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This is such unbridled horseshit. I live in fucking California, and I'm not sure if I've ever seen a Fuck Trump shirt/flag/bumper sticker/whatever in person. I can't go a day without seeing Let's Go B

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11 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

Nothing, in their eyes...That's why so many of them home school. 

or Private school.

That makes me think the only really problematic thing about free daycare is the creation of a bigger disparity between poors and to-do's because Becky and Mark aren't going to put little Erica into a "public free" daycare with shoddy equipment and worn out amenities with BIPOCs and Latinx children who will be grateful and use the great gift of free Pre-K.

But in the grand scheme of things, the gains outweigh the costs there and there is a much bigger benefit for working class and the poor class than the cost.

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19 hours ago, Satchel said:

Scott is just one of many in a growing class of “coon capitalists” who have learned to monetize their willingness to advance the fiction of an egalitarian America.

^^ So you sought out to prove Scott's point when he says it's the progressives/liberals/dems who are racist and slur him, I see.

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27 minutes ago, DonkeyCigars said:

or Private school.

The people I see decrying socialism and accusing the Dems of being socialists most definitely do not send their kids to private school.  They're largely undereducated blue collar grunts, and their facebook pages are filled with pictures of their kids playing football or volleyball for San Marcos junior high school, and it really throws them for a loop when I ask them, "If you're so against socialism, why is your kid attending public school?"  

I usually get no response to that.  


They also frequently use "socialism" and "communism" interchangeably.  (see the "largely undereducated" part)

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or Private school.
That makes me think the only really problematic thing about free daycare is the creation of a bigger disparity between poors and to-do's because Becky and Mark aren't going to put little Erica into a "public free" daycare with shoddy equipment and worn out amenities with BIPOCs and Latinx children who will be grateful and use the great gift of free Pre-K.
But in the grand scheme of things, the gains outweigh the costs there and there is a much bigger benefit for working class and the poor class than the cost.

It doesn’t really create a bigger disparity because if Becky and Mark can afford private pre K and are inclined to send Erica there, they’re probably already doing so. Perhaps it doesn’t fully close the gap but it certainly doesn’t make it bigger.
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5 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

The people I see decrying socialism and accusing the Dems of being socialists most definitely do not send their kids to private school.  They're largely undereducated blue collar grunts, and their facebook pages are filled with pictures of their kids playing football or volleyball for San Marcos junior high school, and it really throws them for a loop when I ask them, "If you're so against socialism, why is your kid attending public school?"  

I usually get no response to that.  


They also frequently use "socialism" and "communism" interchangeably.  (see the "largely undereducated" part)

Yea, once you level up economically a couple of rungs, you unlock the ability to say "critical race theory is stupid and unhealthy and I don't want my kids around malbehavior and heathens."

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It doesn’t really create a bigger disparity because if Becky and Mark can afford private pre K and are inclined to send Erica there, they’re probably already doing so. Perhaps it doesn’t fully close the gap but it certainly doesn’t make it bigger.

That's true, I didn't fully appreciate that.

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22 hours ago, Bama Chick said:

This dumb bitch.
 

Gee, I wonder if the Soviet Union and other communist countries offered daycare because they also recognized women as equal citizens entitled to vote and work. 

OMG! Women as equal citizens is communist!!!!!!!!! Has to be bad!!!!!!!!!!!

Repeal the 19th Amendment! Keep smothering the Equal Rights Amendment!

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This poor stupid bastard:

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MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns.

 

The Illinois congressman was looking for Republicans who, like him, see former President Donald Trump as a scourge on their party and a threat to democracy. Kinzinger met privately with one sympathetic Republican, former President George W. Bush, on his first day in the state. And on the second, he had lunch with Michael Wood, the only openly anti-Trump Republican competing on Saturday in a crowded special election for a seat in Congress.

Kinzinger, a 43-year-old Air Force pilot who flew missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, is positioning himself as a leading antagonist to Trump in a party that is largely refusing to move on from the former president. The congressman's nascent political organization, Country First, has endorsed every House Republican who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. And as Kinzinger eyes a potential run for higher office himself, he came to Texas to test how many other Republicans share his outlook.

Kinzinger’s hope lies in Wood, another fresh-faced combat veteran, who is fighting to stand out in a field of 23. If none of the candidates on Saturday’s ballot earns 50% of the vote, the top two will compete in a runoff election later in the spring.

“The Trump thing, it’s got nowhere to go but down. It’s not growing,” Kinzinger said during his lunch with Wood at the Fork in the Road cafe in the Dallas suburbs. “But it took a lot of time for the Republican Party to be what it is today. It may take a lot of time to bring it back.”

The contest to replace Republican Rep. Ron Wright, who died of COVID-19 in February, has gone virtually unnoticed outside this north Texas district. But it offers a window into the forces tearing at the fabric of today's GOP. There are 10 Republicans among 23 candidates on the ballot, and with the exception of Wood, they are all desperate to win over Trump and his supporters.

Republican Brian Harrison, former chief of staff of the Department of Health and Human Services, has played up his role in the Trump administration. So, too, has Sery Kim, who worked in the Small Business Administration and directly implored Trump for his endorsement during an appearance on Newsmax, where she gave out her phone number. Dan Rodimer, a former professional wrestler, has flashed the endorsement Trump gave him last year during a failed run for a congressional seat in Nevada. His new slogan: “Make America Texas Again.”

Trump waited until five days before Election Day to give his formal endorsement to the congressman's widow, Susan Wright, who is widely seen as a favorite.

Trump’s team scoffed at Wood’s chances and Kinzinger’s broader ambitions.

In his campaign to reject Trumpism, the Illinois congressman is outmatched by every measurable metric. Polls suggest that as many as 8 in 10 Republicans continue to support Trump. And while Kinzinger’s political team celebrated raising $2.2 million last quarter, Trump’s political operation is sitting on at least $85 million.


When asked about Kinzinger, Trump spokesperson Jason Miller dismissed him as “a future MSNBC contributor.”

Yet Wood has also drawn financial and moral support from a handful of other Trump critics in Congress, including Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.; David Valadao, R-Calif.; and Peter Meijer, R-Mich. Like Kinzinger, all three voted to impeach Trump.

Kinzinger said he was drawn to Wood by the 34-year-old former Marine infantry officer's political courage. Wood has been booed at Republican campaign events for saying that the GOP has devolved into a “cult of personality.” The first line of campaign literature he hands to voters declares, “The Republican Party has lost its way..."

In an interview, Wood, who earned two Purple Hearts for his service in Afghanistan and now runs a small business, compared Trump to a “less intelligent, lazy and disorganized” autocrat like Roman emperor Julius Caesar. He warned that freedom itself is at risk if Trump and what he stands for aren't soundly rejected.

“I don’t want to go to Congress if I have to lick Donald Trump’s boots to get there," he said.

Still, Kinzinger knows more than most just how difficult it will be to persuade Republican voters anywhere — never mind Texas — to turn against Trump. The congressman’s political operation recently commissioned polling that found the most sympathetic voters are what one aide called “unicorns” — Republicans who are moderate politically, don’t regularly watch Fox News, reject conspiracy theories and are highly educated.

It's a pool of voters Kinzinger needs to grow if his effort will be successful in Texas and beyond as he eyes an aggressive role in the 2022 midterms.

Wood estimated that such voters may represent as many as 35% of those who decide Saturday's special election. Sympathetic strategists suggest the number is probably much lower.

That's not to say there aren't warning signs for Trump and his supporters.

Trump won the north Texas district by double digits in 2016, but by just 3 points last fall, reflecting the trend of Texas’ booming suburbs shifting to purple and, in some places, outright blue.


But outside the Mansfield Municipal Courthouse this week, there was little sign of support for Wood among the Republicans waiting in line to cast early ballots. One said Wood was betraying his country; another called him an embarrassment.

“There’s no such thing as an anti-Trump Republican. He should find another party,” said 71-year-old white retiree Gordon Powell of Mansfield. “I doubt that he could run for dog catcher as a Republican and get elected around here.”

Yvette Williams, a 54-year-old African American transplant from California, said she’d consider Wood if she didn't vote for a Democrat. She applauded his effort regardless.

“I’m like, ‘Who in the Republican Party can stand up to Trump?’ It takes one person to make a difference,” she said.

For their part, there are 10 Democrats running in the special election. But after high expectations and heavy spending failed to produce a single significant victory last year, the national party is largely steering clear of the race.

And while many rank-and-file Texas Republicans remain loyal to Trump, Kinzinger has won the respect of one of Texas' most prominent Republican officials.

Kinzinger and his wife met privately with former President Bush and former first lady Laura Bush for roughly an hour Monday evening at Bush’s office at Southern Methodist University. Kinzinger said they discussed foreign policy, the support among evangelical Christians for Trump and shared concerns about the direction of the party.

“He’s obviously, as he’s expressed, concerned with where we’re at and knows it’s a slog to kind of bring it back,” Kinzinger said of Bush. “But it’s like, if you don’t fight, it’s done.”

A Bush spokesperson declined to comment on the meeting.

Meanwhile, Wood said it's past time for more people in his party's leadership to stand up to Trump publicly.

“I hope that, win or lose, I at least show the rest of the country there are people willing to stand up and say these things. Frankly, I’m a little upset it's someone like me who's saying them. It should be shouted from the rooftop by leaders in the House, Republicans in Senate, Republicans across the country.”

 

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1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

The people I see decrying socialism and accusing the Dems of being socialists most definitely do not send their kids to private school.  They're largely undereducated blue collar grunts, and their facebook pages are filled with pictures of their kids playing football or volleyball for San Marcos junior high school, and it really throws them for a loop when I ask them, "If you're so against socialism, why is your kid attending public school?"  

I usually get no response to that.  


They also frequently use "socialism" and "communism" interchangeably.  (see the "largely undereducated" part)

Isn’t this the fucking truth. same the old people who watch Fox News. 

Old: I’m not paying for any socialist programs from the libs

Me: Don’t you receive social security and Medicare?

Old: That’s different 

Me: How so?

Old: *crickets*

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3 hours ago, JimmyJames said:

There were good people on both sides of that incident. 
 

Also he was wanting to hug the cops so he’s a good guy just speaking his mind. 

One of the unintended consequences of holding up the above video clip as evidence of racism is it narrowly defines racism as an overt aggressive act when it is much more than that. When it is manifested in more subtle ways, many of us can claim not to recognize it, or worse, simply downplay the trenchant racism that masquerades as something less sinister.

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Great use of our state trooper's time and money, giving boat tours to Georgians for no fucking reason.  "Oh an elected official from 1500 miles away has concerns about our border situation?  Let's make that a priority!" 

You don't see us clowning around the fucking Chattahoochee making sure shit's tight with Alabama.  

Kemp, we all know what you're doing here in Texas.  It's a bold strategy though, "I'm currently underwater with voters of color in my own state.  Lemme go check out darker people in Texas, see what's what."  

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7 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Every.  Accusation.  Is.  A.  Confession.

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It's crazy. From what I understand this Duggar family is really tight with the Huckabee clan who are noted supporters/friends of that famed pedophile slayer, Donald John Trump.

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2 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

There’s no coming back from this.

Nope.  There's not.

The GQP resides in an alternate reality.....that is not real.  It is completely disconnected from facts or evidence.  They formulate opinions, declare them to be SUPERIOR to facts, and then sit there, as impervious to truth as Superman is to bullets.  And you can never, ever, ever convince someone like that to "see the light," because they have concluded that "light" is "fake news."

The GQP is not a political party.  It is a cult-based insurgency.  Any second you spend thinking of it as anything but that is a wasted second.

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After watching a few minutes of some Fox News show tonight in prime time. I’m starting to come around to Brisket’s hysteria. The country is broken. Fox News is infowars. That’s not hyperbole. I literally just listened to a woman say the left was coming to brainwash your child, control your thoughts, lock you down for the rest of your life. WTF. 

As long as Fox News is allowed to spill brain poison into the collective well, the country will be forever broken. The “decent“ Republicans either don’t exist anymore or were culled by the crazies. I just don’t see how this gets better. 

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12 minutes ago, Captainant said:

first time GIF

Seriously.  This shit has all been happening out in the open, unashamed, for years now.  The only reason not to acknowledge it is because it's so gruesome you don't want to look and see it (which I sympathize with), but that doesn't make it any less real, or any less jaw-droppingly horrific.

It's weaponized insanity, and 40% of the country can't get enough of it.

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