They have to ride this one out. Accept whatever results. Any chicanery will make things worse for GOP.It's a no win situation either way, but they've got to purge them at some point if they want to be able to win in the future.
How bout that Katy Perry swimsuit yesterday tho
FYI, don't look it up now if you're at work since you'll probably also see Orlando Bloom's elven codpiece.
How bout that Katy Perry swimsuit yesterday tho
FYI, don't look it up now if you're at work since you'll probably also see Orlando Bloom's elven codpiece.
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Oh my. Intriguing.
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Come on Trumpys down here. Vote for Duke.
That might be the interview from yesterday about how his endorsement isn't a "blank check."
More interestingly is the interview today where he mentions he hasn't spoken to Trump since the RNC.
Adam posted this earlier but nobody commented -- https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/761544914144403456
This ad is AMAZING. Really stark when these bits are pieced together so. Also note how Hillary / team think reminding voters of the email scandal and the DNC hack is less of a negative than what they're showing. Politics!
Gee, I'm so sorry your hopes of bringing white nationalism back to America may not work out.
Because I've ignored your trolling posts calling me a white nationalist/racist/whatever, right. I'll continue to ignore them.
I love that it keeps nagging him. It's like he stepped in dog shit and no matter how much he wipes, the stench won't go away until he decides to toss his shoes.This is an extension of his previous position -- he's always said there would be situations where he would unendorse Trump. He just can't identify one, and nothing that's happened yet, including being a white nationalist and a fascist, being untrustworthy with nuclear weapons, sending Trump volunteers to secretly work for Paul Ryan's primary opponent, etc., is apparently sufficient to cross the line.
In the interview they asked him to identify a situation where he would rescind his endorsement and he wasn't able to come up with one.
I dismissed babygate as silly, but this post stolen from Facebook makes an excellent point:
In talking about Trump and the baby, people seem to be focusing on the idea of "who yells at a baby?" And it is kind of in line with our questions about his temperament to frame this as Trump yelling at a baby.
But he didn't yell at a baby. He yelled at a woman who had a baby.
And more importantly, he didn't just yell at her, he gaslighted her, telling her at first that it was OK that her baby was fussing, and then acting like she was nuts for taking him at his word and should have somehow divined magically that he actually wanted her to leave.
This was an example of three horrible things all wrapped up in one. First, Trump's tendency toward doublespeak, saying one thing, meaning the exact opposite and acting like everyone else is bizarre and ignorant for taking his words at face value. Second, the aforementioned gaslighting, which is an always an abuse tactic, full out.
Third, and this is a little more nuanced, it's a prime example of the insidious way in which parenting forces women, especially, out of public life. When babies aren't welcome somewhere, when babies start crying, it is mothers who are expected to stay home, mothers who are expected to take the baby out, mothers whose lives are interrupted.
It's not "Trump yells at a baby."
It's "Trump uses abusive tactics and reinforces marginalization of women with children by yelling at mother of young baby."
Sometimes brevity is the enemy of an accurate picture of just how bad something is.
Diamond Joe keeps winning.
(((Scott Smith))) ‏@ourmaninchicago 3h3 hours ago
Biden with some lead-by-example advice for bosses everywhere.
(From this month's @esquire)
The Onion NewsHow did Joe Biden earn the "Diamond Joe" nickname?
I wonder how many sleepless nights he's had wishing he would have stuck with his first instinct and declined becoming Speaker.I love that it keeps nagging him. It's like he stepped in dog shit and no matter how much he wipes, the stench won't go away until he decides to toss his shoes.
Because he's one of the good guys.Yeah, I saw the picture. Surprised that he's uncut. Never would have guessed.
The Harambe memes started as some alt-right racist thing, correct?
Diamond Joe keeps winning.
(((Scott Smith))) ‏@ourmaninchicago 3h3 hours ago
Biden with some lead-by-example advice for bosses everywhere.
(From this month's @esquire)
Cmon. He is at least not Heulen, which means there is some self-awareness ergo he's not an alien. Like it or not, 35% of America supports Trump. That's a big chunk. Poligaf cannot become insulated echo chamber. If he's willing to get dogpiled and defend his opinions, let him discuss. Trump wants to ban people of my faith from entering US, and his surrogates said people like me should be thrown in internment camps and "deported", despite holding a US citizenship. What I want to say is that the rhetoric is absolutely acidic and I'm one of the groups that will be at the forefront of Trump's firing squad and making his supporters sit on a donkey and ride them out of town doesn't help me, not the ones who are self aware at least.
Yeah, I saw the picture. Surprised that he's uncut. Never would have guessed.
Because he's one of the good guys.
I don't think so.I've been told I'm nuts for saying this, but isn't the whole pantsuit think really sexist?
Like, women politicians have to "become men" to be taken seriously. Even at formal functions, American women politicians never really wear gowns.
"For a while, the trend was very feminine," said Dana Asher Levine, a personal shopper and stylist who has worked with actress Emma Roberts, producer Shonda Rhimes and producer Michelle King. "Women traded in pants for dresses and skirts ... They were dressing for meeting [Barack] Obama and Michelle. Now theyre dressing for Hillary Clinton and [California Attorney General] Kamala Harris."
"Everything used to be a boyish cut," she continued, referring to the Armani suits of the 1990s and early 2000s. "Suits now, they have a flared leg, and the jackets end at the butt. They are very sexy on."
Levine said, "Its the way women are saying, 'Hillary were ready for you.'"
Si mijo? You telling people not to be thirsty?Um, this is about politics not straight up thirst .Please, let's not get off topic.
Is this how you troll? IDK
Si mijo? You telling people not to be thirsty?
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BREAKING: Clinton 46%, Trump 39% in latest IBD/TIPP Poll http://ow.ly/Mup9302XVBT
In 4-way race: Clinton 39%, Trump 35%, Johnson 12%, Stein 5% (IBD/TIPP Poll)
The Harambe memes started as some alt-right racist thing, correct?
No way.
Harambe is a Twitter meme. After he was killed, Irony Twitter/Weird Twitter elevated him to a martyr figure. They routinely post pictures in his honor, post songs with his name inserted into them, and pay tribute to him in their jokes. Popular joke formats include conspiracies surrounding Harambe's death, posting pictures of Harambe in company of other famous departed figures, and simply lamenting his great loss as something you will never let go.
There is even a Vine or Danny Trejo saying "Dicks out for Harambe."
Harambe is a figure for peace and change, for justice and sacrifice. RIP, beloved ape.
That was a good line.
I've always thought it was a bit in bad taste. I have seen Harambe used in a lot of super racist meme stuff regarding AAs including but not limited to the Leslie Jones harassment on Twitter. When there were the police killings I was seeing lots of stuff about how we had killed the wrong gorilla and shit like that. It makes me uncomfortable seeing you all joke around about it because that is what I associate it with, but I understand not everyone does.
I don't want PoliGAF to be an echo chamber either, but this reminds me a little too much of the argument that Reddit needs to allow racist subreddits because it's important to have a dialogue with their users. It just strikes me as a bit naive to think that trying to have a polite, earnest dialogue is going to make a difference. It's a little different from trying to open a dialogue with McCain or Romney supporters.
Sorry but Jill stein is not getting 5%. Trash poll.
Sorry but Jill stein is not getting 5%. Trash poll.
Jill Stein is trash
Oh my God http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/upshot/presidential-polls-forecast.html?_r=0
They took Pennsylvania out of the interactive model and put Arizona back in in its place.
Simply clicking Florida automatically gives her the win.
The replies though.
But why is NM still there?