I don't know about you guys and gals, but as a student of strategy I'm just sitting in awe of Trump the Master right now.
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US PoliEra 2019 |OT7| It's happening
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So is it surprising that Dan Lipinski isnt on this list or is he able to go with the flow when we need him to?
inherent contempt has been tested in the courts
It has gone before SCOTUS a number of times
they stopped using it because it didn't work very well and punishment was limited by the Supreme Court (eg it couldn't extend past the end of the session). So statutory contempt was created to be harsher but it doesn't work when you're investigating the party in power. Even since then inherent contempt has been used and ruled on by the Supreme Court
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"the nra doesn't buy politicians, politicians vote the way they do because they believe in bags of money"
Is he that conservative? His district went Clinton+15, so his constituents would be chomping at the bit to see Trump removed from office.
lol I know some people like to pretend gaming-side doesn't exist, but I think this would make a pretty funny OT title. Something like:
POLIERA |OT8| RASBOT's frame-perfect gaffes [WR]
My parents live in one of those districts. They called and told them that they supported impeachment, so they did their part so move the needle.
I actually don't think the AR thing will ultimately be that big of a deal - the educated white suburbanite, Romney-Clinton-types are going to be significantly more inclined to agree with it than the rural social conservatives that used to deliver Democratic victories in Texas (and other Southern states).
The winning coalition in Texas are activating non-voters and convincing more college-educated whites to switch sides. I'm sure a number of them still supported Trump in the last election just by default and because Clinton of all people wasn't going to be the Democrat to win them over. We might have that with Beto - he couldn't beat Cruz, but Cruz is still popular in Texas. Voter turnout also went through the roof, but it was still a midterm, and turning Texas blue wasn't exactly going to happen in one cycle.
Anyway I could be totally wrong, but eh. Polling has been fine for the AR ban/buyback. Probably would come down to how well the candidates could sell it as well.
Yeah he's a blue dog asshole. Anti-ACA, anti-gay, anti-abortion, refused to vote for Pelosi as Speaker even though she endorsed him in his last primary. He's coasted on name recognition, iirc his dad was a Congressman from the same district.
I'm afraid of looking at Bill Mitchell's twitter right now.
She's also right. The questions about Biden are strictly to give #bothsides a leg to stand on.
The messaging on this is pretty unified with one very specific exception, and even there it's not all of them.
The Hunter Biden thing kind of reminds me of how the whole Al Franken situation played out.
Conservative: "Hah! So are you going to demand that Al Franken step down now!?"
Liberals : "Yes, get his ass out of there"
Conservative: "Lol checkmate libs! I knew you'd-wait wut?"
It's hard for them to grasp that we don't have any entirely different rule set for our own.
Conservative: "Hah! So are you going to demand that Al Franken step down now!?"
Liberals : "Yes, get his ass out of there"
Conservative: "Lol checkmate libs! I knew you'd-wait wut?"
It's hard for them to grasp that we don't have any entirely different rule set for our own.
David Carroll @profcarroll
After Facebook announced it would exempt its political customers from policy enforcement, Trump campaign goes full falsification. Exactly what critics of the policy change feared would happen. https://twitter.com/tonyromm/status/1177697684884512768 …
Tony Romm @TonyRomm
Trump campaign launches anti-impeachment blitz on Facebook, repeating falsehoods about four minority congresswomen https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/27/trump-campaign-launches-anti-impeachment-blitz-facebook-repeating-falsehoods-about-four-minority-congresswomen/ …
5:33 PM - Sep 27, 2019
5:43 PM - Sep 27, 2019
After Facebook announced it would exempt its political customers from policy enforcement, Trump campaign goes full falsification. Exactly what critics of the policy change feared would happen. https://twitter.com/tonyromm/status/1177697684884512768 …
Tony Romm @TonyRomm
Trump campaign launches anti-impeachment blitz on Facebook, repeating falsehoods about four minority congresswomen https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/27/trump-campaign-launches-anti-impeachment-blitz-facebook-repeating-falsehoods-about-four-minority-congresswomen/ …
5:33 PM - Sep 27, 2019
5:43 PM - Sep 27, 2019
I did it. It's not as bad as one might think, just full of delusion as you might expect:
Actually had a conservative cousin come up to me at a family function after all the stuff came out about Franken to tell me he respected my position on it (I wanted Franken gone), that he knew I was a big Franken supporter and that he was upset by Republicans supporting Trump and other politicians in spite of... well, everything.
Pretty sure he was already a never-Trumper, but hey, not everyone's a lost cause. Also vaguely remember him saying in 2012 he wanted us to go over the fiscal cliff because letting the Clinton tax rates go into effect again was the only way to eliminate the deficit. I don't really care about the deficit, but if that's your aim, it was probably the only right move back then.
Soooooooooo... no one's told him yet that even if his lies were magically true that it's still a potentially impeachable offense? Because, you know, the president isn't the atty general of Ukraine and EVEN THEN IF HE WAS it would still be impeachable because of the money threat.
I think it's because the word lie indicates that it was intentional, and while the "falsehoods" almost certainly are intentional, the press has no way of proving that, which leaves them more open to libel suits.
I saw a thing about Kamala calling for Kavanagh's impeachment. Is this new or did I miss it previously?
Okay, A. The NRA is broke, B. Thats Squid crow pro you fucking idiot
In that case it would be OK to label those responsible for the "falsehood" ignorant, since if they don't know what they're saying is a lie that's exactly what they are.
I though she was calling for Barr's impeachment. Or something about how she caught him in a potential lie the last time he went before the Senate. Heard nothing about Kavanaugh.
Elaina Plott @elainaplott
Text from Giuliani when asked why he was no longer appearing at Kremlin-linked event reported by the Washington Post: "[Told] me Putin was going and I don't need to give the Swamp press more distractions." (He then "liked" the message.)
6:13 PM - Sep 27, 2019
Text from Giuliani when asked why he was no longer appearing at Kremlin-linked event reported by the Washington Post: "[Told] me Putin was going and I don't need to give the Swamp press more distractions." (He then "liked" the message.)
6:13 PM - Sep 27, 2019
Mittens status update:
Peter Baker @peterbakernyt
"Following the release of the transcript and the whistleblower complaint, I remain deeply troubled by the situation," Romney says.
6:13 PM - Sep 27, 2019
"Following the release of the transcript and the whistleblower complaint, I remain deeply troubled by the situation," Romney says.
6:13 PM - Sep 27, 2019
Actually looks like it might be new, tweet and article are from today.
Is this Kamala's last ditch effort to get traction in the primary? I think Beto showed banging one issue isn't gonna get you anywhere.
Huh. I'd settle for Trump and Barr first. Especially considering how she grilled Barr in his hearing. But whatever gets her votes I guess.
Wonder how much clout Mittens would have if he voted to convict, if he'd bring some other votes with him or if he would just become a pariah.
The NRA is broke till they get their next Russian cash infusion:
He doesn't face re-election until 2024. Assuming Trump doesn't get re-elected, any lingering resentment in Utah should be mostly gone at that point. He probably has the least to lose of any GOP member that isn't retiring.
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