Mr.TaterSalad Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Tigerbomb13 said: Pretty good response from KBJ on an absurd question. She answered it a lot better than I would have. We'll talk about my faith when you tell everyone your boyfriend's name. Just as Lindsey Graham being gay is of no mind or business to anyone else, neither is her faith. Edited March 22, 2022 by Mr.TaterSalad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 15 hours ago, gehringer_2 said: I felt about Clinton the way so many people feel about Trump: Why don't they see he is snake oil salesman? Now the huge difference is that Trump is a snake oil salesman who is also a terrible, malicious, bigoted, dangerous leader. Clinton was just a snake-oil salesman who was personally venal but otherwise not a horrible political leader. But the Dems still should not have allowed him to stay in office after lying to the GJ. And the tragedy was that as goofy as Al Gore was in public as a campaigner, he probably would have been a much more competent President than Shrub and likely would have been re-elected running as the incumbent. But the average Democrat will still never admit that the party was wrong. Granted Starr was wrong to have ever made it about sex, but as they say two wrongs don't make a right - though ironically in this case that is exactly what they did make - a GOP presidency. I didn't really follow politics much back then, but I really disliked and distrusted Clinton from the beginning. Clinton was a pig, but pretended to a decent person publicly because that's what his supporters wanted. Trump doesn't have to pretend because his core supporters like that he is an asshole. I think the main difference between Clinton and Trump was that Clinton was smart and Trump is a moron (intellectually). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Mr.TaterSalad said: She answered it a lot better than I would have. We'll talk about my faith when you tell everyone your boyfriend's name. Just as Lindsey Graham being gay is of no mind or business to anyone else, neither is her faith. I agree. I'm at that age where I want to tell someone who asks that question that I'm a non practicing Druid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 these hearings are just about talking points. the gop is getting their talking points in for the next election cycle: crt, soft on crime, crt, soft on crime. cruz brought up the 1619 project for god's sake! the democrats are slobbering all over her like she's the greatest person who ever lived and praising themselves for putting a black woman on the bench, getting their message across: equity, diversity, we love black people, gop is racist. they arent there to ask questions and they dont care how she answers, its all about getting their message across and the press will cover it. im surprised cruz hasnt asked her about trans athletes. whatever issue will poll well for republicans is what they will "ask" her about. she's doing what she needs to do: stay neutral, say youre committed to "stare decisis", and dont say anything remotely revealing. its a dog and pony show. she'll be confirmed on party lines with a couple republicans jumping over and voting for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I particularly liked Sen Whitehouse' showing of conservative dark money opposing these nominations (looking at you Mrs Thomas)...waiting for the counter argument. The Teddy Cruz show won't win any awards...he got owned pretty good. I guess they let anyone on the Law Review in Harvard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I will commend Rafeal Cruz and and his staff for supporting the authors he condemned today by purchasing books with government funds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 cruz did his job. got his talking points in. has absolutely nothing to do with the supreme courtz but he knew that and so did kentaji brown who let him talk and answered the non- questions perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Just because it’s “his job” doesn’t mean he’s any less of an asshole for doing it. You don’t get off the hook for being a jerk because it’s expected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edman85 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 "CRT" "CRT" "CRT" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pfife Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 Why does Kennedy keep asking her hypotheticals? 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 4 hours ago, oblong said: Just because it’s “his job” doesn’t mean he’s any less of an asshole for doing it. You don’t get off the hook for being a jerk because it’s expected. Is it his job? Or is it just what is expected from craven Senators who are delusional enough to think they can become President? I caught about fifteen minutes of the testimony today, during Tom Cotton's turn at playing out his delusional dreams of the Presidency. All of it is just worthless kabuki theater. Just get the votes over with, let the 50 Dems + Murkowski and Collins vote for her, and stop wasting our time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 59 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Is it his job? Or is it just what is expected from craven Senators who are delusional enough to think they can become President? I caught about fifteen minutes of the testimony today, during Tom Cotton's turn at playing out his delusional dreams of the Presidency. All of it is just worthless kabuki theater. Just get the votes over with, let the 50 Dems + Murkowski and Collins vote for her, and stop wasting our time. His job is to please the people who voted for him and they eat that shit up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, oblong said: His job is to please the people who voted for him and they eat that shit up. I get it. I guess my point is that the Senate doesn't have to work this way and, collectively, it's the fault of the people who elect these clowns for how worthless it has become. There's a reason successful and relatively popular politicians like Chris Sununu and Doug Ducey aren't running in an otherwise great year for Republicans... the Senate isn't a place for people who want to actually accomplish things other than expelling hot air 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 imagine being part of that hearing and also thinking you're part of "the worlds most deliberative body" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbomb13 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Ugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smr-nj Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 18 minutes ago, Tigerbomb13 said: Ugh Some things never change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 High school government 101. Unfortunately too many elected lawmakers slept thru it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Tigerbomb13 said: Ugh Guys like him just keep on meeting our expectations, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 I'm hearing that the GOP is treating KBJ way better than the Dems treated judge kegger. Lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Tigerbomb13 said: Ugh Did he say her name is a mouthful and ask if there’s a regular nickname he can use instead? Did he ask whether she has a lot of brothers and sisters? Did he say her hair is soooo pretty? Did he ask how she could afford to go to college? Did he brag that he went to a soul food restaurant once and it was surprisingly OK? And did he end up saying, “I was only trying to be nice, I didn’t mean anything by it”? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 Cory Booker!!!!! That was so awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Where was this Cory Booker in the primaries? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 great bit by Ben Sasse today: Quote Cameras change human behavior...I think we should recognize the jackassery we often see around here is partly because of people mugging for short-term camera opportunities. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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