Octopus Overlords

Holman wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 5:04 pm Since that NATO vote was an easy pass, I assume the No votes are less about flattering Putin and more about preserving a near-100% record of voting against anything Democrats support. Gotta keep those numbers up for the campaign ads.

YellowKing wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:36 am Or they're all on the take. I think Russian money flows free and wide inside the Congress.

Unagi wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:14 am That’s almost a given. I think Holman’s point was that this was a vote where they could have said to their Russian handler that it would be a good time to hide their Russian connection, because the passing of the vote was a done deal.

YellowKing wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:36 am Or they're all on the take. I think Russian money flows free and wide inside the Republican party.

Holman wrote:

I think MTG's stupidity is at least partially an act, and she's doing a good job here of pretending to be innocent of what "Christian Nationalism" means to people who espouse the movement.

But then she goes on to assert very explicitly that the Republicans ought to do what's right for "most Americans" and stop caring about minorities.

Pyperkub wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 1:35 am

But then she goes on to assert very explicitly that the Republicans ought to do what's right for "most Americans" and stop caring about minorities.

She's also worthless to her constituents:

Northwest Georgia's U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene did not submit any community project funding requests for the 14th District. The Rome Republican's office cited a 2021 release from the House Freedom Caucus opposing earmarks as "the currency of corruption."

Grifman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:02 am Shameless and ironic - the America First organization no longer cares about the Constitution:



The guy isn’t even fazed by the question, no embarrassment whatsoever.

Thus is how facism comes to America.

Politico flagged a stunning poll result showing that a quarter of Republican voters oppose Congress passing a federal law to protect interracial marriage.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas raised alarm bells over rights like marriage equality, access to contraception, and private sexual activity when the Supreme Court effectively overturned Roe v. Wade with a 5-4 decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

...

That result — stunning by 2022 standards — doesn’t quite explain why the Respect for Marriage Act passed in the House of Representatives last week by a 267 -157 margin, but Republican members voted against it by more than 3 to 1.

The highest opposition against the bill recorded by any Republican constituency was 28 percent among evangelicals (trailed closely by Republican men at 27 percent), yet 70 percent of Republican lawmakers voted against the bill.

But the bill also protects same-sex marriage, which a sim 51 percent majority of Republicans opposed in this poll, versus 58 percent majority support among all Americans.

Holman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2022 4:37 pm

I think MTG's stupidity is at least partially an act, and she's doing a good job here of pretending to be innocent of what "Christian Nationalism" means to people who espouse the movement.

But then she goes on to assert very explicitly that the Republicans ought to do what's right for "most Americans" and stop caring about minorities.

Holman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 4:15 pm

Holman wrote:

Holman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2022 4:37 pm

I think MTG's stupidity is at least partially an act, and she's doing a good job here of pretending to be innocent of what "Christian Nationalism" means to people who espouse the movement.

But then she goes on to assert very explicitly that the Republicans ought to do what's right for "most Americans" and stop caring about minorities.

Here's Matt Gaetz working to normalize the term.

We can expect more of this.

Holman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 4:15 pm

Holman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2022 4:37 pm

I think MTG's stupidity is at least partially an act, and she's doing a good job here of pretending to be innocent of what "Christian Nationalism" means to people who espouse the movement.

But then she goes on to assert very explicitly that the Republicans ought to do what's right for "most Americans" and stop caring about minorities.

Here's Matt Gaetz working to normalize the term.

We can expect more of this.

Unagi wrote:Just making clear that the source of that information was The Onion, cause - these days it's not hard to bite on that stuff being entirely accurate.

stimpy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 30, 2022 12:54 pm I know that almost all politicians these days, D and R, are self serving assholes and I would never try and defend any of them, but isnt shit like this just propaganda? How in the world does anyone know what they were fist bumping about, let alone saying as fact that it was about blocking aid to vets?

Maybe it was a congratulatory bump over finding out that lesion on his dick wasnt herpes.
Maybe it was secret code for "I'll see you in the locker room in 10".
Maybe it was to celebrate booking a trip together to Mexico.

You can take the optics and make them whatever you want.
Was it "Yay.....fuck them vets"? Maybe. But honestly, who really knows except those in the little circle jerk.
I'd kind of think you guys are smart enough to not get sucked into media manipulation such as this.

stimpy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 30, 2022 12:54 pm I know that almost all politicians these days, D and R, are self serving assholes and I would never try and defend any of them, but isnt shit like this just propaganda? How in the world does anyone know what they were fist bumping about, let alone saying as fact that it was about blocking aid to vets?

Maybe it was a congratulatory bump over finding out that lesion on his dick wasnt herpes.
Maybe it was secret code for "I'll see you in the locker room in 10".
Maybe it was to celebrate booking a trip together to Mexico.

You can take the optics and make them whatever you want.
Was it "Yay.....fuck them vets"? Maybe. But honestly, who really knows except those in the little circle jerk.
I'd kind of think you guys are smart enough to not get sucked into media manipulation such as this.