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PoliGAF 2017 |OT4| The leaks are coming from inside the white house
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Bonen no Max'd
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oh it looks like I may have slightly exaggerated Cover All Kids, it's only for kids under 300% of the poverty line
it's still good obviously, especially for covering undocumented kids, and I'm not sure if there's much if any of the population with income too high to qualify without having insurance
it's still good obviously, especially for covering undocumented kids, and I'm not sure if there's much if any of the population with income too high to qualify without having insurance
whyamihere
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This is definitely an underage kid but the age of consent in Croatia is 15 and also it's creepy regardless unless you're a moderate darling I guess.
whyamihere
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whyamihere
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eBay Huckster
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the Cover Most Kids Act isn't quite as catchy
Maiden Voyage
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This is definitely an underage kid but the age of consent in Croatia is 15 and also it's creepy regardless unless you're a moderate darling I guess.
That one is definitely creepy.
I'm pro small government, at least for the area I live in. I understand that governing styles needs to change if the populace is bigger. For the town I live in, we don't need a city transit, for example.
https://twitter.com/dylanlscott/status/884920889627860992
asked trusted source if theres a secret Senate strategy to pass health bill:
"Nope we are flying the plane into the ground at full speed."
asked trusted source if theres a secret Senate strategy to pass health bill:
"Nope we are flying the plane into the ground at full speed."
whyamihere
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That's not what moderate darlings do.
Autodidact
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Right. You talk about being bipartisan but stop just short of actually being bipartisan.
They've played this game successfully for years and have no desire to give it away.
Bonen no Max'd
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You will once the Anti-Car Party takes over your local government and uh, bans cars.
(This is why the prospect of them getting passed the ball is funny!)
Maiden Voyage
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Our towns are all 30 miles from each other. Literally no one here would vote for an anti-car party.
eBay Huckster
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when i'm a billionaire i'm gonna fund the moves of 1 million people into maiden voyage's state specifically so they can vote the anti-car party into power
Autodidact
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And wooooosh goes the joke.
Maiden Voyage
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First you'll have to find me.
I will admit, I do not see the joke.
eBay Huckster
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i'll fund moves into every state, i don't give a fuck
somehow this will still be a better use of my money than half the shit billionaires actually do
Lurk more.
(though if you had done that in the first place, you wouldn't have made an ass of yourself.)
Autodidact
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We need to stop being anti-car or we might alienate all those hard-working truck drivers who might come into this thread, not get the joke, and then vote Republican. Our messaging is not on axle.
Maiden Voyage
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Honestly, the only reason I am posting this much is because I am on medical leave. I did not realize I was so out of the loop on Poligaf. I feel like I spend too much time reading it.
I actually enjoy that my state population is low. We have like no crime rate. It's awesome.
Maiden Voyage
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I still am missing the joke. Anyone care to explain?
eBay Huckster
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wait, fuck, now i can narrow down what state you live in, and frankly i don't want to inflict a million extra people on any of those
unless it's wyoming, in which case blame dick cheney because i'm throwing two million in there
Maiden Voyage
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A more pertinent analogy to the state of things would be "both sides of car politics are bad, so I'm rolling coal"
Even better!
Wait the moderate darling in-joke and anti-car meme actually fueled this?
"Moderate darling" is meant as a joke because the person isn't actually moderate or a darling. Darling is also used in other contexts on PoliGAF as a joke, as is "liberal icon" which I don't believe has enraged any liberals when used in this way. Because, again, it's a joke because the person isn't really that liberal or an icon.
In short, this is a safe space, and it's not actually a shot at moderates when this phrase is used, it's the idea that the person is framing himself or herself as a moderate when he or she is not. Thus the joke is born.
PoliGAF has plenty of left-leaners that would be called "moderate" in terms of how left they go, so it's not like "moderate" is a dirty word or anything in and of itself.
Hope this helped.
Oh, PS, the anti-car meme is just not even worth explaining because it's just a dumb and wonderful random thing.
"Moderate darling" is meant as a joke because the person isn't actually moderate or a darling. Darling is also used in other contexts on PoliGAF as a joke, as is "liberal icon" which I don't believe has enraged any liberals when used in this way. Because, again, it's a joke because the person isn't really that liberal or an icon.
In short, this is a safe space, and it's not actually a shot at moderates when this phrase is used, it's the idea that the person is framing himself or herself as a moderate when he or she is not. Thus the joke is born.
PoliGAF has plenty of left-leaners that would be called "moderate" in terms of how left they go, so it's not like "moderate" is a dirty word or anything in and of itself.
Hope this helped.
Oh, PS, the anti-car meme is just not even worth explaining because it's just a dumb and wonderful random thing.
Maiden Voyage
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A little late but I appreciate the effort.
Edit: I do like that once I let it be known that I lean left, everyone stopped freaking out over me being a moderate.
Aaron Strife
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"Looking back, I would have done things differently, like not admit to a crime"
(This was five minutes ago)
Autodidact
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But Jason Kander is Unemployed Man.
And Tulsi Gabbard is the OG Liberal Icon.
adamsappel
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Can you imagine calling your daughter a piece of ass?
My mother-in-law once told me, "I'm so middle-of-the-road it's not even funny." Then she complained about how veterans get free health care, for life!, said she was glad when MLK was assassinated, and missed her days in the John Birch Society.
Autodidact
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But you met in the middle with her, right?
Maiden Voyage
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Forever ago, when I lived in Cleveland, a Democrat told me she liked it better when there was segregation (she was very old).
Aaron Strife
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I think we're starting to see Heitkamp and (to a lesser extent) Manchin step up their troll game to be the Democrats' "moderate darlings." The difference being they actually do sometimes act on their moderate views, but I don't believe they've been the deciding vote against us on anything substantial. Heitkamp was going to vote for the Manchin-Toomey gun control bill until she found out it was well short of breaking cloture.
whyamihere
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Interesting.
Autodidact
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Oh my god.
The Democratic Party may not be dead in this state after all.
Now I have to pick someone to support in the primary.
Yup. I don't know how genuine Schumer was when he was saying it, but when I think he was right when he said that the GOP was counting on poaching at least some of the 12 Trump D senators for the AHCA and other awful legislation. They very much misread the Trump/Dem relationship (particularly how much the base despises him).
How red were the seats before?
Edit: Nevermind found out what I was looking for. State senate seat 44 was won by the republicans by about 10 points in 2014.House 75 was won by the republicans by 19.12%.
So much to break down with this Jr. news...
My guess is the New York Times has proof that Trump knew of this meeting and they are drawing it out, piece by piece, extending the story one contradiction from the WH after the other. This could be the beginning of the end folks.
Hoping it takes the Senate Health Care bill down with it.
My guess is the New York Times has proof that Trump knew of this meeting and they are drawing it out, piece by piece, extending the story one contradiction from the WH after the other. This could be the beginning of the end folks.
Hoping it takes the Senate Health Care bill down with it.
Finale Fireworker
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A couple of questions after catching up the last few pages:
1. What happened with Amirox? I've been seeing people reference it all over OT. It seems to come up totally unprovoked so it must be a pretty big deal that everyone knows about but me.
2. I am from Maine and it's so interesting how people in the state have viewed Susan Collins and how that perspective has or hasn't changed. She is a household name. Everybody votes for Susan Collins, even Democrats, because she is a "modern moderate." People have been nothing but pleased with her for years and years and years. The R next to her name has never mattered. But suddenly, it does. Now she's not just Susan Collins, she's Susan Collins (R). I have to wonder how this is going to manifest as we get closer to midterms. This isn't a question. Just something I've been thinking about.
3. Why does the Trump admin constantly expect positive press coverage for fuck ups like the trip abroad and their ravenous attempts to destroy the lives of their own voters? Like, with how much they hate the media, do they really think they're going to turn on CNN and get a pat on the back?
1. What happened with Amirox? I've been seeing people reference it all over OT. It seems to come up totally unprovoked so it must be a pretty big deal that everyone knows about but me.
2. I am from Maine and it's so interesting how people in the state have viewed Susan Collins and how that perspective has or hasn't changed. She is a household name. Everybody votes for Susan Collins, even Democrats, because she is a "modern moderate." People have been nothing but pleased with her for years and years and years. The R next to her name has never mattered. But suddenly, it does. Now she's not just Susan Collins, she's Susan Collins (R). I have to wonder how this is going to manifest as we get closer to midterms. This isn't a question. Just something I've been thinking about.
3. Why does the Trump admin constantly expect positive press coverage for fuck ups like the trip abroad and their ravenous attempts to destroy the lives of their own voters? Like, with how much they hate the media, do they really think they're going to turn on CNN and get a pat on the back?
whyamihere
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OK SD-44: 60.68/39.14 ROMENY/OBAMA
OK HD-75: 63.55/36.45 ROMNEY/OBAMA
No Trump/Clinton numbers.
OK HD-75: 63.55/36.45 ROMNEY/OBAMA
No Trump/Clinton numbers.
You're not on the left because white supremacy is not a key issue for you.
I was not referring to the results on the presidential level but state level. I found the last state level results.
Autodidact
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The House seat went 60-40 R back in November, which is pretty typical for Oklahoma's state legislature. Our last two governors' races finished around that mark.
The Senate election was to replace a pedophile, so that may have had something to do with it. However, he only won by 52-42 back in 2014, which means that seat's pretty liberal by this state's standards.
This is definitely an underage kid but the age of consent in Croatia is 15 and also it's creepy regardless unless you're a moderate darling I guess.
whyamihere
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Who is the creepy guy on the right, do I even want to know
You are this thread's good luck charm. Nearly every time you post (maybe 2016 election results being the exception but that was everyone), good things happen.
Maiden Voyage
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1. Arrested for CP. Mods locked the thread because they felt there was nothing further to discuss after Evilore posted.
2. Having an R next to your name is everything for the majority of voters in my state.
3. Trump wants a dictatorship and can't handle criticism.
Do people think that Susan Collins will run for governor in 2018? That would be huge for D chances of retaking the Senate, or at least forcing Pence to make a lot of tiebreakers.
ArkhamFantasy
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Is governor a big step up from senator?
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