I don't know what the Republican Party was like in the past but when I look at it today, I see a party full of crazy people and grifters.
This is a common mistake. Basically people who were vile, souless bastards as little as 5-10 years ago now look decent and reasonable simply because they haven't gone 100% along with the Trump madness.
Yep, the media in the US by lionising figures like Cheney, Romney, even Bush for crying out loud, are shifting the window of acceptability.
Another good example is ultra-hawk warmonger John McCain, who ended his life celebrated by the Democrats for his "bravery". He also chose Sarah Palin as his VP candidate, which is essentially criminal.
In his defence it did give us Who's Nailin' Paylin? so not all bad.
Who knew John McCain would extend Lisa Ann’s career a bit longer.
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are you a paedophile. Classic.They’re fortunate Gym Jordan wasn’t there.
Why? All he would have done is turn his head and say he didn’t see anything.
So a friend of mine was taking a class taught by a newly minted professor fresh out of Penn St right after the Sandusky stuff broke. The professor ended the class with a slide with the Penn St logo on it and asked if there were any comments / questions. My buddy, without missing a beat, clapped, hopped to his feet, and said “alright then class lets hit the showers!”
Yep. “Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan” vibes. Terrorists wrapped up in the brainwashing that they’re doing god’s work.There's also this supposed lack of media coverage, or selected edits.
https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/39118-the-terrorists-perceived-themselves-to-be-christians
There were many memorable revelations — as the men recounted racism, attempts to kill them, and offered advice to go after the “hitman” who sent the rioters. But an especially startling one occurred during the testimony of D.C. Officer Daniel Hodges, who suffered a heart attack and a concussion during the melee. Hodges plainspokenly called the rioters “terrorists” and, just as matter-of-factly, described them as Christian:
Said Hodges: “It was clear the terrorists perceived themselves to be Christians. I saw the Christian flag directly to my front. Another read ‘Jesus is my savior, Trump is my president.’ Another, ‘Jesus is King.’”
That conclusion doesn’t jive with what I think Hodges was trying to say. The word “perceived” is key. I don’t think he is calling them Christians, he is calling them out for believing themselves to be so while at the same time acting counter to the core of those beliefs. The next segment of that testimony as I remember it has him talking about the hypocrisy of people carrying the thin blue line flag beating officers.There's also this supposed lack of media coverage, or selected edits.
https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/39118-the-terrorists-perceived-themselves-to-be-christians
There were many memorable revelations — as the men recounted racism, attempts to kill them, and offered advice to go after the “hitman” who sent the rioters. But an especially startling one occurred during the testimony of D.C. Officer Daniel Hodges, who suffered a heart attack and a concussion during the melee. Hodges plainspokenly called the rioters “terrorists” and, just as matter-of-factly, described them as Christian:
Said Hodges: “It was clear the terrorists perceived themselves to be Christians. I saw the Christian flag directly to my front. Another read ‘Jesus is my savior, Trump is my president.’ Another, ‘Jesus is King.’”
I swear some of these wannabe SEALs actually want a civil war, so they can grab their AR-15 and live out their wildest fantasies.
Looking forward to watching this guy's inevitable arraignment.
Dudes white, no way is he getting arrested let alone convicted. Hell, so of the 1/6 "patriots" are pleading out with misdemeanors.
That's a clear and pre-meditated threat towards an elected public official, let alone another human being.
I find it odd that this went down in Santa Monica, where the city have previously banned smoking outdoors in parks.
Right?! Have loads of colleagues who live there and it's just odd as you said. But these folks aren't from that area usually and just end up going there since it's very known and the exact type of people they want to provoke are there.
Wait this is just over masks? Lunacy.
It's like those zombie apocalypse fantasies. Everyone thinks they'd be a badass when actually they'd likely be zombie. These guys would probably end up dead in the first day of an actual war instead of the Rambo they think they are.
The CEO of Reddit is a libertarian who thinks that because he has a few motorcycles, some food and a lot of ammunition, he's prepared for the apocalypse. He also said that he would probably be a leader, not a slave.
Indistinguishable from his hips
