American Politics Thread 2014

my favorite zelda puzzle xp

really, libs deserving Perrin tweets over this penny-ante NJ shit

no one deserves perrin tweets; they're inhumane

It does seem pretty silly in the scope of things, which is why I've only vaguely been paying attention (the most I learned about it came from that Maddow segment, and the worst thing from that seemed to be not renominating that judge).

starting to feel like we deserve a president chris traffic-jam christie for how disgusting/uncompassionate we are as a public tbh

^^^ how neo cons are born

lol if you think libs are the ones reveling in this

despite the growing gap between the riches and the poors, the sophisticates among us are conducting longterm stealth games that'll all work, don't worry

it seems very unlikely that somethings not gonna come out show christie knew something about this before yesterday

don't know why you'd say this christie is true-blue just watch his thursday press-conference he was authentic, transparent, unscripted and sincere

Authentic, transparent, unscripted and sincere. Very powerful.

― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)

wait, are you serious?

traffic-jam is standing up for what is best in america, sticking it to the libs, beating them at their press conference gotcha games

wait, are you serious?

― Daniel, Esq 2, F

One of the most fascinating, indeed riveting two hours in recent American political history.

i can't even believe how insincere his tone of voice was, for two solid hours! that's impressive

libs AND righty morons who think Christie's a 'moderate' are reveling in this, yes

it's a union of the nation's two most robotic demos, let's sing Kumbaya

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j0e, yr kinda repeating yrself, just like Obama

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One of the most fascinating, indeed riveting two hours in recent American political history.

― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, January 10, 2014

are you serious?!? i think you might be serious!

Hugh Hewitt and I have timed our statements.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BHuI0E2nHfM/URGdUhSSdAI/AAAAAAAApbg/TooKrt9jPTM/s1600/Chris_Christie_Corpulent_Clown.jpg

is there an echo in here

xp

fucking bridges, how do they work

this is traffic-jam's reverend wright moment, mark my word, libs

j0e, yr kinda repeating yrself, just like Obama

okay this did make me lol

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harsh

lol liberal clown shops are so much more competent than conservative ones

their skills are more comparable when it comes to fixing climate change

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is that gif from one of those awful Batman movies? i know u luv em

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lol

Did that little ball exist pre Obama?

you must have seen the movies, morbs, to think they're awful. or are you one of those people who harbours irrational hatreds of movies you've not seen?

I'd rather drink stump water than Obama water. Tell the government to stay out!

http://wvmetronews.com/2014/01/09/good-water-distribution-sites-established/

A NJ friend posted this on FB, saying "In Jersey, real estate development is the most frequent destination when you "follow the money.""

http://www.msnbc.com/up/watch/important-new-developments-in-bridgegate-114674243672

meaning what? i've seen this theory today (e.g., that the bridge traffic fiasco was somehow related to ft. lee being about to secure a 1b development project), but i haven't seen any reason why christie or his team would want to jeopardize it. it might make sense if christie hoped for another nj town to get the project, and he was using his office to try and influence the developers' decision. but if the pressure would simply kill the project, or cause the developers to look outside of nj to build the facilities, it would make little sense for christie to cause the traffic jams. maybe you can say christie didn't care whether the project helped or hurt nj, but normally people act in their own self-interest, and having a 1b project jolt nj's economy would be good for christie, even if it benefited a town or mayor christie didn't especially like.

maybe Christie had some friends willing to redevelop that site if the current project was scuttled

that's certainly possible. i'm just saying that, for someone who's been understanding this scandal through a "chrisite's dirty" lens, this new scenario is hard to process (at the moment).

in more mundane inside the beltway news:

http://thehill.com/news/senate/195144-senate-dems-plead-with-obama-to-abandon-social-security-cut

The December enrollment surge for the Affordable Care Act that the Obama administration long predicted -- and desperately needed -- has come to fruition.

As of Dec. 28, 2.2 million Americans have enrolled in private health coverage, according to new data released Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. More than 1.8 million of them signed up in December alone, a huge spike that has gotten the law closer to its original goals than most would have thought possible after HealthCare.gov's disastrous rollout in October.

The administration's original projection was 3.3 million enrollments in private health insurance by the end of 2013, so Obamacare isn't quite back on track yet. But considering the combined total in October and November was less than the administration had targeted for just the month of October, it's much closer to the mark.

nobody gives a fuck about the Christie bridge story
http://www.people-press.org/2014/01/13/christie-story-attracts-little-public-interest/

The weather, however, continues to fascinate.

not true i give a fuck

also its prob not over

and the presidential race hasnt started yet

yeah it was also cold as fuck across 2/3ds of the entire country

It's exciting to think that this will be linchpin issue in two years but it won't be

dandydonweiner, clairvoyant

it's not a very sexy story

Christie is not a very sexy man.