It's almost as if Democrats should stop tone policing our candidates out of fear of Republicans finding a scapegoat.
Because they'll find one anyway.
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It's almost as if Democrats should stop tone policing our candidates out of fear of Republicans finding a scapegoat.
Because they'll find one anyway.
It's classic authoritarian behaviour. If it works for them there'll lot's of legislative tries to make media 'more fair'.
Officerrob
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That sound you hear is people at the Justice Department pulling their hair out
Mr.Shrugglesã
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It almost sounds like he think the SC is part of the approval process for his shitty actions?
Freudian slip?
Siri voice to text.
Also, Fox and Friends is like... 80% commercials. They do a 2 minute segment and then 2 - 4 mins of commercials.
Nazgul_Hunter
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Chris Cuomo just had one of the most infuriating debates with Sebastian Gorka. It's gonna make the rounds, I think. His basic message was that we shouldn't listen to Trump's tweets because they're just tweets, not policy. It's amazing how evil that man is.
ShironRedshift
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Eh... I dunno... I hit on this yesterday myself but I have to imagine that even SCOTUS have their limits and stuff like this latest tweet-storm has to be pushing it, even for them.
But of course either way, the bigger question will be whether or not they even grant it writ to begin with. Precisely because the lower courts are all in agreement, and because of the whole headache of whether they should consider Trump's tweets or ignore them and what the right decision actually is, there's a very real chance that SCOTUS just decides that they don't want anything to do with this hot mess and refuses to hear it. At least that's what I'm hoping they will do.
ShironRedshift
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Yeah, I caught a bit of that, having just switched to CNN when it started (for what reason, I don't know, as I was quickly reminded with why this junk isn't worth bothering with). I just changed the channel immediately because Gorka was just constantly talking over Cuomo and not respecting him or letting him get his points/questions in and I can't stand that kind of stuff when anyone does it, especially when all he was saying was nonsense anyway.
Cesare Borgia
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At this point it seems pretty obvious that he's going to outright overrule/ignore the courts if/when there's a terrorist attack on US soil. His lawyers have no doubt told him to stop with the tweets regarding this subject, given what happened in court. He clearly doesn't care because he knows he'll get his way eventually.
Obama and the gay's fault.
neurosisxeno
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That's a bold move Cotton. Oh wait, I meant terrible.
TestOfTide
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I'm still in shock in awe that Maggie Hassan won in New Hampshire yet somehow Chris Sununu beat Colin Van Ostern when literally everyone I met (including conservatives) hated Northern Pass.
Had Van Ostern won he would be pledging to sign on to the agreement as well.
neurosisxeno
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Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
So Trump apparently said the reason he pulled out of the Paris accords is because since scientists can't get the weather report right, this probably isn't, either.
That is the same moronic tripe I hear from backwoods hicks in rural Michigan.
That is the same moronic tripe I hear from backwoods hicks in rural Michigan.
TestOfTide
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But they voted for Maggie Hassan, Hillary Clinton, Annie Kuster, AND Carol Shea-Porter.
I don't understand how the fuck Sununu won.
Joe Shlabotnik
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But if intent is relevant, it's from the context surrounding the policy. That's, like, the definition of intent.
Joe Shlabotnik
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Bannon maybe. Trump doesn't think ahead at all. He's just mad.
ShadowSwordmaster
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Trump is trying to pick a fight with anyone at this point.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
It's gonna be one of those weeks this week.
Actual quote btw
Londoners will see an increased police presence today & over the course of the next few days. There's no reason to be alarmed.
Only consistent policy position his entire life.
ShadowSwordmaster
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I need to buy some beer for this shit.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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I don't even know that it goes THAT deep, he just doesn't give a shit about them, only being right and being praised for being a "decisive leader" because he can think only in the bluntest, most obvious strokes imaginable. He's your racist uncle who imbibed deeply of the "we got attacked because Islam hates our freedom" juice after 9/11 and wonders why anybody has a problem with profiling because it's so obviously the right solution to solving the problem.
cartoon_soldier
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Court has 5 conservatives and these conservatives are going to want to give a Republican President power to control immigration.
Aaron Strife
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At least NH gets a do-over next year.
Btw SCOTUS ruled on NC legislative maps and affirms the lower court decision that found them unconstitutional. However they also punted on the lower court's ruling to have new elections this year, and a separate trial will be held to determine that. If we can get them timed with the November GE...
Macho Madness
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SCOTUS reaffirmed NC districts as a racial gerrymander. But struck down order for special elections.
Gotta distract from the Comey hearing.
Watch him start a war a week before Muller goes public.
Futurevoid
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Macho Madness
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I stand corrected. Still, looking likely 2018 will be the first chance to fix this stuff.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
I honestly see him trying to stop Comey before Thursday. Hopefully the Post and Times have 5 o'clock news all week just to keep it alive.
ShironRedshift
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Democrats should really start hammering home the message now that Trump hasn't so much as nominated a name for a department head of FEMA/NOAA, potentially putting any number of lives at risk during the hurricane season that just started (especially as we never know when the next Katrina could happen and if we're not prepared it could be a repeat of that situation if such a storm appears) and not let him set the narrative that it's them who's blocking his nominations (which they can't fucking do in the first place, since they're the minority party and lack the power). Don't let him win this fight and get his talking points in, not without there even being a fight at least.
...but... it's his executive order. He issued it, not the DOJ.
This is fucking terrifying.
There's no coming back from this, is there? Best case scenario we come out on top in 2018, but the GOP will have normalized threats and acts of violence against the media.
Fucking hell.
Pandora012
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If not this year, we got 3 other years to worry about.
Futurevoid
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Yep, I agree. I should have stated that even though its not technically struck down, it would be extraordinarily difficult to hold special elections in 2017.
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Sounds like he only heard the last 5 words
If he said the word Trump in the first sentence, Trump would have payed attention.
RumbleHumble
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So Trump's getting mad at Khan for getting tougher on terrorism? That's how reading comprehension works, right?
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Honestly think he is just trying to change the news cycle the best he can this week. He does not want Comey to be the news of the week which it clearly will be.
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