• kibiz0r@midwest.social
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    “This is probably not a Hatch Act violation, because it’s not tied to an election,” Cynthia Brown, senior ethics counsel at the non-partisan ethics watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), told Forbes.

    Not tied to an election? What? What rock are you living under?

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    Good god, the morons in office right now are so fucking stupid. They have to make videos to put out and blame the left for all the dumb shit they do. They did it! They did it! Despite having the minority in all branches of the gov, it’s totally them.

    Fuck off fascists

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    I’d love to see a real instance of “The Storm” if Democrats were to get back in the WH…issue warrants for every single one of those responsible for shit like this.

    Arrest every single one of those in his cabinet. Arrest everyone in his family.

    I know the pearl-clutching “centrists” will cry about “tone” and “civility” and how this is only going to make Republicans worse. Fuck that. Make Republicans motherfucking SCARED to try this kind of shit again. As they should be.

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      Huge if the democrats go back to the white house: it’s time to reconciliation, time to leave the past past and to heal wounds * do nothing *

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      Same as the Sherman and Clayton anti-trust acts, which is a big reason why we’re here now. So, so much of corporate America is patently illegal, and the feds have done fuck-all about it for decades.

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      It looks like they have capitulated, for now. It wouldn’t hurt to contact your local airport to object, and to organize peaceful demonstrations.

      The airports that refuse to bend the knee have also released public statements condemning the video. Let’s show them our support! They are:

      Portland International

      Seattle-Tacoma International

      Buffalo Niagara International

      Niagara Falls International

      Westchester County

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            Glad to hear Denver isn’t doing it. It’s bad enough that these evil pieces of shit are pushing government propaganda, but there is no reason that major airports in blue states should go along with it.

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                Same thing. I hope it stays blue. I know a few Taco-lovers that moved out of state because of all the “wokeness”. Pretty fucking weird reason to be moving, if you ask me.

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    What is the Republicans end game here? Democrats aren’t going to vote for his bill without getting anything in return. Why would anyone think otherwise.

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      I mean, Democrats have a history of terrible negotiations. I think republicans are correct that if they win the PR war democrats will fold, even if I wish it weren’t so.

      Historically, republicans take every opportunity to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, and democrats to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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        They do, but I’m a little surprised by how well they’ve positioned themselves on this one. It seems to me that the most likely scenario is that the Republicans will give nothing on principal, the shutdown will go until November when the premiums increase, and the country will see that the Republicans would rather close the government for two months than spare them a doubling or tripling of their healthcare costs.

        And all the while Trump trashes the government in an attempt to retaliate, without really understanding that the government provides services that people, his voters included, depend on. I’m not sure, “the Democrats made me do it,” will save him with anyone other than his cult members.

        I am cautiously optimistic.

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      Have you ever known a child who could manipulate his parents by being stubborn and annoying. The parents are incapable of setting boundaries and caving to the child’s demands is easier than having difficult discussions.

      Republicans are the children and Democrats are the patents. The parents are now trying to set a boundary. Expect an epic tantrum from the children.

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      The goal is complete vilification. Then it’s “won’t someone please rid me of these troublesome Democrats”.

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        They are already vilified by Republicans, so it isn’t like they have anything to lose. If the Democrats cave, they will just be vilified by Democratic voters, too.

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          They want/need more vilification. The further they vilify, the further they can go on things like project 2025.

          Eg you can say they vilified the left 10 years ago, but 10 years ago they wouldn’t have gotten away with deploying the national guard. They get away with it now because of the last 10 years of vilifying even more. Now imagine what they’ll be able to do in the next 5 to 10 years.

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    Is this the one where she’s cranking Lewandowski’s ridiculous stub with her grizzled paws?

    No? Different video then. I mean she blames Democrats for both.