Politics And Current Events

Postby **Pavel Bure** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:10 pm

Was I wrong in seeing that about 1/3 of the R rebuttals in the aftermath of the day started with, “The Obama administration...” guys that is over.

Postby **grunthy** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:19 pm

Was I wrong in seeing that about 1/3 of the R rebuttals in the aftermath of the day started with, “The Obama administration...” guys that is over.

Yes this is a completely new phenomenon that no other party has done before.

Postby **Pavel Bure** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:27 pm

Was I wrong in seeing that about 1/3 of the R rebuttals in the aftermath of the day started with, “The Obama administration...” guys that is over.
Yes this is a completely new phenomenon that no other party has done before.

We’ve only been alive for one other impeachment hearing. Was it a typical tactic for Dems to say “The Bush administration...” during that time?

Postby **grunthy** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:35 pm

Was I wrong in seeing that about 1/3 of the R rebuttals in the aftermath of the day started with, “The Obama administration...” guys that is over.
Yes this is a completely new phenomenon that no other party has done before.
We’ve only been alive for one other impeachment hearing. Was it a typical tactic for Dems to say “The Bush administration...” during that time?

Parties always deflect to or blame the other party’s administration. It’s a pretty standard operating procedure.

Postby **faftorial** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:08 pm

Was I wrong in seeing that about 1/3 of the R rebuttals in the aftermath of the day started with, “The Obama administration...” guys that is over.
Yes this is a completely new phenomenon that no other party has done before.
We’ve only been alive for one other impeachment hearing. Was it a typical tactic for Dems to say “The Bush administration...” during that time?

No, it wasn't. The GOP is following the nobody playbook.

Postby **grunthy** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:19 pm

Was I wrong in seeing that about 1/3 of the R rebuttals in the aftermath of the day started with, “The Obama administration...” guys that is over.
Yes this is a completely new phenomenon that no other party has done before.
We’ve only been alive for one other impeachment hearing. Was it a typical tactic for Dems to say “The Bush administration...” during that time?
No, it wasn't. The GOP is following the nobody playbook.

I should be paid for this since every politician uses my playbook.

Postby **Kaiser** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:20 pm

No wonder you're such a joy here.

Postby **grunthy** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:23 pm

No wonder you're such a joy here.

I know. I found out I’m a political consultant.

Postby **tifosi77** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:05 pm

I'm not entirely sure there's a viable analogue to the Clinton proceedings. While I find the tactic tedious regardless of who is employing it, there are at least some callbacks that have a sliver of relevance. It's not like Democrats could've hit Ken Starr with, "Mr Starr, is it not also true that President Bush used his presidential authority to secret away his college-age BJ queen?"

Postby **Kaiser** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:15 pm

I wonder how many terrorists went free and allies were killed because of that slob-job.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:41 pm

Postby **shafnutz05** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:09 am

I don't really think Buttigieg will have a prayer of winning, but it's amazing to me that Mayor Pete has gotten this far.

Postby **Gaucho** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:43 am

Postby **Ted** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:11 am

#way2white

Postby **Troy Loney** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:13 am

That’s an all star bad lip reading video

Postby **AuthorTony** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:54 am

I don't really think Buttigieg will have a prayer of winning, but it's amazing to me that Mayor Pete has gotten this far.

This is a pretty interesting article on the uphill battle Pete faces after Iowa and NH.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/pet ... s-n1081641

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:49 am

He has to win in SC’s Democratic Primary too. Dem primary voters are largely African-American and eggheaded academic types (

). One of those groups has issues with homosexuals. It will be a problem for him, unfortunately.

Although Mayor Pete has spent significant amounts of time in SC, and visiting AA churches (including a historic one where I live. He gave a very well regarded speech/Q&A session here a few months ago).

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:01 pm

Speaking of Mayor Pete

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:53 pm

Actually had a campaign canvasser knock on my door, for the first time in the 12 years we’ve lived here.

It was a recent Davidson grad, from Pittsburgh of all places, working for the Warren campaign.

She had a very detailed map of our voting precinct with recent Democratic primary voters (of which I am one).

That the Warren campaign has the resources to penetrate deep in a red state in a bleeding red county is pretty telling, and I would think very significant.

Other Dems just chalk up the state as a big L and only send canvassers in known Dem strongholds.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:41 pm

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:46 pm

That's just a gun range

Postby **MR25** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:15 pm

So Trump got rushed to Walter Reed last night?

(I'm hearing conflicting things so just asking)

Postby **AuthorTony** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:22 pm

It was just the (unscheduled) Phase One (whatever that means) of his yearly physical.

Postby **faftorial** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:48 pm

Or that's what they said. Nothing they say can be trusted.

Postby **MR25** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:26 pm

It's what Trump tweeted, but given precedent...