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Re: Over in America...
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 1:48 pm
by Youngian
President Biden’s claim that the MAGA philosophy is “semi-fascism” has understandably outraged Republicans.
Why are they outraged, because Hitler had Obama Care?
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:36 pm
by Youngian
Trump is planning an insanity plea.
Smell the sweat on Senator Graham
If there’s a prosecution of Donald Trump for mishandling classified information, after the Clinton debacle…there’ll be riots in the streets,” Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Fox News Sunday evening, referencing a certain controversy you may recall Trump himself making quite a big deal about during his 2016 presidential campaign.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08 ... o-raid/amp
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:16 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Charge our guy with a crime and there'll be riots, said the non-fascists.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:40 pm
by Abernathy
Well, given that there already were riots, including storming the Capitol building, there could well be more.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 11:02 pm
by Youngian
Better than the cops and judiciary missing their shot so an insufferable Trump hits the campaign trail. Nightmare scenario.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:06 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
This guy is on the Republican National Committee. The background to this is that the Republicans may lose a special election in Alaska that's been held under Ranked Choice Voting, so they have to make a fuss about it. You need to get in the top 2, which you'd think wouldn't be hard for a Republican in Alaska to do. And one of them did manage that- unfortunately, it was Sarah Palin. The safer Republican came third. People like this guy are afraid that lots of the safer Republican's voters will vote for the Democrat in preference to Palin. I think that's unlikely, but it's possible.
Check out that map. How does Rank Choice Voting deliver Idaho, Utah and Tennessee to the Democrats? And why is a presidential election map used?! And very noticeable he doesn't like independent redistricting processes, eh?
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:12 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
In fairness, he has an explanation of sorts for those extraordinary predictions he makes.
Trump got 63% (Idaho), 58% (Utah), and 60% (Tennessee). They hold out for a while yet, one supposes.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:53 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Actual US Senate candidate.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:18 pm
by The Weeping Angel
Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:53 pm
Actual US Senate candidate.
He's a former American football player so I'm willing to lay odds that he's got brain damage.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:59 am
by The Weeping Angel
Pretty sure this is bollocks
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:22 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
That GDP stat is true. It may be only Mississippi which is lower. But the way covid rampage through rather suggests there's more to it than that.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:01 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Actual Republican House Judiciary Committee.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:08 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:24 am
by The Weeping Angel
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 10:08 am
by Arrowhead
Wonderful news to wake up to! Palin is, and always has been, absolutely dreadful.
Apparently it was the Alaskan MAGA headbangers who insisted on introducing ranked-choice voting in order to improve their chances of deselecting Lisa Murkowski, a rare Republican who voted to convict Trump at the second impeachment trial. A truly delicious self-own.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 10:18 am
by RedSparrows
Arrowhead wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 10:08 am
Wonderful news to wake up to! Palin is, and always has been, absolutely dreadful.
Apparently it was the Alaskan MAGA headbangers who insisted on introducing ranked-choice voting in order to improve their chances of deselecting Lisa Murkowski, a rare Republican who voted to convict Trump at the second impeachment trial. A truly delicious self-own.
It's that kind of myopia that simultaneously heartens and causes gloom, vis a vis general electoral 'reform'.
I.e., ask a MAGA lunatic:
1. Would you like your 'reforms', seemingly designed to make it easier to get a result you like, in the hands of Democrats?
2. If no, then please do explain to me what other purpose your reforms have than to secure power indefinitely, even in the teeth of mass democratic opposition?
I know they don't care, but I wish they'd just be honest about their fascism.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:19 am
by Tubby Isaacs
Not even particularly tight.
Wow, had no idea how unpopular Palin was. Shame it's only for 2 months. I would think enough Palin voters will vote for the other Republican in November.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:04 pm
by Spoonman
Tough break for Tina Fey.

Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:52 pm
by Bones McCoy
Spoonman wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:04 pm
Tough break for Tina Fey.
Also for Lisa Ann Corpora.
Palin has few other opportunities though; which isn't the case for Tina or Lisa Ann.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 3:13 pm
by Spoonman
Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:52 pm
Spoonman wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:04 pm
Tough break for Tina Fey.
Also for Lisa Ann Corpora.
Just for anyone else who doesn't get the Lisa Ann Corpora reference, don't google that name at work!
