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Post by luanne on Feb 4, 2022 0:30:11 GMT
Reagan said he would put the first woman on the Supreme Court. And he did. Did anyone have a problem with that?
Joe Biden said he would have a woman vice president. And he did. I don't remember getting upset with that.
I don't have a problem with him saying he'll put a black woman on the court. Better than announcing he's going to find someone to overturn Roe v Wade. Hmmmm, who would have said that?
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Post by DotRen on Feb 4, 2022 11:12:03 GMT
I'm just saying, I feel like anyone that says "this specific race/gender" paints themselves into a corner and they leave open the question "was that really the best person for the job? Or was it just to keep a promise?"
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Post by birdgal on Feb 4, 2022 17:28:27 GMT
Both? Lol.
I know what you mean. I'm reminded of something I was taught as a child. Never make a promise you can't keep. Instead of promising to do something just do it.
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Post by finreporter on Feb 4, 2022 21:58:52 GMT
Itβs sad to me that people will question whether a Black woman was really the best person for the job just because he said he wants to pick one. I guarantee you they will be well qualified.
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Post by birdgal on Feb 4, 2022 22:16:22 GMT
Good point, Fin! It would be nice if he just picked a Black woman and didn't turn it into a big hairy damn deal!
Just do it! Ugh. Politicians are an annoying bunch. Even the ones I like make me want to grab them by the shoulders and say, "Stop talking about it and just do it!"
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Post by luanne on Feb 4, 2022 23:18:17 GMT
Do you think Biden would have made that statement if he didn't already know he had a good pool of candidates to choose from?
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Post by birdgal on Feb 5, 2022 6:39:47 GMT
Nope. Not at all. Another good point, Luanne. Slapping my self upside my head now. Ouch.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Feb 5, 2022 15:07:36 GMT
Starting sentence of an article on the front page of the New York Times today: The Republican party on Friday officially declared the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and events that led to it "legitimate political discourse,"...
Since I consider it an attempt to overturn a legitimate election, I disagree, also I believe it is all lies about the election having problems.
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Post by birdgal on Feb 6, 2022 2:51:20 GMT
Political discourse? Really? Screaming about hanging the VP and having a noose set up just in case he stops by. Beating police with a pole that holds Old Glory? Tossing around papers in a politicians office, sitting in the office of The Speaker Of The House with your feet on her desk?
Discourse or a gang of thugs? I guess it depends on what kind of person you really are, how you treat The Peoples House, and how much respect you have for your countrymen/women and our capital.
Young children playing in a playground behave more mature than that angry, out of control, gang of thugs.
Patriots? I didn't see or hear one patriot in that nasty mob. Poor things who didn't get their own way so they decided to trash our capital. Patriots? That's not what I'd call them.
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Post by DotRen on Feb 7, 2022 14:29:20 GMT
Woo-hoo! He's back
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Post by finreporter on Feb 7, 2022 17:21:37 GMT
Haha I just watched it. Certain parts of it made me laugh but it wasn't as funny as some of his other ones. His Sedition one and the wear your f*cking mask one had me in stitches.
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Post by amyrs on Feb 8, 2022 8:11:09 GMT
Yesterday the Supreme Court shocked me. Two True justices in the district court found for people of color i9n Alabama that maps unfairly took off one congressional district that should had because theirs was the only population that grew., But they said oh wait Union the election thy violate injunction agains racial discrimination in 15th ands 14th amendment. I contact Sinema and Manchin an d told when racism comes it will be too late. I ask them to do a talking filibuster to delay the court's doing this
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Post by lani on Feb 8, 2022 17:51:43 GMT
amyrs, I was disappointed but not shocked. Call me cynical and disillusioned.
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Post by birdgal on Feb 8, 2022 18:14:53 GMT
I call you a realist.
This reminds me of the title of a movie called Reality Bites.
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Post by amyrs on Feb 10, 2022 2:40:15 GMT
Now Virginia is held together by one senate the governor and house want to change the map want to reduce voting for those whoe able to vote thus the republicans won. Now its a dark day in Virginia held onto by the state senate only
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