I didnt watch her segment but Chris Steele coming out of hiding honestly is one of the biggest head scratchers right now. I mean Russians literally kill people like him. He is openly returning to his prior work. He compiled one of the most bombshell things ever created. I dont get what the fuck is happening. Is he gonna be surrounded by some form of heavy security at all times or something? Did he already unload all his evidence to brits or something?
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PoliGAF 2017 |OT2| Well, maybe McMaster isn't a traitor.
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I didnt watch her segment but Chris Steele coming out of hiding honestly is one of the biggest head scratchers right now. I mean Russians literally kill people like him. He is openly returning to his prior work. He compiled one of the most bombshell things ever created. I dont get what the fuck is happening. Is he gonna be surrounded by some form of heavy security at all times or something? Did he already unload all his evidence to brits or something?
probably the last thing
Influence of the media during the Election Season and how the Left vs. Right consume media
Yeah I don't get it either but I guess we will see how this plays out.
Left and Right both like partisan sources but Left will diversify their diet with more mainstream and centrist sources while Right tends to stay in conservative bubble. Breitbart played a HUGE role in driving coverage and conversation during the Election. Trump's "policies" also tended to get mover coverage compared to Clinton policies even amid all the scandals
Yeah I don't get it either but I guess we will see how this plays out.
I mean, that would like be his actual protection right? As soon as he safely offloaded his shit to officials there is no reason to kill him. At least, i pray to the atheist god that is true.
They've become the party of no. I think they're going to say no to this because it's a lot easier than owning your decisions.
He's like L in Death Note and he's trying to draw out the FSB. The moment he dies, the real trove will be automatically sent out.
Methinks he's trying to provoke a reaction of some sort.
It's one thing to come out of hiding an quietly go back to work. It's another to announce it to the world.
Bam Bam Baklava
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If he's killed it's the most obvious way of signaling that the dossier was real. That's why they won't go near him.
I mean, if that is understood to be the truth, which makes sense, then he also shouldnt have fear to reveal more background on his evidence.
Bonen no Max'd
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I didn't see this get posted, but the candidates for the MT-AL special election have been nominated.
GOP: Greg Giaforte, nominee for governor last year, businessman with ties to Focus on the Family and the Heritage Foundation, seems pretty conservative
Democrats: Rob Quist, banjo musician (lol) who was appointed by Scweitzer as member of the Montana Arts Council, supports Medicare-For-All, opposes privatizing federal land (oh man I gave this talking point a lot last year when canvassing), and military intervention/regime change. Seems pretty left for someone out of Montana, probably trying to bank on just getting the Dem strongholds like Missoula to turn out in big numbers. I might try to phonebank for him if I have time.
One positive thing I can think of here is that Gianforte already lost with Trump on the ballot. I realize state and national elections are different but they're not running some high-tier candidate.
GOP: Greg Giaforte, nominee for governor last year, businessman with ties to Focus on the Family and the Heritage Foundation, seems pretty conservative
Democrats: Rob Quist, banjo musician (lol) who was appointed by Scweitzer as member of the Montana Arts Council, supports Medicare-For-All, opposes privatizing federal land (oh man I gave this talking point a lot last year when canvassing), and military intervention/regime change. Seems pretty left for someone out of Montana, probably trying to bank on just getting the Dem strongholds like Missoula to turn out in big numbers. I might try to phonebank for him if I have time.
One positive thing I can think of here is that Gianforte already lost with Trump on the ballot. I realize state and national elections are different but they're not running some high-tier candidate.
Aaron Strife
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Montana is weird because the liberalness of a politician doesn't seem to be an albatross as long as they're right enough on coal or whatever (Schweitzer was fairly liberal and brash, and he was very popular).
But we've fared poorly in House races so who knows. Would be nice to make this one competitive, I imagine winning GA-6 would give Quist a jolt from Democrats looking at winning another House seat.
Edit: MT-AL goes before GA-6. Flip that, then.
Bonen no Max'd
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wow look at this dudebro communist
GA-6 is 4/18, MT-AL is 5/25.
That said, winning both of these would be a pretty good argument for the 50 state strategy.
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Maddow's story on the Azerbaijan thing is pretty solid, and this is just one, you know there's more.
More Conan:
Trump Talks To Obama About His Wiretap Claim
More Conan:
Trump Talks To Obama About His Wiretap Claim
whyamihere
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I have to apologize, I actually did totally misread that Vox article.
Dubbedinenglish
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RobQuist should be pronounced as one word.
JesseEwiak
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Privatizing federal lands is really one of those planks that appeal to think tankers who have never been in a National Park in their life, hardcore libertarians, and rich people who will make money off it.
Bonen no Max'd
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It wasn't enough to get Dan Schmidt those extra 150 votes to keep his state senate seat though!
someday I'll get over this, probably after helping with a successful campaign
Aaron Strife
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GA-6 will likely go to a runoff though which is scheduled for 6/20.
Bonen no Max'd
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If we don't get a majority in the first round isn't it pretty unlikely that we'll win the seat?
Aaron Strife
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It's even less likely we'd get a majority in the first round because there are several Democrats running in addition to Ossoff.
Bonen no Max'd
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Oh, for some reason I thought we cleared the way to run only him in the jungle election. Here's to hoping we get some Quistmentum for that race.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Give it a week. I have friends that are starting to believe this sadly.
neurosisxeno
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Ah yes, leaking the DNC emails and Podesta's secret risotto recipe was all just a plot by the CIA to help "Crooked Hillary" and the Republicans win the election!
Wait a second, it says here that "Donald Trump" was in fact the "Republican" candidate - I must have gotten a few of my cue cards out of order, because otherwise this would make absolutely no sense.
If anyone buys into this narrative I question at the very least their attention span.
Wait a second, it says here that "Donald Trump" was in fact the "Republican" candidate - I must have gotten a few of my cue cards out of order, because otherwise this would make absolutely no sense.
If anyone buys into this narrative I question at the very least their attention span.
Pure coincidence.
Oh hey, Wikileaks leaked the CIA doing doubias things, let's all look at that.
aspiegamer
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The Russia-heavy posting in the thread about dead Trump connections with Russia is... interesting.
Mobius and pet octopus
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From what I hear about the health care bill, it's not good. It punishes people from having gaps in coverage. Which basically fucks me since I have a gap in my coverage.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Mia Love is doing a townhall Saturday as I guess the GOP wants her to be the first person sacrificed to angry people after the health care bill announcement.
*horror movie trope*
black person always dies first bruh
ItWasMeantToBe19
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The NRA spent weeks screaming at Utah Republicans to get them to protect the 2nd amendment rights of... domestic abusers.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/5001168-155/gehrke-nra-went-too-far-opposing
Even Utah Republicans were fucking freaked out by these sick people and the NRA didn't get their way.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/5001168-155/gehrke-nra-went-too-far-opposing
Even Utah Republicans were fucking freaked out by these sick people and the NRA didn't get their way.
I honestly don't think it'll get to Trump, but if it does the Dems are going to have a field-day with the pictures of him signing it. You couldn't ask for better GOTV material than photos of Trump signing something that will rip health-care and benefits away from the poor, whilst giving the rich tax cuts. Side-by-side pictures of the signing and death-bed scenes will stop people in their tracks. And those Obama/Trump voters who didn't realise Obamacare was the ACA, and voted for Trump? Ripe for the Dems to come in and say "We'll help you".
UberTag
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Seems a little unnecessary, too.
I mean, duh, of course it's a conspiracy theory. Nobody here is in the intelligence community.
Connecting the dots to form a theory is all we're privy to.
So why the need to post several dozen messages to articulate "this is a conspiracy theory, you're indulging in hypotheticals, you have no proof, there are five lights"?
Aaron Strife
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Trump would sign literally anything that claimed to repeal Obamacare, even if all it did was change the title of the law to Trump Is The Best Care Act.
He has no vision or ideology other than making himself look good. He promised to come up with something even better than Obamacare and then pushed it on the nerds to figure out what that would be.
Not to say that Obama (or other presidents who attempted healthcare reform, like Clinton or Nixon) wrote the ACA or even his campaign proposal version of it by himself. Obviously that was done with the guidance of policy experts and other legislators, but the point is Obama had an idea of what he wanted, what compromises were acceptable, etc. Trump doesn't have that because he's a moron and he doesn't care.
This is probably actually good because without a leader to rally behind, the GOP has nothing. Who's going to fall on their sword for Paul Ryan?
neurosisxeno
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BBC World News is trashing Trump hard on his stance/statements on Israel/Palestine. Pointing out that he has given 1 real statement on the issue and given a single statement that basically makes it sound like he doesn't understand the issue and worse doesn't give a shit.
thehypocrite
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I listen to Econtalk.
excelsiorlef
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So USA Today is just wholesale using Breitbart as sources for articles... Good times.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ama-also-referred-slaves-immigrants/98875122/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ama-also-referred-slaves-immigrants/98875122/
Aaron Strife
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Bullock for prez?
He needs to run for Senate in 2020, though I wonder now if he does have presidential aspirations.
Cesare Borgia
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The Freedom Caucus is demanding full repeal including an immediate end of the Medicaid expansion. They're also opposed to the tax credits. Basically there is no conceivable bill that they will support which can be passed in the senate.
Poodlestrike
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About time. They should make it a priority to get grassroots types there as well, fly 'em out if need be.
Yeah - not only would it show a willingness to get the grassroots involved, but it would start to sow the seeds of a wider Democratic grassroots movement. Fly in enthusiastic supporters, activists and leaders from a range of key states, get them networking at the conference, show them they'll have the support when they need it, send them home and let them spring into life.
Poodlestrike
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Yup yup yup. Have some training sessions there as well as a lot of networking opportunities. If all this thing is is a platform for already prominent Dems to give speeches it'll be a huge missed opportunity.
Carpe Libertatem
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This is a new right-wing talking point and the mainstream media is falling for it. Jake Tapper tweeted about it last night too
Anything to perpetuate "both sides" I guess
excelsiorlef
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Tapper also defended the IPhone comment...
Also did you read the tweet chain?
Someone says it's a different context and all Tapper says is Wrong. Like that's the level of intellectual analysis CNN guys do.. They're fucking cowards and Trump isn't going to love them and let them into the Cool Kids clubhouse now matter how much they say see we're mean to the left too.
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