The Republican Party

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:42 pm

“I told him this was my house and I could do what I wanted.” Wrong thing to say. “This made the agent in charge furious. He towered over me with his finger in my face and yelled like a drill sergeant that I either do it his way or he would handcuff me.” They wouldn’t let her speak to a lawyer. She looked outside and saw a person who appeared to be a reporter. Someone had tipped him off.

Ah yeah, protecting and serving. While it's a douchebag move to do this, it's equally douchey of the cops to respond to it like this.

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:44 pm

Oops, meant to put that link in the Obama thread. Now the integrity of every thread is weakened.

Post by **TheCatt** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:53 pm

That was way too much reading.

what's the tldr?

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Post by **GORDON** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:06 pm

Progressives in the WI government are using the police force to intimidate conservative lawmakers and supporters of Scott Walker, up to and including gag orders and police threats against going public with the harassment.

Post by **TheCatt** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:21 pm

Why? And how do we know it's progressives?

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:35 pm

Because the word "fascists" is too loaded a term.

They are targeting the people who supported Scott Walker's anti-union stuff. Who else?

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:14 pm

Jeb Bush loves him some civil rights violations.

"I would say the best part of the Obama administration would be his continuance of the protections of the homeland using, you know, the big metadata programs, the NSA being enhanced," Bush said on the Michael Medved radio show on Tuesday. "Even though he never defends it, even though he never openly admits it, there has been a continuation of a very important service, which is the first obligation I think of our national government is to keep us safe."

This is an alleged pachyderm front runner. If he's the best that party has, they ought to fold up their tents.

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Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:06 pm

Huckabee: still a retard.

Post by **Vince** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:10 pm

He's a big government GOP guy. Not interested.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed May 06, 2015 1:41 pm

Let's check out the rest of the GOP "hopefuls." Note how many of them suddenly want federal laws and gov't to step in.

Ben Carson:

"I don't think this is something we really want for our society," Carson said. "You know, we're gradually just removing all the barriers to hedonistic activity. We're changing so rapidly to a different type of society, and nobody is getting a chance to discuss it because it's taboo."

We're not getting a chance to discuss it? Who the fuck is it taboo for? The old, frightened people who think bud is still grown in Satan's personal garden?

Lindsey Graham:

Graham says he’s opposed to legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes

At least he admits he more or less doesn't care.

Bobby Jindal:

While Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has said he’s open to a tightly controlled legal medical marijuana program in Louisiana, he remains opposed to recreational marijuana legalization.
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“Yeah, look, I don’t think you can ignore federal law,” Jindal said. “Federal law is still the law of the land. It still needs to be enforced.”

Santorum:

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum does not support marijuana legalization and believes that states that have legalized are in violation of federal law.

Scott Walker:

I'm not, unlike the president, I still have difficulty visualizing marijuana and alcohol in the same vein.

Yeah, one kills people every day through ODs alone. The other has killed zero people in its entire recorded history.

Pataki, with one of the more sane viewpoints:

And if he were to win, Pataki would likely respect the rights of the states that have legalized marijuana -- especially for states that have done so via ballot initiative -- even though he personally opposes legalization.

Rick Goddamn Perry, with perhaps the most sane take on it, pretty much the same as George, but with this:

Perry has also been a proponent of reforming drug laws, especially for low-level nonviolent offenders.

OH MY FUCKING GOD. One of you isn't a complete financial fuckwit and has figured out tossing an endless stream of people in jail for fucking stupid possession charges isn't worth the cost. That appears to be one candidate from the entire field so far.

Rand Paul takes the Perry stance, the only difference is I believe 10x more when it coms from Rand.

John Kasich then brings us back to dumb-ass land:

I’m totally opposed to [legalizing drugs in Ohio], because it is a scourge in this country,

A scourge? You're shitting me.

Former psycho CEO of HP:

At CPAC in February, Fiorina restated her opposition to recreational legalization, but also told a personal story about rejecting medical marijuana.

Chris Christie, who turns into more of a tool every time he opens his mouth:

Of all the likely GOP contenders, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is the most vocal opponent of marijuana legalization in any form.

Ted Cruz:

When it comes to a question of legalizing marijuana, I don’t support legalizing marijuana -- if it were on the ballot in the state of Texas, I would vote ‘no,’” Cruz said on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" in April. However, he went on to indicate that he wouldn't interfere with laws in those states that had passed recreational marijuana laws, including Colorado and Washington, which became the first two to do so in 2012.

So he doesn't like it, but he'd back off. Eh, 50/50.

Rubio, who provides possibly the shittiest answer on the planet:

Yes,” Rubio replied. “Yes, I think we need to enforce our federal laws. I don’t believe we should be in the business of legalizing additional intoxicants in this country for the primary reason that when you legalize something, what you’re sending a message to young people is it can’t be that bad, because if it was that bad, it wouldn’t be legal.”

But all the intoxicants that got grandfathered in, those are ok. Fucking moronic cunt.

And, finally, Bush the third:

Asked by Fox News’ Sean Hannity whether Colorado’s legalization of marijuana was a good idea, Bush said it was a “bad idea" and that he would have voted “no” were he living in the state at the time. But ultimately, he said, “states ought to have that right to do it.”

The Cruz line.

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Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon May 11, 2015 1:36 pm

Chris Christie spent $300K of the taxpayer's cash on food and booze at MetLife Stadium.

A Christie spokesman defended the expenses, including the concessions, which the report said did not come with any receipts, business reasons or names of individuals who benefited from the spending allowance.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue May 12, 2015 1:28 pm

Malcolm wrote:Chris Christie spent $300K of the taxpayer's cash on food and booze at MetLife Stadium.
A Christie spokesman defended the expenses, including the concessions, which the report said did not come with any receipts, business reasons or names of individuals who benefited from the spending allowance.

He here is slamming someone else for their economic slights. He's also got a bridge to sell, I bet.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed May 13, 2015 1:29 pm

Bob Corker tows the company line.

"I think there was an aha moment (Tuesday) for people on both sides of the aisle when we realized how little data is being collected," said Corker, R-Tenn. "It's beyond belief how little data is part of this program, especially if the goal is to uncover terrorists."

Wait, wait, wait. So, it's not a threat to the domestic citizens because of how little info is collected? Why the fuck does it get billions of dollars in funding every fucking year, then? To collect little to no data?

Post by **Vince** » Thu May 14, 2015 5:52 am

Corker is a big government corporate lapdog. Horrible.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri May 15, 2015 1:15 pm

Pope Esse not right-wing enough for right-wing nutters.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat May 16, 2015 12:34 pm

Malcolm wrote:Pope Esse not right-wing enough for right-wing nutters.

It gets better.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon May 18, 2015 1:15 pm

Malcolm wrote:
Malcolm wrote:Chris Christie spent $300K of the taxpayer's cash on food and booze at MetLife Stadium.
A Christie spokesman defended the expenses, including the concessions, which the report said did not come with any receipts, business reasons or names of individuals who benefited from the spending allowance.

He here is slamming someone else for their economic slights. He's also got a bridge to sell, I bet.

He just can't stop being wrong.

Christie will say that Americans “shouldn’t listen to people like Edward Snowden, a criminal who hurt our country and now enjoys the hospitality of President Putin – while sending us messages about the dangers of authoritarian government.”

Fucking idiot. It should be worth noting that Jersey is one of the last places in the country doesn't trust you to pump your own gas, so his concept of what is and isn't safe might be a bit skewed.

In both states, advocates say gasoline could be several cents cheaper if stations weren’t required to pay staff to pump gas. But thousands of jobs are also at stake if the practice ends.

Short answer: the state gov't, let by el fucko up there, is corrupt.

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Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri May 22, 2015 1:15 pm

Santorum hates on Fox News.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri May 22, 2015 1:59 pm

[url=http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/05/22/watch-sen-mike-lees-harsh-on-air-condemnation-of-chris-christie-over-civil-liberties-asser tion/]Fellow Republican responds[/url] to Chris Christie's idiocy.

I think Mr. Christie should be ashamed of himself for saying that we have to choose between the Fourth Amendment, and following the Fourth Amendment, and respecting the privacy of the American people on one hand, or a coffin on the other hand.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue May 26, 2015 1:21 pm

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/05/26/its-becoming-cooler-to-call-yourself-liberal-and-it-has-a-lot-to-do-with-gay-marriage-and- marijuana/]How much ground has the right lost[/url]?

It's been a long and slow crawl, but Americans have steadily become more liberal on social issues without much interruption -- except for a brief dip when President Obama first took office in 2009. Today, it's tied at 31 percent. Back in 1999, it was about two-to-one conservative over liberal.