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Avirosb posted:It probably would have. Yeah but I'm guessing many of those flyover states would have joined the Confederacy. At the very least they could have run things the way they want and not dragged down the rest of the country like they're doing now.
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Every single state, North and South, Coastal and Plains, voted for Reagan except Minnesota.
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Avirosb posted:Americans love them some movie stars. Americans love them some name recognition because it forces them to loving think less.
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Although, to be fair, Reagan had been in the political limelight for almost 20 years by the time he was elected president, so its kind of dumb to say it was all due to his role in a bunch of b-movies.
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VitalSigns posted:Every single state, North and South, Coastal and Plains, voted for Reagan except Minnesota. Yeah, the division in American politics is nowhere near as geographically clean as we like to pretend. State level election maps really don't paint an accurate picture at all.
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Mantis42 posted:Although, to be fair, Reagan had been in the political limelight for almost 20 years by the time he was elected president, so its kind of dumb to say it was all due to his role in a bunch of b-movies. However, to be absolutely fair, Trump had been in the political limelight for far less. EDIT: Also, coal was actually worth a drat back when Reg was prez.
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I like this enough that I think I'll try making one for Trump: I don't think I'll have to change it all that much save for making the tip of Florida YUUUUGE. Taken from here, which allows for close-ups on the hard-to-read text: http://www.zombietime.com/zomblog/?p=504 BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 08:28 on Jun 22, 2017 |
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VitalSigns posted:Every single state, North and South, Coastal and Plains, voted for Reagan except Minnesota. Yep and that was what, 37 years ago? I'm sure the divide in this country hasn't gotten much worse since then...
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Jealous Cow posted:Has this already been posted? Should be fun to see the excuses for this namaste faggots posted:It's remarkable that you loving people elected this guy
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VitalSigns posted:Every single state, North and South, Coastal and Plains, voted for Reagan except Minnesota. This is kinda crazy. What was his luster? Fame Douglas fucked around with this message at 09:02 on Jun 22, 2017 |
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Jun 22, 2017 08:57
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Fame Douglas posted:This is kinda crazy. What was his luster? Mondale cried.
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Javes posted:Love having a free press! I'm hoping that every major news agency is either teaching their reporters shorthand or giving them assistants who already know it. Ex-court reporters would be perfect.
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Why isn't the press boycotting these press briefings? Are the media really this spineless? I mean, the White House press corps has always been useless, but this seems beyond the pale.
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Fame Douglas posted:Why isn't the press boycotting these press briefings? Are the media really this spineless? Isn't that what the WH wants?
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Fame Douglas posted:This is kinda crazy. What was his luster? The same sort of nonsense that got Trump elected. Image, false promises, boogeymen, return of "white power" and an America that never even existed.
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Avirosb posted:Isn't that what the WH wants? So what, at least then you've made a stand. Accepting their ridiculous terms seems even more damaging. Spicey Boy/Sanders not answering any questions and saying that they'll get back to them on that isn't helping anyone. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/06/21/the-55-things-the-white-house-has-promised-to-get-back-to-us-on/ Fame Douglas fucked around with this message at 09:43 on Jun 22, 2017 |
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a foolish pianist posted:Mondale cried. You're thinking of Muskie - Mondale lost because he looked like a pudgy Millhouse.
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Fame Douglas posted:So what, at least then you've made a stand. Accepting their ridiculous terms seems even more damaging. Spicey Boy/Sanders not answering any questions and saying that they'll get back to them on that isn't helping anyone. I disagree, it shows them for what they are.
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Avirosb posted:I disagree, it shows them for what they are. If anything, it legitimizes this White House. While it's funny to see, the press secretary dodging worthless softballs like "does the president believe in climate change" isn't going to galvanize political opposition. They'll just keep dodging if nothing changes. They still have the Press Corps doing the work, getting Donnies message out there.
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And here I thought the reason they even had press briefings was so that they could damage-control Trump's twittering.
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Avirosb posted:I disagree, it shows them for what they are. sure would be nice if anyone were to hold them accountable for what they are though, maybe the press could do that, maybe we could even have a regular meeting where the press can pressure them on important topics 
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botany posted:sure would be nice if anyone were to hold them accountable for what they are though, maybe the press could do that, maybe we could even have a regular meeting where the press can pressure them on important topics So the opposite of a boycott then.
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https://twitter.com/tomlobianco/status/877830680436105217 https://twitter.com/tomlobianco/status/877836733458546688 https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/877841093353779200 https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/877820986539757568 https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/877840864302604288 https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/877832550227492865 Party Plane Jones fucked around with this message at 11:53 on Jun 22, 2017 |
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botany posted:sure would be nice if anyone were to hold them accountable for what they are though, maybe the press could do that, maybe we could even have a regular meeting where the press can pressure them on important topics Boycotting the meetings as long as they keep up this ridiculous "no recording" stance doesn't seem like the worst thing. And so far, "pressuring" them hasn't actually worked in any way. Probably because its the White House Press Corps. All it does is let the administration set the tone and agenda for press coverage. Fame Douglas fucked around with this message at 11:56 on Jun 22, 2017 |
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 Even the insurance companies don't want it. I am guessing the like the stability of ACA over the law of the jungle and the less money AHCA would bring if any.
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What are the chances of that nurse who supports the dismantling of the ACA up there thinking every brown person is "an illegal"? Like 100%?oohhboy posted:
Most likely they would enjoy having customers, yeah.
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Man the knives are coming out against Pelosi.
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FizFashizzle posted:Man the knives are coming out against Pelosi. To use some Americanism, "Why are you trying to murder your own star quarterback"? Oh it's people lapping up RWM propaganda.
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Yeah, why would you want to change the Democratic leadership. Everything is going great - after all, yes, five losses. But close ones!
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Avirosb posted:Americans love them some movie stars. Americans hated them some Iran hostage crisis.
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Fame Douglas posted:Yeah, why would you want to change the Democratic leadership. Everything is going great - after all, yes, five losses. But close ones! Because literally the only people crying about it are Republicans and lovely Democratic opportunists?
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There is something eyebrow raising about her "we're capitalists and that's just the way it is!" quote, but that's for the voters of her district to decide. I'm sure if the party somehow start pushing socialist policy, she'd probably be willing to go along with the tide. It's kind of a moot point, because we are a capitalist country for the foreseeable future. Still, no need to be happy about it and use it as an excuse from doing things.
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FizFashizzle posted:Man the knives are coming out against Pelosi. Are you basing that on shitheads in this thread? OR are people who matter talking about replacing her?
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