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Not sure what’s funnier, thinking Obama was president in 2005 or not realizing that’s a picture of Condoleezza Rice.
Deflecting criticism of the Trump administration by blaming the Obama administration for a disaster that happened under the George W. Bush administration AND the inability to tell two black women apart is like, the entire GOP brand in one shit diamond of a hot take
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beltsquid:
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Not sure what’s funnier, thinking Obama was president in 2005 or not realizing that’s a picture of Condoleezza Rice.
Deflecting criticism of the Trump administration by blaming the Obama administration for a disaster that happened under the George W. Bush administration AND the inability to tell two black women apart is like, the entire GOP brand in one shit diamond of a hot take
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Capitol switchline: (202) 224-3121
White House comment line: 202-456-1111
I have friends and family who will be directly affected if DACA is rescinded, and you probably know someone who will be as well, this will be a catastrophic thing to happen not just to them but their dependents too. Please make even just ONE phone call to your member of congress today.
I also want to include Representative Ruben Kihuen of Nevada- born in Guadalajara, he moved to the US when he was 8.
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nudityandnerdery:
sandalwoodandsunlight:
sandalwoodandsunlight:
Capitol switchline: (202) 224-3121
White House comment line: 202-456-1111
I have friends and family who will be directly affected if DACA is rescinded, and you probably know someone who will be as well, this will be a catastrophic thing to happen not just to them but their dependents too. Please make even just ONE phone call to your member of congress today.
I also want to include Representative Ruben Kihuen of Nevada- born in Guadalajara, he moved to the US when he was 8.
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this thread is the absolute holy grail of repeated self owns
This thread is making me wet
“I voted for a guy who wants to take rights away from people I love and got backlash for it :(”
“I voted for a Vice President who caused an AIDS outbreak as governor of Indiana while also supporting conversion therapy and other anti-LGBT legislation and now my gay son won’t talk to me :-(”
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tchaikovsgay:
filthywhitebitch:
bwellesley:
blackpanthersdick:
fiightingdreamers:
this thread is the absolute holy grail of repeated self owns
This thread is making me wet
“I voted for a guy who wants to take rights away from people I love and got backlash for it :(”
“I voted for a Vice President who caused an AIDS outbreak as governor of Indiana while also supporting conversion therapy and other anti-LGBT legislation and now my gay son won’t talk to me :-(”
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The Health Care Freedom Act: A Transcript
Jul. 31st, 2017 11:53 pmvia http://ift.tt/2vh48mI:
kentremendousblog:
INT. SENATE FLOOR - NIGHT
SEN. MCCONNELL addresses the august body.
SEN. MCCONNELL
Okay, idiots. We’ve had seven years of the Obamacare hellscape, which, as everyone agrees, has ruined our country, killed jobs, slaughtered animals, and set the Bible on fire. But now the GOP is in charge – and it’s time for this national nightmare of “sick people being able to maybe not die or go bankrupt” to end.
SEN. SCHUMER
Okay, you’ve been talking about a replacement bill for eight years. Let’s see what you got.
SEN. CORNYN
Whoa whoa whoa – you’re being a little “pushy” there, Chuck.
SEN. SCHUMER
That’s usually code for “Jewish.”
SEN. CORNYN
Nobody said “Jewish.” I said “pushy.” You’re being pushy, is what I said. Don’t put words in my mouth. Anyway: read it and weep: the American Freedom Bald Eagle Old Glory Healthcare for Everyone with No Exceptions “It’s Gonna Be So Easy” Act.
SEN. WARREN
…Where is it? We haven’t seen it yet. Can we see it?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No.
SEN. JOHNSON
A little history for you: when the Democrats wrote “Obummercare” –
SEN. MCCONNELL
(chuckles)
Nice.
They high-five.
SEN. JOHNSON
– they did it in secret, in scarcely 16 months, behind closed doors, with not even 100 Republican amendments, and barely 70 public hearings.
SEN. MCCONNELL
Like you can craft anything good in 16 months!
SEN. CORNYN
In contrast to that undemocratic process, we, the GOP, spent literally dozens of minutes crafting this, over chicken caesar wraps and Arnold Palmers, earlier today in the senate dining room.
SEN. MCCONNELL
Enough talking. We’ve been discussing this bill for almost eight minutes. Time to vote.
SEN. WARREN
Can we see the bill?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No.
SEN. SCHUMER
Can we offer amendments?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No.
SEN. WYDEN
Can we have public hearings?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No. Go back to Oregon, you dirty hippie.
SEN. COLLINS
I’m voting no, Mitch. This bill is terrible.
SEN. MURKOWSKI
I’m voting no too. It’s an abomination.
SEN. MCCONNELL
(shakes his head sadly)
Broads. Look, I know the bill is miserable. It would crash the insurance markets immediately. But who cares? This is just symbolic. This bill isn’t going to be a law. We’re just doing it to initiate a conference with the House, so we can actually pass a real bill later.
SEN. JOHNSON
I just got a text from Paul Ryan. The House might just pass this bill.
SEN. MCCONNELL
They might pass it?! Why the hell would they pass this bill we are about to pass?!
SEN. GRAHAM
(fanning himself)
This bill is abhorrent. It’s absurd, I say. I shudder to think what would happen if it became an actual law!
SEN. SCHUMER
So how will you vote?
SEN. GRAHAM
Oh I’m voting “yes.”
SEN. CAPITO
This bill would devastate the people of West Virginia!
SEN. PORTMAN
It would ruin lives! My own governor hates it!
SEN. SCHUMER
You’re both voting for it, though, right?
SEN. PORTMAN
Oh yeah.
SEN. CAPITO
No question. Voting “yes.”
SEN. HARRIS
Can we read the bill now?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No. Any word from Ryan?
SEN. CRUZ
I’ve been texting him a lot. No word. Oh – hang on, he’s writing back…I see the little bubbles.
SEN. MCCONNELL
What’d he say?
SEN. CRUZ
“New phone, who dis?” Guess I have the wrong number.
SEN. MCCONNELL
No, that’s his number. It’s just: nobody likes you.
SEN. JOHNSON
Ryan just texted me. I asked him if he could guarantee the House wouldn’t just pass our bill.
SEN. MCCONNELL
What’d he say?
SEN. JOHNSON
(reading)
“Look, this is complicated. This stuff gets a little wonky – I don’t want to bore you with the nerdy, wonky details. I’m kind of a policy geek, so I kind of get down in there with the nitty-gritty stuff, that other people are bored by, because they’re not policy geeks like me.”
SEN. MCCONNELL
…He didn’t answer your question.
SEN. CRUZ
(checking Johnson’s phone)
Let me see what number you have for him…yeah, that’s the same number I have. Weird.
SEN. MCCONNELL
It’s not weird. No one likes you.
SEN. GRAHAM
(lying on fainting couch)
My fellow members of this most august body, don’t you see we are headed for a disaster? This bill cannot pass! It would upend generations of Senatorial norms and procedure, and devastate the very fabric of American society!
SEN. SCHUMER
Still voting for it, though?
SEN. GRAHAM
Oh yeah, still a solid “yes.”
SEN. MURKOWSKI
I’m still a “no,” by the way.
SEN. COLLINS
Me too.
SEN. MCCONNELL
No one cares, ladies. Go get your hair blown out or whatever.
SEN. HARRIS
Can we read the bill now?
SEN. MCCONNELL
(angry)
No! Why are there all these women haranguing me?! How many goddamned women are in the Senate now, 95?!
SEN. WARREN
Twenty.
SEN. MCCONNELL
Seems like 95. Look: no one gets to read the bill. It’s not a real bill! It’s not supposed to become a law!
SEN. JOHNSON
What if the House just passes it?
SEN. MCCONNELL
Call that little pissant Paul Ryan and tell him they better not!
SEN. JOHNSON
(dials)
Paul? It’s Ron Johnson. You better not pass this bill that we are about to pass, because we don’t want it to pass, even though we are gonna pass it!
SEN. MCCONNELL
What’d he say?
SEN. JOHNSON
He said the process of passing bills is wonky, and it’s hard to explain, and he’ll try not to bore me with the wonky details.
SEN. CRUZ
Let me talk to him.
(takes phone)
Paul? It’s Ted. Listen, bud –
(beat)
Oh, sorry. Okay.
(hangs up)
It was the wrong number.
SEN. MCCONNELL
We were already talking to him, moron.
SEN. PORTMAN
No one likes you.
SEN. WARREN
Can we read the bill?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No. No more women talking. Time to vote. It’s a fake bill, and if the House passes it and all hell breaks loose, we can just blame Hillary or something.
(calling out)
Who wants to pass a fake disastrous bill that, if it became law, would cause the insurance markets to collapse, and 18 million people to immediately lose health care, but who gives a crap, because it’d be the House’s fault and no one pays attention to this stuff anyway?
49 REPUBLICANS
Yay!
48 DEMOCRATS
Nay!
SENS. MURKOWSKI AND COLLINS
Nay.
SEN. MCCONNELL
(aside)
Must be that time of the month.
SEN. CRUZ
Nice!
Cruz goes to high-five McConnell, who ignores him.
SEN. MCCONNELL
Okay, one more vote. John?
SEN. MCCAIN
I vote no.
Everyone loses their minds.
AMERICAN MEDIAMCCAIN VOTED NO! MAVERICK! ONCE AGAIN HE DEFIES THE PARTY! HERO! NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS!
SEN. MURKOWSKI
…I voted “no” as well.
SEN. COLLINS
Yeah, Lisa and I are also Republicans who defied–
AMERICAN MEDIAWE REPEAT: THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED! LITERALLY ONLY JOHN MCCAIN WOULD EVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS! PLUS HE HAS CANCER – AND HE STILL CAME HERE AND VOTED!
SEN. HIRONO
I have Stage 4 kidney cancer, and I voted –
AMERICAN MEDIAJOHN MCCAIN JUST DID SOMETHING THAT LITERALLY NO OTHER MAN IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA WOULD EVER DO EVER!
SEN. CRUZ
Bummer, huh guys? Anyone want to come over to my place, get some wings, watch a little “Life of Brian?” No? Rain check, then.
Flourish. Exeunt. Curtain.
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kentremendousblog:
INT. SENATE FLOOR - NIGHT
SEN. MCCONNELL addresses the august body.
SEN. MCCONNELL
Okay, idiots. We’ve had seven years of the Obamacare hellscape, which, as everyone agrees, has ruined our country, killed jobs, slaughtered animals, and set the Bible on fire. But now the GOP is in charge – and it’s time for this national nightmare of “sick people being able to maybe not die or go bankrupt” to end.
SEN. SCHUMER
Okay, you’ve been talking about a replacement bill for eight years. Let’s see what you got.
SEN. CORNYN
Whoa whoa whoa – you’re being a little “pushy” there, Chuck.
SEN. SCHUMER
That’s usually code for “Jewish.”
SEN. CORNYN
Nobody said “Jewish.” I said “pushy.” You’re being pushy, is what I said. Don’t put words in my mouth. Anyway: read it and weep: the American Freedom Bald Eagle Old Glory Healthcare for Everyone with No Exceptions “It’s Gonna Be So Easy” Act.
SEN. WARREN
…Where is it? We haven’t seen it yet. Can we see it?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No.
SEN. JOHNSON
A little history for you: when the Democrats wrote “Obummercare” –
SEN. MCCONNELL
(chuckles)
Nice.
They high-five.
SEN. JOHNSON
– they did it in secret, in scarcely 16 months, behind closed doors, with not even 100 Republican amendments, and barely 70 public hearings.
SEN. MCCONNELL
Like you can craft anything good in 16 months!
SEN. CORNYN
In contrast to that undemocratic process, we, the GOP, spent literally dozens of minutes crafting this, over chicken caesar wraps and Arnold Palmers, earlier today in the senate dining room.
SEN. MCCONNELL
Enough talking. We’ve been discussing this bill for almost eight minutes. Time to vote.
SEN. WARREN
Can we see the bill?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No.
SEN. SCHUMER
Can we offer amendments?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No.
SEN. WYDEN
Can we have public hearings?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No. Go back to Oregon, you dirty hippie.
SEN. COLLINS
I’m voting no, Mitch. This bill is terrible.
SEN. MURKOWSKI
I’m voting no too. It’s an abomination.
SEN. MCCONNELL
(shakes his head sadly)
Broads. Look, I know the bill is miserable. It would crash the insurance markets immediately. But who cares? This is just symbolic. This bill isn’t going to be a law. We’re just doing it to initiate a conference with the House, so we can actually pass a real bill later.
SEN. JOHNSON
I just got a text from Paul Ryan. The House might just pass this bill.
SEN. MCCONNELL
They might pass it?! Why the hell would they pass this bill we are about to pass?!
SEN. GRAHAM
(fanning himself)
This bill is abhorrent. It’s absurd, I say. I shudder to think what would happen if it became an actual law!
SEN. SCHUMER
So how will you vote?
SEN. GRAHAM
Oh I’m voting “yes.”
SEN. CAPITO
This bill would devastate the people of West Virginia!
SEN. PORTMAN
It would ruin lives! My own governor hates it!
SEN. SCHUMER
You’re both voting for it, though, right?
SEN. PORTMAN
Oh yeah.
SEN. CAPITO
No question. Voting “yes.”
SEN. HARRIS
Can we read the bill now?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No. Any word from Ryan?
SEN. CRUZ
I’ve been texting him a lot. No word. Oh – hang on, he’s writing back…I see the little bubbles.
SEN. MCCONNELL
What’d he say?
SEN. CRUZ
“New phone, who dis?” Guess I have the wrong number.
SEN. MCCONNELL
No, that’s his number. It’s just: nobody likes you.
SEN. JOHNSON
Ryan just texted me. I asked him if he could guarantee the House wouldn’t just pass our bill.
SEN. MCCONNELL
What’d he say?
SEN. JOHNSON
(reading)
“Look, this is complicated. This stuff gets a little wonky – I don’t want to bore you with the nerdy, wonky details. I’m kind of a policy geek, so I kind of get down in there with the nitty-gritty stuff, that other people are bored by, because they’re not policy geeks like me.”
SEN. MCCONNELL
…He didn’t answer your question.
SEN. CRUZ
(checking Johnson’s phone)
Let me see what number you have for him…yeah, that’s the same number I have. Weird.
SEN. MCCONNELL
It’s not weird. No one likes you.
SEN. GRAHAM
(lying on fainting couch)
My fellow members of this most august body, don’t you see we are headed for a disaster? This bill cannot pass! It would upend generations of Senatorial norms and procedure, and devastate the very fabric of American society!
SEN. SCHUMER
Still voting for it, though?
SEN. GRAHAM
Oh yeah, still a solid “yes.”
SEN. MURKOWSKI
I’m still a “no,” by the way.
SEN. COLLINS
Me too.
SEN. MCCONNELL
No one cares, ladies. Go get your hair blown out or whatever.
SEN. HARRIS
Can we read the bill now?
SEN. MCCONNELL
(angry)
No! Why are there all these women haranguing me?! How many goddamned women are in the Senate now, 95?!
SEN. WARREN
Twenty.
SEN. MCCONNELL
Seems like 95. Look: no one gets to read the bill. It’s not a real bill! It’s not supposed to become a law!
SEN. JOHNSON
What if the House just passes it?
SEN. MCCONNELL
Call that little pissant Paul Ryan and tell him they better not!
SEN. JOHNSON
(dials)
Paul? It’s Ron Johnson. You better not pass this bill that we are about to pass, because we don’t want it to pass, even though we are gonna pass it!
SEN. MCCONNELL
What’d he say?
SEN. JOHNSON
He said the process of passing bills is wonky, and it’s hard to explain, and he’ll try not to bore me with the wonky details.
SEN. CRUZ
Let me talk to him.
(takes phone)
Paul? It’s Ted. Listen, bud –
(beat)
Oh, sorry. Okay.
(hangs up)
It was the wrong number.
SEN. MCCONNELL
We were already talking to him, moron.
SEN. PORTMAN
No one likes you.
SEN. WARREN
Can we read the bill?
SEN. MCCONNELL
No. No more women talking. Time to vote. It’s a fake bill, and if the House passes it and all hell breaks loose, we can just blame Hillary or something.
(calling out)
Who wants to pass a fake disastrous bill that, if it became law, would cause the insurance markets to collapse, and 18 million people to immediately lose health care, but who gives a crap, because it’d be the House’s fault and no one pays attention to this stuff anyway?
49 REPUBLICANS
Yay!
48 DEMOCRATS
Nay!
SENS. MURKOWSKI AND COLLINS
Nay.
SEN. MCCONNELL
(aside)
Must be that time of the month.
SEN. CRUZ
Nice!
Cruz goes to high-five McConnell, who ignores him.
SEN. MCCONNELL
Okay, one more vote. John?
SEN. MCCAIN
I vote no.
Everyone loses their minds.
AMERICAN MEDIAMCCAIN VOTED NO! MAVERICK! ONCE AGAIN HE DEFIES THE PARTY! HERO! NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS!
SEN. MURKOWSKI
…I voted “no” as well.
SEN. COLLINS
Yeah, Lisa and I are also Republicans who defied–
AMERICAN MEDIAWE REPEAT: THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED! LITERALLY ONLY JOHN MCCAIN WOULD EVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS! PLUS HE HAS CANCER – AND HE STILL CAME HERE AND VOTED!
SEN. HIRONO
I have Stage 4 kidney cancer, and I voted –
AMERICAN MEDIAJOHN MCCAIN JUST DID SOMETHING THAT LITERALLY NO OTHER MAN IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA WOULD EVER DO EVER!
SEN. CRUZ
Bummer, huh guys? Anyone want to come over to my place, get some wings, watch a little “Life of Brian?” No? Rain check, then.
Flourish. Exeunt. Curtain.
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I feel bad but this is so fucking hilarious
if anyone is lost, Donald trump jr literally just tweeted out evidence of him being involved with Russia. Something this journalist has been trying to find evidence of for months…… he is obviously in in shock 😂
…..this is too much.
I’m at a loss as to WHY Junior tweeted it out…it isn’t especially helpful to him, is it? Almost some sort of hubris at work…
he was raised by donald trump….. I don’t think anything he does is remotely reasonable or smart
He’s a a rich asshole who thinks his wealth protects him from any consequences for his behavior. And so far, the Republican Party has been proving him correct.
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atheologist:
weavemama:
oinonio:
mellenabrave:
weavemama:
weavemama:
I feel bad but this is so fucking hilarious
if anyone is lost, Donald trump jr literally just tweeted out evidence of him being involved with Russia. Something this journalist has been trying to find evidence of for months…… he is obviously in in shock 😂
…..this is too much.
I’m at a loss as to WHY Junior tweeted it out…it isn’t especially helpful to him, is it? Almost some sort of hubris at work…
he was raised by donald trump….. I don’t think anything he does is remotely reasonable or smart
He’s a a rich asshole who thinks his wealth protects him from any consequences for his behavior. And so far, the Republican Party has been proving him correct.
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notyourmoderate:
angrybell:
thinksquad:
http://archive.is/5VvI5
Huffpo, everybody.
Can someone tell me what high crime or misdemeanor Trump has committed that merits this? Or is the HuffPo just publishing outright fantasies?
God dammit, I’m now in the position of defending Huffington. I didn’t want to be here.
Okay, @angrybell … actually, @ literally everyone who reblogged this uncritically as a tacit endorsement and agreement. Such as @the-critical-feminist that I reblog this from.
My first question has to be: are you serious? Don’t read that with a tone, don’t read that as an attack. That’s my first question: Are you asking a serious question about what high crimes or misdemeanors Trump has perpetrated? Are you asking a sincere question or is this the sort of rhetoric that doesn’t translate well into text?
And, if you are actually asking this question, are ou going to hear the answer or are you going to immediately start concocting your counter-argument because you just know in your heart that anyone who disagrees with you must be wrong, so you start formulating a plan to prove them wrong before you actually hear what they have to say?
Next: did you read the article that was posted in the link you responded to? Because the author of that article does a reasonable job of explaining their thought process behind the headline. Or did you lash out before you read the article?
Okay, presuming that you did read the article in good faith, evaluate its points, perform the follow-up research to understand context, and still disagree with the central tenets and simply believe that the author’s reasoning does not hold up for whatever reasons you have chosen not to state, and you believe their source information is falsified for whatever reason you have chosen not to state, I will move on. After I have given you and yours every conceivable benefit of the doubt and every charitable assumption.
Because if the article itself doesn’t convince you, there’s the fact that Donald Trump has broken literally every federal law against corruption and conflict of interest. Not one or two, not most, not all but a few. Literally every single law we have against corruption, from the Constitution to the informal guidelines circulated as a memo from the White House ethics scholars. He’s broken literally every one of those rules. He’s openly traded favors for money and favors for months now. Hell, that Chinese influence-peddler that paid him off for sixteen million dollars should have been enough to get him convicted of treason. Sharing code-word level classified information with a government on the opposite side of an ongoing military conflict isn’t *necessarily* treason, unless the information was part of a share program with an allied nation and wasn’t his to distribute. That’s aiding a foreign aggressor at the expense of a military ally, and that’s treason. Giving aid and comfort to enemies of the nation. Obstruction of justice is pretty clear-cut, that’s an impeachment, except that the justice in question is also a matter of national security, so that’s treason. Again. Defaming the former president? Misdemeanor, impeachable. The way he drags his heels nominating posts in Justice and State could be prosecuted as dereliction of duty. If he has tapes of Comey, he’s on the hook for contempt, if he doesn’t then he’s on the hook for witness tampering. Hell, deleting the covfefe tweet is destroying federal records, which is a misdemeanor, and impeachable. The man doesn’t go a week without bringing on an impeachable offense. Strictly speaking, every time he goes to Mar-A-Lago he’s committing grand larceny by fraud, because he’s taking millions of dollars of American funds for his own benefit, after promising not to do that.
There are dozens, hundreds maybe, of impeachable offenses already in this 140 days, “high crimes and misdemeanors”. Actual counts of treason, punishable by death by hanging, is probably only five or six counts. Only five or six counts of high treason by our sitting president.
His job does not put him above reproach. His job is to *be* above reproach. And he’s failing that job.
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notyourmoderate:
angrybell:
thinksquad:
http://archive.is/5VvI5
Huffpo, everybody.
Can someone tell me what high crime or misdemeanor Trump has committed that merits this? Or is the HuffPo just publishing outright fantasies?
God dammit, I’m now in the position of defending Huffington. I didn’t want to be here.
Okay, @angrybell … actually, @ literally everyone who reblogged this uncritically as a tacit endorsement and agreement. Such as @the-critical-feminist that I reblog this from.
My first question has to be: are you serious? Don’t read that with a tone, don’t read that as an attack. That’s my first question: Are you asking a serious question about what high crimes or misdemeanors Trump has perpetrated? Are you asking a sincere question or is this the sort of rhetoric that doesn’t translate well into text?
And, if you are actually asking this question, are ou going to hear the answer or are you going to immediately start concocting your counter-argument because you just know in your heart that anyone who disagrees with you must be wrong, so you start formulating a plan to prove them wrong before you actually hear what they have to say?
Next: did you read the article that was posted in the link you responded to? Because the author of that article does a reasonable job of explaining their thought process behind the headline. Or did you lash out before you read the article?
Okay, presuming that you did read the article in good faith, evaluate its points, perform the follow-up research to understand context, and still disagree with the central tenets and simply believe that the author’s reasoning does not hold up for whatever reasons you have chosen not to state, and you believe their source information is falsified for whatever reason you have chosen not to state, I will move on. After I have given you and yours every conceivable benefit of the doubt and every charitable assumption.
Because if the article itself doesn’t convince you, there’s the fact that Donald Trump has broken literally every federal law against corruption and conflict of interest. Not one or two, not most, not all but a few. Literally every single law we have against corruption, from the Constitution to the informal guidelines circulated as a memo from the White House ethics scholars. He’s broken literally every one of those rules. He’s openly traded favors for money and favors for months now. Hell, that Chinese influence-peddler that paid him off for sixteen million dollars should have been enough to get him convicted of treason. Sharing code-word level classified information with a government on the opposite side of an ongoing military conflict isn’t *necessarily* treason, unless the information was part of a share program with an allied nation and wasn’t his to distribute. That’s aiding a foreign aggressor at the expense of a military ally, and that’s treason. Giving aid and comfort to enemies of the nation. Obstruction of justice is pretty clear-cut, that’s an impeachment, except that the justice in question is also a matter of national security, so that’s treason. Again. Defaming the former president? Misdemeanor, impeachable. The way he drags his heels nominating posts in Justice and State could be prosecuted as dereliction of duty. If he has tapes of Comey, he’s on the hook for contempt, if he doesn’t then he’s on the hook for witness tampering. Hell, deleting the covfefe tweet is destroying federal records, which is a misdemeanor, and impeachable. The man doesn’t go a week without bringing on an impeachable offense. Strictly speaking, every time he goes to Mar-A-Lago he’s committing grand larceny by fraud, because he’s taking millions of dollars of American funds for his own benefit, after promising not to do that.
There are dozens, hundreds maybe, of impeachable offenses already in this 140 days, “high crimes and misdemeanors”. Actual counts of treason, punishable by death by hanging, is probably only five or six counts. Only five or six counts of high treason by our sitting president.
His job does not put him above reproach. His job is to *be* above reproach. And he’s failing that job.
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To kill the health bill:
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wilwheaton:
yeahiwasintheshit:
sixbucks:
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s staff says what would help THE MOST is calling the five Republican senators who have broken away from the GOP in an attempt to slow down the healthcare repeal. Tell them how much you appreciate their efforts and urge them to vote against the bill:
Senator Bob Corker - (202) 224-3344
Senator Lisa Murkowski - (202) 224-6665
Senator Rob Portman - (202) 224-3353
Senator Susan Collins - (202) 224-2523
Senator Bill Cassidy - (202) 224-5824
Signal Boost?
DO THIS! i already did
DO THIS. Do not waste your time with Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.
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wilwheaton:
yeahiwasintheshit:
sixbucks:
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s staff says what would help THE MOST is calling the five Republican senators who have broken away from the GOP in an attempt to slow down the healthcare repeal. Tell them how much you appreciate their efforts and urge them to vote against the bill:
Senator Bob Corker - (202) 224-3344
Senator Lisa Murkowski - (202) 224-6665
Senator Rob Portman - (202) 224-3353
Senator Susan Collins - (202) 224-2523
Senator Bill Cassidy - (202) 224-5824
Signal Boost?
DO THIS! i already did
DO THIS. Do not waste your time with Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.
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perfumeofsighs:
Daily Show, you have outdone yourself…
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perfumeofsighs:
Daily Show, you have outdone yourself…
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odinsblog:Something for all the “But Mike
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odinsblog:
Something for all the “But Mike Pence!!!” types still arguing that we shouldn’t try to impeach Trump.(article)
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odinsblog:
Something for all the “But Mike Pence!!!” types still arguing that we shouldn’t try to impeach Trump.(article)
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afloweroutofstone:
bonkai-diaries:
Rarely do all 50 states agree on anything, but they all agree that we should support the Paris Climate Agreement, and yet Trump does the opposite because he’s an incompetent shithead and hates America. x x
Holy shit
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afloweroutofstone:
bonkai-diaries:
Rarely do all 50 states agree on anything, but they all agree that we should support the Paris Climate Agreement, and yet Trump does the opposite because he’s an incompetent shithead and hates America. x x
Holy shit
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lareinecersei:
trainzelda:
When we say that the United States is joining Syria and Nicaragua by not participating in the Paris agreement, I think it’s not fair to leave it at that, because neither of them refused to sign for reasons anything like the selfish ones of the United States.
Syria was under sanctions making it complicated to even attend, and on top of that were embroiled in intense civil warfare and not in a great position to make a commitment like that. They didn't disagree with it, but were never involved with the deal in the first place.
Nicaragua actually felt that the Paris agreement was not strict enough, arguing that they didn’t want to be complicit in a voluntary effort that didn’t properly allocate the responsibility to large countries for being the ones who poisoned the environment in the first place, nor impose a punishment on anyone failing to comply with the standards. Nicaragua is one of the countries that’s most affected by climate change but least responsible, and they felt that wasn’t fairly reflected in the accord.
The United States is the ONLY country that has rejected the Paris accord because of the belief that our environment is less important than our profit. Even oppressive regimes and the poorest nations in the world are smarter than that, or at least know when to keep their mouths shut and play along. The USA is not really in the league of Syria or Nicaragua, but alone in the refusal to cooperate out of pure greed.
I checked and it’s true: http://ift.tt/2rkbMdG
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lareinecersei:
trainzelda:
When we say that the United States is joining Syria and Nicaragua by not participating in the Paris agreement, I think it’s not fair to leave it at that, because neither of them refused to sign for reasons anything like the selfish ones of the United States.
Syria was under sanctions making it complicated to even attend, and on top of that were embroiled in intense civil warfare and not in a great position to make a commitment like that. They didn't disagree with it, but were never involved with the deal in the first place.
Nicaragua actually felt that the Paris agreement was not strict enough, arguing that they didn’t want to be complicit in a voluntary effort that didn’t properly allocate the responsibility to large countries for being the ones who poisoned the environment in the first place, nor impose a punishment on anyone failing to comply with the standards. Nicaragua is one of the countries that’s most affected by climate change but least responsible, and they felt that wasn’t fairly reflected in the accord.
The United States is the ONLY country that has rejected the Paris accord because of the belief that our environment is less important than our profit. Even oppressive regimes and the poorest nations in the world are smarter than that, or at least know when to keep their mouths shut and play along. The USA is not really in the league of Syria or Nicaragua, but alone in the refusal to cooperate out of pure greed.
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justanotherbandomdevotee:
B.J Armstrong has been putting my feelings into words without circumlocuting since 1972.
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justanotherbandomdevotee:
B.J Armstrong has been putting my feelings into words without circumlocuting since 1972.
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coonfootproductions: micdotcom: ‘The
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coonfootproductions:
micdotcom:
‘The Simpsons’ scathing review of Trump’s first 100 days is too real
Marge is me
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coonfootproductions:
micdotcom:
‘The Simpsons’ scathing review of Trump’s first 100 days is too real
Marge is me
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baetology:
weavemama:
apparently being exposed as an untrustworthy president is “unfair” but okay
Obama was treated like shit.
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baetology:
weavemama:
apparently being exposed as an untrustworthy president is “unfair” but okay
Obama was treated like shit.
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“This is about what I believe. And this is where I stand. I will not be moved. The president must be impeached.”
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Rep. Al Green, calling for President Trump’s impeachment in a fiery speech on the House floor.
(via usatoday)
It really says something when they’re talking about impeachment on the House floor four months into an administration, and the logical reaction is “What took so long?”
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“This is about what I believe. And this is where I stand. I will not be moved. The president must be impeached.”
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Rep. Al Green, calling for President Trump’s impeachment in a fiery speech on the House floor.
(via usatoday)
It really says something when they’re talking about impeachment on the House floor four months into an administration, and the logical reaction is “What took so long?”
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cispiciousblk:
md-admissions:
foxnewsfuckfest:
hopefulmisanthrope:
flowisaconstruct:
targuzzler:
markingatlightspeed:
notyour–honey:
pr1nc30fn0p3:
afrosandathames:
Paul Ryan has TURNED OFF HIS PHONE AND FAX so as to no longer hear the overwhelming protests of repealing the ACA, Obamacare.
So here is a new tactic:
Since Paul Ryan has blocked his office phones and fax numbers, and is turning away people who show up to deliver petitions, time to change tactics.
Please mail postcards to his HOME address saying NO to defunding Planned Parenthood, NO to repealing the ACA, and NO to privatizing Medicare!
PAUL RYAN
700 ST. LAWRENCE AVE.
JANESVILLE, WI 53545
Please reblog this info. Let’s see what 67 million cards in the driveway looks like!
Ya know, putting his address up on a public forum is kinda fucked up, right?
Ya know, taking healthcare away from thousands of people and making it near impossible for them to voice their opinions on this very much life or death matter is kinda fucked up, right?
He lost the right to not having his personal mailbox flooded when he decided to close any and all governmental avenues for the public to contact a man who was elected to REPRESENT THE PUBLIC’S INTERESTS.
Representative democracy only works when the representatives (or senator in this case) actually represent their constituents.
Fuck Paul Ryan. He’s a sniveling coward.
y’all seriously crying over paul FUCKING ryan getting doxxed i swear to fucking god he isn’t some random person that said something vaguely problematic, he’s a corrupt politician trying to kill thousands of people with a hugely disgusting piece of legislation that will cripple healthcare in the country he’s supposed to be taking care of. the misplaced morality here is fucking astounding
I agree - he has a public office for a reason. If he shuts it down so he doesn’t have to hear from THE PEOPLE HE SERVES, then we gotta do what we gotta do.
I mean, he’s in the white pages. The phone book. The place where all our addresses used to be listed before cell phones. That’s not doxxing. That’s just looking someone up. And if that feels creepy, look at his website:
Elected officials addresses are not top-secret info, y'all. They’re really really easy to find.
Let’s do it, fam. Time to inundate with mail
the only accomplishment republicans will have is unknowingly saving the us postal system
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cispiciousblk:
md-admissions:
foxnewsfuckfest:
hopefulmisanthrope:
flowisaconstruct:
targuzzler:
markingatlightspeed:
notyour–honey:
pr1nc30fn0p3:
afrosandathames:
Paul Ryan has TURNED OFF HIS PHONE AND FAX so as to no longer hear the overwhelming protests of repealing the ACA, Obamacare.
So here is a new tactic:
Since Paul Ryan has blocked his office phones and fax numbers, and is turning away people who show up to deliver petitions, time to change tactics.
Please mail postcards to his HOME address saying NO to defunding Planned Parenthood, NO to repealing the ACA, and NO to privatizing Medicare!
PAUL RYAN
700 ST. LAWRENCE AVE.
JANESVILLE, WI 53545
Please reblog this info. Let’s see what 67 million cards in the driveway looks like!
Ya know, putting his address up on a public forum is kinda fucked up, right?
Ya know, taking healthcare away from thousands of people and making it near impossible for them to voice their opinions on this very much life or death matter is kinda fucked up, right?
He lost the right to not having his personal mailbox flooded when he decided to close any and all governmental avenues for the public to contact a man who was elected to REPRESENT THE PUBLIC’S INTERESTS.
Representative democracy only works when the representatives (or senator in this case) actually represent their constituents.
Fuck Paul Ryan. He’s a sniveling coward.
y’all seriously crying over paul FUCKING ryan getting doxxed i swear to fucking god he isn’t some random person that said something vaguely problematic, he’s a corrupt politician trying to kill thousands of people with a hugely disgusting piece of legislation that will cripple healthcare in the country he’s supposed to be taking care of. the misplaced morality here is fucking astounding
I agree - he has a public office for a reason. If he shuts it down so he doesn’t have to hear from THE PEOPLE HE SERVES, then we gotta do what we gotta do.
I mean, he’s in the white pages. The phone book. The place where all our addresses used to be listed before cell phones. That’s not doxxing. That’s just looking someone up. And if that feels creepy, look at his website:
Elected officials addresses are not top-secret info, y'all. They’re really really easy to find.
Let’s do it, fam. Time to inundate with mail
the only accomplishment republicans will have is unknowingly saving the us postal system
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jumpingjacktrash:
people aren’t angry about comey getting fired because he’s a good guy who got dinged by a bad guy. actually he’s one hell of a dirty cop, and people have been pissed at him for a while – notably because he did a big reveal on clinton’s emails during the election, timed to distract from trump’s pussy-grabbing tape, but didn’t reveal that trump’s campaign was also being investigated until after the election. in other words, he did spin control and character assassination work for trump.
so yeah, no, he’s compromised and he deserved to get fired. six months ago.
why are people angry now? well, this very obviously dirty cop was getting off scot free until he investigated trump. and then suddenly the smear job he did on trump’s behalf is worth firing him over.
that’s why it’s such a big deal. trump’s white house is full of hydra goons, and they’re the right wing’s precious babs until they ‘turn traitor’ by trying to fight crime or serve the public. and they’re no longer even trying to hide it.
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jumpingjacktrash:
people aren’t angry about comey getting fired because he’s a good guy who got dinged by a bad guy. actually he’s one hell of a dirty cop, and people have been pissed at him for a while – notably because he did a big reveal on clinton’s emails during the election, timed to distract from trump’s pussy-grabbing tape, but didn’t reveal that trump’s campaign was also being investigated until after the election. in other words, he did spin control and character assassination work for trump.
so yeah, no, he’s compromised and he deserved to get fired. six months ago.
why are people angry now? well, this very obviously dirty cop was getting off scot free until he investigated trump. and then suddenly the smear job he did on trump’s behalf is worth firing him over.
that’s why it’s such a big deal. trump’s white house is full of hydra goons, and they’re the right wing’s precious babs until they ‘turn traitor’ by trying to fight crime or serve the public. and they’re no longer even trying to hide it.
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