The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

rubber soul · 01-06-2018, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I thought it was Hillary burning the secret files.

I always thought it was incredible that she kept Anthony Weiner’s wife on staff even after that pedo ****.

Well, she wasn't the pedo, was she? Still, knowing what a political animal Hillary is, it was surprising the wife didn't 'resign so she could spend more time with her family.'

OccultHawk · 01-06-2018, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Well, she wasn't the pedo, was she? Still, knowing what a political animal Hillary is, it was surprising the wife didn't 'resign so she could spend more time with her family.'

No, she wasn’t the pedo. But it was her computer Comey claimed he needed right before the election. Like I said before, you marry a pedophile the best case scenerio is you’re a bad judge of character. If that pedo is a US Congressman that’s at best complicated and suspicious. And it did cost her votes.

OccultHawk · 01-06-2018, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Wow I can't believe people are still on about the emails

Or maybe the current administration called for more investigation as a distraction Idk

but it's the most weak sauce "scandal" ever

not what I was talking about, but ok

Lisnaholic · 01-06-2018, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Wow I can't believe people are still on about the emails

Or maybe the current administration called for more investigation as a distraction Idk

but it's the most weak sauce "scandal" ever

^ Picking up on this comment, Rachel Maddow puts this re-investigation into a frightening perspective: part of an extensive campaign by Republicans and the Trump admin to discredit the Dems, deflect attention from Russian meddling and all its ramifications, and to use the FBI and the DOJ for their own partisan agenda.

RM starts by talking about this weekend's Camp David get-together, which is probably going to be a brain-storming session to oust Jeff Sessions. The picture that RM paints is a scary one for the future of America: all the checks and balances with which people reassured themselves that Trump's power would be restricted - all those checks and balances are being subverted to serve the president. Instead of defending US democracy against Russian meddling, the focus of various investigations is shifting towards defending Trump.

This clip is pretty long, but half of it should be enough to see how things are going:-

rubber soul · 01-06-2018, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ Picking up on this comment, Rachel Maddow puts this re-investigation into a frightening perspective: part of an extensive campaign by Republicans and the Trump admin to discredit the Dems, deflect attention from Russian meddling and all its ramifications, and to use the FBI and the DOJ for their own partisan agenda.

RM starts by talking about this weekend's Camp David get-together, which is probably going to be a brain-storming session to oust Jeff Sessions. The picture that RM paints is a scary one for the future of America: all the checks and balances with which people reassured themselves that Trump's power would be restricted - all those checks and balances are being subverted to serve the president. Instead of defending US democracy against Russian meddling, the focus of various investigations is shifting towards defending Trump.

This clip is pretty long, but half of it should be enough to see how things are going:-

It looks like they're taking over YouTube too. They just pulled your video clip.

Lisnaholic · 01-06-2018, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Trump is much reminiscent of the dictators we laugh at across the world

so goofy, so bombastically arrogant, so thin skinned and openly against the press, completely negligent towards democratic values, completely lacking in self-awareness

^ Yeah, but unfortunately laughing is not an effective political tool.

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

It looks like they're taking over YouTube too. They just pulled your video clip.

^ OMG! Sombody's knocking at my door ....

Trollheart · 01-06-2018, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ OMG! Sombody's knocking at my door ....

Is somebody ringing the bell? Do me a favour...

Chula Vista · 01-06-2018, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ OMG! Sombody's knocking at my door ....

Trollheart · 01-06-2018, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Was there ever anything scarier than those baby masks? OMG!

Maajo · 01-06-2018, 09:59 AM

I think the worst thing about this and in retrospect, both of the Bush administrations, is that there's very little that's been done to safeguard against these kinds of people from becoming president, and it's been 30 years that we've had to change something. Hopefully we really do learn something from this awful experience, but for some reason part of me thinks we'll **** this up and we won't do anything to stop the gerrymandering or the big donations in politics that make all of it possible.

01-06-2018, 09:59 AM	#9090 (permalink)
Maajo Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Colorado Posts: 513	I think the worst thing about this and in retrospect, both of the Bush administrations, is that there's very little that's been done to safeguard against these kinds of people from becoming president, and it's been 30 years that we've had to change something. Hopefully we really do learn something from this awful experience, but for some reason part of me thinks we'll **** this up and we won't do anything to stop the gerrymandering or the big donations in politics that make all of it possible.