COVID-19 - On the Ground

[TDub]

Well. You like big grand, sweeping statements and hypotheticals. But, those do nothingm. Thats all im sayin.

We cant even keep money out of amateur sports........

[TDub]

Not unrelated, but the misinformation problem might be just as bad.

But that might be just as much the folks only believe what they wanna believe problem

No. Its a problem. But, while its a problem weighted heavily to the right it is a problem for both sides. Why do you think they stopped running a fact checker....because Biden is 100% accurate? Or because Biden, eveb in his misteps and mistruths is pushing their issues/agreeing with their stance?

I think media is a huge problem in this country. Need people to report the story, accurately, abd withour comment. CNN and Fox are both worthless if you want untainted information.....so are pretty much every other news source at this point

[MICHHAWK]

Not unrelated, but the misinformation problem might be just as bad.

But that might be just as much the folks only believe what they wanna believe problem

what you describe in the above is called a nincompoop problem. this country has a nincompoop problem.

[Cascadia]

yesterdays episode of pandemic theater has the vice president and her husband outdoors, walking, masked up, they stop for a kiss through the masks. they kiss each other through the mask.

best episode of pandemic theater yet. tony worthy.

Being willfully dumb is no way to go through life, MICH

[Cascadia]

We need money outta politics

From a different angle, I'd argue we need to get more money into politics. Kate Brown makes $93K a year.

hahahaha, NO FUCKING WAY I'd take that job.

[ousdahl]

Interesting take.

But I think the money of concern is less politicians’ salaries and more the special interests and lobbyists and stuff.


Paid for by ousdahl for President.

[Deleted User 89]

What is one redeeming quality that is part of the modern Republican Party? They have sworn to oppose 100% of anything which even remotely helps people and society (that’s the literal quote from the Leader in the Senate and not one person has disputed any of that)

Yes, tribal politics sucks but the Republicans have given up on governing and standing FOR anything. We all don’t suck. The Republican Party does. When was the last time they did ANYTHING to help people? If you disagree it says more about your priorities.

i wasn’t a fan of dubya, but he at least stood for something and had integrity

[TDub]

We need money outta politics

From a different angle, I'd argue we need to get more money into politics. Kate Brown makes $93K a year.

hahahaha, NO FUCKING WAY I'd take that job.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes ... brown/amp/


Plus... net worth of 200 mil? Shes ok...

https://starsgab.com/kate-brown-biography/

[Cascadia]

What is one redeeming quality that is part of the modern Republican Party? They have sworn to oppose 100% of anything which even remotely helps people and society (that’s the literal quote from the Leader in the Senate and not one person has disputed any of that)

Yes, tribal politics sucks but the Republicans have given up on governing and standing FOR anything. We all don’t suck. The Republican Party does. When was the last time they did ANYTHING to help people? If you disagree it says more about your priorities.

i wasn’t a fan of dubya, but he at least stood for something and had integrity

I'd love to the GOP return to what it was under Bush.

[Deleted User 89]

We need trump and his apologists/sycophants outta politics

[Cascadia]

We need money outta politics

From a different angle, I'd argue we need to get more money into politics. Kate Brown makes $93K a year.

hahahaha, NO FUCKING WAY I'd take that job.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes ... brown/amp/


Plus... net worth of 200 mil? Shes ok...

https://starsgab.com/kate-brown-biography/

lol, I think you need to take a break from the internet for a while.

[ousdahl]

Not unrelated, but the misinformation problem might be just as bad.

But that might be just as much the folks only believe what they wanna believe problem

No. Its a problem. But, while its a problem weighted heavily to the right it is a problem for both sides. Why do you think they stopped running a fact checker....because Biden is 100% accurate? Or because Biden, eveb in his misteps and mistruths is pushing their issues/agreeing with their stance?

I think media is a huge problem in this country. Need people to report the story, accurately, abd withour comment. CNN and Fox are both worthless if you want untainted information.....so are pretty much every other news source at this point

How much of it had to do with the FCC abolishing the fairness doctrine during Reagan administration?

Genuinely asking, cuz I’ve heard varying degrees of how much.

Like that doctrine applied more to “broadcast” media instead of cable media, so Fox News prob woulda happened regardless, or sumptin

[zsn]

We need trump and his apologists/sycophants outta politics

Yes, this. What bad shape we’re in that we long for the Republicans under Bush (“Freedom Fries”). Maybe the previous one? The devolution is essentially complete.

TDub and others- if you think I’m wrong all you have to do is show me one redeeming feature of the Republican Party as it is currently

[Cascadia]

https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/f ... k-politics

[TDub]

From a different angle, I'd argue we need to get more money into politics. Kate Brown makes $93K a year.

hahahaha, NO FUCKING WAY I'd take that job.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes ... brown/amp/


Plus... net worth of 200 mil? Shes ok...

https://starsgab.com/kate-brown-biography/

lol, I think you need to take a break from the internet for a while.

Why, is Forbes a untrustworthy website now?

Networth i just googled and picked the first one so that coukd be wrong

[TDub]

We need trump and his apologists/sycophants outta politics

Yes, this. What bad shape we’re in that we long for the Republicans under Bush (“Freedom Fries”). Maybe the previous one? The devolution is essentially complete.

TDub and others- if you think I’m wrong all you have to do is show me one redeeming feature of the Republican Party as it is currently

I dont know the local politics in the bay area.

I know that the last few cycles ive voted mainly republican at the local level and 3rd party at the national level

[Cascadia]

Yes, this. What bad shape we’re in that we long for the Republicans under Bush (“Freedom Fries”). Maybe the previous one? The devolution is essentially complete.

TDub and others- if you think I’m wrong all you have to do is show me one redeeming feature of the Republican Party as it is currently

I dont know the local politics in the bay area.

I know that the last few cycles ive voted mainly republican at the local level and 3rd party at the national level

We know

[TDub]

You dont know shit. You make assumptions but you dont know shit

[TDub]

Ive never voted for trump...which is odd for a "trumper"

[Deleted User 865]

Typical Trumper. Supports Trump and all his views, but too lazy to actually vote.