Another scumbag politician.

[kallend 2,095]

On 5/13/2024 at 8:11 PM, billvon said:

The government legislates against statutory rape because, in their view, a 16 year old is not mature enough to give informed consent, and the risk of life altering results (pregnancy, STDs, death in certain states) and abuse (17, 18, 22 year olds taking advantage of immature decision making) outweighs the benefits of the 16 year old being able to do whatever he/she wants.

Marriage is an even more life altering event.

But ten states have no problem in forcing a female child to bear her rapist's child to term and force her to give birth, which is certainly a life altering event.  Thank you Trump.

[JoeWeber 2,790]

19 hours ago, billvon said:

Yep.  In fact there are about 80,000 cosmetic surgeries a year performed on kids aged 13-19.  Top ones were breast augmentation, breast reduction, nose and ear reshaping and liposuction.  Most irreversible.

But one surgery to remove testes in a (phenotypical) woman and everyone loses their minds.

I see those as separate issues. Correcting physical appearance issues isn't at all the same as removing an abnormalish growth. No matter, neither of those should cause a blink or squirm in the same way as a parent deciding for a minor child that they were born an incorrect biological sex and then setting them on a course of irreversible change. Given how much we know about dumbass parents and their vast numbers in the age of Trump that should be an immediately agreeable position. It ain't like they're just dressing Goth or wearing Nehru jackets and will eventually come to their senses and then change back. Make the minimum 16 years old (after birth), if that's the number, and help them dress to their comfort and offer all of the emotional support you can muster. After that get them the professional counseling needed to further confuse them and, if still desired, sign a consent form or let them wait until they are 18.

[billvon 3,050]

4 hours ago, JoeWeber said:

I see those as separate issues. Correcting physical appearance issues isn't at all the same as removing an abnormalish growth. No matter, neither of those should cause a blink or squirm in the same way as a parent deciding for a minor child that they were born an incorrect biological sex and then setting them on a course of irreversible change. 

Agreed.  And since I have never heard of that happening, it's probably not something to be too concerned about.

[ryoder 1,590]

CO GOP actually trying to remove its homophobic chairman:

Republicans across Colorado call for chairman’s resignation

[Phil1111 1,149]

On 5/15/2024 at 1:09 PM, billvon said:

.. And since I have never heard of that happening, it's probably not something to be too concerned about.

Although you're a pretty smart guy, its still funny.

[billvon 3,050]

4 hours ago, ryoder said:

CO GOP actually trying to remove its homophobic chairman:

Good for them!  See, not all GOPers are the same.

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

6 hours ago, billvon said:

Good for them!  See, not all GOPers are the same.

In the article, it points out that the folks trying to kick him out are also unhappy that he's using party money to finance his own campaign.

You know, like Trumpty Dumpty.

[billvon 3,050]

So for years, James Comer has been screaming about the “Biden family cover-up" and demanding prosecution for their misdeeds. Last August, he told Newsmax that “Joe Biden was using pseudonyms to hide the fact that he was working with his son to peddle access to our enemies around the world.”  Biden's use of an alias was HARD PROOFhe was involved in shady activities!  And something something Hunter's laptop!  He also attacked Joe Biden for loaning his brother $200,000, asserting that it must have been for illegal activities.

You all know what's coming next.

Apparently when Comer was Kentucky’s commissioner of agriculture way back in 2011, he was using fake names in emails for government business. One was for a (failed) hemp seed deal with China.  He forwarded those emails with the fake name to one of his campaign donors who was interested in that particular deal.

And then, a bit later, Comer paid his own brother $200,000 for an unspecified "land swap" deal.

[jakee 1,553]

And Hunter Biden has been found guilty on Federal gun charges. But hang on, the official position of the Republican party and its commentariat has been that Joe Biden has personally taken control of the Justice Department, his totalitarian tentacles extending so far that he's even directly responsible for the State prosecution and guilty verdicts against Trump! So it's going to be really interesting to see how they talk about how that point of view conflicts with a clearly independent Federal Prosecutor securing a conviction against the President's direct family.

Just kidding, they'll just steamroller their way ahead pretending both things are true at the same time.

[SkyDekker 1,465]

18 minutes ago, jakee said:

And Hunter Biden has been found guilty on Federal gun charges. But hang on, the official position of the Republican party and its commentariat has been that Joe Biden has personally taken control of the Justice Department, his totalitarian tentacles extending so far that he's even directly responsible for the State prosecution and guilty verdicts against Trump! So it's going to be really interesting to see how they talk about how that point of view conflicts with a clearly independent Federal Prosecutor securing a conviction against the President's direct family.

Just kidding, they'll just steamroller their way ahead pretending both things are true at the same time.

This might get overturned on appeal in light of the recent SCOTUS (Thomas) text and history test as laid out in the Bruen decision. This new test has already caused those who are under a Domestic Violence restraining order to be allowed to continue to carry firearms.

[wmw999 2,507]

1 hour ago, SkyDekker said:

This might get overturned on appeal in light of the recent SCOTUS (Thomas) text and history test as laid out in the Bruen decision. This new test has already caused those who are under a Domestic Violence restraining order to be allowed to continue to carry firearms.

Not if it’s Hunter, it won’t. I’m sure they can find an applicable law if they look hard enough

Wendy P. 

[jakee 1,553]

5 minutes ago, wmw999 said:

Not if it’s Hunter, it won’t. I’m sure they can find an applicable law if they look hard enough

Well you see this case isn't actually about having the gun, it's about lying to the Feds to get the gun - and lying to the Feds is absolutely and always completely unacceptable!

There, that shouldn't cause the Republicans any cognitive dissonance should it? Oh wait...

[ryoder 1,590]

On 6/8/2024 at 7:49 AM, ryoder said:

CO GOP actually trying to remove its homophobic chairman:

Republicans across Colorado call for chairman’s resignation

This same clown decided the CO GOP should be endorsing candidates in the primary election. Let's see how that worked out. Oh, my:

14 of the 18 Republican candidates endorsed by the Colorado GOP lost their primary races

And for the clown himself:

Trump-backed Colorado GOP chair loses House primary

Thoughts and prayers.

[headoverheels 333]

1 hour ago, ryoder said:

This same clown decided the CO GOP should be endorsing candidates in the primary election. Let's see how that worked out. Oh, my:

14 of the 18 Republican candidates endorsed by the Colorado GOP lost their primary races

 

 

Yeah, but Bobo won the primary, which means she is virtually certain to win the general.

[ryoder 1,590]

2 hours ago, headoverheels said:

 

Yeah, but Bobo won the primary, which means she is virtually certain to win the general.

But she got only 44% of the results. The someone-other-than-Bobo votes were diluted across 5 other candidates. This is why we need ranked voting, or run-off elections.

[JerryBaumchen 1,415]

15 minutes ago, ryoder said:

But she got only 44% of the results. The someone-other-than-Bobo votes were diluted across 5 other candidates. This is why we need ranked voting, or run-off elections.

Hi Robert,

Ken, I'll take Ranked Voting for $1,000.

Jerry Baumchen

[JoeWeber 2,790]

Just now, JerryBaumchen said:

Hi Robert,

Ken, I'll take Ranked Voting for $1,000.

Jerry Baumchen

Just curious if anyone here said she would never win, wouldn't happen, history doesn't repeat, and theater hand jobs would never prevail.

[gowlerk 2,238]

9 hours ago, JoeWeber said:

Just curious if anyone here said she would never win, wouldn't happen, history doesn't repeat, and theater hand jobs would never prevail.

She is great theatre and has great name recognition. The people want to be entertained. The same reason so many R primary voters like the dotard. Run off elections would certainly help.

[normiss 835]

2 hours ago, gowlerk said:

She is great theatre and has great name recognition. The people want to be entertained. The same reason so many R primary voters like the dotard. Run off elections would certainly help.

Really have to hand it to her, she beat off the competition rather handily. 

[Stumpy 284]

1 hour ago, normiss said:

Really have to hand it to her, she beat off the competition rather handily. 

snigger. Bravo.

[ryoder 1,590]

12 hours ago, normiss said:

Really have to hand it to her, she beat off the competition rather handily. 

From the MeidasTouchNetwork. LOL!

Trump Celebrates Lauren Boebert Beating Off Primary Opponents in New District

[ryoder 1,590]

Just exercising his 2nd Amendment rights!

Frisky GOP Michigan Rep. Neil Friske claims he was ‘framed’ after arrest for assaulting, chasing stripper with gun

[billvon 3,050]

So in Louisiansa, republicans are trying to get the Ten Commandments posted to give young impressionable minds a moral basis.  However, MAGA gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson apparently disagrees; during a diatribe (in a CHURCH at that):

“Some folks need killin.  It’s time for somebody to say it. It’s not a matter of vengeance. It’s not a matter of being mean or spiteful. It’s a matter of necessity!”  The people who needed killing, according to him, included “people who have evil intent”, “wicked people” people “torturing and murdering and raping” and socialists.  One wonders if this therefore applies to Trump, an ajudicated rapist.

So much for the Sixth Commandment.  Maybe there's an exception for MAGA.

https://newrepublic.com/article/183443/mark-robinson-north-carolina-gov-candidate-hateful-rant-killing

[Phil1111 1,149]

20 minutes ago, billvon said:

So in Louisiansa, republicans are trying to get the Ten Commandments posted to give young impressionable minds a moral basis.  However, MAGA gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson apparently disagrees; during a diatribe (in a CHURCH at that):

“Some folks need killin.  It’s time for somebody to say it. It’s not a matter of vengeance. It’s not a matter of being mean or spiteful. It’s a matter of necessity!”  The people who needed killing, according to him, included “people who have evil intent”, “wicked people” people “torturing and murdering and raping” and socialists.  One wonders if this therefore applies to Trump, an ajudicated rapist.

So much for the Sixth Commandment.  Maybe there's an exception for MAGA.

https://newrepublic.com/article/183443/mark-robinson-north-carolina-gov-candidate-hateful-rant-killing

Just the GOP priming the base for upcoming elections. This time they have judicial license.

[JerryBaumchen 1,415]

Hi folks,

You can run, but you cannot hide:  Judge dismisses Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy (thehill.com)

Poor, old Rudy; now, he is going to have to sell everything he owns.

How sweet it is.

Jerry Baumchen