Maybe we should just elect Trump president

all this reading and thinking is making my future self of wondering if I should care, hurt . . . so allow me to put this little gem here.


http://gawker.com/pizza-rat-pizza-rat-i-love-you-1732117248

Julian, wrote:
There are lots of liberals who call out Muslims. Bill Maher for one.   

I wasn't aware that Bill Maher posted on this board. Wouldn't it be fun if he did? Kanye would be a fun forum member as well. And Father John Misty.

Julian, wrote:
Bill Maher for one.   

does really seem like a party of one….
a satirist has an odd place in society and he can say what others won't and start the conversation that wouldn't have happened if it wasn't said out loud at all

Sidehatch wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Bill Maher for one.   

does really seem like a party of one….
a satirist has an odd place in society and he can say what others won't and start the conversation that wouldn't have happened if it wasn't said out loud at all

Party of one? Really? I bet a good many of these folks are liberals.

https://www.facebook.com/exmna

Or this guy.

https://www.facebook.com/ali.a.rizvi

Or Raif Badawi.

Or this guy:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/21/don-t-call-me-porch-monkey.html?via=mobile&source=twitter

ok party of 1.125

its a very sensitive subject…

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/09/22/in-interview-donald-trump-denies-report-of-fathers-arrest-in-1927/
Trump's father arrested at KKK rally.

72% of Americans think Trump is right!

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-09-24/most-agree-with-trump-on-america-s-lost-greatness-bloomberg-poll-finds

ggw wrote:
72% of Americans think Trump is right!

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-09-24/most-agree-with-trump-on-america-s-lost-greatness-bloomberg-poll-finds

to which i say:

Why Republicans are starting to panic, in 1 paragraph
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/23/why-republicans-are-starting-to-panic-in-1-paragraph/

woe, the tyranny of demographics…

It's not Trump-related, or even all that connected to the election, but Boehner is leaving Congress next month. Cry atcha later, Bone.

Relaxer wrote:
It's not Trump-related, or even all that connected to the election, but Boehner is leaving Congress next month. Cry atcha later, Bone.

wow makes me want to party!
wonder if there is some blackmail that has him just stepping down and pretty much surprising everone

this is nice…hope its true

"With the speakers decision, a shutdown is a lot less likely," said David Jolly (R-Fla.), explaining that conservatives will now be able to claim a "small victory."

Sidehatch wrote:

Relaxer wrote:
It's not Trump-related, or even all that connected to the election, but Boehner is leaving Congress next month. Cry atcha later, Bone.

wow makes me want to party!
wonder if there is some blackmail that has him just stepping down and pretty much surprising everone

this is nice…hope its true

"With the speakers decision, a shutdown is a lot less likely," said David Jolly (R-Fla.), explaining that conservatives will now be able to claim a "small victory."

I was going to post the same quote. What the hell does it even mean?

Space wrote:

Sidehatch wrote:

Relaxer wrote:
It's not Trump-related, or even all that connected to the election, but Boehner is leaving Congress next month. Cry atcha later, Bone.

wow makes me want to party!
wonder if there is some blackmail that has him just stepping down and pretty much surprising everone

this is nice…hope its true

"With the speakers decision, a shutdown is a lot less likely," said David Jolly (R-Fla.), explaining that conservatives will now be able to claim a "small victory."

I was going to post the same quote. What the hell does it even mean?

Boehner is a moderate (within the GOP).  He was under pressure from the very conservative wing to shut down the government if Planned Parenthood wasn't de-funded.  The threat was that if he didn't do so the conservative wing would oust him from the speaker position.  Since he has given it up on his own, he can't be bullied any longer.  He also doesn't have to use his sway on other moderate Republicans.  There won't be enough anti-Planned Parenthood types to shut down the government, but they can point to Boehner's resignation and claim that they forced him to step down.  Everyone wins!

The Pope inspired him to do it.

vansmack wrote:
The Pope inspired him to do it.

Wouldn't the pope be all in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood?

Space wrote:

vansmack wrote:
The Pope inspired him to do it.

Wouldn't the pope be all in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood?

Why would he want to defund an org that reduces abortion?

Space wrote:
Wouldn't the pope be all in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood?

Probably just the 3% that goes to Abortion, of which none is Federal Funding, so maybe he gets it's just a sham? 

He's already begun the papal backtrack on contraception and family planning in developing countries, so I don't think he really cares one bit about the Congressional grandstanding….

vansmack wrote:

Space wrote:
Wouldn't the pope be all in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood?

Probably just the 3% that goes to Abortion, of which none is Federal Funding, so maybe he gets it's just a sham? 

He's already begun the papal backtrack on contraception and family planning in developing countries, so I don't think he really cares one bit about the Congressional grandstanding….

Your 3% figure is meaningless and silly.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/05/07/_3_percent_of_planned_parenthood_s_services_are_abortion_but_what_about.html

Space wrote:
Your 3% figure is meaningless and silly.

Make it 100%, I don't care.  Doesn't change the premise - the Hyde Amendment means no Federal dollars can be used…

vansmack wrote:

Space wrote:
Your 3% figure is meaningless and silly.

Make it 100%, I don't care.  Doesn't change the premise - the Hyde Amendment means no Federal dollars can be used…

Which is exactly why they should spin off the baby-killing arm into an independent standalone entity funded through private donations.  Then the de-funders wouldn't have a case.