#banana republicans

[angelx1992]

[colddeadfingerpeeler]

"OH, but it's SO MUCH BETTER than communism!"

Yes, many systems are better than communism. Crony capitalism isn't one.

[irnbraw]

🎶 Fergus Ewing no more…

Fergus Ewing got a fair trial - just the same as any Australian marsupial would get. And the SNazi Justice Minister was there to prove it…!

Startling scene in the night sky over Edinburgh as the open warfare inside the SNP is visible for miles around…

[godisarepublican]

[arkangelo-7]

Okay, but, imagining Clark Kent and Lois Lane, ace reporters, being in charge of moderating the presidential debate is fucking hilarious.

Like—it’s a shit show from the beginning. Lois is too much of a boss bitch to allow anyone to talk over her and you bet her ass she’s turning off the mic the MOMENT one of the presidential nominees goes over their time limit or tries to interrupt her.

She also religiously fact checks both parties right in the middle of their rebuttals, and it gets so bad that she actually ends up debating both the nominees at one time. Total chaos. No one has any idea where she stands politically because she’s just arguing with everyone and calling out the BS on both sides of the aisle.

And then there’s Clark.

Clark, who, don’t you forget, is actually a damn good reporter. (You don’t skip that much work without getting fired if you aren’t just fucking spectacular at your job, this guy’s got to be like the Kobe Bryant of reporting.) Even though he’s not entirely sure that he should be moderating a presidential debate (he’s literally an illegal alien and has, technically, been illegitimately voting in elections since 2008), he ends up doing very well.

Clark asks a lot of insightful and relevant questions, but gets so irritated when neither of the candidates actually answer the damn question that he has to take a five minute break to keep from burning the studio down with his heat vision. He’s also not as effective as one would think at corralling Lois, which means she spends half the night drilling into these presidential candidates while Clark is in the background trying very hard not to loose his shit.

The debate ends with two thoroughly angered politicians, an indictment by FOX news, a cease and desist from CNN, a formal twitter apology from the Daily Planet, and two very pissed off (but patriotic) reporters.

[colddeadfingerpeeler]

Initial interviews for $25,000.

$20,000 for hot women wanting to be groped on the job.

[busterballsblog]

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

Mike Johnson Withdraws Government Funding Bill, Which Includes SAVE Act Just Hours Before Scheduled Vote

But the reality is that Johnson and his ilk have no intention of “getting there.”

Instead, they are content with playing politics and continuing the endless cycle of appeasement that has defined the GOP establishment for far too long.

Despite the clear urgency from Trump and his supporters, Johnson pulled his six-month stopgap funding plan after it became clear that opposition from both Democrats and a handful of spineless Republicans would derail the bill. At least eight House Republicans have already come out against the bill, all but ensuring its failure, according to CNN.

“No vote today,” Johnson told reporters, signaling yet another defeat for conservatives hoping for real change in Washington.

“We are having thoughtful conversations, family conversations within the Republican Conference and I believe we will get there,” he added.

“I want any member of Congress in either party to explain to the American people why we should not ensure that only US citizens are voting in US elections … It’s the most pressing issue right now, and we’re going to get this job done.”

But the reality is that Johnson and his ilk have no intention of “getting there.”

Instead, they are content with playing politics and continuing the endless cycle of appeasement that has defined the GOP establishment for far too long.

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), one of the few voices still willing to speak truth to power, blasted Johnson and GOP leadership on Tuesday for orchestrating what she called a “fake fight” in Washington.

Greene rightly pointed out that the RINOs had no real intention of seeing this bill through and were more interested in appeasing their left-wing colleagues than standing up for the American people.

"The worst thing that Republicans in the House can do is create a fake fight that the base knows they’re lying about and frustrate our voters going in on November fifth,” Greene said. “That’s how you lose the House of Representatives,” Greene said.

“Just be honest. If [Johnson] already aligned himself with the Democrats back in May, did a two-part omnibus, just be honest and do what he’s going to do. But don’t have Conservatives like me that actually care about reducing our spending, that actually care about making changes, that actually care about doing the right thing for the American people, don’t make people like me go out and pretend like we’re fighting for something, because I’m not going to have any part of it.”

[ransomnote]

i think i don't actually hate californians. i just hate the californians who move to red states because california is too "woke" and call the police on house shows and call the police on their neighbors and call the police when there's someone selling newspapers at an intersection and curse out service workers and claim to "love" southerners but constantly belittle us and make it actively harder for regular people who don't make decisions based on how well the action will drive people apart to just live and pay rent and see friends and live their lives how they want to live them.

[colddeadfingerpeeler]

Welcome to the Banana Republic of the United States.

The United States rates 40 on political rights and 60 on civil liberties. First World problems with a Third World government.

[lenbryant]

They are a mess.

[godisarepublican]

[busterballsblog]

[godisarepublican]

But Biden is guilty of worse only he's not mentally competent to stand trial. And Obama is guilty of at least the same but you're a racist if you notice...

"Hypocrisy is not an argument," snowflakes.

“The average US president has been charged with 1.54 felonies” factoid isn’t true. The average US President has been charged with 0 felonies. Donald trump, who has been charged with 71, is a statistical outlier and should not have been counted

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

What she said!!

[lenbryant]

Coyote Annie explains the "Convention of States" strategy by the hard right extremists. Jesus!