The longer  this goes on the  more  it  really does  look like he is  a puppet.

Any action by the President that results in a 5 year old citizen being detained is a total failure.

@aadam101: But your premium isn't based on how many services you are using.  The risk adjustment process isn't taking into account the risk of each individual person.  Medical underwriting was eliminated under ObamaCare. African Americans account for a higher percentage of heart disease and diabetes cases.   Should we charge them more? Obviously, YES!

I couldn't agree more.  The way they handled this Muslim ban is a true testament to what a lousy business man Trump is.

The best part about the Yates  issue is that Jeff Sessions asked her point blank two years ago if she was willing to go against the President (Obama) if she didn't agree  with him.  She gave a terrific answer and said yes and then she did exactly what Sessions and Republicans wanted her to do and it  got her fired.

I don't worry about conversion therapy.  I'm more concerned about his policies will hurt gays.  His lousy policies created an HIV outbreak of 200 people in rural Indiana when he defunded a Planned Parenthood that also happened to be this rural counties only free clinic and a needle exchange program.  People had nowhere else to go and a lot  of people couldn't get healthcare. I'm assuming mostly straight people given the high number of people in such a small county). These are poor people.  It's estimated this is going to cost the state of Indiana $100 million via Medicaid payments to pay for these peoples healthcare.  These Republicans "save" a few pennies only to spend millions cleaning up the mess.  It would have been MUCH cheaper to just give people the needles.  They literally cost pennies.

Only half wit pussies thumb down someone with a full functioning brain. Nuff said.

@amicusets: As polarized as the country is, and thanks to 24/7 news channels it is only going to get worse. The Democrats can obstruct for the next 2 years and see how that works in the mid-terms, but if you go out to middle-America, it won't end well for them. People can quote whatever poll they want, but let me tell you, outside of the coasts and metro areas, Trump's support is stronger than it was when he was elected. They aren't just happy with him, they are beyond thrilled. That doesn't look good for Democrats in red states in 2 years, especially if they look to be nothing but obstructionists. You are wrong about that.  The reason Trump won is because too many people though Trump would lose and they stayed home.  Plus Trump had those 3-5 million fraudulent votes. Next election the Republicans don't have a chance.  America will be such a mess by then.  The Republicans better get as much done as possible because they aren't going to have any real power again for decades after this.  It will take that long to clean up their mess.

That's terrible, Eridanos. I'm sorry you had to go through that. The pressure to conform and the fear of labels is much much stronger at that stage. Many guys at that age wouldn't have the strength or courage to break the peer pressure yet. I did keep one good friend who was experimenting with me, but we kept things quiet and were very careful with how we acted. But it does get better, at least in my experience- once I entered college. I went to a big university and made some great friends and finally managed to come out to the ones closest to me. They stood by me and there wasn't as much pressure or judgement as there was in high school.

In the UK, "partner" is the generic term for both couples of all sexualities, married or not.

@raphjd Your better chance, if either you or your husband's industries are on the needed skills list, or you're management, is to find a UK company with US offices. There is an inter-office visa that allows the company to transfer you to the US without running a lottery. This is the L1 visa for the employee and the L2 for the spouse. You cannot do this for the express purpose of becoming a citizen or permanent immigration (meaning you can't make that statement of fact, it's just for the job man!) Caveat: You do not build time for citizenship. You can apply for a green card eventually.

….Continue? ... I Didn't support them in the first place and I REFUSE to support them. Trump is a lying, narcissistic, climate change denying,  ego maniac who thinks he's right and everyone else is wrong.

It's just a saying here in the US when you're not good with words. I'm more concerned, that part of his speech were direct quotes from Bane, the villain in the last Batman movie. Take that however you like.    And his children may run his company but he did not divest himself, that's a huge problem and conflict of interest. Theoretically, he could trigger his removal or impeachment if he's caught using Presidential influence to promote his business. The phrase "Constitutional Crisis" has been used but it's not really a crisis, there's a clause that Mike Pence becomes President in that event, and he's incredibly anti-LGBTQ but possibly better with diplomacy internationally than Trump.

She's said she is going to sue Tommy over their Twitter fight.    :blownose:

@alibix: @raphjd: You are too limiting on what an SJW is. SJWs include feminists, BLM, "Just Believe", the "Slut Walk", "Take Back the Night" and many, many others. It's Norweign male politicians who apologize to their muslim rapist. It's Swedish feminist Left Party politicians that claims being raped by Swedish men is worse than being raped by muslims. It's the people that defend muslim "refugees" who rape 10yo boys because they had a "sexual emergency". It's the people who demand the media de-muslim/de-refugee media articles, like the Paris McDonald's killer story. So anyone who disagrees with you? said the person disagreeing with with someone that doesn't like abuse and really horrible shit. that's you, that's what sjws are all about. it's not that they want to be right, they want to be loud so much that a little tiny disagreement is called violence and anyone that disagrees with them is called a racist because it feels good to bully other people and try to justify defending being an abuse apologist. yes, let's lie about rape statistics so that the resources get allocated away from actual victims. let's create fear because the ends justify the means. let's beat our chests and rip our clothes in the streets and be self-righteous instead of actually righteous. who cares if you make problems worse, you were just fighting for justice and anti racism… by being fucking bigoted fascists and worse than the religious right ever was.  so long as you can get very powerful positions in the wasteful beuracracies and institutions you own make, and use to rape any dissent.

@raphjd: http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/227116738-story 4 blacks knidnap a mentally disabled white guy, yelling FUCK TRUMP and FUCK WHITE PEOPLE.    Oh yeah, the police aren't sure if it's a hate crime, despite the video evidence. YouTube and Facebook keep removing the video.   I guess because it makes blacks look bad or something. It make you wonder why no left leaning "news" outlet is talking about this.   Could this be the reason why so many SJWs claim they don't know things like this are happening? it certainly doesn't help that it's being called the BLM kidnapping because it's not that. you have a very good point but everyone on the internet is going to act like they know everything that happened and bullshit isnt' fixed with more bullshit.

@Eridanos: Well, at least it shows that there are women who actually advocate for true equality. (And I'm refering to the author, since she actually pointed out stuff in the most neutral way possible) So…male-only groups have to actually admit women, while women-only groups just need to accept applications and then throw them into the recycle bin without facing administrative consequences. And even got the permission to do that?! Yeah because admitting males to female only groups would be akin to open the door of a barn full of lambs to big bad wolves.  Is funny how supposed these women who claim are 'liberated' and 'empowered' call the 'weak, helpless victim' card whenever they see fit. Gender-only groups already polarize the sexes (though there might be gender-specific groups that actually have a reason of being if their cause is related to issues pertaining one gender exclusively) If college is teaching students how to move in the real world, I'm afraid they got it wrong when it comes to work and live with others. yep, and now they're saying that gays are misogynistic. the plot has been lost.

@pornofan: The only "ist" in MY comment was "extremists," and when you consider lifelong racists like Jeff Sessions and the Biggest Loser threatening (promising?) a new nuclear arms race, that description seems inarguable. As for lo-info voters, when very substantial chunks of one party's supporters claim their candidate won by a majority of the popular vote, increased unemployment, had declining job numbers during the longest continuous period of job growth, and otherwise live in some fact-free alternate universe where Russian cyber intrusion is A. disputed and B. welcomed and defended, their mirror world seems indisputable too. Obama was far from perfect, but accomplished more than his detractors give him credit for and, to the extent there is any history left for most of us, will be well regarded for running a productive, scandal-free administration that pulled the world economy back from a precipice despite unprecedented obstruction from before he was even sworn in. Certainly what Obama has done to normalize gay rights, including open military service, marriage, spousal benefits, and gay families is impressive in its own right and should be more highly regarded on a site like this one without a lot of bogus both-siderism to muddy the waters. I'm taking a wait and see approach myself. If Trump/Pence do not try to reinstate DADT or introduce legislation to undermine same-sex marriage and/or the benefits that come with marriage, then I think they should be applauded for not going the typical Republican route on that issue. However, if they do decide to go that route then they'll be known as bigots and there is no other way of putting it; especially for  Trump because it would've meant he flat-out lied about his support for the LGBTQ community simply to get enough of the community to vote for him. They have the opportunity to continue the progress President Obama began by changing the rules surrounding gays serving in the military and same-sex couples receiving the benefits that opposite-sex couples have always received.

@alibix: @raphjd: Vocal Minority? To be honest, the only time I EVER hear about SJWs is when other people on the internet complain about them. And you still deny what that says.    :blink: WOW, just WOW.  :crazy2: Anyway, as I have repeatedly said, you don't notice SJWs because they fit perfectly in your echo chamber and match your confirmation bias. You see black people forcing white to walk through a creek to get to class and you think; too fucking right, crackers need to learn to obey black people, nuttin' wrong wit dat. What the fuck? I REPEATED that quote to you. When did I deny it? Now you spout some bullshit I never said. Jesus fucking christ. I'm just explaining why you never see anything as SJW, because you agree with their antics.