Dr. MID-Nite Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 8 hours ago, Pariah said: Imagine my surprise. Thomas calls for overturning precedents on contraceptives, LGBTQ rights Right on schedule. WTF is wrong with this country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 41 minutes ago, Dr. MID-Nite said: Right on schedule. WTF is wrong with this country? "Is this a multiple-choice question? Because I have some ideas." ~Susan Ivanovna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 This should probably be an essay question.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 Is it still considered an essay if it’s the length of War & Peace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNakagawa Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Dr. MID-Nite said: Right on schedule. WTF is wrong with this country? short answer: republicans. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Most Republicans, maybe. There are a handful that still have the stones to stand up to the Tr*mp cult of personality (e.g., Cheney, Romney). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Sadly, they have no influence within the current GOP. In fact their names have become an accusatory, insulting label within most of the party for "RINO" Republicans, i.e. those who aren't extreme enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 It's almost surreal to think that Romney's now numbered among the ethical (ish) Republicans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Pattern Ghost said: It's almost surreal to think that Romney's now numbered among the ethical (ish) Republicans. Lol try comparing modern Republicans to Eisenhower, let alone Teddy or Lincoln. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Try comparing them to Nixon CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Richard Nixon got the United States out of Vietnam, opened diplomatic relations with China, and began the escalation of defense spending (later taken up to 11 by Reagan) that ultimately drove the Soviet Union to insolvency. What have any of today's GQP clowns done? csyphrett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Just in case we were focusing too much on one bad decision The Supreme Court overturned a New York state law on Thursday that required anyone who wanted to carry concealed firearms in public to show they had "proper cause" indicating they had a specific need. The justices in the 6-3 ruling said the law violated the Second Amendment. And, coming soon, a ruling that (could) gut the ability of the EPA (and other agencies) to regulate pretty much anything. The Supreme Court case that could gut the EPA’s power to fight climate change - Vox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Pariah said: Richard Nixon got the United States out of Vietnam, opened diplomatic relations with China, and began the escalation of defense spending (later taken up to 11 by Reagan) that ultimately drove the Soviet Union to insolvency. What have any of today's GQP clowns done? Nixon also had enough of a sense of shame to resign before he could be impeached. Trump and his imitators are literally shameless. Pariah and Grailknight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Pariah said: Richard Nixon got the United States out of Vietnam, opened diplomatic relations with China, and began the escalation of defense spending (later taken up to 11 by Reagan) that ultimately drove the Soviet Union to insolvency. What have any of today's GQP clowns done? Exactly my point. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 6/25/2022 at 12:03 PM, Lord Liaden said: Americans seeking abortion get help from Mexico Where's the "sh**hole country" now, Donald Trump? (Absolutely no derogation intended against America and Americans, just juxtaposed for irony and to give credit to Mexico.) On that note: https://www.al.com/news/2022/06/roe-v-wade-disney-amazon-netflix-expected-to-cover-employees-travel-benefits-for-abortions.html Some did earlier. Amazon announced they would back on May 4th...the day after the draft opinion was leaked. And related https://www.axios.com/2022/05/05/abortion-travel-benefit-uber-apple-amazon-lyft Lyft has announced they'll pay the attorney fees if a driver gets sued under the Oklahoma law. The second story is in some ways more interesting; the first lists basically a bunch of entertainment-industry companies, plus Amazon which is an Everything company. They tend to lean Democratic quite often anyway. But the Axios story lists Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and JP Morgan. As well as Apple and Microsoft...so combined, that's a LOT of workers. What I hope is, this gets reflected in their political contributions. And maybe this shows the pushback will be stronger than I anticipate, come November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Many companies have learned that taking care of their employees makes them more loyal and more productive, and positive public relations translates to more customers. Doing the right thing for the wrong reasons is still doing the right thing. pinecone, Matt the Bruins, Pariah and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Many companies have learned that taking care of their employees makes them more loyal and more productive, and positive public relations translates to more customers. Doing the right thing for the wrong reasons is still doing the right thing. If my old company understood that, I'd probably still be an employee there. Even when they asked me to come back they offered no incentive for me to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickstaPriest Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, tkdguy said: If my old company understood that, I'd probably still be an employee there. Even when they asked me to come back they offered no incentive for me to do so. Literally told them I was leaving over this, which scared the Director so bad he ran (on injured feet) to the CEO to tell him. He asked 'do you want anything' but gave no offers, and so I left. Many companies chronically underpay their staff. Chronically offer poor health insurance. Chronically avoid any inconvenience to their internal systems or administration while applying incredible inconvenience (and even harm) to their employees. Anything they are not mandated to do, they won't do. 😕 tkdguy and Pattern Ghost 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNakagawa Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 30 minutes ago, TrickstaPriest said: Literally told them I was leaving over this, which scared the Director so bad he ran (on injured feet) to the CEO to tell him. He asked 'do you want anything' but gave no offers, and so I left. Many companies chronically underpay their staff. Chronically offer poor health insurance. Chronically avoid any inconvenience to their internal systems or administration while applying incredible inconvenience (and even harm) to their employees. Anything they are not mandated to do, they won't do. 😕 You may not like it, but this is what peak capitalism looks like. tkdguy and TrickstaPriest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 Or as Todd Snyder says it, "Everybody wants the most they can possibly get for the least they can possibly do." Corporations are certainly not above lowballing anyone they can--including their own employees--in much the same way that the sea is not above the clouds. TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 I generally try to avoid Fox News, but... https://www.foxnews.com/sports/liv-golf-scrutiny-officials-oregon-event Synopsis: this from the local CBS station Quote Fallon Smart was 15 when she was killed by a speeding driver in Southeast Portland. The driver was a 20-year-old Saudi citizen in college in Oregon. He was arrested but somehow fled the country and went back to Saudi Arabia — despite his passport being confiscated. Then the Fox News article...his bail was posted by the Saudi consulate, and his tracking devices were somehow removed. Then still somehow got out of the country..... Huh. And now the LIV Golf tour is in Oregon. This was only 5 years ago; it's not been forgotten. There could be a move to try to shut the event down with, hopefully, just a sit-in, nothing violent. I daresay that any recognized players won't get a pleasant reception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 Very old story -- if you have enough money and connections, any law can be circumvented. The people who have come to expect that are among our biggest problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 Trump lunged for steering wheel on Jan. 6, demanded to be taken to Capitol, ex-aide testifies Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNakagawa Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 Do you believe in the peaceful transfer of power? Fifth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Cygnia said: Trump lunged for steering wheel on Jan. 6, demanded to be taken to Capitol, ex-aide testifies Well, on the one hand, this shows that Trump actually did want to be at the Capitol with his mob, rather than hiding at the White House. OTOH his characterization of Hutchinson as "bad news," but also that he "hardly knew who she was," is classic Trump for anyone who says anything about him that he thinks makes him look bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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