ryoder 1,590 #401 January 15, 2019 Steve King Loses House Committee Seats Over White Supremacy Remark https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/politics/steve-king-house-judiciary-committee.html"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #402 January 15, 2019 ryoder Steve King Loses House Committee Seats Over White Supremacy Remark https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/politics/steve-king-house-judiciary-committee.html While Trump pretends he doesn't know what is going on..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,468 #403 January 15, 2019 Hi Sky, QuoteWhile Trump pretends he doesn't know what is going on..... Well, that is true. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #404 March 5, 2019 NV State Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson (D) resigns because of using campaign funds for personal use. https://foxreno.com/news/local/nevada-senator-majority-leader-kelvin-atkinson-to-resign Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #405 March 16, 2019 The NC GOP appears to be entirely composed of lying scumbags:https://www.politifact.com/north-carolina/statements/2019/mar/15/north-carolina-republican-party/nc-gop-falsely-says-democrats-forced-special-elect/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #406 March 18, 2019 On 3/16/2019 at 10:11 AM, kallend said: The NC GOP appears to be entirely composed of lying scumbags:https://www.politifact.com/north-carolina/statements/2019/mar/15/north-carolina-republican-party/nc-gop-falsely-says-democrats-forced-special-elect/ Yet nothing about the Virginia Governor and Lt. Governor? Partisan hack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #407 March 18, 2019 2 hours ago, BillyVance said: Yet nothing about the Virginia Governor and Lt. Governor? Partisan hack. No need for insults, feel free to post in this open thread - it is non partisan. Verified evidence is appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #408 March 19, 2019 21 hours ago, kallend said: No need for insults, feel free to post in this open thread - it is non partisan. Verified evidence is appreciated. Sorry. I just find it hypocritical of the Democrats who scream RACISM and SEXUAL ASSAULT at Republicans with little or no evidence and want them removed from office, but then close ranks and defend themselves in the face of real evidence and credible assault accusations in Governor Northam's AND Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring's blackface controversy and Lt. Governor Fairfax's sex assault accusations by two different women. Four of Fairfax's staffers have resigned. I found it interesting, all three are Democrats, and Herring is 3rd in line to the Governorship. The 4th in line, is a Republican. Oh and don't get me started on Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison. Booker, Feinstein and Harris orchestrated a shit show at Justice Kavanaugh's confirmation, trying to destroy a man based on feeble vague details of a supposed assault where Ford couldn't remember the exact date, exact location, hell, even the year! Kavanaugh got confirmed (thank goodness) and Ford disappeared with a million+ bucks in a gofundme account. If you were the victim of sexual assault, wouldn't you remember every detail? Even if it happened 30-40 years ago? A friend of mine does. Everything. It's so vividly seared in his memory. Which is why I believed Ford was full of shit, as were the other accusers who eventually recanted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,116 #409 March 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, BillyVance said: Sorry. I just find it hypocritical of the Democrats who scream RACISM and SEXUAL ASSAULT at Republicans with little or no evidence . . . "Little to no evidence?" You mean like direct testimony of the people they assaulted? Well, as long as they are women you can probably ignore their testimony. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #410 March 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, billvon said: "Little to no evidence?" You mean like direct testimony of the people they assaulted? Well, as long as they are women you can probably ignore their testimony. So you're saying Christine Blasey Ford's testimony was believable? I've got beachfront property in Kansas to sell you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 897 #411 March 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, BillyVance said: So you're saying Christine Blasey Ford's testimony was believable? I've got beachfront property in Kansas to sell you. It's not like she made the accusations YEARS ago, in therapy, before he was anybody known publicly. Oh. Never mind then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,116 #412 March 19, 2019 31 minutes ago, BillyVance said: So you're saying Christine Blasey Ford's testimony was believable? Yep. Several GOPers who interviewed her believed her as well. Their attitude could be summed up as "we believe you. We just don't care." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,595 #413 March 19, 2019 2 hours ago, BillyVance said: Sorry. I just find it hypocritical of the Democrats who scream RACISM and SEXUAL ASSAULT at Republicans with little or no evidence and want them removed from office, but then close ranks and defend themselves in the face of real evidence and credible assault accusations in Governor Northam's First, That's not an assault accusation. Second, referenced from both Wikipedia and a general awareness of the real world... "Major national Democratic officials also called for Northam to step down, including 2020 presidential candidates Tulsi Gabbard, Julian Castro, Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris,[109][110] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Governors Association,[111][112] former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,[113] Senator Bernie Sanders,[114] and former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden.[115] Faced with increasing calls for his resignation from fellow Democrats, Northam has reportedly considered leaving the Democratic Party and trying to hold on to the governorship as an independent.[116][117]" Doesn't feel like closing ranks to me. Billy, do you even care that you have done almost nothing but post stream after stream of obvious, verifiable, partisan lies and falsehoods since you came back from your ban? Does it give you the slightest pause for thought that almost everything you post to support your political beliefs turns out to be untrue? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,275 #414 March 19, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, BillyVance said: So you're saying Christine Blasey Ford's testimony was believable? I've got beachfront property in Kansas to sell you. More Americans believed Ford than Kavanaugh. How many beaches do you have in stock? https://www.npr.org/2018/10/03/654054108/poll-more-believe-ford-than-kavanaugh-a-cultural-shift-from-1991 Many Rs believe her too. They just don't think it should matter given the ages of the young people involved and the attitudes to that kind of assault. Edited March 19, 2019 by gowlerk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #415 March 20, 2019 21 hours ago, BillyVance said: Sorry. I just find it hypocritical of the Democrats who scream RACISM and SEXUAL ASSAULT at Republicans with little or no evidence and want them removed from office, but then close ranks and blah blah blah Until you came along this was a thread devoted to documenting scumbag politicians of any party. You have turned it into a partisan insult-fest. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #416 March 20, 2019 23 hours ago, jakee said: Doesn't feel like closing ranks to me. Billy, do you even care that you have done almost nothing but post stream after stream of obvious, verifiable, partisan lies and falsehoods since you came back from your ban? Billy has a long history of shitposting and trolling. His general post history shows that the far majority of his posts are intended to inflame or incite reaction. Personally, I have no indication or reason to believe his current motivations for posting would be any different. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #417 March 21, 2019 5 hours ago, SkyDekker said: Billy has a long history of shitposting and trolling. His general post history shows that the far majority of his posts are intended to inflame or incite reaction. Personally, I have no indication or reason to believe his current motivations for posting would be any different. Have you noticed that he has yet to respond to any questions about his posts? I've asked several and gotten nothing. He knows he's posting garbage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #418 March 31, 2019 (edited) AZ state representative paid minors for sex Both 15 or under. One 13, the other developmentally disabled. He took probation, then had his record expunged, without a judgement. Had he faced similar charges today, such an agreement would not be allowed under Maryland law. Probation before judgement is now barred for charges related to the sexual abuse of a minor. Edited March 31, 2019 by headoverheels edit to fix link Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #419 April 2, 2019 Bloomberg: North Carolina GOP Chair, Major Donor Charged With Bribery and Wire Fraud https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-02/urgent-north-carolina-gop-chair-major-donor-charged-with-briberya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #420 April 2, 2019 (edited) Amid Scandal, Baltimore Mayor Takes Indefinite, Health-Related Leave Just before she announced her leave of absence, The Baltimore Sun reported that health care giant Kaiser Permanente was seeking a contract to provide coverage to city employees and paid $114,000 to purchase some 20,000 copies of the books between 2015 to 2018. "Under the deal with the medical system, UMMS paid Pugh $500,000 for copies of the books while she served on its board. UMMS paid $100,000 in each of five transactions in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018 to purchase 20,000 copies of her self-published books at $5 per book. https://www.npr.org/2019/04/01/708891509/amid-scandal-baltimore-mayor-takes-indefinite-health-related-leave Must be a good read. Edited April 2, 2019 by airdvr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #421 April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, airdvr said: Amid Scandal, Baltimore Mayor Takes Indefinite, Health-Related Leave Just before she announced her leave of absence, The Baltimore Sun reported that health care giant Kaiser Permanente was seeking a contract to provide coverage to city employees and paid $114,000 to purchase some 20,000 copies of the books between 2015 to 2018. "Under the deal with the medical system, UMMS paid Pugh $500,000 for copies of the books while she served on its board. UMMS paid $100,000 in each of five transactions in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018 to purchase 20,000 copies of her self-published books at $5 per book. https://www.npr.org/2019/04/01/708891509/amid-scandal-baltimore-mayor-takes-indefinite-health-related-leave Must be a good read. At $5? Good for lighting a fire, maybe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #422 April 3, 2019 The chair of the North Carolina Republican Party, Robin Hayes, has been indicted on charges including wire fraud, bribery and aiding and abetting. Durham businessman and political donor Greg Lindberg, along with two of his associates, John Gray and John Palermo Jr., were also indicted. Lindberg is the owner of Global Bankers Insurance Group, headquartered in Durham, N.C. https://www.npr.org/2019/04/02/709203086/robin-hayes-head-of-north-carolinas-republican-party-indicted-on-federal-charges Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TriGirl 343 #423 April 26, 2019 On 4/2/2019 at 1:24 PM, airdvr said: Amid Scandal, Baltimore Mayor Takes Indefinite, Health-Related Leave Just before she announced her leave of absence, The Baltimore Sun reported that health care giant Kaiser Permanente was seeking a contract to provide coverage to city employees and paid $114,000 to purchase some 20,000 copies of the books between 2015 to 2018. "Under the deal with the medical system, UMMS paid Pugh $500,000 for copies of the books while she served on its board. UMMS paid $100,000 in each of five transactions in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018 to purchase 20,000 copies of her self-published books at $5 per book. https://www.npr.org/2019/04/01/708891509/amid-scandal-baltimore-mayor-takes-indefinite-health-related-leave Must be a good read. I saw examples of these books on one of the weekly comedy shows (I think it was John Oliver). If they were well-written and -edited, topical books, she may have had some kind of defense. But no, they're total crap (and as you noted, self-published). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #424 April 29, 2019 Oliver L. Robinson Jr. (D), Alabama state legislator. Bribery, wire fraud, tax evasion, corruption, selling out his constituents. . . VERY LONG and detailed article:https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-betrayal-how-a-lawyer-a-lobbyist-and-a-legislator-waged-war-on-an-alabama-superfund-cleanup/2019/04/24/834087ae-4c1a-11e9-9663-00ac73f49662_story.html?utm_term=.30ebabc1386e&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #425 May 2, 2019 And another self-serving pol resigns in disgrace: https://www.npr.org/2019/05/02/717660592/baltimore-mayor-catherine-pugh-resigns-in-wake-of-childrens-book-scandal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
