"Look at how presidential he is! I miss those days."During a speech in New York (and in the spirit of Michelle Obama), the younger Bush eviscerated the president without mentioning his name. “We’ve seen nationalism distorted into nativism, forgotten the dynamism that immigration has always brought to America,” Bush said. “We see a fading confidence in the value of free markets and international trade, forgetting that conflict, instability and poverty follow in the wake of protectionism. We’ve seen the return of isolationist sentiments, forgetting that American security is directly threatened by the chaos and despair of distant places.” He went on to denounce “bigotry” and “white supremacy” in any form as “blasphemy against the American creed,” echoing the joint statement he released in the aftermath of the violence in Charlottesville, which the president largely failed to condemn.
I don't know, there are plenty of people, like Jay, for whom doctrine is everything.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
I don't think that's universal. Sure you have the "big government = bad, unless Republican government" camp (even if some aren't aware they're in it), but there are a number of self-professed conservatives who dislike any overly authoritarian rule.
https://twitter.com/jheil/status/1240056993290821640unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Haven't double-checked every last one, but the list sounds accurate:
What was that Cheech said on Ghostbusters 2 while the ghost ship was disembarking? "Better late than never."
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for viruses to be exponential is just unrealistic! you're not very good at math and logic, are you bro?SuperJail Warden wrote:
good bye U.K.
You just have to trust Trump.uziq wrote:
for viruses to be exponential is just unrealistic! you're not very good at math and logic, are you bro?SuperJail Warden wrote:
good bye U.K.
epidemiologists just know too much, that's their problem. they should stop trying to hog the fucking limelight and let a political mouthpiece tell me what's what!
Unironically shared by a "classical liberal" idiot I work with:uziq wrote:
for viruses to be exponential is just unrealistic! you're not very good at math and logic, are you bro?SuperJail Warden wrote:
good bye U.K.
epidemiologists just know too much, that's their problem. they should stop trying to hog the fucking limelight and let a political mouthpiece tell me what's what!
Right Wing Podcaster wrote:
How can epidemiologists be the only people entitled to an opinion when there are society-wide ramifications of what they propose? Are epidemiologists also expert social scientists? Are they trained in analyzing trade-offs, and the health effects of the unseen, unanalyzed aspects of the naive suggestions they make (e.g., let's shut everything down and see what happens)?
Are epidemiologists also experts on the international division of labor, and the consequences of its massive disruption? They must have lots of degrees!
People used to condemn the priestly class and the people who listened to it for their "rank superstition." Here is today's priestly class, whom nobody may question.
(DO NOT lecture me about the seriousness of the virus. I've taken enough abuse for insisting that it could be serious. That has nothing to do with my point here.)
got to love libertarians.big concerns in Senate gop ranks about @RandPaul’s positive test for coronavirus and what it means for everyone else.
Rand was in lunches w his colleagues. Jerry Moran said at lunch today that Paul was at the gym this AM swimming.
Paul got the results late this am and left.
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If its 20 years can this be traced to all the 'scientists' the Neo-cons rolled out to tell us Iraq DEFINITELY had WMDs?Larssen wrote:
Well the right wing has spent the better part of the last 2 decades attacking and undermining the scientific community, portraying its recommendations and conclusions as mere opinions.
Yes, my baseless opinion is as valid as your scientifically accepted fact, and hence we have people like Trump, Jay etc.How can epidemiologists be the only people entitled to an opinion
