Fragile Bird Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Is that ok? It just popped into my head and I laughed. Not ha-ha laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Mindwalker said: Arnie makes a statement. I just wish speeches like this had been made sooner. So this is pretty fucking great. And to be fair to Arnie, he’s been outspokenly anti-Trump forever. Still a shit governor, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I'd switch Arnie for Manchin anytime... Apparently Joe Manchin is giving an interview with Jake Tapper right now. He doesn't think Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley should resign. (And of course he won't support $2000 stimulus checks.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Mindwalker said: Apparently Joe Manchin is giving an interview with Jake Tapper right now. He doesn't think Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley should resign. He doesn't think they have the power to expel them, because the treason-bros followed the actual rules. He thinks voters should expel them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Some are suggesting January 6th, 2021, be called a "race riot." Because white people were rioting to destroy a government and system that, as They who participated see it, are not hostile and cruel enough to Black people (and women). I ... hmmm. don't think this works either. Since it really was about overthrowing the government. And it is continuing. Not that there isn't a long, bloody, fiery, lynching history in the US of white people racially rioting, destroying both property and Black / Native American bodies and lives. But those were not about overthrowing the government. Which January 6th was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Not sure why you are posting that now, it's been around since the interview ages ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Sorry, it was new to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 18 minutes ago, Mindwalker said: I'd switch Arnie for Manchin anytime... Apparently Joe Manchin is giving an interview with Jake Tapper right now. He doesn't think Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley should resign. (And of course he won't support $2000 stimulus checks.) On plus side, this morning he didn't rule out voting for DC or PR statehood. He just said he wanted to see the pros and cons of each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Veldt Roarer Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 9 minutes ago, Mindwalker said: He wasted a perfect opportunity to answer: "The three true branches of the government are: military, corporate and Hollywood". What a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Fez said: On plus side, this morning he didn't rule out voting for DC or PR statehood. He just said he wanted to see the pros and cons of each. So don’t the Republicans officially support PR statehood. Like it’s in their platform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 24 minutes ago, Myshkin said: So this is pretty fucking great. And to be fair to Arnie, he’s been outspokenly anti-Trump forever. Still a shit governor, though. That was fucking devastating. No one survives that. 9 minutes ago, Mindwalker said: I swear these clowns should have to take a civics test before they run for office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, Mindwalker said: I was actually looking for a follow-up tweet or something about Wednesday, since he was one of the treason-bros voting yes even after the riots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 10 minutes ago, Chataya de Fleury said: I have zero respect for Parler, especially because it’s CEO pronounces it as “PARLOR” OK, don't get that, because I would pronounce those both the same way and think most Americans would. Oh, are you thinking the site was actually named after the French word for "speak"? I never got that until now -- just thought it was a respelling of "Parlor" and the idea was it was a place to sit and talk like a parlor is, with the spelling changed for trademark purposes. And I am sure now that the idea was to make a trade name that would cleverly combine both words and meanings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Just now, Myshkin said: So don’t the Republicans officially support PR statehood. Like it’s in their platform? They used too. But they officially did not have a party platform in 2020, and basically every Republican who has discussed it in recent years has been opposed to it. They think it'll just give Democrats 2 more senators. Which, maybe? But its not a sure thing like DC is. The two major parties there are affiliated with both the Democratic and Republican parties, and it would not be an easy sorting. The previous and current governors are both from the PNP; but the previous one affiliated as Republican and endorsed Trump last year and the current one affiliates with the Democrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Fragile Bird said: I was actually looking for a follow-up tweet or something about Wednesday, since he was one of the treason-bros voting yes even after the riots. I know, that's why I posted it (thinking it was a new interview). Regarding events at the Capitol, there is interesting footage on twitter right now, where the crowd on the steps outside make room for a very organized group of men in combat gear, walkin one behind the other, their hand on the backback or houlder of the guy in front of them so not to lose each other... They came very prepared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ormond said: OK, don't get that, because I would pronounce those both the same way and think most Americans would. Oh, are you thinking the site was actually named after the French word for "speak"? I never got that until now -- just thought it was a respelling of "Parlor" and the idea was it was a place to sit and talk like a parlor is, with the spelling changed for trademark purposes. And I am sure now that the idea was to make a trade name that would cleverly combine both words and meanings. I mentioned in the last thread that I saw the CEO interviewed months ago on CNBC. He's a smug bastard who bragged about "no way, no censorship on Parler!". This was just after Twitter or Facebook started to put labels on posts warning the content was untrue or disputed. The hosts were joking about whether the pronunciation was supposed to be "par-lay" or "par-lor". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimTuesday Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Don't worry folks, even though Parler has been removed from the google play store you can still install it on your android device by following these simple steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mlle. Zabzie Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ormond said: OK, don't get that, because I would pronounce those both the same way and think most Americans would. Oh, are you thinking the site was actually named after the French word for "speak"? I never got that until now -- just thought it was a respelling of "Parlor" and the idea was it was a place to sit and talk like a parlor is, with the spelling changed for trademark purposes. And I am sure now that the idea was to make a trade name that would cleverly combine both words and meanings. Yes - think it is a clever pun. Honestly as names go for this sort of thing, it’s pretty ace. It’s still a reprehensible platform, but I can tip my hat to this one. 2 minutes ago, Fez said: They used too. But they officially did not have a party platform in 2020, and basically every Republican who has discussed it in recent years has been opposed to it. They think it'll just give Democrats 2 more senators. Which, maybe? But its not a sure thing like DC is. The two major parties there are affiliated with both the Democratic and Republican parties, and it would not be an easy sorting. The previous and current governors are both from the PNP; but the previous one affiliated as Republican and endorsed Trump last year and the current one affiliates with the Democrats. Yeah, PR politics are really complicated and their parties don’t clearly scan onto ours. I’m not sure how it would go. Separately, I am now going to wade back into actual policy. If I had to choose, rather than indiscriminate 2000 checks, I guess I would rather we extend unemployment benefits significantly and think about some sort direct support for affected industries that won’t be up and running for at least another year. I think that would be money better spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 On that note. Kinda disappointed Birdy didn't go with something like Enough with the silly parler games as thread title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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