AOC - can she get any dumber

Cuddles · Nov 12, 2020

gwb-trading said:
‘Defund, My Butt!’: Joe Manchin Says He Won’t Defund Police, Pack The Court Or Nuke Filibuster
https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/11/joe-manchin-defund-police-pack-court-filibuster/

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has made it clear that he will not adopt some of the more progressive agenda items that have been making headlines. “Defund the police? Defund, my butt,” Manchin tweeted, sharing an interview he gave to the Washington Examiner. “I’m a proud West Virginia Democrat. We are the party of working men and women. We want to protect Americans’ jobs & healthcare. We do not have some crazy socialist agenda, and we do not believe in defunding the police.”

Manchin went on to say in the interview — as he has before — that he had no intention of joining with more progressive Democrats if they made a move to pack the Supreme Court or end the filibuster.

“Under no circumstances would I support packing the court or ending the filibuster if there is a 50-50 tie,” Manchin said, adding, “I really think that when you break the filibuster, you break the Senate, and I’m not going to be part of breaking the Senate, I can tell you that. The Senate is a pretty special place because the Founding Fathers intended it to be that way. But they also intended us to work in a bipartisan way and to where the minority always had input. You break the rules of the filibuster, the minority has nothing. There’s no purpose whatsoever. You’re no different than a glorified House.”

Manchin was also adamant about continuing to support law enforcement officers, saying that they should instead be funding better education for police officers. “Defund, my butt,” he said.

Manchin’s vote could be a prized commodity going into the 2021 legislative session — especially if Democrats are able to in the two runoff elections scheduled to take place in Georgia in January. Incumbent Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue will face Democratic challengers Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, respectively — and if both challengers win, the balance in the Senate will be 50/50.

Manchin, despite his differences with many in his own party, has no plans to switch parties any time soon. Referring to himself as “a proud West Virginia Democrat,” he added, “People just have the perception Democrats just want to give away everything. I don’t. I wasn’t raised that way. I’ll help you if you’re down and out. If you can’t take care of yourself, I’ll make sure we take care of you, but by golly, if you can contribute, get off your ass and start working.”
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And just like that, the Biden administration is over before it even starts

kmgilroy89 · Nov 12, 2020

gwb-trading said:
‘Defund, My Butt!’: Joe Manchin Says He Won’t Defund Police, Pack The Court Or Nuke Filibuster
https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/11/joe-manchin-defund-police-pack-court-filibuster/

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has made it clear that he will not adopt some of the more progressive agenda items that have been making headlines. “Defund the police? Defund, my butt,” Manchin tweeted, sharing an interview he gave to the Washington Examiner. “I’m a proud West Virginia Democrat. We are the party of working men and women. We want to protect Americans’ jobs & healthcare. We do not have some crazy socialist agenda, and we do not believe in defunding the police.”

Manchin went on to say in the interview — as he has before — that he had no intention of joining with more progressive Democrats if they made a move to pack the Supreme Court or end the filibuster.

“Under no circumstances would I support packing the court or ending the filibuster if there is a 50-50 tie,” Manchin said, adding, “I really think that when you break the filibuster, you break the Senate, and I’m not going to be part of breaking the Senate, I can tell you that. The Senate is a pretty special place because the Founding Fathers intended it to be that way. But they also intended us to work in a bipartisan way and to where the minority always had input. You break the rules of the filibuster, the minority has nothing. There’s no purpose whatsoever. You’re no different than a glorified House.”

Manchin was also adamant about continuing to support law enforcement officers, saying that they should instead be funding better education for police officers. “Defund, my butt,” he said.

Manchin’s vote could be a prized commodity going into the 2021 legislative session — especially if Democrats are able to in the two runoff elections scheduled to take place in Georgia in January. Incumbent Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue will face Democratic challengers Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, respectively — and if both challengers win, the balance in the Senate will be 50/50.

Manchin, despite his differences with many in his own party, has no plans to switch parties any time soon. Referring to himself as “a proud West Virginia Democrat,” he added, “People just have the perception Democrats just want to give away everything. I don’t. I wasn’t raised that way. I’ll help you if you’re down and out. If you can’t take care of yourself, I’ll make sure we take care of you, but by golly, if you can contribute, get off your ass and start working.”
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They want to primary him. They actually believe a left-wing Democrat can win WV. I'm curious to see the spread between AOC and Biden in her district. My guess is that Biden outperforms her.

kmgilroy89 · Nov 12, 2020

Here4money said:
And just like that, the Biden administration is over before it even starts
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Radical change isn't going to happen when 48% of the country votes against it. I'm kind of happy about this, because if every decision were 50-50 it could easily be overturned by the next administration.

Cuddles · Nov 12, 2020

kmgilroy89 said:
Radical change isn't going to happen when 48% of the country votes against it. I'm kind of happy about this, because if every decision were 50-50 it could easily be overturned by the next administration.
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Yes Obama was such a radical, that's why the GOP Senate obstructed his every bill and it's why a right wing SCOTUS is fighting hard to overturn the one bill he passed.

It's also why they obstructed his cabinet and judicial appointments. Garland was such an anarchist

/Sarcasm off

FortuneTeller · Nov 12, 2020

Dumb and Dumber:

FortuneTeller · Nov 12, 2020

The Three Stooges:

kmgilroy89 · Nov 12, 2020

Here4money said:
Yes Obama was such a radical, that's why the GOP Senate obstructed his every bill and it's why a right wing SCOTUS it's fighting hard to overturn the one bill he passed.

/Sarcasm off
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Obamacare was probably the most progressive legislation since LBJ or at least since Nixon with the EPA.

FortuneTeller · Nov 12, 2020

kmgilroy89 said:
Obamacare was probably the most progressive legislation since LBJ or at least since Nixon with the EPA.
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Was Obamacare passed or was it forced upon the people in the middle of the night?

kmgilroy89 · Nov 12, 2020

FortuneTeller said:
Was Obamacare passed or was it forced upon the people in the middle of the night?
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I guess it wasn't passed, we were just all held at gunpoint until we agreed to it.

FortuneTeller · Nov 12, 2020

kmgilroy89 said:
I guess it wasn't passed, we were just all held at gunpoint until we agreed to it.
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I thought it was a forced thing by the Dems in the middle of the night without any Republicans privy to what went on? Maybe I am remembering something else.