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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby Stay_Disappointed » Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:10:36

President Donald Trump criticized Dr. Deborah Birx in a Monday tweet after she warned the pandemic is "extraordinarily widespread" in the US.

While Trump and other top White House officials have publicly attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci, the tweet marked the first time Birx, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, publicly drew Trump's ire.
The dust-up comes as the country continues to be ravaged by coronavirus, with more than 150,000 US citizens dead and more than 4 million cases. Trump has consistently lied and misled mostly in attempts to downplay concerns about the virus as he presses for schools and businesses to reopen.
"So Crazy Nancy Pelosi said horrible things about Dr. Deborah Birx, going after her because she was too positive on the very good job we are doing on combatting the China Virus, including Vaccines & Therapeutics. In order to counter Nancy, Deborah took the bait & hit us. Pathetic!" Trump wrote


At this point if I were Birx i'd just say fuck it im outta here
I would rather see you lose than win myself

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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby thephan » Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:27:27

Attempt #1 @ separating political COVID from general discussion:



Poor Dr. Birx, she takes broadsides from Nancy over the weekend and Donald to start the work week. Truth to power is not a winner for her, but at least she seems to have moved away from the mode of trying to mollify the administration.
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby thephan » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:40:25

More than 300 environmental groups are calling on senators to vote against the nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management since William Perry Pendley has a solid record of hating public lands and wants these in the hands of companies who know best how to monetize these spaces (i.e., strip mine, frack, and everything else).This dude has no business in that office, basically the hallmark of a Trump appointee, but moreover public lands should have a standing restraining order against him being within half mile of any access point to them.
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby CalvinBall » Mon Aug 03, 2020 13:16:39

Had some evil, hateful person leave messages at our office over the weekend. Was a bit shaking just listening to them. My boss attended a local BLM March where there was a pretty sizable counter protest of drunk racists. Seriously, white people yelling kill black people while drink light beers on the lawn of a VFW and police station.

This person who called used the N word 20 plus times over two voicemail. He wished physical/sexual harm on my boss' wife and daughter.

Don't let these people win.

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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby Uncle Milty » Mon Aug 03, 2020 13:19:24

Those calls need to be reported and investigated
Drunk and stupid is no way to be remembered but it is an easy way to forget.

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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby td11 » Mon Aug 03, 2020 13:22:19

CalvinBall wrote:Had some evil, hateful person leave messages at our office over the weekend. Was a bit shaking just listening to them. My boss attended a local BLM March where there was a pretty sizable counter protest of drunk racists. Seriously, white people yelling kill black people while drink light beers on the lawn of a VFW and police station.

This person who called used the N word 20 plus times over two voicemail. He wished physical/sexual harm on my boss' wife and daughter.

Don't let these people win.

Probably a cop or elected official
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby azrider » Mon Aug 03, 2020 13:24:48

yeah... don't let the extremists win. they're on both the right and the left. we have to call them out for being assholes, but realize that these people should not be looked on as the representatives of the vast majority that may associate with being republican or democrat. we have to be careful not to fan the flames of hate. we are giving a megaphone to idiots. i lean to the left and i certainly don't want to be associated with idiots vandalizing properties rioting or killing those that don't agree with my politics.

and btw regarding a different situation...

more political, less tolerance, more hatred. you had to see it over the years. please everyone don't become that person. enjoy life.

i think it's important for different perspectives, even ones i disagree with. don't hate.

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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby thephan » Mon Aug 03, 2020 13:45:15

Prosecutors hint at probe into 'possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization'


PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT - Trump's lawyers


Seriously, that is the retort from his well paid legal team.I guess that is the basis of the '5th Avenue' comment. Since Barr is at the helm there really is little reason to go with anything else I suppose.
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby 06hawkalum » Mon Aug 03, 2020 13:53:02

azrider wrote:yeah... don't let the extremists win. they're on both the right and the left. we have to call them out for being assholes, but realize that these people should not be looked on as the representatives of the vast majority that may associate with being republican or democrat. we have to be careful not to fan the flames of hate. we are giving a megaphone to idiots. i lean to the left and i certainly don't want to be associated with idiots vandalizing properties rioting or killing those that don't agree with my politics.

and btw regarding a different situation...

more political, less tolerance, more hatred. you had to see it over the years. please everyone don't become that person. enjoy life.

i think it's important for different perspectives, even ones i disagree with. don't hate.


Dear lord AZ, can we please leave the "both sides" Russian propoganda to the Trumpettes please?

Yeah, bad people come in all shapes and sizes but the (R) party is almost exclusively populated by them at the moment.
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby thephan » Mon Aug 03, 2020 14:42:22

But the squad hawk...
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby 06hawkalum » Mon Aug 03, 2020 14:45:32

thephan wrote:But the squad hawk...


"Nasty women."
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby The Savior » Mon Aug 03, 2020 14:58:35

It’s sorta fascinating that the GOP is ok with Trump essentially negotiating the terms of a deal for Microsoft to acquire TikTok. I mean, that’s basically what is happening.

It’s quite unbelievable and unprecedented.

(Microsoft is going to get a steal of a deal here)
(And there’s no way that Microsoft doesn’t make TikTok uncool within 3 months)
On a scale of 1 to Chris Brown, how pissed is he?

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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby jamiethekiller » Mon Aug 03, 2020 15:00:26

can't wait to see how TikTok is implemented into Teams

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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby The Savior » Mon Aug 03, 2020 16:37:30

Trump team has paid 40k for Fox News only ads in DC

lol
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby thephan » Mon Aug 03, 2020 17:03:28

The Savior wrote:Trump team has paid 40k for Fox News only ads in DC

lol


Perhaps not as funny as one might think. Although businesses are on hiatus, you will very frequently find Fox News on screens around DC. And if anywhere he need some help, it’s in the DMV. Certainly he has some dyed in the wool fans, but the tragic way he has behaved towards the federal workforce I think that he is decidedly an underdog in this area. Besides, the next thing you like they see on Fox is something good about him whereas on the other stations you’re likely to see some thing that most everyone else likes to call the truth.
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby swishnicholson » Mon Aug 03, 2020 17:09:02

The spread is still pretty wide, but Trump approval/disapproval ratings have narrowed. It's not even worth getting angry about any more, but it can be frustrating that there's the 40 percent locked in for and the 50 percent against and the election depends on the 10 percent who swear he's changed this time every time he's in a good mood or brings them flowers.

I certainly don't have total confidence in the election. The pandemic in the US is so bad right, that there's a chance things will look better soon. same with the economy. I want both of these things to happen, but more than that I want the American people to realize what an awful human being they have occupying the White House, regardless of policy. That's apparently not going to happen
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby PhillieMooDo » Mon Aug 03, 2020 17:25:54

06hawkalum wrote:
azrider wrote:yeah... don't let the extremists win. they're on both the right and the left. we have to call them out for being assholes, but realize that these people should not be looked on as the representatives of the vast majority that may associate with being republican or democrat. we have to be careful not to fan the flames of hate. we are giving a megaphone to idiots. i lean to the left and i certainly don't want to be associated with idiots vandalizing properties rioting or killing those that don't agree with my politics.

and btw regarding a different situation...

more political, less tolerance, more hatred. you had to see it over the years. please everyone don't become that person. enjoy life.

i think it's important for different perspectives, even ones i disagree with. don't hate.


Dear lord AZ, can we please leave the "both sides" Russian propoganda to the Trumpettes please?

Yeah, bad people come in all shapes and sizes but the (R) party is almost exclusively populated by them at the moment.

Thank you
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby swishnicholson » Mon Aug 03, 2020 18:08:13

swishnicholson wrote:The spread is still pretty wide, but Trump approval/disapproval ratings have narrowed. It's not even worth getting angry about any more, but it can be frustrating that there's the 40 percent locked in for and the 50 percent against and the election depends on the 10 percent who swear he's changed this time every time he's in a good mood or brings them flowers.

I certainly don't have total confidence in the election. The pandemic in the US is so bad right, that there's a chance things will look better soon. same with the economy. I want both of these things to happen, but more than that I want the American people to realize what an awful human being they have occupying the White House, regardless of policy. That's apparently not going to happen


I shouldn't really say that. I know better. He's joined the anti-abortion camp, and with some that will always be good enough to overcome any other evils , no matter how purulent the person espousing it.
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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby CalvinBall » Mon Aug 03, 2020 18:12:37

OANN troll reporter asked a question about mail in ballots five minutes ago. Trump is still going talking about Amazon packages now in response.

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Re: Politics, Polls + Polarization = 0 Parscale

Postby thephan » Mon Aug 03, 2020 20:33:12

CalvinBall wrote:OANN troll reporter asked a question about mail in ballots five minutes ago. Trump is still going talking about Amazon packages now in response.


That was insane. 3 questions taken and that was the longest most confusing off topic ramble ever where he defended his absentee ballot, claimed all kinds of fraud in NY and NJ (I had no idea what he was talking about), dropped the usual about Amazon stealing from the US citizen with a sweetheart deal from the USPS, and said that he might drop an EO to stop mail in ballots (which OANN hobgoblin teed up for him originally). It was a complete waste of time.
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