Posts posted by F250
-
-
-
On 8/1/2019 at 3:45 PM, Thrawn said:
Follow up question Mr. President. Then who is paying for the tariffs?
Never quite seem to get those in though. Furk.
Or maybe ask, "Mr. President, could you explain what a tariff is?"
Then follow up with, "A tariff is an import tax paid by the importer and since U.S. companies are the importers, how is it that China is paying the tariffs?"
The media does a shit job of asking questions.
-
-
On 8/2/2019 at 5:56 AM, RaylanGivens said:
Specs guys I talked to at three different stores said they were overwhelmed with calls about W12 on Thurs and Fri., most stores only had 1-2 cases, 6 per case, and sold out in a few hours.
Yeah, I got a LOL when I hit up the Spe s guy for W12. Talked to a guy I know that works at a local liquor store and said they have some but the owner is sitting on them and will be selling them off at a marked up price.
-
-
-
-
10 minutes ago, Mojo Hand said:
I don't have a problem with them reserving judgment depending on who the Dem nominee is, and then refusing to support Biden or Harris. But ruling out all Dems categorically is a different thing altogether. Warren is to the left of Obama and Kerry, who DSA endorsed, and is standing with them on MFA.
They haven't endorsed a Democratic candidate in the last 2 Presidential elections, this isn't a new turn of events. As to why they won't endorse Warren, I assume it has to do with her "I'm a capitalist" position.
-
1 hour ago, Mojo Hand said:
It's not a bad faith question. It's a good faith question that uses a manner of speaking to obviously express a point of view. The point of view I explained in my response to you: it seems hypocritical to me for DSA to expect the full support of the Dem party for their guy who isn't a Democrat, but not give the full support of their party for the Dem's gal should she win, simply because she's not a socialist. I read that DSA endorsed John Kerry and Barack Obama, neither of whom professes to be a socialist, so it can't be about party or ideological purism. And wanting Bernie as the nominee is beside the point, because we're talking about the scenario if he is not. Why would they rule out Elizabeth Warren if she wins the Dem primary?
The Democratic Party serves a utilitarian purpose to bring about a desired political outcome. These people are not loyal Democrats that will pull the lever for anyone with a D in front of their name. I think it would be hypocritical for the DSA to endorse a Biden or Harris ticket. They are gaining influence within the party, there is no reason for them to compromise.
I don't follow the DSA but I will take a wild guess and say they are in fact ideologically motivated otherwise they would just be Democrats.
-
26 minutes ago, Mojo Hand said:
What's obtuse about it? Bernie and his supporters want the Democratic Party to give him their full party support even though he's not a member. Why wouldn't they reciprocate?
I know you are not Zavala or Chrispy so arguing from bad faith questions is beneath you. It's pretty fucking obvious why the DSA wants Bernie as the nominee and will not endorse a non-socialist that might win the nomination.
-
-
-
2 hours ago, Voldemort86 said:
I can’t believe people liked W’s GOP.
all they did was fuck up major decisions, tank the economy, raise gas prices, and start wars while putting them on a credit card because they just massively cut taxes.
W was the worst president since Hoover.
Yeah that was an awful administration but to FondrenRoad's point there was a period of time within the Texas GOP (Gov. Bush era) when the Hispanic vote was actively pursued. Of course Post 9/11 shit went down hill.
-
Interesting argument that makes a lot of sense, at least to me, regarding the mistake of nominating a centrist candidate. Even if the Dems were to win the general election with a Biden or Harris, I think it would further exacerbate the problem with Trumpism.
There is hard data that shows that a centrist Democrat would be a losing candidate
"nominating centrist Democrats who don't speak to class issues will result in a great swathe of voters simply not voting. Conversely, right-wing candidates who speak to class issues, but who do so by harnessing a false consciousness — i.e. blaming immigrants and minorities for capitalism's ills, rather than capitalists — will win those same voters who would have voted for a more class-conscious left candidate. Piketty calls this a "bifurcated" voting situation, meaning many voters will connect either with far-right xenophobic nationalists or left-egalitarian internationalists, but perhaps nothing in-between."
-
-
3 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:
For somebody who considers themselves a good Christian, your choice of language is fantastic!

I noticed that it's recently become in vogue for Evangelicals to use profanity. It's like it's now acceptable to curse as long as its done with political righteousness. The Evangelicals have adopted Trump's vulgarity, its really fascinating to watch it play out.
-
7 minutes ago, tantric superman said:
I'm holding out hope that he is going to run against Trump for the Republican nomination.
According to the rules of aggy, wouldn't they have to throw their support behind Hurd in a situation like this? Shit, heads might explode all over College Station if this were to happen.
-
Tulsi's foreign policy views are outside the norm for Democrats, Democrats are not much different than Republicans when it comes to foreign policy, the D's like to be a little more formal than the Republicans is all. Anyway's anyone with non-interventionist views is going to be treated like a weirdo who is in bed with the enemy.
-
-
3 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:
He was going to be in one hell of a dog fight for his seat and probably wasn’t winning this district again. Won in 2018 by 1000ish votes.
Y’all keep talking out your asses, district demo :
Ethnicity - 24.92% White
- 3.85% Black
- 1.6% Asian
- 68.34% Hispanic
- 1.29% Native American
It's always been a dominantly Hispanic district the challenge has always been low voter turnout for Hispanics. The suburban vote is what has carried him despite the biggest portion of his district sitting on the border.
-
-
6 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:
I pay very little attention to house races outside of my district. Is he being primaried?
No, he just bailed. As previously mentioned, he was probably the only Republican capable of winning the district. The GOP wouldn't primary him. A MAGA type will not succeed in holding the district for the GOP.
-
-
1 hour ago, Voldemort86 said:
This is a very good development for the democrats. He was one of the few republicans who could hold onto that district. He had some kind of a Jedi mind trick going with those people out there. It should be a blue district every single time.
He did a pretty good job of walking the fine line of representing his oddly shaped district. Plus having the heavily populated northern wealthy suburbs of San Antonio helped out a lot.



Trump's Trade War
in Cloak Room