Politics And Current Events

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:54 am

Because he corrected it?

Because it's an obvious fake. Do fonts get fatter in a screenshot?

Postby **Troy Loney** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:01 am

I have no idea, but I am going to infer that it’s more likely that jr didn’t know how to spell antoinette’s name than someone went to the trouble of photoshopping a jr tweet to make it look like he misspelled the name.

Postby **nocera** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:02 am

The only good pelosi take I’ve seen.
It's also fake.

Well, in either case that hyphen shouldn't be there. Burn him!

Postby **count2infinity** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:05 am

Really Freddy? This is the hill you want to die on?

Postby **Morkle** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:19 am

Barr not knowing the “laws” is peak hack.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:19 am

Really Freddy? This is the hill you want to die on?

"Die on"

Postby **faftorial** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:20 am

Really Freddy? This is the hill you want to die on?

He doesn't give an inch for that guy he doesn't support.

Postby **willeyeam** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:23 am

He definitely spelled it wrong. Which isn't really a big deal. But everyone will argue about it for a day or so - peak 2020 politics

Postby **count2infinity** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:28 am

Yup... whether he did or did not, it's a hyuck hyuck moment. If he did misspell it, it doesn't mean anything. If he didn't and it was shopped, it doesn't mean anything. The fact that someone feels the need to defend Jr over it is laughable to me.

Postby **Trip McNeely** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:30 am

Really Freddy? This is the hill you want to die on?
He doesn't give an inch for that guy he doesn't support.

It’s one of the true mysteries of 5AF. That and whether Nittany Ned is really Shaf’s alter ego

Postby **Troy Loney** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:37 am

Barr not knowing the “laws” is peak hack.

I can't believe Barr was sold as a sort of "establishment" guy when Trump nominated him. Really goes back to the fact that Poppy Bush's career has been whitewashed because of how terrible his GOP successors have been. The entire Bush clan has been a stain on American history, going back to Prescott being the senate's patron for America's greatest super villain Allen Dulles. I mean, I don't recall anyone in the media doing any sort of meaningful report on Barr's first tenure as AG, i mean, just reading his friggin wiki page you see:

In 1992, Barr authored a report, The Case for More Incarceration,[42] which argued for an increase in the United States incarceration rate, the creation of a national program to construct more prisons, and the abolition of parole release.[4] Barr argued that incarceration reduced crime, pointing to crime and incarceration rates in 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990. A 1999 criminology study criticized Barr's analysis, saying "so complex an issue as the relationship between crime and punishment cannot be addressed through so simplistic an analysis as a negative correlation between the two very aggregated time series of crime rates and incarceration rates."[43] University of Minnesota criminologist Michael Tonry said the data in Barr's report was deceptively presented; if Barr had chosen five-year intervals, then the data would not have supported Barr's argument, and if Barr had chosen to look at violent crime specifically (as opposed to all crimes as a category), then the data would not have supported his argument.[44]

There was token reporting on how Barr pardoned Bush out of Iran-Contra liability, but again, because Poppy didn't verbal diarrhea everyday or wreck the economy and the Middle East like his son, they were "good" republicans that "care" about institutions.

Postby **CBear3** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:22 am

Turns out Jacob Blake, Sr. is a rabid anti-semite

Can we go back to the time when talking to somebody didn't mean you were endorsing their views about something completely different?
It's like, I'm sorry that soldier was a raging homophobe so he shouldn't get buried with honors or else we'd be endorsing his homophobia.

Postby **Troy Loney** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:43 am

For whatever reason, there are broad sensitivities when victims of police brutality are portrayed as martyrs. I for one, could not possibly imagine caring whether Blake was a good person or not, but I guess if you hold the opinion of the media, that they are liberal saboteurs or whatever, then you feel the need to combat any coverage that might be interpreted as an heroic portrayal of the victim.

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:48 am

I can't believe Barr was sold as a sort of "establishment" guy when Trump nominated him.

For poops and smiles I recently re-read posts itt from March-April 2019, and it was quite hootful.

Postby **Troy Loney** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:55 am

I can't believe Barr was sold as a sort of "establishment" guy when Trump nominated him.
For poops and smiles I recently re-read posts itt from March-April 2019, and it was quite hootful.

I just googled “bill Barr national review” to try and see what they were saying back in 2018. But there are monthly Barr apology pieces, so I just gave up trying to go get all the way back to point zero. I mean, I feel like that answered my question lol.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:05 am

Saw some kids at our local McDonalds yesterday doing the same.

Postby **MR25** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:32 am

The Wendy Bell plan.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:36 am

He still wears his uniform for interviews? Is there a police version of stolen valor?

Postby **Morkle** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:38 am

Turns out Jacob Blake, Sr. is a rabid anti-semite

Can we go back to the time when talking to somebody didn't mean you were endorsing their views about something completely different?
It's like, I'm sorry that soldier was a raging homophobe so he shouldn't get buried with honors or else we'd be endorsing his homophobia.

Just another tick to justifying his son getting attempted execution in the streets.

Postby **Morkle** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:41 am

The Wendy Bell plan.

Speaking of Wendy Bell - she went so aggressive on being this right wing persona in Pittsburgh that it's truly jarring. I had just read about the "snipers killing people who vandalize monuments bit" that I was kind of stunned she said it.

She must feel invincible to say something like that and smile.

Postby **nocera** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:46 am

KDKA TV had to put out a release reminding people that she doesn't work for them and to direct all complaints to KDKA Radio

Postby **faftorial** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:47 am

KDKA TV had to put out a release reminding people that she doesn't work for them and to direct all complaints to KDKA Radio

KDKA TV is owned by CBS? Who owns the radio station now?

Postby **nocera** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:52 am

KDKA Radio is owned by Entercom and has no affiliation with KDKA TV. It's confusing.

Postby **Troy Loney** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 11:03 am

1020 is on a roll, human email chain John Steigerwald got booted from one of the local sport things for doing a bad (as in pathetically not funny) gender joke about Billy. Porter

Postby **Troy Loney** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 11:06 am

Just read the Bible, you’ll know what I mean.