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This week’s John Oliver episode was pretty great. Offered some solutions to our extremely broken democracy that aren’t violent revolution. I don’t expect any of what he said to happen because the Democratic sucks so hard, but still was nice to know there’s a possibility.
Tin foil hat Side note: is it a popular theory that Democrats are purposely horrible at their jobs because they’re lobbied by the same people as republicans and those people just tell them to suck?
Agreed, but nothing groundbreaking. Literally, could have pulled a couple bullet points out of this thread; term limits, age restrictions, abolish the electoral college, more states, etc.
Irony. I just saw a redneck in a truck with a "Trump 2020 - No More Bull****" sticker on the window. In what reality does that cowboy live in where this is even close to quasi-reality. Fucking idiot.
The no more BS bit is referencing an end to "political correctness" and a willingness to trigger the libs. Keeping it real and telling everyone else to fuck off and die.
Post by Crab Mech on Sept 28, 2020 20:57:18 GMT -5
I think the tax story will matter to quite a few people. There are die-hard Trumpers but there are fence-sitters, too, and those people all pay more than that in taxes. People here see it for what it is, which is just how unfair the tax system in the US is, and we're cynical, but people who still don't know who they're voting for at this point might not have that perspective. I know he's Teflon Don and everything, but I don't think this is a total non-factor in the election.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Sept 28, 2020 22:36:50 GMT -5
I hope it helps. There was a video of someone's mom who voted for Trump in 2016 nodding along and agreeing to the video so I hope people can be swayed. I'm just so pessimistic these days about anything changing.
Has it been brought up yet that Diane Feinstein is getting railroaded anonymously by fellow Senators as being, essentially, senile and unable to lead the Democratic side of the judiciary committee through these confirmation hearings?
On 5-4 they were speculating about whether the Dems had ulterior motives and are interested in removing her from the committee, particularly after comments critical of filibuster reform, which is fairly well-supported by party leadership.
One way or another, this woman is very bad and should go. Feels weird to say it's "encouraging" that this is happening, but Democrats actually doing politics to a woman who, lest we forget, was one of the senators who profited off the COVID pandemic, is more than I expect from them a lot of the time.
I'm bugging a little over the debate tonight. I'm talking myself out of watching it. I haven't seen more than 1 minute of the president since the last election unless there was a clip shown on tv or in a story I was reading. I don't watch his press briefing rants or his campaign speeches, and there is 0% chance I'm voting for him. I don't like being bull shitted, and I really don't care what he throws out there because it is all 100% b.s.
I'm bugging a little over the debate tonight. I'm talking myself out of watching it. I haven't seen more than 1 minute of the president since the last election unless there was a clip shown on tv or in a story I was reading. I don't watch his press briefing rants or his campaign speeches, and there is 0% chance I'm voting for him. I don't like being bull shitted, and I really don't care what he throws out there because it is all 100% b.s.
I'm watching it simply for the entertainment value. Very small chance there isn't some insane shit said. There's nothing to be gained otherwise. But I'm likely to turn it off if I'm bored or I get irritated by our lack of choice between these two fucking lunatic dipshits.
Post by abefroman1 on Sept 29, 2020 9:45:07 GMT -5
It's pretty obvious he's been laundering money since at least the Moscow Miss Universe pagent. Or at least the start of laundering Russian money.
Shitbag spent the better part of the 00s and early 10s on a realty show and in the WWE. You don't do those 2 things when you are generationally wealthy. You do it when you are broke and trying to maintain a lifestyle. Like a washed up actor would, or a rich kid who had finally run his dad's wealth dry in bad business ventures. But the WWE and reality shows also only last so long.
No American banks will lend to him, and even though Deutche did under dubious circumstances for many years, it appears they might be done with him too. He's managed to use government resources as a placeholder (i.e. using Barr is his free personal attorney and charging millions in hotel room fees to the secret service).
The Russian Oligarchs are all he has left. But he knows if he loses in 2020 he could be drinking poisoned tea (or Diet Coke) next week. He turned his life into a giant Ponzi scheme, but Russian Oligarchs aren't some dumb boomers in Florida. They'll burn him if they need to.
Afterthought: I hate the "he's not wealthy, he's broke" takes from liberals. Trump is definitely still wealthy, but wealthy in a sense like your city's biggest heroin dealer is wealthy. It's a dangerous wealthy that could fall apart at any moment.
The debate's happening 5 minutes from where I live and I was thinking of going to the nearby protest, but we've got Proud Boys in town and the city's just expanded the "restricted zone" to cover the protest area so I'm worried things could get violent. I think I'll just donate to BLM Cleveland and hope for the best.
From my super-scientific process of counting campaign signs while driving through the backroads of Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa the past week, I can conclude: Biden will win Minnesota, Trump will win Iowa, Wisconsin is a toss up, and South Dakota is obviously Trump, but who cares cause no one lives there. None of that’s news, but as our fearless leader would say, “It is what it is.”
Has it been brought up yet that Diane Feinstein is getting railroaded anonymously by fellow Senators as being, essentially, senile and unable to lead the Democratic side of the judiciary committee through these confirmation hearings?
They’re all pretty much senile. 70 seems like a reasonable age to retire these fools. Feinstein is 87 which puts her basically into the top 1% in age in the country...
Has it been brought up yet that Diane Feinstein is getting railroaded anonymously by fellow Senators as being, essentially, senile and unable to lead the Democratic side of the judiciary committee through these confirmation hearings?
They’re all pretty much senile. 70 seems like a reasonable age to retire these fools. Feinstein is 87 which puts her basically into the top 1% in age in the country...
Yeah it's like of course she's the senior ranking member lol
They’re all pretty much senile. 70 seems like a reasonable age to retire these fools. Feinstein is 87 which puts her basically into the top 1% in age in the country...
Yeah it's like of course she's the senior ranking member lol
My Gma is 88 and she still lives by herself and is mentally there. I couldn’t imagine thinking she’d have the capability to be a Senator still. I guess the power most be so awesome that retirement isn’t even worth it.
Slack, betting odds don’t necessarily matter, but I like that Doc Rivers was 7:2 favorite to come here (though admittedly there were like 9 coaches at 7:1 or better). Doc brings you a quick return to playoff basketball but possibly not a title. :/