Also, the reporting wasn't "inaccurate"; Laura Ingraham was wrong (presumably). Never miss an opportunity to take a shot at the enemy of the people.

Squire wrote:As one of those right wing whackjobs who thinks the Covington teenagers got a pretty raw deal over the weekend, they will almost entirely lose my support if they go to the White House and allowed themselves to be used by this fraud of an administration. The smart play would be to just say that while we appreciate the invitation we'd prefer to just put the episode behind us and get back to school. Just my take.

The one smug dude has an interview with Savannah Guthrie on the Today Show tomorrow so

Grotewold wrote:

JUburton wrote:part of me thinks that this tenuous coalition has to end and is in its death throes (which could obviously take years).

That's what I thought prior to 2016, and still think.

Erase Trump's razor-thin margins in the rust belt on healthcare, the economy, and not Hillary.

I think you are right here. I am terrified of another 4 years of Trump but I just don't see how it happens. Is there a single person in the country that didn't vote for him in 2016 but would in 2020? He basically won every swing state by very narrow margins.

CalvinBall wrote:

Squire wrote:As one of those right wing whackjobs who thinks the Covington teenagers got a pretty raw deal over the weekend, they will almost entirely lose my support if they go to the White House and allowed themselves to be used by this fraud of an administration. The smart play would be to just say that while we appreciate the invitation we'd prefer to just put the episode behind us and get back to school. Just my take.

The one smug dude has an interview with Savannah Guthrie on the Today Show tomorrow so

I pretty much hate anyone who exploits nonsense for their 15 minutes.

Yeah just saying they aren't making a smart play

An AZ Republican, state Rep. Gail Griffin introduced HB2444, AKA the "Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act", which proposes to use a porn tax to fund Trump's wall.

AZ must be huge porn users (it is a little less the $815.00 per AZ resident).

Squire: Flip the script, are there any who voted for him that would not do it again in a hot minute?

Uncle Milty: You think there are voters that would flip to Trump in 2020 aside from newly minted voters?

Grotewold wrote:

JUburton wrote:part of me thinks that this tenuous coalition has to end and is in its death throes (which could obviously take years).

That's what I thought prior to 2016, and still think.

Erase Trump's razor-thin margins in the rust belt on healthcare, the economy, and not Hillary.

Bill Buckley threw the John Birchers & other hateful bigots out of the GOP 50 years ago. But racists in the GOP are like ISIS in Syria; just when you think you've stomped on the last roach, they re-form and you gotta get out the Raid again.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... story.html

Supremes allow Trump transgender military restrictions.

AND SO IT BEGINS!

"It should not go unnoticed that we've also defeated the ISIS caliphate in Syria and Iraq alongside more than six dozen nations in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS," Pompeo said in remarks to the World Economic Forum delivered via satellite Tuesday.

thephan wrote:Squire: Flip the script, are there any who voted for him that would not do it again in a hot minute?

Uncle Milty: You think there are voters that would flip to Trump in 2020 aside from newly minted voters?

The 13 keys elected the Donald and they would do it again today.

By 2020 there should be enough keys against the Donald.

The keys are in his favor today.

joboggi wrote:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-allows-trump-restrictions-on-transgender-troops-in-military-to-go-into-effect-as-legal-battle-continues/2019/01/22/e68a7284-1763-11e9-88fe-f9f77a3bcb6c_story.html

Supremes allow Trump transgender military restrictions.

AND SO IT BEGINS!

This is not completely what it might seem. This is temporary enforcement to allow the lower courts to complete its work and render a decision. So it is really sort of limbo. It will effect people, but we are a long way from the answer.

Judge Denies Republican Mark Harris’ Request To Be Certified Winner In Disputed Congressional Race

Oops, crazy tadder NC GOP chair who famously shouted 'Godzilla was a lizard in the beginning' as some rationale for certification comes up short in his demand.

New poll tonight finds every Democrat named beating Trump...

https://politicalwire.com/2019/01/22/ne ... eat-trump/

It seemed to me that the black israeli group came off the worst. They seem like real assholes. It doesn't seem like the kids did anything wrong to deserve being hassled by that group, at least not that I've seen.

But when the man tried to get between them to diffuse the situation, the kids did mock him and do chops and act like a bunch of spoiled blossoming racists, so I don't see how anyone can absolve them from how they treated the guy with the drum.

am i missing something>?

Only that this played out over like an hour so there was plenty of time for the adult chaperones to exit the kids from a racially tinged situation on MLK weekend, and that the kids will be Trump’s guests at The State of the Union MAGA rally.

22 Republicans in the House backed Putin (again) by refusing to sign on to the "Protect NATO" bill.

The usual suspects, of course - Meadows, Jordan, Gaetz.

But I'm wondering why Justin Amash was one of them? He's the "good guy" in the House GOP.

Pete Buttigieg, 37-Year-Old Mayor Of City (South Bend) In Indiana, Joins Presidential Race

He's been mayor since he was 29.Buttigieg had an unsuccessful run for DNC chairman in 2017. In polling would he beat Trump?

The press shop at the WH is on paid vacation with so little to communicate to the citizens. SHS has been freed up to spend more time talking to Hannity.

thephan wrote:

Pete Buttigieg, 37-Year-Old Mayor Of City (South Bend) In Indiana, Joins Presidential Race

He's been mayor since he was 29.Buttigieg had an unsuccessful run for DNC chairman in 2017. In polling would he beat Trump?

Seems like this guy has some progressiveness and likability in him. Hard to win in Indiana, but wish he won something state wide first or even a congressional race.