Just remember what I had to explain to you and everything will be ok.Takes "loads" of practice.
Just remember what I had to explain to you and everything will be ok.Takes "loads" of practice.
People with incomes of $100,000 a year or more should be mandated to have at least one child per every hundred thousand dollars of income. That’s 10 children if you’re making $1 million a year. 100 children if you’re making 10 million a year. Mandate. Take responsibility for the nation.Pete is a gov employee paid by taxpayers. He got permission from a 50 year gov ee.
No matter how you break it down you are expecting someone else to pay you for time you don't work. I'm against that as a mandate.
Is that per year?People with incomes of $100,000 a year or more should be mandated to have at least one child per every hundred thousand dollars of income. That’s 10 children if you’re making $1 million a year. 100 children if you’re making 10 million a year. Mandate. Take responsibility for the nation.
or in the case of rich Republicans dysgenics.Interesting eugenics plan you have there.
I won't disagree with that. There were rumors that Obama sat him down after Pete dive bombed in South Carolina.
That doesn't change the fact that his campaign was DOA. He gambled (and I know you liked to call him wine cave Pete/Wall St Pete because he had some big donors, but even with that he didn't have close to the war chest that Bernie, Warren and Biden had. He didn't have a war chest built up that he was able to transfer and roll from senatorial fundraising into a presidential campaign. Oh and then have Warren, after she rolls her millions that she got from big donor events, then opportunistically publicly push for every candidate to not do big donor events. Yeah, f off with that Liz).
Anyway, Pete put the majority of his resources into Iowa and New Hampshire, hoping for the Iowa push.
Well Iowa was a disaster that wasn't settled until after New Hampshire and Biden wasn't knocked out (neither was Klobuchar). Pete finished second in New Hampshire, and Biden survived that.
Pete had to first knock out Biden to have a chance. He was the moderate, sorry the establishment dem second choice poll wise going into Iowa (it seemed as it was basically a race of four...Bernie, Warren, Biden and Pete going into Iowa).
I think he finished third in Nevada and Biden beat him pretty strongly, pulling Biden out of the grave.
South Carolina was a drubbing as Biden on the heels of Clyburn whooped everybody's ass.
Pete was obviously cooked and I'm sure a deal was made like you said. That's politics 101.
In the meantime, and I have no idea why, Warren refused to bow out even though she was cooked after New Hampshire. Again I didn't understand that from her.
I know you believe it's a massive conspiracy and Bernie was F'd over, again, but the whole primary season was simple math for two factions running. The progressives of Bernie and Warren vs the establishment that was what, 7 plus serious candidates (then f'ing Bloomberg tries to swoop in late adding another 'establishment' candidate to dilute the pool).
Once it got down to one progressive and one establishment dem....it was over and it wasn't really close to be honest.
Unlike the RNC primary which is winner takes all (I think) ..the DNC is by shares which means, it really is a tougher primary to win if you're not considered the establishment majority. Trump was able to jump to such a huge lead in the 2016 primary because it was winner takes all.
Bottom line that we hopefully learned but probably didn't is (obviously) once it's settled take some time off to get the anger out and to grieve but then show up to vote.
As much as you hate HRC, or Biden, or the DNC, or Pete or even Warren...we're about to see what really happens when we sit out because we think we are protesting. We just give away power to those that are pretty much diametrically opposed to everything we agree on.
Ignore Roe v Wade or the planned parenthood ruling that's under attack....take climate change. We bicker on the best 'plan' and everyone has one....and we know we are way past due to on where we should be...but if we don't show up together we're just handing over power to a group that definitely doesn't have a plan, or a concern or even believe it's existence in some cases.
I am even trying to figure this out and will be more blunt. Pete was just given a huge job with a huge salary. So he and his homosexual partner decide to adopt children since their lifestyle wouldnt reproduce on its own , but yet they somehow felt the urge to be parents. Am I getting this right? Then while neither of them had any medical issues with the birthing of "their'' children by a woman that they would have no interest in getting pregnant on their own They needed time off from a job, not just any job but a really important job you are being pd a huge amount of money for. All the while that job which effects the whole country is in limbo?Pete is a gov employee paid by taxpayers. He got permission from a 50 year gov ee.
No matter how you break it down you are expecting someone else to pay you for time you don't work. I'm against that as a mandate.
Given the left‘s propensity for violence & rioting during the BLM‘s terrorist reign probably necessitates a departure from that rulingSo the court has erected the security fence. I saw it pointed out that in 2014 the court ruled that 35 foot buffers around Planned Parenthood sites were unconstitutional restrictions on free speech.
Come on man!!!!! You don’t understand their lifestyle that would make the human race extinct is normal?I am even trying to figure this out and will be more blunt. Pete was just given a huge job with a huge salary. So he and his homosexual partner decide to adopt children since their lifestyle wouldnt reproduce on its own , but yet they somehow felt the urge to be parents. Am I getting this right? Then while neither of them had any medical issues with the birthing of "their'' children by a woman that they would have no interest in getting pregnant on their own They needed time off from a job, not just any job but a really important job you are being pd a huge amount of money for. All the while that job which effects the whole country is in limbo?
Throwing all of that aside , Adoption is a great thing. I just have a problem when two males choose to mate with each other in a way that can never produce children and yet they want to have children? Am I missing something here? I am open to all responses . But think about it before you do. Two males that do whatever , do you really want to imagine our secretary of Transportation and what he does ? Whatever but then because his lifestyle renders him impotent? If he really has that great of a desire to have children go have sex with a woman. Am I the only one that sees this whole thing as crazy?
So there never has been violence at abortion clinics?Given the left‘s propensity for violence & rioting during the BLM‘s terrorist reign probably necessitates a departure from that ruling
Have police stations, other government buildings, homes and businesses been burned and looted during protests at Abortion Clinics?So there never has been violence at abortion clinics?
Try not to worry. Heterosexual activity remains prevalent and is enormously popular.Come on man!!!!! You don’t understand their lifestyle that would make the human race extinct is normal?
She'll still be turned offTry not to worry. Heterosexual activity remains prevalent and is enormously popular.
AI is coming, though. And she'll never have a headache. 🤣
Yes but she’ll still turn you onShe'll still be turned off
Underrated comment.She'll still be turned off
It is odd that they haven’t found the leak yet.
He sounded reasonable, but he wasn't accurate about the reasons for third trimester abortion. The reasons are basically the same as are given for having an abortion at an earlier stage - not financially ready, not ready to be a mother, etc., etc. Only a minority of those late-term abortions are due to danger to the life of the mother or because of an unhealthy baby.Pete is definitely left. He said it himself, he would be the most progressive president to date. He's a little left of the old guard but still very right of Bernie and Warren.
He's just not batshit crazy, angry and doesn't scream and rant in your face...he communicates his positions very effectively.
He's definitely left of McMurtry, but he's right in the sweet spot for women voters...who are more passionate especially about this current SCOTUS decision, a larger base (there are 97 males for every 100 females) and becoming the dominant gender with college degrees and masters.
This is getting circulated around today. See how he answers this difficult question, particularly late term abortions, with empathy but in a manner that is easily understood.
This is what a really effective communicator can do...answer delicate and complex questions effectively without insulting because once you insult, you've killed the conversation.
Now compare with Harris and her stance on the topic, who makes great points and I agree with every one, but this is the standard political fire and brimstone that everyone uses these days featuring an angry tone, some insults and emotional words that are so big that it might get lost as 'over the top' and therefore tuned out and not heard.
It's just a comparison of style.
I disagree. I don't think they lied. I think they truthfully said that Roe was "settled law" and that's true. Settled law from USSC opinions only means that they've been around for a good amount of time and haven't been overturned - yet. There are many examples of settled law (precedents) that have been overturned by the USSC throughout our history. Many of those decisions to overturn would be applauded by the left, middle and right sides of this forum. I listened to an interesting discussion about this between two constitutional scholars on SiriusXM a couple of days ago and they agreed that precedents like Roe have been overturned many times. They disagree about whether this one should be, of course, but agree that it's not unprecedented. They also agreed that the three most recent Supreme Court nominees didn't like during their hearings and could never be convicted of doing so under oath. I was listening while working so I didn't catch names, but I caught those key parts. If I could just go ahead and retire, I'd have time to listen to a lot of interesting stuff like this!Don’t really disagree with you on most of what you said BUT every Justice on the Supreme Court lied and left out details to get approved.
Nothing seems odd anymore. 🤔It is odd that they haven’t found the leak yet.
Holy crap. What? If you ever explained why you write in such a nonsensical style with sentence fragments, weird paragraph breaks, weird punctuation and lack of capital letters in the appropriate place, I'd never respond to a post of yours again. How about it?Reagan was owned by Wall St and the rich, and every move he made was to benefit them at the expense of the working class.
Clinton was owned by Wall St and the rich, and every move he made was to benefit them at the expense of the working class.
GWB was owned by Wall St and the rich, and every move he made was to benefit them at the expense of the working class.
Obama was owned by Wall St and the rich, and every move he made was to benefit them at the expense of the working class.
Biden was owned by Wall St and the rich, and every move he made was to benefit them at the expense of the working class.
Manchin, Sinema, and some other Dem senators, (though not all), are owned by Wall St and the rich.
all, to virtually all, Pub senators are owned by Wall St and the rich.
in a political system where buying politicians, policy, and even parties, is perfectly legal, it can be no other way, and expecting it to would be foolhardy.
that said, whether one defines being owned by Wall St and the rich, and serving them all the time on everything at the expense of the working class, is left or right, or far left or far right, is just someone assigning their own personal label to serving Wall St and the rich on everything all the time, at the expense of the working class.
literally all CORPORATE media serve Wall St and the rich, all the time on everything.
being they're CORPORATE, controlled by corporations and owned by the rich, and other corporations also owned by the rich, it can be no other way, and expecting it to would be beyond foolhardy.
now if one wants to say a politician who serves Wall St and the rich on everything all the time at the expense of the working class, occupies a different spot on the right-left scale because they back minorities, and/or personal freedoms, more of less than others, so be it.
but they still back Wall St and the rich on everything all the time at the expense of the working class.
the same with all CORPORATE media. i repeat ALL. as in ALL.
there is no "liberal" CORPORATE media, nor is it even possible for there to be.
that said, if one wants to assign right to left designation strictly on social matters and nothing else, then they should specify so in their designation, and that it only refers to social issues.
and if one is assigning right to left designations, be it to politicians or media, on social issues only, then they should clarify if being pro individual and pro personal freedom and pro equality is a right thing or a left thing, and vice versa, just so we'll know how they are defining right or left as to social issues..
Lie is probably too strong. They don’t and can’t be forthcoming.I disagree. I don't think they lied. I think they truthfully said that Roe was "settled law" and that's true. Settled law from USSC opinions only means that they've been around for a good amount of time and haven't been overturned - yet. There are many examples of settled law (precedents) that have been overturned by the USSC throughout our history. Many of those decisions to overturn would be applauded by the left, middle and right sides of this forum. I listened to an interesting discussion about this between two constitutional scholars on SiriusXM a couple of days ago and they agreed that precedents like Roe have been overturned many times. They disagree about whether this one should be, of course, but agree that it's not unprecedented. They also agreed that the three most recent Supreme Court nominees didn't like during their hearings and could never be convicted of doing so under oath. I was listening while working so I didn't catch names, but I caught those key parts. If I could just go ahead and retire, I'd have time to listen to a lot of interesting stuff like this!
Just now getting caught up from Wed posts in this thread, but I wanted to post this example of exactly what you're talking about and not have to backtrack to find it. Pete at his calm, measured and empathetic best. And I'll just add- oozing intelligence as well... So it's possible someone else has posted this (at least the speech itself) already. And if so, I apologize...C'mon this is a silly comparison as one is a private sector who answers to no one but himself (and good for him) vs a government employee who has a million miles of red tape and answers to basically everyone.
But fine, I'll play along.
What utility has Musk actually brought in the name of public service? Developed a cool electric car? Yeah everyone is doing that.
Did Musk get broadband to rural areas? Did he unclog the world's supply chain (oh by the way, levels of service are close to normal and 4th quarter in stocks and sales were a strong as ever)? Did he take on the trucking industry and tackle the insanely high turnover issues like Pete is doing?
I guess I don't see this huge public utility that Musk is giving other than making electric cars cooler I guess, which has lined his pockets.
Unions are forbidden at Tesla so...not sure what he's doing for the working class to make their lives different or even better which is the basic role of good government.
Look, I'm not trying to convert you to a Pete voter. That's never happening and that's cool.
I'm just trying to explain why he's so popular within the party and the reasons for that popularity.
I mean you mentioned he's gay. Yeah, I'm not sure how that plays out either. I'm not sure we're at a point as a country to where that's not going to be a big issue for people regardless what they say externally.
I do know, that his empathetic political style and calm demeanor will play against whatever anti-gay jokes, smears or slurs come his way.
It would be much easier if Pete was a rabid, angry politician to throw in some queer jokes and no one really cares because most people are annoyed by the person.
He's not playing that, so when you attack a calm, measured and empathetic Pete...the accuser ends up really looking like the mean spirited, homophobic slack jawed pig that's out of touch and out of date.
Women especially, see that clear as day as they're very in tune with piggish behavior and piggish intimidation tactics....which again plays to his strengths.
Basically it's hard to be cruel to someone who's perceived as kind hearted.
Politically it's a unique angle.
Appreciate the conversation brother.
Pete shouldn’t lie which is what he did when he said don’t say gay bill doesn’t allow a kid to say that he went to the zoo with his two fathers. Don’t say gay bill is about curriculum, that is, what you can and cannot teach. It doesn’t slap a muzzle on the first amendment rights of the pupils. Buttigieg can be the best orator in the world but as soon as he adds a single lie into his speech he undermines his credibility and lowers himself to the average. He turns himself into just another lying politician.Just now getting caught up from Wed posts in this thread, but I wanted to post this example of exactly what you're talking about and not have to backtrack to find it. Pete at his calm, measured and empathetic best. And I'll just add- oozing intelligence as well... So it's possible someone else has posted this (at least the speech itself) already. And if so, I apologize...
Pete really nails this, on the issue of not just stagnating, but actually rolling back rights that we basically have taken for granted for decades...He does a great job of making the average GOP politician look like an idiot, without really trying...
I think the fact that it wasn't leaked till now just lends more credence to the idea it's a right wing zealot who is afraid that Kav or CB will cave and wants to publicly pressure them into not changing their vote. It wouldn't have been released in Feb when they were all in. Instead it's much more likely that there were whispers during the reconsideration phase, and someone see's their anti-abortion dream slowly slipping away...On guessing the identity of the leaker, we also need to take into account that this draft opinion was written in FEBRUARY. If some justice or well-placed clerk thought that people should know about this ASAP, I'd think it would not have been sat on for 2-3 months. More likely, others down the chain caught wind of this and one low-ranking staffer tried & tried and finally found a way to get a copy.
You actually suck dicks don't you? I really totally mean, you physically suck them, right? That's ok, just own it. If you own it, I couldn't respect you more! You do you, I'll do me.
Actually the bill is (deliberately) written so vague as to be confusing about what it does or does not apply to. It doesn't just say a specific grade range like k-3, but also has much broader terminology such as "age appropriate" applied to all grades.Pete shouldn’t lie which is what he did when he said don’t say gay bill doesn’t allow a kid to say that he went to the zoo with his two fathers. Don’t say gay bill is about curriculum, that is, what you can and cannot teach. It doesn’t slap a muzzle on the first amendment rights of the pupils. Buttigieg can be the best orator in the world but as soon as he adds a single lie into his speech he undermines his credibility and lowers himself to the average. He turns himself into just another lying politician.
I have no idea what prompted this type of outburst, especially since all I did was post a video depicting the exact traits in Pete that Tommy wrote that he admired so much. I wasn't even much of a Pete fan because my singular focus was getting rid of Trump and I thought Biden was the only candidate that could do that. Haven't even listened much to Pete prior to watching that clip and basically, simultaneous to viewing it, I happened upon Tommy's post and felt the clip demonstrated exactly what Tommy said...You actually suck dicks don't you? I really totally mean, you physically suck them, right? That's ok, just own it. If you own it, I couldn't respect you more! You do you, I'll do me.
Right and the preamble has no legislative effect. So it’s clear that this is instruction and that Buttigieg lied. Sorry to break the news to you.Actually the bill is (deliberately) written so vague as to be confusing about what it does or does not apply to. It doesn't just say a specific grade range like k-3, but also has much broader terminology such as "age appropriate" applied to all grades.
Since it basically encourages parents to sue teachers over any situation they find troubling, I think teachers are fearful that any mention of "two dads" might result in a kid bringing up the subject at home and parents without proper context deciding the teacher was violating the law and complaining. And even legal experts can't agree, because of the bill's built in ambiguity. This NBC article points out that the preamble is more drastic that the wording within the bill, but two different legal experts within FL offer differing views on how important a preamble is, with regards to interpreting legislation...
"In its preamble, the bill’s authors write that their aim is to prohibit “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity.” But later, the actual bill states that “classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur.”
Here's what Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill would do, and what it wouldn't do
Legal experts dissect whether the bill would prevent the “instruction” or “discussion” of sexual orientation and gender identity and which grade levels would be affected.www.nbcnews.com
Reason for an abortion in the second trimester is difficult to get (per my understanding. It's definitely not a quick Google search) so I think he's just going by what is stated in Roe v Wade.He sounded reasonable, but he wasn't accurate about the reasons for third trimester abortion. The reasons are basically the same as are given for having an abortion at an earlier stage - not financially ready, not ready to be a mother, etc., etc. Only a minority of those late-term abortions are due to danger to the life of the mother or because of an unhealthy baby.
Appreciate the post Cosmic.Just now getting caught up from Wed posts in this thread, but I wanted to post this example of exactly what you're talking about and not have to backtrack to find it. Pete at his calm, measured and empathetic best. And I'll just add- oozing intelligence as well... So it's possible someone else has posted this (at least the speech itself) already. And if so, I apologize...
Pete really nails this, on the issue of not just stagnating, but actually rolling back rights that we basically have taken for granted for decades...He does a great job of making the average GOP politician look like an idiot, without really trying...
You get that opportunity in the primaries, but once it's settled you're seeing what happens when you make a protest vote in the current environment.if you don't like how things have gone down since 2016, just remember that Trump never wins in 2016 if the DNC, Comcast/NBC, and AT&T/CNN, don't totally rig things for Hilary.
no way Trump beats Bernie, since Bernie would take much of Trump's base, while Hilary got none of it..
all those SCOTUS picks would have been Bernie's.
and sorry, but not buying that "thank you, may i have another", is the proper response to Wall St and big money's buying of the DNC, and MSNBC's or CNN's false flag operations that continue to this day.
this isn't rocket science, and everyone in DC knows the key to holding a majority in the house and senate every term, as the Dems did just that for 4 decades by backing the working class, and only stopped doing so when they stopped backing the working class, and started giving them the finger instead..
politician Trump owes his whole political career to that finger.
that said, the current Wall St owned national DNC, Comcast/NBC, AT&T, and Warner/CNN, all got what they came for, which is all that matters to them.
not for me, but you go ahead and go with "resistance is futile", "thank you, may i have another".
that's how we got here in the first place.
not how we get things back.
Jesus H, looks like Hoopsier might of had a little too many this Friday night. Looks like it was a whiskey night.I have no idea what prompted this type of outburst, especially since all I did was post a video depicting the exact traits in Pete that Tommy wrote that he admired so much. I wasn't even much of a Pete fan because my singular focus was getting rid of Trump and I thought Biden was the only candidate that could do that. Haven't even listened much to Pete prior to watching that clip and basically, simultaneous to viewing it, I happened upon Tommy's post and felt the clip demonstrated exactly what Tommy said...
So I posted it as an illustration of Tommy's point, and out of nowhere you go all Barbara batshit Bachman on me? I don't even know what you're upset about, since I echoed Tommy's words and I don't think you attacked him. Not sure why you'd take it so personal and to such an extreme-?
I wasn't even responding to you, or to anyone in particular for that matter. I just saw a video which showed exactly what Tommy was talking about and posted it to illustrate his point. Really nothing else to it- just his rational, calm demeanor and ability to speak intelligently off the cuff.
Lie is a pretty strong word.Pete shouldn’t lie which is what he did when he said don’t say gay bill doesn’t allow a kid to say that he went to the zoo with his two fathers. Don’t say gay bill is about curriculum, that is, what you can and cannot teach. It doesn’t slap a muzzle on the first amendment rights of the pupils. Buttigieg can be the best orator in the world but as soon as he adds a single lie into his speech he undermines his credibility and lowers himself to the average. He turns himself into just another lying politician.
Good lord manLie is a pretty strong word.
Was it though?
His analogy (at least to me) was the 'weekend trip to the zoo' couldn't be discussed, not that it couldn't be stated.
So if another kid went 'why do you have two dads' or 'that's wrong that you have two dads' or 'my dad said your two dads are freaks and are going to burn in hell' or whatnot...the teacher has no power to step in because that would be 'discussion' that's not allowed.
Is that not correct?
Are you rating replies again ? Pete couldnt even run a town of 100,000 but you are in love with him we get itLie is a pretty strong word.
Was it though?
His analogy (at least to me) was the 'weekend trip to the zoo' couldn't be discussed, not that it couldn't be stated.
So if another kid went 'why do you have two dads' or 'that's wrong that you have two dads' or 'my dad said your two dads are freaks and are going to burn in hell' or whatnot...the teacher has no power to step in because that would be 'discussion' that's not allowed.
Is that not correct?
The problem with this is that now we see what he is, another virtue-signaling politician who stays home instead of working. His only job is to spend a trillion dollars in taxpayer money and he can't even do that without virtue-signaling. Terrible. Stay at home Pete.Appreciate the post Cosmic.
I remember after the first couple of debates, Bill Mauer said something to the effect of 'there were 20 people up there having a food fight and yelling at each other but the one who was the most calm, confident and mature who looked like the most seasoned was the youngest one with the least experience'.
It just a different political style right now.
Another I think great example was he was catching up to Biden, so smearing Biden is typically the go to especially in today's environment. The right started their Hunter campaign. Pete's asked if the threat of investigations or even impeachment made from the right should be a concern.
I thought he was going to go for a traditional kill shot but he did the opposite, he came to Biden's defense again in a clear, concise way and with empathy.
I think it's impressive. I think he's looking at the game at a different angle.
The bar is so low in Washington that if the person can talk without screaming and sounding like a raging ahole he's deemed competent. Pete has done nothing to give people belief he'd be a good leader. In truth he's proven to be terrible. He stayed home. The one thing we learn growing up is that you have to show up. Then add his race baiting virtue signaling bs and he'd be as big a turn off as AOC and the rest.Are you rating replies again ? Pete couldnt even run a town of 100,000 but you are in love with him we get it