Lprsti99 posted:

So there have to be FReep tears about the Newport News, VA recount, right?

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It is statistically impossible for recounts to always slant one way. Yet in election after election Republican victories are overturned or narrowed after recounts. This means Virginia is now Maryland. The rats that were elected are hard-left communists committed to Marxism. Virginia is now, exactly like Maryland. A detached urban “elite” dictate the policies Statewide for the rest of the people who want nothing to do with them.
1 posted on 12/19/2017, 5:06:48 PM by TexasGurl24

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Democrat Shelly Simonds took the Virginia House of Delegates seat Tuesday from Republican David Yancey

The final numbers: 11,608 for Simonds; 11,607 for Yancey.

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To: TexasGurl24
Well, that’s a shame. There is no tie-breaker in the VA House, so there will be a lot of horse trading going on. VA is truly lost.


3 posted on 12/19/2017, 5:10:38 PM by KevinB (When you drink the water, remember the men or women who dug the well.)

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To: TexasGurl24
How curious and queer that recounts give the Rats the one necessary vote to win and declare a mandate.


7 posted on 12/19/2017, 5:18:46 PM by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)

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To: TexasGurl24
What's happening is the criminal class is coalescing into centers of power. Maryland and Virginia surround DC. The West coast (Cawlifohnya) is concentrating about LA, San Francisco. East Coast is concentrating along the NYC-Boston corridor. Chicago is trying to pull in Milwaukee and Madison.
Think of it as the political versions of "safe zones". I personally think of them as roach motels.

10 posted on 12/19/2017, 5:36:26 PM by Tench_Coxe

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To: TexasGurl24
Nov 2017 Governor race
Northam (Dem) 1,409,175
Gellespie (Rep) 1,175,731

compared with 2009 race in which a Republican governor was elected:

Deeds (dem) 818,809
McDonnell (Rep) 1,163,523

What this shows is that the democrats have nearly double their total over an 8 year span while the republicans have remained about the same. This is due to the following: 1) increased immigration (including northern states as well as undocumenteds); 2) felons; 3) voter fraud; and 4) Democrats developing an effective get-out-the vote ground game.

18 posted on 12/19/2017, 5:55:07 PM by Swirl

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To: napscoordinator
Here’s the thing, recounts consistently and beyond statistical variability favor one side over the other. All things being equal, some of the recounts should expand the vote count for the GOP candidate. This is very rare. Almost without variation, recounts slant toward the Democrat.

Either there are shenanigans with the vote counting process OR Democrat voters are so stupid that they can’t properly mark a ballot in the first place.

I’m sorry, but if you are so stupid that you can’t fill in a circle on an optical scanner, your vote shouldn’t count.


24 posted on 12/19/2017, 6:36:49 PM by TexasGurl24

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The rats that were elected are hard-left communists committed to Marxism.

Plinkey posted:

Yeah, this one made me smile a little bit:


BTW for anyone not following this:







lol, I think it's actually the opposite. Judging by the way your orange king the gang voted in the NY mayoral race.

Mantis42 posted:

I love that their example of a horrifying, Marxist dystopia is Maryland.

Rev. Bleech_ posted:

There's only one "barbecue", and it involves vinegar and red pepper flakes. Everything else is just poo poo that some rear end in a top hat put ketchup, mustard, or mayonnaise on like they were making a goddamn hot dog.


The only moral victor in such a conflict would be the Tar Heel State. After we move the Blenheim factory north of the border, anyway.

Plinkey posted:

Here’s the thing, recounts consistently and beyond statistical variability favor one side over the other.

Cop Porn Popper posted:

Texas is the only bbq or chili worth having. Fite me.

JohnnyCanuck posted:

Please don't eat octopus

They're probably sapient creatures.

Alter Ego posted:

So now that Trump has his tax cut, I expect Freep is just whooping it up cause he totally owned the libs?

OAquinas posted:

They may be all now, but just wait until Ryan goes after his real Heart's Desire: slashing SS and Medicare.

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To: vetvetdoug

Erasing history wounds all heals.

3 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:20:40 PM by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents-Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Josa

How about removing the Memphis City Council instead?

5 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:21:21 PM by brewcrew1965 (Liberalism is a mental disorder.)
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To: vetvetdoug

It’s the GRAVEMARKER?

That’s disgusting.

I just assumed it was a straight-up statue?

Please correct me if I’m wrong. Maybe there is a prime gravestone besides a fancy statue?

9 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:25:39 PM by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Once all the signs of the Confederacy have been removed and destroyed, it will mean there was no such thing as slavery...

What will they do then???

10 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:25:43 PM by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: JBW1949
“”What will they do then???””

Maybe shut up? Is that too much to hope for? Oh! I’m sure they will come up with something. The democrats are working on that scenario already - they can’t leave their indoctrinated voters in the lurch!


15 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:31:53 PM by Thank You Rush
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To: vetvetdoug

I don’t claim what the South did was right. There are some decent arguments concerning State’s Rights though.

Whether we all agree with what took place or not, the fact is many of these Civil War men served with honor against us.

I have no problem with them honoring their war dead.

This expunging of history is just chicken s—t!

16 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:32:19 PM by DoughtyOne (McConnell, Ryan, and the whole GOPe are dead to me. Are Alabamans tired of winning?)
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To: vetvetdoug

“Police have blocked off the entire area so protesters cannot access the site. This is being reported by the local television stations. “

Which is why so-called conservatives need to get up their fat, useless, Mammon-worshipping asses and participate in local and county governments.

Had they done so, they would have elected a pro-2nd amendment, Constitutional sheriff. A sheriff has the legal and armed muscle to confront fascist cops. It’s that simple.

I have a constitutional sheriff in my county, and he’s run two police chiefs out of the county who abused their power.

Wake up, fools.

17 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:34:04 PM by sergeantdave
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To: vetvetdoug

If Hillary were prez the headline would have read: US Military Schools Ban Study of Confederate Generals Lee, Stonewall and Forrest’s battle tactics.

19 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:38:02 PM by Rebelbase (The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.-- H.L. Mencken)
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To: vetvetdoug

My impression of Memphis, at least of the parts I’ve seen when driving through, is that it is something of a hell hole. Hopefully there are nicer areas there, too, but “ghetto” comes to mind...

20 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:38:10 PM by JustTheTruth
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To: vetvetdoug

Desecrating graves is a new low but it matches the low life of these thugs trying to erase history.

21 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:47:46 PM by Uncle Sam 911
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To: vetvetdoug

Bad juju coming. Do not anger the dead.

22 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:48:01 PM by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: DoughtyOne

All the south did was declare independence from a section of the country that had financially raped them for decades leading up to the war, then defend their homeland against those who insisted that this financial slavery was not going to end. Slavery ENDED in the United States of America the minute all of the slave holding states left the union. The war was not about ending slavery. It had already left the union. It was about keeping a subserviant section of the country in the south subserviant to it’s masters in the north.

25 posted on 12/20/2017, 6:07:05 PM by Uncle Sham
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To: LeoWindhorse

Looks like from the video on the Commercial Appeal they are ripping up the statue of NBF right now! Won’t be surprised that the statue will be damaged heavily! Supposedly it goes to Elmwood Cemetery.

Memphis is run my extreme hard left Black and whites. A huge hunk of middle class population has already fled to the suburbs. I can’t stand Rep Cohen who represents a gerrymandering sliver of my area for the last few years. The majority of my suburb town voted against Cohen but there are enough blacks in the rest of Cohen’s territory to keep him in office. I live out in a rural area so go figure why we have to be in Commie Cohen’s district.

27 posted on 12/20/2017, 6:07:59 PM by KMac1945
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To: vetvetdoug

Wasn’t Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forest the founder and great leader of the first deadly group of KKK killers who took black lives by the thousands soon after the Civil War ended? I seem to recall some histories that indicated that may have been factual but I could be mistaken.

35 posted on 12/20/2017, 6:47:06 PM by Paulus Invictus (Paulus)
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To: Paulus Invictus

More 21st century democrats removing monuments of 19th century democrats erected by 20th century democrats.

37 posted on 12/20/2017, 6:50:21 PM by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Paulus Invictus

Wasn’t Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forest the founder and great leader of the first deadly group of KKK killers who took black lives by the thousands soon after the Civil War ended? I seem to recall some histories that indicated that may have been factual but I could be mistaken.

That is fake history!

38 posted on 12/20/2017, 7:00:00 PM by KMac1945
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To: eldoradude

Wow, you swallowed the SJW’s version of history, hook. line, and sinker.

43 posted on 12/20/2017, 7:50:26 PM by zipper (In their heart of hearts, every Democrat is a communist)
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Jagged Jim posted:

GreyjoyBastard posted:

Forrest also turned hard against the Klan and in favor of black equality within less than a decade, I wouldn't really file that as a reason to hate him.

The main problems with him are being a Confederate general, and being the commanding officer during the Fort Pillow massacre. On balance I'm pretty sure I'm in favor of taking down his statue.

edit: well hm didn't notice the part where it's on his grave

unless there's an aggravating circumstance I think I'm against

GreyjoyBastard posted:

Forrest also turned hard against the Klan and in favor of black equality within less than a decade, I wouldn't really file that as a reason to hate him.

The main problems with him are being a Confederate general, and being the commanding officer during the Fort Pillow massacre. On balance I'm pretty sure I'm in favor of taking down his statue.

edit: well hm didn't notice the part where it's on his grave

unless there's an aggravating circumstance I think I'm against

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To: vetvetdoug

I don’t claim what the Nazis did was right. There are some decent arguments concerning genetic superiority though.

Whether we all agree with what took place or not, the fact is many of these World War men served with honor against us.

I have no problem with them honoring their war dead.

This expunging of history is just chicken s—t!

16 posted on 12/20/2017, 5:32:19 PM by DoughtyOne (McConnell, Ryan, and the whole GOPe are dead to me. Are Alabamans tired of winning?)
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FMguru posted:

Spoiler: The cuts will be phased so that boomers willl be mostly dead by the time they kick in. Freepers will be just fine, lecturing the rest of us about personal responsibility as they step into their gold-plated sarcophaghi.

Radish posted:

I used to think the "gently caress millennials and probably gen X" method of destroying social security was the obvious way to go since it would get support from Serious idiots across the aisle that think we just don't have enough money to fund it and have to make Hard Choices which just happen to not affect the age group that has been loving the young for decades. However after the tax reform I think the GOP just doesn't give a poo poo anymore and if they can save a few dollars by letting boomers die off then they might as well go for it since they have concluded the people over 50 will die voting Republican and defend the party to their graves.

BarbarianElephant posted:

Could be a problem for them if their voters die early from lack of insulin, in large numbers.

Tony Phillips posted:

Not Freep, but I couldn't help but think of this thread when I saw this.

Be afraid. He's added more dimensions. Slippery bastard.

Jagged Jim posted:

My favorite is Sean Hannity tweeting an NBC News story at NBC News while calling them "conspiracy TV."

https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/943881108810293249

Plinkey posted:

I'm almost up to 30 million freep comments saved on my computer, its so dirty now.

Guavanaut posted:

If anything could take you back to 1855 it's 88 million freep comments in one place.

Guavanaut posted:

If anything could take you back to 1855 it's 1488 million freep comments in one place.

Tony Phillips posted:

Fixed further.

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LOOK FOR TROUBLE IN THIS RACIST DEM RUN, CRIME RIDDLED CITY LATER.

1 posted on 12/22/2017, 2:58:17 AM by GailA
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To: GailA

This gimme dat town (judging by the photos at article) need to be hung out to dry. Clearly thumbing their noses at the law and circumventing State law with the sale of these two properties.
Let the war begin if the so choose to start it.

4 posted on 12/22/2017, 3:08:39 AM by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: GailA

Lock them up.

5 posted on 12/22/2017, 3:13:43 AM by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: GailA

Need to send in Nikki Haley to deal with them!

6 posted on 12/22/2017, 3:16:35 AM by kevslisababy (I am a Genuine Female: No after market parts.)
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To: GailA

America’s enemies on the Left are creating facts on the ground. We need to do the same. Deport illegals. All of them. No exceptions. Then we can debate the “rights” of DACA illegals, the “needs” of self-proclaimed refugee illegals, the contributions of the working illegals who take American jobs from Americans, and the desperation of welfare illegals who just take our tax dollars, or the potential of underage illegals who strain our schools and other government services.

Let’s have all those debates, but let’s do it after the criminal illegals are gone from our country - all of them. And all illegals are, by definition, criminals. “We are a nation of immigrants” and my ancestors were immigrants, but they were legal immigrants. Those in my family tree came here anywhere from 90 to 450 years ago, but none did so in violation of the law.

8 posted on 12/22/2017, 3:28:34 AM by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Telepathic Intruder

“History is being made in Memphis tonight”
“No, it's being erased. It's being sacrificed on the alter of political correctness. Who are we if we don't have a past?”

You are so correct! This is ridiculous, and it makes me think of the Taliban blowing up centuries-old statues in Afghanistan. Should we destroy the concentration camp remnants in Europe, or is it a good thing for people to be able to visit them and reflect on the horrors that happened there? We shouldn't run from our past. We should learn from it.

16 posted on 12/22/2017, 4:02:53 AM by neverevergiveup
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To: GailA

The mistake was placing the statues on public property.
If on private property, vandals and thieves could get shot.

24 posted on 12/22/2017, 4:33:48 AM by Aevery_Freeman (High taxes + Government = Disorganized Crime)
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To: SkyPilot

Respectfully, the United States was preeminent in the state of South Carolina. The Battle Flag was removed from it’s place flying above the Capitol dome under the American Fla, POW/MIA flag and the state flag of South Carolina. It was moved to a memorial area on the statehouse grounds at part of a compromise. When the flag came down off the Capitol dome, those of us who are pro history, realized that was a stepping stone to the destruction of our history. As predicted, it didn’t stop there. The radicals used the convenient excuse of the Charleston church shootings to remove it entirely from it’s place of honor. It’s not going to stop there, it will continue until all vestiges of White culture are eliminated from public view in favor of the Hip Hop generation’s world view..

30 posted on 12/22/2017, 5:30:35 AM by TallahasseeConservative
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To: GailA

Let statues of the more honorable confederates like Lee remain, but the one of Gen. Forrest ought to be removed to a museum. Under his command, black union POWs who surrendered were brutally executed, making him a war criminal — as bad as the WWII Jap generals. Later he rose in the ranks of the KKK, as if he had not already done enough to oppress blacks. Today, we are still suffering from the sins committed in that era by men like him.

31 posted on 12/22/2017, 5:54:06 AM by Socon-Econ
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Those are lies. Forrest ordered no massacre at Ft. Pillow, unlike Sherman who unleashed “total war” against Southern Civilians. Forrest was in fact the “first leader” of the Klan, but the Klan was not the terror organization it morphed into in it’s later days. Forrest ordered the Klan dissolved in 1869 after a series of attacks on freed slaves. The only people still suffering the sins of that era are those who refuse to leave the Democrat plantation.


33 posted on 12/22/2017, 6:28:03 AM by TallahasseeConservative
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To: Socon-Econ
You are believing a fable. Any study of the primary records from both sides shows that is not true. The battle was lost the moment the Confederates took position on the flanks and in the old fort. Forrest asked for a surrender. The Union army chose to fight.

As for his leadership in the KKK. Reconstruction forced many Southern hands. When Brownloe was no longer governor, Forrest disbanded the klan in Tennessee.

He didn’t oppress blacks. The fought with him and alongside him. They considered him their friend.


40 posted on 12/22/2017, 7:59:42 AM by carton253 (Jesus is everything.)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

When the monuments were put up, no one could forsee this day.

Giants put the up. Now midgets take them down.

Cleburne was right.

39 posted on 12/22/2017, 7:51:11 AM by carton253 (Jesus is everything.)
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To: NCC-1701

The black plague has descended on Memphis

43 posted on 12/22/2017, 10:20:52 AM by Thibodeaux (2018 is looking good)
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To: neverevergiveup

It is the African taliban in action. Take down the MLK statues and all street signs on public property. He was a religious leader, and a very corrupt one.

51 posted on 12/22/2017, 11:48:10 AM by Neoliberalnot (MSM is our greatest threat. Disney, Comcast, Hollywood, NYTimes, WaPo, CNN, NBC, CBS...)
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To: SkyPilot

Fact of the matter is Muslims and non- Muslim Asian countries are not used to dealing with women who hold power in Western political parties and administrative posts. They consider it beneath them to have to be addressed to by such women. Tough beans for them, go Nikki!

52 posted on 12/22/2017, 11:59:01 AM by jmacusa ("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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chitoryu12 posted:

What the hell kind of investigation are they calling for? Statues on a privately owned piece of land were taken down. What kind of crime was that?

Jagged Jim posted:

Oh no, I'm so scared.

OAquinas posted:

So admittedly, it's a little skeevy in terms of skirting legal restrictions, but it's aboveboard.