June 15, 20205 yr 11 minutes ago, Diehardfan said: Even if you are right in this case the mayors of the cities choose the police chiefs who set the policy. Period. They serve at the pleasure of the mayors. If they wanted to change the policies, procedures, training, hiring practices, or anything else it falls at the feet ultimately of the democrats who run the cities and states where they reside. So the mayors and city councils choosing to defund the police are making the best decision for their cities. Cool.
June 15, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Diehardfan said: I don't know what polls you were looking at, but most had him losing by a decent bit. The media isn't even pretending to be balanced anymore and have a clear agenda. People can believe whatever they want, but their reporting is biased and meant to sway people and their polls are another one of their tools. Also, just like in 2016 there are a ton of closet supporters behind him. People know how unhinged liberals are and won't flat out say they like him, but when they get into the booth they can do what they want. We'll see. If this goes past election day and they are still counting mail in ballots he will probably lose cause they'll print them until he does. If it's called on election night he probably wins. They had him losing the popular vote by a few points, which of course he did. I actually started to think Trump could win when the Trumpbots here started showing polls from Michigan and Wisconsin.
June 15, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Alpha_TATEr said: do republicans ever do wrong ? Absolutely. Try to stay focused on one issue at a time.
June 15, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, toolg said: So the mayors and city councils choosing to defund the police are making the best decision for their cities. Cool. No where in my post did I stat they can do no wrong. Why they haven't made any changes in the multiple decades they've had in power to improve the lives of minorities is a good question though.
June 15, 20205 yr 24 minutes ago, Diehardfan said: No where in my post did I stat they can do no wrong. Why they haven't made any changes in the multiple decades they've had in power to improve the lives of minorities is a good question though. what do you think politicians should do to improve the lives of minorities?
June 15, 20205 yr 35 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: what do you think politicians should do to improve the lives of minorities? My blunt answer is fix their schools for starters and stop being subservient to teacher's unions. That would include more of a European approach to having vocational classes and apprenticeships. Mike Rowe constantly talks about the shortage of skilled workers in our country. Stop trying to teach people chemistry that may never use it and teach them plumbing, carpentry, building skills, etc. I'd like to see that across the country and not just in inner cities. I'd also end teacher tenure. Next, stop using assistance to enslave people. If you had a family member who needed help you'd take them in, give them some money for a time, but after a while you'd tell them they can't live off you forever and help them learn how to take care of themselves. Single moms, people with disabilities, etc, aren't who I'm talking about. But it should be something to fall back on. Not depend on the rest of their lives.
June 15, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, Diehardfan said: My blunt answer is fix their schools for starters and stop being subservient to teacher's unions. That would include more of a European approach to having vocational classes and apprenticeships. Mike Rowe constant talks about the shortage of skilled workers in our country. Stop trying to teach people chemistry that may never use it and teach them plumbing, carpentry, building skills, etc. I'd like to see that across the country and not just in inner cities. I'd also end teacher tenure. Next, stop using assistance to enslave people. If you had a family member who needed help you'd take them in, give them some money for a time, but after a while you'd tell them they can't live off you forever and help them learn how to take care of themselves. Single moms, people with disabilities, etc, aren't who I'm talking about. But it should be something to fall back on. Not depend on the rest of their lives. that's pretty reasonable & i think a lot of folks would support what you posted. i'd love to have this kind of discussion instead of dems vs repubs all the time with both sides believing the other is pure evil trying to ruin people's lives.
June 20, 20205 yr Trump's America: When you have a ticket to an event, you can be arrested for trespassing and removed for wearing the wrong t-shirt.
June 20, 20205 yr https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/20/politics/trump-campaign-staffers/index.html Quote (CNN)Six staffers working on President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus, the Trump campaign said Saturday. Just hours before the President is expected to arrive in the state, Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said in a statement that "per safety protocols, campaign staff are tested for COVID-19 before events. Six members of the advance team tested positive out of hundreds of tests performed, and quarantine procedures were immediately implemented." Let the games begin!
June 20, 20205 yr 24 minutes ago, SPIDER-MAN said: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/20/politics/trump-campaign-staffers/index.html Let the games begin! Still rather get corona than look like some liberal with a mask.
June 21, 20205 yr The true enemy of the people. Quote Trump told China's authoritarian leader that Americans want him to change the US Constitution so he can serve more than 2 terms, according to John Bolton's new book President Donald Trump told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that Americans were urging him to amend the US Constitution to allow him to serve more than two terms as president, according to former national security advisor John Bolton's forthcoming book. Bolton says Trump made the comment during a December 2018 dinner with Xi, the leader of China's authoritarian Communist party, in Buenos Aires. "One highlight came when Xi said he wanted to work with Trump for six more years, and Trump replied that people were saying that the two-term constitutional limit on presidents should be repealed for him," Bolton writes in an excerpt of the book published in The Wall Street Journal. "Xi said the U.S. had too many elections, because he didn't want to switch away from Trump, who nodded approvingly." Bolton wrote that Trump prioritized winning reelection over all else when it came to making important foreign policy decisions. "I am hard pressed to identify any significant Trump decision during my tenure that wasn't driven by reelection calculations," Bolton writes in "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir." Bolton, who served as Trump's top national security aide for about 16 months, also wrote that Trump asked Xi to help him win reelection — one of the most damning claims in Bolton's detailed, 592-page account. "He then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the coming U.S. presidential election, alluding to China's economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he'd win," Bolton writes, according to an excerpt of the book reported by news outlets. "He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome. I would print Trump's exact words but the government's prepublication review process has decided otherwise." Bolton is a veteran of multiple Republican administrations and is a well-known and controversial defense hawk. As President George W. Bush's undersecretary for arms control, Bolton pushed the later-discredited claim that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction — a key justification for the US invasion. https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-chinese-president-change-constitution-serve-more-than-2-terms-2020-6
June 21, 20205 yr 37 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Jesus, have a little freaking pride. Sessions is an old man. I’m sure he has plenty of money. I’m not really sure why he didn’t retire with some dignity instead of being trumps ****. Just embarrassing
June 21, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, Jsvand12 said: Jesus, have a little freaking pride. Sessions is an old man. I’m sure he has plenty of money. I’m not really sure why he didn’t retire with some dignity instead of being trumps ****. Just embarrassing it's what I call the cuck effect. Big Daddy Trump is here to save them all!
June 22, 20205 yr So much winning... Quote Across two polls, more than 5,000 adult U.S. residents were recently surveyed on the state of America right now. A staggering 83% say that worrying about the future of the United States is a big source of personal stress. Also, 72% believe this is the lowest point in the country’s history that they’ve ever been alive to see.
June 22, 20205 yr 8 minutes ago, Gannan said: So much winning... I could give plenty of reasons for this and Trumps existence has little to nothing to do with it.
June 22, 20205 yr 7 minutes ago, lynched1 said: I could give plenty of reasons for this and Trumps existence has little to nothing to do with it.
June 22, 20205 yr 6 minutes ago, Gannan said: Not losing over here. I'm sorry to hear about your current situation. I just know things will turn around for you.
June 22, 20205 yr 27 minutes ago, lynched1 said: Not losing over here. I'm sorry to hear about your current situation. I just know things will turn around for you. I'm fine thanks. The country is losing, but anyone with a brain already knew that.
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