***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[AEA18]

They're trying to take out Ginsburg

 

[dwalk31]

Prayers for RBG. I wish her a speedy recovery.

 

[dwalk31]

I could never TBH.

Suit yourself. I will be ok. Promise.

Personally, I have no issue having discussions with people with varying political views. But, if that is too much for anyone to handle, I would be the first to suggest they refrain from such action.

 

[dwalk31]

I watched it live. His reaction was inappropriate.

 

[IATT]

 

[lightweight champion]

I watched it live. His reaction was inappropriate.

But body slamming a reporter is appropriate?

 

[gry60]

Generally, perhaps. But not when you have a mic and the person invading your space is the one retrieving a mic. I have been to several events where a mic was passed to the person speaking. No one reacts that way when the person comes to retrieve the mic. In fact, no other reporter at this press conference did that. That is why it was inappropriate and why he got suspended.

Nah fool.

You don't try to snatch the mic out of somebody's hand in the middle of their question, before they even receive an answer, and get to call yourself a victim when your hand gets pushed back.

The mic gets handed over to the next person/moderator; it doesn't get taken by some random person.

There is a word for that: etiquette. And this White House has none of it.

 

[dwalk31]

But body slamming a reporter is appropriate?

I've never made that assertion. Do you think body slamming reporters is appropriate?

 

[dwalk31]

Nah fool.

You don't try to snatch the mic out of somebody's hand in the middle of their question, before they even receive an answer, and get to call yourself a victim when your hand gets pushed back.

There is a word for that: etiquette. And this White House has none of it.

We can agree to disagree on that point. It is quite telling that everyone else managed to let go of the mic without incident.

 

[dwalk31]

This is quite interesting from a legal perspective. If this is true, and he is not technically the acting attorney general, would the logic follow that he is not precluded from being the permanent attorney general?

 

[ksteezy]

Lmfaoooo @ this dude constantly trollin ya and then taking the high road...hahahahhahaha ya need to stop giving this cat the attention, talmbout have an open discussion, but can’t even be 100% with strangers online about who he voted for in these polarizing times, if you can’t be transparent with fandoms online, what hopes of transparency we have face to face, in order to really have an open minded conversation....you wanna tightrope the line of decency, kind of hard to do that in the political climate, at this point if I liked and mess with someone personally pre-Trump and now I know they support Trumpism, I simply don’t touch the topic of politics at all or block them out my life, those are my choices, depending on how strong our relationship was before hand will decide if I can overlook who you chose to support, hence why i still have a handful of friends who I now know voted for the biggot, do i see them in the same light as before? Probably not, but I also chose to not discuss politics ever again with them in order to remain cool.

In this political climate, with THIS president there isn’t an “agreed to disagree” safehouse, and the line in the sand is very clear for everyone to see.

 

[ksteezy]

We can agree to disagree on that point. It is quite telling that everyone else managed to let go of the mic without incident.

So this White House just walks around SNATCHING mics from reporters?

 

[boris]

Normally you are above the base-less accusations and name-calling. You good?

I've made it very clear that I think you're a troll and why.

Edit: I should have added that we can agree to disagree that the accusations are base-less.

 

[lightweight champion]

I've never made that assertion. Do you think body slamming reporters is appropriate?

Yes you did.

 

[dwalk31]

at this point if I liked and mess with someone personally pre-Trump and now I know they support Trumpism, I simply don’t touch the topic of politics at all or block them out my life, those are my choices, depending on how strong our relationship was before hand will decide if I can overlook who you chose to support, hence why i still have a handful of friends who I now know voted for the biggot, do i see them in the same light as before? Probably not, but I also chose to not discuss politics ever again with them in order to remain cool.

This, among other reasons, is why the secret ballot is so important. I am sorry that you had to block many people out of your life that you use to mess with. I am also sorry that, as it regards the people you had stronger relationships with, you look at them differently and can't discuss politics with them at all.

Hopefully, the political climate will simmer down. As I have stated to many posters in this thread, the charged rhetoric has proven detrimental. And, in your case, seems to have resulted in diminished friendships. It is why I choose to discuss these issues respectfully, despite the constant name-calling and bickering in this thread and other places.

 

[Belgium]

I've never made that assertion. Do you think body slamming reporters is appropriate?

Idk about him but this man certainly does.


Gianforte also keeps mischaracterizing the incident, prompting the reporter's lawyer to threaten exiting the settlement agreement if Gianforte continues doing so.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/...reatens-to-exit-settlement-agreement-with-gop
Guardian reporter threatens to exit settlement with GOP lawmaker who assaulted him
A lawyer representing Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs said this week that his client may leave a settlement agreement with Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) if the lawmaker continues to misrepresent his assault of the journalist.

Attorney Geoffrey H. Genth sent a letter to Gianforte after the GOP lawmaker told the Missoulian editorial board last week that he initially told the truth to the police regarding the 2017 incident. Gianforte also told the newspaper that he was bound by a settlement agreement to not discuss the incident.

A police report shows Gianforte originally said Jacobs initiated contact. Jacobs's lawyer also contends that there was no confidentiality agreement.

“Rep. Gianforte’s continued lying this month has greatly aggravated the severe harm that Rep. Gianforte previously caused to Ben and Ben's reputation," the letter states, according to a copy obtained by Politico. "The continued lying is unacceptable and actionable. Please advise your client that he and his spokespersons need to stop -- immediately and forever -- telling lies about the assault, about their own prior lies, about your client’s ‘settlement agreement’ with Ben, or about any other aspect of this matter.

"Ben reserves all rights, including the right to seek rescission of the General Release on the ground of Rep. Gianforte’s fraudulent inducement,” Genth added.

In June 2017, Gianforte issued a full apology and agreed to donate $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists after he admitted to body-slamming Jacobs after the journalist asked him a question about a Republican health-care policy. Gianforte also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of assault.

Jacobs accepted Gianforte's apology at the time, saying he hoped the "constructive resolution of this incident reinforces for all the importance of respecting the freedom of the press and the first amendment.”

President Trump drew attention to the incident this month when he praised the Montana lawmaker at a campaign rally. The president said Gianforte was a "tough cookie" and that his assault of the journalist likely helped him with Montana voters.

Gianforte's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

 

[dwalk31]

So this White House just walks around SNATCHING mics from reporters?

Well not the house itself. But yes, the interns do take the mic from reporters. Most give them before it gets to that point.

 

[NickFolarin]

 

[130122]

Yall have to ignore dwalk,he swears the thread is an echo chamber but never contributes worthy opinions to spark debates. He preaches civility but won't call out the lock her up chants. He himself can't even decipher parody and violent rhetoric. I've had that fool blocked, haven't read any of his posts and I can probably guess the argument

It's the same schtick every time:

1. A healthy conversation is going on about the wrong doings of politicians, generally about some stupid **** the GOP is feeding to the general population

2. Dwalk deep dives to find a post where someone says "(insert any bad republican) is racist/terrible/pedophile/rapist and needs to slapped " ignoring all irrefutable evidence that proves person in question is a terrible person in the sea of posts in this thread,

3. dwalk quotes it and says "this is malicious rhetoric and you guys don't address it on the democrat end" or " whatever happened isn't true/happened behind closed doors thus should be inadmissible"

4. Everyone replies to his inept statement with their jimmies reasonably rustled

5.Dwalk replies with a sly remark and calls the thread an echo chamber then abruptly disappears from the thread when people continue to call him out on his b.s.

Yall just have to ignore him, I'm open for legitimate debate about political affairs in the US but it's the same damb bait every time. IDK how yall still do it smh

da fries don’t fry theyselves folks. Same bait every time

 

[IATT]

 

[NickFolarin]

da fries don’t fry theyselves folks. Same bait every time

I realized this now

 

[elpablo21]

 

[gry60]

We can agree to disagree on that point. It is quite telling that everyone else managed to let go of the mic without incident.

AFTER they were done talking.

AFTER, not DURING Mr Attorney.

 

[dwalk31]

da fries don’t fry theyselves folks. Same bait every time

And, just like the last time you posted that, someone will read what you've written and think that happened. Despite the reality if they just scroll.

 

[IATT]