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Re: Politics
« Reply #225 on: February 11, 2015, 09:21:21 am »
Wow, just wow. This f*cker should be fired NOW!!!.

Montana GOP Legislator Rep. David Moore Wants to Ban Yoga Pants



Montana Republican state Rep. David Moore has a plan to guide America out of the darkness—ban yoga pants.

Moore, who is upset that group of naked bicyclists pedaled through Missoula last year, decided that what his state really needs right now is tighter regulations on trousers. His proposed bill, HB 365, would outlaw not just nudity, but also "any device, costume, or covering that gives the appearance of or simulates the genitals, pubic hair, anus region, or pubic hair region." Per the Billings Gazette:

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    The Republican from Missoula said tight-fitting beige clothing could be considered indecent exposure under his proposal.

    "Yoga pants should be illegal in public anyway," Moore said after the hearing.

    Moore said he wouldn’t have a problem with people being arrested for wearing provocative clothing but that he'd trust law enforcement officials to use their discretion. He couldn’t be sure whether police would act on that provision or if Montana residents would challenge it.

    "I don't have a crystal ball," Moore said.

Merlin's pants! According to the Great Falls Tribune, Moore elaborated that he also believes Speedos should be illegal.

HB 365 continues a miraculous stretch for the Montana legislature. Just last December the Republican-controlled legislature issued new dress-code guidelines for the state capitol, advising women that they should "should be sensitive to skirt lengths and necklines."
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Re: Politics
« Reply #226 on: February 16, 2015, 07:21:06 pm »
I've been following this topic for a few days and totally disagree with passing the bill. It's stupid. It says more about him than anything else. Some have gone as far as to speculate that the only reason why he is pushing this agenda is because he doesn't trust himself to stay faithful and wants to cut out what is temptation to him.
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Re: Politics
« Reply #227 on: March 18, 2015, 09:26:19 am »
What *not* to do if you’re a member of Congress

So, you wanna keep your seat in Congress?

Take a lesson from Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), who resigned in the midst of allegations he misused campaign and public funds: Here’s what not to do.

The Washington Post's Ben Terris explains a few things lawmakers might want to avoid if they want to keep in the clear. Check it out here.
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Re: Politics
« Reply #228 on: April 06, 2015, 12:57:52 pm »
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Government Surveillance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEVlyP4_11M&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk&index=45

One of the best interviews I've seen in quite some time. You definitely want to check this out and of course stick around for the interview with Edward Snowden. If you are a fan of Stephen Colbert, you can clearly see John Oliver channeling his inner-Colbert during the interview with the heavy dose of sarcasm. Oliver is f*cking awesome as always and he's got balls to stick to what he does rather than doing a by-the-numbers interview. I'm stunned that Snowden didn't walk out at any time during said interview. But then again, he was probably happy that this wasn't something much much different from what he has been doing for the past 2 years.

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Re: Politics
« Reply #229 on: June 26, 2015, 09:19:02 am »
I'm convinced Donald Trump is totally disillusional and believes his run for presidency. So the idea politicians live in another reality becomes very clear with trump.

With the recent news he is going to sue a company, to me, says you don't have time to be a president.

Trump plans to sue Univision for defamation after exec compares him to Charleston shooter
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Re: Politics
« Reply #230 on: July 01, 2015, 09:29:22 am »
I knew this would not last long. America is a very different place today than say 5-10 years ago. We don't have patience to wade through his idiotic thinking. There is no freakin way a man like Trump can run a country.

Macy's dumps Donald Trump

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(CNN)Macy's is pulling Donald Trump brand merchandise from its stores after the Republican presidential candidate's recent controversial remarks created a public uproar.

The department store has come under intense pressure to cut ties with the real estate magnate and businessman after he referred to immigrants from Mexico and other countries "killers and rapists."

In a statement Wednesday morning, Macy's said the company "stands for diversity" and that it had no tolerance for discrimination.

"We are disappointed and distressed by recent remarks about immigrants from Mexico. We do not believe the disparaging characterizations portray an accurate picture of the many Mexicans, Mexican Americans and Latinos who have made so many valuable contributions to the success of our nation," Macy's said. "In light of statements made by Donald Trump, which are inconsistent with Macy's values, we have decided to discontinue our business relationship with Mr. Trump and will phase-out the Trump menswear collection, which has been sold at Macy's since 2004."

Macy's carries a variety of Donald Trump brand attire, including dress shirts, neckties and cuff links. Trump has also appeared in Macy's commercials.

A MoveOn.org petition calling on Macy's to sever its relationship with Trump had collected well over 700,000 signatures as of Wednesday morning.

"Donald Trump does not reflect 'the magic of Macy's,'" the petition reads. "Macy's says it has a strong obligation to be 'socially responsible' and that 'actions speak louder than words.' Indeed. It's time to act."

Angelo Carusone, who started the "Dump Trump" movement in 2012 to protest Trump's "birther" theories about President Barack Obama and launched the Macy's petition, lauded the department store for making the "right decision."

"The statement itself (from Macy's) basically confirms what we've been saying since day one: His brand, which is bigoted bullying, is inconsistent with Macy's brand," Carusone, the executive vice president of Media Matters, told CNN. "There's a line between being very opinionated and expressing yourself and communicating that and being reckless and destructive."

This is not the first fallout for Trump, who launched his White House bid in mid-June.

Last week, Univision announced that it would cancel its telecast of the Miss USA pageant, which is partially owned by Trump, and that it would cut all business ties with him.

NBCUniversal, which had jointly owned the Miss USA pageant and Miss Universe pageant with Trump, has also severed its relationship with the brash White House candidate. Trump was also the host of "Celebrity Apprentice," which airs on NBC, and will no longer be a part of the reality TV show.

Trump said in a statement that it was his decision to terminate his relationship with Macy's, and accused both the department store and NBC for supporting illegal immigration.

"Both Macy's and NBC totally caved at the first sight of potential difficulty with special interest groups who are nothing more than professional agitators, who are not looking out for the people they purport to represent, but only for themselves. It is people like this that are actually running our country because our leaders are weak and ineffective," Trump said.

He also said that if he were to start a new product line in the future, he would make sure that his ties and shirts are made in America.
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Re: Politics
« Reply #231 on: July 01, 2015, 01:47:51 pm »
He will never get the votes to even run beyond his initial announcement. He will drop out after a couple of months.
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Re: Politics
« Reply #232 on: August 04, 2015, 08:51:40 pm »
Hear Donald Trump's response to cell phone number reveal



Love him or hate him, you have to give Trump his props in keeping things interesting and fun during the initial campaign run. The best thing Trump has done is not to sound like a pre-processed politician. They all sound alike because they all talk about the same sh*t. Very smart to respond in this manner with the outgoing voicemail.

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Re: Politics
« Reply #233 on: August 06, 2015, 09:08:12 pm »
Just watched the first Republican Debate. It was fun and entertaining. I have no favorites. I'm just here to see who's going to rise and who's going to fall. Most people are saying that Trump did a huge disservice to his chances. Yes, not pledging as a Republican was a biggie and attacking Megan Kelly will be talked about tomorrow for sure. But I don't think he did as bad as they are making it out to be. He also didn't do anything to elevate himself. It's Rand Paul that imploded and I think he is done. I thought both Carson and Huckeebee were the most memorable with their jokes. Looking forward to see what the polls say tomorrow.
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Re: Politics
« Reply #234 on: August 07, 2015, 03:52:13 am »
Pretty much agree with your comments.

Most came off as more human than the media otherwise portrays.

I didn't really understand the focus on abortion and God. I know they go hand in hand. But I certainly don't want to go through the next 18 months with that as prime discussion points.

They all need to seriously get talking with what concerns people TODAY.

One thing I hope Trump does, is keep being raw about hid thoughts and force everyone else, including Democrats, to have these necessary discussions. This safe talk and promises do absolutely nothing for me.
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Re: Politics
« Reply #235 on: August 07, 2015, 04:27:50 am »
They focus on God and abortion to stir up people's emotions, because their policy platforms are ridiculous and doomed to fail (war with Iran which no one wants, more tax cuts for the wealthy which the poor pay for, trickle down economics which never works, trying to abolish Obamacare which they keep trying to do and can't).  They keep saying they want to outlaw abortion but whenever they're in power, they don't, because it's probably incredibly unlikely, and if they DID, they wouldn't be able to use that issue to charge their base.

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« Reply #236 on: August 07, 2015, 09:00:20 am »
Is it because the general public get sucked into these diversions so easily? I am sooooo tired of it.
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« Reply #237 on: August 17, 2015, 10:49:03 pm »
The race for the White House is fun to watch. It's a circus and not just Trump. All the candidates have made this a campaign to watch. To top it off, throw in Hilary Clinton's email scandal and you have the makings of a movie in the works. Speaking of Mrs Liar, do you think she will be prosecuted at all? This is a legit question I'm asking because personally I don't see anything happening to her with the news coming out that the Feds have flagged over 300 emails that were Top Secret in some form or another. Adding to the story is that the company that she used to wiped her server clean may in fact have kept a backup of said server with ALL the emails intact. So, with the growing amount of evidence against her, I still don't think anything with happen to her. David Petraeus was charged for "far less" than what Clinton supposedly has done. Double standard runs rampant in Washington and she will skate with the blessing of Obama giving her a pardon. If it all plays out the way I think it will, you wonder why people in America are fed up with politicians giving each other happy endings and why they are looking at people like Trump. You wash my back, I'll wash yours.......

FYI, her Snapchat joke was stupid!! Seriously, has anyone ever come off as entitled than her as she told the joke?
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Re: Politics
« Reply #238 on: August 18, 2015, 12:11:51 am »
I dunno... honestly, the issues re: the Hillary e-mail scandal are too complicated for regular people to wrap their heads around.  It's not going to trump all the issues everyone (EVERYONE) already has with her.  And if I recall, the Clintons were in a boring legal scandal when Bill was running, and it really didn't affect stuff (although I would argue Bill was far more electable than Hillary).

Actually, you remember the Whitewater trial?  The most interesting thing about that trial was the juror who wore her Star Trek uniform to court, the media went nuts over that because they knew that would get more of a reaction than anything happening in the court.  Trump is sort of like that, he's the sideshow that says stupid stuff which draws attention away from actual issues.

The Republican party was screwed for a while, it was the same unpopular guys who couldn't win the nomination last time trying to be the least objectionable option to people whose interests they don't look out for.  Hillary couldn't get nominated last time, so her running again sort of feels like that.  Who cares?  It's not like she was a breakout star, like Chris Pratt in early Parks and Rec, "you keep your eyes on that kid, they're gonna be something SPECIAL one day!"  No, it feels more like the kid waiting in line who's annoyed that there are other kids who cut the line and don't get in trouble.  Would you vote for that kid?  Would you even wanna TALK to that kid?

People have this real disconnect with politics and politicians right now, no confidence in the status quo, and ALL the major candidates are the status quo, it's business as usual.  Of course Trump is getting all this attention, he's a loudmouth *sshole disaster area, but he's got drive and energy.  He's actually a really great representative of the current Republican mindset: a deluded, self-centered, rich bully who insults everyone he doesn't agree with (and never apologizes), has no clue how the world actually works... I've read so many opinion pieces about why he's the perfect Republican because he's the personification of everything wrong with them.

I'm hearing about Biden recently but isn't it strange that he wasn't the default choice?  The VP usually is.  He's a real civil servant type so he might have been waiting for the go-ahead, but it gives me the impression that he really doesn't want it.

The only sensible option, I think, is Sanders.  He's got a consistent record, he's always been ahead of the curve on social issues, a HUGE majority of Americans have the same values, his crowds grow bigger and bigger every time he does an event... and unlike Hillary, he actually ANSWERS questions.  I don't know how Hillary gets a reputation as a liar when she never says what she stands for (she is all for the terrible TPP deal and in fact helped author it, but claims to be on the fence about it while Sanders as vehemently opposed it from the start).

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« Reply #239 on: August 19, 2015, 10:56:27 am »
I pretty much detest politics… at least the state of politics. I’m disgusted at the way politicians work (or don’t work) and consistently prove they are so far removed from the real world, it just becomes frustrating to anything political. I really am tired of road ahead. We are still 1+ years away from an election and have to bear witness to this political maneuvering all the candidates are focusing on.

That being said, I don’t have my head in the sand. But I’m not going to pay to close attention to current politics until later. My views on Trump has changed in a very short time. My knee jerk reaction is “WTF Trump?”. Today, it’s still “WTF Trump… but go girl”. He is crass and says what’s on his mind. The part of saying what you mean is important. It’s far better to hear that, than the doughy white guys and gals feeding us lines and promises on what they think we want to hear. AND!!! Say things that will get them elected. Trump is unfiltered but more importantly he is not being manipulated by his supporters… so I hope. It’s his money, so he says what he wants. Bottom line, I don't think he's presidential material. At the very least he will at least alter the norm of the political process.

What I get out of this is changing the dynamics of old tried and true BS politicians have been feeding us for decades. Now these guys have to work and really think and be fast about it. While Trump is an ass and bully, he is forcing the others hands. Some don’t take to well to that.

Presidential temperament: I’m on the fence about this one. In one sense I think America has really lost a lot of it’s appeal to the world because how we portray ourselves and how America reacts to situations. I just think we look really soft to a lot of leadership. On one hand, I think America needs to regain the image of tough, if not down-right intimidating. Not bully. But you don’t **** with us. So through my eyes I gage all the candidates through the lens of do they have Presidential Temperment. Trump does not. Rand Paul does not. Hilary does not.

And let’s take a look at reality. Trump’s numbers are climbing and they keep climbing when he does some batsh*t comment. That pleases a lot of people. But I feel these outlandish moments will become tiring before long. It’s amusing now but I grow easily bored with stunts like Trump and the others are pulling to become popular. When the collective people sit down and start asking for real answers and solutions, Trump and the others better come up with some answers. Republican’s are famous for crapping on the other parties ideas, but constantly fail to provide alternative answers. Hell, that’s easy to do is crap on others. Now… give me a solution. NO? Hmmmm. Why are you talking?

I recently read an article about an investigative group pursuing this issue. When the rubber hits the road will you pull the leaver for Blah Blah? And the answers they are getting is no. That holds true for Trump and Bernie Sanders. If Sanders is unapologetic socialist, middle America will start digging into that and mostly like back away from him. Same with Trump. When people sit down and think about everything, Trump is so far removed from portraying Presidential qualities, they get real and back away.

I’m not sure Hillary will make it. Not only because of the email thing, but when you really watch her, she’s nothing new. What does she have to offer? If she’s in the politico machine, why would I give her more credence? She’s like Jeb Bush. Soft and squishy. I’m not impressed by them.

Just from the one debate, the only one who impressed me was Ben Carson. And at the core of my feelings, he too is too quiet and not tough. Give him some spark and some “I don’t take **** from you”, I think his ranking would greatly increase. But if that’s not him, it’s not him.


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