@raphjd: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/spirit-airlines-emotional-support-hamster-flush-toilet-florida Last Thanksgiving, a college girl wanted to go home for the weekend.   She ended up flushing her emotional support hamster down the toilet so she could catch her flight.    Now she's suing the airline. No charges have been brought against her for animal cruelty. ++++ Richard Gere would have found a way to get that hamster aboard the plane without anybody noticing.  I see 2 glaring things here. 1. Clearly, she made it up that her hampster was an emo support or she wouldn't have killed it so easy to get some turkey. 2. If it a  guy had done it, he would have been charged with animal cruelty.

@raphjd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5zhtOMtHFA As the video explains, apparently, the whitest team in the NFL winning is somehow a defeat for white supremacy. I guess the only team that could defeat those white supremacists was an even whiter team. Auntie Maxine Waters would complain that football is racist because when hiking the ball they use double-digit numbers which favor those who have studied that racist subject in school called "mathematics".

@Frederick: I'm not clear on what the function of the House is… other than they have to initiate legislation.  The Senate has the last say before it goes to the president to either sign or reject. With the exception of appropriations, legislation can (and does) originate in either house. To say the Senate has the "last say" just isn't accurate. The purpose of the House is to be the primary representation of the people. This is why representatives are awarded relative to population with each representing a district.

@raphjd: Clearly, there was abuse of power and lies coming from the FBI and the Obama Administration. That is CLEAR.. but the democrats have an army of experts at OBFUSCATING the truth to cloud what is clear with distracting bullshit.

@vaylon: Nobody can lie like a Trump. As for Obama being a Muslim. Debunked and proven a lie over and over and over. But those moonbats keep on trusting crazy sites for truth. How many times do I have to go through this?  I don't mind correcting people.  I don't mind spending my time providing proof.  I DO mind having to do it over and over again every few months.  Lets begin with that name.. Barack Hussein Obama.. Muslim Muslim Muslim. Obama's biological father.. a Kenyan.. divorced Obama's mother (who is white) when he was 3 years old.  Obama's mother then married a man named "Soetoro".. in fact Barack Obama was known as "Barry Soetoro" for much of his life.  "Barry" was raised in Islamic Indonesia until he first stepped foot in North America when he was 13 years old.  Obama's own half-brother Malik insists that Barry is muslim.  As president, Obama never embraced Christianity - in fact, he discouraged and even banned Christian references including the phrase "Merry Christmas" because he found that offensive.   Obama once gave an hour long eulogy in a Church to shooting victims without making a single christian reference or mention the word Jesus even once.  How is that possible?  If you need proof of that.. and are unable to use google yourself, I will do it for you.  Just ask. Here's some pictures for you.  The one as president is with Nation of ISLAM leader / lunatic / terrorist Louis "Calypso Louis" Farrakhan. [image: 106085_obama-muslim.jpg] [image: 106087_obama-muslim2.jpg] [image: 106089_obama-muslim3.jpg] [image: 106091_obama-muslim4.jpg] [image: 106093_obama-farrakhan-calypsolouie.JPG]

@erikiwi: @raphjd: Clearly, you have nothing to add to the discussion since you can't talk about the topic of the thread. I apologise. i shouldve said that the ability to analyse a situation with a broad perspective is far superior than using unconfirmed conclusion based on ignorant prejudice. Thanks for pointing out that I analyze situations with an informed and astute broad perspective rather than make unconfirmed conclusions based upon anonymous sources and ignorant prejudice the way Shami94 does.

@erikiwi: also, since when is a partisan memo relevant??? lets have unbiased investigations run the course. in the end, the do have a judicial system as part of society, they need to be able to do their job. and if any findings from various investigations inform the public, ehy would that be a bad things? freedom of information!!!! :cheers: You do know that the FBI has shown a lot of partisanship in the investigations into Hillary and Trump, don't you?  There's a clear pro-Hillary bias. CNN is not your friend if you want honesty in the news.  The same can be said for 99% of the media.

I see you completely ignored my comment. Feminists claim to be about gender equality but are totally silent when they have the special rights.    In fact, as I have repeatedly pointed out over the years, feminists have fought to keep their privileges.

@duncanlem: Daniels told In Touch. “He told me once that I was someone to be reckoned with, beautiful, smart, just like his daughter” [image: 1781654051577-ab97ef5fa31d.webp] Infamously, during a 2006 appearance on The View, Trump complimented his daughter’s body and told the panel, “If Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.” Stormy Daniels and Trump may have only had a fling, but he paid her just about the highest compliment he knows. [image: 1781654051522-939e155baef0.jpg] https://www.spin.com/2018/01/stormy-daniels-trump-in-touch-interview-daughter/ i mean its more despicable than funny, but still very funny

so is this thread about snowflakes not being comfortable with a spetrum of sexual identity? in my country the gay community is a bit more open minded than Frederick

@raphjd: Either it's been removed or it's a broken link. And here is the second half. Fire and Fury - Part 2 of 2.pdf

@nixosgl: hum i am still puzzled how some gay can support repubblicans and/or trump  ;D btw i am not american, and happy that i do not have to deal with them… still i would have liked to live in a better country, a north european one   How could any gay support Hillary Clinton? https://youtu.be/Y3huRVrckY8?t=63 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPtj6dmbORA&feature=youtu.be&t=15 and then there is this… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP-FZe0F8qU

@Zeitgeist: Vice President Mike Pence has released a response to gay figure skater Adam Rippon, who earlier this week criticized Pence’s anti-LGBTQ stance. In February, the 28-year-old will be one of three male figure skaters off to Pyeongchang, South Korea for the Olympics. Rippon was quick to explain why he wouldn’t meet Vice President Mike Pence under any circumstances. As Pink News reports, Pence will be leading the US delegation of the upcoming Winter Olympics. “You mean Mike Pence, the same Mike Pence that funded gay conversion therapy?” Rippon asked. “I’m not buying it.” “I don’t think he has a real concept of reality. To stand by some of the things that Donald Trump has said and for Mike Pence to say he’s a devout Christian man is completely contradictory. If he’s okay with what’s being said about people and Americans and foreigners and about different countries that are being called ‘shitholes,’ I think he should really go to church.” Well, now Mike Pence has clapped back at that response, sending off a retort via snippy spokesperson. Pence’s press secretary Alyssa Farah had this to say: “The vice president is proud to lead the U.S. delegation to the Olympics and support America’s incredible athletes. “[Rippon]’s accusation is totally false and has no basis in fact. Despite these misinformed claims, the vice president will be enthusiastically supporting all the U.S. athletes competing next month in Pyeongchang.” Nevertheless, Pence’s stance on the LGBTQ community is well-known. Allegedly, Trump himself smirkingly says Pence wants to hang all gay people. In the 1990s, he penned an article advising employers to never hire gay people. The list goes on and on. Link: https://www.queerty.com/vice-president-mike-pence-strikes-back-gay-olympic-figure-skater-adam-rippon-20180119 Are there any nudes of Adam Rippon?  He's being wasted in the olympics, he should be doing gay porn!

@vaylon: Frederick, what you are talking about has been going on long before the news media started playing a part in it. In decades past, when something happened suspects were rounded up and the less desirable of them were most likely to be hung by community outrage. Thats why so many innocent young black men were killed in southern states during the civil rights era. The television news media had a strict code of ethics for a long time. Opinion pieces and hearsay were considered gossip. But then came the late 80's. Jerry Springer show was number one and fox news was launched that broke the mold. The began running opinions of experts as facts and news. Fox news started climbing in the polls and guess what? More and more stations started doing the same thing. Its all about the money. During the early 90's fox news was pretty much an exact copy of reading the Globe or National Inquirer. Not really news but tons of gossip and opinions. They really haven't changed to this day. The entire "pizza gate" sham was all on Fox's head. They were the first to run it and kept it up for weeks. With no proof or backup, just a unverified opinion and gossip. Much like the United Nations is taking over America stories they ran during the Clinton presidency. Today we have the internet that doesn't require any of that integrity. Today you can get the news slanted any way you want. Left, right, and everything else, served up just the way you like it. Today, the mere mention of gossip is almost enough to convict and ruin a persons life and career. Its the modern day weapon of choice of politicians. Destroy your opponent in the poll's and your good to go. One would hope that over time, with vastly improved methods of recording and transmitting information.. these disasters would no longer happen.  Sadly things are as bad as ever. In regards to news organizations,  CNN used to be the undisputed #1 source for accurate news, while Fox News was a joke.  Now the roles have REVERSED.  How did that happen?  I would prefer not to have my news slanted at all.  It would be nice if news organizations stuck to REPORTING the news.

@raphjd: Facebook has admitted they bury news to suit their political agenda. As to the censorship thing, it could be argued that since they actively co-operate/participate in the government spying, that they are a government agent.  That would make them obligated to follow the 1st Amendment. I'm surprised people don't sue colleges for this. One day.. the Facebook balloon will burst. It amuses me that the moonbats defend Facebook.  Hmm.. gee I wonder why?

@raphjd: Obama is a proven liar and the media kept silent. Obama said he would end no-bid contracts, but continued to use them. He said he would end GWB era spying on US citizens, but massively expanded the programs. The only thing Obama didn't lie about was him being born in Hawaii. One can debate where Obama was born.. (how would he know where he was born?) But what cannot be denied is that Obama was raised in muslim Indonesia by an Islamic cleric until the age of 13… and he didn't produce a birth certificate until forced to 1.5 years AFTER being elected president.. and the woman who certified his birth certificate mysteriously died in a plane crash 1 year after certifying that birth certificate.. when all other 20 people on the plane survived.

@Shami94: One of the most interesting and humorous aspects of the way Trump supporters who would not too long ago would have licked Bannon's boots is how they rationalise turning against him. It is interesting because exactly the same process will be replicated in a few months as they turn on Trump himself. It will probably happen most spectacularly when their social media echo chambers can no longer withstand the already massive weight of evidence against Trump over Russian influence on the election scandal. For most thinking people, whether or not there was collusion (though there clearly was), whether or not it effected the result of the election (which it did), the mere fact that an enemy of the USA spent millions of dollars and massive effort to help Trump win the US presidency is something that can't be backed away from. It will be extremely hard for any professional journalist or politician who supports Trump to try to deny that they did not realise the significance of that simple and well established fact. The process of them trying to do it will be very interesting for when Trump goes, thousands of careers in politics and journalism also end. It is hard to imagine how the die hard Trump supporters will handle having their views so strongly repudiated by a restored American democracy. They will have no voice in the media and no one in politics representing them. Some will likely resort to terrorism and civil violence. Some will find a voice in pathetic and cowardly hate groups like the KKK. It will be fun to watch from a distance. Did someone fart?  Oh, nevermind, it was just Shami posting another message.

@duncanlem: In an interview, Schachtner said she thought she beat state Rep. Adam Jarchow (R-Balsam Lake) because the race had turned nasty in mailings from groups outside the district. “It wasn’t nice. It was mean,” she said of the campaign literature. “People just said, ‘You know what? We’re nicer than that.’ ” https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2018/01/16/wisconsin-voters-chose-legislators-tuesdays-special-elections/1038687001/ This is a traditionally red district…Barack Obama lost the district by 6 points in 2012; Hillary Clinton lost by 17 in 2016. [image: 1781652829076-21311f998e0b.jpg] This fall is going to be a beautiful thing! It's gonna spread national [image: 1781652829122-2c53e6c44828.jpg] Look what's coming [image: 1781652829044-f4fe6c06ea7d.gif] That is the WISCONSIN Senate.. not the US Senate.  The Wisconsin Senate means NOTHING outside of Wisconsin. Is that a photoshopped image of Barack Obama and Michael wearing "Make The Senate Blue Again" hats?  The reason I ask is.. I have not seen a photo of Barack and Michael together since the 2016 election.