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This is not amusing, losing faith in humanity.
Who did that wake up and make pay attention? Surely not a majority of Americans.I don't think Obama is achieving what he thinks he is by rolling over for Trump with this "smooth" transition. The right doesn't respect it, and neither does the left.
And I don't care about his favorability. This election has been a referendum on the data and how we traditionally interpret it. I've never seen so much apathy toward Obama as I have in the last few months. People think he's a good person, but a terrible leader. And I'm starting to agree.
People forget (thanks to the Rachel Maddow show for pointing it out last night) that the most inspirational thing Democrats did this year was not nominating Hillary Clinton. It wasn't Obama's "steadiness" or duty to his office. It wasn't the Democrats' foolhardy respect for the "norms" of government, their penchant for turning the other cheek to receive another beating.
No, the most inspirational thing Democrats did, the thing that really woke people up and got people paying attention, was this:
All because fucking white people got mad they were called racists. Tell me this, when's the last time someone got mad for being called something they aren't? Hint: never.
All because fucking white people got mad they were called racists. Tell me this, when's the last time someone got mad for being called something they aren't? Hint: never.
All because fucking white people got mad they were called racists. Tell me this, when's the last time someone got mad for being called something they aren't? Hint: never.
It's too bad his own beliefs are still terrible.
You really think people don't get mad at false accusations and insults?
Shocked and amazed by Kerry's Israel comments. This is a huge shift.
True story, I accidentally went to the fist page of this thread and read this post and didn't think twice that it wasn't from today.I'm not convinced he even realizes his entire life is no longer in his control and is now 100% public.
Tweets like that don't appear to paint a picture of a man who even realizes the election is over.
Shocked and amazed by Kerry's Israel comments. This is a huge shift.
Too bad it came in the lame duck "let's finally do it because there is no way to punish us further at this point" rather than previously when morally everything else was the same but they didn't want to face the consequences.Really not mincing words here. Definitely a hell of a change.
John Harwood ‏@JohnJHarwood 56m56 minutes ago
on Trump tweets attacking Obama, WH @PressSec responds: "We've been ignoring these tweets for a year - why would we start responding now?"
No, the most inspirational thing Democrats did, the thing that really woke people up and got people paying attention, was this:
The GOP obviously remembers and feels it was effective because they're going to prevent it from happening againNobody knows or remembers that.
A South Carolina lawmaker known for his support for the Second Amendment and Confederate flag was released from jail on Tuesday after allegedly beating and pointing a gun at his wife, the Charleston Post and Courier reported.
The Aiken County Sheriffs Office charged Rep. Chris Corley (R) with first-degree domestic violence and pointing and presenting a firearm for the Monday incident, according to the Post and Courier. The newspaper reported that Corley was released after posting $20,000 bail on the condition that he have no contact with his wife or be in possession of a firearm.
According to an incident report obtained by the Post and Courier, Corleys wife told police that he punched her in the face repeatedly in front of two children, aged 2 and 8, after he had been caught cheating. She alleged that he only stopped hitting her when the children began screaming and he saw blood coming from her head. Corley then allegedly retrieved a handgun from a vehicle outside, pointed it at her, and said he was going to kill himself before going into a bedroom, according to his wife.
It's too bad his own beliefs are still terrible.
Like taking on alt-right racists?
That's terrible...
At this point, McMullin is doing more to get minority voters to support him than Bernie "Fuck Identity Politics" Sanders.
Israel is putting all its chips on an unpopular, untested president with no knowledge of the region and a history of breaking his promises.
I don't think Bibi has got what it takes to have a good relationship with Trump.
It would require sucking up to him but I think Bibi is probably the only person with a larger, more sensitive ego than the Idiot-elect.
Second Bibi crosses Trump he'll throw him and israel off the train.
Like taking on alt-right racists?
That's terrible...
At this point, McMullin is doing more to get minority voters to support him than Bernie "Fuck Identity Politics" Sanders.
Bibi is really taking some ridiculous risks right now.
https://twitter.com/glcarlstrom/status/813334950799953920
I mean seriously, Trump wouldn't actually sell out Israel if he got a good deal from some country?
See my tag.
When 92% of black voters don’t support the Republican nominee, but the KKK does, there’s a problem. Let’s deal with it and move forward. https://t.co/tzaFkMdTO7 — Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) December 27, 2016
AMY GOODMAN: And who do you think he represents?
SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: That’s a good question, and I don’t know that I can give you a definitive answer, but this is what I think. For a start, in terms of the campaign, what he did is, as I indicated in my remarks, he touched a nerve. And it would be wrong to deny that. There are some people who think that everybody who voted for Donald Trump is a racist, a sexist or a homophobe or a xenophobe. I don’t believe that. Are those people in his camp? Absolutely. But it would be a tragic mistake to believe that everybody who voted for Donald Trump is a "deplorable." They’re not. These are people who are disgusted, and they are angry at the establishment. And the Democratic Party has not been clear enough, in my view, about telling those people, whether they are white, whether they are black, Latino, Asian American or whatever, women, gay, whatever, that we are on their side. And too often what we look at is identity. You’re a woman. Well, that’s good, but we need more women in the political process. We need more African Americans in the political process, more Latinos. No question about that. But we need people who will have the guts to stand up to the billionaire class and corporate America and fight for working families.
Of course he would. The only allegiances Trump has are to himself and maybe his kids.
Nobody knows or remembers that.
Some say his son-in-law is largely running the show though, and he's unlikely to turn on Israel.
What is he, the Stig? "Some say that his voice can only be heard by cats, and that he has two sets of knees..."
I seriously doubt anyone could stand between Trump and "making a deal."
What is he, the Stig? "Some say that his voice can only be heard by cats, and that he has two sets of knees..."
I seriously doubt anyone could stand between Trump and "making a deal."
It's true though.
as compared with:
Which one do you think will play better in an appeal?
Turkey-US relations are also gonna be super fun also considering that Erdogan's ego might be bigger and more sensitive than both Bibi and Trump.
More to the point, he'll be the President. The buck stops with him. If he says jump, his advisors have two options: resign, or "how high?" His son-in-law could theoretically be calling the day-to-day shots, but if Trump picks a direction, that is the direction his administration will have to follow.
It has nothing to do with you.....
Trump suppose to announce a big economic policy or something in 45 minutes or so i think. Wonder what it is.
Where was this announced?
Its almost as if... consumer confidence has been something that has been steadily building over the last 8 years of hard work to recover from the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression. Nah!It has nothing to do with you.....
Its almost as if... consumer confidence has been something that has been steadily building over the last 8 years of hard work to recover from the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression. Nah!
Sure it looks gangster at 3 months. Context be damned!Not disagreeing but if you just look at 2016, or even 15-16 you will see that post election there's a spike. And that's the other way to present this data which is favorable to his point. It's exactly the type of chart tomfoolery Daily Show would have highlighted.
Bernie's sounds better to be quite honest. You are just perpetuating the type of liberal echo-chamber that let Trump win, by refusing to understand the issues that people face and going "lul they are all racist fuck em". Not that their aren't "deplorable" in Trump's camp, but many can be reasoned with, in fact many lifelong Democrats switched to Trump. What do you say about that?
Bernie's right, and as Joe Biden said- "you can't eat equality". People need their basic physiological needs met first, which for many people Trump would provide/maintain. In a way, I can sympathize- growing up in a lower-middle class household, my parents first and foremost decision at the voting booth was living under a government that would ensure they could keep their jobs and ensure that we (the kids) could go to school, eat etc. I imagine this is the case for most people.
Sure it looks gangster at 3 months. Context be damned!