Decline of the GOP episode XV

[Huckleberry]

Oops. Wrong thread.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Man, I am old enough to remember when Republicans at least tried to pretend to be tough on crime.

Good times.

 

[Huckleberry]

North Dakota's 'truth-in-sentencing' bill could cost more than $250 million

Senate Bill 2128 would require violent offenders in North Dakota to serve at least 85 percent of their sentences in prison.

reason.com

North Dakota's 'Truth-in-Sentencing' Bill Could Cost More Than $250 Million
The bill would also create mandatory minimum jail sentences for fleeing the police.

 

[Huckleberry]

Absolutely not a cult.

 

[crimsonaudio]

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Absolutely not a cult.

Hahaha, that's so ridiculous, SMH

 

[Huckleberry]

Utah bill would ban Pride flags in public schools but allow Nazi flags for educational use

According to the Utah bill, only approved flags would be allowed on government property: state, federal, military, Native American and schools.

www.usatoday.com

Utah bill would ban Pride flags in public schools but allow Nazi flags for educational use

...

When Lee introduced the bill in January, he said on X that his legislation “would ban Pride flags from schools” and allow parents to sue their child’s school district if the law is violated. On Thursday, he confirmed to the committee that Nazi and Confederate Flags would be included in the approved flags when applicable.

“There are instances where in classrooms, you have curriculum that is needed to use flags such as World War II, Civil War,” he said. “You may have a Nazi flag. You may have a Confederate flag, and so you are allowed to display those flags for the purpose of those lesson plans. If it is part of the curriculum, then that is OK.”

 

[JDCrimson]

What was that stuff the Republicans wanted to ban in the classroom a couple years ago? Critical Race Theory.

But, we want to highlight 2 of the most oppressive movements in the last 150 years that probably killed 8 million people.

Please lets hear why we should support this legislation?

Utah bill would ban Pride flags in public schools but allow Nazi flags for educational use

According to the Utah bill, only approved flags would be allowed on government property: state, federal, military, Native American and schools.

www.usatoday.com

Utah bill would ban Pride flags in public schools but allow Nazi flags for educational use

...

When Lee introduced the bill in January, he said on X that his legislation “would ban Pride flags from schools” and allow parents to sue their child’s school district if the law is violated. On Thursday, he confirmed to the committee that Nazi and Confederate Flags would be included in the approved flags when applicable.

“There are instances where in classrooms, you have curriculum that is needed to use flags such as World War II, Civil War,” he said. “You may have a Nazi flag. You may have a Confederate flag, and so you are allowed to display those flags for the purpose of those lesson plans. If it is part of the curriculum, then that is OK.”

 

[selmaborntidefan]

What was that stuff the Republicans wanted to ban in the classroom a couple years ago? Critical Race Theory.

But, we want to highlight 2 of the most oppressive movements in the last 150 years that probably killed 8 million people.

Please lets hear why we should support this legislation?

I can't be the only one whose initial thought was, "Utah's All-Mormon Schools allow PRIDE flags?"



I'm not for censorship, but gee, you can't show them a picture of the flag in a book?

 

[Crimson1967]

I can't be the only one whose initial thought was, "Utah's All-Mormon Schools allow PRIDE flags?"



I'm not for censorship, but gee, you can't show them a picture of the flag in a book?

I don’t think you need to bring in an actual flag but showing a picture in a book is fine with me. The Confederacy had a number of flags so showing that the “bad” one wasn’t the official one might be a good educational tool.

I don’t see a real need to show a Nazi flag but a picture in a book is fine with me.

Showing the Pride flag if you are having a lesson on the civil rights movement seems fine with me.

If you are going to ban the Pride flag you should ban all of them just to avoid problems. You don’t need an actual flag (unless it’s a real one from the war the teacher wants to show off) to discuss it.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Mitch McConnell announces he'll retire, ending his four-decade Senate career

McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history, won't seek re-election in 2026.

www.nbcnews.com

McConnell is retiring from the Senate.

OK, now watch the Democrats screw this one up when they have an excellent candidate in the governor’s office by running Ashleigh Judd or some other no talent.

 

[Huckleberry]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1892729677782860052

Bannon does a “Roman salute” at the end of his CPAC speech.


I gave Elon the benefit of the doubt. Not going to do that for Bannon.

 

[Bamaro]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1892729677782860052

Bannon does a “Roman salute” at the end of his CPAC speech.


I gave Elon the benefit of the doubt. Not going to do that for Bannon.

I dont doubt either's intensions

 

[selmaborntidefan]

This is some good news.

Rich McCormick: GOP congressman faces criticism and several boos at Georgia town hall | CNN Politics

Rich McCormick, who has been gerrymandered into a safe district he couldn't win before, is shouted at during a town hall meeting.

For those who don't remember or who have memory holed it: when Clinton took office in 1993, one of his most disastrous policy decisions was appointing the "we didn't elect her" schoolmarm looking crooked attorney known as his wife to reform American healthcare. Her appointment was.....not popular and it was seen in that case as precisely what it was, a payoff for her keeping her yapper shut after a few embarrassing episodes.

Then in 1994, they began having town halls on healthcare and utter rage was on display from the voters, many of whom supported Clinton in 1992. This was what led to the 1994 wipeout in the midterms for the blue team.

McCormick probably can't lose without scandal, but resources used in a close race to save him are resources that can't be used for other races to hold seats or expand the playing field.

Trump was elected to lower prices. Not be a king, not quote Napoleon, and not to lie about the Russia-Ukraine war.

And btw, we known Ukraine's leader (I can't spell it) cannot possibly be a dictator; if he was, Trump would be schmoozing his caboose like he does all the others.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1892729677782860052

Bannon does a “Roman salute” at the end of his CPAC speech.


I gave Elon the benefit of the doubt. Not going to do that for Bannon.

I had no idea that Bannon too is on the spectrum and has involuntary neurodivergent ticks.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

I feel a little less 'crazy' after watching this.

I'm just glad that someone with a platform is paying attention and saying something.

 

[Huckleberry]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1893070212385382714

Kayleigh: The only one who could beat Daniel Craig and Sean Connery in my view would be Kash Patel. Kash Patel for Bond.

Jessica: That’s your type?

 

[CrimsonJazz]

This is exactly why I hate the GOP.

 

[JDCrimson]

FIFY

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This is exactly why I hate the GOP today.

 

[CrimsonJazz]

FIFY

Wrong, my contempt for the GOP started around 2000 and has just grown since.

 

[Bamaro]

Wrong, my contempt for the GOP started around 2000 and has just grown since.

Mine goes back to 81 and trickle down. Until that point GOP was the party of fiscal responsibility which has not been the case since.