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  • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
    That seems like pretty much it, because nobody can really explain why he's such a big deal, otherwise. It will be interesting to see how (if) they deal with the racist issue.
    Several months back, before he gained much notice, he was on one of the Sunday morning "talking heads" shows (IIRC This Week) where he complained that when most people talked about freedom they meant freedom from something whereas he viewed freedom as being when the government got involved in something.

    I'm always still in trouble again

    "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
    "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
    "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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    • Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
      I have to admit that I have been wondering pretty much the same thing. If he does climb to the top of the pack without addressing this, I think Trump is going to bury him.
      It will be interesting to see, first, how he navigates the Democrat debates.
      The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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      • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
        It will be interesting to see, first, how he navigates the Democrat debates.
        Now THOSE are going to be interesting. I wonder if the Dems will adopt the "kiddie table" approach the Reps did? Otherwise, the debates are going to be a mob scene - and that's ON the stage...
        The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

        I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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        • This has nothing to do with this thread, but it's where we're talking and the thread is already all over the map, so what the heck. This has to be one of the more insightful statements on the issue of impeachment that I have heard:

          "At the end of the day, what is most important to me is to see that Donald Trump is not re-elected president, and I intend to do everything I can to make sure that doesn't happen.

          "But if -- and this is an if -- if for the next year, year-and-a-half, going right into the heart of the election, all that the Congress is talking about is impeaching Trump and Trump, Trump, Trump, and Mueller, Mueller, Mueller, and we're not talking about health care, we're not talking about raising the minimum wage to a living wage, we're not talking about combating climate change, we're not talking about sexism and racism and homophobia, and all of the issues that concern ordinary Americans, what I worry about is that works to Trump's advantage."


          Can you guess the speaker? You can discover the answer here.
          The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

          I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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          • Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
            Can you guess the speaker? You can discover the answer here.
            A wise Marxist...
            Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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            • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
              So, aside from being a really nice, young, articulate white gay man, what does Mayor Pete have to offer the country?
              What are his policy positions?

              In some interviews over the weekend, he was pressed on policy (the claim was that there's not even a hint of policy on his website), and he shrugged it off as "not wanting to drown the electorate in minutia.
              Sounds like he hopes to emulate Obama with a cool sounding nebulous slogan/mantra that will mean different things to different people without ever having to deal with specifics.

              I'm always still in trouble again

              "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
              "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
              "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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              • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                Sounds like he hopes to emulate Obama with a cool sounding nebulous slogan/mantra that will mean different things to different people without ever having to deal with specifics.
                Boiler plate leftist identity politics, nothing new...
                Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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                • Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
                  Now THOSE are going to be interesting. I wonder if the Dems will adopt the "kiddie table" approach the Reps did? Otherwise, the debates are going to be a mob scene - and that's ON the stage...
                  I don't remember where I saw it, but the Dems were discussing the need to adjust their criteria for "who gets to debate". They're worried, however, that they might be accused of "rigging the system" (like they allegedly did with Hillary/Bernie).
                  The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                  • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                    Sounds like he hopes to emulate Obama with a cool sounding nebulous slogan/mantra that will mean different things to different people without ever having to deal with specifics.
                    EGGzackly, only but cept he'll have to argue from white privilege.


                    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                    • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                      EGGzackly, only but cept he'll have to argue from white privilege.


                      But he gets to check the "gay" identity politics box which trumps the white male handicap.

                      I'm always still in trouble again

                      "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                      "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                      "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                      • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                        But he gets to check the "gay" identity politics box which trumps the white male handicap.
                        And he gets to scream "homophobia" when even his Democrat opponents try to take him down.

                        There still appears to be a cloud over his demoting the black police chief, and possible racism involved.
                        The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                        • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                          I don't remember where I saw it, but the Dems were discussing the need to adjust their criteria for "who gets to debate". They're worried, however, that they might be accused of "rigging the system" (like they allegedly did with Hillary/Bernie).
                          "Allegedly"? They set it up so she'd win the majority of delegates regardless of who got the most votes thanks to the "superdelegate" system. They rigged the debates by giving her the questions in advance so she had time to craft focus group approved responses.

                          I'm always still in trouble again

                          "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                          "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                          "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                          • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                            "Allegedly"? They set it up so she'd win the majority of delegates regardless of who got the most votes thanks to the "superdelegate" system. They rigged the debates by giving her the questions in advance so she had time to craft focus group approved responses.
                            I threw that in there for fun, cause little Jimmy dirties his britches about me "waiting for the facts".
                            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                            • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                              And he gets to scream "homophobia" when even his Democrat opponents try to take him down.

                              There still appears to be a cloud over his demoting the black police chief, and possible racism involved.
                              Rivals are scrambling to dig up dirt on Pete Buttigieg

                              He has the advantage of having a very short paper trail so they're scouring social media and the like for stuff to hammer him with.

                              I'm always still in trouble again

                              "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                              "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                              "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                              • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                                Rivals are scrambling to dig up dirt on Pete Buttigieg

                                He has the advantage of having a very short paper trail so they're scouring social media and the like for stuff to hammer him with.
                                He kinda reminds me of the Boy Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio - Dennis John Kucinich (former U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 Presidential elections -- source)
                                The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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