Speaking of op-eds, now that everyone is fired I wonder if we get an admission from the mystery WH renegade.
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US PoliERA 2018 |OT13| And now the fun starts
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You can tell by how he describes the third party firm, that he's using "felt" to set a lower bar for what are legitimate complaints.
He's not suggesting that the accusations were merely that some women "felt" harassed, as opposed to actually harassed, as part of an effort to minimize their complaints -- he's acknowledging that those complaints should be taken seriously even if yet to be proven. The former is how the fake apology trope works, but that doesn't apply here.
It would seem Collins and Gardner are the walking dead for 2020. Maybe they'll moderate so they'll have a chance for reelection. Nah, they'll make "I'm concerned" statements while also tripling down with the Trump crazies.
This is pretty par for the course for a republican president though.
Free markets = freedom for rich people to do and say whatever the fuck they want without repercussions.
People always like to say how it's just a small faction not representative of the whole, but nah, that shit always comes from the top. That's what allows it to flourish.
This seems a reach. To say "The former is how the fake apology trope works, but that doesn't apply here" really looks like you're trying to make excuses for him. I'm not sure where I come down on his reaction, but I think if he'd said "women believe they were disrespected", it would be easier to give him the benefit of the doubt. "Felt" heavily implies their feelings were hurt, but also their feelings are wrong.
Yeah, to go and post on a place that begs for money. An alt-right haven, basically.
https://thehill.com/policy/internat...ew-president-removes-lgbt-concerns-from-human
Ivanka just followed this asshole on twitter, also.
damn I forgot about all that because of the shutdown, thanks rudy
I guess super PACs are gonna be disavowed in 2020. Curious what Kamala does.
Also, Warren kinda gives Bloomberg that work
in this clip saying that the primary electorate should say "No to the billionaires. even if they are self-funding".
I mean, did you watch the video? Where he describes the systems in place during his 2018 campaign? Where he's talking about the independent firm the campaign hired so women could file complaints in confidence if they "felt" harassed? Because it's a good thing when the threshold to report complaints is low enough to include instances where someone felt harassed, rather than some higher bar like corroborating witnesses or something.
It doesn't seem like a reach at all when you actually listen to the interview.
I was hoping Nancy pelosi begins the takeover st 12 01 am eastern time
I'm just pointing out that "believe" is better language than "felt", especially in this day-and-age when "believe women" is pretty much a constant refrain in the media and social media. Nowhere did I say that a lower bar was better or worse.
It has been a long two years but now we can take a small breather.
Looking forward to seeing the ways Pelosi and the Dems will use their newfound power to combat Trump and co. The investigations, some of them at least, should certainly be explosive to say the least.
Looking forward to seeing the ways Pelosi and the Dems will use their newfound power to combat Trump and co. The investigations, some of them at least, should certainly be explosive to say the least.
i assume they expire with the congress. I think this includes some dem nominees like commissioners
Hannity is like if they remade "The Fly", except this time it's a random thumb that sneaks into the teleporter.
yep. central thesis of conservative politics, social or economic, is still "shut the fuck up and take it."
Minneapolis is awesome and everyone (broadly speaking) in the city proper is super accepting and kind, and the culture here is amazing.
The suburbs have a lot of snobs and the rural areas are backwards as ever, but what can you do.
I don't really think "women believe they were disrespected" vs "women felt they were disrespected" would have saved him from people trying to take him out of context -- it's basically the same thing (with the trope, it's usually meant to suggest the thing never actually happened, like it was just a misunderstanding -- replacing "felt" with "believed" wouldn't change the meaning).
Bernie often says things that are easy to take out of context and this is no exception -- it's one thing to criticize him for that, but it's another thing when people actually take part in the taking out of context.
(though he also sometimes just says stuff in context that is bad -- I just don't think that applies to this instance)
This shutdown is going to last a long-ass time, huh? After today, I'm super confident Pelosi isn't going to cave on the wall. She seems to be taking this personally, which is I suppose understandable given how much shit Trump has given her the past 2 years.
Broke: IRS doesn't issue refunds during the shutdown.
Woke: IRS can't ask you for more money during the shutdown. Maybe.
Broke: IRS doesn't issue refunds during the shutdown.
Woke: IRS can't ask you for more money during the shutdown. Maybe.
I think it would've, simply because of the trope, and the added weight that "believe" has. But *shrugs*, I'm not trying to trip him up with this - I'm inclined to believe that if he sent out a statement, it would've read "believe", but a live interview, he just used the first word that came to mind.
Pelosi 2020
he only likes old people who haven't been capturedtoday in awful conservative fb memes that snopes has to weigh in on
In light of Trump's garbage Vatican comments, I have a proposed compromise over the wall-- It gets built, but all CBP and ICE are replaced by Swiss Royal Guards using ceremonial polearms for self defense. If the Swiss aren't up to it, I'd accept Mounties with logging saws as a replacement.
I was right earlier about the RNC panicking:
"There" being a series of overseas bank accounts.
I get to use this so so much starting tommorow.
"Today, Mr. President is the worst day of your life. It is also the best day of the rest of your life."
Also is the first time I have EVER seen Cummings not making his "bitchslap face".
"There" being a series of overseas bank accounts.
I get to use this so so much starting tommorow.
"Today, Mr. President is the worst day of your life. It is also the best day of the rest of your life."
Also is the first time I have EVER seen Cummings not making his "bitchslap face".
That man has seen some serious shit in his life in a way few alive any more have, so in a dark way I hope he gets some enjoyment in the next 2 years. He's earned it.
Captures the source of their panic.
I don't think a primary against Trump will succeed, BUT if they want to have a chance, it needs to be one person, not Kasich, Romney, and Flake all competing to be the white savior. Things get murky if you have multiple challengers. Make it one-on-one so there's a very clear not-Trump vote that might cause a schism to our benefit in the general.
Like an inverse Carter vs. Kennedy.
The Twin Cities is fucking great. Probably the most underrated major city in the US.
But for real, you need to put the mayors of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in a thunderdome and the loser has to pick the other city's name. You can keep your job and everything, but Minneapolis-Saint Paul is too long to type and Twin City/ies is grammatically awkward.
Well I don't know about you, but I'm not for throwing either old people or veterans in the trash!today in awful conservative fb memes that snopes has to weigh in on
I mean, even if the primary challenge fails, the loser would likely still run as an "Independent", no?
I dunno, Trump as an incumbent winning primaries with only 30% of his party votes and getting flat out smoked in the Northeast, Utah, Ohio, and Zona would be worth it for the meltdowns.
The city pretty well prepared to handle it though.
I mean, if you have to dig your car out of the snow it's gonna suck no matter what, but don't imagine a super cold day in your city and assume it's the same experience there.
Just when I didn't think Bernie Sanders couldn't get any less appealing...
Yeah, Minnesotans are way more equipped to deal with the weather because we kind of have to be.
Every time I see some story about Atlanta having to shut down over an inch of snow or something I just roll my eyes.
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