Is the Rogan endorsement the only thing or are you referring to other things?
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Is the Rogan endorsement the only thing or are you referring to other things?
If your goal is a Bernie win, you want the field to stay as large as possible for as long as possible. A Pete collapse does nothing whatsoever to help Bernie. At this point, I don't think it does anything much to help Warren either. You absolutely want Klob, Pete and Bloomberg to suck up as much support as possible.
I'm saying that presenting a peaceful, socialist utopia but saying there's a pretty good chance that guys like Rogan and Jones will still be on top, isn't a utopia for the voters you're trying to court within the democratic coalition, and appealing to the "greater good" is just a different flavor of Trump's populism.
Powell was a war hero and an African American icon long before he joined the Bush admin, and even among the mess that was, he is widely considered the least bad person involved, and he often clashed with others in the admin on foreign policy. Trying to paint him with the same brush as Dick Cheney is like people trying to paint the Clintons (and Biden) with the same brush as hardcore Republicans in the mid-90s for their stances on social justice issues. The aloof far left cries of "both sides are the same" fall on deaf ears for people who live through this shit every day. If Ezra Klein and Michael Tracey want to run with "Obama was just as bad as Bush and Trump, if you really think about the bank bailouts and drone strikes" they are going to appeal to a very small demographic. I'd argue that someone like AOC manages to tiptoe the line just fine between challenging the establishment trends we take for granted while still not handwaving discrimination. Of course she'll never be as popular as Bernie in the Joe Rogan circles despite believing in all of the same policy goals because *reasons*.
Pretty similar to mine tho I had Buttbutt instead of Yang.
Yeah, a divided field is ultimately better for Bernie. Pete and Klobuchar stealing as many potential delegates away from Biden as possible is key to Bernie being able to pull off a win.
Damn good move. Make it clear that Senate votes against evidence don't make the evidence go away.
I decided to do some quick reading on Powell thanks to this post and lol
Meh, it's Jones Jonesing. He's reliable. Can't just act like there were no decent points made by either side.
The timing is just *chefs kiss*
He's actually been much better on just about everything than Manchin or Sinema
probably because he knows a snowball in hell has a better shot than him this year
Now we get to hear Trump repeat in 16 broken sentences how unfairly he's been treated.
A senior GOP official likened Bolton's bombshell to a choppy boat ride — unpleasant but not fatal. "They might throw up bc of seasickness, but they won't die." Because, after all, the Senate is still almost certain to acquit Trump. W @jdawsey1 + @mattzap. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-works-to-contain-damage-from-allegations-in-forthcoming-bolton-book/2020/01/27/ad178d7c-411d-11ea-b503-2b077c436617_story.html …
I hope / wonder what it felt like in the days before Nixon resigned. I wonder if it felt as hopeless as it does right now.
I imagine the Nixon stuff steamrolled. There was no social media, or fast news. People would either watch the news, or read the papers. Then talk about it as stuff goes on.
No disagreement on the last sentence brother - however, I do not think the article attempts to compare Powell to Cheney, but rather to quote the article "whether we should have deontological or consequentialist standards in thinking about politics, and whether the standards we use when thinking about discrimination cases ought to be the same as the ones used in thinking about war and peace". What are the consequences of having Powell as a "war hero" and an "icon" - what is the overall impact of a "war hero" and a "icon of war" on brown and black people's lives? In me it (article) triggers the question of what kind of tensions does this cause to our moral reasoning and positions - to beliefs and positions we say we commit to and hold true. Malcolm X, towards the end of his life, often pointed to how there is among those embedded in the struggle against black oppression an unwritten prohibition against criticizing American foreign affairs and imperialism, that there is a need to see the military industrial complex as white supremacy, as something foundational to what upkeeps racial oppression...
"Why don't I get TV time?!"
If I were the dems I'd be requesting someone other than Bolton. I'm not burning a pick on someone who, at the very least should be a consensus pick.
I'm guessing Stormy Daniels fucked
I mean, Rudy does realize that he won't have executive privilege to hide behind, right? He's not an actual government employee.
I mean I am afraid of Gulianis physical presence but not for the reason he thinks. I dint like the idea of hell being without one of its most stupid shit gibbons.
Trump said yesterday it was overly generous to them. Which means it's actually shit for them and they are turbo fucked
A female boomer relative the other day went one further when she was asked about Warren. I expected that line you mentioned but instead she said no woman should be President. She said women are "too emotional". I couldn't believe it. For one thing, just look at Trump's twitter feed any day if you want to see "too emotional". I'm fairly sure she voted for Trump in 2016 and will either vote for him again or write in this year.
Rudy testifying to the Senate would be a total shit show of epic proportions.
Sure, why not.
Sure, why not.
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Even if this "I'm iffy on the second impeachment article" shtick from moderate Dems is for show or to desperately try to appear neutral and fair, it's still ridiculous to say. While abuse of power is actually something that the two sides can argue about (though the GOP are doing an embarrassing job at it) how in the world can someone that calls themselves a Democrat be waffling about obstruction?
The orange asshole has repeatedly ordered it and gloated about it on TV!
The orange asshole has repeatedly ordered it and gloated about it on TV!
Also the House should call witnesses. Most people are too politically stupid to understand the difference between the House and Senate.
also the idea we should trade democrats for republicans is stupid. we literally did nothing wrong.
also the idea we should trade democrats for republicans is stupid. we literally did nothing wrong.
Here's Trump saying his upcoming "peace plan" is too good to Palestinians.
"nice apartheid state you have there would be a shame if it got worse"
"nice apartheid state you have there would be a shame if it got worse"
Worst of both worlds for them, I bet. The GOP still had big money backers in the 2018 cycle from the wealthy and corporations wanting to hedge their bets, but now no one thinks the GOP will regain the House majority this year, why bother? It'd be more productive to try and snooker up to the Democrats.
Meanwhile small money donors are still overwhelmingly Democratic while Republican rank-and-file are pissing their money away on Ilhan Omar's Republican challenger and WinRed's like, 8000% credit card fees.
LOOOOLL
"I think that is a measure that has fairness associated with it" is the most mealy-mouthed Romney quote ever.
"I think that is a measure that has fairness associated with it" is the most mealy-mouthed Romney quote ever.
"They won't want it at first, but they should want it"
That's.....kinda a fucked up way to spin your strategy.
That's.....kinda a fucked up way to spin your strategy.
Yep. It's not actually fair, but it has "fairness associated with it"
It's amazing the GOP still hasn't ousted Emmer and his 4chan level "comms" team from the NRCC because he's clearly doing a really piss poor job when he got the job last year.
Wait, why would a manuscript for a book that is going to be published have to be in a classified setting?
You gotta be more clever about your cover-up!
You gotta be more clever about your cover-up!
I want a Forma first; it not, Biden. I know Forma is a pipe dream so let's drown Booty.
Ayyyyy lmao
But CA25 already went blue. 🧐
I'm guessing she got OUTRAISED a la McSally.
Ayyyy lmao
Keep seeing reference to Bolton's book coming out in six weeks so I'm mentally going through the mechanics of this, politically.
No matter what happens in the trial, in six weeks GOP senators will have to deal with what Bolton claims in the book.
Unless the WH tries to gag Bolton, in which case America will perk up and want to know what's in the book.
I do believe they're in a no-win situation.
No matter what happens in the trial, in six weeks GOP senators will have to deal with what Bolton claims in the book.
Unless the WH tries to gag Bolton, in which case America will perk up and want to know what's in the book.
I do believe they're in a no-win situation.
if anyone else was wondering what "quiz" people are talking about without posting a link so you have to go lots of pages back to find it, i think it's this one
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