Random Politics

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:43 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:31 amIs it really happening this time?

I imagine there's a Mistuh D somewhere over there breaking out his beloved "oy lads, maybe this is what takes the piss out of him" response.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 11:21 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:31 am
Baloney wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:53 am Watching Boris Johnson's demise is a sweet dish
Is it really happening this time?

He's lost 34 Ministers at the latest count, rather careless of him.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-62048657

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 11:30 am

Baloney wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 11:21 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:31 am
Baloney wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:53 am Watching Boris Johnson's demise is a sweet dish
Is it really happening this time?
He's lost 34 Ministers at the latest count, rather careless of him.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-62048657

When Michael Gove thinks you're too dishonest to lead, you've got a problem.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 12:59 pm

I also saw the Labour leader is promising to resign if the police fine him for breaking covid rules and that decision is supposed to come down this week.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:10 pm

I'm ignorant of UK politics in general. I know Boris is a doofus, but are his policies especially shitty and/or especially corrupt? Or is he just such a doofus that they're trying to oust him on general principle?

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:28 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:10 pm I'm ignorant of UK politics in general. I know Boris is a doofus, but are his policies especially shitty and/or especially corrupt? Or is he just such a doofus that they're trying to oust him on general principle?

More that latter than the former I think.

I mean, Brexit has been a disaster, but he recently won a majority.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 3:02 pm

Love to see him removed from 10 Downing Street in Julian Assange style

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 3:09 pm

I know nothing of British politics, but I know spicy memes. And this one's good.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 3:09 pm

Here comes bronto with the NFL Memes style post of the month!

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 6:49 pm

Something is seriously wrong with Greitens in Missouri. His latest ad:

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 6:58 pm

Ooohhh, he gets attacked because he was in the military. It's not the horrendous politics, domestic violence and ads calling on people to kill Republicans who aren't radical enough. My mistake.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:46 pm

Just checked his Wiki. Duke and Oxford grad. Rhodes scholar. Lt Commander and SEAL in the Navy.

Like, WTF is going on here with this fucking guy? And he's got this cringey campy ass in the video too.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:53 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:46 pm Just checked his Wiki. Duke and Oxford grad. Rhodes scholar. Lt Commander and SEAL in the Navy.

Like, WTF is going on here with this fucking guy? And he's got this cringey campy ass in the video too.

There are plenty of shitty people in the armed forces, and educational attainment doesn’t make you a good person.

He combines two wonderful attributes: malevolence with poor impulse control.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:19 pm

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:30 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:19 pm …

That’s not very Rhodes-Scholarly.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:23 am

Boris out.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:42 am

rass wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:23 amBoris out.

Yes, but he is going to hang on until the new leader is in place. That is the kind of selfless service we look for in our leaders...

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:58 am

What a disgrace. This is always the first step towards ending up at Everton.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:42 am

rass wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:23 amBoris out.

I watched a video about his pre-PM life...and how the hell did he ever get in a position of responsibility for anything? And he had 5 kids with women who weren't his wife...while being married? How is that ugly MF'er, with that ridiculous hair, pulling that?

We should have known he was doomed from the moment Trump said he was Britain's greatest Prime Minister since Churchill.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:02 am

rass wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:23 amBoris out.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:47 am

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:48 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:42 am
rass wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:23 amBoris out.
I watched a video about his pre-PM life...and how the hell did he ever get in a position of responsibility for anything? And he had 5 kids with women who weren't his wife...while being married? How is that ugly MF'er, with that ridiculous hair, pulling that?

We should have known he was doomed from the moment Trump said he was Britain's greatest Prime Minister since Churchill.

I don’t know if this was the video, but I amend my earlier statement that I know of him only as a doofus.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 12:29 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:48 am
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:42 am
rass wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:23 amBoris out.
I watched a video about his pre-PM life...and how the hell did he ever get in a position of responsibility for anything? And he had 5 kids with women who weren't his wife...while being married? How is that ugly MF'er, with that ridiculous hair, pulling that?

We should have known he was doomed from the moment Trump said he was Britain's greatest Prime Minister since Churchill.
I don’t know if this was the video, but I amend my earlier statement that I know of him only as a doofus.

That was the video. Eye-opening...

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 4:44 pm

This rant is everything. The comments tell me he's a comedian named Jonathan Pie.

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 5:15 pm

Baloney wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:47 am

Completely restores my faith in the English people! That is phenomenal.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:54 pm

And on the American front, politicians in this state are batshit insane.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:57 am

Post by **Shirley** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:01 pm

I've been saying to my wife for a couple of years now that I can't believe we haven't been having political assassinations in the US. Tensions are so high, we are so divided, we have so many guns, and there's a growing sense that politicians are never held accountable. It's really shocking to me that it hasn't started yet. I wonder if the assassination of Abe will be the first domino.

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:16 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:01 pm I've been saying to my wife for a couple of years now that I can't believe we haven't been having political assassinations in the US. Tensions are so high, we are so divided, we have so many guns, and there's a growing sense that politicians are never held accountable. It's really shocking to me that it hasn't started yet. I wonder if the assassination of Abe will be the first domino.

The fact that Obama and Trump made it through their terms without anyone trying to kill them is a tribute to the Secret Service.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:25 pm

Large groups of people in public areas are softer targets.

You need a real idealist with a political motive to off someone in government.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:30 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:25 pm You need a real idealist with a political motive to off someone in government.

Plenty of those types of zealots out there.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:34 pm

I have been waiting for someone to take out the Right Wing Extremists' prime targets for a few years now. There are "politicians" out on the stump actively calling for violence against political enemies on a fairly regular basis now. You have an increasing number of political ads with candidates toting guns with thinly veiled threats against those that oppose them.

It's frankly pretty shocking it hasn't happened.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:24 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:25 pm Large groups of people in public areas are softer targets.

You need a real idealist with a political motive to off someone in government.

Or a nutter with a crush on Jodie Foster.

Post by **Shirley** » Sun Jul 10, 2022 4:29 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:34 pm I have been waiting for someone to take out the Right Wing Extremists' prime targets for a few years now. There are "politicians" out on the stump actively calling for violence against political enemies on a fairly regular basis now. You have an increasing number of political ads with candidates toting guns with thinly veiled threats against those that oppose them.

It's frankly pretty shocking it hasn't happened.

Exactly. And on the other side, there are so many extreme Republicans running taking extreme actions, someone is going to decide they need to stop this. The "killing baby Hitler" motivation.

I'm certainly not rooting for assassinations, but it's really amazing they haven't begun.

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Sun Jul 10, 2022 6:45 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:57 pm
The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:55 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:34 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 9:57 pm Okay, I like this Fetterman guy a lot.
Dude's incredible. I'd love to see him as president, honestly. I want a guy with tattoos and looks like that as president.
Wasn’t he GPJ’s mayor? I think I remember him interviewed on 60 Minutes like 12 years ago and thinking he was awesome
Yup! For 13 years.

Fetterman trolled Oz at the Jersey shore today.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jul 11, 2022 5:31 pm

It's funny because our democracy is crumbling.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Jul 11, 2022 5:59 pm

"Some of you are a bit lighter, like the chili garlic cholula. And others are bit darker, like the chipotle pepper cholula. What matters is ..."

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:48 pm

“…vote mas!”

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Jul 11, 2022 8:20 pm

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:59 pm

this is very good, but hindsight being 20/20 I wish she would have straight up asked him if a cis woman who cannot get pregnant is still a woman