US Politics January 2018: "You All Just Got A Lot Richer"

i have to admit i'm curious about how many people who saw the Hawaii alert actually heeded the warning to take shelter. there must not be too many opportunities to see how people respond when they're told by authorities that an incoming missile is real and not a drill.

my question would be where the fuck do u expect me to take shelter

*shriek*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-x5KtE9mg

xpost In a volcano, obviously.

1) You know if Manning won the GOP would make a big deal and refuse to seat her.

2)

And this is how Democrats are negotiating with a historically unpopular president, in a midterm election year, on an issue on which they held an immense amount of leverage just a month ago.

Dems I suspect are kind of screwed here thanks to asshole's scuttling. He basically has backed them into a corner and forced them to compromise for something much shittier or force a shutdown. And the Dems know that is a huge gamble that can go either way, even if it's hung around their necks. And I do I keep hearing them say, oh, the GOP is the party in power, any shutdown would be their fault. But um no, if the GOP remains unified in favor of an unpalatable hardline bill and the Dems don't go for it, it's would be the Dem's fault.

regardless of who is perceived for causing the shutdown, i'm not as confident as i was even a couple years ago that the american public really cares that much about the entire issue. left-leaning voters surely care about it much more than right-leaning people. to the degree that my cynical last breaths are true, that's an advantage for republicans in this negotiation.

republicans control the entire government. whatever 'bad things' happen are their fault. even johnny and brenda redneck get that

i mean do they tho

they don't because no one is called that

jo and joe sixpack

If everyone in the GOP votes for something but they don't get the 5 or whatever Democratic votes they need, that is not the GOPs fault. Dems might be right, but how is that not obstructionism? I mean, I'm cool with a shutdown, but I don't think the Dems will win the messaging game.

if the republicans hold all the cards, they can compromise enough to get votes. if not, that's not the dems' fault

If they have to compromise, then they clearly don't hold all the cards, though...

"we don't have enough of a monopoly on power" / republicans shut down the government how many times under obama and they still can't take responsibility for jack shit

i really am not buying the "someone hit the wrong button" explanation. like I feel like if it was that simple to fuck up this would happen more often.

not that I Think there really was a missile that somehow got diverted, just...weird explanation

Maxine Waters, John Lewis, and Earl Blumenauer, are all boycotting the SOTU

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/democratic-lawmakers-boycotting-trump-state-of-the-union

their loss, they are going to miss the moment when he becomes presidential.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DTXUgpoXkAUQfwD.jpg:large

Our fearless media

@realDonaldTrump last week I told you on phone that I love you like a brother. In that spirit I ask you to apologize for your unfortunate remarks. I’m in hospital getting back surgery My skilled compassionate nurse is from #Kenya She told me how you’d hurt her family’s feelings.

— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) January 13, 2018

and so trump vowed to maintain his silence and to never, ever apologize - until geraldo rivera stepped forward and made a heroic request.

p4reene piece makes it clear that Clintonism is still steering the Dem ship

fuck this shithole country

my fucking Cub Scout troop could've out-negotiated the congressional Dem leaders

Why the hell is Manning running against Cardin?

I'm not sure. She won't win, but maybe she's just trying elevate a message.

Like, Cardin's a decent Senator. I've got no complaints. Go somewhere else and pull that shit.

Utah?

'decent' senators can defend their records, then

Move, bitch

Lol. Damn.

the enemy of the Security State IS my friend

blow everybody's cover everywhere (ie, die, bitches)

hm

Morbs, did you watch I, Tonya or something tonight?

four silent comedy shorts

i've had it with El Spooko's bullshit

is this about Chelsea Manning?

Her beyond awful experiences may or may not make her a good candidate.

She’s not a candidate, she’s a symbol. Glad I don’t live in whatever district she’s running in; that’s gonna be one seriously insufferable campaign. (Yes, I’ll recant if she turns out to be Danica Roem II.)

she's filed for the senate race in MD

Then I know she’s not serious, and I’m all done caring. If she was running for the House I could be convinced she actually wanted to win. But a Senate run is just a grift. She’s no different than Joe Arpaio as far as I’m concerned, just milking a different bunch of suckers.

so many FPs, so little time

She’s no different than Joe Arpaio as far as I’m concerned

http://i11.tinypic.com/53ucxtl.gif

must not be v concerned

My sappy post from earlier made tweeted flesh:

1. I’ve never tweeted before but today felt like a good day to start.

— Gary Lee (@whoisgarylee) January 13, 2018

Also Ronnie Jackson

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-stock-market-won-happy-health-exam-bad-article-1.3751772

vs Woody Johnson

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-london-british-embassy-robert-woody-johnson-battersea-a8157376.html

woody... johnson?

that Gary Lee thing was sweet

The one upside to Chelsea Manning running for office is that it really drives all the transphobic asshats out into the open.

“Inny or outty no inbetweeny,” said the person using the photo of a murder victim to further their political agenda as their profile pic. pic.twitter.com/KPjQKUiJdF

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 14, 2018

hmmmm, a symbol, you mean like the neoliberal cop Letterman just interviewed

This guy?

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_cJ2yAvNHFE/movieposter.jpg

with that belt buckle no wonder Clooney's breathless

republicans control the entire government. whatever 'bad things' happen are their fault. even johnny and brenda redneck get that

― reggie (qualmsley)

wishful thinking sir

Yeah, I still don't get that. If the GOP has a bill they want passed to keep the government open, and they need a few Dem votes, and the Dems refuse to sign on to it in the necessary numbers, then that's totally on the Dems. They just need to own it and be righteous about it to win the message war, like they did with taxes (to some extent), where the GOP got a win that was also a potential loss. Some Dem needs to come right out and say the bill is a piece of shit, we were almost there until these assholes fucked it up, and until they get their shit together we refuse to play ball. They need to stress again and again (if a shutdown looms or hits) that the GOP is being derelict and irresponsible and that as soon as they step up and work together the Dems will move forward with them (whether or not they actually do).

Was thinking about Oprah this morning, and how awesome it would be if instead of focusing on president she instead launched a huge registration and GOTV effort, backed by her money, public appearances, personality push. If she can help further mobilize women and people of color - to register, to vote, to run for office - the country would be better off. And she could still run, if she wanted to.

republicans need democratic votes because of the idiotic 2011 sequester. trump can lower his defense spending request and meet the budget cap. that's not on the democrats

Well, sure. And the GOP could adopt every tenet of the Dem platform and get every single Dem vote. The party in power tries to set the agenda, it's up to the minority party to decide if they want to go along or not.