darkbeaver; said:
As I think about it, isn't it strange that the Tea Baggers aren't out there protesting against FEMA camps or other forms of relief for all those people there?
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As I think about it, isn't it strange that the Tea Baggers aren't out there protesting against FEMA camps or other forms of relief for all those people there?
POLITICS WATCH: Top West Virginia Republican Fired After Starring In Leaked White Supremacist Video
A spokeswoman for the West Virginia attorney general Patrick Morrissey has found herself in hot water after a shocking video of her reciting racist slogans was unearthed by the New York Daily Post. Carrie Bowe, the assisstant communications director for Morrissey, is filmed with several other women saying things like “Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white” (a well-known alt-right quote from white supremacist Bob Whitaker) and generally giving the usual 4chan/Breitbart comment section complaints about how whites aren’t allowed to be proud of their “heritage” while blacks and Asians get a free pass.
Bowe even goes as far as to say “Everybody says the final solution to this race problem is for every white country, and only white countries, to assimilate, i.e., intermarry with all those non-whites;” final solution, of course, being a transparent allusion to Adolf Hitler’s”final solution” to the Jewish problem – the Holocaust. In case there was any doubt as to the real motivation behind the six-minute clip, it was titled “THE ‘Stop White Genocide’ Video.”
Bowe was terminated hours after the video resurfaced. “The employee’s conduct and statements, which occurred years before being employed by the attorney general’s office, were not previously disclosed until today, which is contrary to the transparency requirements for being a member of this office, do not reflect the opinion or the perspective of the attorney general or this office” said Morrissey’s office.
For her part, Bowe has offered some weak excuses and apologies, claiming “full ownership of my role in the message” but that “unfortunately, I did not view the finished edit. My understanding of the project was not the reality of the completed product or the malice [sic] intentions of its creators.” Nice try, but it’s hard to understand how you could possibly misunderstand what was going on.
It just goes to show how deep the strain of virulent white supremacy runs through American society – and that only be acknowledging it can it be truly exorcised.
WATCH: Top West Virginia Republican Fired After Starring In Leaked White Supremacist Video
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A spokeswoman for the West Virginia attorney general Patrick Morrissey has found herself in hot water after a shocking video of her reciting racist slogans was unearthed by the New York Daily Post. Carrie Bowe, the assisstant communications director for Morrissey, is filmed with several other women saying things like “Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white” (a well-known alt-right quote from white supremacist Bob Whitaker) and generally giving the usual 4chan/Breitbart comment section complaints about how whites aren’t allowed to be proud of their “heritage” while blacks and Asians get a free pass.
Bowe even goes as far as to say “Everybody says the final solution to this race problem is for every white country, and only white countries, to assimilate, i.e., intermarry with all those non-whites;” final solution, of course, being a transparent allusion to Adolf Hitler’s”final solution” to the Jewish problem – the Holocaust. In case there was any doubt as to the real motivation behind the six-minute clip, it was titled “THE ‘Stop White Genocide’ Video.”
Bowe was terminated hours after the video resurfaced. “The employee’s conduct and statements, which occurred years before being employed by the attorney general’s office, were not previously disclosed until today, which is contrary to the transparency requirements for being a member of this office, do not reflect the opinion or the perspective of the attorney general or this office” said Morrissey’s office.
For her part, Bowe has offered some weak excuses and apologies, claiming “full ownership of my role in the message” but that “unfortunately, I did not view the finished edit. My understanding of the project was not the reality of the completed product or the malice [sic] intentions of its creators.” Nice try, but it’s hard to understand how you could possibly misunderstand what was going on.
It just goes to show how deep the strain of virulent white supremacy runs through American society – and that only be acknowledging it can it be truly exorcised.
WATCH: Top West Virginia Republican Fired After Starring In Leaked White Supremacist Video
see link for video
"F**k it, I'm out": Josh Barro quits GOP, joins Democrats
Josh Barro is a columnist and political analyst for the New York Times (in particular The Upshot, their political commentary venture) and Bloomberg’s Business Insider magazine where he is currently Senior Editor. He is also a Mitt Romney Republican (i.e., not from the crazy wing).
Today he has finally had it with the party he was born into.
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And no, it wasn’t Trump who led him there, at least not directly. It was the GOP’s craven, spineless reaction to Trump that drove him over the edge. In particular he calls out Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Paul Ryan for “taking an action that risks the destruction of the American republic to advance their personal interests.”
I can only conclude from the available evidence that they love their careers more than they love America. And they are why I quit the Republican Party this week.
But why join the Dems instead of becoming an independent, his editor wanted to know?
I did that because I believe political parties are key vehicles for policy-making, and choosing not to join one is choosing to give up influence.
"F**k it, I'm out": Josh Barro quits GOP, joins Democrats
Josh Barro is a columnist and political analyst for the New York Times (in particular The Upshot, their political commentary venture) and Bloomberg’s Business Insider magazine where he is currently Senior Editor. He is also a Mitt Romney Republican (i.e., not from the crazy wing).
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And no, it wasn’t Trump who led him there, at least not directly. It was the GOP’s craven, spineless reaction to Trump that drove him over the edge. In particular he calls out Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Paul Ryan for “taking an action that risks the destruction of the American republic to advance their personal interests.”
I can only conclude from the available evidence that they love their careers more than they love America. And they are why I quit the Republican Party this week.
But why join the Dems instead of becoming an independent, his editor wanted to know?
I did that because I believe political parties are key vehicles for policy-making, and choosing not to join one is choosing to give up influence.
"F**k it, I'm out": Josh Barro quits GOP, joins Democrats
It's quite a stretch to suggest that no Democrat ever did anything immoral or got caught red handed doing it. Of course the Democrats are better at covering up their scandals. One lies and the rest of them swear to it.
They are also very good at placing the blame for their questionable behaviors on other sources.
The Democrats are no better and no worse at covering up scandals. They're all the same, they hire the same operatives.
To believe they are different is simply proof that a person is deluded.
Yep, it's why I'm pretty skeptical about these 10 women who have come forth with accusations against Trump. The first one MIGHT be credible, I would suggest the rest finally got "brave". I wouldn't be surprised if there's people (Democrats) putting them up to this sh*t. Of course no one but the perpetrators knows for sure what is going on.
Those women are as phony as a three dollar bill. The first one too. Some of them at least had the sense to try to cry a little (better actresses?). But 'ol' Jessie, she was all smiles, enjoying her few minutes of fame to the fullest!
What's really disgusting about women who make up these allegations is that they make it hard for real victims to get justice.
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No question that there have been Dem scandals. But there have been FAR more Republican scandals which they always attribute to everyone else. This all the while when they called themselves the Christian party of moral principles and integrity. For all their faults, the Dems made no such hypocritical claims or pretensions.
It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then -- to loosen up.
Inevitably, though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a social thinker.
I began to think alone -- "to relax," I told myself -- but I knew it wasn't true.
Thinking became more and more important to me, and finally I was thinking all the time. That was when things began to sour at home.
One evening I had turned off the TV and asked my wife about the meaning of life. She spent that night at her mother's.
I began to think on the job. I knew that thinking and employment don't mix, but I couldn't stop myself. I began to avoid friends at lunchtime so I could read Thoreau and Kafka. I would return to the office dizzied and confused, asking, "What is it exactly we are doing here?"
One day the boss called me in. He said, "Listen, I like you, and it hurts me to say this, but your thinking has become a real problem. If you don't stop thinking on the job, you'll have to find another job." This gave me a lot to think about.
I came home early after my conversation with the boss.
"Honey," I confessed, "I've been thinking..."
"I know you've been thinking," she said, "and I want a divorce!"
"But Honey, surely it's not that serious."
"It is serious," she said, lower lip aquiver. "You think as much as college professors, and college professors don't make any money, so if you keep on thinking, we won't have any money!"
"That's a faulty syllogism," I said impatiently. She exploded in tears of rage and frustration, but I was in no mood to deal with the emotional drama. "I'm going to the library," I snarled as I stomped out the door.
I headed for the library, in the mood for some Nietzsche. I roared into the parking lot with NPR on the radio and ran up to the big glass doors... They didn't open. The library was closed. To this day, I believe that a Higher Power was looking out for me that night.
Leaning on the unfeeling glass, whimpering for Zarathustra, a poster caught my eye. "Friend, is heavy thinking ruining your life?" it asked. You probably recognize that line. It comes from the standard Thinker's Anonymous (TA) poster.
Which is why I am what I am today: a recovering thinker. I never miss a TA meeting.
At each meeting we watch a non-educational video; last week it was "Porky's." Then we share experiences about how we avoided thinking since the last meeting.
I still have my job, and things are a lot better at home. Life just seemed...easier, somehow, as soon as I stopped thinking. I think the road to recovery is nearly complete for me.
Today, I registered to vote as a Republican... - Leland Sklar
Inevitably, though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a social thinker.
I began to think alone -- "to relax," I told myself -- but I knew it wasn't true.
Thinking became more and more important to me, and finally I was thinking all the time. That was when things began to sour at home.
One evening I had turned off the TV and asked my wife about the meaning of life. She spent that night at her mother's.
I began to think on the job. I knew that thinking and employment don't mix, but I couldn't stop myself. I began to avoid friends at lunchtime so I could read Thoreau and Kafka. I would return to the office dizzied and confused, asking, "What is it exactly we are doing here?"
One day the boss called me in. He said, "Listen, I like you, and it hurts me to say this, but your thinking has become a real problem. If you don't stop thinking on the job, you'll have to find another job." This gave me a lot to think about.
I came home early after my conversation with the boss.
"Honey," I confessed, "I've been thinking..."
"I know you've been thinking," she said, "and I want a divorce!"
"But Honey, surely it's not that serious."
"It is serious," she said, lower lip aquiver. "You think as much as college professors, and college professors don't make any money, so if you keep on thinking, we won't have any money!"
"That's a faulty syllogism," I said impatiently. She exploded in tears of rage and frustration, but I was in no mood to deal with the emotional drama. "I'm going to the library," I snarled as I stomped out the door.
I headed for the library, in the mood for some Nietzsche. I roared into the parking lot with NPR on the radio and ran up to the big glass doors... They didn't open. The library was closed. To this day, I believe that a Higher Power was looking out for me that night.
Leaning on the unfeeling glass, whimpering for Zarathustra, a poster caught my eye. "Friend, is heavy thinking ruining your life?" it asked. You probably recognize that line. It comes from the standard Thinker's Anonymous (TA) poster.
Which is why I am what I am today: a recovering thinker. I never miss a TA meeting.
At each meeting we watch a non-educational video; last week it was "Porky's." Then we share experiences about how we avoided thinking since the last meeting.
I still have my job, and things are a lot better at home. Life just seemed...easier, somehow, as soon as I stopped thinking. I think the road to recovery is nearly complete for me.
Today, I registered to vote as a Republican... - Leland Sklar
I'm beginning to wonder if Old Trump isn't getting a little soft in the head. Elections (U.S. and Canada) are run by very strict rules with scrutineers from the general population. Be kind of nice when this charade is over. Two years is about 23 months too long and probably $23 billion too much. Hopefully after this maybe the procedure will change. Anyway I won't be in any suspense! 
I'm beginning to wonder if Old Trump isn't getting a little soft in the head. Elections (U.S. and Canada) are run by very strict rules with scrutineers from the general population. Be kind of nice when this charade is over. Two years is about 23 months too long and probably $23 billion too much. Hopefully after this maybe the procedure will change. Anyway I won't be in any suspense!
Who really knows the truth of it? I can't imagine that anyone connected to the election process in any way is going to agree/admit it if there is election fraud.
There are many ways that the voting can be unfair that may not be defined as 'fraud' but are not honest either; people registered to vote in multiple States, people who are deceased, people who are not require to show sufficient identification. And what guarantee is there that the watchdogs/scrutineers are honest?
The biggest problem I see with the American system is unequal representation. We have the same problem in Canada. Ontario and Quebec, being the most populous get to run the country.
I'm not very knowledgable about the American representation but I am of the understanding that with some States having a larger number of Delegates, it takes away from the voter's choice in other States.
Then there are the Delegates who refuse to vote with the will of the people, which I don't think is right. If a Delegate is not bound to represent the voters' choice, what's the point in having a general election?
I'm beginning to wonder if Old Trump isn't getting a little soft in the head. Elections (U.S. and Canada) are run by very strict rules with scrutineers from the general population. Be kind of nice when this charade is over. Two years is about 23 months too long and probably $23 billion too much. Hopefully after this maybe the procedure will change. Anyway I won't be in any suspense!
The problem with the US is that the 'strict rules' for the elections vary from state to state, and seem to be pretty vague at times. In Canada, we have Elections Canada that runs the elections according to very strict rules. In the US, every State does their own thing.
Why is that a problem? It's in our Constitution. The people don't elect the President, the state legislatures do.
Yep, got to agree with most of what you say but I suppose that Ontario & Quebec getting to "run the country" is fair in that a vote in those provinces is the same strength as any other vote in the country. In British Columbia, one could say the province is run by the Lower Mainland, but the truth is that's where the bulk of the people live.