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Post by hondobrode on Jun 21, 2016 21:39:38 GMT -5
So Forever People #3 splash page by Kirby resembles a Trump rally from this election season, just replace Glorious Godfrey in the lettering with Trump and it's dead on... so if Trump is the Glorious Godfrey, who is the Darkseid behind him? -M
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 22, 2016 12:09:03 GMT -5
from www.maplematch.com/"Make dating great again." "Maple Match makes it easy for Americans to find the ideal Canadian partner to save them from the unfathomable horror of a Trump presidency."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2016 19:14:22 GMT -5
so proud of the House Dems today.
and by cutting off the feed, the GOP has given them WAY more attention than they would have gotten otherwise!
for goodness' sakes, C-span is broadcasting Periscope live from the chamber!
and Sanders, Warren, and many other Senators have shown up to give some support:
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 22, 2016 21:36:19 GMT -5
I agree !
Just e-mailed my Congressman about it too, urging him to support the Dems to let it go to a vote.
I hope others do the same !
Very proud of John Lewis for starting this.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 22, 2016 21:55:36 GMT -5
It's a powerful PR move, but that's all it is. When have the Republicans ever responded to a pissing match by saying, "Wow. We respect your convictions. Okay, let's do a total 180 on this matter"? They're just going to push back even harder now.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 22, 2016 22:55:31 GMT -5
You're right, but, the Dems won't back down. Public approval is with them somewhere around 80 or 90 % in favor. They're going to "stand their ground"
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Post by The Captain on Jun 23, 2016 8:27:45 GMT -5
You're right, but, the Dems won't back down. Public approval is with them somewhere around 80 or 90 % in favor. They're going to "stand their ground" My wife and I were talking about this last night as the story continued to unfold, and we both hope the Democrats stand their ground on this. While neither of us agrees with a whole lot of what the Democrats are about, they are absolutely on the right side of this issue.
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Post by howardm416 on Jun 27, 2016 9:59:37 GMT -5
Even if it went to a vote in the House, it would have failed just as it did in the Senate. That said, the sit-in will give more publicity to the issue, which could be important in an election year. Now the Reps. who staged the sit-in have to support the candidates running against the Republicans in vulnerable districts.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2016 13:09:29 GMT -5
Even if it went to a vote in the House, it would have failed just as it did in the Senate. That said, the sit-in will give more publicity to the issue, which could be important in an election year. Now the Reps. who staged the sit-in have to support the candidates running against the Republicans in vulnerable districts. The votes against it would have been on record. THAT is why it needs to go to a vote, even if it doesn't pass.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2016 15:16:57 GMT -5
Also, during the sit-in the Republicans cut the feed to C-SPAN, trying to prevent viewers from watching. House leadership controls access to the cameras. I loved that, because it backfired on them. (yes, yes, Democrats in the past cut the feed when they were in charge, but technology has now changed) -- as soon as the Republicans declared the House not in session (to cut the feeds), the Democratic Members started live streaming on Facebook and on Periscope -- and CSpan covered those feeds. .it was awesome, and they got WAY more attention because the House Cameras were turned off.
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Jun 27, 2016 15:25:05 GMT -5
Do you guys have links to that? I mostly follow conservative medias and surprisingly couldn't find anything about that TV-feed thing...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2016 16:29:42 GMT -5
Do you guys have links to that? I mostly follow conservative medias and surprisingly couldn't find anything about that TV-feed thing... Link # 1, link # 2.
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Jun 27, 2016 16:54:12 GMT -5
Thank you Bert, much appreciated.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 28, 2016 0:03:07 GMT -5
Do you guys have links to that? I mostly follow conservative medias and surprisingly couldn't find anything about that TV-feed thing... Did you say...surprisingly ??
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Jun 28, 2016 4:53:17 GMT -5
Do you guys have links to that? I mostly follow conservative medias and surprisingly couldn't find anything about that TV-feed thing... Did you say...surprisingly ?? I hoped sarcasm didn't always need emojis...
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