***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[Mr.Guy]

we had a ballistic missle scare just now. had my fam sheltered in the bathroom and everything.

What the heck??

 

[stuntman mike]

What the heck??

with all the bs going on with the current administration, i just took it as fact. didn’t even think there could be a mistake. at that point was just hoping that it was intercepted.

 

[Mr.Guy]

with all the bs going on with the current administration, i just took it as fact. didn’t even think there could be a mistake. at that point was just hoping that it was intercepted.

Damn I’ve never seen an alert like that in my life. Happy your fam is safe.

 

[Belgium]

If this was written by Dr. Ronny Jackson, clearly a well respected physician, why is his name spelled wrong in the statement that went out to the WH press pool? I don't think a doctor would use the term "excellent health" for an obese 71 year old who stuffs himself with diet coke and fast food. Could also simply be that the WH embellished the language a bit and spelled his name wrong in the release.

 

[Based Jesus]

Technically not a celebrity but I'd still rather have someone more qualified in the senate

 

[Deleted member 42060]

Maybe this is unrelated

But IF the black or bubonic plague existed somewhere in Europe now, like it did in the mid ages, would those people be called nasty names by trump? Or he would have sent lots of aid to them asap? Unlike some people affected by natural disasters in this country

 

[RustyShackleford]

Manning needs to go somewhere. Yeah I may vote for her over a Republican but I don't want to make that decision.

I glad she is out of prison, how she was treat in prison was horrible, she did expose important info

BUT

She is not qualified to be a Senator right now, is not a hero in my opinion, was extremely careless with her actions. And her motivations don't seem as pure as she claims.

But let me sit back and see if leftist attack her as much Oprah. A convicted criminal, cool. A black billionaire, nah.

Anyway, she is running in MD, she will most likely get washed in the primary.

 

[Methodical Management]

I'd just like to remind everyone that profanity is not allowed on our forums. There's a way to discuss current events involving profanity/slurs without directly invoking them, and I, for one, refuse to allow this administration to drag down our standards and our level of discourse.

With that out of the way, I noticed this hasn't been posted yet:

https://waters.house.gov/media-cent...-donald-trump-s-racist-slurs-about-immigrants

Rep. Waters Statement on Donald Trump’s Racist Slurs About Immigrants
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s comments on immigrants from what he referred to as “****hole countries” during an Oval Office meeting:

“Donald Trump is a racist and indecent man with no good values who is woefully unfit and undeserving of the office in which he serves. That this president, a deeply flawed human being with no understanding of public policy, would make such ill-informed and deplorable comments about Haitians, Salvadorans, and immigrants from African countries, merely underscores everything we already know about him: he is a hopeless and ignorant bigot.

“Donald Trump dog-whistled his way into the White House, running a campaign based on hate, bigotry, and fear. Upon taking his oath of office, he surrounded himself with alt-right white nationalists, such as Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, and Sebastian Gorka, and nominated a well-known racist, Jeff Sessions, to lead his Department of Justice. One of his first actions as president was to institute a prejudicial and potentially unconstitutional ‘Muslim ban’, and since then, his administration has significantly increased its efforts to target minority communities and increase deportations. Furthermore, when the KKK, neo-Nazis, and white nationalist groups rallied and ultimately murdered an innocent woman in Charlottesville, he refused to rebuke them. While he won’t denounce white nationalists from our nation’s highest office, he has leveled attacks on journalists, athletes, private citizens, and even Members of Congress – many of whom, not coincidentally, are people of color.

“Donald Trump is crumbling under pressure from the ultra-right-wing conservatives. These radical conservatives elected Trump expecting him to use his presidential authority to deport thousands of innocent young people, many of whom were brought to this country as children and have since made positive contributions to our society. In true Trump-fashion, to compensate for his deficiencies and failure to grasp immigration policy, he has resorted to using an ignorant racial slur to denigrate people and countries about whom he knows nothing and for whom he has no care. Perhaps if these countries had white majorities, he might actually care about them. But they do not, and therefore he does not.

“What's even worse than his racist comment and divisive tactics, he is a hopeless liar who believes that he can make these comments in the presence of others -- as he has done in this recent meeting with Members of Congress involved in negotiations about DACA – and then deny them, which only adds to the 2,000 lies that he has already told since taking office that have been documented by the media.

“Donald Trump is an embarrassment and a national disgrace. Members of Congress have a responsibility to the American people and our democracy to impeach him.

“Justification for impeachment of this president includes the obvious obstruction of justice; continuing revelations about his associates and members of his family who have questionable contacts and connections to Russia; the alienation of our allies abroad; the attacks on the media and the 1st Amendment of the Constitution; the name-calling and attacks on his political opponents; the disrespect of women, including a U.S. Senator who he implied would do anything for a political contribution; and all of the disgraceful, untruthful, and disturbing actions by this president that continue to prove that he has no respect for our country’s most sacred values and traditions.

“No longer can Members of Congress, particularly Republicans, stand with such a dangerous, disturbed, and deceitful man who is a threat to everything for which America, the greatest democracy on earth, stands. Congress has a constitutional responsibility to impeach him without delay.”

 

[everysingletime]

The missile alert text would've had me shook. Glad it was a false alarm.

I'd love to know how someone could make that kind of mistake.

 

[hand2handking]

WITHOUT DELAY

 

[sfc415]

Maybe this is unrelated

But IF the black or bubonic plague existed somewhere in Europe now, like it did in the mid ages, would those people be called nasty names by trump? Or he would have sent lots of aid to them asap? Unlike some people affected by natural disasters in this country

Man Europe would be the real @#%@ hole if Arabs and Africans from "@#$@ hole countries" didn't teach them about hygiene and education. Dudes used to bathe like once a month and not be able to do anything past basic math until "@$%@ hole" people taught them about cleaning themselves and how to do algebra.

 

[Korofi]

I'd

With that out of the way, I noticed this hasn't been posted yet:

https://waters.house.gov/media-cent...-donald-trump-s-racist-slurs-about-immigrants

Because we already know hes racist. As ignorant as his statement is, its not a crime. Dems just need to unite at this point

 

[RustyShackleford]

Trump has done enough to get himself impeached. Liberal need to unite, but the second he fired Comey he should have been impeached

And when he moves of Mueller, the GOP will let that slide too.

Yes the left needs to vote him out, but lets not forget that he should have been removed from office already.

 

[Korofi]

Trump has done enough to get himself impeached. Liberal need to unite, but the second he fired Comey he should have been impeached

And when he moves of Mueller, the GOP will let that slide too.

Yes the left needs to vote him out, but lets not forget that he should have been removed from office already.

Its gonna be Trumps former staff and allies that bring him down.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Its gonna be Trumps former staff and allies that bring him down.

Ok, but you missed my point.

Trump has done enough, in the open, for him to be impeached. We should have had at least a vote after the Comey firing.

So in principle, anyone calling for Trump's job right now, is in the right to do so.

 

[gry60]

nominated a well-known racist, Jeff Sessions, to lead his Department of Justice

 

[flyeed]

Good lawd Maxine with da ether

 

[RustyShackleford]

Queen Maxine like her yoppa get its Aretha Franklin on

 

[(*Fin)]

Meet the 24-year-old Trump campaign worker appointed to help lead the government’s drug policy office
https://www.washingtonpost.com/inve...e-835pm:homepage/story&utm_term=.58a6be740ff3

Only the best

 

[Belgium]

Howling
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/368937-****hole-projected-onto-trump-hotel
'S---hole' projected onto Trump hotel

 

[trueprada]

 

[IATT]

 

[IATT]

White male, shocking..

 

[rexanglorum]

If you're white person who is left of center to any degree, just say the truth that Donald Trump and the entire conservative movement, of which Trump is a natural offshoot, is based on white supremacy.

What is to be gained by holding back? Conservatives think that anyone, who wants poor people to be adequately clothed, housed, fed and able to enjoy some semblance of a dignified and secure and happy life, is already well beyond the scope of respectability. So stop trying to score points with conservatives who only find your equivocation to be a display of weakness (and on that point, conservatives are right).

Liberals, you will never be respected or loved by conservatives so at least be feared and name names and never mince words.

 

[Belgium]

White male, shocking..

What the hell is that for nonsense?
He even said Trump's comments were racist but somehow that along with everything else isn't enough to call him a racist? Does he need to put on an actual pointy white hood?