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January 21, 2020

Honest question about Bernie Sanders

It’s open to anybody but would love to get his supporters feedback.

If Bernie Sanders wins the nomination, will he run as a Democrat?

It’s that simple. In the past, he ran in the Democratic primaries, won, and then rejected the nomination so he could continue on as an independent without fear of being challenged from the left. Is that what he is planning to do here?


You want me to accept Bernie and support him. Can you guarantee me this won’t happen if I do?

January 20, 2020

An observation.

Currently, in the GD forum, there are over a half dozen threads about the gun thing in Virginia and only two about MLK. This is what they wanted. To take away from MLK and the struggle for justice and equal rights he fought for. I’m not saying to ignore the rally in Virginia, just don’t let it overshadow what today is truly about.

January 20, 2020

I found Trumps playbook!

I’ve had a game called Plague Inc. for several years now. Since I currently have the flu, I figured, let’s infect the world.

When I logged into the game, I noticed it has a new play option. Fake News.

You start off picking a subject you want to start fake news on, pick a group to blame it on, and choose a reason you want to do this. For example, Trumpanzee story was started by politicians about climate change blaming scientists, for political and personal fame.

As I played through one game, I noticed several options for helping me spread my fake info and attacking those who tried to stop it. Some of these options include:

Calling unfavorable news fake
Tweeting out attacks against people who disagree
Accusing fact checkers of being biased
Angrily claiming it’s a witch hunt
Digging up dirt on fact checkers
Creating fake fact checker companies to corroborate your story
Blaming the news media
Encouraging your supporters to openly attack opposition so they be afraid to challenge you
Setting up websites, forums, and online advertising to help spread your story
Purchasing partial ownership in a news outlet
And so much more!




Now I can’t be for certain, but I believe we have found the source of Trump’s ideas to help him take over the world. Given, my version is just a game with a global map, but Trump’s map is very real and the choices he’s making is affecting us all. Who will win?

January 16, 2020

Rocky Johnson, WWE superstar and father to Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, dead at 75



Rocky Johnson, WWE superstar and father of wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, has died. He was 75.

The official WWE Twitter account announced the retired wrestler's death Wednesday evening.

https://www.wlwt.com/article/rocky-johnson-wwe-superstar-and-father-to-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-dead-at-75/30538880
January 15, 2020

My pet peeve over tonight's debate.

My candidate is guilty of it too.

Every time a candidate is in the middle of talking, they sternly say, LOOK! And then proceed on with their point. I get it! You want everyone’s attention! But everyone is already looking at you! We can’t look any harder without risking a brain aneurysm!

I don’t know why it bothers me but it does.

January 12, 2020

Is Performing Pelvic Exams on Unconscious Women Without Informed Consent Legal?


Just to clarify, I am a guy and this doesn’t affect me personally. I just wanted to bring awareness to this issue because I do not believe this is common knowledge to that many people.


I was doing some research this morning on the primaries of all things, when I stumbled across a statement that didn’t sound believable.

An unconscious woman may be given multiple vaginal exams by multiple people without ever knowing it happened.

After looking into this, I landed on a Snopes page that does in fact confirm it to be true. In 45 states, it is legal. Most of the time it is done by medical students or groups of medical students, even though there’s no medical reason for the exam. They can take turns inserting their fingers all while you’re unconscious.

Now I know some will say it’s to help teach the next generation of doctors, but then why no consent? Also, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Medical Association, and the Association of American Medical Colleges has each condemned the practice, yet it’s still legal.

If you’d like to read more, here’s the link to snopes.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelvic-exams-informed-consent/
November 26, 2019

Did Bloomberg really say this?

ETA: Yes, he really did. I found video of the Katie Couric interview here. The statement about homeless people flying first class into the city just so New York will take care of them starts around the 18:15 mark. The comments this guy has made about homeless people, not supporting minimum wage, and so many others has me scratching my head how people can actually support this DINO.

https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-katie-couric-interviews-mike-115224839.html

I was doing some research earlier on Bloomberg’s comments about not supporting minimum wage when I found this comment he made during an interview in regard to too many homeless people in New York.

“You can literally come, fly first class to Kennedy Airport and say to the taxi driver, ‘Take me the shelter system.”

The only source I found for this is observer.com. I’m not sure if they’re trustworthy or not, so I’m asking for help. Obviously, if he did in fact say it, I think it’s a problem. If not, please let me know and I’ll delete. Thanks!

Here’s the article where I found it.
https://observer.com/2014/03/bloomberg-slams-minimum-wage-hike-says-he-doesnt-miss-old-gig-a-bit/

November 20, 2019

Is it time to start polling our nominees against Pence?

I know our people beat Trump by various amounts. But what are the chances he’ll still be president then? Maybe we should prepare to adjust fire toward Pence?

November 18, 2019

House investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)The House of Representatives is now investigating whether President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller in written answers he provided in the Russia investigation, the House's general counsel said in federal court Monday.

"Did the President lie? Was the President not truthful in his responses to the Mueller investigation?" House general counsel Douglas Letter told the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit about why the House now needs access to grand jury material Mueller collected in his investigation.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/politics/house-investigating-trump-lying-to-mueller/index.html

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