StrangeSox

Trump is still peddling birtherism among other insane conspiracy theories behind closed doors. Last November was a test of basic human decency that over 61 million Americans failed.

I guess Variety and NYT both have stories in the works about Lauer that NBC was aware of (probably contacted for comments) that are pretty damning.

Q3 GDP growth revised upward to 3.3%, a three-year high.

Some background on the British fascists Trump sees fit to retweet https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/donald...6YLm#.vwQKp6Arw

Looks like multiple allegations and Lauer terrifying women into silence. https://twitter.com/yashar/status/935848078...src=twsrc%5Etfw

Oh good, Trump is spending the morning retweeting an extremely racist "Britain First" person posting Muslim-bashing videos E: and one of the videos is a snuff film

This is the same man who's going to kill net neutrality:

Another missile launch earlier today, this time with an estimated 13,000km range. That's "anywhere in the continental US" distance.

Sounds like they've found enough other garbage to cram into the Senate bill to get enough votes to pass it. Collins and Corker both sound like "yes" now.

Momentum seems to be building on a primary challenge against Lipinski. He's a bad blue dog Dem so I'd be happy to see someone actually progressive representing me.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 28, 2017 -> 09:58 AM) I saw the story where he tried to seduce a CNN reporter with a boat full of secret cameras and sex toys? WTF https://twitter.com/KagroX/status/935562763912478720

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 28, 2017 -> 10:21 AM) It might be "accepted", but that doesn't change what it is, or the history behind it. We spent centuries referring to black people in the country by the N word, and they accepted it. Didn't change anything behind the word at all. Was the "n word" ever the term the black Americans preferred to be called? Actual indigenous people in the US prefer the term American Indian generally (and their actual tribe more specifically, it'd be like calling everyone from Europe "European" and never distinguishing between Brits, French, Germans, Italians, etc.). It's not about it being an "accepted" term among white people to use about others but what the group itself prefers. Calling people their own preferred term is respectful and not a racial slur. Using Pocahontas as an insult is a racial slur as actual American Indians are saying that's how they take it. There is no equivalency here no matter how hard you try to force it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 28, 2017 -> 10:14 AM) Then again Indians is really a racial slur as it is a western construct based on faulty history and the dismantling of the natives established nations and tribes in a very successful effort to dehumanize them. At least according to 1491 and the National Museum of the American Indian, American Indian is generally the preferred collective term among actual indigenous people in the US, so not really. When the targeted group doesn't think "American Indian" is derogatory or a slur, but does find Trump's use of "Pocahontas" to be so, it's kinda hard to argue that it's in no way racial and actually has "comedic value."

It doesn't sound like they have enough votes right now, but having to ride the "will Congressional Republicans screw us all over today?" roller coaster everyday again like we did with ACA repeal sucks, especially with so many other big items that Congress should be addressing.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 28, 2017 -> 09:58 AM) I saw the story where he tried to seduce a CNN reporter with a boat full of secret cameras and sex toys? WTF He's also a convicted criminal

QUOTE (Quin @ Nov 28, 2017 -> 09:54 AM) Talked about briefly in the Dem thread, but yeah, anything James O'Keefe and Project Veritas touch is liable to be a piece of s***. ACORN, PP and CNN vids in the past, but the Washington Post clapped back with extreme source vetting. O'Keefe then posted a video of a WashPo employee basically explaining how a newsroom works because op-eds exist. This was his proof of whatever stupid thing he was trying to sell. Also worth noting, Trump (or at least his charity foundation) has donated to Veritas in the past. PV released the "Full Video" of O'Keefe's discussion with the WaPo reporters...which had two embarrassing minutes of O'Keefe dodging questions edited out that WaPo included in their actual full video. The guy's a lying hack and he knows it, but he makes hundreds of thousands of dollars for spreading conservative propaganda. The DoJ is even using some of their videos in Disrupt J20 prosecutions.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 27, 2017 -> 10:02 PM) It wasn't until she started applying to teach at Harvard and other universities that she started characterizing herself as a minority. Curiously, there are no links provided to back up this claim, which would be by far the most damning thing.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Nov 27, 2017 -> 06:03 PM) Her anecdotal story cant be proven or disproven. Right, she grew up in Oklahoma and was told by her grandmother growing up that she has some Indian heritage. There's no documentation, but it's something she genuinely believed growing up. There's also zero indication that she advanced her career in any way based on that belief/claim.

Actual Indians also take it as an insulting racial slur

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 27, 2017 -> 05:22 PM) Trump definitely f'ed up that meeting and making reference to Warren serves as just another example of him using the presidency in an unfortunate fashion to further his egotistical battles. That being said, it's kind of messed up that no one cared that a woman lied about her background and used a tortured culture to advance her own career and add to her intrigue as a professor/politician/senator. Then this is some huge moral transgression. Poking fun at a lying woman and calling her Pochohantas is now considered racial aggression. There was a time and a place to call out Warren for her lies and deceit and it certainly wasn't today in that meeting. However, let's not confuse a complete lack of decorum and brazen narcissism with racism just to add to the severity of the transgression. Pocohantas is probably the most know Native American to all US citizens because of a Disney movie. Trump calling Warren Pocohantas whenever her swindling was exposed was totally fair, in no way racist and even had comedic value. Trump's actions today were embarrassing and childish. There's a distinction. I should say, with how often racism is thrown around here, it's amazing we have so many white people pretending to be anything other than white to make themselves more attractive in their career. For you older guys, imagine if someone told you in the 60's in the year 2017 people would dupe others by pretending to be am minority and benefit personally. What a wild world we live in. This didn't happen, stop believing right wing conspiracies