Doug C Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Though it would be a monumental disaster, there would be perverse pleasure in a Trump presidency. If a nation existed that would be unaffected by anything the US did and I lived there, I would relish Trump as president. It would be a hilariously surreal shit show. Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I have to say, I really hope Trump doesn't fade too fast. He needs to stick around to give this thing some interest for awhile. Meanwhile Rand Paul made the most sense, but that is only because he really didn't get to talk to long. After awhile he stops making sense too. Even Christie looked pretty good the other night by contrast to some others. Ben Carson is done. LouieB Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Though it would be a monumental disaster, there would be perverse pleasure in a Trump presidency. If a nation existed that would be unaffected by anything the US did and I lived there, I would relish Trump as president. It would be a hilariously surreal shit show. Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Yeah, too bad the number of nations that would be completely unaffected by what's going on in the US is very small. I do find this stuff more disturbing and scary than funny. It's hard to keep a sense of humor about it. Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Though it would be a monumental disaster, there would be perverse pleasure in a Trump presidency. If a nation existed that would be unaffected by anything the US did and I lived there, I would relish Trump as president. It would be a hilariously surreal shit show.Sort of like the POTUS from "Infinite Jest". Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Two quick things: Remember when the Pope gives his speech to Congress, he is only moral and correct when he speaks of things we agree with. If he says something we don't agree with then it is not his place as Pope to talk about that stuff. Also not all Republicans are racist, but over 40% of republicans support candidates who are indeed racist. Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I can't even really figure out why the Pope is speaking to Congress at all. I know he is the leader of the Vatican which is in fact a country, but I am not sure what this really accomplishes, other than pissing a whole bunch of people off.LouieB Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I can't even really figure out why the Netanyahu is speaking to Congress at all. I know he is the leader of Israel which is in fact a country, but I am not sure what this really accomplishes, other than pissing a whole bunch of people off.LouieB Fixed it for you Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 What's wrong with Jews? Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Oof! Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I get Netanyahu and Matisyahu confused. Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I get Netanyahu and Matisyahu confused. I think everyone could get behind Matisyahu addressing congress. In other news Boehner stepping down from congress (not just the speakership) at the end of October. http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/25/politics/john-boehner-resigning-as-speaker/index.html Probably one of the least effective speakers in recent history. He often talked a leadership game, but he was really pushed around by members of his own party and the President. And it appears the conservative wing of the GOP have finally pushed him out of congress. I worry what this will mean for the next speaker. Will the speaker be a conservative ideology? Or someone who actually try to work with the President? My guess it will be someone really conservative. And you think the gridlock in congress is bad now. ugh. Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Fasten your seatbelts. Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Indeed. Obama's last year promises to be total chaos. LouieB Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Indeed. Obama's last year promises to be total chaos. LouieB The way it is shaping up it won't look to good for the next president either. We more than likely will have another Democrat in WH and a congress controlled by the far right. Yeah Gerrymandering! Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Once a new speaker is elected the First order of business...Benghazi hearings and a vote to repeal ACA. Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 The republican representative from Kansas who spoke with npr today said Boehner had been harder on conservatives than Democrats, and it was time for thinking of the future with a true conservative. Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 The republican representative from Kansas who spoke with npr today said Boehner had been harder on conservatives than Democrats, and it was time for thinking of the future with a true conservative.If there was only a true conservative in Congress today...... Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hey lookit, cool, another mass shooting at a school. Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hey lookit, cool, another mass shooting at a school. Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/us/obama-oregon-shooting-umpqua-community-college-gun-control.html?_r=0 Pretty much sums up everything I feel about this. Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/us/obama-oregon-shooting-umpqua-community-college-gun-control.html?_r=0 Pretty much sums up everything I feel about this. “I’d ask the American people to think about how they can get our government to change these laws, and to save these lives and let these people grow up.” Dumb. Voter sentiment has virtually nothing to do with how laws are made. And Obama knows this. https://youtu.be/5tu32CCA_Ig Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Sure it is wishful thinking I suppose. Meanwhile we are all comfortably numb with this happening over and over. LouieB Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Sure it is wishful thinking I suppose. Meanwhile we are all comfortably numb with this happening over and over. LouieBIt gets to a point when a lot of people simply give up on even trying to affect change. It's like an abusive relationship where the victim accepts the abuse because they don't know what else to do or where to turn. Politics has been so corrupt for so long that apathy sets in and near-blind acceptance of whatever shit is put in front of us is either tolerated or shrugged off. It blows, but that's the reality. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 As a democracy, it's the only way it can be done, though. Vote people in / vote people out - hopefully the system of laws can and will change. How else can it be done in this country? One can bury the head in the sand and do nothing - thinking their vote is not gonna change anything - which is exactly what big business and others wants people/voters to think. Also saw my second Bernie bumper sticker in my neighborhood -- one of those round "Feel the Bern" ones - clever - and again the car was driven by a women - so my neighborhood score card is two (2) Bernie's and zero (0) Clinton's.And both Bernie cars driven by women... My bumper is still undecided. Link to post Share on other sites
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