A mother's love knows no bounds.
2020 US Elections | Biden certified as President | Dems control Congress
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I wrote it jokingly but her mother is Indian and her father is Jamaican.
Now if you're definition of African-American is black then yes she is. However, if it's either somebody who descended from slaves or a more recent African migrant then she wouldn't be "African-American".
None of this should really matter, I'm not somebody who tell her what she is or isn't, her background doesn't invalidate her as a black woman or a woman of colour (whichever nomenclature you prefer).
I think this is something which is beyond the scope of this thread and perhaps something that I might be out of my jurisdiction commenting on but here we are.
I think we can all agree that Kasich is a non-entity, I think the comparison is duff though because Sherrod Brown is a beast of an organiser in Ohio with strong progressive credentials and labor links, but it still didn't make a dent. Ohio is just going that way whereas Minnesota is, I think, the state with the longest continuing run of going Democrat in the country.
That's offensive to Kenneth.
Well, yeah, but Dick Cheney and the Iraq war... these are things hard to surpass. And arguably the Bush administration's financial deregulation did play a part in the 2008 crisis as well.
Let's just hope the Republicans will not keep electing increasingly more batshit candidates because they might just end the world eventually.
Fair enough, you're both more knowledgeable about this than I am. It just irks me how, and this is not exclusive to the US, every time the right wing does well or better than expected, centrist immediately attack the left and tell it to shut up next time. So I'm very much the target demographic for AOC's messaging
What about your boy Biden and the Iraq war?
Does Trump have any positive achievements as president?
It’s baffling that they are clinging to the poll watchers batshittery.
Like Pennsylvania would allow counts to occur if there weren’t poll watchers from the parties in the room. Not even bringing us the fact that PA’s state legislature is republican here, but the fact that it is only makes the delusion all the more acute.
I was told by many that Philadelphia couldn’t be trusted to tally properly because their counting process had to be illegal due to democrats controlling the city. Pittsburgh, too. They actually think that each city is its own little fiefdom that makes up its own rules. No mention or acknowledgement that counties & the like actually are in control of the ballot counts.
I know, I loved him but that young man looked so much like a young KW.
TBF I've not got a big problem with her going after KasichFair enough, you're both more knowledgeable about this than I am. It just irks me how, and this is not exclusive to the US, every time the right wing does well or better than expected, centrist immediately attack the left and tell it to shut up next time. So I'm very much the target demographic for AOC's messaging
The most important deregulation, the FSMA (1999) and CFMA (Dec 2000), were Clinton Admin deregulation. Bush Admin did one or two small things but it was mostly Clinton Admin and Republican Congress deregulation that caused the derivatives bubble and the great recession.
Not even remotely comparable, W & Trump (& their respective support).
I’m conflicted here.
Wowoweewa.
Let's talk about pardoning President Trump....
He's not really my boy. I'm at best lukewarm about him but I'm happy that Trump and trumpism lost, even though I'm under no illusions that the world is rid of it. But it's a step in the right direction.
And I'm not sure what you're getting at with your tedious whataboutism. Yeah, Biden was absolutely wrong to vote for the Iraq war. He does have a responsibility. That responsibility, however, is dwarfed by that of Bush and Cheney... y'know, the people who were actually in power.
Prisoners being held in foreign countries came home during his watch.
That’s about all I have.
He’s worse in person.
Neoliberalism/neoconservatism (really, the two are pretty much interchangeable when it comes to economics) fecking the world ever since Reagan promised to kill the government in a bathtub. What else is new?
Not a chance in hell he will concede. Greater chance of him amping up his fanbase to attempt an assassination.
FFSThat ass.
Leave it to the Dutch again
Tagline sweepstakes winners
Record Covid cases past few days and people are having a massive street party.
Ummm... what?
Like, seriously, what does any of this mean? Apart from dreaming about killing libs.
Basically that. Like I said earlier, he’s even worse in person.
Wait a second. This isn’t parody?
seems to have brought tensions down with NK, though SK's president had the bigger role there.
Oh no. My father in law’s dad married his mom. I’ve had to sit at the same dinner table with the guy.
I like this guy
But what's "ower"? He uses it twice so it doesn't seem to be a misspelling of over and it wouldn't make sense anyway. Is that some southern slang I don't know, or...
I’m ready for a tagline
Oh, he means “our”.
The Ayrshire Daily News (Scotland) has their own headline take on today's events: "South Ayrshire Golf club owner loses 2020 presidential election"
“How old are you?”
“35”
“And you’re wearing a bowtie. And I’m not suggesting you’re not a smart guy, because those are not easy to tie.”
Well, it was more like my father in law’s dad was a widower and she was a widow. They met at church and ended up getting married when they were both like... 65ish years old.
But yeah, I question a lot about who she was producing kids with earlier in life.
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