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Post by hop2 on Apr 15, 2019 22:40:35 GMT
“And we’re going to make it clear that we don’t want to forget those people. Those people labored in those mines for generations, losing their health, often losing their lives to turn on our lights and power our factories. Now we’ve got to move away from coal and all the other fossil fuels, but I don’t want to move away from the people who did the best they could to produce energy that we relied on.”Facts matter. Clinton wanted to help coal country adapt, not to tell miners, “You’re fired.” Judy Pang, Palos Verdes Estates All during the time leading up to the 2016 election I waited for candidates to talk about the real challenges facing the workers in the United States. The challenges of technology and globalization and the fact that jobs that exist today won’t tomorrow. And how are we to prepare for these changes. The closest anyone came to talking about this was Hillary and the coal miners that went terribly wrong. Above is what she said. The coal miners and others chose not to hear what she said but chose to spin it differently, that Hillary was all for kicking coal miners out in the cold as the country moves away from coal and other fossil fuels. It was after this event, candidates stop telling the people the truth and instead told them what they wanted to hear. trump being the better liar won these folks vote. Now two years in, word is leaking out, these folks aren’t any better off then before. For some reason this quote from Hillary popped up on twitter. And the main reason I brought this over here was this one absolutely perfect and truthful response to it. From a guy no less. “She made the mistake of being honest whilst being female”. If anyone actually went to her website during the campaign there was a plan to provide new training & education opportunities to areas such as the mines & the auto workers. Way more detailed than Trumps vague word salad As much as I ever liked Hillary, her plans to re train workers from dying industries & automation was pretty clearly laid out- if any one had cared to look.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 15, 2019 22:49:35 GMT
Unfuckingbelievable... “Michele Bachmann has never seen "a more biblical president" than Trump: "We will, in all likelihood, never see a more godly, biblical president again in our lifetimes." biblical like the apocalypse?
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Post by lizacreates on Apr 15, 2019 23:25:22 GMT
In all fairness, I do say “Oh, my god!!” a lot when I listen to Trump.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 15, 2019 23:31:13 GMT
In all fairness, I do say “Oh, my god!!” a lot when I listen to Trump. im more of a WTF in response to him WTF did he say now WTF did he tweet now WTF did he do now WTF is he kidding me & frequently WTAF does he mean? What he said makes no F’ing sense, is that even sentances?
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Post by lizacreates on Apr 15, 2019 23:41:29 GMT
In all fairness, I do say “Oh, my god!!” a lot when I listen to Trump. im more of a WTF in response to him WTF did he say now WTF did he tweet now WTF did he do now WTF is he kidding me & frequently WTAF does he mean what he said makes no F’ing sense is that even sentances? Lol. I do that too in my head.
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Post by PLurker on Apr 16, 2019 0:14:31 GMT
Helpful device from trump.. ”So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!” Idiot. “Must act quickly!” What does he think the firefighters are doing? Standing around waiting for trump to tell them how to fight the fire? The French authorities have said the structure is too fragile to with a large water dump. But you know Trump. He always knows better than the fire chief ... the generals ... the cyber experts ... “no one understands firefighting better than me” ... I find it funny/not funny that the only tweet about that went out in English as we can guess who it was directed at.
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Post by Merge on Apr 16, 2019 0:43:06 GMT
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Apr 16, 2019 1:23:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 1:45:26 GMT
Can't someone SHUT HIM UP!?!??!?! My god he's horrible.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 1:49:22 GMT
In other god, guns, gays, greed aka GOP news:
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Post by quinlove on Apr 16, 2019 1:52:01 GMT
I read the article this is from and it’s disturbing, to put it mildly. It seriously sickens and scares me that there are people who feel this way.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 2:03:51 GMT
Unfuckingbelievable... “Michele Bachmann has never seen "a more biblical president" than Trump: "We will, in all likelihood, never see a more godly, biblical president again in our lifetimes." biblical like the apocalypse? I think like this:
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Post by Merge on Apr 16, 2019 2:35:00 GMT
In other god, guns, gays, greed aka GOP news: Why would any sane person worship a God who wills such things?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 3:20:53 GMT
I don't think the #GOP have any idea how disgusted Americans are w/our dysfunctional over-priced under-performing (for all but the top 10%) healthcare system.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 3:45:53 GMT
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Post by andreasmom on Apr 16, 2019 4:08:42 GMT
Can't someone SHUT HIM UP!?!??!?! My god he's horrible. And in contrast, Mayor Pete was asked about the fire and he gave his condolences in perfect French. Please, someone bring decency and decorum back to the White House.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 4:15:02 GMT
Here's Mayor Pete andreasmom. Maybe Melania (the fluent French speaker (ha!)) can offer her thoughts to the people of France.
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Post by andreasmom on Apr 16, 2019 4:25:00 GMT
Here's Mayor Pete andreasmom. Maybe Melania (the fluent French speaker (ha!)) can offer her thoughts to the people of France. Thank you! I promise i’ll try to figure out how to embed tweets soon. We saw class from many people today. I just wasn’t expecting Mayor Pete to do so in French. I know he speaks 9 languages, and this gesture got me. So thoughtful. Love him for that.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 4:33:08 GMT
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 16, 2019 4:43:07 GMT
Did I really just see that Tiger Woods is being awarded the Presidential medal of freedom?
For winning a golf game??!!??
WTAF??!!??
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Apr 16, 2019 4:59:05 GMT
Did I really just see that Tiger Woods is being awarded the Presidential medal of freedom? For winning a golf game??!!?? WTAF??!!?? Well, he gave one to Roger Staubach last year. Bet Tom Brady’s on the list next year. Ridiculous.
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Apr 16, 2019 5:29:33 GMT
Did I really just see that Tiger Woods is being awarded the Presidential medal of freedom? For winning a golf game??!!?? WTAF??!!?? See, he's not a racist afterall!
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Post by lindas on Apr 16, 2019 13:14:41 GMT
Did I really just see that Tiger Woods is being awarded the Presidential medal of freedom? For winning a golf game??!!?? WTAF??!!?? Do you also have a problem with the 12 sports figures Obama awarded the medal to?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 13:45:00 GMT
Did I really just see that Tiger Woods is being awarded the Presidential medal of freedom? For winning a golf game??!!?? WTAF??!!?? Do you also have a problem with the 12 sports figures Obama awarded the medal to? I don’t have a problem with the Medal of Freedom given to sports figures. A lot of these individuals are roll models and do a lot for their communities. But just for giggles I looked at what the criteria was for one to receive one. “ The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States. The Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal are the highest civilian awards of the United States. It recognizes those people who have made "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors".[2] The award is not limited to U.S. citizens and, while it is a civilian award, it can also be awarded to military personnel and worn on the uniform.”IMO Tiger Woods actions in his personal life overshadow any “meritorious contribution” he has made playing golf. To receive a medal like this one, you have to look at the entire package.
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Post by imsirius on Apr 16, 2019 13:57:19 GMT
Can't someone SHUT HIM UP!?!??!?! My god he's horrible. Did you hear the part where he says " they must save all the artifacts in the museum...including the Mona Lisa," He thinks it the Louvre. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 16, 2019 14:01:48 GMT
biblical like the apocalypse? I think like this: EXACTLY THIS!!!! Wow. E.X.A.C.T.L.Y. T.H.I.S.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 16, 2019 14:02:01 GMT
Can't someone SHUT HIM UP!?!??!?! My god he's horrible. Did you hear the part where he says " they must save all the artifacts in the museum...including the Mona Lisa," He thinks it the Louvre. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 He really is dumber than dirt.
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Post by Just T on Apr 16, 2019 14:04:29 GMT
I didn't realize there are different levels of fire. And if there is, really, a level of fire rarely seen?? What about the wildfires here in the US that burn for weeks and destroy entire towns? I guess those don't count for him since he thinks they are the fault of the forestry department for not raking the ground.
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 16, 2019 14:04:33 GMT
Did I really just see that Tiger Woods is being awarded the Presidential medal of freedom? For winning a golf game??!!?? WTAF??!!?? Do you also have a problem with the 12 sports figures Obama awarded the medal to? I don't know who they were. Do you have a list? I have absolutely NO problem with giving an award to a sports figure, if they fit the criteria. I DO have a problem with Tiger Woods. But then he fits right in with Trump's crowd so....
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