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To be fair, they only have a terrorist ATTITUDE; the GOP coup attempt has been non-violent. Joel Send a noteboard - 27/09/2013 03:28:48 PM

It is no less literally a coup attempt for that though, as summarized in the below linked article, which concludes

The fact that a major party could even propose anything like this is a display of astonishing contempt for democratic norms. Republicans ran on this plan and lost by 5 million votes. They also lost the Senate and received a million fewer votes in the House but held control owing to favorable district lines. Is there an example in American history of a losing party issuing threats to force the majority party to implement its rejected agenda?

As to the rest, should I add you to the two quasi-political groups I stumbled into on FB? They are less monolithic and more of a cross section, so more like wotmania used to be (except that Americans exclusively comprise both.) It is mostly libertarians and Libertarians, with a leavening of partisan loyalists, dash of radicals and a token acolyte of the FSM as well as a token acolyte of Alex Jones (though, after several months patient effort, I seem to have talked him off his ledge, and deserve a medal for that.) Radical trolling is not uncommon, but not the standard either, and there are plenty of intelligent substantive discussions representing diverse views.

Just a thought. It is ironic the CMB has reached this nadir after dart_board disavowed wotmanias on the grounds it was dominated by the liberal elite.

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President Obama should not negotiate with terrorists moondog - 24/09/2013 06:09:59 PM 1271 Views
I assume the purpose of this post was ranting and provoking heated reactions for your amusement? Legolas - 24/09/2013 08:16:14 PM 743 Views
I assumed that was the point of the post. Tom - 24/09/2013 08:25:16 PM 612 Views
As would I, that's for sure. Legolas - 24/09/2013 08:44:31 PM 735 Views
There is a viral FB post out there Tom - 24/09/2013 09:16:22 PM 672 Views
Is there any chance of that happening? MonCul - 26/09/2013 07:21:51 PM 646 Views
I also just found this surprisingly good related op-ed piece by, of all people, Ted Cruz. Legolas - 24/09/2013 08:31:03 PM 707 Views
consider this my swan song moondog - 24/09/2013 09:39:02 PM 693 Views
To be fair, they only have a terrorist ATTITUDE; the GOP coup attempt has been non-violent. Joel - 27/09/2013 03:28:48 PM 692 Views
only the far left would call this a coup random thoughts - 28/09/2013 04:13:18 PM 741 Views
A minority of a minority forcing its will on the majority in defiance of rule of law is a coup. Joel - 28/09/2013 11:17:43 PM 634 Views
gross accumulation of wealth of real problem I am just not sure how you find a solution random thoughts - 28/09/2013 04:21:37 PM 568 Views
That doesn't happen that easily. Legolas - 28/09/2013 10:31:40 PM 658 Views
I agree in theory but in practice it is a lot harder random thoughts - 30/09/2013 03:20:14 PM 630 Views
The Affordable Care Act has nothing to do with affordability. ranagrande - 24/09/2013 08:46:15 PM 750 Views
I remember people complaining when their patriotism was questioned, thought they had a valid beef... Isaac - 25/09/2013 05:57:52 AM 643 Views
i'm sorry your party has gone off the deep end and can't tell reality from their ass moondog - 27/09/2013 05:24:52 PM 635 Views
Yeah, they're out of touch with reality, Mr. Peaceful Protest = terrorism, sure, gotcha Isaac - 28/09/2013 01:41:55 AM 715 Views
Re: Yeah, they're out of touch with reality, Mr. Peaceful Protest = terrorism, sure, gotcha everynametaken - 29/09/2013 03:51:06 AM 635 Views
fucking over millions of people's lives is NOT "peaceful protest" moondog - 01/10/2013 09:04:30 PM 747 Views
I agree. The ACA is akin to domestic terrorism because it is fucking over millions of peoples' lives Tom - 01/10/2013 10:00:59 PM 876 Views
just because you won't benefit doesn't mean it isn't helping moondog - 01/10/2013 11:27:10 PM 604 Views
Oh, please. Cut the fucking hyperbole. Tom - 02/10/2013 02:54:31 AM 617 Views
It isn't hypberbole tyo him it is his reality random thoughts - 02/10/2013 03:47:30 AM 585 Views
I was with you until you engaged in your own hyperbole in that last line. *NM* Legolas - 02/10/2013 06:05:12 PM 353 Views
I thought it was more of simple observation random thoughts - 04/10/2013 02:21:32 AM 535 Views
Bringing up the Nazis or other totalitarian regimes hardly counts as "simple observation". Legolas - 04/10/2013 06:40:16 PM 652 Views
the far right scares me as much if not more than the far left random thoughts - 05/10/2013 05:21:22 AM 652 Views
You have an amazingly cherry-picked view of the world don't you? Peaceful protests often hurt people Isaac - 01/10/2013 10:20:43 PM 584 Views
yeah, you keep believing that. i suppose black is now white as well? moondog - 01/10/2013 11:28:58 PM 632 Views
If you insist on seeing everything as black and white it really doesn't matter which is which Isaac - 02/10/2013 12:07:51 AM 553 Views
I had hoped gban007 - 02/10/2013 08:43:58 AM 647 Views
Re: I had hoped Isaac - 02/10/2013 10:48:13 AM 591 Views
Re: I had hoped gban007 - 02/10/2013 11:35:04 AM 652 Views
Re: I had hoped Isaac - 02/10/2013 12:07:34 PM 636 Views
Congress is given teh power of the purse so it is the left who is threatening a shut down random thoughts - 26/09/2013 12:59:20 PM 602 Views
Both right and wrong. Bored - 26/09/2013 04:55:36 PM 581 Views
sorry but that doesn't change the power of the purse random thoughts - 28/09/2013 04:06:53 PM 722 Views
Pretty much my take for the last two years; the GOP is pulling an Arafat: "95% is not good enough!" Joel - 27/09/2013 01:12:53 AM 726 Views
funny how the media celibrated the silly twit from Fort Worth for doing basically the same thing *NM* random thoughts - 28/09/2013 04:19:31 PM 369 Views
Yes, opposing an effective statewide ban on ALL abortion (for ALL reasons) is extremist Joel - 28/09/2013 11:22:32 PM 586 Views
you would have a point if you posistion approached reality instead of being extermist blather random thoughts - 30/09/2013 01:58:13 PM 595 Views
So all TX outpatient clinics must meet the standards set for hospitals? Joel - 30/09/2013 11:00:24 PM 555 Views
no all TX abortion clince have to meet the same standards as outpatient surgical centers. random thoughts - 30/09/2013 11:29:48 PM 554 Views
"... mandate[s]... a doctor who performs abortions have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital." Joel - 02/10/2013 01:54:41 AM 757 Views
You miss a lot of points random thoughts - 02/10/2013 03:37:00 AM 587 Views
Like where Wendy Davis threatened to shut down TX unless she got her way. Joel - 02/10/2013 06:49:52 AM 646 Views
Like I said you support grandstanding as long as it is your side doing it random thoughts - 04/10/2013 02:20:09 AM 584 Views
Neither shut down government? Sorry; I did not realize the US government was and has been open. Joel - 05/10/2013 12:49:50 AM 695 Views
I guess you also didn't realize Cruz is a senator. Unless of courrse you blame the senate? random thoughts - 05/10/2013 05:16:01 AM 619 Views
GOP Rep. on the shutdowns future: "You really have to call Cruz, I'm not even joking about that." Joel - 05/10/2013 03:59:01 PM 782 Views
Joel do youeven understand what you say? random thoughts - 06/10/2013 04:09:50 PM 623 Views
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