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Exactly, are we really going to judge mbs on something he had done when he was a kid two weeks ago? Is everything we did when we were just kids two weeks ago going to come back to haunt us throughout the rest of our lives now? scary times....
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aepps20 still speechwriting for Trump. This is some of his best work. NT is very proud of you. #smashmouthpolitics #bodyslamwhenyouforgetyourbonesaw
Thank you famb. To be honest, we originally wanted to have our President Elect body slam an Obummer impersonator but this was the better approach.
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Stick to spor....
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Scumbag John stick to being an awful person pal.
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Translation: Hi, I'm a rich famous white man. Some of my other rich friends have asked me to come trick you into accepting something in your communities that I would never accept into mine. Also, I might or might not stand to again financially from this being shot down. Spoiler Alert: I do....BTW, I really don't give a **** about Colorado, except the parts my homes are in.
Thank you for your time.
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But let us remember brahs, both sides are the same.
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They aren’t
elpablo21
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Funny, all these maps we usually see follow a similar pattern
Need more initiatives like this across the country though
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A day before the release of the IG's report, the Deputy/Acting Inspector General found out about an apparent leadership change because a colleague showed her an email from Ben Carson announcing the appointment of a HUD official to the office of Inspector General. The appointee had no government oversight experience or background in environmental policy and regulations. There were 4 ongoing investigations involving Zinke's conduct at the time of the email.
When the WaPo reported the story, a HUD spokesman gave a statement that contradicted Ben Carson's email. The spokesman said that assistant HUD secretary Suzanne Tufts's appointment would be a temporary detail and thus would return to the agency later. Carson's email however said she Tufts was leaving and mentiond no temporary appointment.
The Office of Inspector General's spokeswoman said they had not received any official communications about any leadership changes. The WH didn't comment on the Post's question about the apparent leadership change.
An Interior Dept. spokesman initially made this comment to the Post's article:
Asked who hired Tufts for the position, Faith Vander Voort, an Interior Department spokeswoman, referred the question to the White House. “The position of the Inspector General has been vacant for about ten years,” Vander Voort said in an email. “This is a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position, which would be announced by the White House.”
The WH did not respond for comment.
But today the Interior Department's spokeswoman said that the email sent by Ben Carson "had false information in it" and denied that Tufts would be reassigned to the Office of Inspector General at Interior.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...84311d27129_story.html?utm_term=.c7b3d041ee1d
Interior Dept. contradicts Ben Carson on new watchdog hiring
Contradicting a claim by a Cabinet secretary, the Interior Department said Thursday that a political appointee at the Department of Housing and Urban Development will not be reassigned to lead an internal watchdog agency at Interior.
Spokeswoman Heather Swift said in a statement that an email sent by HUD Secretary Ben Carson last week “had false information in it.”
Carson had said in the Oct. 12 email that assistant HUD secretary Suzanne Israel Tufts would take over as acting inspector general at Interior. Tufts would have replaced Mary Kendall, who’s been acting inspector general since 2009.
The White House referred Tufts to Interior “as a potential candidate” for a job in the inspector general’s office, Swift said, but “at the end of the day, she was not offered a job at Interior.”
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Timid is back boys. The Kavs thing had him spewing nonsense but he's BACK.
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My cat Purrack Obama went inside your play room and I ain't heard from him since.
All Big Mama told me is that a game of hide and seek went wrong.
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it's a damn day later and i still can't stop watching this gif
it's an amazing combo: 1) right hook to the nose 2) elbow to the cheek 3) backfist to to the temple
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I partially agree.
As far as the term “kids” goes, I understand it has become a loaded term which is used to excuse bad behavior of white men and it is then withdrawn to condemn bad things done to young men of color. Personally, as someone who teaches undergrads, they are all kids in my eyes. As I have gotten older, I have realized that people 21 and under are still adolescents, their brains operste much more like a middle schooler than that of a 30 year old with whom they share nominal adulthood. Ideally our courts of law and our courts of public opinion should reflect that fact and grant a substantial margin of error to all people college aged or young. Sadly, of course, we do not.
As far as voting is concerned. It is a vicious cycle, neoliberal Dems join with Republicans to sell out young people’s interests, you g people get discouraged, the 18-24 voting bloc becomes unreliable for Democratic politicians do they focus their rhetoric and policy priorities on winning over older and wealthier voters which further alienated you f voters.
It seems like we need two big things, an organizing and cultural push from below and change in policy and tone from the Democratic politicians who would gain from an increase in young voter turnout. Grass roots organizing and on the ground get-out-the-vote efforts are much more effective than TV ads or social media ad buys.
From above, we need more Democrats to talk less about uniting everyone and finding common solutions and speak directly to groups with specific interests. Tell young people that they will be their advocate on specific issues especially the cost of education. As of late, Dems are getting better on this but until very recently, most Dems were still unable to go beyond platitudes. Remember that many college aged people already have formed opinions on what political parties care about and it seems, at first glance, like Democrats work for people who are established professionals and middle class parents and Republicans talk to either the very rich, the very religious and the very racist. If you have neither your local Democratic candidate nor organizers telling you that there is utility in voting Democratic, you’re liable to come to the conclusion that neither candidate will govern with you and your interests in mind.
#SmashMouthPoliticsit's a damn day later and i still can't stop watching this gif
it's an amazing combo: 1) right hook to the nose 2) elbow to the cheek 3) backfist to to the temple
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Fellas, I am saddened yet heartened that the Saudis admit their involvement the journalist's death. As many of you know, the only thing I love more than our President Elect is boxing. Fellas, if you are getting your fighters ready for their upcoming bouts make sure they bring their own bone saw to the fight. Fights that aren't sanctioned by the Nevada State boxing commission are anything goes affairs. The journalist didn't realize the fight wasn't sanctioned and after he hit his opponent with a check left hook, bone saws came out and it was a wrap.
