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BiggerBoat posted:Why does the GOP have such a hate boner for the constitution
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the "So good to see you" at the end, lol
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Aug 11, 2020 13:03
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Can't wait for the obituary and how it's such a pity that masks are "so politicized"
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Aug 11, 2020 15:19
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forcing the schools to reopen is actually quite clever. it accomplishes with long-cherished fundie dream of killing all the teachers, and the gym teachers are even happy to go along with it.
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Aug 11, 2020 15:47
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:forcing the schools to reopen is actually quite clever. it accomplishes with long-cherished fundie dream of killing all the teachers, and the gym teachers are even happy to go along with it. As far as I'm concerned every gym teacher ever has had too much brain damage to understand that there is life outside of sports.
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Aug 11, 2020 15:48
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https://mobile.twitter.com/TonyRomm/status/1293168164512169984
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Aug 11, 2020 16:00
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I wish McConnell was actually in danger like Graham is, but the polls aren't showing that as even a dream. Kentucky just sucks too much. (or rather SC has a shitload of black people, and Kentucky is one of those southern states that is very white)
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Aug 11, 2020 16:03
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Grape posted:I wish McConnel was actually in danger like Graham is, but the polls aren't showing that as even a dream. also why kentucky took Medicaid expansion when other southern states didn't
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Aug 11, 2020 16:03
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 he's going to get reelected, what will they do instead? Vote for Amy McGrath?
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Aug 11, 2020 16:03
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large adult son definitely squeezed a loud fart out of his dad when he picked him up lol
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Aug 11, 2020 16:04
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:also why kentucky took Medicaid expansion when other southern states didn't that article about the KY Republican who voted for Bevin to kill KYnect now wondering how he's going to afford his insulin was what inspired this thread luckily this thread will just as easily shift into Biden voters if Biden wins because both parties have a huge base of people who just blindly assume that the party will reward their loyalty by not killing them so Biden's gonna have at least as high a body count, and probably higher since the Dem base tends to be more at risk groups in the first place
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Aug 11, 2020 16:06
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Grape posted:I wish McConnell was actually in danger like Graham is, but the polls aren't showing that as even a dream. It's healthy for a democracy when you can have the worst approval rating in the Senate and not worry about being voted out.
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Aug 11, 2020 16:10
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they're going to crawl over glass to vote for Trump and McConnel and die of covid for it lmao
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Aug 11, 2020 16:11
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Do people in Kentucky consider themselves southern? It was a union state. Buuuut I'm guessing you see the confederate flag a lot there? I suppose I did growing up in Washington, too.
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Aug 11, 2020 16:12
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shirts and skins posted:Do people in Kentucky consider themselves southern? It was a union state. Buuuut I'm guessing you see the confederate flag a lot there? I suppose I did growing up in Washington, too. yes, kentucky is very culturally southern
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Aug 11, 2020 16:13
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to clarify, mcconnell isn’t one of the trump voters dying in the article, these are: For Kenny Saylor, the money was good before the pandemic began this spring. The 42-year-old in Corbin, Ky., once a bustling railroad shipping hub in the southeast part of the Bluegrass State, had been driving his own truck, hauling returns six days a week for Amazon to the pallet stores that sell off consumers’ unwanted purchases. But business began to slow around April, “and that’s when everything went south for me,” Saylor said. Unemployment payments helped fill the gap, but the reprieve proved short-lived after lawmakers in Washington failed to authorize additional coronavirus stimulus aid. A self-described “die-hard Republican” his entire life, Saylor said he has now found himself angry with some of the GOP leaders who had long represented him, including McConnell. “I’m scared to death of losing everything,” he said. ... Halligan and a chorus of advocates recently urged McConnell and his staff in meetings to expand a low-income program known as SNAP to pay more benefits to workers, complimenting other coronavirus aid programs. They see the food-stamp benefits as a critical economic lifeline, helping not only families, but the grocery stores, farmers and other supply-chain companies that rely on those dollars. But the barrage of outreach, as recently as last week, has not immediately yielded much help for Kentucky’s poorest, as the GOP leader’s proposal eschewed a major boost to SNAP or other federal safety-net programs that help people in need afford food. The omission provoked widespread criticism in the Bluegrass State and around the country, though Halligan said he has confidence in McConnell and is not yet dismayed. “The elected officials, the legislative leaders in the House and Senate,” he said, “they really understand what the needs of those who are hungry are.” ... Ouita Michel, 56, owns a network of restaurants across central Kentucky, including a po’ boy shop in Lexington and a farm-to-table fine-dining spot in Midway. But her business hasn’t been bustling lately, as public health restrictions have cut into her sales, which are down 72 percent compared with the same period last year, she said. Michel and her restaurant peers joined a coalition to lobby for federal help earlier this summer, repeatedly pleading with McConnell’s local aides. Last week, the Independent Restaurant Coalition set its sights on Kentucky, where local chefs and distillers highlighted the economic peril they may face in the absence of help from Congress — and high-profile advocacy from McConnell. Michel described the situation as a “tipping point” for McConnell among business owners and others throughout Kentucky. “He’s in a position right now where he does need to listen very carefully to what constituents tell him,” she said.
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Aug 11, 2020 16:34
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CNN covered a bunch of Pennsylvania farmers who were going bankrupt due to the trade war stuff back in December or so. To a man, every single one said they were going to vote for Trump anyway.
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Aug 11, 2020 16:39
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Dixie Cretin Seaman posted:“The elected officials, the legislative leaders in the House and Senate,” he said, “they really understand what the needs of those who are hungry are.” I don't understand how you can be this delusional. Literally what have they ever done to indicate this is the case? Name one thing. A single thing. Ever in your entire life, to indicate that your elected officials "really understand" the needs of the hungry.
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Aug 11, 2020 16:48
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Cup Runneth Over posted:I don't understand how you can be this delusional. Literally what have they ever done to indicate this is the case? Name one thing. A single thing. Ever in your entire life, to indicate that your elected officials "really understand" the needs of the hungry. these people are desperately hungry, the elected officials allow them to eat poo poo. it's win/win.
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Aug 11, 2020 16:59
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Epic High Five posted:that article about the KY Republican who voted for Bevin to kill KYnect now wondering how he's going to afford his insulin was what inspired this thread otoh, will they realize that biden has betrayed them or will they just assume it’s all that dastardly evil genius mitch mcconnell’s fault i dunno that biden voters have the self-awareness to appreciate that their own vote has doomed them
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Aug 11, 2020 17:00
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You know how we say Texas sucks, but actually 40% of Texas rules, its just the 60% that reeeeeeeally loving sucks 99% of Kentucky can go gently caress itself
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Aug 11, 2020 17:01
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Declan MacManus posted:otoh, will they realize that biden has betrayed them or will they just assume it’s all that dastardly evil genius mitch mcconnell’s fault they will realize this long after even the chuds have because unlike the right, the center more or less re-creates their ideology and worldview every evening based on what Maddow and Joy Reid and the like say is going on, and they are proud puppets of capital and the status quo there's already multiple pressure release valves built in for any moderates who may start getting nervous that their party sucks poo poo at doing anything for anybody but the rich. They'll just blame the left or Russia!
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Aug 11, 2020 17:03
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Cup Runneth Over posted:I don't understand how you can be this delusional. Literally what have they ever done to indicate this is the case? Name one thing. A single thing. Ever in your entire life, to indicate that your elected officials "really understand" the needs of the hungry. the only half-charitable explanation is desperate ppl think kissing rear end in a news article might score points to get them what they need (lol). just as dumb but more naive than delusional i guess
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Aug 11, 2020 17:10
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*son is disappoint* *son solemnly lowers black socks*
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Aug 11, 2020 17:30
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pretty sure jorp has dual citizenship, so this counts: https://twitter.com/LizardRumsfeld/status/1293153438294056961
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Aug 11, 2020 18:01
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Cup Runneth Over posted:I don't understand how you can be this delusional. Literally what have they ever done to indicate this is the case? Name one thing. A single thing. Ever in your entire life, to indicate that your elected officials "really understand" the needs of the hungry.
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Aug 11, 2020 18:10
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my bony fealty posted:they're going to crawl over glass to vote for Trump and McConnel and die of covid for it lmao I just listened to AM radio as a caller described how "the economy, schools, everything needs to open up to show the liberals we ain't scared of a flu. Stop making this political and let us do what we want!" You can't fight back against this level of stupid.
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Aug 11, 2020 18:42
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Halloween Jack posted:I'm guessing that he sincerely believes that what the "hungry" in America need is to get those dang illegals out of here so they can't steal our jobs! I legit love this take Like, illegal immigrants aren't taking C-level jobs, or even any management job. They're doing the bottom of the barrel work in kitchens, construction, farms, etc. Billy-Jo Hick from bumfuck Iowa isn't gonna do any of those jobs for what they're paying.
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Aug 11, 2020 19:07
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But if the immigrants weren't there the capitalists would by some magic fashion pay the white man more for doing the same job! I am very smart
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Aug 11, 2020 19:12
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Mr Interweb posted:pretty sure jorp has dual citizenship, so this counts: it's so transparent
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Aug 11, 2020 19:17
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Giving yourself coronavirus to own your dad
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Aug 11, 2020 19:25
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Biplane posted:But if the immigrants weren't there the capitalists would by some magic fashion pay the white man more for doing the same job! I am very smart
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Aug 11, 2020 19:38
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Mr Interweb posted:pretty sure jorp has dual citizenship, so this counts: Remove JP kebap
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Aug 11, 2020 19:51
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Biplane posted:But if the immigrants weren't there the capitalists would by some magic fashion pay the white man more for doing the same job! I am very smart I remember Maddox made a post saying that if you wanted to stop illegal immigration the solution was to pay more so non-immigrants would be willing to do the work and he got death threats for it.
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Aug 11, 2020 20:16
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Just-In-Timeberlake posted:I remember Maddox made a post saying that if you wanted to stop illegal immigration the solution was to pay more so non-immigrants would be willing to do the work and he got death threats for it. To be fair, Maddox gets death threats just for being alive
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Aug 11, 2020 20:17
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Grape posted:I wish McConnell was actually in danger like Graham is, but the polls aren't showing that as even a dream. I grew up in Kentucky. I tell people it’s a southern state that didn’t rely on slavery during antebellum times. because of that it’s super white now. so it’s all the worst things about the south without any of the culture black people developed in other states. like look at the loving derby. one of the whitest events of the year
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Aug 11, 2020 20:23
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Cup Runneth Over posted:To be fair, Maddox gets death threats just for being alive fair enough, but in this instance he was right. I worked my fair share in kitchens and bakeries. Hands down the hardest working people were immigrants. Lost count of the number of white kids that would work one day having to clean and just not show up again.
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Aug 11, 2020 20:24
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Just-In-Timeberlake posted:I remember Maddox made a post saying that if you wanted to stop illegal immigration the solution was to pay more so non-immigrants would be willing to do the work and he got death threats for it. maddox had some pretty good opinions for the image he presented he was dirtbag left before that was a thing Shear Modulus has issued a correction as of 20:36 on Aug 11, 2020 |
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Aug 11, 2020 20:26
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Just-In-Timeberlake posted:fair enough, but in this instance he was right. I never said he was wrong! He is actually right surprisingly often Shear Modulus posted:maddox had some pretty good opinions for the image he presented Maddox is sort of the distilled essence of turn-of-the-century Internet edginess. It was left-wing backlash to conservative moralizing, it only shifted the other way and then backslid into the alt-right when "political correctness" became a thing. This was back when people using the Internet were usually pretty young or tech professionals.
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I think the reason that people like that took a "conservative turn" is that they were always right-wing, but in the 90s the political battleground was over lame culture war stuff and they were libertarians who didn't want to be lumped in with evangelicals.
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