The Politics Thread v3

[Solo]

Rudy Giuliani of all people forgot about 9/11.  Or....maybe he knows something....he did specify "radical Islamic attack"....so maybe....did he just admit Bush did 7/11?

Many people are saying it - many smart people. The best people. Why won't Bush release the transcripts? It's gotta be big, folks.

[bhu]

https://thinkprogress.org/disgraced-former-fox-news-ceo-joins-trump-campaign-5e9b11054a5b#.lscwquihy

[awaken_D_M_golem]

solo 

bhu 

... this keeps getting better and "better".

edit --- Now he's added the Breitbart guy too.

[dman11235]

The DoJ is no longer using private prisons for federal cases, and has also now said set bail minimums are unconstitutional.  huh.  Saving all the prison reforms you promised until the last 6 months I see.

[Libertad]

Many people are saying it - many smart people. The best people. Why won't Bush release the transcripts? It's gotta be big, folks.

This is a great video about how the dude speaks and why.

[Libertad]

Jill Stein picked...well, an interesting choice, as her VP pick.

Looking at his Wikipedia page, he's like a cross between a Devil's Advocate contrarian who has to pick a fight with everybody. Some of his points might be legitimate, but when you're swinging punches everywhere...

He claimed that the Boko Haram terrorist group did not kidnap and rape 276+ girls and was instead a false flag operation. And that the vigil for the murdered staff members of Charlie Hebdo newspaper was a white power rally. And getting angry at Cornel West for supporting Bernie Sanders back in 2015 for "sheepdogging voters into a corrupt party."

[awaken_D_M_golem]

Heh ha ... urp 


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Iceland is running a CO₂ capture experiment right now.
CO₂ + Tums (yeah that) + lots of water + volcanic basalt = it works but it's not cheap.
Video is about 9 minutes, some subtitles and a transcript.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/combat-climate-change-scientists-turning-co2-rock/

[bhu]

Trump is hiring LePages daughter to help get out the vote in Maine...

[dman11235]

Mainers do not like him all that much. Some do, yes, but not a lot of them.  I can see Clinton getting 2 votes, and Trump and Johnson each getting one there.  maybe Trump gets two of them, but it's gonna be close.  I really think Clinton's getting two of the votes there, and Johnson may get one.

[awaken_D_M_golem]

Except for a Trump fixation,
Johnson should have the advert airwaves all to himself
in both Lincoln Nebraska and Portland Maine.

Perhaps the voters there will take it upon themselves
to get their 1 electoral vote to be more meaningful.
Perhaps.
538 has it at ~0.1% chance; as in not zero.

[awaken_D_M_golem]

Texas state poll, has it currently 40/40/11 + 3 for green.
Variously reported as 45/46 and 46/47 when just the two candidates.

Dead heat in Texas is nearly unbelievable, and it still hasn't had the full impact of Trump's Mexico run + losing half his Hispanic advisors.

[dman11235]

Gary Johnson just had his Uzbekibekibekibekistanstan moment 

Reporter: "What would you do about Allepo"

Johnson: "and what is Allepo?"

[Keldar]

And proving he's a better candidate than Trump, Johnson admitted to being disappointed in himself that he made that mistake. 

[oslecamo]

How could you be a worst candidate than Trump? He's been literally advocating for the bombing of civilian targets and hunting down of non-white people.

[dman11235]

You could literally be Moussolini?  You know, instead of just aspiring to be like him?

[Solo]

You could literally be Moussolini?  You know, instead of just aspiring to be like him?

Trump's more of a Berlusconi.

[Keldar]

How could you be a worst candidate than Trump? He's been literally advocating for the bombing of civilian targets and hunting down of non-white people.

You could be Jeb.  Forgotten about before the first ballot was cast.  But that's a different kind of worse candidate.

You could literally be Moussolini?  You know, instead of just aspiring to be like him?

Trump's more of a Berlusconi.

He's more of a Dumbasso.

[dman11235]

RRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*

*I just want to express my displeasure as to the current state of affairs in US and global politics, what with the looming Chinese war, the looming DPRK issues, the Presidential race, Russia's issues, and Britain's issues.  This is far from an exhaustive list, but I am also tired of people pre-blaming me for President Trump.

[Raineh Daze]

The UK's issues are comparatively minor compared to the chance of having exploded the entire EU by proxy.

[dman11235]

From what I've read, the EU is much better off than the UK after that stuff?  That they have a much more stable situation, for example.