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#21

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by garbon - Today at 01:07:05 PM

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5534532-poll-shutdown-trump-republicans-blame/

More Americans blame Trump, Republicans for shutdown than Democrats: Survey

Close to half of Americans blame President Trump and Republicans for the current government shutdown, according to a new poll.

In the poll from The Washington Post, 47 percent of respondents said "Trump and Republicans in Congress" are "mainly responsible for the federal government partially shutting down," while 30 percent pinned the blame on "Democrats in Congress" for the shutdown.

In the survey, 66 percent of respondents said they are either "very" or "somewhat" concerned over the shutdown, while 34 percent said they are "not too" or "not at all" concerned.

The Post poll took place Wednesday, featuring 1,010 people and a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

The federal government formally went into a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. EDT Wednesday in the wake of congressional leaders being unable to come to a deal over a stopgap spending bill, leaving lawmakers struggling over how to move forward.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday evening he had not heard from the White House since a sit-down with Trump and other congressional leaders.

"We haven't heard from the White House since the White House meeting on Monday. The president has been behaving, you know, somewhat erratically and in [an] unconventional fashion in the context of the government shutting down," Jeffries told CNN's Jake Tapper on "The Lead."

"Clearly, they wanted to shut the government down, unfortunately," he added. "We're ready to work together to bring it back open, but to do it in a way where we enact a spending agreement that's bipartisan, that meets the needs of the American people, while at the same time addresses the Republican health care crisis that is devastating everyday Americans all across the country."

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told The Hill, "I think there are a lot of Democrat people who are looking for a way out. They want an off-ramp here.

"There's a good amount of outreach going on and conversations being held. We'll see where it goes."

#22

Off the Record / Re: Are we allowed to be happy...

Last post by Savonarola - Today at 01:02:45 PM

"One must imagine the algorithm happy."

 

Yes, I immediately thought of Camus when I saw the thread title.

#23

Off the Record / Re: Are we allowed to be happy...

Last post by HVC - Today at 01:00:09 PM

MAGA is powered by revenge. It's their turn to pick on the pesky judgemental liberals.

#24

Off the Record / Re: Are we allowed to be happy...

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 12:57:59 PM

Happiness and rage are not antonyms.  The wokes discovered they can be complimentary a while back, the Trumpists more recently.

Dude. There was a right wing rage machine 40 years ago. I know. I got screamed at by an endless and tiresome series of enraged Republicans in the 1990s for disliking Bill Clinton to a level that was insufficient for them. Like I didn't like Bill but I failed to reach their acceptable level of disliking. And for this crime I was regularly subjected to unhinged screaming sessions.

So stop with the fantasy land shit about how right wing people just started being full of rage.

Isn't his point more that rage and happiness aren't opposed? In fact rage is enjoyable.

Although for what it's worth I'm not sure rage is quite right for MAGA. I think it's more like transgression or license - which is a different sort of happiness (which should be healthily repressed ).

#25

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Josquius - Today at 12:54:49 PM

I still like Dave.  Only guy who had the balls to make a trans joke.

Trans people have been a subject of comedy since forever.
Gervais heavily joked about trans people, I remember an old Chris rock bit, Little Britain heavily did it, I remember an early always sunny episode, in Friends it was a pretty prominent recurring joke, various other sitcoms over the years going back to the 70s at least have. Though often lines get blurred with drag.

#26

Off the Record / Re: Are we allowed to be happy...

Last post by Syt - Today at 12:54:31 PM

"One must imagine the algorithm happy."

#27

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Valmy - Today at 12:54:14 PM

I still like Dave.  Only guy who had the balls to make a trans joke.

Trans people make trans jokes all the damn time. His were just really unfunny.

#28

Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 12:50:13 PM

I am so annoyed by Microsoft latest Game Pass price hike that I find myself wanting to change from my Xbox series X to a PS5. The real problem is that those things are so expensive. And for the kind of games I play unnecessary. I wish a screen less steam box existed.

Is there going to be a price hike on pc as well? I haven't seen it.

#29

Off the Record / Re: Are we allowed to be happy...

Last post by Valmy - Today at 12:49:44 PM

Happiness and rage are not antonyms.  The wokes discovered they can be complimentary a while back, the Trumpists more recently.

Dude. There was a right wing rage machine 40 years ago. I know. I got screamed at by an endless and tiresome series of enraged Republicans in the 1990s for disliking Bill Clinton to a level that was insufficient for them. Like I didn't like Bill but I failed to reach their acceptable level of disliking. And for this crime I was regularly subjected to unhinged screaming sessions.

So stop with the fantasy land shit about how right wing people just started being full of rage.

#30

Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 12:49:37 PM

First person: mouse and keyboard. Third person or controlling vehicles: game pad.

At least for me.

Yes