It's because of recently dead Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. During his nomination someone dug up the videos he watched as a gotcha to his opinions regarding privacy. Shortly thereafter that information was made explicitly private.
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PoliGAF 2013 |OT1| Never mind, Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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It's because of recently dead Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. During his nomination someone dug up the videos he watched as a gotcha to his opinions regarding privacy. Shortly thereafter that information was made explicitly private.
speculawyer
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LOL, that hipster-looking douchebag Kibbe got thrown under the bus.
But seriously . . . I have said this many times. Any Libertarian type of movement will eat itself eventually. If your guiding philosophies are 'Greed is good' and 'Every person for themselves' then WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN?!?!
Of course he abused his power for his own gain. THAT IS WHAT HE IS SUPPOSED TO DO.
Edit: Wait . . . they put Kibbe back in charge after the ethical violation was exposed? They just don't give a fuck. I guess they appreciate corruption because that seems to be their goal: Keep Washington operating in a corrupt manner wherein politicians do the bidding of the wealthy donors.
speculawyer
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My Ramirez post for today:
I really wish you would not post this shit. All they do is piss me off. And man, what a fucking easy job that guy has. Just take the talking points of a conservative and draw them in cartoon form. This one is the NRA's back-fire of a press statement blaming videogames and that hollywood media for the killings.
speculawyer
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ok so lets talk about something substantial then. There are "inside beltway rumors" that Hagel may be out as SoD with the backlash as well. This would be two floated candidates where Obama pussied out on because of special interest pressure.
I don't want to go on a rant about PD's Obama being the real Obama after seeing some signs of leadership during the fiscal cliff debate, but its not shining a good light on him at all
I don't want to go on a rant about PD's Obama being the real Obama after seeing some signs of leadership during the fiscal cliff debate, but its not shining a good light on him at all
After relenting on Rice they smell blood. They're go hard on anyone he floats now for that position because they just want to grab onto anything they can to piss in the country's cheerios.
What Obama should do now is just starting endlessly nominating Republicans and watch the party dirty up any potential presidential candidates for 2016.
speculawyer
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If he actually buckles because of pressure, that is fucking pathetic and he's a milquetoast weasel.
How about pull Hagel and nominate Dennis Kucinich. I don't even like Kucinich but just do something to push back.
Pulling Hagel will change my opinion more then him pulling Rice. The backlash from Hagel is mainly due to his actual stance on Israel, which I think is something that needs attention. Israel needs some hard truth the next 4 years and relenting to the pro israel lobby isn't the way to do that
PhoenixDark
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A better idea would be to float three names for major positions to make it harder for the media to crucify one and then claim a scalp if the person isn't nominated. Hagel is the only presumed candidate right now and is getting focus fired. Nor has Obama rushed to his defense as he did with Rice. In short they need to do a better job of deflecting the aim of critics: float more candidates and don't let the media focus on one.
Hagel was vetted, the WH knew about his Israel and gay bashing. I really don't understand why they had no plan to defend him and instead apparently let him die on a hill. I'm not saying Obama should have defended him, the WH should have controlled the leak better. Why not give a reporter an exclusive "unnamed adviser" quote saying Hagel and two other people are in contention, perhaps including a woman.
And yes this is the real Obama, just as the one who offered social security cuts out of nowhere is the real Obama.
Hagel was vetted, the WH knew about his Israel and gay bashing. I really don't understand why they had no plan to defend him and instead apparently let him die on a hill. I'm not saying Obama should have defended him, the WH should have controlled the leak better. Why not give a reporter an exclusive "unnamed adviser" quote saying Hagel and two other people are in contention, perhaps including a woman.
And yes this is the real Obama, just as the one who offered social security cuts out of nowhere is the real Obama.
el retorno
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http://www.salon.com/2012/12/26/did_david_gregory_break_gun_control_law_on_meet_the_press/
David Gregory might have broken DC's gun laws last sunday.
David Gregory might have broken DC's gun laws last sunday.
Amendment Fight!
First vs. Second
Also, Obama going back to Washington by hisself
http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/12/26/obama-goes-back-to-work-but-whos-joining-him/
el retorno
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Why isn't michelle coming too? Is their marriage crumbling?
RustyNails
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No one could have foreseen Republicans eating their own. Hagel was a solid establishment Republican.
But who knows. Maybe Obama is pouring salt on the already wounded GOP by nominating someone from their party yet will still cause friction within.
Amendment Fight!
First vs. Second
Also, Obama going back to Washington by hisself
http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/12/26/obama-goes-back-to-work-but-whos-joining-him/
He looks like he's crying out for help. Someone help him!
TacticalFox88
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Dat 11-dimensional chess
el retorno
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David won't host MTP this sunday. Conspiracy theorists are all over twitter
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media...ll-not-host-this-sundays-meet-the-152814.html
Leak really big war hawks (nutjobs) and watch them find something wrong with them.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media...ll-not-host-this-sundays-meet-the-152814.html
Leak really big war hawks (nutjobs) and watch them find something wrong with them.
Can't blame everyone for wondering after the whole gun thing last week. Anyone have a youtube of it?
el retorno
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http://video.msnbc.msn.com/meet-the-press/50283353
I think its in there
Edit: its here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Dr8QKGdXs
If he was sure they'd beat on anyone, you could get some really hilarious results doing that.
Media: The White House has floated Paul Ryan as secretary of Defense, and John Boehner as Secretary of State.
Republican party: WTF!?
But really, leaking nothing but republicans could be interesting. He could point to it as obstruction to him specifically. "Hey, I'm nominating Republicans, and they're still blocking me. Do you guys see what they're doing to me?" But it's kind of a shitty thing to do if he really is floating names to get the Republicans to strategically attack them.
Yeah, it's at 9:40 mark.
Couldn't it have just been a prop?
I mean, it's probably not since they got in touch with the police first. Bunch of dolts.
el retorno
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Yea they asked the police if it was OK, they said no, David said ok we'll still do it.
https://twitter.com/MeetTheFugitive
Oh god, this could be good.
SouthernDragon
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It was for education purposes and had absolutely no chance of actually being used to harm anyone in any way.
What the fuck, why is this a problem.
What the fuck, why is this a problem.
LegendofJoe
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It's not a big problem, but Gregory did break the law.
The Librarian
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Rocket Scientist
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Well, that was stupid. Just get a prop sheesh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Dr8QKGdXs
NRA guy: "You can't legislate morality"
The NRA fired their legal team because their legal team King & Spalding because they no longer wanted to defend DOMA in court.
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edit: a piece of the letter they sent to K&S when they fired them, if anyone had any doubts
NRA guy: "You can't legislate morality"
The NRA fired their legal team because their legal team King & Spalding because they no longer wanted to defend DOMA in court.
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edit: a piece of the letter they sent to K&S when they fired them, if anyone had any doubts
NRA Letter said:
"legislation work on the law abiding, it doesn't work on criminals".
Also, I'm not sure he understand what "legislating morality" means.
p.s.
Yeah, I'm guessing he's just fanning the culture wars flames at this point, it's good for the business he's in, but still, that level of stupidity can be infuriating even when it's not 100% honest.
adamsappel
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How can the police say it's "not permissible" to show something on air? It's certainly illegal to possess within DC city limits, but why do you need to ask police permission to broadcast it?
By showing it, you're in possession of it.
Because if you use common sense and follow the spirit of the law then the barbarians win or something.
As Sam Waterston told me in pretty much every episode of Law and Order - without a strict adherence to the smallest insignificant letter of every law, we'll have anarchy.
ANARCHY I TELL YOU!
It's what you get when you let lawyers run your country.
polyh3dron
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Showing that you have it on TV is proof that you're in possession of it.
And yeah it's kind of funny that law enforcement proved LaPierre's point, lol
empty vessel
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This is an argument against law itself.
Alternatively stated, Wayne LaPierre supports the repeal of all laws prohibiting rape.
He went back to washington while no one is there to see what other freedoms he can take.
And logic.
AstroNut325
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I apologize for asking this because I just do not have sufficient time these days to keep up with politics. I only have one question... is it now certain we are going "over the fiscal cliff" in a few days?
DragonSworne
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Because following the law to the letter is dumb. The spirit of the law does not prevent this circumstance.
Otherwise cops would be breaking the law if they found high capacity magazines.
No.
Also, it's possible that the cuts\tax increases will be enacted only to be repealed a few days later, which will have negligible effect on the economy (the stock market might freak out, but for real, fuck the stock market).
It's still fucking stupid thing to do after they asked the police, I mean, it's not like this prop even help understand the subject at hand.
My relatives will still pretend that he abandoned the country to have fun in Hawaii.
cartoon_soldier
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One crisis to another. The cycle continues.
This is such a cynical and shortsighted view in my opinion. What about pre-empting tragedy through apprehension and prosecution rather than assuming a law is at best a deterrent?
Am I wrong in thinking there are multiple states where you can probably turn up to a school, Little League game, mall, protest, and/or church with an assault weapon and high capacity magazine? I seem to recall a conservative turning up to an Obama rally in 2008 brandishing an assault rifle and the best they could do is politely ask him to leave. Should the police need to wait until somebody opens fire in such a situation before they can do anything?
Dominican Power
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http://www.naturalnews.com/038459_gun_grabbers_control_Second_Amendment.html
Who wants a nice laugh?
Who wants a nice laugh?
Dominican Power
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I couldn't make it through the whole thing.
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