Friday Talking Points -- The Blunderful Blizzard Of Oz
We were reminded of the whole Wonderful Wizard of Oz metaphor early this week, when we saw Mehmet "Dr." Oz at a last-minute Pennsylvania campaign rally, holding up his smartphone to the crowd, as the disembodied voice of the great MAGA Dear Leader bellowed forth bombast and nonsense to the crowd. All it needed was some smoke and fireballs at the sides of the stage, really. It seemed to us (but then we do have a rather warped sense of humor...) that Oz was begging the crowd to please pay lots of attention to the man behind the curtain.
We must admit, we haven't seen the ads that ran in the Keystone State during the Republican primary, but we wouldn't be surprised if at least one of them has just had to go with an L. Frank Baum-inspired metaphor. It's there for the taking, with his last name, right? So why not?
However, it is now Friday, and even though we have no idea who will emerge the victor of the Senate GOP nominating contest, Donald Trump is already teeing up a new round of "I wuz robbed!" on Oz's behalf. We do have to wonder if this blizzard of bovine excrement is going to have any repercussions in the fall, though -- repercussions which could wind up helping the rather-impressive Democratic candidate in the race. Could this be a gigantic blunder in the making? One can only hope....
The margin of the race, as of this writing, is now within 1,100 votes -- out of over a million cast. And there are still tens of thousands of votes to count. What this guarantees is that no matter which candidate is proclaimed the winner, there will be an automatic recount which will take weeks. During this period, the fierce internecine battle will rage on between Trump's "Big Lie" universe (where any election that didn't come out your way is automatically illegitimate) and the saner members of the Republican Party. This will likely happen no matter who eventually wins. Since it was a multi-candidate race, the winner will be crowned with not even one-third of the total Republican votes (the final percentage will likely be below 32 percent). All this squabbling will tarnish both candidates, meaning whichever one does eventually emerge from the recount rubble will be operating at a disadvantage from the get-go in the general election campaign.
Consider: if Oz wins, Trump will be happy. But Oz already -- even before Election Day -- had the highest rates of Republican-voter disapproval of any of the GOP candidates in the race (by far). His numbers were badly underwater, with many Republicans expressing a strong dislike of Oz. He is just seen as "too Hollywood" by too many, or a carpetbagger from New Jersey, and/or only a very recent convert to Republican politics (much less MAGA politics). In a word: a phony. And all these attitudes were present before the tense counting and recounting had even begun. With Trump blundering onto the stage already, it looks like everyone in Pennsylvania is in for an epic weeks-long tantrum -- and if Trump is leading the baseless claims of fraud and a rigged election, you can bet your bottom dollar that plenty of his acolytes will be banging the same drum as loudly as possible. Even if Oz emerges as the winner at the end of this process, it's going to leave a very bad taste in the mouths of a lot of Republican voters. This could depress turnout in November within the Republican ranks.
Now consider the flip side -- what if Oz loses? What if David McCormick is proclaimed the winner? Will Trump graciously accept the loss and urge all his followers to respect party unity and fall in line behind McCormick for November? Or will Trump continue his imitation of a 2-year-old who has been denied one more cookie? Which do you think is more likely? If Trump gets all pouty and petulant, and especially if he launches a second version of his Big Lie (call it the "Medium-Sized Lie," perhaps?) and insists that McCormick's nomination is illegitimate, what do you think that is going to do for Republican turnout in November?
The more the two Republicans fight -- and the nastier that fight gets -- the more it benefits the Democratic nominee in the race, John Fetterman (more on him in a bit). And ("because, because, because, because... be... cause!") that could be the most wonderful thing Oz does.
OK, we will stop, we promise (before we break out into song and start skipping down a canary-colored adobe pathway). After all, this was just one race out of many, and the primaries weren't the only political news of the week.
The most amusing news from Tuesday's primaries, though, came out of North Carolina, where the voters rejected sending Madison Cawthorn back to Congress for a second term. So we can all now start to refer to him as: "Madison Cawthorn... LOSER!" His fellow Republican Adam Kinzinger responded to this news with: "It's good for the country, it's good for the party, it's good for the 11th District of North Carolina... it's good to see him lose." No, really -- we can all feel free to indulge in some schadenfreude at Cawthorn's expense, seeing as how if anyone deserved such a fate it was definitely him. Just think, come next January, he'll move over to Fox News or someplace even more rabid, and we can all start to totally ignore him forever! So there's that to look forward to....
Kidding (and snark) aside, though, Cawthorn then threw a hissy fit and started issuing threats to his fellow Republicans, but we're going to save that part of the story for the talking points section.
But we would like to adopt Cawthorn's term "Dark MAGA," since it is so fitting and appropriate in so many circumstances these days. A horrendous racist hate-filled terrorist attack on a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, put the focus on how dangerous White supremacist rhetoric has become mainstream Republicanism. From a Washington Post article:
But the problem goes well beyond the rhetoric of a few Republican officials and opinion leaders. Elected Republicans haven't merely inspired far-right extremists. They have become far-right extremists.
A new report shows just how extensively the two groups have intertwined.
The study, released on Friday by the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, a decades-old group that tracks right-wing extremism, found that more than 1 in 5 Republican state legislators in the United States were affiliated with far-right groups. The IREHR (which conducted a similar study with the NAACP in 2010 on racism within the tea party) cross-referenced the personal, campaign and official Facebook profiles of all 7,383 state legislators in the United States during the 2021-22 legislative period with thousands of far-right Facebook groups. The researchers found that 875 legislators -- all but three of them Republicans -- were members of one or more of 789 far-right Facebook groups. That works out to 22 percent of all Republican state legislators.
"We have met the enemy and he is us," as Pogo Possum famously remarked. The article then goes on to track the insidious "Replacement Theory" which used to be the province of only the fringe -- only White supremacists, in other words -- but is now being spewed by almost too many Republicans to count:
This idea, expressed by the alleged Buffalo killer (11 of the gunman's 13 victims were Black), has found support from [Representative Elise] Stefanik (N.Y.), the No. 3 House Republican. She accused Democrats of "a PERMANENT ELECTION INSURRECTION" in the form of an immigration amnesty plan that would "overthrow our current electorate."
Variations of this have been heard from Republicans such as: Rep. Scott Perry (Pa.), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus ("we're replacing... native-born Americans to permanently transform the political landscape"); Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin (Democrats "want to remake the demographics of America to ensure... that they stay in power forever"); Rep. [Matt] Gaetz of Florida ([Tucker] Carlson "is CORRECT about Replacement Theory"); [J. D.] Vance, the party's Senate nominee for Ohio ("[President Joe] Biden's open border is killing Ohioans, with... more Democrat voters pouring into this country"); and [Newt] Gingrich, former Republican House speaker ("the anti-American left would love to drown traditional, class Americans... to get rid of the rest of us").
Are these people directly responsible for the massacre in Buffalo? Of course not. But they, like the 1 in 5 Republican state legislators trafficking in far-right groups, have mainstreamed the extreme. The consequences have been, and will continue to be, catastrophic.
Precious few Republicans are denouncing this, however, which should really come as no surprise. Tucker Carlson flat-out asserted that the shooting had nothing whatsoever to do with "hateful right-wing rhetoric," all evidence to the contrary. One Republican immediately trotted out a "false flag" theory to explain it, accusing the federal government of somehow orchestrating the massacre. Donald Trump tried to distract everyone with a blatant (and easily-proven-false) lie, when the subject came up: "In 18 months in Afghanistan, we lost nobody."
Far too few Republicans are denouncing what has happened to their party. The Republican Party has become dangerously infected with hatred and violent rhetoric. One such voice crying in the wilderness was Michael Gerson, who used to write speeches for President George W. Bush:
But the racist ideas closely associated with such killing are being granted impunity daily within the Republican Party. The problem is not just that a few loudmouths are saying racist things. It is the general refusal of Republican "leaders" to excommunicate officials who embrace replacement theory. The refusal of Fox News to fire the smiling, public faces of a dangerous, racist ideology.
This much needs to be communicated -- by all politicians and commentators -- with clarity: No belief that likens our fellow citizens to invaders and encourages racist dehumanization is an American belief.
We should mention that this isn't even the only danger emanating from the Republican Party these days, or (as we'll get to in the talking points) the "Dark MAGA Party." We also learned this week that the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote to Arizona legislators urging them to just flat-out ignore the will of their voters and instead magically (and unconstitutionally) declare victory for Donald Trump in the 2020 election. A "Christian nationalist" and fervent spouter of Trump's Big Lie just won the Republican nomination for governor in Pennsylvania. And it turns out those rumors may well have been true; that Republicans in Congress were actually conducting personal tours (to better coordinate the attack) to rightwing groups on the day before the January 6th insurrection attempt on the United States Capitol (and United States Congress, and United States Constitution).
The dangers are there, for all to see -- right out in the open. The only question is whether enough people will realize it before it is too late, or not.
Before we get to the actual awards, we do have to offer our congratulations to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who just confirmed her engagement to longtime partner (they met in college) Riley Roberts. Our best wishes for the happy couple!
We have to begin by handing a well-deserved Honorable Mention to all of the progressive candidates who won their races this Tuesday, many of them fighting an avalanche of PAC money spent against them. Most prominent in the news were Democrats like Summer Lee, Andrea Salinas, and Jamie McLeod-Skinner (who beat "the Joe Manchin of the House" in Oregon). But there were others as well, although some will have very tough races in November (instead of skating to victory in a very blue district). All of these brave and successful candidates are moving the Democratic Party further away from the hangovers of its cozy Democratic Leadership Council corporate love-fest, and thus a whole lot closer to the issues that average voters actually care about and want to see Congress achieve. Or, to put it another way, it looks like The Squad is going to have a few new members come next January (we wrote about what a good night progressives had earlier in the week).
But the Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week award this time around clearly must go to Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman. Just for grit and endurance alone -- Fetterman suffered a minor stroke last weekend (right before Election Day) and then had to get a pacemaker implanted on the day of the election. That might have tanked the chances of any normal political candidate, right there -- voters are always leery about choosing someone with health problems, after all. But it didn't.
Fetterman's victory in the contest for the open Senate seat from Pennsylvania (Republican Pat Toomey is retiring) was impressive for other reasons as well as just overcoming medical adversity. His margin of victory was incredibly impressive, in fact -- he pulled in 59 percent of the vote to opponent Conor Lamb's 26 percent. That is a whopping 33-point margin, in a race that many expected to be a whole lot closer.
The thing that most impressed us, however, was Fetterman's campaign style. We cannot believe we haven't been regularly hearing this as a theme or constant comparison, but the politician Fetterman most reminds us of is Jesse Ventura, the ex-professional wrestler and ex-governor of Minnesota. The most obvious reason is physical resemblance, of course. Fetterman stands either six-foot-eight or six-foot-nine-inches tall (accounts vary) and sports a bald/shaved head and a goatee. He is physically imposing and easily might be mistaken for a former professional wrestler. Adding to this image is his distaste for formal clothes -- or even long pants. He campaigns in gym shorts and a hoodie. This is not a typical Democratic candidate for the Senate (or any office), in other words.
It's not just looks or dress, either -- Fetterman is brash, he speaks in working-class language, and he is not polished or groomed by consultants or focus groups. He tells it like it is. And in the age of Trump, that is exactly what the national Democratic Party needs a good jolt of. Which is why, as we said, it absolutely mystifies us that more pundits haven't begun noting the similarities between Fetterman and Ventura.
But all that aside, the most impressive thing about Fetterman all around (and his victory Tuesday night) is what he chose to campaign on against his centrist opponent. Conor Lamb is a former darling of the Democratic establishment. He achieved this status by pulling off an improbable victory in a special election for a Pittsburgh-based House district. This was a very Republican district, but Lamb squeaked out a victory nonetheless. So some Democrats saw him as the wave of the future -- a moderate Democrat who could win over Republican voters.
Unfortunately, these days when you think of conservative Democrats, one name springs to mind -- Senator Joe Manchin of neighboring West Virginia. Manchin actually endorsed Lamb in this week's race. Fetterman, on the other hand, explicitly promised not to be a Manchin-style Democrat, swore he would vote to toss out the Senate filibuster, and urged his party to get some stuff actually done instead of endlessly talking (or, worse, squabbling) about it all.
And that's exactly what the voters of the Keystone State responded to. In a big way. Fetterman is a fighter. He is looking forward to taking on not only Dr. Oz or the establishment GOP guy, but to eviscerating the entire MAGA agenda during the campaign. This has left some in the Democratic Party scratching their heads wondering why the candidate they favored -- despite being endorsed by Joe Manchin and raking in millions in Wall Street donations -- could possibly have lost. This is a gigantic wakeup call for any Democrat who is wondering anything remotely like that, to be blunt.
The Democratic Party could use a few more candidates like Fetterman in a whole bunch of places nationwide. Which is why there really wasn't any question this week -- John Fetterman was the easy and obvious choice for Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week. We wish him well on the campaign trail, and we will be following this race closely right up to November.
[Congratulate Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman on his official contact page, to let him know you appreciate his efforts.]
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney caused quite a stir this week. New York state tried to heavily gerrymander their House district map, but unfortunately the courts took a dim view of the attempt and threw the map out. Instead, a court-appointed "special master" drew up an alternate map, and Democrats are now figuring out how to deal with it. In this new map, Maloney's district (NY-18) moved slightly to the right, but his home was redrawn into the district next door (NY-17). Maloney then announced he'd be running for his new home district's seat.
Unfortunately, NY-17 already has a Democratic member of Congress, Mondaire Jones. Maloney made his announcement in a tweet, without taking the time (or courtesy) of informing Jones of this beforehand. That was rude, obviously. But what's even ruder is that he encouraged Jones to run for a different district, NY-16, instead. Which is currently represented by incumbent Jamaal Bowman, who successfully primaried a longtime incumbent Democrat last year. Bowman is a staunch progressive who immediately joined The Squad. Jones is also a solid progressive, and one of only two Black L.G.B.T.Q. members of Congress.
What this all means is that Maloney is essentially telling two Black progressive incumbent members that they should run against each other, while he coasts to victory in his chosen district. Maloney is White (as you've probably already guessed, considering his very-Irish name). He's also a "No Labels" Democrat, meaning he's a centrist (or a corporatist, take your choice).
Now, this all might seem like some technical intraparty fight that might have flown beneath most people's radar (people who didn't live in one of these districts, in other words). But Maloney has another responsibility -- he chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the partisan group which is designed to elect as many Democrats to the House as possible. This is supposed to mean investing in prominent candidates who might flip Republican seats, but mostly it means protecting incumbents, since getting re-elected is almost always easier than flipping a seat.
But here Maloney is, trying to force two progressives to run against each other -- which would necessarily mean one fewer of them in the new Congress, no matter what. And that has bred a lot of resentment within the progressive wing of the party, to put it mildly.
Here's how Bowman put it:
Two Black men who worked hard to represent their communities, who fight hard for their constituents in Congress and advocate for dire needs in our communities should not be pitted against each other all because Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney wants to have a slightly easier district for himself. Congressman Maloney should run in his own district. I'll be running in mine.
Ouch. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has now called on Maloney to step down from chairing the D.C.C.C. So far, she's the only one to say so publicly, but there are reportedly a whole lot of other House Democrats who feel exactly the same way.
"Given the resources that he has at his helm, it creates a conflict of interest," [Representative Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez said at the Capitol, noting that [D.C.C.C. Chair Sean Patrick] Maloney declined to run in another district where most of his current constituents now live. "If he's going to enter in a primary and challenge another Democratic member, then he should step aside from his responsibilities at the D.C.C.C."
. . .
Ocasio-Cortez said Maloney's actions are "particularly shameful as a member of Democratic leadership, especially as the leadership of the D.C.C.C., who asks all of us to make sacrifices in one way or another, who asks progressives to make sacrifices on their stances in order to preserve a majority."
Maloney, she said, "cannot seem to take his redistricting on the chin and be able to run in a district that is still 70 percent his."
Double-ouch.
For causing all this consternation, and for being a corporatist Democrat trying to pit two progressives against each other, we have to agree that Sean Patrick Maloney is the Most Disappointing Democrat Of The Week. Nothing about this is final -- he could change his mind (the map won't even be finalized until today) -- and we strongly urge him to consider doing so, either by running in his current district or by taking A.O.C.'s advice and passing the D.C.C.C. baton to someone more neutral.
[Contact Representative Sean Patrick Maloney on his House contact page, to let him know what you think of his actions.]
Volume 663 (5/20/22)
We've got a rather full plate in the talking points department this week, which includes several excerpts which are longer than the average soundbite. But we felt it was important in each case, so you'll have to excuse the length (if you've read this far in this column, then maybe this isn't too much to ask... ahem).
In fact, we didn't even have room for a traditional humorous last item to end the list, so we'll provide one here as a bonus. This is kind of a "make your own" talking point -- one that all the late-night comics already had a field day with, last night.
George W. Bush gave a speech the other night, where he tried to condemn Russia in no uncertain terms. He condemned them for their sham elections and for the brutality of Vladimir Putin's warmongering. But in what some are calling the biggest Freudian slip of all time in American politics, his subconscious sidetracked him: "...it was the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq."
Dubya quickly realized what he had just said, and quickly added: "I mean, of Ukraine." Then, under his breath he sighed: "Iraq too, anyway."
Again, we leave this as an exercise in political messaging (and ridiculing) for the reader. [Hint: It is a rarity to hear someone admit to war crimes in such a fashion and then joke about it.]
Fetterman's got the right idea
We expect that John Fetterman's campaign -- from now right up until November -- is going to provide us with many talking points that other Democratic candidates would do well to imitate. Today, we begin with a general encouragement along these lines.
"John Fetterman won the nomination for the open Senate seat in Pennsylvania by being authentic. By being an average Joe. By talking straight to the voters, without all the consultant-speak or focus-group-tested nonsense. There's a big lesson in all of this for other Democratic candidates to take heed of. Fetterman won by over 30 points -- over a moderate centrist who had been endorsed by Joe Manchin. But that is not what Democratic voters are looking for right now. They want to see someone who will fight for them. They want to see someone who will light a fire under all the other Democrats in Washington to get something done. They want someone that talks to them like they are not idiots. They want to believe in someone who won't just ask for their votes every re-election, but will actually care about and fight for the things they believe in. Elections are not just about good policy ideas and white papers -- they are first and foremost about emotion. John Fetterman knows this, and I would hope plenty of other Democrats learn this lesson as well."
"Replacement theory" is White supremacy, period
Obviously, this is all in response to the hate-inspired racial massacre in Buffalo. And it's about time that Republicans are called on what they've been saying and brushing under the rug on their side of the aisle.
"The Buffalo shooter -- a domestic terrorist -- was a believer in what is called the 'Great Replacement Theory.' Joe Biden is right -- this is nothing more than racist White supremacy, folks. And what is truly shocking is how the Republican Party either embraces this dangerous hate-filled idiocy or allows it to fester within their ranks. We're not just talking some fringe members, either. The number-three ranking Republican in the House has openly espoused this. You remember her, the woman who replaced Liz Cheney in GOP House leadership? Well, here's what Cheney had to say about her own party, in a tweet after the shooting:"
The House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism. History has taught us that what begins with words ends in far worse. @GOP leaders must renounce and reject these views and those who hold them.
"Other Republicans are calling on their party to do the same thing -- either denounce these members or just expel them from their ranks. White supremacy has no place in American politics. Or, it shouldn't, at any rate. Unfortunately for us all, this is not true now, because one American political party just looks the other way when their own members spout such hate-filled incitement. I agree with Liz Cheney: this has to stop."
What Republicans are against will stun you
This was a notable week for votes. So point it out!
"A jaw-dropping 192 Republicans in the House just voted against money for the Food and Drug Administration to help fix the infant formula shortage problem. And we're talking relative pennies, when it comes to federal spending. They voted against 28 million dollars -- that's million, mind you, not billion or trillion -- because they would much rather have the issue to bash Democrats with than to help babies get their food. They've been making lots of political hay by accusing Joe Biden of causing this problem, but then they won't lift a finger to help fix it. This isn't the only shocking vote, either. Remember when Republicans were the party of law-and-order and the party against terrorism? Yeah, those days are long gone. Now they are the party that is actually soft on terrorism. A stunning and disgraceful 203 Republicans voted this week against bolstering federal resources to combat domestic terrorism, in the wake of the lone wolf Buffalo terrorist attack. Republicans also voted against banning price-gouging by gas companies -- think of that the next time you fill up your car or truck. And more and more Republicans are voting against aid to Ukraine as well. The Republican Party is telling voters everywhere exactly who they are, by what they vote against. I hope the voters are paying attention -- and even if they don't, I hope Democrats do a good job of pointing it all out in the midterm campaign."
Going to the extremes
This is getting downright frightening.
"Republicans in state legislatures across the country are in a race to see which state can outdo all the others in passing the most extreme abortion ban imaginable. Oklahoma just passed a bill that would outlaw all abortion from the instant of fertilization -- which would mean in-vitro fertilization options would also disappear from the state. Other states are passing abortion bans which would force victims of rape or incest to bear their children -- no matter how traumatic that might be for these victimized women. This will lead to a rash of suicides from women without the means to travel to blue states, mark my words. Republicans don't care about 'life' -- if they did, they'd have already voted to help pregnant mothers or mothers get formula for their babies or help mothers live above the poverty line. They're against all that, though. The only thing they care about is forced and compulsory birth, period. And some are already thinking about going further -- some Republicans openly admit they'd ban all birth control too, if they get the chance. Don't let them -- vote blue if you care about women's rights. Or human rights. Because if you don't, we're going to see these extreme laws devastate the lives of countless Americans."
Are you there, Congress? It's Judy Blume.
The following is from an extraordinary letter sent to Congress (currently holding hearings on book banning) by well-known and award-winning author Judy Blume -- and about a zillion other children's and young adult authors and illustrators. It is a powerful statement, which is why we felt an extended excerpt from the letter was appropriate (the whole letter is only a page-and-a-quarter long, followed by over eight pages of the names of the cosigners, so it is well worth the time to read in full):
When books are removed or flagged as inappropriate, it sends the message that the people in them are somehow inappropriate. It is a dehumanizing form of erasure. Every reader deserves to see themselves and their families positively represented in the books in their schools. These books are important for all children. Reading stories that reflect the diversity of our world builds empathy and respect for everyone's humanity. At a time when our country is experiencing an alarming rise in hate crimes, we should be searching for ways to increase empathy and compassion at every turn.
A particularly insidious feature of the current attacks is the flood of accusations that anyone who seeks to give readers access to diverse books is a "groomer," "radical," or "pedophile." These charges are abhorrent and without merit, and they have been leveled against not only authors, but against teachers and librarians. We strongly condemn this slander against our colleagues and our nation's educators.
A book may not be for every student, but -- as we know from the many letters we receive from young readers -- a single book can matter deeply to an individual student. Nearly all campuses have an existing system to handle a parent's concern with their own child's reading material. Pro-censorship groups seek to overwhelm these systems by pressuring schools to pull entire lists of books from shelves "for review." Some extremists have intimidated authors, educators, and school board members online and even threatened them with violence....
Libraries are bastions of the First Amendment. They provide equal access to a wealth of knowledge and ideas for all public school students. When individuals and organizations seek to advance their own political agendas or personal beliefs by censoring books, they infringe upon students' constitutional rights.
Thanks, Madison!
We wrote a whole article about this yesterday, in case anyone's interested.
"President Biden is right to call out how extreme the Trumpian base of the Republican Party has become, but freshman Congressman Madison Cawthorn came up with a much better way to put it -- after he lost his primary to an actual sane Republican. Here was his petulant and angry reaction to getting spanked at the polls:"
It's time for the rise of the new right, it's time for Dark MAGA to truly take command. We have an enemy to defeat, but we will never be able to defeat them until we defeat the cowardly and weak members of our own party. Their days are numbered. We are coming.
"This is the Republican Party of today, folks. Right here. As the late great Molly Ivins famously said of a Pat Buchanan speech 30 years ago, it 'probably sounded better in the original German.' This is the new 'Dark MAGA' -- people who are threatening to 'take command' from their own fellow Republicans. Cawthorn actually warns them that 'their days are numbered.' I mean, has anyone contacted the F.B.I. about these overt threats -- from a man who has been stopped twice while trying to bring a gun onto an airplane? And please remember, this is what Dark MAGA politicians say about their fellow Republicans. If they're this threatening towards their own party, then one shudders to imagine the violent and dangerous things this trend towards Dark MAGA might mean for Democrats. Your vote is important this time around, because everyone needs to send a clear message: vote against might-makes-right and vote against naked fascism -- vote blue in November."
Calling all sane Republicans... anyone? Hello?
The Las Vegas Sun published a rather stark plea for some sanity from Nevada GOP candidates this week. The editorial goes on at length about the rot infecting Republican thought in their own state, where it came from, and why they reject it. All while pleading for some sane Republicans to step forward that they could possibly endorse. This is an extraordinary commentary on how extreme the party has become as a whole, which is why it is worth excerpting at length:
The Editorial Board, and Nevadans as a whole, are facing an agonizing problem. We have endorsed Republicans in the past and might do so again in the future. Yet as we survey the field of Republican candidates across the state, we are struggling to identify those who are not an active threat to American democracy or the institutions of government that have sustained our republic for 250 years.
. . .
Of the five leading Republican candidates for the governorship of Nevada, every one of them has gone on record as both supporting and contributing to the Big Lie. In doing so, they have all made a choice to subvert our democracy, undermine the integrity of our elections, and ignore the Constitution of the United States.
Will GOP leaders stand up for the rule of law and free and fair elections by rejecting autocracy and lies? Or will they continue to debase themselves and their formerly great party by kneeling to their unhinged demigod, Donald Trump, and his dreams of authoritarianism.
. . .
As we are working on evaluations for our primary endorsements, we are pained to admit that it's difficult to find honesty and integrity in the GOP hopefuls on this ballot.
If you are a Republican running for office who believes in truth, believes that the last election was fair, who rejects the deranged calls to destroy our democracy, we need to hear from you. Nevada needs to hear from you. We want to endorse sanity, honesty, integrity and moderation.
As it stands right now, voters are faced with a slate of GOP candidates -- nearly across the board -- who aren't fit for elective office because they buy into the Big Lie and its attempt to derail democracy. We hate finding people in the public sphere who want to destroy the very elections they now seek to win. We hate efforts to disenfranchise voters and rig future elections. We yearn for a dignified, honest and pro-democracy Republican leadership. We yearn for the Republicans of years past. Patriots, not insurrectionists.
So please, if you are such a Republican and are running for office, stand proud and reach out to us. We want to present a list of heroes trying to rescue their party from the madness afflicting it. We want to share your perspective with our readers and let them know that Republican candidates for office still exist who believe in the Constitution, who believe in democracy, and who believe that the peaceful transition of power among our duly elected officials is a hallmark of what not only has made America great in the past, but what can help us continue to be a great country moving forward.
-- Chris Weigant
Follow Chris on Twitter: @ChrisWeigant
Cross-posted at: Democratic Underground
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I would suggest using ads saying “The Grand Wizard is Oz!” against him, but that would probably get him more Republican votes.
Michale,
You laugh at the witness for the left for thinking a man can get an abortion (at least there is reasoning behind it even if not many agree with it). But the right, not to be undone in the complete wacko category:
GOP witness at abortion hearing claims DC power company burns aborted foetuses to generate electricity
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/abortion-hearing-gop-catherine-foster-fetus-b2083367.html
Far from the party of science, Republicans are the party of raving lunacy...
Off topic, but for what it's worth,Trump's annointed candidates flopped big time in tater country. Hope we're not the only ones with common sense.
me, too!
JL, Bashi,
Why on earth would the richest guy in the world support a party whose only coherent policy objective in the last twenty years has been lower taxes on the ultra-rich?
Hmmm....
That's the funny thing about Michale's Musk party switch posts: I think most on the left were like: he was a democrat, really? As I think most assumed he was a republican. I certainly did...
Now ya'all are just being intentionally obtuse..
George Soros... Warren Buffett... Jeff Bezos...
All uber rich.. All fanatically Democrat...
Com'on, man!! I was born at night.. Not LAST night..
:eyeroll:
Bashi,
Far from the party of science, Republicans are the party of raving lunacy...
Except that the GOP doesn't ram down people's throats that they are the "Party Of Science", now do they??
:eyeroll:
That's what Democrats do.. And the FACTS clearly prove beyond ANY doubt that what Democrats call "science" is nothing but Democrat activism..
Weigantia used to be a reality based forum..
But if it weren't for me, ya'all would actually believe that Democrats are in great shape and are going to buck the trends and make a killing in the upcoming mid-terms.. :^/
Aren't ya'all glad ya have me around to show ya'all the facts and the reality of Democrat losses all over the board?? :D
It's funny that ya'all don't want to talk about ya'all's Russia Collusion delusion anymore.. :D I wonder why that is?? :D
Clinton campaign manager drops 'bombshell' exposing Clinton and media mob's years-long Russia hoax
Mook is trying to turn a case about evidence and law into pure politics for an acquittal, says Jarrett
https://www.foxnews.com/media/clinton-campaign-manager-media-russia-hoax
It's a bummer that they are not live-streaming the trial.. It would have been fascinating to watch..
Don't worry ya'all.. I'll make sure I keep you informed of every Democrat downfall moment.. :D
Ya'all have heard GO WOKE GO BROKE as epitomized by Disney's moronic foray into politics..
Now we have GO WOKE GET FIRED brought to ya'all by NETFLIX... :D
Netflix's woke purge: Troubled streaming giant's latest layoffs targeted staff who were among its most vocal social justice warriors working on original content about marginalized communities
Netflix laid of 150 employees on Tuesday, many of whom were working on creating and promoting projects focusing on marginalized communities
Firm additionally fired nearly 70 employees working for its social media and publishing teams, including Strong Black Lead, Golden, Con Todo and Most, all that catered to marginalized communities
The struggling streaming giant claimed the layoffs were carried out amid 'a slow down in revenue and decline in subscribers'
The layoffs once again targeted members of content arm Tudum, weeks after laying off dozens from the department in April
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10837347/Netflix-layoffs-hit-staff-working-original-content-marginalized-communities.html
Netflix execs must have read my advice comments to Disney.. Next time your woke morons want to stage a walk-out, tell the morons to just keep on walking and don't bother coming back..
THEY'RE FIRED!!! :D
And THAT is how you deal with woke morons who think that their feelings are more important than the work they are paid to do..
'As employees we support the principle that Netflix offers a diversity of stories, even if we find some titles counter to our own personal values. Depending on your role, you may need to work on titles you perceive to be harmful.
'If you'd find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you.'
-NETFLIX MEMO
GO WOKE... BE FIRED...
Now, we're finally getting back to some real American values..
As in shut up and do the work yer paid for..
It's funny how Democrats are SOOO desperate to paint the Buffalo scumbag as a Right Winger..
Yet, according to the scumbag's manifesto, he is clearly a violent Left Winger in the model of AntiFa...
Once again, the FACTS prove how wrong Democrats are on everything..
When I was 12 I was deep into communist ideology, talk to anyone from my old high school and ask about me and you will hear that. From age 15 to 18 however, I consistently moved farther to the right. On the political compass I fall in the mildmoderate authoritarian left category, and I would prefer to be called a populist.
-Buffalo scumbag
Started out as a full blown communist and then moved right to Authoritative Left.
Democrats anti-America agenda loses again..
This was obviously a Dunsel from the very beginning..
Everyone with more than 2 brain cells to rub together knows for an absolute FACT that Democrats are only interested in squashing dissent and opinions that go against their ideological agenda..
It was NEVER about dis or mis information.. The Democrat Ministry of Truth was to create a haven for DEMOCRAT dis and mis information since Democrats are losing their number one source that exists now..
Namely Twitter..
That is the SOLE reasoning behind this MINISTRY OF TRUTH creation.
And, as is happening a LOT to Democrats these days.. It got squashed by an overwhelming NEGATIVE opinions from real patriotic Americans..
In other words, Karma insures that Cheaters Never Prosper... :D
Whatcha'all think?? Ya'all tired of losing yet?? :D
Supreme Court could rule on Roe v. Wade on Monday, as Biden admin braces for violence after decision
The Biden admin is preparing for nationwide violence after the Supreme Court issues a decision on Roe v. Wade
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-roe-wade-ruling-biden-admin-braces-violence-decision
Of course, Biden's handlers have to prepare for violence from Democrats..
Because Democrats are ALL about violence when they don't get their way...
The ONLY question is will Weigantians condemn said violence as it occurs as voraciously and as passionately as they condemned the VERY few acts of violence from the Right Wing??
I am betting 10,000 quatloos...
No... There will be no comparable condemnation of the violence from Democrats..
Well, now we will see if Democrats will condemn this "insurrection" of an equal branch of the US Government, eh???
Quatloos say the response from Democrats and Weigantians will be... "Well, THAT is different" :eyeroll:
UNLESS, of course, the extreme rhetoric comes from parents of school children.. :eyeroll:
George Soros... Warren Buffett... Jeff Bezos...
All uber rich.. All fanatically Democrat...
George Soros, yes heavy progressive. Warren Buffett describes himself as a democrat but not a card carrying and has vote for republicans in the past. Jeff Bezos is more of a libertarian.
Com'on, man!! I was born at night.. Not LAST night..
Are you sure?
That's what Democrats do.. And the FACTS clearly prove beyond ANY doubt that what Democrats call "science" is nothing but Democrat activism..
Ah, you all caped facts. Usually means you lack them. Not surprising as your lack of science knowledge is well documented over the history of this comments section..
Why the Hell Is CPAC in Hungary This Year?
No really, why? Viktor Orbán as a major speaker? The republicans are really becoming the authoritarian party and major suck ups to Russia...
Ah, you all caped facts. Usually means you lack them.
And yet, 98% of the facts I comment on go unchallenged.. If you had the facts to challenge my facts, you would post them..
98% of the time you don't... Ergo...
Silence Gives Consent
-Democrat Party
NY Mag: ‘Disinformation’ a ‘fantasy’ that lets liberals ‘lie to themselves,’ avoid ‘agony of self-reflection’
'The disinformation neurosis tended to re-create the conditions that produced the affliction in the first place'
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ny-mag-disinformation-fantasy-liberals-lie-self-reflection
The Democrat Ministry Of Truth was simply a response to Democrats losing control over Twitter..
Plain and simple..
Only Democrats would be so tone deaf as to create such an agency..
Tesla is Kicked Off an Index For Socially Responsible Companies While Exxon Remains
The S&P Global kicked Tesla out of its S&P 500 ESG Index after an annual re-balancing. Elon Musk questions why Exxon Mobil, the nation's largest oil and gas producer, managed to stay in the index.
https://observer.com/2022/05/tesla-removed-from-sp500-esg-index/
BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Only Democrats could come up with something so inane and moronic as "Social Reponsibility List"... :D
Com'on people!!!
It's 1700hrs Sat afternoon and there are only 23 comments!!????
Com'on MC... Com'on Kick.. I can't do this ALL on my own!!
Don't tell me ya'all went and got a life, eh!??
"The mere advocacy of political or social positions, political activism, use of strong rhetoric, or generalized philosophic embrace of violent tactics does not constitute domestic violent extremism or illegal activity and is constitutionally protected," the memo reportedly reads.
This does not mean this:
The DHS memo goes on to clarify that rhetoric supporting violent extremism does not itself constitute extremism.
In fact, rhetoric supporting violent extremism DOES ITSELF CONSTITUTE EXTREMISM! How stupid are you??? Yelling “JUMP” at a person threatening to commit suicide on a tall bridge is not the same as yelling “JUMP” to your child trying to get them to jump off a diving board into your arms in a pool. The words may be the same, but the context in which they are said, their intent, and the results those words will cause to occur are very different. There are plenty of insurrectionists facing criminal charges for their actions on January 6 who claim they were simply obeying orders given by their president.
How stupid are you???
Me!??
*I* am not the one claiming this..
YOUR Biden's DHS is the one claim this...
You have a problem with that??
Take it up with Biden and DHS...
There are plenty of insurrectionists facing criminal charges for their actions on January 6 who claim they were simply obeying orders given by their president.
Now yer just lying.. :^/
And, for Democrats.. The hits just keep on coming.. :D
Hillary Factor: Evidence now shows false Russia collusion story began and ended with Clinton
Sussmann trial testimony confirms earlier CIA, FBI evidence that Hillary Clinton approved dirtying up Trump with unproven Russia allegations.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/hillary-factor-evidence-now-shows-russia-collusion-lie
Whaaa?? Ya'all are tired of hearing about the Russia Collusion Delusion con???
But.. But.. This was all the rage back when yer golden boy Mueller was investigating..
Ya'all couldn't STOP talking about Russia Collusion back then!!
NOW?? Now that the FACTS are coming out and the it was nothing but a huge campaign CON from Clinton Inc...
NOW ya'all don't want to talk about it??!??
"Gee!! I wonder why that is!!??"
-Kevin Spacey, THE NEGOTIATOR
Well, don't worry ya'all's pretty little heads.. I am sure were going to hear lots and lots about Democrats Russia Collusion Delusion Con in the coming months right up to the November elections.. :D
Won't it be soooo much fun!?? :D
And the funny thing here is that it's the DEFENSE'S witnesses that are making Durham's case for him!!! :D
How ironic is that!! :D
Let's turn our attention to Biden's handlers and the coming uber nuclear biblical shellacking that Democrats are about to receive..
It doesn't look good for Democrats.. :D
Democrats LOST BIG on re-districting.. So, there is no help from that quarter.. :D
It's obvious that we have not reached the peak of Inflation yet.. More-over it's looking likely that a recession is right around the corner.
So, Democrats can forget about an improving economic climate.. So, that's 2 down...
Baby Killing AKA Abortion as the "Big Event"?? Not likely.. Abortion is way down on the list of American priorities, in the 20s or so, whereas the economy is ranked as NUMBER 1... In other words, the thing that Democrats are the WORST at (economy) is the number 1 issue on American's minds... :D
And it looks like Democrats are not going to get an Aiken or an ODonnell candidate that would help them...
So, from all the available facts, it looks like the Uber Nuclear Biblical Shellacking of the Democrat Party is still on schedule.. :D
I hope everyone here will join on election day to bear witness to the coming and well deserved Democrat Party come-uppance.. :D
"CHEATERS NEVER PROSPER"
-Karma
:D
The Double Terror of Being Black in America
Opinion by Ibram X. Kendi - Friday
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-double-terror-of-being-black-in-america/ar-AAXvhEh
Looks like Ibram Henry Rogers is on another one of his racist benders again.. :^/
He makes quite the spectacle going on and on about the Left Wing scumbag Buffalo shooter that targeted black Americans..
But, of course, what Rogers totally and completely ignores is the FACT that the 10 black lives lost in that Buffalo shooting were a mere drop in the bucket compared to black Americans lives that are lost EVERY YEAR at the hands of other black Americans...
96% of black American deaths every year are caused by other black Americans.. And the baby killing AKA abortion stats?? Don't even get me started.. Baby Killing AKA Abortion is the NUMBER ONE KILLER of black Americans in this country...
So, maybe Mr Rogers needs to look in a mirror and see what the biggest threat to black American lives.. It's not racism... It's not white supremacy..
The biggest threat to black American lives.... Is black Americans...
"These are the facts of the case. And they are undisputed."
-Captain 'Smilin' Jack Ross, A FEW GOOD MEN
To the once and future Leader.. President Donald Trump.. :D
... the most legally questionable presidential election in the US History...
A-frakin'-men to that!!!
But I believe it will all turn out for the best..
Americans needed a reminder at how bad, how utterly incompetent and how despicably anti-America Democrats are...
So, now President Trump can return to the Oval Office stronger than ever..
And, since it's likely that we won't see another Democrat majority in government for at least the rest of my life.... :D
It's goood... :D
Ha. The most questionable presidential election by a country mile was 1876. The #2 spot is a toss-up between 1824's defeat of Andrew Jackson by John Quincy Adams and 2000's bush v gore. 2020 doesn't even make the top half.
Pundits who don't know any history should stop using the word, and focus on pie.
Once again, Democrat overreach produces anti Democrat backlash.. :D
JL,
LEGALLY questionable...
Democrats have a new COVID-esque pandemic to be hysterical about.. :eyeroll:
Biden on Monkeypox: Outbreak should concern 'everybody,' as health experts are baffled
The U.S. reported its first confirmed monkeypox case this week
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-monkeypox-outbreak-everybody-health-experts-baffled
We can use our own Weigantian Election Night example as a microcosm for the rest of the country..
*EVERYONE* here was convinced that President Trump had won..
*THE* most ardent and passionate Joe Biden fan in existence was calling Joe Biden "delusional" for claiming that there was still a chance..
Everyone in Weigantia was sure that President Trump was going to get another 4 years..
And then what happened??
Everyone was sent home except for Democrat poll watchers.. Some voting areas were hit with strange water pipes issues and only Democrat watchers were allowed in..
Magical pristine ballots started appearing, ALL for Joe Biden.. And so on and so on and so on...
Everyone in Weigantia thought the election was over and that President Trump was still president...
Everyone in the COUNTRY thought the election was over and that President Trump was still president...
And, then overnight, it all changed..
And now we see what a year and a half of Democrat governance is like....
"Cheaters Never Prosper"
-Karma
There simply is no doubt..
Between all the pre-election fraud and the post-election cheating, Joe Biden did not win the presidency fair and square..
Having stated that fact...
President Trump's constant harping on the cheating and wanting to re-litigate the 2020 election is not doing himself any favors...
It's unrealistic in the extreme to believe that even if the fraud was completely exposed and proven beyond any doubt that the results of the election would be over-turned..
The better plan would be just to use the facts to beat Democrats over the head with in 2022 and 2024..
Damn skippy!!!
SHOCK POLL: Almost 70 Percent of Republicans Say IMPEACH BIDEN After Midterm Win
https://www.mediaite.com/news/shock-poll-almost-70-percent-of-republicans-say-impeach-biden-after-midterm-win/
We're gonna be treated to MONTHLY impeachments of Joe Biden!! :D
And, unlike the President Trump impeachments, the Biden impeachments will actually have REAL CRIMES attached to them..
They won't be made-up bullshit like Democrats did during President Trump's administration..
It's a given that Democrats will lose in November.. The only real question is how BAD Democrats are going to lose..
Given the facts, it looks like it's going to be REALLY bad..
“The story of the Democratic Congress, thus far, is wildly overshooting the mark, and getting nothing from it.”
-MSNBC Joe Scarborough
He was speaking about Democrats overreach on baby killing..
Like I said.. Democrats should have been happy with SAFE LEGAL RARE... The vast majority of Americans, myself included, could have lived with that and there wouldn't have been any problem..
But Democrats, as they are wont to do, want to shove their anti-baby anti-cop anti-America agenda down Americans' throats..
It's not enough for Democrats that Americans will simply agree to disagree.. Democrats want complete obedience and acknowledgement of and acquiescence to their twisted ideology..
Guess what, Dems?? AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN...
“Traditionally, the majority leader seeks to hold votes on message bills that unite his caucus and divide the opposition. But Chuck Schumer doesn’t roll that way and believes in dividing his own caucus while uniting the opposition and somehow Democrats think this is good?”
-Democrat Matt Iglesias
It's like Democrats are TRYING to lose in November.. :D
With the likely impending demise of Roe v. Wade at the hands of the Supreme Court, the Democratic Left is on high alert. Unfortunately, that high alert doesn’t seem to be too centered on what most American voters would actually support. With the enthusiastic support of the Democratic Left, Chuck Schumer had the Senate vote on a bill that would effectively have legalized abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy (perhaps a third of Americans support legal third trimester abortions). Of course, it failed.
-Democrat Ruy Treixeira
Once again, there are SOME Democrats who realize that the support for up to delivery baby killing is simply NOT THERE amongst the American people..
Hell, here in Weigantian their is UNIVERSAL SUPPORT **AGAINST** up to birth baby killing..
UNIVERSAL...
So, why are Democrats as a PARTY pushing the right for up to birth baby killing??
Hell, here in Weigantian their is UNIVERSAL SUPPORT **AGAINST** up to birth baby killing unless it is to save the life of the mother..
Had to add that..
Let's just stipulate for the sake of clarity when I speak of support AGAINST baby killing, the standard caveat of Unless It's To Save The Life Of The Mother is always there..
It's not going well for Michael Sussmann..
The only question remains whether or not he will serve his sentence or bargain for a reduced sentence by giving up bigger fish...
“I’ve just switched from moderate D to moderate R as I think many independent voters have done. We will know the magnitude of this trend in November. I think it’s big.”
-Elon Musk
Elon wins the day for the underestimate of the century!! :D
Woke is about to be thrown on the trash heap of history..
And not a moment too soon!! :D
Elon Musk thinks Trump is a moderate R?
Democrat Activist groups are nothing but money-grubbing cons...
Pure and simple..
Let the apparent insider payouts of BLM be a warning about any cause
https://nypost.com/2022/05/21/let-the-apparent-insider-payouts-of-blm-be-a-warning-about-any-cause/
The people, groups and corporations that kow-towed to these con artists should be feeling REALLY stoopid about now.. :^/
Liz,
Elon Musk thinks Trump is a moderate R?
Is that really so far fetched, considering that Democrats LOVED and HONORED Donald Trump when he had a -D after his name... :D
People change.
And yet, we have a pattern emerging..
First President Trump..
Now Elon Musk who is a Green Democrat hero now changing his political affiliation and NOW is a Democrat pariah...
What can we deduce from this??
That you are only a Democrat hero if you toe the Democrat Party line..
If ya don't???? Hero goes to Zero in a blink of an eye..
Kinda puts a kink in the ol Democrat credibility, eh? :D
Hopefully this is a trend that we will see gain steam and end the Woke Culture of the hysterical Left Wingery...
Disney being cowed is a good sign...
Netflix laying down the gauntlet against the FEELINGS crowd is another good sign.. :D
WOKE is hopefully on it's dying last legs...
Yes m, when it comes to legally questionable, 1876 is in a league of its own.
2000 and 1824 were also highly questionable, then maybe 1800. 2004 had electors legally challenged, so it's at least on the map. 1972 was Watergate, so there's that. No, when it comes to legal dubiousness 2020 was no moreso than most, which is why the former president and his legal team were laughed out of court, even by judges he himself had appointed.
And yet, the FACTS that prove fraud and cheating are still quite prevalent and quite conclusively to those who are not ensnared with Party dogma. :D
Exhibit A is Weigantia on Election Eve..
Either ya'all were mind-numbingly ignorant and stoopid...
Or there was cheating going on...
Since we all know that ya'all are NOT mind-numbingly stoopid and ignorant, Occam's Razor demands that there was cheating and fraud...
Virginia teacher charged after child pornography allegedly found on Snapchat account
None of Knizner's students appear to be victims in connection to the child porn charges, police said
https://www.foxnews.com/us/virginia-teacher-charged-after-child-pornography-found-on-snapchat-account
Thank the gods Florida has an anti-groomer law, eh??
There is a bunch of new news coming down for Democrats..
New York court cements Democratic bloodbath with new map
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/new-york-court-cements-democrat-bloodbath-with-new-map
And it's all BAD... :D
https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Homicides-byrace-2.jpg?quality=75&strip=all
The FACTS are clear..
To Democrats, black lives don't matter whatsoever..
It's MORE important to push the cop-hate agenda than it is to safeguard black American lives..
@m [63],
that's a horrible allegation to make against a teacher. if she is actually guilty of perpetrating child pornography then that individual deserves whatever she gets, but what if she's innocent? an innocent person can have their computer hacked. what then? ruin a person's life with an inaccurate news story? further, according to the story there's no evidence of inappropriate behavior with any students, so the comment about "grooming" is completely irrelevant. just another potshot at the teaching profession.
i mean really, what's the point in posting stories like these?
why doesn't florida have a "groomer" law especially for police officers?
i'll tell you why not, because governor desantis doesn't want to piss off the cops, but can pick on teachers with impunity.
YOUR Biden's DHS is the one claim this...
You have a problem with that??
No, the Biden Administration simply stated:
“ The mere advocacy of political or social positions, political activism, use of strong rhetoric, or generalized philosophic embrace of violent tactics does not constitute domestic violent extremism or illegal activity and is constitutionally protected," the memo reportedly reads.
You, and your ilk, claimed that it said something else:
The DHS memo goes on to clarify that rhetoric supporting violent extremism does not itself constitute extremism.
Tell me, how can one call for others to commit acts of violent extremism without being responsible for the acts of violent extremism that result from that call?
But it is good to see that you are admitting that Trump and his followers are guilty of using “rhetoric supporting violent extremism” finally.
Netflix laying down the gauntlet against the FEELINGS crowd is another good sign.. :D
WOKE is hopefully on it's dying last legs...
Yeah, so when Netflix is making a movie about a gay couple falling in love and adopting a trans teenager, your right-wing workers will have to do their jobs, or they are fired! No “it’s against my beliefs to treat people equally and fairly if I disagree with their lifestyle” will be tolerated.
Are we about done with discussions??
Thank the gods Florida has an anti-groomer law, eh??
You mean the one that you admitted doesn’t have anything to do with grooming children? That law?
I’m ready for teacher’s unions across this country to stand up and say, “If a parent doesn’t approve of the curriculum that we teach, they can always pull their child out of our schools and homeschool them themselves. We are not telling you how to earn better tips spinning on your stripper pole, so you don’t tell us how we are to teach the children in our districts!”
[72]
Yeah I've seen the Netflix trailer a zillion times on YouTube. Good. Equal time.
Well, I have one thing to add.
Michale,
Just because I was bummed on election night and then feeling much better later on doesn't mean that there was cheating going on in the interim, ya know. It just means that I don't really understand how you all vote and that mail in votes were counted last.
But, you have no excuse for spreading false information about cheating - you should understand very well how votes are counted, in your own state and others.
Biden understood well enough. And, I didn't give him anywhere near the credit he deserves back on election night when I was so depressed that I called him delusional.
You are dealing with pretty intelligent people here in Weigantia. Which makes it so hard to understand why you continue to resort to all the "2020 election fraud" nonsense.
[74]
Ouch.
Okay, then ... guess I'll have dinner first. :)
JL
i mean really, what's the point in posting stories like these?
why doesn't florida have a "groomer" law especially for police officers?
i'll tell you why not, because governor desantis doesn't want to piss off the cops, but can pick on teachers with impunity.
Dammit, Josh, you are doing exactly what you are complaining is being done to teachers — acting as if the entire profession is a monolith based on the sins of one member. Don’t fall into the trap of over-simplifying the problems we face in this country!
My bad Liz, my days are mixed up…didn’t realize it was Sunday.
Alrighty, Elizabeth.
You've expressed great disappointment with Joe Biden, saying essentially that Putin's invasion was somehow preventable by Joe (or anyone not named Putin.) This is not true and here's why:
Russia has been invaded 50 times in the last 500 years. It's country is vast and flat and difficult to defend.
Since Catherine the Great Russia has sought to acquire and maintain compliant buffer states around it, with the Warsaw Pact being the most recent iteration of this. Centuries now. That's why the fall of the USSR was so tragic to Vladdy Putin.
Like the rest of Europe, Russians stopped having kids after WW II and they are on a demographic (population) death spiral as we speak. So this is literally the last time that Russia will have enough young men to try to reestablish some of those Warsaw Pact buffer states.
That means that even if Joe had:
1- Refused NATO membership to Ukraine, and,
2- Disarmed Ukraine and allowed Putin to station his troops in Ukraine
...anything for peace, right?
Putin right now would have just invaded the Baltic States, Poland and Romania instead of Ukraine. Because it's still Russia's last opportunity to to push back on NATO.
So while Joe hasn't been perfect as President this war is simply not on him, K?
If'n you like to read while you eat I hope when your Supper's Ready (23:06) it'll taste better. Because Joe did what he could to stop Putin. British theme, right-o?
Counting Out Time, at (3:41) a smidge shorter.
And a third GENESIS odd little tune that I just love, Riding the Scree. (4:08)
Okay! I see the party has begun and so, here is the official welcome to everyone to the CW Sunday Night Music Festival and Dance Party where we leave politics behind for a few hours and bask in the glory of the music!
And, tonight, our unofficial theme is music from the United Kingdom on this, the (Queen) Victoria Day long Holiday Weekend, the real start of the Canadian summer! Yay!!!
Beatles or Rolling Stones?
Well, for me, you know it's the Stones, all the way, baby!
Sympathy For The Devil
Woo Woo! Woo Woo! Woo Woo!
Queen - Greatest Live Performances
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
the Po-lice - Message in a Bottle
A little air-drumming, if you please. Come on ... you know you want to do it!
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - Sir Rod (Baby) Stewart
Oh, yeah ... ah, yes, yes I do, baby ... absolutely, positively, unequivocally ... uh-huh ... sigh
Let me introduce you all to one of my most favourite Brits ... the incomparable James Blunt, who served in the British military in the NATO Kosovo War ... one of the most angelic voices I've ever heard ...
Good-bye, My Lover
Yes! Save Queen (4 min- ish.)
Must. Proof read.
Save The Queen.
More James Blunt!
After all, Elizabeth. If things go Fashi down here, Vancouver here I come!
Or maybe the Left Coast Solis if and joins BC. Let's talk! I'm sure we'd take Ontario.
... splits off and...
Skyfall (Opening Credits) - Adele
Goldfinger (Opening Credits) - Shirley Bassey
Live and Let Die (Opening Credits) - Paul McCartney and Wings
Caddy[99],
Heh. Indeed!
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Gowan - King Chanticleer Rag
you are doing exactly what you are complaining is being done to teachers
@russ,
Of course i am, that's the whole point! When this sort of stuff gets pulled on a cop, there's push back!
You disappoint me, Joshua.
Gowan - Eleanor Rigby
Elton John - Candle in the Wind
Crocodile Rock was one of the first rock songs I remember listening to and dancing to and loving to death, c1972 ...
Crocodile Rock - Madison Square Garden (2018)
My new favourite Brit singer and musician extraordinaire!
Wings of Pegasus (Fil Henley) - That's Metal To My Ears
Fil has done a bunch of cover songs, in addition to his fun analyis videos. He does it all - all the singing and and all the instruments!
Wings of Pegasus
How and Why Were Queen So Good at Live Aid in 1985
A good note to end on, eh?
Pleasant dreams, everyone!
Hey, Russ! Hope you enjoyed the show! :)
@liz,
sorry wasn't really paying attention, wife's b-day and all.
JL,
that's a horrible allegation to make against a teacher. if she is actually guilty of perpetrating child pornography then that individual deserves whatever she gets, but what if she's innocent?
Innocent of what, exactly??
She had child porn on her private accounts..
I don't believe "innocence" is any kind of consideration.
But maybe I am missing something??
. just another potshot at the teaching profession.
Nope.. Just another factual assessment of Democrats in the teaching profession..
i'll tell you why not, because governor desantis doesn't want to piss off the cops, but can pick on teachers with impunity.
No... Because cops aren't trying to indoctrinate kids with sexual deviancy and psychologically harmful gender issues..
Democrats are..
It's not a occupational issue..
It's a political agenda issue..
Russ,
Tell me, how can one call for others to commit acts of violent extremism without being responsible for the acts of violent extremism that result from that call?
You realize that you are making my argument for me, right??
Russ,
I’m ready for teacher’s unions across this country to stand up and say, “If a parent doesn’t approve of the curriculum that we teach, they can always pull their child out of our schools and homeschool them themselves. We are not telling you how to earn better tips spinning on your stripper pole, so you don’t tell us how we are to teach the children in our districts!”
So.. You agree with Terry McAwful that parents should have no say in what their kids are taught....
OK.. Please push that agenda and encourage and cajole other Democrats to push that anti-parent agenda..
PLEASE.. :D
Liz,
But, you have no excuse for spreading false information about cheating - you should understand very well how votes are counted, in your own state and others.
I simply post the FACTS...
And the FACTS prove that there was massive fraud before and after the election..
NO ONE here can push the BS claim that they were simply ignorant of the vote process and how it works..
You are dealing with pretty intelligent people here in Weigantia.
Which is EXACTLY what I say... Intelligent people who declared with ONE VOICE that President Trump had one the election.. That it was over.. That Biden was "DELUSIONAL" if he thought he could actually win...
Which makes it so hard to understand why you continue to resort to all the "2020 election fraud
And yet, NO ONE here has addressed all the facts that I have laid out..
Why is that???
Because there are no facts to counter my facts..
Facts that lead towards one sole inarguable conclusion..
Biden's "win" was a fraud...
Pure and simple..
Russ,
Lemme ask ya this.
If schools as a whole were pushing Right Wing agendas, would you be so quick to tell parents to butt out??
I asked JL this question but he ignored it..
I am sure you will as well..
Which is an answer in itself, eh? :D
The simple fact is, it's ALL about the anti-America agenda that Democrats are foisting on our kids..
THAT is the SOLE reason that you claim that parents shouldn't be involved in their kids education..
It's just like ya'all supporting illegal immigration SOLELY because illegal immigrants vote Democrat..
If illegal immigrants voted GOP, then ya'all would want the southern border locked up tight...
It's ALL about the anti-America agenda.. No other consideration comes into play.. Certainly not the welfare and well being of the children..
:eyeroll:
Russ,
Yeah, so when Netflix is making a movie about a gay couple falling in love and adopting a trans teenager, your right-wing workers will have to do their jobs, or they are fired! No “it’s against my beliefs to treat people equally and fairly if I disagree with their lifestyle” will be tolerated.
Oh quit yer whining.. You lost....
Get over it already.. :D
Of course i am, that's the whole point! When this sort of stuff gets pulled on a cop, there's push back!
Except cops aren't fighting for the right to groom children with psychologically harmful gender-bending issues...
Democrats are...
As I said.. It's not an OCCUPATIONAL issue..
It's a political/ideological issue...
The GOOD news is that more and more states are following Florida's example and enacting parental rights and anti-groomer laws....
Amateur hour at the White House briefing room
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/amateur-hour-at-the-white-house-briefing-room/ar-AAXA8Pi?li=BBnbfcL
Looks like Jean Claude is way over her head...
“So, look, I think we encourage those who have done very well — right? — especially those who care about climate change, to support a fairer tax — tax code that doesn’t change — that doesn’t charge manufacturers’ workers, cops, builders a higher percentage of their earnings; that the most fortunate people in our nation — and not let the — that stand in the way of reducing energy costs and fighting this existential problem, if you think about that as an example, and to support basic collective bargaining rights as well. Right? That’s also important. But look, it is — you know, by not — if — without having a fairer tax code, which is what I’m talking about, then all — every — like manufacturing workers, cops — you know, it’s not fair for them to have to pay higher taxes than the folks that — who are — who are — who are not paying taxes at all or barely have.”
-White House Press Spokesperson
Say what now?? :eyeroll:
Well, today might be the big day..
The day that the US throws the baby killing law on the trash heap of history where it belongs.. :D
I'll post it as soon as it comes down.. :D
Looking forward to it..
So much for the claim that gender-bending crap is not being taught to toddlers..
Seven books that show NYC is pushing transgenderism, LGBTQ+ curriculum to kids as young as kindergarten
New York City's Department of Education has a series of book recommendations focusing on transgender children
https://www.foxnews.com/media/top-7-radical-left-books-new-york-city-universak-mosaic-curriculum
Like the CRT claim, it's factually accurate that this gender-bending garbage is being foisted on our youngest children..
Even trans people themselves are against what Democrats are doing to our children!
Transsexual pioneer criticizes modern trans activists, says they're indoctrinating kids: 'This isn't a game'
Buck Angel, a transexual man, says 'our community is failing our community'
https://www.foxnews.com/health/transsexual-pioneer-criticizes-modern-trans-activists-indoctrinating-kids
This is blatantly and factually wrong to be indoctrinating kids so young with the Democrat agenda..
And, I *KNOW* that ya'all agree with me because if it was a Right Wing agenda that kids were being indoctrinated with, ya'all would be as horrified as I would be...
It's all about the Democrat agenda..
Of course i am, that's the whole point! When this sort of stuff gets pulled on a cop, there's push back!
You mean like Democrats have been doing with their DEFUND, DEMORALIZE, DEMONIZE THE POLICE agenda..
You mean like that???
Innocent of what, exactly??
of putting the content there herself. as i said, it's not unheard of for people to get their computers hacked by criminals of all sorts. as i also said, if she's the one who put the stuff there and did so on purpose, she deserves what she gets.
As I said.. It's not an OCCUPATIONAL issue..
then fox news should quit bringing the profession of the perp into the headlines, unless they did the crime in their professional capacity.
as horrified as i'd be to know one of the people i worked with was a sex criminal, i'd be equally horrified of myself being painted with the same brush.
JL
If schools as a whole were pushing Right Wing agendas, would you be so quick to tell parents to butt out??
I asked JL this question but he ignored it..
i didn't ignore it, i answered it, and for propriety's sake i'll answer it again. gender non-conformity isn't a political agenda, it's a social identity. not too long ago they sent people to mental institutions for being gay or trans. now they don't, and putting teachers in jail for treating that fact honestly won't reverse the trend, it'll just make more decent human beings not want to be teachers.
JL,
i didn't ignore it, i answered it, and for propriety's sake i'll answer it again.
Apologies for the error.. I must have missed it..
gender non-conformity isn't a political agenda, it's a social identity.
Which Democrats have turned into a political agenda..
"Social" identity... "Social" Justice Warriors??
You see the pattern??
It's like saying racism isn't a political agenda..
It IS because Democrats have made it so..
Every "social" aspect of American society has been turned into a political agenda by Democrats..
Gender Dysphoria is a mental health sickness that needs to be CURED..
Not validated..
NSBA letter drafts called for National Guard and military to be deployed
NSBA letter to Biden, which called protesting parents 'domestic terrorists,' more extreme in its early stages
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nsba-letter-called-national-guard-military-deployed
Not only are Democrats pushing the social issue as a POLITICAL issue, they want to make it a MILITANT issue as well..
Yet protesting at SCOTUS Justices' residents with their kids present is perfectly acceptable.. :eyeroll:
If anyone wants to watch/read the SCOTUS decisions today...
https://www.scotusblog.com/
Opens up at 0930hrs EDT
Doesn't look good for the Dobbs decision today... :(
Nobody had to transform the right to vote or the abolition of slavery into something political. When social structures make one group powerful and another group oppressed, they're inherently political. As psychiatrist Thomas Szasz once noted, most alleged mental illness is just an excuse to take power from people whose behavior we don't like. That doesn't necessarily make it useless or invalid, but the idea that behavioral abnormality can by definition make someone "sick" is demonstrably false.
Joshua,
This is the absolute LAST place on earth you should be on your wife's b-day ... unless it is to enjoy the music.
I'm very disappointed ... but, I know, "you don't really care for music, do you" ...
No matter. Have a great day, anyways!
Michale,
The ninth amendment to the US Constitution: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
How do you interpret that?
Is the right to privacy a right that is retained by the people?
@liz,
she was asleep, and i soon followed. it gets late early here in the east.
JL,
Nobody had to transform the right to vote or the abolition of slavery into something political. When social structures make one group powerful and another group oppressed, they're inherently political. As psychiatrist Thomas Szasz once noted, most alleged mental illness is just an excuse to take power from people whose behavior we don't like. That doesn't necessarily make it useless or invalid, but the idea that behavioral abnormality can by definition make someone "sick" is demonstrably false.
And, if there were "oppressed people" in the here and now you would have an argument.
But there's not so you don't..
Liz,
How do you interpret that?
In what context??
Is the right to privacy a right that is retained by the people?
Not if the people are killing other people..
"Sorry officer.. You can't question me about that murder because I have a right to privacy."
It doesn't work like that..
Nothing in the US Constitution allows for baby killing..
But there IS something in there about persons have the right to LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness..
And NO PERSON shall be deprived of life without due process..
And DUE PROCESS is **NOT** a Casey Anthony deciding that having a kid is just too inconvenient..
And, please don't give me that line about the baby not being a person..
According to SCIENCE, the baby IS a human being..
Killing a baby a week before birth is morally or ethically NO DIFFERENT from killing a baby a week AFTER birth..
Do you agree with that??
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1
So, NOW your claim is that the baby is not a citizen and so can be killed on a whim...
OK.. If that's the argument you want to stand by...
Doesn't make you much of an American.. Or a moral person..
But that's your claim, so... :eyeroll:
It's a moot point, regardless..
Baby killing is going to be illegal in CIVILIZED states..
You Democrats can kill all the babies you want in your uncivilized states..
In that regard, Democrat states are no different than Iran, China and North Korea...
Great company ya'all keep.. :^/
JL,
but the idea that behavioral abnormality can by definition make someone "sick" is demonstrably false.
And if we were talking about a BEHAVIORAL abnormality, you would have a point..
But we're not, so you don't..
Gender Dysphoria is not a BEHAVIORAL abnormality.. It's a mental health abnormality.. It's a mental sickness that needs to be cured...
If it weren't, then people could claim they are Klingons or dogs and you would have that claim be accepted as factual and valid??
SERIOUSLY??!!???
Where does it end??
"Oh I have a mental health sickness where I must eat human flesh.. And you have to accept that because yer Democrats"
Do you see how completely and utterly inane your position is??
^^^^ Pretty ridiculous, isn't that??
JUST as ridiculous as your claim that a male toddler's that he wants to be a girl should ALSO be validated and accepted..
What do you do when the male toddler decides he wants to be a bird and wants to jump off a cliff??
Do you accept that as valid and let them jump??
Of course you don't.. That would be silly and ridiculous..
JUST as ridiculous as validating the claims of those sick with Gender Dysphoria..
Remember when Democrats claimed Voter Suppression in Georgia??
Washington Post admits 'voting is surging in Georgia' despite previous reports, claims about voter suppression
The Post's editorial board previously claimed that the law made voting 'harder'
https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-voting-georgia-voter-suppression
Boy, don't Democrats sure have egg all over their faces now, eh!?? :D
What *IS* it about today's Democrats that they are ALWAYS losing??? :D
A baby is born. Globs of cells gain rights as they get closer to birth but are not a citizen until out of the womb...
OK.. If that's the argument you want to stand by...
It's the legal and scientific definition of the term...
Doesn't make you much of an American.. Or a moral person..
It doesn't make you much of an American if you can't have an different opinion and even less of one if you need the state to establishment religion over the beliefs of others...
As to the rest: if ad hominems are the core of your arguments, do you even have one?
MONKEYPOX SPOTTED IN FLORIDA
SPREADING THROUGH SEX?
CDC SOUNDS ALARM FOR GAY, BI MEN
WHO WARNS AGAINST MASS GATHERINGS
NEXT VAX PUSH
QUARANTINES FOR 21 DAYS
CONSPIRACY THEORIES SWIRL IN CHINA
https://www.drudgereport.com/
Here we go again!! :^/
Democrats need more pandemic hysteria... :eyeroll:
US TROOPS BEING DEPLOYED TO UKRAINE
Pentagon working on plans to send troops to protect US Embassy in Kyiv
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3498343-pentagon-working-on-plans-to-send-troops-to-protect-us-embassy-in-kyiv/
Well, THAT's going to end well.. :^/
White House walks back Biden Taiwan defense claim for third time in 9 months
https://nypost.com/2022/05/23/white-house-walks-back-biden-taiwan-defense-claim-again/
How can ANYONE believe ANYTHING Biden says when Biden's handlers walk back Biden's claims constantly???
And to think people STILL believe that Biden is actually calling the shots.. :D
Anyone who want's a less hysterical overview of the current Monkeypox situation:
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/now-monkeypox
“Does anyone at the #WhiteHouse actually respect the words of @POTUS? Biden said we would defend #Taiwan, and the staff AGAIN walks back the Presidents own words! He needs to fire everyone who does this.”
Rep. Adam Kinzinger R-Ill
Bashi,
So, you are saying it's nothing to worry about??
Can I quote you on that when Democrats AGAIN want to shut down the country??
Read the link and learn...
I read the link.. I also read Democrat hysteria via Drudge...
I want to know YOUR opinion..
Is it the same as the link's???
Or do you have your own opinion??
Enquiring minds want to know.. :D
Left-Wing Policies Killing Dem Advantage in PA
Why it may be easier than ever for Trump to be elected by Pa. voters
Democrats once had an advantage of 1.5 million voters; today, it’s down by almost two-thirds. The reason? They're pursuing policies at odds with the values of many voters, writes Jennifer Stefano.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/republican-gains-pennsylvania-voter-registrations-20220523.html
As I have said repeatedly...
Democrats are their own worst enemies..
Abortion Without Limits? Dems Are the Extremists Jonathan Turley, USA Today
Who are the extremists? Democrats refuse to say if they'd put any limits on abortion.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/who-are-the-extremists-democrats-refuse-to-say-if-theyd-put-any-limits-on-abortion/ar-AAXBT8d
At least we don't have that problem here..
At least Weigantians are CLEAR that restrictions on baby killing are valid and necessary...
So, there's that... :D
Juan Williams: The Supreme Court is on the brink of disaster
https://thehill.com/opinion/3497549-juan-williams-the-supreme-court-is-on-the-brink-of-disaster/
"Elections have consequences"
-Barack Hussein Odumbo
:D
Elon ‘Mad as Hell’ Musk Just Blew Up 2022
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/05/23/elon_mad_as_hell_musk_just_blew_up_2022_147633.html
And nuked the Democrat Party while he was at it.. :D
Biden says U.S. willing to use force to defend Taiwan — prompting backlash from China
When asked at a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida whether the U.S. would be prepared to defend Taiwan if attacked, Biden replied, “Yes.”
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry thanked Biden for reaffirming U.S. support if Beijing invaded the island.
However, China’s Foreign Ministry said the U.S. should not defend Taiwan independence, Reuters reported.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/23/biden-says-us-willing-to-use-force-to-defend-taiwan.html
And, of course, less than 15 mins later, Biden's handlers walked back Biden's comments..
Which begs the question..
Who is in charge??
Biden??? Or Biden's handlers??
Or do you have your own opinion??
We don't know enough yet but it looks no where near as infectious as COVID and would require some radical mutations to get there. It would not be that big a deal if everyone participated in prevention but those who politicize such as you and your Trumpers won't participate no matter what so who knows...
The real fallout will be for the right wing to use it against the gay population to motivate the evangelicals and other far right religious groups to vote even though it's just as infectious with heterosexual sex and intimacy.
With Monkeypox the old are somewhat protected because of smallpox vaccinations and it mostly kills the very young which might change opinions and actions but probably not..
Michale [164]
An opinion piece by someone who has no idea how abortion even works. Yawn...
Bashi,
An opinion piece by someone who has no idea how abortion even works.
And yet, we're talking about the LAW.. Of which Mr Turley is an acknowledged expert..
Face reality, Bash... On baby killing, Democrats lost... Pure and simple..
We don't know enough yet but it looks no where near as infectious as COVID and would require some radical mutations to get there. It would not be that big a deal if everyone participated in prevention but those who politicize such as you and your Trumpers won't participate no matter what so who knows...
The real fallout will be for the right wing to use it against the gay population to motivate the evangelicals and other far right religious groups to vote even though it's just as infectious with heterosexual sex and intimacy.
With Monkeypox the old are somewhat protected because of smallpox vaccinations and it mostly kills the very young which might change opinions and actions but probably not..
So, in your opinion, it's nothing to worry about..
I'll quote you on that when your Democrats start screaming hysterically about it as a way to cheat in the midterms.. :D
Bill Maher: "If This Spike In Trans Children Is All-Natural, Why Is It Regional?"
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/05/22/bill_maher_on_trans_kids_were_literally_experimenting_on_children_weighing_trade-offs_is_not_bigotry.html
Because it's not natural.. It's ideological...
Democrats want to push toddlers into being transgendered..
Elon Musk is bent out of shape because Tesla stock is way down. He waved due diligence to speed up the twitter deal which turns out might not have been a good business decision. He signed the contract. Deal with it. But it's all really about Tesla stock being down...
Face reality, Michale..abortion is not baby killing no matter how many times you repeat it...
Face reality, Michale..abortion is not baby killing no matter how many times you repeat it...
And yet, SCIENCE says that it is...
Baby Killing AKA Abortion stops a beating heart...
That's the science my friend.. :D
Elon Musk is bent out of shape because Tesla stock is way down. He waved due diligence to speed up the twitter deal which turns out might not have been a good business decision. He signed the contract. Deal with it. But it's all really about Tesla stock being down...
Twitter filed false SEC reports regarding Spam Bots..
It's only fair that the offer be reduced comparatively to the actual SPAM BOT count...
On the other hand I hope Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are paying attention to the Twitter deal and Musk's difficultly funding it and notice that billionaire pissing contest numbers have a much lower short term cash value next time they want to go Robin Hooding unrealized gains...
OK Dinner time..
"It's been a real.... slice..."
-Meg, HERCULES
:D
It's only fair that the offer be reduced comparatively to the actual SPAM BOT count...
Business is not about being fair, it's about contracts which Elon signed. If he waved due diligence, tough bananas. Pay your agreed to billion back out clause and remember to be a businessman next time...
Joshua, we are in the same time zone. I just care for music more than most.
Michale,
What about contraception?
Are you against the pill and other methods of contraception?
Does making love mean making babies or giving pleasure?
Pleasure can be withheld quite easily from men like you!
Gender Dysphoria is not a BEHAVIORAL abnormality.. It's a mental health abnormality.. It's a mental sickness that needs to be cured...
What's your definition of mental health? Non standard gender isn't caused by a virus, bacterium or parasite. It doesn't result in death or dismemberment, impede growth, nor prevent one from operating heavy machinery. Literally, behavior is the only thing about it that makes an individual with it any different from anyone else. Maybe there's some deep underlying genetic or gestational cause, but for all intents and purposes a person of unusual gender has absolutely no infirmity or impairment.
If schools as a whole were pushing Right Wing agendas, would you be so quick to tell parents to butt out??
Schools as a whole aren't pushing ANY political agendas, so your delusions aren't something I think anyone should be pushing on our schools.
The simple fact is, it's ALL about the anti-America agenda that Democrats are foisting on our kids..
THAT is the SOLE reason that you claim that parents shouldn't be involved in their kids education..
Oh I think parents should definitely be involved in their kids education. What I find frustrating is that you don't give a shit about educating kids or their well being, you are simply using kids and schools as a political weapon to wage your culture wars! Do you not see how ignorant your claim that Democrats are pushing an "ANTI-AMERICA" agenda truly sounds? Run for your lives! What does it serve Democrats that have to live in America to push an agenda that is against themselves? Republicans lack of educations and hatred of intelligence has resulted in you believing the most ridiculous things. Want an example? Here ya go....
It's just like ya'all supporting illegal immigration SOLELY because illegal immigrants vote Democrat..
If illegal immigrants voted GOP, then ya'all would want the southern border locked up tight...
SO Republicans are against illegal immigrants because they believe that they are able to vote for Democrats? Seriously, take a Civics refresher course.
It's ALL about the anti-America agenda.. No other consideration comes into play.. Certainly not the welfare and well being of the children..
And Republicans care so much.... Many of your politicians voted against the bill to fund baby formula and to help lower class families pay for it. Ya'll tried to make it legal to marry infants in TN. Ya'll voted against extending the child tax credit that caused 4 million children to fall back under the poverty line. Yeah, it's great to see how much ya'll care!