Who thinks Trump will win?

Overheal

MeMen2_MoRi_ wrote: »

Google Ted yoho and AOC..

A Republican member of Congress reportedly called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a "****ing bitch" after he criticized the New York City Democrat's stance on crime and policing during a confrontation on Capitol Hill.

The Hill reported that Rep. Ted Yoho of Florida accosted Ocasio-Cortez on a flight of stairs Monday as she was on her way to vote.

"You are out of your freaking mind," Yoho reportedly said, referring to her recent comments attributing a rise in crime in New York City to unemployment, poverty, and "economic desperation" brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

After Ocasio-Cortez told Yoho he was being "rude," the Florida lawmaker then called her a "****ing bitch" once they parted ways, according to the Hill.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/republican-ted-yoho-calls-aoc-bitch


WASHINGTON -- A nonpartisan Christian organization that seeks to end hunger said Saturday it asked for and received the resignation of Rep. Ted Yoho from its board of directors following what it called his “verbal attack” on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., accused Yoho, R-Fla., of using a vulgar and sexist insult while upbraiding her during a confrontation last Monday on the steps of the Capitol. Yoho maintained he did not use the words cited, though a reporter who witnessed the incident confirmed the language as she described it.

In a statement, Bread for the World said its board met Friday with Yoho and sought his resignation “as an action that reaffirms our commitment to coming alongside women and people of color, nationally and globally, as they continue to lead us to a more racially inclusive and equitable world.”

On its website, Bread for the World says its “collective Christian voice” lobbies Congress and the administration on ending hunger nationally and worldwide.

“As a bipartisan Christian organization committed to alleviating hunger and poverty through sound public policies, Bread for the World upholds the values of respect, dignity, and compassion that Jesus calls us to when engaging decision makers from across the political spectrum," the statement said. “We believe that Rep. Ted Yoho’s recent actions and words as reported in the media are not reflective of the ethical standards expected of members of our Board of Directors.”

A spokesman for Yoho did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

In an extraordinary speech Thursday in the House, Ocasio-Cortez offered a dramatic account of the incident and broadened her remarks to assail what she called a sexist culture of “accepting violence and violent language against women." More than a dozen colleagues joined her in casting the incident as all-too-common male behavior.

Yoho has described the encounter as a brief policy discussion and said that “no one was accosted, bullied, or attacked." He expressed regret for his "abrupt manner."

Ocasio-Cortez, 30, is a freshman progressive who has gained praise and criticism for her outspokenness. Yoho, 65, one of the most conservative members of the House, is retiring at the end of his fourth term.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PGFR9Tprpk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4ueUtkRQ0

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/hunger-organization-pushes-yoho-capitol-incident-71991939

She ate his lunch.

stefanovich

Overheal wrote: »

Yeah became 'extreme,' bring in Women's right to choose, Right to die with dignity, and marriage equality. ****ing lunatics, obviously.

Ending human life is about as extreme as it gets.

Call Me Jimmy

Tell me how wrote: »

For me, it shouldn't be that hard to understand how a system where one person can increase their wealth by $74B while 20,000 of their workers contract Covid-19 is not in the best interest of society.

I'm all for entrepreneurship, people profiting from their skill, efforts and ideas but the pendulum has swung too far in one direction and needs to be pulled back a bit.

What is strange is when people who are closer to being among the 20,000 than the elite, are advocating for a continuation of the same system which allowed this to develop.

I didn't say the current system is working as it should. That doesn't mean socialism is the answer. I can't believe there are people who still do.

partyguinness

ELM327 wrote: »

She's an extremist. She wont appeal to anyone except those on the extreme left and catching some of the moderate lefts.


I'm a fan of Trump and the GOP but I would prefer to see Hilary given the presidency for life than AOC getting one term.

She also gets an easy ride from a left leaning fawning press that 'we' over here are lap up.

I can just see her in 20 years going for election and back tracking furiously when her quotes from younger days are played back.

Overheal

stefanovich wrote: »

Ending human life is about as extreme as it gets.

Can't end something that hasn't begun.

Tell me how

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

I didn't say the current system is working as it should. That doesn't mean socialism is the answer. I can't believe there are people who still do.

No one is calling for the socialism which Trump, the GOP and right wingers are spending all their time arguing against.

stefanovich

Overheal wrote: »

Can't end something that hasn't begun.

Life begins at conception. Any biologist would tell you that. Moral relativists might disagree but they are wrong.

Also, people being euthanised are not alive?

Igotadose

Overheal wrote: »

Can't end something that hasn't begun.

Didn't the Federal Government restart executions under the #IMPOTUS administration after something like 17+ years without them.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/14/us-supreme-court-allows-federal-executions-to-proceed.html

It is what it is, I suppose. Personally I think it's the GOP the bloodthirsty ones, especially the #IMPOTUS administration.

Just executed a woman for the first time in 53 years.

I guess it's a GOP thing

Silentcorner

stefanovich wrote: »

Ending human life is about as extreme as it gets.

There is a line a lot of the public do not have to stomach to cross when it comes to abortion, in terms of how progressed the pregnancy is, in some states in the US what they are doing is grotesque.

MeMen2_MoRi_

stefanovich wrote: »

Ending human life is about as extreme as it gets.

At a guess, you're against abortion, in favour of the death penalty?

Call Me Jimmy

Tell me how wrote: »

No one is calling for the socialism which Trump, the GOP and right wingers are spending all their time arguing against.

She is a member of the democratic socialists of america. And bernie is a lifelong socialist too who links to them on his site, but I guess they say they aren't socialists or something?

Overheal

stefanovich wrote: »

Life begins at conception. Any biologist would tell you that.

Not actually though.

Anyone would tell you that.

people being euthanised are not alive?

People suffering with terminal prognoses are well equipped to decide whether they want to die with dignity or not.

stefanovich

MeMen2_MoRi_ wrote: »

At a guess, you're against abortion, in favour of the death penalty?

Nope. Taking another human life is never acceptable.

Meanwhile in Holland they are working on legislation to euthanise children.

In England a woman was pressured to abort her down syndrome child at 26 weeks.

Pure evil.

Overheal

Igotadose wrote: »

Didn't the Federal Government restart executions under the #IMPOTUS administration after something like 17+ years without them.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/14/us-supreme-court-allows-federal-executions-to-proceed.html

It is what it is, I suppose. Personally I think it's the GOP the bloodthirsty ones, especially the #IMPOTUS administration.

Just executed a woman for the first time in 53 years.

I guess it's a GOP thing

'Ending life is never justified, until it is'

Carfacemandog

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

She's a socialist... not that I want to get into that debate but, seriously? No problem with that?

By this standard, Ireland is socialist so I'm fairly grand with it to be honest.

Tell me how

stefanovich wrote: »

Nope. Taking another human life is never acceptable.

Meanwhile in Holland they are working on legislation to euthanise children.

In England a woman was pressured to abort her down syndrome child at 26 weeks.

Pure evil.

Can you included links when referring to specific cases so we can review ourselves before commenting.

Overheal

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

She is a member of the democratic socialists of america. And bernie is a lifelong socialist too who links to them on his site, but I guess they say they aren't socialists or something?

Good for her

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/6/27/17509604/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democratic-socialist-of-america

#NobodyCares and she still won that election.

Mullaghteelin

Tell me how wrote: »

In my view, she is one of the most impressive political candidates anywhere right now and I hope we see her in congress for at least another 20 years before she attempts a run at the Presidency.

AOC is an actress who won the audition. Whenever she is confronted with serious questioning she falls apart and comes across as a cocky child. She makes Greta Thunberg seem like an intellectual heavy weight. In 20 years time younger smarter versions of AOC will have established themselves and she will be a largely forgotten.

Call Me Jimmy

Overheal wrote: »

Good for her

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/6/27/17509604/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democratic-socialist-of-america

#NobodyCares and she still won that election.

Very good again. I don't need a vox article to explain democratic socialism to me.

Tony EH

Tell me how wrote: »

Bernie calling it once again.

https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1319620620871716864

With the likes of Obama, Bernie, Pete Buttigeig and AOC, the Democrats have a much stronger supporting cast lending their voice to Biden's campaign.

Trump in comparison seems alienated.

It should be Sanders' campaign. Not Biden's. Bernie would run rings around President Twitter in any debate.

"Socialized medicine"

For fuck sake. :rolleyes:

Overheal

Mullaghteelin wrote: »

AOC is an actress who won the audition. Whenever she is confronted with serious questioning she falls apart and comes across as a cocky child. She makes Greta Thunberg seem like an intellectual heavy weight. In 20 years time younger smarter versions of AOC will have established themselves and she will be a largely forgotten.

Evidence of that?

Overheal

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

Very good again. I don't need a vox article to explain democratic socialism to me.

I think ya do if you are posting Red Scare about it.

Call Me Jimmy

Overheal wrote: »

I think ya do if you are posting Red Scare about it.

Right...

thebestwords

Overheal wrote: »

Good for her

(Being a member of DSA)

Indeed comrade.

Tell me how

Tony EH wrote: »

It should be Sanders' campaign. Not Biden's. Bernie would run rings around President Twitter in any debate.

"Socialized medicine"

For fuck sake. :rolleyes:

I actually think Sanders would have been an easier opponent for Trump.

I couldn't believe it when Biden won the primaries, against the candidate advocating for more widespread available healthcare at a time when Covid was decimating the country, but, that's what happened. And I say that as someone who wanted Sanders to win.

Many Americans are bizarrely concerned that communism is at their door irrespective of the reality and it would have been easier for Trump attack Biden in this way.

mcmoustache

Humilde wrote: »

I don't like Trump one bit. But I think he is going to win. The democrats have really screwed up by putting Biden forward. Just as they did with Hilary. The left is imploding all over the world, since they became extreme, bringing in abortion, euthanasia, gay marriage etc.

It's like there's a literal hymn sheet that you're all reading from.

stefanovich

Overheal wrote: »

Not actually though.

Anyone would tell you that.



People suffering with terminal prognoses are well equipped to decide whether they want to die with dignity or not.

Children are well equipped to decide when to commit suicide?

Overheal

stefanovich wrote: »

Children are well equipped to decide when to commit suicide?

Who ever mentioned euthanizing children?

I clearly said people suffering terminal prognoses. If I need to be painstakingly clear, I am referring to terminally ill adults. Pulling teeth?

Kermit.de.frog

Bernie would be to the right of Fine Gael in Ireland.

The idea he is some communist is hilarious.

Left in the US is different to the left in Europe.

MeMen2_MoRi_

I came across an interesting thread on Reddit last weekend..

Democratic run states and cities pay more into federal taxes then red states/cities.. red states benefit more from federal taxes then blue states..

Socialism.. sounds like it's time to break this blue socialist union that's keeping red states afloat..