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[Peace_79]

About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more

than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing shit for Bama

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4Y7IInqlz/

The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

States say they waiting on federal dollars

Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

Rinse, Repeat

Our loyalty should be to us not a fucking political party ...

Ok ...

^ This is a given. And really it’s rhetoric

What does that have to do with the local or presidential elections?

Having “loyalty to your own” and voting in your own best interest are not mutually exclusive concepts.

Both can be true at the same time.

 

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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/943135588496093190

 

[2stepz_ahead]

About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more

than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing shit for Bama

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4Y7IInqlz/

The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

States say they waiting on federal dollars

Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

Rinse, Repeat

why are we waiting on the state tho?

i bet at least 5 niggas who live close got a car worth over $40k and those cribs are about $10k.

stop waiting on the state or govt

stop looking like a million when we got a few thousand

we can take the hood back.....niggas just dont want to cause it dont bring the bitches.

but when them hipsters come in...then niggas wanna scream gentrification from their passing audi

 

[D. Morgan]

About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more

than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing shit for Bama

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4Y7IInqlz/

The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

States say they waiting on federal dollars

Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

Rinse, Repeat

Our loyalty should be to us not a fucking political party ...

Ok ...

^ This is a given. And really it’s rhetoric

What does that have to do with the local or presidential elections?

Having “loyalty to your own” and voting in your own best interest are not mutually exclusive concepts.

Both can be true at the same time.

But they not and thats the point.

What you saying is a given obviously for many years ain't been the case for black people. So is it really a given?

Just blindly and faithfully voting democrat is not in black people best interests and its been proven its not. Yet black people still at the polls voting for whoever has democrat behind their names.

Why is voting democrat in our best interest? I'm really trying to understand where this mindset is coming from.

I'm all for local elections the presidential election is just a show to make americans feel like they are really involved in the process of picking the president when IMO we really not.

 

[2stepz_ahead]

@MarcusGarvey @“D. Morgan” yall preachin this mornin..

You know how it be some days you let the dumb bullshit slide and some days you just have says your peace.

Today one of those days I gotta lil something to say.

yeh thats me in the Denzel thread. hahaha

I see, LLS I was thinking this nigga doing the same shit in the Denzel thread this morning.

break this shit up.

call this nigga a lesbian and lets keep it moving

 

[D. Morgan]

@MarcusGarvey @“D. Morgan” yall preachin this mornin..

You know how it be some days you let the dumb bullshit slide and some days you just have says your peace.

Today one of those days I gotta lil something to say.

yeh thats me in the Denzel thread. hahaha

I see, LLS I was thinking this nigga doing the same shit in the Denzel thread this morning.

break this shit up.

call this nigga a lesbian and lets keep it moving

LOL funny as shit for real

 

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pruitt-epa-office-checked-surveillance-devices

Pruitt Had His EPA Office Checked For Surveillance Devices In March

Shortly after Scott Pruitt began as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Pruitt had his office in the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters checked for covert surveillance devices, The Hill reported Monday evening.

The EPA paid $3,000 to Edwin Steinmetz Associates to conduct the sweep in March, according to documents obtained and reviewed by The Hill. The person at the EPA who gave the documents to The Hill said that the search did not uncover any devices.

Pruitt has taken unprecedented steps to secure himself and his conversations as EPA administrator. He has a 24/7 security details with 18 agents, perhaps in part due to the high number of threats he has received. The EPA also spent $25,000 to build a sound-proof booth for Pruitt.

Asked about the sweep for surveillance devices, EPA spokesperson Jahan Wilcox stressed in a statement security decisions are made by the EPA’s Protective Service Detail and that at least one previous administrator had a similar sweep done.

“Administrator Pruitt has received an unprecedented amount of threats against him and security decisions are made by EPA’s Protective Service Detail,” Wilcox said in a statement to TPM. “A similar security sweep was done for EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.”

 

[bigev240]

I could be wrong but I think that we have been to comfortable with the status quo. We believe the dems when they say they will help our communities when they get into office. The problem is that when they don't keep their promise, we just say "oh well, maybe next time". All of the other groups would be right at city hall or the state capital and let their voices be heard.

 

[Broddie]

To think I actually voted for that rat. Sorry Gary Johnson.

lmao & smh , So this wasnt enough?

Still better than any American that could've possibly colluded with Russia against the best interest of their nation. This applies to Trump and Stein.

Also still smarter than Trump. At least he knows when to admit he's clueless as opposed to just talking out of his ass without a clue.

 

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Ari Melber went in…

 

[Peace_79]

About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more

than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing shit for Bama

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4Y7IInqlz/

The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

States say they waiting on federal dollars

Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

Rinse, Repeat

why are we waiting on the state tho?

i bet at least 5 niggas who live close got a car worth over $40k and those cribs are about $10k.

]stop waiting on the state or govt

stop looking like a million when we got a few thousand

we can take the hood back.....niggas just dont want to cause it dont bring the bitches.

but when them hipsters come in...then niggas wanna scream gentrification from their passing audi

Nah ...

Much easier to blame the government

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

but none of you niggas wanna live in the hood tho

 

[Peace_79]

About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more

than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing shit for Bama

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4Y7IInqlz/

The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

States say they waiting on federal dollars

Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

Rinse, Repeat

Our loyalty should be to us not a fucking political party ...

Ok ...

^ This is a given. And really it’s rhetoric

What does that have to do with the local or presidential elections?

Having “loyalty to your own” and voting in your own best interest are not mutually exclusive concepts.

Both can be true at the same time.

Just blindly and faithfully voting democrat ...

Cool.

Find me someone who advocated for this ...

Thanks, I’ll wait.

About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more

than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing shit for Bama

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4Y7IInqlz/

The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

States say they waiting on federal dollars

Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

Rinse, Repeat

Our loyalty should be to us not a fucking political party ...

Ok ...

^ This is a given. And really it’s rhetoric

What does that have to do with the local or presidential elections?

Having “loyalty to your own” and voting in your own best interest are not mutually exclusive concepts.

Both can be true at the same time.

Why is WAS voting for the DEOMCRATIC CANDIDATE in the 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION democrat in our best interest?

I'm really trying to understand where this mindset is coming from.

Have you been conscious in the last 6 mos?

Check.

Ok - If you STILL need an explanation as to why THIS PRESIDENT and the CURRENT state of his political party are considerably worse for black people (and considerably worse for the majority of Americans) -

Then someone else will have to explain it to you, because I am not willing to expend that time and

energy.

I’m not “blind”. I’m objective.

Can you say the same for yourself?

About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more

than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing shit for Bama

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4Y7IInqlz/

The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

States say they waiting on federal dollars

Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

Rinse, Repeat

Our loyalty should be to us not a fucking political party ...

Ok ...

^ This is a given. And really it’s rhetoric

What does that have to do with the local or presidential elections?

Having “loyalty to your own” and voting in your own best interest are not mutually exclusive concepts.

Both can be true at the same time.

I'm all for local elections the presidential election is just a show to make americans feel like they are really involved in the process of picking the president when IMO we really not.

Oh ok - that sounds cool on a message board.

But Who picked the President, then - If it wasn’t Americans?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

 

[D. Morgan]

About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more

than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing shit for Bama

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4Y7IInqlz/

The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

States say they waiting on federal dollars

Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

Rinse, Repeat

Our loyalty should be to us not a fucking political party ...

Ok ...

^ This is a given. And really it’s rhetoric

What does that have to do with the local or presidential elections?

Having “loyalty to your own” and voting in your own best interest are not mutually exclusive concepts.

Both can be true at the same time.

Just blindly and faithfully voting democrat ...

Cool.

Find me someone who advocated for this ...

Thanks, I’ll wait.

About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more

than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing shit for Bama

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4Y7IInqlz/

The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

States say they waiting on federal dollars

Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

Rinse, Repeat

Our loyalty should be to us not a fucking political party ...

Ok ...

^ This is a given. And really it’s rhetoric

What does that have to do with the local or presidential elections?

Having “loyalty to your own” and voting in your own best interest are not mutually exclusive concepts.

Both can be true at the same time.

Why is WAS voting for the DEOMCRATIC CANDIDATE in the 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION democrat in our best interest?

I'm really trying to understand where this mindset is coming from.

Have you been conscious in the last 6 mos?

Check.

Ok - If you STILL need an explanation as to why THIS PRESIDENT and the CURRENT state of his political party are considerably worse for black people (and considerably worse for the majority of Americans) -

Then someone else will have to explain it to you, because I am not willing to expend that time and

energy.

I’m not “blind”. I’m objective.

Can you say the same for yourself?

About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more

than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing shit for Bama

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4Y7IInqlz/

The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

States say they waiting on federal dollars

Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

Rinse, Repeat

Our loyalty should be to us not a fucking political party ...

Ok ...

^ This is a given. And really it’s rhetoric

What does that have to do with the local or presidential elections?

Having “loyalty to your own” and voting in your own best interest are not mutually exclusive concepts.

Both can be true at the same time.

I'm all for local elections the presidential election is just a show to make americans feel like they are really involved in the process of picking the president when IMO we really not.

Oh ok - that sounds cool on a message board.

But Who picked the President, then - If it wasn’t Americans?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

You typed a lot of shit to say absolutely nothing.

To act like black people not blindly voting democrat is you bullshitting. All the talking about what democrats need to do and nothing ever said about what any other group or party needs to do equals blindly voting democrat.

The shit is way bigger than trump. Its about history, the present and the future. Niggas still voting democrat and getting nothing in return.

You shouldn't have to tell me shit about trump or republicans to explain to me why voting democrat only is so good for black people. If a bitch choosing and she ask you to tell why she should choose you. You going to only speak down about the next man or just speak about all the great shit you bring to the table?

The same people who always select the president not the american people.

Said by a president you can keep believing you have an actual say so though.

 

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewi...ogizes-for-trump-jr-ted-cruz-obama-cake-photo

Restaurant Owner Apologizes For Trump Jr.’s Photo With Ted Cruz, Obama ‘Cake’ – Talking Points Memo

Dec 17, 2017 at 5:00pm PST

The owner of a Dallas restaurant on Monday apologized after Donald Trump Jr. and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) celebrated a birthday at the restaurant with “an Obama cake” he said was not created by the restaurant.

Trump Jr. on Sunday posted photographs of himself and Cruz at the restaurant with a dessert resembling a cookie cake that featured a vague depiction of former President Barack Obama. He described the creation as “an early 40th birthday cake” given to him by “some good friends.”

In a statement, Stephan Courseau, the owner of Le Bilboquet Dallas, apologized for “the unfortunate circumstances” and called it “distasteful.”

“This morning a lot of you have been shocked and appalled to hear that Donald Trump Jr. and Ted Cruz celebrated a birthday of a friend at Le Bilboquet with a cake with our former president Barack Obama’s face on it,” Courseau said. “Let me be clear, I share your indignation without any reservation.”

He said Trump Jr. and Cruz “were attending a birthday celebration of one of our regular patrons who rented out our venue for a private event.”

“The party was not for either one of them nor was it any kind of partisan rally,” Courseau said. “Someone that attended the party brought in an outside cake for Donald Trump Jr.’s upcoming birthday and we are not sure who that was.”

Courseau said he was not working on Sunday “and could not intervene in the unfortunate circumstances that unfolded.”

“I believe I owe you an explanation and an apology,” he said. “We at Le Bilboquet feel betrayed and sad.”

Courseau said that the restaurant’s “friends and patrons represent a wide spectrum of American beliefs including: Republicans, Democrats, and Independents.”

“The fact that guests decided to use our restaurant as a platform to promote, disrespect, and spread hatred goes against everything we stand for,” he said. “I am truly sorry that such distasteful events happened at our venue and that these circumstances brought me to write this statement today.”

Corseau posted the statement on Instagram. Though the post is no longer available, D Magazine published its contents.

Courseau was not immediately available in response to TPM’s request for comment.

 

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https://twitter.com/lispower1/status/943166554417573888

I bet Faux News viewers saw this and were like..

 

[MarcusGarvey]

About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more

than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing shit for Bama

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4Y7IInqlz/

The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

States say they waiting on federal dollars

Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

Rinse, Repeat

why are we waiting on the state tho?

i bet at least 5 niggas who live close got a car worth over $40k and those cribs are about $10k.

stop waiting on the state or govt

stop looking like a million when we got a few thousand

we can take the hood back.....niggas just dont want to cause it dont bring the bitches.

but when them hipsters come in...then niggas wanna scream gentrification from their passing audi

True - agree, but dont absolve government of their responsibility either, Flint gonna need tens or hundreds of millions to fix the lead pipes

 

[Shuffington]

I could be wrong but I think that we have been to comfortable with the status quo. We believe the dems when they say they will help our communities when they get into office. The problem is that when they don't keep their promise, we just say "oh well, maybe next time". All of the other groups would be right at city hall or the state capital and let their voices be heard.

I think a lot of times we just vote Democrat and then hope for the best.

We don't hold them to the fire while they're still in office.... unless its Obama.

I can't recall a time in my brief life history where we kept the same energy before and after an election.

When Obama was in Office.. The LGBTQ community was in his asshole... pause. They

also had specific grievances involving the military and equal employment ect.

Brothers/sisters be tired, but we gotta keep up the momentum. Doug Jones got 2 years to initiate some effort in those forgotten communities full of black people ... But again, its not a one sided action plan.

 

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https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/943140528253784065

 

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/white-house-blames-media-for-trump-low-approval-ratings

WH Blames ‘Negative Coverage’ For Trump’s Rock-Bottom Approval Ratings – Talking Points Memo\

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday blamed the media’s focus on “negative coverage” for President Donald Trump’s poor approval rating, which is at a historic low for the December of a President’s first term.

“While the President and this administration has been very focused on how we can better help the American people, I think oftentimes the media is focused on other things,” Sanders said at her daily briefing.

She claimed that “90 percent of the coverage” about Trump “is negative” and claimed the media is “certainly not talking about the growing economy, certainly not talking about the crushing of ISIS, not talking about the creation of jobs.”

“If people were focused a lot more on those things in the media, I think that his numbers would be a lot higher,” Sanders said. “We anticipate that they’re going to go up as more and more of these things continue to happen.”