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horncyclist

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  1. I think you should ask yourself why you give GWB the benefit of the doubt and not Ilhan Omar.
  2. Not all speeches and people don't always stick to the script. Who knows. Even if she did choose those words, they are not bad. How is it any different than GWB calling the terrorists "folks"?
  3. Your response is exactly what I'm talking about Her words weren't chosen carefully. It was a passing reference in a long speech that was about something else. It's being used by Trump and others, knowing that it's out of context along with her in her head covering with the contrasting images of 9/11. They are using an innocent statement to condemn a whole people who are Americans equal to you and me. And against a sitting US Congresswoman. And inciting violence. People will die because of it. So are you being misleading intentionally or do you really believe what youre saying.Trump is so deluded who knows what he's thinking. But Ted Cruz knows exactly what he's doing and is a worthless piece of shit.
  4. Because the point of her speech was persecution of a whole diverse class of people because of the actions of an unprepresentative few whose actions went against the tenants of Islam--thry killed other Muslims even. And didn't GWB describe the hijackers as the "folks who knocked these buildings down?" Nothing she said deserved the attacks she is receiving. It is dishonest and dangerous.
  5. Geez man, we're on the same side. I threw that in there cause the article does it. They are nowhere close. Trumpism and its lies are the biggest threat to our country. My top two issues are (1) structural political reform and (2) taking a stand for morality and our values. You really are bad teammate.
  6. Case in point: One of many articles discussing this latest example: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/ilhan-omar/586993/ To try to pinpoint what I'm talking about, it's knowingly taking someone's statements out of context to engage in a bad-faith political attack fueled by demagoguery and fear. My question is to what extent is this new or heightened in the error of Trump? Is it just more effective today in the era of social media and fake news to manipulate people? How do we respond to it? Is there room for a return to honesty or is this the new normal? Should the left just start engaging in the same fake news and political manipulation like it experimented with in support of Doug Jones in Alabama? At risk of both-sidesism, the article above opens by noting the left's own version, with attacks fueled by political correctness and virtue signaling: "When the ideological left engages in what is variously denigrated as “political correctness,” virtue-signaling, performative wokeness, or “social-justice warrior” cry-bullying, many on the right find it easy to spot the flaws in those modes of discourse. " I do not think these are in anyway morally equivalent but each are disruptive to the political discourse.
  7. Here he is adding to the demagoguery and dishonesty around the attacks against Ilhan Omar. I watched that video 3 times and have no idea what she's talking about or what outrage Ted Cruz wants me to take away from it. Can someone here interpret it for me? We are going to have some awful attack against muslims, if not Congresswoman Omar directly, and Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and friends are directly responsible. These are dark times.
  8. Guess he was asked for comment on a story?
  9. Awesome! This is why I continue to maintain Beto may catch fire and run away with thing.
  10. In the deep state we trust?
  11. I'm confused. Why did this guy post a picture of himself?
  12. I wasn't aware of this from the WaPo article on Assange's arrest: When Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III indicted 12 Russian military intelligence officers, he charged that they “discussed the release of the stolen documents and the timing of those releases” with WikiLeaks — referred to in the indictment as “Organization 1” — “to heighten their impact on the 2016 presidential election.” Considering that we also know Roger Stone communicated with Wikileaks, and the Trump Campaign, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/roger-stone-was-in-close-contact-with-trump-campaign-about-wikileaks-indictment-shows/2019/01/25/65d9ad1a-20a2-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html, why isn't that enough to prove a broader conspiracy? At a minimum it's collusion, if not criminal for some reason. We need to see the Mueller report and Barr's a traitor.
  13. Yeah, I mean it couldn't be that they both appeal more to the youth vote than the other younger candidates, and in Buttigieg's case, is barely old enough to run for president all.
  14. The guy sold his interest in the company in 2007. The timeline just doesn't make sense. It's a completely made up story.
  15. I was curious about this. I had never read the uranium one conspiracy.Do you realize that most of the supposed money from Russia that you say was paid to Hillary to approve this uranium one deal (10 months before she was secretary of state btw and in any position to do anything, though only one of 9 officials who had to approve the deal once she became secretary of state) was given by a Canadian who among his other ventures, founded Lionsgate entertainment. Frank Giustra is a Canadian businessman, mining financier and philanthropist, who also founded Lionsgate Entertainment. From 2001 to 2007, he was the chairman of the merchant banking firm, Endeavour Financial, which financed mining companies. He is the CEO of Fiore Group of Companies. Wikipedia
  16. The answer used to be that the service industry would fill in the gaps but even if that happens there will be nasty transition period. The truck drivers son might find other work. The truck driver whose done it for 20 years won't.
  17. Liberal not-evil Dick Cheney. I'm sold. I want a Beto-Warren ticket.
  18. Beto's damn good. After Biden crashes and burns, Beto's gonna run away with thing.
  19. I made it 9:30 in and had to stop at "They[meaning progressives/libs] got what they wanted with civil rights and since then we've had true equality of opportunity." Holy shit. I do not know how anyone could be more out of touch. I hope out of this group of democrats a leader emerges who can articulate a vision for the future that unites the country under reason and multicultural values, restores morality, and starts to address the glaring (and growing) inequality we have today. That's what it's going to take. Guys like Victor Davis Hanson and whoever is interviewing him are are so out of touch, they are beyond hope and we need to just let them die off. They speak like they're facing an existential threat, which is probably accurate but it doesn't mean we should save the out of touch white man. Let him die and let's embrace the future.
  20. Bingo. Juxtapose with family separation images and kids in cages. We need to decide who we are as a country. I hope we are not who Trump believes we are.
  21. Right, 13-14th is the big kickoff. That's what I was looking at. Have too many things going on. Anyway, would like to hit the pavement. You should organize one. You did a lot for Doug Jones, right?
  22. Those first two clips are solid. Keep bringing the lulz.
  23. Anyone blockwalking this weekend? God damn it's early but I'm ready to get out there. Excited about getting to campaign for someone in both a Super Tuesday primary state and a swing state (Virginia).
  24. When can we quit worrying about Howard Schultz? The tweet is an accurate description of the video.
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