They're going to give the seat to a Republican?

Maxine is one of the less crazy liberal voices out there, isn't she? I mean I guess if you're conservative, and looking to make false equivalencies to feel better about how far your party has slid, you've got to make unfair comparisons.

HeartBurnKid: They're going to give the seat to a Republican?

Think bat-shiat crazier.

LivingDeadX1: HeartBurnKid: They're going to give the seat to a Republican?

Think bat-shiat crazier.

A Ron Paul voter?

Oh, not just a liberal, but a *cough* ahem, uh, you know, er, well, that is, uh, a, um, "socialist" liberal!! Let the monocle-dropping commence!

HeartBurnKid: LivingDeadX1: HeartBurnKid: They're going to give the seat to a Republican?

Think bat-shiat crazier.

A Ron Paul voter?

A LaRouchey?

Anti_illuminati: HeartBurnKid: LivingDeadX1: HeartBurnKid: They're going to give the seat to a Republican?

Think bat-shiat crazier.

A Ron Paul voter?

A LaRouchey?

I believe the correct term is "LaRouchebag".

LasersHurt: Maxine is one of the less crazy liberal voices out there, isn't she? I mean I guess if you're conservative, and looking to make false equivalencies to feel better about how far your party has slid, you've got to make unfair comparisons.

Only old white conservative men can be considered sane. Everybody else is "crazy."

The new top Democrat for the House Financial Services committee is near...

FTA: "She's not a good face of the issues," one financial executive said. "She's too much of a bomb thrower."

I had once advocated for torches and pitchforks but I guess if all we have on hand will be bombs then I guess we'll have to break out the catapult and work with what we have.

Dammit....figuring out trajectories is going to involve math, isn't it?

Skarekrough: FTA: "She's not a good face of the issues," one financial executive said. "She's too much of a bomb thrower."

To financial executives, "too much of a bomb thrower" = "not enough of a hand jobber."

I am anxious to hear the Dims defend this Liberal Moonbat.....

*facepalm*

Good point. Why are they asking financial executives about this anyway?

Alphax: Good point. Why are they asking financial executives about this anyway?

Well, they did buy the House in 2010.

karnal: I am anxious to hear the Dims defend this Liberal Moonbat.....

Out with the fruit and in with the moonbat!

And to think you guys had the market cornered on weirdness with the debates!!!!!

Seriously....if you'd run those suckers as PPV you might be able to fund a viable candidate.

Anti_illuminati: HeartBurnKid: LivingDeadX1: HeartBurnKid: They're going to give the seat to a Republican?

Think bat-shiat crazier.

A Ron Paul voter?

A LaRouchey?

...no, they wouldn't dare...

...A NADER SUPPORTER?!?!

Skarekrough

karnal: I am anxious to hear the Dims defend this Liberal Moonbat.....

Out with the fruit and in with the moonbat!

And to think you guys had the market cornered on weirdness with the debates!!!!!

Seriously....if you'd run those suckers as PPV you might be able to fund a viable candidate.

Well you know it's going to get weird when newt gingrich rises to the top.

CapnBlues: clever

Somebody already did.

CapnBlues

Skarekrough: karnal: I am anxious to hear the Dims defend this Liberal Moonbat.....

Out with the fruit and in with the moonbat!

And to think you guys had the market cornered on weirdness with the debates!!!!!

Seriously....if you'd run those suckers as PPV you might be able to fund a viable candidate.

I thought "fruit" was considered hate speech. Be careful there.



Hatespeech was invented by Al Gore, and anyone accused of hatespeech is presumed a Republican until proven, by presumption of Conservatism, to be a Republican .

karnal: CapnBlues

Skarekrough: karnal: I am anxious to hear the Dims defend this Liberal Moonbat.....

Out with the fruit and in with the moonbat!

And to think you guys had the market cornered on weirdness with the debates!!!!!

Seriously....if you'd run those suckers as PPV you might be able to fund a viable candidate.

I thought "fruit" was considered hate speech. Be careful there.



Hatespeech was invented by Al Gore, and anyone accused of hatespeech is presumed a Republican until proven, by presumption of Conservatism, to be a Republican .

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CapnBlues: Skarekrough: karnal: I am anxious to hear the Dims defend this Liberal Moonbat.....

Out with the fruit and in with the moonbat!

And to think you guys had the market cornered on weirdness with the debates!!!!!

Seriously....if you'd run those suckers as PPV you might be able to fund a viable candidate.

I thought "fruit" was considered hate speech. Be careful there.

Never my intention. I have incredible respect for the guy. I've voted for him for as long as I've been able to vote. I distinctly remember donating to his campaign after he came out because I thought it was imperative that we have some actual diversity on the hill.

LasersHurt:
Maxine is one of the less crazy liberal voices out there, isn't she?

No. She's a nutcase, one of the more visible ones currently in office.

On top of that, she's a deeply corrupt nutcase.

Skarekrough

CapnBlues: Skarekrough: karnal: I am anxious to hear the Dims defend this Liberal Moonbat.....

Out with the fruit and in with the moonbat!

And to think you guys had the market cornered on weirdness with the debates!!!!!

Seriously....if you'd run those suckers as PPV you might be able to fund a viable candidate.

I thought "fruit" was considered hate speech. Be careful there.

Never my intention. I have incredible respect for the guy. I've voted for him for as long as I've been able to vote. I distinctly remember donating to his campaign after he came out because I thought it was imperative that we have some actual diversity on the hill.


Whoa dude - some serious backpedaling there....I could almost hear your testicles sucking up into their own cavities.


/it's time we stop, hey what's that sound - everybody look who's goin down

If for no other reason, she'll put a foot or two up the Senate Republicans' asses and won't feel the least bit apologetic about it.

cirby: LasersHurt:
Maxine is one of the less crazy liberal voices out there, isn't she?

No. She's a nutcase, one of the more visible ones currently in office.

On top of that, she's a deeply corrupt nutcase.

Odd that you're the only one who thinks that so far. Can you explain or support your claims a bit?

LasersHurt: cirby: LasersHurt:
Maxine is one of the less crazy liberal voices out there, isn't she?

No. She's a nutcase, one of the more visible ones currently in office.

On top of that, she's a deeply corrupt nutcase.

Odd that you're the only one who thinks that so far. Can you explain or support your claims a bit?

He's not the only one. I didn't pay much attention back then because I figured it was all of the bastards, but I do remember this making a little press.

Link (new window)

Use your google fu for some better sources. This is widely documented.

CapnBlues: BloodySaxon: LasersHurt: cirby: LasersHurt:
Maxine is one of the less crazy liberal voices out there, isn't she?

No. She's a nutcase, one of the more visible ones currently in office.

On top of that, she's a deeply corrupt nutcase.

Odd that you're the only one who thinks that so far. Can you explain or support your claims a bit?

He's not the only one. I didn't pay much attention back then because I figured it was all of the bastards, but I do remember this making a little press.

Link (new window)

Use your google fu for some better sources. This is widely documented.

That covers the corruption. How about the "nutcase" and "crazy" claims?

Those are pretty subjective terms. Forgive me for not wanting to touch that. I know the "narrative" of her always seems to point that way but I've never personally heard the crazy. Maybe some righties on fark are confusing her with Cynthia Mckinney.

BloodySaxon: Those are pretty subjective terms. Forgive me for not wanting to touch that. I know the "narrative" of her always seems to point that way but I've never personally heard the crazy. Maybe some righties on fark are confusing her with Cynthia Mckinney.

That'd be my guess. And let's be clear, McKinney is not just crazy, she's completely batshiat insane.

That said, the biggest thing I disagree with Maxine Waters (and others) on is her support for reparations. It's not crazy but it's pretty farking stupid. Link (new window)

EyeballKid: Skarekrough: FTA: "She's not a good face of the issues," one financial executive said. "She's too much of a bomb thrower."

To financial executives, "too much of a bomb thrower" = "not enough of a hand jobber."

I don't know why that financial executive is worried. All you have to do is hire a relative of hers and you're good to go.

/OneUnited

BloodySaxon:
That covers the corruption. How about the "nutcase" and "crazy" claims?

Let's see.. how about:

She thinks the CIA was behind the crack cocaine epidemic in L.A.

In 2004: "We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines."

On the banks: "If they don't come up with loan modifications and keep people in their homes that they've worked so hard for, we're going to tax them out of business." (Yeah, shutting down bank to protect 10% or so of homeowners is a great idea)

She threatened to nationalize all of the oil companies.

During the L.A. riots: "If you call it a riot, it sounds like it was just a bunch of crazy people who went out and did bad things for no reason. I maintain it was somewhat understandable, if not acceptable. So I call it a rebellion."

So yeah - crazy.

cirby: She thinks the CIA was behind the crack cocaine epidemic in L.A.

Iran-Contra did exist. I guess you can say it's a matter of whether you think it was direct or indirect involvement, but if you don't know the CIA are drug pushers and terrorists, I don't know where you've been.

cirby: During the L.A. riots: "If you call it a riot, it sounds like it was just a bunch of crazy people who went out and did bad things for no reason. I maintain it was somewhat understandable, if not acceptable. So I call it a rebellion."

Reacting to police brutality is understandable. I disagree with her and maintain that they should be called riots, and did mostly consist of idiots burning down their own neighborhoods.
But pigs can only push a community with murder and terrorism so long until something snaps.

cirby: On the banks: "If they don't come up with loan modifications and keep people in their homes that they've worked so hard for, we're going to tax them out of business." (Yeah, shutting down bank to protect 10% or so of homeowners is a great idea)

She threatened to nationalize all of the oil companies.

Also, prioritizing a person's ability to have a home over some asshole's profits is something that doesn't seem crazy.
And while I disagree with nationalization, it seems to me she wants America's resources to be America's and not some collection of private individuals.

CapnBlues: Agreed. Huge difference between crazy and stupid, though.

For sure. Like BloodySaxon said, I think subby and perhaps others are mixing her up with McKinney.

And hey, in subby and the conservatives defense, to them they all look the same amirite?