CHICKEN SHOES posted:

DFAC chicken is about on par with a microwaved banquet tv dinner from 1992

Zeris posted:

Not saying that I'm rooting for Russia, but I would kill to see Putin clown on the 71 year old obese man with dementia.

edit: The only thing close to a fair match would be gay chicken

Reverand maynard posted:

correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think there is actually any law that allows news papers to protect their sources

Reverand maynard posted:

how solid is it though? My understanding is that its more of an unwritten rule than actual laws.

Duzzy Funlop posted:

Duzzy Funlop posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tzGivKb7Y

Casimir Radon posted:

In her case it's just plain stupidity. Now if Bannon or Ghorka wrote it you can be sure it was a dogwhistle.

facialimpediment posted:

I think the intent was to spotlight the notable quotes, but the formatting doesn't work right on mobile (at a minimum). Sort of like when a notable sentence is pulled from a long rant as a preview to the answer in the article.

I mean, it's still a high school paper and a high school website. Sort of jarring to remember that, considering the quality of the interview is so high.

quote:

“I’d like to begin by asking some questions directed to our high school audience,” Teddy said. Mattis’ response set the tone for the rest of the interview.

“I speak the same to high schoolers, college grads, or congressmen,” he said. “I’ve found high schoolers to be plenty bright.”

Mr. Nice! posted:

These emails are actual hard evidence of multiple crimes

CHICKEN SHOES posted:

am I allowed to get my hopes up this time because uhhhh this seems crazy

BUG JUG posted:

Reposting this in full for when you go back and edit it.

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."

quote:

It shall be unlawful for—
a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make—
(A) a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value, or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or donation, in connection with a Federal, State, or local election; or
(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party; or
(C) an expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication (within the meaning of section 30104(f)(3) of this title);

quote:

It shall be unlawful for—
a person to solicit, accept, or receive a contribution or donation described in subparagraph (A) or (B) [of the above quote] from a foreign national.

quote:

To solicit. For the purposes of part 300, to solicit means to ask, request, or recommend, explicitly or implicitly, that another person make a contribution, donation, transfer of funds, or otherwise provide anything of value. 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. A solicitation may be made directly or indirectly. The context includes the conduct of persons involved in the communication. A solicitation does not include mere statements of political support or mere guidance as to the applicability of a particular law or regulation.

quote:

(1) The following types of communications constitute solicitations:
(i) A communication that provides a method of making a contribution or donation, regardless of the communication. This includes, but is not limited to, providing a separate card, envelope, or reply device that contains an address to which funds may be sent and allows contributors or donors to indicate the dollar amount of their contribution or donation to the candidate, political committee, or other organization.
(ii) A communication that provides instructions on how or where to send contributions or donations, including providing a phone number specifically dedicated to facilitating the making of contributions or donations. However, a communication does not, in and of itself, satisfy the definition of “to solicit” merely because it includes a mailing address or phone number that is not specifically dedicated to facilitating the making of contributions or donations.
(iii) A communication that identifies a Web address where the Web page displayed is specifically dedicated to facilitating the making of a contribution or donation, or automatically redirects the Internet user to such a page, or exclusively displays a link to such a page. However, a communication does not, in and of itself, satisfy the definition of “to solicit” merely because it includes the address of a Web page that is not specifically dedicated to facilitating the making of a contribution or donation.

(2) The following statements constitute solicitations:
(i) “Please give $100,000 to Group X.”
(ii) “It is important for our State party to receive at least $100,000 from each of you in this election.”
(iii) “Group X has always helped me financially in my elections. Keep them in mind this fall.”
(iv) “X is an effective State party organization; it needs to obtain as many $100,000 donations as possible.”
(v) “Giving $100,000 to Group X would be a very smart idea.”
(vi) “Send all contributions to the following address * * *.”
(vii) “I am not permitted to ask for contributions, but unsolicited contributions will be accepted at the following address * * *.”
(viii) “Group X is having a fundraiser this week; you should go.”
(ix) “You have reached the limit of what you may contribute directly to my campaign, but you can further help my campaign by assisting the State party.”
(x) A candidate hands a potential donor a list of people who have contributed to a group and the amounts of their contributions. The candidate says, “I see you are not on the list.”
(xi) “I will not forget those who contribute at this crucial stage.”
(xii) “The candidate will be very pleased if we can count on you for $10,000.”
(xiii) “Your contribution to this campaign would mean a great deal to the entire party and to me personally.”
(xiv) Candidate says to potential donor: “The money you will help us raise will allow us to communicate our message to the voters through Labor Day.”
(xv) “I appreciate all you've done in the past for our party in this State. Looking ahead, we face some tough elections. I'd be very happy if you could maintain the same level of financial support for our State party this year.”
(xvi) The head of Group X solicits a contribution from a potential donor in the presence of a candidate. The donor asks the candidate if the contribution to Group X would be a good idea and would help the candidate's campaign. The candidate nods affirmatively.

(3) The following statements do not constitute solicitations:
(i) During a policy speech, the candidate says: “Thank you for your support of the Democratic Party.”
(ii) At a ticket-wide rally, the candidate says: “Thank you for your support of my campaign.”
(iii) At a Labor Day rally, the candidate says: “Thank you for your past financial support of the Republican Party.”
(iv) At a GOTV rally, the candidate says: “Thank you for your continuing support.”
(v) At a ticket-wide rally, the candidate says: “It is critical that we support the entire Democratic ticket in November.”
(vi) A Federal officeholder says: “Our Senator has done a great job for us this year. The policies she has vigorously promoted in the Senate have really helped the economy of the State.”
(vii) A candidate says: “Thanks to your contributions we have been able to support our President, Senator and Representative during the past election cycle.”

psydude posted:

I think Richard Painter actually does a good job of boiling all of this down:

quote:

“I don’t care if you’re Republican, as I am, or a Democrat. You call the FBI. The last thing you do is go meet with the Russians to try and get the derogatory information," he went on. "They’re only trying do that in order to use you to accomplish some purpose. And we know what that is — it is undermining our system of representative democracy.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/11/donald-trump-jr-treason-buzzword-240406

quote:

In the Bush administration we could have had him in custody for questioning by now.

CHICKEN SHOES posted:

sorry for a tweet but I dont care if this was the most ~liberal president~ or anything this poo poo just makes me mad and freaks me the gently caress out

https://twitter.com/JohnnieM/status/884942560439009281

Nostalgia4Butts posted:

Opinions on Wray? Feinstein announced she's voting for his confirmation

Two Finger posted:

Does that apply for impeachment?

Two Finger posted:

So if trump Jr goes down for this does that tar retard dad with the same brush?

pick up the pace posted:

I feel bad for the poor public defender who eventually gets assigned this case

MA-Horus posted:

With a 5-alarm hangover.

One of my canoe trip buddies was a public defender down in New Orleans. When I first heard that, I remember saying something like

"Wow, that must be really difficult. How do you deal with the stress from that?"

His answer was pretty blunt.

"I drink a lot, and smoke a lot of weed. We all do."

Godholio posted:

Is...is this a real quote?

Duzzy Funlop posted:

This is one of the names that rings the biggest of bells, but I couldn't name a single loving movie of his to save my life.

suboptimal posted:

Also: the President is a fat gently caress

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/18/is-the-president-fit-215385

Smiling Jack posted:

Every case this guy has ever touched is 100% done unless you have other officers as witnesses, and even then the defense is gonna get this guy on the stand an destroy him.

TBeats posted:

from Meuller's perspective, does he have a strategy for giving the committee the green light on Jr and Manafort testifying? or is it irrelevant to his case?

TBeats posted:

His attorneys are just trying to be well informed of the law!! Like good attorneys. And a president has the right to know all the powers he is afforded!! Nothing to see here

orange juche posted:

The question though remains, in the eyes of the Supreme Court, is it legal or illegal to pardon yourself as president, and what follow-on effects might occur from such a pardon? Can you be impeached by the Senate for a crime which you pardoned yourself from, seeing as you have judged yourself not guilty?

Also, Donnie Dumbfuck is not most people, the dude is rotten to the core, if there's an angle he can use to get out of something he will use it.

CommieGIR posted:

You still have to be convicted to be pardoned, right?

lightpole posted:

No.

CommieGIR posted:

Its still basically an admission of guilt.

Kawasaki Nun posted:

Shouldn't I/P stuff go in probation Honeypot thread with cop shooting and gun rights discussions?

Mr. Nice! posted:

oklahoma

https://twitter.com/USGS_Oklahoma/status/888138239109890049/video/1

BigDave posted:

Worse, it makes you a Über-Nazi!

Now go strap on this Pepe The Frog mask and threaten to rape female reporters, while screaming 'cuck' every 30 seconds.

tastefully arranged labia posted:

Fun fact: having a medical weed card in CA legally makes you a "drug addict" and you will fail the NICS checks when purchasing a firearm. I wonder how that's going to come up when the public dispensaries open next year.

not caring here posted:

Probably a little.

I mean, watching poo poo like that is not going to ruin you as a person, but you would probably do better in life not watching it.

Smiling Jack posted:

okay can we stop with the video descriptions please

Two Finger posted:

If Saturday night massacre part two goes through I hope you are proven wrong.

Prop Wash posted:

Where did this insane poo poo about Ukraine come from? I remember some idiot Fox News story about an ethnic Ukraine DNC dude, but it is hilarious that anyone would try and hold one up to the other

next-level conspiracy poo poo: did Russia come up with this to pit Trump against Ukraine, or is this an incredible own goal

redneck nazgul posted:

It's akin to someone trying to stay in the military to move up to the senior ranks in order to try and correct the institutional failings and poo poo leadership they experience.

Except you're facing a much larger, more diverse population without the common unity of purpose in the oath of enlistment/commissioning.

Oh, and both halves of the population openly call for the death of the other half for being a blight against God/humanity, and neither major party apparatus is concerned with anything but their own pay checks.

redneck nazgul posted:

You can keep your optimism about changing the system. I want Mueller to rip this government to shreds so that something approaching reform can be passed. Until then, every new story is nothing but entertainment.

OtspIII posted:

https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/830233648356016129

Duzzy Funlop posted:

Is this the guy that aimed at the feds from a bridge and kept saying poo poo like "do I have a green light?", and I have a shot"?

Two Finger posted:

I want to be clear here because I just woke up. Are the GOP turning on trump?

facialimpediment posted:

The Mooch: “I’m not Steve Bannon, I’m not trying to suck my own cock."

Direct quote.

http://www.newyorker.com/news/ryan-...teve-bannon/amp

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!