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Wilt
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Worst twitter take of the night by Kasie Hunt (formerly MSNBC, currently at CNN):
| Quote: | CA GOV BIG PICTURE: One of the top Democrats in the country got caught living like an elite while everyone else suffered. Elites vs. the rest is the driving force in our politics right now and Democrats have a tough needle to thread both in California & nationwide
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And this is supposed to be a straight reporter, but still somehow regurgitates stupid GOP talking points.
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| Omar Little wrote: | | Bye the bye, anyone thinking this is an echo chamber should ask Bernie or Biden supporters how smooth the sailing has been in making pronouncements unchallenged… |
What are you talking about? Everybody is of 1 mind in here.
That's why Baron loves Bernie bros and progressives who sit out elections and claim Biden is mentally deteriorating.
And that's why you have an AOC mural hanging over your bed.
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| kevin61 wrote: | | Oh, how about a conservative moderator just for kicks too? |
Kevin seems to think DancingBarry had aspiring moderators fill out an application to be a Mod then he tossed out all the applications except for the liberal ones. lol
FWIW, way back when all of us became Moderators it was well before there was a Politics thread on LG and before any political discussion at all was allowed on LG.
So none of us knew each others politics. And DancingBarry didn't know if we were left, right, middle or none of the above.
But as it turned out we are almost all on left. I don't think that's a coincidence but it wasn't because there was a liberal check box prior to becoming a mod either. |
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trmiv
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:13 am Post subject: |
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| Wilt wrote: | Worst twitter take of the night by Kasie Hunt (formerly MSNBC, currently at CNN):
| Quote: | CA GOV BIG PICTURE: One of the top Democrats in the country got caught living like an elite while everyone else suffered. Elites vs. the rest is the driving force in our politics right now and Democrats have a tough needle to thread both in California & nationwide
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And this is supposed to be a straight reporter, but still somehow regurgitates stupid GOP talking points. |
lol. Terrible.
Newsom beats back a GOP driven recall bid by a massive landslide.
Media: “Democrats are elites! Party in disarray!!!!!!”
I’m also fed the (bleep) up with this narrative that Democrats “don’t govern for everyone.” Unlike that inclusive GOP! |
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| Quote: | The failed attempt to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom cost California taxpayers $276 million
Californians decided that Gov. Gavin Newsom would continue to serve as their governor after a costly recall election campaign. The race was called by Insider and Decision Desk HQ at 8:21 p.m. PT, projecting the "no" voters as the winners.
Newsom survived the recall, facing off against and beating 46 other candidates in a race that polled closely at times, and which political experts expected Newsom to survive.
But the money spent by California and money raised by factions in support and against the recall shows how pricey the failed recall election was.
Here are some of the key figures:
$276 million: The amount of money the recall election cost the state of California, according to the State Finance Department.
$80.5 million: The total amount in contributions from those in opposition to the recall going back to January of 2021, per the California Secretary of State's website. (This includes donations going to multiple committees against the recall.)
$16.5 million: The total amount in contributions from those in favor of the recall election dating back to January 2021, per the California Secretary of State's website. (This includes donations going to multiple committees for the recall.)
$13.8 million: The figure that Larry Elder, the leading opponent against Newsom, raised in the election.
$9.7 million: That's the amount of money candidate John Cox, the recall effort's largest single donor, raised for the election, according to the Los Angeles Times. Cox also ran as a candidate and lost in the recall, as well as in the general 2018 election.
$3.1 million: That's how much Netflix CEO Reed Hastings raised in the effort opposing the recall, making him the largest single donor against it, according to the Los Angeles Times.
According to the LA Times, overall, $83 million was raised in opposition to the recall and $45.2 million was raised in support of it. |
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That's what the GOP cost us, here in CA. Oh, they are such an odious bunch of cranks.
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anth2000
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Stupid maga idiots.
Go back to the rock you came out from under..
What a waste of time and money…
Wasn’t even close…. Idiot GOP!!
Bet $300 million could have helped a few homeless people or helped fight some fires…
GOP, you can all go to hell….morons.
I would frankly be embarrassed to say I was part of that putrid party… |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:53 am Post subject: |
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| ChefLinda wrote: | | kevin61 wrote: | | Oh, how about a conservative moderator just for kicks too? |
Kevin seems to think DancingBarry had aspiring moderators fill out an application to be a Mod then he tossed out all the applications except for the liberal ones. lol
FWIW, way back when all of us became Moderators it was well before there was a Politics thread on LG and before any political discussion at all was allowed on LG.
So none of us knew each others politics. And DancingBarry didn't know if we were left, right, middle or none of the above.
But as it turned out we are almost all on left. I don't think that's a coincidence but it wasn't because there was a liberal check box prior to becoming a mod either. |
Indeed not, DB could clearly see all of you as the intolerant oppressors you are. 
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| FernieBee wrote: | | Quote: | The failed attempt to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom cost California taxpayers $276 million
Californians decided that Gov. Gavin Newsom would continue to serve as their governor after a costly recall election campaign. The race was called by Insider and Decision Desk HQ at 8:21 p.m. PT, projecting the "no" voters as the winners.
Newsom survived the recall, facing off against and beating 46 other candidates in a race that polled closely at times, and which political experts expected Newsom to survive.
But the money spent by California and money raised by factions in support and against the recall shows how pricey the failed recall election was.
Here are some of the key figures:
$276 million: The amount of money the recall election cost the state of California, according to the State Finance Department.
$80.5 million: The total amount in contributions from those in opposition to the recall going back to January of 2021, per the California Secretary of State's website. (This includes donations going to multiple committees against the recall.)
$16.5 million: The total amount in contributions from those in favor of the recall election dating back to January 2021, per the California Secretary of State's website. (This includes donations going to multiple committees for the recall.)
$13.8 million: The figure that Larry Elder, the leading opponent against Newsom, raised in the election.
$9.7 million: That's the amount of money candidate John Cox, the recall effort's largest single donor, raised for the election, according to the Los Angeles Times. Cox also ran as a candidate and lost in the recall, as well as in the general 2018 election.
$3.1 million: That's how much Netflix CEO Reed Hastings raised in the effort opposing the recall, making him the largest single donor against it, according to the Los Angeles Times.
According to the LA Times, overall, $83 million was raised in opposition to the recall and $45.2 million was raised in support of it. |
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That's what the GOP cost us, here in CA. Oh, they are such an odious bunch of cranks.
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To be fair, it wasn't just the GOP, but allegedly "progressive" Dems and Independents who put their personal financial blinders on rather than actually think of what is best for the state.
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| Wilt wrote: | Worst twitter take of the night by Kasie Hunt (formerly MSNBC, currently at CNN):
| Quote: | CA GOV BIG PICTURE: One of the top Democrats in the country got caught living like an elite while everyone else suffered. Elites vs. the rest is the driving force in our politics right now and Democrats have a tough needle to thread both in California & nationwide
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And this is supposed to be a straight reporter, but still somehow regurgitates stupid GOP talking points. |
I hate that the loudest gripe against Gavin was his expensive outing. That’s just rich doing rich.
He was lucky he didn’t have to run on policy to avoid being recalled. He only had to run against a trumtard. That’s easy pickings.
Yes I wanted him gone but certainly not for elder or even worse Jenner.
Now on to 2022. Hopefully this opens the door for better candidates. Force him to run on how we are better under him. If it’s a replay of his last run where there was only one viable opposition on the dem side you can bet a qualified republican not tied to trump will give it a go. Who knows who that is but Gavin will have to run against someone based on policy, results and not just putting ads out there calling them a Trump republican |
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| This Gymnastic abuse case with Larry Nassar is so eye opening, these girls are leaving no stone unturned, FBI/US Olympic/gymnastic was criminal in this case |
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| DaMuleRules wrote: | | To be fair, it wasn't just the GOP, but allegedly "progressive" Dems and Independents who put their personal financial blinders on rather than actually think of what is best for the state. |
Thanks for that.
Screw them, too . . . all of them . . . for being so dense and obtuse.
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The newest crank self-treatment for COVID is drinking/snorting/gargling iodine, brand name Betadine. They are showing up in ER's with poisoning.
But god forbid we should make a generic comment that there are some very deeply stupid people in this country who actually think they are smart.
The above is a factual statement. It gets proven over and over again every day. There is nothing controversial about it. However it is very, very sad.
I don't want people to die of COVID when there is a very simple, effective shot that could prevent it.
I don't want people to hurt themselves, overdose or poison themselves for no good reason at all except stubbornness and ignorance.
I don't want one more single person in this country to get sick or die of COVID - not liberals, not conservatives, not libertarians, not old people, not young people, not kids -- no one.
But the truth is that the longer a certain segment refuses to get the vaccine, and refuses to mask up, and refuse to quarantine properly -- the more dangerous they make it for everyone because they are allowing the virus to mutate. They are also putting kids under 12 in more danger because young kids can't take the vaccine yet. So they are dependent upon responsible adults to behave rationally and not act like spoiled, bratty, self-indulgent children.
Is that too much to ask? Grow up, be responsible, protect yourself, your family, your neighbors and your community.
/IntolerantLiberalOppressorSpeak
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| These senators questions are so light, not one has said that they will go after the individuals that covered up |
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| Ted Cruz with nothing but fluff speech, somebody needs to take this seriously |
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| ChefLinda wrote: | The newest crank self-treatment for COVID is drinking/snorting/gargling iodine, brand name Betadine. They are showing up in ER's with poisoning.
But god forbid we should make a generic comment that there are some very deeply stupid people in this country who actually think they are smart.
The above is a factual statement. It gets proven over and over again every day. There is nothing controversial about it. However it is very, very sad.
I don't want people to die of COVID when there is a very simple, effective shot that could prevent it.
I don't want people to hurt themselves, overdose or poison themselves for no good reason at all except stubbornness and ignorance.
I don't want one more single person in this country to get sick or die of COVID - not liberals, not conservatives, not libertarians, not old people, not young people, not kids -- no one.
But the truth is that the longer a certain segment refuses to get the vaccine, and refuses to mask up, and refuse to quarantine properly -- the more dangerous they make it for everyone because they are allowing the virus to mutate. They are also putting kids under 12 in more danger because young kids can't take the vaccine yet. So they are dependent upon responsible adults to behave rationally and not act like spoiled, bratty, self-indulgent children.
Is that too much to ask? Grow up, be responsible, protect yourself, your family, your neighbors and your community.
/IntolerantLiberalOppressorSpeak |
It's really amazing how stupid and uneducated a lot of the country is. Man, we have some really dumb hillbillies everywhere.
These people are so stupid, like seriously stupid. They read things or hear about things from their 2 tooth uncle/brother and decide to just take it.
Avoid taking a proven vaccine, but it's ok to pour a bunch of unproven toxins down your throat?? These people are so stupid. |
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| governator wrote: | | Ted Cruz with nothing but fluff speech, somebody needs to take this seriously |
Ted Cruz is a piece of garbage. I would never listen to a word this evil moron says. |
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| anth2000 wrote: | | governator wrote: | | Ted Cruz with nothing but fluff speech, somebody needs to take this seriously |
Ted Cruz is a piece of garbage. I would never listen to a word this evil moron says. |
It was nauseating, to have one of those ‘prepared’ speech, just thank these girls and move on if you’re not gonna have anything substantial to say |
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| Finally! Delaware Sen Coons talking about this actual case, about the FBI agent covering up, all the others been talking about ‘gymnastic’ or ‘fluff thank you for your bravery’. These agents/agency need to go to trial |
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| I know it’s not good for faith in democratic society but next dem to lose to gop in red state or not needs to cry election foul. |
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| ChefLinda wrote: | The newest crank self-treatment for COVID is drinking/snorting/gargling iodine, brand name Betadine. They are showing up in ER's with poisoning.
But god forbid we should make a generic comment that there are some very deeply stupid people in this country who actually think they are smart.
The above is a factual statement. It gets proven over and over again every day. There is nothing controversial about it. However it is very, very sad.
I don't want people to die of COVID when there is a very simple, effective shot that could prevent it.
I don't want people to hurt themselves, overdose or poison themselves for no good reason at all except stubbornness and ignorance.
I don't want one more single person in this country to get sick or die of COVID - not liberals, not conservatives, not libertarians, not old people, not young people, not kids -- no one.
But the truth is that the longer a certain segment refuses to get the vaccine, and refuses to mask up, and refuse to quarantine properly -- the more dangerous they make it for everyone because they are allowing the virus to mutate. They are also putting kids under 12 in more danger because young kids can't take the vaccine yet. So they are dependent upon responsible adults to behave rationally and not act like spoiled, bratty, self-indulgent children.
Is that too much to ask? Grow up, be responsible, protect yourself, your family, your neighbors and your community.
/IntolerantLiberalOppressorSpeak |
There is no denying that significant segment of our populace is making dangerously poor decisions (not only dangerous for they themselves, but others around them) based on stupidity and ignorance. Others use misinformation and obfuscation to in an attempt to legitimize positions they know are incorrect or intellectually dishonest to serve a selfish, misguided, partisan agenda.
There is a direct correlation between the preponderance of such people and how they identify politically and socially. Noting that is simply stating factual deduction. There is a difference between saying something along the lines of "all Republicans are conspiracy nuts" and "those who perpetuate and fall prey to this particular, baseless conspiracy are essentially all Republican".
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| Halflife wrote: | | I know it’s not good for faith in democratic society but next dem to lose to gop in red state or not needs to cry election foul. |
No. Definitely not. Simply engaging in the same destructive activities of the GOP because you want to fight fire with fire is highly counterproductive. But if Democrats can factually demonstrate policies and activities that have proven to suppress the voters, then they need to present those facts and work to eliminate those factors.
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You thought God was an architect, now you know
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| C M B wrote: | | kevin61 wrote: |
Do you have any conservative friends? Do you ever take the time to listen to them?
Just wondering? If it’s none of my business that’s fine too. |
Which is the bigger threat to The United States: the Democratic party or Donald Trump? |
Well, that's easy, it's Trumptards, all day long! My assumption is, you were being sarcastic. Hope you have more brains than the GOP.
Folks that continue to support this evil bastard continue to further dumb down the US. |
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| DaMuleRules wrote: | | Halflife wrote: | | I know it’s not good for faith in democratic society but next dem to lose to gop in red state or not needs to cry election foul. |
No. Definitely not. Simply engaging in the same destructive activities of the GOP because you want to fight fire with fire is highly counterproductive. But if Democrats can factually demonstrate policies and activities that have proven to suppress the voters, then they need to present those facts and work to eliminate those factors. |
I get it but times are different. We will never get back to how it used to be. These are the new rules. |
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kevin61 wrote:
| Quote: | I’m sorry, but as the (likely) sole conservative voice on this thread I do not have the time to answer the deluge of assorted facts and assertions that are thrown about.
I would be more than happy to engage with one individual in a thorough, thoughtful manner. My basic belief is that most left leaning people have an ill informed understanding of conservative beliefs.
Omar, I think you’re a smart guy. So if you want to discuss an issue civilly, with the goal of clarity before agreement, I would be happy to oblige.
BTW, RIP Michael K Williams, Omar was the best character in that show. |
You asked a question, I gave an answer. I asked a question, you didn't answer. Why is that?
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^^^^ That's a non answer. If you don't have one I'll accept that. If you do, in my best Katt Williams
Question;
| Quote: | | @kevin61 CDC clinical development. It's not a haphazard proceeding. Tell me why you don't, if you don't, support mandatory vaccinations without platitudes, but with precise detailed language.. |
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