02:43
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Nevvy Z posted:I feel like the right vp pick gets whatever power the president wants them too, which can be quite a lot in theory. But that is probably idealistic. Clinton would never pick anyone that would overshadow her in the way Warren would. Honestly Warren needs to stay in the senate. She's the new liberal lion of the senate and is just downright amazing.
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Jun 17, 2016 02:47
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Rhesus Pieces posted:https://twitter.com/jtsantucci/status/743566411902025736 What a bunch of asshats.
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Jun 17, 2016 02:49
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Shirec posted:I know Slate is not a shining star all the time, but they had an interesting article up, interviewing a cast member from the Apprentice. I was reminded of what Prester Jane said earlier as well, hope this wasn't posted earlier. Oh my god. quote:He Likes to Keep "a Fat Guy” Around
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Jun 17, 2016 02:49
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Rhesus Pieces posted:https://twitter.com/jtsantucci/status/743566411902025736 This is terrifying. I mean, you were right and the call is obvious but holy poo poo.
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Jun 17, 2016 02:49
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Hopefully they shoot each other.
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Jun 17, 2016 02:53
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Noam Chomsky posted:Why would anyone want Warren to be VP, a useless ceremonial position? Yea Cheney had so little power in the Bush administration
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Jun 17, 2016 02:56
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Hopefully they shoot each other. Just toss some firecrackers into the mob and people will start shooting.
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Jun 17, 2016 02:57
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Rhesus Pieces posted:https://twitter.com/jtsantucci/status/743566411902025736 And what, pray tell, do these upstanding American men call themselves? The Protection Squadron?
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Jun 17, 2016 02:57
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Rhesus Pieces posted:https://twitter.com/jtsantucci/status/743566411902025736 I wonder how long they had to walk around to find the one armed person who wasn't morbidly obese
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Jun 17, 2016 02:58
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Trabisnikof posted:Yeah I was a little amazed at the invective directed at West (e.g. Keeping it 1600 basically described him like a terrorist). He has an unfortunate habit when he disagrees with other Black public figures... reposting from elsewhere: Cornell West to Chris Hedges posted:I think my dear brother Barack Obama has a certain fear of free black men. It’s understandable. As a young brother who grows up in a white context, brilliant African father, he’s always had to fear being a white man with black skin. All he has known culturally is white. He is just as human as I am, but that is his cultural formation. When he meets an independent black brother, it is frightening. And that’s true for a white brother. Cornell West on Al Sharpton posted:The bonafide house negro of the Barack Obama plantation, our dear brother Al Sharpton. Cornell West on Dyson and Perry (*BEFORE* Dyson's article) posted:I love Brother Mike Dyson, but we’re living in a society where everybody is up for sale. Everything is up for sale. And he and Brother Sharpton and Sister Melissa and others, they have sold their souls for a mess of Obama pottage. Also I'm going to go out on a limb here: I'd love a VP candidate who can run for president in 2024. Which would knock out Brown, Kaine, Becerra and Warren.
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Jun 17, 2016 02:58
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Rhesus Pieces posted:https://twitter.com/jtsantucci/status/743566411902025736 DONT★COMPLY
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Jun 17, 2016 03:02
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Noam Chomsky posted:Why would anyone want Warren to be VP, a useless ceremonial position? Likely because many see her as a perfect compliment to Clinton, someone who would double-down on the women in power angle while wedding Warren's progressive bonafides to Hillary's establishment/"pragmatic" image and almost completely cleansing the liberal base of any doubts about the ticket. We can also dream of Warren using the post as a bully pulpit and leveraging the position for maximum national influence above and beyond the norm, checking off the "executive experience" and working with Hillary to perfectly position herself for the Presidency in 2024. It's still stupid to consider throwing away a Senate seat, and Warren can do just as much if not more from the Senate, but the optics would be glorious. Hence why it's tempting.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:And what, pray tell, do these upstanding American men call themselves? The Protection Squadron? Too early, just Storm Department
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Jun 17, 2016 03:03
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So why can't the police throw those people out for something?
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Jun 17, 2016 03:09
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West's "brother" thing is so patronizing sounding, it's like when Paula Deen says bless your heart
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Jun 17, 2016 03:09
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Call a 4th on Curry. DO IT edit: gently caress I did it again
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Jun 17, 2016 03:09
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Call a 4th on Curry. DO IT I hope Dempsey gets a 2nd goal.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:11
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:So why can't the police throw those people out for something?
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Jun 17, 2016 03:11
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theblackw0lf posted:Yea Cheney had so little power in the Bush administration Hillary Clinton is not going to have a VP with the power of Cheney. That's ridiculous. Warren serves the cause much more by staying in the Senate and pushing for legislation. Taking her from there to be an under study with no more power and responsibility than Hillary allows is a waste.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:13
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Yeah, Cheney was a pretty big outlier when it comes to the level of influence a VP has.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:17
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Cheney was literally the acting President for a little bit when Bush got that surgery.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:19
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Gyges posted:Hillary Clinton is not going to have a VP with the power of Cheney. That's ridiculous. Warren serves the cause much more by staying in the Senate and pushing for legislation. Taking her from there to be an under study with no more power and responsibility than Hillary allows is a waste. She won't. But her and Hillary can make arrangements that she has more power than is typical. I think if Warren agreed it would be on those terms.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:19
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Cheney was literally the acting President for a little bit when Bush got that surgery. You mean nearly the entire time. Because Bush was apparently a pushover in the office.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:20
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Cheney was literally the acting President for a little bit when Bush got that surgery. Yeah but how bad was that LeBron foul?
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Jun 17, 2016 03:20
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PostNouveau posted:Yeah but how bad was that LeBron foul? The fix is in.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:25
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The best part about those guys is that the see-through shields are $100 on Amazon and decidedly not bulletproof.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:26
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1337JiveTurkey posted:The best part about those guys is that the see-through shields are $100 on Amazon and decidedly not bulletproof. Duh they're to push back the Rock and egg throwing hoard so that they can spot the real shooter and blam um! Obviously only good guys do the shooting.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:28
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Noam Chomsky posted:Why would anyone want Warren to be VP, a useless ceremonial position? Rhetoric drives policy, friend.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:30
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1337JiveTurkey posted:The best part about those guys is that the see-through shields are $100 on Amazon and decidedly not bulletproof. E:fb
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Jun 17, 2016 03:30
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Noam Chomsky posted:Why would anyone want Warren to be VP, a useless ceremonial position? VP still gets a bonafide vote in the Senate.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:34
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Phone posted:Lmao "hey guys I just made this" Im the dissatisfied voter who shows up on election day in one of 17 states that don't have the Libertarian Party on the ballot who then has a freakout in the voting booth. There are even states that by law won't have ballot access for any third party and not allow a write in candidate. OK comes to mind. They didn't even do their homework. It's like they just decided to throw this image out there for the entire world to see without the barest amount of fact checking. Nakedly embarrassing.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:35
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Bip Roberts posted:VP still gets a bonafide vote in the Senate. Sorta.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:35
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Bip Roberts posted:VP still gets a bonafide vote in the Senate. Only when it's tied.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:37
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Trabisnikof posted:Duh they're to push back the Rock and egg throwing hoard so that they can spot the real shooter and blam um! Obviously only good guys do the shooting. Or they're planning on shooting the place up and went to this school: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ala-middle-school-tells-kids-throw-cans-shooters-article-1.2075972
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Jun 17, 2016 03:37
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Noam Chomsky posted:Why would anyone want Warren to be VP, a useless ceremonial position? They want the dems to have a lower chance at taking the senate and/or want Warren's career to be shorter than it would be otherwise. Her name's on the list because it's a bigass list. There's nothing special Warren offers that others (like Perez) don't also offer while offering more. There is not a single good reason to pick Warren over other leftwing options unless you really want two have the VP also be an older white woman.
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Jun 17, 2016 03:52
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Nevvy Z posted:I feel like the right vp pick gets whatever power the president wants them too, which can be quite a lot in theory. But that is probably idealistic.
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Deteriorata posted:Only when it's tied. So only when it matters?
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