** KAMALA HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT -PART DEUX **
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Having seen both sides of the political parties growing up and working around then reading posts from both sides as an adult, it’s clear that republicans thrive on chaos. That’s the only explanation I have anymore for why people vote for trump. It’s the chaos. After trump I didn’t give a crap if I ever heard another politician speak ever again. I enjoyed trump and his crazy antics not being on every newscast every fucking day.Deep down the majority of Americans want peace, not chaos. We have to prove that we can still be that country.0
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gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.But the dominance rhetoric of the MAGA Republicans was never just about political power. Political power always went hand in hand with corruption. A new book by Joe Conason called The Longest Con notes that the modern right-wing movement has its roots in the promise of grifters after World War II to protect America against the communists they insisted were infiltrating the country. Their promises to defend true Americans against an enemy was always about getting cash out of the deal.
Conason emphasizes how drumming up fears of an “other” was a deliberate grift to put money into the pockets of those who told small donors that their dollars were vital for defending the United States. The biggest prize for the extremists, though, was the control of government purse strings that allowed them to turn federal and state largesse toward their own cronies. Conason notes that under President Ronald Reagan, Republicans’ cuts to government oversight and reliance on the private sector to regulate itself, along with their belief that unfettered capitalism was a form of resistance to communism, led to a boom in corruption.
That corruption has continued in the Republican Party, largely unaddressed as politicians insisted that those calling it out were simply un-American malcontents engaging in political hits against good, patriotic Americans. In contrast, as any corruption on the Democratic side can be expected to be sliced and diced in public, the Democrats have stayed relatively clean.
And this is why Vance’s comment about Democrats bullying him jumped out at me. Republican dominance is cracking as Trump struggles and Vance offends people, and as that dominance falls away, the many things it covered are starting to get attention—among them, stories of Republican corruption. And they’re doozies.
On Sunday, for example, Garrett Shanley of the Independent Florida Alligator, the student newspaper of the University of Florida, reported that when former senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) took over the presidency of the University of Florida, he “channeled millions” to his Republican allies and to secretive contracts. In 17 months he more than tripled spending from his office, with most of the money going to his former aides and political friends, most of whom continued to live and work outside the state. Sasse was appointed in November 2022 in an opaque hiring process and stepped down unexpectedly in July, citing family issues, although Vivienne Serret of The Independent Alligator reported that DeSantis allies on the Board of Trustees forced him out.
One of the biggest stories in the country these days is the corruption scandal in Ohio, in which dark money groups led by the FirstEnergy utility company worked with former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder to put into office politicians who, thanks to about $61 million in bribes, backed a $1.3 billion bailout for FirstEnergy paid for with tax dollars.
On Monday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost agreed to settle the scandal. FirstEnergy will pay a $20 million fine, an amount that Marty Schladen of the Ohio Capital Journal notes is less than one-third the amount FirstEnergy spent to bribe legislators, and a fraction of the money ratepayers have had to pay because of the corrupt legislation the bribes paid for.
Nothing better illustrates the grift at the center of today’s MAGA Republicans than Donald Trump’s Big Lie that he actually won the 2020 election and that it was stolen from him by those dangerous “others,” the Democrats. The Big Lie enabled the Trump team to continue soliciting donations in order to fight for the White House. According to Conason, Trump and his fellow election deniers pocketed $255.4 million between the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop the counting of the electoral votes that would make Democratic candidate Joe Biden president.
On Monday, jurors found former Colorado election clerk Tina Peters guilty on seven counts in relation to her compromising of her county’s election system. Peters was determined to get voter information to My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell, a key Trump ally, in order to prove the Big Lie. She is facing more than 22 years in prison.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Halifax2TheMax said:gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.But the dominance rhetoric of the MAGA Republicans was never just about political power. Political power always went hand in hand with corruption. A new book by Joe Conason called The Longest Con notes that the modern right-wing movement has its roots in the promise of grifters after World War II to protect America against the communists they insisted were infiltrating the country. Their promises to defend true Americans against an enemy was always about getting cash out of the deal.
Conason emphasizes how drumming up fears of an “other” was a deliberate grift to put money into the pockets of those who told small donors that their dollars were vital for defending the United States. The biggest prize for the extremists, though, was the control of government purse strings that allowed them to turn federal and state largesse toward their own cronies. Conason notes that under President Ronald Reagan, Republicans’ cuts to government oversight and reliance on the private sector to regulate itself, along with their belief that unfettered capitalism was a form of resistance to communism, led to a boom in corruption.
That corruption has continued in the Republican Party, largely unaddressed as politicians insisted that those calling it out were simply un-American malcontents engaging in political hits against good, patriotic Americans. In contrast, as any corruption on the Democratic side can be expected to be sliced and diced in public, the Democrats have stayed relatively clean.
And this is why Vance’s comment about Democrats bullying him jumped out at me. Republican dominance is cracking as Trump struggles and Vance offends people, and as that dominance falls away, the many things it covered are starting to get attention—among them, stories of Republican corruption. And they’re doozies.
On Sunday, for example, Garrett Shanley of the Independent Florida Alligator, the student newspaper of the University of Florida, reported that when former senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) took over the presidency of the University of Florida, he “channeled millions” to his Republican allies and to secretive contracts. In 17 months he more than tripled spending from his office, with most of the money going to his former aides and political friends, most of whom continued to live and work outside the state. Sasse was appointed in November 2022 in an opaque hiring process and stepped down unexpectedly in July, citing family issues, although Vivienne Serret of The Independent Alligator reported that DeSantis allies on the Board of Trustees forced him out.
One of the biggest stories in the country these days is the corruption scandal in Ohio, in which dark money groups led by the FirstEnergy utility company worked with former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder to put into office politicians who, thanks to about $61 million in bribes, backed a $1.3 billion bailout for FirstEnergy paid for with tax dollars.
On Monday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost agreed to settle the scandal. FirstEnergy will pay a $20 million fine, an amount that Marty Schladen of the Ohio Capital Journal notes is less than one-third the amount FirstEnergy spent to bribe legislators, and a fraction of the money ratepayers have had to pay because of the corrupt legislation the bribes paid for.
Nothing better illustrates the grift at the center of today’s MAGA Republicans than Donald Trump’s Big Lie that he actually won the 2020 election and that it was stolen from him by those dangerous “others,” the Democrats. The Big Lie enabled the Trump team to continue soliciting donations in order to fight for the White House. According to Conason, Trump and his fellow election deniers pocketed $255.4 million between the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop the counting of the electoral votes that would make Democratic candidate Joe Biden president.
On Monday, jurors found former Colorado election clerk Tina Peters guilty on seven counts in relation to her compromising of her county’s election system. Peters was determined to get voter information to My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell, a key Trump ally, in order to prove the Big Lie. She is facing more than 22 years in prison.0 -
gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.0 -
teskeinc said:gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
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Go Beavers said:teskeinc said:gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.Maybe you want to buy one of my $250k Hunter Biden art pieces? I’m sure the value will skyrocket!What if you need a Prosecutor fired in Ukraine? Withholds $1 billion US funds or else?Post edited by teskeinc on0 -
teskeinc said:Go Beavers said:teskeinc said:gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.
"We find the evidence as a whole insufficient to meet the government's burden of proving that Mr. Biden willfully retained the Afghanistan documents in the Virginia home in 2017," he added. "That is, evidence falls short of beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Go Beavers said:teskeinc said:Go Beavers said:teskeinc said:gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.
"We find the evidence as a whole insufficient to meet the government's burden of proving that Mr. Biden willfully retained the Afghanistan documents in the Virginia home in 2017," he added. "That is, evidence falls short of beyond a reasonable doubt."0 -
Merkin Baller said:Go Beavers said:teskeinc said:Go Beavers said:teskeinc said:gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.
"We find the evidence as a whole insufficient to meet the government's burden of proving that Mr. Biden willfully retained the Afghanistan documents in the Virginia home in 2017," he added. "That is, evidence falls short of beyond a reasonable doubt."09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Halifax2TheMax said:Merkin Baller said:Go Beavers said:teskeinc said:Go Beavers said:teskeinc said:gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.
"We find the evidence as a whole insufficient to meet the government's burden of proving that Mr. Biden willfully retained the Afghanistan documents in the Virginia home in 2017," he added. "That is, evidence falls short of beyond a reasonable doubt."0 -
teskeinc said:gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.
biden is not a convicted felon. biden was not impeached. twice."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0 -
gimmesometruth27 said:teskeinc said:gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.
biden is not a convicted felon. biden was not impeached. twice."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0 -
gimmesometruth27 said:teskeinc said:gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.
biden is not a convicted felon. biden was not impeached. twice.0 -
I don't think you have the authority to speak on common sense. Your posts are just mad libs with conservative media buzz words and phrases. Big time comments reply guy.
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The bottom line is you don't have the gas to change anyones mind here so I don't know why you are trying other than to just troll. Either way, its a weird way to spend your time.
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teskeinc said:gimmesometruth27 said:teskeinc said:gimmesometruth27 said:Go Beavers said:Philly NJ said:gimmesometruth27 said:Philly NJ said:Tim Simmons said:Cynicism (and certain politicians and media) make you think EVERYONE in DC is corrupt. Thats not true. There are hard working and good people there that believe in the idea of democracy. The problem is we don’t hold politicians and the system to account. Bringing in a new asshole doesn’t fix things. Voting for good people do. Blowing the system up doesn’t fix it either.But what aggravates people is, the system moves slowly. I could quote a PJ lyric but it’s cringe. Change happens slowly. Sorry that’s the way it is.
maga cannot grasp that fact.
biden is not a convicted felon. biden was not impeached. twice."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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I thought RFK was helping Kamala… Pretty nice strategy to call 18-24 year olds stupid…. Maybe she doesn’t need that support?
https://youtu.be/9reN3sVdjTc?si=khf4kff5R0po2hCw
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teskeinc said:I thought RFK was helping Kamala… Pretty nice strategy to call 18-24 year olds stupid…. Maybe she doesn’t need that support?
https://youtu.be/9reN3sVdjTc?si=khf4kff5R0po2hCw
next."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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gimmesometruth27 said:teskeinc said:I thought RFK was helping Kamala… Pretty nice strategy to call 18-24 year olds stupid…. Maybe she doesn’t need that support?
https://youtu.be/9reN3sVdjTc?si=khf4kff5R0po2hCw
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teskeinc said:I thought RFK was helping Kamala… Pretty nice strategy to call 18-24 year olds stupid…. Maybe she doesn’t need that support?
https://youtu.be/9reN3sVdjTc?si=khf4kff5R0po2hCw
if they believe that bloc is gettable, why are gop governors making it harder for college students to vote absentee?
the young people believe in climate change, women's rights, and are more progressive. the gop is actively denying climate change, making abortion illegal, and wanting to fundamentally change our system to an authoritarian regime. the young voters are going to keep the gop out of power."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0
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