US Politics November 2017

I thought he already said he wrote in Sessions

"the distinguished racist Keebler Elf from Alabama" just didn't have the same ring to it

lol

shelby's in the club

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A handy rundown of James OKeefe’s bullshit and when he got back on it:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/935272597520076803

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this guy is likely headed for jail afore he turns fifty

Well, yeah.

would also accept an early grave

He’s arrested and convicted multiple times, hasn’t he, but never actually gone to jail?

that always seemed curious to me too, but i'd guess he probably has a long list of republican assholes willing to anonymously provide him bail and good representation in court

the conservatives in question likely stack their towers of relative value quite differently than most progressives. it's also condescending and plays into a well-established conservative narrative, one which holds that the american left is a coalition built cynically on graft, on stealing from the common pot in order to buy the votes of the destitute & lazy. viewed through that lens, the refusal to be so bought, even when one is genuinely needy, becomes a point of pride.
― The sandwiches looked quite dank. (contenderizer), Saturday, March 18, 2017 11:00 PM (eight months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is good. i agree with this.

The woman at the center of the failed James O’Keefe sting, who got laid off from her real estate job and decided her next move was to become an undercover conservative journalist who lives off crowdfunding, is living a DeLillo novel.

— Will Sommer (@willsommer) November 28, 2017

You’d think that given all their anti-Communist positions Project Veritas would try harder to not be publicly owned

— Andres Pertierra (@ASPertierra) November 27, 2017

XD

the refusal to be so bought, even when one is genuinely needy, becomes a point of pride

seems at odds w the propensity of red states to suck hard on the federal teat

whites also benefit disproportionately from social safety nets etc

it's totally hypocritical for sure but the stories people tell about themselves are still, i think, important to account for

It's not that important

publicly owned lol

it's totally hypocritical for sure but the stories people tell about themselves are still, i think, important to account for

Seriously. I've been wondering lately about all these assholes concerned about Mexicans or immigrants or black people taking away their opportunities ... what do they think when they lose jobs and other opportunities to other white people? Same with the assholes that sue when they don't get into college. Why assume it was affirmative action that cost you your spot, and not that it was taken by some other white person? Basically, fuck all you blame-game losers. Blame everyone if you want, white people included, but then vote for politicians and policies that will help everyone. Unless of course you think you need a special leg up, in which case, again, fuck you for your sense of entitlement.

whoa, James O'Keefe went from wormy youth to "looks like he's 45" really fast

mendacity is a helluva drug

tbh I probably look the same, I just dress like a slovenly teen to disguise my bloated gaze

xxxpost Perpetual absolution is a perk of tribal affiliation. All blame is to be directed at the Other we've gone to great pains to construct as our scapegoat. We're always right, they're always wrong. It's as simple as that.

New poll shows Moore ahead by 5 pts >:(

See previous post.

he's going to win. the story broke two weeks too soon. the voters have had way too long to rationalize this.

Like, the dude could just cop to doing all of the shit he's been accused of and he'd probably still win.

Meeting with “Chuck and Nancy” today about keeping government open and working. Problem is they want illegal immigrants flooding into our Country unchecked, are weak on Crime and want to substantially RAISE Taxes. I don’t see a deal!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2017

disappointed he doesn't call them "Nuck and Chancy"

is trump’s habit of Randomly capitalising Words a new Thing or is it just that i Notice it more in twitter’s new 280-character Hellscape

Xp on okeefe i saw and thought “whoa problem is you going full-Bannon, never go full-Bannon.”

WASHINGTON (AP) - Top Democrats in Congress abruptly pull out of White House meeting after President Trump's Twitter attack.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 28, 2017

heh

ART OF THE DEAL, BABY!!

Wow, without the participation of "top Democrats," the administration will be unable to... uh, will be prevented from... uh, will find it harder to, uh....

Good news is that if the Top Dems pull out, than illegal immigrants can flood in

*then not than, obv

Wow, without the participation of "top Democrats," the administration will be unable to... uh, will be prevented from... uh, will find it harder to, uh....

they will be unable to pass a budget and the government will shut down

Wow, without the participation of "top Democrats," the administration will be unable to... uh, will be prevented from... uh, will find it harder to, uh....

Keeping the government open requires 60 votes. Now, if your argument is that Trump wants to be seen as responsible for a government shutdown next month, that's fine, but I don't believe it. McConnell for damn sure doesn't.

xp

Nancy & Chuck say it’s a waste of time to talk to Trump, and cancel meeting today at White House pic.twitter.com/00lT6fi4Cz

— Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) November 28, 2017

Trump's moves are pretty obvious if that happens - blame the Dems, whip up his base. But it'll be a game of chicken re: who caves first, and I suspect the Dems actually care about keeping the gov't running more than the plutocrat anarchists on the other side. Trump v clearly does not give a fuck if there even is a gov't, apart from a militarized force that kills brown people.

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are we sure that's how it's going to be covered/perceived though (and I don't mean by Breitbart, I mean by like CNN)? if the GOP theoretically had all its ducks in a row for keeping the government running and the Dems denied them the 8 additional votes or whatever they needed to hit 60, wouldn't the Dems look like the bad guys?

as we saw with previous GOP shenanigans in this regard, the obstructionists get blamed, not the party in power. But idk w Trump the political calculus is a little different. It def doesn't testify to his "dealmaking" skills if he can't even keep the gov't open.

if the GOP theoretically had all its ducks in a row for keeping the government running

this is a v big "if", btw, because currently they definitely don't.

i know the Dems want to tie this to things like the Dreamers that are very right and good but I don't know if you can sell a government shutdown on that principle. maybe disaster relief?

Ok y'all but nobody voted for him thinking he would make deals with Democrats to keep the government open

they were only interested in his ability to make "deals" that cause lib tears and that harm people of color

The GOP has clearly been deeply wounded by their six years of obstructionism under Obama. Hopefully something will go their way someday, poor lil guys.