Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo — Page 296

oojason said:

Theresa May and the Holy Grail…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qOyT3ZkUxI

At least the Brits are still able to criticize their leaders without punishment. In the US you could go to prison for a year just smirking at Jeff Sessions.

Well, not to sound like a certain someone here, but if Kennedy retires…we’re fucked.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_breakfast_table/features/2017/supreme_court_june_2017/neil_gorsuch_is_everything_liberals_feared_and_more.html

TV’s Frink said:

Well, not to sound like a certain someone here, but if Kennedy retires…we’re fucked.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_breakfast_table/features/2017/supreme_court_june_2017/neil_gorsuch_is_everything_liberals_feared_and_more.html

We are fucked, because the Supreme Court is the last word on all laws, which are impossible to change. I have been predicting SCOTUS is going to set this country back decades, yet whenever I speak my mind on this site, I’m ignored and threatened with being banned.

We technically have zero mechanisms preventing the Supreme Court from trampling over human rights in this country. That’s dangerous if we were to have a permanent 5-4 majority that could uphold laws for 30, maybe even 40 years; and be used by GOP to help tyrannize minority groups for half a century, which is simply not acceptable.

More on Gorsuch.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/neil-gorsuch-is-the-anti-lgbtq-nightmare-his-gay-friends-hoped-he-wasnt_us_5951d0d3e4b0da2c731e1684

Gross.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/339701-trump-praises-female-reporters-nice-smile-on-call-to-irish-pm

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/california-democratic-speaker-killed-his-own-partys-plan-for-single-payer-healthcare/

I really hope this smug prick gets voted out of office come the next election.

http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/democrats-help-corporate-donors-block-california-health-care-measure-progressives

Since 2012, Rendon has taken in more than $82,000 from business groups and healthcare corporations that are listed in state documents opposed the measure, according to an International Business Times review of data amassed by the National Institute on Money In State Politics. In all, he has received more than $101,000 from pharmaceutical companies and another $50,000 from major health insurers.

In the same time, the California Democratic Party has received more than $1.2 million from the specific groups opposing the bill, and more than $2.2 million from pharmaceutical and health insurance industry donors. That includes a $100,000 infusion of cash from Blue Shield of California in the waning days of the 2016 election — just before state records show the insurer began lobbying against the single-payer bill.

Hahaha! Color me shocked!

Damn. Blue shield happens to be my insurance provider right now.

Lol.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/339741-time-mag-asks-trump-org-to-remove-fake-cover-from-golf-clubs

Well gee, it turns out that I know more about the Senate healthcare bill than the lazy dumbass president some people elected.

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-healthcare-senate-brca-2017-6

According to The Times’ Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin, Trump has been “on the sidelines” during the Senate negotiations.

In fact, one Republican senator in favor of the BCRA told The Times that the president “did not have a grasp of some basic elements of the Senate plan” during a meeting with all of the GOP members on Tuesday. The senator also said Trump was confused when a moderate expressed concern that the bill would be seen as a tax break for the rich.

TV’s Frink said:

Well gee, it turns out that I know more about the Senate healthcare bill than the lazy dumbass president some people elected.

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-healthcare-senate-brca-2017-6

According to The Times’ Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin, Trump has been “on the sidelines” during the Senate negotiations.

In fact, one Republican senator in favor of the BCRA told The Times that the president “did not have a grasp of some basic elements of the Senate plan” during a meeting with all of the GOP members on Tuesday. The senator also said Trump was confused when a moderate expressed concern that the bill would be seen as a tax break for the rich.

yeah, but trump was probably confused before and after as well.

chyron8472 said:

CatBus said:

Accurate terminology is important–for example, calling everyone under the LGBTQIA umbrella “gay” would be pretty dismissive/marginalizing to those who aren’t gay.

I disagree. Language is fluid and words mean what society wants them to mean. If a society wants to change a word’s meaning, then it changes. There can be an “umbrella” word to encompass the whole umbrella without having to explicitly enumerate each individual sect within it. Other minority groups in society don’t have to do this. I mean, what if the Native American tribes wanted to be known under the umbrella of combining the first letter of every tribe? The term “Native American” does not inherently marginalize the Cherokee or the Osage tribes.

I’m sorry, but I really feel that to be offended or feel marginalized simply because a community’s acronym doesn’t explicitly include one’s flavor of eccentricity–that, to me really is indicative of one who is highly-oversensitive.

Do you still use dated words for people of color? Those 19th century terms might not be acceptable in today’s society.

But, there is a practical limit to all of this. If I came across someone who is black, and I referred to them as black, and they got offended because they are lighter skinned, and I referred to them as mixed, and they got offended, and I asked them politely how would they like to be called? And they said, please call me black, but not black all the way, because I’m mixed, with 10% white and 20% latino and 60% African American, and 10% is debatable…well I’m not going to accommodate them, sorry.

LBGT-Q is the farthest I will go. Love all you people though, but I have to draw the line somewhere.

dahmage said:

TV’s Frink said:

Well gee, it turns out that I know more about the Senate healthcare bill than the lazy dumbass president some people elected.

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-healthcare-senate-brca-2017-6

According to The Times’ Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin, Trump has been “on the sidelines” during the Senate negotiations.

In fact, one Republican senator in favor of the BCRA told The Times that the president “did not have a grasp of some basic elements of the Senate plan” during a meeting with all of the GOP members on Tuesday. The senator also said Trump was confused when a moderate expressed concern that the bill would be seen as a tax break for the rich.

yeah, but trump was probably confused before and after as well.

Probably?

I am posting the fox article because.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/06/28/president-trump-attacks-amazon-on-twitter-says-it-doesnt-pay-internet-taxes.html

Alderaan said:

LBGT-Q is the farthest I will go.

All that monologue just to get the acronym mixed up anyway.

dahmage said:

I am posting the fox article because.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/06/28/president-trump-attacks-amazon-on-twitter-says-it-doesnt-pay-internet-taxes.html

Last night I thought it would be fun to compare what CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News were all showing at a random time (I think roughly 10pm hour EST).

MSNBC - Healthcare bill stalling.
CNN - Healthcare bill stalling.
Fox News - Clinton and Obama colluding with Russia and against Bernie.

Handman said:

Alderaan said:

LBGT-Q is the farthest I will go.

All that monologue just to get the acronym mixed up anyway.

Everyone knows gays are more important than bisexuals. 😉

yhwx said:

Alderaan said:

Love all you people though

Seems a bit dismissive.

I see you’ve met Alderaan.