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I didn’t not care if Trump drank water during a speech. I want to see if Trump can still keep talking when Putin takes a drink of water.

- Bill Maher

9 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Yes Pence is a hard core traditional right wing extremist, but I question your assertion that he's all that skilled. It's well known he didn't want to run for Governor of Indiana again because he was expected to lose. He's got the charisma of a grapefruit. I don't think he's in step with the country, and if the democrats can take the house in 18, he'll be castrated anyway. 

 

It could be a big reason Pence was picked in the first place was impeachment insurance. Maybe call his bluff?  Fighting Pence would be back to NORMALITY anyway. We don't need any more bizarre twitter freaks like trump ever again. 

 

Paul Ryan, on the other hand, is a scarier force. To get there, Pence would have to go down too. I don't see that happening. 

Have you read about his weird relationship with his wife? You don’t think he’s castrated already??

But seriously, I’m coming ‘round to your view on a Pence Presidency. There’s not enough on him for impeachment. And he has little hope of getting elected at the end of his short term. And he won’t be able to get much of his Koch agenda through as he will be quite hobbled.

34 minutes ago, Morch said:

 

But will they still respect him the morning?

As much respect as any treasonous weasel deserves.

On 11/16/2017 at 8:15 AM, webfact said:

Johnson told AL.com, an Alabama news website, that Moore grabbed her buttocks as she left.

 

"He didn't pinch it, he grabbed it," Johnson, who was 28 at the time

In his defense, Roy Moore said, “but she looked much younger.”

On 11/17/2017 at 8:35 AM, webfact said:

"Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite,"

At least they bought him dinner first!

Moore’s press conference was a cluster fk.

The question was: “Judge, did you touch any of the women who’ve accused you of touching them, just answer the q...”

I thought only Steve Bannon had the flexibility to do that sort of thing.

2017 Trump should take the advice of 2013 Trump:

Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

14/2/2013, 1:59 AM

Next time Marco Rubio should drink his water from a glass as opposed to a bottle—would have much less negative impact.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Republican leaders in Washington have asked Moore to withdraw from the race

After whistling past sculduggery, sexual harassment, racism, nazism,  treason, financial malfeasance, tax evasion, nepotism, kicking gold star families when they’re down, the GOP are finally drawing the line at paedophelia.

I guess that’s something. The courage it must have required to stand up against Child molestation.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Foiled at first when he could not locate any water on his podium, reporters pointed out there was a bottle on a table to his right.

He knew where that bottle was, but he was looking for his usual bottle, the one with Silicon nipple.

27 minutes ago, tryasimight said:

What are you mincing on about? Grandmother can have sex with adult grandchildren......see gay marriage is the thin edge of the wedge for these weirdos!!

Well, SOMEBODY needs to pick those breasts off the ground!

2 hours ago, selftaopath said:

I despise the current VP and POTUS, but could you help me see how Pence would be worse than 45? I will/hope both to be gone but believe 45 is a/b the worst thing this country has ever experienced.

Thanks.

Trump is, at best amoral. Believes in nothing but himself, is incompetent, an obvious buffoon and shows up many evangelicals as the hypocrites they are.

Pence is an out and out Koch lackey. If he had real power, and with their help, he would dismantle decades of hard-won progressive policies with ruthless efficiency. While Trump is doing so too, he is less effective than Pence would be.

On the other hand...the nuclear codes would be safer in Pence’s hands. Sigh.

This teacher is qualified to run for a senate seat in Alabama.

On 11/9/2017 at 8:08 AM, webfact said:

The FBI has criticized Apple for how difficult it is to obtain data from its devices when they are locked.

Kurt Opsahl (‪@kurtopsahl‬)

9/11/17, 07:39

Yes, but other than the metadata, GPS history, iCloud back ups, ISP logs, computer forensics, physical house, car and crime scene searches, military and govt records, and eyewitnesses, how can we investigate without unlocking the phone?

4 hours ago, Kiwiken said:

I think great that they were given a vote. NZ may have beaten them to it but then 120 people decided my moral view. i tend to think given a vote more than 75% would have been in favour. sadly Australia may be backward on some things but in this case Democracy was allowed a choice.

Anything that’s not explicitly illegal, is legal. For example, on the roads, there are only “stop” signs, and no “don’t stop” signs. Strangely, this notion doesn’t always apply when it comes to equal rights for minorities.

For those who will inevitably say it is too early to talk about gun control, please note that for the victims of this shooting, it is too late to be talking about gun control.

1 hour ago, kaorop said:

Well idk about condos but the amount of shop houses being built is staggering. Things is many sit unoccupied or un sold for a long time..How they, who ever 'they' are can have so much $ tied up in unproductive assets I'll never know..And how much is it banks money or private...It does fuel the concrete, tiles, windows and utilities industries..oh an Cambo/Burmese labor agencies.

In every property market, there is an element of money laundering. Cash from corruption, tax evasion and illegal business like drugs, prostitution and gambling has to go somewhere. Even without the corrupt money coming from China and other places, there is plenty of cash right here that needs cleaning and parking.

The market is too opaque and there is too much misinformation out there to know what is really going on.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The aforementioned figures of condominium units sold and occupied is an indicative that there is no over-surplus

Another way to look at the same numbers: almost 40% of all units built THIS YEAR ALONE are unoccupied and therefore available to dump on the market at the drop of a dime. Whether this is a Damocles Sword hanging over the market depends on how many of the sold units were bought on credit by entities that are easily spooked or that circumstances can easily tip into not being able to meet payments.

The other consideration is how flush the banks are and whether, if their borrowers are unable to pay, they would decide to hold on to those properties rather than dump them on the market.

12 hours ago, connda said:

Sorry, but these 'accusers' seem to come out of the woodwork years to decades after the alleged offense, and their appearance coincides with runs for political offices. Why not come forward on a day when the guy isn't running for office?
 I don't even know who this guy is, but accusing candidates of sexual impropriety that happened decades before seems to be the new category of political smear tactics.  Politics are already a fetid, stinking swamp - let's make it worse.  

I’m struggling to understand what exactly you are defending here. Should victims of abuse only come forward at a time and place convenient to the accused?

Sexual abuse is extremely traumatic. Most victims NEVER come forward.

Before you embarrass yourself further, please read the Wapo story in its entirety, at its source. Dive into the details, the multiple sourcing, and read the follow up stories.

If a background check on a person applying to be a shopping mall janitor revealed this much, that person would not be hired. Is the threshold for The United States Senate lower?

5 minutes ago, Slip said:

Putin is doing his country proud, and impartial observers may feel compelled to give him kudos for it.  I would hate to be a US citizen now.  They are being trolled and punked by their own leadership.

When it comes to looking after Russian interests, Putin is doing a great Job. Ditto for Trump.

Just 29 days ago:

Franken: “You don’t believe that surrogates from the Trump campaign had communications with the Russians?”
 
Sessions: “I did not — and I’m not aware of anyone else that did. I don’t believe that it happened.”

6 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

I wonder how those here who said  wiki was fair and impartial feel now?  I'd say, afraid to admit their previous comments.  LOL

“Wikileaks has been co-opted by the Soros-financed Deep State Shadow Government and Assange has drank too much enhanced fluoride-infused lead-free water, obviously”

To all Trump supporters: please don’t call this a witch hunt. It’s an elf hunt.