Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 4:28 pm
by Shirley
I considered editing it to add exactly that.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 6:33 am
by Shirley
Sadly, she's absolutely right:
'You hate [my son] more than you love your own family. And that's why you're here.' — Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt called out a GOP colleague who complained about missing their grandson's graduation while simultaneously helping to pass a bill, LB574, that combines a ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors with a 12-week abortion ban in the state.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
So, using what Ted Cruz is calling logic here…if the goal was to indoctrinate children by using this person to market products is the ultimate evil, why is NASCAR allowed to proudly market beer when they have young viewers.
Think of the kids Ted!!
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
So, using what Ted Cruz is calling logic here…if the goal was to indoctrinate children by using this person to market products is the ultimate evil, why is NASCAR allowed to proudly market beer when they have young viewers.
Think of the kids Ted!!
Yeah, the syllogism there is pretty fucking terrible.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 8:51 am
by jfish26
I’m not saying Trump is a Russian asset.
But the Russians sure seem to think so.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 9:00 am
by twocoach
jfish26 wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 8:51 am
I’m not saying Trump is a Russian asset.
But the Russians sure seem to think so.
It's just Russia sending the US media into more of a tizzy by pooping in the pool.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 10:42 am
by KUTradition
Reflecting on the utility of the panel, the GOP leader boasted, ahead of the 2016 presidential election, “Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she’s untrustable [sic]. But no one would have known any of that had happened, had we not fought.”
House Republicans were not at all pleased that McCarthy had blurted out the truth. There was a rather intense backlash from his ostensible allies, and he soon after was forced to withdraw from consideration as Boehner’s successor. The incident presumably taught GOP members a lesson: If you’re going to launch a congressional investigation for political purposes, don’t give away the game on national television.
It’s a lesson House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer apparently hasn’t learned.
The Kentucky Republican’s hapless crusade against President Joe Biden and his family has, at least so far, failed quite spectacularly, but Comer appeared on Fox News yesterday morning — shortly after 4 a.m. ET — to suggest that his investigations are making a real difference. Echoing McCarthy’s infamous 2015 quote, the Oversight Committee chair encouraged Fox viewers to simply look at the Democratic president’s poll numbers:
You look at the polling, and right now Donald Trump is seven points ahead of Joe Biden and trending upward, Joe Biden’s trending downward. And I believe that the media is looking around, scratching their head, and they’re realizing that the American people are keeping up with our investigation. And they realize there’s something wrong here.
(per NBCNews)
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 11:11 am
by jfish26
KUTradition wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 10:42 am
Reflecting on the utility of the panel, the GOP leader boasted, ahead of the 2016 presidential election, “Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she’s untrustable [sic]. But no one would have known any of that had happened, had we not fought.”
House Republicans were not at all pleased that McCarthy had blurted out the truth. There was a rather intense backlash from his ostensible allies, and he soon after was forced to withdraw from consideration as Boehner’s successor. The incident presumably taught GOP members a lesson: If you’re going to launch a congressional investigation for political purposes, don’t give away the game on national television.
It’s a lesson House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer apparently hasn’t learned.
The Kentucky Republican’s hapless crusade against President Joe Biden and his family has, at least so far, failed quite spectacularly, but Comer appeared on Fox News yesterday morning — shortly after 4 a.m. ET — to suggest that his investigations are making a real difference. Echoing McCarthy’s infamous 2015 quote, the Oversight Committee chair encouraged Fox viewers to simply look at the Democratic president’s poll numbers:
You look at the polling, and right now Donald Trump is seven points ahead of Joe Biden and trending upward, Joe Biden’s trending downward. And I believe that the media is looking around, scratching their head, and they’re realizing that the American people are keeping up with our investigation. And they realize there’s something wrong here.
(per NBCNews)
High on their own supply.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 1:26 pm
by jfish26
Wait, thought the lockdowns were bad?
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 1:35 pm
by KUTradition
jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 1:26 pm
Wait, thought the lockdowns were bad?