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CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
CNN Reporting that Scott Pruitt reimbursed himself $65k from the Oklahoma AG Election

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/poli...&CNNPolitics=Tw

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mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

Prepare for my priapic projectile's exalted penetration
Nap Ghost
Jake Tapper put hot sauce on his eggs this morning.
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/992454579257249792?s=21

Immanentized
Mar 17, 2009

CommieGIR posted:

CNN Reporting that Scott Pruitt reimbursed himself $65k from the Oklahoma AG Election

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/poli...&CNNPolitics=Tw



Dude is trying to maximize credit card and travel points. between insisting on flying Delta, this, and other behaviors linked to incentive travel, it's so blatantly loving obvious.

We have a cabinet member acting like a Deloitte staff accountant in trying to get funbucks for personal travel. Holy poo poo.

BigDave posted:

Is that a corgi herding sheep?!

Corgi's are big on herding
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_Welsh_Corgi#Activities

Immanentized fucked around with this message at 19:30 on May 4, 2018

BigDave
Jul 14, 2009

Taste the High Country

CommieGIR posted:

CNN Reporting that Scott Pruitt reimbursed himself $65k from the Oklahoma AG Election

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/poli...&CNNPolitics=Tw



Is that a corgi herding sheep?!

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

Prepare for my priapic projectile's exalted penetration
Nap Ghost
Read only if you need further reminders that Erik Prince is a piece of poo poo.

https://twitter.com/danapriest/status/992452998440935425?s=20

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

bone shaking.
soul baking.

BigDave posted:

Is that a corgi herding sheep?!

Corgis are herding dogs. That’s why they were bred.

sharknado slashfic
Jun 24, 2011

I think I just heard Pence's Dr. resigned but I'm phone posting at a red light.

hobbesmaster
Jan 28, 2008

Mr. Nice! posted:

Corgis are herding dogs. That’s why they were bred.

I guess the surprise is because they're more traditionally used for cattle?

bird food bathtub
Aug 9, 2003

College Slice

facialimpediment posted:

Fun with Lifetime Appointments!

Lifetime appointments at the federal level that McTurtle is getting to fill by the dozens with weaponized Republican nominees. This poo poo will break the loving county for decades. Remember the insane bullshit they pulled with the courts and ACA? Crank it to 11, apply it to every single piece of legislation they don't want, and do it for decades.

Dems have to play hardball and fight this without :decorum: or we're hosed.

So basically we're hosed.

Solaris 2.0
May 14, 2008

mlmp08 posted:

Read only if you need further reminders that Erik Prince is a piece of poo poo.

https://twitter.com/danapriest/status/992452998440935425?s=20

I’ve noticed a nice trend of those who shout “SUPPORT OUR TROOPS” or wrap themselves in jingoistic hype are often the most likely to sell out to Russians, Chinese, Saudi Arabia, Turkey..

Basically, gonna be a traitor to own the libs.

Syrian Lannister
Aug 25, 2007

Oh, did I kill him too?
I've been a very busy little man.


Sugartime Jones

sharknado slashfic posted:

I think I just heard Pence's Dr. resigned but I'm phone posting at a red light.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/04/pence-doctor-resigns-after-jackson-debacle-569004

BigDave
Jul 14, 2009

Taste the High Country

hobbesmaster posted:

I guess the surprise is because they're more traditionally used for cattle?

It was shock at how cute the idea of a corgi herding sheep is.

:kimchi:

EBB
Feb 15, 2005


Who could blame her for wanting to leave such a toxic environment?

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

facialimpediment posted:

Since this will make the news with minimal context and freak y'all out, here's some background.

Trump is apparently reading the CNN article version of this out loud at the NRA convention.

Syrian Lannister
Aug 25, 2007

Oh, did I kill him too?
I've been a very busy little man.


Sugartime Jones
Oh and now Shush under-fire for credibility issues related to Rudy

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/were-you-lying-sanders-faces-new-credibility-questions/ar-AAwIPvN?li=BBnb4R7

Steezo
Jun 16, 2003
Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!


BigDave posted:

It was shock at how cute the idea of a corgi herding sheep is.

:kimchi:

Oddly enough they're not b-a-a-a-d at it.

psydude
Apr 1, 2008

bird food bathtub posted:

Dems have to play hardball and fight this without :decorum: or we're hosed.

What is it about basic math that's so consistently so difficult for you to understand? No amount of kicking and screaming on the part of the Dems can stop McConnell from ramming through nominees when the senate only needs 51 votes to approve judges, and Republicans have 51 seats. It's not because Democrats are trying to play nice, it's because they are literally two votes shy of being able to stop it.

Nostalgia4Infinity
Feb 27, 2007

10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

psydude posted:

What is it about basic math that's so consistently so difficult for you to understand? No amount of kicking and screaming on the part of the Dems can stop McConnell from ramming through nominees when the senate only needs 51 votes to approve judges, and Republicans have 51 seats. It's not because Democrats are trying to play nice, it's because they are literally two votes shy of being able to stop it.

shh dude's just preemptively trying to justify not voting/voting third party this november

bird food bathtub
Aug 9, 2003

College Slice

psydude posted:

What is it about basic math that's so consistently so difficult for you to understand? No amount of kicking and screaming on the part of the Dems can stop McConnell from ramming through nominees when the senate only needs 51 votes to approve judges, and Republicans have 51 seats. It's not because Democrats are trying to play nice, it's because they are literally two votes shy of being able to stop it.

At the moment, yeah. Think they have the balls to pack the courts to fight it if they ever get a majority? That's the decorum kind of stuff they need to get over. The judicial branch is being weaponized, hemming and hawing about norms as an excuse to not fight it ever when the other side is using those norms to strangle any progress in the crib is going to make poo poo worse.

Professor Bling
Nov 12, 2008

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

psydude posted:

What is it about basic math that's so consistently so difficult for you to understand? No amount of kicking and screaming on the part of the Dems can stop McConnell from ramming through nominees when the senate only needs 51 votes to approve judges, and Republicans have 51 seats. It's not because Democrats are trying to play nice, it's because they are literally two votes shy of being able to stop it.

shh dudes literally just explaining that :decorum: and the DCCC/Hillary wing are what got us into this mess and the current fault of "not having enough seats to stop anything" can be laid squarely at the Clintonite wing's feet

it's also how they lost the states and the DCCC ordaining candidates is how they're going to gently caress up the midterm

Nostalgia4Infinity
Feb 27, 2007

10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING
Love 2 whine about how nothing matters on the internet so I can get out of doing anything about it :allears:

psydude
Apr 1, 2008

Professor Bling posted:

shh dudes literally just explaining that :decorum: and the DCCC/Hillary wing are what got us into this mess and the current fault of "not having enough seats to stop anything" can be laid squarely at the Clintonite wing's feet

it's also how they lost the states and the DCCC ordaining candidates is how they're going to gently caress up the midterm

Losing states had nothing to do with Clinton and everything to do with the DNC thinking that they could ride Obama's success for each subsequent election and also force local candidates to adhere to national party objectives and ideologies.

It's actually the same mistake the RNC is making right now with the tax bill and trying to destroy the healthcare system.

Professor Bling
Nov 12, 2008

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

psydude posted:

Losing states had nothing to do with Clinton and everything to do with the DNC thinking that they could ride Obama's success for each subsequent election and also force local candidates to adhere to national party objectives and ideologies.

And if they weren't able to force a candidate to do what they wanted then they ran a different, more "acceptable" candidate by leadership's standards?


Almost as if I'm right and the only reason I'm using "Clintonite" as a term is to refer to the centrist shitlib fucks that have been steadily losing ground in traditionally blue strongholds because the candidates there didn't support the pro-corporate party message.

Like, maybe that recorded conversation with Hoyer isn't an abnormality, which is why Pelosi was circling the wagons to defend the practice (which is fuckin' indefensible). It's like the centrist Dems that supported Clinton in the last election don't actually give a gently caress about democratically electing someone if that someone isn't the "right" candidate



:thunk:

Professor Bling fucked around with this message at 21:06 on May 4, 2018

CRUSTY MINGE
Mar 30, 2011

Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur
If you guys think corgis are cool, you need to look up borgis. Border collie/corgi mixes. Holy. poo poo.

psydude
Apr 1, 2008

Professor Bling posted:

Like, maybe that recorded conversation with Hoyer isn't an abnormality, which is why Pelosi was circling the wagons to defend the practice (which is fuckin' indefensible). It's like the centrist Dems that supported Clinton in the last election don't actually give a gently caress about democratically electing someone if that someone isn't the "right" candidate

I've written this probably 15 times in this thread already, but winning local elections has absolutely nothing to do with centrist vs. leftist policies and everything to do with finding candidates that are right for the district. If a socialist candidate will do well, run a socialist candidate. If a moderate candidate will do well, run a moderate candidate.

Shocker, this is what's been working really well this election cycle. Forcing every candidate to adhere to a leftist ideological purity is just as loving dumb as making sure every candidate is a moderate.

shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

BigDave posted:

It was shock at how cute the idea of a corgi herding sheep is.

:kimchi:

That is a Good Dogge but remember, sheep are so goddamn stupid they'll even take orders from other, smaller, still more fragile prey herbivores than themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeuL5IGimCQ

EBB
Feb 15, 2005

call the burn ward

https://twitter.com/MattOswaltVA/status/991879040406454272

Stultus Maximus
Dec 21, 2009

USPOL May
Remembering a simpler time, :mitt: is still extremely :mitt:

quote:

“My favorite meat is hot dog, by the way. That is my favorite meat,” he told a gathering of supporters as they joined him recently for a casual dinner organized by his campaign. “My second favorite meat is hamburger. And, everyone says, oh, don’t you prefer steak? It’s like, I know steaks are great, but I like hot dog best, and I like hamburger next best.”

PookBear
Nov 1, 2008

psydude posted:

I've written this probably 15 times in this thread already, but winning local elections has absolutely nothing to do with centrist vs. leftist policies and everything to do with finding candidates that are right for the district. If a socialist candidate will do well, run a socialist candidate. If a moderate candidate will do well, run a moderate candidate.

Shocker, this is what's been working really well this election cycle. Forcing every candidate to adhere to a leftist ideological purity is just as loving dumb as making sure every candidate is a moderate.

It also seems to result in people running like randy bryce since a huge part of democrats problem is they're always represented by california democrats which a lot of people just don't relate to.

Proud Christian Mom
Dec 20, 2006
READING COMPREHENSION IS HARD
The elected faces of the Democrats are Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.

PookBear
Nov 1, 2008

Proud Christian Mom posted:

The elected faces of the Democrats are Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.

yeah, and this is honestly something democrats need to address. Their policy aside, Republicans are waging a culture war for all the states in between the coasts and you need prominent democrats that aren't from NY or Cali.

psydude
Apr 1, 2008

I don't think Schumer is nearly as reviled as Pelosi. Either way, they would benefit from getting someone from the Midwest or South in visible leadership positions.

Vasudus
May 30, 2003
Keith Ellison is from Minnesota. That's...not a coast at least!

MA-Horus
Dec 3, 2006

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

Vasudus posted:

Keith Ellison is from Minnesota. That's...not a coast at least!

Excuse me mister, have you forgotten about da great Superior coooast?

Hot Karl Marx
Mar 16, 2009

Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!

MA-Horus posted:

Excuse me mister, have you forgotten about da great Superior coooast?

Sault Sainte Marie is a shithole

PookBear
Nov 1, 2008

psydude posted:

I don't think Schumer is nearly as reviled as Pelosi. Either way, they would benefit from getting someone from the Midwest or South in visible leadership positions.

Not yet, but that's because Pelosi is a much easier punching bag because :females: and yeah we need midwest and southern democrats

Hot Karl Marx
Mar 16, 2009

Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!
http://www.oregonlive.com/nfl/index.ssf/2018/05/donald_trump_invites_colin_kae.html

quote:

President Donald Trump wants to host a summit on race relations and he has invited Colin Kaepernick and Kanye West to participate, according to a report.

Rev. Darrell Scott, a pastor Trump supporter and a White House advisor, said Trump wants to host a series of multiracial gatherings that will include guests from all backgrounds and ethnicities.

"He is 100 percent for it. He's very enthusiastic about it," Scott told people.com. "It's not going to be a black-only event. It will be a melting pot."

loving lmao

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
Unironically using the phrase "Melting Pot" without realizing it is a very racist phrase/idea.

Huskalator
Mar 17, 2009

Proud fascist
anti-anti-fascist
Immigrants assimilating to their host culture is racist now? What the poo poo

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Woof Blitzer
Dec 29, 2012

[-]
Well that's going to not explode in anyone's face.

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