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David Dennison

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  1. 27 minutes ago, Kyle said:

    Still waiting on your telling us about white privilege and how we didn't land on the moon.

    Ever been pulled over and not been worried about getting arrested or shot?

    That's white privilege.

    Ever gone into a store and not been followed by security?

    That's white privilege.

    Ever applied for a mortgage or a job without having to worry about the way your name sounds?

    That's white privilege.

    There are many more examples and you know all of them.

     

  2. 1 minute ago, Iconoclast Texan said:

    I don’t know about y’all, but if it’s my kid in this situation, I would pull every available resource I had to counter this firestorm since the kid’s entire future is at stake. In my opinion, there are no heroes here. What I do know are teenage boys and how dumb they/I’ve acted. No matter if my kid was in the worst of the bunch as an insensitive jerk instigator or was a saint and completely blameless, I would have contacted a PR firm to help deal with the cultural war has erupted. If you wouldn’t for your kid d you’re lying 

    It's good to hold kids accountable.

  3. 1 minute ago, Kyle said:

    Silly pants, you cannot prove a negative. Tell us how it exists. Tell us how if white privilege exists why Asians and Indians are so over-represented in higher education and lucrative careers. Is there a brown privilege?

    Those things are not mutually exclusive. 

  4. Just now, Kyle said:

    Bless your heart. We both know you'd rather spend Race Card yarns and tell us why it is always someone else's fault. But tell us more why Asians and Indians cannot matriculate into higher education and need quotas.

    They can. No one is saying they can't. And that's why it's a straw man.

    Come on now. Tell us how white privilege doesn't exist in the United States.

  5. 1 minute ago, Kyle said:

    Tell us a story of why white privilege keeps Asian and Indian students for matriculating into institutions of higher education. Thats one of my favorites. 

    There would probably be more but for white privilege, silly pants.

  6. 1 minute ago, OatmealRaisinCookie said:

    It’s almost like people are upset that airports aren’t doomed or backlogged 3 hours or whatever that initial (wrong) report was from Atlanta. Serious question, do you guys want civilian travelers to be put out as some kind of point being made? 

    Nah. People are missing a second paycheck on Friday. The point is being made loud and clear.

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  7. 1 hour ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

    I agree but we know they are going to try to keep as much classified as possible and more importantly, we have no idea when it could emerge.

    The Mueller investigation could theoretically take 10 years.

    I don’t think it will take that long but the point is we have a Kremlin asset in the White House currently destroying our democratic institutions.  

    Time to stop waiting on Mueller to magically save the day while everyone sits by and watches the country fall into tyranny. 

    Democrats should work to improve the public’s faith in our system of government by CHECKING the motherfucker subverting it.

    Certain members of Congress will have access to the classified information.

  8. 3 minutes ago, Horn of Gabriel said:

    I see the ability to appoint and confirm judges as a feature, not a bug of our system of government.  I also don't mind having conservative SC justices as a counterbalance to a liberalizing legislative branch.  But I could see how a liberal would feel otherwise if you're interested in pushing a more liberal agenda and the boundaries of the constitution, or are not a strict constructivist.  My response to not getting the flavor of justice you want is political - win the Presidency or Senate majority and you'll see or can force a different type of nomination.  The US has survived pretty well over 200+ years with both conservative and liberal judges, so I think we'll be alright.

    The "hollowing out of the bureaucracy" I also consider more of a mixed bag than "all bad."  As a libertarian I appreciate the shutdown because it limits the bad stuff that government does such as regulatory and spending.  There are also lots of good things the gov't does that we all appreciate.  Overall I want a smaller federal gov't.  And to show I'm not a hyper partisan, let's start with military spending...

    Well, sort of.

  9. 1 minute ago, Lagunamadre said:

    I can't keep track of what takes 60 votes and what takes 50 votes these days. I figured non-budgetary votes only needed 50 votes (plus Pence).

    All legislative matters still require 60 votes for cloture. I'm not positive, but I think that includes resolutions.

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