The GQP: Trumpist Death Cult

[Longhorn_Fan68 33843]

1 hour ago, crash_davis said:

but his greatest miracle was transforming from a brown man to a white one.

[StassneyHorn 6540]

Jesus being a brown skinned, middle eastern refugee who did not speak English becoming worshipped by people who hate everyone else like him is his greatest miracle.

[Message Board User 12389]

 

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

7 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

 

And OANN's Posobiec steps right up to offer fealty to Dear Leader Trump:

 

[Tom 2959]

The Twitter replies are unbelievable.  Trump's base just accepts whatever he does.  Being friends with North Korea is good. Being friends with our western allies is bad.  40% of this country are losers with no self identity outside of their political team. 

Up is down, wrong is right, so long as Trump says so.

[jw4381 3063]

On 3/9/2020 at 7:46 PM, Chooky said:

Maybe try to deal with your own bullshit before you try to drag an entire country through your inner conflicts, you fucking waste of time.  Asshole.

I’m schocked at this development. 

[BrickHorn 18194]

11 hours ago, Tom said:

The Twitter replies are unbelievable.  Trump's base just accepts whatever he does.  Being friends with North Korea is good. Being friends with our western allies is bad.

The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.

[Fudge Nuggets 19151]

On 4/20/2020 at 9:12 AM, GopherRock said:

So what's the counter punch to this?

Don’t be dumbasses and don’t  fall for the con.  Oh well, we’re proper fucked.

[Fudge Nuggets 19151]

On 4/23/2020 at 8:51 AM, pyrohornIII said:

There is certainly more to the decline like civil rights, ERA, and Viet Nam

Damn them uppity negroes and broads.

[Message Board User 12389]

 

[F250 28691]

19 hours ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

And OANN's Posobiec steps right up to offer fealty to Dear Leader Trump:

 

China is challenging the U.S. for superpower status and North Korea probably has less economic influence than the city of Galveston. This statement is so absurd I can't even unpack it.

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

4 hours ago, F250 said:

China is challenging the U.S. for superpower status and North Korea probably has less economic influence than the city of Galveston. This statement is so absurd I can't even unpack it.

China has been pouring money into science. Even prior to this administration, more students were not coming to the US from China to study. Some folks believe that to be for the better, but regardless, they have more capable people than in years past. Their method of advancement is still pretty whack, but I would not underestimate them. Between that and the amount of real estate owned in the Americas, our populace needs to pull our heads away from the Kardashians and elect representatives that think an educated informed populace is how one retains superpower status. Right now we are on the path to become more like North Korea but with more people and land. And the WH appears to be working on the more people part by reducing the population this year.

[Biff Tannen 45499]

12 hours ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

Between that and the amount of real estate owned in the Americas,

This is a massive issue that gets overlooked constantly.  They are slowly buying us out.

[NameAlreadyInUse 5106]

7 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

This is a massive issue that gets overlooked constantly.  They are slowly buying us out.

I recall this was a common concern as well in the late 80’s, although then it was the Japanese. 

[Grandioso 2592]

I recall this was a common concern as well in the late 80’s, although then it was the Japanese. 

Especially after the Nakatomi Corp bought that huge plaza in LA.


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[plimon 190]

Especially after the Nakatomi Corp bought that huge plaza in LA.


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[Fudge Nuggets 19151]

4 hours ago, NameAlreadyInUse said:

I recall this was a common concern as well in the late 80’s, although then it was the Japanese. 

True, and after their stock market bubble popped we bought everything back from them for pennies on the dollar.  Then turned around and sold everything to the Chinese.

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

SIAP. "and the limits of third grade instruction in the English Language..."

And the Shelby Foote character at the end..

Edited May 5, 2020 by Mrs Whiggins
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[Message Board User 12389]

 

[Gap03 3287]

9 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

 

[Biff Tannen 45499]

24 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

 

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

While the President is in Arizona, the confirmation hearings regarding John Ratcliffe have been continuing this week. Here's a snippet:

 

 

[HenryJames 65890]

 

[Message Board User 12389]

 

[Grandioso 2592]

[Mapache 1117]

Moscow Mitch would love it if RBG passed

 

Edited May 8, 2020 by Mapache

[Chad Fuck 17566]

Moscow Mitch would love it if RBG passed
 

He’s already said as much.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33843]

4 hours ago, Mapache said:

Moscow Mitch would love it if RBG passed

 

makes me ill

[Bama Chick 28596]

Seriously, that Nolan boy needs to Westworld up an RBG host stat.

[Bama Chick 28596]

Double

[WhatTheBuck 28713]

4 hours ago, Mapache said:

Moscow Mitch would love it if RBG passed

 

Leading up to the election? Suppose Biden wins. What's to stop them from doing that between the election and Biden's inauguration should RBG happen to pass/retire during that window?

[Red Five 40665]

I wouldn't worry about it guys. You can't replace a supreme court justice within a year of an election. Remember? 

[Pescado_Rojo 19331]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Leading up to the election? Suppose Biden wins. What's to stop them from doing that between the election and Biden's inauguration should RBG happen to pass/retire during that window?

gunfire

[4th&Five 41461]

[yoladu 4067]

7 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

 

So in Sen. Kennedy's litle metaphor who are the people in hell again?

Edited May 9, 2020 by yoladu

[HenryJames 65890]

 

[Guest Lobo]

to be fair, Obama was doing in the last year of his entire presidency, not just an election year.  He was being termed out and it had been a long-standing custom to not appoint justices to courts of appeal and/or SCOTUS during the last year of a second term.  

Now Trump will absolutely try to fill as many judge positions as possible AFTER he has been defeated by Biden and before he leaves office.  77 days.  11 weeks.  That's a long damn time, and it will the most politically trying 11 weeks in our nation in 150 years.  Making a SCOTUS appointment now wouldn't be that crazy, considering we're still 8.5 months out to he leaves office.  But anything beyond that is insanity, but he'll try it anyway.  I have a bad feeling that she or Breyer will die between the election and inauguration day.  Only good news is I think Trump dies in September.

[elfenix 34171]

Leading up to the election? Suppose Biden wins. What's to stop them from doing that between the election and Biden's inauguration should RBG happen to pass/retire during that window?

Nothing. Lame ducks need to be eliminated.

[elfenix 34171]

to be fair, Obama was doing in the last year of his entire presidency, not just an election year.  He was being termed out and it had been a long-standing custom to not appoint justices to courts of appeal and/or SCOTUS during the last year of a second term.  
Now Trump will absolutely try to fill as many judge positions as possible AFTER he has been defeated by Biden and before he leaves office.  77 days.  11 weeks.  That's a long damn time, and it will the most politically trying 11 weeks in our nation in 150 years.  Making a SCOTUS appointment now wouldn't be that crazy, considering we're still 8.5 months out to he leaves office.  But anything beyond that is insanity, but he'll try it anyway.  I have a bad feeling that she or Breyer will die between the election and inauguration day.  Only good news is I think Trump dies in September.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurmond_rule

Although described by experts as a myth, the "rule" has been inconsistently invoked by senators from both political parties, usually when politically advantageous to do so.

[Bozo_Casanova 26284]

MAKE MATT MACKOWIAK AGAIN

 

[gmr548 16517]

to be fair, Obama was doing in the last year of his entire presidency, not just an election year.  He was being termed out and it had been a long-standing custom to not appoint justices to courts of appeal and/or SCOTUS during the last year of a second term.  
Now Trump will absolutely try to fill as many judge positions as possible AFTER he has been defeated by Biden and before he leaves office.  77 days.  11 weeks.  That's a long damn time, and it will the most politically trying 11 weeks in our nation in 150 years.  Making a SCOTUS appointment now wouldn't be that crazy, considering we're still 8.5 months out to he leaves office.  But anything beyond that is insanity, but he'll try it anyway.  I have a bad feeling that she or Breyer will die between the election and inauguration day.  Only good news is I think Trump dies in September.

I don't know how legit that is and I definitely think it's a dumb custom regardless. Ultimately it's the GOP's prerogative to appoint judges right now. We're seeing what happens when they have a blank check to do so, and we'll be reminded of it for a generation. Progressives need to take that shit more seriously.

Of course, where the hypothetical "but Obama" falls through here is that the GOP controlled the Senate in his last year. He couldn't appoint anyone they didn't consent to. Any Obama appointees in his last two years were by definition bipartisan given that they cleared a GOP senate.

[Bama Chick 28596]

Where all my libertarian leaning republicans at???

[Message Board User 12389]

This is just silly.

 

[Message Board User 12389]

 

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

I venture to say they didn't 'break,' as much as frown a little.

 

[Message Board User 12389]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

 

[Biff Tannen 45499]

7 hours ago, Message Board User said:

 

WTF on that last tweet?  Before the virus they thought he was a shoo-in or what?

[Message Board User 12389]

1 minute ago, Biff Tannen said:

WTF on that last tweet?  Before the virus they thought he was a shoo-in or what?

Yep.  Before Covid 19 Trump and his team thought 2020 was going to be very winnable and even considered themselves the heavy favorites.

Astonishingly, the bettering markets still give Trump better odds at winning the election in November...even now.

https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/3698/Who-will-win-the-2020-US-presidential-election

[Message Board User 12389]