A club called Club Q was shot up by a hatemonger in Colorado Springs. It is an lgbt club and the shooting was on the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is today. :-( https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/20/us/co...lub/index.html
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A club called Club Q was shot up by a hatemonger in Colorado Springs. It is an lgbt club and the shooting was on the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is today. :-( https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/20/us/co...lub/index.html
The Butcher of Uvalde who gave the shooter his guns, re-elected. Mistress of Hate in Colorado, praying for people whose lives she endangered, re-elected (just). More dead today in Virginia, just as there will be more sometime soon -LGBTQ+, Children, Mums and Dads, Jews and Muslims. Until you overhaul your insane gun laws, there will be no rational response, to call for prayers is becoming the equivalent of a shrug of the shoulders and the comment, 'How many dead? So what?'.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend, it might be your last.
The MAGA Party can those disingenuous thoughts and prayers and stick it up their asses,because their words are hollow and insincere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
This guy, Nick Fuentes, and Kanye West visited Donald Trump at Mar a Lago. Nick Fuentes wants people to kill Jews and has warned that it's coming. He is a literal neo-nazi. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants Fuentes reinstated on twitter. Many Republicans have spent the last several days trying to incite violence against the lgbt community with frivolous accusations of grooming. This is not just slightly dangerous...it is red alert dangerous.
https://twitter.com/RightWingWatch/status/1592598676886949888
I also want to say that if the shooter at Club Q has never identified as non-binary as his attorneys are now claiming, they should be sanctioned. You cannot fabricate a gender identity because you think it might help your client fight hate crime charges. Ultimately it should not matter because the hate crime charge depends on whether he targeted people based on their identity rather than what his own gender identity is but if it's false then they would be doing it to muddy the water.
I think it will probably end up being false and he is not non-binary.
Not interested in his sexuality, the real question is, how did he get the gun? And when are you going to do something about guns that has actual effects, real consequences, and fewer killings?Quote:
Originally Posted by broncofan
Arwa Mahdawi agrees with you-Quote:
Originally Posted by broncofan
"You know what’s most shocking about the massacre in Colorado Springs? The fact that it felt so inevitable. Over the past year there has been an escalation in dangerously dehumanising anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric. The idea that LGBTQ+ people are “groomers” and paedophiles has become a mainstream conservative talking point pushed by everyone from Fox News to Republican politicians. Christina Pushaw, the press secretary for the Florida governor Ron DeSantis, for example, said that a new law preventing Florida schools from teaching kids about LGBTQ+ people should be called the “the anti-grooming bill”. If you’re against it, she tweeted, “you are probably a groomer or at least you don’t denounce the grooming of four- to eight-year-old children”. According to the Human Rights Campaign, the average number of tweets each day using slurs such as “groomer” and “paedophile” in relation to LGBTQ+ people increased by 406% in the month after the Florida bill was passed."
The massacre at Club Q didn’t happen in a vacuum. There has been a dangerous escalation in hateful anti-LGBT rhetoric | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian
Explaining a few things to this ignorant, insensitive woman is, I fear, a waste of time.
"Jenna Ellis, one of the right-wing lawyers who represented former President Donald Trump in his failed attempts to overturn the 2020 election, proclaimed on Wednesday's edition of The Jenna Ellis Show that the five victims who were murdered in the massacre at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado early Sunday morning are burning in Hell.
"The five people who were killed in the nightclub that night, there is no evidence at all that they were Christians. So assuming that they were not, that they had not accepted the truth of the gospel of Christ and affirmed Jesus Christ as the lord of their life, they are now reaping the consequences of having eternal damnation," Ellis said. "And that is far, far greater – we should be having that conversation. Instead of just the tragedy of what happened to the body, we need to be talking about what happened to the soul and the fact that they are now in eternal separation from our lord and savior Jesus Christ." "
Former Trump lawyer says Club Q victims are "burning in Hell" | Salon.com
Agree it is Red Alert Dangerous.Quote:
Originally Posted by broncofan
Republicans think that if they continue to ignore the MAGA King Donald Trump,and his despicable and eradicate behavior he'll go away,for over the last 6 years they have been wrong and no matter how hard they try to avoid responding to his actions ,he's not going away and will continue to steal the headlines and destroy the reputation of the Republican Party,til it's no more and replace it with his own party. The Republicans are solely responsible for the destruction of their party when they decided to endrose Donald Trump as the nominee during the 2016 Presidential Election.
I understand why you have Primaries, don't understand where and when. Explanation, please.
They happen in all 50 states and I believe in the territories leading up to any general election. They're strictly for the two parties and you have to be registered as either a Democrat or a Republican to vote in them. So if you're registered independent (like me), you can't vote in them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_primary
Here is a breakdown of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_De...tial_primaries
Thanks, but the question is, does it matter where and when these Primaries take place and who goes first?
The Biden administration seems to think so:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
Democrats vote to move forward with Biden plan to put South Carolina first on 2024 primary calendar
www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/politics/dnc-south-carolina-primary-calendar-2024/index.html
The primaries game seems to be about gaining momentum from early wins. Presumably, candidates would prefer states where they are likely to do better to be earlier. The scheduling seems to be based a lot on tradition, but there's no logical reason to always do it that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
Like many things in politics, I suspect this matters less than political junkies think it does. Sometimes the candidate with early wins is the ultimate winner; sometimes not. Biden won last time despite poor early performances.
Trump seems very determined to test whether Republicans will be willing to continue to support him whatever he says or does: first the dinner with the anti-semites and now his call to terminate the constitution to restore him to the presidency.
I know a few of them have criticised him over these things, but the real test is whether they are willing to say publically that he is not a fit person to be the nominee. I'd say 95% of them will fall into line if he looks like being the nominee.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ave-joyce-2024
So far it seems to be following the standard script:
1. Trump makes some outrageous statement.
2. Mainstream Republicans express concerns.
3. Trump semi-walks back the statement in some disingenuous way (eg claiming he didn't say it).
4. Mainstream Republicans express relief and move on.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2239487.html
I can understand diehard Republicans in Georgia voting for Herschel Walker, but who else is going to when he is so obviously stupid? Trump seems to have established so low a level of intelligence in public office, that now even the most dim person can seek election. I agree you cannot limit candidates on the basis of intelligence, but he isn't running to be on tv. And it is the acquiescence of people who do know better that is so chilling, be it Walker or Trump. It does make you wonder if Americans have learned anything since 2015.
That's the MAGA King and his enablers playbook.Quote:
Originally Posted by filghy2
Completely agree the 95% of Republicans will fall in line like they've been over 6 years,if Donald Trump ends up being the republican nominee in 2024.Quote:
Originally Posted by filghy2
Completely agree,and the main reason why Georgia Republicans are voting for an Unintelligent,Unqualified Fool like Herschel Walker,because they don't want Raphael Warnock getting re-elected to the US Senate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
Every time I hear him speak, (even taking into consideration that he use to stutter when he was kid), I think to myself there is no way he should have received the nomination from a major political party in the first place. Let alone be involved in a runoff election.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
But for all the hoopla about Biden winning Georgia in 2020 or the popularity of Stacy Abrams, the thing to remember is that Georgia is still a red state. So I'm not surprised about how well Walker is doing. Its not about the man, but the (R) next to his name.
Having said all that, I'm still hopeful that Warnock is going to win.
I wonder what you make of these comment by Robert Reich. I also wonder if what is emerging in a State like Georgia is a cleavage between the Urban and the Rural, where one is more liberal than the other -and if this is also a common feature in States and not just across the South-?Quote:
Originally Posted by blackchubby38
"Georgia isn’t quite a microcosm of America. It’s more likely a microcosm of the future of America.
Since 2000, the state’s population has surged, particularly among young people and people of color. The foreign-born population now exceeds 10% of the state’s total.
Atlanta has become a hub of youthful innovation and knowledge work, including upwardly mobile Black professionals.
Warnock and Walker are two Black men in a runoff contest created decades ago to thwart Black candidates. Georgia has never had two Black nominees compete for the Senate."
The Georgia Senate runoff is a referendum on Trump’s zombie grasp on America | Robert Reich | The Guardian
According to this article, 94% of voters identifying as Republican voted for Walker in November. https://www.thedailybeast.com/hersch...y-maga-looniesQuote:
Originally Posted by blackchubby38
Therein lies your problem. As long as only a small percentage of Republicans is prepared to reject the party line - no matter how stupid, whacky or extreme - things will always be on a knife edge. If only 1.5% of voters had changed their vote this guy would have been elected.
That said, their are clearly some positives. Of all the losers only Kari Lake seriously tried to do a Trump and claim her loss was fraudulent, and that has turned into a fizzer. The lack of interest this time around suggests that hardly anyone really believed Trump's big lie. It was all a performance to demonstrate fealty to the cult.
I am off to Germany and Austria for a month of opera, good food and drink and convivial company. So i offer you warmest greetings for the Christmas and New Year in the hope you too will be well-fed, well-loved, and at peace with this turbulent world.
Silent Night in German (Stille Nacht) -Dresden choir. (Dresdner Kreuzchor) - YouTube
Have a fun and safe trip,and likewise Stavros. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
I think there is something to be said that that two black men were competing for the United States Senate. Its just a shame that one of the candidates wasn't qualified to run for public office.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
As for the cleavage between Urban and the Rural, I think its a lot more common in the South because of the population growth of many of the mid size metro areas over the past 15-20 years and even going farther back to the mid 1990s.
Marjorie-Qanon Karen-Taylor Greene says the quiet part out loud,and her despicable comments shows how dangerous she really is. And there's going to be more of these disgusting comments when her and her fellow members of the MAGA Caucus take over the House Of Representatives on Tuesday January 3rd 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE7YPUycCmI
Personally, I think it should be a year. But I guess 5 months is better than doing nothing at all.
Fearing 14K migrants a day, Biden admin weighing rule to ban asylum seekers for 5 months: report
http://nypost.com/2022/12/13/biden-a...months-report/
Kevin McCarthy has sold his soul to the MAGA Caucus in order to become the speaker of the House Of Representatives ,and will be the weakest speaker of the House Of Representatives and will be at the mercy of that caucus for the next two years,which will be very chaotic due to the MAGA Caucus launching fraudulent investigations into Joe Biden,his family and his administration all because they don't like him,and to get even with the Democrats for launching investigations into their leader the MAGA King Donald Trump,instead of governing and passing legislation. Which will lead to them losing the 2024 Election and the Democrats retaking control of the House Of Representatives in 2025.
Is it outrageous that Representative Santos is a shameless liar, or is it part of the deal now, that an elected politician can tell as many lies as he (or she) can fabricate, and it doesn't matter, and he as sure as hell is hot, will not resign -and his party in the House can't afford to get rid of him in case they lose the election to replace him -??
Every lie disgraced incoming Congressman George Santos has been accused of making, so far (yahoo.com)
Yes it is outrageous that the con artist George Santos who is posing as a member of the House Of Representatives is a liar,is under multiple investigations for lying about his credentials resisted calls to resign. The MAGA Party doesn't want to rid of him because they are of losing the election to replace him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
This is not weird so much as what one now expects from the Republican Party -are they being funded by Saudi Arabia? And will that House pass a rule to ensure that men always wear a jacket, and never roll up their shirt sleeves?
"Missouri Democrats slammed their Republican colleagues for a move to impose a stricter dress code on female lawmakers in the state House
...Proudie was speaking out against Republican state Rep. Ann Kelley's push to amend the House's formal rules by requiring women to wear a blazer while in the chamber. The GOP-led House later passed slightly amended rules that require female lawmakers to cover their arms but that allows for cardigans and other kinds of jackets,"
Missouri Republicans pass a rule requiring women to cover their arms in the state House chamber (yahoo.com)
Will the NRA now issue a statement to say that the only thing that can stop a bad six year-old with a gun, is a good six year-old with a gun? When are the men and women who can do so, going to take control of the Gun Madness that America is suffering -and dying from?
Six-year-old Virginia boy’s backpack was searched before he shot his teacher | Virginia | The Guardian
They're true believers though. The NRA and a large part of the GOP cannot be convinced that lots of guns lead to more killings and that guns are far less often use successfully in self-defense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
I'm afraid they've gone to this same place with healthcare. Many right-wing pundits openly promote anti-vax views. They may say they don't oppose vaccines generally and just oppose mrna vaccines for covid which they claim pose a special danger (there's no evidence of this). But the evidence they use to support this claim is very similar to how anti-vax propagandists have attacked other vaccines for infectious diseases. When NFL player Damar Hamlin was hit in the chest with a helmet and his heart stopped (he suffered commotio cordis), most rational people were hoping the medics had administered cpr quickly enough and that he'd survive (thankfully he did). Yet there were some right-wing pundits saying stuff like "how often do we see a perfectly healthy 25 year old have his heart stop. I wonder if he was vaccinated."
They've been doing this every time someone young dies, as though every year a certain percentage of younger people don't die of cardiac arrest. So they are extremists when it comes to guns but it's fairly new that they have really embraced the antivaxxer movement, another extremist movement that will lead to more deaths, young and old.
If I'm former Presidents Obama, George W, Clinton, and hell even Carter, I'm going through my various residences and offices and making sure I don't have any classified documents hanging around. I would hate for Merrick Garland to have to come and hold another press conference announcing he is appointing a special counsel to investigate another former president and how they handled classified information.
I'm sure inadvertent mishandling of classified documents is quite common. Trump wasn't raided because he took home a few documents he forgot about. He was raided because he refused to return them all despite many requests, and tried to hide some of them.
The general public probably does not realise that government bureaucracy produces a massive number of classified documents, and most of them don't present much risk to national security. Officials have a tendency to overclassify. Often it's just something that might be slightly embarassing or invite inconvenient questions if it appeared in the media. I know this because I used to work there.
All those lawyers that attend Presidents and Vice-Presidents, and who know that every scrap of paper must be handed over to the Archives. It may be a case of the men being sloppy, but at the same time, why shift something into the garage if you know its not supposed to be there? Did either of the two men ever carry the boxes themselves? I doubt it.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackchubby38
Now see this through the sectarian prism that is distorting US politics, where in time, if it happens, the Impeachment of Trump will be 'expunged', the attempt to overturn the election on Jan 6 become a public holiday, anyone convicted pardoned, Critical Race Theory banned throughout the country, George Santos to run for the Presidency, and the Kennedy family subject to an historic investigation, and why not?
And to add to my post above, this comment from Ron Johnson-
"The Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson refused to say Republicans planning investigations of Hunter Biden for profiting from his connection to the presidency should also investigate Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser who secured a $1.2bn loan from Qatar while working in the White House.
“I’m concerned about getting to the truth,” Johnson insisted. “I don’t target individuals.”"
Republican targeting Hunter Biden says: ‘I don’t target individuals’ | Republicans | The Guardian
What is an individual? Maybe American English is different from what we speak over here, innit?
You know how when you leave a job you're given a termination checklist that you have to go through and turn in to HR when you're done. I think we need to do the same thing for Presidents and Vice Presidents before they leave office. Just to make sure they don't have any classified documents accidentally packed away with their coffee mugs, plants, and various other items they have accumulated over the years.