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Elephants and Jackasses...

Discussion in 'Permanent Threads' started by Nettdata, Oct 14, 2016.

  1. Kubla Kahn

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    Nice deflection but reading her statements on it doesn't show any hint she's trying to close any loophole, she wants "to ban the importation of AR15s because they are guns that don't discriminate who they kill and aren't sporting adaptable." It's an obvious thoughtless virtue signaling campaign promise that has no whiff of actual knowledge on the topic.
     
  2. scotchcrotch

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    So you won’t give her the benefit of the doubt and just assume she’s an idiot?

    That’s what’s wrong with politics today.
     
  3. Kampf Trinker

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    I couldn't give less of a shit about Harris as her campaign is going nowhere except straight into the ground, but what does basing that off her statement on that exact issue have to do with benefit of the doubt? I mean, if his interpretation is wrong it's on her to clarify and explain.

    Regardless, none of this talk about AR15s or whatever assault rifle of the month is ever going to impact the murder rate so it's all kind of pointless virtue signaling by default.
     
  4. Kubla Kahn

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    Thats what you did to Clutch when you were obviously wrong a few post back. You also ascribed purposes to her policy that her actual statements contradict. Im the one in the wrong?
     
  5. scotchcrotch

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    Well one is a respected prosecutor and another is an anonymous poster. They get equal footing?

    We can argue the semantics all day long, but the fact that there are several million weapons imported every year thru loopholes.

    So yeah, call her an idiot because there are laws on the books not being followed. Do your homework next time because factually, you’re wrong.
     
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    I don't give any politician the benefit of the doubt. The freakish nature of modern political campaigning is as worthless as the promises the candidates make. You chided Clutch about the NFA, which has no bearing whatsoever, to the discussion of imports. You started digging your own hole here.
     
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    Stop dancing around the question- are millions of weapons imported each year to the US?
     
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    Banning AR-15 imports is the least concerning thing about Kamala Harris’s view on guns. She wants to implement red flag laws to prevent firearm ownership by anyone that might commit a mass shooting or that the government deems racist.
     
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    My buddy was able to order an AK-47, in the original wooden crate packed in grease, from Europe with no red tape.
     
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    It’s a disingenuous argument at best. Goal post seems to be shifting. Are we talking all guns including pistols? All semi auto rifles? What is considered “assault” rifles? Her policy of AR pattern rifles? ATF numbers puts all rifles imported, semi or bolt, at around ~700k annually. I’m guessing AR pattern rifles, focus of her proposed, would be a small fraction of a fraction as you say.

    Her policy, directly from her campaign website, would not include Scotch’s buddies AK. I find nothing to suggest she means the larger loophole at all in imports. Just banning ARs because their scary looking. So yeah mindless stupid virtue signaling. Common campaign promise bs.
     
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    Who the fuck cares? She's going nowhere so her stupid platform is irrelevant. Yeah, she's still in the senate, but good luck with gun control there...
     
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    Next year's G-7 Summit is going to be held in Trump's resort. Anyone want to lift the skirt and peek at that bidding process?

    This is where we are with "Trump is corrupt."

    At this point, I'm more angry about the pile of steaming NOTHING that's being done to hold him accountable by his party. I know Lindsey Graham had a bunch of gay rumors as a single man named Lindsey, but he can't even speak around Trump's dick in his mouth anymore. I thought one of the points of hiring a billionaire as president is the taxpayer doesn't have to keep him rich, not "let him direct any possible official business to his own personal business for his objective personal benefit as if that's completely normal, legal and above board."

    I am genuinely curious what the other faces of this administration do after Trump is over. Dancing with the Stars can only hold so many of them, and I suppose technically prison is a career path, but...

    I also vaguely remember a "controversy" over Obama wearing a tan suit. Remember when THAT was scandalous? A fashion faux pas, as opposed to abuse of office?
     
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    Just going to quote the top comment I saw on Reddit:

     
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    Only the smartest people...
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    There has been so many ridiculous smear campaigns run by the media, but this Gabbard/Russia thing has to be the stupidest one yet. Jesus fucking Christ. There isn't even anything circumstantial, but CNN and the NYT are calling her a "Russian puppet" now. It's made even worse that these lying losers are accusing someone who served in combat zones for this country. What the fuck did any of you ever do except suck off corrupt establishment politicians? Oh right, that's why you're doing this too. Fuck you, you fucking worthless shit trash. Fuck you for calling yourselves news.

    I'm sure millions of retards continue to just nod their empty heads at nonsense like this. Goddamn people are so fucking stupid.
     
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    You mean to tell me they did the thing everyone has been accusing them of? Like most of the things they’ve been accused of.

    All the “no quid pro quo” people better find some new goal posts to move.
     
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    She is a better candidate for President than anybody, period.
     
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    Came here to laugh about this. First thing that popped into my head was that sexton tweet @jdoogie posted. Only thing missing today was the Benny Hill theme song.

    In the biggest understatement of the year, WH counsel said the chief of staff's comments were "not helpful." After I can only assume getting his ass chewed so hard it's just lower spine going into quads at this point, he then attempted to backtrack and said there specifically was no quid pro quo and that wasn't what he meant at all.

    Idiot also said there's a recording of the call in question. Which is no small thing. What's that joke about Giuliani, something like "he's the go-to guy if you wanna turn your parking ticket into a manslaughter charge"?
     
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    Never mind that Giuliani's lawyer quit. It's fucking hilarious.
     
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    the monkeys are flinging shit at each other and we’re just pointing and laughing.

    I’m not even mad anymore. Not sure if roaring laughter is one of the stages of grief, but when he was elected I was furious, then with Russia I was pissed and confused that all the evidence is there and still nothing is happening, then with him wanting a moat by the wall (here’s a hint asshole: we already have one, it’s called the Rio Grande and it doesn’t work) I was like whatever the dude is clearly so crazy he’s just harmless at this point. Somewhere after the Russia crap I stopped watching the news.

    Now I can’t turn it off. It’s hilariously captivating. I want to see what Larry, Curley and Moe do next!