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Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Trump Falsely Tells Voters Cruz Left Nevada Before Caucus

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Wow, Trump has sunk pretty low now.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, new dirt coming out. Nope, just rumors so far but supposedly Rubio had an affair with a DC Lobbyist.

I wonder if they'll blame this on Cruz?

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

OMG, who cares? I know this might matter for Dems, but I think most Repos are gonna vote for whom they are gonna vote for.
And, if you are such a flake that "omg he LEFT the State, i won't vote for him" is something that pops into your mind, then you are a moron.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Wow, Trump has sunk pretty low now.

Lol. You are on a mission. You don't like Trump so now you are going to try to find anything and everything for your confirmation bias! LOL!

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

The GOP has screwed itself over announcing they won't even hold hearings on a Supreme Court justice nomination. That's their damn job.

Enough is enough. Politicians suck.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
The GOP has screwed itself over announcing they won't even hold hearings on a Supreme Court justice nomination. That's their damn job.

Enough is enough. Politicians suck.

Well to be fair, Biden said exactly the same thing.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I know. I think they are all idiots.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
I know. I think they are all idiots.

It's a long vetting process. And, for good reason. It needs to be long and arduous. That is just the way it is. But, most people have a DVR and can just tune into new episodes of The Bachelor or keeping up with the Kardashians if they don't want to watch politics. smile

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I know. I think they are all idiots.
It's a long vetting process. And, for good reason. It needs to be long and arduous. That is just the way it is. But, most people have a DVR and can just tune into new episodes of The Bachelor or keeping up with the Kardashians if they don't want to watch politics.

Yes, it is a long vetting process. It is unlikely to happen before the next president is elected. But in the meantime, it is their job to work on it. Dammit - go through the motions so you don't look like pouting babies.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I know. I think they are all idiots.
It's a long vetting process. And, for good reason. It needs to be long and arduous. That is just the way it is. But, most people have a DVR and can just tune into new episodes of The Bachelor or keeping up with the Kardashians if they don't want to watch politics.
Yes, it is a long vetting process. It is unlikely to happen before the next president is elected. But in the meantime, it is their job to work on it. Dammit - go through the motions so you don't look like pouting babies.

Yes, but it NEVER works in the reverse LL. Dems are never held to the same stardard. They do it and there is no pushback from the media to "do their job". For them it's like 'oh yeah, we should wait because we are in an election year" and they never get their feet held to the fire. Sorry, but Repos need to play the game exactly the way Dems do.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I know. I think they are all idiots.
It's a long vetting process. And, for good reason. It needs to be long and arduous. That is just the way it is. But, most people have a DVR and can just tune into new episodes of The Bachelor or keeping up with the Kardashians if they don't want to watch politics.
Yes, it is a long vetting process. It is unlikely to happen before the next president is elected. But in the meantime, it is their job to work on it. Dammit - go through the motions so you don't look like pouting babies.
Yes, but it NEVER works in the reverse LL. Dems are never held to the same stardard. They do it and there is no pushback from the media to "do their job". For them it's like 'oh yeah, we should wait because we are in an election year" and they never get their feet held to the fire. Sorry, but Repos need to play the game exactly the way Dems do.

Republicans are supposed to be better. We are supposed to be the party of morality and values. They need to have a work ethic.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I agree but you can't stack the field one way and say the rules apply to you and not to them. That is the whole problem with this country. The rules apply to SOME people and not to others. We keep rewarding the wrong people and punishing the hard working people. At public school, we coddle and make excuses for the kids who don't do a damn thing and the kids who work hard and try are continually pushed aside cuz it "isn't fair", wah, wah. Well, ok, if Dems wanna play hardball, then we NEED to play hardball to. This is one of the most important decisions in the country. And, if Repos stall, then good for them since Dems have choosen to play that way, then I will play that way too.
It's like playing a basketball game. If the other team gets away with a lot of physical contact , etc, then if you want to compete, when you are coming down with a rebound, you better be putting your body on them. If you don't, you might as well role over and hand them the game.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I agree but you can't stack the field one way and say the rules apply to you and not to them. That is the whole problem with this country. The rules apply to SOME people and not to others. We keep rewarding the wrong people and punishing the hard working people. At public school, we coddle and make excuses for the kids who don't do a damn thing and the kids who work hard and try are continually pushed aside cuz it "isn't fair", wah, wah. Well, ok, if Dems wanna play hardball, then we NEED to play hardball to. This is one of the most important decisions in the country. And, if Repos stall, then good for them since Dems have choosen to play that way, then I will play that way too.
It's like playing a basketball game. If the other team gets away with a lot of physical contact , etc, then if you want to compete, when you are coming down with a rebound, you better be putting your body on them. If you don't, you might as well role over and hand them the game.

First of all, running the country is not supposed to be a game. Second, lead by example - you sink to their level, and they have already "won". You lie down with dogs, you get fleas.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

This whole country is ridiculous. You have Lady Justice as your avatar. Justice is SUPPOSED to be blind. But ,now we have rules for this group and that group. Oh, this doesn't apply to them because, blah, blah but this group is held to the letter of the law. The people that live to the letter of law need to revolt. Laws apply to everyone or they don't. If they don't, then fine, message received and it's time for the revolt. Trump is that revolt.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
This whole country is ridiculous. You have Lady Justice as your avatar. Justice is SUPPOSED to be blind. But ,now we have rules for this group and that group. Oh, this doesn't apply to them because, blah, blah but this group is held to the letter of the law. The people that live to the letter of law need to revolt. Laws apply to everyone or they don't. If they don't, then fine, message received and it's time for the revolt. Trump is that revolt.

Turning into them is not justice.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Oh, and that's not lady justice as my avatar - no blindfold, no scales.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I agree but you can't stack the field one way and say the rules apply to you and not to them. That is the whole problem with this country. The rules apply to SOME people and not to others. We keep rewarding the wrong people and punishing the hard working people. At public school, we coddle and make excuses for the kids who don't do a damn thing and the kids who work hard and try are continually pushed aside cuz it "isn't fair", wah, wah. Well, ok, if Dems wanna play hardball, then we NEED to play hardball to. This is one of the most important decisions in the country. And, if Repos stall, then good for them since Dems have choosen to play that way, then I will play that way too.
It's like playing a basketball game. If the other team gets away with a lot of physical contact , etc, then if you want to compete, when you are coming down with a rebound, you better be putting your body on them. If you don't, you might as well role over and hand them the game.
First of all, running the country is not supposed to be a game. Second, lead by example - you sink to their level, and they have already "won". You lie down with dogs, you get fleas.

Yup. It's a dirty business. But, they aren't doing anything wrong or illegal to put this off. There is precedent for that so Obama can start his whinefest. ANd, you can be damn sure that if a Repo President is in, that they are going to everything in their power to block a nomination as long as possible. That's the way it is. And, the system was set up to create gridlock because for the most part, this country is far better off when our leaders do nothing than when they "do something" which usually is just a cluster**** of laws that screw everyone.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Oh, and that's not lady justice as my avatar - no blindfold, no scales.

I know but that's what i think of cuz you're a lawyer and all, lol. smile

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Trump dominated Nevada!

huskerbb · Guru

Oh big whoop. He could very well have thought Cruz was gone. It's a NON-issue.

As to the Supreme Court--I'm BEYOND glad that they are taking a stand here. Another Ginsberg on the court would be a disaster. At least let the new president nominate. If it's a Democrat, we could well be headed for Civil War, anyway.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

huskerbb wrote:
Oh big whoop. He could very well have thought Cruz was gone. It's a NON-issue.

As to the Supreme Court--I'm BEYOND glad that they are taking a stand here. Another Ginsberg on the court would be a disaster. At least let the new president nominate. If it's a Democrat, we could well be headed for Civil War, anyway.

Yeah, trying make hay out of nothing. Film at 11.

FNW · Guru

Who cares.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I know. I think they are all idiots.
It's a long vetting process. And, for good reason. It needs to be long and arduous. That is just the way it is. But, most people have a DVR and can just tune into new episodes of The Bachelor or keeping up with the Kardashians if they don't want to watch politics.

The last few Supreme Court nominees took 75 days or less to confirm. Obama has over 300 days in office left. There is plenty of time to get the job done and done well. No excuses.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I know. I think they are all idiots.
It's a long vetting process. And, for good reason. It needs to be long and arduous. That is just the way it is. But, most people have a DVR and can just tune into new episodes of The Bachelor or keeping up with the Kardashians if they don't want to watch politics.
The last few Supreme Court nominees took 75 days or less to confirm. Obama has over 300 days in office left. There is plenty of time to get the job done and done well. No excuses.

They aren't getting the job down well if the put some liberal hack on the court and tip the balance.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

If Dems played by the same rules, i would agree with you. Look what they did to Bork. So, sorry, you wanna play hardball, then i am gonna play hard ball. They play hard ball and then whine if you try to play by the same rules. Screw that.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I agree but you can't stack the field one way and say the rules apply to you and not to them. That is the whole problem with this country. The rules apply to SOME people and not to others. We keep rewarding the wrong people and punishing the hard working people. At public school, we coddle and make excuses for the kids who don't do a damn thing and the kids who work hard and try are continually pushed aside cuz it "isn't fair", wah, wah. Well, ok, if Dems wanna play hardball, then we NEED to play hardball to. This is one of the most important decisions in the country. And, if Repos stall, then good for them since Dems have choosen to play that way, then I will play that way too.
It's like playing a basketball game. If the other team gets away with a lot of physical contact , etc, then if you want to compete, when you are coming down with a rebound, you better be putting your body on them. If you don't, you might as well role over and hand them the game.
First of all, running the country is not supposed to be a game. Second, lead by example - you sink to their level, and they have already "won". You lie down with dogs, you get fleas.

THANK YOU.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

And the problem is that, as has been demonstrated on this thread, that the nation is increasingly divided...It should NOT be "us" vs. "them."

Elections are bad enough, but add a new Supreme Court judge to the mix...

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

flan327 wrote:
And the problem is that, as has been demonstrated on this thread, that the nation is increasingly divided...It should NOT be "us" vs. "them."

Elections are bad enough, but add a new Supreme Court judge to the mix...

flan

Deal with it!

huskerbb · Guru

Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I know. I think they are all idiots.
It's a long vetting process. And, for good reason. It needs to be long and arduous. That is just the way it is. But, most people have a DVR and can just tune into new episodes of The Bachelor or keeping up with the Kardashians if they don't want to watch politics.
The last few Supreme Court nominees took 75 days or less to confirm. Obama has over 300 days in office left. There is plenty of time to get the job done and done well. No excuses.

No one Obama nominates will be getting the job done "well" given his disastrous track record of appointments. Neither Sotomayor and especially Kagan should have ever been put on the court.

-- Edited by huskerbb on Wednesday 24th of February 2016 09:04:45 AM

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

huskerbb wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I know. I think they are all idiots.
It's a long vetting process. And, for good reason. It needs to be long and arduous. That is just the way it is. But, most people have a DVR and can just tune into new episodes of The Bachelor or keeping up with the Kardashians if they don't want to watch politics.
The last few Supreme Court nominees took 75 days or less to confirm. Obama has over 300 days in office left. There is plenty of time to get the job done and done well. No excuses.
No one Obama nominates will be getting the job done "well" given his disastrous track record of appointments.

Whatever happened to trying to put the right person in the job? The Supreme court is no joke. It isn't something to approach lightly. Sorry, it is a POLITICAL appointment and loaded with politics. I am sorry that some of you don't like politics, but it is what it is. They aren't elected. And, it has become a way to run your party agenda by whom you appoint. That sucks but that is how it is set up. Given the importance of the that, you you now have to fight tooth and nail. And, Repos for so long have had no will to fight anything. About time they got some balls.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Trump took Nevada big. He won over both Rubio and Cruz combined. His victories are starting to eat into the theory that as GOP candidates drop, their supporters will jump to anyone other than Trump. If Nevada is the example; even if supporters of cruz jumped to Rubio or vice versa, Trump would still have been the front runner. It is interesting.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I know. I think they are all idiots.
It's a long vetting process. And, for good reason. It needs to be long and arduous. That is just the way it is. But, most people have a DVR and can just tune into new episodes of The Bachelor or keeping up with the Kardashians if they don't want to watch politics.
The last few Supreme Court nominees took 75 days or less to confirm. Obama has over 300 days in office left. There is plenty of time to get the job done and done well. No excuses.

I agree.

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

huskerbb wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I know. I think they are all idiots.
It's a long vetting process. And, for good reason. It needs to be long and arduous. That is just the way it is. But, most people have a DVR and can just tune into new episodes of The Bachelor or keeping up with the Kardashians if they don't want to watch politics.
The last few Supreme Court nominees took 75 days or less to confirm. Obama has over 300 days in office left. There is plenty of time to get the job done and done well. No excuses.
No one Obama nominates will be getting the job done "well" given his disastrous track record of appointments. Neither Sotomayor and especially Kagan should have ever been put on the court.

-- Edited by huskerbb on Wednesday 24th of February 2016 09:04:45 AM

No, they shouldn't have been, but it was controlled by Democrats so that is what was done.

Obama would have two choices - try to appoint a super lib again and be stonewalled, or, if he really wants an appointment to go through, he'd have no choice but to go moderate b/c Republicans now control. After November, you have no idea what the dynamics will be.

I'm not saying they have to confirm whoever he nominates, but they do have to go through the motions of their job rather than just refuse to even entertain anything.

huskerbb · Guru

Why bother with the farce we all know it would be.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

huskerbb wrote:
Why bother with the farce we all know it would be.

They need to show up for work and do the job they get paid to do. Right now, they are looking like stubborn 4 year olds.

huskerbb · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Why bother with the farce we all know it would be.
They need to show up for work and do the job they get paid to do. Right now, they are looking like stubborn 4 year olds.

They are doing what I want them to do.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

huskerbb wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Why bother with the farce we all know it would be.
They need to show up for work and do the job they get paid to do. Right now, they are looking like stubborn 4 year olds.
They are doing what I want them to do.

Well, that's ALL that matters!

flan

huskerbb · Guru

flan327 wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Why bother with the farce we all know it would be.
They need to show up for work and do the job they get paid to do. Right now, they are looking like stubborn 4 year olds.
They are doing what I want them to do.
Well, that's ALL that matters!
flan

Pretty much. I want to avoid a civil war, if possible.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

huskerbb wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Why bother with the farce we all know it would be.
They need to show up for work and do the job they get paid to do. Right now, they are looking like stubborn 4 year olds.
They are doing what I want them to do.

They need to do it with more finesse. There are plenty of Democrats that don't want Hilary or Bernie, but a stubborn GOP is not going to woo them.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

The irony, which no one seemed to get, is that Trump accused Cruz of "cheating" by doing this exact same thing. He is out there preaching how wrong it is for Cruz to do it and yet he turns right around and does it. So no, it doesn't make me think "no big deal that's how politics are played" and it's okay. I guess for other people that behavior is perfectly okay though.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
The irony, which no one seemed to get, is that Trump accused Cruz of "cheating" by doing this exact same thing. He is out there preaching how wrong it is for Cruz to do it and yet he turns right around and does it. So no, it doesn't make me think "no big deal that's how politics are played" and it's okay. I guess for other people that behavior is perfectly okay though.

I get it, I just don't care. I didn't care when Cruz did it to Rubio and I don't care now. If voters are stupid enough to believe a competing candidate about something like that, and the candidate doesn't have presence enough to refute it, oh well.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Well, apparently not everyone feels that way. The news media was all over Cruz and reporters with law degrees were talking about how Trump should sue him. Now that Trump has done it not peep from the new media about Cruz suing Trump. Is the media slanted? 100?

ed11563 · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
The irony, which no one seemed to get, is that Trump accused Cruz of "cheating" by doing this exact same thing. He is out there preaching how wrong it is for Cruz to do it and yet he turns right around and does it. So no, it doesn't make me think "no big deal that's how politics are played" and it's okay. I guess for other people that behavior is perfectly okay though.
I get it, I just don't care. I didn't care when Cruz did it to Rubio and I don't care now. If voters are stupid enough to believe a competing candidate about something like that, and the candidate doesn't have presence enough to refute it, oh well.

I cared when Al Gore was accused of claiming that he'd "invented the Internet". What he had actually said, which was absolutely correct, was that he had FACILITATED the AARPANET by pushing through funding bills that were absolutely necessary. AARPANET, which connected military and industrial research facilities, later turned into the Internet we all know and love today.

It really pissed me off when he listened to his "handlers" who told him to ignore it, instead of refute and correct the lies.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Well, apparently not everyone feels that way. The news media was all over Cruz and reporters with law degrees were talking about how Trump should sue him. Now that Trump has done it not peep from the new media about Cruz suing Trump. Is the media slanted? 100?

Is this really a question?

ed11563 · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Well, apparently not everyone feels that way. The news media was all over Cruz and reporters with law degrees were talking about how Trump should sue him. Now that Trump has done it not peep from the new media about Cruz suing Trump. Is the media slanted? 100?

Some reporters have to be afraid of Trump. If they say something that annoys him, he can buy their employer and fire them.

huskerbb · Guru

Trump 2016.

Make America Great Again.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

ed11563 wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Well, apparently not everyone feels that way. The news media was all over Cruz and reporters with law degrees were talking about how Trump should sue him. Now that Trump has done it not peep from the new media about Cruz suing Trump. Is the media slanted? 100?
Some reporters have to be afraid of Trump. If they say something that annoys him, he can buy their employer and fire them.

He's already threatened people who want to financially support other people who are running. There was a person who wanted to support, I believe, Rubio financially and told them if he did Trump would publish every skeleton in his closet and make it so he could never work again. Do I believe Trump has that power? Sure. We all have skeletons in our closet. Or at least the majority of us do. Is this the man I want to be president? No. Absolutely not. If he can do this without access to the information the government has on file just imagine what he could do with full access to that information. Kinda scary.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

huskerbb wrote:
Trump 2016.

Make America Great Again.

If he runs against Hillary she will win.

huskerbb · Guru

Trump 2016.

Make America Great Again.