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Seems like he's referencing the picture being published in a Belgian newspaper, or? If that is the context, given his hashtags, this is the least bad thing he's done so far. A bad idea, maybe, but not necessarily racism.
 

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Seems like he's referencing the picture being published in a Belgian newspaper, or? If that is the context, given his hashtags, this is the least bad thing he's done so far. A bad idea, maybe, but not necessarily racism.
Come on, brother, the Obamas are being depicted as apes. Either he found the meme in some Belgian newspaper or just passed it along, regardless its 100% racist.
 

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Come on, brother, the Obamas are being depicted as apes. Either he found the meme in some Belgian newspaper or just passed it along, regardless its 100% racist.
We post a lot of Tweets in the CE where someone posts pictures and screenshots from other places (other tweets, for example), often of racism. That doesn't mean the person posting it is racist. Again, his hashtags include #badmove #lawsuit and #ohboy, and his comment is "... what to say...". I honestly can't tell if this guy is racist because of this, just because we now know he's a lying scumbag.
 

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We post a lot of Tweets in the CE where someone posts pictures and screenshots from other places (other tweets, for example), often of racism. That doesn't mean the person posting it is racist. Again, his hashtags include #badmove #lawsuit and #ohboy, and his comment is "... what to say...". I honestly can't tell if this guy is racist because of this, just because we now know he's a lying scumbag.
Yeah it feels weird kind of defending such a massive liar but I'd be hesitant to brand him a racist given the caption and hashtags. Obviously in 2022 you'd just not share the picture at all but 2014 social media was very different to current social media. Either way he's a baffling compulsive liar but that's not enough to tell if he's a racist.
 

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Wonder if the collective forces in politics will ship this clown to Brazil if convicted. Does the US have such a deal with Brazil?
Not sure. Fingers crossed though.
Yep, we have an extradition treaty with Brazil. However, not sure that setting the precedent of extraditing current elected members of government on decades old, non-violent, crimes is a good precedent to set. Expel him first, then do it, but not until.
 

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Yep, we have an extradition treaty with Brazil. However, not sure that setting the precedent of extraditing current elected members of government on decades old, non-violent, crimes is a good precedent to set. Expel him first, then do it, but not until.
Good point.
 

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Appears to be absolutely kicking off :lol:

Particularly enjoyed this one:


It's like he's so close to grasping how pathetic his party is. He's so so close.
 

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So if Mccarthy doesn't have the votes what's the next step for them Other than going through embarrassment of not being able to vote in a speaker
 

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So McCarthy won't get the votes on this ballot. Is the next one set to take place right away or do they re-convene another day or?
 

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Looks like Kevin will lose the first round, he is an imbecile, at least other leaders like Pelosi and Mitch are able to whip votes and navigate politically.