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Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


Proud Christian Mom posted:

Have you seen America lately? Who'd want us

Take my country wife, please!

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Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


And in standard, run of the mill conflict of interest items

https://twitter.com/ProPublica/status/884819772302667776

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


TBeats posted:

Fox News anchor just said this exact thing, and maybe someone can check the accuracy of the claim: "Collusion is not a crime so be that it is not being held in exchange for favors, especially during a political election."

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/world/2017/7/10/15950590/donald-trump-jr-new-york-times-illegal


Vox Article posted:

The key word from Trump Jr., according to University of California Irvine election law expert Rick Hasen, is “solicit,” which has a very specific meaning in this context. To quote the relevant statute:

A solicitation is an oral or written communication that, construed as reasonably understood in the context in which it is made, contains a clear message asking, requesting, or recommending that another person make a contribution, donation, transfer of funds, or otherwise provide anything of value.

Trump Jr. was clearly soliciting information that he knew was coming from a foreign source. Given that political campaigns regularly pay thousands of dollars to opposition researchers to dig up dirt, it seems like damaging information on Clinton would constitute something “of value” to the Trump campaign.

The solicitation bit is why it doesn’t matter if Trump Jr. actually got useful information. The part that’s illegal, according to the experts I spoke to, is trying to acquire dirt on Clinton from a foreign source, not successfully acquiring it. And his statement more or less admits that he did, in fact, solicit this information.


Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


Acebuckeye13 posted:

He's a guy who used to wave around the loving confederate flag at his concerts in loving Michigan, a state that fought and bled for the Union, and his most popular piece of music was literally a warped mutant stitched together from two much better songs.

Went back to visit family in Michigan, right down the street from my brother and his family was a dude flying the stars and bars. Just didn't understand it one bit. I didn't remember it being like that growing up.

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


Reverand maynard posted:

tucker carlson is a bitchmade softbody

Tucker is a real gently caress boi. He compared Lend-Lease to the USSR to helping Russia in Syria. Also, the fact he doesn't think that Russia is in the Top Five of US Threats.

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


Dead Reckoning posted:

What the congressman had failed to consider is that one of our notable scientists has calculated that the optimal ratio for a reserve breeding population is ten women to each man. Now, this will regrettably necessitate the abandonment of the so-called monogamous sexual relationship, as far as men are concerned. I hasten to add that since each man will be required to do prodigious... service along these lines, the women will have to be selected for their sexual characteristics, which will have to be of a highly stimulating nature.

Don't worry, I appreciated your Dr Strangelove reference.

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


Fister Roboto posted:

I don't know about you guys but I really feel like burning an American flag now.

That and a lot of good Whataboutism in that video.

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


https://twitter.com/business/status/888043951118323713

Can't wait for Saturday Night Massacre to happen soon.

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


Turn left thread!!!

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/888482564851335169

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


Vasudus posted:

It really is a testament to the strength of the government that we're basically putting this poo poo on cruise control and making a sandwich in the back. Will we flip into a ditch? I dunno, we haven't so far!

If Belgium could service without a government for almost two years, why not America?

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


https://twitter.com/RealPressSecBot/status/890820630236418050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


Trump is up and mad at Senate rules.

https://twitter.com/RealPressSecBot/status/891257256716533760

https://twitter.com/RealPressSecBot/status/891259773085077504

https://twitter.com/RealPressSecBot/status/891260528919588865

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008



God drat, I'm so happy I'm not in that terrible country anymore.

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Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


Hot Karl Marx posted:

That the one he sold to the Chinese for more than it was worth? Good luck getting that back with 0 white house influence

Also, he will likely have to pay a lot of taxes since he isn't working in government now.

https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/892118776979869696

https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/892098367018475520

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