Good thing it will never happen
Dammit. Hoping for Hardiman.Looks like Raymond Kethledge is the new frontrunner. No idea where he fits into the scale.
Trump's liberal sister pushed for him last time. Has to be a reason for that.
Good thing it will never happen
Dammit. Hoping for Hardiman.Looks like Raymond Kethledge is the new frontrunner. No idea where he fits into the scale.
How I feel, but ill make it to that damn button
I know we all have every reason to be furious but I would save the cynicism on the Jim Jordan scandal. This is blowing up.
Remember when Democrats railroaded Al Franken, one of the most effective progressive lawmakers in office, because a conservative radio host and Roger Stone tricked them into it? Meanwhile, this Jim Jordan thing will be quietly swept under the rug by the conservative media and lawmakers alike. This is why they win.
Remember when Democrats railroaded Al Franken, one of the most effective progressive lawmakers in office, because a conservative radio host and Roger Stone tricked them into it? Meanwhile, this Jim Jordan thing will be quietly swept under the rug by the conservative media and lawmakers alike. This is why they win.
To be fair, Al Franken's conduct was inappropriate and undermined Democrats' moral credibility on women's issues.
So I'm not the only one...Every day I wake up, I think "maybe today will be the day Trump dies screaming on the toilet."
To be fair, Al Franken's conduct was inappropriate and undermined Democrats' moral credibility on women's issues.
And Moore lost with us getting a Dem seat so.....Especially given that Moore's scandal was erupting at the same time.
He's a creepy molesterThis is literally the only reason I was ok with it, I saw it as a sacrifice to ensure Doug Jones won. In hindsight though, it made me feel icky and lowers my opinion of folks like Gillibrand who basically launched her national profile over Franken's corpse. Al got a raw deal.
This is literally the only reason I was ok with it, I saw it as a sacrifice to ensure Doug Jones won. In hindsight though, it made me feel icky and lowers my opinion of folks like Gillibrand who basically launched her national profile over Franken's corpse. Al got a raw deal.
I thought the conservative radio host was just one of the women who accused him? I know one said she accepted his apology and did not ask him to resign.Remember when Democrats railroaded Al Franken, one of the most effective progressive lawmakers in office, because a conservative radio host and Roger Stone tricked them into it? Meanwhile, this Jim Jordan thing will be quietly swept under the rug by the conservative media and lawmakers alike. This is why they win.
You are remembering correctly. No real action was taken until the sixth or seventh accuser came forward.I thought the conservative radio host was just one of the women who accused him? I know one said she accepted his apology and did not ask him to resign.
Dude I fucking loved Franken but he needed to go. I was extremely upset when that stuff came out (like to the point of wanting to throw up) but it was ultimately for the best.This is literally the only reason I was ok with it, I saw it as a sacrifice to ensure Doug Jones won. In hindsight though, it made me feel icky and lowers my opinion of folks like Gillibrand who basically launched her national profile over Franken's corpse. Al got a raw deal.
because a conservative radio host and Roger Stone tricked them into it?
Isn't Justin Trudeau in the same sort of situation currently? If a photo or video leaks, the Leader of the Free World is done too. Franken could have held on if there weren't those stupid pictures.
Isn't Justin Trudeau in the same sort of situation currently? If a photo or video leaks, the Leader of the Free World is done too. Franken could have held on if there weren't those stupid pictures.
Isn't Justin Trudeau in the same sort of situation currently? If a photo or video leaks, the Leader of the Free World is done too. Franken could have held on if there weren't those stupid pictures.
This is actually pretty good.Out of all our 50 states,
there's one that ain't so great.
Of everywhere I've traveled,
it's the worst.
It has bad people galore,
'n when it comes to readin' scores,
somehow they rank 51st.
Santa brought them coal.
(He brought them coal)
He brought West Virginia coal.
Now they're mining bad behavior by the ton.
He brought them coal.
(He brought them coal)
He filled that state with coal.
Now you'll find it in their mountains and their lungs.
(Sorry, always jumps into my head when I hear West Virginia.)
Only if he is forced to. But Paul Ryan is a spineless invertebrate so no.
This is literally the only reason I was ok with it, I saw it as a sacrifice to ensure Doug Jones won. In hindsight though, it made me feel icky and lowers my opinion of folks like Gillibrand who basically launched her national profile over Franken's corpse. Al got a raw deal.
The problem is that democrats are happy to demonize their own but are a bunch of spineless losers when it comes to any republican that is accused of far far far worse things.Remember when Democrats railroaded Al Franken, one of the most effective progressive lawmakers in office, because a conservative radio host and Roger Stone tricked them into it? Meanwhile, this Jim Jordan thing will be quietly swept under the rug by the conservative media and lawmakers alike. This is why they win.
Using demonize is a weird word considering they didn't make him molest a bunch of womenThe problem is that democrats are happy to demonize their own but are a bunch of spineless losers when it comes to any republican that is accused of far far far worse things.
Dude what? This happened at the same time we were running against Roy Moore. You think Democrats kept their trap shut about that guy? We were talking about expelling a soon-to-be U.S. Senator.The problem is that democrats are happy to demonize their own but are a bunch of spineless losers when it comes to any republican that is accused of far far far worse things.
Remember when Democrats railroaded Al Franken, one of the most effective progressive lawmakers in office, because a conservative radio host and Roger Stone tricked them into it? Meanwhile, this Jim Jordan thing will be quietly swept under the rug by the conservative media and lawmakers alike. This is why they win.
Dude I fucking loved Franken but he needed to go. I was extremely upset when that stuff came out (like to the point of wanting to throw up) but it was ultimately for the best.
His best asset as a Senator was his ability to correctly perceive when the GOP was being hypocritical about family values or civility, and one of the reasons he was able to do that was because he appeared to be an upstanding citizen in his own right. All that stuff coming out about him severely compromised that.
Obviously that's setting aside too that it was just the right thing to do. We can't present ourselves as an ally to women, the #MeToo movement etc and then let behavior like Franken's slide. And practically speaking his replacement (Tina Smith) has voted the exact same way he would have on all major issues.
I run a small theatre company in Minneapolis and we just had to let go of an actor due to sexual assault allegations. It sucks, I have nothing against the guy on a personal level, but we can't be sending the message that we'll tolerate this.
He was a sexual predator. Habitual, even. Fuck him and the horse he rode in on
People have a right to their opinions but reducing him to nothing but a habitual sexual predator is wrong and not supported by the facts.
Isn't Justin Trudeau in the same sort of situation currently? If a photo or video leaks, the Leader of the Free World is done too. Franken could have held on if there weren't those stupid pictures.
Seriously? I wasn't even defending franklin.Using demonize is a weird word considering they didn't make him molest a bunch of women
I was fairly clear in that I am mad that democrats don't hold republicans to the same standards as their own. They should be holding both to the same exact standards.Dude what? This happened at the same time we were running against Roy Moore. You think Democrats kept their trap shut about that guy? We were talking about expelling a soon-to-be U.S. Senator.
Trump's history of abuse was brought up all the time during the 2016 campaign, but not enough swing voters cared. That's it. All of Clinton's ads about Trump being an offensive buffoon fell on deaf ears because people decided her fucking emails were more important.
It sounds like you're mad that Democrats hold their own to standards while Republicans don't. Which, sure, might be a strategic error in some ways, but I'm ok with the party policy not being to support serial sexual abusers.
Remember when Democrats railroaded Al Franken, one of the most effective progressive lawmakers in office, because a conservative radio host and Roger Stone tricked them into it? Meanwhile, this Jim Jordan thing will be quietly swept under the rug by the conservative media and lawmakers alike. This is why they win.
This is literally the only reason I was ok with it, I saw it as a sacrifice to ensure Doug Jones won. In hindsight though, it made me feel icky and lowers my opinion of folks like Gillibrand who basically launched her national profile over Franken's corpse. Al got a raw deal.
Dozens of women who've worked closely with him since his SNL days through his time in office disagree. His record in office on women's issues was second to none. People have a right to their opinions but reducing him to nothing but a habitual sexual predator is wrong and not supported by the facts.
If that's the case, that's a weird word choice.Seriously? I wasn't even defending franklin.
I was fairly clear in that I am mad that democrats don't hold republicans to the same standards as their own. They should be holding both to the same exact standards.
We do. The problem is that the Democratic Party apparatus can compel Democratic representatives to resign or retire when these scandals come out. We can't do that to Republican representatives, only the Republican Party apparatus can take out their own trash (and they're far more resistant to do so).I was fairly clear in that I am mad that democrats don't hold republicans to the same standards as their own. They should be holding both to the same exact standards.
Every day I wake up, I think "maybe today will be the day Trump dies screaming on the toilet."
I don't want him to die.
I want him to spend the rest of his life in prison, cut off from twitter, with the knowledge that the Trump brand is forever dead, that Ivanka is also in prison, and that his only legacy will be that of a failure and a traitor.
Then he can die screaming on the toilet.
wrong thread?This is (probably) fake, but can you imagine if they showed us silhouettes of newcomers that wouldn't be announced for a month and a half?
Holy hell, the community might just pop from speculation