US Politics, October 2018: next week will be even longer

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fun, legal ideas

I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link

fun, wholesome, and legal ideas for having fun with republican senators

I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:25 (five years ago) link

i guess it's kind of comforting to know for sure that trump could've nominated a literal piece of dogshit and it would get 50 votes to confirm

nba jungboy (voodoo chili), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:25 (five years ago) link

So much settled law, why even have a court?

Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link

is there gonna be a midpoint in this speech

'that being said…'

j., Friday, 5 October 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link

I hope I have the sense to emigrate to Israel before the pogroms start

I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link

as a goof!

omar little, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link

WAS there significant money spent opposing Kavanaugh? I saw pro-Kavanaugh TV commercials from the Judicial Whatever Network but I don't know about the other side.

evol j, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link

the fun thing is we have no way of knowing

I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link

I think I might be ready for a purge. I'm pretty nimble and willing to take my chances.

Yerac, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link

Kavanaugh, such an underdog

never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link

I'm a tiny bit cheered by the idea of Collins making this Very Important Speech affirming her loyalty to her party's intellectual and spiritual leader, Donald J Trump, and meanwhile he watches it for about 90 seconds, groans "BORRRRRRRING" and pops in his VHS of Bloodsport.

evol j, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:31 (five years ago) link

lol

You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:31 (five years ago) link

lol

j., Friday, 5 October 2018 19:31 (five years ago) link

I hope the voters of Maine turn against her en masse and her governor-ship dreams go in the tank as a result cuz this is the lamest kind of grandstanding

Οὖτις, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:32 (five years ago) link

OK she really believes because Garland and Kav voted 90 percent of the time that it's worth a mention. Most SCOTUS cases are unanimous!

You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:32 (five years ago) link

I'm told Maine is mostly inbred lobstermen so who knows xp

I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:32 (five years ago) link

like, why did she position herself this way, what does she gain from it, when so many of us suspected her yes vote was a foregone conclusion for months

xp

Οὖτις, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:32 (five years ago) link

she gains attention

nba jungboy (voodoo chili), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link

she probably thinks she does nothing and the world is just a whirlwind of speculation around her

j., Friday, 5 October 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link

too bad Maine's current governor is a festering toad.

evol j, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link

she wanted this big opportunity to shine in the spotlight to accomplish... what exactly? handing Trump a Supreme Court that will protect him?

Οὖτις, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link

Well, that fund for whoever her opponent is just got past $2 million now.

Yerac, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link

maybe she wants to be vice president

j., Friday, 5 October 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link

Maybe she should just sit at home and darn socks like a good little woman.

Yerac, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:35 (five years ago) link

gang rape allegation is "OUTLANDISH" and put forward without any evidence...which is why they decided to not investigate it at all

Karl Malone, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:35 (five years ago) link

I DEFINITELY believe her...but also she's a liar

Number None, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:36 (five years ago) link

oh my fucking god she's repeating FOX talking points

You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:36 (five years ago) link

I don't think you can be a republican otherwise?

Yerac, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:37 (five years ago) link

collins believes ford, believes that she is a survivor and that her life was changed by this assault

HERE COMES THE 'NEVERTHELESS' WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR

nevertheless her claims can't be corroborated by the 4 people there that evening! so collins must believe that ford was mistaken in believing 100 fucking percent that it was Kavanaugh

jfc, fuck off collins

Karl Malone, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:37 (five years ago) link

Collins will face an uphill battle in her pursuit of the vice presidency once the SC rules women unconstitutional.

Werther Down the Spiral (Old Lunch), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:38 (five years ago) link

this stuff about the assault claims is really horrible. she doesn't deserve to have a platform ever again

Dan S, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:38 (five years ago) link

this is pretty fucked up

rob, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:38 (five years ago) link

white women are embarrassing and i’m embarrassed to be one

maura, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:39 (five years ago) link

so are Cuban women

You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:40 (five years ago) link

imo the strategy behind this grandstanding is not just Collins's, it's the party's. by having a woman put the seal of approval on the confirmation, they hope to 'soften' the collateral damage among women voters.

never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link

trying to close the book on it

j., Friday, 5 October 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link

xp agree, and giving this speech with two women republican senators standing behind her.

Dan S, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link

don't get the wrong idea, though, everyone: Collins is a big supporter of #metoo, and she has a special message for survivors:

"i pledge to do all that i can to ensure that their daughters and granddaughters never share their experiences."

Karl Malone, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link

if only she was something she could do, right now, hmmmmmm

Karl Malone, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link

ok, rage level off the charts, i am self-banning for a few hours

FUCK

Karl Malone, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:44 (five years ago) link

is she still talking

You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:45 (five years ago) link

white women, constantly showing their asses.

Yerac, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:45 (five years ago) link

ah yes, the leaker is the real enemy here

Number None, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:48 (five years ago) link

imo the strategy behind this grandstanding is not just Collins's, it's the party's. by having a woman put the seal of approval on the confirmation, they hope to 'soften' the collateral damage among women voters.

yeah this is a pretty compelling argument

iatee, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:48 (five years ago) link

Now it’s the internet’s fault

Engles in the Outfield (cryptosicko), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:49 (five years ago) link

"i pledge to do all that i can to ensure that their daughters and granddaughters never share their experiences."

"but if they do wind up having those experiences, oh well. the past is the past, no need to punish the people who did it to them."

nba jungboy (voodoo chili), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:50 (five years ago) link

I can only hope that the contempt expressed toward the American public as symbolized by votes to confirm Kavanaugh are met with responses which are proportionately contemptuous. May the American public get real creative with the range of available options for expressing their own contempt.

Werther Down the Spiral (Old Lunch), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:51 (five years ago) link

I made the mistake of going to the NRO Twitter feed and it's Earth-3 over there: praising her compassion, her hammer, her logic.

You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 5 October 2018 19:54 (five years ago) link

imo the strategy behind this grandstanding is not just Collins's, it's the party's.

This makes sense. It certainly didn't sound like a very agonized or uncertain decision on her part.

jmm, Friday, 5 October 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link


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