Politics Thread

[bjf123]

Here's a few:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...tacks-database

I didn’t read through every entry, but most, if not all, events appeared to be the actions of a single person, all of whom most conservatives would condemn. That’s very different than the actions of large groups of people rioting, looting, closing campuses to opposing views, etc.


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[Xville]

Saw cuomo called the coronavirus, the European virus...I'm sure cnn will call him a racist any moment now. It is pretty amazing though how both sides just completely lie their asses off without any concern.

[Juice]

Fascinating listening to Republicans speaking during the Democratic convention.

Kasich speaking now.

As fascinating as Joe Lieberman speaking at the RNC?

[XU_Lou]

I didn’t read through every entry, but most, if not all, events appeared to be the actions of a single person, all of whom most conservatives would condemn. That’s very different than the actions of large groups of people rioting, looting, closing campuses to opposing views, etc.

Exactly!

Back in the day the militant arm of the Democrat Party would hide behind white hoods - now they hind behind surgical masks and phony social media names.

[Muskie in dayton]

United we stand divided we fall. The whole liberal/conservative thing is just getting out of hand. Be American and hold both sides accountable. To be honest, they both are doing a terrible job of representing the citizens of this country.

Says the guy whose post before this was inflammatory anti-conservative rhetoric. You may want to stick to complaining about the recruits we miss.

[X-band '01]

John Kasich might be the one guy to really unite the country by pissing off both far-left Democrats and Republicans alike. Way to go Gov!

[xucub]

Michelle Obama is always quoted for "when they go low, we go high." News clippings are showing she went pretty low last night in her speech. Like her husband, she wins acclaim for a speech - not for anything she has accomplished (which is very little). How did that school lunch program work, Michelle?

[Xville]

Michelle Obama is always quoted for "when they go low, we go high." News clippings are showing she went pretty low last night in her speech. Like her husband, she wins acclaim for a speech - not for anything she has accomplished (which is very little). How did that school lunch program work, Michelle?

We live in an era where if you deliver words well, that's all that matters, not actual substance.

[STL_XUfan]

Trump pardoning a hardened criminal like Susan B. Anthony. So much for the presidency of law and order.

[xudash]

Dash, to answer your question, AOC is a liberal. Near left or far left are open to discussion. There sure are some who are farther left.
She wants things like good climate policy, health insurance for more people, and other things characterized as "left."
That's my answer. And like Kennedy, I am proud to be a liberal because it means being interested in making things better, for everyone.

So I have one question for you.
Why does a Republican candidate for the United States Congress feel the need to post something and attribute it to AOC when it was not from her?
If he wanted to characterize his stance as being different, why not use her actual own words?
Why make up something?

Paul, you asked me a question - - I'll give you my answer. ANY candidate, Republican or Democrat, who disseminates false information about a political rival is flat out wrong. It happens all the time in both directions, but that doesn't make it right and it leads to an ill-informed citizenry.

With that noted, allow me to point out that you literally just asked "why make up something?" Well, I agree with you. One falsified tweet like that is bad form and inappropriate. But, damn, when an opposition party - the Democrats - try to take down a sitting President through a maze of fabricated bullshit that leads to a circus of an impeachment proceeding, not to mention when the same opposition party earlier attempted to smear an honorable Supreme Court candidate, I'd say all that is taking "making something up" to an art form. Enough has already been uncovered with the FBI's conduct to know that all of that was a sad mess. Please don't come back withs snippets that suggest otherwise. Pelosi and Schiff played a dangerous game with all this and lost.

I know you, in the sense that you and I (and nuts) had the pleasure of meeting one another in Dana's one day. I enjoyed your company. I think nuts is a hoot. I know you to be a good person.

I do want to make sure you know a few things about me:

I am a fiscal conservative - - it's really simple math; spending more than you take in over time caves in the whole smash at some point.

I am a moderate on social policy - - I sit on the board of a charitable agency here. I believe in helping the needy. We are Jesuit trained after all. This is NOT a Democrat versus Republican or Left versus Right issue. There are MILLIONS of Republicans who give back and work actively in their communities. It would be pompous and sanctimonious of any Liberal to believe that only liberals are capable of having a heart and compassion.

I want good climate policy - - the emphasis is on "GOOD POLICY'. AOC is literally stupid, based on her specific recommendations. More importantly, without HONEST cooperation from China, in particular, this is going to be a tough road. This should involve a TRANSITIONAL strategy: as old energy source assets wind down and as viable new energy sources come available, migrate accordingly.

Health insurance - - health insurance in some form for U.S. citizens should exist. I think they call that Medicaid at the bottom. It isn't an issue for the people at the top. It is a rather large mess for those in the middle. It should not be provided for free to illegals.

Frankly, and I truly am not trying to put words in your mouth, so to speak, but I would be deeply alarmed right now if I were a Democrat. The Democratic Party is the face of BLM, burning cities, looting and rioting. Its candidate for the Presidency is a D.C. lifer who has accomplished virtually nothing, except for enriching his own family members through his political connections. His running mate had a little too much fun with Willie Brown's willie during an affair that she used to sleep her way on top, er, to the top.

These are your peeps, Paul.

On the other hand, we have a pompous, arrogant, confident New Yorker who at least pursues actions and policies that favor the United States:

1. His dealings with China are masterful and may protect us into the 21st Century, though they'll cheat wherever they can as a communist regime.
2. He got us out of the Iran deal, which was truly one of the dumbest foreign policy moves ever pursued.
3. He got us out of the Paris Accord, which was truly a stupid and incomplete approach to climate policy.
4. He knows how to manage an economy - he is a sharp businessman; evidenced by trade deals, Dow's performance and job growth.

We'll leave it at that, understanding that he isn't "presidential" and that he has his other faults. AT THE VERY LEAST, HE SEEMS TO MOSTLY CARE FOR WHAT IS BEST FOR THE UNITED STATES. HE HAS CONVICTION. Biden doesn't know how to spell the word. Harris can only concentrate on how to blow the word.