JFLNYC wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:Any chance all these confederate statues going down demoralizes Trump's base? I mean, he was supposed to signal the rise of these groups and their heroes are being torn from them. In any case, they are going to be pissed. But how many will blame him or at least see that his actions have helped lead to this?

Zero.

PSUsarge wrote:I did not expect asking “hey could spending money on things more directly impactful to the cause” to be such a spicy take, but here we are.

PSUsarge wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:Any chance all these confederate statues going down demoralizes Trump's base? I mean, he was supposed to signal the rise of these groups and their heroes are being torn from them. In any case, they are going to be pissed. But how many will blame him or at least see that his actions have helped lead to this?

Zero.

Yeah unfortunately I think this question is answering itself in South Philly this week. The Trump base is fueled by feeling slighted, they’ll use this as motivation.

pacino wrote:

momadance wrote:"School choice is the greatest civil rights issue of all time in this country."

Well #$!&@.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1272931302006616065

Further defunding public schools is sure to help things!

thephan wrote:WWIII starts with China VS India

The first bodies already have fallen

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/asia/chi ... index.html

Bill McNeal wrote:

CFP wrote:Here come the impeachment articles against Wolf

Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R- Butler) introduced House Resolution 915 on Tuesday, which includes five Articles of Impeachment against the Governor. According to Rep. Metcalfe, there are 24 co-sponsors of the resolution. Back on May 15th, Rep. Metcalfe said he planned to introduce a resolution to impeach Governor Wolf. Tuesday, that resolution was officially introduced. Rep. Metcalfe titled his announcement: "Metcalfe Files Five Articles of Impeachment to Remove Dictator Wolf."

Article One says Governor Wolf’s orders during the COVID-19 pandemic violated 4th, 5th, and 14th amendment rights.

Article Two states that Governor Wolf’s waiver program created through the Department of Labor and Industry was applied “in an arbitrary and capricious manner, leading to inconsistent and unjust results which determined the fate of the livelihoods of many citizens of this Commonwealth.” It goes on to say that Governor Wolf’s mandated business closure order devastated Pennsylvania’s economy, and he should be removed from office.

Article Three accused Governor Wolf of being at fault for not staffing and preparing the Department of Labor and Industry and the Office of Unemployment Compensation to handle the influx of unemployment benefits requests following the non-essential business closure order.

Article Four accuses the Governor of failing to protect residents of long-term care facilities and nursing homes from the COVID-19 virus. The article says even though Governor Wolf had plenty of time to prepare this vulnerable population for the virus, he failed to implement a plan to protect them.

Article Five accuses Governor Wolf of “withholding critical information” about COVID-19 to the public, press, and Legislature. This is in regards to state agencies not responding to Right-to-Know requests during the pandemic.

The language of all five Articles of Impeachment can be found here: http://www.repmetcalfe.com/Display/Site ... 59_001.pdf

Article two and maybe 4 have some truth in there I think, 2 more so than 4, but 3 is fucking laughable. Didn’t the republicans in the legislature reduce the funding to the dol?

Bucky wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:Trump Administration Asks Judge to Stop Publication of Bolton’s Book

so the books are allegedly printed and at distribution warehouses now waiting for release day on 6/23

some hero amazon worker should make sure several are liberated to target media members now just in case the lawsuit prevails

Uncle Milty wrote:Mike Nero

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5 ... oronavirus

pacino wrote:I much prefer Trump's open contempt response to McConell's complete BS and lie response to a vote on DC Statehood:

While the bill already has enough Democratic cosponsors to pass the House, it is expected to go nowhere in the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has expressed staunch opposition to D.C. statehood and even compared it to “full bore socialism” in an interview last year.

President Donald Trump has also dismissed the idea, saying Republicans would be “very, very stupid” to grant D.C. statehood because of the District’s overwhelmingly Democratic leanings.

“So we can have two more Democratic — Democrat senators and five more congressmen? No thank you. That’ll never happen,” Trump told the New York Post last month.

The House has considered D.C. statehood before, with a failed floor vote in 1993. Since then, there have been occasional rumblings about making the District the 51st state but no concrete action until Democrats took back the House and held the chamber’s first hearing on the issue in more than 25 years in September.

at least tell me the real reason you oppose it, which Trump did.

PSUsarge wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:Any chance all these confederate statues going down demoralizes Trump's base? I mean, he was supposed to signal the rise of these groups and their heroes are being torn from them. In any case, they are going to be pissed. But how many will blame him or at least see that his actions have helped lead to this?

Zero.

Yeah unfortunately I think this question is answering itself in South Philly this week. The Trump base is fueled by feeling slighted, they’ll use this as motivation.

The Dude wrote:whoa

mcare89 wrote:

PSUsarge wrote:Biggest question I'd have around removal of names / monuments is the cost to do so and what else could be accomplished with that money.

I get the whole symbolism thing but if there are actual programs, etc. that could be better funded to help people with that money, it's an easy choice IMO.

Example - per Kenney's admin (I know, I know) the cost for the Rizzo statue removal would have been $100,000 https://whyy.org/articles/timeline-for- ... ack-again/

if there was a statue of Hitler in South Philadelphia right now, I don't think anyone rational would say "well what does it cost to take it down"

Werthless wrote:

mcare89 wrote:

PSUsarge wrote:Biggest question I'd have around removal of names / monuments is the cost to do so and what else could be accomplished with that money.

I get the whole symbolism thing but if there are actual programs, etc. that could be better funded to help people with that money, it's an easy choice IMO.

Example - per Kenney's admin (I know, I know) the cost for the Rizzo statue removal would have been $100,000 https://whyy.org/articles/timeline-for- ... ack-again/

if there was a statue of Hitler in South Philadelphia right now, I don't think anyone rational would say "well what does it cost to take it down"

I think a company would step up and do it for free, if the city let them.

Werthless wrote:

mcare89 wrote:

PSUsarge wrote:Biggest question I'd have around removal of names / monuments is the cost to do so and what else could be accomplished with that money.

I get the whole symbolism thing but if there are actual programs, etc. that could be better funded to help people with that money, it's an easy choice IMO.

Example - per Kenney's admin (I know, I know) the cost for the Rizzo statue removal would have been $100,000 https://whyy.org/articles/timeline-for- ... ack-again/

if there was a statue of Hitler in South Philadelphia right now, I don't think anyone rational would say "well what does it cost to take it down"

I think a company would step up and do it for free, if the city let them.

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