Political Digression Thread -- Save UP! Move the politically focused stuff here

[Matthew.Brendan]

I left Facebook years ago specifically because of this garbage.

[Nick2]

6 hours ago, Matthew.Brendan said:

I left Facebook years ago specifically because of this garbage.

At least it's mostly staying confined to this section.

[videtur quam contuor]

No one regrets leaving facebook

[Durhamite]

On 9/26/2020 at 5:59 PM, urbanlover568 said:

 

MSNBC Host Has To Help Joe Biden Remember What He’s Talking About

https://youtu.be/KUk_ph-N3Dg

 

 

Yea, old sleepy Joe might forget what he's talking about from time to time.  But the other guy absolutely has no idea what he's talking about, clueless and doesn't care.   Anybody who has followed him for decades and been around 'em long enough knows he's a class A buffoon....and jumps from party to party until he found the right  lie/message (the birther movement) to sucker the clueless right wing Gawd-fearing anti-liberal lemmings.   What a great Hollywood movie if it weren't really happening.

This thing isn't even about GOP vs Dem, or Conservative vs Liberal...even with hard movement the past few decades to both party extremes, the two-sides were still sort of civil and amicable for the good of the country. This is about a fckn con man who has Jim Jones (hijacked) a segment of one our political parties....and no matter how hard moderate GOPs try re-engage the Trumpism-base back into reality, they're only minutes from drinking the poisonous punch.  This dude is about Trumpism and if that means division, lying, cheating,  causing riots, etc....he doesn't care because at the end of the day, he wins...even when loses he claims he wins.  A clown of the highest order.

Edited September 27, 2020 by Durhamite

[urbanlover568]

Biden: "The reason I was able to stay sequestered in my home is because some black women was able to stock the grocery shelf" 

 

 

[Nick2]

1 hour ago, urbanlover568 said:

Biden: "The reason I was able to stay sequestered in my home is because some black women was able to stock the grocery shelf" 

 

 

This has already been proven to be manipulated video. Man some people are gullible. Keep drinking the koolaid buddy.

[urbanlover568]

Just now, Nick2 said:

This has already been proven to be manipulated video. Man some people are gullible. Keep drinking the koolaid buddy.

Source? 

[Nick2]

2 minutes ago, urbanlover568 said:

Source? 

What source do you have for the video besides a radical racist Qanon loon sharing it on Twitter or a radical website that shares more lies than truth? But then again the trump cultists are used to believing the constant blatant lies by their dear leader.

It's fascinating how gullible some people are. 

[urbanlover568]

1 minute ago, Nick2 said:

What source do you have for the video besides a radical racist Qanon loon sharing it on Twitter or a radical website that shares more lies than truth? But then again the trump cultists are used to believing the constant blatant lies by their dear leader.

It's fascinating how gullible some people are. 

Zero source. Thanks for the confirmation! 

[Nick2]

 

 

 

 

[urbanlover568]

1 minute ago, Nick2 said:

 

 

 

 

Ahh, deflection when you got called out for lying. 

[Nick2]

[urbanlover568]

Just now, Nick2 said:

 

22 hours ago, SgtCampsalot said:

Memes ruin this thread once a week.

Agree

[nicholas]

Have we seriously resorted to memes?...

[Nick2]

3 hours ago, nicholas said:

Have we seriously resorted to memes?...

I'm fighting trolling with trolling. I can stop if you'd rather just see nonsensical vitriol without some silliness from the other side.

[SgtCampsalot]

10 hours ago, Nick2 said:

I'm fighting trolling with trolling. I can stop if you'd rather just see nonsensical vitriol without some silliness from the other side.

I do feel like with just text we can at least maintain the façade of good faith.

Edited September 28, 2020 by SgtCampsalot

[kermit]

Dan Forest has refused to answer some pretty basic voters guide questions asked by WRAL. According to his spokesperson, Andrew Dunn (formerly of Charlotte Agenda), the questions do not 'reflect reality' nor are they issues that North Carolinians "care about." Meanwhile all the other Republican candidates for statewide office answered these questions.

The questions that the Forest campaign objected to are:

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• If elected, what are your top 3 priorities?
• Should all pandemic-related restrictions in North Carolina be lifted before a coronavirus vaccine is widely available? What would be the tipping point to scale them back or rescind them?
• How would you handle the economic issues caused by the pandemic?
• The pandemic has resulted in added expenses for public schools. Do you support a significant increase in K-12 spending to help districts, and if so, how would you pay for it?
• Do you support expanding Medicaid to provide more North Carolinians with health coverage during the pandemic? If not, how do you propose caring for these people?
• Do you believe there’s systemic racism in North Carolina? If so, what reforms are needed?

I am a North Carolinian and I care about those issues.

https://www.wral.com/forest-won-t-answer-questions-for-voters-guide-says-they-don-t-reflect-reality/19309926/

 

Edited September 28, 2020 by kermit

[atlrvr]

I'll bite...what are the questions that Dan Forest thinks I should care about?  I'm assuming they were highly partisan, but still leaves a lot of innuendo that WRAL omitted they written reply.

[urbanlover568]

Here is his post from yesterday. I don't agree with the abortion portion. But I do not think abortions should be taxpayer funded. 

[JRNYP2C]

On 9/27/2020 at 5:56 PM, Durhamite said:

Yea, old sleepy Joe might forget what he's talking about from time to time.  But the other guy absolutely has no idea what he's talking about, clueless and doesn't care.   Anybody who has followed him for decades and been around 'em long enough knows he's a class A buffoon....and jumps from party to party until he found the right  lie/message (the birther movement) to sucker the clueless right wing Gawd-fearing anti-liberal lemmings.   What a great Hollywood movie if it weren't really happening.

This thing isn't even about GOP vs Dem, or Conservative vs Liberal...even with hard movement the past few decades to both party extremes, the two-sides were still sort of civil and amicable for the good of the country. This is about a fckn con man who has Jim Jones (hijacked) a segment of one our political parties....and no matter how hard moderate GOPs try re-engage the Trumpism-base back into reality, they're only minutes from drinking the poisonous punch.  This dude is about Trumpism and if that means division, lying, cheating,  causing riots, etc....he doesn't care because at the end of the day, he wins...even when loses he claims he wins.  A clown of the highest order.

THIS! RIGHT! HERE!

[southslider]

America is tired. Tired of the temper-tweeting,  tax-evading, terribly tragic, tyrant-wannabe Trump. Sleepy never sounded so good.

[urbanlover568]

NYC is in for some rough times ahead...

Report Reveals How Many NYC Restaurants, Bars May Never Recover From COVID-19 Pandemic

https://youtu.be/4bjjX4467rs

[elrodvt]

Scientific American magazine has made the first presidential endorsement in their 175 year history. Of particular weight was their calculation that this year 60,000 Americans will have needlessly died because of the administration's stance on masks. It would have cost virtually nothing to prevent those deaths...

[rancenc]

21 hours ago, urbanlover568 said:

NYC is in for some rough times ahead...

Report Reveals How Many NYC Restaurants, Bars May Never Recover From COVID-19 Pandemic

https://youtu.be/4bjjX4467rs

It is unfortunate that the Covid-19 pandemic has and continues to take a toll on small businesses, primarily in the restaurant and bar industry.  However, this sector has always had very high turnover rates prior to Covid-19.  I think once a vaccine is developed this pandemic like every other recent "social upheaval" will be quickly forgotten and you will see a burst of new opportunities occuring!

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/20/heres-the-real-reason-why-most-restaurants-fail.html

[urbanlover568]

7 minutes ago, rancenc said:

It is unfortunate that the Covid-19 pandemic has and continues to take a toll on small businesses, primarily in the restaurant and bar industry.  However, this sector has always had very high turnover rates prior to Covid-19.  I think once a vaccine is developed this pandemic like every other recent "social upheaval" will be quickly forgotten and you will see a burst of new opportunities occuring!

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/20/heres-the-real-reason-why-most-restaurants-fail.html

I personally know hoteliers and restaurant owners in NYC. 50% NYC restaurant closings in 6 months due to lockdowns is not normal turnover. The city has yet to feel the true magnitude of the lockdowns.